Hello, welcome to another video from AvenueX
looking at chinese dramaland in the past week.
First a big big Happy New Year to everyone around this world.
We are now into the year of the ox because this is chinese new year.
So even the hard working industry people
of chinese dramaland would need a little bit break.
So we don't really have that much news going on,
but first let's still run through the stuff I've collected over the past week.
First a drama is going to air on Valentine's day
and it probably won't be the only drama that airs on that day,
which is My Heroic Husband, Zhui Xu, that's led by Song Yi
and Guo Qilin, the drama is pretty much made by the same crew that
created Joy of Life which made me really want to see it.
But then and not so long ago,
i've also mentioned in a weekly video that it ran into a big scandal.
That's caused by its original author that actually
has nothing to do with the production itself.
That thing hasn't been forgotten yet.
So once the news about the drama is going
to air comes out during chinese new year,
and also on valentine's day,
the boycotting voice is still there.
So we shall see what will happen to the reception of the drama.
I actually haven't yet made up my mind about
whether I should watch this drama or not.
I really like the cast.
I'm guessing it's gonna be a really fun drama.
It's just...
It will be awkward, right?
And a little bit uncomfortable when you know the original author is like,
I never meant to write it for women.
ok
yeah
Can't change my gender now
then there's a rumor about maybe on the day, Tian Ya Ke
which now has changed its name into Shan He Ling
A Tale of the Wanderers may come out
rumor is if it's not on valentine's day,
it may come out on the 23rd.
I say, if it comes out before the end of this month,
i'd be happy and it will take the first to air bl drama place of 2021.
Then literally a couple of hours before I sat down and make this video,
cctv has put out a trailer of dramas,
it will air soon,
but it didn't tell you when so it's still not confirmed,
but at least we know we are getting closer to the airing of the drama
and it's gonna go on cctv so it's like pretty safe once it's scheduled,
that is the Zhu Yilong led Republic of China setting espionage drama
Pan Ni Zhe, The Rebel.
I think my audiences all know and i've been talking
about this drama ever since it started shooting last year,
let's hope it happens during chinese new year.
Or maybe i'm hoping for it too soon.
Chinese new year officially usually runs 15 days,
the first day on a new year to the 15th which is the lantern festival.
Traditionally speaking that is what we consider to be new year,
but these people officially just have 7 days off,
but still it's pretty big
It's the biggest festival of the year let's hope it can come out soon.
Then two dramas have announced they finished shooting during this week.
One is a period drama set in Ming dynasty court that is a
Yu Zheng company production named Shang Shi, Royal Feast.
I've talked about this roman previously that's led by Xu Kai and Wu Jinyan
so this drama has finished shooting on set.
I hope its airing doesn't get too affected by Yu Zheng's...
He and Guo Jingming, right?
They're kind of both like the blackholes of Chinese
entertainment right now, nobody wanna touch them,
or have anything to do with them.
I will have to wait and see if the drama is anything worth watching
because recently Wu Jinyan had a couple of dramas that are just so...
cringe worthy.
The other drama has finished shooting.
Xing Fu Dao Wan Jia
The Story of Xing Fu
that's led by Zhao Liying
She had this special video and that's like wishing everybody
happy new year and also saying， He Xingfu's story is done now
can't wait for this drama to show up because I really really need
Zhao Liying to play a proper role in a proper script in a proper drama, right?
Let's just ignore the fact that Legend of Fei ever happened
And because of the contemporary and more realistic groundedness of Story of Xingfu.
I think it's a much suitable role and drama
for her to play at this point of her career.
Let's hope that drama will do well.
Then during this week, the news about Hao Yi Xing, Immortality,
another BL drama's news has come out,
which is it has passed censorship.
It's now officially stamped now, just waiting to come out.
Usually if you chuck it out around summer,
it's usually the best time because it's summer holiday.
And for all the students
The young people who usually are the biggest consumers of this type of stuff,
it's the best time slot,
but july the 1st is hundred years anniversary for chinese communist party.
So it's gonna be like around that month.
You know so probably starting May up to September.
Everything will be mostly focused on contemporary work
whether you can get a slot of a period drama is
not very easy to do
because just imagine if they actually managed to secure a slot
for this kind of drama during that period of time.
And this would be the only drama like that.
Potentially, it's gonna garner so much viewership
if it gets really successfully big competing with the official
atmosphere of the period of time,
it may not end well for anyone.
So if it can come out in the first quarter, that will be cool.
If not, probably will have to wait till later of this year.
So the middle of this year is the time that is tricky for chinese dramaland,
but anyway it's passed censorship,
so it can come out any time now
keep your expectation down,
i'd say for any chinese dramas before it comes out,
i've been taught too many times by reality.
Then there's a very interesting piece of news that's also regarding 2 dramas.
The two best dramas we've seen in 2020 chinese dramaland
Chen Mo De Zhen Xiang, and Yin Min De Jiao Luo
The Long Night and The Bad Kids,
they're both gonna be turned into musicals and it's by the same company
that's gonna do it and they're working on it already.
And the schedule of show is August and September.
I am so curious.
I wanna know what it would look like.
I am curious to see how people are gonna tell this
type of quite dark story on stage with singing.
These two dramas are really truly the a few
good ones that can sort of proudly represent
the best industrial standard of chinese dramas.
So i'm happy to see they continuously extend
their influence in the cultural entertainment buisness
To wrap up today's video finally talking a little bit
about film-land because chinese new year
traditional spring festival slot is crazy this year
due to the fact that last year it didn't happen
Quite a few films are really intriguing.
I wanna watch them, but I can't
i've taken a look at the first initial waves of rating
for those films because they literally just happened
To my surprise.
Currently the highest rating of all the
spring festival slot films in china is Ni Hao Li Huang Ying
Hi, Mom
it's a comedy film that's led by Jia Ling and Sheng Teng and it's a premise
That my viewers are very familiar with,
which is literally the film version set-up
of I don't wanna be friends with you
A girl kind of time troubles back and meet
her biological mother that type of story.
And it seemed to do really really well among all the films
that have come out on the first day of chinese new year.
And then surprisingly Detective Chinatown 3
is not doing very very well in rating
I haven't watched anything so I don't know,
but I feel a little bit sad.
I really do like the first and second film,
but then I would understand it if a detective film
didn't have the best detective story in that,
it will be hard to impress people particularly continuously impressing people.
It happens to pretty much.
All detective stories series, think about Sherlock
first season second season third season fourth season,
it's kind of like ...it keeps getting
although I'd still say the first episode of season two is the best ever,
but we've just gone through the first day
officially of chinese spring festival films lot.
There's still pretty much like half a month to go before
we can see who's gonna be the black horse
who is gonna be the big box office winner
at the end of this video.
I want to say a big thank you to everybody who has joined my live stream.
Not...
Saying that if you didn't that you are not
getting my good wishes for the year of the ox
and I wish everybody a better year of the ox,
than the year of the mouse,
let's all congratulate each other and ourselves for being
able to pull through the incredibly, age defining 2020
If you're watching my video,
that means you're still here.
and I hope life treats you kinder and better.
In 2021.
I hope your life in whatever aspect improves in the direction of your desire.
I hope you can successfully navigate your way this year through all the,
obstacles and challenges,
and arrived at place where you become a better version of yourself.
Our world is still in pretty big trouble,
and it's unlikely to instantly change overnight.
My wish for the year of the ox for the entire world is
we can all put our effort into working towards the direction
where the world become less divided,
and people become more understanding of each other.
I know it sounds really chicken soup.
And it's in contrast to the things we observe every day.
But I always believe if everyone truly and sincerely
believes that we can do a better version of ourselves,
and we can have a better version of the world we are living in,
then we will get one,
and we don't even need everybody in this world to think that way.
If you happen to receive this video,
it means you're meant to hear this,
which is believe in yourself that you can be the positive force in this world.
Please have faith in yourself that your
positive intention has incredible force.
Thank you for watching AvenueX, i'll see you in my next video.
Meanwhile, live long and happy drama watching.