This is the male lead of the novel guys, THE MALE LEAD

When your $200 makeup and $1000 outfit go unappreciated and you get Chinese New Year compliments instead

THEY DECIDE TO ADAPT A STORY, ORDER ONE SEASON CONSISTING OF 30 TO 40 EPISODES (ON AVERAGE) AND THEN TELL THE ENTIRE STORY!

Anyway. I'm still mad about Wheel of Time.

Here's my Chinese Drama recs, starting with my most recent one.

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The Prisoner of Beauty

14 years ago clan Qiao broke their word and failed to send reinforcements to aid clan Wei. Now in the hope of stopping Wei Shao (who as a child watched his brother, father and grandfather die) from revenge killing her family Qiao Man needs to marry him. Not that putting away fourteen years of hatred is that easy... but in Qiao family's favor Xiao Qiao has the absolute quickest mind in the family (the pretty face hides a mind of epic proportions).

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Trailer HERE!

(the entire series is available on YouTube HERE (just need to enable subtitles)).

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Fangs of Fortune

A suicidal demon lord who can't be killed makes a deal with some demon hunters exchanging his help for their promise to kill him (The most polycule show to ever polycule while somehow still getting past the Chinese censors). It's all fun and games until everyone found-families each other and suddenly that promise doesn't sound so nice anymore.

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Trailer HERE!

(the entire series is available on YouTube HERE).

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Love Game In Eastern Fantasy

Ling Miaomiao gets pulled out of the real world and dropped into her favorite author's terrible new novel where she's been given the role of the villain side character. And if she ever wants to go home she has to conquer the heart of the brother of the book's female lead. Complication, the brother hates her.

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Trailer HERE!

(the entire series is available on YouTube HERE)

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Love Between Fairy and Devil

A little Orchid Fairy accidentally releases a demon lord from a thirty thousand years long imprisonment and ties their lives together (with the inclusion of occasional body-switching shenanigans). This is what you might call a problem for said demon lord.

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Trailer HERE! (don't let the trailer lull you into a false sense of security, there are funny bits... but it will also rip your heart out and squish it into paste).

LOVE GAME IN EASTERN FANTASY 永夜星河 ✧ 2024 ✧ Silly Photo Shoot Extras w/ Ding Yuxi and Yu Shuxin (weibo/tl)

🪷Miss Lin, whether you like it or not you have to marry today 😸Strangle me to death then !