Here's a discussion thread for the upcoming drama adaptation of Poison Genius Consort called Legend of Yunxi (芸汐传), or Yunxi Zhuan, which is scheduled to start filming on July 11th. Go wild, guys! Relevant Links (Updated 8/21/2017)-Dramapanda's announcement of the filming news -Ruyi's rambling on the lead actress and actors -Lovely clips of Ju Jing Yi acting (from episode 20 and episode 21 of Novoland). Beware of series spoilers! -BTS shots of the leads (HYX & LFY) -1st media appearance of main trio at 23rd Shanghai TV Magnolia Awards (+ video clip) -1st character poster with Ju Jingyi as Han Yunxi -Unofficial footage of first drama "trailer" from 6/14 press conference -Booming ceremony photos (where they burn incense for good luck) for the series and its main actors -Behind the scenes photos of Chu Xifeng and 1 Long Tianmo + a chibi Yunxi art -First photos of Han Congan, Ning Jing (she'll appear way later in the novel), HYX in the mountains, LFY + CXF in masks + a chibi GQS drawing -One more of Long Tianmo and possibly Emperor Tianhui -First look at GQS in costume (RED!), some Long Tianmo and Chu Xifeng shots -"Character profiles" for Long Tianmo, Tang Li, and Gu Beiyue -Legend of Yun Xi News 8/22 to 8/28 (external link to volare) -Fluffy pics of our OTP featuring a melting ice cube~ -Video links of recent LoY set news (external link to bilibili, a Chinese video site)
naisu!!! Now let's hope they won't screw this up. Edit: Nvm, I saw Yu Zheng mentioned in the rant. Let's just not get our hopes up.
Hmn...if they are taking out the transmigration part, how are they going to explain YX's poison detox? Ah well, I'm preparing my sanity. I watched Princess Wei Yang and well, oh well.
Yeah, I'm setting my expectations low so I don't get disappointed! As long as the characters exist there with their personalities intact, I can even imagine it as an Alternate Universe PGC! Heheh.
It's by Yu Zheng? Well I will give it a hard pass as he really destroys the books he adapts in the name of creativity.
Nah, not confirmed yet. It's just that the two male leads mentioned so far have worked in Yu Zheng productions, so there's a possibility he might be involved. ...hopefully not!
Yay to discussion! I think I will keep my expectations low for PGC though. Better to not have any and hope that they at least try to follow the novel and not merge characters together because they "seem similar".
Can't link to the original weibo but here are all the photoshoot pics mentioned in the Dramapanda post! Spoiler: click to see! I'm really curious to know about the production company behind this, hmm~
Transmigration is one of the major charm of the novel I just hope if they are omitting it then they can replace it with equally just' plot. Spoiler: Similar "Faith" was also transmigration drama. And it is one of my fav's too. Don't understand their reason of removing such phenomenon from drama version
If I recall correctly, there was a spike in teenage suicide attempts after Scarlet Heart came out because girls wanted to "transmigrate" to the past. The Chinese government then outlawed it as a plot device in various drama series. Might not be the only reason, but it was definitely a factor.
I'm crossing my fingers that they dont. T^T pretty please dont... Woah..there is such a thing?! Oh my goodness! I can understand it if that's the reason... Well, maybe they can change the way she transmigrated. Like...hmn...dying because of an incurable disease or like...being suddenly enveloped by a bright light because YX was being summoned by her icicle self. Or something like that. That's really hard to copy in real life. Parental guidance should be advised.
That's alarming. Make sense for them to avoid such plots. But I read the link above for drama synopsis, they really chopped the story robbing the FMC from superb character trait. It is simply a genius girl with great potential attracting MMC for her expertise. (I don't find it that appetizing this way ) +1 They can avoid associating transmigration with object or specific place. Instead "heavens might" is more appropriate (to avoid suicide attempts).
Here's another pic (and link to article where I found it): http://hz.edushi.com/bang/info/4-110-n3940087.html The leads are cute!
He has that ice-cubey look down to a 'T' uwu This guy doesn't look like an ice-cube at all. He better not smile secretly or whatnot when the drama rolls in...