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Zhao Liying (currently seen in variety show 72 Floors Mystery) is confirmed to star in Daylight Entertainment’s (Ode to Joy, Nirvana in Fire, The Disguiser) upcoming female-centric period drama Don’t you know? The green should be plump and the red lean 知å¦çŸ¥å¦åº”是绿肥红瘦**, based on the novel of the same name by Guanxin Zeluan.

 

The story revolves around Sheng Minglan, the unfavoured sixth daughter of a Northern Song official. After being mistreated by her legal mother (children of concubines honour their father’s principal wife as their mother) and annoying half-sisters, Minglan learns to hide her skills and true intentions, and ultimately succeeds in avenging her biological mother’s death.

Gu Tingye has seen Minglan at her best and worst, and eventually falls in love with her. He becomes a powerful official after successfully installing an indirect royal descendant as Crown Prince, and successfully makes Minglan his wife. As his wife, Minglan helps guard against his unpleasant relatives and purges the court of corrupt ministers, and eventually earns their happily ever after.

The 70 episode drama is directed by Zhang Kaizhou (Ode to Joy 2) and written by Zeng Lu and Wu Tong (Battle of Changsha).

**The title comes from the Song ci (lyrical poem) A Tune Like a Dream å¦‚梦令 by famous female poet Li Qingzhao, and the English version below is translated by Wang Jiaosheng:

Last night there was intermittent rain, a gusty wind. 

Deep sleep did not relieve me of 

The last effects of wine. 

I ask the maid rolling up the blinds, 

But she replies: “The crab-apple is lovely as before.†

“Don’t you know?â€

Oh, don’t you know?

The green should be plump and the red lean?â€

 

Rough explanation: After a night of heavy rain and wind, the poet believes the crab-apples in the garden would be in a battered state, yet cannot bear to verify it herself. She asks her maid for confirmation, and receives a different answer. She chides her maid for giving a careless answer, and replies that the (red) flowers should have already wilted by this time of the year, leaving only the (green) leaves.

 
ahmagahplz.png ahmagahplz.png  I am so excited! Nirvana is by far the best historical drama I have seen and I heard good things about Battle of Changsha. 

 

Who do you think should be the male lead? I heard he is suppose to be older. 

Wallace Chung? 

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ahmagahplz.pngIs this the female version of Nirvana?

I want Jin Dong! Loved him in Disguiser and Surgeons. 

 

idk this is what I got from novelupdates

 

 

A pessimistic and negative daughter of a concubine living in the ancient times thought – since life is so difficult, why should one invest serious effort in struggling to live.

The life of an ancient noble woman is often determined and controlled by her family. In addition, one’s actions often implicates one’s entire family – thus, it is fairly common to see an unexpected calamity result in suffering borne by one’s whole family. Managing to live a good and successful life while retaining one’s dignity is simply too difficult to achieve.

Ah, living in the ancient times is simply too dangerous – we should all just sleep till we die.

 

But she does set out to take revenge for some portion of the story. And it has the same production team behind it, which makes it really exciting. 

 

Jin Dong is a good actor, that is another good choice.

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^ Sounds like what Princess Weiyoung could have been if it was done right. I have faith in Daylight Entertainment though. 

 

in the book version of Princess Weiyoung, she was truly pretty evil. But I think this drama is more of a slice of life, do what you must to survive. 

I would love to have Mark Chao as male lead QRLGYBO.png

 

It's a 70 episode. How am I gonna finish this. But it looks and sounds interesting. Might watch it.

 

seriously, idk why they keep making them longer and longer

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I want Chen kun! Older but still so handsome and boyishly charming. Otherwise Zhang Ruoyun even though he is not old he can give a mature vibe

 

ohh Chen Kun would be really good, but maybe too expensive and he is doing another 70 episode historical right now.

I want ZLY to act with Zhang Ruoyun <333 love those two 

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ohh Chen Kun would be really good, but maybe too expensive and he is doing another 70 episode historical right now.

I want ZLY to act with Zhang Ruoyun <333 love those two 

 

YES YES YES, I love both Zhao Liying and Zhang Ruoyun. I think he can pull off mature. Knowing Daylight though, it'll be one of their go to actors....Wang Kai? Jing Dong? maybe Yang Shuo?

 

Also....Daylight is hands down the best production team in the history of Chinese dramas, so glad they chose Zhao Liying for this project.

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YES YES YES, I love both Zhao Liying and Zhang Ruoyun. I think he can pull off mature. Knowing Daylight though, it'll be one of their go to actors....Wang Kai? Jing Dong? maybe Yang Shuo?

 

Also....Daylight is hands down the best production team in the history of Chinese dramas, so glad they chose Zhao Liying for this project.

 

Yang Shuo is being mentioned a lot but I feel like he has no pull really and he looks a bit too old for her.  Maybe, I just cant unsee his character from Journey of Flower rlytearpls.png

I dont think the drama should relied only on ZLY's popularity so I am hoping for someone more well known than Yang Shou. 

 

Zhang Ruoyun can pull off a mature vibe and he is a good actor. But I am really bias since I would be so happy to see these two together. I am really hoping he gets casted. He is also getting more and more popular recently and this could be the drama that takes him to the next level. 

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I think Zhang Ruoyun would have so much chemistry with her. That intensity! One day!

 

I can't see her with Jin dong or Wang Kai. Maybe Qiao Zhenyu or Huang xuan. Ideal is still Chen Kun.

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I think Zhang Ruoyun would have so much chemistry with her. That intensity! One day!

 

I can't see her with Jin dong or Wang Kai. Maybe Qiao Zhenyu or Huang xuan. Ideal is still Chen Kun.

 

Zhang Ruoyun would have so much chemistry <33

 

Chen Kun/Hu Ge would be good but they're the lead actor types and this drama is going to focus on the female lead. So I think Jin Dong would be a nice alternative.

 

yep I dont think they would play the guy on the side.

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Yang Shuo is being mentioned a lot but I feel like he has no pull really and he looks a bit too old for her.  Maybe, I just cant unsee his character from Journey of Flower rlytearpls.png

I dont think the drama should relied only on ZLY's popularity so I am hoping for someone more well known than Yang Shou. 

 

Zhang Ruoyun can pull off a mature vibe and he is a good actor. But I am really bias since I would be so happy to see these two together. I am really hoping he gets casted. He is also getting more and more popular recently and this could be the drama that takes him to the next level. 

Is Yang Suo in JoF too? Which one? 

 

I have feeling that the male lead will be either Jin Dong or Wang Kai or Yang Suo. Oh! it can be Wallace Chung too. If I can choose, I'll pick either Huang Xuan or Mark Chao. 

 

I'm so glad for ZLY for being a female strategy. I want it to be the girl version of NiF. 

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Is Yang Suo in JoF too? Which one? 

 

I have feeling that the male lead will be either Jin Dong or Wang Kai or Yang Suo. Oh! it can be Wallace Chung too. If I can choose, I'll pick either Huang Xuan or Mark Chao. 

 

I'm so glad for ZLY for being a female strategy. I want it to be the girl version of NiF. 

 

He is the guy dating Andy. 

 

They are floating around another actor not from their studio. It would be amazing if it was as good as NIF. A big difference is that the director is not the same one. I think one of the best things about NIF was the cinematography. 

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Feng Shaofeng has confirmed as the male lead. This is their 2nd time collaboration. They have broken-hearted love story in The Monkey King 3.

It's will be the 6th time they collaborate. With first 4 dramas, ZLY was casted as sub sub role and becomes lead role in Female Kingdom
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It's will be the 6th time they collaborate. With first 4 dramas, ZLY was casted as sub sub role and becomes lead role in Female Kingdom

 

oh wow 

most people probably don't even know that she was in those dramas. ZLY has come so far rlytearpls.png

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