There’s a new drama I’ve been waiting for ever since it was announced last year and after reports from a few days ago that filming has begun, She and Her Perfect Husband 爱的二八定律 finally held its booting ceremony on February 27. The cast includes leads Yang Mi and Xu Kai along with Li Zefeng, Tang Jingmei, Wang Zixuan and Liu Lin in supporting roles.
The recent couple pairings in dramaland have been very interesting what with Ren Jialun pairing up with Bai Lu for Forever and Ever, Yang Yang pairing up with Dilireba You Are My Glory then Dilireba pairing up with Ren Jialun for The Blue Whisper. Add Yang Mi and Xu Kai to the list and we’ve got another attention-grabbing pair.
In a reversal of the domineering male lead you so often see in contract relationships, Yang Mi plays the alpha lawyer opposite Xu Kai as her “puppy dog” love interest. The two enter into a contract marriage before falling for each other. Both seem perfectly casted with Yang Mi being no stranger to strong female roles and Xu Kai who’s nine years her junior in real life as the romantic lead. Netizens had observed that Xu Kai has shed some weight for his newest drama and still handsome as ever. It’s rare to see Xu Kai in modern dramas as he’s starred in a number of period dramas after gaining fame in Story of Yanxi Palace.
With filming underway, the two have already gotten into character to deliver the their terms of contract. Yang Mi as Qin Shi said that Yang Hua must appear as her husband in social events.. There’s no need to spend time dating because they’re getting married first. She has a house and he can move in. She’s good at earning money while Yang Hua is patient and attentive, so he can take care of the house. She earns enough for the both of them so she doesn’t mind whether he has a job or not. Finally, she says, “Yang Hua you need to listen to me.” Meanwhile, Xu Kai as Yang Hua responds, “You can go ahead and carve out a career for yourself, I’ll be your strongest pillar.” Okay, I’m excited for this pair. Let the romancing begin!
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Kat
This is already giving me hit vibes
Seriously
Instead of following this unpopular trend, maybe just maybe casting should be done based on chemistry and genuine acting skills. These two have zero chemistry. You’d think after the fiasco of Legend of Fei, producers would have learned a valuable lesson.
Kat
Lol, haters can’t even wait for the drama to air before they start voicing their gibberish. So now you can even tell if there’s chemistry or not when you’ve not even seen a reasonably quantifiable trailer or tidbit on set of them actually acting together. I imagine you consider yourself a master critic on acting skill, pls go produce your own movies and cast who you want then you can watch it on your own. It’s their money and they’ll decide who they want to cast, if you don’t want to watch it simple, don’t. There are so many dramas that come out of China every year, I don’t believe you can’t find something to keep your interest. Your vile and hateful presence or opinions are not needed here, go pester an idol you like.
Seriously
Wow you are a bag nuts and more lol. You keep accusing me of “idol worshiping”, but I have not disparaged either of these actors. I do have an opinion that they do not have any chemistry, MY opinion MY prerogative, so .. stfu you mumbling imbecile. Namaste, that enough positivity for you?
Anon
Just because your Legend of Fei failed miserably and so embarassingly, does not mean YM will also fail like her.
Seriously
You illiterate dumb idol,worshipper, I never praised the Legend of Fei. On the contrary I think it is perfect example of bad casting based on you and your idol worshiping fanatics. Learn to read, but you need a brain for that ? so sad for you.
Kat
“.. casting should be done based on genuine acting skills…” Lol your comment is staring you in the face and yet you want deny it. You can’t be entitled to uninformed opinions dear, you can’t keep using this dumb excuse to be toxic.
Seriously
Your stupidity is staring you in the face. I never said either of these actors lacked acting skills dumb shit. Oh please keep your “woke” bully in that narrow small brain of yours, you have shared nothing intelligent but spewed deeming toxic verbiage, I am not your “dear” .
Anon
I already know the stupid fans who like to call others having no “acting skills” are coming from. It’s so sad she’s trying so hard to deny it when it’s all printed permanently up there ROFL!
Anon
I’m sure that moron doesn’t say the same thing about her idol. Did she just say she’s an idol worshipper?
yezi
It’s a visual pairing. I’m excited!
Anonymous
They look mismatched. Yang mi has better chemistry with more mature looking actors. I wonder how this will play out.
Violette
Let’s see the trailer before we jump to conclusions. This is making me think back to when Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms casting news came out and many people did not like the pairing of YM and MC. Look how wonderfully that turned out. Actually same for when Fuyao news came and everyone didn’t like Ethan and YM, but they had excellent chemistry. As a fan of YM, I have skipped many of her modern romance dramas just because I’m not a fan of the genre. I’m watching Storm Eye now and it’s very different kind of role for her too. However, I am curious about this one just due to the fact that a guy supports the ambitious wife. I’ll wait to see at least a trailer first before saying anything re chemistry.
Mia
Violette, I feel exactly the same as you. I thought there were a lot of people saying terrible things about the male leads for Ten miles of Peach Blossoms and Legend of Fuyao as well. In the end, Yang Mi’a chemistry with both actors were amazing. I’m not a fan of modern drama either, but I think I’m general, she really brings out the strength in her male leads. I’m not a big fan of Xu Kai, but I wouldn’t judge before it comes out.
Tammy
I’m a fan of Xu Kai and I also like Yang Mi. I look forward to watching it! I hope the chemistry is as good as with Bai Lu. Xu and Lu are amazing together in their dramas.