And there we have it folks! Tencent just confirmed today that The Long Ballad co-stars Leo Wu Lei and Zhao Lusi are getting their very own pairing as they helm the brand new historical romance drama Love Like The Galaxy 星汉灿烂.
Before the announcement, speculation already ran rife that the pair have been picked up to lead the drama adaptation of the novel of the same name written by The Story of Minglan author Guan Xin Ze Luan. Whereas both actors were paired up with different romantic interests in The Long Ballad – Wu Lei with Dilraba Dilmurat and Zhao Lusi with Liu Yuning as the drama’s secondary lead, it seems producers still saw a lot of potential in a Leo Wu Lei and Zhao Lusi pairing even then.
Love Like the Galaxy follows the story of Cheng Shao Shang, a young lady who’s grown into a willful and headstrong woman after being left to fend for herself whilst her family goes off to war. Raised by her relatives, Shao Shang finally reaches marriageable age, but her rather unconventional upbringing poses quite a challenge in marrying her off.
Amongst Shao Shang’s potential matches, there’s Ling Busu, the emperor’s son played by Leo Wu Lei; the scholarly Bai Lushan and Lou Yao, the aristocratic son of a noble house. And while we all know how the story will eventually end and who our heroine ends up with, viewers will no doubt be bound for an interesting and bumpy ride along the way.
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Baobao
Lusi is growing really well as an actress! Glad she’s getting more serious roles one after another. So excited to watch Lusi with Yang Yang and Wu Lei!
Anonymous
Will Leo Wu be able to have any kiss scenes? That’s my main question. We all know how flat a romantic drama would be without any genuine kiss scenes, and a lot of shippers of the main couple in The Long Ballad – Leo Wu & Dilraba – felt genuinely put off by the ‘bird scene’ and that ambiguous ending. I’m hoping he’s outgrown his childhood contract and can star in adult roles now, otherwise put off the romantic genre until he’s older and can do them properly. Love Leo and Lusi – I think a same-aged pairing rocks, and would be afraid of the uproar if the drama with Lusi isn’t done right. She’s known as a queen of the romance genre, after all. And she doesn’t shy away from doing kiss scenes. I also hope the production can do away with the 360 degree spinning shots that characterizes a great many c-dramas and some other drama tropes of them staring into each other’s eyes while the female and male lead are bent in an impossible angle. These tropes are genuinely overdone, stale and very cliché.
Amba
I think Wu Lei has a no kissing contract but don’t quote me on that. Lol
Baobao
Well Lusi is a very good kisser and she’s so professional she doesn’t mind steamy kissing scenrs so we can count on her expertise if Wu Lei and her are to have one. I don’t get why he need to have the no kissing contract. He’s an adult same age as Lusi.
Baobao
You can find on youtube the kissing scene of Lusi in Dating in the kitchen that got deleted didn’t make the cut to air in the final product. She’s so professional she can go that intense, not just typical sweet kisses