The Longest Promise 玉骨遥, which is another fantasy series adapted from a novel by Cang Yue, has officially completed around four months of filming. Aside from Xiao Zhan and Ren Min who were previously announced as the main leads, Alen Fang Yilun who’s played the second lead in recent dramas like The Eternal Love 3 and a supporting role in The Long Ballad takes a special starring role along with actress Wang Churan.
The rest of the cast include Wang Ziqi, Li Mingde, Ye Shengjia, Lu Yuxiao with a special appearance by Han Dong.
The Longest Promise brings Xiao Zhan back to the historical genre and there’s no denying that he looks incredibly good in costume. His 21-year-old co-star Ren Min might still be an up and coming actress yet she’s known to be quite solid in the acting department. The two portray a Kong Sang prince and a Chi Tribe princess in a story that depicts a master-disciple romance and the power struggles in Kong Sang. The novel it is based on is also known as the prequel to the Mirror novels and set during a time when Su Mo, the main protagonist of Mirror: Twin Cities, was still young.
All in all, it’s definitely shaping up to be something to watch for. Keen-eyed netizens also noticed that Wang Ziqi who drew attention for being the leading man of the surprise hit drama The Imperial Coroner is part of the cast.
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Wuxia
so this is also a romance-focus wuxia like twin mirror cities?
Anonymous
Can’t wait! When will it be out? 2022, hopefully. I don’t understand why C-dramas tend to sit on the shelf for eons after post production. Here’s looking at you Oath of Love; and goodbye to The Golden Hairpin (wish it was released before the scandal broke out) smh.
Atticus
The censorship board in China that dramas have to be approved by and also the fact that there are SO many dramas being made every year in China with limited airing slots are the biggest reasons why they end up shelved for so long.
XZF
Hopefully it will be released soon. I can’t wait to watch it. Jia you Xiao Zhan!
Dominique
Hopefully the quality is better than other youth dramas out there. The entire cast members don’t seem too experience, please no awful idol acting!
Vee
It always leaves a bitter taste in my mouth whenever a female centric novel got adapted to drama and changed to focus more on the male lead like The Rise of Phoenixes/(supposedly) The Golden Hairpin or even turned to male-centric like this one seems to be. Well, I just hope all the best for Ren Min and Wang Churan.
ZhuYan is the stupidiest character ever
I dont have high hopes because the novel is crap.
Anon
Doesn’t matter, nobody will watch it for the plot or great acting, they’ll come to look at xiao zhan’s face, the FL will probably get little attention, probably.
XZF
Please speak for yourself and don’t assume things for others. Thanks!
bunnylove
well im definitely gonna be watching it for xiao zhans face so…… 😛
Lily
I’ve been waiting so long for another Xiao Zhan costume drama. I’m also waiting for the sequels for Duoluo Continent ,Jade Dynasty and Oh My Emperor. The studios are making the fans wait too long. Xiao Zhan is an outstanding
actor, singer and dancer. He’s amazing to see on the
screen. I would like to see him make many more costume dramas. He’s my favorite actor.
MARIA DE JESUS CAMPOS SOUSA
Também aprecio desta forma. Sigo aguardando. Xiao Zhan é incrível. Meu favorito.
MARIA DE JESUS CAMPOS SOUSA
Também aprecio desta forma. Sigo aguardando. Xiao Zhan é incrível. Meu favorito.
Extreme Fan!!
I have watched Eternal Love, Love of a thousand years, The Untamed, Legends, and many of this category but nothing I have seen so far has topped Ancient Love Poetry. Don’t get me wrong, I am a true fan of the genre and loved all of them, but Ancient Love Poetry was extremely, without a doubt the Best of all the dramas. I do love to see how creative the writers and directors can be to top all of the great dramas that they create and release.