3 hours ago, Don Yu said:

OK  I don't hate the show, but I think China have been doing things that most American Chinese would consider poor compared to what they watch in America. Not sure about in China I live in America, the main issue is of a plot/story quality and Chinese doing most things these days just a LOVE story is good enough to call it Awesome Chinese show. To be clear, there is NOT a problem of acting or special effects.  The action, however unlike the old days of China, where it's hand-to-hand combat (Wuxia/KungFu) these XianXia stuff is to many cheap and lazy and rather want China to go back to the old glory days of Wuxia/KungFu again.

Again, don't hate the show, but plot/story is cheesy and  NOT nearly anything like JIn Yong written Masterpieces!

I think we all agree different countries have different cultures, norms and values hence affecting how their entertainment industry should make dramas/movies to/for their audience ... 

In all honesty, I grew up watching American shows (friends, sheldon, grey's anatomy, csi (s), etc), however, over 12 years ago, i started Korean dramas (when coffee prince was first aired!)... and slowly i lost interest in American shows (maybe csi gross me out eventually, coz too much crime dramas and i need dramas that have happy family and love vibes  as i got older and dramas that doesnt end 24episodes in one year, and wait for the next year/season for its continuation???)..... No doubt American  production are top notched,  they pay expensively for their actors,  production, special effects and actions sequences (one of my fav director, is jerry bruckheimer) ... but a decade ago, i seemed to have lost touch with them.... and i follow korean dramas more often than others (dramas that ends at 16 episodes most of the time! - cant wait for Dr Romantic Teacher Kim3 and Jang Hyuk and Jang Nara's new drama! Yeah!).

Yes the quality many Chinese dramas esp Wuxia are not good, its a rare gem to find dramas that are not long enough, repetitive with crazy plotlines or with talented actors to act in the show....  heck, dramas from Hong Kong used to dominate East Asia before 1997 handover, then the Taiwanese and japanese then came the Koreans and the rest is history... Mainland china is still slowly catching up, seeing the massive popularity of korean entertainment industry and the money they bring in globally...

The mainland chinese are slowly but surely improving their entertainment industry; the money is just too hard to ignore.... and TTEOTM is one of the most recent and rare gems, in my opinion - showing top notched drama visuals, unheard of before this... great actors, good plotlines with less draginess and special effects, which millions are amazed at... 

So yes, for East Asian and southeast asians audience, i believe,  TTEOTM  has shown how the chinese entertainment industry has improved significantly post covid and are impressed by it. (Again, did anyone find out how much it cost to produce this drama? Wonders who get paid higher Leo or Bailu? Haha...)

Note, i only like dramas with happy endings, i avoid dramas with unhappy endings if i can... TTEOTM, dont make me sad in the end, okay  haaaa....

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