Zhang Han’s The Legendary Tycoon to air with Song Yi as leading lady

Well, when it comes to business, risks and compromises are needed to make things happen. In this case, Zhang Han had to make the decision to cut out his original leading lady Goo Hye Sun and pushed Song Yi from second leading role into first lead in order for The Legendary Tycoon to get the greenlight. It’s sad and hilarious how the official weibo has removed all traces of Miss Goo and the new trailer features Song Yi and Jia Qing as the ladies, along with Chen Qiao En in a special guest role. Remember how I was so upset with him constantly promoting Korean actresses in his productions? Lol. I don’t mind the mixing of two worlds but he did it consecutively, leaving Song Yi who joined his studio in the dust and hence she left. Can’t blame her!

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Goo Hye Sun joins Zhang Han at The Legendary Tycoon Press Conference

It’s official. Goo Hye Sun will be playing Zhang Han‘s female lead in his currently filming drama about Sir Run Run Shaw called The Legendary Tycoon. A press conference was held today with its main cast attending in their costumes. Chen Qiao En is taking the part of an extended guest role as she will be playing a TV Queen who is supported by Sir Run Run throughout her career and ultimately reaches a tragic end. She has wrapped up her scenes in the drama. Song Yi (The Disguiser), another love interest, did not attend the conference due to scheduling conflict.

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New stills and trailer for Zhang Han’s Braveness of the Ming

Braveness of the Ming is the drama adaptation of the novel Silk Night written by Yue Guan. With the time-traveling element removed thanks to you-know-who, the story now follows Xia Xun (Zhang Han), a regular citizen as he transforms from a fish monger to a royal guard and assists Zhu Di in ascending the throne and becoming the third Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

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Zhang Han headlines The Legendary Tycoon Sir Run Run Shaw

I’ve been following this news for a while. First, it was Wallace Chung’s name attached and then it switched over to Zhang Han. He needs to be shipped off on a vacation with the girls too! He just finished Braveness of the Ming a few days ago and here he is accepting a new project, one that is gathering a hefty amount of attention due to the person he’s going to be portraying – Sir Run Run Shaw, considered as the mogul of Chinese-language cinema. He and his brothers were founders to Shaw Brothers Studio, one of the biggest production companies in the 1960s. Moving to television, he co-founded TVB and was Chief Executive for 30 years. What an accomplished man.

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