Air Date and Chibi Version Posters for Zhang Han’s The Four

I can’t believe the last time I wrote about this idol detective drama was in 2013. Lol. Time flew by, huh? Well, it finally got an air date now…. because no other time would be this compatible for insanity. *glare*

Starting to worry here…what would they air in the latter half of the year?!!

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First Official Stills for Duke of Mount Deer 2014

I wrote about this new version a few days ago. And true to the workaholic nature of Chinese productions, they just release the first batch of photos to quench your curiosity. Hopefully, you have some for this version because it may be interesting with Han Dong as Wei Xiao Bao. It’s not gonna change despite our wishes for a role switch. So hope for the best – the ladies are pretty!

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Han Dong to play titular role in The Duke of Mount Deer 2014

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Finally, a photo with his head full of hair.

Hmmm. Someone tell me, there are many, many other novels in China right? Then why does it feel like every few months, one of Jin Yong’s works is made into a television drama? Here’s another odd casting choice for the upcoming adaptation of his novel, The Deer and the Cauldron, also known as The Duke of Mount Deer. I believe this will be Han Dong’s first leading role in a series, as he has played countless smaller roles in the past two years. I say odd because Wei Xiao Bao in my head is someone of average built and depends entirely on his cunning wits, charms, and a cauldron full of luck to get away in the most perilous situations at the frickin‘ right time. Maybe I should be hopeful since he was entertaining in The Swordsman as the perverted bandit. A lot of convincing needs to be done though. To this day, I think Tony Leung still holds the torch as he outdid everyone as the colorful Wei Xiao Bao. Dicky Cheung comes second but he did have the most beautiful wives – no competition there (I remember having a hard time focusing on one girl when all 7 women were shown in one frame.) Lucky brat!

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