Chinese Entertainment Update: New Drama Trailers & Ryan Ding's On-Set Scare

Chinese Entertainment Updates Overview

• 💡 This episode of Chinese Entertainment Update covers recent drama news and celebrity updates.
• 📅 The host, Marcus, releases episodes every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday between 7 and 10 PM Pacific time.

iQIYI iJOY Drama Trailer Releases

• 🎬 Several highly-anticipated dramas from iQIYI's iJOY lineup released new trailers and wrap videos on September 25.
• 🌟 The Unclouded Soul, starring Seven Tan and Neo Hou, released its first trailer, "Xiao Yao's Accidental Adventure," and passed review in August.
• 🎭 How Dare You, featuring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei, shared an "Improvised Performance" trailer, detailing a modern employee transported into a novel.
• 💖 Love in Red Dust (Wang Xingyue, Xu Ruohan) unveiled its "Fate Edition" trailer, following a daughter investigating her father's corruption.
• 🌊 Silent Tides (Allen Ren) released a "Wind and Tide: Rising Storm" trailer, focusing on Macau's resistance during World War II.
• 🕵️‍♂️ Southern Anecdote (Steven Zhang, Ryan Ding) shared a "Go All Out Edition" trailer about secret agents investigating a conspiracy involving "Dusk Grass."
• ⏳ Overdo (Zhang Linghe, Wang Churan) provided a teaser trailer for its Rep-era romance, where buried love turns to resentment.
• 📺 My Drama Missy (Betty Wu, Zhai Xiaowen) released posters and a teaser trailer, depicting a stagehand living a double life as an actress.
• ✨ Dream of Golden Years (Zhou Ye, Zhai Xiaowen) shared a "One-click Clear" trailer for its retro drama, about a modern employee reborn in the 1980s.

Upcoming Drama Productions

• 🚀 Bright All the Way, a black comedy/suspense drama with an all-female lead cast including Yan Ni, Ren Suxi, and Ai Liya, recently began filming.
• 🧩 This 12-episode drama is part of iQIYI's Light On suspense series and centers on disputes triggered by a teenage girl's disappearance.

Ryan Ding's On-Set Horse Scare

• ⚠️ Actor Ryan Ding experienced a scare while filming a horse-riding scene for the costume drama Escape To Your Heart.
• 🐎 The horse was startled by gong sounds and sped off, requiring Ryan to use his core strength to regain control.
• 🎬 After dismounting, he was visibly shaken, and for close-up shots, the production opted to use a fake horse for safety.

Netizen Reactions and Safety Concerns

• 👏 Netizens praised Ryan Ding's calmness and ability to control the horse during the incident.
• 🚨 There were also calls for production teams to prioritize and improve safety measures on set.