It was revealed online that Yang Zi's "The Legend of the Golden Hairpin"...

After the finale of Tang Dynasty Trickster 2, the heat of costume detective dramas instantly picked up, and many of you should be thinking that it would be great if Qingzan Xing could be aired!

The good news has finally arrived! According to information from Douban, Baidu Encyclopedia, and many other professional platforms, the ancient costume detective drama “Qingzan Xing”, which has been postponed for years, will be available to everyone in 2024, with female lead Huang Zixian still played by Yang Zi, while male lead Li Shubai will be replaced by Pang Guanying in a fill-in role.

This drama has sparked a lot of discussion over the years, so let's take a look!

First, the wonderful script

For fans of Yang Zi and Peng Guanying, the anticipation for the airing of The Green Hairpin Row stems mainly from their love for their beloved stars, and there are also many fans of the book The Hairpin in the Record who are particularly looking forward to this drama.

The novel “Record of the Hairpin” mainly takes place during the reign of Emperor Tang Yi Zong, and there are not many movie and television productions centered around this historical background. Tang Yi Zong's father was Emperor Xuan Zong of Tang, and his successor was Emperor Xi Zong of Tang. During the reign of Tang Xi Zong, the Huang Chao Uprising broke out.

There is a saying in the Ming Dynasty that “Ming died in Wanli”, while in the Tang Dynasty, it can be said that “Tang died in Emperor Yi Zong”. He reigned for 14 years and was often referred to as a mediocre emperor, who was extravagant, pleasurable, and brutal. During this time, many uprisings took place, laying the foundation for the downfall of the Tang Dynasty.

The Hairpin is mainly centered around detective work, but it also deals with court battles and power struggles in the Tang Dynasty, such as the eunuch Wang Zongshi's struggles with the powerful families and the imperial sons.

The entire drama revolves around four major cases, and although each case is independent, the characters are closely related to each other, immersing fans in the book, with some readers even having to listen to the audiobook again, unable to stop at all.

Since The Hairpin is so popular, it's only natural that it's adapted into a TV series, The Green Hairpin Walk.

II. Artist Dynamics

When The Record of the Hairpin was adapted into a movie and TV drama, actresses such as Xu Lu, Yang Ying, Guan Xiaotong, Jing Tian and Dili Hotba were rumored to have been involved with Huang Zixia's character, and as for Li Shubai's actor, there were rumors of multiple versions of him such as Chen Weiting, Zhao Yuting, Nie Yuan and Lin Renewal.

Back at the end of October 2019, The Green Hairpin Row was officially announced to start filming. According to financial media estimates, the total investment in the drama is around $300 million to $400 million, and the companies involved in the investment are all listed companies. This huge investment, fueled by fans of the original and two traffic stars (Yang Zi and Wu Mou), doomed the drama to a huge potential to become a hit.

However, Qingzan Xing suffered a series of problems from the start of filming, and its fate could be described as ill-fated.

First, rumors spread that the script needed to be changed. The Green Hairpin Row is a novel with a big female lead, and the genius girl Huang Zixia is undoubtedly the most important character, and although Li Shubai's role is also quite large, it has not been able to change the overall positioning. However, during the adaptation process, there were rumors of shifting the focus to the male lead, and the producers may have made many adjustments to the script and plot due to the curiosity of the male lead. This angered many fans of the books, but since it was only a rumor, people could only wait for the drama to air before voicing their opinions.

Secondly, the drama put Wu's name in front of Yang Zi's during publicity, which triggered a tearful battle between fans, causing the situation to escalate and even CCTV criticized it. Although the fight cast a shadow over the future of Qingzan Xing, the broadcast plan did not change.

Worse things happened in 2021, due to Wu's illegal incident, he quickly became a bad artist and “Qingzan Xing” was directly affected, the producers had to quickly remove all information about Wu. This series of changes led to the indefinite postponement of the broadcast plan of “The Green Hairpin Walk”.

III. Pang Guanying's Supplementary Shooting

The investment in “The Green Hairpin Row” was so huge that it naturally wouldn't be easily given up just because of the change of the male lead. Both fans of the book “The Hairpin Row” and fans of Yang Zi are looking forward to the release of this drama. Therefore, after Wu became an inferior artist