HSDS adaption, ZM was to be executed

Jianghu
#1

There is a scene in some TV adaptations of HSDS where Zhao Min was to be executed by her father. From what I read in the translation on this site, there was no such scene.

I wonder if these adaptations were following certain edition of the novel, or it was what they added by themselves.

Psksvp

#2

The scenes are not from the books. They are TV adaptations to suit the roles given to the actors/actresses. Another example is in Laughing Proudly at the World where there was an adaptation where a male character was portrayed by an actress, so the character became a woman disguised as a male.

#3

That’s the problem with TV adaptations. Hard see those that are true to the source. They have their own interpretations of the stories.

#4

That was good and bad. I like the actress but Linghu Chong and Dongfang Bubai in love?? That was a real bummer

#5

Yes, that was refreshing but at the same time frustrating for me. I make videos and I understand that it’s very different ways of getting the readers/viewers hooked and keep them invested. But this is just too much…

#6

@Jenxi @flyingdagger

A friend told me about it as well. I went on Youtube and watched a few episodes and could not stand watching it. Though the actresses who played Dongfang Bubai and Ren YingYing were really cute, compared to other adaptations. When I read a novel, my brain generates images of the scenes and characters which are different from its TV or movies adaptation. So I have many adaptations to dislike.

A few year ago, I was talking with a friend how I didn’t like the end of HSDS, he told me to write my own ending. So I tried writing it, a few chapters later, I wanted to see if anyone would read it. I posted it to some online forums to see feedbacks. Though, these forums are discussing mostly about TV series, I got quite a few emails telling me that I got the story wrong. For example, Zhao Min’s father should be death, but I have in my fanfic that he was alive. It turned out, it was from the 2019 adaptation which had Zhao Min’s father killed. So I thought, I might have missed something, because there are 3 editions of the novel.

Psksvp

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#8

I’m not a fan of HSDS but it nice to see “fanfic” though. Keep it up.

#9

Thanks for sharing! I think I’ll have to read HSDS again to try to understand the changes you made.

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