# HSDS adaption, ZM was to be executed **URL:** \ **Category:** Jianghu\ **Tags:** jin-yong\ **Created:** [July 14, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/t/hsds-adaption-zm-was-to-be-executed/137 "2020-07-14T16:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![psksvp](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@psksvp](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/u/psksvp)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/t/hsds-adaption-zm-was-to-be-executed/137/1 "2020-07-14T16:00:00Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Jenxi](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/user_avatar/forum.wuxiasociety.com/jenxi/32/196_2.png) [@Jenxi](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/u/Jenxi)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/t/hsds-adaption-zm-was-to-be-executed/137/2 "2020-07-14T16:01:39Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingDagger](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/user_avatar/forum.wuxiasociety.com/flyingdagger/32/30_2.png) [@FlyingDagger](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/u/FlyingDagger)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/t/hsds-adaption-zm-was-to-be-executed/137/3 "2020-07-14T17:09:18Z")
That’s the problem with TV adaptations. Hard see those that are true to the source. They have their own interpretations of the stories. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingDagger](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/user_avatar/forum.wuxiasociety.com/flyingdagger/32/30_2.png) [@FlyingDagger](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/u/FlyingDagger)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/t/hsds-adaption-zm-was-to-be-executed/137/4 "2020-07-14T17:09:45Z")
That was good and bad. I like the actress but Linghu Chong and Dongfang Bubai in love?? That was a real bummer ---
**Author:** ![Jenxi](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/user_avatar/forum.wuxiasociety.com/jenxi/32/196_2.png) [@Jenxi](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/u/Jenxi)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/t/hsds-adaption-zm-was-to-be-executed/137/5 "2020-07-14T17:14:24Z")
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… ---
**Author:** ![psksvp](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@psksvp](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/u/psksvp)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/t/hsds-adaption-zm-was-to-be-executed/137/6 "2020-07-15T09:49:51Z")
@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](https://psksvp.gitlab.io/hsdsme/mpt.html). 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 ---
**Author:** ![ngocem](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@ngocem](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/u/ngocem)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/t/hsds-adaption-zm-was-to-be-executed/137/8 "2020-07-15T09:56:58Z")
I’m not a fan of HSDS but it nice to see “fanfic” though. Keep it up. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingDagger](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/user_avatar/forum.wuxiasociety.com/flyingdagger/32/30_2.png) [@FlyingDagger](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/u/FlyingDagger)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.wuxiasociety.com/t/hsds-adaption-zm-was-to-be-executed/137/9 "2022-04-01T18:39:07Z")
Thanks for sharing! I think I’ll have to read HSDS again to try to understand the changes you made.