Love in the Clouds | Open Thread

A fallen god(dess) seduces her rival underdog who actually agrees to a fake romance.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Hou Ming Hao: Ji Bo Zai

Lu Yu Xiao: Ming Yi

Director

Zhi Zhu

Screenwriter

Ji Sang Rou, Bai Lu Cheng Shuang (author)

Chinese Title

入青雲

Genres: Xianxia, Romance 

Network: Youku

Year: 2025
Episodes: 36

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Cast

Hou Ming Hao: Ji Bo Zai	Lu Yu Xiao: Ming Yi Ming Xian
Yu Cheng En: Situ Ling	He Nan: Mu Tian Ji
Quan Yi Lun: Yan Xiao	Zhu Li Lan: Fu Yue
Pan Jun Ya: Zhang Tai	Hu Yun Hao: Mu Qi Bai
Lin Jiang Guo: She Tian Lin	Deng Xiao Ci: Xun Ming [Honour]
Lu Qi: Bu Xiu [Never Rest]	Yu Yao: Er Shi Qi [27]

Romcom/Romance Checklist

How much of the plot is angst/romance?

0 / 1 / 2.5 / 3.5 / 4 / 5

The ML:

Cold–Lukewarm–Warm / Timid / Tsundere / Falls in Love First / "Reborn" / Noble Idiot / CEO / General

The FL:

Bold / Cute / Cool & Independent / Falls in Love First / Better than ML / "Reborn" / Noble Idiot / Business-woman

Describe the Relationship (the tropes):

Annoying Love (M) Rivals +++ / Bickering Start / Childhood Connection / Cohabitation / Contract Marriage or Fake Couple / Enemies to Lovers / Hidden Identity / Harem / Love Triangle / Married Couple (Real) / Rebirth / Secretly in Love (F/ML) / School to Adulthood / Star-Crossed Lovers

Relationship Progress (officially together; first (official) kiss; breakup*):

Ep 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36

# of CPs (including main CP):
0 / 1 / 2(+) / 3

Ending:

Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad / Rushed+++

Remarks

[Drama Info]

During filming, Luo Luo (from Guo Jing Ming‘s team; Fangs of Fortune, My Journey to You) was fired replaced in under a month. Zhi Zhu (An Ancient Love Song) stayed on and drama brought in Peng Xue Jun (My Mowgli Boy).

Interestingly, the main screenwriter is Ji Sang Rou (New Life Begins, The Long Ballad), who also wrote Yummy Yummy Yummy, set to air the very next day.

The author 白鷺成雙's (Egrets Become a Pair; Bai Lu Cheng Shuang) is also part of the screenwriting team. Her other novels that she also adapted into dramas are The Princess's Gambit and Romance of a Twin Flower.

Wrapped on January 9, 2025.

[Ending] Happy

Recommendations

Preliminary recs are random / a peek at the list. These may be updated if drama is completed

Genre List:

Xianxia

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