Minor character in Our Glamorous Time speaks out against Cao Xiwen

Xu Xiyan in Our Glamorous Time

Things seem to be getting even messier for Our Glamorous Time 你和我的倾城时光 as another actress Xu Xiyan speaks out about the show's real life drama. There were complaints that the story focused too much on the characters Grace and Ning Weikai. Grace is not in the original books by Ding Mo. 

After actress Cao Xiwen who plays Grace typed a long rebuttal to deny that she hogged the screen time for herself, another cast member took to weibo to contradict her. 

Cao Xiwen and Zhang Junning Our Glamorous Time Poster

Xu Xiyan plays Zhu Hanjing, a minor character in the drama and a major book character. She claims that Cao Xiwen used her position as an investor to interfere with production and she has voice recordings to prove it. 

In Xu Xiyan's weibo post, she claims that Cao Xiwen:

- found a way to replace one person (implied to be Zhu Zixiao) a third into the drama. As a result, Zhao Liying had to redo many scenes that were already filmed before. 

- instructed her own screenwriter to reduce Zhu Hanjing's scenes and dissolve her cp, turning an important book character into a minor one. 

- wanting to compare about everything when she is not even the leading lady.

- not showing up for her schedules and letting others cover for her.

- 'teaching' the director how film and 'teaching' the actors how to act. 

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Our Glamorous Time viewers complain about lack of screen time for leads, Cao Xiwen responds

Our Glamorous Time 你和我的倾城时光 has been trending lately for the wrong reasons. Many viewers have been complaining about the lack of screen time for the main leads Zhao Liying and Jin Han and pointing out that too much screen time has been given to supporting characters played by Cao Xiwen and Zhang Junning.  

Much of the criticism is specifically directed at Cao Xiwen from viewers who claim that her character Grace has edged out Zhao Liying's Lin Qian for screen time. 

Cao Xiwen took to weibo to respond to her bashers online, "Are my scenes really as many as you say? Based on my judgment, definitely not! If you don't believe, you can count the number of scenes. I am not sure why you will write such long posts to insult me. As an actress, my job is to act well. Working everyday from morning until evening and studying the character until 1 or 2 in the morning, I have no intention to smear anyone nor the heart to step on anyone. If I am really such a person, then I won't have to wait until I became, based on your words, the middle-aged auntie, before trying such tactics. If there is something wrong with my acting, I hope to hear your valuable opinions, but please lessen the personal attacks.

The amount of complications during filming is unimaginable. Got sick with fever and hematuria from emotional exhaustion, was sent to the hospital and wanted to give up on filming...... Saying this is not to make an excuse, but just to say that every actor and staff in Our Glamorous Time had a difficult time and gave a lot. For the drama to achieve the ratings is really through everyone's hard work and consideration. Please don't make wild guesses, okay? Thank you everyone. If there is really dissatisfaction over the storyline, request everyone's understanding that at the time, the screenwriter, the actors and the staff have tried their best..... Thank you, have a good night. P.S. In the future, I will continue to work hard to be a good actress, hope to move a little forward from the 38 (a derogatory term that she's been called) line."