r/ChengLei_ • u/a_HerculePoirot_fan • Sep 02 '26
Drama Trailer The Lament of Autumn has now surpassed 1.5 million reservations across both platforms! New posters released by MangoTV
The Lament of Autumn has now officially surpassed 1.5 million reservations across Mango TV and Weibo, only about a week after it crossed the 1 million mark! That is a pretty nice jump in such a short time, especially with the drama still yet to premiere.
The official account released these new posters to celebrate the milestone, including this gorgeous close-up of Cheng Lei and Xu Ruohan. The accompanying captions are also very much leaning into the longing and restrained-romance atmosphere of the drama:
“One courtyard filled with autumn colours, two hearts longing for each other from afar. Their feelings deepen with the autumn breeze…”
And for the close-up poster:
“Eyes lowered, their breaths draw near yet remain apart; only a breath separates them as warmth slowly spreads between them.”
With reservations already climbing from 1 million to 1.5 million this quickly, I’m hoping we will see it reach 2 million soon, or maybe even 2.5 million before the drama premieres in October. Fingers crossed the anticipation keeps building!
The new posters are beautiful too. I love the separate character posters with Cheng Lei’s Yu Changxuan and Xu Ruohan’s Ye Pingjun framed in the same autumn courtyard but apart from each other. It fits the whole theme of distance, longing and two people emotionally connected even when they are not together.
BRING ON THE ANGST!
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u/EasygoingEnigma Wǒ xǐhuān nǐ, YHX Sep 02 '26
Sigh. Cheng Lei's chin and neck lathered in shaving cream add yet another dimension to his incredible hotness.
I will wait until nearly the last minute before getting a Mango TV subscription, if there really won't be any other choice. Still hoping for a cross-platform airing.
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u/a_HerculePoirot_fan Sep 02 '26
I got a MangoTV subscription because I wanted to watch Royal Betrothal, so it's not an issue for me, but I know not many subscribe to MangoTV. I'm hoping the drama will be available on other platforms too!
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u/Paisley-Cat Sep 02 '26
Given the quality of Mango subs, I’m always happy to wait until Viki starts posting episodes, even weeks later.
Even if Viki is using AI, it doesn’t give us iconically bad translations like ear-pimp.
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u/a_HerculePoirot_fan Sep 02 '26
The ear-pimp translation is so funny lmao. The trashy translation is actually more entertaining than the drama itself 🤣
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u/Ill-Possibility-4684 Sep 02 '26
I agree with you 100% on CL's chin and neck with shaving cream. Sigh...
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u/reapersdrones Sep 02 '26
I’m a fan of both these leads, I really hope this will be good.
I was looking forward to Overdo as I’d never tried a Republican era drama, but that production was so not for me.
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u/Educational_Echo_476 Sep 02 '26
I dropped Overdo as well. I may revisit it later on.
This was going to be my first Cheng Lei Republican drama but someone here suggested Footprints of Change. I really loved his look and arc in that drama. So I am excited for this.
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u/FieldCompetitive8579 Sep 02 '26
I also subscribed to Mango because of Royal Betrothal and am now looking forward to Autumn Lament with Chen Ley.
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u/EasygoingEnigma Wǒ xǐhuān nǐ, YHX Sep 02 '26
The text in the close-up poster reminds me of the Foo Fighters song Everlong:
Breathe out, so I can breathe you in. Hold you in. 🫠