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If you’re an American federal employee and got an email saying “it’s ok to quit your job.” Do not, for the love of everything, quit your job. This is purely a scare tactic to get rid of as many people as possible without legal consequences.

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piled-up evidence (3/∞)

latest occurence

enquiry

*drumroll*

*keyboard smash*

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Ding Yu Xi as Mu Sheng Love Game in Eastern Fantasy 永夜星河 · 2024

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What I think I look like when I'm crying vs when reality hits.

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy | The Guide to Capturing a Black Lotus

"Heartbreak fantasy: cinematic sorrow."

"Heartbreak reality: ugly-cry champion."

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Mu Sheng showing off his work badge to MiaoMiao (novel version)

^ Credits to ��饱吃饱不吃饱. Fan art of Mu Sheng visiting MiaoMiao in her college dorm to show off his work badge. Some thoughts about the novel's extras after seeing this fanart.

From Ding Yuxi's official weibo. Remember to turn on sound.

Ding Yuxi: "What’s this? An automobile driving license. It’s my driver’s license. I can drive now."

In the comments for the above fanart, it was mentioned that the fanart was inspired by this video. They're both proud and happy about what their new ID card represents. Also, Mu Sheng's evil boss tricked him into cutting his hair short T.T in the novel extras, so wanted to include a short-haired Ding Yuxi.

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@呼葱觅蒜

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the love i have for this show knows no bounds

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Ding Yuxi and his micro expressions

Lately, Ding Yuxi has trended in weibo for his phenomenal acting in Love Game in Eastern Fantasy and people have started calling it "jinjiang style acting" for being able to portray the fancy and wordy description or narration jinjiang (JJWXC) novel authors use. For context, jjwxc is a chinese website for publishing novels.

Someone in weibo has created a compilation of his micro expressions and let me tell you, if you appreciate good acting, watch this.

Link to the original post here.

NOTE: All subtitles were MTL'd! I only added subtitles so that when I rewatch it I don't have to rely on my notes for the translations. It's all really for ease of watching. I apologize if there are mistranslations within the video.

FUN FACT: xiaoding's expression in yyxh was used as a lecture material in a film school in China! This also got trending in weibo.

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cnetizens try to master the actor's top level micro-expression management

other cnetizens comment:

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In Love Game in Eastern Fantasy, everyone gives the "fake" cultivator grief for selling mosquito repelling talismans as protection talismans. This messy man is doing more to prevent the spread of disease in ancient china than any demon catcher. In this essay I will -

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This is the male lead of the novel guys, THE MALE LEAD

When your $200 makeup and $1000 outfit go unappreciated and you get Chinese New Year compliments instead

— Love Game in Eastern Fantasy 永夜星河 (2024) | EP. 04

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Ding Yu Xi as Mu Sheng Love Game in Eastern Fantasy 永夜星河 · 2024

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This really makes the Studios costing themselves even more money (and getting more unions involved) by prolonging the strike for the promise of free ai labor even more fucking funny. you dumb fucking bastards lol

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i’m only on reddit for r/Kevin

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Don't talk to me or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son ever again