quick reading/watching recap of my faves from May/June 2024
(Audiodrama cover for Professional Body Double, and audiobook covers for Nivarna in Fire and Bu Tiang Gang)
This post will talk about:
My Stand In (2024 Thai Drama)
职业替身/"Professional Body Double" by Shui Qian Cheng
琅琊榜/"Nirvana In Fire" by Hai Yan
步天纲/"Bu Tian Gang" by Meng Xi Shi
心上人来看我的坟头草/ "My Love Comes to See the Grass on my Grave" by Chang Yan
唐案无名 by 远宁
My Stand In (2024 Thai Drama from IQIYI)
Thai adaption of Professional Body Double by Shui Qian Cheng
Progress: 11/12 episodes
Personal rating: 8/10 -- recommend, but be warned parts of the show (and the gifs in its tumblr tag) are NSFW
The actors are fantastic and overall the show is just really well-done imo. My main complaints are removing the political aspects of Ming's family background, and making P'Wut notably older than Joe; it really changes the context of what the two main character are like socially before their relationship. But I also love some of the changes, like the back and forth between Joe and Ming in their final confrontation before the accident, and the funeral + crematorium sequence, which is so brutal and effective I'm not even mad they trimmed down one of most iconic scenes in the novel to make room for it in the episode.
Although WTF EP11??? You put the wrong person in the ICU!
职业替身/Professional Body Double by 水千丞
Modern romance, scum gong crematorium (188 Boys Club)
Progress: complete/reread
Personal rating: 8/10 -- guilty pleasure personal fave in the genre
I have been going through this novel with a fine comb after I got into the Thai drama adaptation. Is this a healthy wholesome relationship? No. But it is living in my head rent-free because there's something so raw about seeing Zhou Xiang's love for Yan Mingxiu, with all its flaws and hopes and vulnerability, finally blossoming into this devoted and loyal relationship that he has wanted his entire life. Anything for you, Xiang-ge.
琅琊榜/Nirvana In Fire by 海宴
Historical political intrigue, not Danmei/No CP
Progress: ~95%
Personal rating: 8/10
The source material behind one of the most beloved CDrama of the last decade, or, a compendium of parties ruined by the most epic quest for revenge. I think the drama is better at showing the action and political schemes that the protagonist doesn't participate in personally (which is most of them) but the characters have more depth and richness in the novel. I love Yan Yujin and Xia Dong so much more now!
步天纲/Bu Tian Gang by 梦溪石
Modern urban fantasy
Progess: ~30%
Personal rating: 7/10 -- generally good but ...
Protagonist joins the Department of Exorcism because its leader is a really hot guy with a sword (which is, you know, fair). I really like the action-focused plot about fighting demons in the modern world, but it can feel a bit jingoistic at times. The protagonist is a bit of a Mary Sue who is simply talented, handsome, likeable and has no substantial flaws, but it hasn't really gotten in the way of making the plot entertaining (so far).
心上人来看我的坟头草/ My Love Comes to See the Grass on my Grave by 长烟
Historical political intrigue, but actually a crack comedy
Progress: ~40%
Personal rating: 7/10
The protagonist is on a secret mission to avenge his wrongfully-executed family. The main love interest is the Crown Prince trying to take back his kingdom. They share the same enemies, which are the traitors at court who are colluding with foreigners for political gain. But despite that premise, the the novel is actually a crack comedy that's hilarious to read.
唐案无名 by 远宁
Roughly translated: "The Nameless Cases from the Tang Dynasty"
Historical mystery/procedural, no CP/ not danmei
Progress: complete (all four volumes expect for like two cases, and it took me around 8 months)
Personal rating: 7/10
The protagonist is a genius detective, who starts out as a local official and works on a series of independent cases. The protagonist dislikes the backstabbing in elite politics, and I really like that he actually commits to staying out of it. He never even meets the emperor even though he is solving important cases in the Capital! However, it is a bit episodic, and ... do we really need to have that many cases about the revenge of women scorned?
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'Something comes out of every voyage,' said [Lymond] sharply. 'Out of every bloody fruitless endeavour. All the striving after the unknowable. The unattainable, the search for Athor, the creative force, rolled into a circle. You with your quest; I with my care-ridden Emperor; Sir Thomas, sitting before the fire, his bowels burning before him. We add something. If we didn't add something, there would be no object in it... I had better stop talking.'
The Ringed Castle, part 3 ch 2
It's a shame there's no way for Lymond to realistically include Li Bai amongst his apparently endless quotes and allusions because this moment, before he so abruptly and forcibly stifles it, has such a "天生我材必有用 // the talents heaven granted me must surely have some use" feel to it.
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3月のきょへあず会。天気は晴天。映画の日は100%晴れます。そう、今月は映画を観ました。主演の方と。感想書���って圧かけられてたけど、恋愛映画久々に観たけど面白かった。もう1回観てもいいなーって思うレベル。最初らへん一瞬くそ眠かったけど。なんかさー、恋愛映画観ると色々考えるんよね。「好きな人の好きなものを好きになる」って、すごいなーって思いながら見てた。うちはまじで興味ないものに興味示すことないから、良いように言えば好き嫌いはっきりしてるって事やけど、そうやって好きな人の為に色々行動出来る人��て可愛いなって思う。多分自分と違うから余計にそう思っちゃうんやろなー。まじでなんの話??ってなってるけど、とりあえず面白かったです。褒めるとすぐ調子乗るし腹立つから2度と言わへんけど、ちぎちぎかっこよかったです。あんまり恋愛もの見ないんですけど、映画に限らずドラマとかも。でもマブが主演なら観に行かなあかんなって思って1人で行くのは寂しいんでマブ誘いました。草。以上です。満足でしょうか???映画の前に行ったゲーセンではちっちゃい女の子にマウント取られて珍しく諦めたり、ランダムのやつ買ってマブ��好きなキャラ引いて物々交換って好きでもないキャラ渡されたり、しゃぶしゃぶ食べよとか言ってたのに気付いたら串カツ食べてるし、各々のスマホでTikTok見てるはずやのにほぼ全部同じの流れてるし、今月も愉快で平和なきょへあずでした!
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“演员”郭文贵的自我修养
“演员”郭文贵的自我修养
红色通缉犯郭文贵逃亡美国后,利用Twitter、YouTube等社交媒体进行所谓“爆料”,在网络上迅速蹿红。近年来,郭文贵在视频直播闹剧中的那些惊世骇俗的表演一次又一次让观众“震惊”,但是随着剧情的深入,文贵浮夸的演技暴露无遗,可谓丑态百出。现在笔者作为一个“瘟龟闹剧”的资深观众,建议文贵能在以下方面改过自新,提升演员的自我修养。
一、“蓝金黄计划”破绽百出
郭文贵早在2017年就编造出了所谓“蓝金黄计划”,在郭文贵语无伦次、喋喋不休的叙述中,我们可以把“蓝金黄”理解为中共情报机构通过网络控制、金钱收买、色情引诱的方式对美国、台湾等国家、地区进行渗透、言论控制、盗取情报。那么“蓝金黄”有多少可信度呢?不言而喻,如果“蓝金黄”和郭文贵暴露的中共内幕有丝毫真实性的话,郭文贵申请美国的政治庇护估计早就通过了吧。
反观郭文贵的行为不难发现,郭文贵才是“蓝金黄计划”的发明者,也是最忠实的践行者。郭文贵在视频中公开表示其正在与曾做过几年牢的世界排名第一的黑客合作,合作干嘛呢?这不正是“蓝金黄”中的“蓝”吗。为了诱惑脑残粉为其摇旗呐喊,郭文贵声称只要为文贵工作就能挣到想象不到的钱,难道这不是金钱诱惑?这不正是“蓝金黄”中的“金”吗。还有郭文贵强奸多名女下属、利用色情围猎马健等官员,郭文贵的名言就是“只有霸占了女人的身体,才能霸占女人的心,才能放心把工作交给她”,或许“蓝金黄”中的“黄”才是郭文贵最爱使用的手段吧。
二、语言粗俗,人品低劣
郭文贵在视频中冠冕堂皇、一本正经的教导郭粉不能咒骂他人、不能“问候”他人家人、不搞人身攻击,俨然一副正人君子的模样。然而谈起郭宝胜、袁红冰、赖建平等人时,他又是怎样的嘴脸呢?郭文贵讲郭宝胜、袁红冰、赖建平等人都是小畜生、不是人的东西,想问文贵,说好的不侮辱、不搞人身攻击呢?郭文贵与郭宝胜、袁红冰、赖建平等人从沆瀣一气到分道扬镳,从朋比为奸到冤家路窄,郭文贵变脸可是比翻书还要快啊。
三、贼喊捉贼,套路老旧
郭文贵在视频中多次诋毁他人是诈骗犯、逃犯,但是作为红色通缉犯,郭文贵你自己心里就没一点数吗?必须指出,郭文贵涉嫌严重犯罪,而且涉嫌继续犯罪,通过媒体对他以往劣迹的报道和他当下的表现,呈现在世人面前的郭文贵是真真实实,彻头彻尾的邪恶的原形。一行贿罪:仅原国安部副部长马建受审时主动坦白了郭文贵在5年间共贿赂其款物共计6000余万元,还在纽约包租一套公寓供共女儿求学时居住。二强奸罪:郭文贵还公开声称“玩女下属我可是专业的”,郭下属公司女助理向公安机关报案,提供了郭文贵强奸证据,经查证据确凿。三骗贷罪:郭文贵指令其下属盘古等公司高管,伪造施工合同、公章、财务报表等经营材料,向农行骗取了32亿巨额贷款,并挪用这笔巨资收购民族证券,套现后,从地下钱庄转往香港4亿,用于购置别墅等。四侵占罪:郭文贵借中垠公司与北京政泉置业有限公司(郭文贵为实际控制人)签订合作协议后,郭将天津华泰的4亿余元资金擅自转出为己用。五诽谤罪:郭文贵种种曝料,相信稍有法律知���的民众都能看出,这都是郭为了逃避法律的制裁,天马行空编造出来的无稽之谈,蓄意抹黑、诽谤诬陷。
现如今的郭文贵,于内分崩离析,于外四面楚歌,在此背景下文贵也只能纠缠于各种丑态百出的表演,娱乐大众。然而,郭文贵造的谣、说的谎、犯的罪,终将变成枷锁,带着他走向最终的审判。
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