#Lin Wei Xu

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Cdrama: My Merman Brother (2023)

my shark brother

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Cgq4eTEvAcs

[leftdreamlanddragon]

Posters for the IQiyi conference for stuff I want to watch… I need to figure out how to do video because the videos were SO MUCH BETTER!

Anyway. Enjoy!

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more extras :)

[binging-asian-dramas]

Fall In Love. 9/10

Story: 10

Acting: 10

Chemistry: 10

Comparable to: Maids Revenge (cdrama) ; Cruel Romance (cdrama)

One of my favorite historical cdrama’s. It takes place in the 1920s (republican era) which is an unique era of a cdrama you don’t see many of. The storyline is executed excellently with just enough mystery, action, melodrama, and romance. The chemistry between the two main leads are brilliantly casted and oofing are they oozing with smexyness together. It does take a few episodes for the momentum to get into, but it’s overall an outstanding drama where you won’t want to stop watching. Warning there also is sensitive subjects of attempted rape and suicide.

[linghxr]

10 movies I watched in Chinese class

This post is the unofficial sequel to 10 iconic Mandopop songs from Chinese class. No one asked for it, but I watched to chronicle what I could remember before more fades from my memory! I saw these movies in Chinese class in high school and college, and I had to do some sleuthing to find some names.

The synopses are from IMDb, revised by me. I put links to watch for free on YouTube when I was able to find one, but they might not work in your country.

1. 《和你在一起》 Together (2002) A violin prodigy and his father travel to Beijing, where the father seeks the means to his son's success while the son struggles to accept the path laid before him.

Watch on YouTube

2. 《谁的青春不迷茫》 Yesterday Once More (2016) Lin Tianjiao, the top student in her class, is struggling to cope under intense academic pressure. After she is nearly caught cheating on a test, she befriends Gao Xiang, a free-spirited slacker.

Watch on YouTube

3. 《活着》 To Live (1994) Based on the novel by Yu Hua, four generations of the once-wealthy Xu family experience the difficult changes of the Chinese Civil War, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution.

Watch on YouTube

4. 《喜宴》 The Wedding Banquet (1993) To satisfy his parents, Gao Wai-Tung, a gay man in a fulfilling relationship with his partner Simon, marries his female tenant Wei-Wei. Things get out of hand when his parents come to visit.

5. 《饮食男女》 Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) A widowed chef lives with his three grown daughters, who each experience ups and downs in their lives and romantic relationships as they leave the family home.

Watch on YouTube

6. 《哑孩儿》 Dumb Child* (2016) After graduating from college, Fang Yan takes a job as a teacher in a rural area of China. There she meets a young girl named Yaya who doesn't attend school due to her hearing impairment.

Watch on YouTube

*Dumb as in mute. It's not a great English name...

7. 《重返20岁》 20 Once Again/Miss Granny (2015) A 70-year old woman living unhappily with her son's family is magically transformed into her 20-year-old self. She befriends her grandson and decides to fulfill the dreams of her youth.

Watch on YouTube

8. 《北京爱情故事》 Beijing Love Story (2014) Different generations look at love, romance, and commitment, all from a uniquely Beijing perspective. All 5 couples and stories are intertwined a la Love Actually.

9. 《蓝风筝》 The Blue Kite (1993) The lives of a Beijing family throughout the 1950s and 1960s, as they experience the impact of the Hundred Flowers Campaign, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution.

Watch on YouTube

10. 《青春派》 Young Style (2013) Struggling with romantic woes after his plan to confess to his crush goes awry, Ju Ran fails the college entrance exam (gaokao) and is forced to repeat his last year of high school.

Watch on YouTube

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An Update to the Shendex

Hello all!

A little while ago, I made a post asking people to send me a list of main characters or love interests in danmei with the surname "Shen" in order to create a comprehensive list. That received a bit more traction than I thought it would, but not much in the way of new Shens. I am happy to announce, however, that I have googled the hell out of this and found an additional 20+ Official, Honorary, and Supporting Character Shens to add to the prospective Shendex. Here is the list (at present).

The Current Shendex

Seven Seas Danmei

Shen Shiliu/Gu Yun (Stars of Chaos)

Shen Qiao (Thousand Autumns)

Shen Qingqiu/Shen Yuan (The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System)

Shen Wei (Guardian)

Shen Zechuan (Ballad of Sword and Wine)

Novel Updates

Shen Ci (Vase Cannon Fodder Is Pampered by the Group Again)

Shen Gurong (Transmigrated Into The High-Risk Profession Life As A Master)

Shen Jin (After Being Moved to Tears by the Sworn Enemy’s Pheromones)

Shen Jin (Agreement Mark)

Shen Jue (A Hundred Ways To Kill A Heartthrob)

Shen Junci (Insights of the Medical Examiner)

Shen JunXi (Transmigrated into the Pastoral Scenery)

Shen Ke (Dandy Escapes From Marriage)

Shen Kong (The Professional Three Views Rectifier [Book Transmigration])

Shen Li (After the Accident, My Boyfriend Got Straight)

Shen Lin (Welcome to the Game Room of Supremacy Luck)

Shen Mofeng (No Money)

Shen Qi (Applaud for Happiness)

Shen Qianling (Everywhere in Jianghu is Wonderful/The Jianghu is Full of Local Tyrants)

Shen Qingcheng (Please Stop Pretending To Be a Cute Newcomer!)

Shen Ruo (Turned out I am a Scheming Little Cannon Fodder)

Shen Tanqi (The Male Lead Ran Away With My Ball)

Shen Tingzhou (I’m a Family Doctor in a Domineering Boss Novel)

Shen Ye (Accidentally Marked The Archenemy)

Shen Yu (Silent Concubine)

Shen Yunxing (Pregnant With The Pup Of A Wealthy Old Man)

Shen Zhixian (It's Not Easy Being a Master)

Honorary Shens

Fu Shen (Golden Terrace)

Lu Tian Shen (Dramatic Fake Young Master Holds the Group’s Favorite Script)

Luoshen (Let Me Go, I’m Not Pregnant)

Tang Shen (The Kingdom That Never Sleeps)

Xu Shen (Transmigrating to 1983)

Supporting Character Shens

Shen Jiu (The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System)

Shen Xingtang (Genius Mechanic)

Shen Yi (Stars of Chaos)

Shen Yuanting (Transmigrated as a Cannon Fodder Who Married into a Wealthy Family)

Now Onto Business...

Now that I have enough Shens to justify the existence of the Shendex, the question becomes how to format it. I'm not the best with this sort of thing, so anyone who wants to help is completely welcome (just DM me). As for how it should look... let's put it to a vote.

My aim is for every entry to include the characters used for each entry's name, a picture if possible, and a quick description of their story as well as a link to it. This could take a while, so I think I'll update it in bits and pieces. As always, you are welcome to send in a Shen if you please---just make sure to stick to danmei because otherwise this thing is going to get looooooong.

See you all next update!

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Thoughts on Rise of Ning, Pt 1

Started the Rise of Ning drama (just finished one episode and these are just my preliminary opinions so far~~)

So! I want to categorize the changes they make from the novel:

Making Luo Shenyuan a nicer guy, somewhat: We are given hints in the first episode that he is working to clear his master’s name. The novel version of him is FAR more ruthless, rather than exonerating someone, he would rather trick the accuser into losing everything. In fact, he does do this!! When Xu Wei (his teacher in novel ver.) and Yang Ling (his fellow disciple in novel ver.) are framed and killed, he isn’t concerned about clearing their name, he instead manipulates the court, and Wang Yuan (the framer in question, a scheming minister, as always XD) to hold supreme power. He would assassinate the nation’s most important general in the middle of a crucial border war for personal revenge! Moral bottom line? He doesn’t have one!

Removing the age-gap and the growing up together aspect: In the novel, he is eight years older, an unfavored shu son and she is the little di sister that clings to him for a good while. While I agree it’s not healthy to portray this as the foundation of their romantic feelings, it was riveting, ugh. The way that their lives were always so entwined, and their codependency slowly evolved to outright romantic possessiveness of an insane nature, sigh, I will miss it. That said, Zhang Wanyi is  doing a perfect one-sided delivery of these vibes, so far in Ep 1. The soft and ruthless sides of the same person, the quiet care, the longing!!! A++++

Changes in the heroine: They seem to have drastically changed Luo Yining’s set up, which makes sense because they can’t put in the death/reincarnation part, so I wonder how her connection with Lu Jiaxue will play out here. Also they have somewhat changed her relationship with her grandma and Lin Hairu, because she is not raised with them, Again, I feel this is an unnecessary change. I love her bond with Lin Hairu in the novel, they better keep allll their interactions 🙁

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My Lady General (将军在下) | Cdrama | Whump List

Genre: Historical, Romance

Synopsis: In order to redress the injustice of the late Crown Prince, Wei Lin, the Chief Commander of Zhangluan Army, a rough and illiterate female general, marries Gu Mingzhu, the handsome sickly son of Gu Cheng Yuan. But Mingzhu turns out to be an imposter and is actually Jiang Juan, the new leader of Ling Pavilion, an assassin organization. He is in cahoots with General Wei's enemy, the 2nd Prince of Qingyue. Jiang plotted his admission into General Wei's mansion to steal her "Yan Yu" to detoxify the poison in him...

Length: 23 eps

Whump meter: ▲△△△△ 

✨Another drama very dear to my heart. Not very whumpy but quite lovely and angsty anyway. Living for the role reversal and the absolutely unhinged king that's ML ✨

⚠️Trigger Content: None. ⚠️⚠️Some SPOILERS might be found, proceed with caution⚠️⚠️

Whumpee: Gu Mingzhu/Jiang Juan played by Xu Zhen Xuan

Ep 1 - [05:10] Threatened with hairpin to his neck.

Ep 2 - [01:50] Coughs blood, supported by friend, coughing | Knocked unconscious.

Ep 5 - [03:05] Threatened on the street, hiding behind guard, scratch on his face, saved by loved one | [04:15] Wound treated.

Ep 7 - [03:08] Made to kneel as punishment, verbally bullied, left to kneel in the rain, weak, struggling to stay upright, collapses into love one's arms, unconscious, heaving chest, (bridal) carried to safety | [06:20] Unconscious in bed | [07:45] Wakes up, weak, helped to sit.

Ep 9 - [03:18] Knife held to his neck, purposely "accidentally" cuts himself on the side of his hand with the blade.

Ep 12 - [00:40] Locked up in a cell, dragged away | [05:15] Cuts self on the arm, on the ground, concern for him, pretends to faint in lover's arms.

Ep 13 - [00:56] Winces when wound is touched | [04:14] Cut on the cheek

Ep 18 - [01:15] Sword held to his neck, apologizing, slashed by his lover (off screen), bleeding from the mouth | [03:25] Teary eyes, emotional, crying while laughing | [06:54] Crying, emotional

── ⋅ ⋅ ── ⋅ ⋅ ── ⋅ ⋅ ── ⋅ ⋅ ── ⋅ ⋅ ── ⋅ ⋅ ── ⋅ ⋅ ── ⋅ ⋅ ── ⋅ ⋅ ── ⋅ ⋅ ── ⋅ ⋅ ──

Debated including all of his pretend whump but ultimately decided against it. I only included the bits where he's actually hurt and clarified him pretending

Full credit to @storge for the amazing gifs found in this list. Go check them out!

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Listing Upcoming C-Drama's to watch :-

Fox Spirit Matchmaker : Love in Pavilion (Lead- Liu Shishi & Leon Zhang)

Fox Spirit Matchmaker : Red-Moon Pact (Lead- Yang Mi & Gong Jun) Released

Fox Spirit Matchmaker : Sword and Beloved (Lead- Li Yi Tong & Cheng Yi)

Legend of the Female General (Lead- Zhou Ye & Ryan Cheng)

The Princess Royal (Lead- Zhao Jin Mai & Zhang Ling He) Released

Love of the Divine Tree ( Lead- Deng Wei & Julia Xiang)

Guardians of the Dafeng (Lead- Dylan Wang & Tian Xi Wei) Released

Fangs of Fortune (Lead- Neo Hou & Chen Duling) Released

Love in the Desert (Lead- Fang Yulin & Hanikezi) Released

Snowy Night : Timeless Love (Lead- Joseph Zeng & Li Qin) Released

Reborn for Love (Lead- Jing Tian & Zhang Lingh He) Released

Shui Long Yin (Lead- Fang Yilun/Xiao Shunyao/Luo Yunxi)

Lady Revenger Returns from the Fire (Lead- Xu Lu & Wei Zheming)

A Dream Within A Dream (Lead- Li Yi Tong & Liu Yu Ning)

Thousand Fragrances (Lead- Song Wei Long & Ju Jing Yi)

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (Lead- Esther Yu & Ding Yuxi) Released

Legend of Dark River (Lead- Gong Jun & Chang Hua Sen)

Dashing Youth (Lead- Neo Hou & Hu Lian Xin) Released

The Story of Pearl Girl (Lead- Liu Yuning & Zhao Lusi) Released

Lin Jiang Xian (Lead- Joseph Zeng & Bai Lu)

Fall in Love with a Fox (Lead- Wanyan Luo Rong & Xu Hao)

Echo of her Voice (Lead- Wei Zheming & Xu Jia Qi) Released

Snowfall (Lead- Gao Wei Guang & Nana Ouyang) Released

Go East (Lead- Tan Jian Ci & Zhou Yiran) Released

Moonlight Mystique (Lead- Bai Lu & Ao Rui Peng)

Ran Shuang Wei Zhou (Lead- Wang Yuwen & Tian Jiarui)

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Full Version | Fall in love with a merman and flirt with him all the var...

Cdrama: My Merman Brother (2023)

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCmyX0AV1KI

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If LQG could change one thing about his life, what would be?

Also, what do the peak lords think of SQH dating?

And the other Peak Lords' reaction can be summarised with...

Liu Qingge: I've already answered once, but at least Mobei Jun isn't as present on the Peak as Luo Binghe... and he is definitely a lot less annoying.

Shen Qingqiu: ah, haha, well, as much as I enjoy poking fun at Qinghua I can say that their relationship has been accepted relatively easily... especially after all the other stuff between me and Binghe... (Still, Airplaine is an idiot for not noticing that Mobei had been courting him for decades...)

Mu Qingfang: In my case, I'm more relieved after knowing the nature of Shang-shidi's lover... the first few times I observed his bruises and bite marks I worried that he had ended up in an abusive relationship... Qi Qingqi: While I am not too thrilled about what Shang-shidi's lover is I have to agree with Liu-shixiong... (Not to mention how much fun my girls have writing about them *cough*)

Lin Qingshui: The moment I met Shang-shidi I knew what he would marry, after all the string of fate never lies kekekeke. Gao Qinggao: As a monk, I believe love should know no bounds or restrictions, we should not judge them. Amitabha.

Ruan Qingruan: I came to know about Shidi's relationship status after a night drinking with Qinghua (no one was available to try my new brew for only immortals) and he just spilt the beans about his "King" only after the big reveal I understood that he was speaking of an actual demon king...

Yu Qingtao: I also, connected the dots later... all my animals would stay away from Shang-shidi... he is most definitely scent-marked by Mobei Jiun hahaha.

Xu Qingli: I don't care, I believe romance is a waste of time.

Yue Qingyuan: I see Shang-shidi's marriage as a great opportunity between the realms, as cultivators we should always strive for peace. With Xi-Shen-shidi's marriage with Luo Binghe, we can create a long era of peace and prosperity for both realms.

.... Wei Qingwei: Wait, Shang Qinghua is married??

(This is set POST-CANON)

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Danmei most highly rated/loved

This list is based on my poll of people's favorite danmei novels. They're also the ones I've heard about multiple times. Many are licensed for English, and more are being licensed all the time!

MXTX – Heaven Official's Blessing (Tian Guan Ci Fu) 

MXTX – The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (Mo Dao Zu Shi)  

MXTX – The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System (Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong) 

Meatbun – The Husky and His White Cat Shizun (Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun)

Meatbun - Remnants of Filth (Yu Wu)

Meatbun - Case File Compendium (Bing an Ben)

Meng Xishi - Thousand Autumns (Qian Qiu) 

Meng Xishi – Peerless (Wu Shuang) 

Priest - Stars of Chaos (Sha Po Lang)  

Priest ��� Lord Seventh (Qi Ye)

Priest - Faraway Wanderers (Tian Ya Ke), sequel to Lord Seventh

Priest – Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire 

Priest - Guardian (Zhen Hun) 

Shisi - Little Mushroom (Xiao Mogu) 

Feng Yu Nie - Mistakenly Saving the Villain 

FTYX - Dinghai Fusheng Records

FTYX - Legend of Exorcism (Tianbao Fuyao Lu) (loose sequel to DFR)

FTYX - To Rule in a Turbulent World (Luan Shi Wei Wang)  

Tang Jiu Qing - Qiang Jin Jiu 

Tang Jiu Qing - Nan Chan 

Cang Wu Bin Bai - Golden Terrace (Cang Wu Bin Bai) 

Cang Wu Bin Bai - Chun Feng Du Jian 

Qing Se Yu Yi - Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know  

Man Man He Qi Duo - Those Years In Quest Of Honour Mine 

Lu Ye Qian He - The Wife is First (Qi Wei Shang) 

Yi Yi Yi Yi - How to Survive As a Villain (Chuanyue Cheng Fanpai Yao Ruhe Huoming)  

Zhìchǔ - Fan Service Paradox (Ying Ye Bei Lun)  

Mu Su Li - Global Examination (Quanqiu Gaokao)  

Wei Feng Ji Xu - Mist (Bowu) 

Xue Shan Fei Hu - The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish 

Wu Zhe - Run Wild (Sa Ye) 

bafflinghaze - Dao Of The Salted Fish (Salted Fish Cultivator) 

Lin Qian - The Fallen Merman 

Feng Liu Shu Dai - Quickly wear the face of the devil 

Yin Ya - The Legendary Master’s Wife  

Wú Yì - The Killer of Killers (Sha Qing) 

Bing Kuai’er/ICE (冰块儿) - After Dawn/Dawning 黎明之后 

Jiang Weiji - How to Feed an Abyss! 

Lei Xu - The Grave Robbers' Chronicles

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Favorite Web Novel Men Tournament

[Last Checked: December 30th, 2024 - Please check the original post for updated information]

Rules:

Must canonically be male or male-adjacent (includes canon trans men!)

Must be from a web novel or WN-adjacent

One character per response

Submit as many responses as you want 

Tournament Tag: #wn men tournament

No Propaganda

Bracket A: Non-Danmei

*Cédric Riester from When the Third Wheel Strikes Back

*Jesse Venetiaan from When the Third Wheel Strikes Back

*Park Moondae (Ryu Gunwoo) from Debut or Die

*Yoo Joonghyuk from Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint

Bracket B: Danmei

Bian Yanmei from Thousand Autumns

A-Tai (Tengla Isai) from Tianbao Fuyao Lu

Bai Sheng from Hui Tian

Chang Geng from Sha Po Lang

Cang Ji from Nan Chan

Chen Xing from Dinghai Fusheng Records

Cheng Qian from Liu Yao: The Revitalization of Fuyao Sect

Fei Du from Mo Du / Silent Reading

Cui Buqu from Peerless: Wushuang

Fang Juexia from Fanservice Paradox

Feng Xin from Heaven Official’s Blessing

Feng Xiao from Peerless: Wushuang

Fu Shen from Golden Stage

Gu Yun from Sha Po Lang

Fu Wenduo from The Earth is Online

Gu Jianshen from Want to Ascend? Then Fall in Love

He Xuan from Heaven Official’s Blessing

Jun Wu from Heaven Official’s Blessing 

He Yu from Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben

Jing Lin from Nan Chan

Kong Hongjun from Tianbao Fuyao Lu

Lan Sizhui from Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

Lan Wangji from Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

Li Jinglong from Tianbao Fuyao Lu

Lin Jingheng from Can Ci Pin

Lu Bixing from Can Ci Pin

Lu Feng from Little Mushroom

Luo Binghe from The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System

Lu Xu from Tianbao Fuyao Lu

Mo Rigen from Tianbao Fuyao Lu

Mo Xi from Remnants of Filth

Murong Lian from Remnants of Filth

Nie Huaisang from Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

Original Shen Qingqiu (Shen Jiu) from The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System

Peony from Unlucky Clover

Pei Tingsong from Fanservice Paradox

Qin Jiu from Global Examination

Shen Wei from Guardian: Zhen Hun

Shen Qingxian from Want to Ascend? Then Fall in Love

Shen Zhuo from Hui Tian

Song Qingshi from Mistakenly Saving the Villain 

Shi Qingxuan from Heaven Official’s Blessing

Wei Wuxian from Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

Tang Mo from The Earth is Online

Xiang Shu from Dinghai Fusheng Records

Wenren È from Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know

Wu Xingxue from Unseen Immortal of 300 Years

Xue Meng from The Husky and His White Cat Shizun

Xiao Fuxuan from Unseen Immortal of 300 Years

Xie Qingcheng from Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben

Yu Shengyan from Thousand Autumns

Yan Zhengming from Liu Yao: The Revitalization of Fuyao Sect

Yin Hanjiang from Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know

You Huo from Global Examination

Zhao Yunlan from Guardian: Zhen Hun

Zhou Zishu from Faraway Wanderers

^ Spoilers Warning!

*Dealer's Choice (Brackets are not final. I'm just dividing them as Danmei vs. Non-Danmei for right now. It'll probably be divided by popularity later)

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War of Faith Notes Ep. 29 - 32

Ep 29 -> Wei Ruolai in the execution grounds.

Wei Ruolai: Are you targeting Mr. Shen again??

Lin Qiaosong: Why are you doing this? Wei Ruolai: Then at that time, why did you join the dare-to-die corps? Lin Qiaosong: To protect the country! Wei Ruolai: I'm the same!

Shen Tunan rushes to save Wei Ruolai.

There's gunshots (someone is saving WRL?).

Shen Tunan: Congyun, drive forward! Wei Ruolai is in danger!! Huang Congyun: No sir, only your safety matters to me!

Shen Tunan jumps out of the car to save Ruolai, HCY follows.

Shen Tunan (when he sees the dead bodies): Ruolai is not there...

Niu Chunmiao and Shen Jinzhen are the shooters, saving WRL.

Shen Tunan saw Jinzhen(?).

(So, Wei Ruolai has no idea that Shen Tunan begged Mr. Yu to save him and that Shen Tunan risked his life to go to the execution grounds to save him.... WRL thanks Shen Jinzhen and Niu Chunmiao for saving him and agrees to go to Jiangxi Soviet).

Shen Tunan did, indeed see Jinzhen and he knows for sure she's a communist. He looks so hurt that she lied to him QAQ. Jinzhen denies everything, of course.

Shen Tunan: Thank you for saving Wei Ruolai.

Shen Jinzhen arranges for WRL and Niu Chunmiao to evacuate, but they missed each other fuck.

Hongfang shop is exposed and Mr. Xu blows up the place...

Shen Tunan and Shen Jinzhen's confrontation. (these two actors are so good damn the emotions are supercharged).

Wei Ruolai is caught by the Axe Gang:

Mr. Qian: You're a communist. Wei Ruolai: Well, technically, not yet. (he's such an innocent cutie pie i can't--) Mr. Qian: But in the future? Wei Ruolai: Uhh maybe uhh

Wei Ruolai and Niu Chunmiao are helped by the axe gang to leave.

Shen Tunan drives Shen Jinzhen (to run away?)

Ep 30 -> Shen Tunan drops of Shen Jinzhen in a gas station (lin qiaosong and his men are watching from the bushes).

Shen Tunan and Shen Jinzhen say their goodbyes.

Wei Ruolai's bus pass by and through the window Ruolai can see Shen Tunan and Shen Jinzhen hugging. AND GUESS WHAT Wei Ruolai's reaction is: Shen Xiansheng?!

His eyes are always automatically find his Xiansheng ah... tsk tsk

Shen Tunan leaves, and Lin Qiaosong and co attacke Shen Jinzhen. Shootout.

Wei Ruolai realizes there are people going to attack Shen Jinzhen and gets off the bus.

Shen Tunan hears gunshots and returns to save his sister (he's so cool damn it), he crashes the car into the gas station (the car explodes).

Shen Jinzhen is crying for her brother, Wei Ruolai and Niu Chunmiao have to drag her away. Shen Tunan is okay(?) I hope please please

Shen Jinzhen and Wei RUolai are crying (they're afraid Shen Tunan is dead).

Wei Ruolai: Xiansheng is a noble person, the heavens will protect him. Shen Jinzhen: I hope so.

Shen Jinzhen is crying because her brother was trying to protect her.

Poor Huang Congyun (I forgot this bro existed lol). He's worried and he's the one who tells Cishu that Shen Tunan is in the hospital, and that Shen Jinzhen and Wei RUolai are communists.

Shen Tunan is in the emergency room.

Aww Huang Congyun this precious boi is cryingggg (ignore the fact that hcy can be a jerk to wrl sometimes--)

ALSO, i'm seriously kinda shipping Su Cishu with Shen Jinzhen. I feel like her relationship with Shen Tunan is more... platonic?

Like, when she found out Shen Tunan was in the hospital, Su Cishu kept asking, what about Shen Jinzhen? Shen Jinzhen ne?? Shen Jinzhen?? Like, instead of asking about her husband (she is worried about him, ofc ) she's asking about Jinzhen...

Shen Tunan is in the hospital, his chances of waking up are slim.

Lin Qiaosong (to STN): I thought you were the smartest person I knew... I thought you were the most loyal to the Kuomintang... But turns out your sis is a Communist and you didn't notice? Are you stupid or blind? Wenbiao: Stupid and blind. Lin Qiaosong: ...

WRL, SJZ, and NCM travel together to Jiangxi Soviet.

Shen Tunan finally wakes up, chats with Su Cishu.

Shen Tunan: That's why I have to work harder for the country. Su Cishu: Mr. Song make you step down from you position... He also published your obituary...

Shen Tunan is angry and his head hurts. He goes home (from the hospital) and reunites with his daughter.

Huang Congyun and Chief Deng visit Shen Tunan.

WRL and co arrive in Jiangxi (they got caught but after verifying their identities they are welcomed there).

Niu Chunmiao's guy that she likes is dead, she's sad.

P.S. The ending song has changed.

Ep. 31 -> Wei Ruolai and co are in Jiangxi, Wei Ruolai returns to his dad.

Wei Ruolai works as a small accountant in his village (not working for the Red Army's bank, no)

Wei Ruolai has flashbacks of his time with Shen Tunan (his brain is making tiktok edits of his beloved Xiansheng).

Life in Jiangxi: WRL is an accountant and teaches a girl (fang ling) to count; Shen Jinzhen works in the military (shooting guns etc); Niu Chunmiao's dad teaches her self defense(?).

Fang Ling died. WRL reflects on stuff and has a stronger resolve to join the Communists.

WRL joins the Red Army bank.

WRL: Someone... made me write a report (on your bank) once.

So... previously Shen Tunan wrote an essay on the encirclement of communists. The chairman read it, approves, and wants to send Shen Tunan to Jiangxi (to intercept the ore transfer or something). Actually Shen Tunan promised his wife he will stop doing politics and their family can move to England, but now...

Chairman: I'm helping Shen Tunan meet his darling sooner ah

Su Cishu is (obviously) angry because Shen Tunan is leaving.

Shen Tunan: In this life I'm destined to offer my life to the nation. Su Cishu: But you are my nation!

The song is different again?

Ep 32 -> Shen Tunan in the ferry spots his wife and daughter.

Su Cishu: You've pledged your life to the country. I've pledged my life to you. (seriously thats so romantic).

Su Cishu: Home is where you are.

Wei Ruolai gets the newspaper with Shen Tunan's obituary and shows it to Shen Jinzhen, the two of them cry and have flashbacks of Shen Tunan.

Shen Tunan and his family and Huang Congyun are in Jiangxi, Lin Qiaosong also goes there. Shen Tunan changes his name to Tu Nanshen.

Shen Tunan starts implementing stricter rules to catch communists and fight them through the economic field.

Shen Tunan: working hard to make counterfeit money and make the Soviet Bank lose credibility Wei Ruolai: Working hard to restore credibility and save the bank.

You know, every time I think this show can't get any gayer (and i think fuck this will be boring becuz they'll just talk about money and war and stuff i don't understand) a new gay line (Shenlai) pops out and I'm struck by how fucking gay and fucking sweet Shenlai is. It just hits me out of the blue.

Wei Ruolai tells Shen Jinzhen about the fake notes and he tells her this is an economic war, must be the Kuomintang who did it. AND THEN HE SAYS:

Wei Ruolai: If only Xiansheng was here. Shen Jinzhen: If he were here, you might have a headache. Wei Ruolai: I'd rather have him here and be troubled by him instead.

I'D RATHER HAVE HIM HERE AND BE TROUBLED BY HIM INSTEAD.

Okay Wei Ruolai, we all know you love him. Damn.

[the-monkey-ruler]

Chinese Mythology Stories (1983) 中國神話故事－西遊記

Director: Chen Lie Screenwriter: Yeung Wai-Man Starrring: Jin Chao-Chun / Chang Fu-Chien / Sun Jia-Lin / Yang Hsiung / Barry Chan / Wu Xue-Fen / Zeng Ya-Jun / Yeung Wai-Man / Wang De-Zhi / Chiang Kuang-Chao / Ko Hsiao-Pao Genre: Fantasy Country: Taiwan Language: Mandarin Date: 1983-05-31 Number of episodes: N/A Also known as: 中国神话故事 Type: Retelling

Summary:

Several folk legends from different dynasties are actually gathered together. Nezha, Jigong, Door God, Xu Xian, Bai Suzhen... Could it be that these characters are going to gather together to perform some kind of comedy?! Don't make blind guesses! They came together just to show some kind of "propaganda effect"; to promote the upcoming "Chinese Mythology Story"; these legendary characters will all bring out a touching Chinese mythology story. "Chinese Mythical Stories" is a unit theater that CTV will open at 1:00 pm on weekends. Currently, the recording of three unit stories of "Nezha", "Ji Gong" and "The Legend of White Snake" has been completed. It is scheduled to start on May 28 or Saturday. Launched on the 4th. Wang Weijiang went from the front to the back, and co-produced the "Chinese Mythology" unit theater with Wei Xin to realize an ideal, that is, to introduce various folk beliefs through the moving myths and stories circulated in our country's long history of thousands of years. In the creation of the protagonist's character, special emphasis is placed on his method of becoming an immortal and attaining enlightenment - inner cultivation and saving people and saving the world, in order to remind the audience that faith should not be turned into superstition. Such a theme has considerable social and educational significance. Wang Weijiang said that "Chinese Mythical Stories" is a social and educational program produced in the form of drama. It is quite difficult for the social education style and drama type to deeply move people's hearts; because this is equivalent to using the strengths of drama - the drama of twists and turns to make up for the shortcomings of social education - the rigid boring feeling; the "Chinese mythology story" The production is exploring such a new route. If successful, it will be a major breakthrough for TV programs. Judging from the production method of "Chinese Myth Stories", this "new line" that breaks the boundaries between drama and social education has great potential and great potential. The legendary mythical story, through DPE's latest TV effects machine, makes the picture show magical special effects, how fascinating it will be! Since it is a myth, it can perform special effects, and the scenes can be as magical and varied as possible.

Source: https://en.hkcinema.ru/film/20385

Link: N/A

[innerpalaces]

THE PRINCESS WEI YANG - 177 PART 2

CHAPTER 177: His Highness Grand Prince Xu

However, the maid next to Pei Baoer was smart. When she saw Han Qin standing nearby, she quickly whispered, "Miss, would you like me to pour you another cup of tea?"

With such an abrupt sentence, Pei Baoer immediately came to her senses, and Pei Zhen also looked back. Sure enough, she saw Han Lin and Han Qin, two daughters of House Yingguo, walking over. Pei Zhen looked at them with disdain and said, "I'm just too straightforward, don't be angry."

Pei Baoer smiled slightly and said: "Big Sister, look at what you're saying. Sister Han will not be angry. If she is angry, doesn't it mean that she is convinced of what you said?"

Although Pei Zhen is hateful, Pei Baoer always likes to act innocent, but in fact her mouth and thoughts are more vicious. However, when she is in front of those young masters, she will act innocent and weak, and everyone would think that she was being bullied every time. Han Qin always hated this Pei Bao'er, and even more hated those men who always stood by her side like they were protecting a flower. Today, after hearing that Pei Bao'er actually ridiculed their cousin, she was immediately very angry. Han Qin was about to reprimand her, but Han Lin was afraid of causing trouble and quietly shook her head at her. Han Qin was angry, but she held back.

Pei Zhen is not someone who will back down if you tolerate her. She sneered and said, "I'm not wrong at all. How can a girl who grew up in the country be decent?"

The Guo family protected Li Wei Yang very closely. They only said that her adoptive parents were ordinary merchants and refused to disclose more details. In addition, the sons of the Guo family were harder to deal with than others. Even though the Pei family had found many channels to learn about this Miss Guo who suddenly appeared, the news they got became more and more confusing, so even the Pei sisters couldn't sit still and had to come here to find out what happened.

The Duchess Yingguo Guo Zhen married late and had the best relationship with her sister-in-law. Even the children in the family were very close to Guo Su. Han Qin was still a bit young after all, so she retorted, "Pei Zhen, you come here as a guest and you talk arrogantly. What kind of education does your Pei family have!"

Pei Zhen was angry and was about to explode. Pei Baoer narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "Miss Han, say what you just said again!"

Han Qin had a direct temper, her face turned red when she heard this, and she said angrily: "I said your Pei family's education is not good!"

Pei Baoer smiled coldly and said: "The young lady from House Yingguo is so bold, she actually dares to talk about the Empress' education!"

This Pei Bao'er, the most cunning one, actually caught Han Qin's words. Indeed, Empress Pei was also from the Pei family. Han Qin accidentally mentioned the Pei family's education, which naturally implicated Empress Pei! It's a big deal if this word gets out! It will only add fuel to the fire between Guo and Pei! Han Qin knew that she had gotten into trouble, her face turned red with embarrassment and she was speechless. The sneer on Pei Baoer's beautiful face got even worse: "Miss Han, if you slap yourself until I am satisfied, I will let you off and pretend I didn't hear this!"

"You -" Hearing this, not to mention Han Qin, even Han Lin, who had always been gentle, became angry. They never imagined that Pei Baoer was not only sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued, but also that she would be so narrow-minded and make things difficult for Han Qin.

Han Qin bit her lip. If she refused to do as Pei Baoer said, wouldn't Pei Baoer make things difficult for her uncle and aunt if she spread the word? Her hands suddenly clenched.

Seeing that there were not many people walking around, Pei Zhen sneered and suddenly made a gesture to the maid on the side. The maid immediately changed their positions cleverly, blocking the view. Pei Zhen sneered and raised her hand. : "Since you are unwilling to do it yourself, I will do it for you!"

Seeing her concubine-born sister being so arrogant and domineering, Pei Baoer had a smile on her face.

Before she finished speaking, Pei Zhen's hand was grabbed by a young woman.

Pei Zhen was startled, looked at the woman in front of her, and said sternly: "What are you doing?!"

Li Wei Yang's smile remained the same: "Miss Pei, I'm afraid it's not good to make trouble here."

Pei Baoer glanced at the woman with a beautiful face and cold temperament in front of her, and felt that it was very strange. For a moment, she didn't know whose family she belonged to, sos he couldn't help but stand up, frowned and said, "Who are you?"

Li Wei Yang smiled and said: "You come to someone else's banquet and you don't even know the host?"

Pei Zhen and Pei Baoer looked at each other and couldn't help being surprised.

Li Wei Yang smiled sweetly and said: "It's just a dispute of words, why should you two be angry?"

"Are you Guo Jia?!" Pei Zhen took a look at Li Wei Yang and was immediately disappointed. She originally thought that Miss Guo must be a girl who was not be shown in public. Who would have thought that this was not the case at all, but she couldn't swallow this grievance, so she said angrily: "Your two cousins ​​humiliated our Pei family first, why can't I teach them a lesson!"

Li Wei Yang just smiled and was not affected by her at all and said: "Miss Pei, I advise you to think about the consequences before taking action. The Empress has always been well-educated. If she knows that you two young ladies are doing such things outside and ruining the reputation of the Pei family, won't she going to blame you? The princes will be choosing consorts soon, so this is a bad time to cause trouble. My two cousins aren't concerned with such things. Miss Pei Baoer is the most beautiful woman in Yuexi and the Empress's favorite niece. Naturally, the Empress  will not hinder her. But you...." In one sentence, the difference between legitimate and concubine born was highlighted.

Pei Zhen was startled and subconsciously retracted her hand. She glanced at her sister, whose face was a little pale. Suddenly, she thought of something, and her face immediately turned unsightly.

Pei Baoer sneered in his heart, raised the corner of her mouth, and lifted her thin eyebrows, showing no sign of weakness, "You and I are both daughters of aristocratic families, however you are just the niece of Gracious Consort Guo, while my aunt is Empress Pei. In terms of status, I am naturally much more noble than you. How dare you speak like this, aren't you afraid that I will report you to my aunt?"

Li Wei Yang smiled slightly, "Whether it's the Empress or Gracious Consort Guo, they both have to call themselves concubines when they see His Majesty. Furthermore, both your father and mine are both ministers of the court. In this world, only His Majesty is the most noble, so how could you be more noble than me? If you really want to discuss with me what noble status is, then you should control your words and actions, and not do anything to discredit your family." She paused and looked at the stunned expression on the other party's face, and said slowly: "You should do what you do according to your status. You two are guests right now. Go back to the banquet. I don't want to repeat myself."

Pei Zhen was frightened by Li Wei Yang's cold and calm tone and took a step back. She happened to bump into Pei Baoer. Pei Baoer's expression changed immediately and she was about to cry when she heard Li Wei Yang say coldly: "Miss Pei, if you feel aggrieved, it's better to cry when you go back. I don't have a good temper. If you shed a tear, I'm afraid I will make the accusation of bullying you a reality. It won't be good if your pretty face has a few scars."

Pei Baoer's face suddenly turned livid, and her expression that was about to cry immediately stopped. The Pei family was already discussing Pei Zhen's marriage. On the surface, Pei Baoer was very close to this concubine born sister, but secretly she looked down on her status. This time, she took advantage of the opportunity and wanted to instigate Pei Zhen to cause trouble, ruin her marriage, and teach the Han sisters a lesson. Who knew that Guo Jia would show up in the middle. She was going to use the trick she had used for many years to teach her a lesson in front of everyone and shed tears of grievance, making everyone think that Guo Jia and the Han sisters had united to bully her, but didn't expect that Guo Jia could see through her intentions calmly, and warned her that if she dared to cry she would just add wounds to her face, and then she will be really wronged...

This Guo Jia looks noble and generous on the surface, but unexpectedly she turns out to be a ruthless character! Pei Baoer cherished her appearance the most and did not dare to pester her anymore. She snorted coldly and said, "Let's go!" After saying that, she turned around and left, not even having time to take the maid with her. Pei Zhen saw her sister leaving and quickly followed her, not forgetting to give Li Wei Yang a hard look.

Li Wei Yang turned around and looked at the two sisters of the Han family, but her smile was very warm: "Let me guess, this is Lin'er who gave me the sachet, and this is Qin'er who gave me the painting, right?" Guo Jia is eighteen years old, while Han Lin in front of her is seventeen years old, and Han Qin is only fifteen years old.

Seeing that she could distinguish the two sisters so easily, Han Qin couldn't help but open her mouth and said, "You...how did you know?"

Li Wei Yang smiled. Before she came to the banquet, the attentive Guo Cheng specially gave her a roster, recording in detail everyone's origin, appearance, and temperament. If not, how could she be so accurate in guessing Pei Baoer's intention?

Han Lin smiled shyly: "Cousin, you are really amazing. Pei Baoer's face changed after what you said that!"

"Yeah, you don't know, she does this every time. First she instigates others to quarrel with her eloquent words, and then she sits on the sidelines to reap the benefits. If we don't follow this trick, she will deliberately shed tears and be sad. It's as if everyone in the world has bullied her! But she is so beautiful that everyone will help her!" Han Qin said angrily.

Li Wei Yang laughed and said: "If she pretends to be innocent like this next time, Qin'er might as well give her two slaps in the face and kick her a few more times. This way, the crime will not be in vain."

The Han sisters all looked at Li Wei Yang dumbfounded, and then a burst of laughter interrupted their attention. However, Guo Cheng came over, dressed in elegant clothes, with an infinite smile on his face. He stared at Li Wei Yang, like he saw a fish flying in the sky and said, "If mother hears this, she will feel relieved in the future. No one will dare to bully you! Fortunately, she asked me to invite you to the table, for fear that you would be bullied by others. Let's go."

The two daughters of the Han family both giggled, especially Han Lin, who blushed immediately when she saw her handsome cousin smiling. Li Wei Yang sighed and said: "Look at what you said, third brother, I am just doing my best to be a host, why do you think I am so fierce?"

Guo Cheng laughed and said: "Okay, you have done your duty as a host, but don't forget that you are the protagonist of today's banquet. It's time for us to go to the banquet!"

When Li Wei Yang arrived at the banquet, she felt that she was surrounded by waves of fervent and eager eyes. Madam Guo smiled, stepped forward to hold her hand, and introduced the guests present to her one by one.

Everyone saw that Li Wei Yang was dressed in gorgeous clothes. Although she did not apply makeup, her skin was as bright as snow. Her eyes were black and clear as an ancient well and her face was calm and noble. She was completely different from the wild and unruly young miss that they had imagined. On the other hand, the two sisters of the Pei clan, who had just met her, had expressions of disgust on their faces. It was obvious that they had already fallen out with each other.

Li Wei Yang smiled slightly and did not take what happened just now to heart. Empress Pei dared to touch the people around her. Naturally, no one in the Pei family could escape. But when she looked around, she didn't see Yuan Yu. At this time, Madam Guo whispered in her ear: "His Majesty had an urgent meeting today and ordered all his sons to enter the palace, but they all sent gifts." As if she was afraid of wronging her daughter.

Li Wei Yang just smiled, but felt a little regretful. It was a pity that Yuan Yu's shocked expression could not be seen today, but there would be more opportunities in the future.

At the banquet, Madam Guo specially invited Izumo, the most famous geisha in Dadu. Li Wei Yang was sitting in the garden and saw the peonies blooming and smelled the fragrance of the flowers. After a while, the flute and the pipa were heard again, and then the dancers entered. A group of beautiful women accompanied the rhythm of the music, gracefully and elegantly, until Izumo appeared in an elegant red dress. Her flying cloud sleeves, along with her soft waist and moving dance steps, made everyone watch with gusto.

Li Wei Yang's gaze passed through the crowd. Suddenly, she saw a young man walking on the bridge not far away.

Naturally, someone nearby also saw the person walking from a distance, looked again and again, and said, "Oh, isn't it His Highness Grand Prince Xu?" There was a commotion among the crowd.

Li Wei Yang's eyes also fell on his face. She felt that the name was so unfamiliar, but the eyes were extremely familiar. Grand Prince Xu? His Highness? She chewed these words gently and smiled.

Then, Li Wei Yang tilted her head slightly as if inadvertently, and said to Madam Guo on the side: "Mother, who is this?"

The golden folding fan in Madam Guo's hand covered half of her face, and she said softly: "He is the prince heir who has just inherited the title of Grand Prince Xu."

The previous Grand Prince Xu, Yuan Zhong, was the hero who supported the emperor's ascension to the throne, and was also the emperor's direct cousin. After the emperor ascended the throne, no matter how the ministers with foreign surnames fought among themselves, Grand Prince Xu, Yuan Zhong's family was always extremely noble, and Yuan Zhong sat at the center and held the power of the court, deeply trusted by the emperor. Prince Xu's son was sent to guard the western border of Yuexi, and he was a high-ranking official in the border area. Unfortunately, he died young due to an accident. Prince Xu suffered the pain of losing his son. His first wife, the grand princess, had long since passed away. Prince Xu's late son was not the biological child of the current grand princess and the current princess had long been prepared to put her own biological son on the throne.

At this moment, Prince Xu suddenly announced that he has found a son who was living outside the country. During his expedition twenty years ago, he had married a concubine named Liu. Now, he had finally found his own flesh and blood, and despite the opposition of the entire imperial family, he was adamant that this child, who had suddenly appeared, should be the next Grand Prince Xu. Grand Princess Xu was so angry that she mobilized the power of her natal Hu family, and put pressure on the Emperor through Princess Hu Shun, trying to stop this complete violation of etiquette. However, the Emperor completely turned a deaf ear to it. Not only did he agree to Grand Prince Xu's plea, he even gave the new prince heir a large number of rewards, confirming his status. Half a month ago, Grand Prince Xu passed away, and this young man became the new Grand Prince Xu, inherited everything in Prince Xu's palace, and became the youngest and most prominent prince in Dadu. However, he keeps a low profile and rarely appears in front of others, which makes people feel even more mysterious.

(t/n: This part is a little confusing. Basically the old Grand Prince Xu's son by his first wife died and his second wife wanted her son to be heir. But then the old Grand Prince Xu turns up with a "long lost concubine-born son" (Yuan Lie aka Li Minde) and announces he's going to be his heir. His second wife's maiden family tried to protest, but the Emperor backed the old Grand Prince Xu and this "mystery heir". Shortly after, the old Grand Prince Xu died and Yuan Lie became the new Grand Prince Xu.)

Li Wei Yang's smile deepened, Yuan Lie, aren't you the Emperor's son? How could you suddenly become the illegitimate son of Grand Prince Xu? What does the Emperor mean by making such a decision?

At this moment, Yuan Lie on the stone bridge also saw Li Wei Yang sitting among the crowd. Even though there were so many beautiful women, he actually spotted her among the crowd at a glance. She was wearing an elegant lake blue dress, with a beautiful face, dark eyes, and a slightly smiling expression. The sun cast a faint shadow on her white cheeks.

His breathing was stagnant for a moment, and his heart was trembling unsteadily, and he couldn't tell whether it was from shock or ecstasy.

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