#Liu Mengmeng

[dtriad]

I came across this bilibili video with commentary on a lot of the actors in Romance of the Three Kingdoms (1994). Adding my own scatter-brained thoughts on some of the featured characters, with timestamps:

Bi Yanjun as Yang Xiu / Li Ru (6:31) - omg TIL they were played by the same actor? I see it now... the power of facial hair & acting lmao. I like Yang Xiu a lot :3 though here he's not overtly obnoxious (affectionate) like Zhai Tianlin's Yang Xiu in TAA

Li Jianyi / Xiu Zongdi as Chen Gong (7:00) - XZD's Chen Gong is /chef's kiss/ I love the final Cao Cao/Chen Gong breakup scene at 白门楼, Cao Cao gazing at his white moonlight who refuses any possibility of surrender/reconciliation (Cao Cao: you'd rather be with Lü Bu than be with me??? HIM??? and now you'd rather die than be with me???)

Cao Li as Lu Su (9:17) - babyface mengmeng!!!!!! way too cute & honest compared to historical Lu Su haha

Gao Lancun as Sima Zhao (10:17) - confession, I still haven't watched the whole thing in order b/c I keep jumping around & picking out scenes/arcs instead, sooooo I have mostly skipped Sima Zhao content... but I love OP's description of Sima Zhao "who seems like he's looking at [others as] trash" lmaooo

An Yaping as Ma Chao (10:53) - 锦马超! Luo Guanzhong: /sweating I gotta spruce up this guy dammit! well good job LGZ I love watching him go after Cao Cao

Chen Hong as Diaochan (11:35) - MY DARLING!!!!!!! I really enjoy all the moments when she darts a glance at Dong Zhuo or Lü Bu to gauge her next move. & LOVE her character song—

Yang Fan / Zhang Shan / Hou Yongsheng as Zhao Yun (12:28) - ZILONG! ZILONG! too many A+ character songs... Zhang Shan's horsemanship was crazy good

Wu Xiaodong as Sun Quan (13:20) - he successfully captures that bearing/air as a ruling lord, but I'm sorry Sun Quan every time I look at you I think 孙十万... pls, let your generals do the fighting 😂 also I am weirded out by the fact he's got a luxurious beard while Zhou Yu goes around w/o one because then he would blow his identity as young Yuan Shao (speaking of facial hair, they dropped the ball with Sun Ce, why didn't he get a beard as nice as Sun Quan's!!)

Zhang Tianshu / Fan Zhiqi as Jiang Wei (14:14) - my young bb 甜姜! my old bb 苦姜! ;_______; ok tbh the thing that bugs me most about the 2010 drama is that they end the final ep with Sima Yi's death and toss in a voiceover "yadda yadda a decade+ later, Shu surrendered, yadda yadda" and THAT'S IT???? BUT WHERE IS THE CULMINATION OF THE TRAGEDY OF JI HAN???? JIANG WEI???? if you don't wanna adapt that part then ok just own it and wrap up the show with a thematically appropriate ending, why even bother to shove the idea of 分久必合 into the voiceover during the last half-minute as;dlkfja;sdlk. anyway wahhhh @ OP's commentary: "姜维是承载着蜀汉的所有美好与激情的存在，但是最后终会化为壮烈与凄凉 [...] 我们会在樊志起的身上看到诸葛亮，���到关羽，看到赵云，看到刘备的影子" ;______;

Zhang Guangbei as Lü Bu (17:15) - hahaha omg he originally intended to audition for Zhou Yu???? ok, especially after reading 《早安！三国打工人》I can't help but admit he's become my poor little muddle-headed meow meow... and ZGB is A+ in this role

Hong Yuzhou as Zhou Yu (18:35) - 美周郎 absolutely deserves that BGM cut at 19:28 /swishes cloak

Wei Zongwan as Sima Yi (20:37) - SO. MUCH. happening beneath the stillness of Sima Yi. he also deserves that BGM cut at 21:24. the ultimate 猫头鹰!!

Sun Yanjun as Liu Bei (23:27) - I like the historical Liu Bei more than ROTK Liu Bei, but major major major props to SYJ for, frankly, elevating ROTK Liu Bei with his portrayal, so 央三 Liu Bei > novel ROTK Liu Bei \o/

Tang Guoqiang as Zhuge Liang (24:31) - YES

Bao Guo'an as Cao Cao (26:46) - HELL YES

this got so much longer than I expected /facepalm

[professorsparklepants]

Hoping praying etc that Mu Sheng using mind control on Liu Mengmeng already means that they'll keep the CNC mind control marriage from the novel ,🙏🏻 please sir I am begging on my knees. Let their relationship be so fucking weird.

[the-monkey-ruler]

Star Journey: Storm Familla (2011) 星游记之风暴法米拉

Director : Zeng Weijing Screenwriter: Liu Bei Starring: Yan Mengmeng / Hao Youyue / Shan Xin / Zhang Jie / Gong Geer / Jiang Guangtao / Bian Jiang / Yang Ying / Zheng Xiaopu Genre: Action / Animation / Fantasy / Adventure Country/Region of Production: Mainland China Language: Mandarin Chinese Date: 2011-10-30 (Mainland China) / Release date: 2017-08-11 (Mainland China) / Release date: 2020-03-28 (Mainland China) Number of Movies: 2 Number of episodes: 26 Single episode length: 22 minutes Also known as: Star Travels Online Movie / Star Travels 2 / Star Travels Reset Edition / 星游记网络大电影 / 星游记2 / 星游记重置版 / Space Adventure / Rainbow Sea / 太空大冒险 Type: Appropriation

Summary:

In the vast universe, there is an extremely dangerous wormhole route - the Devil's Footprint. In order to prevent others from entering the Devil's Footprint, the mysterious organization Galaxy Eyes blocked the coordinates that could reach there, and the Devil's Footprint gradually disappeared from people's sight. The only spacecraft engine that can enter the Devil's Footprint, "Jupiter's Heart", has also become a prize for the competition - "Storm Famira" competition, becoming a new goal and glory for adventurers. The Red Devil's son Madang, the last astrologer Diya and the King of Yayaro, Gudong Mengxi, formed the "King and Followers" team and are about to set foot on this cruel arena.

Source: https://movie.douban.com/subject/26771100/

Link: N/A

[bpod-bpod]

Wnt to Fat

The molecular pathway called Wnt is involved and vital in many cellular functions. This study in fruit flies shows its activation reduces fat accumulation by boosting fat breakdown and preventing new fat generation – insight into ways to regulate fat metabolism

Read the published research article here

Image from work by Mengmeng Liu and Rajitha-Udakara-Sampath Hemba-Waduge, and colleagues

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Louisiana Cancer Research Center, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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[powerpolyculeshowdown]

Canon Polycule Showdown

(vote for your favorite! check the description if you don't know them)

Iron Widow art from official merch designed by Mengmeng Liu, found here.

[ID: 1. Picture of Gao Yizhi, Wu Zetian and Li Shimin from Iron Widow. 2. Picture of Tree Trunks, Mr Pig and Alien Husband from Adventure Time. /end ID]

Meet the contestants!

Wu Zetian/Li Shimin/Gao Yizhi

Status: Canon

Description: Wu Zetian and Gao Yizhi know each other prior to the start of the events in the book, and are in love with each other, but for a number of different reasons, Zetian refuses to act on it, constantly convincing herself he doesn’t actually like her. Zetian leaves to become a concubine pilot, and after some major events, is paired up with Li Shimin, the most powerful pilot and also considered the most dangerous. Their relationship develops from one of distrust to love due to the strong bond they share from piloting the same mecha (and learning more about each other). Yizhi comes back into Zetian’s life and joins the two of them, firstly under the excuse of helping Shimin deal with his alcoholism. It’s very clear from their first meeting that Yizhi is attracted to Shimin, and eventually the three of them become a triangle polycule.

Tree Trunks/Mr. Pig/Alien Husband

Status: Canon

Description: Throughout the episode in which Alien Husband is in, Tree Trunks sends hints for wanting this type of relationship. Mr Pig at first was uncomfortable, but by the end he is fine with Tree Trunks being with him and Alien Husband. Also, Tree Trunks has an adopted kid with Mr Pig (Sweet P) and with Alien Husband (Unnamed Children).

[sheshallfromtimetotime]

it’s here

[hiddenwashington]

@lavendaers​ said : i can’t help it, ok can i reserve xue meng (erha) and get some fc suggestions?

why of course you can!! xue meng (erha) is reserved for l until 1/28 at 9:56 pm est!

as for fcs for my beloved mengmeng, you could consider: xu kai, jing boran, xiao dejun, gong jun, wang ziyi, song weilong, or eddie liu! 

[midnighthue]

[vitaminjaes]

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[cfensi]

Li Yitong, Puff Kuo star in adaptation of erotica Bloody Romance

Li Yitong, Puff Kuo star in adaptation of erotica Bloody Romance

Puffy flowers on dress : fairy-like or five-year-old’s holiday dress?

Based on the erotic novel of the same name, Bloody Romance 媚者无疆 focuses on a group of courtesans who uses their job to double as assassins. I imagine they would have to change it significantly to get it approved for general viewership since China has no ratings system, but the trailer seems to be pretty blunt on what it’ll be…

[filmarchve]

The Wind Guardians  风语咒 (2018), dir. Kuo Liu

“Well, if you expected this film to be an epic superhero movie, I suggest you to have your ticket refunded as quickly as possible, because the hero might be a quite different from what you might have imagined.”

[sarah-yyy]

okay. alright. so. look i know i said i was going to pretend to have some standards re: cdrama this year, but i also just binged all 30 eps of 0.5 diors 屌丝日记 in two nights, SO.

this show is...................terrible. in a lot of ways. but in that sort of train wreck way that made me want to keep watching? it really does help that it’s very easy to watch in a very silly sort of way. 

few notes:

i’ve said this before, but hooooo boy, this show is A LOT!!!

@bai-yu-thirst​ was right, the embarrassment factor is High in this show

bygg is such a twink in this show 

heaps of tropes if you’re into that. just off the top of my head - trapped in an elevator? random baby episode? bed-sharing? oops i spilled stuff on your shirt, let me help you change out of it?

i did like the zhang yang/you dongdong dynamic, i do still think they make a better pair than dongdong and feifei tbh? i think she’s a bit much???

there were lots of cute scenes between them too which i appreciate

BAI YU IS SHIRTLESS A LOT FOR SOME REASON??? i kept getting reminded of how skinny he is 

wan qian showed up as a butch lesbian at one point and i almost died - big highlight of the show tbh

would i seriously rec this show? only if you’ve got a p high tolerance for nonsense and bad acting, or if you, like me, really, really, really like bai yu tbh. c’mon, y’all know i didn’t watch this for the plot

[girlwithlandscape]

(via 又甜又圆太太 @free at last on Twitter: "complet gothic america set… ")

[the-monkey-ruler]

Tales From Journey To The West (2014) 西游记的故事

Director: Wu Min Screenwriter: Malaysia Starring: Jiang Guangtao / Zhang Lu / Ma Zema / Yang Tianxiang / Zhang Jie / Guo Haoran / Tut Harmon / Yang Xi Zhang / Kai / Qiang Yan Mengmeng / Lin / Chen Zhang Taikang Zhang Lei / Guo Yixiang / Cao Yuntu / Huang Zhenji / Yang Mo / Liu Qianhan / Ban Chuang / Wei Chao / He Guannan / Hou Hongyi / Zhang Zhe / Tang Xiaoxi / Baomu Zhongyang /Yang Ning / Liang / Su Shangqing / Xiaoqiang / Yang Jing / Wang Guannan Genre: Animation / Fantasy Country/Region of Production: Mainland China Language: Mandarin Chinese Date: 2014-01-26 (Mainland China) Number of episodes: 52 Single episode length: 11 minutes Also known as: Stories from Journey to the West Type: Retelling

Summary:

This film is based on Sun Jingxiu's radio version of "Journey to the West". In the form of stories told by Sun Jingxiu's grandfather, this film tells the story of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing who protected Tang Monk on his journey to the west, overcame difficulties and obstacles, and eliminated monsters along the way.

Source: https://movie.douban.com/subject/25830641/

Link: https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Journey-West/dp/B07FS9PX7N

[nefelibatateaser]

Could you suggest FCs for each family?

*keep in mind that this rp WILL NOT be resource oriented, so model faceclaims will be suggested (especially for lord leto whose canon counterpart has been explicitly stated as a beautiful young man (not handsome, but beautiful, like an androgynous greek myth figure. with long hair and all that)).   *we also do not have a set “age bend” rule in place. we just ask that you be reasonable

HOUSE LETO

DUCHESS LETO (50+) : indira varma, aishwarya rai, madhuri dixit, rani mukerji, sarita choudhury, preity zinta,  kajol devgn, sridevi, juhi chawla, mahima chaudhry, manisha koirala, karisma kapoor, raveena tandon, geetanjali rao, deepti naval. 

SER LETO (30+) : UNLOCKED AT CH. II

LORD LETO (26-30) : kaya holl, tom ali, saket sharma, aramis knight, akshay kumar, avan jogi, callum stoddart, sebastian de souza, daanisj mahabier.

LADY LETO (23+) : alia bhatt, janhvi kapoor, sara ali khan, shalini pandey, ,anushi chhillar, alaya f, khushi kapoor, keerthy suresh, banita sandhu, aditi rao hydari, kelly gale, neelam gill, ulka gupta. 

HOUSE AERDDYD

DUCHESS AERDDYD (45+) : naomi harris, estella daniels, cynthia addai-robinson, carmen ejogo, jill scott, kerry wahington, thandie newton, sophie okonedo, tika sumpter, naomi campbell, catherine lough haggquist, thandie newton, angela bassett.

DUKE AERDDYD (45+) : adrian lester, idris elba, sope dirisu, djimon hounsou, paterson joseph, howard charles, danny sapani, david oyewolo.

SER AERDDYD (30+) : adopted

LADY AERDDYD (27+) : lashana lynch, aalijah hydes, gugu mbatha raw, nathalie emmanuel, susie wokoma, jodie turner smith, laura harrier,  pippa bennett-warner, leonie elliott, salem mitchell, grace bol.

LORD AERDDYD (25+) : marcus sivyer, jacob anderson, elliot knight, lucien laviscount,  ntonga mwanza, alfie enoch, adonis bosso, torrin verdone.

LORD/LADY AERDDYD (21+) : cara ricketts, assa miriam, tiffany boone, ebonee noel, alexandra metz,  crystal clarke, evelyn rain, halle bailey, jemal etnel, odiseas georgiadis, chance perdomo, jacob artist, bruno fabre, masao parris.

HOUSE ANLE

@howlscifer and @herorps are doing GREAT job at making resources for chinese faceclaims. so especially for the the anle children, i suggest going to their blog and giving their packs a look!

DUKE ANLE (46)  : wallace huo, li guangjie, qiao zhenyu, hu ge, huang xiaoming, feng shaofeng, liu ye, rick yune, pierre png, 

LADY/LORD ANLE (40) : hu caihong, tiffany tang, gao yuan yuan, fan bing bing, ruby lin, juan zi, zhou xun, qin hailu, li bingbing, cynthia koh, cao xiwen, deng sha, jiang xin.

VISCOUNT ANLE (27) : zhang yicong, ding yuxi, fang yilun, tang xiaotian, wang yibo, darren wang, jing boran, chen xiang, gao taiyu, leon li, zhang zhehan, xiao zhan

LORD/LADY ANLE (<27) : li hongyi, lin yi, sheng yinghao, zheng shuang, zhao liying, shao yuwei, li mengmeng, song weilong, gulnazar (nazha), wu qian, song jiyang, wu jinyan, xu kai, angela baby, li qin, chen xinyu, dilraba dilmurat, guli nazha.

LADY ANLE (20+) : zhao lusi, ju jingyi, zhou zixin, jiang yiyi, bai lu, guan xiaotong, jiang zixin, lin yun, meng ziyi, ren min, song zuer, sun yi, xiao yan, zhang xueying, zhang yaqin, yang chaoyue. 

HOUSE BAVLENKA

GRAND DUKE BAVLENKA (55) : benjamin bratt, emilio rivera, benicio del toro, andy garcia, esai morales, demian bichir.

DUCHESS BAVLENKA (30-35) : maría mercedes coroy, nathalie kelley, ishbel bautista, emily rios, barbara de regil, maría gabriela de faría.

LORD BAVLENKA (25+) : jorge antonio guerrero, peter gadiot, diego boneta, tommy martinez, chay suede, jessey stevens, vadhir derbez, yago muñoz, jorge lopez.

LADY BAVLENKA (18+) : adopted

HEAD BUTLER (50+) : staff member

*these are just suggestion so feel free to apply as anyone you like as long as they fit !

[powerpolyculeshowdown]

i found rlly cute official merch of iron widow that ill use for their pic. its very misleading, the book is intense and angry and tragic im so sorry if the cute stickers give anyone a false sense of security, but i mean how can i resist this???

the whole sticker sheet is adorable ill link it when i post the bracket (since thats where i found the art)

according to the merch website the design is by Mengmeng Liu