#Shang Xirui

[sanch0us]

so let the show begin

[atelier-joan]

A study. Shang Xirui from Winter Begonia (鬓边不是海棠红)

[palehorsemen]

Little illustrations to Winter Begonia

[lovefrombegonia]

BE GAY. DO CRIMES.

[theangelmojo]

I don't even know if this counts as spoilers after this long. I'm having a rewatch of WB and I just want to have a little rant. So - spoiler warning for episode 32 of Winter Begonia.

This plotline is the one that rankles me the most out of everything, leaving me feeling the most dissatisfied... even angry, tbh. Upset, mostly.

I really don't understand the reasoning CFT gives SXR to convince him not to tell his sister his identity. I also don't understand SXR agreeing to it. After they realise that Lin Dan Qiu is faking being her brother, isn't that a sign to tell the truth???

CFT says she's suffered enough and it's not worth ruining her more, but what is there to ruin? LDQ is such a selfish character who not only gambled, but happily allowed her to pay his debts and didn't question how she got the money so fast... it's so selfish. Isn't this a sign he won't take good care of her? She's so excited to have her brother back, but all he wants is her money.

IDK why I'm so upset by this. It's probably Yin Zheng's excellent acting breaking my heart every few seconds XDDD I can't bear the thought of SXR never reuniting with his family. I have written in my head a whole scenario where he presents the pendant to his sister and then tells her she may hate opera, but he has built the life he wants within opera. And then IDK. She accepts it and becomes a die-hard fan XDD and of course her baby will support her uncle to death too!!

[jianghushenanigans]

A sequel to the ‘most annoying guy TM in the Jianghu’ and ‘most annoying guy TM in the cdrama capital’ poll because I was specifically asked to include Ming Tai and honestly he deserves it

Propaganda of a sort under cut - also feel free to provide your own

Ming Tai: as a teenager (early 20s? unclear: Hu Ge is blatantly in his mid 30s but we're ignoring this because he's a good actor) and a baby brother raised by significantly older siblings, Ming Tai is the spoiled brat. He's also very good at being a competent spy when he needs to be, but that doesn't make him less annoying when he wants to be, which is always

Shang Xirui: of all the characters on here he's the only one I actually personally cannot stand, but that's partly because he sings opera and I have discovered through watching Winter Begonia that I do not like opera of any kind. But also he's insufferable and needs to get a grip on reality. Some things are more important than the show! Like FOOD! And the WAR!

Zhao Yunlan: SUCKING TOO HARD ON YOUR LOLLIPOP OH LOVE'S GONNA GET YA DOWN. Guardian was the first CDrama I saw and I actually don't remember what he did but I do remember that he liked to cause problems

Wen Kexing: Winner of the 'most annoying guy in the jianghu' poll, I don't think I really need to write propaganda about him but like. Has he considered a method of flirting that does not consist of stalking a random homeless man?

Wei Wuxian: 2nd in the jianghu poll. Everyone knows why he's annoying, I won't go into this any more than to say in the Cloud Recesses arc he distinctly reminds me of one of the most annoying people I have ever met in real life

Lin Chen: 3rd in the jianghu poll and my personal Favourite Guy. To paraphrase @nemainofthewater: 'if he was in it for any longer I wouldn't be able to stand him, but he's only there for long enough that it's actually charming'. Enjoys the fact that he's smarter than (almost) everyone else and likes to be obnoxious about it

Mei Changsu: came joint 1st in the 'most annoying guy in the cdrama capital' poll. Professional party ruiner, but he does try to only enjoy it when his political enemies are suffering. Gets to tag team with Lin Chen bc I don’t want them to split votes and also because between them they manage to annoy literally every character in the whole show

Fan Xian: joint 1st in the capital poll AND 4th in the jianghu poll because he is annoying all the time and everywhere. As a transmigrator he is (unfortunately) aware that he is the main character, causes problems on purpose

Zhao Yujin: 3rd the capital poll. I won't lie that this surprised me because I have seen one gifset total for this show on tumblr (the one that persuaded us to watch), but I guess for those who have seen it it is a legal requirement to vote for him because of literally everything he does ever. In his defence he fell in a pond as a child and then his overbearing mother babied him. That being said, he is an adult now

Huang Yaoshi: included because of @tavina-writes's extensive propaganda in the jianghu poll: my favourite part of it was "the OG torture flute soloist; his flute solo canonically sounds like sex, x-rated porn sounds"

Wu Xin: I missed him off the original jianghu poll, and also the whole point of the polls is for me to try and get people to watch my shows so there’s more fic and I’m not just here crying on my own. An overpowered gremlin boy. 'Would you like to get kidnapped?' 'no??' 'ok that's cool I'm kidnapping you anyway!'

[naphyla]

Did another 6 (more like 7) fanart challenge!

Asked folks on twitter to pick a character, a palette and (optional) a style (or it was gonna be a dice roll!)

This exercise made me realize 2 things: (1) people weren’t lying when they told me I had a “palette” because (2) every palette that wasn’t my palette (all of the above really) caused me varying degrees of pain when I tried to think of how I’d use them 😂😂😂 Still, it was a good challenge!

[bl-is-totes-my-jam]

The MingZheng Gods have blessed 2024!

Yin Zheng and Huang Xiaoming were filmed recording a new variety show together and there are leaks and rumors indicating that Yin Zheng will join Chinese Restaurant season 8 (I really hope it's true). I love these two so much!!!!

[mingjue]

On a fucking mission

[queen-pathetic]

My winter begonia drawings from 2022. I had the intention of drawing more but their outfits are always so intricate that it takes me long to color. I hope to draw more in 2023 and to also draw more SXR/CFT. I focus on FL a lot.

[greediladyfoxie]

Hello my fellow drama lovers!!

I know, that in a world of funfiction there are really little works in english from this show, so I put it on myself to write one more for You to enjoy <3

[jaimebluesq]

Finally finished watching the last episodes of Winter Begonia, and...

[lovefrombegonia]

Happy 3rd anniversary to Winter Begonia! ❄️🌺

[jaimebluesq]

My Shang Xirui got nominated!!! Vote for the ass-kicking opera singer!!! He's pretty and will beat you up if you wrong someone he loves! He will stand on a roof singing for hours on end to plead the gods to heal his boyfriend! Okay, they weren't allowed to say he and Cheng Fentai were lovers in the drama but they were in the book, and even the drama made it sooooo obvious!!! He's just a funny little guy who will eat up your pig trotters and change your life!

Best Character surnamed: Shang

Come and vote for the best characters with the same surname!*

What does best mean? It's up to you! Whether you love them, are intrigued by their characters, love to hate them, or they're your '2 second blorbos whose personality you made up wholesale', these are all reasons for you to vote for your favs!

*note, the surnames are not exactly the same in all the cases, as often there will be a different character. I am, however, grouping them all together otherwise things got more complicated.

Propaganda is very welcome! If I’ve forgot anyone, let me know in the notes.

This is part of a larger series of ‘best character with X surname’ polls’. The overview with ongoing polls, winners, and future polls can be found here

[endof-vanity]

winter begonia never fails to surprise and delight me in how explicit they are in their devotion to each other i think this is why i love "bromance" so much. writers so much more deliberate and creative in how characters express love for each other when they arent able to simply say 'i love you' or show affections traditionally percieved as romantic. i think that to me something like winter begonia will always be more romantic than most explicitly queer shows

[returning-spring]

god just insane how li lianhua joined the ranks of my favourite characters ever from chinese dramas. he's up there with wei yingluo, tantai jin, and cheng shaoshang for me