#also the liu yuning thing--- totally weird

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I do wish wang hedi’s fans were not so…extreme, because there is def an undertone of classism when people talk about his accent, a cdrama YouTuber basically said he sounds like a criminal and people were happily parroting that. It rather reminds of the whole situation with Liu yuning where apparently Chinese social media was filled with people saying he was “too ugly”

I do try not to hold extreme fans against him, because it's not his fault, but considering that the actress they've targeted more than any other is Esther, it's frustrating. There was a poll on twitter recently that was like 'who do you think his best CP is', and a bunch of people said Zhao Lusi even though they haven't ever been in a drama together, a few people said Bai Lu, Zhou Ye, etc. and ONE person said Esther and was like--- apologetic about it ('sorry you won't change my mind'). Kind of wild since Esther is by an absolutely stratospheric amount his most popular CP, in his most popular drama, and frankly, is one of the most popular drama pairs ever. Not only that, but they were close friends on set and he clearly thought VERY highly of her. Like the way they either trash Esther or don't even acknowledge her existence... you have no idea how many times I've seen people say that LBFAD was only popular because of him, and even that the 'original script was bad until Didi came in and fixed it'???

I wish he'd said something and defended her like Ding Yuxi and Lin Yi have done when people were trashing their costars, but I know C-ent is a minefield and what he can and cannot say is probably quite carefully dictated by his agency et al.

Going onto the more important part of this post, which is the classism in reaction to Dylan's accent, and you are 100% correct. I'm not sure which youtuber said that, but it's a gross thing to say and a gross thing to agree with.

I'm not aware of exactly what his family's financial status was, but they certainly do not seem rich (they run a fried skewer shop). He gets trashed so much for his Sichuan accent, and while he's not the only actor to have a thick accent, he has struggled more than some others to get rid of it and speak with a standard Mandarin ‘Beijing’ accent in his roles. He has been dubbed in most roles afaik, and when he's not dubbed, he's gotten a lot of hate and mockery.*

You can argue that a good actor should be able to do different accents with more success, I guess, and it's not like we don't, for example, make fun of American actors when they do a terrible British accent or vice versa. But the problem is that doesn't address the inherent classism in the way that accents like his are so poorly viewed and seen as not fitting for a protagonist in the first place.

In Dafeng they actually do let him use his accent, and there's even a scene in the first episode where his douche coworker gives him shit for it and says it is inappropriate for his job, in a moment that's supposed to be humiliating for Dylan's character. So, it is explicitly acknowledged in the script that not only does Dylan's character have this accent, but it is a deliberate choice by the script that he has it. And he's still getting so much flack for it. And yeah, that's very classist.

I understand that accents can be hard to understand sometimes, but girlies... that's what subtitles are for.

*I don't think having someone else dub a character is inherently bad by the way. Sometimes it is the right choice. For example, even if Dylan spoke in perfect Beijing Mandarin accent, he couldn't have voiced Dongfang Qingcang. His rather cute, boyish voice would have been extremely ill fitting for the role. I do still enjoy seeing behind the scenes vids with his original line delivery though. :)

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Ultimate Note (2020)

Episode 11

XIAOGE HAHA. He has become a mud monster too. Love Wu Xie’s “ARGH WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN” energy. Though he’s accepted that the disappearing act is part of Xiaoge’s nature, it doesn’t make him any less stressed out every time he derps off. Sometimes you gotta let some of that anxious energy out.

@jaecomments waait this xiaoge really does have such big cat energy!! He disappears despite everyone wanting him to stick around, then when he does show up, he’s like “feed me please” hahaha. classic cat.

Xiaoge really has come a long way. It’s an interesting little thing with him and food - he doesn’t eat much, doesn’t seek food out much, and doesn’t ask for it either. But Wu Xie didn’t forget to leave him some food in his pack! But also, see how this man really is not as stoic as he lets on haha. He dares just lift his hand and ask for food after Wu Xie flipped out haha. I loved Wu Xie’s hands grasping air, like “I wanna wring your neck but not really you know how much I worry about you!! D:<”.

Anyways, back to Pangzi and Panzi’s conversation in the medical tent. Nooo, Panzi, stop raising death flags for yourself omg. Now you know something bad is going to happen to him after that speech (…and I’m still not over Ah Ning). But also interesting point about his character - he throws himself in dangerous situations and is too willing to throw his life away indeed. There’s a lot to unpack there.

This Xiaoge has very nice fingers (and i’m not talking about the weird fake fingers they use for his pointer and middle fingers). Well, that’s like one of the criteria to play Xiaoge aside from the pretty face and ability to do all the stunts isn’t it lol.

Ah, yes, Xiaoge’s tendency to not tell his companions what he’s planning and just throw them off cliffs or into mud in this case. Remember that time he pushed Pangzi off the cliff in TLT2 without saying a word (in the Qinling Sacred Tree arc)? He’s always act first, explain later (...or never). That very gentle face slap though xD.

Now Wu Xie’s like a kid playing in the mud haha.

WU XIE. You complain about Xiaoge not telling you before throwing you in the mud, then proceed to do the same to Pangzi. They are all such CHILDREN lol.

“Xiaoge, why didn’t you tell me earlier” is just their whole life at this point.

XIAOGE SMILED. Still won’t high five, but Wu Xie is happy enough with that in the end haha.

The blind man and the pretty boy lol.

Does this mud really work. Of course, because Xiaoge said it does.

Wu Xie will listen to anything Xiaoge says haha. He trusts him implicitly and always has after all.

Who is Wu Sanxing? Indeed, this man is like the series’ biggest mystery lol.

Wait, Ba Ye was still around back when Wu Xie was little? I don’t think it’s ever revealed what happened to him, or what became of him.

Yeah, Xiao Hua definitely keeps out of trouble and doesn’t need to be rescued as much as Wu Xie haha. You can see why everyone wants to protect Wu Xie, it’s just that he’s as stubborn as his uncle and won’t stop as long as there’s a mystery in front of him to chase.

Look at these two, chilling in the dark with sunglasses on haha.

Hei Yan Jing is great as always lol. Also, Liu Yuning is doing a great job as him. I totally did not expect to see him here, and had no clue what he would be like acting but he’s great.

Uh-oh, Wu Xie lost his vision? Why does this stuff always happen to him lol??

What is going on lol. Why can’t anyone see? Oh, poisonous gas! Of course!

Xiaoge actually got bitten by a snake? Wow. Ha, love Wu Xie’s “wait, Xiaoge’s hurt??” He’ll always latch onto that even if he’s half out of his mind and panic-stricken.

Ah, that’s what the sunglasses were for. Playing dead I see.

I’M ALWAYS LUCKY?? How about the exact opposite?? But it’s ok, we know you’re concerned about Xiaoge. Also, I guess Xiaoge’s magic blood doesn’t work against this venom?

HEY. It’s the first shirtless Xiaoge scene of the drama! It happens every time, except in TLT2 which was a SHAME. Cheng Yi even mentioned it in an interview lol.

Xiaoge, stop staring so intently at Wu Xie lol. He’s so obvious about it.

Oh! Pangzi guessed right with the imposter thing in all his rambling. Xiaoge obviously knows but hasn’t told anyone…

HAHA they’re just using this as an excuse to tease Xiaoge and pinch his cheeks. The fact he’s fine with that (and showering with them) shows you just how far they’ve all come as friends.