#bai yifei

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And these guys need more wallpapers! They totally deserve it...! Well, Ge Nie has enough, but I’m talking about Ying Zheng and Li Si here. xD

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Link Click Musical update 168

(The Return of Basketball God)

Official updates: 2 new videos from the theatre🌟 One is QL actresses answering the question 'what task would you comission at Time Photo Studio?' (I didn't translate it, had no time to and seems no one else did, but it has cn subs, so you know the drill > screenshot >translate yadda yadda)

Second video is another highlights compilation from basketball matches and trust me, you want to see it.

Links in replies: 2 vids I mentioned + a new vlog from Cai Lu and a tweet with translated captions ^^

+ scoreboard from beginning of May matches (don't worry abt tcp haa...)

May 2nd, night: Bai Zhuoming, Wang Minhui, Cai Lu

At last, wmh won with bzm 4:2. In the highlights vid you can see a part of his sly strategy >> (spoiler: they are all cheating like crazy).

May 4th, noon: Wang Yifei, Zhu Hanbin, Wu Hanglu

Wang Yifei lost the match and was forced (by Zhu Hanbin ofc) to be the one to announce it ><

May 4th, night: Teng Chunpeng, Du Guangyi, Deng Xianling

Right after that performance, Encore Musicals dropped the scoreboard. With Teng Chupeng scoring 110 points in that single match. How?? Everyone demanded answers. Zhang Jiahao was confused in the comments, Chief producer said it was a shocking day, videos from the encore showed us really tired tcp with a strained voice. But no one knew what happened orz !!!

Be glad I'm writing it with a delay, because after a few days we got the answer! It's all in the highlights vlog, so watch it yourself 🙏

All I'm gonna say is Du Guangyi should have a raise for being so patient with Xiaoshis. He deserves all the hugs.

⬇ bonus pictures from our dear actresses, 1) Deng Xianling and 2) Liao Jingyuan

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link click musical list pt.6, (longer bcs i keep accidentally posting these early, gotta make up for the short pt.5)

also hi, this one took a while bcs i keep getting sad over not finding a Wang Yifei-Zhu Hanbin LG uppies clip :')

(pt.1, pt.2, pt.3, pt.4, pt.5, pt.7 here)

81. 24/03/2024 night, Zhu Hanbin wore his shirt inside out lol, there's a good chance it was like that the whole performance since LG actors don't change costume. Also, I love how Zi bowen shouted his name, it's cute.

82. Cai Lu's short vlog, includes Guo Hongxu and Ji Xiaokun karaoke, JXK being bad at basketball, and chilling in the dressing room.

83. 28/03/2024, Cao Muzhi getting manhandled by Cai Lu (I drew it hehe) and also giving the biggest laugh when he won first round of RPS against Zhu Hanbin plss.

84. 01/04/2024, Wu Hanglu bullying Bai Zhuoming, Du Guangyi being aggressive, and BZM being confused and overwhelmed in RPS. If you're asking why DGY shouted his line, it's bcs BZM and WHL were too busy bickering to beckon him to the couch like they're supposed to do. Also, they sing 'Dive Back in Time' together.

85. 29/03/2024, Wang Yifei, please stop bullying Wu Hanglu, don't squish her, look at her, she's tiny. See? Now she's bullying you back.

86. 05/04/2024 night, piglet is back!! Wu Yihan, Cai Qi. WHY ARE YOU BOTH SO MEAN TO THE PIGLET?? WYH does not let CQ play around with RPS (by not doing them at all)

87. 05/04/2024 night, bonus to the performance above. WYH does not hug in "Pursuing Light" for once.

88. 06/04/2024 day, New Cai Qi pair unlocked with Guo Hongxu. Awkward eye contact and GHX just assumes he won RPS when he didn't lol, don't you know CQ cheats? Also, Zuo Yiping looks so short between them, helpp.

89. 30/03/2024 night, Wu Yihan going *finger points* "whos singing the sofa song?", and Qian Dongyue's birthday!

90. 13/04/2024 day, I think, Wang Yifei scared Guo Hongxu with that overly enthusiatic jump hug.

91. 13/04/2024 night, Jing Yanqiao 21st birthday!! Let's go! There's actually a full video of your encore now.

Also, #90 and #91, both GHX and JYQ caught off guard by WYF and ZHB's mic cupping habit during 'Dive Back in Time'

92. 06/04/2024 night, I can't find a clip showing Wu Yihan drinking vinegar, but I can show you Cao Muzhi being cute as he walks across the table. And saying 'be careful' in 'Dive Back in Time' bcs something happened with WYH offscreen, i think he hit a camera.

93. 06/04/2024 night, nevermind! Shimmer to the rescue! Here is Wu Yihan drinking vinegar! (he Du Guangyi-ed himself (#19 and #31))

94. 14/04/2024 day, Guo Hongxu has successfully been influenced to cup their mics. Also, I'm now declaring that Guo Hongxu and Wang Yifei is the perfect disgruntled cat-oversized puppy duo, just look at their hug.

95. 14/04/2024 day, another POV of the performance above so you can see Wang Yifei nod approvingly once GHX uses his method.

96. 14/04/2024 night, just a shortclip of Wang Minhui putting Cai Qi in a headlock.

97. Event clip, mostly just explaining the basketball event itself but I wanna show you all Du Guangyi being bad at basketball in the last 10 seconds.

(speaking of event, the theatre is gonna count which actor scores the most during basketball scene/"Faith of Friendship". me and the musical brainrot gang over in the lc 18+ server are doing bets on which actor is scores the most by the end of the month)

98. 19/04/2024, poor Deng Xianling just wanna tie her shoes, stop bothering her lol.

99. 19/04/2024, same performance as above. English boy Teng Chunpeng is very excited abt basketball.

100. 20/04/2024 night, have Jing Yanqiao, shamefully losing 2-8 to Zhu Hanbin

101. 21/04/2024 day, Bai Zhuoming won the match, he teases Wang Minhui about it the whole encore to the point he messed up the entirety of RPS song lol. (Also, they got 15-12, they were conspiring together)

102. 22/04/2024, Shu Rongbo getting startled by Cai Lu's leg and Du Guangyi adding to the leg jenga is very precious, I wanna draw that. SRB also won basketball 36-0 bcs DGY is a softie granpa, I guess we knows who wins this month.

(and no, as much as i favored him, i did not bet on srb :') )

(also, did i wait for the 22nd so i can get at least 1 srb video this post? yes.)

*Please give a big round of applause to @shimmeringweeds for all xhs clips. I could not navigate that site at all.

Bonus time! Made a list (here!) of Zhu Hanbin and Jing Yanqiao performances the other day, thus that's the bonus clips you're getting for this part. Please check them out, they're really cool.

But I guess I might as well add this funny video of Cai Qi and Cao Muzhi performing 'Mia Famiglia' from Apollonia musical. It's gold, just for the fact that CQ acts as if he's in a drama while CMZ acts as if he's in a comedy.

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Medan – Sebuah donghua (animasi Tiongkok) terbaru berjudul Golden Guards: The Wind Rises From Jinling telah hadir di platform streaming Anichin. Donghua ini diproduksi oleh Majestic Studio dan ditayangkan perdana pada 18 Mei 2024 dengan durasi 20 menit per episode. Cerita dimulai dengan serangkaian peristiwa misterius: api petir yang mematikan, desas-desus yang meresahkan, dan munculnya pasukan…

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Fun Facts behind TTEOTM!

Creative Team

Till the End of the Moon is the second TV drama produced by newcomer Otters Studio (獭獭文化), which was originally set up for dangai/BL drama Immortality (皓衣行), also featuring Luo Yunxi.

The Hangzhou-based Otters Studio is a subsidiary of Nanpai Entertainment (南派泛娱), the company owned by Kenneth Xu (aka “Third Uncle" 南派三叔). Xu is best known as the novelist and screenwriter behind "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" (盗墓笔记).

A big part of TTEOTM's core creative team also worked on Immortality. And a lot of the Immortality team came from Ashes of Love (2018) with Luo Yunxi. This includes...

He Fang (Screenwriter) - Immortality

Luo Xuan (Screenwriter & Associate Producer) - Immortality

Huang Wei (Costume Designer) - Immortality

Guan Dazhou (Music Director) - Immortality

Wang Yirong (Lead Producer) - Immortality

Wang Haiqi (B Unit Director & Action Director) - Immortality & Ashes of Love

Tsang Mingfai (Makeup Designer) - Immortality & Ashes of Love

Shen Xufei (Special Effects Director) - Immortality & Ashes of Love

Hua Tian World Concept - Immortality & Ashes of Love

Wang Haiqi was the stunt coordinator who trained Luo Yunxi in Ashes of Love

Part of the creative team came from Huanyu (Bai Lu's management company, aka the production company of Yanxi Palace). This includes award-winning art director Luan Hexin, Huang Xinyao (Yue Fuya) and Liu Min (Nan'an).

This is the second time Luo Yunxi and Bai Lu have paired up in a drama. They previously played a couple in modern workplace romance Love is Sweet (2020). Bai Lu expressed interest publicly in pairing up with LYX again in a costume drama numerous times.

In addition, a number of Love is Sweet actors have minor roles or cameos in TTEOTM:

Zhao Yuanyuan (Qiao Na aka Yuan Shuai's colleague who has a crush on him) plays the Moon Goddess

Cheng Chang (Jiang Jun's father) plays Ye Xiwu's father

Deng Jinghong (Jiang Jun and Yuan Shuai's shady client) plays Ye Xiwu's brother Ye Zeyu

The popularity of TTEOTM has generated renewed interest in Love is Sweet on iQiyi. In the first half of 2023, Love is Sweet is ranked #5 on Yunhe's "old/classic drama" list, receiving 360M views (10M views/episode), equivalent to airing a new medium-budget drama.

Two actors in Ashes of Love also have minor roles in TTEOTM:

Wang Yifei (Shuihe aka peacock princess in Ashes of Love) plays the Devil God's lieutenant Siying

He Zhonghua (Heavenly Emperor aka Runyu's father) plays the King of Sheng, again terrorizing Luo Yunxi's childhood

In addition, a number of TTEOTM actors play minor roles in the unaired Immortality:

Huang Yunyun (Yue Yingxin) plays Song Qiutong

Zheng Guolin (Qu Xuanzi aka Susu's father) plays Jiangxi

Huang Haibing (Zhaoyou) plays Nangong Zhangying

He Zhonghua (King of Sheng) plays Nangong Liu

Geng Yeting (Ye Qingyu) plays an unknown role

Production

The source novel (黑月光拿稳BE剧本) was optioned by Otter before it was complete due to strong early hype around the IP and interesting characters & premise. It's one of the top 10 most-saved web novels of that genre on the Jinjiang platform. Its title literally translates to "black moonlight is guaranteed a bad ending screenplay".

The screenplay was written for 40 episodes, which was edited into 50 episodes of probably 45 mins each. The original plan (based on governmental records) was to air 34 episodes as part 1 and 16 episodes as part 2. However, the NRTA (Chinese government agency that regulates TV) closed the loophole around airing two seasons back to back early this year, which is why TTEOTM was edited back down to 40 episodes of 55 mins each so that it could air in one go.

TTEOTM changed its Chinese title twice. It was originally named 月照千峰为一人 (The moon shines for one person). It was then renamed to 长月无烬 (long moon without Jin/ember, also a pun for without limit or endless), which is the official publication name proposed by fans of the web novel. Right before the booting ceremony, it was renamed 长月烬明 likely for auspicious reasons (especially after the LYX accident and Immortality not airing)

Some keen netizens have noticed that if you break apart the characters of its Chinese title, 长月烬明, it becomes 长月火尽日月, which literally means....

长月 (long moon) - how people refer to the drama, in its short form

火 (fire) - Chinese internet lingo for explosive or popular

尽日月 (to the end of sun and moon)

(Gotta give one to Chinese people for coming up with auspicious names)

Luo Yunxi was injured right before production began when filming his final scene in Light Chaser Rescue. He got punched in the mouth by a costar which required emergency surgery and left a scar on the top left corner of his mouth. Production was delayed as a result. Bai Lu had to film her solo scenes first starting Oct 19, 2021. The booting ceremony took place on Nov 6, 2021 after Luo Yunxi joined the set.

Luo Yunxi was the first actor to be cast, according to an interview with the producer. It is rumored that he might have even picked which novel to adapt as Otter initially optioned both "Black Moonlight" and "Black Lotus Casebook". Bai Lu is also the "only choice" for Li Susu according to Yu Zheng.

Yin Tao (Who Rules The world, Love & Redemption, and Ancient Love Poetry) was originally considered for director, but he worked on the Blood of Youth instead. In the end they went with Kuk Kok Leung, an award-winning veteran TVB director who has adapted 7 out of 8 Jin Yong novels. One of the Cantonese songs Luo Yunxi kept singing on set is the OST of the 1983 Condor Heroes where Kuk served as Assistant Director.

Sun Zhenni (Pianran) and Zhao Shiyi (Fuyu) won their roles through open casting call. Sun Zhenni was a big fan of Bai Lu, and the two became close friends during the shoot. She is 1/4 German Jewish through her paternal grandmother.

Chen Duling (Ye Bingchang / Tian Huan) briefly dated Xichao Wang (who plays Jing Mie, the demon god's other lieutenant). They were apparently introduced by Yu Zheng (boss of Bai Lu's studio).

Luo Yunxi and Sun Zhenni are the only actors who dubbed themselves in the drama. Bai Lu is dubbed by Duan Yixuan, who is also the voice behind Linglong in Love & Redemption.

This is the second time Luo Yunxi plays a dragon god (Runyu is the first). This is also the second time Bai Lu plays a character who leaps off the tower to her death in a costume drama.

Post-production was rumored to be delayed and then rushed due to a number of reasons, including covid which hit the special effects team hard and the last minute change of the 40-episode rule.

Promotion

During the premiere day, celebrities posted on Weibo to promote the drama in support of Luo Yunxi (usually actors only ask for this favor when it's a really important project to their career): Huang Xiaoming, Tan Songyun, Wu Jingyan, Chen Yuqi, Cheng Xiao, Victoria Song, Zhang Ruonan, Huang Xuan, Chen Yao. The most noteworthy ones were Chen Xiao (whose drama was also opening on the same day) and EDG (the esports team that LYX supports)

[sarah-yyy]

What are your top 5 dramas that you've watched this year? I'm trying to get back into watching them.

HMMM this year?? let's see:

meet yourself - if you're in need of a light, v therapeutic watch, this is the show for you, stars li xian and liu yifei (who are both so so so pretty)

destined - let's just work off the premise that everything bai jingting is in is excellent and go from there. arranged marriage period cdrama, a little like new life begins but nlb is a lot lighter.

till the end of the moon - do......i even talk about this, or can i assume y'all know how unhinged i am over tantai jin already

mysterious lotus casebook - jianghu period cdrama, excellent characters, super fun time

west out of yumen - ni ni + bai yu + desert adventure thriller?? literally what is there not to like. i just finished this last night!!

uhhh shout out also to the blood of youth (would enjoy if you enjoyed mlc), here we meet again (cute romcom i just binged over the weekend), the road to ordinary (this post reminded me i never finished the show because i got too busy, so it's back on my watchlist, the eps i did watch were excellent!), the pledge of allegiance (casefic period cdrama, dragged at times but was overall v interesting), a league of nobleman (also casefic period cdrama; meh about song weilong but everyone else in this was excellent).

wanted to like but never got into, but might be a me problem rather than a problem with the show: road home, under the microscope

i've done rec posts for some of them before, so i've just link those, otherwise i've linked the mdl page so y'all can read about the show before starting!

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podem dar opções de mwf? de preferência chinesas e japonesas!

Claro, meu bem. Separei algumas opções com idades variadas, meu bem!

JAPONESAS — Nakamura Ataru (1985), Okamoto Tao (1985), Akimoto Kozue (1987), Yuka Mannami (1991), Anna Sawai (1992), Miyauchi Haruka (1993), Yoshioka Riho (1993), Lyrica Okano (1994), Baba Fumika (1995), Kawaguchi Haruna (1995), Furukawa Kotone (1996), Sakurai Hinako (1996), Nana Komatsu (1996), Ayaka Miyoshi (1996), Takahashi Juri (1997), Miyawaki Sakura (1998), Tsunematsu Yuri (1998), Tomonaga Miku (1998), Miyoui Mina (1998), Mashimoto Hanna (1999), Sakamoto Mashiro (1999), Abe Haruno (2000), Matsuda Momoka (2000), Hamabe Minami (2000), Kurusu Rin (2000), Katsuno Rise (2001), Tokunaga Yuuri (2001), Utaha (2001), Yabuki Nako (2001), Emi Fujita (2001), Honda Hitomi (2001), Tanaka Miku (2001), Fukutomi Tsuki (2002), Asaya Jurin (2002), Moki Koyuki (2002), Lisa Yamada (2002), Sakata Sora (2003), Nakamura Kazuha (2003).

CHINESAS — Yin Tao (1979), Xin Zhilei (1986), Liu Yifei (1987), Ni Ni (1988), Angelababy (1989), Sun Feifei (1989), Ming Xi (1989), Song Yi (1989), Wu Jinyan (1990), Zhang Yuxi (1991), Zhu Xudan (1992), Jenny Zeng (1993), Chen Fang Tong (1993), Bai Lu (1994), Liang Jie (1994), Ju Jingyi (1994), Esther Yu (1995), Meng Ziyi (1995), Xu Jiaqi (1995), Jelly Lin (1996), Kong Xueer (1996), Leah Lewis (1996), Wan Peng (1996), Zhang Ruonan (1996), Shen Yue (1997), Guan Xiaotong (1997), Caroline Hu (1997), Zhang Nan (1997), Silja Kang (1997), Estelle Chen (1998), Zhao Lusi (1998), Amberly Yang (1998), Cheng Xiao (1998), Zhou Jieqiong (1998), Lareina Song (1998), Elkie Chong (1998), Zhang Jingyi (1999), Ren Min (1999), Song Yuqi (1999), Shen Xiaoting (1999), Sabrina Zhuang (2001), Ning Yizhuo (2002).

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The Swordman Dream (2010) 嘻游记

Director: Chung Shao-hsiung Screenwriter: Li Haishu / Huang Yanwei Starring: Xu Zheng / Xie Na / Huang Yi / Qiu Shengyi / Ying Caier / He Jiong / Sun Xing / Du Haitao / Li Weijia / Wang Jing / Huang Yifei / Rong Xiang Genre: Comedy Country/Region of Production: Mainland China Language: Mandarin Chinese Date: 2010-07-02 Duration: 105 minutes Also known as: 武林笑传 / Hee's Journey / Wulin Laughter IMDb: tt2049598 Type: Reimanging

Summary:

During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, all nations came to pay tribute. The Tang emperor held a Cuju competition to show the prosperity of the country. At this time, in the bustling Chang'an City, the people of Longmen Inn started another busy day: the boss Tie Zhanggui (played by Huang Yi) used the Cuju competition to deduct employees' wages, the money-loving Lao Baoan (played by Sun Xing) enriched himself in the horse racing field, the chivalrous sister Furong (played by Ying Caier) caused trouble again, and the inn waiter Bai Shatang (played by Qiu Shengyi) accidentally participated in the Thief Saint Challenge Competition and won the Thief Saint Card from the Thief Saint Sun Wufan (played by He Jiong).

On the other hand, the emperor agreed to the request of the Western visitors and sent the marathon champion to deliver the holy fire to the country controlled by the monster. Tang Sanju (Xu Zheng), who admires Tang Monk, is struggling to find a partner to go back to the West to get scriptures. At this time, Sun Wufan, who has lost his memory for a short time due to losing the stolen holy card, and Zhu Bajie (Xie Na), a waitress at Longmen Inn who aspires to become a dancer, meet Tang Sanju one after another. The three suffering people decide to go to the West to solve their problems. A fire at Longmen Inn makes the task of delivering the holy fire and everyone at Longmen Inn join this journey to the West...

Source: https://mov-10.chinesemov.com/2010/Xi%20You%20Ji

Link: https://www.nunuyy2.org/dianying/29418.html

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how many OCs can I shove into the same thing

can I put a tesseralis in with bai yifei and lei jiaosan

can I shove blair in there for no reason other than I love blair

and/or kira I adore kira and she'd get on with blair like a house on fire

there is no real reason NOT to shove all my OCs together I just have to... setting at it. the last thing I shoved a lot of OCs together into was an abandoned hogwarts but I don't wanna do that again.

the endless abyss. the space between eluvians. some vague xianxia nonsense probably too heavily influenced by proud immortal demon way.

I coooould even put lucia corina in things it's just. spoilers! I don't think that fate accelerated edition campaign is ever coming back, but I was really looking forward to a dramatic reveal of the Truth about lucia corina!

hm hm hm. just. I wanna play with my OCs more

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@papermccn said: Maya is here and can I reserve ouat Mulan and get fc suggestions??

maya has 36 hours to post! and mulan (once upon a time) is reserved for risa until 1/15 at 7:17 pm est! as for fcs, we can see meng ziyi, liu yifei, ming xi, ju jingyi, bai lu, or xuan lu!

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Halo everyone! My name is Jian and I'm 20 y.o. My pronounce is she/her. I'm new to this app but I'm open with all kind of stuffs as long as it didn't make me uncomfortable! I'm okay with anything on my timeline, any fandom, discourse, but please don't fight too much:D I can be quite noisy and silly sometimes but that's just part of my personality, can be on serious discourse too, tho. Just hit me up if you feel uncomfortable with content that I bring to your timeline!

Before you follow this page, there's something that I have to tell you.

I love Seventeen and my ult are Dino, Hoshi, and DK. so I talk about them a lot.

I love A LOT of actors and actresses like Yi Yangqianxi, Bai Yufan, Zhou Yutong, Liu Yifei, Sun Yihan, and more.

I listening to others groups, singers, and band from various countries like Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Western. Open to all kinds of musicians as long as I love the songs 😗

I'm Indonesian so I talk mainly in Indonesia and sometimes English.

I love watching movies and series! cdrama especially. but sometimes I watch kdrama and jdrama too!

I write reviews about movies, series, and books!

I love reading books too! also chinese web novel, you can share your current read too!

I'm a very self indulge writer. I probably gonna write some what-if types of story👀

Besides those fans thingy, I have interest in culture, languages, current news especially related to social and environmental stuffs, human relations and emotions, photography, beautiful pictures, shoot, and places. Other trivia as well.

So in general, I'm okay with any kind of content as long as it didn't harmful or offensive. Hopefully we can be friends!

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Link Click Musical visuals update ✨

In LC Musical Update 171 I mentioned that Encore Musicals is going to update cast's makeup visuals to celebrate incoming 200th performance. Here they are 🥳 Photoshoot video in replies 🌟

Links to all actors' socials are in the Masterlist ��you can also compare these with the old promo photos in my post here ^^

Lu Guangs (aka the Lu Gang)

1) Du Guangyi, 2) Guo Hongxu, 3) Wang Minhui, 4) Wu Yihan, 5) Yang Haoran, 6) Yin Haolun, 7) Zhu Hanbin

Cheng Xiaoshis

1) Bai Zhuoming, 2) Cai Qi, 3) Cao Muzhi, 4) Ding Xingchen, 5) Guo Hongxu, 6) Ji Xiaokun, 7) Jing Yanqiao, 8) Shu Rongbo, 9) Teng Chunpeng, 10) Wang Yifei

Qiao Lings

1) Cai Lu, 2) Deng Xianling, 3) Feng Xinyao, 4) Qian Anqi, 5) Qiang Dongyue, 6) Wu Hanglu, 7) Yan Lehuang, 8) Zuo Yiping

Continuation with side characters in reblog (srry it's bc of pics limit)

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welcome to lc musical list pt7, long one bcs i've been stalling lmao (special thanks to the musical gang over at the 18+ lc discord for being the only reason im up to date whilst sick <3)

(pt.1, pt.2, pt.3, pt.4, pt.5, pt.6 here)

103. 04/05/2024 day, yall Shu Rongbo and Zhu Hanbin duo is here(shortest-shortest duo lol), my two favorite voices and theyre good together plss I want more of them. theres also sulky SRB refusing to get up on the table after getting pushed off by ZHB aaaand disastrous clap lol.

(also, it's srb lg completion day. congrats on being the first cxs who has played with all lg) (nvm, not anymore! theres 2 new lg actors lmao, srb is still the closest to completion though)

104. 05/05/2024 day, back to back Zhu Hanbin clip but most importantly, it's LG UPPIESS CLIP PLSSS Wang Yifei lifting up ZHB is perfection, they cute. also, chaotic bow lmao, ZHB just wanted to fix WYF's sprout.

105. 05/05/2024 day, same performance as above, have WYF getting bullied by ZHB into announcing his lost in basketball today (15:1 lmao)

106. 05/05/2024 night, right after ZHB bullied WYF 15:1, Teng Chunpeng came out with 101 points. What the actual fuck man. So have this rare encore of him being tired and less energetic than usual.

107. Basketball highlights week 1, simba Shu Rongbo, mad Jing Yanqiao, Du Guangyi scored with one hand, Ding Xingchen lost his shoe too. and many many others.

108. Basketball highlights week 2, 110 points Teng Chunpeng, summersault Du Guangyi, cheating Wang Minhui. Zhu Hanbin continues to ignore his opponent, he only got goals on his mind.

109. Extra behind the scenes, bcs i wanna point out, on 00:45 Du Guangyi talked about how tempted he was to score a goal during the slow part of the song. On the week 2 highlight (#108, 1:50) he gives in to temptation, and fails to score a single goal lol.

Du Guangyi is the true basketball god btw. he makes the best shots and whomever he picks to win, win.

110. More BTS vids, Wang Minhui is a basketball failure <3, especially whenever he's going against Bai Zhuoming.

111. 18/05/2024 day, Cai Qi and Wang Minhui have a shoelace fight lmao

112. 20/05/2024, It's Cai Qi and Wang Minhui again! This time they're having a puppy boxing fight. Yes, I meant that quite literally.

113. 18/05/2024 night, I think Shu Rongbo was particularly salty about losing(6:8) to Guo Hongxu this day lol.

114. Basketball highlights week 3, Shu Rongbo gets whacked, Bai Zhuoming backwards shot, Teng Chunpeng high pitched screams, and more!

115. 25/05/2024 day and 03/06/2024, have a pair of Guo Hongxu and Ji Xiaokun mic-cupping shenanigans.

116. 24/05/2024, This!!! The most tender hug, head cradle by Teng Chunpeng and Wu Yihan. WYH in general is very giggly this performance its so nice to see. TCP, ofc brags abt his basketball skills at the end and WYH just pushes him out lol. There's Zhang Jiahao sneak pillow attack too.

117. 01/06/2024 night, Wang Minhui and Cai Qi fighting on the table again? nothing new. Wu Hanglu (half successful attempt at) pushing them both off the table though? That's new.

118. 02/06/2024, Wu Hanglu rightfully hunts down Guo Hongxu after he introduces her as Deng Xianling lmao. it's the LG curse to struggle with names.

119. 03/06/2024, "rock, paper, scissors is boring. we should spice it up, whoever lose gets slapped"- probably Guo Hongxu and Ji Xiaokun backstage. Twice, during People Pursuing Light and the RPS song.

120. Basketball highlights week 4, Ding Xingchen scoring with his shoes?? what's with him and shoes. Sulky Ji Xiaokun. Zhu Hanbin's basketball skill is like Du Guangyi without the nonchalance and effortless look. Wang Yifei and Guo Hongxu 0:0 gameplay.

Closing this list with (the last?) basketball highlight we're gonna get. And at 120, pretty number. Next list, we're starting with Guo Hongxu in orange, 3 new actor debuts (theyre really good btw), the return of hug pioneers WYH-SRB duo, and maybe (based on how long the list gets) the debut of TCP-ZHB duo (aka tallest-shortest). So look forward to that!

[zhoufeis]

I will tell you a secret by the river tomorrow.

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TTEOTM Creative Team: What else did they work on?

For those who are a bit underwhelmed by the summer drama options or still dreaming about TTEOTM! 😎

Kuk Kok Leung (Lead Director)

Kuk Kok Leung is a veteran director who started his career in Hong Kong's TVB. He's been nominated for the prestigious Magnolia Award and is known for wuxia and serious, warm-blooded historical dramas (he's adapted 7 out of 8 Jinyong novels). His works include...

Legend of the Condor Heroes (1983) as Assistant Director, with Felix Wong and Barbara Yung

The Duke of Mount Deer (1984), with Tony Leung & Andy Lau

Return of the Condor Heros (1983) with Andy Lau & Idy Chan

Legend of the Condor Heroes (2002) with Li Yapeng & Zhou Xun

Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (2003), with Hu Jun, Jimmy Lin, and Liu Yifei

Water Margin (2011), nominated for Magnolia Award

Cool Sword (2013), with Julian Cheung & Wallace Chung

The Patriot Fei Yue (2013), with Huang Xiaoming & Ruby Lin

The Stand-In (2014), with Wallace Chung

The General and I (2016), with Wallace Chung and Angelababy

He's also a frequent collaborator and producer on Johnny To films, including Election, Election 2, Mad Detective.

So you get the picture. He makes TV for men who are ready to bleed for their country. This all makes him a really interesting choice for TTEOTM (and tells you a bit about the ambition and creative vision of the producers), especially since all his more recent idol dramas were widely panned.

Wang Haiqi, Director & Action Director

We don't know too much about Wang Haiqi because TTEOTM is actually his directorial debut. He started his career in stunts and has worked as the action coordinator on Ashes of Love (2018) and Immortality (unreleased) alongside Luo Yunxi. He was also a stunts man/double in a bunch of Hollywood films, including Mulan (2020) and the Foreigner (2017) through the Jacky Chan stunts team.

He's responsible for most of the action/battle scenes in TTEOTM, and his experience working on films probably explains why the fight sequences are unusually cinematic for TV.

Luan Hexin, Art Director

Luan Hexin is a Magnolia Award nominated art director best known for Huanyu productions, including Story of Yanxi Palace, Winter Begonia, and Royal Feast. He's a serious art guy, as you can tell from this interview.

(Note: Huanyu is Bai Lu's management company. There is a rumor that Luan Hexin is part of Bai Lu's "dowry", but the parties have since clarified that Luan was brought in after she was cast.)

He's also an interesting choice, having never worked on costume fantasies before and better known for his authentic representation of the look and feel of bygone eras.

Huang Wei, Costume Designer

Huang Wei is one of the most sought-after costume designers working today, especially for xianxias. She started her career as a Vogue China editor and was in fact the person responsible for TTEOTM's Dunhuang-inspired aesthetics.

Her better known works include A Dream of Splendor (2022), One and Only (2020), Love O2O (2015), Back from the Brink (2023) as well as a bunch of highly anticipated dramas like Immortality and The Last Immortal. (The joke on Chinese internet is that there is an "expensive" vs. "cheap" version of Huang Wei costumes - her design can be much simpler on lower-budget productions.)

I'd like to think that after designing 40 mostly white costumes for Luo Yunxi in Immortality, she decided to go nuts on color with Tantai Jin.

Tsang Ming Fai, Makeup Designer

Tsang Ming Fai is a big name in the xianxia circuit. He and his team of “students" have worked on a large number of costume dramas, including Ashes of Love (2018), Love & Redemption (2020), Under the Power (2019), Noble Aspirations (2016), Sword of Legends (2014), as well as the... wait for it... unreleased Immortality and Luo Yunxi's currently filming drama Follow Your Heart.

He's sadly been receiving a lot of hate in fan circles over the heavy makeup in TTEOTM (which may or may not have been his call). What I do appreciate is his ability to help actors craft distinct characters with varied hair and makeup choices. For example you can distinguish between different Luo Yunxi characters and their personalities with Runyu's clean cut tie-back half ponytail (ethereal & straight laced), Tantai Jin's slightly brown hair, messy bangs and heavy eye shadow (dark & sickly), Chu Wanning's angular eyebrows and geometric hair puff (strict & proud).

He also excels at creating unusual, iconic looks even for side characters, e.g. Chen Yao's dark lipstick paired with gothic jewelry in Immortality and Chen Duling's retro updo in TTEOTM.