#fangs of fortune ep.8

[hyog-blog]

Omg, what's with the parallels? D: Makes me think about that @kseniyagreen's post about Bai Jiu and Ying Lei representing Zhuo Yichen's and Zhao Yuanzhou's inner children/youthfulness.

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[fake-married-my-dead-fiance]

Lol

And Zhuo has exited the threesome

[yoondepity]

zyz explaining where the next murder is gonna be like:

[xiaolanhua]

FANGS OF FORTUNE 大梦归离 (2024) Dir. Edward Guo, Luo Luo, Wei Nan – Ep. 8

[yingtan]

FANGS OF FORTUNE 大梦归离 (2024), Ep. 8

[simply-whump]

Fangs of Fortune (大梦归离) - Whump List

Whumpee : Zhao Yuan Zhou played Neo Hou and Zhuo Yi Chen played by Tian Jia Rui

Synopsis : During the Zhenyuan era, due to the accidental death of the Bai Ze goddess, who governed the realms of humans and demons, the Bai Ze Order goes missing, leading to rampant demon beasts causing chaos and numerous bloody murders in the human world. At this time, the leader of all demons, "Zhu Yan," disguised as Zhao Yuan Zhou, volunteers to "surrender" and proposes to help the imperial court form a demon-hunting bureau to quell the chaos. (MDL)

Genres : Mystery, Romance, Wuxia, Fantasy

Warning! Possible spoilers below!

Zhao Yuan Zhou

Ep 1 : (11:00) Stabbed in the chest — (23:40) Stabs himself, coughing blood — (25:50) Lets himself get captured, hands chained — (35:50) Neck cut by a dagger, dizzy, drugged, passes out (very briefly)

Ep 2 : (07:00) Pretends to be unconscious on the ground — (08:00) Stabbed in the leg (semi-comedic)

Ep 3 : (19:20) Shot with an arrow in the leg (comedic)

Ep 4-5 : None

Ep 6 : (02:55) Coughing blood, concern for him — (17:15) Stabs himself, bleeding from the mouth — (40:35) Crying (single tear), passes out, concern for him — (41:50) Wakes up in bed, weak (might be pretending), concern for him

Ep 7 :  (40:10) Hand cut with a sword 

Ep 8-11 : None

Ep 12 : (23:10) Fighting, hit, spitting blood — (31:00) Infected by some “plague” 

Ep 13-14 : None

Ep 15 : (14:40) Suddenly in pain, concern for him

Ep 16 : (11:20) Malicious energy is getting absorbed by his body, loses control (for the whole episode)— (Flashback) (24:05) Uses a lot of power, spits blood, loses control — (31:40) Crying

Ep 17 : (02:35) Still controlled by the malicious energy, stabbed, collapses on his knees, crying, asking to be killed — (08:30) Regains control, realises what happened — (15:15) Crying — (19:30) Back full of scars — (22:45) Crying (really a heartbreaking episode)

Ep 18 : (34:35) Trapped in a cage that limits his magic

Ep 19 : (16:45) Crying — (29:00) Imprisoned 

Ep 21 : (07:40) Catches an magical arrow with his bare hand, losing his five senses, collapses, concern for him, losing control to the malicious energy 

Ep 22 : (07:25) Focusing to keep the malicious energy at bay, sweating — (14:55) Focusing to keep control — (22:25) Still trying to keep control — (25:45) Losing control

Ep 23 : (06:20) Controlled by malicious energy — (21:45) Stabbed — (24:50) Collapses on one knee, finally freed from the malicious energy, in pain 

Ep 24-25 : None

Ep 26 : (40:15) Goes against a strong magical power, struggling, freezing, frozen

Ep 27 : (01:45) Frozen

Ep 28 : (20:05) Ready to sacrifice himself, takes out his inner core, spitting blood, concern for him

Ep 29 : (18:45) In pain — (22:40) Uses magic that will greatly depletes his power and hurt him, spitting blood, passes out, concern for him, unconscious in bed, arm badly injured, looked after — (33:40) Stabbed, spitting blood, concern for him

Ep 30 : (06:35) Hit by magic, spitting blood — (39:30) Weak, stumbles, helped to walk

Ep 31 : None

Ep 32 : (07:05) Takes a big hit to protect Zhuo Yichen, burned very badly, gravely injured, passes out (It was a dream) — (12:45) Stops a blade with his bare hand — (32:40) Blasted by an explosion 

Ep 33 : (08:25) Unconscious, given power, wakes up

Ep 34 : (20:55) Crying, slapping himself — (27:10) Teary-eyed, stabbed, crying, collapses, bleeding from the mouth, dies in his loved one’s arms

Zhuo Yi Chen

Ep 1 : (23:30) Crying 

Ep 2-3 : None

Ep 4 : (09:45) Fighting, small cut on his shoulder — (15:05) Spitting blood, wound treated, wound healed — (25:20) Coughing, recovering — (28:55) Coughing — (31:15) Coughing

Ep 5 : (17:30) Crying

Ep 6 : (08:10) Hit by magic, vision blurry, passes out, falls into water, trapped in a dream, collapses on his knees

Ep 7-10 : None

Ep 11 : (33:35) Hit by darts, vision blurry, passes out — (36:40) Dragged unconscious — (40:55) Powdered drug throw at him, dizzy, collapses on one knee — (43:40) Stabbed by a magic dagger, in pain, stabbed again, in more and more pain, grabbed by the neck, magic used on him to control him

Ep 12 : (01:45) magic used on him to control him, breaks the control, kicked — (08:30) Weak, coughing — (10:55) Weak, mind control used on him again, collapses — (20:40) Mind controlled — (31:15) Infected by some “plague”, passes out

Ep 13 : (23:30) Still infected, almost collapses, caught

Ep 14-16 : None

Ep 17 : (2:25) Crying

Ep 18-21 : None

Ep 22 : (01:50) Vision blurry

Ep 23 : (22:10) Hit, spitting blood — (32:25) Choked — (35:00) Fighting, beaten up beautifully (hit, choked, kicked, stepped on), hit in the throat hard, bleeding from the mouth, passes out, concern for him (Gif Set)

Ep 24 : (03:55) Unconscious in bed, serious internal injuries, between life and death  — (Flashback) (15:20) Crying — (Present) (18:25) Wakes up, blood at his lips, concern for him, passes out again —(23:45) Strange magic enters his body that will turn him into a demon over time 

Ep 25 : (01:45) Agitated, wakes up, controlled by the power inside him, attacking his friends — (06:30) Found unconscious, tries to control his demonic power — (09:45) Dry heaving, concern for him — (13:25) Imprisoned, hands chained — (22:10) Spitting blood — (26:30) Crying, eggs thrown at him, ostracised, pushed into water, called a murderer (went from being admired to being hated by the people) — (30:30) Weak, coughing blood —(33:30) Stepped on, face grabbed 

Ep 26 : (36:45) Ready to sacrifice himself, freezing, frozen 

Ep 27 : (01:45) Frozen

Ep 28-29 : None

Ep 30 : (21:40) Crying

Ep 31 : (32:15) Passes out

Ep 32 : (07:05) Blasted by an explosion, on the ground — (32:40) Blasted by an explosion 

Ep 33 : (09:35) Neck grabbed, power given to him — (23:40) Choked

Ep 34 : (02:15) Shocked, crying — (21:55) Crying, depressed — (25:50) Crying, has to kill his dearest friend

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Here is my subjective ranking of all the costume trailers iQIYI released (since I didn’t watch moderns or republican stuff they posted) note - not only is it subjective, it is just the trailers which often does not correlate with either quality of or my interest in the drama itself.

11 Go East - I am vvvv fond of Tan Jianci but this was the only trailer that bored me. It wasn’t bad, it just gave me NO hook of any kind. It’s a pity since this was one of the very few historical trailers (as opposed to wuxia, xianxia etc) and I love those. This said, trailers and dramas often don’t correlate so I hope the drama is good.

10 Reborn for Love - half this trailer is cutesy hijinks and I am just not wired for that. By the time the trailer was halfway over, I found myself thinking that if it wasn’t for leads, I’d not check it out. But the back half has blood and romance and I sat up and paid attention.

9 Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact - I wanted to be more excited for this than I was. I love the cast. But even in comparison with the trailers for the other two entries in the series it looks…generic. I don’t truly get the vibe or the story. It’s nice but doesn’t grab me.

8 Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Sword and Beloved - it’s gorgeous and intense and screams fantasy romance and Cheng Yi fighting and bleeding. Pay your taxes, everyone!

7 Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Love in Pavillion - the visuals, the vibe, the angsty love feel, the colors! That trailer was my fave out of Fox ones. I need this drama now!

6 Strange Tales of Liao Zhai 2 - I haven’t seen s1 and mysteries (even supernatural ones) aren’t my thing. But the visuals in that trailer are insane and I spy with my little eye Yang Xuwen as one of two mains and the man owns my heart for Eternal Brotherhood and he brings his young Hu Ge vibes here too!

5 Win or Die - this baby is apparently only 18 eps and is all war war war but it’s a Cao Dun drama so the visuals are eye popping. It’s just stunning to look at tbh and sometimes (a lot of times), I want a grim war epic.

4 The Legend of Rosy Clouds - this trailer just grabbed me for some reason - it really makes you want to watch these people. It’s not visually amazing compared to the rest but it’s just dragging me in. In fact, while this isn’t my favorite trailer, out of all the dramas they promoed, this is the one I want to actually watch the most. I used to love the anime so maybe that’s why?

3 Snowy Night: Timeless Love - all the snow and the longing and the battles and we all know we will see red blood on that pristine white soon enough.

2 Love of the Divine Tree - it’s very very pretty and has so much shipping and angst and I have a huge 17 hangover so seeing Deng Wei with similar vibes is sending me. Honestly, my fantasy romance junkie is thirsting.

1 Fangs of Fortune - if someone told me a trailer for a drama full of actors I don’t care for would be my favorite, I’d not have believed it but here we are. This is fantasy and visuals and hooking you done right. I need this NOW!

ETA; I forgot follow your heart OMG! That’s my most fave except for Fangs of Fortune!

ETA2: and A Moment But Forever - I would rank it just behind snowy love.

[joyouslee]

Fangs of Fortune Ep 8

I'm DYING!!!! Episode 8 has bondage, poly marriage, and puppy play references. (skipping ahead in my episode commentary because I'm DYING watching this and NEED to inflict it on ALL OF YOU.)

Pics or it didn't happen? See below!

He said Wen Xiao likes to tie red knots for people (which is a reference to matchmaking/ marriage). He explains he means that they should be tied up with the (red) demon binding rope so that they go in teams and don't get lost.

ZYZ: I'm sorry, I'm not a dog demon.

Seriously? Right in front of the underaged kid's salad!

And then ofc they end up at a brothel where ZYZ teases ZYC about recognizing it, and ZYC gets all flustered and explains he's only been there for a case. Once. Like he's a straying husband!

Then they try to split up and this happens:

AND THEN! ZYZ says to WX, what are you complaining about, you're standing between two handsome men, aren't you happy?

WX:

OHOHOHOHOHOH we know who's the cream filling in this sandwich.

But then ZYC unties himself and drops the rope on the floor:

And this is how ZYZ sighs and looks after him:

So disappointed.

But WX knows how to assuage that disappointment!

AHahahahahhahah I am cackling so hard. The poly dynamics in this show are gold.

[omgpurplefattie]

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[lord-rain-master]

currently watching:

fangs of fortune (cdrama, ep1)

i think i might finish watching these at some point but idk when (help why is this so long):

moon in the day (kdrama, ep 12)

rainless love in a godless land (tw drama, ep 6)

tell me that you love me (kdrama, ep 14)

love song for illusion (kdrama, ep 1)

one piece (anime, ep 100)

my demon (kdrama, ep 10)

goryeo khitan war (kdrama, ep 3)

a journey to love (cdrama, ep 11)

one piece live action (ep 4)

my lovely liar (kdrama, ep 2)

jujutsu kaisen s2 (anime, ep 11)

scarlet heart 2011 (cdrama, ep 2)

melo is my nature (kdrama, ep 4)

lost you forever (cdrama, ep 21)

love you seven times (cdrama, ep 14)

butterflied love (cdrama, ep 7)

royal nirvana (cdrama, ep 9)

destined (cdrama, ep 34)

hidden love (cdrama, ep 13)

gone with the rain (cdrama, ep 25)

flavorful origins

luoyang (cdrama, ep 4)

the good bad mother (kdrama, ep 8)

bora! deborah (kdrama, ep 10)

the secret romantic guesthouse (kdrama, ep 9)

till the end of the moon (cdrama, ep 18)

novoland: eagle flag (cdrama, ep 9)

pledge of allegiance (cdrama, ep 13)

ever night (cdrama, ep 25)

the silence of the monster (cdrama, ep 22)

[hyog-blog]

"You two have fun."

Another one of my favorite scenes :D They are so poly it should be illegal XD Not Wen Xiao actually having ZYZ on a leash, just like she threatened a few moments before that :3

Zhuo Yichen is perpetually embarrassed by both of them (to the point he ventures out alone into the treacherous waters of the brothel).

Zhao Yuanzhou being a 100% flirt with both of them, ahah :D Acknowledging out loud that ZYC is handsome, m-hm)) This makes my heart happy on so many levels.

[myprincecandy]

[ENG] ZTAO on SuperELLE Winter issue 2017

*scans credit to lunchbox0502

Text under the cut  

“I was very mischievous as a kid. When I was 7 years old, I insisted on racing an uncle. He said no, but I didn’t care and started running. In the end I fell to the ground, and the back of my head hit on a sharp edge. There was no bleeding, but you can see bruises. At about 12 midnight, I suddenly started vomiting, and so my parents sent me to the hospital. Afterwards my doctor said that the injury on my head had began to put pressure on the nerves and if they had come 2-3 minutes later, I would have died or become a vegetable.”

Even though his head hurt, Huang Zitao was still smiling when he went on the operation table. And then he fell asleep. He had craniotomy (surgical operation) done, got dozens of stitches, and till now, there’s still a scar on the back of his head.

It was 8 at night, in a dressing room in Beijing. Dressed in a simple white tee and pale blue denim jeans, he sat in front of the makeup mirror, talking about that childhood story of his, all the while looking a tad tired. As he spoke he leaned towards the mirror, examining his eyes, which were bloodshot as he had been working for 10 hours straight.

However, according to what we’ve heard, despite the dangerous situation, he fell asleep on the operation table smiling.

Huang Zitao also had high fever. He was just 9 days old, and had to stay a total of 15 days in the hospital. And towards the end of 2016, he suddenly fainted at the airport. That rigorous and relentless schedule had taken its toll on his heath.

“I’ve been through a lot, including moments like these where I’m close to death. But I’ve made it through, “he said, summing it all up.

“So do you have the feeling like good fortune is bound to follow after surviving all those difficulties & hardship?” “Yes”

24-year-old Huang Zitao shows his talents unabashedly and doesn’t compromise/settle with perceived norms. His weibo id is “SwaggyTao” (note: it’s  CPOPKing-SwaggyT now) and the number of people he follows is zero. Swaggy (in slang) means cool. He likes to show his right profile, cares about his hairstyle, loves to have eyeliner makeup for stage performances, but doesn’t like always being asked questions about this or that. That is the part he is stubborn about.

He has grown and changed much in various areas too. Such as acting. “When I first came back, I didn’t want to act. But later on I found out that that couldn’t work. Being purely a singer, means that others might not necessarily know who you are. “

“Railroad Tigers” was his first proper movie. While filming in the bitter coldness of North-eastern China, he was down with chicken pox. There was a scene which was shot on top of the train, and there were a few dangerous moves that required the actor to be tied up. Each time the cloth/rope tightened or pulled on him, the sound of the chicken pox bursting could be heard. Because he couldn’t do anything to ease the itch, he cried as he was filming.

Acting helped him to truly know himself. In “The Game Changer”, he played Fang Jie, a frank, hot-blooded, sometimes brash and impulsive young man who also really valued friendship and ties. “I feel that there are certain similarities in Fang Jie and my character.”

But that sort of character also put him at a disadvantage. 2 years ago, the smear attacks on him were widespread and vicious.

The way Huang Zitao dealt with it is truly remarkable. “All those who said I wasn’t good, I didn’t respond to them directly. I wrote it all in my rap. So please, those of you who likes to vilify me, criticize me or quote me out of context, please do continue to attack me. That way I can write even better stuff for my rap.”

Since his return in 2015, Huang Zitao has released in total, 1 physical album, 1 mini EP, and dozens of original singles. He’s been recognised as the leader of C-POP. C-POP is Chinese pop, popular music that belongs to China. Huang Zitao wants to let the whole world listen to China’s music. “I’m willing to hold the flag of C-POP.”

The staff says that he’s a typical Taurus when it comes to work. He’s more stubborn, and will stand firm when it comes to things that he wants to persist on/continue with, such as making music, or maintaining his figure. For about 2 years, he essentially didn’t eat dinner so that he could slim down and look better on screen.

Compared to his hardwork and stubbornness, Huang Zitao wins over his fans more by his unpredictability. There’s such a comment on him from Zhihu (a Chinese Q&A website) :” forthright, with a natural sense of humor, ability to poke fun at himself, and is a very attractive/charming person.”

He’s very wiling to talk about the little elf videos he’s been posting on Weibo story, and is proud that he has managed to make so many people laugh. His staff revealed that sometimes when they are chatting, Huang Zitao will suddenly pat someone at the back to scare them. If he sees that everyone’s mood is somewhat down and gloomy, he’ll sing to liven things up. Because of this, when on set, all the crew likes him.

He’s also very down to earth. He’s super good at bargaining. Recently during at trip to a theme park, a staff member spent 20 bucks on rabbit ears. He said that he’ll be able to get in just 5 bucks. When fans gave him a small toy duck, he asked fans how much that cost. He then took a look and said that the price they’ve gotten it at was too high.

He carries a bit of a “idol burden” when he has no makeup on in private, but is astonishingly candid. Once when he was in the States, fans wanted to take a photo with him. His reply was “I can’t but I can go on the roller coaster ride with you once.” Another incident was in China where someone wanted to take a photo of him. He said, “Sorry you can’t, but you can secretly take one.” It’s not hard to understand why fans lovingly call him “the silly, sweet boy”.

But the 24-year-old idol already understands the price of fame. He says “Dreams are wonderful, but they are also cruel. “He himself feels that he been through more things than say a 34 year old, but his staff’s own critique of him is that, “There’s two sides to him, the three year old and the thirty year old. Right now, there’s more of the thirty-year-old present.”

He’s also very conscious/aware and feels that “there’s no need to care too much about things like popularity. In the long run, what’s going to be passed down are your works. When you have solid work, popularity will naturally follow.” That brings to mind a phrase from his book “Iteration 2.4”. “I may have had my spirits dampened by reality once, but I’m still as passionate as ever before.”

Q&A : Tearing down labels that don’t belong to me

 Q: Why do you not follow anyone on Weibo? 

ZTAO: I don’t use weibo much. Lately I haven’t been posting much of anything except on Instagram. Because Instagram is quite popular overseas, I have used it to share many music videos. I feel that hip hop culture belongs to foreigners. C-POP has not really happened in China. Right now, what I’m doing, is a good start. Many overseas folks do follow me, I have this ability.

 Q: What are the differences in the requirements for tune/lyrics, in making music for everyone versus making music solely for China? 

ZTAO: I don’t think about that that much. I just feel that if I wrote it in English, then it wouldn’t be C-POP. I’ll sing it in Chinese, and it’s ok if the overseas folks can’t understand it. Just listen to the melody. Let me tell you what is Chinese rock. I feel that it’s no longer an age whereby people looks solely at lyrics. That age has already passed.   

Q: Then what do you care about? 

ZTAO: The simplest things are the best. I don’t write about others. The things I write about are all my personal experiences, using the simplest way to express all of it. That’s my song. It’s alright that some people prefer listening to the type of songs in the past. There are also people who like me. And I feel that the songs I write, will get the attention of those born in 2000s, and possibly even the folks 20, 30 years later. I want to conquer the youth market. The new era will come. China’s music industry has been down for so long, it’s time for it to come back. 

Q: So are you a person full of positive energy in private? 

ZTAO: I have a lot of principles, which I actually rarely talk about with others. Once you’ve been through and survived a lot of setbacks, you’ll find that you’ve grown again. Now I’m 24 years old. All that I have and own, might be more than say, a 34-year-old. Hence, when a person has so much, why don’t/shouldn’t they treat others better? 

Q: What’s your attitude towards being attacked/having labels thrust upon you? 

ZTAO: Basically, I never responded to those attacks. I just used my works to slowly prove myself. I have not done anything bad, harmful or illegal. It’s all labels and things that others pin onto me. I have used at least 2 years, to tear down those labels. I believe time will prove everything. 

Q: Back when you weren’t so strong, have you had moments when you were close to breaking down? 

ZTAO: It’s never one single incident or matter that causes a major breakdown. It’s the accumulated stress, repression and all that negativity. Things that never happened somehow became a big deal, but I had not done anything wrong. That really made me feel very unhappy. 

Q: Before the airing of “A Chinese Odyssey: Love of eternity”, you seemed pretty rueful, and wrote down some reflections on life in Weibo. 

ZTAO: Actually I didn’t quite want to take on the project in the beginning. I feel that there was no need to play something that’s such a classic. I’m not really a good fit for the image of a monkey. Later on I took it on because eI felt that, regardless of how classic Stephen Chow’s take on the character is, I could make one that’s entirely my own. 

Q: We’ve heard that all that monkey fur and makeup took 4 hours when you were filming in Yinchuan? 

ZTAO: It was 4-5 hours in the beginning and gradually reduced to 2-3 hours. Had to wake up at 5 to do the makeup. It was the happiest set I had been on. The atmosphere was good. 

Q: The Monkey King has superpowers. And this is usually realized through technology in the modern society. Amongst those futuristic/technological movies, which do you like?

ZTAO: I pretty much like all of Marvel’s series, such as X-Men, Wolverine etc. The degeneration of humans begin as technology becomes more and more advanced. I feel that AI will triumph over the human brain. 

Q: That’s rather pessimistic of you. Humans have no superpowers, but as an artist, you need some, what’s your view of that? 

ZTAO: Actually I can focus on doing one thing, it’s just that my endurance’s not that great. I can’t stay on set every day for 3 months. I can’t. I need to take a break. It could be just a trip out to another event and I’ll be fine when I get back. 

Q: In the new drama “The brightest star in the sky”, you’re the lead role, producer and music producer. Why make this drama? 

ZTAO: I play a singer in this drama, and it’s similar to my own story. After I’ve made the decision to do a drama related to music, I looked over many scripts before making changes to one, forming a team etc. It feels custom made. Later on when I got set, we changed almost every scene, a lot of what’s so dead on the script came alive. 

Q: On the inside, you need to steadily build up the layers to your identity and energy. For your appearance, your makeup each time is always so attention grabbing. What are your views on make up?

 ZTAO: Makeup gives me more creativity, it also helps to refine a man’s looks, and make me more confident in myself. Each time I make the decision with my makeup artist, depending on the needs of the different events.

[yoondepity]

PLOT TWIST: homeboy bought the dress for himself

[hyog-blog]

"I can't do the autopsy on the ceiling." "That's easy :D"

Ying Lei, the sweetest babyboy in the world. And not him cosplaying Zhao Yuanzhou while Bai Jiu is puking his heart out into the bin XD And Bai Jiu lowkey cosplaying Zhuo Yichen using a piece of bamboo instead of a sword (the stances, the facial expressions are spot on! :D Also, the way Zhao Yuanzhou often keeps one hand behind his back and has a foolproof poker face unlike some demon hunters, heh).

[hyog-blog]

Fangs of Fortune - ep 8

Ying Lei is praying to some unfathomable gods out there for the people who died.

While a real Goddess in the flesh keeps her friend company here and now.

While another woman kneels before a wish-granting demon as if he were a deity himself.