#feng liu yi dai

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Caught by the Tides (Jia Zhangke, 2024)

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ZHAO TAO "Caught by the Tides" Premiere during the 77th Cannes Film Festival (May 18)

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SANXIA HAOREN (STILL LIFE) (Jia Zhangke, 2006) FENG LIU YI DAI (CAUGHT BY THE TIDES) (Jia Zhangke, 2024)

Hace unos días pude asistir a la proyección de Caught by the Tides en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijón, poco antes de cerrar con Miséricorde, de Alain Guiraudie. El pase tuvo una acogida bastante fría pero, ¿quién sabe?, yo mismo me encontraba perplejo, con un sentimiento a medio camino entre la estupefacción y el entusiasmo. La irreflexión y ciertos automatismos mentales me llevaron a pensar de inmediato en las películas de Dziga Vertov y Chris Marker mientras se reformulaba en pantalla la visitación a un material filmado por Jia Zhangke a lo largo de los últimos veinte años. Una miscelánea de colores soportada en formato digital y, también, litografiada en celuloide de 16 mm y 32 mm que de nuevo reproduce un viejo mundo que se desvanece, algo ya preludiado y mostrado en largometrajes como Unknown Pleasures y Still Life. Se descubren entonces esas mismas imágenes abismadas en lapsos temporales. Algunas de ellas libertadas del descarte y otras como resultado de un proceso de tratamiento, reedición y redefinición. Pareciera que la propuesta de Jia Zhangke girase en torno a la representación de la representación cinematográfica de una realidad en constante proceso metamórfico. Laberíntico e inabarcable ejercicio de volición acerca del audiovisual y de la forma en que vemos, percibimos y entendemos el cine.

Me quedaré, por tanto, con esa magistral construcción de personajes vehiculares que asisten por décadas a los diferentes cambios geográficos, arquitectónicos, sociales, económicos y políticos de la China contemporánea, sincrónica para con ellos mismos y para con el espectador, puesto que se propicia una relación dialéctica entre las imágenes, la narrativa ficcional y las experiencias personales, aduciendo así a la teórica de Roland Barthes acerca del tercer sentido. La imbricación culmina con la evocación de una memoria auditiva modulada desde el eclecticismo que nos permite transitar tiempos y lugares (la utilización de música diegética se desplaza desde las populares canciones de Jody Chiang al Under Sun Remix del tema "Liquefaction").

Me quedo también con esa plasmación del olvido como profunda forma de memoria —que diría Borges— y con el paso del tiempo sobre los rostros de unos actores reconocibles para aquellos que estén familiarizados con la filmografía de este trascendental director.

En el último tercio de la película se origina y manifiesta la expresión visual de la experiencia emocional, cerrando así una indagación memorialista que reverbera en un sincretismo cinematográfico del que existen muy pocos precedentes.

Las imágenes que figuran en esta publicación asonantan en plática de quinces un laborioso trabajo y se corresponden con la parte central de Caught by the Tides y esa monumental película del año 2006 que en España llevó por título Naturaleza muerta.

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Feng Liu Yi Dai.

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Cdrama: Wonderland Of Love (2023)

Gifs of Intro of cdrama "Wonderland Of Love"

Wonderland of Love 01 | Xu Kai, Jing Tian met underwater for the first time | 乐游原 | ENG SUB

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALVaC4Xf_C8

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Big day for western danmei fans today! Seven Seas entertainment has announced the licensing of twelve new danmei translations coming soon! They are:

Mistakenly Saving the Villain, by Feng Yu Nie

Thrice Married to a Salted Fish, by Bi Ka Bi

My Husband and I Sleep in a Coffin, by Wu Shui Bu Du

The Unseen Immortal of Three Hundred Years, Mu Su Li

There's Something Wrong With The Chief: Du Zhu You Bing, by Yang Su

After the Disabled God of War Became my Concubine, by Liu Gou Hua

The Wife Comes First: Qi We Shang, by Lv Ye Qian He

The Villain's White Halo, by Hao Da Yi Juan Wei Sheng Zhi

The White Cat's Divine Scratching Post, by Lv Ye Qian He

Astrolabe Rebirth, by Arise Zhang, also known as Fei Tian Ye Xiang (非天夜翔)

The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong (Novel) Vol. 4 (Special Edition), by Xue Shan Fei Hu

Copper Coins: Tong Qian Kan Shi (Novel), by Mu Su Li

Check the official announcement for information on special editions, ebook editions and prices for the US!

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Hiii, how are you? I hope you are doing ok! <3 sending love and hugs. I wanted to ask you... i think i remember something about tgcf having live action adaptation. Was that real or was just a dream i had or something? If it's real do you know if we will have it or what happened to the project? Idk if my mind made that up! sorry and thanks :)

Hiii Anon!

No, it's not some mad collective fever dream we all had, they really did film it (6 months of shooting between July 2021 and January 2022). Native title is 吉星高照 (Ji Xing Gao Zhao) English title is Eternal Faith.

If we ever get to see it is another matter, i probably don't need to say the main reason is because it's a danmei adaptation - it'll have a harder time passing the censors than the average cdrama. Since the popularity of other dangais it seems the censors have become stricter in any case. Job one is always going to be passing the censors.

While checking chinese websites and articles I did find several sources of a rumour that the site security punched a girl who was visiting the set. I can't vouch for the reliability of this but anything that can potentially attract criticism can delay a cdrama release further. Other criticisms include the casting of the male leads, how cheap the set design and costuming look, and a cancelled actress who may have to remain uncredited.

So it will need to satisfy the censors in order to be relased, as well as satisfy the general public and tgcf fans to be worth releasing and I'm not sure if it can do it all. If all goes well and it does ever pass censorship, we won't get a release date in advance. I don't know if you've ever experienced waiting for a cdrama release but you will not get much warning when it airs. It will likey drop with a couple days warning in form of internet rumours, or just completely out of the blue.

HAVING SAID THAT - another rumour is that a full costume bl drama like the untamed will be released internationally in Sept 2024, bypassing a Chinese release. It's just a rumour but it does make this webpage very interesting! But please remember everything above and not get too excited just yet 😂.

I'm gonna share some set photos just because 😍

Zhai Xiaowen as Xie Lian

Zhang Linghe as Hua Cheng/San Lang/Crimson Rain Sought Flower

Chang Huasen as Shi Qingxuan/Wind Master & Tian Xuning as He Xuan/Ming Yi/Earth Master

Vin Zheng as Nan Feng & Li Fancheng as Fu Yao (+ bonus Wind Master)

Liu Lingzi as Xuan Ji

Liu Jinyan as Ling Wen & Wang Yueyi as Female Wind Master

Xiao Kaizhong as Feng Xin/Nan Yang & Cai Yao as Mu Qing/Xuan Zhen

Bian Tianyang as Qi Rong/Prince Xiao Jing/Green Ghost

Lu Yuxiao as Yushi Hung/Rain Master. She played Shangguan Qian in My Journey to You, but as she was fairly unknown at the time of filming jxgz so there are no photos to be found of her as Rain Master 😩.

Anyway, let's all quietly try to will this into existence with physic powers etc.

Thanks for sending me an ask, have a lovely day anon!

(∩^o^)⊃━☆

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Miàn (Nine Sols oc)

Badic info

Name: Li Miàn

Age: around early 30s

Species: Solarian

Gender: Male (cis)

Sexuality: Homosexual

Title: Sol of Honesty

Occupation: Accountant

Appearance

Fur Color: Beige with darker brown highlights at ears, hair and limbs.

Eye Color: Light blue with red horizontal pupil

Clothes: Miàn wears a black long sleewed shirt with golden bottons. On top of that a black jacket with red leaf-like pattern.

Make-up: Miàn wears red eyeliner and red nails.

Scars: He has multiple healed scars are visible on his arms and he has a starshaped one ehere his right eye should be.

Role

In the Eternal Cauldrop Project Miàn fills the role of an accountant who manages the finances from the Fengs.

Backstory

Early life:

Miàn was born into a lower class family in the Xia Kingdom. His parents have gathered a large amount of debt resulting in selling their kids including Miàn. He was sent off to an old, famous accountant called Hong Liu as an assistant. Hong Liu was a strict woman and teacher, she often physically punished Miàn for every mistake he made. One time it escalated into her breaking a vase over his head resulting in Miàn losing his right eye. As he grew, his resentment of Hong Liu grew with it. Until one day he poisoned her while serving her tea.

Before New Kunlun:

After Hong Liu's death, Miàn took over the office as the main accountant. He became well loved and popular among his community but hard to work with, due past trauma inflicted by his mentor caused him to have severe anxiety problems which made him a perfectionist. One day, Eigong reached out to him in order to manage the finances for the project and become part of the Tiandao Council, becoming the Sol of Honesty.

Life on New Kunlun:

After the island rise and they left Penglai, Miàn spent most of his time in his Souscape overseeing the resources spent on different sections, both monetary and other. As time went on he slowly noticed that the amount of used energy had changed from before, due to Eigong using solarian citizens for her experiment. Later he teamed up with the now Dusk Guardian Chien, who discovered Eigong's doing. As they were planning to expose Eigong, Chien suddenly disappeared. Miàn only months later found her in a cell, turned into a mutant. Seeing his friend in this state, completely broke him, resulting in him isolating himself.

Present:

Only after Yi came back and defeated the first few Sols did he finally had the courage to leave his room, now completely lost in insanity, denial and delusion. Yi can only access his area through the residence of Fuxi and Nuwa. Yi can meet him  standing before Yi’s Sol statue at the destroyed Peach Blossom Village after freeing the villagers. He invites him to his area by giving him the key which he would be able to open the secret passageway to Miàn’s area. Not long after arriving to his area, Miàn paranoically starts accusing Yi of working together with Eigong and sending all the Dusk Guardian after him. After reaching Miàn's personal room, Yi can found Shanhai 9000 and would need to fight the now mutated Chien. After the fight ends with Chien defeat, Miàn would have a mental breakdown telling everything he knows. At the end he finishes with:

”We were never meant to survive.” then cuts his own throat ending his life.

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Feng Liu Yi Dai aka Caught by the tides, 2024, Jia Zhangke

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CDrama Year in Review 2023

I'm still very much a CDrama beginner--I just started watching them in the summer of 2022--but since this is the first year I got into them in earnest, I figured I might as well do a year in review a la @dangermousie (whose lists I have found incredibly helpful in deciding which CDramas I really, really need to go back and watch as part of my CDrama education--so thank you!). So, without further adieu, here is my ranking of 2023 CDramas, in order of least enjoyed to most enjoyed*.

(See also: KDrama Year in Review 2023)

*Disclaimer: *not* a measure of objective quality

10. Royal Rumours: This drama was not great? Meng Zi Yi and Jeremy Tsui were fun, but the story started out messy and got messier. For some reason I still finished it, I think because I had a lingering cold and it was all my brain could handle at the time *shrug*

9. Gone with the Rain: I actually really enjoyed this one! The pacing was inconsistent, but Zhang Nan was fun as the irreverent Mo Xi, and we love a grizzled general. Special shout to the teacher who was not actually evil, just a sad lesbian whose gf disappeared on her

8. Love You Seven Times: Intriguing concept, not a strong enough FL to carry it through. The reincarnation stuff really worked for me at first, especially in their first mortal tribulation (as people, not CGI animals), but I got tired of it pretty quickly. I admit, the gifs of Ding Yu Xi as a sexy cat demon *did* pull me back in, but not enough for me to actually finish the thing, alas

7. Destined/Chang Feng Du: Started out really strong, and then stalled out on me. I think I only got up to about episode 22 or so, after their epic desert crossing and new start in a new state--they lost all narrative momentum for me there. I stopped watching and then just...didn't start again. I do, however, remain a big Bai Jing Ting fan, and will be keeping on eye out for whatever he does next

6. Hidden Love: (Contemporary) Age gap romances are hit or miss for me, but Zhao Lu Si absolutely stole/carried the show for me in this one. Although more fun imo when the main couple are in the the will-they-won't-they phase than in the family melodrama after they get together, still the only contemporary CDrama to get me to give it a go this year--and I'm glad I did

5. My Journey to You: Featuring my favorite murder girlies Esther Yu as Yun Wei Shan and Lu Yu Xiao as Shanguan Qian! Gorgeous costumes and sets, sweeping cinematography, and plot that kept me on the edge of my seat. Full disclosure, I have not actually watched the last two episodes because I got busy and then saw weird chatter about them, so I have no comment on the allegedly weird ending

4. Till the End of the Moon: Look, I know the ending wasn't ideal, but for the majority of its run, this drama owned my entire soul. It also introduced me to Bai Lu as Li Su Su, who inspired my first actual tumblr post (that wasn't a reblog) because I was so obsessed with her. And everyone knows that Tantai Jin is the CDrama ML of the year. 10/10, no regrets at letting it take over my life (and the OST my Spotify) from April to May of this year

3. The Story of Kunning Palace: More Bai Lu is always a good thing, and she's extra fun here as the transmigrated former evil empress and totally-over-your-nonsense Xiang Xue Ning here. The reverse haremness of it all totally shows why Bai Lu is the chemistry queen, especially with the princess (Liu Xie Ning) and cranky, morally grey, would-fail-gym-class strategist Xie Wie (Zhang Ling He). So glad this drama made it out of the CDrama vault and didn't languish indefinitely in censorship hell

2. A Journey to Love: Finished this one two days ago as of this writing and am still not normal about it. Ren Ruyi (Liu Shi Shi) and Ning Yuan Zhou (Liu Yu Ning) lead an exceptionally strong ensemble cast in this wuxia that explores the complicated relationships between love, duty, loyalty, loneliness, and companionship. Ruyi and Yuan Zhou are far and away one of my fave OTPs of the year, but just as compelling are the relationships between friends/brothers/fellow assassins Yu Shisan, Yuan Lu (ugh my heart), Qian Zhou, and Sun Lang. This drama definitely has one of the strongest ensemble casts of the year. And the character growth of Yang Ying from little princess abandoned in the cold palace to who she becomes by the end will stick with me for a long time. Plus another 10/10 OST!

1. Lost You Forever S1: I'm not normally a reverse harem girl, but the longing, loss, and hard resolve portrayed to perfection by Yang Zi as Xiao Yao really did it for me here. This whole drama struck an emotional chord for me, and where TTEOTM consumed my soul, LYF took over my heart. Xiao Yao's relationships with her power hungry, overprotective cousin Cang Xuan; hot snake demon Xiang Liu/playboy archery shufu Feng Feng Bei; and perfectly devoted Tushan Jing are all equally compelling to me, and while I may know who she ends up with in the end, who I *think* she should be with changes based on who's on screen at any given time. And A'Nian, my favorite bratty princess who really just needs some strong parenting, holds a special place in my heart. I know we may never get S2, and even if we do, censorship means it probably won't be what the drama makers are capable of, but I'm so glad for this little piece of absolute perfection. And, again, a top notch OST!

Fave Drama: Lost You Forever, by just a hair over A Journey to Love. See above.

Least Fave Drama: Royal Rumours--truly why did I finish this, what was past me thinking

Biggest Disappointment: 2023 is also the year I read Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir, my very first CNovel! But then I didn't even bother checking out its adaptation, Romance of a Twin Flower, because it got rid of everything that made the novel such an addicting read, including a brilliant, strategic, ice cold FL and an ML who actually kind of sucked at the beginning, only to grow on you very, very slowly over time. I'm grateful that the chatter around the drama is what brought the novel to my attention, but other than that, hard pass.

Favorite Male Character: Lots of good ones this year, but I'm gonna go with Cang Xuan (Zhang Wan Yi) from Lost You Forever. The conflict he faces between getting enough power to protect the people he loves the most and that power making him incompatible with those loved ones is so compelling, and his yearning for Xiao Yao even when she's right in front of him is wrenching. Full disclosure, I also just really love the sound of his voice

Favorite Female Character: This could easily have gone to Li Susu (TTEOTM), Xiao Yao (LYF), or Ren Ruyi (AJTL), but I'm gonna go with Bai Lu's Xiang Xue Ning in The Story of Kunning Palace. Something I really loved about this character was just how jaded Xue Ning really was, even in her second go round at life. Yeah, she wants to make amends for the harm done in her previous rise to power, but that has hardly turned her into a good--or even pleasant--person. Instead, she's incredibly skeptical and still plays most things ice cold, especially with her family. As a bonus, we got plenty of Bai Lu's fantastic side eye as she basically had to do high school all over again when she gets called into the palace despite her very best efforts not to be.

Favorite Ship: Ren Ruyi and Yuan Zhao from A Journey to Love have got to be it. They balance each other out so well, and over the course of the drama, learn to communicate effectively with each other whenever they have a problem. They also recognize that not all problems can be solved by ~love~, which makes their relationship even more compelling when they decide to prioritize each other in a way that respects what the other wants from life.

Favorite Secondary Ship: Little princess Yang Ying and Yuan Lu absolutely broke stole my heart in A Journey to Love. Doomed love even more than the main OTP, these two's youthful romance was such much fun to watch, especially as they egged their respective mentors on in their own romance. Yang Ying's recognition that her first love did not have to be her only love is also something I always love to see, even as it broke my heart that (spoiler) she and Yuan Lu never really had a chance at an HEA. Their relationship really exemplified a key theme of this drama: that you should love the people you love while they're still with you because tomorrow is never promised.

Non-2023 Dramas that I Watched: Two non-2023 dramas I watched that deserve a special shout out are Love and Redemption and The Sword and the Brocade. Love and Redemption prepared me to really appreciate the big swings that Till the End of the Moon took, and The Sword and the Brocade went a little way to filling the Story of Ming Lan shaped hole in my heart. The Sword and the Brocade also had absolutely searing critique of the concubine system, even as it featured one of the most genuinely good-hearted FLs I've seen. Would recommend both!

Most Looking Forward To: Yes, I'm a sucker and the censors (not to mention the characters) will probably break my heart, but I'm still crossing my fingers that Lost You Forever S2 will live up to the promise of part one. See above: still a CDrama beginner, have not yet had all the optimism knocked out of me. Sue me.

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Danmei most highly rated/loved

This list is based on my poll of people's favorite danmei novels. They're also the ones I've heard about multiple times. Many are licensed for English, and more are being licensed all the time!

MXTX – Heaven Official's Blessing (Tian Guan Ci Fu) 

MXTX – The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (Mo Dao Zu Shi)  

MXTX – The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System (Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong) 

Meatbun – The Husky and His White Cat Shizun (Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun)

Meatbun - Remnants of Filth (Yu Wu)

Meatbun - Case File Compendium (Bing an Ben)

Meng Xishi - Thousand Autumns (Qian Qiu) 

Meng Xishi – Peerless (Wu Shuang) 

Priest - Stars of Chaos (Sha Po Lang)  

Priest – Lord Seventh (Qi Ye)

Priest - Faraway Wanderers (Tian Ya Ke), sequel to Lord Seventh

Priest – Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire 

Priest - Guardian (Zhen Hun) 

Shisi - Little Mushroom (Xiao Mogu) 

Feng Yu Nie - Mistakenly Saving the Villain 

FTYX - Dinghai Fusheng Records

FTYX - Legend of Exorcism (Tianbao Fuyao Lu) (loose sequel to DFR)

FTYX - To Rule in a Turbulent World (Luan Shi Wei Wang)  

Tang Jiu Qing - Qiang Jin Jiu 

Tang Jiu Qing - Nan Chan 

Cang Wu Bin Bai - Golden Terrace (Cang Wu Bin Bai) 

Cang Wu Bin Bai - Chun Feng Du Jian 

Qing Se Yu Yi - Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know  

Man Man He Qi Duo - Those Years In Quest Of Honour Mine 

Lu Ye Qian He - The Wife is First (Qi Wei Shang) 

Yi Yi Yi Yi - How to Survive As a Villain (Chuanyue Cheng Fanpai Yao Ruhe Huoming)  

Zhìchǔ - Fan Service Paradox (Ying Ye Bei Lun)  

Mu Su Li - Global Examination (Quanqiu Gaokao)  

Wei Feng Ji Xu - Mist (Bowu) 

Xue Shan Fei Hu - The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish 

Wu Zhe - Run Wild (Sa Ye) 

bafflinghaze - Dao Of The Salted Fish (Salted Fish Cultivator) 

Lin Qian - The Fallen Merman 

Feng Liu Shu Dai - Quickly wear the face of the devil 

Yin Ya - The Legendary Master’s Wife  

Wú Yì - The Killer of Killers (Sha Qing) 

Bing Kuai’er/ICE (冰块儿) - After Dawn/Dawning 黎明之后 

Jiang Weiji - How to Feed an Abyss! 

Lei Xu - The Grave Robbers' Chronicles

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Caught by the Tides (Jia Zhangke, 2024)

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poetry lines befitting MCS and XJY

These are mostly chinese tang shi and song ci poetry quotes, with a great biased amount from Su Shi because OP doesn't know better. Crude, 5-minute english translations below. There are lines I semi-made up or adapted from fandom/cpop songs (that is, most of Xiao Jingyan's lines), ngl OP is rather embarrassed of them because they aren't good at all looking back now but we'll just leave them here or else XJY would end up with zero quotes.

梅长苏 Mei Changsu

想那日束髪从军，想那日霜角辕门，想那日挟剑惊风，想那日横槊凌云。 ——夏完淳

Think to the day I tied back my hair and enlisted. Think to the day the horn rang at the frostbitten tents, think to the day I danced my sword making the sound that deafens the wind. Think to the day I took to the lance, and it pierced through the skies, rising higher than the clouds. — Xia Wanchun

将士百战身名裂。 向河梁、回头万里，故人长绝。 易水萧萧西风冷，满座衣冠似雪，正壮士、悲歌未彻。 ——辛弃疾

The warrior fights a hundred battles, yet what remains is his severed reputation. He looks to the bridge over the river, thousands of miles back, past acquaintances forever gone. In another life, over the howling of the west wind and the cold Yi rivers, the banquet sits, clothes adorned in snowlike white. The courageous man strides through the blizzard, the song of lament never ceasing. — Xin Qiji

零落成泥碾作尘，只有香如故。 ——陆游

The plum blossoms wither and drift to the ground, crushed into earthly soil and dust. The prevailing fragrance is what remains. — Lu You

亦余心之所善兮，虽九死其犹未悔。 ——屈原

So long as this is what my heart longs for and treasures, though I die nine deaths, my heart does not regret. — Qu Yuan

君臣一梦，今古空名。 ——苏轼

Lords and lieges ebb into nothing but a dream; in the river of time transcending present and past vain titles remain, cast into the void. — Su Shi

无波真古井，有节是秋筠。 ——苏轼

The heart is at peace like the ancient well that does not ripple; the integrity is as the autumn bamboos, steadfast and unfaltering. — Su Shi

舳舻千里，旌旗蔽空，酾酒临江，横槊赋诗。 ——苏轼

The warship moves a thousand miles, ensigns enshrouding the sky. He pours out wine by the riverside, holds out his lance, and writes verses as he speaks. — Su Shi

对一张琴，一壶酒，一溪云。 ——苏轼

Facing but a guqin, a jug of wine, a stream of cloud. — Su Shi

江山如画，是我心言。 ——风起时

The rivers and mountains of the kingdom outstretches before me, as moving as in art: this is my heart’s will. — from the song “Feng Qi Shi”, when the wind blows

战骨碎尽志不休，冰心未改血犹殷。 ——改自《赤血长殷》、王昌龄

Bones completely crushed from the battle, yet aspirations unwavering. The heart has not changed; the blood flows red still. — adapted from the song “Chi Xue Chang Yan”, the noble blood flows red, and poet Wang Changling

袖手妙计权倾变，敛眸笑谈意了然。 ——改自《赤血长殷》

With folded arms, he devises labyrinthine strategies. The sceptre of power sways and shifts. He shrouds his gaze modestly, and in conversations of small smiles, he discerns the intention of men. — adapted from the song “Chi Xue Chang Yan”, the noble blood flows red

萧㬌琰 Xiao Jingyan

潜龙一朝御风翔，长歌挽弓射天狼。 ——《长喑》

The submerged dragon rises one day to ride the winds. Singing high and long; the bow is drawn pointed at the invading Sirius. — from the song “Chang Yin”, the Long Darkness found here

挑灯殿阙思悄然，闻钤行宫寝无眠。 ——改自白居易

Awashed in the raised lamps of the imperial palace, thoughts whisper in grievance. The bell rings at the Jiu’an grounds, and he lies abed sleepless. — adapted from The Song of Everlasting Sorrow by Bai Juyi

驰骋沙场繁华梦，谈笑鸿儒君臣纲。 ——改自《致陛下书》、刘禹锡

Dreams soar in the flurrying gallops of the battlefield, flourishing dreams of splendour and joy. In pleasant dialogue with scholars, civility obliges polite smiles into the etiquette of lords and lieges. — adapted from the song “Zhi Bi Xia Shu”, a letter to Your Majesty, and Liu Yuxi

铁马并辔封疆，几回魂梦游；更鼓落夜未央，笔下兴亡断。 ——取自《长喑》、《赤血长殷》

Armoured horses riding in parallel at the borderlands — how many times has the soul wandered to such dreams of the past. The hourly drums sound ceaseless across the long night; under the emperor's brush, the fate of prosperity and declination writes. — adapted from the song “Chang Yin”, the Long Darkness found here, and “Chi Xue Chang Yan”, the noble blood flows red

揽尽山河只手倾，昂冕袖手瞰苍生。 ——改自《长喑》

The future of his kingdom sweeps into a tilt of his hand. With crown upheld, he folds his arms in his sleeves awatching humanity. — adapted from the song “Chang Yin”, the Long Darkness found here

咫尺抚眉峰，万丈叠远峰；梦底枕笑纹，惊风掀水纹。 ——《致陛下书》

Up close, the furrowed brows are smoothed. Ten thousands of feet stretch before him, converging into mountains at a distance. In the deepest dreams, the markings of a smile lie; he stirs up the wind which marks and rips tides in the tumultuous waters. — adapted from the song “Zhi Bi Xia Shu”, a letter to Your Majesty

Two (three) things to note:

My dying obsession with Su Shi, sorry I can’t help it that perhaps over half of the all the poetry I know is from him;

To be really fair, my favourite description of Mei Changsu is 运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外, used in describing Zhang Liang in Si Maqian's Records of the Grand Historian. He orchestrates masterplans in the tent of the army; he determines the victory of the battle from afar, thousands of miles from the front.

As for my favourite depiction of Lin Shu, it is definitely Su Shi’s description of Cao Cao: 舳舻千里，旌旗蔽空，酾酒临江，横槊赋诗。 The warship moves a thousand miles, ensigns enshrouding the sky. He pours out wine by the riverside, holds out his lance, and writes verses as he speaks. Xin Qiji’s verse above just fits the entire story of Mei Changsu so much, it deserves a mention.

I was assembling/making these lines up for something back then and so just listed whatever came to mind (for reasons I know not I kept on listing stuff for MCS, but maybe XJY was the typical good emperor kind of person so wasn't as inspiring coming up with quotes for him).

If there are lines of poetry you find really befitting the two characters, we're more than interested starting a thread here just for that purpose.

[web-novel-polls]

Danmei Tournament Bracket & Competitors

Round 1

Short Story of Shaowang vs. Where is Our Agreement to be Arch-Rivals? [WINNER: Where is Our Agreement to Be Arch-Rivals?]

Green Plum Island vs. You've Got Mail: A Cautionary Tale [WINNER: You've Got Mail]

Round 2

Lie Huo Jiao Chou vs. Where is Our Agreement to be Arch-Rivals?

Mist vs. the Earth is Online

Golden Stage vs. Nan Chan

Everyday I Get Up to See the Villain Stealing the Show vs. Little Mushroom

Fox Demon Cultivation Manual vs. Let's Talk About That Guy Who Transmigrated to Pursue Me

Copper Coins vs. Mistakenly Saving the Villain

Liu Yao: the Revitalization of Fuyao Sect vs. After the Disabled God of War Became My Concubine

You've Got Mail: A Cautionary Tale vs. Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know

Round 2 ends Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023, at noon CST. Let me know if you have any suggestions for the descriptions and content warnings!

After the Disabled God of War Became My Concubine

Author: Liu Gou Hua (刘狗花)

Other Names: After I Married the Disabled War God As My Concubine, Sau khi chiến thần tàn tật gả cho ta làm thiếp, 残疾战神嫁我为妾后

Media Type: Web novel

Chapters: 123 Chapters + 13 Extras

Main Pairing: Jiang Suizhou x Huo Wujiu

CW: ableism, violence, poisoning, death, war + more unknown

Links: Novel Updates, English Translation by SleepyTranslations

Description: [Jiang Suizhou] is a history lecturer transmigrated into a cutsleeve prince fated to be publicly beheaded by his new concubine Huo Wujiu, a captured legendary God of War given to JSZ in marriage to humiliate him by his brother the Emperor Jiang Shunheng.

“Aren’t you afraid of regretting this one day?” / “For him, never in this life.” - Ch.123

Copper Coins

Author: Mu Su Li (木苏里)

Other Names: Tong Qian Kan Shi, TQKS, Đồng tiền kham thế, เหรียญทองแดงปราบพิภพ, 铜钱龛世, 동전감세

Media Type: Web novel, Drama CD, Manhua

Chapters: 102 Chapters + 1 Extra (Completely Translated)

Main Pairing: Xue Xian (薛闲) x Xuanmin (玄悯)

CW: death, amnesia, ghosts, illness, murder + more unknown

Links: Novel Updates, English Translation/Introduction (Easier to sort via Novel Updates)

Description: “It's about the disembodied soul of a dragon who's looking for his lost body, as well as the people who were responsible for maiming him; he meets a mysterious demon-slaying monk with amnesia who only knows that he's looking for someone; maybe they fall in love idk. It's set in 11th century China and the magic is based on geomancy (feng shui).” - English Translation Introduction

“No Regrets. You have to hang out with me for hundreds or thousands of years, probably long. Even if you get tired of me, you can’t undo it.” / “It’s all I could ever wish for.”

Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know

Author: Cyan Wings / Qing Se Yu Yi / 青色羽翼

Other Names: Mozun ye xiang zhidao, 魔尊也想知道, DVAWTK

Media Type: Web Novel, Drama CD

Main Pairing: Wenren È x Yin Hanjiang - “Yinren”

CW: master-servant relationship*, death, suicide attempt, rape as a plot point (mentioned only, not main characters), body horror/gore, bus (gu parasites) - (Carrd), age difference, graphic violence, psychosis/hallucinations

Links: Carrd, Novel Updates

Description: The Devil Venerable, the Lord of Demon, Head of Xuanyuan Sect, Wenren È, discovers a book called &lt;Abusive Romance: You Are the Unchanging One in My Heart>, which details the painful romance of two disciples of Shangqing Sect - Baili Qingmiao and He Wenzhao. In the novel, Wenren È is the devoted second male lead who sacrificed himself for Baili Qingmiao, which led to Yin Hanjiang, his subordinate and the fourth male lead, attempting to kill the female lead. Present-day Wenren È is now tasked with fixing the readers’ many complaints regarding the novel. 

*While technically a master-servant relationship, especially at the beginning, the novel makes a point to show and explicitly state their progression to friends, not a servant and his master

**Wenren È is also sometimes referred to as Wen Renhe 

Very aro-spec/ace-spec MCs, Yin Hanjiang is stupid and in love (and has rabies), side lesbians 

Everyday I Get Up to See the Villain Stealing the Show  

Author: Zhong Xiaosheng (钟晓生)

Other Names: EVSS, 每天起床都看到反派在抢戏

Media Type: Web Novel 

Main Pairing: Han Changsheng x Huangfu Fengxuan Xichen / An Yuan

Chapters: 110 (Completely Translated)

CW: death, acceptance of death/suicidal idealation (HCS plans to die to An Yuan) + more unknown

Links: English Translation, Novel Updates

Description: Han Changsheng, the Head of the Tianning Cult, kills Lord An Yuan, a descended Immortal fated to eliminate the Tianning Demonic Cult. Confronted by an angry immortal and threatened with a new life surrounded by ugly men, Han Changsheng is sent back in time to fulfill his role: be killed by Lord An Yuan. 

Fox Demon Cultivation Manual

Author: Feng Ge Qie Xing / 风歌且行

Other Names: FDCM, 狐妖修炼指南

Media Type: Web novel

Main Pairing: Song Ci x Rong Bai (Rongsong)

Chapters: 101 Chapters + 1 Extra (Completely Translated)

CW: abuse (to a main character & a side character), graphic violence, bigotry, minor character death, torture, shaming of appearance, suicidal idealation + more unknown

Links: Carrd, Novel Updates, English Translation by Lianyin

Description: Song Ci “mistakenly consumed the blood of the Demon King, causing himself to become a demon too. Since then, he hated the Demon King and wanted to take revenge” (Carrd). He ends up meeting Rong Bai without realizing he’s the aforementioned Demon King. Hijinks ensue.

Prequel: Your Ninth Royal Highness, Please Change Your Clothes

Sequel: The Demon Lord is Fleeing for HIs Life Again Today

Golden Stage 

Author: Cang Wu Bin Bai (苍梧宾白)

Other Names: Golden Terrace, Hoàng Kim Đài/Đài Hoàng Kim, Huáng Jīn Tái, 黄金台

Media Type: Web Novel, Drama CD

Chapters: 79 Chapters + 4 Extras (Fully Translated)

Main Pairing: Fu Shen x Yan Xiaohan aka “Yanfu”

CW: ableism, slavery, death, violence, murder, animal death, fantasy drug use, implied sex (none depicted) - (Carrd)

Links: Carrd, Novel Updates, Character Guide, Official English Translation

Description: Returning to the capital after an assassination attempt, Fu Shen is ordered by a suspicious Emperor to marry Yan Xiaohan, the Emperor’s subordinate and Fu Shen’s rival, to weaken his growing power. “Enemies” → lovers

“I hope that you will hate me all your life.”

“Call me that again, and I may just give up the darkness and turn towards the light for you.”

Arranged political marriage, enemies in public but lovers in private, fluff, bickering/flirting, communication, doting/devoted

“From head to toe, where I’ve touched, and where I haven’t - I like all of it.”

Green Plum Island

Author: Hui Nan Que (回南雀)

Other Names: Qing Mei Yu, 青梅屿, 青梅嶼

Media Type: Web novel, Drama CD, Manhua

Chapters: 53 Chapters + 5 Extras (Completely Translated)

Main Pairing: Yu Mian x Yan Kongshan

CW: age difference (9 years; 18 & 27 at first meeting) + more unknown

Links: Novel Updates, English Translation

Description: After falling from a tree in his youth, Yu Mian can see people’s emotions via numbers and colors. When he meets his neighbor Yan Kongshan, he develops a crush. While he hopes Yan Kongshan will turn pink for love, he ends up turning yellow for desire without changing expression. 

“Green Plum Island is well, your grandpa is well, Qiuqiu is well, the two cats are well. Only I’m not well…I miss you too much…I will be missing you when you read this letter.”

“‘But I can’t control who I like, so I’m going to keep on liking you.’ I think for a minute, then make a ridiculous statement: ‘I’ll like you until the day I don’t.’”

Let’s Talk About That Guy Who Transmigrated to Pursue Me 

Author: Mo Xiao Xian (莫晓贤)

Other Names: 谈谈那个穿进书里来追我的家伙

Media Type: Web Novel

Chapters: 82 (Completely Translated)

Main Pairing: Wen Xuan x Jian Yi

CW: murder, fantasy racism + more 

Links: Novel Updates, English Translation

Description: Wen Xuan is the Head Disciple of the Water Cloud Sect and the villain of an unnamed novel. Jian Yi is a new, talented shidi (younger fellow disciple) of the same sect who has transmigrated to support him and change his ending.

What is it about yearning characters with the surname Chu? Anyway, Chu Lian infests my brain like a dying rat. You will never be free of him <2

Lie Huo Jiao Chou 

Author: Priest

Other Names: Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire, LHJC, 烈火浇愁, Liehuo, 烈火澆愁, 열화요수

Media Type: Web novel, Donghua/Anime, Audio Drama, Manhua

Main Pairing: Xuan Ji x Sheng Lingyuan

Chapters: 137 Chapters + 8 Extras

CW: violence, gore, suicide mention, horror, war, murder, cannibalism, child torture, self-inflicted injuries, discrimination, slavery, genocide (via Carrd), claustrophobia, ableism, drug addiction, non-consentual (“sleeping beauty”) kisses between the main CP (Translation), death, demons, amnesia

Links: Carrd, Novel Updates

Description: Xuan Ji is the newest member of the Reparations Department of the Deviant Control Office, which is tasked with dealing with the aftermath of deviant cases. He encounters the deceased Emperor Sheng Lingyuan who has been awakened after a thousand years and ends up pretending to be Xuan Ji’s sword.

“Because he craved, he longed fanatically for a certain person. Since ancient times, this concealed longing had been a blade hung above the heart, and falling short would certainly be heartbreaking.”

Little Mushroom

Author: Yi Shi Si Zhou (一十四洲)

Other Names: Cây nấm nhỏ, Xiao Mogu / 小蘑菇

Media Type: Novel (printed & ebook), Drama CD, Manhua 

Main Pairing: An Zhe x Lu Feng aka “LuZhe”

CW: gore, violence, death, non-graphic sexual assault (Carrd)

Links: Buy the Novel Here, Carrd, Novel Updates

Description: An Zhe is a mutated mushroom whose spore has been harvested by humans. Being discovered by the Judges, humans tasked with eliminating xenogenics like him, means certain death. Lu Feng is one such Judge with a 100% accuracy rate in identifying infected humans. 

Liu Yao: The Revitalization of Fuyao Sect

Author: Priest

Other Names: Lục hào, ลิ่วเหยา, 六爻, 육효, Liu Yao: the Six Hexagrams

Media Type: Web Novel, Drama CD

Chapters: 109 Chapters + 3 Extras (Completely Translated)

Main Pairing: Yan Zhengming x Cheng Qian

CW: violence, death, major character death, gore, swearing + more

Links: Novel Updates, Chichi's Dives' English Translation

Description: “A cultivation story about how a declining sect is restored by a narcissist, troublemaker, meanie, idiot, and wimpy kid.” - Novel Updates

Found family/childhood friends, fantastic character growth, interesting characters

“My master’s way of cultivation is ‘follow one’s heart,’ ‘be unrestrained’ - Senior, pardon this junior’s insolence, but I’ve been wondering for a long time: Does suffering in solitude for the sake of longevity count as following one’s heart?” - Ch.46

“When he thought of Cheng Qian, he suddenly felt like there was nothing else that he desired in this life.” - Yan Zhengming, ch.56

Mist 

Author: Wei Feng Ji Xu (微风几许)

Other Names: Bowu, Bạc vụ, 薄雾［无限］, Mist [Unlimited], Mist: Unlimited Flow

Media Type: Web novel, Drama CD, Manhua

Chapters: 103 Chapters + 3 Extras (Completely Translated)

Main Pairing: Ji Yushi x Song Qinglan aka “Qingyu” (晴雨 )

CW: cannibalism, discrimination, homophobia, death, gore, zombies, suicide, graphic violence + possibly more

Links: Tumblr Review (Spoilers Warning; Re-Read Review), Carrd (CW: glitch effect, flashing lights), English Translation, Why You Should Read It

Description: Ji Yushi is a beautiful genius with a perfect memory who is openly gay. He’s transferred to Song Qinlang’s team, who is known as a homophobe. Idk how to describe it, but there’s very interesting and complex time travel and parallel worlds; you’re just gonna have to take a gamble. 

Mistakenly Saving the Villain

Other Names: Bàn về kết cục việc cứu lầm nhân vật phản diện, MISVIL, The Conclusion to When I Mistakenly Saved the Villain, ว่าด้วยจุดจบของการไปช่วยตัวร้าย, 論救錯反派的下場, 论救错反派的下场

Media Type: Web Novel, Drama CD

Main Pairing: Song Qingshi (宋清时) x Yue Wuhuan (越无欢)

Novel Translations (Carrd): English, Indonesian, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Burmese

CW: abuse to a main character, rape/sexual assault as a plot point (YWH was a sex slave), torture, suicide, depression, child abuse, PTSD, slavery/human trafficking

Description: Song Qingshi is a medical student who transmigrates into , an “angsty danmei novel” (submitter), to save the tragic protagonist. However, he mistakes the cannon fodder villain Yue Wuhuan for the protagonist and saves him instead.  

Nan Chan

Author: Tang Jiuqing / 唐酒卿

Other Names: Nam Thiền, Nán Chán, หนานฉาน, 南禅

Media Type: Web noel, Drama CD

Main Pairing: Cang Ji x Jing Lin 

Chapters: 126 Chapters + 3 Extras (Completely Translated)

CW: age difference, death, amnesia, child abuse, demons, date-rape/noncon between the MC and love interests, torture of a main character and side characters, ghosts, death, explicit sexual content (ch.111 + implied sex), child/sex trafficking, sexual abuse, implied pedophilia

Links: Carrd, Novel Updates

Description: Cang Ji is a brocade carp taken care of by Jing Lin, an exiled and amnesiac Immortal who killed his adoptive father, the Emperor of Heaven. When Jing Lin loses his copper bell, he and Cang Ji leave their mountain to find it, encountering the Eight Sufferings and learning more about their past.

“There’s a man I love. In the clouds. In the sea. In my heart.”

“Have you ever wondered? If the one to be devoured in the end would be you or me?” / “It doesn’t matter if I”m the one. As long as I’m together with you.”

The Earth is Online

Author: Mo Chen Huan (莫晨欢)

Other Names: 地球上线, Dìqiú shàngxiàn, EO, TEIO, Địa Cầu Online

ฝ่าวิกฤตพิชิตหอคอยดำ, 地球上線

Media Type: Web Novel, Drama CD

Main Pairing: Tang Mo x Fu Wendou

Links: Carrd (CW: glitch effect, flashing lights), Novel Updates, English Translation on Tea Novel

CW: death, child/infant death, gore + more unknown

Description: Six months after black towers appear around cities, a voice announces, “Ding dong! November 15th, 2017. The earth is online.” Players are encouraged to “attack the tower” during “game time”. Once pulled into a game, it must be completed, and the losing party seems to die. 

“the Joongdok of danmei”

Short Story of Shaowang

Other Names: Shh! My Dear Alpha, 少汪几句

Media Type: Web novel, Drama CD, Manhua

Author: Little Ice Cube / 冰块儿

Chapters: 58 Chapters + 12 Extras (Completely Translated)

Links: Novel Updates, English Translation by Tailor’s MTL

CW: rape/noncon between the MC and love interest (later discussion about consent), graphic sexual content, omegaverse, mpreg + more unknown

Description: Jiang ShaoYan is the school tyrant and also an omega. While his heat is approaching, an underclassman suddenly confesses to him. 

Sequel: Pay Attention to Me

You’ve Got Mail: A Cautionary Tale

Author: Hei Dan Bai / 黑蛋白

Other Names: YGMCT, คบสหายผ่านพิราบต้องพึงระวัง, 飛鴿交友須謹慎, 飞鸽交友须谨慎

Media Type: Web novel

Chapters: 106 Chapters

CW: age difference, rape/noncon between MC and love interest, graphic sexual content, suicidal idealisation + more unknown 

Links: Novel Updates

Description: A 39-year-old gay bachelor in the Great Xia Dynasty, feeling his life is hopeless, resolves to get laid before committing suicide on his fortieth birthday. To do so, Wu Xingzi joins the Peng Society for Gentlemen, a secret organization for gay men to meet other gay men. (Based on Novel Updates Summary)

Where is Our Agreement to be Arch-Rivals?

Other Names: Did We Agree To Be Rivals?, Nói tốt trở thành lẫn nhau túc địch đâu [Xuyên thư], The Modified Script is Killing Me, 說好成為彼此的宿敵呢[穿書], 说好成为彼此的宿敌呢[穿书]

Media Type: Web novel

Chapters: 120 Chapters + 2 Extras (Completely Translated)

Main Pairing: Su Yang x Gu Feidi

Links: Novel Updates, English Translation by Peach Blossom Codex

CW: child abuse (the original Su Yang is implied to have had sex with/been interested in minors), sexual abuse, suicidal idealisation/attempts, violence, illness + more

Description: “The web celebrity, Chen Suyang, transmigrated into a film adaptation he’d just finished rolling the death scene. Now he has to play the villain—the Evil Sect’s young master, Su Yang. To return to his own world, he faithfully acted according to the script and solemnly recited his lines—waiting for the day he’d die under the protagonist’s sword. But… why were the scenes getting farther and farther from the script?” (Novel Updates)

[universeislove]

could you list the titles on your danmei tier list? i'm curious about some of them

Yes~

S:

- Golden Terrace / Cang Wu Bin Bai

- The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System / Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

- Yu Wu / Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat

- Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation / Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

- Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know / Cyan Wings

- The Husky and His White Cat Shizun / Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat

- Global Examination / Mu Su Li

- Heaven Official’s Blessing / Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

- Mr. Melancholy Wants to Live a Peaceful Life / Cyan Wings

- Little Mushroom / Yi Shi Si Zhou

- Mistakenly Saving the Villain / Feng Yu Nie

A:

- How to Survive As a Villain / Yi Yi Yi Yi

- Guardian / Priest

- Sha Po Lang / Priest

- Accidental Mark / Die Zhiling

- A Certain Someone / Mu Su Li - Copper Coins / Mu Su Li

- Thousand Autumns / Meng Xi Shi

- The Legendary Master’s Wife / Yin Ya

- Stray / Nian Zhong

B:

- Quickly Wear the Face of the Devil / Feng Liu Shu Dai

- Wu Chang Jie / Shui Qian Cheng

- Faraway Wanderers / Priest

- My Little Poplar / Shui Qian Cheng

- Four O’Clock Flower / Ashitaka

- Assistant Architect / Xi He Qing Ling

- Lovely Allergen / Zhichu

C:

- After I Possessed the Tmall Genie of the School Adonis / Lin Ang Si

- Are You Addicted? / Chai Jidan

- Restricted Area / 空菊

- Black-bellied vs. Black-bellied: Ultimate Showdown / Xi He Qing Ling

- Accidentally Married a Man Full of Vinegar / Yi Mei Niukou

- Fanservice Paradox / Zhichu

- My Husband is Suffering from a Terminal Illness / Can’t Play Chess

D:

- Agreement of Being Gay for 30 Days / Lin Zhiluo

- Your Memes Are Better Looking Than You / Mao Qiu Qiu

- The Wrong Way to a Demon Sect Leader / One Big Goose

- Bite Your Fingertips / Su Jingxian

- This Omega is Sweet and Wild / Mo Li

- How To Say I Love You / Feng Liu Shu Dai

[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: Love Forever Young (2023)

Gifs of Ending of cdrama “Love Forever Young”

ESPSUB [Amor entre dos sectas] | EP01 | Traje Antiguo / Romance / Wuxia | YOUKU

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1bPA2yEDYw