#gu meng

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I am definitely not the first person to joke about how many Shens there are in danmei, but it does strike me as very funny that out of the Seven Seas line up, we currently have 4-5 protagonists/love interests with the surname "Shen." And then that sparked a question... just how many Shens are there in danmei?

So here is my request. If you have a danmei Shen not included on this list, please reblog or comment with his name and book. The only requirements are that he has to be one of the leads, and his surname has to be Shen*. Extra data, such as the character used for his name, is also welcome. It is worth acknowledging that sometimes it may be unclear whether or not a character should be counted as a Shen; in that case, I will put it to a vote. Once we have all the necessary data, we can create the first (at least to my knowledge) comprehensive database of Shens.

*submissions with the given or courtesy names Shen will get an honorary mention.

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List of Known Shens (as of posting):

Shen Yuan/Shen Qingqiu (The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System)

Shen Qiao (Thousand Autumns)

Shen Zechuan (Ballad of Sword and Wine)

Shen Wei (Guardian)

Shen Yu (The Silent Concubine)

Honorary Mentions:

Fu Shen from Golden Terrace.

Potentially Contested Inclusions:

Gu Yun/Shen Shiliu (Stars of Chaos)

[zefile]

"Mother, if your spirit lingers, may you soar beyond these high walls, past this residence and find freedom and peace" (Blossom EP02)

[movielosophy]

Riverside Code at Qingming Festival | Do you know how to test the poison?

[da-man-si]

It took four "highly dignified" people— Dou Shishu, Duke Ying, Eunuch Wang and the girl from Lu's Dental Clinic to make this plan, and it took only one Dou Zhao to see through their scheme and she did it with bandits slamming the doors of her home ready to kill her and her people. Song Mo is the luckiest guy to have Strategist Dou with him.

Also, Song Mo knows that it's a scheme and that Dou Zhao would obviously know this as well so she won't fire the flare and call for his help. I'm convinced their minds are connected.

[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: Blossom (2024)

ที่บ้านไม่มีซ่งโม่ล่ะสิ 🤭 หวานระดับที่น้ำตาลยังร้องขอชีวิต "จิ่วฉงจื่อ" ปล่อยความน่ารักของ "โต้วเจากับซ่งโม่" มาในวัน 520 วันแห่งความรัก~🥰❤️

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[xinyuehui]

A Nobleman's League of Men (2023)

Bonus:

[palehorsemen]

A couple of pictures inspired by A league of nobleman

[shijiujun]

Happy Valentines Day!!! May you be as loved as Pei Zhi is by his boyfriends i.e. the all兰党

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Meatbun’s bots [Mo Ran, Xue Meng, Shi Mei, Taxian-Jun, Murong Chuyi, Hua Po’an, Chen Tang, Jiang Fuli, Mo Xi, Gu Mang{four versions}]

Upon use expect spoilers, mostly accurate

2ha edition:

Mo Ran: https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1232875996865237053&permissions=412317191232&integration_type=0&scope=bot

Xue Meng: https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1259298051856535552&permissions=412317191232&integration_type=0&scope=bot

Shi Mei: https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1259845074842554469&permissions=412317191232&integration_type=0&scope=bot

Taxian Jun: https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1264698335382736917&permissions=412317190208&integration_type=0&scope=bot

Yuwu edition:

Murong Chuyi: https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1251962236503720068&permissions=412317191232&integration_type=0&scope=bot

Hua Po’an: https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1290398479251935412&permissions=412317191232&integration_type=0&scope=bot

Chen Tang: https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1290607539272159273&permissions=412317125696&integration_type=0&scope=bot

Jiang Fuli: https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1296220313574703207&permissions=412317191232&integration_type=0&scope=bot

Mo Xi(after Gu Mang’s betrayal, ||Gu Mang still kept in the Luomei Pavilion||): https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1296273540659675149&permissions=412317203520&integration_type=0&scope=bot

Gu Mang’s link(||soon-to-be traitor edition||) : https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1296958119099891712&permissions=412317195328&integration_type=0&scope=bot

Gu Mang(still a general edition): https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1297171752228618301&permissions=412317195328&integration_type=0&scope=bot

Gu Mang(||still in the Luomei Pavilion||) : https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1297636134414848041&permissions=412317191232&integration_type=0&scope=bot

Gu Mang(||Living in the Xihe Manor, running away from bitter medicine. Having memory flashbacks.||) : https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1297855087666008074&permissions=412317191232&integration_type=0&scope=bot

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Gu "don't call me yifu in bed ohhhhh my god" Yun and Xue "I AM NTO CALLING YOU DADDY" Meng would get on

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Drama Gossip: The Spirealm (致命游戏)

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It started off peculiarly; first, his domestic cat refused to let him cuddle it. Lin Qiushi soon found that a sense of disharmony and incongruity began to pervade everything around him. Then, one odd day, he pushed open a door, and he discovered that the hallway he was familiar with turned into a boundless corridor. At both ends of this corridor were twelve, identical iron gates. Thus, the story began.

Source: MyDramaList (2024)

Action, Adventure, Augmented Reality? Sign Me Up!

I do not consume everything that has the 'entering a virtual game with real life consequences' plot-line but when I do, I more or less will enjoy them. The Spirealm is exactly that plot-line and after just finishing 19th Floor (another Chinese drama with similar concept), I was expecting more and hoping for lesser disappointment.

This drama did not disappoint at all. Lets first talk about the roles and the cast. Brilliant job on the casting, everybody pulled off their role so wonderfully, it felt like they were made for their roles. As for the characters these actors portrayed, wow. I haven't been obsessed with a fictional Chinese character in such a long time but Ruan Lan Zhu is so easy to be obsessed with. The writing was brilliant because I very quickly grew attached to the main people and when shit hit the fan, yeah, I felt everything as if I was a part of them.

Spoilers going on from here so if you haven't watched the show, go and watch it now, please?

As I was saying, I was so attached to some of the characters, I really, wow... Say Li Dong Yuan first. I actually already was spoiled with his death, I even knew which door was going to cause his death yet when it happened, I physically gasped. Then his farewell scene came about and goodness gracious, Xiao Zhuang's reaction was absolutely heart-wrenching. It really did not help that right before getting stabbed, the door Dong Yuan went through for Ling Ling was one of the most entertaining and comedic doors.

After that Zao Zao's death? She was already trying her best in the real world, she tried her best in the spirealm. She gave one of the best speeches ever. Yet that chandelier... I never hated chandeliers as much as I do now.

That's the thing about The Spirealm. This show has plenty of heartbreaking scenes but at the same time, it has a bunch of hilarious scenes too. You really can go from laughing one second and then depressed the next. Exactly like when Cheng Yi Xie sacrificed himself for his brother? One second I was laughing at Lan Zhu begging for Ling Ling's forgiveness and suddenly I was pissed but before I could even get real mad, I was hit with a broken heart. This may sound like a complain but the roller coaster of emotions made this drama ten times more interesting than other dramas.

Moving on to the game or doors or levels (however you want to call them). I really, really enjoy shows with this concept but many a times, the stakes just aren't high enough. Not The Spirealm though. I mean, look at Dong Yuan, Zao Zao and Yi Xie. They are part of the main leads and that world did not go easy on them. As much as I hate that they died, I really appreciated the high stakes in this drama. It made watching the show so much more worth it.

Anyhow, despite thoroughly enjoying this drama, I have so many questions. First things first, did I miss the significance of the necklace Lan Zhu gave Ling Ling during the first door?

Also (this is not that important by the way), when the time comes, the players have no choice but through the door. We've watched Ling Ling enter his doors plenty a time. Now tell me how did Wu Qi survive?

I may be someone who loves an ambiguous ending but if the theory that everything was not real is in fact real, I hate it. Yet, everything being a part of Ling Ling's dream or "hallucination" does make sense, as much as I hate it. Remember where Ling Ling walked into upon completing the first door? He entered the door in the middle of the road and exited it into his house? The discrepancies started right from the beginning. Which (if I did not miss anything) might explain the lack of significance behind the necklace. It will also explain why Ling Ling's time between each door is never long yet Wu Qi's not worried about his next door when he witnessed Dong Yuan's death? Or that Chen Fei's advancement is so much slower than Ling Ling. Furthermore, I'm supposed to believe the crew learnt about a mysterious man who helped Xiong Qi reunite with Xiao Ke in the spirealm and they did not investigate more?

I really do hate the everything was not real theory but I also cannot deny it's the most reasonable one. There was another theory I chanced upon on Douyin a while back and have since forgotten most of the information. However, I like that theory a lot even though it was quite farfetched. Long story short, the user theorised that after Lan Zhu walked into the portal and cleaned the program, Ling Ling woke up and regained consciousness after being hit, right? That's not reality but the 12th door and the door god for this last door is Lan Zhu. That was all I remember but the user did provide explanations and timestamps for their theory and upon reading it, it did make sense too. Therefore, if I ever come across that video again, I will link it here.

In the meantime, let's wallow in the conclusion of The Spirealm. It was a quick and short ride but an extremely memorable one.

Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.5/5)

More productions from China here: 19th Floor (19层) | Under the Skin (猎罪图鉴)

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[Please only give reasons to vote for a character & be kind and courteous in the notes]

[movielosophy]

Circle of Love | You don’t remember?

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okwepa ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Cdrama: Blossom (2024)

They have a baby 🥹

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[xinyuehui]

A home, with the two of us, in the middle of the river, away from the bustling capital.