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THE DOUBLE 墨雨云间 (2024) | Xiao Heng's Allies

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2024.02.23 - https://weibo.com/l/wblive/p/show/1022:2321325004680865644734

I'll stream for a small bit~~~~

bgm: 撞地球 (Earth Collision) by Yu Er Qi LYN: Hallo everybody, good evening! - /sings along/

bgm: Fall in Love LYN: Hallo everybody, good evening. I am Modern Brothers Liu Yuning. Welcome! C: The beanie doesn’t look good. LYN: /smiles in pain/ There’s always a group of you causing me trouble. I just came here to stream and as soon as I’m here you have to nitpick at me? You can’t even let me wear a beanie? LYN: If you don’t like seeing it, then don’t watch. It’s not as if I collect tickets or anything, so you can watch if you want. I’m not trying to show off the beanie today, anyway. I’m trying to show off the microphone. :) Ning-ge bought a new mic and wants to show it off. 

bgm: 一念关山 - Richie Ren [YNGS OST] 

LYN: I didn’t really have a lot to do today, so we wrapped relatively earlier. It’s still not early, though. I just looked at the clock. It’s already 9p. This counts as a late night stream, then. I hope I can help you have a relaxing, happy, and wonderful night. I just feel like I haven’t been streaming as regularly as I was before, so if I wrap early I want to stream more often. LYN: Oh- not holding anything in my hand feels weird. This mic has a stand- it’s high class. Now I’m not holding anything and my hands feel empty. C: How about you grab a string of beads? LYN: /claps/ Good idea! Wait for me~ :) LYN: No fighting back, I take your advice. Straight to rubbing beads. LYN: Some people who might be new friends- their reaction to “how about you grab a “chuan”?” was: “Oh. I thought you went to grab a lamb skewer.” You thought I was going to do a mukbang? Grab five lamb skewers and a bottle of beer? [t/n: it’s the same character for both, which makes sense because they’re both items lined up on stick/string: ​​串] - C: Lao-da, can you wish me a happy birthday? LYN: /softly/ Happy Birthday. Is it your birthday today? That’s nice. - LYN: If there’s anyone watching who has the same interest and likes to play with beads, you can grab yours and we’ll do it together.  - C: Lao-da, wish my son a happy birthday. LYN: /throws a look into the camera/ … I wish everyone who is celebrating their birthday today a Happy Birthday. I hope this year for you goes smoothly and happily.

LYN: I wrapped up a bit earlier today, and I think later in this crew that will be difficult to do, so I thought to come stream for a while. Even though it’s already 9p, but I still wanted to stream. Later when I’m tired, I’ll send myself to sleep. Don’t tell me to spend the new year with you (stream past 12a)- don’t give me that pressure and don’t try to morally kidnap me. When I’m tired, I’ll go to sleep. LYN: There’s nothing much going on, so I just came to chat. There’s nothing in particular I want to talk about, unlike when I had some things I wanted to come here to set the record straight about. There are no topics for today. I’m just here to chat.

C: Ning-ge, stream while you sleep. Don’t turn it off. LYN: I- you want me to sleep wearing this? I’d be uncomfortable. Forget it.

C: Ning-ge, is there not a copyright issue when you play other people’s songs? LYN: ?! First, there’s no monetary transactions going on in my stream, so it’s okay. If I were here for business, and received 400rmb from weibo to do this stream.. Let’s say they ask me, “Ning-ge. We'll give you 400rmb. Could you come do a stream on our platform on this date/time?” In that situation, any song I played or sang during my stream would face a copyright issue. But in a situation like now- I’m only playing the music (not having been paid or accepting monetary donations), I don’t think anyone would see that as a violation and sue me. It’s not worth it.

C: Xiao Ning-ge, you have 伤痛 (pain (from a wound)/sorrow) fans now. LYN: “I’ve heard people say, that longing is like the wind- it can go anywhere.” It’s that, right? I saw a bunch of people and different languages dubbing it and I thought, “Wow, so amazing.” There were some that really gave the emotion. They were really very great. My friends are all multi-talented! LYN: I saw a bunch of you also dubbing the clip and I also shared it. You all are so amazing. I admire you. [t/n: the video in reference: https://weibo.com/5456865382/O1kOv9DiN]

C: How’s your foot? LYN: My foot’s okay. Its just that I probably can’t dance anytime soon. You won’t be seeing any dance videos from me for the time being. My FOOT’s okay- but running is a no. Last time I sprained my ankle a little. Running is no good. It still gives echoing pain. Especially because I’m tall, so my balance is not great. If I’m not careful I can easily twist my ankle. C: You can no longer be a singer-dancer. LYN: Right.

C: Ning-ge, I’m on a plane. I can’t watch your stream. LYN: What are you telling me for?? Do you want me to feel regret, or that it’s a great pity? Or do you want me to say, “Don’t go. Get off that plane and watch my stream.” How do you want me to answer? You tell me. LYN: What are you telling me for? If you can’t watch because you’re on a plane, then don’t watch. When you get off the plane there will be the playback waiting for you. Why are you telling me this?? And spamming, too. Annoying!

C: Ning-ge, what date are you streaming until? LYN: I think you typed that wrong. You wanted to ask me what HOUR I’m streaming until, right? I’m only going to stream a small while. I only just started a few minutes ago. I’m here to chat and when I’m tired and sleepy I’ll go wash my face and go to sleep. 

C: You’re a little mean. LYN: That’s just how my streams are. But if you want me to be an obedient and nice big boy, I can be that, too. Do you want me to “pinch”? Not only can I “pinch” my voice, I can also “pinch” my character. I can act as a… very normal artist for you. I’ll do it. I can- I know how to do it all. C: Do it. LYN: Let’s not… last time I did it, it seems like a lot of you wanted to throw up. 

-- 奉上 (Offer) [YNGS OST]

LYN: I sang a song for a drama recently- it’s called 大理寺少卿游 (White Cat Legend), and the song is 莫问前程 (Don’t Ask About the Future). If you don’t have any dramas to watch, you can check this one out. - /starts a cat fight/ -- 莫问前程 (Don’t Ask About the Future) C: What song is this? LYN: I already said, it’s 莫问前程 (Don’t Ask About the Future), the theme song from a recently airing drama called 大理寺少卿游 (White Cat Legend). If you haven’t got anything to watch these days, you can check this one out. It’s good. I think it’s not bad at all.

C: The effect of the new mic is great! LYN: :D It’s not bad. 

C: Lao-da, why do you wear gloves when playing with beads? LYN: I’m the type of person who does a lot of homework when he starts something. These ones are called “feng yan” (phoenix eye) bodhi. These are very easily dirtied. Once your sweat gets on it, it will turn very dull and dark. So when I’m wearing these gloves, not only do I keep it clean but also the beads will turn a nice peach-red color. Not dirty. So I wear a glove for this one, but you wouldn’t wear a glove for all of them. For people who sweat easily from their hands, it will turn the beads dark. So I try to keep it nice. C: Ning-ge, please recommend good beads for a beginner. LYN: Do you think I’m a seller, and now I need to tell you all about it? C: How do you use Jingang Bodhi beads? LYN: If you’re using jingang bodhi beads then that means you’re trying to test me. There is no “how”- you can play with them however you want. C: Are there ones that are already finished? LYN: No. I only just started, a little more than 6 months ago. These beads are supposed to be done within 3 winters and 2 summers. LYN: What am I doing? I’m a singer. I’m an actor. Why am I telling you about bodhi beads now?? Now I seem like I’m trying to sell you something. // I’m a bead-playing singer. C: Liar. The ones you’ve finished you gave to other people. LYN: I didn’t give any away. These beads are usually done within three winters and two summers. By that time they’re red. I’ve only just been playing for half a year, now. It’s still early for me. The main purpose of them is to keep you company. 

bgm: 落了白 by Jiang Xue’er

LYN: With some of you, I fear that if you have nothing to say, you try to force it. If you really don’t know how to communicate with me, you can choose not to type anything at all. Or, you can comment with, “LYN is so handsome!” Someone just commented, “Ning-ge, your beanie looks like a pair of underpants.” … If you have nothing to say, don’t force it. Do you wear knit underpants? If you do, then post a pic of them on weibo so everyone can observe them. Wouldn’t they be uncomfortable?? Maybe wool (cashmere) ones would be okay?

C: Can you gift me with a string of beads? LYN: No way. Keep dreaming. Don’t even think about it.

C: Ning-ge, I’m exchanging ten years of being single for you to look at my comment. LYN: I saw you. Ten years of being single, for me to look at their comment. I saw it. LYN: Is that too petty?

C: The Truth S2. LYN: Yes, it’ll be shooting soon. We’ll start recording content this month, so that means that you’ll see my variety show later this year. I didn’t do any last year, even though I was planning on waiting for one… That one later failed to launch, so I didn’t end up going. I didn’t have much time anyway. I was planning on doing a variety this year, and The Truth happened to open up again, so I gave them my time. C: Are you still Liu Xialai? LYN: It’s all changed this year. The model has changed, and S2 is going to be a lot more flashy than S1 was. I thought S1 was already very amazing. But S2 this year will be even more interesting. The characters will play a lot more into the story this year. C: Is it scary? LYN: No, it won’t be. If it were, I wouldn’t go. C: You haven’t even started shooting yet, so how would you know? LYN: Before you agree to start on the show, you have to understand what it’s about and what you’re going to be doing on it… So I know some, and there definitely won’t be scary elements in it. If there is then I’ll just run. I won’t be recording anymore. I’d run away.

C: Ning-ge, when does ZLYM wrap? LYN: Soon. Another month or so? C: Then, when you wrap can you rest a bit? LYN: What do you consider as “rest”, though? If I have different work lined up, is it considered rest? I don’t think I can take too long of a break but, from this crew to the next I’m sure I’ll have a couple of days. I’ll go record my album, shoot for the variety show, and finish up a few endorsements. Probably just those few things. After which I’ll enter into the new crew, so I’d have to prepare for that. Like rehearsals and readings. 

C: The bgm is so loud. LYN: That’s why, you have to get used to watching my streams. I guess you haven’t seen very many. Our stream is not like the average artists’ livestream. Here it’s like a bar. Would you go to a bar to drink while I chat with you, then ask the owner to turn the music down? What about the other customers? Right? We have to accommodate with others, here.  

bgm: 我只愿朝着光 (I Only Wish to Face the Light) [BYOL OST]

C: Ning-ge, do you know what dramas will be airing soon? LYN: I really don’t know. But I want to say- let’s just watch whatever airs. I don’t know either. As an actor, we have the least input for deciding when a drama will air. How would we know?? I really don’t. C: Is Zi Chuan coming soon? LYN: I REALLY don’t know. I shot ZC in 2021- it’s been a while. The dubbing is all completed. You just have to watch when it airs, to support it. At that time in 2021, my personal statewasn’t the greatest. I wasn’t as thin as I am now, and my performance was not as mature. Even though I know I’m not “mature” even now, but in 2021 whether you’re looking from performance or personal physical state, was not as good as I am now. I was lacking, and it’s okay. The drama is still a good drama, so you can check it out. The filming, directing, and production company all put in a lot of effort to create this drama. You can all go watch when it airs. As for me, I have relatively little scenes- not quite 200 scenes. I was the second male lead. 48 episodes total. My screentime is not that much, but please watch for fun and to support the drama. Thank you. 

C: Ning-ge, is your next drama also guzhuang? LYN: Yes, that’s right. C: I want to see you in a modern drama. LYN: If you want to see me in a modern drama go watch BYOL. The one I did with Tao-jie. :) Modern dramas, for the moment, I… LYN: I’m not as popular as you think I am. I can’t just choose whatever drama in this industry that I want to. “Ning-ge, choose a modern drama” and I say, “Okay” and just choose one. It’s not like that. No modern dramas have come looking for me. The ones I have now are not only few but if there’s no other choice I have to pick it if I want to keep working. Its not like they bring me ten scripts to choose from. I know that there are rumors that I have resources but you, as my fan, really believed them?? Of course, I believe that I’m the greatest in my fans’ hearts. To my fans, I must be the most popular. The most outstanding. I believe they have that kind of bias towards me. But the truth is that this industry doesn’t. LYN: You keep wanting me to act in a modern drama, but that’s not something I can do just because I want to. Unless I take my phone to shoot something. In that case I can do any type of genre I want. Republican, modern, costume, primitive, in the age of the dinosaurs… 

C: Act as a villain. LYN: You must be a new friend. From debut until now I’ve been a villain the most. I’m always the bad guy. After four years I can finally be a good guy, and you want me to go back to playing the bad guy?? LYN: I don’t want to!

C: Play someone who doesn’t die. LYN: That’s difficult. Someone earlier told me to go act in a modern drama. I think that’s an easier thing to do than playing someone who doesn’t die. I’m serious. /sigh/ The probability of me choosing a role and having that character NOT die, is less than the probability of me landing a role in a modern drama. I don’t know why, but the characters I play easily end up dead. It’s almost as if… the viewers don’t want to see me alive. C: Your probability of staying alive is higher in a modern drama. LYN: That sounds very reasonable. I have a higher chance at staying alive in a modern drama, because they tend to gear more towards lifestyle. Unlike in costume dramas, in the old times, where two countries are at war in a moment’s notice. This side sends 500 people, that side sends 500 people, and we fight to the death. You’ll rarely see that in a modern drama. Unless the drama itself is set in war times. The other thing is you’re rarely poisoned in a modern drama. Instead you’re diagnosed with some incurable disease. In guzhuang dramas you’re either poisoned, injured in assassination attempts (hidden weapons), swords go flying, or two countries are at war. It’s just so difficult to survive in olden times. One wrong step and you’re dead. LYN: There’s just no helping it. 

C: Ning-ge, if you play a doctor you won’t die. LYN: /laughs/ What you’re saying is that whether in a guzhuang or modern drama, as long as you’re a doctor, you don’t die? Because doctors can self-diagnose, so from the moment they’ve been poisoned they can work on curing themselves? Is that what you mean? But haven’t you ever heard of the phrase, “Doctors can easily heal others, but it is difficult for them to heal themselves”? Haven’t you ever heard that phrase? LYN: Going by your logic, Qian Zhao shouldn’t have died. QZ was a doctor, right? But he died, too.

C: Ning-ge, what’s that drama with you and WZW called? LYN: It’s called “Cicada Girls.” It’s an adaptation from a manhua. I don’t have very many scenes in that one, either- only 100 or so. I wrapped with that drama within two months. Not even two full months. 

C: Then, Ning-ge, act as an immortal. They don’t die. LYN: Let me tell you- I don’t know, because maybe I haven’t watched very many xianxia dramas- because I pretty much haven’t watched one through. But! From my understanding of xianxia dramas it’s not that they DON’T die, but that they DIE REPEATEDLY. They die so many times, not only the once. You’re telling me to play an immortal because they don’t die. I think you must be speaking nonsense! You die once in this life, and you meet again and die in the next. At the least you’ll die three times, sometimes maybe even seven times. So you must not really comprehend the mechanism behind a xianxia. That mechanism is death. LYN: For example, if two people think their storyline is not going well in this life, they die. In the next life they meet again as two different people and their story starts again. When you hit a dead-end it’s okay, just die again. For example for this section, we can start in the Heavenly Realm. When you feel the story is going nowhere, we kill the mains. They move on to the next section in the Mortal Realm. One’s a prince, the other’s some daughter of a wealthy house. They fall in love and they eventually reach a point that can go no further. Okay. Kill them. Next, we’ll write them as more common folk. One’s a rich landlord, and the other’s a poor laborer and the two get involved until the story can’t progress. They die again. Next life, we’re back in the Heavenly Realm. Yeah- we can write at least four parts. This is very easy. You can imagine the number of times death becomes a common occurrence. 

C: Ning-ge, then act as Yan Wang (King of the Underworld). Then you won’t die. LYN: … /sigh/. C: Play an alien. LYN: /laughs/ It’s not as if aliens don’t die. What about You Who Came from the Stars? LYN: Let me tell you the thing about aliens. Say you’re an alien and you’ve come to Earth. You look human, but in the end you’re still going to die. For example, say this guy doesn’t age and doesn’t die. But for the woman he loves, he’s going to give all that up. That’s what will strike a chord with the viewers. It’s a common trope, isn’t it? That’s the whole point of the story. The guy doesn’t age and doesn’t die. You already know that in the end he’s going to die for the girl. Otherwise setting it up like that in the first place has no meaning. Do you get it? The character design isn’t there for him to look cool. It’s there to take things to a highlight wherein he gives it all up to die for the girl. It’s definite. He’ll die either for the girl, or some other emotional connection. Think about it- that’s just the design. LYN: Let’s say you’re acting as an immortal. In the end, you’re going to die for a mortal. That’s the most important thing, and it’s what drives the story. It all goes like that.

C: Then, Ning-ge, why don’t you just act as a ghost? Skip all the steps in between, jump straight to ghost. LYN: You can’t tell me to play a ghost just because I look like one. “LYN looks like a ghost. Just go play a ghost, then.”

bgm: 黑夜一束光 (Praying)

C: Ning-ge, play a jiangshi. LYN: /sigh/ LYN: That’s enough. I can’t choose to play whatever I want. I told you earlier, didn’t I? 

C: Ning-ge, if you’re going to be like that then it seems like acting is meaningless. LYN: No? Why wouldn’t it have meaning? Acting is very interesting to me. It’s fun. But the prerequisite is that you encounter a good script. If you can’t come across a good script you go… crazy. 

C: Ning-ge, if you’re going to be like that then stop acting. Just stream for us instead. LYN: Are you trying to advise me not to act anymore? And instead of acting, I should come here at 8p every night to stream? Is that what you mean? What’s the difference between your words and the words of my anti-fans? My antis always tell me, “LYN, can you stop acting?” Now my fans are telling me, “Yeah. Don’t act. Stream instead.” 

C: Ning-ge, what other female actress would you want to work with? LYN: I’m good with anyone. I don’t have the right to pick other people, and I don’t have the right to act with whoever I want to. I’m ok with anyone. They’re all good. As long as they’re someone who takes works seriously, that’s enough for me. LYN: Acting really needs cooperation. A good partner is the most important. The more I learn the more I feel that acting needs cooperation. You’re not out here acting on your own. If the two actors are just doing their own scenes it feels too separate from each other. It becomes uncomfortable to see. So choosing a good acting partner is very important. I say this because sometimes I get asked in interviews, “LYN, when you’re paired with veteran actors, do you get nervous?” I don’t. You know how some people say when they meet someone very famous, they’ll be nervous around them? I won’t be. Instead, I’m even more relieved. Because no matter how shallow or superficially you act, the opposite actor can carry the scene. You can also act freely without fear that they won’t be able to follow you. You feel more at ease when with veteran actors, because you can act without reservations. I know that I can’t act very well, but my ability to learn is very strong. So I’ll actually be even more relieved. Acting with a more mature actor is more comfortable. But there are some actors I’ve paired with where I... don’t really dare to act freely. LYN: When you’re working with veteran- and even senior actors- there’s always something you can learn. I think that’s the thing that makes me happiest. It doesn’t matter if it’s the good things or the bad things, I can always learn something.

C: What about acting with ZSX? LYN: Me and ZSX? Very comfortable when we’re shooting scenes together. Our moods match. When I act with him I feel very comfortable. So that’s why I’ve always thought he was great. He’s a really amazing actor. 

C: Ning-ge, I’ll exchange ten years of being single for you to look at me. LYN: I SAW YOU!! /laughs/ I saw you. You don’t need to post such “poisonous” content. There’s no need. C: I’ll exchange fifty years of being single for you to look at me. LYN: There’s really no need for you to exchange anything for me. You don’t need to. I can basically see everything that you’re typing. I see everything for the most part, but I can’t reply to every single comment. Okay? In any case, I can see you. 

C: Ning-ge, show us a “nan-gao”. LYN: What does that mean? Male, high note? Is that it? - /shows off his high notes/ LYN: No, I know what you mean. Male, high school student. You’re thinking too much. With my old face? I told you last time, there was a drama that wanted me to act as a college student and I couldn’t convince myself to do it. I said, “Forget it. Let’s not. It’s not worth it. There are people more suited to playing a college student, let’s leave this role for them. My old face can’t cut it.” There’s no need to challenge something I’m not suited for. LYN: If I had to force it, I could probably swing a graduate student/reseracher. I’ll be a researcher of Sichuan dishes or something. Someone who specializes in Western foods. It’s a bonus that I have experience as a cook that I can put to use. C: Male teacher? LYN: Teacher is okay. But definitely not a student, so stop trying. If word gets out I’d be laughed to death. There’s going to be an yxh post with the title, “LYN said in his stream that he wants to act as a high school student.” The topic will be “LYN’s fans tell him to act as a high school student; LYN rejects the idea.” I can already imagine what the comments will be. There’s going to be a batch of this type: “Him? As a high school student? He’s so ugly, how can he pass as a high school student at his age???” I don’t even have to say anything, the ridicule will come first. It’s all predictable. So stop saying nonsense in my stream. You’re going to make me grow antis. I can hate on myself and I’ll take whatever comes with that, but if you hate on me then… I’ll feel wronged.

C: Play a domineering CEO. LYN: I won’t. I can’t do it. A domineering CEO at the least has to be handsome, right? I don’t qualify. I can see the yxh now: “LYN’s fans tell him to act as a domineering CEO; LYN declines. Does he look down on domineering CEO roles? For all fans of actors who’ve played domineering CEOs, what do you think?” What do you think?

LYN: Lately there have been a lot of dramas that are just... mentioning me. Like, “This drama has settled on a cast. It will be LYN, and this person, and that person.” When you see posts like that, 70% of the comments are cursing me out. But the thing is that I don��t even know about it! How about this- can we discuss beforehand in the future? If you see those posts- first of all, the yxh uses my name to drum up discussion on the drama, which proves at least one thing: they look well upon me. From a good perspective, they think highly of me and use my name. I think there was a drama called “Ya Se” or something? I refuted those rumors a year ago! I used it as entertainment for a stream and I already refuted those rumors. But recently it came back around. I got another round of hate for it. Once a year, it comes back around. I’m not even IN it and people still have to ridicule me. So let’s try to do this in the future. Number 1- I just said, they mention me because they think highly of me. It means that I still have audience interest, even though they’re mostly here to make fun of me. It’s still something. Number 1 is to look at these posts for fun. Number 2, if you see people cursing me out, write down their IDs. Ok? Get down the IDs of all the people who are cursing me out and then when the drama actually comes out and it’s a different actor, go back to them and tell them to apologize to me. “We have a record of you spreading hate about LYN for this role. Can you apologize for it? Since he isn’t in this drama, that means that you’ve wrongly accused him. It’s unjust.” If they don’t want to apologize then just forget it. Just let it slide, because we don’t need to start some big feud. 

LYN: But on the other hand, there are some accounts that post… accurately. So when you speak, try to give yourself an out. That’s also giving me an out. Sometimes the yxh will post about a project… that’s real/accurate. But I see my fans go to comment, “We don’t believe in or spread rumors. Who would go to such a project? Do you think Ning-ge is crazy, to accept such a poor project?? There’s no way. Absolutely no way.” “Do you think LYN’s an idiot, to accept this project. No way he’s going.” I’m shaking reading all those comments. Do I- do I still continue with the project or not? LYN: So! You can not believe in or spread rumors, but also don’t forget to leave me an out. There are a couple situations. Here’s one: At the time of posting, the statement IS nonsense. But later the project does come to look for me, because this industry is a circle. They might consider that I am also a suitable candidate, so they inquire about my time and if appropriate, could let me join the crew. At the time of posting, it’s true that it was not me. But later it becomes me. It’s possible. So when you leave comments remember to leave yourself and me a way back out. 

C: The microphone today is so unique. LYNL: It is unique and very cool. This is a… /fiddles with the mic/ … a very good microphone. It’s a limited edition. Isn’t that interesting? Even microphones come in limited editions. It’s a 50th anniversary collector’s mic. This microphone has been around for 50 years and they released a limited edition, so I bought one. It’s a present to myself for being Weibo’s Livestream King. Since I’m King this year, I thought I would give myself an award and upgrade my equipment. So I bought this mic, which in itself has also upgraded my stream. It works and it’s quite nice. C: Is it used for recording? LYN: A lot of OSTs are recorded on this model of mic. I have another one of my own- I used it on my stream once but it’s too expensive so I don’t want to use it. Many of my OSTs now are recorded in Hengdian, and the mics in that studio are this model but I don’t think they’re very good. The standards are getting higher and higher, so I upgraded my mic too. I went online and bought my own. When I go to the studio in Hengdian I bring my own mic. The ones in the studio aren’t great. C: Ning-ge, this mic receives the sound so well. Watch out when you need to use the restroom later. LYN: Ah, ha. Okay. I got it.

C: Ning-ge, is this a live stream or a recorded stream? LYN: Since when did I ever have recorded streams?? If I had the time to pre-record one, why wouldn’t I have just livestreamed?

C: How much was it (the mic)? LYN: What’s the price have to do with it? All mics are at a set price. It has nothing to do with how much it costs. These things are all equipment for my work- the kind where no matter how much it costs, I am willing to pay for it. No matter what I do, as long as it’s for the best equipment, I don’t argue about the costs. 欲善其事，必先利其器. (To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools.) I understand the concept. No matter what I do, it’s going to be done with the best equipment. I don’t care how I sing, the mic needs to be a good one. That’s the way it is with me. The beads, too. I don’t care if I have the technique right or if I’m even suited for this hobby. I still have to buy the best quality beads. That’s the way I work. 

LYN: Honestly, this mic (the handheld) is also very good. They’re the same brand. This one was a little more than 5k, but less than 6. The corded mic. This one (the one on the stand) is a little more expensive. “A poor student has the best stationary”- it’s a little bit like that. C: You have a new mic so you don’t dare to use strength when you speak? LYN: ~Why wouldn’t I dare? Why wouldn’t I dare? You must be joking.~ LYN: ~My dearest viewers, good evening.~

C: Raffle it (the handheld). LYN: Why should I? Can’t I just keep it? Also- what’s with the principle that anything I’m not using is up for keeps? I won’t be giving it away. 

----- break #1 (LYN: Holy crap, I think my neighbors are fighting.) - /lmao him coming back and flapping his hands to show he’s washed them, but with the GLOVE on???/

bgm: 阳光总在风雨后 (Sunshine After the Wind and Rain) > 城裡的月光 (Moonlight in the City) LYN: There’s someone asking me whether I’ve accepted this or that project. I can’t tell you. How can I tell you before it’s officially announced?

C: How did the fight with the neighbors go? Were you able to stop them? LYN: Oh, no. They’re watching White Cat Legend. There’s a fight scene and I thought the neighbors were fighting. The sound of their tv was too loud. I went to knock on their door and they were flustered. I told them to keep it down, and they agreed. Then I came back. We didn’t have an argument. 

- /singing along to 城裡的月光 (Moonlight in the City)/ LYN: Let’s complete tonight’s song quota.

C: Is your eyeliner smudging? LYN: Yes, I’ve had it on for a bit long today. 

bgm: 愛了很久 (Loved for a Long Time) [Twilight OST] LYN: /starts up his narration again/

C: Then, Ning-ge, remove your makeup on stream. LYN: /huffs a laugh/ There’s no need. It’s not worth it.

C: Where do you live now? LYN: What’s it to you?? Why do you want to know where I live? Are you going to come over and make yourself my guest? Or do you think it’s the New Year, so you should come visit? Let me tell you friend- I don’t make a good host. Don’t come to my house. Thank you.

C: What time are you heading to work tomorrow? LYN: I don’t know, I haven’t got the notice yet. This crew’s notices are posted kind of late. Let’s not rush. Let me stream a while.

C: When will you stream next? LYN: It’s hard to say when I’ll stream next. That’s why you can subscribe to nitifcations from my weibo. The next time I stream it will let you know. Subscribe to my weibo. Thank you, all.

C: Lao-da, can you recommend me some good eats in Dandong? LYN: Good eats in Dandong are only those few. The main thing is the seafood, since it’s close to the river/sea. You can go to Dandong to eat some seafood, and it’s not expensive either. It’s also very fresh. Another thing is you can try Korean Chinese food. Because we’re really close to the border. So you can go to a Korean Chinese restaurant and experience their warmth/enthusiasm. You can also try Dandong’s bbq. It’s just those few things. Honestly, the food everywhere is pretty much the same. Can you not eat Sichuan hotpot in Beijing? Can you not find Cantonese food there? Can you not find Northeastern food? You can find it all. It’s all pretty much the same. LYN: It just depends on each region’s resources. Dandong’s seafood and fruits would be better. There are a few fruits: a peach that’s very good, of course you have the strawberries, and there’s… black dates. Just those few. For seafood there’s the crab, shrimp. LYN: A few days ago a friend even asked me. An actor friend- they said they were going to Dandong for a trip and asked me for restaurant recommendations. I told them I hadn’t been back in four years. I told them, “I really don’t know. Maybe you can look up some travel sites?”

C: I’m really afraid to miss a stream. LYN: You mean if you don’t make it in time to watch? Honestly, it’s fine. When I stop streaming there’s always the playback you can watch. Because of some aired dramas or other videos, I have a lot of new fans. I can feel that I have new fans. I’m not talking about the data on my weibo follower count, either. But from what I can feel- including the feedback from my streams or the number of plays on my videos- after YNGS aired I gained at least 500 live fans. At least. 500 live fans- Alive and jumping. If you’re going by follower count, that number really doesn’t have much use. Because there are some people who could be following countless people- it’s just a number. But from what I actually experience and feel, I have 500. C: What, 500? There’s a lot more than that! You have more than that!! LYN: Ah. C: Ning-ge, how could it be 500? You must have 50k! LYN: I don’t care. I feel like it’s 500. It’s enough. Friends, think about it- 500 people. 500 living fans. That’s terrifying. For example- these 500 people go around to topics all around the internet that are about me and leave one comment each. My whole ranking in this industry would rise. Are you kidding me? Think about it- for every video out there, I’d have 500 comments at the least. Do you know what kind of influence that has? Think about how amazing that would be. If we lock these 500 people in a room and have them scream, don’t you think the room would explode? Do you know how loud that would be? So, (500 people) is enough.

C: Ning-ge, I’m a 20yuan fan. LYN: When I came to stream the other day I really had no idea what that meant, because I deleted a lot of the apps I used to browse. I didn’t know what that meant. I’d seen a few topics, but I didn’t know what it means. But after that stream I went to look into it and now I know. It’s that when YNGS was airing, some people spent a good deal of money to have bad things written about me. And among all the chaos, there were still a few people who managed to become my fan. That means that each of those fans are worth 20yuan. Very precious. I think I’ve got the general idea of what it means. C: Ning-ge, as the artist himself, this topic is not good for you to talk about. People are going to hate on you more. LYN: You don’t need to worry about me. I know I said earlier that I feel like I’ve gained 500 fans but I can also feel it when other people purposely try to bring me down. I’m aware. LYN: I used to be on other video platforms, and on B*libili I used to follow an uploader. They would mention me, sometimes. At the time their opinion of me was pretty high. Well, not “high’ but very objective/perfunctory. They neither ridiculed or supported me- very impartial. But after YNGS, they just threw me under. Made a video all about it. And this person hadn’t uploaded in a long time, before that. I was always paying attention, so that I could take a look at their videos, whenever they posted one. It was a long time that they didn’t post, and I finally waited until they finally did, but the whole video was to curse me out. What type of motivation would make them not post for two months, then post only in order to curse me? In that moment, my mood become stable/still again.

LYN: Now I think of it like this. At first when I would see people bringing me down, I would be a little sad. But then I thought about it- and what if I went to find an uploader, and gave them 300rmb to make a video praising me? I’m guessing they would agree. If 300 doesn’t work, then 3,000. If 3k doesn’t work, then 30,000. I’m sure they have a price. There’s no way they wouldn’t. They always have a price. If 30k doesn’t work, would 300k be sufficient to make a video praising LYN? I’m sure it would. LYN: What I’m trying to say here is that these videos can’t represent anything. They don’t represent public opinion or justice. They only represent money. This is just the way online traffic IS.

LYN: So my mood became stable again, and people started to worry for me. You really don’t need to. I’m fine. After all that I’ve been through already, and after learning that I have a new batch of fans, I’m quite happy. Also, my mental state has become stronger. In this industry, if no one is hating on your or cursing you, or targeting you, then that means that you really have no worth. If there are people who like you, there will also be people who hate you. That’s normal. It’s like how some people like eating spicy, and others don’t. It’s a normal thing. 

- /starts quoting poetry, sth about drinking from a wine glass?/ - /gets lost trying to find some bgm/ LYN: ~ Cheers! How about a mouthful?” ~ LYN: It brings the mood right away.

C: Ning-ge can’t see me.  LYN: I can see you. I can see all the comments, I just can’t reply to each one. I’m not actually a customer service agent. It’s not like I HAVE to reply when you have a comment to make. I can see you all.

C: You won’t have insomnia if you drink tea? LYN: I won’t. Because I’m simple-minded. I’m asleep as soon as my head is down. 

C: I’ve sent 800+ comments. LYN: I can see them! I can see them, but for some comments I don’t need to reply. Because they’re… nonsense. /laughs/ Oh, no. I can’t say that! LYN: Because sometimes when you post things, my brain cpu can’t process fast enough. For one- maybe I didn’t understand the comment. Two- my brain froze. Three- perhaps my brain is shrinking? I don’t dare to answer. C: It’s mainly because you can’t answer fast enough. LYN: Yes. I’m trembling with fear. I’m not stupid anymore. Not a complete idiot who says anything without thinking. To say anything on a livestream, especially, is no good. C: I love hearing you make excuses. LYN: /laughs nervously/

C: Ning-ge, can you wish me success on my graduate entrance exam? I feel like your words are lucky. LYN: /laughs/ /sobers/ LYN: You want me to wish you a successful exam, because you think my words come true? Just like how I used to say that my dream was to perform at Spring Festival, and now I’ve finally done it? That whatever I want to be on or do, I succeed at? Is that what you mean? LYN: Am I a wishing well? I’m the tortoise in the wishing well, and if you manage to get the coin into my mouth, you will successfully pass your exam? When I was talking about the acting problem earlier, saying that I die no matter what role I play, there was a comment that unhesitatingly read, “Ning-ge, why don’t you play a turtle? They live for a long time.” I didn’t reply, though I saw the comment, because I was angered into silence. I didn’t reply because I know that there are some antis out there who think I look like a turtle. I didn’t dare to answer because if word got out that I said I wanted to act as a turtle, I thought that would give people material to use against me. I was afraid of that. Who knew that I’ve gone through all these hoops but in the end, someone likens me to a tortoise all the same. They still want to make a wish. LYN: I hope your exam is successful. To all the friends in my stream, if you’re facing an exam, trying to get into university, or starting school soon- I wish you all the best. You’re all amazing. How about this? Today I wish everyone taking tests success. But if you succeed you have to make a post on weibo saying, “I made a wish in LYN’s stream for him to wish me success on my entrance exam and I passed.” You have to let the name of my wishing well be known. Can you do that? If you pass then you have to make a post on weibo to thank me. LYN: I’m not saying that I’m some sort of god, but my stream- this environment- is a place brimming with good spiritual energy. Okay? If you succeed, then make that happen. 

bgm: 超感 (Super Feeling) - Young Captain & ODD Chen Sijian

C: Ning-ge, I want to make a wish. I hope that you can continue to find work one after another. LYN: /claps/ What a good friend. Making wishes in my stream to wish ME well. You really treat me like family. Thank you so much. It really makes my heart warm. I’m happy. LYN: But I have to say- for the people wishing to pass their exams- not only do you have to make your wish here, you also have to work hard! You have to learn! Do you hear me? Learning/studying is the focus. I’m only here for support. The most important thing is that you make an effort to learn yourself and prepare well.

C: I finally caught a live stream. LYN: Missing my stream is no big deal, because it’s never exciting anyway. It used to be, but I’m afraid to be too exciting these days. If it’s too exciting then I can easily… /deep sigh/.

C: The 书卷一梦 (SJYM/A Dream Within a Dream) weibo account has followed you. LYN: /playing dumb/ What’s that? What do you mean? /biting his nails/ The weibo has followed me? What do you mean? I don’t understand. It’s a “book”? LYN: There’s a book called 书卷一梦, is that it? Oh~  - LYN: I don’t know what you mean… 书卷一梦? Hold on, let me ask my group if we’ve received the script for this. Let me take a look. // What is it? Oh- it looks like it’s trending. Let me see what they’re saying about it. “SJYM has opened their official account and have started following Li Yitong, Liu Yuning, Zhu Xuduan…” What did they follow me for?? XD Why would they do that? - /buffers/ LYN: Should I follow them back, out of politeness? I should follow them back. That’s what I usually do, when someone follows me. I’ll follow them back. LYN: It’s uh… Okay, I’ll stop pretending. I admit it. SJYM has already found me to sing an OST for them. It’s a Linmon production, so when they were making a drama this time around, since I gave them Offer and Don’t Dream of the Cold (YNGS) last time, they’ve booked me to sing an OST for them. I won’t pretend anymore, friends. I confess. The OST is mine and maybe, um.. Yeah. [t/n: the English “yeah” also vaguely sounds like the Chinese “yan” (act)] LYN: You can observe, later they’ll also follow the singers, because one of the first things they do is sign contracts with all the singers. That’s how it works. 

C: Ning-ge, I’m following you. Could you follow me back? LYN: Um.. then, let’s forget it. If people look for me to sing them an OST and I follow them back, it’s only polite, right? If you want me to sing an OST for you, I’ll follow back. 

LYN: ? Is SJYM a guzhuang or a modern drama? I don’t even know myself. Which is it? Or, is it Republican? I don’t know. C: Guzhuang. // You’ll know just by looking at the name… LYN: Oh. I guess it is. It sounds like a guzhuaung drama? /thinks/ I think it’s a modern drama. From the name of the drama you can tell that the lead must be a modern person. It must be a sotry of an alien. Science fiction. If I’m guessing correctly, it must be sci-fi. A record of an alien an their time on Earth. In the end they find out it’s all a dream. LYN: It’s about a girl opening a bookstore. The name of the store is called “Shu Juan” - “Shu Juan Shu Dian”. (Scroll Bookstore) One day while she’s in the shop, she falls asleep. She gets transmigrated into one of the books. When she wakes up she finds out it was all a dream. That must be what the story is about. Then later she’s taken away by aliens.* It’s possible. [*t/n: most times he’s used this euphemism to mean that the character dies, but this time I think he means literal aliens.] LYN: Why don’t I contact the SJYM producers and see if I can cameo. If I have spare the time later on I’ll cameo a scene or two. They’re people I’m familiar with, so I’ll see if I can go cameo. 

LYN: Last July I went to cameo for a drama. It was… one scene. C: Zhe Tian (Blocking the Sky)? LYN: No, I shot that one a long time ago. I cameoed in a different drama. Just one scene, acting as an immortal. C: Can you die within just one scene? LYN: I don’t think so. - LYN: No, it’s not Wonderland of Love. That was more than one scene. I went to cameo in Douluo Continent 2. I went to act as… Hai Shen (Sea God)? Or someone like that? I think it was called Hai Shen. Just one scene. // He counts as an immortal, right? A Sea God? LYN: I only had two lines. “Who would have thought that you would happen upon this place. But as for how to walk the rest of your path, it all depends on you.” “Go, now.”

C: Ning-ge, a god of the sea should be bare, right? LYN: Do you think that a god of the sea should have a trident, be bare on top and have a fish tail on the bottom?? I’ll wear fishtail leggings? Is that what they’re called? Yes- the appearance was like the leggings skirt girls like to wear, and at the bottom near the feet it’s a fish tail. The top is bare, and I’m holding a big fork. To act as a god of the sea. - /still discussing what to call the pants/ C: Are you in the water? LY: No. I’m flying in the sky. Wearing yoga pants and flying in the sky. XD

bgm: 万物盛开法则 (The Law of Everything in Bloom) - Da Zhangwei

LYN: They (SJYM) followed me, but didn’t think to tell me beforehand and have left me to fend for myself. They should have said something, like, “Xiao Ning. We’re going to follow you. Sing an OST for us later, ok?” But they didn’t tell me, and just started following. This stream has put me in a... quite awkward situation. I even had to pretend- “What’s SJYM? I’ve never heard of it.” I tried to play it off, but they just straight followed me. This is embarrassing. I feel like I’m lying with my eyes wide open. The thing with lies is it’s not as bad if they’re found out to be a lie later. But right now it’s like slapping myself in the mouth. “Stop lying. /slap!/” That’s the type of thrill we’re going for. We want that rising heartrate.

C: You should be honest when facing the fans. LYN: The problem is that it’s not a matter of “honesty”. I told you before, that I used to come running to tell you about things the moment I had news. Up until the moment I was telling you all about it and that job ended up being snatched away by someone else. I was going to go on a variety show, happily came to tell you all about it, and then it was taken by someone else. From that moment on I knew- unless it was set in stone, I wouldn’t tell you about these things anymore. I still remember that person who took the job from me. So bad. They’re the worst artist I’ve encountered in this industry. I’m not angry because they took my work, but because the person who connected them to the show started rumors to smear me and in the end that artist ended up with the job. But after that I haven’t heard a thing about that show. C: Who is it? LYN: I won’t tell you. Wait until I’m sixty. I’ll expose them then. I’m sure you’ve all heard this person’s name. But wait until I’m sixty to find out. It was pretty despicable, what they did. They found another guest on the show, because they didn’t have enough influence themselves, so they found a different guest cast. They told them, “I want to be on this show.” “Oh? Then come.” “But the capacity is full.” What could they do? That other guest went to the producers and told them they didn’t want to work with an “Internet Famous” celebrity. “I don’t want to work with LYN. I don’t want to shoot a show with an “internet famous” person.” It wasn’t only that, either. As an artist I’m sure they had connections, right? They started spreading rumors to the directors. The person who introduced me to the show was a gege, and later I asked them what was up? because he’s the one who asked me to be on it but then I was kicked off. They said, “You sure are something. You asked the program for 3M rmb an episode?” I said, “Am I CRAZY?? Why would I ask for 3M to shoot an episode? Do you think I’m insane?” He replied, “Then why did the crew say that?” I just said, “Forget it. I don’t care if they give me 3M or 30M, I won’t go.” LYN: That’s the only person in this industry that I hate. So annoying. C: Who is it?!? LYN: I’ll expose them when I’m sixty.

C: Ning-ge, you say you’ll expose them at sixty. But based on your current age, you don’t have that much time left. It’ll be exposed soon. LYN: … LYN: It’s okay. Whatever. That person isn’t doing better than I am right now, anyway.

C: Is this hair real? LYN: This is my real hair, yes. 

bgm: 如果爱还记得 (If Love Still Remembers) [Wonderland of Love OST]

LYN: ?! Today isn’t the Lantern Festival, is it? Isn’t it tomorrow? Right? I think it’s tomorrow, if I’m remembering correctly. Right? It’s tomorrow.

-- 笑红尘 (Laughing at the Mundane World) LYN: I came in late! Sorry, let me do that again. I saw someone wanted to hear this song.

-- 冥冥有声 (Unseen Sound) [Ultimate Note OST] LYN: I haven’t sung this one in a long time. It’s one I’ve promised to sing for you, but I haven’t in a long time. Let me look up the lyrics. It’s been too long. Let me look up the lyrics, because my computer program doesn’t have it. LYN: What do you think of the new mic, friends? I don’t know, because I haven’t adjusted the sound settings. I thought it would be too late if I did. I’ll adjust them later. Was it okay? Then, I’ll sing another.

-- 红尘客栈 (Red Dust Inn) - Jay Chou - /cracks on a high note/ /stops immediately/ LYN: … The mic just broke for a second. New equipment always needs an acclimation period, for me to get used to it. The mic broke for a second and it lagged. /clears his throat/ New equipment is unstable, friends. Forgive it. It lagged. Let me try that again. LYN: /to the mic/ Be obedient! - /starts over, interpretive dance version?/ - /it was going well, until-/ LYN: … It lagged again. So badly that it made me sing out of tune. This microphone sure isn't stable, friends. Tsk. You can never trust an electronic too much. They’re really unstable. C: Embarrassing, truly. LYN: “Embarrassing” isn’t a word in my dictionary. Because I don’t have a dictionary. I’m illiterate. LYN: I blame this new mic. C: Ning-ge, the problem wasn’t with your mic, it’s with me. My internet lagged. LYN: Oh… So many people in my stream lagged at the same time? That’s amazing. C: Ning-ge, that was a flop. Why can’t you admit it? LYN: … The type of people who can say these things are the new friends. Because, as I already said, that’s an effect for my stream. If you’re really taking it seriously then you’re taking the fun out of it. It’s not worth it.

LYN: I see a bunch of tracks on my computer, so I was thinking of which one I could sing… There’s also this! - /断缘诀 (Bid Farewell) [God of Lost Fantasy OST]/ [t/n: This is one of my favorites!] LYN: Do you know what song this is? Oh- you know because I still have the captions on. I recorded this song when I first debuted. This was the cheapest OST I’ve ever done since starting. There was no helping it, because at that time my quality wasn’t the greatest. I recorded this song during in stream. Using this mic. /picks up his red one/

C: How much? LYN: What’s it to you? That’s a bad habit. You can’t just keep asking other people what their salary is. Go out on the street right now, to a random person and say, “Hey- let me interview you. How much do you make a month?” What business is it of yours??

C: This song is one of my pearls! LYN: What does that mean- a “pearl that went unnoticed”? It’s a song that went unrecognized by many, but it’s a really great song. But the me now- I can’t say that my singing skills have declined, but the me then had a higher pitch. I had a huskier voice, so it was suited for singing this song. Now... I can’t really do it. My pitch isn’t as great as it was before. I don’t think I can sing this song. - /sings a bit/ LYN: It’s already so high. This is almost B, oh my god. LYN: I’ll give it a try. Later if I crack or can’t hit the right key, friends, you have to type into the comments that ‘It’s lagging! It’s lagging. What’s happening, Ning-ge?” Do some damage control for me, okay?

C: You’re aging. LYN: It has nothing to do with age. I’m better than I was before. I’m at my strongest now. This is the best time. LYN: Hold on, let me find some shades. Then later when I crack, I can use them to hide my shame. Wait for me a sec. I’ll be quick. LYN: … Friends, you don’t have to say it’s lagging before I even start. There’s no need for that. I haven’t even started singing yet. // ? These glasses are a bit crooked? -- 断缘诀 (Bid Farewell) [God of Lost Fantasy OST] LYN: Thank you. C: You just stumbled on one word. LYN: I didn’t have enough strength left. Didn’t I say earlier that I was at my best now? C: Old but still vigorous. (宝刀未老) Hale and hearty despite the years. (老当益壮) LYN: Mm. I see that you’re using these idioms to play with me, again. C: It didn’t lag at all. LYN: It did a little. It’s okay. It’s not important. 

----- break #2-- 撞地球 (Earth Collision) by Yu Er Qi [t/n: the snot special effect X’D]

LYN: Last time I wore this hat, that people seemed to like a lot. This one.

LYN: Oh, I saved myself from wearing one. It covers my whole head.  LYN: This one is pretty fun.

-  /playing with more filters/ LYN: ~ Jiejie. I want to eat ice cream~ I want ice cream! ~ LYN: Leng Shao. (Indifferent Young Master) Leng Shao is here. Hold on.. Let me show you a true indifferent Young Master… -- 别在我离开之前离开 (Don’t Leave Before I Leave) LYN: There’s another song that can be used in place of this music.-- 吻得太逼真 (Kiss too Real)

bgm: 晒Share (live ver.) - Da Zhangwei & Liu Yuning bgm: 热辣滚烫 [You Only Live Once YOLO OST]

C: Ning-ge, last time you streamed you sprained your ankle. Is it better now? LYN: It’s okay now. I’ve recovered. 

C: I want to hear 就在江湖之上 (Above the Jianghu). LYN: Let’s do it. But today my internet is not very good- it lags. I have a new mic, too. It easily… it easily lags. -- 就在江湖之上 (Above the Jianghu) - /suddenly gets up and out of frame/ - /comes back with ~something~. It’s a prop sword!/ - [t/n: how loud is he singing/good is that mic for him to be standing up and away from it and still be heard???]

C: Did you drink too much? LYN: /playing with the snot filter, still/ LYN: This must be a new friend. You must not have seen my previous streams. I’ve already restrained myself a lot more than I previously have. You are clearly new here. I used to go much harder than this. This is nothing.

C: I watched the last time and it was quite frightening. LYN: The last time I even twisted my ankle. At least today my movements weren’t as big. Last time I played it too big and twisted my ankle. This time is okay- (I didn’t hurt myself.)

C: You sang halfway and then disappeared! LYN: I went to grab a prop. Just singing isn’t enough anymore. It needs to be like a stage play, now. I need to make you feel like you’re watching an mv. - /tries to copy the MLC mv and pours tea on himself/chokes on it/ LYN: You have to sing and pour into your mouth at the same time… - C: The sound of the sword is so satisfying. LYN: This? /pulls and re-sheathes it/ - LYN: Hold on, let me wipe my snot. /removes the filter/ It’s clean now. - LYN: The main lead of this drama is called Li Lianhua, right? I’m Liu Lianou. (lotus root) Today we cosplay as Liu Lianou. XD 

C: We’re going to be spending the new year, soon. LYN: Friends, before the new year hits, I’ll stop streaming first. I don’t have the habit of spending the new year anymore. I don’t want to spend the new year. I’ll be leaving first, friends. I hope you have a good Lantern Festival. I hope you can be happy. If you still haven’t subscribed to my weibo, please do so. Now I will gift you with a nice song. -- 过年的歌 (New Year's Song) LYN: Happy Lantern Festival. LYN: Alright. I guess that counts as having spent the new year with you today. LYN: Thank you for you company. If you still have not subscribed to my weibo, please do so. I am Modern Brothers Liu Yuning.  

bgm: 一念关山 - Richie Ren [YNGS OST] 

C: Wait until 40million (viewers). LYN: Ok. I’ll wait until then. - /starts reciting his YNGS lines bc of the bgm: “I don’t owe the State of Wu anything. See you never.”/

LYN: It’s rare that I stream past 12a, today. I don’t think our drama notice has been posted. It’s not up yet, so I’m waiting for it. When it’s about time, I’ll stop streaming. I want to thank you for keeping me company tonight. But honestly, I do want to stream a little more. Let me check-

C: Sing another song. LYN: /gulps/ LYN: Let’s do it! C: 别梦寒 (Don’t Dream of the Cold) LYN: I haven’t sung that before. I haven’t sung this before, do you want to know why? Friends, you know why. It’s too hard to sing. There’s no other reason- it’s just too difficult to sing. -- 别梦寒 (Don’t Dream of the Cold) [YNGS OST] LYN: I couldn’t really do it. Next time when I have some more strength I’ll sing it again for you. 

C: I also want to hear Qilin (麒麟). LYN: Do you think I would be able to, in my current state? - /recites the lyrics/ LYN: It’s been a while for Qilin though, right? The rap song I’ve been listening to nowadays is… “什么叫天花板 我比烟花闪...” Have you heard that one? (Burn Me Down - Hanji) C: Let’s hear it. LYN: Hmm. C: I haven’t heard of it. LYN: If you haven’t, then forget it.

bgm: 如果爱还记得 (If Love Still Remembers) [Wonderland of Love OST]

C: Female artist Daimi’s manager has been suppressing her. LYN: Daimi’s not in Hengdian for the next couple of days. I sent her for some work. She’s not in Hengdian. I had her sent for a trim in Hangzhou, because there’s not any good places for pet grooming in Hengdian. She can come back with a whole new look to face 2024 with. LYN: When she’s back I’ll take a beauty shot of her and post it to the fan group for you.

C: My son is learning 莫问前程 (Don’t Ask About the Future). LYN: Nice. That means the kid really has potential. It’s actually a pretty nice sounding song, so you can listen to it more.

LYN: It’s about time, right? Let me check. How about I don’t set a goal for when I stop streaming. Let’s set a time- how about 1:30a? No, wait! 12:30a! I’ll stop streaming at 12:30a exactly. Let’s chat for another few minutes. Alright? We can chat some more. LYN: Not 1:30a, but 12:30a. My apologies. LYN: 12:30a is good enough.

C: What’s with the pictures you posted of Daimi, with 3 and 6? LYN: It didn’t have any meaning. I just grabbed a handful of the snacks she usually eats. It didn’t have any meaning. You guys are amazing for trying to solve the mystery of that post. There wasn’t anything behind it. [t/n: this post: https://weibo.com/5456865382/NEGXzwbH5 ; people were speculating we would stream on the 3rd of February at 6pm.]

LYN: Since it’s this time, I should also check-in to my Super Topic. LYN: Let me play some quieter music, since it’s late at night and we’re about ready to sleep. I’ll play something that makes you want to sleep. Something soft, so we can all rest later. bgm: 隆里电丝 (lonely dance) - 盛宇DamnShine ft Key.L刘聪 C: Whenever Ning-ge says that, I know I should turn my volume down. LYN: You sure know me. This is an old friend. You already know my tricks.

LYN: ! Earlier there was a friend who kept asking if I could pick up the guitar and play you a song. - /starts playing some notes/ LYN: ? It’s out of tune. LYN: /laughs/ I haven’t even started singing yet and you’re already typing the lyrics into the comments. That’s too disrespectful, isn’t it?? I haven’t even started singing yet. You can’t disrespect me like that. [t/n: idk what he said after that. Something about only knowing how to play a couple songs on the guitar, anyway?] LYN: ? How do you play this song, I forgot! LYN: Ok! Here we go, for real this time!! -- 擁抱 (Embrace)- 五月天Mayday - /cracks/ /stops immediately/ LYN: 😐 LYN: I also know another one. Let’s try again. -- 喜歡你 [t/n: ? I don’t know Cantonese, sorry. :(] LYN: I also know another one. /plays some chords/ Let me think. /sings/ I don’t think that’s right. That’s not right. LYN: Let me try a different one. This time I’ll do it properly. One that I need to look up lyrics for. Properly, this time. -- 忽然之间 (Suddenly) - Karen Mok LYN: All the ones before was setting up for this song. LYN: Everybody! - /stops/ LYN: I haven’t adjusted my equipment yet. Hold on… -- 你要跳舞吗 (Would You Like To Dance) - 新褲子New Pants LYN: Thank you!

LYN: After listening to that, don’t you feel like sleeping? Are you sleepy, friends? LYN: Let me find another quieter song and we’ll start wrapping up. -- 麒麟 (Qilin) - Zao An

LYN: Friends, after hearing that, don’t you just want to sleep? Right? It feels like sleep is just overtaking you, right? LYN: I hope you had a relaxing, happy, and wonderful night. It was great to have you and I hope you had fun. Let’s meet again in the next stream, friends. If you still have not subscribed to my weibo, please do so. I am Modern Brothers Liu Yuning. Good night! 

bgm:  超感 (Super Feeling) - Young Captain & ODD Chen Sijian

[shookethdev]

a o e i i er ai ei ao ou an en ang eng ong i ia iao ie iu ian in iang ing iong u ua uo uai ui uan un uang ueng ü üe üan ün a o e er ai ao ou an en ang eng yi ya yao ye you yan yin yang ying yong wu wa wo wai wei wan wen wang weng yu yue yuan yun b ba bo bai bei bao ban ben bang beng bi biao bie bian bin bing bu p pa po pai pei pao pou pan pen pang peng pi piao pie pian pin ping pu m ma mo me mai mei mao mou man men mang meng mi miao mie miu mian min ming mu f fa fo fei fou fan fen fang feng fu d da de dai dei dao dou dan den dang deng dong di diao die diu dian ding du duo dui duan dun t ta te tai tei tao tou tan tang teng tong ti tiao tie tian ting tu tuo tui tuan tun n na ne nai nei nao nou nan nen nang neng nong ni niao nie niu nian nin niang ning nu nuo nuan nü nüe l la le lai lei lao lou lan lang leng long li lia liao lie liu lian lin liang ling lu luo luan lun lü lüe g ga ge gai gei gao gou gan gen gang geng gong gu gua guo guai gui guan gun guang k ka ke kai kei kao kou kan ken kang keng kong ku kua kuo kuai kui kuan kun kuang h ha he hai hei hao hou han hen hang heng hong hu hua huo huai hui huan hun huang z za ze zi zai zei zao zou zan zen zang zeng zong zu zuo zui zuan zun c ca ce ci cai cao cou can cen cang ceng cong cu cuo cui cuan cun s sa se si sai sao sou san sen sang seng song su suo sui suan sun zh zha zhe zhi zhai zhei zhao zhou zhan zhen zhang zheng zhong zhu zhua zhuo zhuai zhui zhuan zhun zhuang ch cha che chi chai chao chou chan chen chang cheng chong chu chua chuo chuai chui chuan chun chuang sh sha she shi shai shei shao shou shan shen shang sheng shu shua shuo shuai shui shuan shun shuang r re ri rao rou ran ren rang reng rong ru rua ruo rui ruan run j ji jia jiao jie jiu jian jin jiang jing jiong ju jue juan jun q qi qia qiao qie qiu qian qin qiang qing qiong qu que quan qun x xi xia xiao xie xiu xian xin xiang xing xiong xu xue xuan xun

NAKU 🫵

[eyenaku]

Ji ji fu ji ji

a o e i i er ai ei ao ou an en ang eng ong i ia iao ie iu ian in iang ing iong u ua uo uai ui uan un uang ueng ü üe üan ün a o e er ai ao ou an en ang eng yi ya yao ye you yan yin yang ying yong wu wa wo wai wei wan wen wang weng yu yue yuan yun b ba bo bai bei bao ban ben bang beng bi biao bie bian bin bing bu p pa po pai pei pao pou pan pen pang peng pi piao pie pian pin ping pu m ma mo me mai mei mao mou man men mang meng mi miao mie miu mian min ming mu f fa fo fei fou fan fen fang feng fu d da de dai dei dao dou dan den dang deng dong di diao die diu dian ding du duo dui duan dun t ta te tai tei tao tou tan tang teng tong ti tiao tie tian ting tu tuo tui tuan tun n na ne nai nei nao nou nan nen nang neng nong ni niao nie niu nian nin niang ning nu nuo nuan nü nüe l la le lai lei lao lou lan lang leng long li lia liao lie liu lian lin liang ling lu luo luan lun lü lüe g ga ge gai gei gao gou gan gen gang geng gong gu gua guo guai gui guan gun guang k ka ke kai kei kao kou kan ken kang keng kong ku kua kuo kuai kui kuan kun kuang h ha he hai hei hao hou han hen hang heng hong hu hua huo huai hui huan hun huang z za ze zi zai zei zao zou zan zen zang zeng zong zu zuo zui zuan zun c ca ce ci cai cao cou can cen cang ceng cong cu cuo cui cuan cun s sa se si sai sao sou san sen sang seng song su suo sui suan sun zh zha zhe zhi zhai zhei zhao zhou zhan zhen zhang zheng zhong zhu zhua zhuo zhuai zhui zhuan zhun zhuang ch cha che chi chai chao chou chan chen chang cheng chong chu chua chuo chuai chui chuan chun chuang sh sha she shi shai shei shao shou shan shen shang sheng shu shua shuo shuai shui shuan shun shuang r re ri rao rou ran ren rang reng rong ru rua ruo rui ruan run j ji jia jiao jie jiu jian jin jiang jing jiong ju jue juan jun q qi qia qiao qie qiu qian qin qiang qing qiong qu que quan qun x xi xia xiao xie xiu xian xin xiang xing xiong xu xue xuan xun

[ahjuummas]

pls recommend more of those teen best friends start dating in college shows i just got into c-dramas and i need more of them in my life thanks

Of course, nonnie! Here I go...

A Love So Beautiful: To me this is like the classic example of the genre. It's the story of Chen Xiaoxi growing up while being perpetually in love of her neighbor Jiang Chen who seems aloof and pedantic but is just extremelly socially awkward. As usual it follows 5 best friends through high school shenanigans making you feel all warm and fuzzy. This is one of my faves but it has its problems, for starters once they leave high school the shows does a speed run to the present, creating a weird pacing in the last episodes. (It has a South Korean version that it's not...really good.. and an upcoming Thai version which I'm really excited for)

Le Coup de Foudre / I Don't Like This World, I Only Like You: This doesn't follow quite the same timeline but it's a really good show so I'm including. It follows Qiao Yi and Yan Mo, unlikely soulmates that are deskmates in high school. After Yan Mo is set to transfer to England by his parents he asks Qiao Yi to go with him. She accepts but stuff happens with her family and they lose contact for years until they reunite as working adults. The show skips from the present as they are married, to their high school life and their reunion. Featuring: strong female friendship that almost raise a child together, realistic sibling relationships, 30 year old actors in HS uniforms, and Fei Da Chuan the character to ever exist.

When I Fly Towards You: This one just makes you smile like an idiot all the time. Based on a novel written by Zhu Yi , the same writer of Hidden Love and master of writing men with poor self-esteem. Su Zaizai falls in love with Zhan Lurang at first sight and doesn't try to hide it at all. After an incident that gets Zaizai in serious trouble Lurang, Jiang Jia (Zaizai's closest friend), Guan Fang and Gu Ran help her and adopt each other as best friends for life. While the romance in this is top notch (Gu Ran and Jiang Jia deserved more screen time though), this show is mostly about the friendship between them. Also, Lurang and Zaizai are basically together from almost the start but since puppy love is kind of taboo in China it's not official until they graduate HS.

Go Ahead: This one is also a feel-fest. Jian Jian, Ling Xiao and Zi Qiu grow up together when Jian Jian and Ling Xiao's fathers decide to raise them together (yeah... I know...fellas?) and after Zi Qiu is basically abandoned by his mother. They treat each other as siblings and adore each other until Ling Xiao and Zi Qiu graduate HS and go back to their families. Jian Jian feels abandoned and starts treating them more coldly. The drama shows the importante of found family and how it compares to actual shitty blood families. The characters are so well-written, specially Jian Jian my beloved and shows actual mental health problems in a realitisic way. A lot of people disliked the romantic relationship between Ling Xiao and Jian Jian, but I'll let you form your own opinions

Special mentions to Wait, my Youth that I did not finish (it wasn't bad, sometimes one is in one of those moods), and Exclusive Fairytale that just finished airing and I'll start soon

[bookishnerdlove]

MEMPER - Capitulo 33

Capítulo 33

Caer juntos en el sueño profundo

  "Finalmente están aquí. Estos dos expertos altamente calificados saben cómo hacernos esperar". Es un joven sentado junto a la puerta hablando. También lleva ropa de camuflaje como todos los demás. Es alto, tiene un tono de piel bronceado saludable y tiene hoyuelos cuando sonríe. Un par de auriculares negros descansan alrededor de su cuello. Se pone de pie y extiende su mano hacia Han Chen y Bai Jin Xi, "Hola, soy Yan Er". Han Chen tiene una mano en el bolsillo mientras le da la mano a la otra, "Han Chen". Jin Xi le da a Yan Er una vez más y sonríe extendiendo su mano, "Bai Jin Xi". Yan Er se pone los auriculares y vuelve a sentarse. Han Chen y Jin Xi entran en la habitación. Algunos inmediatamente levantan la cabeza para mirarlos, mientras que otros continúan mirando a otra parte y no se preocupan por ellos. Lo primero que nota Jin Xi es un par de asientos debajo de la ventana. La chica tiene sus brazos envueltos alrededor del brazo del chico. Parece tener unos veinte años. El chico no es alto, pero es bastante guapo. El aspecto de la niña es promedio, pero su sonrisa es muy dulce. Están charlando y parecen muy íntimos. "¡Hola!", La niña la saluda, probablemente debido a que notó que Bai Jin Xi la miraba. Jin Xi sonríe y saluda, "Hola". La niña le da a Han Chen una nueva mirada; Una pizca de hipnotización cruza sus ojos. Ella pregunta: "Ustedes dos son... ¿También una pareja?" Antes de que Jin Xi responda, siente algo en su hombro y el olor de los cigarrillos se acerca. Es Han Chen agarrándola. "Sí", responde. Esta es la respuesta perfecta; De esta manera, pueden avanzar y retirarse juntos. Jin Xi sonríe y asiente. Pero como resultado, casi todos se vuelven para mirarlos al mismo tiempo. Han Chen continúa agarrando a Jin Xi, luciendo tranquilo. Jin Xi, por otro lado, sonríe cortésmente. Ella puede entender por qué los están mirando. Para una competencia de Battle Royal como esta, ser pareja significa que pueden luchar contra un oponente juntos, lo que obviamente es una gran ventaja. Tal como ella espera, la chica de la pareja le da un empujón a su novio, "Mira, también hay otra pareja. No se nos considera especiales. Dado que fue el patrocinador quien nos eligió, significa que esto es justo". Le sonríe a Bai Jin Xi, "Escuché tus nombres hace un momento. Soy Le Luo Xia. Puedes llamarme Xia Zi (pequeña Xia). Él es mi novio, Zhang Mu Han". Zhang Mu Han inclina la cabeza hacia su hombro, levanta la mano por encima de la cabeza y hace un gesto frío y hermoso para saludar a Han Chen y Bai Jin Xi. Al mismo tiempo, un hombre sentado en una silla de ratán a la izquierda se levanta. No hay mucha decoración en la casa y está muy desgastada. Los otros están sentados en el suelo o en la escalera. Solo él está ocupando el mejor lugar. Parece tener alrededor de veintisiete u ocho años. Su figura corporal es también la más alta y fuerte entre todas. Su aspecto es hermoso. "Hola, soy Ke Fan. Puedes llamarme Big Ke", dice con ambas manos en los bolsillos mientras revela una sonrisa brillante y amistosa, "Déjame presentarte a los demás. Ese es You Chuan, conocido como Xiao You. Es mi amigo". Un joven flaco sentado en el lado interior de la escalera levanta la mano. Lleva una pistola en la espalda mientras apoya ambas manos sobre las rodillas. A pesar de que Ke Fan lo está presentando, no mira hacia ellos en absoluto. Sus ojos miran por la ventana, luciendo tranquilos y despreocupados. Ke Fan se ríe, "Xiao You no habla mucho. Puedes fingir que no está aquí. Pero cuando comience la competencia, tendrás que tener cuidado de no recibir un disparo en la cabeza por parte de él. A continuación, Ming Yue, una mujer con la que no deberías meterte". Han Chen y Jin Xi siguen su mirada y miran hacia otra mujer en la habitación. Está sentada en el suelo con las piernas cruzadas. Su chaqueta de camuflaje no está abotonada, sino que ha sido atada alrededor de su cintura. Su largo cabello ondulado ha sido atado en una cola de caballo. Ella no es una belleza, pero sus rasgos faciales son refinados. Al escuchar a Ke Fan llamarla por su nombre, levanta la cabeza, "Big Ke, ¿por qué estás diciendo tantas tonterías?" Ella los mira a los dos y asiente, "Soy Li Ming Yue". Ke Fan no está enojado. Levanta la cabeza y mira a los dos hombres restantes en la parte interior de la habitación, "El mayor es Sun Dian, profesor Sun. El otro es Fang Xu". Han Chen y Jin Xi miran hacia donde está apuntando. Sun Dian está sentado en la parte más interior. Tiene un cuerpo de complexión mediana, parece tener treinta y tres o cuatro años, una cara puntiaguda y parece estar bien educado. Es solo que se ve bastante sombrío y no se molesta en saludarlos. Han Chen: "¿Profesor?" Ke Fan revela una sonrisa malvada y dice en voz baja: "Dice ser profesor universitario, pero ¿quién sabe? Tiene un temperamento tan extraño". Fang Xu parece tener veintisiete u ocho años, también tiene un cuerpo de complexión mediana y una apariencia promedio. Está ordenando su mochila en la esquina de la pared. Levanta la cabeza y los mira. Es probablemente la persona más imperceptible entre todos. Jin Xi revela una expresión curiosa, "Big Ke, ¿todos se conocen?" Ke Fan responde: "Más o menos. Nos hemos encontrado aquí y allá en competiciones anteriores. Ustedes dos, por otro lado, son caras nuevas. ¿Son chicos del extranjero?" Jin Xi sonríe y no responde. Ke Fan aplaude y dice en voz alta: "Ya que todos están aquí, dibujemos para decidir nuestros equipos entonces". ⭑✻✻✻⭒✼✼✼⭒✻✻✻⭑ De la información que envió Xiao Zhuan, incluía el anuncio del foro y los criterios de la competencia. Durará 24 horas desde las 8 am de mañana hasta las 8 pm del día siguiente. Los participantes se dividirán en dos equipos que lucharán entre sí. El equipo perdedor será eliminado y el equipo ganador se matará entre sí hasta que quede un jugador y sea el ganador final. La ropa de camuflaje de cada participante tiene sensores instalados, por lo que quien sea golpeado por un láser, imitará los efectos de la herida, para que nadie pueda hacer trampa. El ganador será premiado con cien mil RMB del patrocinador. Al escuchar a Ke Fan gritar, todos se acercan, siguen su gesto y se sientan en círculo. Jin Xi se sienta junto a Han Chen y observa en secreto a los demás. Desde el momento en que T hizo la solicitud hasta ahora, no han pasado más de tres horas. Mientras mira a los participantes que no son conscientes de que sus vidas están en peligro, los observa cada minuto y cada segundo, ¿los está T mirando a los diez desde lejos, o está él entre ellos? Ha echado un vistazo a las armas de todos y no ha encontrado nada sospechoso. T definitivamente no expondrá su arma real a la intemperie. Dado que él tiene el control de esta isla y se basa en su intrincada planificación, debe tener otras cosas configuradas para evitar que ella y Han Chen rompan las reglas y revelen sus identidades. Por lo tanto, no deben actuar precipitadamente. Solo pueden actuar de manera reactiva. Es solo que esta zona salvaje y montañosa está demasiado aislada. Y todos están inmersos en la competencia, por lo que el ambiente es bastante tranquilo y no hay nada fuera de lo común. Ahora que piensa en el "Battle Royal" que sucederá mañana, se siente irreal. Mira hacia Han Chen a su lado. Ke Fan es el más alto y aficionado entre todos. Pero él, por otro lado, tiene una figura corporal larga y delgada que hace que su espalda se vea recta mientras está sentado. Sus manos descansan sobre sus rodillas y su rostro no muestra ninguna expresión. Jin Xi recuerda que él le dijo que "escuchara sus instrucciones" mientras se dirigían aquí. Ella entiende que él debe tener sus propios pensamientos sobre esto, por lo que continúa guardando silencio. En este momento, Ke Fan coloca un recipiente redondo con palos de madera en el suelo. Extiende su mano, "Uno por persona. Hagámoslo". Jin Xi está un poco indecisa. Si están en el mismo equipo, definitivamente será más seguro; Si se separan, pueden vigilar a las personas de cada uno de sus equipos. Hay pros y contras en esto. "Mi novia y yo tenemos que estar en el mismo equipo", Han Chen levanta la cabeza y mira al resto del grupo. El corazón de Jin Xi tiembla cuando gira la cabeza y mira a un lado de su rostro. La iluminación de la casa es tenue, lo que hace que su rostro sea difícil de distinguir, pero sus ojos son ricos de color marrón oscuro y tranquilos. Nadie dice una palabra. Ke Fan le da unas palmaditas en el hombro y dice: "Amigo, puedo entender cómo te sientes. Pero no puedes controlar el resultado del sorteo a menos que puedas encontrar a alguien que esté dispuesto a intercambiar contigo". Han Chen lo mira y no responde. Xia Zi pellizca la cintura de su novio. Como resultado, Zhang Mu Han también habla: "Lo mismo aquí. Queremos estar en el mismo equipo. Hermanos y hermanas mayores, ¿podrían dejarnos? Si no, no me dejará ir". Ke Fan sonríe y dice: "¿Qué tal esto, dibujemos primero? Si ustedes no terminan en el mismo equipo y alguien está dispuesto a cambiar con ustedes, entonces está bien". Toma el recipiente redondo y lo sostiene frente a Han Chen: "Elige uno". Justo cuando los dedos de Han Chen tocan un palo de madera, Fang Xu, que ha estado sentado en silencio todo este tiempo y apenas se nota, dice de repente: "No intercambiaré con nadie. Ustedes tampoco deberían comerciar con ellos. Estas competiciones siempre han sido un juego de supervivencia del más apto. ¿Por qué deberíamos ceder el paso a otros?" Todos lo miran y no dicen nada. Han Chen levanta los ojos y lo mira. Saca la mano, llevándose consigo un palo de madera. Jin Xi se inclina y echa un vistazo; Tiene el color rojo al final. Jin Xi es la segunda en escoger. Sus ojos están bien abiertos en el momento en que mira el palo de madera que recogió: en realidad es azul. Han Chen también lo ve. Sus ojos se encuentran, pero ambos no dicen una palabra. Fang Xu sentado al otro lado probablemente nota sus expresiones; Sus ojos revelan una sonrisa burlona. Jin Xi usa su mirada para preguntarle a Han Chen: ¿qué debemos hacer? Han Chen la mira a una distancia muy cercana. De repente sonríe, le quita el palo de madera azul de la mano y dice en voz baja: "Pensaré en una manera". El resto se mueve rápidamente. Ke Fan elige un palo azul, y Xiao You también recoge uno azul. Xia Zi toma un palo rojo. Mientras su novio duda sobre qué palo elegir, todos los demás terminan de elegir el suyo. Termina con el último palo. Cuando lo levanta y mira, envuelve su brazo alrededor de los hombros de su novia de inmediato, "¡Tenemos tanta suerte! ¡Es rojo!" Fang Xu a su lado agita el palo en su mano, "También tengo uno rojo. Estoy en el mismo equipo que ustedes dos. Jaja." Jin Xi lo mira. Y luego Han Chen a su lado empuja sus manos contra el suelo y se levanta de repente. Jin Xi lo mira. No solo ella, sino que otros también lo están mirando. Sosteniendo su bastón azul en su mano, pasa junto a todos hasta que se detiene y se pone en cuclillas frente a Fang Xu. Li Ming Yue, Yan Er y los demás revelan una expresión de pasmo al instante. Fang Xu mira atentamente a Han Chen. Dice con el rostro pálido: "¿Qué quieres hacer?" Han Chen lo mira. Extiende su mano y arrebata su palo de madera roja rápidamente. Lo ve una vez más, se levanta y le arroja el palo azul. Camina hacia atrás y se sienta sin decir nada. Fang Xu salta de inmediato, "¿Cuál es el significado de esto? ¿Crees que puedes intercambiar cuando quieras?" Todos cambian sus ojos hacia Han Chen. Han Chen ni siquiera mira a Fang Xu. Inclina la cabeza, enciende un cigarrillo y exhala humo blanco mientras levanta la cabeza. "Esta competencia es la supervivencia del más apto. Tienes que intercambiar incluso si no quieres". De hecho, le devuelve las palabras exactas de Fang Xu. Todos están aturdidos; algunos incluso sueltan un par de silbidos. Jin Xi no pensó que su método sería realmente arrebatárselo a otra persona... Ella gira la cabeza para mirarlo, sonríe y luego mira el pálido rostro de Fang Xu. Pero en lugar de provocarlo, ella trata de suavizar las cosas diciendo con voz suave: "Lo siento Fang Xu, ¿puedes ayudarnos esta vez y darnos la pajilla roja? ¡Muchas gracias!" Fang Xu todavía tiene una expresión horrible en su rostro. Ke Fan también trata de calmar la situación, "Está bien Fang Xu, ya que estás aquí solo, es lo mismo independientemente del equipo en el que estés. No es tan malo estar en el mismo equipo que Xiao You y yo, ¿verdad?" Esto parece tener un efecto en Fang Xu; Inmediatamente alivia un poco su expresión facial. Él mira a Han Chen, "Solo le estoy dando respeto a Big Ke. Cuando la competencia comience mañana, ¡será mejor que cuides tu cabeza!" Han Chen inhala su cigarrillo con los ojos medio cerrados y no se molesta en responderle. Yan Er, que está sentado en diagonal, se ríe y dice: "¿Fang Xu? ¿Tienes miedo?" Li Ming Yue también se ríe y mira a Fang Xu burlonamente. Fang Xu los mira. Ke Fan resume el resultado del sorteo: Equipo azul: Ke Fan, Xiao You, Li Ming Yue, Yan Er y Fang Xu. Equipo rojo: Han Chen, Bai Jin Xi, Zhang Mu Han, Xia Zi y el profesor Sun. ⭑✻✻✻⭒✼✼✼⭒✻✻✻⭑ Por la noche. Algunos miembros ya están dormidos, mientras que otros todavía están charlando. La casa es pequeña, para empezar, por lo que está muy llena cuando los diez se acuestan. Jin Xi está en una esquina. Justo cuando termina de dejar sus sacos de dormir, ve a Han Chen entrar desde el exterior. Debe haber ido a lavarse la cara junto al río; Su cabello está mojado y pegado a su frente, lo que hace que su rostro se vea más pálido por el contraste de color. Él camina hacia ella y se sienta. Él saca el palillo rojo de su bolsillo y se lo da. Jin Xi lo toma. Quiere reírse recordando lo que sucedió en ese momento. Ella mira a su alrededor para confirmar que nadie está mirando antes de inclinarse hacia él y decirle suavemente: "Fuiste bastante feroz". Han Chen coloca sus manos sobre sus rodillas y mira hacia adelante, "¿Lo fui?" Jin Xi sonríe de nuevo. Han Chen tira todo lo que hay en la mochila; Hay galletas, un reloj, un cuchillo... Examina cada uno de ellos en detalle y los sacude por la oreja. Jin Xi lo observa en silencio hasta que toma la brújula y la coloca a un lado. Jin Xi también lo recoge y lo agita. Su corazón se estremece, parece que hay algo dentro. Han Chen sostiene la mochila y comienza a sentir cada centímetro de ella, especialmente los bolsillos y alrededor de las costuras. De hecho, siente un pequeño dispositivo de micro tapping. Han Chen se levanta, sale y arroja el dispositivo de tapping y la brújula a los arbustos. Jin Xi se siente pesada por dentro. Este dispositivo de tapping es probablemente una advertencia de T, ¿no? Pueden encontrar los dispositivos de tapping en ellos, pero ¿qué pasa con los demás a su alrededor? ¿Qué pasa con otros lugares? Además de tocar dispositivos, ¿qué otras cosas podría haber? Por ejemplo, ¿explosivos? Tendrán que dar un paso a la vez. Guardan silencio y observan a los demás en la casa. Hay 8 personas que no los incluyen; 6 chicos y 2 chicas. Entre los 6 chicos, Ke Fan y Xiao You son amigos; Ke Fan es el líder y organizador de la manada y es reconocido como tal por los demás; Zhang Mu Han siempre está pegado a su novia y no parece sospechoso; A Yan Er claramente le gusta actuar por su cuenta y tiene una personalidad muy distintiva; Fang Xu no habla mucho, pero es mezquino y un poco detestable; y, por último, el profesor Sun es taciturno. Jin Xi piensa por un momento y dice: "Extiende tu mano". Han Chen la mira y luego extiende su mano. Jin Xi toma el palo y escribe un "5" ligeramente en su palma. Ya pueden descartar a un hombre y saber que no es T. Por lo tanto, si T está entre ellos, quedan 5 sospechosos. Han Chen recupera su mano y tararea "Mm" ligeramente. Parecen pensar lo mismo. Jin Xin pregunta suavemente: "¿Deberíamos turnarnos para vigilarlos por la noche? ¿Puedes ver la primera mitad y yo vigilaré la segunda mitad?" Pero Han Chen se acuesta, poniendo sus brazos detrás de su cabeza, "No es necesario. Será demasiado fácil exponerse si toma medidas aquí. T no lo haría. Si dispara como francotirador, no tenemos oportunidad de detenerlo de todos modos". ⭑✻✻✻⭒✼✼✼⭒✻✻✻⭑ Probablemente porque ha estado nerviosa todo el día y constantemente en movimiento, Jin Xi se duerme muy rápidamente. No puede estar segura de si es porque Han Chen está acostado a su lado para poder oler el aroma familiar de los cigarrillos; En realidad, duerme sintiéndose especialmente tranquila y relajada. Se despierta cuando el cielo está casi iluminado, abriendo lentamente los ojos. Pero ella se sorprende en el momento en que lo hace. Anoche, Han Chen durmió de espaldas a ella, pero ahora se ha vuelto para mirarla. Originalmente se acostó mirando hacia el techo, pero actualmente está acostada de lado frente a él; Su cara está casi contra su pecho, y su frente está tocando su barbilla. Ambos están en sus propios sacos de dormir, lo que los hace parecer dos orugas una al lado de la otra. Jin Xi saca su mano del saco de dormir y echa un vistazo a su reloj. Todavía es temprano. Justo cuando quiere levantarse, detiene sus acciones de repente. ¿Debería levantarse, o continuar... ¿Durmiendo de esta manera? Ella comienza a sentirse somnolienta de nuevo durante este corto período de vacilación. Ya no puede abrir los ojos. Justo antes de volver a dormirse, siente que Han Chen, que está frente a ella, se mueve de repente. Ahora está completamente despierta, pero sus ojos todavía están cerrados. Después de un rato, ella siente que él baja la cabeza; Su respiración sopla en sus mejillas y parece estar mirándola. Y debido a que él bajó la cabeza, sus labios inevitablemente rozaron su rostro ligeramente. El cuello de Jin Xi se pone rígido y sus palmas lentamente se vuelven sudorosas. Ella puede sentir su respiración alejándose y escuchar el sonido de él levantándose. Al igual que cada vez que se acercan inesperadamente, él siempre se aleja en silencio, como si nunca se saltara un latido del corazón y quedara hipnotizado por ella. Jin Xi espera hasta que salga de la casa antes de abrir los ojos. Se sienta después de continuar acostada por un rato. Read the full article

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Qiang Jin Jiu - Kapitola 8.

Podezření

Císařská armáda čekala na střídání směn. Byla tak strašná zima, že byli všichni schoulení do sebe.

Císařská armáda byla původně císařskou gardou osmi měst. Bývali nedobytnou pevností císařského paláce v Qudu. Kdyby se dodržovala pravidla, triviality, jako bylo vzetí někoho do vazby, by jim vůbec nebyly svěřeny. Jenomže pak se k moci dostalo osm velkých výcvikových divizí Qudu a povinnosti a odpovědnosti obou stran se změnily. Z císařské armády se stalo břemeno Qudu. Nejenže se zrušila vojenská cvičení, z císařské armády se dokonce stali pochůzkáři. Dnes všichni jejich členové pocházeli z dědičných vojenských domácností, kteří skutečné zbraně nikdy neviděli a jen nečinně čekali na smrt.

Ge Qingqing byl velitelem roty císařských tělesných stráží. Ve skutečnosti se nedal považovat za funkcionáře Qudu, ale pro císařskou armádu, která měla na starosti věznění, byl ideální. To proto, že se museli vzájemně hlídat, když každý den hlídkovali nad Qudu. Kdyby byl hodnostářem o něco vyšší hodnosti, neodvážili by se vzájemně se uplácet dle libosti. Kromě toho byl Ge Qingqing při jednání s nimi mimořádně velkorysý. Císařská armáda tedy přimhouřila oči a nechala Ji Ganga, aby se ujal práce poslíčka.

Ge Qingqing pozdravil císařskou armádu a rozdal horké dušené knedlíky, které s sebou přinesl. Ji Gang ještě nevyšel. Velitel čety si všiml, že vypadá zamyšleně a tak řekl: „Pokud bratr Qing spěchá, do toho - zkontroluj to naším jménem.“

Ge Qingqing se zeptal: „Není to proti pravidlům?“

Velitel čety se zakousl do knedlíku a mávl rukou, aby pokynul císařské armádě, která hlídala zadní vchod, aby ustoupila: „Bratr Qing není nikdo cizí. Kromě toho jsme tenhle Zhao Zui chrám obklíčili tak, že ven neproteče ani kapka vody. Ten uvnitř rozhodně neuteče.“

Ge Qingqing jeho nabídku tedy nadále neodmítal. Otočil se a do chrámu Zhao Zui vstoupil.

Ji Gang seděl pod okapem. Jakmile uviděl přicházet Ge Qingqinga, vstal a zeptal se: „Už je čas?“

„To je jedno - pořád je tma. Strýček Ji může zůstat o něco déle.“ Prohlížel si Ge Qingqing nádvoří chrámu. „Tohle místo není vhodné k žití. A zrovna tu musíte být v té největší zimě. Pak sem pošlu nějaké deky.“

Ji Gang si ale všiml, že má něco na srdci a tak se zeptal: „Co se děje?“

Ge Qingqing zaváhal, než řekl: „Nic zásadního. Jen jsem po cestě potkal druhého mladého pána Xiao.“

Shen Zechuan zvedl hlavu a řekl: „Toho Xiao...“

„Xiao Chiye.“ Řekl Ge Qingqing: „Je to nejmladší syn prince z Libei. Také je to ten... muž z minula. Jeho chůze byla nejistá a smrděl vínem. Musel jít včera večer pít.“

„Dokud to není Xiao Jiming.“ Ji Gang otočil hlavu dozadu a řekl velkému rádci Qi: „Velký rádce neopustil toto místo dvacet let. Pravděpodobně neznáte současné čtyři velké generály Da Zhou. Princ z Libei si zplodil dobrého syna. Ten Xiao Jiming je vážně pozoruhodný!“

Shen Zechuan se však Ge Qingqinga zeptal: „Bratře Qingu, ptal se tě na něco?“

Ge Qingqing se pečlivě zamyslel, než řekl: „Zeptal se mně, kam jdu, a já jsem řekl, že jdu zkratkou, abych se dostal do velitelské kanceláře. Pak řekl, že tahle cesta nevypadá, že by vedla na ulici Shenwu. Dal jsem mu teda vágní odpověď. Předpokládám, že potomek prince to nebude osobně zkoumat.“

„Tahle záležitost se ale týká rodu Xiao. Vyplatí se být opatrný. Později bys měl přeci jen jít do paláce a dát si značku na rozpis služeb.“ Ji Gang si promnul ruce ve sněhu: "Chuan-er, pojďme trénovat.“

„Zadrž.“ Shen Zechuanovy oči byly tmavé a hluboké: „Vzhledem k tomu, že je to ulička v obytné čtvrti, co tam dělal potomek vznešeného rodu tak brzy ráno?“

Ge Qingqing byl zaskočen: „To je pravda... Všechny zábavní podniky jsou v ulici Donglong, což je od obytné čtvrti docela daleko. Má kocovinu a je zima. Proč sem přišel?“

„Drží hlídku u stromu, kde čeká na králíka.“ Velký rádce Qi se zahalil do potrhaného závěsu a otočil se, ukazujíce tak svá záda. „Záležitost Shen Weie se týká rodu Xiao. Slyšel jsem, že ten jeho kop měl vzít tomuhle chlapci život. Ale chlapec je stále naživu a zdráv. Jak by mohl nemít podezření?“

„Neměl nic říkat, pokud to nebyla pravda.“ Shen Zechuan stále cítil úzkost, kdykoliv si na ten kop vzpomněl.

„Ale ne,“ Ge Qingqing zbledl: „To je moje chyba, byl jsem nedbalý. Co bychom teď měli udělat? Obávám se, že teď už je na cestě!“

Shen Zechuan se otočil k velkému rádci Qi: „To nevadí. Protože na to učitel již přišel, jisté má i protiopatření.“

***

Zhao Hui dorazil do velitelské kanceláře císařské tělesné stráže. Přestože zástupce velitele, který s ním kráčel, byl stejné hodnosti, neodvážil se chovat arogantně. Zavedl Zhao Huiho do záznamové místnosti a zeptal se: „Co chce generál Zhao kontrolovat? Tady jsou dnešní rozpisy služeb všech dvanácti kanceláří.“

Zhao Hui zvedl s vážným výrazem knihu, aby se na ní podíval a řekl: „Pro naše bratry císařskou tělesnou stráž musí být těžké hlídkovat v nepřístupných zónách.  Před několika dny se mi dostalo pomoci od velitele roty jménem Ge Qingqing. Dnes jsem mu přinesl dar, abych mu poděkoval. Má dnes službu?“

„Velitelé rot z dvanácti kanceláří jsou pestrá banda. Všichni jsou tady.“ Jak zástupce velitele mluvil, přesunul se ke zdi, kde v horní části visely záznamy o službě, všechny jasně roztříděné.Zhao Hui se jich však dotýkat nesměl - to bylo v paláci tabu.

Zástupce velitele se proto zeptal: „Ví generál, ke které kanceláři patří?“

Zhao Hui odpověděl: „Slyšel jsem, že na ranní směně mohou mít službu pouze ti z císařské přepravní kanceláře, kanceláře paraplí a kanceláře domestikace slonů.“

Zástupce velitele pečlivě prošel všechny seznamy podle jména. Po chvíli se otočil a řekl Zhao Huimu: „Generále, dnes nikdo takový službu nemá. Podívám se ještě jinde?“

Zhao Hui jemně zavřel knihu ve svých rukou a odpověděl: „Není třeba. Najdu si ho sám.“

Jakmile Zhao Hui místnost opustil, obloha se akorát rozjasnila. Pokračoval v cestě, dokud nevyšel z paláce.

Nahromaděný sníh byl na ulici Shenwu čerstvě odhrabaný, ale cesta byla kluzká. Nosiči nosítek, kteří přicházeli a odcházeli, jak přiváželi důležité osoby, se neodvažovali jednat zbrkle. Po cestě se pohybovali opatrně, ze všech sil se snažili neupadnout.

Jak Zhao Hui procházel kolem nosítek, zahlédl nosiče se širokými meči. Kdo mohl tušit, že kvůli tomuhle jedinému pohledu svraští obočí?

„Zadržte.“ Zhao Hui zastavil nosítka a zeptal se: „Používá teď tato nosítka vrchní velitel?“

Samozřejmě - nosiči byli císařské tělesné stráže. Ten, který stál v čele, přikývl. „Víš, koho přepravujeme, a ještě máš tu drzost nám blokovat cestu? Rychle uhni!“

Zhao Hui zvedl ruku, aby poukázal na svůj vlastní autorizační token Libei.

Člen císařské tělesné stráže přikývl a řekl: „Generále, nezlobte se za mou urážku!“

Závěs nosítek se pohnul, když ho nazvedla štíhlá ruka. Jemná tvář líně pohlédla na Zhao Huiho a koketně našpulila rty k osobě uvnitř: „Vaše excelence, zdá se, že hledá vás!“

Ji Lei se akorát vracel s kocovinou. Uvnitř nosítek seděl neuspořádaně, když zvolal: „Zhao Hui! Děje se něco?“

Zhao Hui zíral na císařského tělesného strážce v čele a řekl: „To nic. Slyšel jsem, že šel mladý pán včera pít s vaší excelencí. Akorát se vracíte?“

Ji Lei se usmál a odpověděl: „Takže se bojíte o druhého mladého pána! Mladý pán se vrátil domů v době, kdy jsem akorát otvíral oči. Hledá ho dědičný princ?“

„Jen si nemohu pomoci a mám obavy.“ Zhao Hui se uklonil: „Omlouvám se, že jsem vaši excelenci vyděsil.“

„To je dobrý! Sám jsem odtamtud akorát odešel.“ Ji Lei pokynul rukou. „Kdo se to před chvílí s generálem srazil? Rychle se mu omluvte.“

Císařský tělesný strážce v čele poklekl na jedno koleno a řekl Zhao Huimu: „Tento pokorný sluha, Ge Qingqing, musel být slepý, že nepoznal generála a urazil ho. Jsem ochoten přijmout svůj trest.“

Zhao Hui nepřečetl jeho jméno špatně. Jméno Ge Qingqing bylo skutečně napsané na autorizačním tokenu visícím ze strany jeho meče.

***

I po pečlivém vyslechnutí Zhao Huiho reportu se Xiao Chiye stále díval na vypravěčský scénář s jednou nohou pokrčenou.

Zhao Hui řekl: „Zdá se, že nelhal. Byl pověřen, aby vyzvedl Ji Leie, než se stačil dostat do paláce.“

„Jo.“ Řekl Xiao Chiye nepřítomně. „Pavilon Qingjun je tamodtud kousek. Samozřejmě, že to stihl včas.“

„Ale něco mi na tom nesedí.“ Zhao Hui přejel palcem po jílci svého meče.

Xiao Chiye otočil stránku a zeptal se: „Nemůžeš přijít na to co?“

„Ne.“

„Tak já ti to řeknu.“ Najednou se posadil, zkřížil nohy a ruku si opřel o koleno. „Vstoupil jsi do hlavního města s mým starším bratrem. Jeho Veličenstvo císař se s ním osobně setkalo a přivítalo ho. Těsně za ním následovalo ve slavnostním průvodu dvanáct kanceláří císařské tělesné stráže. Tak jak by tě mohl najednou nepoznat?“

„Těžko říct.“ Odpověděl mu Zhao Hui. „Možná si mě nepamatoval.“

„Ani sis nepřevlékl svoji róbu a máš u sebe meč. I kdyby tě nepoznal, stačilo by, aby trochu zapojil mozek a nikdy by se neodvážil tě napomínat přímo na ulici.“ Řekl Xiao Chiye:„Kromě toho se mi nezdá, že by měl tak špatnou paměť. Vždyť dokázal velmi jasně poznat i mě.“

„Jen mi to připadá jako příliš velká náhoda.“ Přemýšlel o tom Zhao Hui. „Narazil jsem na něho náhodou.“

„Náhoda je přesně to, co chtějí.“ Odložil Xiao Chiye scénář. „Ten Shen...“

„Shen Zechuan.“ Doplnil ho Zhao Hui.

„Nechat ho vstoupit do chrámu Zhao Zui se teď jeví jako prohraný tah.“ řekl Xiao Chiye se zamyšleným pohledem.

***

Ge Qingqing si sundal kožešinový límec a otřel si pot. Wu Caiquan, který byl venku, akorát přiběhl a opakoval: „Děkuju, děkuju! Bratře Qingu, díky bohu za tebe!“

Ge Qingqing odpověděl: „To nic. Vždyť jsme přátelé.“

Wu Caiquan se zazubil a otočil hlavu, aby křikl na osobu v záznamové místnosti: „Starej Xu! Zapiš dneska bratra Qinga. Zastupoval mě při nošení nosítek. Včera večer jsem se nachladnul a dneska ráno se mi motala hlava. Naštěstí tam byl bratr Qing, aby mi pomohl.“

Ge Qingqing sklonil hlavu, aby si setřel pot. „Seš nastydlej. Pojďme spolu pak do obchodu domácnosti Xu pro skopovou polévku.“

Wu Caiquan přispěchal a řekl: „Jasně, zvu tě! Slyšel jsi to, starej Xu? Pojď pak s námi.“

Ge Qingqing poplácal Wu Caiquana po zádech: „Dobře si odpočiň. Když ti příště nebude dobře, nenechávej si to pro sebe, jakos to udělal teď. Prostě mi to řekni.“

Wu Caiquan pokýval hlavou jako štěně. Tak moc toužil po skopové polévce, že se mohl sotva starat o cokoliv jiného.

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Velký rádce Qi se konečně zachumlal do přikrývky a posadil se naproti Shen Zechuanovi: „Za dalšího půl měsíce bude festival Zhengdan. Qudu bude pořádat hostinu deseti tisíce úředníků. Až přijde čas, všichni komisaři provinční správy a prefekturní dozorčí komisaři vstoupí do hlavního města, aby vzdali poklony. Stále mi není zcela jasný současný stav věcí, tak mi o něm povyprávěj.“

Shen Zechuan byl ve sněhu oblečený pouze v tenkém oděvu, když zaujímal výchozí postoj bojového stylu rodu Ji. Navzdory tomu mu z čela kapal pot. „Princ z Libei je již mnoho let ve špatném zdravotním stavu a tak byly všechny vojenské záležitosti předány dědičnému princi Xiao Jimingovi. S největší pravděpodobností se tentokrát nezúčastní. Pět velitelství Qidongu prokázalo záslužnou službu, když přispěchalo na pomoc císaři. První, kdo si přišel pro svůj udělený titul, byl jeden ze čtyř generálů, Lu Guangbai. Vrchní velitelka Qi by měla dorazit v těchto dnech. S tím budou dočasně sídlit dvě hlavní vojenské mocnosti Da Zhou-“

„Zadrž.“ Velký rádce Qi vylovil ze své přikrývky pravítko a zeptal se: „Kteří čtyři generálové jsou ti čtyři generálové?“

„Obrněná kavalerie na Ledové řece - Xiao Jiming, Ohnivý maják uprostřed vanoucího písku - Lu Guangbai, Vítr ženoucí se přes spálené pláně - Qi Zhuyin, Hrom potápějící nefritovou scénu - Zuo Qiangqiu!“

„Slyšel jsem jen o Zuo Qiangqiuovi, ale vím, že Lu Guangbai je s největší pravděpodobností syn hraběte Bianshy, Lu Pingyana. Ačkoliv šel Lu Pingyan časem střežit pouště velitelství Bianjun, pocházel z Libei. Je to přísežný bratr prince z Libei, Xiao Fangxu. Jestli má tenhle Lu Guangbai sestru, určitě je to snacha rodu Xiao, nemám pravdu?“

„Ano.“ Odpověděl Shen Zechuan, zatímco z něj kapal pot: „Lu Guangbaiova mladší sestra je choť dědičného prince z Libei.“

„Takže jaképak dvě hlavní vojenské síly?“ Otázal se velký rádce Qi: „S tímto propojením je rod Lu krtek, kterého Libei nasadila do pěti velitelství Qidongu. Navíc je v Qudu stále osm velkých výcvikových divizí a císařská armáda pod nimi. Osm velkých výcvikových divizí nemá tolik lidí, jako Libei a Qidong a jejich pověst není ani tak udatná. Nesmíš ale zapomínat, že Qudu je srdcem Da Zhou. To co drží ve svých rukách, je císařův život.“ Potěžkal si velký rádce Qi pravítko v ruce, pak popadl kalabasu a zahřál se několika doušky vína. „Taky si musíš pamatovat, že i když císařskou tělesnou stráž nelze nazvat vojáky, jejich výhoda je mnohem větší, než vojenská. Když císař velí jednotkám, musí mu pomáhat vlivní úředníci a udatní generálové. Generál by měl být na bojišti rozvážný a nebýt vázán příkazy svého panovníka. Pokud je budeš držet pevně na uzdě, bude pro ně těžké ze sebe něco udělat. Nech jim volnost a brzy je začneš podezřívat, že se stávají až moc velkým tygrem. Toto měřítko je těžké správně uchopit. Musíš jednat v souladu se situací a chápat, jak se přizpůsobit změnám. Císařská tělesná stráž je však zcela jiná záležitost. Jsou to zlí psi pod panovníkovým vedením, jejichž řetěz drží pouze císař. Zda jeho sevření zesílí nebo povolí, zda si je bude hýčkat, nebo je odkopne, záleží zcela na císařových náladách. Taková čepel, takový pes - kdybys to byl ty, hýčkal by sis ho, nebo ne?“

Shen Zechuan se přinutil zůstat chvíli v klidu, než řekl: „Mějte je rád a budou příliš svéhlaví! Příliš jim důvěřujte a stanou se zdrojem neštěstí.“

„Tvůj bratr tě toho hodně naučil.“ Řekl velký rádce Qi: „To je pravda. Pamatuj si to. Měj to neustále na paměti! Důvěřuj jim příliš a stanou se zdrojem neštěstí. Udržovat si ctnostné blízko a lichotníky daleko je dobré pravidlo, ale když jsi do toho osobně zapojen, černá a bílá se protnou. Jak bys mohl být vždycky schopen rozlišit, kdo jsou ctnostné talenty a kdo prohnaní patolízalové? Kromě toho existuje mnoho věcí, které ctnostný gentleman nedokáže, zatímco lstiví a opovrženíhodný člověk ano. Císař dlouhodobě sídlí v císařském paláci a tak musí rozumět principu kontrol a protivah a také musí umět naslouchat hlasům úředníků a ministrů. Jak můžeš vidět, s císařskou tělesnou stráží se pojí východní úřad a Libei se pojí s Qidongem.“ Po krátké pauze velký rádce pokračoval: „Voda přitéká, jen aby odtékala. Měsíc přibývá, jen aby ubýval. Víš, proč rod Xiao tentokrát tolik nenávidí Shen Weie? Nejen, že jim po této bitvě není co udělit, ani co jim dát, ale i když bude rod Xiao bojovat v další bitvě, jejich porážka bude porážkou, zatímco jejich vítězství bude také v podstatě porážkou. Už dosáhli svého konce.“

Shen Zechuan se zeptal: „Jejich vítězství bude porážkou?“

„Jejich vítězství je taky porážkou! Nenabídl Xiao Jiming ihned po bitvě svého mladšího bratra? Za každou bitvu, kterou v budoucnu vyhraje, bude v ještě větším nebezpečí. Tentokrát na to doplatil se svým mladším bratrem. Příště to může být jeho žena, jeho otec, nebo dokonce jeho vlastní já.“

[xinyuehui]

Qihun Hikaru no Go Easter Eggs!

Qihun’s screenwriter 卓越泡沫 revealed some Easter eggs on his Weibo about about the show! View original post here 

Shi Guang’s grandfather is called Shi Mingzhi, it is written on certificates and trophy.

As for the scene at the end of episode 19 where a picture is taken, the positioning is a replica of the original work. Because Honda was not in the original picture so we made Tian Minze have diarrhea.

Long Yan won Fang Xu over a game of Go on the Weida, when Bai Chuan asked him about it he denied it out of not losing face.

The second time Xiao Guang won over Xiao Liang, he gave him the digital watch, the hand for seconds jumped from 13 to 14, which signify @h%t$& lifetime.*

Chu Ying is ranked number one on Weida, Fang Xu second, who is third?

The alcohol Da Laoshi gave to Yue Zhi’s grandfather was the one Ban Laoshi gave to him when he lost the bet, he taped it back together with clear tape when he re-gifted it. It was not product placement, it was required for the plot.

The three from the dorm kept eating a certain brand of trail mix, hence three masters appeared to guide them. (The trail mix brand is Three Squirrels, product placement)

And a very important teary plot point for the whole drama, no spoilers yet ^0^

*1314 – "For ever", usually preceded by a phrase such as "I love you" or the similar. 1314 represents 一生一世 "one life, one world".

It’s often used like this: 520 1314 (I love you, forever)

[angrywolfbouquetlove]

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[veronica-nardi]

Love is sweet

"My biggest mistake was that I didn't realize how much you loved me. Just as I can forget about everything and risk everything to protect you, you can do the same to protect me."

Quando ho scoperto che Bai Lu e Luo Yunxi avevano recitato insieme in questo drama come lead, sono stata subito entusiasta di vederlo.

L'ho visto in pochi giorni - coi sub inglesi ma per Luo Yunxi questo ed altro - e anche se non è un drama privo di difetti, posso dire che è stata una commedia romantica davvero carina, piacevole, godibile, estremamente divertente.

Mi sono venuti gli horror feels da My Unicorn Girl quando alla fine del primo episodio ho visto i due protagonisti scambiarsi un bacio perché a quanto pare le lead non sanno stare in piedi da sole e devono sempre inciampare o scivolare in qualche modo e cascare tra le braccia degli uomini.

Ma, e dico ma, Love is sweet è stato molto meglio e più serio di My Unicorn Girl.

Anche se hanno in comune un grandissimo difetto: una presenza spietata di cliché. In questo caso abbiamo:

- La lead che soffre di una rara allergia

- i due lead si conoscono fin da bambini e lui è da sempre innamorato di lei

- La lead ha il padre morto

- Il lead che ha un modo tutto suo di amarla e di proteggerla. (La questione del bullismo e della casa sono follia pura)

- Baci scambiati in modo ridicolo perché i personaggi non sanno stare in piedi da soli

- Fraintendimenti vari perché... che cos'è un drama senza fraintendimenti?

- Personaggi che non si accorgono di piacere a qualcuno e quando gli viene detto in faccia cascano dal pero

- L'ormai strausato cliché del "ti dico cose cattive per allontanarti da me e per proteggerti"

Un'altra cosa che non mi è piaciuta è stata a mio parere l'inutilità di alcuni elementi, come l'allergia della lead o la storyline della morte del padre. A conti fatti, la serie poteva benissimo essere fatta anche senza. Se tolgo l'allergia di lei non cambia nulla, e se al posto del padre avrebbero messo un tizio random qualunque, non sarebbe cambiato nulla lo stesso. Non sono cose che fanno evolvere i personaggi, li ho solo trovati un escamotage per dare un tono più tragico alla cosa.

Altra cosa: l'amica della lead è stata una palla al piede incredibile. L'ho sopportata bene perché ho preso tutto sul ridere e amen, ma sta tizia ha passato 36 episodi a farsi le pippe mentali da sola e a crearsi problemi da sola. A una certa ti viene voglia di mandarla a quel paese.

Un altro difetto secondo me è stata la carenza di profondità e di evoluzioni dei personaggi. Strano ma vero, il lead e la lead praticamente non evolvono e questo mi è dispiaciuto molto. A conti fatti, il personaggio che compie il cambiamento maggiore è Li Xiao Chuan, e infatti è stato il mio preferito dopo il lead.

Yuan Shuai è un lead che ho adorato. Stronzo, genio del male, intelligente, furbo, sempre un passo avanti, simpatico, affascinante, quest'uomo sa fare tutto benissimo e riesce sempre a fregare tutti. E sopratutto è stato incredibilmente esilarante: grazie a lui mi sono fatta di quelle risate da rimanere piegata sulla sedia, e devo fare i complimenti alla recitazione molto naturale e simpatica di Luo Yunxi.

Jiang Jun è stata una buona protagonista ma di cui non sono innamorata. Bai Lu è sempre bellissima e una gioia per gli occhi, ed è sempre molto brava, ma non penso che questo sia stato il suo ruolo migliore. Quello che mi è piaciuto di lei è che non possiede un'intelligenza straordinaria o abilità fuori dalla norma, ma risulta brava nel suo lavoro perché si impegna, fa ricerche, parla con le persone, va per tentativi. È qualcosa di umano e in cui ci si può rispecchiare.

La storia d'amore di Yuan e Jun, anche se piena di cliché, è stata carina, divertente, romantica, e anche umana nei momenti di litigio. La chimica tra i due poi, è stata bella e simpatica.

Approvata anche la storia d'amore secondaria, perché, anche se avrei preferito sparare nelle ovaie al personaggio di Xu Li, devo riconoscere la sua perseveranza e il suo coraggio nel dichiararsi, e inoltre, incredibilmente, è una storia d'amore che da un certo punto di vista mi è piaciuta di più di quella principale e che forse, dico forse, mi ha regalato il bacio preferito dell'anno.

Perché mi è piaciuto molto come hanno gestito la questione della app, che io temevo avrebbero usato in modo superficiale e come "prova del vero amore". E invece no, mi hanno stupita. Ashes of love guarda e impara.

Approvati i due second lead maschile e femminile. Lui è stato un personaggio umano e tragico, ma ho preferito lei perché è andata al di là dell'immagine di donna fredda in carriera. E, incredibile, ho quasi preferito la sua recitazione rispetto a quella della protagonista perché l'ho trovata più vera, naturale e immersa nel personaggio.

Carine le bromance che si vengono a formare, quella maschile tra il lead e second lead non per vera amicizia ma per il bene della loro amata, e quella femminile che si crea tra le donne in azienda.

Un po' meh il "villain" della serie. Intelligente ma non troppo, alla fine si è inculato da solo, è stato un personaggio poco profondo e introspettivo.

Super approvato il comparto musicale: la colonna sonora è carinissima e le ost sono davvero belle.

Commedia romantica approvata e consigliata, ma a mio parere con delle occasioni perse e elementi che potevano essere gestiti meglio.

Voto: 7.4

Tutta la mia simpatia ed empatia a quel povero cane del lead.

[heymeowmao]

2022.04.10 - https://weibo.com/l/wblive/p/show/1022:2321324756769464517269

I’ll stream for a little bit~

LYN: Hallo everybody, good evening. I’m Modern Brothers’ Liu Yuning. Welcome~! LYN: Ehe~ I’m back again.

Comment: Xiao Ning, I was thinking of you. LYN: See~ You think of me and ‘gwa’ (funny sound effect) here I am.

LYN: Happy weekend, friends. 

Comment: The last stream isn’t finished yet, but you’re here again. LYN: When you’re eating or doing whatever, it’s best to get to it while it’s hot. A hot meal. Hot soup. My streams, too. You should watch them while they’re “hot”. 

Comment: I’m out eating bbq. LYN: Eat some for me too. 

- went out early for filming and came back early too, so he thought he’d stream a while. bc in the next few days he wont have the time. 

Comment: Lao-da, I’m a grad student now. LYN: Wow, so amazing. That’s great! 

LYN: There are new fans reporting in as well. I haven’t even released anything lately... Looks like I’m going to be “hot” soon. I haven’t even done anything and I still have new fans. I’m happy :)

Comment: I’m also a grad student! LYN: You all are so amazing. I’m jealous and also feel like you’re giving me a lot of face. I hope you do well- don’t waste this opportunity. 

Comment: Ge, your streams are also your products. LYN: I said earlier that I didn’t have any works out, but I guess you can say it that way. Streaming is also one of my skills. As an artist I’m trying to work every angle I can. I’m a pretty decent singer, right? /sings a line of “Tian Xia” and his mic cuts out/ LYN: I sang too well. I sang too well and my mic couldn’t take it.  Comment: Was that on purpose? LYN: No! My audio interface couldn’t handle my single high note. It’s okay now. I wasn’t acting! That was real!! LYN: As I was saying- I’m a pretty decent singer, and now I’ve started to act. I’ve been in three aired dramas and I guess you could say two of them were pretty popular. I’m good at streaming. My variety show appearances aren’t lacking either. I used to look like a fool on them but I’m a lot better now. I was laying in bed the other day thinking about where I’m lacking. Where do I lack? So I could quickly make up time for it. But the more I thought about it, it seems the only place I fail as an artist is with dancing. Dancing.... let’s forget it. People will always have some place they are lacking, and I lack the ability to dance. Comment: LYN, don’t give up on dance! LYN: I really can’t do it. I’m not very coordinated and no matter how much I practice I just can’t get it.  - shows off another skill: balancing a bottle on his head

Comment: Are you going to do the voice-acting for Zi Chuan soon? LYN: Yeah, if I finish up early enough tomorrow I’ll get started on it. We’ll probably work on it for about a week or so. They asked me if I wanted to voice my own character and I said “Of course~” I don’t care what lines I have or how bad my Mandarin is, I want to voice my own characters. If I can’t do it well, then I’ll learn. I really think practicing through the voice acting has helped me improve a lot- because every time you do the voice acting it’s a different emotion and experience.   Comment: Which one is Zi Chuan? LYN: I was filming for this one last year. A lot of people might not know about it because it’s a more male-oriented novel- a very great series of novels- that have now been adapted into a drama.  Comment: Does Di Lin have a lot of scenes? LYN: I’ve been taking second or third - fourth or fifth male lead roles, so the scene count really isn’t that much. Also the one novel has too much content to be adapted into a single season of a drama. We shot 48 episodes’ worth but this is possibly only the first part. This counts as the first season... and honestly we’ll only get a second season if the ratings are alright.  Comment: Will there be a second season? LYN: Only if it does well. Like “Joy of Life”- that had pretty good reception and is getting a second season. But if it doesn’t do well and you start shooting for a second season.. what’s the point. You know? Comment: Di Lin doesn’t die in the first season? LYN: No spoilers. The season is only half of the story.  Comment: Will the second season have the original cast? LYN: I feel like second seasons that have actor changes is a little bit meaningless. :| But it should be the original cast.

- Heroes is airing Mid-May + Detective Plan + Streams = we get to see Ning-ge all the time, plus he’ll tell us fun behind the scenes stories/share his experiences while filming

Comment: How many episodes is Heroes?  LYN: I think it’s 46? Or 38? I forgot.

Comment: You’ve got the nickname of “Brother of Inner Peace” now LYN: I don’t dare take it. You’re exaggerating a little, my friends. Because in my house (fandom) there are just a few UN-peaceful individuals. There are some people- I know they do it in my best interests, I understand- but they like to fight with others. They say some... some things that shouldn’t be coming out of a little girl’s mouth. XD I hope you can control yourselves. This title was created because I always tell my fans not to get involved in fights during my streams. I just think we could have a different type of interaction. LYN: First of all, I don’t interact with you all the same way other artists do. We’re different- I told you so. I play the game differently. You know how a lot of artists are out here getting cast in dramas? The other day I was thinking- I asked my studio if we should stop accepting roles for the rest of the year. But what will I do in that time? I’ll stay in Hengdian- and cameo in EVERY drama that’s filming here. There are maybe around 40-50 different drama crews that come through Hengdian in one year. I’ll go cameo in ALL of them. And then in the next three years, every drama that comes out will have a character I played in it.  LYN: If I wanted to cameo in a drama... in the name of networking, they’d all let me go, right? I don’t need any money- I just want to play. I’ll go around Hengdian for half a year cameo-ing in all the dramas that will let me. I’m SURE no actor in this generation has ever done such a thing before. That’s the first step. The second step is this: after so many cameo’s, I’ve got to have become familiar with a few producers, right? I’ll become friends with producers and directors, and at this point I think I can get signed for a few OSTs, right? If I could get 40-50 OSTs in a year... amazing.

Comment: Can you say this on air? LYN: Oh, right. Can I?

LYN: In any case- my way of thinking and what I have in mind for the development of my career is much different from what my fans are thinking for me. Whatever they think- I want to go in a different direction. That’s my own way of thinking, but whether I can actually achieve them or not is up to my own abilities. I just want to do something different from everyone else. If I play the same game as them, I’m not even as handsome as they are anyway. Secondly, I’m not as young. Third, I’m not as beautiful. I just want to do something different. I hope my fans can play along with me, too. We’ll be in our own little playground, you know?

- also advises his fans not to get involved in fights when they have his name in their IDs. if you REALLY need to pick a fight, use a secondary account. XD LYN: Didn’t you say that if the whole world was against me, you’d have my back? The problem here is that the world doesn’t have anything against me, but you’re MAKING them have something against me. You just want to stand behind me right? Just stand there! You don’t need to take the first step (and make the world hate him).  Comment: Anti-fans will cause trouble. LYN: It’s normal for an artist to have anti-fans. There’s not one artist out there who doesn’t have anti-fans. If there’s an artist with no anti-fans and no one making up or causing trouble because of them, then that means they’re not that great. Even anti-fans don’t want to be bothered with them. LYN: I hope my fans don’t start fights, and if other people are fighting then don’t get involved. Don’t add in your comments. If you really can’t stand it anymore and NEED to talk back use a secondary account. Don’t get me involved, alright? I’m over here shooting dramas, silently filming fight scenes every day- my whole arm is bruised. My body’s sore. Then when I get home for a much needed rest I find my heart in unease. 

- tells a student who has online classes to stop watching his stream and study, bc there’s always the playback for his stream, but not for classes. - the bgm makes him feel like he needs a wine glass, so he went to get one

Comment: What are we toasting? LYN: We’re toasting the fact that a lot of friends are graduate students now! Congrats.  Comment: There’s no sincerity. You’re only drinking water. LYN: Have you heard a saying from Dongbei, “As long as there are emotions, anything you drink is wine”?  Comment: I’m from Dongbei and I’ve never heard that?? LYN: Ehm... perhaps it’s not a saying from there then... 

Comment: Ning-ge, the veins on your arms are so sexy. LYN: Are you sick?? You see anything and it’s sexy? The veins on  my arms are sexy?? You must be a nurse. Do you normally give other people shots? Comment: Ning-ge, if a nurse sees your veins they’ll be quite happy because they’re big enough and they can jab the right place. Comment: Ning-ge, the dandruff on your head is quite sexy. LYN: ?? You must have liked oatmeal growing up, is that it? LYN: Let me tell you- when someone likes something, it always has something to do with their childhood. Think about it. But also- I don’t have dandruff. /threatening/ Don’t mess this up for me. I have a collab with a shampoo brand and some other beauty products right now. Don’t mess this up. My blur tool is on max just to protect my contracts, alright? People always want me to turn off my beauty filter- I might be alright but what do you want me to do about my brand partnerships? I can lose anything, but not my marketability. You can joke with me, but don’t mess up my way to make a living. 

-  Glory of Special Forces Opening OST -  The Book of Life LYN: Let me see if there’s a track for it and if there is, I’ll sing. Oh, there is! It’s from the currently-airing drama Glory of Special Forces. It’s a nice song. I was able to work with my “boss” again on this one. By “boss” I meant  Yang Yang. Isn’t the internet saying I’ve signed with his company? XD LYN: I really appreciate you guys making little clips of me from my streams- that’s how I get known for things like being the “Brother of Inner Peace” and things like that... but I hope that when I’m singing, you can cut clips from things that have been broadcast on tv. Or if it’s a song, I hope you can edit them really perfectly. I saw some clips online about the songs I covered- but they were the versions I sang during my streams! I mean, it’s alright, but it really breaks the mood. You’re watching a huge screen and all of a suddenly it’s me, wearing a Harry Potter cosplay, singing you a song. It’s looks weird. II’m afraid of messing up the song’s mood. So if you want to make clips I hope they’re from big stages or from my MVs! Clips from my streams aren’t very suitable! LOL. LYN: I also sang the ending theme song, but it’s not out yet. Let’s go with “Book of Life.”

~ we are now experiencing technical difficulties ~ (his mic cut out again) [aka 7min of panicked silence] LYN: /types “Wait for me!!!!!” onto the screen while he troubleshoots/

LYN: OMG. I’m covered in sweat. LYN: Alright. I’m sorry, excuse me. Let’s try that again. - /finishes singing his song/ LYN: Thank you guys, really. It’s ok. I think you can encounter some unexpected issues during any performance- there seems to be a problem with my audio interface. It’s fixed now.

LYN: All of a sudden I lost sound and you all are saying that I was acting. I wasn’t acting- that was all real. I’m covered in sweat now. I was so nervous- I found the time to stream today and you all came to watch; we finally came to a decent flow of conversation and then my audio cuts out. The whole stream would have been a flop. How embarrassing would that have been??

Comment: I’ve never heard such a great song in my life! LYN: This is the best song you’ve ever heard? Then I think you’ve wasted your life away. Of course, your life isn’t over yet- this is a little of an extreme praise. How can it be the best song you’ve EVER heard?? It’s just average. I sing averagely, the song is nice! LYN: I mean- you’re listening for free, aren’t you? It’s free on music sites and free to listen in my stream- it’s not like you bought tickets, right? So, since it’s free, let’s not get hung up on the quality. Comment: It’s great for us to be able to not pay a fee. LYN: I don’t think so. I feel like you have to pay something for CONTENT, so that the content will keep coming- not my content, though. For example I used to really like reading manhwa/cartoons- but you get to a certain point and they want you to pay to see the next chapters. I acknowledge this- I feel like it’s something I SHOULD be paying for. So even though you don’t have to pay a fee for my streams, I hope that when my drama airs you can pay a little bit to buy a membership to watch my drama. That’s fair, right? I thank you in advance.

LYN: I learned the other day how to hold a wine glass. You can’t hold it up here. I think they said that the warmth of your hand will affect the taste of the wine. So you have to hold the bottom. Even though I’m drinking water right now, let’s maintain that elegance. LYN: I hope that if you’re sitting in front of your computer or phone you can grab a cup or bottle of water as well. When I raise my glass we can toast each other.

Comment: is ALZ going to come out soon? LYN: As far as I know, I don’t think it’s coming anytime soon. I just heard today that you can reserve it, and I’m happy to hear that a lot of fans are. Of course, I know that they aren’t doing so for me, but I still have to thank you. I’m happy that people can support any drama I’ve been in, even if you weren’t there for me. I know some of you used to just skip over my scenes, but not this time. Because most of my scenes are with the two people you most want to see. LYN: I don’t know when it’s going to come out though, because they haven’t even asked me to do the voice acting yet. 

Comment: I love this face. LYN: Let me tell you- no matter how you praise me, I’m never shy. But if you praise me and say I have a nice looking face, I’ll be shy. My shyness comes from my lack of confidence. I’ll feel like you’re ridiculing me, but a little part of me wonders if you’re telling the truth. I don’t believe it, so I'm shy.  Comment: We’re being a little honest. LYN: /plays song association with the word “honest”/

Comment: Is your next drama’s contract done yet? LYN: It’s done.  - still can’t reveal any details yet, otherwise his stream really WOULD become a gossip blog Comment: Can you at least tell us how you got it? LYN: It came so mysteriously, my friends~ Comment: Don’t say anything, it’ll flop. LYN: WHAT ARE YOU SAYING??? I’ve already signed the contract, how could it flop?! - Comment: What’s HZT doing nowadays? LYN: Why are you asking me? Go to his weibo and leave HIM a comment asking him what he’s been doing lately. Why are you asking me- how would I know?? I actually do know, though. Isn’t this so coincidental. He sent me a message earlier today- you want to know what he wanted to chat about? You want to know how intellectual my conversations with him are?? He recommended a new game to me.  - Comment: Talk about Daimi.  LYN: There’s nothing to say. She’s been resting lately. She’s a girl, so... (she needs her privacy) (?). She’s been eating well! - Comment: Ning-ge, talk about how you got the drama part. How could you change the topic? LYN: Oh, you could tell? The whole rhythm of my stream and my inner thoughts can now be fully dissected by you. You know me too well.  - Comment: My son can sing this song of yours. LYN: Alright. Thank you, Aunty.  -  Comment: I can see right through you. LYN: You think I’m really like this glass of water? I’ll let you see right through me?? You’re messing with me. I’ve always been working on my mysterious image. Don’t you think I’m very mysterious? But now you can see through me just like this glass of water. XD

LYN: Hold on- sorry, I was replying to a message. Bai-laoshi is inviting me to dinner. Bye, friends. I’m going to dinner. I’m kidding- I told them I was streaming, so I wouldn’t go. He said fine, they’ll eat and watch my stream. LYN: See? Normal artists will rest after work. Where are you going to find another one who not only doesn’t rest but also comes here to stream for you?? WHERE? You can’t find another!! Other people are tired after a day of filming and want to have a nice meal and hang out, but not me. I eat something quick and come here to stream. Comment: A mukbang is fine too. LYN: They invited me to a meal and you want me to stream it- that’s impolite. I have a more traditional way of thinking since I grew up with my grandparents. For example, if I go out to eat with other people, I rarely touch my phone during the course of the meal. I’ll observe what everyone is saying and doing. I hope you can be the same- if you go out to eat with a friend then I hope you can have a nice chat together.  Comment: Who’s “Bai-laoshi”? Bai Jingting? LYN: LOL LYN: No, not him. It’s Bai Yicong-laoshi. Linghe’s CEO. Comments: Bai Choufei. // Bai Yu. LYN: Oh, I seem to know a lot of “Bai”s. Bai Yu celebrated his birthday a few days ago. Someone in the group chat sent him a birthday message and that’s when I found out... and sent him a birthday message too. The crew is really nice- they remember everyone’s birthdays and send a little message and clip on the day of. I don’t think I can make it, though. Because the show will be finished airing by the time my birthday rolls around again, in January. 

Comment: Ning-ge, what are you eating? Garlic? LYN: Yeah, garlic. (grapefruit)

LYN: Bai Jingting- I know him, but we don’t know each other. Just like with Bai Lu. I knew of her, of course, but I didn’t KNOW her. I was at an iQiyi event and Bai Jingting- if I’m remembering correctly- is currently filming for New Life Begins? I don’t know- are there any BJT fans in the chat? The drama’s producer was there and we were introduced to each other. Suddenly they asked, “Do you know Xiao Bai?” and I replied, “Which Xiao Bai?” Bai Yu? Or..?? They meant Bai Jingting. I said of course I knew OF him, but we had never formally met or done a program together or anything. The producer said, “Ah? Then how come he wanted you to sing the OST?” I said, “Oh? Really?” I don’t know if I am mis-remembering or if I didn’t hear correctly, but I thought that he was nice and if I had the chance I would ask him about it. I haven’t asked yet- I’ll just wait to see if the New Life Begins producers actually contact me. If they DO, then that means it really was a thing that happened, and I should send something in thanks.  LYN: This is only a one-sided account. I don’t know if it’s actually true or not. Let’s wait until the drama airs and if I have a song in it, then that proves that this exchange was real. I’m not sure if it was true or not, but hearing it made me happy all the same. Comment: He (BJT) likes shoes. LYN: He like shoes? What’s that go to do with me?? >.> LYN: I’ve worked with him before- I sang an OST for him. (Octogenarian and the 90s) I know I haven’t been in this circle for very long but met mostly everyone and worked with a few. It’s just a matter of time before we become friends. I’ll take it slow.

Comment: What are you eating? LYN: I already said, garlic. :p

LYN: I see a lot of you typing “剑魂” (Soul of the Sword)- who sings it? Is it WSL’s? He and DZW sang it on Our Song, right? Let’s hear it. LYN: Alright! I’ll learn it when I have the time and sing it for you sometime. Because- I’m just guessing- there’s probably not going to be a track available online. The copyright is too well preserved.  Comment: Acapella. LYN: Oh, Second Aunt. You’re here? Comment: How long does it take you to learn a song?  LYN: It depends on the song. With English songs I’m on the slow side. I can learn a song in one night, about 4-5 hours, because I have to look up all the vocabulary. Chinese songs will take me a few listens and I pretty much know it. This isn’t an accurate estimation, though. It’s practiced. People would request songs all the time and I would learn it and sing it for them the next day. When I was working in the bar and a customer asked for a song, sometimes I would have to ask them to give me time to learn it first. If they came a second time I would sing for them. 

Comment: Ning-ge, these days I’ve been at home in quarantine. LYN: That’s fine. If you have nothing important to do, just stay at home. I know a lot of you are probably at home with nothing to do, that’s why I came here to stream, isn’t it?? Why do you think I’m trying so hard. I know that you can’t go out, so I’m keeping you company.  LYN: There’s a sound director in the crew- a really nice gege- when he gets to the scene he always tells me, “Xiao Ning. My girlfriend’s in Beijing and can’t go out so she watches your streams every day.” I told him I wasn’t streaming EVERY DAY, is she also watching someone else? XD I suggested maybe she was watching the playbacks too? and he said “Probably, because she said she watches EVERY DAY.” 

Comment: My roommate asked me if you have nothing better to do than to stream all the time? LYN: Get your roommate’s face over here. Get their face here and tell them this to their face, “What do you know??” LYN: LOL, no. Don’t do that. I was joking. You don’t need to fight with your roommate. That’s unwarranted.  Comment: My roommate said you sang out of tune. LYN: EXCUSE ME??? You can insult me by saying I have no work and I’m not popular, but you can’t slander my profession. That's too much. Turn the other roommate’s face towards the camera; for THIS roommate you can grab them by their hair.

~ we are now experiencing technical difficulties (again) ~ (3 min, bc he knows how to fix it this time) LYN: It’s not the internet- there’s something wrong with my equipment. I think my computer is about the break, it’s about time I got a new one. Comment: Didn’t you just change it? LYN: That’s what I’m saying! Electronics- eventually all trash metal. I didn’t change my computer, but I did recently change the audio interface. There seems to be some problems with it- It was quite expensive, too. I wanted to give you all a better listening experience so I switched out my cheaper one, but it seems like the more expensive one isn’t even that stable. How shitty. Comment: Raffle it. LYN: That’s not worth it. // LYN: Maybe I’ve stayed streaming for too many nights. I’ll turn it off next time- because right now it’s on 24/7. 

Comment: You’re trending. LYN: Really? Thank you~ You always go into the topic and leave comments, so thanks a lot. You all can stand me but apparently my audio interface can’t.  Comment: Can you turn it off and on again? LYN: It’s charged using the USB; things like this usually aren’t very stable to begin with. It might do it again in the future, but that’s okay. Don’t find it out of the ordinary. You just need to wait for me to fix it really quickly. Comment: What brand is it? LYN: It’s a RME Babyface Pro.

Comment: Can you invite Yang Zi into your stream? LYN: Do you think I’m running a “Hello, Saturday” program here? I can invite whoever I want to? I can’t. Are we called “Hello, Sunday”?- If they’re “Hello, Saturday” we’ll be “Goodbye, Sunday.” But no- I can’t invite her. If we have the opportunity to work together in the future then maybe there’s a chance.  Comment: Connect with Jing Tian. LYN: She’s busy shooting her drama. You know- some people, some anti-fans really think I’m a person who likes clout. I’m someone who is really uneasy/embarrassed to ask things of people. I’ve released so many songs and not once have I ever actively asked my friends to promote them for me. Really. I don’t really like to bother/make trouble for others. So there’s no way I can use people for clout. LYN: Other people respect me and are giving me face, so that’s why they’ll come to my stream to play, like YZ and ZXD. I’m thankful that they even want to COME. Who am I to ASK/DEMAND of people to feature in my stream? 

Comment: You’re trending at #13. LYN: Really?

Comment: Connect with HZT and play a game together. LYN: It’s true that HZT and I are friends, and we’re close enough that he won’t judge me for revealing what he’s up to, but if I talk about anyone else they’re going to blame me. Please do not go up to him and ask him what game he’s playing. Then you’re selling me out. I’m telling you secretly some of his news and if you turn around and ask HIM about it, I won’t dare to tell you anything ever again. 

Comment: I came in because of the trending topic. LYN: Thank you and welcome! I know a lot of people in this industry watches my streams, and I’m honored and happy. I know a lot of companies are using me as a model and tell their artists to stream like me when they have the time. A lot of brands, companies, some producers and directors could be watching my stream and I just want to say- If you really are watching right now, please refer some work to me. Ok? If we work together once we’re friends. Won’t you feel honored to be friends with a lives tream host? XD LYN: A lot of people may be watching my stream for the first time and have never seen me before- here in my stream I pay special attention to the credit-price ratio. I sing a lot of OSTs. The price for me to sing one is about equal to the average market value... or even cheaper. But here I like to offer after-services. For example I recently released “The Book of Life” from the airing drama China Special Forces. /starts promoting the drama/ Comment: My dad’s already watching it. LYN: Thank you, Uncle.

Comment: When are YOUR dramas airing? LYN: Didn’t I already say? /as an aside/ I’m not only a singer, but also an actor! I’ve currently got four dramas awaiting to be aired, even though I’m mostly supporting characters... :) LYN: I’ve heard it’ll air in May. Heroes is a drama I took very seriously, because I got to sing two OSTs- one with ZSX and another one is my character song. After I finished recording I listened to it and wasn’t very satisfied; so I recorded the song again. I totally re-did my own character song. Comment: If you took this one seriously then that means you didn’t take the other three seriously? LYN: Are you here to dig traps for me? You want me buried, is that it? It’s not that I didn’t take them seriously, but those other three didn’t also give me an OST- if they did I would take them a lot more seriously. XD [t/n: pretty sure this is a joke.] Comment: Which three? LYN: First off is Heroes- I think I mention this almost every stream. This is the longest drama for me in terms of how many scenes I have. I usually take the second or third male lead role and those usually only get 100-200 scenes. For Heroes I’ve shot 360+ scenes, before editing. The second is Zi Chuan, and next is ALZ. Another is one I’m currently filming for Floating World.

Comment: Trending at #11. LYN: Really? Do you think I have a chance of entering the Top 10? If I do then that means I’m going viral! Comment: You can be #1. LYN: I know I can’t achieve that. With me it’s good things are trending but bad things get #1.

LYN: Someone must not know me very well. They said, “My friend your accent is too heavy. Learn Standard Mandarin.” XD LYN: You must be new here. I’m from Lianing, Dandong. I never left until after I was 28. But you must not know me very well- the thing is when I stream I use my hometown dialect to I can relax. I actually DO know Standard Mandarin. I can speak it.  LYN: Up next, let me look up some poems so I can recite them for you. You can judge whether my Mandarin is up to par or not. How about this- I know a few of you are graduate students now, could you recommend me some graduate-level poems? I remember the poems from elementary school, now I want to know what type of poems graduate students study. Let me know! Comment: Graduate students don’t study poems. LYN: ? Is that so? No one studies culture/humanities? - /finds some poems to recite, but SIMPLER ones (bc the ones they’re recommending are too hard for him XD)/ - /puts on appropriate music/ LYN: Hey! That person who said my Mandarin wasn’t good hasn’t left yet, right? Don’t leave. i’ll give you a surprise. - /reciting; get’s stuck on a character he doesn’t know, recites it as “I don’t know this character” XDD/ LYN: Alright, let’s save some of my dignity. - /finds a more “modern” poem to recite/ LYN: See, friends? Not only do we pursue entertainment in my streams, we also added another element. It brings the intellect of the stream right up. Other people talk about useless things; we’re here discussing poems and culture now.  LYN: I’ll recite this one the very best I can. I want to make that person who was ridiculing me fall straight into this pit. They’re going to start liking me after this. They’ll fall for me in just a moment. - /changes the bgm appropriately/ - /hits another character he doesn’t know how to sayyyyy/ LYN: I can’t keep reciting. If I do I’ll expose myself. Comment: If you keep reciting we’re all going to leave the fandom. LYN: It’s not worth doing THAT. I just wanted to prove that I do know how to speak Standard Mandarin- I normally speak it when I’m working, too. I can’t be the “World’s Greatest Swordsman” and open my mouth to a Dongbei dialect. It’s probably fine, but then it’ll be too easy for me to break character.

Comment: Someone left the stream. LYN: It’s alright if they left, as long as you’re still here. It doesn’t matter if THEY left or not- the fact that you’re still here is both my honor and our fate. They can leave because the regret is on them. 

Comment: I love cheesy streams. LYN: WHAT NONSENSE?!? How come other people can stream and it’ll be a “celebrity stream” but when it gets to me it’s a “cheesy stream”?? How am I cheesy??  LYN: If I don’t get any more brand collaborations because of your comment- my friends, remember this person’s ID- if I can’t get any jobs in the future, I’m going to find your house! LYN: Now, to prove that I have a very fashionable stream, I’ll sing you a “fashionable” song. (Drunken Butterfly) LYN: Wasn’t that very fashionable? Though it depends on your age- my mom really loves this song, so... in my heart this song is fashionable. LYN: The last time I sang this style a lot of people said it really suited me, even my studio. They even asked me if they should start looking for songs in that direction, and maybe one of them can end up a really hot song of 2022. I thought about it and I think I really AM suited for them. Because I’m from Dongbei and I might already have that type of disposition.  LYN: But I played this song and you all know it, which means that you usually listen to this type of music anyway. So don’t call music cheesy or not cheesy. It all depends on your preference. LYN: But since you think I’m so cheesy, type in a song you think is awesome into the chat. I want to know. Let’s see how awesome you are!  Comment: LYN’s music is the best. LYN: Let’s not. I hope my fans can control yourselves, because I’m currently of the trending list. Some people may click in to see, and if ALL they see is fans praising their idol they’re going to be really bored. I need to capture their hearts. If they come in right  now and find out that the stream is full of fans cursing their idol- NO! I DIDN’T MEAN IT THAT WAY!! I just don’t want the atmosphere to be overly pandering, but just a normal interaction between friends. If people see that I think it’ll be a really fresh experience for them.

Comment: Can you switch to a blue-tooth earphones? LYN: Why- are you seeing this string in front and your OCD is acting up? People don’t like to see this string in front AND it’s twisted. Here, let me fix it for you. LYN: I won’t switch. I have in-ears somewhere... where are they? If people think the string is annoying I’ll wear my in-ears for my next stream. I’ll look for them. To give them a great customer service experience. 

-- bathroom break -- (LYN: What? YOU’RE HAVING A BABY?!?) - /brings his in-ears but can’t get them on right at the last minutes so forgets about them/

Comment: Was it a boy or a girl? LYN: Does that have anything to do with you? Are you going to give them a gift? LYN: It was twins- one boy and one girl. Very nice. Comment: people say the baby will grow up to look like the first person they see. LYN: How could you believe that?? That’s complete nonsense. Let’s say I really went- and then the kid grows up looking more and more like me. How am I supposed to explain that to my friend?? How can I explain in a way that they’ll understand- tell me. Comment: Verify it with a drop of blood. LYN: Have you watched too many guzhuang dramas? Let’s stop this topic of conversation right here.

Comment: Are you HZT? LYN: ??? LOL LYN: /in a poor imitation of HZT/ Are you sick?! LYN: Am I HZT... I’m your god!

Comment: I want to hear “Looking Up At the Clear Sky” LYN: You can listen to it tomorrow. It’s the ending theme song of China Special Forces. I’ll sing it for you next time.

LYN: Friends- there are things you can’t expect me to talk about in much detail. I see you typing it all out but the thing is the police can’t catch you, but they CAN catch me. Please don’t start anything in my stream. Through just a few people they can contact my manager, my studio, my group members and ask them, “What does LYN mean by this?”

Comment: Change the bgm. LYN: What do you mean?? You can’t stand LYN’s songs anymore? If I were playing anyone else’s song, you could ask me to change it. But this is MY song!

Comment: Do you watch Deyunshe? LYN: Yeah, I really like Guo-laoshi. I grew up with my grandparents, and they wouldn’t let me watch tv because they thought it would affect my studies. They were wrong, because with or without the tv my grades were still just average. But since I couldn’t watch tv, I would listen to the radio. My granddad liked to listen to the storytelling so I would listen with him. Now that I’m older I still kept this habit. 

- 盗墓笔记·十年人间 (DMBJ theme song made for the 817 Daomi Festival; LYN: I’ve heard of this song, but I don’t know how to sing it - 讲真的; LYN: /stares straight into the camera/ - 走马; LYN: This is good! I don’t think I’ve sung this in a long while.

Comment: Your marketability is saved. LYN: Did I do anything to affect my marketability today? Besides those two failed poems? >.>

Comment: What about copyright? LYN: If there are singers who want to cover someone else’s song, what they do is find the composer and ask if their songs can be covered. If they can, then they find the company and pay royalties. Normally if you want to cover a song the platform will be the point of contact, like QQ music will go and contact for you. But normally when I’m streaming I don’t need to pay royalties or anything- it’s just that if you’re trying to use it for commercial use then you would need to pay. But normally if we’re just playing music at home and the neighbor hears it, it’s not like I have to pay royalties. As long as your not using it for commercial use- like at a concert or a re-releasing it. 

LYN: I think I heard that Who Rules the World is airing soon? Right? I sang an OST for it! It’s very good. I think it’s one of my my favorites out of all the OSTs I’ve sung lately. I know you’ll like it too. I really like it myself. It’s really my style. Once you hear it you’ll say, “Oh yeah, this is LYN’s style.” Comment: Let’s hear some. LYN: It’s not even airing and the song’s not out yet, and you want me to sing some??  Comment: Is it the opening, interlude, or ending theme? LYN: Is that important? I know a lot of singers care about whether they’re singing the opening or ending, and fans will make fun of others because of this. For example one person’s idol sings the opening, and another person’s idol sings the ending. They’ll think that the person who got the opening song will have a bigger cut than the person who sings the ending song. I’m telling you- there’s really no need- we all get paid the same. Another thing is opening or ending theme songs... everyone skips over them. Like for The Book of Life- normally everyone who watches this drama only know the last two lines. People skip it, so it doesn’t matter. LYN: The best thing is to sing an interlude. If the fight was about opening/ending before, now it’s all about the interludes. Because you can’t skip them- if you do you’ll miss something important. That’s the best song. Nowadays people in this business- and by “people” I mean this circle of friends who sing OSTs- we aren’t concerned with how much we’re getting paid, at least I’m not. Some companies will message you directly asking for price first. But normally they’ll send the demo, a description of the drama, the actors, and other such details including what style of song it is and what position it holds, and ask you if you would like to accept it or not. Sometimes if you know you’ll be singing an opening/ending you can also ask if it will be included as an interlude within the drama as well. We don’t care about the opening/ending- we just want to know if there’s a chance it can be played WITHIN the drama too.  - [the position of the song doesn’t matter, singers just want it to be HEARD.[

LYN: I wore these yellow glasses, and I had a red pair earlier. Someone told me to wear a green pair if I was so capable. Did you know if I add yellow + red it’ll make green? Comment: red+blue is green LYN: Isn’t red + blue = purple? Oh, right. Red + Yellow = Orange. But this isn’t completely red, it’s more on the orange side itself.

Comment: I’m watching for my roommate. LYN: ? Can you watch streams and dramas FOR someone else? ?___? 

Comment: Is Heroes coming? LYN: I already told you it’s in May! But whether it can really air or not we’ll have to see. Because the drama has to go through censorship at least a couple of times. If it passes the first censor, it should pass the second as there are usually no more problems. But it just needs some time. Mid-May, give or take. 

Comment: It’s alright Ning-ge, I’ll consider having you as my actor. LYN: Don’t tell me you’re CONSIDERING me. Finish thinking and come to a conclusion first, and THEN come tell me.  Comment: What type of movie do you want to act in? LYN: Are we starting to speak our dreams? “If I had the chance, what would I do?” I want to act in a horror movie because I think I look like a ghost. LYN: I want to act in Lotus Lamp 2 because someone said I looked like the Celestial Dog. Comment: You’re still holding that grudge? LYN: I’ll hold it for life. LYN: I think if I ever act in movies that’s a different story entirely. Don’t forget- I’m a singer! We were just talking about OSTs, did you forget? It doesn’t matter about opening/interlude/ending- the payment is the same! I’m a new actor and have only just stepped foot into this industry. Let me tell you something- no matter where/how you work, unless you have supreme job security, everyone depends on your connections. If you want to survive in society you’ll have to keep interacting with people. I’m new, so I don’t know that many people yet. Maybe in another few years I’ll be able to get to know a couple movie directors and they can help me out. This is the truth. I’ll just go slow. The more time passes and the more people get to know you, they’ll start thinking of you for things and maybe even ask you to cameo. If I’m lucky they’ll give me a second-lead role- they’re not going to give me the main lead right off the bat.  LYN: A lot of people say I have good resources- I don’t. When I first debuted people thought I had someone backing me- I just got lucky, is all. I have good fans who always support me and I’ve met good people who are nice to me. If I had resources I wouldn’t have acted as 7 or 8 second leads as of now.  Comment: Ning-ge, in 20 years you’ll be the main lead. LYN: Are you cheering me on or??? I’ll be a main lead in 20 years... what do you mean by this?? In twenty years I can act as the male lead’s father. That’s fine.   Comment: Weren’t you the one who wanted second lead roles? LYN: Yes, it’s true. There were lead roles that came to find me, but at the time I didn’t find one that was suitable and I didn’t think I was good enough. I’m not as young as everyone else- if they act in a drama and it flops, they still have time to make up for it but I don’t. I just don’t want to take the wrong step- not that it’s WRONG, but I can’t make frivolous decisions. I think I need to plan every step. When I believe I have the ability, I’ll accept a male lead role. The condition is that I know I’m good enough. LYN: Ning-ge’s advantage isn’t that he knows he’s good enough- it’s that he knows he’s NOT good enough. I just want to work on the things I’m good at while I can and slowly make up for or learn the things I’m not good at.  Comment: It’s okay, Ning-ge. You can play the male lead’s father. LYN: I don’t want to act as someone’s DAD!  Comment: Then the mother. LYN: Don’t joke. Let’s not joke about gender. You can think of me as a man or woman but just don’t speak this nonsense in front of my face. I really dislike it when people make me out as a woman. I’m purely a man from Dongbei- I grew up with my grandparents- I have a really straight way of thinking. Other people might accept it, but I think it’s gross.  - [t/n: this is a.. sticky topic of conversation; please forgive me if I do not translate/explain it well] Comment: Ning-ge, that’s sexism. LYN: You’re playing THIS game with me??? This person’s even my hardcore fan. Now we’ve upgraded straight to gender conformity. Who dares to talk about this topic- not me. I’m not sexist- I just don’t like it when people think of me- a man- as a woman. I’m not sexist against women. Stop trying to drag me into this pit. If I knew how to discuss gender roles I’d have gone to participate in a dating program.  LYN: Everyone has their own experiences in love and the person who has to face them is yourself. Other people can’t understand what you’ve been through and you don’t need to explain to them. Everyone has their own experiences and ways of thinking. No matter what you say, someone is going to contradict you.  \\ LYN: Are you trying to END me? Why are we starting such heavy topics of conversation- let’s keep it nice and light. I’ll toast you! With this, let’s move on! Everything’s in the water now. 

LYN: We were all put on this world, so I think it’s better to do something meaningful with your life. Something happy. Something kind, if you can help it. If you can’t do something kind then at the least I hope you don’t do anything bad. What goes around comes around. I believe in reaping what you sow. 

Comment: Ning-ge, where are your eyebrows? LYN: ?_? I used a machine to pluck them. It’s the kind you can pluck wherever you want and I was bored so I plucked them gone. Comment: Recommend it. LYN: Why are you asking me?! There are experts in every field- this is like asking a cook how to change your car oil.  - talks about another beauty(?) blogger for a bit bc Ning-ge watched it in passing, to see what type of face mask suits his skin :p; he generally doesn’t watch anyone else’s streams because if he had the time to do that he’d rather be here streaming in his own channel instead

Comment: Do you have a secondary account? LYN: You mean on weibo? I don’t. If I want to see something I’ll use one of my staff’s accounts. I’m afraid I’ll accidentally hit “like” or something.  Comment: What about Liu Xialai (for Detective Plan)? LYN: I didn’t make that one. LYN: We’re all young people- when we’re busy with work we’re busy, but there’s always a break time. What am I going to do in that time? Read a book? That’s fine, but I rarely see the artists around me do that. They’re usually just scrolling through their phone, looking at current events and such. We see everything you do. Comment: /I/ read books. LYN: Right. I need to learn from you. 

Comment: People say we can get the real facts from you. LYN: I’m not, really. I still can’t say anything about other artists- I can only talk about myself. There’s a limit to how much I can say about my own works, too. Again- every production has it’s own timeline, and this industry is really cruel. They could want you one day and not want you the next. Every drama crew has it’s most ideal cast, and they producers go down the line contacting actors to see who will accept their drama. LYN: So you’ll find that there are rumors a drama has gone through a bunch of different people for one of its characters, because it’s true. They really have gone through all those people. Some people also agree to be in a drama, but later don’t end up going. There’s always the chance that the person we’re thinking is going to end up with a role doesn’t. LYN: There’s no use in coming here to ask about gossip, I don’t really know. I can ask for you! But I can’t tell you anything. Comment: Use your eyes to tell us. LYN: How can I? Do you want me to write the words with my eyes? /rolls his eyes around his head like he’s writing the strokes/

Comment: What’s Chaoyue-meimei’s next drama? LYN: LOL. I thought of something I want to tell you but I can’t right now. I’ll tell you next time.  LYN: I saw something the other day- for which drama I forget- but they said who’s the male lead, the female lead, and it said YCY was second female lead. The thing said Zhang Weijian was in it too. I really like him. I sent the article to YCY and asked her if she was in it. She said, “I didn’t hear anything about it.” Alright. I understand.  Comment: You also read the gossip. LYN: I also see these things! And if I see that my friends are in a drama then I’m happy for them. I ask them about it, and if it’s true then I’m happy for them. 

Comment: You’ve already eaten a head of garlic. LYN: Someone was saying I didn’t have anything better to do than to stream all day. I’m venting my frustration (by eating garlic). XD LYN: It’s a grapefruit. 

Comment: Ning-ge, I want to be part of your fanclub. LYN: We have a membership, go contact them. I won’t do it for you. Coming here and asking me is like going through the back-door. You can’t, my fan-club is very strict. You have to go through the proper procedures. 

Comment: When will you be in another guzhuang? LYN: I don’t know. If there is one that wants me, then we’ll see. We’re just the ones chosen in this industry. No matter how amazing you are, you’re still the ones being chosen. To BE chosen means you might have more choices. The higher up you go the more choices you have. That’s all. Comment: So will you be in modern dramas? LYN: Not for now- rather there aren’t many suitable choices that come to find me. I just want to shoot guzhuang dramas first and get the hang of it before I move on to modern dramas. I don’t want to have my hands in too many baskets and not be able to do well in either. If I have the chance I’ll do a modern drama, just to see what it’s like. 

Comment: Do we have to sign a contract to get into your fan-club? LYN: No? Do we need to go through legal processes too??

Comment: Ning-ge, people say your legs are too fake. LYN: What? You think they’ve been extended with steel pipes? If you have kids, let me tell you the secret to making them tall- I’ve used my 30 years of experience to prove this theory. Do you want to know??  Comment: Stretching. LYN: Oh, have I told you this before? I wanted to charge you $5 for the secret.  Comment: Stop tricking me. LYN: No, really. I worked this out myself- it might not have any scientific evidence, but I think it works. When I was going to school I was pretty handsome- no, I wasn’t. I was bullied by my schoolmates. They would tease me, and I couldn’t fight back because it’s not like I could WIN. Since I couldn’t beat them I thought I should go learn martial arts- so I did. That happened to be the period of time where I was growing- I was stretching my legs every day.  Comment: My daughter learns dance, why isn’t she tall? LYN: I’m talking about stretching, not strength conditioning. If the ligaments are flexible enough, it won’t hinder the growth of the bones. But if your ligaments are fixed then it will restrain the growth of your bones. If you learn strength-based exercises, then you’ll grow muscles- this will also constrict and hinder the growth of bone. So I think people can go learn flexibility, and they’ll grow taller. This is true. From my experience, that is. LYN: My family isn’t very tall. My dad is 175 and my mom is 162. I’m 189. Some friends may be thinking- perhaps I am adopted? No- we did paternity/maternity tests. Comment: I’m 16 is there still time? LYN: Yeah, 16-18 is the best time. Stretch your legs before you go to sleep, for like 10-20 minutes. You’ll find that in the next two or three years you’ll have grown a lot. Trust me. You’ll come back to thank me. // You can believe me or not, if you don’t that’s your loss. LYN: I’m sorry to anyone who is over 30- you can use this technique for your children.  Comment: I’m 40, do I still have a chance? LYN: You’re already 40, what do you want to grow taller for? You want to be a celebrity?? A singer? An actor? If you’re 40 then you should settle and have a nice family and a nice life and a nice job. Just stable enough that you can live out the rest of your days. What do you want to be taller at 40 years old for?? 

Comment: Is there a method to being shorter? LYN: Are you making fun of me? I’ve met people who want to be taller, but no one who wants to be shorter. Is there a method? Sure. Slouch. If you become hunchbacked then you’re shorter, right?

Comment: Show us how you stretch your legs. LYN: I know I’ve taught you to, but I never stretch myself. Why? I’m afraid to grow even taller. This is the truth. When I was 26/27 I wanted to work out and gain some flexibility but I was afraid to stretch because I was already too tall. I’m already this tall. I’m afraid of growing even 1 cm taller. LYN: I may not stretch anymore but I still have the ability! I can lift my legs really high, still. Comment: I’m going to look up how tall you are. LYN: I’ve told you I’m 189cm. You must be a new fan- I even made a post with a video measuring how tall I was- 188.5cm, barefoot. LYN: People who’ve met me in person, they all know how tall I am. Comment: Is it normal for a 13 year old to be 170cm? LYN: I don’t know, go ask a doctor! Since when did I become the expert in height?

Comment: Are you working out? LYN: I have been, lately. But I’m too shy- you know how when other artists or celebrities show off their figures every now and then? I think that’s... not the greatest. :| What’s there to show? ...But I mean if I had it, I would flaunt it, too. The problem is I don’t.  LYN: I don’t have a great physique- sometimes I think of maybe posting a workout video. Like a vlog- even if I don’t take off my clothes I’ll show you how strong my arms are or the shape of my abs through my clothes. But I really can’t. If I take off my clothes you’ll think that I was starved for three years. It’s just bones. - tells a story of how he wanted to buy some weights online, but the lowest weight for men is 5kg. he bought them, because he has no experience, but found out he couldn’t lift them with the workout exercises. so he bought some lighter ones, at 2.5kg- but they’re advertised for women. -__-; LYN: All of a sudden I didn’t want to buy them. I felt insulted. I need them- because if I start light then I can build up the muscles and endurance to use the 5kg ones, but I felt like I was being made fun of. I still bought them, in the end.  - grabs them to show everyone Comment: I thought they would be pink. LYN: I’ll slap you!! I was forced to buy these!! >.< Comment: Stop with the weights, just use a water bottle. LYN: When I graduate out of needing these 2.5kg ones I’ll raffle them off- to all my female fans out there. XD To prevent me from regressing back to needing them, I'll raffle them off.

Comment: Can you wish me a happy birthday? LYN: I don’t like how you’re spamming the chat, so- happy birthday. The fact that you’re watching my stream on your birthday must mean that I am an important part of your life and it also means you must not have any friends. Think about why that is. LYN: Of course, I don’t have many friends myself. Let us not belittle the other.

Comment: Ning-ge have you considered doing a musical? LYN: I think I can try it, but not a very professional one. One actually came to find me, but I really don’t have the time. Firstly, you have to do rehearsals and secondly, you have to hold performances. If there are 20 performances in a year, at the least they’ll expect you to be there for 4 of them. But I really don’t have the time, because all my time has been signed out. It’s a regret. I’ll see if next year or the year after- if I have the opportunity I want to try.

Comment: Who’s “Bai-laoshi”? LYN: You must not have been here earlier. Everyone already took turns guessing a round. Comment: Who’s Bai Choufei? LYN: Bai Choufei is a character I act as in a drama that’s coming out soon. It was my honor to act as him. You can check it out. 

Comment: Ning-ge, when I see you I get emo. LYN: What’s there to get emo about? Let me tell you- when there’s something on your mind, the best way to take care of it is to not think about it. Do something that makes you happy, that takes your mind off it. Later, you’ll find you’ve forgotten what was making you so upset. Then you won’t be emo anymore. LYN: You have to adjust yourself. When I first debuted- and even now- I was under so much pressure- people were cursing me, criticizing me, yelling at me. I know they were also under pressure- maybe if they criticized me a little their pressure would disappear. You just have to take it in. But when I first debuted I was just a sunny and naive boy. I had never met the world. When I was being yelled at, every day before bed I would cry. After my sheets were all wet with my tears, then I would sleep. The term “emo” didn’t exist back then. I would say... “I’m sad.” Comment: Do you still cry now? LYN: Do I still cry now...? Does that have anything to do with you?  LYN: I’ll toast you. It’s all in the wine. LYN: What’s there to cry about. I think that period of my life is already over. I’ve already debuted for three years now and that’s all in the past. I think my future definitely won’t be as difficult as before. Comment: You’re more thick-skinned now. LYN: People are just like this. It’s not that I wanted to become thick-skinned. I also wanted to stay kind and naive. I wanted to come into the world to watch how the flowers bloomed. How the water flows. The mountains and the rivers... Enjoy nature. That’s what I wanted, but nothing ever goes the way you want. When you keep facing these difficulties you’re inevitable going to become stronger. I didn’t want to be like this; I also want to blush when you call me handsome. Comment: Weren’t you always like this? LYN: No- it’s a sort of helplessness. I wish I could be thin-skinned. Then I could curse at you when you curse me. If people are saying shit about me I could talk back. I’ll curse them without abandon. But I can’t. I can only become more thick-skinned and accept everything you say about me.  Comment: Some people like to be cursed at. LYN: Don’t expose your interests in my stream.

Comment: It’s hard to be a public figure. LYN: What’s hard about it? It’s not hard- it’s a happy thing. You’re making so much money, what can you complain about?? When I sang in the bar, I only got 60RMB a night. What’s hard about it? There’s nothing hard about being a celebrity.  Comment: That means to say you’re making a lot of money now? :) LYN: /sigh/ What’s it to you? LYN: I count as someone who’s had a hard life before. Some people could have been born into the best of environments, never had troubles, and had a smooth school-society transition. A lot of people have never had a hard time entering the entertainment business. But the reason I can understand you or my fans is because I’ve lived a hard life- probably much harder than any of you. I’ve experienced things that some of you probably never will. I don’t want to complain; what I mean is I’ve had a bitter life, but it’s a lot better now. I don’t want to talk about how hard of a life I’ve had, I just want to say that when I think about those days I really cherish today. I cherish everything I am able to have now. LYN: Sometimes some work will come in, and I don’t really want to do it. But when that happens I ask myself, “If today was the first day of my debut, would I bend over backwards to get this job?” I’d have to get on my knees to thank whoever gave me this job. I’ll feel like this. I can’t say that just because I have stepped up a little in life I can forget where I came from and how I got here. LYN: One of my friends told me I act very humble in my streams but I’m actually really prideful on the inside. I said, “Of course.” In this industry, you can’t make it if you don’t have something you are proud of yourself for, or some source of self-confidence. But you still have to know your manners. My source of pride comes from “小人得势 (the villain has the upper hand)”- no, wait. How did I come up with such a terrible sounding expression? I just think I’m very lucky to be where I am today.  LYN: There are opportunities. Not every ordinary person is fixed to live an ordinary life. I just don’t want you to accept fate. Comment: I don’t have any talents. LYN: If you don’t have any, make them. Not everything is sent to you on a silver platter.

Comment: You and Bai Jingting are trending. LYN: Really? On, ho. I just mentioned it briefly in my stream- now people are going to say I’m using him for clout.  Comment: Do you know each other? LYN: We don’t! He probably knows there’s a person called LYN, I’ve sung an OST for his drama before. But the two of us haven’t met. I just mentioned “Bai-laoshi” and then this topic came up- people have spread the word and now I’m going to get cursed at again.  LYN: This is really embarrassing. I just said it for fun, but I really haven’t confirmed whether it was true or not! I don’t know if I heard incorrectly or not. What if he didn’t really recommend me?? And then I’m in my stream saying he did; it’ll look like I WANT something from him, you know? I REALLY didn’t hear clearly that day- there were so many people and the background noises were too loud.  LYN: Oh, no. This is so complicated. The ways of the world is just too complicated. This is killing me, I really should watch what I say next time.

Comment: Does this music fit your mood right now? LYN: No, listening to music just makes me relax. LYN: Cheers! Elegant but not overly so. Comment: The equipment is so high-end, LYN: It’s just a wine glass, what’s “high-end” about it? This came four for 45RMB, with a free wine opener.

LYN: It’s awkward and embarrassing. I’m sorry if I brought any trouble to each (Bai) laoshi. I didn’t mean anything by it. I just wanted to chat a little, my goodness. I’m sorry. Comment: Ning-ge, as long as you’re not embarrassed the one who is is other people. LYN: I don’t like making it awkward/embarrassing for other people either, though. Because if they are then I will be too.  LYN: It’s fine. Whatever. Let’s not think about it anymore. LYN: No, I’ve thought about it and- it’s fine. Suddenly it’s all clear to me. It’s all good. LYN: ... LYN: No- first of all- it’s okay. I don’t think he’s the type of person to get worked up over something like this. This is nothing to him. 

-- bathroom break -- (the neighbors are fighting, it’s serious this time) LYN: Ok, I’ve stopped the fight. I told you lat time they were actors- this time they were really fighting. They had some opposing opinions over how to execute a scene and started fighting. I stepped in and worked everything out for them. 

Comment: Ning-ge kelanyinlan (柯蓝银蓝???) (silver-blue??) LYN: What’s that? Is it a color?

LYN: My friends- how about I change my outfit? I’ll change my clothes and if anyone comes asking I’ll say that I’m sorry and that I must have misspoken in my previous stream. It didn’t happen today. I’ll go change my clothes. Let’s cover this up. Alright? Wait for me- hold on. 

~~ welcome to ning-ge’s new stream, where the “bai-laoshi situation” never happened ~~ :D

LYN: I need to change my glasses... how about I just not wear them? LYN: Excuse me, I’m sorry. I seem to have misspoken in my last stream. I just drank too much. You all saw me- I was drinking water from a wine glass and I seem to have had a bit too much. It’s a magical cup and anything you pour into it turns into wine. 

Comment: You’re so pale. LYN: Right? In my last stream I was a little tan. Why am I paler today? Because I applied some bb cream.

Comment: You look like you sell kebabs. LYN: You want two sticks?

Comment: You look like Sanmao. LYN: I’m clearly dressed as a painter. Hold on- this hat isn’t it. Let me change it. LYN: I’m a painter. An artist. 

Comment: Ning-ge, where’s your blue swimsuit? LYN: ?? You- have you seen male swim wear? I’m pretty sure it’s generally just the bottom half. If I wear a “kelanyinlan” colored swim trunks on my stream I’m sure it’ll explode. Comment: Men also have full-body suits. LYN: Are you talking about for diving? If I wear that on stream it’ll be a little miraculous, too. I can understand girls wearing yoga pants but a guy wearing a full on diving suit?? Comment: You really wore it once. LYN: Shut your mouth. Don’t make trouble. When did I ever wear swim clothes on stream? Don’t speak nonsense. Comment: If I didn’t know you, one would think you’re tempting young girls. LYN: What are you saying?? With my physique if I wore swim trunks or gym clothes it wouldn’t be that sexy. I already said I lift only 2.5kg weights. They’re advertised for women. oTL Starting from tomorrow I’m an exercise guru. Because most of my fans are women, we’ll use the same sized weight. We’ll improve together. I figure if I used anything heavier, you wouldn’t be able to keep up. I’ll buy a kelanyinlan colored swim trunks and we’ll exercise together.

LYN: It’s fine- someone mentioned I was trending again. I really didn’t mean to mention him. I just said Bai-laoshi invited me to dinner, and the whole chat was wondering who “Bai-laoshi” was. Bai Lu. Bai Yu. Bai Jingting. Since you had mentioned him I thought of something that happened that had to do with him- I really didn’t think it would get this much attention. Of course, they’re not paying attention to me, they’re paying attention to him- he’s the popular one. So I guess you could say I gained something from him this time. But it really wasn’t on purpose. I thought about it and I’ve encountered BJT’s fans before- they’re quite nice. So I think it’ll be fine. - [t/n: meaning BJT’s fans won’t start cursing LYN out for using their idol for clout] LYN: Why do I say that? Because I saw something the other day- someone said “I used to be BJT’s fan, but now I’m LYN’s.” Before they ONLY liked BJT, but now they like both BJT and me. That’s why I think his fans are cool. I don’t mean anything else by it.  LYN: I think the more I say the worse it gets... LYN: It’s all the same. Last time I promoted the song I sang for his drama and a lot of my fans turned into his. It’s all the same. There are only so many people in this industry. It’s a two-way street.

LYN: Have you ever met anyone like LYN? Let me tell you- “Liu Yuning” is a really mysterious existence. I can’t say whether he’s good or bad but he’s quite mysterious. No one’s doing it like he is. 

Comment: When are you cutting your hair, Uncle? LYN: Are you a hairstylist? You’re very disappointed with my current style? This is already super trendy- /tips his hat/ I’m an artist. If you tip the hat like this it just gives you an air of artistry.  LYN: My hair is pretty long- see the back. Maybe longer than a lot of my female viewers. But I’m shooting a drama right now that uses my own hair. Comment: You look like a vagrant. LYN: Don’t look down on people. LYN: I’m using my own hair for the drama but when it’s done I’ll get it cut. But I was thinking that before I cut it I want to dye it some color. Like maybe red or blue- and shoot a couple pictures. Because it’s long, maybe I can get it a few different colors. As for exactly what color I’ll post a poll on weibo when the time comes. Comment: Green. LYN: Green is fine. But I was thinking red. I spray-dyed my hair green before, but I don’t think I’ve ever gone red. I want to try, shoot a few pics, and then I’ll dye it back. We’ll see.  Comment: You could just buy a wig? LYN: I can. I have a few at home already. Do you want me to change my look again? I already changed once. Some people might have gone to the restroom and then come back to see I changed a person. Ning-ge must be mentally ill- he changed his clothes during the middle of a stream, how vain must he be?? 

Comment: Will you hold a concert with Penny-jie? LYN: ?_? What sort of question is this? She can hold her own concert, why would she hold one with me? Are we a group? Modern Sisters? We’re not a group- she has her own band, too. 

- someone mentions the trending topic again LYN: I am very sorry and very grateful. Let me take a look- “#BaiJingtingRecommendsLiuYuningforNewLifeBeginsOST” The content is so specific. The title of the topic is ALL of the content. It’s not like other topics, like “#OOOHairstyle” and you have to click in to see what it’s about. But this is everything, you don’t need to click in to know what it’s about. Let me see what they’re saying... - reading the comments... LYN: I saw someone cursing me. LYN: Someone wrote “Hahaha, Liu Yuning is flustered. Who told you to say it before you were sure?” :| We’re all in this together aren't we? I thought we were like best friends. I’m treating you like my good friends and telling you my secrets, and you’re over here spreading them around. Isn’t this “being killed in one shot”? LYN: It’s fine. It’s fine. I haven’t done this before... It’s okay. LYN: Let me imitate that- [t/n: live slug reaction?]

LYN: Let’s change the topic...

Comment: I took a shower and came back to find Ning-ge got more handsome. LYN: Of course~ Do you want to see something even more handsome? Come on~ I’ll go change my clothes again. XD I don’t have anything else, but a lot of clothes, because I like shopping. 

Comment: Ning-ge, did you only wash your bangs? LYN: Do you think I’m like you?? Do you think I’m so lazy I only wash and blow dry my bangs and then walk out the door? No way. 

Comment: The chat is going so fast, can you see? LYN: I saw your comment- does that prove how well I can see?

Comment: The media accounts are saying it’ll air 5/18. (Heroes) LYN: They also say- /laughs/ Forget it. LYN: I’m an actor IN it, and I don’t even know.

Comment: Ning-ge, stop drinking. LYN: Do you think I’m really drinking alcohol? I’ve drunk a few bottles of water already. Drinking water is good for you- I recommend you drink more water. Your skin will become better if you are fully hydrated. I forgot who told me but- wait, I shouldn’t say this. In any case, I rarely have (non-water) drinks anymore. I do- like Chunzen is alright (bc he has a contract w/ them rn). But most of the time I drink water.

- people asking whether certain diets/medicines are effective LYN: I can’t say whether they are or not.. Here’s the thing- there are some things that you know may not be as effective as they say but you can’t help but to keep consuming it. They just give you a psychological push. I know it’s not going to work but I’ll still do it. Just like how I know coffee can’t help THAT much with bloating but I’ll still drink it. A lot of skincare products- no, I can't say that. 

Comment: Ning-ge, are you in contact with ZSX? LYN: No. I blocked him on WeChat. We’re not in contact. Why would I contact  him? LYN: I’m joking. We don’t talk much, unless there’s something going on. We don’t really text each other every day or anything. We only talk when there’s work or something on our minds. He’s busy. Everyone has their own life and work- not everyone has the time like me, to sit here and stream. 

Comment: What’s the ideal role you’d like to play? LYN: Someone’s helping me change the subject, I see. :) What a deep question. LYN: People will ask actors what role they’d like to play to most and they will reply that they want to be a villain. I am not the same, because ever since I debuted the majority of my roles have BEEN villains. Now the role I want to play the most is the Celestial Dog. XD I want to act as an extremely classic character.  Comment: Let’s see some. LYN: What, you want me to act as the Celestial Dog right now? I know I’m an artist, but you can’t treat me like a monkey. I can act as one in a drama but you can’t make fun of me in my stream. That’s a little over the line. LYN: One time I was filming for Heroes- it was the scene where I die. Well, not die- it was my funeral pyre.  Comment: Does this count as a spoiler? LYN: No, because it’s leaked all over the internet already. LYN: When I was shooting that scene I didn’t feel anything in particular towards it. I’ve acted being shot before. I’ve spit blood and fallen before. It’s not a big thing. But that day I don’t know what happened- they chose the ONE street in Hengdian with the most tourists. The thing about Hengdian is that people will go to see the most popular spots- and those spots are usually where dramas are filming, so they can see some actors every now and then. I don’t know what the crew was thinking- they picked the MOST CROWDED street. There are two restaurants and two drink shops on each of the corners- it’s where everyone goes to take a rest. I was right in the middle of the street. I was thinking- normally in these situations don’t they find a nice forested area to hold a funeral? What did I do to deserve a funeral on the streets?  LYN: It was even raining that day! I was thinking about how it would look- would it be weird to hold a fire burial when it’s raining? Would the viewers think this looked too fake? But the director said we would proceed, so I climbed up on top of the pile and suddenly became the center of attention. Everyone had their phones out, which was fine because I was up on top and they couldn’t catch my face. But the problem was that I was in the middle of the street, and I could see all the paparazzi up on the second floors. I felt like every paparazzi in Hengdian was there that day. We probably weren’t the only crew filming on that street but they all probably saw me and decided to shoot some pics anyway. I was laying on top and closed my eyes for the scene- all I could hear is the sound of the shutters. It was like fireworks, we were celebrating the new year or something. I felt so uncomfortable.  LYN: Usually when I’m filming I won’t find anything uncomfortable, but at that moment I felt like I was being insulted. I died a cruel death and now they were giving me a fire burial and all these people are taking in my death. As an artist I can act as a dead body or whatever, but I didn’t expect it people to make it a memory. It’s been a year and I still remember clearly. Every time I’m sad/upset all I hear is the sound of camera shutters.  LYN: I was dazed. First of all- I respect every person in their respective jobs. I treat every media person with respect- that’s your job and I’ll do by job. It’s a mutual understanding. But in that moment I felt very disrespected. It’s fine though, because thus far I haven’t seen any of the footage they took online. They’re still righteous. There really weren’t just a few people- but it’s true that none of it has been leaked. I thank the paparazzi and everyone on the street that day. I want to do some damage control now as well- If you have any of that footage, please erase it from existence.  Comment: Now that you’ve said it, it’s going to show up tomorrow. LYN: I don’t think so. How many people hate me? I know everyone know what’s right and wrong. I believe they won’t, because I’m right there in Hengdian! They’re in Hengdian. I’m in Hengdian. We might now know each other but we can count as neighbors, right? We breathe the same air but can never embrace- that type of relationship. It’s not easy. I can understand them and I respect them. But there’s always a limit, you shouldn’t cross too far.  LYN: I forgot where I saw it, but that day there was something going around that read “LYN is dead.” THAT’s a little malicious. I had people report it and take it down.

Comment: The whole stream is waiting for LYN to go to sleep. LYN: Alright. I’ll sing you a lullaby. I’ll sing you a lullaby so you can go to sleep. Thank you for watching my stream. - 离开地球表面 (Leaving the Surface of the Earth), Mayday - LYN: Good night & sweet dreams~ 

Comment: When’s this drama wrapping? LYN: This current drama will wrap in the beginning of May, and then my next one won’t start until... I won’t say yet. But I'll have some time to do other work and if Heroes is airing I’ll have the time to promote it a little. It’s the perfect timing. So you’ll see a lot of me in May. 

Comment: What does it feel like to do fight scenes? LYN: It doesn’t feel like anything, it’s just tiring. What can I feel? 

LYN: A lot of artists are coming to Hengdian, because dramas are just starting up for filming. But... I’m leaving. 

LYN: Hold on- wait for me. I need to use the restroom. Then I’ll come back and chat for another half an hour, maybe. I wanted to hold it, but I can't. I drank too much water. -  LYN: Someone asked where I went and someone else replied that I went to the restroom. XD LYN: Hello, everyone. Comment: Did you wash your hands? LYN: I did.

Comment: Can you shoot for the variety show yet? LYN: Depends on the day. We just really don’t know. 

Comment: Will you have a concert this year? LYN: What are you thinking? Let’s all just obediently stay at home. No large gatherings. We just need to cooperate with each other a little. Otherwise we won’t be able to get anything done. Don’t even think about a concert. Aren’t I giving you a concert right now? AND it’s free. 

Comment: Any music variety show? LYN: There was going to be one but it didn’t work out. For variety shows I think that doing just one a year is good enough for me. I did Our Song last year, and this year is Detective Plan. It’s good enough. For variety shows I like to do something meaningful. Not to say that there’s no point to them- they’re quite fun. They can air quickly and that lets the audience not forget you. LYN: But usually I will go to shoot them if I have extra time from the drama. The drama comes first. 

Comment: Are those figures behind you all yours? LYN: I borrowed them. I borrowed them from my friend and I’ll have to give them back to him later.

LYN: I think as a singer, being able to act and having people accept me for doing so is already gain enough. So I think being able to sing and act is fulfilling. I don’t want to push my luck. A lot of singers don’t even have the chance to act, but I do and people even hope to see more from me, so that makes me happy. So if I’m going to act, I want to do it well (not not distract himself with other work).  LYN: I saw a ranking of singers, and I was on there. Someone said, “Is Liu Yuning a singer, isn’t he an actor?” That made me happy, because the year I first debuted and even now, people will see clips of me and criticize me for just being a viral internet famous guy who only knows how to do covers. I used two years of my time to release an album and hold a concert. And now, I’m starting to act and I see people saying, “Is Liu Yuning acting? Isn’t he a singer? What’s a singer doing acting? He can do everything, and doesn’t respect any industry.” I know that comment was meant to bring me down but I was happy. Because through 2-3 years of hard work I finally made you admit I was a singer. I know they were criticizing me, but it made me happy.  LYN: There are two sides to every coin. It all depends on how you look at it.

Comment: Ning-ge, when you record a song do you do it all in one take? LYN: What do you mean? Do you think I record half of a song first and then go back for the other half later? No- I record the song in one outing to the studio. LYN: I’ll split a song up into each word and spend a year recording it. One word at a time. That’s too detailed. It’ll kill me. 

Comment: Wine glass? Are you drinking wine? LYN: No, you must have come here late. I’ve had it this whole time. This cup really makes you drink a lot of water, though. 

Comment: How many tries does it take to finish recording a song? LYN: That’s a secret, I can’t tell you.  LYN: It takes a few hours, how many takes do you think? The longest song nowadays is only five minutes. Usually songs are between 3-4 minutes. If I’m in the recording booth for 4-5 HOURS, how many times do you think I’ve had to sing the song? You think I can go in there and sing it once, and be done in 3-4 minutes? I’ll spend the rest of the time drinking tea? I’ll make the recording manager sit there with me for hours? That’s abduction. LYN: No, recording a song takes place over multiple tries. I’ve met people with odd habits when recording. Everyone has their own thing. I’ve met someone who drank before recording. The first thing he does in the studio is start drinking. He asks that all the lights in the studio be turned off, too- stop typing people’s names. I can neither confirm or deny it’s the person you are mentioning. If you keep doing that, I won’t be able to finish my story. LYN: I’m different though, I don’t have a good tolerance. If you make me drink before recording it’s over. Some people will find they can get into the right emotional state better if they drink before recording. Like Li Bai, right? He always writes poems after drinking. XD Some laoshi’s are really amazing, and they say they’ll only sing the song once and leave right after they’re done. They don’t care if there’s any part you’re not satisfied with, they’re going to leave after singing once.  Comment: A romantic singer.  LYN: Not really? Just because I DON’T drink before singing, does that mean I’m not a romantic singer?

Comment: Ning-ge, what do I do if I keep going off-tune while singing? LYN: What can you do? Stop singing. LYN: If you like singing, keep on doing it. Don’t care about whether you’re off-tune or not. Or maybe you can try rapping? That might be easier. It’s harder for me, though. 

Comment: Ning-ge, what’s your recording room habit? LYN: I can’t tell you. My habit is- no, I can’t tell you.  LYN: My habit is NOT drinking before recording. If I do I’m likely to throw up in the middle of the song. All over the very expensive microphone. >.<

Comment: You’re very popular today. LYN: No, it was because of Bai Jingting. If I get the chance I really want to get to know him. It’ll be my honor. 

Comment: Is there any singer you want to work with? LYN: Yeah. HZT. My only wish in life is to work with HZT on music. LYN: You must not be my fan- we’ve worked together before! I’ve worked with HZT, and once with DZW. Neither of the songs were very popular. LOL. It’s my fault. My OWN songs aren’t popular, how could I expect collab songs to be? The fault is on me.  Comment: Work with Da-laoshi again. LYN: When I have the chance. I really find it embarrassing to ask that of them. I think they’re out of my league. Why? Because before I debuted I was already listening to their songs. I was COVERING their songs. To me all of these artists are so far from me.  LYN: But now that I’m here, we’re all friends. 

LYN: If you’re sleepy, go wash and sleep. It’s about time for me, too.

 LYN: People are asking me when I can work with certain artists. Actually, it’s difficult for two people to get together. A lot of successful singers don’t NEED to work with anyone else. It’s good enough that they’re on good terms with each other. If two artists do work together it’s not going to be for profit, it’s going to be for fun. It’s not that easy to collaborate. It’s complicated too- the contracts and copyrights. So that’s why collaborations are rare. They’re just a little troublesome. 

Comment: When’s the second album? LYN: I’ve been working on it. I’ve been collecting songs, but I haven’t got all of them yet. I’m a little picky now. No, it’s not that. I hope that a lot of my fans and people who like to hear me sing can understand, I haven’t finished picking all the songs yet. Because I’m a little picky- and I don’t mean that in a bad way. I want to make an album to express myself- but who am I? I don’t even know. That’s the first thing. The second thing is the OSTs. For the style of song I like, I’ve mostly already sung them in the form of OSTs. Now when I receive a demo I think one of two things: 1. It doesn’t sound as good as OSTs I’ve sung or 2. It’s TOO MUCH like an OST, why do I have to put it in my album? I can sing this type of song at any time, why should I put it into my album?? LYN: It’s complicated. If I sing a song that’s like an OST, why do I need to put it into my album? If I put it on my album I have to pay for it. If I sing it as an OST, I can even make money. LYN: That’s why it’s so hard for me to choose songs. I do have some, though. Penny-jie wrote me one. She wrote two- and said I could take one, both, or neither. They’re both good but one of the songs, if she doesn’t use, I want to use for my NEXT album. I’m going to Beijing to work on it. Another one, WSL promised me and I haven’t settled that with him yet. I’ll have to ask him about it. If it’s too expensive, I don’t want it. XD His songs are expensive. Not to say that Penny-jie is cheap!  LYN: I’d like to work with DZW, of course. We weren’t able to work together on Our Song.. but there’ll always be a chance. I just feel like everyone is out of my league- that’s the truth. I’m not trying to sell myself short. In terms of rankings, I... I’ve debuted a little late. I may be around the same age as them, but in terms of how many years they’ve debuted for vs how many I’ve debuted for, I’m too young. 

Comment: Will you film a vlog when you cut your hair? LYN: You think I own the barbershop??

LYN: Alright, that’s about it. Thank you for everyone who stayed with me tonight. I hope you have a relaxed and beautiful night. It was great to have you. I’ll stream when I have some time next. I hope you have sweet dreams. If you haven’t subscribed to my weibo yet, please do so. I’m Modern Brothers Liu Yuning. It’s not shameful to follow me. Thank you. If you have the time you can check out my streams. Thank you everyone.  LYN: Good night, now. 

[shijiegongzi]

All the Chinese Dramas/Movies I’ve Watched or Started (85 Listed Here)

Painted Skin 1 (Hua Pi 1) (movie)

Painted Skin 2 (Hua Pi 2) (movie)

She Diao Ying Xiong Zhuan 2008 (Legend of the Condor Heroes)

Shen Diao Xia Lv 2006 (Return of the Condor Heroes)

Xiao Ao Jiang Hu 2013 (The Smiling, Proud Wanderer)

Tai Zi Fei Sheng Zhi Ji (Go Princess Go)

Huan Cheng (Ice Fantasy)

Hua Qian Gu (Journey of the Flower)

San Sheng San Shi Shi Li Tao Hua (Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms)

Chu Qiao Zhuan (Princess Agents)

Shuang Shi Chong Fei (The Eternal Love)

Legend of Fu Yao

Yan Xi Gong Lve (Yanxi Palace)

Ruyi Zhuan (Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace)

Zhen Hun (Guardian)

Zhifou Zhifou Yin Shi Lv Fei Hong Shou (Story of Minglan)

Xu Ni Fu Sheng Ruo Meng (Granting You a Dreamlike Life)

Bian Cheng Lang Zi (Border Town Prodigal)

Xia Zhi Mo Zhi (Rush to the Dead Summer)

Shuang Shi Chong Fei 2 (The Eternal Love 2)

She Diao Ying Xiong Zhuan 2017 (Legend of the Condor Heroes)

Xiang Mi Chen Chen Jin Ru Shuang (Ashes of Love)

Dong Gong (Goodbye My Princess)

Mei Zhe Wu Jiang (Bloody Romance)

Legend of Yunxi

Dugu Tianxia (Legend of Dugu)

Xiao Nv Hua Bu  Qi (I Will Never Let You Go)

Qin Shi Li Ren Ming Yue Xin (King’s Woman)

Huan Le Song (Ode to Joy)

Huan Le Song 2 (Ode to Joy 2)

Qin Ai De, Re Ai De (Go Go Squid)

Ying Xiong 2002 (Hero) (movie)

Shi Mian Mai Fu (House of Flying Daggers) (movie)

Zhi Wo Men Dan Chun De Xiao Mei Hao (A Love So Beautiful)

Bai Fa (Princess Silver)

Zhen Huan Zhuan (Empresses in the Palace)

Bubu Jing Xin (Scarlet Heart, Chinese version)

Zhi Wo Men Nuan Nuan de Xiao Shi Guang (Put Your Head on my Shoulder)

Bai She: Yuan Qi (White Snake) (animated movie)

Chen Qing Ling (The Untamed, live action)

Mo Dao Zu Shi (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, donghua)

Jing Ying Lv Shi (The Best Partner)

Qing Yun Zhi (Noble Aspirations aka Legend of Chusen)

Qing Yu Nian (Joy of Life)

Meng Hui Da Qing (Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty)

Legend of Hao Lan

Jiang Ye (Ever Night)

Fa Yi Qin Ming (Medical Examiner Dr. Qin) (2016 version with Zhang Ruoyun)

Wu Xin Fa Shi (Wu Xin: The Monster Killer)

Gu Hua (Talking Bones)

Xin Ling Fa Shi (The Listener)

Jiu Zhou Tian Kong Cheng 2016 (Novoland Castle in the Sky)

Wu Dong Qian Kun (Martial Universe)

Wo Zhi Dao Ni De Mi Mi (I Know Your Secret)

Da Song Bei Dou Si (Plough Department of Song Dynasty)

Ai Qing Jin Hua Lun 2018 (Evolution of Our Love)

Da Wang Bu Rong Yi (King is Not Easy)

Qing Ping Yue/Gu Cheng Bi (Serenade of Peaceful Joy/Held in the Lonely Castle)

Lang Ya Bang (Nirvana in Fire)

Xia Tan Jian Buzhi (Ancient Detective)

Gu Jin Da Zhan Qin Yong Qing (Fight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior)(movie)

Shen Tan (Detective L)

Min Guo Qi Tan (My Roommate is a Detective)

He Shen (Tientsin Mystic)

Zui Ye Wu Jian (Evil Nights)

Jue Ji Lin Jie Tian Xia (LORD Critical World)

Xiong An Xian Cheng (The Truth)

Wei Zhuang Zhe (The Disguiser)

Chuan Shuo Zhong de Chen Qianqian (Romance of Tiger and Rose)

Ru GUo Wo Niu You Ai Qing (When a Snail Falls in Love)

Xi You Ji 2019 (Tian Zhen Pai version) (Journey to the West)

Dian Xia Gong Lue (To Get Her)

Hong Lou Meng (Xiao Xi Gu version) (Dream of the Red Chamber)

Ming Xing Da Zhen Tan (Who’s the Murderer)

Hong Lou Meng 1987 (Dream of the Red Chamber)

Xiao Huan Xi (Little Reunion)

Fei Ren Zai (Non-human) (animated series)

Da Song Shao Nian Zhi (Young Blood)

Lang Ya Bang 2 (Nirvana in Fire 2)

Hei An Zhe (Death Notify: The Darker)

Hen Ji (Trace)

Jin Yi Zhi Xia (Under the Power)

Wai Ke Feng Yun (Surgeons)

Shao Nu Da Ren (Maiden Holmes)

Ren Zha Fan Pai Zi Jiu Xi Tong (Scum Villain Self-saving System)

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Chapter 28: Sui Zhou Finds Out Just What A Glutton Tang Fan Is

Context: Follows directly after Chapter 27. For plot notes, scroll to the bottom.

Introduction Post | Masterpost

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Highlights under the cut

Sui Zhou doesn’t know how he should face Tang-daren.

Looking at someone who possesses the talent of the top imperial scholar, while he wasn’t able to rank first in the end, he was still ranked in the top four amongst the nation’s scholars and was personally presented with a merit award by His Majesty. If he wrote something on Confucius like the Interpretation of the Analects or wrote an analytical piece on Zhu Zi, that counts as an extension of his studies and is an appropriate use of his talents, but what is Tang Fan doing now by writing erotica fiction?

Tang-daren smiles at him, not one bit ashamed. In fact, he’s proud of it, “My salary is low, so I’m just earning some money from the royalties. Guang Chuan, you do not have to be so surprised. Other than you, no one else knows that I wrote this, but this book was commercially printed by the publishers. A total of a thousand copies! It’s selling pretty well.”

Sui Zhou is now completely interested. He takes the single book out and says, “I will read this.”

“That’s great! Since you’ve accepted my book, I have something I’d like to trouble you with.”

Sui Zhou raises an eyebrow in question.

Tang Fan thinks that since Sui Zhou has accepted his book, he can now trouble the man to do something small for him, “How about you go outside and help me to pick the leaves from the locust tree?”

“…”

Does he think this is an exchange of favours? After being ridiculous for half a day, the other has not given up on eating cold noodles?

He truly is the world’s largest glutton!

Tang-daren naturally does not think so. He believes that it is fated for someone like him, who lives a riveting life filled with fun and enjoyment, to come and rescue the fool that is Sui Zhou. Just look at them now, since Tang Fan joined Sui Zhou here, the other man’s life is now filled with light.

In the end, he doesn’t manage to eat the Huai Ye Tao that has been constantly on his mind. This is because Sui Zhou brings the both of them out to a restaurant for a meal instead.

There is no Huai Ye Tao cold noodles, but there are crabs marinated with orange and steamed prawns, and the prawns were just caught from the river. While not as fresh and sweet as prawns caught from the sea, these aren’t bad at all - peeling off the prawn shells and dipping them into soy sauce with sesame oil and added minced garlic, this is truly one of the joys of life.

Tang-daren is eating with satisfaction and a sense of happiness washes over him, “Guang Chuan, that we can live so happily amongst the noise and bustle of life, watching as life happens before us as we eat, this is a freedom that we may not even have even if we begged for it. This is a form of enjoyment, enough for us to sit down and slowly savour.”

Tang Fan is easy to please, he’s not like the other officials who are exceedingly stubborn and rigid, difficult to interact with, and he’s definitely not like the plenty of other people in the world who lust after gold, property, huge salaries, unlimited power or beautiful women.

From Sui Zhou’s cold, stoic gaze, a little bit of warmth shines through. He shakes his head and says, “Even if it is a rest day, I stay at the Northern Administrative Court and look through records usually and rarely come out. Otherwise, having been promoted to baihu at my age, if I don’t work harder, people will think that I rose up in the ranks because of my connections.”

Tang Fan exclaims, “Whatever others like to think, that’s their business. We only have a pair of hands each between us and none of us can shut up so many mouths. As long as our conscience is clear, we should just enjoy ourselves when we can.”

What he said is very reasonable and Sui Zhou is about to reply, but Tang-daren changes the topic abruptly, “What’s that, later get the restaurant to pack two portions of cold dishes, we can eat that for supper at night.”

Sui Zhou stares at him, his face void of any expression.

Tang-daren blinks, “Then just one portion, that’s okay right?”

Ah Dong was unable to resist and is already covering her mouth, laughing so hard she’s collapsed at the side.

With one more Sui Zhou and one Ah Dong, Tang-daren originally thought that he could live a life of happiness without having to do any housework, but he did not expect that he found himself two old mothers who like to constantly manage him, especially when it comes to food. They’re so strict that Tang-daren can only look at the snacks and sigh.

However, in general, living like this is still pretty enjoyable. After all, every day when he returns home there is always one or two people waiting fo you. You can have a meal where there are plenty of hot, teaming dishes, you can be greeted with smiling faces, hear someone asking after your day. His sister is married and stays far away from here, but now it’s as if Tang Fan has two more people in his family, the feeling is entire different.

To Ah Dong who used to be with the Li family, while Lady Zhang treated her rather well and Ah Chun was very willing to take care of her, but she was still a servant and not meant to enjoy her life. There was a difference between her and those above her, as lively and energetic as she was she could not be do anything she wanted without control, and that’s why she liked running over to find Tang Fan. Now that she has recognised Tang Fan as her older brother, the feeling of having a family is indescribable. When she first moved to Sui Zhou’s house, she was so excited that she couldn’t sleep properly the first few days.

It’s not just Tang Fan and Ah Dong. Although Sui Zhou does not say it, he’s going home more frequently, the time that he reaches home getting earlier and even when it’s his rest days, he does not stay in the Northern Administrative Court anymore. From this, it seems that his thoughts are likely to be similar to Tang Fan’s.

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“Da-ge, da-ge!”

His sleeve is shaken a few times and Tang Fan breaks out of his trance, seeing Ah Dong looking at him with confusion.

“What is it?”

“Da-ge, what are you thinking about? I kept calling for you but you didn’t respond, you scared me!” the young girl pats at her chest, and then points at Sui Zhou, who has just walked in from outside, “Sui da-ge is back, we can have dinner!”

Tang Fan frowns “Guang Chuan, regarding the Li family’s case, I thought of something and I’m about to tell you what I know, I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble you and the Northern Administrative Court again.”

Sui Zhou nods, “Let’s eat first.”

Ah Dong brings out the dishes with a spring in her step, and agrees, “That’s right, let’s just eat first, I’m about to die from starvation!”

Sui Zhou pats at Tang Fan’s arm, “We’ll talk after we eat.”

Although the words are simply and Sui Zhou’s tone is even, from this, Tang Fan feels that he can confidently trust in Sui Zhou. Tang Fan does not realize that his expression relaxes almost immediately at that.

He nods, and then smiles at Sui Zhou, “It’s all because of Ah Dong today that we can finally have some Huai Ye Tao, I’ve been craving it for so long!”

Ah Dong protests, “Da-ge you’ve got a lot of face to say this, you almost fell after climbing the tree, and to catch you, I almost broke my bones!”

“…”

Sui Zhou thought that after bringing Tang Fan to eat outside, the man would have given up on having the cold noodle dish, but who knew that Tang-daren would make use of his time while suspended from work and staying idly at home to actually climb a tree to pick the leaves himself.

Sui Zhou finally understands what a glutton’s fixation on food is.

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Plot Notes:

If you haven’t read the introduction you should! Link is at the top of this post. In the introduction I mention Li Man, who is Tang Fan’s original landlord before he moves in with Sui Zhou, and also one of the big bads in the novel, working as a member of the White Lotus Sect.

The case that follows these few chapters is basically Li Man getting arrested and imprisoned for killing his wife, Lady Zhang. Tang Fan originally manages to arrest him for the murder, but then he realizes that something is amiss with Li Lin, Li Man’s only son who Tang Fan knows to be a good kid with a good temperament. After Li Man is arrested, Li Lin’s personality takes a turn for the worse and Tang Fan in the previous chapters is rather perplexed about this, but brushed it off somewhat, until Li Man kills himself in prison in this chapter, and he writes Tang Fan’s name on the wall as if accusing him of being responsible for his death. Because of this, Tang Fan is temporarily suspended from work while investigations continue.

Tang Fan solves the mystery at the end of this chapter — he determines that Li Man and Li Lin swapped places due to how similar they looked, i.e. Li Lin, his son, went into prison for his father, Li Man (yes some suspension of disbelief here). He also realizes that Li Lin wrote his name on the wall as a clue for him to beware of the current Li Man who is still alive and free, impersonating as Li Lin.

Li Man manages to escape with his mistress in the next two chapters, and he’ll turn up again in the next or next next segment! It’s pretty thrilling and amazing the next time he turns up, and Tang Fan and Sui Zhou are faced with a life-or-death situation in a cave and that’s when Sui Zhou realizes his feelings for Tang Fan so!!!

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Notes:

*百户 bai hu

There are four ranks within the Embroidered Uniform Guards - 千户 (qian hu)、百户 (bai hu)、总旗 (zong qi)、小旗 (xiao qi) arranged highest to smallest rank, aside from the Commander 统领官 (zong ling guan).

*木头 mu tou

Literally means wooden block. Used as a metaphor for a person who’s dumb, rigid, boring or someone who’s not flexible in thinking.

*槐叶冷淘 huai ye leng tao

The novel names it huai ye tao, this is a historic cold noodle dish.

*十指不沾阳春水 shi zhi bu zhan yang chun shui

A line from an ancient poem, it means that someone is able to skip laundry duties in the winter in March due to the cold weather. What this actually means is that a person was born into a good family and has the fortune to not have to wash their clothes personally, or do house chores. This is usually used to describe females.

*眼睛里流露出一抹笑意 yan jing li liu lu chu yi mo xiao yi

This is frequently used for Sui Zhou in the novel and I’m putting a note in here because this is pretty interesting. What this literally means is that in Sui Zhou eyes, a smile is revealed/emerges. In Chinese we take it to mean that he’s smiling and the smile is reflected in his eyes, I’ve translated this to Sui Zhou either smiling or exuding warmth in his gaze, both of which are of course not quite accurate, but you can see why a literal translation would be strange.

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Learn Chinese in Chinese stories｜Chinese legends｜Shennong tested hundreds of herbs in person

You may not know Chinese medicine, but you must have heard of artemisinin for malaria. Chinese herbal medicine has a history of several thousand years , there are currently more than 12000 kinds of herbs in China .The mastery of the medicinal properties of most herbs depends on the author's trial in person .《Shennong Herbal Medicine》is the earliest theory of Chinese herbal medicine,it is written by a person called Shennong who tested hundreds herbs in person .

你可能不知道中药，但一定听说过治疗疟疾的青蒿素。中草药有几千年历史，在中国目前有12000多种中草药.对大多数中草药的药性的掌握都是靠作者亲身试药。《神农本草》是最早的中药理论，相传是一个叫神农的人亲身尝试百种草药后写出来的。

 CONTENT

Yuan gu shi hou ,zai nan fang li shan fu jin sheng huo zhe yi ge jiao yan zu de bu luo

远古时候，在南方历山附近生活着一个叫炎族的部落

In ancient times, there was a tribe called Yan lived near the southern Lishan mountains

 Yan zu de ren men kao da lie wei sheng

炎族的人们靠打猎为生

People of the Yan tribe live by hunting

 Da bu dao lie wu jiu e du zi ,sheng bing le ye wu yao ke yi

打不到猎物就饿肚子,生病了也无药可医

People suffered from hungry if didn’t got prey ,and no medicine if got sick

 You yi tian li shan de shi dong li dan sheng le yi ge tou shang zhang zhe jiao de ying er

有一天历山的石洞里诞生了一个头上长着角的婴儿

One day a baby with horns on its head was born in a cave of Lishan Mountain

Ying er chu sheng de shi hou ,shi dong si zhou mao chu jiu yan quan shui

婴儿出生的时候，石洞四周冒出九眼泉水

When the baby was born, there were nine springs spilled out of the cave

 Hou lai zhe ge hai zi cheng le yan zu de shou ling bei zun wei yan di

后来这个孩子成了炎族的首领被尊为炎帝

Later the child became the leader of the Yan clan and was called Emperor Yan

  Yi tian yi zhi hong se de da niao xian lai yi chuan zhong zi fang dao yan di shou li

一天一只红色的大鸟衔来一串种子放到炎帝手里

One day a big red bird put a string of seeds into the hands of Emperor Yan

 Yan di jiang zhong zi zhong dao tu li ,bu duo jiu zhang chu yi pian he miao

炎帝将种子种到土里, 不多久长出一片禾苗

Yan planted the seeds into the soil and soon some rice shoots grew

 He miao cheng shu hou yan di jiang ta zhu shu le qing ren men pin chang

禾苗成熟后炎帝将它煮熟了请人们品尝

When the rice shoot matured, Yan cooked it and asked people to taste

 Ren men fa xian ta ji hao chi you neng tian bao du zi

人们发现它既好吃又能填饱肚子

People found it is delicious and can feed the stomach

 Yu shi yan di jiang zhong zi fen song gei ren men bing jiao hui ren men geng zhong

于是炎帝将种子分送给人们并教会人们耕种

So Yan distributed the seeds and taught people to farm

 Cong ci ren men you le liang shi chi ,zun cheng yan di wei shen nong

从此人们有了粮食吃，尊称炎帝为神农

Since then, people have grains to eat and honored Yan as Shennong

 Dang shi ren men sheng bing le wu yao ke yi

当时人们生病了无药可医

At that time there was no medicine when people got sick

 Shen nong jue ding dao shen shan ye lin qu cai ji yao cai

神农决定到深山野林去采集药材  中草药

Shennong decided to collect medicinal materials from the wide mountains

 Yi tian shen nong fa xian yi zhong lv se de ye zi

一天神农发现一种绿色的叶子

One day Shennong found some green leaves

 Ta jiao le jiao fa xian zhe zhong ye zi neng qing chu ti nei du su

他嚼了嚼发现这种叶子能清除体内的毒素

He chewed and found that the leaves could clear the toxins from body

 Shen nong gei zhe zhong ye zi qu ming wei cha

神农给这种叶子取名为茶

Shennong named the leaf ‘cha’ -- tea

 Mei dang shen nong chang yao zhong du hou ta dou yong cha lai jie du

每当神农尝药中毒后他都用茶来解毒

When Shennong was poisoned for medicine trial ,he used the tea to detoxify

Tong guo qin zi shi chi ,shen nong fa xian le hen duo ke yi zhi bing de yao cai

通过亲自试吃，神农发现了很多可以治病的药材

Through the trial by himself, Shennong found many herbs that can treat illness

 Yi tian shen nong fa xian yi zhong huang se de xiao cao

一天神农发现一种黄色小草

One day Shennong found a yellow grass

 Ta zhai xia ye zi fang jin zui li

他摘下叶子放进嘴里

He took the leaves and put them in his mouth

 Shui zhi zhe shi you ju du de duan chang cao

谁知这是有剧毒的断肠草

That was the highly toxic gelsemium elegan

 Shen nong teng tong nan ren hun dao zai di

神农疼痛难忍昏倒在地

Shen Nong felt terrible pain and fell to the ground

 Dang ren men zhao dao ta de shi hou ,shen nong yi jing si qu le

当人们找到他的时候，神农已经死去了

When people found him, Shennong was dead

 Shen nong shou li jin wo zhe ta dui ge zhong zhi wu yao xing de ji lu ‘shen nong ben cao’神农手里紧握着他对各种植物药性的记录<神农本草>

Shennong held the book <Shennong Herbal Medicine >which recorded the medicinal properties of plants

 Wei le ji nian shen nong ,ren men jiang ta chang bai cao de di fang cheng wei shen nong jia

为了纪念神农，人们将神农尝百草的地方称为神农架

In memory of Shennong, the place where Shennong tested herbs was called Shennongjia

 Shen nong ye bei zun wei nong ye zhi shen he yao wang shen

神农也被尊为农业之神和药王神

Shennong was honored as the god of agriculture and medicine.

  KEYPOINTS

 Nóng

农

nóng yè

农业 agriculture; farming

Nóng mín

农民 peasant ,farmer

Zhōng guó de nóng mín yī bān zhǐ xiǎo nóng huò diàn nóng ,tā men kào zì jǐ hěn shǎo de tǔ dì huò gěi bié rén gēng zhòng tǔ dì móu shēng

中国的农民一般指小农或佃农，他们靠自己很少的土地或给别人耕种土地谋生。

In China ,’nong min 农民’generally refer to small-peasant or tenants , who earn a living on their own little land or farming for others

 Jǐ qiān nián lái ,zhōng guó dà duō shù rén kǒu dōu shì nóng mín .zhí dào jìn jǐ shí nián suí zhe gōng yè huà hé dà liàng nóng mín jìn chéng ,zhè zhǒng rén kǒu jié gòu cái fā shēng gǎi biàn

几千年来，中国大多数人口都是农民。直到近几十年随着工业化和大量农民进城，这种人口结构才发生改变。

For thousands of years, most people in China are peasants. Until recent decades this demographic structure changed with industrialization and large numbers of peasants entering cities

 Zài zhè zhǒng shēng chǎn fāng shì shàng chǎn shēng de nóng gēng wén míng kě yǐ zuò wéi lǐ jiě zhōng guó de yí gè shì jiǎo

在这种生产方式上产生的农耕文明可以作为理解中国的一个视角

The Agricultural civilization produced in this mode of production can be used as a perspective to understand China

 Zhǒng  zhòng

种

Zhǒng zi

种子  seed;

Gēng Zhòng

耕种 plough and sow; work on the farm;

 Liáng shí

粮食 staple food; principal food

Dào gǔ

稻谷 rice (mainly in south)

Xiǎo mài

小麦 wheat (mainly in north)

Wǔ gǔ

五谷  the five cereals: rice, millet, millet, wheat, beans

Wǔ gǔ fēng dēng

五谷丰登  an abundant harvest of all crops

 Yào

药 medicine; drug; chemicals

cǎo yào

草药 medicinal herb

 Zhōng guó shì cǎo yào de fā yuán dì ,mù qián zhōng guó dà yvē yǒu yī wàn èr qiān zhǒng cǎo yào

中国是草药的发源地,目前中国大约有12000种草药。

China is the birthplace of medicinal herbs. At present, there are about 12000 kinds of herbs in China.

 Zhōng yào yóu cǎo yào ,dòng wù yào ,kuàng wù yào gòu chéng,cǎo yào zhàn le dà duō shù

中药由草药，动物药，矿物药构成，草药占了大多数。

Traditional Chinese medicine is made up of herbs, animal medicine and mineral medicine, and herbal medicine accounts for the majority.

 Chá

茶 tea plant; tea;

Ch�� yè

茶叶 tea; tea-leaves  

Gēn jù fā jiào chéng dù bù tóng ,chá yè fēn wéi hóng chá ,huáng chá ,bái chá ,lǜ chá děng根据发酵程度不同，茶叶分为红茶,黄茶, 白茶,绿茶等

According to the degree of fermentation, tea is divided into black tea, yellow tea,white tea, green tea, etc.

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Năm tháng vội vã: Đã Lâu Không Gặp (Cong Cong Na Nian: Hao Jiu Bu Jian) ​​là phim học đường Trung Quốc hay được phát sóng vào cuối năm 2015 - đầu năm 2016. Phim là phần tiếp theo của mùa 1 có tựa đề Ngược dòng thời gian , nhưng anh không có để xem phần 1 để hiểu những gì đang diễn ra trong phần 2. Phần 1 dựa trên một cuốn tiểu thuyết, vì vậy tôi giả định rằng phần 2 phải dựa trên phần tiếp theo của chính cuốn tiểu thuyết đó. Đọc ngay review về bộ phim này dưới đây. BiT: Long Time No See , Phần 2 có sự tham gia của Vin Zhang trong vai Qiao Ran, Molly Wang trong vai Fang Hui và Jin Kim trong vai Chen Xun. Bộ ba này tạo nên tam giác trung tâm của chúng ta. Bộ phim còn có sự tham gia của Yu Yilia trong vai Trần Hiểu Tông, hôn phu của Trần Tấn, Sui Yong Liang trong vai Zeng Wen Hui, người đàn ông thứ ba yêu Fang Hui, và Li Chuan (vai Zhao Ye) và You Una (vai Lin Jia Mo) trong vai hai người bạn còn lại trong vòng tròn 5 người này. Phần 1 đã giới thiệu cho chúng ta Chen Xun, Qiao Ran và Zhao Ye, họ là bạn từ khi họ còn học tiểu học. Họ gặp hai cô gái Fang Hui và Jia Mo trong những gì tôi cho là trung học, mặc dù phụ đề liên tục đề cập đến nó là cấp hai. Zhao Ye và Jia Mo cuối cùng cũng thành đôi và ở cùng nhau trong Phần 2 mà không có nhiều kịch tính. Ở trường trung học, Chen Xun tỏ tình với Fang Hui, và cô ấy đã chấp nhận anh ấy. Qiao Ran lùi bước, mặc dù anh đã yêu Fang Hui trong suốt thời gian qua và là người đầu tiên tiếp cận cô trong tình bạn khi những người khác (bao gồm cả Chen Xun) bắt nạt cô. Chen Xun và Fang Hui đang yêu nhau hạnh phúc, đến nỗi Chen Xun đã bỏ qua câu hỏi 13 điểm để có thể học cùng trường đại học với Fang Hui. Tại trường đại học, Chen Xun gặp và yêu Xiao Tong, và Fang Hui bắt gặp cả hai cùng nhau khi họ đang say sưa làm tình. Fang Hui và Chen Xun chia tay, và Fang Hui ngủ với một học sinh khác để trả đũa, lý thuyết của cô là nếu Chen Xun làm được, tại sao cô không thể? Fang Hui có thai từ cuộc tình một đêm đó, và đi phá thai với sự hỗ trợ của bạn bè. Rồi một ngày, Fang Hui biến mất, bỏ lại tất cả mọi người và mọi thứ. Kết thúc. Câu chuyện tiếp tục trong Phần 2 từ nơi phần 1 đã kết thúc. Tôi đã nghĩ về 3 năm kể từ khi Fang Hui ra đi. Cô ấy hiện đang ở Nhật Bản, làm những công việc lặt vặt để kiếm sống. Thị thực của cô ấy sắp hết hạn và cô ấy có kế hoạch trở lại Trung Quốc. Qiao Ran đang ở Nhật Bản để phụ trách một hội nghị y tế. Anh tình cờ gặp Fang Hui và dành vài ngày sau đó để tìm kiếm cô. Anh ta không thể tìm thấy bất kỳ dấu vết nào của cô ấy, và cuối cùng trở về Trung Quốc, thất vọng. Jia Mo và Chen Xun đang tốt nghiệp đại học, cùng với Xiao Tong. Đêm đó, khi họ ăn mừng lễ tốt nghiệp, Chen Xun đã cầu hôn Xiao Tong, người mà anh đã hẹn hò suốt thời gian qua. Hai người dự định kết hôn sớm. Có một nhân vật mà họ gọi là Da Ge / Big Brother tỏ ra rất thất vọng vì lời cầu hôn, và chúng ta có thể thấy rằng có một số tình yêu đơn phương đang diễn ra ở đó dành cho Xiao Tong. Fang Hui trở lại với tư cách là người tổ chức đám cưới cho đám cưới của Chen Xun và Xiao Tong. Bất chấp nỗi đau / sự tức giận rõ ràng của cô ấy đối với hai người họ, Fang Hui vẫn cố gắng hoàn thành tốt công việc lên kế hoạch cho đám cưới. Qiao Ran thấy cô ấy đang bị tổn thương như thế nào, và sự trở lại của cô ấy đã gây ra vấn đề giữa Chen Xun và Xiao Tong như thế nào. Anh ta cố gắng can thiệp, cố gắng sa thải Fang Hui làm người tổ chức đám cưới, nhưng cô từ chối và bị sa thải. Sau đó anh ta cảnh báo cô ấy rằng cô ấy sẽ gây ra quá nhiều vấn đề và cần phải lùi lại, nhưng Fang Hui không thấy điều gì sai trái với những gì cô ấy đang làm. Vào ngày cưới của họ, tất cả bạn bè đều có mặt để chúc Xiao Tong và Chen Xun an lành. Thay vì kết hôn, cả hai lại kết thúc chuyện đó. Xiao Tong lang thang. (Cô ấy kết hôn với một người đàn ông khác, người này hóa ra là một kẻ ghen tuông và lạm dụng. Anh ta đánh đập cô ấy thậm tệ, và Chen Xun bắt được anh ta. Anh ta đánh đập anh ta, và sau đó thuyết phục Xiao Tong rời bỏ anh ta. Cuối cùng cô ấy ly hôn với anh ta, và Chen Xun vui vẻ bắt đầu theo đuổi Fang Hui, nói với cô rằng họ đã có ý định như vậy và anh sẽ không bao giờ làm tổn thương cô nữa. Khi Qiao Ran quan sát từ bên lề, trái tim anh lại một lần nữa tan vỡ, cả hai kết thúc đoàn tụ. Trong khi tất cả những sự kiện này đang diễn ra, Chen Xun đã bắt đầu một công việc văn phòng, mà anh ấy có được thông qua các mối quan hệ. Qiao Ran mở một cửa hàng cho công việc kinh doanh của gia đình, chấp nhận yêu cầu của mẹ anh rằng anh không được trở thành bác sĩ. Fang Hui bắt đầu làm việc cho một công ty khác, nhận được công việc này thông qua tình bạn tình cờ của cô với người quản lý. Và Jia Mo và Zhao Ye bắt đầu một quán cà phê internet. Thông qua công việc của mình, Chen Xun tiếp xúc với người đàn ông mà Fang Hui đã ngủ cùng nhiều năm trước, và người đàn ông mà anh đã chiến đấu khi phát hiện ra sự thật đó. Anh ta phải cúi đầu trước cá nhân đó để công ty của anh ta có thể nhận được nhiều nguồn vốn cần thiết cho năm sắp tới. Khi Fang Hui bắt gặp anh ta làm điều đó, anh ta đổ lỗi cho cô ấy là “___” đã ngủ với anh ta trong quá khứ. Cô ấy bị thương. Chen Xun lùi lại, và sau đó đánh đập anh chàng vì quá nhếch nhác. Cảm thấy mệt mỏi với công việc như vậy, Chen Xun hấp tấp bỏ việc và đi bán hàng. Anh ấy dành vài tập tiếp theo để cố gắng bán được phim đầu tiên của mình. Fang Hui đang làm rất tốt trong công việc, nhưng lại gặp phải đối thủ trong công việc, Amanda, người đang cải trang thành bạn. Cô ấy gợi ý cho Chen Xun rằng Fang Hui có mối quan hệ với người quản lý. Chen Xun tin điều đó, bắt gặp Fang Hui trở lại trong bộ quần áo hàng hiệu do người quản lý mua. Qiao Ran ở đó để an ủi Fang Hui, cả hai nói chuyện với nhau dưới những vì sao và thảo luận về Hoàng tử bé , đó là câu chuyện yêu thích của họ. Anh ấy ở đó để động viên cô ấy bất cứ khi nào cô ấy mệt mỏi và an ủi cô ấy khi Trần Tấn làm trái tim cô ấy đau đớn thêm một lần nữa. Hai người gần gũi và thoải mái với nhau đến mức họ có thể ngủ thiếp đi khi xem phim, thức dậy cùng nhau mà không hề cảm thấy khó chịu. Khi Chen Xun đến để trực tiếp xin lỗi, Fang Hui có vẻ cảnh giác một cách dễ hiểu. Anh ta cực kỳ thô lỗ với người quản lý của cô ấy, nói với anh ta rằng hãy lùi lại vì bạn trai của Fang Hui đang ở đây. Cả hai đi ra ngoài, và Chen Xun Khi bắt đầu nói với cô ấy rằng cô ấy nên hết giận và kêu gọi cô ấy ngừng đánh nhau. Cô ấy yêu cầu một thời gian, và anh ấy nói rằng anh ấy không muốn trở thành một kẻ ngốc, ám chỉ rằng hành vi được cho là của cô ấy đang khiến anh ấy trở thành một kẻ ngốc. Cô ấy nói rằng cô ấy đang cảm thấy ốm. Anh ta nói xấu cô vì không tin anh ta, nói rằng chỉ vì anh ta không giàu, tình yêu của anh ta không đủ? Anh ta bắt đầu cáo buộc cô lừa dối anh ta với người quản lý của cô ấy, nói rằng mối quan hệ của họ là bẩn thỉu. Anh ta tức giận và ghen tuông đến mức không thể nhìn thấy cô ấy đang đổ bệnh. Cô ấy nói với anh ấy rằng họ chỉ nên chia tay, đã đến lúc. Anh ấy đồng ý, Qian Ran đến đó kịp thời để đỡ lấy cô ấy khi cô ấy ngất xỉu. Qian Ran đưa Fang Hui về nhà và dành nhiều ngày để chăm sóc cô. Anh dành cả đêm trên ghế sofa của cô. Anh nấu ăn cho cô, tắm cho cô bằng khăn lạnh vào buổi tối và lau khô tóc cho cô sau khi cô tắm xong. Khi cả hai dành tất cả thời gian bên nhau, Fang Hui đi từ cầu xin Trần Tấn ở lại / tưởng tượng Qiao Ran là Trần Tấn đến cảm thấy điều gì đó khi tay cô ấy chạm vào tay Qiao Ran, cảm thấy điều gì đó khi khuôn mặt của anh ấy quá gần với cô ấy, lộ ra một cách bí mật. vào ban đêm để kéo chăn cho anh ấy, im lặng đến đỏ mặt khi anh ấy đang sấy tóc cho cô ấy trong khi cởi trần và giả vờ ngủ khi anh ấy vào phòng của cô ấy. Cô ấy rất bối rối trước anh ta, đến nỗi cô ấy gần như đi vào giao thông trong sự mất tập trung của mình. Khi Qiao Ran hét lên và sau đó ôm cô ấy sau khi cứu cô ấy, cô ấy đứng đó, chấp nhận cái ôm đó. Thông tin bên lề, quán cà phê internet của Jia Mo và Zhao Ye đã thất bại. Sau đó, cả hai bắt đầu kinh doanh bán hàng trực tuyến, theo gợi ý của Qiao Ran. Cả hai đã có thể tìm thấy một số thành công với điều đó, sau khi họ yêu cầu Qiao Ran làm mẫu cho họ. Họ chuyển khỏi nơi ở của Qiao Ran, hy vọng rằng điều này sẽ cho anh ta cơ hội để có bạn gái và đưa cô ấy trở về nhà. Trong khi đó, Chen Xun đang cố gắng thực hiện đợt bán hàng đầu tiên của mình. Anh ta vu vơ lấy đứa con chưa thành niên của một người bán tiềm năng để uống rượu, chọc giận người mẹ, người đang lo lắng về ý định của anh ta. Sau đó, anh ta bị lôi kéo vào một vụ lừa đảo, nơi anh ta có nguy cơ mất rất nhiều tiền. Để cố gắng học các kỹ thuật bán hàng của kẻ lừa đảo, anh ta phải hỏi Qiao Ran để vay tiền chỉ để trả cho bữa ăn tối. Sau đó, anh ta yêu cầu Qiao Ran cho tiền để đầu tư vào vụ lừa đảo, người từ chối chuyển tiền mà không kiểm tra hoạt động kinh doanh. Chen Xun bỏ đi, vô cùng tức giận trước sự từ chối của Qiao Ran. Một đêm, Fang Hui thức dậy ở bàn làm việc của mình và thấy Qiao Ran đang ngồi bên cạnh cô. Cô hỏi anh ta rằng anh ta đã ở đây bao lâu (không lâu), và làm thế nào anh ta tìm thấy cô ấy kể từ khi pin điện thoại của cô ấy đã chết. Anh ta trả lời anh ta chỉ nghĩ để kiểm tra. Trước sự khích lệ của cô, anh thừa nhận rằng anh đã đến nhà cô, nhà hàng yêu thích của họ và nơi ở trên sân thượng của họ trước khi bắt đầu làm việc của cô. Anh nói với cô rằng anh đã sử dụng trực giác của mình, vì không có cách nào để liên lạc với cô, giống như anh đã từng làm trong quá khứ khi không có điện thoại di động. Sau đó anh ấy nói với cô ấy rằng có một nơi anh ấy muốn đưa cô ấy đi. Anh ta đưa cô đến đại lý xe hơi của mình và bên dưới nó là studio của một nghệ sĩ. Anh ấy nói với cô ấy rằng anh ấy biết cô ấy thích trốn, và anh ấy muốn tạo cho cô ấy một nơi mà cô ấy có thể đến. Trong khi cô ấy nhìn vào căn phòng và những bức tranh ở đó, anh ấy đã thú nhận với cô ấy. Anh ấy giải thích rằng anh ấy đã mất rất nhiều thời gian vì anh ấy sợ rằng cô ấy sẽ từ chối anh ấy và sau đó họ không thể làm bạn nữa. Anh hôn cô, và cô đáp lại nụ hôn của anh. Cả hai có một số khoảnh khắc vô tư trong ga lăng, trong khi Chen Xun say xỉn và nôn mửa trên đường phố, và thất bại thảm hại. Fang Hui và Qiao Ran đồng ý giữ bí mật về mối quan hệ của họ. Để làm nổi bật sự khác biệt giữa Qiao Ran với tư cách là bạn trai và Chen Xun là bạn trai, chúng ta thấy tất cả những điều tuyệt vời mà Qiao Ran làm. Anh ấy đồng ý giữ bí mật mối quan hệ của họ mà không cần suy nghĩ kỹ. Anh đón cô đi làm và mang bữa sáng cho cô. Anh ấy không thúc ép cô ấy vào bất cứ điều gì tình dục, sẵn sàng tiếp nhận tất cả một cách từ từ. Anh ấy lắng nghe những gì cô ấy muốn làm, mang đến những bộ phim cho buổi tối hẹn hò. Khi nhìn thấy cô ấy nói chuyện với quản lý của mình vào đêm muộn (cũng chính là người đàn ông đã tỏ tình với cô ấy), anh ấy hoàn toàn không cảm thấy ghen tị. Trong một bữa tối lẩu tại nhà của Qiao Ran, Chen Xun phát hiện ra sự thật về mối quan hệ của Fang Hui và Qiao Ran. Đến thời điểm này, cả hai đã hẹn hò được 2 tháng. Chen Xun chơi lá bài phản bội, buộc tội cả hai phản bội anh bằng cách giữ bí mật chuyện này. Sau đó anh ta bỏ đi. Chen Xun kết thúc tại một quán bar và say xỉn, tình một đêm riêng với một người phụ nữ khác tên là Chi Chi. Qiao Ran rất đau lòng khi mất đi người bạn thân nhất của mình, cảm thấy rằng mình thực sự đã phản bội Chen Xun. Trong khi anh ấy xin lỗi, anh ấy cũng thừa nhận rằng đã quá mệt mỏi để giấu cô ấy trong lòng anh ấy nữa; thật khó để để cô ấy đau thêm nữa. Chen Xun tình cờ gặp hai người khi họ đang hẹn hò, và với sự cay đắng của mình, đã làm hỏng lời cầu hôn mà Qiao Ran đã lên kế hoạch cho ngày hôm đó. Chen Xun tức giận với hai người đến mức anh ta thậm chí còn đến gặp người đàn ông đã ngủ với Fang Hui để đạt được thỏa thuận kinh doanh. Fang Hui đang cảm thấy tội lỗi của chính mình trước sự bất hạnh giữa Qiao Ran và Chen Xun, thừa nhận rằng cô ấy không nên đồng ý hẹn hò với Chen Xun một lần nữa. Lúc này, Jia Mo mới an ủi cô, nói rằng nếu cô có thể kết thúc với người đàn ông đã kiên nhẫn chờ đợi ở bên cô suốt mười năm, thì đó cũng không phải là lãng phí tuổi trẻ. Khi Qiao Ran cố gắng nói chuyện một mình với Chen Xun, Chen Xun chỉ tiết lộ rằng anh đã bị Qiao Ran phản bội như thế nào. Anh ta buộc tội Qiao Ran đã đánh cắp Fang Hui, quên rằng cả hai đã chia tay vì vấn đề lòng tin của chính anh ta. Sau đó, anh ta cắt đứt mọi quan hệ với Qiao Ran, đánh gãy một cây gậy hồ bơi trước khi ra khỏi cửa. Khi Fang Hui cố gắng nói chuyện với Chen Xun, anh ấy nhắc lại rằng họ chỉ chia tay vì người bạn trộm bạn gái của anh ấy. Khi Fang Hui quay người rời đi, Chen Xun đổ cả tai ương của anh và Xiao Tong lên đầu cô và Qiao Ran, nói rằng hai người đó phải chịu trách nhiệm cho tất cả các vấn đề của họ. Sau đó, anh ta say xỉn và cầu xin một cơ hội khác để được ở bên Fang Hui, đồng thời phô trương sự giàu có mới tìm thấy của mình. Cô ấy từ chối. Trong khi tất cả bộ phim đang diễn ra, và được chứng kiến ​​bởi Zhao Ye và Jia Mo, Qiao Ran và Zhao Ye nói chuyện qua bia. Zhao Ye hỏi anh tại sao anh không thể từ bỏ Fang Hui. Qiao Ran xoay chuyển câu hỏi đó và hỏi nếu tôi bảo bạn từ bỏ Jia Mo thì sao? Zhao Ye lùi lại, nhưng sau đó bắt đầu một lần nữa, thúc giục Qiao Ran xem xét liệu Fang Hui có thực sự đá Chen Xun ra khỏi trái tim cô ấy hay không. Anh ấy đề cập đến lịch sử của họ cùng nhau. Zhao Ye thúc giục Qiao Ran để cô ấy đi, nói rằng đã đến lúc phải tiếp tục, nếu không anh ấy sẽ bị thương. Qiao Ran lờ mờ chỉ ra rằng nếu điều đó là sự thật và Fang Hui thực sự không yêu anh, anh sẽ ra đi. Fang Hui nhận được đề nghị thăng chức và chuyển đến Nhật Bản. Qiao Ran đề nghị đi cùng cô ấy, nói rằng anh ấy sẽ tiếp tục học y khoa ở đó. Sau một cuộc gặp gỡ cay đắng khác với Chen Xun, người sẽ không để Fang Hui đi, Fang Hui yêu cầu Qiao Ran đi cùng cô đến Nhật Bản. Anh ấy đồng ý. Hai người ôm nó ra ngoài. Zhao Ye cảm thấy mệt mỏi với những cuộc giao tranh liên tục, và bùng nổ ở tất cả chúng. Anh ấy nói với họ rằng anh ấy ghê tởm như thế nào đối với hai người họ (điều mà tôi nghĩ thực sự không công bằng với Qiao Ran.) Chen Xun say một lần nữa, và sau đó bắt đầu với một kế hoạch đầu tư khác khi Fang Hui đến nói với anh rằng họ sẽ đến Nhật Bản. Chen Xun phản ứng đầu tiên bằng cách ký hợp đồng (để thể hiện), sau đó cố gắng bào chữa, nhưng cuối cùng lại đưa ra lựa chọn không ích kỷ cho một lần. Khi biết được chuyện họ rời đi, Chen đã đến bữa tiệc sinh nhật của Qiao Ran để chúc anh một sinh nhật vui vẻ. Và không ai hạnh phúc hơn về điều đó hơn Qiao Ran. Kẻ lừa đảo đã quanh quẩn trong suốt thời gian qua, cuối cùng đã lấy hết tiền của Chen Xun và bỏ trốn. Chen Xun chạm đáy, mất tất cả những gì anh ta kiếm được. Bạn bè của anh ấy cố gắng tập hợp xung quanh anh ấy, nhưng anh ấy tránh họ ở mọi ngã rẽ. Tại thời điểm này, anh đã kết nối lại với Chi Chi trong giây lát, và cả hai cam kết với nhau về tình yêu đã mất của họ. Chi Chi nói với anh ta đi và nói lời tạm biệt với Fang Hui để đóng cửa. Chen Xun thừa nhận rằng anh ấy không muốn gây thêm bất kỳ rắc rối nào nữa, và chỉ muốn cô ấy hạnh phúc với Qiao Ran. Chi Chi thúc giục anh đi và cho cô yên tâm bằng cách cho phép cô để lại tất cả các vấn đề của mình. Khi đang đua xe đến sân bay, Chen Xun bị tai nạn ô tô. Qiao Ran và Fang Hui ở lại để đảm bảo rằng anh ấy ổn. Họ đọc cuốn nhật ký tương lai mà anh ấy đã làm cho họ, cả hai đều cảm động trước những lời chúc phúc của anh ấy. Fang Hui dành cả ngày lẫn đêm bên cạnh giường của anh, vô cùng lo lắng cho anh. Và Qiao Ran nhìn thấy tất cả những điều này, và biết rằng Fang Hui vẫn chưa buông tha cho Chen Xun. Khi cả hai lên đường đến Nhật Bản một tuần sau đó, Qiao Ran thay vào đó đến Vấn Xuyên (nơi xảy ra trận động đất năm 2008) để làm tình nguyện viên, và thúc giục Fang Hui tiếp tục đến Nhật Bản và tìm lại chính mình. Trong khi anh ấy viết lý do rằng anh ấy không thể rời đi với cô ấy khi Trần Tấn như thế này, nhưng anh ấy thực sự để cô ấy đi trước khi cô ấy bắt đầu cảm thấy bị mắc kẹt. Anh ấy tin rằng cuối cùng cô ấy sẽ quay lại với Trần Tấn. Thay vì làm điều đó, Fang Hui nghe theo lời khuyên của Qiao Ran và đi đến Nhật Bản. Bảy năm sau. . .Trong năm 2015 Qiao Ran đã trở thành một bác sĩ và hiện đang thực hiện công việc phẫu thuật của mình. Chen Xun làm việc cho chính quyền bang. Fang Hui đã trở thành giám đốc công ty quảng cáo. Qiao Ran và Fang Hui tình cờ gặp nhau ở Nhật Bản. Trong lúc đi chơi du lịch, xe của họ bị hỏng. Qiao Ran đi đến thị trấn gần nhất, nhưng khi quay lại, anh không thể tìm thấy Fang Hui. Hai người tranh nhau về việc cô ấy di chuyển khỏi nơi mà anh ấy đã rời bỏ cô ấy. Cô ấy cãi lại tại sao phải đợi? Nó không giống như anh ấy đã từng trở lại. Anh phản bác rằng cô không đợi vì cô không tin anh. Cả hai dường như không thể đồng ý về việc ai đúng / ai đúng, quá khứ của họ rõ ràng là giữa họ. Qiao Ran sau đó quay trở lại Trung Quốc mà không nói lời tạm biệt với Fang Hui. Jia Mo và Zhao Ye vẫn đang tiếp tục mạnh mẽ, nhưng Jia Mo đã trở nên mệt mỏi khi chờ đợi lời cầu hôn của Zhao Ye. Để kết hôn, Jia Mo lừa Triệu Diệp tin rằng cô đang mang thai. Sau đó Zhao Ye ngỏ lời cầu hôn và cả hai bắt đầu lên kế hoạch cho đám cưới của mình. Fang Hui trở về Trung Quốc để tổ chức đám cưới. Khi Zhao Ye biết được sự thật, anh từ chối kết hôn và Jia Mo rời khỏi nhà. Qiao Ran và Fang Hui làm việc cùng nhau để đưa cả hai trở lại bên nhau, nhưng thực sự chỉ lên kế hoạch cho một bữa tối. Fang Hui sau đó nói rằng họ có cơ hội quay lại trường trung học trong một ngày để hồi tưởng lại tuổi trẻ của mình. Mọi người quay trở lại địa điểm ban đầu của cuộc họp của họ, và trong khi ở đó, Jia Mo và Zhao Ye đã đoàn tụ. Fang Hui và Qiao Ran cũng có một khoảng thời gian bên nhau, trong khi Chen Xun nhìn vào sự chấp nhận. Sau đó, họ nhận được tin rằng Da Ge đã qua đời. Xiao Tong quay trở lại cuộc sống của họ, nói với họ rằng Da Ge sẽ quay lại và cầu hôn cô như thế nào, và cô sẽ chấp nhận anh. Cô thúc giục họ sống một cuộc sống không hối tiếc. Mọi người lắng nghe. Xiao Tong đi du lịch, quyết định hoàn thành mong muốn của Da Ge . Jia Mo và Zhao Ye dự định kết hôn. Anh ấy nhận ra rằng cô ấy đã ở bên anh ấy 14 năm qua, và sẽ ở bên anh ấy nhiều năm sau nữa. Vậy thì, anh ta đang chờ đợi điều gì? Chen Xun cùng Chi Chi đi du lịch thế giới. Anh ấy đã hoàn toàn chuyển từ Fang Hui. Qiao Ran và Fang Hui tái hợp. Fang Hui thừa nhận rằng chỉ khi Qiao Ran bỏ rơi cô, cô mới nhận ra mình yêu anh nhiều như thế nào. Cho đến lúc đó, tình bạn của họ đã vượt trội hơn mọi thứ khác. Khi anh đi, đã chuẩn bị đầy đủ những thứ cô cần cho chuyến đi Nhật Bản, bóng anh đã theo cô đi khắp nơi. Và chính cái bóng ấy đã khơi dậy tình cảm thực sự của cô dành cho anh. Qiao Ran cũng thừa nhận rằng anh đã dành 7 năm qua để nghĩ về cô, đau lòng vì cô và cố gắng quên cô đi. Và không có gì đã làm việc. Họ nắm tay nhau và cùng nhìn về tương lai. Kết thúc. Tôi không nghĩ Back in Time: Long Time No See lại nổi như vậy khi phát sóng năm 2015. Tôi không hiểu tại sao đội ngũ sản xuất lại làm season 2 nhưng lại thay diễn viên? Điều đó không có ý nghĩa gì, và có lẽ nó cũng không có ý nghĩa đối với khán giả. Tôi đã không xem phần đầu tiên, vì vậy thực sự không có mối liên hệ nào với Chen Xun-Fang Hui như một cặp đôi. Có những đoạn hồi tưởng lôi cuốn bất kỳ người xem mới nào vào những gì đã xảy ra và cho chúng tôi biết lịch sử của Qiao Ran-Fang Hui-Chen Xun là như thế nào. Tôi cũng nghĩ việc sản xuất đã làm cho chúng tôi thất vọng khi không cho chúng tôi thấy quá khứ của Jia Mo / Zhao Ye. Cuối cùng, tôi mới đoán ra rằng Triệu Diệp có thể cô độc trên thế giới này không? Tôi vẫn không chắc đó có phải là sự thật hay không. Ngoài ra, tôi không phải là một fan cuồng của những bộ phim truyền hình nặng về hoài niệm, vì tôi không nhìn lại quá khứ của chính mình. Có thể có một số điểm tương đồng, nhưng nhược điểm của việc xem các bộ phim truyền hình từ các nền văn hóa khác là không có sự liên kết, mặc dù bản thân tôi ở cùng độ tuổi với các nhân vật này. Ngoài ra, tôi không khao khát tuổi trẻ của mình, vì vậy không hiểu làm thế nào một số nhân vật lại tuyệt vọng bám vào quá khứ hoặc khao khát nó. 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COVID-19 What you Should Know.

By: Emmanuel Arroyo, LAc                                                           3 March 2020 8:22 PM EST

Queens, New York

What is a Coronavirus?

Coronavirus, discovered in 1960,[1] is a positive-sense RNA virus that mainly targets the upper respiratory tract except for SARS which causes upper and lower tract infections and gastroenteritis. A positive-sense RNA is also known as positive-strand RNA virus[2]. The name is given due to its single strand of RNA while positive refers to genetic information carried for replication. Coronavirus causes the common cold, except for SARS and MERS, and now COVID-19.

Coronavirus (CoV) belong to the order of Nidovirales, which includes Coronaviridae, Arteriviridae, and Roniviridae families. CoV is divided into two subfamilies, CoV and the second subfamily Torovirinae. CoV has a cap (let’s call it head) which carries all the information needed for replication, while the tail has all the information related with structure and functions. The tail contains four important structures, S (spike), M (membrane), E (envelope), and N (nucleocapsid) proteins. The S structure is the one that attaches to the host cell receptors. The M structure gives the shape/form. The E structure is important for assembly and release of the virus; some virus need the M structure for pathogenesis. Structure N facilitates binding and affinity to viral or non-viral RNA. Both N and M work synergistically and facilitate replication and diffusion of the virus in the host.[3]

For binding, CoV mainly uses aminopeptidase as receptors except SARS and NL63 that use angiotensin-converting enzyme and MERS uses dipeptidyl-peptidase-4.

The Wuhan-coronavirus is new and is identified as 2019-nCoV, also known as COVID-19. COVID-19 stands for COronaVIrus Disease and is the full blown manifestation of SARS-COV2. SARS-CoV2 is a mutated coronavirus where the S structure attaches to Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) and it contains two subunits attaching to furin which makes it similar to Ebola, HIV, and avian influenza virus.[4] Furin is a protease found inside a cell and is known as Proprotein Convertase (PC) which develops the synthesis of prohormones, neurotrophic factors, serum proteins, regulation of hair, teeth, sweat glands, embryogenesis, calcium, pH, and interesting enough it also determines how virulent or infectious a bacteria or virus will be. It determines cancer aggressiveness and creates amyloid which are a key of Alzheimer’s.[5] Furin also regulates Insulin Growth Factor in upper respiratory tract and colon.

SARS-CoV2 Spike structure is genetically similar to the Spike structure to a Guangdong pangolin, while its genetic sequence is similar to a bat betacoronavirus of the genus sarbecovirus and is namedRaTG13. SARS-CoV2 has an ancestor which has been labeled Type-S. This ancestor is less aggressive and propagates slower. The aggressive SARS-CoV2 is dubbed Type-L and it is unknown if the Type-S mutation to Type-L occurred in the animal or in the human. 

How many human coronaviruses are known?[6],[7]

In the past CoV was classified according to the immune reaction, hence the Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Gamma nomenclature. 

There are seven known human coronaviruses:

1.       Alpha coronavirus:

a.       229E (1960) – causes common cold

b.       NL63 (2004) – causes croup hence it targets kids. Similar genome to 229E. Uses angiotensin converting enzyme. Is a recombination of PEDV. Hast two variants.

2.       Beta coronavirus:

a.       OC43 (1960) – causes common cold. It is believed it evolved from bovine CoV.

b.       HKU1(2005)

c.       SARS-CoV (2003) uses angiotensin converting enzyme 2.

d.       MERS-CoV (2012)

3.       SARS-COV2 - uses Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2, the Spike structure has subunits attaching to furin.

There is no vaccine for any, the only vaccine created was for SARS and it was an attenuated virus.

China has been using a drug produced in Cuba known as Alpha Interferon which intention was for HIV, Human Papilloma Virus, Hepatitis B and C, and some cancers. This medication has been used successfully and China claims that it has cured 1,500 cases as of February.[8] China uses Kaletra or Aluvia (liponavir and ritonavir) with Rivabirin which are medications for HIV and Hepatitis. The use of HIV meds and Tamiflu is another cocktail in use. The medication for malaria, Cloquonine, is also used for COVID-19. Another medication added to the cocktail is Thymosin, a medication that assists in the maturation of T-cells.

Do Animals get Coronavirus?

Yes, animals do get infected with coronavirus, but it is difficult for getting infected with HUMAN coronaviruses. Some of the coronaviruses in animal are the following:

·       Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PDEV)

·       Porcine Transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV)

·       Porcine Haemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus (PHEV)

·       Feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV)

·       Canine coronavirus

·       Mouse hepatitis virus (MHV)

·       Bovine coronavirus

·       Bat SARS

·       AvianCoV

Which Disinfecting Wipes?[9]

·       Lysol claims it product kills[10]

o   Virus: Herpes simplex virus type 1, Human coronavirus, influenza A virus

o   Bacteria: Streptococcus pyogenes (Strep), Staplylococcus aureus (Staph), Escherichia coli O157: H7 (E. coli), Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Salmonella enterica (Salmonella)

·       Clorox Healthcare®Bleach Germicidal Disinfectants and Clorox Healthcare® Bleach Germicidal Wipes[11]

o   Virus: Adenovirus Type 2, Avian influenza A, Canine parvovirus, Enterovirus D68, Feline Panleukopenia, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Herpes simplex type 2, Human coronavirus, Human immunodeficiency virus type 1, Influenza A, Influenza B, Measles, MERS-CoV, Norovirus, Poliovirus type 1, Respiratory syncytial (RSV), Rhinovirus, Rotavirus, SARS-CoV.

It is important to point that CoV killed by Clorox are SARS, MERS and that H-CoV mentioned by Lysol® and Clorox®are the ones that cause common cold. [12]

China and SARS, A Lesson on How to Treat

When SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) hit China the treatment response was multifactorial; China used an integrated approach of Chinese medicine and Western medicine. This integrated approach consisted on nutritional support, Chinese herbal medicine, and a regime of oxygen supplementation, corticosteroids (methylprednisolone), antibiotics (azithromycin, cefotaxime, amoxycillin-clavulanic acid, ciprofloxacin, demethylvancomycin), immunoglobulin, and thymosin. The medications used were according to severity and symptomatology. From the western approach we can determine that healthy eating habits are important. The use of antibacterial, corticosteroids, and thymosin is evidence that herbal, vitamins, mineral, and amino acid supplementation with antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, immunomodulatory properties are paramount as prophylactic measures.

From a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) perspective SARS was diagnosed as Wen Yi Bing or Warm Pestilential Disease.[13] The differential diagnosis used was Four Divisions (Wei-Qi, Ying-Qi, Xue, Yuan) and the Triple Heater or San Jiao. The aim of the Chinese herbal formulas was to expel pathogen, clear heat, and dissolve dampness therefore the herbal formulas used back in 2003 for SARS were the following:

·       San Ren Tang (Three-Nut decoction) + Shen Jiang San (Ascending-Descending Powder)

o   Ingredients: Xing Ren (Semen Pruni Armeniacae), Bai Dou Kou (Fructus Cardamomi Rotundi), Sheng Yi Yi Ren (Semen Coicis), Hua Shi (Talcum), Tong Cao (Medulla Tetrapanacis Papyriferi), Zhu Ye, (Herba Lophateri Gracilis), Hou Po Hua (Flos Magnolia Officinalis), Fa Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae Ternatae), Jiang Can (Bombyx Batricatus), Chan Yi or Chan Tui (Periostracum Cicadae), Pian Jiang Huang (Rhizoma Curcuma Longae), Cang Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis), Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis).

 ·       Yin Qiao San (Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder) + Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang (Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum, and Licorice Decoction) + Sheng Jiang San (Ascending-Descending Powder).

o   Ingredients: Sheng Ma Huang (Herba Ephedrae), Xing Ren (Semen Pruni Armeniacae), Sheng Shi Gao (Gypsum), Zhi Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Praeparatae) Jiang Can (Bombyx Batrycarius), Chan Yi or Chan Tui (Periostracum Cicadae), Bo He (Herba Menthae), Lian Qiao (Fructus Forsythiae Suspensae), Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae), Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae Baicallensis), Lu Gen (Rhizoma Phragmitis Communis) Shen yi Yi Ren (Semen Coicis), Pain Jiang Huang (Rhizoma Curcumae Longae).

 ·       Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan (Sweet Dew Special Pill to Eliminate Toxin)

o   Ingredients: Sheng Shi Gao (Gypsum), Xing Ren (Semen Prunus Armeniacae), Hua Shi (Talcum), Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae Baicallensis), Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri), Yin Chen Hao (Herba Atemisae Capillaris), Shi Chang Pu (Rhizima Acori Graminei), Fa Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae Ternatae), Hu Zhang (Radix et Rhizoma Polygoni Cuspidati), Bai Dou Kou (Frucuts Cardamomi Rotundi), Jiang Can (Bombyx Batricatus), Chan Yi or Chan Tui (Periostracum Cicadae), Cang Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis), Jiang Huang (Rhizoma Curcuma Longae).

 ·       Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang (Artemisia Annua and Scutellaria Decoction to Clear Gallbladder)

o   Ingredients: Qing Hao (Herba Artemisiae Apiaceae), Zhu Ye (Herba Lophateri Gracilis), Fa Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinealliae Ternatae), Chi Fu Ling (Sclerotium Poriae Cocos Rubrae), Huang Qin (Radix Scutellaria Baicalensis), Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae), Xing Ren (Semen Pruni Armeniacae), Sheng yi Yi ren (Semen Coicis), Hua Shi (Talcum), Qing Dai (Indigo Pulverata Levis), Cang Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis), Yu Jin (Tuber Curcumae).

 ·       Wu Hu Tang (Five Tiger Decoction) + Ting Li Da Zao Xie Fei Tang (Descurainia and Jujuba Decoction to Drain the Lungs) + Lian Po Yin (Coptis and Magnolia Bark Decoction)

o   Ingredients: Zhi Ma huang (Herba Ephedrae), Sheng Shi Gao (Gypsum), Xing Ren (Semen Pruni Armeniacae), Zhi Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Praeparatae), Lu Cha (Folium Thea Sinensis), Ting Li Zi (Semen Tinglizi), Chuan Lian Zi (Fructus Meliae Toosendan), Hou Po or Chuan Po (Cortex Magnolia Officinalis), Zhi Shi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus), Shan Zhi Zi (Fructus Gardenia Jasminoidis), Dan Dou Chi (Semen Sojae Praeparatum), Shi Chang Pu (Rhizoma Acori Graminei), Lu Gen (Rhizoma Phragmitis Communis), Fa Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pineallia Ternatae), Jie Geng (Radix Platycodonis).

·       Qing Ying Tang (Clear the Nutritive level Decoction) + Sheng Mai Yin (Generate the Pulse Decoction)

o   Ingredients: Shui Niu Jiao (Cornu Bubali), Sheng Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae), Xuan Shen (Radix Scrophulariae Ningpoensis), Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae Japonica), Xi Yang Shen (Radix Panacis Quinquifolii), Mai Men Dong (Tuber Ophiopogonis Japonici), Shan Yu Rou (Fructus Corni Officinalis)

It is important to remind the aforementioned formulas are used according to pattern discrimination, but a quick analysis of the herbs used will show some herbs or classification of herbs are used frequently in all the formulas. They are herbs that clear heat, drain dampness, transform phlegm, and regulate Lung Qi. The most used herbs in these formulas are Huang Qin, Pian Jiang Huang, Bai Dou Kou, Jin Yin Hua, Lu Gen, Ban Lan Gen, Fa Ban Xia, Chan yi or Chan Tui, Yi Yi Ren, Xing Ren, Shi Gao, and Hua Shi. Once heat passes to the Ying or Xue level damage to Qi and Yin has taken place manifesting as diarrhea, headaches, and/or shaking/tremors. From a six-division perspective Tai Yin, Yang Ming, Jue Yin damage has taken place once the pathogen surpasses the Tai Yang level. The SARS is a Phlegm-Heat pathogen that causes shortness of breath, fatigue, and can cause delirium, collapse or fainting, and bleeding which are quite like the presentation of COVID-19. This experience provides us with a diagnosis of a Wen Bing Phlegm-Damp-Heat pathogen for COVID-19.

CoVid-2019 Signs and Symptoms[14]

Some of the signs and symptoms reported are:

Flu like presentation:

·       Runny nose

·       Nasal congestion

·       Low grade fever

·       Body aches

Pneumonia presentation:

·       Shortness of breath

·       Chest tightness

·       Wheezing

·       Cough

·       Fatigue

·       High fever

·       Dry mouth

·       Bitter taste

Signs and Symptoms, Chinese Medicine and CoVid-19

In China, COVID-19 is diagnosed as phlegm-damp heat pestilential qi. The tongue has a thick yellow fur and a red and wet body. The signs and symptoms are runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, fever, and difficulty breathing leading, wheezing, chest tightness, fatigue, dry mouth, bitter taste, and diarrhea.[15],[16],[17] The main feature is difficulty breathing and x-ray or CT-Scan showing bilateral lung ‘infiltrates' or 'ground-glass opacities.' These opacities are pockets filled with thick mucus which prevents breathing. It takes 2 to 14 days to show any sign and symptoms, but it has been reported cases were takes longer to show any sign and symptoms. COVID-19 starts as common cold, then switches to flu like symptoms and then pneumonia. It is calculated that 2 people can infect 2.5 people a day, the infection increase rate is 53% per day.[18] The mortality rate is low but has a high infection rate. In the Hubei Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine COVID-19 has been divided into 4 Stages: Prevention (this stage is common cold), Influenza, Pneumonia, and Recovery Stage. Each Stage has a set of herbal formulas and pattern discrimination. Below I have summarized their recommendations, for detail information please read How COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) is Currently Treated in China with TCM by John K Chen.

·       Prevention Stage: Diagnosis is damp cold in the Lung and the recommended formula is a modified Yu Pi Feng San.

·       Influenza Stage: The diagnosis is Exterior Wind-Cold invasion, Toxic heat invading the Lung, or Damp Cold in the Lung,  The formulas recommended are Ge Gen Tang (Kudzu Decoction), Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang (Bupleurum and Kudzu Decoction), Huo Xiang Zhen Qi San, Yin Qiao San (Honey Suckle and Forsythia Powder), Qing Wei Bai Du San (Clear Epidemics and Overcome Pathogenic Influences Powder).

·       Pneumonia Stage: Is diagnosed as Shao Yang Syndrome with Damp, Damp-Heat Distressing the Lung, Toxic Stagnation Hampering the Lung or Hot Type Closed Disorder with Devastated Yang. The formulas recommended are Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction), San Ren Tang (Three-Nut Decoction), Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan (Sweet Dew Special Pill to Eliminate Toxins), Ma Xing Yi Gan Tang (Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Coicis, and Licorice Decoction), Xiao Xian Xiong Tang (Minor Sinking into the Chest Decoction), Cao Guo Zhi Mu Tang (Tsaoko and Anemarrhena Decoction), Bai Hu Jia Ren Shen Tang (White Tiger plus Ginseng Decoction), Si Tu Tang (Four Wild Decoction), Si Ni Jia Ren Shen Tang (Frigid Extremities Decoction Plus Ginseng), An Gong Niu Huang Wan (Calm the Palace Pill with Cattle Gallstone), Zi Xue San (Purple Snow Powder).

·       Recovery Stage: Qi and Yin Deficiency with closed collaterals. Recommended formula is Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang (Glehnia and Ophiopogonis Decoction).

  The herbs that were used the most were Huang Qin, Huang Lian, Ma Huang, Bai Zhu, Bai Dou Kou, Jin Yin Hua, Chen Pi, Fa Ban Xia, Yi Yi Ren, Xing Ren, Gua Lou, Sheng Jiang, Dan Zhu Ye, and Zhi Mu. An analysis of these herbs shows Heat-Pathogen invading the Lung and damaging fluids causing phlegm, chest tightness and shortness of breath which in normal parlance is pneumonia. The heat damages the Spleen which generate dampness and disturbs digestion; during this stage the pathogen causes what we know as enteritis leading to diarrhea. As the Heat-Pathogen advances, the person collapses. Is during this state that the person has entered the Jue Yin level, has damaged Shao Yin and a diagnosis of Closed Heat-Type Collapse with Devastated Yang is given or as John Chen calls it Closed Interior and Abandoned Exterior. Heat shuts the orifices (consciousness) and enters the Pericardium/Heart. The formulas have the purpose of eliminating the pathogen. Plants bioactive compounds are their antigen, their immune system developed to fight pests and it is theses bioactive compounds that have healing properties.

Herbs that are effective against the CoV are rich in triterpene glycosides such as saikosaponins A, B2,C, and D or phenolic compounds. The herbs are the followings:[19],[20]

·       Radix Bupleurum (Chai hu) – early stage infection of 229E

·       Radix Scrophularia (Xuan shen) -early stage infection of 229E

·       Lycoris Radiata (Shi Suan) – SARS

·       Herba Artemisia annua (Huang hua hao or Qing hao) - SARS

·       Folium Pyrrosia lingua (Shi wei) – SARS

·       Radix Lindera aggregata (Wu yao) – SARS

·       Isatidis indigotica (Ban lan gen, Cao da qing, Ma lan) – SARS

·       Torreya nucifera or Semen Torreyae (Fei zi) – SARS

·       Radix Dioscorea spp – SARS

As precaution you might use Gan mao ling and Yu Ping Feng San. The ingredients in Gan mao ling are gang mei geng or wan dian jin (Radix Iicis asprellae), wu zhu he (Folium Evodia), shan pu he or wu zhi gan (Folium viticis) ban lan gen (Radix Isatidis), ju hua (Flos Chrysanthemum), jin Yinn hua (Flos Lonicerae), and bo he (Herba Mentha). This formula clears heat, toxins, and opens the chest. Ban lan gen and jin Yinn hua have immunomodulatory properties.[21]

As reported by R. K. Ganjhu et al:

Also, if we glance through the different plant preparations reported in this review, we will notice that most of them represent extracts made of more than one plant species. That draws our attention to the uniqueness of each plant species and their constituents, which together with other plants make a formulation effective in treating a plethora of viral infections. An in-depth analysis of such formulations along with a bio-activity guided isolation of active components shall definitely give a better idea about the active principles responsible for a varied antiviral action. Research in this direction is in progress as collated from different papers. There are ample reports revealing immunomodulatory properties of many plant extracts mediated through induction and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, IL-6 and IL-12. IL-12, produced by activated monocytes/macrophages and dendritic cells, stimulate cell-mediated immunity to release IFN-c, promote Th-1 responses, and enhance CD8 + cytotoxic T cell activity, thereby playing a pivotal role in controlling viral replication. There also exist evidence on IL-6 production by macrophages in response to virus infections, in addition to reports justifying its role in clearing viral infection from the physiological system.[22]

I would like to quote John Chen:

From the Western Han Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, at least 321 large-scale plagues occurred in China. Chinese medicine has served to wage life-and-death battles against various plague consistently through time and has successfully contained the spread of epidemics in a limited area and time. There has never been a similar tragedy in China’s history, such as the Spanish flu or the Black Death in Europe.  These are examples of global plagues that killed tens of millions of people.

In the Chinese history, whenever a plague is rampant, Chinese medicine practitioners are always on the front lines to battle the disease. Many survived with the help of Chinese Medicine; so in this fight with the insidious and novel Coronavirus, Chinese Medicine once again should take a primary role in effective treatment and must not be absent in action!

  Essential Oils and Viruses

Hinokitiol is an essential oil of from the wood of Cupressacea trees. This oil, when it enters in contact with zinc it elicits the interchange of zinc ions and stops viral replication, in this instance SARS-CoV, and inhibits lung cancer cell growth.[23] Cupressacea trees refers to Cypress, it has 30 genera and 133 varieties.[24] It includes the following trees: Fitzroya, Pilgerodendron spp, Arbovitae spp, Austrocedrus, Cupressus spp, Callitris, Widdringtonian spp,Tetraclinis, Thujopsis, Chamaecyparis spp, Calocedrus, Juniperus spp, Athrotaxis, Cryptomeria, Cunninghamia, Sequoiadendrum, Sequoia, Metasequoia, Taxodium.

Essential oils with antiviral or antiseptic or immunomodulatory properties according to Schnaubelt, PhD are:[25]

·       Cinnamon (Cinnamomum ceylanicum) – antiseptic. From a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) perspective is warms Kidney yang (bark) and regulates the coronary arteries. Rou gui and Gui zhi are the Pin Yin for cinnamon in Chinese medicine.

·       Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) – antiseptic, “broad spectrum of action against bacteria; antiviral, strengthening.” (sic)

·       Eucalyptus radiata – expectorant, antiviral. In TCM terms it strengthens Lung qi, opens the chest and transforms phlegm.

·       Eucalyptus globulus and polybractea – expectorant. From a TCM perspective it tonifies Lung-Tai Yin Qi, regulates qi in the chest, and transforms phlegm.

·       Frankincense (Boswellia carteri) – anti-asthmatic, strengthens the immune system. For Chinese medicine savvy readers Frankincense expands the chest and boost Wei-qi or Defensive qi.

·       Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis var decumbens) – strong antiviral effects and antiasthmatic. In TCM terms hyssop tonifies Lung-Tai Yin Qi and Wei-Qi therefore it treats shortness of breath, fatigue, and boost immune system.

·       Laurel (Laurus nobilis) – is anti-infective (sic), it enhances the qualities of the other antiviral and antibacterial oils. In TCM, it is said that laurel moves qi and transforms phlegm.

·       Myrrh (Commiphora molmol) – antiviral, anti-inflammatory (sic). TCM view on myrrh is that it strengthens the Spleen-Tai Yin meridian and drains dampness.

·       Palmarosa (Cymbopogon martini) – effective against bacterial and viral illnesses of throat and lungs (sic). In Chinese medicine parlance it nourishes Yin and clears heat.

·       Ravensare (Ravensare aromatica) – expectorant and antiviral (sic).

·       Tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) – anti-infective agent with very broad spectrum of action (sic). It tonifies Lung qi and Wei-Qi therefore boosting the immune system functions and treating fatigue, or lethargy.

·       Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanoides) – strengthens a weakened immune system. In TCM words, vetiver nourishes Yin and clears heat.

Note: previous essential oils information are direct quotes from Schnaubelt, PhD.

An excellent way of prevention is diffusing essential oil of Eucalyptus radiata, E. globulus, E. citriodora, Laurel, Tea tree, Hyssop, and Palmarosa.[26] A synergy of Eucalyptus spp, Tea tree, Laurel, Hyssop, and Palmarosa with Jojoba oil as a carrier and applied to acupuncture points Lung 1, Lung 5, and Lung 9 (See Diag 1, Diag 2 and Diag 3).

You can make your own synergy. You need the essential oils previously mentioned (7 in total), a 10 ml bottle and jojoba oil. The synergy’s dilution would be 10%. The ratio depends on how you want to do the blend but keep in mind that 1 ml is approximately 20 drops hence 10 ml bottle fits 200 drops and a 10% dilution yields a total of 20 drops. These 20 drops must be divided between Eucalyptus spp, Laurel, Tea tree, Palmarosa, and Hyssop. In theory, you can pour 2 to 3 drops of each essential oil.

Where you can obtain your essential oils? I get my oils from one of these 3 sources: Ananda Apothecary in Colorado, Enfleurage 237 West 13th Street New York, NY, and New York Institute of Aromatherapy in New York City at 530 E 13th Street, New York, NY 10009. Another good source of essential oils is Floracopeia. All are reliable sources who are committed to quality.

Diag 1 Lung 1

Diag 2 Lung 5 on elbow’s crease lateral to bicep tendon.

Diag 3 Lung 9

Supplements and The Immune System

Supplements can assist regulating, harmonizing, and boosting the immune system. My favorite combination is taking a multivitamin and mineral, adding an extra dose of 25 mg of zinc, selenium, and manganese while adding 1,500 mg of L-Carnitine. L-Carnitine is converted to L-Acetylcarnitine[27],[28],[29] which has immunomodulator, sedative, and analgesic effects. It regulates dopamine, serotonin, and GABA and has an affinity for the hippocampus and hypothalamus. Zinc, selenium, and manganese are the minerals needed to produce super oxidase dismutase and glutathione peroxidase, two antioxidants produced by the human; L-Glutamine[30], an amino acid, is involved in the production of glutathione peroxidase as well.

When zinc ions[31] enter in contact with other substances such as hinokitiol, Pyrrolidine DioThioCarbamate (PDTC),[32] and zinc pyrithione (PT) it exerts a dynamic response which promotes antioxidant, anticancer, and antiviral response.

DPTC[33] is a metal chelating agent that passes through the blood brain barrier and stimulates astrocytes, regulates production of glutathione, increases copper at a cellular level, and regulates nitric oxide synthetase. DPTC targets the hippocampus as well. DPTC has been shown to reduce effects of Alzheimer and stop viral replication of SARS-CoV. PT is zinc pyrithhione and has been noticed that in combination with zinc2+, hinokitiol, and PDTC it inhibits replication of SARS-CoV. It can be assumed that a regime involving vitamin/mineral supplementation, a good diet and hygiene, plenty of rest, and use of essential oils can be our best allies in staying healthy.

Nature’s Sunshine® offers an ample selection on supplements to support lung functions, regulate the immune system and fight viruses. My recommendation as a prophylactic measure is ALJ® and Enviro-Detox®. ALJ® enhances lung functions, cleanses the lung, and aids with allergies while Enviro-Detox® has antiviral properties.

  Precautionary Approaches

  Wash your hands thoroughly. Hand washing dislodges any bacteria, virus or any other pathogen from our hands. If you use Lysol or Clorox wipes you can add ethanol to them. Ethanol and HCL have shown strong antiviral activity. Avoid shaking hands, cover your mouth when sneezing. Stay home if you are sick. Drink ginger tea[34], studies show that ginger tea has anti-inflammatory properties and reduces inflammation markers including Nuclear Factor. Fresh ginger enhances catalase, superoxidase dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase.[35] Ginger treats even common cold.[36] Last, always gargle.

    Biography:

 Emmanuel Arroyo is a Licensed Acupuncturist in the State of NY, Certified in Iridology and Aromatherapy. Has a Master degree in Oriental Medicine and is Member of NCCAOM and ASNY.

If you are interested in having an essential oil synergy with antiviral and antibacterial properties or need a immune booster acupuncture treatment you can reach me at:

Dr.agujas@gmail.com

www.arroyosacupuncture.com

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