#zeng shun xi

[xiaobaosnoona]

smack, smack, smack, bonk

[swiftletinthecloud]

@asiandramanet august bingo: celebrity profile | Zeng Shun Xi

(insp ★ ☆ ★)

[movielosophy]

Mysterious Lotus Casebook | Living in Lotus Tower

[xinyuehui]

TIAN XIWEI & ZENG SHUNXI

for iQIYI Scream Night 2023

[mostlyfate]

ROMANCE ON THE FARM 田耕纪 · 2023, dir. Hong Ling 1.11 | We are holding a wedding banquet. That's right. We're about to hold a wedding banquet. There may be a baby shower banquet as well. Master. You have to give us more discount. Master. We won't stop at the baby shower banquet. We'll also consider holding the one-month and 100-day celebration banquets here. How about this? Let's also celebrate your 60th birthday in advance. What do you think? Honey. Why are you so sweet? I'm blushing.

[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: Mysterious Lotus Casebook (2023)

#莲花楼 那就祝他们，在江湖之外，在传奇之后，永远快乐无忧 | 莲花楼 Mysterious Lotus Casebook | 爱奇艺华语剧场

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3YQMJwyu17Q

[zhanglinghez]

ZENG SHUN XI as XUE TONG ZI

EP.24 | My Journey To You 「云之羽」 (2023)

[night-rider-lily]

Masterpiece of a C-drama. Personally enjoyed so much the investigation plot!!

Cheng Yi- Is an amazing actor!!!

[complexoparticular]

Hi Venus | EP24

[xiaobaosnoona]

my favourite boyband polycule trio

@asiandramanet creator bingo - lgbtq+ rep

[swiftletinthecloud]

— p. vallejo

说英雄谁是英雄 || Heroes || Luận Ai Xứng Danh Anh Hùng (2022)

@asiandramanet august bingo: lgbtq+ rep | Wang Xiao Shi & Bai Chou Fei

[movielosophy]

Mysterious Lotus Casebook | give him some space

[dangermousie]

Say what you will about GJM but that man is doing God’s work here. Finally someone put their foot down about JJY’s ridiculous makeup fixation. She doesn’t like it? Stick to modern influencer roles! I live in wonder as to whether he will actually manage to get her to finally give a passable performance!

https://koalasplayground.com/2024/08/05/conflict-already-in-pre-planning-stages-of-c-drama-painted-skin-as-director-guo-jing-ming-prohibits-ju-jing-yis-makeup-team-and-male-lead-zeng-shun-xis-fans-upset-with-billing/

(Maybe she will drop out and we will all be blessed.)

[mostlyfate]

ROMANCE ON THE FARM 田耕纪 · 2023, dir. Hong Ling

[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: Mysterious Lotus Casebook (2023)

안경+고장복 성의

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1078E7gUxPs

[dramaddict-and-proud-of-it]

Mysterious Lotus Case Book

Year : 2023 | Country : CN | Nb of episodes: 40

My rate: 7/10

Synopsis :

Ten years ago, Li Xiang Yi, the master of the Sigu Sect, dominated with his superior swordsmanship and was a symbol of light in the martial arts world. However, he suddenly disappeared along with Di Fei Sheng, the leader of the Jinyuan Alliance, after they arranged to battle in the East Sea.

Ten years later, Li Lian Hua is a countryside doctor who travels dragging around a lotus tower. He accidentally becomes "famous" and gets pulled into the pugilistic world that he no longer wants to have any connections with. Fang Duo Bing, a passionate youth who dreams of becoming a hero, realizes that Li Lian Hua is not a simple man and vows to find proof that Li Lian Hua has been impersonating a famous doctor. Meanwhile, Di Fei Sheng, who has always regarded Li Xiang Yi as a fierce enemy, has also reemerged in the pugilistic world and recognizes that the unremarkable doctor Li Lian Hua is none other than Li Xiang Yi.

After a series of cases, Li Lian Hua, Di Fei Sheng and Fang Duo Bing gradually come to forge a deep friendship and join hands in solving mysterious cases to uphold justice.

Main cast :

Cheng Yi as Li Lianhua (voiced by Cheng Yi) / Li Xiangyi

Xu Wei Luo as Li Xiangyi (teen)

Xie Zi Mo (谢子墨) as Li Xiangyi (child)

Zeng Shun Xi as Fang Duobing (Fang Xiaobao)

Lu Jin Hao as Fang Xiaobao (young)

Xiao Shun Yao as Di Feisheng

Xu Jia Xi as Di Feisheng (young)

My thoughts on this drama :

From the reviews I had read online, this was supposed to be as good at The Blood of Youth. For me, it was not. Don't get me wrong! It is a very good drama. The overall absence of romance is a big plus (it's there in the background but has no direct impact on the story itself more than in a few flashbacks that I enjoyed skipping).

What bothered me most is that the second hero was such a dimwit. All muscle no brain. Yes he's pretty young and all, but that wannabe detective was just dumb. He relied completely on Lianhua's deduction before finding the solution to all cases (but still taking all credit for solving it heh...). It took a bit too long for the big reveal of the main lead's identity, and I found truly ridiculous that his old pals did not recognize him as soon as they saw him. He was pretty much walking out there looking the same as ten year prior, sometimes wearing a mask that hid nothing.... but that's a common trope in Cdramaland so.... Big thumb up to the redemption arc of the initial "villain". The friendship born of it was amazing to see, and I was very much rooting for more interactions between the three main characters. The side characters also did their job, adding drama and comic relief to the story. The backstory that unraveled slowly up to the finale was splendidly executed, and I felt terrible for Lianhua when he realized the whole truth. I have a small regret though: for a Wuxia drama, there weren't that many awesome fights, and the rare ones were so short they lacked impact.

Anyway, it  is still a good drama, Cheng Yi prove once again that he's a true talent of this generation, and I hope to see him take one more dramas and movies (no dumb romcom) to showcase his impressive capacity to show emotions with his eyes and micro expressions. He convinced me back in Immortal Samsara, now I'm just another fan...

A Favorite ?

NO