#zheng ting

[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: Dashing Youth (2024)

Senior Brothers 'Love' the Youngest so much ❤️🤣 #neohou #dashingyouth #chinesedrama

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Floating Youth | S01E01

Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes

I'm sad at the lack of sports drama during this Olympic year, so instead re-posting one of my favorites, even though its winter Olympics :D

[movielosophy]

New Life Begins ~ This tree is quite efficacious

[licorneforyourroleplay]

AVATARS ZHU ZHENGTING ► 400X640

[twelve-feathers]

Lu Zhiang protected them when they have trouble.

Rush to the Dead Summer (2017)

[luvvwins]

yin zheng and yin qi are the only men who deserve rights.

(small shout out to ninth brother who is besties with the ladies)

[maitzong94]

[bobsyourdylan]

Okay, so – a few thoughts on Izzy’s death. I’m sure other people have also laid this out, but I haven’t stumbled across it yet, so this is partially for me to get my thoughts organized. For the record, I love Izzy – he fascinated me (in a horrified sort of way) in season 1, and then he grew on me significantly in season 2. What a weird little guy. But also – I’m fine with them killing him off, and also with how they did it, because I think it makes sense for the story. But I know that a lot of people are super upset about his death, and also about the way he died. So, a few semi-coherent thoughts on that: 

Why not a sacrifice play?

This writer’s room is so self-aware, so deliberate about engaging with tropes – there is no possible way that they sat around breaking the story of Izzy’s death and no one said “woah, wouldn’t it be symbolic and gut-wrenching if he sacrificed himself for Ed? Or Stede?” No way. So why didn’t they go that route? 

Izzy’s arc in season 2 has been all about becoming his own man, separate from Ed/Blackbeard. Like – that’s what he’s worked towards, this whole season. That is his growth. It would be insulting to take that away from him at the last minute, and make his death purely about Ed and Stede.

Listen, I love a sacrifice arc as much as the next person. But Izzy’s life isn’t about sacrifice anymore – that’s the whole point of his season 2 arc. He has spent decades sacrificing both himself and Ed to the altar of Blackbeard. No more. 

It also means that Ed and Stede’s mourning doesn’t have to be tinged with the guilt of “he sacrificed himself to save me/my partner.” They can mourn Izzy purely for himself, because he is worth mourning. This, I would argue, is the send-off that Izzy’s character deserves.

Izzy’s death wasn’t accidental on Ricky’s part – it wasn’t a stray bullet.

We see from the scene when the crew is locked up in Spanish Jackie’s that Ricky recognizes Izzy. We know from their conversation that, for Ricky, Izzy is the epitome of piracy – Izzy, not Blackbeard, is the legend.

The thing is – Ed and Stede are both in the scene where Izzy dies (I’m not sure if you can see Stede on screen, but the bts photos show Rhys’ position, on what would be the far right of the shot). Arguably, Stede would have been the easier shot – Ricky wouldn’t have had to complete a full 180-degree turn before he could pull the trigger. So why doesn’t he go for Stede, who abandoned him to the tender mercies of Spanish Jackie in the first place? Or Blackbeard, arguably the greatest/most famous pirate alive, with the possible exception of Zheng, who he’s already targeted? Sure, you could argue that he’d going for Ed here… but I don’t think he is. The shot’s too low to be accidentally aimed for Izzy – it would hit Ed’s knee or something, probably. I think that yes, it’s a panicked shot, not well-aimed at all. But if it’s aimed at anyone, I think it has to be Izzy. And at the very least, the symbolism of it is very much not accidental.

For probably the first time since they created Blackbeard, Izzy isn’t just a stand-in for Ed. His significance is his own in this scene – in all of his interactions with Ricky. He’s not targeted because he’s Blackbeard’s first mate (why go for the first mate when you could go for Blackbeard?). He’s targeted because he’s Izzy Hands – because he is significant, powerful, famous, respected in and of himself.

And more than that – this is an arc about the end of piracy. And Izzy Hands is piracy – the show has been telling us from the beginning that piracy is a mixed bag, full of the good and the bad, and Izzy represents that  – represents both the toxic, violent side of piracy, and the side of piracy that he grows into, that he explains to Ricky – piracy as family, home, belonging. Izzy dies, and it hurts, because not only is he a great character, but he represents in one person all of the complicated, hilarious, heartbreakin, violent, loving aspects of piracy – and of the show. But it is so, so important that Izzy dies as himself – not as a symbol or shield of Ed, or Stede, or Blackbeard. Not even as a symbol of piracy, but instead as the active embodiment of piracy – as something/someone who grows, changes, ends. Not as static or passive, but as better than when we first met him, as transformed as Buttons in his own way. 

Izzy’s death sets up a possible revenge arc:

We know that everything in this show ties back to the main relationship between Ed and Stede. Izzy’s death is, I think, significant on its own, for him as a character – but it is also, by necessity, significant to Ed and Stede’s relationship. Namely – it sets up an interesting conflict for season 3 re: a potential revenge arc for Ed. 

Now, clearly they’ve carefully ended season 2 on a relatively high note in case we don’t get a season 3. But we know they’re gonna be terrible at running an inn, and we know there’s unfinished business with Ricky. Ed’s current strategy of dealing with everything that’s happened seems to be “I don’t want to be a pirate, get me out of here” – which, while fair enough, won’t last, because that’s the nature of unfinished business. So, at some point, Ed and Stede are going to need to confront Ricky again. And, if the writers decide to lean into the revenge arc, I’d say the odds are pretty high that, when Ed lays eyes on Ricky again, we get a flashback to Izzy’s death. 

And this sets us up for a pivotal, and necessary, moment in Ed’s character arc: when confronted with pain, loss, negative emotion in general – can Ed deal with it without losing himself? Ed needs a balance between the Kraken, Blackbeard, and Edward, and we see at the end of season 1 and beginning of season 2 how challenging that balance is for him to find, especially when confronted with loss or pain. We can see Ed working towards that balance when he’s interacting with Low – Low’s taunts don’t push Ed to violence, but instead get to Stede. But comparatively, Izzy’s loss is a much greater blow, and at some point, Ed is going to need to confront that.

Plus – we know the writing team are thinking of Izzy’s death at least partially in terms of the mentor/mentee arc, which often confronts the question of revenge – after the mentor’s death, the mentee is required to choose on their own how to go on, what kind of person they want to be. And this often requires a confrontation with both the mentor’s loss and a decision about how far they want to take their desire for revenge.

Why not a cooler death?

Okay — I get this criticism. I do. Izzy is an amazing fighter, we all love that about him. And you can keep most of the above symbolism and still have him die fighting two dozen British soldiers. 

But — again — we are back to the root of this show: Ed and Stede. 

Izzy has two deaths this season: one in the premiere, one in the finale. The first is Stede’s fantasy. Cool swordfight, and Stede triumphs, obviously — but the premise of the fight is that Izzy’s a great swordsman and Stede bests him because now Stede’s a great pirate. This is Stede’s ideal pirate fantasy. 

But Izzy’s actual death is not like this. It is messy and inelegant and painful and no one gets any glory from it at all and Ed is crying with Izzy dying in his arms, and Stede wants to help, goes for bandages, but he doesn’t know what to do and it’s not enough anyways — And this is not a fantasy anymore. This is piracy, and this is the piracy that Ed wants to escape. And it’s important that Stede sees this, sees what Ed is done with. 

And it’s also important that Stede tries to save Izzy. Izzy isn’t just a symbolic barrier between Stede and Ed anymore, to be sacrificed to Stede’s reunion fantasy. He’s his own person, with his own death, and Izzy has grown, yes, but so has Stede.

And by using Izzy’s death to make this point, we both get Stede learning the reality of piracy and growing beyond his fantasy, and the glorious fantasy fight kiss i love you reunion between Ed and Stede (if Ed and Stede had reunited by fighting off dozens of British soldiers, but Izzy had died doing the same, the dissonance would have messed with both the death and the reunion, because we the audience wouldn’t be able to distinguish between the fantasy and reality worlds). And getting both of these is the premise of the show — fantasy and reality both. 

And sure — you can be mad that the show used Izzy in this way. But that is the show’s premise — everything is in service of the protagonists and their relationship. This is not a surprise— it’s been openly talked about since day 1. 

You don’t have to like what the writers did. You don’t have to agree that it was the correct choice. But they have proven to us, time and time again over the last year, that they are self-aware and careful with this show that they know we love so much. So we absolutely owe it, to them and to ourselves, to ask why they made a choice that not everyone may agree with. What is the payoff? Why did they decide to do this thing that they knew would upset fans? Because we know it’s not that they hate us. So what is it? You don’t have to agree that the payoff is worth it. But do the writers, and the show, and yourself the favor of recognizing that there is a payoff here.

[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: Burning Flames (2024)

Gifs of Intro of cdrama "Burning Flames"

【ENG SUB | FULL】 Burning Flames 烈焰： Wu Geng Helps King Xin Go to War 🔥 | EP1 | iQIYI

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Floating Youth | S01E04

Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes

Native Title: #冰球少年

Genres: #Bromance #Youth

Tags: #Sports

Cast: #Zhu Zheng Ting #Bai Shu #Liu Yu Feng #Leo Yang #Ryan Peng

[movielosophy]

The Silence of The Monster |  at Monster Vintage 

[abandonedelves]

Gonna talk about some things I loved from the season 2 finale because while I understand peoples feelings of grief, you’re all valid, the episode had beautiful moments that I want to commend the actors for:

- As an Asian woman who grew up with high expectations, Auntie telling Zheng she’s proud of her was such a wonderful healing moment. Also Olu and Auntie finding common ground to get along (they both love Zheng!!)

- We got a new letter from Stede with such sweet poetry and it’s wonderful to see Ed’s weepy reaction to it realizing his love for Stede was always strong despite their trauma wrenching them apart so many times

- Spanish Jackie having the BIGGEST BALLS OF THEM ALL and poisoning the entire tavern, cackling menacingly while they all keel over and Swede’s reverse Wesley moment of learning he’s been building up an immunity to poison this whole time he’s been with Jackie

- Stede and Ed running to each other on the beach, and just like the full moon metaphor, the world is just kind of normal and overcast and not tinged with a golden sunset like in Stede’s dream, it’s not the perfect moment but it’s theirs and the love between them is real.

- Archie and Jim’s kiss while they’re getting suited up!!! They love each other so much!!!

[staryinghao]

NINEPERCENT GROUP LIVE ON WEIBO (zzt wzy wlk)

theyve talked about getting linong, chengcheng, justin and zhangjing on too (no other two but i guess i was expecting that…)

they sang a bit of mack daddy and started talking about how they never actually recorded it (CRIMINAL)

linkai complimented zhengting’s ep <3 and his long hair LOL

zhengting is complaining about justin rejecting his live request NDJSINFUHSNJ jiazheng in 2024 bless (“hes sleeping”)

“happy 6 years” DEAD. IM DEAD.

“bro i miss you”

talking about the last day… eating hotpot and drinking…

“do you remember the house the nine of us lived in? i miss that time so much”

DOING THE NINE HANDSIGN BUT ZHENGTING IS LAGGING SO HES NOT DOING ANYTHING (OK HE DID IT)

every time they say “the nine of us” my heart feels like exploding

“if we’ve changed, it’s only that we’ve gotten older”

“we changed clothes together” (linkai to ziyi) NPC LORE IN 2024?

“hello i’m zhu-zheng-ting” THEY ARE STILL CLOWNING HIM. AFTER SIX YEARS

why is zhengting eating a cucumber like a banana

“if its still the three of us next year im leaving the group chat”

“the next time we meet we should do an offline live”

[xiaolanhua]

BAI JING TING as PRINCE YIN ZHENG NEW LIFE BEGINS (2022)

[twelve-feathers]

Lu ZhiAng × Yan Mo

Rush to the Dead Summer (2017)

[whumpily-ever-after]

The Silence of the Monster Whump List

Summary: (from MDL) "He Chu Feng and Luo Bin are the two oddball operators of Monster Vintage, a notable antique store. They live in the same house together, with only a large cat for company, and have become accustomed to each other’s bizarre quirks, although their respective love lives are nothing to write home about! He Chu Feng is a man of mystery and is the store’s locksmith extraordinaire – able to open any lock imaginable on a range of antique pieces. And Luo Bin is the master appraiser of the duo – a man capable of assessing an antique’s worth in mere seconds."

Country: China

Year: 2022-2023

Where to watch: Viki, iQIYI

Spoilers ahead...

Whumpee: Lou Bin aka Robin played by Zhu Zheng Ting

Episode 1: Threatened, surrounded, chased, hands bound behind his back, rescued, in a fight; thrown to the ground

Episodes 2-11: None

Episode 12: Says he feels like an outcast in his family, crying

Episode 13: In a fight, pushed to the ground, punched; friend (reluctantly tends to his wound)

Episodes 14-21: None

Episode 22: Crying; heartbroken

Episode 23: Heartbroken

Episodes 24-25: None

Episode 26: Feels guilty for keeping secrets from his friend

Episodes 27-29: None

Episode 30: Grabbed by the shirt, crying; feels guilty; (flashback) physically pushed away by his father, learned what role his father played in the death of his friend’s sister

Episode 31: Teary-eyed

Episode 32: Sad and guilty

Episode 33: Lured into a trap, prevented from leaving, punched in the face, held by two men, punched in the stomach x2, knocked out; tied to a chair, hands bound behind his back (with rope), blood on his lip, blindfolded, punched in the face repeatedly, escapes his bindings, passes out (from being drugged off camera); dragged, bound to the chair again, told he angered a lot of people, hit repeatedly, threatened to be drugged

Episode 34: (Picks up from the previous episode) threatened to be drugged; falls over (still tied to a chair); drugged, passes out; dragged, scolded, locked in a room, struggles to stand, hurts his hands pulling staples out of a box, tasered, falls down the stairs, grunting in pain, punched and kicked; wounds tended to (in a hospital), concern for him, teary-eyed

Episode 35: Cuts on his face, arm bandaged, worried for his friends; friends concerned about him, having difficulties seeing and hearing; sacrifices himself to make sure his friend continues to have a good life, (flashback) in a fight, flipped over onto his back, chased, falls over a railing, the person he was fighting dies, in shock

Episode 36: Crying; says his goodbyes to all his friends and family, turns himself in, sentenced to six years in prison

Whumpee: Hu Chufeng played by Bi Wen Jun

Episode 1: Cuts and blood on his face; in a fight, hit on the back with a piece of wood; thrown to the ground

Episodes 2-3: None

Episode 4: Nightmare

Episode 5: Nightmare; disoriented, hallucinating

Episodes 6-8: None

Episode 9: Mentions how he saw his mother die in front of him

Episodes 10-13: None

Episode 14: The wound on his wrist tended to, hissing in pain; crying

Episode 15: Crying, reveals his father blames him for his mother’s death; stuck in a flashback, hugging his knees to his chest

Episode 16: Crying

Episodes 17-21: None

Episode 22: Someone from his past plans to make him suffer

Episodes 23-29: None

Episode 30: Feels betrayed by his friend; crying

Episode 31: Sad

Episodes 32-33: None

Episode 34: Lured into a trap; told the man from his past doesn’t want him to be happy and lured his friend into the trap, hit with a metal bat, blood on his forehead; locked in a room, tasered, falls to the ground, holds his side, in a fight, blood on his face; teary-eyed, learns his girlfriend was kidnapped (for revenge against him)

Episode 35: Covered in blood; turns himself in, worried about his girlfriend, crying; told it’s not his fault

Episode 36: Says everything that happened is his fault, crying; believes he lost all his friends and is alone, crying