Xiang Liu and You (Yes, You)

 atmospheres:

I think Over the Sea I Come to You is on youtube.

Yes it is!

Here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMR5qLmbPu-kSMOgxqN8iIKgpTQcTec7K

I want to start watching it, but things go awfully bad toward the end lol

 atmospheres:

He's not and never has been the type of actor people like to say could have chemistry with even a rock on the ground

Oh my gosh, really? 

 atmospheres:

That's doesn't mean he is lacking because of that, on the contrary he's an actor who needs to play off another decent actor, he needs that human connection, he's not going to emote to something inanimate or effectively inanimate the same way that he can emote to someone who is meeting him part of the way. He'll try, but it will just look off and unbalanced, as it has in the past.

This reminds me of this very funny video: https://twitter.com/tlmssusu/status/1707011581715103805?s=20

That woman is mad. Lol

 atmospheres:

I found the chemistry in the LMLMV teasers and bts clips awkward and weird/fake -- I'm not into saccharine fluffy romcoms in general but this gave me secondhand embarrassment a bit the vibe was try-hard and off (like he seemed to be trying very hard, but the result was off)

I sort of feel the same :/

 atmospheres:

I haven't yet dropped any of his shows.

Sticking to all of them till the end. 

Welp, except for...you know.

@atmospheres

"I think Over the Sea I Come to You is on youtube.  He has some chemistry with his love interest in that one (there were rumors at the time about reel to real, though, so that may have accounted for it because Kang Keren's acting was otherwise...well, it was what it was.) "

That's great! Will try to look for it on YouTube then, hopefully it's not geo-blocked. Didn't realise there were such rumours about them. Actually has he ever been officially linked to anyone? I just realised she was 宁缺's 三师姐 in Ever Night. Never really made the connection previously.

Interesting observation about him requiring a decent actor to play off in order to give an even more effective performance. I was just watching him in 王牌对王牌 when he played 贾玲's young lover whom she was breaking off with, as well as his various stage performances on 我就是演员 especially Beijing Love Story, and his delivery shines there, so I see where you are coming from. LMLMV is not my usual cup of tea (I don't like romances per se), but it's TJC and it's voice acting, plus Zhou Ye doesn't rub me the wrong way... Not to mention I need something where he is actually happy and desired for a change after the pain in LYF. Am currently rewatching UTS, and might give Are You Safe another go (haven't progressed past Ep4 yet).

"滤镜 set-up sounded to me a lot like the kmovie later turned into the kdrama The Beauty Inside involving a woman who is able to shapeshift. "

Hmm.. didn't occur to me until you mentioned it. Haven't watched the movie nor the drama, so no basis for comparison. I personally love Tong Hua's historical novels though her original scripts, especially the more lighthearted ones are more of a hit and miss for me, like her historical adaptations. I understand having to work within the confines of censorship and production budget and feasibility, but I wish the essence of the character and the plot were not drastically changed. Praying that the leaked script is a false alarm and LYF S2 does not all but make Xiang Liu and Xiao Yao's relationship line unrecognisable. The one that I dread yet look forward to is Xiang Liu's death scene, which TJC worked 4 days on in the sweltering heat, and those who watched were crying over. 

Which of his works do you personally recommend, seeing you've watched them all? The ones that stay on in my mind are Advisors Alliance (wish he wasn't dubbed though), Winter Begonia, Under the Skin and LYF. Will need to rewatch Secrets of the Three Kingdoms... only watched bits and pieces of it briefly when it first aired.

 Elise:

me after posting these gifs

Been there too. Bless you for these gifs lol

 sjko01:

Been there too. Bless you for these gifs lol

u welcome ❣️

 HeadInTheClouds:

Don't let the more unreasonable Jingers see this. They think the YaoLiu fans who giggled about the arousal in this scene are lewd/lecherous  ?

Seriously?? What do they have to say then about Ch43 when Xiao Yao was practically clinging on top of Xiang Liu, refusing to let him go, nestling in his embrace as he fed on her? Or her waking up in the seashell and telling him happily that she had a happy dream, the first time she slept well after Jing married, and her heart raced and her face burned as she imagined the implications of sleeping 37 years together with Xiang Liu in the seashell (Ch27)? Or her fascination as she watched Fangfeng Bei feed on her wrist for the first time in her chambers and her tenderness and care as she kept him safe while he healed (Ch17)? Or the times she touched his hair, gently wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, the way she reluctantly stood at the door and kept looking at him, refusing to go in after he told her a general's best ending is to die on the battlefield (Ch29)? Are we reading the same novel?

DW's voice actor was Bian Jiang right? The same one who voiced as Lan Wangji?
Since Bian Jiang was in few popular works, his voice in here triggered me. lol

And in recent times, actors are starting to dub in their own voices.
So i have no idea WHY he's not doing it in here, unless he have strong accent like Dylan Wang.

 liddi:

Seriously?? What do they have to say then about Ch43 when Xiao Yao was practically clinging on top of Xiang Liu, refusing to let him go, nestling in his embrace as he fed on her? Or her waking up in the seashell and telling him happily that she had a happy dream, the first time she slept well after Jing married, and her heart raced and her face burned as she imagined the implications of sleeping 37 years together with Xiang Liu in the seashell (Ch27)? Or her fascination as she watched Fangfeng Bei feed in her wrist for the first time in her chambers and her tenderness and care as she kept him as he healed (Ch17)? Or the times she touched his hair, gently wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, the way she reluctantly stood at the door and kept looking at him, refusing to go in after he told her a general's best ending is to die on the battlefield (Ch29)? Are we reading the same novel?

I probably shouldn't have specified the scene in the GIFS, but the allusion to arousal in a number of YaoLiu's biting scenes. There is a particular word that Tong Hua used to describe this feeling that can be loosely translated to pleasure.  The YaoLiu fans were of course discussing this, and the Jingers accused them of being lewd and leacherous for focusing on this word. This is of course, on top of accusing YaoLiu fans of supporting rape and sexual assaults in real life. I can't roll my eyes hard enough.

I stayed far away from them, to be honest. Goodness know what other rationalization they come up with for the other intimate scenes you mentioned.

 HeadInTheClouds:

I probably shouldn't have specified the scene in the GIFS, but the allusion to arousal in a number of YaoLiu's biting scenes. There is a particular word that Tong Hua used to describe this feeling that can be loosely translated to pleasure. The YaoLiu fans were of course discussing this, and the Jingers accused them of being lewd and leacherous for focusing on this word. This is of course, on top of accusing YaoLiu fans of supporting rape and sexual assaults in real life. I can't roll my eyes hard enough.

Some of them are totally looking at our threads and judging everything we say. Like this. I'm so sorry but it's the truth XD

*Shame on you for supporting that toxic abuser. Liking characters like XL is the reason why girls end up in toxic relationships. I hope you meet a XL in real life one day :) *

Why, thank you! I hope I meet a XL too. He's awesome!! ;)

 HeadInTheClouds:

I stayed far away from them, to be honest. Goodness no what other rationalization they come up with for the other intimate scenes you mentioned.

I don't even go on the public comments section anymore. I just stay in the forums where it's nice and we have fun :D