"Our Little Soupmaker" is putting on an act, Right? Is anyone that really that docile ? He would drive…
I think he really is THAT docile, yes. It's probably a combination of his actual personality and childhood trauma. From what I've gathered so far, I'd say Xiao Fan is the neglected middle child who was expected to sacrifice his own life for his family. His big brother always got first dips on everything and was allowed to finish school properly. Meanwhile Xiao Fan had to leave school early to help out at home. His little sister didn't have to lift a finger, because she's a spoiled princess. So it was probably Xiao Fan who did all the housework at home and also was the family's scapegoat when anything went wrong (or someone had to have a fake marriage to save face and get some money and connections out of it). He was raised like a servant rather than a son and got told he's totally useless, that's all he knows. So that's the role he feels most comfortable with now and it's hard for him to even accept a little kindness from others (Lu Qing basically had to trick him to accept the phone and the scarf). Long story short: My boy is traumatized af 😔
I can already tell Xiao Fan's parents and siblings are going to get themselves into trouble big time. Their greed will be their downfall. Worst of all, they think they're way smarter than they actually are. And little Xiao Fan will be the scapegoat of course and Lu Qing will be expected to fix everything for them... I can really picture Xiao Fan's childhood now. Poor guy was probably treated like a servant and never had anything new or nice. And if he got lucky and had a toy, I bet he had to give it up to his shitty siblings who'd of course break the toy after like 5 minutes... My dude needs to cut his toxic family out of his life if he ever wants to live in peace (including his in-laws).
Yeah... I started it today, because the reviews are good. But so far I can't see why the series is so well received. I don't like any of the characters and the plot isn't that great either. Also the series is full of those annoying characters you can find in a lot of korean dramas, the ones who are super shitty people for no reason at all and who smooch off of others. It makes me question if all those characters are really adults or if they're actually school kids.. I'll probably just skip through the drama scenes to get to the romance parts? idk...
Bai Che's adoptive father, let's call him uncle, was something of a second hand man for a mafia boss. He handled things that involved a lot of money, trafficking goods and people (hence why he organized things at "the port"). The gang has an organ donation scheme going on and uncle was probably the one who found the "donors".
The mafia bosses son is the one who does the killing and organ harvesting, which is why he came home covered in blood. His boyfriend knows about it, but doesn't seem to care. Maybe he is also involved in the kidnappings and killings. Bai Che is the one who does the clean up afterwards, thinking that he is just cleaning up a normal crime scene/suicide/accident. And then Zhou Chen is the one who receives the organs from the fake families of the victims and organizes things with the hospitals. He said he didn't know there was something strange going on with those donations before uncle died, but I have my doubts.
Meanwhile the boyfriend of the mafia bosses son is the one who broke into Bai Che's home to find uncle's ledger (aka the measuring tape) that contains all the information about the victims > I suspect he and the bosses' son want to get their hands on the ledger because it's basically prime evidence for the murders. As such, the ledger would've also been a good way for uncle to keep the mafia boss and his son in check (something along the lines of "Piss me off and I'm handing the ledger over to the police. I myself will be fine cause I actually didn't commit any of those crimes myself :)"). So the ledger is probably the reason why uncle got himself killed. And now that Bai Che has found it, he is in danger as well.
And while all that is happening we also get the twisted relationship between the murder kitten mafia son and his burglar boyfriend and the sweet romance between Bai Che and Zhou Chen.
Anyway, at the end Bai Che really got fucked over by his adoptive father. Poor thing has enough trauma for the rest of his life :( ALSO I won't be surprised if it turns out Bai Che is either the son of an organ donor victim or maybe the mafia bosses illegitimate child, or maybe even both!
damn is the weather below zero when they’re shooting?
I've recently learned that most historical Chinese dramas are shot during winter months for several reasons: The clothes have many layers, so it would be too warm for the actors during summer. Make up also looks better when it's cold and they have to do less patching up in between takes. If there are fighting scenes, it's also nicer for the actors if it's cold, or they'd end up as a sweaty mess. Also the lights and equipment generate a lot of heat. During warmer months you'd need extra cooling to keep everything running, which would mean more costs. In short: It's more convenient to shoot a historical series while it's cold outside.
Did they already mention what happened to the second royal prince? I think Yin Zhou is the oldest brother/first prince, right? And they said more than once that the third and fourth prince are no longer in the palace (maybe they got killed by Yin Zhou?). Our protagonist is the fifth and youngest prince. But the second prince remains a mystery 🤔
Maybe an unpopular opinion: I actually like that the series is dubbed in Cantonese. I mean the story is set in Kowloon Walled City, which was a real place in Hong Kong back in the 70s/80s. They mostly speak Cantonese in Hong Kong, so it's only natural that the show is aired in Cantonese. Imagine watching a series that is set in rural England in the 1800s, but all the characters speak with a modern American accent. Or better still, a series that is set in Paris, but they all speak Italian. Wouldn't really work, right? Yes, Cantonese sounds different from what most people are used to hearing in a Chinese series, but it's really not such a big deal. Also it makes sense for the plot.
If they can keep up the pace, this one will definitely become one of my favorite BLs of the year 🤗 I think I might actually read the novel as well and not just watch the series. I'm usually more into xianxia danmeis, but a modern setting is also nice for a change
Not gonna lie, I felt a bit emotional about Bai Luo Yin's and Gu Hai's wedding 😭 After 10 years we finally got some sort of closure and they were also able to tell Yang Meng's and Yoki's story with the original actors from Addicted. Finally those kids got their happy ending 😌
Well, like in straight romance, they are professional + the fact that during those "make out" scene they…
That's a modesty pouch/sock. It allows actors to show booty and appear naked without actually being completely naked. For intimate scenes they usually add a bit of padding to it.
I still have a dream and it's that one day we will get the poly k-bl plot we all deserve. No more second lead syndrome, no more love rivals. Just let them all end up in a big cuddle pile together. There's enough love to go around for everyone, they can make it work 😌
so the guy he kissed was the best friend? i wanted to watch but its just so boring haha but i am glad he chose…
Yep, his best friend was his first kiss and first love. In the last episode they showed some scenes from their past and the best friend has definitely been in love with DoHa for 10 years plus. And DoHa probably had a crush as well, he was just too oblivious. I guess he needed to get flirted with by those other two guys to realize that his bestie is actually his preferred partner.
Bai Che's adoptive father, let's call him uncle, was something of a second hand man for a mafia boss. He handled things that involved a lot of money, trafficking goods and people (hence why he organized things at "the port"). The gang has an organ donation scheme going on and uncle was probably the one who found the "donors".
The mafia bosses son is the one who does the killing and organ harvesting, which is why he came home covered in blood. His boyfriend knows about it, but doesn't seem to care. Maybe he is also involved in the kidnappings and killings. Bai Che is the one who does the clean up afterwards, thinking that he is just cleaning up a normal crime scene/suicide/accident. And then Zhou Chen is the one who receives the organs from the fake families of the victims and organizes things with the hospitals. He said he didn't know there was something strange going on with those donations before uncle died, but I have my doubts.
Meanwhile the boyfriend of the mafia bosses son is the one who broke into Bai Che's home to find uncle's ledger (aka the measuring tape) that contains all the information about the victims > I suspect he and the bosses' son want to get their hands on the ledger because it's basically prime evidence for the murders. As such, the ledger would've also been a good way for uncle to keep the mafia boss and his son in check (something along the lines of "Piss me off and I'm handing the ledger over to the police. I myself will be fine cause I actually didn't commit any of those crimes myself :)"). So the ledger is probably the reason why uncle got himself killed. And now that Bai Che has found it, he is in danger as well.
And while all that is happening we also get the twisted relationship between the murder kitten mafia son and his burglar boyfriend and the sweet romance between Bai Che and Zhou Chen.
Anyway, at the end Bai Che really got fucked over by his adoptive father. Poor thing has enough trauma for the rest of his life :( ALSO I won't be surprised if it turns out Bai Che is either the son of an organ donor victim or maybe the mafia bosses illegitimate child, or maybe even both!
Goes to show that you don't need a big budget and big names to make a good series.
I feel like getting sore muscles just from watching those two lol