The emperor's words in the final sequence allude to another drama: Ferryman from 2014. Ferryman reunites the director…
I've searched on iqiyi. It gives me available The Ferryman: Manjusaka from 2018, The Ferryman: Legends of Nanyang (2021) and the third one 2025 with ferryman in title which also has nothing to do with Ferryman S1,2,3 relatable to this trailer. The trailer looks a bit outdated but still interesting, the problem is I haven't found where to watch it. Could you please provide me with the link you intend to watch?
Did Wang Duo (Bing Zhu) used his real voice?? His voice is so good and manly
It is his voice, I remember it from Blemish Flaw. I am not a Mandarin speaker but in that drama he had a long and deeply touching monologue, reciting such unforgettable verses in such a way that I've actually understood them without knowing the language (actually, I've recognized a few words I understand) with that magical voice and perfect line delivery. I'd bet that 90% or actors we've seen in recent years are unable to deliver such a monologue or to recite poetry in such an impactful way that even a listener who doesn't understand the language feels moved to tears.
your remark is on spot as always, but I doubt this FL's characterization will remain such for a long time. It's…
I remembered he played a bad person in Blemish Flaw and we liked him nevertheless, lol. Veeery attractive 😍 beside being a really good actor (that memorable drunken monologue is still in my head)...
TSY is a good actress, she portrayed the character well. I like Wang Dou and Neo Hou too. But I have issues with…
your remark is on spot as always, but I doubt this FL's characterization will remain such for a long time. It's true she gets continously into troubles, bc she is overconfident of her skills as a scammer and a small thief, thinking she is able to adapt to or escape the worst outcome in every situation. What she lacks is a knowledge to assess the situation in the world she doesn't know, bc. we've seen she is capable of such assessment in the world she knows when she saved the Pig from humans, meaning she isn't dumb, just unaware of many things and not particularly knowledgeable. Besides, she is unaware of who she really is and what are her real potentials (her blood seems to be half demon). Such characters don't remain unaware and clumsy for a long time in dramas. As for love triangles... Bing Zhu seems to be more obsessed with the revenge of his sister than interested in her. Besides, we wouldn't feel bad if someone with Wang Duo's face was interested in us, so I suppose that even in that case (which I doubt), she won't be praticularly upset, lol
Hi friend! I have a cat too! I am impressed by how real this CGI cat looks like😍.
Gino is a common Italian diminutive/hypocoristic for several names of Longobard (=Germanic) origin (like Luigi, which in diminutive form is Lui-gino, meaning "a famous warriour"), Greek (like Ambrogio, meaning "immortal") or Latin origin (like Remigio, "remedy"). I like Neko, it's smth like "kitty" in Japanese, right? It sounds similar to Italian Nico (from Greek "νίκος", "victor"), a great name. I also think he captured well cat's traits.
Hi friend! I have a cat too! I am impressed by how real this CGI cat looks like😍.
Hi again! Yes, indeed, and they made the CGI cat and the actor even more similar with this eye condition. The problem is it reminds me so strongly of my dear Gino, it will take some time for me to focus on what's happening in the scenes with Xiao Meow.
I had a cat with the exact heterochromia iridum as this demon cat. Each time he appears on the screen, both in his human and CGI cat form, I can't focus bc thinking of my beautiful clever cat. 🤦♀️
The emperor's words in the final sequence allude to another drama: Ferryman from 2014. Ferryman reunites the director…
That means his dream of them "thousand years after" was a hint for the story of the leads (played by the same actors) in Ferryman. Cool, thank you very much.
Nicely written! I’m a li Chun fan. Shall give this show a try🤭
Thank you! I think you'll like it. As for Li Chun, I was a bit confused initially seeing a gentle, comprehensive and supportive mother and wife with the face of Ms Su from LoM. 😂 Great actress, able to play whatever role.
Well written review! I started this and really love the first 4 ep. but had to put it on hold as was watching…
Yes, two angsty dramas are a bit too much... especially if you're in a ski resort, coping with sharp slopes like you, lol. I think I'll finish VoA later in the evening; honestly, despite ST is more nerve wrecking, it's way more interesting and better written story imo, so I prefer it to VoA. As for the story... it's a docufiction, based on real accounts of both the real events and real figures. HX is Ho Yin, have no idea if the characters in his name are differently pronounced in Cantonese and Mandarin, but it's basically his bio, combined with those of Ma Qi, and Ke siblings, who are also real historical figures. I've checked also Portuguese and Japanese people who held those offices in real history, the names are changed but maintained their initials. Sawa character could be a combination of two Japanese officials, one holding the office of chief military police (and having the same name) and the other an agent working under him who was previously imprisoned by British in HK. I found no records on Qiao siblings, Mary, Mr Rodrigues, Pak Lok and Huang gangster, so I suppose they are fictional, created on the general accounts of the time (eg. Japanese really recruited gangsters all over the Guangdong area, it was a strategy to work with members of triads to create a sense of illegality and insecurity as a way to step in as a force which will ensure order in a "messy lawless China"). I've also found records of the events, they were slightly modified in order to engage the characters present in the story, like the comandeering of Sun Qi cherosene cargo ship, which indeed happened but it was conducted by the Japanese navy. Guerrilla East River communists were also real. The story is a great testimony of the time although it simplified and fictionalized real events and real people in order to convey general atmosphere and struggles in a comprehensible way for general public. A pure documentary would be boring for general public after all.
The trailer looks a bit outdated but still interesting, the problem is I haven't found where to watch it. Could you please provide me with the link you intend to watch?
As for love triangles... Bing Zhu seems to be more obsessed with the revenge of his sister than interested in her. Besides, we wouldn't feel bad if someone with Wang Duo's face was interested in us, so I suppose that even in that case (which I doubt), she won't be praticularly upset, lol
Yes, the thing made me curious, too. Let me know if it is subbed, I don't understand Mandarin
I like Neko, it's smth like "kitty" in Japanese, right? It sounds similar to Italian Nico (from Greek "νίκος", "victor"), a great name.
I also think he captured well cat's traits.
The problem is it reminds me so strongly of my dear Gino, it will take some time for me to focus on what's happening in the scenes with Xiao Meow.
One must check this out, lol
I think I'll finish VoA later in the evening; honestly, despite ST is more nerve wrecking, it's way more interesting and better written story imo, so I prefer it to VoA.
As for the story... it's a docufiction, based on real accounts of both the real events and real figures. HX is Ho Yin, have no idea if the characters in his name are differently pronounced in Cantonese and Mandarin, but it's basically his bio, combined with those of Ma Qi, and Ke siblings, who are also real historical figures. I've checked also Portuguese and Japanese people who held those offices in real history, the names are changed but maintained their initials. Sawa character could be a combination of two Japanese officials, one holding the office of chief military police (and having the same name) and the other an agent working under him who was previously imprisoned by British in HK. I found no records on Qiao siblings, Mary, Mr Rodrigues, Pak Lok and Huang gangster, so I suppose they are fictional, created on the general accounts of the time (eg. Japanese really recruited gangsters all over the Guangdong area, it was a strategy to work with members of triads to create a sense of illegality and insecurity as a way to step in as a force which will ensure order in a "messy lawless China"). I've also found records of the events, they were slightly modified in order to engage the characters present in the story, like the comandeering of Sun Qi cherosene cargo ship, which indeed happened but it was conducted by the Japanese navy. Guerrilla East River communists were also real. The story is a great testimony of the time although it simplified and fictionalized real events and real people in order to convey general atmosphere and struggles in a comprehensible way for general public. A pure documentary would be boring for general public after all.
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