Chen Lu

Three-face-masked one...

Yes, exactly him... I don't recognise his voice...

Mine too :D Unfortunatelly I don't have Netflix for a reason ;-)

Ice Fantasy, when it came out, was also a drama that hadn't been seen before. It belongs to the Xuanhuan genre.

Very well made (for the time in Chinese drama world), even if the costumes are a bit exaggerated. And when I look back now - Guo Jing Ming already had a thing for coloured contact lenses back then...

My text is a little longer, as I am describing some connections with regard to the origins, so I hope that you will be interested in it, or that you will be familiar with parts of it.
You are absolutely right. The kanji are based on traditional Chinese characters, so it's easy to read Japanese (unless you're using hiragana or katakana) if you can read traditional Chinese.

During the Jōmon period (around 400 BC), there was mass immigration to Japan due to Chinese expansion. The migrants mainly came from the continental Asia, more precisely from the Korean peninsula and southern China. They therefore brought a great deal of knowledge to Japan and helped to improve agricultural tools and weapons at the time.

This immigration had an indirect effect on Japan. Especially as Korea had already incorporated important elements of Chinese civilisation into its own culture around the 1st to 5th century AD.

It can therefore be said that South Korea was actively influenced and Japan was influenced by immigration very early on.

This gave the sakura flower, for example, a very high status. Originally, the cherry blossom had a very high status in China (especially during the Tang Dynasty) before it reached Japan via Korea.

It is therefore also possible that Chinese mythology could have had a major influence on Japanese mythology.
Of course, mythology can influence each other, but Japanese mythology was not written down until around 700 AD, which is why it is more likely that Chinese mythology could have had an influence on Japanese mythology.

Even the Romans made use of the Greek gods and gave them new names.

.I know that, that's why I mentioned it. Anime also incorporates a lot of Western mythology. I've been watching anime since the mid-90s and have studied it intensively because it interests me a lot :)

Akira Toriyama's older drawings even show more clearly that Sun Wukong served as the idea for Son Goku. I don't know if you've seen them, but Son Goku clearly has more of the characteristics of a monkey.
At the time, many people were not thrilled that Son Goku was based on Chinese mythology. However, it would take too much depth to explain why.

I didn't claim that you said it was copied. Of course you could get that impression if you interpret my text. However, I don't think much of interpreting other people's texts, because you assume what the other person might have been thinking when they wrote it.
My intention was actually and exclusively to point out that the series is based on the book, as well as that it is normal in this genre (see last sentence) that there can be overlaps in behaviour and background stories.

Guo Jing Ming (screenwriter for Ice Fantasy, L.O.R.D. 1+2, The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity) has always used a certain style to bring his stories to life.

Do we now have any idea who the man in the mask is?

The drama is based on the ancient Chinese book "Classic of Mountains and Seas", also known as Shanhai jing (山海经).
Early versions of the text may date back to the 4th century BC. The current form of the book dates from the Han dynasty (202 BC - 9 AD, 25-220 AD). It is largely a fabulous geographical and cultural account of China before the Qin period, as well as a collection of Chinese mythology.
Accordingly, it cannot be compared with Demon Slayer. In this context, one should rather ask what "Demon Slayer" is based on.

Therefore, never make comparisons, but rather look at the sources on which something is based.
Furthermore, behaviour and background stories are always very similar when it comes to this genre. 😉

No, because that's why there are production companies that take care of the payment and financing of films and dramas.
Their task also includes risk assessment - any risks that may arise in the course of a production are recorded and calculated. Contracts with actors are therefore drawn up accordingly.

In this context, only the person who caused the situation is held responsible and not the entire cast and crew.
As the production company has suffered damages, it can claim these from the actress, which is why in many cases the actor in question subsequently loses a lot of money or even goes bankrupt, as they also hold advertising contracts and these are also cancelled in this context.

We in the West often don't even think about such implications, which is why we think it's unfair how actors are treated in China.

However, we should be aware that these actors know the laws of the country very well and know what they should do and what they should stay away from. They also have a management that advises them.
If they nevertheless decide to act immorally, evade taxes, etc., then they also have to live with the consequences.

In the case of Zheng Shuang, she had her own studio and was therefore also responsible for her decisions.
If you take a closer look at all the cases, you will quickly realise that it is usually actors who have their own studios who get into such trouble. Either because they don't rely on the right management or because they make such stupid decisions themselves.
In other situations, netizens are usually responsible for actors being cancelled.

What's actually worse is that she not only wanted to give up the children, but she wouldn't have minded if they had been aborted after the 7th month. But unfortunately that wasn't possible.
This is an original statement by the actress. Unfortunately, this conversation was recorded, which is why everyone could hear it afterwards.

As if that wasn't enough, she also evaded taxes amounting to US$24.6 million, which is definitely no small sum.

Since idols (she is an idol) have a different status in China and are taken as role models by young people, such behaviour should definitely not be propagated or played down. She was aware that this could have consequences, but she still decided to sign ying-yang contracts. Ying-yang contracts is the term for such contracts in China - one is the official contract that is submitted for taxes and the other is the one with which a very large sum is collected in an attempt to avoid taxes.
Her parents, which makes the whole situation even more controversial, stood behind every statement the daughter made at all times and even encouraged her in her behaviour - this was also very clear from audio recordings.

Furthermore, I don't think it's a bad thing when actors are cancelled. They are so highly popularised and are seen as role models by young people. When you think about what some of these actors do here in the West and how they get away with it, do we really want such role models for our children?

In fact, she has been doing this for over 3 years...
So the statement about 1-2 years is not correct.

Already at the time of WOH it was clearly noticeable that she was in it for the money, as she had already joined the mainstream back then. She quoted things from Weibo that were not correct or were subsequently proven to be partially incorrect. What's actually worse is that she even shared this information herself on Weibo. She supported witch hunts against actors that she had previously praised and praised highly for their performance. As a result, even people on Weibo were not fond of her...
Even if something happens, she is not able to fully judge a situation. None of us can, so you should generally be very careful with the statements you make.
She has never apologised for this or corrected her statements. More than enough people have already pointed this out to her at the time, yet she has not recognised this even during livestreams. She sticks to her point of view and does not accept any other statements.

Now to the topic of series:
I can understand that she has her favourite actors. After all, who doesn't have them among us?
However, the fact that she usually criticises a series because of this, even if she pretends to give the series a chance, is very questionable in my eyes, as she loses all neutrality. When you watch a series, you should evaluate an actor's performance neutrally on the basis of certain points and not allow any personal opinion to enter into it - especially as she has often enough emphasised that she comes from C Ent and has experience in this field. Here I am already hinting at her job.

She has actually worked as a dubbing actress in China - there are also sources that confirm this if you do some research 😊
There are videos in which she speaks extremely negatively about the best dubbing actors in China - the ones who can make a living from it.
In this context, you should ask yourself how it is that she has the competence to criticise people when she may not have been good enough in China to be at the top?
Of course, this is just speculation. Nevertheless, we all know that if we are not good enough, we are replaceable.

My recommendation is actually not to watch her videos, but to always make up your own mind.
Since many here don't like her, I recommend you don't talk about her. In fact, there are a lot of people here on MDL who absolutely dislike her.

I don't like her either - but in that case I just judge her on the facts and try to leave the emotions out of it. A proper and well-founded assessment of anything in our lives should always be objective and never subjective.

As only Mainland China is taken into account in the ratings of the series, she does not have much influence on the ratings anyway.
Right now, the heat index is at 7,928 and that is what counts. 😊

That was the only one, which wasn't mentioned above 😉 that is why I mentioned. I will DM you!

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Me getting a bit emotional here XD

Yes, that reminds me, I should start again. The last time I did it was more than 20 years ago. My aunt used to be a very good embroiderer, but nobody was really interested in mastering the art. Even though the result is so incredibly beautiful. And when I remember it now, I get all emotional.
Fun fact: I found my handkerchief that she embroidered yesterday.
Embroidery is a sign of expression, like any art form. You can embroider images on fabric, and techniques can turn them into something special.
It's a pity that this type of craftsmanship is no longer so highly valued today.

But that doesn't have anything to do with her, but with the script. The script decides how she has to react as well as the director clearly gives instructions on these things :) So don't see it as a WXY thing, but more like thinks that she has to do in order to get her job done ;-)

Have you watched todays episode? ;-) Then you understand, what I meant :)

That is how easy it is... I was sooooo amazed seeing a man doing embroidery - mindchanger!

Do embroidery instead...

Why didn't you like her?

Thx <3

Then give me an example in which it can actually be applied to today's reality according to my example of the reality of that time.
That won't be possible because polygamy (by that I mean, of course, more than one woman in a household and living under the same roof) no longer exists in developed countries.

Then why did you mention the voice?
The voice is something that everyone perceives differently - it's an emotional thing. Therefore, it has little to do with the acting performance and should not be taken into account when making an assessment. The use of voice is perhaps more important in a drama, because only when the voice is used correctly and appropriately for the character does it breathe life into him.
The modulation of the voice is crucial for this. If you are not able to use your voice properly, then you should reconsider your choice of profession. This may sound harsh, but actors, whether for film or theatre (at least those who have studied it), are given special voice coaches for this.

So to say that he is a good actor and has a ‘masculine’ voice - only the former is important and not the latter, as the latter is subjective as I said.

I assume that you are alluding to other actors whose voices may not sound so ‘masculine’. But as I said, we can't help our voices and at the end of the day it's about getting the voice right and the actor being able to embody the character they're playing.

The ‘male’ voice and the use of the voice are two different things and should not be confused if you want to be objective :-)

That was also the main reason why I drew your attention to this :-)

Besides him, there are many others who are just as good as him but are totally underestimated. Basically, we should recognise every acting performance that is very good.

He still needs to work on his facial expressions, as they remain the same in many situations. But apart from that, he's already doing very well :-)