Hello everyone!! I been really enjoying the show, particularly Fu Ling's & Chong Zhao's relationship. I made a short edit, about 30 seconds to a song I think fits them pretty well, please check it out on tiktok!
Omg, i really enjoy the dynamic of Fu Ling's and Chong Zhao's story. At first, I thought it was going to be really hard to redeem Fu Ling, but she managed to do it!
I want to know some spoilers and I heard this is also based on a novel? If they are in the book, please give me some spoilers on FL & CZ, whether it be from the book or show!! PLZ spoil me!!
New episodes and Fu Ling and Chong Zhao are toxic, but I somehow love them? Plus it seems FY finally will confess,…
I honestly really enjoy Fu Ling and Chong Zhao as well! In a weird way, and I'm not a fan of a toxic enemies to lovers but I am oddly addicted to their relationship?! I've been wanting someone to discuss it with!
I hope they dive into Fu Ling's backstory, it seems like there is a lot that we don't know about her. I'm speculating that she's possible Bai Shou's elder sister?? Bai Xi? I feel like it makes sense to me that she is because, when Fu Ling kidnapped the three, she told Bai Shou that she is doing all of this because she disliked Bai Shou's carefree life and happiness. I think Fu Ling/ Bai Xi after being seperated didn't get the same opportunities or upbringing, which might've lead her to be evil?
I really enjoy FL's complex character. It's so rare to see a female villain (within CDRAMA) that's well written with a genuine and ACTUAL motive/reasoning other than bc "i want ur man".
If they do fall for each other, I would love to see how that progresses from hate to love. NGL like she made him do some HEINOUS things and I wonder how she's gonna recover from that. And if they do fall in love, I wonder if it would be "real love" or the classic type of guy who is still hung up on the main girl (Bai Shou) like many cdramas do LOL but he's only doing it to spy?
Their relationship seems complex, if she is truly the sister and what I speculate is correct then, I hope she gets a chance at redemption and NOT DIE, and let her have a life she's wanted.
The main couple makes me giggle and kick my feet in the air but I can't help but be intrigued by the other two!!
Hello, I had a question to anyone who read the novels or want to add on to discussion! As I watch the episodes, I suspect more and more that Fu Ling is Bai Shuo's sister (Bai Xi -- I think that's her name).
It seemed a bit odd to me she has a bit of a random vendetta against Bai Shuo BUT NOW especially what happened in 13-14 and what Fu Ling revealed in those episodes. Fu Ling reveals that targets Bai Shou because of Bai Shuo's happiness. Which leads me to believe that after Bai Xi was taken away, she struggled with living and has become bitter (rightfully so) hence turning to the dark side.
I'm interested in Fu Ling character and would love to see a Chinese drama have a FEMALE villain that has more depth, I also hope she has a redemption arc and gets to live. (If this is truly Bai Xi and she had a horrible childhood after being taken away, it would be heartwarming to see her have a normal life). Seems like under that cold exterior, there is turmoil and sadness.
On a side note, I would also love to see Chong Zhao and Fu Ling's relationship develop into something more, it would definitely be a change in pace and something fresh and new IF we see Chong Zhao and Fu Ling go through as enemies to lovers bit, but knowing c-dramas and their patterns Chong Zhao probably stays in love with our main girl.
Please help me to understand. So he literally got stuck in the novel? And then Miaomiao was suck into that world…
Basically, yes! ish? I think it's because the show made a huge emphasis on Miaomiao making him fall in love with him (the romance), that they failed to deliver or flesh out the more important themes that they wrapped up in the end.
The idea is that this world that Miaomiao got sucked into is the novel which is metaphorically Fu Zhou's headspace/mindset which is chaos, depression, not good (which is unironically what she describes the book as prior to being sucked in).
Fu Zhou likes to write books, that is his form of escapism and that's why his books are usually good because who wants to immerse themselves in a bad story? But why is the book that they both got sucked into bad? Because the book is representative of Fu Zhou's mindset/depression. He got lost in his own escapism trying to run from his problems which is why he was SUCKED into the novel. Fu Zhou getting STUCK the book represents him being a victim of his own mindset and mental health, throughout the story, underneath all the humor and romance, there was a message that was there all along. Which was acceptance, overcoming, taking control of your life, and perseverance.
Miaomiao in a way technically is there to save him, but it isn't overtly told to us in any way, because we are constantly reminded about the affection meter for HER to escape back into reality, not much about HIM needing to (which is why i think they shouldve left more hints and build up).
Basically, he wrote books as a form of escapism and in dedication to MiaoMiao who inspired him.(they were classmates and her courage when standing up to bullies inspired him to do a procedure that saved his life.)
The escapism goes too far and he's stuck in his own world which is a metaphor to him being stuck in his mind/depression. He was depressed and in shambles, however, MiaoMiao just like she did in modern day when they were classmates, saves him from a dark mindset, this time with not just courage but her acceptance and persistence. Which is a theme that has occurred numerous of times throughout the story but wasn't overt.
Him being sucked into the novel, represents him becoming too immersed and too far into escapism. The lotus core is symbolic of his mindset going from dark to light. The whole journey was about accepting that he was a demon which alludes to accepting urself as who you are and taking control of your life. The arc about Mu Sheng's trauma was about overcoming/facing trauma/reality. MiaoMiao was the pillar that helped him in modern day, and she once again was the pillar he needed final escape the novel/his mindset.
Hence why the end talks about how one must love themselves before loving someone.
It's not necessarily a bad ending/open ending because we know that the reason why they reunite is to allude that they will probably be in eachothers lives moving forward.
I sat on it for a bit, and I've concluded that this ending is quite nice. I came in thinking this was going to be a romance, but it ultimately was a lesson about acceptance, overcoming, mental health. It's not a great ending, not an amazing ending, but it was just a good ending with a great message!
I personally wish they did more to allude to the real world, it would've made it a bit more cohesive. This show has been a great ride! I honestly don't regret it even if it could've been better. It had me for a good giggle while it lasted!
I would be deceased if they reunited for a 3rd collab! I would love to see them play a more mature role / story…
OMG! I wouldn't mind a modern or a wuxia, I would love to see one with Esther doing more martial arts too!
MJTY had such a good concept and ambience to it, although I was a bit disappointed with the ending! I would love to see the two act in a show with the same vibes! I agree Zhang Linghe's chemistry with Esther is great but have you seen the chemistry with him and Bai Lu?! I think my top 2 collabs would def be Esther Yu & Ryan Ding + Zhang Linghe & Bai Lu!!
However... I remember reading that Esther Yu had to endure severe dieting because the director of MJTY didn't think she was "skinny" enough and he would threaten to film her on "bad angles" :( WHICH IS SO BS?!?!? She is literally so pretty & perfectly fine the way she is. As much as I love the concepts of the director's show, I wouldn't want her to work under those conditions. It's important to stay healthy!
Yea their body language and familiarity with each other is definitely there!
LOL, honestly yea i been waiting until 2AM just for the show even though I have to start the day early! I do feel a bit sad but also a bit happy so I can finally start resetting my sleep schedule!
Sometimes I wonder whether the production team didn't expect this drama to be as popular as it is now. From the…
i've been thinking the exact same thing!! I speculated that is why promotional material was pumped out super later and there wasn't pre-release promos either. I been following since it made the rounds that the novel would be adapted but i was surprised to only see 2 trailers prior to release!
I'm glad they ended up being a great hit regardless of the promotion! Perhaps it might be so popular they will release MAYBE the cuts that didn't make it???
After this drama, Esther and Xiao Ding should (er... wait, must) reunite again in a couple of years for a third…
I would be deceased if they reunited for a 3rd collab! I would love to see them play a more mature role / story line (of course with romance!! and def no love triangle :') pls ); I feel like their dynamic would work well in those type of story lines as well as in these lighthearted and fun ones!
Their chemistry is just oozing out of the screen!! From all the promotion content, (im not sure if it's just a PR stunt, where the leads actors act close/intimate just for the show) BUT it seems like the two of them are very close.
I'm sad to see this show go, but at last, the end has come :(.
The more the system doesn't show up to Ling Miaomiao, the more it hard for her to think this world isn't real…
Perhaps that 1% that was waiting on her to reciprocate the same affection/passion and not just him, because it's clear that that is def whipped as hell for her LOL!
The show has explored a bit of MiaoMiao's feelings on him during the capital arc, but I feel like it should be more fleshed out and explored more.
IDK if I am being overzealous and too hopeful that maybe it's all part of the writing? I think that the show has made quite the point to show us in the beginning that we follow MiaoMiao's POV and we get to hear her thoughts and she narrated and informed the story for us.
Before the capital arc, there were some "bugs" with the system and that is beginning of when we start drifting from MiaoMiao's POV into a more group focused narrative where we switch from the perspectives, even though we still got bits and pieces of MiaoMiao's POV and thoughts it definitely dwindled. I think the last glimpse of being in MiaoMiao's shoes was when she ran to find ZiQi and it's revealed she misses him.
Once she unlocked the Apocal powers from the system, that was the end of any narration and inner thoughts that we got from MiaoMiao. Since then it's been radio silence, it's like the show shifted gears toward a third person perspective.
With that being said, I think that the 1% is on her, which is when she regains her memory and gets back in touch with the system.
Seems the key to Zi Qi merging with the Crescent weapon is facing his inner demons, both figuratively and literally.…
I totally believe that they are two halves of a whole, yin and yang style!!! She possesses the appearance and rainbow powers, I know he has the crescent but i wonder if it's also lotus core that he has!
I wonder if we will get to see her regain her memories about the system, the plot, etc. on episode 28/29 possibly to save him? I remember seeing something in one of the BTS where they were in a field of flowers and ZQ was tied up by something and she came to save him!
I love their sweet moments!!! I was trying be patient on their kiss but I'm getting impatient now haha! It's a shame we won't get to see probably any more than 2-3 kisses, like in Moonlight, their tension in LGIEF when they were just getting to know eachother could cut like a knife!
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I want to know some spoilers and I heard this is also based on a novel? If they are in the book, please give me some spoilers on FL & CZ, whether it be from the book or show!! PLZ spoil me!!
I hope they dive into Fu Ling's backstory, it seems like there is a lot that we don't know about her. I'm speculating that she's possible Bai Shou's elder sister?? Bai Xi? I feel like it makes sense to me that she is because, when Fu Ling kidnapped the three, she told Bai Shou that she is doing all of this because she disliked Bai Shou's carefree life and happiness. I think Fu Ling/ Bai Xi after being seperated didn't get the same opportunities or upbringing, which might've lead her to be evil?
I really enjoy FL's complex character. It's so rare to see a female villain (within CDRAMA) that's well written with a genuine and ACTUAL motive/reasoning other than bc "i want ur man".
If they do fall for each other, I would love to see how that progresses from hate to love. NGL like she made him do some HEINOUS things and I wonder how she's gonna recover from that. And if they do fall in love, I wonder if it would be "real love" or the classic type of guy who is still hung up on the main girl (Bai Shou) like many cdramas do LOL but he's only doing it to spy?
Their relationship seems complex, if she is truly the sister and what I speculate is correct then, I hope she gets a chance at redemption and NOT DIE, and let her have a life she's wanted.
The main couple makes me giggle and kick my feet in the air but I can't help but be intrigued by the other two!!
It seemed a bit odd to me she has a bit of a random vendetta against Bai Shuo BUT NOW especially what happened in 13-14 and what Fu Ling revealed in those episodes. Fu Ling reveals that targets Bai Shou because of Bai Shuo's happiness. Which leads me to believe that after Bai Xi was taken away, she struggled with living and has become bitter (rightfully so) hence turning to the dark side.
I'm interested in Fu Ling character and would love to see a Chinese drama have a FEMALE villain that has more depth, I also hope she has a redemption arc and gets to live. (If this is truly Bai Xi and she had a horrible childhood after being taken away, it would be heartwarming to see her have a normal life). Seems like under that cold exterior, there is turmoil and sadness.
On a side note, I would also love to see Chong Zhao and Fu Ling's relationship develop into something more, it would definitely be a change in pace and something fresh and new IF we see Chong Zhao and Fu Ling go through as enemies to lovers bit, but knowing c-dramas and their patterns Chong Zhao probably stays in love with our main girl.
The idea is that this world that Miaomiao got sucked into is the novel which is metaphorically Fu Zhou's headspace/mindset which is chaos, depression, not good (which is unironically what she describes the book as prior to being sucked in).
Fu Zhou likes to write books, that is his form of escapism and that's why his books are usually good because who wants to immerse themselves in a bad story? But why is the book that they both got sucked into bad? Because the book is representative of Fu Zhou's mindset/depression. He got lost in his own escapism trying to run from his problems which is why he was SUCKED into the novel. Fu Zhou getting STUCK the book represents him being a victim of his own mindset and mental health, throughout the story, underneath all the humor and romance, there was a message that was there all along. Which was acceptance, overcoming, taking control of your life, and perseverance.
Miaomiao in a way technically is there to save him, but it isn't overtly told to us in any way, because we are constantly reminded about the affection meter for HER to escape back into reality, not much about HIM needing to (which is why i think they shouldve left more hints and build up).
The escapism goes too far and he's stuck in his own world which is a metaphor to him being stuck in his mind/depression. He was depressed and in shambles, however, MiaoMiao just like she did in modern day when they were classmates, saves him from a dark mindset, this time with not just courage but her acceptance and persistence. Which is a theme that has occurred numerous of times throughout the story but wasn't overt.
Him being sucked into the novel, represents him becoming too immersed and too far into escapism. The lotus core is symbolic of his mindset going from dark to light. The whole journey was about accepting that he was a demon which alludes to accepting urself as who you are and taking control of your life. The arc about Mu Sheng's trauma was about overcoming/facing trauma/reality. MiaoMiao was the pillar that helped him in modern day, and she once again was the pillar he needed final escape the novel/his mindset.
Hence why the end talks about how one must love themselves before loving someone.
It's not necessarily a bad ending/open ending because we know that the reason why they reunite is to allude that they will probably be in eachothers lives moving forward.
I sat on it for a bit, and I've concluded that this ending is quite nice. I came in thinking this was going to be a romance, but it ultimately was a lesson about acceptance, overcoming, mental health. It's not a great ending, not an amazing ending, but it was just a good ending with a great message!
I personally wish they did more to allude to the real world, it would've made it a bit more cohesive. This show has been a great ride! I honestly don't regret it even if it could've been better. It had me for a good giggle while it lasted!
True I think this is one of the first times I've done this! I read the novel and manhua, so it did make me more excited!
MJTY had such a good concept and ambience to it, although I was a bit disappointed with the ending! I would love to see the two act in a show with the same vibes! I agree Zhang Linghe's chemistry with Esther is great but have you seen the chemistry with him and Bai Lu?!
I think my top 2 collabs would def be Esther Yu & Ryan Ding + Zhang Linghe & Bai Lu!!
However... I remember reading that Esther Yu had to endure severe dieting because the director of MJTY didn't think she was "skinny" enough and he would threaten to film her on "bad angles" :( WHICH IS SO BS?!?!? She is literally so pretty & perfectly fine the way she is. As much as I love the concepts of the director's show, I wouldn't want her to work under those conditions. It's important to stay healthy!
Yea their body language and familiarity with each other is definitely there!
LOL, honestly yea i been waiting until 2AM just for the show even though I have to start the day early! I do feel a bit sad but also a bit happy so I can finally start resetting my sleep schedule!
I'm glad they ended up being a great hit regardless of the promotion! Perhaps it might be so popular they will release MAYBE the cuts that didn't make it???
Their chemistry is just oozing out of the screen!! From all the promotion content, (im not sure if it's just a PR stunt, where the leads actors act close/intimate just for the show) BUT it seems like the two of them are very close.
I'm sad to see this show go, but at last, the end has come :(.
I hope it also follows that sequence of events :( Imagine if she saved him and forgot everything, how devastating.
LOL TRUE, hanging on for 7 more episodes! 🤣
The show has explored a bit of MiaoMiao's feelings on him during the capital arc, but I feel like it should be more fleshed out and explored more.
IDK if I am being overzealous and too hopeful that maybe it's all part of the writing? I think that the show has made quite the point to show us in the beginning that we follow MiaoMiao's POV and we get to hear her thoughts and she narrated and informed the story for us.
Before the capital arc, there were some "bugs" with the system and that is beginning of when we start drifting from MiaoMiao's POV into a more group focused narrative where we switch from the perspectives, even though we still got bits and pieces of MiaoMiao's POV and thoughts it definitely dwindled. I think the last glimpse of being in MiaoMiao's shoes was when she ran to find ZiQi and it's revealed she misses him.
Once she unlocked the Apocal powers from the system, that was the end of any narration and inner thoughts that we got from MiaoMiao. Since then it's been radio silence, it's like the show shifted gears toward a third person perspective.
With that being said, I think that the 1% is on her, which is when she regains her memory and gets back in touch with the system.
I wonder if we will get to see her regain her memories about the system, the plot, etc. on episode 28/29 possibly to save him? I remember seeing something in one of the BTS where they were in a field of flowers and ZQ was tied up by something and she came to save him!
I love their sweet moments!!! I was trying be patient on their kiss but I'm getting impatient now haha! It's a shame we won't get to see probably any more than 2-3 kisses, like in Moonlight, their tension in LGIEF when they were just getting to know eachother could cut like a knife!