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This new look looks good:
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5115389874538689

It happens in other Cdramas but the frequency isn’t as high as with FoF. If you watch more GJM works you’ll find his work is very idiosyncratic and he has his own way of doing things.

lol, I hear this a lot. GBMP seems to have scarred a lot of people along the way😂

Well, she is known as a BE professional. The moment her casting was announced I knew GJM wasn’t going to give her character a happy ending 😂.

FoF has some good BE aesthetics. Because it’s what I came for, one of the things I admired about the show was how sad I felt after watching since I literally haven’t felt that sad since GBMP. I couldn’t even sleep that night😂

I think the one eyed tear effect is GJM specifically shooting them that way. Being able to cry well is thought of as a basic skill in Cdramas and there was one famous producer who used it as a casting requirement. I feel like GJM might have used this as his criteria too. Miss Qi’s actress is famous for the beauty of her crying scenes and some of her roles have compilation videos of her just crying. I’ve seen her BTS in other shows and she can also cry on demand.

Yeah, it’s a shame. I was looking forward to a 3rd match but apparently he had schedule conflicts.

Multiple directors are not unusual and neither are multiple screenwriters. There are martial arts directors for example. There’s usually a head director and then assistant/directors with specialised skills. It’s also super normal to have a screenwriting team for TV shows. A solo screenwriter is usually a movie thing.

It’s a light romantic comedy with a focus on the characters over the plot. However, even though the plot is simple, the story flows from A to B pretty well. The viewer just needs to be patient as the story unfolds because there’s a lot of (purposeful) confusion at the beginning of the story but it all gets resolved by the end.
The romance has a juvenile feel but that’s because the characters are in their late teens/early twenties and it’s a story of them learning how to build a healthy and communicative relationship from a previously toxic and fractious one. So, there’s a subtle theme of growing up and growing closer together. There’s also the theme that “love can’t solve and/or be everything” so there is a focus on their professional life too and the characters will sometimes make decisions that more sober rather than romantic. Last but not least, there’s a recurring theme of female empowerment even though the show deviated from the heroine focused plot. Some people don’t care for the cute or argumentative side of the FL, but the FL is also a woman focussing on her career to earn her own money, keeps a positive and agile thinking style when problems occur, tries to leave a relationship when it’s bad, and helps other women access work where they can support themselves in the way they want.

The boat scene at the end is very beautiful too. It’s a call back to Ranyi’s response poem to Miss Qi:
“in the vastness of the starry river
I hold your hand
travelling around the world together.”
He looks like a galaxy which is sometimes called a ‘river of stars’, and with his last moments he grasps Miss Qi’s hand as the boat floats off into the (hopefully) wider world. It’s very much like seeing his promise through.

Lol, I have moved on but every so often I look-up info on the actress’s old roles because the discussions or fanmade content can be interesting. That’s how I stumbled on this video. I shared it because of its educational value and thought it might be nice to share since the show has such dedicated fans interested in learning more.

There’s no Li Xin Ze.

(Poor) Huang Wei is a menace but (Rich) Huang Wei is not😂 When she wants, her work can be very intricate and thoughtful. Other costumes from the show have been posted but I only follow news for this unit so only have links for them.

Details of Ranyi and Miss Qi’s costumes and an example of good costume design. With Miss Qi’s lotus theme and Ranyi’s fish theme, it seems their costumes were designed to complement each other.
http://xhslink.com/a/jpZVQmA0hc11

A few more weeks until it wraps up. Heard rumors that filming will end in early Jan.

As a book fan, the hate towards the FL really drives me to distraction. Jiman is literally the best thing about the book but the drama’s change in the focus, the erasure of most of the original plot, and the production/ director’s weird aesthetics affected her drama portrayal. I think Peng Xiao Ran did a really good job considering but with these changes, so much about what made Jiman such an interesting FL was lost.

Didn’t watch that one. Ngl I didn’t realise it was going to be a crime drama. I was initially attracted by one of the villainess roles and their interactions with fans. I still love bad women the most😂

Came for Bai Baihe and Zhang Xinyu but the actors are enjoyable too.

Tbh, I have never understood why the idol costume drama genre criticises actors/actresses playing main lead roles once they reach their 30s. If serious costume dramas are too difficult to get green lit, can’t a niche be created within idols for those with talent? They just need mature roles and storylines. Most stars don’t seem to come into their own until around that age. Most of the best xianxias are actually from stars around this age.

Honestly, there are too few serious costume dramas and even fewer with enough FL presence to keep me.