Blades SoSo

I wonder if these videos were filmed on the same day? The hair is so casual until he transforms.

Taxi (on the way to the photoshoot?)
https://youtu.be/YS5U36rw7aM?si=YGC2BY07ph-UKTlP

Bubbles
https://x.com/i/status/2045481218138083407

Knife
https://youtu.be/sUJRQY-jkA4?si=sRKf5WGX7MUMaomh

Bats
https://youtu.be/_B2SN0UF770?si=fT0M8gNGvPmziHxM

A fan complained on Weibo that others weren't posting enough in support of Eight Hundred.

Xu Kai's reponse? "Blame me."

So not full of himself. So cool.

https://x.com/i/status/2045367999964889591

The Legend of Rosy Clouds wrapped October 2023, but they ran into some issues that caused the delay. Something about copyright issues?

Admittedly, Xu Kai's character did treat him badly, if I recall correctly. Somewhat abusive? But he chose to walk the path of corruption.

I was surprised the dad was so quick to suspect him, unless Chen Hui was a rule-breaker in the past. The blood was explained and he might have had money from the roller rink, important papers, even an engagement ring. I know Chen Hui didn't come up with a reason to justify it, but dad was overreacting to a statement by the car owner that is subjective. Maybe the lock was already weak/damaged.

Anyway, that bothered me a bit.

The condoms were a real surprise.

When there are only 20 episodes they need to stretch it out.

I'm assuming that's a great number? I really don't know (but it looks good).

It looks like iQiyi is preparing to launch the costume drama The Legend of Rosy Clouds at the same time as Spring of the Blade. Why would they do this?

It only wrapped last July so the wait really hasn't been that long.

Xu Kai and He Feng Tian, together again. I hope he doesn't poison Chen Hui's tea!

I watched it. Super interesting.

Jesus Christ. What religion doesn't? Have you read the frickin' Bible?

Lily Alice's writeup makes it sound like the dad is the central character, that the story is told from his point of view. I hope that's not true.

I read a post that said three the first day, one each day after that.

How did this script come to Xu Kai? Is it due to his past relationship with the director? I can't imagine Yu Zheng had anything to do with it.

McDonald's is popular but that doesn't make it a high-quality meal.

I loved Tian Xiwei in PoJ, but the drama itself didn't break any new ground, it wasn't innovative. It's just a prettier version of a story that's been told many times before.

The over-the-top marketing campaign is the reason it's so acclaimed. People will believe anything if it's hammered into them.

I take it you haven't seen her in Moonlit Reunion? Even though she said falling in love with a mortal was just a brief experience in her long demon life, her character Wu Zhen certainly exhibited deep love, longing, regret, and grief through her relationship with Mei Zhuyu.

Maybe she needed an actor like Xu Kai to play against. They even displayed plenty of chemistry promoting the drama.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Nw_V20-plUc?si=6w-C5-SCPEi4eM7G

https://youtube.com/shorts/pn4PurPBWmk?si=H1OPJXFPdqGJvVpS

They had the type of relationship where pranks could be pulled.
https://youtube.com/shorts/GO5cEDeePy8?si=bgPHBe8rdBevAXP7

All characters likeable? Where has that ever happened?

I watched the entire drama and it was fine. The hype, however, was not justified. Someone paid a lot of money to push this drama.

Tian Xiwei was great and portrayed her character as realistically as she could. Unfortunately, she's getting a lot of flack for it.

I don't get that impression. As a Westerner, I think there's more pantomime, more heightened expressions in Chinese costume dramas. The evil laughs, the buffoonish behavior. I fast forward through that whenever possible. There is so much exaggerated behavior.

I guess that's why I prefer Xu Kai, even though my first exposure to him was Once Upon a Time in Lingjian Mountain. He played a character who could be silly as well as smart and courageous.

I get the impression that Chinese audiences find outsized behavior to be sexy and a sign of quality acting. Tons of eye makeup and a white wig are the hallmarks of an outstanding performance.

If someone doesn't like Xu Kai's style of acting, they needn't go out of their way to let everyone know. Move along and enjoy whatever rubber-faced actor suits your taste.