270325: Shooting Day-126Handsome General Tang Qianzi has come to fan support.https://x.com/ChasingDream43/status/1905202102722613575?t=TqTWrU5yH7-sRiC_V8BXhw&s=19https://x.com/ChasingDream43/status/1905203432522146194?t=jY7EdKDvyuJ0zL-xEdCr9g&s=19https://x.com/ChasingDream43/status/1905204463746650373?t=T4azQN93rsRNJrjZiKmKlw&s=19https://x.com/ChasingDream43/status/1905206679815532687?t=9NlCED7SRD_DgCNp1fJimw&s=19
A-Zan was waiting for a slice of the blue cake! Sky blue for CZY fandom color, of course.
Weibo trending -#Chen Zheyuan and Zhang Jingyi hugged each other around the waist#https://m.weibo.cn/search?containerid=100103type%3D1%26t%3D10%26q%3D%E9%99%88%E5%93%B2%E8%BF%9C%E5%BC%A0%E5%A9%A7%E4%BB%AA%E6%8B%A6%E8%85%B0%E6%8A%B1&extparam=c_type%3D728&luicode=10000011&lfid=100103type%3D1%26q%3D%E9%99%88%E5%93%B2%E8%BF%9C
I am satisfied with Chen Zheyuan. If you are not, already before the drama airs, perhaps you could look for another drama that suits your taste instead of waiting to be disappointed ?
can anyone know when was this start filming and end filming?
Started 2024-11-22, wrapped 2025-03-28 in Hengdian (On 2025-01-28, Chen Zheyuan suffered a freak accident, causing a broken collarbone, but he came back speedily after a "minor surgery" to resume shooting, using a sling for his arm in between shoots, although fan, cast and crew were worried for a while. Courageous actor. Good chemistry with Zhang Jingyi. Good experience with ancient costume, wuxia and martial arts in a handful dramas since 2020 -two got shelved because of circumstances, one of these two may drop any time now.)
Where are you at, in the drama ? She appears on a photo when the group missed her visit in ep22 before she traveled to Italy, and next, when she returns from Italy, in ep38.
Not really : those books were written fairly recently, if you look into it. I started lurking a good while back on MDL, but was commenting on other platform with a similar handle that got lost after a computer incident when I had to change a lot of IDs (I am a deep space alien with "several heads" and incarnations, under several real and pen names, don't ask me why or where, my answer lies in the lyrics of the Ganlan shu song...).
I am pretty eclectic in my drama watching and music tastes. The Ashes songs were my favorite OST songs from 2018 to well into 2022, especially the Upward to the Moon performance of 2020, which I was watching on CCTV4 while munching on mooncakes with family: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1KwPqbPP5o (keeping that link as a fond memory). There was also a song called Love Frost which I liked...
At the time of declaring an MDL handle, I was also incidentally listening to the OST of "The Man in the High Castle" adaptation of one of my favorite P.K.Dick novels on Amazon Prime, a song which tied in to a musical comedy I remembered from way back when.
That Edelweiss song even has a Chinese version btw, "xuerong hua" and is quite well-known in China : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2XvnZhyS3c (you get the song with the sol-fa music reading, the English lyrics, and the Chinese version on the video. The song is known to many kids in Chinese schools).
Ok enough from me, when I start on music, sometimes I don't know when to stop, so I won't swamp you with too much there :) Loving all those new and old songs collected or sampled in the Northward drama : therefore, the music section for my Companion piece here is somewhat lengthy.
It looks like it, from the pictures in photo section from the shooting.
But now those who liked the show can clamor for a season 2, except it must be with same actors. Doing it with other ones would definitely be a let down.
Already, I would not be looking forward to Ordinary Greatness 2 if Bai Lu is not in it ! (and I am still grumbling about other shows, where they had different people in sequels. It's okay if there is a big years and time difference, although characters better should not look and behave totally different. But it's not ok for a continuation.) Anyway, from what I understand, OG2 project has the same screenwriter as Northward, who wants Bai Lu in it, and since the first one got quite deservedly good success and is a Zhang Ruoyun project (with the star of Joy of Life who managed to get almost everyone in from S1 to S2), perhaps it will happen... But could Ou Hao and the rest of the 5 there come back for a Northward 2 remains an open question.
So is this drama not on Mydramalist? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AKxAu48F1xsIf anyone knows which app this…
No idea if there is an official platform for the vertical dramas. That's an interesting question. If your complaint is only about sound, then try this version, also on Youtube, and with clear English subtitles, which I stumbled upon when looking for another show (!) and stayed with for sweet pastime : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZo_lAHGa00&t=2333s Btw this vertical drama does have a drama page on MDL : it is the last to-date, titled Ni Shi Wo Sheng Ming Zhong De Guang on the list above. Yu Long does look older than his perhaps 32, and MieMie does look younger than her 23, but if age difference and pocket-size doll girls is not a hindrance, it's a good dose of fluff !
Anyone know which drama app this is on not YouTube
Looks like it is that one. Stumbled onto it while looking for pastime, and well, watched half of it before I looked up who was playing, since I was not following Yu Long and Yang MieMie before : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZo_lAHGa00&t=2333s a box of colored sweets features, and that's an apt metaphor for the vertical drama :) duration: 2h33mins "compilation edition"
wondering where the drama got 40 episodes for the two reviewers above ? On my version of iQIYI, it's 38 episodes as announced + some BTS and such numbered BTS1 (1'11) and BTS2 (1'19), BTS3 (1'04), BTS4 (1'01), BTS5 (1'), BTS6 (1'04) But no whole episodes 39 and 40?
Just finishing ep38 with the happy end. It was lovely !
I'll be re-watching to finish the characters directory which I left at episode 28 to enjoy the last nine episodes with no stopping.
I added a lot in this "companion piece" : https://kisskh.at/discussions/740015-bei-shang/139272-companion-piece-for-northward-beishang , both in the music section, and the places of interest along the Grand Canal, the events of the 1990s-2020s. There is no sound on the GIFs but they can still give a taste of what was in the drama. Hoping this will be of interest to those who would like more info. Surely, more again could be added, but I will keep it at that. Except I will also add some more in the last sections, but it will be "finishing touches" to that journey through time and space from "Honghuai" to Beijing, with the detour through Venice in Italy traced by Ma Siyi and the ancestors story - tying up all loose ends that had been left idle from the prologue and CR's research with the specialists that first excavated the promising sunken ship. Savoring the journey, saddened by some fateful events, admiring the resilience and the value set on memories and family or strong friendships, the generosity and staying on course come ill winds or fair weather, like a ship bringing everyone into a future filled with hope and mutual understanding.
I loved that despite the slice of life and work focus and the health matters that are always different in the way individuals live them, there was also a mature and sweet romance in the last three episodes after the sweet kiss on the bridge earlier. And even a surprise. We can dream up what could start a season two, since this was a very pleasing drama : CR would be next to wed MSY, after the lovely marriage on the tourism cruise ship, which starts another line of business. And perhaps the new young chef could regale another couple, in addition to the one of their parents now reconciled. I also enjoyed the "three musketeers" working pact to affluence, overcoming all the hurdles on their way, as I was tantalized by the tasty food of the Families on the Canal restaurant of Huaiyang cuisine master Zhou, and the less flashy but heartwarming care in feeding of the Xia eatery and her neighbors...
It could also end like this, satisfyingly. Totally 10 for me too for these 38 episodes.
Thanks also to the commentators here who exchanged meaningful observations along the way. I was too busy with the Companion piece, once I started on it, to do more than add a few hearts to the comments that got my attention, but that does not mean I had gone awol, lol! Oh, and I am amused that kathir watched 40 of the 38 episodes already to write a nice review, which I agree with, of course, as I do also for Emmanuel Joy's shorter but to-the-point recommendation.
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(On 2025-01-28, Chen Zheyuan suffered a freak accident, causing a broken collarbone, but he came back speedily after a "minor surgery" to resume shooting, using a sling for his arm in between shoots, although fan, cast and crew were worried for a while. Courageous actor. Good chemistry with Zhang Jingyi. Good experience with ancient costume, wuxia and martial arts in a handful dramas since 2020 -two got shelved because of circumstances, one of these two may drop any time now.)
I am pretty eclectic in my drama watching and music tastes. The Ashes songs were my favorite OST songs from 2018 to well into 2022, especially the Upward to the Moon performance of 2020, which I was watching on CCTV4 while munching on mooncakes with family: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1KwPqbPP5o (keeping that link as a fond memory). There was also a song called Love Frost which I liked...
At the time of declaring an MDL handle, I was also incidentally listening to the OST of "The Man in the High Castle" adaptation of one of my favorite P.K.Dick novels on Amazon Prime, a song which tied in to a musical comedy I remembered from way back when.
That Edelweiss song even has a Chinese version btw, "xuerong hua" and is quite well-known in China : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2XvnZhyS3c (you get the song with the sol-fa music reading, the English lyrics, and the Chinese version on the video. The song is known to many kids in Chinese schools).
Ok enough from me, when I start on music, sometimes I don't know when to stop, so I won't swamp you with too much there :) Loving all those new and old songs collected or sampled in the Northward drama : therefore, the music section for my Companion piece here is somewhat lengthy.
https://kisskh.at/discussions/740015-bei-shang/139272-companion-piece-for-northward-beishang?pid=3281760&page=1#p3281760
But now those who liked the show can clamor for a season 2, except it must be with same actors. Doing it with other ones would definitely be a let down.
Already, I would not be looking forward to Ordinary Greatness 2 if Bai Lu is not in it ! (and I am still grumbling about other shows, where they had different people in sequels. It's okay if there is a big years and time difference, although characters better should not look and behave totally different. But it's not ok for a continuation.) Anyway, from what I understand, OG2 project has the same screenwriter as Northward, who wants Bai Lu in it, and since the first one got quite deservedly good success and is a Zhang Ruoyun project (with the star of Joy of Life who managed to get almost everyone in from S1 to S2), perhaps it will happen...
But could Ou Hao and the rest of the 5 there come back for a Northward 2 remains an open question.
Btw this vertical drama does have a drama page on MDL : it is the last to-date, titled Ni Shi Wo Sheng Ming Zhong De Guang on the list above.
Yu Long does look older than his perhaps 32, and MieMie does look younger than her 23, but if age difference and pocket-size doll girls is not a hindrance, it's a good dose of fluff !
a box of colored sweets features, and that's an apt metaphor for the vertical drama :)
duration: 2h33mins "compilation edition"
On my version of iQIYI, it's 38 episodes as announced + some BTS and such numbered BTS1 (1'11) and BTS2 (1'19), BTS3 (1'04), BTS4 (1'01), BTS5 (1'), BTS6 (1'04)
But no whole episodes 39 and 40?
I'll be re-watching to finish the characters directory which I left at episode 28 to enjoy the last nine episodes with no stopping.
I added a lot in this "companion piece" : https://kisskh.at/discussions/740015-bei-shang/139272-companion-piece-for-northward-beishang , both in the music section, and the places of interest along the Grand Canal, the events of the 1990s-2020s. There is no sound on the GIFs but they can still give a taste of what was in the drama. Hoping this will be of interest to those who would like more info. Surely, more again could be added, but I will keep it at that.
Except I will also add some more in the last sections, but it will be "finishing touches" to that journey through time and space from "Honghuai" to Beijing, with the detour through Venice in Italy traced by Ma Siyi and the ancestors story - tying up all loose ends that had been left idle from the prologue and CR's research with the specialists that first excavated the promising sunken ship. Savoring the journey, saddened by some fateful events, admiring the resilience and the value set on memories and family or strong friendships, the generosity and staying on course come ill winds or fair weather, like a ship bringing everyone into a future filled with hope and mutual understanding.
I loved that despite the slice of life and work focus and the health matters that are always different in the way individuals live them, there was also a mature and sweet romance in the last three episodes after the sweet kiss on the bridge earlier. And even a surprise. We can dream up what could start a season two, since this was a very pleasing drama : CR would be next to wed MSY, after the lovely marriage on the tourism cruise ship, which starts another line of business. And perhaps the new young chef could regale another couple, in addition to the one of their parents now reconciled. I also enjoyed the "three musketeers" working pact to affluence, overcoming all the hurdles on their way, as I was tantalized by the tasty food of the Families on the Canal restaurant of Huaiyang cuisine master Zhou, and the less flashy but heartwarming care in feeding of the Xia eatery and her neighbors...
It could also end like this, satisfyingly. Totally 10 for me too for these 38 episodes.
Thanks also to the commentators here who exchanged meaningful observations along the way. I was too busy with the Companion piece, once I started on it, to do more than add a few hearts to the comments that got my attention, but that does not mean I had gone awol, lol! Oh, and I am amused that kathir watched 40 of the 38 episodes already to write a nice review, which I agree with, of course, as I do also for Emmanuel Joy's shorter but to-the-point recommendation.