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Princess Fu Qing and Mr Zhen are now my favorite couple in the drama. They have the same disposition. Emperor will be happy to matchmake them. Is Fu Qing, his daughter?

Aunt Xiao was probably the one who persuaded Grandma to arrange the marriages to these lowlife families. She thinks she is the Madam of the House.

I suspect hat the astronomer made a false prediction before Yu Jin's birth.

I cringe when Daughter and Mother are talking to each other. Daughter has the longest neck, btw. I am surprised that Mother is not related to Aunt Xiao. They look like sisters, and act alike.

They are the cutest, most congenial couple. I knew instantly that they had a fated destiny when they met in the rainstorm. Happily, her mother (?) preapproves of him. I am sure his mother will be happy, too.

I remember the scene when he went to Princess. He was the biggest fool, thinking that Princess would marry him. He deserved his ending. 🤣🤣

She's a Tugou, per the ChineseDdrama.Info site.

ChineseDrama.Info details:
It was shot in Chongqing and Jiangjin.
Unlike the Japanese and American versions, the Chinese version of Hachiko uses the Tugou aka Chinese native dog instead of an Akita.
The booting ceremony was held on March 18, 2021.

Correction: From the ChineseDrama.Info site, the breed is Tugou.

Fun facts:
It was shot in Chongqing and Jiangjin.
Unlike the Japanese and American versions, the Chinese version of Hachiko uses the Tugou aka Chinese native dog instead of an Akita.
The booting ceremony was held on March 18, 2021.

I am learning about the Asian breeds more and more.

I think the casting of the wife and children could have been better. I know Joan Chen, but she was disengaged, as well as the actors playing the son and daughter. Professor Chen actor was fine. Ultimately, the dogs that portrayed Botang, from puppy to adult dog in old age, stole the show. Old Botang made me cry. He was covered in dust, and was emaciated and heartbroken. His heart gave out finally. He was a warrior, from puppy to old dog!

I am crying writing this comment. I watched the movie last night for the first time, and cried when Botang and Professor Chen took the gondola on their final journey to the Rainbow Bridge.

Yes! I was anticipating the reunion. The wife and children were not warm toward Batong while he was growing up. If they really cared about the dog, they should have shown him the professor's grave, for closure. The son and wife could have found an apartment that takes dogs in Beijing. The dog was an inconvenience to them before and after Chen's death. At the end, the wife might have been stunned when she saw Batong dead.

The ending was heartbreaking. I was crying. I knew that Professor Chen would come back for Batong, and take him to Heaven. I found out about the movie last night, and watched the movie. I am sad that Batong was homeless for ten years. The newspaper seller never even took care of the dog all those years. He must have known that Chen had died, and Batong was abandoned, and waiting for his master. It is amazing that Batong survived so long, and got old and was emaciated.

I kept checking because I always Foxy was a girl. 😂😂

Aman and Long Dan should become a couple.

They could have condensed the Jiang clan plotline into ten episodes. Pei and Qiao ladies were unnecessary characters, as well as many servants. I am surprised that the title wasn't Legend of Si Jin, Song of Si Jin, Ballad of Si Jin. LOL

Granny never dreamed her grandson-in-law would be a prince, and an eventual emperor. I hope she has a stroke from the shock. LOL

Especially Aunt Xiao! She thinks she is empress of the Jiang clan.

My apologies to all! Er Nui's breed is Akita. I originally thought it was a Shiba Inu or Jindo.

I watched the movie last night. Hachiko is the name of the Japanese movie and the American movie, but the Dog's name is Batong in the Chinese movie. The lead dog is obviously male. I am guessing that Da Huang was one of the many dogs that portrayed Batong. The end is heart wrenching, but joyful.

For Er Nui's fans, the beautiful dog is credited in Si Jin and Mysterious Lotus Casebook on Dramawiki. The name is Da Huang, and the profession is Actor. Da Huang was one of the dogs playing the lead dog in a C-movie, Hachiko, which is the Chinese version of the Japanese movie, Hachiko, a Dog's Story. I watched the Japanese movie many years ago. I love the profile photo.

If you have IQIYI VIP, you can watch the movie on IQIYI.

https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Da_Huang