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GJM’s next project is Manual of Hundred Demons and the only rumor I’ve seen is that Yanan might play Liu Gongzi....no word on Rui yet...but he does look a bit skinnier..

Well, that was a really nice convo😄 Even if our opinions differ in some parts, it felt like you listened..i know i I did..It’s been a thoughtful exchange, and honestly, pretty refreshing for this page. ..😊

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Doesn’t matter if it’s popular or not ... it’s your opinion. We’re all free to see the characters and story differently. FOF’s arcs and stories, as I’ve already said, were compelling and moving....and though they were intertwined in multiple ways, I could easily follow the threads, see how they were linked, and understand the relationships clearly. I loved it all. So arcs like zyz, zyc, and a few others will stick with me for a long time.
And seeing things as they are shows that I can’t follow your view or interpretation....i mean the things you found didn’t work, from sidelining or crushing certain characters to choosing the protagonist. I just don’t see any of that....and I’m not even close to seeing or understanding it. But I don’t have to understand, because this is the territory of personal preference and expectations...
I wasn’t expecting romance to be a main focus. I’ve been following GJM’s work for a long time now, so I know what to expect ..incl some flaws and all. My focus has always been on his overall delivery.
You brought up creative freedom ....should creators cater to the audience or follow their own vision... I sometimes sway on it, but I’m more consistent in giving them the freedom to shape their worlds, arcs, and stories. We just find ourselves in it if it resonates, or move on if it doesn’t...in search of something else. So I don’t see their creative freedom as selfish. And if they’re ever pressured to deliver arcs that meet the expectations of the masses, I’ll stay on their side.
Now it’s just to see, with his future work, if he keeps that same freedom while navigating the rules about billing and screen time, which are limiting by nature. People who can’t handle it can always turn to other directors and writers ... it’s a big industry.
Anyway, the main point we agree on is his motive ...are driven by vision and creativity...not the pettiness some people like to imagine.

It’s been a while since I watched this eps, but as far as I remember.. Fei did die but later, Qing Geng agreed to be put in a dream-like state to be with him where everything feels real, tho it isn’t. Wang Zhongyu has the same kind of power as Ran Yi ... he can create a dream world, or a dream like state, so real that its consequences spill into reality. If someone dies there, they actually die in real life. His physical body did die, but right before that, he absorbed the divine ever burning fire ... a gift of immortality that let him come back. So yeah, he died twice, his physical body, but revived both times. And how did he know? Well, probably cause he had spies everywhere, so learning what happened to Fei wasn’t hard. He just used his power to bring him and twist what others saw and felt...this is how i remember it..lol.

Got it.. thanks...🙂

Thanks .. it’s so refreshing to see an opinion like this. It’s rare. I’ve been following gjm for a long time and love his work and i agree with you on the last section.. He gives off the vibe of someone who’s deeply driven by story and character. His projects are always character driven, which can sometimes slow the pacing... something not everyone likes... but in FOF, he really made it work. ZYZ, the character Neo played, is one I absolutely love .. definitely among my favorites in c-dramas. Neo did a fantastic job playing him, alongside Rui as ZYC... another wonderful character, the others were good too. Loving this arc I honestly don’t see how Neo was wronged. I’m not a fan of cornering characters just for screentime ... forcing them to appear with filler scenes or unnecessary dialogue just for the sake of the screentime. Besides when a character is played by one excellent actor, another great actor only adds to the dynamics and makes the story better.
Saying GJM didn’t shape the story isn’t right, but the idea he forced everyone or acted selfishly...from monetary or personal reasons... is far-fetched without any solid evidence. His work shows imo, that he cares about the story and character vision, even at the cost of being criticized for not following expectations about screentime..he doesn’t abandon these rules, but he isn’t a complete servant to them ...rules that many younger Chinese directors oppose now because they limit creativity and will likely matter less in the future...

Hmmm..how? I didn’t save the link to that one but it's in line what other ppl had already posted abt on Rui’s page with links too..to write to the staff that approves things?

Well i miss them, but i get it😄

There is a synopsis in the threads below under my name, but it’s covered cause it has some details that people may not wanna know now, some spoilers to be added to the short description published by mdl..

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Btw, we are missing your pictures...you might as well throw some in, as long as these new rules are being vaguely implemented or not at all 😁

It's hard for me to picture anything else, esp them showing less than the supporting actors... after I read the synopsis... but yeah, it will be more clear in the future, and it's possible that even mdl will change it eventually to the supporting roles... idk if they have other credits other than main, guest, and support .... cause this may confuse people that they will only appear sporadically in some episodes..

So they've changed the name...wonder how many changes there will be, lol...still no English name...

Wooow 🤯🤯… that was both tough and hilarious to read. Btw, I’m just using this space to reply to Wdragon33 .... she blocked me right after replying... so I can’t reply directly. But since she liked your comments and your “theory” so much, I think it’s pretty clear what her “strong” really means. And c’mon, Dragon, it’s just some opinion clashing... no need to run away..😏

Yeah, the confusion’s mostly about the title. We saw some credits in Chinese like "special appearance guest" or "special guest"or something like that, lol. The same goes for Xu Ruohan. The reuters we’ve seen suggests that Rui and Ruohan are probably gonna have about the same screen time we usually see for main supporting roles. After all, the main story pretty much spins around the past of the 2 characters they are playing. Still, I’ve gotta say... seeing “guest role” kinda stings.

Don't forget to watch that extra ep. It's healing a bit😏

GJM is one of three directors, togheter with Luo Luo and Wei Nan. He is also only one of the scriptwriters, so he is not the sole decision maker. Claims that he had absolute control, strong-armed the other directors and scriptwriter or that they were serving only as "plant” decorations should be at least supported by some reliable evidence.
Acc to official sources, this was a team project, and unless someone...maybe you...was sitting in their meetings as a stenographer, it is interesting how people like you are so certain that gjm is this god-like persona with ultimate powers...

Oooh it's pea pius ...planted once, mdl can cut your pod infinite times and you just sprout back again🤣😏