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I'll help your vocab and reading comprehension. I hope you don't talk to strangers like that offline, or perhaps you should get some professional help.

Pedophile refers to a psychiatric disorder showing a preference for prepubescent children. Hebephile refers to a preference for children between ages 11 to 14. You keep flinging the word "pedophile" around as if you know what it means, but you are obviously misusing the word. Huangyang Tian Tian unfortunately got herself into trouble on social media with selfies of specific earrings mistaken for expensive Graf earrings, which led to an emergency of her needing to be replaced urgently.

Asia is very big. There's East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, etc.

I mentioned two dramas being classified as masterpieces under this director as per one of the articles (which I translated for a discussion post above more than a month ago), but those who are not Mandarin speakers or Chinese history buffs would not have watched those dramas. From a C-Drama perspective of those who are familiar with this Director Go Yik-Chun's work, "The Prince of Han Dynasty" and "The Empress of China" will be the examples raised to showcase this Director's suitable abilities when considering the demands for "Key To The Phoenix Heart". That is why those two drama series are mentioned in more than one article.

The first season of "The Prince of Han Dynasty" is a 2001 drama of 41 episodes, can be watched here
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_ANktcyCR0

"The Empress of China" is a 2014 drama of 82 episodes, can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUDdmehiCmU&list=PLpWatZNpdyOKUZXyo8xWWsWzX71tIi93a&index=1

Neither of these dramas have English subs. The acting is what one wants, from a capable cast and a capable director. Some viewers will have quibbles with "The Empress of China" due to historical accuracy in terms of Wu Zetian, but it is overall a masterful series.

What I already mentioned about Mohist Mechanism for that discussion post pertaining to Xie Jiayu is already created on-set, and made the rounds on Weibo this month.

I've only watched mandarin movies and dramas for almost 30 years and spoken the language for longer than that, since being chinese is part of my mixed heritage growing up as a baby. My actresses of choice range from Gong Li to Lin Ching-hsia to Sandra Ng to Carol Cheng. Why don't you educate me about how I don't know what I am talking about?

The teeth issue is something I could not avoid noticing for the cast with more screentime because up until episode 29, the likes of Dajiao and Xiuxiu's brother have very white even teeth. Xiuxiu's mother-in-law also has very white teeth. But they did very well with their acting, so the teeth isn't a big distraction. Yang Mi's tanning is very nicely done.

You might start with blaming the author Jin Yong. When Liu Yifei was cast as FL Xiao Long Nu in Jin Yong's classic "The Return Of The Condor Heroes" released in 2006 as a drama series and she was filming it at the age of 17 (same age as Ai mi currently undergoing filming), her efforts were enough for Jin Yong to praise her performance as being closest to his original vision.

And then you can continue with Ai Mi. After acting for more than 10 years in this industry to garner more than 24 interesting supporting roles in dramas and more than 10 roles in movies (MDL does not have the complete list of her works), how could Ai Mi possibly know what she wants, when this is her 3rd FL role in a drama or movie whereby she has clearly chosen to steer clear of high school dramas after working her way up?

After being FL in a history-based movie with war released in November 2024, or a suspense-crime-thriller-mystery not yet released by Youku... I would advise you go lambast whatever you deem fit, and perhaps consider the fact that cultures in East Asia and Southeast Asia are more conservative than Western societies, where explicit PDA isn't integral to portraying a relationship onscreen. Thanks.

There's this clip of the two of them hand-in-hand, which I think is from day 31 ie 18/8: https://weibo.com/1987495117/Q0rwH22zJ

I hope they will do battle scenes soon. I really want to see the props in action.

More than 10 years of acting to choose interesting support roles she can do well in (across more than 24 dramas and 10 movies) and this being her 3rd FL role in a drama or movie production is a timely necessary challenge for her. In all the dramas I have seen her play a supporting role, she doesn't look stretched, rather natural and sometimes older than her actual age. And yes, it would be nice to have a happy ending for her finally!

Have you seen this fan edit of Neo Hou emoting: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5201975040017402

Nice finds. I am hopefully waiting for BTS of Ma Qiuyuan and Peter Ho. Wu Jinyan and Wang Xingyue in The Double reminded me of implied scenarios adding to the tension and enhancing their relationship. The candle was rightly and soundly lambasted by many viewers, when it came to the duo's wedding night. I was glad for the candle.

I find it vulgar when everything is explicitly over-indulged (be it gore or PDA), unless it is for a good effective cause. Over-indulgence simply becomes lurid titillation and a distraction from what should be the focus: A complex well-digested plot, well-developed characters and the themes to take home. Modern Hollywood has this problem with the intelligent art of subtlety and implications, whereby too much is made explicit and dumbed down for the viewer.

Tarantino is an exception who knew when to use restraint and purpose in his films, even when studded with violence. His violence was usually for making a point.

I would like to see a C-Drama version of Oshin (1983 drama of 297 episodes, at 15 minutes each), where the lead female overcomes obstacles of all sorts and builds an empire, from girlhood to old age. C-Ent for female-centric options isn't as varied as male-centric dramas and movies. Ao Ruipeng just wrapped up filming for "Now or Never" as the ML where he isn't having any romance. Luo Yunxi's "Whispers of Fate" is coming out in end-October, where he's an anti-hero learning to find his place and be himself... Also without romance for him (unless they altered the script to deviate from the novel and if they did, any romance will be fleeting). Ci Sha in "The Shadow's Edge" is only one of three movies where his focus is male-centric acting to showcase intelligent roles. Where are the female-centric movies or dramas doing the same?

Maybe a female version of Justice Bao, which I grew up watching. I would like something strongly female-centric, even more so than Coroner's Diary which had a good blueprint: The FL was capable and could still make mistakes but at the end of the day, she was determined to make something of herself. And her love interest understood this well enough to want to enable her to have power and influence without leaning on him.

Having difficulty finding clips of Ai Mi emoting because the cameras are not at the right angles and I keep seeing her back XD

不客气。抱歉!一开始我不肯定你中文的流利程度。

If you haven't seen the 1993 movie rendition of "Green Snake" by Tsui Hark, give it a go. It's his take on the legendary classic of Madame White Snake by adapting a certain novel. Tsui Hark incorporated influences from paintings of the Song Dynasty and Tang Dynasty into his set pieces. The costumes for the two female leads were inspired by a specific role in Peking Opera, and one of the two male leads was also trained in Peking Opera.

[ During the Southern Song Dynasty, when it was difficult to distinguish between humans and spirits, the powerful monk of Golden Hill Temple, Fat Hoi, believed in strictly maintaining the boundaries between the classes of humans and spirits. During this time, two snake spirits living in a remote purple bamboo forest finally take on human form as beautiful young women, after each undergoing one thousand years and five hundred years of cultivation, respectively. They decide to live among humans, find out what it means to be human, and behave like humans.

Their sisterhood encounters challenges when the more-powerful snake spirit, White Snake Bai Su Shen, meets the scholar Hsui Xi En of West Lake and decides to bring him into their lives and abode. Green Snake Xiao Qing is too careless one day, and Hsui Xi En eventually discovers the full truth about the two beautiful women he cherishes. ]

You can find a watchable link here: https://kisskh.at/6491-green-snake#comment-22845502

Here's an update about IQiyi, as of 18 August: https://www.morningstar.com/news/dow-jones/202508184757/iqiyi-up-nearly-20-on-pace-for-largest-percent-increase-since-december-2022-data-talk

Builder's love is poetry in its own ways. This drama does not shy away from depicting poverty and rawness of what it was like, living as farmers depending on the land in the rural Shandong province in the late 1920s. Amidst this backdrop, you will find tenderness, compassion, and family not necessarily about blood but about bonding. The sisters Ning Xiuxiu and Ning Susu are truly sisters. Ou Hao (as Dajiao) will show you how love sprouts and grows, in all the little ways and direct words and what is not spoken.

I believe the overall impact and many aspects of the drama being well-done including the performances will have that plothole willingly ignored by the general audience. It's great to have such an immersive drama grounded with many identifiable little details. If IQiyi did more dramas like this, they would be having a better overall reach domestically. International market might take more time but would eventually warm to these types of dramas.

NXX's father-in-law cracks me up and also has me in his softer moments. He is possibly my favourite character at this point. Start of ep 11 with him talking to the ox had me in stitches at 对牛弹琴 being literal.

There is comedy and light-hearted moments as well. That said, in terms of romance, what are you thinking of?

Generation gap. I'm going to watch the movie tonight in the cinema for Leung Ka-fai. I have no idea who all the younger actors are, only Tony Leung Ka-fai and Jackie Chan. Su Hang did the action choreography instead of Yuen Woo-ping (Drunken Master and Snake In The Eagle Shadow were two movies I watched when older), so I am curious as to how it will turn out. Heard Leung Ka-fai trained for a year for his knife scenes. And since the movie is in cantonese, I'll enjoy the enunciation better.

OST of 6 songs for this drama is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBRsSbx852s

Go to Dailymotion and search "This Thriving Land". You will find at least three channels who have uploaded until Episode 17 with English subs. The mandarin episodes with no subs (except in mandarin) is also available there from one channel.

I have no issues with IQiyi, but I can understand the frustration of those who cannot find episodes with English subs.

Episode 8 is epic. It is impossible not to love Dajiao's parents, especially Dajiao's father who brings the comedy and compassion in wonderful moments. Dajiao is adorable, in his earnestness and kindness. Landowner Ning as usual, leaves one almost speechless except for mentally using very rude words on him.

I was giving an opinion over another not-yet-confirmed drama about melons (whereby filming is supposed to commence December 2025, and the main distribution network is supposed to be Mango TV, and Wu Jinyan seems to be the frontrunner for FL) that Neo Hou would do very well in a modern drama with Sun Zhenni.

This xianxia drama based on a novel adaptation was supposedly Wu Jinyan and Wang Xingyue as FL and ML, now supposedly Wu Jinyan and Neo Hou, but nothing is confirmed yet.

Right now, "The Thriving Land" is awesome and likely to be my favourite drama series of 2025, also likely to be IQiyi's biggest dark horse of 2025. Yang Mi is at her acting best which she has never reached before, and just managing to handle her own within an ensemble cast of powerful performances. She's the weakest, but it's not a criticism considering who is acting in it.

Qin Hailu of Zhang Yimou's "Red Sorghum" is reprising a familiar role, Ni Dahong is killing it as the father of Yang Mi's character, and Ou Hao versus Zhan Tianyang are giving compelling portrayals tugging at heartstrings. Xing Fei has totally blown me away with her performance. You should check it out, about farmers and land in rural Shandong in the late 1920s.

Touching and funny and overall a very powerful authentic reality that makes one forget it is a drama ( I wrote something for episode 4, and will maybe write something for episode 8): https://kisskh.at/761585-wan-wu-sheng/episode/4

1980s and 1990s was great for a variety of genres in movies from HK and China. Many of my favourite actors and actresses for mandarin or cantonese movies are also from that period :)

You can watch Red Sorghum here (with English subs): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8iakr5

Raise The Red Lantern (with English subs): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRT14i6XXbU

60 episodes of 2014 Red Sorghum drama (with English subs) starring Zhou Xun is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh55pwzBNag&list=PLjiBfeF6iD8DMWgOfkVLmS6d1egiNTglz

I want Zhang Yunlong with Wu Jinyan for this drama.

HMH should go for a modern drama after all the costume dramas he has been in. Sun Zhenni is doing very well in Summit Of Our Youth. HMH and Sun Zhenni would have amazing chemistry in a modern drama.

When Xiu Xiu's father meets Xiu Xiu's father-in-law at the fields, spark fly. My sides are splitting XD

I have to agree with two comments.

"这部剧怎么这么火呀？我今天晚上就去看" and "哈哈哈哈哈哈这剧很大的亮点就是这几位老戏骨 幂神演技很在线 这几位老戏骨真的给我一种小时候 老人吵架的感觉哈哈哈哈"

https://weibo.com/7345130722/Q0jN15iF5