Yagyaseni

China has been a self-isolated state for a very long time. So in a sense, the Chinese as a nation are children. Their reactions look exactly like that: childish. If someone says that about my nation, I will ask them why they think that way. Looking at yourself through someone else's eyes is a very useful habit.
Resentment is not the reaction of an adult. It is the reaction of a child. And the Chinese attitude to money is really very specific. Money in the West and money in China have completely different philosophical meanings. To imitate does not mean to understand.

Why? Do the Chinese never say that they are idiots? This was a private conversation. And we don't know why and in what context Eleanor said this. Perhaps she encountered something that, from the point of view of her life experience, really looked like idiocy. For example, the way Chinese fans of popular artists behave is definitely idiocy. And there is no point in even arguing with it. As for Orwell - do the Chinese even believe anything, watching how people and events are "erased", "cancelled", "cut out" and "edited" in real time?

It would be much better if the Chinese were a Great Wise Nation. Great Pride Nations have a bad habit of occasionally, in their hard times, falling into fits of radical nationalism. But Eleanor's career in mainland China will most likely not continue. She will be "cancelled" and her face cut out of the frame. History will be rewritten "on demand". How it all resembles the plot of George Orwell's novel "1984"...

This is the C-ent reality. The industry's financial performance is falling, competition is becoming very dirty. Attacks are organized through marketing accounts. Denigrating hot searches are bought for competitors, including through the efforts of large fan accounts and using crowdfunding tools. Fakes are created. These are real cyber wars. I like quality wuxia series, I find Cheng Yi a very suitable actor for such a series, and I would like to see this series. It really promises to be very good. Its filming was very difficult. Everything worth is coming through the pain. I want to see this, I will definitely not go watch another series that I was initially not interested in instead. I think there are many like me not only here but also in China. But I am glad that "Prisoner of Beauty" is coming out as a replacement. Many were waiting for this drama, and competitors did not have time to throw mud at it. ))

This is truly an amazing story. Even after several years it does not let go, because it is a story of a very healthy and wholesome relationship between two loving people. It is about how important it is to meet "your very special" person. Someone who will accept you as you are, recognize you despite all the masks that life has put on you, trust you completely. And you will respond in kind. Because it will be natural and simple, like everything what is real.

Of course. And the first to suffer from this is the image of China. It looks like a return to the Cultural Revolution times. The fans of that actor behave like Hunweibings.

The situation where the tail wags the dog any case looks very unattractive from the point of view of the advisability of investing into C-ent.

Elanor's opinion is a personal opinion. She was wrong: generalizations are inappropriate at this case. If someone felt insulted, they can go to court with a lawsuit against her personally. If the Chinese have no self-criticism and sense of humor at all, they can declare her persona non grata. But any case, this is not the opinion of the entire film crew. Calls to "cancel" the drama based on the private statements of one of the actresses are either an attempt to use the state politic tools for economic purposes of one isolate group or... idiocy.

In fact, the political censorship that some Chinese radical fans are calling for is a very disgusting thing. In response, one could call for a worldwide boycott of their mascot's dramas and movies because of political repression for him competitors.
One can also call on foreign brands that work with him to boycott him for the radicalism of his fans. Let him be a face for Chinese brands only. No Paris, no Milano, no Roma.
I wonder if his fans will like it?

The storyline with Denghuo sword was also interesting: Bu Yin Luo really was the first to "share" this sword with Xiao Do for two. She snatched one part of the sword, leaving the other in Xiao Do's hands. Very symbolic. Yin Luo looked at both the sword and its owner with open eyes, without superstition and based on common sense. And sometimes even very practical: why throw away Denghuo if it can be used for the household? She tamed even Denghuo!!! ))
When they are together, they are still adults, but they trustingly release inner child - each their own. Each of them knows the worst about the other. She knows that his job includes torture, he knows that her father is his brother's murderer. He saw her dying in a silk noose, she saw him almost quartered. But when they are together, they truly forget all their sorrows. Becoming like two playful kittens. Magic of love :)

Another highlight of the drama is the character of the emperor. A very complex character, and very vividly played. Fu Wang is a man who turned himself into a nonentity in order to survive. And unexpectedly received the power that he desired and feared at the same time, he became a tyrant. A huge contrast with Xiao Do, who knows why he needs power, knows how to use power, but does not cling to it and does not live for the sake of power. Bu Yin Luo, who just want to live freely, became a symbol, a talisman, an obsession for the emperor. Yin Luo is an object with which this man superstitiously associates his well-being. He cannot let her go, no matter what she does, because this means voluntarily letting go his well-being. He creates a CAGE for Bu Yin Luo. This is not love, this is madness.
And this is another one huge contrast between him and Xiao Do, who gives his beloved woman a HOME - a place where Yin Luo can be free, have desires, do what she wants to do. "Whatever your heart desires." No matter where she is, in Western Shu, Deer Manor, Xiao Duo's residence, or in prison, he will create such a home for her anywhere. This is another wonderful part of the relationship between Xiao Do and Bu Yin Luo for me.

I really like the healthy physical part of this couple's love. Their spiritual part of mutual love is very naturally connected to the strong physical attraction. For them, "to love" is to fight for each other, to support each other, to understand each other, to trust each other. And to desire each other very much. And they are not embarrassed about it at all. Moreover, at difficult or tragic situations, when it is difficult to find words, their bodies speak for them. It's really rare for a Chinese drama. The actors act so naturally, as if they lent their bodies to their characters for the filming duration, so that they could embody and meet.

I have never heard Xiao Zhan or Chen Yi or any other actor disrespect each other. And I have never heard them ask their fans to do so. If it so, what right do fans have to start scandals and fights, as if this is not a drama or a movie, but a trading place at a fish market? The problem is that fans do not even respect those they consider their favorites. Their "entertainment" has nothing to do with film culture or behavioral culture. It is simply disgraceful.

It doesn't matter who insults whom. Names change, situation stays. What is important is that fan groups are digging the grave of the Chinese film industry with their wars. By the way, I will only be glad if Chinese actors finally start spending most of their professional careers on the theatre stage, as they should.

The financial reports of the Chinese cinema industry are already bleak. But fan groups are making things worse by trying to destroy films and dramas just because thay think it can help to promote their fav's. Then these people are offended by someone calling them idiots! If the investors suffers losses, there will be less money for the industry! In the absence of money, the quality of film production will decline even more.

The Chinese are not happy with her position concerning Taiwan. Quite serious.

What pathos. Anyone who is even slightly familiar with this subject knows that the word "work" is inapplicable to acting. Actors do not work. They serve. They serve art. You are bored, you cannot entertain yourself. So they have taken on the difficult mission of entertaining you. The position: they live on our money - a stupid position. Your boss lives on the money you earned for him. Go and tell him about it. Can you?

A very expressive actor. I remember him in the episode at "The Three Body Task". I am very glad to see him playing the role of Shen Shu for "Guardians of Dafeng". His acting skills should be accessible to people of different artistic preferences.
I wish him a bright main role in the nearest future.

They often undress boys. You can see it in the first minutes of "Miss Dragon" (ep. 1) with your own eyes. Sometimes they show girls' bare shoulders and their bodies hidden by wet translucent clothes when bathing scenes. For example, Dilreba for "Pillow Book". There is not even that here. A classic of the eastern knight's tale.

Watched episode 13. A slight hint of sadomasochistic erotica. Didn't see anyone even topless. Everything is modest. But ok, I'll raise my personal age rating for this drama to 10+. After all, sadomasochism is not normal.