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Well, that's so lazy on their part. July 8 is just around the corner.

At least there are the lady and her four dudes. That picture with just her was meh.

It's even more concerning when there's a certain pattern. I'm going to start paying more attention from now on just to see if things really are as dishonest as they seem.

I think it's the official one Koks.

Sad that I can't see the victimization at work once again. Being blocked can be so frustrating. Prevents me from reading the real gems.

Yeah homie, thanks for calling it out. It's been some pretty weird couple of days.

How desperate are we?

YES.

Bless you 🫶🏻

That’s the best part tbh. He doesn’t need any CP to make him shine.

You’re speaking facts 😮‍💨🤧

The Bae and the Bei 😘💖

True dat. We’re permanent residents.

I’m just waiting for my Chenrong enlistment to be accepted so I can move into that tent. Or the shell. Any will do 😌

Oh, I need to watch Ancient Love Poetry! Must be good :)

Her mama had excellent taste 🥹😌

I’m still staring at the eggs inside my fridge 🥹

Very interesting categorization! The plot device part reminded of Alfred Hitchcock. He popularized the term MacGuffin in 1938, during the making of The Lady Vanishes (excellent movie by the way) which is something that serves as a way to move the story forward, that exists solely for the purpose of making the main characters achieve a goal, find their identity, their destiny etc. In Xiao Yao’s case, we can see how her wishes to have a companion that fits the requirement of never abandoning her (which materializes as Jing) is a good example of a MacGuffin. Same with the Lovers Bugs. MacBugs and Jinguffin 😹

Here are some interesting links to articles about filmmaking and the way a MacGuffin is used in storytelling:

https://filmlifestyle.com/what-is-a-macguffin/

https://yourvivaciousblog.wordpress.com/2019/12/27/is-macguffin-a-gimmick-or-an-amazing-literary-device/

https://www.google.com.br/amp/s/boldentrance.com/what-is-a-macguffin/amp/

You hit the nail on the head when you said the Weibo drama had been dragged here. So apparently a debate wasn’t really the main goal after all. But you can still see their comments if you log off 😉

Hey! Oh that’s nice ☺️ It’s more like a hobby at this point hahahahaha but I also feel I got better at writing big essays. Not to mention that Jingers are always a joy to encounter. My Kokuto also never disappoints hehehehe

Why do you think I've been creating threads in this place like a lunatic? Almost a year and I'm not getting better 🤣😭

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Rant away. This is why we are here 🤝👊🏻