but how!? like how did he get where he is? I understand the smart part, he had an excellent teacher. what about…
I assumed the same as you until that convo in Ep 14. Grandmother said, “you wanted to enter the Luo family’s private school to study, but ended up running away from home after being punished by Second Master.”
LSY replies that’s when he met his teacher who gave him a new life.
Grandmother says she never expected him to have such an experience, and adds, “You’ve been staying in Luo’s mansion for that that testimony, haven’t you?” He answers it’s also for the two favors he owes. One of which is the testimony her husband kept.
That’s why it sounded to me like he came back after his master’s death. I suppose it could also be her saying that’s why he hasn’t moved out. Shrugs. The script is written in a way that not all the finer details are clear. And for those who’ve read the book, I don’t think it’s possible to always assume it will be the same given all the changes already made.
but how!? like how did he get where he is? I understand the smart part, he had an excellent teacher. what about…
In a more recent conversation with the grandmother she mentions that he ran away after being scolded by his father a when he was a kid for wanting to learn. My impression since then is he’s lived mostly away from the Luo family for his entire youth, and that he only returned: 1) bc of the confession that he knew to be hidden in the house, and 2) his indebtedness to Lady Gu (FL’s mom). If he lived mostly with his teacher and other fellow disciples, he would have more freedom to set up his businesses.
It’s the quiet ones you should always suspect. Haha. Plus the comments her maidservant makes…servants take their cues from their masters/mistresses, so I often think of them as speaking the latters’ true thoughts.
You can watch them on Wetv’s website (you do not need VIP access to watch the previews). They are not subbed though. Croton Megahit’s YouTube channel normally updates with them as well, but they haven’t for the last two days. Finally, Tencent’s YouTube channel will update with them but not until way later in the day.
The teasers for 23 and 24 look good! Finally, LSY will probe LYN as to her relationship with the marquess.
I can rationalize why she hasn’t yet told him, but it still doesn’t feel logical given how hard she pressed him for the “truth” of what he’d been doing. Tit-for-tat. If she believed so much in openness and honesty, and expected that from the ML, it seems only fair that the FL should do the same with him. So I’m glad her history is finally coming to light so my brain will finally be able to stop convincing itself that maybe she hasn’t told him yet out of embarrassment or something like that. Hehe.
It’s amazing how cute and harmonious the Second Master’s family can be without the concubine and her two kids in the picture. The end of Ep 22 really highlights how cancerous they’ve been.
Without them, not only do we see how much fun Madam Lin can be with her “kids,” but also, now that they’re not tugging at the dad at every turn, he’s turned kinda cute, popping around hoping for some attention from Madam Lin. Haha!
and his voice I am obsessed...so refreshing and relaxing
In "In I Know You," there's a scene where the FL asks ZWY to read out loud a few lines from a book he'd been reading, and I was like, "Giiiiiirrrrrllll, THANK YOU!" LOL. He has such a mesmerizing, soothing voice.
One of my favorite scenes in this drama is the one in the cave where he shares a little bit with LYN what he's been up to. That monologue... it could've been a gentle song. :D
I think one of the sweetest moments in Ep 15 had to be Lin Hai Ru’s obvious pride and delight while watching the ML shine at the literary event. The smile on her face!!!
I’m here for the romance, obv, but I also enjoy watching the budding relationship between this “mother” and “son” pair. It’s really sweet seeing her learning to care for him. In a family where the ML’s talents have gone under appreciated for so long, it’s nice seeing him finally gaining fans and a support system beyond the FL.
If he really is responsible, he’s no longer a spineless worm. He is now also a cold blooded murderer.
I think the dad is a red herring, personally. Plus I still don't think he's smart enough to pull it off. :P
There's a clip in one of the drama's trailers showing the aunt (the wife of the first son of the Luo family) looking really angry. It actually had me wondering if she might be the culprit. No one's suspecting her, but it could be she was jealous of her sister-in-law back then. Who knows. I'm totally speculating. The killer could also be someone we've yet to meet. But if does turn out to be the dad, that would be the most uninspiring choice ever. LOL
if HIS dad killed HER mom that would be super bad.
I'm kind of with LSY when he sought to reassure LYN (for her sake) by pointing out that killing the mom doesn't seem like something the dad would do. He's not a great parent nor is he a great husband, but his greatest failing so far has been that he's spineless and too willing to turn a blind eye to the pettiness/evilness of his favored concubine. For all his negative traits, they don't scream murderer either.
In short, I'm not sure the father has the brains to mastermind the killing of his first wife. At least to not do it so well that it's gone undetected for all these years!
I hear you, though, on the point that so far there doesn't seem to be any other possible person around LYN's mother who would've had a motive to kill her. But we are also still in the beginning of the drama with more characters to meet. I'm looking forward to seeing where the story takes us!
Are You the One and The Rise of Ning were filmed in the same location sets(aka exterior shots). This is what happens…
As another person answered, many period dramas are filmed at Hengdian. If you look up AvenueX on YouTube, she has shared videos from several of the filming locations that she visited at Hengdian.
Are you talking about Shen Jin Zhen? She is the younger sister of Shen Tunan . She was revealed in ep 29.
Although Big Sister and Kong were not overtly identified, there were enough clues that we can guess their identities. War of Faith is a fictional story set in the context of documented events, and so it helps to know a little bit about the history of that time period when watching.
In the drama, Shen Tu Nan frequently reports to a "Mr. Song," who we never really see but mostly hear via his voice. From 1928-1933, the governor of the Central Bank of China was T.V. Soong (also Romanized as Song Ziwen). Therefore, that is likely the "Mr. Song" the drama was referring to.
T.V. Soong had three sisters, famously known as the Soong Sisters. One was married to Sun Yat Sen (regarded as the father of modern China), another was married to Chiang Kai Shek (the leader of the Kuomintang), and the third was married to H.H. Kung (a very rich businessman, the minister of various positions within the KMT, and the governor of the Central Bank of China from 1933-1945). Importantly, we must also remember that there are different ways to spell out these names in English depending on the Romanization system used. Therefore, while the drama referred to the leader of the KMT as Mr. Jiang, that is the same as Chiang in Chiang Kai Shek. Similarly, Kung can also be also Romanized as Kong.
Given these real historical figures, I assume the reference to Mr. Kong in the drama, was to the businessman married to Soong Ai Ling. Because of that I also assumed while watching that Big Sister was Soong Ai Ling. However, in the cast credits, it is not that sister who was included but Soong Mei Ling, the one who was married to Chiang Kai Shek. Therefore, most likely, she is Big Sister.
I know some people have been upset by the perception that the 'real' baddies of the drama were not punished by its end. Again, recall that this drama also references real historical figures and the reality is that in the 1930s time period when this story took place, these people continued on as they were. Eventually, following the loss of the Chinese Civil War (in 1949), the KMT would retreat to Taiwan. Given all that, it's kind of hard to write the story in a way that these people get their comeuppance when they continued to live on and do as they did....
There's a season 2 . The story has not finished yet.
My comment that there is no Season 2 isn't based on the fact that one hasn't been filmed either. It's based on the fact that one has not been planned. You cannot take a comment made in the heat of the moment - one that clearly caught all cast members by surprise when the Director said it - as a word of promise. People who believe an actual announcement was made at the live cast event should really watch the event itself and see the context in which that comment was made. I know everyone got excited initially when the Director said what he said, and word started traveling around the Internet - that included me. But once I watched the video (and others did too), it became obvious. It was not an announcement or even an actual real promise. (You can scroll down farther in the Comments section. This was previously discussed as well.) In any event, you can keep holding onto hope if you want. I don't want people to end up disappointed, though, or being misinformed.
I never like to say never, but I would be genuinely surprised if we saw a Season 2. Whether one likes it or not, this drama had a pretty definite ending.
The so called 'main villains' that I think you are referring to, are untouchable based on history. That is why the drama gives us one villain who can take that fall (and represent the other villains).
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LSY replies that’s when he met his teacher who gave him a new life.
Grandmother says she never expected him to have such an experience, and adds, “You’ve been staying in Luo’s mansion for that that testimony, haven’t you?” He answers it’s also for the two favors he owes. One of which is the testimony her husband kept.
That’s why it sounded to me like he came back after his master’s death. I suppose it could also be her saying that’s why he hasn’t moved out. Shrugs. The script is written in a way that not all the finer details are clear. And for those who’ve read the book, I don’t think it’s possible to always assume it will be the same given all the changes already made.
I can rationalize why she hasn’t yet told him, but it still doesn’t feel logical given how hard she pressed him for the “truth” of what he’d been doing. Tit-for-tat. If she believed so much in openness and honesty, and expected that from the ML, it seems only fair that the FL should do the same with him. So I’m glad her history is finally coming to light so my brain will finally be able to stop convincing itself that maybe she hasn’t told him yet out of embarrassment or something like that. Hehe.
Without them, not only do we see how much fun Madam Lin can be with her “kids,” but also, now that they’re not tugging at the dad at every turn, he’s turned kinda cute, popping around hoping for some attention from Madam Lin. Haha!
One of my favorite scenes in this drama is the one in the cave where he shares a little bit with LYN what he's been up to. That monologue... it could've been a gentle song. :D
Xuanyuan is the spineless dad’s son by his concubine.
I’m here for the romance, obv, but I also enjoy watching the budding relationship between this “mother” and “son” pair. It’s really sweet seeing her learning to care for him. In a family where the ML’s talents have gone under appreciated for so long, it’s nice seeing him finally gaining fans and a support system beyond the FL.
There's a clip in one of the drama's trailers showing the aunt (the wife of the first son of the Luo family) looking really angry. It actually had me wondering if she might be the culprit. No one's suspecting her, but it could be she was jealous of her sister-in-law back then. Who knows. I'm totally speculating. The killer could also be someone we've yet to meet. But if does turn out to be the dad, that would be the most uninspiring choice ever. LOL
In short, I'm not sure the father has the brains to mastermind the killing of his first wife. At least to not do it so well that it's gone undetected for all these years!
I hear you, though, on the point that so far there doesn't seem to be any other possible person around LYN's mother who would've had a motive to kill her. But we are also still in the beginning of the drama with more characters to meet. I'm looking forward to seeing where the story takes us!
In the drama, Shen Tu Nan frequently reports to a "Mr. Song," who we never really see but mostly hear via his voice. From 1928-1933, the governor of the Central Bank of China was T.V. Soong (also Romanized as Song Ziwen). Therefore, that is likely the "Mr. Song" the drama was referring to.
T.V. Soong had three sisters, famously known as the Soong Sisters. One was married to Sun Yat Sen (regarded as the father of modern China), another was married to Chiang Kai Shek (the leader of the Kuomintang), and the third was married to H.H. Kung (a very rich businessman, the minister of various positions within the KMT, and the governor of the Central Bank of China from 1933-1945). Importantly, we must also remember that there are different ways to spell out these names in English depending on the Romanization system used. Therefore, while the drama referred to the leader of the KMT as Mr. Jiang, that is the same as Chiang in Chiang Kai Shek. Similarly, Kung can also be also Romanized as Kong.
Given these real historical figures, I assume the reference to Mr. Kong in the drama, was to the businessman married to Soong Ai Ling. Because of that I also assumed while watching that Big Sister was Soong Ai Ling. However, in the cast credits, it is not that sister who was included but Soong Mei Ling, the one who was married to Chiang Kai Shek. Therefore, most likely, she is Big Sister.
I know some people have been upset by the perception that the 'real' baddies of the drama were not punished by its end. Again, recall that this drama also references real historical figures and the reality is that in the 1930s time period when this story took place, these people continued on as they were. Eventually, following the loss of the Chinese Civil War (in 1949), the KMT would retreat to Taiwan. Given all that, it's kind of hard to write the story in a way that these people get their comeuppance when they continued to live on and do as they did....
Some helpful readings/references:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Civil_War#Reasons_for_the_Communist_victory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._V._Soong
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Kung
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soong_sisters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_the_Republic_of_China_(Taiwan)
I never like to say never, but I would be genuinely surprised if we saw a Season 2. Whether one likes it or not, this drama had a pretty definite ending.
The so called 'main villains' that I think you are referring to, are untouchable based on history. That is why the drama gives us one villain who can take that fall (and represent the other villains).