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I don't think western media culture is very different (anyone who's been in the trenches of a pop girl fandom would know) but yeah, with AI and photoshop/editing nowadays it's really hard to know what to believe. WXY has just been lucky so far because more evidence are on his side to disprove the rumors against him. like this bar video thing is getting crazier because apparently the video was taken by a stalker and she deliberately darkened it to make it look more suggestive (another video from a non-fan emerged and it was a well lit place, showing a more obvious gathering of friends and people from Yueyang are saying that even his dad was there.) the girl in the video had the original upload taken down but the stalker keeps reuploading/boosting it and implying that the friend is a bar girl flirting with WXY. yikes, maybe someone really wants to get sued.

they just want him to be unclean* and it's very easy to make snide comments on social media, most people won't check for the truth. not saying he's a paragon of virtue but so far he's only been doing what anyone in their 20s do.

*it's especially funny because douban practically worships leonardo dicaprio, but he's done a lot worse than some of the c-actors they hate lol

yeah, his haters have been trying to push an "oh he's always drunk in bars, picking up girls" agenda since last year. never mind that the only times he's been caught drunk is after work events like hi6 and celebration parties and that people post about bumping into him randomly around Hengdian/Hunan all the time. if there was any pattern of misbehavior there'd be more evidence already.

yeah douban is at it again today with blurry screenshots from this video of him hanging out with his childhood friends: https://www.douyin.com/video/7547484787818548532

I mean I support him having a private life but these poor girls are getting dragged out just for standing next to him and being somewhat friendly, at least wait until there's actual video evidence and not malicious screenshots lol. I remember they also tried it with videos from people spotting him at concerts standing next to a girl, too bad it turned out to be his older sister.

the paps didn't even say anything, it was just haters spreading a blurry screenshot all over douban/weibo and ignoring the source video his fans were posting. I don't know why anyone would try to spread the rumor in i-spaces when it was such a non-scandal.

it's modern but set in the 1990-2000s, I put the plot and character descriptions a few comments back, just scroll down a bit. and Yu Zheng sort of confirmed it weeks ago but there just hasn't been an official announcement yet.

haha it does focus more on her than the ML and that's why the opinions are divided. and if you do end up shipping her with HRZ instead of ZXW, all you have to do is stop at episode 29 and that will work as an ending too.

oh I get the confusion. the ML in the drama is Zhong Xi Wu (based on the billing/posters.) this was a change from the novel where the ML is Hua Rong Zhou. HRZ is the 3rd ML in the drama and your mileage may vary on which couple you ship but viewers who shipped her with HRZ didn't like the ending. but I preferred ZXW so I didn't mind it and just thought the ending was rushed.

them getting together is only implied in the actual ending of the drama but there's a short animated epilogue you can track down somewhere which says they did get married eventually.

tbh I usually end up enjoying YZ dramas but shooting with the same team and people all the time will be stagnating for his development. he just has to get this one over and done with and then hopefully YZ won't make him do another internal drama for at least a year (or two.)

it already broke out last June and then got revived a couple of days ago because a usually accurate melon owner posted that she's the likely FL of XZW and then her agency's statement didn't release a strong denial (instead it was something like she's in contact with a lot of projects at the moment, with a neutral tone) + some 🍉s said they'll have equal ranking, so basically they see this as a step back for her career.

edit to add: another usually accurate melon owner said about a week ago that the FL was still Wang Yinglu so there's conflicting information all around.

September Schedule:

Sept 5 - brand activities (Elizabeth Arden)
Sept 9-10 - variety show recording (hi6)
Sept 13 - brand live broadcast (Jinmailang)
Sept 19 - 2025 Actors and Agents Training Session (Fourth Edition)
Sept 24 - variety show recording (hi6)
Sept 26 and 28 - makeup tests (Violent Tiger Feng He)
(new) Sept 27 - media activity (Beijing Style Flash Festival)
Sept 29 - business photoshoot

unconfirmed 🍉:

Aug 29-31 - variety/travel show recording for Douyin Life and the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism
Sept 22 - Violent Tiger Feng He starts filming (edit: some rumors say startup is postponed to early October because they're still fixing the number of episodes)

saw some rumors being spread in non-Chinese spaces that WXY was recently caught with a gf and it somehow got "buried" and just want to clarify here that it started because someone posted blurry screenshots of him allegedly holding hands with a girl but it was quickly debunked because it was from a video of the TWD cast/crew having dinner, the girl was just standing next to him holding a cellphone, and the only actual hand he grabbed was Deng Kai's: https://m.weibo.cn/status/5203842448754086

the most accurate melon owner at the moment says it's still Wang Yinglu despite Yu Zheng denying it months ago. we'll see.

last time I checked, no. there hasn't been a concept poster or photo of the drama filing yet so it's hard to submit without a source. might have to wait until the official announcement in september, if it doesn't leak before.

it's even funnier because his picking up bottles to recycle and all the comments from people meeting him saying he's very respectful and down to earth earned him a lot of new fans. I noticed his weibo and xhs stats have increased the past two days and he even trended on douyin lol.

yes, they'll need a good support system. but actually, the easiest way is to leave all your SM to your agency to handle so you can just do your work in peace.

In 1998, Jincheng, like many cities across the country, was in a stage of rapid economic development. Qi Wu became the first person to solve a case after the Jincheng Anti-Smuggling Squad was transformed into an Anti-Drug Squad, and was awarded the third-class individual merit. Not only was he successful in his career, but he also met his soulmate, Bai Hua, by being late for a blind date, ending years of lovelessness. Their wedding in Jincheng was a lively affair, but another ceremony in the coal mining town just outside Jincheng was even more spectacular. That was Feng He's wedding, and his bride was Leng Suyun. Feng He had become the pride of the town due to his achievements in the mines. Unbeknownst to Feng He, Leng Suyun's relationship with him was forced upon her by her family. Her true love was none other than Luo Hu, the well-known big brother of Jincheng's underworld.

At this time, in the big red bridal chamber, Leng Suyun tore into two pieces in front of Feng He. She told Feng He she didn't love him at all, and that her family had forced her to this point. Not only was she already in love with someone, she was also pregnant with his child. Heartbroken, Feng He could only numb himself with alcohol. Unbeknownst to him, Leng Suyun was planning to get him drunk so she could elope with Luo Hu. When Feng He woke up one night, Leng Suyun had indeed vanished. But an even greater blow awaited him. A woman's body was found floating in the Yellow River. Her face was unrecognizable, but the gold ring on her finger was identical to Leng Suyun's. For Feng He, his life had been rewritten. Because he hadn't received his award to build a new house, his brother Feng Kuan falsely testified against Feng He during the police investigation. The two brothers argued, and Feng He accidentally struck and severely injured Feng Kuan. He didn't go to jail for murder, but he did spend eight years for crippling his brother.

Eight years later, a recurring drug addict named Yangzi recognized Feng He, who had just been released from prison. He mysteriously revealed that he knew Leng Suyun was still alive, somewhere in Yunnan. There, a major drug lord named Luo Hu emerged, and Luo Hu's woman was named Meiyu, Leng Suyun's nickname. Yangzi's words sent a shudder through Feng He, stirring up a turbulent wave in his stagnant heart. Implicated by Yangzi, Feng He was taken to the police station, then self-harmed by stabbing himself in the eye with a chopstick, and escaped to the hospital. Qi Wu, discarding his service gun and police ID, was determined to find Feng He at all costs. While pursuing Feng He, Qi Wu strayed into a drug den. The two worked closely together, and Qi Wu's opinion of Feng He began to shift. Thus, Qi Wu made Feng He a blackmail informant for the police, and he was specifically assigned to the Luo Hu case task force, embarking on a dual journey of tracking down and undercover investigation.

🍉new information for Violent Tiger Feng He was just released.

Plot highlights: Two male protagonists, the police, criminals, and informants, constantly switch roles in this exciting western-style crime drama.

Theme : Fighting a tiger with bare hands, crossing a river on foot, life is like the sea, only love is worth it. Just like the title of this play, it comes from an idiom "暴虎冯河".

Feng He (played by Wang Xingyue): male, 28 years old (appears), aged 28-36 in the show
In the series, his hometown is a renowned coal mining town below Jincheng, a town rich from coal. His entire family works in the mines, and as the second son, Feng He works in the mine's machine shop as a skilled worker. Feng He is a typical Northwestern man: shy and honest, he sees things through to the end. He taught himself foreign languages and honed his skills, all in the name of doing his job well. This is precisely why, when the mine urgently needed a batch of ore, but a safety equipment malfunction stalled it, leaving everyone in a state of panic, the usually quiet Feng He spoke in a foreign language and solved the problem. Because the batch of ore was linked to a key national project, Feng He's contribution to resuming operations was recognized, earning him the title of Model Worker of the Year.

Plot Summary: (placing it in a spoiler below)

there were also a bunch of comments from people who changed their (initially low) rating after that last arc. nailing a good ending really makes a difference.

LOTFG and CD opened mid-airing though so the low number of ratings is easier to understand because people might be waiting to finish the show before they rate. anyway, the number of ratings is slowly rising now, we'll see where it falls in the end.