Notices by Henriette (sollenbum@mastodon.online)

Am watching episode 24 of “The First Frost” 🌸 This drama is much more melancholy than its companion piece, “Hidden Love”, but the relationship is soft and real. Bai Jingting and Zhang Ruonan have a soft chemistry that feels real because they are both vulnerable.

#Cdrama #TheFirstFrost

@liztai Might give it a try…

@liztai Here’s another tidbit 😄 Did you know that Liu Xueyi can play the piano?

#LiuXueyi

https://youtu.be/ocESS91GPLo?si=8uUKc-IJfr0Wdsgh

Am watching episode 5 of “A Journey to Love” 🌸 The scene where Ren Ruyi casually mentions that Ning Yuanzhou is the perfect candidate to be the father of her future child is hilarious. They hardly know each other but she has already decided 😄 The choice isn’t a bad one, but perhaps one that should be a mutual choice 😄😄

#Cdrama #AJourneyToLove

@Katztronaut Thanks for the warning. Good to know in advance…

@liztai Great summary of the various scandals and also good comments on the nature of the industry. Not for the faint-hearted!

@liztai We agree! I didn’t like him at first but from the middle of the drama, his character has developed in a very satisfying direction. Quite like that Zhu Junlin has a look that is not standard; that alone brings his character to life, because he has the villain look but is more than this surface apearance.

Watching episode 26 of “Blossom” 🌸 This third couple is showing a lot of promise. Not entirely sure who exactly she is - perhaps Dou Zhao’s cousin? Zhu Junlin has been smouldering on screen as Chen Jia in his brief appearances so far …

#Cdrama #Blossom

@liztai Never a quiet moment 😄

Have you been watching the clips from the Tencent show? Lots of cute clips of Meng Ziyi and Li Yunrui as well as clips of Ding Yuxi rushing to the stage to help Esther Yu off the stage…. #Cdrama

https://x.com/fairydramaland/status/1875560559426597359?s=61&t=_6Vl19mdC8mo7cl0R3kjyA

https://x.com/muziqis/status/1875564510284804137?s=61&t=_6Vl19mdC8mo7cl0R3kjyA

@liztai Horrific news! Do you think her honesty has ended her career? If so, health is more important, but fact is that fame shouldn’t come at the cost of her health.

@liztai You have seen this interview, right?!

https://youtu.be/IEVr-BL_SFc?si=evBb4806LHPdRJDO

#LiuXueyi

Decided that “Blossom” would be my next drama to watch. Had heard good things about it 🌸 The drama‘s opening is gripping. Within the first 10 minutes the protagonist is presented as a powerful but understated character, fighting for revenge. The cinematography and costumes are top notch, too. Looking forward to seeing where this drama goes …

#Cdrama #Blossom #LiYunrui

@liztai I started this drama on your recommendation and am not regretting it 🌸😄

@liztai Chen Xiao is definitely very watchable 😃 He was great in “A Dream of Splendour”.

@AnnaAnthro @liztai For example, when Liu Xueyi was asked about kissing scenes and he said that at his age he wasn’t an unexperienced school boy anymore. It was said in jest but there is a level of truth to the statement that applies to emotional development as well as kissing technique 😄

@AnnaAnthro @liztai I’ve been thinking that many of the actors that I like have had an unconventional route into the industry: Liu Xueyi, Cheng Yi, Liu Yuning and perhaps William Chan.

Their acting is informed by lived experience that gives their performance more depth than people who have lived more sheltered lives.

@AnnaAnthro @liztai Good scripts and costumes are preferable 😄 Now that he was gained this level of fame there is hope that he will be offered good projects. He and his team seem to have a fairly good track record for choosing dramas. He’s not a standard traffic actor.

@liztai I should think this wish will come true since you are not the only one who wants him to film more dramas 😄

@liztai Definitely look forward to this drama as well. They both have a soft but steely presence on screen so both of them together should be great.

@liztai @Katztronaut @avradi Oh wow! We have had really similar experiences 😄 It was wasn’t a snap decision; we both seemed to have turned our backs on such films and series, because they rely too heavily on bare skin and excessive violence.

#Cdrama isn’t always good and some plots are ridiculous. Censorship is a problem and not everyone can act well, but I’m not subjected to callous exploitation of nudity and over-the-top violence on screen.