#Tushan Hong Hong

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Cdrama: Fox Spirit Matchmaker 1 (2024)

Trailer: YangMi & GongJun | Fox Spirit Matchmaker | 狐妖小红娘月红篇 | iQIYI

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71aXnGs3Yao

[dangermousie]

10 Characters That Make Me Feel Things

tagged by @imlivingformyselfdontmindme

Since I am tagged by a cdrama buddy, I am gonna limit it to cdramas.

Wolfie/Chu Youwen, The Wolf (2020). I enjoy drama characters often, but I never lust over them. Meet close to the sole exception. Anyone who was following me when this drama aired, remembers the insanity. I finally understood what groupies are on about.

Xiao Qi, The Rebel Princess (2021) - the ur drama general, as far as I am concerned.

Awu, The Rebel Princess (2021) - I would fight through insurmountable odds to get to her also.

Jiang Xiao Yuan, Derailment (2023) - I am with @imlivingformyselfdontmindme she is everything and I am totally a JXY defender!

Xiao Yao, Lost You Forever Part 1 (2023) - my FL of the year. She would be terrible as a partner and insurmountable amount of work but I can totally get why all these people chase her, I would too.

Tushan Jing, LYF 1 (2023) - I want to make him sandwiches, give him a number of a great therapist and a genetics counselor and also some paper so he can scheme to help his girl's cousin take over the world as some sort of valentine's day present.

Ji Ye, Novoland Eagle Flag (2019) - murder more people in the streets, I love you pls!

Fan Xian, Joy of Life (2019) - mmmm

Yi Xiao Chuan, The Myth (2019) - let me weep in peace. The power of overwhelming will and brain and decency. Being not enough to save a damn thing.

Eighth Prince, Gong (2011) - the terrifying start of my finding queues sexy!

Xiao Yi Qing, Listening Snow Tower (2019) and Su Mengzhen, Heroes (2022) - nobody's ever coughed this beautifully while slaughtering as these two.

Yu Sifeng, Love and Redemption (2020) - duh

Ren Ruyi and Ning Yuanzhou, A Journey to Love (2023) - of course.

Shen Minglan and Gu Tingye, The Story of Minglan (2018) - my n1 drama and my n1 couple.

Ning Que, Ever Night 1 (2019) - young killer with infinite softness for one tiny world-destroying servant. I loved this character.

Ning Yi, The Rise of Phoenixes (2018) and Ye Hua, Three Lives (2017) - long hair obsessions.

Tantai Jin, Till the End of the Moon (2023) - I've already talked war and peace amounts about this man.

Yuan Hong in any drama.

This is way more than 10 so gonna stop.

[ryin-silverfish]

I understood that Fox spirits with gold and white fur are normally heavenly foxes. But Su Daji in the versions we know, killed people before the events of the story. So, will any type of fox spirit get this color when it already has its nine tails? even if they are already foxes that killed people?

I am kinda confused by the wording of this question. Correct me if I'm wrong:

-Heavenly foxes = foxes with gold/white fur and 9 tails

-Heavenly foxes are "good", or at least work for the establishment

-Su Daji of the Pinghua version is a heavenly fox, judging by her appearance

-But she kills people and isn't good

-Does that mean gold/white fur color and 9 tails is merely a signifier of power in fox spirits, and has nothing to do with their alignment or allegiance?

Well...time to dive into some fox spirit lore.

In the oldest Chinese legends, nine-tailed foxes are very much divine beasts. The Girl of Tushan, for example. Nine-tailed foxes also appeared in Han dynasty grave reliefs and paintings as part of Queen Mother of the West's worship:

They were very much auspicious beasts, like Qilins or Phoenixs. Same goes for white foxes.

The exact point in time where "Auspicious Foxes" started shifting into "Demonic Foxes" is unclear, but it probably had something to do with the change in ways people conceive of yaoguais: namely, the idea that anything that grow old enough can become a yaoguai.

Foxes seemed like a prime candidate for that kind of stuff, because unlike dragons or phoenixs, they were just too common, mundane, and eerie. Divine beasts don't sneak into your chicken coop under the cover of darkness.

By the Northern and Southern dynasty, in Ge Hong's Baopuzi, there was already the idea that animals that reached a certain age could transform into humans, and he cited foxes, wolves and jackals as an example:

"...They can live up to 800 years old, and when they reached 500 years old, these beasts transform into human shapes."

Around the same time period, Guo Pu's Xuanzhong Ji gave an even more elaborate account of fox spirits' transformation:

"Upon reaching 50 years of age, foxes can transform into women. 100 years, beautiful women, divine shaman, or men in order to charm women. They can know things from thousands of miles away, are masters of the arts of charms, able to make people lose their minds...at 1000 years old, they can commune with Heaven, and are known as heavenly foxes."

This concept of heavenly foxes had a renaissance in the Tang dynasty, where folk worship of foxes were very popular, and Daoist influences meant that many foxes in Tang folklore were practitioners of the Daoist arts.

If foxes could cultivate, it was only natural that the best cultivators among them could become immortals, just like human Daoists, and get a job in the Celestial Bureaucracy.

Curiously enough, all Tang dynasty heavenly foxes were male foxes, and the troubles they got into often stemmed from their own lust and entitlement to human women.

Heavenly fox status also offered them protection from death sentences: when they were subdued by Daoist masters or immortals, the punishments were either beating with a rod or exile.

However, only one Tang text connected heavenly foxes with nine-tailed foxes and a specific fur color: You Yang Za Zu, which I cited in a previous answer.

In a sense, this fusion of nine-tailed foxes with heavenly foxes was really going back to the roots of "Nine-tailed Foxes as Auspicious Beasts".

But it didn't last, and by the Song dynasty, nine-tailed foxes had undergone full yaoguai-fication like the rest of their kind.

This is just my speculation, but "Nine-tailed Foxes as Demonic Spirits" could perhaps be traced back as far as their more auspicious associations: the nine-tailed foxes of the Book of Mountains and Seas were just another type of man-eating fantastic beasts, after all.

Anyways, it is at this point that the idea of Daji being a nine-tailed fox first appeared, and FSYY Pinghua went a step further by merging Daji with the "heavenly nine-tailed fox" of You Yang Za Zu, turning the auspicious divine beast back into the demonic.

But, back to your question: a white/golden fox, or a nine-tailed fox, is not necessarily a heavenly fox. In the Qin-Han era, that's just an auspicious beast.

By Guo Pu's definition, a heavenly fox is just an incredibly powerful 1000 years old fox. By the Tang dynasty definition, a heavenly fox is a long-lived master of the Daoist arts who managed to get a job in the Celestial Bureaucracy.

They absolutely can be assholes (though shielded from the worst punishment). The idea that a heavenly fox is also a nine-tailed fox of unusual fur color is specific to that one passage in You Yang Za Zu and FSYY Pinghua.

Having nine tails/white or golden fur doesn't say anything about a fox's alignment or morality either. Rather, it says more about people's general conception of foxes during that specific era, and what was auspicious in one dynasty could easily become markers of the demonic in another.

[dramaddict-and-proud-of-it]

Lost You Forever (S1 & S2)

Year : 2023 | Country : CN | Nb of episodes: 60

My rate: 10/10

Synopsis :

In ancient times, humans mixed with deities and demons, the world consisted of Chenrong, Xiyan, and Haoling. Wandering in Dahuang, Jiu Yao from Haoling lost her identity and appearance. She settled in Qingshui Town and was renamed Wen Xiao Liu.

The Prince Cang Xuan of Xiyan was Xiao Liu’s cousin. To find Xiao Liu, he travelled around Dahuang and came to Qingshui Town. In Qingshui Town, Xiao Liu saves Tushan Jing from danger and falls in love with him. Xiang Liu and Xiao Liu appreciated each other and became confidants. After a few twists and turns, Cang Xuan and Xiao Liu eventually recognized each other.

After recovering her identity, Xiao Liu helped Cang Xuan bring the whole world under his rule and retired from the rivers and lakes. The thoughtless man puts all his energy into governing the country because he knows that as long as the world is at peace, his little boy will be able to be happy and healthy.

Main cast :

Yang Zi as Xiao Yao (Haoling Jiu Yao) / Wen Xiaoliu

Zhang Wan Yi as Cang Xuan, Prince of Xi Yan Kingdom

Deng Wei as Tushan Jing / Ye Shiqi

Tan Jian Ci as Xiang Liu / Fangfeng Bei

Wang Hong Yi as Chishui Feng Long

Dai Lu Wa as A Nian (Haoling Yi)

My thoughts on this drama :

Now that I'm done with season 1 (and getting worried about what's in store for season 2), I can say that watching this show was just me being wrecked and getting my heart broken in thousands of pieces. I really appreciate the Reverse Harem story they served us here. Plus, the actors they chose are brilliant in their respective roles. It also rekindled the flame I hold for etheral white haired beings. Of course, with 4 male leads to choose from, there is obviously one that would get my vote (I said something about white haired beings didn't I). Although I already know who she's going to end up with (both because I could not bear the supsense and checked the novel ending, and because Yang Zi kind of said it herself during a TV show)... I can't help but try to safeguard the little flame that is my favorite 'ship'. Although I know it leads to nowhere, the impossibility of it makes it all the more powerful. TJC is truly incredible in his role, and I am gobsmacked by the intensity he manages to bring to his scenes every.single.time he appears on screen. His character is compelling, hauntingly beautiful and lethal. As for the others, well, you have ever-yearning bro-zoned one, good-but-dull pretty boy, and the buddy-zoned guy who looks more attracted to bro-zoned one that to our female lead. The other female characters are rather dull, and uninteresting, with minor (but annoying) roles. The story really focuses on Jiu Yao and her four knights **cough**

You'll get genderbending (several times!), harem drama, political intrigues, anguish and laughter, sweetness and bitterness, all in this amazingly packaged drama (music, costumes, incedible sceneries, it has it all!)

Anyway! I very much recommend this drama, which earns a big fat 10 for season 1. Rating may (or may not) change after season 2 airs next summer (due to CN sh*tty new regulations stating that dramas split into seasons must be aired with a one year gap between two seasons ugh)...

A Favorite ?

YES

[bizarrequazar]

GJ and ZZH Updates — November 6-12

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This is part of a weekly series collecting updates from and relating to Gong Jun and Zhang Zhehan.

This post is not wholly comprehensive and is intended as an overview, links provided lead to further details. Dates are in accordance with China Standard Time, the organization is chronological. My own biases on some things are reflected here. Anything I include that is not concretely known is indicated as such, and you’re welcome to do your own research and draw your own conclusions as you see fit. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or additions. :)

[Glossary of names and terms] [Masterlist of my posts about the situation with Zhang Zhehan]

11-06 → Gong Jun’s studio posted a photo of him with a video camera in front of a lake from the same day as the OK! magazine photoshoot released on 04-29. (1129 kadian) Caption: “Dear passengers, the #Gong Jun's very wonderful November# time train has now arrived at the 6th station 「The fairies in the lake sprinkled a handful of golden beans in the evening, and the train conductor @ Gong Jun Simon recorded a driving log as usual. Quietly put gold into your lens」, all passengers, please sit tight and hold on, the station ahead is _______.”

→ LockNLock released a samoyed themed product line in partnership with Gong Jun.

→ The Roving Inspection Team Weibo, which was unmuted after six months on 10-30, reposted a post by Peng Lihu eight minutes after he posted it himself, unfortunately confirming suspicions that he is the one behind it.

11-07 → Fox Spirit Matchmaker’s official Weibo posted two group wrap photos. They posted solo photos as well shortly after, later followed by a celebration video. 

→ #Fox Spirit Matchmaker Yue Hong group photo# got on Weibo hotsearch.

→ Hsu Fu Chi posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ Gong Jun posted the same Fox Spirit Matchmaker celebration video. Caption: “My brave, just, defiant Yuechu, goodbye for now, see you again at Tushan. May your bravery and blood ambition keep the people in peace, and may you always have iced candied haw to eat.” This was reposted by MUJOSH.

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted four behind the scenes photos from Fox Spirit Matchmaker. Caption: “Enter the world with a bloody ambition and treat the world with a sincere heart. Looking forward to seeing you again!”

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted a behind the scenes photo of his silhouette from Fox Spirit Matchmaker. (1129 kadian) Caption: “Dear passengers, the #Gong Jun’s wonderful November# time train has now arrived at the 7th station 「The train conductor @ Gong Jun Simon waved his hand and said ‘goodbye, see you soon’」, all passengers, please sit tight and hold on, the station ahead is _______.”

→ Gong Jun posted the silhouette photo to his Xiao Hong Shu, caption: “Farewell  See you Tushan!” and his Instagram, caption: “See you next time Yuechu!”

→ Gong Jun attended an offline event for Hogan. [interview (no subs)]  Videos: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Photos: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Fan Observation: Near the end, he did a bow without prompting that was very similar to one Zhang Zhehan did in a douyin in October 2020.

→ #GongJun trended on Twitter.

→ Kangshifu posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted twelve photos from a photoshoot from that day. Caption: “Ice blue leaves blanks, splashes of ink for tie-dyeing. Boss @ Gong Jun Simon's winter temperature is slowly loading 🔛” This was reposted by MUJOSH.

→ MUJOSH posted three of the same photos to promote their glasses Gong Jun was wearing.

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted a douyin from the photoshoot. Caption: “Today’s theme song: Cowboy On 😎” [lyrics] BGM (despite the caption) is Boomerang by Skinny Williams.

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted four photos of him from the Hogan event. Caption: “Happy beginning of winter ♥” This was reposted by Hogan. Fan Observation: The three studio posts were posted with intervals of 1hr 11 mins, then 1hr 5 mins, 511 kadian.

→ 361° announced that from 11-10 to 11-25 they will be donating ¥3.61 for every item sold of their samoyed line to the China Small Animal Protection Association.

11-08 → #GongJun continued to trend on Twitter.

→ LockNLock posted a promotional video spoken by Gong Jun.

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted four photos from the Tiffany & Co. Qixi ad campaign. (1129 kadian) Caption: “Dear passengers, the #Gong Jun's wonderful November# time train has now arrived at the 8th station 「The train that is moving smoothly has entered the driverless mode, the conductor @ Gong Jun Simon is holding his cheek with one hand, enjoying a short rest」, all passengers, please sit tight and hold on, the station ahead is _______.”

→ Charlotte Tilbury posted three photo ads featuring Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)

→ Hogan posted a video of the previous day’s offline event. (1129 kadian)

→ The Instagram posted a video of “Zhang Zhehan” and “Zhang Mama” for her birthday.

→ Colgate posted two photo ads [here] and [here] featuring Gong Jun.

→ 361° posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun and a reminder about the livestream on 11-10.

→ Hogan posted ten more photos from the offline event.

11-09 → #GongJun continued to trend on Twitter.

→ Gong Jun posted eight photos of himself to his Xiao Hong Shu. Caption: “I grabbed [these]! Of course, you have to grab a good picture and send it yourself first!” He also posted them to his Instagram twenty minutes later, caption: “Inventory at the bottom of the press box...” 

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted two photos from the same day as the vlog he posted on 08-27. (1129 kadian) Caption: “Dear passengers, the #Gong Jun’s very wonderful November# time train has arrived at the 9th station 「The train conductor @ Gong Jun Simon is also a traveler who is always on the road, the road is long, say ‘9′ to go」, all passengers, please sit tight and hold on, the station ahead is _______.” Fan Observation: The second photo is... quite something. It is of Gong Jun, though. I compared the ears.

→ 361° posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)

→ LockNLock posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun. (1129 kadian)

→ Colgate posted two photo ads [here] and [here] featuring Gong Jun.

→ China Fire and Safety posted a PSA spoken by Gong Jun.

→ 361° posted a commercial spoken by Gong Jun and with photos of him from the ad campaign. The caption includes, “May you and I, who have been rushing to the track of love, be as wild as you want!”

→ 361° posted the full catalogue of their samoyed collection featuring photos modelled by Gong Jun. 

11-10 → LockNLock posted a promotional video spoken by Gong Jun. This was reposted by Gong Jun’s studio.

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted four photos of him from a photoshoot for the China Online Film Week. previously posted on 2021-12-29. (1129 kadian) Caption: “Dear passengers, the #Gong Jun's very wonderful November# time train has now arrived at the 10th station 「The train conductor @ Gong Jun Simon and the small studio took a photo of their passports together」, all passengers, please sit tight and hold on, the station ahead is _______.”

→ L’Oreal posted a commercial featuring Gong Jun.

→ Hsu Fu Chi posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ Colgate posted two photo ads [here] and [here] featuring Gong Jun.

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted ten photos of him from that day. Caption: “Simple modeling with multiple interpretations, boss @ Gong Jun Simon wanders freely in the softness of clouds~” This was reposted by 361°.

→ Gong Jun appeared on a livestream for 361°. [full recording] [written summary] [clips with written translation]

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted eight photos of him from the livestream. “@ Gong Jun’s sports department matching points get! The weather is getting colder, everyone remember to add clothes~” This was reposted by 361°.

→ Charlotte Tilbury posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ The Instagram posted three more photos of “Zhang Zhehan” with white hair.

11-11 → Mengniu posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ A billboard erected by fans in a Taipei metro station for Gong Jun’s birthday, primarily featuring him but with a smaller image of Zhang Zhehan included, was reportedly taken down after complaints were recieved from “Zhang Zhehan’s agency in Taiwan” claiming that he had not given permission for his image to be used. [news story reporting on this (no translation)] Zhang Zhehan never extended his career beyond mainland China and there is no evidence of this agency actually existing. There are suspicions that Xie Yihua is involved, especially as her family are heavily involved in the entertainment industry there, but no evidence has been publicly found yet. 

→ L’Oreal posted a promotional video spoken by Gong Jun.

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted a photo of him from when he was announced as brand ambassador for Tiffany & Co. on 2021-11-29. (1129 kadian) Caption: “Dear passengers, the #Gong Jun’s very wonderful November# time train has now arrived at the 11th station 「The bird is holding a hard-won gem and gently falls on the chest of the conductor @ Gong Jun Simon. The little bird treasures gems, train conductor treasures luck」, all passengers, please sit tight and hold on, the station ahead is _______.”

→ 361° posted a clip from the previous day’s livestream.

→ The host from the livestream posted two photos from it of himself and Gong Jun.

→ Colgate posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ QuelleVous posted two previously unseen photos of Zhang Zhehan from the filming of Zhao Ge. 😭

→ Hsu Fu Chi posted a short clip compilation from the previous week’s livestream. 

→ Tangle Teezer posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun to their Instagram.

→ LockNLock posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ 361° posted a compliation of clips from the livestream. (19:29, possible 51129 kadian if you reach (19 = 7 = 5+1+1))

11-12 → QuelleVous posted a short previously unseen clip of Zhang Zhehan from the filming of Zhao Ge.

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted two photos of him from an ad campaign for Warrior released 2021-08-21. (1129 kadian) Caption: “Dear passengers, the #Gong Jun's very wonderful November# time train has now arrived at the 12th station 「The train conductor @ Gong Jun Simon chose a comfortable posture and immersed himself in the space alone」, all passengers, please sit tight and hold on, the station ahead is _______.” Fan Observation: 08-21 was the day Word of Honor was taken down.

→ Gong Jun posted four photos of himself. (11:49, 511 kadian) Caption: “Inventory dispatch  Happy weekend” He also posted them to his Xiao Hong Shu. Caption: “Casual  Pat pat” Fan Observations:   -  Gong Jun usually uses punctuation in his Weibo posts. A certain someone did not.  -  Possible hexagon ring sighting.

→ Hsu Fu Chi posted five gifs of Gong Jun from the previous week’s livestream.

Additional Reading: → Sheena has organized a charity drive for Gong Jun’s birthday towards the Chengdu Bear Rescue Centre in his hometown. The drive will be open until the end of the month and will be donated in his name. There’s several giveaways available for anyone who donates! [further info about the organization]

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[strongest-matchmaker-duo]

Official arts for the mobile game (YueHong edition)

[foxspiritmatchmaker]

I’ve caught up with the Nanguo arc but I’m still confused. Is it okay to ask for a summary of what’s going on, like who the sparkly man is and what’s with the complicated talk of the multiple souls and reincarnation?

Here’s more information about sparkly dude: http://foxspiritmatchmaker.tumblr.com/post/177937237266/who-is-the-golden-being-who-pretended-to-be-the

& the second question... honestly, I am just as confused as you are. Nan Guo arc created nothing but more questions, and I can’t help but wonder if this is the author’s way of creating a happy ending (nobody dies, souls are all divided so DongFang YueChu x Hong Hong & Bai YueChu x SuSu can all exist at the same time). But knowing XiaoXin, he always answers most questions... eventually. There’s always a good reason behind everything, even if he does takes many arcs later to explain them :’D

I personally have not caught up with the manhwa chapters (about 50 chapters behind the latest one), so there might have been glimpses or more hints on what is going on. I’ll update once I know more.

As for a basic summary on what’s going on... oh boy I don’t even know if I can summarise this show. All I can say is:

Nan Guo arc was there to show the other side (the bad side) of the pact

Sparkly dude likes Yaya & is OP af

YueChu’s dad is much more than the fool he appears to be & also OP af

PingQiu YueChu is NOT DongFang YueChu (took me a long time to accept it)

The HongHong that appeared in the cave & said ‘I am not TuShan HongHong but I am not SuSu either’ is likely just a leveled up version of Susu, and the HongHong that could-have-been if she wasn’t the leader of TuShan and all (chained with responsibilities & having to protect her land). Explains why she was all smirky when the old HongHong has always been poker-faced.

The black wolves are really annoying & should just die already

[lucybaskerville]

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[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Sword and Beloved (2024?)

TRAILER：首发😍狠狠期待成毅与李一桐执剑相爱 | 狐妖小红娘王权篇 Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Sword and Beloved | 成毅 李一桐 | ✦ 爱奇艺东方奇幻 ✦

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