#donfang qingcang

[tinyshoopuf]

Has this been done yet

[djappleblush]

Xlh: are you coming with me?

Dfqc: Do I look like your servant?

Also Dfqc: [packing a bag] where do you want to place these cakes?

[joyburble]

So, we see Donfang Qingcang reading on screen several times, and I think it's an important character message.

On encountering a problem, in episode 4, that can't be addressd by violence, what is the first thing our character does? He RTFMs. He sends Shanque to fetch the Fucking Manual, and he Reads It. What. In fact, they both read it, at least until they find the right bit.

Iconic. And adorable.

Definitely much less surprising in a Chinese genre than it would be in any English-language genre. But this section is so spectacular I want to give it a lot of weight.

The scroll is extremely long. He baulks, for a second, at the length,

but this, his face says, cannot possibly defeat him: he backs himself (I love it) and gets down to work.

It's illustrated. I'd love to hear from someone who can read any part of the text. He engages in detail with the content.

He continues in episode 5, having made some progress, and still backing himself to work out what it all means.

He takes it out on the balcony to study it by daylight. When his plans don't succeed at first, he doesn't reject the information, he thinks about it harder and compares it with the data.

Then something interesting happens: after making Orchid's tummyache better, he sits down, and without any stated reason tries to read something else, which looks like a completely normal book:

He can't focus because she's so sad, but we get a glimpse of the corner of a title label. When he puts it down, we can see it's a paperback stitched in the traditional Chinese manner.

It could be anything, but looks a reasonable size for a novel. There are also some other books on the table. Maybe they're technical works from Xiao Lanhua's library, and he's just bored and curious?

This wouldn't be as clear if it was the only example, or if we saw other characters repeatedly reading. But I don't think we do.

In episode 18 post-whump we learn again that what he does to relax and distract himself, when in pain and/or wanting attention, is read a book. It's a slim volume with a vertical format and a pretty, embellished cover. Perhaps a book of poems?

In Episode 26, now knowing he is loved, he is reading for fun again, with no explanation asked or given. Another sewn book, but in this case it has a hard cover with a shiny and colourful design. What could it be? Who knows? It seems to be making him smile a little.

The message we are getting, here, is that what he does when he wants to relax and enjoy life, is read. We’re supposed to understand that in his natural disposition, minus his father’s crimes and his profession of violence, he is a gentleman and a scholar. He is curious. He is capable of handling new information. He has brains and capabilities and ingenuity. He has a big ego, but he can put it in the engine room, not the driving seat. It's a gently-delivered message, but I think it contributes a lot to our perception of the character.

In dream-world episode 31, he is reading a scroll with Xiao Lanhua. Are they reading a story to each other? Doing the voices?

So apparently in his imagination it's a bonding activity too: you can read together with a person you love and share your reactions. A bit like you and I are doing now.

Finally, I think they published this behind-the-scenes shot for a reason (thank you @moonsupremesblog, and I'm sorry this probably should have been a reblog of this post but I got too far in before I remembered)

We can see it's Dylan Wang referring to a script, but we do a double-take because it's totally in character, the lighting, composition, and depth-of-field intentionally reinforce that effect, and we have to look at the plastic cover and the little place-tags to realise it isn't.

[nemainofthewater]

Best character surnamed: Dongfang

Come and vote for the best characters with the same surname!*

What does best mean? It's up to you! Whether you love them, are intrigued by their characters, love to hate them, or they're your '2 second blorbos whose personality you made up wholesale', these are all reasons for you to vote for your favs!

*note, the surnames are not exactly the same in all the cases, as often there will be a different character. I am, however, grouping them all together otherwise things got more complicated.

Propaganda is very welcome! If I’ve forgotten anyone, let me know in the notes.

This is part of a larger series of ‘best character with X surname’ polls’. The overview with ongoing polls, winners, and future polls can be found here

[oleanderedits]

Donfang Qingcang Character Reference

I made a Caard for a quick character reference for Dongfang Qingcang. I will look to add to it eventually, but for now, I think this will help some of the newer viewers I've seen in the tags learn a little about the show and him in particular. Especially since there aren't any English-based wikis for looking things up.

[moonsorchid]

So what would my level of obsession be if I make Donfang Qingcang and Xiao Lanhua in the Sims 4? And then I create the Arbiter Hall and have them live all the happy moments they were supposed to experience? And then have them have a bunch of children - all with flower and tree names of course. I mean imagine DFQC changing diapers and teaching toddlers how to walk and talk or trying to calm them when they throw a tantrum.

[aikaterini-drag]

Now that the 2 Epilogues have been officially announced I keep thinking: if they are as precious as the drama then how am I supposed to move on?!!

I’m already so in love with everything about this drama but when I imagine Orchid and Donfang QingCang’s wedding or the possibility of a pregnancy or a child~~~ I find myself squealing so hard!!!! 😆😆

HELPPPPPPPP

[6pmtea]

please vote I’m indecisive & need to pick something from my to-draw list (and also because making it a poll pushes me to actually draw at least one)

[spndaemon]

Dongfang Qingcang and Shangque best friends. I love their friendship. It’s so gooooooood 😭😭😭😭

Orchid isn’t the only that loves Donfang Qingcang and I hope he knows that 😩😩

[llycaons]

clj ep4 - pt. 1

oh of course it was a dream the devil would never look that scared

the way this is worded hgjadhghagJSH

oh that is gorgeous

SHE CAN GIVE HIM ORDERS NOW. scream. god this is so funny

sure

another pretty shot

the editing/pacing is kept nice and tight, always something going on. keeps the viewer from being bored. I struggled a lot with lof being slow and I really appreciate clj being consistently fun and engaging to watch

dang I wonder how historically accurate the size of this scroll is

oh so NOW you understand the ramifications of being commanded to do things you don't want to do and having physical and emotional distress inflicted on you by something out of your control

this curse is SO shitty for him I love it

aw man I really like protags who are nobodys :(

well I don't want to screenshot all their convo but I love orchid SO much and she's right about literally everything and this curse is so funny

same, girl

watching this man struggle to refrain from obliterating everything in a 100 foot radius of him because she sneezed during his epic badass name reveal is so so funny. forced anger management lessons fr

SHE SAID HIS NAME IS EVIL AND THEN SHE CALLED HIM DUMB

according to that twitter author (it's detention_notes idk why I'm being vague) and what I heard her say it sounds like she's saying xiao lan hua and I'd rather call her that. aha! we have names!

donfang qingcang handshake meme wei wuxian. dfqc deserved it though

MAN part of me is like "why is she being so nice to him" but if she never gets positive attention and she's lonely, than being excited at the thought of someone paying attention to her and taking her words seriously and being into her makes total sense. but still...girl he's not worth it

angry eating also very funny

she does dramatic readings of histories oh my GOD ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I wish any girl in cql got this much characterization. I'm adding it to mu imaginary list of traits for jyl

man I know she's excited he's paying attention to her but with how violence and dangerous she knows he is, it's a little weird to see her acting so clueless. like she can't even seem to tell he's angry and he lost his temper in this scene but she knows he was locked up in a super special prison and he tried to kill her and he also vaporized a ton of people in front of her...girl he's dangerous! honestly this aspect of this episode is not my favorite. after everything he did to her I think she should be a little warier and less giggly? she's acting like he would never hurt her, and he won't but she doesn't actually know that

oh, this moment is significant because she's at her silliest and closest with him and does see him snap and she does withdraw. there we go, that's some good writing

[spndaemon]

OH NO WATCHING DONFANG QINGCANG HAVE A BREAKDOWN IS WORSE.

I’M JUST CRYING HERE WITH HIM. OMG