Oooo Winter Begonia’s OP theme is pretty

Oooo there’s a full version of the OP on YT

O even better https://open.spotify.com/user/vu9hnxaqs4kte0xvq7n32vtx9/playlist/2NUVrBhRY8hLvY5OZlT5Y0?si=bNapIVG8Q7q4LYWyTyYxbg

Ok the actor for Shang Xirui (Yin Zheng) is good w

Ah Cheng Fengtai handsome (also The Return of Condor Heroes also ohhh he’s married to Angelababy w)

The stray thread wwwwwww

What a diva wwwww

Wah for real ah w

Wah the costume porn. The embroidery and cloud collar and headpiece

Oooo nice ED theme

Wawah the first meeting wawah the eye fucking wawah

Lady: *runs in in front of Shang Xirui who was talking to Cheng Fengtai* “Let me see your injury OH NO YOU’RE BRUISED”
Shang Xirui: “IT’S FINE *pushes her to the side so he can continue talking to and looking at Cheng Fengtai*” JAHSHDJDFJ

“Bring out my best outer coat for him to wear it’s cold” akdhbddjdjdjnr

Wow the way Cheng Fengtai praises him

The way he just ignored everyone and beelined for Cheng Fengtai lmao

Walau these two

I would like to applaud whoever had to embroider all those costumes and I hope they were paid well

The pig’s trotter pre-performance ritual ajdjdnnf

He can ??? play er hu ???? while singing???? And no one knew???

I miss my dizi classes ;~;

Whoa Shang Xirui’s got guts...

Wawah everything so exciting

Every time Shang Xirui stuffs his face with food

I’m glad they explain the important opera parts for clueless opera people like me and Cheng Fengtai w

Wah the cousin so loving

Ooooo 抓週

Boring het stuff tbh

I like how once in a while the show will put up the names of characters we haven’t seen in a while again like “in case you forgot” skdjjffnf

Cheng Fengtai: “可是世事无常” my brain immediately went “独醉梦一场” /oi

“Opera scripts cannot tell stories that didn’t happen” wait really??

Oh no they all fell sick w

Oh dangggg Shang Xirui’s improvisation

Every time they try to sabo him he always rises with something better w

If I was the poor guy and this rich young mistress is lecturing me about looking for a different job instead when we’re starving I’d be annoyed tbh

Ah so it’s also a Mother thing too

“演的人痴了。看的人醉了。台上的人不知自己身在戏中。台下的人不知自己身在梦里。一梦一生、一生一梦。”
Oh that’s beautiful

The way Cheng Fengtai was so blown away by Shang Xirui’s Yang Guifei performance and his overall spirit in performance and how everyone at the stage including the audience just lives the stories instead of just consuming it

The snow makes everything look so pretty ;~;

He waited outside in the snow for Shang Xirui to be done in the theatre and the way he sprang up to honk to get his attention akehdbbd

“What do you want to eat”
“Something sweet”
And he took him to have cake ajjdjdje

Yang Guifei is his Jiang Mengping wow he really can’t get over it sldhjddj “all the plays in the kingdom stories are about me” that does make sense though, to him he’s literally living his roles

What is this sexual tension with his debut costume skdhdjdudn

The two of them getting drunk and Shang Rixui listening to Cheng Fengtai talking about the play he wrote is cute w

“I haven’t been this happy since coming to Beiping”

It’s interesting how Shang Rixui sees life and everyone in it as likened to all the opera scripts

The way Shang Rixui refuses to take money from Cheng Fengtai even though they really need it and only wants his company because he loves his opera and company

Convenient free pancake just for Shang Rixui?? The food seller running off not showing his face?? I DON’T TRUST IT. And oh no he’s splitting it with Cheng Fengtai they both gonna get it

Cheng Fengtai’s never eaten this kind of commoner street food huh skdjdjbd

Cheng Fengtai didn’t eat it jahdhdbd I still don’t trust it

Did Cheng Fengtai just get mugged ajdhdbhdh

He did RIP

HE WASN’T KIDDING ABOUT HIS MARTIAL ARTS SKILLS AJJSJDJD

Ohhhhhh his plan ohhhh I love it ;~;

Awwww so much tendie

Shang Xirui said men cannot be trusted wkudbrbrjfjf

(Do not type while watching whehddhhs)

I TYPOED HIS NAME SO MANY TIMES WKRJRJD PLS IGNORE

Shang Xirui is brash and hot tempered but other than the anger at his shijie he’s honestly kind ;~;

THEY STOLE THE ANCESTOR MONEY DIDN’T THEY

“Theives within the troupe cannot be sent to magistrate”
OH SHI he’s gonna tear his indenture papers huh :’)

Aiyo so 可怜

Oh noooo the ring... he’s gonna miss him so much (´°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥ω°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥｀)

“I can borrow from anyone except from him. People admire me for my opera, but he understands me as a person” (´°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥ω°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥｀)

“Bro we are like these famous bestest best friends in opera scripts bro”
“You... want to be my stage?”
Haha “bros” indeed right WHEN YOU SAY STUFF LIKE THIS

Shang Xirui: We are leaving Beiping!
Cheng Fengtai: Please don’t
Shang Xirui: We are no longer leaving Beiping!

The two of them talking about wholeass land and established theatres to buy... how does that feel like

The Susanna thing jejrjdkrj OOF but also creeeeepyyyyyyyyy

The fact that Du Luocheng is citing ROMEO AND JULIET OF ALL PLAYS for his love for Susanna showed that 1. He didn’t understand that it was a comedic tragedy 2. Yooo you creepy she’s really not into you

Cheng Fengtai looks like he wants to faint after hearing how Shang Xirui handles the accounts skjdjdjdjd

MY FATHER WILL HEAR ABOUT THIS - Jiang Dengbao

Excuse me those are totally infatuated and mesmerised looks like the moment Shang Xirui realised who’s in the room and the way Cheng Fengtai is looking at him akdjdjdjdj

He’s so dazed and just thinking about him sihdidbbsnd

This Aiyu jelly lady is literally (sad violin music) rn

The ladies gossiping about Cheng Fengtai’s investment RIP

The lady knew she fucked up and just yeeted out of there wkjdjrj

Every time he performs I feel like an inelegant monkey in comparison his movements are so pretty ajshhdbd

I knew it the stupid maid misunderstood

I really don’t care for marital issues in these dramas tbh

He bought Ritz crackers for him cos he was snacking on them before ajdjjdjdnd

The whole black and white-ness of the character roles are kinda tiring sometimes tbh, though I’m not sure it’s you know, all the rules/censorship, or if it’s like that in the novel since I haven’t read it

Can’t get over how they’re the same person sjdhdjrjr he really transforms into his roles

I know these kind of abrupt endings in a ep is pretty common in dramas but it still throws me off every time w

One thing I really like about this is how they show that treating the troupe members as equal and under a fair worker’s contract rather than a lifelong thing where they were sold to the troupe improves loyalty and quality (esp with how anyone can compete for a role despite [...]

[...]seniority, which will make the juniors work hard and the seniors not be complacent)

Ah of course not all of the seniors are gonna be as gracious as the shijies w

I really can’t stand how the wife is written in the drama

Layue Hong really poor thing. But Shang Xirui really going over to Jiang Dengpo to fuck him up lmaoooooo

The crowd agreeing with him cos he’s just doing the exact same thing back to him skjdjdbrjddbdbd

He missed a character akjdjrjrkkd

The range ajhdjejdj

“I can’t reason with you now. I need to go get some air.”
Honestly under-utilised in a heated argument which should be a norm

I wonder if he’s gonna do the dance thingy in the OP for Zhao Feiyan

Awwww his old not-shifu helping him out discreetly ;~;

Ah so he is :D also coming up with something new from old things is my favourite

Cheng Fengtai: “I haven’t been there (the theatre) for a few days. Did he (Shang Xirui) offend someone again?” KSHDBDBDND

He was so worried akjdjdjdd and the moment Cheng Fengtai came in with respectable actors signed under them he just smiles and is relieved immediately aidhdhdbdn

Already saw the costume in the OP but it’s still so lovely ahhh

“Even the consorts of the palace didn’t wear anything as quality as this”
Nothing but the best for him

He just gave him food akjdjdjr he’s so awkward and moved he doesn’t know what to say or do skjdjdj

He’s just sending him food (which is not to his tastes) every day skdjdjjdjd

Aduhhhhh they’re so cute la

“I’d rather have her (CFT’s wife) scold me everyday than act like I don’t know you” KAHDJDDDJSJSJ

LMAOOOOO he compared him to a cat leaving “gifts” rjdjejeej

Personally think CFT’s wife needs a hobby

CFT at such restaurants reminds me of my mum tbh esp when he washed the tea cup with the tea first and wiped the table sidhdjfjjd

I know I’ve already seen it on the OP but that is a fucking huge drum (also gorgeous)

Cheng Fengtai: *pats drum* What a huge drum! Well crafted too.
...*wipes hand with hanky*
KJSHDNDJDJ

He wants his first time to see his performance to be when he’s fully on stage skdjjdjd honestly I would too

(While I get that he only wants his only impression of it to be the completed dance as fully intended, I also can’t help but feel like it’s like a groom not being allowed to see the bride until the wedding day w)

Both sides very pretty. Chen Renxiang’s snowy image is very pretty too ;~;

Shang Xirui’s Goddess Steps dance is so good akdjdndjrjjeekje

Nope Chen Renxiang’s performance with his steps cannot compare and Jiang Rongshou knew

I am obsessed with the costume and dance ;~;

GSC knew what they were doing when they picked the Zhao Feiyan costume for the figure cos I want it even more now oh no

I also started watching the show because of the figure and cos Kallie said it was good so um good job GSC?

I’m just rewinding to rewatch the dance ;~;

Gu Dali is very cool

lmaoooooo Chen Renxiang has had enough of their shit

Jiang Rongshou sounds like an anti lmaooo

“我浑身的本事抵不过飘飘一张纸吗” (aren’t my abilities worth more than a piece of paper?)
Oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh

Gu Dali oh dear akhdjdjdidbebene

The way he’s just casually waiting for the battle to end lmao

Kahsjsjdjdjddjdjdj Dali owjsjdjdsbhshdjddj

Cheng Fengtai, wingman-ing for a bandit queen of the mountain to win over big military relative kshdjdjehd

Shang Xirui and Chen Renxiang’s Shanghai holiday tho skiddnwusjdn