(And also: that's the most popular ship for this fandom on AO3. And AO3 doesn't lie. 😂)
Haha, das stimmt, hättest du nichts gesagt, hätte ich fröhlich auf Englisch weitergemacht. xD Ich bin durch und durch Ostkind und lebe und arbeite seit 2008 in Berlin. ^^ Auf AO3 heiße ich nur Morwen, unter dem Namen bin ich seit 2002 unterwgs. 😄 Ich verbringe tatsächlich noxh relativ viel Zeit mit Schreiben, Zocken und Serien gucken, aber ich arbeite auch nur 30 Stunden, das reicht mir. ^^ Mit LJ habe ich auch noch Erfahrungen gemacht, für Mailinglisten war ich damals aber noch zu jung. xD
Das mit den Fanzines klingt nach einer Idee, gibt sicher Interessenten für Fandom-Geschichte.
Oh krass, von dem Magazin höre ich das erste Mal! Was es nicht jetzt alles gibt. *-*
Für Schlagermusik vielleicht nicht, aber sicher für deutsche Fußballer. xD
The name Alibaba or Ali Baba comes from an old Middle Eastern folk tale, which would also fit his character in this drama. The company Alibaba got its name from there as well, it did NOT invent the name. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Baba_and_the_Forty_Thieves
(And also: that's the most popular ship for this fandom on AO3. And AO3 doesn't lie. 😂)
The Untamed, Word of Honor and a bunch of other dramas might be an exception because they're all on Netflix and therefore available to a greater English language audience. But if you look at smaller C-drama fandoms, most fics are in Chinese.
Yeah, AO3 got blocked in China because of The Untamed RPF (crazy story, look it up on Wikipedia 😅).
That's a good question. I myself have been reading and writing fanfiction (mostly BL) for 20 years, I've seen everything under the sun by now. 😂
Oh, du bist auch aus Deutschland? Die Welt ist ein Dorf. 😂
(And also: that's the most popular ship for this fandom on AO3. And AO3 doesn't lie. 😂)
That's true, most fics written for C-dramas are either in Russian or Chinese. Which is especially astonishing considering AO3 is blocked in China. [Edit] And in Russia as well since last year, apparently. Wow.
I think so, too. He already seems to be attached to his kind and caring nature, and he sees the potential in him…
Thank you! And I agree, they definitively share a common moral ground. I also wouldn't be surprised if CS gets smarter in time, he's not an idiot per se, just very naive and inexperienced.
I feel like Chen shi will be the one closest to Li Bing, something about his kind naive self that softens LB.…
I think so, too. He already seems to be attached to his kind and caring nature, and he sees the potential in him and has the patience to teach him about the court and the world in general.
I did not expect such an emphasis on comedy/slapstick, though I should have guessed it from the trailer. My bad. 😂 I love how every character has their own little quirks and way of talking that make them immediately distinguishable, even though the drama throws so many characters at us at once. I've also quickly developed a soft spot for Cui Bei and his (apparently) legendary bad luck. 😂❤
Maybe. We'll have to see. There have been character (name) changes and plot changes, but we'll only know how many connections to The Lost Tomb actually remain once this gets aired. Anyhing else is just speculation at this stage.
Okay, so we're left with a bunch of new questions and story options after this movie. I absolutely loved the horror vibes, I think they suit this franchise very well. (They always have, but I feel like they've been especially strong in these two movies.) I have to admit, I liked Wu Xie more in this one than in the first movie. Jing Yanjun seems to get a better feeling for the character and didn't come across as cold/distant as he did last time. And poor Xiaoge - forever guessing what his past self was trying to achieve. 💔 But Xiao Hua showing off once again how filthy rich he is and also owning an escape room was so effing hilarious to me. 😂 I wonder when he'll finally appear in this series (? since I guess this is going to be a movie series).
As for the rest:If this drama really has nothing to do with the Zhang family and their greatest secret, I'd honestly…
True. They'd be definitely missing out on the opportunity to both tell a really interesting story within that era and universe AND make the DMBJ fans happy. ;)
Me, too. Still hoping to see Xiao Yuliang back in that role some day, he was just perfect as Xiaoge.
Since Wang Zanghai's story is closely related to the Zhang clan, I'm hoping we'll get to see at least a few Zhangs in that drama. They could be also in disguise or act under another name, which would make sense since the Zhangs are such a secretive family. But those are just my hopes and speculations. 😄
I always dreamed of XZ being a part of the DMBJ franchise... but I always envisioned him as Wu Xie (with a certain…
As for the rest: If this drama really has nothing to do with the Zhang family and their greatest secret, I'd honestly prefer this not to be connected to that universe at all. That would be kinder than giving the DMBJ fans hope, only to disappoint them later.
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I love that song, you can clearly hear the fun they had recording it together.
Ich bin durch und durch Ostkind und lebe und arbeite seit 2008 in Berlin. ^^
Auf AO3 heiße ich nur Morwen, unter dem Namen bin ich seit 2002 unterwgs. 😄
Ich verbringe tatsächlich noxh relativ viel Zeit mit Schreiben, Zocken und Serien gucken, aber ich arbeite auch nur 30 Stunden, das reicht mir. ^^
Mit LJ habe ich auch noch Erfahrungen gemacht, für Mailinglisten war ich damals aber noch zu jung. xD
Das mit den Fanzines klingt nach einer Idee, gibt sicher Interessenten für Fandom-Geschichte.
Oh krass, von dem Magazin höre ich das erste Mal! Was es nicht jetzt alles gibt. *-*
Für Schlagermusik vielleicht nicht, aber sicher für deutsche Fußballer. xD
Danke, du auch! :D
The company Alibaba got its name from there as well, it did NOT invent the name.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Baba_and_the_Forty_Thieves
Yeah, AO3 got blocked in China because of The Untamed RPF (crazy story, look it up on Wikipedia 😅).
That's a good question.
I myself have been reading and writing fanfiction (mostly BL) for 20 years, I've seen everything under the sun by now. 😂
Oh, du bist auch aus Deutschland? Die Welt ist ein Dorf. 😂
One of the world's biggest websites for fan fiction of all languages (mostly English, though).
I love how every character has their own little quirks and way of talking that make them immediately distinguishable, even though the drama throws so many characters at us at once.
I've also quickly developed a soft spot for Cui Bei and his (apparently) legendary bad luck. 😂❤
There have been character (name) changes and plot changes, but we'll only know how many connections to The Lost Tomb actually remain once this gets aired.
Anyhing else is just speculation at this stage.
I absolutely loved the horror vibes, I think they suit this franchise very well. (They always have, but I feel like they've been especially strong in these two movies.)
I have to admit, I liked Wu Xie more in this one than in the first movie. Jing Yanjun seems to get a better feeling for the character and didn't come across as cold/distant as he did last time. And poor Xiaoge - forever guessing what his past self was trying to achieve. 💔
But Xiao Hua showing off once again how filthy rich he is and also owning an escape room was so effing hilarious to me. 😂
I wonder when he'll finally appear in this series (? since I guess this is going to be a movie series).
Me, too.
Still hoping to see Xiao Yuliang back in that role some day, he was just perfect as Xiaoge.
They could be also in disguise or act under another name, which would make sense since the Zhangs are such a secretive family.
But those are just my hopes and speculations. 😄
If this drama really has nothing to do with the Zhang family and their greatest secret, I'd honestly prefer this not to be connected to that universe at all. That would be kinder than giving the DMBJ fans hope, only to disappoint them later.