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She realized she's no longer the kid from the canal who was always captivated by WangHe, the leader of their pack. Fenghua grew up.

Everyone looks better than 1st half, even Fenghua's mom has a better hairstyle, so looking forward to seeing SiYi's style since she went to Italy! I hope she discovers she's from a wealthy family. I think it's great that they don't forget their roots in the canal.

I think the rating is decided by MDL, not users.

I have no idea but it usually takes at least 12 months after it wrap, except I did notice MM only took 10 months from wrap (2/28/24) to airing (1/7/25). So if MR were to take 10 months for post-production, it would air end of Mar 2025, but I doubt it.

Maybe 39 is very short like 5 min or 15 min.

Interesting. There is a newcomer Wang Jia Yi, 22, who debut in a Zhang Yi Mou movie before.

SOKP had this huge pent up demand where it surpassed 7M reservations because it was highly anticipated and because it delayed airing for many many months (possibly almost a year?) and then it just air dropped (11/7/23) without any announcement the day after WOL aired (11/6/23) according to AvenueX (11/11/23) "air dropped... long awaited...once scheduled... postponed... nobody knows when its goinna show up...suddenly it just showed up on iQiYi."
OFL aired 11/3/23 so there were two BL dramas airing the same time as WOL.

MR wrapped 5/14/24 while BL drama wrapped 8/6/24, 84 days or 2.76 months later. Hopefully it won't coincide.

The constant "black" against XuKai was the reason I was intrigued by this actor - like WHY? why only him? So, it was really nice to see him get two separate awards for BCE for outstanding and best quality and creative acting. I think "creative" fits Xu Kai.

SiYi is listed as one of the six main characters here on MDL. Even though she didn't die but they basically "killed" her character once it served its purpose, which is fine, I have no problem with it, it made for good story too although I'm not sure how to link her story to others.. I thought there was a linkage but now I think she is just a side story, This way they have more time to develop the main story of going North and focus on leading characters. SiYi role is self-contained and has no character development if she only has 2 min, left in the series.

I doubt she's going to die. It doesn't feel like that kind of story to me, It feels like a super happy ending type of story.

in China, people park their bicylcles and motorbikes everywhere safely, no one steals them, Even safer in Japan,

Fenghua's possible terminal illness introduces a deeply emotional and dramatic storyline, likely to draw in more viewers and evoke strong reactions.

The poster of only four of the main characters without SiYi is the same poster on iQiYi. I guess they left her out means her character serves only as a plot device for the history of canal and as precursor to romance for others. SiYi didn't go North so she's not part of the main theme. In Ep29 preview, Fenghua stares at a picture of the same four friends without SiYi. When SiYi does return, she's going to look amazing based on some stills I saw on Douban. In the original synopsis and Ep 1, Fenghua said SiYi had this big impact on their lives which I'm still waiting for it.

ep 28 WangHe disclosed why he finally likes Fenghua.

If it's negative about Xu Kai, don't believe it.

At the award ceremony 3/19/25, Xu Kai was interviewed, and he said he would join the crew the next day, 3/20/25, so I assume he means this drama?

WangHe is often rash but decisive. Saving Fenghua from sexual abuse shows his courage, even if he doesn’t always think of the consequences. He’s flawed yet heroic, always learning.

or Siyi doesn't' end up with anyone is another possibility, she's such a mystery

I never thought this was going to be a love triangle like the kind in other dramas. I've always suspected the FL and ML will marry. SiYi's story feels like the nucleus of the entire narrative, intricately tied to the canal—the heart of the novel's story—which will likely bind everything together in the end (just a guess, as I’ve fallen behind on watching this drama lately - catch up on weekend).