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[chevelleneech]

I’m not trying to start shit, which is why I don’t take my thoughts to other people’s inboxes, but I genuinely do not understand opinions like this.

Because what do you mean you don’t believe Hudson was unable to see his own forehead at the time the swastika was being drawn?

What do you mean 2018 Hudson should have assumed he had a swastika on his forehead, because a guy in 2019 had one on his?

What do you mean you don’t believe that photos tagged in different years came from different years, but you believe all the people in them were at the same exact party on the same exact night, despite Hudson wearing different clothes and the drawings in his face being different?

What do you mean an instagram account that was only semi-verified as belonging to a friend of Hudson’s, must have been his too, despite there being literally zero evidence he was associated with it at all?

What do you mean you find it improbable that someone changed the profile picture and title name of a locked account, when the same account changed their profile picture and name within hours of being found?

What do you mean you blindly believe the account was racist, when nothing other than an easily changeable name, which was changed the same day, was the sole proof? And because the account was locked, no one actually has proof that anything racist was ever on the account.

By this person’s own admission, they do not engage with Hudson content. They have not seen his show nor interviews, and have built an opinion on him based on secondhand information flowing across social media, yet Hudson’s fans are the ones in the wrong for saying he’s unjustly hated??

This is the shit Hudson and anyone who second guesses the claims against him are dealing with. This person is grown and has an active blog. Been on it as recently as a few days ago, meaning they’re up to date enough to have at the very least, looked through other posts to get a better assessment of the situation, yet chose not to. It somehow makes more sense for people to believe whatever the fuck they read online, and claim they’re siding with those who’ve been affected by the issues at hand.

No they’re not. They’re siding with regurgitated claims, because they refuse to use the same internet telling them he’s a piece of shit, to decide for themselves what’s going on. No one has to think Hudson is telling the truth. In fact, I don’t think he’s being completely honest, but I also can’t know that for sure, because at the end of the day, what he said is 100% plausible.

He and his peers in 2018 wrote and drew all over each other. At some point, someone drew a swastika on his forehead. It is not at all impossible for him to have not known it was there until after the photo was taken, and y’all pretending like it’s a moon landing reach, is actually asinine. Because what about that scenario is difficult to believe?

Hudson is handsome, yes, but y’all misogyny runs so motherfucking deep, you can’t even fathom a world in which women and male attracted men are capable of having thoughts independent of their attraction. And it’s really that simple. The things he’s being accused of are either circumstantial or flat out lies, which y’all would know if you took even two seconds to read something other than hate posts about him. Is he a perfect person? I doubt it, but the only, and I do mean only, near racist thing he did, was wear a box braided wig.

Some people can feel like the grill was racist, which is their choice, I personally don’t. I think he and Aika looked goofy, because what did they need them for? Nothing. However, they’re not the only non-Black people walking around in them nor teeth gems, so calling that a racist act, imo, is pointless. The wig, I understand. We don’t know what he did whilst wearing it, but I understand.

Outside of that singular incident, however, Hudson has not been accused of anything caused by his own actions. The IG could not be tied back to him, and the swastika was presumably drawn by someone else. But because people online— who are staunch haters of Hudson, who stalk his family and friends, and who are currently wishing death upon him— told you he is racist, you’re just… believing them? With no further investigation to such claims? You openly admit to knowing absolutely nothing about him, but because you read it on Twitter, it’s true. Yet his supposed dickmatized fans are the gullible ones?

Sure. Okay.

[nyangibun]

i have 2 things i want to say then i'll drop this at least until the next bs thing pops up...

C being papped with F and the rumours of them being together were the worst things that happened to this fandom because it gave way to a score of people who watched the show, never liked Shane/Hudson but found Ilya/C and Scott/F hot (and lbh want to be fucked by them bc it was never about the queer story), permission to hate Shane/Hudson openly. if that hadn't happened, they would've maybe rpf-ed Ilya/Scott in their little corners or rpf-ed Hudcon while pretending they like Hudson. they wouldn't be as loudly and openly racist and hateful towards Hudson. but C and F being papped, F being openly bi and C being presumed gay, were all the moral superiority they needed to shit down on 'presumed straight' Hudson who had a gf. but now that Hudson is so much bigger than anyone truly expected him to be, they're pissed and can't stand it. it goes against their narrative that C and F are more attractive, more talented and more superior than Hudson. it angers them so much they have been frothing at the mouth since December, trying to take Hudson down.

and the other thing... what this recent smear campaign showed me is that people really don't give a fuck about Asian people in this fandom. for months, we've all had to endure seeing racist slurs being targeted at Hudson. then, they went and used an anti-Asian slur on that bullshit instagram account. it not only weaponised black pain but also Asian, but when they were shouting about Hudson being racist, they failed to even mention or talk about Asian people. that Asian people were also affected. that slur has been used against Asian people for decades as well. they never cared about racism. it was all performative. and the fans that immediately assumed guilt, despite it coming from a known anti of Hudson, are equally as performative.

i'm not saying as a fan, you couldn't feel hurt by seeing the slur, i get that i do, but it does make me question why you never once looked at their pattern of behaviour and this account and wondered, 'hey this doesn't look right'. why did you believe them when theyve been caught saying they want to frame Hudson for something? why did you not even think to give the only poc main cast member the benefit of the doubt? when C's photo appropriating black culture leaked, there wasn't even an ounce of the same outrage and no one immediately presumed he was racist. i personally don't think he is either but everyone gave him grace and protected him. but Hudson? thrown to the wolves by his own supposed fans.

anyway, good riddance. if you dropped Hudson then that's fine. it's your life. just don't come back unless you're ready to contend with your own racial biases and lack of media literacy.

[hudsonsolo]

Okay let me take a stab at putting together the timeline of events so far. Disclaimer: I’m using the timestamps from the screenshots I took as this information was being revealed in real time. So I’m going to just objectively describe the context around each screenshot and then give my take after.

1. At 9:46pm, this F fan drops these two screenshots showing an IG account with a slur in the display name (blacked out) and a profile picture of Hudson and a friend. (Appears to be Hudson and this was confirmed because of the tattoo on his leg). This account was made in 2016 (screenshot for this later in this post)

2. Almost two hours later, at 11:41pm, someone DM’d Hudson’s friend Kalem. This is not the other person in the profile picture on the 2016 IG account. There is no known information on if other people were sending DMs to Kalem but it seemed like he knew what account was being referred to, and he replied the IG account was not his. (The person who DM’d him shares the same timezone as I do. I verified to make sure this fit in this spot in the timeline)

3. At 11:58pm, so just 17 minutes after Kalem was DM’d, someone posted a screenshot showing the IG account changed their username, the display name (they took out the slur), and the profile picture.

4. At 12:01am, Under the original post of the F fan who initially shared the screenshot of the IG account, someone posted a screenshot showing the 2016 IG account could not be found. In the screenshot, the username, display name, and profile picture are the same as that first screenshot.

5. At 12:44 am, someone tweeted a screenshot showing kalem was following the IG account and in this screenshot, you see the profile picture is changed, there is no display name, and there is no bio. The third screenshot here is the screenshot from the tweet and highlighted in red showed this person took the sc their tweeted at 12:39am. To make this more clear: At 12:39am, someone took a screenshot showing Kalem following the 2016 IG account, then they tweeted this screenshot at 12:44 am.

6. At 12:54am, this is also under the original tweet from the F fan, someone shared a screenshot of a different account that happens to share similar username as the 2016 IG account. It is a one letter difference. This account was made in 2020 and it is based in the US and it only follows anime accounts. It does not appear to be connected at all to the 2016 IG account.

After this, the 2016 IG account could not longer be found, concluding that they must have permanently deactivated.

Again this is just a timeline based on when this information was being posted in real time.

My take:

I’ve already shared on this account through asks that a lot of things about this seemed fishy to me. First, if Kalem was made aware that this account was found at 11:41pm, if they knew who else was being this account, why would they not tell the person to delete or deactivate it right away? Instead, whoever had the login information decided to troll for a bit by changing the profile picture and username. The username seemed like they were making a reference to the fact that there’s a video of Hudson butchering the pronouncing of bibimbap. That’s what it seemed like but I have no way of confirming this. I do think this username is the only connection to the 2020 account. As in, in their rush to find a new username for the account, they saw that someone else had already taken ‘beepboop+’ and just added the extra p at the end. But anyway, to me it doesn’t make sense that, one of Hudson’s friend was alerted about this, and instead of the account being deleted right away, they still kept it up.

The other thing that is off to me is the screenshot from point 4. The timestamp of the post shows it is after the profile and username was changed (point 3) but the screenshot shows the original profile picture and username. It could be that the person who tweeted this took the screenshot earlier. So this would mean the person behind that account deactivated and then reactivated with a changed username, profile picture, and display name. Again this just seemed suspicious to me because now this has lost credibility in my eyes. If this was someone who was caught doing something they shouldn’t have been, the account would have stayed deactivated.

The other inconsistency (and this has been talked about elsewhere) is the Kalem follow. Again, someone made him aware that this account was leaked at 11:41pm. But somehow he was still following the account at 12:39am (point 5). Granted, it could be that he replied later, like after 12:39am or something. Except also at 12:39am, someone tweeted a screenshot they took of Kalem’s following about 30 minutes before, showing Kalem did not follow the account. It makes me question the validity of the screenshot from point 5, however I don’t think this proves that Kalem never followed the account (because I do think he was following it). If anything, it shows that after being alerted, he made the logical decision of unfollowing. So this just highlights how odd it was that the 2016 IG account, instead of staying deactivated, they came back to troll. It also makes it less likely that Kalem was the one making these changes. Like why would he not make sure he was unfollowing the account first, before the leak at 9pm, if it was him making these changes?

I do think the account belonged to someone that Hudson and his friends knew. Hence why his friends were found following (three friends specifically, including Kalem). I know there’s been things about how the following count for the friends’ account not changing after the 2016 IG account deactivated, but I think that was just a glitch in IG’s system. What is sketchy though is that outside of Kalem’s, the other friend accounts haven’t been active in years (one hasn’t been active since 2018 and the other since 2024). So this claim that his friends were rushing to mass unfollow the 2016 IG account makes no sense in this case because it seems like only Kalem was actually active. And again it seemed like he took the logical steps after being alerted.

So if it wasn’t Kalem who had the login information, whoever did knew what was happening on twitter almost beat by beat. I keep bringing up Kalem because there’s some people that think he did have something to do with the account but nothing seems to support that. I don’t know if this makes sense but what I’m trying to say is, someone must have been telling the person who ran this account what was happening on twitter. That the screenshots had been released and they’ve been caught. Some people think the person was Kalem because he was DM’d but it’s unlikely that he was behind it because it seemed like he unfollowed right away, while the person behind the account went on to troll. So that means, whoever leaked the screenshots on twitter (not the F fan because they were given this information by someone else), knew how to contact the person who still had access to that account. Or the person who still had access, had to know that the account was exposed on twitter, because how else were they able to change things relatively quickly? In the case they made these changes because they were getting a bunch of notifications of people requesting to follow, why deactivate to just come back? you’ve been caught right, so why are you trolling?

I’m sorry but if I was this person and I was caught like this, I would have just deleted the account instead of deactivating and then reactivating with a change profile aesthetic. Like what’s the point of doing that twice before finally deleting for good? Either the person was really arrogant or really stupid (or both). If anything, it only shows how easily the profile picture and username of an instagram account can be changed. And I know this all seems like I’m coping but I really just want perfect clarity on this ‘evidence’. Especially because this is something that haters have known about for a while (there’s a screenshot from hudcons showing they knew about the 2016 IG account since April 26, with the slur in the display name and profile picture featuring Hudson).

These are the same people that aired out all the ‘dirt’ they found on him and his closed ones as soon as they had it (like stalking his gf’s family on facebook for example). Just yesterday they were trying to say Hudson was racist because a clip from sketchfest showed his ass being smacked by a jet black dildo. Now, if I wanted to make people believe someone was racist, and I had to choose between the screenshots of that IG account and a 5 second clip from a comedy screening of him getting slapped with a jet black dildo, which option would be the best to choose to achieve this goal? Certainly not the one likening a jet black dildo to the penis of a black man, thus implying that real life black people are jet black in skin tone.

The F fan account who posted that first post, they said it was sent to them by Hudcons. Again, why now? If they’ve had this since April 26, why didn’t they use this when they turned on him immediately, in real time, after that stop rpfing statement. They. Were. Livid. And they stayed livid for an entire week. Within that same week, a gc was leaked showing that they are not above giving information to Hudson’s haters so he would get more hate. And that wasn’t even because they were angry at Hudson, they just wanted to take attention away from C. So for as much as they harassed Hudson for that whole week over four words, why wouldn’t they have released this information then? If Hudson was following this account before he cleared his follow list (both back when he first did it in nov/dec and this week) why in the world would they not have taken that screenshot. That would have been more damning than anything. Because so what they found 3 friends who followed that account? And so what the profile picture had a photo of him? Again the account itself showed how easily that can be changed. If this was their big nuke, they would have used it a long time ago.

It doesn’t make sense, for as desperate as they are to cancel Hudson and see him fail, for them to play the waiting game. Almost every day. For 7 months. They’ve tried to push narrative after narrative after narrative of how terrible a person he is. Does that sound like people who are capable of patiently waiting to drop truly incriminating information. Especially when this is there reaction from just today?

We already know these people don’t care about racism. They don’t care about how this affected black fans or black people in general (and it’s truly offensive of them to act like they give two fucks) because their ultimate end goal is to take Hudson down. Why? I truly have no idea. But they’ve been at this for months. And they’re still going. So can anyone be surprise, that whatever comes after this, will also be meant with skepticism?

If Hudson is genuinely a bad person and/or what truly this ignorant in his youth, then just let time take care of it. It really is not necessary to be this obsessed and go through these extreme lengths to expose him. At least that’s my final take on all this. Time will tell.

[hudsonsolo]

Okay so that anon was quite the timing! I basically arrived to the same things they noticed and all it took was some digging into the information #that side leaked. The information about the friends following that account specifically (screenshot below)

So I already covered them showing Kalem was following that account. But they also showed that two other friends were following the account: _mamajai (will be referring to as MJ) and benphanderson (will be referring to as Ben; can't be seen in the screenshot but its account under the pic of Hudson + friends).

As MJ is still a public account I decided to snoop around. It's important to note that MJ hasn't been active (or doesn't seem to have been) since their last post on that account. After going through their posts and their follower + following list, it became clear that they were following duo accounts (so yes 'thebakers_1' account was real and was followed by the three friends), and that's because MJ is also a duo account!

Let me explain. Duo accounts is basically a trend that was happening amongst the youth at the time (2016). It's essentially making a spam account with a friend and you just post whatever. These were teenagers making these accounts, not some grand mastermind that knew in ten years, this would be relevant to an actor from a gay hockey romance TV show. So keeping that in mind that these were again, teenagers, what gave the duo account trend away? A pattern in the usernames of the account. Quite literally, the duo account usernames are just a mash up of the names of the individuals in the ‘duo’. So MJ? Yes, it is a combination of the names of the girls who owe that account.

And here are other examples of duo accounts (with such obvious names) and the individual accounts for the duos. All paired except for fifi (It’s nice that Canada’s got really good privacy laws.. so I’ve heard).

Bringing us to ‘thebakers_1’, if this is suppose to be Hudson’s duo account, why doesn’t it follow the same naming convention? Clearly no one was going out of their way to be different or creative. Did Hudson and whoever else owed this account just felt like being different? Doubt it! So I started searching ‘bakers’ in MJ's following list. Because there has to be a ‘baker’ individual account to accompany the duo, ‘thebakers_1’. And I know the individual account had to still be there because MJ’s following count has only changed by 1 (127 -> 126). And it has stayed this way this ever since the screenshots came out (more on this later).

Searching for ‘baker’ gave this account: bakerbobi. Okay, it matches the naming convention, because there’s baker in an individual account.

So then I thought, okay it did say ‘thebakers_1’ plural. Did that mean there are two Bakers? So then I went back to Kalem’s account and found 4 accounts by searching ‘Baker’ in his following list, including 'Bakerbobi". I was able to quickly deduce that the other 3 were not the second ‘Baker’ I was looking for. Remember these are teenagers doing a trend. They all follow each other creating this little paper trail / web of connection. So out of the three likely ‘baker’s (highly doubt a verified account of an older woman was participating in this trend), only one of them has the follow from MJ and other duo accounts: Bakerbobi.

(I feel a bit terrible abut not blocking out the pfp's and part of their names here, so please don't harass them, this is just for the purpose of getting clarity)

It did take me a bit, to be honest, to peace together why I was not finding this other Baker. Baker #2 had to exist, if ‘thebakers_1’ was a duo account. So I started looking more closely at which account in the following list of all these other accounts was also a part of this paper trail/ web. Basically, what other accounts are MJ, Kalem, BakerBobi, and other public duo accounts following?

I included BakerBobi because I noticed that duo accounts will follow the accounts of the individuals in the duo. Screenshot below.

And not only do the duo account follow each individual account, the solo accounts will follow each other! (And duh! They’re friends). So BakerBobi had to follow their duo pair. And as I kept cross referencing (basically just seeing which profile picture kept showing up in different following lists), the one I kept seeing consistently was: momahbobi. An account that clearly was part of the friendship web / paper-trail! Momahbobi.

Zoomed in on the profile picture of BakerBobi, and it clicked that Bakerbobi is not a solo account. It’s the duo! ("we made it" in the bio). Momahbobi is ‘Bobi’, so who the is ‘Baker’?

Reminder that BakerBobi was the only ‘Baker’ I could find connected to the paper trail. And then I remembered the account that was deleted…..’thebakers_1’. So not only does Bakerbobi follow the naming convention (again, they’ve all been pretty straightforward), it also follows the 'duo follows individual accounts' pattern. So we have Bakerbobi following Momahbobi (due to this account being private, I can’t check who Momahbobi follow but this is enough for me).

This just shows again that Momahbobi is part of the paper trail (thanks MJ). And that while Bakerbobi is complying with the other duo accounts in following it's individual owners, there are no individual account found for 'Baker' in Bakerbobi's following list.

Seems pretty simple to me. But not wanting to leave any stone unturned, I wanted to see if it was possible find a personal IG account for Baker from Bakerbobi. Maybe the personal account didn't want BakerBobi to follow them anymore? After more digging and I was able to find a VSCO account for a Gray baker. Seems very generic, could be anyone. Except that they’ve reposted a Momahbobi. And when I searched the IG handle in their bio, nothing came up.

So at last, I have found “the original duo”. Bakerbobi!

So 'thebakers_1' account couldn’t have been Hudson’s, despite the profile picture. Because, as the account demonstrated by taking its time deactivating, a profile picture can easily be changed (I also showed how easily a profile can be changed here).

However, you can only change your username on IG a max of 2 times within 14 days. Remember that a hudcon ('allegedly', I don't know, that's what the account who posted the screenshot said) provided a screenshot that they knew of the IG account on April 26.

That gave them enough time to change the username the max allotted number of changes. Change 1: [Original username] -> “thebakers_1” (this is my guess)

Change 2: “thebakers_1” -> “beepboopbopbopbeepboopboop”.

Which by the way is a reference to Hudson’s pronounciation of bibimbap.

Okay that’s it for: I don't buy that the account was related to Hudson. If anyone was going to be in a duo with Hudson, it would have been Kalem. And giving that everyone else followed the same naming convention, I’m sure their duo account would have been a mashing of their names. Not “thebakers_1” which was easily found to be linked to an actual duo account.

[Rapid Fire Q&A]

Who is Luis? That is one of Hudson's HS friends. I have no idea if they are the other person in the profile picture with Hudson. I don't think it matters though because profile pictures can be changed anytime. It's the username of the account that's relevant.

So was 'thebakers_1' a duo or a solo? If it was a solo why the plural? My hunch is that "thebakers_1" was an account that belonged to a single individual. But somehow it started posing as a duo account just in time for people on twitter to get some screenshots framing Hudson to be a co-owner of this account.

Okay but his friends were following the account and it was made in 2016? Yes, I believe that this account was a real account that belonged to an individual in Hudson's social circle. I don't know how close this person was to Hudson but for teenagers, it's really not hard to start mapping out who's in their social circles base on their following on social media. That 'thebakers_1' was an old account and that it was followed by Hudsons's friends would have been the perfect set up. Because it's all linked to him, yes. Except, they didn't think about the finer details, whoever set it up.

Okay so what does this mean? Why was the profile changed? Who's behind it? That I don't know. I don't have receipts for anything regarding that. Who's being the scenes etc. I just have my tinfoil hat based on the 7 months of pure hell being part of this fandom has been. It's a pattern for sure, but again, I don't have anything other than what I've #noticed.

A little bonus, Hudson’s finsta is clearly part of the friendship web (followed by MJ and another duo account). He doesn’t follow any duo accounts from his finsta (but there are some individual accounts he does follow). BakerBobi does not follow _heyyyguys__. It's clear that some of these duo account still follow Hudson and he's fine with it (the concept for having a private account with >1K followers...Hudson please!). And Bakerbobi and MJ follow a lot of the same duo and individual accounts. Make of this was you will.

[EXTRA]

Since today, Saturday, hudson’s finsta became suddenly relevant, let’s talk aboout such a glaring omission on Thursday, when they set up the leaked the screenshot of 'thebakers_1'.

Again, this account shared screenshots of MJ and Ben following ‘thebakers_1’. "More friends" indeed.

And you can see they posted a photo of Hudson. And there’s a tagged icon. As people who wanted others to believe that Hudson was definitely close to the people behind these accounts (MJ and Ben), why not show the tagged accounts in the screenshot?? (Is it maybe because the person who took them knew what account would show up? and that would have made this screenshot worse *for* them instead of more damning for Hudson?)

Because guess what I did. I went to MJ, found the post, and clicked on the damn tag to see which account was tagged. And wow, it was Hudson’s finsta.

Which they conveniently did not bring up or address AT ALL on Thursday. When it would have definitely made sense to do so when ‘thebakers_1’ was still active! But instead, they waited until today, Saturday, after ‘thebakers_1’ was deactived, to bring up the finsta's following count, in the hopes that their doctored screenshots would support their claim of “thebakers_1” being his account. Well guess what? I’ve been taking screenshots of his account since Thursday and the following has been the same! Even as after 'thebakers_1' deactivated and the glitched on IG was fixed. And even if the following count had changed, why not bring up that Hudson's finsta was tagged on THURSDAY.

Another thing I want to point out about that screenshot. Hudson’s comment. Hudson’s COMMENT! Comments from private accounts can still be read even if you don’t follow the account. Comments from private accounts have TIMESTAMPS. The comment in that screenshot irrefutably dates Hudson to being active on that account 433 weeks ago. Yes?

Okay so for ‘thebakers_1’. It is private, yes? But you can still read comments left by private accounts. ‘thebakers_1’ followed by: Kalem, MJ, and Ben. All public when ‘thebakers_1’ was active. Are you expecting me to believe that no one, in the two weeks that they knew about ‘thebakers_1’, combed through the posts across THREE public accounts to see, hey did ‘thebakers_1’ leave a comment anywhere? Because ‘thebakers_1’ is suppose to be Hudson’s duo account. Hudson comments on his solo account so why wouldn’t he comment or have some sort of activity from the duo account? Could it be that, there probably were comments from ‘thebakers_1’ and most likely under their original name because ‘thebakers_1’ is not a duo! Also, comments carry timestamps.

If I was #them, I actually would have left comments in that two weeks window or told whoever was behind ‘thebakers_1’ to do that. Because it would have made it more believable for this account to be aware of when they got exposed (the same night!) if they had been recently active.

This brings me back to, remember what I said about MJ. That this entire time, the only change in their account has been their following count decreasing by 1. This account was exposed in the leak. It's public. I’ve snooped through it left and right, followed and unfollowed, and re-followed. And nothing. MJ has no fucking idea what’s going on. And that’s to be expected because the account is a fucking spam account they made a DECADE ago. They have their own individual accounts, and I imagine that’s the account they would have notifications on for. Out of all three friend accounts that were exposed, only MJ has done nothing. Kalem was responding to DM's and he turned off his comments. And Ben made his account private some time Friday morning. MJ remains the same as it was.

So ‘thebakers_1’, “duo” account from a decade ago. Exactly what urged you, for the first time in 10 years, to check that account within 3 hours of getting exposed on a random ass corner of the internet (on a different social media platform altogether)…What made you change your profile picture to basketball player, the display name to a niche reference (who else outside of hrtwt would know this), and leave that up just long enough for folks from twitter to take a screenshot? And then you changed it again. Leaving the account up long enough for people from a fuck ass corner of the internet to take another screenshot. And then deactivated…This is all perfectly logical and makes sense. Right. Like what a fucking coincidence.

[fangxin-guoshi]

Chu wanning is THE character ever. He's powerful, talented, and righteous. He seems perfect and put together. He's a hot mess. An absolute wreck. His room looks like a hurricane touched down in it. He regularly falls off his bed. He makes robots. He's a hazard in the kitchen aside from exactly one (1) dish. He has a resting bitch face but honestly is just socially anxious. His only friends are his students, his boss, and a little gremlin dragon he made (which can grow in size. And he can ride it. He rides a fucking dragon). He's gay. His taste in women is "female. alive." He has a terrible sugar addiction. He can drink you under the table several times over. He has sexy dreams about getting absolutely railed into next week by his beloved. He wants to be held gently and be called beautiful. He knows next to nothing abt sex. He stuck a candlestick up his ass. He once tried to remove his spiritual core by carving it out of his chest with a sword. He dragged his beloved up 3799 stairs while on the verge of death. He was carved from a block of magic wood. He traveled through time and space, creating an entirely new timeline to change both his own and his beloved's fates. He split apart his soul and shoved half of it into his beloved. He ran away when his beloved confessed to him. He's afraid of heights. He cannot handle anything even remotely spicy. He dies. He comes back to life after 5 years. He gambles. He's a man of the people. He won't hesitate to cut a bitch. Children are terrified of him. What else.

[accio-victuuri]

the cutest mister ye behind the scenes 🥹🥹🥹

[accio-victuuri]

one day i will write a proper per episode post about yibo’s show, but right now, just sharing some really heart felt reactions from people who watched the documentary. 🫶🏼

yibo is so easy to love if you just give him the chance!

(P1) "exploring the unknown" is a must-see for every postgraduate candidate preparing for the exam. I originally watched it with the mentality of watching a documentary about wilderness science, but after watching it, I realized that I was narrow-minded. This is not just a documentary about survival in the wilderness. In the journey of exploring the unknown, we are often driven by a desire to conquer, eager to challenge the limits and prove our strength. However, there is such a documentary that subverts the traditional concept of exploration. It is not about how to conquer nature, but about how to coexist harmoniously with nature and how to love every inch of land on this planet. The protagonist of this documentary is none other than Wang Yibo. He was not challenging the authority of nature, but challenging his own limits. I really like what he said: "I never believed that I couldn't complete it, it was just a matter of time." This sentence really gave me a lot of thoughts. Looking back at the time when I was taking the postgraduate entrance examination, if I had seen such a documentary, I would really have less anxiety. In the process of the examination, everyone is challenging their own limits. Because I took the postgraduate entrance examination relatively late at that time, I didn't have much time left. At that time, I was anxious and uneasy. Fortunately, I met a group of very good people at that time, which allowed me to quickly get out of anxiety. The postgraduate entrance examination is a long and challenging process, which requires you to have a firm will and good qualities.

(P2) In order to get to know my daughter's idol better, I watched it again..."Exploring the Unknown" made us feel a different Wang Yibo.

In the past, we felt more about him in film and television works, and documentaries are different from film and television works, because the characters in film and television works are more about the plot settings, while the characters in documentaries are closer to the characters themselves. But the documentary is different from ordinary documentaries. It is not just about recording scenes and processes, but about challenging and experiencing the extreme geographical environment.

First of all, you must have the courage to challenge, and dare to challenge, especially when facing an unknown and uncontrollable environment, people will involuntarily produce fear, which really tests the courage and courage of the participants, and in "Exploring the Unknown", Wang Yibo showed it vividly, allowing us to feel the power from him. Just like what Wang Yibo said in the film, "I used to think that every time I did something new, the first time in my life would become less, but after trying, I found that there would be infinite first times. Secondly, you need to have super physical fitness. The complex natural environment of Ba Wang Ling, what you will encounter and what will happen in the process of chasing gibbons are all unpredictable and uncontrollable, and the necessary condition to face it calmly is that your physical fitness must be absolutely super. Long-distance hiking and swimming, Wang Yibo's super physical fitness is fully displayed. Super physical fitness is not trained overnight, nor is it obtained by persistence for one or two years. It is the result of more than ten years of accumulation, perseverance and self-discipline. It also shows the superhuman perseverance.

(P3) I have a new understanding of the stars my daughter likes. Last night, I watched the documentary "Exploring the Unknown" created by Wang Yibo. This is the first time I have watched a star program carefully from beginning to end. Although Wang Yibo's name has worn calluses on my ears, why do I say that? Because my daughter is his die-hard fan. After watching the program last night, I really got to know him and it really touched me. In the Hainan Bawangling Nature Reserve with a temperature of up to 35 degrees, we all know that the temperature is 35 degrees, but people may feel nearly 45 degrees. At the same time, they are also tested by various animals. In such an environment, in order to throw a rope to the opposite tree, he threw it for a whole hour, doing repeated actions again and again, and thinking about the skills and strength of the actions again and again. In the middle, the explorer said to take a break and come back, but he did not stop and still insisted on throwing it down. Seeing this makes me admire him, and it makes me understand why he can succeed. His tenacity, perseverance, his determination to achieve his goal, his fearlessness of hardships, and his courage in the face of adversity are destined to make him successful. He is the spiritual representative of the younger generation. I remember his donations and on-site disaster relief during the 21st flood in Henan. He is a public figure with a sense of responsibility and mission. So my daughter likes him, which makes me feel relieved. Because I believe that she can definitely draw more positive energy from Wang Yibo, because she likes him, she will definitely make herself better.

[growingwithem]

Kyuhyun and Ryeowook's harmonies are from another world 😭

[accio-victuuri]

zhang tian yang talks about working with yibo in the drama war of faith:

The scene opposite Wang Yibo in the drama will really "incite hatred" for you. Are there any behind-the-scenes stories you can share?

ZTY: I have never cooperated with him. I have thought about what kind of person Yibo is but when I arrived at the scene, I found several of his behaviors that impressed me deeply. The first one was that he was hung on that shelf and his wrists were tied. The copper handcuffs are very hard, and the edges of the handcuffs are actually quite sharp. If they are handcuffed on the wrist for a long time, it will sting. He did not leave in order to give me a scene, a dialogue, and a look. There I said it's okay, Yibo, but you can put your hands down, and that's okay with me, but Yibo said it's like this. After the handcuffs are taken off, it will be numb, and it will be more troublesome to put them back on, which will delay time. Today's scenes are all in this position. He wants to save time for everyone He didn't take off the handcuffs and kept hanging there with me through all the scenes. I really admire him. And he did all the action scenes himself. Besides, he has dancing skills and he performed all the scenes. It's really beautiful

[yibocheeks]

Translated excerpts from Wang Yang's interview with "Spotlight on the Legendary Drama" 《神剧亮了》

Did your impression of Yibo change after working with him?

WY: I don't watch a lot of dramas, even for my own dramas, so for Yibo, I had watched his movie, but haven't really followed his other works. But I think everyone knows of Yibo, plus with how handsome he is, I always see him on various ads. So I know of his level of influence. But I had never worked with him in a drama before and I also didn't know what kind of person he was, or what sort of mindset he would have coming into filming. But once we began filming, my first impression of him was quite significant; it was when he was strung up, after being interrogated by Lin Qiaosong. He looked to be in quite an awful state. Once he entered my line of vision and I saw how badly he had been beaten, first, for his makeup to look like that, it was unexpected, to look so tragic. Second, it was a very cold day, it was rainy and chilling. When I arrived on set at nighttime to film the scene, it was already past 8pm. Shanghai was very cold. He wore that shirt and was strung up, and he was there to be a point of focus for me during my scenes, after he had already finished filming his part. I stood there and was looking down upon him, and he would squat there, to help be a point of focus for me to look at. That left a deep impression for me. I don't know if every young actor who has this level of influence would be able to do this much, but on the first day that Yibo met me, he did this. He was covered in blood, wore very little, and squatted there to be a point of focus for me. Even up until the very last scene with Yibo, he would always fulfill this role, he never slacked on this, he would never say, "while Yang-ge is filming, please ask someone else to take this role of being a point of focus for him." Even when I said to him on that first day, "Yibo, you don't need to squat there, you can just stand on the side and say your lines and that would be ok, you don't need to keep squatting," he wouldn't listen and would continue to squat there. Also, when he first started, both Yibo and I are slow to warm up, but since I am his senior and we would have so many scenes together, I was willing to be the one to take the first step. I would always choose a conversation topic to start the conversation between us. I found that after a few days, Yibo would slowly start to open up. Although he is slower to warm up than I am, he is very sincere and would be very sincere in his interactions with me, no matter if it was just day-to-day or while acting. I feel that he is a young person who is both capable and has a good attitude. I think his attitude towards life is also quite impressive. He likes exercise, likes racing cars, likes motorcycles, and likes a lot of sports. When I was speaking with him, I felt that his understanding and knowledge towards these far exceeded me. So I think Yibo is very interesting and is a contender who is quite moving. In the process of making this drama, you could clearly see his growth. From the first day to our last scene together a few months later, he brought Wei Ruolai's character to life, and I was able to see how quickly his acting improved. Yibo is a very capable and zealous young person. I learned a lot from being with him.

When you mentioned that you watched one of his movies, was it One and Only or Hidden Blade?

I didn't watch One and Only, but he did show me some clips before it started playing in theatres, how he was when he was dancing. I watched Hidden Blade. Although it was a Republican era show, Wei Ruolai is still quite different from the character he plays in Hidden Blade. Because of this, you can see how much Yibo has grown, as well as his understanding and interpretation of characters. In Hidden Blade you can see how his character has his morally gray moments, with a slight deranged, perverse and twisted tendency, even obstinate. Although Wei Ruolai can be stubborn, he is not as perverse as the character in Hidden Blade. This is not easy to achieve. Although both characters are dressed in suits, you can see that Yibo is able to convey the characters differently.

Why did Shen Tunan decide to take Wei Ruolai on as a disciple? Was it because even when his life was under threat, he wanted to protect Shen Tunan?

This is the more personal reason. The public reason is because Wei Ruolai is a talent hard to come by. I believe Shen Tunan saw a younger version of himself in Wei Ruolai. He was not only ambitious but also capable. When the more senior Shen Tunan saw this junior Shen Tunan, it was impossible for him not to feel touched. This is the public reason. The more personal reason is that, when a disciple is willing to sacrifice their own life and put up with such cruel punishment and yet still not confess anything, for such a devoted disciple, even if he was not yet officially his disciple, would a mentor not want him to be his disciple, to recruit such a capable person to be by his side (more literally: to recruit his capable general)? Both for public and personal reasons, Shen Tunan making this decision was certain to happen. And when he said to Chief Deng, "One may choose the most advantageous path, but in doing so, one must not forget morality." I believe this is one of Shen Tunan's principles. That he will not forget those important to him in pursuit of personal profit.

Wei Ruolai is willing to sacrifice his life to protect Shen Tunan, what is Shen Tunan willing to give up to protect Wei Ruolai?

I really want to say, if it was in extreme circumstances, if Wei Ruolai's survival, or if the value of his survival was greater than the value of Shen Tunan's survival, then I also believe that Shen Tunan would sacrifice himself, as Wei Ruolai's survival was more valuable. Shen Tunan is someone who is patriotic and wants what's best for the country. If Wei Ruolai, with his strengths and capabilities, is able to help the people, the country, and the state, no matter if it is in Soviet Jiangxi or if it is under the communist regime, then I don't think Shen Tunan would second guess this decision, he would not think, this is just a disciple, how much responsibility would he have to bear, I don't think he would have these thoughts. He is someone who sees the bigger picture and has far-reaching goals and a vision for the future.

If you could only choose between Huang Congyun or Wei Ruolai to invite over for new year's dinner, who would you pick? This is similar to a question you were asked previously, who would you choose to save if both were drowning?

I think sometimes, it's hard for a person to be unbiased or not show preferential treatment, this is just common for human beings. If you ask me this, then my answer is still, I would definitely still ask Wei Ruolai. Especially after having received blood—within Shen Tunan's body there remains a portion of Wei Ruolai's blood—how could he not ask Wei Ruolai to spend the new year's at his home? Or otherwise, would he ask Wei Ruolai to go back to his home in Jiangxi and invite Congyun instead? Why would he do this, right?

In the drinking scene where Ruolai becomes drunk, Shen Tunan carried him home. How many people in Shen Tunan's life does he show this amount of care towards?

I think, other than family, there is only this disciple. Of course, if you bring up Congyun, before Ruolai showed up, if he had gotten drunk on behalf of his mentor for such an important matter, I think Shen Tunan would still carry him, but these were not the circumstances. Wei Ruolai got drunk, so sure, he'll carry him—his own disciple, who is like family. After all, why would there be this serving of tea between mentor and disciple? Although it is not a blood tie, it is similar.

After Shen Tunan carried Wei Ruolai up, what did he discover?

He discovered that the wall was covered with Shen Tunan. The object of Wei Ruolai's interests, including being able to discover Shen Tunan's secret about Kunpeng, this was all the result of Wei Ruolai's efforts. I think in that moment, Shen Tunan was thinking, "This youngster!" But actually, I think he was very happy. As a Central Bank economic advisor, to be so worshipped by a young person, to be studied so closely, it is a very happy thing.

Was it hard to carry Yibo?

Not at all, Yibo is about 60kg or so, so it was not difficult. Also Yibo is quite lean with long limbs, so he was pretty easy to carry. It was just that the stairs in the alley building were too narrow and steep, so it still took some effort. But, although we did a few takes of the scene, it was still feasible, it was not a problem.

When Shen Tunan ended his relationship with Wei Ruolai, and he broke the teacup, was this something you came up with on the spot?

This was something I improvised. The script did not say that I had to throw this, it was a spur of the moment action. When we filmed this, it hit the table with a bang and it scared Ruolai, it startled Yibo. Because I did not tell him, and I also did not think that I would do this. Through the interaction between the two of us, he helped set the tone when he urgently pled his case, and it reached a breaking point. Sometimes when a person gets angry, they will externalize it in some way, and this action was impromptu. I think it came out quite well.

Some people say that Wang Yang's acting is such that he can even bring out the veins on his forehead, have you seen this review?

I don't think this is a marker of whether an actor is good at acting or not. I think, once an actor feels these genuine emotions, when you really get angry, then the veins will come out like that, that's because my feelings were really moved, I became immersed, and entered this character's state of mind. I think this is something a lot of actors do, I don't think it's anything special.

[accio-victuuri]

from this article by the morning news about War of Faith { The youth growth drama "War of Faith" has concluded with high reputation, and the main creator reveals the behind-the-scenes } :

Use the warm human undertones to break the sad and cold era, and use the growth of the youth of the times to inspire the progress of contemporary youth.

The contemporary youth growth drama "War of Faith" starring @UNIQ-王一博, @李清and 王阳 officially ended on April 8. Audiences and netizens are discussing the plot and famous scenes with great enthusiasm. What kind of story is behind the creation is revealed by chief director Yao Xiaofeng and chief producer Zhang Shuwei.

A new exploration of revolutionary historical themes

"How to tell Chinese stories well is the core issue in today's film and television drama market. How can works with revolutionary historical themes continue to inspire new culture influence? how can modern revolutionary historical themes be kept fresh? This is the first problem I encountered in the creation of "War of Faith". I want to dig into this period of history that everyone is familiar with. the creation, differentiation and uniqueness have become one of the most important starting points for selecting the theme of the work." Chief Director Yao Xiaofeng said.

He added, "We have noticed that this is an extremely rare perspective of the revolution that is almost never highlighted, that is, the economic front. The revolutionary cause requires the support of economic power. On the economic front, how did the soldiers who came one after another implement their ideals and belief? this opens up a new corner for everyone to have a deeper understanding of that era." From this, with a new perspective, we re-enter and deconstruct a familiar period of modern revolutionary history, grafting new characters, and integrating new elements , a new exploration of film and television works with revolutionary historical themes, a comprehensive and three-dimensional presentation of the construction logic and inner spirit of Chinese stories, awakening contemporary youth to establish historical confidence, firm goals, and the power to reshape beliefs, inherit the red gene, and promote the values ​​and reality of the times. The reference significance has become the original intention of creating the work "War of Faith".

"In this specific historical period, in the invisible smoke, what kind of thrilling things happened? What kind of courage and will were displayed in the red financial career and the turbulent life and death battle? We have selected a The representative perspective of a little person, with reference to real financial examples of the Republic of China, uses his growth and changes to witness the step-by-step process of the birth of faith, as well as the huge energy generated by the nuclear fusion of faith and the times, so as to observe and radiate the present, and inspire The establishment and practice of faith among contemporary young people." Yao Xiaofeng said.

From 2018 to 2024, "War of Faith" took a full 6 years from preparation to release. Chief producer Zhang Shuwei said, "War of Faith" is an original script that has been incubated since 2018. From the early stages of creation, we hope that it will not be made into a purely financial drama of the Republic of China, but that the life and growth process of the little character Wei Ruolai will be used as the main line to tell this legendary story of the Republic of China with espionage and financial elements. During the creation process of the script, we caught up with the epidemic and the progress has been has been delayed, but our work has never stopped, and we continue to make new adjustments to the script and innovate the story every year."

In the eyes of chief director Yao Xiaofeng and chief producer Zhang Shuwei, Wang Yibo is a hard-working and capable person . A talented actor, Wang Yibo's professionalism, understanding of the script, and seriousness in this collaboration are beyond expectations. Wei Ruolai is a clean, young and passionate young man with a lot of "tenacity", and Wang Yibo's innate temperament allowed Yao Xiaofeng to see the perfect fit between him and Wei Ruolai, and it also gave Yao Xiaofeng the idea of ​​​​creating the role of Wei Ruolai again.

During the filming, Wang Yibo's role was very important. Not only did he have a lot of professional lines, but he also had to shoot from the first scene to the last scene every day. But Yao Xiaofeng discovered that Wang Yibo had never read a script on set and could reproduce his true feelings in different situations with sufficient preparation.

On the shooting scene, Yao Xiaofeng always makes the characters and actors one by stimulating their true feelings. "For example, when he (Wang Yibo) saw himself wearing a pair of torn socks, how can children today have such an experience? But I let the props cut the socks to pieces. After he put them on himself, he immediately caught the most realistic reaction. "Yao Xiaofeng's rigid requirement for all young actors is that the feelings and reactions given by each scene must be different, and the audience has also seen that Wang Yibo's interpretation of Wei Ruolai is so layered, full of details, and full of sparks.

Yao Xiaofeng saw in Wang Yibo his most sincere pursuit of performance, "It's like he became a king on the stage from a child, so I also believe that he can become a very good actor in performance. If there is a suitable subject in the future, I will I hope to cooperate with Wang Yibo, Wang Yang, and Li Qin again."

Zhang Shuwei revealed, "After the first performance of each scene, Director Yao will make a lot of requests, and there are many points in each request. In this process, it is actually difficult to achieve every point mentioned by the director at once, but Yibo can do it. Even in one action line, the director has seven or eight requirements, and Yibo is shooting the first When I was in Nijo, I was able to capture everything, which is very rare, and it is also very top-notch among actors."

The details are revealed

In the shooting and production the focus of the expression of the work is the grasp of scene art, costumes and lighting. The impact of the environment on people. The excitement and hustle and bustle of Shanghai Beach, the simplicity and vitality of the Jiangxi Revolutionary Base, the cold solemnity of the Central Bank, the chaos, noise, ups and downs of the stock exchange, and the human fireworks of Qibao Street warm people's hearts. The changes of the great era affect everyone, and different living environments and growth spaces, as well as different people around them in different environments, react with different personalities, which also creates different choices and fates for the characters. "War of Faith" is based on the contrast and fusion of "new and old", "virtual and real" and "small and big", and creates a balance based on the breadth of historical vision, the depth of the power of faith and the refinement of artistic expression.

As the audience and netizens commented, there is no wasted pen in every shot of "War of Faith", and the entire team is detail-oriented. For example, in the interview scene on Qibao Street, there are only a few lines in the script that read: Wei Ruolai hurriedly put on clothes to take the exam in the morning. Zhang Shuwei said, "This is the first scene we started shooting. In fact, the main character of Ruolai's home is... The scene had already been set up in another place. When the scene was finally confirmed, the director still thought that place was too big. He felt that we still had to truly recreate the situation of an almost penniless little man who had just arrived in Shanghai. He had to It’s a small room in a crowded alley, so a few days before we started shooting, we completely changed the main scene to Wei Ruolai’s house that everyone sees in the drama now.” This less than two minutes of filming lasted three full days. Yao Xiaofeng was stunned and took more than 20 shots. Tearing up the calendar, brushing teeth, and the conversation with Aunt Zhou were all added temporarily. According to the original announcement, the shooting time for the opening of Qibao Street was one week, but it actually took two weeks.

The drama is also very sophisticated in terms of costumes and styling. Zhang Shuwei revealed that when Wang Yibo set his makeup for the first time, both the director and Yibo agreed not to wear makeup because Wei Ruolai is a young man. Later, when he slowly became a role in the Central Bank Station after Shen Tunan gave him his first suit, his clothes would be more refined. When he resolutely chose to go to the Communist Party, during this period he put aside all the prosperity of Shanghai and All the clothes are back to their simplest appearance.

Almost all the props in the drama are old objects to reflect the quality of the era, including the art director and prop director, who also took out many treasures from home and used them in the play. "Like the camera that the central bank employees took pictures with, the director requested that the camera must have the function of an old camera with a click, but there was none on site, so he made a fake one. The director was very dissatisfied, and the prop teacher finally kept it at home. The camera was carried over and taken to the scene to take pictures."

-END.

[sarah-yyy]

what is war of faith about? is it worth a watch apart from just wang yibo(being gay?)? and where should i watch it?

you were all expecting me to do this so okay let's see how many others i can drag down this shenlai (i think this is the ship name we've settled on?? i have seen many 沈来之笔 tags on ao3 so i'm assuming that's what the chinese fandom has settled on) hole.

what: republican era communist spy drama (finance bros edition) // completed // 38 eps, roughly 40 mins each where: iqiyi (standard disclaimer that i don’t watch with subs so i don’t speak to the quality of eng subs) why: *chanting* yibo yibo yibo yibo yib- wang yang?? xiansheng???? i'll preface by saying i don't watch many republican era shows - it's really just not my thing, like even zhu yilong couldn't make me watch one and that's saying a lot, but i did finish and quite enjoy this one!! extremely strong cast on this show, and the story moved fast enough and had enough action in it that it kept my attention.

meet my boy wei ruolai:

ruolai is from a v humble family, worked hard to put himself through night school but is having trouble stepping foot into the finance world because he has no money, no connections, no diploma (the school is holding off on issuing him one because he's from a communist-stronghold province 😪). he's working several jobs to make ends meet in shanghai when he decides to interview for a job at the central bank.

he aces his entrance test! ofc he does! ruolai is a bit of a whiz with numbers, and is very very very determined to get the job - the place could be on goddamn fire for all he cares, he'll finish his goddamn test and get this goddamn job even if it kills him.

his performance gains him the attention of shen tunan:

xiansheng!! 😍💖💕

chief of the central bank, The Guy™ of the finance and banking industry in shanghai. extremely attractive in a suit. 100% dilf certified.

xiansheng takes a shine on ruolai, but ends up not being able to hire ruolai despite his excellence because, again, ruolai is from a communist-stronghold province, and they don't want to take any chances with him possibly having communist ties.

does that set ruolai back?? no. my boy sneaks into a party that shen tunan is holding at his mansion, and convinces shen tunan to hire him by essentially picking apart shen tunan's ~secret strategies~ that he's uncovered just by following the finance news and making smart deductions 🥺💚

shen tunan caves and personally hires ruolai as his PA, and begins mentoring him and teaching him the ways of the banking industry.

the show is mostly about ruolai's growth in the central bank and the shift of his political beliefs, centred around the kmt and communist party's conflict in that era. the premise of the show is fairly simple - most republican era dramas move in the same direction. this one was well-written, had a solid cast, and beautifully shot.

the development of stn and wrl's relationship in this show was good! it's v shippable, if that's something that is important to you. ngl, i did stay through till the end because these two were so interesting.

we have proud teacher shen tunan who is so so proud of his boy and takes ruolai suit-shopping and tells him how special he is :

starry-eyed disciple wei ruolai who would literally do anything for shen tunan:

he really does mean it when he says that. he gets tortured and thrown in goddamn jail for shen tunan, and he just bears it all and doesn't let himself react in any manner that could harm shen tunan.

i started this strictly for yibo, and had no expectations that i would enjoy it, but guys...........wang yang is 🥵🔥 in this as shen tunan, and this ship just.......sails itself. what else was i supposed to do except go three hundred different levels of ahhhhhhhhh over them.

ANYWAY. strong rec. like at least 8.5/10. even if you're just in it for yibo (who is EXCELLENT in this, the whump scenes are incredible), or if you just want to ship shenlai, the payoff is strong in this.

[accio-victuuri]

excerpts for this interview about wang yibo and his character wei ruolai: Exclusive interview｜"Storm Chaser" director Yao Xiaofeng: Creating a period drama with a grainy and historical feel

The TV series "War of Faith" is on the air. This legendary story that cuts into the history of the Republic of China from a financial perspective has aroused the curiosity and follow-up of many viewers. It’s production level can also be regarded as the best work of 2024.

Director Yao Xiaofeng admits that he has always been interested in the history of the Republic of China. "This history is actually very heart-wrenching. During this history, the ups and downs of the country's destiny, what kind of experiences did the people who participated in it and those who followed the trend have? I find it particularly interesting.”

In addition to the visual presentation, the performances of many actors are also quite exciting. Yao Xiaofeng said confidently: "The actor in this drama will definitely be able to give one of the best performances in his career." He is a director who is very good at communicating with actors and bringing out their charm. Starring Wang Yibo is also in " Contributed a commendable performance in "War of Faith".

The first time he collaborated with Wang Yibo, Yao Xiaofeng recognized this "kid" very much. "I spent a lot of thought on Wang Yibo this time, and he was very involved and fully committed himself to me during the process. He also believed in me." He said, "There are no distracting thoughts in our cooperation. .”

The Paper: In the first episode, the male protagonist is dragged into the stock market by the landlady. On one side is the heroine's gunfire and on the other side is the male protagonist's stock market turmoil. This contrast is quite interesting.

Yao Xiaofeng: The male protagonist is an ordinary person. When an ordinary person is involved in chaos and bloodshed, he goes from being at a loss to being calm and making a choice. I think this is very interesting. An ordinary person's true reaction when faced with a world he cannot control may be the highlight of this drama. So for the first few scenes, I first created the atmosphere of his life and let the audience accept what kind of person he is. Talking about the relationship between an ordinary little person and the big era and the big world is my specialty.

The Paper: In previous interviews, I saw you expressing your appreciation for Wang Yibo. I would like to hear you talk about the cooperation process, including some observations of this young actor?

Yao Xiaofeng: When we met, I could feel Wang Yibo's sincerity, and I said I wanted to convey this sincerity to the audience. No matter what kind of scene you face, you don’t have to act, you just need to tell me your truest feelings on camera. The good thing about this kid is that he easily believed the scenarios I gave him.

I think this child is very good. He understands it very well. When he comes to the set, he is filming. He regards himself as an actor and leaves it completely to a director. As a director, I explained my ideas to him and let him develop them. I often say that actors and directors should trust and respect each other. From the moment we met, we only talked about the two creators’ understanding of the characters and the drama, so there were no distracting thoughts about our cooperation.

The actor in this drama will definitely give one of the best performances in his career. As a director, what I have to do is to amplify the charm of the actor and help him complete the role. I spent a lot of thought on Wang Yibo this time, and he was very involved, and he also trusted me in the process.

The Paper: How to build this trust?

Yao Xiaofeng: It’s equality. I don’t “pretend” to be a director, and he doesn’t “play” a star. We are just ordinary people. And then he was the younger guy and I was older than him and he certainly had a lot of respect for me. But at the beginning, when the two of us were not that familiar, I talked more about the script with him, without any pretensions to being a director, and communicated with him in a normal manner. After slowly breaking through the barriers between people little by little, the rest will not be a problem.

His smile was so lively that once I made him laugh. After laughing, I said you have such a cute smile, and we were both very happy. Later, he often smiled, and I think he probably smiled the most in my drama.

The Paper: The pavilion where the male protagonist lives on Qibao Street is also particularly rich in details.

Yao Xiaofeng: When Wei Ruo came to the room, I said it was not shabby enough. It was also a loft at the beginning. When the view of the loft was ready, I said as soon as I entered, you have no experience in living in a pavilion. It is too high, too big, and the room is not dilapidated enough. But the photography team is also worried that your space is too big. It’s hard to get small photography equipment in, so it’s not easy to take pictures. But when it comes to photography, I want it to be small and have enough space for people to hit their heads.

If the space is right, we will discuss every detail of the character's life, including what kind of lights to use at home, where to eat, and where to cook. The staff in the clothing team are relatively young now and have no idea about the "ragged" clothes of that era, so I asked them to make them as old and torn as possible.

When everything was ready, Wang Yibo put on a torn cotton-padded jacket, entered the pavilion where he would hit his head, and bent down. The small quilt on the bed could only cover his head but not his tail, so he could only shrink up. We filmed it in winter, and his most authentic reaction was aroused. By truly feeling in this real atmosphere and environment, you can bring the characters to life.

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“Wang Yibo has no childhood since he was 13″.

“Wang Yibo has no childhood since he was 13. When he left his hometown, he gets homesick and was quite sad. He also picked up a stray kitten and give it a name, and also help a deaf person with directions and wrote to them a ‘Jiayou!’ (You got this!, you can do it! etc.) message. He got splashed with paint by the antis, confused but also smiled in front of the camera and said, “I see it as them congratulating me”. A young boy flew to South Korea himself to participate in an audition, standing on stage looking left and right only to see one single banner of him in the audience, filming for days and nights to the point of hospitalized due to fatigue from overworking. In order to encourage his juniors he end up telling his childhood story of him dealing with myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) and that he had to stop dancing. His birthday’s livestream got disturbed by the antis coming in and insult him, his phone got blew up by the sasaeng fans constantly calling him, and later the boy said he never want to celebrate his birthday again. He was attacked on sns for 8 days and 8 nights, with a trembling voice in an interview, he said if he is no longer needed in the entertainment industry then he will just do motorcycle racing. I always thought I could protect him by standing in front of the boy, but then I found that he already full of arrows on his back while exposing his soft front to me, telling me to stay indifferent (wu gan) and not to worry about it”. “He is a baby that I will forever treasured in my heart, he is a sincere, honest, and magnanimous child. My heart trembles and hurts every time I recall his past. For such a child, don’t say that he’s acting or pretending, please think before you speak”.

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endless gifs of wang yibo: 18/∞ yibo + smiles

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wangxian / modern au

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Glossary of BXG Terms

Since the lists I often refer people to aren’t comprehensive and don’t appear to be updated regularly I figured I’d make my own. I’ll be adding to this and expanding it as new terms and acronyms come up so feel free to refer back to this post if you come across something you don’t understand.

If you find any errors or omissions, please let me know.

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