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Zhou Yiran x Chen Duling (Ashes to Crown) with the hairpin scene going viral all over Douyin for being so visually pleasing—CDL is just unbelievably beautiful.

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@_evaclow @MiaMalkova @grok who is it?

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@_evaclow @elonmusk @grok tell me her name

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@_evaclow @grok any info about her?

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@_evaclow @grok who is the girl shown?

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ⱽᵃʳⁱᵉᵗʸ My Little One 2024×003
When she first rose to fame with My Journey to You, Lu Yuxiao was scrutinized and attacked by netizens for her penguin-like gait on the red carpet. Some even made malicious comments calling her "disabled."
She said on the show, "I felt like I was going through a very long dark period, like a turtle carrying its shell on its back. I just wanted to avoid everything. The more I avoided it, the more I lost my confidence. My mood became distorted."
Lu Yuxiao's mother added that Lu Yuxiao fell down the stairs when she was 6 and still has a small scar on the bridge of her nose.
After enduring a difficult period, Lu Yuxiao proactively addressed the issue by seeking professional help and undergoing corrective training. As a result, she has made significant progress.

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ᶠⁱˡᵐ ᵘᵖᵈᵃᵗᵉˢ The Princess Royal
This scene was deleted from episode 37 of the official broadcast.
The screenplay and post-production both do a disservice to Zhang Linghe and Zhao Jinmai.

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ᶠⁱˡᵐ ᵘᵖᵈᵃᵗᵉˢ An Actor's Rhapsody S2
A web drama where one actor plays all the important roles.
Netizens are laughing their heads off, saying that this is the casting list that every fandom dreams of.
No more trying to get rid of the actors you don't like from the cast, no more fighting for your idol to be top-billed, no more arguing about screen time, no more trying to analyze who's to blame when the drama flops.
An Actor's Rhapsody S2 starts airing on July 15, starring Chen Tengyue.

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ᵀʳⁱᵛⁱᵃ Admittedly, I had some slightly inappropriate thoughts when I first saw this video.
On another note, Xiao Yuliang will begin touring with a theater troupe in August 2024, portraying Guangxu Emperor (Cixi's nephew) in the play "Deling and Cixi".

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ᶠⁱˡᵐ ᵘᵖᵈᵃᵗᵉˢ🍫The Flower of Lust, Huang Junjie's webdrama is currently streaming on YouTube with Engsub.
Filming took place from Aug 15 to Sep 5, 2022 during the pandemic.
Jie's character is named Wu Ren Ai (Loved by No One).
Guang's character in Dashing Youth is Sikong Changfeng.
So, Guang-Jie now have a second, unofficial fandom: iPhone (Ai-Feng)

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ᵀʳⁱᵛⁱᵃ Even though a month has passed since the first anniversary of Hidden Love's premiere, some fansites are still releasing new photos and clips.
In this clip, Chen Zheyuan is giving a peck on the cheek to Doe, Si's pet.

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ᵀʳⁱᵛⁱᵃ [The Long Ballad producer (Yan Bei) pays a visit to Zhao Lusi on set] trended on Weibo on Jul 12.
Beyond Yan Bei, within a month of Love's Ambition starting filming, other producers also made their way to Zhao Lusi's set. These include Li Xing (Love Like the Galaxy), Zhang Junbo (Hidden Love, Oh My Emperor)...
While offering drinks or visiting the set doesn't guarantee future projects, it definitely shows these producers value building strong relationships with the star.

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ᶠⁱˡᵐ ᵘᵖᵈᵃᵗᵉˢ The Princess Royal
In the drama, Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan are constantly bickering. A few days ago, there was even a Weibo trending topic titled [Zhang Linghe and Zhao Jinmai's elementary school-style arguments], which compiled scenes and lines from the drama where their characters argue.

However, behind the scenes, Zhao Jinmai and Zhang Linghe are not as 'confrontational' with each other. The simple reason is that Zhao Jinmai always loses the arguments.

Zhao Jinmai shared that Zhang Linghe is extremely talkative and articulate in real life. He can always come up with sharp retorts that leave his opponents speechless, "The only time I can get the upper hand over him is when I'm the Grand Princess."

In addition to their verbal sparring, Zhao Jinmai and Zhang Linghe also compete in terms of their actions. They often order high-calorie food to treat each other and the crew.

The high-calorie food ordering war was initiated by Zhang Linghe. He would order bubble tea for the crew but not drink any himself. After Zhao Jinmai finished her drink, he would say, "I ordered that to make you gain weight."
Later, in retaliation, Zhao Jinmai would often order high-calorie food to drag Zhang Linghe down the path of weight gain as well. And so, the cycle of ordering and reordering continued.

In one behind-the-scenes clip, Zhang Linghe even coined a new catchphrase, "Zero Coke is also Coke."

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ⱽᵃʳⁱᵉᵗʸ Mao Xue Woof S1×037 (2022)
Yueyue so sweet! But how slow Xiao Yuan's reflexes were😄
This reminds me of something Shen Yue shared where there was a boy in her class who bought her yogurt every day for an entire semester. Guess giving and receiving in life is a cycle.
Anyway, Chen Zheyuan may have been slow on the uptake with the coffee thing, but he's got his own way of being nice. Remember reading somewhere that he bought Yue an electric gadget, like a hot water bottle, when they were filming Mr. Bad.

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ᵀʳⁱᵛⁱᵃ After Jiang Xinbai's wedding went hilariously wrong in the fun light hearted Follow Your Heart, netizens started joking that Luo Yunxi must have a "marriage disaster debuff" that dooms his characters to wedding day.

•Luo-laoshi can't seem to catch a break when it comes to weddings. His big days veer wildly from a forced marriage to ones he willingly walks into, only to have them explode into utter chaos. He's been through it all - public scoldings, surprise stabbing, wedding crash, and trauma!
•On his wedding day, he's either been jilted, gotten into a fight, or had his wife destroy his soul. Even more bizarrely, his wife turned into a man on their wedding night!
•When it comes to Luo Yunxi's on-screen weddings, you can expect one thing: grandeur, stunning attire, breathtaking scenes, and utter disaster after the vows are exchanged. He's managed to experience every possible mishap a wedding can go through, from the celestial to the demonic to the human realm.

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ᵀʳⁱᵛⁱᵃ Netizens' plea for a smooth on-screen wedding for Yang Zi
This stems from a string of troubled weddings that have plagued her characters in previous films.
•Yangko Dance: Mistakenly believing her beloved to be in love with another, she jumps into the sea

•The Ferryman 2: Just days after their wedding, her newly married love has to repay a blood debt to someone else
•The Destiny of White Snake: On her wedding night, she is deceived into consuming realgar wine, which turns her against her beloved

•Ashes of Love: Not only is she forced to marry someone she doesn't love, but she also inadvertently kills the one she truly loves
•Immortal Samsara: Her wedding day unfolds in a dream. In reality, she wanders in the River of Forgetfulness for nearly 900 years

•The Bravest: Just after capturing their wedding photos, her fiancé sacrifices himself during a mission
•Lost You Forever: She is forced to marry someone she doesn't love, then abducted from her wedding and stripped of her reputation

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@KJParkSimChoi Here you are

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ᶠⁱˡᵐ ᵘᵖᵈᵃᵗᵉˢ The Princess Royal
[Zhang Linghe asking Chen Heyi why he blushed] trended on Weibo yesterday.

Netizens
•It's all because Zhang Linghe's face is so captivating.
•His neck is red too, Chen Heyi, you like Zhang Linghe, right?...
•Oh my gosh, he blushed immediately!
•Too sweet.
•Now I know what the feeling between the male lead 1 and 2 is.

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ⱽᵃʳⁱᵉᵗʸ Have Fun S3 (2024)
He must have been so exhausted that even dropped the egg he was trying to eat after spending days surviving on an island.
The show wrapped up filming yesterday. Scheduled to air in mid-August.
He's Ren Jialun.

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Wang Hedi × Hui Huo 20240710
Q: How do you feel about half of the showbiz praising your good looks?
A: The other half hasn't complimented me yet, right? So, that's my next goal to conquer.

Netizens
•Many male celebrities might find it challenging to answer such a question. They might shyly reply, "They're just kidding," to maintain modesty. Didi's response strikes a perfect balance between confidence and humor. He acknowledges and appreciates the compliment while simultaneously setting a higher goal for himself, demonstrating his self-respect and ambition.
•There are only two kinds of people in this world: those who find Wang Hedi undeniably handsome, and those who haven't had the pleasure of meeting him yet.
•Good! Wang Hedi was clever enough to avoid being cornered into a difficult situation. Instead, he found a way out with remarkable grace.

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ᵀʳⁱᵛⁱᵃ Netizens succinctly summarized: If you love her, don't teach her archery, or else you'll get a BE