January 3, 2023

Meet Yourself | Open Thread

Meet Yourself
A city girl meets the village’s most "handsome grass”.
Notable Actors/Actresses
Liu Yi Fei: Xu Hong Dou
Li Xian: Xie Zhi Yao
Director
Chinese Title
去有風的地方
Go Where It’s Windy
NetworkMangoTV
Year2023
Episodes: 40

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Cast

Liu Yi Fei: Xu Hong Dou
Li Xian: Xie Zhi Yao
Hu Bing Qing: Lin Na
Niu Jun Feng: Hu You Yu
Wu Yan Shu: Grandma Xie
Dong Qing: Xie Xiao Chun
Fan Shuai Qi: Huang Xin Xin
Ma Meng Wei: Zhou Qing Tian (Da Mai)
Tu Song Yan: Ma Qiu Shan
Shi Peng Yuan: Xie Xiao Xia

Romcom/Romance Checklist


How much of the plot is angst/romance?
0 / 1 / 2 / 3.9 / 4 / 5
The ML
Cold–Lukewarm–Warm / Timid / Falls in Love First / Noble Idiot / CEO / General /
The FL
Bold / Cute / Cool & Independent / Falls in Love First / Better Than ML / Noble Idiot / 
Describe the Relationship (the tropes):
Bickering Start / Childhood Connection / Cohabitation / Contract Marriage or Fake Couple / Enemies to Lovers / Hidden Identity / School to Adulthood / Love Triangle / Married Couple (Real) / Secretly in Love (F/ML) / Star-Crossed Lovers / 
Relationship Progress (officially togetherfirst (official) kiss; breakup*):
Ep 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38 / 39 / 40
# of CPs (including main CP):
0 / 
1 / 2 / 3
Ending:
Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad


Screen-Caps


[Ep2]
Her cherry socks
Her shoe on a stick
[Ep3
Short Legged Horse Prince Charming??
[Ep8]
Xu Hong Dou: Finger-hearts are tacky
Ah Yao: Did I close my eyes?
Xu Hong Dou: Nope. 
Xiao Chuan: What are you doing? So disgusting! (Lol)
[Ep11]
[Ep13]
“黃燜雞? 把你黃燜紅豆”
Literal: “Yellow stewed chicken? I’ll (yellow) stew you, Red Bean (hong dou).” 
[Ep14]
Xu Hong Dou and Da Mai are sober and embarrassed
Walking the same ~ 
[Ep15]
Ah Yao: “You should donate your nose”
Xu Hong Dou stares at him lovingly
Xu Hong Dou watching Ah Yao hug the children – they're the reason he’s staying. Bit by bit, Xu Hong Dou is falling in love with the Village’s Most Handsome Grass!
[Ep18]
She held his hand first!
...and he’s so nervous, she notices he’s sweating.
Look at that awkward distance.
[Ep19]
The moment Hong Dou feels the first twinkle of love
[Ep20]
Their sour grape moment is our sweet moment. Grandma Xie agrees.
[Ep21]
Our Yao Yao is invited in Hong Dou’s room! All drunk. Of course he’s fantasizing.
[Ep22]
[Ep23]
Zeng Shun Xi cameo~
Is our Lu “Zhao Xi” going to be an assistant?
[Ep25]
When Chinese guys mess up in front of girls: Drink water.
Was he getting her ring size here?! (For her present in Ep26)
Cutest Spiderman. 
“If you’re disinfecting then just disinfect. Don’t blow.”
Spiderman starring at Rapunzel
[Ep26
“You’re 剛剛好. You’re just right – the type (of girl) I love. When I’m with you,  everyday feels happy, doing anything feels happy, not doing anything also feels happy....So happy to the point that there’s a tinge of sadness. It’s because the timing and setting isn’t 剛剛好. [...] These words, I had planned to have them rot in my heart, but after contemplating, at the very end of it all, I want to give you a present. By the sea where the wind went by, witnessed by the sunset glow and setting sun, there was a person who truly loved you.”  
Hug...
...and separate
Hong Dou: “Let’s hug.” 
Ah Yao (feelings dejected): “Forget it.” 
She takes her luggage to leave...
Ah Yao: “Let’s hug.” 
😭😭😭
[Ep30]
Look at the happy puppy!
Look at the shy and happy puppy!
[Ep31]
風乍起,吹皺一池春水
Rapunzel, let down your hair ~
Nevermind, our short-legged horse prince is Spidey

(つ≧▽≦)つ
Him: “Don’t touch just anywhere.”
Her: “I’m touching you!” 
Are those clouds real?
[Ep32]
[Ep35]
Spidey is Prince Charming on a White Horse xD
[Ep36]
[Ep37]
[Ep38]
Was this an adlib?
[Ep39]
[Ep40]
時間不會停 , 幸福不會止
烏雲會有時 , 總會有風來
Time will not stop, happiness will not end
Now and then there will be dark clouds, but there will always be wind.



Other Remarks


[CP NameRed Bean Ice Shake 

Xie Zhi Yao 謝之遙 + Xu Hong Dou 許紅豆 
=  紅豆遙遙冰 Hong Dou Yao Yao Bing
= Red Bean Shake Shake* Ice
= Red Bean Ice Shake

*紅豆遙遙冰 sounds like a drink once you replace 遙 with its homonym 搖 (= Shake)


[Glossary
村草 Cūn cǎo – The villages’s most handsome “grass” = “boy”. 
管家 Guǎn jiā – Managing the house (e.g. it could mean something a wife would do). More in comments. [Ep6]
一個唱紅臉,一個唱白臉 – One plays the villain and the other plays a hero. The literal translation: “One sings red face, and one sings white face.” It refers to Beijing opera and the signature makeup. More in comments. [Ep10]
過來人 Guò lái rén – An experienced person who has been around. More in comments. [Ep22] 
風乍起,吹皺一池春水 – Read in comments. [Ep31]


Reviews

Five (5/5)


Four (4/5)


Three (3/5)


Reviewer: cynlynn 
(Ending commentary is here)
Hearts:  
A lot of you praise this for being healing. I do too. Li Xian’s crinkly smile and Liu Yi Fei’s ethereal voice alleviates all my stress, especially Li Xian’s smiles, particularly Li Xian’s smiles. 
A lot of you praise this for being incredibly soothing. I, on the other hand, think this is intermittently paced like a snail. If only I was interested in the rest of the subplot and wasn’t so impermeable to the preachings.
My favourite non-romantic relationship is between the sisters: Hong Dou and Hong Mi. 
My favourite supporting character: Da Mai. She’s the actress, Ma Meng Wei. Check out her FL dramas too!
My favourite scene: Ah Yao’s confession by the sea where the wind blew by, and witnessed by the sunset glow and setting sun. 
This was a drama I wanted to loved dearly, and I may not have, but I genuinely enjoyed this one still (and all of Li Xian’s smiles). 


Two (2/5)


One (1/5)



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