A con artist meets a chief accountant, and they scam together.
Cast
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| Dai Lu Wa: Xu Yan Zhen |
Tang Shi Yi: Jiang Xin Yu |
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| Lin Bo Rui: Diao Liang Sheng |
Yumiko Cheng: She Bi Yun |
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| Lv Xing Chen: Song Mei Lan |
Ma Yue: Xu Ye |
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| Zhang Cheng Tiao: Qiu Wen Yi |
Zhang Bo Jia: Xue Yin |
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| Wei Wei: Gu Da Kun |
Mini Recaps
Xu Yan Zhen (Dai Lu Wa) is paid by Dumb Dragon Diao Liang Sheng to paint colours onto a black and white photo of Jiang Xin Yu (Tang Si Yi). And that's how our fake artist who specializes in forging crosses paths with the bank's chief accountant.
Jiang Xin Yu: You got one detail wrong. I never wear crimson lipstick.Xu Yan Zhen (to herself): Even after she said that, you still believed you hadn't gotten it wrong. Crimson suited her lips better.
And the danger begins. (According to the narration).
Xu Yan Zhen is captured by "Mama" the commandant of the prison ward, Shi Bi Yun (Yumiko Cheng), and thrown into the water to drown. Jiang Xin Yu saves her. Insert heavy breathing. Insert water dripping. It's wet. It's hard...saving her. Goal: make not doing mouth-to-mouth CPR even sexier than doing mouth-to-mouth CPR. Not that mouth-to-mouth CPR is even sexy.
Xu Yan Zhen draws 虎行雪地梅花五 on Jiang Xin Yu's arm. There's the plum blossom (梅花), but where's the tiger (虎)? Here. You. Or Her.
Learn Chinese with cynlynn.
虎行雪地梅花五 = A tiger walks across the snowy ground, leaving five(-petaled) plum blossoms.It's an image of a tiger's paw print in the snow, looking like five-petaled plum blossoms. And five petals of plum blossoms represents the "Five Blessings" (五福; longevity, wealth, health (or peace), virtue, and a natural death).There's a matching second verse.鶴立霜田竹葉三 = A crane stands in the frosty field, leaving three bamboo leaves.This paints the image of a crane's three-pronged footprint, which resembles a sprig of bamboo leaves. The three bamboo leaves symbolize the "Three Abundances" (三多; an abundance of blessings, longevity, and offspring.)
A tiger walks across the snowy ground, leaving five(-petaled) plum blossoms
There's the plum blossom.
Where's the tiger?
Where is it, indeed.
Jiang Xin Yu is a liar! To be continued.
[Ep3] [Jump to: Top | Cast | Comments]
Remarks
[First Impression (Ep1)]
Different. It's a mainstream "GL" Cdrama, which means it can't be too GL, but its format is unusual too. It's only three episodes long and they're presented as Beginning, Middle, and End rather than Ep1, 2, and 3. That structure makes it feel more like a movie than a drama. Experimental, mysterious, and maybe intriguing. Honestly, it's not as intriguing as I hoped, but okay-intriguing enough.
I did not think Dai Lu Wa and Tang Shi Yi looked alike, but when the scenes transition between them, they do have similarities – one bright, and the other mature.
[Cast&Crew]
Who is Tang Shi Yi? She's not an actress, but a professional dancer. She appeared on Sister Who Makes Waves and made a bit of wave in that Season 3 (2022).
Director Wu Hui Hui's most notable previous work was serving as the second director of The Epoch of Miyu.
The trio of screenwriters credited in this drama – Zhang Min, Zhang Fan and Liu Yi Fei – previously worked on Under the Skin. It makes me wonder if they drew inspiration from that drama's almost-GL dynamic in certain cases, along with having a genius artist as the main protagonist.
[Ending]
[A Highlight]
[Review & Rating]
Rating: /5
Recommendations
Preliminary recs are random / a peek at the list. These may be updated if drama is completed
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