www.spiegel.de/internationa... Posting this as a FYI because I'm seeing a lot of fawning coverage of the guy again in the lead up to the World Cup

Obsessed with a 15 year old show and trying to consume more content about it while also remaining unspoiled because I'm only 4 eps in

Breaking Through the Clouds which will probably never be adapted (Not only is it danmei, it touches on way too many other sensitive topics. And no, I don't want anyone outside China to make it.)

Always so funny to see what gets readers to flame danmei authors as opposed to what people get heated about in Western romance/fic.

Bandai Namco says the title is a cinematic take on the storied mech franchise that will feature high octane combat and movement.

Finally started watching the classic #LegendofZhenHuan (directed by Zheng Xiaolong, who later directed Legend of Zang Hai) and spotted the name of Legend of Zang Hai's other (much younger) director Cao Yiwen in the credits! He must have started very young.

i wrote a new piece for @404media.co about how K-pop fans are grappling with their fandoms & industry being infested with deepfakes and AI slop (spoilers: they don’t like it!)

@originalmardia.bsky.social @claredactyl.bsky.social latest hilarious Madrid update: Flo Flo put Mou in his campaign launch video and then Mou told Benfica the video was AI cadenaser.com/nacional/202...

Finally got round to updating some links and adding some new titles to this: sapphicshortfilms.carrd.co

(There are a lot of factors that go into convincingly delivering dialogue in historical dramas - you have to know where to breathe, where to pause, where the emphasis should be, how each character should sound next to each other. You have to have a neutral accent.) #nirvanainfire

Lee watches Nirvana in Fire will return shortly. After NiF I'm finally going to tackle the GOAT of palace intrigue dramas, Legend of Zhen Huan.

I don't know that bsky is ready for Stuff That Happened At Chinese Schools Back In the Day

oh god I've completely lost it at this

Fair warning I may be expressing some unhinged sports opinions here during the WC too, will tag #worldcup

Good night from XZ's ad for SAIC #xiaozhan

Bluesky needs to give us private accounts so I can say unhinged shit about my favs without worrying that strangers will see it out of context

You guys are lucky I keep my most unhinged parasocial rambling (uniformly football/soccer related) mostly off this account

Congratulations to XZ for being nominated for Best Actor in the prestigious Magnolia Awards for his role as Zang Hai in #legendofzanghai! So so happy for him. This is so well deserved. #xiaozhan

Director Bu Yixian posted in XZ's supertopic saying: "XZ is really too beautiful. First time I've used beautiful to describe a man Because he sat just behind me I saw his perfect features with my own eyes Seriously more beautiful than a woman" #xiaozhan

I had no idea this was the origin of geocities!

"All I know is whatever show in the future gets the tearful melodramatic OT9 reunion is gonna melt ratings services." 🤞 🤞 🤞 (If you are new here, I am a SNSD OT9 extremist.)

XZ Studio vlog from the Asia Art Film Festival (XZ saying how tired and sleepy he was after filming for a whole day, having his flight delayed and then diverted to land in Changsha at 3AM and only making it to Macau in the afternoon by train and car in time for the awards ceremony 😭) #xiaozhan

XZ for the Asia Art Film Festival in YSL #xiaozhan

Congratulations to XZ for winning Best Leading Actor - Main Competition at the Asia Art Film Festival for his performance in #GezhiTown! #xiaozhan

Good night from XZ (all smiles on the red carpet at the Asian Art Film Festival) #XiaoZhan

XZ for SAIC in custom Wenjunxu #xiaozhan

So good for reading one's txt file danmei novels 😂

Happy one year anniversary to #legendofzanghai! What a show.

Good night from XZ Studio (with motion photos from an ad shoot) #xiaozhan

The thing about Beitang Moran is that he was a really interesting scheming lord stuck in a deeply silly romance drama and because of this many many people "rescued" him and put him in their chosen situations instead (ie made edits of him in other shows/playing their novel blorbos). #xiaozhan

Russian photographer sentenced to labor camp under anti-LGBTQ “propaganda” laws for writing gay fanfic about Stray Kids

@originalmardia.bsky.social @claredactyl.bsky.social I need to assemble the vintage footie squad because Madrid wants to appoint *Mourinho* again

So happy today. #football

I wrote about being inundated with AI writing at every turn, unwittingly turning my brain into the AI police, and how shitty AI writing is randomly showing up in my real life outside of the internet www.404media.co/your-ai-use-...

New poster for #diebao, the Republic-era spy drama from Youku and Daylight Entertainment #xiaozhan

Youku has announced that it is developing a sequel to its 2025 hit drama #legendofzanghai! 👀👀👀

I am so happy and thrilled to be able to do a Gundam Wing piece. Wing was the one that started it all for me. Ever since seeing it for the first time and hearing those beeps, I've loved it since. If you are attending WonderCon make sure to stop by @spoke-art.com Booth 1957!

Someone out there decided it would be a good idea to put a German Shepherd in charge of babysitting a bunch of Doberman puppies and they were 100% correct

I translated XZ's acceptance speech for Best Actor (awarded for his acclaimed performance in #GezhiTown) at the Beijing College Student Film Festival. #XiaoZhan

I saw a something recently that said members of fandoms no longer exist as fans but believe they are stakeholders. They believe that their opinions and feelings have weight and influence. So they engage performances like they’re directing or a part of the production. It’s wild.

XZ Studio pics of XZ for the Beijing College Student Film Festival in custom Gucci #xiaozhan

Something delicious about Zang Hai returning to the Marquis' manor after causing its ruin and picking up the sword that the Marquis kept polishing #legendofzanghai

www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/ch... This was the most interesting development from the recent iQiyi conference, confirming that while Chinese folks love using AI for everyday tasks, they are not keen on it replacing humans in their entertainment.

One of my biggest English c-ent fandom pet peeves gotta be the use of terms that make no sense and come from the flagrant overuse of MTL. E.g. "booting ceremony" (start of filming ceremony) - 开机 also means to boot up a computer "Reuters" (leaks) - 路透 is also the Chinese translation for Reuters

Editing is a skill, being well-edited is a gift, having to choose between one's voice or palatability is a scam (ask me how I know). You deserve to grow as an artist with the support of genuine mentors, and your work deserves to exist beyond a closed newsletter ecosystem that leaves us all poorer.

Fansite pics from the red carpet of the Beijing College Student Film Festival. Love the outfit and this hair length. #xiaozhan

XZ with the director and scriptwriter of #GezhiTown at the Beijing College Student Film Festival (one of the largest film festivals in China). #xiaozhan

“i asked Claude” but i mean i asked Claude von Riegan and he gave me an enigmatic smile that didn’t reach his eyes and an answer that didn’t tell me anything substantial

the Sacramento zoo has 6 BABY CAPYBARAS

This is an outtake from XZ's epic 30th birthday shoot for which Zack Zhang shot thousands of photos over a lengthy trip and every single one is impeccable. Truly an all-timer. #xiaozhan