#guanguan

[michyeosseo]

欢乐颂 ode to joy 3 first impressions

the reboot makes me feel old-old but at least we still have the balloons?

yes, we all miss the quintet that were shengmei, andy, xiaoxiao, yingying & guanguan but first, here’s a brief intro before my thoughts on the new tenants of the 22nd floor:

2201 again with the aloof mystery lady with an english name - lucy fang zhiheng

2202 has the three flatmates setup (a jiejie and two ducklings) as before - zhu zhe, nickname jiji; he minhong; and yu chuhui, nickname a'chu

2203 still houses the fuerdai of the bunch - ye zhenzhen

(watched the five fully subbed episodes on viki and as of last night, 18 out of 33 have already aired so halfway mark now)

jiji is as sensible as hotel managers go. she may not leave you with a strong sense of who she is at the start but she's been working the longest among these ladies and her breadwinner energy shows. the smol ones ought to let jiejie enjoy her drama fix before bed in peace.

naïve + nosy is how i'd describe minhong... guess that comes with her being a green writer. initially shown as someone who wants to impart her morals (chided by her supervisor right away for aspiring such) in the magazine column, she's bound to learn from conflicts she'll cause.

a'chu has the signature turbulent family woes. that said, grew up well and is striving to strike balance between escaping poverty and being true to herself – developing engineer patents even though neither her nor her peers get credit while teaching kids ballet on the side.

zhenzhen acted as the welcome wagon to the trio. yes, she's a scientist-to-be (biochemistry field if we're being exact) living one good deed a day. outside the lab's spent bonding with the other ladies of 22nd floor - treating them to expensive ice cream and just chilling around.

she and zhenzhen moved in the same time but rarely do we glimpse the two beauties mingling. by design since lucy's miss i-got-my-hands-full: keeping up her luxury appearances and keeping a semblance of normal when she should probably get therapy. she longs for their warm friendship from afar.

chemistry between the five is still wanting in organic interactions department, which is given. much has changed in the shanghai residential complex since the original series was on. years passed. 22nd floor corridor itself is laid different. our original 22nd floor jiejies may have moved on to hopefully better lives yet women in the workforce continue to struggle, maybe even more so with how reductive society has turned into. this otj reboot feels dated, though. at least, daylight entertainment's approach in these early episodes i have seen. the mansplainer of a narrator is gone, lemme just say that's a relief personally.

but y'know what bugs me? how they've opted to tackle sexual harassment.

raising the discussion via media in itself is fine. such abuse of power imbalance shouldn't be swept under the rug, considering countless women on a daily basis are coerced into silence because of the indifference. too few real-life jiji/a'chu/zhenzhen who believes immediately. but one of the guys in the main cast, lucy's suitor, is very attached to this so-called theme exploration. spoiler alert: he's the son of the company superior who assaulted lucy. gonna spare y'all the grim details but, of course, she alone knows of the connection. left to process such trauma by herself while fending off his dogged pursuits - at the office, at the mma gym and later on, even at her hls apartment. what kind of plot?! from the closing credits, he's not bound to leave anytime soon.

my main worry is the narrative will prove her reluctance wrong, that he's a Good Guy, tied neat bow and all that jazz when that does absolutely NOTHING to address the shitty lot that would have been avoided if he wasn't related to this godforsaken dog bloodedness to begin with. if it's only an afterthought to the writer, i just wanna voice that when you've penned a franchise jumpstarting the trend of female-centric modern set cdramas and then you want to continue that brand today? maybe you should update your sensibilities first.

we embrace women's wrongs in this house, not when women are wronged. 

quips won't make the cut with the audiences that easily anymore.

#cdrama #ode to joy #ode to joy 3 #欢乐颂 #did a thread on twitter but just in case mutuals here might wanna talk here as well #where's viv hahahuhu #(i hope she's acing law school) #my friend say weibo reception is lukewarm so that's proof brand ain't the easy score it might have been before #there's barely any promo floating around ugh #i am rooting for the new girlies to be treated well #dear god they better be they signed up for otj 4 and 5 as well

[wafact]

SEC and Justice Department: Silicon Valley Bank investigation

People queue up outside the headquarters of Silicon Valley Bank to withdraw their funds on March 13, 2023 in Santa Clara, California.  Liu Guanguan | China News Service | Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department are investigating how Silicon Valley Bank became the second largest bank failure in U.S. history, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The…

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[parolim-prlm]

Regulators unveil plan to stem the damage from SVB collapse

A man walks by the headquarters of Silicon Valley Bank on March 10, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. Liu Guanguan | Getty Images Banking regulators devised a plan Sunday to shore up deposits at Silicon Valley Bank, a critical step in stemming a feared panic over the collapsed tech-focused institution. In an anxiously awaited announcement from the Federal Reserve, the central bank said it is…

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[best2daynews]

Kohl's posts surprising holiday-quarter loss, offers weak sales outlook

People shop at Kohl’s department store amid the coronavirus outbreak on September 5, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Liu Guanguan | China News Service | Getty Images Kohl’s on Wednesday posted a big, surprising loss and a sales decline of about 7% in the holiday quarter. Its latest results come as the retailer copes with years of lagging sales, which have drawn attention from activist…

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[piyasahaberleri]

Bir karı, 24 Ocak 2023'te Half Moon Bay, California'daki kitlesel silahlı saldırının kurbanları anısına derme çatma bir anıtta mumlar tutuyor. | Getty Images vasıtasıyla Liu Guanguan/Çin Haber Servisi/VCG Monterey Park ve Half Moon Bay'deki tetikçiler, sertlik yanlısı bir suçlunun tipik profiline uymuyor. California, Monterey Park ve Half Moon Bay'de son zamanlarda meydana gelen iki silahlı saldırıda yer edinen silahlı kişiler, en şiddetli kabahat suçlularına kıyasla alışılmadık bir profile sahipti: İkisi de kıdemliydi. Kendini öldürmeden ilkin 11 kişiyi öldüren ve dokuzunu yaralayan Monterey Park saldırganı 72 yaşındaydı. İş yerinde sertlik eyleminde tutuklanmadan ilkin yedi kişiyi öldüren Half Moon Bay tetikçisi 66 yaşlarında. Half Moon Bay tetikçisinde olduğu benzer biçimde, bu yaşlarındaki toplu nişancılar, bilhassa sabıka kaydı olmayanlar nadirdir. (Monterey Park tetikçisi bir kez 1990'da yasadışı tabanca bulundurmaktan tutuklandı.) Ulusal Hakkaniyet Enstitüsüne gore, 1966 ile 2021 içinde, toplu nişancılar averaj 34 yaşındaydı ve 60 yaşın üzerindekiler yüzde 3'ün birazcık üzerindeydi. meydana gelen toplu silahlı saldırıların tamamı, dört yada daha çok kişinin öldüğü silahlı saldırılar olarak tanımlanmaktadır. İnsanların "suçtan yaşlandıkları" fikri, kriminoloji alanında en iyi belgelenmiş olgulardan biridir. Ceza adaleti sistemlerinde düzeltim yapmak için çalışan Sentencing Project'in ortak araştırma direktörü Ashley Nellis, Kaliforniya'daki silahlı saldırıların bu ilkenin lanetleyici örnekleri değil, istisnaları olarak görülmesi icap ettiğini söylemiş oldu. "Yaş öngörülebilirliği, muhtemelen sertlik içeren kabahat işleyen insanoğlu hakkında elimizdeki en güvenilir veri noktasıdır. Nellis, gençlerin kabahat işleme olasılığı fazlaca daha yüksek ve bu yüzden yaşlıların bunu yapma olasılığı fazlaca daha düşük" dedi. "Bu iki vakaya dayalı herhangi bir siyaset meydana getirecek hepimiz için kesinlikle uyarıcı bir öykü." Araştırmalar, kabahat faaliyetinin gençlik yıllarında arttığını, 17 yaşlarında zirveye ulaştığını, birinin çocuk suçluluğuyla suçlanabileceği en yaşlı yaş bulunduğunu ve arkasından yaşam boyu azaldığını onlarca kere göstermiştir. Iyelik suçu, sertlik içeren suçlardan birazcık daha genç yaşta zirveye ulaşır. Sadece Nellis, kronik suçluların bile istatistiksel olarak 40 yaşına kadar kabahat işlemeyi bırakma ihtimalinin yüksek bulunduğunu söylemiş oldu. Bunun niçin olabileceğine dair birçok kuram var. Mezuniyet yada evlilik benzer biçimde yaşlanmayla ilgili tipik dönüm noktaları, insanları kabahat işlemekten uzaklaştırabilir. Beyin gelişimi 20'li yaşların ortalarına kadar tamamlanmaz, bu da suça ve riskli davranışlara yol açabilecek karar vermeyi engeller. Gençler finansal olarak daha azca güvende ve yoksulluk içinde olanların kabahat işleme olasılığı daha yüksek. Bazı suçlar fizyolojik olarak zor olabilir ve yaşlı insanoğlu bu tarz şeyleri gerçekleştirecek güce haiz olmayabilir. Sadece California silahlı saldırılarındaki her iki silahlı adam da sertlik içeren kabahat arketipine meydan okuyor ve güdüleri hala tam olarak net değil. Müfettişler, Monterey Park tetikçisinin kurbanlarını öldürmüş olduğu dans stüdyosunu ziyaret ettiğini ve bir mantar çiftliğinde forklift operatörü olarak yaşayan ve çalışan Half Moon Bay tetikçisinin vurmuş olduğu iş arkadaşlarına kızdığını söylediler. Bundan ilkin, geçen Haziran'da Alabama, Vestavia Hills'de bir kiliseye ateş açarak üç kişiyi öldüren bir silahlı adam da dahil olmak suretiyle 70'li yaşlarında toplu silahlı kişiler vardı. Yaş, kimi zaman genç suçlulara daha hafifçe bir ceza verme sonucunda etkili olsa da, ABD Birleşik Devletleri'nde alışılageldiği benzer biçimde, Half Moon Bay tetikçisinin ileri yaşı cezasının uzunluğunu etkilemez. San Mateo İlçe Bölge Savcısı Çarşamba günü yapmış olduğu açıklamada, zanlının yakıcı tabanca kullandığı için birden fazla katliam ve her bir kabahat için artan cezalarla beraber yedi katliam ve bir adam öldürmeye teşebbüsle karşı karşıya bulunduğunu söylemiş oldu. Bu suçlamalardan yargı giyerse, şartlı tahliye olasılığı olmadan yaşam boyu hapis cezasına çarptırılabilir. (Demokrat California Valisi Gavin Newsom, 2019'da eyaletteki infazlara bir moratoryum getirdiğinden beri ölüm cezasıyla karşı karşıya kalmayacak.) Şartlı tahliye olmaksızın müebbet hapis cezaları, son yıllarda ABD Birleşik Devletleri'nde giderek daha yaygın hale geldi. Sadece Nellis, Half Moon Bay tetikçisi benzer biçimde daha yaşlı suçluların yaşlarının ceza kararlarında hafifletici bir unsur olarak değerlendirilmesi icap ettiğini korumak için çaba sarfediyor - bilhassa erken tahliye için yönetimsel af kullanımının artık mevcut olmadığı göz önüne alındığında, diye yazıyor 2022 raporunda. Yaşı ne olursa olsun, bu şekilde bir sertlik eylemi gerçekleştiren biri muhtemelen on yıl içinde rehabilite edilecek, ıslah edilecek ve topluma geri dönmeye hazır olacaktır” dedi. ABD Yargı Komisyonu verilerine gore, yaşlı insanların nüksetme olasılığı düşük ve hapsedilmeleri, vergi mükellefleri için, yaşamlarının sonunda fırlayan sıhhat harcamaları da dahil olmak suretiyle, yüksek bir maliyet getiriyor. Half Moon Bay zanlısının kaderini belirleyenlerin bu veriyi ne kadar dikkate alacağını söylemek zor; ilk şarjı çarşamba günü.

[uomosignore]

#Spotify

[hbclife]

Rising fuel costs are a massive problem for business and consumers — Here's why they're so high

Rising fuel costs are a massive problem for business and consumers — Here’s why they’re so high

A sign displays gas prices at a gas station on May 10, 2022 in San Mateo County, California. Liu Guanguan | China News Service | Getty Images The surge in gasoline prices is impossible to miss and at the top of consumers’ minds as billboards announce that gas now costs $4, or $5, or even above $6 a gallon in some places. With prices at record highs, Americans are feeling the impact at the pump…

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[democracyin-news]

Fuel is a problem for business and consumers — Why prices are so high

Fuel is a problem for business and consumers — Why prices are so high

A sign displays gas prices at a gas station on May 10, 2022 in San Mateo County, California. Liu Guanguan | China News Service | Getty Images The surge in gasoline prices is impossible to miss and at the top of consumers’ minds as large billboards announce that gas now costs $4, or $5, and even above $6 a gallon in some places. With prices at record highs, Americans are feeling the impact at the…

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[hyucksgirl6]

#darren chen sexy #darren chen #kuan hung #guanguan #guan hong #f4 #meteor garden 2018 #meteor garden #sexy kuan #chen kuan hong #unicorn girl

[beihonglin]

#guan yuzheng #guanguan #all for one #shut up ever since i watch this yesterday i havent stopped cackling i love him #vivi yells into the void

[rqs902]

Naicha being recognized as a great leader ✨

#all for one #yi tuan zhi ming #naicha #nai cha #long honghao #guan yuzheng #gifs #mine #he goes from smiling so proudly to hear their score to immediately crying bc he cant hold it in #all your hard work paid off!!! every time their group has fights and struggles but they overcome it by trusting in him and following him #and its amazing what they can accomplish -- their stages are amazing!! #naicha being like 'long-ge its ok i know im great' is so naicha its so funny hahahahah #and guanguan is the cutest on their team ok -- even tho he complained a bit -- he still loves naicha and they all worked hard #still cant believe naicha contributed to making their dance their song their costumes their props their lighting and their stage design wtf #this just tells you that if he left it up to the 'all for one' staff --- theyd be screwed lol naicha > all of their staff combined

[extraordinarilyextreme]

reaction to 成化吃播Reaction 6

OK idk who else has been following this super cute series but it’s basically like a mukbang? where our three leads eat and react to various scenes from the show

TSOMD might have some heteronormativity to dodge the hell out of censorship but OH MY the actors and this React Series absolutely does not

in case people are unfamiliar with the actors: tangfan = guanhong/Darren Chen; suizhou = fumengbo; wangzhi = liuyaoyuan

Episode 6

6.1: interviewer: “mengbo, what was your initial reaction seeing guanguan cross-dressing? Fumengbo: “that it suits him… surprisingly suits him.”

6.1.1: guanhong: “when I first saw myself I was like EH! … heheh, i do look like a lady.”

6.1.2: fumengbo: “actually very pretty, look for yourself.”

6.2: interviewer: “guanguan, do you want to say that ‘Honey!’ line again?” Guanhong, working up the courage: “……. Honey!” Immediately blushes and covers his face The text around fumengbo’s face: “HAPPY” Fumengbo: “what are you being shy for?”

6.3: liuyaoyuan, about tangfan’s crossdressing: “truthfully, quite lovely. Because his natural features are quite nice, right? And his face is small.”

6.4: liuyaoyuan: if tangfan and suizhou come to the western depot to talk with me, they’re usually in the same song and dance, following each other’s tune… there’s nothing I can do. […] ugh you two always the same, do whatever you want

6.5: fumengbo and liuyaoyuan both laughing in the final carriage scene with alasi/dingman, duoerla, and tangfan Interviewer: what are you two giggling about Liuyaoyuan: because… tangfan and duoerla’s romance… HEHEH Text over fumengbo: it won’t have a resolution! liuyaoyuan: how do I say… Text over fumengbo: EVIL SMILE Text over liuyaoyuan: YOU GET ME

6.6: talking about the how wangzhi and suizhou view tangfan; wangzhi probably has to care more about the bigger picture even though he does have emotional ties with everybody; suizhou wants to protect tangfan Text over fumengbo: ONLY CARES ABOUT TANGFAN

6.6.1: liuyaoyuan: about not letting suizhou run to tangfan… firstly, if something did happen to tangfan, I wouldn’t want something to happen to suizhou too. 

6.7: interviewer: are you guys jealous of wangzhi’s gun? guanhong: at least he has a gun… I only have… I only have suizhou.

#tsomd #the sleuth of ming dynasty #成华十四年 #成华吃播Reaction #cdrama ramblings

[mirage-all]

𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙖..... 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙝𝙝𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 (♡ω♡ ) ~♪( ꈍᴗꈍ) (≧▽≦) ᗪᖇᗩᗰᗩ : Hello Mr. Right ! ՏTᗩᖇᖇIᑎᘜ : Gabrielle Guan & Lee Dong Gun ᗴᑭIՏOᗪᗴ : 24 ՏTOᖇY : Lin Xia is a 17-year-old high school student who crosses paths with 35-year-old Zhou Yu Teng and their initial meeting ends in a rumble. To her surprise, Lin Xia finds out that Zhou Yu Teng is actually her class advisor. ᗪᑌᖇᗩTIOᑎ : 25 min. ᗩIᖇᗴᗪ : Jan 25, 2016 - Feb 25, 2016 OᖇIᘜIᑎᗩᒪ ᑎᗴTᗯOᖇK : iQiyi iQiyi 𝕋𝕒𝕘𝕤 : #gabrielleguan #gabrielle #关晓彤 #tongtong #guanxiaotong #guanguan #關曉彤 #小倾城 #彤彤 #双双 #traeymiley #leedonggun #이동건 #이동건조윤희 #leeemmanuel #emmanuel #leedonggeon #hellomrright #chinesekorean #koreanactor #chineseactress #chinesedrama2016 #chinesedramas #chinesedrama #cdrama #teacherstudentlove 𝔸𝕔𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕥 : @c_drama_maniac 𝕱𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖔𝖜 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖒𝖔𝖗𝖊...... 𝕯𝖔 𝖑𝖎𝖐𝖊, 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖊 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖊𝖓𝖙...... 𝕺𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖓𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖋𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖇𝖊𝖑𝖑....... 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪, (at Chinese Dramas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQF3eyHhJOF/?utm_medium=tumblr

#gabrielleguan #gabrielle #关晓彤 #tongtong #guanxiaotong #guanguan #關曉彤 #小倾城 #彤彤 #双双 #traeymiley #leedonggun #이동건 #이동건조윤희 #leeemmanuel #emmanuel #leedonggeon #hellomrright #chinesekorean #koreanactor #chineseactress #chinesedrama2016 #chinesedramas #chinesedrama #cdrama #teacherstudentlove

[theroyw]

Wtf#bowjinn#why#sportcenter#niceone#guanguan (at Taitung)

#why #guanguan #niceone #sportcenter #bowjinn

[hbclife]

Here's what Americans plan to spend more money on as inflation pushes prices higher

Here’s what Americans plan to spend more money on as inflation pushes prices higher

A customer purchases lemons at a supermarket on April 12, 2022 in San Mateo County, California. Liu Guanguan | China News Service | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may have said it best when he addressed the public at a Wednesday press event following the Federal Open Market Committee’s half-point rate hike. “Inflation is much too high,” he said. “We understand the hardship it…

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[silenceismychoir]

Chinese youtuber, guanguan, explored Xinjiang in search of concentration camps

if ever you had doubt of what is happening to the Uyghurs in China... here is the proof

#this was chilling to watch #china #uyghur #uyghur muslims #Youtube