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Our sweet 30 just flew to a destination as yet unconfirmed, but basically officially rumored to be Urumqi. I believe its the capital of Xinjiang province. He has a Go Pro like thing with him, so there are high hopes a vlog is coming. Perhaps Riding for a Reason 2, but he's only there until the day before 88s Bday 6/02 then flies to Guangzhou for a Pepsi event and back to Shanghai 6/03.

Melons all of them. He had a lot of luggage. I suspect Wa'er and other Xinjiang friends might have asked him to deliver something. The flight is 5hrs + - thats about how long it took us to go to Athens from Doha recently It! China is huge and Xinjiang is the largest province. It means new colony. Yeah lots of feelings about that.

It is a private trip, but could also be for a variety show. Xinjiang is a top tourist destination now. Envious! I want to eat there so badly!

30 Weibo night post, lyng on a bear. Some fierce copywriting about not being afraid to talk and reunions - not sure what's going on there. Could be a Dior suit - no confirmation yet.

I will be without electricity soon. Hopefully 88 will post soon and I can share her first look for Weibo Night.

I got the finest of coincidence candy for you, even better than getting low (Loewe and 30 going to Spain to presumably film a Realme cellphone commercial, but as Madrid is the headquarters of Loewe it is logical to guess he might have met reps there)

ANYWAY,

I've been hearing rumors about a possible car endorsement. Since Cadillac just shared a video of the NBY trailer, I'm assuming the car used in the drama is from that brand - so I'm guessing this could be a new endorsement? That's the fuzzy part.

The clear part.

Recall that really very sensual song with the Lux photoshoot with the green exit sign? Do you remember the lyrics? Let me refresh your memory (Note: these particular lyrics are part of the song not featured as it was a remix, but many know this song):

Grind Me Down - Lilliana Wilde

Lyrics

Grind me down, roll me up Press me up against your lips Let me fill, fill your lungs Then breathe me out California grown, rap songs You see the best comes out the west Let me blur, blur your lines You won't regret it

I'll take you to the moon and back Back seat of my Cadillac

Start out slow then play it faster I'll fly you out to paradise Take a hit and close your eyes I know what you fantasize about

lol The sheep fans can also drink the moon. 30 fans can do the same because of the aerospace thing for Weibo night.

Wow...really alike here ha

Hmmm..... the sheep people are singing. 88 and that one posted at the same time and there was some getting stuck - I wonder if this isn't for the new Bvlgari global ambassador LYiF - Our sheep is very good at staring at his white fox.

Moving on...the odds of off-stage interaction are pretty low with the seating plan I saw although they are all very close to the front - still not sure that was the real plan. We will see. Rumor is 88 and XZ will be crowned weibo k and q; it would be a hilarious upset seeing as we are pretty sure 88 won last time the purple one was crowned so they got so pissed they didn't bother to vote this time around knowing it's fixed by Weibo whim. Sure to be interesting.

Oh, little bonus: Some favoring of the eggs came in this morning with those not-so-fun numbers. Let's see.

So, this is some interesting sugar all over the 3088 groups; screenshot from Pekomi. The screenwriter (or a screenwriter) of Nothing But You (Nothing But 30 etc) just posted something said by 88 in sharing a video about NBY!

Honestly I'm not sure if I get the joke - assume it is implying that 88 is hot in the day and cold at night or vice versa lol Someone going to have to walk me through the meaning of this “temperature difference.” I feel you have to know the language pretty well to get the nuances of this fun fact about why Xinjiang Hami melon is so sweet.

But why would the screenwriter of the drama share this?

INTEResting though.

Today everyone is waiting for the stars to promote 30's drama! Let's see if 88 dares to do so this week. I suspect she will wait. Maybe Huge, Yangmi will do it first then she can share it or post? Who knows. Let's see.

cr @迪脱脱 

30 has gone to film ASSOL already; presumably he will drive to the venue since we know from last year's Weibo night which both missed is not that far.

OUR LITTLE COUPLE WAS SUDDENLY LIVELY TODAY

Tonight, (3/22), our imaginary couple posted suddenly. I'm not sure who was first because I was in Mandarin class and y'all know dyscalculics aren't the best with dates, so go check.

88 posted a cute video with 9:38 numbers about twirling in an elegant red dress: "Oh pretty baby, now that I found you...let me love you" song in that trademark unusual finding of music that she has. The duration of the video was 29 seconds.

30's studio posted a quote from Herman Hesse from his book Demian:

Google translated version: "If he has the desire to believe at the moment of jumping will realize the psychic power, and he will fly into the sky united with the stars." - Herman Hesse, Demian

Discussion of the book I stumbled upon taken from https://hesse.projects.gss.ucsb.edu/forum_archive_new/forum_archive/746~showflat.html Retrieved on 3/22/2023 at 9:00 pm

"I love the fact that Frau Eva is almost neutral in sex, although still basically feminine. It is interesting that Sinclair finds her boyish charm to be seductive in a spiritually, physical, out of reach kind of way...(Kiki, reader of the book)

"And she told me about a youth who had fallen in love with a planet. He stood by the sea, stretched out his arms and prayed to the planet, dreamed of it, and directed all his thoughts to it. But he knew, or felt he knew, that a star cannot be embraced by a human being. He considered it his fate to love a heavenly body without any hope of fulfillment and out of this insight he constructed an entire philosophy of renunciation and silent, faithful suffering that would improve and purify him. Yet all his dreams reached the planet. Once he stood again on the high cliff at night by the sea and gazed at the planet and burned with love for it. And at the height of his longing he leaped into the emptiness toward the planet, but at the instant of leaping "it's impossible" flashed once more through his mind. There he lay on the shore, shattered. He has not understood how to love.

If at the instant of leaping he had had the strength of faith in the fulfillment of his love he would have soared into the heights and been united with the star. (Quoted by Kiki)" This is reference to the quote on the wall.

QUOTE FROM THE BOOK: Note that Frau Eva is kind of a yin/yang all mother figure too, so Freudian/Jungian ickiness also present. We try not to take toooo literally lol

The part that confuses me is I think he is also referencing Beatrice here along with Eva (the star), which is another woman in the book. In the end, they are probably one and the same as its an allegory. This is the text written for the post which has been Song SanChuan-ized

END of deep discussion points.

I am going to read the book myself, but let's say this is the character SSC who has to go through a lot of change; moving from badminton to tennis and falling in love with an older woman while he has yet to establish himself etc... I am wondering if this book will appear in the drama? Let's all keep a look out. Honestly this quote feels "My Little Prince"-y, but I honestly didn't like that book very much so I have to read that second hahahaha

Does everything have to have such deep meaning? Well, yes and no.

What do you think? IS 30 that deep of a thinker? Is the book mentioned in NBY and it's something one of the characters references. Hmmmm...either way this quote feels very applicable to our imaginary CP. Take the leap; well, I assume he already has!

OK I really think Pekomi might be on to something here. She has shared before that our older sister ZYT is secretly a Bird Egg. Now, maybe she is right lol

So, the other new trailer has come out. Be still our eggie hearts!

POINTS I CAN THINK OF NOW before the translated trailer comes out:

1. He never called her sister, but he has called Liang YouAn Sister many many times lol

2. Is this sister also an egg lol What do you think? There is a rumor she is with a man who is 23; if our 30 is with someone who is 30 honestly what beautiful coincidence - could this drama be a love letter to them?

3. I really think straight ball take initiative is 30's style; it is also mine lol Here is the Mandarin for that 直球告白主动出击出击 Zhíqiú gàobái zhǔdòng chūjí chūjí Straight ball take initiative attack I really want to see our 88 play that style with 30 in a movie or drama hahahahaha

4. Back to the shoe...is this a custom-designed Peak shoe by any chance. I mean....this is beyond metaphysics, right. I sound so cliche, but seriously wth

BONUS BELOW: A few photos of our blue girl and boy then some absolutely yummy on-screen CP screenshots of our Song SanChuan and his 姐姐姐姐 LianYouAn

Some stills from the trailer

I want to eat them! Yum Yum Yum! This is the drama I've been waiting for since Kim Sam Soon and it is going to blow even that classic out of the water I feel.

As for our little imaginary couple, they seriously have posted so much content - 2x now - one after the other 57 min apart for the first one and I swear the same time for the second.

If this isn't a real CP, I don't know what is. I will try to make sense of it all tonight. 30 dropped the same video in three places and 88 dropped 4 photos right after his first video which I was waiting for - she's winking, flash photo, wearing a blue top, and her hands are showing 5 lol The photo above is a fan picture for 30's Weibo night. I liked this blue-green best, but there are three versions to choose from. I'm surprised Xiaobei is not involved yet, but the day is still young.

Correction: 88 was wearing this hat. Pekomi sees LED but that's the hardest candy for me to swallow - the color is enough which feels very sweep the building to me.

88 in 2019 (before the lovely Feel the World trip) and 30 today in 2023 have the same color (for one - the other is a dark green I think); Romowa is extremely popular. I believe the spicy person next door has been a brand friend and I think 30 was possibly a spokesperson. I just find this cute lol

30 arrives in Beijing we believe around 7am Chinese time or maybe earlier. Our two sweeties should be in the same city, but he may go on to another city. Who knows?

Let's just send positive energy for a safe rest of the flight for 30.

Oh and just so you know. In 88's flight today, we discovered 88's favorite 1986 Spring Break West Virginia hat also comes in brown lol She has worn one of these hats for 3 flights so far. Did I post WL's rainbow Loewe shirt? I was wrong on that one. Same brand, but the hat is this one; the color is very Sweep the Building though.

Cr @吴磊时尚科普 combined with a photo from Ternura吴磊

So, 30 indeed went to Spain to the island of Mallorca for some kind of shoot. There are Reuters of him there. I did see a melon that he went to Norway on the 16th - the day his co-star and all the crew flew back to China I think - so hopefully he saw the Northern Lights!

Off-White is a shared brand 88 has worn more than 5 times and of course Hermes. The shirt harkens to both ASun (the horse likeness is also a bit cheeky).

88 just dropped a super sexy video with some love you forever type card candy - if he does shoot a car commercial I will share the lyrics lol

The family seems to say there is an escape hahaha

(It seems this exit sign was used quite a bit in 2021 as well around the time our imaginary couple might be having a break together hmm)

30 should be home on the 19th; word is 88 will be flying to Beijing soon. All just melons. Chew responsibly.

No word yet on where 30 went, but I did see a melon about him going all over Europe. One said Helsinki - I think it is the best place to capture the Northern Lights. Maybe he is still be collecting 88's favorite sunsets (for her maybe?)

88 was feeling the glare today lol she kind of flubbed the card point, but her next one was apparently very loving.

So the rumor of 30 staying in Finland is not true, but he is staying in Europe and probably going home on the 19th of this month. Where is he going?

Rumor 1 Spain. Rumor is he will advertise something, potentially Loewe clothes as they are headquartered there. Key Term: Loewe. This may not happen - Switzerland/England or another country are also possible. IF it has anything to do with Loewe than this works though! hahah Let's wait and see!

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More interesting? Let's take a look at the lyrics from 88's new video drop from this morning: Take a look at the end. I've been bee-bopping to this song all day.

Hold tight and don't let go on the night And keep it you close we're alright Oh, cause if we don't know it, where go in Good vibes the stars well know where it's right So pull me close at a night Oh we got this over, this moment Oh, oh Chances feelings running slow, oh Taking chances living high, LOW This a ever getting LOW (Oh this a ever getting LOW)

So, if he goes to Loewe....lol

Just another coincidence, right?

Stay cute. Don't dance outside.

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This part is still good, no matter the destination.

Take a look at the airport clothes heheheh

and miss cool with her three fingers, eyeballing someone (all the card candy and staring back and forth with google eyes all day y'all - if this isn't be NOTHING IS lol I'm 99% convinced now. 1% that this is a business show.

There is too much candy, really. Check Station B.

What you need to know - the hot searches/comments about 30 staring at 88 are entitled something like "X盯盯” This means staring which is what he was caught doing to 88 over and over so that it became his nickname for a while 哈哈哈哈

The photos on the bottom I am still trying to explain to myself; this is a smart pair and they know liberal arts. Basically, my theory on the first one is it represents both travel - coming home soon (reports 19th or so as he may do a commercial for that phone he had in his hands and might endorse a car says one melon).

3rd photo - The word for flight trails is can be 飞行云 (fei xing yun - fly travel cloud), could be a play on words for 长歌行 long song travel. Some people think it is deeper, based on poetry so I cannot go into it without a background.

4th photo - The mountains and snow. 88 just had an interview and she said she wanted to go to Xinjiang to see the snow and maybe ski. This is also a reference from TLB

5th photo - The easiest to understand and 30 has referenced the brightest moon (of Chang'an) multiple times.

Such a romantic guy if the eggs are right. Keep cute in the enclosure. I promised myself I'd become a pure fan after Weibo Night. I'm still a believer, but they are taking their time and we don't know the future. Let's hold on to this moment we might have seeing them in one frame potentially (though doubtful) at least they will be in the same vicinity. Yay!

OK then. I found a very long poster from 30's new yet old green tea endorsement and I have to admit the copywriting got me feeling some kind of way. "Sit and watch the clouds, LISTEN TO THE FLOWERS BLOOM and fall, enjoy the spring in the way of camping..."

Remember 30 promised to share more of his real self this year. I feel a variety show coming on or something. Hmmmmm.

I'm sure this is common language for spring, but the level 5+ member knows what we like to hear.

And our 88 is rocking the blue and red with the same 1986 Spring Break W est Virginia hat in a different color. OK then.

Youthbath - what a name!

Wait for the flowers to bloom if they are going to. Safe and happy return to China to our younger brother and sister filming in Finland and happy domestic travels to 88.

Happy International Women's Day. So many pretty things from 88's brand-daddies today. Go take a look! This photo is from 88's China Dior Makeup endorsement.

Zhou Yutong is also looking edgy and gorgeous. Can't wait for Nothing But You!

Go get her wolf dog San Chaun lol

All the colors are on the plate for Spring!

Taking a little break from our usual imaginary coupledom to bring you some information about the book Dilraba was reading the other day. I hope it is being read with an eye for researching Sword Rose, which has themes on human trafficking and exploitation of women and children.

Content Warning: References to rape/Intimate Assault/power and not a whole lot on racism which is just par for the course for wyt neo-liberal feminist discourse and why I'm not choosing to read the whole book.

The book in a nut-shell: Kate Manne, author of Down Girl, writes whilst pregnant with her first child. Upon discovering her expected child is of a female-assigned gender at birth, she is relieved. As the mother of both a son and daughter I had some feelings about the reasons why, but everyone is entitled to their own feelings about these things. I think raising sons and daughters is slightly different, but more the same than we ever allow it to be. They both need to be raised understanding consent and bodily autonomy and one should not be treated like more the enemy for their gender assignation, which is why I am not a huge fan of wyt neo-liberal feminists like this, but there are definitely some solid and universal themes in the book. I personally think they apply to any child, but I acknowledge one is more vulnerable to sexual assault than another and usually by someone close. Be vigilant. The most common offenders are family, family friends or someone you know. Understand grooming behavior. This is very important in parenting these days. As a certified parent coach, I have read a great deal about this. Consent Parenting is a great resource and there is another one I cannot think of started by a Black social worker with birds and bees in the title? It's a great website. I will find it.

Although it is very much a book from an American perspective on a global challenge, I would say the stuff on healthcare and reproductive rights would be completely anathema to Chinese context. Until relatively recently, Chinese media was quite open to LGBTQI+ community, but there has been a definite turn. In terms of C-Ent world, the state is essentially mandating masculinity and I believe this goes hand in hand with assigning roles to females that are quite counter to the original communist spirit of equality let's just say. I think that distribution of labor and many of the cases referenced, such as the Harvey Weinstein case, date rape without consent of an sleeping, intoxicated girl are universal.

Kate Manne ends the book with a statement that is essentially a summary of the themes; in the penultimate paragraph (my book doesn't have pages so I need to update this) she writes: "And I want my daughter to know that her own entitlements in these respects are crucially connected with some of her most important moral obligations: the obligation all of us share, regardless of our gender, to make this world one in which structural injustices are actively being rectified. Together, we must fight for a world in which girls and women are valued, cared for, and believed, within our social, legal, and medical institutions. Together, we must fight for a world in which the bodies of girls and women are not routinely controlled, sexualized, harassed, assaulted, and injured—or even destroyed altogether. Together, we must fight for a world in which every girl or woman is safe and free to be her own person, rather than consigned to be predominantly a human giver of the sex, care, and love to which privileged boys and men are tacitly deemed entitled." (the last part of the book Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women).

Honestly, it's not radical enough for me, but this is just a taster and if you liked the book feel free to share why I should give it more than a quick skim.