Basically, the purple, pink and yellow cats should represent Liu Xiao, Vein and Xia Fei right?? Then the white kitty crying SOS should be Lu Guang??? Where are they taking Lu Guang kitty???
Side note just realized Xie Fei is left-handed.
I'm bored and just counting down the days to season 3 so here goes something. Today let's talk about the academics (yes, formal education) in this series. I'm using my own knowledge and lived experiences as a half-Chinese and an international student in an English-speaking country to make this post :D
Let's start with our trio, we know they all attend a university called Hui Jie Movie Academy, which, based on the name alone, is largely inspired by the Beijing Film Academy (BFA). From what I understand, BFA is a prestigious institution in China that many famous names in the Chinese movie industry hail from, and with that comes with a super competitive admission rate. We all know the infamously insane college entrance exam gaokao in China, and to pair that with an insanely competitive school where 400 out of 40,000 applicants got accepted yearly, our trio certainly fare pretty well academically >!(granted LG has probably taken the exams multiple times at this point)!<. Side note, I wonder what their majors were in college. BFA does have a photography school so I will take that as an easy answer for the bois. Curious what did Qiao Ling study tho.
Since we are talking abt BFA-equivalent, a big part about these types of specialized arts college is ofc tuition. BFA costs roughly 80,000 RMB or USD $12,000 per year, that is by no means a small amount for a typical middle-class Chinese family which is likely our trio's background. There may be grants / scholarships for domestic students that help but bottom line is you do need solid finance to study at these types of school anywhere in the world. QL and LG I can somewhat believe they come from financially well-off backgrounds, but CXS ...let's assume his parents left a sizeable sum to QL's family to help take care of him that includes his college fund.
Lastly, can't talk about nerds without mentioning Xie Fei. Bro attended Royal Academy of Bridon (a combo of the Royal Academy of Arts & University of London, in his PV the school's building looks very similar to UoL), a prestigious school nonetheless, studied applied physics which is a tough major regardless of location, was offered a scholarship which is an incredibly tough achievement for international students, juggled part-time jobs and crazy bosses, and managed to graduate still. I 100% see myself in this guy especially the 38 pounds in bank account part :( I just hope and wish he appreciates himself more, he's so intelligent, works super hard and overall seems to be a nice & kind person, must be fun to have as a friend. If only he has a better support system...
Bottom line is, this show features lots of nerds :D
Side note, wtf did Liu Xiao study in Bridon?
and I need some good recs too pls!
Edit: I’m gladly reporting back that I have watched the chibi, and yeah I guess that makes sense why QL has these photos on her phone 🤣 it still cracks me up this is the one she decided to show LTX
Been rewatching Link Click and can’t believe I didn’t catch this before 🤣 This is when Qiao Ling asked Li Tianxi to help them find Lu Guang (who’s currently been held captive by Li Tianchen and Qian Jin) and she showed Tianxi *this* pic of LG from her phone. At first I thought it was a photo of him as a hostage (like idk somehow QJ and LTC sent a pic of LG like this to scare the police) but upon closer look LG defo took this pic himself 🤣 I wonder what’s going on here: the bed, the seductive face, the loose shirt…????
Also how did Qiao Ling get this photo? Did LG send it to the group chat, did he mean to send it to CXS (😉) but accidentally sent it to QL, or did he post it online? I’m just now cracking up of all photos she has of him she decided to show this one to LTX 🤣
I wonder if Qifrey gets paid for being a master? Or does he get some kind of funding (probably from the Great Hall) to help run the atelier and take care of the students?
Say, Olly definitely gets paid decently for being a Watchful Eye and taking commissions, his clients seem rich too so he’s definitely getting paid well. He has skills and experiences too so his WE salary gotta be good.
Still, there are 4 kids to take care of. Food, clothes, magic supplies etc for them would not be a small cost especially they are practically growing up in the atelier (i.e not like going to school in the morning then go back home in the afternoon). While it’s totally believable they are riding on Olly’s income to sustain the household, I lwk want to think Qifrey makes money too (also it’s not Olly’s responsibility to provide for the household to begin with).
Asking for logistic and formality only, I have totally accepted Olly being the working dad with two job and Qifrey the stay at home dad with the kids :)))
May my delulu be your true solulu 😉
The Wedding Party
Bride: Fern
Groom: Stark
Officiant: Sein (sorry Kraft, I know there’s that infamous foreshadow scene at the winter cabin but it narratively makes much more sense for Sein to officiate this wedding, given he has personal relationship with the couple and has seen them grow / meditate so many times)
On the bride’s side: Frieren will be mother of the bride and walks Fern down the aisle, I refuse that role to anyone else but Frieren.
On the groom’s side: Eisen will be father of the groom and walks Stark down the aisle, we hope he lives long enough for that. *If* however Eisen passes away before that we might have Lord Orden as the backup option. If Lord Orden couldn’t even make it then we better hope and pray Stoltz might be alive somehow to take this job. The *last last* resort might be Genau (*oof*)
The Location
Now this is hard. I’m trying to think of a place that would be meaningful to the couple. Please give me ideas.
The Guests
Basically their allies i.e the mages and warriors they fought alongside with.
The Logistics
This might sound controversial but I can envision Frieren gives Himmel’s ring to Stark to propose to Fern. It’d be a sweet full cycle moment for Frieren, she could never be with Himmel, but Fern and Stark carry on that legacy for them both.
Stark and Frieren will have a mother and son dance as a second dance.
Frieren will request all the mages present to cast Zoltraak into the sky as their blessings for the couple. Each shot represents 50 years of happiness, given it took humans half a century to research Zoltraak. Also it’s to honor Fern who has mastered her craft in the spell.
Please add more to the planning guys I need to see your delulu 🤌🏻
