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Winter Begonia
Feb. 1st, 2021 20:25tl;dr Mixed feelings: loved the acting and characters, the plot is scattered and uneven.
The premise: in the Republican era (i.e. right before WWII, the Japanese are in the process of invasion), Shang Xirui is an up and coming Peking opera dan performer (i.e. he sings the female part). He's childish but extremely passionate about opera, and has brought his troupe to Beijing to make his name. There, he meets Cheng Fengtai, an extremely wealthy businessman, who becomes his financial backer and the two share a deep friendship. The story begins with a substantial amount of opera world drama, but slowly the Japanese occupation / Second Sino-Japanese War begins to overshadow everything.
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The premise: in the Republican era (i.e. right before WWII, the Japanese are in the process of invasion), Shang Xirui is an up and coming Peking opera dan performer (i.e. he sings the female part). He's childish but extremely passionate about opera, and has brought his troupe to Beijing to make his name. There, he meets Cheng Fengtai, an extremely wealthy businessman, who becomes his financial backer and the two share a deep friendship. The story begins with a substantial amount of opera world drama, but slowly the Japanese occupation / Second Sino-Japanese War begins to overshadow everything.
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