Picspam and poll: Best Chu Shuzhi & Shen Wei moment

[china_shop]

Poll #32991 Chu Shuzhi & Shen Wei

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Best Chu Shuzhi & Shen Wei moment

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first rendezvous in the park with the Envoy (ep 2)
6 (33.3%)

interrogating Professor Shen (ep 4)
2 (11.1%)

second rendezvous in the park with the Envoy (ep 4)
4 (22.2%)

Chu Shuzhi awkwardly delivering Zhao Yunlan's banner (ep 6)
2 (11.1%)

post-Envoy reveal, "I will support you unconditionally" (ep 21)
13 (72.2%)

the Envoy rescuing Chu Shuzhi from the Regent (backstory) (ep 36)
4 (22.2%)

other
1 (5.6%)

Comments

[china_shop]

My answers:

Post-Envoy reveal!! That Shen Wei apologises for not telling Chu Shuzhi sooner! But even more, I love that finding out the Envoy's secret identity/situation (not only living in Haixing pretending to be a regular Haixingren, but also apparently having a ~thing~ going on with Zhao Yunlan) in no way affects Chu Shuzhi's absolute loyalty, respect and commitment to the Envoy.

And my "other" is in episode 1, when the Envoy makes his first appearance: Chu Shuzhi pushes Xiao Guo into a bow, and I love how it shows Chu Shuzhi's deep respect for the Envoy, his sense of hierarchy, and as a pleasing side-effect, how he's training Xiao Guo to be equally respectful and to know his place. (I don't think Chu Shuzhi is consciously thinking about this, but making a well-connected young Haixingren bow to the Ambassador of Dixing must be so satisfying on some level, given how badly Haixing treats Dixingren generally.)

[facethestrange]

"But even more, I love that finding out the Envoy's secret identity/situation (not only living in Haixing pretending to be a regular Haixingren, but also apparently having a ~thing~ going on with Zhao Yunlan) in no way affects Chu Shuzhi's absolute loyalty, respect and commitment to the Envoy."

AW, I didn't even think of the implication that the Zhao Yunlan thing is totally fine too. :D

"(I don't think Chu Shuzhi is consciously thinking about this, but making a well-connected young Haixingren bow to the Ambassador of Dixing must be so satisfying on some level, given how badly Haixing treats Dixingren generally.)"

Another thing I didn't think of (and yeah, he probably didn't either :D), but this is such a good point!

[trobadora]

I love that finding out the Envoy's secret identity/situation (not only living in Haixing pretending to be a regular Haixingren, but also apparently having a ~thing~ going on with Zhao Yunlan) in no way affects Chu Shuzhi's absolute loyalty

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS this!

And the bow moment, what a good pick, too! Those are all such excellent points! ♥ ♥ ♥

(Does Chu Shuzhi making Lin Jing delete the video of the Envoy count as a Chu Shuzhi & Shen Wei moment? Probably not, but I just remembered that, and I love it so much, with Chu Shuzhi trying to protect the Envoy's dignity from his gossiping co-workers. :D)

[facethestrange]

POLL YAY. :D :D

Definitely post-reveal (I love how much it's winning! ♡), especially because of how Zhao Yunlan's reaction makes them both laugh. :D

And the banner! Especially because of the slooooow unrolling, lol.

And the second rendezvous in the park because the bomb foreshadowing is neat. *admits grudgingly* xD

[china_shop]

YAYAY!!

especially because of how Zhao Yunlan's reaction makes them both laugh. :D

Haha, yes, and that's totally why he does it. Teasing them both! :D

Especially because of the slooooow unrolling, lol.

LOLOL, that's so painful. I love how both of them are like, ugh, guess we have to pretend this is cool.

And the second rendezvous in the park because the bomb foreshadowing is neat.

Aww, yes. And also, like autodach says below, it's Shen Wei revealing a weakness -- which feels like a big deal. Such a sign of trust! <3

[trobadora]

I love how much it's winning! ♡

Ha, right? :D :D :D

And that's such a good point about them both laughing at ZYL's reaction.

Both the park scenes are so great, but the foreshadowing especially - it's built in so well, you have to admire that.

[autodach]

Hell yeah, great topic! Love these two so much♥️
It's hard to pick a favourite! I chose the second rendezvous in the park, because it features Heipaoshi admitting a vulnerability to Chu Shuzhi ♥️
But I also really like when he comes to rescue/recruit Chu Shuzhi. And when Shen Wei apologises for not revealing himself to him. ♥️♥️♥️

[china_shop]

YAYAY!!

I chose the second rendezvous in the park, because it features Heipaoshi admitting a vulnerability to Chu Shuzhi ♥️

Yes, that's so great! Such a sign of trust between them. <3 <3 <3

But I also really like when he comes to rescue/recruit Chu Shuzhi. And when Shen Wei apologises for not revealing himself to him. ♥️♥️♥️

Both excellent choices! (I mean, there are no bad choices here, lol.) :D :D :D

[facethestrange]

"I chose the second rendezvous in the park, because it features Heipaoshi admitting a vulnerability to Chu Shuzhi ♥️"

Oooh, fantastic point! I feel like I never give enough attention to CSZ, and this post is making me think of things I haven't thought of before. :D

"And when Shen Wei apologises for not revealing himself to him. ♥️♥️♥️"

This toooo, and how it's the very first thing Shen Wei does!

[trobadora]

Heipaoshi admitting a vulnerability to Chu Shuzhi ♥️

Oooh yes, excellent point!!! ♥ ♥ ♥

[maggie33]

I love this poll. :) And of course "I will support you unconditionally" is my favorite Chu Shuzhi and Shen Wei scene, but that episode 2 rendezvous in the park is a close second. I just really like 'showing respect and subservience by kneeling' scenes. :)

[china_shop]

Yay!! :D :D :D

And of course "I will support you unconditionally" is my favorite Chu Shuzhi and Shen Wei scene, but that episode 2 rendezvous in the park is a close second. I just really like 'showing respect and subservience by kneeling' scenes. :)

They're all so good, yesss! The "I will support you unconditionally" is my favourite, too. I'm so happy it's doing so well in the poll, hee!

ETA: Oh my goodness, what a great CSZ icon! *admires very much*

[trobadora]

I love the kneeling, hee! I love everything about Chu Shuzhi's loyalty. ♥ ♥ ♥

[facethestrange]

"And of course "I will support you unconditionally" is my favorite Chu Shuzhi and Shen Wei scene"

The way this scene is winning in the poll is truly impressive and 100% deserved. :D

[trobadora]

They're all such great scenes! There are so few scenes that focus on these two, but they all pack such a punch, it feels like more.

I voted for the post-reveal scene, like everyone lese (LOL), because it encapsulates their entire dynamic so well, Shen Wei treating Chu Shuzhi as a friend and apologising for not telling him, while Chu Shuzhi with his absolute loyalty never thinks he's owed anything at all. But I also hbad to pick the interrogation scene because that's one of my favourite scenes in the entire drama, and Shen Wei is such a magnificent troll in it while Chu Shuzhi is so confident in his "no one could possibly measure up to the Envoy" attitude, and I always want to know how Chu Shuzhi reacted when he remembered that scene after the Envoy reveal.

[china_shop]

Yessss, their dynamic is so delightful throughout. I particularly love how Shen Wei understands and is amused by CSZ's faux disrespect towards ZYL (in the post-reveal scene, and also outside Ye Huo's place when CSZ calls his boss a bastard). That's always so excellent.

because it encapsulates their entire dynamic so well, Shen Wei treating Chu Shuzhi as a friend and apologising for not telling him, while Chu Shuzhi with his absolute loyalty never thinks he's owed anything at all.

Ooh, yes! Shen Wei is always reaching out/leaving the door open for friendship -- explicitly in their first rendezvous in the park, but implicitly over and over. I wonder how much CSZ's awareness of himself as a criminal plays into his inability to accept those overtures, vs just pure awe and reverence for the Envoy.

Shen Wei is such a magnificent troll in it while Chu Shuzhi is so confident in his "no one could possibly measure up to the Envoy" attitude

Haha, yes, it's so good. And Shen Wei is so aware of his dual identity there, I think. So careful to provoke without crossing the line into disrespect (much more careful than he was of Zhu Hong). <3 <3 <3

[facethestrange]

"There are so few scenes that focus on these two, but they all pack such a punch, it feels like more."

Ikr? I kinda did a double take that these are all of their scenes, it does feel like a lot more! It's like a whole major storyline in, what, 10-15 minutes?

"while Chu Shuzhi is so confident in his "no one could possibly measure up to the Envoy" attitude, and I always want to know how Chu Shuzhi reacted when he remembered that scene after the Envoy reveal."

He completely accidentally gave him the highest compliment, so I guess it's not a problem in the end. :D

[awanderingcoyote]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! This was so hard. Love all those moments!!!!

[china_shop]

They're all so good! (It's fine to cheat and choose more than one! You can change your vote here if you want to. :D)

[trobadora]

And another one down for the post-Envoy reveal scene!

I really love that it's winning by such a wide margin. :D

[facethestrange]

I can basically never choose only one option in these polls, they're all far too good. :D :D

[trepkos]

I picked 1 because of the surprise factor and how mysterious it made things.

[facethestrange]

Oooh, ITA! I was already so intrigued by everything at that point on my first watch (I knew basically nothing when I started watching, no fandom osmosis), and this definitely added to it. :D

[china_shop]

Yes, it's so pleasingly dramatic, isn't it? And contrasts with the scruffy everyday setting of the SID and the modern university. Great choice! :D

[trobadora]

Oh yeah, that's a great point about the mystery!