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October 14, 2004
Channel U Yi Xin Ren [Merged Thread]
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I have decided to merge all opinions of this series (if any) into this one thread in here. So from time to time I will update here and if you have any comments, recaps, whatever do post your comments under this one big title ok?
21.11.2004
One last post in this thread. Many are upset over the botched ending, not really because Marcus died but because the ending on the telly did not resemble the ending as described in the U Mag which was much much better and made more sense. Anyway, angry fans, such as I am very upset, such a good plot butchered! But don't fret. Wuchang made an alternative ending, which is also in Funn Corner in Shaunsation. Now this is one ending I like. I never knew Yi Xin Ren can be a comedy! Just click the pictures, they're thumbnails.
 
19.11.2004
Episode 28, the last episode tonight. Like I speculated, all wrong! Totally unexpected though many already said it ... Marcus died from the burns suffered in that fire caused by mad Wenguang who despite knowing it was Liwen who caused Xiuwen's death still blamed Marcus as the root of all evil. He used Liwen as a bait to lure Marcus and well, Liwen too was seriously hurt and on the operating table, Liwen's heart stopped, she needed a new heart and Marcus with his last breath consented to donating his heart to Liwen. 6 months later, Liwen is still alive, Wenguang is in Tanjung Rambutan, Chengxin gave birth to a baby, Haisheng ok and I don't know about the rest. By the way ealier Liwen and Marcus divorced.
In a way I like the ending because it is different, it dared to go the opposite of normal expectations and in the end Marcus selflessly gave to Liwen a chance to live when he knew he had none. That makes me admire Marcus and forgive all his past deeds. I feel like crying. I also saw in one screencap when Marcus knew that Liwen caused Xiuwen's death, I think he still blamed himself. The only way to seek forgiveness I guess is by doing what he did and at least he felt at peace. I think the cemetary is a bit too crowded with the Liangs and friends!
What is bad though is the drama of the operating room. Two in one room? Don't they have 2 ORs? And how come Liwen's heart could have total failure? Shouldn't it be her lungs from breathing in too much of those bad air? Don't DRs try to revive her first? It felt amateurish and the ending indeed rushed.
BUT MediaWorks had managed to get hold of my attention, grab it and refuse to let it got for 27 episodes or so. Last episode may be bad in terms of editing and the rush of it all, but to me this series is still excellent in terms of plot wise, respite its many inaccuracies technically. Acting wise I am sure are all amazing.
Indeed a good show and Shaun, I LOVE YOU! Great great great but his Marcus had more character when he was bad actually which means I like bad guys. Sighhhh....the bad ones are the more interesting ones eh?
Anyway some screencaps, more at SPCNET Forums and check out my Shaunsation.
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Anyway this thread is officially closed. I feel like a bit part of my life gone with this series gone. No more nightly visits to SPCNET Forums, no more chatting, no more speculation, no more Shuan! There's Yummy Yummy of course and if he has got a lot of scenes, I am sure he won't die in this series but will he be axed? Noooooooo...
15.11.2004
Episode 24 is the mother of all twists in a plot. Xiuwen didn't kill herself, Liwen was on drugs, sitting by the edge of a building, Xiuwen tried to get her to come back to safety but Liwen struggled and Xiuwen fell to her death! Ingenious plot. Twist after twist. The interesting question now is how will Wenguang react to this? After all he sacrificed himself (in a way) by marrying a woman he did not love (Chengxin), lusting after a woman who looked like the woman he loved (Liwen), blamed a man who had in fact been the cause of Xiuwen's misery but didn't really cause so much misery that she killed herself because of that (Marcus), killed a woman to shut her mouth about a deep dark secret of his secret agenda for marrying into the Liang family (Sulan), co-operate with an outsider to take over wife's father's company (Lei Wenting), using a woman for his own agenda (Xueer) and ultimately betraying his own conscience and now we all brand him as a sicko, worse than Marcus ever was. And now Liwen couldn't blame Marcus for Xiuwen's death since he wasn't the true cause. But let's not forget, he got the ball rolling first. After all he did raped Xiuwen, and that in itself should not be forgotten. But it would also be interesting to see how Wenguang will reconcile his own conscience and his evil deeds and how Marcus will come to terms the changes in himself since thinking he caused her death was the very reason which changed him and the fact that he should never have gotten the heart in the first place.
Ok, a few interesting screencaps ...
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Rumour has it that Marcus will die. But my prediction whic I previously posted in SPCNET Forums is this ...
I really do not think he will die for various reasons. Plot wise it is not good because this man has done so many wrongs, and he has tried to right all the wrongs, the ultimate test that will get everybody forgiving him will be that big fire, the battle between good who was formerly evil (Marcus) and evil formerly good (wenguang) and good always triumph over evil who will in the end repent and be good again. So it will be very pointless to kill off Marcus or even wenguang because then the idea of forgiveness, retribution and second chances which was what this series was about woulod become non existent. Now if Liwen were to die, I understand but i doubt it because after so much suffering, a Chinese series especially, after so much suffering there must be always hope, rejoice and happiness. So I think
1. Marcus will not die, in fact he will have a good ending
2. maybe Liwen will leave singapore for a while to clear her mind or something
3. wenguang goes to jial but chengxin waits for him perhaps? or maybe he dies.
4. sulan either dies but her death exposes wenguang or she didn't die which is highly unlikely because her purpose in this series is already finished, she really has nothing left to do
5. brothers will forgive brothers and the whole Liang family stickes together.
I found out I got No. 4 right, that is Sulan died and the preview of Ep 25 showed that her death left some clues which created doubt in Haisheng being accused of murder. I think this writer has written a very good plot, very dramatic and since I couldn't watch this series, I hope the acting match the greatness of the plot. Very interesting.
The series is ending soon, this coming Friday. Catch it before it is gone.
05.11.2004
It has been quite some time since my last post in here. Now we are at Ep 17 and things are heating up. A lot of things happened but most important is Liwen fell for Marcus and they made for a cute couple BUT Xue Er the ex-GF came back into his life and driven by guilt, he was too nice to her that when he decided to marry Liwen, she stabbed him. Story would get even more dramatic next week I was told as Liwen harboured a deep dark secret and poor Marcus will had to pay for his past sins! At this point Marcus is not the bona fide good guy after he found out Xiuwen was such a nice person, that in a way he drove her to her untimely death. He was filled with regret and vowed to change into a better person and lucky Liwen, she got to be with the good Marcus. But is she genuine? I must say Shaun is one lucky fellow. So far he has got to do quite a lot of hugging and kissing of his main female co-stars, 3 of them to be precise whilst he spent quite a lot of screentime with Ericia Lee, but in chaste manner. In Ep 16 you will see also him swimming but I prefer not to see because the pictures weren't flattering. You must go to SPCNET Forums to look at the screencaps and also some plot description, scanned mags and the ugly horrible looking poster. The centre spread was better. It a great thing that this series got almost unanimous round of applause for good acting, great script, interesting storyline and great looking cinematography. I do not have a chance to watch it. The question for those who has that chance, why aren't you? It's going to end soon so do catch it before it's gone.
Anyway, some interesting screencaps ...
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Ep 16 - The start of a romance. Liwen was kidnapped by Marcus' old foe, he frantically went in search, rescued her, confessed his love and they shared from what I could see to be a very lovely kiss. A good one.
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Ep 17 - On his wedding day he got stabbed. The girl looks like Fann Wong.
22.10.2004
Episode 7 - Even his own brother wanted to do him in! Of course his son's leg got amputated and I guess in tonight's episode they all knew who. This Marcus Liang Chengzhi is such a horrible character, which is great to see an up and coming actor playing such a bastard-ish role. Not many would want to ruined their image. Absolutely vile! And finally at SPCNET Yi Xin Ren thread, I found my heaven. Everybody loves the series there for its intriguing storyline ( I read the plot I found it interesting, saw the screencaps and found them absolutely fantastic, so imagine me watching this series eh? One series that I really wanna watch but never got to watch!), most praised Shaun (which increases his bankability as an actor and his chances of going back to MediaCorp!) and I find myself appreciating this common bond thingy. At last, not one bad word about you know who.
Anyway, some interesting screencaps ...
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His brother trying to do him in. For such a bad person, it is quite interesting to note that he loves his sister unconditionally. Which means there is some hope left in this vile mean creature.
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This is preview of episode 8. Forget about that girl in that polka dot bikini (big breasts! What is it with this series with its women in bikinis every other episode?) but zoom in on Shaun in his red sweater. I love him in well cut suits but casual wise, I love this one. May I be permitted to swoon over him for a moment. Forget about all those bad rumours and all, this series will transform him.
What are you still waiting for? WATCH IT and record it and upload it into your website so that fans deprived of watching this series can download them!
Hop over to SPCNET Forums and you will see more screencaps that narrate the story. And do post a thank you note to Wuchang. You will also get to read some summaries there.
21.10.2004
The kind twin died in Ep 6 and it was dramatic. This is one series you must watch my friends. WATCH! Anyway some very interesting screencaps of Ep 6...
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Look at the 3rd last picture at the bottom. So dramatic. Why she had to kill herself? Hop over to SPCNET Forums and you will see more screencaps that narrate the story.
Another good one is this ...
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The last 2 at the bottom is really the crux of this series, in my opinion. Yup, what good deeds have you done? He basically ruined the life of a young promising woman. Now he has to redeem himself. I was told the acting is superb in this series.
What are you waiting for? WATCH IT!
16.10.2004
So I was told his voice wasn't dubbed. Good! Anyway I read in SPCNET Forums some summary and looked at the screencaps and I am very happy to know this series is generating a very positive buzz. I wonder, is Shaun and every other MediaWorks artists allowed to come back to old big brother? A pity if they can't right? Anyway just to write I find Shaun so very dishy looking and so menacing in some screencaps, I am still crying because I can't watch! I am seriously considering moving to Singapore or JB for a while. Why can't these people sell these series? Why can't I find them? Anybody in Malaysia could find perhaps Power of Love? If yes then I can surely find this series later! A great pity is that it does not have some big HK star because then it may have a chance of being released into VCDs. Anyway do watch this series and do email me how you find the series. Let's talk friends, because this friend here is desperate!
Anyway, the most interesting screencap of Episode 3 in my humble opinion:-
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He was arrested for rape. I think still under investigation. What I like about this one is the family, sniggering, saying mean things behind his back. Not that our hero is a hero, really a very despicable arrogant character and I got all these by just looking at the screencaps. I wanna watch!! Where can I download? Where?!
I do know that girl with bunny teeth is Ericia Lee but really who is she? She looks so familiar. That girl Ong Ai Leng is Malaysian right? What happened to her character in this series I wonder?
The cast, thanks to Wuchang (you can even find the lyrics there at you know where page 3):-
Shaun Chen - Liang Chengzhi Marcus
Ann Kok - Zhao Xiuwen
Li Wenhai - Liang Bonian
Peter Yu - Liang Chengyong
Huang Youxiang - Liang Chengwu
Ye Sumei - Zhang Lingzhi
Ann Poh - Li Peiyu
Darren Lim - Zhang Wenguang
Xu Qiongfang - Huang Caifeng
Xia Chuan - Lei Wanting
Ong Ai Leng - Xu Xue'er
Chen Kuan-Tai - Zhao Haisheng
Ericia Lee - Liang Chengxin
Wai Ying Hong - Lin Su Lan
WATCH IT!
14.10.2004
Wahhhhhhhh, I want to watch!!! Episode 2's screencaps are so interesting! Shaun plays a very rotten character and from what I could see, he pushed his pregnant GF off the building! Raped Ann! Perhaps even planned to kill his family! Who know? Anyone watching this series do share your thoughts on it. Wai Ying Hung is so old already you know. She was never famous for being a good actress but one article said she was. How can you not watch this series? I give you 3 reasons why YOU MUST WATCH (and then tell me what happened in this post itself!!) :-
Reason 1 :
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Pure scumbag! How can anyone like this character? How can he be redeemed at all?
Reason 2:
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Young beautiful women, handsome men (especially you know who looks spectacular with this new spiky hairstyle and nice looking clothes-budget must be high)
Reason 3:
The critics love it! Who wouldn't eh?
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I want to watch! I want to watch! I want to watch! I want to cry! Lucky you all in Singapore, for once, drop by Channel U and just give this series a chance. The screencaps look amazing, the characters look devious and I am sure you will find this very interesting. I always love up and coming actors playing despicable characters, and truth be told, Shaun looks despicable, a new reason to hate him! Watch it!! Again, is his voice dubbed?
13.10.2004
If you're wondering why you must watch this series, well lucky you if you can ask yourself that because yours truly wants to watch and can't! Just a teaser of Episode 2, his face pure evil, a girl being raped, a disfigured girl being tortured. I wonder how this bastard can redeem himself eh?
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I am crying, crying because I can't watch! Is his voice dubbed? Who are the cast in here? Ann Kok right? Is that her? That nice girl?
Any thoughts on this series? News? Links? Pics? Whatever? Just post all links and text in here, but do indicate what you're talking about. For more pictures, click here, all thanks to Wuchang.
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8 COMMENTS
Shuan's acting was ok, a little inconsistent so far but I guess it'll take more episodes to see how he well handles the character, which, by the way, is a really interesting one - hypocritical, merciless and plain evil. I actually felt worried for Ann Kok's character whom he hired as his personal assistant cos of her kind-hearted and naive character. I mean he doesn't say anything but u can tell something evil is hatching in his mind... Inconsistent it may be, from what I saw today I would say that I do think Shuan has potential ^^.
The rest of the main cast were good, mostly being veteran actors and actresses like Ann Kok, Hong Rong Hong (if I got his name correct) and Darren Lim.
Funn, I think this is a series worth looking fwd to!
Pearl
I thought his accent is a little weird the first time I heard it, but i got used to it soon.
Pearl
changing lanes can match those tvbj hongkong drama shows, acting and storyline so good can draw everyone of us in the family glued to the tv everynight at 9p.m.
shaun looks fabulous, his short hairstyle suits him real well. not easy to act as villain, very versatile. this show enough to make us stay at home every night.
good work & keep it up, shaun. fantastic acting.
And yes, I do agree that this serial matches some of the good and memorable TVB dramas in terms of character development, storyline and acting. It's engaging and u really feel for all the characters.
Btw, Funn, it is possible for the person who has undergone a heart transplant to take on some personality characteristics of the doner. It's been documented before. I also have a relative who does conselling at church and she said she has actually handled a few cases like this. It's as if the heart still holds some memories of the previous 'owner'.
Pearl