Make the most out of Life & Leave no room for Regret ; be like Zhao Yuanzhou

The story of Fangs of Fortune circles around the great demon Zhao Yuanzhou or Zhu Yan who became a complete outcast. Hated by mortals and feared by the world. He was trapped by his own darkness, constantly eaten by guilt and depression. Having been the vessel of malicious energy, he knew his existence to be a destruction to the world. On his journey to seek the end of his life, an unexpected turn of events made him see the light for the first time. He found friendship, love, and family through the members of the demon hunting team. It wasn't an easy feat, but the great demon Zhao Yuanzhou's kindness managed to warm up the hearts of each members of the demon hunting team - especially Zhou Yichen who hated him to the core. The great demon Zhao Yuanzhou found a new dream called "life".

This is how meaningful the story the drama was trying to convey. Life is full of choices, with every choice carrying a certain weight of regret. Regret is the most painful and heaviest thing one can carry throughout their life, but life is unremittingly filled with infinite choices, so even if it feels like it is the end... life has its way of showing you a silver lining through these infinite choices. As infinite choices lead to infinite chances, even if fate comes knocking at your door and leaving you with no choice at all, in this world filled with people who often regards these choices of less importance - driven by their greed, obsession, hatred or ignorance, be like Zhao Yuanzhou who made the most out of his life and left with no regret.

There might have been noticeable cons but it doesn't take away from the beautiful and meaningful story it had presented. The moral principles and life aspects portrayed makes this more than just a simple fantasy drama, it's an impactful tale that speaks to your heart.

It's my first time seeing the actors performances in this drama. I am not familiar with any of them. However, I think they all delivered their roles well.

Neo Hou's acting spoke on another level, personally for me. His portrayal of Zhao Yuanzhou and Ying Long were outstanding. He is now officially the first Chinese Actor that I have become a fan. Meanwhile, I find his chemistry with Chen Duling commendable too. Their characters love story in this drama even if they were a 'no skinship couple' was a nice warm touch to the very emotional storyline. I just disliked how some of their scenes together were cut.

I had no problem with Chen Duling's acting performance and I do like her character as Wen Xiao, but I think it is quite a pity that the director or scriptwriters had failed to give proper focus to her character, the lack of screen time is regrettable.

Cheng Xiao's character as Pei Si Jing left me in awe with her fighting scenes. Her flexibility added coolness to her movements. Seeing her scenes with her brother on her side to fight the bad guys added excitement for me.

Aside from the main couple's romance. I also liked the new brotherhood formed between Zhao Yuanzhou and Zhou Yichen, towards the end of the drama. As well as, the brotherhood between Ying Lei and Bai Jiu.

Fangs of Fortune is definitely my favorite Chinese Drama of 2024.
The cinematic style, costumes, actors, and osts were top-notch.

I highly recommend this drama, as it has a lot more to offer.

credits to @xuehua for the inspiration and some insight ☺️❤️

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