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I've heard about Teacher Zhang Guimei's story from the news and articles. She's truly an inspiration and someone I really admire. This show tells the amazing story of how she started a free girls-only high school in a remote mountain village. It covers everything! Free tuition, living costs like food and dorm, all of it.

Since I already knew about her story, I thought the show would be super heavy and full of sad parts that try to make you cry. But it's not like that. The show doesn't drag out the tough stuff. Even when it talks about inequality, poverty, or setbacks, it adds just enough humor and warmth to keep things light and easy to watch.

I actually didn't cry during the sad parts, not even once. I only cried happy tears, like when all the girls got into college. That moment really got me.

The show isn't just great because it's based on a real person who did great things to help rural girls, it's also really well made. The script is good, the acting is great, and the quality is solid all around. It's 100% worth watching. Definitely add it to your drama list.

I came to Sword and Fairy 6 for Wan Peng and the OG Chinese Paladin series, but Jesus! This show was a struggle to get through. The female lead's cringy voice absolutely killed it for me. Every time she talked, I got goosebumps (and not the good kind). I tried to stick with it, but her voice was so unbearable I had to skip some scenes. I'll say I watched about 70% of this show.

What's weird is I looked up her character and found out she's just supposed to have her memory wiped, not a kid trapped in an adult's body. I even checked out some of her other videos, and while her real voice is a little high-pitched, but it's normal and it's nowhere near as bad as what she's doing here. I don't know why she went with this overly childish tone, but since she's the female lead, it made the whole show hard to enjoy.

As for the male lead, his acting was as stiff as usual, no surprises there. The show itself definitely was no match for the OG Chinese Paladin, but compared to other costume xianxia dramas, the plot was okay. The romance wasn't bad either, especially Luo Zhaoyan's storyline, I might be a tiny little bit biased though, since I liked the actress and her character.

I found out this Chinese movie is playing right at the theater near my college, what a surprise! So, of course, I had to watch it!

Cesium Fallout has a super engaging plot that keeps you focused the entire time. If I were holding a stuffed animal, every time I felt nervous or anticipated about what would happen next, I'd squeeze it so much I'd probably have sore muscle the next day. That's how intense and gripping the plot is. You're hooked from start to finish.

The visuals and sound effects are really well done, making everything feel relatable and believable. The balance between the firefighter storyline and the political storyline is also spot on, and the way the two lines are connected, not just independent plots makes it even better.

Btw, Bai Yu has a charming figure, lol. That scene where he takes the cellphone from Simone's hand while standing, he's tall and has a great body and posture. It was a nice little distraction to catch my breath from the intense and emotional story.