October - November FengMi Tidbits Megapost

Unfortunately, in the past 2 months both FSF and YM have been busy filming their separate movie projects, so it's been a long time since the two of them have come together (not since the end of September when they both filmed Gong 2 together!). However, there are still lots of cuteness to be found from their weibo posts, as well as interviews in which FSF/YM are asked about each other. (I haven't even included all of FengMi's "lovey-dovey" weibo posts in here since they don't, obviously, reference each other at all. But I can't help but "awwww" when I read them and wonder if they're meant for one another...)

Disclaimer: this post contains a lot of speculation and minor thngs that allude to/reference FengMi only; sadly, this is all we can go on when FengMi do not appear together publicly... Parts of this I've posted about in spcnet already, but some of it is completely new...

Yang Mi and Feng Shaofeng most DEFINITELY do NOT keep in contact with each other much!!! (...or do they?? )

Recently there's been (likely false) rumours that YM and FSF will perform together on CCTV's 2012 Chinese New Year show. Yang Mi replies that she hasn't been invited (too bad, I'd so love if this were true...in fact it would definitely make me watch the show again after several years of missing out! XD Come on CCTV, make it happen...) and, as she's done before, makes it seem like she and FSF are quite distant by doing the whole "I have no idea what's going on with FSF"-thing that she often does in interviews (saying she doesn't know if FSF has been invited).

Then the interviewer asks YM if she looks forward to it, and she replies: "I look forward to Feng Shaofeng..." Unfortunately, we never find out the rest of the sentence because she gets interrupted and looks away, laughing.

Video: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzE5NjUxODI4.html (YM talks about FSF from 2:08-2:33)

FSF (who, over the past few months, has finally learned to lie to the media without being tongue-tied just like Yang Mi ) similarly reiterates in an interview that he and YM are just good friends; he adds that actually, they do not contact each other that often because they are both super busy filming, but when they meet up occasionally, they are on great terms and would read news about each other on the internet and see if the other person is doing well--he adds with a laugh that often news about him will always mention Yang Mi and vice versa! Then he says sometimes they chat with each other about each other's filming--but quickly emphasizes they mostly only chat about work-related stuff and that nothing more is going on. FSF goes on to talk about the fans' perspective and says, "Actually it is no longer important whether or not these two people [i.e. him + YM] are together or not, what's important is the friendship bond between us and mutual understanding."

Video: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzIzMjkyODYw.html (FSF talks about Gong from 0:44-1:59, and YM from 4:15-7:09)

Unfortunately...while both YM and FSF do a very convincing job of this "casual friends relationship" thing when asked directly by the media in interviews, both of them still manage to unconsciously let slip what *really* goes on behind the scenes!

Recall that Yang Mi made a Freudian slip during her "Birthday Party" episode (see previous post) and quickly corrected herself after saying they keep in contact "every day". Well, next it's FSF's turn to accidentally slip up...except he doesn't seem to catch himself.

FSF says they phone each other up to share stories of their filming experiences, and mentions that Yang Mi has bruises all over (she was doing a lot of martial arts stunts filming "Da Wudang") while he is lucky because "Taiji quan" (the type of martial arts he's doing) is a much "softer" form of kungfu. (I can so imagine Yang Mi playfully "撒娇" to him about all her filming injuries, LOL. )

Video: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzE5NzA0NTky.html (the first half is a cute segment on Nicky Wu; FSF's part starts at 1:49)

Feng Shaofeng is YM's "Feng shu" ("uncle Feng")...or "Feng ge". Yang Mi is FSF's "Mi jie"...or "niu" (girl)...or is it--"mei mei"?! O_o

Recall that recently, FSF and YM have been referring to each other as "冯叔" ("Uncle Feng") and "妞" (girl). In fact, when asked about his "nicknames", FSF twice mentions that Yang Mi was the one who came up with the "uncle" nickname:

Mention #1: http://www.letv.com/ptv/vplay/1393611.html (0:48-1:20)

The host asks FSF whether he's heard about people calling him "shu sheng" (i.e. "uncle") lately.

FSF: "Actually this came about from a joke. In fact it was because of Yang Mi...Yang Mi, she calls me 'Uncle Feng', you know." Then he smiles and says he himself likes the nickname!

Mention #2: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzIxMjI2OTAw.html (2:53-3:21)

The host asks FSF about what nicknames he's aware of that fans call him.

FSF: "Like, 'Feng jiong', 'Feng jiong jiong', 'Feng shu'...Actually, personally, I don't really mind what other people call me, as long as it makes people happy. 'Feng shu' 'Feng shu', perhaps it's because...Yang Mi calls me 'Feng shu'. *smiles* Umm, in terms of my 'luck with female costars' it's not bad, but we're all just friends only, work colleagues, uh-huh...it's only because of work *clears throat* there are often lots of pretty girls beside me, that I work and film together with, and so on and so on..."

FSF, I think you got totally off-topic there...it's just a simple question about nicknames (this interviewer didn't even ask specifically about the story behind the "uncle" thing, as with the previous one), but he once again unwittingly mentions Yang Mi and then ends up going off on a tangent...perhaps realizing he shouldn't have mentioned her? Therefore starting to ramble on about the "just friends" and "just work"! (FSF, thou doth protest too much, methinks... )

Also read an interview with FSF focused around "Hou Gong" (the series he costarred in with Ady, soon to be aired). It's just a written interview--no video evidence--so take it with a grain of salt if you like. But in it, he's asked what he thinks of "jie-di" romances (i.e. older woman-younger guy relationships) since one exists in the drama between two other characters. FSF replies that he is quite traditional himself and cannot accept a "jie-di" romance for himself personally, and says he would probably like a girl younger than him. In the same interview, when asked about Ady and YM he laughs, "Ady An? But she's 'An da jie' ('big older sister An') to me! Me and her are the type where, on our birthdays, she only needs to write the four words 'Happy Birthday' on weibo and that's enough, that kind of friendship." ("da jie"="bigger sister"--despite the fact Ady is actually 2 years younger than him he still calls her "An da jie"). Then he continues: "And as for Yang Mi--right now are there still people who think me and her are a couple?" (Answer: ...umm, how about a resounding YES!!! Why, what do you want the answer to be, FSF?) He goes on to say, "Yang Mi, She's a 'mei mei' ('younger sister') to me. The fans hope that we are together, but it stops at their 'hope', I guess. Me and her, at the present time it is impossible between us." (Reminds me of their Chaoji interview where FSF replied, "Right now we are just friends." ) Also, why is he calling Yang Mi 'mei mei' now, while still calling Ady 'An da jie'? Ummmm, FSF, I thought all along you've also been calling Yang Mi 'Mi jie' like a lot of people do??? What's with the sudden turnaround from calling her "jie" to 'mei mei', huh??? (Not to mention, it's so weak to refute the rumours by calling her 'mei mei', because in Chinese, often when people refer to a relationship as "mei mei" and "ge ge" it doesn't strictly mean a platonic sibling-relationship, it could also be used to refer to a romantic relationship. For some famous examples, see Jia Baoyu calling Lin Daiyu 'Lin mei mei' from 'Hong Lou Meng', and Huang Rong calling Guo Jing 'Jing ge ge' from LOCH...)

Link: http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2011-11-03/04113467776.shtml

THEN some reporters actually asked Yang Mi about this in her Da Wudang interview! No video again but here's what the reporter wrote:

一年合作5部情侣戏，提起杨幂，冯绍峰自然就会出现。而日前冯绍峰接受媒体采访时称杨幂是“妹妹”，一听到这个称呼，杨幂立刻笑了：“哈？他又说我了？又变了？不是叔叔吗？他现在不是跟我面前自称‘冯叔叔’吗？合着他还看心情的啊。”一连串大大咧咧的反问，让人觉得这俩人实在像是在过家家。

Translation: When we bring up Yang Mi, Feng Shaofeng naturally would come up too. And recently, during an interview FSF referred to YM as "mei mei". When YM heard about this way of calling her, YM immediately laughed, "What?? He was talking about me again? He changed it again? Isn't he "Uncle"? Right now doesn't he call himself "Uncle Feng" in front of me? It all depends on his mood huh."

Link: http://yule.sohu.com/20111104/n324516009.shtml

Bwahaha...YM is probably secretly thinking, "FSF what are you doing, we just came up with this ingenious "uncle/niece" relationship to make everyone back off on the rumours, now you just have to pop up with this "mei mei" thing... *facepalm*

Yang Mi says Feng Shaofeng is "slow"...

Of course, it isn't just FSF who can't help mentioning Yang Mi during most of his interviews...Yang Mi may avoid the topic in front of the camera, but behind-the-scenes, it might be a different matter entirely!

Here's a cute BTS clip of FSF recording some kind of promo/commercial for some show/channel:

Video: http://www.m1905.com/video/play/478593.shtml (0:25-0:37)

This is a BTS of FSF filming for a promo or something. The director asks FSF if he could possibly speak a bit faster today, because "last time Yang Mi was here, she said you speak really slowly."

FSF pauses for a minute (looking a bit confused), then this silly grin spreads over his face and he goes, "这她都说??" Loosely translates to: "She even said that??"--a phrase that is usually used to express annoyance but with that goofy smile on his face, he's clearly not actually annoyed (he probably just finds it sweet/endearing like he seems to do every time Yang Mi scolds/bullies him... ^_^ In fact I bet he's just feeling giddy that YM mentioned him while she was on the show, LOL. I guess he wasn't lying when he said he really "enjoyed/reveled in" getting yelled at by YM during Gong. ) But I agree with YM--he does talk a bit slow (mostly compared to her though--YM just reacts too fast to questions without missing a beat!) but I think it's more of a "thoughtful" type of slow, as if he's just thinking carefully/mulling over his words before saying them. Funny though--first Yang Mi complains his driving is too slow and now she's complaining that even his talking is too slow! (Once again though, reminds me of the super-quick-on-her-feet Huang Rong and her "slower" Jing ge ge...hehe. Yeesh, once JoleCole got that comparison stuck in my head it won't go away!!)

(Just read in the Baidu forums, some fans pointed that behind FSF, the girl (an assistant?) is giggling to herself when the Yang Mi thing is mentioned...pretty much my reaction, hehe!) Couldn't help but do a series of screencaps of this part:

Director: Later when you're saying the lines, can you speak a bit faster?

FSF: Faster huh?

Assistant girl: *doing her thing, minding her own business...*

Director: Last time Yang Mi was here, she said you speak really slowly.

FSF: ......O_o

Assistant girl: ......O_o

FSF: *lolwut*

Assistant girl: ^_^

FSF: *silly grin*

Assistant girl: *kekekeke...*

FSF: *head off in space*

Assistant girl: *heeheehee...*

FSF: *dazedly* She even said *that*??

Assistant girl: *giggles to herself behind him*

Feng Shaofeng has no time to watch TV anymore. (That is, unless it involves FengMi...)

FSF posting about "Hou Gong" airing on his weibo: (Saying although he hasn't watched it himself, he's heard people say it's good and thanks everyone for supporting it. Previously, Ady posted about her and Lu Yi, another actress in the drama, watching "Hou Gong" together. FSF replied that he didn't have time to watch it yet.)

Also, from the same interview as previous:

Video: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzIxMjI2OTAw.html

At 0:34, he says he has been so busy this year he hasn't really watched any of the TV series that came out.

We get it FSF, you haven't been watching because you're so busy...now contrast this with when MingYun was airing--he posted: "I watched parts of it--realized that whenever Mr. Liu Chenxi [his character] sees Hao Anqi [Yang Mi's character] he acts like a total lovestruck fool...it's taking my life" (Note: when MingYun was airing, Yang Mi was always gushing on about her and FSF's new series on her weibo! She used the catchphrase, "yao le ming le" to express her excitement. It literally translates to "it's taking my life", and basically expresses how excited she is--it's similar to when we use the expression "it's killing me", or "*dead*/I'm dying". Many fans and Feng Shaofeng also started using this phrase in regards to MingYun... )

(Yeah, he clearly only watched the FengMi parts and fast-forwarded through everything else, lol. And he seemed pretty busy at that time, too, yet he still managed to make time for it...then again, he's probably too scared to face YM's wrath if he didn't watch, heheh! )

Yang Mi, on the other hand, doesn't even bother to strongly promote her series unless FSF is involved. ^_^ In fact, people pointed out that after FSF's character died in MingYun, she pretty much ignored it too...and I don't think she even mentioned Chi Shuai on her weibo, despite the fact that he appears in 2/3 of the series (vs. FSF's 1/3) and she ultimately ends up with Chi Shuai's character.

Meanwhile...FSF even reposted a fan-made MingYun video on his weibo!!

I can't believe he blatantly reposted this FengMi fanvid! The original post mentioned that it would've been better if the video had a different ending (i.e. not having FSF's character die in the car accident).

FSF wrote: "The editing [of the video] is not bad! The song is very nice too! Actually it's no longer important anymore whether or not we're together, what's important is, two people really have a mutual understanding and acceptance! 'Uncle' wishes 'girl' will be forever happy/content!"

YM replied: " I will, 'Uncle Feng'~you as well~ "

Everybody "awwww" along with me now...

Yang Mi continues to move up her "marriage date"...

When Yang Mi was interviewed at the end of 2009, she said marriage wasn't even on her radar. Just over a year later, and throughout the past few months she's been constantly mentioning how she would like to get married and is planning on marrying herself off before she turns 30 (within the next 5 years). Well...in the newest interview that just came out, Yang Mi jokes that she "definitely" plans to get married and have kids before "doomsday 2012" arrives!

想到2012年可能是世界末日,我就觉得很焦虑, 万一这是真的怎么办? 我还没有碰到我未来的老公啊,那样就死掉实在太划不来! 我一定会赶在末日来临前结婚生子, 那是人生必须的环节, 在我眼里没有婚姻的人生是不完整的.

"When I think about 2012 possibly being 'the end of the world', I get a bit worried--what if this is true? I haven't even met my future husband yet, if I die off like this it's so not worth it! I definitely will hurry up and get married/have kids before 'doomsday' arrives, that is a necessary stage in human life, in my eyes a life without marriage is not complete."

Scan of full interview from December's edition of Harper's Bazaar: http://ww3.sinaimg.cn/large/6709d712jw1dn65pa4tgtj.jpg

Yeah, out of ALL the things she could do before the world ends (like, you know, how about doing some traveling? Trying out crazy stuff?), all Yang Mi can think about is she has to start a family. (Well, she's obviously joking--after all, the big day is barely a year away so Yang Mi will have to get married/pregnant in the next 3 months if she wants to achieve her goal--umm, yeah, not happening!--but it's still funny how marriage and kids seem to be always on her mind lately!) So basically, she keeps talking about marriage plans yet insists she hasn't met the guy yet. On top of that, she has continued to constantly repost "lovey-dovey"-related things on her weibo. Don't know about you guys, but I am SO not convinced this girl is "single"! XD (For his part, FSF, being a guy, is not nearly as overboard as she is on his weibo, but he certainly has his moments too--reposting things like being touched by a marriage proposal and "love is two merged into one"...)

Oh, and by the way, in that same interview Yang Mi talks about how she hopes to meet someone, who they can both love each other forever, respect each other, trust each other, and she is willing to give up her work for him. "Together, anything is possible--with him, I wouldn't be scared of anything." Alright, so I am totally biased of course...but this totally reminds me of FSF recently posting on his weibo about how the two of them have strong mutual respect and understanding. It also reminds me back in February when YM/FSF sang together onstage for the first time. Yang Mi said that she was very nervous, but having FSF beside her made her feel much more "safe/steady".

Yang Mi states she will for sure keep her love life private from the media and has no qualms keeping it a secret

I've never been one to take them seriously when FengMi adamantly state they are single/not dating/just friends. But, I know many fans in the Baidu forums get crushed every time they see an interview along those lines (to be fair, Yang Mi has always been very convincing in her interviews, and recently FSF has been getting quite convincing as well...I *almost* believe them...)

But, if you needed any proof that Yang Mi is fully prepared to lie through her teeth about her relationship, here it is!

Recently, at her "Tian Xia 3" promo event, YM was asked about celebs keeping their love lives/marriages secret. She replied that she fully supports celebrities that keep their relationships/marriages private, and said *if* she ever starts dating, she will definitely not make it public because as a celebrity so much of your life is already in the public eye--she doesn't want her love life to be the source of people's "entertainment" (ummm...kinda too late there, Yang Mi! XD). Then she goes on to say that she would never admit her relationship...unless the media manages to catch certain evidence of it! (Hmmm, is that a challenge, YM?? )

Video: http://video.sina.com.cn/v/b/64005152-1537031857.html (she talks about keeping her love life secret @ 4:20; she was promoting a video game, that's why she's dressed in a "cosplay" costume)

S.O.S.: FSF needs some "mouth-to-mouth" resuscitation...Yang Mi, where are you?!!!

So I try not to post too much weibo stuff since for a lot of it, we can't know if it's meant for each other or not. BUT, this one is just too cute not to post:

This was from end of October, when FSF was finishing up the last of "Hua Pi 2" filming (i.e. the first movie FengMi pair up in). It took place in Tibet, where the high altitudes mean that many people suffer from lack of oxygen up there.

FSF: "Goodbye Tibet! If I don't leave now, 'Uncle' will really require some mouth-to-mouth resuscitation! "

Bwahahaha...(alright so maybe FSF is just making a casual joke--but after all, FSF/YM have recently been consantly referring to FSF as YM's "Uncle Feng"... ^_^)

FengMi shippers are everywhere. Seriously.

Not exactly FengMi-based, but I always find it funny that there are SO MANY FengMi shippers in China. Recently, Hawick Lau and Liu Ying (stars of the recently aired Hunan TV drama "Sealed with a Kiss") appeared on Happy Camp to promote their series. Funnily enough, Hunan TV decided to use this opportunity to push the Hawick/Yang Mi pairing (they will be starring together in "Ru Yi", a drama that will soon be aired on Hunan TV), so the hosts made Hawick Lau call Yang Mi during the episode. It hasn't officially aired yet but there's a leaked fan-taken video of it. Hilariously, despite them trying hard to push the Hawick/Yang Mi thing (and the audience did 'ooh' and 'ahh' at the right places), at the end the host asks Yang Mi who she would like to appear on Happy Camp with, and a couple people in the audience start whispering/muttering "Feng Shaofeng..." under their breath. Have to laugh that even this audience (who went to watch a variety show not at all related to YM or FSF) are such FengMi shippers. )