#shen yi

[lunarriviera]

猎罪图鉴 | under the skin 5 of ∞ | shen yi & du cheng edition (bonus: the wrangler)

#猎罪图鉴 #under the skin #tan jianci #shen yi #jin shijia #du cheng #檀健次 #金世佳 #杜城 #沈翊 #under the skin textpost memes #the wrangler is a character okay

[ladynamie]

SHEN YI + smiling

Under the Skin (2022)

#shen yi #tan jianci #under the skin #cdrama #tan jian ci #gifs #chinese dramas #cdrama edits #cdrama gifs #chinese tv shows #under the skin cdrama #*

[pyxchta]

he definitely can’t hear

#fanart #sha po lang #kill the wolf #priest novels #gu yun #chang geng #shen yi

[doctormichaelaquinn]

Du Cheng teaching Shen Yi how to shoot? Du Cheng turning down a date with a literal model to change into his little suit jacket and go to the party he didn't want to go to so he can stand in the corner with Shen Yi and drink out of his glass?? Du Cheng staring at Shen Yi while he's drawing??? Du Cheng parkouring over the roof to get to the window to save Shen Yi from the bomber, putting himself and everyone at risk???? (And Shen Yi KNOWING that if he can just stall enough Du Cheng will save him! Like he's not even surprised to see him at the window!) And then after that Du Cheng being like "haha if we had died back there we would have died at the very exact same time wouldn't that have been crazy"????? Du Cheng keeping the sketch Shen Yi made years ago?????? Calling Shen Yi his trump card, fully trusting and knowing that he'll come through??????? That little doodle of the two of them at the end???????? I am unwell.

#under the skin cdrama #under the skin #cdrama #tan jianci #jin shijia #shen yi #du cheng

[illopii]

Season two is looking great!!! Fingers crossed everything will be as awesome, or even better than season one!

I miss them so much i cant wait for season two ; ;

#illopii #猎罪图鉴 #under the skin #du cheng #shen yi

[airplane69]

SHEN YI APPRECIATION POST

he didn't have to put up w all that. But he did. Why. In any case, good for him

#Sha po lang #Shen yi

[kedrthetree]

dumb shapolang doodles your honor

at first i drew chang geng face forward but then i realized he would have to do a flip to get off

I LOVE SHEN YIIII

#sha po lang #spl #gu yun #chang geng #shen yi

[lonelylonelyghost]

Under the Skin analysis nobody asked for

a.k.a why I think that Du Cheng is pretty awesome actually.

SPOILERS for Under the Skin - Chinese drama, NOT a vore? body-snatcher?? movie with Scarlet Johansson. You have been warned.

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OK, let's get one thing out of the way first. People give Du Cheng a lot of shit about how he treated Shen Yi at first, which - fair, but hear me out.

Captain Lei for Du Cheng was not just a mentor and a fellow police officer, he was practically a father to him, the one who supported and showed young Mr. Du that he could redirect his anger and strength towards greater cause and help other people.

So imagine, in a very short amount of time, during the phone call with your almost-PARENT you hear him getting stabbed, find his dead body in a ditch, and then the reason the killers were able to identify him at all - a smug little shit of an artist who bragged about remembering every face he saw - couldn't draw for some reason the only face that mattered.

You'd also probably flip out and hold a grudge for 7 years.

Du Cheng also didn't know at this point that Shen Yi couldn't remember the face due to being dumped into the sea, he assumed that the artist just didn't want to do it.

I'm not saying that all this excuses Du Cheng's behavior, he's still a dick to an innocent person, a victim of circumstances - the fact which he already knew. What I'm saying is that it makes sense.

The scene in the interrogation room was amazing but I think we all know it

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Now, onto the thing:

The initial impression of Du Cheng's character is that yes, he's the police captain, and he's capable, but he's also kinda goofy. Like, where the work is not involved he's simple, straightforward person, not a genius like Shen Yi with his art or good with technology like Li Han, not very sophisticated, etc.

He's pretty chill overall (unless it's about murder cases or Shen Yi). Typical big gruff police captain that can be a butt of several jokes in other shows, but here is where things get interesting.

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When we first see him in the series, he's submerged in a bath inside of a suitcase, trying to figure out how a crime was committed. (Typing this I realized that there's even more of a theme of water and drowning, specifically of self-inflicted kind, than I'd thought before).

It shows that he's willing to go to great lengths to solve a case, including getting himself in a harm's way in the process, and this is demonstrated constantly throughout the show.

Later we see that he's also a good leader of his team, street-smart and physically strong.

A lot of wet men this show has

Speaking of physicality, I like how Du Cheng carries himself. With his height and size he could seem awkward, but Du Cheng is in complete control of his body.

His movements are big (wide? idk but you get my point) but fluid and calculated at the same time, partly because of the years' worth of training, partly because like many other tall people he's used to moving in the world that's occupied by smaller humans and a lot of fragile items.

He's not using his size for his advantage in everyday life, unless it's for the case and he needs to save one ever-unlucky Shen-laoshi from trouble for the tenth time that week.

He moves with the grace of a wild animal, calm and seemingly tame until he isn't, which is why although I understand his comparison to a dog in the show, I feel like he's more of a wolf.

Basically, there are three things I can watch forever - how the fire burns, how Shen Yi draws, and how Du Cheng jumps into the swimming pool.

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Another little mystery about Du Cheng that just doesn't let me go is - what the hell is his family background?

At first it seemed like he was just an ordinary rebellious teenager from some kind of tumultuous household. We don't hear anything about his parents, so we're simply left to assume (the same goes for Shen Yi).

That was until Du Qing comes into the picture. Du Cheng's sister is like rich-rich, so she could either amount to such power herself (girlboss ❤), or she's already come from money.

If the latter is the case, then what was Du Cheng doing on the streets all those years ago? Rich boy's tantrum? It didn't seem like it. Also, Du siblings seem pretty close, so I don't think that Du Qing would let her younger brother roam the streets if she had a choice.

Maybe I missed something? I don't know, but this tidbit just tickles my fancy for some reason, like what's his deal?

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But the thing that proved to me the fact that Du Cheng is as complex of a character as She Yi was when he framed himself as M's killer.

(I mean, I knew that he was innocent from the start, because hello, this is s Chinese contemporary show about cops, there's only so much wiggle room in terms of morality the censorship would allow - either he's guilty and he dies at the end, or he's not and everything will be fine. It didn't seem like the first option, so...)

Even before the whole thing went down, Du Cheng in general never seemed like a sidekick, simply a load of big muscles compared to Shen Yi's torturous genius, but this particular decision really cemented the quality of this partnership - in different ways, but they're equal. Neither can do without the other, and both of them can adapt and change their usual tactics when required.

And do you realize how rare this kind of thing is??

When two people have this sort of dynamic in a show - where one is very smart and the other is more down to earth - the second person more often than not would just feel like an assistant to the first one, and it's incredibly annoying to me personally.

But here it's different and oh my god IT'S SO GOOD! I practically screamed in excitement when it happened.

The motherfucker can scheme! This guy fell down from the stairs, hit his head, saw that M was dead, instantly understood what was happening and came up with a whole plan, which granted, involved getting himself in huge trouble, but it's not like Du Cheng is the only one who likes to be self-sacrificial fool in this show.

He sets a trap for the villain like a predator for the prey and then patiently waits. He knows that the price for this stunt is not only getting framed for the murder and demoted/imprisoned/executed? (I don't know the terms for death sentences in China very well), it's also the trust and potential well-being of his colleagues, and Du Cheng still agrees to pay it. He's ruthless both to himself and others, and I LOVE IT.

The later parts of the show provides us with not only deliciously tense moments, full of suspicions and drama and angst (the dinner with Du Qing, and Shen Yi drawing the eyes from the security footage are especially great), but also proves that BOTH of main characters have this darker undercurrent beneath their friendly exteriors.

And although it can't really be explored properly due to censorship, it still is fascinating to think about.

#under the skin #it took me so long to write it #why did it take me so long? #I love this show so much #I may get some things wrong #small details often elude me #I also may read into some things a bit too much #Also some grammar may be wonky #what I'm saying is - read at your own risk ψ(｀∇´)ψ #ᵗʰᵃⁿᵏ ʸᵒᵘ #shen yi #du cheng #tan jianci #jin shijia #cdrama

[pickletrip]

I had the pleasure of watching a beautiful Chinese crime drama called 'Under the Skin'. This was on someone's recommended list on Tumblr and I'm always excited to check out new shows and stories from Asian countries. Boldly I set out to start this show and what a beautiful ride it has been. Tan Jian Ci as Shen Yi and Jin Shi Jia as Du Cheng was truly a wonderful pairing.

There were so many stories surrounding women and involving women that I was surprised and happy to see how the cases were solved. There were some far reaching elements in the plot occasionally but then which crime drama doesn't have these unbelievable elements.

I loved this show because it brought into focus a side of investigation that we rarely see on screen - Portraitist, the one who sketches and brings to life the person from just a description. Shen Yi was a well rounded character with great motivation to do what he did as an artist and Du Cheng was equally compelling as the officer who strove to fight for justice.

These are some of the paintings and sketches Shen Yi drew and we see this in the last scene of the last episode. He kept a record of all the cases he was involved in and look how beautifully he brought out the pain and joy involved in each story.

And we were left with this cliffhanger and I heard there's a season 2 that they've been considering and talking about. I'd be delighted to watch season 2 of Under the Skin. If anyone wants to watch something different, give this show a chance.

A hearty thanks to @lurkingshan for the recommendation. I'll probably get to all the other recommendations soon.

#under the skin #chinese drama #cdrama #猎罪图鉴 #tan jianci #jin shijia #police procedural #crime drama #police drama #shen yi #du cheng #portraitist #such a good satisfying watch

[jiaoliqiao]

pathetic wet men collection (12/?)

#under the skin #tan jianci #cdramaedit #chineseartistsinc #asiandramasource #undertheskinedit #猎罪图鉴 #shen yi #cdrama #*mine #*mine: wet #big gifs as an apology bc i almost forgot about him #epiphanjins

[lunarriviera]

猎罪图鉴 | under the skin 4 of ∞ | chengyi edition

#under the skin #猎罪图鉴 #du cheng #shen yi #tan jianci #jin shijia #金世佳 #杜城 #沈翊 #檀健次 #城翊 #under the skin textpost memes

[ladynamie]

SHEN YI and DU CHENG

Under the Skin (2022)

#under the skin #shen yi #du cheng #tan jianci #tan jian ci #jin shi jia #cdrama #gifs #cdrama gifs #cdrama edits #*

[pyxchta]

yeah, he definitely can’t hear

#fanart #danmei #sha po lang #kill the wolf #chang geng #gu yun #shen yi

[doctormichaelaquinn]

*clears throat* in the first episode of Under the Skin, Du Cheng is shown zipped up in a suitcase, submerged underwater in his bathtub, which he did to himself and by himself in order to prove a point about a case. Later, Shen Yi, after almost drowning and being rescued by Du Cheng, submerges himself in his own bathtub in order to try and recreate the memory of The Woman from his past, a memory he has lost due to almost being drowned seven years ago. When that fails, he brings Du Cheng to the pool, where he plans to stay under water as long as possible until he can see the face again. Du Cheng is clearly uncomfortable with this, gets worried, and dives in after him. They struggle under the water; Shen Yi wants to stay down there until he passes out, Du Cheng is Not Having It. When they are finally both out of the water again, Du Cheng basically tells Shen Yi that he can let go of his guilt; it's clear he doesn't want Shen Yi putting himself in harm's way again and again for the sake of that case, Shen Yi's life has become more important to him than solving it. It is only after this that Shen Yi is able to recreate the face from his memory. Remember, though, that Du Cheng was, in his own way, drowning at the beginning of the show. After the scene at the pool, they are both able to come out of the water together. They are both able to start breathing again.

#under the skin cdrama #under the skin #tan jianci #jin shijia #shen yi #du cheng #it's thinking about them hours

[illopii]

After everything that happened to them, I feel this exact moment is kind of... romantic. A warm one.

#under the skin #猎罪图鉴 #du cheng #shen yi

[coolgenie]

Under the Skin | Episode 9

#under the skin #tan jianci #jin shijia #tan jian ci #jin shi jia #shen yi #du cheng #cdrama #coolgenie #chinese drama #chinese bl #lie zui tu jian #lztj