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Title: Thermos "Flower Series" Commercials

Media: Other Media (commercials)

Approx length: Each commercial is roughly 1-2 minutes long. There are eight commercials totaling 15:15 minutes.

Where to find it: The commercials can be found on YouTube. I have collected them here in a Thermos "Flower Series" Commercials playlist. Only the first eight videos in the playlist are the commercials. The 8th video is one starring Xiao Zhan for bubly. (I'll elaborate on why I included that in the playlist further down.)

What is it, in summary?: Eight short film-style commercials detailing the adventures of a magician-type character who wanders from location to location healing the world and helping people who need a little help... with the power of a well-placed Thermos.

What do you love about it?/What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: The Thermos people really did just look at each other and say "If we've managed to get Zhu Yilong to agree to promote our products, then damn it, we are going to make the best use of him we can!" and then gave him a bunch of mini-movies to act in. ;D

But in all seriousness, what really appeals to me about these commercials is the sheer world-building potential. I saw the Gardenia commercial first, and it had me at "here is this person who has magic portal powers and uses them to... wander the city and solve everyone's sadness by being a... Fairy... Thermos... Father...???" And then each successive commercial I saw just compounded the potential, especially if we assume that this Wanderer/Magician character is the same character in each commercial. What kind of magic does he have? How do these worlds connect to each other? Do the people of these worlds know about the magic that helps and protects them? In the snow-covered worlds that the Magician brings light to... how did they end up so dark and cold to begin with? Why did the Magician come to them? How does he know who needs help?

(And if you want some fun crossover potential, Xiao Zhan did a commercial for bubly in which he plays a... Fairy Bubly Father? I don't even know anymore. But he basically does the same thing with cans of bubly as Zhu Yilong's character does with Thermoses in the Gardenia commercial--solves everyone sadness. Do they know each other? Do they work together? I have so many questions. XD There could also be some fun crossover potential with the Time Engraver commercials, if you wanted to go there. ^_^)

Anyway, I love these commercials a truly ridiculous amount, and I hope you'll give them a shot! ^_^

If you'd like to know more specifically what I'm likely to request for it, here is the section in my Yuletide Letter from last year. I'm likely to request pretty much the same things.

Are there sections of canon (rather than the whole canon) that can be consumed by themselves to fulfil your requests, or that showcase particular characters and relationships?: You certainly can watch individual commercials as opposed to all eight of them and focus more on one than another depending on what appeals to you? Here are brief summaries of each commercial:

Gardenia: Z1L's character helps out sad and struggling people with magical Thermoses.
Sunflower: Z1L's character finds a magical sun seed in a tomb and uses it and a Thermos to bring life back to a world of ice.
Wisteria: Z1L's character, sad and alone in a boat on an ocean, climbs a ladder to the moon to find a lush world in which can find respite. There is a cat. ^_^
Camellia: Z1L's character finds a magical cottage in a land of ice, full of lush overgrown plants, an oasis in the cold.
Unlabeled (Peony): Z1L's character wanders through a lush wilderness delighted with the flowers he smells.
Tulip: Z1L's character explores an old mansion, finds a secret room with a magical flower that turns into a Thermos.
Daisy: Z1L's character explores a gallery (looking very like the virtual gallery Thermos created for his birthday this year), becomes fascinated with a painting of a field of daisies, steps into the painting to explore, brings the magic and Thermoses back with him to the gallery when he returns.
Lily of the Valley: Z1L's character sits in a cabin in a snowy woods playing the piano. The power of his music transports him to a lush green forest with giant lilies of the valley that surround him. He enjoys them for a moment, then it transported back to his cabin with a Thermos. (The cat from the Wisteria commercial makes another appearance. ^_^)

Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence): Nothing I can think of?

Edited 2024-09-20 02:59 (UTC)