Alright, let’s talk about this… this… Hua Cheng action figure, yeah? My grandson, that little whippersnapper, he’s always yappin’ about these things. Says it’s from some Chinese cartoon or somethin’. “Heaven Official’s Blessing,” he calls it. Never heard of it in my day, but these young folks, they got their own things, I guess.
So, this Hua Cheng fella, from what I gather, he’s a big deal. Seems he’s got this sword, they call it a scimitar, real sharp and dangerous-like. My grandson says Hua Cheng can control it with his mind! Can you believe that? Mind control! Back in my day, if you wanted somethin’ done, you did it with your own two hands, no fancy mind tricks.
Now, this figure, they make him look all fancy. Red clothes, they say. And he’s got a ponytail. My grandson showed me pictures. Handsome, I guess, if you like that sort of thing. They say he’s old, real old, like hundreds of years old. But he looks young in some pictures, like a kid almost. Then in others, he’s all grown up. Confusing, if you ask me.
And get this, they say he’s married! To another fella named Xie Lian. Can you imagine? Men gettin’ hitched! Times have changed, that’s for sure. My old man would’ve choked on his pipe if he heard somethin’ like that.
- They got all sorts of these figures, you know. Little ones, big ones, some you can even move around. My grandson calls ’em “action figures.” Sounds fancy, but they’re just dolls, ain’t they?
- They sell ’em online, on somethin’ called Amazon. My grandson, he’s always buyin’ stuff from there. Says it comes all the way from China. China! That’s a long ways away. Back in my day, the farthest we went was the county fair.
- And these things ain’t cheap, let me tell you. My grandson spent a whole week’s allowance on one little figure. I told him he was crazy, but he wouldn’t listen. Kids these days, they don’t know the value of a dollar.
They even got these things called “Nendoroid” figures. Little chibi things, my grandson says. Big heads, tiny bodies. Looks kinda funny to me, but he seems to like ’em. They got Hua Cheng and Xie Lian ones, of course. And you can even get a stand for your phone with them on it. Fancy, I tell ya, real fancy.
Now, I don’t understand all this cartoon stuff. But if it makes my grandson happy, I guess it’s alright. He spends hours playin’ with these figures, makin’ up stories. Reminds me of when I was a kid, playin’ with cornhusk dolls. Same idea, just different toys.
So, if you’re lookin’ for a gift for a young’un who likes these Chinese cartoons, this Hua Cheng action figure might be a good bet. Just be prepared to spend a pretty penny. And don’t ask me too many questions about it, ’cause I ain’t got a clue what it’s all about. All I know is it’s some kinda red-clothed fella with a sword and a husband, from a cartoon, and it costs too much money.
And another thing, they got these blind boxes too. You don’t know what you’re gonna get. It’s a gamble, like buying a pig in a poke. My grandson got one, hoping for Hua Cheng, ended up with some other fella. He was disappointed, but hey, that’s life, ain’t it? You don’t always get what you want. Just like that time I wanted a new churn for butter and ended up with a darned potato peeler.
They even got desktop stands too and you can prop your phone up. Fancy stuff, back in my days if you need phone stand, you’d use a brick or something.
Anyway, that’s the long and short of it. This Hua Cheng fella, he’s a big deal in the cartoon world, and they got all sorts of figures of him. If your kid wants one, well, you’ll have to open your wallet wide. That’s all I got to say about it.
Tags: [Hua Cheng, Heaven Official’s Blessing, Action Figure, Nendoroid, Anime, Collectible, Toy, Xie Lian, Good Smile Company, China]
