diff --git a/components/home/MovieCard.tsx b/components/home/MovieCard.tsx
index ff8a13f..471b744 100644
--- a/components/home/MovieCard.tsx
+++ b/components/home/MovieCard.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import Image from 'next/image';
 import Link from 'next/link';
 import { Card } from '@/components/ui/Card';
 import { Icons } from '@/components/ui/Icon';
+import { getOptimizedImageUrl } from '@/lib/utils/image-utils';
 
 interface DoubanMovie {
   id: string;
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ export const MovieCard = memo(function MovieCard({ movie, onMovieClick }: MovieC
       <Card hover className="overflow-hidden p-0 h-full" blur={false}>
         <div className="relative aspect-[2/3] overflow-hidden bg-[var(--glass-bg)] rounded-[var(--radius-2xl)]">
           <Image
-            src={movie.cover}
+            src={getOptimizedImageUrl(movie.cover, 400)}
             alt={movie.title}
             fill
             className="object-cover transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:scale-105 rounded-[var(--radius-2xl)]"
diff --git a/components/player/hooks/mobile/useMobilePlaybackControls.ts b/components/player/hooks/mobile/useMobilePlaybackControls.ts
index fd40a74..d8dd8cb 100644
--- a/components/player/hooks/mobile/useMobilePlaybackControls.ts
+++ b/components/player/hooks/mobile/useMobilePlaybackControls.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { formatTime } from '@/lib/utils/format-utils';
 import { usePlaybackPolling } from '../usePlaybackPolling';
+import { useMobileTogglePlay } from './useMobileTogglePlay';
 
 interface UseMobilePlaybackProps {
     videoRef: React.RefObject<HTMLVideoElement>;
@@ -39,25 +40,14 @@ export function useMobilePlaybackControls({
     isDraggingProgressRef,
     isTogglingRef
 }: UseMobilePlaybackProps) {
-    const togglePlay = useCallback(async () => {
-        if (!videoRef.current || isTogglingRef.current) return;
-        isTogglingRef.current = true;
-
-        try {
-            if (isPlaying) {
-                videoRef.current.pause();
-            } else {
-                setShowMoreMenu(false);
-                setShowVolumeMenu(false);
-                setShowSpeedMenu(false);
-                await videoRef.current.play();
-            }
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.warn('Play/pause error:', error);
-        } finally {
-            isTogglingRef.current = false;
-        }
-    }, [isPlaying, videoRef, isTogglingRef, setShowMoreMenu, setShowVolumeMenu, setShowSpeedMenu]);
+    const togglePlay = useMobileTogglePlay({
+        videoRef,
+        isPlaying,
+        isTogglingRef,
+        setShowMoreMenu,
+        setShowVolumeMenu,
+        setShowSpeedMenu
+    });
 
     const handlePlay = useCallback(() => setIsPlaying(true), [setIsPlaying]);
     const handlePause = useCallback(() => setIsPlaying(false), [setIsPlaying]);
diff --git a/components/player/hooks/mobile/useMobileTogglePlay.ts b/components/player/hooks/mobile/useMobileTogglePlay.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0acf2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/player/hooks/mobile/useMobileTogglePlay.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
+
+interface UseMobileTogglePlayProps {
+    videoRef: React.RefObject<HTMLVideoElement>;
+    isPlaying: boolean;
+    isTogglingRef: React.MutableRefObject<boolean>;
+    setShowMoreMenu: (show: boolean) => void;
+    setShowVolumeMenu: (show: boolean) => void;
+    setShowSpeedMenu: (show: boolean) => void;
+}
+
+export function useMobileTogglePlay({
+    videoRef,
+    isPlaying,
+    isTogglingRef,
+    setShowMoreMenu,
+    setShowVolumeMenu,
+    setShowSpeedMenu
+}: UseMobileTogglePlayProps) {
+    return useCallback(async () => {
+        if (!videoRef.current || isTogglingRef.current) return;
+        isTogglingRef.current = true;
+
+        try {
+            if (isPlaying) {
+                videoRef.current.pause();
+            } else {
+                setShowMoreMenu(false);
+                setShowVolumeMenu(false);
+                setShowSpeedMenu(false);
+                await videoRef.current.play();
+            }
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.warn('Play/pause error:', error);
+        } finally {
+            isTogglingRef.current = false;
+        }
+    }, [isPlaying, videoRef, isTogglingRef, setShowMoreMenu, setShowVolumeMenu, setShowSpeedMenu]);
+}
diff --git a/components/search/VideoCard.tsx b/components/search/VideoCard.tsx
index bc53fad..61258b8 100644
--- a/components/search/VideoCard.tsx
+++ b/components/search/VideoCard.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { Card } from '@/components/ui/Card';
 import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/Badge';
 import { Icons } from '@/components/ui/Icon';
 import { LatencyBadge } from '@/components/ui/LatencyBadge';
+import { getOptimizedImageUrl } from '@/lib/utils/image-utils';
 
 import { Video } from '@/lib/types';
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ export const VideoCard = memo<VideoCardProps>(({
                     <div className="relative aspect-[2/3] bg-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--glass-bg)_50%,transparent)] overflow-hidden rounded-[var(--radius-2xl)]">
                         {video.vod_pic ? (
                             <Image
-                                src={video.vod_pic}
+                                src={getOptimizedImageUrl(video.vod_pic, 400)}
                                 alt={video.vod_name}
                                 fill
                                 className="object-cover rounded-[var(--radius-2xl)]"
diff --git a/lib/utils/image-utils.ts b/lib/utils/image-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9ef0ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils/image-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/**
+ * Utility to optimize images using images.weserv.nl
+ * This service caches images and converts them to WebP, improving load times
+ * and bypassing some referrer-based blocks.
+ */
+export function getOptimizedImageUrl(url: string, width?: number, quality: number = 80): string {
+    if (!url) return '';
+
+    // Skip optimization for local images or already optimized images
+    if (url.startsWith('/') || url.includes('weserv.nl')) {
+        return url;
+    }
+
+    // Remove protocol for weserv usage
+    const cleanUrl = url.replace(/^https?:\/\//, '');
+
+    // Construct weserv URL
+    // url: source url (without protocol)
+    // w: width
+    // q: quality
+    // output: webp (for better compression)
+    // l: load (lazy load, though handled by next/image)
+    // n: no-redirect (returns error image instead of redirecting)
+    const baseUrl = `https://images.weserv.nl/?url=${encodeURIComponent(cleanUrl)}&output=webp&q=${quality}&n=-1`;
+
+    if (width) {
+        return `${baseUrl}&w=${width}`;
+    }
+
+    return baseUrl;
+}