What have I watched?
Normally I like such sort of Chinese dramas, but this is like I have seen a show of the 1950s or so.In episode 20, I almost fell off my chair. When he leaves the apartment, Xiao Nai says that Bei Wei Wei could clean the kitchen. And Wei Wei doesn't say anything about it and do that. What century are we living in? And another question, how old are the characters in this series? Early 20s? Why is Er-Xi so childish? Can't she speak and act normally? And Wei Wei mutates into an obedient mistress. And yea, the kissing scenes have already been mentioned several times. I agree, they weren't very good.
I watched the series in fast forward, as it can only be seen until November 8th. And that was a good thing.
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Love O2O A look at Gaming World and Techie Personalities
I just finished watching the Series and the Movie on Netflix. The cinematography in the movie was much better than the series episodes which were inconsistent in quality. The movie accurately told the story but without the depth and detail about the character's lives. The long series satisfied me more because I am a person who likes to understand not just what happens in a story, but what makes the characters tick. If I had control of the movie and the series content, I would have changed the ending in the movie to Episode 30 of the series. I watched the thirtieth episode three times and I have NEVER done that after first watching a any series. Episode 30 depicted the male lead's sense of humor and confidence romantically after having navigated a 2+ year relationship with his first love. The female lead also seemed new to love saying, "no" to potential suitors to focus on school. Her character was written with a timid personality. A lot of her dialogue was "in her head" and showed me her insecurities. I loved how the couple were consistently candid throughout in their relationship inspite of insecurities.The male lead was perfect as a high IQ techie who is in his head until he notices a girl for the first time in his life . I read one reviewer refer to him as arrogant and that was true in most of the series but his girlfriend didn't seem to mind. I say the writer did their job well because the actor's behavior was consistent with his genius personality. The writers wrote the fellow developers (employees) to hero-worship the lead a bit too much but the writers revealed why his employees/buddies were so loyal to him. The actor underplayed his feelings but was skilled in subtly showing his growing attraction to his girl with very small changes to his smile and eyes that showed he was enamored with her.
The female lead turned me both on and off by her personality throughout She made me feel hot and cold about her romance. The male lead's passionate kisses didn't look mutual. There was nothing in all of her study sessions that seemed challenging that she voiced. Off and on I wished another actress had been chosen for the part. The writers should have shown her to be more tech savy in her studies... she was majoring in computer science after all. She used her skills only briefly as an intern. The writers showed her dad's desire for her to do something with her education when he feared she would get married right out college.
In the real world, how influential is an unskilled newly-hired intern in directing a permanent employee to cut or hire other intern applicants at a company? That whole part seemed unrealistic unrealistically contrived to fit the purpose of the scene. The writer could have done better.
The story line about social media and jealous female students seemed to be written by a separate group of writers who maybe were male and did not have an understanding of the age group of college juniors and seniors, giving the supporting female characters little maturity. The writers seemed to rely on high school mentality perceptions rather than more sophisticated personalities in writing for the women obsessed with who is more beautiful; like beauty is all that matters in life... Maybe it was intended show that their behavior was based on what they thought the guys on campus were interested in. The maturity of the two leads overshadowed that of all of the supporting characters.
I would liked to have seen the writers include K.O. in some budding romance at the instigation of the female lead. K.O. was a lot like the male lead in his personality.
I loved the scenes with the parents, and the scenes at the game company during the days while trying to reach their development deadline . Having been married to an Electronics Engineer for many years I though the atmosphere and the synergy was spot on. I remember so many times getting some time away with my husband during a deadline push that resulted in lowering his stress, and having creativity and problem-solving pop into his head out of the blue.
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Cute love story but......
I discovered this series after finishing Go Go Squid (amazing drama). I was intrigued with gaming/computer themes as it’s a bit different than my usual fantasy shows that I like to watch.Acting: 7
The male lead Xiao Nai (Yang Yang} was amazing. I loved his acting so much. He alone carried the show tbh. It’s really sad that I didn’t feel any chemistry between him and the female lead Bei Wei Wei (Zheng Shuang). As for Zheng Shuang, she was so great with her scenes with the other actors/actresses but she was so stiff with Yang Yang it was hard to watch. Also, she’s so thin it was concerning watching her tbh. People think she’s dealing with anorexia which isn’t a farfetched speculation.
Music: 5
Not that great but acceptable.
Rewatch value: 0
I don’t think I’ll watch it again. Once is enough for me
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First Chinese Drama.....
For sure ,it is the first drama that i have seen with all stunning gaming anime and things .., because of this i did see falling into your smile...and the kings avatar...This drama had fabulous music.....
it's way of leads connecting through games and coming to reality coincidences are properly made..by director
Yang Yang....... I cant even imagine another lead in his place in this drama.........he literally nailed it as a genius and as a campus handsome guy....
once one of my friend asked me what about your view on second lead.... I blankly asked her...is there any second lead in drama.....i didn't find any.....it is the effect that ML has on me after i watch this drama......
As for FL .... SHE DID WELL....
its a complete feast to ROM COM Lovers....
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Lovely and fluffy
LIKEHow Xiao Nai protected Wei Wei all the time
When Xiao Nai was jealous of K.O. - well who doesnt? He is Zhang Bin Bin omg...
DISLIKE
Cao Guang's character which caused lots of trouble for Wei Wei and Er Xi
MUSIC - personal fav
一笑倾城 Yi Xiao Qing Cheng - 汪苏泷 Wang Shu Long
微微一笑很倾城 Wei Wei Yi Xiao Hen Qing Cheng - 杨洋 Yang Yang
下一秒 Xia Yi Miao - 张碧晨 Zhang Bi Chen
有点甜 You Dian Tian - 汪苏泷 Wang Shu Long (ft. BY2)
有可能的夜晚 You Ke Neng De Ye Wan - 曾轶可 Zeng Yi Ke
想遇見一個人 Xiang Yu Jian Yi Ge Ren - 曾詠熙 Zeng Yong Xi
REWATCH VALUE
Yes, I have re-watched like three times already
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highrecommendation
Jujur ya, ini tuh series pertama yang bikin gua kejebak sama drama China 😭Awalnya kepicut gara-gara iklan WeTV di TikTok, yang scene Weiwei tiduran di kaki cowoknya Yang Yang sebagai Xiao Nai. Dari situ langsung mikir, “lah kok manis amat?” 😭
Terus sejak itu… boom 💥
Yang Yang jadi first idol gua sampe SEKARANG.
No debat.
Ceritanya tuh simpel tapi nagih: romance kampus + dunia game online, tanpa drama lebay, tanpa action ribet, tapi chemistry-nya GILA. Natural, tenang, tapi bikin senyum sendiri.
Ini tipe romance yang adem, bukan yang bikin capek hati. Gua bahkan rewatch setahun sekali karena emang sebagus itu, woy.
Kalau disuruh ranking, ini TOP 1 romance C-drama buat gua. Pure romance, clean, manis, dan bikin nyaman.
Gua lupa tepatnya nonton kapan, tapi kayaknya pas pandemi Covid. Yang jelas, sampe sekarang rasanya masih sama:
Love O2O tuh nggak pernah gagal bikin jatuh cinta lagi dan lagi.
Highly recommended.
Kalau belum nonton… fix, rugi sih
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Great lighthearted story with good romance and real friendship. Great comedy moments as well!
The story and premise was refreshing and something you have not seen before. The leads were married in the game and the transition to real life was seamless. Fast pacing and you do not have to wait until the end of the series for them to get together. They have a great chemistry and have beautiful, adorable scenes together. They actually get together early on and it is nice to see it is not messy and they are genuinely just gushing over each other. There were thankfully not a lot of melodrama and it's just a nice lighthearted story. Not really any triangles as the leads are only interested in each other although they do have people that have crushes on them. No BS break-ups either. They even joke about normal dramas and how the leads never get together easy and always break-up LOL. The friendship was also amazing and the interactions between the brothers were hilarious. There were so many good moments. The FL will not let anyone criticize or hurt her friends/BF and she has such good moments defending them. The leads are so trusting of each other and make sure to not do anything that would hurt the other's feelings. In K-dramas you have the FL flirting with another guy even with a relationship, while here the FL is very respectful to her BF and vice-versa. In the end the antagonist tries to send a meaningful goodbye message to FL and the ML reads it with her and the ML is the one to respond back. It is a small gesture but it shows that the FL does not even want to message another dude back lol. Not like it matters but it was refreshing to see.The one thing i did not like was the side character with glasses. He is someone with literally no relation to the FL until he tried to frame her for being a slut for going into a luxury car. He has the nerve to act like the FL belongs to him. She literally showed him no affection and even told him to get lost, but he has the nerve to basically call her a slut again when the FL and ML get in a relationship. He is the one that stalked the FL and mistook her in-game character for someone else and made up a weird fantasy in his head. Complete weirdo and I did not think it was right for him to have as much screen time as he did; nor any sort of redemption. I loved how the FL met with him on episode 20 and shut his ass down after she found out though. She straight up told him he is a weirdo and bad guy and does not want anything to do with him and she said "I dont want to repeatedly waste my time clearing your world view" because he is literally nothing to her and she is just a nice person. She also straight up told him he makes weird assumptions and she does not even want to spend another minute thinking about him because he has a completely distorted, perverted mindset. He based all his misunderstanding by stalking her getting her account username and even when faced with the truth he has the nerve to say "impossible".
I guess some people did not like the kissing scenes but i don't really care about that as much as i care about the actual characters themselves. It was so adorable seeing the FL's inner monologue as she gushes over the ML and the ML acting like a complete gentlemen.
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Firstly, the cast. Thumbs up to the director who had cast Zheng Shuang and Yang Yang for this drama. I knew Zheng Shuang from this drama, and although some people say she may not be the right person for this role as she's too skiny, I think she's the perfect fit. In terms of portraying her character, I think she did a marvelous job. Yang Yang did well in acting Xiao Nai, the high and mighty male lead with a cool personality. It was extremely cute to see Zheng Shuang conversing with Yang Yang, especially when Zheng Shuang acts shy in the drama.
Secondly, the plot. The game part of the show was the only reason why I decided to give this show a go, since I do not know anything about the cast then. I find the game element was well incorporated into the show, as it developed the story well (bring the male and female lead together).
Thirdly, the music. The opening was memorable. It really fit the school-themed drama and the romance between two youths (the leads).
On a final note, I will like to add that it is definitely worth rewatching as I have re-watched twice already.
Even if you have read the chinese manhua or have watched the movie already, you should definitely give this a try!
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Lovely & Simple College Fantasy First Love Romance
Rewatched this again after I couldn't find anything I wanted to watch that's new & decided to write a review. Since this was my gateway cdrama years ago, it holds a special place in my heart but the things I remember being bothered with the first time around were more part of the fun rediscovery of the story this time around. I say this because you could be watching this the first time with similar eyes to mine. ;pThe first time around, I was constantly annoyed with the FL for any number of reasons. She's really uptight but it grows on you. She's also demure to the point of you realizing it must be some kind of cultural statement to create a FL like that. I mean, comparing her in the match to Xiao Nai would indicate that she holds some standard of perfection, right? (I kept wanting to be annoyed that they were both supposed to be gods and goddesses of the school but the teenage girl fantasy stuff was VERY strong with this one, so I let it go. Her friends only harassed about her looks occasionally but the level of attention the ML was on was just unbelievable.) The music w/the slo mo...niiiice. ;) Let's just say I liked her more knowing beforehand that she was going to reveal 75% of her character in via internal dialogue and that she was a crappy kisser. S'okay cuz Yang Yang made it up for her in those parts! :) I didn't fall for the ML until about 25% of the way in because he was also reticent and conveyed most of his emotions in subtle eyebrow movements. Again, it was much more fun on the rewatch to see it so early on; the first time, he appeared more deadpan to me because he doesn't show too much emotion early on. Once he began pursuing the FL outside the game, he had me! He started smiling more and they started smiling more and oh, it was a super sweet sticky icky love fest, lol. Also, the way he pursues her is straight-up fantasy fun and my favorite kind of ML-- one who knows what he wants and decides to go after it with determination and resolve. It's super hot!
T he video game element was weird to me the first time as well but I'm 100% okay with it now! I've gotten into Wuxia & martial arts style cdramas since then, so thought the incorporation of the game world was really fun. It was also SUPER fun seeing the boys in their game roles again. They were one of my favorite parts of this show. (It's also been fun to see so many of the actors in dramas since then, as each has continued to have a successful career!) Each of their personalities were perfect for being friends and business partners together--yes, it pulled away from the romance a bit but only a little bit, okay?! While her relationship with her friends was much stronger in the earlier parts of the drama, his kept going on throughout. I enjoyed her relationship with them as "one of the guys" and their lunch dates outside the office, though .
OST is pretty great, too! :D. Some of these songs so easily get stuck in my head!!!
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