Once We Get Married

I wanted to like this but...

Starting out its not great and the ML is a total jerk. Not just like cold jerk but hurtful and overly manipulative. (Strictly talking about the beginning here)

I mean okay the feeding each other bit at his work was pretty funny but there was just so much boredom for me that soldiering through all the dull moments didn't make the cute scenes worth it. Not to mention the 2nd couple is so unbelievably pointless. Eventually I wound up skipping through all their scenes. They had like .5 connection to the main couple. Honestly what was the purpose of them being in the script?

As someone who enjoys the cold CEO trope as well as the contract marriage story line I really wanted to like this and I was sure that I would but I just didn't. There are so many other dramas that do all the cliches in a much more satisfying way.

For me, this just doesn't have it.

Is it original? Not even a little.
Will it scratch that the need for a cute fluffy stereotypical overbearing CEO romance? Perhaps but this wouldn't be my first choice by any means.

Would Not Recommend
Would Not Re-watch

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Different Motive Of Marriage Contract Between Sichen And Xixi

Once We Get Married
Adapted from the novel “Flash Marriage President's Contract Wife” (闪婚总裁契约妻) by Nian Hua Fu Liu.

Another marriage contract drama but no worries. This will be different from another marriage contract drama. This drama was a bit weird since ML leads himself to involve with the marriage contract. It because he want to achieve for what he’s aiming even he needs to make some sacrifices for his life. Even he doesn’t want to be in love but for his goals he dare to get into marriage contract.

▪️Reasoning
~ ML wants to get a popular designer, Alex to sign a contract with him to sell his brand product at his Sky Mall.
~ FL accepted an online order to get the bride dress from a popular brand. She went to the party in order to get close with the owner’s brand to make him sell the dress for her.
~ ML got to know with FL at the party when he goes there. FL followed him to go inside the party because she’s lost her invitation card since she’s got into accident before arriving there. She also met with SML during her accidents. FL asked her to act as his lover since she can makes Alex to get interest with her.
~ Alex misunderstood them for a lover then interested to sign a contract with ML. He also stated the condition for the contract sign was ML needs to marry with FL within three months.

▪️Opinions
~ I love the drama that related to the marriage contract. I had seen a few of the drama that have this kind of genre such as Perfect and Casual, Love in Time, Hello Mr Gu, You Are My Destiny, Cute Programmer and others. Usually the marriage contract drama happened because of parent forced the main leads to get into marriage but for this drama a bit different since ML asked for it himself in order to gain his goals.
~ ML afraid to like or love something because when he’s small, his mother control him and did not allow him to plays or keeps with something that he liked.
~ FL has a boyfriend before but he was a jerk. They’re broke up because he’s already have a new girl. But FL did not hurt because of it since she had enough of him.
~ FL agreed to make a contract marriage with ML because she’s needs money to pay for the dress that she manages to get from Alex. Since the buyer canceled the order so she needs to pay for it. So she doesn’t have any other ways so she accepted that deals.
~ ML makes the marriage contract last only for three months. It because Alex wants to give the brands to him within three months. This was the only drama that make the short time for the marriage contract last. I think they’ll continue the contract after this.
~ I dislikes the second couple because the guy was a bit unmatured and not serious in working while the woman was a bit old than him. They got a lot of screen time even they were not the main leads. I felt like skipping their parts.
~ The storyline between FL and SML was a bit like the story in 'Summer Again'. Here, SML was a Cartoonist and they already met during they're young. FL was a fan of his comic but she did not know he was that cartoonist. SML fall in love with FL first.
~ I do not understand why writers make Si Chen became so clingy and do not trust his own wife. Even she want to go for study, he followed her there and became a stalker to check what her doing.
~ Why should the writers makes SML character became so pity until he needs to come near FL even she go for her studies and helps her even she already rejected him. Even they still a friends but I think his character should stop when she rejected him so that he did not need to stand in between the couple.
~ SML became a bad girl till the end. Even she was so pretty and sophisticated girl but her character was so sad since she did many bad things to the ML and FL. I think writers should change her character to make her positively accepted her fates was not with Sichen.
~ It was good that Sichen does not give any chances to SML and makes her understand that he does not loves her. He also keeps his distance with her even she was his childhood sweetheart when they were young.

▪️Characters Intro
~ Wang Zi Qi acts as Yin Sichen. He was an arrogant, young and handsome CEO. He works by himself to make Why Mall successful until now. He likes himself to be a perfect and successful president. He always wants to achieve his goal even he needs to make some sacrifices. He makes a marriage contract with Xixi in order to get Alex makes a contract with him.
~ Wang Yu Wen acts as Xixi. She has a dream to be a successful designer. She likes to produce her own brands but she’s still not a good designer. She opened an online shop with her friend to sell the clothes. She get to know with Sichen when she accepted the order from online to buy a bride dress. She also makes a marriage contract with him in order to get some money to solve her problems regarding the dress. She was a bit clever and silly girl. She also likes to read a comic books and became a fan.

▪️Overall
For the overall, I think this drama was the best for the contact marriage drama since ML and FL did not cancelled their contract and positively accepted their feeling toward each others. Even there were some misunderstandings and problems between the couple, but they solved it in quick way make their relationship look so steady and strong.

They also have the marriage reception again at last so it make the drama more convincing and interesting. Audiences would felt happy when watching this drama. There were many sweet scenes between the couple like kissing, hugging and also dating.

This drama should be watched for those who liked to see contract marriage drama. It was recommended!

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The typical modern day drama. The poor female lead, and the rich CEO, an arrange marriage. Typical stuff like that. Very simple and plain. The cast was great. Really appreciate the choosing for the male lead. The clothing could have been better, like we only see Yin Sichen wear suits in the show, you rarely see him wear other type of clothing besides suits or pajamas. As for Gu Xixi, she has a small closet. There’s probably like 10 shirts in there, you see her wear slot of the same shirts over and over again in the show.

Again like the love triangle, where the evil second female lead does things to sabotage the female lead. Don’t know what happened to Mo Zitian, he kinda just disappeared after Xixi said she didn’t have feelings for him. Overall not bad, short drama.

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Ants will be ashamed in comparison to how Ridiculously Sweet & Cheezy this drama is. ♡

It was beautifully wrapped and I can't stop my fascination and satisfaction on how well-created and produced this drama is. I got the bare minimum expectation for this due to its common clichè plot but I guess you can never judge a book by it's mere cover without checking what's actually inside and I gotta say that I LOVE it so much.

It started as an average drama but as it goes on and on it eventually showcases how good it is as a whole. It's like a medicine that will taste bitter and weird at first but will soonly shock you with it's sweet and enjoyable aftertaste.

It has provided several scenes that truly shocked me and even made me so overwhelmed to the point where I had to cover my eyes cause it felt so much for me to take. Those cheezy and cringy scenes that will make you jealous so bad is what I am talking about. Like, there's just so much of it in the drama and it made me feel like 90% of it is just them being so sweet and cuddly. Oh Gosh I cannot!! Anyways, let me move on and start the more serious analysis stuff cause i've been fanboying since the very start. HAHAHA~!!

The drama itself is like a cure that can remove your stress and bad mood like literally each episode has its own unique and lovely scenes that will make you forget time and space. It's one enjoyable production which has so much fun and enjoyment to watch.

At first, I was craving for a more competitive 2nd ML but then I realized that this drama doesn't need that. The ML is already enough with his possesive and adorable character that helps to make the whole Main Couple overflowing with love and chemistry. On the other hand I was so infuriated with Ran XiWei for being the badly badly deceiving bitch who always wears the same outfit. Does she have 1 outfit the entire time? or was her scenes shot on the same day? cause I really find that her clothes never changes.

One last thing, the kissing scenes is everywhere. They literally make out even during the most unexpected situations and I love it. Hahaha~

P.S. I love the 2nd Couple as well. They keep the story well-balanced and intact. I just feel like they need more screen time compared to what they've got with this drama or just give them a whole entire show. 😁

Story - 10, It started with the usual clichè set up but eventually shine by itself due to its unique plot and different execution of character build up. A drama that deserves commendation for not taking the usual tiring love story plot and even adding their own spice and twists to it.

Acting/Cast - 10, The actors acting and the way they execute their characters are great. I only have praises and adoration towards them in general and I must say that we've got a set of professional and stellar actors/actresses in this production.

Music - 10, The BGMs are so good and they fit this dramas overall vibe. I love the songs so much and as I always says "Pop-sweet songs and ballads can never go wrong".

Rewatch Value - 10, Despite the Clichè plot I must say that this drama will never be tiring to watch. It has its own taste and feel that can make you binge watch it even 2-3 times a row or Maybe it's just me? Lol~ This drama just hits differently and got me so obssessed with it. Haha~

Overall - 10, I would never have it any other way. I got complaints at first but as the story progresses you'll realized that they're presented for the whole shows sake and it worked out perfectly well. A drama that can quench your thirst and can bring your appetite back to its energetic health. Will Recommend for sure.

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The more I watch, the more annoyed!!

OH MY #^##^^!!! It’s got all the annoying elements- lack of communication✔️ SO MANY misunderstandings✔️ FL going to male love rival for help instead of talking with her husband✔️ Push and pull✔️ Stupidity✔️

Sigh... it started off well. You have the usual overbearing CEO, accidental falls and kisses, FL gets tricked and then of course the contract marriage. It was kinda cute and there were loving and caring moments, but then it started getting sour and pure angst after episode 10. Too much of the push and pull factor. They would seem to be progressing in the romance, even have kisses and PDA, then the next day it would be back to square one of pretending, bickering and being cowards. One step forwards two steps back. Serious lack of communication, can’t understand.

Gu Xixi (FL) is the most annoying character. One minute she’ll be loving towards Yin Sichen, the next she’ll be cold and uncaring. And she’s always so nice to Mo Zixin (love rival) who clearly likes her oblivious to the fact that her husband is unhappy about it. Even after she confesses she loves Yin Sichen, MZ is still crossing boundaries giving her flowers and bubble tea in front of her husband in their home! And she accepts it willingly!!! Dumbfounded. To the scriptwriter, please don’t write stories like this anymore.

I haven’t finished this yet, but I’m already screaming at the screen a lot. Lol...
Update: after finishing this, I still stand with what I wrote. More typical and annoying scenes towards the end. All in all, the script could have been written much better. There’s a lot of PDA , so just skip and FF the annoying scenes ;)

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I liked it well enough

The fact that the FL is meant to be a fashion designer yet has zero dress sense is the biggest irony of this drama. Similarly, I'm tired of watching skinny, pubescent-looking actresses who aren't even pretty to start with. Why do C drama creators hate casting pretty actresses in the lead role? C rom-coms are filled with the ghosts of these types of dramas where a cold CEO gets with a limp noodle female lead for no good reason. Also, the least the directors could do is match the ambiance to the story. If you want me to believe the ML is rich, then FFS give him the appropriate props. This guy had one servant and at best 3 or 4 different suits. Likewise, the FL repeatedly wore the same really cheap clothing mere days apart. Her wardrobe consisted of 5 maybe 7 outfits. How?

Can I also mention that parts of the story supposedly happened in Italy (when they met with Alex) yet not one extra spoke passable Italian and the hotels and street scenes could have been filmed on a lot with CGI background? Why?

On a different note, I hope, Wang Zi Qi, the ML actor gets better projects because he has such an on-screen presence and talent for one that could be considered an idol actor.

Anyways, yeah, I liked it but hated that it was obviously low-budget.

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just 1 word to describe this drama

just like many people write review here, yeah this drama full with old tropes or old clichés. But like AvenueX in YouTube said, although full with old tropes I still like it, that old tropes not boring at all...

Yin Si Chen (SC) is one unique CEO. He is surely one narcist human being. Usually they give us overbearing or cold CEO, yeah i know as usual the cold always just the outward appearance not for our FL. In here we can see although SC is cold but he is also quite narcistic & very proud of himself. & after they become real couple SC is surely become clingy.

Gu Xi Xi (XX) is one girl that full of dream. She dream to make her own clothing line. She is also typical our FL with this kind of scenario, simple girl that easy attract our ML. But when they become real couple she become quite spoiled.

Love SC mom & grandma. Love how they support our FL. SC grandma like usual energetic grandma that also very cute. SC mom even though looks though & hard to crack, but turn out she's not like that.

Love Lin Xiao Ya & Mo Zi Xin (ZX), They are really a good friend for XX. Even though ZX is our SML, but he really one gentlemen & good friend that only want the best for XX.

Like some people wrote here I also not too like our SLC. Their relationship just simply not necessary. Thank God they don't have too much screen time together. But their couple problem quite relatable, one spoiled little brad & the other independent women. How they try to erase the problem or accept other circumstance.

And yes of course our SFL is one crazy b*tch. That her life goal currently only to make troublesome for XX.

Overall this drama over nothing new, but really that old tropes & cliché not boring at all... The cast did a very good job with their role

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Another Love Contract Drama But Special In Its Own Way

Yes, I know... the idea of a love contract is not unique and it's pretty old. Overused many times for sure, but I just adore this one for some reason and I'm not a huge fan of dramas that deal of love contracts.

Drama clichés exists in this drama: ML and FL can't stand each other but through the love contract eventually falls for each other for real, a lot of misunderstandings up until Ep 15. After that, it doesn't happen anymore. A witchy second-female lead. She's the worst. She does things to ruin the FL. The only good part is her screen time isn't shown as much so that makes it watchable but she's still annoying when she shows up. SML is the childhood friend who fell in love with the FL. I don't see why some people have problems with him as he doesn't do anything evil to sabotage the ML. Sure he tries to win FL's heart but eventually just accepts being her friend. He's a good guy overall. The good news is that there is no evil Mother in law cliché. Though a bumpy start on impression, the MIL does approve and like the FL.

Honestly, the story is just average. Nothing really that stands out. But I gotta say, I love the chemistry of the ML and FL. Sure it's a rough start but once you get to the point where they start to realize their feelings for each other, you just can't help but adore and enjoy their screen time together. The highlight of this drama is definitely the ML and FL's screen time together. I was able to overcome any drama clichés and the evil SFL because of the strength of our main couple. Best of all, no break ups. I know that this can happen in love contract dramas but the writers did it right by not including this.

Unfortunately, I wished the rest of the cast were more useful. The second couple (ML's best friend & his assistant/FL's friend), the FL's best friend, the ML's assistant. They were just there. I didn't find their roles as important enough to remember their scenes. You could skip their scenes and you probably wouldn't miss much. They were a bit more involved towards the end but for me a little too late. Of course to replace this, we did get more screen time of our leads so I guess I can't complain too much about this. Music is great to hear during the scenes but nothing I would like to add to my music playlist.

Though the story is simple but nothing new, it's actually a good love contract drama overall. I wouldn't rewatch the whole drama per say, but I would probably rewatch the cute and romantic scenes of our ML & FL.

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One Big Trope

“Once We Get Married” had a lot going for it, but it lacked the momentum to keep me totally invested throughout the whole show. I skipped through a bit, especially towards the end.

First of all, the tropes are overplayed—even by C-Drama standards. The domineering CEO archetype took on a whole new level of unlikable, and though we see him finally change (and in a beautiful way, I’ll give it that) for her in the later episodes, his actions for the first 12 are hard to watch. Plus, if there’s anything I’m tired of in dramas, it’s a vindictive rejected woman who has to ruin the main FL’s life in psychotic and irrational ways. But I will say she never succeeded in making the ML doubt the FL so there’s that.

What this show does have going for it is some excellent chemistry between our leads (great, well-choreographed kiss scenes and adorable moments in general once they become a real couple), a fun and lovable FL, who comes into her own strength, a plot that has potential and sometimes meets it, and some cool moments between the main couples and their subsequent families. I loved seeing both moms and how supportive they were ❤️. Finally, a big is no breakup! No messy and unnecessary separation. They handle the final conflict together, which was good to see.

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Cliché

Concept of the drama is good so start was good but reaching towards the end ,it gets bored. Same boss and employee love story . Though she was not his employee but still the way starting story turned after some episodes it was looked like the same boss and employee love story.
Artist were good so their acting too but director didn't bring much from them , I think supporting actors story was not that powerful . Abd for the drama to be strong I think every part of the drama should be good . So at some point drama didn't hold much. So loose . That's why I think at some point it didn't connect much with viewer's emotion.
Only romantic scenes were good that's why I think this make drama little watchable . Chemistry between the leads was amazing.

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A joy to watch despite lacking originality in the story line

“Once We Get Married” (OWGM) is the latest contract marriage trope c-drama. Knowing the this is all about contract marriage, I guess you have already covered three-quarter of all storylines, sub-plots, plots twist, and ending. Two (2) strangers are forced into a contract marriage. The ML is a successful rich businessman/CEO/President, while the FL is a naïve, but smart and resourceful young girl from an average family. Along the way, both protagonists experience many ups and downs in their relationship and life in general. Love eventually blossoms and finally they get together for real - a happy ending. Simple enough storyline and plots that have been repeated numerous times in Chinese dramaland.

Add a few more familiar sub-plots and you have a story that is both average, and forgettable. You have the second ML, who is also a successful businessman/CEO/President and perfect in every sense of the word who secretly likes the FL from childhood. A sad character!! Then the second FL who is also a beautiful and successful career woman/businesswoman who would do anything to win the love of the ML. Evil woman personifies, bending on destroying Cinderella’s relationship with Prince Charming. Then you have the ML’s grandmother who just adores the FL. Finally add in the office romance between the ML’s male friend and his staff as a filler to ensure that the series is long enough for 24 episodes.

Then why am I watching this series despite all the tropes and cliches in the storyline and subplots? One word – Wang Yuwen. The female lead is an absolute joy to watch. Her character as Gu Xixi – a naïve yet resourceful young lady – fits her to the tees. She is funny, adorable, cute, sweet, bewitching, etc – you get the drift. Her tall and slim physique matches well with the ML and second ML. When they are together, they look like a perfect couple. To me, she has the perfect height and body types for a leading lady in Chinese dramaland, and she is young enough to pull the cutesy role off. Gu Xixi is a perfect role for Wang Yuwen, and she is the star of this drama.

A miscasting will make a drama unwatchable. Too many examples to mention such as Zhang Ziyi playing a 15 year old girl in the “Rebel Princess” or Tang Yan as a 17 year old girl in the “Legend of Xiao Chuo”. The selection or casting of the actors is OWGM’s biggest strength that somehow compensates for the lack of ingenuity and originality in the story line and subplots. This drama brightens my day! Score 9/10.

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