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Mystery suspense drama w/some romance that keeps u going n curious about how things will unfold...
What I like:- The genre is kinda new for me, the mystery suspense mixed with hotel business rivalries n some romance... I like n enjoyed most of it...
- The fake amnesia plot didn’t drag, it was found out early (eps6), so some unnecessary misunderstandings were solved fast...
- There were 2 big villains n they kinda split the drama to 2parts, so first half the leads were against that Huo Jian n the 2nd part were against XMH... honestly I prefer the 1st part where for me it’s much more interesting in how they unfolded the story... plus it was a fun watch with all the suspense they gave becoz of the reckless SXY n how LZL helped her getting thru lots of probs... i always like this work together side by side kinda plot...
- The cast... mainleads r eyecandies n they r good to look at... but not only that, I like the actor, he always delivers... n the actress has improved compared to her other dramas... their chems is ok... other characters did their parts too...
- The OST is good...
What I’m not so fond of:
- The 2nd part of the drama was not as good as the 1st part... for me crazy XMH got too much screentime n for a while it looks like he dominated the story... i always hate when that happens... i know it’s not for too long, but still, the part where he kidnapped SXY’s sis n became psycho n threatened SXY with her sis so she had to leave LZL n be with him annoyed me coz he is just so creepy, so I skipped lots of that...
- SXY was good in the 1st half, smart independent gal who wanted revenge for her father... but somehow after she got together with LZL, she got a bit less smart... she trusted XMH too much n even so compared to LZL which is her BF who she was supposed to trust more after all he’s done for her... at least she got back to her original character near the end...
Overall I still like this drama... it’s a new genre for me n production wise I think they executed it well enough... it had that suspense that kept u going n curious... it makes u watch the next eps coz even if somehow u can see the big picture, but u still wanna see how they unfold things...
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Cheng Xiao & Luo Yunxi Zero Chemistry
I like Cheng Xiao, I like Luo Yunxi. Supposedly both of them combined in a drama would've given me happiness & satisfactory, right? Wrong.Include this, i've watched 3 of Cheng Xiao drama and none of them worthy of anything really. As a danseur, Cheng Xiao is a goddess, she has much more expression & flexibility while dancing rather than acting. Her acting skill is so poor that I consider to will never watch her drama ever again.
Luo Yunxi is good in this drama, but the story itself didn't leave any room for his character development. So Li Zhe Liang was rather flat through out the drama.
The story plot was not interesting enough. The pace was slow with much filler such as multiple shots just for one scene. E.g while Su Xie Yi choosing the painting in gallery, and Li Zhe Liang guessing which art she would choose, the scene run for almost 6 minutes! Out of 45min this episode spent 6min on 1 single scene alone. That was sssllloooowwww.
ML & FL had almost zero chemistry as a lover. FL could be a much better chemistry as ML friend. But as a lover? Naaah,,
The motion songs were not worthy enough to be added to my playlist.
Other supporting character also lacking. I was dragging myself to the end of the drama while fast forwarding here and there.
Conclusion: please Cheng Xiao, either you get more acting class or rather stay out of acting at all and just be a great dancer.
Cheng Xiao & Luo Yunxi was so mismatched & lack of chemistry. Even the kiss seemed bland.
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Disappointed by this drama storyline too draggy
I started this drama because of main leads and reading storyline which seems pretty good at starting, but it lacks at storyline.Means villians are too ahead of the leads.
they know more than leads, means it felt like main leads have no idea about it. It was like they were just playing something.
Seriously means this drama became too draggy atleast for me who never skips any episode of any dramas, but this drama was like too predictable and too slow literally I felt like so good actors ,but was lacking in their expressions and affections.
I have watched previous dramas of both actors and in fell in love with them and even villian is great actor himself , but literally this storyline and plots were too much .
Heroine was not manipulating at all she gave in all to villains means because of her I felt villians were getting more aware about heros intention .
At starting she was street smart but after some point she was lacking common sense as well seriously
This is first drama were i have written negative comments ,i have never imagined I will do this with my favourite actors at some point of time I think in the end story should be great
Seriously I am disappointed
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Started out great, but went downhills afterward
They set the bar so high for FL in the first episode and then to the end she became all so naive and easily deceived. LIke WHERE is the Queen from episode 1 and what happened to her?? I was so excited to watch another drama with a strong FL and in the end it just disappointed me.Same with ML. Love Luo Yunxi and he was the reason I'd started to watch but I don't think the ooc behaviour of the leads can actually keep me watching for him till the end.
I was also singing praises for the leads trust and the ability to communicate with each but I guess I spoke too soon.
Overall it's only worth watching the first half of the drama, the rest is just disappointing.
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Lost brains
I'm not gonna lie but I think all of the female characters just lost brains suddenly around EP23 and then suddenly found in EP30. I usually don't comment but wtf happened there was mystery as hell even to me.In the scene in EP1 in hotel was FL giving off 'I'm smart female character and I'm awesome' yet somehow it became 'oh oops help me' and ended with pikachu faced moment of 'oh he is the perpetrator'... FOR BOTH OF THEM!
You could see the villains from early on so no surprise there... And the way characters were just falling into traps was... at least hilariously easy.
For me, the plot was promising at the beginning. And it should have ended a lot earlier cuz some scenes later on were just plainly boring or totally hilariously out of the characters' characters.
What saved it were little Chesnut and male actors that actually performed really well. So well I got disgusted by Minghao. And pitied ML cuz of his suffering. And Oscar was actually really nice variegation from all the drama.
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VISUAL POWER WOWWW
The couple has VISUAL POWER.Cheng Xiao is attractive. Luo Yunxi is so handsome.
Their chemistry is burning💥💥
Also all episodes are uploaded to youtube with subtitles. You can easily watch it.
Li Ze Liang, the sunny and carefree heir to a conglomerate, meets the bright and bubbly Su Xie Yi. They are swept into a passionate romance to spend the most unforgettable moments of their lives together. With so many entanglements, are they destined to be together or are they destined to part? An unexpected development has left the life that Su Xie Yi has come to know in shambles and has destroyed her family. All clues point to her lover Li Ze Liang as the instigator. In order to investigate the truth, Su Xie Yi pretends to have amnesia to return to Li Ze Liang's arms. In the dangerous game of love, she treads every step carefully while Li Ze Liang hits rock bottom. As the truth is revealed little by little, Su Xie Yi is surprised to learn that she has wrongfully blamed Li Ze Liang all this time and tries desperately to save their relationship. Having found each other again after drastic changes, can they protect their hard-earned romance?
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Plot twist after plot twist after more twists
I thoroughly enjoyed this drama although i have to say that i started this drama for both the leads. Needless to say, their acting never failed me and i saw great improvement in CX's acting.I knew that 'Ming Hao' was a little sketchy at the start. This drama had a lot of the mystery element from the start and i like it cause I have been watching too much rom-com these days.Although I would like the amnesia part to be more delved into; it was a little too vague in my opinion.
The romance part of this drama bring out different emotions from me at different point of times, this proves that the story was well written and that the casts? DID AMAZINGLY WELL.
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Lovers that have to face tragic setbacks
The story is good, it wasn't too long or too short and gave the leads enough time to go through ups and downs together, but I do wish that more screen time was given to the supporting roles to develop their romance.Cheng Xiao's acting wasn't that good in this compared to Falling Into Your Smile, maybe due to the age gap between Yun Xi and also possibly because her character is supposed to be mature to an extent in this drama. I liked that they used their real voices (I believe), but there is a lack of facial expressions and the proper emotions during some of her scenes that make it lacking.
The OSTs were okay, but sometimes it's a bit distracting and loud and this might be a personal thing, but when Chinese dramas use songs with complete English lyrics it's a bit cringe in my opinion, but I don't often care that much for OSTs.
I'm just not a rewatcher in general so don't mind that.
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Not what I expected, but not bad!
OVERALLA typical romance with business drama on the side. Watch it if 1) you're looking for a cute love story with decent amount of skinship, 2) you like business backstabbing and crime solving, 3) you enjoy outspoken female leads. Think twice if you 1) need the Male Lead to be a flawless Prince Charming, 2) get annoyed when the bad guys always outsmart the good guys, 3) you can't stand lazy writing.
THE STORY
I think the first episode of this drama is kind of false advertisement. The drama starts with Female Lead being all Charlie's Angels, Femme Fatale spy...only to never have her be that great again haha I was really looking forward to this so I was kind of disappointed, but the drama was not bad, I finished it in four days!
The Good
- Female Lead isn't super smart or strong/kickass, but she acts her age and she's not afraid of saying what she thinks, which already makes her better than half of the C-drama girls out there.
- This drama involves physical disability, and in a very wholesome way. That's the first time I ever see this in a C-drama (or any drama), and it's really necessary. For that alone, I liked it a lot!
- Female Lead and Male Lead don't hate each other at first (hurray! honestly getting so tired of that trope). While you never quite understand when they fall in love with each other, they make a cute couple and the drama is generous with the sweet, romantic scenes.
- The business action/drama, at least at the beginning, is actually interesting.
The Bad
- The good guys are just not that smart, and it's painful to watch.
- An annoying and persistent second Female lead makes everything almost unbearable towards the end.
- A few parts are confusing and clearly show bad writing (eg. by the end, did Female Lead ever lose her memory or not?)
- I'm tired of crazy psychopaths. Just saying. C-dramas need to outgrow them and give us sane, realistic villains.
Overall, the drama was okay and I do recommend it, despite its flaws. It's a good filler!
THE ACTING
Good enough! I like Cheng Xiao, don't ask me why. Not much chemistry with the main actor, but they did the job (they weren't cringe, so it was fine!). The rest of the cast was okay too!
THE MUSIC
Yeah...not a fan.
REWATCH VALUE
I mean, maybe I'll rewatch, but I'm not sure. It feels like a one-timer. I liked it, but I didn't LOVE it. But maybe with time I'll miss it? haha
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Unique blend of different genres and excels in all of them
The show has a good mix of different elements - romance, thriller, mystery, comedy, business drama etc. None of them feel "tacked on", they feel like a serious part of the drama. For example the business discussions get quite technical about financial things etc. The thrilling scenes really get my heart pounding. The mysteries have lots of plot twists. The romantic scenes can be amazingly touching (especially proposal scene), etc.The pacing of this show is really great. It starts off and quite quickly gets to be running at 110% speed, then suddenly just over half way through it slows down and there are some light, romantic episodes. And then it ramps up again to a big finale. I really liked the way it was structured.
This is the 4th C-Drama I've finished so I'm not an expert but I do appreciate this show not falling into common bad practices. Such as misunderstandings which last for many episodes (all misunderstandings are quickly resolved) or plot holes being ignored (everything gets a satisfying explanation).
There are sooo many comments about the FL's acting but it didn't bother me personally. I should mention that I'm not really someone who notices acting skills (in other shows including US produced shows, I haven't noticed bad actors until people pointed it out to me). But to me, the way she acted just seemed very comfortable with the ML. I liked that.
One criticism I would have is that there are no real side couples. They tease two potential side couples but it never really amounts to anything. Because of that, some of the scenes with the supporting characters just ended up feeling a bit pointless. I think the supporting characters could have been cast differently to create more believable chemistry.
The OST is amazing, lots of relaxing romantic songs, including some with English lyrics.
Overall I think you should definitely watch this show, it's a great story which kept me entertained to the end. I don't usually watch things again but if I did, I would probably watch it again, just as "comfort food" because it's very sweet.
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Maximum C-Drama I had watch is Rom-Com this is the first C-drama I watched where there is mystery. I loved Luo's acting here. Last few episode I didn't liked much. I second villain quite annoying but I liked the actors acting. Played well of being a psycho lover. Loved the proposal scene. Overall it was a good series and short a try at least for Luo.
Most importantly there is no second and third lead which was a relief.
I love the Opening track and Luo Yun Xi also sing a song in it.
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Had potential but bad execution
At the beginning the plot seemed interesting, like a bit of intrigue and clues to put together. it was very cliche that the FL had amnesia or at least was faking it but still kept on watching.The plot of the uncle and ML started becoming a bit boring at some point, like they were always one step ahead and always knew what the other would do and so on but gladly he wasn’t the main villain.
Now, for the real villain even though it would have been a good plot twist, it suddenly left many open questions in general and why he started not caring anymore and being completely open about being evil as soon as the uncle was caught.
I also hated that the FL even though she appeared strong and smart at the beginning, was reduced to just being a side character and not doing anything useful. Also breaking up with the ML just because Minghao told him her sister was in danger? Like really? She was supposed to be smart and cunning if she didn’t want to break up and love Li Zeliang she could have come up with a strategy with him and together take him down.
And lastly, what they did with Shi ChuChu. Another female character they ruined. She is supposed to be a smart and capable business woman, then suddenly was reduced to nothing and played like a fool by Minghao all because she was heartbroken… Then almost at the end after someone with no proof more than just words, tells her “Hey Xieyi really doesn’t want to take revenge” suddenly became 100% trusting and finally decided Li Zeliang was right and Minghao was evil.
Again, I was about to drop it several times but only kept going because I really hate abandoning series … and always have hope they “fix” it a bit with the ending.
Anyway, definitely wouldn’t watch again ever.
The soundtrack was nice and the acting was good, even though the poor actors had to follow a very bad executed plot, those two things it’s what keep me from not giving it a 5/10
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