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Actually terrible
I know this show is not meant to be deep, intellectual, or groundbreaking. However, even as just romantic fluff it does a really poor job.What's wrong:
1. Female characters with few redeeming qualities. I really hate how the writing was slanted to give mostly the women the negative traits. FL falls into a web of lies and stupid misunderstandings all while being a terrible girlfriend who has a low EQ. SFL basically only has obsession and stalking going for her for more than half the drama. 3FL...the worst probably. Her strength was the stink eye and non-communication and giving bad advice to her friend. Annoying co-worker who sabotages and steals FL's work - it is astonishing that they kept her around that long.
2. Boring company drama. The least compelling part of this show was the business aspect. Bunch of dudes in suits yammering about investments. People you don't care about - why should I care about this emo Le An guy?? Couple of old dudes complaining about ML's leadership.
I'm one of those people that usually finishes what I start, so I stuck it through to watch all 36 episodes and to watch Dylan eat Bai Lu's face. I actually enjoyed maybe the first third, but somewhere after the halfway mark I started to view this show as literal trash. This is the kind of the show that you literally throw your hands up in the air and ask, "WHY?"
There was just so much stupidity and mundaneness sprinkled throughout this show. Let's give the FL bad cramps from her period during some big shot conference JUST BECAUSE. ??? Really now. Let's have the FL show up to another company as a respected professional WHILE LOOKING LIKE SHE HAS NO PANTS ON. Let's have FL fail to convince her mother she has a boyfriend when she actually does and still go out on an arranged date with a mutual friend and then lie to her boyfriend about it. Let's have the 3FL just storm off and give some stank attitude when 3ML tries to open up, and also have 3ML think she's about to marry her cousin. Let's introduce a dark horse second love interest out of nowhere around 2/3 of the way through the show and then have him climb up a tree.
This show is definitely in the bottom tier of dramas I have watched. I think if they cut this show in half and all the unnecessary crap, it would've been much better. There were some fun moments, but I don't think it's worth it on the whole. I would not recommend watching unless you have nothing better to do or if you really really need to see Bai Lu and Dylan together.
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Sweet Office Romace Drama
Well, you can’t say this is a whole office romance between CEO and his staff, yet BaiLu and Wang HeDi's chemistry is fantastic and sweet!!! I can’t keep trying not to scream and feel slightly cringe, yet I still want to keep watching this drama. Every romance and sweet scene successfully made my stomach full of butterflies.Even though maybe the first encounter with ShuYi is work-related and a little revenge on her ex, she slowly realises her feelings and finally tries to be better and support Shisomewhat
ShiYan is also kinda green flag CEO who looks so cold on the outside yet he’s kinda a caring man and ready to take whatever ShuYi’s reason to approach him.
Ahhhh I love this duo so much!!! After DiDi and Esther on Love Between Fairy and Devil, now this.
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Not enough love
Sigh. Where do I start? The amount of potential wasted on this series..The casting is stellar. You got 3 handsome and ridiculously great male leads. You got 3 great actresses for the female leads. And then you get possibly the most immature and dumb female lead.
- Constant misunderstanding
- ZERO communication, only texting or thought bubbles but nothing exchanged between the leads
- FL is written as an idiot, constantly running from kisses or any potential intimate scenes
-ML has no dimension, none, just the typical cold and emotionless
If you want to watch a series that’s about 2 good looking people in their 30s, who only text each other, but never actually communicating, good luck.
I skipped skipped so many scenes. Such a waste of talent.
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Constant lack of communication
The premise of this sounded really interesting and I got through all of it. But there were some things that were pretty confusing and not good.Main issues for me:
- Constant lack of communication mainly on the FL side. Some is to be expected, it’s a drama but she made bad decisions one after the other to the point I questioned if she was 12 years old.
- this could’ve been 16 episodes without losing much. There were too many repetitions, boring business conversations and dramas no one cares about.
- the damn phones always interrupting everything. Could have been a paid actor by the way they were constantly interrupting almost every relevant scene and development and it seems no caracter ever heard of silent mode or simply not picking up the phone.
- the SFL. This character is just completely atrocious. Always giving bad love advice when she has a terrible love life herself and when it all goes wrong “well, nothing we can do now, it’s the way it is, focus on a different guy”. No redeeming qualities. No growth.
- The Second Love Interest. Where did this sudden love interest even come from?? Why was he so fixated on her? Why climb a tree?
- Continuity issues. At the start she doesn’t know what he looks like because there’s no photos online and he is so illusive there’s only a picture of half his face, in the middle suddenly everyone knows what he looks like, even her mom because he’s so famous?? Also in his house she sees he likes The singer and has her albums, then later is talking to him like she never hears he likes her??
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Another overhyped mediocre drama
The obvious drag of a simple story line, mature but cringe fl,their phone playing 50% role in the drama,the flaws goes on.The toxicity this drama shows makes the drama a little overwhelming.Let me start with the middle school flirting skills of the fl though the drama shows her as someone mature. The bestfriends having no quality of being Bestfriends cz nobody actually shares what they are upto with each other.Always lying or trying to cover up.The bestie of fl pissed me off so much,cz she was a major source of bad relationship advise anyone could give,she herself was unable to have a proper healthy relationship.The lack of communication between each other,The miscommunication is such a overkill throughout the drama.The only sensible character being the niece. And female antagonist being actually a victim of constant criticism and lack of support which the fl gets everywhere.Started at a good pace but ends up being an obvious skip able drama
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Love as a Catalyst for Change: A Heartwarming Journey of Healing and Transformation
In this series, every episode had my heart melting a little more. From the captivating soundtrack to the brilliant performances by Bai Lu and Dylan Wang, I was completely hooked. Their portrayal of a love-struck couple was both authentic and compelling, bringing their characters’ vulnerabilities and chemistry to life.The drama beautifully explores how love can become a catalyst for personal growth and transformation. Through the journey of Zheng Shu Yi and Shi Yan, the storyline dives into the realistic struggles faced by young professionals who are trying to balance their careers with the demands of a meaningful relationship. Despite misunderstandings and the ups and downs of embracing one another’s differences, the lead couple learns to find strength in their vulnerabilities, ultimately creating a love that’s both heartwarming and profound.
The series also shines in its depiction of how healing and forgiveness can be powerful enough to break through the barriers a couple might face. It shows the beauty of opposites attracting—where each partner’s strengths uplift the other, bringing balance and harmony. The entire cast was perfectly chosen, and each character felt relatable, adding depth to the story. I found myself falling deeply in love with this drama, and it has definitely earned a spot as my new favorite!
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Good products don't always make good meals
I liked :He Di Wang is gorgeous in this series! What an actor!
The supporting actors are very good
The sets, costumes and locations are very nice.
Episode 31 to 36 are awesome
A great happy ending (see the 36th special on youtube)
I didn't like :
This series is definitely too long! 16-20 episodes would have been enough. It's incredibly slow. I skipped from episode 17 to the start of episode 31 and missed almost nothing.
The main female character is unbearable, poor Bai Lu forced to play a role like this.
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Screenwriters totally messed this one up.
This is not a classic cold-CEO and bubbly-reporter story. It's a revenge-plot gone wrong. And the people who messed this up were the screenwriters.Some reviews say that the actors (Dylan Wang or Bai Lu) get the chemistry wrong. That's because they assume it's a cold-CEO and bubbly-reporter. If instead you realize that she's trying to get revenge on the ex-boyfriend, suddenly the chemistry is about right (especially from Bai Lu).
We do get an early notification of the revenge-plot in episode 1... about 10 seconds long at most. Then about 20 episodes before it finally gets to exploding in her face. ML a nice guy, who acts cold to the FL because he knows she has ulterior motives. He fell for her a long time ago, and is trying to figure out why she's approaching him. So he's nice-guy-acting-cold, and she's not-interested-acting-interested.
It's the screenwriters who made a mess here. The audience literally has NO IDEA that he's deliberately faking being cold and uninterested, and is (a) trying to figure out why she's approaching him (he assumes it's money, but that doesn't make sense to him), and (b) trying to hide that he's interested.
Other points:
* The amount of self-conversation / thinking aloud is ridiculous. It's boring for the audience, and *worse* we don't even hear what matters -- i.e. him trying to figure it all out, and her plotting the scheme. There's a remarkable amount of dead-space that drives the audience to some serious boredom.
* The costume designers went way overboard on the currently-popular oversize clothing. Dylan Wang in an oversize suit looks like he's wearing his older brother's hand-me-down outfit. We simply can not take him seriously. He looks young to start with, but in that oversize suit, looks like he's 12. In Rationale Life, he looks like an Adult when he wears a suit.
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Waste of time
Story is slow. Not recommended to watch. Very dissapointing Drama from Bailu & Dylan. People will only watch it because of the hype of popular lead actors.Boring drama. You need to pay just to watch the wedding scene of Dylan & Bailu. A very dissapointing drama.
Story is slow. Not recommended to watch. Very dissapointing Drama from Bailu & Dylan. People will only watch it because of the hype of popular lead actors.
Boring drama. You need to pay just to watch the wedding scene of Dylan & Bailu. A very dissapointing drama.
Story is slow. Not recommended to watch. Very dissapointing Drama from Bailu & Dylan. People will only watch it because of the hype of popular lead actors.
Boring drama. You need to pay just to watch the wedding scene of Dylan & Bailu. A very dissapointing drama.
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This is a joke
I keep on thinking to myself this drama might get better but no, it keeps getting worst and worst. Is this a joke? It’s like suddenly Bailu and Dylan are noobs and this is their first drama. Dylan looks like a little boy looking hard and Bailu tries to act cute but it’s just cringy. She can’t be playing these roles anymore. What a mess. The story is a mess, there is no chemistry, the FL has no common sense, her best friend makes no sense and at this point the FL and ML should just forget about each other. Oh, and show keep reminding us how she’s focused on her career but I’ve never seen someone as unprofessional as her.Was this review helpful to you?
Super love
Dylan & Bailu good chemistry & all supporting cast & the story prefect.
Zheng Shu Yi is a hard-working reporter for one of China’s leading financial newspapers. She’s determined to land a front-page story, so she is pulling out all the stops to land an interview with one of the most talked-about young CEOs in the land – Shi Yan. For his part, the businessman is looking to make a series of investments in promising startup firms as a way of giving back to the community. A mixup occurs between the two, and their paths cross again. But as they (inadvertently) get to know one another, they start to realize their destinies may be intertwined. Shi Yan discovers that Zheng Shu Yi’s extensive reporting career means very few people know more about local startups. He agrees to let her write a series of stories about his company, causing them to meet again and again. But could this blossoming working relationship also lead them on the path to love?
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they have good chemistry
this show need a better rating. It’s so good if you haven’t watched it I recommend It’s so realistic good chemistry happy ending the story is good the whole cast is good at acting I like the bestfriend friendship I like the guys friendshipthe store line was great the outfits were beautiful it’s one of the best CEO boss dramas I’ve watched watch it if you haven’t, I recommend it’s so good the guys are charming the kissing scenes are great every outfit bai Lu worn was very beautiful
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