The Rise of Ning

More of Mystery Than a Romance

**This is just my opinion. I truly appreciate all of the hard work and dedication that went into the production of this drama. Thank you.**

In an effort to keep this short and spoiler free, I'm going to skip the plot summary and just cut to the chase. This is a good drama with talented actors who did a great job. It felt more like a mystery/life/family historical drama for most of the episodes rather than a romance. Yes, there was romance and multiple couples but they were overshadowed by a ridiculous amount of actual murder and mayhem. You would expect that inside a palace or something like that but this was just a mid level official's family.

Ultimately, the only character that I was really rooting for was Lu Jia Xue, played by Ci Sha. I wanted him to get his redemption arc and happy ending. I wish that his and Luo Yi Ning's relationship was explored more in depth. It was interesting and the emotion felt real. I didn't get that from the relationship between Luo Shen Yuan, played by Zhang Wan Yi and Luo Yi Ning, played by Ren Min. Not that it wasn't there. I was just more drawn to the story between Lu Jia Xue and Luo Yi Ning, the desperate longing his character felt for her, the tear filled look in her eyes when she spoke to him---all of that was moving. The relationship between Luo Shen Yuan and Luo Yi Ning is more like a warm friendship in comparison.

If you like your dramas filled with a lot of revenge, scheming, attempted murder, etc. then you'll probably love this drama. If, however, that's not your thing, you might want to skip this one.

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And Ning Rises Indeed like yeast... like a hot air balloon... She Rises

I decided to watch this drama because of the ML. Having just watched him in "Are You The One", I decided to get another dose of this charming ML. I think I'm gradually becoming a small fan of his. I really enjoyed this drama tremendously and I want to rave a little about it!

What I LOVE about it:
-The plot is exciting, dramatic, suspenseful, engaging, riveting... :o) Everything one wants in an entertaining drama.
-Everything is nicely explained as much as possible and wrapped up in a timely manner. The plot does not drag on and on about nothing. Issues are raised. Issues are resolved and explained to viewers. Lovely, IMO! I am someone who likes to have this 'sense of closure' before moving on to the next issue.
-The cast is generally excellent. Their acting is natural and pleasant to watch. I have to say that I think that the FL has quite a bit of room for improvement as she comes across as simply reciting lines instead of truly being in character. At times, she seems kind of startled by what she is to do or say IMO which comes across as rather awkward. Nonetheless, her winning point is that her character LYN is a feisty and smart lass. I love watching women who can hold their own fort and stand up for themselves despite the injustice and odds. I like her character LYN. She is not the screamy, shouty, air-headed kind of FL. She plots, she schemes, she plans but she has a fairly good heart and does not do things which are too awful. She just wants to find the truth and to have justice returned.
-I like the cast and I think the ML is wonderful in this drama. Again, he nails it! I like Duke Ying in this drama. Some parts are LOL cute e.g. when LYN's awful 'father' shouts, "Who is your father?" when she calls him 'father' and then, LYN's father shows up as Duke Ying. So y'all - that's who her father is, ya? :o) LOL! I like the fairly light-hearted moments which provide relief and humour.
-Diehard lovers in the form of LSY and LJX. LJX, while overly obsessed in a unhealthy way, just really loves LYN. LSY and LYN's love seems gradual and very believable. Lovely to watch them.
-The OST is pleasant.
-The visuals/ costumes are lovely.
-I like that the villains are fairly quickly dealt with.
-Happy ending which is so great. Nonetheless, I found the ending a little rushed.

What I Do Not Like So Much:
-The murderous and hideous villains but well, without them, there won't be much of a plot.
-Qiao Xiao Niang's kids are quite insufferable.

Overall, superb! I wanted to give this excellent drama a perfect 10/10 but FL's acting has room for improvement. In fact, I thought of other better possible actresses who could probably deliver as well as or even better than her.

In essence, this exciting and intriguing drama is lovely to watch. I highly recommend this drama (as well as "Are You The One"). Thumbs-Up!
<3 <3 <3

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A VERY GOOD UNDERRATED DRAMA

I was waiting for this drama for quite long. Reserved in WeTv as my watchlist & it really didn’t disappoint. I love Ren Min’s acting since watching her previously.
The story of this drama is good, acting is good & chemistry between the 2 main leads are very good. All other characters also very good too. The love story between Luo Shen Yuan & Luo/Wei Yi Ning is so beautiful, their love, trust for each other, supporting & protecting each other.
The villain character was also portrayed very well. His obsession for the Luo/Wei Yi Ning is scary, not real love, just pure obsession & don’t want to lose what he believed only belongs to him alone.
All the OST are very good, love it.
Definitely worth watching & rewatching. I have rewatched few times & still rewatching 🤣🤣🤣

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Watch this if you liked Story of Minglan and/or Destined

AMAZING! It gave me flashbacks to story of Minglan, and Destined. I wish they added few more episodes to wrap the ending better. It was really nice to see Minglan intelligence again although it wasn't as good as minglan's schemes it felt good. I was glued to the story as it progressed well and didn't have misunderstandings. At one point I felt they would breakup but the trust between them was strong and as such the Ex-lover couldn't break them. I do hate how the Luo family's second master (Ml's father although he never cared about him since he was maid born ) repeatedly punished physically and because of his inability to distinguish between right and wrong.

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Comecei a assistir The Rise of Ning por causa do ator Zhang Wan Yi. Eu havia assistido antes Are You The One e gostei da performance dele e quis conferir um pouco mais. Comecei a assistir meio às cegas sem saber muito sobre o enredo. Mas fui surpreendida por um bom drama familiar de época com protagonistas carismáticos que carregaram bem a história e me fizeram assistir religiosamente os episódios lançados diariamente sem deixar acumular nenhum tamanho era meu interesse pelo desenrolar da história. Apesar de lá pelo episódio 35 a história ter ficado um pouco mais chata e o último episódio ter sido bem frustrante até perto dos momento finais. O final feliz compensou as raivas que passei assistindo aos últimos episódios.

O início do drama lembra um pouco The Double no aspecto de que a protagonista, Luo Yining, é retirada do convívio familiar ainda criança após ser acusada pela segunda esposa de seu pai de ter causado aborto de seu filho. Mas pelo menos no caso da Luo Yining, ela ficou em uma casa de campo da família. Nesse período de isolamento ela se aproxima de um homem, vizinho de sua casa, e os dois têm um relacionamento que acaba de uma forma trágica. Com Yining sendo vítima de um atentado supostamente orquestrado por esse homem.

Ao voltar para a casa principal da família Luo já adulta, Yining se aproxima de seu terceiro irmão, Shenyuan. Ele é o filho de uma serva que enganou seu mestre (pai de Yining) e acabou ficando grávida e dando à luz a Shenyuan. Como é filho de uma serva, Shenyuan é desprezado por quase todos da casa e não é considerado legalmente um membro da família Luo. Além disso, ele carrega uma missão secreta: vingar a morte de seu mestre que foi injustamente acusado de corrupção e executado.

Por serem desprezados na família, Luo Yining e Shenyuan se aproximam e começam a ajudar um ao outro em seus planos para superar as injustiças na família. No decorrer dos episódios vamos descobrindo que os dois não são irmãos biológicos, pois Ning não é filha biológica de seu pai. Shenyuan descobre a verdade primeiro (por volta do episódio 8) e começa a desenvolver sentimentos românticos pela Yining, mas sempre a respeitando pois ela não sabe a verdade.

Shenyuan é um personagem maravilhoso. Ele é paciente, inteligente, determinado e forte. Além de intelectual ainda esconde habilidades marciais que usa para lutar contra os corruptos. Gosto de como ela espera a Yining saber a verdade e entender os sentimentos que nutre por ele sem em nenhum momento impor seu querer sobre ela.

Ao contrário dele, o Marquês Lu, sempre agia de forma violenta e forçando uma intimidade com a Yining que me deixava passando mal de raiva. O Marquês era o vizinho da Yining da época em que ela estava na casa de campo. Ele estava lá para se recuperar de um ferimento que o deixou temporariamente sem visão. Por isso, não conhecia o rosto de Yining e passa boa parte da trama tentando comprovar que a Luo Yining é a sua Meimei (nome falso que a Yining usou na época). Um personagem odioso.

Depois de várias reviravoltas Shenyuan é oficialmente registrado como membro da família Luo e a verdade por trás do nascimento de Yining é revelada, bem como a identidade de seu pai biológico permitindo assim que os dois possam viver o amor sem nenhum impedimento sanguíneo.

No final tudo termina bem, com um final feliz para os protagonistas e os vilões tendo o final que merecem. Apesar dos últimos episódios terem sido um pouco chatos por causa da obsessão do Marquês Lu, com direito a rapto da noiva no dia do casamento, tudo terminou bem para os nossos protagonistas.

Os atores principais desempenharam seu papel de forma brilhante e os dois formam um belo casal. Até o ator que fez o Marquês Lu também foi brilhante porque me deixou odiando o Marquês com todas as minhas forças. Sinal de um bom trabalho por parte do ator.

Gostei do drama em geral e indico para quem gosta de histórias cheias de dramas e intrigas familiares. O drama também tem sua parcela de intriga política, mas diria que o drama familiar é o que de fato carrega a história.

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The Rise of Ning

buat aku dracin nya HAPPY ENDING, dracin kolosal terbnyk epsnya 40 buat aku 3 hari udh lumayan menguras mata.

Acting dari tiap karakter udah bagus banget, emosi di tiap dialognya dapat, dan Konfliknya lumayan agak berat, hairstyle lucu kepang dua sesuai karakter Ren Min

untuk karakter nya Yi Ning sama Shen Yuan pinter bgt di bandingin sama gw msh kalahan gw😭 taktik nya itu udh di persiapan dulu sblm serang, Shen Yuan menurut gw tipekal yg dingin, keras kepala, buat onar, trus buat Jia Xue gw ga suka terlalu obsesi + posesive bgt, oiya untuk ceritanya hampir sama kyk The Double cwe sama cowo nya sama2 pinter untuk segala taktik nya buat musuh nya, trus keberanian, kekuatan, kerja sama, dan keadilan buat ibu nya Jiang Li sama Yi Ning.

dracin yang bikin gw greget sama cwe nya si Yi Ning org nya ga peka, ngambekan, keras kepala
untuk aku rewatch sampe 5x juga gw sanggup, ga bosenin, cukup di rekomendasiin dracin seru bgt

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sevdiğim tarz bir dizi

Merhabalar ;
HİKAYE:
Ben bu tarz aile dizilerini seviyorum aksiyonu karşılıklı (satranç oyunu gibi) entrika ve oyunları dizinin içinde biraz gizem barındırması süprizlerin olması v.s. severek izliyorum ta son bölümlere kadar hemen hepsi vardı hikayeyi mutlu sona bağlamak için senaristler oturmuşlar düşünmüşler başroldeki erkekle kızı nasıl evlendiririz diye sonunda da kız başka bir ailenin kızı olsun demişler bu biraz zorlama gibiydi ve hiç dizinin olağan akışına uymadı
OYUNCULAR:
Başroldeki oyuncuları beğensem de yaptıkları rolleri biraz yapmacık ve zorlama buldum başrol oyuncuları doğal değildi fakat onun dışındaki oyuncular daha doğaldı hele ki başroldeki kadınla adamın seslendirmesi bir facia idi o seslendirmeye sahip bir adamın böyle bir kılıç ustası olması gerçekçi değildi başroldeki kadın oyuncuyu ise sanki bir çocuk seslendiriyordu :D
MÜZİKLER:
Genel olarak müzikler iyiydi
YENİDEN İZLEME DEĞERİ:
Yani bu seslendirme ve başroldeki kadınla adamın doğal olmayışı sebebiyle tekrar izlemem bir kere izlemek yeterli diye düşünüyorum
GENEL:
Genel olarak başroldekiler hariç diğer tüm unsuları göz önüne alınca yine zaman ve emek harcanmış bir dizi yapımda ve yayında emeği geçen herkese teşekkür ederiz.

Yeni dizilerde buluşmak üzere :D

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Un drama que j'ai adoré suivre malgré quelques lacunes

Allez hop, ma critique en mode "j'ai pas le temps" !

Les points forts :
Une relation que j’ai adorée ! Une complicité, une confiance quasi aveugle du début à la fin. Alors oui, on nous vend une romance "incestueuse", mais que nenni ! D’abord, rappelons qu’ils ne se connaissent pas vraiment et n’ont pas été élevés ensemble. Ensuite, Shen Yuan découvre rapidement qu’elle n’est pas sa sœur – ses sentiments, bien que romantiques, restent toujours dans les limites de la bienséance. Je me suis demandé : "Mais comment vont-ils nous faire avaler leur relation amoureuse ?" Et finalement, la tournure de l’histoire s’y prête bien. Le développement (peut-être un peu rapide) reste plutôt naturel. Bref, une romance adorable et une complicité qui fait plus que sourire.

Des protagonistes malins et attachants – j’adore quand ils brillent par leur ingéniosité ! L’héroïne est forte, vive et intelligente, tandis que le protagoniste est calme et rusé. Résultat : des scènes savoureuses où l’on se dit "Bien fait pour eux !"

Des personnages secondaires ultra-adorables ! J’ai craqué pour les deux grand-mères, leur bienveillance et leur sincérité. Le général et ses mimiques de père transi m’ont conquis, tout comme Hai Ru, que je croyais au départ cantonnée au rôle de belle-mère gentille… pour finalement devenir l’un de mes persos préférés !

Un antagoniste qui m’a fait de la peine – ça arrive si rarement que ça mérite d’être souligné. Sa sincérité était indéniable, et son amour avait une base solide. Même si, dès le départ, on sait qu’il est voué à perdre, même si ses actes sont condamnables… je n’ai pu m’empêcher de penser que l’héroïne aurait pu être plus sympa avec lui.

Les faiblesses :
Le jeu des acteurs aurait pu être meilleur. Surtout Zhang Wan Yi – je l’ai trouvé incroyable dans Lost You Forever (certaines scènes m’ont fait pleurer, pouhlala !), mais ici, c’est moins subtil, plus lissé.

Manque d’intensité et de passion entre les deux tourtereaux. Leur complicité est indéniable, mais une fois en couple, on aurait aimé un changement plus radical, plus drôle. Tout reste trop propre, presque… ennuyeux.

Une réalisation simple, sans grande originalité, et une bande-son correcte, mais qui ne marque pas les esprits.

En résumé, un drama qui n'entre pas forcément dans la cour des grands mais qui a su me rendre tout de même accro pendant une petite semaine.

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