Everyone Loves Me

In the mood for laughter and love

If there's one thing I appreciate about cdramas it's that, from time to time, they manage to produce a story with characters behaving their age but also showing a pleasantly surprise maturity to their actions. In recent years, youth dramas like Love O2O, Our Secret, You Are Desire or When I Fly Towards You come to mind. Everyone Loves Me falls into this category. We are presented a group of characters who are young enough to make mistakes, but old enough to be aware of their limitations, of their missteps, and learn to grow from them.

I really liked both leads. Particularly Ling's spitfire personality, which is a breath of fresh air and I loved every minute she made Gu Xun sweat. But he didn't lose against her. Gu Xun was charming and overall had a great presence, boy needed to be taken down a notch tho. And thanks to the fact both leads are written as equals through their entire journey together, at the end of the drama it feels like they have come out as better people. I even dare say, it feels like their story it's just beginning.

Lin Yi and Zhou Ye have great chemistry and managed to portray their characters really well. They clearly had a lot of fun working together and with their character's development. I would love to see them work together again in the future.

The rest of the cast was also very good. The supportive characters hace each a function in pushing forward the story at the workplace and the leads's personal lives, which made for some very interesting office tension and hilarious interactions out of it. For example, at the beginning of the story leading man it's arrogant enough to know a good quantity of girls are crushing on him but for someone who claimed to be so popular, he spent a good portion of the story dealing with loves rivals from right to left, up and down. Everyone Loves Me? More like Everyone Loves Her. The results were awesome.

This was a very fun and easy going drama for me, with lots of re-watch potential. Every time I watched a new episode, it put me in a good mood and that's enough for me to recommend it.

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Not quite there yet as a real Romcom.

If you look at the trailer or read the description you will immediately think this a great Romcom. However, this fell short in so many ways. Let me first say the highest rating I gave is for the story. The story had real potential to be a blockbuster hit. It had all the makings to start a good Romcom. It just never got there. If I had to sum it up it was just boring. It never had two parts that go together. You know, peanut butter but no jelly, bread but no butter. The title does not go with anything. So a great story but the leads were not enough to pull it off. Individually they were cute but together no chemistry. I tried to give it every chance I could. I watched objectively until the end. I gave up better dramas for this. But when you start fast-forwarding through most of the episodes, you know something is wrong.

Many of the comments ask why the ratings are so low. This has a slow pace and never really goes anywhere. It reminded me of those short dramas on YouTube that give you different versions of the same plot. I fault the director for not knowing where to go or lead this drama to make it more exciting and loveable. I fault the writers for giving the actors too much dialog that they could not pull off. Thus, making the actors look like bad actors.

On a positive note, it is a rom-com and there were some funny moments. There was a hint of romance but it was barely fulfilled because it took so long. It has a happy ending.

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Charming Yet Flawed...?

Overview:
As a fan of Zhou Ye's previous works like "Scent of Time," "Back from the Brink," and "Love Me, Love My Voice," I eagerly anticipated this series. Although familiar with Lin Yi, the male lead, I hadn't watched any of his previous series. It tells a lighthearted story of two individuals transitioning from being gaming partners to real-life partners.

Plot Summary:
The story revolves around Yue Qian Ling (Dough Twist in the game), a spirited and talented gamer who catches the attention of another pro player, Gu Xun (Campus Hunk). Unbeknownst to each other, they form a close bond as game partners. Qian Ling has a crush on Gu Xun, her schoolmate, while Gu Xun is enamored with Dough Twist. This sets the stage for a comedic romance filled with misunderstandings and miscommunications.

Character Dynamics:
The series explores the dynamics between Qian Ling and Gu Xun as they navigate their feelings while unaware of each other's true identities. There's humor in the advice Gu Xun gives Qian Ling, leading to misunderstandings and rejection. The revelation of their identities adds a layer of complexity to their relationship, causing both to approach and avoid each other in turns.

Pacing and Enjoyment:
At first, the show is exciting and keeps you interested. But in the middle, it starts to drag and feel a bit boring. The dating part, which should have been more exciting, doesn't happen until episode 20 out of 24, which feels late. It would've been better if they showed it earlier. Despite this, the music is still nice and adds something cute to the series.

Acting and Performance:
While Zhou Ye and Lin Yi deliver decent performances, this series doesn't fully showcase their acting abilities. Both actors have shone in more serious and emotionally charged roles, whereas this leans towards light-heartedness. Nonetheless, the cast does well in their respective roles.

Rewatch Value:
The series holds rewatch value up until around the 15th episode but loses steam in the middle. Despite its enjoyable moments, the dragging plot during certain parts may deter viewers from revisiting the series frequently.

Final Thoughts:
It offers a blend of humor, romance, and gaming culture, making it a light-hearted watch. While it has its entertaining moments and a strong start, the pacing falters towards the middle, impacting its overall enjoyment. However, fans of Zhou Ye and Lin Yi may still find it worth a watch for its charming performances and cute storyline.

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Romcom? Yes but with so many drags

This one felt like a romcom after a long time, but let's just say i couldn't feel the emotion or the angst even when he hurt her. It was actually interesting and fun at first few episodes but after the truth got revealed, it kind of started to feel like a drag. It felt like those regular and usual stuffs like every drama after that. The only factor which kept me motivated to watch till the end was the ACTORS!! Both Zhou ye and Lin yi are one of my favourite actors, so they are the main positive factor which kept me going. I felt more chemistry with the second leads tbh 😭 The main leads offscreen chemistry actually looked amazing, the crew should have used it wisely...If you are planning to watch something after a long drama slump, then i suggest you to watch this one.

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=> A nice, cute, refreshing and comforting drama.

Rom-com series with Lin Yi

PLOT: The FL, student and designer, is rejected with a bang ### SPOILER (ep. 7)### by a TOP student/game designer, the ML, who she has been crushing on for a long time. They are on the same playing team (without knowing it). and work then in the same company (design of a Class A I-game).

PROS:
+ a very cute CL, with 1 beautiful alchemy. They are both intelligent, with temperament. No naive innocent FL, it feels good.
+ excellent young actors, who bring endearing characters to life. There is no Great Villain, all the characters (or almost all) are credible.
+ The narration is lively and skillful. The images are beautiful, the settings realistic.
+ The story is well constructed, without unnecessary twists. The guiding principle is the creation, design stages and promotion of an online game.
+ The OSTs are catchy and well suited to this type of series.

### The recurring morality of Chinese series: perseverance to believe in your dreams AND hard work (for the honor of China) (◎_◎;)

=> A nice, cute, refreshing and comforting drama.
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Série rom-com avec Lin Yi
PLOT: 1 FL, étudiante et designer, se fait rejeter avec fracas (ép. 7) par 1 étudiant/concepteur de jeu, le ML, pr qui elle a & crush depuis longtps. Ils sont ds la mm équipe de jeu (sans le savoir). et travaillent ensuite ds la même Entreprise (conception d'un je-game Class A).

PROS:
+ un CL très cute, avec 1 belle alchimie. Ils sont tous les 2, intelligents, avec du tempérament. Pas de FL innocente naïve, ça fait du bien.
+ d'excellents jeunes acteurs, qui donnent vie à des personnages attachants. Il n'y a pas de Great Villain, tous les personnages (ou presque) sont crédibles.
+ La narration est vive, habile. Les images sont belles, les décors réalistes.
+ L'histoire est bien construite, sans twist inutile. Le fil directeur est la création, les étapes de conception et de la promotion d'un jeu en ligne.
+ Les OST sont entrainantes et bien adaptées à ce genre de série.

### Moralité récurrente des séries chinoises : la persévérance quand on croit à ses rêves ET le travail acharné (pour l'honneur de la Chine) (◎_◎;)

=> Un drama nice, cute, rafraichissant et réconfortant.

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I got a cavity with so much sweetness

This show resonated with me for several reasons. Let's start with the romance; however short, it was earned, not given. Then there was the adorable performance by Zhou Ye as Que Yin. Half of her scenes I had a little smile on my face.Then there was the main aspect—the characters stayed within the context of the story. Even the relationship was formed within the story, as it should be. Some folks may be turned off by the gaming business aspect, along with the meetings and seeing the characters actually work and discuss developing a Triple A game. I found it interesting. There was a time for work, and there was a time to build a relationship. If you tune in expecting a full-on romance, this isn't it.

The story has romantic moments. But, it was sidebarred with LOL cat-and-mouse antics. In her defense, Que Yin (as overinfatuated as she was) tried so hard in the beginning to win Gu Xun's heart. IMOP, this brought on a few elements. It brought on some comic relief. Her ways, as cheesy as they were at times, brought out some character development moments. Sad, funny, and serious.

In the second half, it was Gu Xun's turn to step up. If Gu Xun had fallen to her charms very early, it wouldn't have been the same. The supporting cast was okay. The second couple was more of a rebound situation. The overall package of the series was good. All of those elements I mentioned kept me interested.

Yes, it would have been nice to see more of the main couple at the peak of their relationship. But IMOP if that happened at ep 2, where would the conflicts and struggles be? You would have to write a different story. Because their struggle to finally come together was a huge part of it.

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✒ ⛩️ How To Almost Lose When You've Already Won ✍️ °7.4° °VG°

Falling Into Your Smile-5.7, The King's Avatar-7.9, Love 020 - the movie-5.9 and the show-6.8… here we are again, talking about gaming. ELM is a romance first, though. The ‘games’ are mainly played by the leads. ELM is a 2024 release that is rated 7.9 on MDL. It is 1 season consisting of 24 45-minute episodes. I enjoyed every one of them. Everyone (who is a romance fan) should like this show.

Zhou Ye (Back from the Brink, Word of Honor) portrays Qian Ling, a novice artist who is on the brink of making it big. Lin Yi (Angels Fall Sometimes) plays Gu Xun, an intelligent but slightly misanthropic game designer. I never saw this actress before, but she's terrific and gorgeous. I've seen the ML in Put Your Head on My Shoulder-7.3, where he plays an even colder, more analytical type; PYHOMS is wonderful in the first half and struggles in the second half. Lin Yi is completely different here. He sells his attraction to Qian Ling so well we can almost taste it. As much as he loves her, he came close to blowing it. Totally. Here's how~>

They are both working at the same gaming company while finishing up at the same school. The company decided to build a new unit around Gu Xun (the 9th business unit) in order to deliver China's first AAA computer game, entitled Heroes Path. Many ups and downs precede this, but Qian Ling gets the opportunity to draw the hero of Heroes Path and design many of the weapons. For most of the show she tries to keep two jobs at the company. Her previous boss (Hong Yao from Story of Yanxi Palace) does not want to let her go. Not only is he competitive with Gu Xun, but Qian Ling is a special talent.

Qian Ling has known for a long time that she's totally into Gu Xun. He takes no notice of her, however. As a tall, good-looking, high IQ type, he's the recipient of female attention quite often. It's just that most girlie-girls are silly and boring to him. The girl who does not bore him is the one he hasn't met yet - in person, that is, ‘Dough Twist’ is one of his teammates in online gaming. Their group (Another Win) is ‘killing it’ together. They each play from home and talk through their 🎧. Dough Twist is fierce, feisty, and just lethal with a joystick, mouse, and keyboard. She's his kinda girl. He's got to get HER in his world.

His 🌏 drops one night when she mentions to the group that she likes a guy at work. He immediately sets out to give her “bad intel” (act cute! Be girlie!) in hopes that the relationship won't work out. He wants this pastry for himself. What he doesn't know is that HE'S the guy, and Dough Twist is Qian Ling.

There's layers of clever irony to the show. He has an online crush on online-her (doughtwist). She likes him (Gu Xun). Gu Xun is jealous of doughtwist's crush (himself). He's deliberately giving her bad dating advice so that it won't work out with his crush - and his advice is working! Gu Xun /can't stand/ Qian Ling. He's undermining his own romance! She's trying to win over Gu Xun by being phony, and Gu Xun hates her. She's completely herself with online him (campushunk), because she doesn't care, and (online) he's besotted with her. They are working (hard) at love without realizing they've already won. They just don't know it. All the wasted effort and longing gives me a smidge of stress. It's amusing and delightful at the same time.

Melody Tang as Chen Xin Yi, + Jiang Yi Ming as Jiang Jun Nan are the secondary couple. He's Gu Xun's right-hand man and she's his new assistant. She has almost debilitating social anxiety. She's sweet and talented, and Qian Ling helps her come out of her shell. The actresses both did Love Like the Galaxy together and Ms Jiang starred in Story of Kunning Palace. The directors are Yu Chung Chung (Love Is Sweet, Once upon a Time in Lingjian Mountain-7.5) & Gia Lee (Hidden Love-7.8, Go Go Squid!). Screenwriter, Xu Ting, wrote Double Love, & Zhao Cong penned Hello Debate Opponent. The original creator is Qiao Yao (Only for Love, Love Scenery). At the halfway mark their charaters’ interactions are strong, entertaining, sincere and authentic - especially for a Chinese modern-day drama. The scenario is actually entirely plausible and heavy on the grins. It's a nifty piece of writing.

Qian Ling finally plucks up the courage to confess her feelings to Gu Xun at graduation. He only knows the phony Qian Ling, the one he created by way of his subterfuge. He gives her a very harsh rejection. THEN, she hates him. Hate? She LOATHES him. Actively. The act is dropped. She gives him a bitter taste of who she really is from that point on. Gu Xun pieces together that she's doughtwist and spends the rest of the show trying to win her back.

It has some minor bugs. The. Business machinations toward the end are, pretty much, nonsensical. When he meets her parents it's painfully goofy, but it doesn't last that long. The secondary romance looked more promising than it turned out to be. It isn't bad, but the first half was better than the wrap up, by far. It should have been better. The last episode was good enough but could be improved upon.

Artistically it's up and down. The Wardrobe is hit and miss but Stella (Yu Xin Yi from Catch Up My Prince) really puts on a fashion show as a company executive. The FL has a couple pairs of star earrings that I like enough to buy. The music is dang near outstanding. It really soars in that category. Shazams: With Me (影視劇《別對我動心》插曲) by Fiona Sit & For You, by Ree Lax - that one is so good I shared it with my son. There's a lovely scene where he's on an upper floor balcony and she's walking by. He takes flower petals and tosses them up to fall down around her.

Overall, the show works for me. The writing (even though it doesn't have a high business or tech IQ which makes it frequently sloppy in those areas) has a high EQ. It's the writing and the 2 leads that bring us Another Win.


〰🖍 IMHO

📣7.4 📝7.1 🎭7.5 💓7 🦋5 🎨7 🎵/🔊8 🔚8 🤗6 ▪ 🌞5.5 ⚡4 😅4 😭1 😱2 😯2 🤢1 🤔4 💤0


Age 12+ Language: b!+ch; Rated TV-PG-13: Parents Cautioned

Re-📺? won't say no


In order of ~lite & trite~ to ~heavy & serious~ you may also like:

💓 -
C🇨🇳:
A Little Thing Called First Love 8.5;
Find Yourself 8.9;
The Romance of Tiger and Rose 9.8;
The Sleepless Princess 9.1;
Wait, My Youth-8.4

Romance junkies only: Accidentally in Love-6.5 ‘18 B-level scripting, acting, and directing, but still fun/strangely relaxing to watch,
Well-Intended Love-7.5 Rom-porn - extra points for the dopamine but many object to an outrageous stunt the ML pulls,
Boss & Me-7
When I Fly Towards You-7.8,
You are my destiny-6.8 cute and sweet and 1/2 padding,
Meteor Garden-7.4 - 70% flowing 30% dragging and BOF is better,
Hidden Love-7.8

K🇰🇷 :
A Witch's Love 7.8;
Love To Hate You 8.9;
Touch Your Heart 8.2;
Crash Landing On You 9.1;
Oh My Ghost 10;
It's Okay Not to Be Okay 9;
Hospital Playlist 9;
My Mister 9.5;

🎎 -
C🇨🇳: Overlord 8.4,
Under the Power 8.6,
The Rebel Princess 9.1,
The Sword and the Brocade 8.6 (in ancient Chinese opera style),
The Rise of Phoenixes 9
K🇰🇷:
My Only Love Song 8.7 excellent comedy;
Mr. Queen 8.5;
My Sassy Girl 8.5;
The King's Affection 8.3;
Mr. Sunshine 9

🔮🐉-
C🇨🇳: Love Between Fairy & Devil 8.9;
Douluo Continent 9.4;
Handsome Siblings 8.7;
Ancient Love Poetry 8.6;
Love and Redemption 10


Japanese🇯🇵 lite romcoms: Maid Sama-10, Mischievous Kiss Love in Tokyo-7.8, Love, Chunibyo And Other Delusions-8.4, Toradora-8.5


Taiwan
Age of Rebellion-9.5,
The Fierce Wife-8 - worth sticking with,
Two Fathers-7.5

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cutesy, but basic

i finished it in less than a day, but did i watch it on 1.5x speed the whole time, yes.
nothing original about this show, but the main leads had such good chemistry and its cute. THE ONE THING i was so annoyed about was that the story legit ended before like the climax of their relationship. we barely got anything in the last 4 episodes and that was disappointing.
i bet someone during the editing of this show was like i am a geniusss because the story starts in the new year and ends on it as well LOL. stella is really pretty and the gaming storyline was definitely the backbone of this whole story because there was little to no romance.

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I didn't like the ML and found it difficult to find them cute together cuz imo Gu Xun doesn't deserve her she's way too good for him. Zhou Ye and Lin Yi didn't have any chemistry like 0.
I loved Zhou ye in Love Me, Love My Voice, she was perfect there and the ML was so charming, they had such a great chemitry you'd see herts in their eyes when they looked at eo. But unfortunately here i saw it in with Zhou Ye's acting but not in Lin Yi's. I think (since it's my 2nd drama with him in it) he's better without romance, he's not fit to play romantic leads. Heroic, smart or cunning leads yes but no rom-com for him.

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good modern romance, but why is it so hard to create a plot that lasts 24 episodes?

when I began watching this one I read a comment that said "it would be great if it had only 10 episodes" and I must agree... the acting is amazing and the characters are actually >really< well written, but the story starts to drag itself because you just have so much time and not much things to develop (enter some random plot lines)... and you can't even blame the writers because they did tried to delay them being together at maximum...

anyways!
overall I enjoyed the story! the first part was a little bit hard to keep going because the female lead was clowning herself and de male lead was being mean without any necessity, but after the misunderstanding begins and the female lead really starts acting like any woman would, the story gets really fun!

what I enjoyed the most was because the story takes time to happen... for instance, they start working together before they graduate, but only get together a year later (I think) and this is a nice move for me because, for me, this means that their feelings and their mentally developed? in a way like the female lead was obsessed with him at first (without knowing him very well) and now can really get to know him and the same thing with him that nurtured this passion for her in an online world and now can discover different sides of her, etc.

in the end I really wanted to give this one a 5 stars just because is not that cringe kinda of plot 😅

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