Heart of Stone (2025)

铁石心肠 ‧ Drama ‧ 2025
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Xiao Lang, the newly appointed director, makes a bold entrance—but he's hiding a secret past. Once the rightful heir, he lost everything to his stepmother's scheming. The only light in his dark childhood was Su Ming Yu. Now back for revenge, her love becomes his salvation again as love triumphs over vengeance. (Source: Youku) Edit Translation

  • English
  • Русский
  • Français
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Country: China
  • Type: Drama
  • Episodes: 24
  • Aired: Mar 25, 2025 - Apr 2, 2025
  • Aired On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
  • Original Network: Youku
  • Duration: 12 min.
  • Score: 7.0 (scored by 918 users)
  • Ranked: #10157
  • Popularity: #4885
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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Dropped 22/24
Shin
17 people found this review helpful
Apr 3, 2025
22 of 24 episodes seen
Dropped 0
Overall 4.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 1.5
Rewatch Value 1.0

Chemistry? As artificial as plastic.

The plot? A classic case of Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V.

Our ML’s family member gets killed, and he’s back for revenge. Out of a quarter billion women around his age, who does he fall for? The enemy’s daughter, of course(here they are childhood sweethearts so one more clichè comes free) And—because fate has a wicked sense of humor—she’s conveniently average-looking. Chinese writers, I feel for you; creativity has officially hit saturation.

It follows the same age-old pattern: ML hides his identity, regrets it later, and oscillates between holding and leaving the FL—all in the name of "protecting" her. No new tricks, no fresh twists, just déjà vu in HD.

Now, onto the cast.

Dai Gao? The man can do no wrong—except here. I’ve seen him as a king, a bodyguard, an army general, a boxer, a model, a gangster (kind of), and now, a company chairman. And let’s be real—he absolutely devours that rectangular-framed, clear-glass, three-piece suit aesthetic. YUMMY. But his acting? Surprisingly... mid. Why? We’ll get to that.

Jin Zi Yuan is a solid actress, but she just didn’t bring her A-game. She thrives in period dramas, where she fits like a glove, but in modern settings, she sticks out like a misplaced extra. In this role, her expressions were rigid, and her dialogue delivery felt about as natural as a scripted reality show.

Now, their chemistry—oh boy. If childhood friends are supposed to have an unbreakable bond, these two must’ve had severe amnesia. Lovers? Barely. Their dynamic felt like an arranged marriage where intimacy exists, but it’s as thrilling as watching paint dry. This is precisely why Dai Gao’s performance didn’t shine—there was just nothing to work with.

As for the rest of the cast... well, they exist. Overacting galore, as if none of them attended even a single acting workshop.

And the background music? Or should I say, the complete lack of an impressionable soundtrack? A final nail in the coffin.

So, should you skip this drama?

No, no—watch it. But only if your expectations are lying comfortably six feet under.

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Completed
Faith McDaniel
13 people found this review helpful
Apr 7, 2025
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.0
Story 4.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 2.5
Rewatch Value 1.0

Thai vs Chinese

I saw the Thai version Hua Jai Sila first and I felt that had a better storyline and was tied together so much better than this version.

The only reason I watched this version was cause of the actors. I liked them in other shows and wanted to see how they would take this show. Overall they did a good job.

This version just felt like it was very low budget with little effort. It definitely could have been way better. It felt extremely rushed, but it did get the whole story within 24 episodes. Definitely recommend Hua Jai Sila over this.
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Details

  • Title: Heart of Stone
  • Type: Drama
  • Format: Standard Series
  • Country: China
  • Episodes: 24
  • Aired: Mar 25, 2025 - Apr 2, 2025
  • Aired On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
  • Original Network: Youku
  • Duration: 12 min.
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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  • Score: 7.0 (scored by 918 users)
  • Ranked: #10157
  • Popularity: #4885
  • Watchers: 3,244

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