This wasn't just a drama I watched, it was an experience I lived.
From the very first episode, it captivated me with its impeccable production, but what really hooked me was the emotional depth of its story.The reason for my obsession with this series has a name: Zhao Lusi. Her portrayal of the protagonist is simply masterful. Not only does she wear incredible outfits that reflect her character's evolution, but she also manages to convey a vulnerability and strength that touches your soul. Her character is that girl who only wanted one thing: to be loved. Throughout her life, she shaped her personality, her actions, and her dreams to fit in and please others, believing that this would help her find her place in the world.
The moment she discovers that her entire love life has been built on a lie is a heartbreaking turning point. Seeing her suffer and fall apart was so real that I couldn't help but suffer with her. But it is precisely in this low point that she finds the strength for the most important thing: to reinvent herself. Her journey is not only about healing, but about building an authentic identity from scratch, for herself and not for others.
There is no teenage love filled with unnecessary drama here. What blossoms between the two characters is a love that, despite the lies, becomes mature, conscious, and healing. In the end, he doesn't come to "save" her, but to support her, understand her, and walk beside her as an equal. It's a relationship built on wounds, second chances, human errors, selfishness, patience, and a deep emotional connection.
The cast's performance is outstanding overall, with each character contributing to and enriching the plot. The locations are like another character, beautiful and full of meaning, perfectly complementing the protagonist's emotional journey.
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Starting is a little boring.
“Love’s Ambition” is a story about several people — the female protagonist, her sister, her sister’s ex and current partners, the male protagonist, and his family.Xu Yan, the female protagonist, has struggled a lot since her childhood. Her parents never praised her for anything, and she always felt that they loved her elder sister, Qiao Lin, more than her.
At one point, Xu Yan wanted to study further and go to college, but her father refused. She began to feel suffocated in her parents’ house, so one day she ran away to her grandmother’s home and decided never to return. Since then, she has struggled a lot to secure her position at work.
During that time, she met a man who gave her the warmth she had been longing for. They fell in love, but she hid her true identity because he and his family belonged to a higher social class and expected a wife and daughter-in-law of the same standard. She endured all the humiliation given by her future in-laws but eventually succeeded. In the end, she finally got the life she had longed for.
Meanwhile, her sister faced her own struggles. Tired of the expectations of her fiancé’s parents and her own, she ran away to her younger sister’s place, where she finally found the life she had always dreamed of.
The male protagonist is somewhat arrogant and believes that money can solve everything. This is just a small glimpse into the main characters’ lives in the story.
I didn’t like the story at first — it felt dull until the elder sister entered the picture. Before her, the plot was quite boring, and I was fed up with the female protagonist’s attitude and acting. However, her sister’s character was cheerful and carefree, and I really liked the man she was paired with. I thought something good might come from their story, and after their divorce, the drama finally became more interesting and stayed engaging until the end.
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Not feeling it!
I just knew I wasn't going to like it, especially since the leads had zero chemistry. If there had been even a spark of a connection, I might have stuck with it, but without that, there was no reason to stay!
I am very quick to drop a drama, or anything, really. I don’t believe in forcing myself to sit through something; if it’s truly good, I shouldn't have to. Usually, if I don’t find the plot interesting (or if there’s no plot at all, which unfortunately happens a lot in C-dramas), I can only force myself to stay if the leads’ chemistry is really good. Otherwise, it's buh-bye! 👋🏻✌🏻
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A drama with a predictable plot, difficult to watch until the end
My opinion: A drama with a predictable plot, difficult to watch until the end, and overrated due to the marketing strategy of disagreements between the actress and her agency. The plot is an adaptation of a web novel by Zhang Yue Ran, which was also used to film a drama focused on family tragedy.Loves Ambition is very predictable because it focuses on a romantic drama with plots of lies and the protagonist's situation, which doesn't represent a story of personal overcoming. The leads are good actors who deliver good scenes, but the emotional depth isn't there. The mystery surrounding the release date created an atmosphere of euphoria and masked the audience numbers, based on the expectations of a drama released after the controversy between actress Zhao Luzi and her own agency. I think that if it hadn't been for the clash between the agency and the actress, and the actress's absence from the set to undergo treatment for the mental illness that had emerged (in my opinion, largely due not only to the high stress of filming), but also to the high level of malnutrition she put herself at risk of to meet beauty standards and combat criticism from internet users about her image, the drama wouldn't be attracting so much attention from viewers. Unfortunately, the actress put herself at risk and used her presence in the entertainment industry to confirm that beauty standards are important. She wasted the opportunity to help other women suffering from bullying and continued and supported this disgusting situation to which women around the world are exposed with unnecessary demands regarding their bodies. It's a shame. People sympathize with the actress, but they overlook this very important detail that puts the mental health of other women at risk because the actress wasted the opportunity to maintain her authenticity and not give in to the aesthetic standards demanded by the entertainment industry. This cost the actress's mental health, because weight loss evidently depletes the body of nutrients that support proper brain function, such as vitamin B12, among other vitamins and minerals. Regarding the drama, in addition to this aspect of it attracting public attention due to the controversy that arose before its release, in my opinion, so far, with the plot's predictability, the drama is similar to other short dramas on Douyin, with the difference that this drama, "Loves Ambition," demonstrates a high level of investment in staging, costumes, and casting. I won't continue with the remaining episodes because I'm not a viewer who is fooled by the cast, but by the quality of the plot and its proximity to reality. This drama is heavily edited to present polished and softer images of the toxic examples used to support the plot, such as polishing the image of the individual playing the role of a rich and arrogant husband and the wife who uses lies as excuses to make the audience identify with a supposed case of overcoming childhood difficulties. Audiences enjoy watching romance, and this drama has no additional value that adds a moral weight to the story's ending. It serves only for entertainment purposes and to pass the time. In my opinion, all the events I mentioned above contributed to overvaluing this drama, which, in my opinion, is not a drama whose quality warrants watching until the end. I wish good fun to those who decide to watch the remaining episodes.
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I can't wait for the ending
Finally another masterpiece,I didn't really count down the release date since its not my kind of genre. But im happy i gave a chance after seeing Zhao Lusi's acting in reels. The first 4 episodes were hard to digest, she was giving her all. Also little Xu Yan did give me a heartful cry.
Next 2 episodes were more like we felt how she turned to this cold stone attitude to Qiao family. All she has for them to be out of sight and never intervene with her but still she can't let them go as well.
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Struggling to continue this drama but lost the battle after episode 4
I watch loads of C-dramas and so I want to be fair in this review. I was excited to start Love's Ambition firstly because of Zhao Lu Si (I adore her previous work) and because of the 8.4 rating on MDL. Unfortunately, after only 5 episodes I have never been so bored by a C-drama in my life. Love's Ambition has criminally slow pacing, uninspiringly dull conflicts, a dull, uninteresting male lead, a lack of plot twists, and a female lead exuding Cyborg-vibes while posing like a frail weed with an eerie smile across her face as she takes dished-out insults like a champ! None of these elements is compelling! Now I'm struggling to start episode 6 but don't think I can honestly continue.I love narrative styles that create quiet emotional conflicts and build long-term character growth with subtle shifts - rather than the more dramatic turns, sharper stakes and huge emotional pay-offs we usually get in K-dramas, but Love's Ambition's pacing and story-telling narrative structure is just dead in the water. And I'm talking as someone who absolutely adores loads of C-dramas like "Go Ahead", "Find Yourself", "The Rational Life", "Amidst a Snowstorm of Love" and "Nothing but You" just to name a few. If the first 5 episodes have left me unimpressed, i doubt anything is going to suddenly pick up after episode 6, so I'll bow out now and choose to be wrong on this one -- or right.
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What amazed me most is how the drama balances passion, determination, and romance in such an inspiring way. It’s not just entertaining, but also relatable, leaving you with both joy and reflection.
If you’re looking for a drama that will make you smile, feel inspired, and fall in love with every episode, Love Ambition is a must-watch. Don’t miss the chance to experience Zhao Lusi at her finest—you’ll be hooked from the very first episode!
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must watch
100/10 for Zhao Lusi’s acting! She’s truly the best, and I love how she always takes on challenging roles.She choose the outfit that suit with her role in every drama she shoot.That’s why she’s my favorite actress.She has chemistry with every male lead.In episodes 4 she make me cry so bad.the way she looks father after her father slap her that scene is the best scene and she deserves the best actress in China.I can't wait to see other episodes.I'm so excited for that.Was this review helpful to you?
An explosive and unusual modern story.
If you're looking for a story with mature characters, good acting, and a plot so interesting it keeps you guessing about what will happen next, this is your story.From the soundtrack, camera work, colors, fashion, and acting, everything in this drama is perfect. These first episodes let all the actors shine, including the performance of the main character Xu Yan (Zhao Lusi).
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OBNOXIOUS CHINESE DRAMA
I loved zhao lusi in hidden love and other dramas, but hate when she acts as a subservient lap dog and gets insulted left right and center!If i had an obnoxious mother treating my GF poorly, i will not hesitate to beat the shit outta my mom, PERIOD!
HORRIBLE AMAETURISH CRINGEWORTHY CLICHÉD DRAMA AND THE MALE LEAD LOOKS LIKE HER GRANDPA
ZHAO LUSI IS A DESPICABLE CHARACTER IN THIS DRAMA, VICIOUS, DEVIOUS, EVER LYING ORANGUTAN! HOPE THINGS DONT END WELL FOR HER
THAT UGLY DOOR MAT HUSBAND IS SUDDENLY BECOMING NOT SO DOORMAT! ATTA VOMIT?? AND THE EVER LYING BITCH ZHAO LUSI IS WORRIED THAT HER HUSBAND IS CHEATING ON HER , OMFG CHINESE ARE ABSOLUTE IGNORAMUS NINCOMPOOPS
THESE CHINESE NINCOMPOOPS ARE MUCH WORSE THAN LATIN AMERICANS AND SHIT INDIANS WHEN IT COMES TO THIS SHIT DRAMA
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The best drama..
IM STILL WATCHING THIS DRAMA..The contain of story is good. THE ACTORSBLIKE LUSI AND WILLIAM 100% ..I love to watch this drama. I LIKE THE PERSONALITY OF Yan Yan role by lusi🫠🫠🫠😍😍😍😍😋😋😋😋😋😀😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😋😋😋😋Was this review helpful to you?
The story line same as usually .
The actress and actor acting is good no any complain. The story not look new just as normal story line. The story line move too slow and not attractive to watching.Just don't lie to us if you like the actress just keep it yourself when come to story line just speak true .my own self story not even great and the background also look simple .If people like the story just watch no any comment. Reality the story not any different and new . This on talk about story only .
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