Tong Jia Xu was entangled with the gangster Liang Tai Sheng. She asked her fiancé Wei Chuan to marry her early but failed. She was sold at the wedding. Liang Tai Sheng saved her and proposed to her but was rejected. Her mother was seriously ill, Liang Tai Sheng brought money to help her, and Tong Jia Xu married him for a year. After marriage, Liang took care of his mother-in-law and protected Tong Jia Xu. Later, he accidentally learned that it was Liang Tai Sheng who saved Tong Jia Xu that year, and the two finally stayed together. (Source: Chinese = Douban || Translation = kisskh) Edit Translation
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- Native Title: 声声相许
- Also Known As: Voice of Concurrence , 聲聲相許
- Genres: Romance, Drama
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Love the drama aesthetics and the homage to Hong Kong 90s films
I watched this drama last night after seeing cuts on Youtube. Two thoughts that appeared when watching the cuts: (i) I recognised the main actor Cheng Cheng and (ii) oh, another mob boss story . I didn't realise FL was Deng Ling Shu until I checked the MDL page. Anyway I enjoyed this drama so much!What I liked:
1. ML characterisation - I noticed the faint similarity between this drama, Captive Love from the Mob Boss (starring Zhang Chu Xuan and Ma Xiao Yu) and No One but You (starring Liu Lan Bo & Zheng Chen Yu). All three MLs were mob bosses and they were aggressive in the pursuit of FL. Out of the three, I liked Liang Tai Sheng the most because he thought of FL's perspectives unlike the other two MLs. This is the second time Cheng Cheng portrayed a mob boss but in this role, he was more ruthless towards anyone who threatens him & his lady love. I enjoyed Cheng Cheng's acting as he was able to portray different emotions of his character.
2. Setting - This story was set in the mid-90s and I love the aesthetics! There was a nice homage to Hong Kong 90s films from a cinema date watching A Chinese Odyssey to colour grading and shots similar to Wong Kar Wai's Fallen Angels and In the Mood for Love.
3. FL characterisation - I loved that she was a working class girl who remained modest and humble even after marriage. She was kind but responded accordingly whenever she was treated badly. I liked Deng Ling Shu's acting in this drama so much more than 'Wild as Hell: The Prince’s Saga , He Is Too Wild'.
4. Supporting characters - ML's right hand man was delightful on screen. I also liked FL's mother.
5. Romance - Slow burn romance. I enjoyed watching ML woo FL. There were many sweet moments with one or two nice kisses. I wish there were hot kisses because both ML & FL were passionate for each other once romance bloomed.
6. Music - I detected familiar tunes in this drama from 'Magic melody' by befour to instrumentals such as 'See the light' by Lim Hyunsik (from Korean tv series 'When the Phone Rings') and 'La valse d'Amelie' by Yann Tiersen (from French film 'Amelie').
7. Styling - FL's outfits were fabulous that I want to wear them. My favourite is the emerald green jacket and midi skirt. ML also looked handsome in the outfits and that hairstyle.
What I disliked:
1. Antagonists - As usual there are always love rival. ML's admirer & self-proclaimed fiancée was delusional. FL's ex was pitiful at first but later on proved to be a scumbag.
Favourite scene
When ML bonded with his mother-in-law
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CREATIVE & TIMELESS
This is a very unique, artistically creative adaptation of the, "Captive Love from the Mob Boss" storyline. This production somehow feels timelessly vintage. There's classically warm, yet slightly dark and mysterious vibes. The color scheme is all black, greys, dark green and deep reds, with tiny pops of white here and there. The set is really cool and interesting. There's elements from the 1930's all the way to current times. The cars throughout were from all the decades, and were ALL black except one white classic convertible and the white/red community bus. The FL's iconically beautiful clothes look 1940's and the ML's fun and amazing crew of lackeys look 1970's - 1990's. The style of cell phones are from the mid 1990's, but the FL's temporary creepy boss mentioned Weibo (launched 2009). At the end, the white wedding dress and veil look 1930's and the 3 black cars are all from different decades 70's, 80's and 90's. Interestingly, when the FL was with her boyfriend in the beginning, she was very vanilla, wearing pastel colors, but after her full day with the ML, she looked more femme fatale, wearing reds thereafter. (I liked both styles, though).In this version, the ML is not as unhinged. He definitely had some rough edges still but he controlled his anger a lot better and was overall more patient and kind (to the FL). Also, he never harassed or hurt innocent people or anyone in the FL's family. He just punishes the bad guys. The FL is uncomfortably judgemental in the first half, not seeing the ML's integrity. Her boyfriend is clearly a selfish loser, and I felt second-hand hurt feelings when she kept telling the ML he didn't measure up to how good her boyfriend was. I felt a little nauseated hearing her lie to herself. The story happily turns around, though and the ending isn't abrupt like in the other versions. This is the only version that allowed time for romance to blossom and therefore, consensual intimacy. The leads kiss 💋 well, too.
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