Zhang Fu De Xian Jing

Riveting revenge drama with tight screenplay & spectacular acting all under 90 minutes

I was recommended this drama by a reddit user. Thank gawd I watched this drama because this is a great quality production. I have a weekly column on subreddit, in which I write about my favourite item from vertical dramas. This drama fits well in my posts about my favourite dramas under 90 minutes & my favourite revenge dramas without rebirth trope.

What I liked:
1. Revenge arc - The MOST brutal revenge plan ever. Best part is that ML got someone else's hands dirty.
2. Acting - Spectacular acting by Ye Ting & Tian Yu. This is my first time watching Ye Ting's acting. Wow he was believable as cold & calculative husband who had been massively betrayed. ​​It had been awhile since I last watched Tian Yu's dramas and she excelled as antagonist. Someone on youtube said that Tian Yu doesn't have a cunning face to play a villain but I think being a villain / antagonist doesn't require a cunning face. Sometimes villain / antagonist hides in plain sight aka they look like everyday, normal people.
3. ML characterisation - I loved that ML was morally ambiguous. He was an anti-hero. I didn't agree with his course of action but I understand the hurt & humiliation that he was going through.
4. FL characterisation - I pitied FL for awhile when she was pressured by her husband but let's face it, she didn't take any accountability. She rather saved her sorry self than faced the consequences of her affair. She was definitely a villain because of the continuous, unforgivable bad decisions that she made. She deserved the comeuppance and this is one of the rarest antagonists I love to hate.
5. Supporting characters - Clever use of SFL even though her role in the set up was minor because she represents us, the audience. ML told her (indirectly us) about his revenge plans. Now FL's family was Insufferable. They were more concerned about saving face & materialism than the welfare of FL.
6. Editing - Riveting storytelling done in 90 minutes.

What I disliked:
1. Ending - Endings don't need to be neat but this open ending made me want more! What really happened there?

Favourite scene
When FL threatened ML who then responded with a chilling counterattack
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The best gender reverse revenge.

I watched this on Dramabox 2 years ago because i quite like Tian Yu and Ye Ting and this time Tian Yu is being scumbag wife while Ye Ting was the victim want to revenge for her wife affair.

Firstly, the scriptwriters did a great job with the plot, character development, and dialogue. ML starts plotting after discovering his wife aka FL's infidelity, only closing in when he's confident of victory. He gradually lures FL into the trap, making him seem like a self-made CEO. FLs acting is also excellent; she appears innocent even after being caught cheating, turning the tables on her husband. ML also do the revenge not with first hand which make sound too perfect for revenge.

Secondly, there are a few minor plot holes. The adulterer is falsely accused of burglary and sentenced too quickly. Although they deleted the call records, that only means they're not on the phone; the telecommunications company certainly has them, proving the wife and adulterer knew each other.

I quite like the ending since they will give some suspense feeling. Recommended to Watch.

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