I've seen all those comments before. They mostly come from Weibo, right? They're pretty much the same talking…
My point was that the comments you repeated are almost identical to the talking points being circulated by antis on Weibo.
Calling something “the general consensus of Chinese netizens” doesn’t automatically make it true, especially when Chinese platforms are full of very different opinions. Xiaohongshu, Douban, Weibo, and other platforms often have completely different user groups and narratives.
You’re entitled to dislike the drama, but presenting one section of online opinion as if it represents all Chinese viewers is misleading. And no, I’m not being paid to defend a drama. I simply disagree with your claims and explained why.
I've seen all those comments before. They mostly come from Weibo, right? They're pretty much the same talking…
Maybe your xhs is different from mine. Btw, Douban and Bilibili are also well-known for the base of ZLH's haters. Even POJ was critized there. So I don't think their comments are fair.
I've seen all those comments before. They mostly come from Weibo, right? They're pretty much the same talking…
Btw, your account was just registered at the end of June, and only 4 dramas in your list. So your comments here are not so reliable. Your way of spreading rumors is not smart with just copy- pasting the haters comments from weibo.
why are some international fans on mdl lying about overdo being well received in mainland? commercial success…
I've seen all those comments before. They mostly come from Weibo, right? They're pretty much the same talking points repeated over and over by antis—it almost feels copy-and-paste. You should check out Xiaohongshu instead. The discussions there are generally much more balanced from normal people instead of other fandoms.
Tbh, the comments here can't been seen in China, and Ai intro are commonly used in cdramas since 2024.
I have read a lot of comments on their largest post-styled social media called Rednote. Despite the Ai thing, most people are satisfied with the story itself, it's really the classic vibe of Republican dramas. And even the ai problem, chinese people are used to ai technology, they just think the ai here is not generated as good as expected, but they can accept ai. Many Xianxia and historical dramas use Ai or CGi much more frequent than this drama.
Umm guys, so how did they actually meet cos their backstory was soooo short? i thought i was missing something.…
As for the story, the upcoming episodes will reveal what actually happened back then. This drama is different from most C-dramas because it leaves a lot of mysteries unanswered at first instead of explaining everything right away.
The script is actually really well written. It has the kind of intense, emotionally charged storytelling that was common in older Republican-era dramas. If this is your first time watching this genre, it's completely normal if it feels a bit like a soap opera at first.
As for the other aspects, everyone has different tastes. Personally, I really like the vintage Republican-era color grading and cinematography. To be honest, I find the lighting and color grading in a lot of other C-dramas too bright and overly washed out, so this visual style is much more my preference.
Yes, and their transitions are well-edited. And the scene which they communicate by letters, one on left, one…
Yeah, though their first-love story is in the 30sec flashback, I can feel the vibe and chemistry. And the 💌 is so romantic in that old era.❤️Btw, glad we can purely discuss the story here.😭
Unhealthy, overdo of using Ai. The background most of the time is Ai too. Their features must've some editing…
??? Are you sure most background is Ai? I'm tracking the drama since filming. They were filming in real outdoor sites. The onset videos were trending online. If you mean the flower field scene, they are not allowed to burn a real site, ai is reasonable to used there.
Chinese market data: iQiYi heat index broke 8000 (the hit drama bar is 10k) WeTV heat index broke 24000 (the hit drama bar is 30k) Murong Qingyi discussion index is the highest among all airing dramas. It's well received in China. Maybe they are more used to Republiican dramas.
I love the plot sequence of their confession kiss directly jumps to confrontation kiss.We can clearly see MurongQingyi…
Yes, and their transitions are well-edited. And the scene which they communicate by letters, one on left, one on right, with different seasons featuring their cities. cold colour and warm colour. It's a really brilliant idea to show their pen-friend period. ❤️
People are disliking it they have many reason It's their POV but i think story didn't confused me and most important…
I've read all the comments. I honestly think the biggest difference is the pacing. This drama throws a lot of mysteries at you without explaining everything right away, but the answers come later. A lot of C-drama viewers are used to stories that explain everything step by step, so this style just takes some getting used to. But people are impatient.
I can't understand the family drama......why is it that qingyi is not wanted by both Li and murong family but…
They have explained it in the dialogue, but maybe the subtitles are too fast for international viewers to read. Here's a video of plot explained: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSXQRT1en/
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Calling something “the general consensus of Chinese netizens” doesn’t automatically make it true, especially when Chinese platforms are full of very different opinions. Xiaohongshu, Douban, Weibo, and other platforms often have completely different user groups and narratives.
You’re entitled to dislike the drama, but presenting one section of online opinion as if it represents all Chinese viewers is misleading. And no, I’m not being paid to defend a drama. I simply disagree with your claims and explained why.
Btw, welcome to MDL.
The script is actually really well written. It has the kind of intense, emotionally charged storytelling that was common in older Republican-era dramas. If this is your first time watching this genre, it's completely normal if it feels a bit like a soap opera at first.
As for the other aspects, everyone has different tastes. Personally, I really like the vintage Republican-era color grading and cinematography. To be honest, I find the lighting and color grading in a lot of other C-dramas too bright and overly washed out, so this visual style is much more my preference.
iQiYi heat index broke 8000 (the hit drama bar is 10k)
WeTV heat index broke 24000 (the hit drama bar is 30k)
Murong Qingyi discussion index is the highest among all airing dramas.
It's well received in China. Maybe they are more used to Republiican dramas.