I laughed out loud at the way HT blatantly excluded SYC from the celebratory lunch and changed his own plans to join them. Later it ended up to be a meal with just the two of them 🤣
Whoever thought of adding the college crush bit in the drama made a genius move!
While keeping the plot from the novel intact, it changed the overall tone and vibe of the story and HT's behavior from cold (in the novel) to warm which is wayy more suitable and attractive for the drama.
It re-shaped their relationship journey which was based on physical attraction in the novel, but on emotional connection in the series.
Moreover, imagine wasting a brilliant actor like XK to portray the icecube HT from the novel who never cried nor showed emotions.
Here, HT is a lonely man, and adding the element of losing parents as a child added to the vulnerable side of him, which makes him a more relatable and likeable character for the vast majority of the viewers.
Keeping it exactly the same as the novel would certainly not have produced such a reception and reaction from the viewers, nor would it have gained as much popularity.
Well, ZD and JX's personalities are different, but also, their relationship with HT is also entirely different,…
Of course, he has other interests in investing in Xingchen, his success at DY depends on HH's and XC's successful establishment and progress. That's part of his long-term goals and so he needs to guide her to make sure she succeeds.
Another aspect in the drama is that she needs to prove herself 'worthy' of bearing responsibilities, only then can HT marry her. So it gets all the more necessary for him that XC soars.
The business aspect of the show has been handled very well for the viewers, not too much that it gets boring and not too little that it doesn't seem like a business related drama at all.
I noticed ZD will make requests to HT for his help, but JX prefers to solve things on her own. it is because of…
Well, ZD and JX's personalities are different, but also, their relationship with HT is also entirely different, one is a childhood/family friend and the other sees him as a college acquaintance/investor and is already in gratitude and would refrain from asking for more help.
Other than that, JX was already noted as a genius in her field at her previous workplace, as well as when she helped DongYang in their emergency at the hospital.
Nevertheless, HT does guide her throughout and she couldn't have succeeded without his support.
Oh, it sounds like she lied to HT when she said she accidentally misplaced her phone that day, so she never got…
Why do you suppose she lied? I think that is exactly the story, she lost her phone, he misunderstood that she blocked him or something, while she kept believing he stood them up and didn't join them for dinner coz he didn't want to.
Poor HT, all his attempts to have a meal alone with JX go waste.
First time in his office, she gets startled and just rejects the offer.
Next day he cooks food for her and takes it to her office at the weekend so they could eat alone and her mom's already there.
Much later at the campus he simply says I'm hungry, hinting that she should treat him, and she takes him to the college cafeteria! Which is also then interrupted.
From the teasers, we can see he joins her when she's sitting alone, but then ZD appears 🤪
If anyone knows leadership styles can identify that HT is a visionary, charismatic, transformative leader, especially seen in the latest episodes. The way he's strategizing to make DongYang lead the area of AI in medicine in a couple of years is just wow👌
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Whoever thought of adding the college crush bit in the drama made a genius move!
While keeping the plot from the novel intact, it changed the overall tone and vibe of the story and HT's behavior from cold (in the novel) to warm which is wayy more suitable and attractive for the drama.
It re-shaped their relationship journey which was based on physical attraction in the novel, but on emotional connection in the series.
Moreover, imagine wasting a brilliant actor like XK to portray the icecube HT from the novel who never cried nor showed emotions.
Here, HT is a lonely man, and adding the element of losing parents as a child added to the vulnerable side of him, which makes him a more relatable and likeable character for the vast majority of the viewers.
Keeping it exactly the same as the novel would certainly not have produced such a reception and reaction from the viewers, nor would it have gained as much popularity.
Another aspect in the drama is that she needs to prove herself 'worthy' of bearing responsibilities, only then can HT marry her. So it gets all the more necessary for him that XC soars.
Even creating a bit of thrill with the time they kept displaying with the events.
Finally when JX showed up at 5, HT's expression of relief 🤩
Other than that, JX was already noted as a genius in her field at her previous workplace, as well as when she helped DongYang in their emergency at the hospital.
Nevertheless, HT does guide her throughout and she couldn't have succeeded without his support.
First time in his office, she gets startled and just rejects the offer.
Next day he cooks food for her and takes it to her office at the weekend so they could eat alone and her mom's already there.
Much later at the campus he simply says I'm hungry, hinting that she should treat him, and she takes him to the college cafeteria! Which is also then interrupted.
From the teasers, we can see he joins her when she's sitting alone, but then ZD appears 🤪
For instance, the time when he notices the ring on her hand while signing the contract.