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Love is sweet was a very nice light romance, yes, and I loved how Bai Lu and LYX (who was at the time my favorite Cdrama actor since Ashes of Love) bantered off set and almost promised to play together again, in the final interview. So I was looking forward to TTEOTM which was phenomenal, but much more complex and if you don't have time or like xianxia, maybe not up the alley for everybody. It also elicited a lot of comments since fans were divided about how it ought to have ended. Much more than they were about the end of Love between Faiey and Devil which was a "light" and relatively simple xianxia, similar in tone to The Starry Love this year (to me at least).

Time for watching is not a big pb for me so I do watch a lot of dramas, although not professionally. I do tinker with the idea to write a book about them from a chinese culture point of view, someday, so I already posted some "essays" on those that recently caught my attzntion more than others.

If you like light hearted and enjoyable love stories, I suggest you also give a try to Hidden Love, where Zhao Lusi (an old friend of Bai Lu) and Chen Zheyuan achieved also so much chemistry that a lot still think they really fell in love on set and may continue to message each other through coded posts on their social media... Chen Zheyuan is a heartthrob, so I wrote an illustrated Profile about him on MDL as contribution to his rising fame. He is much younger than LYX but also dedicated to what he does. I could have written a corresponding Profile about ZLS (or Bai Lu here) but chose not to since other fans of Rosy already have posted a good introduction in Article (it needs to be completed and updated but for newbies who don't know about ZLS, it is a good place to start).

Instead, I did another Profile about Wu Xuanyi who is not a big star in dramas and has also suffered from backlash due to her pop idol status. I had started that profile in the wake of a to me, main companion piece long essay about The Princess and the Werewolf, a light hearted fantasy drama that Chen Zheyuan had filmed two years before HL but which aired after HL.
Wu Xuanyi does well at the moment in Rising with the Wind, which is a business drama where she is 2FL.

I was not an old time fan of Wu Xuanyi, although I had coincidentally watched all her drama appearances and love mandopop and c-pop... But I was not into KPop girl groups where she started her first idol career. Some fans of her liked my essay and starting Profile enough to encourage me and enlighten me about some of her fandom, pleased that I had unearthed some details that they, as yuanyi fans, were not aware of! When I start researching, I do dig as deep as I can... ;-) if you are into business romance, Rising with the wind might appeal to you, btw.

I think of myself less a fan of so and so, more like an explorer into various c-ent fandoms, so what I write about actors, actresses, singers, comes mostly from that light of discovery. And I aim at objectivity while also describing how these are idols and liuliang.

Finally, I just saw Marcus Here!'s latest C-drama news update that landed on YT less than an hour ago. He reported the Opening Douban rating of Only For Love to be 4.8 from "just under 25,000 ratings". First commenters are divided between fans who think it should be 5.5 or 6 at least, and those who hate the slowness and immaturity in the story line, rating it down to 4. MDL raters will probably rate it differently, so for Douban I'd probably side with 5.8 and for MDL at the moment, a low 7.5 or 8 (I am usually lenient in my rating and not avaricious with 10s when I love a show). Not saying Only for Love is utter trash, only that it will probably be forgettable. Looking at it as popcorn snack: enjoyable despite its lack of nutritiousness, but knowing this will probably end up frustrating till the end..

And to boot, I had a flood today that probably killed my computer! So I will not react much more on MDL pages until that tech hurdle is .solved. I can still watch dramas on a tablet, but will be moving about too in the coming days.

Oh and if you found many typos in the above, blame it on the lilliputian keyboard on my smartphone (not an iPhone 14 like in the drama hahaha!)

Wishing you continued enjoyment in your c drama watching!

Yes, it is not totally horrible but not the level we expected. Just another generic CEO Cinderella thing. It will be taking a backseat far behind Arsenal Military Academy, Love is Sweet, One and Only+ Forever and Ever. Contrary to some here who did not get its charm, bc they skioped the dark tragedy before, I really loved F&E also because I know the places that were beautifully showcased (Zhenjiang, Wuzhen, Shanghai, Xi'an) and liked the clan feud depicted with the cultural moments, the poems. (I rewatched it 5 times.)
And then the phenomenal TTEOTM... Since there is this too long wait to finish this drama, I will scoot over to SoKP.

I roughly agree, and it does not help that we are kept waiting days for more episodes.

do you mean Yu You or the dark horse newcomer ?
The first one is a bit of a rigid professor who can't "date a student". The other is ... interesting. As was the robot "dog". But why he's so fascinated by Shuyi is beyond me, except he's just intent on conquest in all matters, but not really interested in the young lady.
Shi Yan is too aloof. But getting more likeable since the forbidding start: we know that he really wants Shuyi to be his gf, despite being hurt by her public acting like they are just acquaintances (the hand wrenching away and step aside were really strange, when Shanshan knew all about Shuyi and Shi Yan already.). The mention in previous episode that he had to "feed a cat that could become fierce and scratch when it was hungry" made me smile.

I admit it is not easy to follow Bai Lu's post about this one among the 2 dramas aired almost simultaneously : “This is the fate between Zheng Shuyi and Jiang Xuening with the audience. Fate has arrived, so both characters appeared in front of everyone. I hope Zheng Shuyi can bring positive energy and happiness to everyone, while Jiang Xuening’s perseverance can move you.” But there are more episodes to watch, so even if I do have misgivings about ZSY I am still watching.

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I am genuinely interested in answers to following questions by those who follow the drama and know more about it :
- which songs did Song Le Lan sing on stage ?
- where was the drama filmed - I know it is Zhejiang and figure Wucheng is Wuzhen, but how about An cheng and Wu city ?
- which real temple did serve as background for the CP picture ?
Looking forward to answers.

ooh 9 days ago? next time, just don't ask questions that have nothing to contribute and force you to admit that you don't know how to use your tools properly. I really thought you'd come to throw aspersion on the show implying no one is watching.
Questions like yours are not always innocent : nothing like the factual ones I have, and I am annoyed by some here, as well as some Pyrrhic judgements by some who are so pleased to announce they are "dropping". Myself, I am enjoying the series, and some comments like the one pinned in Discussions.

Now, if you have watched, perhaps you can answer those ones :
- which songs did Song Le Lan sing on stage ?
- where was the drama filmed - I know it is Zhejiang and figure Wucheng is Wuzhen, but how about An cheng and Wu city ?
- which real temple did serve as background for the CP picture ?
Looking forward to answers.

it's ok dear. These c-drama families are complicated. That's often what makes them amusing.
Not only c-dramas : remembering some old soap operas back to 1978 (such as the Ewing family of the Dallas TV series! Looks like that old series has finally disappeared in the dust of time: like many that amuse us now undoubtedly will. This one too: but I am still enjoying it as pop corn snack, not hating it.)

perhaps you could contribute more ? (hopefully something new, insightful and positive, not just rote repeating what other commenters -fans or haters- have written)
If you are watching but if not, what are you doing here ?

6167 comments = no discussions ?
Look into the Discussions section too: there's a long essay there.

SY's girl?? you mean his niece? btw whose niece is QLZ? or did QLZ just pretend to be one? Ah yes, answer in previous comment. QLZ is a fraud through and through.

where are you watching it on?
perhaps you could try Viki. https://www.viki.com/tv/40203c-my-precious

? what sort of sarcasm is this. But if that's your cup of tea, by all means scoot off to click elsewhere... Jeez!

Then I am sure you will enjoy it ! 😁
Z.Tao is special... Am too far to be able to go to the concert in Guangzhou this Friday-Saturday, but already enjoying those new songs of 30s Club that are already released.
If you don't know all about it yet, you can have a look in "Recent Discussions" above.

It is, yes, Z.Tao and cute pets and the pretty Wang Herun, whom he took to introduce the drama to audience of variety show Hello Saturday of Oct.21 ; they all joined together to perform the YKYB song : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOPruC5uPxs
The plot was not best, but I also enjoyed that drama overall. Same, feeling it was a bit too long, and it could have been better if condensed to shorter length, but I still did not feel it would be right to skip (even the annoying lawyer, the jealous uncle, and some repeated scenes of TT bro playing with cousin SC.) There is a fun quip in episode 9: ykwim 😁

Very nice :-) also enjoying the show.

In the beginning, I was somehow thinking back to Wang Hedi's role as Daoming Si, playing with Shancai, but Bai Lu is much more interesting than Shancai, and Hedi is getting it totally right.
The others in the cast are not hogging too much screen time and they also have a trajectory that I am not displeased with (Guan and Ruoshan, Shi Yue and Yu You).
It's second, third (more?) instance in a few months of my watching some of these and other guys as well, in that well chosen cast (Miles Wei, Zeng Li, Shi Yu, Jiang PeiYao, Koou ZhenHai, Dong Xuan) and I was happy to recognize them in these new roles: familiar faces that are adding their skills).
The ups and downs and twists and turns of the story are expected, and I am just rolling along the bumpy path chuckling at each pothole and at Bai Lu's infectious grins.
I caught the drama late (reality comes first...) although it was on my tbw from day 1 (Bai Lu?? count me in! even if she's got 3 dramas this year! I never tire of her. Hedi: hm hm, he's good too! says the luoshifan who watched, enthralled, ... Wu Lei and ZLS rise up to the galaxy, instead of Hedi when the Fairy and Devil tale was airing). Anyway, I have much pleasure binge watching and reading your above notes too !

About your question -- hmm. too personal. Perhaps I'll write a romance about it someday. Fate overrode rationality. Some sort of telepathy played a role (I totally relate to our drama CEO Shi Yan's way of hearing what should not be heard in normal, noisy environment: it was so for us and still is, at times). But that was in the past, so it's not that much about a future that has now lasted many years despite centuries changing. Rationally, it should have been what you describe, but in fact it was different: neither of us was looking for a partner at the time, and reluctant about the very idea of marriage and family and sharing wealth and support over a shorter or longer period! It was like in the "One heart" Z.Tao song "As long as you play with me, as long as you stay with me" ... but we got caught for good in our own game.

For the newbies and some hailang, on the eve of Singles day 11.11
here is an introduction to Z.Tao's music and a first Profile, illustrated, with links to more music and some fashion, luxury (incl. explanation of what some saw as a cryptic line in the song "Promise").

It is parked in the (always hidden, newbies have to be curious to find it, although it is not that difficult) Discussion section of "My Precious" drama. (Since MDL provides the introductions to dramas and shows, I have not (yet) added descriptions and links to those in the Profile, but you might nevertheless find the profile more useful than the ultra short bio and list of screen appearances here). I may expand on that and move the resulting Profile somewhere else later.

https://kisskh.at/discussions/loving-you/120711-z-tao-playlist-and-some-xu-yiyang-thrown-in

In case you are watching the drama and want to find out more about the pets that were guest stars, look at the other companion piece : Pets, with its additional list of Celeb's treasured pets. If you know more there, you are as always welcome to make additions in reply.

https://kisskh.at/discussions/loving-you/120713-pets-my-precious-ones-and-those-of-c-drama-actors-actresses?page=last&p=2836011#p2836011

For the newbies and some hailang, on the eve of Singles day 11.11
here is an introduction to Z.Tao's music and a first draft Profile, illustrated, with links to more music and some fashion, luxury (incl. explanation of what some saw as a cryptic line in the song "Promise"). Still in the works, to include "the twin" and other anecdotes (the "daughter" story is in), or some key moments (why he left Exo and more) and the filmography, his views on acting... Since MDL provides the introductions to dramas and shows, I have not (yet) added descriptions and links to those in the Profile, but you might nevertheless find the profile more useful than the ultra short bio and list of screen appearances here). I may expand on those other infos and move the resulting Profile somewhere else later.

Meanwhile, it is parked in the (always hidden, newbies have to be curious to find it, although it is not that difficult) Discussion section of "My Precious" drama.

https://kisskh.at/discussions/loving-you/120711-z-tao-playlist-and-some-xu-yiyang-thrown-in

In case you are watching the drama and want to find out more about the pets that were guest stars, look at the other companion piece : Pets, with its additional list of Chinese celebs' treasured pets. If you know more there, you are as always welcome to make additions in reply.

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