Jungshooky

Its ratings elsewhere are higher: Viki 9.2, iQiyi 9.7, weibo 8.8 (according to a comment I saw earlier). Doubon rating isn't released yet.

Surprisingly I really like it so far. I'm generally not really interested in this genre and only started watching for Xu Kai, but even his relative lack of screen time hasn't prevented me from enjoying this so far!

All in all, it's up to you. I would just recommend knowing what you're getting into - read the synopsis. If controlling parents, focus on family conflict and healing, and slow burn/back burner romance isn't your thing, then this drama likely isn't your cup of tea.

Honestly the attitude lately has been shifting more to preachy “My Western views are superior” vibes and I’m not here for it. If we’re going to consume Asian entertainment, we should at least do the bare minimum and respect/understand the culture. But I guess that’s asking too much 🤷🏼‍♀️

This is a Chinese drama written, produced, and targeted to a Chinese audience. There has been little if any of the whining and complaining about the mother by Chinese audience/C-netz. They find her relatable and a realistic portrayal of a certain parenting style. The writers are not pandering to international viewers at all - that's not what this drama is about. If not for YZ and XK, this likely wouldn't be on many international watchers' radar.

T___T

I was going to try to watch the episode before work tomorrow . . . but I don't think I should T_T

lol this drama makes me think too many deep thoughts. Send help XD

Right? I'm very busy at work this week, so have no time to check my instagram let alone mdl comments at work, so I get home to a deluge of stuff to sift through XD

You could tell that YZM was not amused to find her there, basically harassing his grandma. Zhang is definitely cold-blooded, but I think she appears more vicious now because we've seen a change in YZM. At first they were the same level of coldness and ruthlessness, but YZM has slowly warmed up so seeing them side by side after 18 episodes, you can really see the difference (in my opinion at least)

I think she's going to do some bad things in the future - and hopefully one of them is the straw that finally makes YZM chose family over business and he leaves Yueda

*Spoilers from teasers fyi*

See, MCH is good at a lot of things and has worked in a hotel for years . . . but she's never been upper management. She's been part of the cogs in the machine of management, but that's hella different than being the final say so on everything: payroll, SOPs, vendor/supplier contracts, hiring plans, marketing, upkeep, etc

So I think knowing her, she's going to go full throttle in as "I can do this alone. I don't need help. It'll be fine" and then fairly soon realize she is in waaaay over her head - especially since it seems the hotel was already having issues before grandma died. One of her last conversations with grandma was all about knowing and learning how to ask for and accept help when it's needed. Being independent and self-sufficient is great - up to a point. Not many people can run a large hotel alone, especially with no real management experience.

I think that's where YZM may come in - he DOES have experience managing large, luxury hotels, and he's really good at it. Grandma likely gave the villa to YZM to force him to continue interacting with the Mai family in some way. She already promised them to let them stay while their house is remodeled, so she knows he wouldn't kick them out (especially since the villa wasn't his goal to begin with).

So I think they'll learn from each other - MCH will learn to accept and seek help from others when it's needed, and YZM will learn that he can trust others and that he can want companionship and be wanted in return.

That scene made me really sad - his expression was such a mix of sadness and jealousy. Sadness that he realizes he doesn't know his grandma very well. And jealousy over the relationship MCH and his grandma have, a bond he has never (and will never) know T___T

I'm lowkey hoping she'll pull some sh*t worse than what's in the trailers and he'll just quit Yueda and join MCH to help her run Xingan'li

She'll probably think he's just trying to sell MCH insurance XD

I'm assuming people are discussing the trailers - I haven't watched the newest ones yet - but I do try to put stuff under a spoiler tag if I mention anything from a trailer - not everyone here is doing that though

I do hope he’ll start doing more modern dramas now. I love costume/wuxia/xianxia but I know those productions are quite arduous for multiple reasons . . . And I want detective XK. Looks like we’ll get firefighter next, which is a good sub for now!

I also wouldn’t mind him doing another Republican era drama. Even if it’s propaganda heavy, I’ll sit through that for XK lol

For sure not . . . But this takes place in 2023/2024 so it’s a non-issue?

I don’t think doctors/hospital staff can give consent for themselves to do surgery. That opens the door for possible ethical issues

In China, there is a law that states a nonrelative can consent to emergency/life-saving medical treatment in the event a family member is not present. It also protects them from punishment if the person dies She had no real reason NOT to sign except maybe stay out of Xin family drama. But that would be a sh*tty reason not to. The man may be an a** but he don’t deserve to die

Haha me too, but it also depends on where you live. I've heard Shanghai is incredibly expensive, so $10K may be the equivalent of only a couple thousand in a less expensive area

It's not a modern c- or k-drama without obvious product placement XD

I actually really want to try those wine cooler things - Rio I think? But I can't find them in any of the Asian markets around me

I think Yueda group is a corporation, so the founding family (whoever they are) likely own majority shares with other shareholders making up the rest. Sounds like they are a hotel/resort management company (I'm assuming like Hilton)

Grandma privately owns Xiganli.

This is foremost a family drama focused around MCH, particularly her relationship with her mother. Xu Kai will likely get more screen time once he starts interacting more/becomes part of the the Mai family, which based on previews will likely be very soon.