KevinToronto

Early on, I had Shan and Dai Duo as the second couple. Their relationship had much more "substance" to it, and I am glad they were together at the end.

The Nan Feng and Yan couple was somewhat disappointing, but some people have previously mentioned that in the book, they were both players, so perhaps their ending is more in keeping with the book than the show. Perhaps a few of the cut episodes would have helped resolve the differences and they would have had a better ending.

Regardless, I found this to be a very nice, pleasant, and comforting show to watch.

It depends on who the second couple actually were. I think that Nan Feng and Yan were meant to be, but I felt Shan and Dai Duo were the better second couple.

Shan and Dai Duo end up together at the end. However, Nan Feng and Yan do not appear to do so.

I think most of us agree that 23 episodes were not enough. However, I think that 36 episodes would have been too much; almost certainly there would have been draggy filler material. Perhaps 28 episodes would have been the right length.

While there are some flaws with the show, I found it to be a nice pleasant watch. I do not regret watching it at all.

Welcome to the world of Intellectual Property. At the beginning, the CEO asserted that the pen name was the IP of Tiger Comics and not Wei Zhi's. We know that this was a lie, but at the time, ManMan would not think she was stealing the name.

Anyone who has seen The Princess Bride (ancient movie, I know, but still great entertainment) will know that it was the name "Dread Pirate Roberts" that scared people, not the actual person. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dread_Pirate_Roberts)

As a warm/hot weather person, I think the title should be "Surf into Love". 🤣

Ah, now I understand. That scenario would have made sense.

While it would have been nice if the CEO had been the "AI villain", it would have required him to have a level of skill and industry understanding that would not have fitted with the character. Also, having the editor be responsible allows the story to identify that has to support his family. And, it allows the story to show Wei Zhi's big hearted, forgiving personality.

I am in agreement with your view on the ManMan story arc. It fits within the overall redemption theme of the story.

With just 4 episodes to go, I know that there is not enough time to properly explore and better define most of the relationships in this show. And this has resulted in many people expressing disappointment. While I do not know if it will, I am hoping the book (I will read it after show finishes) will help fill in some of the gaps. These are the relationships that need more detail, I think:
-- Nan Feng and Yan
-- Shan and Dai Duo
-- Hua Yan and Bei Ci
-- Chong and his parents: a counter-point to Wei Zhi and her parents
-- Wei Zhi's parents: what do they do; why are they like this

Perhaps I am reading way too much into the show and story, and am wanting too much. But, as a former editor, I cannot help it.

It is interesting that I view Wei Zhi (and the others) welcoming ManMan back as entirely in keeping with her personality. She has clearly viewed the original team and the new one as her (warm, open, and forgiving) family, as opposed to her cold, impersonal, and barren biological one. Remember that she knew who was responsible for the AI scandal but did nothing because she knew he had a family (three children) to support.

And, this personality is necessary for her to "forgive" Chong and accept him back.

I want to read the book as well, but decided to wait.

I think your last sentence explains the Chong absence. Earlier comments said that the show dropped from over 30 episodes (36?) down to 23. I suspect that many of the scenes that would better expand on the Nan Feng - Yan relationship were cut. For example, we had very little of Yan's back story, even though he is nominally the second male lead.

So, in order to partially fill in the gaps of the relationships and the "Team Comic" development, I think some Chong scenes were lost.

Forgive me, I do not want to give the impression that all wealthy people are like that. While I have known many who have treated their children as possessions, I know many (the majority, I would say) who genuinely and unabashedly love their children.

It is just that some are not so good., and they "stand" out.

This could be a criticism against a large number of film and television adaptations of novels. The written word requires the reader to use their imagination to discover the story. A movie or series shows us the screenwriter's perspective/imagination of the story, which will always be subtly or drastically different from ours.

That is why a film or programme is often described as "inspired by XXX novel".

Sadly, like Enigma05, I have known many rich people who treat their children as mere "possessions". The children are driven to the private school by their nanny in the morning and then picked up in the evening. Next, it is to the private members tennis club for private lessons. Meals during the week are almost never with their parents.

The attitude of these people is "Even though I never see them, I love my children because my hard work provides everything for them". What they never understand is that loving your child is as simple and as meaningful as hugging them and sitting next to them as they fall asleep.

I did not know about this. Given the number and tone of some of the negative comments here, I can only imagine what the reality for Yu Shu Xin has been like.

Having said that, I have to wonder if one of the reasons she took this project was the treatment of Wei Zhi. Are the actor and agency implicitly saying "We will overcome all this negativity and be even better"?

Actually, I saw this as the next step on the path to the Nan-Yan couple. The fact that she remembered where they first met and how rude and superficial she was to him, I saw as the start of Nan Feng's redemption into a person who wants an actual relationship.

To acknowledge her success would be to acknowledge that they were wrong. In real life, it might never happen. However, as this is drama and entertainment land, it will be in the last couple of episodes. It is the final redemption arc to be completed.

Apologies for mixing things up. I just watched EP 19 which clears up Nan Feng's job.

I know it was rhetorical, but the answer is full to overflowing. In my experience, a not insignificant number of business founders and owners believe the hype and "legends" about themselves. And many of them believe that they can do better than anyone else, even if the truth smacks them in the face.