i remember long ago watched a trailer of this where ml and fl had a child(a son most prolly). is this like a secret child thing or going to be in later part of the story?
The issue is not that Miao Jing had ex-boyfriends. The issue is the double standard. I have noticed this pattern…
you actually won't see this much on crime, action or in other genre. not even in anime or donguas. Its actually on targeted audiences and as more female watches these types of traffic show they try to make male lead the most ideal bf, husband even sometime best sml. But they don't understand that this has becomes one of the core reason why the viewers of this genre has become so asymmetrical with female only nowadays. And i don't see this changing.
as im deep diving into this, i just had the feeling that this drama with the politics alone and little to no focus on romance would've done well as well. Can anyone suggest me some drama like this where the ml has this big of an ambition and with less romance more palace politics?
no romance between the FL and ML. there's only bromance and angst tho 😁
As a huge fan of Zhang Xincheng, I can predict why he might not be on your watchlist. Most of his works are non-romance focused and story driven with a serious tone, which usually appeals to a specific, more mature audience. Since 2021, his only rom-com has been YAMLF. To give you an example of how usually his projects go (with a big SPOILER ALERT, though I'm sure you might not watch it anyway) in his 2025 drama Created in China, he played a CEO. While in regular rom-coms we are used to seeing CEOs abandon everything for love, his character proposes a prenup agreement before marrying his lover (Song Zuer) because he doesn't want anything or anyone to interfere with his business. This conflict dragged on for a few episodes until she finally gave in to his demands. This ultimately became the reason why the show's rating dropped to this low here. Almost all of his works have these kinds of realistic or gritty elements that can put casual viewers in a bad mood, which is why his dramas don't always trend everywhere.
Yeah im pretty sure its because of the hate he was getting? not too sure. I think there was something about him…
yes if i remember the drama that got a lot of hate for romance was with wang churan. But again as these veteran idol actors once get to a certain stage of their carrier they do more of a strong plot centric story than fluffy romance so its kinda understandable actually.
in YY's last work, they literally shoot every scene from RMJI donghua except the 2 kissing scenes. From the get go i can guarantee we're not getting any here as well. Bro is allergic to any sorts of romance atp.
i've seen XK's father for the second time (1st in Always on the move) and both time his wife was the same woman(XK's mom here) and again both time this old guy has 2 woman with him xd
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Can anyone suggest me some drama like this where the ml has this big of an ambition and with less romance more palace politics?
Since 2021, his only rom-com has been YAMLF. To give you an example of how usually his projects go (with a big SPOILER ALERT, though I'm sure you might not watch it anyway)
in his 2025 drama Created in China, he played a CEO. While in regular rom-coms we are used to seeing CEOs abandon everything for love, his character proposes a prenup agreement before marrying his lover (Song Zuer) because he doesn't want anything or anyone to interfere with his business. This conflict dragged on for a few episodes until she finally gave in to his demands. This ultimately became the reason why the show's rating dropped to this low here.
Almost all of his works have these kinds of realistic or gritty elements that can put casual viewers in a bad mood, which is why his dramas don't always trend everywhere.
But again as these veteran idol actors once get to a certain stage of their carrier they do more of a strong plot centric story than fluffy romance so its kinda understandable actually.
I pray both side of your pillow to be stiff and hard.