Unexpectedly great drama
Usually, I don't have high expectations for the short dramas, as they tend to have more plot issues than the long ones.This is definitely not the case here. "Fortune Writer" has impeccable pacing, lots of very emotional scenes, fantastic chemistry, surprising twists and a quite fresh treatment of some usual tropes.
In this last aspect it resembles "Dream within a dream". The ML is not as awsome as Liu Yuning, but the FL is absolutely not worse than Li Yitong, and maybe even better. The secondary characters are not so good, but fortunately they don't occupy too much of screen time, so this doesn't really matter.
The idea of rebelling against the Fate / the Writer (as the narrative takes place inside a book) has been already explored, but in this drama it is presented in a different, very entertaing way.
I especially like the fact that the leads are not intrinsicaly good people and the heroine is not trying to become good person and redeem herself. She is just normal, with flaws and virtues, and just try to save herself.
In some points the plot was showing some inconsistencies or seemed to lack logic, but at the end all of it was resolved in a quite acceptable manner, which is a very good result for a story about fiction characters rebelling against their author, as such concept is already logically challenging.
Overall, I think that this drama really merits more attention and higher rating.
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Very good tragic drama.
The story is good, consistent and interesting. The characters are convincing and endearing. The chemistry between two heros is excellent. Very good acting by Yan Zixian and Min Xinghan. This is a bromance/light BL drama and it's a great pleasure to watch. It would be really great to have it upgraded to the A category: both the plot and the actors deserve it. There is definitely material for a high budget series. The tragic ending makes sense and is very emotional and I would say satisfying although sad. Unfortunately, to fully appreciate the series one has to pay for subscription on Mango TV, because the free versions available on other websites have awful English AI generated subtitles, to the point of being incomprehensible. It may hinder the exposition of this drama.Was this review helpful to you?
Beautiful story with captivating characters
One of my favorite xianxias. The story is really interesting and the plot is good and without holes. But the thing I love the most are lead actors. Hou Minghao is absolutely fabulous, versatile and very convincing. The female lead is also very good in the role of a strongheaded, spirited and inteligent girl. The chemistry between both is one of the best in c-dramas.Was this review helpful to you?
