Minalapinou

Very OTT, but so good. I sill watch extracts from it on Youtube from time to time. The best kind of tropey romance and my favorite Zhao Lusi drama (I find that she works best in this kind of absurd romantic romp). The male lead played by our Resting Bitch Face King Li Hong Yi is a total snake but he's irresistible and Zhao Lusi is perfect as the young and delicious dumbass who follows the first guy she sees in the new world like a baby chick. The drama lives on their chemistry, and...not much else. It has a very low budget (bad wigs, bad wigs everywhere) and the actor who plays Xiao Bai can't act, but the writing is just sharp enough to keep things interesting until the end (and sometimes suprisingly moving, it does have things to say about outcasts, duty, love, and sacrifice). Also this is totally a covert remake of Devil Beside You where the heroine tries desperatly to get with Mr Right but keeps being interrupted by hot fake Ge Ge who wants to do naughty stuff with her when others aren't watching. The show kinda tries to be a love triangle but Xiao Bai can't compete with Ge Ge's magnificence and he gets eaten by his rival's charisma and sex-appeal. Ge Ge is the Way.