QAS

I just watched the final episode today (August 11, 2024), and I can't stop sobbing. So sad and heartbreaking!

All the holes in the plot were filled in by Li Ying Liang. Li was on screen a lot, for a supporting character. I watched the entire show, and didn't skip any scenes, btw.

Director needs the psychologist since he seems to make unhinged endings, from the comments I have read.

If this is your expectation, why even bother to watch c-dramas?

That was a mother from Hell. She is very lucky she still had a roof to live under, at the end.

His mother was a vampire. Family legacy!

When we sit through forty episodes, with filler, flashbacks, villains, etc, the least the directors could do, is give us a feel good ending.

If MDL wants to update his date of birth;

Li Muge
Birthday: November 5, 1980 (43 years old)
Source: TMDB

BE equals bad ending or bittersweet ending? 😒😏

Snowfall! It was made three years ago. The budget might have been alllocated the year before.

I can understand that a production company wants to protect itself against plagiarism charges. That doesn't mean they should go off on a complete tangent, and contradict the original work. There is a reason why the novel had a fan base, and the viewers can spot the holes in the plot.

Shen was self-absorbed. He had some interest in Young Liang, but didn't make a plan.

He could have kept his LYL intact, and ask for the budget for episode 25 when they were in production.

The ending, as written in Discussions had nothing objectionable. It was deleted by the Director. He wanted to make a SE.

There was no budget money to hire the main actors for a final wrap-up, or to hire a production crew. Plus the NRTA review process!

Tencent would have released ep 25 if it was filmed. Director took his own initiative when making the drama. He didn't read the book material, and didn't ask for input in preproduction planning. The authors have to put some clause in the purchase contract, to protect or waive the intellectual property rights.

Just a thought! When Shen first met Young Liang at the opera house, was he scouting for a valet to eventually replace Yuwen as the family caretaker? He would also need someone to run Haidong empire. Why did he have Liang's photo in his book? He seemed impressed with the young poor boy's dedication and hard work.

Shen should have implemented plans then, to help Li and his sister with education and finances, instead of letting the boy fall into degradation and despair. We will never know the real truth because Shen was not a communicative guy. He was magnanimous to some degree, but judgmental.

😆😆😆

I kept watching it for Gao Weiguang and Ouyang Nana, and their hair and wardrobe.

If anyone wants a good cry, they can watch the final scene in the ocean.