A retired ballerina returns home and found her son is alive and she rekindles her first love.
Plot/Story (8.5/10)
This film drama has an excellent and rich plot and story, which combines romance, drama and mystery. It has nice soundtrack and musical scores accompanying the film, and some nice photography taken during the filming. In addition, the story is diverse, covering about a unique wine industry, contemporary art of ballet, business and investments, natural disasters, and high mountain region of China with spectacular sceneries of the country sites.
The story started with the return of a re-known ballerina (Tan Siting) as she retired from France and intended to teach at home. At the same time, a young winery owner (Feng Rui) also returned home from his trip to France after receiving gold medal on his Cygne winery special brand, These two characters were first lovers, but separated due to circumstances related to disapproval from his mom. His mom separated Siting's young baby at birth and sent her away to France to get rid her from her son. The drama revolved around their slowly getting to know each other again as time progresses. Siting thought initially that Feng Rui was already married and had a son named Lexuan, not knowing that the young boy is her biological son.
The drama also involved with the close friends of Siting - a brother and sister named Wang Zeyuan and Wang Shuhan; with a young piano teacher named Wen Pei Yan who helps Feng Rui's family and liked by Rui's mother and initially groomed to be Rui's wife. Siting has been searching his disappearing dad since before leaving for France, and continues after her return home. Siting's work at the ballet school at home meets with two young ballerinas (Zheng Yufan and the younger Qu Zhen who is originally from the Hongyuan mountain region. The drama also included the daily life of Lexuan at school, dealing with bullies, learning piano lessons from Pei Yan and getting to know ballet teacher Siting.
Once Siting and Feng Rui get together again after the successful trip to find her dad in the Hongyuan area near Tibet, they must face Feng Rui's mom. cancel his wedding with Pei Yan, and try to get Le's acceptance into the new venture together.
My issue with the rich plot is on how present the details and put the drama together for acceptance by the audience. Too much background info slipped into the drama makes the continuation of the film choppy and difficult to understand. The combination of romance with some mystery behind it , while intriguing, may provide some disappointment to some of the audience.
Cast/Characters
Cast (9/10)
Tan Siting was played by Qin Lan, and her main partner Feng Rui by Wallace Chung. Other actors in the film included Michelle Bai as Wen Pei Yan and Wang Hao Ze as little Lexuan. Her best friend Shuhan was played by Wang Zhen Er. her brother Ze Yuan was played by Lawrence Wong. The two young ballerinas were Yufan played by Lai Chu Yu, and the mountain little girl Qu Zhen by Durje Tsering. Feng Rui's domineering mom was played by Chen Jin, and Siting's dad (Tang Juan) was played by Liu Da Wei.
I consider that all of the actors and actresses play their roles very well. Besides of her slim body and her beauty, Qin Lan has a distinct face with line features which like a character in a Japanese anime film suh as the Final Fantasy. She had a unique short hair in this drama, although I found that she appeared also in many different hair style in the past. Her voice is also unique, sometimes almost muffled or came from her nose.
Characters (8/10)
The character for Feng Rui appears to be slow and hesitant in his life. He should have been more decisive when he found that Siting returns home. Siting is also slow in trying to bring the drama to an end for Le, as understandably, she was hesitant and afraid for not being accepted right the way.
I feel sorry for Pei Yan , who appears to be royal to Rui and his family until the end . I think she is also one of the heroine of this drama, after all of the troubles that she went through, with her efforts on the wedding preparations, and her curiosity towards Siting.
On the other hand, I am not very fond of Zeyuan's character in pursuing Siting, as he still chases her even after a hint from Siting herself and advice from her own sister. Shuhan's character is also a surprise at the end of this drama.
The head of the ballet school - Madame Zhuang is an elegant lady, understanding and has been good to Siting in all of the years. In some of the shots, I sometimes mistake her appearance initially from Rui's mom's character (Gao Hui).
The domineering appearances of Gao Hui and her dad (Rui's grandpa) make his dad (Feng Ming) small and unimportant. However, he has a surprise in the story as well.
Music (8/10)
This drama has a number of beautiful songs and nice scores.
Re-watch Value (8/10)
Good rewatch value. The story and dialogs are rich with details and they are worth to re-watch some of the scenes to understand and enjoy the drama in full.
Scenery/Filmography (8.5/10)
Beautiful sceneries of the country sites and the simplicity of living in the Hongyuan county. Nice photography to capture the ballet performances by Siting and/or her students. Nice wedding dresses wore by Pei Yan. Some night dances and country's atmosphere are beautiful. I also noted for night shots of the beautiful city when the filming of Siting and Rui together, or when Pei Yan broke her relationship with Rui at the bridge/terrace facing the City.
Personal comments
- Some of the episodes in the You-tube channels contain a mix of story of this drama with another drama (2022 - Because of Love) who had the same actor Wallace Chung in it. Some of the clips from previous episodes have also been used repetitively added , making it confusing to watch.
- Siting's dresses appear to be quite modest and conservatives. Pei Yan and Shuhan have nice dresses. I could not figure out the poor choice of using the black sock and the black, soldier shoes that Siting wears during the ballet instruction classes. Also, when she was drunk and almost slip on the stairways, her black shoes look so old fashioned and ugly.
- While looking desperately for her dad in the Hongyuan county, young ballerina Qu Zhen's request to deliver throat lozenges to her mom appears to be a key to finding Siting's dad.
- Pei Yan appears to have a good character and accept all of the trouble and her effort to marry Rui.
This film drama has an excellent and rich plot and story, which combines romance, drama and mystery. It has nice soundtrack and musical scores accompanying the film, and some nice photography taken during the filming. In addition, the story is diverse, covering about a unique wine industry, contemporary art of ballet, business and investments, natural disasters, and high mountain region of China with spectacular sceneries of the country sites.
The story started with the return of a re-known ballerina (Tan Siting) as she retired from France and intended to teach at home. At the same time, a young winery owner (Feng Rui) also returned home from his trip to France after receiving gold medal on his Cygne winery special brand, These two characters were first lovers, but separated due to circumstances related to disapproval from his mom. His mom separated Siting's young baby at birth and sent her away to France to get rid her from her son. The drama revolved around their slowly getting to know each other again as time progresses. Siting thought initially that Feng Rui was already married and had a son named Lexuan, not knowing that the young boy is her biological son.
The drama also involved with the close friends of Siting - a brother and sister named Wang Zeyuan and Wang Shuhan; with a young piano teacher named Wen Pei Yan who helps Feng Rui's family and liked by Rui's mother and initially groomed to be Rui's wife. Siting has been searching his disappearing dad since before leaving for France, and continues after her return home. Siting's work at the ballet school at home meets with two young ballerinas (Zheng Yufan and the younger Qu Zhen who is originally from the Hongyuan mountain region. The drama also included the daily life of Lexuan at school, dealing with bullies, learning piano lessons from Pei Yan and getting to know ballet teacher Siting.
Once Siting and Feng Rui get together again after the successful trip to find her dad in the Hongyuan area near Tibet, they must face Feng Rui's mom. cancel his wedding with Pei Yan, and try to get Le's acceptance into the new venture together.
My issue with the rich plot is on how present the details and put the drama together for acceptance by the audience. Too much background info slipped into the drama makes the continuation of the film choppy and difficult to understand. The combination of romance with some mystery behind it , while intriguing, may provide some disappointment to some of the audience.
Cast/Characters
Cast (9/10)
Tan Siting was played by Qin Lan, and her main partner Feng Rui by Wallace Chung. Other actors in the film included Michelle Bai as Wen Pei Yan and Wang Hao Ze as little Lexuan. Her best friend Shuhan was played by Wang Zhen Er. her brother Ze Yuan was played by Lawrence Wong. The two young ballerinas were Yufan played by Lai Chu Yu, and the mountain little girl Qu Zhen by Durje Tsering. Feng Rui's domineering mom was played by Chen Jin, and Siting's dad (Tang Juan) was played by Liu Da Wei.
I consider that all of the actors and actresses play their roles very well. Besides of her slim body and her beauty, Qin Lan has a distinct face with line features which like a character in a Japanese anime film suh as the Final Fantasy. She had a unique short hair in this drama, although I found that she appeared also in many different hair style in the past. Her voice is also unique, sometimes almost muffled or came from her nose.
Characters (8/10)
The character for Feng Rui appears to be slow and hesitant in his life. He should have been more decisive when he found that Siting returns home. Siting is also slow in trying to bring the drama to an end for Le, as understandably, she was hesitant and afraid for not being accepted right the way.
I feel sorry for Pei Yan , who appears to be royal to Rui and his family until the end . I think she is also one of the heroine of this drama, after all of the troubles that she went through, with her efforts on the wedding preparations, and her curiosity towards Siting.
On the other hand, I am not very fond of Zeyuan's character in pursuing Siting, as he still chases her even after a hint from Siting herself and advice from her own sister. Shuhan's character is also a surprise at the end of this drama.
The head of the ballet school - Madame Zhuang is an elegant lady, understanding and has been good to Siting in all of the years. In some of the shots, I sometimes mistake her appearance initially from Rui's mom's character (Gao Hui).
The domineering appearances of Gao Hui and her dad (Rui's grandpa) make his dad (Feng Ming) small and unimportant. However, he has a surprise in the story as well.
Music (8/10)
This drama has a number of beautiful songs and nice scores.
Re-watch Value (8/10)
Good rewatch value. The story and dialogs are rich with details and they are worth to re-watch some of the scenes to understand and enjoy the drama in full.
Scenery/Filmography (8.5/10)
Beautiful sceneries of the country sites and the simplicity of living in the Hongyuan county. Nice photography to capture the ballet performances by Siting and/or her students. Nice wedding dresses wore by Pei Yan. Some night dances and country's atmosphere are beautiful. I also noted for night shots of the beautiful city when the filming of Siting and Rui together, or when Pei Yan broke her relationship with Rui at the bridge/terrace facing the City.
Personal comments
- Some of the episodes in the You-tube channels contain a mix of story of this drama with another drama (2022 - Because of Love) who had the same actor Wallace Chung in it. Some of the clips from previous episodes have also been used repetitively added , making it confusing to watch.
- Siting's dresses appear to be quite modest and conservatives. Pei Yan and Shuhan have nice dresses. I could not figure out the poor choice of using the black sock and the black, soldier shoes that Siting wears during the ballet instruction classes. Also, when she was drunk and almost slip on the stairways, her black shoes look so old fashioned and ugly.
- While looking desperately for her dad in the Hongyuan county, young ballerina Qu Zhen's request to deliver throat lozenges to her mom appears to be a key to finding Siting's dad.
- Pei Yan appears to have a good character and accept all of the trouble and her effort to marry Rui.
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