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Another disappointment
I need to breathe properly since my review will be too honest and blunt. The plot is basically Wattpad with a lot of polished changes which didn’t work in the 2020's (If this drama appears in 2010’s it will be more booming than now). Don't get me wrong, I still watch these kind of dramas in duanjus. Jing Boran actually works well as CEO without any pretentious feeling but somehow his styling makes him shorter than Sun Qian. In my mind, only two long drama actors can pull a CEO without being pretentious or greasy. The basic jerk CEO who lusts over Shang Zhitao’s body nothing to praised about him.
This is my hardest take: first of all I love 2026 Sun Qian's performance before this drama (Love in 70’s and The Guilty) but in The Early Spring makes me ask, “is this the Sun Qian i know before?” somehow her acting is regressed from her previous drama, too stiff and no emotions show in her eye especially when the main character appears together, i feel the awkwardness between them. I feel the scriptwriter made Shang Zhitao character like NPC without any emotional conflict while Luke are getting more complex about him which made me quite dissatisfied with the way. The novel version show her complex of emotion when she know her friend suicide and her not getting promoted but this drama didn't give her as morally grey FL. I feel both scriptwriter and actress are not good in this drama.
The supporting casts actually nothing special in this drama just another workplace drama with unrealistic merits since they got promoted fast and unprofessional. It didn't give you any knowledge and giving unrealistic view about work in advertising company.
I don't talk about chemistry between her and Jing Boran since i don't feel anything about them (They are still awkward especially Sun Qian until the end of episode) even though it counts as daring for Chinese Long Drama but I still appreciated their professionalism and it was this drama best feature but i don't feel any sparks for this drama. The only interesting part when Sun Yuan Zhu got suicide and the plot was too predictable, another plot holes like usual c-drama formula and yeah they ending together without any redemption for Luan Nian (this is basic work for duanju with Jing Boran as male lead). Dissapointed and never want to rewatch this.
This is my hardest take: first of all I love 2026 Sun Qian's performance before this drama (Love in 70’s and The Guilty) but in The Early Spring makes me ask, “is this the Sun Qian i know before?” somehow her acting is regressed from her previous drama, too stiff and no emotions show in her eye especially when the main character appears together, i feel the awkwardness between them. I feel the scriptwriter made Shang Zhitao character like NPC without any emotional conflict while Luke are getting more complex about him which made me quite dissatisfied with the way. The novel version show her complex of emotion when she know her friend suicide and her not getting promoted but this drama didn't give her as morally grey FL. I feel both scriptwriter and actress are not good in this drama.
The supporting casts actually nothing special in this drama just another workplace drama with unrealistic merits since they got promoted fast and unprofessional. It didn't give you any knowledge and giving unrealistic view about work in advertising company.
I don't talk about chemistry between her and Jing Boran since i don't feel anything about them (They are still awkward especially Sun Qian until the end of episode) even though it counts as daring for Chinese Long Drama but I still appreciated their professionalism and it was this drama best feature but i don't feel any sparks for this drama. The only interesting part when Sun Yuan Zhu got suicide and the plot was too predictable, another plot holes like usual c-drama formula and yeah they ending together without any redemption for Luan Nian (this is basic work for duanju with Jing Boran as male lead). Dissapointed and never want to rewatch this.
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