This is by far the best Cdrama I have ever watched!!
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but for the first time ever, I made an account just to give this drama a proper 10. Yes, this C-drama is that good. I started watching when it only had 19 episodes because the synopsis intrigued me, and lo and behold, it ended up becoming one of—if not the—best C-dramas I’ve watched since I started a year ago. I can now confidently say that C-dramas can deliver when they truly try. They can reach greatness—on the same level as some of the best K-dramas I’ve ever seen.The execution of this drama had my jaw dropping almost every episode. The writing is far above most C-dramas I’ve watched. The cinematography and direction are simply chef’s kiss. The character dynamics are insane—I’ve never been this entertained by a battle for succession. The soundtrack is amazing, and every arc had me completely hooked. My eyes were literally glued to the screen whenever I watched. Every actor and actress played their role perfectly, and honestly, I don’t remember being bored at any point. It’s just that entertaining.
And if you’re looking for romance, you’re absolutely on the right track. Even the second and third leads have incredibly captivating love stories. One of this drama’s strongest points is the push-and-pull between the couples—if you know, you know. And if you don’t, just watch it.
Watching each episode felt like watching a movie because of how well it was made. And the aspect ratio—don’t even get me started. It was such a genius creative choice and added so much to the overall experience. Pair that with strong writing, a compelling story, and interesting characters, and you get a truly cinematic experience.
If I had to point out a flaw—and I can’t believe I’m saying this—it’s that the drama is too short. I wanted more. Usually, my complaint with C-dramas is unnecessary dragging, but this time, I actually wished there were more episodes. I wanted more development and buildup in the final arcs after the Rong family conflict was resolved because I was genuinely curious about what came next. Aside from that, any other flaws are insignificant compared to how brilliantly this drama was crafted.
Overall: 10/10. One of the very few C-dramas I consider on par with some of the best K-dramas I’ve ever watched.
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Captivating, intense, and Beautiful.
I have watched this last year but only giving a rating and review right now only because I only made an account a few days ago coz a cdrama I've watched really compelled me to make an acc lol. (Its "Glory" for anyone wondering)I don't remember the entirety of the story only the gist of it but remember how much I enjoyed this drama. The execution, the direction, cinematography, osts, and acting are very well done. Although I did find some (like one or two of the casts) acting a bit unsatisfactory, most of cast still did well.
If you want a family drama, this is definitely one of the best ones out there so feel free to give it a watch. Overall, a 9.5/10. Very well made and beautiful drama.
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Beautiful story with a little bit of blandness to it.
So this is a Cdrama that was recommended to me because it was apparently similar to Glory so I gave it a try. After watching I can definitely say that I like it however I wouldn't say that Its better at least to my taste. As someone who likes watching family dramas, I really like the story on this one however I'm gonna be honest, its a little bland and but without faults.. Not the story specifically but rather the execution of it.First off, the reason why I say its a little bland is because there seems to be a lack of osts and background music. They will really only play an ost whenever its the most very very very important part. I mean its not bad tho, ig it helps you in a way to focus on the story more? but there were a lot of scenes where I thought to myself would be better had it had a music in the background playing to intensify the scene.
Secondly, the story really liked to dance between serious and comical scenes. Whenever a scene is supposed to be serious they try to make it as something funny which I didn't really like especially during the first few eps of watching it.
Thirdly, I don't know if its just me but the time skip was the most confusing sht ever. Not the story but trying to know who is who was just a headache. Especially when they added more characters and some of them looked alike and some of them also had the same titles like "Second brother", "Zecheng", "Zesheng". I literally had to go check the character list and research who is who. Well, I did manage to get past it even though at some point I was mistaking Gu Tingye for Sheng Changbai lol and kid Changbai as the other illegitimate kid who lost to kid Tingye. Ig I was face blind since this is the first time I'm seeing this actors/actresses? like one point I also mistook the father of Ming lan as father of Gu Tingye and was wondering why he was punishing Changbai, turns out its Gu Tingye he's punishing and the scene is at the house of Gu. I was at a mess trying to find out who is who, it all clicked after few eps tho lmao.
Well, those are some faults that really got to me. There is also the ending with the 4th sister Mo Lan which I didnt like but I'm not gonna spoil it. Overall, really enjoyed this drama. I'd give a 9/10.
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