littleberry09

Hoping this will air on Netflix like the other dramas written by Zhu Yi. Looking so forward to an Autumn or Winter release as rumoured

I agreeee with the overrated part, I only gave it 1 more rating higher than you eventhough I still felt the plot was problematic and non-existent. People here have arguing about the FL not being "selfish" compared to leads in other dramas though. I think that misses the point - if they have to be selfish there should actually be a strong REASON for it. Like in Lighter & Princess, or The First Frost. It seems like in this drama there wasn't really any big reason though. She just breaks up with him and they don't get back together for 10 years...when their situation could have been solved with an honest 10 minute conversation.

It's definitely not going to come out this year, we know that. It's still in the post production stage. Hopefully in the first half of next year.

Yes especially in Cdramas. Another recent drama was Never-Ending Summer. For most of the drama FL is required by some gang to pay her family's debt back, eventhough she was still 17-18.

I can already feel this - I've made it to the end of Ep 22, but I just don't have much motivation to carry on. I think I'll put it on hold for now. You're right that it focuses entirely on ink making with a mix of family relationships, and nothing else. The story of her getting her due payback from people like the 3rd aunt and the ML from the Tian family seems to be going NO WHERE and it's half way through the drama already. I don't think they needed to spend this many episodes on making ink and 42 episodes in total. Disappointing because it seems like a great historical during the first 10 episodes.

This was way before his blacklisting. This was filmed possibly a decade ago. ML's blacklisting is of no relevancy here, it was doomed to never release long ago

It was always Ryan Cheng on this page as far as I can remember.

I prefer Cheng Lei though, as you said no one ever calls him Ryan and he's always known as Cheng Lei. Some actors are commonly known by their English name, but never seen it much for Cheng Lei.

Plenty of pairings who were together in a previous drama have been recasted. So why not? They make a fab pairing as we have already seen.
Neither Cheng Lei or Lu Yuxiao are listed for any new dramas either. So who knows maybe they can be paired together for a script that works for both of them. They would be great in another costume drama together!

They are careful to not make it exactly a reincarnation or rebirth though. In Blossom, she went back in time to her childhood whilst still keeping her adult memories and intellect. She didn't die in the sense that she was born as a brand new person.

Disappointed when a drama can only be streamed from 1 or 2 sites with VIP subscription. I already have Netflix, Viki, IQIYI and it's still not enough. Going to wait until all episodes for this hopefully drops for free on YouTube 😕

Watching this currently and I agree with you about the romance - this is not a romance genre. They don't even have the leads converse 1-1 until Ep 10. It might be a little side plotline just for the need to have an ML, but as you say his character is not that pravelent. For the first few episodes I was wondering if he would even make an appearance, because he doesn't show up until Ep 6 onwards 😂.

What this really is gonna be is nearly 42 hours about ink and business. I don't have any problem with that though as long as it's good and keeps me invested. I do like it so far (nearly at Ep 12)

The FL was definitely better acted in the movie. She came across so breathy and stiff in this one. That saying I came here because there is supposedly no MDL page for Love O2O the movie.

Has anyone else watched the movie? With Angelababy and Jin Boran. It doesn't even have a page on MDL 😔

I tried to watch this but dropped before Ep 5. Just couldn't get into it. Some of it also really reminded me of Love Between Fairy and Devil which I adored.

Although from what everyone else is saying, the ML needs to be visibly older than her. Wang Xingyue is a young actor who does look a little more mature. But realistically I think someone more older would do. Cheng Lei would probably be best from the list above. He also doesn't mind doing female centric roles (Legend of Female General, Shadow Love) and I think he would suit being paired with MZY

Also Cheng Lei, and Ci Sha (recently came in A Splendid Match). There can also be newly become ML actors, I really want to see Deng Kai as an ML. He's mature in his looks and acting too.

I agree loved the beginning. The whole part where he lives with her as Yan Zheng was really well done.

Yes some of the middle really drags, especially the part where they are seperated and she goes on her own journey. When she's stuck in the village and goes on a mission to save everyone, etc. Personally found that the least interesting bit of the drama and wouldn't rewatch it

Now watching The Heir and I really like this theme of making a drama about one prominent thing/industry which has an important role going back in Chinese history. As you said, tea, now ink.

They should carry on making historicals with this theme. Paper, and gunpowder/fireworks trace their origins back to China too.

I need to rewatch this some time. I remember loving this so much at the time. Xu Kai was just so damn fiiinne in this role, their romance and chemistry also was 🔥

Considering it's only been rated by 4.4k or something users I think that's a reasonable rating.