uchiha

i hate timeskips especially long ones. they usually never feel logically placed or authentic. two people are not staying in love after five years as though it was the first six months and no one can convince me of otherwise. this one had two notable timeskips, an "offscreen" one for three years and another viewers experienced for four years. apart from the big skips, every scene was basically a timeskip as well.

anyway, this was laughable trash. the intimacy was trash. the kissing was trash. the proposal was trash. all of the music sounds like AI. the "art" appeared to all be AI. the translations were consistently poor / illegible. the order by which production decided to paste the backstory was a terrible and confusing choice. the acting was mediocre at most points but believable-ish at the rest. the story's premise felt unique comparatively to what has released this year but the execution was botched - what a surprise china. the dialogue was okay but lots of generic garbage filler standard to a drama with a wealthy businessman at the helm.

immersion was broken immediately, in my watch experience, so i just was anticipated the romance. i documented numerous iffy, cringe, and erroneous production items that i will not bother listing them this time. i can say that the best moments in this were: when shen mo faced his parents [i actually shook with fear and anxiety from the father's delivery], the "flashbacks" showcased more dynamic acting on part of the leads and some of the moments between shen mo + ji mingxuan during this time were butterfly-inducing, shen mo being frightened by the cousin who assaulted him leading him to the bathroom toilet, and the, "now you're mine", to, "always have been", was rewind-worthy.

i have noticed something unsettling about BL actors in china. i do not know if it something of note across the entire entertainment industry in the country. i am not shaming anyone when i mention this concern and i feel compelled to mention it. there are several actors i have noticed in china that are extremely skinny looking almost to the point that they could appear to be borderline emaciated. zihao and mingxuan both are noticeably and distractedly small. both of them wore clothes and rings that gaped on their bodies. gentlemen in venture business wear tailored suits and mingxuan's appeared to fit his stature but every single one gaped off of his body. i do not understand what is going on with this but as a viewer - it breaks immersion completely and leaves me wondering / worrying about the health of these individuals.

real quick highlight mention, the kidnappings but especially the last one. that was so horrifically executed that i laughed and held my forehead. all i will end with saying on that is whoever thought any part of that was believable needs to be forced to step on fully built lego sets. to conclude, do not watch this AI dribbled circus.