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Lovely, healthy relationship
Again, I'm going against the majority on this one. It's my personal opinion, and a lot of it is based on how forgiving I can be of a script and the way it was handled.
What I loved:
The main couple. First, they are both just beautiful. Their acting was very natural. There were a couple of obligatory misunderstandings that seemed to go on too long, but I loved watching them together. There was an even division of labor in the relationship, they were both willing to put in the effort to make it work. The ML was wonderful, in that he wasn't your typical, cold CEO-type. He was warm and caring and wasn't afraid to show it. I can't think of another drama that I've watched where the ML smiled and laughed so much, which of course made me smile. I loved the affection they showed for one another, - lots of hand holding and hugging. The first kiss, as usual, was your typical open-eyed fish kiss, but they got better after that. We got to see their married life, which was a treat.
If the drama was more focused on them, this probably would have been a 10 for me. However, there was so much I just couldn't get past.
-The 2ML. There was so much wrong here, I don't even know where to start! First, he wasn't a good actor. He was wooden, and it seemed like his primary job whenever he was onscreen was to stare. He had absolutely no personality. Why did she like him initially? They never spoke to one another! I, personally, struggle with forward women, but she declares she likes him and she's not going to give up, saying he'll change his mind. Again, why did she like him? We are supposed to get the impression that he's always liked her, but for the life of me I couldn't figure out what his deal was. I didn't find him attractive and he had no personality. Every time he was on screen (which was WAY more than he should have been) his job was to stare. I never was able to figure out what his deal was, but that may be due to my second issue-
-I fast forwarded through SO MUCH of this drama! There was way too much business talk that was too technical and very boring. I also felt like propaganda was at work in a big way. Look how good we are because we are Chinese. Our companies are better and we are more advanced than everyone else.
-So many characters! Family, friends, illegitimate family, rivals. Add to that, everyone seemed to have multiple names, so when people were talking about someone that wasn't there, I was hard-pressed to figure out who they were talking about. I should have drawn up a flow chart.
-Long scenes of skylines, long scenes of watching the movement of traffic. There was an awful lot (at least for me) of stuff that could have been cut out of this to make it shorter and tighten it up. Do Chinese dramas have to be a certain length? There is so much waste in them.
If you want to watch a healthy relationship, and you have more patience than I do for unnecessary characters and scenes, you will definitely enjoy this show.
What I loved:
The main couple. First, they are both just beautiful. Their acting was very natural. There were a couple of obligatory misunderstandings that seemed to go on too long, but I loved watching them together. There was an even division of labor in the relationship, they were both willing to put in the effort to make it work. The ML was wonderful, in that he wasn't your typical, cold CEO-type. He was warm and caring and wasn't afraid to show it. I can't think of another drama that I've watched where the ML smiled and laughed so much, which of course made me smile. I loved the affection they showed for one another, - lots of hand holding and hugging. The first kiss, as usual, was your typical open-eyed fish kiss, but they got better after that. We got to see their married life, which was a treat.
If the drama was more focused on them, this probably would have been a 10 for me. However, there was so much I just couldn't get past.
-The 2ML. There was so much wrong here, I don't even know where to start! First, he wasn't a good actor. He was wooden, and it seemed like his primary job whenever he was onscreen was to stare. He had absolutely no personality. Why did she like him initially? They never spoke to one another! I, personally, struggle with forward women, but she declares she likes him and she's not going to give up, saying he'll change his mind. Again, why did she like him? We are supposed to get the impression that he's always liked her, but for the life of me I couldn't figure out what his deal was. I didn't find him attractive and he had no personality. Every time he was on screen (which was WAY more than he should have been) his job was to stare. I never was able to figure out what his deal was, but that may be due to my second issue-
-I fast forwarded through SO MUCH of this drama! There was way too much business talk that was too technical and very boring. I also felt like propaganda was at work in a big way. Look how good we are because we are Chinese. Our companies are better and we are more advanced than everyone else.
-So many characters! Family, friends, illegitimate family, rivals. Add to that, everyone seemed to have multiple names, so when people were talking about someone that wasn't there, I was hard-pressed to figure out who they were talking about. I should have drawn up a flow chart.
-Long scenes of skylines, long scenes of watching the movement of traffic. There was an awful lot (at least for me) of stuff that could have been cut out of this to make it shorter and tighten it up. Do Chinese dramas have to be a certain length? There is so much waste in them.
If you want to watch a healthy relationship, and you have more patience than I do for unnecessary characters and scenes, you will definitely enjoy this show.
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