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Did HT's assistant have to quickly change hotels to match Ji Xing after she said which hotel she's staying at? He can read HT's mind.

Reaching 28000 would be a feat. I think it will get to 28000. Most dramas peak within a few days but this story is still building up. Unlike a drama that audience don't know what to expect from a slow burn, this drama, everyone knows it's going to be hot, and is eagerly waiting.

In the novel:
She was Ji Xing's undergraduate major senior, didn't pursue postgraduate studies, and after graduation, she joined a tech company. She thought the pay for technical work was low and the work cycle was long, so she switched to marketing and sales. She was good-looking and had an outstanding image and was also smart and clever. She had been working for four years more than Ji Xing, and now had risen to the position of sales supervisor in the company.

"I do feel lonely, but I don't want to date," Li Li picked up a spoon and scooped some sweet potato, "Fool... Loneliness, isolation, these can't be solved by dating."
"And for me, maintaining a stable relationship between a man and a woman is too exhausting and tiring. I still like being single, free, and unburdened. I just want to work well and make more money. Only with enough money can I have more freedom and choices in life. Men can't give me a sense of security and happiness, only money can. And it must be the money I earned myself," Li Li continued.

This is what she said to Ji Xing after the sexual assault:
Yes, but now people sympathize with you and stand on your side. You are the victim, but the victim should know when to stop and be sensible, and forgive. If you cause too much trouble, they won't like you, and won't support you anymore. You still have to work here after all. Don't offend everyone."

Li Li character is richer in the drama. The Li Li in the novel didn't care about having a boyfriend or getting marry, she just wants to make money and says a relationship with a man would not bring happiness. She was too sensible and one dimensional.

In the novel, when they're making out, HT says "every part of you is soft (and squishy?) like a marshmallow except for your hard mouth" (or was it lips?)

The recurring elevator encounters in the novel are truly iconic.

You really understand the story and the characters well. Thanks so much for sharing.

No one is going to help you unless you are worth it, and HT saw her potential to do great things, an amazing and rare person who has passion and vision, hardworking, great instincts and good judgement.

She never asks HT for favors even though she could have since they won a national robot contest in college. The drama’s portrayal of a struggling start-up with minimal resources and only three employees add an authentic touch. Founders often lack formal management experience when starting a company. They are driven by a passion for their idea or product. Their focus is on creating something innovative rather than managing people. They learn on the job. Their mistakes become valuable lessons in leadership. The printer problem revealed a lack of management, so HT suggest she take MBA course. After the printer problem, she learned quickly to delegate and setup a structure and procedures.

Also, Chinese dramas often rely on lucky coincidences to move the story forward.

I'm guessing he's a widow with a daughter

No one in the cast looks anything remotely like each other to me,

On Marcus Here! his prediction, he "will back ABAY as champion for this week's top TV drama because LYFS2 has one day less points since it premiered on Monday and ABAY has full week of points and doing quite well, finishing just a few points behind LYFS2 every day."

It'll be interesting if both ABAY and LYFS2 both get over 600 points because even champions for a week don't always get pass 600 points.

Sohu Entertainment interview
XK: "I think HT has a great perspective on love. He's both passionate and romantic. He doesn't pass judgment on someone until he knows for sure. I am not like that though; I just seek to be happy.
Actually, I first met TSY at an awards ceremony. We walked together down the stage and onto an escalator and said a simple hello. At the time, I thought, this actress is very cute. After our collaboration, I thought she's not just cute but also serious and responsible towards her work."

Someone wrote over on the MDL page for The Double:
"I can go on for pages about this drama, LOL. But yes, while many complained about the Director's style, I understood his choices from a film-student POV. The man is very influenced by Shakespeare plays and Hitchcockian camera flair."

I like this director because he is different and looking forward to seeing his unique style, which I think is advantageous for expressive and nuanced actors.

I know nothing about films and could sense exactly what you described, "Shakespeare and Hitchcock". So, knowing nothing, my instincts were right. thanks for your explanation.

The bright colors, esp. the red, flowing fabric, is most likely the artistic concept from the director. He himself has a flair for the arts. In fact, the scene of the fl, running with her bright red costume flowing and her long loose hair flowing, then she looks back, is identical to a scene the director created for Go Princess Go. You won't find this style in any Yu Zheng drama.

When I scroll through the comments, there are many criticisms of the director and the ending.

which ending? 40 or 40.5?

There must be chemicals involve and also to prevent contamination from the person onto the materials process. I was surprised they need to dress similar to what you see in a semiconductor clean room. The drama can only show so many details. Just like the surgery, Han Ting and Ji Xing waited outside, but in the novel, if I recall, they actually watched the surgery being performed.

I don't know if this is the same 3D metal printing process Ji Xing used, but it gives you an idea the protection needed
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4Wu0-3KHTV4?feature=share

Gao Han sincerely thank you to Xu Kai for his collaboration past four years. Why does he thank him? He seems like a gentle soul. Seven Tan is a pretty girl, nice personality, and I love her singing and acting.
XK says he didn't want to film the "bathing scene" because he just started working out, but he compromised. He says, "I think I would do well if I were to film that scene now." Was he referring to the shower scene? I think this video has been edited so only see portions of interview.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VaZ8LsT37U

Xu Kai always sums it up well, "For Han Ting, this completes the character's understanding of love".

XK "If I enjoy my shower scene and these comments and share these shower scenes, I would be too narcissistic". As they gathered the poster, XK joked, "quickly burn the poster".

this has English subtitles but it's condensed version, they edited out a lot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ-eq7KQDvI