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At the end of Ep 7 the unusually cool, calm and soft-spoken Chen Hui had a mental breakdown. His unraveling has started. For someone like him, smart and cunning always steps ahead of others and in control, he had a perfect plan, but suddenly he feels cornered, desperate, and out of control, like a noose around his neck is getting tighter. He mutters how useless he is how can he protect anyone (I think he's referring to songge).

Ah, the word melancholy comes to mind every time I see Chen Hui’s face.
Xu Kai was right — the sad dramas are the ones you never forget.
I read that this story isn’t really about good versus evil, but about how easily evil can spread between people. The perpetrator can become the victim, and the victim can become the perpetrator, their wrongs intertwined and constantly affecting one another in this 800-meter radius area small town there is no escaping

so it seems that Songge made a serious mistake without informing Chen Hui and it has compromised his perfect schemes; but when she told him, he's so gentle with her, he didn't get mad at her, just try to figure out more schemes

This story is so serious and intense, it’s the kind that makes you bite your fingernails. It's nerve wracking because I care about the character. A part of me wants him to get caught sooner than later to stop this madness.
The director sure knows how to create suspense.
Chen Hui is trying to pull off the perfect crime — one so flawless that no one will ever trace it back to him.
Each episode ending is masterful cliff hanger.
The madness I think must be like Arthur Hitchcock atmosphere, and I'm only on ep 7.
Its's really a psychological thriller wrapped in a crime suspense.
At the beg of ep 7, Xu Kai's acting in car was a memorable almost iconic moment in his character's state of mind.
The madness in the car even makes the madman go crazy

the word I hear that fits this drama the best is 'gritty.'

"The drama is a dark suspense/crime thriller (not a light romance), and it's praised (or warned) for being emotionally heavy and unforgettable."

In this pitiful town, everyone’s been hardened by something. And when you walk among hard people, life stops being easy.

Tencent X Theatre's motto is "one drama, one unique style" — focusing on high-quality, short, and innovative storytelling rather staying inside suspense + crime + mystery box. It's much more than that. The "X" means "anything is possible" as long as the drama feels high-quality, short, and different from normal shows. And I think this style actually fits the kind of storytelling and acting Xu Kai was looking for.

it's common Chinese hair style back then. Most Chinese people have really straight hair so bangs will stick out when cut that way. People were outdoors so of course they'd be tan.

If you are watching for free on WeTV, watch it as soon as it's free otherwise Tencent will make it VIP, like ep.3 is now VIP, and no longer free. Ep 7 is free now.

Of course it should surpass Eight Hundred. Why wouldn't it? All the best to Light to Night.

Watching the bts, I hope Xu Kai can also do a comedy drama in the future.

Ripe Town is part of Tencent’s X Theater collection, and it’s also streaming on Viki. So why can’t Eight Hundred stream on Viki too? Does it just need enough user requests? Also, Ripe Town is free on Viki and Tencent You Tube channel. I hope they eventually make Eight Hundred free too so more people can watch it.

" I hope that when people see the character of Fan Chang Yu, they also feel, "I can do it too."
The story was fantasy.

Your guess is as good as anyone. I like to see it when it's done airing. There are enough 1- and 2-star comments for ridiculous reasons like why she is reusing her contact lens case or things cost less back then or the character sells drugs. You see very few users criticizing Xu Kai's accent or his voice delivery. The rolling 100 comments are averaging in the low 7 out of 10 range because there are many 4-star and 5-star comments, so I'm hopeful with a good ending, it will come in at least a 7. Anything over a 7 is a very good score. I think most viewers are enjoying the drama.

snapshot at point in time
Rating Mix of 99 scores
5★ → 33%
4★ → 31%
3★ → 14%
2★ → 14%
1★ → 7%
Average Rating
3.7 out of 5
7.4 out of 10

this is only raw and sample

Xu Kai makes Chen Hui deeply complex and beautifully layered.

I think the hospital scene in Episode 2 is masterfully done and essential for understanding Chen Hui’s desperation to save Songge. It’s packed with emotional detail, but so much of it is subtle enough to miss on a first watch.

the endings for ep 4 and 5 are like cliff hangers

I saw a Douban user who said the episodes are too short so she's taking a star away. Ep. 4 is only 32 min.

On second thought, this kind of crime suspense drama is not simple and really rewards slower viewing over binging.

episodes 1–5 and teasers for 6–13 are free on Tencent WeTV.
https://wetv.vip/en/search/eight%20hundred