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Quite promising but there is many to improve

I Love Shi Xuejing and Wang Haozhen, but this is quite letdown for me since i like the plot very much (Office romance with slow pace). The chemistry is barely exist even both of them are gorgeous and the kiss is not helping that much.

Plot is about smarty plain looking FL aka Gu Yao with fool history of love since she getting cheated by her ex and going back to him twice (this part is make me pissed like how the writer make the hole on this story, they could make this part more better) while ML aka Zhou Zhengliang the divorcee man whose his past marriage only by paper to please his family and slowly attracted by FL as her new boss (the point which make me has expectation to this drama). ML tried to pursue FL while he misunderstand her thinking as FL replacement ex boyfriend while FL thinks too highly of ML since he got higher position and known as someone with charisma.

Still watchable but not the best drama for both actors.

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The second version makes the first more decent.

I remember i only watch half-way since FL characterization is make my blood tense high until i recently watch Jin Jiayu-Xu Siqi version which make me curse and my neck hurts for blood rises.

Basically: FL aka Qin Sang is aloof traditional beauty who gentle outside but resilient inside while ML aka Sheng Yu just another Yandere CEO ML who has brain unlike usual CEO on duanju and secretly love fool. Plot is mainstream about past love with misunderstanding troupe. FL have sex with ML and left him without reason and got pregnant. While ML is getting yandere personality due FL leaving him without any words. Five years later they met again when FL forced to get blind date by her father and met ML and mistakenly as male host. The tug-of war is quite too long but the mutual redemption is fine since ML has character growth (while do some gRapey scene on first part and later ask for FL consent).

Plot pace is quite angsty at first but later is quite sweet. Zhang Liren is the highlight of the drama, he got mannerismand the chemistry between him and Zhao Fei is fine though he looks shorter due Zhao Fei's height (172 cm). Cameramen did their best on hiding the different.

I dont know if there is other version will beat the first version since second version is out and there is not really recommended to watch.

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Excellent ??????

He suye♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ started watching it for zhang linghe but became a fan of xu rouhan.... Whatta mind blowing performance.... And the story is smooth where both the leads were green flags... Rewatch value will be more for this drama.... And the detailing regarding the natural substances is awesome... I've no knowledge about medicinal plants and naturally used medicinal substances... Becz of this drama I can proudly say that atleast I've got some idea to use substances which can cure the body naturally ... And the chemistry between leads is outstanding 👌👌👌👌

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My second vertical drama (and it's a good one :)

PLOT: FL, a florist, decides after 8 years to give up on her secret crush, ML, a former high school and college classmate. However, they meet again, he accepts a blind date, and they get married.

+++ The actors are convincing, and I really like ML.
+++ Coherent story

:) :) :) Many of the OSTs are excerpts from the soundtracks of well-known dramas (My Secret Romance, Goblin, etc.)

### Very limited budget but well used

=> Nice, a bit of a "fairy tale," watch it like a movie (2 hours)
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Mon 2e drama vertical (et il est bon :)

PLOT: La FL, fleuriste, décide au bout de 8 ans d'abandonner son secret crush s/ le ML, ancien camarade de lycée puis de fac. Cpdt, ils se recroisent, il accepte 1 RV arrangé, et se marient.

+++ Les acteurs sont convaincants, et j'aime bcp le ML.
+++ Story cohérente

:) :) :) Bcp d'OSTs sont des extraits des bandes son de dramas connus (My secret romance, Goblin, etc.)

### Budget très limité mais bonne utilisation

=> Sympa, un peu "conte de fée", à regarder comme un film (2h)

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Another drama of Big & Park. Let's watch…

This is a story about Phopthorn and Suriya.

Phopthorn has always felt unlucky in life. On the very day he finally wins the lottery, he gets into a terrible accident. When he wakes up, he finds himself reborn in the body of Apo, the son of a billionaire family.

Apo is engaged to Suriya, a handsome man who has the ability to read minds. From the very beginning, Suriya knows that Phopthorn is not the real Apo. He can hear Phopthorn’s thoughts loud and clear.

Since the engagement between Apo and Suriya is more of a business arrangement between two powerful families, Suriya makes a proposal: they’ll keep pretending to be a couple—for the sake of maintaining the family alliance. Thus, their fake relationship begins.

At first, it’s just an act.

But as days go by, something shifts. Phopthorn and Suriya start spending real time together, talking, understanding each other, they start slowly develop genuine feelings for each other. What started as pretend slowly turns into real feelings.

Meanwhile, they also begin investigating the truth behind Apo’s accident—because it wasn’t random. Someone wanted him gone. And now, they’re determined to find out who and why.

Now the questions:
? Will they successfully carry out the plan all the way to marriage...
? Will Suriya’s family remain unaware of Phopthorn’s true identity?
? If the truth is revealed, what will happen to their relationship?
? And what about Phopthorn himself... Will Phopthorn return to his original body or world? If he does, what will happen to his relationship with Suriya?
Most mysterious of all: what actually happened to Apo? Is he dead? Or did Apo and Phopthorn consciousnesses somehow swap?

That’s pretty much the story—without giving away any spoilers.

What I like:
+ Big and Park being paired together again.
+ I’m quite impressed by Park’s performance. He took on a character very different from his past roles—and pulled it off beautifully. Love how he pulled of both as Apo & Phopthorn.
+ The family dynamic in each of the 2 families

What I don't too like:
- The story is sometimes quite predictable. But still quite enjoyable

Overall this quite a good drama to be watch

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Love, money and danger in Macau

Eh, this one didn't do much for me. The drama is gorgeous : gorgeous actors, sets, costumes (her wardrobe is to die for, so elegant), even the music is good, direction is pro-level, I was taking screens all the time. They nailed the atmosphere. I like the story, it's about a rich heiress whose throne is threatened by the search for her dad's secret son in Macau (not named but it's clearly the reference), and by an arranged marriage with a lame family friend (she's in love with his older brother). She escapes to Macau, finds herself in dangerous situations in the gambling world, and gets involved with the shady mobster her dad hired to find her brother. They make a pact : he will give her some intel so she can get to her rival before her dad, while she will pose as his new girlfriend to escape the control of a powerful family who wants him as an in-law.

I don't know why I was so lukewarm about it, the pacing was perfect, the hero's story was about redemption and escaping the mafia's claws, themes I adore, the drama didn't overrely on cliffhangers every two minutes to hold our attention...maybe I'm just not a big Zhang Jin Yi fan ? She's perfectly fine, even good, it's just that I didn't find she had much chemistry with Zhao Zhen Dong, she looked distracted in their scenes, not fully there, and too often I saw the actress, not the character. I'm also not sure about the way Wen Ning was written, the drama wanted her to be this powerful princess of Beijing circles out of her element in gambling dens, but truth to be told, she feels more like a brat most of the time, not really grasping the danger she's in, making impulsive decisions. Her motives and the way she wants to accomplish her goals felt very selfish, down to the way she flirts with the hero, oblivious to consequences. I guess it's supposed to be part of her charm, but I didn't find it very endearing. The fact that she's in love with her fiance's older brother does give her a bit of dimension, but it's revealed way too late to have an impact. As a result I wasn't that invested in the main romance, even if it had all the usual delicious trappings of forbidden lust (and ZZD crazy charisma). I wonder if the other versions of this plot have a better written Wen Ning, and romance. It's a shame because I love the drama's direction, subtle sensuality, and luscious visuals. A beautiful drama, but somewhat hollow.

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Cozy and visually stunning

THE GOOD:
- Everything is gorgeous. The sets and cinematography are going all out to create beautiful, magical, cozy, warm experiences
- The plot is cozy. There are conflicts, but they don't drag on and they always feel warranted and realistic. Some angst but nothing terrible.
- The character motivations make sense. This shouldn't even be praise; but after a lot of shows lately, it stood out that this show actually provides plausible character motivations for each character action. Each thing leads to the next.
- Good chemistry, nothing feels awkward or forced. (Except when its supposed to)
- Hilarious side characters. I always love side characters, and the coworkers in this really delivered

THE MEDIUM:
- The theme song is not very good, and is also overused, but also the sound engineers did a good job of how it was used? And also adding diversity by using some variations of it. Some effort was put in, but the song itself has a gratingly circular melody.

THE BAD:
- For me, I would have liked to spend more time in the period before things are "out in the open". That is a very fun period of light misunderstandings and flirting, that was finished too soon. A few things about the pace move on a bit quickly, but we are trying to tell a full story in 8 eps so I guess we gotta keep moving.
- Too much focus on intimate scenes. It's fine if that's what you are looking for, but that isn't why I'm here. One would be sufficient.
- Tons of PPA. I have grown to accept a lot, but it was pretty jarring at times they are like a jump scare as we cut suddenly to a product.
- Some plotlines felt a bit undeveloped. But I mostly forgave that, because they didn't sacrifice their actual purpose to fit the space they were given, they just could have been fleshed out a bit more.
- The parents were pretty awkward while also being focused on too much. They also had a somewhat vague or handwaved setup -- everyone is living in what looks like a very wealthy neighborhood, but both single parents don't seem to be working. Meanwhile financial matters are also a central plot conflict as though we are a low income family. There was some dissonance in this part of the premise.

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It’s not just a drama. It’s a masterpiece.

I wish I could erase this drama from my mind just so I could watch it all over again—again and again. Every scene, every glance, every subtle moment between the leads feels like it’s crafted to pierce your heart. The love they feel for each other isn’t rushed or shallow; it’s layered, delicate, and painfully beautiful. It’s the kind of love that makes you sigh, smile, and sometimes even tear up, because it feels so real, so intense, and yet so tender. You find yourself holding your breath during quiet moments, anticipating each touch, each word, each shared look that seems to speak more than dialogue ever could.

It’s not just a C-drama, it’s an experience, a journey through love so pure, so patient, so overwhelming, that it feels unforgettable. Every moment is carefully designed to make you feel, to make you ache. If you haven’t watched it yet, consider yourself lucky, because discovering this masterpiece for the first time is a feeling unlike any other.

It’s not just a drama. It’s a masterpiece.

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Disappointment. Utter disappointment.

I was expecting a pure, slow-burn romance, but there is absolutely nothing slow about this series. First, the FL is desperately searching for his brother, then she sees him and suddenly she wants him? What? It feels less like love and more like lust, and I hate it.

All that crying, the overly cute and innocent act… and then, out of nowhere, she’s a fierce, confident driver? It just doesn’t add up. The storyline itself has potential, and the filming is actually well done, but everything else feels weak and awkward.

I’m just not feeling that deep, undivided, true love that I usually get from other C-dramas, and without that, it completely falls flat for me.

I am dropping this drama.

This was the perfect opportunity to prove that Esther Yu isn’t limited to cute roles, and they completely wasted it. For a moment, it really looked promising. She pushed a guy in a fight scene. She used taekwondo. I honestly thought, okay, are we finally getting a strong and capable female lead? And then it stopped. Suddenly she’s acting childish. What a waste.

We get a grown woman acting like a little sister. The constant childish behavior, the picky eating, the helpless energy… it honestly gives me the ick. Being innocent is fine. Acting childish is not. And Esther Yu didn’t need this kind of role at all. I truly believe she could have pulled off a strong character—but maybe I’m wrong.

It really feels like the production didn’t know what they wanted. They tried to make her cute and sexy and innocent and childish and strong all at once, and instead of balance, it just turned into a mess.
And the romantic scenes… I don’t even know what to say. Why are they constantly making out in places that look uncomfortable and unsanitary? A bathroom, next to a toilet that probably doesn’t even have running water?

And why is the male lead always sweating? Yes, he works hard, I get it, but it feels like in every scene they spray water on his face to make him look “hotter.” It feels forced to me.

I think they have completely missed the point. A die-hard C-drama fan doesn’t want to lust over the male lead. We want to ship the couple. We want that tension where a simple hand touch makes you stop breathing, where you’re giggling and kicking your feet when they first kiss and replaying scenes late at night. That’s the magic. That’s why I’m not interested in Hollywood-type dramas with weak stories, awkward conversations, and meaningless make-out scenes.

This drama completely missed that point.

Now it’s just the same thing over and over again: making out, car races or car repairs, fighting, the FL worrying about the ML, making out again, the ML worrying about the FL, car races. No depth. No development. No emotional payoff.

I’m dropping it. So much potential, but such a disappointment.

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What I needed.

This movie has nothing special going on, it’s an “everyday” life setting. You won’t find angst, frustration or over the top reactions. This is the simple farm life of a widow but this movie came to me at the right time because it’s exactly that simple storytelling that I was looking for.

I was at first looking for the 2018 version (I didn’t know this 1980 version existed). A kind person on here sent me the link to both versions and I watched both, that’s how good I enjoyed the movie. I started with the 1980 version and it’s my favorite of the two, it has more depth. Thank you for sending me both links!

What I enjoyed:

I enjoyed that my brain was not overstimulated with exaggerated editing. The actors looked like normal people living on the farm, they looked human. Humans with normal voices, pores, emotions on their faces, no excessive makeup, dirt etc…It was good to not see excessive and unnatural lighting, perfection in everything that we now have been forced to accept when it comes to visual entertainment.

I was reminded what great acting skills are. The story itself is simple but the actors pull you in thanks to their skills. The realness is what kept me engaged. I don’t know how to put into words why this movie touched me the way it did but I will simply say that it’s the “realness” of everything in it. It was a nice break from all the superficial entertainment.

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ONLY THING I REMEMBER IS THE BEAUTIFUL SONG GREEN GREEN GRASS & JUST WANTING THE 3 TO STAY TOGETHER!

I'm Going To Admit, I Watched This When I Was Either 13-14 The Same Time I Watch Legend Of White Snake... That Was More Then 30 Years Go, So This Many Not Be The Best Review... Anyways I Remember That Drama A Little More Then This One... Only Thing I Can Say Is I Believe The 3 Kept Getting Separated, And All I Wanted Was For The 3 Of Them To Stay Together... I Really Loved The Green Green Grass Song Back Then, I Thought It Was Such A Beautiful Song At That Time, Even Had To Find, And Buy The Album. The Only Other Thing I Remember Is The Older Girl, I Guess The Female Lead Dressing Up As Buddha Guan-Yin, And I Remember Thinking Wow She Looks So Pretty.
Unfortunately, I Don't Remember Anything Else, Can't Remember If All 3 Ended Up Being Together At The End. I Do Remember It Being Sad At Times, So... I Just Remember Them Always Getting Separated, And Some How Finding Eachother Again!!!
I Probably Won't Ever Watch This Drama Again, But If I Do, I Rewrite The Review, But Until Then This Is It!!!

DECEMBER 17, 2025 AT 4:09 A.M. To 4:20 A.M.

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