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Not Bad
It is an overall enjoyable watch for me...The chemistry between the main leads is the highlight, and the supporting cast shines in their roles...However, the only downside for me is the character setting of the FL. While tan songyun does a great job with the material, there are some scene that frustrated me a lot, like breaking the safe... I mean why go the roundabout way instead of asking ML directlyyy...
Despite this, the drama still delivers a compelling experience and is worth watching.
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Beyond expectations!
What a heartwarming love story! I had this show in my watchlist for a long time, but I don’t know why, I never wanted to actually start it, I like both Tan Song Yun and Xu Kai, but I somehow didn’t quite like the idea of them being cast opposite each other. Now that I have finally finished this show, I can say that I stand corrected! Not only did hey look good together, they had a lovely chemistry and the romance didn’t disappoint at all. The beginning few episodes were not interesting enough, but the drama soon gained my interest. Tan Song Yun has had great chemistry with all actors she’s worked opposite, which shows her excellent acting skills. Xu Kai, on the other hand, has grown a lot as an actor since his older shows. He is an awesome eye candy, but he was more of that than ac actor before. I liked his acting a lot in Wonderland of Love, and he seemed to show emotions on his otherwise passive face in that drama. Likewise, here as well, he acted well and his growth as an actor was visible. Perhaps, the FL he’s cast opposite also has a part in bringing out his emotions well on screen. In both As beautiful as you and Wonderland of Love, he was cast opposite older FLs who acted very well, this might have had a positive effect on his acting skills as well. I loved him in Arsenal Military Academy as well, there again he was cast opposite Bai Lu whose acting skills don’t require an attestation by me. Overall, it was a beautiful and warm show with a lovely ending. The epilogue was excellent too, but the producers had to have one of them pass away, which I thought was unnecessary. We all know the reality of life, and we know people cannot live and die together, but we don’t need fictional characters to separate, since seeing them together forever is heartening for us viewers, making us believe in beautiful endings and happily everafters.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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This Is Not Just An Office Romance
I never imagined that Xu Kai and Tan Song Yun would be in the same drama. But here we are.Since the drama's poster was released, I had high hopes. Of course, because I trust in the acting quality of both of them.
When I saw the poster, I thought this drama would be a romantic comedy, like What's Wrong With Secretary Kim. I assumed it would be just another office drama, full of cliché scenes between a boss and the employees. But I was completely wrong. This drama is truly different from what I had imagined.
For a drama, it’s quite detailed in discussing business and AI. In my opinion, if you're not interested in one of those topics, this drama may be hard to accept. The portion dedicated to business and AI takes up much of the duration, compared to the romance. However, since I’m interested in both, I can say that this drama is very informative.
As someone living in a Southeast Asian country, I would even add another genre, which is Sci-fi. The AI they created in the drama is so detailed and amazing that it feels like a fantasy. I can’t imagine something like that existing in my own country. China has truly advanced. At times, it felt like I was in a different time altogether.
Back to the drama, its pacing is quite slow. Especially in the first 15 episodes, there are many back-and-forth moments that can be frustrating. However, by episode 20, I couldn’t stop watching. Every episode sparked new curiosity. Many interesting characters in this drama are portrayed as antagonists. However, among all the antagonists, I dislike Wei Qiu Zi and Shao Yi Chen more than Zeng Di and Chang He.
The two main antagonists (Zeng Di and Chang He) have clear reasons for doing what they do. Neither of them asks to be seen as good people. But as for Wei Qiu Zi and Shao Yi Chen, they’re just two cowards, sticking together because they feel they can rely on each other. Shao Yi Chen is the most cowardly character I’ve ever seen in a Chinese drama. He refuses to move forward, always behind Ji Xing, who is constantly pushing ahead. Yi Chen only wants to live in his comfort zone, but he’s too cowardly to directly tell Ji Xing this. So when he finds a trivial mistake that could free him from blame, he immediately decides to break up with Ji Xing. It’s so cowardly. Ji Xing wasn’t the one absent during his lowest point; it was Yi Chen, who cowardly didn’t let Ji Xing see him at his lowest. What an annoying character.
Wei Qiu Zi is no different from Yi Chen. From the start, Qiu Zi never saw Yi Chen as Ji Xing's boyfriend. From the beginning, she targeted Yi Chen. As Ji Xing’s friend, she didn’t try to hold back her feelings at all. Honestly, I would avoid people like her in real life. That’s why she was there when Yi Chen was going through a tough time — because she tried to wedge herself into the relationship between Yi Chen and Ji Xing. And she got her moment. Honestly, Yi Chen and Qiu Zi are very well suited for each other. Thankfully, by the end of the episodes, they no longer appeared, so I could calm down when those two acted as if nothing had happened.
I can somewhat sympathize with Han Yuan’s character. She’s in an uncomfortable position. Though she’s the older sibling, she’s a woman. She’s also not as smart as her younger brother. She took care of Dong Yang while Han Ting was in Germany. Han Yuan is capable of leading Dong Yang. Unfortunately, Han Ting is also very capable of taking Dong Yang further. Understandably, Han Yuan lost direction at times because she was trying to maintain her presence. Thankfully, in the end, Ji Xing helped Han Yuan realize that she didn’t need to push Han Ting aside to keep her place in Dong Yang. After all, Han Yuan does have an important role there.
Ji Xing's character is very strong-willed. From the start, she had a very firm stance and determination. It’s no wonder someone like Yi Chen couldn’t match her. Even Han Ting was overwhelmed. But the reason why Han Ting endured and Yi Chen didn’t was that Han Ting never felt inferior to Ji Xing's strength. Instead, he wanted to become stronger too, so they could both improve together. On the other hand, Yi Chen felt inferior as Ji Xing grew stronger.
Previously, I had one favorite male character in Chinese dramas, Yu Tu from You Are My Glory. But now, that character has been replaced by Han Ting. I think someone like Han Ting couldn’t possibly exist in the real world. He’s the type of person who, when making a decision, will give 100% or even 200%. But he’s also very logical, he considers many factors, which makes him seem unreal. But if I met someone like Han Ting in real life, I’d probably chase after him haha.
When a huge argument happens between them, from Han Ting’s perspective, Ji Xing might seem selfish. She doesn’t know how much effort Han Ting has put in to protect her. But from Ji Xing’s point of view, what she did makes sense. Even though Han Ting is kind, intelligent, and logical, he never communicates his plans to Ji Xing. Ji Xing always felt like she was being told to "Just leave it to me," which wasn’t reassuring at all. Their relationship was built on a fragile foundation in the beginning. But fortunately, both Han Ting and Ji Xing didn’t give up trying to start over. Unlike at the start, when many people supported their relationship, now that they were getting back together, many people doubted them. But the two of them didn’t doubt at all.
Because they truly trusted each other. They communicated the right way, working hand in hand so that neither felt burdened or diminished. They truly valued each other's presence.
Honestly, the special episode of this drama left me feeling uncertain. I know, the end of a person’s life is like that. But still, when it was shown, it felt hard to accept. And yes, the scene where the camera focuses on Han Ting’s hand holding the forgiveness card made me cry. Earlier, Ji Xing had said that if Han Ting left first, she would be very angry. But in the end, Han Ting did leave first, and Ji Xing wasn’t angry because Han Ting used the forgiveness card.
My favorite scene in this drama was actually when Han Ting and Ji Xing had that huge argument. The scene was so intense, and the acting from Tan Song Yun and Xu Kai was amazing. I could feel Ji Xing’s anger and fear, but I also felt Han Ting’s frustration and annoyance. Xu Kai’s eyes conveyed those emotions so well.
This drama truly made me feel the ups and downs of a relationship. Overall, it might not be the best Chinese drama I’ve ever watched, but in terms of the experience while watching, this drama made me feel so many emotions. Especially when Han Ting decided to make Doctor Cloud’s data open-source. At that moment, I felt how wonderful it would be if something like that could happen in real life. Because, as we know, nowadays, data has become a tool for war between businesses and even nations. But in this drama, data was what brought them together. Dong Yang’s mission is truly noble, even the board of directors sarcastically commented that Han Ting turned Dong Yang into a charity organization.
Honestly, I might never feel the same way when watching another drama. Even though I rate this drama an 8.5, I enjoyed this drama, and I feel lucky to have watched it. This drama has become one of the most memorable ones for me.
PS: All the actors and actresses performed very well.
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The drama had too many parrallel stories but Han Ting and Ji Xing were perfect
I think this series could have wound down to 32 episodes if they hadn't added so many side stories. I think the problem with chinese drama in general is that they always like to have 3 - 4 parallel love stories. In fact, when they do not - like Hidden Love, the series is more likely to become a huge hit. This is the one thing I hated about this show - I hated the relationship of all of Ji Xing's friends, which I found completely unnecessary and a waste of time. The only other relationships that should have been covered were Zeng Di and her running to Tong Ke and her ex-boyfriend's eventual nuptials. Eventhough I loved LiLi, her entire love story was such a waste of time. And I understand the Xiao Meng's love story is a feel good addition, but again, completely unneccesary. In fact, I skipped a lot of those scenes because it just made me so frustrated.Apart from what I hated, I feel like the core story line is super interesting - it brought to light the difficulty of starting a business, and how companies are able to grow in an emerging sector. Of course, the love story between Han Ting and Ji Xing was also incredible.
Instead of wasting time of pointless love stories of Ji Xing's best friend, I think it would have been great to focus on the aftermath of those people who wronged Ji Xing. I think this is something revenge Kdramas do very well. I wanted to see what happened to Ji Xing's colleague who turned against her (apart from just Han Ting mentioning that she would never find a job in the industry again), the poor woman recovering from her surgery and being able to take care of her daughter, and Zeng Di's situation and arrest, rather than just them reading a text message about them being questioned by the police.
I also wished they set up the scene for Zeng Di's story and how her grandfather would have reacted when she left Dong Yi and moved to Tong Ke, knowing that her grandfather was good friends with Han Ting's grandfather.
Anyway, I am just happy the end of the drama, apart from the shit show that is LiLi's relationship, and the annoying and ugly Su Zhi Zhou, it was super feel good.
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AN EPITOME OF TRUE LOVE
The character of Han Ting was what made me watch the drama. It usually revolves around how Han Ting fell in love with Ji Xing during his college days and then finally meets her as colleagues but his love for her never really changed. From the beginning till the end, even if Ji Xing had a boyfriend, Han Ting waited for her, never forced her and slowly and steadily went from being friends to lovers. The transition was truly beautiful. The 40 episodes were not much required and at the end a breakup kind of thing was unnecessary. Nevertheless, if one wants a slow and steady love story then should definitely try it out.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
STARTED WITH NO EXPECTATIONS, ENDED WITH A HEAVY HEART FILLED WITH EMOTIONS!
Honestly Cdramas are really slow paced for me and if the acting, directing and story is not interesting enough for me i drop it immediately. ABAY really turned my tables for me. Even though its slow paced, it really kept me going to the next episode and made me comfortable.It portrays a beautiful story which is really captivating and all the characters are amazing. They all have their own story which makes the drama really appealing. I finished the drama filled with emotions and longing for more of their stories. Also the OST here is so pretty like i love it. Production team did its best!
Honestly i liked Xu Kai here more than FIYS. He is more mature here and gives more butterflies?.
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Extremely well written
When I say I enjoyed this series, I mean it 100% - I genuinely enjoyed every bit of it. I initially picked it up because of Seven Tan, as I'm not a huge fan of Xu Kai. However, this drama has completely won me over. While I still don't think I'll watch him in historical dramas, I'll definitely give his modern dramas a try. Seven Tan did not disappoint, and I knew she wouldn't - she rarely chooses a bad script. She's a talented actress and an adorable one at that. I highly recommend this series to everyone; it's extremely well doneVond je deze recentie nuttig?
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O início da história é bastante fraco e entediante. Não faz sentido mostrar a relação da protagonista feminina com o ex-namorado, já que eles iam terminar. Os primeiros 20 episódios poderiam ser removidos, o que melhoraria bastante a trama. O protagonista masculino quase não teve destaque nesse início. Quando comecei a assistir, senti que estava vendo o drama anterior de Xu Kai, “A Melhor Escolha de Todos os Tempos”, pois a história era praticamente a mesma.Quando chega na metade do drama, os protagonistas começam a ter uma relação romântica que, ao meu ver, foi algo repentino. Não senti a relação dos dois evoluindo de forma cativante. Pareceu que uma noite de amor fez o casal rapidamente ficar junto. De repente, o amor intensificou, eles conheceram a família, brigaram e terminaram.
Nem preciso falar dos personagens secundários. Senti que eles estavam ali apenas para acrescentar mais elementos à história, o que a deixou um pouco cansativa. Eles serviram para tirar o foco dos protagonistas principais e esticar mais a trama, apesar da boa atuação.
Já na parte final, o protagonista masculino, que desde o começo era um “cachorrinho” pela personagem feminina, fica ainda mais obcecado por ela. O drama tem 40 episódios e houve cortes de tempo muito rápidos, sem um bom desenvolvimento. De repente, passam-se meses e nem percebemos direito. Com o passar dos meses, aparece outro cara que logo se apaixona por ela. Esse personagem só serviu para fazer ciúmes ao protagonista masculino, então, ao meu ver, nem precisava aparecer na história.
O elenco é ótimo, com boas atuações e cenários, mas a história foi pobre. Se não fosse pelos últimos episódios, com certeza seria uma história ruim. Mesmo com muitas cenas românticas, não senti a química entre os personagens principais. Apesar disso, o final foi agradável. Eu gosto muito quando o drama termina com os personagens tendo filhos. Se não fosse pelos últimos cinco episódios, para mim, o C-drama seria um verdadeiro lixo.
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Ji Xiang e Han Tian foram colegas de faculdade e HanTian sentia um amor platônico por ela, porém devido a alguns mal-entendidos e falta de comunicação perdem contato. Anos depois se reencontram e começam um relacionamento comercial quando Han Tian decide investir na promissora, mas recém-aberta empresa de Ji Xiang.Inicialmente Ji Xiang tem um namorado de um relacionamento de quatro anos. Porém, os dois estavam em momentos diferentes, enquanto o namorado queria casamento e formar uma família, Ji Xiang estava focada em fazer sua empresa ter sucesso e os dois acabam terminado o relacionamento por essa incompatibilidade do momento pessoal que cada um estava vivendo.
Achei o término deles muito triste porque eles pareciam bem confortáveis um com o outro e havia um carinho genuíno. Não houve traição, mas um afastamento natural. O que me fez sentir bem triste por eles, apesar de achar que a Ji Xiang superou muito rápido o fim da relação, aliás, os dois superaram rápido, visto que o namorado logo em seguida assumiu namoro com uma das melhores amigas de Ji Xiang e esse fato me deixou revoltada. Não pelo fato do ex ter seguido em frente e arranjado uma namorada nova, mas por essa namorada ser uma amiga da Ji Xiang. E o pior é que essa amiga da onça estava ali o tempo "comendo pelas beiradas", soltando um veneno contra a Ji Xinag para desestabilizar o relacionamento (que já estava meio capenga), esperando o momento certo para dar o bote, mas com aquela cara de sonsa.
Quem precisa de inimigo como uma amiga dessa, não é mesmo? Mas o pior é que ela tinha vários outros inimigos na trama. Mas gostei de como a Ji Xiang foi lidando com a maioria deles. Uma personagem inteligente, com personalidade e que, apesar do Han Tian desempenhar o papel do CEO poderoso que resgata a mocinha dos apuros, Ji Xing também trabalha duro para alcançar suas conquistas. Não é uma donzela a ser resgatada, ao contrário, é uma parceira que soma. Como fica evidente nos episódios finais quando ela assume a frente para lidar com os problemas/sabotagens na empresa e também na mediação do conflito e disputa de poder da irmã do Han Tian e ele.
Com relação as tramas secundárias, especialmente das outras duas amigas da Ji Xiang, gostaria destacar que fiquei muito satisfeita com a construção da personagem Lili e como foi encerrada a história dela no drama. Ela era uma mulher de personalidade, bonita e que chamava a atenção dos homens. Teve dois pretendentes, o amigo do Han Tian e o sócio da Ji Xiang. Começou um namoro casual com o amigo do Han Tian e conforme o relacionamento evoluía para um namoro, o cara se mostrava cada vez mais reservado com relação a vida dele. Quando finalmente é revelado o motivo da recusa dele de formalizar o namoro, eu fiquei realmente revoltada e achei que o roteiro conduziria a Lili a aceitar aquele relacionamento que tornava ela quase uma "amante". Mas para a minha felicidade ela recusa esse lugar e no final acabei ficando feliz que ela e o sócio da Ji Xiang (que era apaixonado por ela desde o começo) ficassem juntos, mesmo que de inicio eu não torcesse muito por ele por achá-lo muito imaturo e irresponsável (até com relação aos negócios da empresa), o personagem teve uma evolução e amadureceu bastante ao longo do drama.
A história da outra amiga foi menos interessante, mas achei muito fofo o ator que fez o par dela. De inimigos a namorados, os dois também tiveram ali o seu final feliz e foi satisfatório.
O drama é bom, a história prende, a química dos protagonistas é ótima. Nunca vi Tang Song Yun (a Seven) tão a vontade com um ator nas cenas românticas como ela estava com o Xu Kai. Minha única ressalva é que na segunda metade do drama, mais para os episódios finais, tem alguns subenredos um tanto desnecessário, com muita embromação. Um "problema" de dramas muitos longos que acabam preenchendo alguns episódios com tramas desnecessárias para o contexto geral. Mas apesar disso é um drama bom. Recomendo.
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A Wholesome Storyline and beautiful acting
To say that I loved this drama is an understatement. It is a beautiful piece. It was a bit slow at first and I understood because of the kind of plot but it was a beautiful merge of romance and business. It was realistic, bitingly so, as it didn't give the viewers a pipe dream like most dramas do where people start companies and it just becomes big overnight. It shows the reality of business behind closed doors. I love Seven Tan. She plays her roles well and has easily become my favourite Cdrama actor. I've always loved Xu Kai, especially from Arsenal Military Academy and Yanxi Palace and at first, didn't buy into his role as CEO. I think the role took a bit of getting used to as at first, he was quite stiff but subsequently, flowed into it naturally. Oh! How I love the side characters. Everyone executed their roles expertly. It is a solid drama considering all the other dramas that have been coming out of the Chinese entertainment industry. Honestly, I didn't expect much but I loved this one. It's a ten from me. To whoever feels this is not worth the watch, just try it. It'll grow on you. I think that for this year, this is the best CDrama so far and if you're like me who finds it hard to get a solid Cdrama like Meet Yourself, The Story of Minglan, Sword and the Brocade , Nothing But Thirty, First Half of my Life, etc, you'll understand why this is a must see.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Slow burn romance with awesome chemistry
ACTING: The first time I watched Tan Song Yun in anything was 'Go Ahead' and I really liked her character in that drama. I also really liked the character she played in this drama. She's a great actress and in both had amazing chemistry with her co-stars. However, this was my fourth attempt to watch a Xu Kai drama and this is the *FIRST TIME* I've seen him display romantic chemistry worth watching with a co-star. Certainly, he's a good actor. But his romances had always fallen flat for me in the past. But with Tan Song Yun, their chemistry together was the reason I actually finished this otherwise somewhat boring drama.ROMANCE STORY: Their slow burn story was worth watching and I loved their conflict / 3rd act breakup. It all made sense.
OVERALL STORY: It was your typical modern CDrama with some intrigue. Nothing new, special, or interesting.
PRODUCTION VALUES: Great
DIRECTION: Fine
WRITING / DIALOGUE: Fine.
MUSIC: Fine.
Overall, definitely worth a watch for the romance storyline (if romance is your thing).
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The romance took a while to start but that’s on par with how almost every CDrama with 40+eps go, so I kinda was not surprised about that, normally I’m against FLs forgiving MLs for lying to them, but I’m ok with how this went and it wasn’t an instant or fast forgiveness, it took time and reflection which I liked.
The reason why I wanted to reduce my rating was cos of the 2nd couple, I won’t even go into the 3rd couple cos I ⏩ all their scenes as I could care less about them, no offense 2 them (BTW I liked his mom), anyways I agree with LiLi not ending up with Xiao but her ending up with that man child (no matter how they tried to dress him up in the later part of the drama to look matured, it just wasn’t working cos he still looked like a kid) IMO is such an insult to her character, first cos she said no several times but apparently no ain’t no, 2ndly there was zero physical chemistry between them but they just made her settle for him cos they were so hell bent on going the nice guy don’t finish last route to make so kind of statement that IMO failed so miserably, I’m so pissed actually about how that storyline ended.
Anyways overall I do recommend.
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