Lots of very cute OTP moments with liberal lashings of Chinese Fashion.
The more I watch Chinese dramas especially romcoms, the more convinced I am that the Chinese Censorship Board uses dramas as a way of showcasing various aspects of Chinese business, culture and social life, as a form of propaganda if you will.For instance in Queen of SOP, the business of major corporations was showcased particularly mergers and acquisitions, this drama also emphasised an impressive Chinese work ethic; Similarly in Here to Heart and in Love O2O, the Research and Development aspect of Chinese gaming and tech companies was highlighted.
It came as no surprise when I watched this drama and realised that it was intent on giving us a crash course in Chinese fashion, particularly focussing on traditional elements such as batik and splash ink painting on fabrics. I found this to be quite informative but it often felt preachy and inorganic especially the parts in France at the Design School.
That being said this drama offers one of the best OTP's I've seen in any drama, their interactions, communication, steadfastness and trust in each other is very refreshing; their biggest misunderstanding does not lead to a breakup and they're upset with each other for an episode and a half just about. I enjoyed this aspect of the drama, the maturity of the OTP cannot be over emphasised.
On the flip side I think I encountered the worst second male lead I have ever had the misfortune to see in any show, I mean this guy was not only selfish, delusional and petty, he also came across as downright unpleasant in many instances, he is quite unbearable.
The antagonists ( a bunch of females harbouring pathological envy of the female lead) are also very annoying and unreasonably malicious.
The male lead's mother is also a pill, I personally did not ever warm up to her as she is more concerned with her selfish wishes being adhered to than in ensuring her son's true happiness.
The fashion scene is quite interesting to watch. OST is amazing especially the intro song and OTP song
Overall this drama is watchable, I'm a fan of Zhang Han rom coms so I quite enjoyed it. His acting is actually getting better the older he gets. The female lead's acting is also good although I felt she didn't bring the level of emotional intensity required in some scenes, she skews more comedic than emotional, but it was a good portrayal nonetheless, I appreciate how strong she is and doesn't let people trample all over her.
A decent lighthearted drama, worth a watch if you want to take a break from the heavy stuff ; It's too long though and could have done just as well if not better with 18 -20 episodes.
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I HAVE A LOVE AND HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS DRAMA
The headline is exactly my feelings throughout the drama. I love how they give us so many sweet scene but I hate how they have so many toxics people around them. I love how they teach us that everyone make mistake and have a chance to redeem their mistake but I really want a bad ending for toxic character esp Xiaoyu.Anyways, I'll recommended this drama for anyone that want to watch a typical but not so over drama. Even the toxic is toxic they didn't do something out of mind to their rival. Nothing particular but love how they give us time to hate both main lead to show they're still normal people who make mistake.
Lastly, if you're not convinced enough to watch this, THIS DRAMA HAVE THE CUTEST MARRIED SCENE AND NO BREAK UP just a little bit misunderstanding but solve quite fast and logically. One obvious thing was actually the editing. I never focused on editing before but this drama editing especially about time is just too much HAHAHAHHA
oh yeah forgot to mention. If you decided not to watch because of "childhood sweetheart" between the lead lmao just watch it, that plot twist for me is so relatable!
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I liked it, but...
Okay, acting, story and locations were fantastic. I loved the ML and FL, I felt bad for the SML, kinda and didn't warm up to the SFL. Leads friends were awesome and music was great. I kept playing in my head and I don't even speak Chinese. Only thing, only thing that really, really annoyed me was the French dubbing. It was really bad. Like i would've preferred closing my ears and eyes, but then I wouldn't be able to read the subtitles.I love the FL quirkyness and the fact she knew what she wanted. She didn't drop who she is or striving to be just because she fell in love with the ML and hes rich. She was little to girly, but frankly, I actually met people like this. ML, wow. He's natural. I mean, you can see him really being Tang Ming Xuan. From what I've read about him (because I had to look him up), he is playing himself, to an extent. Together, I loved that it flowed, and after admitting their feelings, they trusted each other.
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Cutie and bubbly kind of story.
Hi I'm here again. So to make the story short this one is kind of rom-com with a lot of sugar on it. If you wanted to have a very light and cute story this one is for you. The characters were great in doing their job I mean character. What I really like is that they make the drama simple yet entertaining and easy to digest . The music of this show was amazing. Although it is a mini series it gives us a very nice feeling and not confusing plot. The downside of it was that the ending was kind of rush (in my opinion). Maybe if they include a wedding scene it might become better.Anyway this are just my thoughts and opinion still highly recommend this for you to watch if you want to take a breather to those heavy dramas.
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The romance between the main character Tang Ming Xuan and Mo Fei is very satisfying. There were a lot of sweet moments so you won't be suffering for 40+ episodes to finally see them together. They support each other's careers, they work through normal relationship issues, and they're unfazed by others who try to stand between them. Sure, there's some jealousy but they don't go down the "I'm not good enough for you" route or the self-sacrificing "I should leave because it's better for you" route. Zhang Han and Xu Lu had such great chemistry that I don't think I can watch Xu Lu paired with Lin Yi in her new drama. *However* Xu Lu does play the character with a pouty feel/speaks with an overly cutesy voice (I don't know how else to describe this) and if you can't stand it, then you won't enjoy this drama.
Although this drama uses a lot of common tropes, it uses them in a reasonable way that isn't over-the-top. Scheming and angst are pretty low. Fang Xiao Yu's actions did annoy me because they crossed the line (why does Hong Yao refuse to play a character that I like?!) but that made it easier for me to not have second lead syndrome. If there's one unbearable character, it's Bai Xiaoman and I skimmed through her scenes.
I did love many of the side characters. First of all, Ming Xuan's assistant Yang Guang had all the best lines. He was so funny and observant as he helped Ming Xuan with his love life in little ways. Lin Xin Zhe played this character so well. Second, the younger siblings Mo Fan and Lu Zhu were so fun. Lu Zhu could've easily been one of those annoying spoiled younger siblings from a rich family but she was so likable and genuinely made an effort to improve. (Although she's Ming Xuan's cousin, she's grown up as a sister to him.) I do wish Duoduo had been a more rational character, or at least have shown some growth in her actions. She was always so impulsive and Cheng Yang was so patient.
Overall, this exceeded my expectations and was an enjoyable to watch if you like this sort of premise! Of the dramas with similar premises, I'd recommend this one.
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A MIX OF ALL( there's a lot of designing and PASSION)
I started watching this drama quite a while ago but then put it on hold because of my university exams, back then i loved this. Then after a few months, I picked it back up again, the spark was lost, I found both the main male leads quite overbearing, later on things changed, which is a plus. Mo Fei (FL) is amazing, she's quite childish yet mature, outspoken but knows to respect, she's passionate and confident yet kind, I loved her character so much. Few other characters who have my heart are Mo Fan fml's brother, he's charming and cute ,their constant bickering made watching it all the more fun, then ml's assistant Yang Guang ( if I'm not wrong) is the best wingman and led Tang Mingxuan in the right path when it came to his ventures in love. Her mom and his father are another pair of amazing characters, they absolutely are goals.The reason I didn't give this an 8.5 is because there was a lot of unnecessary dragging in the plot towards the middle so I had to skip a lot. And lord knows how much his mom pissed me off, I get headache whenever she opens her mouth like Jesus! Other backstabbers were not fun either especially Shen Jiaxi, she pissed me off more than Bai Xiaoman tbh, at least a known enemy is better than a backstabbing bestfriend. Fang Xiaoyu was obsessed so he gave me a feeling of trapped but his reasoning and past makes it understandable yet not tolerable.
Now let's talk about positive parts, at the end even the evil vile characters were not hated, they turned out good, usually when bad characters self reflect and move on it still doesn't make me feel okay but this drama obviously did it, those actors portrayed their role very well. This drama discussed Chinese culture, designing, business love, family and friendship, it was amazingly done. People make mistakes but one must learn from it. Leads had amazing chemistry both first and second, there was a huge amount of support, love and very less cliché dating scenes which I loved, very few misunderstandings, lots of growth. In the ending parts, Fang Xiaoyu too got my heart piece( a tiny one though).
AND THE STARTING MUSIC OH MY GOS, IT'S SO MELODIC SO SWEET, I want to put it as my alarm but I know it'll make me want to curl up in my blankets all the more so bad idea.
ABSOLUTELY GO FOR IT...
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Female lead studies fashion design others are jealous of her
With this drama being 45 episodes long I anticipated skipping many parts, which I did.Your average fashion genre drama. I really liked the female lead's bold, sunny and willing to stand up for herself personality. Also the relationship between the female lead and male lead absolutely stunning! ( first of all the Xu lu is so pretty) So much passionate and chemistry, totally here for the romance/relationship and would skip the rest of the dramatic people and annoying characters.First part of the drama is when they first get to know each other and fall in love. This drama they didnt start out bickering but the male lead falling in love with female lead! but female lead then was going to Paris to study fashion design. A good chunk of the story revolves around Paris. I like the female lead's story in her process to become a fashion designer trying to help out her boyfriend aka male lead who owns a fashion company.
The cons about this drama is that it has too many unnecessary people love triangles and people that hate the female lead.
Annoying character #1
male lead's right hand partner which is a lady ( not sure to consider her the 2nd lead) SHe's like his childhood friend who works with him. She gets jealous of female lead)
more Annoying character#2 ( second male lead) He was always trying to bother the female lead and try to do stuff to show he's better than the male lead. lol he's a fly thats in her way.
Side character aka classmates of the female lead
1) classmate, always have been jealous of her. She is a model and always been a bad relationship
2) fashion classmate who was jealous of the female lead's talent. Use to be friends until the betrayal that sent female lead's design to the competing company.
Something positive! loved loved loved the female and male lead's relationship. There kisses seem very real and passionate. Like they are head over heels for each other, so sweet and super cute! loved it, if someone could just cut those scenes out and out it together that would be perfect!
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ML and FL performs really good
I am a fan of Zhang Han❤️, I could say this is one of my favorite. ☺️☺️☺️FL acts well and delivers her part well. ???Their tandem with each other is awesome. Each character of the stories acts well. Places and traditions make the viewer appreciates more the story. I can not say anything bad but it would be good if the story is not that long???. ML has charismatic and this drama suits him. The style of how he dresses makes my heart ?. FL she's so pretty. She's one of my favorite now in Chinese actresses.Was this review helpful to you?
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There isn’t much to see here but
Well, I’m on ep 28 rn, and tbh i rly want to drop it but I’m continuing this drama for the sake of the ML lolCONS
-Too many unnecessary scenes and I literally skip forwards because even if you skip forward some scene, you won’t get left behind.
-The storyline, there’s nothing new here. I don’t usually complained about mainstream rom-com storyline, but the amount of unnecessary minor dramas between everyone here is too much. For 45 eps, they should cut it short to 24-28 eps.
-The SML is indeed creepy, he’s everywhere, i thought i’d see more like a mature bad-boy kind of SML but oh he’s creepy. The SFL, does all the evil SFL likes here too? she’s just annoying lol.
PROS
-The only thing that keeps me continue watching this drama rn, is actually THE MALE LEAD. Jesus, HIS GESTURE LOOKS SO NATURAL, I couldn’t help but smile when the couple are together. His gesture, his body language, the way he’s looking at the FL. This is my first drama of him, so yeah. Will definitely check out his other works too.
-The FL, well I don’t have much to say about her. I think she fits ok with the character, there’s def chemistry between the Main Couple.
-And the cousin couple too, they’re cute.
-Although the storyline is kinda meh, but the VISUAL and the CULTURE in this drama, loved it. It’s like I get more knowledge about the chinese designs, etc.
Hopefully I won’t drop this though:)
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Buy-in to this drama is easy - the romantic chemistry is excellent. All the characters are believably in the fashion industry, talk intelligently about it, and there's a lot of interesting tidbits about fabrics, embroidery etc. On top of that, all the clothes and fashion the characters are wearing are really stylish and a joy. . . . so then why drop it?
It is a very retro drama, is the reason - with many irrational and emotional women characters. The domineering CEO is truly old-fashioned. He is of course more important than anyone else, and thus he should have the power and control over the relationship. Everyone must trust his priorities and his judgment, those who do not (mostly women) are foolish.
As it drags along, the mysteries resolve in the same lacklustre way. Our domineering CEO solves everything, and if he can't, his plucky romantic interest will solve it for him. There's no real crisis or point where he loses his cool, and without any sophisticated themes, it all just drags . . .
Worth a try if domineering CEOs are your thing but it lost my interest .
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Just Can Not Watch Anymore
I feel bad that Zhang Han had to put his name on this. I realize the writers are going for fluffy but what they got was a hot mess. Any stars I gave were solely for the ML. FL is horrible. Everything a bad Cdrama female lead shoud be, Stupid, annoying, childish, unattractive. The 2nd male lead is a creepy stalker. The remaining female cast memebers are all typical cdrama idiots. Typical annoying, overbearing mother. Typical female assistant who would do anything at all to get rid of the FL. Can not stand that aspect of cdramas either. Are there any normal mothers in China who want their children to be happy? I should expect the female lead to be annoying 95% of the time in these chinese dramas but every now and then you get a good one. This was not it. Dropped it at episode 15.Was this review helpful to you?
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My Honest Review
This is one of the best and most satisfying drama I have watched in the past two years. The story of this drama something that can actually happen and the situations they face are also relatable and their acting is so realistic . I really like the fact that the writers completed all the problems before the last episode and left it for the sweet romance and satisfying ending ...In Most of the dramas the writer rushed everything in the last episode as a result we don't get the ending we want but I promise that you will be satisfied with this drama .It's a Must watch drama! The writer have not just focus on the main characters but also gave importance to all the characters and didn't leave anything incomplete which makes the drama stand out even more.
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