A Female Student Arrives at the Imperial College (2021)

Enjoyable

Although it started out a little slow and I wasn’t sure this was going to be a good rom-com, it turned into one that I very much enjoyed. The ML and FL were great together and the love and trust between them progressed at a good pace. The ML got a little silly and out of character at first, but then he settled down and it became an enjoyable romance. The drama was fairly easy to follow as to the corrupt and evil plotting that occurred. Sometimes I was a bit confused but eventually it all fell into place. There were a few too many female characters chasing the ML for me, but it was only a small distraction. The support characters were great. Yan Yan and Lian Pian were cute together…would like to have seen them through to their happily ever after instead of just assuming the outcome. But even so, they were good as the second couple. The ending wasn’t as rushed as most Cdramas are, and that was a pleasant surprise. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to see a not so complicated rom-com, with a bit of martial arts thrown in, along with some drama included. But that’s just me!

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Too Much Villain View Point and too many production mistakes

Costuming: 2
Chemistry between leads:4

I've been thoroughly impressed by the beauty of the wigs and costumes used even in low-budget dramas so needless to say was absolutely stunned when I saw the poor job done on the ML (Xu Kai Cheng) in this one. He looked gorgeous in Pet in Dali Temple and Novoland: Pearl Eclipse, as well as the trailer to Love is an Accident, so I know he can look good in ancient garb. But here, the clothes detracted from his looks and not only gave him that popular physique known as dad-bod but actually aged him a good few years. This was due to a poor choice of colors/cut for the costumes and color/style of the wig. There were scenes when his hair was up and the costumes more sleekly styled when he looked like himself but for most of them his sleeves seemed out of control, his hair looked unkempt and his overall form seemed sloppy. The costume mistress/master really is to blame for that.

Both leads are adorable and well worth celebrating as rom-com actors but perhaps due to the poor costuming of the ML or just the general vibe between Xu Kai Cheng and Zhao Lu Si there was a definite older brother/younger sister vibe between our hero and heroine rather than a romantic one. They have that same chemistry in their interviews so perhaps they just couldn't overcome it but whatever the cause, I didn't feel the love.

Spoilers ahead for the ending: All of that might have been overcome if not for the endless scenes depicting the villain and giving his monotonous story screen time. He was equal in the number of appearances in the tale to that of the hero and heroine and was so completely and utterly despicable I breathed a sigh of relief when he died. He had zero nuance and zero redemptive factors. The actor was good but there was just too much of this character in our story.

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Following the dream and making it Real while finding true love.

I enjoyed this drama and the cast did a wonderful job and i found new stars to watch the set design and clothing were perfect to the scenes. This storyline is of a girl Sang Qi (FL) who grew up on the Frontline she was a fun persons, smart in her own way, cleaver, strong wilde to fight for the truth always and has military training so doesn't act like a rich girl. She arrives in bainjing and see a hourse carriage running fast on purpose and a girl in the street so she stop the horse and save the girl, but Song Jia Yin (2FL) yells you ruined my plan who are you Sang Qi she says then all of a sudden Yan Yun Zhi (ML) comes out and stares at her" when she says doesn't anyone say thanks and leaves. She goes to eat and has a private room when someone starts yelling so she goes out & meets 2FL who trys to pull rank with Sang name and they argue about ML and make a bet who can gives him a pouch 1st by harvest moon day. She there. to joins the Imperial college to finish her brother Sang Yu dream of a school opened to anyone be it male/female, rich/poor it didnt matter as long as they wanted to learn for a better future. She gets the emperor ok, but the school Deputy Cheif-ML and school master Frey was still skeptical about her ability so they give her a test and she passes and is allowed to join and placed in the yellow group which is the lowest of classes Sky, terre, black, yellow. Her friend from back home Zhou Wen Yuan (2ML)who in the Sky class and has a crush on her so he desides to be near and protect her and enters the yellow class. She has a misunderstanding with some guys in her class due a misunderstanding that yan yan(2ML) thinks she like him due to a pouch misplaced by bai shi ML aide. He thinks she made fun so tries to get her back with Song Luo tian & wei zhan hong and land in the water then she take ML in he's mad so the guy tell her extra uniforms are in back when there she see trap and instead they all get caught. The next day is shooting arrow on house back a2ML goes first, but the horse is spooked and his foot is stuck in saddle so she shoots arrow & saves him and they becomes great friends. Still mad SLT & WZH see FL cooking for ML to say sorry, but WZH puts powder in meal then she brings to ML, but he refuses and as eats telling him its so good she gets dizzy a d looks drunk as she approaches him she collapses and then kisses him and blacks out. The next day upon her waking up they find out she was poison and it was the same poison used on her brother so with the help of Grand Perceptor Yan San Long and ML who have been investing Sang Yu murder for a few years and she learns that ML was YU's BF and so the 3 start working together with all the clues and putting the puzzle together.
This is as far as I'll tell you outline spoilers. The story continue with romance and jeousley, fun adventures and some sad. People are killed unnecessary and some worth it. There are clues everywhere just need to look and pay attention to patterns. There are scandal, there are parts you yell at TV and then remember its in the script LOL.
I hope you enjoy it just like me.

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I really didn't think this story made sense but.....

I really wanted to enjoy this drama because I do like most of Zhao Lu Si's shows. I love how she can be silly in a lot of her dramas cause she is really good at it without it being so annoying that you want to turn the show off. There were things I liked about this drama it will make you laugh and it does have some pretty cute moments in it but where they really lost me was the last 10 episodes.

Why I liked this drama: All the actors did great playing their roles with the story they were given even the second male lead that will annoy you through most of the show, but he plays his character really well that you can't be to mad at him. There are also parts that will make you laugh and that you will find cute. So the Drama is really lighthearted for the most part.

Why I disliked this drama: Number one answer the STORY it just went everywhere it was like the director didn't know what way he wanted this drama to go and there were scenes that just didn't make any sense what so ever but they threw it in it anyway. Another reason is like I have already stated the second male lead he is really annoying through the whole thing. At times it would seem that the show was a bit more about him then anything he was in almost every scene ( So good thing he could play his part well) he literally can't take no for an answer. Even though you won't root for the second male lead through this at all I also felt he had more chemistry with Zhao Lu Si then Xu Kai Cheng.

So overall I wouldn't recommend this drama just because of the story but if you are someone who can look past that and just enjoy the actors then I think you would enjoy this drama.

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Super. Worth watching. :) :)

The super drama drew me in so much that I watched it until later in the night because I couldn't tear myself away. Zhao Lu Si playing the main character was fantastic. And Xu Kai Cheng playing the main character was also fantastic. There was a so-called chemistry between them. They matched each other in the drama. Zhao Lu Si in every drama plays great whether it is a contemporary drama or a historical drama super. Xu Kai Cheng for me is more suited to histotic dramas and contemporary dramas are also cool. In one word, drama is fantastic, it's worth watching. I give a rating of 10/10 with an asterisk. I rarely give such an assessment to dramas. Enjoy watching.

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Too Confusing and Out of Place

I couldn't keep watching this as the pacing, the dialogue/writing, the music, and the acting felt misplaced.

While I lasted only 7 episodes out of 30, there were just too many things that confused me enough not to be able to watch any further.

I'm not sure how much they were trying to "immerse" the viewers in this period piece but I felt like some of the bass music in the background was so out of place for its timeline setting. A lot of the time, the music just didn't fit. There was so much bass pumping out in the background, I was practically expecting some kind of dance to break out all of a sudden.

Other things that minutely bothered me were things like the storyline and plot. They would add these stupid clichés at the most inappropriate times. For example, the FL gets poisoned and of course, she acts all funny due to the "hallucinogens" in the poison which leads her to kiss the ML. But then she's later so sick that she's near death. One minute we're supposed to find it funny and "cute" and then they expect the audience to feel the gravity of her almost dying? I was just scratching my head. There was another scene where she fights off 4 assassins, gets a cut on her leg, and just when you think she's done for, some mysterious old man comes with a stick to beat them off and then disappears. Then she goes home limping and her father is barely enraged or concerned, so it downplays the seriousness of what almost happened. She also brags about it in class. Every time they have a serious scene, there's something that just makes a joke of it almost.

Another thing is Zhao Lusi... don't get me wrong, I like her and all but I think she's falling into the small kind of roles over and over again. I'm getting tired of her doing the same kind of cliché acting... her slo-mo looking at the male lead, falling into his lap, overly smiling, and let's not talk about her fake laughs. It was so bad here. Then every time they showed a close-up of her, I was just so distracted by her brown-highlighted hair that I felt like I was watching a very modern actress acting in a period timepiece. I was like, "Wow, they had brown highlights back then..."

No matter what period it was in, they can't fool some of us who know it's really about a teacher and a student falling in love. The long title really had nothing to do with her being the first female to enter an Imperial College. 7 episodes were enough for me.

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Can't trust the reviews

The reason I gave this series a chance was the reviews. Now I'm sorry I didn't believe the ones with the poor ratings. I don't think I will complete the entire series because there is really nothing about this show that is enticing or appealing. I like the actors in other roles they have played, but even they cannot save the awful writing or the storyline in this drama, no matter how hard they try.

The characters are unimpressive, and the FL's talents are wasted on the role of an irritating child bouncing around like Suzy Sunshine, against the (in my opinion) inappropriate connection with her teacher. The sudden turn of the SML from childhood friend and supporter to evil villain, well maybe deserve kudos to the actor for his portrayal but as a story line? Not believable.

I picked this series up out of desperation for something to watch on the weekend, but now that the weekend is almost over, I will drop it before it's done because I can't find a reason to stay. Next time I think I will take the reviews with a grain of salt and NOT believe everything I read.

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the story

is very interesting i love shao lusi movie and i will love to finish it, i love the chemistry and the story i cant stop loving shao lusi is my favourite, most importantly she is good in is work of acting expecially loving series, i will look forward to your new movie, hope you are going to give me joy, zhao you are my best actress in chinese i really appreciate you work, keep up the good work, i really enjoy your movie, this is the fist time seeing you in acting action movie, please do more action movie so that will are goin to watch, my one and only zhao, i hope you are doing good in your acting cant love you less my little princess

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Highly Entertaining with Great Cast

Summary:
Chemistry: 10/10
Rosy: 10/10
Cast: 10/10
Humor: 10/10

There's just something about Rosy and the characters she plays. As a viewer, I get pulled into the story in every one of her series. Rosy's character in A Female Student Arrives is no exception so far. She is so fun to watch...my girl crush is at a 10 for her in this one.

At first, I wasn't sure about the ML because I'm not very familiar with him; however, he's won me over in just two episodes. I am absolutely loving his character and his interactions with the FL, so I'm not disappointed in the chemistry between the two. He's cold to FL's warmth. He's calm and even keel to her quirkiness. Where some people say characters might have a dry sense of humor, he has dry flirting down to an art. I've found myself replaying their scenes over and over again because their energy is so good.

The secondary cast is, so far, really good. Her best friend, and I know future one-sided love interest, is great. Although I admit I'd love to see a SML with a platonic friendship relationship with the FL, the jealousy the character provokes in the ML here is quite comical.

So far, this is a highly entertaining, and I recommend for Rosy and the ML alone.

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I will persevere cause it's sorely needed if you plan to watch this.

This was my opinion when I watched the first 4 episodes ---->I will persevere to watch this s***show just so I can give an honest review and help fellow befuddled and indecisive souls navigate through which episodes they should watch so that they may survive this train wreck.

This is my opinion after finishing ---->Save yourselves!

Story:
An average storyline with a premise that sounds quite similar to many other C-drama shows. There are some funny scenes but I found majority of them pretty cringe-worthy so I couldn't really laugh! Its full of tropes but the sad part is these weren't leveraged intelligently enough to endear us to the characters.

On the bright side if you liked 'The romance of tiger and rose', you'll probably like this one too. but then again, don't hold your breath.

I am oscillating between picking between 'the plot sucks' to 'there is no plot' for this show so, I'll go with 'the plot is very weak'. The story is all over the place. As a lot of reviewers have mentioned the plot for the first half is quite different from the second half.

Acting:
Over the top!
Why do dramas think viewers are all dense? Do they have to beat us with their supremely exaggerated expressions so that we may understand how they feel? I give a 6 cause it's not a fault of the actors but a problem with the script.

ZL & XKC seem like an unlikely pairing. There romantics scenes were pleasant to watch so I think that's very much a plot/story problem.

Overall:
I pretty much fast-forwarded the whole show. So, my honest opinion is 'don't bother!'.

If you are a fan of ZL, it's safe to say watch something else cause even she can't save this one from the drama gutter. But if you still persist then watch clips on youtube before taking on this difficult task.

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Super cast pour ce drama 1/3 action - 2/3 humour & romance.

Contrairement à ce que l'on pourrait penser, ce n'est pas du tout un gender-drama (la FL est strong et intelligente, mais assume le fait d'être une femme et se bat pour l'égalité des genres).
C'est l'histoire de la 1e étudiante à l'académie impériale à une époque où les femmes restaient confinées à la maison, agrémentée d'une très jolie (et solide) romance avec le Vice-principal, compliquée par 2 love ▲ et beaucoup de complots, trafics, corruption.

Cette story est mise en vie par un très bon CL (Xu Kai Cheng, Zhao Lu Si), couple étonnamment convaincant avec 1 réelle chemistry. Ce sont bien sûr 2 acteurs reconnus, mais ils excellent dans leurs personnages. Les autres acteurs sont également talentueux, particulièrement Ao Rui Peng et Ren Hao, qui crèvent l'écran.

C'est une série assez légère (le ton est clairement à la comédie), mais drôle et dynamique. On ne s'ennuie pas à un instant, tout au long des 30 épisodes.

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不错可是不好 good but not good

这个戏剧是甜可是有问题。桑奇是很松明可是她也是恼人。后第 19 集这个戏剧是很无聊。我不推荐这个戏剧。虽然音乐很好。周文元很邪恶。他毒死了桑奇两次！我不喜欢他。就是说演员都不错。他们很好。服装很美。对不起，英语我用谷歌翻译。This drama is sweet but problematic. Sanchi is very relaxed but she is also annoying. After episode 19 this drama is pretty boring. I don't recommend this drama. Although the music is good. Zhou Wenyuan is evil. He poisoned Sanchi twice! I do not like him. I mean the actors are good. they are very good. The clothes are beautiful. sorry for english i use google translate.

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