Marina Fomina
Saint Petersburg
Very Nostalgic drama especially if you're the 90-s kid ))
What I liked most in this drama - is how it portraits the unbelivably fast development of Chinese economy in the 90s-00s. Taking a story of Xu Banxia and her fellow businessmen, who have been able to grow from nothing to a huge enterprise - due to some reforms and changes that China have been going through and sometimes, perhaps due to the "wild west" in the legislations and ways of doing business at that time.
Althou we all kind of know that this rapid development have been taking place, when you see it in this drama - and imagine how life was for people at that time is quite eye opening)) Besides this drama made me reflect on my past as well - on the past of my country, how was it for us in the 90-00s ( it was wild-west as well although no such fast development). I looked back and saw that we have been through a lot of changes as well - that have went through unnoticed - but if compare 90-s and now - are drastic )) So I found this drama really nostalgic. It creates that mood.
As for the plot - the first half of the plot was on point. Somwhere in the middle - I got irritated by the main Charachter - Xu Banxia . How at times she seemed irrational and selfish ( risking lives and livelihood of others to gain her profit), lacking a emotional Q, filled with double standards and hypocrite ( she will behave all nice when she is nobody but as soon as she gained some wealth and success she turns a hateful face to her friends) But this is just personal preference - yes, I didn't like her, her character was not "nice" but, the character was right ( not fake ) - I guess to get a susess in a business environment - only this kind of person can do it. So I forgive that ))
By end of the drama when all the conflicts got resolved in their different ways - it was really good. Pieacefull ending, that shows that Xu Banxia has gown as a person, as have all other characters. And very nostalgic again - making us remember all the hardships and happy times the characters have been through....
I like it and recommend. Not your ordinary drama.
Althou we all kind of know that this rapid development have been taking place, when you see it in this drama - and imagine how life was for people at that time is quite eye opening)) Besides this drama made me reflect on my past as well - on the past of my country, how was it for us in the 90-00s ( it was wild-west as well although no such fast development). I looked back and saw that we have been through a lot of changes as well - that have went through unnoticed - but if compare 90-s and now - are drastic )) So I found this drama really nostalgic. It creates that mood.
As for the plot - the first half of the plot was on point. Somwhere in the middle - I got irritated by the main Charachter - Xu Banxia . How at times she seemed irrational and selfish ( risking lives and livelihood of others to gain her profit), lacking a emotional Q, filled with double standards and hypocrite ( she will behave all nice when she is nobody but as soon as she gained some wealth and success she turns a hateful face to her friends) But this is just personal preference - yes, I didn't like her, her character was not "nice" but, the character was right ( not fake ) - I guess to get a susess in a business environment - only this kind of person can do it. So I forgive that ))
By end of the drama when all the conflicts got resolved in their different ways - it was really good. Pieacefull ending, that shows that Xu Banxia has gown as a person, as have all other characters. And very nostalgic again - making us remember all the hardships and happy times the characters have been through....
I like it and recommend. Not your ordinary drama.
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