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Beautiful Slice Of Life Drama
Only up to Episode 16 has been released, but I’m really enjoying the storyline. So sad they only drop 2 a day, but better than waiting weeks in between.The lead and supporting actors are really presenting the story well, and of course I already have my favorite characters. (The grandmother of course!!) It was also refreshing to see the FL , although exceptionally generous, not back down with one of her coworkers. *more often than not, the jealous coworker is let off the hook.
**wishing my Chinese was good enough to read the book this is based off of.
Looking forward to seeing which direction this will go!!
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Really a great show. Worth watching!
I am here to give a review about this drama after watching 16 episodes. After lighter and princess and hidden love, this is the drama that has surprised me. I mean story acting is next level. The FL killed it by her performance in this drama. I liked her from Go Go squid, she was so cute and childish there. But in this drama she is mature, brave and smart FL. And also the ML ( xu kai ) was so handsome and cute in this drama. This is not the typical romantic Chinese drama where the rich boss ML fall for employee FL. It's totally different drama. It's shows how you value your family, how you support them and how much you love your family. I really can't wait for the other episodes.Was this review helpful to you?
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Just make a separate drama with the mother in the lead, for God's sake!!
I have seen ridiculous importance given to mothers in Asian dramas - and you let it pass convincing yourself that it's a part of the culture.But using a mother as a pivotal tool in determining the story is just a lazy or untalented screenplay.
However this drama transcends all boundaries of atrocity.
The mother in this drama is the lead and every other actor is playing a support role.
She is crude, tacky, greedy, atrocious......and this is not just the character written for the drama -it's her own overacting and portrayal that makes you want to cry "enough already!".
Of the 22 episodes I watched, I tried forwarding her scenes, but when you do that, the episode ends!!@#. That's how much screen time she's given!
The story itself had some possibility of being intriguing. There was absolutely no romance between the leads till ep.22 and honestly you don't care anymore!
Its all about maama.....
Wow.....glory be to motherhood in this country where she gets a lead role with two of the hottest stars.
Miserable waste of time ??
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Watch with no volume is better
The 2024 worst drama character award goes to the FL's Mom. I never seen that bad of a character having THAT much screen time. So much screen time that it KILLED the drama.I wanted to watch Xu Kai with his real voice & lovely actress Yang Zi pairing. Instead, the drama focuses too much on the FL's mom's constant bickering, nagging, & F ups on pretty much everything in every episode. Clearly the director interpreted 80/20 as 80% crap / 20% good. The "best choice ever" is to drop this drama. I can enjoy the leads (maybe not together) but elsewhere.
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To be honest, I always wait for the series to be completed before watching it,but now even if it just started i already watched it and payed for vip. The storyline and the main leads are good and have a wonderful chemistry. It promotes self love and personal growth. It just that the mom of the fl irritates me, she is so selfish and just care about the money,she didn't even care if the bf is coward and the bf's family keeps on degrading and insulting them. But still, i fell inlove with the storyline,esp. on the main leads. it just keeps me wanting for more.
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Decent Story
I’m not sure why this one is tagged as Romance because it’s more melodrama and about family relationships. I enjoyed some aspects of the story, though it’s not an original idea.The Good
The acting was done well for the characters they were given. Wouldn’t say the acting was profound but came off believable enough, though some acting was done better than others. I would say using seasoned actors helped the overall story. I appreciated the writers for allowing the Shanghainese to come through in the story to show more authenticity for the family. I also appreciated that our FL had a very strong personality because too many times in CDramas, the FL is usually nonsensical and strays too far from reality. The story with the FL and her mother was done well, though a lot of people probably dislike this since the mother came off terrible. Her character arch is believable in many families as I also have female relatives similar to her. The father was also believable as a passive individual who doesn’t like confrontation. I appreciated the presentation of the family, this part of the story sits close with reality and was the highlight of the show.
The Bad
Predictable story with some parts reaching. There were some unbelievable elements within the story such as our FL not knowing she was constantly surrounded by rich people that were close to her (ex boyfriend/grandma) and that no matter what, her life would be okay financially because she had 3 individuals in her life that could “save” her. Hey it’s drama land so it’s somewhat expected. The plot and characters are not an original idea and have been showcased on numerous other CDramas. I find most CDrama careers within stories focus on the same type of career arch’s as their setup: law enforcement, hotel management, financial sector, doctors, lawyers, esports gamer and always a CEO, director or some sort of leader as a main character. Because displaying the “it” person as a teacher, caregiver, restaurant worker, personal trainer, news anchor, labor worker, regular corporate worker, etc seems to be forbidden or not appealing enough in CDramaland. Sometimes these stories have too much emphasis on the career setup and not enough on the rest of their life setup and doesn’t allow for the story to stand out. You have the same character arch’s in the workplace setup: domineering leader, jealous coworker, and non serious assistant. Chemistry between ML and FL was a little lacking (though I blame the writing for not focusing enough on it) but points for allowing their relationship to build over time.
Overall it’s a decent enough one time watch.
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I really liked this drama in the beginning. Actually the first 70-80% was good. It's a family drama, so it's slow pacing which is fine, I enjoyed it a lot.But once the ML and FL got together, that's when it goes flatline. The story's focus turned to FL's mum and brother. Since her mom was an unbelievably such a pain in the arse character, I find it really hard to waste my time watching her character development arch. My other problem was when ML's Dad passed away, ML was depicted as dead sad. But only few minutes after the funeral, he bounced back to not just being his normal self, but as a happy man with a spring on his steps.
Overall it was an enjoyable watch, great acting from the leads.
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Excellent family drama, with Yang Zi and Xu Kai in CL.
The story is centered around FL (works in the hotel industry and inherits a vintage hotel from her "grandmother") and ML, grandson of this grandmother, manager in an international hotel chain . The FL family is led by an abusive, hyper-anxious, overprotective mother who gets involved in everything, even in the professionnal and romantic life of her child.PROS:
+ Yang Zi and Xu Kai in CL. ☆✲ﾟ｡(((´♡‿♡`+)))｡ﾟ✲☆ ☆✲ﾟ｡(((´♡‿♡`+)))｡ﾟ✲☆
+ coherent, well-written story that intelligently describes the complexity of family ties.
+ All actors are good, convincing, endearing and their characters are complex and well developed.
+ Production without length
+ Suited OSTs (most of the time);
CONS:
- I know that mothers are revered in Chinese culture, but here the family is TOO tolerant! The mother needs psychiatric follow-up... We understand her journey better in the last episodes, but her behavior in the first two thirds of the series is unbearable!
- Too little space for the main romance, including the ending. With 2 fantastic actors in CL, I remain a little frustrated with the low number of sweet scenes.
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TB drama familial, avec Yang Zi et Xu Kai en CL.
La story est centrée autour de la FL (travaille ds l’hôtellerie et hérite d'un hôtel vintage de sa "gd-mère") et du ML, petit-fils de cette gd-mère, dirigeant dans une chaine internationale d’hôtellerie. La famille de la FL est dirigée par une mère abusive, hyper anxieuse, surprotectrice qui se mêle de tout.
PROS:
+ Yang Zi et Xu Kai en CL.
+ story cohérente, bien écrite qui décrit intelligemment la complexité des liens familiaux.
+ Les acteurs sont bons, convaincants, attachants et leurs personnages sont complexes et bien développés.
+ Réalisation sans longueur
+ OST adaptées (la plupart du temps);
CONS:
- Je sais que les mères sont vénérées dans la culture chinoise, mais ici la famille est TROP tolérante ! La mère a besoin d'un suivi psychiatrique... On comprend mieux son parcours dans les derniers épisodes, mais son comportement dans les deux premiers tiers de la série, est insupportable !
- Trop peu de place pour la romance principale, y compris la ending. Avec 2 formidables acteurs en CL, je reste un peu frustrée du faible nombre de sweet scenes.
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Drama - Understanding major principles of Confucius and Chinese/Asian Culture
This drama is a perfect demonstration of generation gap issues and filial piety. Generation gap is a major issue in Chinese culture because the elders don't understand or don't want to understand the pressures of their children/younger generation. However, Confucious teaches us to keep filial piety regardless of age.Those of you who want to watch a simple romantic comedy - this drama is not for you.
But, if you want to understand a bit more about Chinese Traditional values, then watch this. The meaning is quite deep. And, character development is demonstrated in all major characters.
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An appealing, and interesting urban cdrama
Best choice ever is an interesting family drama which started with a comedy but seriousness at the same time. Best choice ever is indeed an interesting family drama.There are four characters I loved the most in this drama and those characters are; Mai chenghuan, Yao Zhiming, Mao Yongxin, and Mai Chengzao.
What I loved about chenghuan is her principle, determination, decisiveness and ambitiousness. There's also the love she has for her whole family, and when she's taken a decision, she always stand by that decision.
There's also Yao zhiming, a successful businessman who only seeked profit in whatever he does. Furthermore, he had little trust in people, the only one he trusted was his secretary 'he dong'. But he later changed his view of life upon getting to know chenghuan. He discovered the true beauty and meaning of life.
There's also chenghuan's best friend "mao yongxin" who married early but later decisively got a divorce. What I liked most about her is her desciveness.
And there's also chengzao. He studied law, but found it hard getting into a top law firm.
Among these characters, there's chenghuan who had a failed relationship but didn't allow it to affect her determination. Zhiming who didn't believe in true love but unexpectedly fell in love with chenghuan. Yongxin who no longer believed in marriage, changed her mind when she fell in love with chengzao. And there's chengzhao who reunited with, and married the woman he's loved for more than a decade.
In conclusion, best choice ever is a very realistic urban cdrama. The reality acting, happenings of life, and comedy are what made it unique. And really, anyone who chooses to watch this drama won't be disappointed!!
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Best choice ever
If you are looking for a romance drama, this is NOT it. While there is a romance between the main characters, it is a subplot to the main story.If you are looking for a drama that depicts family life in all it's nitty gritty, you've come to the right place. I loved this show and nothing felt glossed over. I could easily relate to what the characters were going thru and the emotions that comes with it.
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Best Heartwarming Family drama of the year
Best choice ever is maninly a family drama which protrays huan's growth, pain and love and relationship between her mother. She cuts ties with her mother out of anger and tries to be independant. Truly a nice family drama the ML's were great in terms of acting realistically and showed a great, loving relationship. We may not have had much intimate scenes and kissings but remember this is a family orientated drama that mainly focuses on huan's family, you coulc also say the mum's the main character in this show.It comes to realisation that your mum has always been their for you, and cares for you and that you should hold on to your parents before its too late, have no regrets maybe not forcing marriage with her ex-boyfriend. She had good intentions but was clearly fixated on huan's future but slowly realises what huan wants is different to what she wants for her.
Truly, worth a watch after so many struggles it ended with a happy ending, perfect for those family-drama fans out there!
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