Ni Chang (2021)

Story is not that effective.

Flaws of the story and direction.
1.Starting of the story he lost his memories and spend three days or he was in care of actress then something has happened he regain his memories but those three days memories he forgot then at some point he gots some of those glimpse but when actress along with her parents were blamed he didn't get any glimpse of those days even she shouted his name then to he didn't recall the voice .

2. Such a bad thing happened with actress that her whole family killed ,she left all alone and secondly she didn't a tough character but all the time after the incident was happened she became tough . I means to say that they should show such scenario because of that she slowly slowly become tough.
3 . When she faced him after 2 year's ,she just hide her from him but this would be happene that after seen him she recall all the things which happened with her because of him as he didn't support her and she got angry with him . Then slowly slowly misunderstanding would come out.
4. I didn't find any sense to killed her sister at the end.
5. Why they didn't end drama with their marriage .
Best scene of the drama when her sister die that scene connected me emotionally that I even cried .
Actors were good their acting . I like all the couple's of the drama . The one who is with princes was very cute and at the end he fight to protect that scene also I like it . Their pairing also good.

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Nice series, with a catchy start, but then gets bogged down

PLOT: The FL, daughter of a rich fabric merchant, takes in the ML, a seriously injured and amnesiac prince. The FL's family is devastated by a competitor's plot and FL, the only survivor, joins an embroidery academy. She will then return to the capital, to clear her family's name and rebuild the Xie brand, with the help of the Prince.

PROS:
+ I like the ML (Bi Wen Jun) but I'm not a fan of the inexpressive FL. There are a lot of kisses but the chemistry is not really there.
+ The story is well constructed, quite coherent.
+ The production is dynamic.
+ There are many endearing characters

BUT:
- The coincidendes are much too obvious (the ML, amnesiac, becomes a child with 5 year old behavior? Seriously?)
- the childishness of the FL's character, annoys me until the assassination of her family (ep. 3 or 4?). Her stubbornness to expand the business before getting married is a bit excessive, and the ML's self-sacrifice borders on the ridiculous.
- The character of Mr. Gao is caricatural.
- AND ABOVE ALL, from episode 30 onwards, the pace slows down, the story gets bogged down and I only managed to finish the drama with my friend "the FF button"... The same tricks , the same behaviors, ... it's getting boring!!

=> Historical and romantic series, pleasant, but which will not be remembered.
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Série sympa, avec un début accrocheur, mais qui s'enlise ensuite

PLOT: La FL, fille d'un riche commerçant de tissu, recueille le ML, prince gravement blessé et amnésique. La famille est dévastée par le complot d'un concurrent et la FL, seule survivante, intègre une académie de broderie. Elle reviendra ensuite à la capitale pour laver le nom de sa famille et reconstruire la marque Xie, avec l'aide du Prince.

PROS:
+ J'aime bien le ML (Bi Wen Jun) mais je ne suis pas fan de la FL, inexpressive. Il y a bcp de kisses mais l'alchimie n'est pas vraiment présente.
+ L'histoire est bien construite, assez cohérente.
+ La réalisation est dynamique.
+ II y a de nombreux personnages attachants

MAIS:
- Les ficelles sont grossières (le ML, amnésique, devient un enfant au comportement de 5 ans ? Sérieux ?)
- la puérilité du personnage de la FL, m'agace jusqu'à l'assassinat de sa famille (3 ou 4 ?). Son entêtement à vouloir étendre les affaires avant de se marier est un peu excessif, et l'abnégation du ML frise le ridicule.
- Le personnage de M. Gao est caricatural
- ET SURTOUT, à partir de l'épisode 30?, le rythme se ralentit, l'histoire s'enlise et je n'ai réussi à fini le drama qu'avec mon ami "le bouton FF"... Les mêmes ruses, les mêmes comportements, ... ça devient boring !!

=> Série historique et romantique, agréable, mais qui ne restera pas dans les mémoires.

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Lighthearted and sweet romantic comedy with a decent amount of drama

This is a wonderful show. There is a lot of the usual stuff happening and not really anything new but it is entertaining and sweet.
Character wise: I admit I actually loved young master Su even if his family was behind the Xie family’s fall. He is just so young, naive and adorable - and very, very cute, LOL. He is genuinely trying to help FL both out of love for her and also out of guilt because he knows his family and forced fiancé is behind a lot of her problems. My heart was hurting so much because of all the things he had to go through - I don’t remember feeling more sorry for any other side character I’ve ever seen. It’s the first time I have ever cried on behalf of a character that’s categorized as a villain - although I don’t see him as that. He really didn’t know what his uncle did and I really hate the idea that what your family does is also your responsibility - it’s an ancient way to look at life. I respect FL for recognising that, while keeping her distance to him since she doesn’t want to give him false hope. I loved the way he got to redeem himself (on behalf of his family).
Story wise: The story does get a bit draggy in the middle since the education of FL (at the Yun Jin Manor) is somewhat boring even if it is important in the sense of us seeing her become more and more skilled in the span of the 2 years she spends there. Afterwards there is a lot of business stuff that gets a bit draggy because the rivalry between FL and Yan Wen Xiu becomes quite repetitive - and I tend to lose interest in these things quickly. It’s not that the rivalry is irrelevant, it just gets boring to keep watching Wen Xiu lashing out at FL because of jealousy/inferiority and how she always gets away with doing evil - at least until the ending where everything is wrapped up and the evildoers punished.
Anyway the show picks up around episode 17-18 where it gets more exciting. I still think the competition gets too much screen time but they apparently wanted 40 episodes so they had to have something filling the episodes. That is why I cannot rate it 10/10 (sorry).
Acting wise: Young master Xie, who is actually the eldest daughter in the Xie family, is the best actress I have seen to pull off looking and acting like a man. Usually you will spot it in just a glance but here it took me a couple of seconds to be certain.
I love that there isn’t the usual “female childhood friend/fiancé” pestering ML most of the show. Those characters are the ones I hate the most. MG they don’t know when to stop.
I also love FLs friends (Yuan Xiang and Cheng Tian) who are truly friends without any alternative motives or grudges.
Another thing I would like to stress is the incredible beautiful clothes especially Prince Luo wears but overall the clothes are so much higher in quality than many other shows.
All actors in this show, show off their amazing skills and you can’t help getting invested in them all - even the villains.
So, if you love a somewhat lighthearted romantic comedy with a decent amount of drama - and very skilled actors - this is a “Must Watch”.

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Not To Bad

It started with a good story about a family and corrupt government officials. Women were seen from the beginning not treated equal and then the story show the women growing up and making themselves strong wit a purpose. But in the middle it gets boring with the same situation over and over again. The drama could have been shorter. I do like the female lead character. Her honesty, loyalty and intelligence get her strength to move forward and grow up. The relation with the prince had cute chemistry and and I liked both characters together. The prince is honest and does not believe himself above all the people that he interacts in the city. He treats them as equal. The women are showed as strong characters and don't let the people who feel that women are inferior bring them down. I enjoy the story but it was a little to long and the ending was a little disappointing.

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About the Mighty Chinese Woman

Do you often get carried away, feel annoyed with the behavior of the antagonist?

If yes, please watch the drama “Ni Chang”. There is the figure of Yan Wen Xiu who is very annoying. Yan Wen Xiu's malicious attempts were all made. Starting from locking Ni Chang, slandering Ni Chang, to telling people to break Ni Chang's fingers so they can't embroider anymore.

Yan Wen Xiu's behavior of wanting to marry Su Wen Yu was a point in itself. How the trick was done so that he could still get married without the presence of Su Wen Yu who firmly rejected him.

However, the screenwriter skillfully aimed at the other side of Yan Wen Xiu. This beautiful woman who is always vicious turns out to be haunted by feelings of guilt for accidentally setting the hermitage on fire and causing Master Yuan Niang's death.

Yan Wen Xiu also wept bitterly on the first day of having to give up his body for power.

Humans have two sides, right?

The drama “Ni Chang” reminds me of the Korean drama “A Jewel in the Palace” about a girl named Seo Jang-Geum who started her career from zero to become a cooking expert, then became a healer.

Likewise, Ni Chang, who started his career as a textile expert, continued to study herbs and became a herbal expert as well.

Unfortunately, the writer of the drama "Ni Chang" is not coherent in compiling the story. There are fragments that do not connect smoothly. Even in some episodes it feels annoying..

Fortunately, the cinematography of the drama "Ni Chang" is very pleasing to the eye. The costumes of the players are adorned with waving, very beautiful. This is indeed a striking difference between Korean dramas and Chinese dramas. Costumes in Korean dramas strengthen the character of the actor/actress to look dashing and beautiful.

But overall the drama "Ni Chang" is quite recommended. Fifty episodes just feels right. The love story of Ni Chang and his prince is not exaggerated.

And of course the scenes of Bi Wen Jun as Ou Yang Ziyu who has amnesia and acts like a child.

Really entertaining. Contrary to his role as doctor Ai Jing Chu, in the drama "Sweet Teeth" which is cold as ice in the north pole.
I will write my next review at:

https://www.maria-g-soemitro.com/2021/12/review-drama-china-ni-chang.html

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