Surprised with the low rating

This is actually quite a fine drama, surprised of the score given.
The theme is quite mature, most people used to the standard Rom-com but this drama really delivers.
Experienced casts rarely get it wrong.

Story - I think quite entertaining, mainly about married life, divorce & kids, family orientated story.
Cast - Main & Supports all very very good.... characters all brought value to the plot.

Standout stars for me.... I wont lie, I started watching this show for Lin Peng (she is a gorgeous actress - watched 2 of her dramas last year 'Hello, the Sharpshooter' & 'Stealth Walker'.... seriously this actress is unique, amazing..... without her, this drama would of scored lower....

Standout actor for me.... of course my man 'Eden Zhao'.... This guy is really unique.... I know i said the same about 'Lin Peng' hence happy they got paired, how often do you see two of your favourites paired?.... We got to see the best of both worlds.... I am happy Eden got to develop alongside a great actress such as Lin Peng....

Honorable mention.... Huang Can Can.... this girl is excellent too, reminds me of a Zhou Yutong.... She has a drama airing soon 'First Love Again' and who is the Male Lead?.... Zhou Da Wei.... Seriously these producers sometimes just get the pairings right....
- Lin Peng & Eden Zhou
- Huang Can Can & Zhou Da Wei

Last thing will say, pacing of this drama actually quite good

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Only watch this drama if you are a fan of Gao Zhi Ting or Xu Lu

I watched this drama for Gao Zhi Ting, he is a good actor but this drama was not the best.

I am struggling with this one because I truly believe give this cast another script with better dialogue they would have performed so much better. I really couldn't understand from start to finish what this drama was about. 40 episodes was just too long, lesson needed is to shorten these dramas. If they would have cut it back to say 24 episodes then it would of earnt a higher score removing alot of pointless dialogue.

I recently finished 'The Old Dreams' which also starred Gao Zhi Ting but with Jelly Lin as his heroine, that drama was soo much better in comparison. Gao Zhi Ting can clearly act, I like Jelly Lin better than Xu Lu however i still believe Xu Lu is a good actress. The support cast in 'The Old Dreams' came alive, really solid. The support cast in this drama i am still abit up and down with, i really couldnt connect with them, non left me wanting more. The American Boss i felt was super solid, gave this drama some value. Felt the boss was very warm & gave the drama that touch with the characters/cast that without many would have dropped this drama, his story with his female love interest the writers got right.

I really hope later down the track we could see a drama again with Gao Zhi Ting & Xu Lu with whole new script & cast. I say give this drama a miss unless you are a fan of one of these 2.

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If you are looking for a drama with excellent character building - this is for you

I tuned in this drama for Kido Ma. I think he has to be one of the most charismatic actors going around.
Seriously, how many actors really possess 'natural charisma'? I think like 2-3% the most.

This drama is about the female lead 'Qian Xin' who travels to a parallel universe where everything is reversed.
- Her love interest in universe 2 is actually her best friend, not Kido Ma in Universe 1.
- Her best friend is unsuccessful and single in this new universe compared to successful & married
- Her parents are together but fighting in this new universe compared to divorced & father deceased in Universe 1

Mid-Way through the drama, the Male Lead Kido Ma from Universe 1 eventually does swap with the Kido Ma from the new universe. This new universe is more comical, and characters seem more likeable than those in universe 1. The character building in amazing, the leads both Kido Ma & Qian Xin really do nail it in bridging that connection between all the cast, the cast really does come alive, the events such as few deaths do become emotional and i feel the leads and cast really do nail these scenes.

I feel Qian Xin counterpart from this new universe is irrelevant, when we do see her she doesn't speak. It's like she is only there to be seen not heard. However not the same for Kido Ma in the new universe, sadly he does pass away, felt throughout the drama that both sets of Kido Ma's from both universes did fall for Qian Xin from Universe 1. The second male lead from universe 2 does fall in love with Qian Xin from Universe 2, doesnt matter. I can accept this outcome as its really Qian Xin from Universe 1 that the audience falls for....

This drama is beautiful, you will get emotional and invested in these characters.... Major difference in your investment in the leads from both universes....
Female Lead 'Qian Xin' from Universe 1 you will connect with her 100% over the 'Qian Xin' from Universe 2
Male Lead 'Kido Ma' from Universe 2 you will connect with him 60/40 over Kido Ma from Universe 1 however you will still accept both, you will still get emotional when Kido from Universe 2 passes away

I recommend you watch it, yes you will get confused at some point when watching.

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Brilliant

This drama I have to say was very very good. The acting was amazing, the Leads (Wang Hedi & Esther Yu) have emerged as a super pairing as a result of this drama.

Both Wang Hedi & Esther are perfect for one another. Both can act and do live performances! The ending was very moving, I felt prescense about the chemistry both Wang Hedi & Esther Yu have, how often can we say that?

I did feel in a way the ending was incomplete but watching so many dramas, this is a common playbook by producers to leave the door open to future dramas & projects, it happens all the time!

The story was good but incomplete
The support cast good but not outstanding, the outstanding performance was the leads as honestly, intended!
Wang Yue Yi is a future star, she was amazing as a support, again give her an incomplete ending to bolster her stocks!

If I have to be honest with myself this drama left me with 3 things!!!
1. Wanting to see more of Wang Hedi
2. Wanting to see more of Wang Yue Yi
3. Wanting to see more of Esther but only paired again with Wang Hedi

The ending was amazing!!!! Can't wait see the 3 names I mentioned again!

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It's Time to Crown the King & Queen

When doing reviews I really like to add quite abit about the leads and will say this....

Idol is a word heavily used in c-dramas. While watching this drama I have really been reflecting on the last 8 years or so to determine who really is the best of this era?....

Allen Ren I think is the GOAT of this era.... Looking back at his dramas, he is amazing. I think I could ask Bai Lu fans & Xing Fei fans & they would agree, will add Dileriba as Blue Whisper was also very good.... I think alot of actresses have been at their best with Allen Ren as their male lead.... Allen Ren can act & keep audience engaged.... My criticism of alot of big name male leads is they have abondoned their male fans with their drama selections, they commit to boring fantasy romance dramas.... Allen Ren is one still interested in being in great selection & playing the character we love, this drama proves it....

Xing Fei what can I say.... I look at the top female names & one thing they have in common is I drop 90% of their dramas.... I mentioned above that lot commit to fantasy romance dramas, I get it, 92% viewers are females and want to see this.... But what about the minorities?.... Xing Fei I feel you get the best of both worlds.... Good actress that people want to see more of plus okay drama selection.... She has got good efforts off her Male leads such as Hu YiTian, Daddi Tang, Lin Yi & Allen Ren.... GOAT for me....

I love the fact Allen Ren has committed to this drama with Xing Fei.... Miss Crow & Mr Lizard was an amazing drama with great efforts from the leads, we are seeing it again with Burning Flames.... I think we need a third drama.... We demand it!!....

Drama overall as talked enough about the leads.... Creative story, not really a boring patch, quite entertaining.... Leads have good chemistry with the support casts.... Music very good.... Drama close to perfect!!....

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Shen Yue needs get a new agency!

Its really hard to do a review on this drama as the sad fact is with this dialogue, it never got going!
The script really is horrible, the cast along with the script just didn't feel compatible and really struggling to see where the chemistry is aswell.... Just too much went wrong with this drama from the 11 episodes that I watched when I decided that enough was enough!

* What can we say about the script?.... Lazy, boring, childish which was banking on humor to keep the audience drawn in but seriously the jokes were not even funny.

* The support cast, well lets see - boring, very stale dialogue they were given. The third pairing has only had like 6 minutes screen time but from what I have seen, haven't added much excitement either to the plot.

* The Male Lead 'Chen Zheyuan'.... CZY has more promising lead roles that are up and coming that surely those performances will make up for this one, I just wasn't feeling the humor from him in 'Mr Bad' & wasn't feeling the chemistry with Shen Yue..... CZY is a good actor, obviously he has proven it, all actors will have at least 1 strike to their name so I think we can cut him some slack for this drama. CZY has brilliant lead roles coming up, 'Go Princess Go 2' with Wu Xuanyi, also 'Chinese Paladin 4' with Ju Jingyi & of course the highly anticipated drama 'Hidden Love' with which I think right now is the #1 ranked Chinese Actress 'Zhao Lusi'.... I think he can rebound just fine with some good performances in exciting scripts with some of these actresses just mentioned.

* Female Lead 'Shen Yue'.... This is tough as SY is a cute actress whom I adore however I feel need to hit some hard truths about her acting & where I think things are heading.... ALSB 2017 obviously was the big role that made her the household name & a well built international fan base, however things have never been the same for her since that performance. 'Meteor Garden' was a fine drama, but this is when I started noticing limitations with her acting ability. My worst nightmare came true for SY which was one horrible script after another....- Another Me - Use For My Talent - Mr. Bad....

Shen Yue agency I fear has wasted a good 5 years of her development by not addressing key issues with her acting and not landing her roles to really build up her skills.... Zhao Lusi my opinion was in a similar situation few years back with skillsets that really needed brushing up however her agency has thrown away rubbish scripts, has made sure her dramas have solid support casts.... 'Mr. Bad' drama for me just feels like another strike to SY name, given her track record since ALSB I just hope she hasn't completely striked out for future opportunities for brilliant roles. I think best path forward is back to basics, land some support roles with big name leads to really gather momentum....

With this drama, if you are reading this review and want to see if this drama is worth watching.... I say please watch something else....

I hope my review hasn't offended anymore however i think truth sometimes needs to come out!

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This is tough

I am a big Wang Hedi fan so ok, if you are watching this just for him just go in with expectation will only have about 20 minutes screentime and bit of a cheesy storyline with no romance angle.

This does not change my opinion of Wang Hedi? No

Look these short films obviously small project that might just take 1/2 days of filming, bit of a smaller project during downtime whilst waiting for bigger project/drama to commence.

I fast forwarded the rest of the film after the panda bear got caught in the rails. Story kinda got flat. If you are a Wang Hedi fan just watch his story, that's it. His story is about him designing a platform for his grandfather to reminisce about his grandmother when they first met. That's it really!

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This is tough

Its tough because I am a big Johnny fan.....
He has actors from same agency that always are apart of his dramas but i feel this drama & 'My Dear Guardian' endings have not been the best for him & has allowed other actors to really outperform both him & his female leads....

They built up the charisma soo much from the bad guys in both dramas that there could of been a way to end both dramas that would of been satisfactory to himself, the villains plus the audience, but its always an ending that the good guys have to beat the bad guys..... seriously it doesnt always have to be this case....

In 'My Dear Gaurdian'.... the villain Nie Zi Hao was beaten in a fight & arrested then sentenced to death.... There was a female second lead Yang Shu would loved him but he didn't love her.... my ending for that would of been she broke him out of prison somehow, then ran away together, he totally convinced she cares for him & conclude that drama..... Yang Shu was more interesting female lead that Qin Li in that drama.

This drama again the support Yang Shu for me stole the show along with Tony Yang.... I loved both these criminals in the roles they played.... again, instead of killing Yang Shu & Tony Tang ending up in jail.... best ending the Zhao family all goes down but these 2 escape together, she also cared for him too.... best ending....

Sorry Johnny, you have excellent support actress in your agency Yang Shu but she is outperforming your female leads & anyone who she cares for in the same dramas who is your counterpart, the effect is allowing those guys to out perform you!

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Satisfactory

This drama is interesting....

What went wrong?
The Length of the Drama, way too long. 40 Episodes is excessive. It is a very slow burn. I know Johnny Huang acts in plenty of long dramas but he is exceptional actor with good report with the audience. If his dramas were scaled back to 24 episodes they would be so much better!

What went right?
I felt the character development for the supports towards the end. Lot had boring irrelevant dialogue at the start but it picked up momentum late. I was very invested in the side stories of the supports.

What would I change?
The Main Leads direction in the end. I will be honest, I am a big Johnny fan but felt the ending didn't do him right. Li Qin was good as Female Lead but didn't want me seeing more of her if I am being honest, Johnny yes, Li Qin no!

The drama earnt a good score for its ending. Very sad endings for the supports, not the mains. The supports really did come alive and save this drama to a good score.

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Sorry it's a fail ....

I am a big Wang Hedi fan & excited to see him working with Bai Lu .... Cast looked good....

However the story is soooo boring.... Lazy, Lazy, Lazy writing....

The is boring, repetitive garbage of a drama.... The production team screwed over this cast....

Where to now? ....

Wang Hedi needs to go back to his root. This style of lead is not for him, it's for no one.... Wa g Hedi is full of energy and Fighting Historic dramas is where he is at home eg. Unchained Love, Love between Fairy & Devil, Evernight 2.... Get back to this theme....
Female leads, look you don't need a big female lead name, plenty good actresses out there eg. Zhang Rounan, Zhang Miao Yi so a Zhao Lusi or Yang Zi not required.... Just need right female lead with a script you are at home with.... That's how Wang Hedi recovers....

Bai Lu is fine, Kunning Palace drama doing well ....

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It's not bad, however not great. Still watchable....

If you are looking for a short drama but I would say 3 hour film then this is definately for you....

I am a big Zhao Yiqin fan, when this guy started out he was a revelation however as a fan I know he has hit limitations to be in that top 10 which gets the best scripts, gets big name female leads.... He will have to compromise for lessor scripts and not high profile female leads ....

I got excited because I have seen Daisy Li in many dramas in the past, mostly as a second Lead rather that first, she to me actually not bad actress and good pairing for ZYQ....

This is a low budget drama/film, good story line but not great, limited film locations but hey story held out....

You will feel the connection between the male and female lead. For something that is about 3 hours long I say give it a try....

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Eden Zhao is the star

This is a tough review as I have mixed opinions

Did I fall in love with the Main Leads - Arthur Chen & Zhang Jing Yi? No!
Did they give a solid performance? Yes

Eden Zhao to me is a star, I just loved him in this drama, I think he is what added the extra spice when it was needed. Lot of characters including the Mains did go stale through out patches in the 36 episode drama which is expected but Eden Zhao kept developing exceptionally well, why to me he is the MVP

I finished 36 episodes. Glad I watched it. I think this drama has plenty of talented supports actors & actresses good enough at the Main Lead level

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I think worth a watch

I think Crime/Thriller is best right now. Better more creative story lines plus audience enjoys the cast too. Rom-Coms less creativity & people will tend tune in depending who is in it.

This drama I think the characters & their development actually pretty good. Once I saw Li Zi Feng was the male lead I said yes!! I saw him in Stealth Walker, another brilliant crime drama as a second male lead. I had an incomplete ending in that drama & in a way tunned into this one so he could have the complete ending, glad I did. As Male Lead he is excellent plus Aliya & Joyin Cai excellent Female actresses in this drama.

Honestly with this plot, I think you will enjoy!

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Good Fast Paced Drama

I get it if people dropped it however for a fantasy low budget drama this actually gets a good review 👍👍

Bambi Zhu as Female Lead really nailed her part as well as Wang Hedi as Male Lead

Acting, can we really score these 2 leads down? Answer No. The story really set the tone early. This is a love story that goes over multiple re-incarnations. Meteor Garden yes bigger budget and bigger cast but failed to set the tone between the leads for a good 40 Episodes. This drama only took few episodes to really set the right tone and direction with Bambi Zhu & Wang Hedi.

Bambi Zhu is an excellent actress, her record with major dramas speaks for itself. Wang Hedi one of most charismatic actors I have ever seen, only 23. This combination is a hit. No Surprise they are pairing up again in another drama.

This is a fast pace drama which you will fly through in a good 4 days, not rushed either.

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