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Hua Rong is about to set sail on a heroic adventure she’s often dreamt about, only to be kidnapped by the notorious pirate, Qin Shang Cheng, who is set on making her his bride, willing or not. After many failed attempts, Rong successfully flees her island prison and its sea monster. She then encounters the young prince, Jin Yi Wen, who falls for her at first sight. Meanwhile, Shang Cheng, equally smitten with Rong, is fast on her trail, vowing to recapture his lost treasure. (Source: Lee C at MyDramaList) Edit Translation

  • English
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  • Italiano
  • Country: China
  • Type: Drama
  • Episodes: 24
  • Aired: Dec 3, 2019 - Jan 8, 2020
  • Aired On: Tuesday, Wednesday
  • Original Network: Hunan TV Mango TV
  • Duration: 45 min.
  • Score: 7.9 (scored by 4,334 users)
  • Ranked: #2621
  • Popularity: #1347
  • Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

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Jpnl
51 people found this review helpful
Jan 7, 2020
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 10
Having watch so many chinese drama, only come to a few that have captured my interest
I like drama where the story is good, the conflict not annoying, not too heavy with layers of conflict, and of course ROMANCE in it.

Romance of Hua Rong,
I like the story. Its light, entertaining as it is tag as comedy, it is very funny. Refreshing.
But also very romantic with many romantic scene.
It is addictive and makes you want to hope that the leading male and female is real couple.

Yuan Hao and Zhao Zhao Yi chemistry is the highlight of the drama.
They are both very handsome and beautiful and i also like their chemistry off screen.
So looovee this couple.

I am glad i found this drama! Will definitely rewatch again!

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Completed
wellwellbelle
32 people found this review helpful
Feb 5, 2020
24 of 24 episodes seen
Completed 2
Overall 9.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
I watch a lot of dramas. Why? Well, lots of reasons but one is because my work is some heavy shit and sometimes I need something that is pure distraction. And this drama delivers on that.

So this is not the drama to watch if you want to think deeply about the world or be moved by something new or profound. It IS the drama to watch if you just had surgery and you need something to keep your mind off the pain while you recover, or if you are that combo of bored and distracted that means you can't keep track of complicated plotting, or if you're feeling sad generally and want to watch an angst-light bickering couple be adorable at each other for a while.

One point I thought worth making is that the premise of forced marriage and subsequent escape/chase as the base of a romantic relationship is tricky to handle well. The show does a great job of balancing the characters and the romantic development so that it doesn't feel like the female lead is intimidated into love or suffering from Stockholm syndrome or something. His intentions towards her aren't creepy, and while she's attracted to him early on, she doesn't fall for him until much later when the power balance between them is much more equal (side note: I would hesitate to call this a "historical".... it's thoroughly modern in terms of the ideas that the characters have about love and morality).

There's a lot of reviews already so rather than describe the show again, I'll respond to two of the major flaws that have bothered other people: plot, and the female lead's character.

Plot: This feels adapted from a web novel, and so rather than a straight plot that carries us from beginning to end, there are definite arcs: The Island Arc, the Escape/Chase Arc, the The Black Gang Arc, and the White Jade Arc. We drop some characters along these arcs and move to new locations where new characters come in, so the beginning of each arc is a bit like starting a new show, with some ramp up time before the story gets going again. The transitions to the Black Gang arc and the White Jade arc are a bit choppy, so our gang of heroes ends up talking about goals for a while and the audience is like "huh? Explosion? What? Coverup? How did we get here?"

Eventually everything makes sense again and it's pretty easy to fill in the gaps, so if you're in it for the cute couple it's not a major detractor. But if you really want a compelling and tight plot, you will definitely hate the transitions and probably not enjoy the show much overall.

Lead Female: She is a bit screetchy at the beginning, and I think the type of character (her backstory) isn't well enough established early on to make sense of some of her actions. However, she's actually a pretty good character once you get her (and the screaming subsides), so here's my take on her: She's a general's daughter who is stubborn, book-smart, and has an intense sense of justice and desire to do good in the world. She's been indulged, but not *specifically* trained. So she's grown up around martial arts and picked up some things, and she knows lots of tricks that she's read about and is decent at putting together traps or thinking her way out of a situation. BUT she's not that great at anything other than slingshot. She's got a lot more courage than experience, so when she starts having experiences, she isn't always prepared for what's happening.

What I liked about her character was that for everything except cooking, what they established that she was good at remained good throughout the show (and the cooking is a really minor exception). So, she has a photographic memory, which is useful even at the end. She's good at tricks and quick thinking. She doesn't use them every possible time, but she doesn't get "dumber" over time as some smart characters tend to; in fact her skills improve. The pirate actually changes to get better at trusting her and acknowledging her strengths, and she learns new skills. It's not *amazing* but it is well done enough to keep their relationship interesting throughout the show, which is great because the romantic arc is such that the show could have suffered from early bed death.

The show was a ton of fun for me. I even loved the cheesy costumes (caterpillar eyebrows!!!!) and props, which offered their own laughs at times. The show never takes itself to seriously, which is what you want for a low-budget comedy low on realism and loose with plot. A high production value would have made the historical inaccuracies and trope-heavy plot unbearable.





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  • Drama: The Romance of Hua Rong
  • Country: China
  • Episodes: 24
  • Aired: Dec 3, 2019 - Jan 8, 2020
  • Aired On: Tuesday, Wednesday
  • Original Network: Hunan TV, Mango TV
  • Duration: 45 min.
  • Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

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  • Score: 7.9 (scored by 4,334 users)
  • Ranked: #2621
  • Popularity: #1347
  • Watchers: 11,744

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