A decent and watchable drama and the dishes and presentation of the food makes my mouth water.
Fry Me to the Moon is another women-centric drama about three female friends who rely on each other in the cruel business world of restaurants and their competition to stay afloat through investors and acquisitions.Synopsis: Three women who wouldn't have known each other without a fight go against the routine and stand side by side in facing life's challenges. They never give up their persistence towards love and pursuit of ideals. Lu Zhen Zhen, who takes her career very seriously, returns to Chengdu while disregarding everything for the sake of love. Gu Man Ting, who married her childhood sweetheart very early on, wants to escape her marriage. She invites Zhen Zhen to join her business, "Chuanbailou." The sudden appearance of catering entrepreneur Liang Qing Ran disrupts their trajectory, and the crisis at "Chuanbailou" allows the three very different women to truly get to know each other. As their love, career, and ideals are tested at every level in the city of Chengdu, what choices will they make?
My Reviews:
1. The story progresses nicely in terms of the lives of three women and how they cross paths.
2. They worked together to avenge the takeover of Gu Man Ting's dad's restaurant.
3. They not only worked on their own problems but also became good friends and supported each other in business and personal lives.
4. The dishes and presentation of the food in this drama make my mouth water, and I want to try some of the dishes.
5. I enjoy it. It is not a fantastic drama, but it is watchable.
I give it a 7.0 rating for decent script and decent acting from the cast.
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Realistic restaurant business drama
Lu Zhen Zhen (Song Yi) and her boyfriend Liu Si Yuan (Wang Ren Jun) both work at a large restaurant in Beijing, both have manager positions, Liu Siyuan as operations manager and Lu Zhen Zhen as customer service manager. Due to the restaurant's poor performance and a lot of debt, it was forced to be acquired by Zhongting Capital, led by Liang Qing Ran (Charmaine Seh). Due to the acquisition, there was a change in management. Lu Zhen Zhen had to lose her job and her boyfriend Liu Si Yuan was recruited to work at the Zhongting Capital office in Chengdu.In Chengdu, Chuanbai Luo, the Sichuan cuisine restaurant owned by Gu Dapeng, Gu Manting's father (Li Chun), who is also Lu Zhen Zhen's childhood friend, is also on the verge of bankruptcy and will soon be taken over by Zhongting Capital. Lu Zhen Zhen also returned to Chengdu, her hometown and tried to help Gu Manting and her father to increase the profits of the Chuanbai Luo restaurant again with her customer service and marketing skills, but they still couldn't pay off the huge debt and had to be taken over by the owner of the capital.
Female-centric drama about the restaurant business, the main characters are strong and intelligent women, very realistic and relatable to everyday life. This drama with a total of 24 episodes is packed very compactly and the story plot is not boring, the story is balanced between the world of business, romance and the problems faced in the lives of the main characters, there is no doubt about their acting because they are senior artists, especially HK artist Chairmaine Seh, I really like her acting as a smart female entrepreneur. Suitable to watch for those who like to eat/cook because in this drama there are also lots of scenes of how to cook typical Sichuan food.
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Soup and Fried
Hats off to the wise, unknown regulator who banned Chinese showrunners from indulgently long seasons.Fry Me to the Moon (yes, quite punny) is a walking advertisement by the Sichuan Tourism Board that would have likely overstayed its welcome under the past regime. However — in the new era — coming in at 24 episodes, it was tightly plotted, superbly cut and highly enjoyable. It singlehandedly cured me of my snobbery towards the Slice of Life genre. There is something to be said for low stakes and cheery —especially in 2024!
Fry Me to the Moon (FMTTM) is about Chuan Bai Lo. It’s a restaurant representing an idealised communal, relaxed, distinctly Sichuanese (which means numba one in China! (and the world!!!)) depiction of a dying China. Literally dying. Gu Da Peng (Zhang Guo Li), the restaurant’s head chef and owner is indebted and fatally ill. But he carries on, smiling through it all, hoping against hope that a changing world will leave his oasis untouched. That was not to be! Capital was coming.
The relentless march of capitalism’s drive for efficiency —turning all that was once solid into mist!— arrives in sleepy Chengdu in the guise of Liang Qing Ran (Charmaine Sheh). She’s the regional boss of Zhongting Capital, and she’s got a plan for Chuan Bai Lo that is at odds with the traditional view of what a restaurant should be.
Chuan Bai Lo must change. The question is how? FMTTM takes a side, and I very much enjoyed its story. I had minor quibbles over business terminology and the acting is merely competent, but everything is forgivable when you’re having fun. And that I did. So, yay!
I’ll flag that it’s a chick-flick —written and directed by women. I swear I did needlework unprompted afterwards! If you’re cooties-averse, this definitely isn’t for you. Otherwise, stellar! Also, Gu Man Ting —one of the show’s triumvirate of leads — is played by Li Chun. . .you know, Chun Li from Street Fighter! I ain’t got no jokes, sorry. Ahh, but Gu Man Ting was the best part of the show. At least, I think so. She’s its emotional core. And since princess-type characters aren’t easy to like, I think the show wouldn’t work with a less likeable actress in the role. Bravo, casting director!
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