Alex Fong lives up to the idea of dream man Fei Yun Fan. He was debonair in "Before Dawn" and he is still debonair now, if not even more so. The man ages like fine wine. He oozes confidence, but is vulnerable when it comes to the leading lady. He has such sex appeal that you hardly notice their age gap. So, must Yun Fan be old enough to be Zi Ling's father? Probably not, but this is Qiong Yao's semi-autobiography and she was similarly involved with a much older man. This is her fantasy, after all.
Next to Alex, Bao Jian Feng doesn't compare favorably as the second lead. His Chu Lian seems dazed and confused half the time. In the other half, he is dull. He's cute certainly, but still dull as dirt. Bao Bao's fans would be better off watching his other works.
Qin Lan's talents are wasted in the role of Lu Ping, who is more of a plot device than a person. Like Chu Lian, she is eye candy but not too much so. As a couple, their main purpose is to be outshined by Yun Fan and Zi Ling.
The character of "613" is annoying and not funny at all. Qiong Yao has been trying to add humor to her remakes and it invariably fails. She really should stick what she can do: romance and family drama.
Zhang Jia Ni as Zi Ling is surprisingly not annoying, which nowadays is an accomplishment. She has chemistry with Alex, but it doesn't make up for her lack of acting experience, which is painfully obvious in many scenes. They should've cast a capable actress who can add more depth to the character, or at least give a more convincing performance. Qin Lan herself would make a better Zi Ling.
It would be wrong not to mention how beautiful this series is, visually. It has the feel of a European fairy tale. We get to see Paris and Provence in all their glory. There are many romantic shots of our couple standing in a sea of lavender, by a stone castle, or on an ocean side cliff. The views just take your breath away.
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The first time that I had watched this series I had felt much like Zhi Ling and how she felt trapped all the time. I felt that I had needed someone to take me away from all the troubles that I had. This series was my kind of way to disappear and have some time to myself.
The music was fantastic, it was catchy and matched well with the series. I highly recommend watching this. Let me know how you like it!
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Must Watch
I watch this drama 13 years ago, and still remember the story. It was really good story. Back then before Kdrama , I love to watch Chinese / Taiwanese Drama. I love the romantic love story, when the sister goes honeymoon with the man , she not even love that time. And how they develop their love, is so mature. It give you sweet emotion when you watch this. Love the Ost, the panorama, the leads. Everything it was perfect.Yet, this drama is a must watch. I recommend all of you to watch this.
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For this, I read the book first and then i watched the drama online. I forget where did i watch this. But for sure i watch 2 version of this. But i more like the older version then this new version. Why? Because i think the older version is more alike the book. The chemistry between the main couple, Yun Fan (YF) and Zi Ling (ZL), is more nailed it.
What i like from the new version is the cast is more handsome & beautiful, especially YF. In the older version the age difference between YF and ZL seem too much, because maybe the appearance of YF seem too old. Yes their age difference is double. But with the new version their age difference seems not to much, because YF is seen more successful and fashionable.
But overall, I still more like the old version than the new one.
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