Fiona_HOD:
I love to read how you describe a character. What about the rest?
Thank you @FIONA.
About Female Lead. I am very pleased by the Zhao Lu Si's depiction of Duan Wu. It is my first drama watching her. I feel that, she is one of the best actress out there. She is very nuanced. This is beautiful to watch.
Duan Wu is clever and she can read the room. That allows us to witness her growth as a woman, and honestly I am rooting for her success as a merchant. I have no doubt she will fight her way to success. She has a sassy personality and how I love her interactions with Male Lead.
Moreover, her identity must be uncovered. She has to take back what belongs to her legally.
That type of "quest" is something every professional woman can relate to : success in the workplace. That thematic is universal. So, no wonder so much viewers want to follow her journey.
As for Male Lead Liu Yu Ning (Yan Zi Jing) I loved him in "A journey to love". I honestly like his cleverness and his patience in executing his revenge plan. To be honest, his schemes are not very elaborate but it is still nice to see him win everytime.
I guess that a hero has to face a very difficult villain to beat, in order to become an astonishing hero : the villain elevates the hero!!
In this case, unfortunatly the antagonist is that one-dimensional Master Cui ShiJiu. So Yan Zi Jing could not be extraordinary.
But I still appreciate his journey.
Apart from them, I really like the child actor "shrimp" who was in "the double" as well. He is very refreshing and talented. And also really cute. I am happy to see him again.
For all the rest of the castmembers, their acting is on point and I am binging the drama.
Sorry for the long answer. :)