I don't think it's going to be the main plot, but I'd be surprised if there wasn't any romance at all. Won't be a bad thing for a change though, but statistically, most Chinese historical dramas have romance, so, well...
I stopped watching on 2nd ep because of FLs acting. Does it improve later?
I mean, it's hard for me to say because I generally liked the character and the acting was fine for me. But the answer to your question is probably no, she does not.
Everyone is talking about how bad FL is, lol. I don't think she is that bad, but the overall situation is somewhat similar to Joy of Life.
They're adapting this from a harem novel, so tbh what romance are we talking about? Unless they make significant changes to the plot (similar to My Heroic Husband), there is not much to talk about.
Since that is the case, and they want to remove the harem aspect and replace it with a romance subplot, they could have picked any of the heroines as the FL. And replace "romance" with "friendship" for others. But for some reason, similar to Joy of Life, they decided to choose a character who might not be bad per se, but is much less interesting compared to others, at least in my opinion.
Hmm. First I though this would be a transmigration into the past story. I like those. Although the magic element…
Was thinking the same thing, but since the show doesn't take itself very seriously, and the comedy aspect is to my liking, it doesn't really bother me that much.
So the ending wll be he wakes up again at the mysterie game house and after some time he will see the FL again…
I hope not, because I don't like endings like that, but that's probably how it's going to be, with the Chinese government having something against time travel from modern to historical times.
I'm not sure if it's because of the drama (since I haven't checked its previous ranking), but the original novel has made its way into Douban's top 5 popular historical novels. This isn't surprising though, given how well-written it actually is.
Can someone tell me if the novel has happy ending? And if this is bromance?
Hard to say. Because ultimately, if you consider the sequel "The Blood of Youth," it has a rather bittersweet and somewhat ambiguous ending for the main characters.
I liked the first episode. Curious to see how it'll go, since I enjoy these kinds of stories. If it does well, there's a good chance we'll get a second season. The original novel has more than 20 cases and each one is pretty lengthy...
I wonder what the screenwriter (since they don't really follow the novel very well, it seems) was thinking about when writing the female characters personalities in this drama. No matter how good or bad the leading actress is, you just can't make it not annoying lol.
The donghua was good, and the novel was decent (I haven't finished it though). However, I must say that the romance in the original work was basically non-existent. The author just added harem at some point for whatever reason. Harem is not equal to romance though. So either the adaptation made significant changes to the story, or having “romance” genre is rather unreasonable xD.
In October, the series was changed from 32 episodes to 27 episodes. On November 13th, the drama was featured in Youku's 2025 Spring Festival lineup of major series.
It says in related content: A Journey to Glow (Chinese shared universe)It will probably be an indirect sequel…
Someone also said in the comments that the events will take place several decades after the events of this drama. So we may see some references as well.
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It says in related content: A Journey to Glow (Chinese shared universe)
It will probably be an indirect sequel with the same screenwriter, which makes the return of the original cast unlikely, unless the actors try hard to get those roles (and why would they lol).
I found this synopsis on Douban:
A tale of five people thrown to rock bottom by fate in chaotic times: a wandering female thief, a demoted petty official, a general searching for his master, a female tomb guardian, and a rich heir who keeps failing at business ventures. Their stories intertwine as they search for themselves and rebuild their homes through light-hearted healing moments.
They're adapting this from a harem novel, so tbh what romance are we talking about? Unless they make significant changes to the plot (similar to My Heroic Husband), there is not much to talk about.
Since that is the case, and they want to remove the harem aspect and replace it with a romance subplot, they could have picked any of the heroines as the FL. And replace "romance" with "friendship" for others. But for some reason, similar to Joy of Life, they decided to choose a character who might not be bad per se, but is much less interesting compared to others, at least in my opinion.
It will probably be an indirect sequel with the same screenwriter, which makes the return of the original cast unlikely, unless the actors try hard to get those roles (and why would they lol).
I found this synopsis on Douban:
A tale of five people thrown to rock bottom by fate in chaotic times: a wandering female thief, a demoted petty official, a general searching for his master, a female tomb guardian, and a rich heir who keeps failing at business ventures. Their stories intertwine as they search for themselves and rebuild their homes through light-hearted healing moments.