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I was a lot more excited for this drama as compared to BCE. I still am, but BCE turned out to be very good. You just need to know that it is a slice of life kind of drama that focuses on family and life. If that is not your cup of tea, then that's fine.

Yes, he picked this one himself. His agency didn't know until he was officially announced as the ML. This is one of the reasons why none of his agency's other actors/actresses are in this drama.
It was said that Xu Kai's boss was angry at Xu Kai for pulling this stunt.

I get your points. But the problem is, the future in-laws family do not respect them. Even in ancient times (Asia or outside Asia), if the future in-laws family do not respect your family, instead look down and humiliate your family, you consider it a bad match, break the betrothal, and move on to another prospective match.

Hence, MCH's mom cannot be defended any more. I get that China is going full on for filial piety, but this drama might be taking it too far by trying to defend this sort of behavior.

This, yes. She is acting like a step-mother at this point.

I'm sorry, but I can't, in any way or form, defend MCH's mom. Even by Asian parents' standards, she can't be defended (I know, because I am also an Asian, and I also have naggy parents).

I understand that she wants her daughter to marry into a rich family so that she can live well. But I don't get why she is hellbent on making her daughter suffer for it. And for what? A husband who has no spine? What can he do to protect her from her family? I'm sure MCH's mom can see this, yet she still wants her daughter to marry into that family? She knows that family doesn't like her daughter. They demean her and her family. Humiliate her and her family. Still, somehow, she thinks her daughter will live a good life by marrying into that family? Hogwash!

Yao Zhiming is a bit on the grey side, but I agree the others are actually good.

I don't understand why people are surprised XK has less screen time in BCE. But the drama is surprisingly very good.

And yes, Xu Kai as Yao Zhi Ming is giving me all Han Ting vibes, lol. That's exactly how I imagined Han Ting to be. Han Ting is always smiling, but the smile is not sincere. Xu Kai as Yao Zhi Ming also smiles a lot, but there is a lot of cunning in there. He is almost like a villain in the first 6 episodes, and I loved it.

Now, I hope ABAY gets postponed a bit more later, or we might see so many comparisons between Yao Zhi Ming and Han Ting.

This is surprisingly very good.

From the moment they announced this drama, I knew it was going to be female/family-centric, and consequently, the ML's role would be like a supporting character. That was one of the reasons why I was not that excited for this drama, since I am a Xu Kai fan. But this is really really good. I'm digging it.

Ah, that's a pity then.

This is why we shouldn't read novels before we watch their drama adaptations.

One of the reasons I loved the novel was that neither Han Ting nor Ji Xing had any feelings for the other when they were each seeing other people. I don't think I like this change. Hopefully this 'script' is a fake.

Wait, the script of the drama is already released?

For those who read, or know any spoilers, please spoil me with any changes in the drama (with the spoilers tag, ofcourse).

Best Choice Ever officially announced for April 9th.

The OSTs are all posted in the group discussion: https://mydramalist.com/discussions/le-you-yuan/121037-wonderland-of-love-full-ost-with-eng-subs

Episode 17 song should be Immortal Love song in the list.

A bit more forceful kiss here: https://twitter.com/Alaso_Indonesia/status/1769234025787629786

New kiss scene!!

https://twitter.com/fatma_choi/status/1769058631893520523
https://twitter.com/fatma_choi/status/1769059766251168091

I just checked; I guess you found the MTL copy? The translation group had only translated up to 118 chapters out of 240-ish chapters until now. They've been translating this novel since 2019, and they are taking their sweet time.

Given the current situation, I also agree with you. After Best Choice Ever and ABAY, Xu Kai's next drama, Moonlit Reunion (which he is filming now), will probably take more than a year to air. So, given that Best Choice Ever is going to air soon, it's better if ABAY airs in July (my birthday month, and also the month which greatly favored Xu Kai as both ALP and FIYS were released in July).

Oh, I just checked 'The Double' drama. It's an adaptation of 'Marriage of the Di Daughter'?
Unfortunately, I haven't read the novel, yet. I've been wanting to, but I wanted to wait until the translation is complete (which might take forever) before reading it.
I've read a few other novels from this author, and I love them. In fact, the first Chinese novel I ever read was from this author, 'The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage'. And the reason I started reading it was because someone said that Xu Kai was born to play Xie Jing Xing, the ML of Malicious Empress (after reading the novel, I have to say that I agree with them). And from there, my journey into the Chinese novel land began.
My personal favorite novel from the author was 'The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort'.

This is something traffic stars can only dream of. Xu Kai is deemed underrated because he is not a traffic star, despite that, his dramas get a lot of views, both on streaming platforms and tv.

AIDS campaign didn't stick, so they are resorting to other means now. Pathetic.