A lot of people are mentioning the BL vibes between Wen Chengye and Fu Xinxu, and in my opinion they are 100% there. There's A LOT of editing, cinematography, cuts, and scenes that show the difference between friendships v.s. romantic relationships (e.g. see Fu Xinxu's relationship with Qin Ao having an entirely different tone compared to that with Wen Chengye).
By far the most obvious and hilarious one is (as I said before) the fact that when they're practising English on the field together in Episode 8, the moment they practice the line "fall in love with," Chengye basically makes an appearance and walks across the entire screen. These are all in my opinion deliberate ways to kind of show that relationship in (1) a high school context and (2) with reference to the fact that this is primarily Wanxing and Wang Fa's love story. Also, those who have not seen the Douyin challenges featuring Chengye and Xinxu used to promote the drama (e.g. the dances, the heart locket) are really missing out as they are both definitely playing into the "underlying BL vibes" of the series.
But the other thing is probably this is meant to show the development of the careers of Liu Jun and Yuchen as actors; Liu Jun was previously in a BL work before (e.g. Revenged Love) and has been getting a lot of good projects under Hesong Entertainment, while Yuchen was the top scorers in the entrance examination for the Shanghai Theatre Academy. I think both of them will only grow to be even more popular and eventually acquire leading roles in the future. They really have such good chemistry together and I honestly consider them "the second couple" at this point. It's also quite nice seeing the differences when it comes to "romance and affection" between our leads, who are much older, weary of the trauma and the hardships they've experienced in their working lives, versus between Chengye and Xinxu which is much more riddled with the miscommunications of youth and the inability to express one's feelings.
1. King did not remarry 2. Villain/x hubby still stuck on dead wife 3. ML and SML stuck in unrequited love 4. Pretty prince was in unrequited love and stays loyal to bar dancer 5. other kind is loyal to FL's sister it seems 6. Even the sister is one person woman it seems. All for Mr. Bu
Motto is : Be evil, but be loyal
Also, none of the prince have kids... oh this royal family is on its deathbed
Maaannn. Now you giving me another to be read novel 🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧 ya makin' me curious 🥴
the novel is so good. it's funny,witty and very interesting. I read the novel and was instantly hooked. I didn't skip a single line. and re read the novel many times. I'm not a fan of Meng Ziyi or HeYu but I was eagerly waiting for the drama only for the plot. and tbh,the cast is perfect. the aesthetic is perfect. I'd 100% recommend the novel. especially for the Bu Shulin and Cui Jinbai love story part.
This drama is so true to the novel,that it's cleansing my drama slump. I'm absolutely loving the drama. everyone's perfect for the role,this is what perfect cast looks like. I wanna hug the director, the screen writer for actually staying true to the novel(looking at you TFJ). and Bu Shulin,my girl.. even though you're toned down in the drama. I really really reallyyyyy want to see you calling Cui Jinbai your wife just like in the novel. 😂😂😂
I guess my journey with this drama ends here. There's nothing wrong with the story but there's also nothing compelling enough to keep me invested for 40 episodes. Maybe it would've worked better for me if it were shorter. Now even the ex story happened. POB handled it better by changing the story
Is anyone else obsessed with the opening theme song as well as LiU yuning OST for this drama? I'm listening to both these songs on loop and completely hooked.
I'm devastated cause so many scenes that were essential to explain the bond between haixia and hailou is gone . Sometimes it even feels awkward especially when they're emotional like even in real life we would hug/shoulder pat our family or friends after something traumatic right? Not even that seemingly pure innocent scenes where they're eating & drinking together or riding bike is also deleted. Is the Chinese government becoming more insane day by day ? Nah Something needs to be done . I need the director's cut version after it's finished releasing or somebody with editing skills editing the scenes into the drama.
Also for people complaining about the plot holes and how things don't fully make sense... Welcome to the Daomu Biji series guys lmfao this author is just like this: very good at characters building and their angsty, full of soul relationships, but if you want a linear & logical plot or world building, give up and turn away cause this man never finished to write/explain any book properly 😂
This drama is more about the political tension between the female lead and countless male leads who stand in her way. Romance is just a side act.
I wanna compare this to the cruel prince (book). There is romance but the female lead cares way more about politics so come on.
9.5/10
By far the most obvious and hilarious one is (as I said before) the fact that when they're practising English on the field together in Episode 8, the moment they practice the line "fall in love with," Chengye basically makes an appearance and walks across the entire screen. These are all in my opinion deliberate ways to kind of show that relationship in (1) a high school context and (2) with reference to the fact that this is primarily Wanxing and Wang Fa's love story. Also, those who have not seen the Douyin challenges featuring Chengye and Xinxu used to promote the drama (e.g. the dances, the heart locket) are really missing out as they are both definitely playing into the "underlying BL vibes" of the series.
But the other thing is probably this is meant to show the development of the careers of Liu Jun and Yuchen as actors; Liu Jun was previously in a BL work before (e.g. Revenged Love) and has been getting a lot of good projects under Hesong Entertainment, while Yuchen was the top scorers in the entrance examination for the Shanghai Theatre Academy. I think both of them will only grow to be even more popular and eventually acquire leading roles in the future. They really have such good chemistry together and I honestly consider them "the second couple" at this point. It's also quite nice seeing the differences when it comes to "romance and affection" between our leads, who are much older, weary of the trauma and the hardships they've experienced in their working lives, versus between Chengye and Xinxu which is much more riddled with the miscommunications of youth and the inability to express one's feelings.
interesting royal family though
Every single man is one woman person
1. King did not remarry
2. Villain/x hubby still stuck on dead wife
3. ML and SML stuck in unrequited love
4. Pretty prince was in unrequited love and stays loyal to bar dancer
5. other kind is loyal to FL's sister it seems
6. Even the sister is one person woman it seems. All for Mr. Bu
Motto is : Be evil, but be loyal
Also, none of the prince have kids... oh this royal family is on its deathbed
and Bu Shulin,my girl.. even though you're toned down in the drama. I really really reallyyyyy want to see you calling Cui Jinbai your wife just like in the novel. 😂😂😂
I'm listening to both these songs on loop and completely hooked.
modern deng taifu and chu zhao hehe i'm glad they teamed up again in the doll game
https://x.com/yenun_/status/2067119494762479789?s=46&t=uz5jDRWlGzE90XHFkDAn2Q
actually made me laugh lol.
https://x.com/xingyuxixi/status/2066168144104968386?s=20
https://x.com/feifeiyunxixi/status/2066403529896653284?s=20