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What infuriates me most are those that are posted for the main purpose of defaming the actor, like "wooden acting". Do viewers expect Dylan to act like an emotional teenage boy here? Being stoic is a useful quality that men in position cultivate. It would not do for them to be emotional in front of their business associates. Shi Yan is acting like a proper CEO. In addition, by nature, Shi Yan is reserved and taciturn, so Dylan is acting in character. If these cdrama critics got hold of BBC productions, the likes of Mr. Darcy and other gentlemen characters would be burnt to a crisp!

Hi, welcome to C-dramas 😊 I also grew up in western movies and dramas and am flabbergasted at the vitriol I'm encountering in this industry. I'm actually missing the peace and quiet of enjoying the movies and dramas of Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Sandra Bullock, Benedict Cumberbatch, etc without encountering nonsensical criticisms like those I see here.

yeah, i've read complaints from SOKP fans about fans of other dramas (not OFL, since OFL fans respect SOKP coz of Bai Lu) trying to lure viewers away from SOKP which is a devious move. Even here in OFL thread you can see that happening, posts attacking OFL and saying some other drama is better. I agree it's disgustingly low.

i really feel sorry for Chinese actors. why do they put up with such a toxic environment?

This is one reason I avoid reading novels of upcoming dramas; I don't want to have expectations of any sort. I've read Chinese novels after I've watched the dramas and compare them ex post facto. If the drama departs from the novel, I try to analyze if the departure was worth it.

I guess I've gotten used to the artistic license US filmmakers have used to adapt novels to the screen. For example, The Sound Of Music is known to have departed a lot from the real-life story it was based on, e.g. the captain was not as cold and overbearing in real life as depicted and the beautiful scene at the end when the family climbed the alps with the music 'Climb Every Mountain" soaring in the background is not only a stark departure from what really happened in real life which was the family taking a train out of Austria, but an impossibility since the mountains they supposedly climbed in the movie was thousands of miles away from Salzburg. But millions all over the world still love the movie and it's considered one of the best movies of all time.

I try to judge a drama based on its own merit, on what the scriptwriter and director are trying to tell the audience. That's why I try not to be a couch scriptwriter or director. And I'm enjoying this drama very much. I never thought I'd like a flaky FL but Bai Lu is bringing Shu Yi to life in such a funny and adorable way I can't help but root for her. Dylan Wang is perfect as the intelligent, reserved and taciturn CEO who falls in love with a brilliant reporter who shares the same values of hard-work and passion to help society as him. I also find the other cast members and business talks interesting as they add dimension to the world in which the leads live in.

Chinese entertainment is so dirty. So, it's quite possible the production teams of dramas that do well in douban have given in to blackmail from YXH or have hired water armies to post positive comments about their dramas

So, Chinese actors do not only have to contend with rabid fans of other actors who defame them to raise their idols up , they also have to deal with blackmail from so-called YXH, questionable humans who get paid to hate a celeb or spread negativity about them, or water armies which are groups of users who are paid to post online comments with vested interest on Chinese language websites. (definition of water armies is from google)

Here is a post from a staff at HunanTV/MangoTV:
Some YXH, in order to receive marketing placements from the drama production/airing side, often engage in various forms of negative posts. They do this in exchange for marketing placements from airing platforms or marketing companies... If you don't pay those YXH, they'll criticize you. If you pay them, they will stop criticizing. But they will criticize again next time in exchange of more.

Reply from an influencer:
And you can't do one-for-one exchange. After posting something positive, they will immediately continue posting something negative. You can only provide a large sum at once, agreeing on how many non-negative posts to exchange. In this way, it could be the least cost to cover your promotional period so that they won't post anything that intentionally defames the works or artists again.

https://twitter.com/WangHediFolder/status/1725371468891173351/photo/1

the discussion topic "Choosing a Partner Like a Venture Capitalist with Shi Yan [Long] [Analysis]" has an excellent analysis of how Shi Yan fell for her. As for her, she started out with bad agenda (use him for magazine and get back at ex). However, it's obvious she finds him attractive (she almost slobbers when she looks at him) and the more she gets to know him better, the more she admires him - he is not only intelligent and upright, he's sweet, caring, thoughtful, dependable, mature (except when he gets jealous) and their banter shows them well matched in wit and humor. before she knew it herself she has fallen in love with him such that she is scared of what he might feel if her ex tells him she only went after him (Shi Yan) to get back at him (the ex). In short, as with most relationships, their day-to-day interactions brought them close together

they almost met 3 years ago when she received a journalism award. he has not forgotten her, so she must have left a deep impression on him. he also admires her work at Financial Vision so he asked the magazine to let her interview him

yup, it is true in real life. every failure is an opportunity to search for another path that could be better. imagine if Shu Yi married Xing Zhou, yuk! as Shanshan said, he feels inferior to Shu Yi so he gaslights her and makes her wear clothes that make her look like a widow. Shi Yan is a million times better. he values and accepts her no matter what 😄

Save her from herself indeed 😄😄😄

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they're so cute!

same, i just leave quietly 😂 no need to be vicious, quite mindful that people have different tastes. in fact, if i hadn't watched at least 10 episodes and don't feel strongly against the drama, I don't give a rating

as do i. I usually watch the first 2 episodes of a drama, then if i still can't decide, I watch the ending. if there's no ending yet, i just keep watching until i feel it's not my cup of tea.

the antis are just more vocal than many who are quietly enjoying this. if you like comedy and romance, it's worth it

they're young, energetic, competitive, love challenges and wise to use their excess energy constructively 😊 good role models for young men 😊

douban has lost its credibility. it has been swamped with antis. see what happened to Fireworks of my Heart

unfortunately none 🤨 but hoping mangotv and iqiyi will change their minds and release new episodes before saturday

This page is inundated with cheap shots like "it has no plot" (a plot consists of the main events of a play, novel etc presented as an interrelated sequence which this drama definitely has) yet a logical train of thought like, "if you hate what the scriptwriter and director are showing you and want the characters to do this or that instead, thus basically writing your own script, then by all means, do so" is called a cheap shot. Topsy-turvy indeed.