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But the curiosity is killing me……. Lol

But the budget actually looks ok, it’s defo not a low budget drama, I wonder why didn’t they promote this….

I can’t believe I started watching this before it finished airing, what a rookie mistake…… I just watched Ep.30’s trailer and my heart couldn’t stop racing….

Yeap. It’s Cantonese. Defo surprised because Mainland dramas and movies typically avoid Cantonese altogether, I think it’s coz they don’t want Mandarin to be sidelined given Cantonese is also an official language…

I’m super surprised at how good this drama is….

Wow, they actually casted actors from Guangzhou that speaks Cantonese….. wasn’t dubbed, am impressed…

Oh yes, couldn’t agree more…… I really enjoyed under the skin….

Haha, I’m totally into productions based on true stories… I’ve been learning a lot since I started watching…..

Anyone knows why there is a “Based on a True Story” tag here…..?

It’s not the most accurate or technical compared to some other dramas… but they have tried to explicitly include relevant bits and jargons. Those are real…. I even learnt something from it regarding blockchain, I thought that was very smart… a lot of pov and stuff about M&A is also true….

I mean if you are talking about bits like the intern revealing deadline then yes, I can’t imagine that happening in real life…. This series has dramatic moments here and there versus some of the really corporate dramas like Misaeng…. I believe they could have made the plot super realistic but they would have needed someone who used to work in MnA to be the screenwriter instead of just serving as a consultant….

I would say it does reflect a lot of things realistically but of course not entirely…. Like I don’t see why the MnA team isn’t like buried in due diligence, long hours, models, and ppt… they also didn’t hire external consultants i.e lawyers, investment bankers, auditors…. Those usually make up a bulk of the entire team even with an in-house MnA team. If it’s really like a deal size and the complexity they set up, it will require at least 50 people in total to be in the loop. Definitely way more than 5 of them…

This is probably more in-line with the Kdrama Numbers….

Reminds me of my own M&A days…. I’m super thankful for the realistic technical bits…..

I can’t watch this anywhere anymore….. 😭😭😭 someone help please, I want to watch the Cantonese version!!!

This is still the saddest and most heart-wrenching TV series I’ve ever watched…… I actually find it quite realistic, mainly because of the way the script was executed, although the theme itself is very cliché..

I also find myself overly invested in the drama because I would have reacted the same way, made the same decisions as the FL given her predicament… hence the realism for me…

Fiona Sit was really perfect for the role….. I have no idea why I felt it was so natural, maybe it’s because she herself is somewhat like the FL character, or maybe her acting skills is really that amazing…. Not entirely sure….. But she was one of the main reasons I cried so much…..

I watched this in 2008, but it was so memorable and touching that I’ve never forgotten it even though it’s nearly two decades later…. Thank goodness for the HK production because this aged really well…. I guess maybe that’s why the original movie is a classic….

But frankly speaking he’s considered very lucky in the C-entertainment world….. to have a proper ML role so quickly after that role in Shen Li…. Not to mention a high budget production with a good script…. There is this actor who has amazing acting skills called Wang Duo who never had a real ML role since he started, and I’m still waiting…….. 🤣

Let’s hope this beats half of the Cdramas out there and develops towards a good ending….

Yea, good point! Given she is immature, all over the place and like easily jealous….. I’m not surprised. But poison is a bit of an extreme method though, so I don’t know…. The intention is a lot more heinous versus like wot she did with the smallpox…. The method resembles the work of her mother instead….

I think it was also partially because his character there did a 180degree turn which I guess most people didn’t expect? Well at least I didn’t…. lol… I was quite torn, but also felt pity for my poor puppy….

He had a different gaze there…. His eyes were so….. pure, genuine…. lol. I thought he was actually very cute, like a puppy, in Shen Li…. Honestly I usually don’t remember actors and actresses I watch for the first time, but he definitely left a strong impression there.

But he’s the only ML here!!! Instead of being the SML…. His character in Shen Li really made my heart ache…. To some extent I wanted Shen Li to pick him…. 🤣

Me too! And I’m far away from being 17 yrs old!! LOL. 🤣🤣🤣

Haha, Si Jin is in the minority for Cdramas…. so that is the opposite… I have a hard time getting past the first 10-20 episodes, so I left it and watched like the eps after that and it’s so much better!! I tried going back again to start it properly but failed…. So it starts slow (and personally I find it quite boring) and then gets better in mid and towards the end. I’m curious how the last few episodes will turn out…

Haha, same…. That’s perhaps the only bit of the plot which I think is illogical so far, but then after I gave it some thought... It kinda makes sense for someone who is only 17 yrs old…. I think it’s curiosity and also a sense of belonging…. It probably is also related to her character, I think she wants to have her name cleared and instead of being abandoned, she is the kinda person that would want to decide her own fate and walk out of the main door of her own accord…

Oh yes! Speaking of that! I hated the synopsis for revealing that. It’s a MAJOR spoiler, I totally had 0 suspicions towards the father coz too many Cdramas have this sort of biased fatherly character….. shouldn’t MDL edit it??

Yes!! This has surprisingly been a great so far, I think there were a lot of releases the past 12 months that ended up being good productions with some budget, started off strongly but just ended up being average or like an easy but forgettable watch…..