Shuyi

I would say it's largely similar in terms of the plot, but some characters' stories and motives have changed quite a bit

New Life Begins is good! TXW is the female lead there too

Story wise it's logical and tightly paced, personally I feel not a single second has been wasted so far

Cinematography wise it's GORGEOUS the director is honestly so good his style is very clean and satisfying

Character wise everyone's story feels well developed so far (not to mention everyone is SO HOT)

Give it a try it's honestly so good I wait for 6pm everyday hahaha

All their direct relatives are gone :") Their family has been labelled traitors as her grandfather was set up and blamed for causing the fall of Jin Zhou and Xie Zheng's father's death 16 years ago

yes he is

Yes our xinxinzi really has been through a lot...and despite everything she accepts criticisms gracefully and really is trying her best to step out of her comfort zone, but her company is seriously so useless

They really are in desperate need of better subs...

I'm not sure if you've read the novel, but the FL actually....unfortunately acts even cuter in the novel and her performance here is actually kind of toned down🥲 Like for example in the novel when saying instructor (教练jiao lian), she doesn't pronounce it properly and says "教念jiao nian"...which irl if anyone said that I will actually cringe so hard

So tbh as a fan when I heard that she would take on this role (because after the winter sports themed variety show with LinYi in 2022, literally everyone was encouraging her to take the role), I was quite worried that the above would happen, but thankfully she tried to tone it down...and I do agree with you MJTY is a huge step out of her comfort zone and I hope that with her popularity she can finally avoid being typecasted as such cutesy characters in the future...

I'm sorry if you felt hurt from my comments, that really was never my intention. If you read my comments properly, I never called you a hater or a loser, I just suggested that if it makes you uncomfortable watching her in THIS drama, maybe you can leave and try to watch something else?

And I never tried to bury any comments, I made one main comment on her character and the rest are just cordial replies! You are the one calling her acting pandering to a certain fetish or smth and I just said MAYBE it might be cultural differences? And you said my opinion is BS. I NEVER denied your opinion, NEVER tried to tell you to keep quiet, but you kept trying to tell me that my opinion is wrong, and that I am a "fanatic", that I have "thin skin". You keep trying to attack me, and I never did that to you! So please don't attempt to victimise yourself, just like how I won't and don't think that you are bullying me either.

All I said was that people can have different views, and I hope that we can agree on that. If you would give YSX another chance, her next dramas are of more serious roles, and maybe you will feel more comfortable with those.

No worries, Esther's next few roles are going to be more serious, this is probably going to be her last cute role in a while, please look forward to them~

?? Please don't put words in my mouth, I never assumed that anyone isn't Chinese, I'm literally just saying what I've seen in Chinese media, and sharing my view that perhaps portrayals might be seen differently depending on cultural context.
And if you want to talk about the character, the source material is EXACTLY like what she is portraying, and she is quite literally just. staying true to the character!

Maybe it might be the cultural gap or smth, but in China, no one views YSX or the characters that she plays as "toddlers", we mostly just appreciate her for being unapologetically herself and defining her own standard of being "cute"
Imo the reason he likes her is probably how she kept encouraging him to continue his dream even when she didn't recognise him, and also her kindness when she helped him out when he was in his teddy suit giving out flyers, and how positive she always is no matter what happens!

Exactly! And it's always the women in dramas getting all the hate, and it's so sad...my theory is because most people that watch dramas are indeed women, and some try to project and dictate what the FLs can/cannot do, which is so childish and inflexible

And now you move on to insult me about my "thin skin", what does advising people not to insult YSX have to do with my tolerance LOL, one can give suggestions to her acting without being an ass and just saying cringe cringe or whatever

Anyways I hope you live a better life and focus on the things you like, rather than look for things to hate, for me watching dramas is for relaxation and enjoyment, maybe for you it is to criticise and hate :)

Not sure if you watched closely, but she literally only amps up her cuteness in the presence of her good friends, and she is perfectly normal with her boss and her co-workers. And as I've already said, you can have a different opinion but there is no need to insult anyone, clearly you like characters that do not go past your standards of "cringe" and "cuteness" and lack the capacity to "tolerate" anything else, so if you don't like something, leave.

As I already said multiple times, to each their own, you find her annoying and I don't, simple as that, and neither of our opinions are facts so don't call yours one. If you want to drop the drama, please do so, no one is stopping you. Having a different opinion doesn't mean you need to insult the character or the actress at all, which is what many are doing.

01's 190cm+ height made our 169cm 欣欣子 look sooo tiny when she sat on his snowboard haha so cute!! Fav scene so far😍💞

Do you?? actually understand what mentally ret***ed means??? It is an extremely outdated, disrespectful and derogatory term that is used to insult people who struggle intellectually! Please do not use such derogatory terms. Also, did you even watch the show properly? There are many moments where showcases kindness and passion for her work, not her only being "childish" like you said!

Clearly you prefer FLs who are more "badass", so I hope you allow yourself to look for dramas that suit you better instead of forcing yourself to "tolerate" this and call the FL mentally ret***ed and say she "ruins" the show, without understanding the source material of this drama, and that she is literally just staying true to her character

Everyone has different tastes, and what some might find “cheesy” or “cringe,” others might think is cute or endearing like I do! Just because it doesn’t click with you doesn’t mean it’s unnatural.
"Cuteness" is subjective and can be expressed in many different ways, and I think hers is perfectly fine.

And I'm addressing the haters that just post hate and call her annoying and cringe, for hating on her for her cute voice, calling her mentally reta***ed (there's one comment below) and not actually understanding what her character is!

People who say the female lead is just annoying, childish, cheesy or whatever clearly did not watch the show properly. Sure, she likes to act cute around people that she admires and loves, and she IS cute, and what's wrong with that?? Also, if you watched the show properly, that's not her only character traits!!

Firstly, she is passionate in what she's doing for a living, even when her own mother is so against it she did not give up! Even when her company betrayed her and stole her comic she still remained positive and is trying to start a new comic from scratch. Even for snowboarding, she knows she is bad at it but she still tries her best!

Also, when she got splashed with water by her asshole boss, did she just stand there and take it? No! She dumped water right back at him, even when she was in a position where the power imbalance was entirely not in her favour at all. And when she's in the wrong (when she did not follow the ML's words to not go to the harder ski track), she readily admits it, and told the ML that it was entirely her own fault and he should not blame himself.

Another thing is how kind and down to earth she is. She helped the ML when he was giving out flyers and the 2 children were annoying him, helped sign the book for the ML even when he didn't know she was the real author with 0 complaints, and invited ML's sister to be her new assistant because she recognised her passion!

I can go on and on about what a genuine, passionate and kind person the FL is (e.g., not pushing the blame onto ManMan before confirming the facts, liking the ML because of his passion towards the sport and not just because he's handsome etc.), so I really just want to ask the people who write the character off as "annoying" and "childish" and whatnot just because she's cuter than the FLs that you find "acceptable", are you really watching this show??