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so happy to see linyun finally getting a good plot

i thought it had 40 epss????

you actually won't see this much on crime, action or in other genre. not even in anime or donguas. Its actually on targeted audiences and as more female watches these types of traffic show they try to make male lead the most ideal bf, husband even sometime best sml. But they don't understand that this has becomes one of the core reason why the viewers of this genre has become so asymmetrical with female only nowadays. And i don't see this changing.

as im deep diving into this, i just had the feeling that this drama with the politics alone and little to no focus on romance would've done well as well.
Can anyone suggest me some drama like this where the ml has this big of an ambition and with less romance more palace politics?

is this a cold man cute/sunshine woman trope? (enjoying it so far though)

As a huge fan of Zhang Xincheng, I can predict why he might not be on your watchlist. Most of his works are non-romance focused and story driven with a serious tone, which usually appeals to a specific, more mature audience.
Since 2021, his only rom-com has been YAMLF. To give you an example of how usually his projects go (with a big SPOILER ALERT, though I'm sure you might not watch it anyway)
in his 2025 drama Created in China, he played a CEO. While in regular rom-coms we are used to seeing CEOs abandon everything for love, his character proposes a prenup agreement before marrying his lover (Song Zuer) because he doesn't want anything or anyone to interfere with his business. This conflict dragged on for a few episodes until she finally gave in to his demands. This ultimately became the reason why the show's rating dropped to this low here.
Almost all of his works have these kinds of realistic or gritty elements that can put casual viewers in a bad mood, which is why his dramas don't always trend everywhere.

damn most of the female cast here is very good looking

the synopsis look very promising

hows this doing in china?

how's RC's character is potrayed here? Is it somewhat like LOTFG,MJTY(strong poker face) or HDY(flawed but supportive)? Or is it something new?

is there any romance? (not minding spoilers)

yes if i remember the drama that got a lot of hate for romance was with wang churan.
But again as these veteran idol actors once get to a certain stage of their carrier they do more of a strong plot centric story than fluffy romance so its kinda understandable actually.

in YY's last work, they literally shoot every scene from RMJI donghua except the 2 kissing scenes. From the get go i can guarantee we're not getting any here as well. Bro is allergic to any sorts of romance atp.

ik mdl rating doesn't matter but it does hurt seeing such a good series with this much undeserving hate. Hope it did well in mainland.

interesting how the toxic sfl in only for love is his main love interest here

Omg who’s downvoting this!! 😠
I pray both side of your pillow to be stiff and hard.

i've seen XK's father for the second time (1st in Always on the move) and both time his wife was the same woman(XK's mom here) and again both time this old guy has 2 woman with him xd

what a goat drama!!!

Im actually someone who watch series only with better plotline and sometimes slight romance so idk if it would be on your taste(unless too bored i usually don’t go for idol romance). What i can tell you is if you just go and watch my given ratings here, in every 10-9.5 ratings, those MLs never simp towards a woman for no reason and even if they do, they do it with a backbone and honestly only when the FL EARNS that. Says Pursuits of Jade for example, the love and care Fan Changyu showed for ML in the initial linan arc, no men in the real world will fumble a woman of her kind let alone a fictional man.

Unfortunately, there was a guy who lingered around her for quite some time and she did gave him some hints(for her gains) but to compare with her character between this 2 series, she was very clear headed also dark and shady there. Her only goal of life was to avenge his father and to do that she go any length.

But honestly that drama shifted a lot after the abortion and divorce incident, she also then instead of ruining herself more for a revenge; chose to uphold her father legacy on business and helped ml a lot and ultimately became his business partner.

[honestly Ive watched that drama atleast a years ago and after that Ive became a fan of the ML(Zhang XinCheng) and i Ive watched everything he has worked in this decade and apart from You are my lover friend, in all of his series, he has prioritised his goals more than getting too much emotional about a relationship(Created in China is the prime example), and thus most of his series has very low ratings despite having very unique and realistic plot with high budget and other high profile casting.]