Lynnea

On the one hand, I was perplexed by the release of two Chen Fei Yu dramas so quickly, because then there would be nothing else to watch for the rest of the year; on the other hand, thinking the release was imminent, I read the novel, and now that I've grown fond of the story and the characters, I can't wait to see the drama...

Thanks for the detailed explanation, it's clearer now. Personally, since I don't follow the airing and promotion in China, but rather rely heavily on MDL to choose what I want to see, I have to say that compared to the beginning, I've learned to consider ratings less as absolute indicators: if a highly publicized drama gets a high rating, I assume it might be partly inflated. On the other hand, when I find dramas that have had little promotion but good feedback, I assume they might turn out even better than expected. An example that fits this second category, for me, is "Love Story in the 1970s." Conversely, I'm worried that "Love Beyond the Grave," the short story of which I'm reading and actually enjoying, might not live up to the hype it's been hyping for months (and it's only a short step from there to a flop). This is regardless of the viewing figures it might achieve, whether real or not.
I'm also following Pursuit of Jade: very good, not excellent.

What controversies?

Davvero una recensione ben fatta e curata, con un'analisi attenta che permette a chi non ha visto il drama - come me, ma a questo punto lo guarderò di sicuro - di farsi un'idea chiara ed esauriente. Complimenti!

Not that I remember. The only one that comes to mind is the recent "If I Had Not Seen the Sun" (very, very good), but that's a Taiwanese drama, not a Chinese one. Anyway, I think CFY could make a great villain. I imagine him as charming as Kim Young Kwang in "Trigger," as lethal as Song Joong Ki in "Vincenzo," and as wonderfully psychopathic as Huang Xin in "Desire."

I remember that at the end of 2025, during his speech at the "Tencent Video All Star Night," he stated that the release of three of his new dramas with Tencent was scheduled for 2026. Since there are no others drama in production, I imagine he was referring to "Immortality," which has been on hold for years. Otherwise, after the end of "Love Beyond the Grave" - which I imagine will be in April - we will be faced with an interminable wait (and at that point, I don't even understand why they'd only release two at the same time)

“A house doesn’t matter. Having you is enough.”
Another delete scene: https://x.com/potechipchip/status/2030336342215836127

I believe an objective evaluation should take into account not only the results, but also the initial premise, including the promotional effort. Comparisons between different situations are pointless. Considering the virtually zero promotion for "Love Story in the 1970s", and the fact that the genre isn't among the most popular, I'd say the result was truly excellent. I have no idea of ​​the quality of "Love Beyond the Grave," but the months-long publicity has brought a lot of visibility, but also a lot of expectations—hopefully not too much.

Fang Muyang appears to be a healthy-looking young man, neither overweight nor underweight. (I don't understand the criticism, and the clip is incredibly sad. Just to quote A. Einstein: 'Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe')

For those who have already seen ep. 22: a deleted scene? I can't find it in the drama... https://x.com/ChenfeiyuTH/status/2029941309600059465

Yes, since he was 16

They are available on WeTV (express package)

The ML loses his memory in the first episode but regains it quickly, around the sixth.

WeTV (express package)

Yes

The drama ends with their admission to university, while in the novel, the final chapter briefly summarizes their university life, the success that awaits them afterward (she will devote herself to writing, he will become a painter whose works will be sold by a New York gallery), and a couple of years after graduation, they will have a son, who will look nothing like all the drawings Fang Muyang has made over the years (a sort of game in which he and Fei Ni bet on what their future children's faces will look like).
Even though these would have been scenes I would have liked to see, I found the drama's ending to be just right, as it doesn't aim for the classic "and they all lived happily ever after" but rather brings the curtain down on the theme that has been the driving force of the entire series: Fei Ni's (and an unexpected Fang Muyang's) entry into university.

Yes, that's true.
But the emotional impact is always very strong (with rivers of tears), and in that moment, there's always the curiosity of what an alternative ending would have been. Then, with a cool head, obviously you look at the whole thing and agree that it was right the way it was. But at the time, it's always difficult, at least for me.

What a wonderful review, Fyra! The opening quote is so fitting!

Yes, and they're so beautiful that I envy you a little: I wish I could see them again as if it were the first time. In the last five episodes, Fei Ni and Fang Muyang still have so much to show, between smiles and tears (not just of sadness, but also of emotion, eh!)

At 26, wouldn't that be a little unbelievable?
In the movie "Secret Fruit," he was a teenager going to school, but he was 17 at the time, so that was fine...
Anyway, I'm fine with everything; the important thing is not to have a tragic ending (which, I think, is the ending of the novel on which the recently announced film is based) 😭