Michelle Topham

May be different for people who watched the donghua.

I started out at a 10 but Su Bei Lu is an immature idiot in the drama, versus how much cooler he is in the donghua, so I'm now at a 7,5 out of 10. Probably would have rated it higher if I hadn't watched the donghua first. (And I may still rate it higher once it ends).

Meanwhile, I'm currently watching Ep 13 and fast forwarding thru most of Su Bei Lu's scenes as I really don't like the guy (the character not the actor).

That to me is what has dragged the series down, markedly changing a main character's personality, and with zero character growth so far, as everything else about it is excellent.

Ou Hao was confirmed as ML today. Yay! :) - https://baozibuns.com/the-way-you-come-back-posters-of-yang-zi-and-ou-hao-drop-as-cdrama-begins-filming/

Ou Hao confirmed as the male lead (very excited, he's a superb actor), with posters dropping of both leads today, and confirmation filming has begun.

https://baozibuns.com/the-way-you-come-back-posters-of-yang-zi-and-ou-hao-drop-as-cdrama-begins-filming/

No, what's annoying is fangirls thinking they own a drama page and can tell anyone else who doesn't like certain aspects of a drama to f*ck off because they think it might damage the reputation of their precious idol.

So immature. So childish.

Ye Gods, stop talking. You're so rude, and immediately attacking someone if they reference another actor having better charisma. Half the Chinese actors have better than SWL, who is the same in almost every drama he's in.

Stop being such a rude fangirl. It's annoying.

Not great. Much of the same you've seen in 50 other romance dramas and FL's behavior is super annoying. First episodes move slowly as well, and cinematography is very low-quality. SWL is also very wooden in his acting. Will prob be a drop for me.

Doesn't it!!! :)

I'm so busy with work, Christmas, staying at my parents' house etc, so it's nice to be able to sit down just for 20 minutes at a time and watch something interesting but short. And... the cast and their performances, and the stories' plots are fabulous. Really enjoying this one.

Wow, the cast on this is incredible. And a very cool first couple of episodes - extremely well-written and acted. Love having a drama I'm watching that's short episodes too.

This is excellent. A stellar cast of superb character actors, a very funny, quite touching story, and a fascinating look at China in the 1990s - right as things were beginning to take off economically and societally -- and all through the eyes of a man who was once the most intelligent student in his class, but has never had the opportunity to make much out of his life.

Fascinated to see where this one goes.

Excellent 4 main cast members, and the donghua is brilliant, so hopefully this will be just as good.

It's not just you :) Half of China thinks she can't act as well. You should see all the comments from the Chinese on social media, Douban, Weibo etc. They are even more brutal about her inability to act than most westerners. LOL.

ROTFL. Why is it fangirls always act as if no-one else's opinion is valid but theirs, and THEY have the right to tell you to stop talking? Go away.

Yep. 100% agree.

It's an odd one. I'm a huge fan of the YaShe donghua, but this one is beginning to try my patience. Loved the first 3-4 episodes, but I hate the Su Bei Lu character in this (not the actor, the character) as, unlike in the donghua where he's a cool guy, in this one he's just a hyped-up idiot (he's really NOT intelligent, which is so different than the donghua character). So he's hard to watch in so many scenes.

I'm sticking with it for now, as I like everything else about it. It's just disappointing that the production company/writer have chosen to completely change a character. And not for the better.

Ratings mean absolutely nothing on MDL. I've watched dramas lower than a 7 that I've loved, and HATED dramas that are a 9. Never make a decision about YOUR likes or dislikes based on someone else's.

Oh, I've nothing against the actor, he's doing a great job. It's the character I cannot stand so far.

It's because she cannot act, but is obsessed with 'looking pretty'. So even when she's falling off a cliff or about to be stabbed, same blank look on her face as being pretty is more important to her than showing any emotion and possibly 'looking ugly' on film.

Sadly, after The Princess's Gambit, which she absolutely destroyed, I've given up on anything she's in. Annoyed about this one as I like He Yu, but I can't watch one more drama with her in it and have to stare at her blank face. Hell, you can even look at almost every promo visual that's released of her = same blank face.

I read something recently from a Chinese viewer who absolutely decimated her after she got SLAMMED in China for her terrible performance in The Princess's Gambit, so it's not just non-Chinese who can't watch her.

I've watched dramas for over 3 decades, and in all that time, there are a couple of actresses/actors I don't really care for, but Meng Zi Yi is the only one who makes me want to put my fist through the screen. So decided to stop torturing myself and avoid her at all costs from now on :)

Well you'll have to deal with him in this one with a female lead who CANNOT act. Good luck with that :) Sadly, as much as I like He Yu, this one will be a 'no watch' for me.

Getting very tired of Chinese production companies changing major parts of novel/donghua adaptations. Whether it's the plot, a character's personality or the ending.

In this one, Su Bei Lu is an idiot. I've just finished Episode 5 and his scenes are becoming increasingly difficult/annoying to watch.

In the donghua, he's such a cool, low-key guy. In this, he's an absolute idiot, who does everything Bi Zhi tells him NOT to do. Still enjoying the drama, but my enjoyment will rapidly decrease if Bei Lu doesn't stop acting like a 5 year old child. And soon.

It's so bad, he's even in a 5-star restaurant in one scene and acting like a clueless, low-class fool shoveling food in his mouth, and pointing across the restaurant while shouting in a loud voice about another customer. Such a stupid guy, and so unlike the donghua character.

It's not BL though and it never was. The novel isn't BL. The donghua isn't BL. So it has nothing to do with 'Chinese censorship'. It's just a bromance.