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It stops being silly later on. The series will still have funny scenes sprinkled here and there, but it will not continue to rely on slapstick. It does get more serious, but I did not feel that it was so serious that I would feel angst... {I did not, but other viewers might]. At one point I found the show tiring and repetitive. Yet I finished the show because I thought both leads were excellent portraying their characters- especially the actress. The ML was great too, but I have seen already his acting capabilities in many of his previous dramas. This time, the FL actress impressed me. Hmmm... this is just my opinion.

There are two fictional worlds, one embedded in the other one.
The real story teller is the last lady at the end of ep 40.
She writes a modern story about some actors, agents, producers, directors, scriptwriter or screenwriter, etc, The modern lead actress wakes up in the historical world where she was going to lead/act in. The truth, however, is that the "modern" world was also a fictional setup that the lady author wrote about a fictional modern lead actress, actor and male scriptwriter. That's why it's "A dream within a dream." The dream of the historical world is inside/within the dream/story of the modern show business world. The "modern" world in ep 1 is fictional. The historical world is also fictional.

Salwa Rice elaborates significantly more on this subject in the "Recent Discussion" section.
I didn't read through her post... just opened and saw it. If you're interested, here's the link:

https://mydramalist.com/discussions/70247-jiang-dui-dui-chong-sheng-ji/143172-a-dream-within-a-dream-ending-explained

He, the ML, dislikes her initially because FL knows his secret (even though FL doesn't really care or even bothers to remember...)

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Thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi, where did you watch this? I cannot find it... I'm in the U.S.

Thank you!! Wow... what a script....

thank you VERY much!

SPOILER AHEAD --
These questions are for someone who watched the entire show without skipping or did not watched it at 1.5x, 2x speed...


After FL found out that the shirt did not belong to ML, did FL run another DNA test on the ML?
If not, why didn't she? Did the ML not offer or did he refuse to have a DNA test done?

thank you very much!!!

Thank you!

Main couple does not breakup.

If I recall correctly, ep 16 is when she really lets go, kisses him for real, etc. He kisses her in the car on ep 9 (when he was jealous), but I feel that in ep 16 is when the romance begins (instead of the ML leading and waiting for the FL). The romance grows gradually, By the way, the couple has plenty of air time and sweet moments.

THANK you very much, P Lam, for the spoilers... !!

ML figures out pretty early on his own the FL"s true ID. She doesn't "say" it out loud until the last 1/3 or 1/4 of the series, but it doesn't matter by then. It's actually pretty "duh" because she's so obvious that anyone interested in her can figure it out pretty soon (at least in the TV series... I have not read the book).

What a strange ending...! I mean, all positive but that last scene did not feel like an ending.
Does anyone know what happened?
Did the producers release any cut scenes related to the ending?

[3- Single time FL band plays together]
3- Leads start chatting
4- Leads meet
5- Leads sing together
11- ML sick, couple starts
Trip to produce an event
19- First kisses
21- FL mom finds out
24-25 ML quits as voice actor, changes roles; flashback to company's history
Another event is produced
28- ML announces retirement and meets FL family
Trip
31- ML proposes

SPOILER AHEAD...
I found this shows sweet, positive, easy to watch, and happy. There are no villains and plenty of food. I can't say that it's very romantic, but the protagonists kiss plenty. The vibe is a no stress, slow paced, feel good, slice of life. This show also features cities from a touristy view.
For those interested, spoilers in the next comment box.

happy ending!

Thank you again!!