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Probably yes since iQiyi want to imply AI to long drama (short drama was dominated with AI since March this year so they will practiced in long drama) and Tencent will be copying their competitor strategy. I noticed there is no scriptwriter in this drama just the original creator who allowed to use character name for the drama.

Okay Liu Haocun in non-romance drama were unbeatable for her generation and she is one of actress that i respect for dedicating to learn Qin Qiang Opera for year. It's having a brief asadora feeling with lesser episode and this drama should nominated for Magnolia next year.

Okay i quite liked Road of Success and should i said Esther Yu should take more serious role like this. Her voice was quite pleasant to hear unlike the haters stated. Chen Jingke is quite manly and delivered as always. For me, personally the romance in this drama is like sprinkle of the cupcake. The best parts are the boys backstory are quite interesting and how woman are being targeted after being rejected by man. One of best modern drama in 2026.

Have watched 3 episode and should i said the production and editing is biggest flaws in this dramas . The background music were quite questionable. This drama is prototype of AI usage since short drama almost dominated than live action. The drama failure was 90% director fault not the actors. Plot was quite fast paced and interesting for republican drama. Both of actor are tremendously improve from my previous drama that i watch even i feel they are more suited for cameradie than romantic CP.

Yeah if you like slice of life drama, you should watch the love story in 1970s and i quite like how Sun Qian choose the script, she is not typical typecast actress.

I quite like Sun Qian raw acting (her 1970s drama with Arthur Chen is hidden gem) but the Wei Da Xun acting was still not convincing for tragic drama (I still not found Chinese long drama actor who good at tragic drama so it's my own problem). If i rate solely for Sun Qian only i will give 10 for her only (+antagonist)

Yes, I hope Fang Chang Yu could kill that bastard Su Yuan Qing but i feel Qi Min will kill him for real on the next episode

yes

No, i hate foreshadowing
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Long Drama tends to be strict than Short Drama.

Princess called herself Beng Gong as I on her speech but Changyu mistook it as her actual name.

So far i really enjoy FL character growth and she gained it without ML help.

In my defense, Making Bear prototype was hard.

I feel they want to sacrifice Man Di with all the last talk with Chang Yu and i hope he didn't die

If they still follow the novel, the four of them are alive until the end. I quite have doubt for Man Di to be alive more than Mr Jin.

Amen for that. If she never appears until the end of episode, i would make this as scriptwriter's plot hole.

I think the underrated things of this drama were Tian Xiwei acting. She is Fan Chang Yu and nothing couldn't replace her. I quite like her emotion when she was devastated and ended up crying too.

If you look carefully when Fan Changyu dressed as general on the trailer, there is 3 of 4 Chang Yu's comrade and Mr Jin is included in these.

Yeah, she didn't leave Baxia castle or follow Su Yuan Qing based for all episode. Scriptwriter quite forget her. All of Baxia maiden have died on the flood except Yu Qian Qian. I think it safe to assumed she died since her presence was not essential anymore especially for Su Yuanqing which is unfortunate case.

I assumed she died on flood.