Bijou

I love the ambiguous tension between the lead.

I watched this last year and i quite like Feng Ming Chao-Meng Na version (The best version of the adaptation). so i give this version try.

The plot is actually so-so, the supporting characters' constant bickering is annoying, and FL doesn't suffer any losses. Yang Han and Meng Lu are are good-looking and very pleasing to the eye. But Meng Lu chemistry with Yang Han isn't strong. Honestly, in Yang Han's several dramas, I haven't felt much chemistry with any of the main characters. There aren't many sweet moments, but they're quite sweet. The kisses was decent even it was not sensual. This drama offers ambiguous tension that i enjoy.

Stills decent drama to watch.

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Writer should inspired by Doraemon.

I am watching this when i have Gong Fang Ni binge-watching and this is my review after first view.

The acting between Gong Fang Ni and Wang Qian Shou are decent to watch and the kiss is just peck considering this is family drama.

The plot is about FL&ML children from future to save their parent. They come on ML wedding with SFL and FL interrupted their wedding saying she had 10 abortion and the children comes on perfect time and saying the children was his. FL purpose was to stop her village demolition. ML company was affected by the news and they had marriage of convenience. The children acts as their parents cupid. The effect was quite decent for on-budget drama since they using anywhere door, anywhere camera, cupid arrow, doctor kit etc.

The cons in this drama is about the timeline about FL&ML children in future. Few scenes are being too rushed as they tighten the duration so there is many plot hole about FL&ML future. The antagonists are quite have old-style acting especially FL step sister and SFL. FL humiliated by her father and his new family. The most ridiculous part is FL and the children are being kidnapped by antagonist, ML wants to rescue them but at last even ml was also helplessly kidnapped, needed some random old man to save them.

Still decent watch if you want to get family theme.

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Watching this make me doubt about anything

I watched this after Xiao Wenyu version comes out and that drama quite hard to watch. For me, this is slightly better and have balanced acting since Chen Gang and Tian Miao Miao embodies their character greatly.

This drama is hard to categorize. If you call it tragic, you feel the FL deserves the sins she committed in her past life, and you also feel the ML deserves his own madness. If you call it sweet, the ML genuinely loves the FL in both lives. In the previous life, he forced himself on her, and in this life, he pretends not to love her in public while secretly being a devoted admirer.

I don't know who is tormented beside the myself. You say ML is tormented? I think he enjoys it. You say the FL is tormented? I think she's really asking for it. You say the housekeeper is tormented? He gets a high salary.

Actually the half of first drama was better pace until the appearance of brother. He is the one who destroy the yin yang of this crazy drama and everything was disjointed. The brother is one of reason i am not recommended this drama.

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This drama supposed to highlight FL more

I watched this last year since i want to watch He Jianqi in ancient drama.

It's a quick transmigration story. FL dies as an empress at the beginning, and then transmigrates into various forms, including a princess, a eunuch, and an empress dowager. She starts by wanting to escape but gradually becomes aware of the ML feelings for her and ultimately thwarts the villain's plot. The story itself is terrible, and the character development is also quite poor. The chemistry is barely non-exist between He Jianqi and Ma Xinyu.

The highlight in this drama is He Jianqi feel like his acting is very natural, especially his rebellious and unruly character, which is just right. Actually this drama should highlight F character since she change in many forms but i feel Ma Xinyu still failed to grap the difference of character charm.

Only recommended to solo fans.

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Quite fresh theme about spaceship.

I was quite interested when there is first spaceship Chinese short drama and finally i found the proper subtitle this year since last year they only got raw drama and My Mandarin skill was not really good. Plus i quite like Xu Mengyuan acting.

With its fresh subject matter, interesting setting, simple expression, and excellent ensemble cast, this story, stripped of its aerospace science fiction packaging.

To put it simple; It can only be described as a familiar short drama plot. SML is jealous of the teacher's favoritism towards the ML and plots to kill the teacher (FL is the teacher's daughter). To be honest, the reason for the teacher's death can only be said to be the ML's doing. Consuming with guilt, ML leaves the aerospace research institute to become a contractor. Years later, for some unknown reason, SML insisted on going to Ganymede. He encountered technical difficulties and sought the ML's help. In the end, I still didn't understand his actions. SML kidnapped the FL to take her to Ganymede, and when the ML came to rescue her, he was also kidnapped.

The special effects in this drama are quite good for a short series. The effects of outer space, spaceships, meteorites, and robots are all quite well done, and some of the aviation terminology isn't too far-fetched. The Robot Wu Gang was quite interesting, though he sacrificed himself twice, and the second time his emotions were damaged.

The cons are almost no romantic moment between the leads so obviously no kisses in this drama. Plot is kind of weak but i am quite lenient person since it was first proper Spaceship Sci-Fi drama in duanju. Hope there is more spaceship sci-fi drama since it was quite niche and i was the target.

Recommended to watch.

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Heart-Rending Revenge Drama

I watched this since i see nice premises from Tiktok and not really regret it.

The plot is about FL who going to prison for protecting her sister and has childhood sweetheart waited her to marry but he was killed by rich family whose son need heart transplantation. This plot reminds me from Shen Haonan-Jia Yixuan but it was 85% different. FL didn't fall in love with the heart-transplanting ML during her revenge; she remained stay in focus on her purpose. FL purpose was to destroy the rich family-the son included. On 10 minutes felt like watching a crime drama; the characters were very well-developed and clearly explained, though there were some slightly shorter parts later on.
The revenge methods were diverse, exploiting the greed of the SFL, the lust of the SML, the kindness of the ML, loyalty of sisters from jail gradually leading them to self-harm and kill each other.

Zuo Yi portrayal of villainous woman was quite natural and I was surprised at Zhang Tingrui acting as dual lead sickly rich son and childhood sweetheart. Not forgetting Sa Gang Yun portrayal as greedy rich father.

The cons the logic on this drama was a bit weak and didn't hold up to close scrutiny. Thankfully, the ending is relatively decent.

Recommended to watch.

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Decent plot but felt no charm

When I know Zhang Chuxuan, Ye Haoran and Xu Kaixin collaborate in drama i was excited but when i watched this drama last year it was underwhelming because the plot was actually good but it lacks sparks of enjoyment.

Zhang Chuxuan and Xu Kaixin had chemistry eventhough they played as estranged couple pretends to be couple goals. I liked how FL handled her husband affair in front of live streaming and sneakily collected evidence of her husband affair.

Ye Haoran....Ugh he is the weakest part on this drama. No chemistry between him and Zhang Chuxuan even as dynamic duo. The romance is kind forced and glad the ending is quite decent (Glad they dont force them to be together since it didnt match FL character).

The duration was not too long but i don't recommend this drama because it lacks of sparks.

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If youre looking for romance drama, this is not right choice.

I was tried to find Wang Nan and Zhang Jinyi earliest drama but couldn't find on last year and i tried to watch this.

This plot sounds like typical what men would love or perhaps male-oriented drama: ML was actually the greatest leader on the town but keep humbling himself in front of family to support his family since his family favors younger brother and people assign him as outcast family. He got one-night stand with FL and she got pregnant and when she give birth to their daughter she give the daughter to ML and run away.

Most of this drama 90% lot of verbal sparring between ML and his family. The acting between the leads was quite natural for that year. If you look for Wang Nan and Zhang Jinyi intimate scene, you'll disappointed since this drama rather focused on ML story even their daughter didn't got decent screen time.

I don't recommend this if you're prefer plot driven drama or liking romance drama.

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ML was really bad to both sisters

Actually I watched this last year and tried to rewatch. I don't count how many this drama adaptation but the only actor i knew in this drama is Zhao Caizi.

The best thing and only real difference with another version of the reborn, husband switch story is that the sisters mom is quite neutral and not biased into bad sister. She keeps hoping her daughter isn't totally lost to greed, yet won't leave the FL or herself to be wronged.

I love the leads characters styling and makeup. There is not really many verbal sparring which is refreshing to watch.

The cons are the ML. He was the worst ML and actual antagonist and he mistreat both sisters with "white moonlight" but with difference SFL was too straightforward and the "white moonlight" can win against her since her emotion was not stable while FL strategy was little smart and her calmness can win against the "white moonlight".

The chemistry between Zhao Caizi and Wen Liang are feels like comrade than married couple.

Personally for the level of the actors this story is quite decent and SFL really has potential to be main leads.

You can try watch this if you didn't have any drama left.

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Quite underwhelmed Han Yutong drama.

I watched this last year and it was Han Yutong longest drama i try to digest since there is no chemistry between her and Zhao Guanyu.

The script isn't particularly innovative. FL saves her income to support her boyfriend's PhD studies, and he promises to marry her after graduation. When he graduates and their child is older, FL plans to register the child's birth, only to discover he has a pregnant girlfriend and overhears a conversation between him and his future mother-in-law. It turns out that years ago, her boyfriend got her drunk and sold her to someone else for money, but she accidentally went to the wrong room and had sex with a stranger.

She meets the child's biological father—the male lead—at the Civil Affairs Bureau and they are getting flash marriage .

ML is stubborn and narcissistic, but reliable in crucial moments, fiercely protecting FL. After getting to know the FL's daughter, he's also very good to the child. His only moment of lapse in judgment is when a female supporting character impersonates him. In the end, the ML discovers that his "white moonlight" is the FL, and the family of three has a happy ending.

Still decent to watch but the pace was really slow.

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Another Decent Classic Duanju about secret relationship.

I watched this two years ago when i don't know any actor names and realized it was Lu Lulu and Xie Yuwang. For the year of the release this drama actually has decent plot despite being on-budget since FL and SFL clothes are only two types.The chemsitry between Lu Lulu and Xie Yuang was so good for that year.

I like how the romance growth between ex couple and their secret relationship on this industry. ML didn't try to hide anymore while FL want to search anyone to being her lover but ML.

The cons are Xie Yuwang are too short for Lu Lulu (they could be pair of Lovely Complex duanju version). I hate how ML make SFL didn't get her deserve retribution since she was attemped murder to FL like, please call the police!

SML was not feeling strong for fell for FL and it felt out of nowhere he likes FL.and the plot was missing on that part.

Still decent to watch.

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Sometime great resource are needed to be hit.

Okay when i watched this i have mixed emotion about it because sometimes it needs more privilege and luck to get noticed.

You can clearly see the difference between a high-budget and a regular short drama from this one. High-budget, high-quality scripts usually have a complete storyline, professional film editing, meticulous costumes and props, and clean cinematography. This drama embodies these characteristics, so its popularity is understandable.

I watched the first version and i quite like FL characterization of Rong Yu from Zhong Yujin (she was newbie but her characterization is the best from Tainai adaptation) but her supporting casts are not stellar compared to Li Keyi's version. I dropped Zhang Shan version and tried to watch Li Keyi version and yes i quite like the Ou Gang way for the grandpa. I was barely know about Zhang Tingyi back then but Wang Peiyan was quite well-known. However, Li Keyi's fit with the role isn't great, so aside from scenes created by cinematic language (wartime) and storytelling (the ship returning home and the chess game), some parts feel slightly jarring. The good thing is that it's a short drama, so the shots aren't too long, making it somewhat acceptable.

Still watchable and I love grandpa and Wang Peiyan character in here.

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It was OK

I quite like Wang Haozhen and Lu Lulu version so i will give myself trying this drama (this was first version and people in Xiaohongshu always said it was better than Wang Haozhen) but maybe i was slightly subjective but Wang Haozhen and Lu Lulu version was better than this since it looks age appropriate adult romance. Liu Shanglin and Wu Jialu didn't look like convince enough to being doctor and nurse. I feel they are just intern in this drama.

Plot is around 80% same with Wang Haozhen-Lu Lulu version, but the great things in this version the plot is not being dragged in the middle which i understand why people liked this version. The obvious wig on Liu Shanglin head was too ugly and distracting and his acting still subpar compared to Wu Jialu. The chemistry between the lead was not well shown in here. For the chemistry i think this version is still sufficient to watch.

FL was definitely more heartbroken and devastated, but I really preferred the less hysterical handling of the breakup in Lu Lulu version because it feels more mature considering her age character was not young adult nor teenager.

Still watchable though.

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For Plot wise it was the best of Tainai Series.

Finally i have mood to writing review about Tainai series and personal take it was their best in terms of plot.

Li Keyi in this drama was really useful and not like spectator like Tainai 3. She was the one who helps Wu Tianhao character in this drama while almost of the brothers didn't believe him. Wang Daotie part are just comedic relief but his backstory wasn't well-written. And Zeng Hui character wasn't necessary in here.

I liked the Wu Tianhao plot it was too deep even the plot is feel so generic about real son was being thrown while fake son are using the family money with help of his real parents(the maid and butler).

Love how Li Keyi is back to institute to help spaceship project that real grandma was worked for. It feels patriotic and meaningful. Even the usual verbal sparring wasn't necessary.

For me it was the best part of Tainai series. Highly recommended.

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