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Their chemistry and storyline

Actually this storyline could be found in any ebook that u like but me personally have yet found these kind of story being filmed and it’s actually very exhilarating.. love it and their chemistry is absolutely awesome not particular reality style but more dramatic type of story but overall wrapped really well into the series luv luv 😊😊... and i still hope to see these cast to play again in some other series with different story and also with new aura that could surprise all the audiences love them soooo much and these kind of story is quite rare that i found this very intriguing and curious. And their interaction behind the scenes also looks warm and cozy !!! 🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤

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As a novel reader, I am pretty satisfied with this adaptation!

⚠️ I am about to spoil the whole series so, if you haven’t watched it yet please do scroll to another review ⚠️

First thing first, I would like to thank everyone that’s involved in this series including all actors, producers, directors, and all teams behind the scenes!! It’s been a great months of me enjoying the series. My eyes are blessed with their COLOR GRADING!!! They’re very confident with it and YES they better be because that is one of the most outstanding traits of this show. But somehow, it’s truly a new type of show I guess, we are having this ‘daily life’ storyline where the leads are a bar owners who are kinda ‘unique’ to the point that they named the bar as “ChermChey”. Met during their heartbroken trip and end up being the lovers of their life 🥰

This big plot is pretty clear and neat. Now, we gotta move on to how’d that simple and clean plot turns into a 10 EP of a series?
1. The bar owner supposedly was Eung only (along with his ex), but as he got to know Intha, they decided to be a business partner whereas Intha invest and manage things financially (well, cleaning the bar after the closing is mandatory 😁😁 your man instruct you, you can’t refuse) while Eung manages the operation of the bar as in paying attention to everything regarding the business. - This plot went pretty quick, as they didn’t really show us much about the renovation and stuff… they mostly show us them buying groceries for restocking -
2. Intha move in to the bar actually needs a longer explanation (for someone who has trust issues… the pace for this part is too fast… 😁😁 but it’s nothing impossible) but this is the second details that supposedly need some attention
3. The relationship development of InthaEung for sure 🥰🥰🥰 them living their lives, rebuilding their bar that I’d call it as their love nest, problem solving, hyping their relationship and keeping it as strong as it can (I surely love this plot as they introduce me to their relationship dynamic. I’d say I have seen A LOT of ‘hyper and extra’ couple in novels but turning it into a live action show is another story and I think ChermChey did it pretty well tho -I personally haven’t really watched another series that bluntly show how ‘extra’ they are, mostly implicitly or letting audience’s imagination do the magic)
4. Well Bomb and Athen as the side couple was briefly presented in the series [yet if I didn’t read the novel I’d have no idea about the relationship of Eung, Nok, Bomb, and Athen]

Those four point alone was enough to make a 10 EP series… I do have some notes regarding several scenes tho:
- Athen ordering his boys to ruin Eung’s bar (we didn’t get the dialogue for this so… -just a mere phone call scene without a full convo- we just can guess)
- The inexistence background of Intha giving that bottle opener necklace to Eung makes it seems ‘ceremonial’… or to put it bluntly ‘out of nowhere’,,, if I didn’t read the novel I wouldn’t know the context -that’s for sure
- The flashback scene during Intha’s silence (I can feel the emotions in his expression but it didn’t match the montage)… I believe it would’ve been more ‘organized’ if there’s a fighting scene of Eung with the dudes that tries to ruin their store… (I understand that in terms of production this scene would’ve take a lot of time and money but, I believe this scene is necessary tho) - but as In said in the diary, he’s worried of Eung’s wellbeing… and I believe that ‘fight’ scene scene is definitely necessary!
- I wonder why didn’t we have a single hospital scene?? Bomb was hit by that wrench soo I believe he needs some stitches and changing Eung’s plot after the fire into a drunkard doesn’t really help cuz they still use the scene where Intha was reminding Eung to drink his medicine -where’d this come from?- (I believe either they rearrange the novel or there’s an issue during the filming process)
- I saw a comment asking why there’s a mermaid scene in this series (out of nowhere) I’d say it’s fair as they didn’t show us the context when Eung said that he dreamt about going to a beach for trip along with Intha (additional context… he get to wore a mermaid suit there, so Intha bought one for him and surprise him during their stay at In’s house)
- Hmm,,, that scene in the last ep about odd days and even days… they’re actually talking about taking turn washing dishes and cleaning up… we didn’t have that context in the series so it might be confusing
- And don’t even talk about that pink duvet… god know what made it need an immediate laundry… 🤭🤭

I love their acting, chemistry and all…but those plot needs a bit revision I believe^^
I’m not the type that’s obsessed in NC so I actually find it having a ‘proper amount’…

P.S. I seriously wanna know the interior of this bar as I really can’t picture the structure based on all the shots taken… Is there anyone that can illustrate it?
And I really can’t tell the difference between daytime and nighttime in some scenes…

These plot holes could be a good marketing way to buy the novel 😁😁😁

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This is recommended

I can’t really say much but i really love that this is kinda mixture of harry potter and divergent series also the fact that the romance between the actor isn’t like the one u usually see as in it’s quite rare that the main lead isn’t end up with the first dude that appear and worshipped by everyone on the 1st episode... i really like the storyline and how they make it flow just at enough moment. Really i need a lot of this kind of series i personally like when the genre is not pure romance but also action or fantasy or science fiction where it’ll be way more thrilling and Fascinating to watch. You wouldn’t be bored by this kind of genre with a little bit comedy in it would be extremely perfect. The character in this series also fit perfectly with the cast. Much love 🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍

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The NC distract people’s attention

First thing first, I’ve never read the original works as in the novel so this review is 100% based on its series

I would love to appreciate everyone that’s involved in the series I believe this is not easy… not at all as they have to combine both Thai and Chinese culture in one series with the production team being ‘pretty controlled by the Chinese team’ - this might be a hot take but I’m just being blunt here. I’ll take the critics~

I understand that the series was made based on a Chinese BL Novel and probably several things are just quite hard to be interpreted. I’m not sure whether the Thai director or the screenwriter are fluent in Chinese but they tried. (I remember the director mentioned that the novel background took place during pandemic era therefore there are several adjustment for the scenes)
- I would love to know the details regarding the production as it seems soooooo intense but,, I’ll let it be a mystery everyone gotta guess

Okay, back to the series. Basically, it is a story about longing love of Shan towards Obaun. I LOOOVE THIS PAIR.
Shan: a genius mystery genre writer that owns a company and is VERY RICH.
Obaun: a wuxia/xianxia genre writer that lives a humble life and is pretty outgoing.

Yes, we had several other characters but I prefer to focus on them both.
Plot: Obaun was accused of plagiarism by the fans that read both Shan and Obaun’s novel (not sure what the title was). Apparently, the animal characters used in both novels are the same and tells similar story with different perspectives (should I mention Obaun haters here?). Obaun was infuriated by the situation and decided to meet Shan to clarify the situation. They met at an event held by the publisher. As Obaun witnesses the confidence and the aura of Shan he decided to drop the idea of arguing things but his friend (co-worker) Ozone chooses to let them meet. They end up playing together (reading novels and reenact the scene from the novel) and start to get closer.
As the bonding start, another issue comes up for Obaun. His so called roommate kicked him out to be with his lover (I am infuriated here 🤬🤬). As he start looking for new place, Shan decided to offer his place to stay. And there goes the start of their journey. Both begins to spend more time together and end up writing BL novels together along with some other authors. The co-written novel is basically about “an author and copycat that creates a novel about Shen An and Duan Ru Xing. One creates it while the other tries to ruin it” (this plot wasn’t presented pretty well in the series but based on my understanding, this is the main plot of SA and DRX).
As they live and work along, Obaun comes to realize that he has a feeling for Shan while Shan have always had this affection towards Obaun. It begins as a brotherly love but as time goes by it turns into a love between two people. He has been yearning to meet Obaun since their childhood. During his recovery era (he lost his sight temporarily due to an accident), he met Obaun that came to his garden out of nowhere 😂. They spent a lot of time together, telling stories, listening to music, playing together and stuff. Until one day Shan has finally recovered, Obaun just gone without a trace. Apparently, both his parents pass away that made him have no choice but probably move to some relatives house (this wasn’t clearly explained). This memory stuck in Shan’s mind for a long time (10 years!!). Him feeling glad to found Obaun again is pretty normal. Unlike Shan, Obaun doesn’t remember much about it and feels very insecure when he found out that several characters in Shan’s novel are actually inspired by him. He can’t even respond to Shan’s confession at first. But as they communicate it, they decided to date one another.
As the love journey begin, they soon faces another challenge whereas Shan’s fanatic fan and Obaun’s hater tries to attack Obaun (which unfortunately not well presented as well, the angle and motions weren’t really convincing). But, as protective man Shan is, he got hit instead. The accident triggered Shan’s old condition and again he loses his sight temporarily. During this moment, we can witness the vulnerability of Shan. He’s afraid that one day Obaun will leave him just like that day. And surely their relationship grows stronger ever since. To the point they got engaged!!

Well, that’s basically the whole story of the series but… we have soooo many side couples that need their screen time and dare I say… their plots are irrelevant to the main plot (I would prefer giving them less screen time and made a sequel for each instead).

Also the arrangement of several cuts could’ve been smoother. (I seriously wanna know whether every hanfu themed characters are Shen An and Duan Ru Xing -probably not as they’re from different story, but the first few episodes before the group even made co-written novel… seems to show that they’re SA and DRX which kinda confuses me-)

The intensity of the NC… well, people only remember the NC but I cannot deny the fact that it was THAT intense. 3 couples with approximately 5 love scene with ‘long duration’ (hopefully my wording didn’t make anyone misinterpret it 😆😆 -well, I am…). Anyway, it’s too much I’ll say… but I can’t say I didn’t enjoy it 🤣🤣🤣. Well, that last 4 episodes distract people’s impression on the whole series including me (well, I thought it’ll be a fluffy sweet romance series).

Them trying to mention the issue about discrimination, unfair treatment, minorities group and all at last minute seems ‘rushed’ tho.. I understand that they want to leave some messages but… better arrange it in other way^^

It was actually a nice plot but several other factors makes it not that highlighted.

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