COOKIEANDFLOWER
United Kingdom
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It's all about Cultural Appreciation
A Talented art restorer takes in a student and falls in love with her.
STORY
What I loved the most about this drama is the production. The drama is about cultural appreciation and the importance of preserving history in form of art. I loved all the artwork and the little lessons we got at the end of some episodes. They were really cool. The setting was also so cool. I loved the rural-urban area where the film was shot.
The romantic plot wasn't anything new, but I loved the lack of immature conflicts and misunderstandings, despite their huge potential. Every time I thought the drama was going to make a cliche move, they went all 360 on me and proved that characters in C dramas can be mature when it comes to romance. All the couples were so mature in the aspect of love and that gave it the realism that we never see in C dramas. Both the SML and SFL took their rejections very well, and did not let that ruin their friendships and relationships.
CHARACTERS
I loved Qin Zhiyuan's character so much. He was a total weirdo (The good kind that is cute and funny). His character first comes off as your typical cold and arrogant male lead, but with time, we see that he's actually the cutest guy ever. He had a cute and child-like side that only his closest friend and Qiu Yuan got to see. He was also extremely talented in his field.
Qiu Yuan on the other hand was such a sweetie. She was an ambitious and talented girl who was persistent for what she wanted. She had a massive crush on QZY from the start as he was someone she looked up to in the industry. After a few encounters and conflicts, she becomes his student and her feelings for him grew into love. She was such an authentic character, she had her bubbly personality which brought out QZY's child-like side, and they balanced each other perfectly as a couple. There were sometimes that I could really see the age difference between them, but that wasn't much of a bother.
Zuo Huairen is the first SML I can proudly say that I like. I'm someone who has never found an SML pleasing, but Huairen proved me wrong. He was a mature, level-headed, and kind guy who cherished his friends very much. His character was very pleasing. Gao Shuo and Liu Xuan were also very cute characters, I loved their relationship. Xixi and Youxian were also a cute addition to the drama, their stories didn't drag at all.
FINALE
This is a really good drama, you should watch it. The production, the acting and everything are perfect. I love the music too. Though the story isn't the most original, it has so many other good qualities to overshadow this flaw.
STORY
What I loved the most about this drama is the production. The drama is about cultural appreciation and the importance of preserving history in form of art. I loved all the artwork and the little lessons we got at the end of some episodes. They were really cool. The setting was also so cool. I loved the rural-urban area where the film was shot.
The romantic plot wasn't anything new, but I loved the lack of immature conflicts and misunderstandings, despite their huge potential. Every time I thought the drama was going to make a cliche move, they went all 360 on me and proved that characters in C dramas can be mature when it comes to romance. All the couples were so mature in the aspect of love and that gave it the realism that we never see in C dramas. Both the SML and SFL took their rejections very well, and did not let that ruin their friendships and relationships.
CHARACTERS
I loved Qin Zhiyuan's character so much. He was a total weirdo (The good kind that is cute and funny). His character first comes off as your typical cold and arrogant male lead, but with time, we see that he's actually the cutest guy ever. He had a cute and child-like side that only his closest friend and Qiu Yuan got to see. He was also extremely talented in his field.
Qiu Yuan on the other hand was such a sweetie. She was an ambitious and talented girl who was persistent for what she wanted. She had a massive crush on QZY from the start as he was someone she looked up to in the industry. After a few encounters and conflicts, she becomes his student and her feelings for him grew into love. She was such an authentic character, she had her bubbly personality which brought out QZY's child-like side, and they balanced each other perfectly as a couple. There were sometimes that I could really see the age difference between them, but that wasn't much of a bother.
Zuo Huairen is the first SML I can proudly say that I like. I'm someone who has never found an SML pleasing, but Huairen proved me wrong. He was a mature, level-headed, and kind guy who cherished his friends very much. His character was very pleasing. Gao Shuo and Liu Xuan were also very cute characters, I loved their relationship. Xixi and Youxian were also a cute addition to the drama, their stories didn't drag at all.
FINALE
This is a really good drama, you should watch it. The production, the acting and everything are perfect. I love the music too. Though the story isn't the most original, it has so many other good qualities to overshadow this flaw.
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