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it's gonna be 5 eps today for svips~

happy birthday 🩷

thank you i'm just pissed off 😭

cuz chinese people love clip voices.

TENCENT, since you're on the brink of bankruptcy and in a bad state, i suggest you release CHASING THE LIGHT to make some good money.

TENCENT, since you're on the brink of bankruptcy and in a bad state, i suggest you release WINNER IS KING to make some good money.

TENCENT, since you're on the brink of bankruptcy and in a bad state, i suggest you release IMMORTALITY to make some good money.

his acting is really good and also he's good-looking with bright smiles. i hope he gets more roles and one day see him as a main lead. he deserves it.

yeah, just because of the chemistry. finding these kind of couples is really hard.

You'd better be joking with me. what do you mean they're airing one episode every day for three days in a row???

EXACTLY. thanks for your response, you made some great points!

I have a question. In episode 35, A-Jin says that according to the law, someone with a physical disability can't hold an official position. And I just remembered that it was actually like that back then. So does that mean Prince Ding got his position through connections/backdoor deals? 😭

in my opinion, that scene didn't need to be there at all. it was totally unnecessary.

I get why it might look that way at first glance — Jia Rui has been in several of Guo Jingming's projects, and it's easy to assume favoritism or even 'nepo baby' treatment. But here's why that take is actually off the mark:

1. Jia Rui earned his first role on his own.
He wasn't handpicked by Guo Jingming from the start. He auditioned for My Journey to You like everyone else, and got the role based on his performance — not connections. In fact, he wasn't even signed to Guo's company during the first few weeks of filming. He showed up by public bus with the extras. That's not exactly 'privileged treatment.'

2. He's not being coddled — quite the opposite.
Guo Jingming is famously strict on set. He's yelled at big stars in front of the whole crew, and he doesn't go easy on anyone — including Jia Rui. If anything, surviving Guo's demanding directing style proves Jia Rui has real professionalism and stamina, not that he's being handed things for free.

3. The 'nepo baby' label doesn't fit his background.
Jia Rui comes from a normal family. He studied theater at Donghua University and graduated with a BA in acting. There's no powerful industry family behind him. His rise happened because audiences genuinely liked his performance — especially his supporting role in My Journey to You, which actually outshone some of the leads. That's audience-driven success, not backroom deals.

4. He's now independent.
Since September 2023, he's had his own personal studio. He still collaborates with Guo's agency professionally, but he's not 'owned' or 'favored' in a special way. If Guo were really rigging things for him, why wouldn't he give him better PR protection? When Jia Rui was harassed by sasaeng fans at the airport, the company didn't even send a bodyguard or PR team — he had to handle it himself. That doesn't sound like 'cheating' or favoritism to me.

5. Results speak for themselves.
From his first drama in 2023 to winning the iQIYI Rising Actor Award in 2024, Jia Rui's progress is measurable and public. You don't get that just because a director likes you — you get it because viewers and critics see your talent.

So no, this isn't a case of 'cheating' or nepotism. It's a case of a hardworking actor who happened to catch the attention of a demanding director — and proved he could handle the heat. If Guo Jingming really wanted to rig the system, he'd pick someone who doesn't need to take the bus to set, don't you think?

same.

as far as i remember, there were three moments that were hard to watch, each involving slap, hair-pulling, or kick. but don't worry, the romance is strong enough to balance it out and make up for those scenes.

I really don't understand why a light summer romance drama needs so many relatively explicit scenes of violence and abuse against women. Content warnings are definitely needed.

I've seen it work before. Rebirth for You and New Life Begins are good examples. So it's not the trope, it's the writing. And this one just didn't deliver.

I get your point, and I don't disagree that writers often use marriage as an excuse to skip the build-up. But here's the thing, I've seen dramas where the leads start off married and still have great romance and a genuinely lovable progression of their relationship. So it's not the "married from the start" setup that's the problem. It's this writer. The characters are written in a way that makes them act like this in their marriage, and that's a choice, not an inevitable consequence of the premise. Other shows have proven it can be done well.

I actually agree with you. That's exactly what I'm expecting too, probably a rushed montage at the end with them and a kid, and that's it. I'm not holding my breath either. I just meant that if the writer wanted to go the "respect-first, love-later" route, she technically still have time to wrap it up, but realistically? With everything else the show needs to cover? Yeah, it's not happening. So we're on the same page.