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Some bad, but mostly All Good!
The FL quits her job at an IT firm after being shamed for reporting sexual harassment. She becomes an entrepreneur, learning to navigate all the ups & downs. She accepts the financial investment of a powerful CEO who happens to be a college classmate she hasn’t seen in 10yrs. As they work together, their bond deepens & romantic sparks fly. Will they find love amidst the attempts to sabotage them?This isn’t a fluffy drama. It focuses on starting a business, finding your niche, dealing with rivals, & earning your place. But there’s humor, sweetness, & love too!
I adore the female besties. They never fight, have stupid jealous fits, or make catty remarks. They have the friendship where they compliment one another’s gowns & fix each other’s crowns. 👑 They’re strong women chasing their dreams & finding love along the way.
Now for the Leads… they (of course) had a communication misunderstanding which lead to them having no contact for the past decade. That made a negative impact on their opinions of each other, but neither of them use it as some excuse to vilify or torment the other.
The ML is aces & I love him. He liked the FL in college, but duty took him away before he could confess. He’s never forgotten her, though. He’s devastated when he learns she’s in a long term relationship, but after their painful & unexpected breakup, he gives her time to heal & move on before confessing.
He’s still very attentive & does all he can to be with her, though. Him waiting to confess does not mean he isn’t slowly & subtly pursuing her. And when Ms. Delulu tries cr@p, he shuts her down quick. I LOVE how he cut ties with her - a true “mess with my woman & I’ll mess back” type. 🫠 I swear I could just gush about him for awhile!
The FL is just as great. She goes through a LOT but it all makes her stronger. Through all the sly & underhanded attempts to foil her business’ success, to the personal heartbreak she experiences, & with all the new things she’s needing to adapt to & learn in this new career path she’s chosen - girl is a total boss & never lets anything give her a victim mentality. With every setback & hardship she faces, she perseveres & proves herself worthy of recognition for all her hard work. She truly grows to be the ML’s equal in the corporate world. And her affection for him is precious. She’s intent on never doing anything that’d harm him, neither professionally or personally.
Okay, having said all that, I do feel I should point out a few issues I had -
1) Whyyyyy would she go to her exes wedding? Not only that, he’s marrying one of her previous best friends! Totally broke the girl code there. Neither of them were honest with the FL about it, they just expected her to accept it after they were already together. And she did! I just didn’t like that. Wish them well if you must, but boundaries, girl!
2) Communicate! Their heartbreak could’ve been less harsh if they’d just been honest with one another. ML should’ve come clean about the business stuff before they started dating. FL should’ve spoken to him rather than breaking into his safe (especially since what prompted that was words from people she KNOWS want to hurt her.)
3) Act your age. Be mad & hurt & all the things, but don’t let it make you stupid. After all you’ve done to grow your business (not to mention all the hard work of your colleagues!) don’t make rash decisions in the heat of the moment as payback against your partner. Honestly, her decision didn’t damage him, it damaged her. And he totally saved her butt in it too by getting her business back from their rivals. Why do people turn to the known “villains” in those moments? Can we say petty & childish?!
4) Wardrobe. It really bugged me how much skin the FL had to show. Is that normal in China, for business women to wear what amounts to a shirt to the office? Can they not cover their legs or wear longer skirts/dresses? I always feel like they’re being made to use their bodies to help advance their careers, as if their brains aren’t enough. Can we like, stop normalizing that, please?! The guys are in multiple layered suits. If they can succeed while being fully clothed, don’t ya think women can too? 🤦🏻♀️
Okay. Done with my rant, haha! That list made it seem like I don’t actually like this drama but that’s so not true. I LOVED it!! I know others have different opinions & I’m completely fine with that. And it’s totally cool if you think differently too! 😉
Back to the Leads. I honestly love them. They’re perfect together, despite their mistakes. They both learn & grow from that experience, recognizing the things they did wrong & determining to do better in the future. When they come back together, they have an added layer of maturity to them, as well as a new level of devotion for & cherishing of one another. They’ve experienced what it’s like to be apart & they know it’s not something they ever want to face again so they put in the effort needed to maintain a healthy relationship. The ways they love, support, & protect one another are total couple goals. 💚 The ending is sweet yet leaves an ache. Definitely watch a bonus episode! It’s a HEA, but it’s THE END & I’m simply not ready to let them go yet…
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The things I always want to know 😏😉…
- First(real)Kiss : ep.22 💋
- Together : ep.24 👩🏻❤️👨🏻
- BreakUp : ep.31 💔
- BackTogether : ep.36 ❤️🩹
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Not Bad
It is an overall enjoyable watch for me...The chemistry between the main leads is the highlight, and the supporting cast shines in their roles...However, the only downside for me is the character setting of the FL. While tan songyun does a great job with the material, there are some scene that frustrated me a lot, like breaking the safe... I mean why go the roundabout way instead of asking ML directlyyy...
Despite this, the drama still delivers a compelling experience and is worth watching.
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Don't need to have the romance
Every young entrepreneur should watch this drama. It's excellent "teaching" for all young start-upsThere's also lots of life lessons from the second and third couples which is realistic,well written and mature
I actually prefer the second and third couples more. The main leads seems a bit mismatched, both acted very well but just mismatched with zero chemistry.
The stylist/dresser is extremely poor especially for the FL. Shorts and short skirt don't suit her, just have the skirt 2 inches longer and adding black lycra tights will totally transform her from ugly short legs to posh classy elongated legs (don't understand why Chinese and Korean like this look, no European designers go bare legs and up to the groin, it's fit for evening not work) and that Zeng Di wearing evening dress with huge pearl earrings for breakfast in Germany? Hello? Having said that,the menswear are all very good including the flamboyant Mr.Lu
Anyway I enjoyed the drama thoroughly but I needed to edit out the romance or lack of for the main couple. Other than that it's a good drama and I learned a lot about start up and investment
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The drama had too many parrallel stories but Han Ting and Ji Xing were perfect
I think this series could have wound down to 32 episodes if they hadn't added so many side stories. I think the problem with chinese drama in general is that they always like to have 3 - 4 parallel love stories. In fact, when they do not - like Hidden Love, the series is more likely to become a huge hit. This is the one thing I hated about this show - I hated the relationship of all of Ji Xing's friends, which I found completely unnecessary and a waste of time. The only other relationships that should have been covered were Zeng Di and her running to Tong Ke and her ex-boyfriend's eventual nuptials. Eventhough I loved LiLi, her entire love story was such a waste of time. And I understand the Xiao Meng's love story is a feel good addition, but again, completely unneccesary. In fact, I skipped a lot of those scenes because it just made me so frustrated.Apart from what I hated, I feel like the core story line is super interesting - it brought to light the difficulty of starting a business, and how companies are able to grow in an emerging sector. Of course, the love story between Han Ting and Ji Xing was also incredible.
Instead of wasting time of pointless love stories of Ji Xing's best friend, I think it would have been great to focus on the aftermath of those people who wronged Ji Xing. I think this is something revenge Kdramas do very well. I wanted to see what happened to Ji Xing's colleague who turned against her (apart from just Han Ting mentioning that she would never find a job in the industry again), the poor woman recovering from her surgery and being able to take care of her daughter, and Zeng Di's situation and arrest, rather than just them reading a text message about them being questioned by the police.
I also wished they set up the scene for Zeng Di's story and how her grandfather would have reacted when she left Dong Yi and moved to Tong Ke, knowing that her grandfather was good friends with Han Ting's grandfather.
Anyway, I am just happy the end of the drama, apart from the shit show that is LiLi's relationship, and the annoying and ugly Su Zhi Zhou, it was super feel good.
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AN EPITOME OF TRUE LOVE
The character of Han Ting was what made me watch the drama. It usually revolves around how Han Ting fell in love with Ji Xing during his college days and then finally meets her as colleagues but his love for her never really changed. From the beginning till the end, even if Ji Xing had a boyfriend, Han Ting waited for her, never forced her and slowly and steadily went from being friends to lovers. The transition was truly beautiful. The 40 episodes were not much required and at the end a breakup kind of thing was unnecessary. Nevertheless, if one wants a slow and steady love story then should definitely try it out.Cet avis était-il utile?
STARTED WITH NO EXPECTATIONS, ENDED WITH A HEAVY HEART FILLED WITH EMOTIONS!
Honestly Cdramas are really slow paced for me and if the acting, directing and story is not interesting enough for me i drop it immediately. ABAY really turned my tables for me. Even though its slow paced, it really kept me going to the next episode and made me comfortable.It portrays a beautiful story which is really captivating and all the characters are amazing. They all have their own story which makes the drama really appealing. I finished the drama filled with emotions and longing for more of their stories. Also the OST here is so pretty like i love it. Production team did its best!
Honestly i liked Xu Kai here more than FIYS. He is more mature here and gives more butterflies😳.
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Extremely well written
When I say I enjoyed this series, I mean it 100% - I genuinely enjoyed every bit of it. I initially picked it up because of Seven Tan, as I'm not a huge fan of Xu Kai. However, this drama has completely won me over. While I still don't think I'll watch him in historical dramas, I'll definitely give his modern dramas a try. Seven Tan did not disappoint, and I knew she wouldn't - she rarely chooses a bad script. She's a talented actress and an adorable one at that. I highly recommend this series to everyone; it's extremely well doneCet avis était-il utile?
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Ji Xiang e Han Tian foram colegas de faculdade e HanTian sentia um amor platônico por ela, porém devido a alguns mal-entendidos e falta de comunicação perdem contato. Anos depois se reencontram e começam um relacionamento comercial quando Han Tian decide investir na promissora, mas recém-aberta empresa de Ji Xiang.Inicialmente Ji Xiang tem um namorado de um relacionamento de quatro anos. Porém, os dois estavam em momentos diferentes, enquanto o namorado queria casamento e formar uma família, Ji Xiang estava focada em fazer sua empresa ter sucesso e os dois acabam terminado o relacionamento por essa incompatibilidade do momento pessoal que cada um estava vivendo.
Achei o término deles muito triste porque eles pareciam bem confortáveis um com o outro e havia um carinho genuíno. Não houve traição, mas um afastamento natural. O que me fez sentir bem triste por eles, apesar de achar que a Ji Xiang superou muito rápido o fim da relação, aliás, os dois superaram rápido, visto que o namorado logo em seguida assumiu namoro com uma das melhores amigas de Ji Xiang e esse fato me deixou revoltada. Não pelo fato do ex ter seguido em frente e arranjado uma namorada nova, mas por essa namorada ser uma amiga da Ji Xiang. E o pior é que essa amiga da onça estava ali o tempo "comendo pelas beiradas", soltando um veneno contra a Ji Xinag para desestabilizar o relacionamento (que já estava meio capenga), esperando o momento certo para dar o bote, mas com aquela cara de sonsa.
Quem precisa de inimigo como uma amiga dessa, não é mesmo? Mas o pior é que ela tinha vários outros inimigos na trama. Mas gostei de como a Ji Xiang foi lidando com a maioria deles. Uma personagem inteligente, com personalidade e que, apesar do Han Tian desempenhar o papel do CEO poderoso que resgata a mocinha dos apuros, Ji Xing também trabalha duro para alcançar suas conquistas. Não é uma donzela a ser resgatada, ao contrário, é uma parceira que soma. Como fica evidente nos episódios finais quando ela assume a frente para lidar com os problemas/sabotagens na empresa e também na mediação do conflito e disputa de poder da irmã do Han Tian e ele.
Com relação as tramas secundárias, especialmente das outras duas amigas da Ji Xiang, gostaria destacar que fiquei muito satisfeita com a construção da personagem Lili e como foi encerrada a história dela no drama. Ela era uma mulher de personalidade, bonita e que chamava a atenção dos homens. Teve dois pretendentes, o amigo do Han Tian e o sócio da Ji Xiang. Começou um namoro casual com o amigo do Han Tian e conforme o relacionamento evoluía para um namoro, o cara se mostrava cada vez mais reservado com relação a vida dele. Quando finalmente é revelado o motivo da recusa dele de formalizar o namoro, eu fiquei realmente revoltada e achei que o roteiro conduziria a Lili a aceitar aquele relacionamento que tornava ela quase uma "amante". Mas para a minha felicidade ela recusa esse lugar e no final acabei ficando feliz que ela e o sócio da Ji Xiang (que era apaixonado por ela desde o começo) ficassem juntos, mesmo que de inicio eu não torcesse muito por ele por achá-lo muito imaturo e irresponsável (até com relação aos negócios da empresa), o personagem teve uma evolução e amadureceu bastante ao longo do drama.
A história da outra amiga foi menos interessante, mas achei muito fofo o ator que fez o par dela. De inimigos a namorados, os dois também tiveram ali o seu final feliz e foi satisfatório.
O drama é bom, a história prende, a química dos protagonistas é ótima. Nunca vi Tang Song Yun (a Seven) tão a vontade com um ator nas cenas românticas como ela estava com o Xu Kai. Minha única ressalva é que na segunda metade do drama, mais para os episódios finais, tem alguns subenredos um tanto desnecessário, com muita embromação. Um "problema" de dramas muitos longos que acabam preenchendo alguns episódios com tramas desnecessárias para o contexto geral. Mas apesar disso é um drama bom. Recomendo.
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A Wholesome Storyline and beautiful acting
To say that I loved this drama is an understatement. It is a beautiful piece. It was a bit slow at first and I understood because of the kind of plot but it was a beautiful merge of romance and business. It was realistic, bitingly so, as it didn't give the viewers a pipe dream like most dramas do where people start companies and it just becomes big overnight. It shows the reality of business behind closed doors. I love Seven Tan. She plays her roles well and has easily become my favourite Cdrama actor. I've always loved Xu Kai, especially from Arsenal Military Academy and Yanxi Palace and at first, didn't buy into his role as CEO. I think the role took a bit of getting used to as at first, he was quite stiff but subsequently, flowed into it naturally. Oh! How I love the side characters. Everyone executed their roles expertly. It is a solid drama considering all the other dramas that have been coming out of the Chinese entertainment industry. Honestly, I didn't expect much but I loved this one. It's a ten from me. To whoever feels this is not worth the watch, just try it. It'll grow on you. I think that for this year, this is the best CDrama so far and if you're like me who finds it hard to get a solid Cdrama like Meet Yourself, The Story of Minglan, Sword and the Brocade , Nothing But Thirty, First Half of my Life, etc, you'll understand why this is a must see.Cet avis était-il utile?
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O início da história é bastante fraco e entediante. Não faz sentido mostrar a relação da protagonista feminina com o ex-namorado, já que eles iam terminar. Os primeiros 20 episódios poderiam ser removidos, o que melhoraria bastante a trama. O protagonista masculino quase não teve destaque nesse início. Quando comecei a assistir, senti que estava vendo o drama anterior de Xu Kai, “A Melhor Escolha de Todos os Tempos”, pois a história era praticamente a mesma.Quando chega na metade do drama, os protagonistas começam a ter uma relação romântica que, ao meu ver, foi algo repentino. Não senti a relação dos dois evoluindo de forma cativante. Pareceu que uma noite de amor fez o casal rapidamente ficar junto. De repente, o amor intensificou, eles conheceram a família, brigaram e terminaram.
Nem preciso falar dos personagens secundários. Senti que eles estavam ali apenas para acrescentar mais elementos à história, o que a deixou um pouco cansativa. Eles serviram para tirar o foco dos protagonistas principais e esticar mais a trama, apesar da boa atuação.
Já na parte final, o protagonista masculino, que desde o começo era um “cachorrinho” pela personagem feminina, fica ainda mais obcecado por ela. O drama tem 40 episódios e houve cortes de tempo muito rápidos, sem um bom desenvolvimento. De repente, passam-se meses e nem percebemos direito. Com o passar dos meses, aparece outro cara que logo se apaixona por ela. Esse personagem só serviu para fazer ciúmes ao protagonista masculino, então, ao meu ver, nem precisava aparecer na história.
O elenco é ótimo, com boas atuações e cenários, mas a história foi pobre. Se não fosse pelos últimos episódios, com certeza seria uma história ruim. Mesmo com muitas cenas românticas, não senti a química entre os personagens principais. Apesar disso, o final foi agradável. Eu gosto muito quando o drama termina com os personagens tendo filhos. Se não fosse pelos últimos cinco episódios, para mim, o C-drama seria um verdadeiro lixo.
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Slow burn romance with awesome chemistry
ACTING: The first time I watched Tan Song Yun in anything was 'Go Ahead' and I really liked her character in that drama. I also really liked the character she played in this drama. She's a great actress and in both had amazing chemistry with her co-stars. However, this was my fourth attempt to watch a Xu Kai drama and this is the *FIRST TIME* I've seen him display romantic chemistry worth watching with a co-star. Certainly, he's a good actor. But his romances had always fallen flat for me in the past. But with Tan Song Yun, their chemistry together was the reason I actually finished this otherwise somewhat boring drama.ROMANCE STORY: Their slow burn story was worth watching and I loved their conflict / 3rd act breakup. It all made sense.
OVERALL STORY: It was your typical modern CDrama with some intrigue. Nothing new, special, or interesting.
PRODUCTION VALUES: Great
DIRECTION: Fine
WRITING / DIALOGUE: Fine.
MUSIC: Fine.
Overall, definitely worth a watch for the romance storyline (if romance is your thing).
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The romance took a while to start but that’s on par with how almost every CDrama with 40+eps go, so I kinda was not surprised about that, normally I’m against FLs forgiving MLs for lying to them, but I’m ok with how this went and it wasn’t an instant or fast forgiveness, it took time and reflection which I liked.
The reason why I wanted to reduce my rating was cos of the 2nd couple, I won’t even go into the 3rd couple cos I ⏩ all their scenes as I could care less about them, no offense 2 them (BTW I liked his mom), anyways I agree with LiLi not ending up with Xiao but her ending up with that man child (no matter how they tried to dress him up in the later part of the drama to look matured, it just wasn’t working cos he still looked like a kid) IMO is such an insult to her character, first cos she said no several times but apparently no ain’t no, 2ndly there was zero physical chemistry between them but they just made her settle for him cos they were so hell bent on going the nice guy don’t finish last route to make so kind of statement that IMO failed so miserably, I’m so pissed actually about how that storyline ended.
Anyways overall I do recommend.
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