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Story tests the idea of conventional marriage and gender bias in the workplace
Not your typical rom-com...this story tests the idea of conventional marriage and gender bias in the workplace. Are societal norms really the standard we should keep just because they've been around forever? Or, does one challenge them for equality sake?
The story line is slightly different from other rom coms for the most part. Girl wants to move the needle against women gender bias in the work culture, to remove the glass feeling. Girl meets younger guy. Contract marriage. The actors are great. Usually love Xu Kai and Yang Mi in other dramas, but there's something off about the chemistry between these two... especially on her role. Awkward. Xu Kai plays his part well. Actor playing Tao Junhui also great in his role; same with actress playing Li Dai turns out to be better than I have her credit for from the start. Supporting cast is pretty decent...but plot line for MeiMei is annoying on how it shows what a woman is willing to put up with in a useless cheating husband and even eventually encourages the bad behaviors that she loathes.
Update - finally finished this drama and meh...it's just okay. I stuck with it til the end hoping to see it pick up. I felt like the endings just happened with no real storyline to work up to it. I wanted to rate this higher, but I'm being generous already. I would've loved to have seen more of a buildup to Qin Shi and Yang Hua's love story. I didn't feel the passion between the lead couple. However, the story does take you on a journey of consequences, depending on what path you choose in life for relationships. It does make one think about the conventions of marriage and is it really necessary or just society dictating it to be that next step. Who says it has to be? Can one still find happiness amidst all the chaotic relationships around you?
The story line is slightly different from other rom coms for the most part. Girl wants to move the needle against women gender bias in the work culture, to remove the glass feeling. Girl meets younger guy. Contract marriage. The actors are great. Usually love Xu Kai and Yang Mi in other dramas, but there's something off about the chemistry between these two... especially on her role. Awkward. Xu Kai plays his part well. Actor playing Tao Junhui also great in his role; same with actress playing Li Dai turns out to be better than I have her credit for from the start. Supporting cast is pretty decent...but plot line for MeiMei is annoying on how it shows what a woman is willing to put up with in a useless cheating husband and even eventually encourages the bad behaviors that she loathes.
Update - finally finished this drama and meh...it's just okay. I stuck with it til the end hoping to see it pick up. I felt like the endings just happened with no real storyline to work up to it. I wanted to rate this higher, but I'm being generous already. I would've loved to have seen more of a buildup to Qin Shi and Yang Hua's love story. I didn't feel the passion between the lead couple. However, the story does take you on a journey of consequences, depending on what path you choose in life for relationships. It does make one think about the conventions of marriage and is it really necessary or just society dictating it to be that next step. Who says it has to be? Can one still find happiness amidst all the chaotic relationships around you?
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