Sybila Lex-Zhang
Simple story beautifully crafted with a lot of life lessons
What I liked-well written, relatable and easily understood.
-complicated characters but well introduced that's why as viewers you can easily relate to life experiences of the characters.
-well acted and the choice of casts is really good.
-good backdrop, cinematography, costume designs and music.
-great moral lessons that can be applicable in real life.
-slow paced drama but justifiable; it helped viewers understand what the drama and its characters are all about.
-visible character development
-family and community relations at its best
-the life lessons of this drama is applicable to real life situations especially of the youth of today.
-well written ending, everyone has given a second chance to amend their mistakes
What I don't like
-poor subtitles✌️
This drama isn't for everyone. Only those who has deep insights in life can tolerate such kind of drama, yet it's still recommended.
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Slow paced with a good character development
The story was derived from the point of view of the bestfriend Jiang Nansun.It's was annoying at first few episodes due to slow paced. Once the characters was gradually introduced, each characters showed their strength and flaws.
Zhu Suo Suo is the most misjudged character, maybe because the revelation of her character was slow, but once it was revealed her character was spontaneous and you can easily find out what kind of person she is, what's her life since little and why she's acting like a money hungered adult.
Jiang Nansun on the other hand is the opposite, she's pampered and she lack nothing. At first I find her annoying because of the ways she's attached to her boyfriend who has no disposition in life. As her father gradually fell into a bottomless pit because of a pile of debts, Nansun became a vulnerable and unpredictable character. Although she learned her lessons the hard way, it's worth it, she grew up into a formidable woman ready for all the challenges.
Ye Jinyan is a character who hid his pain because of his daughter's passing. Because of this he treated Suo Suo differently and nobody knows the reason but he is not romantically involved with the girl, he just looked up to her as a reminder of his daughter.
Wang YongZheng is one complex character and Tony Yang acted well.
I love the rapport between Fan Jingang and Suo Suo as well as how she treated Yang Ke.
Acting wise, this drama was cast by good actresses and actors. They did justice to their character.
Cinematography indeed adds up to beautify the story.
The musical score gave a good impact too. You can feel the mood of every scene.
For me, the writers did their job well, but one point I notice is that they wanted to create the flaw in the story so they make these two main leads keep their financial situation from the people close to them. They don't want to involved more people. They want to face the adversities by themselves. For me, it's the flaw of the story. It's understandable to cast a lot of people but I found some unnecessary characters or those not suitable for some reason.
I noticed that every person that each character met in the early part of the story will later be a permanent part in the latter part of the story.
This story has a lot of flaws but to me, I don't mind it because I felt the story is realistic with lots of good moral lessons. They consolidate friendship, romance, business, family matter and sexual harassment in office setting which to others may seemed too much but I really liked it.
A lot complains about the ending but for me it's acceptable, the type of ending I really foreseen!
If you are a viewer who is easily bored with dramas with lots of conversation, this one isn't for you.
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Brief and concise but interesting to watch?
➡️Brief and concise but all elements of the drama are complete.
➡️Interesting and nice to watch because of its directness and no fillers
➡️For a low budgeted show, this one is very productive and well done.
➡️Funny but the comedy doesn't spoil the story at all.
➡️All casts did a good job portraying their character and the plus factor is the chemistry of main leads. ➡️The acting is very smooth and not forced unlike other short dramas.
➡️Well at first I'm thinking the ending was tragic but on a second glance, I found out, the Prince which Yan Wuming served and the Duke where Si Xiaonan worked planned to faked their death inorder for them to live peacefully. A catchy ending indeed!
?If you are searching for a light short drama with good pacing, no annoying characters, try this one for a change
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This drama is the chased your dream stage/after college
This is the first time I'll be writing a review so please pardon my shortcomings.The first part shall I say first 13 episodes is really confusing. I have difficulty understanding what's happening, but on episode 15 I started to realized why I'm confused. This drama isn't like typical youth drama that happened in university but rather, after university where they start to pursue their chosen career.
For me this is realistic, especially the friendship which was tested and it stood the test.
Luckily she broke up with her senior because there's no chemistry at all.
The main lead isn't my type because her acting is forced and awkward(in my opinion) maybe because I felt her character annoying. On the other hand, I love her fighting spirit that even if how difficult she went through, she just cry but never gave up.
I'm not a person of lovey dovey scenes so everything in this drama is acceptable. "Fighting Girl" as the title connotes, I won't complain why she faced a lot of setbacks. The title itself answered it.
Lastly, in the world we are living, we faced challenges, meet different people and starts to grow up realizing all the hardships are worth it.
I will not recommend this drama because I know most viewers love sweet tweetum kind of drama. I'm just happy that I finished another not so good drama yet has a lot of moral lessons.
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Inspirational drama that will touch every heart
➡️This is an inspirational drama about how a teacher who was considered gangster but exceptional and kind hearted man. He quit teaching due to personal reasons and managed his own billiard shop. One day he met Ren Zhen, a student who failed to enter her target medical school due to 6 points deficit in College Entrance Examination(Gaokao).
➡️The plot seems ordinary but it's beautifully crafted and presented with a wonderful casts that brilliantly portrayed their designated characters.
➡️Guo Jingfei never disappoints but in this drama, he has proven what versatility is all about. He played Hao Nan, a thug but an excellent teacher. At first he is miserable and ridicule by his students and their parents but he never gave up on them. He showed them how brilliant he is when it comes to handling juvenile students.
➡️Ren Zhen, played by Ren Min, a diligent student but failed to enter her school of choice due to her good for nothing father. She became so problematic and untrustful of Hao Nan as her teacher.
➡️Then there was Gao Yuan, a distressed student due the accident that caused his brother's death. He blamed himself for what happened. Another rebellious student Wang Fang who wanted to surpass his dad, then Zhao Xiao Xiao who was taking care of her old and sickly grandmother, Jia Kun, a loner with no life direction, Xiao Fan who was easily manipulated by others and obsessed by her physical features. Then there was Wu Kai who was being bullied in his former school and was forced by his mom to forget his dream.
➡️A good teacher was the one who could help his students fly high to reach their dream and be successful, but what will happen if the teacher himself has some knots in his heart and cannot move on from it.
➡️The backdrop, setting and location is realistic and as viewer you can experience some dejavu, returning to your high school days.
➡️The costume designs are ordinary but relatable. The time frame 2011 is so real through the representation of old cellphones they use plus the constant mention of Wang Fang's idol Kobe Bryant who at that year was still alive.
➡️The music is one factor that made the viewer understand the mode of every scenes. So touching and suit the drama mood well.
➡️The family conflicts, school faculty misunderstandings and the students uncertainty will stir different emotions within the viewers heart. ➡️Personally, I cried a bucket of tears. There's a lot of emotional torment that can make us relate to them. One word to describe, bittersweet drama.
➡️As parent, one reason for my outpour of emotion is the fact that I wasn't with my daughters during the time where they needed me most. I understand that during this period of their life, they're supposed to need my presence but I'm just proud of them on how they handle the pressure of being alone with themselves.
➡️This drama can made parents question themselves whether they are doing the right thing towards their children.
➡️Also, this drama will made us appreciate the teachers more, their dedication, hardwork, patience and perseverance in dealing with our children.
➡️I love the spontaneity of this drama. The approach and the continuity and how every scene is interconnected.
➡️I want to applaud the writers for doing a wonderful job. You wrote the story in a way that it's relatable especially the problems the students encountered. Very realistic and in real life, it really happened.
➡️Thank you for every moral lessons you interject especially decision makings. The bond between classmates and the teacher is applaudable.
➡️It was a well research ending, we all know that not all students can take a college degree and this drama made what I expected, some though took up vocational course, yet they excel in their chosen field. We can say that it's a very nice ending but a sad one because Hao Nan wasn't present to witness the success of his students. He left the task to Miss Bai. After 10 years Ren Zhen and her classmates returned to Qingyun High but Hao Nan is working in a remote village school, still teaching children and how to face the outside world bravely.
➡️Hoping I could encounter another inspirational drama in the the future.
➡️Highly recommended
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