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CFT and DGZ never fail with their chemistry
I started this drama to get my Maid’s Revenge fix… Basically I wanted to see gorgeous Chen Fang Tong and hot Hot HOT Dai Gao Zheng make out a lot. I got what I was looking for and more.
Forever Love has a bit of a role reversal happening—the FL is more like the “chaebol” rich, spoiled, beautiful heiress while the ML is her poor, hardworking employee. It’s just enough role reversal to mix it up while still keeping the cliches that make dramas like this comforting. There’s got to be at least a few scenes of the ML rescuing the FL, pushing her up against the wall to kiss her, you know, the (slightly problematic) works.
Dao Gao Zheng does a great job. He’s got this role of the damaged but over-protective hero down pat. He does a ton of mini-dramas and it seems like he’s getting type-cast at this point. Well, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right?
Chen Fang Tong seriously delivers in this drama. She plays the blind heiress who recently lost her father under mysterious circumstances and is trying to find his killer. She’s smart and careful, competent but not to Mary-Sue degrees, a damsel at times but not to irritating degrees. I loved the way she would order people (especially the ML) around haughtily, lifting her hand expectantly like “aren’t you going to help your mistress??” XD iconic
The plot mostly focuses on the FL solving her family mystery with the help of the ML, who’s also scheming behind the scenes to avenge his own family’s downfall and get justice. The romance progresses slowly (for a mini-series) but with lots of good kisses and intimacy. Once the leads get together, they mostly trust each other and act like reasonable, mature people. What a pleasant surprise.
Production value was another pleasant surprise —- you never know what you’re going to get with these mini-series. For instance, I just watched Dusk Love with Dai Gao Zheng, which felt like it had half the budget and a MUCH worse script compared to Forever Love.
TROPES (light spoilers)
- ML falls first & hard, ML chases first
- boss/employee relationship (FL is employer)
- murder mystery & business/shareholder politics
- fateful past encounter
- hidden/mistaken identity
Forever Love has a bit of a role reversal happening—the FL is more like the “chaebol” rich, spoiled, beautiful heiress while the ML is her poor, hardworking employee. It’s just enough role reversal to mix it up while still keeping the cliches that make dramas like this comforting. There’s got to be at least a few scenes of the ML rescuing the FL, pushing her up against the wall to kiss her, you know, the (slightly problematic) works.
Dao Gao Zheng does a great job. He’s got this role of the damaged but over-protective hero down pat. He does a ton of mini-dramas and it seems like he’s getting type-cast at this point. Well, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right?
Chen Fang Tong seriously delivers in this drama. She plays the blind heiress who recently lost her father under mysterious circumstances and is trying to find his killer. She’s smart and careful, competent but not to Mary-Sue degrees, a damsel at times but not to irritating degrees. I loved the way she would order people (especially the ML) around haughtily, lifting her hand expectantly like “aren’t you going to help your mistress??” XD iconic
The plot mostly focuses on the FL solving her family mystery with the help of the ML, who’s also scheming behind the scenes to avenge his own family’s downfall and get justice. The romance progresses slowly (for a mini-series) but with lots of good kisses and intimacy. Once the leads get together, they mostly trust each other and act like reasonable, mature people. What a pleasant surprise.
Production value was another pleasant surprise —- you never know what you’re going to get with these mini-series. For instance, I just watched Dusk Love with Dai Gao Zheng, which felt like it had half the budget and a MUCH worse script compared to Forever Love.
TROPES (light spoilers)
- ML falls first & hard, ML chases first
- boss/employee relationship (FL is employer)
- murder mystery & business/shareholder politics
- fateful past encounter
- hidden/mistaken identity
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