First off, let me say that the reason why I'm not giving this live action a solid 10 or even a 9 is because I will not over hype it and I will not simply do so because Yang Yang is in it. And also, my review will be all over the place.
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The producers did an okay job of keeping the story line true to the novel BUT their biggest blunder was messing up Chen Guo's character. She would have been better off staying as how she was portrayed in the novel and not this weak willed (?) woman in the live action. I don't mind the other changes they made to the live action though.

Anyways, the way they portrayed Chen Guo with always wanting help on her test books (?) or whatever makes her seem so stupid. It made me wonder "how in the world does she manage to keep her shop open.." and why did she even need to study the books?
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I've also noticed that some comments seem to have an issue with how "old" Chen Guo's character looks but I think she looks acceptable enough. If you have ever read the novel, you will know Chen Guo is supposed to be the oldest of the bunch, at 27, until Wei Chen joins them.
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The friendship was very touching and I liked seeing it come to life.
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The story was good.
Acting was ok but sometimes a little cringy.
Music is 10/10.
My rewatch value is low because rarely do I ever rewatch anything.

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This series started off promising but then it kind of got bad a little before half way through.

1.) You don't get to see the full potential of Chu Qiao at all!

2.) Can you even say there was really any romance in this series? Because for sure I didn't see any real developments and I watched it until ep 44!!!

3.) The series seemed like it had so many unnecessary scenes and just dragged on and on with no real direction.

4.) Too many side characters had too much screen time when they really didn't need it.

5.) I honestly only made it to ep 44 because I kept hoping the story would actually get interesting but in the end, decided to drop it even though I was almost finished. Like why put myself through more torture when 44 eps couldn't even grasp my attention.

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This drama series was not all that hard for me to rate. Did I like it? Sure, I did but it took a while for me to actually get into it.

STORY:

Why I liked it:
1.) The Journey of Flower has an interesting story.

2.) Sha Jie Jie was the best character in the whole drama. (That's about it!~)

3.) Everyone played their role good.

Why I didn't like it:
1.) Hua Qian Gu's purity and innocence was annoying. She had no backbone whatsoever and was too forgiving. Also a big downfall about her was that she was too wimpy. I've seen other girls in different dramas who did the whole "pure & innocent" role way better. At least they weren't wimpy in their role. This is not to say, that I didn't like her at all, I did but those moments were few and far in between.

2.) I thought Bai Zi Hua was a d*ck for almost the whole series. He only redeemed himself in my eyes in the last 5 or so episodes.

MUSIC:

7.5 / 10 Nothing bad to say about it.

REWATCH VALUE:

Would I re-watch it if given the chance/ or should an opportunity arise? No. That is a big NO for me. 50 episodes with an ok and super wimpy female lead makes me cringe. I would cry so hard if I had to see it again. Watching it one time through was enough for me.

OVERALL THOUGHTS:

The story was ok. Tha acting was alright. The music was good. CGI was bad at times and both leads could be aggravating at times but you should definitely give this drama a watch. If you are like me, then you should be able to tell with the first few episodes if you will continue with the drama or not. I know that this drama will not be for everyone.

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