Use For My Talent (2021)

Overall I started watching this drama because I love Jasper Liu and Shen Yue. Both are an amazing actor and actress. It is the classic female lead heroine saves the male lead story-line. Personally, I think it is an okay drama. I have seen the Korean version of this as well. The Korean version I have to admit is better.

I really wished there was more character development for the second male lead (Lu Xian). I wanted to see more of his story and see him working, rather than just pursuing the female lead all the time. I do sympathize with him, but I do agree he could have done better. His acting was not too bad, but needs some work here and there. Though I may check out his other dramas because I did like him.
Jasper Liu did an amazing job. He did well portraying his character as a mysophobic.
Shen Yue was okay in this drama I have to admit I liked her acting in Meteor Garden and A Love so Beautiful a lot more.

I think that the storyline was the same, thought I do wish it could have been a little more developed. I do not think I will be watching this drama again. The other 2 couples did keep me interested in watching. They did a great job portraying their characters.

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plain romance story

Watched it for shen yue, and her acting skill, along with jasper’s, is pretty decent. Hmm, she seem to be in romance drama a lot so I don’t think there’s anything special about this drama for her too. (but she cute <3)

Story is pretty bland for me, and towards the end, the way his grandfather suddenly thought to finally encourage him after years of being mean and stubborn just feels very sudden and rushed. Although yes, he was suffering so much at that point in time due to the medication and his OCD.

Hmm the love story between the leads towards the end felt a little relatable, where she’s torn between the man she loves and the truth behind her mother’s accident. Could really understand her dilemma, your head says no but your heart says yes.

Anyway, overall, it’s just a fluff drama which I would only recommend if you have nothing to watch anymore.

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I enjoyed this show more than I thought I would honestly. I remember watching Clean With A Passion for Now a while back so I had been hesitant on watching this yet wanting to watch it really badly. Lol I had a lot of mixed feelings. But, of course when I started it, I didn't want to stop.
Don't get me wrong, there were more than a few times it was slow and I wanted to stop but the urgency of wondering how things would get fixed outweighed everything. Lol
The main thing that I'm still annoyed about is her hair, Lol I know I know. But WHY?! Why did they keep giving her child-like hairstyles? It kinda weirded me out.

I really liked all of the characters though. I didn't think I would like Qian Qian. I really hated her at first because she was the typical spoiled "I want - me me me" type. But they really made her likable by the end and I liked who she ended up with. You don't see that happening very often. lol Honestly, All of the relationships in this show were rare to see. It was a nice change. lol

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Superficial Candy drama that barely made a splash

Let's get the good bits out of the way. It is technically a remake of the k-drama Clean with Passion for Now. It has been given the Chinese rom-com treatment so that the sharp corners were rounded off and extra CP's added to amp up the sugar quotient. The CP's are good looking and have decent chemistry. There is a decent amount of skinship that didn't looked forced. It is only 24 episodes long.
HOWEVER, the script is a mess. It is just a chain of artificial sweetener moments and then downers so that the writer can ramp up to the next sugar high. This meant one tropey situation follows another with little ground work which, over time, made you care less and less about the overarching storylines. Character development is cosmetic at best. This is a real shame as I did find the drama engaging for the first few episodes.
The antagonist was the worst I have seen for some time. Why that guy hated the ML so much and how he kept doing the dirty deeds even though everyone knew he did it but he was never called to account. Even after his most devastating act, he just walked away and the show conveniently forgot all about him. The grandfather was from central casting and it was quite fanciful that after years of abuse and the prime trigger for the ML's illness, the reconciliation happened over a meal and a few encouraging words. I knew the script demands it at that point so that we can get on with the happy endings but it beggars belief.
Acting was ok for the most part but there was no chance of a breakout role. Shen Yue did a good job and I like her acting in this a little more than Love So Beautiful where she was less convincing as an older version of herself towards the end of LSB. Jasper Liu was handsome and gentle. They do have swoon worthy moments but you can spot them from a mile away. CP2 was the classic celeb/bodyguard trope. Worked fine here and probably the more interesting of the 3 pairings but it was straight out of the rom-com central. The weakest link was CP3 which is the older girl and younger man pairing. Their push/pull was not particularly strong and it was always just a matter of time before they become official. A much better recent drama with that theme is My Fated Boy.
Now my biggest issue with this show, the 2ML. Why, writer, why? The 2ML was an odd character and the kindest way to describe him is chaotic neutral. The meet-cute with the FL was cliché and he was so overbearing. His behaviour as the ML's therapist was all manner of wrongs. Malpractice came to mind, to be honest. His actions were ambiguous, obsessive and pretty much at the whim of the writer. There is no chance of the Second Lead Syndrome.
Ultimately, many things about this show were superficial and so scripted that you just felt disengaged. The tropey plots will motor along with or without you. It was a lightweight, fluffy show and quite forgettable.
P.S. You must watch the ending, it is SO cheesy.
P.P.S. There is a bonus epilogue available on YouTube. Saccharine overload but actually quite cute. :D

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Expected More

I love Shen Yue and Jasper Liu so I was beyond excited to have them work together in a drama. Unfortunately, the drama wasn't that great of a drama. First of all, I don't understand how you can accidentally kiss someone while tripping/falling. I never understood or liked that trope and this drama didn't change it for me. Second of all, I am no doctor or educated in anything related to the medical field, but I don't understand the logic behind some of the medical explanations they had. But again, I am no doctor so I can't be sure that some of these explanations aren't realistic. In the end, I found myself watching the drama at 2x speed. I gave it an 8-star rating because the show/couple had its cute moments.

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Despertó mi curiosidad porque estaba familiarizada con la adaptación coreana de la misma historia, aunque no es de mis kdramas favoritos, es entretenido, y quería ver cuán diferente sería la versión china. Aunque comparten similitudes, Use For My Talent tomó su propio rumbo y creó una historia con su propio encanto.

No podría decidir entre la coreana y la china, dado que hay aspectos en los que una me gustó y la otra me falló (y viceversa).

Uno de los mayores atractivos de esta versión son los protagonistas, con sus escenas adorables y graciosas que pueden ponerte una sonrisa en la cara. Shuangjiao es entusiasta y pone chispa a la vida llena de reglamentos que tiene Renqi; él admira quién es ella como persona y sus capacidades para sobresalir en el trabajo. Ambos están protegiéndose constantemente.

Aunque mi pareja favorita fue la de Dongxian y Qianqian, dos personajes completamente nuevos para mí. Agradecí que esta pareja no tuviera tantos malentendido como la principal y, en lugar de eso, pudiéramos disfrutar de sus intentos para conquistarse.

La tercer pareja de la historia, formada por Zhu Yan y Junjie, también tiene lo suyo, pero no me atrapó como las otras dos.

Otro personaje importante es Lu Xian, quien es parte del triángulo amoroso principal. Su historia es una de las diferencias que menos me gustaron. En la coreana es más agradable, además su pasado es más significativo, aquí me cayó mal por varios episodios. Algunas de sus actitudes tienen falta de ética hacia su profesión, se ciega por un enamoramiento y no piensa en lo realmente importante para su paciente.

Y ya entrando en tema, otro aspecto negativo que encontré en el drama fue la forma en que tratan la germofobia. Para empezar, se les olvida muy fácil que Gu Renqi la padece; perdí la cuenta de cuántas veces tocó objetos sin ningún cuidado y sin pestañear por los gérmenes. De la misma forma, no me gustó que fuera completamente "inmune" a Shuangjiao, ni que no asistiera a terapia para resolver el problema. Me parece que minimizaron demasiado algo que afectó tanto su vida por años.

En los cambios positivos, les agradezco que la problemática de la recta final no fuera tan dramática como en la coreana, y que las actitudes de la familia de Shuangjiao siempre fueran protectoras, en lugar de culparla por algo que no estaba en sus manos.

Es una historia ligera de romance, para pasar un buen rato, y con actores principales encantadores.

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Light fluffy romance you’re looking for.

As I’ve watched the Korean version which contained heavier deeper content, this one came as a light hearted afternoon tea. I had expected more from the storyline, they skipped/summarized many important scenes and instead gave a lot of pointless fillers. Although, I’m not really complaining as the fluffy content on this one will really satisfy ones who’re looking for it.

As with the romantic scenes, there’s not much to say, it’s a bit more than your average kissing scenes but less bed scenes (if you get me). For the second lead male, I have a feeling they were trying to give him the second lead syndrome but unfortunately there was not enough power to it. I’m not sure if it was the character development or the inconsistent personality but at first they showed that he was trying to keep the girl and for some reason he plays this matchmaking for the both leads. Maybe there was no problem with it but there was no smooth transition a.k.a. He just somehow made up his mind the next episode.

The best thing about this drama was the ost. Not because it’s in English, but it gives you the feeels in the scenes. They played it perfectly in sync with the leads. I had saved it on my playlist.

Anyways, everyone has the right to their own opinions and expectations aside, this drama is worth procrastinating your assignment. Enjoy :)

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l loved it !!!!

Could not stop watching until the end. Stereotypical romantic comedy (yes) with all the typical misunderstandings (yes), but still a wonderful tv show to make you smile and want to love someone special in your life!
Funny romantic show that transcends cultures. It's the cutest web series I've seen! Anti stress, romantic and funny!!! This drama is very simple in terms of story line but both main leads acting is amazing.! Everything about the drama was so good and beautiful: scenery, music, drawings...The superb chemistry between couples, especially Shen Yue and Jasper Liu 😍
I really recommend you to watch it!

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Jasper Liu + Shen Yue is a such a pleasing combo

I purely started to watch this because of the cast, I really love to see Jasper Liu and Shen yue together. Turns out the drama is fine for me, tho the storyline is not that refreshing but the romance is cute, and both secondary couple is cute.

I always find a lot of unlogical stuffs when I watch C-Drama but actually since I watch this when I had to bedrest so all the nonsense, sweetness and cuteness from the couple is cheer me up. For me, this will be even better if we had moreeee romance scene. It's good but I don't think I will rewatch the completele episode.

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