Cheng Huan Ji (2024)

Revisão feita após assistir metade da série - Narcisismo

Essa série me acertou de um jeito diferente, a protagonista feminina tem uma mãe narcisista e eu também (pois é).
No momento o relacionamento entre elas está sendo bastante explorado e me faz lembrar momentos difíceis e bem complexos que passei na minha vida "real". Quem estiver assistindo e achar que está um pouco forçado, exagerado talvez, acredite, as coisas que essa mãe faz são BEM reais/possíveis para narcisistas e creia, ela realmente acredita estar correta em relação à tudo o que faz.
Até o momento, o que está me irritando nesse relacionamento, é que esta mãe não está sendo tratada como portadora de um transtorno de personalidade PESADÍSSIMO de se conviver, e sim como se fosse "jeito dela".
Quem achou esse relacionamento parecido como algum que você tenham na sua via, sugiro de verdade terapia! Isso não é apenas o "jeito" de alguém, é algo bem pesado de se lidar.
Enfim, passando para um desabafo que pode ser que ajude alguém.

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best drama everrrrrr

I really like the story in this drama. All the stories are beautifully wrapped.
Although I was angry and annoyed with the role of the parents in this drama, everything truly has a deep meaning, and you guys shouldn't skip anything. This drama also made me cry in every conflict, and I didn't expect that omggg huhuu.
Each of the young characters has their own difficulties, especially the main male and female characters, YZM and MCH. Their love story is very sweet, not excessive. They are lucky to have each other, always supporting and not bringing each other down. They are patient in facing all the problems that come their way. I hope I can have the resilience and strength like MCH, she is truly an amazing girl. I admire her so much. This is truly the best family drama.

I also hope there will be another drama starring the two of them again. I'm waitinggg..

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Decent Story

I’m not sure why this one is tagged as Romance because it’s more melodrama and about family relationships. I enjoyed some aspects of the story, though it’s not an original idea.

The Good

The acting was done well for the characters they were given. Wouldn’t say the acting was profound but came off believable enough, though some acting was done better than others. I would say using seasoned actors helped the overall story. I appreciated the writers for allowing the Shanghainese to come through in the story to show more authenticity for the family. I also appreciated that our FL had a very strong personality because too many times in CDramas, the FL is usually nonsensical and strays too far from reality. The story with the FL and her mother was done well, though a lot of people probably dislike this since the mother came off terrible. Her character arch is believable in many families as I also have female relatives similar to her. The father was also believable as a passive individual who doesn’t like confrontation. I appreciated the presentation of the family, this part of the story sits close with reality and was the highlight of the show.

The Bad

Predictable story with some parts reaching. There were some unbelievable elements within the story such as our FL not knowing she was constantly surrounded by rich people that were close to her (ex boyfriend/grandma) and that no matter what, her life would be okay financially because she had 3 individuals in her life that could “save” her. Hey it’s drama land so it’s somewhat expected. The plot and characters are not an original idea and have been showcased on numerous other CDramas. I find most CDrama careers within stories focus on the same type of career arch’s as their setup: law enforcement, hotel management, financial sector, doctors, lawyers, esports gamer and always a CEO, director or some sort of leader as a main character. Because displaying the “it” person as a teacher, caregiver, restaurant worker, personal trainer, news anchor, labor worker, regular corporate worker, etc seems to be forbidden or not appealing enough in CDramaland. Sometimes these stories have too much emphasis on the career setup and not enough on the rest of their life setup and doesn’t allow for the story to stand out. You have the same character arch’s in the workplace setup: domineering leader, jealous coworker, and non serious assistant. Chemistry between ML and FL was a little lacking (though I blame the writing for not focusing enough on it) but points for allowing their relationship to build over time.

Overall it’s a decent enough one time watch.

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I really liked this drama in the beginning. Actually the first 70-80% was good. It's a family drama, so it's slow pacing which is fine, I enjoyed it a lot.

But once the ML and FL got together, that's when it goes flatline. The story's focus turned to FL's mum and brother. Since her mom was an unbelievably such a pain in the arse character, I find it really hard to waste my time watching her character development arch. My other problem was when ML's Dad passed away, ML was depicted as dead sad. But only few minutes after the funeral, he bounced back to not just being his normal self, but as a happy man with a spring on his steps.

Overall it was an enjoyable watch, great acting from the leads.

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love it...

So far, this is the best family drama. I really enjoy the story in this drama. It explains how parents should ideally support their children because each child has pressures that they likely can't share with anyone. It also emphasizes how parents should respect each child's decisions without imposing their own will. Additionally, it shows how children should respect their parents but not overly strain themselves to make their parents happy at all times, because truly, if a child is happy, their parents will be happy too. There are many meaningful messages conveyed in this drama, and I never miss anything. There are several episodes that made me cry..

I also really like the love story of YZM and MCH. Honestly, even though their romantic scenes are not too frequent, I really admire how they build their relationship, and that's what makes me emotional. In their relationship, they teach us that once you've decided to be together, it's better not to bear the burden alone, and they truly embody a positive relationship. They respect and protect each other, truly fortunate to have one another. THEY'RE EACH OTHER'S BEST CHOICE EVERRRR

I love the chemistry between Xu Kai and Yang Zi.
I hope there will be another drama starring the two of them again. waitinggg...

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Excellent family drama, with Yang Zi and Xu Kai in CL.

The story is centered around FL (works in the hotel industry and inherits a vintage hotel from her "grandmother") and ML, grandson of this grandmother, manager in an international hotel chain . The FL family is led by an abusive, hyper-anxious, overprotective mother who gets involved in everything, even in the professionnal and romantic life of her child.

PROS:
+ Yang Zi and Xu Kai in CL. ☆✲ﾟ｡(((´♡‿♡`+)))｡ﾟ✲☆ ☆✲ﾟ｡(((´♡‿♡`+)))｡ﾟ✲☆
+ coherent, well-written story that intelligently describes the complexity of family ties.
+ All actors are good, convincing, endearing and their characters are complex and well developed.
+ Production without length
+ Suited OSTs (most of the time);

CONS:
- I know that mothers are revered in Chinese culture, but here the family is TOO tolerant! The mother needs psychiatric follow-up... We understand her journey better in the last episodes, but her behavior in the first two thirds of the series is unbearable!
- Too little space for the main romance, including the ending. With 2 fantastic actors in CL, I remain a little frustrated with the low number of sweet scenes.

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TB drama familial, avec Yang Zi et Xu Kai en CL.

La story est centrée autour de la FL (travaille ds l’hôtellerie et hérite d'un hôtel vintage de sa "gd-mère") et du ML, petit-fils de cette gd-mère, dirigeant dans une chaine internationale d’hôtellerie. La famille de la FL est dirigée par une mère abusive, hyper anxieuse, surprotectrice qui se mêle de tout.

PROS:
+ Yang Zi et Xu Kai en CL.
+ story cohérente, bien écrite qui décrit intelligemment la complexité des liens familiaux.
+ Les acteurs sont bons, convaincants, attachants et leurs personnages sont complexes et bien développés.
+ Réalisation sans longueur
+ OST adaptées (la plupart du temps);

CONS:
- Je sais que les mères sont vénérées dans la culture chinoise, mais ici la famille est TROP tolérante ! La mère a besoin d'un suivi psychiatrique... On comprend mieux son parcours dans les derniers épisodes, mais son comportement dans les deux premiers tiers de la série, est insupportable !
- Trop peu de place pour la romance principale, y compris la ending. Avec 2 formidables acteurs en CL, je reste un peu frustrée du faible nombre de sweet scenes.

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Drama - Understanding major principles of Confucius and Chinese/Asian Culture

This drama is a perfect demonstration of generation gap issues and filial piety. Generation gap is a major issue in Chinese culture because the elders don't understand or don't want to understand the pressures of their children/younger generation. However, Confucious teaches us to keep filial piety regardless of age.

Those of you who want to watch a simple romantic comedy - this drama is not for you.
But, if you want to understand a bit more about Chinese Traditional values, then watch this. The meaning is quite deep. And, character development is demonstrated in all major characters.

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An appealing, and interesting urban cdrama

Best choice ever is an interesting family drama which started with a comedy but seriousness at the same time. Best choice ever is indeed an interesting family drama.

There are four characters I loved the most in this drama and those characters are; Mai chenghuan, Yao Zhiming, Mao Yongxin, and Mai Chengzao.

What I loved about chenghuan is her principle, determination, decisiveness and ambitiousness. There's also the love she has for her whole family, and when she's taken a decision, she always stand by that decision.

There's also Yao zhiming, a successful businessman who only seeked profit in whatever he does. Furthermore, he had little trust in people, the only one he trusted was his secretary 'he dong'. But he later changed his view of life upon getting to know chenghuan. He discovered the true beauty and meaning of life.

There's also chenghuan's best friend "mao yongxin" who married early but later decisively got a divorce. What I liked most about her is her desciveness.
And there's also chengzao. He studied law, but found it hard getting into a top law firm.

Among these characters, there's chenghuan who had a failed relationship but didn't allow it to affect her determination. Zhiming who didn't believe in true love but unexpectedly fell in love with chenghuan. Yongxin who no longer believed in marriage, changed her mind when she fell in love with chengzao. And there's chengzhao who reunited with, and married the woman he's loved for more than a decade.

In conclusion, best choice ever is a very realistic urban cdrama. The reality acting, happenings of life, and comedy are what made it unique. And really, anyone who chooses to watch this drama won't be disappointed!!

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