When a few months ago HBD Studio and Ppeach, the original new platform designed to, among other things, provide adaptations of popular BL novels, such as 'Uncle Unknown', 'Inverse identity, 'Promising' and 'Stay Still', launched learning that a short series based on the Chinese fiction "Falling for My Enemy's" was in the process of production, joy took over everyone who had ever visited, through their imagination, the places where Wang Congcong and Zheng Qinghe loved each other, building for himself those passages in which the rich young man of privileged origin discovered that the handsome bodyguard hired was none other than his childhood friend Zheng Guanyuan, but under a pseudonym in order to take revenge for the murder of his family.
Of the Danmei genre, with a high commercial and market value, there was no one who did not put faces to the characters, even beyond the detailed descriptions left by the work of love between boys from China, and wondered, in passing, Will true love survive between them or will hatred and revenge prevail? What will ultimately be the fate of these two people, whose emotions and hatred are intertwined?
At the end of November, the world's press reported the end of the wait and the premiere of the series.
With the title 'Be Moon', the short series presents two main characters whose relationship develops in a dark environment full of emotional tension.
Starring Huang Xuan Wen ('Qing Qing Zi Jin', 2020), who will play Zheng Qing He / Zheng Guan Yuan, and Feng Xiang Kun ('Stay With Me'), an actor who will play Wang Congcong, the series describes a palpable romantic tension and the development of an emotional evolution of the characters when facing complex situations, to finally fall in love against all expectations.
The clash between these two characters is shocking. And the tone of the first scenes also gives you an idea of how the next ones continue.
When Zheng Guan Yuan and Wang Congcong cross paths, they begin to have feelings for each other and are faced with unexpected feelings that challenge both original plans and preconceived ideas.
Soon Zheng Guan Yuan will discover that, despite representing everything he hates in that world, Wang Congcong also awakens previously unknown feelings and sensations in him.
The attraction between them is undeniable, but the dilemma arises when Wang Congcong discovers the truth about the plans of the handsome, strong and intimidating bodyguard. He is torn between his feelings for Wang Congcong and his desire for revenge. While Wang Congcong is presented with the dilemma of whether or not it is possible to love the son of his greatest enemy. Is love between the two possible? The answer includes unknowns, secret identities, deception and passion, all mixed in a series that also talks about revenge, revelations, intrigue and betrayal.
Other characters hold secrets that could unleash an uncontrollable force if they came to light.
Many viewers do not like short series. However, they are still making their way on a global scale.
What makes it special, in addition to its short episodes, is its ability to offer an intense story in each of them. This detail is key for those looking for series with a fast pace and easy to consume.
With several hundred series produced each year and with the different streaming platforms worldwide competing almost every week to host the best premieres, series lovers increasingly find themselves with the complex dilemma of not only deciding what what they want to see, but to detect what time they have to see.
What title fits between the time we dedicate to other series that we are already watching and between the rest of the activities that we like to do in our free time? BL series producers also have a solution for this: miniseries or short series, like those mentioned in the first paragraph of the review, which consist of very very short chapters and whose single season can be seen in a flash.
That is precisely the key to 'Be Moon', whose episodes barely last 3 minutes and in just under an hour a love story is told and interpreted in a truly remarkable way, even if it has no great pretensions.
Without the need to invest in a long-term commitment, 'Be Moon' offers the same agile storytelling, dramatic moments and satisfying ending as any traditional television series, managing to hook viewers from start to finish, while ensuring that the story be short and light.