I came here to review how this drama was made. The story was mediocre at best. The characters were welll fleshed out and relatable.. but I have to commend the way they shot this drama. Unlike most of cdramas I have seen, the actors here have little or no make up, there were no filters used, you can see all the imperfections ond pores in all their faces, including the glamorous zhao tang. So we see all the characters as real people, not glossed out at all. And there was always a dark element in all the angsty scenes. I can only describe it as gritty! Too bad the script was all over the place. But I still enjoyed watching it as a whole. I watched a trailer of the new drama the second male lead was starring in and I was taken aback on how handsome he actually was portrayed in that new drama. But I prefer him here. Reachable, relatable, realistic. Covered in construction dirt and sweaty armpits!
I would still recommend this drama to everyone, if only to make you realize real life is not raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. It is more acne on faces and alcoholism!