He appeared for a total of about 3 minutes in all previous episodes and suddenly his love story and problems at work became the main focus of a few episodes, at the expense of the OTP (who hardly appeared at all!), which added to the dragging nature of the third quarter of the drama.Ī cute, but sometimes overused aspect of the drama is that similar situations seemed to be happening to a few people at the same time - for example, we have one couple experiencing some problems - a scene later: similar thing happens to one of the other couples. Though I found it weird that one of the really side characters suddenly became really prominent around 3/4 into the drama. There were also some other pairings in the drama. I guess that it is more heart-clenching and educational that way. Though it was a little annoying that they usually did it when it was already too late to reverse the effects of their actions. There was also some valuable character development to be seen in other characters (I shall not spoil) - during the course of the drama some of them realised their mistakes and corrected their ways. The other characters were fine - AJ's brother, Piao Zheng, was a lot of fun to watch - he cared about AJ a lot, but also had an interesting and entertaining love story. He is really talented and fierce in his work and really gentle and caring in love - pretty much an ideal combination! The main lead character seems in order, but I could not quite help but wonder what made him so interested and devoted in AJ. Though in fairness, she also shows good character development in other areas, as she makes substantial efforts and progress both in her work and art. I would say that skipping a few episodes around that time might be a strategic move (unless you enjoy the side plot which gets a lot of attention at the time).Īnother thing is that I found AJ's character rather weak, especially with regard to interpersonal relationships - most of the time she escapes from problems or at best shows a passive attitude. I think that the script did not make the most of that aspect of the story.Īlso, the plot did slow down in the third quarter of the drama. The thing that bothered me about the plot (I will refrain from spoiling) was that there is one important fact that AJ does not know about - but any viewer can guess it within the first few episodes most of the other main characters find out about it somewhat later, but she does not find out until much later - at which point, whilst it does have an impact on her, it seems like quite an anti-climax. The premise of the drama is really good - we get to follow the struggles of AJ as they are unveiled throughout the drama.
However, her life is nowhere as easy as it may seem - due to unfortunate events she was in exile for six years, experienced a car accident first lost her boyfriend and then was abandoned by someone who took a really important place in her heart. This drama is about a girl, Jie An Jie (AJ), whose father is a rich entrepreneur. Nothing too special, but nothing wrong about it.
Rewatch Value 4.0 My opinion in short: lukewarm, but pleasant drama.
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