They both have a young woman entering the workforce, a mentor/mentee relationship, older man/younger women, a ML with a complicated past, where his interactions with the FL help bring him out of his shell. CYLS is more focused on the romance. Also, while there is again, a real life 20 year age gap, the FL was actually in her early 20’s which allowed a bit more physical romance.
Both are Chinese business dramas that have a very talented female lead, who is exceptionally good at her job and crunching numbers. In both, the male lead and female lead have a senior/junior relationship as well as somewhat of a mentor/mentee relationship. The Ideal City has slightly more romance, but the relationship in both start off somewhat platonic.
'Twenty your life on' is about four girls on their last year of college and 'My treasure' is about the life of one girl after college. 'My treasure' could be seen as the story of one of those girls of 'Twenty your life on' after the graduation and the challenges she has to face in her personal life and in the work environment.
Although very different in the portrayal of romance I find these two dramas carry a similar vibe in terms of ML/FL connection as well as story telling.
The older ML that is somewhat a loner who isn’t an open book, brightens by the presence of the much younger FL that is filled with a youthful, optimistic desire for life.
In "My Treasure“ the relationship is that of close mentor/mentee and ultimately romance with many glances and little things to pick up on, whereas "The Forbidden Flower" is a sensual, sometimes steamy and almost poetic love story.
In both Dramas the mother/daughter relationship is also important, although it takes a more prominent place in My Treasure.
The older ML that is somewhat a loner who isn’t an open book, brightens by the presence of the much younger FL that is filled with a youthful, optimistic desire for life.
In "My Treasure“ the relationship is that of close mentor/mentee and ultimately romance with many glances and little things to pick up on, whereas "The Forbidden Flower" is a sensual, sometimes steamy and almost poetic love story.
In both Dramas the mother/daughter relationship is also important, although it takes a more prominent place in My Treasure.
If what you loved in "Beauty From Heart" is the relationship between the FL and ML, that kind of mutual support and understanding that starts from a platonic relationship and slowly blossoms into something more, try "My Treasure". Although the drama's focus is not really on the romance aspect (ML starts catching feelings for FL around ep 9 but it doesn't really fully develop until around ep 29/30), the rapport between the leads is amazing. They have quite a few memorable and touching scenes even from when their relationship is still platonic. It also helps that Roy Chiu's character Gu Fei looks good in suits lol.
In terms of storyline, "My Treasure" has a much more realistic plot and the overall storyline doesn't drag at any parts. As a plus, there are no annoying second main leads. Most of the characters (save for two) have compelling backstories. The two who are a bit more irritating don't have that much screen time.
In terms of storyline, "My Treasure" has a much more realistic plot and the overall storyline doesn't drag at any parts. As a plus, there are no annoying second main leads. Most of the characters (save for two) have compelling backstories. The two who are a bit more irritating don't have that much screen time.
