My Name is Zhao Wudi is the story of the contract marriage between the eponymous hero and tech CEO, Sheng Xing Yu. She marries him to maintain control of her company, and he marries her as part of an inherited mission to protect her. The story unfolds as they fall in love and the broader mystery of the villains and their motivations emerge.

That tale is fairly straightforward and has been told multiple times in various forms. What helps the show stand out is a cast with great chemistry and above-average comedic timing. Although some characters like Ali, the femme-fatale. struck me as superfluous, none of them got intolerably annoying.

Mini-dramas aren't exactly where one looks for premium story-telling or acting. But the cast is pretty, the story unfolds at a rapid pace and Zhao Yao Ke has something about her that brings to mind the first rains after the dry season. In sum, the show does nothing particularly excellently. But short of the sequel-baiting convoluted ending, it rarely fumbles either. There are worse ways to waste time.