Really Beautiful Love Story and Friendships

I really hate writing reviews but really don't understand the hate some dramas get after just watching a couple episodes of one or because it may have a sad ending.

I really loved this drama and I can honestly say I questioned it at first with the cgi but it got so much better and it became a beautiful story between three characters. I started watching this drama for Cheng Yi and Yang Zi cause I loved them in Love and Redemption and Ashes of Love. Their chemistry and love story has become one of my favorites it literally keeps you waiting for more sweet moments between them. Also not to mention the friendship and love between all three characters. How they all became so close even though both males were in love with the same girl but had such an understanding to each other. I mean even if you don't get into the love story between the main leads how can you not fall in love with Yumo's character all the way through this he was such a refreshing second male lead. The sets and costumes for this drama I also thought were so beautiful. I don't know I just feel like judging a drama base on sad endings and a couple of episodes you may just be missing a drama you could love but I get it the drama may not be your cup of tea but why do nothing but hate on it for those two reasons. Don't consider this spoilers but could be wrong?

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Really liked this even with all the cuts

I enjoyed this drama a lot and found that only the last episode was a real problem for me with the editing. I get that they made a lot of cuts all the way through this but I still didn't find it that hard to watch. All the actors did really great in this and they were such a joy to watch. Have to point out that Zhang Ling He was amazing as this character and I just really love watching and supporting dramas he does.

Two other characters I really loved in this was Mu Zhanting and Yin Ya. Mu Zhanting was hilarious in most of his scenes I couldn't stop laughing at him, and Yin Ya was adorable and proved he was a loyal friend in the end. Loved the chemistry between Zhang Ling He and Jing Tian and loved their scenes together. I don't think this drama should just be judged on the editing when the actors did an incredible job. I say give it a watch and see if you like it or not everyone has their own opinions.

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If your a romance lover you may love this

I think if you like a love story you will like this. This drama is a really cute love story between the ML and FL and there is no love triangles or really any misunderstandings between them just a story about how they fall in love with each other. Some may find the billiards aspect boring but I didn't think they really went into it that much with being that they didn't even go into explaining how the game is played. I think that is because they didn't focus on that point they wanted the focus on the love story more.

I loved Wu Lei and Zhao Jin Mai in this drama they were great together. The way the ML looks at the FL is one thing I focused a lot on. A lot of the things that the ML did for the FL in this was just so sweet to watch. I think just watching this drama for these two is worth it even if you don't want to watch them play billiards. One thing I also wished they would of done more with the love story of the FL's brother it was like they meant to do something with it and then just forgot. They have you know there is something between her brother and this girl just for nothing to ever happen between them even their conversations are a bit awkward and you don't know what happened between them. The girl that played her brothers love interest I really liked when she was with his sister she became like a big sister to her.

This drama I think is for romance lovers but can understand not wanting to watch them play this game and finding it boring. I almost didn't watch it because I was afraid it would go into the billiards thing to much but after watching it I really don't think they did. So it just depends on what you find too much or not. If your a romance lover though I say at least give it a shot.

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Love Liu Xue Yi more now!!

I don't think its spoilers just what some would like to know of this drama. Read at risk of maybe spoilers.

I will not say this drama is perfect cause it is not, and it did not do the red flag male lead that a lot of people were expecting to get. Maybe I'm a typical romance lover and the two leads did deliver on that. Seen people saying they changed the novel never read the novel but may give it a go after watching this. My main draw for this drama I won't lie is Liu Xue Yi I think he is worth watching if nothing else. Also love the FL to she did an incredible job even when they try to put her with prince Yue Qin for a bit, and she never falls in love with him. It does have a sad ending which is usually a nope for some so to answer that for them, but it does show a clip for a what if moment which I thought was kinda cute.

I really enjoyed this drama and I think the actors deserve more credit for what they did with the script they were given. The actors are the reason why I think this is any good at all and worth the watch. I also really think the fight scenes are amazing to watch really loved them. Also have to mention Liu Xue Yi's crying scenes they were really amazing and will make you want to cry with him.

Want to include at least one thing I really didn't like about the drama and that was the love story between the crown prince and the general. The general Luo Mei they made change to quickly and out of no where. She was in love with the ML since childhood and and crown prince was in love with her. She falls in love with a man that lied to her and deceived her not saying that he didn't really love her he did I just didn't see any truth of her falling in love with him and telling him that if he would of told her sooner it would of made a difference cause it wouldn't of. They also have her choose him over her loyalty to the emperor for awhile which didn't make any sense that is not the kind of person she is portrayed to be. Granted they did have her make the right decision in the end. I do like the girl who played the general I just didn't like that love story.

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Fantastic Acting Story is Predictable

I would only say watch this just for the actors cause they did incredible with the story they were given but don't watch this if you don't want to watch a very toxic, abusive and obsessive male lead.

Yan Zi Xian- This actor was incredible to watch even if he did play a horrible male lead. His intense stares that he did throughout this drama were crazy and I just think he deserves some love after playing this character. It is obvious he is horrible and you will not root for the best for him at all.

He Xuan Lin- She was also amazing in this and loved the way they dressed her in this the costumes were beautiful but I also have to say though I really didn't like the decisions they had her make in this. That is nothing to do with the actress that is her character. Would of definitely loved a different ending for her for sure.

There is so much you really can say on this drama. It is definitely one of those what the heck did I just watch moments.

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Took a 2nd try but was worth it

My first attempt at watching this I stopped around episode 7 or 8, but kept coming back and seeing a lot of good reviews for it so decided to give it another try. In the beginning till like episode 10 there is a lot of information dumping on you and a lot of new characters to get to know. Once you get through all of that it is really worth the watch. All the actors are great in their roles and I liked most of them and loved the fights scenes this. I think I only had one little complaint through this and that was who the two main boys were paired with. I just felt there wasn't any chemistry between them and this show is not a romance show at all you will see nothing come of it, but they do have girls they like and that like them. I felt like they should of switched the girls might of been more there. Anyways don't watch this looking for romance its not there, but its still a good drama to watch about friendship. Just depends what you are into.

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Worth the Watch

This was worth the watch for just the three main actors alone. They were just so amazing to watch they should be able to keep your focus if nothing else does. If your also a fan of Ryan Ren his character is all the way through this to I thought he did his character very well but I did start finding him rather annoying toward the end the start to focus on him quite a bit. Mi Lan and Wei Lian have become to of my favorite characters after watching this I just really loved them. Ouyang Nana did an incredible job playing a blind girl and I didn't mind that they kept her little girlish since they didn't focus on the romance but instead just a family relationship between her and the ML. Love Wei Lian and also wish they would of done a little more with his character cause when he did show his vampire side he was amazing.

The one place where this drama lacks is the backstory for the stones they didn't go into explaining hardly anything about them so when you get to the end it does leave you wondering well how does that work. The last episode you can tell was definitely rushed and they should of done more with it so it doesn't leave so many people confused but with that I still thought this drama was a really great watch. The actors deserve love for this even if the story is a little lacking.

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This is a really good youth drama just not a drama for romance but after you find out the FL actress real age you will understand why. I like the way they did this more though it wasn't just about two kids knowing each other in childhood and getting together in their teens. It was more about their friendship and making new friends and the struggles in their lives.

I really liked the girl who played the FL I thought she was adorable and she has the prettiest big eyes. I just kept looking at her eyes through this, but the main reason for me watching this was for Zhang Ling He. He plays a character with a disability and he pulled me into his story through this whole drama. His story was just heartbreaking and I cried finding out a lot of it. His parents were horrible even thought his dad does straighten up towards the end of it granted his son is already consider in adult by then. I liked most of the characters in this for me I didn't really find anyone annoying. The only thing I wished they would of did more with was the second couple but they made the second male lead chase the female lead way to long and then decided not to even have him admit when he falls for someone else at the end. I liked him with that girl a lot better.

This is definitely a drama to start watching and see if you get into the characters and their stories to determine if you will like this drama or not cause at first glance I didn't think I would get into this. Two other things that I really enjoyed in this was the dance performance they do and the cosplay competition.

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This drama surprised me!!

Another Zhang Ling He drama down and one thing I will say at the start of this review is I did think it could of been a little shorter but that is only because I didn't get into the character for the FL I found her to be a bit annoying through this, But did like the guy that played Lu Xiao and liked the second couple story more.

Even saying that i still found this drama so enjoyable to watch it had a lot of twists that some people might or might not see I know I didn't predict a lot of them. The beginning is kinda slow getting into it and I found it pretty hard just because I did find the main girl pretty annoying I don't know why they had to have her be that way. I do like the actress that plays the part I do know she can play good characters I just couldn't take her seriously here. I did like the main guy who is coupled with her he does have an interesting story and finding out more about him and why he is the way he is. Even though a lot of people may not like the way he comes off but I found him understandable and he just wanted to be left alone.

What really got me through this in the beginning was the second couple. Guan Qian Ya from the min she came on the show I loved her. She became my fave character in this and of course I really liked Zhang Ling He's character Xu Nian who she was coupled with. I just felt like they had the better love story here. You don't see Qian Ya falling for a love boys virtual character since she is so against the game, and finding out that she is actually talking to the real Xu Nian in the game. I'm glad they kept her smart enough to figure that out instead of dumbing her down which they do a lot. Qian Ya does have a dumb moment toward the end that I will rant about. This couple for me just had the most enjoyable scenes together. I also didn't mind their scenes apart though either just really enjoyed their characters.

A flaw that I did find so annoying and is a spoiler is what went on toward the end that happened with Xu Nian. This group of people that knew each other except for one couldn't tell that Xu Nian was not acting like himself at all. They are looking for a spy and who is giving away their locations when they literally know they had to go looking for Xu Nian for a min. They were separated from him and they find him and he is acting like a different person. They even have them point it out for a min then be like oh maybe we are wrong and its Luo Ke. I couldn't even stand Luo Ke's character in this at all and wish they wouldn't of focused on him so much cause he literally just made me mad every time they showed him, but I felt so bad for him when they turned on him when it was obvious who it was. Luo Ke was never really even away from anyone either but he made the most sense to turn on for being the spy. I just found this so frustrating but loved the way Zhang Ling He pulled it off.

The actors did great even if I didn't like some of the characters. I think toward the ending is still the best part of this drama if you can just make it through the slow beginning. Just making it through and finding out everything you do makes this worth the watch for me.

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The use of Pikachu was really cute

I loved how this started it was funny and cute and definitely not a show to be taken seriously but the story really did start going down hill toward the ending of it. Started to be a little draggy but wanted to finish it. I wanted to start watching Zhang Ling He's earlier dramas and I really did like him in this.

This started out really good I got through the first few episodes easily and they went quick cause I liked the cute interactions between the two leads. I actually really loved that they had him calling her Pikachu I know not a big thing in the show I just really found it so cute. I also didn't mind the side stories of the friends cause a lot of them were really good. The girl that plays Mei Wei Wei I found so cute I just wish they wouldn't of styled her hair the way they did but even doing that you can still tell that girl is pretty. I didn't care for the way they had her character do Mai Si Chong in the last episode even if they wanted to cause some problems between them but it was the last episode it didn't last long and it was unnecessary. The Proposal at the very end was so cute and probably one of the best scenes in this.

The sml Peng Pai I really didn't like his character at all through this he just always seemed like he was up to no good. He didn't have chemistry with the fl and it seemed like he felt like he owned her. The way he came off was like he knew her first so he had every right to her and he was the only frustrating character. I really wanted to see more for Xia Rui and Jun Jun cause I really liked them together, but you don't get to see much of anything cause they decide to make Xia Rui stupid and jealous of his friend.

I have a hard time getting into modern dramas and don't really have to many top ones. This one isn't going to make it on my top modern dramas but it definitely isn't the worst type of modern drama. It has its cute and funny moments if you can hold on through the draggy moments toward the end.

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Wow I am actually doing another review just because I am surprised with all the bad reviews for this. I admit when I started watching this I wasn't expecting to like it at all just because I am very bad for sticking to dramas where I have seen most of the actors in a few things before and this one barely seen any of them, but I thought they all did very good with the drama they were in. I get that not everyone likes the cry baby clingy female lead that is in a lot of dramas but that is not the actors fault that her character is portrayed that way, and I thought Yang Chao Yue did very well in this drama. I will say that I did like a lot of the other male characters then the male lead in this but not because of the actor but because of how his character was portrayed he made you literally want to yell at him through the screen in the whole thing. My favorite characters in this was really Mu Yu/Tian Zhixie yes even though you find out that he basically used and lied to her and Qin Ke he just showed that even though he was in love with her that he didn't expect anything in return just that she was safe and happy. There was times I so wished that she would forget about the male lead and just look at these two guys. My one other nit pick is that for these dramas if you are going to do a sad ending commit to it I'm sorry but I really don't think that makes a show bad is it sad yes but its not bad. Doing a nine minute episode just to try to show that yes they are living happily is just pointless to me. So even though I didn't think this drama was perfect but it wasn't awful either I also had things I liked and didn't like in it.

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Just So Boring!!

Dropping this was not an easy decision to make for this drama had been one I was really looking forward to. I just found the story to be so boring and nothing interesting happening. Also I don't think Yang Mi and Gong Jun have any chemistry what so ever. I usually really like Yang Mi but she did not blow me away in this she just seems to have the same expression on her face no matter what happens through the episodes I did watch. If you can make it through the story Gong Jun is definitely worth watching. The one thing I did like in this was the costumes for the cast the were beautiful but that was about it.

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Loved this drama for Zhang Ling He

Wanted to start doing more reviews even though it makes me nervous. So decided to start with this one with a lot of reviews that differ from mine. I'm not great at this but here goes.

I really loved this drama and it definitely will be one of my top ones for Zhang Ling He. His character Pei Wenxuan is so great and loved his lines in this so much. I thought they also did fine with showing how smart his character is even though yes I know they could of did more but Li Rong didn't do everything alone. I really loved the bickering between Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong I found it funny and cute really like an old married couple and I understand some people would find it annoying and childish, but they did learn to communicate better with each other where they could actually talk everything out instead of dragging the misunderstandings out. There were just so many great scenes between these two the confession in the rain, the way Li Rong comes to his rescue against his family, and these are just to name a couple.

Su Rongqing's character I really didn't have a problem with and I thought the guy who played him did a pretty good job, and I didn't think he had more screen time then Pei Weixuan. The one thing that I did find annoying was the last episode where they really dragged out his scene that I just really found it unnecessary. Maybe I am the only one but in that episode it felt like they really tried to force the chemistry but it felt really off to me.

One thing I will say is to just always watch a drama for yourself cause you never know if you will love it or not unless you do.

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I really didn't think this story made sense but.....

I really wanted to enjoy this drama because I do like most of Zhao Lu Si's shows. I love how she can be silly in a lot of her dramas cause she is really good at it without it being so annoying that you want to turn the show off. There were things I liked about this drama it will make you laugh and it does have some pretty cute moments in it but where they really lost me was the last 10 episodes.

Why I liked this drama: All the actors did great playing their roles with the story they were given even the second male lead that will annoy you through most of the show, but he plays his character really well that you can't be to mad at him. There are also parts that will make you laugh and that you will find cute. So the Drama is really lighthearted for the most part.

Why I disliked this drama: Number one answer the STORY it just went everywhere it was like the director didn't know what way he wanted this drama to go and there were scenes that just didn't make any sense what so ever but they threw it in it anyway. Another reason is like I have already stated the second male lead he is really annoying through the whole thing. At times it would seem that the show was a bit more about him then anything he was in almost every scene ( So good thing he could play his part well) he literally can't take no for an answer. Even though you won't root for the second male lead through this at all I also felt he had more chemistry with Zhao Lu Si then Xu Kai Cheng.

So overall I wouldn't recommend this drama just because of the story but if you are someone who can look past that and just enjoy the actors then I think you would enjoy this drama.

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