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[@AvenueX123]

and then they changed an original book's unfavourable character from a man to a woman, eye roll, a common practice in C-dramas. Zhang Xincheng needs some serious adaptation luck improvement >_

[@mohamedrabeek7799]

Mam please do a review for love between fairy and devil starring yu shuxin and wang hedi after airing please. A humble request.

[@elisabeth73]

That's sad cause changing an uncoventional arch to a typical boring set up is kind of *sigh*.

[@ninglost]

Wow... I thought it's just me that the kids did a better job, I'm still watching the drama and waiting for tomorrow last two episodes, I wanna see the conclusion of Pei Zhi 'cheese universe'.

[@ira_mml1175]

To tell you the truth, I dont want to watch his drama anymore after disappointed in "the justice" and "the murderer in kairoutei" drama. He keep getting worse lately after success of "the day of becoming you" and "go ahead" drama. My fan filter for him already shattered. 😅😅😅😅😅.

[@bellasadar7443]

But your rant was addressed in the next episode, basically this drama is about using genius to escape the realities of life. The next episode addresses the effect of possession of the body by the fl even from the first crossing. Cheese fl found out she was mediocre in math after the main fl left her body and rebelled and stopped studying... Main fl was basically cheating during the childrens olympiad by having college knowledge in math in a child's body and after she left, she took all thta knowledge away living the child feeeling bullied by all the expectations of adults. And then there's the ml who wanted to have the family he had lost in the parallel world. Yes, he loves the fl but he also loved his father. In the parallel world has both. Also, you don't really expect him to let the fl rot in jail... Since he is a genius, he already calculated her father's love for her would save her and even prepared the IOU. The next episode when the cheese ml father discovered the identity of the ml was I think the highlight of the drama so far. It really points out the dangers of escapism, that you really can't run away from your problems... Vontinue watching the drama, it's getting better and better...

[@soulawaken24]

When I first started reading Chinese webnovels and novels like 10-15 years ago or something, I will always wish that all my favorite novels will one day be made into dramas.. But fast forward to now, I sincerely hoped that every single one of my favorite novels will NEVER be made into dramas, ever. This is how bad some of the drama scriptwriters have screwed up good stories.

[@wendyzhang3190]

totally agree

[@BridgetNkaujHliVang]

That was me with Twilight. Lol.

[@lilibarrenechea.suzuran_sumie]

If I see that a drama appears with a theme that catches my attention, I look for the original novel and read the novel. The scripts are getting worse and worse what is happening?

[@keekeepod]

Most BL novel fans in China are fine with the "no new drama adapted from BL" decree. Most novel/manhua (manga)/donghua (animation) fans of other genres also pray that drama production companies stay away from their favorite IPs.

[@y_88Nrs]

Well, for me one of successfull adaptation novel to drama is You're My Glory... Maybe bcoz the original writer become one of the script writer....

[@ima7333]

You’re absolutely right about those child actors. They are so good. It did make a super weird turn later on. I thought that it was the parallel pei zhi who started the whole thing w/ that picture & recorder.

[@mariocomputer808]

I love hearing your opinions even when I disagree with them! I absolutely love this drama - I think it's one of my faves of the year. I'm up to Episode 30, and I love all the parallel universe puzzle stuff and the high stakes - it reminds of how I felt watching Lost (before the bad ending lol). It's spooky and thrilling, and it makes the gears in my brain spin trying to figure out what's going on, coming up with new theories as I watch. I also think Zhang Xincheng is phenomenal in it, but I don't want to explain too much why because it would be a spoiler. The kids' arc was phenomenal and would be a good show on its own, but I also really enjoyed the episodes after that, too. By the way, the kid who plays young Ji Jiang/Hua Juan is also in Who Rules the World - he plays the kid whose entire family is killed - the family who has all the medicines. He's so great.

[@nyawclaw]

I decided to stop watching this drama after episode 11, I was wondering if I should continue but I was literally too lazy to continue. Thank god this review came in time, now I know I should just leave this drama while it still gives me a good impression, I really loved the part with the child actors! That part is such a joy to watch. I feel like Zhang Xincheng is always quite explosive when it comes to building chemistry with a co-star but for some reason, this CP just doesn't work for me... Honestly, it might be because of the age gap but I'm actually quite disappointed because I wanted to love the FL but I just can't. Some people also said that this drama goes quite light on the romance aspect of the story, but for some reason, I think I wished for even less romance here... or maybe I dislike the idea of this CP so much that I want them to stop having any kind of romance at all

[@katiirabbi]

Same, I've never seen ZXC's CP fail this badly. I cannot tell that the FL has been crushing on PeiZhi for years and now finally has the chance to date him. I think a major reason is that ZZF has a very childish vibe that makes romantic parts very cringy. There are plenty of girls her age or even younger who can manage very convincing romance. ZXC and ZZF just seem like siblings, and not very close ones at that.

[@linnazhu3083]

Extremely grateful for this warning/suggestion: I’ve been eying on this drama for a while now but didn’t know if it’s worth pursuing after reading the reviews online. I’ll be checking out the beginning of this drama now, and probably transition to reading the original novel. Thanks for making this video!

[@winstongraham7265]

This is the first time my opinion of a drama has sharply differed from yours. I think it is the subjective experiences of losing two people close to me to dementia and being married to someone who I would go through a thousand worlds to find made me identify so hard. I cried throughout the whole last episode.

[@lilyTlily]

I’m at ep 30 of this drama. I also enjoyed the beginning especially with the kids. The story turn crappy when the adults took over. There is no chemistry between the 2 leads and I don’t like the female lead at all. The plot get worse and worse. Now the male lead from cheese world is fighting with the one from strawberry world. Your review is spot on. I will still finished watching this since I have already completed so much of it.

[@lilyTlily]

Coming back to my comment after I completed this drama. I would rate this a 10/10 for the parts with the kids, 3/10 for the adults, 5/10 in last episode when even if the stories all come together it left me dissatisfied.

[@ONSYAM]

​@@lilyTlily the pei zhi young version really made more impact right? So the ending sucks😢😢, i rather the cheese pei zhi stayed😂😂

[@lilyTlily]

@@ONSYAM hahaha glad we agree. Enjoy drama watching!

[@ONSYAM]

@@lilyTlily Just so u know, if youre following about immortality drama, they young actor played pei zhi and jiang jiang would played as young chu wanning and young mo ran. after seeing their acting here, i am more intrigue lol

[@no.new.friends]

Lots of people are continuing to love this drama, and that's fine, but the review/rant is spot on. I watched the kids arc so faithfully. So much heart in the arc! Then I fast-forwarded from 10-26 because I couldn't stand the adults. I know Zhang Zifeng has great emotional depth, but she just didn't do it for me here. Her lil girl version has so much more chemistry with Lei Jiayin. Zhang Xincheng's character was so unlikable. I realized that I only like small Cheese Pei Zhi and transferred that like to the adult and became disappointed. Main CP has no chemistry. They're adults, but mathematicians have no lust or something? I would watch a 40-episode drama about the math camp with the kids LOL. GO GRYFFINDOR!

[@cherrij1661]

Yes the kid version of them were amazing actors they did steal the show 👏👏

[@deyayona]

I liked the kids too. specially when peizi said to hua juan, "i dont to be harry. I want to be ron " cz Linzhaoxi was hermione 🤣🤣🤣 Zhang Xuping really was snape

[@bellasadar7443]

But your rant was addressed in the next episode, basically this drama is about using genius to escape the realities of life. I think the novel was more like a mary sue growth novel, though the fl experience growth, she basically escaped all her problems and grew in the parallel world. What was never addressed was where the original consciousness of cheese fl at the time the main fl is possessing the body. Since it is a parallel world, personalities of the same individual differ from the other "same" individual in the parallel world. The next episode addresses the effect of possession of the body by the fl even from the first crossing. Cheese fl found out she was mediocre in math after the main fl left her body and rebelled and stopped studying... Main fl was basically cheating during the childrens olympiad by having college knowledge in math in a child's body and after she left, she took all that knowledge away leaving the child feeling bullied by all the expectations of adults. And then there's the ml who wanted to have the family he had lost in the parallel world. Yes, he loves the fl but he also loved his father. In the parallel world has both. Also, you don't really expect him to let the fl rot in jail... Since he is a genius, he already calculated her father's love for her would save her and even prepared the IOU. The next episode when the cheese ml father discovered the identity of the ml was I think the highlight of the drama so far. It really points out the dangers of escapism, that you really can't run away from your problems... Continue watching the drama, it's getting better and better...

[@roomofmirros]

14:28 This literally happens to soooo many novel adaptations in cdramaland and It's just really...really questionable thing to me??? Taking female centric stories and making them a marketing tool for men...It's basically like the industry loves stealing women's job opportunities and all, we all know tv and movie industry has a history of not wanting women to be protagonists and just win in general and this is making it worse. There's an upcoming drama with the exact same thing going in there and when I read a person's comment about how this thing is becoming more trendy is what they really like and told her HOW she could even support the idea when it's very questionable and bad for women she snapped at me lol

[@roomofmirros]

And the outcome is the sea of people hating female characters cause they're dumb, weak, unimportant etc, which is a result of the characters getting dumbed down by screenwriters cause ML's label and pr team wants him to look cooler and men's fandoms getting bigger and bigger lol...It's a DOOMED cycle of misogyny

[@kirareen236]

I can understand not being happy with the drama if you're a fan of the book - it's very true that this drama is much more like a derivative work than a straight adaptation. The book is narrated mainly through Lin Chaoxi's eyes and focused on her coming into her own as a mathematician and the drama eschews that in favour of exploring other matters, particularly the relationship between Lin Chaoxi and her ill father, and Pei Zhi and his struggles. But the drama has its own charms in it's own right and it touches on some difficult, hard to talk about issues that are worth digging into imo. Maybe Lin Chaoxi from the Strawberry world isn't a 'heroine' in this drama - she's portrayed as just a normal, hardworking slip of a girl with a lot of heart who manages to find the courage to pursue her dreams and take care of her father at the same time. And maybe Pei Zhi from the Strawberry World isn't a close to perfect person with all the answers as he's painted in the book through Lin Chaoxi's eyes - he's portrayed in the drama as a math genius who's nevertheless just a very lost man who struggles with his mental health, his fractured relationship with his mother, and finding his own courage to pursue his own dreams. Both Lin Chaoxi and Pei Zhi from the Strawberry world are incredibly relatable, real characters who managed to find a place in my heart - I will be so sorry to see them go at the end of this series. tl;dr if you're just looking for a sweet pet romance, this is not the drama for you - in fact this drama might be hard to watch because it doesn't glorify and idealize prioritizing love over everything or falling in love. If you're up for a drama that can make you reflect on your own life/choices/family and you're interested in a parallel dimension story that keeps you guessing till the end though, I suggest you give this one a chance. Both the production quality and the acting are heads and shoulders over what you find in most modern cdramas these days. It's really one of those rare dramas where I have no complaints about any of the main cast - all of the leads and a lot of the supporting actors had demanding and complex jobs to pull off and they nailed it.

[@Daughtergirl]

I'm so happy to get spoilered if it's by you You're pretty spot on with these things I'm not gonna pick this one up Off the list it goes - thanks for the spoilers!!

[@bellasadar7443]

Just finished this drama and it was a roller coaster. The drama is a love story of a father's love for his daughter. It all comes full circle. It's also a story a story of facing your problems head on and not taking the easy way. And finally, a story that it's your past that shapes you today and that what makes who you are and what you are to others.

[@LuArielLor]

The first arc with the kids was phenomenal on an acting level and super fun to watch. All three kids have such great potential in their careers! After we stopped seeing the kids, it got kind of boring. XD I'm still watching this one, and I'm enjoying it a lot right now compared to most currently airing dramas. BUT as you said, there are a lot of things that make me raise my eyebrows. I haven't read this novel, but I've learned to try not to be picky on adaptations over the years. It's a fact that it's not going to live up to our expectations. My issue with this drama is how disjointed the characters, themes, and goals are. The first arc with the kids makes sense as she wanted to get back to her world but the difference between adult stuck in child body Lin Zhaoxi and present Lin Zhaoxi is night and day. You'd think Lin Zhaoxi would develop a fiery personality like how she was in the Cheese World, but she comes back to being insecure and sad, with only a slight new insight into life, making it slow and boring. Lin Zhaoxi continues to be like this in the second time travel. Then Pei Zhi... we know his love for his father and desperation/insanity/depression/guilt over his father's death. So it makes some sense why he becomes unlikable in the Cheese World, but it's just soooo out of character for Pei Zhi. Because they're the main leads, and there's this jarring inconsistency, it's hard to LOVE it. I'm only sticking to it because the acting and the emotions are there, making this one stick a little more than others. I really enjoyed The Rise of Phoenixes, but the last bit completely screwed everything over. I think Chen Kun took an interesting take on his character, which I liked. So, if the director throws a weird curveball to Heart of Genius, he will go on my red flag list. Thanks for another fun rant/warning video, AvenueX!

[@lighteningbug]

AGREED!!! They were so fun to watch and great actors. I miss them in the later episodes.

[@Daughtergirl]

The premise seemed so fun! I was hoping it was along the lines of Reset from earlier this year 😭. Big shame. I love a good time travel, alternate universe, alternate timeline type of drama.

[@LuArielLor]

@@Daughtergirl I'm a sucker for time travel/alternate universe/timeline content as well. Watched Reset, Shining For One Thing, and Legally Romance this year because they had something within those lines. Reset thought it through the most when using the time fantasy concept.

[@EloiseInParis]

Actually the premise of morality, when there are no legal consequences and only one other person will ever know what you did and what would people do to get what they want despite the harm to someone they love is a good one. Would you be willing to screw over your girlfriend to keep your father alive? Would you be willing to let your boyfriends father die so you can take care of your sick father? Is it really stealing if you've time traveled therefore the idea hasn't occurred to the other person yet? It sounds like just with Rise of the Phoenix's the good guys and the bad guys are very complicated, but this guy doesn't know how to tell a full story once the dilemma has been introduced.

[@mjkrech]

100% agree! Stopped when it switched to older kids and so glad I did! First part was terrific!

[@unijinjade3970]

I’m on ep 16 - I totally agree with AvenueX on the morally questionable things they had the two leads doing. Then to have them shake it off as “okay we are even “. Still I am enjoying the actors and the characters and I’m still curious to see how they resolve things. I may regret it but will continue on. Lol - I love how passionate AvenueX is about shows and appreciate the research and extra information she provides . 🥰🥰😘

[@bellasadar7443]

Continue with the drama, you won't be dissappointed. And what's wrong with doing morally questionable things? This just proves that no one is perfect. I find that in various dramas and movies I see, geniuses tend to do morally questionable things in their pursuit of the end that they envision, case in point, ever heard of the genius Tony Sparks? Lol

[@feimingxia7736]

Thank you so much for making me save my time. I was growing so wary of the reviews and indeed many said the first nine eps are the best.

[@heniluo744]

Wowww..im first 😂 hi avenue x ..u r my favorite reviewer in chinese dramaland..u r funny, full of knowledge and never bias 👍👍

[@AvenueX123]

Nonono, I am definitely biased!😜

[@QueenXKnit]

I love Rise of Phoenixes drama and started reading the novel, first chapter Feng Ziwhei kill someone!!! Why oh why couldnt we have that, that completely shift FZW characterization. I loved Ning Yi character thats what made the drama okay even if I noticed the sometimes lackluster chracterization of FZW and the unequal ratio or screentime between the two leads. Male directors just stop this bs of not respecting female centric writing.

[@lighteningbug]

Can you make a video about the Chinese drama industry and how it works? It's so interesting to me as an American that the entire series is filmed long before it even airs. Then, they don't seem to give an airdate until the very last minute and when shown, they show daily (sometimes two episodes a day). Is there a reason for this way of doing things? Has it always been that way? It's so interesting since it's almost the opposite of Turkish Dizis that are filmed almost just a week before they air and can be canceled with little to no warning. Also, the amount of dubbing in some of the c-dramas is shocking. I get it when it's a scene near the ocean or someplace noisy, but some seem like it is dubbed over in every scene. Why is that?

[@cherrij1661]

Yes dubbing is so weird my head can’t wrap around it

[@lenadia7328]

I totally agree Pei Zhi started freaking me out at the second jump and it gets worse at the 30th episode.

[@bellasadar7443]

There's a fine line between genius and insanity, just look at Emmett "Doc" Brown, lol (if you can guess the reference then we're in the same generation 😄😄😄

[@cdbartender]

Why does this keep happening… why can’t they just stick to the source material? If the writers have such confidence in themselves, then write an original script!! Stop destroying the hard work of the authors 😡

[@qd8775]

Thank you for saving me hours of time I can't never get back. Appreciate the warning and will not even watch ep 2 onwards.

[@heatherjordan1451]

I sooo enjoy watching your videos. Thank you!

[@lipglossOne]

Thank you for saving our time. I watched until episode 7 (because of Zhang Xincheng) and aleady felt that the story is scattered and twists merely for the sake of twists and stopped because I found it boring. Now with your confirmation, I'll stop where I was.

[@crickety4ever]

Totally agree with your review. I binged the first 9 episodes and loved it so much. It really captured what it sounds like was the heart of the original novel. I watched up to episode 20 and fast forwarded many of the parts and just couldn't get into it anymore. I'm waiting for the reviews to see how the drama ends but I don't think I'll be watching the rest of the episodes.

[@katiirabbi]

i'm at ep 25, dunno if i should continue lol

[@danlil4741]

hi, thank you for making these amazing videos. Have you ever considered making videos on your favorite and least favorite actors and actresses? I would love to watch that!

[@viiiyaaa]

They already said that the story will be changed a lot and I enjoyed the changes they make so far. Already on ep 30 and I still enjoy it. The actors’ acting is good esp Zhang Xincheng when he portrayed two different characters. Yes I love ZXC so much but if I dislike the drama I will said so, and if I love it I’ll say that too.. For people who haven’t watched the drama, try it yourself. People have different thoughts, different taste.

[@viiiyaaa]

And fyi I read the book. So I know the change they make, and it’s understandable why they change it. What i wanna say is, don’t get brainwashed bc of those so called book fans. Some are just used it to throw hate to the actors.

[@gryrvn]

Great reviews and well done :-) Interested in dramas and other cultures ... but I do not want to invest time in useless / bad written scripts, and plots >_

[@Jennifer-jf2gp]

Regarding the director, I am amazed how they can keep working when previous work did not measure up to expectation.

[@Tzinisjohn]

I Love the way you talk, its shows you are super smart and funny, you make me laugh, respeck from a Greek.

[@lisgarcia9424]

Hahaha, I am glad you didn't get to finish this drama. Even though I liked the end it left me feeling very disgruntled. I agree that the first 9 episodes were the best part entirely.

[@CaroleMcDonnell]

oh wow, you're great as usual. I stopped watching after about episode 12. i just couldn't go on. As a writer, i hate when the core of a drama is changed in adaptation. Netflix new Persuasion, My Sister's Keeper, Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont and countless others. I will now add "The Heart of Genius."

[@michellefeng867]

Totally agree with your review! This drama is terrible!!

[@sally3969]

The director is so disrespectful of the author, the novel and the fans. Why would anyone want to advertise himself as untrustworthy where reputation in the industry is important? Now, his work will be automatically discredited. Thank goodness I only watched the first 12 episodes. Was thinking of binge watching later but now I won't. It was confusing after the first stage but I had assumed that mystery element was worth the pay-off later. Apparently not.

[@artemis_0525]

Finally! I have been waiting for this review. I still have mix feelings for this drama. I would admit, the first 9 episodes are parts that I will surely re-watched again and again in the future. I actually already started on rewatching them while waiting for the rest of the episodes. The child actors really brought a magnificent performance. Wang Sheng Di's performance never failed to impress me ever since The Bad Kids. Fu Bu Han surprised me though since his acting improved a lot here compared from Who Rules the World when he played Han Pu. Finally, Lin Zi Ye gosh! I never saw him from another drama before but he is so impressive. The first time he appeared, I already thought he is truly a leading man material. This drama will still be on my top list because of the first 9 episodes.

[@isabelfortuneteller]

I'm at ep 5 or so & I already feel like fast forwarding the grown up bits lol. I love stories with kids in their own cutthroat universe with the grownups having no clue, and these young actors convey that atmosphere so well. I think I'll finish the math camp arc & maybe skim through the rest. I hated math in school but I can imagine loving it now, mostly to the credit of those kids! I'll certainly be following their careers 🌞

[@appleish5043]

Gotta love how the bitterness of game of thrones seep through 😝

[@majesty1144]

I actually enjoyed Royal phoenix because of chen Kun, he was amazing in that drama The drama should have been like 40 episodes and a happy ending of both leads ending together. I dropped the heart of genius in episode one

[@keekeepod]

Ahhh. "Rise of the Phoenix". Due to the lackluster performance of Chen Kun's latest drama "Wind Blows from Longxi", I ran recounts of the unpleasant or terrible stuff that happened due to his involvement. The worst was the massive online and offline bullying the novel's author suffered at the hands of his fans. It can be generalized that a novel author will be blamed for drama production's mess ups and/or drama's tanking by fans of ML or FL even when the author had little or no say in the production.

[@bapyongukgukguk2352]

Wallahi Steven Zhang got a curse spell on him

[@Mushroom_moon_stirfry]

Act 1 of this drama was great. The child actors did a phenomenal job. I ended up not watching past episode 10 or 11, or whenever they got back to the original universe. They should have just ended the drama right there and then. Written a nice ending, and ended it as a mini series.

[@PallasPersephone]

This seems to be a fairly common trope across Asian dramas in general - where no one can do a good time travel or parallel universe jump story very well. I haven't seen this but I've seen its Korean equivalent "Train" which is likely to be equally baffling and confusing. The in-universe mechanics have to make sense but so do the character's motivations and characterizations. If not, there is no story. It becomes a series of tropes bound together by strings of nonsense.

[@katiirabbi]

Check out "Someday One Day" for very well executed multiverse.

[@glyohevetmanongsong6169]

Whoa, I also noticed Wang Sheng Di from Bad Kids drama and Delicious Romance, both recommended by you so I watched it and yeah this young lady is a natural actress. The young actor/actress make this drama more interesting.

[@MarieMaia445]

Dumb and Dumber 😂😂😂 As soon as you brought up GoT I knew it was serious. I'm also one of those many who enjoyed the drama with Nini but that's only because I love her work. Still bitter about it too.

[@PearlF1966]

Just finished watching the whole drama. Overall I enjoyed the drama, something different from the loads of 傻白甜 kind of forgettable dramas. While the story may be a little confusing, there are touching moments that tug at my Heartstrings. I think the best actors are LJY (the dad) and ZXC (Pei Zhi). Especially when he has to leave the Cheese World and back to the Strawberry World where his dad is dead and he suffered from mental illness. His struggle and heartbreak is so realistic. I think Pei Zhi being imperfect is more realistic than being perfect.

[@jf4254]

I'm going to take your advice. Have you watch Chef Hua Romance Drama??? oh my gosh What a Great Series!!! She/who every behind the scenes actually cooks dishes that made my mouth water every episode, I wish there was a recipe book or video to cook all the dishes from cratch for us people who can't cook and are not chinese

[@cherrij1661]

Loved the kids acting they really did make the drama

[@katiirabbi]

Started watching this drama cuz I really like ZXC, then discovered that the original material is written by the same author who wrote 犯罪心理, one of my favorite BL novels. So imagine my utter shock and disappointment past the first arc. Not only did the plot go haywire, there's NO chemistry between the leads. Ok if you're going to change a mostly platonic story to romance, at least give me GOOD romance. And I KNOW ZXC is capable of very good on-screen chemistry. His acting is not the best in this drama but ZZF's acting is WAY worse. People have this "childhood filter" on her since her early works as a child actress are highly regarded, but honestly she's yet to produce a single good work as an adult. She mumbles her words, has very limited emotional range (either expressionless or has a silly smile), and just CANNOT convey the perseverance, drive, and passion that the FL has. ZZF's adult FL cannot even hold a candle to the child version played by Wang shengdi.

[@amesakurako1]

I know that script writers need to adapt novels for screenplay, but I wonder why they have to turn a perfectly sensible story that’s loved by many people to something completely different, changing the characters’ personalities and sensibilities completely. Every time this happens it always gets hate from everyone and the drama fails. So I wonder why they still do it??

[@ishbersue1352]

I actually enjoy your point of view 🤗

[@elizabethlee1017]

Bull eyed again with your comments. I enjoyed the earlier episodes where they returned to their childhood but I could not get thru the rest of the episodes of the high school part. I stopped completely. Thanks for the explanation.

[@WooKMing]

This is off topic, and I may have missed your update, but are you planning to do a review on the Story of Xingfu?

[@supremacy2040]

I love cdramas even when they always and I say always, let me down. Chinese actors are amazing. Yet they hardly ever get to go beyond “vanilla” they are always held back and having to work within a cage. The best actors know how to climb the cage and stick their arms out, YET never the less, no matter how good they are, the story line and censorship keeps them caged. That’s the most heart breaking thing about cdramas. The fact that you know that no matter how great the acting is, the story line will always be messed with and me just wanting to know what the initial true intentions for the film originally was.

[@rosesblue1218]

china is huge and developing at a fast pace, with an entertainment industry as big as hollywood while the country is still underdeveloped as a whole. a country like this cannot satisfy people with best quality entertainment yet. so my suggestion is just wait.

[@supremacy2040]

It’s never getting better, sorry, it just isn’t. They may do really good propaganda movies, but new film rules that came out last week has put military movies above all other movies, no more wuxia, or Xian Xia dramas, no sissy boys. by next year, everything will change. It could be that they stop catering to foreigners altogether by not showing their films on foreign platforms

[@rosesblue1218]

@@supremacy2040 dude...that stuff was fake as hell. i am chinese and i know it was just some companies spreading rumors. and what the nrta intended to do is preventing idol actors doing propaganda dramas, not pushing military dramas. you read ot wrong

[@rosesblue1218]

@@supremacy2040 companies spreading rumorss because they want to get a project so they want to make capital hesitate when finding actors. 2023 will different because it will be the year of Chinese government restructuring. their will be positive changes for sure

[@rosesblue1218]

@@supremacy2040 where did you read it i have never seen such extreme statement.

[@emperor270353]

i so agree with you .. the kids were FANTASTIC especially Hua Juan Er. He literally stole the show.

[@beth8291]

I agree with Wang Xaio, He is so fantastic in his role. The scene where he is rubbing his face after the DNA test and the look in his eyes is amazing.

[@ritavia5360]

It seems that almost every TV dramas based on novels in china recently are down after the tenth episode. Is that because the first ten episodes are a stage for investors to assess the value？

[@mariana1hunnit655]

Gracias, realmente solo veré los 9 ep, thanks I will follow the advice 👌

[@tigo01]

turns out PeiZhi does suffer from some mental disorder in the drama, so it is not that unbelievable the decisions he makes when he jumps to cheese world. I enjoyed seeing LinXi really push PeiZhi to do the right thing. I also appreciate the attention to detail, the math was pretty good, they even spoke german (i think).

[@tahrinafruz5298]

I also watched the first 9 episodes and than quits It's shit🥴🥴🥴

[@dodobs3202]

The GMP reference just perfect 🤣🤣🤣

[@deyayona]

I finished watching this drama. Here are my opinions 1. I didn't read the original novel so the change in story didn't bother me. Actually I have stopped reading IP before drama because of this sole reason. They always change the core of the story idk why. (except - YAMG, its 99% novel based). 2. The kid actors are genius. Really worth watching only for them. Actor playing Hua Juan was in Who rules the world. 3. Second time jump was really messy. Like AvenueX said, it doesn't make sense. really crap writing. 4. After ep10, I forgot that its a drama that's main focus should be mathematics. It became a romcom or family drama. 5. Character of adult PeiZi is intolerable. Even though I like the actor ZhangXingChen, and he did a good job here too, but the character Peizi was a headache. 6. I am satisfied with the explanation in the ending. At least they didn't left any major plot holes or unanswered questions regarding the time jump or why it happened. And as always, they had to mention its a fictional story. My suggestion - watch first 9-10 episodes. then fast forward most of the drama And carefully watch the last 2 episodes. it covers the whole drama. Last two episodes can be made into a movie itself.

[@colonyofcellsiamamachine6175]

Heart Of Genius was just too confusing of a story or trying to do too many stories, using multiple time travel trips and parallel universes.

[@trailingthewind6891]

I have been forewarned, lol I won’t go there 🤣🤣🤣… or maybe just for the first 9 episodes, don’t want. To miss out on the kids acting skills

[@charley3fly]

If you would watch a couple more episodes, the ML's actions in the second stage aren't THAT bad, because reporting the FL was only a method to taking her dad out of the picture, and he was never going to do actual harm to them. However, the FL's actions were laughable - a mature adult coming from the present would realize leaking the code is such a stupid strategy if she had half a brain.

[@fatisummer9106]

I have to disagree with you ,as someone who watch alot of American series I used to seeing the leads doing immoral, illegal and questionable things as long as the plot is logical and it makes sense why are they doing what they doing, human heart are twisted and it makes more sense to see that,but I feel Cdrmas tend to try to portrait the leads always as flawless characters, even the villains do awful thing in the end they somehow regret everything they did, but really need to stop adapting from novel if they are going to change everything

[@ceciliacpe]

I just finished the 34 episodes and I have to say I love that I didn't follow your warning. If you want a story that is about romance, maybe you can check another drama. Like someone said, this is a love story between a father and his daughter. The rest, are people who are part of their lives but not the main reason for their existence. Altough at some point some characters' choices might seem questionable, watch it until the end, you won't be disapointed.

[@waterwitch8902]

I agree with you on this drama, however I only made it to the seventh part. It really couldn't hold my attention, I felt let down so I stopped.

[@lilyspen1705]

I remember earlier you said Steven Zhang deserved to play better roles and this drama may be it. Oh well, expectations nose dived. Watched the first episode and I don’t like the female lead at all. Plus time travel not my cup of tea…glad I did not continue. Thank you for this update.

[@bapyongukgukguk2352]

Should have done like Japanese dramas. 9 eps and that's it !

[@ulaalu4356]

I'm just waiting to know how good are the last episodes to decide if I will watch it or not ( to know if it is a good or bad drama). Because, I remember a lot of fans of the original book of "with you" don't like it because of the changes they made and like more the version made by the author. But it doesn't seem it will turn out well if you have decided to quit it. : /

[@noelg66]

Have to say I disagree with this review. It’s a good enough drama with great acting all round. The plotting is good and I do enjoy the adult part as much as the “child” part in the earlier episodes. The story is interesting, the logic is sound within the logic of its universe. It’s quite unlike the cliche C-drama that are “considered good”. The point that arouse my interest in keep following the drama is when the formula p=np is flashed. This is still one of the unsolved math problems in our real world and it can be related to time and space too. Hence, it’s fitting to a time travel themed drama. The formula is also fitting as it’s about problem solving vs the time it takes to execute the solution, another theme of the drama. The characters are interesting enough that make me care about their story arc. The clue to why the time travel took place is given in episode one, which is why I keep watching until the end. I only follow this drama and Time Seems to have Forgotten closely among the recent releases. Haven’t read the original novel and don’t really care. My opinion is adapted drama should be judged on its own merit without reference to its source material. P/S: just finish watching the finale; one word: satisfying. Most C-drama endings are quite crappy but this is not one of those dramas. I don’t regret watching this drama to the end. The slight alteration of scene sequence at the end to make sure the drama can get through the censor and still retain a satisfactory finale is nicely done.

[@linhho8113]

The thing is, I watch until ep 32 now and I see the later ep was not wasted. I haven't read the original and watch it as it is, and it was great. I will watch the last 2 ep tomorrow and see how it end.

[@user-ni8nx7sy2k]

我也觉得后面部分也挺好看的

[@laurynmadsen]

I am enjoying this as well. I haven't read the book so am not biased against the changes. I knew Pei Zhi cheese was going to appear in strawberry world. All we can hope for is a clean ending.

[@shelleydee6217]

I watched the first episode and half-way I left it. I just trusted my instinct that it’s not worth my time.

[@QueenXKnit]

I hate when they just screwed up an author vision and story.

[@justinhang9009]

My favorite are the kids

[@Deathrunaway12]

I should have listen to you ... The first 9 episodes are gold but I watch until 15 ep because of Ji Jiang ( I like him so much)... How the female lead could just tear off posters on the wall of the other version of herself and throw them to trash ?! You know it will have consequences ! Leave her things alone !

[@sugarbites7145]

I feel like I need to read the novel 😅

[@cherrij1661]

What shows do you recommend

[@bapyongukgukguk2352]

"Reset" with Zhao Jin Mai

[@JJ30389]

What a shame; I really enjoyed watching Zhang Xincheng's acting in "Go Ahead". I hope he will have better luck in landing better drama and directors in the future.

[@lateefahsanni3884]

I finally meet someone that has the same opinion as I regarding Nini & chen kun's the rise of the phoenix..gosh i dont agree with that drama and its story in many ways

[@JHall-dl1sb]

I am turned off by Cdrama lately. Started watching Kdrama,

[@iyanuoloye7698]

I actually dropped it at the second half before watching this review i felt frustrated.

[@pinkgoldpeach51]

Avenuex七夕快乐啦！

[@akabaneaki]

i wanted to watch for zhang xincheng, but now i just feel bad for him. He got a bad one this time =_=;; better luck next drama i guess. I loved his previous drama and his acting is still not the worst here but dang i can't with this male lead.

[@sas8131]

This review is misleading. Thog is really a good drama with great acting skill from the main leads. I found the only lacking of this drama is in the first 9 episodes which the story is dragging super long just to watch the kids actors preparing for theirs math olympiad.

[@mariejost9699]

Not another clunker. Searching, searching, searching for satisfy watchable Chinese dramas. Back to working on my article about a popular Chinese dance show. Some of it is contrived and infuriating, but most of it is 10 times better than the scripted fictional dramas coming out of China since the meddling of the censors kicked into high gear.

[@yabiyabi]

If it is "INSPIRED" by a certain novel people need to stop assuming it will be movie version. If it is "MADE AFTER" the novel, then theit offense is inexcusable. People need to understand between inspiration of idea from something and making after something. I am unsure about this novel but it seems to be more inspired.

[@holiday_jeeneewoo47]

Have you read Poppy War?

[@ashg6261]

I'm just going to say this drama is one of the most worth watching cdramas

[@Jesminah]

😅😅 she is too much funny and desperate to convince us not to watch this drama....😆😆

[@TheAssez]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@zorankrivokapic5528]

Another junk review! Why does a drama need to follow the book? They pay royalties and they can do whatever they want. It is disingenuous of you to tell people to stop watching after episode 9. You miss math in this drama so much. Are you paying attention to what kind of crap they are writing? Just look at the cardioid Zhaoxi is plotting. How can a continuous function have so many discontinuous second derivatives? I seriously expected that you would label one giant red jiade on that scene. After all, you are being so righteous all the time. I am perfectly happy with the thrill I got from the first 32 episodes. I may not get the ending I wish but as long as the ending shakes me I will be very happy with this drama. I agree that kids were cute but adult actors did a great job also. And you cannot appreciate it if you are not watching the whole show. And The Rise of Phoenixes was a great drama also!

[@dianaosazenaye1313]

They both wrong

[@ddzgdt]

You know what, I'll just wait for Youngblood 2 and the new Daylight drama for Zhang Xincheng 😭 he's such a great actor, and it's a pity his last couple dramas have been kind of disappointing

[@user-ni8nx7sy2k]

已经看到32集，其实后面这几集挺好看的。（不过，估计您不想看那么多集）

[@Heothbremel]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@megumim6795]

but you didn't finish rise of phoenixes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@megumim6795]

and also, the rise of phoenixes was totally butchered into 53 ep when it was aired on TV. It's douban's score is 8.2 voted by over 200k. Tho I don't like the last couple of ep, it's one of the very good costume dramas in recent years for many ppl. And Chen Kun and Ni Ni...