I have been chasing dramas for a long time, and all kinds of girlfriends have seen it in various film and television dramas.
There are everything that completes each other, what looks like God and what separates from God, what drifts apart, and what turns into enemies.
But have you ever seen this kind of iron porcelain girlfriend who eats and lives together, shares secretly, and even the real estate certificate is the name of the two?
If not, take a look today -
"Warm and Sweet"
This urban life drama starring Song Qian and Chen Yanxi has a very popular rating, with a cumulative broadcast volume of more than 2.4 billion, and has won the championship in ratings for 18 days so far, as well as the first place in broadcast volume for 21 consecutive days.
Nanfei (Song Qian) and Qi Jiayi (Chen Yanxi) are a pair of girlfriends who have grown up since childhood.
After completing their studies, Nanfei became a cosmetic surgeon at a hospital in Beijing, and Qi Jiayi worked as a home decoration designer at a design firm in Shanghai.
Due to difficulties in both his feelings and career, Nan Fei resigned from Beijing without his parents and came to Shanghai to find his girlfriend Qi Jiayi for a small gathering.
At that time, Qi Jiayi was also preparing for divorce because of the uncomfortable encounter.
The two sisters, who were suffering from the same illness, hit it off immediately, and simply sold their houses and pooled their money to buy a small building with a separate courtyard, intending to start over.
This is the background of the story.
Compared with the sisterhood of Jin Jian, the various twists and turns and growth faced by the two in their feelings and work are the biggest highlights of the whole drama.
First, in terms of feelings, both girlfriends have stepped on the "marriage trap" full of dangers.
Nanfei's boyfriend Chen Fang (Lu Yi) is a divorced sculptor.
Because his ex-wife Liu Shuting (Sun Ning) suddenly returned with her child, Chen Fang's situation caused great trouble to Nanfei.
First, it's the unit.
Colleagues who did not know the truth saw the picture of the famous sculptor Chen Fang and his ex-wife in deep love from the news, and they all privately complained that Nanfei was a third party who destroyed other people's marriages.
Secondly, there is the family.
Nanfei's parents were puzzled, why such a smart and excellent daughter had to mess with a divorced man who was constantly in trouble, and as the news continued to ferment, the old couple ordered Nanfei to break up with Chen Fang.
Chen Fang himself.
Although he loves Nanfei deeply, he is also anxious in the face of his ex-wife who came back with children to ask for a reunion, coupled with the enthusiastic matchmaking of his parents and sister.
Hospital work was stopped, parents kept pressing, and Chen Fang's attitude was unclear.
Nanfei, who was physically and mentally hurt, was in pain, and she cried and said: When I first got with you, I thought it would be a little difficult, but I didn't think it would be so difficult. It's been four years, covering up together, I'm a little tired.
In the end, she broke up with tears in her eyes and resigned and left for Shanghai.
In contrast, Qi Jiayi's situation is no better than Nanfei.
First, Puxin's fiancé Xu Xi (Cao Zheng) tricked Qi Jiayi into adding his name to the real estate certificate.
Immediately afterwards, the mother-in-law who came from the airborne came to her in various ways, thinking that she had low education, unstable work, did not like to do housework, and lived in the house that her son "bought".
In this regard, Qi Jiayitong chose to endure.
The condition happened on the wedding day.
Faced with the host's thousands of calls on stage, Qi Jiayi, who was aware of it, finally realized that marriage means a lifetime, and Xu Xi is not her good match.
Finally survived until the end of the wedding, Qi Jiayi filed for divorce with Xu Xi as soon as possible.
But the trouble for the two is that Qi Jiayi's real estate certificate has Xu Xi's name.
Although he wrote the guarantee at the beginning, on the night that Qi Jiayi proposed the divorce, Xu Xi, who had a ghost in his heart, found out the guarantee letter and destroyed it.
After several rounds of wits and courage, Qi Jiayi finally got his house back with the help of Nanfei and his ex-boyfriend.
Soon after, Qi Jiayi met Xiaoqiu, a young man seven years younger than her.
The other party claimed to have fallen in love with her at first sight, but shortly after the two dating, he borrowed money from Qi Jiayi on the grounds of the company's financial difficulties.
Qi Jiayi was very embarrassed by this.
Borrow it, hurt the money.
Don't borrow it, hurt.
Entangled repeatedly, Qi Jiayi finally resisted the advice of his friends and the pressure of his mother, and borrowed enough 1 million for Xiaoqiu, but was coldly rejected by the other party, no need to have a gap, and the relationship between the two quickly came to an end.
Xiaoqiu's parents disliked Qi Jiayi's age, single parents, and divorced.
Xiaoqiu himself wanted to marry her as soon as possible and asked her to work full-time after marriage.
Although the devastated Qi Jiayi longs for love, he does not want to settle.
A seemingly beautiful love for the year, so far can only end regretfully.
Regardless of right or wrong, some practical problems encountered by Nanfei and Qi Jiayi in love are actually worth pondering.
1. For example, the concept of marriage and love between two generations.
In the play, the male second Jiao Yue (Jing Chao) is the next-door neighbor of Nanfei and Qi Jiayi, and is also a good friend of the two.
Jiao Yue's parents have been worried that he is over 30 and has no girlfriend, so he comes to the door every three forks and five to urge.
In order to cope with her parents, Jiao Yue asked Nanfei to help pretend to be her girlfriend.
Nanfei, who has the same confusion, naturally does not let go of this.
Just when both parents were thinking about their children's wedding, by chance, the two pretended to be lovers.
Jiao Yue's mother, who was too deep into the play, was reluctant to fly south.
Sincerely persuade her: You two are talented men and women, and their personalities are also compatible, why don't you try to get along?
Nanfei replied: Auntie, love depends on fate, I don't want to settle.
Jiao Yue's mother also advised: feelings can be cultivated.
Nanfei refused again: I understand you very well, because my parents are the same, but I just don't feel Jiao Yue.
Does the phrase "feelings can be cultivated" sound familiar?
Looking at it, most of our parents and their ancestors were indeed matchmakers in their marriages.
In their generation, many people did not know each other before marriage, and most of the understanding of each other before marriage came from the mouths of parents or intermediaries, but most of them could choose one person to end their lives.
And Nanfei and Qi Jiayi are post-90s.
They believe in love at first sight, firmly believe that marriage that is not based on love is hooliganism, and would rather be single all the time than wronged themselves.
"No feeling" is a common mantra when they face their marriage partner.
This seemingly incomprehensible communication reflects the attitude and cognition of two generations towards love and marriage, and there is no one who is right and who is wrong, but it can cause viewers to think deeply.
2. For example, how to have it both in love and filial piety?
Whether it was Nanfei and Qi Jiayi, or Chen Fang and Jiao Yue, they all had different degrees of confusion about this issue.
In order to reassure his parents, Nanfei had to pretend to be a couple with Jiao Yue to accompany them to act.
In order not to embarrass his mother, Qi Jiayi forced his head and Xu Xi to complete the wedding.
For the sake of his parents and children, Chen Fang could only endure the pain of breaking up with Nanfei.
These are not choices from the heart, but they are their greatest filial piety to their parents.
But in the future, Nanfei can't be with Jiao Yue, Qi Jiayi can't live with Xu Xijiang, and Chen Fang can't remarry Shu Ting.
As a result, they have endless conflicts with their parents.
Parents feel that when their children reach the marriage age, they should get married, have children and start a family; Children believe that marriage is a lifelong affair, and it can be done casually.
This kind of stubborn and stubborn persistence seems to be a bit contrary to the word "shun" in filial piety.
So, how can love and filial piety be balanced?
It is not only the dilemma that several leading actors in the play are facing, but it is estimated that it is also a problem that many young people urgently need to solve.
Second, in terms of work, in the face of fierce competition in the workplace, strength + confidence is the greatest means.
The reason why Nanfei left the hospital was that her relationship with Chen Fang was misunderstood by colleagues; On the other hand, it has a lot to do with hospitals.
Nanfei's assistant Yang Yi and nurse Xiao Qiao are a couple, and Yang Yi is unwilling to give Nan Fei as an assistant with less seniority than him, so he uses the "Chen Fang incident" to frame Nanfei with Xiao Qiao.
Coupled with the leaders who did not know the truth, Nan Fei, who was under pressure, chose to leave.
It stands to reason that Nanfei is the youngest and most promising knife in the hospital, and the place of work is a good unit. This kind of platform where many people can't enter without sharpening their heads, but she said that she would leave if she left.
On the surface, it is courageous, but in fact, it is also a counterattack by Nanfei against workplace bullying.
For example, she had been preparing for an operation for a long time, and after success, not only did the credit become someone else's, but she also had to write about the examination.
For example, she kindly reminds patients who are addicted to plastic surgery to stop in moderation.
After being complained by the patient, the dean ordered her to deeply reflect at the conference without saying a word.
In this regard, Nanfei did not think of compromise, she even tried to close her eyes and read the check written by her male girlfriend to give everyone a step.
But thinking about it, she just couldn't understand what she was wrong, because she felt that everything she did did not violate her principles and doctor's professional ethics, and she couldn't get by if she opened her eyes and said nonsense.
So he had to choose to leave.
Behind the seemingly willful willfulness, there is actually a trace of helplessness, as well as her ability and confidence that is different from ordinary people.
Similar things happened to Qi Jiayi and were completely different.
Qi Jiayi's starting point is not high, it is not easy to achieve the position of designer step by step.
For this reason, it is the norm for her to be sneered at by her turtle colleagues, and she does not agree with each other, and people blatantly rob her of customers.
The other design managers have their own offices, and only Qi Jiayi leads a small team to work in the corner of the company.
It is clear that they are Qi Jiayi's customers, and if colleagues want to force a kick, the leader will turn a blind eye and let them compete on their own.
Qi Jiayi's initial strategy was "forbearance".
was robbed by colleagues, only dared to complain a few words in the department; was treated differently by the leader, and could only roll his eyes and complain in private.
Later, under the influence of Nanfei, Qi Jiayi finally learned to fight back.
Colleagues want to grab orders? Then compete fairly, and at the same time produce design drawings, let customers choose by themselves.
Stuck in the back by a competitor? Intentionally or unintentionally expose the truth of the incident, so that the other party can stop.
After that, with continuous attempts and accumulation, Qi Jiayi, who had works on his side, gradually stood up in front of the leaders.
When she talked to the leader about her departure, on the one hand, she hinted that she might have to change jobs, and on the other hand, she complained that she had not been taken seriously in the company for so many years, and saw that the situation was similar, and she repeated the old words, saying that she wanted to study abroad.
The advance and retreat are measured, reasonable and decent.
The leaders who have always been high were stunned.
It can be seen that the most effective means to oppose workplace bullying must be strength + confidence.
In addition, this drama also has two anti-routine places that are particularly interesting.
First, although Shu Ting has been kidnapping Chen Fang with children and even in-laws, she asked for remarriage.
But Chen Fang always insisted that we can be relatives in the future, but we will never be lovers again.
Subsequently, whether it was pressure from his parents, his career was blocked, and Shu Ting was sick, he always adhered to the principle and did not remarry Shu Ting.
This, on the contrary, gave this unlikable character a lot of fans.
After chasing behind, many netizens even began to sympathize with Chen Fang, feeling that his pressure and responsibility deserved a good future.
Second, Nanfei and Jiao Yue did not do a fake play.
According to the routine, this kind of male talent and female appearance, evenly matched fake couples will be arranged together in the back.
But Nanfei and Jiao Yue really didn't.
Although netizens feel okay, and parents also think it is appropriate, the two just don't feel it.
From the plot analysis, it should be a matter of character between the two, Nanfei is relatively strong in all aspects, the ideal partner is love at first sight, and the other party must be able to understand her and tolerate her.
The lazy and casual Jiao Yue was obviously not her thing; Jiao Yue obviously prefers sweeter girls, such as Shen Xue or Qi Jiayi.
This setting that violates the routine not only makes people shout surprised, but also makes the plot trend more full of suspense.
The above are some of the main highlights of this show.
As an urban life drama that eats daily, its plot does not have too many conflicts and contradictions. But keep chasing and you will find that the pressure, dilemma and growth faced by the characters in the play are also the pain points that many fans are currently encountering.
Because it resonates, it can trigger discussion and reflection.
That's the charm of a good drama.
(Movie Rotten Tomatoes Editorial Office: Not Happy with Things)