However, Nan Xian seems to enjoy pushing Wen Nuan around and telling her what to do. Linxi - a famous actress, childhood friend of both Wen Nuan and Nan Xian’s pretend girlfriend - is similarly not impressed that Wen Nuan is back. Wen Ruo, Wen Nuan’s older and protective sister, is not thrilled with the arrangement and tries to speak to Nan Xian about it. Wen Nuan ends up working for Qian Yu, as her ex Zhan Nan Xian’s executive assistant. Her pretend boyfriend Linlu - pretending for reputation and his family - is thrilled and helps her apply for various roles after she makes it clear that she does not want to work for him at Dai Zhong. Wen Nuan decides to return to Shanghai after spending 7 years in the UK. Part 1 | Episode 1 – 28 | Miscommunication and Regrets Part 2 | Episodes 28 – 46 | Righting past wrongs.Part 1 | Episodes 1 – 27 | Miscommunication and regrets.However, beware there will be ‼️spoilers‼️: There seemed to be a genuine friendship between the actors and is the sole reason I finished watching this drama.įor those who still want to watch this drama, I have set out my episode guide recapping the key moments below. The consequence is a lot of repetition and unnecessarily long scenes (some with no dialogue at all just silence…)Ĭonscious that I have just sledged this drama, I will say that the acting and chemistry between the characters was quite good.
Nivea products feature heavily - I mean who knew you could use an empty cream container as a photo frame! Another issue is pacing - this story, already problematic, was just not designed to be drawn out across 46 episodes. More in line with modern Kdramas, this drama is rich with product placement. Hopefully, (like Kdramas have) Cdramas with time will eventually move away from this male ideal. While Here to Heart wasn’t quite on the same level as My Sunshine 何以笙簫默, Zhan Nanxian’s aggressive and controlling behavior made the contrived romantic moments difficult to watch. I always feel a little uncomfortable watching ‘modern’ Cdramas - they always seem to be toeing the line (and sometimes just jumping across it) between romantic pursuit and sexual harassment/assault. Despite the awkward working situation, her and Nanxian try to rekindle the love that they once shared…
Once we have accepted that premise we are also asked to accept that Wen Nuan is also okay with working with her ex (with whom she shares a very messy/protracted history) while being in a relationship with his direct competitor, Linlu (albeit a pretend relationship).
The way it is explained is: working for Nanxian on the 66th level of his building is an honour and is in itself a managerial position. How an executive comes to work as secretary blows my mind. With the help of her long-term pretend boyfriend Zhu Linlu (portrayed by Jing Chao 经超), also a tech billionaire, she ends up working for her ex Nan Xian as his personal secretary… The drama begins with Wen Nuan’s decision to return to China after working in the UK as a successful executive. It stars Zhang Han 张翰 as billionaire tech-founder Zhan Nan Xian and Janine Chang 張鈞甯 as the intelligent but dis-empowered Wen Nuan. Here to Heart 温暖的弦 is a ‘modern’ Cdrama based on a popular novel with the same name by An Ning 安宁. Available on: Viki, YouTube, Netflix Total episode #: 46 Dumpling-rating scale: 2.5/5
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