Best Choice Ever 承欢记 just broke past 30,000 on Tencent heat index eight days after premiere. It’s considered the fastest urban drama to reach the milestone this 2024. It’s also the second drama after The Legend of Shen Li to his the milestone this year. This is Yang Zi’s third Tencent drama in the past three years to make the 30K club. The Oath of Love reached 31,678 in 2022 and Lost You Forever reached 33,144 in 2023.
The show Best Choice Ever had set itself up to be a family drama / workplace romance. Thus far, it’s on point in its realistic portrayal of the pressures women face in a traditional Chinese family from the mother-daughter dynamic between Yang Zi and actress He Saifei to the mounting pressures of marriage. The tearful breakup between Yang Zi and Niu Junfeng’s characters likely left audiences applauding. The couple, initially on the brink of marriage, faced the harsh reality of navigating family expectations, what with his condescending family and him being a spineless boyfriend.
With the breakup, things finally heat up between Yang Zi’s heroine and the male lead, played by Xu Kai. He may have initially seen her as a colleague he could “use” to his advantage, but found himself still having her best interests at heart. Now that we get to witness them spending a lot of time together, especially with their shared connection to grandma, the romance is bound to be sweet.
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Yui
I love how everyone’s character develops in this drama. Yangzi is really pretty. I’ve read some harsh comments about her appearance, especially comparing her to her co star, aiyaaa… they are just born haters. She looks amazing and her acting is wonderful. Xu Kai is handsome. And his acting gets better and better. Their micro expressions in this series are lovely.
I super dislike her mom but hey, some asian moms are just like this. Im so tired with her attitude but i can understand her point of view. Probably bcuz im an asian daughter myself.
Anyone, please give this drama a try. Really.
avarachika
I actually really like this drama. If you’re into family slice of life drama than this one’s for you. FL is written nicely but has a backbone and ML is mysteriously ruthless but soft. The main annoying character as of now is the mom, but I can overlook it.
Lisa
I enjoy these slice of dramas from time to time. My biggest issue is I cannot for the life of me stand the mother, and her ignorant, stubborn, old world views. The emphasis on finding a rich husband with a family that disrepects your daughter over her personal happiness is ridiculous. She sabotages more than helps. I get second hand embarrassment from half her antics. I get she represents the typical unreasonable Asian mom (I have one myself), but seeing her on screen brings back childhood trauma. YZ’s character’s patience with her is commendable. The veteran actress that plays her is great, I just really hate the character.