Chinese Drama
A Cup of Love
Snippets
Chinese Drama
Snippets
Chinese Drama 2024
Aka: Cheng Huan Ji, Story of Joy
Best Choice Ever poster
Quick Precis
Mai Cheng Huan lived with a very controlling mother. She got a chance to escape when helped by a step-grandmother who tasked her to manage a hotel.
Snippets
Episode 1
It is a watchable drama but nothing special… yet. Yang Zi is so cute though.
Anyway, Mai Cheng Yuan works in a hotel. She is almost 30 but still treated like a little girl by her very controlling mother.
When her mother found out that she was dating, she bullied Chengyuan to find out if her boyfriend Xin Jia Ling is after marriage. She told her daughter not to indulge in premarital sex but at the same time, Mai Chengyuan is getting old and must start thinking about having children.
To keep her mother quiet and happy, she promised to sound out Jia Liang about marriage. She has been going out with Jia Ling for three years.
Her mother kept on at her, calling her at work all the time and barges to her bedroom at night to pressure her about the marriage.
Poor Chengyuan did not really need the hustle from her mother at the moment as there are a lot going on at work. There is a new guy at work; her new boss, Yao Zhi Ming who fired her almost immediately. It took her a lot of effort and persuasion to make him rescind his decision.
He told her to go to a bidding meeting on his behalf the next morning where she found out that her boyfriend Xin Jia Liang is the heir to Deshan Furnishing. She never knew that Jia Ling was from an affluent family.
Episode 2
Chengyuan was of course shocked. She did not expect that her boyfriend who she regularly lend money too was mega rich.
So when she got home and her mother who was expecting Jia Ling to come for dinner did not turn up, told Chengyuan to break up with JiaLiang.
But then she immediately changed her tune when she found out that Jia Liang was from a very rich family. Jia Liang suddenly turned to the best thing since sliced bread as far as her mother is concerned.
Episode 3
Xin Jia Liang told Liu Wanyu, Chengyuan’s mother that he wishes to come to dinner.
Liu Wangyu excitedly cleaned and cooked to impress Jia Liang who did not show up in time because he was dragged to a blinddate arranged by his parents.
It so happened that Chen Shu Zhen who knows both Xin Jia Liang and Chengyuan dearly was in the same restaurant where the blind date was happening.
Jia Liang quickly explained that it was a fake blind date. Chen Shu Zhen, however, called Chengyuan to inform her of seeing Jia Liang on a blinddate.
Of course Jia Liang got upset.
Episode 4
Mai Chengyuan was chosen to lead the project for the 520 Chinese Valentine’s Day gala where the theme focused on parental love.
It started well and her parents were given tickets to attend.
But then Jia Liang turned up in a cumbersome knight armour suit and then proceeded to propose to a very embarrassed Chengyuan.
Chengyuan was not impressed. But her mother pressured her into accepting the proposal.
Episode 5
Chengyuan’s mother wanted to know when the wedding was and when are they going to meet JIa Liang’s family.
Jia Liang informed his family that he had proposed to Chengyuan. His sister, Jia Li was very dismissive of Chengyuan but their mother said that Jia Liang seemed very happy and that was all that mattered to her.
Meeting the family was arranged. Jia Li said to pick the most exclusive and most expensive restaurant to show Chengyuan’s family that they belong to the upper crust.
Episode 6
The family dinner happened and it was the most patronising and humiliating the Mai family was put through.
Jia Liang tried his best to intervene but he was really not forceful enough while Jia Li run riot with her insult to the family.
Chengyuan could not take it anymore so she ask her family to leave with her. She then told Jia Liang that they should take a break for a while to calm down.
Chengyuan told her mother that she does not want to marry into Jia Laing’s family but her mother wanted a rich in-laws so she told Chengyuan not to be silly and marry the nice Jia Liang.
Chinese Drama 2023
Wonderland of Love poster
Episode 1
It started at Laolan Pass, where soldiers from Zhenxi Army are having a lunch break on thin crispy flat breads. So they became more full, Bao the Chef encourages them to drink water first.
Li Ni, the marshal of the Zhenxi Army joined his troop as they joke around but then they were interrupted by an arrival of army, led by General Pei Xian who was very overwrought as he was the bringer of bad news.
Apparently the Emperor is dead having been assasinated by Sun Jing on his 60th birthday party. The banquet was turned into a bloody massacre where even the crown prince was killed.
Lord Liang who was Li Ni’s father was the only one who survived the brutal killing because he did not attend the party. But he had been kidnapped by the assassins.
With the passing of the emperor and the crown prince, Lord Liang was going to be the new emperor as the son of the dead crown prince is only seven years old.
So technically, Li Ni is the new crown prince but he was not having it was his cousin should still inherit despite being young as the boy showed great intelligence.
General Pei was aggrieved as the they can’t allow a boy to rule.
Li Ni the 17th Imperial Grandson led the battle to quell the rebellion and to rescue Lord Liang at Yingzhou.
In the meantime, General Pingliang of Cui Li Army sent his only son to Yingzhou to liberate it. They killed Sun Jing, thus General Pingliang became the ruler of the nation.
2
3
4
Chinese Drama 2024
As Beautiful As You poster
Snippets
Episode 1
Han Ting had just come back from abroad to take over as a CEO of his family business. On the way to work, his car got prang by Ji Xing who was riding a bike. She was in a hurry and wanted to negotatiate with the driver of the car quickly. Han Ting noticed her and wondered if she was the girl. He instructed his assistant/driver to just exchanged numbers and to make contact later.
The next time they met was during a presentation of innovative AI dental robot which Ji Xing designed but a male colleague pretended was his. Han Ting however asked more complex question which the colleague could not answer. Han Ting commented that obviously he did not do the design the project. Ji Xing had to stand in and competently explained the dental robot clearly and precisely. She noticed Han Ting but he pretended that he did not know her at all so she did not approach him.
Anyway, Ji Xing is already in a relationship with Shao Yi Chen. They have been saving like mad to get an apartment together so Ji Xing had been working like a dog to get her bonus which she was assured will be the maximum given by the company.
Episode 2
Zeng Di used Ji Xing to get young entreprenuers to invest in her AI dental project. Ji Xing is of course very pretty and can talk the talk being an software engineer.
The gathering was also attended by Han Ting who did not like when young Mr Zhao was touchy-feely with Ji Xing.
Han Ting told Zeng Di to send Ji Xing home. Zeng Di complied with gusto which made Ji Xing feel humiliated.
Episode 3
Ji Xing was sexually harrased by the sales manager at a work event. Being a feisty woman and knowing her worth, she did not just take it quietly. She called the police. Her harrasser was arrested and then fired from his job. The repercussion for Ji Xing was that she wa shun at work because without the manager, the workers worried about their end of year bonuses.
Zeng Di the CEO at the company Ji Xing was working realised that there was a brewing chemistry between Ji Xing and Han Ting. Zeng Di had been crushing on Han Ting since they met as students in Germany ten years ago. So Zeng Di instructed another manager not to make it easy for Ji Xing. Instead of doing her usual job of designing and creating AI, she was sent out to companies to do maintenance on computer system.
Episode 4
Ji Xing was forced to resign from her job when she realised that there is no scope for promotion for her. She was gutted that her year-end bonus as well as her project bonus were gone.
Episode 5
Ji Xing’s boyfriend turned up early to surprise her. Ji Xing invited her friends for an impromptu dinner party. Immediately, it is obvious that Yi Chen and Qiu Zi will end up together as there is a frisson between them or at least at Qiu Zi’s side.
Ji Xing then announced that she will start a new business rather than being employed in some company. Her friends and Yi Chen tried to dissuade in engaging in start-up business as they then not to succeed but Ji Xing had made up her mind.
Ji Xing went into business with her old college friend, Su Zhi Zhou. Their new company is called Star Tech. They will be doing 3D printing.
They tried to gain investments but it was unbelievably hard. In desperation, they went to Han Ting who told them that he will create a department in his company that would do 3D Printing and he wanted them to work for him.
Ji Xing was not interested. She told Han Ting that they would just remained as old school friends but Han Ting said that there is no friendship in business only partners or enemies.
Episode 6
Episode 7
Yi Chen finally presented an engagement ring to Ji Xing. His expectant look turned into dismay when Ji Xing said that it was not the time to get engaged and get married. She just had too much in her plate at the moment. Looking at the disappointed face of Yi Chen, Ji Xing said that she will keep the ring but she will propose to him herself when she’s got the funding for Star Tech.
Ji Xing and Su Zhi Zhou was so desperate for 3D Printer that when a former school friend of Su Zhi Zhou told them that there was a spare 3D Printer in the company he was working that can be rented, Ji Xin and Su Zhi Zhou jumped at the chance to rent it.
Without money, they borrowed from friends. Lili generously gave 100,000 yuan to Ji Xing to the 250,000 they gave Su Zhi Zhou’s friend as deposit.
But the 3D printer did not materialise and the friend had also vanished.
Poor Ji Xing was so stressed she collapsed.
Meanwhile, Shao Yi Chen is getting rather close to Qiu Zi, especially when she offered him money to help his family.
Episode 8
Li Li was supportive of Ji Xing and told her not to stress about the money.
Then finally came some silver lining.
Han Yuan, who is Han Ting’s sister contacted Ji Xing. She said that she wanted to invest 20M in Star Tech but she likes a 33.4% shares.
Ji Xing and Su Zhi Zhou was tempted at first but Ji Xing held back after Han Yuan would not confirmed that both Ji Xing and Su Zhi Zhou would remain as the main operative of Star Tech. Han Yuan gave them until 10 the following morning to take her offer.
Su Zhi Zhou was so desperate he wanted to take the offer but Ji Xing explained that from her research, Han Yuan tend to dismiss the manpower of those companies she invested in and put her own people. Su Zhi Zhou and Ji Xing would lose autonomy in their company.
Su Zhi Zhou was really desperate and when Ji Xing left to see Han Yuan, he was relieved. But then Ji Xing said that she turned down the offer.
As soon as Han Ting heard that Ji Xing turned down Han Yuan, he made his move.
He went to Star Tech/Xingchen office and offered the same number of shares condition and the same amount of investment.
Ji Xing was going to turn him down as well but then he told her that Dongyang Medical and his Doctorcloud project could offer her 3D printing project much more. He also agreed that she could have autonomy to Star Tech as long as she reports regularly to Dongyang Medical.
She finally accepted the offer from Han Ting.
She happily went to meet Shao Yi Chen wearing the engagement ring he gave her. She said that as she told him, she would agree to a wedding after she has gotten the investment.
Yi Chen was not too enthusiastic to see Ji Xing at the airport but he did cheer up afterwards but still noticed that he would always be only second to ther work.
Ji Xing went to sign the contract with Han Ting. He was looking at her rather fondly while she was signing the contract but then he noticed her engagement ring.
The truly independent Li Li was enjoying a casual relationshio with Chen Song Lin.
Episode 9
Yi Chen was with Ji Xing. He was telling her what he wanted for them both. He wanted a quiet ordinary life. A simple life where they can do things together. He then noticed that Ji Xing was not listening because she had fallen asleep.
The next morning, he made her breakfast but she had no time to really appreciate it. She was on her mobile phone being hurried to go downstairs for the seminar.
Ji Xing was especially happy as it was the day when she would meet other business entrepreneurs in a medical symposium.
Her happiness evaporated immediately when Yi Chen dropped a bombshell. He told her that he wanted to break up.
She was so shocked at the unexpected of it plus the timing.
She was not her bubbly self during the symposium which concerned Han Ting. He then noticed that she was no longer wearing her engagement ring.
Finally, Xingchen got the raw material and they got busy doing their project.
10
11
12
13
14
15
Episode 16
Han Ting warned Zeng Di not to set up Xingchen Tech because he invested in the company. He said that he will protect it the same way that he will safeguard Zeng Di’s company which he also invested in. Zeng Di knew that Han Ting was serious. So she said that she will call Mr Ma, the supplier for the raw material for Xingchen to facilitate the delivery.
Meanwhile, Qiu Zi could not wait any longer. She went to Shao Yi Chen’s apartment and confessed to him that she fancied him rotten and wanted to be with him forever.
Yi Chen turned her down as he was not ready for another relationship as he was still hung up on Ji Xing. Qiu Zi accepted his decision immediately.
At Xingchen Tech, everyone was running like headless chicken. Zou broke the 3D printer when they crucially needed it the most.
Han Ting advised Ji Xing to punish Zou severely.
Episode 17
The broken printer became a topic for the shareholders. Han Yuan influenced the shareholders to demand that a helicopter manager as Ji Xing is incompetent as a manager being a technical person.
Han Ting told the shareholders to hold their horses. He will deal with Xingchen Tech himself.
Ji Xing sent Li Li and Su Zhizhou to Beijing where an available printer had been located. Time is of the essence as the review of their product was for the next day.
Li Li and Su Zhizhou managed to print the product but there flight back was delayed because of the weather.
Zou and Ji Xing worked to fix their in-house printer. Zou would not give up but the time was ticking.
Han Yuan was waiting with Han Ting in his office. She showed him the contract for installing her assistant as the helicopter manager of Xingchen. Han Ting ignored it and waited for Ji Xing to show up. When everything was looking hopeless, Ji Xing showed up with the product. Han Yuan was so annoyed from being thwarted.
Everything turned out well for Ji Xing in the end and she got her second part of the investment payment.
She was also told by Han Ting that there will be a seminar of AI in the next few days. Ji Xing was excited to attend.
Episode 18
Han Ting ensured that Ji Xing and Xingchen Tech are not overlooked during the seminar. Zeng Di was livid.
Han Ting warned Ji Xing to not engage in a battle of wills with Zeng Di as Zeng Di had already caused the delay in the raw materials for Xingchen.
Though, Ji Xing was annoyed she understood what Han Ting meant of not blowing the small fire and make it bigger.
Episode 19
The seminar helped Xingchen to create a buzz amongst the other companies dealing with AI and IT. A hospital was interested in pioneering her vertebrate into a patient.
It was all lovely but one of the doctors in charge was Yi Chen. Suddenly, Han Ting became jealous and determined that Yi Chen and Ji Xing do not have an alone time.
Li Li and Xiao Yi Xiao had become officially in a relationship. Somehow, there is a mystery in Xiao Yi Xiao’s side.
Su Zhi Zhou was of course absolutely gutted that Li Li is unavailable.
Despite being told that he was not ready for another relationship, Qiu Zi still continued to grace Yi Chen with her presence. She was behaving like a housewife, doing his house chores.
Lu Lin Jia who used to bicker with the vlogger and influencer, Tu Xiao Meng, realised that he had fallen for her.
Chang He who was an investor and had a thing for Zeng Di, tried to get Han Yuan to join forces with him to unseat Han Ting from being the CEO of Dongyang Medical.
Episode 20
Han Ting asked what Ji Xing next move. Ji Xing told him that she had apply for a study leave for Germany.
Ji Xing then was surprised when she met Han Ting and his assistant on the plane. He later toured her in Germany and as her beck and call. He even agreed to show her around Dongyang HQ in Germany.
He was rather intimate with her and only a numbskull would not know that he has got the hots for her.
Anyway, Qiu Zi perseverance in quietly chasing after Yi Chen begins to pay off. He noticed how nurturing she was and started to see her in a different light.
Meanwhile, despite being official as boyfriend and girlfriend, Yi Xiao is still keeping secrets from Li Li including being best friend with Han Ting.
Episode 21
Han Ting was so obvious that he likes her so Ji Xing finally acknowledge it. But then the next morning on her last day in Germany, she saw Han Ting having what seemed to be an intimate breakfast with Zeng Di.
Zeng Di made most of the opportunity to show Ji Xing that Han Ting was hers. Finally Han Ting noticed what was going on when he saw Ji Xing leaving. He told off Zeng Di to not cross the bound.
He then message Ji Xing that whatever she saw was nothing.
Ji Xing was so happy that Han Ting did not make her misundertand anything.
Anyway, Qiu Zi and Yi Chen are officially loved up though they are still cautious of coming out. Qiu Zi did say to Yi Chen that Ji Xing was being chase by somebody so they have not long to wait hiding their relationship.
Meanwhile, Li Li was not really happy with Yi Xiao. She realised that she did not know much about him and he gets some mysterious phonecalls and would not allow her to come and go to his place.
Episode 22
It was Ji Xing’s birthday and the first one to greet her a happy birthday was Han Ting who camped in his living room floor watching and waiting for the clock on his coffee table to turn midnight. He then asked her what she was doing for her birthday.
Ji Xing told him that she was going to dinner with her besties.
Anyway, Ji Xing was the first one to arrive at her party. She loved how her friends pre-decorated the room for her birthday. She was watching them from the window as they arrived but then something shocking happened.
Li Li and Xiomeng confronted Qiu Zi who was given a lift by Yichen. They saw them hugging. Qiu Zi said that she got together with Yichen after he had broken up with Ji Xing.
23
Episode 24
Ji Xing and Han Ting are officially in a relationship.
25
26
27
28
29
30
Episode 31
Zeng Di
Episode 32
She explained to her staff and business partner that the merger with Han Hai more or less would not change anything as per final contract she signed with Dongyang and Han Hai. No staff will be fired unless they commit mistake and they would still have and independent R&D.
Ji Xing moved out Han Ting apartment. She had become completely illogical. She cannot separate business from personal life.
Anyway, it was another new year. She went home and her parents wanted to know where Han Ting was. She made some excuses but they can see that she was not very happy,
Anyway, it was the first general meeting of the newly merged HanHai Star Tech. Han Ting went to the meeting especially early but then he was so disappointed to find that Ji Xing missed the meeting.
Ji Xing was still in a huff. She was smarting from something she does not really know. She got so worked up, she decided to leave HanHai Star Tech all together.
Honestly, this drama had gone down hill. It does not make sense anymore. How can they make the genius girl turned stupid and overly emotional.
Episode 33
She cowardly left Star Tech without personally telling her staff and business partners. Instead she sent and email to each one and a token goodbye present.
Even Han Ting fot a prefunctory message. He went to see Li Li to ask where Ji Xing was as she can’t be contacted by phone. Li Li told Han Ting to leave Ji Xing alone, give her some space.
There is miles and miles of space between them currently as Ji Xing flew to Germany where she happened to meet a new guy, young Dr Qin, the renowned IT prodigy based in Germany but had decided to return to China.
Without Ji Xing at the helm of Star Tech, they are being taken advantage by Han Hai. The supposed merger is turning into a complete take over. Poor Zhi Zhou was too busy with a new project to deal with Han Hai’s high-handedness.
Episode 34
Despite Ji Xing being away from Star Tech, the company started thriving after initial teething problems. Su Zhizhao created an app that enable the 3D Printer to function faster which was lauded and enabled Han Hai Star Tech to compete worldwide.
Ji Xing had calmed down and realised that the merger was beneficial for Star Tech but she was still angry about the love thing.
Han Ting went to Germany to visit the HQ and recruit Qin Li. He accidentally met Ji Xing at the plaza. She was with Qin Li. Qin Li knew that the two obviously knew each other but Ji Xing said that they were former schoolmates rather than ex live-in lovers.🤣
Anyway, when they were alone, after Qin Li left as he is much sought after as tech scientist, Ji Xing and Han Ting resumed their talk about sodding bleeding love🤣.
Ji Xing moaned that he did not love her. He said that love to him is a growth everyday. He categorically said to Ji Xing that between love and business, business would always comes first but what he can absolutely promised was that he would only love her.
They went back to China and Qin Li too who now works at Danyang Group.
Meanwhile, Lili started to feel that Su Zhizhou is sexy. Aww Love these two.
Episode 35
Ji Xngi’s parents came to town and had a meet up with Han Ting. He confessed that he and Han Ting had broken up in the New Year. He said that it was all his fault but he still loves Ji Xing.
They told Han Ting that they know their daughter that she is a stubborn little madam.
Episode 36
Qin Li was sent back abroad as the frontman of Dongyang Group.
Meanwhile, Ji Xing went to the annual seminar at Zhenshen. She was proud that she was invited as herself not a tag-along with someone.
Han Ting once again was a speaker. He made use of his speech as a way to apologise to Ji Xing. She was really moved and decided to move back in with him.
But it got dramatic, because Mr Zou of Zou Group who was being investigated by police and would likely end up in prison, barged in the apartment when Ji Xing was alone. He kidnapped her.
Instigated by Chang He, Mr Zou blamed Han Ting for reporting him for fraud.
Han Ting came to Ji Xing rescue. It was a rather a traumatic confrontation. Han Ting fell down from the railings of the buidling with Mr Zou.
Ji Xing was gutted but saw that the police and fire department had already set up an emergency inflatable mat which cushioned Han Ting and Mr Zou’s fall.
There seemed to be only one doctor in the hospital and that was Yi Chen 🤣🤣🤣 whose prognosis was that Han Ting had no medical issues from the fall except sensitive spine and cuts and bruises.
Ji Xing told Han Ting that when she said that will he die for her, she was just kidding. She said it at the heat of the moment. Han Ting looked at her tenderly. She said that if he had really fallen dead she would have jumped after him. 😊
So they are really back together.
Meanwhile, Su Zhizhou had been offered a study-training in Germany which would last for 3 years. Upon return, he would be give an automatic promotion.
Su Zhizhou was not very enthusiastic with the offer.
Episode 37
Zeng Di visited Han Ting in the hospital after feeling guilty having found out that Cheng Le had incited Mr Zou with taking revenge against Han Ting. However, once she saw how loved up Han Ting and Ji Xing were, she can’t helped but make Ji Xing feel unsure of her place in Han Ting’s life.
Ji Xing just told her that she was bitter and twisted.
Han Ting was discharge from the hospital with a strict instruction to take it easy and rest as much as possible.
That night, he was was in bed with Ji Xing and as he missed her very much, they spent a very strenuous time under the covers.
Of course his back started hurting but he hid the fact from Jixing. He was suffering from silence.
Episode 38
Zeng Di and Chang He continues to plot against Ji Xing and Star Tech to hurt Han Ting. But they failed yet again as Ji Xing had matured and able to deal with the business competently and logically.
Zeng Di was unstoppable with he rplotting that even Chang He was getting rather weary of the whole thing.
Zhi Zhou tried one more time to confess to Lili but failed again. Li Li does like him but she heard that Su Zhi Zhou had been offered an excellent opportunity to train in Germany and a big promotion afterwards when back in China, She can’t take that away from him so she turned him down.
LIn Jia and Xiao Meng are getting on famously.
Poor Han Ting’s back is in trouble and needed surgery. Ji Xing was besides herself with worry.
Then she also got another problem at work when a vlogger posted that Star Tech product was radioactive. Ji Xing held a press conference to clear the matter up.
39
40
Episode 41
This extra episode is rather poignant. It showed different phases of the married life of Han Ting and Ji Xing. For a successful couple they lived in a fairly modest house. They loved the house so much that they declined the offer of Grandpa Han to buy them a mansion.
Anyway, Han Ting and Ji Xing are getting on well. They did not have a child immediately despite Grandpa Han encouraging them to give him a grandchild as soon as possible. Eventually they had a son and then another son. Ji Xing was rather broody for a little princess but the boys and their father said that she was the princess in the family.
They discussed about AI and the possibility that it might developed so fast that they would end up as another species and that they would be more competent than humans. Ji Xing asked Han Ting what his take on it. He said that before he had her and the boys, he was fairly complacent about AI but now, he was a tad wary.
Anyway more years passed. Ji Xing told Han Ting that if he dies before her she will not forgive him. More years passed and it showed Han Ting clutching the forgiveness card.
Widow, Ji Xing was fairly content on her rocking chair in the garden, probably waiting for the time that she would be reunited with Han Ting.
I must say, Xu Kai did make Han Ting looked so vulnerable and rather fragile as he grows older.