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Beyond All That Drama
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Abr 8, 2024
40 of 40 episódios vistos
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No geral 7.0
História 6.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Musical 8.0
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Who Rules The World - more style than substance

In a Nutshell:
In this drama, society is divided into two parallel but distinct paradigms; the mainstream political world, and the martial arts world also known as Jianghu. Our main characters, Bai Feng Xi and Hei Feng Xi are the top two fighters in Jianghu. Their names sound similar, but are written in different Chinese characters. Bai means white and Hei means black, which in the source novel is meant to represent their contrasting personalities. Bai Feng Xi and Hei Feng Xi share a friendly rivalry and have known each other for many years. She nicknames him Black Fox for his calculating and cunning persona. He describes her as a troublemaker due to her maverick behaviour and unashamed love for eating and drinking. The mainsteam society is ruled by the Emperor of the Dadong empire. This empire is made up of six States which have their own responsible governing body. Bai Feng Xi and Hei Feng Xi have alternate identities in the mainstream world which they keep as a guarded secret. The story begins when a mystical token controlling all six States is declared missing. Hei Feng Xi and Bai Feng Xi become caught up in the search for the token and the subsequent power struggle, as each State attempt to conquer one another to ultimately claim dominion over the entire empire.

The Highlights:
Zhao Lusi and Yang Yang are terrific in this drama, with their endearing portrayal of the main characters and sizzling onscreen chemistry. As an actress known primarily for lightweight comedic roles, Zhao Lusi surprisingly fits the “as beautiful as she is lethal” character of Bai Feng Xi like a glove. She steals the show with her versatility and acting chops, as she effortlessly brings to life the elegance, charisma, playfulness, and wittiness of Bai Feng Xi. Yang Yang also shines in his portrayal of the calm and strategic Hei Feng Xi. He plays the different shades of the character well, with measured intensity. All his scenes with Zhao Lusi are on-point and the off-the-cuff banter between their characters was incredibly fun to watch. The evolution of their relationship from friendly rivals to falling in love unfolds naturally and nothing felt forced or overly sweet to give you a nauseating toothache. The self-deprecating scenes about cliched plots in romantic novels was also cleverly woven into the script. The OST / music was very well done and gave me ear worms for weeks!

The Lowlights:
Who Rules The World starts off with promising first few episodes, with visually spectacular fight choreography and interesting character set-ups. The story then rapidly descends into the depths of sloppy scriptwriting and vanilla bland plotlines, resulting in a mediocre mishmash of palace politics and family melodrama that seemed to drag on forever. The story gets somewhat back on track in the final 8 or so episodes, but by then, it was such a mad rush to wrap things up that the pacing became uneven and haphazard. This, combined with choppy and disjointed editing, left some episodes feeling flat and uninspiring. Even the scene where Bai Feng Xi delivers her character-defining line, which was said in the context of soldiers who have willingly died for her on the battlefield, felt indifferent, as there was not enough lead-up or follow-through in the narrative for me to appreciate the emotion of those words. The motivations of characters were also shallow and under-developed, leading to actions that were either puzzling or just down-right illogical. Despite being heavily promoted as a martial arts / WuXia drama, most of the fight scenes were cramped into the first and last few episodes, which left the middle acts of the drama feeling a tad dull. The CGI battle scenes also started off well, but towards the end, deteriorated into a B-grade Marvel movie imitation.

The Verdict:
Who Rules The World had so much potential to be a well-made drama. However, the screenplay was too ambitious in trying to cover multiple narratives, resulting in an undercooked incoherent story. This left the actors to do much of the heavy lifting and often looked lost in their own plotlines. That said, if you are looking for a historical fantasy drama purely for entertainment, great chemistry and endearing main characters, then this show will not disappoint. But if you are looking for a well-written story, then you might not enjoy this one as much.

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Abr 30, 2023
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História 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Musical 7.5
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MEOW the couple was so cute and so healthy ugh and how he simps for her AW…. i love this power couple.


not really memorable tbh cuz i’m writing this now. but i’ll watch anything zhao lusi’s in. i love how powerful they are together and also the hidden identities done right. and how it didn’t make much of a difference even when they revealed it to each other. i think they were just so sweet rhe coiuple


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Jan 24, 2024
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No geral 9.0
História 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Musical 9.0
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My first drama of Zhao Lusi.. since then I love her even more!❤️❤️❤️

*** Spoiler Alert (PERSONAL FEEDBACK)
Title : Who Rules The World – 2022 (Complete 40 Episode)
Personal Rating : 9/10

My first drama of Zhao Lusi.. since then I love her even more..

Feng Lan Xi (Played by Yang Yang) is handsome, sickly second price of Yongzhou (pretends to be sick) and one of the famous “Four Gentleman”. He has a hidden identity name Hei Fengxi who is handsome, elegant, smart, and head of Fountain of Abode.
Feng Xiyun (Played by Zhao Lusi) is the only princess of Qingzhou and first love of Feng Lan Xi. She has also a hidden identity name Bai Fengxi. She is unrestrained, Disciple of Tian Shuang Sect and known to have an unparalleled beauty & martial art skill in martial world.

Hei Fengxi and Bai Fengxi are known to the martial arts world by the Hei-Bai Fengxi. "Hei" and "Bai" as in black and white, they are also like light and shadow who are inseparable. They are the greatest rivals and best companions.

The story is all about politics. Literally like who will rule the world or who will be the head of the Da Dong Empire. It starts from the news that the Imperial Token is lost and whoever obtains it, can claim to be the next emperor. In the martial world, an ancient evil sect thought defeated, resurfaces after a century bringing destruction to the kingdoms and the people. Then it’s all chaos afterwards. hahaha.. as Hei-Bai Fengxi are known in the martial world, they join hands, seeking justice and restoring calm to the chaos world. Of course, opposites attract and while they’re doing all they can to bring peace, they end up falling in love with each other too. (but I think Hei Fengxi fell first).

Overall, WRTW is one of the best Wuxia dramas for me. I like how Hei Feng Xi and Bai Feng Xi are equally created. They are both strong, they can save each other, and they keep that throughout the show. I love the romance part too. It was so pure and mature. There are no immature outbursts or jealousy. They are portrayed as partners / companion/ best friends than lovers. I watched this drama more three times. And for me it’s a happy ending.

GENRE – Costume, Romantic, Comedy, Wuxia, Politics

CAST – Yang Yang , Zhao Lusi

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Sunshineeeeeee
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Jul 26, 2023
40 of 40 episódios vistos
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No geral 9.5
História 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Musical 9.0
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This drama was pretty good, one of my first Chinese drama. I love both the leads and that have good chemistry. The relationship between the leads was amazing. No misunderstanding, trusting each other and working together + healthy relationship. The story was also great and kept me interested. I also think the fight scenes were not bad. I would have like to see more of the second couple.

Yes it’s was a happy ending and they will live happily together, but I was a bit disappointed that they both « abandoned » their country. Both their families, parents died and they ascended the throne, but they both just left. Maybe it’s just me but I kind of did not like that🤷‍♀️

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Drama Addict
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Nov 8, 2022
40 of 40 episódios vistos
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No geral 9.0
História 8.5
Acting/Cast 10
Musical 8.5
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The essence of good Chinese dramas - must watch if you are new to Chinese dramas

Excellent cast, amazing on-screen chemistry between the leads, beautiful costumes, lovely ending theme song - pretty much sum up the drama. The story is especially interesting if you are new to Chinese dramas. But if you watch a lot of Chinese dramas like me, you might find some elements in the drama are more of the same.

This is the first drama I watched lead by Yang Yang and I am VERY impressed by his acting. He is one of the very few Chinese actors with slitty eyes, who is very handsome. If you have noticed, most Chinese actors and actresses tend to have very big eyes, with the exception of a few like Deng Lun.

The story started from Bai Feng Xi and Hei Feng Xi, two well-known celebrities in the martial arts world, being at loggerheads with each other. Their rivalry was interesting and amusing to watch. One day, Bai rescued Hei from nearly drowning in the river and discovered he came from a complicated family. Her sympathy for him changed her attitude towards him and romance started to blossom. You can indulge in the romantic scenes.

The drama has a lot of feel-good factors as the good and righteous always win, even when placed in a very disadvantaged situations and might at time be badly hurt. The evil and underhanded always eventually get punished. The drama at parts reminds me of Royal Nirvana where the crowned prince was always punished and hurt and eventually committed suicide in the sequel, But this drama was quite different. Feng LanXi was too clever and smart for his rival brother.

However, the story did not end as well as I wish it would. Although I would not call it a tragedy, I think it is a poor compromise. Chinese dramas do have a lot to work on regarding its ending. Time to change the approach that the righteous and capable eventually retire early - if they do, they place the evil and less capable in power. Although in this drama, the alternative to the throne was also capable and righteous, he was obviously less capable. Some dramas try to come up with clever endings but often end up with lousy ones instead.

In spite of some of my negative comments about the story, I would still recommend this drama.

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Set 9, 2023
40 of 40 episódios vistos
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No geral 8.5
História 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Musical 8.5
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costume: 8.5
cast; 9
music: 8.5
Story: 8.5

Based on the average I would rate this drama around an 8, (8.6) to be more specific).

This drama has been a hit for me because it's been a while since I've seen a good martial arts fantasy drama. I like the acting very much, with both leads having their looks and acting skills. Yang Yang never fails me with his dramas and I've been looking forward to this one. Zhao Lusi I was a bit concerned that she wouldn't be able to bring out the martial arts heroine but to my surprise, she did an amazing job bringing out Bai Fengxi.

The costume was good, especially the plain robes of both Hei Fengxi and Bai Fengxi in the martial world. I also like the difference in their clothing when they switched from being in the martial arts world vs. their political court affairs.

Song Unpallared, at the beginning of the intro, had a good beat for a martial arts show like this.

The storyline was catchy in my opinion and had my attention. Though there was a lot of politics there was also a lot of action which is what I'd like to see. There were also times when a few romance scenes popped up making me want to ship, their ship name basically "Hei Feng Bai Xi" even more. The last few episodes leading up to the ending seemed a bit rushed and there were just too many things happening but I did like how the beginning episodes from 1-10 led me in. From my perspective, I didn't really like the ending for some reason. I don't really know why.

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Jun 3, 2022
40 of 40 episódios vistos
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No geral 9.0
História 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Musical 8.5
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So Many Good Male Leads To watch

As much as I love Yang Yang this drama was a little to long. The first half of the drama while ML was fighting his younger brother was over stretch. The romance took so long to show that I kept waiting, and wondering are the FL and ML just going to be good friends. The ending was nice to see all the heroes fighting together for on cause. I would have like a shorter version but I enjoy the actors performance of the characters. There were many famous names in this drama that I love as ML (Leon Lai, Liu Rui Lin, Zhang Hao Wei, Zhang Tian Yang, #1 Yang Yang)
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Dez 14, 2022
40 of 40 episódios vistos
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No geral 10
História 10
Acting/Cast 10
Musical 10
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The best so far

Fantastic, fantastic fantastic!!! My wife and I are in love with this drama, we have rewatched this 3 times from start to finish so far and plan on rewatching it again. Acting, fighting, plot, costume, soundtrack, everything is perfect. ML and FL are perfect together, their romance feels so genuine, they both beautifully played their role. Can’t say enough about how much we love this drama. Big Thanks to everyone who contributed in putting together this masterpiece. I highly recommend. are looking forward to more dramas like this one🙏🏽.
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Mai 17, 2022
40 of 40 episódios vistos
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No geral 10
História 10
Acting/Cast 10
Musical 10
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season 2 please

i just love the cast, story & overall of it, super love it. Godbless and prayerfully for season 2 if possible.Love you all
i just love the cast, story & overall of it, super love it. Godbless and prayerfully for season 2 if possible.Love you all
i just love the cast, story & overall of it, super love it. Godbless and prayerfully for season 2 if possible.Love you all
i just love the cast, story & overall of it, super love it. Godbless and prayerfully for season 2 if possible.Love you all
i just love the cast, story & overall of it, super love it. Godbless and prayerfully for season 2 if possible.Love you all

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Abr 20, 2024
40 of 40 episódios vistos
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No geral 8.5
História 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Musical 8.0
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Very good chemistry between Zhao Lusi and Yang Yang

I watched this because of Zhao Lusi, and I ended up liking the chemistry between Lusi and Yang Yang. Lusi is very good at building chemistry with whoever her partner is.

Characte-wise, both of them (Hei Fengxi/Feng Lanxi & Bai Fengxi/Feng Xiyun) are great characters. They are smart, ambitious, good at playing tricks, and their martial arts are also at a high level. The supporting cast also has their own good characters and suits their respective roles. Their acting is also amazing, especially the senior actor who plays the role of King Yongzhou.

Yang Yang's role as Feng Lanxi made a deep impression on me. I really liked him as the Prince. He truly is an example of the ideal Prince apart from his handsome face.

Production-wise, I actually don't have many problems with their production. The only thing that bothered me was during the action scenes, Yang Yang and Lusi's faces are rarely seen clearly on camera, but I can understand, maybe because in some scenes they use stuntmen.

Then if you ask my opinion about the last episode, I can only answer honestly that I wasn't satisfied. You can watch it yourself, and judge for yourself whether the ending of their story can be called a happy ending or not.

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Mai 26, 2022
40 of 40 episódios vistos
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No geral 10
História 10
Acting/Cast 10
Musical 9.5
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An Excellent Wuxia Prince and Princess Story

I was greatly entertained.
A great story with skilled actors/actresses.
So many times I held my breath as I wondered how the the perfectly-matched pair was going to solve their crisis.
The series has entailed some good amount of history, politics, wuxia world, intelligence network, patriotism, wars, spying, betrayal, kingship, and stress of humanity.

Things are not always what they seem .
One of the 4 fine gentleman Mr. Yu is not who you see or think he is.
His urge for peace turns out to be the false-face for the urge to rule the world.
He did it in a rather cruel way, but close to perfection eluding FenLanxi's intel network.

An unexpected ending - but it's a good ending.
Hope you've enjoyed it as much as I did.

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Another Historical CDrama to be added in your Must See!

OMG! I just finished watching the last episode! Haha I cannot say that I'm satisfied with the ending coz I kind of wanted them to at least have a child or for at least Bai Fengxi to get pregnant at the end but overall ending is a happy ending and I'm glad that they got their happy endings.

This was one of the many C-Dramas that I was looking forward to in 2022 because both Yang Yang and Zhou Lusi are one of my favorite Chinese Actors and Actresses. Also, the story line for this drama had Martial Arts in it so what more can I asked for?

I had wanted to wait for the drama to finish before watching but I couldn't hold off any longer. I ended up watching it and well, the rest was history. The drama had me hooked and grabbing onto my seat because the drama was just that exciting!

Who Rules The World brought about a refreshing feel to its viewers. It had the typical Romance, Martial Arts, and other things anyone would find in other Historical Chinese drama but it also had its own unique spin on things like the double identities of both the ML and FL, which I must say was portrayed excellently by both Yang Yang and Zhou Lusi. It also embodied several positive messages which the viewers of today can definitely relate to and look to for guidance or advice.

It is a story about love, friendship, sacrifice and ambitions. It showcased the talents of all its cast and how they portrayed their own characters did not disappoint.

I encourage everyone to watch this amazing Cdrama and let me tell you, anyone who watches it will definitely not be disappointed with how story unfolds.

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