I think this drama was really well put together and honestly getting it onto netflix definitely helped with views in the intl market (loved to see more netflix partnerships/licensing, cause access is everything).
MAIN ACTING: the acting is a way is very believable. Chen Zhe Yuan was able to show the maturity that Xiao Yu has. Xiao Yu in my honest opinion is a very complex character, Xiao Yu is essentially a mastermind hiding behind the face of a child. Chen Zhe Yuan brought that out, his version of Xiao Yu was 7/10 mischievous child and 3/10 brilliant mastermind. It was easier to see and understand the character. Hu Yi Tian, on the other hand I feel like he has played this character a few times (I'm not really sure, not too caught up on his stuff pre-this/2020). He brought out the stick-in-mud aspect of Huq WuQue really well, but his version had the slightest hint of childishness. I think this made the character really well because as the story normally goes, Hua WuQue didn't exactly have any thing that resembled a normal childhood, so that hint of childishness made the character feel a bit more complex. I just wished they allowed more time to develop this aspect of Hua WuQue.
SIDE CASTS: I really enjoyed the side casts. They added seriousness where it was needed, comedy where appropriate, and cringey-ness where it was passable. They definitely spiced up the story and made it feel a lot more complete (since there was quite a bit of character development for the side characters). I really love the TomBoy character, I dunno why, they were just very entertaining bringing the "wtf" factors in.
FIGHT SCENES: i think the fight scenes couldve been better acted out or the way it was dragged out/editing couldve felt better. There wasnt much haste or excitement or fear/suspense coming from these scenes. It was appropriate, it was fine, but it couldve been better