Oh, what drama is this? The female character named Xu Lai (played by Zhang Ruo Nan) shamelessly chases a firefighter, just because Jin Shi Chuan, the firefighter's name, once saved her life.

He was so passionate that Xu Lai seemed to be stalking and disturbing Jin Shi Chuan's work. It is said that this case of love resulting from romanticizing feelings due to trauma is called transference.

The next oddity, Xu Lai is described as versatile, starting from a great news journalist, an excellent sniffer dog trainer, to being a firefighter without gloves and without protective equipment!

Luckily, I first watched the Chinese drama "Fireworks of My Heart" (airing July 2023) before the Chinese drama "A Date with the Future" (airing June 2023) which I had to skip a lot, and automatically compared the two.

Both tell the love story of firefighters; both were produced based on web novels, and both received a rating of 8.2 on Mydramalist (wondering, how come the rating values ​​are all the same?) 😀😀

What's different is that the Chinese drama "Fireworks of My Heart" stars Yang Yang, a Chinese actor who is always included in the Most Popular and Handsome Chinese Actors or in other words, the majority of the audience gasps when Song Yan, played by Yang Yang, shows his obscenity to Xu Qin. (Wang Chu Ran)

Very different from the love story between Jin Shi Chuan (William Chan) and Xu Lai (Zhang Ruo Nan) in the Chinese drama "A Date with the Future". Jin Shi Chuan seemed cruel to Xu Lai who was so aggressive.

Apart from poor chemistry, the Chinese drama "A Date with the Future" is also reluctant to develop the characters of its players. The audience is forced to guess Xu Lai's background to behave in this way. In the middle of the drama, Xu Lai's parents appear to present conflict.

This is different from the Chinese drama "Fireworks of My Heart". The background of the two main characters is told in a detailed manner, as is the bromance between the firefighters which makes the audience melt. Moreover, Yang Chao Yue and Vin Zhang, actresses and actors who regularly play the main characters, in this drama are willing to step down from caste to become supporting actors.

So, how come the Chinese drama "A Date with the Future" can get ratings as high as the Chinese drama "Fireworks of My Heart"? I don't know, maybe it's taste, right? What other people think is good is not necessarily the same as my assessment, and vice versa.

The next review can be read here: https://www.maria-g-soemitro.com/2024/05/a-date-with-the-future-review-drama-china.html