" Destined to Love You " (also known as " Falling in Love with Borage Girl ") is a Taiwanese idol drama starring Joe Chen , Ethan Juan , Chen Chuhe , Bai Xinhui , etc., by Chen Mingzhang Directed by and produced by Taiwan Sanli TV.
Plot synopsis
In this city, there is a love story that goes by "sticks and sticks"...
The story starts with a certain type of girl who dominates Asia.
This kind of girl is called "Post-it girl". She is simple, simple and peaceful, and has small aspirations. She has never been a Somebody, nor does she expect to become a Somebody. They have small functions, but they are indispensable. They are like a sticky note that can be easily torn off. They are inconspicuous and not special, but they must be by your side! A "luxury cruise" trip brought such an ordinary girl to the most extraordinary encounter in history...
Xinyi has been afraid that others will not like her since she was a child, so she has always worked hard to be nice to others. As long as someone gives her a little response, she will easily like the other person. Everyone calls her the post-it girl, because when someone needs her, she can just tear it off and use it, and it doesn't matter if she throws it away when she doesn't need it. But she is a fool who attaches great importance to emotions. Her personality is not strong enough, so she often becomes soft-hearted when she needs to make up her mind. One day, in order to win back her philandering boyfriend Gucci, she spent a lot of money traveling on the Love Boat. Unexpectedly, she accidentally ended up in the wrong room and woke up. After arriving, she was shocked to find that she had a one-night stand with a stranger. She also discovered that her boyfriend Gucci had cheated on her and had an affair with a wealthy widow who left her behind. This hit her like a bolt from the blue.
A month later, when Xinyi saw the results of the pregnancy test stick , she regretted not jumping into the sea on the boat. A 25-year-old law firm employee is in debt of 200,000 yuan for a bad boyfriend, and is pregnant with a child of an unknown man. It is simply the most ironic joke in the world. She asked for a week's leave from the company and planned to return to her hometown " Jiangmu Island " to think about what she should do.
The name of the stranger on the bed that day was Ji Cunxi . He was the ideal prince charming of all girls. He was rich, handsome, and talented. When he met the ordinary office girl Chen Xinyi , he didn't know whether it was the beginning of trouble or happiness. 's departure.
Due to the inheritance of hidden diseases in the Ji family, the number of males in each generation has declined, and it has only been passed down to nine generations so far. This makes Grandma Pearl, the eldest member of the family, sleep uneasily every day, fearing that such a small amount of incense will be cut off accidentally! Grandma wholeheartedly hopes that her grandson Ji Cunxi will be merciful like other small business owners. But this grandson is clean and self-respecting. One day, grandma accidentally discovered that Xinyi was pregnant with Cunxi's child. Perhaps it was the blessing of the Ji family's ancestors. Unexpectedly, God actually gave her a 'little golden great-grandson', and asked Cunxi to do whatever she said. Xinyi is married. In this way, when she rides the crane back to the west, she will have the face to face the ancestors of the Ji family.
So grandma threatened to call Cun Xi’s girlfriend of three years to break the news and force Cun Xi to marry Xinyi. Cunxi, who was “cheated into marriage”, had to marry Xinyi to fulfill her grandma’s wish while she was still alive. But Cunxi found that he was unwilling to face the fact of marriage, and could not decide whether to run away or muster up the courage to bear the consequences. Then he suddenly found that they had to start dating and fall in love at the request of his grandma.
In fact, Cun Xi also has a ballet dancer girlfriend Anna who has been dating for three years. During this period, Anna proposed many romantic proposals, which made Cun Xi a soft nail. But Cun Xi always waited silently, waiting for Anna to put down everything and agree to him. Proposal. Anna stayed away from marriage for the sake of her career, but at this time he unexpectedly made Xinyi pregnant. Fortunately, Anna was touring abroad so that Cunxi could hide the incident. But Cunxi hid her grandmother's secrets and signed a prenuptial agreement with Xinyi, stating that they would divorce after giving birth to a child. Cunxi promised to give Xinyi a sum of money and pat her buttocks so that Xinyi would not owe each other anything. For the sake of the future of her child, Yi agreed after careful consideration. Cun Xi's wishful thinking was that after Xinyi gave birth to the child and Anna returned from her tour, his contract with Xinyi would expire, and he could renew his relationship with Anna.
Unknowingly, Xinyi moved into Cun Xi's house and began to learn to get along with Cun Xi. It was a very subtle evolution for the two strangers to become accustomed to each other's presence. They originally thought they were just living under the same roof and had nothing to do with each other. The two of them gradually got to know each other because of many trivial matters in life. Xinyi moved into Cunxi's bedroom at the request of her grandma, and Cunxi moved to the guest room to sleep there. However, she found that she gradually disliked the loneliness of sleeping alone. In the middle of the night, Cunxi always returns to the original room. Over time, it seems to be a habit to have someone next to her when sleeping. Cunxi, who didn't like going home to eat, also started going home to eat. Cunxi, who vowed not to help with anything, also started buying wallpaper for the baby's room and toys for the children.
Just when he thought this was the so-called happiness, Anna, the unexploded bomb that had been ignored and concealed, appeared. Cunxi never expected that his unexplained relationship with Anna would hurt Xinyi, leaving only a divorce agreement. disappeared. He originally thought that such an ending would be the best ending. Unexpectedly, Xinyi had already occupied his heart unconsciously. He swore that if he was allowed to find Xinyi again, he would definitely pursue Xinyi again. , no longer the child's father to the child's mother in the past, but a man to a woman...
I believe everyone has seen the Taiwan version of "Destined to Love You" played by Joe Chen and Ethan Ruan, in 2008 It was broadcast in 2017 and it tells a love story about a sparrow turning into a phoenix. Although the subject matter is very cliché, the post-it love story is still loved by many viewers, and it has become an idol TV series with the highest ratings in the history of Taiwan. After being introduced to the Mainland, it set off a ratings boom. No matter where you go in the streets, you can see the posters of this TV series. The classic characters are simply unforgettable memories of the post-90s generation. However, it is recently said that the Mainland is about to turn over the TV series. Even the name of the protagonist has been changed, which makes the audience question. Isn't it enough that the Thai remake is enough, and the mainland is also joining in the fun?
The drama premiered on Taiwan TV from March 16 to August 24, 2008. With an average single-episode rating of 10.91 and a highest segmented rating of 13.64, it broke the record of an idol drama that had an average single-episode rating of 6.99 and a segmented rating of 8.05 held by the 2005 "The Prince Turns into a Frog" starring Ming Dao and Chen Qiaoen.
became the most-watched idol drama in the history of Taiwanese television and remains so to this day. It set off a "Post-it" craze at the time. The drama was shortlisted for six nominations at the 43rd Taiwan Television Golden Bell Awards in 2008, and ultimately won the Drama Program Award and Program Marketing Award.
[Main line of plot development]
Met on a cruise and had a one-night stand by mistake → She was forced to get married when she was pregnant → Cunxi had no feelings for Xinyi, so she secretly agreed to get married → Xinyi struggled to be Mrs. Ji → A misunderstanding led to a car crash and a miscarriage → Xin After breaking up with her boyfriend, Yi secretly went to Shanghai with her good friend Dylan to try to forget the past → They met again in Shanghai two years later → After hard work, Cun Xi thought that they would never have a chance to be together again, so she was prepared to forget her → Unexpectedly, she discovered that the breakup two years ago was a huge misunderstanding → Cunxi gave up on her ex-girlfriend who was planning to get married and was determined to find her old love → On the day of Cunxi’s romantic and touching proposal, Xinyi learned about her infertility and escaped the proposal in good faith → The Ji family did not give up, and both parties finally Getting married → Discovering that the infertility was caused by being misled by a rogue hospital → giving birth to a child with a perfect ending.
[Impressions of Important Characters]
(1) Xinyi: An ordinary and kind-hearted post-it girl who no one can bear to hurt, a fool who is willing to help others without asking for anything in return, and who is super serious about love. I work overtime all day long to help my colleagues, and no one even remembers their birthdays, but I have no regrets. He would spend all his savings to pay for a cruise vacation with someone because of a few compliments from others. You can use family dowry as money to buy gifts for your boyfriend, but you can write the signature as the name of your love rival. You just want the person you love to be happy. You can even post a photo of your love rival and sign your love rival's name on your pregnancy diary. You are selfless enough to accept that your child will be called someone else's mother in the future. A person who never explains too much about other people's misunderstandings and keeps saying sorry even if it's not his fault. Easily satisfied, lacking in self-confidence, selfless and dedicated, she is an ordinary person but has an extraordinary love. In real life, she is an extinct good woman.
(2) Dylan: Despite his handsome appearance, his ideological maturity is unexpected. He lost his sister when he was young and never gave up. In the end, he was able to put aside his dignity as a man and help his sister get on the stage again. Knowing Xinyi, an ordinary OL, can also give her a lot of encouragement and help. Even though he later liked and fell in love with Xinyi, he would not find any way or use any means to possess her. He understood that true love is not possession but silent blessing. Absolutely She is the blue-faced confidant that girls dream of.
(3) Cun Xi: A "child" from a noble family, he still needs the guidance of others to grow up and mature. People who only know where true love is after their lover pays a heavy price. Although he occasionally does things that touch people, you can't guess what he was thinking before doing them. His impact on Xinyi's mood is just like Xinyi confided in Dylan, "Getting to know Cunxi, it's like one day suddenly comes I went to an unknown amusement park and got on a roller coaster. When he was nice to me, I flew so high. When he ignored me, I fell to the bottom. My mood went up and down with him, and my heart felt like It feels like I'm going to be paralyzed at any time." Generally speaking, he is a caring but stupid boy who often doesn't know how to respect others. Although he caused a lot of harm to Xinyi at the beginning, he later worked hard to make up for it, and he was considered a prodigal son. In addition, he is said to be caring. From the very beginning when they met on the cruise ship, he let Xinyi change her appearance to help her regain her dignity in front of Gucci. This is a good example.
【Everything is destined】
It is very appropriate to use "destined" as a modifier of the title of this drama. Every encounter seems impossible. Of course, in real life, it is almost impossible. , but they met. As a TV series, I don't want to use mathematical probability theory to evaluate the possibility of such an encounter. As an ordinary viewer, I only know that every time they meet, it makes my heart beat. After all, they really should love each other.
Think about it, they met on a cruise ship and slept in the wrong bed. It could have been treated as if nothing had happened, but being pregnant with a child has tied their relationship together. I originally thought that after they agreed to get married and wait until the child was born, they could go their separate ways and not owe each other anything, but during this period, the two parties unknowingly developed some feelings for each other. Although the miscarriage of their child almost ended their love, they met again two years later in distant Shanghai. I thought that the two parties could really let go of this relationship, but they met again in their hometown, and Cun Xi discovered the misunderstanding two years ago. Later, Cunxi's love rescue was difficult, but she never gave up. Just as they were about to officially enter the wedding hall, their love almost came to naught due to the news of "infertility". Fortunately, the Ji family did not give up, and the two finally got married. I thought that having no children after marriage would become a problem that a couple would worry about after marriage, but in the end they found out that it was a "fake news" and finally returned home with the beauty and souvenirs in their arms. From all this, it seems that their love is really destined.
[Two corresponding sentences]
These two sentences are: Xinyi's "I'm sorry!" and Cunxi and Dylan's "Come on, Chen Xinyi!". Although these two sentences are very ordinary, one is the best portrayal of personal character, and the other is a simple expression of sincere care. Chen Xinyi doesn't care whether she is right or wrong. As long as the other person is unhappy or unhappy, she will keep saying "I'm sorry" to the other person. It is almost annoying to say so, but this is very suitable for her role of "Post-it Girl". In addition, it is absolutely gratifying to hear the words "Come on, Chen Xinyi!" At least we know that she, who is often ignored, is beginning to be cared for and valued.
[Several Serious Blows Xinyi Suffered]
1. When disembarking from the cruise ship, Cunxi told herself that the one-night stand would be treated as if it had never happened (it happened to be that all her money was spent by another pretty boy, who then took the third one for no reason). I gave it to a stranger once and didn’t even leave my name or phone number. The important thing is that I am a more traditional woman).
2. Nearly ten kinds of pregnancy test sticks all show positive (yes, they really exist).
3. I received the divorce agreement on the first day I happily married into the Ji family (very impatient, Mrs. Ji is not easy to handle).
4. Grandma received the "Abortion Consent Form" from ANNA on her 80th birthday (she was very disappointed with him, and she had never been sadder before).
5. The child in the car crash (a beloved souvenir) is gone (I don’t want to see him again in this life, I will go to Shanghai to forget the past).
6. Two years later, I just regained my feelings for Cun Xi in a Shanghai hotel. After saying "I still want to be your Chen Xinyi", I learned from the computer conference that Cun Xi was about to marry ANNA, so I said silently "It was too late" (giving up life in Shanghai, leaving behind his friend Dylan, and returning home sadly).
7. I was about to get married and learned about infertility ("Happiness is like walking on thin ice", "Happiness seems so simple and we are about to have it. Why does it suddenly become so out of reach?").
[Classic lines]
A line that is powerful or shocking when spoken in a specific environment is a classic line
(1) Xinyi entered the Ji family on the first day after getting married and added 5 million to the divorce agreement she received. She wiped out the compensation, and then said: "You don't need to have conditions to treat someone sincerely." She said she would prove it to him.
(2) Two years after the breakup, Cunxi, who had matured a lot, met Xinyi in Shanghai. In the hotel, he said to Xinyi affectionately and hard (the hard work was because he was sick while working for Xinyi), "I regret it." I met someone who loved me, and I loved her very much, but I didn’t cherish her properly.”
(3) "Because every day we meet is a good day worth remembering." It is really thoughtful to treat every day we meet as an anniversary.
(4) Grandma scolded Cun Xi for not knowing how to cherish and respect love: "Don't think that you will ignore her if she doesn't ask for it; don't think that if she doesn't cry out in pain, she won't feel it!"
(5) "Life Just like a gamble, you can't win everything. As long as you have the chips in your hands, you will always have hope." These words were given to Xinyi when we first met on the cruise ship. Later, they gave Xinyi a lot of encouragement. On TV, we was heard repeated many times.
(6) Cunxi challenged the fate of the ninth generation of the Ji family in the church and said to Xinyi, "The Ji family has been passed down for nine generations, but you are the only one in the world, Chen Xinyi!".
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I have to say that 12 years ago, such a drama full of dramatic conflicts and sweet and sadistic dramas was indeed quite attractive to the audience. So much so that it has been constantly remade over the years, but has never been surpassed.
"I'm Destined to Love You" was originally an idol drama with a relaxed style, and it also contained comic-like psychological activities, but at least the atmosphere was beautiful and the plot was reasonable.
"Destined to Love You" seemed very novel back then when there were not many sadomasochistic dramas. Looking back on it now, it still feels hard to describe. Twelve years later, it is still a remake of almost the same routine, which is of course a headache. (I haven’t seen Sugar yet, only the scene where the male protagonist abuses the female protagonist)
It can even be said that most romance novels about chasing wives and crematoriums, if they are well-filmed and successful, they should be made into movies. The result is like I am destined to love you.
And because the film and television market at that time was not strictly regulated, and Taiwan has always been relatively daring to film, some of the elements that appeared in Fated to Love You were relatively bold.
For example, when the heroine Chen Xinyi and the hero Ji Cunxi met for the first time, they confusedly recognized the wrong person and had a one-night stand, and then the heroine became pregnant before marriage... Is this setting really quite an ancient myth?
Let alone back then, even now in 2019, novels about unmarried pregnancy, marriage first and love are still very popular. Facts have proved that there are talented people from generation to generation, but the themes that everyone likes are always the same... As for
film and television dramas, before "Destined to Love You", there were not many films that followed this routine. That's why this drama became a hit as soon as it came out. It became popular on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and in three places, becoming one of the hottest idol dramas of the year.
Many boys may really not understand why girls are so obsessed with novels or movies and TV series about chasing wives and crematoriums. Whether they are born in the 80s, 90s or 00s, there are quite a few girls who are very attached to this setting. I like it. After all these years, it still tastes good. How do you say
? To use an easy-to-understand analogy, for girls, movies, TV series and novels about chasing wives and crematoriums are equivalent to cool articles in the market of male-video novels and movies and TV series.
If you look at the novels and movies and TV series on the male channel market, do you see that there are many ordinary male protagonists who are not amazing in appearance, acquire various bugs along the way, have great martial arts skills, and sit on various types of beauties, and then start a happy life? An imperial career with a harem, a career and a beautiful woman.
The above setting is a common cool writing routine in the male video market. You will find that these routines are all the same after seeing them too many times. Isn’t it just a template? However, this routine has really dominated the male video market for decades. Decades ago, when Internet articles first broke new ground, people loved this article. Decades later, boys born in the 90s and 00s still love this article when they read Internet articles.
So with this analogy, you can understand it, right? For girls, the templates and routines of chasing wives in the crematorium are just like the cool routines in the world of male videos. No matter how cliche and cliche they are, they are really fun to watch...
and "Destined to Love" The entire process of the drama "You" is really a standard copy of the most typical routine of chasing a wife in the crematorium, first abusing the woman and then the man. First, all the viewers who were abused by the woman shouted that the scumbag should die quickly, and then in the second half Part, and then get back all the things that were done to the woman before, it is a very typical crematorium routine of chasing a wife, but it has been tried and tested, and it is very enjoyable to watch 2333. The key to
is that the settings of the male and female protagonists are also very consistent with the potential catering for popular themes. The heroine Chen Xinyi is the most ordinary and featureless passerby girl who can't be found in the crowd. This is also very suitable for the general female audience to introduce themselves.
But the male protagonist must not be so ordinary. The girls want to replace themselves with the female protagonist, but it does not mean that they want to fall in love and get married with the male protagonist who is as ordinary as themselves. Therefore, the male protagonist must be the standard prince charming.
From the above aspects, it can be seen that the biggest reason for the success of this drama is that it accurately caters to the pain points of the market and the preferences of female audiences. To put it in a smaller way, it means understanding the market; in a bigger way, it means understanding people's hearts.
But I have to say that even though I knew it was a plot that would be easy to watch without having to think about it and would be difficult to exist in reality, I still couldn’t stop watching it and finished it in one go. This can only show that routines have been popular since ancient times.
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