As a middle-aged man in his forties, I haven't been too interested in urban sweet dramas for a long time, but the popular "Dear Mr. Lemon" is adapted from the popular novel "Gold Medal Sweet Wife, President Spoils Marriage 1314", and the title of the film hits the word "sweet", so naturally, dramas aren't my cup of tea. However, to my surprise, after the TV series was launched, there was a high level of discussion in the group chat, and all of them kept on recommending it. Out of curiosity, they started the first episode, but I didn't expect to stop again. After catching up all the way to 20 episodes, I only felt that 24 episodes were too short and hoped that a sequel or novel would be made soon. To summarize, this drama was able to conquer the viewers mainly because of the following points.

First of all, labeled as a "sweet darling," "Dear Mr. Lemonade" is a refreshing change from the romance-oriented genre. Seven years ago, elite designer Su Bei and overbearing president Lu Nan were originally newlyweds, but were separated for some reason. When Su Bei returns to China seven years later, she is confronted by Lu Nan, who doesn't recognize her at all, and everything has changed since then. The two are still legally married, but in the past, love went to zero. Due to the entanglement of work and interest, Su Bei and Lu Nan, between the ping-pong men and women love each other is not easy.

So the first stage of their relationship is actually about testing each other out and constant conflict, which is nothing like a regular sweet favorite drama. As the plot progresses, the relationship between the two gradually changes, but it's also far more complex and interesting than a regular sweet darling drama. Ditching the characterization of a strong male and weak female, Su Bei and Lu Nan are still just trying to compete even though the other is their love interest. Both have strong personalities and both want to get the upper hand. Lu Nan, who is jealous, is always at Su Bei, at a loss for words, and the play of his rival makes it particularly enjoyable. It can be said that in the expression of love elements, "Dear Mr. Lemon Essence" is overloaded with sugar, with a precise grasp of the small details and emotions of the lovers, so that the audience will be ****ing. But it's sweet without being cloying because the sugar sprinkled between Su Bei and Lu Nan is supported by a solid script and vivid characterization. It's like drinking a cup of sweetened iced milk tea on a hot summer day, both sweet and refreshing enough.

Secondly, the script of "Dear Mr. Lemon Essence" is solid, fast-paced enough, reversed enough, and the plot is intertwined. Every little climax gives the thrill of the bad guys ending up badly and getting their comeuppance in the NPC I didn't realize that this is not only a sweet favorite drama, but also a cool one! From the very first episode of the drama, a series of suspense is buried. What was Su Bei's purpose in initially abandoning his relationship with Lu Nan to return home? What is the entanglement between Lu Nan and Auntie Lan? How did Lu Nan lose his memory? Does Lu Nan know the whereabouts of Pi Xiang Jin? What is the truth behind all this? This series of question marks is both the driving force behind the plot and what attracts viewers to follow the drama. When Su Bei enters the plot, he will find that the questions are uncovered step by step, but at the same time, new questions will appear. The plot development is unknown, and it is difficult to distinguish between good and evil characters, so watching the drama will not be boring.

And unlike most dramas where the bad guys are punished in the end, Dear Mr. Lemonade is fast-paced and the writers never test the audience's patience. Whenever a bad guy becomes a stumbling block in Su Bei's path, he is quickly kicked out of her way. For example, Su Bei's sister, Manny Su, with a heart of gold, has been trying to get rid of Su Bei and even instructed someone to tamper with Su Bei's car, causing the brakes to malfunction. However, in the sisters' fight, Su Manni never got the upper hand. In the second episode, Su Bei, as a modeling agent, suppressed Su Manni several times, and Su Manni released various materials to discredit each other. As a result, they were taken care of by Su Bei, easily, and finally taken away by the police because of a car accident. Several battles between the sisters can be described as a war without smoke, each round can be cooled.

Besides Su Manni, Su Bei's opponents also include the cunning Rufiel, the arrogant Zhang Yuan, Gu Chengze, Gu Yan and many more. The fates and opportunities of these characters are constantly changing in the opening and closing competitions, with each round kicking off a mini-climax. Thirdly, Dear Mr. Lemon Goblin is serious in its commercial warfare, with reasonable character designs and story bridges. Although it is all about high society and lacks some fireworks, it still makes the audience believe, and the audience can only be invested in the story if they believe.

Character-wise, each character has their own sufficient motives for their behavior. Su Bei was a little girl who was slapped by Su Manni seven years ago and didn't dare to fight back, but she came back seven years later and changed because she wanted to take revenge, to track down the truth, and to take back everything that originally belonged to her; Su Manni was bad to such an extent because everything she had planned was spoiled by Su Bei; the reason why the superficially kind-hearted Lu Fei'er stumbled so much against Su Bei was because she wasn't Lu Nan's own sister, ah! She was overwhelmed by her own desires and jealousy. The line of illegitimate son Gu Yan is even more wonderful, lying in wait and holding back, solving Gu Chengze is all his step-by-step precise planning, it can be predicted that he is Su Bei's biggest and scariest enemy.

Each character has a reasonable starting point, the contradictions and conflicts in the process of commercial warfare, as well as the countless difficulties faced by Su Bei have a reasonable explanation, and the logic is meticulous enough to see 20 episodes, Su Bei set up the Miz Studio, began to engage in their own business. From this level, this drama is a hymn to independent and self-reliant women, and, although the business battle part of the dark side of human nature, but ultimately point to the light, think about it, the reason why Su Bei can not be defeated, every time you face a crisis can be reversed to victory, in addition to her intelligence and boldness, mainly rely on her goodness, independence, and self-reliance, as well as to adhere to their own bottom line, always make the right choice of the calm and rational, Su Bei's character is worthy of female viewers. The character of Su Bei is a worthy object of study for female viewers.