
1990: Starting on Baojia Street
1990:从鲍家街开始
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- 3.1M Words
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- Urban
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- Urban Life
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Wow, my author is amazing!
I don't understand the author's strategy. The first two hundred chapters seemed to focus on a single female lead, which deterred many readers who wanted a harem story. Then, when only a majority of readers remained who wanted a single female lead, the author forcibly introduced a harem element, intending to drive away the remaining readers. 😥
The author picked these three beauties, but let's not even talk about Joey Wong; she's a bit of a naive and innocent type. And is Chen, the great beauty, any pushover? Back then, the great poet Chen and the then-national dream girl Ni Ping were almost getting married, but she managed to squeeze her out and take her place. She's got both cunning and shrewdness.
I gave up.
This was the first book I subscribed to in its entirety, up to the one with Kudo, but I just couldn't get through it anymore and had to resort to skimming. The beginning of the story was quite good, but with so many ambiguous romantic subplots, it became unreadable. I might as well just read a romance novel; why struggle with this? The story is the best driving force of an article; emotions will only be written about the lower body and then censored.
I can't watch anymore, I can't take it anymore!!
I've stopped watching; I can't stand it anymore. Many people say that's just how the entertainment industry is? Then why can't you be the only shining star in the industry? Just because the whole industry is bad doesn't mean you have to be bad too! Besides, the entertainment industry wasn't this bad in the early 1990s, was it? Anyway, the author won't listen to anything we say. I'm just unhappy with what I paid for (I paid for it, so I should have the right to say that, right?).
I don't know why they want to start a harem.
Her cleavage is alright; I can look at it. However, the author's writing of the romance plot was really awkward and hesitant. Personally, I prefer the main character and Xiaoxian as a couple. They said they were going to introduce him to their families, but then another one, and then two more, appeared. It's perfectly normal for the main characters to break up and then start dating again.
Suddenly, there were no more demands on Zhou Yan.
I always thought Zhou Yan and Xiao Xian would end up together, and I didn't want him to have any more entanglements with other women. But with Kudo Shizuka winning Zhou Yan over so quickly, I feel like this character has lost some of my anticipation. It felt like a weight had been lifted from my heart.
How did it suddenly become a harem?
The beginning was going quite well, and Lao Wang could understand it; it was just slowly building up the character's career, and that was it. But then suddenly Chen Hong appeared? And Chen Hong wasn't enough, now Kudo popped up too! Unbelievable, just like how you get a huge chunk of something out of nowhere.
Earlier, people were criticizing Maggie Cheung for always encountering scumbags, but later the main character is even worse than a scumbag!
The female lead should be virtuous, gentle, elegant, and dignified; safety should be the top priority.
The biggest highlight of the professional works is their professional knowledge and outstanding achievements. Once the "stud" genre shifts towards a harem novel format, it will have to be abandoned. It's such a pity.