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Perfect and Casual is a 2020 Chinese romance drama, directed by Li Shuang.
The series aired between 28th September 2020 and 20th October 2020, it ran for 24 episodes.
The series is adapted from the web novel Mr. Perfect and Miss Almost by Wan Zhi.
Main Cast:
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Supporting Cast:
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Dai Yun Fan as Lu Yu
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Cui Ke Fa as Si Nian's Grandfather
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Hank Qi as Lawyer Meng Ran
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Joy Sheng as Lin Chu Chu
Chen Shuang as Professor Shen Lan
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Ran Qian as Gao Mei
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Li Jin Feng as Doctor Zhang
Zhou Jing as Xia Lin
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Arthur Ma as Gu Xiao
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As expected their were songs in the OST that I loved, and as soon as I hear them it takes me back.
Hua Zhou - Mr. Perfect and Miss Almost
Hank Qi - In Situ
Known as much for his intelligence and his looks, statistics professor Zhang Si Nian was considered by many to be perfect in every way. As a man who pursued perfection in every aspect of his life, Si Nian has always been happy to live up to the rumours surrounding him. But his perfect world is thrown into chaos after he meets Yun Shu, a statistics student enrolled in one of his classes.
An optimistic, albeit simple young lady, Yun Shu never meant to cause any problems; but when her cousin cheats her out of a large sum of money, she quickly finds herself homeless. Coincidently enough, Yun Shu crosses paths with Si Nian who, at an uncharacteristic moment of weakness, makes Yun Shu an offer she can't refuse. Pressured by his ailing grandfather to marry, Si Nian see's Yun Shu as a means to end and offers her a place to live, in exchange for pretending to be his girlfriend. Unfortunately, SI Nian's grandfather isn't willing to settle for anything other than marriage.
Agreeing to a contract marriage, Si Nian and Yun Shu find themselves in a place neither of them could have imagined. However, with time and understanding, feelings naturally grow between them.
Could this mismatched marriage of convenience turn into one of love?
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I feel like Chinese drama's tend to follow the same trope when it comes to their entertainment, whether it be drama's or books etc. But that being said these tend to be the dramas that pique an interest which makes me watch them.
This is the typical marriage contract story between strangers that in time feelings are formed and the relationship becomes real.
I love the cast in this drama I thought they did a really good job at portraying their characters and the storyline wasn't too boring or frustrating to the point I thought it was being dragged out.
I liked Wei Zhe Ming as Zhang Si Nian, he really brought his role to life and it was fun seeing his character change throughout the drama. He seemed to me a character that doesn't really care for emotions and that his work always came first in his life, something that changes as he gets used to living with Yun Shu. The more they get to know one another, the more he seems to open himself up.
I loved Xu Ruo Han as Yun Shu, her character is the typical naïve and positive young woman that tries to see the positive in any bad outcome. She tends to put her friends and family first and tries to help wherever she can. She definitely brings a brightness to people's lives which in turn makes them fall for her.
While we have the main couple of the drama, we also see feelings and love blossom between two other couples too, one with friends Gao Zhi Yi and Lin Nuo played amazingly by Zhao Luo Ran and Sheng Gang Shuai. They're Yun Shu's friends and Lin Nuo harbours a one sided love for Gao Zhi Yi and is often a shoulder for her to cry on when her relationships end badly. Our their couple is Yun Lan and Lu Yu played by Marguax and Dai Yun Fan. Yun Lan is Yun Shu's protective sister and Lu Yu is Si Nian's friend. Lu Yu stubbornly pursues Yun Lan, but eventually gets her to remove the walls she has around her heart for him, while still keeping him at an arms length. She's definitely the one that controls the relationship, which the saying is that she's the one that wears the trousers in their relationship.
Cui Ke Fa was adorable as Si Nian's Grandfather, in this typical drama genre it's the grandfather who wants the marriage to happen an I loved that he low-key knew that they were in a fake relationship but still tried to push them together. I loved his relationship with Yun Shu, from the get go he treats her like his granddaughter.
I feel like Hank Qi was meant to bring in the second male lead syndrome as Lawyer Meng Ran, he's protective of Yun Shu and seems to develop feelings for her, but for me I never saw him as a possible end game for our female lead.
Joy Sheng was brought in as Lin Chu Chu to be the spanner in the works in the possibility we would see conflict between Si Nian and Yun Shu, with a former love interest appearing. But for me in that instance it fell short.
I thought this drama was really cute and I loved the cast an storyline, I liked that it didn't just focus on the male and female leads and we also got side couples as well as friendships and families. I'd definitely recommend giving this show a watch.
Have you watched Perfect and Casual?
Were you a fan of the cast?
Did you enjoy the plot?
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