"Everyone Loves Me" As A Lighthearted Rom-Com For "Stress Relief"

It's no secret that I tend to watch shows for "the girl". I was engaged in some legal dramas, crazy Wuxia, and it's back to rom-coms. However, spoiler alert: there's no love triangle in Everyone Loves Me focuses on "Will they or won't they?" dynamics. In fact, it has some realistic, serious scenes such as parental conflicts (which happen later). It focuses on the romance that happens between two people who played online. Talk about Love O2O from 2016 but with a twist. In fact, the male character Gu Xun (acted by Lin Yi) doesn't realize that the avatar he's in love with is actually Yue Qianling (Zhou Ye). 

Watching this show made me think of my childhood. There was the retro arcade scene where games like Street Fighter II were featured. Is that arcade location in China real or not? Arcade games tend to swallow your quarters and challenge only the best of the best. Playing Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection made me think of the arcade games. Come on, I was quite jealous to see Gu Xun and Qianling beat the retro games when I couldn't. Come on, Zhou Ye is 13 years younger than I am and she's beating me! That's what I felt during the retro arcade scenes.

The series of Will They or Won't They often gets into the past and present. It was something that Gu Xun rejects the identity behind the avatar because he doesn't know the truth yet. The friendly rivalry between the two is what drives everything. Will the man swallow his pride? Will the girl eventually get her crush? It's a fun drama to de-stress.