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I'm currently watching the Chinese office romance drama series Shine on Me, which may teach you more than you ever wanted to know about the photovoltaics industry, and has possibly the slowest of slow-burn romances with a side of worrisome complications and major misunderstandings, but weirdly I didn't mind.

It's nice to see Song Wei Long acting as a modern romantic male lead again versus all the historical and SF stuff he's been doing, as I think the former is where he shines best. Disclaimer: he's one of my favorite Chinese actors. Zhao Jin Mai plays one of the most realistic and grounded of rich-girl female leads I've seen in a while, and unlike most she's not super scrubbed clean ot annoyingly wonderful. Both lead characters have emotional problems and (admittedly minor) character flaws, and the series isn't hesitant about showing that at all.

I'm about two-thirds of the way through the 36 episodes, and I'll have more to talk about when I finish it. But if you're in the mood for a slow-burner, and you don't mind all the PV talk, Shine on Me may make you happy. Available on Viki and Netflix.

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