As Beautiful as You: What Is This C-Drama About & Where to Watch It
What happens when business meets love? We’ll see in this TV gem.
We bet every C-drama binger is in awe of the love stories these shows bring. But what if we take romance and set it in the office? We’ll receive something really charming like The Office’s Pam-and-Jim storyline, but spiced with Asian style.
That’s exactly what Tencent’s new series As Beautiful as You, adapted from the bestselling novel As Beautiful as Beijing by Jiu Yue Xi, offers. Let’s take a closer look at it and explain why it’s really binge-worthy.
The Love Story Behind As Beautiful as You
The plot of this C-drama revolves around Ji Xing, a well-educated young woman who works hard for a top IT firm, but struggles to make it through the challenges of the competitive corporate world.
That’s why she puts all-in and launches her own company. Luckily, she’s not alone starting the business, as she encounters Han Ting, a successful CEO who becomes Ji Xing’s mentor and investor in her entrepreneurial journey.
You can already guess what happens next: the two fall for each other, though begin questioning whether their romance can get in the way of the company’s success. It’s high time to figure out how to manage both love and business.
What Makes This C-Drama a Must-Watch?
It’s quite a classic melodrama, but As Beautiful as You still has some unexpected twists and emotional roller coasters in store for you, and be sure you won’t be able to drop it until the very finale.
Overall, the series is really entertaining and touching, and the chemistry between the leads, Kai Xu (The Legends) and Songyun Tan (Under the Power), makes it even more spectacular and convincing.
Besides, it’ll certainly be of much interest to those who enjoy office romance C-dramas. The show is really reminiscent of such hits of this subgenre, as Love Is Sweet, Forever Love, My Girl and The Trick of Life and Love.
Where Can I Watch As Beautiful as You?
All 40 episodes of As Beautiful as You are already available for watching with English subtitles on Viki and Apple TV+ , so you can now binge it till the ending to see if it’s happy or not.