Only for Love | Open Thread

A reporter seduces a CEO for revenge because of a niece error. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wang He Di: Shi Yan

Bai Lu: Zheng Shu Yi

Director: 

Guo Hu

Chinese Title

以愛為營

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, CEO, Contemporary Romcom

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2023
Episodes: 36

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Cast

Wang He Di: Shi Yan

Bai Lu: Zheng Shu Yi

Wei Zhe Ming: Yu You

Shen Yu Jie: Qin Shi Yue

Liu Dong Qin: Guan Ji

Jiang Pei Yao: Bi Ruo Shan

Nie Yuan: Guan Xiang Cheng

Zeng Li: Tang Yi

Wang Yao Qing: Qin Xiao Ming

Dong Xuan: Song Yue Lan

Lv Cheng Jue: Yue Xing Zhou

Zheng Shu Huai: Qin Le Zhi

Liu Ming Hao: Chen Sheng

Wang Wei: Kong Nan

Romcom/Romance Checklist

[Incomplete]

How much of the plot is angst/romance?

0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

The ML: 

Cold–Lukewarm–Warm / Timid / Falls in Love First / Noble Idiot / CEO / General /

The FL: 

Bold / Cute / Cool & Independent / Falls in Love First / Better than ML / Noble Idiot / 

Describe the Relationship (the tropes):

Bickering Start / Childhood Connection / Cohabitation / Contract Marriage or Fake Couple / Enemies to Lovers / Hidden Identity / School to Adulthood / Love Triangle / Married Couple (Real) / Secretly in Love (F/ML) / Star-Crossed Lovers / 

Relationship Progress (officially together; first (official) kiss; breakup*):

Ep 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 

# of CPs (including main CP):
0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

Ending:

Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad

Remarks

[Cast&Crew] So many familiar faces!!! Some who aren't listed: An Yue Xi, Zhou Ke Yu (idol), and Lu Zhao Hua.

Bai Lu is top billing. She's also familiar with this crew (the director Guo Hu of One and Only and the scriptwriter Yang Qian Zi of The Legends. Interestingly, this is the same scriptwriter for Xu Kai and Tang Song Yun's "upcoming" drama.) Zhou Shen, her Keep Running buddy, is singing her OST again. Lots of Bai Lu connection. 

And what a busy director. This is his third 2023 drama (Tiger and Crane, and Mysterious Lotus Casebook)

[Ending] Happy