Question What's up with Chinese novels and fake marriage?

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  1. Sager

    Sager Well-Known Member

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    I could count about five cn novels that have the couple in a fake contract marriage
    Some examples include :
    My wife is a beautiful ceo
    Reborn as My Love Rival’s Wife
    There are many more
    My question: is this just a thing that Chinese people do is that popular there?
     
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    Wow, 5 out of thousands. That's A LOT.
     
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    justmehere Well-Known Member

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    really?

    How about the Proposal (Sandra Bullock)

    Its just a plot necessities man, get over it...
    Its not a culture/racial thing.
     
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    It happens in many movies and serials also nothing new.
     
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    coveted Sexiest Banana Alive

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    Full House of Korea has fake marriage. So are a few movies and soaps in our country.
     
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    SoulZer0 Heaven Refining

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    If it's popular, the writers are going to use it of course.
     
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    And about hundreds of novels have the cultivation concept, same thing
     
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    Happens everywhere but Asian countries definitely overuse the idea.
     
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    Fake marriage is to get a visa into a new foreign country or citizenship right, or am I on the wrong track

    Also for reputation in ancient kingdoms, marry a strong lineage means you have more power and influence and better life
     
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    I don't think its Asian thing, I've seen quite a few western movies with fake marriage and a lot of melodramas has it too. (grew up with two sisters so even if I didn't want to I saw that plot more than I wanted too)
     
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    I think it's sad how accusatory and angry people in this thread are to the OP.
    I have wondered similar things in the past, only to not ask because of crummy people like these.
     
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    This. I don't think it happens (that often) IRL.
     
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    Suijin Blood God [Medic]

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    I really doubt that's true.

    Also, do understand the freaking difference between fantasy (novels) and reality.
     
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    True :LOL:
     
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    strayCat0 What are you doing right now?

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    Poor OP got roasted...

    Well if you are talking about fake marriage, maybe that's just not your thing. I have seen a very polular novel but i dropped after just one chapter, because somehow i am the only one thinking that the MC personality is just like hypocrites MC that glorified by it's author.
     
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    Don't fucking swear when all he/she did was ask a fucking question.
     
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    hey be nice to the @Sheep okay? It's rude to insult strangers
     
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    5 out of everything he had read so far,,
    Does using bold words making you feel almighty or something?
     
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    In the US you have the "green card marriage" trope, happens a lot in real life, also quite popular in fiction. but it's never the main focus, usually just a side character that has a green card marriage, or a protagonist that had a green card marriage, then the spouse came back for something while protagonist is with somebody else...
     
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    Cupcake Ninja [Kind Sage][Lord Benevolence][ The Great Paragon]

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    its usually either an arranged marriage or a marriage due to having had pre-marital sex, like it was with CEO. I dont think many are "fake" marriages in the truest sense. Usually there is some reason to get married, not often do you find one where they just pretend to be married without it being an official thing. But i would say its used for drama. The whole, "my own wife/husband doesn't care about me" thing.
     
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