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he did say something like that in ep.3 flashback, and she retorted that he was proposing perfunctorily. Before checking the admission documents and having a chat with her granddad.

No, I don't know Hindi but it's nice to learn from you. So, that + the "Huasheng Corpation" ... very sloppy translator(s) at work, not even for the usual difficult subtitling. End of ep.3 had me double take twice: the above + the "spray solution" dispute subtitling.

indeed - and Negotiator was not even about interpreting languages, but mostly about business and land deals contracts conflicts and the difficulties of a young business empire heir, so unless OI later changes business focus instead of dealing with Huasheng Corp(or)ation (the repeated mention on screens of "Corpation" made me doube-take: how could a script and production about translation make such a mistake? ep.3) with the A.I. company, it really ought only to be recommended as "business deals related".

Perhaps that would save it for me - I hate to drop a drama and am usually very forgiving, even enjoying ads or tropes festival, when they are present (a Luo Zheng drama recently that got copiously scolded included). This time the fun was overridden by the annoyance at what you take in stride.
If the romance starts, maybe I could try to overlook it. I have also seen plenty of unlikely dramas with overbearing CEOs and Cinderellas, quite unfazed too, without being so annoyed.
Just this one mixes a too serious outlook on law matters that clashes with the "Demon Master" cohabitation trope. The ML who started as tsundere but convincingly serious and believable, suddenly faded into a puppet on strings receiving three glasses of water thrown into face with no knee-jerk reaction and a feeble shame faced bleating to CY parents -- and of course looks annoyed about it. As I was.
Really, the romance MUST start soon or else....
I am very patient, so I will probably sit it through, counting points, and still hoping the positive will outweigh the negative.
I will also try not to react here until then or end, since it spoils the mood for those who are still laughing as I was in the start.
Have fun : everyone is different, so if this is good for you, fine, don't let my misgivings get to you.

Yes I can watch without subs so I did get the weak explanation to her barging in. So unlikely that our hero let the door to the apartment not be shut properly... Was not he targeted by haters ; was not he a stickler for details? He was sitting on the couch with no earplugs and could not hear that there was noise from someone walking upstairs??
And for the over-the-top mom to trudge up a staircase long after they got in, and find the apartment. Not like they would have a postbox in entrance at ground level to broadcast which number apartment they were in : no, it's really implausible, as is finding the friend trying to climb the rail to drown herself, just in the nick of time, after dark, minutes after she phoned to CY. Too many implausibilities.
This plot is getting on my nerves, marring my initial amusement at the comedic parts. Some episodes had me laughing a lot, despite the unlikeliness, but it got just too much, and the mom, the friend, the sister and her ex, the lovelorn partner lawyer Jun, the over the top mom, and henpecked dad of QH, the parents of CY... are plain annoying.
I am sorry for CXX who does the best he can with the nonsense, and for ZRN who needed something better too.
Not sure it will get on better tracks.

you are welcome.
Looking forward to new songs or drama/movies from Tao, while admiring my Ace-YKYB spoils - flowers, mermaid design + impressive dragon in view of Dragon year that will start on Feb10. :-)

I did, in part, on YT. Z.Tao plays a funny Monkey King, albeit it was not my favorite adaptation of the Journey to the West. It is a comedic take on the story rather than really wuxia.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGJjdMjcPgEPkn7HFXx32RoEgBsF-Xp1B (22 long cuts from the 54/55 episodes drama)

same

yes, it is worrying - I put my own misgivings in spoilers but perhaps future audience should indeed get warned about their losing time here.

I could accept some implausibilities from start such as the sleeping in office, but from episode 16 it is a total mess how the parents intrude in apartment without key or knowing exactly which floor to go to. Okay, perhaps CY's mom knew and was ushered in by the unwitting Boss who may have thought it was someone came with a package.
Still, it was unlikely that he would let an unannounced stranger in, if he had no proof of purpose and identity. Wasn't he targeted by haters? Later, his mom barging in was total wtf. Where did she get a key??? She even had to follow her son's car to check where he lived!!!

The sister/ex husband and pregnant drinking friend also had me raise eyebrows and start twitching, not amused any longer. Yes, CY's unprofessional behavior with the ex drama star and the lewd client also got me thinking then that this was not going in the right direction, especially with CY's same way of "apologizing". Next, her slapping the boss after invading his bed was also bizarre - how could he have left her sleep in his room anyway ; the stormy weather and power outage were no excuse, and had she handed the dog back to her sister then? The roller coaster ride and shooting for toy were limit stupid but cute, then, later, the way the toy was used got so disappointing.

Ah, what did CXX get himself into there? As for ZRN, I'm sorry this is not a drama that will redeem my opinion about her acting. She is still relying on her big "innocent" stares and there is really not much more. This started nicely with laughs and light-hearted comedy, but it is now turning into cringey half baked mess.

I am watching both CXX dramas, but although this one has funny moments, slapstick could have been so much better done. 20 episodes more? Considering whether to drop but perhaps I will watch cursorily My Boss later till end, although my eagerness for new episodes has vanished. Will there be something to salvage from the wreckage? Sighing. Some tropey mini-dramas with overbearing CEOs and Cinderellas are better tailored than this one...

It's a pity the plot got so messed up.

Me as well lol

This one starts impressively.

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Okay, I'll be happy to read your findings then!

I am really having a good time with this drama; laughing almost non stop in some episodes!

Oooh, looking forward to those then! Add the links in Discussions, so they will be easier to find for newcomers ? (and for me, in case this comments section gets too long and veers into battle zone again ;-)

Since you're into fandom, what is the story behind the Nanako name ? I'm curious like his cats...

Hi MK916 Looking forward to your edit of this drama on YT! You will do one, will you ?
Yes, the translations can be "funny". Did Viki get it that wrong?

How crazy can some commenters be? Comparing ZLS to Zheng Shuang ????!
To law bender ZS who abandoned children she ordered surrogacy of in the US and is first and foremost banned and prosecuted in China because of this on top of tax evasion ??? What has MDL come to to allow such rabble rousing !