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Law has wreaked havoc with the staff over advertising and Pei pulls out his survival plan. This crashes the products but saves the staff. Law has caused a lot of debt and makes Pei look like an amateur with his early efforts. They are Zhou upgrades and are like Matrix Mr Smiths patrolling everything against their company line. Pei was just getting rid of brother one when two more arrive. They cause even more grief and malcontent than Law did. Pei’s fancy apartment was sold but at least he no longer has that debt. Father Sima is MIA and cannot even be contacted by Xin. Pei is stepping up to take care of his employees through the waves of chaos. It was interesting for him to tell Law how everything wasn’t about money. He has learned the lesson elder Sima wanted him to learn, but good luck getting the sons to recognize the truth of that. Are they trying to tank the company in deals with dad like Pei had? Or are they just spoiled rich men blinded by power and avarice? Pei is doing his best to hold the line but he really could use some help.
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Rin is frustrating the hell outa me. She needs constant affirmation about where Taiga stands and his actions tell her quite plainly if she’d simply pay attention. He puts her feelings first and is waiting for her to make up her mind about what she wants to do. She claims to want away from her mom’s plans, but she has nothing to seriously counter them with. Even after her mini tantrum Taiga runs after her to be rejected. Her mind bubble conversation used ‘our’ in her musings when truth be told it was ‘her’ will that lacked. He can’t force someone to stay when they’re ambivalent about it and for now, he doesn’t make enough to just accommodate her on his dime. His friend is making impact with her translated menus and I wish she would get together with Rin’s senior. They seem much better suited. Taiga’s ex might be testing the waters since she knows Rin might go home. It’s ironic that Taiga was kicked to the curb by ex for not having his mind made up for future and Rin kicked him to the curb because he did. For now, she is the one too undecided and unsure of herself to handle a relationship. Her senior will be more than happy to step in, and probably will, but I don’t see it going better for them. He will at least have her Mom’s blessing and better finances, but this is again why he would be best suited for Taiga’s friend. I want Taiga’s catering job to go well but I am not convinced he should reconsider his ex. She left him for not meeting her standard and never looked back. Rin is making the same mistake. In this episode, none of the established couples seem like they should be together. I kinda want Rin to go home and get her act together because she’s not doing that in Japan.
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Episode starts with a Tengda banquet where once again Pei watches everybody but him get cash or trip awards. He is back to being low spirited and everybody’s favorite designated driver. Two years elapse and he is still driving people. He meets Law who is a narcissistic megalomaniac and Sima’s son. He is sent with the specific mission of co running Tengda. He immediately takes over and is one of those speakers that think they are charismatic and appreciated by the world at large. Pei has no clue what to do with him but has advised his staff they do not have to comply to his direction if they don’t want to. Xin gets to smirk at them and say Sima is not available for consultation. He likes to repeat English words and wanted everybody to give him English names. Pei of course chose loss.😂🤣 chaos has already started and it’s just with his introduction. His staff do not realize the backer of all their projects is Sima so they are all ready to tell him and son to get lost. Law wants influencers rather than ad campaigns and considers Tengda too old school to be top in marketplace. It’s easy to see why Sima wanted other options for a successor. It will be interesting to see which CEO learns the most from this venture, Loss or Law.
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For the first time ever, Tengda is underperforming and truly losing money. In this circumstance, Pei doesn’t want his people losing by doing their best and producing a good product. With Xin getting approval, Divine mountains and seas gets an unlimited budget to fix the problem. At first the staff was hellbent on revenge and they were getting more and more stressed trying to outwit Zhou’s sneaky tactics. Pei reminded them what their job really was—to make the game fun to play. So instead of trying to out maneuver negative ad campaigns and online blocks, they fixed what annoyed players and used their talents to make the game be fun with max reward systems worked in. I liked that Pei focused on them getting meals and taking care of themselves. He is not stressed by his salary and wants what is best for the company. He has embraced being their benefactor for the project rather than saboteur to gain income. They have become his work family and he wants them to do well. When Zhou wanted to know the difference between him and Pei, he saw it with a bunch of employees circled around Pei having fun and enjoying each other’s company. While Zhou had made definite improvements in employee workspace, etc he really wasn’t concerned if the game was of good quality just that it looked like it was. He spent to beat Pei, not to improve the quality of the game. He lost again to his temper and even the guy that has stuck with him for years isn’t friends with him. I am not sure if the grin he had was seeing the difference in work family attitude or plotting the next way to take Tengda down. He is at least accepting responsibility for his behavior so baby steps in right direction.
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This episode let Zhou MuYan feel the wrath of his former employees. He received all the treatment he had dished out. If he could maintain his temper, he was promised a large payout. Zhou’s ego finally had enough and his loud accusations against Pei cost him his severance. Pei learned that acquiring Sky Fire actually earned him money. He also learned that his revenge on Zhou didn’t feel as rewarding as he expected. Ms Xin is frustrated that Pei has plateaued and refuses to try any more ventures. She is asking Sima if he really thinks he will be successful turning Pei into his successor. At the launch of both games there is definitely a negative ad campaign against Tengda. This time however, there is no rebuttal as the game loses ground. The bottom line this time is that players found their game inferior to Zhou’s. One influencer wanted to know what happened to all the money for development. The episode ends with a close up of Pei.
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Pei finds himself at the police station where Zhou MuYan is convinced that he tried to commit corporate espionage and murder.😂🤣 LiShi has become mediator of the situation followed by Xin. Pei has been strongly encouraged by Xin to get back on target for work instead of all the side jobs. Sky Fire employees have revolted and videos of their work conditions and management have gone viral. LiShi goes to his father and suggests Tengda buys Sky Fire and absorb all the fallout from their plagiarized game. Pei assures Zhou that his salary will not suffer, but increase with this change of management. Tengda takes all former employees and gives them best work environment whether they want to relocate or work remotely. However Wan finds a trio that are determined to cause trouble and find fault with work conditions. After talking with Pei, it is decided they need help to recover from their trauma of Sky Fire’s work environment so they can stop feeling defensive. It seems Pei may have found his next venture for company.
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It was so moving watching them all work to save the courtesans. The one on the throne has lost his mind. There is no way to know if his vile acts were not encouraged by drugs, but if he knew enough in a drugged haze to choose his life over theirs, then he had enough of his faculties to be doing this evil by choice. I was annoyed second son saved his dad. That man truly needs to go and now he has been given even more power and gave his first son his secretary office. Scum does rise to the top. The one thing they have ensured is that both the Prince and HongSi are ready to take on the older brother and find a better candidate for the throne. I am very tired of that weasel of a secretary getting his way.😝 I am also glad the women are finally sticking up for themselves against that wretch of a ruler. The episode ends with the first son’s man hurting the prince and tossing him in the water. We get a glimpse that he is rescued so it won’t be quite so bad having to wait til next weekend to find out what happens. I have mixed feelings about the soul swapping back and forth. What I can say is that this drama has done it better than most of them, The story is well paced and decently told. I found myself drawn into the plight of the people and rooting for all of them to succeed against the current powers that be.
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SiBo is feeling Pei’s pain😂🤣 He is definitely regretting going into the film industry. Ma’s actor and the web influencer are having a meeting of the minds about the script.🤣😂Pei has given up trying to lose money with the game group. He is encouraging Wan to take over and do whatever she thinks fit for updates and new game ideas. He has asked Wan to unhire him because she is using the time to discuss work and not because she needs a driver. He also didn’t want her to know any of his financial info. Sky Fire execs and LiShi were toasting their new game success when Li Ahi and top exec start arguing about Pei. Sky Fire wants to stick it to Pei personally and Li Shi wants them to have competition but not mean spirited bullying. Pei finds himself hearing SkyFire’s opinion of him and things get heated when he almost got in an accident because of their conversation. They all exit the car and the execs are chasing Pei wanting to know what his game is.😂🤣
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Lin Wan shows her new characters to team and has a night clubbing with Xin. Wan is convinced no matter what Xin hints at that Tengda is the perfect company and Pei the perfect boss. Pei can afford a scooter and has made himself a designated driver to earn more cash😂🤣 The twins turn their story over to SiBo to make it a movie script. He has to deal with a director and actor that want the storyline in their image. He hammers out the script and feels victorious til their lead leaves the project. He receives some encouragement from Pei and goes with Ma’s choice for a new face in the industry. Pei might finally get a high paycheck.😂🤣
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Wei has befriended Pei during his probationary period. Sky Fire has created a viable version of Tengda’s game and replaced poetry with tongue twisters. Pei managed to complete their version of the game and arrived in office to find Wei being unjustly fired. He records and recites all the labor laws they have broken and gets Wei a fair settlement. Sima has an interesting view on life. It is fun watching Pei conquer the stairs to reach a place of immeasurable wealth. He humbly asks to go back to Tengda because he has come to realize steady undocked pay is better than qustionable salary from Sky Fire. He is touched by the office setup his employees have made for him. It is everything he would have done himself. Wei is made part of their Tengda family and looking much less stressed. He tells the game team that Pei tested Sky Fire’s version of game. When the team wants some answers he told them not to worry about Sky Fire. They would eventually get what’s coming to them and they shouldn’t stress about their new game. Pei knows he will fall short on mortgage payment and tries to make extra cash as chauffeur with items for sale. He is caught by Ms Xin who reminds him company vehicles cannot be used for personal income. SiBo wants to expand to film production and has Pei’s blessings. Pei is letting his people prosper on their own. The only one he slowed a bit was Ma telling him to just let things ride for now. Episode ends with his company wanting to know what happened to him. Pei wants success, but he sees his employees should have more value. His success should not be at their expense. His hiatus at Sky Fire reminded him of that.
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Pei finds out in his quest for a job that it’s not easy. He gets hired at Sky Fire to divulge his game plans but they don’t believe him. He reveals that his team made these ideas work and they try headhunting them without success. When the head hunter found out Lin WAN’s monthly salary, he wanted hired. With all the deductions Sky Fire inflicts on their employees, Pei is seeing that 5k base pay may not be such a bad deal after all. Ms Xin has not said what is really up with Pei, but that he is on a secret project and will be back in a few days. Wan is the only one that has discovered him at Sky Fire on a coffee run. She has already helped him with her badge per outfit idea.😂 Pei is realizing that for as stuck as he feels at Tengda, work reality can be so much worse.
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Pei is just about to get the payout that will let him quit. He looks around at the people that have come to depend on Tengda and he feels responsible for them. He makes sure they will have their apartments as severance pay. As luck would have it, the author Tang encouraged to quit created a video about the four walls apartments. Once again there is a promising profit loss turned into a profit success. There is a party at his apartment and he is at a loss. LiShi has become a frenemy and won’t stop investing.😂🤣 He and Ma bicker over who is Pei’s best friend.🤣😂 Pei seeks tranquility at Mingyun Villa and finds the web book celebrity has declared that his oasis and the place is a tourist Mecca.🤣 LiShi has had the roads fixed and travel is easy there now. Pei has had enough of success and tells Sima he quits. He leaves his keys on his counter and exits. His company is successful at every turn but as he tries to find employment he finds it a difficult road. His job opportunity is SkyFire. Now he has to decide if he wants to re enter that rat race with them, or feel totally defeated and unsuccessful as the founder of Tengda.
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It is a given that everything with the baby is going to be adorable. What was very well done was presenting the views from siblings with no idea whatsoever in dealing with children. As little sis walks through her sister’s home, we are poignantly drawn in to the love and care her sister gives everything. She finds an apology post it on her books and is flooded with memories of all the care her sis has given her. She and baby have a good cry about missing the sis/mom that made this house a home. The younger brother is just about getting his life in order to his view of perfection, when he finds out his brother’s last phone call was to him and he wanted to discuss something important. He can’t quite escape wanting to know what that conversation would have been. The best friend arriving with tons of questions and wanting to know what happened to the house🤣😂 The bathtub incident and the complete crashing after cleanup is a laugh out loud moment that most parents can completely relate to. There is a very fun series of events that gets her through an interview and causes him a one month delay in moving into his apartment. His perfectionist ways did wonders for the state of the house and he is truly a needed element for them. In his case I felt bad as he walked through the house. Aside from his nephew’s need, there was nothing to link him to anything in his brother’s life. All the messy scenes inside and the fountain and bubble scenes outside were well done and completely entertaining. What is special about this drama compared to others is that we are getting the sibling relationship history and how their absence is felt by each of them. It’s not just centered on becoming a couple and taking care of baby. It thoughtfully reflects on the union of two families and how the older siblings did or did not include the younger one. We are seeing their struggles as individuals and the realization from both of them that their life is changed forever and how will they deal with that.
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Pei has found a way to quickly waste LiShi’s 20 million investment. Next episode we will get to see his staff’s opinion of these concrete cube apartments. I loved the dueling poets at start of episode. It is fun to see the juxtaposition of classical literature combined with gaming expertise. It is an unexpected combination and a very fun perspective. 😂🤣 Pei has reached new lows as ms unlucky charm is unleashed on every department. 🤣 That was truly insider sabotage. She looks so unassuming and creates so much havoc. 🤣 Pei’s brainstorming of this apartment building is letting him vent all his frustrations with his current living conditions. Waiting to see how the team turns this investment for him or seeing if he’s created a second loss that will backfire later like Munying Villa. The actors and production team are doing an excellent job of portraying the twists and turns of anti profit business ideas being turned into successes. They are making it a fun misadventure and the comedy is well done.
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Their web book celebrity has brought great success to Mingyun Villa🤣 LiShi copies their restaurant and Ma is ready to throw down. Pei goes to celebrate his success and the rest of his staff want to throttle him.😂🤣 Pei convinces LiShi he only wishes his success and they exchange numbers. Pei has created a cultured atmosphere as poetry has regained interest due to game. His artist has used booths to promote game and the booths have become safe havens and de stressors for people. Sloth gym has become a very unique place to vent and recuperate from life stresses.🤣 LiShi thinks Pei was trying to help him, so he has franchised the booths to help his “friend’ and gather scraps. Pei has inadvertently softened the top management of other businesses and made life better for workers. SiBo has gone number one with a book about game and has a number two author as well. All of Pei’s lose strategies has turned into viral wins and he is losing it.🤣😂 I love how his staff rebounds and fixes things in unconventional ways. They are reaching audiences usually overlooked because they were the overlooked ones in business. It is making its own culture in the business world. 😂
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