This was over a decade ago and Benny is married to Lisa Marie Hoffman and had 2 kids with her whereas Zhang Ziyi married a rock musician who already had kids from previous marriages (plural!) and she herself had 2 kids with him and then they divorced because he cheated. So, in the end, Zhang Ziyi's mother had no eye for men.
According to Baidu, the series is still going to be 20 episodes, 45 minutes each: https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%97%A0%E5%8F%AF%E6%9B%BF%E4%BB%A3/62980533 I think there's been a misunderstanding about short episodes because the screenwriter said Irreplaceable would have "short-drama style pacing". It just means that the drama would be fast paced, not like other modern dramas where they waste a lot of time on vibes and staring contests.
I can't understand why FL's father hate ml? He thinks so little of him even after knowing he is a doctor
I think it's that there's a lot of business inefficiencies and cronyism inside Sheng group and of course, Yusen's uncle is one of the benefactors of this system. Mr. Nie is aligned with the uncle and felt that Yusen's blocking of their business proposals was personal when it's really just Yusen being a responsible for the company's financial interests.