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Plot Summary:
Zheng Shu Yi (Bai Lu) is a beautiful, talented, and hard-working 25-year-old reporter who hopes to write a cover story for Financial Vision magazine for at least the 9th time. And her ticket to scoring the latest cover story is an interview with a 27-year-old venture capitalist named Shi Yan (Dylan Wang), who is so interested in her that the magazine sends her to interview him.
Before that happens, her boyfriend has dumped her for a woman named Qin, whose uncle owns a car with an interesting license plate. Knowing that Shi Yan has a niece named Qin and that he owns a Rolls Royce with a fancy license plate, Shu Yi deduces that her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend is Shi Yan’s niece.
Intending to use her rejection as fuel for her career success, as well as her dream of launching the online version of Financial Vision magazine, Shu Yi pursues Shi Yan to get him to agree to a series of interviews for the online magazine. That’s what she makes herself believe. But could she have some other reason for pursuing this handsome man?
For some mysterious reason of his that will be revealed later, the cold CEO who would likely reject such advances from other girls, jokes Shu Yi. Throwing themselves into each other’s company frequently due to interviews as well as their work, they form a deeper bond that propels them into a strong journey of growth that is necessary to bring about a long and happy relationship where honesty and effective communication exist.
Review:
This is a character-driven story, so it requires a thorough understanding of the characters. Skipping scenes will increase one’s ability to get into the characters and understand them. Additionally, skipping scenes can make you miss the campy feel throughout the story, such as Shu Yi’s pursuit of Shi Yan, Shu Yi’s blind-sided attempt at a chicken-shit show, but Shi Yan’s clueless best friend seems to have the ability to listen to Shu Yi’s thoughts, which could be a device to show that they’re talking on the phone, the same sound waves. Interruptions, clothes riding on top, and more. Those who recognize the camp humor in these situations will laugh. Those who don’t know how to complain.
So, if you skip scenes or don’t care about the story, don’t blame the writer or director for not finding it, just a little understanding.
The story doesn’t introduce the characters, with anyone directly pointing out that Shu Yi is talented or that Shi Yan is opinionated. The story shows the audience that there is no other reason to skip the scenes.
Shu Yi is not a typical heroine. She is smart, kind, friendly, funny, a good daughter, hardworking, incorrigible, and cool when her work rivals play dirty tricks on her. However, despised by her parents, she becomes self-centered and doesn’t use people beyond her own goals. Most of the time, the story shows her tendency to lie, make her do things against her will, and make excuses to avoid facing the consequences of her inappropriate actions.
It’s intentional that Shu Yi sometimes throws ethics to the wind. Those who think that smart people never do stupid things have unrealistic expectations. Many smart people make irrational decisions. Shu Yi’s laxity of ethics is part and parcel of the story, which is unique to a special reporter who does some things she shouldn’t do. So the complaints about her professional degradation are very misplaced. It’s really not possible for this story to make viewers think that reporters do things like this all the time. In fact, that’s why the story is told – it’s about a special character.
I understand why Bai Lu is brave enough to take on this role. Shu Yi can be a challenge to portray, because not following her rights can make her look disgusting. I enjoyed her flaws, confusion, and anger, which showed Bai Lu showing her goodness.
Shi Yan is another complex character. The viewer's first impression of him is his stern demeanor, which is likely a combination of his reserved and calm nature, plus his upbringing to take over the company, which would make him determined to look right and older than his years at all times. The business scenes show his intelligence, ability, and forward thinking by allowing us to see how he handles meetings with business associates and how he chooses business partners. For example, he agrees with the philosophy of a startup to put the quality of technology before production. These scenes also show the challenges he faces from senior executives who undermine his ability to lead the company due to his youth and inexperience. To prove his loyalty in helping startups,