Office Girls

Episodes: 40 
Synopsis:
Sheng Xin Ren is a simple office worker in the Operations Department of Jing Shi Department Store. She is hard-working and extremely thrifty as she attempts to save up to buy a house for her mom. She is given the task of training and mentoring Qin Zi Qi, a new entry-level member of the Sales Department. He is extremely hard-headed, outspoken, and financially struggling. Hence, the two instantly clash with their differences in worldview and life habits. However, unbeknownst to Sheng Xin Ren and everyone there, Qin Zi Qi is actually the son of the Chairman of Jing Shi Department Store. He is working from the bottom and climbing his way up as he has been challenged by his father to prove that he has what it takes to be a leader of the department store and that he can work with teams/pitch ideas successfully. While Qin Zi Qi hides his identity and struggles to live on his entry-level salary, he begins to get close to Sheng Xin Ren and learns how to be more thrifty and less superficial. 

Review:
This is a fairly old drama so my perspective may be different now as I have seen more complex plots (that don't necessarily follow the same old-same old plot styles). This drama has a pretty standard formula -- poor, hardworking girl meets the CEO's son (who she falls in love with not because of superficial reasons but because he is a great person) while dealing with antagonists throughout the story. It was definitely a pretty simple drama to play in the background while running errands or eating meals but it was not the best quality drama. The acting was subpar and the chemistry between our main leads SUCKED. Sheng Xin Ren had little to no emotion, and Qin Zi Qi often had times where his vibes came off as really sleazy/douche-baggy. Not to mention, Zheng Kai Er, the antagonist, was so freaking annoying. She also had little to no emotion, and every time she "cried" while telling her sob story, it felt so fake. In general, all of them were bad at crying and the acting was awful. 

There are definitely better dramas that were made during this time period and even before. This would definitely not be one that I will rewatch in the future. 

Also, all the characters just felt so lame. Like the fashion designer was annoying too, and I had no idea why he was even relevant to the plot since he was definitely not pursuing Sheng Xin Ren (despite the drama setting it up to make us think he is). The only people who got me through were the comedic relief things with the operations staff (but even that got old at times too) 

Was it cute in some scenes and pretty entertaining? Yeah, because I knew what was going to happen. 
Did I necessarily enjoy this drama? Not really...pretty bland.