If you're looking for a regular drama and would be disappointed with a sitcom, please give this a pass. Don't say you weren't warned, giving this a sucky rating because it's not in the format you wanted. But if you're the open, adventurous type, give yourself a treat and tune in.
The series is packaged in 30-minute sitcom-style episodes. It revolves around Planning Department 3 of Gaofa Electronics Group that is responsible for coming up with new products for the company. While the prevailing theme is comedy, there are also heart-tugging moments. As with any other sitcom, some episodes might not be your cup of tea, but there are many that I consider masterpieces, like the costume/historical segment in episodes 33 and 34. And even episodes that are less than brilliant are useful in getting to know the characters better.
Here are the flawed but endearing members of Planning Department 3 who can tickle your funny bone and warm your heart if you let them:
Li Tianran (Zheng Kai) - wishy-washy but cool guy whose ambition is to be team leader
Fan Si Si (Chen Yu Qi) - competent worker who has had enough of being duped into working overtime thus gets herself transferred to Planning Department 3 after noticing that the team area is usually dark after 5 pm indicating nobody works overtime there
Bai Ma Shuai (Dylan Wang) - incredibly rich intern who does not want to depend on his dad's money to get ahead in the world
Ji Wa Wa (Liang Chao) - devoted family man who sometimes has to choose between home and work
Yu Qi Miao (Zhang Shao Gang) - the department head with a fiery temper
Jiang Mei (Zhong Li Li) - pretty, earnest and pleasant but turns wild after a few sips of alcohol
Yao Si Wen (Wu Ya Heng) - lonely bachelor who forces his officemates to spend off hours with him
Wu Yi Mei (Cheng Zi) - beauty-obsessed professional whose face has been rendered expressionless by too much plastic surgery
Wu Ming Shi (Zhang Yue Chi) - introvert who oftentimes feels invisible but is the team's unsung hero.
