Season 1 • Episode 41
LatestDou Qiao is a genius negotiator who is the star of the US-China Business Council. Male lead Xie Xiaofei also works as a negotiator, but is actually the sole heir of a wealthy Chinese-American corporation who wants nothing to do with the family business. He vents his frustrations on Dou Qiao, though their bickering relationship soon takes a romantic turn. The couple separates after Dou Qiao discovers the Xie Family had a hand in her parents’ deaths, only to meet several years later as negotiators of rival firms.
Acting
Yang Mi carries the boardroom and the bedroom scenes.
Production
Glossy corporate Shanghai vs gritty emotional breakdowns.
Writing
The parental death conspiracy actually goes places.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yang Mi and Huang Zitao's 12-year age gap sparked real-life dating rumors during filming. The show leaned into it.
The series aired during US-China trade tension peak, making its 'US-China Business Council' setting accidentally topical. Chinese audiences reportedly loved watching Americans get out-negotiated.
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