Episode 6 recap: Zhang Zong asked Dong Dongen to organize a tasting event.
Wang Zi Jian and Lou Yuan went for a morning run. Suddenly, Lou Yuan felt some discomfort in their heart and quickly stopped. Wang Zi Jian advised Lou Yuan to take more rest and not work themselves to death, considering their current physical weakness. Wang Zi Jian suggested that Lou Yuan should buy a fitness tracker bracelet to monitor their heart rate. Lou Yuan initially refused verbally but still glanced at the bracelet.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Zong suddenly arrived at the Ba Er Advertising Studio, surprising Dong Dongen, who quickly introduced themselves. Zhang Zong thought the place was quite impressive and expressed his desire to organize a tasting event. He wanted to bring the sauces from their partner companies for a taste test and select a brand that everyone would like.
Zhang Zong wanted Dong Dongen and their team to handle the event and even brought the contract with a budget of 300,000 RMB. Dong Dongen and the team were thrilled and said they would prioritize this event over their current workload, putting all their effort into making the community event a success for Zhang Zong. Ke Mao Xu and the others were delighted, never expecting Dong Dongen to bring in such a significant project. They believed that with Dong Dongen's leadership, their studio would have a bright future.
Organizing this tasting event turned Dong Dongen and their team from being the submissive "Yi" side to the commanding "Jia" side. They finally experienced the sense of being in a superior position. Wang Zi Jian thought Lou Yuan and Dong Dongen had a good relationship and wanted to take advantage of it, but Lou Yuan didn't agree. Lou Yuan stated that Zhang Zong chose Dong Dongen and their team to handle the event precisely because he knew about their collaboration and would not dare to cheat in front of them. To secure the contract, they needed to showcase their abilities. Lou Yuan believed in their capabilities.
Su Qi had someone investigate Dong Dongen's studio and found that it was just a small studio with no significant capabilities. Moreover, they were currently experiencing financial difficulties. Su Qi brought some money to offer to Dong Dongen, but they firmly rejected it. Su Qi decided to change tactics and showed interest in pursuing Dong Dongen. They sent a large bouquet of flowers, causing their colleagues to tease them when they saw it.
Dong Dong En rejected Su Qi and did not accept his invitation. Lou Yuan discovered the note Dong Dong En had left for him, which startled her. Lou Yuan asked Dong Dong En to have dinner with him the next day. Lou Yuan felt a discomfort in his heart, as he remembered his father passing away from a heart disease. He quickly ordered a wristband. Lou Yuan took Dong Dong En to a lavishly decorated restaurant, and Dong Dong En felt suspicious about Lou Yuan suddenly being so kind to her, thinking there must be something wrong. Lou Yuan asked Dong Dong En about the tasting event, and upon hearing Dong Dong En's assurance of fairness, she felt relieved. Dong Dong En didn't know how to peel a crab, so Lou Yuan peeled one for her.
Dong Dong En was in a very good mood and told Hi Mei that after being a Yi side for so many years, she had finally risen to be a Jia side, with two big companies competing for her. Dong Dong En mentioned Ma Cheng Shu to Hi Mei, saying that she broke up with him because of his cold violence, and now she didn't want to talk about him and had a bad impression of him.
Su Qi came to find Dong Dong En and asked her to take him to visit the university. Lou Yuan also came along. Su Qi highly praised Dong Dong En's plan, which made Lou Yuan disdainful. When they arrived at the playground, they wanted to have a shooting competition, but after shooting for a while, neither of them made a shot. In the end, it was Dong Dong En who made a shot and scored.
Lou Yuan's mother returned to the company and learned about the tasting event. She got angry and felt that nobody had reported it to her. Lou Yuan took his mother to the supermarket and cafeteria, where the young people nowadays preferred three-cornered sauces. Lou Yuan's mother understood the situation and agreed for Lou Yuan to give it a try. The tasting event started quickly, and Dong Dong En and her team distributed opinion cards to the attendees.
Lou Yuan encountered the ousted veteran troublemaker of the company in the underground parking garage, seeking revenge. Dong Dongen happened to come across the scene and intended to play the role of a hero by intervening. However, her actions unintentionally caused Lou Yuan to bump into a parking post, resulting in him seeing her bleeding hands. This made Dong Dongen feel even more flustered on behalf of Lou Yuan.
The drama is really good and enjoyable to watch, and the actors' performances are also impressive. However, I heard that the female lead's character is supposed to be financially struggling. It seems a bit inconsistent with her constantly wearing different outfits in every episode, which suggests a higher budget than what her character's circumstances would imply.