Employment in Japan, traditionally consisted of hiring someone as a full time employee at a company and they worked for that company until their retirement. Things have changed in recent years. Reform has taken place, that involves outsourcing, introduction of AI and other new methods. In 2020, how will Haruko Omae work?

In 1996, after the collapse of Japan's asset price bubble, Shibasaki Akira works in the loan department for the Yotsubashi branch office of Aoba Bank. One day, he is sent to work at a government-run company, which is a housing financial bond management organization. The company was formed to collect non-performing loans from bankrupt housing loan companies. Workers from different banks, including Akira and ex-employees from housing loan companies, gather at the government-run company. They stand up against vicious debtors and struggle to protect the taxpayers' money. (Source: AsianWiki) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Tokkai: Bubble no Kaijin wo Oitsumeta Otokotachi" by Hidetoshi Kiyotake.

Single mother Umihara Haru was active in the American business community until she was directly headhunted by the CEO of Itsuki Trading, a leading Japanese general trading company, and returned to Japan. She takes up the position of assistant manager of the elite Corporate Planning Department but her direct superior turns out to be the ex-husband whom she divorced 10 years ago. From ramen to rockets, Haru takes on all sorts of problems within Itsuki Trading’s enormous departments and affiliate companies. She proclaims that she wants to enjoy work and does things that defies common wisdom amid an atmosphere of paralysis due to a conservative deputy CEO.

Foei has been appointed BRIEF HERE BANGKOK advertising agency's new creative team head, unaware that the company is about to go bankrupt. Then her boss, Boss, makes a harsh announcement: the person or persons with the lowest performance in the office will be fired! There's absolutely no way Foei will allow this job to put a stain on her otherwise flawless resume.

The girl Xian was raised by Hui, a single mother who runs a photo studio. By chance, Xian followed her lover Cong to the studio, which attracted the attention of boss Meng of the film company, and her life's destiny changed. Boss Meng took advantage of Xian's purity and yearning for an actor's identity to give her the glory of a star and emotional dreams. Later, in order to protect himself during the war, he abandoned Xian, who was already pregnant. Mother Hui also passed away sadly because she could not bear the betrayal of her emotional support Lao Wang.

The nostalgia for her daughter Zhi has become Xian's only hope for survival. Time flies, Zhi has grown up, and she falls in love with her classmate Zou Jie, who also works in the shipyard. Due to their background, the love of this young couple was hindered. However, the two people who pursued progress still walked firmly together. Xian, who has reached middle age, reunites with her long-lost former lover Cong, and they renew their relationship and love each other for the rest of their lives. The life situation full of joys and sorrows finally cleared up all the misunderstandings caused by the collision of ideas between the two generations, and the mother and daughter ushered in their own beautiful lives together.

(Source: Chinese = Douban || Translation = MyDramaList)

Adapted from the short story "Fu Nv Sheng Huo" (妇女生活) by Su Tong (苏童)

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Episodes: 32

Duration: 45 min.

Country: China

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Aired: Oct 3, 2024 - Oct 16, 2024

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