Fire the Best, Hire a Mess · Episode 29

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Fire the Best, Hire a Mess

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Genius programmer Lu Su was personally invited three times by the chairman to join the Chen Group. But the moment the chairman’s daughter Chen Xue takes over, she fires him—without even checking who he is. A domino chain of disasters begins. Chen Xue not only fires the company’s greatest asset, she mistakes him for the real corporate parasite—his useless cousin Lu Shu. Manipulated by Lu Shu, Chen Xue targets Lu Su again and again, until he finally snaps and accepts an offer from their biggest competitor, Shengshi Tech. Once Lu Su arrives, Shengshi soars. Once Lu Shu remains, the Chen Group collapses. Chen Xue’s blind trust in the wrong man destroys her entire project, while Lu Su becomes the rocket fuel powering the rival company’s rise.

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Genius programmer Lu Su was personally invited three times by the chairman to join the Chen Group. But the moment the chairman’s daughter Chen Xue takes over, she fires him—without even checking who he is. A domino chain of disasters begins. Chen Xue not only fires the company’s greatest asset, she mistakes him for the real corporate parasite—his useless cousin Lu Shu. Manipulated by Lu Shu, Chen Xue targets Lu Su again and again, until he finally snaps and accepts an offer from their biggest competitor, Shengshi Tech. Once Lu Su arrives, Shengshi soars. Once Lu Shu remains, the Chen Group collapses. Chen Xue’s blind trust in the wrong man destroys her entire project, while Lu Su becomes the rocket fuel powering the rival company’s rise.

Fire the Best, Hire a Mess – Episode 29