Review of Boss & Me

Boss & Me (2014)
5/10
All that is missing is the glass slipper
24 September 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Shan Shan - a not too bright young woman gets a job in the finance department of a large firm - simply because she has the same rare blood group as Feng-Teng, the Ceo's, sister

Feng-Ten seems cold and lonely and becomes interested in her when for some reason she starts taking her lunch to the area outside his office. It never occurs to her that someone might be in that office behind the venetian blinds. Her behaviour there is very childish and it is hard to see how a sophisticated man would be attracted to her - especially as the make-up department decided to craft Shan Shan's eyebrows the way they did - they were a constant distraction.

Shan Shan was originally infatuated with Handsome Qi - Feng-Teng's long-time friend and colleague - but he disappoints her with his constant womanising.

Feng Teng and Shan Shan grow closer as time goes on. She is aware of her intellectual shortcomings and decides to take a test to improve her position. This isn't plausible - the test doesn't convey intelligence - it merely confirms it.

Anyway, she passes it of course.

I also found it unlikely how all the other office females were thrilled for Shan Shan's successful relationship with their boss - it is far more likely that they would be jealous and exclude her from their clique.

Later in their relationship her cousin Liuliu persuades her to suggest a business idea to Feng Teng which she does - but it loses a lot of money.

Meanwhile there is a rival for his affections - Li-Shu a girl he grew up with and lived with as a sister - she has been in love with him for years.

She tricks Shan Shan into making a fool of herself at an important meeting. This was just silly. Any woman would be immediately aware of how ridiculous she looked and Feng-Ten would have been furious with her instead of just giving her a quizzical look in passing.

Lishu - in the face of Feng Teng's obvious feelings for Shan Shan decides to give him up and kisses him goodbye - of course Shan Shan witnesses this and the result is obvious.

Next thing you know Shan Shan has left the firm and is running a jewellery business - this was beyond belief - but it is common in rom-coms to raise the status of the heroine by fair means or foul. As she was first portrayed there was no way she would fit in with a wealthy family - she didn't even have any table manners let alone any inkling on how to deal with high class people. She would have continued to be an embarrassment to him because her intellect would never have changed.

The ending was anti-climactic - a disappointment after a long viewing time.
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