《The Lord of Losers》satire

One of the reasons why 《The Lord of Losers》has aroused heated discussions even before it was aired is precisely because Wei Zheng is also the director of the popular sitcom《Love Apartment.Therefore, similar styles will be compared intentionally or unintentionally.Judging from the online ratings, many people ruthlessly gave it a medium to negative rating. The probably reason is that there are not enough surprises, and there is a suspicion of old wine in new bottles. Both the characters and the plot style are very obvious - love apartment!But overall, this show doesn't deserve a low rating.》Love Apartment《 is a pure comedy drama, but》The Lord of Losers《 is not. The comedy》The Lord of Losers-- is more based on a lot of helplessness and sadness in the workplace. This drama is also moreLike insinuating and criticizing many phenomena in the company!Have you seen all these tricks?

There is a kind of promotion called flattery!

The first impression that Wanshou Group gives people is that the company has three types of employees. There are powerful people such as Ouyang Murphy, Su Kejie, and Pang Xiaobai, and there are also people who have dedicated their lives to the company, such as Hu Qiang and Tang Haixing.But they are all just grassroots personnel. This seems normal on the surface, but it is not normal either.Lanny Fu is a very good typical case. Hu Qiang once said that Lanny Fu was a person who couldn’t even put up wallpaper, but he was promoted very quickly. Hu Qiang waited for ten years before he was promoted (In the case of breaking the news, he was promoted very fast).The manager is barely a manager), but he is only a department under Lanifu.

Hu Qiang was often scolded by Lisa because he was too straightforward and did not mince words. He asked Lannifu for help in confusion, why Lisa was so happy with Lannifu but so cold towards him.ruthless?Lanny Fu gave Hu Qiang a lot of strategies to please Lisa!It seems funny, but it’s also thought-provoking!This is the case in companies in reality. Whether you have real strength and whether you are loyal to the company are secondary. If you really want to be promoted quickly, catering to the leader and pleasing the boss is the most important thing!It’s frustrating, but it’s also a ruthless mockery of some unspoken rules in the workplace!

There is a kind of talent called the scapegoat!

After Hu Qiang spent ten years in the company seeking nothing but success and no danger, he was suddenly promoted to the manager of the “ Special Urgent Matters Contact Rapid Response and Processing Department!His ” promotion% was not due to flattering the leader, nor was it due to his strong background that he was directly promoted, nor was it due to his strong ability that was promoted!But because the leadership needs it!We need a scapegoat who is loyal to the company and has no backstory.The reality is so cruel, the company needs all kinds of people, so people who can take the blame and cannot leave the company can be regarded as a kind of talent that the company needs!Hu Qiang is exactly such a person!

So after he took office as the manager of the sales department, he dealt with some tough issues, including outputting plans for unsaleable products, serving as a guinea pig for new products, helping other departments complete the company's daily tasks, and helping leaders flatter the boss...etc!Anyway, he will take the blame and the leader will take the prize!Every company will have such a "bad thing" department. People who do these "bad things" will never get ahead no matter how hard they work.It is precisely because the leaders know their loyalty, know that they are submissive and dare not speak out, know that no matter how wronged they are, they dare not give up their jobs easily for the sake of living!This is the current situation of some working people!

There is a system called last place elimination

Many companies have this system, and it has basically become the most basic system for formal companies.I have to say that his starting point is good and he can motivate employees to be positive to the greatest extent. However, this system is also very unfair, because the final interpretation is still the leader's final say. Whoever is said to be incapable will not be incompetent.This episode is also interactive. The audience can choose who will be chosen, and it also allows the audience to become addicted to being leaders, but it is really difficult to be a leader!As the saying goes, it doesn't hurt to stand and talk, and it doesn't matter who you fire. When you need to make decisions by yourself, you will find that it is really difficult!Despite the fact that several of them are not very good, in fact, they all have pretty good abilities!

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Man Fei is the least loyal to the company, but given her ability, she is also the first one who cannot be fired!If she is fired, no one will be able to take over her job!The same goes for Pang Xiaobai and Su Jieke. Both of them are experienced employees who have some skills and can stay up all night. If either one of them is fired, even if a new employee is hired, it will not be better than them!Don't think Tang Haixing has delusions, but he works like a chicken. I believe that if you were the boss, you would not fire such a hard-working and hard-working employee.If I had to choose, I could only eliminate one of them, Sha Lele and Jin Ruoyu!

Although Sha Lele is usually silly and has average overall strength, the leader of Wanshou gave her an A, the highest evaluation in the entire department. In other words, as a newcomer in the workplace, Sha Lele is absolutelyOne of the potential stocks!Then the only choice is Jin Ruoyu, and not being able to speak Mandarin is indeed a very big weakness in this era!

However, don’t forget that she has her own set of workplace survival skills. If she had been fired long ago, how could she still be retained?Her ability is that she has a good grasp of all kinds of gossip and can cater to the boss at every turn. Even the fat and cold-hearted supervisor promised not to fire her, precisely because a lot of her information can help others.As mentioned before, the company needs all kinds of talents, so Jin Ruoyu has a skill: super interpersonal communication skills!

Therefore, when you are a leader, you will find that when you really want to fire one of these people, you will really feel like you have no way to start. It would be a pity to fire any one of them.However, this is a ruthless system. Even if two or three new employees need to be recruited to fill the vacancies after dismissal, they must be implemented numbly!Even if the people recruited are not as useful as the people eliminated, they must be implemented ruthlessly, and no one dares to protest!The ending of the plot is a bit forced at the end, it can be regarded as a threat to force people to stay!In reality, there is no such ending, it can only be letting one person leave!Absolutely no one dares to openly question the problems with this system!This also makes people sigh!I can only hope that the company’s system will be more user-friendly in the future!

《The Lord of Losers》 has come to its finale. As a unit plot, among the total 24 contents, there are indeed some contents that are not so exciting, and the expression of what is wanted is relatively vague, but overall, this black humor-styleis a workplace drama with a relatively clear attitude. Many problems in the workplace have actually reached the point where they are frozen for a day. It makes people feel chilled but unable to shake them. Even though they know there are problems, they have no choice but to accept them, but《The Lord of Losers》interprets these problems in a funny way and makes people smile!Worth a thumbs up!

The Lord of Losers

The Lord of Losers

Total 24 Episodes Jun 18, 2022 C-Drama Comedy Actor: Sun Yiwen Li Wenfan butcher painting Liu Zhongqiu Achievements Zhang Yiduo Li Jiahang