Women in Taipei (台北女子圖鑑)

WOMEN IN TAIPEI

See you later.

You really don't want to go in together?

I don't want others to gossip.

Haven't you forgotten something?

I'll get fined for being late, dear great director.

All right!

-I'll make it up to you. -Bye-bye.

By moving to the East District,

I finally became what I imagined I would be.

The dream of living in Taipei has finally come true.

I need to work harder to prove that I'm worthy of all this.

EPISODE 4

SEESAW OF POWER IN THE EAST DISTRICT

Eva has gone through the test procedure for stability in the lab.

As for the airline tickets for the aroma therapist from Australia,

Lisa is following up on that. It's hard to get a business class seat.

What about economy class? With activity expenses,

translator fees, accommodation, and airfare,

we're severely over budget.

Put the budget under the new brand.

-The Crystal Diamond Luxury brand. -Okay.

Everyone, we're aiming for a department store brand, okay?

- A brand for department stores? - Yeah.

A new brand in department stores. Leave your old baggage behind.

The project manager will be you, I-Shan.

-Okay? Okay, well, any problems? -Ms. I-Chun.

Have you ever heard of the stress test?

Let's talk at lunch. Okay, guys, take a break.

Nice.

Thank you. Thank you.

Yeah, well... Um. I'm not sure.

You know, let me get back to you on that, okay?

Yeah, maybe some time... maybe sometime this weekend. How's that?

Yeah, no problem.

Um. Why didn't you reply

to my message this morning?

I'm very busy.

If I can't get the airline tickets for the aroma therapist, I'm screwed.

Mm-hmm.

Hello, Eric. Yeah, I'm fine.

Um. I need you to book a round-trip ticket from Sydney.

Business class.

It's not for me, it's for a client of my company.

I'll pass the phone to my colleague.

Hello?

I'm Sandy.

On April 4th or 5th.

Sydney to Taipei, business class, one passenger.

Okay, thank you. Hm.

WE'RE SELLING THE PRODUCT ONLINE TODAY

KEEP AN EYE ON THE TRANSACTIONS AT ALL TIMES.

Why are you up?

Did I wake you?

Hmm.

The aroma therapist event was a big hit.

Now, the products are selling online.

Ms. I-Chun is concerned about the web traffics.

- I need to take a look at this. - Hmm.

Get some more sleep, I'll look at it for you.

No way.

-Hmm. -If the server crashes...

-are you gonna scold IT on my behalf? -Hmm.

(CHUCKLES}

-There's no rush. -Hey, I'm looking at it.

Look at me.

-I need to work. -I'm a part of your work.

Fine.

I'll make you breakfast, come on.

I NEED TO TELL YOU ONE MORE THING.

- Manager Tsai. - Come on in.

Ms. I-Chun...

-wanted me to check on the sales report. -It's not ready yet.

What about the retailers' feedback?

The aroma therapist event worked pretty well,

but they're still quite reserved on the department store front.

They'll evaluate it again once our quarterly forecast is out.

They don't have enough confidence in our company?

-I'll go get the car. -Wait, I'll join you.

Hurry up.

Sorry, we have some scheduled visits to the retailers.

We'll hand you the report once we're back.

-Cheng-En. -Uh-huh?

Hello?

Hello? Hey, you're so hard to reach. Open up.

Why? What do you want?

Well, I just got back from Tainan. Your mom told me to bring you something.

You're bringing me things again? I'm not home.

When will you be back?

I'll go grab some food across the street. I'm starving.

I won't be back for some time. Wait a minute.

Cheng-En's bringing me something.

-I'll give him your address? -Sure.

Here's the address.

Fine.

I'll run the errand.

What does he want?

He's bringing something for me from Tainan.

Why did you go back to Tainan all of a sudden?

To get you some pastries from our bakery. They're your favorite.

I rarely eat them now, they're a calorie bomb.

Hey, it's your favorite flavor. I got you two boxes.

Fine, I'll take one.

You didn't bring your girlfriend?

You don't like driving long distances alone.

We broke up.

The lover boy got dumped?

What about you?

-Why are you staying at your friend's? -It's my boyfriend's place.

What boyfriend?

Is he treating you right? Is he a good guy?

It's none of your business that I'm staying with my boyfriend.

You're so nosy.

Shit! Is that him?

-Handsome, right? -Take it.

Li Cheng-En, did you come here to fight with me?

Hey.

Care to introduce us? I'm Allen, you must be Cheng-En.

Hi, I was her best friend growing up. I'm Li Cheng-En.

I'm her boyfriend, Liu Tung-Fu.

Okay then, time to go. Drive safe.

What's this?

Where are you going dressed up like this?

I just threw this on to come downstairs.

EAST DISTRICT

Mm. It doesn't seem sweet enough.

This is as sweet as it gets.

- For real? - You Tainan people.

Why do you think Allen keeps on arguing with me like that?

Who gave him the power? Who's supporting him?

At least we managed to reach all our sales quotas.

Lady, you've been working here long enough.

You should know that meeting quotas is the bare minimum.

-That's the way the boss sees it. -Hm.

Good performance means exceeding the quota.

Ms. I-Chun and I have decided to leave the company.

You're leaving the company?

Hmm.

- Relax, it'll be good for you. - Mm.

Why would it be good for me?

Now, you get to develop new products on your own.

It's a great opportunity.

Ms. I-Chun, what about your position?

Dear, don't read too much into it.

When working together in the same company,

there's not always a black and white answer to everything.

Sometimes you just have to make the call in the moment.

I still think Allen is quite capable.

I think you'll learn a lot from him.

-Ms. I-Chun, so you're saying... -I'm saying, dig in.

It's getting cold.

It's ice, it's already cold.

Hurry, it's getting cold. It's cold now, give it a blow.

Don't give me that look!

Hey!

Welcome home.

What's the occasion?

Your favorite, garlic butter pasta with oysters.

It's not your birthday and it's not my birthday.

Lobster bisque.

What's up with you?

What, do I need a reason to cook for you?

Not just yet.

Hey.

Take a seat.

I hope you'll always be as beautiful and happy as you are right now.

Cheers.

Hmm.

It's good.

Did you know about Ms. I-Chun leaving the company?

Are you worried about her?

She's good at her job, she'll be fine working anywhere.

If she hadn't been so capable, I'd have taken over your division by now.

Just like how I won you over.

Congratulations, you are going to be the assistant manager of the division.

Cheers.

They'll announce it tomorrow.

You'll be assistant manager of branding,

and I will run both the branding and marketing divisions.

It's great.

Listen, since you are going to be promoted to assistant manager,

you'll need clothes that assert your dominance.

Dominance doesn't suit me.

Regardless, you'll need decent outfits.

Perhaps you can use your director boyfriend's credit card.

I'll pay for it myself. Who uses someone else's card?

I have the most interesting job now, and I get to meet a lot of nice guys.

What kind of weird job is that?

Headhunting.

What is that?

Finding talent for corporations.

Now, my contact list is full of elite talents from different fields.

The best of the best.

Lin I-Shan, I've given you a piggyback too.

Your name is also in my contact list.

I'm so honored.

I'm being serious.

Job hopping is the quickest way to get a raise,

or God knows how long it'll take to get a real raise.

I'm not like you.