After reading the posts here, I watched 8 episodes of this- and think it is fun, very polished, with cool split screen pictures (e.g., as many as 8 different ways so we can see the facial expressions of everyone sitting around a round table), nice sets, costumes and very crisp production quality.
However, it reminds me a little too much of the Korean/Taiwanese idol dramas- with too-convenient plot devices and rather unrealistic conversations. E.g., do directors really involve multiple directors and even their fathers in the decision on who to hire for their secretary in China? From what I've seen of corporate America at least, hiring is a very important part of management, but its escalating things out of proportion to involve multiple directors and making phone calls personally- rather than have HR handle it all- to determine who they should hire for a small position like secretary.
I sneaked a peek at the last episode for the first season and was a little disappointed. I liked the concept in Ugly Bette that she and her boss do _not_ have a romantic relationship. The need for something romantic to develop between the lead female character and the lead male character (incidentally her boss) is a little overdone.
I thought the funniest thing in the first few episodes was Wudi's good pal telling her "Nevermind that you embarassed your boss.... the most fashionable Korean dramas today always have the lead characters falling in love with the girls who embarrass them!"
Its definitely poking fun of themselves for being in the same league as those korean dramas!
That sort of self-deprecating humor I appreciate, but not _quite_ enough to sit through this series. (The comments online complain about it being a little slow paced, which I can see as well, plus the 'dumb blond' secretary is a little _too_ 'blond' for my tastes, too many gratituous scenes of her vacant stare, mincing steps or just cleavage.)
Overall: Fun and silly, but a little slow and not genre-defying!