服不服

by Hong Jiu, 红九

楚千淼上学时一个冲动给任炎写过情书，但被他给拒绝了。
后来工作中两个人重逢。
楚千淼：要不，我想再试试。
任炎：不，你不想。
后来她就真的再也不想这个事，毕竟天下帅爷们那么多。
可是这个任炎他怎么回事？嘴上说不要身体却整天围着她转是几个意思？

一个有意思的投行故事~

*投行文，涉及IPO、增发、并购重组、融资等等（都能看懂很有意思哒）

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About the author

Associated Names:
* 红九 (Chinese)
* Hong Jiu (English)
* หงจิ่ว (Thai)

Reviews

[Joyce · Rating 4 out of 5]

服不服 is a breath of fresh air in the world of Chinese novels. Countless stories label themselves featuring a “strong” female lead, or being about the “growth” of the female lead only to be able how she relies on the male lead to save her or to reveal her identity as a Mary Sue and have everything go her way.

In contrast, 楚千淼 fails at things multiple times. She has to learn how the 职场 works, sometime the hard way, and how to stop being just blindly nice to everyone she meets. Yes, she is smart, but she is not all-knowing. She is just very, very hard-working.

Similarly, 任炎is portrayed as a person, with his own strengths and weaknesses. He is not just some stereotype whose only function is to save the female lead and send out subliminal misogynistic messages (looking at you, 杉杉來吃). He is not perfect, but there’s a reason for his imperfection, and he works to overcome them when he realizes that this is a problem.

And both characters from the beginning to the end act logically.



So many stories are ruined by the characters doing something completely irrational so that there can be a 分手, then a 复合, and then a happy ending (or a 再分手 and 再复合 if the author wants to drag it out). It is so, so gratifying to finally read a book where both characters are just doing everything they can achieve the goals they want to achieve.

Overall, I really liked this book. I would definitely recommend you read this book, especially if you want a story with genuine character development, and if you’re interested in a story about finance/investment banking.

The only thing minor issue I have is it felt a little bit 狗血 towards the end, with 谭深.

And 楚千淼’s reaction when she realizes that 任炎 wants to get married after all kind of implies that her attitudes were not truly based on her own opinions, but rather to accommodate his views. It’s understandable given her character, because it’s shown multiple times throughout the book that he has a really strong influence on her, since he's not just her boyfriend, but also a mentor to her - it just kinda bothers me a little.