The Power Source (2022)

Litsun is a state-owned heavy manufacturing company that's in deep financial trouble. They are about to go bankrupt, and the only way out that Litsun's chairman Fang Rui Zhou sees is to sell off all inventory and production machinery, and change the whole company to a financial firm. This means that 6,000 out of the 10,000 employees will keep a job - even though those jobs would completely change. For double-PhD holder and researcher Wei Cheng, this is a total disaster. He is very close to finishing the testing of the engine that he's invented and that - he thinks - will change the company's fortunes. He often clashes with welder Jin Yan Zi. She is in favor of the plan because it is for the benefit of most employees, even though she couldn't be a welder anymore but has to become a receptionist which will ruin her personal dreams. Yan Zi's boyfriend, who is studying in the States, wants to come back to China after his PhD to work for Litsun again. He meets Chairman Fang's daughter abroad and gets roped into the planning for Litsun's future. The final sign-off is with the party's provincial department, and everybody tries to convince them that their plan is the right one. (Source: cloggie at MyDramaList)Watch drama online for free.