

Drank a Sip of Water, Yet Was Fined Three Thousand
After working through the night to repair the production line and save the factory tens of millions in losses, Zhou Qiming is fined 3,000 yuan by Han Yueyue, a newly parachuted-in supervisor who rigidly enforces the rules, simply for drinking a sip of water in the workshop. Factory director Gao Jianjun publicly commends him, then publicly fines him, crushing the morale of the veteran employees. As one production line failure follows another, Gao Jianjun begs for help late at night but is refused. After repairing the equipment, Zhou Qiming installs surveillance cameras and captures irrefutable evidence of Han Yueyue colluding with a fake expert to implant a virus and obtain a five-million-yuan kickback. On the day of the headquarters inspection, the evidence is exposed, and Han Yueyue is taken away by the police. Gao Jianjun reforms the factory rules and awards a 100,000-yuan bonus. Zhou Qiming shares the money with his coworkers, accepts an offer from headquarters to become a technical consultant with an annual salary of 500,000 yuan, and leaves with his dignity intact.
Main characters: Zhou Qiming, Han Yueyue
Supporting characters: Gao Jianjun
Also known as: 喝了口水竟被罚三千
Minum Seteguk Air Pun Didenda Tiga Ribu (29 episod)
Selepas bekerja sepanjang malam membaiki barisan pengeluaran dan menyelamatkan kilang daripada kerugian berpuluh-puluh juta yuan, Zhou Qiming sebaliknya…
Selepas bekerja sepanjang malam membaiki barisan pengeluaran dan menyelamatkan kilang daripada kerugian berpuluh-puluh juta yuan, Zhou Qiming sebaliknya didenda 3,000 yuan oleh Han Yueyue, penyelia baharu yang ditugaskan secara mengejut dan menguatkuasakan peraturan secara membuta tuli, hanya kerana dia minum seteguk air di kawasan bengkel. Pengarah kilang Gao Jianjun memujinya di hadapan semua orang, kemudian mengenakan denda secara terbuka juga, sehingga mengecewakan pekerja lama. Apabila kerosakan berturut-turut berlaku pada barisan pengeluaran, Gao Jianjun meminta bantuannya pada tengah malam tetapi ditolak. Selepas membaiki peralatan, Zhou Qiming memasang kamera pengawasan dan merakam bukti kukuh bahawa Han Yueyue berpakat dengan pakar palsu untuk memasukkan virus serta mendapatkan komisen haram sebanyak lima juta yuan. Pada hari pemeriksaan ibu pejabat, bukti tersebut didedahkan dan Han Yueyue dibawa pergi oleh pihak polis. Gao Jianjun memperbaharui peraturan kilang dan memberikan bonus sebanyak 100,000 yuan. Zhou Qiming membahagikan bonus itu kepada rakan sekerjanya, menerima tawaran ibu pejabat sebagai perunding teknikal dengan gaji tahunan 500,000 yuan, lalu meninggalkan kilang dengan penuh maruah.
喝了口水竟被罚三千 · Drank a Sip of Water, Yet Was Fined Three Thousand