Meta: Haixing bureaucrats Minister Gao and Director Zhao

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I've been thinking about the contrasts between the ways Minister Gao and Director Zhao Xinci are portrayed, and what that says about a) their respective roles, and b) the show's values wrt bureaucracy.


Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei's first meeting with Minister Gao, in ep 14. Shen Wei is sitting formally here, Minister Gao is pointing (rudely?), and Zhao Yunlan has his legs crossed and his hands clasped, keeping himself contained.

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