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You Fired A Tech Genius
Fired by the CEO's son, a Silicon Valley genius teams up with a rival and sinks his old company.
ReelShort · 59 episodes
Story
Erik, Silicon Valley's biggest tech star, is sacked by William, the son of his CEO. Instead of fading away, Erik joins Evelyn, CEO of a rival firm, and the move sends his former employer toward bankruptcy. By the time William realizes he fired the wrong man, it may be too late.
Business / rags-to-richesRevenge & paybackcorporate paybackcutthroat
Who will like it: viewers who liked office power struggles where a fired star teams up with a rival boss.
Main characters
- Erik: tech star who gets sacked
- William: CEO's son who fires Erik
- Evelyn: CEO of a rival company who joins Erik
- Fernanda: doubts Erik and betrays him
Full story (spoilers)
Erik Martin, a humble tech genius, pulls an all-nighter to fend off a cyberattack on Dorsey Tech. Unrecognized, he gets fired by William Dorsey, the CEO's son, after being caught asleep at work. Fernanda betrays Erik early on by doubting him, and her greed and selfishness blind her. Dorsey Tech then wrongly accuses him of hacking its system, and he has no place left there. Evelyn, the CEO of a rival firm, offers him a lead engineer role and a stake as principal shareholder. Erik first refuses, but after Evelyn promises he can have anything he wants, he joins her against Dorsey Tech. William is arrogant and sadistic, and his ego cannot take being defied by someone like Erik. Their alliance drives Dorsey Tech toward bankruptcy, and William realizes too late that he fired the wrong man. Erik's redemption arc in the final showdowns lets him overcome his weaknesses and gets a chance at a happy ending. As William's father returns, William begins to face his wrongdoing, though whether he atones stays open.
Plot details: ReelShort's blog (reelshort.com/fandom), link, read Oct 18, 2026. Retold in our words.
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from ReelShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 15 free. Grey: 44 locked.
Where to watch
- Episodes
- 59
- Free
- 15
- Locked
- 44
- Cost to finish
- $24.96
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
“Premium episodes begin at episode 16.”
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReelShort | 59 | 15“Premium episodes begin at episode 16.” | 44 | $24.96 | Oct 18, 2026checked by hand |
Cost to finish
ReelShort: about $24.96. 44 locked episodes × 60 coins (the app's own guide: “Once the paywall appears, a standard episode usually costs 60 coins.”), bought in the cheapest mix of its coin packs ($4.99 = 500, $9.99 = 1,150, $14.99 = 1,800, $29.99 = 3,750). At the best pack rate the coins alone cost $21.11. Daily check-ins and ad unlocks lower the real cost. Coin source, checked Oct 18, 2026.
Passes for ReelShort on the App Store: $19.99 (checked Oct 18, 2026). The App Store does not list how long each pass lasts.
How it compares on ReelShort
- Length
- 59 episodes is longer than 72% of the 46 ReelShort dramas on our list (typical: 51).
- Free episodes
- 15 free episodes is more than the typical ReelShort drama (9). That is 25% of the story before the paywall.
- Cost to finish
- $24.96 with coins is the same as the typical ReelShort drama we priced ($24.96).
“Typical” is the median drama from this app on our list, adult titles left out.
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Details the apps publish
- Cast
- Adam Daniel, Tiffany Alvord, Joe Solana Simon, Francesca Rowe
- Made with AI
- “No. You Fired A Tech Genius is not AI-generated. It is a ReelShort original production created by a real cast and crew.”
- ReelShort
- 163.1M views, 836.9k likes
The apps' own counts, shown as printed, never folded into the reader rating.
Source: ReelShort (title page, checked by hand), checked Oct 18, 2026. Poster: ReelShort, from its official page, read Oct 18, 2026; it belongs to the app.