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Where to watch The National Core
Stream The National Core free to start: the first 9 episodes are free on ShortMax, then episodes unlock with coins.
About The National Core
The National Core is a vertical micro-drama available on ShortMax only. To honor his dying mentor's final wish, a genius chip scientist endures three years of humiliation in an arranged marriage to an ungrateful heiress, secretly saving her company while biding time until his vow expires. The series runs to 66 episodes. The first 9 episodes are free on ShortMax. Its genres are Revenge, Billionaire & CEO and Family. Arranged marriage, face-slapping and heir are among its 7 tagged tropes. ShortMax showed 236K views on Nov 1, 2026.
- Episodes
- 66
Genre and tropes
Performance
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- ShortMax236K views · 79K saves · as shown Nov 7, 2026
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The story
To honor his dying mentor's final wish, a genius chip scientist endures three years of humiliation in an arranged marriage to an ungrateful heiress, secretly saving her company while biding time until his vow expires.
The dying mentor forces his daughter into an arranged marriage with the protagonist, provoking her furious refusal.
Silently saving an entire enterprise as an undercover genius before shocking and humbling the arrogant people who treated you like a nobody.
- Setting
- corporate elite · contemporary
- Lead
- disguised master, looked down on
- Antagonist
- arrogant heiress (wife)
- Hook
- humiliation
- Tone
- melodramatic, tense
- Audience
- male gaze, young adult
- Language
- Mandarin
- Content
- bullying humiliation
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- What is The National Core about?
- To honor his dying mentor's final wish, a genius chip scientist endures three years of humiliation in an arranged marriage to an ungrateful heiress, secretly saving her company while biding time until his vow expires.
- How many episodes does The National Core have?
- The National Core has 66 episodes.
- Which app has The National Core?
- It is available on ShortMax only.
- Is The National Core free to watch?
- The first 9 episodes are free on ShortMax; the rest unlock with coins.
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