All language subtitles for Defying The Storm EP05

[Defying the Storm]

[Episode 05]

This...

Where's this bombing?

In the south.

Don't be too alarmed, everyone.

Secretary General Meng,

the decision to move the University south immediately

is too hasty.

The government is urging us to the south.

But we have thousands of students and teachers.

Besides, the Japanese kept bombing until now,

but they didn't break in the city.

As long as we don't act like Zhao Dengyu

and fight against them,

the Japanese won't show no decency.

What are you talking about?

Commander Zhao devoted himself to the country.

He's prepared to fight until death for Peiping.

And you're expecting that

the invaders to show some decency?

Soldiers.

It's their duty to fight for the country.

Right.

It's soldiers' duty to fight for the country.

So please tell me,

everyone,

what about our duty?

The Japanese don't come as guests

and leave after the feast.

We're facing the annihilation of our country.

What is annihilation?

The first to annihilate is your spirit.

The second to annihilate is your body.

Everyone here is well-educated.

There were so many wars of genocide in history.

In which one can our scholars keep ourselves safe?

Everyone, don't be so naive

to believe that the Japanese could let us

study and educate safely.

Unless,

you teach your students the Japanese courses.

Then, President Zhou,

what's your opinion?

I know.

Some of you would call me a capitulaitonist.

In fact, there's also heroism in my heart.

But,

to ensure the safety of teachers and students

is my duty.

In such a chaotic time,

I just expect that

we can earn as much evacuation time as possible.

I have agreed to the Japanese scholar

Okayama Shinichi's request

to have cultural exchange.

Ask Professor Ling Wenyue

to add a lecture

about the integration
of Chinese and Japanese culture.

We need to show some friendly gestures

to get the chance to evacuate safely.

President Zhou.

I don't think it's appropriate.

Based on what I know about Professor Ling,

he won't give the lecture.

Having this lecture

is to create a great atmosphere

and buy us time.

Only by this

can we get well-prepared for moving south.

What's the big hurry?

President.

Yanxi University

was bombed by the Japanese.

The classrooms, the library

and the dormitory, they're all destroyed.

The university's clock was also taken
by the Japanese.

They said they would melt it down for making bullets.

Wuran.

Please do ask Wenyue to add this lecture tonight.

This is about saving the university.

The southward migration of the university.

We need to prepare from now on.

President Zhou.

Everyone.

Tonight's lecture,

I'll handle it.

Haitang.

The Japanese army attacked Peiping.

I can't promise you and Haichen

a safe return to home.

Go back to Hangzhou with me.

What?

Japanese bombers are arriving.

And Haichen needs treatment.

We have medics on board.

Don't return home.

It's too dangerous.

No.

You can leave with Haichen. I'll go home.

Okay.

Zhang Qi.

Officer Li.

Take him on board.

Yes.

Bring him up. Easy.

Wake up, buddy.

Can you hear me?

Hang in there.

We'll get to the hospital soon.

Let's go.

031 2214.

When it takes off,

evacuate the airport personnel
and carry out the bombing plan.

I'm going to Qinghe Airport

and fly 024 back.

May you fly safe.

Okay.

Ding.

Won't he go to Hangzhou with you?

Captain has a mission.

Miss Meng, go home.

Everyone, go!

Aiming at the hangar.

Bomb.

Speak louder. I can't hear you.

The Fuxing at Nanyuan Airport was bombed.

That's fine. All the evidences are gone with that.

Director.

Two boxes of cargo on board in Qinghe.

and those in the warehouse, what to do with them?

Okayama, that geezer

changed his mind after Lugou Bridge Incident.

Instead of trading in Hangzhou,

he wants to trade in Peiping.

Go to Qinghe these days

to deal with the cargo.

In the morning of the day after tomorrow,

go there to trade.

I promise to fulfill the mission this time.

Meng.

Hurry.

Haitang.

Where's your brother?

It's all my fault.

I didn't took good care of Haichen.

He went to Hangzhou with Zhang Qi.

I should have told you that

he joined the army.

We were too headstrong.

What shall we do?

Alright.

It's okay.

Don't worry.

Listen to me.

My daughter.

You and your brother are both grown up.

You should face the world and brave the storm.

It was good that he went with Zhang Qi.

At least,

we know where he is.

And he had people to look after him.

Don't worry about that right now.

Your mission now

is packing up luggage at home with your mom.

Don't bring too much.

Take only what is necessary.

Soon we will go south to Hangzhou.

Then,

you can go find Haichen.

We are going to Hangzhou, too?

Right.

Well, what about our house?

We need someone to take care of it.

Can we bring the cat?

You said right now.

What should we bring?

And what should we leave?

I just bought a cloth for Haitang

to make her a new dress.

We should take it.

Meng.

Your favorite tea sets.

Take!

Take them all.

Remember, Haitang.

If I don't return tomorrow,

when you arrive in Hangzhou,

take good care of mother

and find your brother back.

Won't you come with us?

Dad will go to Uncle Ling's house.

It's a huge thing.

If,

I can't catch up with you.

Ling and I will meet you in Hangzhou.

You haven't eaten for two meals.

Have dinner before you go.

Why don't you know what's important all the time?

All you know is to eat.

Eat!

It's been seven years.

Wuran.

The secret.

I've never told you about it.

Because tonight,

I'm going to give that lecture.

If I could not come back,

it's impossible for Lanshan alone

to finish the big task Professor Jin left her.

So I have to say.

Seven years ago,

Professor Jin, Lanshan and I

found a huge oracle bone
engraved with inscriptions in Xiaotun, Anyang.

We deduced that

the oracle bone

was from the time of King Wu Ding,
the 22nd emperor of the Shang Dynasty.

Oracle bone inscriptions of Wuding.

The oracle bone is unique

because it's not only big

but also engraved with

different names of the diviners.

There are six names.

According to the time the diviners lived,

we could deduce the Calendar of Yin.

The oracle bone is too important.

It can take us back to more than 3,000 years ago.

Wenyue.

The Japanese right wing has been skeptical

about the existence of our history of Shang Dynasty.

As you just said, the message

that oracle bone conveys

is precisely

a proof of the existence of this period of history.

It's of high academic value.

So,

as soon as we found it,

the Japanese focused on it right away.

I have an agreement with Professor Jin.

He kept the original bone.

And he only gave me a rubbing

for academic research.

But as time went by,

I also found a problem.

A rubbing is a rubbing after all.

The detailed carvings of

Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches

were all blurred.

Extremely small scratches are also not clear.

So,

by the time I finish and publish my book,

there must be the original oracle bone

or a more detailed and accurate rubbing

as a proof.

You mean,

before Professor Jin left,

he didn't leave the oracle bone to you.

No.

I thought it was very strange.

I joined an academic seminar

of a Japanese scholar, Okayama Shinichi.

At the seminar, he said that

Professor Jin gave
the oracle bone inscriptions of Wuding to him.

He'll present the original bone in a month.

Of course I won't believe his words.

But what he said,

isn't it odd?

Professor Jin will never do something like that.

He said that to you.

Wenyue.

Did Okayama target you?

At that time,

I didn't think much of it.

But now, I think

he invited me to the seminar

just trying to get some information

about oracle bone inscriptions of Wuding from me.

But I don't have any clue of it.

If oracle bone inscriptions of Wuding are lost,

I can't escape from the guilt.

I'm telling you this now

and getting you involved.

So I hope that

you can help us to find the oracle bone back.

Wenyue.

What do you mean by getting me involved?

The cultural vein of our nation

is the vein of ourselves.

You and Professor Jin

have been shouldering it for seven years.

Today, you told me such a big issue.

It's my pleasure.

I have made a plan.

I wanted to go to

Nanjing Institute of History and Philology,

and make a copy

of all rubbings of tortoise shells in there

for academic research.

But tonight,

after this lecture,

I don't know if I could come back.

In case I don't make it back,

well,

the secret of oracle bone inscriptions of Wuding

and my family,

Lanshan, and Qianying,

I can only entrust them to you.

That's enough.

I understand.

Wenyue.

If you want me to help you find the oracle bone,

can you let me see the rubbing of it?

It's here. Follow me.

Meng Wuran.

Meng Wuran.

Why do you lock me in?

Open the door.

Wenyue.

Today, you just stay home.

Don't care about anything else.

Open the door and let me out.

Meng.

Okayama came for me.

It is useless for you to go.

If you go to give the lecture today,

can you bend down?

If you can't,

it means death.

I can't bend down.

But can you?

I've been bending down so many times these years.

I don't care about one more time.

Meng Wuran.

Wenyue.

The oracle bone inscriptions of Wuding

and the family of yours and mine,

All the messes,

I'll leave them to you.

Come back.

Open the door.

Dad.

What are you doing here?

Mom asked me to bring you noodles.

It looks like it's all messed up.

Go home.

Meng Wuran.

Meng Wuran.

Meng.

Professor Kang.

What are you doing?

Go home first, Haitang.

I'll go back soon.

Professor Kang.

I'm ordering as Dean of School of Chinese Studies
in Fuhua University.

Take care of him today.

Don't let him go anywhere.

Professor Kang.

You are a sensible woman.

You should know that

only Wenyue can finish

the book, Study on the Yin Dynasty Calendar.

Do you know what I mean?

I do.

You're right.

Great.

Tomorrow.

Professor Zeng will go to Hangzhou.

Your family take my wife and Haitang to go with him.

Then who will give the lecture tonight?

I am also a professor at Fuhua University.

Tonight's lecture will be given by me.

Mom.

Meng Wuran

is writing now with the will to die.

He's going back to the podium.

He will face to the invaders directly.

He wants to protect the pillars of the country
like Ling Wenyue.

He will use his bent frame

to write the toughness of a scholar.

Meng!

Anyone here?

Who's outside?

Open the door.

Qianying.

Is it you, Qianying?

Dad, it's me.

Has Uncle Meng left yet, Qianying?

He's left.

Qianying.

Here's the thing.

Tonight's lecture should be given by dad.

But Uncle Meng is going instead of me.

It means that

the danger that should be taken by me

is taken by Uncle Meng instead.

Do you understand?

Dad, but I don't want you to go.

I don't want you to die.

Qianying.

You think dad will die, don't you?

Yes.

But Uncle Meng went there now.

He'll also die.

Do you understand?

Our own danger.

We can't let anyone else take it for us.

That's the simplest thing.

Do you understand, Qianying?

Qianying, listen to me.

Ask mom to get the keys.

Open the door.

Come on, hurry.

Mom.

Lanshan.

You're outside, Lanshan.

Lanshan, why are you so unreasonable?

The lecture is mine.

We can't let anyone else take the disaster for us.

Do you understand?

If something happens to Meng today,

how should we live on?

You know what I am.

If today, something happens to him,

how am I supposed to live?

What would I do with the rest of my life?

Lanshan,

open the door.

Open the door.

Lanshan, hurry up.

Lanshan, hurry up.

Lanshan.

There's still some time for me to go there.

I know.

For Nanjing Institute of History and Philology,

I'll go to rub the oracle bone myself.

Okay.

Lanshan.

You know me.

I have to go to give the lecture today.

Dad.

Qianying.

Remember.

A man should have a pure heart.

Tonight,

no matter what happens,

listen to your mother.

Qianying.

Qianying.

Mom.

He is a man

who puts his innocence before his own life.

Uncle Chen.

Haitang.

Today's lecture.

Do you know where it is?

Mr. Ling's lecture?

Yes.

I'm on my way to it.

Come with me.

Okay.

Excuse me.

Where's Mr. Ling Wenyue?

I'm Dean of School of Chinese Studies

in Fuhua University.

Professor Ling's lecture today

will be given by me.

You idiot.

Mr. Ando.

Don't be mad.

Since we're here to listen,

let's just listen Dean Meng's lecture.

[China-Japanese Cultural Integration Conference]

Students.

Excuse me.

I'm Ling Wenyue.

This is my lecture.

Yes.

Students.

The class begins.

Sit down, please.

This word.

I think you all recognize it.

How to read it?

Ri.

Right.

This is our Chinese pronunciation.

The word is also in Japanese.

They read it as,

nichi,

or, hi.

But no matter how to read it,

its meaning has not changed.

Ri,

it means the sun.

Students.

Japan is a country that worships the sun.

It lies to the east of China.

Compared to China,

the Japanese can see the sun rise earlier.

What I want to share with you today

is that how it develops

from the hieroglyphic inscriptions on oracle bones

to today.

Everybody, watch it.

This is...

Running script. Ri.

Cursive script. Ri.

Regular script. Ri.

Official script. Ri.

Seal script. Ri.

The last two

are Bronze inscriptions
and Oracle Bone script.

This is Bronze inscription.

Ri.

The last one.

Oracle Bone script. Ri.

Students.

If there were a time train

rushing back along the history.

When this train stop at Xiaotun, Anyang,

you will find that

the Chinese characters you write today

all originated here.

Because this is

the birthplace of Oracle Bone script.

Including the word I just talked about, Ri.

Students.

Now,

I'm going to draw you a map.

This is a map of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Please pay attention to here.

Guangdong province today.

Here.

It's called Yashan.

Here.

The city on the southern bank
of the lower Yangtze River.

It's called Jiangyin.

Why do I want to tell you this today?

I want to tell you.

Geography is history.

History is character.

If we use the shortest Chinese words

to record a man's life,

I would write it like this.

Lu Xiufu was born in Yancheng,

buried in Yashan.

One hundred thousand Jiangyin citizens,

born in Jiangyin,

buried in Jiangyin.

Alright,

let me ask you a question.

Where were you born?

Where will you be buried?

Chinese

is the most beautiful language in the world.

It's full of warmth.

It represents a pictographic meaning.

It has profound connotations.

The most important thing is that

Chinese character

is a language passing on

for more than three thousand years

without any interruption.

Maybe you'd ask.

Is that important?

Meng Haitang.

You've asked the same question before.

Right?

Yes, Mr. Ling.

I'll answer again.

Sure it's important.

If you don't understand

the characters from one hundred years

to four hundred years ago,

Cao Fangting,

you won't be punished by the teacher

for reading Dream of Red Mansions.

He Dingjun.

Your favorite Journey to the West,

there's no need to read it.

Because you can't understand it.

If you don't understand

the characters over a thousand years ago,

Preface to Tengwang Pavillion,

students from the Chinese department

don't have to recite it anymore.

Because the magnificent scenes in early Tang dynasty

and the majestic views
in the flourishing Tang dynasty

won't be understood by you.

Then let's talk about

the characters two thousand years ago.

The characters two thousand years ago,

if you don't understand it.

For students in the history department,

Records of the Historian,

you can burn it right away.

Why?

Because of the story of Jing Ke stabbing King Qin,

the Bright Moon of Qin dynasty,

the fight with one's back to the river,

breaking the caldrons and sinking the boats,

and because of

King Goujian's sleeping on brushwood and tasting gall.

You would understand none of them!

If so,

what a pity it is!

The ground beneath our feet.

Li Bai has been here.

Where Huo Qubing went,

we can also reach.

Why?

Because our culture

and our characters

have always been continuous.

So you can read.

You can see the smoke in the desert.

You can see the spring rain in Jiangnan.

You can hear about

the literati with dignity and the heroes with swords.

Now, you can understand

the meaning of the saying, when the culture exist,

China will never be annihilated.

I want to teach you two more characters.

These two characters.

Do you understand?

You don't.

But I don't blame you.

Because it's Oracle Bone script.

Our earliest hieroglyphs.

The central land guarded by the waving flags.

And,

a man with a crown guarded by weapons.

What exactly are these characters?

Now,

I'll rewrite it in modern writing.

See, do you understand?

Right.

The two words mean China.

This is our homeland.

This is

our motherland.

I just asked you a question.

I'm the teacher.

I should answer it first.

I,

Ling Wenyue,

was born in Lanling

and will be buried in China.

I am not afraid of death.

You idiot.

Mr. Ando.

I, Meng Haitang,

was born in Peiping and will be buried in China.

I am not afraid of death.

I,

Chen Dairong,

was born in Tianjin and will be buried in China.

I am not afraid of death.

I, Liang Kaiyuan,

was born in Changsha and will be buried in China.

I am not afraid of death.

I, Huang Dunyu,

was born in Tieling and will be buried in China.

I am not afraid of death.

I, He Dingjun,

was born in Baoding and will be buried in China.

I am not afraid of death.

Shut up.

It's none of their business.

I can go with you.

The guard in Qinghe

is just an empty shell.

The planes and the pilots

have all been transferred.

Even the guard troops

have all been transferred to Nanyuan.

It's just you and me left now.

What do you worry about?

We've been told that

after refueling the plane,

at 8:45 p.m,

Central Aviation School will send men

to take over the plane.

Who are you?

We're from the Central Aviation School.

We're ordered to check the 024 plane again.

You can leave now.

We'll take care of here.

What?

The order is ahead of schedule.

Which of you is the pilot to take over the plane?

How did we not know about this?

Crack the bottom and unload the cargo, hurry.

Yes.

Hurry up.

Get inside.

What? Did you find it?

Report.

Manager Xu.

There's a car on the way here.

It might be

the pilot to take over the plane.

What? He comes so early?

What's the smell?

Take the boxes and get out now.

Hurry.

Go.

Hurry up.

Put in the car, hurry.

Manager Xu.

What about these cargo?

Deputy Director Lu asked to deliver them

to Tongmao Antique Shop.

The morning after tomorrow,

deliver them to Zhengyang Gate.

Go.

Mr. Ling.

Father.

Secretary General Meng.

May I have a word with you?

Mr. Okayama.

You have no right to arrest people casually.

Professor Ling Wenyue is

Fuhua University's professor.

He's a famous scholar in China.

I need you to release him right now.

Otherwise,

tomorrow, newspapers all over the world

will report how you Japanese soldiers

persecute we Chinese scholars.

Secretary General Meng.

I'm afraid tomorrow there will be

more shocking news for the world.

What happens here,

I'm afraid only you and I can solve it.

I believe that

Mr. Meng must know which way the wind blows.

What do you mean?

What do you want exactly?

Here's the thing.

There's a precious piece of

oracle bone inscriptions of Wuding.

Jin Zhilie, Mr. Jin of your university,

has promised to give it to me

to bring back to Japan for safekeeping.

But I never got the chance to come to China.

Now, I'm here

only to hear that he died suddenly.

Secretary General Meng.

It is obvious that there is a conspiracy.

Someone must have stolen it.

You and Mr. Ling are old friends.

You're the most important person to him.

I'm sure you'll remember

where the oracle bone inscriptions of Wuding are.

Mr. Meng.

I'm not one of those roughnecks.

I hope you can remind Mr. Ling

of giving it to me.

But,

the oracle bone

is not in Mr. Ling's hand.

It seems that Mr. Meng knows more

about the oracle bone inscriptions of Wuding
than I thought.

It's not in Ling Wenyue's hand.

Well, Mr Meng, you must know where it is.

How could I know?

I didn't know the existence of it before.

Mr. Meng.

I'm not a patient person.

Well,

I'll take Ling Wenyue first.

I'll have a good conversation with him.

You...

I'll give you one day to recall it carefully.

In a day,

if you can give the oracle bone inscriptions
of Wuding back to me,

I'll ask the Great Japanese Imperial Army

to release Mr. Ling.

You have my word.

Mr. Okayama.

Such a precious object.

How can I find it in a day?

You are making it difficult for me.

Peiping's prison

is taken over by the Japanese Military Police now.

Captain Ando is a soldier.

He has heavy hands.

Let's do it this way.

You release Mr. Ling Wenyue.

And we can find it together.

It might be faster.

Mr. Meng.

You don't have the right to bargain now.

When the sun rises the day after tomorrow,

meet me at Zhengyang Gate.

If you're late,

I'm afraid you'll never see Mr. Ling again.

By the way,

Mr. Meng,

let me give you one more piece of advice.

I hope Mr. Meng

is an honest man.

Sure you will give me the real

the oracle bone inscriptions of Wuding, right?

Goodbye.

Father.

♫ A high wind is brewing. Ripping the thorns ♫

♫ Seize every day to seek justice ♫

♫ Shed tears to our sweet love ♫

♫ The date of return is yet to come ♫

♫ The faith and zeal in heart ♫

♫ Life and death hanging by a thread ♫

♫ Sincerity blooms all over the land ♫

♫ See the man of iron raise his gun ♫

♫ The pursuit in the words of scholars ♫

♫ Guard every inch of our territory with life ♫

♫ Look back in the end. My love for my homeland stays ♫

♫ The faith and zeal in heart ♫

♫ Life and death hanging by a thread ♫

♫ Sincerity blooms all over the land ♫

♫ See the man of iron raise his gun ♫

♫ The pursuit in the words of scholars ♫

♫ Guard every inch of our territory with life ♫

♫ Look back in the end. My love for my homeland stays ♫