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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:50,919 Smiley... 4 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:52,360 What's 11 x 12? 5 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:54,879 132, too easy! 6 00:02:55,319 --> 00:02:57,039 How about 25 x 52? 7 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:58,280 1300 8 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:00,400 My girl's a genius! 9 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:02,080 Daddy... 10 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,479 Are you a good guy or a bad guy? 11 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:06,159 Why do you ask? 12 00:03:06,479 --> 00:03:09,159 In my dream last night you were bad. 13 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:10,960 How bad was I? 14 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:12,759 You hit me! 15 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:14,560 Have I ever done that? 16 00:03:14,879 --> 00:03:16,719 - No. - Well, then. 17 00:03:17,039 --> 00:03:18,639 But it hurt. 18 00:03:20,879 --> 00:03:23,680 You know what I dreamt last night? 19 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:25,960 Even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you. 20 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:27,759 Then I'll tell you. 21 00:03:28,199 --> 00:03:31,000 I helped Grandma with her bath. 22 00:03:31,439 --> 00:03:33,159 That's great, Smiley! 23 00:03:33,479 --> 00:03:36,159 Smiley is so kind. Grandma will be pleased. 24 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,240 Daddy, a quick question for you. 25 00:03:41,039 --> 00:03:43,000 What's zero plus zero? 26 00:03:43,439 --> 00:03:44,479 Zero. 27 00:03:44,479 --> 00:03:45,479 No. 28 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:47,560 Zero plus zero equals eight. 29 00:03:47,879 --> 00:03:51,280 One zero is at the top and one at the bottom! 30 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,240 - Is this it? - Yes, there's Mum's name. 31 00:04:08,759 --> 00:04:11,080 Who left flowers for her? 32 00:04:12,479 --> 00:04:14,439 Mum didn't have any other family. 33 00:04:15,719 --> 00:04:17,680 Maybe they got the wrong grave? 34 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:19,240 Come on... 35 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:22,240 All the graves here are marked. 36 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,560 She must've had a close friend. 37 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,879 Who'd leave flowers for her? 38 00:04:31,199 --> 00:04:32,560 I did. 39 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:35,680 How could it be you? 40 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,560 No more guesses, it was Smiley. 41 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,480 Come on! Get it all out in one go! 42 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:45,519 It's a ritual. 43 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:01,959 Is this OK? 44 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:03,399 We're waiting for you! 45 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:04,839 Let's do it. 46 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:12,040 First bow. 47 00:05:14,879 --> 00:05:16,120 Second bow. 48 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:19,839 Third bow. 49 00:05:22,319 --> 00:05:24,639 Mum, we're all here 50 00:05:24,959 --> 00:05:26,920 to pay our respects. 51 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:28,720 Now let's get going. 52 00:05:30,959 --> 00:05:32,560 That's it? 53 00:05:32,879 --> 00:05:35,680 Mum hated faffing about. Let's go. 54 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,439 No use being childish now. 55 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,360 It took an hour to get here 56 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:00,519 and ten minutes to finish. 57 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,040 Are you jibing at my sister? 58 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:04,720 Would I dare? 59 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:11,920 Your father... 60 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:15,879 - You have a father, right? - What are you on about? 61 00:06:16,319 --> 00:06:17,920 I mean your birth father. 62 00:06:18,959 --> 00:06:20,319 I think it was him. 63 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,920 I don't have a father. Get that straight! 64 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,439 Is your meeting over? 65 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:35,920 Daddy! Auntie's calling you! 66 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:38,560 Don't let your sister see this. 67 00:06:38,879 --> 00:06:40,120 We're coming! 68 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:52,360 Smiley... 69 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:53,439 Seat belt! 70 00:06:53,879 --> 00:06:55,120 It's fastened! 71 00:07:02,759 --> 00:07:03,800 Daddy... 72 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:06,639 Your hand is full of earthworms. 73 00:07:08,519 --> 00:07:12,519 - It looks like that. - She has my imagination. 74 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:14,959 Mine too! 75 00:07:15,959 --> 00:07:17,079 What? 76 00:07:17,639 --> 00:07:19,720 Have you seen earthworms, Smiley? 77 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,000 Yes, when uncle took me fishing. 78 00:07:22,319 --> 00:07:24,160 I even touched them! 79 00:07:25,199 --> 00:07:26,920 - Right? - Yes. 80 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,040 See, Smiley's like me! 81 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:32,199 Focus on driving! 82 00:07:32,639 --> 00:07:34,480 LUZHU KITCHEN 83 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:10,240 Hi, Mr Gu. 84 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:11,800 Hi, Ms Beihua. 85 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:13,959 - Have you eaten? - Nope. 86 00:08:14,279 --> 00:08:15,399 Want something? 87 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,879 You know, girls tend to starve themselves these days. 88 00:08:20,519 --> 00:08:21,879 You're pretty skinny already. 89 00:08:23,519 --> 00:08:24,519 Bon Appetit. 90 00:08:24,519 --> 00:08:27,160 - I'm working. - Sure you won't eat? 91 00:08:28,199 --> 00:08:30,279 - You're back! - I got most of the shots yesterday. 92 00:08:30,279 --> 00:08:33,039 - Just a few more today. - OK, go ahead. 93 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:34,600 Thanks! 94 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:37,960 Garlic. 95 00:08:38,519 --> 00:08:41,559 - Thanks. - Makes it tastier. 96 00:08:46,919 --> 00:08:48,039 These days... 97 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:51,399 only 50- or 60-year-olds... 98 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:52,960 like this food. 99 00:08:53,279 --> 00:08:54,879 It makes them nostalgic. 100 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:56,200 Young people... 101 00:08:56,879 --> 00:08:58,960 not including you, of course, 102 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:01,720 don't like my stuff. 103 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:05,799 It's their loss. 104 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:09,159 Take that young lady... 105 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:10,840 She's terrific. 106 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:12,639 She took photos all day yesterday. 107 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:14,200 And she's back today! 108 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:16,840 Sadly... 109 00:09:17,639 --> 00:09:19,600 she doesn't like my food. 110 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:22,840 Anyhow... 111 00:09:23,159 --> 00:09:25,000 - Enjoy your meal. - Thank you. 112 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:44,679 - Can you add some coriander? - Yes. 113 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:54,279 - Cut up the tofu. - Yes. 114 00:10:32,879 --> 00:10:35,320 From Beihua: "This is our third collaboration, 115 00:10:35,639 --> 00:10:37,600 buy me a drink." 116 00:10:38,039 --> 00:10:41,559 Screening Today: BURNING Lee Chang-Dong 117 00:10:41,879 --> 00:10:43,480 Show me your feet. 118 00:10:44,159 --> 00:10:45,279 Why? 119 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:48,039 Just stick them out. 120 00:10:59,399 --> 00:11:00,519 Typical Beijing man. 121 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:01,960 That's right. 122 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:06,159 You've worn the same pair three times in a row. 123 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:08,440 Lazy uncle shoes... 124 00:11:08,879 --> 00:11:10,720 easy for a lazy man like me. 125 00:11:16,919 --> 00:11:18,639 Don't pull back, show me. 126 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,080 Let me see. Stay like that. 127 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:26,320 Ms Beihua... 128 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:29,320 Can I ask what your real name is? 129 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:34,120 One drink and you're getting familiar? 130 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:35,919 I'm sorry. 131 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:38,200 No, it's fine. 132 00:11:41,039 --> 00:11:44,320 OK, but my name is quite a mouthful. 133 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:46,600 Ouyang Wenhui. 134 00:11:47,759 --> 00:11:48,879 Big sister... 135 00:11:49,799 --> 00:11:51,879 Big sister? Have you drunk too much? 136 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:53,200 No. 137 00:11:53,879 --> 00:11:55,360 It's just that... 138 00:11:55,799 --> 00:11:58,240 The name has a big sister vibe to it. 139 00:11:59,039 --> 00:12:00,519 Big sister vibe? 140 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,840 Mr Gu, is writing food reviews getting to you? 141 00:12:05,399 --> 00:12:07,120 Big sister vibe! 142 00:12:08,039 --> 00:12:10,000 What's that? 143 00:12:10,919 --> 00:12:13,000 What would you like me to call you? 144 00:12:16,559 --> 00:12:17,919 Ouyang is OK. 145 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:21,279 Wenhui is OK. Beihua is OK too. 146 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:25,000 If you insist on "big sister", I'll live with it. 147 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:31,720 What do you think of me? 148 00:12:35,759 --> 00:12:37,120 Well... 149 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:41,320 You just dropped the honorific. 150 00:12:41,639 --> 00:12:43,120 Now that's a step forward. 151 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:46,000 - That's not what I meant. - What did you mean? 152 00:12:47,159 --> 00:12:48,399 I'd just like to know... 153 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:50,679 in the eyes of a young lady like you... 154 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:52,360 what you make of me. 155 00:12:57,960 --> 00:12:59,679 Middle-aged man. 156 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:01,840 Married or divorced. 157 00:13:02,159 --> 00:13:03,519 That's not what I meant. 158 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:05,440 That's not what I meant. 159 00:13:05,759 --> 00:13:08,200 You need a better catchphrase! 160 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:11,440 I'm sorry. 161 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:17,080 You're quite weird. 162 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:21,159 But "weird" isn't so bad. 163 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:23,559 What do you mean? 164 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:27,159 Not obnoxious. 165 00:13:32,279 --> 00:13:33,519 What? 166 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:37,480 Par for the course in a middle-aged man. 167 00:13:38,519 --> 00:13:40,240 I'm not weird, am I? 168 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:43,720 Calling me "big sister" isn't weird? 169 00:14:34,799 --> 00:14:37,120 You've heard of Ouyang Hai? 170 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:40,480 Sure I have. 171 00:14:41,519 --> 00:14:44,200 He was my hero in primary school. 172 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,039 Are you related? 173 00:14:49,919 --> 00:14:53,200 You think everyone with the same surname is related? 174 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:55,960 Ouyang... 175 00:14:56,759 --> 00:14:59,679 It's the number one compound surname. 176 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:03,039 In the 2008 census, there were 880,000 Ouyangs. 177 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:06,759 Probably more have been reproduced since then. 178 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:10,480 Reproduced... 179 00:15:10,799 --> 00:15:12,399 Isn't that a little vulgar? 180 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:14,559 Plain speaking isn't vulgar. 181 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:23,200 There's a mystery to compound surnames. 182 00:15:25,559 --> 00:15:26,799 Zhuge Liang. 183 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:29,320 Sima Qian. 184 00:15:31,679 --> 00:15:32,919 Shangguan Yunzhu. 185 00:15:49,559 --> 00:15:52,000 - Ximen Qing, the womanizer. - Very droll. 186 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:58,120 Where are you from? 187 00:15:59,279 --> 00:16:00,879 That's your pickup line? 188 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:02,559 Another small step forward. 189 00:16:02,879 --> 00:16:05,799 That's not what I meant. I'm just curious. 190 00:16:07,679 --> 00:16:10,480 My nickname Beihua should give you a clue. 191 00:16:10,799 --> 00:16:13,840 I can't guess in this state. 192 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,799 Beihua, the flower of the north. 193 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:20,440 I'm the "Flower of Beidaihe"! 194 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:22,360 Beidaihe... 195 00:16:25,679 --> 00:16:28,720 We should maybe go there sometime? 196 00:16:32,759 --> 00:16:34,720 You want to stare out to sea with me? 197 00:16:35,039 --> 00:16:36,759 That's not what I meant. 198 00:16:37,559 --> 00:16:39,039 First you drop the honorific. 199 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:41,440 Then you ask what I think of you. 200 00:16:41,759 --> 00:16:43,240 Now you ask about my hometown 201 00:16:43,559 --> 00:16:44,919 and suggest we visit it together. 202 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:46,480 Are you OK? 203 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:14,680 What the hell? 204 00:17:20,039 --> 00:17:22,000 Why not use your mobile? 205 00:17:25,079 --> 00:17:27,640 You don't want to disclose your number. 206 00:17:29,279 --> 00:17:31,720 You're such a mystery. 207 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,519 Hello, who is this? 208 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:43,599 Hello, hello... 209 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:45,519 This is Gu speaking. 210 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:47,799 Who is this? 211 00:17:50,519 --> 00:17:51,759 You don't... 212 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:55,000 Did you dial the wrong number? 213 00:17:56,640 --> 00:18:00,279 This is Gu Yunlai. Do you want to speak to me? 214 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:05,200 I think you have the wrong number. 215 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:07,480 I'm going to hang up. 216 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:22,119 Couldn't get through? 217 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:33,519 - Hello? - Brother-in-law... 218 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:38,799 - It's late. You're still awake? - Open the door. 219 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:40,480 Where are you? 220 00:18:40,799 --> 00:18:42,160 Right outside. 221 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:46,480 At this time of night... 222 00:18:46,799 --> 00:18:47,799 Open up. 223 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:55,960 You've been drinking? 224 00:18:56,279 --> 00:18:58,839 - Just one peek and I'll go. - Tomorrow, OK? 225 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:00,640 Just one peek. 226 00:19:02,279 --> 00:19:05,680 If you wake up Smiley, your sister will be furious. 227 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:22,119 Get out! 228 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:24,279 Sister, you're a light sleeper! 229 00:19:24,599 --> 00:19:26,559 You're drunk! Get out! 230 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:38,680 Happy now? 231 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:41,319 Scram! 232 00:19:49,079 --> 00:19:50,200 Come on! 233 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:54,640 You just slip me a note 234 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:56,440 with no follow-up? 235 00:19:56,759 --> 00:19:58,359 It's a long story. 236 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:01,480 Start from how you met Gu Yunlai. 237 00:20:02,759 --> 00:20:04,720 It was at least 20 years ago. 238 00:20:05,039 --> 00:20:06,039 Impossible! 239 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:07,960 I was five, my sister thirteen. 240 00:20:08,279 --> 00:20:10,599 Mum threw Gu Yunlai out. 241 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:13,000 Does my sister know about this? 242 00:20:13,559 --> 00:20:15,279 I'd never tell her. 243 00:20:15,599 --> 00:20:17,920 She'd kill me if she found out. 244 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:23,319 Go on. 245 00:20:30,839 --> 00:20:33,279 Not long after I married your sister, 246 00:20:33,599 --> 00:20:36,519 Gu Yunlai came to me wanting to talk. 247 00:20:37,559 --> 00:20:39,160 He spoke of your sister's bad temper, 248 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:40,359 how she got it from her mother. 249 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:42,160 He urged me to tolerate it. 250 00:20:43,559 --> 00:20:45,039 I asked where he was living. 251 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:46,480 He said in Beidaihe. 252 00:20:46,799 --> 00:20:48,880 He visited Beijing twice a year. 253 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:50,920 He contacted me 254 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:54,279 so that I could reach him in an emergency. 255 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:55,960 I don't get it, 256 00:20:56,279 --> 00:20:58,119 why did he turn to you? 257 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:00,759 An outsider monk chants the best sutras. 258 00:21:01,079 --> 00:21:02,319 Traitor! 259 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,079 You were the one who told him Mum died? 260 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:07,119 What else have you told him? 261 00:21:07,799 --> 00:21:08,720 Not much. 262 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:11,680 Your wedding, Smiley's birth. 263 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:13,000 That's about it. 264 00:21:16,079 --> 00:21:18,400 He visits Beijing twice a year. 265 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,279 On your and your sister's birthdays. 266 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:24,160 He takes a quick look and leaves. 267 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:25,720 He always comes by bike. 268 00:21:26,039 --> 00:21:27,519 It's nearly 300 km. 269 00:21:29,039 --> 00:21:30,279 Why? 270 00:21:33,839 --> 00:21:36,880 He won't use public transport. 271 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:41,680 He asked you to give me his number? 272 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:43,119 No. 273 00:21:46,079 --> 00:21:48,759 I thought it's time to let you know. 274 00:21:49,079 --> 00:21:52,359 Soon after Mum died, he paid another visit. 275 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,000 - By bike. - Yes. 276 00:21:57,359 --> 00:22:00,039 I offered to drive him back. He said no. 277 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:01,839 He wanted to ride back slowly, 278 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:03,400 stay in hostels on the way. 279 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:05,440 It took him three or four days. 280 00:22:05,759 --> 00:22:07,359 He wanted me to persuade you 281 00:22:08,759 --> 00:22:10,000 to drink less. 282 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:13,000 Or better yet, to stop drinking. 283 00:22:26,519 --> 00:22:29,200 1, 2, 3, 4, 284 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:33,160 5, 6, 7, 8. 285 00:22:33,599 --> 00:22:37,000 1, 2, 3, 4, 286 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:40,960 5, 6, 7, 8. 287 00:22:41,519 --> 00:22:44,680 1, 2, 3, 4... 288 00:23:04,319 --> 00:23:06,279 I just had a dream. 289 00:23:06,599 --> 00:23:09,640 You were dancing with some woman. 290 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:12,519 Your moves were enchanting. 291 00:25:50,759 --> 00:25:52,960 - Morning, Brother Gu. - Morning. 292 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:55,720 Modelling job coming up? 293 00:25:56,519 --> 00:25:57,519 No. 294 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:01,599 I've had no bookings for a month. 295 00:26:02,039 --> 00:26:03,039 But... 296 00:26:03,599 --> 00:26:05,319 I gotta stay in practice. 297 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:14,799 Excuse me! 298 00:27:14,799 --> 00:27:16,720 Sorry, I can't see behind me. 299 00:27:17,039 --> 00:27:19,720 Excuse me, it was my fault. 300 00:27:20,279 --> 00:27:22,119 You don't look too good. 301 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:23,559 Really? 302 00:27:23,559 --> 00:27:25,839 Do what I do, walk backward. 303 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:27,640 It gives your spirit a lift. 304 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:29,079 Thank you. 305 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:29,119 Hot coffee. 306 00:28:32,519 --> 00:28:34,599 These shots are pretty good. 307 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:40,960 Look who took them! 308 00:28:51,359 --> 00:28:53,680 - Have you been inside? - Where? 309 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:55,359 There. 310 00:28:55,799 --> 00:28:56,920 Sure I have. 311 00:28:57,240 --> 00:28:59,440 I grew up in this neighborhood. 312 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:02,440 When did you first come here? 313 00:29:02,759 --> 00:29:04,480 Don't remember, I was too young. 314 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:06,160 Most likely... 315 00:29:06,839 --> 00:29:08,559 when my dad still carried me. 316 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:12,400 How old is he now? 317 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:14,319 He's kicked the bucket. 318 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:18,759 That's... 319 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:21,759 pretty disrespectful to your own dad. 320 00:29:29,039 --> 00:29:30,400 Stick out your foot. 321 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:32,319 - Why? - Just do it. 322 00:29:36,599 --> 00:29:37,720 Copying me? 323 00:29:55,079 --> 00:29:58,240 In my dream last night, this is how you danced. 324 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:07,000 You know that's a shadowless tower? 325 00:30:07,319 --> 00:30:08,680 Meaning what? 326 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:10,000 It's a tall tower, 327 00:30:10,319 --> 00:30:11,920 but it casts no shadow, 328 00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:13,599 whatever the time of day. 329 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:15,279 No way. 330 00:30:15,839 --> 00:30:17,799 There must be a shadow. 331 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:19,839 In theory, yes. 332 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:22,720 But we can't see it from this distance. 333 00:30:23,039 --> 00:30:25,599 - How far away is it? - Very far. 334 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,200 Somewhere on the Tibetan Plateau. 335 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:33,160 You're kidding. 336 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:40,559 Where are we going? 337 00:30:41,279 --> 00:30:42,200 You'll see. 338 00:31:00,119 --> 00:31:01,240 Come on! 339 00:31:04,519 --> 00:31:06,119 Scared? 340 00:31:11,759 --> 00:31:13,359 Do you have a reservation? 341 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:16,799 No, but can we see the room first? 342 00:31:16,799 --> 00:31:18,880 OK, what kind of room do you want? 343 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:21,359 I saw online that you have 344 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:24,119 an attic room with windows. 345 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:27,599 - Can we see that one? - The loft? - Yes. 346 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:29,440 A LOVER'S DISCOURSE: FRAGMENTS by Roland Barthes 347 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:33,039 - It's available. - Fine, let's take a look. - Sure. 348 00:31:47,119 --> 00:31:48,880 You don't want to see it? 349 00:31:49,519 --> 00:31:52,200 Go yourself. If it suits you, that's fine. 350 00:31:54,119 --> 00:31:55,039 OK. 351 00:31:57,799 --> 00:32:00,119 I'm sorry, I have a sprained ankle. 352 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,880 Could you go up by yourself? 353 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:03,880 OK. 354 00:32:21,680 --> 00:32:23,880 - Yes? - That's mine. 355 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:25,559 Sorry. 356 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:30,839 You like philosophy books? 357 00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:33,960 - Is that a problem? - That's not what I meant. 358 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:38,519 The title is kind of misleading. 359 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:47,880 Where are you from? 360 00:32:48,319 --> 00:32:50,039 - A small town. - Whereabouts? 361 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:52,799 You know Yibin? 362 00:32:52,799 --> 00:32:54,599 Home of Yibin spicy noodles! 363 00:32:54,920 --> 00:32:57,599 Most people think of the Wu Liang Ye liquor. 364 00:32:58,400 --> 00:32:59,400 How's the room? 365 00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:02,279 Something came up, we'll come back another day. 366 00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:12,240 - You two were getting on well. - What do you mean? 367 00:33:12,559 --> 00:33:14,039 You and that girl. 368 00:33:15,799 --> 00:33:17,039 Pretty, huh? 369 00:33:29,359 --> 00:33:32,279 - Has it always looked like this? - What? 370 00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:34,319 It's a bit weird. 371 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:35,880 What's weird? 372 00:33:36,319 --> 00:33:39,240 It looks overly retouched. 373 00:33:40,880 --> 00:33:43,559 It was all repainted a couple of years ago. 374 00:33:44,599 --> 00:33:45,839 Repainted... 375 00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:47,880 And the insides? 376 00:34:04,519 --> 00:34:06,599 Take a look at my place sometime. 377 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:09,239 I was just curious. Why would I go to your place? 378 00:34:09,559 --> 00:34:12,119 - You don't want to look inside? - What's it like? 379 00:34:13,159 --> 00:34:14,400 All white. 380 00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:16,800 White walls, white tiles. 381 00:34:17,480 --> 00:34:19,440 - It looks similar... - Similar to? 382 00:34:21,679 --> 00:34:22,800 Similar to? 383 00:34:34,519 --> 00:34:37,199 - This looks untouched. - Sooner or later... 384 00:34:39,079 --> 00:34:41,280 - This is Guangji Temple? - Yes. 385 00:34:59,599 --> 00:35:01,079 Where are you going? 386 00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:06,599 Which prayers work best in Guangji Temple? 387 00:35:06,920 --> 00:35:08,400 - Marriage prayers. - Ever prayed here? 388 00:35:08,719 --> 00:35:09,719 No. 389 00:35:10,159 --> 00:35:11,760 That explains your divorce. 390 00:35:12,079 --> 00:35:14,039 How do you know I'm divorced? 391 00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:15,599 Just a guess. 392 00:35:18,679 --> 00:35:19,800 You're back! 393 00:35:21,079 --> 00:35:22,679 You want the loft? 394 00:35:24,079 --> 00:35:26,039 - Yes. - Your IDs, please. 395 00:35:27,559 --> 00:35:28,559 ID. 396 00:35:34,519 --> 00:35:35,440 Thank you. 397 00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:42,000 - I'll check in, he can go up first. - Fine. 398 00:35:42,559 --> 00:35:43,679 The key? 399 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:46,559 Go up first. 400 00:35:58,400 --> 00:35:59,519 Hello? 401 00:36:00,079 --> 00:36:01,440 What's up, Dad? 402 00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:03,599 Is Mom cross with you again? 403 00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:06,960 Yeah, I'm at work. 404 00:36:09,559 --> 00:36:10,920 Miss, your ID. 405 00:36:12,079 --> 00:36:14,400 Can't talk now. OK, bye. 406 00:36:16,159 --> 00:36:17,880 The second room key. 407 00:36:24,199 --> 00:36:26,159 Is my boyfriend too old? 408 00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:28,920 Pretty obvious, isn't it? 409 00:36:29,239 --> 00:36:31,199 I drew the short straw. 410 00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:03,360 In love with yourself? 411 00:37:03,679 --> 00:37:04,920 I'm what? 412 00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:06,960 Staring at yourself in the mirror. 413 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:09,239 Isn't that narcissistic? 414 00:37:09,679 --> 00:37:10,800 Then I'll stare at you. 415 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:12,119 Stick with the mirror. 416 00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:14,280 You're in the mirror. 417 00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:33,599 I want to kiss you. 418 00:37:34,760 --> 00:37:35,880 May I? 419 00:37:48,559 --> 00:37:50,760 - What are you doing? - No peeking. 420 00:37:51,559 --> 00:37:52,920 And no tongue. 421 00:37:53,840 --> 00:37:56,159 I'm kissing you, not vice versa. 422 00:37:56,480 --> 00:37:57,719 Remember that. 423 00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:20,400 Considerate... 424 00:38:20,719 --> 00:38:21,840 What? 425 00:38:22,159 --> 00:38:23,760 You chewed gum? 426 00:38:42,679 --> 00:38:44,760 Are you going to sit there all day? 427 00:38:56,599 --> 00:38:58,079 I don't want to do it. 428 00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:00,599 Do you mind? 429 00:39:01,039 --> 00:39:02,400 Do what? 430 00:39:02,960 --> 00:39:05,039 Don't pretend you don't know. 431 00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:07,440 What have I done now? 432 00:39:10,519 --> 00:39:14,400 I just want to stay still. Do nothing. 433 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:25,920 You resemble someone. 434 00:39:26,239 --> 00:39:27,599 Who? 435 00:39:30,559 --> 00:39:31,920 Not telling you. 436 00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:39,000 All white... 437 00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:42,719 White walls, white tiles. 438 00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:46,800 What did you say your place looks like? 439 00:39:48,079 --> 00:39:49,320 A hospital. 440 00:40:51,559 --> 00:40:58,199 Sorry, brother-in-law, are you asleep? 441 00:41:01,639 --> 00:41:04,920 Sorry, brother-in-law, are you asleep? 442 00:41:07,519 --> 00:41:10,679 Look at the time! What's wrong with you? 443 00:41:36,199 --> 00:41:38,880 Speed trap in 700 meters. 444 00:42:16,280 --> 00:42:18,000 I don't know what it is, 445 00:42:18,320 --> 00:42:19,920 but I can't get to sleep. 446 00:42:27,320 --> 00:42:35,760 I'm on my way to Beidaihe. 447 00:43:10,159 --> 00:43:12,360 Hello? This is Gu speaking. 448 00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:14,639 Who's calling? 449 00:43:17,960 --> 00:43:19,800 Did you dial the wrong number? 450 00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:22,199 My name is Gu Yunlai. 451 00:43:22,639 --> 00:43:24,480 Is it me you want? 452 00:43:27,079 --> 00:43:28,440 Sorry... 453 00:43:28,880 --> 00:43:30,719 I'm about to go out. 454 00:43:31,159 --> 00:43:32,760 I'll be back at noon. 455 00:43:33,079 --> 00:43:34,679 I don't use a mobile. 456 00:43:35,599 --> 00:43:38,639 If it's important, try again this afternoon. 457 00:43:39,199 --> 00:43:40,559 Sorry... 458 00:43:42,199 --> 00:43:43,559 I'm hanging up. 459 00:48:42,559 --> 00:48:43,920 Shall we go to see him now? 460 00:48:44,239 --> 00:48:47,280 No, it's too early. And it's still raining. 461 00:48:47,599 --> 00:48:50,519 You rarely visit and I'm rarely free. 462 00:48:50,840 --> 00:48:52,800 Maybe I can host you another time, Mr Hou... 463 00:48:53,119 --> 00:48:54,360 It's time... 464 00:48:54,679 --> 00:48:57,360 Mrs Hua, you are a model wife. 465 00:48:57,679 --> 00:48:59,039 You're too good to Mr Hua. 466 00:49:02,239 --> 00:49:03,599 But the way he treats you... 467 00:49:24,320 --> 00:49:26,519 LAST PLAYED POSITION 468 00:51:54,199 --> 00:51:55,320 I hate Daddy! 469 00:51:55,320 --> 00:51:58,559 He was late last time too. What happened? 470 00:51:58,880 --> 00:52:00,239 Your dad loves you most of all! 471 00:52:00,559 --> 00:52:02,519 Then why isn't he here? 472 00:52:06,920 --> 00:52:08,159 What is it? 473 00:52:08,480 --> 00:52:09,960 Oh, my big head! 474 00:52:10,280 --> 00:52:11,760 I'm not scared of rain. 475 00:52:12,199 --> 00:52:15,000 Big heads aren't scared of rain. 476 00:52:15,320 --> 00:52:17,880 Rain all day, but I've got my head. 477 00:52:18,199 --> 00:52:20,519 Rain all day, but I've got my head. 478 00:52:21,199 --> 00:52:22,199 Smiley! 479 00:52:28,639 --> 00:52:29,559 Bye! 480 00:52:31,400 --> 00:52:34,079 Smiley! Sorry, Daddy's late. 481 00:52:35,119 --> 00:52:36,960 Brother-in-law, have you been waiting long? 482 00:52:37,280 --> 00:52:40,440 - Your daughter doesn't love you. - Sure I do! 483 00:52:43,039 --> 00:52:45,360 - Are you upset? - Uncle can drive. 484 00:52:45,800 --> 00:52:47,519 We'll go in the back. 485 00:52:48,800 --> 00:52:50,280 - Daddy... - Take off your satchel. 486 00:52:50,599 --> 00:52:54,119 I'll test you. See if you know it or not. 487 00:52:54,440 --> 00:52:56,639 Big head, not scared of the rain. 488 00:52:56,960 --> 00:52:59,280 Big head, not scared of the rain. 489 00:53:00,079 --> 00:53:01,559 - Guess! - What's next? 490 00:53:01,880 --> 00:53:04,320 - Rain all day... - "Rain all day..." 491 00:53:04,639 --> 00:53:08,039 - I've got my big head! - "I've got my big head!" 492 00:53:08,719 --> 00:53:10,079 I'll win! 493 00:53:10,400 --> 00:53:12,360 - What's 7 plus 8? - Five... 494 00:53:13,760 --> 00:53:14,880 Fifteen! 495 00:53:17,119 --> 00:53:20,039 - How did you know you'd win? - Not too fast! 496 00:53:20,960 --> 00:53:22,199 What's up? 497 00:53:24,440 --> 00:53:27,119 Sorry, in the rush I forgot to fill the tank. 498 00:53:27,920 --> 00:53:30,840 OK, but remember to notify me next time. 499 00:53:32,239 --> 00:53:34,559 And stop calling in the middle of the night! 500 00:53:35,000 --> 00:53:36,360 I'll try. 501 00:53:38,599 --> 00:53:40,199 Where did you go? 502 00:53:41,480 --> 00:53:45,000 On Smiley's birthday, why did you give her a kite? 503 00:53:45,920 --> 00:53:47,880 I give her whatever I like. 504 00:53:48,440 --> 00:53:49,440 Daddy... 505 00:53:50,000 --> 00:53:51,719 Will you eat at my place tonight? 506 00:53:52,039 --> 00:53:52,960 Your place? 507 00:53:53,719 --> 00:53:54,840 Yes! 508 00:53:54,840 --> 00:53:56,639 Auntie's house is my place, right? 509 00:53:56,960 --> 00:53:58,199 Of course. 510 00:53:58,639 --> 00:53:59,880 That's my girl! 511 00:54:01,039 --> 00:54:03,840 Dad's busy, so I can't come tonight. 512 00:54:04,280 --> 00:54:05,280 How about the weekend? 513 00:54:05,599 --> 00:54:06,719 Definitely. 514 00:54:10,159 --> 00:54:12,239 - Let's fly the kite! - OK, we will. 515 00:54:12,559 --> 00:54:13,920 5 plus 8. 516 00:54:14,719 --> 00:54:15,719 3... 517 00:54:18,320 --> 00:54:20,159 Jiajia, minding the shop today? 518 00:54:20,480 --> 00:54:22,559 Yes, Grandma's out on errands. 519 00:54:38,480 --> 00:54:41,519 - You really want to pay? - Sure! 520 00:54:41,840 --> 00:54:44,400 I don't charge handsome guys like you! 521 00:54:44,719 --> 00:54:47,039 - You can't eat on looks alone. - Sure about that? 522 00:54:47,360 --> 00:54:50,280 - Can we take a selfie? - Why not? 523 00:54:53,840 --> 00:54:55,920 You look like one of my idols. 524 00:54:56,239 --> 00:54:57,159 Who? 525 00:54:58,760 --> 00:55:00,119 Ryuichi Sakamoto. 526 00:56:40,280 --> 00:56:41,519 Brother Gu... 527 00:56:43,280 --> 00:56:46,440 It's too hard to make a living here. 528 00:56:48,320 --> 00:56:50,880 It's hard everywhere. 529 00:56:58,760 --> 00:57:00,480 Sorry, Brother Gu... 530 00:57:01,159 --> 00:57:03,599 I still owe you last month's rent. 531 00:57:03,920 --> 00:57:05,519 It's OK. 532 00:57:07,400 --> 00:57:09,599 Pay me when you have some money. 533 00:57:16,039 --> 00:57:17,159 Brother Gu... 534 00:57:22,159 --> 00:57:24,119 You really are a good man. 535 00:57:29,000 --> 00:57:30,599 What's this for? 536 00:57:33,440 --> 00:57:34,920 It's a mic... 537 00:57:35,480 --> 00:57:36,840 to sing songs. 538 00:57:38,840 --> 00:57:39,960 Get up. 539 00:57:41,360 --> 00:57:42,599 Get up. 540 00:57:56,360 --> 00:57:59,159 Swear in your hometown dialect. 541 00:58:00,920 --> 00:58:02,039 Swear! 542 00:58:08,840 --> 00:58:10,079 Brother Gu... 543 00:58:12,679 --> 00:58:13,679 I don't know how to. 544 00:58:14,000 --> 00:58:16,199 Do it and you'll be able to. 545 00:58:31,159 --> 00:58:32,519 Wang Xiaochuan! 546 00:58:35,239 --> 00:58:36,960 You're a real bastard! 547 00:58:39,559 --> 00:58:41,400 A worthless piece of shit! 548 00:58:44,599 --> 00:58:45,719 You're... 549 00:59:06,440 --> 00:59:07,559 Xiaochuan... 550 00:59:10,039 --> 00:59:12,239 I'm not really swearing at you. 551 00:59:14,480 --> 00:59:16,079 It's not about you. 552 00:59:17,599 --> 00:59:20,280 I just want you to do the right thing. 553 00:59:24,199 --> 00:59:26,159 The payment for that gig... 554 00:59:27,079 --> 00:59:29,280 It's three months overdue! 555 00:59:30,320 --> 00:59:32,280 I got you some cooking oil. 556 00:59:32,599 --> 00:59:35,039 You can't live on instant noodles. 557 00:59:36,920 --> 00:59:38,039 Brother Gu... 558 00:59:41,480 --> 00:59:43,440 Can I give you a hug? 559 00:59:59,599 --> 01:00:02,039 What happened to our gang? They're all dead? 560 01:00:02,360 --> 01:00:03,840 Our last reunion was a few years ago. 561 01:00:03,840 --> 01:00:05,519 But each time there are fewer of us. 562 01:00:05,840 --> 01:00:06,960 Our time is over! 563 01:00:07,400 --> 01:00:09,239 That's a depressing point of view. 564 01:00:11,000 --> 01:00:12,719 I'll say something heartfelt. 565 01:00:13,039 --> 01:00:15,239 I truly admire Gu. 566 01:00:15,920 --> 01:00:19,199 Are you OK? How am I admirable? 567 01:00:19,519 --> 01:00:20,880 Look at you. 568 01:00:21,679 --> 01:00:23,280 First, you're a "solitary gourmet". 569 01:00:23,599 --> 01:00:26,159 Nothing much to do each day. Never in a rush. 570 01:00:26,480 --> 01:00:29,039 You're stylish, even compared to me. 571 01:00:31,159 --> 01:00:33,480 Second, look at the rest of us. 572 01:00:34,159 --> 01:00:36,119 Who else isn't divorced? 573 01:00:36,679 --> 01:00:39,000 He's the exception. Still hitched. 574 01:00:39,320 --> 01:00:42,360 And for those two reasons I admire you. 575 01:00:46,519 --> 01:00:51,000 You're a real-estate mogul and you're in tears? 576 01:00:51,320 --> 01:00:52,800 Why are you crying? 577 01:00:53,119 --> 01:00:55,559 A rich guy can still cry, alright? 578 01:00:55,880 --> 01:00:57,119 Cry! 579 01:00:57,679 --> 01:00:59,880 Crying is a human right! 580 01:01:00,920 --> 01:01:01,840 Brother... 581 01:01:02,480 --> 01:01:04,559 I'm four times divorced! 582 01:01:05,480 --> 01:01:08,159 My ancestors must be distraught. 583 01:01:08,480 --> 01:01:10,199 I'm a professional divorcer. 584 01:01:10,760 --> 01:01:11,679 How shabby! 585 01:01:12,199 --> 01:01:13,119 How shabby! 586 01:01:14,119 --> 01:01:16,199 Stop picking on each other. 587 01:01:16,880 --> 01:01:19,199 You're all divorced. 588 01:01:19,519 --> 01:01:22,679 But this old maid hasn't even been married. 589 01:01:23,360 --> 01:01:27,840 Never mind. I'll find you a good one. 590 01:01:29,360 --> 01:01:31,320 She was the flower of our gang! 591 01:01:31,880 --> 01:01:33,239 Screw that. 592 01:01:34,280 --> 01:01:36,840 I'm a wrinkled old lady now. 593 01:01:39,679 --> 01:01:40,800 Come... 594 01:01:40,800 --> 01:01:42,960 A toast to bachelorhood! 595 01:01:43,280 --> 01:01:44,880 To being single! 596 01:01:46,400 --> 01:01:47,760 What are you doing? 597 01:01:48,079 --> 01:01:49,199 To be honest... 598 01:01:49,519 --> 01:01:51,239 I'm divorced too. 599 01:01:52,519 --> 01:01:55,320 - When did that happen? - Two years ago. 600 01:01:55,639 --> 01:01:58,079 Dog biters don't bark. 601 01:01:58,400 --> 01:02:00,480 You didn't bark at all. 602 01:02:00,800 --> 01:02:02,760 Have you ever seen a man bite a dog? 603 01:02:03,079 --> 01:02:05,039 I'll show you what it means tonight. 604 01:02:08,360 --> 01:02:10,800 - Where are you going? - To chat with your brother. 605 01:02:11,119 --> 01:02:13,320 Woof! Woof! Woof! 606 01:02:15,199 --> 01:02:16,559 You don't stammer when you bark. 607 01:02:16,880 --> 01:02:19,559 Get real, it's just one word. 608 01:02:21,800 --> 01:02:23,039 Dongzi... 609 01:02:24,079 --> 01:02:26,519 Your sister... Is she OK? 610 01:02:27,679 --> 01:02:29,400 You're sitting next to her! 611 01:02:29,719 --> 01:02:31,199 Ask her yourself! 612 01:02:31,760 --> 01:02:33,239 How can I? 613 01:02:35,360 --> 01:02:36,480 Don't you think it's strange? 614 01:02:36,480 --> 01:02:39,000 She's so terrific, but still single. 615 01:02:39,320 --> 01:02:40,920 Can you believe it? 616 01:02:42,679 --> 01:02:43,800 You're divorced, right? 617 01:02:44,119 --> 01:02:45,480 Maybe you two could make a go of it. 618 01:02:45,480 --> 01:02:47,039 You have the gift of the gab. 619 01:02:47,360 --> 01:02:49,559 When did you learn to speak like that? 620 01:02:49,880 --> 01:02:50,880 Gu! 621 01:02:54,320 --> 01:02:57,000 Look who's here! 622 01:02:59,719 --> 01:03:00,840 Old Mu! 623 01:03:00,840 --> 01:03:03,480 Son calling Dad! 624 01:03:04,760 --> 01:03:07,079 My sons, are you all here today? 625 01:03:07,400 --> 01:03:09,360 A bunch of losers. 626 01:03:09,679 --> 01:03:11,159 Plus me, "a leftover flower". 627 01:03:12,320 --> 01:03:14,280 When will you come back to Beijing? 628 01:03:14,599 --> 01:03:16,320 What's so great about Paris? 629 01:03:19,039 --> 01:03:21,719 I'm old, why would I come back? 630 01:03:22,039 --> 01:03:25,800 You haven't been back in 30 years! 631 01:03:26,119 --> 01:03:30,480 You had this great homecoming dream. 632 01:03:31,039 --> 01:03:33,719 During our last dinner in Paris 633 01:03:34,039 --> 01:03:35,880 he kept going on about 634 01:03:36,199 --> 01:03:39,480 Beijing in his childhood. 635 01:03:40,400 --> 01:03:42,480 Old Mu, if you stay away much longer, 636 01:03:42,800 --> 01:03:44,400 it's not that you won't recognize Beijing, 637 01:03:44,400 --> 01:03:47,159 - And Beijing will forget you. - No mistake. 638 01:03:47,480 --> 01:03:50,159 OK... Show me what you're drinking. 639 01:03:50,480 --> 01:03:52,079 Hang on... 640 01:03:53,239 --> 01:03:54,360 See! 641 01:03:54,679 --> 01:03:55,920 The greatest! 642 01:03:58,039 --> 01:04:00,599 - Damn, Erguotou (Beijing liquor)! - See that? 643 01:04:00,920 --> 01:04:02,280 You've all forgotten your roots! 644 01:04:02,280 --> 01:04:05,400 Yeah, you know all about roots! 645 01:04:06,559 --> 01:04:09,960 Do you still write poems? 646 01:04:12,079 --> 01:04:13,559 Not at all. 647 01:04:13,880 --> 01:04:16,559 Old Mu, I'll sing you a song. 648 01:04:16,880 --> 01:04:18,360 Here goes. 649 01:04:18,800 --> 01:04:20,400 He's crazy. 650 01:04:23,840 --> 01:04:26,639 Winter's come, 651 01:04:26,960 --> 01:04:29,519 with ice and snow. 652 01:04:30,079 --> 01:04:33,119 But my heart doesn't change 653 01:04:33,440 --> 01:04:35,400 like the seasons. 654 01:04:35,719 --> 01:04:38,280 Time will bring new clothes, 655 01:04:38,599 --> 01:04:41,280 but my baggage is the same. 656 01:04:41,599 --> 01:04:46,920 Waving goodbye for 14 years, the smile of old. 657 01:04:47,480 --> 01:04:52,679 Another language and skin tone, a great distance. 658 01:04:53,239 --> 01:04:59,400 We'll wait for you, regardless of the distance. 659 01:04:59,840 --> 01:05:02,559 Long distance separates no close friends. 660 01:05:02,559 --> 01:05:05,400 Put aside all reservations. Make yourself at home. 661 01:05:05,960 --> 01:05:11,400 How many memories does the music trigger? 662 01:05:11,719 --> 01:05:17,039 A myriad words merge with a myriad places. 663 01:05:17,360 --> 01:05:24,119 Win or lose, friendship endures. 664 01:05:24,679 --> 01:05:27,840 Beijing welcomes you, 665 01:05:28,159 --> 01:05:30,960 hugs you again. 666 01:05:31,280 --> 01:05:36,599 Millennia of brilliance, never dimmed. 667 01:05:37,159 --> 01:05:39,480 Beijing welcomes you, 668 01:05:39,800 --> 01:05:43,079 let's dream together. 669 01:05:43,400 --> 01:05:49,320 So long apart, now happily reunited. 670 01:05:50,119 --> 01:05:52,920 Spring follows winter, 671 01:05:53,239 --> 01:05:55,800 sunlight thaws the distance. 672 01:05:56,239 --> 01:06:01,920 Brothers join you for hot tea and wine. 673 01:06:03,440 --> 01:06:05,760 Beijing welcomes you, 674 01:06:06,079 --> 01:06:08,760 hugs you again. 675 01:06:09,199 --> 01:06:14,159 A place teeming with growth and vitality. 676 01:06:40,760 --> 01:06:42,480 Is she your daughter? 677 01:06:42,800 --> 01:06:44,400 She's adorable. 678 01:06:44,960 --> 01:06:46,679 - Say thank you. - Thank you! 679 01:06:47,000 --> 01:06:48,480 You're welcome, how old are you? 680 01:06:48,800 --> 01:06:50,280 - Four. - Four years old! 681 01:06:51,079 --> 01:06:52,800 You know, you're beautiful. 682 01:06:53,119 --> 01:06:54,840 Say thank you to this pretty sister! 683 01:06:55,159 --> 01:06:56,400 - Thank you! - You're welcome. 684 01:06:56,840 --> 01:06:59,159 - May I ask you a question? - Go ahead. 685 01:06:59,480 --> 01:07:01,440 Is she your birth child? 686 01:07:05,239 --> 01:07:06,840 What the hell do you want? 687 01:07:07,159 --> 01:07:08,880 Nothing, I'm just curious. 688 01:07:09,679 --> 01:07:10,920 Are you crazy? 689 01:07:11,239 --> 01:07:12,599 You're "just curious"? 690 01:07:13,159 --> 01:07:15,480 We're a family! 691 01:07:15,800 --> 01:07:18,840 - You ask if this is my own child? - Stop the train! 692 01:07:20,480 --> 01:07:22,440 - Let's go. - What are you doing? 693 01:07:22,760 --> 01:07:25,440 Why are we getting off? It should be her! 694 01:07:25,760 --> 01:07:28,559 - Let's go, darling. - What's wrong with you? 695 01:07:28,880 --> 01:07:31,320 She's lost her mind, this person! 696 01:08:22,439 --> 01:08:25,800 ...5, 6, 7, 8. 697 01:08:25,800 --> 01:08:29,399 1, 2, 3, 4, 698 01:08:30,000 --> 01:08:33,239 5, 6, 7, 8. 699 01:08:33,800 --> 01:08:37,199 1, 2, 3, 4, 700 01:08:37,640 --> 01:08:40,800 5, 6, 7, 8... 701 01:09:04,760 --> 01:09:06,359 There's a birds' nest here. 702 01:09:06,680 --> 01:09:08,279 Has been for years. 703 01:09:13,640 --> 01:09:16,319 - Here you are. - Long time no see, Nan Ji. 704 01:09:17,119 --> 01:09:19,319 What? You've just been here. 705 01:09:23,359 --> 01:09:25,920 Teacher Gu, can I ask you something? 706 01:09:26,239 --> 01:09:27,600 What is it? 707 01:09:28,760 --> 01:09:30,960 Why did you get divorced? 708 01:09:31,279 --> 01:09:33,720 - I'll bring you a coffee. - Fine. 709 01:09:37,039 --> 01:09:38,640 Out of respect. 710 01:09:39,199 --> 01:09:40,439 Respect... 711 01:09:41,000 --> 01:09:42,600 The two of us were too polite 712 01:09:42,920 --> 01:09:45,479 to even do it . 713 01:09:46,520 --> 01:09:47,640 Then... 714 01:09:49,760 --> 01:09:51,840 Time for a divorce. 715 01:09:52,640 --> 01:09:54,840 I think all my romances 716 01:09:55,159 --> 01:09:57,600 have foundered on too much politeness. 717 01:10:03,199 --> 01:10:04,560 That's right. 718 01:10:04,880 --> 01:10:05,800 What is? 719 01:10:07,640 --> 01:10:08,880 You were in my dream last night. 720 01:10:09,199 --> 01:10:10,560 Looking just how you look now. 721 01:10:10,880 --> 01:10:12,239 Why do you keep dreaming about me? 722 01:10:12,560 --> 01:10:14,640 - You don't dream about me? - No. 723 01:10:16,520 --> 01:10:18,239 Then I'm just a loser. 724 01:10:19,159 --> 01:10:21,119 If I see someone a lot during the day, 725 01:10:21,439 --> 01:10:23,399 they show up in my dreams. 726 01:10:23,960 --> 01:10:25,439 - Thanks. - For what? 727 01:10:25,760 --> 01:10:27,479 For dreaming about me. 728 01:10:28,039 --> 01:10:29,520 You're really polite. 729 01:10:33,680 --> 01:10:34,920 What do you make of Nan Ji? 730 01:10:35,359 --> 01:10:37,800 - Huh? - What do you make of her? 731 01:10:38,359 --> 01:10:39,479 Nan Ji... 732 01:10:40,159 --> 01:10:42,119 Strange name, don't you think? 733 01:10:42,560 --> 01:10:44,880 - It's her nickname. - What's her real name? 734 01:10:45,199 --> 01:10:46,920 Ask her yourself. 735 01:10:48,560 --> 01:10:50,399 How did you two meet? 736 01:10:51,560 --> 01:10:54,000 My first love lived in Paris. 737 01:10:54,319 --> 01:10:56,399 They were flat mates there. 738 01:10:57,199 --> 01:11:00,000 Maybe more than flat mates? 739 01:11:00,800 --> 01:11:02,399 Your imagination is running away with you. 740 01:11:02,720 --> 01:11:05,039 A lovely father-daughter couple! 741 01:11:05,359 --> 01:11:06,479 What? 742 01:11:06,479 --> 01:11:08,880 Since when are we a father-daughter couple? 743 01:11:09,199 --> 01:11:10,920 Someone said you look like her dad. 744 01:11:11,239 --> 01:11:13,439 And you look like my mother. 745 01:11:15,560 --> 01:11:17,760 So we're getting on well. 746 01:11:21,199 --> 01:11:24,720 Why did you open your studio here? 747 01:11:25,760 --> 01:11:27,479 It's close to the White Dagoba. 748 01:11:27,800 --> 01:11:29,399 You like the Dagoba? 749 01:11:29,960 --> 01:11:32,399 My ancestors helped build it. 750 01:11:33,560 --> 01:11:35,279 Back in the Yuan Dynasty? 751 01:11:35,600 --> 01:11:36,840 Really? 752 01:11:38,600 --> 01:11:40,199 I made it up. 753 01:11:49,399 --> 01:11:52,079 Where were you yesterday? You ignored my texts. 754 01:11:52,399 --> 01:11:53,880 Went to Beidaihe. 755 01:11:54,680 --> 01:11:56,520 Didn't you say we should go together? 756 01:11:56,840 --> 01:11:58,199 Next time. 757 01:11:58,760 --> 01:12:00,359 You wanted me to take you. 758 01:12:00,680 --> 01:12:03,720 - No loss to me. - OK... 759 01:12:04,520 --> 01:12:06,359 Gotta go, see ya. 760 01:12:06,680 --> 01:12:08,159 Where are you going? 761 01:12:26,600 --> 01:12:27,720 Hi, Uncle! 762 01:12:27,720 --> 01:12:29,520 - You're back, Miss. - Yes 763 01:12:30,319 --> 01:12:35,039 CHAOYANG CHILDREN'S WELFARE CENTRE 764 01:12:46,880 --> 01:12:48,840 Who are you looking for? 765 01:12:49,159 --> 01:12:51,840 I'm with that young woman. 766 01:12:52,399 --> 01:12:55,079 Ah, together. Are you related? 767 01:12:55,760 --> 01:12:56,880 I'm her father. 768 01:12:56,880 --> 01:12:57,960 Her father. 769 01:12:58,279 --> 01:13:00,720 You're lucky to have such a daughter. 770 01:13:01,039 --> 01:13:02,159 What do you mean? 771 01:13:02,600 --> 01:13:05,279 She's our longest-serving volunteer. 772 01:13:05,840 --> 01:13:08,520 Been coming here for years. 773 01:13:08,840 --> 01:13:10,199 May I come in? 774 01:13:10,520 --> 01:13:12,239 Or should I wait outside? 775 01:13:12,560 --> 01:13:14,159 No need for that, come on in. 776 01:13:14,479 --> 01:13:15,720 Thank you. 777 01:13:22,199 --> 01:13:25,920 KINDRED SPIRITS BRING HOPE 778 01:13:26,600 --> 01:13:31,199 Leaves from the trees leave branches bare. 779 01:13:32,000 --> 01:13:38,920 Before, we had carpets of grass and spring light. 780 01:13:39,920 --> 01:13:46,840 Now it's chilly and autumn is here. 781 01:13:47,600 --> 01:13:54,239 Blustery winds, torrential rain. 782 01:13:54,920 --> 01:14:00,840 Everything we see is different. 783 01:14:01,399 --> 01:14:07,680 Everything is different. 784 01:14:08,000 --> 01:14:14,920 We look back in sorrow. 785 01:14:15,560 --> 01:14:18,000 Let's sing it again from the start. 786 01:14:18,319 --> 01:14:20,279 Ready, go! 787 01:14:20,840 --> 01:14:27,479 The willow sways in the autumn breeze. 788 01:14:28,039 --> 01:14:34,960 Leaves from the trees leave branches bare. 789 01:14:35,960 --> 01:14:42,880 Before, we had carpets of grass and spring light. 790 01:14:43,520 --> 01:14:50,279 Now it's chilly and autumn is here. 791 01:14:50,720 --> 01:14:57,359 Blustery winds, torrential rain. 792 01:14:57,800 --> 01:15:04,720 Everything we see is different. 793 01:15:05,119 --> 01:15:11,640 Everything is different. 794 01:15:12,319 --> 01:15:19,239 We look back in sorrow. 795 01:15:21,319 --> 01:15:23,520 You gave me a real surprise. 796 01:15:24,319 --> 01:15:25,319 What? 797 01:15:26,000 --> 01:15:28,199 "Doing a good deed isn't hard. " 798 01:15:28,520 --> 01:15:30,720 Doing them for a lifetime is harder." 799 01:15:31,039 --> 01:15:32,880 Chairman Mao said it. 800 01:15:34,039 --> 01:15:36,960 I just like kids. "Doing them for a lifetime..." 801 01:15:37,279 --> 01:15:39,119 Not easy, not easy. 802 01:15:43,399 --> 01:15:45,359 You went to Beidaihe. 803 01:15:45,680 --> 01:15:47,760 Isn't that your hometown? 804 01:15:48,079 --> 01:15:51,239 - I haven't been there in a long time. - How long? 805 01:15:53,119 --> 01:15:54,960 Since I was five. 806 01:15:55,520 --> 01:15:57,239 Haven't been back since then. 807 01:15:58,039 --> 01:16:01,199 I thought your family still lived there. 808 01:16:03,079 --> 01:16:06,239 When I was five we moved to Guangdong. 809 01:16:06,560 --> 01:16:08,039 But it is strange... 810 01:16:08,359 --> 01:16:10,920 When anyone asks where I'm from, 811 01:16:11,239 --> 01:16:13,079 I always say Beidaihe. 812 01:16:13,640 --> 01:16:16,199 You didn't pick up a Cantonese accent! 813 01:16:17,359 --> 01:16:19,680 Not only Beijingers speak Mandarin. 814 01:16:20,000 --> 01:16:22,439 Southerners can speak Mandarin too! 815 01:16:22,760 --> 01:16:24,600 But can Beijingers speak Cantonese? 816 01:16:24,920 --> 01:16:27,359 If you don't mind me asking... 817 01:16:28,159 --> 01:16:29,880 It's so strange to hear you speak Cantonese! 818 01:16:29,880 --> 01:16:31,079 Spooked? 819 01:16:34,159 --> 01:16:36,359 This bus is going out of service. 820 01:16:36,680 --> 01:16:39,600 Please change to the bus right behind. 821 01:17:00,439 --> 01:17:01,920 Isn't that uncomfortable? 822 01:17:02,239 --> 01:17:03,479 It's OK. 823 01:17:04,279 --> 01:17:06,720 - Come closer. - What? 824 01:17:07,640 --> 01:17:09,359 Put your arm around me! 825 01:17:22,640 --> 01:17:24,239 Damn pervert! 826 01:17:25,520 --> 01:17:27,720 Get your stinking hand off me! 827 01:17:28,039 --> 01:17:29,159 Creep! 828 01:17:37,159 --> 01:17:39,600 Stop the bus! Don't open the door! 829 01:17:50,359 --> 01:17:52,800 You know what my dad was like? 830 01:17:53,239 --> 01:17:55,319 Why ask that all of a sudden? 831 01:17:56,239 --> 01:17:57,720 What was he like? 832 01:17:58,039 --> 01:17:59,640 Like the guy you just saw. 833 01:17:59,960 --> 01:18:01,439 Which guy? 834 01:18:02,600 --> 01:18:04,079 The molester on the bus. 835 01:18:06,800 --> 01:18:10,319 When I was five, in October that year... 836 01:18:11,359 --> 01:18:14,279 my dad molested a woman on a bus. 837 01:18:15,319 --> 01:18:16,439 Shit. 838 01:18:17,000 --> 01:18:18,119 Sexual harassment. 839 01:18:18,439 --> 01:18:19,800 Shameful. 840 01:18:20,119 --> 01:18:21,239 My Mum said 841 01:18:21,239 --> 01:18:23,520 it was worse than being charged with murder. 842 01:18:23,840 --> 01:18:25,439 She kicked him out of the house. 843 01:18:25,760 --> 01:18:28,079 He wasn't allowed to come near us again. 844 01:18:29,479 --> 01:18:31,079 Could it have been a misunderstanding? 845 01:18:31,399 --> 01:18:32,760 Dad furiously denied it. 846 01:18:33,079 --> 01:18:35,159 But the woman was sure it was him. 847 01:18:35,479 --> 01:18:38,039 He got a year in a labor camp. 848 01:18:38,359 --> 01:18:40,920 We never heard from him again. 849 01:18:48,800 --> 01:18:50,159 What was your dad like? 850 01:18:50,479 --> 01:18:52,560 What's that to do with you? 851 01:18:53,000 --> 01:18:54,239 Just curious. 852 01:18:58,039 --> 01:19:00,960 An honest, low-level clerk. 853 01:19:01,279 --> 01:19:02,640 Now retired. 854 01:19:02,960 --> 01:19:06,119 Mom bosses him around all day. 855 01:19:07,159 --> 01:19:08,640 That sounds lovely. 856 01:19:14,359 --> 01:19:16,039 No photos of me! 857 01:19:17,119 --> 01:19:19,199 You're trying to steal my job! 858 01:19:19,520 --> 01:19:21,359 Steal my job! 859 01:19:24,680 --> 01:19:25,800 Let me see. 860 01:19:27,439 --> 01:19:30,680 - I look like a little hooligan. - Accurate, eh? 861 01:19:32,119 --> 01:19:33,439 I guess so. 862 01:20:24,279 --> 01:20:26,479 You don't need to pay. 863 01:20:27,279 --> 01:20:29,239 You don't need to pay. You're still in credit. 864 01:20:29,560 --> 01:20:30,800 Take it. 865 01:20:31,119 --> 01:20:33,199 OK, I'll put it on your tab. 866 01:20:36,039 --> 01:20:38,000 I thought you didn't smoke? 867 01:20:38,319 --> 01:20:39,800 It's for a friend. 868 01:20:40,960 --> 01:20:42,439 I have to go. 869 01:20:43,840 --> 01:20:46,279 You should get a smartphone. 870 01:20:46,600 --> 01:20:48,800 No one uses cash anymore. 871 01:20:49,479 --> 01:20:52,159 - I'll think about it. - OK. 872 01:21:10,960 --> 01:21:13,039 Hello, Beijing Uncle! 873 01:21:14,680 --> 01:21:15,800 You are... 874 01:21:16,119 --> 01:21:17,479 I'm Jinzi! 875 01:21:17,800 --> 01:21:18,920 Jinzi... 876 01:21:19,600 --> 01:21:21,199 We were neighbors for a long time. 877 01:21:21,520 --> 01:21:24,079 Jinzi, Old Li's daughter. 878 01:21:24,880 --> 01:21:26,359 Oh, Li's daughter. 879 01:21:27,399 --> 01:21:29,000 How's your dad doing? 880 01:21:29,319 --> 01:21:31,880 He's fine, but a bit forgetful these days. 881 01:21:32,199 --> 01:21:35,000 He sometimes even forgets his daughter. 882 01:21:35,319 --> 01:21:37,520 That's what happens when people get old. 883 01:21:39,279 --> 01:21:41,600 - Who's this? - My husband. 884 01:21:41,920 --> 01:21:43,279 Hello, Uncle. 885 01:21:44,319 --> 01:21:45,439 Looks like your dad. 886 01:21:45,760 --> 01:21:48,319 I looked for someone of that type! 887 01:21:49,000 --> 01:21:51,680 I'm showing him where I grew up. 888 01:21:53,319 --> 01:21:54,920 Would you like to come in? 889 01:21:55,239 --> 01:21:57,800 Just wanted to see you, we have things to do. 890 01:21:58,119 --> 01:21:59,239 Fine. 891 01:22:06,640 --> 01:22:08,720 - So sad. - Why? 892 01:22:09,039 --> 01:22:12,439 He has no kids. Lived alone all his life. 893 01:22:13,119 --> 01:22:14,720 Is that so bad? 894 01:22:15,279 --> 01:22:17,119 What's wrong with you? 895 01:22:20,079 --> 01:22:22,039 What are you thinking? 896 01:23:06,880 --> 01:23:09,920 This is Beijing at 4:08. 897 01:23:11,680 --> 01:23:13,640 A sharp, long 898 01:23:14,079 --> 01:23:16,279 train whistle sounds. 899 01:23:17,680 --> 01:23:21,079 Beijing Station's towering edifice 900 01:23:21,640 --> 01:23:24,560 convulses without warning. 901 01:23:25,720 --> 01:23:27,319 Shaken, 902 01:23:27,640 --> 01:23:29,600 I look out of the windows 903 01:23:30,159 --> 01:23:32,960 not knowing what's going on. 904 01:23:35,079 --> 01:23:38,119 My heart shudders in pain. 905 01:23:39,399 --> 01:23:42,920 It must be my mother's sewing needle 906 01:23:43,359 --> 01:23:45,079 running through my heart. 907 01:23:46,720 --> 01:23:47,960 At this moment 908 01:23:48,279 --> 01:23:51,199 my heart transforms into a kite. 909 01:23:53,079 --> 01:23:56,720 Tethered to her hands 910 01:23:58,600 --> 01:24:01,039 the string tightens, 911 01:24:02,079 --> 01:24:03,560 almost snapping. 912 01:24:04,600 --> 01:24:08,239 I have to stick my head out of the train window. 913 01:24:10,840 --> 01:24:12,199 Only now... 914 01:24:13,840 --> 01:24:16,159 Only at this very moment 915 01:24:17,560 --> 01:24:20,960 do I begin to understand what has happened. 916 01:24:22,600 --> 01:24:24,920 A wave of parting shouts 917 01:24:26,079 --> 01:24:28,640 is about to sweep away the train station. 918 01:24:29,920 --> 01:24:32,600 Beijing is still under my feet, 919 01:24:33,760 --> 01:24:36,319 but it slowly begins to drift away. 920 01:24:37,600 --> 01:24:40,640 Once more I wave to Beijing. 921 01:24:41,920 --> 01:24:44,479 And I want to grab her by the collar 922 01:24:46,000 --> 01:24:47,840 and shout to her: 923 01:24:49,479 --> 01:24:50,840 "Remember me, forever, 924 01:24:51,399 --> 01:24:52,880 Mother Beijing!" 925 01:24:55,239 --> 01:24:57,800 I've grasped something at last. 926 01:24:58,479 --> 01:24:59,960 No matter whose hand it is, 927 01:25:00,279 --> 01:25:02,000 I'll never let go. 928 01:25:02,920 --> 01:25:04,640 For this is my Beijing. 929 01:25:06,640 --> 01:25:09,199 My Beijing, for the final time. 930 01:25:11,079 --> 01:25:12,079 Wenhui? 931 01:25:12,640 --> 01:25:14,239 How are your stocks doing? 932 01:25:14,560 --> 01:25:16,159 Let's not go there. 933 01:25:16,840 --> 01:25:19,279 Stocks go down, my blood pressure goes up. 934 01:25:21,279 --> 01:25:23,479 I warned you, but you invested anyway. 935 01:25:23,800 --> 01:25:26,000 Easy for you to say that now. 936 01:25:30,760 --> 01:25:33,439 Has your brother found a girlfriend? 937 01:25:34,600 --> 01:25:36,079 Who cares? 938 01:25:36,399 --> 01:25:38,359 He was probably too bored. 939 01:25:41,199 --> 01:25:42,439 No gossip? 940 01:25:44,079 --> 01:25:45,920 Nothing to tell me? 941 01:25:47,439 --> 01:25:49,880 Shut up and focus on the cooking! 942 01:25:54,399 --> 01:25:56,119 You don't care about any of us. 943 01:25:56,439 --> 01:25:59,960 I don't care about anyone at all, except Smiley. 944 01:26:03,880 --> 01:26:06,560 Smiley, when was this marked? 945 01:26:07,720 --> 01:26:09,439 Last September. 946 01:26:10,479 --> 01:26:13,039 Let's check how tall you are now. 947 01:26:14,680 --> 01:26:16,279 You've grown quite a lot! 948 01:26:16,600 --> 01:26:17,960 Don't tell! 949 01:26:18,279 --> 01:26:20,119 Stand up straight... 950 01:26:20,800 --> 01:26:23,119 Let's see how tall you are now. 951 01:26:23,439 --> 01:26:25,640 One, two, three... 952 01:26:26,560 --> 01:26:29,119 - Two. - Only two centimeters. 953 01:26:29,439 --> 01:26:32,960 - Two, three centimeters. - Call it three! 954 01:26:33,279 --> 01:26:36,439 Daddy, one day I'll grow taller than you. 955 01:26:38,439 --> 01:26:39,680 Let's see. 956 01:26:42,640 --> 01:26:46,159 You're less than one meter! Look at me. 957 01:26:47,199 --> 01:26:50,960 - I've got to 120 cm! - You're 120 cm! 958 01:26:51,640 --> 01:26:53,840 Smiley is much, much taller than Daddy. 959 01:26:59,560 --> 01:27:00,479 Daddy... 960 01:27:01,600 --> 01:27:03,079 How tall is Mum? 961 01:27:04,000 --> 01:27:05,479 She's 165 cm. 962 01:27:06,520 --> 01:27:09,199 How much taller is that than I am? 963 01:27:09,880 --> 01:27:11,720 Around 40 cm taller than Smiley. 964 01:27:12,039 --> 01:27:13,640 40 cm... 965 01:27:17,199 --> 01:27:18,680 Shall I read you another poem? 966 01:27:19,000 --> 01:27:22,399 You're 40 cm taller, so read page 140. 967 01:27:22,720 --> 01:27:24,199 What a way to choose! 968 01:27:24,640 --> 01:27:28,640 - 30... - Let's see which poem is on page 140. 969 01:27:29,199 --> 01:27:30,319 "A Bouquet". 970 01:27:31,239 --> 01:27:32,960 Between me and the world. 971 01:27:33,399 --> 01:27:36,319 You are a bay, a sail. 972 01:27:36,640 --> 01:27:38,239 The faithful ends of a rope. 973 01:27:38,560 --> 01:27:39,800 - Smiley! - Yes? 974 01:27:40,119 --> 01:27:41,119 Come and eat with Daddy! 975 01:27:41,439 --> 01:27:43,279 - Coming! - Coming. 976 01:27:44,199 --> 01:27:47,840 - Use the highchair. - I'm not a toddler anymore! 977 01:27:48,159 --> 01:27:50,119 Smiley can sit where she wants. 978 01:27:51,279 --> 01:27:52,520 Coming up! 979 01:27:55,960 --> 01:27:57,079 No reading while eating. 980 01:27:57,079 --> 01:27:58,399 No eating while reading. 981 01:27:58,960 --> 01:28:01,279 How did she learn to talk like you? 982 01:28:01,600 --> 01:28:02,960 Always blaming me. 983 01:28:03,279 --> 01:28:06,079 Daddy, I heard you used to be a poet. 984 01:28:06,399 --> 01:28:08,000 Yes, your Daddy writes poems. 985 01:28:08,319 --> 01:28:10,640 Here's one he wrote... 986 01:28:11,800 --> 01:28:15,199 Dark nights render me a pair of dark eyes, 987 01:28:15,760 --> 01:28:18,680 but I use them to seek the light. 988 01:28:19,720 --> 01:28:23,000 Gu Cheng wrote that! 989 01:28:23,439 --> 01:28:25,520 You can't fool Smiley. 990 01:28:25,840 --> 01:28:28,760 No one can remember your Daddy's poems. 991 01:28:31,119 --> 01:28:32,119 Daddy... 992 01:28:32,800 --> 01:28:34,640 You haven't eaten here for ages. 993 01:28:34,960 --> 01:28:36,199 Really? 994 01:28:36,760 --> 01:28:39,079 Yes. Is Daddy super busy? 995 01:28:39,399 --> 01:28:42,319 Super busy! The busiest man in the world. 996 01:28:43,840 --> 01:28:47,239 My colleagues like your reviews on social media. 997 01:28:47,560 --> 01:28:51,199 They try out the restaurants you write about. 998 01:28:51,520 --> 01:28:53,479 Do you eat in them? It's all just hype. 999 01:28:53,800 --> 01:28:55,880 My Dad is the real shit! 1000 01:28:59,439 --> 01:29:01,279 Smiley, don't use such words! 1001 01:29:01,720 --> 01:29:04,159 She gets it from you! Don't try to deny it! 1002 01:29:06,279 --> 01:29:07,520 Who was that girl? 1003 01:29:10,239 --> 01:29:11,359 Which girl? 1004 01:29:12,640 --> 01:29:14,600 The one you were with on Wusi Street. 1005 01:29:14,920 --> 01:29:17,000 Never seen you look happier. 1006 01:29:17,319 --> 01:29:19,640 - You took photos of each other. - We work together. 1007 01:29:19,960 --> 01:29:21,439 She does the photos for my reviews. 1008 01:29:21,760 --> 01:29:23,119 Those photos look great. 1009 01:29:25,479 --> 01:29:27,079 Daddy's got a girlfriend! 1010 01:29:28,479 --> 01:29:30,800 She even does your Henan accent! 1011 01:29:31,119 --> 01:29:32,960 - Spot on! - Spot on! 1012 01:29:46,600 --> 01:29:48,920 One time he came to Beijing, 1013 01:29:49,239 --> 01:29:51,079 he looked up the officer who handled his case. 1014 01:29:51,079 --> 01:29:52,399 Why? 1015 01:29:52,720 --> 01:29:54,319 He wanted to straighten things out. 1016 01:29:54,640 --> 01:29:56,840 He said the officer was a kind man. 1017 01:29:57,520 --> 01:29:59,960 Didn't he get a year in a labor camp? 1018 01:30:00,640 --> 01:30:02,359 Your dad denied the charge. 1019 01:30:02,680 --> 01:30:05,359 That was a serious crime back then. 1020 01:30:05,800 --> 01:30:08,000 The officer went easy on your dad. 1021 01:30:16,359 --> 01:30:18,199 Hadn't he been drinking? 1022 01:30:18,520 --> 01:30:19,520 Yes. 1023 01:30:19,840 --> 01:30:21,680 And that made it harder to disprove. 1024 01:30:22,000 --> 01:30:24,800 It was "harassment under the influence". 1025 01:30:25,239 --> 01:30:27,680 Did they ever meet face-to-face? 1026 01:30:28,359 --> 01:30:29,840 The officer said 1027 01:30:30,159 --> 01:30:32,239 that the woman tried to find him. 1028 01:30:33,640 --> 01:30:35,359 She wasn't certain 1029 01:30:35,680 --> 01:30:37,520 that the offender was your dad. 1030 01:30:38,439 --> 01:30:39,680 But when they did a re-enactment 1031 01:30:40,000 --> 01:30:41,359 she didn't know what was going on 1032 01:30:41,359 --> 01:30:43,520 and accused your dad outright. 1033 01:30:45,159 --> 01:30:46,880 She felt guilty 1034 01:30:47,199 --> 01:30:49,760 and tried to get in touch with your dad. 1035 01:30:50,560 --> 01:30:52,039 And then? 1036 01:30:53,319 --> 01:30:54,560 They couldn't find your dad. 1037 01:30:54,560 --> 01:30:56,479 So they called your mother. 1038 01:30:56,800 --> 01:30:58,279 She just yelled at them. 1039 01:30:58,720 --> 01:31:02,000 We divorced long ago! Don't call me again! 1040 01:31:02,439 --> 01:31:03,439 So my dad 1041 01:31:03,760 --> 01:31:06,199 never confronted that woman? 1042 01:31:08,439 --> 01:31:10,159 By the time your dad looked up the officer, 1043 01:31:10,159 --> 01:31:12,319 the woman had already passed away. 1044 01:31:17,439 --> 01:31:18,439 That ended it. 1045 01:31:18,760 --> 01:31:21,560 - I met that officer myself. - And? 1046 01:31:23,079 --> 01:31:24,439 He had dementia. 1047 01:31:25,960 --> 01:31:28,640 Why didn't you tell me this before? 1048 01:31:30,399 --> 01:31:31,880 I only just found out! 1049 01:31:32,199 --> 01:31:34,520 Couldn't shoot off my mouth without checking. 1050 01:31:35,079 --> 01:31:37,279 I'm accountable to your family. 1051 01:31:41,920 --> 01:31:44,600 Now you know it all. Don't ask me again. 1052 01:33:47,319 --> 01:33:48,920 My sister... 1053 01:33:50,800 --> 01:33:53,720 saw us together on Wusi Street. 1054 01:33:54,039 --> 01:33:55,039 And? 1055 01:33:55,960 --> 01:33:58,159 You and she have the same name. 1056 01:33:59,439 --> 01:34:00,560 Wenhui. 1057 01:34:01,239 --> 01:34:02,239 Yes. 1058 01:34:05,079 --> 01:34:06,560 That explains it. 1059 01:34:17,560 --> 01:34:20,000 You were five when you left Beidaihe. 1060 01:34:20,319 --> 01:34:22,039 So how long has it been? 1061 01:34:22,840 --> 01:34:24,199 20 years. 1062 01:34:25,479 --> 01:34:27,920 I guess you don't remember your home. 1063 01:34:28,239 --> 01:34:29,479 I do. 1064 01:34:30,039 --> 01:34:31,760 I remember it clearly. 1065 01:34:32,319 --> 01:34:33,920 What was it like? 1066 01:34:34,720 --> 01:34:36,680 Nothing like your place. 1067 01:34:37,119 --> 01:34:38,119 What? 1068 01:34:38,439 --> 01:34:40,520 Not like a hospital. 1069 01:34:50,199 --> 01:34:51,800 See that? 1070 01:34:52,119 --> 01:34:53,119 What? 1071 01:34:53,439 --> 01:34:55,159 The man flying the kite. 1072 01:34:55,600 --> 01:34:56,720 And? 1073 01:34:57,039 --> 01:34:58,760 That's my dad. 1074 01:35:02,319 --> 01:35:05,000 - Let's go and say hello. - Don't! 1075 01:35:05,920 --> 01:35:07,039 I'm going. 1076 01:35:07,359 --> 01:35:09,920 - If you do, I'll leave. - Leave, then! 1077 01:35:21,279 --> 01:35:22,279 Hello. 1078 01:35:23,079 --> 01:35:24,680 Hello. 1079 01:35:27,159 --> 01:35:29,000 You sound like a Beijinger. 1080 01:35:30,039 --> 01:35:31,159 And you? 1081 01:35:31,159 --> 01:35:32,359 I was born here. 1082 01:35:32,680 --> 01:35:34,640 But I moved to Guangdong as a child. 1083 01:35:34,960 --> 01:35:36,319 Born here? 1084 01:35:37,600 --> 01:35:40,399 Guangdong is far, never been there. 1085 01:35:41,800 --> 01:35:43,760 Am I in your way? 1086 01:35:46,119 --> 01:35:48,199 You're a photographer? 1087 01:35:48,520 --> 01:35:50,239 You might say that. 1088 01:35:50,560 --> 01:35:53,000 If I get in your way, just say so. 1089 01:35:53,319 --> 01:35:55,760 I can fly my kite anywhere. 1090 01:35:56,079 --> 01:35:57,560 You're too polite. 1091 01:35:58,119 --> 01:36:01,279 - Don't be too polite to me either. - I won't. 1092 01:37:10,479 --> 01:37:13,039 When did you first fly a kite? 1093 01:37:14,560 --> 01:37:16,159 In my thirties. 1094 01:37:16,479 --> 01:37:17,479 After I had a son. 1095 01:37:17,800 --> 01:37:19,760 I looked for ways to play with him, 1096 01:37:20,079 --> 01:37:21,439 and I chose the kite. 1097 01:37:21,760 --> 01:37:23,479 Why kite-flying? 1098 01:37:23,800 --> 01:37:27,560 Back then we lived near Tiananmen Square. 1099 01:37:28,239 --> 01:37:30,199 In the evenings you could see 1100 01:37:30,640 --> 01:37:33,319 all kinds of kites in the sky there. 1101 01:37:34,239 --> 01:37:37,159 You can feel the wind in the kite string. 1102 01:37:37,840 --> 01:37:38,960 It's fun. 1103 01:37:43,359 --> 01:37:44,720 What about your son? 1104 01:37:45,399 --> 01:37:47,960 Did he like flying kites, too? 1105 01:37:49,000 --> 01:37:50,359 Don't know. 1106 01:37:51,520 --> 01:37:53,359 Maybe not so much. 1107 01:37:54,279 --> 01:37:56,359 But I got hooked on it. 1108 01:37:56,800 --> 01:37:58,039 I can tell. 1109 01:38:00,880 --> 01:38:04,520 There was an orphanage by the shipyard there. 1110 01:38:06,279 --> 01:38:09,199 I know, they moved out long ago. 1111 01:38:09,520 --> 01:38:11,239 I heard it'd be demolished 1112 01:38:12,640 --> 01:38:15,199 I was sent there soon after I was born. 1113 01:38:15,520 --> 01:38:17,000 At the age of five 1114 01:38:17,319 --> 01:38:19,880 I was adopted by a family in Guangdong. 1115 01:38:27,279 --> 01:38:29,840 May I ask what you did for a living? 1116 01:38:31,000 --> 01:38:32,720 I handled an abacus. 1117 01:38:33,039 --> 01:38:34,159 Huh? 1118 01:38:35,439 --> 01:38:36,359 Accounting. 1119 01:38:37,479 --> 01:38:38,840 Tell me honestly. 1120 01:38:39,159 --> 01:38:41,119 No point in denying anything. 1121 01:38:43,239 --> 01:38:45,560 I really didn't touch her. 1122 01:38:46,720 --> 01:38:49,880 You could have plea bargained, couldn't you? 1123 01:38:52,000 --> 01:38:53,479 Yes. 1124 01:38:54,039 --> 01:38:56,119 But I couldn't confess to something I didn't do. 1125 01:38:56,439 --> 01:38:58,279 Hadn't you been drinking? 1126 01:39:00,399 --> 01:39:01,520 Yes, I had. 1127 01:39:01,960 --> 01:39:03,439 But even so, I'm not that kind of man. 1128 01:39:03,760 --> 01:39:05,600 Can you handle liquor? 1129 01:39:05,920 --> 01:39:07,159 Not so well. 1130 01:39:08,199 --> 01:39:09,680 You'd been drinking. 1131 01:39:10,600 --> 01:39:12,560 Do you remember what happened? 1132 01:39:15,520 --> 01:39:16,760 Not clearly. 1133 01:39:18,880 --> 01:39:21,319 I felt dizzy. I don't remember. 1134 01:39:21,640 --> 01:39:23,119 There we have it. 1135 01:39:23,680 --> 01:39:25,399 No one forced you to tell a lie. 1136 01:39:25,720 --> 01:39:28,520 You just need to dig into your own soul. 1137 01:39:28,960 --> 01:39:30,560 Can you say from the depths of your soul 1138 01:39:30,880 --> 01:39:33,199 that you've never felt that impulse? 1139 01:39:35,079 --> 01:39:36,439 Deep in my soul... 1140 01:39:39,039 --> 01:39:41,359 I can't say for certain... 1141 01:39:42,760 --> 01:39:44,479 that my thoughts are always pure. 1142 01:39:44,800 --> 01:39:45,720 Look... 1143 01:39:46,359 --> 01:39:48,439 The deeper you examine your soul, 1144 01:39:48,760 --> 01:39:50,840 the more you'll change. 1145 01:39:55,119 --> 01:39:57,079 Come back. Carry on confessing! 1146 01:40:36,399 --> 01:40:37,760 What time is it? 1147 01:41:01,359 --> 01:41:03,800 Thank you for visiting me. 1148 01:41:10,479 --> 01:41:12,560 How do you feel about Mum? 1149 01:41:14,199 --> 01:41:15,800 I'm grateful to her. 1150 01:41:20,920 --> 01:41:23,479 If she hadn't thrown me out, 1151 01:41:24,520 --> 01:41:26,359 you and your sister 1152 01:41:26,680 --> 01:41:29,720 wouldn't have the lives you have today. 1153 01:41:32,800 --> 01:41:34,880 Don't you think it was unjust? 1154 01:41:36,279 --> 01:41:37,880 Unjust... 1155 01:41:39,399 --> 01:41:40,880 But just too. 1156 01:41:44,079 --> 01:41:46,159 It's not good to drink. 1157 01:41:47,199 --> 01:41:49,159 You should drink less, too. 1158 01:42:04,720 --> 01:42:05,640 Dad... 1159 01:42:06,279 --> 01:42:08,600 You like ballroom dancing? 1160 01:42:08,920 --> 01:42:11,600 Watching it, not doing it. 1161 01:42:16,000 --> 01:42:18,079 Dad, can you stand up? 1162 01:42:49,600 --> 01:42:50,600 Dad... 1163 01:42:52,119 --> 01:42:54,439 Your veins look like earthworms. 1164 01:42:57,399 --> 01:43:00,199 That's what you said when you were little. 1165 01:43:00,760 --> 01:43:01,680 Dad... 1166 01:43:03,039 --> 01:43:05,720 - Smiley reminds me of you. - What? 1167 01:43:07,239 --> 01:43:09,199 She's good at maths. 1168 01:43:14,079 --> 01:43:16,279 Dad, why don't you have a mobile? 1169 01:43:17,920 --> 01:43:20,600 The landline is enough for me. 1170 01:43:21,279 --> 01:43:23,000 I don't need a mobile. 1171 01:43:29,680 --> 01:43:31,880 Dad, you like Shangguan Yunzhu? 1172 01:43:32,800 --> 01:43:33,920 Yes. 1173 01:43:34,359 --> 01:43:35,359 Ah... 1174 01:43:39,279 --> 01:43:41,600 Why did you decide to live here? 1175 01:43:43,000 --> 01:43:44,840 When you were learning to walk, 1176 01:43:45,159 --> 01:43:47,000 I brought you here. 1177 01:43:47,800 --> 01:43:48,720 No wonder! 1178 01:43:49,119 --> 01:43:50,239 Huh? 1179 01:43:50,239 --> 01:43:51,239 Nothing. 1180 01:43:52,840 --> 01:43:55,760 You couldn't manage whole sentences yet. 1181 01:43:56,680 --> 01:43:58,760 But when you faced the sea, 1182 01:43:59,199 --> 01:44:02,119 you said these words clearly and decisively... 1183 01:44:03,520 --> 01:44:05,000 This is my home. 1184 01:44:05,319 --> 01:44:06,920 It startled me. 1185 01:44:07,479 --> 01:44:09,199 And that's why? 1186 01:46:22,479 --> 01:46:23,600 Hello? 1187 01:46:24,159 --> 01:46:27,199 What makes you suddenly call me? 1188 01:46:29,079 --> 01:46:30,920 Are you nearby? 1189 01:46:32,319 --> 01:46:33,439 OK. 1190 01:46:33,439 --> 01:46:35,239 I'll come out now. 1191 01:46:56,560 --> 01:46:58,159 You rarely visit. 1192 01:46:58,600 --> 01:47:00,079 What is it? Let's talk inside. 1193 01:47:00,399 --> 01:47:02,840 No, I don't want people to talk. 1194 01:47:03,520 --> 01:47:05,119 You're being overcautious. 1195 01:47:06,520 --> 01:47:09,560 In school, weren't you best friends with Old Mu? 1196 01:47:10,359 --> 01:47:11,359 What's up? 1197 01:47:11,680 --> 01:47:13,760 Did he tell you we had a fling? 1198 01:47:14,560 --> 01:47:15,560 Well... 1199 01:47:16,479 --> 01:47:18,920 I don't recall the details. 1200 01:47:20,439 --> 01:47:22,520 He kept it very quiet. 1201 01:47:23,800 --> 01:47:26,720 It happened just before he left for Paris. 1202 01:47:30,159 --> 01:47:31,760 You two would have made a great couple. 1203 01:47:32,079 --> 01:47:33,920 Why didn't you follow him? 1204 01:47:34,720 --> 01:47:35,960 Follow him? 1205 01:47:37,720 --> 01:47:38,840 He was a coward. 1206 01:47:39,159 --> 01:47:41,119 I didn't think much of him. 1207 01:47:42,760 --> 01:47:44,840 Should I talk to him for you? 1208 01:47:45,159 --> 01:47:46,520 What is there to say? 1209 01:47:46,840 --> 01:47:47,840 I came by to tell you 1210 01:47:48,159 --> 01:47:50,479 that he took his own life this morning. 1211 01:48:25,000 --> 01:48:26,600 How did you get back? 1212 01:48:27,039 --> 01:48:28,399 Took the train. 1213 01:48:28,960 --> 01:48:30,079 Upset? 1214 01:48:30,399 --> 01:48:31,520 No. 1215 01:48:33,399 --> 01:48:35,600 Why have you come out dressed like that? 1216 01:48:35,920 --> 01:48:38,119 An old classmate dropped by. 1217 01:48:38,439 --> 01:48:40,640 I saw her off and came straight over. 1218 01:48:41,319 --> 01:48:43,159 To free your spirit? 1219 01:48:44,680 --> 01:48:46,880 Lu Xun once lived here. 1220 01:48:47,560 --> 01:48:48,800 This building. 1221 01:48:53,560 --> 01:48:54,680 Which of his writings 1222 01:48:55,000 --> 01:48:56,960 has made the deepest impression on you? 1223 01:48:58,720 --> 01:49:00,199 In my backyard 1224 01:49:00,760 --> 01:49:03,199 there are two trees. 1225 01:49:04,119 --> 01:49:06,079 One is a jujube tree 1226 01:49:06,399 --> 01:49:08,479 and the other is a jujube tree, too. 1227 01:49:08,920 --> 01:49:10,399 Autumn Night by Lu Xun. 1228 01:49:10,720 --> 01:49:12,279 HOPING TO FIND TALENTED PEOPLE FROM CHINA 1229 01:49:29,079 --> 01:49:31,279 Dad, don't rush me, I want to watch. 1230 01:49:37,119 --> 01:49:39,920 Dad, wasn't that a great move? 1231 01:49:41,439 --> 01:49:42,560 Hey, fellas... 1232 01:49:42,880 --> 01:49:44,600 Isn't this girl something? 1233 01:49:44,920 --> 01:49:46,640 She brings her dad to watch chess. 1234 01:49:46,960 --> 01:49:48,680 If our wives were here, 1235 01:49:49,000 --> 01:49:50,359 they'd be scolding us! 1236 01:49:50,680 --> 01:49:52,279 She'd hit you with those slippers! 1237 01:49:52,600 --> 01:49:53,960 That's for sure. 1238 01:49:54,279 --> 01:49:56,359 No, I'm not her father. 1239 01:49:57,760 --> 01:49:59,239 Dad, what are you saying? 1240 01:50:00,640 --> 01:50:01,640 Fella... 1241 01:50:01,960 --> 01:50:03,680 You're going too far. 1242 01:50:04,479 --> 01:50:06,199 You daughter clearly likes watching chess. 1243 01:50:06,199 --> 01:50:07,760 If you don't, that's not a problem. 1244 01:50:08,079 --> 01:50:09,680 But you can't disown your own daughter! 1245 01:50:09,680 --> 01:50:11,359 She's a great kid, isn't she? 1246 01:50:11,680 --> 01:50:13,880 What kind of man are you? 1247 01:50:14,199 --> 01:50:15,319 I can't stand types like him. 1248 01:50:15,640 --> 01:50:17,119 You never wanted me. 1249 01:50:17,439 --> 01:50:18,920 Now you've acknowledged me at last. 1250 01:50:19,239 --> 01:50:20,479 But you deny me? 1251 01:50:20,800 --> 01:50:22,159 What kind of guy is he? 1252 01:50:22,479 --> 01:50:23,600 A bad penny. 1253 01:50:23,920 --> 01:50:25,760 You see? I know that at a glance. 1254 01:50:26,079 --> 01:50:27,319 Am I right? 1255 01:50:27,880 --> 01:50:30,319 He looks like that kind of guy. 1256 01:50:32,800 --> 01:50:35,359 Enough! We feel that way sometimes. 1257 01:50:35,680 --> 01:50:36,800 I know too well. 1258 01:50:36,800 --> 01:50:39,680 Young lady, move along with your father. 1259 01:50:41,199 --> 01:50:43,760 If you don't want to watch, let's go. 1260 01:50:45,640 --> 01:50:47,359 Fellas, what are you thinking? 1261 01:50:47,920 --> 01:50:49,880 Take a better look at yourselves! 1262 01:50:50,199 --> 01:50:53,720 In real life treat your wife and kids well! 1263 01:50:54,520 --> 01:50:56,359 Play chess! 1264 01:50:56,680 --> 01:50:57,600 Let's go. 1265 01:50:58,000 --> 01:50:59,359 HOME COOKING 1266 01:50:59,680 --> 01:51:02,119 - Angry with me? - No. 1267 01:51:04,000 --> 01:51:05,600 But you are angry! 1268 01:51:06,520 --> 01:51:07,760 Never mind. 1269 01:51:08,920 --> 01:51:10,880 You're a good actress. 1270 01:51:14,920 --> 01:51:16,880 S-o-r-r-y. 1271 01:51:18,039 --> 01:51:19,279 Forget it. 1272 01:51:19,960 --> 01:51:22,640 I'm not used to shows of respect from you. 1273 01:51:24,279 --> 01:51:25,399 OK. 1274 01:51:25,840 --> 01:51:28,279 Let's leave out the politeness. 1275 01:51:31,000 --> 01:51:33,439 I went to that building you mentioned. 1276 01:51:33,760 --> 01:51:35,600 It's derelict. 1277 01:51:40,359 --> 01:51:43,279 Did you stand in front of a wild flower? 1278 01:51:43,600 --> 01:51:44,840 How did you know? 1279 01:51:45,640 --> 01:51:47,239 The "Beihua". 1280 01:51:47,560 --> 01:51:49,039 The flower of Beidaihe. 1281 01:51:49,359 --> 01:51:50,840 What are you on about? 1282 01:51:51,159 --> 01:51:53,359 You must have secretly watched me. 1283 01:52:07,479 --> 01:52:08,600 Your dad... 1284 01:52:10,239 --> 01:52:12,079 is quite respectful too. 1285 01:52:13,840 --> 01:52:15,199 What did you talk about? 1286 01:52:15,520 --> 01:52:17,000 Nothing much. 1287 01:52:17,319 --> 01:52:20,239 I watched him fly the kite. 1288 01:52:22,359 --> 01:52:23,720 But... 1289 01:52:24,520 --> 01:52:26,600 his way of being polite... 1290 01:52:28,239 --> 01:52:30,199 is different from yours. 1291 01:52:32,560 --> 01:52:34,039 Don't drink too much. 1292 01:52:41,079 --> 01:52:43,760 If I go on drinking, I might cry. 1293 01:52:45,399 --> 01:52:47,479 Did something happen today? 1294 01:52:49,239 --> 01:52:50,359 Something good. 1295 01:52:53,680 --> 01:52:55,640 My first love called me 1296 01:52:55,960 --> 01:52:57,800 while I was at the seaside. 1297 01:52:58,359 --> 01:52:59,600 From Paris? 1298 01:53:01,239 --> 01:53:02,239 Paris. 1299 01:53:04,359 --> 01:53:06,319 We were childhood sweethearts, you know. 1300 01:53:07,119 --> 01:53:08,600 The two of us. 1301 01:53:10,479 --> 01:53:13,279 He cheated on me a couple of years ago 1302 01:53:13,600 --> 01:53:15,319 and dumped me. 1303 01:53:16,960 --> 01:53:18,199 I promised myself 1304 01:53:18,520 --> 01:53:21,079 I'd never see him again. 1305 01:53:22,960 --> 01:53:25,399 But then he called me. 1306 01:53:26,199 --> 01:53:27,560 In tears, the whole works. 1307 01:53:27,880 --> 01:53:31,399 Said his girl ran off with someone else. 1308 01:53:33,520 --> 01:53:35,359 Stay cool about it. 1309 01:53:35,680 --> 01:53:38,359 He wanted me to be his rebound girl! 1310 01:53:38,680 --> 01:53:40,399 To hell with cool! 1311 01:53:50,319 --> 01:53:52,039 No respect at all! 1312 01:53:52,359 --> 01:53:55,159 - Said we should get back together. - What did you say? 1313 01:53:56,920 --> 01:53:59,720 I stupidly went along with it. 1314 01:54:06,039 --> 01:54:08,000 He's on a flight right now. 1315 01:54:08,800 --> 01:54:10,760 Lands in Beijing tomorrow. 1316 01:54:12,159 --> 01:54:14,720 You should think about it. 1317 01:54:23,800 --> 01:54:26,239 Maybe I didn't mention it, 1318 01:54:26,560 --> 01:54:28,039 but he's an orphan. 1319 01:54:28,359 --> 01:54:29,279 Orphan? 1320 01:54:30,760 --> 01:54:31,880 Yes. 1321 01:54:32,439 --> 01:54:33,680 An orphan. 1322 01:54:36,039 --> 01:54:38,600 You don't know what an orphan is, do you? 1323 01:55:05,560 --> 01:55:07,399 Where are our shadows? 1324 01:55:07,720 --> 01:55:09,079 Shadows? 1325 01:55:10,720 --> 01:55:11,960 Look... 1326 01:55:12,880 --> 01:55:15,199 The cat has a shadow. 1327 01:55:18,159 --> 01:55:20,840 The streetlamp casts a shadow. 1328 01:55:23,800 --> 01:55:26,359 But what about ours? 1329 01:55:28,720 --> 01:55:30,079 Maybe... 1330 01:55:31,119 --> 01:55:33,079 Maybe our shadows... 1331 01:55:34,000 --> 01:55:35,840 got left behind in Beidaihe. 1332 01:55:43,119 --> 01:55:45,319 Can I give you a hug? 1333 01:56:08,560 --> 01:56:11,239 Smiley... You're missing Mum. 1334 01:56:11,560 --> 01:56:14,239 So why not go visit her? 1335 01:56:16,239 --> 01:56:17,720 Maybe I saw things 1336 01:56:18,039 --> 01:56:20,720 Mum didn't want me to see. 1337 01:56:22,720 --> 01:56:25,039 Why are you talking in riddles? 1338 01:56:26,199 --> 01:56:28,880 You want to know what I saw? 1339 01:56:29,680 --> 01:56:32,119 - No. - I trust Grandma. 1340 01:56:32,920 --> 01:56:34,640 What did Grandma say? 1341 01:56:37,000 --> 01:56:38,960 Grandma told me 1342 01:56:39,399 --> 01:56:41,359 to always treat Daddy well. 1343 01:56:41,680 --> 01:56:43,039 Good advice. 1344 01:56:44,199 --> 01:56:45,119 Daddy? 1345 01:56:45,520 --> 01:56:48,079 Is my kite flying higher than the rest? 1346 01:56:48,399 --> 01:56:49,399 It is. 1347 01:56:49,840 --> 01:56:52,399 Smiley's kite is the highest of the lot. 1348 01:56:53,199 --> 01:56:56,479 Unreel the string and let it fly even higher. 1349 01:56:56,920 --> 01:56:59,239 Yes, slowly does it. 1350 01:57:03,039 --> 01:57:06,079 I wish both of you true happiness. 1351 01:57:08,079 --> 01:57:10,159 Cousin, you love poking fun. 1352 01:57:12,159 --> 01:57:14,359 Was I making a joke? 1353 01:57:48,279 --> 01:57:50,960 SHANGGUAN YUNZHU RETROSPECTIVE 1354 01:57:56,319 --> 01:57:59,600 What about Ouyang? Haven't you called her? 1355 01:57:59,920 --> 01:58:01,039 She's young. 1356 01:58:01,039 --> 01:58:03,319 She probably has things of her own to do. 1357 01:58:04,600 --> 01:58:06,199 You mean I'm old? 1358 01:58:06,880 --> 01:58:08,359 Sorry, that's not what I meant. 1359 01:58:08,680 --> 01:58:10,520 Then what did you mean? 1360 01:58:12,880 --> 01:58:15,199 She dropped by this morning. 1361 01:58:15,520 --> 01:58:16,880 On her own? 1362 01:58:17,560 --> 01:58:18,479 No. 1363 01:58:19,000 --> 01:58:20,960 With her friend from Paris. 1364 01:58:23,079 --> 01:58:24,680 Her ex-boyfriend. 1365 01:58:25,720 --> 01:58:27,439 Gossip spreads fast. 1366 01:58:29,800 --> 01:58:32,479 I heard you shared a place with her ex. 1367 01:58:35,560 --> 01:58:38,840 May I ask a discourteous question? 1368 01:58:39,520 --> 01:58:41,840 How about a courteous one? 1369 01:58:48,159 --> 01:58:50,359 Did you two sleep together? 1370 01:58:57,039 --> 01:58:58,159 Almost. 1371 01:58:58,960 --> 01:59:00,199 I'm sorry. 1372 01:59:07,000 --> 01:59:08,600 My ancestors really helped 1373 01:59:08,920 --> 01:59:11,000 build the White Dagoba. 1374 01:59:12,880 --> 01:59:14,239 I wasn't kidding. 1375 01:59:17,199 --> 01:59:18,560 Nan Ji is your nickname. 1376 01:59:18,880 --> 01:59:20,479 What's your real name? 1377 01:59:21,640 --> 01:59:22,880 Siqin Gaowa. 1378 01:59:24,760 --> 01:59:26,600 Then you're a Mongol. 1379 01:59:43,960 --> 01:59:46,399 Life is a play, 1380 01:59:47,800 --> 01:59:50,600 a play that never ends. 1381 01:59:51,399 --> 01:59:52,880 Sometimes it's sad, 1382 01:59:53,199 --> 01:59:54,680 sometimes it's happy. 1383 01:59:55,000 --> 02:00:00,079 Most precious of all are the audience. 1384 02:00:00,399 --> 02:00:04,520 Oh yes, they're the most precious of all! 1385 02:00:06,279 --> 02:00:09,199 They cry many tears, 1386 02:00:09,880 --> 02:00:12,800 or crease up with laughter. 1387 02:00:13,359 --> 02:00:15,079 They follow the characters, 1388 02:00:15,399 --> 02:00:17,119 who are sometimes tragic, sometimes funny. 1389 02:00:17,119 --> 02:00:22,279 The audience completely forget themselves. 1390 02:00:22,720 --> 02:00:26,239 Forget themselves! 1391 02:00:28,359 --> 02:00:31,159 If you want to compare 1392 02:00:31,840 --> 02:00:34,640 who acts best of all, 1393 02:00:35,680 --> 02:00:39,079 you outshine the actor! 1394 02:00:39,399 --> 02:00:44,119 Every member of the audience admires you. 1395 02:00:44,560 --> 02:00:45,680 Cha cha cha! 1396 02:00:46,600 --> 02:00:49,039 Life is a play, 1397 02:00:50,439 --> 02:00:53,239 a play that never ends. 1398 02:00:54,039 --> 02:00:55,520 Sometimes it's loving, 1399 02:00:55,840 --> 02:00:57,319 sometimes it's hateful. 1400 02:00:58,000 --> 02:01:02,720 Every member of the audience admires you. 1401 02:01:03,399 --> 02:01:06,800 Everyone admires you. 1402 02:01:29,439 --> 02:01:32,239 If you want to compare 1403 02:01:32,920 --> 02:01:35,720 who acts best of all, 1404 02:01:36,760 --> 02:01:40,159 you outshine the actor! 1405 02:01:40,479 --> 02:01:44,960 Every member of the audience admires you. 1406 02:01:45,640 --> 02:01:47,119 Cha cha cha! 1407 02:01:47,560 --> 02:01:50,960 Life is a play... 1408 02:02:04,600 --> 02:02:06,800 It stinks of liquor in here! 1409 02:02:08,680 --> 02:02:11,359 Why are you still asleep? 1410 02:02:13,239 --> 02:02:14,239 Sister... 1411 02:02:16,000 --> 02:02:17,840 Why are you here? 1412 02:02:19,960 --> 02:02:21,560 I have some news for you. 1413 02:02:22,239 --> 02:02:23,359 What is it? 1414 02:02:26,199 --> 02:02:28,640 Smiley's Mom is in hospital. 1415 02:02:29,319 --> 02:02:31,039 I've heard. 1416 02:02:31,840 --> 02:02:34,279 It's confirmed as cancer. 1417 02:02:35,199 --> 02:02:36,119 Cancer. 1418 02:02:37,119 --> 02:02:40,640 Stage 4... You should visit her. 1419 02:02:45,399 --> 02:02:48,319 I dreamed of Gu Yunlai last night. 1420 02:02:49,479 --> 02:02:51,800 He was watering our tree. 1421 02:02:53,560 --> 02:02:54,560 Before the incident 1422 02:02:54,880 --> 02:02:58,159 I always thought he was the best dad in the world. 1423 02:03:01,479 --> 02:03:03,920 Haven't you thought of forgiving him? 1424 02:03:06,520 --> 02:03:09,319 If he hadn't been so good before, I might have. 1425 02:03:11,199 --> 02:03:13,159 I don't know how to put it. 1426 02:03:14,079 --> 02:03:15,680 It makes me feel... 1427 02:03:16,119 --> 02:03:18,800 that I've lost faith in the world. 1428 02:03:22,239 --> 02:03:23,960 I don't know why... 1429 02:03:25,000 --> 02:03:27,920 but I feel I'm becoming more like Dad. 1430 02:03:29,920 --> 02:03:31,399 You're brooding too much. 1431 02:03:31,720 --> 02:03:33,560 You need to be strong. 1432 02:03:36,279 --> 02:03:37,520 Sister... 1433 02:03:40,720 --> 02:03:42,560 I want to hug you. 1434 02:04:09,520 --> 02:04:12,199 PEKING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 1435 02:04:36,279 --> 02:04:37,399 Mr Gu? 1436 02:04:38,439 --> 02:04:39,560 Yes. 1437 02:04:41,920 --> 02:04:43,520 I'm Zhang Xinmin. 1438 02:04:45,039 --> 02:04:46,520 Please come in. 1439 02:04:51,640 --> 02:04:52,760 Ah, you're here. 1440 02:04:53,079 --> 02:04:55,159 Quite heavy snow outside. 1441 02:04:55,479 --> 02:04:57,079 I only found out when I was on my way. 1442 02:04:57,079 --> 02:04:59,119 Strange weather for spring. 1443 02:05:00,039 --> 02:05:01,279 How are you? 1444 02:05:01,840 --> 02:05:03,079 Fine. 1445 02:05:03,760 --> 02:05:05,600 That's Zhang Xinmin. 1446 02:05:05,920 --> 02:05:07,880 We've met. 1447 02:05:08,319 --> 02:05:10,279 Would you mind stepping out for a bit? 1448 02:05:10,600 --> 02:05:12,319 I want to talk to Smiley's dad. 1449 02:05:12,640 --> 02:05:13,880 Fine. 1450 02:05:25,479 --> 02:05:27,079 How's Smiley? 1451 02:05:27,760 --> 02:05:29,000 She's good. 1452 02:05:29,319 --> 02:05:30,800 I can bring her with me next time. 1453 02:05:30,800 --> 02:05:32,479 Absolutely not. 1454 02:05:33,760 --> 02:05:36,560 I'm pleased she's with your sister. 1455 02:05:43,359 --> 02:05:45,560 Let's move to where there's more light. 1456 02:05:47,319 --> 02:05:48,800 I can manage. 1457 02:06:04,119 --> 02:06:06,079 I've been lying down all day. 1458 02:06:10,239 --> 02:06:11,239 Have a seat. 1459 02:06:25,359 --> 02:06:27,319 Anything I can help with? 1460 02:06:27,880 --> 02:06:29,720 You're being too polite again. 1461 02:06:30,039 --> 02:06:32,000 I read your articles the other day. 1462 02:06:32,319 --> 02:06:34,039 The ones on food. 1463 02:06:34,600 --> 02:06:38,000 - Good writing! - Just trivial stuff. 1464 02:06:40,239 --> 02:06:42,800 - Do you still write poems? - Not for a long time. 1465 02:06:43,119 --> 02:06:45,079 I'm just a foodie now. 1466 02:06:46,000 --> 02:06:47,720 Nothing wrong with foodies. 1467 02:06:48,279 --> 02:06:50,479 Too bad I have no appetite. 1468 02:06:52,720 --> 02:06:56,000 Gu Cheng was born here, did you know? 1469 02:06:56,920 --> 02:06:58,039 Yes. 1470 02:06:59,319 --> 02:07:01,039 You were born here, too. 1471 02:07:06,640 --> 02:07:09,079 Unfortunately, I'll die here. 1472 02:07:09,640 --> 02:07:11,000 Don't think too much. 1473 02:07:11,319 --> 02:07:14,239 Keep on with the chemo, there's still hope. 1474 02:07:14,560 --> 02:07:16,159 Are you still living at your Mum's place? 1475 02:07:16,159 --> 02:07:17,439 Yes. 1476 02:07:21,119 --> 02:07:23,439 I came down hard on you back then. 1477 02:07:25,119 --> 02:07:27,199 I just threw you out. 1478 02:07:28,119 --> 02:07:31,119 - Financially doing okay? - Not bad. 1479 02:07:31,439 --> 02:07:32,439 I'm in Mum's old room 1480 02:07:32,760 --> 02:07:34,039 The other room's rented out. 1481 02:07:34,359 --> 02:07:37,039 I won't starve. Don't worry. 1482 02:07:41,279 --> 02:07:43,359 You're being too polite again. 1483 02:07:45,600 --> 02:07:47,119 Too much politeness... 1484 02:07:47,760 --> 02:07:50,199 builds a wall between people. 1485 02:07:54,119 --> 02:07:55,600 Give me your glasses. 1486 02:07:56,039 --> 02:07:57,039 What? 1487 02:07:57,359 --> 02:07:58,600 Give them to me. 1488 02:08:06,359 --> 02:08:08,960 I cheated on you first, did you know? 1489 02:08:09,279 --> 02:08:10,520 I did. 1490 02:08:13,119 --> 02:08:14,800 Did you care? 1491 02:08:15,119 --> 02:08:16,359 It's all in the past. 1492 02:08:16,680 --> 02:08:19,039 It doesn't matter anymore. 1493 02:08:22,439 --> 02:08:24,520 But I care. 1494 02:08:28,119 --> 02:08:30,399 When I was pregnant with Smiley, 1495 02:08:30,720 --> 02:08:32,920 it wasn't you that I loved. 1496 02:08:35,279 --> 02:08:37,119 So when she was born, 1497 02:08:37,920 --> 02:08:40,479 I couldn't give her love either. 1498 02:08:40,920 --> 02:08:42,520 I'm a bad mother. 1499 02:08:51,600 --> 02:08:54,760 - Thanks for visiting her. - It's my duty. 1500 02:08:55,079 --> 02:08:57,039 They say you teach Korean. 1501 02:08:57,359 --> 02:08:59,079 Yes, Korean. 1502 02:08:59,760 --> 02:09:01,239 I heard your Korean is better than your Chinese. 1503 02:09:01,239 --> 02:09:03,279 My Chinese isn't too bad. 1504 02:09:04,199 --> 02:09:05,560 Could you say something in Korean? 1505 02:09:05,880 --> 02:09:07,359 Just one word is OK. 1506 02:09:07,680 --> 02:09:09,760 - Why? - I just want to hear it. 1507 02:09:11,399 --> 02:09:12,520 Sarang. 1508 02:09:13,199 --> 02:09:15,760 - What does it mean? - Love. 1509 02:09:16,920 --> 02:09:18,399 - Sa... - Sarang. 1510 02:09:18,960 --> 02:09:20,439 Sarang. 1511 02:09:21,840 --> 02:09:23,439 I'll be going. 1512 02:09:26,279 --> 02:09:27,760 Hang on... 1513 02:09:29,159 --> 02:09:30,880 There's a word in Uyghur 1514 02:09:31,199 --> 02:09:33,399 that sounds exactly the same. 1515 02:09:33,720 --> 02:09:35,319 What does it mean? 1516 02:09:36,239 --> 02:09:37,479 Fool. 92400