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[The White Olive Tree]

[Episode 1]

[This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental.]

June 3rd.

Sunny.

[Eastern Country, Uglai City]

Counting today,

I've been here in Uglai City

for three months now.

In the past three months,

I gradually felt

the unique temperament of this city.

It's ancient,

mysterious,

pure,

and beautiful.

Such a city

fascinates me.

I want to be part of it.

Before I knew it,

today

is my last day in Uglai.

But my curiosity,

reluctance to leave,

and concerns for this place

did not end with the arrival of the return date.

Thank you, Luke.

I hope my fate with this place

can be defined with three words,

to be

continued.

I know, I know.

Luke.

You better eat your roti.

Rina.

It's you.

Come in.

Song.

Am I interrupting you?

No.

Chatting with you in Chinese is

the most relaxing part of my day.

But you came earlier than usual.

Your coffee

and your breakfast.

Thank you.

No need.

My treat.

Did something good happen today?

My son sent me this photo today.

Look.

He won an award at school.

Todville University School of Journalism.

This is one of the top journalism schools in the world.

Your son is amazing.

Then I will

accept your treat.

I want to

send him a photo.

But I...

I can take it for you.

Three.

Two.

What happened?

That sounds like an explosion.

You...

Go ahead, Rina.

I'm fine.

Song!

Are you leaving today?

Yes.

Have a safe journey.

Thank you, Rina.

Be safe.

Okay.

Hello, Ms. Shen.

There was an explosion in Uglai City.

Should we...

I know.

We have already applied

for online connection permits with the station.

Get ready.

Wait for my news.

Okay.

Hello?

Ms. Shen.

Song Ran.

The station just approved

our online connection application.

But Photographer Fei is trapped

outside of Uglai City.

So you have to finish the online live broadcast

on your own later.

What?

What?

Is there a problem?

No.

I got it.

Ms. Shen.

The signal is connected.

[Live]

Oh my god.

I'm ready.

Prepare to start.

Ran!

I'm fine.

I'm ready.

Let's start.

Hello, everyone.

I'm Song Ran.

There have just been multiple explosions

in Uglai City, where I'm at right now.

Currently, we can clearly see

the cars burning on the street

and the destroyed houses.

A primary school is at the far end of the street.

Luckily, the school holiday started two days ago.

But at the moment,

I haven't seen any military officers

or medical staff at the scene.

The people on the street

are in chaos and panic.

Ms. Shen.

Do you hear that?

Do you hear the siren?

Thank goodness.

The government has reacted.

This means this ancient city

is still running normally.

I hope the situation can be controlled as soon as possible.

I hope that Uglai City

won't fall into turbulence too.

I hope this ancient town

can restore its former glory soon.

Song Ran.

Reporting from Uglai City, Eastern Country,

this is Song Ran.

Nice live broadcast.

Everyone did a good job.

Especially Song Ran.

She was calm and composed.

Very good.

Director,

this is the basic professional quality of a reporter.

It's not praise-worthy.

Keep it up.

Ms. Shen.

Don't be so modest.

Isn't that worthy of praise?

How many people can be like Song Ran?

Really?

If it were you,

wouldn't you be able to do it?

If you can't,

you can consider changing your job.

Was...

Was Ms. Shen being serious?

Of course.

When have you seen

Ms. Shen pretend to be modest?

If she says it's a basic quality,

then it is one.

There's nothing to be proud of.

You're just bragging.

I cannot comment on Ms. Shen,

but I doubt

you have that basic quality.

Don't move. Stay down.

Don't move.

What are you doing here?

You got accomplices?

You two go over there and check

to see if there are any suspicious situations.

Stop!

Hey!

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Don't move!

Zan!

It's okay.

Don't move.

Help me.

Help.

Help me.

You're Chinese?

Yes.

A reporter?

Yes.

Did I

step on a mine?

Yes.

Right on target, too.

But it's unlucky today.

It met me.

Are you joking with me?

I'm not joking.

Don't worry.

I won't let it blow you up.

Really?

I'm right next to you.

Does lying to you benefit me?

Balance your weight on your right foot.

Hang in there.

If you move again,

I'll become a martyr.

Does this...

Does this mean there are eight minutes left?

You must have watched a lot of movies.

Then what is this?

I can stop and explain to you for three minutes.

Do you need it?

No.

No need.

Look at me.

Don't look at it.

Okay.

♫Stepping on my heart alone♫

Captain.

♫You're triggering a bomb unknown♫

The captured insurgent has confessed.

There are a total of five landmines buried in this area,

intended to destroy our reinforcement trucks.

One mother mine

and four secondary mines connected in series.

♫The sun of life reflects♫

Each mine contains approximately 400 grams of explosives

Zan!

♫Stay where you are, don't move♫

You lied to me.

♫Exploding into pieces♫

I can't believe I was fooled.

♫We fall, we're falling slow♫

♫We fall, we're falling slow♫

You're a good person.

Run while you can.

I don't want to drag you with me.

Don't be afraid.

I won't leave you.

How fast can you run?

Huh?

In five seconds,

how far can you run?

I can buy you five seconds

so that your foot

won't detonate the mines right away.

So, in five seconds,

how far can you run?

I don't know.

Ten meters?

Twenty meters?

I don't know.

I've never run like this.

Try it today.

Okay.

Ready.

Three.

Two.

One.

Run!

Zan!

You'll feel a little dizzy.

It's okay.

There's no rush.

Stand up slowly.

Zan!

Take your time.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Are you okay too?

Do you want to check?

What's wrong with you?

You're a volunteer.

Why did you step forward so quickly?

We soldiers should do this first.

Don't rush forward

without my order in the future.

Do you hear me?

Got it.

Hey!

Don't get close.

Morgan.

Stay away from there.

You're a reporter from China?

Are you also Chinese?

I'm from Eastern Country.

But my race is Chinese.

Then he is...

He is our demining volunteer,

Zan.

Zan.

Oh,

I'm a Chinese reporter.

My name is Song Ran.

I visited China when I was young.

I loved that place.

Thank you for saving me.

Can I take a photo of you?

Sure.

Three.

Two.

One.

Let me see.

Is Gamma that way?

You're going to Gamma?

Yes.

I'm taking the flight back home today.

What time is your flight?

Three in the afternoon.

Three in the afternoon?

But now all transportation has come to a halt.

You won't make it in time.

What should I do?

Why don't you

wait till we round up these goons?

The traffic will resume after that.

But...

Jiang Lin.

Stop teasing her.

Did you bring your passport?

Yes.

The industrial park in the western suburbs has an evacuation site.

A group of Chinese are evacuating today.

I'll send you there later.

Okay.

Have a safe trip.

Aren't you guys coming too?

We're taking that car.

These familiar sounds again.

How nice.

What date is it already?

It's the end of June.

You already got your graduation certificate,

but you haven't found a job yet?

Isn't the company your Aunt Chen recommended

quite good?

It's only 2,500 yuan a month.

I won't do it.

You're too arrogant.

Your sister went to a prestigious university.

But she's not as delicate as you.

You share the same father.

Why don't you learn from her?

Maybe it's because

we have different mothers.

Hey, you...

Hey, Ran.

You're back.

Aunt Yang.

Ran.

My mom is abusing me again.

Song Yang, come here!

Look at you.

Don't expose your family shame.

You made a fool of yourself in front of Ran again.

You're the nonsensical one here.

Ran is not an outsider.

It doesn't matter.

Am I right, Ran?

Ran.

Sit down and take a rest.

The meal will be ready soon.

I'll get you some water.

After my parents divorced,

Aunt Yang married my dad.

Although she's my stepmother,

she's always nice to me.

She doesn't scold or beat me.

But there's always

-Thank you. -an invisible distance between us.

Find a job and move out soon.

Where will I live if I move out?

Ran's mom left her a house.

My mom didn't.

Mom!

Come on.

How old are you?

-Stop acting cute. -Mom.

Ran, you're back.

Dad.

Is this considered a work injury?

Shouldn't the TV station compensate us?

It's just a minor injury.

Compensate for what?

Compensate for the emotional damage.

Emotional damage

is much more serious

than physical injury.

Dad.

All right.

Let's not talk about this.

But

I watched the video of your live broadcast

in Eastern Country.

Not bad.

You're brave.

You're indeed my daughter.

Keep up the good work.

Did your mom say anything?

She said

not to go to Eastern Country anymore.

What else?

Nothing else.

She just doesn't want to admit it.

I can educate my daughter well too.

You did a great job on the report.

It was practically perfect!

Your mom is stingy.

She doesn't know how to praise anyone.

Song,

your daughter wants to eat your signature ribs.

The oil is hot.

Come here.

Ran, take a seat.

I'll talk to you later.

Just praise Song Ran.

Why do you keep mentioning her?

Is her comment that important?

I was just saying.

Song Yang has grown up.

Dad.

The station wants to see me.

I have to go.

All of a sudden?

The meal will be ready soon.

Eat before you go.

Next time.

Aunt Yang,

Song Yang,

I'm leaving.

Ran.

See?

It's all your fault.

Why are you blaming me?

Song Ran said

she's busy with work.

My life

is back to normal.

But I don't want everything in Eastern Country

to leave me like this.

Since no one wants to...

I do.

I want to talk about

the life of ordinary people in Eastern Country.

I have 837 hours worth of

video data,

including

269 hours of interviews,

over 4000 photos,

and 70,000 words worth of materials.

I tried my best to hold on to something.

Because there were

so many people and things

in Eastern Country that I can't forget.

Especially that mine,

that explosion,

and...

Him.

Zan?

He is our demining volunteer,

Zan.

Zan.

Is this 'Zan'

him?

[20 days ago]

[Eastern Country, Evaluation Point]

Let us in.

Let us in!

This is my passport.

Don't push.

Back off!

Don't push!

Back off!

Don't rush in if you don't have a passport.

Go there with your passport.

Then, wait for the bus. It'll take you to the airport.

Thank you.

Good luck.

You too.

Hey, bro.

What are they squeezing for?

Maybe they're worried that they can't leave

and will be left here.

Why are they worrying about that?

Can't they have some confidence in their country?

♫It's probably♫

♫Just a game of fate♫

♫Unexpected encounter♫

♫And rushed goodbyes♫

Just line up here later.

Okay.

Okay.

♫A story♫

Thank you.

♫Silently waits for continuation♫

♫She can't see♫

♫The red thread♫

♫Stretching across mountains and seas♫

♫Tied to his fingertip♫

♫Sensing each other♫

♫In reunion and separation♫

♫On the other side of the sea♫

♫One day♫

♫Has become so long♫

♫Happy Ending♫

♫Can it bloom?♫

♫The secret left in the paper♫

♫Frozen in memory♫

Zan!

♫The story of love♫

♫Waits to be continued♫

Zan!

Your red thread!

Yours!

♫One day♫

♫Has become so long♫

♫Happy Ending♫

♫Can it bloom?♫

♫The secret left in the paper♫

♫Frozen in memory♫

♫Waits to be continued♫

Will I get the chance

♫Waits to be continued♫

to give the red thread back to him?

Do you have

a volunteer named Zan?

I haven't found any record

of the demining volunteers

China sent to Eastern Country.

Thank you.

Hello, Pin.

You are my last hope.

This person is very important to me.

Coming.

Hello, Miss.

Excuse me.

Hello.

I'm the renovator of the unit above your unit.

Their house is leaking.

The property management should have called you,

but couldn't get through.

So I came to check on you.

There's no leak in my house.

How about

you take a look for me?

Okay.

Okay.

Thank you.

I'll take this call.

Okay.

Excuse me.

Hello, Pin.

Song Ran.

I asked around.

How is it?

I couldn't find anyone matching your description.

You couldn't find one?

What about other volunteers

who are not demining volunteers?

No.

Did you make a mistake?

What?

I mean,

maybe the person you're looking for

is not from China.

He can speak Chinese,

but he might just be Chinese.

You can ask your leader.

Shen Bei?

Yes.

She knows someone in the International Rescue Organization.

Last time I did a show, I asked her for help too.

I'm hanging up.

Bye.

Miss.

Sir.

The damage evaluation is done.

Take a look.

No need.

I don't understand it anyway.

We'll just do as you say.

Fine.

Miss,

pardon me for saying this.

Looking for someone

is like looking for something.

The harder you try, the more you can't find it.

If you stop looking for him...

maybe he will

appear one day.

Don't worry.

Fortunately, it's a red light now.

If it were a green light,

we'd have crashed into that stray dog.

Don't be afraid.

Is that Zan?

♫And say, Te Amo♫

Is it him?

He's in China.

♫Still we don't know love♫

And he's in the same city as me.

♫But I feel strong when I'm with you♫

♫Just say, Te Amo♫

♫Still we don't know how♫

♫But I feel love♫

♫When I'm with you♫

[Song Ran]

Hello.

Hello?

Ms. Shen.

Where are you now?

I need to talk to you urgently.

I'm still at the station.

Wait for me.

I'll be back soon.

What?

Wait for me.

You must wait for me.

I'm just curious.

What made you so anxious to see me?

Go ahead.

What is it?

Pin told me

you know someone from the International Rescue Organization.

I'm looking for a volunteer in Eastern Country.

I've searched all the volunteer organizations in China,

but I couldn't find him.

Can you do me a favor?

This person

must be very important to you.

Is it business or private?

It's...

Private...

I'm not interested in private matters.

I’m not as resourceful as you think, either.

[Luo Zhan]

This is a friend I know.

I don't know if he can help you.

He has a weird temper.

He might not even want to meet you.

Try your luck.

Thank you.

[Hengsheng Construction]

[Smart Construction Industry Expert, Feng Wen]

[Speaker, Luo Zhan, Hengsheng Construction Group]

Luo Zhan.

Zhan.

Zan?

Could it be him?

Would such a coincidence happen?

Hello.

Where is the multipurpose hall?

Turn right ahead.

Thank you.

Hello.

I'm Song Ran.

I'm outside the multipurpose hall.

Okay.

Zan.

Is that you?

Hello.

I’m Luo Zhan.

No.

It's not him.

Is this a

special etiquette?

No.

Sorry, Sir.

Don't call me that.

I'm an engineer.

Call me Mr. Luo.

Okay.

Follow me.

Okay, Mr. Luo.

Mr. Luo.

Have you ever volunteered in Eastern Country?

Yes.

Do you know all the volunteers

in Eastern Country?

Of course not.

There are so many volunteers in Eastern Country.

How could I know them all?

Have you heard of

a demining volunteer

who saved one of our female citizens?

There are many incidents like that.

I don't really keep track.

That's all you wanted to ask?

No.

I was just curious.

Let's get started.

To be honest,

at first,

I was surprised to hear that

you were a senior engineer.

Some special volunteers

like demining volunteers

will engage in

dangerous tasks.

But their participation

depends solely

on the volunteers' decision.

That's all I wanted

to ask you today.

Thank you so much.

You're welcome.

It's raining.

No wonder I'm in a bad mood.

You didn't bring an umbrella, did you?

I'll get someone to give you one.

No need.

It's already very kind of you

to accept my interview.

Thank you.

I'm so stupid.

How could such a coincidence

happen in this vast world?

I may never see him again.

Even if I do,

can I still recognize those eyes?

Reporter Song.