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=Such A Good Love=

=Episode 1=

Let's leave it at here.

Goodbye, Dai Daji.

Goodbye, Zhou Shui.

Zhou Shui.

(My youth turned around and looked at me,)

(as if it's bidding farewell to me.)

(Once again, we stand on)

(the crossroad of life.)

Do you remember

the question I asked you when you were seeing me off to Beijing

while we were in Hainan in 2007?

I do.

Back then, I asked you this.

I said, if I knew

that we would break up after I went to Beijing,

and that our relationship wouldn't end well,

would you still think that it's worth it?

(Such crossroads)

(often appear in our own stories.)

(The direction we choose)

(will decide the ending of our stories.)

(Year 2025)

(Year 2017)

(Year 2016)

(Year 2015)

(Year 2011)

(Year 2010)

(Year 2009)

(Year 2008)

(Year 2007)

(We cannot possess youth)

(and experience youth at the same time.)

(That magical hour that still comes to mind)

(many years later tells our youth)

(that the summer is gone.)

(If I can travel back in time,)

(back to 2007,)

(back to the day we first met,)

(this time, would we still be ourselves?)

(Summer 2007, Haikou University)

(Summer 2007, Haikou University) Help! I'm going to die!

How did she get up here?

- Didn't the warden stop her? - Buddy, who is she trying to kill?

The leader of the Student Council.

Did her boyfriend cheat on her?

Go! I support you!

Go!

All of you, shut up.

Who are you?

I'm Ren Zhuangzhuang's girlfriend.

- Ren Zhuangzhuang's girlfriend? - Where is he?

If you're his girlfriend,

shouldn't you two be on a date right now?

Sorry. Not me.

Which bed is his?

Thanks.

It's fine. You can proceed.

I won't bother you.

Today's 20th May 2007.

It's the 111th year and 143rd day since the birth of cinema.

My name is Zhou Shui.

My dream is to be a director.

Before that,

my favorite thing was the cinema.

Until the day I met

Dai Daji.

What are you filming?

You.

Why are you filming me?

You look like a character from a movie.

That day was 20th May 2007.

It's the 111th year and 143rd day

since the birth of cinema.

Why am I saying that?

I'm Dai Daji.

I'm uninterested in cinema.

The one thing I wanted to do

after attending university

was to fall deeply in love with someone.

But it's been four years.

I didn't achieve anything at all.

Until the day

I encountered Zhou Shui for the first time.

Switch it off.

Stop filming me.

You don't want to switch it off? If not, I...

Do you want a mask?

It looks great on you.

Take off your clothes.

Miss!

Don't you think we're too bold for doing this in the men's dormitory?

And, this is a chance encounter.

This is a chance encounter!

Don't you think it's inappropriate?

They...

I don't see anything.

What's going on? Whose girlfriend she is?

- I wonder that too. - Yeah.

What's going on?

Fine.

You adulterous couple!

You guys will pay for this!

Let's go.

Let's go somewhere else.

Miss, I think...

That was quite rough.

You see,

I'm a conservative person.

It might be hard for me to accept this...

There's nothing to be upset about.

It's normal for such things to occur.

I'm not upset at all...

What are you doing?

You keep filming me with that camera of yours.

I think you're like a star in a movie. Are you free tomorrow afternoon?

- Can you be an actress for my short movie? - No.

But why?

- Because you're a pervert. - I'm not.

How are you not?

How am I a pervert?

You keep filming me in secret with that camera of yours.

- Doesn't that make you a pervert? - I didn't film you in secret. I'm filming movie.

So do people who shoot movies have to keep their hair long

and put on facial masks every day, like what you did?

I was just immersing myself in the character with the mask.

You misunderstood me.

Miss,

I think we should introduce ourselves.

I'm Zhou Shui, a junior at the School of Film.

I'm Dai Daji, a senior at the School of Economics and Trade.

- You're my senior? Sorry for being impolite. - Call me Daji.

- Daji. - You better be respectful.

Daji, what kind of music do you listen to usually?

Music?

I have no interest in that.

What about novels?

Nope.

I'm sure you have a favorite movie, right?

Stop asking me questions. What kind of movie do you like?

Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.

What is that?

What do you think?

That's quite vulgar.

The movie's name is Pulp Fiction. It's not pulp at all.

Sorry. I haven't watched it before.

It's fine.

We may have different hobbies, personalities, and characters,

but we can communicate through cinema

because cinema is the universal emotion of humanity.

Emotion?

Do you have any?

You're cold-blooded.

What makes you say so?

Look at me.

I'm a beautiful and gentle girl.

I've fallen out of love. I'm heartbroken.

But you?

You just keep showing off.

And, you belittle me as well. How are you not cold-blooded?

Follow me.

Let's head to the printing shop.

♪Arriving at the center of the dance floor♪

♪Just let it all out♪

♪Hey, you♪

♪Forget about your sorrows♪

Come with me.

Look.

Are you sick in the head?

Did you bring me here

so that they could infuriate me even further?

Wait here.

What?

Rong,

put me through the PA system.

Sorry about this. Guys, sorry for the interruption.

Today,

we've suddenly decided to hold a memorial service here.

(Scum)

Who is that?

Our protagonist is

Ren Zhuangzhuang, the leader of the Student Council.

I hereby announce that Ren Zhuangzhuang is dead to Dai Daji.

Burn the offerings!

(Drama effect. Do not imitate)

Rest in peace.

Let me explain!

I'm serious! Don't be angry! Let me explain!

(The young Zhou Shui was like a burst of flame,)

(shining on me during my last semester.)

(In order to repay his favor,)

(I agreed to one of his requests.)

(That is to watch his masterpiece.)

(Director Zhou Shui's Movie Compilation) Daji, thank you for attending my movie screening.

I'll begin, then.

Listen.

If you dare to play anything vulgar or indecent,

I won't let you off.

Who do you take me for?

Cinema is art.

There's no vulgarity in art.

Understood.

Sorry about this.

We're watching a movie here.

Please lower your volume.

Thank you.

Where's Zhou Shui? Show yourself!

- Who's looking for me? - Where is he?

- I'm here. - He's there!

So, you two

are truly having an affair.

Dai Daji.

What do you need?

I know you.

You're just trying to make me angry.

But did you know that he's sick in the head when you chose him?

He always harps about directing

and cinema.

He even films people in secret.

No one in our university likes him.

He's just a freak.

He's weird.

Wrong.

You guys may think that he's weird.

But to me, he's cute.

Have you lost your mind?

I haven't. I suppose you've lost your mind.

We already broke up. Why are you looking for me?

Who said we broke up?

- When did we break up? - When you cheated on me.

I've already severed my ties with her.

That's right.

Dai Daji,

can we just be nice to each other?

Ren Zhuangzhuang, do you know that you're a nuisance?

Can't you tell that I'm watching a movie now?

Listen up! It's not too late for you to leave!

Take care!

Dai Daji, let me ask you this.

Do you wish to head to Beijing after graduating?

Why should I?

I'll return to my hometown.

What can you do in a fourth-tier city?

Beijing will hold the Olympics next year.

In the next ten years,

people from all over the country will be flocking to Beijing.

What can you achieve in your hometown?

Dai Daji,

you better reconcile with me if you want to head to Beijing.

I can take you there.

I can take her there as well.

Who do you think you are?

If you take her to Beijing, she'll be a Beijing drifter.

But if I take her to Beijing, I'm just returning to my hometown.

Dai Daji,

this is your last chance.

Do you wish to head to Beijing?

Do you wish to catch the Olympics?

They're no fun.

Is there anything else we can do?

This is fun.

Big Brother.

What does that mean?

Dai Daji?

Did you hear what I said?

Do you want to head to Beijing?

I do.

But I won't rely on men.

I can head there myself.

By the way,

I have one more.

Ren Zhuangzhuang, do you want one?

You guys are too much!

You two...

- Adulterous couple. - Adulterous couple.

You guys...

- Will pay for this. - Will pay for this.

♪A million miles of golden sunshine♪

Have you lost your mind? You're still filming at this moment?

This is the moment I should start filming. It feels like a movie.

Dai Daji. Stop running!

Woman! I won't bully you!

Just hold Zhou Shui down!

Just let me kill him!

Why are you only trying to kill me?

He insists on saying that you fancy me!

I do fancy you.

Kill him!

They can't catch up to us.

Dai Daji, can you be an actress for my short movie?

No.

But why?

I'm graduating soon.

Why should I spend time with a young brat like you?

No way.

Fine.

You can help me out after you go to Beijing, then.

- I'm not going to Beijing. - Who said I was going to Beijing?

You said you wanted to head to Beijing.

Are you dumb?

I said that to infuriate Ren Zhuangzhuang.

Who would go to Beijing for real?

Is that so?

Fine, then. I thought you were heading there as well.

What do you mean?

Are you heading to Beijing?

Why do you want to go to Beijing?

Because I want to make movies.

My dream is to become the best movie director in China.

But I have to go to Beijing if I want to pursue my dream.

Why?

Because many directors and actors

are all based in Beijing.

The movie companies,

production companies, and and post-editing companies are all in Beijing.

Does your family make movies for a living?

My family operates a hotpot shop.

- If so, I'm sure your family is rich. - No.

A hotpot shop in a third-tier city barely makes any profits.

If so, I'm sure you have connections in Beijing.

I have never been to Beijing before.

So, you have nothing, huh.

We're talking about Beijing, the capital of our country.

It has the highest population and the highest number of talents.

It's also the most expensive place in terms of living costs. It's very competitive.

- How are you prepared for Beijing? - With my dream.

Dream?

Does that pay you?

Does it get you a job?

You have nothing.

You won't be able to survive in Beijing.

Daji, do you have dreams?

Me?

I don't.

I think you have dreams.

Just now, when you told Ren Zhuangzhuang

that you would head to Beijing without depending on men, I thought it was cool.

I think that's considered a dream.

Is that so?

I...

I...

Where do you want to go after graduating?

(Tomorrow at midnight,)

(the sixth major speed increase of the railway will be officially implemented.)

(Shanghai Station and Shanghai South Station will implement the new train schedule.)

(The railway department revealed that starting from midnight tomorrow,)

(the railway in the Shanghai area will operate 156 pairs of passenger trains.)

Hello?

Mom.

I have good news for you.

Beijing will hold the Olympics next year.

Do you know what's that?

Everyone wants to head to Beijing and make a name for themselves.

It makes me

want to go to Beijing as well.

In your dreams.

Just come back.

I even got you a job.

It's near to our house.

It's the best job for your course too. You better forget about Beijing.

Don't even think about it.

I regretted that I agreed that you attend university in another province.

You better come back as soon as possible.

Listen up.

If you head to Beijing, I'll break your legs.

Listen.

I won't give you a single cent!

Mom.

How could you do that to me?

How could you be so cruel?

Not only will I not give you a single cent, but I'll also sever my ties with you!

Mom!

I don't understand the lesson we had in the morning.

Daji, welcome back!

The world is vast,

and so, I've come!

Sorry for the offense!

You!

Do you believe that I'll beat you up?

It's fine. You can beat me up. Just don't touch my camera.

Be honest with me! Are you trying to court me?

No. I truly wanted to feature you in my movie.

I thought that you were the perfect female lead

for my film ever since our first encounter.

Stop it.

Wait.

This is great.

Your back is against the light. It feels great.

Stop! I'll beat you up!

- That's not the angle. - Stop filming me!

Stop it!

(Haikou University) Daji, that's enough.

I have enough of your running footage.

Daji, stop running.

My goodness.

Is this my last time enjoying the sea?

Cheers!

Cheers!

To the last sea view of my life!

This is great!

Magic hour.

What?

Magic hour.

What does that mean?

That's a movie jargon.

It refers

to the last hour before the sun sets.

This is the most beautiful time of the day, when the light is at its best.

There will be no light

after this hour.

What's wrong?

I understand now.

The days before my graduation

are the magic hour of my life.

What does that mean?

After graduating,

I'll surely return to my hometown.

I might join a random unit

and work there for the rest of my life.

There will never be any more waves.

I can see through my life with a single glance.

That's why I'm quite jealous of you.

Although you're weird,

you have an interesting life.

You'll head to Beijing after graduation.

Unlike me.

For my university days,

regret is the only thing I left behind.

What regret do you have, then?

Tell me about it.

I...

The goal I set for myself

was to fall deeply in love during university.

It's best if my partner is a hunk.

I want to freely squander my youth with style.

After that...

Forget it. I'll stop here.

What does that mean?

It's already on the tip of your tongue. Just tell me.

I told you already. There's nothing for me to say.

Come on.

I told you I have nothing to say.

Why not?

There's nothing for me to say.

Come on. We're good friends, aren't we?

I don't feel like telling you.

I'm begging you. Please tell me.

Stop that.

Tell me.

Don't worry. I promise I won't tell anyone else.

Tell me about it.

After that, it's...

Is that the restroom?

It's very exposed.

- It's clear and open, right? - Yeah.

That's pretty good.

If so, let me begin.

Okay.

Okay.

Bring it on.

Hello.

May I know

what are you doing?

I'm covering the restroom.

This way,

you can use the restroom with peace of mind.

Yeah.

Say, should I thank him?

Or should I slap him?

Don't you think he's a dummy?

I'm sure you guys think

that I'm silly.

But I truly don't know what to do

under such circumstances.

Hello.

May I know if you intend to cover the entire restroom?

That's right.

I'm trying to protect your privacy as best as I can.

You're so wishy-washy.

You're wasting my time!

Why are you covering it one piece at a time?

Open it!

You're so slow!

- Is this okay now? - Yeah!

- Are there any issues now? - No!

- Are there any other preparations? Start! - I need to put my hand on your waist!

I do work out quite often.

I mean,

it feels artificial.

Where did you get them done?

(Director Zhou Shui's Movie Compilation)

Director Zhou, you were touching your movie compilation.

It must be stuck.

It's not moving.

It's not stuck.

It's not?

Yeah.

Why isn't it moving, then?

- It's not stuck. - I'm sure the CD player is faulty.

That's not it. That's how it's supposed to be.

Take a close look.

The turbine is still spinning.

Where?

Can you make something like this with a dog?

My POV is different from a dog's.

If you film this with a dog's POV,

it'll be a shot from below.

Dogs are shorter.

You have a point.

When we gaze steadily

at a flag hanging down for a long time,

it will slowly begin to flutter.

Look.

Did you see that?

Yeah.

I understand now.

You weren't filming the clouds,

the sheets, the water,

or the trees.

You were filming the passing of time, right?

You're the first and the only person who understands the meaning of my movie.

Is that so?

(That night,)

(I actually finished his boring movies.)

(I didn't fall asleep.)

(And, I thought it was interesting.)

If we stare at a tree for a long time,

a pair of eyes will grow between the leaves

and gaze back at us.

If we stare at a tall building for a long time,

it'll collapse against us.

Why are you filming me?

Zhou Shui, do you know something?

You're glowing.

So,

guys,

listen up.

You guys must come back and visit us often

after graduating, okay?

Wait!

Let me ask you guys something.

When you guys first joined our university in 2003,

you guys wrote a message

for yourselves prior to graduating.

Do you guys still remember that?

Yeah.

They're in this box.

Read it out for us.

Yu.

Yes, sir.

Yu.

Yu is here.

Cheese!

I want to court the school belle!

Did you manage to court her, then?

No. He's still single.

Okay. Next.

Jie!

I'm going to dye my hair blonde!

Did you?

No.

The discipline teacher caught me and shaved my head.

Zhuangzhuang.

I want to be the leader of the Student Council

and be an outstanding man.

Did you?

Yes.

That's good.

I'll take my house keys with me

and enjoy my life in Beijing.

Dai Daji!

Yes, sir.

Go.

Why are you being shy?

Wait. I need to take a look. I forgot what I wrote.

(I want to fall deeply in love. It's best if it's a hunk.)

I...

I...

I want to be a person who shines brightly.

What did you say? We can't hear you.

We can't hear you!

I want to be a person who shines brightly!

Shine brightly?

What? Are you a light bulb?

That's so old-fashioned.

You must've read too many motivating books.

Can you guys believe how old-fashioned she is?

So old-fashioned!

How could you guys insult a woman?

You're the light bulb!

You're the old-fashioned one here!

Zhou Shui!

What are you doing here?

I'm here to make up for your regrets.

What regrets do I have?

Did you forget what you told me by the sea?

Come on!

Is it wet enough?

Not yet!

Here you go!

(Now that I think about it, back then, that reckless and young ambitious)

(Zhou Shui and Dai Daji)

(are probably the "love-struck" people everyone mocks now.)

(The term wasn't invented yet in 2007.)

(In 2007,)

(I'd made a life-changing decision)

(due to how love-struck I was.)

It's fine. You can stop here.

It's okay. I'll send you to the customs.

Enough.

You should stop here.

Stop following me.

Stop here.

Leave the airport and return to the university.

I'll take the flight and leave.

Let's turn around at the same time.

And, we shouldn't turn back.

Turn around.

- You mean turn around? - Yeah.

- Okay. - Let's do it together.

- Okay. - Turn around.

None of us should turn back.

I'll be leaving now.

- You turned around! - I didn't!

Don't do that here.

Zhou Shui, it's very embarrassing.

Zhou Shui.

This is the airport, you know?

Stop it.

Everyone is staring at us.

What are you afraid of?

- I... Who said so? - Are you too timid to do this?

Bring it on, then!

- Do you want me to do it too? - Yeah.

Bring it on, then!

How do I do it?

You...

You were pretty silly just now.

I should leave now.

You...

Don't you have anything to tell me?

I do.

If you miss anything about Haikou

after returning to your hometown,

you can call me.

I can mail the coconut candy

and the dried mangoes to you.

I miss Haikou's sea.

Will you mail it to me?

That's difficult.

If only you would come to Beijing.

Beijing also has its own sea.

You just be kidding.

Beijing is an inland city.

- There's no sea there. - I'm serious.

The sea in Beijing is called Shichahai.

Shichahai?

Is that really a sea?

Of course. You can head there if you don't believe me.

I'm not heading there. How could Beijing possibly have...

Daji, I'll head to Beijing after graduating.

Are you willing to join me?

If we head there together,

we can surely dominate Beijing

and become the strongest "adulterous couple" in the film industry.

Are you willing to join me?

Are you dumb?

How could we...

Are you willing to join me?

Let's go!

Excuse me. I want to change my ticket. Change it to a ticket to Beijing.

Get me the fastest one. I want to fly right now. Thank you.

- Daji. Have you decided? - I've decided to head to Beijing.

You're so cool!

Listen, Zhou Shui.

If there's no sea in Beijing, you'll be done for.

- I'll hunt you down for the rest of my life. - Bring it on.

Beijing, here I come!

Alright!

See you in Beijing.

I'll be leaving now.

Goodbye.

Zhou Shui.

Listen to me.

Don't be scared.

Actually,

I came from the year 2025.

- So, you traveled back in time? - That's right. I want to tell you this.

We broke up in 2025.

So,

was everything we did together

still worth it?

Daji,

so, we can break up even before

we get into a relationship, huh?

What are you doing? Hurry and tell me.

Daji, did you graduate from the Central Drama Academy or something?

I knew you were the right person for my movie.

I'm serious.

I did come from 2025.

I traveled back in time.

We did break up in 2025.

Now, it's not too late.

I want to ask you this.

If we're destined to break up after we arrive in Beijing,

if our relationship was never destined to be fruitful,

was everything we did still worth it?

Dai Daji, who's heading to Beijing,

please board the plane at Gate 13 immediately.

Dai Daji, who's heading to Beijing,

please board the plane at Gate 13 immediately.

(I remember Zhou Shui has a special habit.)

(He'll store all of his footage)

(into the hard disc of his laptop.)

Daji, where do you plan to go after graduating?

I'm heading to Beijing!

Really?

Yeah!

I'm heading to Beijing!

(He'll make backups of his footage)

(no matter if they're useful or not.)

(After that, I developed a habit myself.)

(I would watch his footage every day.)

(No matter how boring or ridiculous they were,)

(I would enjoy them.)

(Spring 2017)

(Haikou Airport) (Until the fated day in 2017.)

(It was abandoned by me at the same airport.)

♪Please, put away your compromises♪

♪Get closer to the ideal world♪

♪Even if that day comes a little slower and lonelier♪

♪A person's broken copper and iron♪

♪Still has to be forged into their own sword♪

♪Dare to scorn, dare to be passionate, dare to write♪

♪The plot of a hero's story♪

♪The brave person says goodbye first♪

♪The love that's worth it is always sorry♪

♪Once we were bold and fearless, fighting against the world♪

♪Only later realizing how small and pitiful we were♪

♪The brave person says goodbye♪

♪The love that's worth it still leaves us in debt♪

♪If we were more cautious and didn't take risks back then♪

♪We might have our own fatigue♪

♪Don't long for it♪

♪Please answer me, I want to understand♪

♪Love is worth the passion, worth the dark night♪

♪Worth the stubbornness to light up moments of flickering light♪

♪Even if we know the story's ending♪

♪We still dare to pull on each other a few more times♪

♪There is a trial worth being stubborn, worth writing♪

♪That's the chapter we loved♪

♪The brave person says goodbye first♪

♪The love that's worth it is always sorry♪

♪Once we were bold and fearless, fighting against the world♪

♪Only later realizing how small and pitiful we were♪

♪If the ending could truly be seen♪

♪Would we still dare to meet?♪

♪As long as you say a time and place♪

♪I will still show up, no regrets, no complaints♪

♪I would rather♪