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♪You are the sun in my life♪

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♪You're the light of my love♪

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♪When I'm lost in the dark♪

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♪Every shadow fades away♪

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♪You are the sun in my life♪

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♪You're the light of my love♪

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♪When I'm lost in the dark♪

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♪Every shadow fades away♪

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[Shine On Me]

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[Adapted from Gu Man's novel,
Shine On Me]

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[Episode 2]

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I graduated from Jiangning University,

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with a major in accounting.

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During my time at university,

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I actively participated

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in various club activities and projects,

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which significantly enhanced

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my teamwork

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and leadership skills.

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Hold up.

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Is this fraud, though?

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Four years of college

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and I was too lazy for any clubs.

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How could

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beautifying campus life

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be considered fraud?

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Fine.

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Then ask me a few questions

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in English.

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Alright.

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Shengyuan is a local

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real estate company.

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Why do you prepare
for an English interview?

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Just in case.

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Wow, you are so well-prepared this time.

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But

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why are you so serious

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for this interview?

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Xigua,

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why so serious this time?

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You're usually Miss Carefree.

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Is it because

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Zhuang Xu lined up

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this interview for you?

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Maybe just a bit.

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What do you mean?

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I was answering your question just now.

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I don't want him looking down on me.

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But if that's the case,

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maybe others think the same way too.

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Why would I know?

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Anyway, Zhuang Xu

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grabbed that résumé
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so you can't really be blamed

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for that.

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Still, that day was really strange.

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Why did Zhuang Xu submit

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a company in Shanghai for you?

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Was he hoping you'd end up there?

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Quit overthinking.

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It only

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misleads you.

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Every stumble makes you wiser.

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Alright.

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Even if I pass,

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I won't end up

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at Shengyuan.

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So

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why bother?

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Because

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I have to prove

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I can.

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I need to prove

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coasting is my choice.

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The moment I decide to hustle,

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I'll crush it.

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You're all fired up!

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[Shanghai]

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[Shengyuan Group]

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Miss Nie.

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Please, have a seat.

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Sorry to keep you waiting.

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I was held up for a moment.

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It's alright.

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Please take a seat.

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Have some water.

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Thank you.

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You came all the way from Nanjing.

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That must've been tiring.

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It's fine.

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No need to be nervous.

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Mr. Sheng's already briefed me.

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I'll just ask a few questions,

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a mere formality.

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Mr. Sheng?

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[Shengyuan Group]
Let's hold off

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on issuing perpetual bonds for now

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and not be the one

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[Sheng Xianmin, Chairman]
to stick our neck out.

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Let's wait and see how things turn out.

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I think so,

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[Sheng Xingjie]
too.

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Shengyuan's current debt ratio

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and funding costs

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are still quite favorable.

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[Sheng Bokai, General Manager]

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Now, let's talk
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with Wuxi Yuancheng Group.

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I've already

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reported this to the Chairman before.

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Yuancheng leads

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commercial real estate in Jiangsu

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and we've partnered

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with them plenty.

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Now they're

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[Sheng Zhongkai, Deputy General Manager]
stepping into residential.

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They just picked up a plot in Wuxi

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and want to team with Shengyuan

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to build the city's

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first high-end smart community.

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The evaluation team

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has given preliminary approval

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to the joint development proposal.

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Here is the assessment report.

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Wuxi's per capita GDP

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ranks among the top three nationwide.

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It has a much higher premium margin

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than nearby cities.

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The evaluation team believes

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this project still holds strong promise.

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Nie's got ambition.

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Let's hear everyone's thoughts.

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I'm in favor.

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We've partnered

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with Yuancheng before.

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Nie Chengyuan

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is trustworthy in both character

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and ability.

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The terms he offered
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And being a local company,

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they know the Wuxi market and policies

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inside out.

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I'd say this collaboration

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is a safe bet.

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I wouldn't say that.

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Nie Chengyuan is nothing

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more than a flashy upstart.

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There's no substance beneath the shine.

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Why should we keep

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hyping him up like this?

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Speaking of that earlier deal,

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Yuancheng's Phase 2 funding

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for the Suzhou PV facility expansion

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hasn't come through.

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What's he like?

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Hard to say, really.

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Because of the AD/CVD probes
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everyone knows

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what's going on in the PV market

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right now.

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I was thinking

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maybe it's time

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we cut our losses.

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Yusen,

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how do you see

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these two issues?

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I remember you were

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against the expansion last year.

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That was in the first half of last year.

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Back then, the global PV market

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was still booming,

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but signs of overcapacity

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were already showing.

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instead of expanding capacity,

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it would be better
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sharpen our skills,

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and wait for the next opportunity.

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But times change.

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Now that the expansion
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and the sunk costs are significant,

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we shouldn't hesitate.

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On the contrary,
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use the low points in the cycle

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to complete the upgrades and expansion

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of the production lines.

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After all, the new-energy industry

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is a national strategic sector,

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and its rise is irreversible.

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If we

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push Yuancheng

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and their funding

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still isn't in place,

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we could consider a capital increase,

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which would dilute their shares.

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And what about today's deal?

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About today,

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if your aim

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is just to support
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doing a bit of charity.

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It's fine.

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But from a purely business perspective,

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I don't see

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anything that benefits Shengyuan.

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State your reasons.

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Wuxi does have strong potential,

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but the market lacks real momentum.

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And Wuxi's resettlement housing

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is relatively high in quality,

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which makes commercial housing

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clear its inventory more slowly

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than in other cities.

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That's a real disadvantage

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for investors trying to recover funds.

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Of course,

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Shengyuan can still profit from it.

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Just as Mr. Sheng Bokai

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said before,

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real estate

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is full of golden opportunities.

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But some are big, and some are small.

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Whichever one you pick up

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comes with a cost.

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And the piece Yuancheng tossed out

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is just too small.

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Yuancheng

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isn't short of big opportunities either.

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Just last year,

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they made a big splash

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by securing a plot in Nanjing.

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The expected profit

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and cash recovery speed

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far outstrip this project.

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Yet they kept it to themselves.

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Working long-term with a partner

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that shows so little sincerity

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is just a drain on energy

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and brand influence,

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while only fueling their own growth.

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What's with your nephew today?

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He usually

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keeps a low profile,

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but now he's suddenly so sharp.

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The Yuancheng project

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is pretty much a nonstarter

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for our group,

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but it doesn't really get

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in Mr. Lin's way.

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I think there's something off about it.

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Go ask Mr. Nie

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if he's got a problem

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with Mr. Lin.

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I'll give

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Nie Chengyuan a call

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and find out

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how he ended up pissing off my nephew.

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Just talking about charity

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and helping others grow

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is enough

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to make the Chairman hesitate.

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Who would've thought

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that after only a little over a year

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in the business,

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he, once a surgeon,

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speaks like a scalpel,

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sharp, precise, and ruthless,

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cutting straight
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In some ways, he even carries

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a bit of the poise
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Best watch your words.

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[Huaya Bank]

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[Shengyuan Group]

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Here!

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I grabbed you sweet and sour spare ribs,

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the standard eight pieces,

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and I didn't sneak any.

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Thanks.

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Here's your runner's fee.

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You really know how to play it right.

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Xigua,

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was your interview smooth?

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It's a bit complicated,

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not quite what I expected.

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Do you have a shot?

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Yes,

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but

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I still need to think it over.

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Then that means you've succeeded!

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I've got top honors.

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Landing an interview at a big company.

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Treat us!

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Forget it.

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00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,040
We've been dining out non-stop lately,

294
00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:57,280
and I've already packed on some pounds.

295
00:10:57,740 --> 00:10:58,440
Besides,

296
00:10:58,860 --> 00:11:00,900
Xigua hasn't decided

297
00:11:00,940 --> 00:11:02,020
whether to join Shengyuan or not.

298
00:11:03,060 --> 00:11:03,780
No.

299
00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:05,240
We're about to hit the real world,

300
00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:06,220
working our tails off.

301
00:11:06,580 --> 00:11:07,860
So before graduation, eating a bit more

302
00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:08,680
and putting on some weight

303
00:11:08,820 --> 00:11:09,260
totally makes sense.

304
00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:13,280
Gotta meet someone. Catch you later.

305
00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:14,180
You guys take your time.

306
00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:15,480
- Take care.
- Bye.

307
00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:16,600
Bye.

308
00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:18,740
I'm done too,

309
00:11:19,140 --> 00:11:19,860
so I'll get going.

310
00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:22,440
Xiguang,

311
00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:26,420
you really weren't thinking

312
00:11:26,420 --> 00:11:27,700
when you said that.

313
00:11:28,300 --> 00:11:29,420
Rong still hasn't gotten a call

314
00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:30,740
from Shengyuan for an interview,

315
00:11:30,900 --> 00:11:32,640
and that's the company
she's been dreaming of.

316
00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:33,980
Meanwhile,

317
00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:34,880
you've got the offer,

318
00:11:35,220 --> 00:11:36,380
and you're actually saying
you still need to think it over?

319
00:11:40,180 --> 00:11:41,120
My bad.

320
00:11:41,260 --> 00:11:42,580
I didn't think that much at the time.

321
00:11:44,140 --> 00:11:45,880
If you don't want to go back to Wuxi,

322
00:11:46,420 --> 00:11:47,640
Shengyuan's a solid choice.

323
00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:49,580
So what are you thinking?

324
00:11:50,680 --> 00:11:51,540
Nothing much, really.

325
00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:53,900
I've applied

326
00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:54,700
to a few other companies too.

327
00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:55,720
Just want to see how things play out.

328
00:11:57,660 --> 00:11:57,940
Let's go.

329
00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:04,140
Mrs. Zhuang.

330
00:12:04,340 --> 00:12:05,560
The baby bok choy
looks really good today.

331
00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:07,280
Yeah,

332
00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:08,320
I'm off to cook.

333
00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:08,960
Go ahead.

334
00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:12,400
Madam.

335
00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:14,540
Rong,

336
00:12:15,500 --> 00:12:16,800
haven't seen you in quite a while.

337
00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:21,280
Come, have a seat.

338
00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:26,840
You're looking prettier than ever.

339
00:12:28,500 --> 00:12:29,580
How's the job search going?

340
00:12:30,540 --> 00:12:31,360
With grades like yours,

341
00:12:31,860 --> 00:12:32,800
doors are wide open.

342
00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:35,380
It's fine.

343
00:12:36,220 --> 00:12:37,500
There's something I'd like

344
00:12:37,700 --> 00:12:39,040
to ask Zhuang Xu's help with.

345
00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:40,500
You two grew up together,

346
00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:41,800
no need to be so formal.

347
00:12:42,380 --> 00:12:43,240
He went grocery-shopping

348
00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:44,360
with Zhuang Fei

349
00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:45,720
and should be back any minute now.

350
00:12:46,780 --> 00:12:47,600
Look, here they are.

351
00:12:51,020 --> 00:12:51,220
Mom.

352
00:12:51,220 --> 00:12:52,340
Rong wants to talk to you.

353
00:12:52,340 --> 00:12:52,800
Rong.

354
00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:54,460
[Zhuang Fei]
You should hear her out.

355
00:12:57,640 --> 00:12:58,140
What is it?

356
00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:01,920
Well, I've been

357
00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:03,920
getting lots of interview calls lately,

358
00:13:04,500 --> 00:13:05,920
but none from Shengyuan.

359
00:13:07,260 --> 00:13:08,460
I've been mulling it over for days,

360
00:13:08,680 --> 00:13:09,800
and I just can't get it off my mind.

361
00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:11,600
You have a senior

362
00:13:11,620 --> 00:13:12,300
at Shengyuan, right?

363
00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:14,020
I was hoping you could ask her

364
00:13:14,540 --> 00:13:15,960
why I didn't get an interview.

365
00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:18,140
I don't need you to pull strings.

366
00:13:18,560 --> 00:13:19,660
I just want to figure out

367
00:13:20,220 --> 00:13:21,160
what I'm missing.

368
00:13:22,070 --> 00:13:24,810
[Herman C. E. Liu Memories Library]

369
00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:34,180
0512.

370
00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:36,580
Suzhou?

371
00:13:41,620 --> 00:13:42,440
Hello.

372
00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:43,480
Hello.

373
00:13:44,180 --> 00:13:45,540
This is the HR Department

374
00:13:45,560 --> 00:13:46,920
of Suzhou Shuangyuan
Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd.

375
00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:48,280
May I speak to Nie Xiguang?

376
00:13:48,900 --> 00:13:49,700
Yes.

377
00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:51,860
We're pleased
to have received your résumé.

378
00:13:52,680 --> 00:13:53,960
After careful review,

379
00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:54,880
we'd like to invite you

380
00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:56,200
to interview for our finance position.

381
00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:58,100
If that works for you,

382
00:13:58,500 --> 00:13:59,480
we'll send

383
00:13:59,540 --> 00:14:00,800
the time and location to you shortly

384
00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:01,460
by text message.

385
00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:02,680
Alright, thank you.

386
00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:09,900
So even without my parents' help,

387
00:14:10,700 --> 00:14:11,500
I can land a job

388
00:14:11,500 --> 00:14:12,380
on my own.

389
00:14:19,540 --> 00:14:20,120
Xiguang,

390
00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:21,440
[Siliang]
come over to Ximo Pavilion.

391
00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:22,140
Something's come up.

392
00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:28,620
Boss,

393
00:14:30,780 --> 00:14:31,520
Siliang called you

394
00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:32,440
to Ximo Pavilion too?

395
00:14:32,660 --> 00:14:33,460
Yeah.

396
00:14:33,620 --> 00:14:34,200
You too?

397
00:14:35,060 --> 00:14:36,520
I asked her what it was about,
but she wouldn't say.

398
00:14:36,540 --> 00:14:38,020
Acting all mysterious.

399
00:14:38,780 --> 00:14:39,340
So

400
00:14:39,740 --> 00:14:40,680
I was right.

401
00:14:41,340 --> 00:14:41,940
What?

402
00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:44,040
Look at the time.

403
00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:45,960
It's almost five.

404
00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:46,860
Exactly.

405
00:14:47,060 --> 00:14:48,860
At this hour,
it's gotta be a dinner gathering.

406
00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:50,460
Maybe she's got

407
00:14:50,500 --> 00:14:51,240
an offer

408
00:14:51,260 --> 00:14:51,720
from some big company

409
00:14:51,780 --> 00:14:52,660
and wants to surprise us.

410
00:14:53,660 --> 00:14:56,780
Ximo Pavilion is close to the west gate.

411
00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:58,020
Could she be treating us
to that boiled fish

412
00:14:58,040 --> 00:14:59,000
with pickled mustard greens
by the entrance?

413
00:14:59,780 --> 00:15:01,080
Feng's going to be furious.

414
00:15:01,580 --> 00:15:03,140
She's been in Shanghai the past few days
meeting her advisor,

415
00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:04,500
then went back home for a bit,

416
00:15:04,740 --> 00:15:06,220
and has already missed
several big dinners.

417
00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:08,940
Let's

418
00:15:08,940 --> 00:15:09,740
give her a call tonight

419
00:15:09,860 --> 00:15:11,400
and tell her how delicious it is,

420
00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:12,560
so she can feel included.

421
00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:14,520
It's not like she's not coming back.

422
00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:16,060
Careful. She might kill you
when she came back.

423
00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:17,220
Why'd you call everyone

424
00:15:17,220 --> 00:15:18,260
to meet here?

425
00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:20,360
Really for boiled fish
with pickled mustard greens?

426
00:15:21,820 --> 00:15:22,580
Zhuang Xu, you're here, too.

427
00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:23,980
Where's Xiang Qun?

428
00:15:36,220 --> 00:15:38,000
Why are you all staring at me like that?

429
00:15:38,260 --> 00:15:38,900
Nie Xiguang.

430
00:15:40,380 --> 00:15:41,120
What?

431
00:15:41,580 --> 00:15:42,680
You're really asking me that?

432
00:15:43,460 --> 00:15:44,560
This is way too weird.

433
00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:45,960
After what you did,

434
00:15:46,540 --> 00:15:47,740
don't you feel any guilt at all?

435
00:15:49,380 --> 00:15:50,540
What did I do?

436
00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:51,780
Rong,

437
00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:53,360
chill.

438
00:15:54,180 --> 00:15:55,380
We haven't even got the full story yet.

439
00:15:58,960 --> 00:15:59,580
Xiguang,

440
00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:01,560
did you get a call

441
00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:02,980
from Shengyuan

442
00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:04,200
about the interview for Rong

443
00:16:04,260 --> 00:16:05,400
on Monday afternoon?

444
00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:06,940
Of course not.

445
00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:08,280
You still won't admit it?

446
00:16:09,500 --> 00:16:10,140
Nie Xiguang,

447
00:16:10,900 --> 00:16:11,480
I can't believe

448
00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:12,380
you'd do something like this.

449
00:16:13,460 --> 00:16:14,420
Or maybe

450
00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:15,240
she just forgot?

451
00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:16,940
Xigua was still asleep

452
00:16:17,020 --> 00:16:18,360
when we left that day.

453
00:16:18,700 --> 00:16:19,940
Maybe she picked it up

454
00:16:19,980 --> 00:16:20,920
and went straight back to sleep,

455
00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:22,140
and when she woke up,

456
00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:23,100
she just forgot to tell you.

457
00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:30,080
Are you suspecting me

458
00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:31,640
of answering your interview call

459
00:16:31,780 --> 00:16:32,880
and not telling you?

460
00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:34,360
You must be mistaken.

461
00:16:34,420 --> 00:16:35,140
I never received

462
00:16:35,180 --> 00:16:36,400
any interview calls for you.

463
00:16:36,620 --> 00:16:37,480
Why bother denying it?

464
00:16:38,860 --> 00:16:40,740
Too bad your clever schemes backfired.

465
00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:41,960
If it hadn't been for Zhuang Xu

466
00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:43,100
calling his senior

467
00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:43,980
to ask,

468
00:16:44,820 --> 00:16:45,580
you really might have

469
00:16:45,620 --> 00:16:46,500
gotten away with it.

470
00:16:50,700 --> 00:16:51,280
Siliang,

471
00:16:52,540 --> 00:16:54,400
can you walk us

472
00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:55,560
through the whole thing?

473
00:16:58,140 --> 00:16:59,100
Rong never got

474
00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:00,440
the interview call.

475
00:17:01,060 --> 00:17:02,200
So Zhuang Xu asked

476
00:17:02,580 --> 00:17:03,780
his senior

477
00:17:03,860 --> 00:17:05,160
who works in HR at Shengyuan.

478
00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:07,700
She said they sent out

479
00:17:07,839 --> 00:17:08,660
a unified notice

480
00:17:08,780 --> 00:17:09,780
right after work started
on Monday afternoon,

481
00:17:10,319 --> 00:17:11,859
and Rong was on the interview list.

482
00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:13,540
Since her phone was stolen,

483
00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:14,440
the company

484
00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:15,900
could only call our dorm.

485
00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:17,099
That afternoon,

486
00:17:17,540 --> 00:17:18,740
Rong, Fen,

487
00:17:18,940 --> 00:17:20,020
Feng and I

488
00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:21,460
went out together.

489
00:17:22,220 --> 00:17:23,460
You were the only one
sleeping in the dorm.

490
00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:25,839
Boss went out of town for an interview

491
00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:26,460
and came back Tuesday.

492
00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:28,880
I was with Rong and Fen

493
00:17:28,940 --> 00:17:30,100
all afternoon.

494
00:17:30,620 --> 00:17:31,760
Feng went to the train station.

495
00:17:32,180 --> 00:17:32,980
So

496
00:17:34,420 --> 00:17:35,400
think carefully.

497
00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:37,620
Did you take the call back then

498
00:17:38,100 --> 00:17:38,760
and just forget?

499
00:17:39,100 --> 00:17:40,860
I'm absolutely certain I didn't.

500
00:17:41,940 --> 00:17:42,960
Actually, not long after you all left,

501
00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:44,020
I went straight to the library.

502
00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:44,940
So I never received

503
00:17:44,940 --> 00:17:45,620
any call at all.

504
00:17:45,980 --> 00:17:47,340
You're really washing your hands of it.

505
00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:58,220
Maybe Shengyuan

506
00:17:58,280 --> 00:17:59,440
never even called.

507
00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:00,920
Or maybe they missed it,

508
00:18:01,420 --> 00:18:03,400
or dialed but no one picked up,

509
00:18:03,500 --> 00:18:04,580
and then forgot

510
00:18:04,620 --> 00:18:05,700
to call again.

511
00:18:08,100 --> 00:18:09,420
I knew you'd say that.

512
00:18:10,220 --> 00:18:11,260
Luckily, his senior

513
00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:12,160
went the extra mile

514
00:18:12,360 --> 00:18:13,700
and asked the person
in charge of notifications.

515
00:18:14,380 --> 00:18:16,360
The staff, afraid of being accused,

516
00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:18,300
pulled up the call records.

517
00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:19,880
It was made at 2:30 PM,

518
00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:20,920
and lasted almost a minute.

519
00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:22,800
He said

520
00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:24,100
the person who answered promised

521
00:18:24,380 --> 00:18:25,320
to pass the message along,

522
00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:26,820
so they didn't

523
00:18:26,860 --> 00:18:27,720
call again.

524
00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:30,640
But who could have imagined

525
00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:33,360
you could be so malicious?

526
00:18:36,780 --> 00:18:38,120
No matter what they say,

527
00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:40,200
the fact is I never got

528
00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:41,160
any calls.

529
00:18:41,420 --> 00:18:42,100
Besides,

530
00:18:42,860 --> 00:18:44,000
why would I do that?

531
00:18:44,020 --> 00:18:44,920
No reason?

532
00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:46,920
Don't you like Zhuang Xu?

533
00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:49,020
Shengyuan is so close to Huaya.

534
00:18:49,300 --> 00:18:50,140
You don't want me and Zhuang Xu

535
00:18:50,140 --> 00:18:50,720
to be together, do you?

536
00:18:50,860 --> 00:18:51,140
That's why you...

537
00:18:51,140 --> 00:18:51,480
Rong.

538
00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:53,700
Maybe it really is
just a misunderstanding.

539
00:18:54,360 --> 00:18:55,200
Anyway, you've got

540
00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:56,400
another interview now.

541
00:18:57,420 --> 00:18:58,040
Let it go.

542
00:18:58,800 --> 00:18:59,920
Don't make everyone

543
00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:01,420
upset.

544
00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:02,280
Yeah.

545
00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:04,000
I feel like something

546
00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:05,240
went wrong in all this.

547
00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:07,560
The matter can be left behind.

548
00:19:09,940 --> 00:19:10,800
But look at her.

549
00:19:11,120 --> 00:19:11,900
Has she shown

550
00:19:12,360 --> 00:19:13,440
even a hint of regret

551
00:19:13,660 --> 00:19:14,640
or the slightest apology?

552
00:19:15,940 --> 00:19:16,980
I just can't swallow it.

553
00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:20,620
Ye Rong,

554
00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:23,240
you're seriously underestimating me.

555
00:19:24,260 --> 00:19:25,240
If I really wanted to stop you

556
00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:26,180
from getting the interview,

557
00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:27,440
do you think Shengyuan

558
00:19:27,460 --> 00:19:28,680
would've called you at all?

559
00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:32,300
Who do you think you are?

560
00:19:33,540 --> 00:19:34,680
Nowadays,

561
00:19:36,140 --> 00:19:37,720
it's all about strength.

562
00:19:41,460 --> 00:19:42,260
Wanna give it a try?

563
00:20:09,380 --> 00:20:09,840
Hello?

564
00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:10,660
Is this Manager Li?

565
00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:11,860
This is Nie Xiguang.

566
00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:14,900
Sorry.

567
00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:15,200
Sorry...

568
00:20:15,300 --> 00:20:15,620
We're from...

569
00:20:16,220 --> 00:20:17,760
The number you dialed does not exist.

570
00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:19,520
Please check it and redial.

571
00:20:20,420 --> 00:20:20,960
Sorry,

572
00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:23,620
the number you dialed does not exist.

573
00:20:23,900 --> 00:20:25,740
Please check it and redial.

574
00:20:39,940 --> 00:20:40,520
It's an invalid number.

575
00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:42,100
I really thought

576
00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:43,300
money could work miracles,

577
00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:46,380
but it was all just for show.

578
00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:54,540
I'll say it one more time.

579
00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:58,440
I never did it.

580
00:21:01,120 --> 00:21:02,060
Believe me or not.

581
00:21:13,670 --> 00:21:17,030
♪Turns out that person♪

582
00:21:17,110 --> 00:21:20,710
♪Has a certain possibility♪

583
00:21:20,990 --> 00:21:27,030
♪Of preventing this story
from ever starting♪

584
00:21:27,730 --> 00:21:30,950
♪From that first word of greeting♪

585
00:21:31,250 --> 00:21:34,550
♪To the question about your name♪

586
00:21:35,070 --> 00:21:39,500
♪I could never forget your gaze♪

587
00:21:39,500 --> 00:21:40,620
Be honest.

588
00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:42,000
Did you move back

589
00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:43,260
because of Zhuang Xu?

590
00:21:43,260 --> 00:21:45,110
♪Turns out that person♪

591
00:21:45,450 --> 00:21:48,490
♪Is no longer possible♪

592
00:21:49,580 --> 00:21:51,040
You all noticed?

593
00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:53,160
You're being way too obvious.

594
00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:55,050
♪To revisit the self I used to be♪

595
00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:57,360
But I have a question.

596
00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:00,620
Rong doesn't have a boyfriend,

597
00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:01,660
I know that.

598
00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:03,940
So what exactly

599
00:22:04,300 --> 00:22:05,560
is her relationship with Zhuang Xu?

600
00:22:06,120 --> 00:22:08,380
If they like each other,

601
00:22:08,700 --> 00:22:09,680
then I'll give up.

602
00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:12,540
I'm not sure about that.

603
00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:14,060
Why don't you

604
00:22:14,340 --> 00:22:15,400
just ask Rong?

605
00:22:18,180 --> 00:22:18,720
Rong.

606
00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,780
♪Turns out it tells the days ahead
to wait awhile♪

607
00:22:21,780 --> 00:22:25,000
I want to ask you something.

608
00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:28,660
Is it about Zhuang Xu?

609
00:22:28,660 --> 00:22:30,210
♪As lovely as the forever you promised♪

610
00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:32,080
Yes.

611
00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:33,600
Even though

612
00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:34,800
we've been neighbors since childhood,

613
00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:36,240
I don't really know him that well.

614
00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:37,580
You're asking the wrong person.

615
00:22:39,660 --> 00:22:40,260
I see.

616
00:22:40,260 --> 00:22:42,300
♪Turns out adult farewells are silent♪

617
00:22:42,300 --> 00:22:43,680
Thanks, I get it now.

618
00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:49,210
♪Turns out the wish to see you again
can no longer come true♪

619
00:22:50,110 --> 00:22:53,510
♪We once rushed through our youth♪

620
00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:54,560
Zhuang Xu.

621
00:22:55,940 --> 00:22:56,980
Well,

622
00:22:58,260 --> 00:23:01,540
I think you've probably already guessed.

623
00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:03,540
I like you.

624
00:23:04,300 --> 00:23:05,960
Would you be my boyfriend?

625
00:23:14,660 --> 00:23:15,140
Sorry.

626
00:23:15,140 --> 00:23:17,480
♪Turns out that person♪

627
00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:18,740
So it really was

628
00:23:18,940 --> 00:23:20,320
too early, huh?

629
00:23:20,860 --> 00:23:21,940
Even so, I'm not giving up.

630
00:23:22,740 --> 00:23:23,680
I'll keep liking you,

631
00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:25,160
until the day

632
00:23:25,820 --> 00:23:26,540
you finally return the feeling.

633
00:23:26,540 --> 00:23:28,350
♪To revisit the self I used to be♪

634
00:23:28,950 --> 00:23:30,340
♪Turns out the deep chill of the night♪

635
00:23:30,340 --> 00:23:31,300
Give me time. I'll win you over.

636
00:23:32,390 --> 00:23:35,510
♪Never truly warmed us♪

637
00:23:35,730 --> 00:23:40,790
♪Even till dawn,
I cannot hold a good night♪

638
00:23:42,340 --> 00:23:45,230
♪When swift regret finds its open door♪

639
00:23:45,450 --> 00:23:47,860
♪No wonder time itself is sore♪

640
00:23:47,860 --> 00:23:48,860
You confessed to Zhuang Xu?

641
00:23:50,260 --> 00:23:50,860
Yeah.

642
00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:52,260
How did you know?

643
00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:54,880
Someone has seen you.

644
00:23:55,120 --> 00:23:56,380
Now the whole department's gossiping,

645
00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:57,700
saying you stole someone's love.

646
00:23:58,180 --> 00:23:59,260
What?

647
00:24:00,060 --> 00:24:01,140
Zhuang Xu

648
00:24:01,540 --> 00:24:02,980
doesn't even have a girlfriend.

649
00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:04,580
Rong.

650
00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:06,280
They may not be

651
00:24:06,360 --> 00:24:07,320
dating,

652
00:24:07,660 --> 00:24:08,660
but everyone knows

653
00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:09,640
they grew up together,

654
00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:11,120
always kind of ambiguous.

655
00:24:12,980 --> 00:24:13,820
But...

656
00:24:13,820 --> 00:24:16,920
♪Turns out it tells the days ahead
to wait awhile♪

657
00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:18,360
Should I text him to ask?

658
00:24:19,860 --> 00:24:20,520
I'm sorry.

659
00:24:20,660 --> 00:24:21,180
I honestly didn't realize

660
00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:22,260
you and Rong had something going on.

661
00:24:22,660 --> 00:24:24,400
Otherwise I wouldn't have confessed
to you.

662
00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:26,900
I hope I didn't cause you any trouble.

663
00:24:26,900 --> 00:24:29,800
♪Yesterday, we whispered
a soft "see you tomorrow"♪

664
00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:31,820
If they're not
that kind of relationship,

665
00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:33,280
he'll reply to me, right?

666
00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:39,150
♪Turns out adult farewells are silent♪

667
00:24:40,260 --> 00:24:40,920
Did he reply?

668
00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:42,500
No.

669
00:24:42,500 --> 00:24:45,610
♪Turns out the wish to see you again
can no longer come true♪

670
00:24:46,730 --> 00:24:50,050
♪We once rushed through our youth♪

671
00:24:50,750 --> 00:24:55,210
♪Waiting and waiting
in the same old place♪

672
00:24:56,570 --> 00:25:02,450
♪Ends up letting us turn into strangers♪

673
00:25:03,020 --> 00:25:03,760
Nie Xiguang.

674
00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:06,340
♪Is love even worth it?♪

675
00:25:06,340 --> 00:25:06,980
You really are

676
00:25:07,100 --> 00:25:09,180
a complete fool.

677
00:25:10,390 --> 00:25:15,110
♪There's no turning back♪

678
00:25:15,450 --> 00:25:18,150
♪Just admit it♪

679
00:25:22,370 --> 00:25:24,830
♪And let it go♪

680
00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:38,200
Xiguang,

681
00:25:38,580 --> 00:25:39,540
why are you back today?

682
00:25:42,100 --> 00:25:43,200
I'm starving.

683
00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:44,460
Don't fight me for it.

684
00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:46,180
I won't.

685
00:26:09,660 --> 00:26:10,400
Nie Xiguang,

686
00:26:10,940 --> 00:26:12,000
Ms. Zhang made the baozi.

687
00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:13,140
I can't finish them.

688
00:26:13,140 --> 00:26:13,900
You want some?

689
00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:15,540
Meat inside.

690
00:26:17,460 --> 00:26:18,180
Xiguang.

691
00:26:20,460 --> 00:26:21,220
What's wrong?

692
00:26:22,740 --> 00:26:24,000
Don't tell me you're heartbroken again.

693
00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:26,960
Can you just be quiet

694
00:26:26,980 --> 00:26:27,800
and stop bothering me?

695
00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:30,080
So you really are?

696
00:26:31,660 --> 00:26:32,700
You got rejected again?

697
00:26:33,340 --> 00:26:34,620
Don't tell me
it's still because of Zhuang.

698
00:26:35,620 --> 00:26:37,060
I thought you'd already given up on him.

699
00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:39,340
Alright then,

700
00:26:39,860 --> 00:26:41,060
you'll get used to it.

701
00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:49,940
Xiguang,

702
00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:51,920
I left the baozi at your door.

703
00:27:10,290 --> 00:27:11,650
[Herman C. E. Liu Memories Library]

704
00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:27,200
Zhuang Xu actually gave you a phone?

705
00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:29,820
Yeah.

706
00:27:29,820 --> 00:27:30,580
I didn't expect it either.

707
00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:39,420
Nie Xiguang,

708
00:27:40,780 --> 00:27:41,860
let's just drop that matter.

709
00:27:42,460 --> 00:27:43,320
We're classmates after all.

710
00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:51,720
This is an early birthday present

711
00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:53,220
Zhuang Xu gave me yesterday.

712
00:27:54,140 --> 00:27:55,360
You win some, and you lose some.

713
00:27:55,820 --> 00:27:57,300
That old saying really hits the mark.

714
00:27:58,360 --> 00:27:59,260
Sometimes,

715
00:27:59,540 --> 00:28:00,400
why bother scheming so cleverly?

716
00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:14,200
What's there to show off

717
00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:15,800
about such an ordinary phone?

718
00:28:17,740 --> 00:28:18,240
Indeed,

719
00:28:18,860 --> 00:28:19,960
it is ordinary,

720
00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:21,040
just a little over 1000 yuan.

721
00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:23,440
Of course, it's beneath your notice.

722
00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:24,780
But

723
00:28:25,020 --> 00:28:26,240
haven't you heard the saying:

724
00:28:26,820 --> 00:28:28,000
"A priceless treasure is easy to find,

725
00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:30,240
but a true lover is hard to come by"?

726
00:28:38,980 --> 00:28:39,520
Exactly.

727
00:28:41,700 --> 00:28:42,700
A true lover is hard to come by.

728
00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:43,900
Congratulations then.

729
00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:05,980
I'm back.

730
00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:08,120
Alright, you're back.

731
00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:09,440
Go wash up.

732
00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:10,420
Lights out soon.

733
00:29:11,820 --> 00:29:13,100
Haven't seen you in days,

734
00:29:13,340 --> 00:29:14,340
why so cold?

735
00:29:16,260 --> 00:29:17,060
I'm fine now.

736
00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:19,420
I just got back from my interview

737
00:29:19,420 --> 00:29:20,100
at Shengyuan today.

738
00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:21,940
They gave me

739
00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:22,760
another chance.

740
00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:25,280
Thank you, ma'am.

741
00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:26,540
I'm

742
00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:27,500
at peace now.

743
00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:28,940
I'll just take it

744
00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:30,520
as a taste of the real world.

745
00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:33,680
I'm not going to say anything to others.

746
00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:35,400
Can't let people think

747
00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:36,500
our class isn't united.

748
00:29:36,860 --> 00:29:37,600
But if the rumors

749
00:29:37,620 --> 00:29:38,480
get out,

750
00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:39,180
that's not on me.

751
00:29:40,140 --> 00:29:41,620
I'm the one who got hurt here,

752
00:29:42,180 --> 00:29:43,080
and I don't owe anyone else

753
00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:43,840
their reputation.

754
00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:46,260
What happened?

755
00:29:46,780 --> 00:29:48,600
It looks pretty serious.

756
00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:52,740
Where's Xigua?

757
00:29:53,380 --> 00:29:54,640
Lights out soon
and she's still not back.

758
00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:56,080
Did she go stay at her uncle's again?

759
00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:58,580
Something did happen.

760
00:29:59,620 --> 00:30:00,800
Monday afternoon,

761
00:30:01,100 --> 00:30:02,140
we went out together.

762
00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:04,140
Xiguang was asleep at the time.

763
00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:05,320
You remember that, right?

764
00:30:05,460 --> 00:30:05,920
Yeah.

765
00:30:06,100 --> 00:30:06,660
What's wrong?

766
00:30:07,540 --> 00:30:09,240
That afternoon, around 2 PM,

767
00:30:09,700 --> 00:30:11,320
Shengyuan called Rong,

768
00:30:11,740 --> 00:30:12,960
asking her to come for an interview.

769
00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:14,640
Xiguang picked up the call.

770
00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:16,580
Maybe she forgot

771
00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:18,280
to tell Rong,

772
00:30:18,740 --> 00:30:20,000
almost making her miss something

773
00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:20,880
that could change her life.

774
00:30:21,020 --> 00:30:22,240
What nonsense are you talking about?

775
00:30:22,740 --> 00:30:23,840
Why blame Xigua?

776
00:30:24,540 --> 00:30:26,080
I was the one who answered that call.

777
00:30:26,700 --> 00:30:27,900
And they said

778
00:30:28,100 --> 00:30:29,300
they'd call Rong again themselves.

779
00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:30,640
They never told me to pass it on.

780
00:30:42,450 --> 00:30:48,600
[Feng]

781
00:30:50,980 --> 00:30:51,460
Hello?

782
00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:00,580
Thank you, ma'am,

783
00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:01,660
and thanks to all my classmates

784
00:31:01,700 --> 00:31:02,720
for joining the meal today.

785
00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:03,980
I hope everyone enjoys themselves.

786
00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:05,760
I'll raise my cup of tea

787
00:31:05,900 --> 00:31:06,580
to toast you all.

788
00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:08,440
No,

789
00:31:08,660 --> 00:31:09,240
please,

790
00:31:09,260 --> 00:31:10,080
don't bother standing up.

791
00:31:10,260 --> 00:31:11,040
Let's just keep it casual.

792
00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:16,600
I invited everyone here

793
00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:17,720
for dinner today

794
00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:19,300
mainly to say thanks for all the care

795
00:31:19,340 --> 00:31:20,460
you've given me these past few years.

796
00:31:21,040 --> 00:31:21,700
You've really made

797
00:31:21,700 --> 00:31:22,800
my college life a happy one.

798
00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:24,700
But there's also something

799
00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:25,760
I want to set straight.

800
00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:27,520
I just want

801
00:31:27,540 --> 00:31:28,720
to make it clear,

802
00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:30,040
so I can finish my college years

803
00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:31,320
feeling happy

804
00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:32,520
and free of regrets.

805
00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:37,060
Recently, you may have heard

806
00:31:37,660 --> 00:31:38,640
my dorm mate, Ye Rong,

807
00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:39,700
missed her interview

808
00:31:39,980 --> 00:31:41,500
with Shanghai Shengyuan
because she lost her phone.

809
00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:43,300
There's been talk

810
00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:45,140
that when Shengyuan called our dorm,

811
00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:46,500
Nie Xiguang

812
00:31:46,540 --> 00:31:47,260
answered,

813
00:31:47,420 --> 00:31:48,320
but didn't pass on the message,

814
00:31:48,580 --> 00:31:49,700
which led to her missing it.

815
00:31:50,420 --> 00:31:51,740
I need to make a correction.

816
00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:53,600
I was the one who answered that call.

817
00:31:55,260 --> 00:31:55,680
It was her?

818
00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:57,060
It was last Monday afternoon.

819
00:31:57,620 --> 00:31:59,040
I went out with Rong, Siliang

820
00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:00,280
and Fen.

821
00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:01,800
They had errands to run,

822
00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:02,840
and I went to Shanghai.

823
00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:04,500
When I got to the train station,

824
00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:06,220
I realized I'd forgotten my ID card,

825
00:32:06,540 --> 00:32:07,740
so I went back to the dorm to get it.

826
00:32:08,140 --> 00:32:09,180
Since I was in a hurry,

827
00:32:09,280 --> 00:32:10,340
I took a taxi.

828
00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:11,840
I kept the receipt

829
00:32:12,140 --> 00:32:13,020
in my wallet.

830
00:32:15,140 --> 00:32:15,920
Shengyuan's call

831
00:32:15,940 --> 00:32:16,860
came at 2:30 PM.

832
00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:17,880
By a little after 2:40 PM,

833
00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:18,940
I got in the taxi at the north gate.

834
00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:20,200
You can check the timing.

835
00:32:24,060 --> 00:32:25,020
It's true.

836
00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:27,580
If this isn't enough,

837
00:32:28,740 --> 00:32:29,540
I've got more evidence.

838
00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:33,960
The traffic jam made me late.

839
00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:35,240
Here's your gift for making it ashore.

840
00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:35,880
Thank you.

841
00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:38,460
That day,

842
00:32:38,500 --> 00:32:39,420
after Fen and Feng left,

843
00:32:39,700 --> 00:32:40,640
I got up soon after

844
00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:41,440
and went to the library.

845
00:32:41,900 --> 00:32:42,740
When I arrived,

846
00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:44,380
I first returned the book I'd borrowed.

847
00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:46,140
So the library

848
00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:47,720
has my return record and timestamp.

849
00:32:48,260 --> 00:32:49,060
I took a photo of it.

850
00:32:52,900 --> 00:32:54,140
The system is right there.

851
00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:56,020
Anyone can check it anytime.

852
00:32:56,600 --> 00:32:57,860
If you still don't believe me,

853
00:32:58,420 --> 00:32:59,640
the dorm office and library

854
00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:00,460
have surveillance footage.

855
00:33:01,180 --> 00:33:02,060
I'm just a student,

856
00:33:02,100 --> 00:33:03,080
so I can't check it myself.

857
00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:05,540
If necessary, we can request it
through the school,

858
00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:07,040
and I'm sure it can be reviewed.

859
00:33:07,520 --> 00:33:08,400
No need.

860
00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:09,360
I trust you.

861
00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:10,800
Now it seems

862
00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:11,920
this was all a misunderstanding.

863
00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:13,300
It wasn't Nie Xiguang

864
00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:15,560
but Feng, who forgot to tell Ye Rong.

865
00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:16,800
This is the second thing

866
00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:17,500
I want to clear up.

867
00:33:17,940 --> 00:33:19,080
I didn't forget.

868
00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:20,960
I remember very clearly

869
00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:22,840
that the staff at Shengyuan told me

870
00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:24,180
they would notify Rong later.

871
00:33:24,580 --> 00:33:25,740
But I don't know why,

872
00:33:25,900 --> 00:33:27,160
when Rong and Zhuang Xu called them,

873
00:33:27,220 --> 00:33:28,440
they suddenly changed their story.

874
00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:30,720
And

875
00:33:31,340 --> 00:33:31,840
I have no way

876
00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:32,500
to prove this part.

877
00:33:32,520 --> 00:33:33,060
I can.

878
00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:39,460
I went to an interview at Shengyuan,

879
00:33:39,840 --> 00:33:40,400
so I have the phone number

880
00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:41,620
of their HR manager.

881
00:33:42,180 --> 00:33:42,640
Of course,

882
00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:44,240
not the senior

883
00:33:44,300 --> 00:33:45,220
Rong and Zhuang Xu

884
00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:46,660
spoke to on the phone.

885
00:33:47,340 --> 00:33:48,640
I asked the HR manager

886
00:33:48,680 --> 00:33:49,380
to help me investigate.

887
00:33:49,500 --> 00:33:50,160
He was very helpful,

888
00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:52,220
and after looking into it, he told me

889
00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:53,680
that the staff

890
00:33:53,700 --> 00:33:54,920
in charge of interview notices

891
00:33:55,300 --> 00:33:56,800
forgot to notify Ye Rong
the second time.

892
00:33:57,740 --> 00:33:59,160
But when the senior asked about it,

893
00:33:59,860 --> 00:34:01,080
that employee was afraid
of taking responsibility

894
00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:01,940
and lied.

895
00:34:03,340 --> 00:34:04,360
Here is the recording

896
00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:05,200
of my conversation with Mr. Li,

897
00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:06,520
along with the employee's apology.

898
00:34:07,180 --> 00:34:07,880
I recorded it

899
00:34:07,900 --> 00:34:08,780
with their consent.

900
00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:16,020
Xigua,

901
00:34:17,420 --> 00:34:19,100
I'm touched by how much
you've done for me.

902
00:34:20,820 --> 00:34:21,900
You stood up bravely

903
00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:23,280
for my innocence,

904
00:34:24,260 --> 00:34:24,860
so of course

905
00:34:24,900 --> 00:34:25,940
I'll fight for yours too.

906
00:34:32,280 --> 00:34:32,800
And one more thing,

907
00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:34,600
I want to make it clear.

908
00:34:35,260 --> 00:34:36,179
After all that's happened,

909
00:34:36,500 --> 00:34:38,980
I find Shengyuan completely unreliable,

910
00:34:39,179 --> 00:34:40,159
and utterly undeserving of me.

911
00:34:41,179 --> 00:34:42,239
So I've decided

912
00:34:42,600 --> 00:34:43,659
I won't be joining them.

913
00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:09,680
Xiguang.

914
00:35:13,380 --> 00:35:13,960
I'm sorry

915
00:35:15,380 --> 00:35:16,380
for not saying anything that day

916
00:35:16,420 --> 00:35:17,260
to defend you.

917
00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:18,860
I owe you an apology.

918
00:35:19,540 --> 00:35:20,660
Me too, Xiguang.

919
00:35:21,300 --> 00:35:22,740
I really thought you had just forgotten.

920
00:35:23,360 --> 00:35:24,400
It's fine.

921
00:35:25,300 --> 00:35:26,060
My head

922
00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:27,680
was all foggy that day.

923
00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:28,960
Can't blame you for that.

924
00:35:30,720 --> 00:35:31,580
But Boss.

925
00:35:33,540 --> 00:35:34,760
Why did you suddenly...

926
00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:37,860
start clapping during dinner?

927
00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:39,080
It was so awkward.

928
00:35:39,140 --> 00:35:41,340
I almost couldn't breathe.

929
00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:42,720
I have no idea.

930
00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:45,340
You were really...

931
00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:48,020
I don't know how to describe it.

932
00:35:48,540 --> 00:35:49,920
After four years as classmates,

933
00:35:50,220 --> 00:35:51,340
I always thought you were

934
00:35:51,700 --> 00:35:53,220
laid-back, a "go-with-the-flow" type.

935
00:35:54,220 --> 00:35:55,080
Never imagined

936
00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:57,140
you'd be like this.

937
00:35:57,680 --> 00:35:59,840
You were absolutely dazzling, seriously.

938
00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:02,320
You practically stole the whole show!

939
00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:05,420
This really isn't Boss's fault.

940
00:36:05,620 --> 00:36:07,140
I was stunned too.

941
00:36:08,580 --> 00:36:09,660
This just shows

942
00:36:09,660 --> 00:36:11,380
you don't really know me.

943
00:36:12,080 --> 00:36:12,960
In the crunch,

944
00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:14,080
I can

945
00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:15,140
own the spotlight.

946
00:36:22,420 --> 00:36:23,660
[Chang:]
Here they come.

947
00:36:23,720 --> 00:36:25,460
[Heard the drama just flipped around?]
The gossip's already started.

948
00:36:25,460 --> 00:36:26,720
[Nie Xiguang didn't hide
Ye Rong's interview call.]

949
00:36:26,720 --> 00:36:27,400
[Xue: So what really happened?]

950
00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:28,860
I especially asked a few

951
00:36:29,080 --> 00:36:30,460
[Xin: Poor Nie Xiguang]
of our top gossipers to dinner.

952
00:36:30,460 --> 00:36:31,040
[being wrongly accused for so long.]

953
00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:31,700
Tomorrow,

954
00:36:31,940 --> 00:36:32,320
no,

955
00:36:32,900 --> 00:36:33,580
not tomorrow,

956
00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:35,240
tonight,

957
00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:37,180
everyone in the Business School
will know

958
00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:39,300
that Xigua was wronged.

959
00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:41,840
Well, then the treat wasn't in vain.

960
00:36:42,240 --> 00:36:44,320
Why didn't you let me pay?

961
00:36:44,660 --> 00:36:45,540
Come on.

962
00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:46,420
I got into grad school.

963
00:36:46,460 --> 00:36:47,700
Of course I had to treat.

964
00:36:48,420 --> 00:36:49,400
I just invited a few extra folks

965
00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:50,060
as messengers.

966
00:36:50,280 --> 00:36:51,300
There's no way I'd make you pay.

967
00:36:52,240 --> 00:36:53,740
You've had enough bad luck already.

968
00:36:54,340 --> 00:36:55,260
Making you chip in?

969
00:36:55,260 --> 00:36:55,980
That's just not fair.

970
00:36:58,240 --> 00:36:58,940
By the way, Feng,

971
00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:01,120
didn't you invite Rong and Siliang?

972
00:37:03,400 --> 00:37:04,700
Of course I did.

973
00:37:04,920 --> 00:37:05,780
How could I not?

974
00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:08,100
Siliang couldn't make it.
Something came up.

975
00:37:08,560 --> 00:37:09,520
As for Rong...

976
00:37:09,980 --> 00:37:11,480
I told her

977
00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:12,380
that this dinner

978
00:37:12,620 --> 00:37:14,000
was meant to clear up
the misunderstanding.

979
00:37:15,080 --> 00:37:16,280
She chose not to come.

980
00:37:17,820 --> 00:37:18,500
Honestly,

981
00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:20,420
I didn't think this needed

982
00:37:20,580 --> 00:37:21,360
to be made

983
00:37:21,380 --> 00:37:22,720
such a big deal.

984
00:37:23,100 --> 00:37:24,340
But after I explained it

985
00:37:24,420 --> 00:37:25,300
to a few classmates,

986
00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:27,540
within a couple of days,
people started saying

987
00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:29,280
I was brown-nosing Xigua

988
00:37:29,360 --> 00:37:30,280
and taking the blame for her.

989
00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:32,020
I was furious!

990
00:37:33,260 --> 00:37:33,760
Isn't that an insult

991
00:37:33,760 --> 00:37:34,740
to my character?

992
00:37:34,900 --> 00:37:36,140
Really?

993
00:37:37,120 --> 00:37:38,460
Seriously, that's ridiculous.

994
00:37:39,260 --> 00:37:40,400
Luckily, it's all cleared up now,

995
00:37:40,700 --> 00:37:41,680
otherwise I'd still be stewing over it.

996
00:37:44,060 --> 00:37:45,560
Just one month left,

997
00:37:45,580 --> 00:37:46,720
and we'll be graduating.

998
00:37:47,080 --> 00:37:48,420
Pulling something like this
right before graduation

999
00:37:48,520 --> 00:37:50,000
is way too awkward.

1000
00:37:50,180 --> 00:37:51,340
What's so awkward about it?

1001
00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:52,680
The real embarrassment is on those

1002
00:37:52,880 --> 00:37:53,800
who spread rumors

1003
00:37:53,900 --> 00:37:55,140
and refuse to listen to any explanation.

1004
00:37:56,780 --> 00:37:57,000
Xigua,

1005
00:37:57,820 --> 00:37:58,680
for the next couple of days,

1006
00:37:58,720 --> 00:37:59,440
maybe you can try

1007
00:37:59,460 --> 00:38:00,200
putting on

1008
00:38:00,420 --> 00:38:01,760
that "poor me,

1009
00:38:02,360 --> 00:38:03,460
life's so unfair" look?

1010
00:38:04,780 --> 00:38:06,200
I don't even need to put it on.

1011
00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:08,120
I already look miserable.

1012
00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:09,640
What's wrong?

1013
00:38:10,180 --> 00:38:11,420
My thesis.

1014
00:38:12,240 --> 00:38:14,120
I turned in my first draft
a few days ago.

1015
00:38:14,400 --> 00:38:15,120
When I was

1016
00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:15,920
buying you that cake,

1017
00:38:16,020 --> 00:38:16,960
my supervisor called

1018
00:38:17,420 --> 00:38:18,340
and told me to pick up

1019
00:38:18,380 --> 00:38:19,300
his feedback on the thesis.

1020
00:38:20,440 --> 00:38:21,320
This doesn't sound good.

1021
00:38:21,720 --> 00:38:22,460
Relax.

1022
00:38:22,700 --> 00:38:24,020
No matter what,

1023
00:38:24,060 --> 00:38:24,680
he's gonna

1024
00:38:24,680 --> 00:38:25,460
give you a scare,

1025
00:38:25,940 --> 00:38:27,000
like, "delayed graduation,"

1026
00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:27,760
or "not good enough."

1027
00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:29,320
Just tough it out and you'll be fine.

1028
00:38:29,540 --> 00:38:30,060
Yeah,

1029
00:38:30,440 --> 00:38:31,180
you will make it.

1030
00:38:32,600 --> 00:38:33,560
Honestly, you guys

1031
00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:35,340
make me even more nervous.

1032
00:38:36,820 --> 00:38:39,840
Finally, justice served.
Back to reality now.

1033
00:38:41,190 --> 00:38:43,430
[Zhuang Xu,
Outstanding Academic Performance Award]

1034
00:38:43,900 --> 00:38:45,220
That's how it went.

1035
00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:46,860
I owe you an apology.

1036
00:38:47,700 --> 00:38:48,960
I didn't expect the staff

1037
00:38:48,980 --> 00:38:50,340
to lie just to dodge blame.

1038
00:38:51,020 --> 00:38:51,640
I hope it didn't

1039
00:38:51,640 --> 00:38:52,400
cause you any trouble.

1040
00:38:54,360 --> 00:38:54,920
Zhuang Xu?

1041
00:38:55,540 --> 00:38:56,040
Zhuang Xu?

1042
00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:01,660
It's fine.

1043
00:39:04,360 --> 00:39:05,260
Thanks for telling me, senior.

1044
00:39:11,940 --> 00:39:13,020
I made a late-night snack
for Zhuang Fei.

1045
00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:14,100
You have some, too.

1046
00:39:16,040 --> 00:39:16,280
Okay.

1047
00:39:18,500 --> 00:39:19,520
If your father

1048
00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:20,920
could see

1049
00:39:22,240 --> 00:39:23,600
how well you've done,

1050
00:39:23,840 --> 00:39:24,760
he'd be at peace.

1051
00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:27,100
Zhuang Fei's taking
the Gaokao this year.

1052
00:39:27,580 --> 00:39:28,680
Once it's over,

1053
00:39:29,900 --> 00:39:30,400
my work

1054
00:39:30,420 --> 00:39:31,660
will be half done.

1055
00:39:32,460 --> 00:39:32,920
Mom.

1056
00:39:34,320 --> 00:39:34,960
Thanks for all these years.

1057
00:39:36,300 --> 00:39:37,220
It's nothing.

1058
00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:38,700
I feel

1059
00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:40,180
a real sense of achievement.

1060
00:39:41,600 --> 00:39:43,100
Now you've graduated from college,

1061
00:39:43,720 --> 00:39:45,020
and landed a good job.

1062
00:39:45,860 --> 00:39:46,780
It's time to think about

1063
00:39:47,120 --> 00:39:48,480
settling down.

1064
00:39:49,560 --> 00:39:50,340
I think

1065
00:39:51,100 --> 00:39:52,720
you should make it official
with Rong ASAP.

1066
00:39:53,740 --> 00:39:54,720
Just let me finish.

1067
00:39:56,480 --> 00:39:57,260
As the saying goes,

1068
00:39:58,160 --> 00:39:59,300
a good match requires equal standing.

1069
00:40:00,100 --> 00:40:01,880
You and Rong grew up together.

1070
00:40:02,640 --> 00:40:03,300
If her father

1071
00:40:03,580 --> 00:40:04,600
and the elders

1072
00:40:04,920 --> 00:40:05,840
were still around,

1073
00:40:06,540 --> 00:40:07,040
I wouldn't

1074
00:40:07,140 --> 00:40:08,500
have to say this.

1075
00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:10,700
About that interview,

1076
00:40:11,820 --> 00:40:13,160
you got Rong a phone

1077
00:40:14,120 --> 00:40:15,740
and told her to keep quiet at school.

1078
00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:18,300
I'm not saying it's outright wrong.

1079
00:40:19,860 --> 00:40:20,840
She's done our family

1080
00:40:21,360 --> 00:40:22,380
a real favor

1081
00:40:23,480 --> 00:40:24,720
and we should pay that back.

1082
00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:25,680
But a gift

1083
00:40:25,700 --> 00:40:26,940
with strings

1084
00:40:27,460 --> 00:40:28,440
still stings, even if only a little.

1085
00:40:28,460 --> 00:40:28,800
Mom,

1086
00:40:34,360 --> 00:40:35,100
please stop.

1087
00:40:49,170 --> 00:40:51,030
[Zhixing Building]

1088
00:40:57,700 --> 00:40:58,200
Come in.

1089
00:41:24,170 --> 00:41:27,830
♪A patch of heavy clouds above♪

1090
00:41:28,340 --> 00:41:30,960
♪That winding, twisting road we walk♪

1091
00:41:32,180 --> 00:41:35,860
♪Stopping and going countless times♪

1092
00:41:36,140 --> 00:41:39,880
♪Love feels less rushed that way♪

1093
00:41:40,210 --> 00:41:43,910
♪The rain from yesterday
has finally cleared♪

1094
00:41:44,390 --> 00:41:47,570
♪And today the sunshine
feels so warm and bright♪

1095
00:41:48,320 --> 00:41:51,940
♪I used to hide away in the corner♪

1096
00:41:52,070 --> 00:41:55,750
♪But now I long
to follow close behind you♪

1097
00:41:56,150 --> 00:41:59,830
♪How much longer
must I keep missing out?♪

1098
00:42:00,180 --> 00:42:04,460
♪When it's only you
who makes my heart race♪

1099
00:42:06,230 --> 00:42:09,390
♪I've rushed through the endless crowd♪

1100
00:42:09,960 --> 00:42:14,020
♪I'm holding your hand at this moment♪

1101
00:42:14,120 --> 00:42:17,820
♪Clutching tight, with tender arms♪

1102
00:42:17,930 --> 00:42:21,650
♪I just want to keep your gentle smile♪

1103
00:42:22,270 --> 00:42:26,030
♪I've made it past the endless trials♪

1104
00:42:26,120 --> 00:42:29,860
♪I'm gazing into your eyes
at this moment♪

1105
00:42:30,120 --> 00:42:33,860
♪No turning back
or fear of winter's chill♪

1106
00:42:34,010 --> 00:42:36,610
♪The sunlight shines like you♪

1107
00:42:37,240 --> 00:42:40,920
♪And like me♪

1108
00:42:54,420 --> 00:42:58,080
♪Dreams realized, broken and gone♪

1109
00:42:58,320 --> 00:43:01,260
♪Nothing more than a dream all along♪

1110
00:43:01,530 --> 00:43:06,170
♪Wake up to the bright lights
on the streets♪

1111
00:43:06,380 --> 00:43:10,080
♪I'm here by your side♪

1112
00:43:10,330 --> 00:43:14,010
♪The sky dimmed, deepened and died♪

1113
00:43:14,220 --> 00:43:17,220
♪Nothing more than some rain inside♪

1114
00:43:17,470 --> 00:43:22,110
♪Open the window
to boundless blue skies♪

1115
00:43:22,360 --> 00:43:26,680
♪Side by side, just you and I♪

1116
00:43:28,320 --> 00:43:32,660
♪Side by side, just you and I♪