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=Love Story in the 1970s=

=Episode 22=

Dad, Mom.

Have you eaten?

The paper is sending me to the epicenter.

The epicenter?

That's dangerous.

Only by going on site

can we get first-hand information.

Don't worry.

I'll only be working on the outskirts.

But,

does Fei Ni know?

I'll call the factory in a minute.

Hello?

Hi, I'm looking for Fei Ni.

Fang Muyang? It's Ms. Liu.

Ms. Liu.

Fei Ni's in Workshop Three.

I'll go get her.

Ms. Liu.

No need.

I'm short on time.

Please pass a message for me.

What?

The epicenter?

And he's leaving right away.

Ms. Liu, I'm taking half a day off.

Wait...

(Chief Editor's Office) Comrades, the leadership has ordered

Jiangcheng Daily,

the magazine office,

and the publishing house,

to form

a reporting team

(to head to the front lines of earthquake relief)

for on-site coverage.

(Safety First) The first priority is safety.

(2 Political Discipline, 3 Supplies) Only by ensuring your own safety

(Information Verification) can you complete your reporting duties.

This is an honorable and demanding mission.

It's also a test from the Party and the people.

We look forward to you

fulfilling your mission with honor

and returning in triumph.

Comrades, can I count on you?

- We will accomplish the mission. - We will accomplish the mission.

Editor Liao.

Where's Fang Muyang?

He's on this bus.

Fang Muyang!

Fang Muyang!

Fei Ni.

♪In spring, I think of you♪

Fei Ni!

♪In summer, I think of you♪

♪When autumn leaves fall, you belong to me♪

♪When the world is covered in snow♪

Why are you here?

Do you really have to go?

♪There is a small place♪

Fei Ni,

I have to go.

They need me in the disaster area.

At a time like this,

educated youth can't be afraid of hardship

exhaustion,

or danger.

I...

I know I can't stop you.

Just come back safe.

I'll wait for you.

♪Even when we collide, we hold our course♪

♪Even when we stumble, we keep our resolve♪

♪My love, walking toward the distance♪

I'm going.

♪Remember, that's me thinking of you♪

Mujing,

I'm staying with my parents for a few days.

Also,

don't stay in this building too long.

Be careful.

Okay.

I'm off.

(It's cold. I bought you a sweater. Hope it fits. It's your favorite color.)

(Share the candies with the others, except Liu Wei.)

(Save the canned food for yourself. Qu Hua.)

Why are you here?

Did you finish surgery?

Yes.

You didn't sleep all night, did you?

Were there many casualties?

Before I came,

I'd just completed my eighth operation.

Where are you going?

I received orders

to support the epicenter.

For how long?

I'll come back when all the injured

are treated.

I came to tell you something.

I've already signed the divorce agreement.

(Divorce Agreement. Parties: Fang Mujing, Qu Hua.)

What do you mean?

If you want a divorce, just say it.

Sign it sooner,

and we can go our separate ways.

Why did you transfer to Jiangcheng?

The epicenter is the most dangerous area.

I heard

that among the first group who went,

some were injured,

and some died in aftershocks.

I signed the divorce agreement

because I wanted to tell you

that if something happens to me,

then when you leave me,

you won't feel too burdened.

So you think

that if something happens to you,

I'd divorce you?

I said if something happens,

I'll divorce you.

(Divorce Agreement. Parties: Fang Mujing, Qu Hua.)

Qu Hua,

I'm just a wife.

All I know is that

if the person I love is hurt,

he'll only need me more.

Take care of yourself.

Don't get hurt.

Only then can you save more people.

Wait for me.

(Fang Muyang, there wasn't much time.)

(I could only get these biscuits and canned food.)

(I also brought you Huoxiang Zhengqi essence and iodine.)

(And some medicine for fever and diarrhea.)

Fei Ni.

Here.

(The food is from Lin Mei.)

(She helped get it.)

(As for the medicine,)

(I asked Nurse Zhou for it.)

(She refused at first,)

(but when she heard you were supporting the disaster area,)

(she managed to gather some.)

(You have to come back.)

(There are too many favors.)

(I can't repay them alone.)

♪There is a small place♪

♪Where they carry big dreams♪

♪Every lovely face♪

♪Shines brightly in the heart♪

♪Even when we collide, we hold our course♪

♪Even when we stumble, we keep our resolve♪

♪You belong to me, you see the light♪

♪Remember, that's me thinking of you♪

(Conquer fate. Overcome the disaster. Our hearts are with Beishan.)

(List of Missing Persons)

Comrade,

are you from Jiangcheng Daily?

Yes.

Follow me.

(Temporary Communications Post)

Comrades from Jiangcheng Daily,

sorry to have you stay here

to work and write.

Communications haven't fully recovered yet.

So we can only come back once a week

to deliver your papers.

And only to your newspaper office.

What about you?

Where are you based?

We're closer to the epicenter.

Rescue work is still ongoing there.

But here,

you're safe.

All right. Thank you.

(Earthquake Relief)

Fang,

this is probably your first time here.

(Earthquake Relief) You don't have much experience.

Let me explain.

For example, since today is our first day,

you can start by sketching

the journey we took to get here,

including the soldiers who received us.

You can also interview

the evacuees returning from the disaster area.

No need to overthink it at first.

Just start gathering material.

Of course,

if nothing comes to you right away,

that's fine.

For now,

get some rest first.

Please help me.

(List of Missing Persons)

(Temporary Communications Post)

Comrade.

Comrade.

I need to go to the epicenter.

I want to join the relief team.

I'm not afraid of danger.

(Rebuild Our Homes) In surgery,

the earlier we act,

the better the chance of survival.

Lives can't wait. The closer my operating table

is to the disaster victims,

the higher their chances of surviving.

I can build emergency shelters.

I can do carpentry.

I can assemble stretchers.

I'm strong.

I can help move rubble and rescue people.

That may be true,

but we also

have to ensure

the safety of our support personnel.

The epicenter is extremely dangerous.

I can guarantee my own safety.

But if I take just a little more risk,

even if it means saving one more life,

it's worth it.

I could draw 1,000 pictures,

and saving one life still matters more.

Sir,

please approve my request.

Let my operating table

be a little closer to the epicenter.

I'll apply to the head of the press delegation.

All right.

I'll report to my superior.

Thank you.

Take cover!

Hang in there!

Quick!

Hurry!

Hey...

- Stay with us. - Fang Muyang!

Brother-in-law?

Why are you here?

The newspaper sent me.

Move!

Fei Ni.

Is there any news about Fang Muyang?

Yang is...

He...

He went to the epicenter, the most dangerous part.

He joined the troops in earthquake relief work.

But

don't worry too much.

From what we know so far,

he's safe,

and not injured.

I know that boy.

He's quick-witted.

He'll be fine.

I understand.

But if there's any more news about Fang Muyang,

please tell me right away.

All right?

Of course.

Don't worry.

Thank you, Uncle Fu.

Brother-in-law,

can you mail letters?

All efforts are focused

on essential communications.

Regular letters might not get through.

What's wrong?

I've written so many letters to Fei Ni,

but I can't send them.

You and your sister

are really different.

Ever since I was little, my parents said

I'm not like the Fang family,

not like my sister.

She's exactly like my mom.

Brother-in-law,

do you miss my sister?

I do.

I miss Fei Ni, too.

Mujing,

have you received a reply from him?

No.

I heard Fang Muyang went to the epicenter.

Don't worry.

He's always

been the type to show off his toughness.

Even when he was sent down, he chose the hardest place.

He's like a bronze pea,

impossible to go soft.

My parents never knew how to handle him.

I doubt this earthquake

can do much to him either.

I hope so.

Look.

The moon is so full tonight.

Mujing, do you think

they can see

a moon this full, too?

They can.

They definitely can.

Slow down.

Aftershock! Run!

Go!

Move!

Hurry!

Run!

(The educated youth who were once sent to Great Northern Wilderness)

(are now playing a vital role again)

(in the earthquake-stricken area.)

(Yesterday,)

(a 6.2-magnitude aftershock struck the epicenter.)

(The Youth Rescue Team)

(supporting the disaster area)

(charged to the front)

(and rescued many victims.)

(Eight members of the rescue team were injured,)

(three of them in serious condition.)

(It is reported that this rescue team is)

(made up entirely of returned educated youth from Great Northern Wilderness.)

(They...)

Dad, Mom, did you hear that?

They just said

someone from the Educated Youth Rescue Team was injured.

Could it be Fang Muyang?

Don't panic.

You heard the broadcast.

It was the rescue team who were hurt.

Isn't Fang Muyang there as a reporter?

The newspaper said he already joined the rescue team.

No. I need to find out more.

- Where are you going? - Where?

Ni!

(Long live the Communist Party)

Uncle Fu,

did you hear the broadcast?

Fei Ni, don't panic.

Calm down.

I heard it.

They didn't say

it was Fang Muyang.

But there's been no news for days.

Has Mr. Xu written back?

Xu Yong's next batch of articles

won't arrive for another four days.

Besides,

he isn't on your husband's team.

Then what do we do?

What if he's hurt?

The broadcast said some were seriously injured.

Fei Ni,

as soon as there's any news,

I'll tell you right away, all right?

No...

(Serious and Earnest)

Why would you go to the epicenter?

My husband, Fang Muyang, went there to provide support.

I'm going to find him.

Fei Ni,

I understand how you feel.

But

even if Comrade Fang Muyang really is injured,

there are medical teams from all over the country

stationed at the epicenter.

They will take good care of him.

Ms. Xu,

there are so many injured people there.

I don't know if the doctors can look after him.

Please let me go.

Why won't you listen?

I'm not letting you go

because I'm concerned about your safety.

But I don't even know if he's safe.

I have to go.

All right.

Remember,

when you see Comrade Fang Muyang,

please convey my regards.

Tell him

he has always been a hero of Jiangcheng No. 1 Textile Factory.

Thank you, Ms. Xu.

Ni,

they say

supplies are tight in the disaster area.

Take all this food with you.

Ni,

once you reach the epicenter,

find Fang.

As long as he's safe,

you two come back right away.

And tell

Fang...

Well...

I've got a good bottle of liquor stashed at home.

I'm waiting for him.

When he's back, we'll drink it together.

I know, Dad.

I'll tell him.

Don't worry.

He can't hold his liquor.

When he comes back, go easy on him.

All right?

He won't get drunk.

Mom.

Dad.

I...

I'm going.

Stay safe.

Stay safe.

You go.

Let go.

Go.

(Grid Manuscript Paper)

Mujing!

Mujing!

There was another 5.8-magnitude aftershock

at the epicenter.

The number of casualties

hasn't been confirmed yet.

I know.

Your brother and your husband are both there.

Have you heard from them?

Don't worry.

They'll be fine.

Thank you, Sir.

Comrade,

do you know Fang Muyang?

No.

One at a time.

My husband's name is Li Weihui.

Comrade,

do you know Fang Muyang?

No.

Where's the medical station?

Over there.

Mom.

Sorry to trouble you.

Miss,

do you know Fang Muyang?

No.

Are all the injured here?

There are more inside.

(Earthquake Relief Medical Team)

Doctor, save him!

Quick!

What happened?

It looks like broken ribs.

He needs surgery immediately.

Quick, get him into surgery.

Hurry.

(Operating Room)

Fang Muyang?

Fei Ni?

(Man Can Conquer Nature)

Why is no one here?

The people staying here are soldiers.

They're all at the epicenter.

They'll be back tomorrow.

I have a towel here, brand new.

Brand new.

Keep it safe.

I'll take it to the infirmary.

Are you hungry?

I brought noodles.

I can cook them for you.

We can't cook noodles here.

Why did you come?

I heard on the radio

there were aftershocks here,

and many people were injured,

including educated youth.

I wrote to you,

and you never replied.

I just went around asking

at several of the relief shelters.

They all said they didn't know you.

I started getting scared.

I was afraid you had...

All right, all right.

Don't cry.

See? I'm fine.

Look at me. I'm not hurt.

By the way,

look at this.

I drew these over the past few days.

What do you think?

You're hurt.

You...

How did this happen?

It's nothing.

I got hit while rescuing an older man.

He'd been pinned down for four days.

When we got him out, he had only one leg left.

But he stayed optimistic.

He said once he recovered,

he'd make steamed buns

to thank us.

After we pulled him out,

we found out

there was another beneath him.

A little girl,

about six or seven years old.

Her lower body was pinned under a slab of stone.

I kept singing her children's songs.

Pull the radish...

Pull the radish...

She said...

She said, "Sir..."

"I'm just a little radish."

"You have to pull me out."

But in the end, we still...

Fei Ni.

I'm heading to the infirmary,

and then the epicenter.

I'll find

a relief supply truck to take you back.

I'm not going back.

It's too dangerous.

- There are aftershocks every day. - I'm not afraid!

Chairman Mao said

women hold up half the sky.

Whatever you can do, I can do, too.

Don't look down on me.

Rescue team, assemble.

All right.

Then we'll go together.

Let's go.

(Earthquake Relief Medical Team)

(Operating Room)

Aftershock!

Run!

(The earthquake relief work)

(Focus on quality, ensure supply) (has entered a critical stage.)

(People across the country are supporting the disaster area.)

(Jiangcheng No. 1 Textile Factory)

(is boosting production,)

(Deepen efforts to boost production) (increasing output,)

(support the disaster area) (and ensuring quality.)

(That is the most direct)

(and powerful support for earthquake relief efforts.)

(An earthquake cannot destroy the power of hope.)

(Hardship cannot stop the steps of confidence.)

(Archival Footage)

Zhou,

(Mailbox) is there no letter from my family?

No.

Did you check carefully?

There's really nothing.

I heard

many who went to support the disaster area have come back.

Why haven't we heard

anything from Ni and Fang?

I'm really worried.

Mom.

Dad.

Ni!

Let me see.

What happened to your face?

What about your body?

I'm fine. Really.

Dad, Mom, we're fine.

We're back safe.

That's all that matters.

That's all that matters.

Let's go home.

I'll cook something good for you.

Come on.

Let's go.

Mujing.

I'm fine.

You were there for 35 days.

I saved 112 people.

♪After the laughter, I think of you♪

♪After the storm, I think of you♪

♪In the little courtyard, there you are dancing♪

♪That earnest you, smiling so innocently♪

♪In spring, I stay by your side♪

♪When summer comes, I watch over you♪

♪In the light of dawn, you belong to me♪

♪At the edge of the world, I will still hold you tight♪

♪There is a small place♪

♪Where they carry big dreams♪

♪Every lovely face♪

♪Shines brightly in the heart♪

♪Even when we collide, we hold our course♪

♪Even when we stumble, we keep our resolve♪

♪My you, walking toward the distance♪

♪Please carry our dreams and let them soar♪