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CAI RONGGEN

Hello, everyone.

I'm Zheng Yu, from Qing Yi University's College of Life Sciences.

As we all know, aluminum adjuvants usually deliver antigens

by attaching to the surface of cell membranes.

They don't enter the cells themselves,

so they can't participate in intracellular antigen processing and presentation.

Due to this drawback,

in practical applications,

using them alone doesn't provide comprehensive protection for the body.

Our project proposes modifying traditional aluminum adjuvants

by converting them into a particulate form

to improve their ability to induce cellular immunity.

That concludes our presentation.

Ms. Zheng Yu,

how safe is this particulate aluminum adjuvant emulsion?

Aluminum adjuvants are currently the only adjuvants approved for clinical use.

And the raw materials for this emulsion

are clinically approved squalene and aluminum adjuvants.

It is exceptionally safe.

We've also conducted corresponding experiments to verify this.

I have a question.

Emulsion particles are relatively large.

Wouldn't this affect the endocytosis by antigen-presenting cells?

By adding the particles to the oil emulsion system

and blending them using the method we chose,

we produced uniform particle sizes of 500 nm.

If we can further optimize preparation conditions,

we should be able to produce an even more optimal particle size.

Mr. Cai.

Do you have any questions?

Let's thank this student for an excellent presentation.

GUIDANCE AND CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM GREATLY APPRECIATED!

Next, a team from The Qing Yi University of Engineering.

Representing their team is

Jiang Yingtian, a biotechnology student from the College of Life Sciences.

Hello, respected judges.

My name is Jiang Yingtian.

I asked some industry veterans

who work in this field to help me collect these photos.

With these photos as supporting material,

I gained a much clearer understanding of my project's research direction.

Before this, I thought we wouldn't have any problem winning first prize.

But after hearing your presentation, we might win the grand prize.

Now, I might really have to rely on you to redeem my reputation.

You didn't hear the other presentations.

Li Yanan said they were pretty average.

There are still plenty of contestants who haven't presented.

Besides, every judge has different preferences.

I made the images on one of my slides too small.

I could barely see them on the stage.

And I even stumbled over some of my words.

What's wrong with you?

Chen Yanzhou.

Honestly, I'm someone

who's pretty unlucky most of the time.

If we end up empty-handed,

will you be disappointed?

I was wondering where you two had disappeared to.

We came out for some air.

Did you come to the finals to compete with students from other universities,

or are you just here to inspect your teammate's presentation?

Here.

THE ORDER OF MOUNTAINS TEA CEREMONY

Do I get a prize just for making it to the finals?

What prize?

You put in the wrong address.

The stuff you bought online got delivered to my place.

- You bought-- - Let's go.

Let's get back and watch.

What's the rush?

I'll head inside first. The final results will be out in three days.

Don't overthink things these next few days.

- Let's go. - Goodness. What's going on now?

We have conducted long-term safety monitoring.

All right, all right.

So the main focus is on public education,

making a higher level of social awareness absolutely crucial.

Under our professor's guidance, we're all thinking about

what kind of academic contribution is best to use as our research direction?

You should be more careful when buying things next time.

It's all because I helped you snag that limited-edition fishing rod last time.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have used your address.

Why are you blaming me?

Good thing I did use the wrong address.

What?

Nothing.

I even went out of my way to put it in a bag for you that said "tea."

Give it back to me then.

My wife saw this and got the wrong idea, do you know that?

Why did you buy women's perfume?

I bought it to study the ingredients.

Aren't you studying thale cress?

When did you change research topics?

Why do you care so much?

Good.

THANK YOU

What's that?

Mind your own business.

All right then.

EVALUATION SHEET EXCELLENCE CUP

Mr. Sun, Mr. Cai, we're heading off now.

- All right. - Take care.

Speaking of which,

the contestant who impressed me most was No. 6.

The girl from Qing Yi University, right?

Commercial aluminum adjuvants. It was good.

You wouldn't know she was just a junior.

Everyone thinks so?

In that case, the grand prize is pretty much decided, isn't it?

- Mr. Cai. - Yes?

You're the key person here. What do you think?

Knowing Ms. Ye, if she were here, she'd definitely pick No. 6, right?

And Mr. Cai…

Birds of a feather flock together.

I'm guessing you'd bet on No. 6 too, right?

No. 6 was certainly impressive.

But…

I believe No. 7 might be more interesting.

I also believe No. 7 was pretty good.

As for No. 6, she was solid in content,

but her delivery was a little…

rigid.

How about this?

Let's get a copy of the competition footage and send it to Ms. Ye.

We won't waste too much of her time.

We'll just copy the clips of No. 6 and No. 7

and let her judge them.

How about we make a bet?

Sounds good to me.

Anyway…

We still have something to attend to, so we'll get going.

All right, take care.

- Mr. Cai. - Yes?

I have a bottle of fine wine I've been saving at the Jinkairui Hotel.

I know you appreciate good wine, so I'd love for you to try it.

I also have some business matters I'd like to discuss with you.

Let's skip the drinks if we're talking business.

Drinking too much can cause problems.

We're all on the same side.

If we drink behind closed doors,

no one outside will hear about it, even if anything goes wrong.

Look, I really have plans tonight.

And for business matters,

Ms. Ye Sheng has the final say.

As you've seen, I don't have much say in this.

In that case, regarding the wine…

- Let's save it for next time. - Sure.

I'll get going.

Mr. Wu, Mr. Sun. I'll leave first.

- All right. Take care, Mr. Cai. - See you around!

YE SHENG, CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF NINGSHENG BIOTECH

ABOUT NINGSHENG

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

This university town is really full of hidden talent.

Who would've thought

that a girl working part-time at a convenience store

was actually a top student?

The final results aren't out yet.

As a sponsor's representative,

isn't it inappropriate for you to meet a contestant in private?

This isn't the first time we've met in private, is it?

Let me put it this way.

I came to see you

because I want to make another deal with you.

Another deal?

Compensation is compensation.

It has nothing to do with a deal.

Fine.

Let's go somewhere else to talk when you get off work.

We'll talk about your competition project.

- Boss, can I have some of this? - What do you think?

This is delicious.

DRY MALATANG

Have some more.

Sit.

You get off work this late?

How much do you make a day?

What exactly do you want?

Take out your phone.

I'm not like you.

I won't record this secretly.

Turn it off.

Withdraw from the competition.

As for your reason for withdrawing, just state that

your project was ghostwritten.

Do you think I'd ruin my own future?

It's not as serious as you think.

As long as you agree, I'll give you some compensation.

Why don't you think it over?

You don't really think you'll win that prize money, do you?

I can tell you with absolute certainty that your project won't win a prize.

If you really have the power to keep me from winning,

then why are you asking me to withdraw?

You're missing the point.

My goal

isn't to make you withdraw.

It's to make you admit your project is fake.

The moment you do that, I'll transfer 50,000 to you right away.

Fifty thousand.

Is my reputation

that valuable?

Hello.

Mr. Cao.

About that bottle of wine you mentioned.

I think tonight's the night to open it.

Mr. Cai, are you done with your plans?

I just finished up.

I'm bringing an extra person tonight. You don't mind, do you?

We can use this chance to discuss business.

May I ask which executive?

Boss Jiang.

Jiang?

I heard his son is also competing in the Excellence Cup.

There's no rush. Let's talk when we meet.

CHEN YANZHOU

HELLO, PATIENT JIANG HAIZHEN.

YOU HAVE OUTSTANDING MEDICAL BILLS TOTALING 1202.01 YUAN.

Zheng Yu. You're back.

Those two went on a trip. They left as soon as the competition ended.

They said there was still time, and they didn't want to waste the break.

Zheng Yu.

You were amazing on stage today.

I've never seen you compete in anything like this before.

I watched all the other teams that presented after you.

Your team is definitely winning a prize.

Do you think so?

INTEGRATION OF UPSTREAM SIGNALING PATHWAYS WITH AUTOPHAGY-RELATED PROTEINS

THE ORDER OF MOUNTAINS TEA CEREMONY

This perfume smells really good.

When you first spray it,

it smells like the rain.

After ten minutes,

it transforms into the warmth of sunshine.

Which irresponsible person wrote such nonsense perfume reviews online?

Not a chance.

THANK YOU

"NingSheng BioTech."

Sounds very familiar.

YE SHENG, CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF NINGSHENG BIOTECH

EXCELLENCE CUP COMPETITION OVERVIEW

MULTIPLE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS SHOWCASED

The publicity team even took a solo photo of Zheng Yu.

Chen Yanzhou.

Honestly, I'm someone

who's pretty unlucky most of the time.

If we end up empty-handed,

will you be disappointed?

Class is over, and you're still grading?

Why? Did you come in last in the competition?

The results aren't out yet.

Chen Huimei once said

that every competition is a battle of mindset.

If your mindset is weak, your opponents will seize the opportunity.

If your mindset is strong, your opponents will start to panic.

The results aren't even out yet.

Why do you look like you've already lost?

What competitions have you entered?

There are way too many.

Rubber-band jumping, shuttlecock-kicking,

competitive eating, skipping…

That's all for today's session.

About the Lantern Festival,

will you reconsider?

No.

PLAN WISELY, SUCCEED SMOOTHLY

We have too many Lunar New Year supplies. My parents said to bring Gao Xing some.

The tutoring session is over. You can go in.

What? You've changed your mind?

Ms. Zheng.

Ms. Zheng Yu.

Zheng Yu.

Ms. Zheng!

THREE MEALS, FOUR SEASONS WARM AND JOYFUL

Sir!

Excuse me.

What's up?

On the day of the presentation,

you asked if I'd be disappointed if we didn't win anything.

I haven't answered you yet.

If we don't win,

I won't be disappointed.

I'll just think the judges have no taste.

If we disagree with the results, we can appeal to the organizing committee.

If our appeal is rejected,

we will revise our paper and submit it for publication again.

Either way, the work we've done and the effort we've put in

won't go to waste just like that.

If we don't win any prizes,

the Campus Forum will probably be flooded with posts again.

Are you worried about me?

It's not like this is the only project I'm doing.

I'll have plenty of chances to shut them up.

Actually…

Did you get on the wrong bus? This one doesn't go to the campus.

Are you going to the university?

I'm going to the lab.

I'm not going that way.

I'm going to the hospital.

Just hold it right here.

Keep your receipt.

Next.

INCOMING CALL

Well? Have you thought it through?

If you're worried I'll go back on my word,

I can transfer a 25,000 deposit to you right now.

Chen Huimei once said

that every competition is a battle of mindset.

If your mindset is weak, your opponents will seize the opportunity.

If your mindset is strong, your opponents will start to panic.

RECENT CALLS, ZHENG YU

I wasn't looking at my phone earlier. What happened?

I'm almost at the lab building.

Let's meet at the usual spot.

Sure.

Three, two, one.

The motion sensor light here is unreliable.

Knocking on the railing works better.

So much has happened in just two days.

What did you tell him in the end?

I said

I'd think it over

and give him an answer by noon tomorrow.

He was literally crying poor to you at the coffee shop last time.

How did he suddenly get so generous,

trying to throw money around to humiliate people now?

Unless…

Unless, after making this one generous offer,

he stands to make even more money.

You think he took money from other contestants?

If it weren't for that phone call today,

I wouldn't have known how desperate he was.

We should report to the university.

Without evidence, they might not get involved.

We could've made a case out of Cai Ronggen hitting someone,

but I signed the settlement agreement.

Bringing it up now won't do much good.

- Do you know Ye Sheng? - The boss of NingSheng BioTech?

If I knew her, I wouldn't be in this predicament.

I saw a photo of you and her in the counselor's office.

How is that possible?

WELFARE PROJECT: HELPING UNDERPRIVILEGED STUDENTS REALIZE THEIR DREAMS

Hello?

I've been thinking these past few days.

If you'd been the one on stage,

would Cai Ronggen have left us alone?

Because you just don't look like

the kind of person who'd be swayed by money.

I know what I need to do now.

Hello, how can I help you?

- Hello. I'd like to see Ms. Ye Sheng. - Do you have an appointment?

Then I'm afraid I can't assist you.

Please schedule an appointment first.

Could you call Ms. Ye for me? I'd like to speak with her directly.

It's currently lunch break, so we can't disturb her right now.

I'm a student at Qing Yi University.

Two years ago, I received financial support from her.

She told me if I ever ran into trouble, I could come here to see her.

Please wait a moment. I'll call and check.

Is Mr. Cai Ronggen not in today?

He is. But he's probably having lunch in the canteen at this hour.

You have a canteen here?

We do. It's on the first floor.

Our company canteen is famous around here.

This way, please.

Please come in.

All right.

I'm listening.

We still need to discuss some of the details.

You name the time.

Great.

It's a deal then.

Goodbye.

Hello, Ms. Ye.

I'm Zheng Yu, a student in the College of Life Sciences.

I remember you.

Have a seat.

I visited your campus two years ago

for the Corporate Scholarship Award Ceremony.

The outstanding student representatives there

weren't very keen to take photos with me.

You were the first person to come up and take a photo with me.

You brought your own photography crew along back then.

The whole spectacle scared all the students off.

They were afraid of ending up on the front page.

They weren't photographers. They were my PR team.

When I sponsor students' tuition,

I genuinely hope to help those who aren't as fortunate.

I mean that sincerely.

I also hope my company can build a good public image.

I mean that sincerely too.

Those two goals don't have to conflict.

But I never said you could come look for me here whenever you had trouble.

Recently,

I participated in the Excellence Cup sponsored by your company.

- I made it to the finals. - Is that so?

Congratulations.

Unfortunately, I had something come up that day, so I couldn't attend.

Very unfortunate.

What do you mean?

Since you value your company's image so much,

you definitely wouldn't allow this to happen.

So

you're not just helping me.

Didn't you say

you sincerely hoped to help those who weren't as fortunate

two years ago?

And now, as someone who received your help,

I'm sitting here

with the same sincerity.

CAI RONGGEN

Have you made up your mind?

CAI RONGGEN

Something came up. We'll talk later.

Mr. Zhang.

Mr. Cai, what bad timing.

I just made plans with Xiaowang.

We need to quickly go over this afternoon's data report.

Always so busy!

Not at all.

It's all thanks to Ms. Ye's leadership.

She has high standards, so we can't afford to slack off.

That's true.

Ms. Ye's drive for perfection is truly rare.

That's for sure.

That's what you get with a female boss.

Women nowadays are different.

They're impressive.

I'll let you get back to work.

All right, take care.

You shouldn't be here.

When you proposed that deal,

did you never expect me to come here?

It seems you no longer want the money.

I'd rather win the prize money.

You really think you can win the prize?

Fine.

Let's wait for the results then.

Wait for what results?

Wait for you to return the bribe money you took

and act like nothing ever happened?

I have no idea what you're talking about.

How much did you sell the grand prize for?

RECENT CALLS, ZHENG YU

The number you have dialed is currently busy.

So you're saying

I want to trick you into withdrawing for free,

and then make a huge profit off someone else?

Don't you?

You're just gambling

on how far someone like me, who could be bought,

would go for money.

Which student paid you off?

If our team withdraws,

that person gets the grand prize.

No. 16?

No. 21?

Or…

No. 7?

Say whatever you want.

No one's going to believe you anyway.

Leave now.

If you don't leave, I'm calling security.

Wait!

Take out your phone.

YE SHENG

Cai Ronggen.

Ms. Ye.

You've heard everything you need to hear. I'll hang up now.

Mr. Cai.

I'm afraid you won't be presenting our prizes.

What a pity.

Hello, have you seen a girl carrying a crossbody bag

and wearing a green coat come upstairs?

I did.

My colleague was the one who helped her.

She's probably eating in the canteen right now.

Then could you…

Something happened over there!

Mr. Cai got into a fight with a girl.

- Is it true? - Yes.

Seriously?

Everyone.

Please stay calm.

Today, I'm going to show you all

a perfect example of shameless, despicable behavior.

This woman is a student from Qing Yi University.

She entered the Excellence Cup sponsored by our company.

To win the prize, she tried bribing me with money and gifts.

Today, she showed up in person.

I think you can all guess what she wanted.

I don't need to spell it out, do I?

When she failed to seduce me,

she threatened me.

She said that unless I gave the prize to her team,

she'd report me for taking bribes!

So I'd like to ask all of you to serve as witnesses

and testify that I'm innocent!

Thank you, everyone!

My goodness!

Water!

Get me some water!

Water! Hurry, get me water!

What's that smell?

Water…

Get me some water!

Water! Hurry, get me water!

Water! Hurry up!

This… Okay, thank you.

Even though the liquor isn't that strong, it can at least disinfect a little.

Do you think Ye Sheng will take care of this?

She will.

How are you so sure?

Intuition.

Did you ever hesitate?

If I'd entered the competition alone,

I would've demanded even more money.

Then

it's a good thing you're not alone.

I still have work to do. Clean up when you're done eating.

Okay.

Let me do it.

You were so quiet at dinner, but now you're all eager to help.

You seem to be in a good mood. Could you do me a small favor?

You guessed wrong.

Help me convince Ms. Zheng to take me out for the Lantern Festival.

Where do you want to go?

Anywhere is fine.

School starts soon. It'll be too late if I don't go now.

I have a way to get her to agree.

But you have to agree to one condition.

These are the spots where you repeatedly get the answers wrong.

You need to review them thoroughly.

Life…

The field practice we postponed last summer due to base maintenance

will take place one week before the start of this semester.

Lesson's over.

Bringing Lunar New Year supplies again?

I need to talk to you.

I knew it.

The Lantern Festival is coming up, and she's been unusually quiet.

Turns out she got you to lobby me.

I've thought of plenty of reasons to convince you.

For example?

For example…

Gao Xing has been studying for so long. She needs a break.

Her mom couldn't even come home for the holidays,

and her dad has started a new life.

As her tutor, you should look out for her.

If you're worried her mom might object, I can handle that.

So which reason are you going with?

The break is almost over.

Do you want to go out and have fun?

Where to?

Where do you want to go?

I don't know.

Think about it.

The rollerblading rink.

Why the rollerblading rink?

I don't know what fun places there are in Qingyi.

Now the PE class is over, I haven't had time to do any rollerblading.

RECALL MESSAGE

Wait.

Did you see that message I sent?

Why didn't you reply?

You withdrew the message.

What was there to reply to?

Then let's go to the rollerblading rink.

I'm not going there.

Then where do you want to go? We'll go wherever you want.

Anywhere but there.

Why are you walking so fast?

By the way, I'm planning to submit my paper.

You're finally submitting it?

Going out and having fun?

Sounds like you're the one who wants a break.

FORTUNE

Ms. Zheng, give me a smile.

Come on, just smile.

Please?

I'll go get my bag.

We're going out, yeah!

You didn't tell her that her mom knew we were going out?

Okay, let's go, let's go!

Let's go!

Let's go.

Have you ever been to the beach?

I went when I was little.

Qingyi is a coastal city.

It's only a 50 or 60-minute drive from the campus to the beach.

You've been here so long, and you've never gone?

Then make the most of it today.

I can't hear a thing. Keep talking.

What's in your bag?

It's so heavy.

This is a mirrorless camera.

This is a film camera.

And this is a CCD camera.

Are you setting up a camera stall?

Of course not!

I just want to try each one out.

Chen Huimei usually doesn't have time to take me out,

so I rarely use them.

I'm going to fill them all up with photos today.

There's a luggage storage place back there.

Keep one camera with you and leave the rest there.

- Be good. - Fine. It is a bit heavy.

Look. There's a little island over there.

Doesn't it look familiar?

I've never been here before.

How would it look familiar?

Then where did you get this photo?

I saw it online.

I thought it was beautiful, so I saved it.

It seems beautiful places aren't always far away.

Hurry up.

I'll do it.

Here we go!

You both had your eyes closed when the photo was taken.

But since you two brought me out for fun,

I'll be generous and let you take up my memory space.

Move closer together.

You're out of the frame.

A little closer!

Three.

Two.

One.

Sometimes, I feel like I live in a world of gray.

Not the dirty kind of gray,

but the kind where debt is a bottomless pit

and part-time jobs never end.

Life feels so thin.

So light.

It makes no sound as it falls.

Zheng Yu.

But he's the kind of person who blows the gray away,

pulls you out of it,

and takes you out to waste a little time.

And that little bit of time

is just enough to make life

feel breathable again.

Subtitle translation by: Cempaka Malinja