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♫ On the surface of the shimmering sea ♫

♫ Blocked by the navy blue sea ♫

♫ It doesn’t matter, time will not be forgotten ♫

♫ My mask is torn. You met me ♫

♫ Wings were burnt by promises ♫

♫ But my faith does not cease ♫

♫ Clowns can still sing proudly among ridicule ♫

♫ My longing is bound by your gaze ♫

♫ Sweat severs the doubt to move forward ♫

♫ Clowns are not afraid to be broken ♫

♫ Time burns to ashes ♫

♫ And it doesn't matter ♫

♫ And it doesn't matter ♫

♫ And it doesn't matter ♫

[Symphony's Romance]♫ And it doesn't matter to me ♫

[Episode 19]

He does conduct well.

Your woodwind section is quite good.

Our string music section is the most miserable, okay?

In addition, he personally gave me a demonstration of how to play the violin.

I shouldn't say it but he's only the tiniest bit worse than Qing Shang.

I think it's right to be like this.

We wasted too much time before.

It's time to buckle down and sprint.

I didn't expect that we would practice for five hours nonstop.

Fang Xiaowo,

do you know that just thinking about having you guys

makes me think that I can find my future here.

I hope to have a performance that won't be inferior to a professional orchestra.

As long as we are welcomed and gain fans,

then we can sell tickets and hold public performances.

Once we can make money from our performances, then we can become a permanent orchestra.

Then we all will be the same as professional musicians.

This is my dream.

An orchestra that can sustain itself forever by playing orchestral music.

[Little Curtain Noodle Restaurant]

[Temporarily closed - my son has a performance today]

That one is great! This one is bigger than the one I made. Isn't my son handsome?

- He's handsome. - Come and take a photo of me with my son.

Okay. Take off your jacket!

Make sure to capture the RS.

Come on.

- One, two. - It's his daughter-in-law. He should take a picture with her as well.

- My future daughter-in-law. You have to take that picture, too.

- Good! - Wait! A family of three.

- Everyone this time. Come! - Yes.

Uncle Qing.

- Come on, let's do it together! - Okay.

- Okay, hurry! This is his classmate. Come on. - His classmate?

Is it done? Okay.

Let's take a look.

- Long time no see, Uncle. - What do you mean by long time no see?

- You haven't been to our noddle shop in a while. - Work has been too busy.

- Too busy? - I'll go another day.

- So handsome! - It's from me.

- You have good genes. - Tchaikovsky, Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E Minor.

- So amazing! - It'll definitely have to be better than when I performed them.

- It definitely will. - It's a must.

- After it ends, let's eat noodles at your place, okay? - The old rules.

- The usual set meals. - I have all the usual set meals.

Sorry to trouble you, Uncle. We can eat your noodles again.

It's a must.

Be prepared!

Qin Fen, you got this!

RS, you got this!

He's my son.

What's wrong?

He came!

Who?

Teacher Darren.

I'm very nervous because if I fail again this time,

then I don't know how he'll treat me in the future. I...

Don't be nervous!

You're my woman.

So cheesy!

[My Son] [RS Youth Symphony Orchestra]

Today is Team RS's first public performance.

From Team S to Team A and until now,

we've treated each performance like it was our last.

So today,

we will continue to let the world hear that we definitely won't admit defeat.

This violin concerto in D Major

is the only violin concerto Tchaikovsky's wrote in his life.

Due to the sensitive nature of musicians,

the music is even more moving to the audience.

It guides our souls to our deepest desires and to the rhythm of our hearts.

Even though this piece's focus is serene and clear,

you can feel the power of the rhythm continually growing in strength.

From a controlled andante, a new vitality sprouts

and it sends forth a shining vitality.

Do you hear it, everyone from Team RS?

This is our theme!

This is our passion towards music

and the power of our refusal to never give up.

We won't be mad even if we only have one chance to stand on the stage to perform.

As long as there's music, our hearts will always be filled with excitement and yearning.

Someday, we will let the whole world hear our voices.

[My Son] [RS Youth Symphony Orchestra]

I know you'll eventually go abroad.

Leave Team RS to me. Don't worry!

I... will always be your back up.

♫ A hug ♫

♫ is so sweet ♫

♫ Tightly leaning onto you ♫

♫ Don't forget our promise ♫

Your Team RS is really quite good.

They're indeed people from our Team S.

Ji Mo's oboe is as awesome as before.

What I didn't expect was Qin Fen.

During Lin Qin Shang's solo...

he could actually take her place as First Chair.

It was worth coming today.

It was a pity that we're not in the orchestra anymore. So annoying!

Me, too.

I also envy Li Zhenyan.

Principal Lin.

Congrats!

Your performance was very successful today. It was great.

Thank you. There's actually a lot of things that we weren't satisfied with. We'll continue working hard.

It's already not easy for one person to form a professional orchestra with their abilities.

The round of applause from the audience tonight

was able to prove their recognition towards you guys.

But have you considered that once the performance is over,

what is in the future for you and Team RS?

I probably don't want to consider this problem tonight.

Okay. When you seriously consider it, then I hope I can help you.

Platini?

That's right! Platini.

Ever since the 90s, they would hold a national competition every four years.

It's known for being strict and its degree of difficulty.

The winner can get a scholarship

and have a chance to enter the professional orchestra.

This is the best chance for a young conductor to prove themselves on stage, nationwide.

The competition is next fall. You still have one year to prepare.

You're a disciple that Master Fei recognizes.

With your ability, you can try winning.

Sorry, I probably can't go.

Is it because it's in Paris?

I just want to develop within the country, right now.

Do you know that this is a chance that a lot of youngsters dream of?

I do know

but I really can't go.

Li Zhenyan, I approve that you are putting your future and career within this country,

but to be knocked down by your own past experiences, refusing to pursue your dreams...

This isn't what Paci taught you.

If you giving up right now is an exchange

of giving up your hopes for the future, do you think it's worth it?

Also, Team RS. What experience do you have

to guarantee that this orchestra will keep going on forever?

Don't be in a big hurry to give me an answer on this.

I'll leave this with you.

Li Zhenyan?

I'm here!

- What do we have for today? - I haven't decided yet.

Let me go and take a look. Go and set the table!

Spaghetti, shrimp, and eggs.

What should we eat?

Platini Conductor Competition?

♪ Sweet chocolate, I like you. ♪

♪ It fills us with vitality. Do. Do. ♪

Okay, finished!

You're finally finished.

Goodbye, Teacher!

Wait.

Where are you going? We haven't started class yet. Come back.

Didn't you say... we were done after playing "Pi Pi Cao"?

I knew you would do that.

Good thing I left evidence. Look at it yourself.

After Pi Pi Cao is done... Oh, no.

How did I forget about this?

Take it.

Listen to me. Before next week,

pick ten songs from there and familiarize yourself with them.

Do I have to pick ten songs?

Do you know why?

It's because you came here in the middle of the year.

I looked at your academic credits and this is serious.

You're in a very precarious situation this semester.

It's fine! I can practice with Li Zhenyan.

Li Zhenyan has a lot of things to do with the orchestra.

Do you want to make him suffer? Besides, he's about to graduate.

What will you do when he leaves?

What do I do?

Let me think! There's still a way to get more credits.

You have to attend a big competition.

If you get a good grade, then you have an even better chance to develop.

Let me remind you! Whether it's for yourself or for Li Zhenyan,

you have to practice well.

Once you do, you'll believe in what I say.

Then you won't have any regrets in this lifetime.

I'm serious.

One, two, three, four, five...

Why do I have so many music sheets?

Is Li Zhenyan really okay?

[Music Hall]

It sounds so great. This is one of my favorite songs.

I could hear the sound from afar and I came here just by listening to it.

I didn't expect it to have such a different feeling when you play it with the guzheng.

I heard from the teacher that

this song has a piano and guzheng ensemble,

but I never heard it before.

Now that I heard it, I realized that the ensemble could sound much better.

It could sound even more cheerful and fun.

Do you think so?

S-S-Sorry, I've interrupted you.

C-Can you keep playing?

I-I-I won't make a sound.

I can.

Why are you sleeping here?

I'm attending a class.

The teacher asked me to practice meditation.

He wants me to reach a higher level in music, something more vast and distant.

Really? Let me try as well.

Is it really useful?

It's useful.

It's really effective for hypnosis.

This is the most comfortable place to sleep at Paci.

I think so as well.

I'm so blissful.

There's a lot of bugs here. Aren't you afraid?

I eat bugs so the bugs should be afraid of me.

That's true!

You're playing it quite well.

Why are you so unhappy when you play it?

Because my hand gestures don't look good.

I always get scolded by the teacher so I don't like it.

Get scolded? I don't know which teacher taught you,

but there is something I have to tell you.

What's important when playing the piano is not about

how smooth or nice your fingers are

but what's important is that the musician when playing

can convey their feelings to the audience during the process.

Do you believe that your happiness and sadness

can be felt by the audience through your playing?

Can you be my teacher?

I want to learn piano from you and become someone like you.

Really?

Then let's practice "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".

Fang Xiaowo.

Wake up, Xiaowo!

Why don't you look for your bed? You can fall asleep everywhere.

Why... why are you here?

Where is he?

He?

Just now, a fairy was sleeping here with me.

You were sleeping with someone else...

Did you have a dream? Hurry and get up! Go to class.

Look! Your clothes are dirty. Hurry to go back and wash them.

- Let's go! - It's fine.

I'm telling you! You shouldn't be concerned with these small details.

Calmness is a prerequisite to a calm state of mind.

That way, we can experience a deeper level in music.

How vast and far-reaching!

Hurry and get up! Sleeping has left you dazed.

What are you talking about?

Let's go to class, over there.

[Little Curtain]

Have you thought it through?

I'm hesitating.

[Marathon Piano Competition Application]

Xiaowo, can I ask you a question?

It's a question that I'm very curious about.

Who did you first learn piano from?

When did you start playing the piano?

I've never officially learned how to play the piano before.

I was just playing on the toy piano when I was young.

Impossible!

You play too well.

It's impossible for you to play like this without anyone teaching you.

- Really? - It's true!

Are you sure that you haven't studied it at all?

For example, a music class or something like that.

I attended a piano class for three months,

but it was only for three months and then I never went again.

Why?

The teacher over there probably doesn't like me.

What kind of teacher is like that?

What taste do they have?

They have no taste! However, I have to thank them.

If it weren't because of them, then we wouldn't meet.

I would've missed out a genius pianist.

Hu Qianjie, I've known you for over twenty years.

You understand me the most this time around.

Dad Qin, add a little more lard for Teacher Hu.

Didn't he want something lighter?

Okay. I'll add it. Coming right up.

Actually, I... have always understood you.

Teacher, class is over so I'm going home.

- Bye-bye. - Wait a second!

This is the application form for the Marathon Piano Competition.

After you win, you'll not only get a large scholarship,

you'll also get the opportunity to work with great master pianists around the world.

There are only two slots in the entire school.

You are one of those two slots. Treasure this opportunity!

These are some alternative pieces that I selected for you.

Practice them well!

Teacher, give this competition slot to someone else.

I don't want the music sheets, either. The class is over so I'm leaving. Bye-bye!

Fang Xiaowo?

Fang Xiaowo!

Marathon? That's a great opportunity.

It's good but Fang Xiaowo

already rejected it.

- That makes sense. - If it were you,

then I think it makes sense.

Should I say that you're a narcissist?

That word isn't quite right, either.

It's more like you think of yourself too highly.

You probably won't join a competition like this but she's different from you.

First, I object to your judgment of me.

Next, I want to ask if you really think she's suitable for this kind of competition.

I can wholeheartedly declare that based on her skills

and her creativity, she would definitely rank in the top three.

Then what if the judges don't like her carefree style?

That's not important.

What's important is Fang Xiaowo right now can't truly understand

the difference between freedom and recklessness.

If you can solve this problem,

Fang Xiaowo's prospects are endless.

I also thought that before but I never dared to say it.

It's just that she... might have experienced something previously,

which causes her to reject the standard form of training.

Perhaps she's met a teacher like me before.

- You're right. - What do you mean?

Nothing, Teacher! Continue, please.

I don't want to speak anymore.

- Shall I talk about you? - What problem do I have?

I think that you should open yourself up and be more courageous.

Get in touch with the outside world.

That way, you'll know how amazing you really are.

I mean that from the the bottom of my heart.

You are, actually, the same as Xiaowo.

You both like to keep things in your heart instead of letting it out,

even if it's a little small thing.

But have you thought about it?

Every small thing in the same world

is all in your heart.

Then it will become a very big pressure

leaving you out of breath.

I might not be right, but I want you to think it through.

You're here, staring into space again?

- I'm just looking. - Just looking!

Teacher Zhang already told me about the competition.

Do you really not want to enter it?

I don't want to.

The competition is all about testing. It's the things I hate the most.

It's the things I hate the most.

I just want to be happy and carefree, when I play the piano.

Do you know that no matter if it's a competition or a test,

it is just an aspect of music?

It's not a failure and on stage,

you can even share the music in your heart with the rest of the audience.

The bigger the stage, the bigger the space to share.

Do you understand?

Also, don't you want to perform on stage with me?

I want to

but you have to let me think about it.

I'll be busy with matters related to Team RS.

Fang Xiaowo, don't make me worry about you all the time.

You can be at ease.

Conductor, it's time to go on stage.

Okay.

Where am I?

Is anyone here?

Is anyone here?!

Hello?! Is anyone here?

Xiaowo? Fang Xiaowo!

Xiaowo!

Fang Xiaowo, help me!

Save me, Xiaowo!

Xiaowo!

Xiaowo!

♪ Where do you want to go? Where is there chocolate? ♪

♪ Chocolate ♪

♪ makes you fat, little belly ♪

♪ Little belly won't be mischievous anymore ♪

Why didn't you tell me before you came?

I told you but you just forgot.

You should be Fang Xiaowo, right?

Do you know who I am?

What relationship do you have with him?

I will marry him in the future.

What kind of girl wants to marry you so quickly?

She's so pretty and cute, so you must be happy.

What are you doing? Stopping me from talking?

Yes. Dou Ben Dou; green and organic.

So healthy, right? Didn't you ask me to eat more healthily?

No wonder you're getting more and more handsome as you grow older.

Li Zhenyan, who is she?

- Her? She is my— - Mom.

Hello, Mom... No, no, I mean, Aunt.

Don't be so anxious! She's too cute.

I like her even more now. Hurry and sit down!

I won't mess with you anymore. Look at how much I scared you.

I'm his aunt.

- Hello, Aunt. - But calling me Mother-in-Law wouldn't be wrong, either.

His mother died when he was young so I was the one who endured all the hardships of raising, Zhenyan.

- I'm like his mother. - Aren't we eating? Can't you be more civilized?

You said you wanted to come to see me, right?

I'm telling you now that I am doing very well. Thank you.

- You can leave after drinking that. - Can't even have breakfast?

I just sat down and you already want me to leave?

You are too cold-blooded and heartless.

Auntie, you are very youthful.

I even thought... I even thought that you were his ex-girlfriend.

Isn't that so? They all say that

but I'm better than his boring ex-girlfriend.

What was her name again? Jiang Caiwei?

If I was younger, I would've been much better looking than her.

Auntie is still very youthful.

This girl is so sweet.

When I took him outside when he was younger, people all said I was his older sister.

After that, he wouldn't go out with me anymore.

Can't you figure out why I wouldn't go out with you anymore?

I'm just kidding! You don't have to be so serious—

No way! Was that a joke? Tell me that... who... Li...

That guy's letter fell into the garbage can so I had to search for it in the garbage can for three hours.

After that, I showered for a whole day. Do you know how smelly I was?

That was a blessing in disguise. You shouldn't be so heartless.

From then on, he had mysophobia, a good illness. Isn't that right?

Look at your room! You don't even need a nanny and thus, you saved so much money.

Now, everything in here is clean and tidy.

If a young girl sees it, she will like you.

No wonder you're so tidy now.

Hurry and let me know why you're here.

Do you still have to ask? I haven't seen you for so long.

Of course, I miss you.

I just want to see your classmates and this pretty girlfriend.

Fei She'er already said that she's really good.

At first glance today, I can see he was right.

I think you two are quite well-matched.

Don't be embarrassed! Aren't you happy?

Leave!

Auntie, I... I-I'll be leaving first.

We'll see each other again, later.

You're leaving already?

- Let's eat together next time. - Okay.

- If you want to say something, hurry and say it. - My eyes are full of words. Can't you tell?

My eyes are also full of words. Hurry and leave!

How can you treat me like this?

I think you've changed too much, recently.

- How have I changed? - Someone with mysophobia like you...

Before, if I wanted to come in,

you wouldn't even let me in if I pushed and pulled.

Now, you even let your little girlfriend into your home?

After all this, don't you think you've changed a lot?

Perhaps, this is the feeling of falling in love?

Whether or not it's the feeling of falling love, leftover women like you can't understand it.

What kind of talk is that? I'm quite cautious.

- Leftover woman. - You're not being nice.

Okay, I want to talk to you about some serious matters.

Fei She'er told me about your situation.

Are you still unable to take a plane or go to Europe?

Did you come here to talk to me about this?

Your psychiatrist said that with your PTSD,

if you have any triggers, you can still have a reaction.

So, are you still having nightmares recently?

No, I've already forgotten about this a long time ago. You don't have to be concerned.

Besides, I've begun conducting again. It's all fine.

If you really forgot everything,

then why are you still not willing to be Fei She'er's disciple because of that person?

You still haven't forgotten. Right?

If it wasn't for that person,

that series of tragedies would never have happened after that.

My stepmom wouldn't have gone on that plane and she wouldn't have—

This is all because of that person. How can I forget?

- But he is your father. - He's not my father.

Has he looked for me during all these years?

He and I had no relationship with each other since a long time ago.

You should reconsider it for your future or your dream.

Are you not planning on trying at all?

We could easily fix the issues with getting on a plane or going to Europe.

It's no use. I've tried a countless number of different hypnotic methods with psychiatrists.

They said my defensive mechanism is extremely strong so it won't help.

- But we can still— - There's nothing else to say.

I'm very well, right now.

I've become a conductor. Moreover, I can continue to study in China.

I've established my Team RS so you don't need to worry about me.

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Turns out, the secret he didn't want to tell me

was actually this.

Li Zhenyan is really pitiful.

How should I help him?

I know about this, but I don't know much about it.

I just know that he is extremely scared of getting on airplanes.

It seems to have something to do with his parents.

I knew him for so long,

but I just realized that now.

But what are you able to do?

The most you can do is to convince him to see a psychiatrist.

He has seen doctors already.

He's even tried a lot of different methods, but they've all been useless.

Is there really no way to help him?

But... Li Zhenyan's

dream is to be a conductor.

Perhaps you can talk to him about it.

If he can talk about it,

I think it would help him a lot.

This jerk. If I don't ask him, he definitely won't tell me.

Unless he is sleeping—

I've tried a countless number of different hypnotic methods with psychiatrists.

They said that my defensive mechanism is extremely strong so it won't help.

Hypnosis.

Caiwei! I've thought of an idea. Thank you!

You don't have to thank me. I'm also your friend.

Don't worry. I will definitely cure him.

♫ Let me tell you about the weird things I love about you ♫

♫ Let me tell you how when I think of you, it's from a secret at the bottom of my heart ♫

♫ Open the door to the most beautiful encounter ♫

♫ People who love each other should be together ♫

♫ Let me tell you about your steadiness and self-confidence that I love ♫

♫ Let me tell you about how I see your sweet smile when I think of you ♫

♫ Let's see the most beautiful scenery together ♫

♫ People who love each other should be together ♫

♫ Gently holding your hand ♫ ♫ My hand ♫

♫ Be at ease ♫ ♫ So at ease ♫

♫ A panoramic view of pure and transparent love ♫

♫ We're like little fish in love ♫

♫ Smart and clever ♫

♫ People who love each other should be together ♫

♫ Quietly watching your heart ♫ ♫ My heart ♫

♫ So at ease ♫ ♫ So attentive ♫

♫ Love is like an endless cloudless and clear day ♫

♫ We're like little fish in love ♫

♫ Happy and cherished ♫

♫ People who love each other should be together ♫

♫ Together ♫

♫ If you want to love, you have to bravely be together ♫

♫ Persisting for beautiful memories ♫

♫ Together ♫

♫ to the end ♫

♫ Gently holding your hand ♫ ♫ My hand ♫

♫ Be at ease ♫ ♫ So at ease ♫

♫ A panoramic view of pure and transparent love ♫

♫ We're like little fish in love ♫

♫ Smart and clever ♫

♫ People who love each other should be together ♫

♫ Quietly watching your heart ♫ ♫ My heart ♫

♫ So attentive ♫ ♫ So at ease ♫

♫ Love is like an endless cloudless and clear day ♫

♫ We're like little fish in love ♫

♫ Happy and cherished ♫

♫ People who love each other should be together ♫

♫ To the end ♫

♫ Together... together... together ♫

♫ To the end ♫