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The Ideal City

This is a work of fiction

Ep10

So?

Have you noticed?

No. I can't see it.

You still can't see it?

Don't move.

It's tilted.

How can it be tilted?

Do you know?

I've been here a dozen times.

I never realized it's tilted.

You're good.

You're a professional indeed.

Then what should I do?

What to do? Change a place.

I don't think so.

I signed the contract for ten years.

Ten years?

How about this?

You can have drawings

with intertwined lines

on these walls,

creating

an illusion of space distortion.

I think

that should cover it up.

I guess you've learned drawing.

I learned at the Children's Palace as a kid.

That explains it.

In fact, being a painter

was one of my dreams.

One of?

I also wanted to be a violinist, Go player,

and scientist.

When I was young,

I thought I was a genius.

I was a lot like you when I was a kid.

When I was a kid,

my dad signed me up for Chinese painting lessons,

piano lessons,

etiquette lessons, and math lessons.

Anyway, endless lessons.

Is your job now

your dream job?

Yeah.

Really?

Really.

But my friends

doing financial work say

it is so boring.

I'm a cost engineer,

no an accountant!

Don't you all deal with bills?

Yes and no.

To put it simply,

if a building is to be built,

first, you bid for it.

Calculate how much it costs

to construct the building.

When the client

agrees to the price,

you begin construction.

During the construction,

you need to control the cost.

When the work is done,

you calculate

how much you have spent.

That's how you know

if you make or lose money.

People who do these

are cost engineers.

That must take

a lot of praying.

You don't know what will happen.

Yeah.

I didn't expect

it could be this complicated.

Do you still like it now?

Doesn't matter.

Compared with you,

I'm not sure if I'm lucky

or unlucky.

Me being an artist

is my dad's plan.

In fact,

if you know what you want to do

but are unable to do it,

it'd be worse than not knowing it at all.

Sir.

Okay.

Sorry for the trouble, sir.

Okay.

Why are you so flustered?

Sir, have you heard?

Xia Ming has

applied to the HR department

for transferring Su Xiao to TK

to be his assistant.

That's a smart move.

Sir.

Aren't you gonna stop them?

According to the personnel rules,

he has the right to do that.

If Su Xiao agrees

and TC agrees,

what reason do I have to stop it?

Sir.

If this thing happens,

it'll be impossible

for us to audit.

Do you mean I should

clear a path for you?

No.

Xu Feng.

You and Xia Ming are the same age.

If I hadn't let you work on your own,

I wouldn't know

how big the difference is.

Late last year,

when I was inspecting projects,

all the project managers

complimented you.

They praised your idea

of splitting saved materials.

Material wastage

went down at once.

And profit went up instantly.

Sit here.

I've been planning to talk to you.

But around the Spring Festival,

I didn't have time.

I'm finally free today.

Sit down.

Let's talk.

Say what you think.

Both good and bad things.

Say whatever you want.

Anything.

Things are fine.

Are you communicating well

with Mr. Chen?

I've only worked with Mr. Chen for a short time.

Unlike Dong Lin and Lu,

they know what Mr. Chen wants.

Have some tea.

As for Mr. Chen,

I've known him my whole life.

He is a reserved man.

He's an intellectual.

Bound to be a little lofty, right?

Have some tea.

But he's a good guy.

He helped me a lot.

You'll realize it after a while.

You can also

report to him even if there's nothing big.

Right?

You'll be on good terms

if you guys communicate more.

I know.

Then I'll

just cut to the chase.

Helen from HR contacted me.

She said Xia Ming wanted you

to be his assistant.

She hopes I'll agree.

Surely I won't agree to this.

Mr. Chen and I

have always been

preparing you for the role of manager

of the business dept.

I've never

changed my mind one bit.

But I can't promote you now

because you've only been here a short time.

You don't know the company well.

People are watching.

But it's only a matter of time.

Su Xiao. Please trusts your superiors.

Work here without worries.

Work hard.

If there's anything,

you can just come to me.

Alright?

Alright.

Stop your work now.

I had a discussion with Mr. Wang.

We'll make

a temporary adjustment to your work.

Su Xiao will be

the interim manager of the business dept.

She'll be in charge

of the Global Lead Project bidding.

Zhengming. Dong Lin.

Cooperate with her.

I'm at your disposal.

Good.

Okay.

I'll cooperate with her.

Good, Zhengming.

You have

always been a team player.

Su Xiao lacks team spirit.

So,

you can make up for her weakness.

The bidding starts 12 days from now.

Time is running out.

It'll be hard.

Keep it up.

Keep it up.

Su Xiao. Here.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Manager Su.

Treat us to dinner.

Why?

You got promoted.

Shouldn't you treat us to dinner?

Right, guys?

Yeah.

It's a huge deal. Treat us to dinner.

Yeah.

Stop joking.

It's not a real promotion.

Look at Su Xiao.

She's so modest.

Alright, Dong Lin.

Stop pressing her.

My treat.

For real?

Thank you, Mr. Lu.

Where should we go?

There's a new

hot pot restaurant downstairs.

Let's have Chongqing hot pot.

Anywhere expensive is fine.

After the hot pot,

let's hit the spa.

What are you thinking?

Nothing, sir.

You are guided by me.

Fill out the application for promotion.

Do you know how to fill it?

Emphasize all the projects

you did in the company.

Stress that

you grow together with the company.

You've been here for a long time.

Everyone likes you.

No one can compare with you in this regard.

Rest assured.

I will try my best

to make it happen.

Thank you, Mr. Chen.

Ms. Li.

Ms...

Have you decided what to eat?

-Don't say whatever. -I don't know.

I asked you to think this morning.

Come on.

I can think of nothing.

I did this too often. Hurry.

You decide.

Hot pot?

Stop pushing!

Stop pushing me!

Mr. Xia. Hello.

I am Su Xiao.

I can't beat around the bush.

I'll just cut to the chase.

Mr. Wang talked with me today.

After leaving ZJ,

I couldn't get a job

because I was punished.

It was TC that took me in.

Maria refused to hire me

because I was punished once.

Mr. Wang went to see her

and argued with her so that I can stay at TC.

That's why I decided to stay at TC.

Thank you for your offer.

Su Xiao.

If you want to repay Wang Yang,

there are many ways.

You don't need to risk your future.

Sometimes in life,

choices are more vital than hard work.

Why don't you

take more time to think about it?

Thank you.

I have considered it seriously.

Okay. Thanks.

Interesting.

Didn't expect

to see someone so rare in this world.

Weren't you asleep?

I think you like her.

Go to sleep.

Just sleep.

She is quite pretty.

Xiao, what were you thinking?

TK is a much better platform than TC.

That's right.

But I still think

Xia Ming's reason for transferring me

is not as simple as what he said.

I don't want to get involved.

Xiao, you are much maturer now.

Stop kidding.

It's because I've seen enough.

I'm afraid of traps.

Bro. You are being paranoid.

She's just a young girl.

What changes can she bring?

I've known Wang Yang since I was a kid.

I know him very well.

In this company,

we've had over ten managers of the business dept.

I've never seen him paying

that much attention to anyone.

He really thinks highly of that girl.

He almost said plainly that she'll be promoted.

For real?

What do you think?

Lu Zhengming has been with me for five years.

I trained him all the way.

After all,

he's better than an outsider to work with.

If Wang Yang asks...

Bro, rest assured.

I am always on your side.

Wang.

Did he agree?

Good.

Let's go.

Ms. Li.

It's you again.

Can we talk elsewhere?

It's not likely.

This is a big deal.

She was criticized

by name at the meeting.

It's final.

I know this is final.

I don't want to bring it up.

I just want Su Xiao's

cost engineer certificate back.

Who are you to her?

Boyfriend?

No.

She is just my colleague.

I really can't help you.

This accident

happened right under

the senior official's nose.

It's horrible.

How can I help?

I'm sorry.

Ms. Li.

I heard your boyfriend

is Su Xiao's ex.

Mr. Xu.

What do you mean?

Ms. Li. I am also a man.

Men are nostalgic.

If I learned

my girlfriend helped my ex

solve a problem,

I'd be very happy.

Because it means I made

the right choice.

My girlfriend has a big heart.

She's no ordinary woman.

Mr. Xu.

I think what you said

is ridiculous.

Should I go against the rules

only to impress my boyfriend?

I believe even if I don't do that,

my boyfriend wouldn't think

I am petty.

I'm going to work. Goodbye.

How can you be so shameless?

You stole her boyfriend

and left her no way out.

Stop that nonsense.

Nonsense?

Don't you know if you stole

her boyfriend?

You!

Zhou Jun chose me

'cause I am better than her.

You are better than her?

She came from a small town

and an ordinary family.

With good grades, she got into

an established company like ZJ,

managed to stay in this city,

and got a cost engineer certificate.

She did all these on her own.

It's her only choice.

And you?

You are in a high position.

Did you get it on your own?

Your house, car, and future are all given

by your family.

You're not half as competent as her.

Li Xue!

No one's life is spring all the time.

And no one's life is winter all the time.

Mr. Du.

Um...

Why don't I see Mr. Xu again?

He has seldom been here lately.

Who knows what he's been doing?

I seldom see him.

So mysterious.

Alright. Take a break, guys.

Let's eat.

We can work later.

Come on.

We've been working together for a few months.

This is the first time

that I've treated you.

Don't be shy.

Here.

Mr. Du.

You've been working hard lately.

You keep one eye on your own work

and the other on ours.

Here.

I was joking.

Okay. Thanks.

Based on your account,

this is indeed unusual.

Have they

found anything new?

It can't be.

I just asked Wu about it yesterday.

Apart from the 200,000 yuan,

there's nothing new.

Later,

go check again.

I'm feeling a bit uneasy.

Su Xiao.

I have a question for you.

In your life,

which book influenced you the most?

Books for college entrance exams.

I don't mean this kind of book.

I mean inspiring books.

Like biographies

or novels.

Yeah. General History of China.

I am serious.

I am serious, too.

You won.

Others have warm blood.

You have boiling blood.

Su Xiao.

In your life,

there is only data.

In my eyes,

it is more handsome than Mr. Xia.

How dare you humiliate Mr. Xia!

I won't talk to you again.

Goodbye!

Resignation Letter from Xu Feng

For the president's eyes only

Good morning, Lu.

Good morning, Lu.

Morning.

Morning.

Morning.

Lu.

The data for Section A1,

is it ready yet?

A1?

I haven't finished calculating it yet.

How long will it take?

Maybe this afternoon?

This afternoon?

Then the progress will be delayed.

Okay.

I'll speed up the latter part.

Where's Dong Lin?

I'm here. I'm here.

What's up, Manager Su?

What are your instructions?

Is the data for section A2 ready yet?

Besides,

don't call me "Manager".

Okay, Manager Su.

No, I mean...

The data for A2,

I may have to delay it for a while.

I haven't checked many lists

from the JS River Project yet.

You can't hand out the data for A2

until this evening?

You're dragging your feet.

What does she mean by "dragging your feet"?

Who does she think she is?

Zhengming.

We've been here for five years, right?

It's been five years.

Why her?

I'm telling you. I'm not convinced.

Sir.

You aren't working on the audit at the TK Construction.

What are you doing here early in the morning?

I want to stay around you today.

May I?

Sure.

Sir.

The schedule for today is as follows:

regular meeting in the conference room at 9:20...

Stop.

Sir.

I've learned a lot

by being around you.

And I really want to keep learning.

Xu Feng.

Maybe,

I'm in too much of a hurry.

Sir, you have a delivery.

Open it.

It's a certificate of the cost engineer.

Sir.

Sir.

Just wait for my good news.

Sorry, excuse me.

Hello. An Americano, please.

I've got the certificate.

Now it's your turn to keep your promise.

How did you get it?

I went to see Li Xue.

And I scolded her.

I was giving up hope back then.

But it turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

Her?

That's her.

Back then,

there was nothing I could do.

I had no choice.

I really didn't think of that.

I'm fine.

Check the kitchen extraction system.

Check this subcontract project.

OK.

That's all?

That's all.

Everyone's here?

Listen up!

The buildings those about to come up,

the sports stadiums,

the overpasses,

pay attention.

The steel inside you.

The concrete. The glass. The pavement.

I'll know exactly what it costs

even for one light bulb.

Don't hide it.

Don't play trick with me.

In my eyes,

you're all transparent.

Be good and come out

from my bill of quantities.

Come out untouched.

Come out clean.

Do you hear that?

Nice. Nice.

Hello?

This is Xia Ming.

Let's meet.

Hello, Chief Xia.

I'm working on

the tender of Global Lead Project.

I really don't have any time.

I'm on my way to your office.

It will take about an hour.

Let's meet at the previous cafe.

I told you, I don't have time.

See you later.

I thought you'd not come.

I'm now grateful

to everyone who gives me an opportunity,

no matter what his intentions are.

Have you noticed that

the structure of your group

is quite strange?

There's already an EPC company in the group,

but there are still TK and TC Construction.

There are subsidiaries of the same level.

It's unreasonable.

In fact,

when the group was first established,

it was all quite simple.

It was just a group of people who likes each other,

and they thought to work together,

to make money together.

Later on,

when it came to financing the group,

they wanted to clarify the shareholdings.

It triggered a major personnel change.

My uncle, your boss Wang Yang,

companies like TT and TZ Construction,

they are the senior members

who followed Zhao Xiankun.

They were immediately marginalised,

just because of things like

"they couldn't keep up with the business".

The group gave them

supplies worth 50 million

and a group of weak and vulnerable workers.

The group just sent them away.

Let them work on the profits and losses.

Let them fend themselves.

My uncle worked so hard

for dozens of years.

And everything washed away

and back to square one.

But to survive, he had no choice.

He had to accept the reality even if it was hard.

So he just had to do what he could do.

He went around to make connections to get projects.

He clenched his teeth

and fought for his life

to bring TK to the scale it is today.

For Zhao Xiankun,

TK is just a subsidiary company.

But for my uncle,

TK is everything.

Of course.

Everyone has their positions and perspectives.

It's difficult to decide what's right or wrong.

All I know is that

my uncle is my family,

and I have to help him.

I understand.

I know what you mean.

Congratulations.

You've got your wings back.

I invite you

to join TK Construction.

This invitation is open-ended.

I hope one day

we can work together.

How do you know that after the audit,

whether or not you will stay at TK?

That's for you to answer.

I only told him that one thing.

Only one thing?

How dare she say that?

What does this have to do with her?

If she insists,

then I have to...

don't blame me for being rude.

Uncle.

Uncle!

She's innocent of the cement incident.

We already owe her.

Let's not target her anymore.

Then take the audit as a favour.

Return this favour.

You know how dangerous we are now

because of her involvement?

Don't target her?

I think you're out of your mind.

If you had told me earlier,

I would have gotten rid of her.

How could we have come to this?

Now.

It all depends on what Zhao Xiankun will do.

It's nothing.

We can just go on separate ways.

I'll just get a team,

and do it myself.

Come on.

Calm down.

Come on. Sit. Sit.

Sir, have some tea.

What are you gonna do next?

This is all Xu Xiao has said.

Sir, I'll keep investigating.

Dig deeper.

Check all the previous projects.

Sir.

This...

The previous ones were all audited

and signed by Manager Xu.

I said

that I want to know the most realistic

business situation of TK Construction.

I understand.

Mr. Huang.

Xu Feng wants access to

the project information from previous years.

Those were all audited by Xu Zhiping.

Zhao Xiankun will investigate the whole thing.

Let's stall them for a few days.

Dong Lin.

You scared me.

Where's your A2 data?

I haven't finished it yet. Just wait.

You said that

you'd finish it last night.

It's already morning.

We need to work out the total price, and you're not ready yet.

I'm talking to you.

Su Xiao, what are you doing?

You won't stop, will you?

Don't think that you're a woman

so I won't punch you.

Give me the data.

Come on. Come on. Come and see this.

Fine.

What happened?

What's going on?

I don't know.

You're the best, aren't you?

You're making a big fuss all day.

Aren't you finished?

You really think

that you're a manager of the business contract department, don't you?

A woman who was fired by

ZJ Construction because of corruption.

You don't even have a cost engineer certificate.

And you give me orders.

How dare you?

Don't talk nonsense.

-What are you doing? -Stop talking nonsense.

Why are you so mean to me?

I said anything wrong?

We've been here for five years.

Stop.

Why does she give us orders

as soon as she starts working here?

Stop talking? I won't!

What happened?

What's the matter?

You're so noisy in this early morning.