All language subtitles for Legally Romance EP01

On this year's top ten elites list,

not only are you the youngest winner,

but you are also the only
legal practitioner on the list.

The herbal tea trademark
infringement case last year

drew a great deal
of attention in the industry.

This year, the plagiarism
lawsuit between Ruo Mei and

Morris, the game company you represent,

are getting lots of attention too.

Can you share with me

one of your most memorable wins?

It's been 11 years

since I chose to practise law.

When I was still in school,

I thought of lawyers

as chivalrous heroes.

I only realized later that, actually,

we're just the gatekeepers of the law.

It is because of the law that

fairness and justice are upheld

in the society.

So for me, the advancement

of the rule of law

is the biggest victory for us

as lawyers.

I heard that you've been single
since you started your practice.

When do you plan to get a win

in your relationship status?

Excuse me, but can you

ask a different question?

Why should she ask a different question?

(Zhan Ying Law Firm)
(Partner) (Lu Xun)

So...

Mr. Lu, I went through the script
and got the lighting right for you.

-I'll go upstairs and get the file.
-Excuse me.

The sound isn't very clear.
Can you hold the boom pole for us?

I... I'm a lawyer too.

I'm very busy.

Lawyer's...

Paralegal.

(Qian Wei)
(Legal Assistant)

Who is your boss?

You.

Are you busier than me?

So, let's get started.

Mr. Lu, congratulations on

entering
the Top 10 Young Elites of the Year.

On this year's top ten elites list,

not only are you the youngest winner,

but you are also the only
legal practitioner on the list.

The herbal tea trademark
infringement case last year

drew a great deal
of attention in the industry.

(Guanghua University
Commencement Ceremony 2011)

Good job!

You're awesome!

Good job!

(First Prize Scholarship, RMB10,000)

Get off stage.

I won the first prize.

Congratulations to Lu Xun,
student from Law School

(Grand Prize Scholarship, RMB30,000)
for winning the Grand Prize Scholarship
with the best grades in the city.

Well done!

This is just the start of the semester.

Just you wait.

Lu Xun, you're awesome!

Just you wait.

(Back then,)

(I had great ambitions for the future.)

(Join the student council and debate team)
(According to my plan, in the first year,)

(I would join the student council
and debate team.)

(In the second, I'd be
selected as an honour student.)

(In the third,)

(Publish papers in international journals)
(I'd publish my papers
in international journals.)

(In the fourth, I'd intern
in the most prestigious law firm.)

(Become a secondary partner)
(I'd finish my postgraduate study
and rise through the ranks.)

(11 years later,)

(I'd become a secondary partner.)

(The only thing I didn't
expect is that 11 years later,)

(I'd become his assistant.)

(And my monthly salary i
lower than his hourly rate.)

God, please open your eyes.

Qian Wei?

Qian Wei?

What are you waiting for?

Remove it.

Okay.

Remove what?

Your ring interferes with the mic.

Mr. Lu is asking you to remove it.

You could've just said take it off.

(As long as I can go
back to 11 years ago,)

(I can change my life)

(and start over.)

Sorry about that. Please...

Please carry on.

Let's carry on then.

I heard that you've been single
since you started your practice.

(Of course,)

(that's never going to happen.)

(Episode 1)
(A Bad Start and An Instant Elimination)

(Legally Romance)

Mr. Wu.

you haven't managed
to get the representation

for Tian Yi factory's
collective claim case.

If I may suggest,

let Lu Xin step in.

Hold on.

I don't recommend your suggestion,

because I have a little problem with it.

He's still inexperienced.

The press is all over him

because of Morris's plagiarism case.

Whenever Lu Xun goes out now,

he is blocked by a herd of journalists.

Most of all,

Mr. Wei from his team has just

tendered his resignation,

so my advice is

he should finish

settling his case at hand,

before he takes on other cases.

I hope everyone agrees with me.

We've submitted
the conclusive evidence to the court.

I'll win the case,
with or without Mr. Wei.

But Mr. Wu,

you'd better watch out, you may

lose something you almost got.

What does that mean?

I heard that Tian Yi Factory

has carried out
an out-of-court settlement.

Don't worry about it.
Do your handicraft well.

In case you quit the law one day,

at least you'll have a side job.

Excuse me.

You guys go on. I have
something I need to take care of.

Lu Xun,

no offence,

you reminded Mr. Wu as a favour,

but why couldn't you say it
with a better attitude?

One day when I lose a case,

maybe I'll consider
to change my attitude.

Forget about it then.

I've never lost

a patent infringement case.

You don't have to worry

about Morris's case.

Leave it to me.

The court will reply
after identifying the evidence.

Alright.

One more thing,

this quarter's financial
returns have dropped considerably

from the previous quarter.

Put aside all the aid targets

in your hands for now.

Focus on cases with high rates.

Let's carry on with the meeting. Here.

These projects add up to 500 million.

If Lu Xun can be kind enough
to let me participate,

I'd be freed from the burden of taxi travel
costs for the second half of the year.

You want to be freed, is that it?

No, no.

Why would I want to be freed?

Right?

The boss's time is the assistant's time.

The boss's happiness is
the assistant's happiness.

Boss, if you want to take the plane,

I'll go learn to fly the plane.

If you want to eat fried noodles,
I'll go to New Oriental.

Anyway, I should work as hard as I can

to achieve your all-round freedom.

Here's your breakfast.

Enter.

-Boss...
-No.

I haven't said anything yet.

Nothing good happens when you

start the conversation
by calling me that.

Listen to me first.

For Morris's case,

we've been working overtime,

going back and forth
to collect the evidence.

Since we're about to win the case,

and this happens to be my fourth year

as your assistant at Zhan Ying,

I just thought that
on such a special day,

we should celebrate it in a special way,

don't you think?

Such as a pay raise.

So I was wondering,

about the legal fees this time,

could we...

I got it.

No.

Wait, don't you have any conscience?

We were college friends
for four years after all.

Although I've been your assistant,

my competency is widely acknowledged.

In terms of my mental efforts, look
where my hairline has receded to.

I lost my hair by the handful.

Those who joined the company after me,

even those 2000's kids have
got a raise and a promotion.

Even those 2000's kids have
got the practising certificate.

Look at you.

Have you passed the National Judicial Examination?

You failed the National Judicial Examination,

and you have the audacity
to come and ask me for a raise.

No, I really...

I was childish back then,
but I've grown up now.

I've really changed.

Fine.

Since you've grown up now,

my fee

is RMB5,000 per hour.

-Is there anything else?
-No.

Bye, Boss.

Put him through.

Hello.

All you ever do is bully me.

You're a heartless boss.

The tables will turn one day.

And I'll throw that darn timer

on your face one day.

Qian Wei.

Come to court with me.

Now.

How's that possible?

Morris's design draft was personally
picked up and sent to test by me

on March 1.

And I handed the
identification report to you.

How can it be fake?

After you submitted
the new evidence in court,

this is the new identification
report they applied.

The submitted character design

doesn't match
the original identification report.

I don't know how you
keep the evidence safe.

You're an experienced lawyer.

Why would you make

such a rookie mistake?

I'll also inform Ruo Mei's
lawyer of the results.

If you are unable to

submit additional evidence,

you'll have to bear the consequences

for failure on burden of proof.

This is impossible.

The briefcase never left me that day.

You were present too.

Calm down. We'll go
back and think about it.

We understood. Thank you.

(Ms. Qian,)

(your delivery is at the door.)

I finally finished unpacking it.

(The three years
Li Chong Wen owes Qian Wei)

What's wrong?

During autumn,

this road is covered

with fallen leaves.

We were so busy fighting at that time

that we never stopped
to take a look at it.

Chong Wei is gone,

you're leaving too.

Don't be sad.

I'll be gone for
three or four years at most.

When I come back,

I'll make lots and lots of money.

Everything will be fine.

(Tonight at 8 p.m.)

(Don't forget.)

(Reunion)

(Lu Xun)

Hello, Boss.

(Qian Wei,)

(you have tons of)

(field assignments today.)

(If you don't show up
on the subway now,)

30 minutes later,

I'll start docking your hourly pay.

(Boss, have you forgotten?)

I took the day off a month in advance.

I have some personal stuff
to take care of today.

Is it?

Maybe I should send

other trainee lawyer to
get Morris's evidence.

(And the share of the legal fees...)

There's nothing you can say

to change my mind.

I'm not

that kind of person.

Money is important,

but love is more precious.

(How precious?)

I was just thinking

I would reimburse

your taxi fare

from today onward.

Sorry, Boss. I'm heading out now.

See you later.

(Downstairs of Morris, 9:15 a.m.)
Go to Morris and get the original draft
of the character design

and identification report.

(Haizhu District People's Court, 11:05 a.m.)
There is a phone patent
infringement hearing in the morning.

It has reference value for

the strategy and counter suit
of Morris's case.

Go sit in and take
the minutes of the hearing.

(Cafe in CBD district, 3:30 p.m.)
Compare the two cases.

Send me the evidence
after organizing them.

-Sorry, sorry.
-And there are

three contracts that need amendments.

Finish them by the end of the day.

(Zhongshan Road,
Haizhou District, 6:21 p.m.)

Lu Xun,

when can I stop working overtime?

When I have a girlfriend.

Fine, fine.

I've sent you the contract,
the court records,

as well as the comparison of the cases.

And I've got the evidence.

According to the original
draft of the character design,

the report shows that
these characters were

created eight years ago.

It should be no problem.

(Let's stick with the plan.)

(We'll submit it
in the courtroom by then.)

(Catch Ruo Mei off guard.)

(It'll turn out fine.)

So, Boss,

I

want to...

Speak properly.

(I need work-life balance.)

I applied for today's leave a month ago.

How about this? Let me

take care of my personal stuff first.

(Once I'm done,)

(I'll go back to the law firm
immediately with the evidence.)

Then, I'll throw myself

into work.

I can feel the thrill to work
hard running in my veins now.

Okay?

Okay.

What has gotten to him?

Has he been possessed? Has he gone mad?

He's not normally this easy.

(Li Chong Wen has returned
to China as AES's legal director.)

AES has invited a lot of famous people
in the business industry for his sake.

While you're handling
your personal business,

I'd advise you to bring

a few blank contracts with you.

(After all, you got the lowest
number of cases again this year.)

Good luck.

You're right. I'm going there now.

Bye bye.

As I expected,

a character like villain doesn't
deserve to have a conscience.

(AES Jubian Dinner, 7:55 p.m.)

Just make an exception.

I just need to see someone
in there. I'll be quick.

If I go back and change my shoes now,
I can't make it back in time.

It's a rule.

Is this your first time
attending a formal event?

I know this is a formal event.

But I...

I really need to get in
now to see someone.

It's a rule.

Qian Wei.

It's been a long time.

Indeed.

Hi.

This is my...

Guest.

She has to wear formal attire.
I told her, this is our rule.

It's fine. How about this?

You go in first.

-I'll visit a mall nearby and...
-Never mind.

It's your rule, right?

Fine.

Kevin.

(Chong Wen, you're still not here yet?)

(Mr. Lan is waiting for you.)

I'm here. I'm at the door,

but I have a little problem.

Okay. Here.

Okay, okay.

Understood.

Mr. Li,

I'm sorry.

Please come in.

Not like this.

This doesn't seem proper.

I'll only attend

this party once.

You really didn't have to

spend so much for

a pair of shoes just for it.

You haven't changed at all.

You still don't like to wear high heels.

You sure have changed a lot.

Have I?

Chong Wen.

Why aren't you at the backstage yet?
Ms. Lan is urging you.

Can't you see I'm with someone?

If she wants anything,
just announce it on stage.

It's fine. You should go.

I can manage on my own.

Don't make it difficult for me.

She is a lawyer of Lu Xun's
Zhan Ying Law Firm?

Hi. I'm Qian Wei.

I mostly work on civil lawsuits.

Are you having a marital dispute,
or a property dispute?

Or...

Or did you have a car accident?

Li Chong Wen,

what are you thinking?

There are so many investors

and shareholders of
the group here tonight.

How will Ms. Lan feel about you
bringing Zhan Ying's staff here?

She's just my date tonight.

If Ms. Lan has anything to say,

it can wait until the party is over.

Explain it to Ms. Lan yourself then.

Who is this Ms. Lan?

I've never heard you mention her before.

Does she have any dispute

with Zhan Ying?

She's my superior.

The heels look perfect on you.

You should attend

more dinners like this with me.

You'll get used to
the heels the more you wear them.

Do they come here to

socialize because
they can solicit clients?

If you want, I can introduce you
to some people.

Let me carry it for you.

Take some food. I'll carry it for you.

It's okay. I can carry it myself.

Just give it to me.

-Actually that bag...
-There's evidence in there.

You're not our client,

nor our lawyer.

It doesn't feel proper.

Lu Xun.

I haven't congratulated you

on your promotion as the
secondary partner of Zhan Ying.

And here you are.

I heard that the plaintiff, Ruo Mei,
is also here at this dinner.

I should come here, shouldn't I?

Or I shouldn't come?

No, no.

I can carry my own bag.

How can I let my boss carry it for me?

You guys talk.

Alright.

Your tie.

As you know,

my assistant usually
ties my ties for me.

From this morning to evening,

my assistant has been so busy that

she didn't even set
foot in the law firm.

Can you imagine how helpless I am?

I heard that
the first trial of Morris and

Ruo Mei's case is coming soon.

You seem so relaxed and calm.

Looks like you're pretty sure
that you're winning.

That's for sure.

I've got a full grasp of the facts

and the chain of evidence of this case.

I take on cases with conditions.

I'm different from you.

I know how to pick my client.

Right.

Regardless of who is right or wrong,

both parties have the right

to use the law to protect
their legal interests.

This is the first lesson our lecturer
taught us when we started practising.

Every lawyer

wants to be a knight of justice,

who cares about being

legal directors like us?

Am I right?

So,

Boss, are you hungry?

I heard that when people are
hungry, their emotions can be unstable.

Why don't you take a break?

Have... Have something to eat first.

That's the daughter of
the founder of AES Group.

The group's current CEO,
Lan He.

She has just returned

to China with Li Chong Wen.

I've been away from
my homeland for four years.

I'm finally back.

All of the guests here tonight
are old friends of AES,

so I'd like to thank you all
for being here.

I have a good news to share today.

AES Group

has acquired

an emerging game company,

Ruo Mei.

This acquisition has helped

our group bridge the gap

in the game industry.

You may have some questions now,

about

Ruo Mei has just

filed a lawsuit against

Morris for plagiarism.

And I've found

the best strategist for Ruo Mei.

AES's

new legal director,

Mr. Li Chong Wen.

Nice to meet you all.

For those unaware,

the lawyers

Morris hired,

who are also Chong Wen's juniors,

are here tonight.

This is probably a gesture of goodwill.

If Morris is willing

to apologize publicly, and give us

two percent of their shares,

I suppose that'll save us
from going to the court, right?

What do you think?

AES hardly ever loses a lawsuit.

That's right.

What are Zhan Ying's lawyers doing here?

Exactly. What are they doing here?

I'm your boss.

I got this.

Hi, everyone.

I'm the lead lawyer

of Morris's case,

Lu Xun.

Five years ago,

Ruo Mei launched its first game.

Due to its excessive replication,

it was accused of plagiarism
by a foreign company.

During this five-year period,

Ruo Mei was sued again and again.

Yet their reputation continued to grow

and they have been releasing

more games more quickly.

But this time,

Ruo Mei has turned the tables around.

And I wasn't surprised.

Because Ruo Mei's

founding shareholder once said this.

"To draw on

is to go beyond."

What a shameless thing to say!

Lu Xun,

this is defamation.

You're welcomed
to send a lawyer's letter

to a lawyer.

Every case I,

Lu Xun,

take on is justifiable.

I've never lost a case

I've taken on.

I won't lose

this one either.

You said my interests always come first.

I also said that,

whatever you do,

keep her out of it.

(Outside AES Jubian Dinner, 9:05 p.m.)

Qian Wei!

This is between me and Qian Wei.

Please let go of her.

I'm her boss.

Give me two minutes.

What happened this evening
was purely accidental.

I was going to ask you to
celebrate my promotion with me.

I didn't expect Lu Xun would show up.

And he provoked Lan He.

That's why Lan He

revealed all those things.

Lan He and I really are just colleagues.

At Ruo Mei's valuation,

AES's acquisition plans

must have been underway two years ago.

We talked on the phone every week.

You knew that I took on Morris's case.

But you never told me

you were providing advice to Ruo Mei.

I thought you were like me,

missing our relationship in the past.

So frankly, you were just trying
to get information out of me.

That explains it.

Every tactic we use,

every chain of evidence we use,

they always figured it out.

By we,

do you mean you and Lu Xun?

You and I are we.

All these years, what do you
think I've been working so hard for?

I'm trying to come back to you.

I did it now.

I came back to you.

Isn't this enough?

You've taken advantage
of me to this extent.

And you still want

to talk about we?

Mr. Li, I have to ask,

if this evidence in my hand

help you win the case,

what will Ms. Lan give you?

Give you fortune and fame?

Fulfil your so-called dreams?

Say something!

I'm the legal director of AES.

It is not up to me
which company AES acquires.

In my head now,

all I can think about now

is how I can give you a better life,

how I can be with you forever.

You said that you wanted
to be a good lawyer before.

Okay.

After graduation, I didn't
pursue postgraduate degree.

I took on cases with you,
and we started Chong Wei.

By saying that it's not up to you,

you're asking me

to give up my own career?

Qian Wei,

let's keep these two matters
separate, okay?

It's not as serious as you think.

If you can't pass
the National Judicial Examination,

you won't have a chance
to advance in your firm.

You have a chance to trade your job with

monthly salary RMB6,000
for shares that worth millions,

why wouldn't you take it?

Why wouldn't you?

This is meant to be ours!

It's meant for you and me!

You're just a mere assistant
of this case.

What's wrong with being an assistant?
I'll become a lawyer too in the future!

Two minutes are up.

Time out.

If you'd like to continue
the conversation with my assistant,

please make an appointment
with me first next time,

but preferably after
we win Morris's case.

And let me get this straight
for you today.

From now on,

"we" is you and Lan He,

me and Lu Xun.

How come I'm unaware of this?

I mean a work relationship.

Oh, work relationship.

You're exerting power over others?

You think you're so cool

when you bought shoes back there?

You like buying shoes?

I hate high heels!

It was for you to wipe your bag.

There's evidence in there.

Are you a human being?
I've worked for you for four years.

You couldn't be

a human being for a second

in front of my ex-boyfriend?

You'd rather save the evidence than me.

I'm telling you,
if I had drowned there,

or electrocuted,

I would have come back to haunt you.

I'm your boss,

not your boyfriend.

It's not my place to save you.

(Are the fire of getting
back together burning high?)

(There is no more fire.)

(I'll work overtime
with Lu Xun until I die.)

Let it go.

Don't

take it too hard.

You still have to work
overtime tomorrow, after all.

I'm not sad at all.

After all these years with you,
I've become hard-hearted.

(Downstairs of
Zhan Ying Law Firm, 10:55 p.m.)

Are you a human being?

I'm already so miserable.

And you still want me
to wash your shoes?

It's for you to put it on.

It's fine.

I'll go up there...

I just bought them.

Why are you being kind?

Don't get the wrong idea.

What if you step on
something and get infected?

It's considered work-related injuries.

I'm just reducing
the risk of compensation.

Thanks, Boss.

(Zhan Ying Law Firm's office, 11 p.m.)

Mr. Wei, want to leave together?

We can share a taxi.

I still have some documents to sort out.

I guess I'll be sleeping here tonight.

Alright, I'm off.

Good night.

Good night.

When I found out Li Chong Wen
had taken on Ruo Mei's case,

I already told you

to remove Qian Wei from the case.

How can you expect me
not to consider the possibilities?

I know Qian Wei very well.

There is no way
she would betray me at work.

The expired security footage
in the law firm has been erased.

Without evidence,
how can you believe her?

Can you prove that Mr. Wei

stole it from the safe
before he resigned?

Mr. Wei has left the firm

for two weeks now.

Where are you going to find him?

Tell me.

What was once a winnable case

is now

a sure loser.

Listen,

there are multiple solutions
to everything.

No matter what solution you have,

it's impossible to get around

the proof of originality of

game page and character designs.

I'll find new evidence then.

I'll find it in the end.
I guarantee it.

Lu Xun, why are you being so stubborn?

Tell me then,

what year, month and day

exactly is the end?

Tell me!

As a lawyer, you should
know that the court is likely

to freeze all of

Morris's assets

once the trial enters a second hearing.

You can fight

a lawsuit for three years,

but can the client afford
to wait for three years?

We lost the key evidence.

How is Zhan Ying going
to explain to the client

and the bar association?

No need to say anything.

I'm the lead lawyer.

I'll bear all the responsibility,

all the consequences.

Lu Xun,

even if you are willing
to take the blame,

but can you afford the consequences?

Zhan Ying can't afford to accept

a partner who loses
the trust of his clients.

Come in!

It's my fault for failing

to secure and revise the evidence

before the trial.

It's only right for me to resign.

But Mr. Tao,

I swear I didn't do anything that
go against the ethics of lawyers.

I'm your boss.

I didn't ask you to quit.
So you can't leave.

I'm just

a legal assistant

who failed her
National Judicial Examination.

Choose the lesser of two evils.

I'm sorry.

You should get

a better assistant.

Why did you have to yell?

You can yell at me,

but how would she feel
when she heard that?

Why didn't you consider
about her feelings?

This office isn't that big.

Did you think she wouldn't hear it?

How would I know she was right outside?

You were yelling,
how could she not hear you?

Fine, fine. I'll stop talking to you.
I'll get out of here.

Where are you going?
This is your office.

-Oh, yes.
-I'll leave.

(This was recommended)

(to me by the guide)

(when I was travelling in Tibet.)

(I spent quite a fortune on it.)

(He said that)

(when your life
doesn't go the way you want,)

(turn this little wheel,)

(and you'll turn the tide.)

You lied to me.

There is no such thing
as turning the tide.

I wouldn't be so sure about that.

The ring may be fake,

but I've always been there for you,

and that's true.

I missed you so much.

I wanted to be

a successful lawyer so much

when I was little,

but look at me now.

I still want to help people out,

but I ended up getting caught
in this mess.

No one can help me.

My daughter is so strong.

She doesn't need any help.

So you lost your job,
go get another one.

So you broke up with your boyfriend,

go find yourself a new one.

It's no big deal.

You can start all over again.

How can I start over again?

I'm 28 years old.

How can I turn my life around?

I don't...

I don't even have a lawyer's license.

And as a legal assistant,

I lost my client's evidence.

I'm thinking that if I had
focused on my study,

if I had stayed away from Lu Xun,

if I had spent more time with you,

would I...