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[Falling Before Fireworks]

[Episode 21]

Mr. Jing, you're so generous.

My brother is quite lonely.

It's useless to keep the money.

I can only waste it to make up for his emptiness.

Your wife is here.

I'm sorry.

I haven’t paid the final payment for the construction site.

Thanks to Jing Chen's treat,

I can eat two bowls of instant noodles today.

So it's you, Mr. Jing.

Is the money enough?

If not, I'll transfer it to you.

I said I would support you.

How can I let you be unable to afford instant noodles?

Buying a midnight snack and booking the night

for your idol of ten years

is quite normal.

Not my idol.

It's Yu's.

You are...

Little girl,

they may look like normal people

but

let me introduce them to you.

The one in the middle

is a farmer with no car, house or a job

who relies on his wife.

The one in front of me

is a loser who has to even

split the costs for instant noodles.

As for the one over there...

Don't waste your time.

Someone's who's not even in the photo

doesn't deserve a name.

What are you talking about?

Who doesn't deserve a name?

See for yourself.

I have to go.

Go.

Let's go home for dinner.

Go home?

Play the whole night.

After graduation,

we didn't play like this anymore.

Not bad. It feels like youth again.

Eat something.

Stop eating. Let's go home.

[Nancheng Commercial Bank]

I respect your decision.

To be honest,

I'm both happy and sad for you.

What about your husband?

What does he think?

[Jing Garden]

I've never

left Nancheng in my life,

but the lanterns I made went abroad.

[Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall]

I never imagined this would happen to me.

[Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall]

This foreigner

is quite sensible.

Chen, because you signed it for us,

we can be rest assured.

Bye.

Let's go.

People recognize our old craftsmanship.

[Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall]

It's called intangible cultural heritage.

Siqing is back.

You're back.

Jing Chen's wife is back.

[Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall]

Grandma and the others are quite happy.

What about you?

I don't know if this step is right or wrong.

Then you should take a step first.

I know a great lawyer.

I can ask him to draft a contract

that can eliminate

all possible risks.

Don't worry about me.

What about you? How is the handover process?

I just need to pack some stuff tomorrow.

When? I'll accompany you.

[Nancheng Commercial Bank]

Don't think that you're going to get promoted and get a higher salary.

The weather there is bad and the weather is dry.

The money you make will be less than the amount you spend for cosmetics.

Also,

the colleagues in Beicheng

are not as easy-going as Tiantian and me.

By then...

I'll come to you and tell you how much I regretted it.

Who cares about you?

There should be nothing missing.

Siqing.

The president came to me too.

She thought you wouldn't go.

Then you...

I refused.

I came to the bank two years earlier than you.

But the longer I stay here,

the more I can't step out of my comfort zone.

And my boyfriend is also in Nancheng.

I don't want to leave him.

[Nancheng Commercial Bank]

Besides,

at my age,

I may not be qualified to take risks.

[Nancheng Commercial Bank]

But

I really admire every choice you make

and I hope that things can get even better for you.

[Nancheng Commercial Bank]

Here.

This is for you.

Thank you.

I just got the marriage certificate.

Rich, poor,

local or non-local.

Tell us.

Let us help you evaluate.

He's a local of Nancheng.

We eat pig food.

Life is so hard.

Move aside.

[Nancheng Commercial Bank]

Chi Zhongyu, don't touch my shoes.

Take it. I'll get other tools.

I have a flight at 5pm

but a client is coming at 3pm.

Should I change my flight?

Alright, bring it here.

Thanks.

Manager Si, you’re here.

I’m here to deposit money for you.

I've never used this perfume before.

It's all here.

Not a drop is missing.

Did you do it on purpose?

The higher-ups are at the door.

You two still have time to flirt?

Good. Very good.

[Public Education Area]

[One month later]

♫Always hanging with your friends♫

♫Will it ever end?♫

[Jing Garden]

♫Always chatting on the phone♫

♫When I call, you are never home♫

♫Too busy cruising on those streets♫

♫Instead of thinking about me♫

♫Checking out who's on the bus♫

♫It's really getting tedious♫

♫Hey you, can I recommend, mend♫

♫That you tell all your friends, friends♫

♫That I really need to spend, spend♫

♫Time with you at the weekend♫

♫Hey you, can I recommend, mend♫

♫That you tell all your friends, friends♫

♫Streets are crowded, but not when♫

♫It's you and me and the weekend♫

♫Hear you're going down that club♫

♫It's just too much♫

[Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall]

♫Can't you think of something new?♫

♫Cause loving is long overdue♫

♫I told my girl friends that you'd call♫

♫Now I'm feeling small♫

♫Baby it's who cry in shame♫

♫If you turn me down again♫

[Crafts and Hearts]

♫I'm gonna make you see♫

♫That your time begins with me♫

♫So baby let's stop fooling around♫

[Crafts and Hearts]

♫Let's party in town♫

♫Hey you, can I recommend, mend♫

♫That you tell all your friends, friends♫

♫That I really need to spend, spend♫

[Beicheng]

♫Time with you at the weekend♫

♫Hey you, can I recommend, mend♫

♫That you tell all your friends, friends♫

♫Streets are crowded, but not when♫

[Loan Data of Beicheng]

♫It's you and me and the weekend♫

[Jingyu Hall]

Chen, is the meal ready?

Smells good.

Stewed beef with potatoes.

Chen, I worship you.

Let's have a simple meal today.

Let's eat.

Let's eat.

What do you want to drink?

As usual.

Have some tea.

Pour me a cup.

You're so healthy.

Okay.

They're getting older.

Eat more.

Have your masters signed the contract with the exhibition hall?

None of them have a proper studio

so they signed under the name of Jing Garden.

The craftworks in the exhibition

will officially appear

on their official website

and accept reservations at the same time.

Make sure that they don't streamline

the production for sales.

I emphasized this in the contract,

including the copyright ownership.

They have no objections.

That's great.

Let's have a toast.

Cheers.

Cheers.

If only my mentor were here.

Why don't we have an online meeting?

Let's also report to Manager Si

about our results today.

[Video call]

[Voice call]

[Siqing]

[Siqing]

[End]

[Siqing]

[End]

[Siqing]

Why did she hang up?

What's wrong with your wife?

The new product she's in charge of is due next week.

She's still in a meeting.

[Siqing]

Are you off work? I'm working.

What are you doing? Have you eaten?

During these two months,

you maintained a long distance relationship like this?

This is not an ordinary long-distance relationship.

The time lag

makes it seem like she's in another country.

By the way,

did you see

what Siqing posted on Moments?

They had dinner together with a young man.

He looks really good.

He can spend time with her everyday

which makes him seem like a better fit than someone here.

Why are you angry?

You

shouldn't mix us women

with men.

Cheating

is not as exciting as improving our career.

Exactly.

Especially for a woman like Siqing

who needs a sense of involvement and accomplishment

to obtain a sense of security.

The scariest thing in long-distance relationships is not time and distance

but your emotions and sorrows

that has nothing to do with her.

[Jian Yue]

[The garden party was a success.]

[Jian Yue]

[The garden party was a success.]

[Chi Zhongyu]

[Today's garden party.]

[Chi Zhongyu]

[It's so lively today.]

[Frost's Descent, dew becomes frost.]

[Rather than meeting people,]

[it's better to miss someone in autumn.]

We're waiting for you.

Hurry up.

Stop feeding the dog.

Even it is exhausted.

Hurry up.

It's your turn.

Let's play.

I haven't played yet.

Four Bamboo.

Don’t you want to know what tiles we discarded?

What I said just now wasn't just bluffing.

Women are hearing animals.

If you keep quiet,

it's inevitable that she'll think she's unimportant.

Instead of worrying about yourself here,

why don't you call her

and say something nice?

Red Dragon.

Chen.

If you don't know what to say,

just recite the essay I wrote for you.

It's very useful.

What are you talking about?

Don't talk nonsense.

Six Character.

Wait.

I win.

Record it.

So soon?

Listen.

Just receive her call here.

We'll help you.

You're home?

I just arrived.

I'm really tired today.

Fortunately, everything went well.

Next week,

I could be more available.

What about you? Have you signed the contract?

Yes.

[Jing Chen]

[End]

Grandma and the others are here.

They even showed their skills at the garden party.

It's rare to see them so happy.

Don't worry.

I asked my legal friend.

He said for this kind of contract,

we must be careful of copyright ownership.

We paid attention to that.

We emphasized this on the contract.

The brand is very cooperative.

Everything is going well so far.

Don't worry too much about this.

I saw your post on Moments.

I think the activity is quite good.

Plus, there are many posts online.

How about Yun Pian and Jing Cheng?

Didn't you eat together?

We just finished.

[Jing Chen]

[End]

What about you?

I'm heating the dumplings you sent.

I was about to eat them.

What are you doing?

I...

My dumplings are ready.

[Baby, I lost tonight. I lost a night with you.]

Are you going to sleep?

I lost...

[Baby, I lost tonight. I lost a night with you.]

I lost many times in mahjong tonight.

How much did you lose?

It's okay.

Playing mahjong is just for fun.

I just want to ask

who won the game?

My brother.

I knew it was him.

Let me ask you.

Did he suggest playing mahjong?

Where did he sit?

Did he cheat?

Or did he collude with Chi Zhongyu to trick you?

Maybe he wants to bully you again.

Let me tell you.

We can't just let it go.

Okay.

[Longevity and Happiness]

Do you know what your wife did

last night?

She said she had something to do.

Of course.

She invited me to play mahjong in the middle of the night.

Guess what happened?

I didn't even win a game all night.

I didn't even get a self-draw win.

Bah!

Who is it?

It's early in the morning.

[Siqing]

Just have fun.

I'll win it back for you next time.

You two...

Fine.

Fine.

Impressive.

Chen, my mentor said your hand is hurting again.

Let's go to the hospital.

I bought some medicine for you. Take it.

You...

You're fine?

My mentor lied to me.

But it's time to see the doctor.

It should be neutered.

Are you human?

Yun Pian,

go to my house after you go home

and ask Jing Chen to return all those useless things.

You look happy these days.

Really?

Obviously.

When you first came here two months ago,

you always had a smile on your face.

People can see that you're just being polite.

It's different now.

Now when you smile, your eyes are shining.

Maybe I got used to the environment

and slept well.

Aren't you worried

about your long-distance relationship?

Of course I am.

My husband is a good-for-nothing.

And he's a total loser.

In the first month, he pretended to be decent.

I thought he could live well without me.

It's just the second month. It's a mess.

As someone who never shopped online,

he bought a bunch of

useless stuff.

If he didn't register my phone number for the delivery,

I would have been screwed.

He sounds quite unreliable.

But you seem to enjoy it.

I'm coming.

My mentor bought these.

She only went there for a few months

and she got promoted and made a fortune?

[Longevity and Happiness]

They don't suit you.

Don't touch.

I'm going to return it.

Return what?

I'll use it if you don't.

You're a really

outstanding freeloader of the Jing family.

Ask your wife

if she knows any other women that are

as generous as her?

Of course.

As long as you are taller than 180 cm,

[Longevity and Happiness]

and weigh 70 kg,

with good facial features

and has no bad habits.

In terms of education,

if you have a Bachelor's degree or above and is an elite Asian male,

I can arrange a date for you any time.

Of course, you must also be a good cook

and know how to take care of yourself.

At your age,

can you do that?

Why do I feel like

you are hinting something at me?

Yes.

I'm hinting that you...

don't deserve it.

Go away.

I think she's hinting at me.

Every standard she said

fits me.

Jing Chen,

you've been with them for so long

that your IQ is going to drop.

You guys are so childish.

As long as it works.

Works?

Only Siqing, that woman crazy about you,

would think you can't live without her.

Most importantly, she's living quite well.

What's wrong with her?

She's just like that.

Something happened.

My classmate abroad sent it to me.

Look.

Isn't this the brand you worked with?

It's quite popular on the photo wall recently.

Keep looking.

What does that mean?

[PHIP]

This is definitely not a shooting accident.

Look at her makeup.

To put it lightly, they're being impolite.

But on a serious note,

they're deliberately discrediting traditional craftsmanship.

This is a poster for their official website.

Yu, check their official websites

in other countries.

Are you suspecting...

No need to suspect.

It's a confirmation.

[Longevity and Happiness]

These little brats

are really two-faced.

In China, they acted like they're protecting cultural heritage,

[PHIP]

but on foreign social media they act in another manner.

It's clearly our lantern.

They shared it saying

they're lanterns for Galdan Namchot.

And this straw bag,

they're only selling 100 of them globally.

I knew they'd do hungry marketing,

but I didn't know they went this far.

Most of the masters' contracts

were signed under the name of Jing Garden.

I’ll contact the brand

and discuss the contract.

The most important thing now is to remove these posters.

I understand Mr Jing's

request on the phone yesterday.

[PHIP]

But I'm sorry.

We have no reason to change the publicity plan

for your personal speculation.

After all, the contract was signed. This contract clearly stipulates that

Party B has no right to interfere with the brand marketing plan

and must fully cooperate with the publicity after the product is launched.

[PHIP]

Do you also remember that

the publicity stipulated in the contract

never included this way of insulting China's image

and smearing Chinese traditional handicrafts.

This is just a humorous presentation of art.

Art has no boundaries.

How can it deliberately discredit China?

There has always been a gap in aesthetics and culture between the east and the west.

Don't make a fuss

and overthink this.

Is it because we can't understand your art,

make a mountain out of a molehill,

or your brand has ethnic discrimination?

Why don't we let the netizens decide?

I'm afraid you don't understand.

After the official pre-sale on our official website began,

the value of global bookings has reached tens of millions.

According to the contract,

if your improper words

indeed cause some loss to the brand's image,

[PHIP]

I think it will be almost impossible for you

and those old craftsmen to burden such

unimaginable consequences.

It seems that the consequences of those brands that insulted China

is not enough for you to remember.

Those who don't remember

are always Chinese consumers.

Why do you think we dare to be so reckless?

Because even if you exposed this

and resisted,

it doesn't

create any harm for us.

Can you believe it?

We just need to publish an apology

and lay low for a few months.

[PHIP]

Many celebrities

will still be eager to endorse us.

The consumers will

line up outside our shops, waiting to consume.

Only you and those old craftsmen behind you

will pay the price

and pay a huge amount of compensation.

In the end,

no matter how long the history of your country

or how rich your culture is,

there is still no local brand approved by the people.

Or even internationally renowned luxury products.

Of course,

as long as we cooperate well,

you won't lose a penny.

[PHIP]

The Chinese like to have win-win cooperations.

We are very willing to follow your customs.

Follow our customs.

Then let's do it according to our customs.

Picking up the bowl to eat meat first.

Putting down your chopsticks to curse.

Who taught you these bad habits?

[PHIP]

[PHIP]

[PHIP]

They won't withdraw the photos because we oppose,

let alone apologize.

If the netizens find out one day,

we'll be the ones to blame.

We don't have their expensive PR staff.

We'll be the scapegoat.

The netizens will only think of you as a traitor.

It's frustrating.

So,

we only have one choice left.

Take them head on?

But for now,

these promotional posters

are not enough evidence of their breach of contract.

We have a low chance of winning.

We may need to pay millions in compensation.

They must have calculated this.

That's why they're arrogant.

They thought we wouldn't dare.

Yun Pian, do you dare?

Of course.

I'm much richer than you.

If you dare to take on this case,

why wouldn't I?

Siqing,

you worked all night again last night?

Yes.

I'm going back to Nancheng this weekend.

To collect my house.

You have a car, a house,

a husband and a career.

You're much too perfect to belong in this world.

Morning, Mr. Jing.

I had to inform your wife

about every little thing before.

Now that something actually happened,

why are you not saying anything?

I don't want to make her angry.

Or are you afraid that once she knows

you're going to pay tens of millions of liquidated damages,

she'll come back to divorce you for property?

What are you doing?

Get them away.

Can you mind what you say?

Do you still want money?

Hurry up.

I've discussed it with the lawyer.

Even if there's a penalty,

it won't be that exaggerated.

I'm raising money

not because I'm afraid of losing the lawsuit,

but to reassure the craftsmen.

I want to hire an agent for their lawsuit.

That's not a small amount.

Besides,

do you think those old people

will terminate the contract for you

just because you are shouldering the damages?

Naive.

We have to try.

We can't let them

take the blame for the brand.

Forget it.

I'll take you to meet someone tomorrow.

Let's see if he has any other solution.

Brother.

Thank you.

Don't be so emotional.

We're brothers with a clear boundary.

If you can't win the lawsuit,

I won't give you a penny.

My stepfather

has a little fetish.

He's afraid that others don't know he's rich.

When my mom married him,

he was a butcher.

After my mom passed away,

it was like he dug up a treasure pot.

He made a fortune

by selling land.

How did he treat you

the past few years?

I want his money.

I don't need his father's love.

All these years, we didn't interfere with each other's affairs.

Those days

were so wonderful.

Don't be fooled by his appearance.

He's not a good guy.

If he didn't take advantage of you

for the sake of my mom

then we're really lucky.

[The Way of the Heavens]

My sons are here.

Come in.

I just sing a little when I'm free.

[The Way of the Heavens]

Sit down and have tea.

Have a seat.

Make yourself at home.

Come on.

Here.

I just made tea.

Here.

Sorry to bother you, Mr. He.

You're Mu Sheng's brother.

We are family.

Sit.

Here.

Mr. He,

stop pretending in front of me.

Your legal department

already perused my brother's contract, right?

How can we win that lawsuit?

This lawsuit...

I have no idea.

You're going to lose.

There's no chance of winning.

But it doesn't matter.

It's just losing a lawsuit.

Pay him some money.

Just pay him.

Some money?

Are you going to pay for it?

I will.

We're family.

Don't mention money to me.

It'll hurt my feelings.

Mr. He,

what can I do for you?

You're so smart.

I like people like you.

No wonder I fell in love with

the garden you designed.

Garden?