Back to 1989 (2016) s01e10 Episode Script

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Wifey. I don't remember our daughter
being so caring when I was sick.
She even made ginger soup.
She never even washed
a piece of ginger for me.
I never even saw a trace of ginger before.
Young man, cherish it while it lasts.
Dad, this bowl is for you.
What for? I'm not sick.
Why would I need this?
Smells so good.
You made this?
Yeah.
Try it now.
Hop on. I'm giving you a ride today.
I don't want to.
-I should be the one giving you a ride.
-What?
Are you embarrassed
to sit behind a girl?
I'd let you ride it if you had a license.
Who said I didn't have a license?
I do have one.
It's just that
I don't have it with me.
You better hop on.
You sitting tight?
Let's go.
Why are you wobbling?
Don't you know safety?
Don't worry.
I may not have experience
with passengers, but I ride safely.
How much do you weigh?
You feel so light.
It's as though you're not even here.
Hey, why did you jump off?
Don't you know how dangerous it is?
Me jumping off?
Zhen-zhen, do you realize how bad
your riding skills are?
When the road is uneven,
you should slow down.
How can you be so obtuse?
You went on talking to yourself,
not noticing the person behind you
was gone.
You're not just pea-brained.
I think you don't even have a brain.
I'm sorry.
I'll be more careful.
Sit tight.
You can hold onto my waist.
It's safer that way.
Ye Zhen-zhen. Zhen-zhen.
You call this safe?
Don't you know that red means stop?
Sorry.
Going now.
Oh, right.
When you see Ya-juan,
remember to thank her.
For what?
Are you for real?
She came over last night
and made you ginger soup.
She was there last night?
You really don't remember?
I only remember having a lot of dreams.
I was in and out of it.
Did you
dream of your mom?
-How did you--?
-How did I know?
Because last night, someone
kept saying to Ya-juan,
"Mom, thank you."
But it was kind of awkward
for her to be called mom
when she's the same age as you.
I think you'd better think about
how you're gonna talk to her.
Going to work now.
Good morning.
Morning.
Morning, Ya-juan.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Che, are you feeling better?
Much better.
Thank you for yesterday.
You came all that way.
It's nothing. Your recovery
is more important.
Zhen-zhen said
I was calling you
My head wasn't clear that time.
I hope you don't mind.
Of course I mind.
I didn't realize how old I look
till you called me "Mom."
Thanks for the reminder.
I didn't mean to.
I just wanted to tell you
I just
I'm kidding.
I don't take to heart things you say
when you're not yourself.
How about I make it up to you
by taking you out to eat?
I told you I didn't take it to heart.
How about you tutor me in English?
Didn't you say you'd teach me English?
Sure, no problem.
It would be my pleasure to help.
Chen Ya-juan, did you
get ahold of your client?
Sir, I called the number she gave us,
but no one ever answered.
My office.
Xiao-long, what's going on with her?
Why did she get called in?
It's just not her day today.
If the client doesn't add funds,
she'll be defaulting on the settlement.
What happens now?
I don't know. Let's ask her
when she comes out.
Let's go.
-Do you know how serious this is?
-I take full responsibility, sir.
It's not just you anymore.
If the company reports too many instances
of defaulting, we'll be penalized.
People would think
we can't manage our staff,
that we're too lax with our clients.
If it gets really serious,
we might even get shut down,
and everyone would lose their job.
It would be really unfortunate.
I
I'm sorry.
The insufficient funds--
You need to ask the client for it.
But if you can't track her down
I know how hard it is to work and study
at the same time.
I turn a blind eye when you sleep
during work hours,
your slacking off.
I let it be.
But defaulting on a settlement
You and Ye-Zhen zhen
must be really good friends.
One makes a mistake.
The other follows.
But your situation can't be resolved
with a round of bowling.
Think about it.
Sir.
I'll get that money.
Otherwise
you can take it off my paycheck.
I'm touched by your offer.
However, even if you give up
a year's worth of salary plus bonuses,
it won't be enough.
The best thing to do
is to dig up that client.
You're dismissed.
Thank you, sir.
Ya-juan, are you all right?
What did Bad News Jian say?
It seems I have to pay using
the money for my overseas studies.
What?
Mr. Jian wants you to pay?
Before, a client defaulted their
settlement, and the company paid.
Why should you take responsibility
this time?
I found out Mr. Zhang was the one
who opened the account.
He has a record of defaulting
on settlements and can't trade stocks,
that's why he opened an account
under another name.
So, Liu Shu-hui isn't the client herself?
He said he was opening
an account for his wife.
I had another call that time,
so I didn't ask too many questions.
I was being negligent.
Don't worry. We have enough
information to track him down.
Chen Che, you have an idea?
-Hello. Who is it?
-Hi, I'd like to speak to Mr. Wang please.
Chen Che.
Hold on.
Mr. Wang, the reason I'm calling
is because I need a favor.
Can you find someone for me?
Thanks, Mr. Wang. I'll make sure
to return the favor someday.
Found him.
This is his address.
Let's go get him.
Let's?
Of course. Let's go together.
We can't let you go alone. We don't know
what kind of person he is.
What if something happens?
Okay, enough chatting. Let's go.
Come on.
This is the place. It looks like
a breakfast joint.
Mom, I'm home.
Kid, does a Zhang Shun-fa live here?
Why are you looking for my dad?
Kid, we have something important
to discuss with your dad.
Can you get him for us?
Mom, customer!
Coming.
You are?
Are you Liu Shu-hui?
Hi, I'm Ms. Chen.
We're from Tai Yuan Securities.
We'd like to know if Mr. Zhang is here.
He's not here.
Please leave.
Little boy.
Do you know where your dad went?
We're not bad guys. Don't be scared.
Sorry, Mrs. Zhang. We don't mean any harm.
We just need him to settle a transaction.
Could you please contact him for us?
He hasn't been home in a long time.
He spent all his stock money
on personal entertainment.
Not a single penny was spent on us.
You should be looking for him
instead of bothering us.
Mrs. Zhang.
We wish to find Mr. Zhang,
but he opened the account
under your name.
If it becomes a legal problem,
then you'll be the one held accountable.
What is wrong with you guys?
Did you ask for permission when you
opened the account under my name?
You knew he was just using my name,
but you still let him trade.
It's your problem, not mine.
This was my fault, yes,
but he's your husband
-and has--
-My husband is a despicable man,
but he is who he is today
because of people like you.
You only care about commissions.
You push people into buying stocks
as if the market is always so great.
When money's lost, do you ever
think about families like ours?
I'm sorry.
We didn't take this into consideration.
We're really sorry.
But if we don't find Mr. Zhang,
then it's on my colleague.
You won't get any sympathy from me.
This is all your fault,
you bunch of soulless vampires.
Get out.
Get out of here.
Don't ever bother us again!
-Mrs. Zhang--
-Stop upsetting my mom.
Please believe us. We only want to help.
-If you're in any trouble,
-Get out.
we can help, really.
Leave us alone.
Get out.
-Ma'am.
-I told you to leave.
Didn't you hear me?
Do you want me to use force?
Mrs. Zhang.
You okay?
I'm fine.
Put it away.
Thank you, mister.
I know you're not a bad man.
Can you tell my dad to come home?
I miss him.
Okay. I promise.
Please leave now.
When something bad happens,
something good is gonna come along.
Look, you're all wet. Let me dry you up.
I'm all right.
What do we do now?
We need to find Zhang Shun-fa.
Are you okay?
My chest
feels funny.
Turns out Chen Che was nice to me
just as he's nice to all his friends.
Ya-juan is my best friend.
I should be happy
to see him protecting her.
Why do I have
this feeling that I can't describe?
Falling in love is like catching a cold.
By the time you're aware of it
it's already getting serious.
No.
Am I falling in love?
Here it is.
If you score higher than 15 points,
that means you're in love with him.
Just over 15 points?
Do you think of him when you
wake up in the morning,
when you're on your way to work,
or when you're looking out
into the sea by yourself?
When I wake up,
I think about what I'm
gonna have for breakfast.
On the way to work
I wonder if Bad News Jian
will have a problem with me.
Looking out into the sea.
I haven't done that in a while.
Probably not.
When you see him being nice
to other girls,
you feel like you can't breathe.
Ye Zhen-zhen, dinner.
Okay.
Forget about it. Let me go eat.
Chen Che.
It's a good thing that only water
got on your suit.
It's easy to clean.
Don't worry. You'll have it back
by tomorrow morning.
Thank you.
Strange. It wasn't raining today.
How did your suit get wet?
A client threw water at us
to make us leave.
-Threw water?
-Threw water?
Anyway,
Chen Che did a whole
hero-saves-the-beauty act.
Ye Zhen-zhen, did he save you?
What am I saying? Of course not.
Why not?
You said he saved a beauty,
so, it must've been someone
with long hair and blue eyes.
You don't have long hair or blue eyes.
Eat your food.
No matter what,
you gotta be more careful
when you work outside.
You gotta compromise and act friendly.
Don't go making enemies.
All right. Enough with the lecture.
He was helping a girl out.
Look at him. He's not the type
that easily gets angry.
If he got angry, it must've been
for someone he cared about.
Zhen-zhen, get me some soup.
I'll do it.
For someone he cared about.
Could it be Ya-juan?
I
I can't breathe.
Careful. It's hot.
Che, wipe it off for her.
I'm full.
That's weird.
What's wrong with her today?
If you see him being nice to other girls,
you feel like you can't breathe.
Yes.
Five points?
This adds five points?
You gotta be kidding me.
Ya-juan, what brought you here?
Are the others coming, too?
I didn't ask them.
I was
I was buying some books nearby
and thought I'd drop by.
Do you wanna drink something?
It's been pretty cold lately.
Why don't I make you something warm
with a bit of honey for your throat?
Zhong-en, you don't have to.
Black tea is fine.
Okay. This way. I'll be right back.
Here's your tea.
Ya-juan, your tea.
You're looking for Jin-qin, right?
I feel terrible about what happened
at my house the other day.
I've been wanting to apologize to him.
Don't worry.
Singing is his favorite job.
I'm sure as soon as he feels better,
he'll be back in no time.
It'd be just like before
for the Golden Team of Five.
And you'll realize all this worrying
was completely unnecessary.
Hold on a sec.
Hello?
Tonight?
Okay.
Hold on.
Jin-qin.
Jin-qin, it's me.
Jin-qin.
Jin-qin.
Is he trying to avoid me?
Don't think about it too much.
He called to take some days off.
I think
I should go back.
I have a lot of studying to do.
Bye, Zhong-en.
Sorry, Ya-juan.
I still feel like a mess.
I don't want you to see me like this.
I made the tea.
You go.
Ya-juan.
Xiao-long and I went
to Zhong-en's place last night.
We saw Jin-qin there.
He said he's been really busy
with his dissertation.
He wanted to ask you out
but didn't want to distract you.
You and you.
You guys are a couple of liars.
I was there yesterday,
but you two weren't.
Don't worry. I'm fine.
Right now, I have a clearer goal in sight.
I have no time for other things.
I left my English textbook
at Zhong-en's restaurant.
You've become forgetful like me.
Mr. Chen. Mr. Wang brought you
the man you're looking for.
Zhang Shun-fa.
Hi, Mr. Zhang. I'm your salesperson,
Chen Ya-juan.
You didn't transfer your funds on time.
Can you please take care of it?
You're asking for money? I have none.
Mr. Zhang, it's not much money.
It's only about $8,000.
Why don't you help us out here?
Settle the payment
and save us some trouble.
You're telling me what to do?
You saleswomen only know
how to charm clients into making orders.
We all know that.
-You--
-Calm down, Li-jing.
He's drunk. No need to bother with him.
If the account was opened under your name,
we wouldn't care what happens to you.
But you're using your wife's name.
So, please be a man
and take responsibility.
-Don't drag down your wife and kid.
-My family is none of your business.
I'll take responsibility when I want to.
Stick your nose somewhere else.
Mr. Zhang.
We're only reminding you that if you
don't settle your payment,
your credit will be affected.
If we take this to court, won't it be
more damaging to you?
Taking this to court?
Don't forget, Shu-hui's the one
who owes you money, not me.
Why would anything happen to me?
Blame it on her bad luck.
She's unlucky she married you.
What about your son?
Did he have a choice?
Do know how hard it is
to grow up without a father?
Even if he knew that his dad
doesn't give a crap about him
he still waits for him to come home.
If I had the money to give my kid
a good life, would he have complained?
What's wrong with you?
Mind your own business.
-You're not a good father at all.
-You're right. I'm not.
Why don't you be his stepmom
and take care of him?
What the hell are you saying?
No one can replace a mother
who carried her child for nine months.
Show some respect.
How dare you hit me?
A salesman hitting people?
-I'm gonna sue you.
-Xiao-long, take care of the clients.
I'm gonna sue your ass. You'll never be
a salesman ever again.
Be careful.
Go back to work. Come on.
Nothing to see.
Everything's fine.
Chen Che, is your hand all right?
It's fine.
Are you sure?
Don't you know what they say
about tolerance?
Sir, I know!
Go ahead.
There's nothing in this world
that can't be tolerated.
Excellent. Xiao-long is right.
Regardless of what Confucius meant,
we as salesmen need to learn to tolerate
everything, no matter how unfair it is.
Jian Zhen-hua, are you out of your mind?
Zhang Shun-fa was clearly at fault here.
Why should we tolerate him?
Every major company has had to deal
with an unreasonable customer.
But a salesman that beats other people?
This kind of news
will spread like wildfire.
It's gonna scare away all our clients.
Who wants to get beaten up?
Sorry, sir. I should've handled it better.
It has nothing to do with Che.
He was only trying to help.
I'm the one who hit him. If he wants
to sue me, I'm willing to resign.
It has nothing to do with you.
You don't have to do that.
All right.
I know you want to help Ya-juan,
but you've always been a rational guy.
Why are you so rash today?
This is something Xiao-long would do,
not you. You're the super salesman.
I thought that punch was great.
What's wrong with pretty saleswomen?
There's always someone
picking a bone with us.
They think we got here
because of our looks.
Is it wrong to be beautiful?
That punch was our way
of getting back at those people.
Enough. Would you rather
I give you guys a trophy?
If it comes to it, I'll apologize to him
and find a way to resolve this.
Great. This is what being a man's about.
It's not that hard.
If you're willing to apologize,
you can leave the rest to me.
Everything will be fine.
All right. You're dismissed.
Does he really have feelings for?
Wait.
Hold on.
My mom wants me to buy her something.
I won't walk with you today.
Xiao-long, will you go with me?
Sure.
Looks like Zhen-zhen
can't do anything without me.
You riding the elevator?
Let's go.
Elevator's full.
You'll have to take the next one.
Bye.
You changed your mind about shopping.
You wanted to eat soft bean curd instead
and here we are,
but you're barely eating.
What's going on?
You ordered too much.
I can't finish it all.
I've never seen you without an appetite.
Something's wrong. Tell me.
Have you ever liked someone?
Sure. Don't people like other people?
Why don't I know anything about it?
Who do you like? Do I know her?
Some silly girl. You don't need to know.
If you like her, have you asked her out?
No. Ya-juan's mom once said
that guys need to build
a good foundation with money,
so, I'm thinking that I should save up,
buy a house,
and wait till I'm able to provide
a good life for that girl
before telling her how I feel.
Right now, I just need to focus on work.
I know.
You like Ya-juan.
How is that possible?
That's crazy talk.
Why are you planning your life
around what her mom said?
You like Ya-juan but haven't
confessed your feelings.
Is it because she likes someone else?
Let me ask you.
If the person you like has feelings
for your best friend,
what would you do?
Wait a minute.
What's with all the questions?
I don't understand any of them.
You're right.
Why am I asking you?
We don't get each other.
Ye Zhen-zhen.
I may not be able to answer
your questions,
but no matter what happens,
I'll be there for you any time
you need me. Got it?
Got it. Thanks.
Okay.
Thanks.
You're finally showing up.
Sorry for worrying you.
It's fine if you take time off,
but you don't show up at our gatherings
anymore. What's up?
I'm here for my guitar.
Jin-qin, were you drinking?
I thought you didn't drink.
Hey, Jin-qin.
-How long will you keep avoiding her?
-Avoiding?
Avoid who?
Ya-juan.
You like her, right?
So what
if I like her?
She and I are from two different worlds.
You give up just because her mom
said nasty things to you?
Jin-qin, you're being weak.
If you continue to mope around,
I'm gonna start pursuing her.
Zhong-en, tell me you're joking.
Maybe.
Zhong-en.
If
you were me, what would you do?
If I were you, I wouldn't give up.
When it comes to someone I like,
I'd do whatever it takes.
There's no one or anything
that can stop me.
As your boss,
I'll deduct from your paycheck
till you come back to work.
But as your friend,
I hope you think about it.
Even if you do decide to give up,
I hope you won't make it hard for her.
Okay. I understand.
Zhong-en.
Che.
I just saw Jin-qin.
Is he okay?
He's okay.
What's up?
I'm returning your guitar sheets.
Do you have more?
Yeah. I'll go get them.
Were Zhong-en and Mom really just friends?
He has an allergy problem.
And Grandma's pretty fond of him.
If Mom listened to Grandma
and picked him
I wouldn't be surprised.
-I'm home.
-You're home.
Have you had dinner yet?
Zhen-zhen's not with you?
You're home, Che.
I practiced the new technique.
Can you check?
Guo-an, stop pestering Che.
He's a tenant. He's not obligated
to teach you how to play the guitar.
That's all right. It's no big deal.
I happen to have a new guitar.
Thanks. Che.
Let's go to my room.
Okay.
What did you want to see me for?
Che, I was wondering
if a guy could like two people at once.
Two people can still be so close
despite being 27 years apart.