Meet Yourself (2023) s01e17 Episode Script
Episode 17
[Meet Yourself]
[Episode 17]
Mr. Ma.
President. Ma Is Yao here?
He's in there. He didn't go anywhere.
I'll let you crack on.
Is he the Taoist living in the
yard who failed in his business?
He is not a Taoist.
He must be over 50 years old.
He's 40. Ten years older than me.
Really?
He is that typical macho type of millionaire.
He worked so hard that it made him look old.
Let's go.
The oranges need to be baked a little longer.
Let's have tea first.
Yao,
the money you got in the Series A
funding round is far from enough.
I think it's enough.
You are doing business.
It's normal they asked
you to contribute a portion
so that you'll share the risk as well.
If it goes on like this,
I'll have to keep selling my apartments.
Do you still have apartments?
Didn't you sell all your apartments
and houses in Beijing
to pay off your debts?
The apartments in my hometown.
In the first few years when I earned some money,
I bought my parents two apartments
on the same floor across the hall
in my hometown
so that I could live close to them
when I go back,
and it's more convenient
for me to take care of them.
They were cheap back then.
Now the price has gone up a lot.
Then you have to think it through.
I don't need to tell you the
risk of investing in a business.
You know it better than anyone.
I do.
How should I talk to my parents about it
without irritating them again?
I need to think about it.
When did you need to think before acting?
How bold you were before.
Your parents had saved most of their lives
to buy you a small apartment in Beijing.
But what did you do?
You didn't even hesitate
when you took the money
and started a business with your classmates.
Well,
a hero won't mention his past glories.
At that time,
I was like a newborn calve
that is not afraid of tigers.
I was so fearless.
I had good luck at that time.
I made money no matter what business I did.
I dared to tell my parents
only after I had earned money.
But at that time,
my parents were proud of me.
All our relatives and neighbors knew it.
The son of Ma's family
owned a big company in Beijing.
They wanted my parents to pull some strings,
asking me to find a job in
my company for their children.
At that time
Later,
I was done and out,
so this group of people began to dish the dirt.
Slanderous gossip.
How hard it was for my
parents to hear about it.
Mr. Ma,
You are so different now.
You began to consider
the feelings of your parents
and also began to
look before you leap.
The limitless scenery can only be seen
at the perilous peak.
But it is the high and mighty
who have the longest way to fall.
I am the man who fell from the peak.
It hurt.
It made me scared.
That means
you are getting older.
You used to be so young and reckless.
If I didn't invest in your business,
you would point at my nose and hurl abuse at me.
How dare you do an investment
with such a lack of vision
and decisiveness?
Well, well, well.
Don't slap me in the face.
Leave some dignity to me.
Who hasn't been
young and reckless back then. Right?
That's the price of youth.
Wait a second.
Granny, the piece
should be put right here.
You haven't reached the end yet.
I got 5 on my dice.
I didn't move further.
Granny, you got 4.
No. It's 5.
You got 4 on your dice.
It's 5. I don't care.
My plane has reached the end.
Give me peanuts.
We need to keep a close eye on it.
Granny has known bad tricks.
She learned from you.
I really got it wrong in the last round.
Be quick. Hurry.
It's just a game.
Don't be angry.
One more time.
One more.
One, two, three, four. Strike.
Granny, your plane was
struck back to the start again.
Two of your planes was
struck back to the start.
Granny, you're not angry, are you?
Who just said, "It's just a game.
"Don't be angry" just now?
Granny. It hurts!
It hurts.
It's your turn.
♫ Mung beans are delicious. ♫
♫ Gingers are tender. ♫
♫ Tender gingers taste pungent. ♫
♫ They pile up like a tower, ♫
♫ And the tower is tall. ♫
♫ With a slim figure. ♫
♫ My baby, let's go to sleep. ♫
♫ And the tower is tall. ♫
♫ With a slim figure. ♫
♫ My baby, let's go to sleep. ♫
Mr. Ma.
I just wrote a song according
to Mr. Xie's father's preference.
I just finished writing the score.
I haven't had time to fill in the lyrics yet.
You're the first one that I share the song with.
Listen to it.
What the hell.
What the hell am I doing here?
I have fallen.
No.
I need to calm down.
No.
I have to work hard.
♫ Mountain to mountain, cliff to cliff ♫
♫ Bees pick flowers from deep in the mountains ♫
Hei. Jiahui.
Hello.
You have been working for just two days.
Why do you sit down and slack off again,
and scare people with your eyes wide open.
Why do you laugh? What are you laughing at?
I'm waiting for you.
Waiting for me?
Why?
I would like to ask you something.
Again.
I told you that you
are a straight-A student
but I'm merely an old woman
graduating from elementary school.
What help can I offer you?
No, you're wrong.
You have great wisdom.
Aunt Gui, come here.
Please be seated.
Okay, okay.
Since you have kindly invited
me, I'll sit down and listen.
Let's see if I can give you some advice.
No rush. Have a cup of tea first.
Thanks.
Here's the thing.
As you know,
I'm starting up a business.
Of course,
This is not my first business venture.
My first few business ventures
can be said to be smooth
and quite successful.
I almost reached the peak of my career.
However, In the middle
of my last venture,
I failed to predict
the changes in the market
and went bankrupt.
After that, I carefully summarized
my previous successes,
and I found that
luck had played a more important role.
As you know, nine out
of ten business ventures
are doomed to failure.
Failure is much more than success.
The last one who can go to
the top is the best in the industry.
But
of course, I do think that
what you taught me previously
is quite right.
I must take my parents into consideration.
My parents
are very old now.
If I fail again in this
venture, it will come as
a terrible blow to them.
That's where my concern lies.
So I would like to hear your opinion.
Should I
start a business again?
Mr. Ma.
What you said
is nonsense.
Didn't you just say that
you are already in business?
If you are starting a business,
why are you asking me
if you should start a business?
Isn't it nonsense?
Right.
I didn't make myself clear.
Let me ask again.
Should I still continue to start a business?
You're asking me if you
should give up halfway through.
Right?
Okay.
Even if you give up halfway through now,
what are you going to do next?
Sitting here and meditating all day?
Seeing you like this
will not be a terrible
blow to your parents?
Meditation is irrelevant to this.
As Sutra of Pure and Calm goes,
If one can always keep a clear and pure mind,
then even heaven and earth
will be subsumed in your nature.
Don't recite the sutra to me.
Let me ask you.
you have cleared your own mind,
but have you thought about your parents?
Although they won't blame you,
what will they think in their hearts?
Won't they be sad?
Won't they be upset?
Here's what I think.
In my opinion, you might as
well fight for your career again.
Do something.
Carve out your own career.
In this way, Your parents
will not be worried about
you becoming a monk.
When thinking of your parents,
you must put yourself in their shoes.
Understand?
How can I put myself in their shoes?
I have two children.
You know it.
My daughter Xi
has been close to me since little.
She always ran around me
like a little puppy, calling "Mom! Mom!".
When she was still at school,
she would tell me about
what happened at school,
what lessons the teacher taught them,
which classmate's home they
went to play at, and whatever
every day after she came home.
Yang is a boy.
He didn't talk much,
but whenever you asked him
he would tell you all about it.
So when the two children were little,
their father and I
were seldom worried about them.
Because no matter what happened
they would not hide from us.
Definitely.
But now it's different.
They've both grown up.
They have their own families and kids.
And they live far away from us.
So making phone calls is the
way we communicate on daily basis.
And every time I call
them, I can ask nothing but
"How have you been?"
"Have you eaten?"
"How's your work?"
"How's your physical condition?"
"How's the weather?"
"Are there typhoons?"
And they will only answer,
"We have eaten."
"Our work is fine."
"We have been doing good."
Anyway, we both tell each other
the good news, not the bad news.
Usual greetings.
Yes.
The same.
My parents asked me the same thing.
If you don't talk about these trivial matters,
what else can you talk about?
To be honest,
Even if they tell us about
their work, we can't understand.
If young couples like them
have a fight, if their kids are sick,
or if there is something unhappy,
they will never tell us
because they are afraid that we will be worried.
And we also know that
they have a lot of pressure.
It's hard for you to make money.
We don't want to add to their burden.
So we always told them that
we have been great as well.
There was nothing serious anyway.
Once Yang had a bad cold.
He was so seriously ill that
he was hospitalized in the ICU.
But we didn't even know it.
Then the Spring Festival came,
and they came home to
celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Xi spilled the beans.
I was so pissed off that the
whole New Year holiday was ruined.
Think about it.
Such a cold can nearly kill a person
and make him admitted to the ICU.
So if something really happens,
how much regret do you have to leave?
Mr. Ma,
look at you.
When you are talking sense into
others, you are so clear-minded
and sensible.
But when it comes to yourself,
why do you become confused?
Don't shoulder everything on your own.
You need to communicate with
your family, especially your parents.
You need to talk to them.
You need to learn to give and take.
You're not a teapot without a spout.
My children Xi and Yang
are very filial. That's good.
Yang just called me the other
day, asking me and his dad
to go to Qingdao and stay for half a month.
The apartment that Yang bought is large.
It has been a year
since the interior decoration was finished.
We haven't been to his new home yet.
Xi also said that
♫ What can I do? ♫
♫ I have piles of mung beans. ♫
♫ Mung beans are delicious. ♫
♫ Gingers are tender. ♫
♫ Tender gingers taste pungent. ♫
♫ They pile up like a tower, ♫
♫ And the tower is tall. ♫
♫ With a slim figure. ♫
♫ My baby, let's go to sleep. ♫
Let me ask you a question.
Guess what materials are used to make the dyes
in these three dye vats.
I heard they're made of Banlangen.
Exactly.
They are made from
fermented Banlangen and lime
so that the color does not fall off easily.
Look at this craftsman.
He is rubbing the cloth.
Actually,
he is dying the cloth in the uniform color
like the cloth you see in the back.
And the master here
is dying the cloth
into a gradually lightened color.
Look at it.
It has been divided into three phases.
And the color becomes lighter
and lighter gradually and slowly.
♫ What can I do? ♫
♫ I have piles of mung beans. ♫
♫ Mung beans are delicious. ♫
♫ Gingers are tender. ♫
♫ Tender gingers taste pungent. ♫
♫ They pile up like a tower, ♫
♫ And the tower is tall. ♫
♫ With a slim figure. ♫
♫ My baby, let's go to sleep. ♫
She hid quietly behind the kitchen and said
"You jerk. You're a wanton."
Bravo.
That's hilarious.
Look.
Yang Guanjun was pole dancing on a tree.
Have you ever written a script?
Nope. It's my first time.
It's hard, isn't it?
Not too hard.
When I think it is the people
we know who are going to act,
I am so inspired.
I have to say that I think it's so funny.
It is!
When I was watching
TV, I can't help but wonder
what the scriptwriter was writing.
I think I can be a scriptwriter.
Then, do you think there is
anything that you are not satisfied with
in this writing?
I am 100% satisfied so far.
Let me put it this way.
I think my writing is so coherent
from the beginning to the end.
What do you think?
I think
it can't be called a script.
Indeed.
I created this script in
the way I write a novel.
You call it a novel?
I know a novel needs to have a
complete story But what we are doing
is a promotional video after all.
So I have deliberately
added a lot of funny stuff to it.
Funny stuff?
For example?
For example.
For example.
You laughed so happily just now.
Tell her what you were laughing at.
So
Huang Xinxin was scared by the dog at the beach.
Hulu, Tuotuo, Huzi, and
Guobao stood up to protect her.
The four kids didn't defeat the dog.
The five of them were
chased by the dog, crying.
It's like It is more
about using a running shot
to show the audience the
coastal scenery of our village.
And here.
Xu Hongdou was in Youfeng Yard,
laughing while she was riding a bike.
Meanwhile, Nana was spraying water at her
with a hose for watering flowers
Under the shining sun,
Xu Hongdou was smiling,
as beautiful as the rainbow.
Hongdou, this is not for fun.
This is more to reflect a
kind of ultimate romance
and the vibe of friendship among people.
The ending is the most hilarious.
Xie Zhiyao grabbed a
flag from the villagers.
He rode his horse across the sea
and mountains and planted a flag
flying in the wind which
read Welcome to Yunmiao
at the highest point
overlooking Yunmiao village,
Actually, the function of this plot
is that the audience does not know
what he actually grabbed so as to trigger
a kind of suspense.
Suspense.
It's so funny, isn't it?
So funny.
I laughed so hard that
I got a runny nose.
I can't stop laughing.
It's for you.
For me?
So cute!
Thanks.
And more!
Damai.
Come here.
Go.
Who wrote the script?
It's written by someone
you don't know very well.
I admire the courage.
Damai, Don't you think
there is a little bit of merit in it?
A little bit.
What is it?
I just said courage.
Do you know how to write?
I don't.
But you're a novel writer.
Novels are novels.
Scripts are scripts.
They belong to different industries.
Then can you step into
script writing for a while
and help us write a script
for our promotional film.
You can get paid.
I won't do it even if I can get paid.
I can not stand the suffering
of being a scriptwriter.
Suffering?
What suffering?
The suffering of your script
that take you several days and nights to write
being criticized randomly
by people irrelevant.
As a novel writer,
won't you suffer from the readers?
Some readers will criticize my work,
but there's no middleman
to pocket the difference.
Nice talk, Damai.
Nice to meet you.
My name is Sunzi.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Thank you.
Please enjoy.
Morning, Nana.
Morning, Sunzi.
What would you like to eat today?
A pot of white tea and
spicy potato patties with beef.
Got it.
Why are you on your own today?
There aren't many people in
the store today so I'm on my own.
By the way?
How's your script?
Still working on it.
I'll sit inside.
Sure.
I'll bring your food to you later.
Granny.
Good morning.
Junzi is here.
Granny, my name is Sunzi.
Sunzi.
Yes!
Sunzi.
I'm going inside.
Sure.
Sunzi.
Junzi.
Damai.
Morning.
Morning.
Seaside.
Damai,
what do you think of the
scene of children chasing
and catching insects
with nets on the beach?
I heard Mr. Xie said they
often went to the beach
to catch dragonflies when they were young.
And there is a tree in
the middle of the water
which will look beautiful
if we take a picture of it.
That would be great.
Thank you for the recognition.
However,
there might be some
potential safety hazards.
Parents won't let their
children play at the river.
It must be even more dangerous
to play by the sea.
It's just my opinion.
Many readers are very
concerned about this issue,
thinking that you're promoting
something dangerous.
So we need to pay extra
attention to it while creating.
If you have to add this
sentence, I suggest that
you specify in the author's message
that "it is dangerous for children
to play at the beach.
Please don't imitate at will."
Something like this.
It's so strict.
Thanks for the reminder.
Damai, sorry to interrupt you again.
I saw someone playing
the Longtou Sanxian (a plucked string instrument
with a dragon headstock and three strings)
when I was strolling in the
square I really enjoyed the vibe.
I think we can add a bit of drama here.
Romance?
Yes.
Don't people here do
Antiphonal Singing on March 3rd?
I'll tell you my opinion.
See?
We have written a lot
in the previous plots.
But look at here.
We can add something more
Hello.
Hello.
Villagers of Yunmiao
Village, attention please!
We recently will shoot a
promotional video in the village,
so we need extras.
If you can sing and
dance well, please apply!
A great opportunity to
showcase your charisma.
Join us!
Apply at the village committee office.
Turn around.
Very good!
You have great potential.
Come on, tell us your dream.
Huang,
don't be like this.
I'm a little scared.
We have been waiting for two
hours, how come no one came?
Where is everyone?
Maybe they're all occupied.
No rush.
We can do the scenery shot first anyway.
It's a beautiful day today.
We can do a sunset
shot later in the afternoon.
It's noon now.
What about having lunch first?
Okay.
Sure.
Galsang Flower Restaurant. My treat.
Let's go.
Xinxin.
Candy.
Can I sign up?
Absolutely!
How about a few more people?
No problem.
Come in.
Come inside.
Hello,
they're all my friends.
Hello.
Sunzi went to shoot the sunset scene
on the mountain with the assistant.
They might be caught in the rain.
I am afraid that
the machine will be damaged by rain.
It's expensive.
The machine is alright.
When they saw the weather was
getting worse, they came back.
They are at Huang Xinxin's home now.
Did Junzi tell you this?
Sunzi.
Sorry.
Sunzi.
Since when are you
so familiar with Sunzi?
Sunzi asked me to help come
up with some ideas with her.
Why are you so obliging?
I was lured into the cage by her,
getting involved in
this stuff unconsciously.
What do you mean by "was lured into the cage"?
I was led by the nose.
But the way Sunzi talks
makes people feel comfortable
so that you're willing to
be led by the nose by her.
Uncle Qingze,
Don't worry.
I'll be right over.
Okay. See you later.
What's wrong?
The pony was missing.
The one which you watched
deliver the baby last time.
I need to look for it.
I'll go with you.
Don't come with me.
It's raining. Stay here.
Let me borrow an umbrella.
The umbrella is useless.
Wear my raincoat.
It followed other
horses into other stables.
I was also looking for it but a
large horse blocked my view,
so I didn't see it.
It's my fault that I didn't make
things clear before I called you.
No problem. As long as you found it.
Yes. You're right.
You must be frozen!
I I've made a fire in my office.
You two go warm yourself
and drink some warm water.
Don't catch a cold.
Hurry.
Okay.
It's nothing.
I'm truly sorry.
It's okay.
I'll take you upstairs
to dry your hair first.
The pony wasn't missing.
but you almost got lost.
I told you not to go too far, didn't I?
And why did you lend your raincoat
to other people?
I met a tourist who was with kids.
They were stuck there.
Why did you give away the umbrella as well?
Two kids.
Fine.
Come closer.
Dry yourself first.
Don't catch a cold.
Why is it raining so heavily all of a sudden?
Raining is good.
Mushrooms grow after the rain.
Don't you like to eat mushrooms?
You must be hungry.
Here, have some roasted sweet potatoes.
Thank you.
Thank you Uncle Zeqing.
Don't be a stranger.
Eat before it cools down.
Okay.
It's hot!
Eat slowly.
It just came out of the oven.
Eat half of it first.
Why don't you eat?
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Usually, I'm the one who takes care of others.
You're touched?
Not necessarily.
When I take care of others, I
don't see others moved so much.
They usually just say thank you.
Shouldn't you answer, "I'm
touched" at such a time?
You already have the answer in
your mind before asking me, right?
Then I'm moved.
I dare not to be not moved.
You're so How can you be like this?
A glib talker.
You really have a gift of the gab.
Who did you learn it from?
From you.
When have I been like this?
You've always been like this.
You are not wronged.
Granny said
when you were in junior high school,
you took the girls home for dinner.
Nonsense.
When did I take the girls home for dinner?
It's said that she ate at
yours for more than a month.
You did remind me of it.
She's a classmate sitting in front of me.
At that time, her parents
went downtown for surgery,
so there was no one at
home, and she was on her own.
Therefore, I took her home by the
way and let her have dinner with us.
How kind-hearted.
Of course, I am.
I used to be the vice monitor of our class.
Prestigious.
Indeed.
And you?
I was the assistant
of our English teacher.
I'm not talking about this.
I'm asking, did you bring
a boy home for dinner?
Surely not.
If I had taken the boys home for dinner,
my mother would have crippled me.
I'm not talking about when you were in school.
I'm asking, did you bring your
love of life home for dinner?
Yes.
When my grandmother passed away,
my love of life asked for leave
to accompany me home,
helping me with everything about the funeral,
so my family liked her a lot.
Just
a very, very likable person.
Is that person that good?
Yes.
Couldn't be better.
I can't explain it with a word or two.
I need to
start with the time when we went to college.
You went to the same college together?
Then you've known each other
for more than 10 years.
I was in the same class
with Chen Nanxing in college.
Chen what?
Chen Nanxing.
C-H-E-N Chen.
X-I-N-G Xing. Just like the star.
(Xing means stars in Chinese)
The one and only star.
The one and only star.
Let bygones be bygones.
I almost let it go now.
You see.
I can now talk about her with
you while eating sweet potatoes.
I can't do this before.
It's like
a cactus thorn in your flesh.
It doesn't affect you to do anything,
but it has such a strong presence
that it'll remind you
that it's right there whatever you do.
Do you know what it feels like?
I guess I can get you
after you made this analogy.
On one occasion I went to pick cactus fruit,
a thorn stuck in my palm.
Whenever I touch it, it hurt.
Although it hurt, I couldn't take
it out no matter how hard I tried.
But in the end
the wound would recover certainly,
or it would fester and become
inflamed, or it would suddenly disappear
before you realized it.
Sometimes I think
it's good to just leave it there.
I know how you feel,
refusing to let it go.
However,
there're many things
that we can't even control ourselves,
let alone others.
In fact, people around us come and go.
Most people can only walk with
you for a short period of time.
They'll keep leaving on the way.
Isn't this what life is like?
The rain is never-ending.
♫ I've been alone ♫
♫ into the unknown. ♫
♫ Can navigate ♫
♫ through the dark. ♫
♫ I'm searching for ♫
♫ a meadow of mine ♫
♫ till you came in with the breeze. ♫
♫ A feeling rushing out to me ♫
♫ spills my heart into the field ♫
♫ Listen to the rain
falling into the silent forest ♫
♫ Enjoy the mountainous landscape at sunset ♫
♫ The raindrops on the roof
fall into the eyes secretly ♫
♫ The world is like a quiet island ♫
♫ The sky is turning bright silently ♫
♫ Waiting for the seabirds
to call forth the ripples ♫
♫ Waiting for the sunlight to shine into
my heart across the lake ♫
♫ Set sail when it's windy ♫
♫ The reflection of clouds, the changing moon
and the stars all over the sky ♫
♫ The lost footsteps will be gradually erased ♫
♫ The light and shadow of four seasons ♫
♫ I've seen the meteor
that lights up the night sky ♫
♫ When the wind rises,
the sky will be cloudless ♫
♫ The sky is turning bright silently ♫
♫ Waiting for the seabirds
to call forth the ripples ♫
♫ Waiting for the sunlight to shine into
my heart across the lake ♫
♫ Set sail when it's windy ♫
♫ The reflection of clouds, the changing moon
and the stars all over the sky ♫
♫ The lost footsteps will be gradually erased ♫
♫ The light and shadow of four seasons ♫
♫ I've seen the meteor
that lights up the night sky ♫
♫ When the wind rises,
the sky will be cloudless ♫
♫ Go to a windy place to meet you ♫
[Episode 17]
Mr. Ma.
President. Ma Is Yao here?
He's in there. He didn't go anywhere.
I'll let you crack on.
Is he the Taoist living in the
yard who failed in his business?
He is not a Taoist.
He must be over 50 years old.
He's 40. Ten years older than me.
Really?
He is that typical macho type of millionaire.
He worked so hard that it made him look old.
Let's go.
The oranges need to be baked a little longer.
Let's have tea first.
Yao,
the money you got in the Series A
funding round is far from enough.
I think it's enough.
You are doing business.
It's normal they asked
you to contribute a portion
so that you'll share the risk as well.
If it goes on like this,
I'll have to keep selling my apartments.
Do you still have apartments?
Didn't you sell all your apartments
and houses in Beijing
to pay off your debts?
The apartments in my hometown.
In the first few years when I earned some money,
I bought my parents two apartments
on the same floor across the hall
in my hometown
so that I could live close to them
when I go back,
and it's more convenient
for me to take care of them.
They were cheap back then.
Now the price has gone up a lot.
Then you have to think it through.
I don't need to tell you the
risk of investing in a business.
You know it better than anyone.
I do.
How should I talk to my parents about it
without irritating them again?
I need to think about it.
When did you need to think before acting?
How bold you were before.
Your parents had saved most of their lives
to buy you a small apartment in Beijing.
But what did you do?
You didn't even hesitate
when you took the money
and started a business with your classmates.
Well,
a hero won't mention his past glories.
At that time,
I was like a newborn calve
that is not afraid of tigers.
I was so fearless.
I had good luck at that time.
I made money no matter what business I did.
I dared to tell my parents
only after I had earned money.
But at that time,
my parents were proud of me.
All our relatives and neighbors knew it.
The son of Ma's family
owned a big company in Beijing.
They wanted my parents to pull some strings,
asking me to find a job in
my company for their children.
At that time
Later,
I was done and out,
so this group of people began to dish the dirt.
Slanderous gossip.
How hard it was for my
parents to hear about it.
Mr. Ma,
You are so different now.
You began to consider
the feelings of your parents
and also began to
look before you leap.
The limitless scenery can only be seen
at the perilous peak.
But it is the high and mighty
who have the longest way to fall.
I am the man who fell from the peak.
It hurt.
It made me scared.
That means
you are getting older.
You used to be so young and reckless.
If I didn't invest in your business,
you would point at my nose and hurl abuse at me.
How dare you do an investment
with such a lack of vision
and decisiveness?
Well, well, well.
Don't slap me in the face.
Leave some dignity to me.
Who hasn't been
young and reckless back then. Right?
That's the price of youth.
Wait a second.
Granny, the piece
should be put right here.
You haven't reached the end yet.
I got 5 on my dice.
I didn't move further.
Granny, you got 4.
No. It's 5.
You got 4 on your dice.
It's 5. I don't care.
My plane has reached the end.
Give me peanuts.
We need to keep a close eye on it.
Granny has known bad tricks.
She learned from you.
I really got it wrong in the last round.
Be quick. Hurry.
It's just a game.
Don't be angry.
One more time.
One more.
One, two, three, four. Strike.
Granny, your plane was
struck back to the start again.
Two of your planes was
struck back to the start.
Granny, you're not angry, are you?
Who just said, "It's just a game.
"Don't be angry" just now?
Granny. It hurts!
It hurts.
It's your turn.
♫ Mung beans are delicious. ♫
♫ Gingers are tender. ♫
♫ Tender gingers taste pungent. ♫
♫ They pile up like a tower, ♫
♫ And the tower is tall. ♫
♫ With a slim figure. ♫
♫ My baby, let's go to sleep. ♫
♫ And the tower is tall. ♫
♫ With a slim figure. ♫
♫ My baby, let's go to sleep. ♫
Mr. Ma.
I just wrote a song according
to Mr. Xie's father's preference.
I just finished writing the score.
I haven't had time to fill in the lyrics yet.
You're the first one that I share the song with.
Listen to it.
What the hell.
What the hell am I doing here?
I have fallen.
No.
I need to calm down.
No.
I have to work hard.
♫ Mountain to mountain, cliff to cliff ♫
♫ Bees pick flowers from deep in the mountains ♫
Hei. Jiahui.
Hello.
You have been working for just two days.
Why do you sit down and slack off again,
and scare people with your eyes wide open.
Why do you laugh? What are you laughing at?
I'm waiting for you.
Waiting for me?
Why?
I would like to ask you something.
Again.
I told you that you
are a straight-A student
but I'm merely an old woman
graduating from elementary school.
What help can I offer you?
No, you're wrong.
You have great wisdom.
Aunt Gui, come here.
Please be seated.
Okay, okay.
Since you have kindly invited
me, I'll sit down and listen.
Let's see if I can give you some advice.
No rush. Have a cup of tea first.
Thanks.
Here's the thing.
As you know,
I'm starting up a business.
Of course,
This is not my first business venture.
My first few business ventures
can be said to be smooth
and quite successful.
I almost reached the peak of my career.
However, In the middle
of my last venture,
I failed to predict
the changes in the market
and went bankrupt.
After that, I carefully summarized
my previous successes,
and I found that
luck had played a more important role.
As you know, nine out
of ten business ventures
are doomed to failure.
Failure is much more than success.
The last one who can go to
the top is the best in the industry.
But
of course, I do think that
what you taught me previously
is quite right.
I must take my parents into consideration.
My parents
are very old now.
If I fail again in this
venture, it will come as
a terrible blow to them.
That's where my concern lies.
So I would like to hear your opinion.
Should I
start a business again?
Mr. Ma.
What you said
is nonsense.
Didn't you just say that
you are already in business?
If you are starting a business,
why are you asking me
if you should start a business?
Isn't it nonsense?
Right.
I didn't make myself clear.
Let me ask again.
Should I still continue to start a business?
You're asking me if you
should give up halfway through.
Right?
Okay.
Even if you give up halfway through now,
what are you going to do next?
Sitting here and meditating all day?
Seeing you like this
will not be a terrible
blow to your parents?
Meditation is irrelevant to this.
As Sutra of Pure and Calm goes,
If one can always keep a clear and pure mind,
then even heaven and earth
will be subsumed in your nature.
Don't recite the sutra to me.
Let me ask you.
you have cleared your own mind,
but have you thought about your parents?
Although they won't blame you,
what will they think in their hearts?
Won't they be sad?
Won't they be upset?
Here's what I think.
In my opinion, you might as
well fight for your career again.
Do something.
Carve out your own career.
In this way, Your parents
will not be worried about
you becoming a monk.
When thinking of your parents,
you must put yourself in their shoes.
Understand?
How can I put myself in their shoes?
I have two children.
You know it.
My daughter Xi
has been close to me since little.
She always ran around me
like a little puppy, calling "Mom! Mom!".
When she was still at school,
she would tell me about
what happened at school,
what lessons the teacher taught them,
which classmate's home they
went to play at, and whatever
every day after she came home.
Yang is a boy.
He didn't talk much,
but whenever you asked him
he would tell you all about it.
So when the two children were little,
their father and I
were seldom worried about them.
Because no matter what happened
they would not hide from us.
Definitely.
But now it's different.
They've both grown up.
They have their own families and kids.
And they live far away from us.
So making phone calls is the
way we communicate on daily basis.
And every time I call
them, I can ask nothing but
"How have you been?"
"Have you eaten?"
"How's your work?"
"How's your physical condition?"
"How's the weather?"
"Are there typhoons?"
And they will only answer,
"We have eaten."
"Our work is fine."
"We have been doing good."
Anyway, we both tell each other
the good news, not the bad news.
Usual greetings.
Yes.
The same.
My parents asked me the same thing.
If you don't talk about these trivial matters,
what else can you talk about?
To be honest,
Even if they tell us about
their work, we can't understand.
If young couples like them
have a fight, if their kids are sick,
or if there is something unhappy,
they will never tell us
because they are afraid that we will be worried.
And we also know that
they have a lot of pressure.
It's hard for you to make money.
We don't want to add to their burden.
So we always told them that
we have been great as well.
There was nothing serious anyway.
Once Yang had a bad cold.
He was so seriously ill that
he was hospitalized in the ICU.
But we didn't even know it.
Then the Spring Festival came,
and they came home to
celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Xi spilled the beans.
I was so pissed off that the
whole New Year holiday was ruined.
Think about it.
Such a cold can nearly kill a person
and make him admitted to the ICU.
So if something really happens,
how much regret do you have to leave?
Mr. Ma,
look at you.
When you are talking sense into
others, you are so clear-minded
and sensible.
But when it comes to yourself,
why do you become confused?
Don't shoulder everything on your own.
You need to communicate with
your family, especially your parents.
You need to talk to them.
You need to learn to give and take.
You're not a teapot without a spout.
My children Xi and Yang
are very filial. That's good.
Yang just called me the other
day, asking me and his dad
to go to Qingdao and stay for half a month.
The apartment that Yang bought is large.
It has been a year
since the interior decoration was finished.
We haven't been to his new home yet.
Xi also said that
♫ What can I do? ♫
♫ I have piles of mung beans. ♫
♫ Mung beans are delicious. ♫
♫ Gingers are tender. ♫
♫ Tender gingers taste pungent. ♫
♫ They pile up like a tower, ♫
♫ And the tower is tall. ♫
♫ With a slim figure. ♫
♫ My baby, let's go to sleep. ♫
Let me ask you a question.
Guess what materials are used to make the dyes
in these three dye vats.
I heard they're made of Banlangen.
Exactly.
They are made from
fermented Banlangen and lime
so that the color does not fall off easily.
Look at this craftsman.
He is rubbing the cloth.
Actually,
he is dying the cloth in the uniform color
like the cloth you see in the back.
And the master here
is dying the cloth
into a gradually lightened color.
Look at it.
It has been divided into three phases.
And the color becomes lighter
and lighter gradually and slowly.
♫ What can I do? ♫
♫ I have piles of mung beans. ♫
♫ Mung beans are delicious. ♫
♫ Gingers are tender. ♫
♫ Tender gingers taste pungent. ♫
♫ They pile up like a tower, ♫
♫ And the tower is tall. ♫
♫ With a slim figure. ♫
♫ My baby, let's go to sleep. ♫
She hid quietly behind the kitchen and said
"You jerk. You're a wanton."
Bravo.
That's hilarious.
Look.
Yang Guanjun was pole dancing on a tree.
Have you ever written a script?
Nope. It's my first time.
It's hard, isn't it?
Not too hard.
When I think it is the people
we know who are going to act,
I am so inspired.
I have to say that I think it's so funny.
It is!
When I was watching
TV, I can't help but wonder
what the scriptwriter was writing.
I think I can be a scriptwriter.
Then, do you think there is
anything that you are not satisfied with
in this writing?
I am 100% satisfied so far.
Let me put it this way.
I think my writing is so coherent
from the beginning to the end.
What do you think?
I think
it can't be called a script.
Indeed.
I created this script in
the way I write a novel.
You call it a novel?
I know a novel needs to have a
complete story But what we are doing
is a promotional video after all.
So I have deliberately
added a lot of funny stuff to it.
Funny stuff?
For example?
For example.
For example.
You laughed so happily just now.
Tell her what you were laughing at.
So
Huang Xinxin was scared by the dog at the beach.
Hulu, Tuotuo, Huzi, and
Guobao stood up to protect her.
The four kids didn't defeat the dog.
The five of them were
chased by the dog, crying.
It's like It is more
about using a running shot
to show the audience the
coastal scenery of our village.
And here.
Xu Hongdou was in Youfeng Yard,
laughing while she was riding a bike.
Meanwhile, Nana was spraying water at her
with a hose for watering flowers
Under the shining sun,
Xu Hongdou was smiling,
as beautiful as the rainbow.
Hongdou, this is not for fun.
This is more to reflect a
kind of ultimate romance
and the vibe of friendship among people.
The ending is the most hilarious.
Xie Zhiyao grabbed a
flag from the villagers.
He rode his horse across the sea
and mountains and planted a flag
flying in the wind which
read Welcome to Yunmiao
at the highest point
overlooking Yunmiao village,
Actually, the function of this plot
is that the audience does not know
what he actually grabbed so as to trigger
a kind of suspense.
Suspense.
It's so funny, isn't it?
So funny.
I laughed so hard that
I got a runny nose.
I can't stop laughing.
It's for you.
For me?
So cute!
Thanks.
And more!
Damai.
Come here.
Go.
Who wrote the script?
It's written by someone
you don't know very well.
I admire the courage.
Damai, Don't you think
there is a little bit of merit in it?
A little bit.
What is it?
I just said courage.
Do you know how to write?
I don't.
But you're a novel writer.
Novels are novels.
Scripts are scripts.
They belong to different industries.
Then can you step into
script writing for a while
and help us write a script
for our promotional film.
You can get paid.
I won't do it even if I can get paid.
I can not stand the suffering
of being a scriptwriter.
Suffering?
What suffering?
The suffering of your script
that take you several days and nights to write
being criticized randomly
by people irrelevant.
As a novel writer,
won't you suffer from the readers?
Some readers will criticize my work,
but there's no middleman
to pocket the difference.
Nice talk, Damai.
Nice to meet you.
My name is Sunzi.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Thank you.
Please enjoy.
Morning, Nana.
Morning, Sunzi.
What would you like to eat today?
A pot of white tea and
spicy potato patties with beef.
Got it.
Why are you on your own today?
There aren't many people in
the store today so I'm on my own.
By the way?
How's your script?
Still working on it.
I'll sit inside.
Sure.
I'll bring your food to you later.
Granny.
Good morning.
Junzi is here.
Granny, my name is Sunzi.
Sunzi.
Yes!
Sunzi.
I'm going inside.
Sure.
Sunzi.
Junzi.
Damai.
Morning.
Morning.
Seaside.
Damai,
what do you think of the
scene of children chasing
and catching insects
with nets on the beach?
I heard Mr. Xie said they
often went to the beach
to catch dragonflies when they were young.
And there is a tree in
the middle of the water
which will look beautiful
if we take a picture of it.
That would be great.
Thank you for the recognition.
However,
there might be some
potential safety hazards.
Parents won't let their
children play at the river.
It must be even more dangerous
to play by the sea.
It's just my opinion.
Many readers are very
concerned about this issue,
thinking that you're promoting
something dangerous.
So we need to pay extra
attention to it while creating.
If you have to add this
sentence, I suggest that
you specify in the author's message
that "it is dangerous for children
to play at the beach.
Please don't imitate at will."
Something like this.
It's so strict.
Thanks for the reminder.
Damai, sorry to interrupt you again.
I saw someone playing
the Longtou Sanxian (a plucked string instrument
with a dragon headstock and three strings)
when I was strolling in the
square I really enjoyed the vibe.
I think we can add a bit of drama here.
Romance?
Yes.
Don't people here do
Antiphonal Singing on March 3rd?
I'll tell you my opinion.
See?
We have written a lot
in the previous plots.
But look at here.
We can add something more
Hello.
Hello.
Villagers of Yunmiao
Village, attention please!
We recently will shoot a
promotional video in the village,
so we need extras.
If you can sing and
dance well, please apply!
A great opportunity to
showcase your charisma.
Join us!
Apply at the village committee office.
Turn around.
Very good!
You have great potential.
Come on, tell us your dream.
Huang,
don't be like this.
I'm a little scared.
We have been waiting for two
hours, how come no one came?
Where is everyone?
Maybe they're all occupied.
No rush.
We can do the scenery shot first anyway.
It's a beautiful day today.
We can do a sunset
shot later in the afternoon.
It's noon now.
What about having lunch first?
Okay.
Sure.
Galsang Flower Restaurant. My treat.
Let's go.
Xinxin.
Candy.
Can I sign up?
Absolutely!
How about a few more people?
No problem.
Come in.
Come inside.
Hello,
they're all my friends.
Hello.
Sunzi went to shoot the sunset scene
on the mountain with the assistant.
They might be caught in the rain.
I am afraid that
the machine will be damaged by rain.
It's expensive.
The machine is alright.
When they saw the weather was
getting worse, they came back.
They are at Huang Xinxin's home now.
Did Junzi tell you this?
Sunzi.
Sorry.
Sunzi.
Since when are you
so familiar with Sunzi?
Sunzi asked me to help come
up with some ideas with her.
Why are you so obliging?
I was lured into the cage by her,
getting involved in
this stuff unconsciously.
What do you mean by "was lured into the cage"?
I was led by the nose.
But the way Sunzi talks
makes people feel comfortable
so that you're willing to
be led by the nose by her.
Uncle Qingze,
Don't worry.
I'll be right over.
Okay. See you later.
What's wrong?
The pony was missing.
The one which you watched
deliver the baby last time.
I need to look for it.
I'll go with you.
Don't come with me.
It's raining. Stay here.
Let me borrow an umbrella.
The umbrella is useless.
Wear my raincoat.
It followed other
horses into other stables.
I was also looking for it but a
large horse blocked my view,
so I didn't see it.
It's my fault that I didn't make
things clear before I called you.
No problem. As long as you found it.
Yes. You're right.
You must be frozen!
I I've made a fire in my office.
You two go warm yourself
and drink some warm water.
Don't catch a cold.
Hurry.
Okay.
It's nothing.
I'm truly sorry.
It's okay.
I'll take you upstairs
to dry your hair first.
The pony wasn't missing.
but you almost got lost.
I told you not to go too far, didn't I?
And why did you lend your raincoat
to other people?
I met a tourist who was with kids.
They were stuck there.
Why did you give away the umbrella as well?
Two kids.
Fine.
Come closer.
Dry yourself first.
Don't catch a cold.
Why is it raining so heavily all of a sudden?
Raining is good.
Mushrooms grow after the rain.
Don't you like to eat mushrooms?
You must be hungry.
Here, have some roasted sweet potatoes.
Thank you.
Thank you Uncle Zeqing.
Don't be a stranger.
Eat before it cools down.
Okay.
It's hot!
Eat slowly.
It just came out of the oven.
Eat half of it first.
Why don't you eat?
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Usually, I'm the one who takes care of others.
You're touched?
Not necessarily.
When I take care of others, I
don't see others moved so much.
They usually just say thank you.
Shouldn't you answer, "I'm
touched" at such a time?
You already have the answer in
your mind before asking me, right?
Then I'm moved.
I dare not to be not moved.
You're so How can you be like this?
A glib talker.
You really have a gift of the gab.
Who did you learn it from?
From you.
When have I been like this?
You've always been like this.
You are not wronged.
Granny said
when you were in junior high school,
you took the girls home for dinner.
Nonsense.
When did I take the girls home for dinner?
It's said that she ate at
yours for more than a month.
You did remind me of it.
She's a classmate sitting in front of me.
At that time, her parents
went downtown for surgery,
so there was no one at
home, and she was on her own.
Therefore, I took her home by the
way and let her have dinner with us.
How kind-hearted.
Of course, I am.
I used to be the vice monitor of our class.
Prestigious.
Indeed.
And you?
I was the assistant
of our English teacher.
I'm not talking about this.
I'm asking, did you bring
a boy home for dinner?
Surely not.
If I had taken the boys home for dinner,
my mother would have crippled me.
I'm not talking about when you were in school.
I'm asking, did you bring your
love of life home for dinner?
Yes.
When my grandmother passed away,
my love of life asked for leave
to accompany me home,
helping me with everything about the funeral,
so my family liked her a lot.
Just
a very, very likable person.
Is that person that good?
Yes.
Couldn't be better.
I can't explain it with a word or two.
I need to
start with the time when we went to college.
You went to the same college together?
Then you've known each other
for more than 10 years.
I was in the same class
with Chen Nanxing in college.
Chen what?
Chen Nanxing.
C-H-E-N Chen.
X-I-N-G Xing. Just like the star.
(Xing means stars in Chinese)
The one and only star.
The one and only star.
Let bygones be bygones.
I almost let it go now.
You see.
I can now talk about her with
you while eating sweet potatoes.
I can't do this before.
It's like
a cactus thorn in your flesh.
It doesn't affect you to do anything,
but it has such a strong presence
that it'll remind you
that it's right there whatever you do.
Do you know what it feels like?
I guess I can get you
after you made this analogy.
On one occasion I went to pick cactus fruit,
a thorn stuck in my palm.
Whenever I touch it, it hurt.
Although it hurt, I couldn't take
it out no matter how hard I tried.
But in the end
the wound would recover certainly,
or it would fester and become
inflamed, or it would suddenly disappear
before you realized it.
Sometimes I think
it's good to just leave it there.
I know how you feel,
refusing to let it go.
However,
there're many things
that we can't even control ourselves,
let alone others.
In fact, people around us come and go.
Most people can only walk with
you for a short period of time.
They'll keep leaving on the way.
Isn't this what life is like?
The rain is never-ending.
♫ I've been alone ♫
♫ into the unknown. ♫
♫ Can navigate ♫
♫ through the dark. ♫
♫ I'm searching for ♫
♫ a meadow of mine ♫
♫ till you came in with the breeze. ♫
♫ A feeling rushing out to me ♫
♫ spills my heart into the field ♫
♫ Listen to the rain
falling into the silent forest ♫
♫ Enjoy the mountainous landscape at sunset ♫
♫ The raindrops on the roof
fall into the eyes secretly ♫
♫ The world is like a quiet island ♫
♫ The sky is turning bright silently ♫
♫ Waiting for the seabirds
to call forth the ripples ♫
♫ Waiting for the sunlight to shine into
my heart across the lake ♫
♫ Set sail when it's windy ♫
♫ The reflection of clouds, the changing moon
and the stars all over the sky ♫
♫ The lost footsteps will be gradually erased ♫
♫ The light and shadow of four seasons ♫
♫ I've seen the meteor
that lights up the night sky ♫
♫ When the wind rises,
the sky will be cloudless ♫
♫ The sky is turning bright silently ♫
♫ Waiting for the seabirds
to call forth the ripples ♫
♫ Waiting for the sunlight to shine into
my heart across the lake ♫
♫ Set sail when it's windy ♫
♫ The reflection of clouds, the changing moon
and the stars all over the sky ♫
♫ The lost footsteps will be gradually erased ♫
♫ The light and shadow of four seasons ♫
♫ I've seen the meteor
that lights up the night sky ♫
♫ When the wind rises,
the sky will be cloudless ♫
♫ Go to a windy place to meet you ♫