Amidst a Snowstorm of Love (2024) s01e22 Episode Script

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ADAPTED FROM DURING THE SNOWSTORM
BY MOBAO FEIBAO
Come here. Everyone, listen.
Those who booked the hotel, follow me.
Those who have a place to stay,
get some rest for two days.
We'll meet in two days.
Dismissed. Go.
-Take care. Let's go.
-Let's go.
Yiyang asked me to go with you.
All right.
All right, by the roadside, it's fine.
Don't you have an interview?
I told them it was a private trip.
So no interview.
Come.
Let's go home.
Nothing has changed.
The rooms stayed the same.
Everything is the same.
Xiaotian even set out the slippers.
Xiaotian, we're back. Where are you?
I'm in the restroom, Yin Guo.
An'an, you take the bed of that room.
Okay, thank you then.
I have a sudden headache.
-Go ahead.
-Go.
Your room has been tidied up too.
It's still the same.
We're back.
We're back.
Yiyang.
Yiyang, I need you to check my paper
and then I'll be leaving.
No problem.
Don't you see me?
Yin Guo.
Where are you going?
I'm going back. Xiaodong wanted me back.
You're going back?
Why? What for?
Don't worry about it. It's just something.
Email me your paper if you're in a hurry.
I'll check it later.
You're the best.
If you and my cousin can't get married,
I'll be the first to say no.
Go for the championship!
Make a pair. It's really cool.
Why did Xiaodong suddenly call him back?
Won't it affect his study?
He's had no classes lately.
Did he tell you that?
Xiaotian, visit Grandma when you return.
She misses you so much.
I know.
-Bye.
-Take care of your belongings.
I know. Bye.
Xiaotian tells me everything lately.
He doesn't tell me anything anymore.
I've become an outsider now.
Let me see
if there's anything I need to buy.
I'll go to the supermarket later.
Do you want to eat anything?
Not something particular.
Just buy whatever you want.
Okay.
Xiaotian himself lived here for a month.
It shouldn't be too clean.
I'll take a shower first
and tidy up the bathroom.
You can shower later.
I don't get you.
You would buy a fancy car,
but you're extremely frugal
to buy bags and clothes.
That's all I've seen.
I don't care about them.
I'm going.
RAN INTO LIN YIYANG AT THE AIRPOR
HE'S SO CHARMING
MET A BILLIARD PLAYER ACCIDENTALLY
MET MY IDOL ON THE PLANE
That's a pretty good shot.
THIS GUY IS REALLY COOL
HIS GIRLFRIEND IS LUCKY TO HAVE HIM
All right, let's welcome our guests
to the event.
And the press conference
officially begins.
Now it's time for questions and answers.
You haven't played for a decade.
You're not familiar
with the field or the opponents.
Have you ever felt incapable?
No.
You're starting your career at 29.
Do you have any concerns about your age?
No.
Is it true that you retired
because you got banned and frustrated?
Will you clear up the rumors
about match-fixing today?
Why do you come back
after so long since retiring?
Are you trying to fight back
against those rumors
or just not willing to retire
with those rumors?
For the things in the past…
LIN YIYANG
…everyone has their own judgment.
Even if I clarify it
a hundred times today,
you'd think
it's the perfect answer to the public.
I can't make everyone trust me.
And so do all of you here.
So let bygones be bygones.
Truth and justice inhabit one's heart.
The path of being an athlete
is very tough.
It won't last long
if one just wants to fight back.
Negative emotions cannot support
a person to get through all hardships.
Only passion
can make one stick till the end.
I only came back today for one reason.
The path that belongs to Lin Yiyang
is not yet finished.
This path is mine
and I have to finish it myself.
Thank you to all the reporters here
and thank you Lin Yiyang
for today's wonderful game
and post-match interview.
Here. There's one last question.
As a star player,
not only do you have
to manage your public image,
but your relationship
will also be exposed to the public,
which bothers a lot of the star players.
Before you go back to China,
Jiang Yang and Meng Xiaodong
are already the most popular players here.
Neither of them has a girlfriend yet,
which is always being
discussed on the Internet.
I wonder if you're ready
to be one of the most popular
bachelors in the industry
after you come back.
Or do you feel any pressure
to expose your future relationship
to the public?
Right, can you tell us?
-Yes, we all want to know. Do tell.
-Do tell.
I really don't know
if Jiang Yang and Meng Xiaodong
have girlfriends.
The only thing I can confirm
is that I'm not single.
-Not single?
-He's not single?
How long have you two been together?
How long?
Fans want to know too.
Tell us something.
The only thing I can confirm
is that I'm not single.
Are. you enjoying it?
Hey, you!
Wait, I haven't taken a shower yet.
I stink after a ten-hour flight.
It doesn't matter,
I've already taken a shower anyway.
No. I need to take a shower.
It'd be quick.
Your phone.
No.
I've changed the bed sheets and covers.
Come lie down for a while.
I have to check the paper.
You just got here.
Take a rest for a while.
I've been waiting for you.
Stop.
What's going on?
I wanted to kiss you
since we were on the plane.
Do you remember
I came to your billiard room
on your birthday?
Yes.
Hey.
Yin Guo?
-Come in.
-Okay.
-Yin Guo is here.
-Yin Guo is here.
-Come on, I'll take that for you.
-It's okay.
I got this. I can do it.
Yin Guo.
Where did you come from?
Singapore.
I've just finished a competition.
-That's so far.
-Please have a seat and rest.
I hope I don't interrupt your training.
-No, not at all.
-It's okay.
Yiyang didn't tell us.
We would have picked you up.
I'm here to surprise him for his birthday.
-Hey, make a call now.
-Give it to me.
I've just called him. Thank you.
Come on, Yin Guo.
Did I interrupt your training?
-Not at all.
-Not at all, we…
Yiyang.
-Yiyang.
-Yiyang.
Yin Guo is here.
Yiyang, Yin Guo is here for your birthday.
I think you should hug her.
-Right, hug.
-Hug.
-Hug.
-Hug.
-Hug.
-Hug.
-Hug.
-Hug.
Have you finished today's training plan?
-Time for us to go.
-Let's go.
Don't bother the two of them.
Continue.
Don't you shave?
I am busy this week.
You should pay attention to your image.
What's the point of it
if you're not around?
Are you happy?
What do you say?
I almost hit someone
on the way down.
Are you tired?
Then
I'll take you to catch up on some sleep.
You don't want to?
Of course I want to,
but I just got here.
It's a pity to catch up on sleep
without doing anything.
Let's celebrate your birthday first.
This is…
the second birthday
that we spent together.
I really miss your small billiard room
and those people.
We'll go there.
Right,
Lin Lin took special care of me
when I was training.
I wonder
if she has ever liked anyone
other than Xiaodong.
Probably not.
Lin Lin
has always been decisive.
If she didn't like someone,
she'd never see him again.
Looking at her and Xiaodong,
I'm sure she still likes him,
so it's impossible to like anyone else.
So…
Xiaodong has been off his game all year.
Maybe it has something to do
with this relationship.
No, Xiaodong isn't that fragile.
Anyway, his performance has
dropped dramatically over the past year.
I wonder why.
It lasts for half a season.
Do you think he can bounce back?
He's even younger than you.
I am just afraid
that in case he does go downhill,
he won't accept it himself.
Athletes don't always
get paid for their work.
No matter how great the achievements,
what follows is the end.
It's just a matter of time.
Lin Lin once told Xiaodong
she just likes watching him
defeat others with a pretty face.
He even made an opponent cry
with that poker face.
Rest assured.
If Xiaodong still likes her,
he will get back up.
You know so much about them.
After all, we've grown up together,
I've seen it all.
Tell me more.
Keep on telling me.
An'an is awake.
Are you awake?
What's wrong?
I heard the Fifth said
there is a billiard room nearby.
Where is it? I should go train.
Wait for me.
Let's go together.
Okay, let me know when you are ready.
Time to get up.
Right.
I haven't told you.
An'an will retire after this game.
This is
his last Open tournament.
So soon?
Just pretend
you don't know it.
Actually,
I am here to be with you
and for him.
He has always been stubborn.
No matter where he goes,
he starts training once he arrives
and goes home right after the game.
He saves every penny for the club.
I want
to take him around this time.
I'll be the host.
He wouldn't say no.
Then I'll keep you company.
Lin Yiyang has been training here in Hull.
I came here last year.
Pretty good.
Let's head to those two empty tables
in the middle first.
Let's go.
Come on.
Both of you play
and I'll be your free coach.
Can you handle it?
I'm not the person I used to be.
Well, I'm the only one you have then.
Then go for it.
Okay.
He's so comfortable.
I felt the same way
the first time I saw him play.
In the other billiard room,
he was so arrogant,
while the opponent
was a famous regional champion.
He just said,
"Come on, show me what you got".
Him?
I can still clearly remember him
holding a cue stick in one hand
and playing the ball with another hand.
The way he talked to me
with his back turned
was extremely arrogant.
Lin Yiyang, whom no one can control,
is truly himself.
But he's also quite contradictory.
On the one hand, he's incredibly carefree
and drops whatever he doesn't want.
On the other hand,
he values friendship too much
and would be tied up for it.
Everyone is contradictory.
People have multiple sides.
Sometimes I wonder
if we hadn't shown up
and he'd still be here,
wouldn't that be nice?
You don't want him back?
I thought everyone
from Dongxin City came here
for the same reason, to get him back.
It's Jiang Yang who wants him to go back.
Jiang Yang wants him to go back
and take over for Dongxin City.
Is it Mr. He who wants him to take over?
He didn't agree?
Right, he didn't agree.
Among us,
only he and Jiang Yang
are the disciples of Mr. He.
Everyone else has their own teacher.
My teacher left
in my second year in Dongxin City.
That year I was in the seventh grade
and I was just average.
No teacher was willing to take me on.
But I didn't want to go
and wanted to stay.
But no one wanted to teach me
and I couldn't stay either.
Was it Lin Yiyang
who asked Mr. He for help?
He went to talk
to the people at Dongxin City.
He said he'd teach me
as he was the champion.
He said it so arrogantly.
Because of this,
he offended many teachers in Dongxin City.
They said he was so disrespectful
and dared to say and do anything
because Mr. He was his teacher.
However, anyone who heard
what he said would get angry.
But if Lin Yiyang didn't do so,
I might have changed my career.
Duncuo doesn't like to talk big.
His life philosophy is that only
being strong enough is the real strength.
He doesn't like social things.
When you're doing well,
he won't come to please.
When you're down, he'd still be there
even if everyone else has left.
Are you drunk?
Well, I have a long way from being drunk.
Look over there.
What? Are you going to feed me again?
Just wait.
ICE CREAM TRUCK
Here. Ice creams for both of you.
How can you buy this for me, a grown man?
Do you know?
He'd take his brother out
when he was a kid.
Every time his brother got naughty,
he would only do three things.
Scared him, beat him, or bought him food.
I guess he can only do
the third one for you.
He can't do anything else.
You're right.
He loves treating people to meals.
It's the trick that won me over.
How could a junior from Bei City
have no one treat her to meals, right?
You're right,
but none compares to him.
Not even close.
Jealous?
You're lucky.
Wait for me.
This ice cream is really good.
Yiyang, I can't stand seeing it.
Just a pack of cigarettes
makes them so happy.
Tobacco tax here is high
and cigarettes are expensive.
Cigarettes sold here
are six times pricier than in China.
They don't have a stable income,
so they rarely buy.
Then I'll buy them two more packs.
Stop.
Finally, I see you again.
I'm here to compete.
I know, the 9-Ball Open.
Congratulations, this is for you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Everyone seems to know him.
Right, when I first got here,
I felt like everyone knew him.
The owner of the ramen store
takes care of him.
The owner of the billiard room
reserves him a private room.
I even saw him playing with others
in another billiard room.
Even at a random closed restaurant,
the owner made ice cream just for him.
It's not some random restaurant.
I worked for that restaurant before.
Right, I have to go back
to Hursin tomorrow
to have a meal with my mentor
and take care
of some billiard room matters.
If you want to practice,
practice on your own.
If you want to go straight
to the hotel, then go there yourself.
-I got it.
-Ramen is here.
Here.
Thank you.
Please enjoy.
Thank you.
Yin Guo, I'm going out for a minute.
Okay.
BEI CITY CLUB
BEI CITY
The renovation is quite nice.
Is Yiyang here?
Yes.
You are late.
Are you a prince?
You made an appointment
an hour in advance.
It's good I got here now.
I'm not from Bei City.
I don't have to be on call for you.
Hey, isn't that him?
Right, the boss of Dongxin City.
Who is it?
I found you a chief physician,
who's experienced, a friend of my dad's.
He operated on my dad back in the day.
I didn't expect
you to really care about me.
I just don't want to lose a good opponent.
It's difficult to get one back,
I don't want to lose one now.
Lin Yiyang came back
and you've become more like a human.
In these years without Lin Yiyang,
it's not easy for you
to hold up Dongxin City
and me to hold up Bei City.
Thank you.
Since I'm here, I'll play a game with you.
I'm about to have surgery.
I don't know when the next game is.
How's it?
You had a good time today?
I can't drink anymore.
I'll get you water.
No need.
Yiyang, let's chat for a bit.
If it's about Dongxin City,
just stop.
I just made it clear to Jiang Yang
before getting on the plane this time.
I'm so troubled.
On the one hand,
I like the way you're free.
On the other hand, I hope you come back.
I don't go back.
I'm still from Dongxin City, but…
I won't go back to take over.
Has Mr. He made up his mind
to hand over Dongxin City to Lin Yiyang?
He has this plan.
Are you okay with it,
giving away the power?
Yes,
but no if it's Duncuo.
Really?
Really.
I always felt like I owed that kid.
Back then, I should have done more.
I am the closest person to them.
We were young back then.
What can you do if you're older?
But I really didn't expect
Lin Yiyang to retire completely.
Who could've thought that?
So you took advantage of this surgery
to force him to take over?
I have to have my surgery sooner or later.
I'm just taking advantage of this,
if he can take over,
then I don't have to worry
about Dongxin City.
I'm sure the recovery will be quick.
Isn't this a perfect solution?
Wait. Bring the water to him.
Forget it,
I'm afraid he'll talk to me again.
Do you want me to talk to you for a while?
Do I look
like I need someone to talk to?
I am different from An'an.
I'm pretty neutral
about the matter of Dongxin City.
Whether you open
your own billiard room or go back,
it makes no difference to me.
Come on, talk. I'm waiting.
About what?
I don't know.
Whatever you want to talk about.
Whatever makes you happy.
I don't want to let Mr. He down…
or reject him.
If it were anything else,
I'd do anything,
but not this one.
That's Jiang Yang's work.
Dongxin City is not mine
or anyone else's.
Taking Dongxin City
to where it is today since he was young,
is really difficult.
Although leading Dongxin City
is difficult,
I know
Lin Yiyang will make it even better.
He's not like me or Xiaodong.
He started his career
and won championships late.
His achievements come from hard work.
Over the years,
he has kept up
with his personal achievements
and the club has grown stronger.
You can imagine the effort he made
behind all this.
Because I've made so much effort
so I want to make it better.
I don't deserve it.
He's better than me.
My ideas are new.
For a big billiard club like Dongxin City,
reformation will surely be
a major undertaking.
A reformation
is a good opportunity for Dongxin City.
Even if it's a major undertaking,
it's worth it.
I left at 16 years old…
and I never went back or made any effort.
Why should I take over it?
I want him to come back.
I don't think
you could figure it out overnight.
Don't worry.
Take your time.
Whatever you decide anyway,
I'm always on your side.
That's enough.
You just won a World Championship.
You should be happy.
I still can't sleep.
I'll get some water.
I drank that glass of water.