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[Love Has Fireworks]

[Episode 7]

Well then, President Li we'll get started.

Alright.

Let's get started.

As of the end of the second quarter,

the Shanlifang Hotel Group network

comprises 130 operating hotels

[Market Share of Shanlifang Hotel Group]

[Operating Performance of Shanlifang Hotel Group]

with over 30,000 guest rooms,

spanning 53 prefecture-level cities and regions

across 24 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions nationwide.

[Landlord, the director used your report. You might be able to return to work.]

In addition,

there are 120 hotels in the pipeline awaiting opening,

all of which are expected to commence operations within the next 5 years.

Of course,

these promising prospects

[You're here?]

point toward capital's pursuit of returns,

while our responsibility

is to ensure they are delivered perfectly.

[I'm in the conference room. Guess you owe your mentor an extra dish tonight.]

[Don't flatter yourself. That chapter with the mentor is already over.]

[But you can order whatever you want. So, what do you feel like eating?]

Let's wrap it up for today.

For future work convenience,

we've drafted

a responsibility and authority allocation agreement

to clarify

our respective scopes of work and responsibilities.

Please have a look first.

President Li,

are you feeling a bit off today?

Yes, sorry about that.

My stomach is a bit upset.

Well, Zhao De,

please have the legal team review this later.

We'll discuss it again after that, alright?

I'll step away to use the restroom for a moment.

[He Jing Securities Co., Ltd.]

Are you done with the meeting?

What are you doing here?

Oh no—there's no time.

Where's the restroom here?

Turn left.

Boss.

Boss.

Don't shout.

I'm right here. The one in the middle.

Are you alright, Boss?

Is anyone around?

No.

Did you notice anything off

about that agreement?

I did.

That's what's been bothering me too.

Why did Fang Yun

suddenly push this responsibility and authority allocation agreement?

What's the catch?

I messed up my move.

The original plan

was for Qian Fei to lay all the problems of Shanlifang

out in front of Fang Yun,

so she couldn't keep playing dumb—

but I didn't expect Fang Yun to react so quickly

and shift the blame in advance.

Qian Fei is your "gun," isn't she, Boss?

Exactly.

I almost backfired on myself.

What did you eat last night, Boss…

So, what do we do now?

Do we sign this agreement or not?

Are you out of your mind?

Of course we can't sign it.

Once we do,

if Shanlifang goes public in the future

and any financial issues come up,

the responsibility will fall on Zhizhong.

Fang Yun is truly cunning, isn't she?

And all my efforts to get my "little gun" reinstated

will go to waste.

Then this has nothing to do with us anymore, right?

Nothing to do with us?

Qian Fei isn't someone who gives up easily.

She might—

she might even track it down to Chengdu.

T-To Chengdu?

Shanlifang only entered East China in the past 3 years.

The original data from before that

is in their headquarters—Chengdu.

Looks like I'll have to make a trip to Chengdu too.

Boss, we're dealing with Fang Yun right now,

not Shanlifang.

Shanlifang is the root of everything.

Only by getting the original data

do we have real leverage.

You don't need to go personally.

I can just send an intern.

Those records are definitely buried deep.

How could an intern find them?

And I'm also worried

Qian Fei might run into trouble—

I need to help her.

You're doing this for…

For our project!

Too many questions.

Fine, I'm done dealing with them.

Y-You just tell them

I'm not feeling well and left.

You stay and stall them.

No problem.

I'm an expert at stalling.

Don't forget to bring toilet paper to the bathroom.

Zhao De?

That was over so quickly?

After our legal team reviewed it…

The meeting has already been adjourned, and Li Yifei still hasn't come back.

It's fine, no rush.

Thanks for coming all this way.

No problem.

I won't walk you out.

Goodbye.

Director Fang, you were looking for me?

Come to my office.

I'm sure you know

that some of the data

from the report you prepared

was used in today's meeting.

Your work wasn't in vain—

I'll make sure you receive a bonus for it.

No need.

I didn't do it for a bonus.

Was it for reinstatement?

To get into Shanlifang's

IPO project team?

Yes.

Director Fang, I prepared that research report for 2 reasons:

first, to demonstrate my personal capability;

second, to show the value

I can bring to the company.

I know I may

have missed a lot of opportunities before,

but I can assure you

that in future work,

I will definitely...

Don't misunderstand.

Using your research report

doesn't mean I'm bringing you onto the team.

It's true your research report saved me a lot of effort,

but take a look at it yourself—

it's full of second-hand data.

Do you really think I can solve problems

using second-hand data like this?

Am I supposed to skip field research altogether?

You've probably been stuck in the back office for too long.

You're still not qualified to join my project team.

Opportunities are for those who are prepared.

That's it.

You may leave now.

Alright,

thank you, Director Fang.

Goodbye, Director Fang.

[Marketing Director's Office]

Don't get discouraged.

Have a cup of coffee—

it might help you feel better.

Who said I'm discouraged?

Then what's this...

I'm thinking things through.

Director Fang

said I didn't demonstrate my research ability,

so I'll show it to her.

Nothing wrong with working hard—

just keep your emotions in check.

I know exactly what I'm doing.

I originally thought

I could save my trump card

until after joining the project team,

but now it looks like

I have to make a move immediately— right away.

No—wait,

what are you going to do?

I'm going home.

Just wait and see. Bye.

Without Shanlifang's authorization,

I don't have the right to conduct on-site research.

In that case,

I'll have to get the original data.

But anyone who was later

suspected of tampering with the data

would have destroyed it—

why would they keep it instead?

Unless the employee responsible

for the internal audit of Shanlifang's Chengdu headquarters

financial statements back then was smart enough

to protect himself...

Yes. It could only be him.

But he must have been a core member of the finance department—

why would he ever hand those materials over to me?

Never mind. I'll find him first,

and then handle it accordingly.

A limited edition?

That's right.

I know you like golf, Uncle Liao,

so

I had a friend overseas help me find one— it took quite some time

before I finally got it for you.

It took quite a bit of effort to get it.

I like it.

Glad you do.

Kid,

last time we met,

you were still calling me Chairman Liao every other sentence.

This time, it's not about business anymore?

Of course not.

Your birthday is coming up in a few days.

As a junior, I should definitely show some appreciation,

right?

You may just give birthday gifts on the day itself.

Isn't this a bit too early?

Actually, I was just about to tell you—

I'm heading to Chengdu tomorrow.

I was worried

I might not make it back in time for your birthday banquet.

Heading to Chengdu?

You're the person in charge

of our IPO project right now.

How can you leave on a business trip at a time like this?

[Shanlifang Hotel Group]

Here's the thing, Uncle Liao.

There's a small international academic salon

being held in Chengdu.

One of my professors has been invited,

and he just asked me to go with him.

I thought it might be a good opportunity

to introduce

Shanlifang at the salon.

Even though there's no media coverage,

it could still help build up momentum

for Shanlifang's IPO at an academic level,

so I agreed.

No media coverage, and it can still build up momentum?

These finance scholars

are all top figures in the industry.

You know how it works.

Alright.

It's rare that you have this kind of initiative.

Yifei,

if you need any support,

just say the word.

Support isn't really the issue.

I do have one concern.

Don't beat around the bush.

Just say it.

Alright, I'll be direct.

Since it's an academic salon,

the level of attention will be quite broad.

But the data I currently have

isn't sufficient to support my argument.

If I could

include data

from Shanlifang's Chengdu partners from 3 years ago as supporting evidence,

that would make a huge difference.

So what you're saying is,

you need my authorization

to go to Chengdu

and communicate with those partners on behalf of Shanlifang.

Is that right?

Yes.

If you're willing to authorize me,

of course it would be more effective—

but if you're concerned about it…

that's fine too.

I-It's really not a big issue.

The way you put it—I'm concerned? Why would I be?

It's just authorization.

I'll have my secretary prepare it right away.

Yifei,

not just that,

I'll give you the contact information for all the partners as well.

Kid,

go ahead and swing that club freely.

That's great, Uncle Liao.

Thank you, Chairman Liao.

There you go again.

Didn't we agree?

In private, call me Uncle Liao.

Right, right. Thank you, Uncle Liao.

[Corporate News]

These finance-related corporate news pieces

should have been written by a professional from the finance department.

So why isn't there a single name on it?

[Corporate Culture]

[Empowering the Future, Grateful for You— 2018 Company Annual Gala]

[Shanlifang Hotel Group Annual Outstanding Employee Award Certificate]

The annual gala?

The one from 3 years ago?

[Outstanding Employee of the Year— Finance Department: Xin You]

If I take a flight, it'll be more efficient.

For the return trip,

I'll take a hard-seat ticket to save some money—

might as well get some writing done on the way.

[From Shanghai to Chengdu]

[Loading...]

[From Shanghai to Chengdu]

[From Shanghai to Chengdu] [Passenger Information]

[From Chengdu to Shanghai] [Hard seat]

[Mulian Hotel, Chengdu Global Center]

[Chengdu Xinliang Hotel]

But…

why is the accommodation so expensive?

My dad's birthday is next week—

we're having a small banquet,

you should come too.

Sure.

Why don't you look surprised at all?

You already knew?

As an employee,

of course I know the chairman's birthday is coming up.

I've even prepared a gift for him.

What did you get him?

I bought him some health supplements.

Health supplements?

My dad hates it when people give him those.

It's basically like telling him he's getting old right to his face.

Then what does he like?

You don't need to worry about that.

I'll handle it.

Is that really appropriate?

What's inappropriate about it?

Look at you—you've gotten so thin.

You're working overtime every day;

it's hard to even see you.

I've only just taken over things at work.

There's still a lot I haven't sorted out.

Actually, you don't need

to push yourself so hard at work.

You just need to do one thing well—

be with me properly.

Li Yifei, I'm going out for a while.

I'll be back in a week at most.

Don't make too much of a mess at home.

If you're not going to cook,

remember to turn off the gas.

What are you going to do?

Just to clear my head.

Miss, please move aside.

You?

What are you doing here?

Weren't you still asleep?

I'm going on a business trip today.

You're going to Chengdu too?

Oh, so you were going to Chengdu to clear your head.

Yeah.

What a coincidence.

Can you move behind me now?

Sorry,

I'm in business class.

I'm not even checking in at the same counter as you.

Then go to your business-class counter.

What are you doing here?

I thought I could

have you pretend to be my secretary

and take you into business class.

Pretend to be your secretary?

Are you crazy, or am I?

What are you really going to Chengdu for?

Are you trying to investigate Shanlifang?

You want to come with me?

Why would I want to go with you?

I'm not even on your project team.

The reason you're going to Chengdu

is because you saw

the research report I gave Director Fang.

In it, you noticed there were issues with Shanlifang's financial data

from before the headquarters moved to East China.

That's why

you're going to Chengdu— to dig up the original data,

right?

If you hadn't seen my research report,

you wouldn't have noticed anything wrong.

So technically, I helped you.

You really think too highly of yourself.

I already knew there were issues with Shanlifang.

Besides,

that research report of yours was finished with my help—

don't forget that.

Even you realized issues...

Then logically,

Director Fang couldn't have been unaware of them.

But don't you think

-the attitude Director Fang showed... -Exactly.

Don't you think her attitude is strange?

Maybe that's something

worth thinking about carefully.

Alright, stop overthinking it.

Come on, I'll take you to the business class counter.

Can you actually bring someone into the business class?

Of course.

[Terminal 2]

Alight, got it.

Alright then.

Come in.

[Marketing Director's Office]

Director Fang,

Li Yifei has gone to Chengdu.

He's heading straight into Shanlifang's backyard, isn't he?

Looks like the push on him yesterday worked.

You mean that agreement

was meant to push him

into investigating Shanlifang's accounts?

[He Jing Securities Co., Ltd.]

There are definitely issues with Shanlifang's books.

Look,

if we're holding onto these unclear financials,

when things eventually blow up,

as underwriters,

won't we get dragged into it?

But didn't you say

we shouldn't interfere with Qian Fei's research report anymore?

[He Jing Securities Co., Ltd.]

That we shouldn't keep investigating?

Did I tell you to investigate?

Did I tell anyone from He Jing to investigate?

What's the purpose of falsifying accounts?

To make money.

If we go poking around their books,

aren't we just cutting off their revenue stream?

[He Jing Securities Co., Ltd.]

If

Shanlifang's finances take a hit,

do you think Liao Jinshan will just let it slide?

I see.

If we don't investigate, we might end up taking the blame later.

But if we do investigate ourselves,

we'll offend Shanlifang.

So the best move

is to have someone else

stir up the hornet's nest for us.

[He Jing Securities Co., Ltd.]

And if because of this

Zhizhong Investment gets pushed out,

He Jing will become the sole underwriter.

That's a three-birds-with-one-stone move.

So what do we do

next?

We shall wait and see.

Alright.

I'll head out then.

[He Jing Securities Co., Ltd.]

Excuse me, Sir.

Are you traveling alone?

What is it?

There's a gentleman

who'd like to switch seats with you.

His seat is in the business class cabin—

would that be alright?

Sure.

Alright.

Thank you.

[Shanlifang Hotel Financial Data]

Why aren't you sitting in your business class seat

and instead came all the way back to economy?

Just came to see what you're up to.

I was just looking for a good show to watch.

And? Did you find anything?

Not yet.

Alright.

Hey—what are you doing? Why are you plugging in a USB drive?

Stop watching dramas. You should actually study something.

[Please enter your passcode to unlock this drive]

These are my personal notes

[Private Notes]

from all my projects over the years—

study them properly.

Trying to act all mature again.

Fine, don't take it then.

Don't move—

finger-breaking technique.

Immature.

Let's see how capable you are.

I don't even know if you can understand it.

I'll have you know,

when it comes to studying,

there's nothing I can't learn.

Alright, alright, impressive, impressive.

[Investment Banking Work Insights]

This is practically a secret treasure book.

So tell me—

what's the catch

for giving me all this so generously?

I get it—

you want me to go with you

to investigate Shanlifang's early financial data

once we land in Chengdu.

You said that yourself.

I didn't.

But fine.

Since you're so eager to come with me…

I...

Hey—I'm not.

I'm going there on vacation.

Alright, alright.

When we get back, I'll cook for you every day—

stir-fried eggplant, braised pork.

Look,

I'll give you 2 hours to think about it.

Once we land in Chengdu,

tell me your answer.

Study hard.

I need to rest.

Study properly.

You scared me.

The soup's here. The soup's here!

Alright, alright, stop playing on your phone.

This is so fun.

Let's eat.

Just a second, I'm almost done.

I—I don't really know how to play,

but I saw the Chinese team win,

and I got so excited.

I'm totally fired up!

Mom, don't get too excited.

No matter how hard I play,

I'm never going to win a championship.

Don't put too much pressure on me.

-Who's putting pressure on you? Seriously. -No pressure.

What pressure? Be more confident.

And if you ever

do become a champion one day,

I'll be over the moon.

From now on,

I'm not

against gaming anymore—

I support it.

Come on,

have a drumstick—you need the energy.

You've been training so hard lately.

Have a drumstick—you need the energy.

Dad, I haven't even really started eating yet,

but I'm already full of your PDA.

You single guys

should have the awareness of single guys.

You can't even find a girlfriend,

and you're still trying to stop me and your mom from showing PDA?

You can show it too.

That's right.

E-Except that you need a girlfriend

to show it with.

You don't have anyone, so how are you going to show affection?

Exactly.

Bring someone home

and show us.

Jun,

you're already 30.

Mom,

I'm only 26.

And what about your nominal age?

Add two years—that makes you 28.

Isn't that almost 30?

Exactly,

aren't you basically approaching 30?

Oh, by the way,

the daughter of my team leader—

you should really take a look.

-I'll show you her photo. -Mom. Mom. Mom.

Stop. Stop please.

Why?

Really, you don't need to set me up anymore.

To be honest with you,

I already have someone in mind.

Really?

Of course it's true.

What does she do?

What kind of girl is she?

Is she tall?

What does her family do?

Is she a Shanghai local, or is she from out of town?

Which university did she graduate from?

Is it a 985 university?

Or is it a 211 university?

How did she do on the college entrance exam?

-I'm telling you, that matters a lot. -Mom, Mom—I just remembered

I've got something at the neighborhood office.

I need to go back and work overtime.

-Explain yourself. -Hey—what about her exam scores?

Have you made up your mind?

I'm going on vacation.

Alright. Then have a good trip.

Bye.

Be careful out there when you're alone.

Don't worry.

If I run into any bad guys, I'll call you.

Could it be that Fang Yun secretly assigned her some task?

But that doesn't seem like Fang Yun's usual style...

[Cheng Dou Hao Qi Group Co., Ltd]

President Li, this way please.

This Liao Jinshan is really cunning—

he kept everything so clean

that there isn't a single trace left.

All the staff who handled the internal audit

of Shanlifang's Chengdu headquarters financial statements back then

have already resigned.

[Back-office Dumbo] [Heading all the way west]

[Moments]

[Recommended: Xin You]

[Back-office Dumbo has recently followed him]

Xin You (Display Name)

Xin You.

[Zhao De]

Zhao De, help me look up someone—Xin You.

[Peach Blossom Village]

Sir,

do you know Xin You from your village?

Xin You? Yeah, I know him.

Where does he live?

Just up ahead.

I'm heading home anyway—

you can come with me.

Alright.

You go first.

[Peach Blossom Village]

[Peach Blossom Village]

This is Xin You's house.

See, he's right there.

Xin You!

Someone's looking for you!

Thank you.

See you.

Are you Xin You?

Hello, my name is Li Yifei.

Since you've already left Shanlifang,

that means you no longer want to conceal the truth for them,

right?

So I hope you can cooperate with us

to get the accounts cleared up.

That would also be the responsible thing to do for the current group.

I've seen plenty of people from investment banking.

They talk about fairness and justice,

but in reality, they're just pursuing their own goals.

I will not get involved

with people like you.

People are different.

Isn't it a bit narrow-minded

to judge someone's character based on an entire industry?

Me, narrow-minded?

You're all thinking about the same goal—

there's no real difference.

The lady in that room—

she's your competitor, isn't she?

She came to see me last night,

and she kept pestering me all morning.

I couldn't even finish chopping my firewood.

I don't have what you're looking for here.

Leave already.

Don't waste your time here.

I've got work to do.

Jump.

Qian Fei?

Jump.

So close… so close.

Come on, again.

Kill it, kill it, kill it.

Hit it, hit it.

Who are you hitting?

Qian Fei, your acting skills are something else.

I've given you everything I know,

and this is how you repay me— just talking nonsense?

I just wanted to try my luck here.

With Chairman Liao's authorization,

you might even find some clues in the company.

Wouldn't it make sense for us to split up and work in parallel?

Then why did you lie to me?

I didn't mean to lie to you.

I just wanted to rely on my own ability

to get first-hand data,

so I could go back to He Jing and get Director Fang's recognition.

Okay.

Alright. So this is what Fang Yun's disciple is like.

Say whatever you want.

So you're really willing to risk your life just to get back to He Jing, aren't you?

Maybe it's just the altitude. Altitude sickness.

Lack of oxygen.

With just your abilities,

do you really think you can handle that weirdo?

I've already found a breakthrough.

Let me play with it for a bit.

Hey, let me play with it first.

Let me play with it.

You dummy, I'm not playing with you anymore.

It's broken.

It's broken.

How old are you?

It's broken.

It's broken.

What's going on with him?

It might be Asperger's syndrome.

I looked it up last night.

It's broken.

Uh…

your iPad is broken.

You should take it in for repair.

I've got one just like it here—

do you want to play with mine?

It's broken.

Isn't it the same?

It's broken.

What are you even going on about? Your trick isn't working.

Move. Move.

Alright, stop moving around. Come on, sit down.

What's your name?

Xin Ba.

Like Simba

from The Lion King?

I'm a little boy, not a lion.

Hi there, little boy Xin Ba,

nice to meet you.

I'm a big boy, Li Yifei.

Let's get to know each other.

Nice to meet you.

Alright, big boy.

Move left, move left.

Why are you two still here?

Qian Fei is playing games with Xin Ba.

They're having a really great time— very happy,

right?

Come on, let's go talk outside.

Don't think that just because you try to win over my son,

I'll cooperate with you.

Excuse me, if you don't mind me asking—

is Xin Ba

on Asperger's syndrome?

So what if he is?

What does it have to do with you?

I know

children with Asperger's syndrome

-need a stable environment. -I want to play too.

So you moved here to the mountains

because of him, right?

My son isn't sick.

He's just different.

Now leave.

You're not welcome here.

What are we supposed to do now?

What else can we do?

It's not like this is the first time we've been kicked out.

So we're just going back home?

I'm not giving up that easily.

I'm going to play the long game with him.

So where are you staying tonight, then?

[Peach Blossom Village]

On the streets, I guess.

Landlady, you're really something.

How do you manage

to make such good food anywhere?

As your mentor, I'm truly very pleased.

Impressive. Impressive.

Alright, stop acting all smug.

Remember to do the dishes when you're done.

Sorry. What?

We're already

in the closest place to heaven,

and you still want me to do chores?

No way.

Hurry, hurry!

-Yes, yes. That's right. -What's going on?

Right here.

No idea. Let's go take a look.

Alright, alright.

Xin You, what happened?

Ji is missing.

-Ji? -Ji?

The kid

who broke that iPad.

He was probably afraid of getting punished

and ran into the mountains.

He still hasn't come out.

Do you need any help?

We'll go look for him together.

This is a mountainous area.

You don't know the terrain—

don't make things harder for us.

Let's go look for him.

Xin Ba!

Xin Ba.

Where are you going?

I'm going to find Ji.

We'll go with you, okay?

Come with me first to get some gear, okay?

Let's go.

Do you know where Ji is?

There's a place Ji often goes to,

but I'm not sure.

-Sneaking out in the late night... -Over there.

Aren't you afraid your dad will be angry?

Ji is my friend.

Friends should help each other.

Be careful.

Ji!

Ji.

Watch your step.

Ji!

Ji!

Ji!

Ji!

Where are you?

I'm here.

Ahead—careful, careful.

Okay.

Where are you?

Be careful, Xin Ba.

I'm under this big rock.

Alright, I'm coming now.

-Ji! -Ji!

-Ji! -Ji!

-Ji! -Ji!

Ji!

Ji!

Over here! Over here! Over here!

Ji! Ji! Ji!

Come here.

Ji!

Be careful.

Be careful.

Here. We found him.

We found him.

Is the child okay?

Ji, are you alright?

-Thank you. -Are you okay?

-Thank you so much! -Thank you so much!

-Thank you so much! Thank you so much!

Thank you.

We finally found him.

Alright, we're leaving.

-Goodbye. -Goodbye.

Okay.

Are you okay?

Come home with me.

Xin You,

be a little gentler with the child.

Why are you always so strict?

This is a friend of mine,

and here's his website.

He's a world-renowned

autism specialist

who focuses specifically

on treatment and training for this condition.

If you truly care about Xin Ba,

I believe

you know what's best.

Right?

Go back.

Let's go.

Good job.

Where are we now?

It still says 5 hours and 2 minutes?

[251 km 5 hours 2 minutes]

It wasn't this long on the map before.

This is a mountain road.

So by the time we get there,

won't it already be daylight?

Then just sleep.

I'd better keep you company for a bit.

Otherwise you'll fall asleep

and both of us are doomed.

As if I would—

I'm not going to.

It's so dark outside...

You can't even see your hand in front of your face.

Landlady,

are you scared of ghosts?

Of course not.

T-There's

no such thing as ghosts in this world.

But I've heard people say that

when you're driving at night—

especially in places like this—

you often see people

in white trying to stop vehicles.

And if the driver

is kind enough to let them in,

after a while...

Guess what?

The temperature in the vehicle

drops lower

and lower.

A cold draft starts blowing,

and suddenly it drops more than 10 degrees.

You know what?

Then the windows

start fogging up,

and your vision gets blurrier and blurrier...

Look—

isn't there someone in white?

I don't know if there's someone in white outside,

but there is someone in white in the car.

[In the next episode of "Love Has Fireworks"]

Hey, Yu, you called me?

I just woke up.

Wow, I can't believe you were sleeping.

HR couldn't reach you,

so they called me instead.

Were you in Chengdu a while ago?

You really do keep track of my movements, don't you?

So,

how was the Chengdu trip?

The investigation report—

you already have it, don't you?

Hello, Uncle Jiang.

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What?