Original subtitles

[Road to Success]

[Episode 27]

Hello.

Is this Yuanyuan Tutoring Class?

Here is a package for you.

Thank you.

[Congratulations to Hongjing No. 8 High School Football Team on Advancing]

[Motion-Sensing Game Console] [Trip for Two]

[Autographed Football Jersey] [LEGO Set]

[Prize Claim Hotline]

PS5, 5,999 yuan?

[Gift 1]

[Gift 2]

Road bike, 6,990.

[Gift 3]

Smartphone, 6,999.

[Gift 4]

Congratulations to Hongjing No. 8 High School Football Team on advancing.

Here.

Ms. Lin is so generous.

So we are supposed to pick one gift each?

I want that one.

Then I want the autographed jersey.

Let me see.

Wait.

Why did Ms. Lin

give us a new phone number?

I don't think...

it's Ms. Lin at all.

Each of these gifts is over 5,000 yuan.

Ms. Lin would never spend that much money.

True.

Coach, what do you think?

Is it Ms. Lin?

I hope so.

But it doesn't look like her.

Such an official tone.

It's clearly not her style.

Could it be the mystery person?

We'll know if we make a call, won't we?

Okay, hurry.

The number. It's...

I have a phone.

Use this one.

Hello.

You've reached the Prize Redemption Center.

Congratulations to Hongjing No. 8 High School Football Team on advancing.

These are the available prizes.

Press 1 to claim your prize.

Press 2 to accept the new task:

A Sky Full of Stars.

The countdown begins now: 15 seconds.

If you do not make a selection within the allotted time,

you will be deemed to have declined all tasks.

What? What does "A Sky Full of Stars"

mean?

Should I press 1 or 2 now?

Fifteen seconds. Hurry.

-Hang up. -What are you doing?

What are you doing, bro?

If you keep hesitating,

it will assume you've already made a choice.

This is actually a multiple-choice question.

Do we choose one

or two?

Why do I feel like two is Ms. Lin?

Right.

That "Xing" in her name means star.

Right.

And it's "Wanxing."

Could he have news about Ms. Lin?

-It's possible. -It's possible.

I think so.

Captain, you make the choice.

Although it's just a guess,

I still want to choose the second one.

Because I don't want to give up

any clues to find Ms. Lin.

I don't want to miss this chance either.

-Yeah. -Me too.

We finally have a clue.

Here, the phone is with me. Make the call now.

Put it on speaker.

Hello.

This is the prize redemption center.

Press two.

You have selected two.

Next, please receive the fax.

The fax?

-Let's take a look. -Let's go.

[If I can stop one heart from breaking,]

[I shall not live in vain.]

What is this?

[If I can ease one life the aching,]

[or cool one pain,]

Is it another puzzle?

It's a poem?

what does this mean?

[Or help one fainting robin,]

[Unto his nest again,]

I don't know.

[I shall not live in vain.]

New mission: Save a lost star.

[New mission: Save a lost star]

Wanxing? Lin?

[Bonus Clue]

Is this Ms. Lin's email?

An email?

[Log in]

[Inbox]

Yongchuan Hengjiu Appointment Notice?

Coach.

Open it and let us see.

[President's Office of Yongchuan Hengjiu Football Club]

Appointment Notice?

[The Presidium—Appointment Notice]

[Yongcheon Hengjiu Football Club Co., Ltd.]

Yongchuan Hengjiu Football Coach Appointment Notice.

[Notice Regarding the Appointment of the New Head Coach]

[Coach Liu Chuanguang has been appointed as Head Coach]

[of Yongchuan Hengjiu Club's first team. This notice is hereby issued.]

November 2nd?

Liu Chuanguang?

This was sent the day I left.

Ms. Lin said

it was a mystery person who gave her an email,

which was how she found out

you didn't go to Hengjiu.

Then this email must be from

the mystery person.

[Dear mystery person]

Dear mystery person,

I don't know how to address you.

So I'll just call you the mystery person.

I have a feeling

that all along,

the one who made the football lending card,

the crossword puzzles, and provided this email

should be the same person.

And that person is you, the mystery person.

I can feel

that you want me

to step out of my cage,

join the kids on the team,

and lead them to find the meaning of football again.

I've wondered many times

who you really are.

But now I feel

that this mysterious journey

might slowly lead me to you.

I don't need to rush.

Perhaps

you'll never log into this email again,

but it once connected us.

I think I'll use it

to record the moments of the team and me.

So,

I'll start by sharing something very happy.

I ran really fast yesterday.

I got Wang Fa back.

[Crushing Defeat to Yongchuan Hengjiu]

Dear mystery person,

in today's match,

we played against Yongchuan Hengjiu

and suffered a crushing defeat.

Before the match,

Coach gave me a heads up.

He said

that we might lose this time.

No.

He meant that we couldn't win.

But I always felt that no matter what,

we should still have a chance to win.

But actually,

we didn't.

Even though I was informed of the outcome in advance,

[Hongjing No. 8 High School 0-11 Yongchuan Hengjiu]

when the failure actually arrived,

I still felt terrible.

When I close my eyes now,

all I see is Chen Jianghe falling on the pitch

and the football flying into our goal.

It turns out

the gap between us and a professional team

is this huge.

But,

does this mean

we can never defeat a strong opponent?

Actually, in my worldview,

winning or losing in football isn't that important.

What matters is football itself.

It's about whether you're happy during the process,

whether you've gained something,

and whether you've found the meaning of it.

But...

I found that once you fail,

these so-called processes

bring no happiness, gains, or meaning.

They only bring pain.

Before the match,

Coach asked me to think about

what football itself really is.

Anyway, he hasn't figured it out himself either.

It's okay if I can't figure it out

for now, right?

But so far,

I think

the most charming aspect of competitive sports

is still about

the weak defeating the strong,

-turning impossible -Hongjing No. 8 High!

-into possible. -Go! Go! Go!

Carrying many unanswered questions,

people pursue seemingly impossible victories,

running as hard as they can on the pitch.

Coach,

there's an unsent email in the drafts.

[Drafts]

What is it?

[To Mr. Win]

Mr. Win?

Could it be a love letter to Coach?

Open it. Open it.

Coach.

[To Mr. Win]

[Inbox]

[A Victory]

This one should be for you.

[A Victory]

Dear mystery person,

I believe you should know

about the kids defeating Lyujing International.

Actually, my impression of the Youth Super League

is still based on

their last match against Ning'an Experimental School.

Since they are all students,

even though they were dominated by their opponents,

they were able to turn the tide with Coach Wang's tactics.

But this match was different.

Lyujing was obviously

a much stronger team.

Wang Fa's absence

put me under even more pressure.

But I was very clear at the time

that this match

wasn't going to be a one-and-done.

That was the real Youth Super League.

Whether it was me or the kids,

our state of mind was completely different from before.

Lyujing was really quite strong.

But in the end,

we still won.

Cheese!

The kids

even hung up a banner at school,

making it quite a big deal.

It's a pity that

no one around paid attention or cared.

However, I know that

this victory is of great significance to them.

Although few people paid attention,

that was the first time I saw

pride in their eyes.

That pride

might not be the brightest star in the night sky,

but it still shines.

I believe

they will go far.

One day,

everyone will see them in a new light.

From the abandoned equipment room

to the passionate green field,

the epic comeback of a group of underachievers

begins right here.

I am really happy.

I believe you are too.

[Wen Chengye's Journey to a New Beginning]

This one is about Wen Chengye.

[Wen Chengye's Journey to a New Beginning]

Dear mystery person,

today I'd like to share with you

how I witnessed a gifted young boy,

trapped at the bottom of a deep well,

find a new beginning.

Wen Chengye had a deeply unhappy childhood.

There were deep rifts

between him and Fu Xinshu,

and between him and football.

This child

has always been a special existence.

When we first met,

he was like a poisoned hedgehog,

protecting his wounded heart with spines.

Today,

in our match against Xinpeng,

I sent him an email.

Deep down, I still hoped he'd come.

I could feel

-his passion for football -You idiot.

-and his sensitive -A bunch of idiot.

-psychological defenses -Say it again!

-pulling him in opposite directions. -Qin Ao!

I saw that every attempt we made to get close to him

triggered his defensiveness.

But every time he used words and actions

to hurt us,

he also pulled out

one of his own thorns.

He chose this way of hurting others and himself

to get closer to us step by step,

actually because

he was afraid of losing again.

-Friendship, -Thank you.

care,

passion,

and himself—

these are all the things he longs for

yet fears to lose.

During the match,

I showed him the video of our match.

He saw his teammates,

under the scorching sun,

fighting with determination and reckless passion for every ball.

On the screen,

he said to me in a hoarse voice,

"I don't know if there is still time,

but I'll still come.

I definitely will.

Wait for me.

You guys must wait for me."

I saw him

running to the field

and us.

Wen Chengye.

[Microphone on] [Speaker on] [Camera off]

I don't know if there is still time,

but I'll still come.

I definitely will. Wait for me.

If he had made it,

if he hadn't been stubborn,

if he had seen his own heart earlier...

He had countless regrets

and countless impossible "ifs."

But by the time Wen Chengye ran onto the field,

he was already a brand-new person.

All the ifs,

all the frustration,

and all the tears he shed with his teammates—

in fact, they've been healing each other all this time.

I'm sorry, everyone.

I'm sorry.

Dear mystery person,

thank you for witnessing

Wen Chengye's rebirth

and for watching these children

bravely face their inner selves,

step by step, alongside me.

At this moment,

I was healed too.

I feel really happy.

Well...

This makes me want to cry.

I didn't expect Ms. Lin

to write all this down.

Coach.

Can you bring Ms. Lin back?

Yes.

Because her heart has always been here.

[To Mr. Win]

Good evening, Wang Fa.

I've never done this before,

so I feel a bit shy.

First of all,

thank you for your company during this time,

and for your guidance for the players.

Perhaps to you, they are

just passers-by you met along the way.

You just casually rescued some drowning kittens,

picking them up and letting them dry in the sun.

But you know what?

For a kitten,

basking in the sunlight

is the happiest

and safest thing in its life.

Thank you so much.

Is that a bit too fake?

Although these are my true feelings...

They aren't completely sincere.

Rationally speaking, I can't tell you what I truly want to say

from the bottom of my heart.

But anyway,

I'll cut this part out,

so it doesn't matter.

Wang Fa.

Knowing that you are leaving,

I have a very strange feeling.

It's a sense of loss, I think.

It should be.

You are the most interesting guy

I've ever met.

Every day with you

is lively and relaxing.

Although you seem like someone with a lot of stories,

I also have many secrets.

These days,

with you and the students here,

every day is fulfilling and busy,

so busy that I can temporarily forget

those unanswered questions.

There was a time before

when I couldn't sleep all night.

But as long as I thought of you upstairs,

coming up with some new drink for tomorrow,

I looked forward to a new day.

It feels really good to have someone's company.

But now you are leaving.

The upstairs will be empty again,

and I will be alone again.

I know this is selfish,

but I still want to ask you—

could you stay

for me

and keep me company,

please?

I will.

Lin Wanxing.

Why did you call me here?

You didn't call me here

to show off

your doll collection, did you?

I need your help.

I'm listening.

I've been waiting around in Hanling for too long.

I've decided to take a step forward.

Okay.

[Hanling]

♪ Time's passing by ♪

♪ Nothing remains ♪

♪ All the dreamers awake alone ♪

[Pet Sale]

♪ Shadows above ♪

♪ Rain falls around ♪

[Can you stay for us?]

♪ In your arms ♪

Sorry. One sparkling iced Americano, please.

♪ We become one ♪

Thank you.

♪ Through day and night ♪

He already ordered for you.

Thank you.

♪ I can see you ♪

♪ In my eyes ♪

Here.

♪ Just hold me tight ♪

I'm done putting them up on my side. How about you?

♪ Look into my soul so deeply ♪

Two more places to go.

Are you sure you want to be so cryptic?

♪ Rainbow sunlight ♪

[Can you stay for us?]

You're not gonna write something sentimental?

♪ Painful tears are gone ♪

♪ Wonderful days ♪

♪ Are so close to me ♪

♪ Memories fly ♪

I'm taking the umbrella.

♪ Leave them all behind ♪

Wait, if you take the umbrella,

what am I supposed to...

♪ Just take my hand and stay with me ♪

I'll go with you.

I don't have an umbrella now.

[Busy Dog]

Little puppy.

Is this your little braid? Hello. Hello.

Sit.

Sit.

Here.

What is this?

Do you like it? Call me Sister.

Chubby little guy.

You really are a chubby dog.

Is it good?

Bye-bye.

[Can you stay for us?]

[Pet Sale]

[Can you stay for us?]

[Can you stay for us?]

[Can you stay for us?]

I know this is very selfish,

but I still want to ask you—

for me, could you...

for us, could you...

Stay?

Stay?

Wang Fa,

you watched the video in the email?

[163 Email]

[Waiting for a Star Forever]

[Waiting for a Star Forever]

This is a movie ticket waiting to be redeemed.

Starlight Cinema at MixC.

It's valid forever.

[Scan Here]

[Service unavailable. Please try again later.]

Hello.

Hello.

I can't scan the QR code

with the machine to get my ticket.

Okay, please wait a moment.

[Loading]

[Redemption Successful] [Waiting for a Star Forever]

Oh, it's Theater 9.

This theater

has been booked long-term.

[Redemption Successful] [Waiting for a Star Forever]

Thank you.

[Starlight Cinema, MixC]

["Waiting for a Star Forever" Voucher Redeemed]

[March 1st, 2026, Starlight Cinema, MixC]

[Theater 9 IMAX Ticket, 17:40]

[Little Savage Tribe]

Ms. Lin redeemed her movie ticket.

Ms. Lin!

I want to share our life with you

and show you the results of our vegetable planting.

I drew this at the time.

These are the bell peppers I grew.

Don't they look nice?

This was planted by Boss.

The coolest Ao.

Boss,

why don't you introduce this vegetable?

Fine, you don't know how.

Please add more spice.

Who says I don't know?

It's called... Shanghaiqing, right?

That's right!

Ms. Lin,

these are the scallions I grew.

Ms. Lin,

the peppers you planted are right here.

They are really delicious.

You will definitely love them.

Not bad.

This is baby bok choy.

This is the most important one,

Ms. Lin.

This is that pepper I grew.

-Look. I planted a lot. -What pepper?

There are so many.

This is the best vegetable I've grown.

You, Boss.

These are loofahs.

Ms. Lin, this loofah is rotten.

I'm cutting it off.

Let's go.

Next one.

These are water spinach and stuff.

And these are eggplants.

Why is it so wilted?

Don't ask me.

Ask...

I'll ask you.

The manager was asking me...

Chengye,

why is this eggplant so wilted?

The person who didn't water it knows.

Who didn't water it?

-Come on. -Let's go.

Why are we going down?

Boss is pretending to be a good student over here.

Doing homework?

Let's go.

Let's go take a look.

I don't know if he's actually doing it or just faking it.

I feel like...

Ms. Lin.

I bet they are playing on their phones.

Because I just saw them

hiding their phones under their books.

Let's go down and catch them red-handed.

I'll show you.

It's fine.

Let me show you.

Who is working so hard?

You two,

stop pretending.

We made this ourselves.

Ms. Lin!

Ms. Lin!

This is the vegetable we grew ourselves.

This is the vegetable we grew ourselves.

So many peppers.

Coach. Coach.

Coach, why are you sleeping here again?

Come here.

Stop sleeping.

Time to eat noodles.

Coach really loves to sleep.

Let me serve you some, Coach.

Oh, right, Coach.

We're recording a video for Ms. Lin.

Do you want to say something?

Ms. Lin,

we miss you so much.

Ms. Lin,

we won the playoff match.

We all believe in you.

You sound like a villain.

Ms. Lin,

we will always support you.

This will always be your safe haven.

We love you.

-Yes. -Yes.

We'll always be here waiting for you,

waiting to eat noodles with you.

With lots of chili...

And no cilantro.

Ms. Lin,

we're gonna go eat noodles now.

Bye-bye, Ms. Lin.

Bye-bye!

-Bye-bye. -Bye-bye.

Ms. Lin.

Long time no see.

I'm recording this video for you

because after you left,

we received a strange package and a strange fax.

We also found out the real reason you left.

When we first heard those stories,

we were all very sad.

But I didn't know

♪ Night slips through my fingers ♪

how to comfort you.

♪ Embracing the coldness of wakefulness ♪

I couldn't even say,

♪ Whispering my thoughts alone ♪

♪ Saying goodbye to the evening breeze I chanced upon ♪

"It's all in the past."

Wanxing.

♪ Staying with the jasmine blossoms until late spring ♪

You have always been a beacon for the kids.

♪ Watching their elegance fade, their fragrance disappear ♪

When they were lost,

you gave them direction.

♪ I once dreamed of something beautiful ♪

We recorded these stories

not just because we miss you.

♪ And I accept that regrets may grow wild ♪

We also want to tell you that

even if you still don't want to come back,

♪ Look, beneath the sunlight ♪

♪ In the dancing specks of dust ♪

we will all wait for you.

Our beacons

♪ I'm grateful I never lost my sincerity ♪

are lighting the way for you.

♪ Or my gift for happiness ♪

I remember

when I first decided to leave the UK,

♪ Sharing my warmth with a passing rain ♪

♪ Quietly feeling its journey ♪

I woke up one day

and somehow wandered to St. Mary's Stadium,

♪ Like a firefly vanishing in an instant ♪

where I bought a ticket to watch a game.

♪ Still beautiful in its entirety ♪

That game didn't change

my decision to leave the team,

♪ There's no need to seek a final answer ♪

but

♪ Let the ending remain with questions unanswered ♪

I still remember the joy

that victory brought me to this day.

♪ No need to prove it with promises ♪

So I hope that, like me,

♪ The dusk when we once vowed to stay together ♪

when you suddenly look back,

you'll find that they're all beautiful memories.

♪ No need to cling to forever ♪

♪ Allow parting to happen quietly ♪

Don't worry.

The kids are doing great.

♪ The inner voice hidden in the origami ♪

They are stronger than we imagined.

♪ Each scratch and line is proof of beauty ♪

Ms. Lin,

you really taught them well.

Lin Wanxing,

we all miss you.

Ivory misses you too.

The guy at the supermarket said

a lot of new mystery boxes arrived.

I bought them all.

When you come back,

we can open them together.

Okay?

♪ Every experience has its meaning ♪

♪ Scene by scene, they come together to form who I am ♪

♪ Even the wounds that leave behind their marks ♪

♪ Have taught me how to heal myself ♪

You...

♪ The love I have given, the love I have received ♪

♪ Every one of them gives me the strength not to fear being hurt ♪

♪ Let my tears be carried away, back into the ocean ♪

♪ And blown toward flowers blooming far away ♪

♪ The love I have given, the love I have received ♪

♪ Every one of them gives me the strength not to fear being hurt ♪

♪ Let my tears be carried away, back into the ocean ♪

♪ And blown toward flowers blooming far away ♪

♪ I fill the blank spaces of life with colors ♪

I'm so happy

♪ My dreams are not afraid to awaken; they continue to exist ♪

that you redeemed this movie ticket voucher.

♪ I go beyond the dark clouds and feel the haze disperse ♪

Don't worry.

I was the only one

♪ Let me understand myself more clearly ♪

who watched the video in your email.

♪ Take away my reflection ♪

Cheers!

As the face of the team,

I'd like to say a few words.

Seriously? No respect?

Am I not handsome?

You are.

Face of the team, go ahead.

First,

let's warmly welcome back Ms. Lin!

Welcome!

Secondly, I can testify

that while Ms. Lin was away,

Coach has behaved very well,

devoting all his attention

to Ms. Lin,

with no sign of fooling around.

I can testify too.

-I can testify too. -Me too.

Well, thank you guys.

So,

the conclusion is—

we approve of this marriage!

-Yes! -Yes!

Lastly, we all agreed

that the best welcome-back gift for Ms. Lin

would be a victory in the next game.

We will fight to the end!

Hongjing No. 8 High will make it to the finals!

Ms. Lin, say a few words.

Thank you all.

I also want to apologize to you again

for my cowardice.

No need for that at all.

-Yeah. -Exactly.

When I was at Yongchuan University,

I did experience something bad.

I was framed.

I tried to argue with the people who framed me,

but I ended up hurting the person I loved the most.

At that time,

I was really sad.

But when things fell apart this time,

although I was also sad,

I never thought about giving up on myself.

I think

it must be because of you guys.

It is because of you guys

that I feel

that in this world,

I'm no longer alone.

Thank you so much.

Ms. Lin,

you are so mushy.

I'm getting goosebumps.

You two are so perfect for each other.

Both masters of mushiness.

Well...

Today is a good day

to set off confetti cannons!

Ms. Lin,

we love you!

Love you, Ms. Lin!

Ms. Lin, we love you!

Coach, bye.

Okay.

Bye-bye, Ms. Lin.

-Bye-bye. -Bye-bye, Ms. Lin.

Bye-bye.

Be safe on the way.

Emily's poem?

[If I can stop one heart from breaking,]

[I shall not live in vain.]

Why is it here?

Same as usual.

It's a puzzle from the mystery person.

Between expensive gifts

[If I can stop one heart from breaking,]

and a task with clues about you,

[I shall not live in vain.]

[If I can ease one life the aching,]

[or cool one pain,]

[Or help one fainting robin,]

[Unto his nest again,]

they asked the boys to make a choice.

[I shall not live in vain.]

[New mission: Save a lost star]

Everyone chose the latter.

[Bonus Clue]

What's wrong?

The mystery person...

I think...

I have an idea now.

Don't you usually jog or walk here?

When you were away,

I saw your bike parked here looking lonely,

so I rode my bike over.

Lonely?

A bit stupid, I know.

Not stupid. Thank you.

[Yuanyuan Tutoring Class]

Let's ride back together.

Ivory.

I heard that when I was away,

you refused to let anyone trim your nails.

I'm glad you're back.

Otherwise, I wouldn't know what to do with it.

Come here.

Are you hungry?

I'm not. I just had hot pot.

Then... should I help you unpack?

Wang Fa,

don't be so tense.

I won't leave again.

If you really want to comfort me,

make me some cocktails.

I've been longing for them for a long time.

Okay.

You know what?

After you left that day,

I looked for you in many places.

Finally, on the rooftop

where we saved Ivory,

I stayed for a long time.

I thought about everything you've been through

and connected the dots.

I'm sorry.

That was when I realized

how much this distrust

must have hurt you.

Wang Fa.

It's all in the past.

Besides, words are cheap.

I need to see your actions in the future.

♪ Two souls aligned ♪

♪ In silent gravity ♪

♪ Heal my heart ♪

After seeing the posters you guys put up that day,

♪ With every part of you ♪

I hesitated for a long time.

The real reason I made up my mind...

♪ Our words flow ♪

Do you know what it is?

♪ A gentle stream ♪

I realized

♪ They glow like fireflies ♪

I could clearly remember

the email account and password,

♪ Inside a silken dream ♪

as well as every name in it.

♪ We talk the cool night, breeze away ♪

Tomorrow...

♪ We trace the roads ♪

I want to go back to the school.

♪ That never see an end ♪

I won't run away anymore.

This time, I must stand up

♪ We softly calm the hidden doubt ♪

and face everything

♪ Seen in each other's eyes ♪

♪ And wake the warmth inside ♪

♪ Life begins alone ♪

♪ A road we walk alone ♪

♪ Until fate brings warmth ♪

♪ To light our way back home ♪

♪ True love is not just ♪