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[Love Between Lines]

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[Episode 12]

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So,

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he only moved into the lane 2 months ago?

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Yes.

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So it's really related to
Lyman's Design Competition.

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It's related to Lyman?

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Two months ago,

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right when Lyman released the news

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about the Design Competition.

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He never does anything without purpose.

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Are you saying

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they are planning
a lane-style hotel this time?

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But the lane theme is nothing new.

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Traditional Jiangsu and Zhejiang buildings

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are everywhere.

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If he's doing this,

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there must be something I don't know

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that can increase his chances of winning.

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It's a pity...

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we don't have another Jiang Tianyi.

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No.

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I-I mean,

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the Design Competition is coming soon.

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Even if we knew

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what they are planning,

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it would be...

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Notify everyone.

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Meeting in 10 minutes.

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The building form
emphasizes vertical lines,

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with the top gradually receding inward,

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creating a tall and elegant presence.

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The design stresses symmetry,

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proportion, and scale,

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with a focus on luxurious decoration

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and a three-part composition

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in its architectural composition.

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Well,

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that concludes my presentation.

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Mr. Pei.

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Mr. Pei,

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do you think

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there is anything in our current proposal

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that needs adjustment?

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Let's leave it for now.

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Mr. Pei,

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you dismissed everyone.

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Do you already have a plan?

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Go arrange an interview for me

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within the next couple of days.

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[Incorporating Stone-Doorframe House Elements
from Shanghai Lanes]

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Come on, Hu,

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have a "drink."

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Thank you, Sun.

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Here, Zhuang. Hand these out to everyone.

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Thank you, Sun.

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-Thank you, Sun.
-Thank you, Sun.

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-You're welcome.
-Thank you, Sun.

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Everyone,

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once we get through tonight

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and confirm there
are no issues with the design,

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we can submit it.

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Hang in there.

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The holiday is just around the corner.

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Let's keep up the good work, shall we?

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Okay! Let's do it!

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Come here! Something bad happened!

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Who is this?

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What's going on?

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Ms. Zhou,

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Mr. Xiao.

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That's right.

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All the architects at Zhuling

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have a say in their work.

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In every project,

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I want them to be creators,

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not just

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a group of operators working to meet

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the client's demands.

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Speaking of clients,

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Zhuling and Yueheng have always maintained

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a good working relationship.

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I hear there's something new
coming up soon.

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Can you give us a hint

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in this exclusive interview?

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Yueheng Group and Zhuling are old friends.

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We've collaborated
on quite a few projects,

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mostly in a modern style.

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But this time, we are planning a hotel project

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featuring Shanghai cultural elements.

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Can you be a bit more specific?

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That's a business secret.

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Just kidding.

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What I can say for now

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is that we'll use Shanghai's
stone-doorframe houses

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as the main design element.

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My father and I...

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Mr. Xiao,

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isn't this similar to our idea?

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Exactly.

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Why did Zhuling suddenly come up

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with this?

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Mr. Xiao.

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Let's have a meeting.

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Let's hear everyone's thoughts first.

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Mr. Xiao,

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Ms. Zhou,

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let me share my opinion first.

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I have full confidence

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in our design.

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Even if we're using the same elements,

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our plan will definitely outshine theirs.

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As for

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changing our plan at the last minute,

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quality aside,

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whether we can finish it in time is already a question.

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Yifei,

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even the most secret project

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can't stay completely under wraps.

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When have you ever heard
that Yueheng Group

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is developing

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a Shanghai-cultural themed hotel?

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If we were at the competition—

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never mind just Zhuling—

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even if all the companies presented proposals

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with stone-doorframe house elements,

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we wouldn't be afraid
of direct competition.

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But the problem now

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is that right before the competition,

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Zhuling suddenly claimed

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to be preparing

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this so-called special project,

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and they even emphasized

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that it would be implemented very soon.

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That means

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no matter how good our proposal is

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or how competitive the details are,

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Lyman won't buy it.

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Because in their eyes,

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no matter how we design this lane-style hotel,

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we'll just be copying someone else's idea.

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So this project mentioned in the interview

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won't actually be implemented.

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Whether it'll be implemented or not,

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the impact has already
fallen squarely on us.

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Thank you for your hard work overtime lately.

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Go back and get some rest.

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Meeting adjourned.

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The scallions have grown.

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Come back and eat Yanduxian soup.

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Those flowers seem beyond saving.

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Could you buy some plant nutrients?

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It's urgent.

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Mr. Xiao,

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now you really have to come back.

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Do you remember the old lady
who sells hydrogen balloons

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at the lane entrance?

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She wasn't paying attention today and all the balloons flew off

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and got stuck on our roof.

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I have to climb up
through the skylight in your room

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to help her get them down.

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When are you coming back?

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She's worried sick.

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You lied to me?

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If I hadn't pulled this trick,

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you could've stayed gone

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until the Lyman competition.

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If I hadn't pulled this trick,

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you'd probably lie in your room until the Design Competition.

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Stop.

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The plant nutrients part
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but there really is an old lady who's been waiting for you

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to come home.

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Cut it out.

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If you don't believe me,
go up and see for yourself.

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Go by yourself.

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The door upstairs isn't locked anyway.

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Fine.

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I thought you didn't believe me.

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I was afraid you'd bring something weird

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into my room again.

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That doll last time was scary enough.

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Be careful.

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It's fine. I'm quite experienced.

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Come up.

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I had no choice.

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Seeing how upset the old lady was,

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I bought all her balloons.

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I didn't lock the door.

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I didn't feel right barging in.

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Didn't someone lock themselves

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in the attic to keep me away before?

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See?

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I rarely lie.

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Where are the scallions?

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Mr. Xiao,

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authentic Yanduxian soup doesn't need scallions.

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Uncle Wang gave this to me.

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I traded scallions for it.

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Uncle Wang is that generous?

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You got this from him
with just some scallions?

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You don't understand.

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Scallions are cheap at the market,

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but once the dish is cooking

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and you're just missing that little bit of it,

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it's worth a fortune.

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Is this how you always find loopholes?

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Otherwise,

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how could you be drinking this?

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Your friend moved out,

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and your parents moved out.

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Why are you still here?

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Because...

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it's different.

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This place is nothing like
those new buildings

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or apartments.

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It's old,

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but that's exactly

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why the lanes

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have a sense of story

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and a legendary quality

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that

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new buildings don't.

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That second floor

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used to be Granny Wang's home.

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I always think she is the most exquisite

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and elegant person I've ever met.

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I heard she was a noble lady

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during the Republic of China era.

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I once saw her old photos.

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She was stunning when she was young.

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If you turn into the lane next to us,

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at the very end,

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you'll see Mr. Wang's secret hideout from when he was a kid.

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He told me

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his parents worked in a factory

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and didn't have time to take care of him.

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That place used to be his little canteen.

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And Dazhong.

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Dazhong was amazing at the violin.

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He even won awards in Shanghai.

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You wouldn't have guessed, would you?

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Of course,

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living in the lanes
has many inconveniences.

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The spaces are cramped,

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the soundproofing is poor,

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and the facilities are outdated.

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You don't even need to mention these—

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young people don't like it.

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Older people with mobility issues

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who rely on elevators

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aren't suitable to live here either.

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Like my dad.

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Indeed.

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If only there was a building

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that could preserve the history of the lanes

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while fixing

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all these

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inconveniences.

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How can anything be so perfect?

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Alright.

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You've had your soup

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and got the balloons.

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Mr. Xiao, you should get some rest.

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We still have time.

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Don't give up.

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Who told you I was giving up?

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Well...

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I misunderstood then.

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♪ Under the streetlight,
I grow increasingly weary ♪

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Alright.

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You go down.

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I'll sit here a bit longer.

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♪ A few specks of dust
drift by in the wind ♪

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What are you going to do

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with all those balloons?

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♪ The girl who once
basked in the sunlight ♪

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I want that one! I want that one!

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♪ Where did she go to play? ♪

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I want that one!

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Which one? You go first.

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The transparent one! The transparent one!

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♪ I don't understand either ♪

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I want that one! I want that one!

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Which one?

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This one, right?

287
00:15:34,310 --> 00:15:38,570
♪ Scrolling on lines we once said before ♪

288
00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:37,000
This blue one?

289
00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:37,840
The octopus?

290
00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:38,840
Here you go.

291
00:15:39,790 --> 00:15:41,030
They're tangled. Wait a sec.

292
00:15:41,030 --> 00:15:41,960
Here, take these three first.

293
00:15:41,060 --> 00:15:45,080
♪ Echo replied just a second too slow ♪

294
00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:42,790
-Thank you.
-What about you?

295
00:15:42,790 --> 00:15:43,840
I want that one.

296
00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:44,910
The transparent one.

297
00:15:44,910 --> 00:15:45,750
The fuzzy one.

298
00:15:45,750 --> 00:15:47,320
This fuzzy one, right?

299
00:15:46,340 --> 00:15:49,090
♪ At the edge of the road ♪

300
00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:49,050
I want that one! I want that one!

301
00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:52,310
♪ In the crowd in the night ♪

302
00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:51,640
Which one do you want?

303
00:15:54,190 --> 00:16:00,170
♪ Who hasn't paid the price
and still fell down? ♪

304
00:16:01,300 --> 00:16:05,060
♪ Stand with me tonight,
look at the starlight ♪

305
00:16:06,270 --> 00:16:11,930
♪ Even when I fell absurd like a stage ♪

306
00:16:13,260 --> 00:16:18,440
♪ Every step feels so hard ♪

307
00:16:19,970 --> 00:16:23,700
♪ But in this world
there's always someone ♪

308
00:16:24,110 --> 00:16:28,940
♪ Who starts again, just like I do ♪

309
00:16:27,910 --> 00:16:28,670
Mr. Xiao,

310
00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:30,440
what are you thinking about?

311
00:16:33,150 --> 00:16:34,030
I'm thinking

312
00:16:34,910 --> 00:16:36,570
that looking at this lane now,

313
00:16:36,910 --> 00:16:38,360
it feels like I could step right into

314
00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:39,890
all those stories you told,

315
00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:42,970
as if I now possess those memories too.

316
00:16:45,630 --> 00:16:46,320
Yes.

317
00:16:46,550 --> 00:16:49,200
Maybe the kids
who got these balloons today

318
00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:51,320
will still remember those balloons

319
00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:53,630
from this morning 10 or 20 years from now.

320
00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:57,940
Then we'll become part of their stories.

321
00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:03,030
Let's go.

322
00:17:03,270 --> 00:17:04,530
Let's go to the office.

323
00:17:08,510 --> 00:17:09,510
Coming!

324
00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:12,880
I almost forgot

325
00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:14,829
it's Saturday and everyone's off today.

326
00:17:14,829 --> 00:17:16,030
Should I send them a message,

327
00:17:16,030 --> 00:17:17,329
telling them to come as soon as they see it?

328
00:17:17,329 --> 00:17:19,859
Forget it. Let's sort out
our thoughts first.

329
00:17:23,569 --> 00:17:29,430
♪ Life lays out the outline of my scenes ♪

330
00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:26,510
Sun?

331
00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:27,680
Why are you here?

332
00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:28,240
Mr. Xiao.

333
00:17:29,260 --> 00:17:30,060
Are you okay?

334
00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:32,510
I had too much Sichuan food last night.

335
00:17:30,670 --> 00:17:34,140
♪ The last act
was a monologue in a dream ♪

336
00:17:32,510 --> 00:17:34,110
My stomach is still burning.

337
00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:35,960
But if I don't finish the work,

338
00:17:35,340 --> 00:17:39,110
♪ And in the next,
I wander through the city's noise ♪

339
00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:37,720
I can't rest easy.

340
00:17:38,830 --> 00:17:40,000
I have some stomach medicine here.

341
00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:40,920
Take some. You'll feel better.

342
00:17:40,270 --> 00:17:43,340
♪ So many arrivals
that turned out to be nothing ♪

343
00:17:41,550 --> 00:17:43,400
After you finish your work, go home early.

344
00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:44,530
Thank you, Mr. Xiao.

345
00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:48,570
♪ I'm counting the beats of the clock ♪

346
00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:48,010
Good morning, Mr. Xiao.

347
00:17:49,630 --> 00:17:53,430
♪ I can't tell which platform
is for leaving or returning ♪

348
00:17:50,750 --> 00:17:51,440
Sun.

349
00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:53,830
You didn't take us with you when working overtime.

350
00:17:53,830 --> 00:17:54,920
That's not cool.

351
00:17:54,300 --> 00:17:58,570
♪ Until you walk toward me ♪

352
00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:56,590
You're here too?

353
00:17:56,590 --> 00:17:56,960
Yes.

354
00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:58,420
The work wasn't finished.

355
00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:00,110
For this project, let's work together.

356
00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:03,580
♪ And my breath softens ♪

357
00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:02,200
Morning, Mr. Xiao.

358
00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:03,260
Morning, Mr. Xiao.

359
00:18:05,100 --> 00:18:09,480
♪ I forget every absurd line ♪

360
00:18:07,070 --> 00:18:09,200
Looks like I didn't buy enough coffee.

361
00:18:10,250 --> 00:18:14,230
♪ Because of you ♪

362
00:18:15,070 --> 00:18:21,900
♪ Every pose looks so ridiculous
and helpless ♪

363
00:18:24,250 --> 00:18:29,450
♪ And fall into
this anticipation called "you" ♪

364
00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:34,200
♪ Because of you ♪

365
00:18:34,220 --> 00:18:40,990
♪ So you're beside the story
written by fate ♪

366
00:18:43,530 --> 00:18:44,980
♪ Oh, ok ♪

367
00:18:45,980 --> 00:18:47,690
♪ Oh, okay ♪

368
00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:49,910
♪ Oh, okay ♪

369
00:18:50,300 --> 00:18:52,300
♪ Oh, okay ♪

370
00:18:52,650 --> 00:18:55,760
♪ Oh, okay, my love ♪

371
00:18:56,750 --> 00:19:00,610
♪ It turns out you're my exception ♪

372
00:19:06,830 --> 00:19:08,510
[Lyman Group, Shanghai Hotel Community]

373
00:19:21,350 --> 00:19:22,580
[D Design Studio]

374
00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:24,170
[Zhuling Group]

375
00:19:27,270 --> 00:19:28,080
Mr. Zhu.

376
00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:29,640
Mr. Pei.

377
00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:30,270
Nice to meet you.

378
00:19:30,270 --> 00:19:30,830
Long time no see.

379
00:19:30,830 --> 00:19:31,760
Nice to meet you.

380
00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:33,030
Your father has been abroad
for a long time.

381
00:19:33,030 --> 00:19:34,590
I wonder when he'll be back.

382
00:19:34,820 --> 00:19:37,480
I hope he'll give us the pleasure of meeting him.

383
00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:38,640
My father

384
00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:39,870
has always been in poor health

385
00:19:39,870 --> 00:19:41,110
and is recuperating abroad.

386
00:19:41,110 --> 00:19:42,440
Once he makes up his mind and comes back,

387
00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:44,020
I'll host, and you'll have to honor us
with your presence.

388
00:19:44,020 --> 00:19:44,950
You're too kind.

389
00:19:47,890 --> 00:19:49,020
Mr. Xie has arrived.

390
00:19:50,100 --> 00:19:50,960
You came early.

391
00:19:51,310 --> 00:19:52,270
How are the preparations?

392
00:19:52,270 --> 00:19:53,420
Everything's ready.

393
00:19:53,420 --> 00:19:53,880
Mr. Xie.

394
00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:54,960
You're here.

395
00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:55,880
Okay.

396
00:19:56,030 --> 00:19:56,510
Come in.

397
00:19:58,400 --> 00:19:59,160
Uncle Xie,

398
00:19:59,550 --> 00:20:00,280
you're here.

399
00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:05,270
[Shanghai Hotel Community Design Competition]

400
00:20:01,810 --> 00:20:03,290
You look confident.

401
00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:04,320
Of course.

402
00:20:04,750 --> 00:20:05,830
By the way, Uncle Xie,

403
00:20:05,830 --> 00:20:07,830
Zhuling has recently started
a new project—

404
00:20:07,830 --> 00:20:08,790
a hotel design based on Shanghai's

405
00:20:08,790 --> 00:20:10,240
stone-doorframe houses.

406
00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:11,790
We'll have to ask for your presence by then.

407
00:20:11,790 --> 00:20:12,920
Certainly.

408
00:20:13,510 --> 00:20:15,030
I'll be looking forward to it.

409
00:20:15,030 --> 00:20:16,230
Thank you, Uncle Xie.

410
00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:17,510
Mr. Xie,

411
00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:18,880
the time is almost up.

412
00:20:19,310 --> 00:20:21,320
Have all the competing companies arrived?

413
00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:22,720
Only D Design Studio isn't here.

414
00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:23,650
What's going on?

415
00:20:24,110 --> 00:20:25,550
I just heard a rumor that

416
00:20:25,550 --> 00:20:27,550
D Design Studio didn't dare to come.

417
00:20:44,980 --> 00:20:47,580
♪ I wanted you to see the light ♪

418
00:20:49,250 --> 00:20:51,620
♪ But you tried to shut it down ♪

419
00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:51,510
It's about time.

420
00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:52,440
Please take your seats.

421
00:20:51,700 --> 00:20:54,510
♪ That night ♪

422
00:20:55,160 --> 00:21:01,600
♪ I'm stronger than I used to be ♪

423
00:21:02,650 --> 00:21:06,020
♪ Now watch me fight ♪

424
00:21:06,150 --> 00:21:11,370
♪ Oh, I'm done pretending ♪

425
00:21:11,390 --> 00:21:13,150
♪ And I ♪

426
00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:13,640
Distinguished guests
and leaders, thank you

427
00:21:13,350 --> 00:21:15,950
♪ I'm ready, I won't hide ♪

428
00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:15,110
for coming to Lyman Company

429
00:21:15,110 --> 00:21:17,310
to participate in the solicitation
of proposals for this project.

430
00:21:15,980 --> 00:21:18,480
♪ Now it's my turn ♪

431
00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:19,240
The submission period has now ended.

432
00:21:19,120 --> 00:21:21,980
♪ The reality is boring ♪

433
00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:20,480
I hereby announce

434
00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:22,880
that the Design Competition officially begins.

435
00:21:22,010 --> 00:21:25,330
♪ Following all the rules ♪

436
00:21:25,740 --> 00:21:29,420
♪ Then I'll take my time to handle it ♪

437
00:21:27,110 --> 00:21:27,880
Our hotel

438
00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:29,750
adopts the concept
of a floating community.

439
00:21:29,750 --> 00:21:30,400
As you can see,

440
00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:32,380
♪ I'm free ♪

441
00:21:30,590 --> 00:21:32,840
with the buoyancy of water, our building…

442
00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:35,840
♪ I fall into the abyss ♪

443
00:21:36,620 --> 00:21:40,030
♪ To the other side of logic ♪

444
00:21:43,020 --> 00:21:45,140
♪ Laid bare ♪

445
00:21:46,730 --> 00:21:50,860
♪ Yesterday all withers now ♪

446
00:21:51,470 --> 00:21:53,680
♪ I hear ♪

447
00:21:54,590 --> 00:21:57,290
♪ The war drums throbbing in my breast ♪

448
00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:04,070
♪ Submerged in tempests of fantasy ♪

449
00:22:03,460 --> 00:22:04,400
Finally,

450
00:22:04,510 --> 00:22:06,400
the biggest highlight of this design.

451
00:22:04,850 --> 00:22:07,010
♪ Now it's my turn ♪

452
00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:08,300
Within the community,

453
00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:09,400
we will have

454
00:22:08,450 --> 00:22:10,530
♪ Even if fate ♪

455
00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:10,270
a smart hub,

456
00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:12,240
a core system integrating

457
00:22:11,100 --> 00:22:13,770
♪ Cycles on and on ♪

458
00:22:12,510 --> 00:22:14,110
artificial intelligence management,

459
00:22:14,110 --> 00:22:15,830
data analysis,

460
00:22:14,970 --> 00:22:18,800
♪ How many tales tomorrow will spawn ♪

461
00:22:15,830 --> 00:22:17,070
and energy regulation.

462
00:22:17,070 --> 00:22:17,730
Technology

463
00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:19,310
can change the future.

464
00:22:19,140 --> 00:22:21,550
♪ I'm free ♪

465
00:22:19,590 --> 00:22:20,350
Shanghai

466
00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:21,640
is the future.

467
00:22:21,750 --> 00:22:24,750
♪ Winner still unknown ♪

468
00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:23,680
That concludes my presentation.

469
00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:24,400
Thank you.

470
00:22:25,660 --> 00:22:29,180
♪ I'll be the one writing my own story ♪

471
00:22:31,550 --> 00:22:34,440
Thank you to Zhuling Group for this wonderful proposal.

472
00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:36,310
Next, let's welcome Mr. Xiao Zhiyu

473
00:22:36,310 --> 00:22:37,510
from D Design Studio.

474
00:22:37,550 --> 00:22:39,150
A round of applause, please.

475
00:22:52,300 --> 00:22:53,000
Hello everyone,

476
00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:54,660
I'm Xiao Zhiyu from Dynamism.

477
00:22:55,790 --> 00:22:56,720
To put it simply,

478
00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:59,110
the concept of the proposal
I'm about to present

479
00:22:59,110 --> 00:23:00,260
originates from

480
00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:02,080
stone-doorframe house lanes.

481
00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:14,590
However, I'm not using

482
00:23:14,590 --> 00:23:17,050
the stone-doorframe house lane aesthetic.

483
00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:19,100
When thinking of lanes,

484
00:23:19,100 --> 00:23:21,130
people often first imagine buildings

485
00:23:21,130 --> 00:23:23,270
that blend Eastern and Western elements,

486
00:23:23,270 --> 00:23:24,710
shared living spaces,

487
00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:27,230
and the neighborhood warmth that grows from them.

488
00:23:27,230 --> 00:23:28,400
Many also think

489
00:23:28,460 --> 00:23:29,330
lanes

490
00:23:29,590 --> 00:23:30,440
are too cramped,

491
00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:31,070
too old,

492
00:23:31,460 --> 00:23:32,900
and inconvenient to live in.

493
00:23:32,900 --> 00:23:34,480
I once wondered about this too.

494
00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:35,400
Today's young people

495
00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:38,030
are used to smart,
convenient modern apartments.

496
00:23:38,030 --> 00:23:39,270
So why do some

497
00:23:39,270 --> 00:23:40,960
still choose to live in lanes?

498
00:23:41,750 --> 00:23:43,050
To find out the reasons,

499
00:23:43,050 --> 00:23:44,510
I moved into a lane myself.

500
00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:46,880
This experience became

501
00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:48,680
a very important part of my life,

502
00:23:49,350 --> 00:23:50,750
and I treasure it deeply.

503
00:23:51,630 --> 00:23:53,560
Beyond the richness of daily life,

504
00:23:54,140 --> 00:23:55,800
a certain resident in the lane

505
00:23:56,270 --> 00:23:58,130
also gave me a lot of inspiration.

506
00:24:00,180 --> 00:24:01,840
She helped me find the answer.

507
00:24:08,350 --> 00:24:09,160
Lanes carry

508
00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:11,170
the collective memory of old Shanghai residents.

509
00:24:11,170 --> 00:24:13,640
They possess
not only architectural beauty,

510
00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:15,440
but also a unique community life

511
00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:17,030
that formed over a century ago.

512
00:24:17,030 --> 00:24:18,430
Amid the bustling lanes,

513
00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:21,660
surrounding buildings are renovated and rebuilt,

514
00:24:20,010 --> 00:24:23,600
♪ Wind stops between
the corners of a rebooted street ♪

515
00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:23,400
but the memories unique to the lanes

516
00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:24,550
have never faded.

517
00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:27,830
♪ I see the foreshadowing of fate ♪

518
00:24:26,590 --> 00:24:28,700
We can create a new Lyman community

519
00:24:28,340 --> 00:24:31,970
♪ In that moment,
the world freezes in place ♪

520
00:24:29,270 --> 00:24:31,350
as a flowing city of time.

521
00:24:31,790 --> 00:24:33,030
Once you step into it,

522
00:24:32,210 --> 00:24:35,060
♪ Like flickering frames in a game ♪

523
00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:35,570
it's like opening the flow of time itself.

524
00:24:36,580 --> 00:24:38,000
♪ Opening the drifting dust ♪

525
00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:37,640
The waterfront lanes

526
00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:39,680
can connect neighborhoods from different eras,

527
00:24:38,030 --> 00:24:40,310
♪ You smile like light—so unexpected ♪

528
00:24:40,340 --> 00:24:42,150
♪ I hear our hearts matching ♪

529
00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:41,750
and VR technology

530
00:24:41,910 --> 00:24:43,880
will become the medium
for traveling through time.

531
00:24:42,180 --> 00:24:44,260
♪ In the collapse of this era ♪

532
00:24:44,010 --> 00:24:45,440
Whether you're in the restaurant,

533
00:24:44,900 --> 00:24:47,030
♪ Maybe I'll wake up ♪

534
00:24:45,550 --> 00:24:46,210
the garden,

535
00:24:46,310 --> 00:24:47,480
or on the community streets,

536
00:24:47,050 --> 00:24:48,740
♪ Maybe I shouldn't ♪

537
00:24:47,830 --> 00:24:49,090
just by putting on the glasses,

538
00:24:49,090 --> 00:24:52,270
♪ But the blank space in your eyes ♪

539
00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:50,750
you can be fully immersed

540
00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:53,030
and transported to different times.

541
00:24:52,300 --> 00:24:54,120
♪ Time and space howl ♪

542
00:24:54,030 --> 00:24:55,590
Those nostalgic times

543
00:24:54,170 --> 00:24:57,040
♪ Crossing paths of destiny ♪

544
00:24:55,830 --> 00:24:56,720
will be revealed

545
00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:57,590
through the architecture.

546
00:24:57,070 --> 00:24:58,910
♪ Dreams overturn ♪

547
00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:00,030
People who have left the lanes

548
00:24:58,970 --> 00:25:02,390
♪ With you,
I don't want to run away at all ♪

549
00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:01,920
can rediscover their past

550
00:25:02,070 --> 00:25:03,510
and find where they come from.

551
00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:03,300
♪ This heart of mine ♪

552
00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:05,140
♪ Falls for you over and over ♪

553
00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:06,880
And those
who have never stepped into a lane

554
00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:07,040
♪ Shattered, pieced together ♪

555
00:25:07,070 --> 00:25:09,930
♪ At least I once shone ♪

556
00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:08,240
can also feel

557
00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:11,070
the stories and legends that once happened here.

558
00:25:11,510 --> 00:25:13,640
Everyone can choose living areas
from different eras

559
00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:15,750
according to their preference

560
00:25:14,170 --> 00:25:17,880
♪ Night flows beyond the absurd neon ♪

561
00:25:16,190 --> 00:25:17,550
and immerse themselves

562
00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:20,310
in the unique Shanghai charm of each historical period.

563
00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:21,730
♪ Love becomes an unknown arrangement ♪

564
00:25:20,310 --> 00:25:21,640
It's truly impressive.

565
00:25:22,030 --> 00:25:24,510
To think of integrating time
and architecture—

566
00:25:22,340 --> 00:25:26,280
♪ The story is too willful and gentle ♪

567
00:25:24,830 --> 00:25:25,880
very creative.

568
00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:28,400
Design without a budget is just nonsense.

569
00:25:26,590 --> 00:25:30,580
♪ In my arms, it keeps changing ♪

570
00:25:28,510 --> 00:25:30,200
This budget is a lot higher than Zhuling's.

571
00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:31,400
The Lyman Resort Community

572
00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:32,640
♪ We're small ♪

573
00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:34,160
is a cultural space
that feels like traveling through time.

574
00:25:32,660 --> 00:25:34,660
♪ But we meet in the universe ♪

575
00:25:34,590 --> 00:25:35,720
People can continuously

576
00:25:34,690 --> 00:25:36,660
♪ This unreal script ♪

577
00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:37,590
create new memories and new stories

578
00:25:36,710 --> 00:25:38,710
♪ Somehow awakens me a little ♪

579
00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:40,070
in a community that blends tradition

580
00:25:38,730 --> 00:25:41,480
♪ Maybe I will wake up ♪

581
00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:42,000
with the present.

582
00:25:41,510 --> 00:25:43,510
♪ Maybe I shouldn't ♪

583
00:25:43,530 --> 00:25:46,660
♪ Yet I can't leave when turning away ♪

584
00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:44,750
That concludes

585
00:25:44,750 --> 00:25:45,200
Dynamism's

586
00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:46,350
presentation.

587
00:25:46,690 --> 00:25:48,590
♪ Time and space roar ♪

588
00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:48,480
Thank you all for listening.

589
00:25:48,780 --> 00:25:51,260
♪ Flying across heaven and earth
to hold you close ♪

590
00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:53,280
♪ Illusions topple ♪

591
00:25:53,300 --> 00:25:56,730
♪ I can hold your hands tight ♪

592
00:25:54,650 --> 00:25:55,970
[Key Project Members:
Senior Designer Sun Yifei]

593
00:25:55,970 --> 00:25:56,630
[Mid-level Designers
Tan Siyu and Xue Jiajia]

594
00:25:56,630 --> 00:25:57,300
[Assistant Designers
Hu Xiu and Zhang Ying]

595
00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:58,070
♪ My madness ♪

596
00:25:58,100 --> 00:25:59,690
♪ Spins for you until the break of dawn ♪

597
00:25:59,710 --> 00:26:01,710
♪ This moment ♪

598
00:26:02,370 --> 00:26:07,870
♪ Is real and shining ♪

599
00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:12,480
Thank you

600
00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:13,160
to Mr. Xiao Zhiyu

601
00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:15,510
from Dynamism
for his excellent presentation.

602
00:26:15,510 --> 00:26:16,510
I hereby announce

603
00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:19,000
that the presentation phase of this design competition

604
00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:19,930
is now complete.

605
00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,510
Next, I invite all the judges
to the conference hall

606
00:26:22,510 --> 00:26:23,960
for the final evaluation.

607
00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:24,920
Thank you.

608
00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:27,680
Skyline Studio.

609
00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:29,070
Please come in.

610
00:26:29,070 --> 00:26:29,880
The judges have some questions

611
00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:31,340
they'd like you to answer.

612
00:26:34,030 --> 00:26:34,510
Mr. Wu.

613
00:26:34,510 --> 00:26:35,750
Sorry to keep you waiting. Please.

614
00:26:35,750 --> 00:26:36,440
Here's the thing.

615
00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:38,230
Regarding your company's earlier presentation,

616
00:26:38,230 --> 00:26:39,690
we are leaning towards...

617
00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:47,850
I overheard a bit

618
00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:50,200
in the restroom just now.

619
00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:53,070
They said the scores are deadlocked.

620
00:26:56,220 --> 00:26:57,240
Then it depends on whether Mr. Xie

621
00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:59,040
is willing to pay for sentiment.

622
00:27:00,270 --> 00:27:00,750
Anyway,

623
00:27:00,750 --> 00:27:01,880
we've done our best.

624
00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:03,050
So don't be nervous.

625
00:27:04,350 --> 00:27:04,830
Right.

626
00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:06,240
Yes.

627
00:27:07,370 --> 00:27:09,700
No need to be nervous.
We can't be nervous.

628
00:27:11,120 --> 00:27:12,980
I need to go to the restroom again.

629
00:27:17,020 --> 00:27:18,520
Everyone, please return to the conference hall.

630
00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:20,120
The evaluation results are in.

631
00:27:20,120 --> 00:27:20,990
Let's go.

632
00:27:29,070 --> 00:27:30,840
They're here! They're back!

633
00:27:43,590 --> 00:27:44,350
How was it?

634
00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:50,790
This time,

635
00:27:50,790 --> 00:27:52,310
the schedule...

636
00:27:52,730 --> 00:27:54,050
was a bit tight.

637
00:27:58,290 --> 00:27:59,030
Revenge is a dish

638
00:27:59,030 --> 00:28:00,240
best served cold.

639
00:28:01,230 --> 00:28:04,290
There will definitely be other projects
in the future.

640
00:28:10,750 --> 00:28:11,400
What?

641
00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:12,530
Why are you smiling?

642
00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:20,230
Did we win?

643
00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:29,920
Ms. Zhou.

644
00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:32,110
I was just saying...

645
00:28:32,110 --> 00:28:34,030
Hu Xiu, you guys are so bad at acting!

646
00:28:34,030 --> 00:28:34,960
I couldn't help it!

647
00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:36,440
Can't you hold it in a little longer?

648
00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:36,720
I...

649
00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:39,110
One vote! We beat Zhuling by one vote!

650
00:28:40,830 --> 00:28:41,310
I knew it!

651
00:28:41,310 --> 00:28:43,310
You didn't reply to my messages! I was worried sick!

652
00:28:43,310 --> 00:28:45,640
I just wanted to give everyone a surprise.

653
00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:46,750
Everyone's been too tense lately.

654
00:28:46,750 --> 00:28:48,750
-Seriously!
-Just kidding. Relax.

655
00:28:51,590 --> 00:28:53,790
You need to improve your acting skills.

656
00:28:55,510 --> 00:28:56,960
I don't need much acting skill.

657
00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:59,000
As long as I can fool Commander Qin
in the game,

658
00:28:59,000 --> 00:28:59,860
that's enough.

659
00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:08,920
Is the design competition over yet?

660
00:29:09,910 --> 00:29:11,040
Without the star there,

661
00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:12,970
poor Mr. Gong is having a hard time.

662
00:29:14,490 --> 00:29:15,650
Everyone has worked hard.

663
00:29:15,650 --> 00:29:17,450
Today, go home and get some rest.

664
00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:19,030
Later we'll have a celebration banquet.

665
00:29:19,030 --> 00:29:19,830
It'll be on Mr. Xiao.

666
00:29:19,830 --> 00:29:20,640
How's that?

667
00:29:20,790 --> 00:29:22,920
Feel free to suggest any food you want.

668
00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:43,880
Honey!

669
00:29:49,510 --> 00:29:50,680
Why are you waiting outside?

670
00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:51,410
Are you cold?

671
00:29:51,550 --> 00:29:52,640
Look who's talking.

672
00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:54,840
You're late for your own class reunion.

673
00:29:55,110 --> 00:29:56,940
I stopped by our company after work.

674
00:29:56,940 --> 00:29:58,270
There were no parking spaces when I came here,

675
00:29:58,270 --> 00:29:59,670
so I had to park next door.

676
00:29:59,750 --> 00:30:00,640
You should just

677
00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:01,750
quit that job soon.

678
00:30:01,750 --> 00:30:02,310
I will.

679
00:30:02,650 --> 00:30:04,270
Let's wait until the company
is more stable.

680
00:30:04,270 --> 00:30:04,870
Over here.

681
00:30:06,270 --> 00:30:07,330
Come on, everyone.

682
00:30:07,350 --> 00:30:08,680
I'd like to make a toast.

683
00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:10,310
This glass,

684
00:30:10,790 --> 00:30:12,200
we have to finish it all.

685
00:30:12,350 --> 00:30:13,550
We're all in Shanghai,

686
00:30:13,550 --> 00:30:14,830
yet we haven't seen each other in so long.

687
00:30:14,830 --> 00:30:15,630
Is that right?

688
00:30:16,070 --> 00:30:16,790
There, there.

689
00:30:16,790 --> 00:30:18,480
Cheers!

690
00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:19,270
Cheers!

691
00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:24,830
All gone.

692
00:30:31,110 --> 00:30:31,830
Guangming,

693
00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:33,350
I have to say, you're still

694
00:30:33,350 --> 00:30:34,310
the most thoughtful.

695
00:30:34,310 --> 00:30:36,160
No wonder you were the campus heartthrob back then.

696
00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:37,220
Oh, give me a break.

697
00:30:37,310 --> 00:30:38,110
Back in the day,

698
00:30:38,110 --> 00:30:39,480
when we were in school,

699
00:30:39,750 --> 00:30:41,960
there were so many girls liked Guangming.

700
00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:42,750
Too bad

701
00:30:43,070 --> 00:30:44,200
you married young.

702
00:30:44,350 --> 00:30:45,820
You broke so many women's hearts.

703
00:30:45,820 --> 00:30:46,730
My fault.

704
00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:48,920
Alright, guy.

705
00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:50,070
We just sat down for a moment.

706
00:30:50,070 --> 00:30:51,200
Please, give me a break.

707
00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:52,240
Stop teasing me.

708
00:30:54,070 --> 00:30:54,680
Speaking of which,

709
00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:56,270
I just remembered something.

710
00:30:56,270 --> 00:30:56,880
Earlier,

711
00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:58,240
when we went to that conference,

712
00:30:58,240 --> 00:30:59,440
I ran into Chi Xin.

713
00:31:00,030 --> 00:31:00,720
Chi Xin?

714
00:31:00,830 --> 00:31:01,830
Do you remember her?

715
00:31:01,830 --> 00:31:02,960
That junior sister?

716
00:31:03,110 --> 00:31:04,000
I remember back then

717
00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:05,400
we once worked on a project as a team.

718
00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:06,440
She came to us on her own,

719
00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:07,770
asking to join our team.

720
00:31:08,270 --> 00:31:08,880
She's

721
00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:10,400
at Zhitung Tech now, I think.

722
00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:11,530
Pretty impressive.

723
00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:13,660
You're well informed.

724
00:31:14,030 --> 00:31:15,790
But you know what?
That day at the conference,

725
00:31:15,790 --> 00:31:17,550
Chi Xin specifically came over

726
00:31:18,030 --> 00:31:19,560
to add Guangming on WeChat.

727
00:31:21,030 --> 00:31:21,680
But,

728
00:31:22,270 --> 00:31:23,790
Guangming refused her immediately.

729
00:31:23,790 --> 00:31:24,400
Right.

730
00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:25,830
Later she came to me

731
00:31:25,890 --> 00:31:27,110
and asked me to give her his WeChat.

732
00:31:27,110 --> 00:31:27,750
And then?

733
00:31:28,300 --> 00:31:30,430
The man himself immediately refused.

734
00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:32,200
That's why Guangming

735
00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:33,720
is a model husband.

736
00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:35,030
How does that saying go?

737
00:31:35,030 --> 00:31:36,640
"Out of all the waters,

738
00:31:36,670 --> 00:31:37,930
I only take one scoop."

739
00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:39,710
"Passing through a thousand flowers..."

740
00:31:39,710 --> 00:31:41,680
"Not a petal touches me."

741
00:31:44,150 --> 00:31:46,010
How come I didn't know about this?

742
00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:48,050
No need to report such a trivial matter.

743
00:31:48,050 --> 00:31:48,770
Come on.

744
00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:50,000
Let me make another toast.

745
00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:52,160
A toast to our former campus heartthrob.

746
00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:52,680
Come on!

747
00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:53,240
Everyone!

748
00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:53,830
Come on.

749
00:31:53,830 --> 00:31:56,640
And to our youth we can't go back to!

750
00:31:57,070 --> 00:31:59,110
And to this model couple.

751
00:31:59,110 --> 00:32:00,200
-Cheers!
-Cheers!

752
00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:00,960
Cheers!

753
00:32:11,130 --> 00:32:11,860
What's this?

754
00:32:12,880 --> 00:32:13,590
What?

755
00:32:16,450 --> 00:32:17,820
When did you buy this?

756
00:32:25,170 --> 00:32:27,700
I noticed you're not in high spirits tonight.

757
00:32:28,010 --> 00:32:29,940
Is everything okay at the company?

758
00:32:32,550 --> 00:32:33,920
Do you remember that project

759
00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:35,400
I mentioned to you at home?

760
00:32:38,570 --> 00:32:40,700
The client's funding has been cut off.

761
00:32:40,750 --> 00:32:42,480
The project might be canceled.

762
00:32:44,530 --> 00:32:45,510
That project—

763
00:32:45,510 --> 00:32:46,960
didn't they just transfer
the first payment

764
00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:48,160
to your company?

765
00:32:48,310 --> 00:32:49,510
If it stops now,

766
00:32:49,890 --> 00:32:52,290
won't all the work you did before be in vain?

767
00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:56,640
So that's why you came back from Jinshan

768
00:32:56,860 --> 00:32:57,900
last time?

769
00:33:04,750 --> 00:33:05,440
Xiaorou,

770
00:33:05,790 --> 00:33:06,640
don't worry.

771
00:33:07,490 --> 00:33:09,180
I won't let this project fail.

772
00:33:10,590 --> 00:33:11,830
There's already a big company

773
00:33:11,830 --> 00:33:12,790
that's interested.

774
00:33:12,790 --> 00:33:14,190
We're still discussing.

775
00:33:15,730 --> 00:33:17,590
I'll definitely secure the deal.

776
00:33:21,270 --> 00:33:23,200
The cab is here. It's cold outside.

777
00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:24,360
Go back now.

778
00:33:26,140 --> 00:33:27,240
Tell the designated driver

779
00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:28,270
to drive slowly.

780
00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:30,170
Let me know when you get to the company.

781
00:33:30,170 --> 00:33:30,650
Okay.

782
00:33:31,090 --> 00:33:31,820
I'm leaving.

783
00:33:42,430 --> 00:33:42,990
Bye.

784
00:34:14,230 --> 00:34:15,290
This way, Mr. Xiao.

785
00:34:17,510 --> 00:34:19,480
You're in good spirits, Mr. Xiao.

786
00:34:24,630 --> 00:34:25,920
Winning the competition

787
00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:27,190
definitely calls for a drink

788
00:34:27,190 --> 00:34:28,110
in a nice place.

789
00:34:31,550 --> 00:34:32,230
Yeah.

790
00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:34,440
The drinks here are good.

791
00:34:35,020 --> 00:34:37,080
Perfect for drowning one's sorrows.

792
00:34:41,980 --> 00:34:42,860
You know,

793
00:34:43,840 --> 00:34:46,000
these years since you came back to China,

794
00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:48,130
you're really different from before.

795
00:34:49,780 --> 00:34:51,909
You're more and more like a true elite.

796
00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:00,850
Remember to keep your tail hidden.

797
00:35:01,510 --> 00:35:03,030
Don't let it show.

798
00:35:03,550 --> 00:35:04,760
This game

799
00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:06,360
is just getting started.

800
00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:09,960
You'll have to play along
with me until the end.

801
00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:14,560
A game that makes you go to such lengths—

802
00:35:15,500 --> 00:35:17,760
I'll certainly play along until the end.

803
00:35:19,230 --> 00:35:20,000
After all,

804
00:35:20,440 --> 00:35:22,760
seeing you so on edge

805
00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:25,340
is way more entertaining than drinking.

806
00:35:32,190 --> 00:35:32,710
Mr. Pei,

807
00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:34,210
let me take you to the VIP room

808
00:35:34,210 --> 00:35:36,670
to complete your membership registration.

809
00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:37,710
Forget it.

810
00:35:38,290 --> 00:35:40,420
You let just anyone in here, don't you?

811
00:35:49,430 --> 00:35:51,160
I heard about the competition.

812
00:35:51,620 --> 00:35:52,680
Congratulations.

813
00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:53,640
Thank you.

814
00:35:56,300 --> 00:35:56,780
Here.

815
00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:01,150
These are the personnel files from the steel factory back then.

816
00:36:01,150 --> 00:36:02,400
The director's secretary,

817
00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:03,070
finance staff,

818
00:36:03,070 --> 00:36:04,130
project managers—

819
00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:05,630
anyone with a name

820
00:36:05,630 --> 00:36:06,630
whose information could be found

821
00:36:06,630 --> 00:36:07,360
is here.

822
00:36:13,230 --> 00:36:13,840
Well?

823
00:36:14,070 --> 00:36:16,330
Is the one you're looking for among them?

824
00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:19,590
Besides these,

825
00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:21,080
have you found anyone

826
00:36:21,250 --> 00:36:23,040
who was closer to him?

827
00:36:26,150 --> 00:36:27,480
Now that you mention it,

828
00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:29,530
there actually is someone.

829
00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:31,630
This person is quite interesting.

830
00:36:31,630 --> 00:36:34,230
He was the director's personal driver
back then.

831
00:36:34,230 --> 00:36:35,710
It's said that after the director died,

832
00:36:35,710 --> 00:36:37,670
he managed to climb the social ladder,

833
00:36:37,670 --> 00:36:39,030
became a building materials supplier,

834
00:36:39,030 --> 00:36:40,560
and is now doing quite well.

835
00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:42,800
His driver?

836
00:36:45,190 --> 00:36:45,840
Yes.

837
00:37:03,990 --> 00:37:05,560
[Supply Records]

838
00:37:24,330 --> 00:37:26,000
He was such a nobody that it was hard

839
00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:27,370
to even find his name.

840
00:37:27,870 --> 00:37:29,870
But the connection he made back then

841
00:37:30,190 --> 00:37:31,790
is one you're familiar with.

842
00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:33,070
It's Zhuling Group.

843
00:38:41,350 --> 00:38:41,980
Dad,

844
00:38:42,880 --> 00:38:43,840
you're back.

845
00:38:58,280 --> 00:38:59,800
Why didn't you tell me?

846
00:39:00,380 --> 00:39:02,110
I could have come to pick you up.

847
00:39:06,450 --> 00:39:08,850
Don't you have anything
you want to tell me?

848
00:39:14,290 --> 00:39:15,890
How's your health recently?

849
00:39:18,110 --> 00:39:19,320
That determines

850
00:39:19,720 --> 00:39:21,030
how I should talk to you

851
00:39:21,510 --> 00:39:23,170
and how much I should tell you.

852
00:39:23,720 --> 00:39:25,000
You lost the competition,

853
00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:27,260
and you still dare to have this attitude?

854
00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:29,190
Look at Xiao Zhiyu.

855
00:39:29,510 --> 00:39:30,570
In just a few years,

856
00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:32,250
he's already climbed to a position

857
00:39:32,250 --> 00:39:34,330
the entire industry can't ignore.

858
00:39:37,550 --> 00:39:38,190
Dad,

859
00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:42,550
only those on the ground

860
00:39:43,780 --> 00:39:45,050
need to climb up.

861
00:39:46,680 --> 00:39:47,990
People like me

862
00:39:48,590 --> 00:39:49,960
just need to sit here

863
00:39:51,090 --> 00:39:53,220
and give them the motivation to climb.

864
00:39:56,590 --> 00:39:57,710
With you like this,

865
00:39:58,710 --> 00:40:00,590
how can I entrust Zhuling to you?

866
00:40:03,740 --> 00:40:05,200
Think about it carefully.

867
00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:11,180
There's another thing

868
00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:14,280
I need you to run an errand for me.

869
00:40:30,180 --> 00:40:30,840
Auntie Yue.

870
00:40:32,150 --> 00:40:32,840
Zhen.

871
00:40:33,030 --> 00:40:33,830
Take this soup

872
00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:34,950
and try it.

873
00:40:36,590 --> 00:40:37,800
Is this for my dad?

874
00:40:38,690 --> 00:40:39,800
I made a pot of this soup.

875
00:40:39,800 --> 00:40:41,040
There's more upstairs.

876
00:40:41,040 --> 00:40:43,100
I'll go get another bowl for your dad.

877
00:40:44,110 --> 00:40:44,880
Thank you.

878
00:41:10,670 --> 00:41:11,150
Mr. Pei,

879
00:41:11,150 --> 00:41:12,110
your coffee is ready.

880
00:41:12,110 --> 00:41:13,440
There are some new desserts we developed.

881
00:41:13,440 --> 00:41:14,370
Please try them.

882
00:41:16,280 --> 00:41:16,880
Thanks.

883
00:41:18,720 --> 00:41:19,430
And?

884
00:41:23,510 --> 00:41:24,110
Okay.

885
00:41:47,360 --> 00:41:49,280
Qin Xiaoyi?