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This once in every three years violin making competition

is honored to be held in China this year.

In this competition, I am very happy to witness

the gradual progression

of violin making in China.

I believe the violin making industry in China will get better in the future.

The runner-up of this violin competition

is Mars from Italy!

Congratulations.

The winner is from China,

Ye Shuwei!

We would like to invite our winner to give his speech.

Thank you.

Thank you, judges, for the affirmation.

The master violin maker from China, Mr. Zheng Tongsheng once said,

"The meaning of life is in achieving your personal potential."

I dare not be too arrogant,

but I hope to follow in the footsteps of Mr. Zheng

and create more possibilities for the violin making industry in China.

The winning violin will be played

by the young world-renowned violinist

around the world for her performances.

Now, let us welcome the violinist,

Ms. Lin Qingzhuo.

Welcome!

Congratulations.

I knew it would be you.

Hello, everyone.

Being able to play the violin that was made by a good friend

is an honor.

The audience might not know this...

What's their relationship? Are they close?

I don't know either.

He's also a very accomplished composer.

In a moment, Shuwei and I will give you a wonderful performance.

Please.

The award ceremony for the fifth International Violin Making Competition

has come to an end!

You've finally found your place.

I've liked him since I was young.

But I didn't have the courage to tell it to him.

When I met him again when we were grown up,

you said he is your boyfriend.

I refused to accept that I lost to you.

But just now,

I've let go of my refusal and unhappiness.

Because I saw the man I love

is having someone even more compatible than me beside him.

I should be happy for him.

Bei Erduo, I'm off to find my own world.

You should return to your world too.

Stop forcing yourself into someone else's world.

It'll be ready soon.

I'm so happy now.

-Yes. I love eating skewers the most. -Here are the skewers you ordered.

Thank you, ma'am.

-Please enjoy the food. -Okay.

Ma'am, please give me two more bottles of cold beer.

-Sure. -Thank you.

Come on.

Alicia, do you think we can finish this?

Of course. This is not much.

Even Erduo and I can handle this amount.

-Come, try it. -But you...

You've been eating so little.

-I-- -Here.

All right. Thank you, ma'am.

Come on.

-Cold beer and skewer are a perfect match. -Okay.

All right. I'll eat this first.

-Let me try it. -Okay.

How is it? Try it.

-Not bad. -Yes.

Is this called food from heaven?

Are you trying to say that the food was out of this world?

Don't mix your idioms up.

-Try this potato chip. -Okay.

This is good too.

If not for this competition,

I wouldn't have had the chance to eat so much good food.

Don't you find it a pity?

Do you mean losing to Allen?

Yes.

It's fine.

China

has a saying,

what "mountain..."

"There's always a higher mountain"?

That's right. Although I want to say that,

I feel that it's a loser's excuse.

I'm still young.

It's fine.

Okay.

I'm really thankful to God

for allowing me to meet you.

Me too. I'm very happy to have met you.

Yes.

But your happiness is different from mine.

Before I meet you each day,

I'll be thinking,

"When will she say yes?

When will she become my girlfriend?"

If you say yes,

I'll introduce you to my parents immediately.

And to my siblings too.

They will definitely like you very much.

After that, we can get married.

And we'll have three kids.

Although I'd like to have a girl,

she must have two older brothers.

So if anything happens, they can protect her.

Did you give the wrong change again?

It's fine. It's just a small change.

As long as everyone is happy with their food.

This isn't the first time! Can you just--

Here, have a lamb skewer.

Look at how nicely it's grilled. Don't be angry anymore.

I grill this all day and you're feeding me this?

As long as you're happy.

If we have a fight,

would you treat me like that too?

Of course! Because I like skewers too.

But what am I thinking?

I feel like I'm in a dream.

I know that you're not ready yet.

All right then.

We'll do this.

Alicia,

will you marry me?

Yes.

Are you kidding me?

I'm serious.

Are you serious?

Of course!

I'm serious.

You can't change your mind.

I won't.

-Good morning. -Good morning. Do you want some coffee?

Sure.

Thank you.

Erduo.

I'd like to tell you something.

What is it?

The one who performed onstage with me yesterday

was Lin Qingzhuo.

She's my violin teacher's daughter.

She just came back from Italy.

My teacher called me yesterday and told me

to take care of her while she's here.

She has a performance coming up and will be partnering with me.

It's for the program you're voice recording for.

Also, her violin still needs some breaking-in.

I need to help her with that.

So she'd like to stay at my place for a while.

I said yes.

I'll be bringing her over tomorrow.

I'm letting you know beforehand.

That's good.

I'd been planning on moving out anyway. I've been procrastinating till now.

It's just in time for her to have my room.

That's not what I meant.

There are so many rooms here.

Why do you have to move out?

That was the plan all along anyway.

Your violin making competition is over.

And you've almost recovered.

-My mom also needs me to-- -No.

The show just ended.

If you hurry in moving out, a lot of rumors will start flying.

No one will care.

Isn't my house closer to your recording studio?

It's more convenient for you to stay here.

You must be Erduo.

I'm Lin Qingzhuo.

Hello.

I'm sorry for being a bother. I'll be in your care then.

Not at all.

Didn't we agree that I'll pick you up tomorrow?

It's so boring being alone in the hotel.

I wanted to come over and start work earlier.

I wanted to give you a surprise.

Did it become a shock instead?

I will leave you two to it.

I'm going to prepare for breakfast.

Shuwei, help Qingzhuo with her luggage.

Once you're done, you may come down to eat.

Thank you, Erduo.

Not at all.

My parents heard that you're back.

They would like to invite you over for a meal.

Really?

I wish to meet them too!

My itinerary this time is so full.

I haven't had the time to visit them.

What are you doing?

The food is ready. You may call Qingzhuo.

She said she'll be down soon.

The closing party for New Journey to the West is tomorrow.

What is your plan?

If you don't have anything on, come meet me at the workshop.

We'll go together.

No, I still need to do some recording.

I'll go over with my colleagues once we're done.

Okay.

Shuwei, I got you a souvenir from Italy.

I had too many things, so I didn't bring extra.

Sorry, Erduo.

I didn't know you'd be here when I came.

So I didn't bring any presents for you.

Please don't take offense.

It's fine. Don't be so courteous.

You're really nice.

Erduo, did you know this?

When Shuwei was in Italy, he kept growing taller.

After some time,

he couldn't wear any of the clothes that were bought for him.

In the end,

he bought clothes even more often than I did.

Not anymore.

I brought some Italian coffee.

Let me brew it for you.

You can't.

Why not?

Do you not have a moka pot?

Americano is more convenient.

Let's eat.

I made two cups of coffee for you.

I remember that you only drank Italian coffee.

Those days, I used to practice my violin for over ten hours

and you'd be learning on how to make a violin from my dad.

Every morning,

we would go to the Italian cafe for a cup of Italian coffee.

We weren't used to standing

and got hurried out by the Italians.

Italian coffee is good.

But it's not a necessity.

But you never drank any other coffee in the past.

Habits change.

I'll buy a moka pot one of these days then.

Then you'll be able to have Italian coffee anytime too.

That's not necessary.

Are we really going to spend the whole morning talking about coffee?

How about this, Qingzhuo?

We'll have the Americano today.

We can have something else another day, okay?

I've never tried Italian coffee. I'd like to try it.

-I'll brew a cup for you another day. -Sure.

You go ahead. I have something to do upstairs.

Qingzhuo.

We'll send Erduo to her recording studio

before going to my workshop to adjust the violin.

Okay.

Are you done eating?

Erduo, we'll send you to the recording studio.

Get ready.

Erduo.

This goddess has been coming to our workshop so frequently.

The violinist needs to break-in her new violin.

With the best violin maker by her side making adjustments,

the violin will be perfect in no time.

Do you not trust our boss?

I definitely trust him.

But what if the goddess has other intentions?

Hello, Le Tian?

Have you met your new tutor? How is she?

We met in the afternoon.

She's quite nice.

Let's not talk about this now.

Do you still have your exam notes?

Yes.

I still need them for the consolidation exercise.

So, I definitely won't throw them away.

That's great!

Can you let me photocopy them?

I've registered for the next exam.

Could you let me borrow the cheat sheet of Ms. Bei Erduo?

Sure.

I'll sort them out and bring them to you tomorrow.

No.

You're already lending them to me so generously.

How can I make you deliver them too?

If it's convenient for you, I'll come over and get them later.

Sure.

This is the thank you gift. Take it.

You just had to come. Why did you bring a gift?

I need to show my appreciation for borrowing your cheat sheet.

I passed by the cake shop and bought your favorite cake.

Thank you. But there are a lot of notes.

I need to sort them out. Come in for a moment.

I can just wait outside.

Why would you wait outside?

Come in and wait.

There are a lot of notes. It'll take me some time.

It's late. It's inconvenient. Forget it.

What's inconvenient about that? Come on.

Have a seat.

What would you like to drink?

It's okay. I'll leave once the notes are ready.

Sure. Wait for a while. I'll go up and get them.

I think that the two parts at the end are still not perfect.

We can try again.

Okay. We have to...

-You are-- -Le Tian, this is my...

Erduo, is this your friend?

This is my friend, Le Tian.

He's here for my notes.

Have a good chat then.

I'll take the violin back to my room.

She's...

The three of you--

The notes.

Le Tian, do you want some water?

That's not necessary.

I'll return these to you after I photocopy them tomorrow.

Look at this.

These two books are my most important notes.

Those with the labels are the most important ones.

-Have a good look at them, okay? -All right.

Go on.

I'll take my leave then.

-I'll send you off. -That's not necessary. I know the way.

Be safe.

Go on.

What's wrong?

Are you feeling guilty?

What do I have to feel guilty about?

Le Tian came over to collect my notes.

Can't he take his own notes?

Does he need to use someone else's?

Ye Shuwei, can you talk properly?

What did I say improperly?

-You're really-- -Shuwei.

Can you come over for a while?

I need to discuss something with you.

Erduo, brew me a cup of coffee.

You're up, Shuwei.

Erduo left the house very early today.

Do you want a cup of coffee?

Please wait. It'll be ready soon.

Thank you.

Erduo, are you home yet?

Shuwei, it's late now.

Let's go home.

YOU PASSED THE TEST FOR TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS.

INTERVIEW ON NEXT TUESDAY.

What's the matter?

I passed the written test for the Japanese Seiyuu school.

My interview is next week!

Do you need to be so exaggerated?

I knew you would get in all along.

You're so capable.

Congratulations, Erduo.

Thank you.

I didn't know you were going to Japan to study.

Perhaps I can be of assistance.

That's not necessary.

I've prepared a long time for this.

So I'm confident that I'll pass.

I'm here to return something.

My lucky shoes.

I don't know how to choose shoes for a lady,

so I chose the simplest design.

It should be suitable for an interview.

Of course it is.

This type of shoes is really comfortable.

It's comfortable and pretty.

Thank you.

How did you know my shoe size?

Visual estimation.

"Visual estimation"?

Ten yuan.

Why? Do you need a small change?

No, when someone gives you a pair of shoes, you need to pay him.

Mr. Ye, you're returning a pair of shoes, not giving them.

It's fundamentally different.

All right.

Go and rest.

Go.

I still need to prepare for my interview.

Bye!

Have we arrived?

One more stop.

I'm sorry.

I've been too tired these past two days. I didn't sleep well.

Who is the woman with Ye Shuwei the other day?

Lin Qingzhuo, Ye Shuwei's friend.

Her dad was Ye Shuwei's teacher.

Her dad asked him to keep an eye on her.

We're here. Let's go.

I can go home from here. How are you going back?

I'm waiting for Bus 4212. It'll be here soon.

Go back first.

I'll wait with you.

That's not necessary. It's so late. Go back quickly.

These are your notes.

Okay. I'll go back first then.

-Go on. Bye. -Bye!

-Be safe. -Okay.

You're looking for...

I will leave first.

-Is there anything? -What do you mean by that?

You're living with two women under the same roof.

How does that concern you?

Did you even consider how Erduo would feel?

-With what status are you asking this? -I am her...

friend.

Well then,

Erduo's friend,

thanks for your concern towards her.

Listen well.

Erduo is my girlfriend.

The things between both of us will be solved by us alone.

We don't need your help.

If you care about her, then please treasure her!

Her kindness is not for you to take advantage of!

Thank you for your suggestion.

We'll be fine.

Erduo.

Erduo.

Erduo!

Erduo!

What's the matter?

I have something to tell you.

When I knew that you were going to Japan to study,

I contacted some of my friends in Japan.

He also works in a manga related industry.

If there are any voice recording stints available,

you can try out for them with him.

I've told him about you.

I see.

You really shouldn't have.

I don't want anyone to accuse me of going through the back door.

It's fine.

I'm doing this to thank you

for taking good care of Ye Shuwei all this while.

And I believe you have the ability to do well.

Erduo's plans there are not confirmed yet.

Let's not discuss this now.

Qingzhuo,

I need to discuss work with you.

-Come with me. -Okay.

Good night.

Good night.

What are you doing?

I'm tying my shoelace.

Aren't you wearing slippers?

Slippers?

I was just wondering...

I have a stomachache. I'm going to the washroom.

Subtitle translation by Danielle