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The Ideal City

This is a work of fiction

Ep7

Su Xiao?

What exactly were your questions

for Chief Xia?

Tell me, please?

I forgot.

I shouldn't have raised my hands.

I should have learned to shut up.

I'll remember it starting now.

Just tell me please.

I really wanna know.

Please, please, pretty please.

Yeah

Do tell!

I'm also curious.

Hurry and open the door.

You got the key.

The key doesn't work.

Broken...

Why were you

showing attitude to Chief Xia?

I got it.

You like Xia Ming!

Because you can't have him,

you hate him.

If I like Xia Ming,

the ceiling will immediately fall upon us.

Then tell me.

Why don't you like Xia Ming?

If you can convince me,

I can change a target.

Then you tell me.

Why do you like him?

I like his character set-up as a

tragic ambitious good-looking man.

Tragic, ambitious, good-looking"?

What do you mean?

The literal meanings.

Combining "super-alpha",

"dreamy look", and "a man with stories".

After putting these three elements together,

you get Xia Ming in real life.

We totally live in a different world.

Time to go.

Where are you going?

It's time.

Are you gonna go in that?

This... can't I?

No, no, no.

Su Xiao, hear me out.

The way you dress

tells who you are.

Shakespeare once said,

"The soul of this man is his clothes."

Helen.

What are you trying to show

with the outfit you're in now?

I...this outfit is...

clean and tidy?

Wrong!

A serious misunderstanding!

Why did I emphasize

the importance of wearing suits?

It's a part of training.

Do you understand?

What's facing them in the future

are various business functions.

Social etiquette

is an important subject to master.

Look at the way you dress!

Dressing up

shows respect for others.

Get it?

Especially for huge corporations like us.

I'll go back and change.

Go, go, go.

Hongmei.

What is it?

Hongmei!

Du Juan.

You just got here?

Hurry and go with Tina

to tune up the stereo system. Go on!

Su Xiao!

Help me take pictures of Xia Ming.

The handsome ones!

Here you go!

Where are you going?

Du Juan!

Thanks.

Hi, Chief Xia.

Welcome!

Great job today!

Give this one a try if you wanna drink.

Its base is rum.

You'll like it.

Do you think

you're cool?

Pretty much so.

Do you think

many people will fall for you?

It seems to be so, too.

That's why you think you're entitled to

tell people what to do,

and then you frame them?

I admit I'm a bit full of myself,

and sometimes opinionated.

But I never framed anyone.

Didn't you have questions for me?

Now I don't.

I know what you wanted to ask.

You have strong skills.

Your quote on the art gallery

was very precise and accurate.

But the work place is

a game of people's hearts.

You haven't found out

who exactly framed you, have you?

The one who wanted

you fired wasn't me.

Not my uncle, either.

It was your direct supervisor.

It's Manager Yu.

What'd you say?

I'm done talking.

About you,

I invested a lot of time and effort,

and I had high expectations of you.

This time I assigned you to

work on the Public Housing Project.

Initially,

it's meant to enhance your social status

further.

Unfortunately it backfired.

About this outcome,

I was much more disappointed than you.

I'm sorry, Xiao.

It's beyond my ability to keep you.

Chief Xia,

Thank you for

making the time to come

and leading the training today.

No problem. It's nothing.

Your work experiences are surprisingly

quite eventful.

On behave of the official account, the Yinghaiers,

I'd like to invite you to write a piece.

Please cut me some slack.

I can make budgets,

but writing is not my forte.

How about this?

Let me arrange an interview with you.

You won't need to write.

Just be like you earlier this afternoon,

talking freely and passionately will do.

I'm really not ...

Chief Xia...

I've already made a compromise.

Don't tell me

you're still turning me down.

All right.

Great, thanks!

Coming.

Helen, have you seen Su Xiao?

No. Hasn't she been back yet?

No.

It's already 11 p.m.

Where else could she be?

Chief Xia,

have you seen Su Xiao?

I saw her in the ballroom earlier.

We couldn't find her anywhere.

When you saw her earlier,

what was she doing?

What time was it?

It was a bit past 9 p.m.

I noticed that she had some hard liquor.

Hard liquor?

She can't handle her liquor.

OMG!

Would she fall into the springs?

Let's go find her.

Wait up.

I'll go with you.

Let me ring her up again.

Sure.

This is the floor plan of the hotel.

Let's split up.

Helen, you'll go east.

You go north.

I'll go south.

Ok.

Let's go.

Hurry.

Oh, dark ain’t the night,

Aye those lonely lights.

Look down and see the nothingness at my feet,

With stars and you here, time surely is fleet.

Everything out there seems mine,

Only true love is hard to find.

What’s gone will be bygone,

With yet to come I shall have fun.

Flame of passion dies

as time goes by.

Comedies and tragedies in this world

have no end.

Farewell, men and women

Hatred is what got me here, yet love can't wash off my pain.

Once young will get old.

May the stories always be told.

A cost engineer must ensure

an accurate estimate of construction cost.

Accurate estimating is essential to

construction project success.

There's actually more to it.

Each quote of construction cost

reveals hidden relationships.

But for me,

a quotation is just a quotation.

Thanks!

Why did you leave me?

Why did you give up on me?

We said to strive to succeed together.

You've said that

as long as I am with you,

you'll be brave.

Why didn't you tell me?

Why didn't you trust me?

Please don't leave me.

Don't leave.

Hey!

Du Juan,

why were you on the floor?

Now you're asking...

It was you who

kicked me off of bed last night!

I did that?

You totally did!

You were hugging him yesterday.

How dare you said you don't like Chief Xia!

No way!

No way?

I don't come anywhere close to hugging him,

but you did.

I'm so pissed!

Tell me.

Did you use being drunk as an excuse

to take advantage of Xia Ming.

Are you nuts?

Me taking advantage of him?

Don't you dare to bad mouth Chief Xia!

Say one more word, and you're dead.

I'm turning in now.

Wait...

Please upload the pictures

to the computer.

Make slides please.

I need them later.

Don't leave me. Please don't.

I'm home.

Welcome back.

Have you eaten?

I have.

I ate with Xiao.

You?

Not yet.

I thought you'd eat at home.

Making food?

Dumplings are ready.

Bei...

Do I look good in this outfit?

You look nice.

You didn't even look!

I don't need to.

You look great in everything.

Bei, I need to buy new clothes.

What for?

You got a closet full of clothes already.

But Maria said...

She said that I don't dress properly.

What do I do?

Clothes should be

simple and functional.

You don't need to dress like her

in all brand names.

She dresses to kill.

Seriously...

What is it?

Go this way.

This section is for items on sale.

Tell me why women

always buy many clothes.

So unnecessary.

Us men only need

two summer outfits

and two winter outfits.

How convenient!

You've bought this much,

what's up with a long face?

Nothing. I'm just tired.

Yes! I finally leveled up!

Where have you been?

Nothing really.

Are we leaving?

Yeah, let's go.

Eleven hundred and fifty levels.

Took me 50 attempts to pass them all.

Look at you!

Dressed in this lace top,

and the tight skirt!

You even put on red lipstick.

What's the occasion?

Do I look bad?

Of course not.

You look sexy!

You have a nice body!

You should keep dressing like this.

For real?

Of course!

Isn't she sexy?

She is.

Dress like this from now on.

Hello.

Helen,

Gather the files

for the executive assistant candidates.

You'll come with me

to brief for the president.

I'm going, too?

Yes.

Is there any problem?

No, no.

No problem.

I'll be there.

Let's go, Helen.

OK.

Helen,

This is the first time

you present to the president.

I hope you do your best.

As a supervisor,

I'm different.

I never suppress my subordinates.

I'm willing to let go,

so you have space to grow.

Remember this. Later,

when you present,

be precise at all cost,

keep it simple and to the point.

Ok.

Oh my god.

Why'd you dress like this?

Is...is anything wrong?

You are at work now,

but you dress as if you're gong clubbing.

What were you thinking?

Forget it. You don't need to go.

Maria,

I found one problem.

All these recommended candidates

graduated from elite schools abroad.

They've all had Wall Street work experience.

Right.

The hiring standard

seems to be too single-criterion based.

Single?

It is not.

Among all,

one is slightly different.

How come a page's missing?

Helen?

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Did you have a bloody nose?

Helen.

Maria said that

a page is missing from the files.

She wanted you to bring page 4

to the president's office.

Are your lips okay?

I'm alright.

Are you allergic to anything?

I heard that you're going to the States.

I was planning on going last month,

but due to the Public Housing Project,

I wasn't able to.

Next month, no matter what,

I'll make a trip.

Is there any message you want me

to relay to Yu Rong?

Everyday we

talk on the phone several times.

What's more left to say?

But...

if you could bring him,

bring the person back,

that'll be great!

If you can't talk to him in coming back,

I have no chance at all.

Mr. Zhao,

this candidate is Liu Wujun.

Got his undergrad from PKU,

got master's from Tsinghua University.

He worked in the Strategic Planning Department

of Dongxin Group, a top 500 business,

for five years.

This one and the others,

is there any difference?

Mr. Zhao,

I believe Yinghai Group

has become the leader in our field.

It needs to go international.

Since this is an executive assistant for you,

the candidate must be an elite professional

with business globalization perspectives.

Perspectives are surely important,

but I think

these people

lack localization.

Localization?

What does it mean?

Mr. Zhao,

do you mean

entry-level work experience?

They've all

worked as entry-level employees.

The entry-level work

in the construction industry

is different than that in other industries.

How so?

It involves a lot of details.

Those without entry-level work experience

won't know anything about it.

How come you know all about it?

I...

I majored in construction engineering.

After I graduated,

I interned on site for a year.

Then, I went for

the HRM postgraduate program at RUC.

We're alumni.

Really?

You're a postgrad of RUC.

You are truly

one in a thousand.

Thank you.

You're great.

You know construction

and HRM.

Quite a versatile talent.

Maria.

This is what I need.

A versatile talent.

I see, Mr. Zhao.

Where are we on the subcontractors?

No issues on the accounts.

Everything seems normal.

What about cash flow?

Nothing abnormal with cash flow.

There's

no secret asset.

Some accounting operations

were against the regulations.

But it was nothing major.

It's so weird.

The 200,000 is the only thing

questionable.

We can start from there and see

where it leads us.

Mr. Xia, I need to

tell you something.

Okay, let's go inside.

Okay.

Mr. Xia.

I heard that

you were training new employees.

Yeah.

Mr. Xu Zhiping is ill.

So, I had to fill in for him.

Good for you.

A word?

Okay.

Please.

What's wrong?

The two accounts don't match.

Really?

These were from

the Public Housing Project.

I feel embarrassed to talk about it.

We were short of cash

and delayed payments for workers.

They went protesting at ZJ.

It made headlines.

We'd been delaying payments for quite a long time.

So, the 200,000 yuan

was the overdue fine.

Mr. Zhao. I am sure

the 200,000 yuan is just the tip of the iceberg.

What's wrong?

I thought it'll take longer.

We've been working hard.

How soon can you dig out the whole iceberg?

Very soon.

Fattie, hurry!

I thought you've got them.

Why are you asking me?

Where?

Stop watching the game!

We've got work to do.

Sir.

A new project!

Sir, why are we...

Stop complaining!

People in the construction industry

are bound to be busy.

Sir, Lunar New Year is coming.

We've booked

flights back home.

Cancel.

Talk to Mr. Zhao if you've got a problem.

It's a bid within the Group.

Well. Sir...

With all due respect,

even if we cancel the flights,

we won't be able to beat Xia Ming.

Listen to yourself.

You're good for nothing.

Xia Ming may not have the energy

to deal with this new bid.

So, Zhengming and Su Xiao

will be in charge of

the new commercial bid.

Zhengming, you're Team A. Su Xiao, Team B.

Start with back-to-back measurements.

You've got 5 days.

Sir, if they're in charge,

then I'm not needed.

Maybe I can go home.

Not needed?

Your team will assist them.

Sir!

There goes my holiday.

Let's talk about it! Sir!

Well. Cancel the flights.

See?

These people

are going to

fight to the finish.

We need a plan.

Stalling for more time

will only give us

an advantage.

It's them that should be worried.

I know you're right.

But I am just worried.

There is

a photography exhibition after New Year.

I need you to go

and send the photographer

the most expensive flower basket.

Who is it?

The daughter of the official who got hurt

by the collapsed walls.

Remember.

Buy the most expensive

exhibit of hers.

Why can't you go?

Think about it!

I am a middle-aged man.

If I send her flowers,

she'll be scared.

She'll think I'm some weirdo.

What do you want me to do there?

Buy the exhibits.

Get her number

if possible.

Ask her to tell her dad that

I was his classmate in primary school.

Gradually,

I'll be able to get in touch with her dad.

I've got no other options.

If the walls hadn't collapsed,

I would've gotten in touch with him long ago.

I am begging you, my dear nephew.

Help me out.

I can go.

But let me be clear.

Keep your expectations low.

Dear nephew!

I am grateful that you'll go there.

Thank you!

Du Juan.

You're not going home?

I'm studying.

See you.

Bye.

Bye.

She's leaving so early today.

Have.

Have.

Su Xiao.

Me?

Who are you?

Why do you

have the letter?

Do you want to clear your name?

Mr. Zhao gave me the letter.

But I don't know

how he got it.

I'm in no position to ask him.

But he thinks highly of you.

He said you're talented.

Does Mr. Zhao even know who I am?

If not for him,

you wouldn't have become

a full-time employee at TC.

The HR of the Group

didn't want to hire you.

But Mr. Zhao had seen

your bid proposal.

He told Mr. Wang that you're talented.

What do you want from me?

Tell me where the money went.

Well...

I can't help you.

What a shame!

If you helped me,

I'd help get your certificate back.

Su Xiao.

Without the certificate,

you'll be

a cost engineer without a name your whole life.

You'll never

sign your name on your proposal.

Do you think it's fair?

It doesn't matter what I think.

You've got the letter

I wrote the task force.

Bei.

Bei.

What?

Any plans for New Year?

Plans?

My mom called me.

She wanted to ask about

the house-hunting progress.

Also,

she wanted to know

if you'll come back home

with me this year.

We can talk about the wedding.

I can't go back.

Why not?

Triple pay for working on holidays.

I can make 4,200 yuan

in a week.

So, are you saying you won't buy a house

and want to postpone our wedding indefinitely?

Of course not.

I've got a plan.

What plan?