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The Ideal City

This is a work of fiction

Ep11

You're not kids anymore.

Stop bickering

like kids.

Shame on you.

Do your work,

but you gotta take it easy.

Try not to go extreme.

Kicking off the chairs?

What if someone got hurt?

I'm sorry.

Tell me.

Why are you so far behind?

Ask them why

they always turned in work late?

Explain to me, Mr. Lu.

Su Xiao assigned much more data work to our team.

And you, Dong Lin?

Too much workload!

OK.

You and Lu can leave now.

Su Xiao stays.

Su Xiao,

Manager Wang and I let you take on duties of

business contract department manager,

so you can develop

management skills.

It seems like a bad idea now.

What's a leader?

A leader is someone who leads the way.

You should help the team improve,

you don't just move forward yourself.

Leaders lead by example.

You must be first to get your hands dirty.

Only with such awareness

will people follow your lead.

If there's a problem,

instead of pointing fingers,

you gotta reflect on yourself.

Was my way of management

to blame?

Was the division of labor fair?

Right?

I got it.

Your timeline isn't

just off by a bit.

The bid must be submitted in two days.

There's a lot to catch up on.

That said, you can go now.

Mr. Wang.

I just met with them.

Nothing major.

it's just that Su Xiao's just too young.

Asking her to lead a team

is beyond her reach now.

Dong Lin, don't be too mean.

You keep this up; Su Xiao

will burn out.

Hey, how come you're

always siding with her?

What's with her burnout?

Her burnout? So what?

A girl

ordering us around daily

pisses me off.

Listen.

I can tell from today

that Manager Chen dislikes her.

She won't last much longer.

Don't you think?

Remember?

Those managers before her.

Because they weren't obedient,

Manager Chen forced them

to quit in the end.

She won't last long!

Let's wrap up.

Okay.

Thanks!

May I take these away?

Sure.

Here you are.

Any drinks?

Americano.

Excuse me!

Is everything okay with you?

Drained.

Chen Siming is very experience.

He made you take on

work of business contract department,

without giving you

the authority.

You got no power over colleagues,

and they are envious of you.

He's already 50.

He wants to sit around and do nothing

as the chief financial manager

until he retires.

What he needs is

a subordinate who's mediocre,

never challenges him,

and always listens.

Are you one?

At any work place,

first you must know your place clearly.

Are you a core member?

A regular employee?

Or an outcast?

Except for the symbiotic relationship

in which everyone plays nice.

The hardest thing to tackle at work is competitions,

as everyone's interests and future are at stake.

it's crucial to know

if you and your supervisor

have matching visions.

When a subordinate who goes all out

meets an ambitious supervisor,

they hit it off.

But if he meets a boss seeking stability,

they'll crash and burn.

Lastly, remember this.

Ripe ears of wheat keep their heads down.

Humans, too.

Dong Lin,

for the data you haven't analyzed,

let's divide up the work.

You truly ... mean it?

Then

thanks, Su Xiao!

Thank you, thank you.

Can I drink this?

Sure.

The cup is there.

You drank with Dong Lin last night,

Didn't you?

Yes, I did.

I stayed until 1 a.m.

Good morning!

Morning.

Morning.

The night was long.

Did you guys ... miss me?

I gotta go.

Nature's calling.

Who were there?

Me, Dong Lin, and fat Huang.

We stayed till 1:30 a.m.

How about...

us going again tomorrow night?

Forget it.

We drank too much last night.

I'm exhausted.

Is there warm water?

Yeah... it's over there.

Is there food?

Right there!

Here it is, Mr.Chen.

The bid is due tomorrow,

and you only got it done now.

If there's any mistake,

we don't even get the chance to fix it.

In front of Wang Yang,

I vouched for you,

saying you have the ability.

This time,

I've really got eggs on my face.

Never mind.

Go get Lu Zhengming and Dong Lin

for a meeting.

I'll get Mr. Wang.

Nah, I never puked. I didn't drink much.

Let's drink again today.

Okay. Okay.

I'll call you later.

Let's get started.

Chen,

The bid seems a bit overpriced.

Su Xiao,

could you please explain?

I prepared the bid considering mainly

our competitor,TK Construction.

I referenced the data

including project quotations, ROIs

in the past two years.

I made a line chart

with the historical data of TK Construction.

Based on the analysis,

I predicted that TK's bidding price

should range between 64 to 66 million.

So I placed our bid at 63 million.

No wonder Fat Huang has his nose

up in the air.

He's quite good...

Never knew that!

Where'd you get the data?

Right,

where's the data from?

The origin of the source is clean.

Why? Can't you tell us?

Mr. Wang, Manager Chen.

The source of data is clean,

but I'd like to keep it classified.

But if you don't reveal

the source,

how can we evaluate

the operability of this bid?

Leave us please.

What happened here

is highly confidential.

Any leaks

will bring severe consequences.

That's it!

Chen, and Su Xiao,

come with me.

What's this about?

Such secrecy.

I have no idea!

Not happy?

Me, either.

I was just curiously

peeking over.

Mr. Wang and Manager Chen

looked at me as a thief.

It hurts ... a lot!

Did you see?

I didn't.

How could I see clearly?

But, there seemed to be two words.

Say, this time,

will we win the bid?

See the documents.

I can't believe that Wang Yang's here.

Good luck...

When I was downstairs

parking,

I saw Huang Lilin.

Both of them here for the bid?

It's rare!

Perhaps they came

to do business.

No biggie.

Look.

We're heavily invested.

There are many better companies.

True.

Logically,

the proposal needs modification.

Thanks for your patience.

Several bids came very close.

Each has its advantages.

Comparing the technical bid,

project management, and duration,

the winning bid goes to

TC Construction at 63 million yuan.

Congrats, Wang Yang.

Won the bid again.

It's the third consecutive win!

We got lucky!

Wang Yang!

You're so capable,

sending a spy

under my wing.

Fat Huang,

what do you mean by that?

Stop pretending!

You placed a mole and stole my numbers.

How dare you!

A mole?

What numbers?

The more you say,

the more I'm confused.

Why?

Dare not to own it up?

How could you say so!

No false accusations!

We're bros.

I'm not your bro!

Now that we're at the topic,

I will discuss

kinship with you.

When we were both in the Group,

you were always comparing up to me.

When you lost to me,

you told on me to the President.

You did that many times.

For the President's sake,

and for the sake of over 10 years of

our brotherhood,

I let it pass.

Now you're way too ridiculous,

placing a mole and stealing my numbers.

How embarrassing!

How shameless you are

to act this way.

Yet you complained about my accusation.

Your face right now

is already invincible.

Wang Yang won't do that.

Manager Huang, maybe you misunderstood.

How could I be mistaken?

I know, Mr. Huang,

but this is serious.

What!

Fat Huang,

I'm so flattered.

Lost the bid

and infuriated,

what now?

TK can't lose the bid, can it?

Is TC not allowed to win?

You won seven times in a row.

I said nothing.

Now that we won the bids three times in a row,

hell, you got all worked up!

You can't even hold it back.

Now you're spreading rumors.

Yes, I'm mad.

But it has nothing to do with the bid.

For TC Construction, this project

is surely a big deal

But for us TK Construction,

it's not a big deal.

We don't care at all.

I just can't stand

that sly face of yours.

You're such a hypocrite.

I had to expose you.

Think about it, guys.

With TC's scale,

it has won bids three times in a row.

How odd!

Fat Huang. Be careful what you said.

You kept accusing me for placing a mole.

Where's the mole? Evidence?

OK.

Last night,

I got a call

and recorded the conversation.

You sure you want to hear it now?

A recorded conversation without context?

Anytime you need it,

I can get you something.

I arranged a mole?

Where's that person? Show the person to me.

If you don't get me

the person,

you need to apologize to me

in front of everyone.

This ain't over!

What a joke!

I am not through with you.

I will catch the mole for sure.

I'll change to your last name if I fail.

Wang Lilin! I'll be waiting.

Wang yang, what's this about?

How do I know?

I'm still in the dark.

Ask him if you wanna know.

Okay, I'll ask.

Wang Yang.

According to the internal bidding policy,

if there's any dispute over

the result,

we'll reserve the result

temporarily.

After the dispute resolves,

we'll notify you.

This isn't right.

You're affiliated companies.

Even the internal bids

should be done fair and square.

Wang Yang. Please bear with us.

We'll look into this.

Mr. Wang, what should we do?

Fat Huang

will not drop the matter easily.

Perhaps...

he'll bring it up to the President.

Let him be!

I have no fear!

Let's go.

Where to?

TC!

Wang Yang flinched a bit then.

I guess...

Even if Huang Lilin forged the recording,

maybe TC actually stole some data.

How do you want to proceed?

I'd like to take it easy.

Since Huang Lilin accused Wang Yang

of placing a mole and stealing data,

we'll wait for him

to present the evidence.

Regardless of the direction the wind blows,

it'll get to the face.

Instead of rushing to a conclusion,

the evidence will speak for itself.

You may go farther and fare worse.

You're really experienced

in handling such complicated situations.

Thanks for the trust!

I swear I didn't make the call.

I don't even have Mr. Huang's number.

I couldn't possibly call him.

No one said it's you.

We are just asking you questions.

Don't worry. Just tell the truth.

Try to recall,

after yesterday's meeting,

did you bring it up to anyone?

I...I did not, Manager Chen.

I.. I... I'm telling the truth.

I can't think clearly now.

I... I really don't know what happened.

Who.. who could I tell?

I don't know where to start...

This is really odd.

There were only five of us.

Mr. Wang, Su Xiao, me,

you, and Lu Zhengming.

Tell us everything you know.

Mr. Wang,

if I must say something,

I think,

personally,

Zhengming seems to be a bit

emotionally unstable.

Because Su Xiao

now acts as

the interim manager of Contract Dept,

for him,

it's gotta be a big blow.

He didn't talk much lately,

and he's often out of it.

So I feel...

it's just a hunch guess.

I don't really know

I ... I really

know nothing more, Mr. Wang.

Zhengming...

Try not to overthink.

Mr. Wang and I

are just asking questions.

When things like this happened,

we must investigate thoroughly.

Business Contract Dept

is a nuclear department.

If someone on the team

favors outsiders than our own,

it'll stir up

much more trouble.

It's not me!

Then have you noticed

anything off?

Not really.

Ok. You may leave now.

May I?

Lu Zhengming is kind and honest.

It's not likely

that he'd do such a thing.

But Dong Lin,

he's played many petty tricks,

and he also exaggerates his words more.

Du Juan.

She brought tea into the conference room.

She did!

Mr. Chen and Mr. Wang,

Here's coffee for you.

Du Juan.

Come.

When we had a meeting yesterday,

when did you come in?

As I opened the door,

no one was talking.

You seemed to be looking at a piece of paper.

Paper?

I ... I don't recall...

I'm not sure. I didn't see it clearly.

I wanted to look at the paper,

but Mr. Chen blocked it.

You didn't see anything?

No, I didn't.

Anything wrong, Mr. Chen?

Nothing really.

You may leave now.

You sent a spy.

An informant!

Stole my numbers!

You're truly something!

Doing something this despicable.

How dare you!

Stop lying!

Where's the proof?

Prove it!

I recorded the conversation with my cell phone.

Should we play it now?

Lu, where's Dong Lin?

Don't you know?

Dong Lin was fired last night.

The two words Su Xiao wrote...

I had no clue what they were.

Even if I saw them,

I wouldn't

call Mr. Huang.

Making the call to Mr. Huang

doesn't benefit me!

I'm not a fool!

Thanks.

Mr. Wang insisted that I was the mole,

asking me to report to HR before leaving.

This is unfair.

Don't worry too much.

I still have to sort out

a few more things.

If you are

telling the truth,

we'll handle this fairly

without any bias.

Helen,

please give him instructions on

writing one

written report in full detail.

That's it for now.

Okay?

Okay.

Why?

Why don't you trust me?

I should be

the last person you suspect.

I really have no ideas.

It has nothing to do with me.

There's a mole in house,

but I'm not IT.

I've been working hard here

for so many years.

I haven't made any mistakes.

Get to the bottom of this!

Boss?

Chief?

What happened?

I had no idea!

Never mind them!

Keep working.

All right.

Let's get back to work.

Where's Mr. Xu?

He's out on errands.

I have

a favor to ask.

What is it?

The Global Lead Project...

Do you know it?

About the project on open bid yesterday...

TK's numbers were leaked

before the due day.

TZ Construction won the bid.

We are now

looking for the informant.

Please cooperate with the investigation.

Mr. Du,

are you suspecting us?

Don't get the wrong idea.

It'll be just a few questions to help clear things out.

Nothing more.

We hope to find the mole

by cross referencing

everyone's account.

It doesn't mean anything more.

Mr. Du,

Before coming to audit here,

we've signed a non-disclosure agreement.

No one here

will ever

disclose your data.

I absolutely trust you.

Everyone is a professional

employed by the Group.

I truly believe in

your confidentiality.

But in the company,

it's true that

data was disclosed.

Mr. Huang and Chief Xia are looking into it.

Please help us out.

I'm sorry, Mr. Du.

We can't cooperate on this matter.

If you have further questions,

please talk to Mr. Xu directly.

Okay.

Let's get back to work.

Stay focused.

This isn't the first time Wang Yang

did not follow the HR procedures properly.

In the past,

without going through the HR department,

he hired people.

Now he bypassed HR again,

and fired someone on his own.

If he's firing just

a regular employee,

I won't be so against it.

But he fired a person

who's a supervisor.

If this keeps happening,

the HR department in Yinghai

will exist in name only.

Wang Yang...

I know him quite well.

He's down-to-earth,

but he takes an authoritarian approach.

He always feels,

as the General Manager,

he has to lead and rule.

I criticized him in the past.

If he doesn't change his attitude,

he'll only be able to lead

the about 100 older employees.

Excuse me, Mr. Zhao,

for being blunt.

You favor him too much.

Exactly because Wang Yang

was one of the founding members,

also a veteran employee,

he has more reasons to follow

the systems in the Group.

He's one

who repeatedly

breaks the rules.

If there's no consequence,

everyone will be encouraged to follow suit.

Then what do you think we should do?

TC ought to undergo a thorough personal investigation.

Mr. Zhao...

Maria, this is major.

I'll think about it.

You may leave now.

Mr. Zhao,

Wu called earlier,

saying Huang Lilin and Xia Ming are questioning people,

and that in this internal bidding,

TK's key data was stolen.

Now they're looking for the mole.

Our audit team members

are under investigation, too.

Mr. Zhao, this is ridiculous.

Our auditors

have signed the NDA.

They won't disclose

their data.

What's more, when they were generating

the Global Lead Project bid proposal,

none of them have gone to

the Business Contract Department.

Not even once!

As such,

they are still suspecting us.

Zhiping,

you can't take it easy now.

Things are getting tricky

I've known Huang Lilin.

The audit team this time

must have gotten caught on something.

Impossible.

My staff

follow rules strictly.

I trust that the auditors on the team

follow the rules.

But Huang Lilin doesn't.

Though you don't think anyone did anything wrong,

objectively,

he could stir up the water.

Also,

there are so many people on the team.

Can you guarantee none of them would take the bait?

I've emphasized repeatedly

that they're not allowed

to access any data on the project.

Zhiping,

do you think Wang Yang...

I'm also surprised.

In the past,

Huang Lilin and him didn't get along.

He left Yinghai Group,

holding grudges for years.

It's hard to say.

Everything changes...

What do you think should be done?

Since something went wrong with the internal bidding,

the bidding team should

lead the investigation.

Come in.

What is it?

Here's the written account of the incident from Dong Lin.

Where's he at?

In the conference room.

He couldn't leave.

Go check on him.

Wait.

Dump these on your way out.

Ask the floral shop to

deliver a fresh bouquet.

Guys,

during this time,

have you ever entered

their Business Contract Department?

Have you ever seen

their list of quotations?

Have you disclosed anything?

No. Absolutely not.

No.

You'd better tell the truth.

If later

you got caught by Mr. Xu,

I won't be able to protect you.

No.

Never!

Please have faith in

our morals.

It's surely reassuring.

Now Mr. Xu

has launched the investigation.

Soon the truth will surface.

We won't be made a scapegoat.

Sorry...

I was on a call.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

We've worked together for years.

Let's make ourselves comfortable.

Please be seated.

Mr. Xu,

I, Huang Lilin,

truly admire someone like you.

I'll wait for you regardless.

Unlike some shameless people!

Lilin, please calm down.

My bad. I didn't do what I should have done.

Originally,

I thought both of you

are reasonable.

Disagreements

could be resolved easily through discussions.

It never occurred to me that

you two would get into

such a huge conflict.

Wang Yang, you fired someone in your company.

Lilin, you attempted to catch the mole.

This incident has caught the president's attention.

He called me in,

and scolded me.

I was reprimanded for

not taking the initiative.

Let me finish first.

Since the internal bidding has gone wrong,

it needs to be resolved right away.

So you were invited here.

You can both tell me

what had happened.

Is this Mr. Huang?

Yes. Who's this?

You don't need to know who I am.

Just listen to me.

Your data on Global Lead Project was stolen.

TC had seen your numbers.

What? Are you sure about this?

Of course I am.

There's a mole!

You'll know tomorrow at the bidding.

Who on earth are you?

Hello? Hello? Hello?

What the heck?

You fell into trap of this?

You too. You are no better!

You don't know how to play the game.

It's not me.

If you believed I made things up,

why did you fire the person,

Dong Lin?

I was also suspicious,

but after they fired someone,

the tiny bit of suspicion went out the window.

All gone!

Mr. Huang,

Please don't get the wrong idea.

Dong Lin was let go

for his other mistake at work.

It has nothing

to do with

this unanimous call.

You surely know how to pick the right time.

Not earlier,

not later.

Lilin, you are both subsidiary companies.

Please take it down a notch.

Maybe it's just a misunderstanding.

How about this?

Let's recreate

the scene.

Come on in.

Hongmei,

Come here.

Hurry over.

Why?

Do you know

what happened last night?

No idea!

My rule is

to turn a blind eye.

I focus only on payroll.

Mr. Wong asked me to pay Dong Li off,

so I did.

Then do you think

Dong Lin is the mole?

To be honest,

Dong Lin is indeed a bit naughty,

but he doesn't look like a traitor.

Neither does he have the ability.

He's not qualified as a mole.

Exactly. I was so taken aback.

It doesn't seem to be something he'd do.

I also think that he's wronged.

Cut it out.

Our opinions don't matter.

These are uninvited opinions.

He has his own opinion.

True.

Right.

Su Xiao.

The person who gave you the data...

Who is it?

Tell us.

Who is it?

Yeah, who is that?

Who is it?

Do tell!

What's going on?

Yeah. We want to know.

What's going on?

Yeah.

Su Xiao, where are you going?

Where to?

She...

Why did she leave?

This is what happened.

I did not...

I've never made the call.

I didn't see clearly

what exactly Su Xiao wrote

on the note.

Mr. Wang, please.

Please believe me.

Both you and Mr. Chen are nice to me.

Though I have some small problems,

- Enough! - I won't do such a...

Enough already! Stop whining!

Mr. Wang...