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The Ideal City

This is a work of fiction

Ep16

Mr. Chen.

Shall we just ignore her?

Yinghai has many rules.

Still,

the higher-ups have policies. We have counter measures.

It's just that

a new broom sweeps clean.

It'll get better soon.

Also,

no matter who the subcontractor is,

you always get your share.

Subcontractors are all sensible.

You don't get it.

She's in cahoots with Wang Yang.

That's why I'm mad.

Wang Yang and I grew up together.

We go way back.

How could he

gang up with a little girl on me?

All these years,

I've always been

putting his needs before mine.

Mr. Chen,

blow off some steam.

When you're outraged,

you'll fall for the girl's trick.

The girl is

playing a mind game with me.

Go and tell Tian

Su Xiao is going to kick him

off of the subcontractor list.

Miss Su,

Miss Su.

Miss Su.

What's the occasion?

We're here for the final account.

Our internal audit is in process,

the final account will be a few days late.

Well...

The delay won't be long.

I assure you that

I'll make arrangements ASAP.

Miss Su,

What a rare encounter!

Tonight,

would you join us for dinner?

It's okay.

I've got to go back to TC.

Miss Su, don't turn us down.

We haven't celebrated your promotion yet.

This is a chance for us

to congratulate you.

That's right.

Right on.

It's okay.

The Global Lead Project is up for bid.

I've got many things

waiting for me to do.

I appreciate the thought.

Maybe next time.

Alright.

Okay.

Xiao Hei,

see her off, please.

Hurry.

It's fine.

Take it easy.

Go ahead.

Thank you.

Safe travel, Miss Su.

I'm leaving. Thanks. Bye.

See you.

Well done!

You don't need to worry

about what comes next.

Miss Su?

Come in.

Su Xiao.

Mr. Chen.

You're sweating.

Am I?

Maybe

it was too hot at the worksite.

Thanks for the hard work.

Well,

about this weekend,

my son's coming home from abroad,

and I'm picking him up.

I'm not free.

Mr. Wang isn't available, either.

I thought about it over and over,

and you're the best person for the job.

About the gift,

I've told Mei.

She'll prepare a red envelope for you.

I'll leave the task to you then.

I'll take care of it.

Great. Thanks.

I chose a better life.

What's wrong with that?

Mr. Wang.

Are you just about to leave at this late hour?

I just finished work.

Why did you come so late?

I'm going on a business trip,

but I left my ID here.

Is everything okay?

Yes.

Wait for me.

I'll give you a ride after.

Drink up!

Today,

there's just one thing

you guys need to do.

Drink up! Have fun!

Thank you, Mr. Liu, for the hospitality.

Sure.

The boss has spoken.

Well, I'll entertain you all

with a show of impersonating famous people.

I hope you enjoy it!

We had a good turnout today.

The girls are all dolled up,

and they are all wearing shoes.

I found out some interesting facts

about how people wear shoes.

Managers go for economical shoes.

Older folks prefer simple styles.

Young girls wear high heels

to show off their legs.

If a guy wears heels,

he's gotta be unhappy with his height.

Fair enough,

but nothing new.

Can you mimic pigs' grunts?

Yeah, show us.

Pig's grunts!

Give it to us!

Yeah.

If the boss said so, of course.

Pig's grunts.

Wow.

This is great.

What'd you think?

Cool.

You rock!

Fatty.

One more, please.

This time. More exaggerated.

Yeah. Give us another one.

It's gotta be more exaggerated this time.

Exaggeration, please.

Exaggerated.

Hmm...Exaggerated...

Cheers.

♫ Let's drink, let's drink ♫

♫ from the joyous chalices that beauty blossoms ♫

♫ And may the fleeting moment ♫

♫ be elated with voluptuousness ♫

Just received an anonymous email.

Read it.

It's hard to tell.

Su Xiao...

She looks clean and honest.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Should we do anything about it?

Of course. And we go big.

Think.

For the internal audit,

if we don't find any solid evidence,

we can't explain it to the president.

But if we can create some undeniable proof

of subcontractor fraud,

that involves the past

problems of Mr. Xu.

The opportunity to do so

will present itself soon.

And this has nothing to do with subcontractor fraud.

But we can dig deeper

and set an example.

That makes sense,

but...

I still need to report it.

Do you not trust me?

The more I report the fewer mistakes I make.

Sir,

good morning!

I'm Wu Di on the audit team.

There's one thing...

Today we received

a tip-off via email.

It accuses TC's Business Contract Manager, Su Xiao,

of taking a bribe.

Yes.

What do you think

we should do next in terms of this matter?

I see. Got it.

I got it, Sir.

Alright.

Thank you, Sir. Good-bye.

What did he say?

Cool.

Are you looking for me?

Sit down.

Miss Su,

Yinghai has specific procedures in place.

What should employees do

when they get gift money?

Give it to the Finance Department.

Miss Su,

did you

follow the procedures?

I don't understand

what you meant.

Let me be more specific.

After you received the bribe,

did you give it

to the Finance Department immediately?

I did not receive a bribe.

I think I have to

confirm with Miss Su again.

After you received the bribe,

did you give it immediately

to the Finance Department?

I did not receive any bribes.

In this case, Miss Su,

please answer the questions in detail.

Where were you yesterday?

Who did you encounter?

What kind of interactions did you have with them?

What happened?

What are you doing?

Interrogating?

We are not interrogating you.

No, Miss Su.

Don't get the wrong idea.

We're only asking regular questions.

I heard that you're working on

an evaluation system for subcontractors.

May I ask

what the purpose is?

To promote positive competition,

enhance project management,

and reduce cost.

Are there subcontractors who

are worried about being eliminated

and offered you a bribe?

If you have evidence,

show me.

If not, don't waste my time.

I have work to do.

She started the system to receive bribes?

I can't believe it.

That doesn't sound like her.

Who would've known...

No more chatting.

Dong Lin.

Dong Lin.

Do you think it's true?

It doesn't matter.

What's important now is to pick the right side.

Whether she received bribes,

I don't know.

I didn't get anything.

Girls nowadays

are very ambitious.

Mr. Liu, I'm sorry.

I didn't see there was a hole.

Mr. Wang from Yinghai Group

wants to invite you to dinner.

He's asking if you're available.

This person

isn't as sensible as Xia Ming and his uncle.

Do you remember

Mr. He, who gave us land usage rights.

You once wanted to take a picture with him,

but he refused.

Right.

Are big bosses

always weird?

He's not weird.

He's cautious.

He's still promotable.

Taking pictures with others

could be used

in the wrong place

and get him in trouble.

Right.

Huang Lilin,

on his cell phone,

I saw a picture of him with Mr. He.

It means that

first,

they are closer.

Second,

Huang Lilin is sensible.

Nowadays,

sensible ones are hard to come by.

Mr. Wang of Yinghai Group

was only talking the talk last time he visited.

Should I just turn him down?

Not yet.

That's the least we can do

for Zhao Xiankun's sake.

You take care of it.

I will.

Any update on the All Stars Project?

I met Mr. Liu last week.

Because of you,

he was very friendly.

But his attitude was

hard to figure out.

How so?

Unpredictable and moody.

He's like that.

Those who stay on top

often have illusions.

They think they're

as formidable as the mountain.

When I first

knew him,

he wasn't like that.

Now it's better to be more indirect,

go through

from his trusted staff and

the office manager.

That might work.

But

his chief office manager said

TK has also contacted Mr. Liu.

They met?

Yes.

I'm unsure

what Huang Lilin was thinking?

TK's scale

is too small for the project.

It's a waste of time.

A waste of time...

Mingyu,

do you still remember

Shen Yang's project?

Yes.

No one believed us.

A construction start-up,

without experience and funding.

But we won that project

because

we had bold spirits,

and dared to dream and fight for it.

Now

many enterprises

are losing the spirit.

They're scared to take risks.

Of course.

I'm not saying to ditch the risk factor,

but you can't lose vigor.

Mingyu,

you must keep this in mind.

Our EPC company

has developed rapidly these years,

but we focused on being stable too much.

You're right.

I'm just worried

if Huang Lilin is wasting money and time.

I wonder if I should

remind him.

Since you say so,

I'll leave him alone.

Mr. Wang,

Mr. Liu said

to have lunch together next Monday.

Earlier, Mr. Chen

talked in circles,

but in his words, he seemed

to be complaining we are insensible,

calculating and insincere.

What we said that day was fine.

It's been the same

opening.

Well.

I will try to

analyze his personality further.

Do you think

we should report this

to the president?

TK got involved again.

Isn't this an internal conflict of interest?

It's tough for the president.

The T-subsidiaries

think they're neglected,

holding grudges against the president.

They even got their foot in

the door of competitive tendering.

It'll only get worse.

But the chief manager...

He said

that Mr. Liu

was happy with Huang Lilin,

saying they're sensible.

What if, I mean, what if

this project

is won by TK,

wouldn't it make us

look bad?

What? Liu Tiesheng called Fat Huang sensible?

Yes. That's what he said.

He also said that he has a connection with Mr. He.

No wonder Fat Huang dared to get involved.

If he has

support from Mr. He,

it'll be troublesome.

Is it because Xia Ming

and his daughter are dating?

Well, regardless,

win the chief office manager first.

Sure. I'll take care of it.

The investigation isn't over yet,

but you guys are already jumping to conclusions.

Is that appropriate?

There's no smoke without fire.

Du Juan,

why weren't you accused of bribery?

That's right.

Both you and I were accused.

She's the only one.

Take things

with a grain of salt.

Where's the evidence?

You can't control what others think.

They say

whatever they want.

So?

Was someone setting her up?

Is she that important,

and everyone's framing her?

One day,

when you get set up by others,

I hope you feel the same way

like now.

Du Juan, nothing is absolute.

You may eat your own words.

That'll be embarrassing.

$100K!

It's more than your annual salary.

Will you be unmoved?

Working in Sales & Marketing

is lucrative.

Unlike us in administration,

we'll never have such opportunities.

Su Xiao,

don't mind them.

Their imaginations have run wild.

It's a pity that they don't write

fictions.

Do you believe them?

What's there to believe?

I'm not blind enough

to have to use my ears to see!

Since you have such a good eye,

tell me,

what should I wear to

my ex-boyfriend's wedding?

What should I wear?

Red from head to toe,

or all black,

with a white flower pin.

You're telling me to ruin the party!

I might get kicked out.

Wow. You are still

in the mood for a party?

Mr. Chen told me to attend,

representing TC.

I have to go.

No way. Did you say yes to that?

You should've refused adamantly.

I don't think I can do that.

I don't understand you.

Do you want to go or not?

I can tell Mr. Chen that

I'll go for you.

It's fine.

I want to see for myself.

Though I don't really know what's there to see,

I do want to be there.

Okay. In this case,

let me walk you through

the right way to wreck

an ex-boyfriend's wedding.

Ex-boyfriend's face masks,

ex-boyfriend's foundations,

and the ex-boyfriend's lipsticks,

put them all on.

Do you have them?

If not, you can use mine!

Next, you need to dress

in bright colors. Red!

Do you have any?

No worries! There's still time to shop.

At the party,

you must look stunning.

Then,

leave your ex- in remorse for life.

Here. I'll help.

Let's google

dress in bright red...

Miss Su, good to see you again.

Miss Su, are you busy?

Yes, indeed.

Let's cut to the chase.

Okay, Miss Su.

Regarding the bribery incident,

we need more details.

I've told you

everything.

Excuse me, Miss Su,

please tell me in detail,

who did you meet

the day before yesterday?

What was the occasion?

I visited the art gallery's construction site.

Because of the internal audit,

the final account is delayed,

the subcontractors were worried,

and asked me many questions there.

So I told them not to worry.

Even if the final account's delayed,

it'll catch up later.

How much money

did they give you?

None.

100K?

I've told you. Nothing.

Miss Su,

$100K makes it a crime of bribery.

If you return the money,

Yinghai will consider a no-consequence ruling.

Are we done talking?

I have to get back to work.

Alright, Miss Su,

I won't keep you longer.

Wu told me that

you refused to cooperate with the investigation.

I didn't.

I told him everything I should say.

What you should or should not say

is not up to you to decide.

They'll decide.

They met with you

because there are questions unanswered.

It's the way an audit goes,

asking questions over and over.

It's the way it is.

According to policy,

we must cooperate.

Regardless of the times,

you must give answers in detail.

It's their job.

It's not personal.

Don't be sensitive.

Mr. Chen,

the subcontractor review system.

and Global Lead Project,

are pressing matters.

I don't have time

to meet them.

Time can be made if wanted.

You can't avoid it.

The more you avoid,

the more they'll keep a close eye on you.

If you've done nothing wrong, you've got nothing to fear.

When you cooperate fully,

no one can say anything.

I did cooperate.

I know and trust you,

but they don't know you.

So more communication is needed.

I did not accept a bribe.

What else can I say?

With more interaction,

they'll understand.

As for work,

it's not urgent. There's time.

Su Xiao.

It's not time to throw a fit.

If the internal audit keeps going,

we cannot generate the final account.

Do you think Global Lead Project

can proceed?

The audit is more urgent now.

Get your priorities straight.

As your direct supervisor,

I command you

to cooperate with their investigation.

Leave the subcontractor review system,

and Global Lead Project bidding

for Yu Can.

Hi, it's me.

Tell Tian that

we're on the brink

of nailing it.

Tell them to keep at it.

Okay.

What is it?

He's always making me do all the dirty work.

I thought

if Tian gave the money privately,

maybe Su Xiao would take the bait.

So I arranged

to have many people go together,

thinking she wouldn't know who it was from.

I thought she'd be more cautious.

I overestimated her.

It was disappointing

to see her fall into a trap so easily.

Then,

what do we do next?

What else can we do?

She's too inexperienced.

If she doesn't blunder this time,

she will the next time.

I got to call Tian.

The way it's handled,

I think it's pretty good.

Here,

and here.

Yes. It's okay here.

But there's a problem here.

Let's adjust.

It has to look balanced.

It's empty in the middle right here.

It looks awkward.

Lee, hold on.

The boss just said that

it's not symmetrical over here and there.

You've got to fix it.

Alright.

The boss said

to do it now.

It looks good.

There's no problem,

except for the furnishing section.

It is asymmetrical.

I've made arrangements.

Okay.

I have to

attend a wedding tomorrow.

I won't be here.

When the workers are here,

you've got to supervise closely.

What a coincident,

I'm going to

a wedding tomorrow, too.

My classmate in middle school's wedding.

Shangrila Hotel.

Don't tell me you know Li Xue.

I do.

What a small world!

But,

Li Xue is surely something.

Last year,

at the reunion,

she was still single.

In less than a year,

she's getting married.

I think she's found

her Mr. Right.

Are you jealous?

Wedding is like a huge temple fair,

awkward, ridiculous, and hyper,

most people simply look around

before they go home.

Not every wedding though.

I once attended a wedding

I still remember vividly till now.

The bride is my bestie,

and she was so invested.

Every little detail of the wedding

was her original idea.

She wanted to present them

to her groom at that very moment.

It's not just for show,

or an act to entertain the guests.

She told me,

before the wedding,

she intentionally kept the groom

in the dark of her wedding dress look.

On the wedding day, when the music sounded,

the song...

the groom by fate,

for the rest of life,

you'll accompany each other hand in hand.

When these lyrics played,

the groom turned,

saw her in her wedding gown,

arms linked with her dad,

and walked toward him step by step,

he teared up right away.

I was so touched.

It seemed he'd been waiting so long

for this moment.

I believe at that moment,

the groom's tears were genuine.

I hope that moment

can last forever.

You're very romantic,

but marriage,

to most people,

is just a choice that's not bad.

Don't you think

marriage is like a wall?

It does look like marriage has

all sorts of problems,

but once a decision is made,

the couple can solve the problems together.

To you artists,

maybe

it's romantic to patch and repair,

but to us,

construction workers,

a wall with problems

will cause regrets forever.

Artists are said to

have creativity,

but my family education

and experiences

always put me in a box,

getting me stuck in my own ideas.

But you,

a casual sentence you blurted out

inspired me,

and helped me escape from my mind jail.

It seems that I should

start charging you for counseling.

I haven't reimbursed gas from last time.

I'm not going to.

Good.

Because I want to

keep costing you gas.

Come pick me up tomorrow.

My car is in for service.

You don't mind, do you?

Not at all.

Zhou Jun& Li Xue: We're getting married!

Mr. Xia,

Welcome!

Congrats!

Zhou Jun.

It's nice meeting you.

It's an honor.

What a blessing!

Mr. Huang.

Isn't that Su Xiao?

She looks different

from when she was in ZJ.

Your former subordinate

is a big shot!

She's learned to accept bribes.

She's under investigation now.

Impossible!

Nothing's impossible.

You're too innocent.

Fake flowers.

The wedding is much more

simple than I imagined.

Look, they all fell onto the grass.

Shouldn't the government officials

keep a low profile?

Su Xiao.

It really is you!

Long time no see.

You are even more beautiful now.

The person

who was determined to get you fired

was not me, or my uncle.

It's your line manager,

Mr. Yu.

Don't you remember me?

Of course I do, Mr. Yu.

Long time no see.

Su, I'm telling you.

After you left our firm,

I can't even find

a competent person to assist me.

They can't even calculate the concrete right.

Sometimes I'd think,

if only you were still with us.

Mr. Yu,

how about you think of a solution

and get me back to ZJ?

I will work on it.

I'll definitely get you back when I can.

Just be patient.

Mr. Yu, you're really something.

-Such a hypocrite... -Su Xiao.

Mr. Yu.

Sorry.

I have to steal her for a sec.

Alright.

Hadn't I pulled you away,

you would have

picked a huge fight.

Control your temper.

You're here for a wedding,

not to start a war.

I can't be like you,

faking a smile all the time.

Fine.

If you say I'm fake,

then I'm fake.

But if you could just learn how to do that,

with your competency,

you'd climb much higher.

I don't wanna lose myself.

But you can't write everything on your face.

That's just an incapability

to control emotions.

I chose not to control my emotions just now.

Mr. Yu is the manager of

ZJ's business contract dept.

So, you wanna lose

ZJ's projects forever?

Mess with decent people,

but not the sneaky ones.

So we should just let

sneaky people have their way?

You guys go first,

I need to take care of something.

Alright. See you later.

Although we both

know about each other,

and have met more than once,

we've never had a proper conversation.

I need to thank you.

What for?

For stealing my boyfriend,

so I could cut the losses in time.

Had you showed up a little later,

Zhou Jun and I

would likely be married now.

If he met you after our marriage,

I'd be a divorced lady.

Also,

thank you for getting my certificate back.

It's not me who you should thank.

It's Xia Ming.

Wasn't it Xu Feng?

They both came to me,

but it was Xia Ming

who changed my mind.

Fine.

Then, I'll thank you

for making the kindest decision in your life.

You're welcome.

In fact, I was also part of the reason

why your certificate was withheld.

Still wanna thank me?

Sure.

I still wanna thank you.

Withheld it or not,

it's just a casual order for you.

But for me,

it's something that can change my life.

In the past six months,

I've seen through you two.

Otherwise,

I'd still be living like a fool.

Because of people like you,

I'll keep working hard,

until the day I can

take my fate into my own hands.

Honey.

Zhou Jun. Chief Li.

On behalf of TC,

I offer you my congratulations.

I wish you a lifetime of

love and happiness.

Thank you.

Let's go.

Hop on. It's hard to get a taxi here.

I was actually nervous before I came,

but after I got here,

I realized it's all in the past.

Many things are like this.

You need to face it head on,

in order to get closure and move on.

Thank you,

for getting back my cost engineer certificate.

I told you, didn't I?

You should thank me well.

I'll get off here.