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The Ideal City

This is a work of fiction

Ep22

Do you have a plot of land

in the suburbs?

What land?

It's a large piece of land,

and it's next to the museum.

The location is nice.

You mean the agricultural land?

That belongs to a landowner

who owes us money for a project.

He gave it to us.

We're growing vegetables.

It's useless.

It's such a waste.

Why hasn't it been converted

to commercial land?

We tried a few years ago.

I've tried everything.

But we couldn't get it approved.

You didn't prepare enough.

Now.

Things gonna be different, right?

Why didn't I think of that?

You think it'll work?

Let's just go through the normal process.

Pay the land premium,

and do whatever we have to do.

Good. Good.

I think it's perfectly fine.

Huang.

Here's the thing.

If this plan is really workable,

I think we can work on

the joint development.

Then, you'll be the main developers,

and I'll just be behind the scene.

I'll just be a helper.

This, how can we do this?

We're all amateurs.

You're the expert.

I think we can sit somewhere,

let's talking while eating, shall we?

Sure.

Go and get dressed.

No, I can't. I've got a date.

Who is that?

He's more important than a piece of land in Shanghai?

Who is this person?

Is he that important?

Fine.

I'll go too.

Thank you. We'll see for ourselves.

Thank you.

What do you think of this powder?

Try it on.

Okay.

Miss, you have good taste.

This is the top seller

in our store.

It's a great concealer.

All the dark circles will disappear.

It's extraordinary.

This blush, eye shadow, lipstick.

I'll try them all.

Sure.

Miss.

You're such a fashionista.

These products are the most popular in our store.

I'll use them all for you.

They're so expensive. Why don't they just rob me?

You've got beautiful eyes.

I guess it's because of my good heart.

So narcissistic.

Okay

Perfect.

It's produced by Master Du.

It's extraordinary.

Today.

No matter who you're going out with.

I'm sure you'll be a sight to behold.

You haven't told me

which random guy

you're going to meet today?

Why did you put on some makeup

when you met me?

Because I'm close to you.

So I don't have to do that.

That's true.

I didn't have any makeup on either

when I met you.

I didn't even wash my hair.

So, we're friends

who need no camouflage.

Hello?

I'm sorry.

I've got something to do at the moment.

So I can't make it.

It's fine.

I have to work late too.

Okay.

I'm really sorry.

I'll call you later.

Xia Ming, what are you doing?

I've met Miss He before.

She's a gorgeous, quiet girl.

She's a lady at first glance.

Why don't you choose her?

Indeed. She's gorgeous and quiet.

Do you like that?

It's a bit boring.

Manager Lin.

Look at you.

You know so many people,

and you're just talking about one person.

Does it sound right?

I know what's on your mind.

You don't want people to think

that you're on to her family.

You also don't want people to think

that you built your career

based on her in the future.

Right?

Then I have to learn to play the piano,

painting and doing art.

I have to learn to understand joys and sorrows

from mundane, ordinary life.

You've got someone?

Let me tell you, bro.

Sooner or later, you'll realise

that love is everywhere.

This piece of land in Shanghai.

It's so very unique.

Huang Lilin

Hello.

I did try to persuade him.

But I don't know

if it worked.

Your nephew is too ambitious,

Mr. Lin, thank you in advance.

What for?

We share the same goal now.

You can talk to him later.

OK. OK.

♫ They say you're going to leave ♫

♫ We'll miss your smile ♫

♫ Your eyes are brighter than the sun ♫

♫ And they shine upon our heart ♫

♫ Your eyes are brighter than the sun ♫

♫ And they shine upon our heart ♫

Yao's back.

Come on. Play a song.

Okay. Okay. Okay.

Miss.

I've bought some milk. Put it in the fridge.

Come on. Come on.

Okay.

What do you want to play?

Let's play Marches Militaires.

-Okay? -Sure.

I'm sorry about last time.

I should be the one to say sorry.

Why did I run away?

Even if I knew I wouldn't like what you had to say,

and I'd be sad to hear them,

I shouldn't have run away.

So, it should be me

who should say sorry.

Are you saying this

to make me feel ashamed?

What did you want to say to me that day?

I'm ready now. Tell me.

He Yao.

You're a good girl.

You are.

But I...

But

I'm not the best in your heart.

Right?

Then, how can I be

the best one in your heart?

When we were playing the piano,

I told myself

that I must be the best one

in your heart.

Dad.

Did you invite them

on purpose?

No.

It's Huang who

always wanted to see me.

Well.

I also want to see him again.

This young man, Xia Ming.

Thanks, Dad.

He's very steady.

Since he met you,

he hasn't approached me once.

He's not flattery,

no egotism, no frivolity.

He knows where to draw the line.

I'll get you some more tea.

Okay.

Dad.

You miss me?

Xiao, have you eaten yet?

I'm eating now.

What's your dinner?

I bought them outside.

Garlic chicken

braised crucian and vegetables.

How's that?

It sounds nutritious, right?

Fine. Don't worry about me.

I'll take care of myself.

How are you?

What about Mum?

Stay safe.

Take care of yourselves.

Okay. I should go now.

I'll have my dinner.

Bye.

Let there be light.

Vegetables.

Garlic chicken and braised crucian.

And a full bottle of milk.

Tomorrow is another day.

Xiao Du.

I'm here.

Tell me.

What should I do with my heart?

It's gonna give you up.

It's gonna let you down.

Li.

This isn't gonna work.

There are some bubbles,

but it's not a problem.

Later on.

We put a coat of putty.

Then it won't be visible.

As for the consultant company,

I've also talked to them.

Manager Su.

Please have some mercy.

It's a problem now.

That's enough. Stop chasing.

How could she do that?

She's only asking you to do it again.

You should be glad she didn't kick you out.

She's picking holes in my work.

She's been to the site several times,

and she sees herself as an expert?

Li.

You can't say that.

Su Xiao is just talking about the facts.

She's responsible for the project.

She's responsible for us.

Chen's team was disbanded

on the spot the other days.

Why?

Because of the loose management from above,

the people below were mismanaged.

It's not that you don't know

if anything happened,

the first ones in trouble are people like us.

You.

You aren't attracted by Su Xiao,

are you?

Whoever gives me money is good.

Now the entire company is pushing Su Xiao's

comprehensive budget control management.

I think it's good

because my bonus is linked to the budget.

Li.

I'm waiting for my bonus.

Let's go back to work.

Is Manager Lu here?

Manager Lu is not here.

It's Manager Su.

I'm sorry.

Chief Xia has something to do.

He asked me to come to the meeting.

Then let's start.

Can I get you something to drink?

I'm fine.

Chief Xia.

I've finished meeting with Manager Su.

Nothing went wrong.

She's already gone back.

OK.

I don't know what happened to Mr. Wang.

He's been smiling all morning.

What's he laughing at?

I don't know.

He just keeps smiling with his report.

Wen.

-Mr. Wang. -Book a restaurant.

Tonight.

I'll treat Manager Su to dinner

with the best and the most expensive one.

Maria.

TC Construction changed their chief financial manager?

They changed a long time ago.

It's been half a year.

Then.

Who's the chief financial manager?

Su Xiao.

I see.

Su Xiao.

Su Xiao, you're right.

I've seen the report.

I'm delighted.

I don't have to say anything.

I'll drink to you.

Thank you, Mr. Wang.

Here.

We have to work hard together.

We'll take it to the next level next year.

Come on.

Hongmei, Xiao Bei.

Here, Su Xiao.

I'm here. I'm here.

Go. Go. Go.

Table 22, please.

It's a nice place.

Welcome.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

Well.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Here are eight. Wait a minute.

He says it's New Year's Day.

So he's treating us to a nice dinner.

Have you been here before?

That's nine.

I'll have three set meals for 99 yuan.

Thank you.

I'm sorry.

We don't have the 99 yuan set meat today.

But.

It's on your official website.

Collect the coupons for

the Mid-Autumn Festive, National Day and New Year's Day

for the 99 yuan set meal.

Why don't you accept it now?

It's not that you don't accept it.

The set meal is provided

for certain times.

It's from 2 to 4 pm

on non-holiday afternoons.

You can use it on the 5th of January.

We'll be at work then.

We won't be able to make it.

That's the rule of our company.

No.

That's not very considerate towards your customers.

Excuse me.

We've come a long way.

And it's not easy to come here.

Could you please allow us to order

just for this one time?

I'm sorry.

Fine.

How much is the original price

for the 99 yuan set meal?

It's 599 yuan per person.

What about we don't use the coupons?

No. I...

No. It's New Year's Day.

And Xiao is here too.

Xiao Bei.

Xiao Bei.

I've been busy since my promotion.

And I haven't had time to invite you to dinner.

How about

I'll pay the bill today?

-Don't... -Let me thank you

for taking care of me this year.

Is that okay?

Xiao, no need to do that.

I'm leaving.

You're cheating the customer.

Xiao...

I... I... Xiao Bei.

Sorry about that.

Have a nice evening.

Wait. Wait.

Why are you losing your temper?

If you wanna go there,

let's go on the 5th.

I won't go with you.

I'll never go there

for the rest of my life.

It's a disgrace.

Why?

It was them

who was ripping off customers.

It's their fault.

What does it have to do with me?

A nice place has special deals.

Can't there be any conditions?

You don't see for yourself.

You're as blind as a bat.

How can you say such things?

Who's blind?

Don't yell at me.

Why are you yelling at me?

Shut up.

Their coupons.

I've saved all of them.

I've worked so hard for these coupons.

Why can't I use them?

What's wrong with buying us a meal once?

Su Xiao.

She took a taxi to get here.

And you just let her

leave with nothing to eat?

Am I right?

Cheating customers?

So many people want to cheat you for your money?

Are you insane?

I spend 1800 yuan to buy her a dinner，

just to make her happy?

It's for me!

I thought you had it all figured out.

I thought you'd thought this through.

I just wanted to show Su Xiao

that I have a good boyfriend.

My boyfriend is good to me too.

I never thought

I'd be so embarrassed today.

How do you

want her to see me in the future?

I'm not ashamed of myself.

I think it's a shame

to make a fool out of yourself.

To make you look good

in front of her,

I have to spend

a quarter of my salary.

Do you think it's a good idea?

It's not the question.

Zhang Xiao Bei.

Can't you be extravagant for once? It's just for me.

Am I so unworthy of that meal?

Enough. Enough. Stop.

Really. I noticed that

you've been really pretentious lately.

Pretentious?

Zhang Xiao Bei, I'm pretentious?

All my clothes are on sale and out of season.

All our toiletries are taken from your hotels.

All my skincare products are tester sizes.

We eat ready meals

or fast food.

There are only ready meals or fast food.

Does this sound pretentious?

No. Your clothes are clean and tidy.

That's enough.

What design do you want?

They change every season.

Those fashion designs are created to rip you off.

They just want your money.

All these things.

What's wrong?

The shampoo, the body wash.

They are all included

in my accommodation bills.

It's good enough

that I didn't bring back the toilet paper.

I paid for them.

You're upset?

You said you don't like fast food.

Then who buys so many things

every time we go?

Fine. Fine. Fine.

I... I don't wanna talk about this.

You've changed.

Don't hang out with Su Xiao from now on.

Don't let her corrupt you.

Fine. Fine.

Don't be sad.

There's a new restaurant

across the street.

I was hoping to get five coupons.

I've got three here.

I'll buy you dinner tomorrow.

Okay?

Go to hell.

I can save some money.

Hong Mei.

Are you and Xiao Bei alright?

I called you, and you didn't answer.

If you got my message,

just let me know.

Thank you.

When I first Swan Lake,

I was so impressed.

I had just finished primary school.

My father took me to see it.

I cried as I watched it.

I was in tears.

I asked my dad,

"why is there a black swan

when there's a white swan already?"

What did your dad say?

He said I'd understand when I grew up.

But now that I'm older.

I still don't understand.

Maybe I'll never understand

for the rest of my life.

Why?

Why is there a black swan

when there's a white one already?

I hope that in my world,

there will never be a black swan.

Happy New Year.

Happy New Year.

You don't like Swan Lake.

And you don't like Evenings outside Moscow.

Then what do you like?

I can cook for you.

Do you like Chinese or Western food?

It doesn't matter what I like.

It's what you like that matters.

I like you.

Then do you like yourself?

He Yao.

You are a smart, beautiful,

generous and kind woman.

You don't have to keep checking with me

what I like,

and ask me

if you did anything not good.

Do you remember that you told me

that you wanted to get out

of your father's protection?

You want to be who you really are.

But you think that being with me

is the first step.

You see me as a lifeline

to get you out of this swap.

And you hold it tight.

But you know it better than anyone

that no one can help you.

It's up to you to get out of here.

Maybe I'm in no position

to tell you this.

Because from the beginning,

the man you saw

was a fake.

I'm just like you,

who stuck in this swamp too.

I can barely take care of myself.

But I do think you are nice.

So you deserve someone

who's true to you.

And that's not me.

I'm sorry.

These are the details

of this year's annual meeting.

President. All the senior members.

Do you have anything to add?

Maria.

The plan is excellent.

I'm looking forward to it.

It's excellent.

But it's over budget.

We're getting bigger now.

And the projects we take on

are often about national strategies.

We should show our corporate image

in every way.

It's the annual meeting.

It's also a reflection of our power.

we have invited many important people

to this year's meeting,

including investors,

partner companies and banks.

I think excitement is the first thing to think about.

Budget is our secondary concern.

Xiao Min has a point.

Zhi Ping.

Consider increasing the budget

by 20 percent.

Maria, you should also consider

canceling some flashy programmes.

Okay.

Sir.

Hi.

Manager Xu.

I have something to report.

Come in.

Huang Lilin.

He won't pay the 8 million.

Which 8 million?

It's the one required by the audit.

That 8 million.

He wants to put it off until after Chinese New Year.

I can't make the decision.

So I have to ask you.

You tell him it's a No.

He has to pay before Chinese New Year.

Okay.

Very well.

That's all for today.

This dance is the opening performance of the annual meeting.

We have to pay attention to it.

Okay. Go back and practice more.

That's it.

Helen, get me a coffee.

Come to my office later.

Don't forget.

Let's go.

Are you tired?

Yeah.

I'm a bit tired.

Did you remember it all?

No. It's so difficult.

It's so hard.

I'll practice it later.

No need for that.

I've heard what Maris said.

And I've ordered it for you.

-You did? -Who ordered the coffee?

Here.

Thanks.

This is Tina's coffee.

Thanks

You're welcome.

The evaluation score is out.

How did you get a B?

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