All language subtitles for Defying The Storm EP01

[Defying the Storm]

[Episode 01]

[Zhang Qi, flying instructor of Central Aviation School,
captain of Hanguang Squadron.]

Answer me, 095.

Answer me, 095.

Answer me, 095.

[Ding Huansheng, deputy captain
of Hanguang Squadron, a communist.]

Here's 095.

800 meters high.
[Zeng Nianqiao, operator of Hanguang, a communist.]

300 miles an hour.

Hold on heading 210.

[Central Aviation School.]

In 1937,

before the burst of War of Resistance against Japan,

China has an elemental air power

but a weak foundation on industry.
[Jianqiao Base, Hangzhou]

The interior struggle,
corruption and confused commands

of Chinese Nationalist Party

weaken its strength.

What's the matter?

Within 30 miles of the air route,
the cumulonimbus is forming.

There are thunder, lightning, and heavy clouds.

The weather condition is getting poor.

He'll be overhead in about 20 minutes.

No radio. We have to lead him to land.

Check the time.

Ten o five in the evening.

According to our rules.

Guide him to land within 15 minutes.

Yes. Let's go.

I'm Lu Ziyi.

Deputy Director Lu is a member
of Central Aviation Council.

Central Aviation School appointed him

as the deputy director of
our Political Discipline Department.

Please cooperate with his work.

Who's Zeng Nianqiao?

Someone reports that

Zeng Nianqiao is under suspicion of

contacting Communist Party
and smuggling cultural relics.

I think the cultural relics
should still be on the warplanes.

Investigate all the planes.

Everyone! Protect our planes!

Zhang Qi, what are you doing?

Does Hanguang Squadron belong to you?

Zhang Qi. Put down your pistol.

Put down your guns.

And you!

Deputy Director Lu.

Jianqiao planes cannot be touched so easily.

Even if Central Aviation Council

and President Chen are here,

they still need to go with pilots and mechanics.

Anyhow, you only have the search warrant
to check his plane.

I won't think you want to make it serious.

Where's Zeng Nianqiao?

Report.

Operator Zeng Nianqiao is
carrying out an urgent task from Peiping.

He'll arrive here in eight minutes.

Because of the weather, radio
and the breakdown of the runway,

according to Aviation Safety Regulation,

we should turn off all the unnecessary lights here

and start to guide him on land.

Our captain was going to guide No. 095.

He can't land because of such a mist?

I'll check your skills for the council.

Let me see what the huge amount of funds can bring us.

What are you doing?

Cover me, 031 and 047.

Others guide him to land.

Yes.

Go to catch him!

Please wait, Deputy Director Lu.

I know you want to investigate Zeng Nianqiao's plane

but 095 is still in the sky.

I think the military commission should be primary.

The radio can't compare with
our captain and Guiding Tower.

Blind landing again.

Captain, catch me.

Catch him!

Zeng Nianqiao.

Where were you last night?

I was at No. 100 of Yunju Alley in Peiping.

No. 100 of Yunju Alley?

Yes.

Professors of Fuhua University live there

and I've grown up there too.

Mr. Jin is my respected teacher

so I went to visit him.

An informer said you went out hastily with a box.

Where's the box?

Box?

What do you say?

Pilots pay attention to speed

so we always walk fast.

I don't think it's anxiety.

There's a box on the plane.

But only a few books inside it.

- Take him away.
- Yes.

Wait!

Deputy Director Lu.

Jianqiao is a Central Aviation school.

It should be managed by
Aviation Bureau of Military Commission.

Do you have any conclusive proofs
to take my team member away?

Zhang Qi.

"Qi" represents open-mindedness.

Flying instructor and
the captain of the Hanguang Squadron.

We've been investigating who's the communist inside us.

It's said communists have hidden here for long.

When we asked our air force to suppress enemies,

the communists hidden in Jianqiao let the news out

so that the Communist Party could escape to Yan'an.

Captain Zhang.

I doubt you're the one I want.

Bring him back together.

Yes.

Who dares to act?

Hold on a second.

Deputy Director Lu, do you know Fuxing Plane?

Last Friday, the president of Guangdong
United Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Zhang Buchun,

spent millions to donate two Fuxing Planes
to Central Air Force.

The reception ceremony will be held this week.

Our chairman even inscribed

"Aim for the Sky" for it.

Medium report it a lot.

Does it matter?

Do you know who he is?

He's the youngest son of Zhang Buchun.

His father donates millions to our party.

It's a patriotic model.

How could his son be a communist?

Chairman's last birthday,

Zhang Qi guided an air group to form words for him.

- I...
- Shut up!

Minister Tang.

Please discipline your Captain Zhang.

Ask him not to bother other things.

Don't implicate Hanguang Squadron.

Otherwise, it will bring shame on the chairman.

Take Zeng Nianqiao away.

- Let's leave.
- Yes.

Captain. Huansheng. I'll go with them.

All the oil leaked out.

If we hadn't guided him to land, he would have died.

Last month, the Third Brigade lost 2 planes
for the same reason.

The nationalist government spent millions
on imported planes from Italy and America

but they're all secondhand.

They're all like this.

We have to go to Peiping again.

You're so arbitrary.

[Hangzhou, Jianqiao Aviation School]

Do you apply to go to Peiping to accept Fuxing Plane?

I know your mind.

But most parts of it are domestic.

[Tang Shizhen, Minister of Education
of Central Aviation School.]

Don't think too much.

I didn't look down upon your father's donation.

I really respect him and his behavior.

As his son,

could you bring less trouble to us?

Zhang Qi.

I warn you to reflect upon yourself.

You're a soldier.

You can't bring yourself and your men in danger.

We're all risking our lives in the sky

while a Political Discipline Department
suddenly comes to torture us.

Who can suffer it?

Minister of Education.

Nianqiao is a good boy.

Don't pick on him.

They can come to find me.

You?

If I hadn't been there yesterday,
both of you would have been taken away.

Minister, he's not on purpose.

095 might have been ruined without his help yesterday.

If so, we'll lose a plane and a pilot.

I'm still worrying about Zeng Nianqiao.

He can't stand up to close inspection.

It's quite possible that he really met a communist.

If they really find something,
it will be a trouble for us.

Zhang Qi, I ratify your application to Peiping.

But your mission is to complete

the recruitment of pilots
in Fuhua and Yanxi Universities.

If you fail, I'll give you the punishment together.

I have routine exercises.

Huansheng can go.

I...

Zhang Qi. Ding Huansheng.

Yes.

Accomplish the recruitment task together.

There's a Secretary General
called Meng Wuran in Fuhua University.

He called to refuse us in person a few days ago.

Meng Wuran?

He's my father's old friend.

You know him?

Really nice.

You must make him accept our proposal.

[Peiping]

I don't want to enter Normal University.

No one can interfere with my things. Even if it's my father.

What do you say?

[Meng Haitang, a student from Affiliated High School of Fuhua.]
If you keep on forcing me, I'll run away from home.

You always say that.

[Meng Wuran, Secretary General of Fuhua]
Have you ever walked out

[Meng Wuran, dean of Chinese Studies Department.]
of the north gate of Fuhua?

[Zeng Poshan,
student of Affiliated High School of Fuhua.]

Haitang!

Don't forget to invite Mr. Jin to dine at No. 86 tomorrow.

Poshan! Stop!

Stay there, Poshan!

You can't go to join the parade.

None of your business.

[Zeng Mu, professor of Physics Department of Fuhua.]
You're so unfilial!

You are really unruly.

I can't stop him.

Ridiculous. You can't even discipline your daughter.

Professor Zeng.

Have you taught your son well?

You're just a naughty diehard!

Why does Deputy Director Lu focus on Nianqiao?

So weird.

And Nianqiao was completing missions in Peiping.

He didn't contact anyone in Nanjing.

It's quite strange.

I have to bring him out.

Don't act recklessly.

Minister has said he would try to save him in Nanjing.

Besides, I don't think Nianqiao will do something wrong.

Trust me.

Your father's friend.

Your father's last letter has mentioned
your marriage with his daughter.

Now you have to confront it.

Keeping silent doesn't mean you're dumb.

Time to fly. Where are you going?

I have to do something private.

Don't follow me.

[Hangzhou, Yue Temple.]

Sir, I hope you could do me a favor.

Please bring it back to Hangzhou.

And put it in...

[Yue Temple]

Zeng Nianqiao.

You've been keeping your mouth shut for nearly 10 hours.

You're so stubborn. Really like a communist.

Director is here.

Director.

Zeng Nianqiao.

Please answer our questions.

What's your relationship with Jin Zhilie
from the History Department of Fuhua University?

From 1930 to 1932,

I was studying history there.

Professor Jin...

He was my teacher.

Teacher?

Has he asked you to join
his oracle bone inscriptions project?

I'd stayed there for three years.

After that, I came to Jianqiao to enlist.

I've done nothing about it.

I've never seen him when I'm in the army.

Never seen?

Then why did you go to his home on the evening of June 26?

I've already told you before.

As I haven't met him for long,

I decided to visit him in my spare time

after I completed my task in Peiping.

Minister allowed me to visit my father and teacher.

Besides, you've checked all my things.

Nothing else but books

and my teacher's published work.

Deputy Director Lu.

Why do you detain me here?

I didn't ask them to detain you.

We just invite you to have some tea
and answer a few questions.

Anyhow, Gao is a little bit rude.

Manager Gao.

Apologize to him at once.

Director, I...

I know you're full of responsibility to our nation.

Anyhow, you can't hurt our men.

Don't think highly of yourself.

Deputy Director Lu.

You've spent a lot arresting me back.

You can't let me off so easily.

Could you please let me know your conclusion?

Let me untie you myself.

Step aside!

Haitang!

Make way please!

Haitang.

[Admission List of Fuhua Chinese Studies Department.]

Your name is not on it.

There must be something wrong.

You can't fail.

Where are you going this time?

Wait for me!

[Education Academy Admission List.]

Isn't it your name?

Fight against the Japanese! Save our nation!

[Peiping, Nanyuan Airport.]

Huansheng, Give me the wrench.

Do you take it as your son?

Fix it yourself every time.

Will the mechanic lose his job?

It's ready.

No one knows 019 better than me.

Let's go to see Fuxing Plane.

The body.

Front wing.

Tail-plane.

They're all made of alloy.

Its motility has no difference from Boeing 281.

If the fuel tank could...

What are you doing?

Captain, I'm checking the plane.

Beware of loose screws.

Imported screws always can't fit.

No one could get on 019
without Captain Zhang's permission.

Really?

I don't know that.

Have you had lunch?

Let me bring it for you.

Why do you look so ferocious?

You scared me.

Aren't you going to find your future father-in-law

to talk about the recruitment of pilots?

Yes.

Hold on a second.

You should carry a present.

West Lake Longjing Tea. Here you are.

See you.

Father.

I need to ask you something.

So do I.

I want to say something to you too.

Well... I'm going to my room first.

You should act like a girl. Don't you understand?

Tidy up your clothes.

Sit down.

No.

Have the seat.

I refuse.

You've gotten the admission letter?

Congratulations.

You're now a college student.

I want to learn Chinese Studies.

But why education?

I went to find President Yu.

I changed it.

Father.

Do you think it's appropriate?

Why not appropriate?

In public,

how can Secretary General
of Fuhua University abuse his power

to change a student's admission decision?

In private,

you know I want to learn archaeology!

In public,

the university has the right to

allocate students' admissions.

In private,

our ancestors witnessed our national flag

was changed three times in a day on Tongji Ship.

Then he felt the importance of education
on saving the nation.

He exhorted his offspring to think highly of it.

It's our ancestor's opinion.

Not mine.

I only want to learn archaeology.

Haitang.

Archaeology doesn't fit you.

You almost need to stay in desolate places everyday.

You're too weak to suffer it.

Anyway, I don't want to study education.

I'll go to find President Yu when term begins.

I can go to resit.

- Dare you?
- Yes.

If nothing else, I'll leave now.

I have to go to Archaeological Society later.

Stay there!

You've expressed your ideas

but I haven't finished mine.

Come back and sit down.

I refuse!

Last week,

you asked me about Uncle Zhang Buchun
who donated planes?

Do you remember?

No.

You said he's like a monkey.

Don't you remember?

He has a son called Zhang Qi.

He's a pilot of
Jianqiao Central Aviation School in Hangzhou.

Young and handsome.

He's at a similar age to you.

So we've set a betrothal for you two
since you were young.

Your mother thinks
you should get in touch with him now.

Father.

You've told me you wouldn't agree with mom

but what is it now?

Are the civilization and freedom you mention fake?

What does it matter?

We know Zhang Qi well.

The reason why your mom mentions it

is that she cares you a lot.

The situation is now in turmoil.

You can't be reckless.

He's arrived in Peiping yesterday.

I've invited him to our home this afternoon.

We'll dine together this evening.

He's come from distance.

We need to attend him well.

Go to change into decent clothes.

Don't say anything rude when you meet him.

- Understand?
- No.

I want to attend archaeology activities.

You can go nowhere!

Just stay in your room,

reading and reflecting upon yourself.

Come with me.

You like taking photos?

Peiping is beautiful.

Take it as a memento.

Haitang.

Come out. Zhang Qi is here.

Haitang.

Wandering in the yard is an interest.

Though there's a gate, it's always close.

Walking around with my crutch...

Have some tea, please.

I'll be right back.

He's been here for a while.

Come out to meet him.

I don't want status and wealth.

I don't expect to be an immortal.

You're so absurd!

Come out at once!

I'd like to appreciate brilliant views myself

or plow and plant in my own yard.

Do you refuse to come out?

Fine. Just stay there.

You can go nowhere today.

My daughter is diligent.

She won't come out of her room
until she finishes studying.

Qi.

When you're studying in Fuhua,

we've gone to France for academic exchange.

So there's no chance to invite you to my home.

Haitang will study at Normal University this year.

Haichen will take the entrance exam next year.

I planted a begonia tree when we moved in.

When she was born,

all the flowers bloomed.

That's why I named her "Haitang" (Begonia).

Uncle Meng.

I'm here to beg for your help.

Qi.

You're too polite.

Your father and I have been friends for years.

As long as I could help you, I won't decline.

Except the recruitment of pilots in Fuhua.

Except it.

That's my essential intention.

Why do you oppose it so much?

By the way.

Here's the invitation card for you
to join the trial flight of Fuxing Plane.

I'm sorry I could help you nothing
about the recruitment.

Only armies need people?

Industry, agriculture, commerce and medical science...

Every field needs talents!

Studying also can serve the nation!

If they all sacrifice,

there's no future for our country and nation!

Anyhow, everyone has his or her own will.

You join the army and your father donates planes.

I really admire your behavior.

Qi, I'll support the activity

because it's your father's chivalrous deed.

I have to answer the phone.

Excuse me, Qi.

Something urgent in the university.

I have to go back now.

What troubled times!

Sorry for the impoliteness.

Meng.

I have to work now but you can chat with your aunt.

Meng wrote a letter to your father.

Please bring it back.

I'm now fetching it.

You can come out if you want.

I don't want to go out.

I'm now studying.

A record in Xinwei year, emperor's wife Hao...

If you really like oracle bone inscriptions,

you should call her "Hao". It should be "Zi".

Surname decides one's family

while name divides one's class.

I think you should call her "Zi".

Both are fine.

How do you know that?

I don't know much.

Mr. Jin once told me about it.

That's it.

She's the first female general
recorded by oracle bone inscriptions.

She's honorable and the emperor loved her so much.

She's respected.

You know her either?

Zhang Qi.

Thanks a lot.

Let me see you off.

No thanks, aunt. I can leave myself.

Fine.

See you.

Take care.

Hello?

He has a son called Zhang Qi.

Young and handsome.

He's at a similar age of you.

So we've set a betrothal for you two.

Your mother thinks you should get in touch with him now.

Aren't you...

I'm...

What?

Youngsters of the new era should be our own masters.

A man like you who can't decide his own marriage

is really acting like a fool.

I don't think a vulgar man like you
could know what I mean.

Anyway, leave here at once.

Don't come back.

Far more than a fool?

Confucius said

Ning Wuzi is smart when the nation is in order.

He pretends to be a fool when it's in a mess.

Others could compare with his wisdom

of being smart, not acting like a fool.

Acting like a fool here is
to praise someone who knows the condition well.

Family Meng is a family of scholars.

So how could Mr. Meng's daughter know nothing about it?

I think you shouldn't be Miss Meng Haitang.

You know a lot.

I'm absolutely not Meng Haitang.

It's a fine day so I'm out to bask.

A fine day.

Okay.

Stay safe.

By the way.

If you're not a member of Family Meng,

then you should get off early.

Otherwise someone will treat you as a thief.

Hey!

I have a name.

I'm called Zhang Qi.

Come back first.

You don't want to bask in the sun anymore?

Please do me a favor.

Turn around and bend over.

I can get down myself.

I've never learned to bend over.

Just jump. I'll catch you.

♫ Shimmer goes through the cloud ♫

♫ There's no place for my missing to hide ♫

♫ Everything looks like your figure ♫

♫ I'm totally sinking in my memory ♫

♫ The breeze blows. The time disappears ♫

♫ I've been looking for you for long ♫

What are you doing?

There's a flower.

And here.

There's a "flower" falling on me either.

You're really a flighty playboy.

Wait a minute.

You're a soldier so I don't want to lie to you.

Secretary General Meng
dislikes students joining the army.

As you're so young, you must
have quit your study to join the army.

Secretary General Meng won't like it.

Don't scheme to marry his daughter.

How did you know I abandoned my study?

As you hide nothing, I want to tell you something too.

No egg can stay in a broken nest.

Do something to save our nation.

Rather than staying there indifferently.

♫ A high wind is brewing. Ripping the thorns ♫

♫ Seize every day to seek justice ♫

♫ Shed tears to our sweet love ♫

♫ The date of return is yet to come ♫

♫ The faith and zeal in heart ♫

♫ Life and death hanging by a thread ♫

♫ Sincerity blooms all over the land ♫

♫ See the man of iron raise his gun ♫

♫ The pursuit in the words of scholars ♫

♫ Guard every inch of our territory with life ♫

♫ Look back in the end. My love for my homeland stays ♫

♫ The faith and zeal in heart ♫

♫ Life and death hanging by a thread ♫

♫ Sincerity blooms all over the land ♫

♫ See the man of iron raise his gun ♫

♫ The pursuit in the words of scholars ♫

♫ Guard every inch of our territory with life ♫

♫ Look back in the end. My love for my homeland stays ♫