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=Stray Birds=

=Episode 27=

Right.

We've reached

the final stages of the project.

Ren Qian Qiu is fully confident

of his stratagem of sowing discord in Saidi's team.

I expect that he'll win with the lowest offer by the end.

So your quotation

must be low as well.

Advanced moves he's playing there.

Oh, right.

Have you gotten your hands

on the software quotation?

You know this as well.

The price is a highly confidential matter.

They will only argue in front of everyone

when they're discussing

whether to go with the higher price or lower price.

As for the specific figures...

Ren Qian Qiu holds small meetings to discuss the matter in secret.

Until the bidding document reaches Qian Da,

the pricing and offer

will never reach the hands of subordinates like me.

Then...

What are you going to do about it?

You've seen what happened

over the past few days, right?

Boss.

I'm impressed.

Enough with the flattery.

I'm telling you,

the pressure is high on me as well.

Pay close attention to what I say next.

My intention was never to make you

go to your company

and get information about our competitor's bids.

I assigned you to the team

because I wanted you

to study well from the team.

And you did it.

And your performance

in Mad Geek

exceeded my expectations as well.

But...

Given the current situation,

I ask that you

put more effort in and be more proactive.

It's time

for you to put your value to use as the company's leverage.

I've told you

about my father's way of doing things, haven't I?

What else can I do?

Am I supposed to go up to my dad and say,

"Lao Liang,"

"stop wasting our time."

"Give the order to our company."

Is that possible?

Of course, it is.

Why wouldn't it be?

Stop joking around.

They're a huge listed company.

Do you think

the auditors,

experts, and everyone else

are all going to listen to me?

But honestly,

I don't talk much

with my dad.

I usually deal with him through my dad's secretary.

Surprised?

That's why.

Maybe he is eagerly hoping

and counting on you to say something.

Why do you sound exactly

like Qin?

No, I mean...

Would this even be possible?

I mean, he would be grateful

just to have his son

not cause him

any trouble.

He doesn't care about what I think

or what I do.

You guys have the wrong person.

Either way,

it's time for you to play your role.

I hope that you can have

a one-on-one meeting

with Mr. Liang, your father,

to discuss the matter.

Lin Shao.

If you win this time,

it's a victory for Brain Data as well.

What exactly is going on?

Where were you today?

Mr. Ren arranged a different task

for me.

I was over at the client's.

I was there yesterday too.

Why didn't I see you?

I hang out with nobodies.

Of course, we wouldn't run into each other.

All this secrecy...

What exactly was the task?

It's a secret.

Wu Yue.

We're about to start

the bidding soon in the next few days.

I think we should take it easy and relax.

So...

I booked a room at a five-star hotel.

When the bidding is over,

let's stay there for a couple of days

and take a vacation.

Sure.

Give me a hug!

Wu Yue,

let's have dinner together tonight.

Okay.

You look very beautiful today.

Don't bring that up.

I wasn't even able

to dress up properly

before I came out today.

I even left my make-up bag at the company.

You do look beautiful.

I'm not lying.

Waiter.

Hello, sir.

Bring the dishes.

And the red wine I requested.

Yes, sir.

Don't be in such a hurry.

I'm not hungry yet.

Then, let's have some wine first.

All right.

Your wine, sir.

Please enjoy.

Su Xiao Man will not let go of Wu Yue.

Why bother saying that?

Su Xiao Man is not suited for you.

You love to play

and act cool.

I'm the only one who understands that about you.

Don't push me away!

This is the last time that I'm begging you.

You may not believe me.

But just a smile from her

is enough to make me lose interest

in all those things.

It's as if

my heart settled down all of a sudden.

And I walked out from my past.

I don't believe it.

I don't believe you.

You're just

temporarily confused.

I knew

from the first moment I saw you.

Our lives

were meant to burn.

To burn in fiery!

To burn with passion!

You will only feel dull and lifeless

if you stay by Su Xiao Man's side!

Chai Qing.

If we had met sooner,

we might have become each other's destiny.

But just

as you said.

Such a "destiny"

is like a burning flame.

Everything will be

burned into ashes in the end.

What's the point of that, then?

It won't.

It won't.

I can give you the best of me!

The me that's much better than Su Xiao Man!

Don't be like this.

What do you mean, "don't be like this"?

You're the one who should wake up!

You're the one who should stop

falling for Su Xiao Man's poison!

All she does is pretending to be nice!

She wants the entire world

to think that she's a good person!

But if she was really that good,

why didn't she stop

Feng Zheng Zheng from falling in so deep?

If she was really that good,

then why does she cling to you

in every way possible?

You know just how good she is, better than I do,

don't you?

It's only because of me...

that you won't admit it.

Are you going out at this hour, Little Su?

You're bringing that up with me?

And what about you?

What's a girl doing

coming home so late?

So you were worried about me,

and that's why you're going to look all over the city for me?

You read too much into it.

I'm going on a business trip.

It's a midnight flight.

Your little workshop

requires you to go on business trips?

I don't quite

like the way you put that, Big Su.

What do you mean by "little workshop"?

Do you mean to say that only big companies

like yours should be busy all the time?

And that a small company like ours

can't be busy too?

I mean,

I am still a full professor, after all.

All right. All right.

I was just worried about your health.

Go on then.

Take care.

That's more like it.

Actually...

My previous boyfriends

have all been older than me.

You're the only boyfriend I have

that's younger than me.

But somehow

I keep feeling

that you're much more mature than they were.

Is that a compliment?

If I don't become mature...

How would I be able

to survive in this cruel world?

I'll get drunk if I drink anymore.

Then, let's

not go back until we're drunk.

You...

Are you trying to get me drunk on purpose?

I just

wanted to warm up our vacation.

Here.

♪Back then I had never thought♪

♪Of how you lied♪

♪Back then I've never had doubts♪

♪About the way I loved you♪

♪Let the downpour come♪

♪Let her be gone with the wind♪

♪Don't wish to see through myself♪

♪Your true heart, my heart♪

♪Your receding figure♪

♪Unwilling to say goodbye, unable to wake up from this♪

♪Your memories, your eyes♪

♪Your smile♪

♪It's just colors set adrift in dreams♪

♪Your true heart, my heart♪

♪Your past♪

♪Does it have my name engraved on it?♪

♪No time to think♪

♪About the remaining past memories♪

♪How do I recall them?♪

♪How do I forget you?♪

Hey, Mom.

I've been well.

Everything has been going smoothly on my side.

I am a candidate

for the supervisor of the marketing department.

Mom,

you have to wear

the clothes I bought for you.

Don't feel bad for wearing them.

♪Let the downpour come♪

Boyfriend?

♪Let her be gone with the wind♪

♪Don't wish to see through myself♪

Don't worry. He treats me well.

♪Your true heart, my heart♪

Get some rest then.

Bye-bye.

♪Your memories, your eyes♪

♪Your smile♪

♪It's just colors set adrift in dreams♪

♪Your true heart, my heart♪

♪Your past♪

♪Does it have my name engraved on it?♪

♪No time to think♪

♪About the remaining past memories♪

♪How do I recall them?♪

♪How do I forget you?♪

♪Don't wish to forget you♪

Xia Fei.

There's a fireworks show tonight.

Let's go watch it together.

You go ahead.

Xia Fei?

Xia Fei?

I'll let you in on a secret.

I've changed my phone

and computer passwords

to the date

we both first met.

Really?

Wu Yue.

Wu Yue...

I like you.

I...

really like you.

(Quotation, Core Algorithm)

(Brain Data, Data Simulator Quote detailed statement)

Didn't you go on your business trip?

My intuition was right.

So you found out.

When did you get involved

with Xia Fei?

Is she your student too?

If you don't explain yourself today,

I'll delete this email.

Don't bother going to tomorrow's tender either.

Xiao Man.

Do you really want to do this to your father?

I'm doing this to protect you.

All right.

I can tell you everything

you want to know.

But are you sure you want to know?

Xia Fei wasn't the one

who sent me this email.

It was Wu Yue,

the man that you can't stop thinking about.

If you delete it,

you'll ruin Wu Yue.

This is not the only copy I have.

So this is what you guys have been working on?

Using my relationship and feelings for him

as leverage?

And

him and his brother's lives.

You threatened him?

No. It wasn't me.

It was the loan sharks.

You didn't know this, right?

His parents owe a huge amount of debt

to the loan sharks.

So much that they were forced to commit suicide.

If I hadn't helped him out in his time of need

and given him that five hundred thousand yuan,

his little brother's limbs,

and even himself,

will all be gone by now.

Xiao Man.

Are you still going to delete it?

After struggling and fighting for so long,

we've come to the final moments at last.

Today...

is the most critical step

for Brain Data

to be listed.

After today,

everyone here

will become veterans of our new company.

In the days to come,

we will share all the honor and shame,

as we will all be on the same boat, working toward the same goals!

What's with you?

You don't seem happy.

Just hang in there for a bit more.

After today,

we'll get to go on our vacation together.

Are you guys all prepared?

Let's go!

Boss.

I don't feel so well today.

Can I not go?

Boss.

I'll opt out as well.

You understand why.

Chai Qing did this too.

She called me early in the morning

and asked for a day off.

Did you guys discuss this together

and decided

you would all be sick today?

(QIAN DA GROUP)

The bids have been called.

Saidi used high price bidding.

They have the second-highest priced bid right now.

That Mr. Sha

must be furious

after hearing our bid.

All right.

Got it.

Lao Jin,

I'm afraid your monitoring software

has long been discovered by Ren Qian Qiu.

Impossible.

I did it seamlessly.

You guys were the ones who couldn't keep up.

Then explain it to me,

why didn't any

of those fake cases

you download below the screen-shot software

appear

in Brain Data's final RFP?

Impossible.

I even have a copy

of the final version of the RFP.

Look.

Could it be...

that Ren Qian Qiu made two versions?

You just realized that now?

All right.

Then explain to me

Brain Data's quote as well.

You said they would put in a high bid.

Where is it?

Lao Jin.

Way to go.

Thanks to you,

the quotation

you had us sent in

was basically

Saidi's suicide note!

Do you understand now?

Mr. Liang,

they've run into a difficult problem.

The expert panel has asked for you.

Why haven't they opened the bidding yet?

Is something the matter?

I have a bad feeling somehow.

I'm not sure yet.

But don't worry.

You have me.

Is anything wrong?

Nothing.

Let's keep waiting.

Hello, Boss?

What's up?

Are they still discussing it?

I guess I didn't celebrate that old man's birthday for nothing.

All right. All right.

I got it.

I'll ask around.

So demanding.

Do you want to know the results of the bidding?

All right.

So you can move, after all.

Did something go wrong with Boss's bid?

You got that right.

He just

gave me a call

and asked me to check on my dad's side.

I'll take you out for a drive

after I make this call.

You've been somber all day.

Qin.

Give me a tip-off or something.

Oh, stop it with the act.

Getting a bunch of old men and ladies

to "study" the matter.

All it takes is one word

to decide who is the winner, isn't it?

Your father is in the next room.

Why don't

you ask your father directly?

Never mind.

I don't want to trigger any side effects.

Brain Data

has treated me quite nicely.

You guys have a definitive advantage

when it comes to the hardware.

Especially since your biggest competitor,

Saidi,

put in a high bid.

That means

they're already out of the game.

It should be no problem for you guys

to win the tender for the hardware.

The problem is

with the software.

The software?

The experts' opinions are divided.

We haven't reached a decision yet.

What exactly is going on?

There's a company called Lufeng.

Their RFP's contents

on the software was generally

the same as Brain Data's,

and they even offered a better price.

They are a university-run company.

The manager of the company is a professor.

And here I wondered who the competitor was.

It's just a university-run enterprise, isn't it?

The results are clear, isn't it?

Brain Data just merged

with Techs.

It will be able to take them down

at any given moment, right?

Stop holding out on us.

Just give us the results.

I still have to report it back to my boss.

I think

you better discuss this in person with Mr. Liang.

I would if I would be able to settle this deal with him.

Oh, right.

Who is their company's general manager?

A university professor?

University professors

do everything

besides teaching these days.

That's true.

His name is Su Feng.

The "Feng" for the maple leaves.

Su Feng?

Stop pacing around.

It makes me even more annoyed.

Could it be that Saidi

has some other bargaining chip?

Secretary Qin had me come over

to tell you

that Brain Data has won the tender for the hardware project.

Good job!

Ms. Zhu.

What about the software?

You didn't win the tender for the software.

What?

We didn't?

How could it be?

Who won then?

Saidi?

A university-run enterprise called Lufeng.

A university-run enterprise?

You're not kidding me, are you?

Your algorithms were very similar.

But they offered a lower price.

And there were

university subsidies.

Similar algorithms?

That's impossible.

Head back to the company!

Why do I feel as if

I've heard that name before.

Don't bother. He's my dad.

And I trusted you so much.

Why did you

betray the company?

Speak up.

Did you use the opportunity

to join the tender team

to steal the company's RFP

and algorithm?

Wait.

What do you mean,

Mr. Ren?

Why would Su Xiao Man

have anything to do with that university-run enterprise?

Have her tell you that herself.

Su Feng is my dad.

Su Xiao Man!

I knew you had ill intentions

the moment you joined the company!

And I'm Liang Hong Da's son.

Why didn't any of you

accuse me of meddling then?

Lin Shao Ting.

Stop playing hero.

Everyone here

is a suspect.

The three members of the higher management

are in charge of keeping all the documents and the algorithm of the tender.

Does that mean that you guys are even more suspicious?

Wu Yue!

What are you talking about?

How could the three of us do anything

that would harm the company's benefits?

I got it.

You guys are intimidated by Ms. Zhu's power.

That's why you guys oppose her at every turn.

It's not entirely impossible

for you guys to give away

her algorithm to someone else as well.

Ning Da Qi.

This is Brain Data's territory.

It's not the place for you to choose sides.

Is there any point in you big shots

playing these games of twists and turns?

You have no say in the matter!

That's right.

I did it.

Fire me.

Wait, Su Xiao Man.

Check Xia Fei's laptop.

My computer?

Yes.

What? Feeling guilty?

Guilty?

What do I have to feel guilty for?

That's good then.

Da Qi.

Get Xia Fei's laptop.

Wait.

What gives you the right to inspect my laptop?

If you're going to check,

you should inspect everyone's laptops!

All right.

Check all of them.

First of all,

Boss Ren's laptop.

Your laptop

is being monitored.

That's all right.

All the information I have inside is fake.

Next...

Wu Yue's laptop.

It's clean.

Su Xiao Man and Lin Shao's laptops

are also clean.

Why don't you check it in detail again?

Don't question my abilities.

Continue.

Next...

Ms. Zhu's laptop.

It's normal as well.

But

inside Ning Da Qi's laptop

there are...

beautiful photos of Ms. Zhu.

One gigabit worth of them.

Lastly,

Ms. Xia's laptop.

It's clean as well.

How about that?

Satisfied?

But...

When I was searching through the contents,

I found an email.

The tender offer

and algorithm

were attached to the email.

Feeling anxious?

Impossible!

I haven't used my laptop since last night

until now!

Who is the recipient?

It's a mailbox

with the ".edu" domain.

The letters before it is

SF.

Su Feng.

Impossible.

I haven't been in touch

with Professor Su for a long time.

That means it's an old acquaintance of yours.

Mr. Ren,

you know me.

Xia Fei,

you'll have to explain this

to the shareholders yourself.

What's the meaning of this?

You wanted a celebratory party, right?

Tan Miao.

All these years, everything I've done

is for you

and Xiao Man, isn't it?

You...

Are you sure you don't want to reconsider this?

Given the timing,

isn't it a bit...

This is the best time to do this.

Xiao Man, you are home.

Congratulations, General Manager Su,

for winning a huge order for Lufeng.

So now

can you tell me

about everything?

♪I can't bear to see you look back♪

♪You have to learn to move forward♪

♪Suddenly understood that love isn't about possession♪

♪Thinking about your gentleness, hoping I could rewind time♪

♪If we were to start again, I'd still be willing to sacrifice everything I have♪

♪Maybe I was immature that you didn't feel secure♪

♪Setting you free is my last promise to you♪

♪I want to stay with you till the end♪

♪I don't want to let go of your hands♪

♪Don't lose our love to time♪

♪I hope yesterday would stop for me♪

♪I want to stay with you till the end♪

♪This is my most beautiful protection♪

♪I never thought two people in love♪

♪Would end up as ordinary friends♪

♪I want to stay with you till the end♪

♪I don't want to let go of your hands♪

♪Don't lose our love to time♪

♪I hope yesterday could last forever♪

♪I want to stay with you till the end♪

♪This is my most beautiful protection♪

♪I never thought two people in love♪

♪Would end up as ordinary friends♪

♪I never thought two people in love♪

♪Would end up as ordinary friends♪