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=My Marvellous Fable=

(I am Feng Tianlan.)

(An intern editor at Shanguan Culture.)

(The woman who has just exited the car)

(is called Wang Putao.)

(The author who I'm trying to get the draft from.)

(One of the top ten best-selling female authors.)

(Also known as)

(the Ogress.)

(This half-naked man on the beach)

(who's afraid to get into the water)

(is me.)

(If you want to know why I have to go so far)

(as to jump into the sea just to get the draft,)

(we have to go back to when I was young.)

I don't want to play hide-and-seek anymore.

I'm always the seeker.

It has been three months.

I want to play it.

Tianlan.

You've been the seeker for so many times.

So why don't do it one more time?

My mom told me

that we have to love what we do.

Look at how happy we are.

(Yes.)

(I've never been able to say no since I was young.)

Well.

Okay then.

It'll be the last time for this year then.

Let's go.

Let's go.

(If I had said no,)

(maybe none of this would've happened.)

(Or if I had listened to my parents back then)

(and not included being Wang Putao's editor)

(in my career plan.)

We won't interfere

with what you want to do.

But you have to listen to us

when it comes to your job.

Dad.

Mom.

There are things that I want to do.

(No.)

(I don't want to do it.)

(Copy Editor: Shanguan Culture Co., Ltd.)

(The Last Night)

Feng Tianlan.

Come in.

Okay.

Age.

I'm 25.

Height.

I'm 183 cm tall.

Weight.

I weigh 69 kilograms.

Academic qualifications.

I graduated from a national key university and hold a double bachelor's degree

in Chinese and Film Directing and Production.

I studied Chinese Literature and Foreign Philosophy.

What are your strengths?

I have a stronger sense of self-management

and obedience.

I'm not afraid to sacrifice...

Enough.

Have you read her book before?

I think so.

But...

(The Last Night)

I've never read it before.

Okay.

Your salary as an intern will be 20,000.

Twenty thousand?

It's not nine-to-nine, six days a week.

And it's not 12-12, seven days a week.

Your salary is guaranteed.

And you can get commissions from your project.

If you continue to work for us, you'll get a 30% increase in salary.

Aren't you satisfied with it?

I think it's too good for me.

You think that everyone in the world is excellent

except for you.

I really like how humble you are.

You've been wearing second-hand clothes since you were young

and bullied by everyone every day.

When you are used to disappointment,

you won't be afraid to face it again and again,

living a plain and diligent life.

There aren't many young people like you now.

We've interviewed more than 100 people.

I've never met

someone

as diffident, timid,

weak, and cautious as you,

who has a little bit of OCD.

Yes.

My goodness.

I love that a lot.

The important thing here

is we've chosen you.

Are you willing to join us

and accept this challenge together?

- Come to us. - Come to us.

Come to us.

I'm worth 20,000?

Are you willing to accept the challenge?

An annual salary of 200,000 is waiting for you.

That's 40,000 less.

- That's not important. - That's not important.

The important thing is you are the best.

- You are the best! - You are the best!

I am the best.

- You are the best! - You are the best!

Are we too ruthless?

He just graduated.

A university student.

I can only wish him all the best.

(Yes.)

(I should've left back then.)

(The three of them)

(looked at me with pity,)

(with genuine tears in their eyes.)

(Foreshadowing the torment)

(that has just begun.)

Can I help you?

Hello.

Is Ms. Wang Putao, the writer,

at home?

I am Wang Putao.

You are Wang Putao?

The Wang Putao who kills a dozen people in every novel

and writes millions of words every year?

Yeah. Can I help you?

Nice to meet you.

Let me introduce myself.

I am Feng Tianlan.

I'm the new intern editor at Shanguan Culture.

I'm now in charge of publishing your books.

I don't want to write anymore!

Wait.

You

are not Wang Putao, right?

How do you know?

You are supposed to be from Qionghai, right?

But you have a different accent.

Wang Putao,

Ms. Wang,

I know that you are in there.

Please come out.

Wang...

You're

so annoying!

(No.)

(There's no such thing as "ifs".)

(Maybe everything)

(is destined to happen.)

Come in.

Ms. Wang Putao.

Writer Wang.

Nice to meet you.

I'm an intern editor from Shanguan Culture

who will be in charge of you.

I am Feng Tianlan.

It's my pleasure

to be able to help you with your newest book.

Although I'm not that experienced,

I'll do my very best

so that it's to your approval.

You have always been highly acclaimed among emerging writers.

I have always admired you.

What have I written before?

The Tragic Land Reclamation.

The July Reincarnation.

Harvest Celebration.

Which of them is not mine?

They all are.

What is this?

Your internship is tied to my new book,

right?

Without a new book,

you'll lose your job, right?

Yes.

Am I hard to get along?

Yes.

No.

Am I easy to handle?

That's not what I mean.

By the way,

where's my car?

I don't know

where your car is.

I can't write without my car.

I have never seen an author

who can't write without a car.

Looks like you don't know me at all.

And you are not that smart.

I don't want an editor，

but a partner.

In sports, you have the striker and...

The defender?

In war, you have the vanguard and...

Logistics support?

Well...

Ms. Wang.

I'm here to talk to you about the new book,

not to talk about me.

I'm talking about the new book.

But something has happened in my family.

I can't write.

What happened?

Didn't they tell you about it?

What is it?

Yesterday,

my dad...

Your father...

No. Ms. Wang.

Don't be sad.

Life is like a journey.

Leaving doesn't mean that it is the end.

There are many things that cannot be explained by science.

Maybe in another dimension

lies the ultimate happiness.

Never mind.

I'll go back and tell the company about your situation.

My condolences to you.

Well...

I'll leave now.

Do you have a life motto?

Work hard so that everyone can see my effort.

See your effort?

What can they see?

I should ask you this instead.

Do you have any codes of conduct?

On which aspects?

Anything.

Don't lie to anyone.

Treat everyone nicely.

Treat the people around me well.

Be considerate of others.

Obey the law.

Take care of the plants around you.

You are so righteous!

You are indeed the editor that Shanguan Culture has hired.

Well said.

You are the one I'm looking for.

No one has ever understood me so well.

You are the editor who I've been looking for.

What?

Ms. Wang.

What did I say?

Aren't we talking

about your father now?

Although my father is still alive,

you'll never know

where he'll be tomorrow.

Your father is still alive?

What is the meaning of that?

Are you cursing my dad?

No.

That's not what I mean.

But, Ms. Wang,

you can't joke

about your parents and elders like that.

Let's set it aside for now.

I'm a little bit excited.

Can you drive?

Yes.

Have you been on the freeway before?

Of course.

How about this?

Drive my car here,

and I'll give you two chapters.

You have to keep your word.

I'll keep my word.

By the way,

Ms. Wang.

What's your number plate?

I don't remember.

(Bar Addresses) (These are the bars she often visits.)

(Maybe her car is parked at one of them.)

(All the best.)

(TIKI) (You can do it.)

Hello.

Sir.

It's me.

I had gone to more than 20 bars

that she often visits

based on your list.

But I couldn't find her car.

I'm at the last address now.

Sir.

What should I do

if I can't find her car?

Will you fire me?

It's okay, Feng.

You'll find the car.

Relax.

By the way,

if she owes the bar some money,

get the invoice for me

and settle the bill yourself first.

Sir.

For every bar I went to,

I was asked to settle her debt.

I already paid 35,000 in total.

That's two months of my salary.

About the invoice,

do I really need the invoice to claim the money?

I'm hanging up.

I think it's him.

Yes.

Get the money from him?

Okay.

I'll hang up now.

Hello.

Are you the owner here?

Can I help you?

Do you know Wang Putao,

Writer Wang?

Writer Wang?

What does she write?

Romance, suspense, and science fiction?

Aliens and beasts romance?

Or is it time traveling and the reincarnation of AI?

Heart-wrenching love?

The mysteries of the universe?

I don't know Wang Putao.

But there's a woman

who drinks here every day.

She is drunk

every time.

And she owes me money.

Again?

How much does she owe you?

Let me check.

It's 38,000.

How much?

(You have made a payment of 38,000.)

Here you go.

You are such a responsible person.

Wait.

Sir.

Where's her car?

Her car?

How would I know where it is?

Maybe you should ask her.

You can leave now.

Wait.

Can you give me an invoice?

There's no invoice.

And there's no car.

Maybe I can get you a bottle of Coke.

You look like a good boy.

So, I'll tell you where it is.

Don't tell anyone that I told you about it.

Otherwise, I may lose my bar.

What is the number plate?

(4F Parking Lot)

Which car is it?

Hello,

sir.

Feng.

How is it?

Is it going well?

Sir.

I really

can't figure out Ms. Wang.

Feng.

You have to work harder.

I've already come up with a publicity plan for the new book.

If there's no book,

I have nothing to promote.

I can't do this anymore.

Yesterday,

I searched the parking lot the whole night.

And I even spent the night here.

I...

I'll give you 25,000.

Okay, sir.

I'll go find the car now.

Feng.

Haven't you found the car yet?

We are running out of time.

I forgot to put the batteries in.

If it weren't

because you could drive on the freeway,

I really didn't want to bring you along.

You have to love what you do.

As long as I work hard, everyone will see my worth?

Even paying me 25,000 a month can't make me stay.

I'm really touched

by the effort that you've put in.

Look. What is this?

How about this?

I'll revise the conditions.

If you send me home by car,

I'll tell you the full story

in the car.

Listen carefully.

I'll tell you the full story.

Then,

you can turn it into a manuscript.

Then, you'll be able

to send in the work every day.

Isn't that perfect?

Send you home by car?

I can send you home right now.

Are you joking with me?

Not that house.

It's the other one through the freeway.

Is it far from here?

I don't think so.

Why?

Are you not willing to do it?

You want people to see your worth, right?

Opportunity

knocks but once.

Fine.

I've changed my mind.

Please don't.

Well...

Ms. Wang.

Can I ask you

why you want to go back?

I didn't lie to you.

My dad has really fallen sick.

Ms. Wang.

Although I'm doing this

for my salary of 25,000,

nothing is more important

than sending you home right now.

Ms. Wang.

Where's your house?

I need to input the location into the GPS.

Qionghai.

Qionghai?

Qionghai in Hainan?

Yes.

Ms. Wang, we are in Beijing now.

(When I saw that smile,)

(I knew there must be more to it than meets the eye.)

(The distance between Beijing and Qionghai)

(2,367 km away from Qionghai, Hainan) (is 2,367 km.)

(Capital Airport) (It'll take only four hours by plane.)

(It'll take 33 hours by train.)

(But Ms. Wang insisted on going home by car.)

(Do you think that's the end?)

(Actually,)

(she doesn't want to go home)

(at all.)

(Ms. Wang.)

(We should hit the road today.)

(My car can't be on the road today because of road space rationing.)

(We can't leave.)

Ms. Wang.

We need another person.

Hurry up.

North wind.

Feng.

Please help Ms. Li pick up

her two daughters.

Cheers.

Let's drink.

Not bad.

I've learned this tonight.

What do you think?

Amazing.

Aren't I great?

Let's do it again.

My mom told me

that we have to love what we do.

(But you have to listen to us)

when it comes to your job.

Your salary as an intern will be 20,000.

You are so annoying!

Qionghai.

(No.)

(You can't keep this up, Feng Tianlan.)

(You have to put up a fight.)

(You have to resist.)

(You have to...)

Ms. Wang.

You can reject me

and not give me the manuscript.

You can also torture me

by making me search everywhere to look for your car.

I just want to know this.

You lied to me, saying that your father was ill.

And that you wanted to visit him.

Now, you are just out drinking, walking your dog,

and playing mahjong.

I got bitten

for trying to bathe your dog.

Is your father even ill?

Is it fun to lie to me?

Let me be honest with you.

I can't write anymore.

What?

After completing The Last Night,

I can't write anymore.

I have so many things on my mind

when I sit in front of the computer.

Still, I can't write.

So many things are weighing down on my mind.

I don't know what to do about myself.

You are very earnest

and kind.

So, let me tell you the truth.

My father is not ill.

Although you lied to me

and I'm still a little bit angry,

his health is more important.

It's good that he's not ill.

It's good that he's not ill.

I lost my mom when I was young.

It's almost time for me

to visit my dad.

What?

(When we meet a kind person,)

(what choice should we make?)

♪Some beautiful scenes can transcend time♪

♪Some encounters can re-adorn destiny♪

♪Greet every sunny day in the new poem♪

♪With a smile and faith♪

♪The season when withered flowers bloom again♪

♪The various encounters may be paving the way for someone♪

♪I flush with joy for our next encounter♪

♪What will be the next metamorphosis?♪

♪The night is brightly lit♪

♪It leaves me dizzy, but I don't want to blink♪

♪Before your residual heat is gone♪

♪Sit with me♪

♪Some love will never change♪

♪My gift for you♪

♪Is full of my vows♪

♪The season when withered flowers bloom again♪

♪The various encounters may be paving the way for someone♪

♪I flush with joy for our next encounter♪

♪What will be the next metamorphosis?♪

♪The night is brightly lit♪

♪It leaves me dizzy, but I don't want to blink♪

♪Before your residual heat is gone♪

♪Sit with me♪

♪Some love will never change♪

♪My gift for you♪

♪Is full of my vows♪

♪The night is brightly lit♪

♪It leaves me dizzy, but I don't want to blink♪

♪Before your residual heat is gone♪

♪Sit with me♪

♪Some love will never change♪

♪My gift for you♪

♪Is full of my vows♪