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♪Once I was adrift on the boundless sea♪

♪I looked up but didn't see the stars or the moon♪

♪No one cared who I was♪

♪Stuck in the long dark night I stumbled around♪

♪Once I went through a lot♪

♪Beside me, you smiled♪

♪When we talked about dreams back to back♪

♪All the regrets became precious♪

♪So, however cold, dark♪

♪Or disappointing it is♪

♪However hard, difficult or confused I feel♪

♪You're the answer and my eternal faith♪

♪I want my own light and fly up with you♪

♪Where you can hear the pounding of clouds♪

♪I want my own light and even if the future is checkered♪

♪I'll always be there with you♪

♪Toward the light♪

[Be Your Own Light]

[Episode 15]

She's probably heading your way.

[Tang Shaohuai]

[Decline]

[We're sorry, the number you have dialed...]

What have those two women got?

I don't know.

Weren't you with them the whole time?

I was.

But I did not let them

use their phones while we were there.

And I'm not exactly sure whether

they used a hidden camera.

How long were they there at the site?

One hour in total.

Which parts did you take them to?

Practically all parts.

Show me the advertising plan.

[Contact: Qiaoqiao Min: Relax. I'm a good fighter.]

I haven't seen you in five years.

You still look the same, only prettier.

What was that?

I said you look prettier now.

Thanks.

[Tang Shaohuai]

People would say "we can still be friends" after breaking up.

But that wasn't the case for us.

You didn't text back.

You never answered my calls.

You even blocked me on WeChat.

I was too young.

No.

You were out of my league.

I was less educated, less competent,

and I came from a poor family background.

I just wasn't good enough.

Jiaqi, we haven't seen each other for years,

and I have been ignoring you,

but there hasn't been a single day that I haven't thought about you.

Really?

Yeah.

After a round-the-world trip,

it dawned on me that first love was the most precious thing.

I also think so.

[Yuanyuan]

[Tang Shaohuai]

[I'm planning a two million advertising campaign on your channel.]

[Please get back to me as soon as possible.]

But you didn't wait for me.

I can go back to you now.

I'll lose weight for your sake.

I'll even

quit games.

I can take you anywhere you want to go.

I can also get a postgraduate degree.

Really?

Yeah, of course.

Is that your girlfriend?

What?

What is she doing here?

She doesn't seem

very happy.

Maybe I should go.

No.

If anyone should leave, it's her.

Honestly,

I really don't care.

[Tang Shaohuai]

So just like that... she's gone?

Well,

what else did you expect?

Guess it's probably for the best that she left.

This is what they call virtual storage.

Virtual storage...

I taught you how to save data and files on physical storage devices.

Still remember the steps?

Yes, I do.

When it's uploaded,

save it on a physical storage device.

On this drive?

Right.

Sure.

Done.

Hello?

Yuanyuan,

I'm calling to ask you to do me a favor.

If you help me out,

I'll assign Dadi Chunxiao's

ad campaign to you, which is worth two million.

Where are you,

Mr. Tang?

In my office waiting for you.

Your girlfriend

isn't going to break up with you

because she saw us having coffee together, or is she?

If she wants to call it quits,

then so be it.

Do you not love her?

Lan Yu...

after all these years,

you're still the one I love the most.

But we can't be together.

But didn't you just say

first love is the best love?

Yeah, that's what I think.

But memories are just...

memories.

What is past is past.

Are you telling me

we're not starting over?

I'm engaged, actually.

Let me show you my fiance's photo.

He's six years older than me.

Graduated from MIT.

Now the chief representative for Morgan Stanley in Beijing.

What about us?

We are childhood friends, nothing more.

And I wish you all the best.

I'm out of here, my childhood friend.

Hey, Qiaoqiao,

mission accomplished.

The girl's a piece of work.

But as your cousin,

I could only do so much.

Mr. Tang.

Yuanyuan. At last.

Quick, come over here.

What's the matter?

Take a look at this.

Do you know them?

They are Bai Yang...

and He Huan.

Who?

He Huan used to be the producer

of Read a Good Book.

She's now a reporter for News in Progress.

Bai Yang is the host and the producer

of News in Progress.

Anything wrong?

You said "News in Progress"?

Mm-hmm.

So here's what happened.

These two women

disguised themselves as my clients

and took photographs at the construction site

without my permission.

Then?

Well, um...

Pictures they took

mustn't be leaked.

So what exactly

did they uncover?

Why don't you have a seat,

yeah?

All right,

I want you two to speak with the buyers.

You two will run a background check on the designers

as well as the constructor.

And you,

you go talk to the authorities.

All right.

Remember,

do your things quietly.

We wouldn't want to tip them off,

all right?

Sure.

Dismissed.

How's it going?

All the files have been uploaded.

How soon can you complete the manuscript?

Before 4 p.m.

Zeng Kui.

I'm headed to...

Yes, Dr. Tong?

You've come up with a targeted therapy treatment plan?

But I'm not at the hospital.

Um,

I'll come over as soon as I get off work.

Yeah, sure. I'll meet you there.

Thanks.

Who's going to be receiving targeted therapy?

My mother.

What happened to her?

It's her lungs.

Well, what are you waiting for?

Get a move on.

And don't come back tomorrow.

Take the day off

to spend some time with your mother.

But I haven't finished my work.

I'll cover it.

Just go.

Quick.

I owe you one.

First of all,

the cost of the land.

And there are also the costs of building materials,

labor,

capital...

All that,

plus some hidden costs.

And this is

the government-mandated maximum price.

I did the math.

Take a look.

If I comply with the price-cap regulation,

I'll lose large amounts of money.

I'm not convinced.

I'm telling you the truth.

You see,

everybody sells finished houses.

You know why?

Because you can price

them higher.

The difference between the price paid and renovating costs incurred

is what we developers call a profit.

But not making any money can't be the justification

for ripping people off.

I wouldn't call it a rip-off.

It's, uh...

it's a kind of underlying rule for the whole industry.

It's also an open secret

for people working in this industry.

If it's an open secret,

why are you so worried about it being made known to the public?

See,

the thing is...

an open secret is still a secret.

Only a small group of people know about it.

You understand?

If,

the media reports on this,

all those buyers are going to make a scene

and request compensation.

The authorities are going to investigate me deeply.

I'll have to rework,

or worse, be fined.

When all these factors are combined,

I'll lose at least a million.

But you deserve it.

You're right. It's my fault.

I've been blinded by greed.

But if I'm being honest,

I didn't do it just for myself.

Profit margins are important for the business.

I have to pay wages for over 1,000 employees.

That's an excuse.

No, it's not.

It's not.

Gosh.

Now, whatever you do,

just help us get through this.

Please.

If I help you,

it makes me an enabler.

Oh, come on.

You'll be saving a thousand lives.

I call that a charity.

Listen,

let's make a deal.

Number one,

I'll have my men redo the work

until the buyers are happy,

all right?

Number two,

I promise it'll never happen again.

Mr. Tang...

Will you please

give us another chance

to make amends?

I'm afraid I can't do that.

We've known each other for years.

Help me out here, will you?

I wish I could,

but it's beyond my power.

I may have a say in other programs,

but not News in Progress.

Right, I know it won't be easy.

But I also know what you're capable of. I trust you.

You better not.

Bai Yang is scrupulously fair and upright.

I've had dealings with her,

and she's defeated me.

I lost a big client,

thanks to her ruthlessness.

I see.

Anyway,

the two-million advertising budget

has been approved.

It's already in the account.

If you straighten it out for me,

we can conclude the business immediately,

okay?

[Zhou Jiaqi]

You said you have yet to hit your sales goal.

Will two million be enough?

I could make it five hundred thousand more.

How about that?

To be honest,

there's no way I can pull it off all by myself.

But it could work

if we can get Mr. Qiu on board

and make him intervene personally in the dispute.

However...

What?

Deals below three million

may not interest him.

Three million?

No problem.

Okay.

I'll talk to him.

[Jiangdu Broadcasting & TV Station]

Remember to change it to the required format.

Yeah.

Mr. Zou.

[Director's Office]

That's pretty much it.

We would really appreciate it if you could help us.

I'm afraid I can't.

We have never been ones

to knowingly broadcast false information,

take bribes,

and cover up misdeeds.

I can't agree with this.

I'm sorry.

I'm not asking you to cover it up.

I'm asking you to do it in another way.

What do you mean?

Suspend the news, and report it later.

Report it later? When?

In three months.

Three months?

DaDi would be done with its reform by then.

What would be the point

of reporting on their wrongdoing?

That's exactly what I meant.

Look, Zou,

they have been

a supportive client.

A large client.

Sure,

they made mistakes.

But as their partner,

I think we should help them realize what they did wrong.

Then,

we help them solve their problems.

Tarring everyone with the same brush

won't do anyone

any good.

You know what, Qiu?

I could ask the director

to censor the name of the properties.

That way,

we'll be able to take care of

your client's thorny situation

while we can also

do our job.

Mr. Zou,

the client really wants us

to hold off on the news.

Well, that's beyond my capability. Sorry.

It's a three million ad campaign we're talking about.

I know. Three million

is a lot of money.

But as media,

we should put in the first place what we can bring to society.

Sure, we need money and profit,

but we should care more about what it means to the public.

Do you have any idea

what three million means to our channel?

Do you have any idea

what misleading narratives mean to our channel?

Fine.

You win.

I'll just talk to someone who can make you do it.

Wait, wait.

You mean the editorial board?

Listen,

you let me think about it.

Okay.

I'll await your final decision.

All right.

Mr. Qiu.

Mr. Qiu.

What does Mr. Zou mean

by "think about it"?

He's bargaining.

Okay. But is there any risk

that he publicizes the story before getting back to us?

He may seem friendly,

but he's a man of principle.

I can't say for sure.

If that happens,

we'll lose this

major client.

Three million.

Mr. Qiu,

don't forget you're three hundred million short.

Bai Yang.

Mr. Zou.

A word?

You get on with it.

What seems to be the problem?

Dadi Chunxiao.

You heard about it?

They found out you and He Huan

were there as undercover reports.

Mr. Qiu from the Advertising Center

just came to see me.

What did he say?

He said,

DaDi

is our largest client.

And they want us to hold off on the news.

I turned him down.

And if I know him,

he won't give up that easily.

They just won't back off, huh?

Always stepping on our toes

in the name of commercialism.

Calm down.

Don't tell me to calm down.

The fact is,

DaDi is ripping off homebuyers.

It's not that simple.

How complicated can it be?

Hello?

Mr. Zou,

this is Lin from the editorial department.

[Lin Editorial Dept]

[Lin Editorial Dept] We have the editorial board's instructions

to put off the reporting of

DaDi's wrongdoings.

Just giving you a heads-up.

An official statement will be issued soon.

All right,

I hear you.

Bai Yang,

the channel editorial board has made its decision.

Let's just do what we're told.

Now, regarding the postponement...

I did it when you asked me

to cover Lindu's promotional event.

I did it when you told me

not to expose that scammer Yang Shiping.

Can I, for once,

not do what I'm ordered to do?

Are you really not going to follow the company's policies?

The Advertising Center doesn't, either.

You know perfectly well

they're behind this.

Mr. Zou,

please, you have to fight for me.

Bai Yang,

I know

how you must be feeling.

I'd be happy to convey your feedback

to the editorial department

and the channel editorial board.

But the decision on Dadi

is final and irrevocable.

End of discussion.

[Outpatient Dept.]

Your mother has EGFR-positive lung cancer,

so she's eligible for targeted therapy.

This is great news.

However,

the best drug

for this type of sporadic cancer

isn't covered by insurance.

Uh, how much does the treatment cost?

You'll have to pay about fifty thousand

for each treatment.

Fifty thousand?

Okay.

[He Huan Remaining Balance 2529.08]

Huan.

Yeah?

It's getting cold.

Make sure

to layer up.

Mom,

you're just dreaming.

Huan,

I've asked around.

Not everyone will benefit from

target therapy.

Some people

pay for the treatment,

get treated,

and get better.

But it doesn't work

for the others.

Really,

it's buying one's way to a longer life.

If we are able to extend Mom's life

by a year,

a month, a week,

or even just a day,

we're going for it.

I know.

I understand.

But can we afford it?

Your mom's been in and out of the hospital

over the last few months.

I don't... I'm running out of money.

I...

Oh, Dad,

don't worry about money. I'll take care of it.

Take care of it? How?

See,

you're raising Zimo alone.

Worse still, you have a debt to pay.

You can barely make ends meet.

Hey, Mr. Tang.

The editorial board has issued an official statement

to shelve the news about your company.

Shelve?

It's good enough.

Think of it as a life sentence.

Life sentence?

I'd rather they impose the death penalty.

We've now made it no big deal.

Over time, it just might go away.

Fine.

Now that I have successfully accomplished

the task assigned to me.

I'm counting on you keeping up your end of the deal.

Don't you worry.

I will keep my promise.

All right.

Looking forward to the good news.

[Okay.]

Bye.

[Zhou Jiaqi: Where are you? Let's hang out and have some fun.]

[Zhou Jiaqi: We'll eat dinner at your favorite place and then go shopping.]

[Zhou Jiaqi: What you saw today, it was a misunderstanding. Buck up, okay?]

[Zhou Jiaqi]

You finally picked up your phone.

It was all just a big misunderstanding.

Nothing's going on between us.

We broke up five years ago.

I haven't heard from her since.

The fact that we ran into each other today was purely coincidental.

Please don't be mad at me.

I've deleted her number

and her contact on WeChat.

If you don't believe me, check my phone.

I'll tell you my password.

Hello?

Yuanyuan,

are you there?

[Zhou Jiaqi] Seriously,

what else do you want me...

[Zhou Jiaqi]

[Delete]

[Delete Contact]

[Delete]

[Please Wait]

[Zhou Jiaqi]

It's the largest one here.

Let me surround this one.

Look at this.

Move around it.

Go up. Up.

Mom!

Big brother made fried chicken and it was the best.

I've saved two for you.

You're home.

Have you finished your homework yet?

I haven't. I was waiting for you to come home.

I have a poem to recite.

Whenever you're ready.

Oh, Mother.

When the rain pours,

I...

Birds seek for their nests.

When sorrow overwhelms,

I only hide in your embrace.

Your rhythm,

your breathing,

and your emotions were a little off.

Oh, Mother.

When the rain pours,

birds seek for their nests.

When my sorrow flows,

I only hide in your embrace.

Do your homework first.

[The number you have dialed is currently busy.]

[Please try again later.]

Huan,

call me when you can.

[The number you have dialed is currently busy.]

[Please try again later.]

Excuse me, I'd like another bowl, please.

To go?

No, for here.

Never thought

you were such a big eater.

Well, I didn't eat lunch today.

Dad,

I've made up my mind.

The success rate of targeted therapy is rather high.

I want to give it a shot.

Don't worry about the money, okay?

I'll think of something.

Everything's going to be okay.

Good night.

Zimo.

Zimo.

Take this to your mom.

Slow down.

Here.

Mom.

Mom,

a good meal

can always make you feel better.

If it doesn't work, have some soup.

What type of soup is this?

It worked.

This is good.

Mm-hmm.

Thanks, honey.

Here you are.

Here.

Well done.

Here's your reward.

Now go do your homework.

[Send The Debt Collectors Jiang Junhao: Guys,]

[I'm now He Huan's next-door neighbor.]

[Pan Chenhui: Bravo.]

[Jiang Junhao: Hahahaha.]

[Yang Li: Be sure to watch her closely!]

[Jiang Junhao: Consider it done.]

Hello, you.

Here to pick up your packages?

Let me help you with them.

Are you sure?

A hundred percent.

You sure you can manage?

Yeah, yeah, absolutely.

Let's go.

Yeah.

I'm terribly sorry.

Oh, Jiang Junhao,

you can't be serious?

They've all got wet.

Might as well open them up.

Some were shipped from Hangzhou.

The others were from Shenzhen and some bought on Tmall.

You want to know who sent them, don't you?

Go on, open them up.

You don't have to tell me that.

You're doing this for those addresses, right?

What else could you be peeping at?

I'm heading to Tianfu 2nd Street to do some errands.

Are you coming?

No, I'll pass.

Okay, then.

Leave these packages at my door,

will you?

Yeah, sure.

Ms. He, I've explained

your situation to my boss.

He has agreed to grant you a loan.

Oh, that's great.

But because you don't have anything to give us as a pledge,

we're going to have to

raise the interest rate.

Which is how much?

36%,

and interests will be deducted prior.

Isn't it too high?

Rules are rules.

We can sign the contract today

if you'd like.

You'll see the money in your bank account by tomorrow.

I'll have to think about it.

Sure.

Here's my business card.

Just give me a call when you've made up your mind.

[News In Progress] I've spoken with a couple of buyers.

I told them that for some special reasons,

the news that was supposed to be broadcast today

was put off.

But they didn't take it well.

They said they would take to social media to get their voice heard.

They have every right to do that.

Nothing we can do about it.

But we must keep all the information obtained

from those interviews earlier.

Some personal media also heard of it.

They've been sniffing around.

I've been approached by one of them.

Don't tell them the names of the project

and the real estate company.

We'll leave them

to dig up the rest of the information.

All right.

Could this be the Advertising Center's doing?

Hardly.

Essentially, DaDi is our client.

When things go wrong,

somebody's got to check with them

or try to work something out.

As the editorial board said,

it's only been put off.

So don't give up just yet.

We chase down our leads,

and dig deeper.

We do what we have to do

to uncover the truth.

Absolutely.

Cancel the live conversation session.

Do an outdoor interview instead.

I'll leave that part to you.

All right.

Is there anything else we can do?

We wait.

Yuanyuan, Dadi already signed the deal?

Almost. I'm now working on the red tapes.

Now,

a toast to Yuanyuan.

Congratulations on nailing another big deal.

-Congratulations. -Cheers.

Yuanyuan, I bet you'll be able to afford a luxury car

with the commission you earned for this deal.

That's too much.

Don't exaggerate it.

You're so going to buy us a meal.

You bet.

You know, I couldn't imagine

why a presenter like you

would bow and scrape to an advertiser.

Turns out you're doing it for money.

Who are you referring to,

Ms. Bai?

You,

Zhao Yuanyuan.

You just went a little too far.

No, you're the one who has crossed the line.

You have now become

a lapdog of your advertising clients.

And you sold the News Center down the river.

I work hard for money.

I haven't done anything wrong.

Oh yeah?

What about us?

We kept a round-the-clock watch on those people.

We rushed around every day.

We were at the risk of getting beat up.

It was hard work discovering that story.

And it went completely down the drain because of an advertisement.

Mr. Qiu and Mr. Zou

have already come to an agreement.

Your work points will remain the same.

So you think working in news media is all about earning work points?

Let me tell you something.

News in Progress

is the News Center's top program,

not the Advertising Center's.

You'd be delusional

to think you can push us around.

Eat up your food and get back to work.

Okay.

Well, what of it?

The News Center lives on our revenue.

All right, all right, that's enough.

This is literally bullying.

She has to apologize.

Yeah, and we should file a complaint with the editorial board.

Enough, you guys.

A hard-earned story going for the chop,

that must have been hard for her.

Yuanyuan,

you know,

you're letting her think that we're pushovers.

Her blowing off some steam

in exchange for monetary gain,

I don't see a problem with that.

It wouldn't worry me if she was just venting.

What's really worrying is

that she might play dirty.

No, she's not that kind of person.

Yeah, I don't think she has it in her either.

People change.

Always remember that.

[Send Zhang Ke Hey, are you free to meet for a coffee?]

Yuanyuan.

Hey, Zhang Ke.

Have a seat.

What would you like to drink?

No, I'm good.

I have somewhere else to be.

Where?

Geez, do you have a cold?

I happen to have

cold medicine with me.

Aw, you're so sweet.

So where are you going after this?

To the Design Institute.

For what?

I have an interview to conduct.

Is it about Dadi Chunxiao?

But why?

Aren't you guys under orders to stuff the story in a drawer?

Um...

Bai Yang isn't letting this go, is she?

Well, you know what she's like.

The editorial board has already issued a statement.

Sure, she's bitter, so?

What can she possibly do about it?

Yuanyuan,

how are things with you

and Zhou Jiaqi?

Why are we talking about him?

Anyway, he and I broke up.

Really?

Realer than real.

So, uh, how are you holding up?

I'm fine.

Good to know.

He's not a good guy.

You should feel happy that you left him.

You're right.

Are you sure you're okay?

One hundred percent.

Staying busy is good, actually.

It's fulfilling.

And it also helps me

stop feeling sorry for myself.

That's great.

Yuanyuan,

I'll always be there

if you ever

need a shoulder to lean on.

Thank you.

All right, you should go.

I'd hate to keep you any longer.

All right.

Bai Yang is lucky to work with you.

I'll go then.

We found this by monitoring

the owners' forum and the buyers' group chat.

[Soon-to-be owners, the finished houses are built differently than DaDi had promised!]

[Do you not have a conscience, Mr. Tang?]

Who posted these?

We've looked into these posts.

They were uploaded by two owners who bought the phase I houses of Dadi Chunxiao.

Our sales adviser

has spoken with them separately.

According to them,

the TV station had interviewed them.

But the program was suspended,

and so they took to the Internet to speak up.

And they roped the others in to put pressure on us

to deal with the problems.

Our sales adviser

had communicated with both owners,

and managed to defuse them.

They agreed not to do that again.

Did these two posts

capture the other buyers' attention?

No. Not yet.

But just today,

I got calls from three different personal media.

They, too, found out

there's something wrong with the finished house we're selling.

How do they know that?

What's wrong with the house?

♪Like how the sun shines through the dark clouds♪

♪Over the bottom of the city♪

♪How many random meetings can burn into memories?♪

♪Or do they just pop out occasionally?♪

♪Why do we hesitate when traveling together?♪

♪You're like the sun and also the rain♪

♪The story continues and stops♪

♪The ending glimmers too♪

♪Misunderstandings pull us apart♪

♪Dreams make us expect♪

♪If love can be requited♪

♪I'll forget who I was yesterday♪

♪Then could I make you♪

♪Feel the way I feel♪

♪The sympathy♪

♪Drifts through the tough life♪

♪It's lucky enough to meet each other♪

♪If happiness takes longer, that's fine♪

♪To love anyway♪