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Does anyone want to participate in this competition?

- I’ll do it! - I’ll do it!

Then… maybe tell your friend to give them something like a memento?

Things that, even if 10 years have passed,

this item will still remind them of your friend.

Give me back my meatballs!

I can’t believe I can do it!

I flew back here just to sort this out.

Why else would I come back at all?

If Chad doesn’t come back with me, all this will have been for nothing.

A television drama adaptation from the original Chinese novel A Love So Beautiful written by Zhao Qianqian

Did you win?

I thought you went away.

Went where?

I thought you left for France with Aunt Aun.

My mom left but I stayed.

You want to stay here so much that you choose to leave me.

I’ve never left you.

Mom hasn’t come to pick me up yet. Can I go home with you?

It’s my fault.

I left you.

If you choose to stay here,

I’ll let you.

You told me…

you want to go to med school here.

I hope you can make your goal come true.

If you fail to get into a med school,

you need to go to live with me right away.

You will have no other excuse.

Do we have a deal?

Deal.

Chadjen, you promise me.

You need to keep your word.

Yes.

That’s great.

Did you really think I would go?

Anyone would want to go.

This is France we are talking about.

But I don’t.

I won the race.

I have a gold medal like you.

If you didn’t help me, I would be in trouble.

Good.

Keep the medal well.

I planned to give it to you.

Since you didn’t go anywhere, I’d better keep it.

I have decided.

I allow you to get back into our group.

What?

When did you kick me out?

When you disappeared and told me nothing.

Did you have dinner?

No.

My mom is cooking a big meal to celebrate my win.

Do you want to join us?

(I don’t know what Chadjen is thinking.)

(But at least I’m sure he made the right decision.)

(For me, the best thing is that all five of us are still together.)

(We still have a lot of time to have fun together.)

Stop pulling my jacket. You’re stretching it.

(I am now in 11th grade.)

(Everyone is saying that I am one year older.)

(But for me, everything is just the same.)

(I’m still me but now I’m in the 11th grade.)

(My everyday life is quite tiring.)

(For example, this morning.)

Som.

Now, you are in 11th grade.

Do you figure out where you want to go to college and what to study?

Don’t be neglectful.

Some kids lay out their plans since they are in 7th grade.

7th grade? You are exaggerating it.

No, she’s not.

If my daughter wants to attend a pricey college, I will drop dead first.

Dad.

Chad, what do you want to study in college?

I want to attend a med school.

He’s an exemplary kid.

You have planned it all out, haven’t you?

I’m sure you can get in.

You’ve always gotten good grades since you were in kindergarten.

Eat a lot to boost your brain.

This is great.

If Chad becomes a doctor,

we can ask him to care for us when we are sick.

You won’t fall ill easily. Trust me.

No one knows what the future holds.

Som.

What, Dad?

About your college plan? You haven’t answered me yet.

I haven’t thought about it yet.

I’m still exploring my options.

I still have time.

Don’t spend your time playing around.

If you fall behind your friends, don’t ask for my help.

I’ll apply for college in 12th grade.

There’s no need to hurry.

I warn you out of good intentions.

Your dad and I can’t help you make the decision because this is your future.

Look at Chad for an example.

That’s right.

Dad, why are you standing here?

I want to know what you want to study in college.

I lose my appetite because you are standing here.

Alright. Let’s leave her alone.

(See? The day has just begun yet I’m already exhausted.)

Chad.

Chadjen, wait up.

Do you really want to be a doctor?

Wait.

When did you know that you wanted to go to a med school?

Why have I never known it before?

How did you know what you want to study? Please tell me.

Hey.

Why can’t you tell me?

Chadjen, wait for me.

Chadjen.

Chad.

What are you eating?

Khao.

You scared me.

You were scared because of this?

I’m sorry.

Calm down.

Alright.

Are you secretly eating snacks?

I won’t steal it from you.

I…

I thought you were Tao.

He often steals my food.

If I knew it was you, I would share it with you.

Here.

It’s very tasty.

No, it’s not.

What’s wrong, New?

Who are you looking for?

I’m looking for Khao.

Does any of you know where she is?

How would we know? We are sitting here with you.

If you’re not going to help, there’s no need to tick me off.

I just answered your question. I didn’t try to tick you off.

Guys, can you stop bickering for one day?

Nerd, did you finish the chemistry homework?

What?

You act like you finished it.

I haven’t finished it.

Can I copy yours?

Oh.

I thought I would ask Khao and New to help me do it.

Where is Khao?

Chadjen.

Did you finish the chemistry homework?

Take it if you want.

I am just asking.

I’ll return it when I’m done.

Nerd, didn’t you ask for Khao as rice?

Tao, this is not the Khao that I was looking for.

Then what Khao?

I already have this Khao.

Enjoy your meal.

Hello, everyone.

This is Mhog.

He asked me to use my class to select the cast for the school’s play.

This year, we will play Phra Aphai Mani – The Escape from Nang Phisuea Samudra.

Again?

This year, we will do things differently.

I promise.

You will get extra points for your admission portfolio.

Does anyone want to get extra points?

Let’s begin.

The first role is the mermaid.

Please raise your hand if you want to play the role.

You.

Yes, you.

Please come out in front of the class.

Please give her a round of applause.

Next, the leading male role.

Who wants to play Phra Aphao Mani?

My friend over here.

Wait.

Gewalin, are you a boy?

Why did you raise your hand?

My friend wants to do it.

Sassawat? You are an interesting choice.

Can you take off your glasses when you are on stage?

I can’t see without them.

That’s too bad.

Who else can play it?

Chadjen, I think you are perfect to play Phra Aphai Mani.

Please give him a round of applause.

Excellent choice.

We have another main role that is very important to the story.

Who wants to play Nang Phisuea Samudra?

Is Nang Phisuea Samudra the ogress who transforms into a beautiful woman to compete with the mermaid?

Yes. She is prettier than the mermaid. That’s why Phra Aphai Mani falls for her.

I’ll do it.

That’s great, Gewalin.

Come out here.

Give her a round of applause.

Sin Samudr.

Sassawat, I think you can play Sin Samudr.

You can wear your glasses.

Come out. Please give him a round of applause.

Come on.

You play the leading man’s son.

I’m sure that this play will be fun.

Yeah!

I’m curious.

Why did no one want to play Nang Phisuea Samudra?

Do you really not know why?

Tao said when she transforms into a woman, she is prettier than the mermaid.

Phra Aphai Mani falls for her beauty.

That’s true, but she stays in the transformation for only a short while.

The scene is not included in the play.

Then what is the play about?

Do you really not know?

The play portrays the story when the mermaid helps Phra Aphai Mani and Sin Samudr run away from the ogress.

After they run away for seven days, the ogress finds out.

She is furious and comes after him.

She comes after him as a beautiful woman, right?

No.

She comes after him as a ruthless ogress.

She eats the old mermaid.

Am I playing a heartless character?

Yes.

Boo! Do I look scary?

I didn’t carefully read the script.

I didn’t know that I wasn’t right for the role.

You still can withdraw from the play.

From what you tell me, the story is boring.

I want to do something new.

Phra Aphai Mani plays a flute in the story, right?

Yes.

Do you know how to play it?

No.

See? You are not into the character.

Why don’t we change him to be a rockstar?

Phra Aphai Mani plays a guitar.

Is it a good idea?

I’ll propose the idea to Mr. Pong and Mhog tomorrow.

How did she come up with the idea?

(I have an idea.)

(No.)

(No? It’s not a good time to chat with you?)

(No, I’m watching a series)

(Huh? You are watching a series? Thai or Chinese series?)

(I watch everything. I need to learn about acting. I want to play the leading lady well.)

(Yack! The leading lady.)

(Haha. I’ll talk to you tomorrow, Som. Bye.)

How did he forget his medicine?

Hello.

How can I help you?

I’m here to give my son his medicine.

Can I go into the school?

Here is his medicine.

You can’t go in. It’s the rule.

Can you call your son to come out and get it?

I could call him, I would have done it.

I forgot my phone.

I just need to give this to my son. Can’t I go in?

No, you can’t.

It won’t take long.

Visitors are not allowed to go into the school.

Really? I’m not going to do anything.

I’m just giving this to my son.

- Hello, Uncle. - Hello.

Do you need any help?

Do you know New Sassawat, Grade 11 Class 2?

Yes, I’m in the same class.

Really?

You know him?

Yes.

Okay.

Thank you.

I’m New’s Dad.

Can you give the medicine to him?

If he doesn’t take the medicine, he will be in trouble.

I’m glad that I met you.

Sure, Uncle. I’ll give it to him.

Thanks a lot.

Don’t call me, Uncle. You can call me New’s Dad.

I feel old when you call me Uncle.

Yes, Uncle.

No, New’s Dad.

That’s good.

Excuse me.

- Sure. - Goodbye.

Thanks a lot.

Hello.

Do you see New?

New.

Why are you sitting on the floor?

Khao.

It’s comfortable.

Here.

Your dad asked me to give it to you.

Thank you.

Are you sick?

Is it serious?

I…

I found it.

Nerd, what are you doing here?

This book makes it easier to understand the story.

If I read the original epic poem in the textbook, I wouldn’t get it.

I’m lucky that I have swimming practice.

If I had to do the play, it would be such a headache.

You are good at swimming. You should play the old mermaid.

No.

I don’t want to be eaten by the ogress.

Why does the senior have to run the play?

He treats us like kids.

Nerd, what’s going on?

You don’t seem to like Mhog.

He hasn’t done anything to you.

He seems like a poser.

I don’t like him.

You don’t like a poser.

I guess you don’t like him too.

Look at him. He’s still acting like a poser.

Can you add yellow paint to it?

I don’t think it looks good.

Where?

Right there.

You think so?

Khao.

Did you have dinner?

Yes. I hurriedly had it and came to see you.

I don’t want to keep you waiting.

Next time, you can take your time.

I don’t mind waiting.

Shall we start?

Yes.

Khao, please stand over there.

You can do it.

The mermaid says

that is the Magic Crystal Island.

When he hears that, his worry is relieved.

He says they seem to successfully escape.

Good job, Khao.

You remember your lines in a short time.

Guys, let’s call it off for today.

I need to talk to her.

See you.

You did great.

Sit down.

I don’t think I said my lines smoothly.

No.

If that were true, why would they give you a big round of applause?

I don’t feel confident.

I never did a play before.

Mhog, can I ask you something?

Sure.

Why did you choose me?

I think Lily can play the role well.

She got a top score in the Thai language exam.

I need someone who is not only good at the Thai language.

The mermaid is gentle but strong.

I think that’s your personality.

You think so?

You are tender-hearted but resilient.

I can tell.

I’m sorry.

Please think of me as your big brother.

Everyone, I’ll let the cast share their interpretation of their characters.

I want you to pay attention to them.

If you have other ideas, feel free to tell me.

Okay? Let’s give them a round of applause.

Why don’t we reinterpret Phra Aphai Mani?

Instead of playing flute, let’s change to a guitar.

In the scene where he teaches Sin Samudr how to play the flute, he teaches guitar instead.

What do you think about her idea?

It’s a great idea.

Please give her a round of applause.

Please continue.

For the mermaid, let’s change her to be more bright and friendly.

We will change the image of Nang Phisuea Samudra.

She is no longer a mean ogress. She will be a petite pretty giant.

I think the new interpretation is too far from the original character.

I agree with Lily.

Then the play will no longer need to be called “Phra Aphai Mani”.

That’s right.

Gewalin.

You are full of creativity.

I’ve been teaching for ten years,

this is the first time I have met a student who wants to reinterpret the story.

Mhog, what do you think?

If we don’t give it a try, we will never know.

We keep doing the same thing every year.

It’s not a bad idea to try something new this year.

That’s right.

The original version is boring.

Normally, no one wants to watch the play anyway.

That’s right.

If you don’t come to watch it, no one would care.

This is also true.

Okay. Please be quiet.

Let’s do it.

If Mhog is okay with it, I have no problem.

But there’s one thing bothering me.

Nang Phisuea Samudra is a signature character.

I think we need to keep her look as an ogress.

Oh, the ogress.

That’s good. I think that’s the right choice.

I totally agree with you.

What are we here, Khao?

I have a favor to ask you.

Can you collect the classroom’s common funds from our classmates?

But you are the treasurer.

You reinterpret the mermaid. I need to practice it.

Alright.

I’ll help you.

Khao.

I never collected money from anyone.

What if I can’t collect from all of them?

It’s not that hard.

I’ll train you how to do it.

Kuayjeng, Grade 11 Class 2.

I need to talk to you.

What the heck are you doing?

The fee for the common funds, 100 baht.

When are you going to pay it?

What common funds?

I don’t have it. I won’t pay it. I won’t avoid you.

I’m not a part of the play.

Why do I need to pay it?

Are you going to pay it or not?

No.

I’ll ask you one more time.

Will you pay it?

Here.

Moneygrubber.

That’s all.

Do we need to be this tough on him?

Yes.

He’s the hardest one.

The rest is a piece of cake.

You can do it. Trust me.

I can do it.

He’s cute.

Which one?

That one.

The three girls, when are you going to pay the fee?

I have asked you several times.

You are the class president.

If our classmates find out you are acting like this, that won’t look good.

Now, you have a maid.

Oops, you have an assistant, Khao?

Right. We agreed to pay it because of Khao.

We actually paid it for the sake of Chadjen, Lily’s man.

Nice saying.

Right.

Som.

Khao, don’t do it.

My hands are just a bit stiff. It’s nothing.

What the heck?

Som, can you collect the money from the other classmates?

I took all the tough ones down.

The rest is a piece of cake.

Thanks.

See? I told you. You look good with a guitar.

The costume looks good on you.

You are perfect for the role of the ogress.

When you play the guitar.

Khao, let’s rehearse on stage.

If I see something off, we will work on it later.

Sure, Mhog.

Go for it.

Go for it.

Let me help you.

You can do it.

New is working hard for his role.

His acting is pretty good.

Guys.

Let’s go have lunch.

Khao, Khao, Khao, Khao.

We have a huge problem.

What?

I lost the common fund pouch.

Huh? You lost the common fund pouch?

Don’t panic yet.

Let’s help me find it first.

What are we going to do? That’s a lot of money.

How can we find money to pay it back?

Come on, Khao. Please help me find it.

Som, do you need my help?

No. Let’s go, Khao.

Where is it?

Chad.

Are you going to help Som find it?

Nothing? How can you do nothing about it?

Braised trotter? It’s my favorite.

Right. This is also tasty.

I recently lost some weight.

I can eat it now.

Som.

Hello, Dad.

Hello, Mom.

Let’s have dinner.

Then you can take a shower and go to bed.

I don’t want to eat it. I lost my appetite.

Chad, what’s wrong with her?

Did someone break your heart?

She is just tired from rehearsing the play.

Did I accidentally throw it into a trashcan?

Did someone steal it when I left my bag in front of the faculty room?

Did I leave it in the toilet?

Why does it seem like it could be anywhere?

What’s wrong?

Tell me so I can help you.

Are you going to help me?

Mom.

Dad.

I…

I lost my classroom’s common fund.

What?

You are so careless

How much is it?

It’s almost 4,000 baht.

4,000 baht?

Did you try to find it?

Didn’t you say you’re going to help me?

That’s a lot of money.

How did you lose it?

Go talk to your dad.

Borrow the money from him to pay it back.

How about this?

Why don’t you look for it again?

Ask Chadjen to help you look for it.

You still have some time to look for it.

Can’t you help her?

It’s not that I can’t help her.

But I don’t want to lend her the help too easily.

It’s not time to think about that.

Don’t you see that she is stressed out?

She needs to…

Mom, Dad, please stop arguing.

It’s my fault. I’ll take responsibility for it.

- How will you find the money to pay it back? -How will you find the money to pay it back?

I don’t think it’s gone.

It’s probably at the school.

I’m confident that I can find it.

Where can I find it?

Did you have your medicine?

Don’t forget to take it.

Yes, I have it. I got it.

New, do you have your friend’s number?

Give it to me.

If there’s an emergency or you forget to take the medicine, I will call them.

You can call me.

Last time, you were the one who forgot your phone.

Did you just nag me?

Give me the number of the girl who took the medicine to you.

It’s okay, Dad.

Next time, just leave it with the security.

If I forget to bring it, I’ll go ask the security.

I had an argument with the security.

Why did you argue with him?

Fine. Kids these days are so stubborn.

Go.

I got to go.

Good luck.

Goodbye, Dad.

Don’t forget to take your medicine.

Got it.

Drive safely.

Did you forget your medicine today?

No.

Wait.

Are you sick?

I’m sorry, Khao. I need to go get dressed for the play.

Excuse me.

You are working hard.

You did well.

Who is that?

Som.

I’m sorry.

I can’t find the pouch.

But I can lend you some money.

When the play is over, we can go look for the pouch again.

Okay?

But it’s a lot of money, Tao.

How much is it?

4,000 baht.

4,000 baht?

If I can’t find it, I’ll borrow money from my parent to pay it back.

Thanks a lot, Tao.

How did it get here?

- What, Som? - I was looking for it everywhere yesterday.

I’ll go tell Khao.

Follow me this way.

Father. Mother, where should we go?

Honey, don’t worry.

If the ogress comes, I’ll protect you with the guitar.

Let’s go that way. I think we will be safe. Let’s go.

Follow me.

Sin Samudr, don’t steal the mermaid from your father.

No.

Follow me.

Father. Mother. I’m so tired.

When will we escape from the ogress?

How would I know?

But you can’t give up.

If you don’t give up, we can surely escape from her.

Let’s go, honey.

The ogress is here.

Where are you?

Where are they?

Do you think you can run away from me?

If I find you, I’ll eat you up.

Where are you?

Come out, both the father and the son.

Do you think you can run away from me?

Where are you?

Calm down.

We can’t run away from her.

What should we do?

I think we should go that way. It’s probably safer.

Let’s go.

You guys.

Come back with me.

Stop it.

I’ll handle it.

You are dead!

Run away.

You are dead.

Stop right there.

The ogress destroys the set.

Stop filming.

Stop filming.

Stop filming.

Som-O.

Are you okay?

Are you injured?

Som, are you alright?

Mother, are you okay?

You still can play a joke?

Stop filming.

Stop filming.

Som-O.

Are you alright?

Chad.

I’m sorry.

Saying sorry won’t change anything.

Get up and go home.

How could you say such a terrible thing to Som?

She’s feeling bad enough.

It was her fault. You saw it.

It was an accident. You saw it.

If you want to comfort her. Then do it.

Do you like to be a villain?

Huh?

You are the one who found the pouch for her?

Som-O.

Let’s go.

Wait.

Your bag is not zipped up.

Really?

It’s okay.

I’ll do it.

Are you done? I want to go to school to find the pouch.

Done.

You can go now.

Mr. Pong.

This is the common fund of Grade 11 Class 2.

Your account record is very detailed.

Thank you, Kwanta.

Khao.

What?

Can I talk to you?

Yes.

What?

You want me to say it here?

Yes, here.

I…

I don’t like…

I don’t like that Mhog is being around you.

Chadjen, when Som-O is mad at you, how do you make up with her?

Bye, Som.

Ride safely.

Yeah, we are going to Phuket.

I’m going to have a romantic trip with your mom.

You are staying home.

Chadjen, please come to check on Som-O often.

Sure.

One day, I’ll amaze everyone that I am the coolest and the best.

And the prettiest.

Why didn’t you answer my call?

Didn’t you say you were on an overseas trip with your family?

This is not funny.

Som, this is for you.

For me?

Yes.

Happy New Year.

You know how to read palms?

When you put your hands together, you will see the half moon on your palms.

It means you are grounded, honest, and faithful.