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[Meet yourself]

[Episode 13]

I can't write...

Out of inspiration today?

Only inspiration can't bring you a full-time job.

I've already lost

its inspiration for long.

Then how could you complete it?

I have to.

But how?

Based on my fortitude.

Insistence.

The zeal of burning my life.

Sounds hot-blooded.

And painful.

A movie says that

anguish is the soil of creation.

I agree.

What about water planting?

Excuse me.

It's a joke for I find you're in bad mood.

Well, it's funny.

That's it.

So you should tell us more and more often.

Though we can help you nothing in writing,

we can help you improve your mood.

I...

I want to be a teacher.

Change your career?

I've written since the last year of my college.

After graduation, I became a full-time author.

I was young at that time.

In the beginning, I was robust

and reckless.

I could complete nearly 20,000 characters each day.

And earned some money.

After writing for several years,

I've developed some tricks.

My style became better.

So did my skills of telling stories.

But I couldn't write so fast then.

My favorite themes are quite uncommon

so they're not popular.

No matter what plots I wrote,

I was always criticized.

I felt overwhelmed and frustrated

and I didn't know what to do.

Then I was thinking to listen to my dad

to find a normal job

after I finish writing the book.

But you love writing novels!

But my parents also worry about me.

An unpopular author like me,

I don't feel good about myself of doing it well

if I want to try another unpopular theme.

I don't know

whether I could get a better future or not.

Are my spring and success waiting for me?

Actually, I'm a tacky person.

I want to earn so much money, I want to be liked

and also I want success.

Who doesn't?

Everyone is like so.

That's it.

You're the first writer I know.

I used to believe you didn't need to work

and could be rich and free

with so many readers' love.

All of you guys should be happy.

Few successful authors can.

Very rare.

Many people say online

authors could earn so much money

by selling copyrights every year.

But they belong to the numerator,

standing upper in the fraction.

One in a million.

I only belong to

the denominator, still trying to support myself.

But if you really can't,

couldn't you tell your readers

to suspend for a few days?

Is it a big matter?

Yes.

Authors like me attract readers by serializing.

A few days?

Only three days

will crash the number of comments.

Out of ranking, revenue will be halved.

Readers will soon run away.

You suspend

while others will update double.

Then yours will become rubbish.

But as long as your story is nice,

readers will wait for you.

But as long as you write well,

readers will wait for you.

It sounds like

"as if I have 30 million".

If so, I could get a million annually

for profits.

"As long as I write well"...

This premise has a huge gap

between 99% of the authors.

There's a natural moat.

So whenever someone asks me

about my job and my novels,

I don't know how and what to tell them.

So it turns out like that.

I have some thoughts.

I don't know whether they can help or not.

I admire someone like you,

having a favorite job

and pouring zeal into it.

Though you say you love money and success,

I still believe you will earn nothing

to complete the work that could satisfy you

and bring you fulfillment and excitement.

Is that right?

Because ardor has weight.

It's absolutely not something unimportant

Then again.

People like powerhouses.

They love the guys

who can be real with no flinch,

no matter what difficulties

and hardships they confront.

Many people have heroic dreams

but how many of them could be heroes?

We're regular guys.

We'll judge many realistic factors

when facing life choices.

They're heavy.

Damai.

Don't blame yourself too much.

No matter what decision you make,

I'll always cheer for you.

So do I.

She is about to cry again.

Have your meal first.

It's getting cold.

It's so yummy.

It's yummy.

Nana.

Have a rest.

I'll clean them tomorrow.

Nana, what's going on?

I'm fine.

Why are you crying after Damai feels better?

I...

I just think...

I'm sorry for her.

Nana.

Hello.

Well... did you wash the sheet for me?

I saw you put it in the laundry basket

so I washed them together.

Thank you.

I thought to wash it.

As I found someone was using it,

I decided to wash it later.

That's why I put it there.

Sorry for troubling you.

It doesn't matter.

The washing machine helps us a lot.

Not a big deal.

Let me hang it.

Thank you.

Hold there.

Okay.

Come on.

Damai, by the way.

What's your job?

I'm a freelancer.

Freelancer?

Designer?

I saw you've always stayed in your room

Or an online live steamer?

No.

I write novels.

Internet author?

Keep it secret.

Don't be modest!

You're so awesome!

Writing a composition

has been my biggest trouble since I was young.

I always pieced up an 800-character article

by all kinds of punctuation marks

and mood particles.

I was just reversed.

I used to control myself not to write over 800.

Which website are your novels on?

I want to read your works.

Which type do you like?

I can recommend some for you.

Your interest should be prior.

Most of my friends write sweet love stories.

It doesn't matter.

But I prefer Kung Fu stories and thrillers.

But I just want to read your works.

It's uneasy for me to live with an author.

Will you think I'm so gutless?

No.

You can read it.

So which website are your novels on?

I have no account.

I need to register one first.

You don't need to.

I'll send you a file.

You can read it by phone.

How can I?

I must pay for reading.

It's fine.

Only you can read it.

Just don't send it to others.

But I can't read for free.

You don't.

You've washed my sheet.

The washing machine did it.

It's not my work.

Of course, it's yours.

Let's go.

What do you want for lunch?

Let's eat together.

Everything is okay.

Are you off duty today?

One leave per week.

So what do you want?

Anything. It depends on you.

I...

Shall I cook for you?

Can you cook?

God of Earth.

What about my Monkey King Golden Bar?

Monkey King.

Your Golden Bar is excellent

for it fits your hairstyle well!

Sis!

Warm yourself by the fire.

Call her "Damai".

Damai.

I see.

Sis Mai.

Come and warm yourself.

Damai, are you hungry?

Baked sweet potatoes and corns here.

Have a seat!

Let me introduce them to you.

Come on.

This is Ma Qiushan, Mr. Ma.

Hello.

The one eating corns is Hu Youyu.

He's a singer.

I'm a musician.

Fine. Musician.

Well, Sis Mai.

What's your job?

You're a singer.

She writes online novels so she's an author.

Internet writer!

It's lucrative.

I saw online that Internet writers

could earn 100 million a year!

Now, I see.

That's why you always stay indoors.

Your light is on at midnight.

For literary creation.

Now, I see.

Indoor girl. Night owl.

It matches.

You write books

while I write songs.

Essentially, we're peers with a common language.

Let's chat more often later on.

Why not speak?

Why does she seem quiet?

Because you're too talkative.

Oh, I see.

Social phobia. It's popular, right?

Staying indoors too long.

Well, Sis Mai.

What's your pen name?

I want to read your work carefully

and learn from it.

Sorry.

I want to keep my sockpuppet secret.

Enjoy yourselves.

Do you want to have anything else?

No. Corns enough.

I want to make myself some noodles.

Well...

What's going on?

Sockpuppet?

Why keep it secret?

Privacy.

Strangers stay away.

Why keep it secret?

Isn't it good to promote her works?

Nana.

Do you know her pen name?

I don't know.

Do you know what a sockpuppet is?

No.

Damai just wanted to tell me.

She must put trust in me at that time.

That's why she told me.

I didn't know she's hard like that.

I fancied myself clever and thought

it's fine as long as I kept her pen name secret.

She doesn't blame you.

That's why I feel so sorry.

You can't always know your best friend's mind.

Remember to treat her well later on.

Good morning, Damai.

What's going on?

Are you still sleepy?

Take it easy.

It's fine for them to know you're an author.

They don't know your pen name.

Right?

Thank you.

Thank?

Why do you thank me?

I cried out

when I read around Chapter 30.

Why?

The heroine thought she would die there

so she swallowed the evidence and hoped

it could be found during the autopsy.

Though I knew she wouldn't die,

I still cried for it was so moving.

That part gets a lot of criticism.

Why?

Some readers think she's so reckless,

while others think the hero is so useless.

I think there are few

romantic parts in the story

but the plots of solving cases

are so interesting.

Why does she need to wait for his rescue?

She's powerful to save herself, okay?

Besides, he's her co-worker

and he's done all that he could do.

I think everyone has his or her own taste.

As someone likes it, some won't.

Anyway, I do like it.

I'm serious.

Not kidding.

Thanks for your appreciation and support.

Thank again.

I should thank you

for you haven't asked me to pay.

Damai.

I find that

you really love cats.

So I thought

to send the wooden kitten to you.

So it could accompany you

while you're writing at night.

It's so cute!

Do you like it?

Yes! Thank you!

No more "thank you" please.

How many chapters have you finished?

More than 80.

Cheer on!

To be honest, I almost finish reading them all.

Have it first. It's getting cold.

♫ Listen to the rain falling into the silent forest ♫

♫ Enjoy the mountainous landscape at sunset ♫

♫ The raindrops on the roof fall into the eyes secretly ♫

♫ The world is like a quiet island ♫

♫ The sky is turning bright silently ♫

♫ Waiting for the seabirds to call forth the ripples ♫

♫ Waiting for the sunlight to shine into my heart across the lake ♫

Liu.

Do me a favor.

Ask your friend in the clothing stall

when they will issue orders

to a small clothing factory.

Yes. Less than five people.

Fine. I'm waiting for your call.

Bye.

♫ The lost footsteps will be gradually erased ♫

♫ The light and shadow of four seasons ♫

♫ I've seen the meteor that lights up the night sky ♫

♫ When the wind rises, the sky will be cloudless ♫

Xu Hongdou.

Do you want to ride a horse?

No, thanks.

I'm here to see them.

Try to learn.

When the tiny grow up, you can try.

Maybe I'm back at that time.

So...

you've decided to go back to Beijing?

Maybe Shanghai.

Yeah.

Your sister is in Shanghai.

You can help each other.

Don't you think time flies?

Yes.

Have you gathered the energy to restart?

Let me feel.

Not yet.

But it'll be soon.

So you have already let

the things in your heart go?

I thought to let it go.

But now I regret it.

And I can't do so.

All that we cherish have weight.

We need to habituate

to live with it.

We'll meet some

hardships and sufferings in our life.

So that we could grow up.

Fortunately,

these pains

could vanish soon

Time will bring them away

and also heal us.

Time is the most uncharitable

and also amiable matter.

It's right.

It's almost been a year.

Modern life is fast-paced.

Actually, it's quite long.

As if it's yesterday.

Do you love him so deeply?

What?

I...

Haven't I told you before?

I'm sharp-eyed, okay?

Disappointed in love, right?

Oh, come on.

You're such a beauty and also good at working.

Why are you so sticky in love?

Resigned?

Is he your colleague?

Why didn't he resign?

Why are you looking at me?

Am I wrong?

No. You're all right.

It's the love of my life.

If so, I really need to persuade you.

I refuse.

I'm back.

Wait! Where to go?

Back to the cafe.

Don't evade it!

You've gained the power to restart, right?

Xu Hongdou!

♫ One step to stars ♫

Dine at my home this evening?

♫ One step to rainbow ♫

♫ We miss and then we hug ♫

Braised chicken.

♫ Breeze comes ♫

♫ The crush comes with it ♫

Braised chicken.

What about Braised Hongdou?

♫ On a rainy or sunny street ♫

Cut into shreds.

Not chunks.

I like onion chunks.

Why not just eat a whole?

My eyes.

Please don't!

Mr. Xie.

Hello, Hongdou.

Hi.

Just in time.

Dine together?

No thanks.

I need to have a teleconference later.

Mr. Xie.

How is it?

Anything good?

I found you an order.

Really?

I called my former colleague, Shen Liang.

You've seen him before.

I've told him about your project.

He's willing to offer you seed capital.

Get ready for the plan and I'll set up a group.

I won't interfere anymore.

Fine!

Well...

Xie!

To be honest,

from now on,

we're real brothers!

No, thanks.

Not too much.

Just be cousins.

No! We must be real!

Oh, my!

You always help me!

Fine, I'll leave you to work.

The meeting is waiting for me.

One more hug!

My dear brothers!

Come on!

My man!

Enjoy your chicken!

What's going on?

Is he going to set up a career?

He cares about common things?

Yes.

And far more than that.

Far more?

We've known each other because of work

for many years.

Over 20 group-buying websites are online

only in this month.

Fierce competition.

Why fierce?

Because it's a promising market.

I'm not afraid of competing.

We're vying for the throne!

The end is unknown.

Bro!

I want to give them

a dimensional reduction strike.

If they need 20 people to be a group,

then I need 10.

If they need 10, I'll need five.

If they dare to choose five,

then I could have a one-man group!

Then how can you negotiate the price with firms?

No.

We don't need to negotiate.

We'll pay for the price difference ourselves.

That's why I need more and more funds.

Pay for it ourselves?

Yes.

Bro.

Eagles don't catch flies.

We must have foresight.

Do not only focus on the pennies in front of us.

Open up!

We...

will think over it.

Think...

Fine.

We'll get the great cause.

Group purchase?

It's discussed many years ago.

I'd already converted it into cash.

Bro!

Do you know

what the most promising business is?

Paying for wisdom.

How can we get a consumption upgrade?

By knowledge.

The upgrade of immaterial wealth.

Of course, I won't like those fear-mongers.

Fundamentally, I want to develop

people's aspiration for knowledge

and the demand for being a better person.

I know what you want to know.

Who will pay?

Flows bring us everything.

Advertisers pay for it

and I'll energize knowledge.

Paying for knowledge.

What a great thing!

I really admire myself.

Want one?

I don't smoke.

Excuse me, sir.

You can't have a cigarette here.

Young girl.

Let me popularize an idea for free.

This is called a cigar.

No cigar either.

Fine.

I could smell it, right?

Sharing business...

It must be a great and pioneering career.

Marvelous.

Most of the Red Ocean business now

could only solve things

from the surface.

You need to find its core.

What is the rarest in the world?

Resource.

So nothing couldn't be shared.

We need to share them fully.

Think of it.

In terms of various needs in our daily life,

we could develop so many subdivisions.

Gives full play to our talent.

Sharing business

benefits not only the economy,

but also our nation, people and even the world.

What a majestic kindness!

As we're friends,

I want to share it with you.

Seed round

and angel round for you.

Because you couldn't get the price now

in the subsequent rounds.

When my firm is on the market,

you could only buy from

secondary market even if we're close friends.

I see.

I'm back to have a meeting to discuss it.

Fine.

But as soon as possible.

Chances wait for nobody.

Am I right, Sharing?

At that time,

I'll bring you to ring the bell together.

He's in luck

and could cash out at previous times.

Earned some money.

Then he became expansive.

The last time is the sharing economy.

He thought he finally found

a lifelong-struggle career

and invested all his money.

It's spoiled in the end.

As he suffered a blow at work,

his temperament totally changed.

From success to being immortal?

Immortal?

No. His mind state collapsed.

Anyone here?

Qin's father.

Brother.

Hi, Yao.

My grocery store

has opened for many years.

At that time, there were few shops here.

Look at here now.

Supermarkets.

24-hour convenience stores under construction.

Besides, adults and kids also shop online.

It's hard to run a grocery store.

I see.

You've considered everything.

I'm a far-sighted man.

Embroidery is a good skill

and also it's promising.

I agree.

Intangible cultural heritage

needs protection and succession.

So she must learn it!

And she must learn it well!

She listens to you more.

Please persuade her.

Second Bro.

You can't force her.

I think Qin is not interested in it.

No!

Go to tell her

that you'll propose a marriage to her

when she's good at it.

Let's coax her to learn it first.

Right?

Yao!

Granny!

Yao.

Here's your braised chicken.

Hi, Honghong.

Hello, Second Bro.

Yao.

If you're now busy,

we'll talk to you when we get the plate.

It's fine.

Just in time.

He's just finished.

My friends are waiting for me to play cards.

Well...

Granny, I have to leave first.

Take care!

Take care.

I won't see you off.

Okay, fine.

Bye.

Bye-bye.

Have a seat.

Honghong.

You've told me

you want to set up a small clothing factory

and I find some materials based on your data.

Then I made out a bill.

The cost that you expected

is still a little low.

Not only the fee for making clothes

but also the fee of rental, water,

electricity, machines, materials,

and reworking cost.

Have a look.

And I know that

the orders for small factories are not regular.

Sometimes rush orders and sometimes no order.

You need to prepare for it and think it over.

He's busy every day.

Everyone finds him with problems.

They think he's cultivated and knows a lot.

We live in the same village

so he tries his best to help.

[Dou: So do I. My relatives ask for my help when they come to Beijing.]

[Yao: Qin's dad encouraged me to be a love liar... So tough...]

[Dou: More handsome you're, more responsibility you have.]

[Yao: Shall we have rice noodles tomorrow?]

[Dou: When?]

[Yao: Half past five.]

[Dou: Get out.]

♫ I know this. I'll be yours ♫

♫ And smile ♫

They said Yao's ex-girlfriend

came to find him from Beijing.

She lives in the yard now.

Have you seen her?

Ex-girlfriend?

Don't you know it?

She lives there and refuses to go.

She wants to make peace with him!

I saw they were at the riverside.

Riverside?

Why?

What else can they do?

You know.

Kissed?

I was embarrassed to see it.

Sis.

Tell me more details.

Don't you know?

Almost everyone in our village knows it.

That's it.

Someone said they're at the riverside to...

Oh, no!

They should do it at home.

Why outside?

They should pay no attention to it.

Oh, I see.

On the first day when Hongdou came,

I went to Yao's home to send some beef.

She was dining at his home.

Then I felt weird.

How could a guest of the yard

go to dine with him?

That's it.

So she must come here for him.

I've already found that.

Yao and she ate the barbecue at Guanjun's stall,

exchanging amorous glances.

Already found?

Why haven't you told us early?

I went to ask Guanjun whether they're together.

Guanjun refused it so I dared not to tell you.

Everything matches.

Think about it.

The volunteers in the past only did charring.

But Hongdou is different.

She did her best to make a staff manual

and manage his shop without salaries.

It's so obvious.

Right.

What?

You... She's the landlady!

A landlady is the boss's wife.

So Sister Hongdou is Uncle Yao's wife.

They're unmarried so she's not his wife.

She should be his unmarried wife.

When they get married, we could have Pork Stew!

I heard that they'd been together in Beijing

for several years.

Afterward, Yao decided to work here

so they broke up.

Someone introduced several girls to him

but he chose none of them

because he couldn't forget her.

So does the girl.

That's why she came to find him.

Could they get married when my pig is mature?

It's soon.

I've seen that

they went to find Ms. Huailan

to make wedding suits.

Your pig could catch the time.

Could catch it!

Great!

Granny!

Congratulations!

I'm waiting for Yao's wedding wine.

I'm now leaving.

In short,

the rumor becomes more and more detailed.

Now you're President Xie's infatuated fiancee.

If you don't marry, it's quite hard to end up.

Hongdou.

It's for you.

For me?

Nice work.

Why me?

I'm poor and it's my only skill.

It's Children-Sending Guanyin.

As she holds two kids,

you can have twins if put it home.

Don't make more trouble.

Trouble?

Really for me?

Don't regret it.

I won't.

I'm not a master so don't disdain it.

I won't.

I really like it.

Fine. I'm leaving.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Why did you accept it?

Xiaxia said it's his best wish.

Besides,

it can bring twins.

But how will you end it up?

End up?

I won't.

It's none of my business.

What are you watching?

We're watching the bride!

Bride?

That's it!

Where's the bride?

She's there!

Uncle Yao's future bride!

That's it!

So unique!

I agree!

Who asked it?

I don't know.

♫ Listen to the rain falling into the silent forest ♫

♫ Enjoy the mountainous landscape at sunset ♫

♫ The raindrops on the roof fall into the eyes secretly ♫

♫ The world is like a quiet island ♫

♫ The sky is turning bright silently ♫

♫ Waiting for the seabirds to call forth the ripples ♫

♫ Waiting for the sunlight to shine into my heart across the lake ♫

♫ Set sail when it's windy ♫

♫ The reflection of clouds, the changing moon and the stars all over the sky ♫

♫ The lost footsteps will be gradually erased ♫

♫ The light and shadow of four seasons ♫

♫ I've seen the meteor that lights up the night sky ♫

♫ When the wind rises, the sky will be cloudless ♫

♫ The sky is turning bright silently ♫

♫ Waiting for the seabirds to call forth the ripples ♫

♫ Waiting for the sunlight to shine into my heart across the lake ♫

♫ Set sail when it's windy ♫

♫ The reflection of clouds, the changing moon and the stars all over the sky ♫

♫ The lost footsteps will be gradually erased ♫

♫ The light and shadow of four seasons ♫

♫ I've seen the meteor that lights up the night sky ♫

♫ When the wind rises, the sky will be cloudless ♫

♫ Go to a windy place to meet you ♫