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In Chinese,

the same concept

is interpreted differently by different people.

Like Su Shi's Jiang Cheng Zi.

"In the lonely grave 1,000 li away There's nowhere to express your sorrow

Even if we met, we would not recognize each other

Dust-covered face, frost-like temples."

This conveys the great changes that come with the passing of time.

Though we meet again, we've already

gone through the darkness of separation.

Everyone,

do you all understand this?

Never mind.

"A shattered mirror mended."

I'm sure all of you have heard this idiom.

-Yes. -We have.

Do you know the story behind it and its meaning?

Jiang Tian.

I'd like to test you.

It's the true story of Princess Le Chang of the Southern Dynasties.

She was forced to separate from her husband.

Before they parted, they broke a mirror.

They each took half of it.

Many years later,

they reunited because of the mirror and spent

the rest of their lives together.

But behind this beautiful story,

there's a very deep meaning.

You're home.

During the decades when they couldn't see each other,

they could only look at the mirror

and think about their beautiful partner.

After reuniting,

in the mirror,

I no longer see your beautiful Chang'e-like image as before.

What remains is just the reflection of time,

the desolate moonlight.

Did I

sleep like that the whole night?

Impossible. You think I'm dead?

Oh, right.

O Sun...

Wow!

Who put the ball in here?

What's going on?

Hey!

I didn't put it there.

What's up with you two?

So many beds here and you're sharing the same one?

No.

Didn't you guys go home yesterday?

Why did you come today?

There'll be a mock exam soon, right?

So Shi and I thought

while you two whiz kids are at the dormitory,

we'd take the opportunity to study with you. Right?

Not right.

Not the point now.

The point now is...

The point is a thief broke in last night. You guys heard, right?

A thief?

Oh, that's right.

Coming back, I heard them talking in 308.

The whole first floor was affected.

Also, I think I saw someone's shadow.

-Someone's shadow? -Yes.

It was so blurry that I didn't know if it was a human or a ghost.

Ghost?

Are you kidding me, Gao?

Was he caught?

Was it a thief or a ghost?

How could they catch him so fast?

It was only reported last night.

But the dormitory teacher told us

we had to be safe

and if possible, to sleep in the same room or the same bed,

so we could look out for each other.

Shi.

Let's share a bed.

Don't fuss. This is serious. There's a ghost!

-I don't want to! -I'm scared of ghosts.

-No, I'm really scared! -I'm more scared of you!

-Let me kneel and beg! -Gao Tianyang!

Just agree with him!

You heard about the thief in the boys' dorm last night?

Really?

-It's not like this... -I'm telling you, our school is haunted.

-There was actually a ghost. -Do you guys know?

-I heard it was at midnight. -Yeah, I know.

-A shadow appeared. -It's super scary.

-The warden was afraid people would panic. -He said there's a thief...

No wonder I often heard someone crying at night...

That's so scary.

-Who would dare to sleep alone now? -Let's sleep together.

Yes, sleep together.

-I'm scared. -I'm afraid of ghosts.

-I can't do it anymore. -I don't want to walk at the back...

Get up!

It's day now.

Damn.

I didn't sleep the whole night because of you.

Not me.

The thief still hasn't been caught.

I'll go up to sleep once he's caught.

Right?

-Good morning. -Good morning.

Good morning.

Never thought sharing a bed would become kind of a trend.

How dare you still talk about me?

Aren't you two doing the same?

Not me.

I'll be going back to my bed.

The doctor said my foot is fine now.

I can go back to the top bunk.

So smelly.

I changed it yesterday.

Okay.

-I'm going to the bathroom. -Okay.

Or are you afraid and want me to sleep with you?

Up to you.

Up to me? You're that casual?

I'm not casual.

I'll go up.

Going back.

Hello, long time no see.

-Sheng Wang. -Yes?

-Are you crazy? -Tian.

-You've become naughty. -Really?

Haven't you?

Wow!

Why do I suddenly...

Shi Yu, are you done?

Hurry up and let me in.

Damn!

Pay attention.

Finally, there are a few things to tell you.

Firstly, I believe you've all heard

this mock test will be conducted according to the new class placement system.

Previously, the three bottom students had to leave the class.

But this time,

it won't be as good as that.

Miss Jing, what's the new rule?

The new class division rule is

that Class A will retain only the top 30 students.

If your name is in the top 30,

you can remain in Class A.

Those ranked lower than 30 will go to other classes.

Oh, no.

Quiet.

Don't get so excited.

That's right.

I'm so excited that I'll die soon.

-Xu Tianshu. -Yes, Miss Jing!

Can you at least stay alive until I've finished speaking?

No problem, Miss Jing.

If you don't want to fail this time

and want to remain here,

the coming days will be very important.

Those in the first row,

come and get today's English test paper.

From today onwards,

you'll be getting one more exam paper.

Damn, I'm done for.

I used to be fourth from the bottom.

With this new system, I'll be removed from the class.

Don't die! I'm in the eliminated zone too.

No, you won't. You'll pass with flying colors.

Think about it.

Ever since you came here, when have your test scores not been incredibly high?

I haven't taken any tests since my injury. I've lost my touch.

I doubt I'll pass.

Don't worry about it. I'll be your classmate

when you go to another class.

Okay.

I was just joking.

I'll find you a classmate.

Next, I have something else to announce.

Everyone knows that four students

from our class, Li Yu, Qi Jiahao, Sheng Wang and Jiang Tian,

represented our school in the city's English competition.

The results are out.

You guys didn't do well?

I don't know.

You and Tian have the best chance of winning.

-Here are two certificates. -No hints from Miss Jing?

-Second prize and first prize. -She did say something.

We handed the papers in early.

-Can you guess... -She told us...

...who got second...

...she'd settle scores with us.

...and who got first?

We did really well this time.

Who got first?

For sure, one of you got first, and the other got second.

We'll congratulate our little English teacher first.

Qi Jiahao.

This time, you got the second prize.

You performed very appropriately.

Not bad. Give him a hand.

What's happening?

One of you two didn't win.

The next one

is our

class monitor, Li Yu.

You really surprised me this time.

Congratulations.

As long as you maintain stable performance,

-You two didn't win? -you'll get good result.

But we sent four students to take part in the competition.

So what happened to Sheng Wang and Jiang Tian?

Over and over again,

I advised you two

not to hand in your papers early.

In life,

we can't be too complacent,

or we could land in trouble.

So why didn't Jiang Tian and Sheng Wang win?

Actually, they've entered the next round of the competition.

That's right.

They've both

secured an intensive training in the final twenty,

and after the training,

they'll enter the semifinals.

If they place in the semifinals,

they'll get Taiwan's grand prize.

Even if they don't place,

they'll still get a special award.

Jiang Tian got 11th place.

Sheng Wang got 5th place.

Their scores were

only two points different.

Those coming between them

are students from Middle School One.

But never mind that.

Tickets for early college admission

is one for each person.

They both got it.

Fifth in all Taiwan.

Miss Jing.

Didn't you say you'd settle scores with me and Jiang Tian?

Right?

Settle your head!

Don't take advantage and then act innocent.

Sheng, you're impressive.

Which god do you worship? Tell me.

What's your favorite food?

I want to eat it too.

Okay, everyone.

Everyone, study on your own now.

Everyone.

One, two, three.

Sheng, Tian...

Enough.

-Praiseworthy! -Amazing!

Everyone, class dismissed.

Students on duty, help put the rackets away.

-Class dismissed. -Put away the rackets.

Put them away carefully.

Quick, go change. We're heading out.

-Hurry. -Coming.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

What are you doing? Let's go.

-Let's get changed. -Okay.

Hey.

Do you remember?

When school first started, we walked like this too.

We were going to the café too.

But how do you read its name?

We still don't know.

Alors.

-It's French. -French.

It means "therefore".

I think what they want to convey is

that one should cherish the present.

Cherish the moment.

Then you mentioned boarding,

and you really did it.

You too.

-Where's Jiang Tian? -Tian!

-Where's Tian? -He didn't leave with us.

-I haven't him since we left. -That's right.

I didn't see him too.

Never mind. He's not a little kid.

He knows Xi and Lin Zi well.

He'll go there on his own.

Let's go.

Okay, I want to go to the bathroom.

Sheng.

You're not running away because you have to treat us, right?

What are you saying? Is Sheng that kind of person?

Sheng!

Where is he?

How can that have happened?

-Where are you? -Stop hiding and come out.

What happened?

-It's okay, come out. -Just come.

Why don't you go down and look for him?

-Go down. -I can't.

-What if I can't get back up? -The scenery's lovely.

-Yes. -Do you have the camera?

Did you bring the camera today?

Wait a minute.

Hey, quick, sneak a photo while Sheng's not here.

Didn't we pose the same way last time?

Okay. One, two, three.

Excuse me.

Excuse me, have you seen Jiang Tian?

Oh, thanks.

Excuse me, have you seen Jiang Tian?

-No. -Okay, thanks.

Hey, have you seen Jiang Tian?

Oh, I just saw him.

I think he's still at the gym.

-The gym? -Yes.

-Okay, thanks. -No problem.

Jiang Tian.

What are you looking for?

Something.

Don't forget we're having a meal with Xi.

-What are you looking for? -Why should I tell you?

I...

I thought we were friends.

No need.

It's very dirty.

What are you looking for?

No need.

Just tell me what you're looking for and I'll help.

I don't mind.

Your ticket folder.

Impressive. Which god do you worship? Tell me.

What's your favorite food?

I want to eat it too.

Everyone, class dismissed.

Students on duty, help put the rackets away.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

So...

you're helping me.

Why?

I think you put something very important inside.

I'm guessing it's an amulet.

But I think it's funny that

you pin your hopes on something that you don't know.

But then I thought,

what if you didn't have that thing,

and you dropped out of the top 30?

Actually...

it's not an amulet.

Found it!

Is this it?

Make sure it's still there.

I forgot.

You're so fussy and delicate that

you wouldn't want it back

since it was in the trash.

Give it to me.

It's very dirty.

It's still here.

Thank you.

Hey, we're still inside!

The guard must have thought no one was inside

and locked the door.

What do we do now?

I'll see if there are any tools to open it.

Can't we just call someone?

There's no signal.

No wonder you didn't answer my text.

Didn't Sheng just go to the bathroom? He's taking too long.

He is.

He actually ran away.

Hey.

I was just joking! Don't be angry.

You just said he's not like that.

What're you guys doing?

We're waiting for Sheng.

-Sheng won't be coming. -How would you know?

Because I just saw him heading toward the classroom.

Maybe he's preparing for self-study.

I'll get going. Bye.

-For real? -Self-study?

Really?

Didn't we agree to go to the café together?

No.

The fact right now is that Sheng is missing.

We don't know if Tian will come or not.

So do we keep waiting?

I'll give Sheng a call.

Yes.

The number you have dialed is currently...

Voicemail.

Why don't you call Xi and tell him?

Okay.

Jenny's not coming today?

She said that if she came, the kids wouldn't dare have fun.

Since ancient times, students seeing their teacher

has been like mice seeing a cat.

So why did we still get involved?

Do you think we look like teachers?

You certainly don't look like one.

I'm glad I don't.

It would be worse if we looked like teachers.

Like Big Mouth Xu?

No way.

Hello?

What?

They haven't arrived here yet.

Okay, I understand.

I'll tell you right away if we hear anything.

What's the matter?

Tian and Wang are missing.

The kids can't find them.

I'll go help.

I'll go with you.

What do we do?

Where can we get a signal?

It's gone again...

Don't move!

What's the matter?

Jiang Tian, what are you doing?

There's a big cockroach behind you.

I'm holding it down.

Slowly come toward me.

Sheng...

Did you get it?

Yes, I got it.

Sheng Wang, Jiang Tian.

What's going on?

We lost something.

Just when we found it,

the guard must've not known we were in here and locked the door.

It's good that your classmates were proactive and looked for you.

Otherwise, you two

would have had to spend the night here.

As long as you're okay.

-Lin Zi. -Yes?

Send a message to everyone saying we found them.

I'm sure everyone's starving.

I am starving. Let's go eat.

Come on.

Did you fill in the order form?

Everything's ready.

-Oh, yeah! -We were just waiting for you two.

It was all my fault.

Let's go.

Let's substitute wine with tea and congratulate

Wang and Tian for getting into the finals of the English competition.

-Cheers! -Cheers!

I'll treat whoever gets a good ranking next time.

Okay.

Sheng and Tian, do your best.

Yes, do your best!

Do your best!

Bottoms up!

-Bottoms up! -Cheers!

How about it. Cheers!

Enough.

-That's bad. -Don't give it to him.

Wow, this looks like a nice drink.

-Bottoms up. -Bottoms up.

Bottoms up. Cheers!

I'll go get some more food.

-Don't be like him. -Okay.

It's only green tea.

What do you want to drink instead?

Where's Lin Zi going?

He's afraid we're short of food,

so he went to get more.

It's not that serious.

We're not gluttons.

Besides, there are girls here.

They talk all day about losing weight.

Sometimes, they'll go on diet.

Other times, they'll fast.

They won't eat much.

Who are you saying fasts?

You hit me too hard.

So?

What're you doing? You just hit a girl?

You beat the monitor?

Okay...

You don't have to fast or go on diet.

You eat more than any of us boys. Okay?

-Glutton! -Come back here!

-Moron! -You want to die?

Very popular.

Me?

What do you mean?

A girl is chasing a guy

because he said to her in front of you that she ate more than all boys did.

Why do you think this is?

Stirring up trouble.

What does it have to do with me?

Crap!

Hey, let's make a truce.

I'm starving. Let's eat.

-Watch your own mouth. -Okay.

Eat and drink all you want.

It's Sheng Wang's treat today.

-Yes, it's my treat. Eat all you want. -Great!

Thank you, Sheng.

Being chased by Little Chilli is better than being chased by Big Mouth Xu, right?

-That's right. -I think it is.

Small Mouth, sorry, I cursed your dad.

-Yes. -It's okay.

Whenever I'm go out to have fun,

I usually cut off the father and son relationship first.

Besides, I heard last time that he caught someone

sneaking onto the Internet. He took him

to the disciplinary office.

with a black plastic bag on his head.

That's not the scariest thing.

I went to the office to help correct test papers

and heard someone got caught dating.

His father called both parents to discuss marriage.

They got so scared that they broke up after that.

-Discuss marriage? -Yes.

That's so silly!

Yes.

He's not my father from today on.

Don't call me Small Mouth Xu.

Call me...

Little Appetizer Xu.

Little Appetizer Xu.

Little Appetizer Xu.

Little Chilli.

Do you want this?

Here.

-Thank you. -My treat.

Hey, Xi.

What an evil laugh. You wouldn't have done anything secret in school, right?

Like what?

Like secretly...

going out with someone.

-Did you? -We guessed it.

As for me,

I'll share this from an objective and rational point of view.

-Not preaching, I hope? -So boring.

Yes, Chicken Soup for the Soul.

This is too serious.

So disappointing.

-What are you doing? -Okay.

I confess

that I did secretly date when I was studying.

-See? -I knew it.

But...

it was a secret love.

-Hey. -No.

A secret love? And after that?

-Yes, after that? -Yes.

My grades suffered because of this secret love,

and the class teacher's weak heart almost gave out due to that.

So now you know what it's like

to date while studying.

Right?

Yes, I heard when you were in college,

you received love letters every day.

About that,

I think I heard my dad say

Xi was the most handsome student at Tamying in those days.

-The most handsome. -Didn't you sever ties with your dad?

-Yes, not Little Appetizer. -Yeah.

I know!

This time I know... Song Sirui didn't change his underwear today.

-Get out. -It's really dirty.

Let's play truth or dare.

Okay.

Mr. Zhao.

How many girlfriends have you had?

How many?

-Forty, fifty... -It's a secret.

-Hey. -What is it?

-Tell us. -Xi.

I really want to know.

Xi, let me help you.

-This one is ready. -This one is almost ready.

-Be careful, it's hot. -Turn it over.

A secret?

-Go away. I don't want it. -I'll take it.

Sirui, why didn't you change your underwear?

Don't be disgusting.

I did change them.

I just said it casually, but you got caught...

OUTDOOR SEATING COOL IN WINTER, WARM IN SUMMER

That Xi is really...

He wouldn't let me pay the bill.

But then again, it's great to have

an older brother like him.

Speaking of which,

you're also my older brother.

What's the matter?

Suddenly in the mood for some lyrical writing?

No.

It's just that every time I look at the moon,

I remember a part of that song.

Maybe because...

my mother loved the moon,

and she loved Teresa Teng.

Everyone has good fortune and bad fortune.

The moon will wax and wane.

It seems everything to do with the moon is sorrowful

and regretful.

Every day when the moon shines on Earth,

it only shines on half of it.

Would that half

be considered a kind of eternity?

I don't agree with what you said.

I very often feel the moon

represents light and hope.

So what if there's just one half

or if something lasts for just a second or a moment?

As long as it's etched in your mind,

that's eternity.

Besides,

my mother really loved the moon.

When I was little, she'd often take me to read books about the moon.

I forget who the author was,

but I think the book was titled The Moon and Sixpence.

After finishing reading it, she'd ask me and my father,

"Would you choose to look at the moon?

Or would you choose to look down and see a sixpence coin?"

My father would say that

the moon's too far away,

that he would choose to look at the sixpence in front of him.

But later, my mom would quietly tell me

she hoped I would choose to look at the moon,

for her sake.

Actually, at the time, I didn't understand what she meant.

If it was you,

would you choose the moon

or the sixpence?

Thinking about such things at our age, isn't it too...

What does that poem say?

"To forcefully express sorrow with newly composed words?"

That's right.

Why think of such things?

But...

I would choose the moon.

Look over there.

I haven't played that in a long time.

Your foot has barely recovered, and you're jumping around?

Are you okay?

Maybe it has become a habit for me to sprain it.

Go sit over there.

-Over there. -Where?

Sit down here like a good boy.

I'll give this food to Old Ding.

-I'm okay. I'll be fine. -Sit down.

Look at your moon.

Wait till I come back.

"A pot of wine among the flowers.

I drink alone, for I have no friends.

Raising my cup, I invite the moon.

With my shadow, we make three."

You're a scholar of western history.

Why memorize Tang poetry?

I can quote a Shakespeare poem

about the moon for you.

But never mind.

I don't want to cast pearls before swine

and spoil tonight's moonlight.

So to you,

I'm just a swine.

True.

You know yourself well.

True.

You're more interesting and talented than me.

No wonder Yang Jing likes you.

Do you like Yang Jing?

Why would you think I like Yang Jing?

Because she's all you talk about.

That's because...

Because...

Because what?

Because she wants to know how you feel,

if you're interested in her.

So do you like Yang Jing?

Give me an answer.

But...

But that's okay.

It's okay?

Yes.

It was just lips touching.

But it's just a meeting of lips.

Xiaowang.

Xiaowang.

The heartbeat of youth is like the desert of a midsummer's night.

Never-ending to cut, never-ending to burn.

One long blow from the wind,

the wild grass

will connect with the sky.

JIANG TIAN'S VERY MOMENT

Dad.

Xiaotian.

Xiaotian.

-I... -Don't...

Don't come over here...

Xiaotian, I...

Xiaotian!

Subtitle translation by: Elaine Liew