All language subtitles for TBP-1of3

Yang, a famous physicist,

committed suicide at home
on June 3rd at night.

It is known that

several scientists committed suicide

in the past two years.

It's a disaster

for scientific circles.

So, we've invited Pan Han,

a famous biologist,

to share his views on this matter.

Hello, Mr. Pan.

You correctly predicted
the ecological disaster

caused by genetically modified crops.

Now,

what do you think of

the scientists' suicides recently?

always believe that

the over-development
of science and technology

is a disease of human society.

The explosive development of technology

is like the rapid spread of cancer cells.

the hosts will both be killed.

You mean...

Who can survive the earth's destruction?

As a scientist,

I've only realized it earlier than others.

So in your opinion,

what should we do to avoid...

Are you Wang Miao?

you can't smoke here.

Sorry, Professor Wang.

We're with the Public Security Bureau.

This is Captain Shi Qiang.

we can talk in the hallway.

Sorry, you can't smoke there either.

(Please keep the hallway clean
and do not smoke)

What can do for you?

we want to know if you've

had any recent contacts with members

of the Frontiers of Science.

full of famous scholars.

And it's legal.

Why can't I have contact with it?

Look at the way you talk.

Did I say anything
about it not being legal?

Did I say anything about you
not being allowed to contact them?

Did 1?

Please respect my privacy.

I don't need to answer your questions.

Your privacy, seriously?

You're a famous academic.

responsibility toward
the public welfare?

also have the right to not answer.

Please leave.

Did permit you to close the door?

Give him the address and phone number.

What are you really after?

What are we really after? I...

Professor Wang.

Please don't misunderstand.

There's an important meeting
this afternoon,

to which several scholars
and specialists are invited.

The general sent us to invite you.

I'm busy this afternoon.

You have an interview with

two science magazines.

And your lab has a meeting at 3 o'clock.

We have

rescheduled those for you.

The general already spoke with the head

This is my ID.

I'll be there on time.

How could

a scientist be so rude?

Captain Shi, let's go.

What's wrong with Shi Qiang?

The general specifically requested him.

I guess he must have
some special skills.

How can a man like that be part of

the Battle Command Center?

Battle Command Center?

Do you think it's strange?

Why is such a secret organization

set up in this place?

It was supposed to be an art museum.

But it was requisitioned before opening.

Come on, let me give you a tour.

hear that you're researching
some kind of

Nanomaterial.

heard that a strand

of that stuff could be

used to lift up a truck.

If criminals steal some

and make it into a knife,

can't they

slice a truck in half with one stroke?

First, there's no need to
even make it into a knife.

That kind of material can be made

into a line as thin as

one-hundredth of a hair.

If you string it across a road,

a passing car would be

sliced into two halves like cheese.

what can't be

used for criminal purposes?

Even a dull knife
for descaling a fish can.

You're right.

Even a fish can be made into a weapon.

handled a murder case once.

You know what the murder weapon was?

A frozen tilapia
taken out from the freezer.

The spines

along its back

were like razors.

You're Captain Shi Qiang, right?

That's me.

Did you ask me
to the meeting

just to talk about this?

the number of scientists that

committed suicide around the globe

has increased sharply.

In front of
you is a list

Professor Wang,

does anything strike you?

They are all famous scholars

working at the forefront of...

(Yang Dong)

(Yang Dong)

You know her?

but want to know her?

All the physicists on this list

have committed suicide

in the last two months.

Yang Dong was the last
to commit suicide.

Two nights ago,

she overdosed on sleeping pills.

She died very peacefully. No pain.

Why did they do this?

Most scientists

questioned in their suicide notes that

physics didn't exist.

The document contains
their suicide notes.

Everyone can examine them
after the meeting.

Yang Dong's isn't included.

Dr. Ding,

would you please

show Yang Dong's note
to Professor Wang?

Hers is the shortest and
the most representative.

All the evidence
points to a single conclusion:

physics has never existed,

and will never exist.

Today we'll discuss
an organization called

the Frontiers of Science.

According to our investigation,

most of the scientists
who committed suicide

had some

connection with the organization.

Dr. Ding,

since you're a theoretical physicist,

can you give us more background on it?

since the second half
of the twentieth century,

physics has gradually lost

the concision and simplicity
of its classical theories.

Modern theoretical models have become
more and more complex,

vague, and uncertain.

So they want to use

the methods of science
to discover the limits of science,

to try to find out if there is a limit

to how deeply and precisely
science can know nature,

a boundary beyond which
science cannot go.

But with the development
of modern physics,

humans seem to have

touched such a line.

How long have you been married?

- bought this house

in preparation for marriage.

thought she'd actually
start a family with me.

Yang Dong.

She was like a star in the sky,

which was far, far away from you.

The first data, recorded at 9:07,

the second date, recorded at 10:22,

the third data, recorded at 10:50.

They're all inconsistent.

The experiment failed.

It happened.

But that was always
part of the experiment.

In terms of experiment,
that was quite normal.

Yeah. In terms of experiment,

abnormal data is a normal thing, right?

Do you know how to play this?

Yang Dong and I loved it,

because it reminded us of

the collision in a particle collider.

You may toss them
wherever you want. It's okay.

No need. It's okay.
You don't have to stack them up.

Just toss them away.

Can you hit it into the hole?

I think any normal person can do it.

rotate it 90 degrees.

Okay, now

I'd like you

to explain this outcome

with the language of physics.

The velocity vector

hardly changed,

which caused the momentum exchange

generated by the collision between
the balls to remain unchanged as well.

That's the reason the black ball

went into the hole
every time it got hit.

So now you've discovered

a great law:

the laws of physics are even

in terms of time and space.

From the start of human history

until now, all the discoveries
made in the field of physics,

such as Archimedes' principle,
the string theory,

every single one of those things

is based

I understand your words,

but I don't know
what you're trying to convey.

Do you dare to imagine

another result?

the black ball was hit into the hole.

went off track.

flew into mid-air.

So this kind of thing
really did happen?

According to our known knowledge
of physics,

that's absolutely impossible.

We think it's impossible,

because right now we still

believe in physics.

Yang Dong expounded and proved it.

don't know either.

- want to find out as well.

If this is true,

the evenness of time and space

that laws of physics are based on

which

Which means physics
doesn't exist anymore.

(Spring Grass)

Professor Wang participated
in some of our previous discussions,

so, next,

(Frontiers of Science)
I'd like you to tell everybody

what our research is about.

think it's the shooter hypothesis

and the farmer hypothesis.

(Assuming that a marksman)

(leaves bullet holes on a target)

(at intervals of 10 centimeters.)

(Suppose that on this target)

(resides a kind of
two-dimensional intelligent species.)

(Their scientists,)

(after observing their universe,)

(discovered a great law.)

(Each time they travel 10 centimeters,)

(they're guaranteed to find a hole.)

(They mistake)

(what the shooter did on a whim)

(as an unchanging law
of their universe.)

a farmer hypothesis.

There is a flock of turkeys on a farm.

Every day the farmer

feed them at 11 AM.

One of the turkeys, a scientist,

observes the phenomenon.

It observes for almost a year,

and there's been no exception,

so it also announces

a great law of their universe.

Food arrives

at 11 AM every day.

One day, when it's 11 o'clock,

the farmer shows up again,

it's Thanksgiving Day.

doesn't come.

The farmer walks inside,

takes them all and slaughters them.

We might be like
the two-dimensional scientist

on that target,

or the turkey scientist on the farm.

If, in this world,

there is indeed
a kind of supernatural power,

then the regularity
that the shooter knows

is the truth.

Newton's classical mechanics

is totally useless in the micro-world,

and Einstein's theory of relativity,

when applied to the quantum world,
raises even more problems.

If science has frontiers,

then what we're about to touch

is very likely to be the frontiers.

The "truth" that those two-dimensional
creatures find is not the truth,

because in their world,

they can never find the truth.

Their science

has frontiers.

But what's the point of all this?

State your opinions.

today's discussion

serves only
to make scientists vulnerable.

- will not accept

that I'm a turkey scientist.

Previous to this,

maybe you've never thought

that you might be a turkey scientist.

will not accept
I'm a turkey scientist.

Dr. Shen,

has it ever occurred to you

that such a statement can kill?

The turkeys on the farm

are meant to die on Thanksgiving Day.

Was Yang Dong's death really suicide?

In terms of criminology

and forensic examination,

it was undoubtedly suicide,

but if all their deaths were suicide,

then what's the point
of our investigation?

You're trying to trick me
into focusing on Yang Dong.

Yang Dong's funeral is in two days.

Give me a ride downhill.

That's not even my car.
Why are you pulling?

People are prone to make mistakes

when... when agitated.

Ms. Ye,
sorry for your loss.

I'm Yang Dong's friend.

My name is Wang Miao.

You specialize
in the string theory as well?

No.

I specialize in nanotechnology.

Applied physics.

A few days ago,

I read a news report,

and it's about nanotechnology.

It mentioned a kind of
super-strength nano-material.

Its name's Flying Blade.

That's the very thing

we've been researching in our lab.

That's very audacious,

and very forward-looking.

You flatter us, Ms. Ye.

took a picture of Yang Dong.

brought it here
so you could have it as a keepsake.

Sorry, Ms. Ye.

There was a technical glitch

when I was developing and printing it.

I'll develop and print another one

and deliver it to your house
in a few days.

Thank
you.

You're welcome.

See you around, Ms. Ye.

You look pretty good
dressed entirely in black.

I know what you're going to say.

came here purely to show

my respect for a scientist
and offer my condolences.

Do I make myself clear enough?

Did I ask you to make yourself clear?

You and Ye Wenjie,

Yang Dong's mother,

talked for a long time.

Is that so?

took you that long
to say those words?

I'm home.

Doudou, Dad is home.

Your rescuer comes.

Look, she's doing an experiment.

Doudou, what experiment
needs so many eggs?

The teacher asked us to
put the egg into the bottle intact.

For the experiment,

Doudou has eaten
several eggs this night.

Are you upset?

The bottle is small and the egg is big.

It can't be shoved in.

Doudou, hold the egg.

When I tell you to release it,
put it at the mouth of the bottle,

Get ready.

Three, two, one.

Mom, Mom, come here.

The egg went down itself.

It really did.

Physics is amazing, just like magic.

Physics isn't magic.

What is this?

What's going on?

asked you to develop
that roll of film for me.

Was there something wrong
with your machine?

Why are there time codes
on the pictures?

That... That's impossible.

That never happened
to my other customers.

Could it be that your
negative's problematic?

Hold on.

The negative has it too.

Could it be the film?

bought the film from you
as well.

It can't be.

think it's your camera.

Could it be that
you got the timer wrong?

Uh, what's the brand of your camera?

Leica.

M2, 1988.

Fully mechanical and manual.

It can't be. Your camera

should have no timer in it.

Well, even if it had a timer,

there's no way the time could've

appeared in the middle of the picture.

Well, I don't know.

How about you do some more research?

Something's not right.

The color of these codes
changes with the background.

Well, do some research about it
Talk to you later.

Alright.

Countdown.

You can't stay
in the darkroom for too long.

Wang Miao,

what's the matter with the pictures?

- see numbers on them.

Don't touch that.

What's wrong with you?

You look pretty uptight.

What, I can't touch it?

I'm studying

how the number got on the pictures.

It was printed on the picture, wasn't it?

No, the number was on it
when it was developed.

Well, it was on the film then.

Those are real-time numbers.

It's the camera's function.

A basic function of all modern cameras.

What is the image-forming principle?

What makes it photosensitive?

The photosensitive source
of the greatest possibility

is an external gamma-ray

of strong penetration power.

But it is technologically impossible.

Where is the source of the ray?

How can it be so precise?

It's right on the film.

All right, then. You take your time.

I'm going to make dinner.
I'll let you know when it's ready.

Don't you close the door again.

Hello, Shen.

Go over everything that Yang Dong

did before she killed herself.

If she did anything abnormal,

you let me know.

What did
you see?

What did you see?
Why did you just stop the car?

What are you doing?

Open the door!

Open the door!

What did
you see?

Why did you stop the car
all of a sudden?

Open the door!

Roll down the window!

Roll it down! Roll down the window!

What's your problem?

What did you see? Why you stopped?

You banged on your head?

Come on, get off.

I'm asking you. What did you see?

Answer me!
What did you see?

Why did you stop the car suddenly?

Answer me!

Answer me!
What did you see?

What did you see?
Why you stopped the car?

I'm asking you! Answer me!

Answer me! Look at me!

Nothing. saw nothing.

You saw nothing?

Why did you stop the car suddenly?

A car's headlight

flashed me.

What's wrong with me stopping the car?

Where are you going?

Are you following me?

I'm protecting you.

No, thanks.

I'm a researcher.

have no money or power.

No one wants anything from me.

If your sanity is still with you,

Is there something wrong with your head?

Where did you go?

I wanted to get the camera fixed,

but the car broke down.

I will get it fixed some other day.

What on earth is wrong with you?

My eyes aren't feeling right.

Then why did you drive a car?

I'm seeing things.

Let me see.

Look right.

You look okay.

But I'm really seeing things.

Listen,

an old classmate of mine,

Zhou Nan,

is an eye doctor at Tongren Hospital.

Go see him tomorrow.

He'll do an examination on you.

You'll get up and be there early.

So he can see you before work hours.

If tell you that I'm seeing things

when my eyes are closed,

is it possible that it's not about eyes?

I'm a doctor.

We'll look into all possibilities.

First, ophthalmology. Then neurology.

We'll have a conclusion eventually.

Hope so.

foreign body sensation.

It's not that.

I'm seeing a clear image.

If it's not supposed to be in your eyes,

it is a foreign body.

Muscae volitantes.

It is a common eye disease
that can happen to people our age.

Vitreous opacity.

It's a difficult one.

But it's no big deal.

I'll prescribe you
some eyewash and Vitamin D.

What will the patients see?

It varies from

person to person.

Some see small black dots.

What if say I see a string of numbers?

3.1415926?

I'm not joking.

a Seriously, a string of numbers

is in the middle of my field of vision.

You are exhausted.

So the advanced civilization

enjoys putting a countdown
in your eyes, huh?

Is the end of the countdown

the Thanksgiving Day
of the advanced civilization?

It's a very constructive viewpoint.

But why is it in my eyes,

not yours?

Who are you calling at late night?

A feeder on the farm.

Hello, Dr. Shen.

I'm Wang Miao.

- would like to have a chat
with you in person.

(One message from Shen Yufei)

(No. 9 Shayang Road, Houyu Town.
From Shen Yufei)

The model is RX8620.

The Superconductivity Research Center
has one, too.

It costs millions.

it's right in front of my eyes.

The countdown is on.

Professor Wang,

how's the nanoscience project going
under your leadership?

The nanoscience project?

Is that relevant?

They are completely

two different fields of knowledge.

Stop your research.

What?

What did you say?

Stop?

The research team

has spent over a decade on it.

You ask me to terminate it.

There has to be a reason.

Just try it.

(Wang Miao)

(Shen Yufei)

(National Center
for Nanoscience and Technology)

How does the chamber operate?

It has been operating

for more than a year.

There are some malfunctions
in operating,

such as reduced sensor sensitivity
and increased error.

It should be shut down for maintenance.

But you told us it can't be turned off.

It's pivotal to complete the third batch
of synthetic combinations.

So all engineers

are working to

equip more and more
supplementary correction device on it.

It's overloaded.

Again,

try to stop it.

How long would it take to

completely overhaul the sensors?

Four to five days.

If we work fast,
it will take only three days.

promise.

Stop your research.

Stop our research.

Shut down its operation for maintenance.

Yes, Mr. Wang.

We can stop the operation
this afternoon.

(Vacuum Gas 2 Radio Frequency)

(Shen Yufei)

Shen Yufei, are you listening?

It's just nanomaterial,

not the particle accelerator.

My research is
in the applied physics field.

Is it worth your attention?

Whether it is worth the attention

is not for us to decide.

That's enough.

Are you planning to restart
your nanomaterial project?

Of course.

Three days from now.

Then the countdown

will continue.

Does this research center belong to you?

It's the National Center
for Nanoscience and Technology.

Get off work after six.
It's too early, huh?

They lack research spirit.

There's a notice posted outside.

The reaction chamber has stopped
for maintenance.

What can do for you?

Tell me

about your countdown thing.

What are you talking about?

(Zhou Nan, chief ophthalmologist
of Beijing Tongren Hospital,)

(affiliated to
Capital Medical University)

The countdown in front of you

has something to do
with Shen Yufei, right?

I'll give you a clue.

also stopped her experiment

before suicide.

The scientists who committed suicide

all contacted Shen Yufei.

Now, she is contacting you.

You can work with me.

Take my protection.

That's your own choice.

If you really suspect Shen Yufei,

you can arrest her.

You said everyone she contacted
killed themselves.

Did she kill them?

You can't prove it. There's no proof.

Protect me, huh?

If Shen Yufei wants me to die now,

you
can't stop her at all.

What did she say about that?

How did she threaten you?

She said I'm a turkey.

You are a turkey too.

Welcome, sirs.

What would you like?

A bottle of Erguotou.

Two orders of quick-fried tripe,

a bowl of soymilk,

and one order of
deep-fried dough sticks.

Grab a bite before you drink.

Sirs, your food.

Enjoy.

told Shen Yufei about it.

She told me to

stop my nano experiment.

did as she said

and the countdown really disappeared.

A trick.

Shi Qiang,

have you ever considered
certain philosophical questions?

Where do we come from?

Where will we go?

Where does the universe come from
and where will it go?

Never?

The sesame paste is too salty.

tell you what,

I'm such a simple man that

look down my throat
and you can see out my ass.

Naturally, I'm not that kind of person
bosses would like.

Years after being discharged
from the army,

my career is going nowhere.

If I weren't pretty good at my job,

I would have been kicked out
a long time ago.

How can get the time to gaze at stars
and philosophize?

Have you heard of
the shooter hypothesis

and the farmer hypothesis?

You're now a two-dimensional creature

inhabiting on the surface of the target,

or a turkey on the farm.

can tell that.

Though know nothing

about the hypothesis you referred to,

I do know

an ultimate rule,

which is,

anything sufficiently weird
must be fishy.

There's a reason to pull leather pants
on cotton-padded pants.

Either the latter is too thin
or the former is without fur.

What kind of crappy rule is that?

What crap?

There's always someone behind things

that don't have an explanation.

There's no one!

bullshit.

I've seen plenty of weird things.

There are only 1,103 hours left

before the end of the countdown.

Forget about the countdown.

Wang Miao, I tell you what,

your first priority is to stand straight
and not collapse into a heap.

Then we can talk about other things.

Shi Qiang, can you tell me something

about what's really going on?

I'm begging you.

I've said the very same thing

to Chang Weisi several times.

We're in the same boat, you and I.

I'll be honest with you.

I don't know anything.

In the Battle Command Center, at least,

I'm a turkey.

Do you know what turkey represents?

Nope.

But I do know,

the harder they try to scare you
with something,

the less you should let them
satisfy their desires.

Now they're targeting you.

So,

I'll never let you die easily.

Cheers.

Granny, did you buy sugar for us?

Of course. Here you are.

Thank you, Granny.

That's Dong's room.

When Dong was a child,

she lived with me
in Northeast China.

She really liked the forest

and nature.

When we returned to Beijing,

she also decorated our home

with some elements of the forest

and nature.

What is the background

It was really a special experience.

Advance! Advance

That was a memorable era.

Jin the direction of victory.

Three red flags
are fluttering in the wind.

Take a step!

Left foot!

Take a step!

Left foot!

Right foot!

(Self-reliance)

Come on.

Hurry up. Hurry up.

Chop the branches down.

Back then, the administration sent
educated youths to the countryside.

was assigned to
the Greater Khingan Mountains.

Hello.

Are you Ye Wenjie?

I'm a reporter for
the Great Production News, Bai Mulin.

saw you when you borrowed books
from the production team.

know
you.

I've read your articles.

I can tell how you're feeling.

The two of us are the only ones
who feel this way.

just read a book,
and it really moved me.

Can you read English?

This was published in 1962
and was very influential in the West.

Silent Spring, Rachel Carson.

Where did
you get this?

The book attracted the attention
of the higher-ups.

They want to use it
for internal reference.

I'm responsible for translating
the part about forests.

What does the book tell about?

Pesticides and the environment?

There's something deeper.

I want to write to
the central leadership

and inform them the bad phenomena.

Come in.

Wenjie.

I'm here to return
your book.

- was going to look for you.

You're just in time.

I'll show you the letter I wrote.

Letter?

Yes.

told you last time that

I was going to write to
the central leadership.

Take a seat.

It's beautiful.

The Taihang Mountains have turned from

historically fertile place to the
barren wasteland due to deforestation.

The Yellow River's silt
is rising rapidly now.

The great reclamation
in the northern tree farm

will lead to severe consequences.

The content is informative
and tightly argued.

OK.

I'II make a clean copy of the draft.

Don't burn yourself.

My hands are trembling
due to frequent use of the chain saw.

(Respected)

Perfect.

Why don't I copy it for you?

The chain saw is too heavy.

No wonder your hand is trembling.

Let me copy it for you.

OK.

(Respected)

You have pretty handwriting.

You studied physics?

Astrophysics.

Useless now.

Astrophysics?

So you study the stars.

How can that be useless?

Colleges have reopened recently,

but they're not taking
graduate students.

A highly educated talent like you
has been sent to this place...

It's a shame.

I didn't tell him that I was fortunate enough
to be sent to the northern tree farm.

(50,000 educated youths
all over the country...)

At the moment,
the hut was quiet.

I could hear the sound of pen nib
scratching against paper,

and smell the fragrance of the sawdust.

Since my father died, I hadn't felt relaxed
and experienced warmth for a long time.

Take a look.
Okay.

Thank
you.

You're welcome.

Come on. Keep it going!
On my count!

One, two, one.

Going all out!

Rise to the top!

Going all out!

Rise to the top!

This is it.

20 meters away
from the log drop point.

Keep it going, everybody.

Ye Wenjie!

Stop.

Ye Wenjie, rush back to the company.

What happened?

don't know.

But I feel like

you might be in big trouble.

Comrade Ye.

This is Director Zhang
from political department.

He's here to do a
survey.

Don't be afraid, though.

Just say what you know.

Be honest,
and be cooperative with Director Zhang.

Director Zhang.

Did you write the letter?

Revolutionary Masses?

Did you write it?

A reporter came to the company
from last week.

The reporter's name
is Bai Mulin, right?

Ye Wenjie, are you aware
how serious the crime of slander is?

We have run a thorough investigation
on Comrade Bai Mulin.

All he did was
help you mail the letter.

He had no idea
what was in the letter.

Did he say that?

Present yourself.

Is she the one?

Yes.

believe that this book inspired you
to write the letter, right?

The book isn't mine.

You stole it!

- didn't steal it.

Bai Mulin lent me the book.

Nonsense!

was assigned
to translate the book by the authority.

have the legal right to own this book.
Control yourself.

I admit it is my fault
that I didn't keep the book properly.

But I didn't expect her to steal the book
when was doing work.

You found the weapon
to harm socialism.

I wasn't here, she would impute
all the responsibility to me.

Ye Wenjie,

(Assignments Lumbering Transportation Piling)
have been nice to you, why would you lie?

Why would you betray
your comrades for personal interest?

All right. All right.

Enough.

Take her to the division headquarters.

until she acknowledges her guilt.

The room is so cold.

Go get a stove.

Yes, sir.

I'm here representing the military control
commission of the intermediate court.

My name is Cheng Lihua.

Come on.

You are young.

Younger than I thought. -

Ye, how foolish of you.

Well, that's what young people do.

(Archive Folder)

The more you read,
the more foolish you become.

But to be fair, everybody would make mistakes
when they were young.

made mistakes, too.

But our attitude remains the same.
Don't feel stressed.

Acknowledge your mistake and correct it,
and you can still contribute to the revolution.

Here, sign this.

And we'll have a good conversation.

I'll be guiding you.

Ye, actually, doesn't matter whether
you sign it or not.

You can read the last page.

You just sign here as one of the key
additional witnesses.

But you have to understand
that it doesn't have to be you.

It is a kind offer
from the Organization.

My father is dead.

All the information is factual.

Otherwise, your sister

(Witnesses: Ye Wenxue)
wouldn't have signed it.

We aim to guide
those who were ideologically led astray

to acknowledge their mistakes with facts.

didn't know my father
talked to these people.

Everything is real.

You must trust the Organization.

didn't say it wasn't real.

- simply don't know.

So I can't sign it.

Ye Wenjie, mind your language.

Well, Ye,
I'll be completely honest with you.

There's still a chance
for you to be pardoned

if you acknowledge your mistake.

It's no big deal that
a young intellectual

got blinded by a reactionary book.

We don't even need to
bring it to the court.

You'll go to a class,
write some self-examination essays,

and be sent back to the tree farm.

But if you are self-opinionated,
then we'll probably take your case seriously.

Look at me.

Do look like a person
who would harm you?

No, I won't sign it.

At the time, someone like me
would receive heavy sentences.

What you experienced
is beyond my imaginations.

The past is the past.

The person who framed you up,
do you hate him?

Bai Mulin?

Under the pressure
of the political environment,

that was his only option.

Wang, when you are at my age,
you'll realize all those things

that seemed extremely important
will end up being unimportant.

When we find
ourselves pushed into desperation,

perhaps,
the turnaround is around the corner.

It broke down again.

It's a little toy
made by one of my students.

Currently,

it isn't mature enough.

The battery has a low storage capacity.

(Scholar Community)

If the battery is big,

it'll take up more space.

If it's small,

it can't drive a powerful motor.

think it's useless for now.

Shen Yufei.

Come with me.

The temple seems to be

different from other temples.

Yes.

Other temples need pilgrims

to offer money to stay afloat.

So they want more tourists.

This temple doesn't.

It's peaceful and quiet here.

Most of our visitors

are engaged in academic research.

Sometimes when they

have problems they can't solve,

they'll come here
and stay for a couple of days.

The rent here is very high.

It's enough to support us.

Many scientists will look for

other gratification when they reach

an unbreakable bottleneck
in their research.

They would like to come here

and ponder

the problems they can't solve.

I've decided to join
the Frontiers of Science.

So you can tell me now,

what the farmer is?

A turkey can be curious.

But not everyone can accept

the truth behind the miracle.

If you like,

you can go to the farmer's world

for a look.

(Three-Body)

What's this?

It seems to be a game.

Game?

Log in.

Play it.

I can't.

Why can't you play it?

The game requires a V-suit.

V-suit?

What's that?

Chang,

we need you to pay for

the expense of the game suit.

You know what, the suit

is amazing.

When you log in to the game,

you can go up to the sky.

Take you for example.

If you stamp your foot in the game,
you'll leap into the sky like fireworks.

Like Superman.

Have you played it?

heard of it from others.

From who?

People of the Frontiers of Science.

They play the game.

Yeah.

I need it for work.

Just pay for it.

It's a little expensive.

(Chang Weisi)

My gloves are a little tight.

So are mine.

Do I wear it right?

The things are so expensive.

Do you think she's a saleswoman?

(Three-Body)

(Welcome to Three-Body.)

(Please create your own ID.)

(Hairen)

It's cold.

Yes, very cold.

I am a follower of King Wen.

That's my log-in ID.

Follower of King Wen of Zhou.

He's a genius.

My log-in ID is Hairen.

The stuff on
your back

looks very heavy.

Sure.

The distance and weight here

are real as in life.

Sandglass.

This is sandglass.

Every eight hours, all the sand
flows to the bottom.

Flip it three times

and you can measure a day.

But I often forget to flip it,

and I need

Follower here to remind me.

Hey.

You seem to be on a very long journey.

Is it necessary

to carry such a bulky clock?

Or what?

How else would we measure time?

You can carry a portable sundial.

Or you can just look at the sun

and know the approximate time.

The sun?

How can the sun tell us the time?

We're in the midst of a Chaotic Era.

Chaotic Era?

It's so cold! I'm almost frozen.

Hurry, let's go.

It will be colder if we stop.

When the sun comes out,

it will be warmer.

Are you pretending to be
some kind of oracle?

Even King Wen cannot predict the future.

Do you need an oracle to predict that?

Everyone can see that

the sun will rise in about

another hour or two.

This is a Chaotic Era!

What is a Chaotic Era?

Look at the sun.

So it's dusk

instead of dawn?

It is dawn.

But the sun doesn't always
rise in the dawn.

Look over there!

The sun is rising over there.

But the direction
is different from last time.

Are we in the wrong way?

told you

it's a Chaotic Era.

Finally, it's getting warmer.

But why is the sun

bluish in color?

Why did it set so soon?

The sun is rising over there!

Look!

It looks like a normal sun!

I'm warning you

not to pretend to be an oracle.

It's finally getting warm.

Oh, dear!

What should we do?

Find shade quickly!

What's wrong?

Hurry. Hurry.

What's wrong?

Traveling during a Chaotic Era

is like walking through hell.

I can't stand it anymore.

I can't.

Then you should be dehydrated.

OK.

Wait.

You won't abandon
me,

will you?

Don't worry.

I promise to bring you to Zhaoge.

OK.

Dehydrate me.

What happened to him?

Is he dead?

No.

He'll recover soon,

when we soak him in water.

It's just like soaking dried mushrooms.

Even his bones have turned soft?

Yes.

They've turned into dried fibers.

This makes him easy to carry.

In this world,

can everyone be dehydrated?

Of course. You
Can, too.

Otherwise we could not
survive the Chaotic Eras.

You carry him.

Oh, dear!

My friend.

No.

- must find him.

If a turkey doesn't drink water,

will it die of thirst?

You can choose to be dehydrated
if you can't stand it.

Dehydrated?

How could I be dehydrated?

You only have to
say

(Dehydrate me)
these two words.

This is the password.

Is it some kind of trap?

What can you get

if say dehydrate me?

I, l...

What are you doing?

Who are you?

Give him back to me.

He is my friend.

Give him back to me!

Do you know he is dehydrated?

The only way he contributes

to this civilization

is to be our food or firewood.

You're unreasonable!

Give him back to me!

Give me!
Wang Miao.

Give him back to me!

You don't understand
the truth of the world.

Wang Miao, hang in there.

I'll log in right now. Hang in there.

In order to achieve our goals,

(Game Over)

this is nothing.

How is your friend?

He was dehydrated

and taken by some guys.

What will happen to him?

It's normal.

He can't adapt to this world.

Let's start off.

can finally have water.

How long has it been?

About a month.

It's either extremely hot

or extremely cold.

The Chaotic Era is killing me.

Flying stars.

Two flying stars!

We've seen them yesterday.

They look bigger than ordinary stars.

Yes.

They show up as disks.

They move through the sky

quickly enough for the naked eye
to detect the motion.

But it's different this time.

How come?

There are two of them.

Two flying stars!

A Stable Era is about to begin!

Is two the most we'll see at once?

No. Sometimes three will appear,

but no more than that.

If three flying stars appear,

does that herald

an even better era?

What are you talking about?

Three flying stars?

Pray that such a thing never happens.

It hasn't been so pleasant
in a long time.

How long does this Stable Era last?

A day or a century.

No one can predict that.

According to historical records,

the Western Zhou Dynasty

experienced a Stable Era
lasting two centuries.

How lucky to be born during such a time!

What about a Chaotic Era?

How long does it last?

I already told you.

Other than Stable Eras,
all other times belong to Chaotic Eras.

Each of them takes up the time
not occupied by the other.

This is a world in which
there are no patterns.

Yes.

Civilization here

can only develop

in the mild climate of Stable Eras.

Most of the time,

humankind must collectively
dehydrate and be stored.

When a long Stable Era arrives,

they collectively revive
through rehydration.

Then they proceed to build and produce.

How can we

predict the arrival and duration

of each Stable Era?

You can't.

Nobody can do that.

When a Stable Era arrives,

the King makes a decision
based on intuition

as to whether to engage in
mass rehydration.

Often, the people are revived,

crops are planted,

cities begin construction,
life has just started,

and then the Stable Era ends.

Extreme cold and heat
then destroy everything.

Congratulations.

Now you know the goal of this game.

It's to use our intellect
and understanding

to analyze all phenomena

until we can know the pattern
of the sun's movement.

The survival of civilization
depends on it.

Based on my observations,

there is no pattern
to the sun's movement at all.

That's because you don't understand

the fundamental nature of the world.

And you do?

Yes.

I'm going to Zhaoge

to present King Zhou

with an accurate calendar.

How long before we get to Zhaoge?

Soon. We'll be there soon.

In order to survive
during a Chaotic Era,

one must live in thick-walled buildings
like this one,

as though one were living underground.

It's the only way to avoid
the extreme heat and cold.

My king.

My beloved deputy, as you were.

This is Fu Xi.

Apparently he has his own theory.

Yes. He thinks that

the sun is a temperamental god.

When the god is awake,
his moods are unpredictable,

and thus we have a Chaotic Era.

But when he's asleep,
his breathing evens out,

and thus we have a Stable Era.

Fu Xi suggested that

build those pendulums out there

and keep them in constant motion.

He claims that

the pendulums can have

a hypnotic effect on the sun god

and cause him to sink into
a long slumber.

My king,

the sun is not a god.

The sun is yang,

and the night is yin.

The world proceeds on the balance
between yin and yang.

Though we can't control it,

we can predict it.

you'll be the hero of the world.

But many people who claimed
to be able to predict it

ended up in the bronze cauldron.

My king,

this is the code of the universe.

With it, I can present your dynasty

with an accurate calendar.

Ji Chang,

I'm eager to know

when the next long Stable Era

will come.

I will forecast it for you right now.

Next will be

a Chaotic Era lasting 41 days.

Then comes a five-day Stable Era.

Thereafter, there will be

a 23-day Chaotic Era

followed by an 18-day Stable Era.

Then we'll have an
eight-day Chaotic Era.

But when this Chaotic Era is over,

my king,

the long Stable Era you've been
waiting for will begin.

That Stable Era

will last three years and nine months.

The climate will be so mild

that it will be a golden age.

King Zhou seems not to be

very excited
about the accurate prediction.

We have to

verify your predictions first.

Report!

My king,

all the initial predictions
have been verified.

Ji Chang,

I shall erect a monument for you,

one even greater

than this palace.

My king,

awaken your dynasty

and let it prosper!

Rehydrate!

Rehydrate!

Rehydrate!

Rehydrate!

My foot!

My finger!

How long have we been dehydrated?

If they weren't rehydrated in time,

they would all have been

eaten by the Chaotic Era rats.

Enjoy the beautiful Stable Era!

You're lucky!

Ji Chang, it's been eight nights.

We're in another Chaotic Era.

The sun has never risen again.

My king, this is temporary.

The sun will soon rise.

The Stable Era and the spring
will resume.

Heat the quadripod.

My king! My king!

There are..

There are three flying stars in the sky!

You don't know what it means to have
three flying stars in the sky, I presume?

It means a harsh winter is about to come.

It can freeze hard rocks into powder.

Dehydrate!

Dehydrate me.
Dehydrate.

These snowflakes
are solid oxygen and nitrogen.

The atmosphere is gradually dissolving
at absolute zero.

(The long night lasted 48 years.)

(Civilization No. 137
was destroyed by the extreme cold.)

(This civilization had advanced
to the Warring States Period.)

(The seed of civilization remains.)

(It will germinate)

(and again progress
through the unpredictable world)

(of Three-Body.)

(We invite you to log in
to the game again.)

Did you lose or win?

Did you lose or win?

It was awe-inspiring.

How did I die?

Did I die of thirst?

You dehydrated.

Those jerks lied to me.

It was really so awe-inspiring.

A civilization
was destroyed just like that.

Destroyed?

The farmer kicked the bucket?

What on earth is this game about?

King Wen of Zhou told me.

This is a Chaotic Era.

The Stable Era seems
to be an obsession of theirs.

Why is it so disorderly?

It's just we haven't understood.

Practice makes perfect.

Let's give it another few shots,
and get to the bottom of this matter.

Morning.

Wang Miao, come here.

Your timing's perfect.

My ten assistants
wrote this report on Three-Body.

Yesterday they played it all night.

Alright.

You had ten assistants play a video game?

Just... Just read it.

Okay.

(Asian Defense Council
Three-Body game report)

This report is pretty long.

had several gaming sessions,

collecting one type of game information
at a time.

Information about the environment,
the creatures, and how players feel.

Then I sorted and summarized it.

My assistant, Xu Bingbing.

Well, when playing it,

did you ten people figure out
the pattern of the sun's movement?

Yeah.

But so far we haven't been able
to draw any conclusions.

The shift between the Chaotic Era
and the Stable Era is random.

It switches between extreme cold
and scorching heat without any warning.

Sometimes it even happens repeatedly
in an hour.

You're doing much better
than I did when I first played the game.

What's the pattern of the sun's movement
in the world of Three-Body?

You play it every day?

You told me needed to see
the farmer's world with my own eyes,

but where on earth is the farmer?

The gathering is about to begin.

Why don't you come
and do some reviewing?

Is it still
about the shooter and the farmer?

I've heard that twice.

Hearing it one more time
will help you know more about Lord.

How did it go?

Do you know any of today's attendees?

I've met some of them before.

Which ones?

didn't recognize all of them.

Just tell me the ones you recognized.
Think back carefully.

I just know
one of them was Pan Jianzhong.

He specializes in quantum optics.

There have been many reports
about him lately.

Mr. Pan.

Mr. Pan, I'm sorry.

Mr. Pan, I've read all the infosheets.

find them very thought-provoking.

Are you not worried that

the public would resist technology
after seeing the report?

We just presented the truth.

We didn't force anyone
to choose or judge.

Your efforts to publicize these
are commendable enough.

If everyone is environmentally aware
enough to ask what they can do.

we'll have a chance.

Do you know the correct way
to dispose of batteries?

Shi, lately another couple
of foreign scientists have died.

Also suicide?

Captain Shi, Professor Wang,
this is the roster.

t can be said the names of all top-notch
scientists of all fields are on the list.

We need to keep them under surveillance?

Under protection.

Read it carefully
and see if any of them

attended today's gathering,
or has close ties with Shen Yufei.

There are too many of them,
so I can't protect every one of them.

Then we protect those in contact
with the Frontiers of Science.

(Pan Jianzhong, Sun Bogang, Zhang Feiyang.)
You recalled only three during the ride?

Well, I can remember nanotech devices,
but I'm really not good with names.

Besides,
why do you want me to think about this?

Many attend the gatherings
of the Frontiers of Science,

but only a few of them
are truly interested.

got an audacious assumption.

Those having dealings with the Frontiers
of Science have two possible endings.

One is that they pretend
to trust them, cooperate with them,

and join them as you do.

The other is that they commit suicide
because they can't stand it.

Right now we need to seek out all
the scientists who might kill themselves,

we can protect them. Understood?
Yeah.

Mandatory protection.

I'm very sorry
to have brought you here

in this fashion,
but you have nothing to worry about.

We're protecting you.

Lately, a lot of scientists
committed suicide without warning.

We suspect
that there's more to those suicides.

I don't want anything like that
to happen to you.

You're all elites of our country.

It can be said that you've
made great contributions to

our nation, our country, even mankind.

I really hope you can leave aside
the scientific research you're doing

and stay under our protection.

We'll ascertain the truth asap
lest your lives be threatened again.

(Transfer Letter from Battle Command Center)
As for your original departments and families,

you may rest assured that
we'll make proper arrangements.

All of us will claim that
you're transferred temporarily

for a scientific research project.

Please trust me.

Everything I did
is to ensure your safety.

Do you know that these places were
covered in greenery only years ago?

But now they're a scene
of utter desolation.

Actually, what we need to know
is much more than these.

On earth,
dozens of species go extinct every day.

And the carbon dioxide levels the air
are the highest in three million years.

Even in the untraversed Antarctica,
plastic trash has been found.

Where will plastic litter end up?

So you're Mu Xing?

That man was carried onto an ambulance.

He's a scientist specializing
in quantum electrodynamics,

Zhai Yiming.

How's the definition of the footage?

Impressive.

You found out as well?

Found out what?

These scientists are under house arrest.

Apart from him, there are others.

I strongly suspect that this has something
to do with the suicides of those scientists.

This is a protection measure.

It was your doing?

Come with me.
Please don't.

Now!

I'm spreading the truth.

That's bullshit.

What you should do the most is to keep
your nose clean and cause us no trouble.

You think I was the only one who found out
about those scientists' whereabouts?

Officer Shi.

Please be cooperative.

You got the information I want,
and got the information you want.

Why don't we just trust each other
and be honest with each other?

You think this is a cafe or something?

Do you know what this place is?

do.

Then why are you bargaining with me?

You think you're in a position
to bargain with me?

Do you think...

Describe what you saw.

I can't.

- couldn't see anything else.

One second, there were sparks.
Then next, there were electrical sparks.

Anyway, it's like there were
fireworks crackling in front of my eyes.

The glare almost blinded me.

Fireworks crackling?

No firecrackers?

No.

Then why did you hear the crackle?

There was no crackle.

Just glare.

No numbers?

Even if there were,
I wouldn't have been able to see them.

There were sparks everywhere.

What did the doctor say?

Severe floater.

How's he now?

He's recovered.

It only took you three hours?

The first two hours and 55 minutes,

sat in front of her
without saying a word.

Then she couldn't stand it.

couldn't have stood it either
if it were me.

Then I told her that it was a state-level
secret and I wanted her to cooperate.

She did find something.

This is the video Mu Xing got.

All eight safe houses have been exposed.

It's strange.

I chose the eight safe houses from
my file and numbered them one by one.

I didn't inform any team members
until the last moment.

How could the secret be leaked?

Hairen.

You know me?

I'm Qin Guli.

Last time I came here,
the pyramid was Egyptian in style.

Now it resembles an Aztec one.

That's because this is
a completely different civilization.

Are you going to the apex?

Yes, I am.
I want to have a look.

There are too many conjectures
about the secrets of the world.

The instruments at the apex
may be helpful to you.

I'm Mozi.

Hello, I'm Hairen.

From Civilization No. 137
of King Wen to now,

civilization has been reborn
four more times.

The shortest-lived one got only
halfway through the Stone Age,

but Civilization No. 139 broke a record

and developed all the way
to the Steam Age.

What's that?

That's Confucius.

He believed that everything had to
fit order and propriety,

and nothing in the universe
could be exempt.

He created a system of rites
for the universe.

He calculated when the sun
would follow the rites,

and predicted a five-year Stable Era.

You know what?

There was indeed a Stable Era
lasting a month.

And then one day,
the sun just didn't come out?

No, the sun rose that day as well.

rose to the middle of the sky,
and then went out.

What?

Went out?

Yes.

It gradually dimmed,
became smaller,

and then went out all of a sudden.

Confucius stood there and
froze into a column of ice.

And there he remains.

Was there nothing remaining
after the sun went out?

A flying star appeared in that location,

Unlike those shamans,
Legalists or Daoists,

who have no ability to do experiments
and are immersed in their mysticism,

have theories, too,
but they're not mystical.

They're derived from a large number
of observations.

First, do you know what the universe is?

What is it?

The universe is a hollow sphere

floating in the middle
of a sea of fire.

On its surface are numerous tiny holes
and a large hole.

The light from the sea of fire
shines through these holes.

The tiny ones are stars,
and the large one is the sun.

We can see the stars moving around,
and the sun rising and setting,

because the sphere is rotating.

If all the holes are fixed in
the surface of the same sphere,

how can I explain the relative motion
between the sun and the stars?

That's why I've modified my model.

The universal sphere
is made of two spheres.

How does your model explain
the sudden extinguishing of the sun

during the time of Confucius?

That's a rare exception.

Maybe it was because
a dark spot or cloud in the sea of fire

happened to pass over the big hole
in the outer shell.

My universe model has proved that.

Is this model the machine
you built to replicate the universe?

Yes.

Yes, exactly.

The light source
is made of the luminescent material

gathered from
hundreds of thousands of fireflies.

- used a cool light so that the clerk can
stay inside for a long time.

There's a person inside the sphere?

Sure, the clerk is important.

After we set up the model

to correspond to the current state
of the real universe,

the future state of the universe
will be accurately simulated.

course, the sun's motion
can be simulated, too.

The clerk will record everything.

What's this?

Your observation records?

The records are a precise calendar.

This is the dream of
hundreds of civilizations before us.

Hairen, you've come in time.

According to the model universe,

a four-year-long Stable Era
is about to begin.

Emperor Wu of Han has issued
the order to rehydrate

based on my prediction.

Let's wait and see.

A Stable Era has begun.

Do you not want to
join this wonderful life?

When women are revived,
they crave love.

There is no reason for you
to stay here any longer.

The game is over.

am the winner.

May I use the telescope

to observe the sun?

Of course.

Look, the sun is an entity
with a small core in its middle.

The core is actually the sun.

Around it is the light
that it gives off.

Maybe it's just a visual error.

It seems that
the sun will probably not rise again.

It's like the end
of Civilization No. 137.

My predictions cannot be wrong.

Look, the golden earth.

It isn't the horizon.

It's the sun!

Dehydrate!

Dehydrate!
Dehydrate!

Dehydrate!

Mozi, we should dehydrate, too.

No.

No need.

The Stable Era will continue!

The universe is a machine!

I created this machine!

Mozi!

(Civilization No. 141
fell into ruins in flames.)

(This civilization had advanced to
the Eastern Han Period.)

(The seed of civilization remains.)

(It will germinate
and again progress through)

(the unpredictable world of Three-Body.)

(We invite you to log in
to the game again.)

Flying stars.

Flying stars.

Doudou.

Who bought you the ice cream?

I-1 only had one.

Shi Qiang, You bought my daughter
an ice cream, didn't you?

didn't smoke.

What are you reporting this time?

Isn't it obvious?

Excessive emissions.

How did you get all those news clues?

There are always people providing clues.

The more people like me there
the harder it is to obscure the truth.

A pharmaceutical company
has emission problems,

but you didn't condemn the regulator,
or urge the people involved to fix it.

Instead, you kept warning people

about the development
of science and technology,

turning them into enemies of science.
Why did you do that?

What people should guard against is the hazard
brought by science and technology,

not science and technology themselves.

Besides, I just showed people the truth.

I didn't interfere in their choices.
That's not true.

I read your reports.
You weren't always like this.

You used to be very objective
when stating the facts,

but now, your reports are obviously
misleading in a sinister way.

Just think about
Why did it come to this?

Sooner or later I'll find out
who you guys really are.

Alright then,
let's investigate together.

(There was an explosion
in a lab earlier this morning.)

(Several of the country's
top scientists were conducting an experiment.)

We're in charge of this thing now.

We'll tell the public that the scientists
died in an unfortunate accident

during the experiment.

What occurred is much worse.

(The cause of the explosion
is still under investigation.)

(Stay tuned for more details.)

The enemy has already
begun his massacre.

They're playing bridge
in one of their monthly get-togethers.

There's even a Nobel Prize winner.

They're getting more bold.

We can't just sit around.

We need to react.

(Incoming Call from Shen Yufei)

So the protection of the vulnerable
is still ineffective?

General Chang,
you can't predict the enemy.

Hello?

You went too far.

Four scientists,
and one of them even won a Nobel Prize.

Every one of them had the potential

to make a breakthrough
in Three-Body research.

Did I ever get in your business?

So you guys had better stay out of mine.

think both of us
should do Lord's bidding.

Us?

On the surface, we are on the same side,
but in fact, we are mortal enemies.

Yes.

You people have been using Lord's powers
against mankind.

That's one way to put it.

We need Lord to come to our world

and mete out the long overdue punishment
to the sinners,

but you are being a hindrance,

so we are irreconcilable enemies.

Lord should not be used by you people.

You are not serving Lord either.

If you don't stop, we'll make you stop.

You think the Commander will allow that?

The Commander?

Wasn't it the Commander
who caused all this?

This is your car, right?
Sorry. I hit it.

I'm really sorry.

Your words enlightened me.

All saw on the paper
was your theory.

It surprises me that you've put it
into practice to such an extent.

But there are still
many unsolved problems.

The matter of manufacture
will be settled sooner or later.

Like I said, your research on
applied physics is very realistic.

Oh, this way, please.

suddenly thought of a friend.

Every time he hears
the words flying stars,

he'll say that they're stars
aimlessly whooshing around.

That's one way to put it.

remember that ten-odd years ago,
there were some foreign books and papers

concerning that, so we read some of them

and did some research,
but it was unfruitful.

If you'd like to know more about it,
can recommend two books to you.

Okay.

This is my office.

Sorry to trouble you.

of the books here.

The Structure and Evolution of Stars.

Stellar Movements
and the Structure of the Universe.

Okay.

These two books
might not be easy to find.

Now we're living in peaceful times,
and the Internet is so highly developed,

but still feel humbled.

The scientists contemporary with you
are the real legend.

Legend?

You wouldn't have felt it that way
had you experienced it.

Sorry.

At that time, thought my life was over,
and might even die in that room.

This kind of unconventional transfer
must not happen again.

Let me tell you something.

Your project itself is unconventional.

If something goes wrong,
I'll accept the responsibility.

You really think you can
take responsibility for this?

You are a
technical person,

but Red Coast is not like
other national defense projects.

Its complexity goes
far beyond the technical issues.

So you do know it's complex.

The country in the north is doing it,
and so are the western countries,

but you won't even give me any manpower.

How am I supposed to complete the task?

What do you mean by I...

Are you okay?

Possible Energy Interfaces

in the Solar Radiation Zone
and Their Reflective Properties.

Was it you who wrote this paper?

If it wasn't her,
why would I have you get her here?

Where are we going?

Red Coast Base.

Lei Zhicheng was the political commissar
of Red Coast Base.

Yang Weining was the chief engineer.

If they hadn't moved me, everything….

everything would've been
entirely different.

What were they researching
in the Red Coast Base exactly?

I know you specialize in astrophysics.

Did they come to you
because of your speciality?

That was what I thought at the beginning.

Yang Weining was a good guy.

Come.

Have a seat.

Shao Lin, this is Yang Weining.

He just became my graduate student.

This is my wife.

Hi, Mrs. Ye.

Have a seat.

Sit.

What topic are you researching?

It's about experimental
and applied physics.

Oh, it's pretty similar to mine.

Your mentor
researches theoretical physics.

I want to devote myself to this era
and make some actual contributions.

Theories are the foundation
of application.

Isn't discovering the laws of nature
the greatest contribution to this era?

This is our home.

You may say whatever you want.

Yeah.

feel theoretical research tends t
mess with people's minds.

Ye, you got yourself a good student.

Mrs. Ye, I bought you some fruits.

I... I'll
go wash them for you.

he figured out a way to move you?

He was in charge
of the project in Red Coast.

He was really a good guy.

Come on. This way.

Ye Wenjie, I'm offering you a chance.

This is a national defense
scientific-research base.

Your expertise might be useful
for the ongoing research in there.

Chief Engineer Yang
will tell you the details,

but whether you can seize this chance
depends on you.

Ye Zhetai made a mistake,
and so did you.

Therefore, given your status,
if you enter the gate,

it's possible you'll never leave
for the rest of your life.

want to go in.

Don't be hasty.

Let's go in.

You should be cautious.

Do you know what it means to go in?

I'm willing to stay here
for the rest of my life.

(The earth rotates nonstop. Time flies.)

(10,000 years are too long.
We need to seize the day.)

(The future is bright.
The path is winding.)

(We need to harden our resolve,
dismiss our fear of death,)

(overcome all obstacles,
and fight for victory.)

(Those on duty in the Transmission
Department, attention, please.)

(The computer magnetic core storage
in the Transmission Department)

(displays a failure code.)

(Maintenance personnel
are to go and fix it immediately.)

(The computer magnetic core storage
in the Transmission Department)

(displays a failure code.)

(Maintenance personnel
are to go and fix it immediately.)

(Range of monitored frequency:
1 ,000 to 40,000 MHz.)

(Number of monitored channels: 15,000.)

(At 5:00 PM, there will be
a sanitary check)

(on the mainframe cabinet
between transmitters and receivers.)

(Please prepare ahead of time.)

(A routine work meeting will be held
after the transmission.)

(The Monitoring Department
will now announce)

(the schedule of the next night shift.)

(Monday, Transmission...)

This is the smell of machine oil.

It's pretty strong, but bearable.

You'll get used to it soon enough.

The conditions here are poor.

There's no heating in the house.

Zhang.

I'm here!

When a fire is made in her room,
take her there to have some rest.

Yes!

Take it.

Take it.

Put it on.

Let's
go.

The People's Liberation Army,
Second Artillery Corps,

Red Coast Project, 147th transmission.

Authorization confirmed.

Begin thirty-second countdown.

Target Classification: A-three.

Coordinates' serial number: BN20197F.

Transmission file final check completed.

20 seconds.

Energy Unit report: all systems go.

Interference Monitoring Unit reporting:
within acceptable range.

We have reached the point of no return.
15 seconds.

Counting down.

Thirteen.

Twelve.

Eleven.

Ten.

Nine.

Eight.

Seven.

Six.

Five.

Four.

Three.

Two.

One.

Begin transmission!

All units continue to monitor!

You feel itchy, right?

Every time it transmits,
my hands and face feel itchy,

and it makes me feel warm.

Transmission 147
of Red Coast Project completed.

Transmission systems shutting down.
Red Coast now entering monitoring state.

System control is hereby transferred
to the Monitoring Department.

Please upload checkpoint data.

All units should fill out
transmission diaries.

All unit heads should attend the post-transmission
meeting in the debriefing room.

We're done.

Where's BN20197F?

- don't know that either.

think it's over there.

(Troubleshooting
of Magnetic Core Memory is complete.)

(Clear fault codes.)

Hello?

Ye Wenjie, come to my office now.

Wenjie, first, let me be clear
that disagree with all this.

The decision was made
by Chief Engineer Yang

after seeking the high-ups' permission.

He alone will take all the consequences.

To better utilize your skills,
he talked to the superiors repeatedly.

Army Political Department
did their investigation, too.

Now, we've been authorized
to disclose the true nature

of the Red Coast Project to you.

I hope you'll treasure this opportunity
and work hard to redeem your sins.

From now on, you must behave
with the utmost propriety.

Any transgression

will receive the harshest punishment.

Once you said yes, the last ray of hope
of leaving Radar Peak would be gone.

You'd spend the rest of your life here.

If you want to quit,
it's not too late now.

I'll do it.

It's a lot.

Read it yourself.

(A Question Largely Ignored by Trends
in Fundamental World Scientific Research)

This file talks about
two ways to convert the results

of fundamental scientific research
into practical applications:

gradualistic mode and saltatory mode.

That's right.

Gradualistic mode refers to
theoretical, fundamental results

being gradually applied to technology

such as the development and application
of space technology.

Saltatory mode means
theoretical, fundamental results

rapidly become applied technology,

(Nuclear Weapons)
leading to a technological leap.

Examples include nuclear weapons.

Yes.

Now, both NATO and the Warsaw Pact

are intensely active
in fundamental research

and investing heavily in it.

At this rate,
technological leaps may occur anytime.

That will pose a major threat
to our strategic planning.

Here it lists the fields
where such leaps are most likely:

physics, biology, computer science.

(SETI)

The Search for
Extraterrestrial Intelligence.

If a leap occurs in this field,

its impact will exceed the sum of that
in the other three.

That's what I'm talking about.

on,
Ye Wenjie, from this moment

your job is to develop the Red Coast
Self-Interpreting Code System.

Precisely,
using universal, basic mathematical,

and physical laws to construct
an elemental linguistic code

that can be understood by any civilization
that has mastered basic algebra,

Euclidean geometry,
and the laws of nonrelativistic physics.

Building on that,
create a brand-new linguistic system

including Chinese and Esperanto.

Yes, sir.

A ruby-based traveling-wave maser
amplified the signals received by

the gigantic antenna.

The core of the reception system

was immersed in
liquid helium at -269 degrees Celsius.

A helicopter came to resupply
liquid helium regularly.

Other than searching for and monitoring
possible extraterrestrial intelligence,

we also tried to

(20 Million Stars)
send messages to the universe

"We extend our best wishes to you,
inhabitants of another world.

After reading the following message,

you should have a basic understanding
of civilization on Earth.

By dint of long toil and creativity,
the human race

has built a splendid civilization,
blossoming with diverse cultures.

We're also getting to know the laws of nature
and the development of human societies.

We cherish all that we've accomplished.

But our world is still flawed.

Hate exists, as do prejudice and war.

Contradictive productive forces
and relations

are causing extremely
uneven distribution of wealth.

And large portions of humanity
are living in poverty and misery.

Human societies are working hard
to resolve the difficulties they face,

striving to create a better future
for Earth civilization.

The country that sent this message
is also engaged in this effort.

We are dedicated to
building an ideal society

where the labor and value of every human
are fully respected,

and everyone's material
and spiritual needs are fully met

so that civilization on Earth
may become more perfect.

With the best of intentions,
we look forward to establishing contact

with other civilized societies
in the universe.

We look forward to working with you

to build a better life in this vast universe."

This letter of humans' best wishes
was sent to the universe.

the 2,280 MHz, 12,000 MHz,
and 22,000 MHz channels,

the transmission times
of the message were

31 minutes, 7.5 minutes,
and 3.5 minutes respectively.

The farther the signals travel,
the weaker they become,

and the less likely that any extraterrestrial
civilization will receive them.

Soviet astrophysicist
Nicolai Kardashev once proposed

that we could divide civilizations

based on the power they could command
for communication purposes,

A Type I civilization
can muster an amount of energy equal to

the total output of the Earth.

A Type II civilization
can marshal the energy equal to

the output of a typical star.

A Type III civilization can
utilize its communication energy

equal to the energy output of a galaxy.

Our call wasn't any louder

than the buzzing of a mosquito.

No one could hear it.

At the time,
we had China's largest radio telescope.

In the dead of the night, when I was alone

in the empty monitoring room,

I could hear in my headphones

the lifeless noise of the universe.

It was faint but continuous,

more eternal than the stars.

- was chilled to the bone.

There weren't enough words

to describe such loneliness.

It occurred to me repeatedly
that life was truly an accident

among all the accidents in the universe.

And the universe was an empty palace

in which humankind was the only ant.

my life slipped away,

and before I knew it, -
was already old.

Sorry, Ms. Ye.

asked too many questions,
but I'm very grateful to you

for telling me
so many interesting past events.

Thank
you.

Red Coast was a giant microwave oven?

Professor Ye didn't say
it's a microwave oven.

know. know.

The archives are still classified.

Chang has been rushing them,
and I've been rushing Chang.

Have you noticed this doubtful point?

Yang Weining.

What about him?

Yang Dong.

Yang Dong's surname was also Yang.

I was too embarrassed to ask her.

I can't believe this.

You are too thin-skinned.

Do you still remember
how I interrogated you that day?

saw the look in your eyes
when you saw Yang Dong's picture.

Your eyes just lit up.

What did say? I said "You know her?"

(Yang Dong)
You know her?

You don't know her,
but want to know her?

Don't overthink it.

I'm just telling you

a cop must not overlook any detail
when looking into a case.

I'm not a cop.

But it's the same thing, isn't it?

Did you solve the problems in the game?

kind of made some progress.

You're late.

The meeting has been going on
for a while.

Pope Gregory?

So it's the Middle Ages in Europe?

In the world of Three-Body,
historical references are anachronistic.

Dear Copernicus, you changed your ID,
but we all recognize you.

In the previous civilizations,
you traveled to the East.

I'm Aristotle.

This is Galileo.

understand the world
through observation and experiment.

Mozi also conducted
experiments and observation.

Mozi, Mozi.

He was only a
mystic dressed as a scientist.

Mozi advanced Civilization No. 141
into the Eastern Han period with his machine.

So what?

We're different from him.

Based on large amounts of
observation and experiments,

make strict, logical deductions
to build a model of the universe.

Then we go back to experimentation
and observation to test it.

Dear Galileo,
that's also my way of thinking.

The reason why the sun's motion
seems patternless

is because our world
has three suns.

Under interaction, their movements are unpredictable.
It's the three-body problem.

When our planet
revolves around one of the suns

in a stable orbit, that's a Stable Era.

When one or more of the other suns
move within a certain distance,

their gravitational pull will snatch the planet away
from the sun it's orbiting,

causing it to wander unstably through
the gravitational fields of the three suns.

That's a Chaotic Era.

After an uncertain amount of time,
our planet is once again

pulled into a temporary orbit
and another Stable Era begins.

This is like a football game.

The players are the three suns,
and our planet is the football.

Burn him to death.

At least let me finish!

Have you seen three suns?

Or do you know anyone who has?

Everyone has seen them.

The sun that we see
at different times may not be the same.

It's only one of the three suns.

And the other two are the flying stars.

Flying stars?

Flying stars are stars with unstable cycles
of revolution and rotation.

When the sun is far enough,
it looks like a flying star.

You lack basic scientific training.

The sun must move continuously
to a distant spot.

It cannot jump over
the intervening space.

According to your hypothesis,
there should be another situation.

The sun gets smaller
than it usually appears

but bigger than a flying star,

and gradually shrinks into a flying star
as it moves farther away.

But we've never seen the sun
behave that way.

But Galileo,
you apparently haven't discovered

the special optical interaction
between the sun's gaseous outer layer

and our planet's atmosphere.

Go on.

It's a phenomenon akin to polarization.

When the sun gets
a certain distance from us

and we view it from within
our atmosphere,

the gaseous outer layer
becomes transparent and invisible.

The sun we see is its bright inner core.

But we mistake it for a flying star.

This phenomenon has confused
every researcher throughout history.

But now we understand
why the appearance of three flying stars

heralds a long period of extreme cold.

Because at that time,
all three suns are far, far, far, far away.

But based on your theory,

we should also sometimes
see three normal-sized suns.

This has never happened.

In all the records of all the
civilizations, this has never occurred!

Wait!

There may be such historical records.

One civilization saw two suns
and was immediately destroyed

by their combined heat,
but the record was very vague.

I'm Leonardo da Vinci.

He was talking about three suns,
not two, you fool!

Don't touch me.

Pope, according to his theory,
three suns must appear sometime,

just like three flying stars.

Three suns have appeared.

And many people have seen them.

But any information about them
couldn't be recorded.

Because those who
saw such a great sight

had at most a few seconds left to live.

They had no chance to escape or survive.

Tri-solar days are the most
terrifying catastrophes for the world.

On such days, the surface of the planet

would turn into a smelting furnace
in a second,

and the heat would melt all rocks.

After the destruction
caused by a tri-solar day,

an eon would pass before the reappearance
of life and civilization.

This is why
there's no historical record.

Burn him.

Who is this person?

Giordano Bruno.

He believed that
the universe has no center.

The earth is just a planet
orbiting the sun

and the sun is only one of
countless stars in the universe.

So you believe that he's wrong?

Do you really think you're right?

Use a low fire.

What are you doing?

Let go!

Let go of me!

What are you doing?

Pope, you are only a program!

As for the rest of you,
you're either programs or idiots.

You just can't accept things
beyond your cognition!

You can't accept them
even in a game!

will log back on!

You cannot return.

You will disappear forever
from the world of Three-Body.

I'll switch computers and create a new ID.

I'll announce myself when I'm back.

It won't work.

The system has recorded
your retinal scan through the V-suit.

Let me go!

I'm telling the truth!

Let go!

If you're telling the truth,
you won't be burnt to death.

The game rewards those
who are on the right path.

What are you doing?

You can't do this!

The world has ended!

Dehydrate!

Everyone, go to the dehydratories!

Get ready to dehydrate!

(Civilization No. 183
was destroyed by a tri-solar day.)

(This civilization had advanced
to the Middle Ages.)

(After a long time, life and civilization
will begin again,)

(and progress once more through
the unpredictable world of Three-Body.)

(But in this civilization,)

(Copernicus successfully revealed
the basic structure of the universe.)

(The civilization of Three-Body
will take its first leap.)

(The game has now
entered the second level.)

(We invite you to log on
to the second level of Three-Body.)

Wang Miao.

Wang Miao.

What are you thinking about?

Are you dreaming away?

You should spend more time
with your daughter.

Doudou.

Come.

Have some water.

Be careful.