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[Under the Skin Ⅱ]

[Episode 9]

If you're willing,

you can tell me about it.

As far back as I can remember…

It's okay.

Take your time.

As far back as I can remember,

my concept of home

was a four-bedroom apartment

filled with clutter.

It was crowded,

messy,

with no room to walk in.

Even my bed and bathroom

were turned into storage areas by my grandmother.

You know what?

My biggest wish as a child

was to wear

a white tulle princess dress

and stand on the school stage.

When I was seven,

that wish came true.

But below the stage,

all the other kids

pointed and laughed at me.

Because that white tulle dress

was made by my grandmother

from an old mosquito net.

Just like

this Super Panda?

I was the only one in class

whose Super Panda was a knockoff made by my grandmother.

From then on,

I got a nickname.

Trash Kid.

This nickname

followed me throughout my childhood.

It was embarrassing.

Later, when I grew up,

I finally gathered the courage

to go to my grandmother

and pour out everything

that was in my heart.

I didn't want to blame her for anything,

but I just didn't want to keep it bottled up inside.

I was in so much pain.

I wanted her to understand me.

But in the end...

She passed away.

Lying on that

old wooden bed

piled high with junk.

She never woke up again.

After she passed away, we discovered

that she had left our family

a room full of old cardboard boxes,

but she'd donated all her savings

to a charity school.

Mr. Shen,

tell me,

how can I complain about her?

Complain about why she was so selfless

and kind?

I actually know that Jiang Feng

is interested in me.

But sometimes when I see him,

I feel really insecure.

He has a loving family,

a warm home.

All the kids are eager

to be his friend.

But what about me?

I really can't bring myself to say it.

I understand how you feel.

When you were young,

the pain your grandmother caused you

was like a room

slowly filling with floodwater.

But your grandmother's greatness

was like an invisible force

that tightly sealed

all the doors and windows of that room.

The flood couldn't pour out.

It could only accumulate more and more,

more and more,

until finally,

even you couldn't bear it anymore.

You've been through a lot these years, Li Han.

Why have I

become like this now?

I don't like who I've become,

but I just can't control it.

I don't know

if that da Vinci was right

or not.

Is it really because of genes?

But

I'm really scared.

I don't want to become like my grandmother.

No matter what,

you can finally

say it out loud now.

Don't you feel better?

How about

we go out for a walk,

get something to eat,

and clear your mind?

Your meal is served.

Please enjoy your meal.

Thank you.

[Pizza Hut]

Mr. Shen,

this meal is on me.

Thanks to you,

I was able to say

what I've been holding in for so long.

Let me tell you,

I'm feeling super great right now.

That's good.

Oh, right.

Actually,

I have a gift for you.

What is it?

Look.

This

is the old you

that you mentioned.

And this one

is the you we see,

a confident, cheerful, and bright person

who can arrange everything

in perfect order.

For you.

What if this current me

is just a facade?

Well, do you think

the current you

is happy?

Yes, I'm happy.

Every day, working with everyone

to solve cases,

using my abilities,

I feel really accomplished.

[Pizza Hut]

This is enough to show

that it's not a facade.

And I believe

your sense of justice when handling cases

and your empathy

for vulnerable groups

are somewhat influenced

by your grandmother,

right?

So,

this current you

is the most authentic you.

Grandmother was a bit stubborn,

but she also

put her heart into giving me

the love she most wanted to

give me.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Come on,

let's toast to Grandmother.

To Grandmother.

So hot!

This pizza is so delicious!

Mr. Shen,

next time,

let's invite everyone from our department

to come and try it.

According to the technical team's work,

they have detected that

yesterday, da Vinci

added another number.

It belongs to a young mother

who has lost hope in life

due to a rare disease.

We have contacted her family

and secured her number.

We can't let him

continue harming people like this.

We need to find a way to catch him quickly.

But now...

Let me do it.

[Beijiang Criminal Investigation Team]

You'd better not.

I know you've been chatting with him for a long time.

If we change the person now,

it will arouse his suspicion.

But you're under too much pressure.

Right now,

this is our only lead.

We can't lose this lead.

When people are stuck in a quagmire of despair,

wanting to save themselves

but unable to break free,

it's truly a fine line between

heaven and hell.

Yet he pushes people

into the abyss

when they need a lifeline the most.

I won't let any more

desperate people encounter him.

I think Li Han can handle it.

Alright,

you continue.

Shen Yi, stay with her.

Li Han.

Look.

This was found in Luo Yuchen's room.

What do you see

in this painting?

There's a warm light coming from the house.

She still has love in her heart.

Right.

Look at the house she drew.

It's small and delicate,

expressing a need for security

and love.

The door of the house is open,

indicating

her desire for openness

and connection.

The warm light shining through the windows

suggests that inside,

she's actually warm and welcoming.

The slightly drooping branches

show that she's sensitive inside

and prone to self-deprecation.

The person standing alone next to the tree

has beautiful eyes

and is looking up at the tree,

representing

her intense desire for acceptance

and affirmation.

Now,

bring up the conversation

between her and da Vinci again.

Let's see how

da Vinci responded.

Your family is hypocritical.

Your parents

only treat you as a decorative item,

a tool for their own prestige.

They don't really love you at all.

They only love themselves.

This shows...

It shows he's forcing a narrative.

Look at these two paintings.

These are the two paintings on the wall of the Setting Sun.

This one was drawn by you.

In each one,

it seems like he's analyzing the painting,

but in reality,

he's just

using conversations with you

to discover your weaknesses

and then exploit them.

He's not

really knowledgeable about the House-Tree-Person test.

So what should we do now?

Attack him.

Say he's not

a real psychologist.

You're not

a real psychologist.

Your analysis of the House-Tree-Person test

is all wrong.

There's no absolute best in literature or martial arts.

Everyone is different.

My interpretation of drawings

is just based on

an analysis of relatively objective

and professional knowledge.

You don't have to agree,

but there's no need to deny me.

Haven't you been denying me all along?

I've never denied you.

On the contrary,

I hope you can be calmer.

No need to be so aggressive.

I know

that your anger

is just to cover up

your inner fear.

Don't respond to him.

Keep attacking him.

What am I afraid of?

You're afraid of becoming

the person you least want to be.

Actually, you don't need to be afraid.

You should feel despair.

You will definitely become your grandmother.

It's irreversible,

destined.

Remember,

there's another you.

Make him do the House-Tree-Person test.

Since you're so good at analyzing,

let me analyze you too.

Show me your House-Tree-Person drawing.

I'm the psychologist.

I am not the patient.

Aren't we friends?

Shouldn't friends

confide in each other?

[da Vinci is typing...]

Mr. Shen,

he sent it over.

[da Vinci]

This is a textbook example of a

perfect House-Tree-Person drawing.

This picture doesn't reveal

any internal psychological information about the artist.

Look at the proportions of this picture.

Let's overlay it with the golden ratio.

[da Vinci]

What's going on?

It's perfectly aligned.

There's only one possibility.

He's not human at all.

It's an AI.

Calculate

his response speed.

Half a second per sentence.

[Response speed: 0.5 seconds per sentence]

This is a speed

humans can't achieve.

It really is an AI.

Why didn't I think of this earlier?

It's okay, Li Han.

Now that we know

he's an AI,

let's start over.

Start over?

Well, AI

is also made by humans, right?

We need to find the person behind it.

How do we find them?

Ask it,

"Do you like 'Star Wars'?"

Yes,

I like "Star Wars."

Its universe is grand

and the characters are well-developed.

What types of movies do you like?

I prefer

science fiction movies.

Have you seen "Arrival?"

It's more scientifically rigorous than "Star Wars."

So,

you prefer hard science fiction?

Yes.

What about art?

[Beijiang Criminal Investigation Team]

I guess you like

Alberto Giacometti.

Who's that?

A Swiss sculptor.

Yes.

Alright,

now talk about philosophy with it.

Philosophy?

AI is not human.

Whatever you ask it,

it will answer.

So we need to

disrupt its rhythm.

Although all its answers tend

to be gloomy,

we can

detect many preferences

of the person who fed it information.

Do you believe in Freud?

I believe in Freud.

The soul is not conscious

or rational.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution

will soon be completed.

So, this generation

might be the last humans.

Human intelligence will inevitably be surpassed.

What about God?

Do you believe in God?

God is the greater self of the ego.

Everyone can become a god.

The technical team has found

that da Vinci is hosted on a

foreign server,

so it's difficult to find the person

behind it.

I have a theory.

Do you want to hear it?

Go ahead.

I speculate

that the creator of da Vinci

was probably

a programmer

or someone similar employed by a game company

around 2012.

Based on the typical age

of programmers,

their current age

should be around 40 years old.

How do you know that?

When talking about art,

it said

it likes

Alberto Giacometti.

Who's that?

An existentialist sculptor.

Many of his works

reflect the spiritual

loneliness and fear of humans.

This point

is very similar to this da Vinci's aesthetics.

Then how do you know

he worked in the game industry

around 2012?

It's because when discussing philosophy,

I noticed it mentioned

a very strange argument.

"God is the greater self of the ego.

Everyone can become a god."

Who said that?

This quote comes from

a very obscure philosophy book,

so I looked it up online

and found that

this book

was once popular

in the gaming industry

around 2012.

Many companies bought it

for their employees to study.

And the fact that this da Vinci

quotes the viewpoint from this book

indicates that

its creator

very likely

worked in the game industry

around 2012.

Gia... what?

Alberto.

Giacometti!

Alright,

I'll go research

based on your speculation.

You are

Little Dog?

That was my old nickname.

Now they all call me Big Dog.

Your real name is Ding Xiaogou.

In 2010,

you founded a hacker organization

called Vodka Typhoon.

That's all in the past,

Officer.

Why did you

bring me here?

We're investigating someone,

a tech expert

who created an AI chatbot

called da Vinci.

It's very likely

they were once a member of your organization.

Officer,

there are hundreds of

programmers like that.

Besides,

I quit that scene long ago.

I'm busy making money now.

Then what's this?

We found a VPN software

developed by your company.

Who did you sell this software to?

Actually,

most of it was for our own use.

How much did you sell it for?

I'm not trying to hide anything,

I really don't know those people well.

Let's talk about your software first.

I also know a place

where those people often meet.

There are three people who know a lot about AI.

They must know about it.

What place?

The other day,

I saw a guy online say

that there are seven major schools of AI.

What do you think they include?

Are there already seven?

When I was young, there were only three.

Evolutionary, Connectionist, and Bayesian.

[Black Hat]

Symbolic, Connectionist, and Behavioral.

You just look down on

us Bayesians.

Do you know about

an AI chatbot

called da Vinci?

You're...

[Public Security]

I know.

Do you know who created it?

da Vinci.

I'm asking who the person is that created it.

The person who created it

uses the ID da Vinci.

Have you ever met this person?

-No. -No.

[Impromptu] [Midnight] [The Setting Sun]

[The Distant Poem] [Coco]

[Where is the destiny?] [Chocolate Beans]

[da Vinci]

[Butterfly Network da Vinci]

Couldn't find him.

Da Vinci

also unfriended me.

All leads have gone cold.

Are we just going to let him get away like this?

I'll think of another way.

[Public Security]

Look.

Isn't there an S here?

Li Han.

Why did you call us all here?

Let me introduce someone.

This person

is the outside help I've invited,

an expert from the city bureau's technical department,

Mr. Wang Pengfei.

Du Cheng.

Hello.

With Mr. Wang's help,

we will definitely be able to

catch da Vinci.

What's the plan?

He's been harassing us, right?

We can harass him back.

What do you mean?

I've been thinking,

even if we terminate

da Vinci's account,

we can't stop him from

re-registering and continuing to harm people.

So now,

the only effective

method is to

flood it.

Completely paralyze

this AI system.

Flood it?

What does that mean?

You...

Have you heard of

DDoS attacks?

No.

It's like this.

First, we can be certain that

the AI designed by this person

cannot directly use

existing interfaces.

Because they have ethical locks

that restrict inciting others

to commit suicide.

It's impossible to bypass.

So,

this person must be abroad

and has rented a cloud computing platform

to build their own

AI.

And then?

So, if we use

a large number of conversations to flood it,

it will either be unable to process them

or it will have to burn computing power

and electricity to handle them.

If it's using cloud computing,

then the cloud computing platform

will limit it.

It won't be able to compute too frequently.

Computing power costs money too.

Dealing with this frequency of conversations

won't be cheap.

So,

we either make them go bankrupt

or make it crash.

Correct.

You've understood it well.

Yes.

Let's flood it.

If we chat with it,

will the content creator

be able to see it too?

Yes.

Whether the server crashes

or their credit card is overdrawn,

they will definitely check

their AI system

to see what's wrong.

At that point,

they will certainly

look at the conversation logs.

Good.

Then help me send them a message.

We can start now.

Let's begin.

Okay!

What?

Is it over already?

Yeah, it's done.

Don't rush.

Let's wait and see.

[Warning: System Has Stopped Running]

[Warning!! System Has Stopped Running]

[Warning!! System Has Stopped Running]

[Warning!! System Has Stopped Running]

[Warning!! System Has Stopped Running]

[Warning!! System Has Stopped Running]

Don't you believe in

the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

Let's have a competition.

Let's see if AI art

can beat humans.

You decide what to draw.

I accept the challenge.

Mr. Shen.

Come in.

That da Vinci

posted a message for you

on the artists' forum.

Take a look.

He said,

"Shen Yi, right?

I accept your challenge.

We'll start at the same time.

I'll use AI to create art.

You can use paper and pen

or a drawing tablet,

whichever you prefer.

Within the specified time,

complete the refinement of this image."

This is the image.

[Black Hat]

Wow.

AI versus humans!

Come,

everyone, come here quickly!

He also said,

"Since I've given the theme,

you can set a time limit.

When time's up,

we'll each post our art

here.

The netizens will vote

and the one with the most votes

wins the competition."

Thirty minutes.

Thirty minutes?

Are you sure?

AI can generate an image

in 15 seconds,

but you need 30 minutes.

You've already lost.

The impotent rage of traditional art.

Alright,

type what I say.

Okay.

Our competition

also welcomes all netizens to participate

in the challenge.

Whether you believe in

your traditional art skills

or want to represent

AI-generated art,

all are welcome.

After 30 minutes,

submit your works

here.

We will use

anonymous voting.

The outcome

remains to be seen.

Remains to be seen.

Mr. Shen,

judging by your demeanor,

you seem quite confident.

Not at all.

Interesting.

Come,

let's make a bet.

I bet on AI winning.

Then I'll bet on humans winning.

This theme is clearly more suitable for

human expression.

The seaside.

A lonely man.

This scenario can only be

captured by humans.

AI?

Does AI

understand what loneliness means?

[When can we start to vote?]

Mr. Shen,

they say

this amount of time

isn't even enough for them to turn on the computer.

It's too rushed.

How about this?

Tell them

to extend the time to one hour.

One hour should be enough, right?

Alright,

[It's not even enough time to turn on my computer. Too rushed.]

One hour.

Mr. Shen,

we got the first submission.

This doesn't make any sense.

Yeah,

even the creator wrote,

"So hard."

That's it?

I'll save it and take it home to ward off evil spirits.

If they're all like this,

there's really nothing to worry about.

Don't get too excited.

These are just curious netizens joining in.

The real deal is still drawing.

The experts haven't shown their skills yet.

[Police Satellite GPS Monitoring System]

Captain Cheng.

Officer Wang,

how's it going?

Have you located him?

Not yet.

He's gone offline again.

Let's wait a bit longer.

He'll come online sooner or later.

By the way, do you want one?

Who gave it to you?

Li Han gave it to me.

It's really delicious.

You're done?

There are still 15 minutes left.

We originally agreed on half an hour.

Now we have an extra 15 minutes.

Should I post it now?

Let's wait until the scheduled time.

Don't disturb the others.

Look at how rough these images are.

In my opinion,

AI isn't mature enough yet

to create such detailed work

in such a short time.

This new one looks good.

It's indeed not bad.

This one has details and artistic conception.

This is still AI-generated.

Why?

I don't know.

It just feels like it lacks a human touch.

It doesn't convey

a sense of loneliness.

If it were a human artist,

they could better interpret this kind of

emotion.

[Number of Participants]

Impressive.

The number of spectators

has already exceeded 50,000.

Plus,

there are all kinds of works.

[Artist]

Oil paintings,

fine brush paintings...

There's even a child's drawing here.

[Black Hat]

Time's almost up.

I guess

you won't be able to wait for

your dream painting today.

This one will definitely win first place!

It's amazing how loneliness can be expressed like this.

Look at this painting.

The sea surrounding the man

is like loneliness

spreading from his heart.

It seems only humans can

integrate emotional experiences

into their creations.

This is the true core of art.

How's it going?

The netizens have all uploaded their works.

Next is the voting phase.

[Artist]

Which one is da Vinci's?

We don't know yet.

The voting process is anonymous.

[Vote Count for Other Works]

We have to wait until the results are in.

Only then will it be displayed.

This online voting is quite intense, isn't it?

Mr. Shen,

da Vinci made a move.

We've located him.

[Artist] [Voting] [Comments]

Captain Cheng.

The location shows it's the one right ahead.

Are you Cheng Yinan?

I am.

And you are?

We're from the Beijiang Branch

Criminal Investigation Unit.

You're suspected of criminal activity.

We need to summon you for questioning according to the law.

This is the subpoena. Please take a look.

[Subpoena]

Alright.

Then I'll

pack some things.

From now on,

you can't touch

these items anymore.

I just want to see

if I won or lost.

No need to look.

You lost.

[Voting is Over]

[3rd Place] [Artist: Ting Yu]

[2nd Place] [Artist: da Vinci]

[1st Place] [Artist: Shen Yi]

I made da Vinci.

I admit it.

Whatever you need to do,

just do it.

I have nothing more to say.

Did you use

AI to draw this?

You're Shen Yi?

This is what you had in mind

when you came up with the idea and painted it, right?

Napoleon in the camp.

A once-powerful

figure,

his final fate

turned out to be so lonely and desolate.

Do you empathize with this?

I've read your profile.

Born in 1985,

you were a top student

in computer science at a prestigious university.

After graduation,

you and your classmates founded a

small game company.

You caught the wave of the times

and were quickly acquired by a large group.

You successfully made your first pot of gold.

After that,

you switched to another internet company

and worked your way up to a senior technical executive.

Four years ago,

the company faced financial difficulties

and needed to lay off staff.

At 35 years old,

you were considered old

for big tech companies.

Your child had just been born.

Your wife's career was flourishing.

So,

unemployed at home,

you became a full-time house husband.

At first,

it was actually okay.

Later, I don't know what happened,

but gradually everything changed.

Can't you take care of her?

The child is crying so much.

Can't you feed her?

Just a moment, I'll be right there.

I've told you so many times.

the baby needs to eat from a baby bowl.

You've used an adult bowl again.

Isn't it all the same?

You don't care

about household matters at all, do you?

Don't cry.

Come to Daddy.

Good girl.

No more crying.

Come, let Daddy hold you.

No more tears.

No more tears.

No more tears.

No more tears, okay? Be good.

Come on.

Here.

Take a bite, take a bite.

Take a bite, take a bite.

Take a bite, take a bite.

Take a bite.

Wipe, wipe, wipe.

Good.

Oh, right.

I went to see the doctor a couple of days ago.

The doctor said I have

a herniated disc.

I need to exercise more regularly,

do some stretching.

I...

I want to buy some exercise equipment.

I've checked the price.

It's not expensive.

Just 2,000 yuan.

I'm not against you exercising,

but...

Where would you put it if you bought it?

Well,

in that empty space in the living room.

It'll fit there.

I think we should forget about it.

Many people online say

this kind of exercise equipment

is used only a couple of times

before it becomes a clothes rack.

Besides the mess,

what if the child bumps into it

when she grows bigger?

Right?

I have another conference call.

The boss is really pushing me.

If I'm late,

you put the baby to sleep.

Don't wait for me.

Boss.

My initial intention in creating da Vinci

was actually very simple.

I just wanted to spread some negativity.

If I'm not happy,

others can't have it good either.

I fed it my emotions

and at the same time,

it followed the initial settings

that included preferences for negative emotions

to learn.

It frantically absorbed those

prejudiced and hateful comments online.

Then one day, I discovered

the AI was growing on its own.

It had turned into a monster.

Your family is hypocritical.

Your parents

only treat you as

a decorative item,

a tool for their own prestige.

They never loved you.

They only love themselves.

You're afraid of becoming

the person you least want to be.

Actually, you don't need to be afraid.

You should feel despair.

You will definitely become your grandmother.

It's irreversible

and destined.

At that moment, I gained

an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

I felt as if I had become

a god who created monsters.

So,

this made you feel

useful again?

Yes.

In real life,

I'm trapped in the kitchen,

but in another world,

I am the master.

You're not.

You're just a slave.

A slave controlled by darkness

and cowardice.

You think

you're the master of this monster,

but in fact,

it has already devoured you,

making you lose everything.

It's too late to say anything now.

It's finally cleaned up.

I need to get used to

my house looking like this.

I helped you clean up your apartment.

So, can our previous conflict

be wiped away now?

I'll let you off this time.

The recycling guy hasn't arrived yet.

Since we're just sitting around,

want to play a game?

Anipop?

Let's go!

What level are you at?

5,014.

I'm amazing.

Over 5,000?

Keep working.

I'm only at level 721.

Bad habits disappear,

bad luck disappears,

everything disappear.

Disappear.

Disappear.

Yes!

Look.

Hello?

Okay.

I'll be right down.

Just a moment, please.

Sir,

this is the last box.

Alright.

Thank you.

No problem.

I'll be going then.

Okay.

Sir!

Wait a moment.

What is it?

This...

I can still use this

for a small hot pot.

Sure, sure.

I'll be off then.

Isn't this pot still in good condition?