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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:04,318 Smiley... 2 00:03:04,319 --> 00:03:05,760 What's 11 x 12? 3 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,279 132, too easy! 4 00:03:08,719 --> 00:03:10,439 How about 25 x 52? 5 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:11,760 1300 6 00:03:12,319 --> 00:03:13,800 My girl's a genius! 7 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:15,479 Daddy... 8 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,879 Are you a good guy or a bad guy? 9 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:19,559 Why do you ask? 10 00:03:19,879 --> 00:03:22,559 In my dream last night you were bad. 11 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:24,360 How bad was I? 12 00:03:24,920 --> 00:03:26,159 You hit me! 13 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:27,960 Have I ever done that? 14 00:03:28,279 --> 00:03:30,119 - No. - Well, then. 15 00:03:30,439 --> 00:03:32,039 But it hurt. 16 00:03:34,279 --> 00:03:37,080 You know what I dreamt last night? 17 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:39,360 Even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you. 18 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:41,159 Then I'll tell you. 19 00:03:41,599 --> 00:03:44,400 I helped Grandma with her bath. 20 00:03:44,839 --> 00:03:46,559 That's great, Smiley! 21 00:03:46,879 --> 00:03:49,559 Smiley is so kind. Grandma will be pleased. 22 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,640 Daddy, a quick question for you. 23 00:03:54,439 --> 00:03:56,400 What's zero plus zero? 24 00:03:56,839 --> 00:03:57,878 Zero. 25 00:03:57,879 --> 00:03:58,879 No. 26 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:00,960 Zero plus zero equals eight. 27 00:04:01,279 --> 00:04:04,680 One zero is at the top and one at the bottom! 28 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:20,640 - Is this it? - Yes, there's Mum's name. 29 00:04:22,159 --> 00:04:24,480 Who left flowers for her? 30 00:04:25,879 --> 00:04:27,839 Mum didn't have any other family. 31 00:04:29,119 --> 00:04:31,080 Maybe they got the wrong grave? 32 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:32,640 Come on... 33 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,640 All the graves here are marked. 34 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:39,960 She must've had a close friend. 35 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,279 Who'd leave flowers for her? 36 00:04:44,599 --> 00:04:45,960 I did. 37 00:04:47,239 --> 00:04:49,080 How could it be you? 38 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:51,960 No more guesses, it was Smiley. 39 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,880 Come on! Get it all out in one go! 40 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:58,919 It's a ritual. 41 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:15,359 Is this OK? 42 00:05:15,679 --> 00:05:16,799 We're waiting for you! 43 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:18,239 Let's do it. 44 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:25,440 First bow. 45 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:29,520 Second bow. 46 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:33,239 Third bow. 47 00:05:35,719 --> 00:05:38,039 Mum, we're all here 48 00:05:38,359 --> 00:05:40,320 to pay our respects. 49 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:42,120 Now let's get going. 50 00:05:44,359 --> 00:05:45,960 That's it? 51 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,080 Mum hated faffing about. Let's go. 52 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:51,839 No use being childish now. 53 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:11,760 It took an hour to get here 54 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:13,919 and ten minutes to finish. 55 00:06:14,239 --> 00:06:16,440 Are you jibing at my sister? 56 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:18,120 Would I dare? 57 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:25,320 Your father... 58 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,279 - You have a father, right? - What are you on about? 59 00:06:29,719 --> 00:06:31,320 I mean your birth father. 60 00:06:32,359 --> 00:06:33,719 I think it was him. 61 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:37,320 I don't have a father. Get that straight! 62 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:42,839 Is your meeting over? 63 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,320 Daddy! Auntie's calling you! 64 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:51,960 Don't let your sister see this. 65 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:53,520 We're coming! 66 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:05,759 Smiley... 67 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:06,839 Seat belt! 68 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:08,520 It's fastened! 69 00:07:16,159 --> 00:07:17,199 Daddy... 70 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:20,039 Your hand is full of earthworms. 71 00:07:21,919 --> 00:07:25,919 - It looks like that. - She has my imagination. 72 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:28,440 Mine too! 73 00:07:29,359 --> 00:07:30,479 What? 74 00:07:31,039 --> 00:07:33,120 Have you seen earthworms, Smiley? 75 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,400 Yes, when uncle took me fishing. 76 00:07:35,719 --> 00:07:37,560 I even touched them! 77 00:07:38,599 --> 00:07:40,320 - Right? - Yes. 78 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:43,440 See, Smiley's like me! 79 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:45,599 Focus on driving! 80 00:07:46,039 --> 00:07:47,880 LUZHU KITCHEN 81 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:23,640 Hi, Mr Gu. 82 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:25,200 Hi, Ms Beihua. 83 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:27,359 - Have you eaten? - Nope. 84 00:08:27,679 --> 00:08:28,799 Want something? 85 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:32,279 You know, girls tend to starve themselves these days. 86 00:08:33,919 --> 00:08:35,279 You're pretty skinny already. 87 00:08:36,919 --> 00:08:37,919 Bon Appetit. 88 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:40,560 - I'm working. - Sure you won't eat? 89 00:08:41,599 --> 00:08:43,678 - You're back! - I got most of the shots yesterday. 90 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:46,439 - Just a few more today. - OK, go ahead. 91 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:48,000 Thanks! 92 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:51,360 Garlic. 93 00:08:51,919 --> 00:08:54,959 - Thanks. - Makes it tastier. 94 00:09:00,319 --> 00:09:01,439 These days... 95 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:04,799 only 50- or 60-year-olds... 96 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:06,360 like this food. 97 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:08,279 It makes them nostalgic. 98 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:09,600 Young people... 99 00:09:10,279 --> 00:09:12,360 not including you, of course, 100 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:15,120 don't like my stuff. 101 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:19,199 It's their loss. 102 00:09:21,079 --> 00:09:22,559 Take that young lady... 103 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:24,239 She's terrific. 104 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:26,039 She took photos all day yesterday. 105 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:27,600 And she's back today! 106 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:30,240 Sadly... 107 00:09:31,039 --> 00:09:33,000 she doesn't like my food. 108 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:36,240 Anyhow... 109 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:38,400 - Enjoy your meal. - Thank you. 110 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:58,079 - Can you add some coriander? - Yes. 111 00:10:05,959 --> 00:10:07,679 - Cut up the tofu. - Yes. 112 00:10:46,279 --> 00:10:48,720 From Beihua: "This is our third collaboration, 113 00:10:49,039 --> 00:10:51,000 buy me a drink." 114 00:10:51,439 --> 00:10:54,959 Screening Today: BURNING Lee Chang-Dong 115 00:10:55,279 --> 00:10:56,880 Show me your feet. 116 00:10:57,559 --> 00:10:58,679 Why? 117 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:01,439 Just stick them out. 118 00:11:12,799 --> 00:11:13,919 Typical Beijing man. 119 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:15,360 That's right. 120 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:19,559 You've worn the same pair three times in a row. 121 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:21,840 Lazy uncle shoes... 122 00:11:22,279 --> 00:11:24,120 easy for a lazy man like me. 123 00:11:30,319 --> 00:11:32,039 Don't pull back, show me. 124 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:36,480 Let me see. Stay like that. 125 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:39,720 Ms Beihua... 126 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:42,720 Can I ask what your real name is? 127 00:11:45,079 --> 00:11:47,520 One drink and you're getting familiar? 128 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:49,319 I'm sorry. 129 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:51,600 No, it's fine. 130 00:11:54,439 --> 00:11:57,720 OK, but my name is quite a mouthful. 131 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:00,000 Ouyang Wenhui. 132 00:12:01,159 --> 00:12:02,279 Big sister... 133 00:12:03,199 --> 00:12:05,279 Big sister? Have you drunk too much? 134 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:06,600 No. 135 00:12:07,279 --> 00:12:08,760 It's just that... 136 00:12:09,199 --> 00:12:11,640 The name has a big sister vibe to it. 137 00:12:12,439 --> 00:12:13,919 Big sister vibe? 138 00:12:14,959 --> 00:12:18,240 Mr Gu, is writing food reviews getting to you? 139 00:12:18,799 --> 00:12:20,520 Big sister vibe! 140 00:12:21,439 --> 00:12:23,400 What's that? 141 00:12:24,319 --> 00:12:26,400 What would you like me to call you? 142 00:12:29,959 --> 00:12:31,319 Ouyang is OK. 143 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:34,679 Wenhui is OK. Beihua is OK too. 144 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:38,400 If you insist on "big sister", I'll live with it. 145 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:45,120 What do you think of me? 146 00:12:49,159 --> 00:12:50,520 Well... 147 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:54,720 You just dropped the honorific. 148 00:12:55,039 --> 00:12:56,520 Now that's a step forward. 149 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,400 - That's not what I meant. - What did you mean? 150 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:01,799 I'd just like to know... 151 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:04,079 in the eyes of a young lady like you... 152 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:05,760 what you make of me. 153 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:13,079 Middle-aged man. 154 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:15,240 Married or divorced. 155 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:16,919 That's not what I meant. 156 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:18,840 That's not what I meant. 157 00:13:19,159 --> 00:13:21,600 You need a better catchphrase! 158 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:24,840 I'm sorry. 159 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:30,480 You're quite weird. 160 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,559 But "weird" isn't so bad. 161 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:36,959 What do you mean? 162 00:13:38,959 --> 00:13:40,559 Not obnoxious. 163 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:46,919 What? 164 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,880 Par for the course in a middle-aged man. 165 00:13:51,919 --> 00:13:53,640 I'm not weird, am I? 166 00:13:54,079 --> 00:13:57,120 Calling me "big sister" isn't weird? 167 00:14:48,199 --> 00:14:50,520 You've heard of Ouyang Hai? 168 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:53,880 Sure I have. 169 00:14:54,919 --> 00:14:57,600 He was my hero in primary school. 170 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:01,439 Are you related? 171 00:15:03,319 --> 00:15:06,600 You think everyone with the same surname is related? 172 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:09,360 Ouyang... 173 00:15:10,159 --> 00:15:13,079 It's the number one compound surname. 174 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:16,439 In the 2008 census, there were 880,000 Ouyangs. 175 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:20,159 Probably more have been reproduced since then. 176 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:23,880 Reproduced... 177 00:15:24,199 --> 00:15:25,799 Isn't that a little vulgar? 178 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:27,959 Plain speaking isn't vulgar. 179 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:36,600 There's a mystery to compound surnames. 180 00:15:38,959 --> 00:15:40,199 Zhuge Liang. 181 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:42,720 Sima Qian. 182 00:15:45,079 --> 00:15:46,319 Shangguan Yunzhu. 183 00:16:02,959 --> 00:16:05,400 - Ximen Qing, the womanizer. - Very droll. 184 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:11,520 Where are you from? 185 00:16:12,679 --> 00:16:14,279 That's your pickup line? 186 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:15,959 Another small step forward. 187 00:16:16,279 --> 00:16:19,199 That's not what I meant. I'm just curious. 188 00:16:21,079 --> 00:16:23,880 My nickname Beihua should give you a clue. 189 00:16:24,199 --> 00:16:27,240 I can't guess in this state. 190 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:31,199 Beihua, the flower of the north. 191 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:33,840 I'm the "Flower of Beidaihe"! 192 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:35,760 Beidaihe... 193 00:16:39,079 --> 00:16:42,120 We should maybe go there sometime? 194 00:16:46,159 --> 00:16:48,120 You want to stare out to sea with me? 195 00:16:48,439 --> 00:16:50,159 That's not what I meant. 196 00:16:50,959 --> 00:16:52,439 First you drop the honorific. 197 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:54,840 Then you ask what I think of you. 198 00:16:55,159 --> 00:16:56,640 Now you ask about my hometown 199 00:16:56,959 --> 00:16:58,319 and suggest we visit it together. 200 00:16:58,640 --> 00:16:59,880 Are you OK? 201 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:28,080 What the hell? 202 00:17:33,439 --> 00:17:35,400 Why not use your mobile? 203 00:17:38,479 --> 00:17:41,040 You don't want to disclose your number. 204 00:17:42,679 --> 00:17:45,120 You're such a mystery. 205 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:52,919 Hello, who is this? 206 00:17:55,759 --> 00:17:56,999 Hello, hello... 207 00:17:57,560 --> 00:17:58,919 This is Gu speaking. 208 00:17:59,840 --> 00:18:01,199 Who is this? 209 00:18:03,919 --> 00:18:05,159 You don't... 210 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:08,400 Did you dial the wrong number? 211 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:13,679 This is Gu Yunlai. Do you want to speak to me? 212 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:18,600 I think you have the wrong number. 213 00:18:19,519 --> 00:18:20,880 I'm going to hang up. 214 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:35,519 Couldn't get through? 215 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:46,919 - Hello? - Brother-in-law... 216 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:52,199 - It's late. You're still awake? - Open the door. 217 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:53,880 Where are you? 218 00:18:54,199 --> 00:18:55,560 Right outside. 219 00:18:58,400 --> 00:18:59,880 At this time of night... 220 00:19:00,199 --> 00:19:01,199 Open up. 221 00:19:07,759 --> 00:19:09,360 You've been drinking? 222 00:19:09,679 --> 00:19:12,239 - Just one peek and I'll go. - Tomorrow, OK? 223 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:14,040 Just one peek. 224 00:19:15,679 --> 00:19:19,080 If you wake up Smiley, your sister will be furious. 225 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:35,518 Get out! 226 00:19:35,519 --> 00:19:37,679 Sister, you're a light sleeper! 227 00:19:37,999 --> 00:19:39,959 You're drunk! Get out! 228 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:52,080 Happy now? 229 00:19:53,360 --> 00:19:54,719 Scram! 230 00:20:02,479 --> 00:20:03,600 Come on! 231 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:08,040 You just slip me a note 232 00:20:08,360 --> 00:20:09,840 with no follow-up? 233 00:20:10,159 --> 00:20:11,759 It's a long story. 234 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,880 Start from how you met Gu Yunlai. 235 00:20:16,159 --> 00:20:18,120 It was at least 20 years ago. 236 00:20:18,439 --> 00:20:19,439 Impossible! 237 00:20:19,759 --> 00:20:21,360 I was five, my sister thirteen. 238 00:20:21,679 --> 00:20:23,999 Mum threw Gu Yunlai out. 239 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:26,400 Does my sister know about this? 240 00:20:26,959 --> 00:20:28,679 I'd never tell her. 241 00:20:28,999 --> 00:20:31,320 She'd kill me if she found out. 242 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:36,719 Go on. 243 00:20:44,239 --> 00:20:46,679 Not long after I married your sister, 244 00:20:46,999 --> 00:20:49,919 Gu Yunlai came to me wanting to talk. 245 00:20:50,959 --> 00:20:52,559 He spoke of your sister's bad temper, 246 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:53,758 how she got it from her mother. 247 00:20:53,759 --> 00:20:55,560 He urged me to tolerate it. 248 00:20:56,959 --> 00:20:58,439 I asked where he was living. 249 00:20:58,759 --> 00:20:59,880 He said in Beidaihe. 250 00:21:00,199 --> 00:21:02,280 He visited Beijing twice a year. 251 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:04,320 He contacted me 252 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:07,679 so that I could reach him in an emergency. 253 00:21:08,120 --> 00:21:09,360 I don't get it, 254 00:21:09,679 --> 00:21:11,519 why did he turn to you? 255 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:14,160 An outsider monk chants the best sutras. 256 00:21:14,479 --> 00:21:15,719 Traitor! 257 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:18,479 You were the one who told him Mum died? 258 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:20,519 What else have you told him? 259 00:21:21,199 --> 00:21:22,199 Not much. 260 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:25,080 Your wedding, Smiley's birth. 261 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:26,400 That's about it. 262 00:21:29,479 --> 00:21:31,800 He visits Beijing twice a year. 263 00:21:32,120 --> 00:21:34,679 On your and your sister's birthdays. 264 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:37,560 He takes a quick look and leaves. 265 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:39,120 He always comes by bike. 266 00:21:39,439 --> 00:21:40,919 It's nearly 300 km. 267 00:21:42,439 --> 00:21:43,679 Why? 268 00:21:47,239 --> 00:21:50,280 He won't use public transport. 269 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:55,080 He asked you to give me his number? 270 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:56,519 No. 271 00:21:59,479 --> 00:22:02,159 I thought it's time to let you know. 272 00:22:02,479 --> 00:22:05,759 Soon after Mum died, he paid another visit. 273 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:08,400 - By bike. - Yes. 274 00:22:10,759 --> 00:22:13,439 I offered to drive him back. He said no. 275 00:22:13,759 --> 00:22:15,239 He wanted to ride back slowly, 276 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:16,800 stay in hostels on the way. 277 00:22:17,120 --> 00:22:18,840 It took him three or four days. 278 00:22:19,159 --> 00:22:20,759 He wanted me to persuade you 279 00:22:22,159 --> 00:22:23,400 to drink less. 280 00:22:24,560 --> 00:22:26,400 Or better yet, to stop drinking. 281 00:22:39,919 --> 00:22:42,600 1, 2, 3, 4, 282 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:46,560 5, 6, 7, 8. 283 00:22:46,999 --> 00:22:50,400 1, 2, 3, 4, 284 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:54,360 5, 6, 7, 8. 285 00:22:54,919 --> 00:22:58,080 1, 2, 3, 4... 286 00:23:17,719 --> 00:23:19,679 I just had a dream. 287 00:23:19,999 --> 00:23:23,040 You were dancing with some woman. 288 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:25,919 Your moves were enchanting. 289 00:26:04,159 --> 00:26:06,360 - Morning, Brother Gu. - Morning. 290 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:09,120 Modelling job coming up? 291 00:26:09,919 --> 00:26:10,919 No. 292 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:14,999 I've had no bookings for a month. 293 00:26:15,439 --> 00:26:16,439 But... 294 00:26:16,999 --> 00:26:18,719 I gotta stay in practice. 295 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:28,198 Excuse me! 296 00:27:28,199 --> 00:27:30,120 Sorry, I can't see behind me. 297 00:27:30,439 --> 00:27:33,120 Excuse me, it was my fault. 298 00:27:33,679 --> 00:27:35,519 You don't look too good. 299 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:36,958 Really? 300 00:27:36,959 --> 00:27:39,239 Do what I do, walk backward. 301 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:41,040 It gives your spirit a lift. 302 00:27:41,360 --> 00:27:42,479 Thank you. 303 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:42,600 Hot coffee. 304 00:28:45,919 --> 00:28:47,999 These shots are pretty good. 305 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:54,360 Look who took them! 306 00:29:04,759 --> 00:29:07,080 - Have you been inside? - Where? 307 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:08,759 There. 308 00:29:09,199 --> 00:29:10,320 Sure I have. 309 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:12,840 I grew up in this neighborhood. 310 00:29:14,360 --> 00:29:15,840 When did you first come here? 311 00:29:16,159 --> 00:29:17,880 Don't remember, I was too young. 312 00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:19,560 Most likely... 313 00:29:20,239 --> 00:29:21,959 when my dad still carried me. 314 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:25,800 How old is he now? 315 00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:27,719 He's kicked the bucket. 316 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:32,159 That's... 317 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:35,159 pretty disrespectful to your own dad. 318 00:29:42,439 --> 00:29:43,800 Stick out your foot. 319 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:45,719 - Why? - Just do it. 320 00:29:49,999 --> 00:29:51,120 Copying me? 321 00:30:08,479 --> 00:30:11,640 In my dream last night, this is how you danced. 322 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:20,400 You know that's a shadowless tower? 323 00:30:20,719 --> 00:30:22,080 Meaning what? 324 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:23,400 It's a tall tower, 325 00:30:23,719 --> 00:30:25,320 but it casts no shadow, 326 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:26,999 whatever the time of day. 327 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:28,679 No way. 328 00:30:29,239 --> 00:30:31,199 There must be a shadow. 329 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:33,239 In theory, yes. 330 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:36,120 But we can't see it from this distance. 331 00:30:36,439 --> 00:30:38,999 - How far away is it? - Very far. 332 00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:42,600 Somewhere on the Tibetan Plateau. 333 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:46,560 You're kidding. 334 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:53,959 Where are we going? 335 00:30:54,679 --> 00:30:55,679 You'll see. 336 00:31:13,519 --> 00:31:14,640 Come on! 337 00:31:17,919 --> 00:31:19,519 Scared? 338 00:31:25,159 --> 00:31:26,759 Do you have a reservation? 339 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:30,198 No, but can we see the room first? 340 00:31:30,199 --> 00:31:32,280 OK, what kind of room do you want? 341 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:34,759 I saw online that you have 342 00:31:35,080 --> 00:31:37,519 an attic room with windows. 343 00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:40,999 - Can we see that one? - The loft? - Yes. 344 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:42,839 A LOVER'S DISCOURSE: FRAGMENTS by Roland Barthes 345 00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:46,439 - It's available. - Fine, let's take a look. - Sure. 346 00:32:00,519 --> 00:32:02,280 You don't want to see it? 347 00:32:02,919 --> 00:32:05,600 Go yourself. If it suits you, that's fine. 348 00:32:07,519 --> 00:32:08,519 OK. 349 00:32:11,199 --> 00:32:13,519 I'm sorry, I have a sprained ankle. 350 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:16,279 Could you go up by yourself? 351 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:17,280 OK. 352 00:32:35,080 --> 00:32:37,280 - Yes? - That's mine. 353 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:38,959 Sorry. 354 00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:44,239 You like philosophy books? 355 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:47,360 - Is that a problem? - That's not what I meant. 356 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:51,919 The title is kind of misleading. 357 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:01,280 Where are you from? 358 00:33:01,719 --> 00:33:03,439 - A small town. - Whereabouts? 359 00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:06,198 You know Yibin? 360 00:33:06,199 --> 00:33:07,999 Home of Yibin spicy noodles! 361 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:10,999 Most people think of the Wu Liang Ye liquor. 362 00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:12,800 How's the room? 363 00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:15,679 Something came up, we'll come back another day. 364 00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:25,640 - You two were getting on well. - What do you mean? 365 00:33:25,959 --> 00:33:27,439 You and that girl. 366 00:33:29,199 --> 00:33:30,439 Pretty, huh? 367 00:33:42,759 --> 00:33:45,679 - Has it always looked like this? - What? 368 00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:47,719 It's a bit weird. 369 00:33:48,040 --> 00:33:49,280 What's weird? 370 00:33:49,719 --> 00:33:52,640 It looks overly retouched. 371 00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:56,959 It was all repainted a couple of years ago. 372 00:33:57,999 --> 00:33:59,239 Repainted... 373 00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:01,280 And the insides? 374 00:34:17,919 --> 00:34:19,999 Take a look at my place sometime. 375 00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:22,639 I was just curious. Why would I go to your place? 376 00:34:22,959 --> 00:34:25,519 - You don't want to look inside? - What's it like? 377 00:34:26,559 --> 00:34:27,800 All white. 378 00:34:28,240 --> 00:34:30,200 White walls, white tiles. 379 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:32,840 - It looks similar... - Similar to? 380 00:34:35,079 --> 00:34:36,200 Similar to? 381 00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:50,599 - This looks untouched. - Sooner or later... 382 00:34:52,479 --> 00:34:54,680 - This is Guangji Temple? - Yes. 383 00:35:12,999 --> 00:35:14,479 Where are you going? 384 00:35:18,280 --> 00:35:19,999 Which prayers work best in Guangji Temple? 385 00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:21,840 - Marriage prayers. - Ever prayed here? 386 00:35:22,119 --> 00:35:23,119 No. 387 00:35:23,559 --> 00:35:25,160 That explains your divorce. 388 00:35:25,479 --> 00:35:27,439 How do you know I'm divorced? 389 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:28,999 Just a guess. 390 00:35:32,079 --> 00:35:33,200 You're back! 391 00:35:34,479 --> 00:35:36,079 You want the loft? 392 00:35:37,479 --> 00:35:39,439 - Yes. - Your IDs, please. 393 00:35:40,959 --> 00:35:41,959 ID. 394 00:35:47,919 --> 00:35:48,919 Thank you. 395 00:35:52,240 --> 00:35:55,400 - I'll check in, he can go up first. - Fine. 396 00:35:55,959 --> 00:35:57,079 The key? 397 00:35:58,720 --> 00:35:59,959 Go up first. 398 00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:12,919 Hello? 399 00:36:13,479 --> 00:36:14,840 What's up, Dad? 400 00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:16,999 Is Mom cross with you again? 401 00:36:18,280 --> 00:36:20,360 Yeah, I'm at work. 402 00:36:22,959 --> 00:36:24,320 Miss, your ID. 403 00:36:25,479 --> 00:36:27,800 Can't talk now. OK, bye. 404 00:36:29,559 --> 00:36:31,280 The second room key. 405 00:36:37,599 --> 00:36:39,559 Is my boyfriend too old? 406 00:36:40,720 --> 00:36:42,320 Pretty obvious, isn't it? 407 00:36:42,639 --> 00:36:44,599 I drew the short straw. 408 00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:16,760 In love with yourself? 409 00:37:17,079 --> 00:37:18,320 I'm what? 410 00:37:18,880 --> 00:37:20,360 Staring at yourself in the mirror. 411 00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:22,639 Isn't that narcissistic? 412 00:37:23,079 --> 00:37:24,199 Then I'll stare at you. 413 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:25,519 Stick with the mirror. 414 00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:27,680 You're in the mirror. 415 00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:46,999 I want to kiss you. 416 00:37:48,160 --> 00:37:49,280 May I? 417 00:38:01,959 --> 00:38:04,160 - What are you doing? - No peeking. 418 00:38:04,959 --> 00:38:06,320 And no tongue. 419 00:38:07,240 --> 00:38:09,559 I'm kissing you, not vice versa. 420 00:38:09,880 --> 00:38:11,119 Remember that. 421 00:38:32,680 --> 00:38:33,800 Considerate... 422 00:38:34,119 --> 00:38:35,240 What? 423 00:38:35,559 --> 00:38:37,160 You chewed gum? 424 00:38:56,079 --> 00:38:58,160 Are you going to sit there all day? 425 00:39:09,999 --> 00:39:11,479 I don't want to do it. 426 00:39:12,280 --> 00:39:13,999 Do you mind? 427 00:39:14,439 --> 00:39:15,800 Do what? 428 00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:18,439 Don't pretend you don't know. 429 00:39:18,880 --> 00:39:20,840 What have I done now? 430 00:39:23,919 --> 00:39:27,800 I just want to stay still. Do nothing. 431 00:39:37,720 --> 00:39:39,320 You resemble someone. 432 00:39:39,639 --> 00:39:40,999 Who? 433 00:39:43,959 --> 00:39:45,320 Not telling you. 434 00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:52,400 All white... 435 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:56,119 White walls, white tiles. 436 00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:00,200 What did you say your place looks like? 437 00:40:01,479 --> 00:40:02,720 A hospital. 438 00:41:04,959 --> 00:41:11,599 Sorry, brother-in-law, are you asleep? 439 00:41:15,039 --> 00:41:18,320 Sorry, brother-in-law, are you asleep? 440 00:41:20,919 --> 00:41:24,079 Look at the time! What's wrong with you? 441 00:41:49,599 --> 00:41:52,280 Speed trap in 700 meters. 442 00:42:29,680 --> 00:42:31,400 I don't know what it is, 443 00:42:31,720 --> 00:42:33,320 but I can't get to sleep. 444 00:42:40,720 --> 00:42:48,720 I'm on my way to Beidaihe. 445 00:43:23,559 --> 00:43:25,760 Hello? This is Gu speaking. 446 00:43:26,680 --> 00:43:28,039 Who's calling? 447 00:43:31,360 --> 00:43:33,200 Did you dial the wrong number? 448 00:43:34,360 --> 00:43:35,599 My name is Gu Yunlai. 449 00:43:36,039 --> 00:43:37,880 Is it me you want? 450 00:43:40,479 --> 00:43:41,840 Sorry... 451 00:43:42,280 --> 00:43:44,119 I'm about to go out. 452 00:43:44,559 --> 00:43:46,160 I'll be back at noon. 453 00:43:46,479 --> 00:43:48,079 I don't use a mobile. 454 00:43:48,999 --> 00:43:52,039 If it's important, try again this afternoon. 455 00:43:52,599 --> 00:43:53,959 Sorry... 456 00:43:55,599 --> 00:43:56,959 I'm hanging up. 457 00:48:55,959 --> 00:48:57,320 Shall we go to see him now? 458 00:48:57,639 --> 00:49:00,680 No, it's too early. And it's still raining. 459 00:49:00,999 --> 00:49:03,919 You rarely visit and I'm rarely free. 460 00:49:04,240 --> 00:49:06,200 Maybe I can host you another time, Mr Hou... 461 00:49:06,519 --> 00:49:07,760 It's time... 462 00:49:08,079 --> 00:49:10,760 Mrs Hua, you are a model wife. 463 00:49:11,079 --> 00:49:12,439 You're too good to Mr Hua. 464 00:49:15,639 --> 00:49:16,999 But the way he treats you... 465 00:49:37,720 --> 00:49:39,919 LAST PLAYED POSITION 466 00:52:07,599 --> 00:52:08,719 I hate Daddy! 467 00:52:08,720 --> 00:52:11,959 He was late last time too. What happened? 468 00:52:12,280 --> 00:52:13,639 Your dad loves you most of all! 469 00:52:13,959 --> 00:52:15,919 Then why isn't he here? 470 00:52:20,320 --> 00:52:21,559 What is it? 471 00:52:21,880 --> 00:52:23,360 Oh, my big head! 472 00:52:23,680 --> 00:52:25,160 I'm not scared of rain. 473 00:52:25,599 --> 00:52:28,400 Big heads aren't scared of rain. 474 00:52:28,720 --> 00:52:31,280 Rain all day, but I've got my head. 475 00:52:31,599 --> 00:52:33,919 Rain all day, but I've got my head. 476 00:52:34,599 --> 00:52:35,599 Smiley! 477 00:52:42,039 --> 00:52:43,039 Bye! 478 00:52:44,800 --> 00:52:47,479 Smiley! Sorry, Daddy's late. 479 00:52:48,519 --> 00:52:50,360 Brother-in-law, have you been waiting long? 480 00:52:50,680 --> 00:52:53,840 - Your daughter doesn't love you. - Sure I do! 481 00:52:56,439 --> 00:52:58,760 - Are you upset? - Uncle can drive. 482 00:52:59,200 --> 00:53:00,919 We'll go in the back. 483 00:53:02,200 --> 00:53:03,680 - Daddy... - Take off your satchel. 484 00:53:03,999 --> 00:53:07,519 I'll test you. See if you know it or not. 485 00:53:07,840 --> 00:53:10,039 Big head, not scared of the rain. 486 00:53:10,360 --> 00:53:12,680 Big head, not scared of the rain. 487 00:53:13,479 --> 00:53:14,959 - Guess! - What's next? 488 00:53:15,280 --> 00:53:17,720 - Rain all day... - "Rain all day..." 489 00:53:18,039 --> 00:53:21,439 - I've got my big head! - "I've got my big head!" 490 00:53:22,119 --> 00:53:23,479 I'll win! 491 00:53:23,800 --> 00:53:25,760 - What's 7 plus 8? - Five... 492 00:53:27,160 --> 00:53:28,280 Fifteen! 493 00:53:30,519 --> 00:53:33,439 - How did you know you'd win? - Not too fast! 494 00:53:34,360 --> 00:53:35,599 What's up? 495 00:53:37,840 --> 00:53:40,519 Sorry, in the rush I forgot to fill the tank. 496 00:53:41,320 --> 00:53:44,240 OK, but remember to notify me next time. 497 00:53:45,639 --> 00:53:47,959 And stop calling in the middle of the night! 498 00:53:48,400 --> 00:53:49,760 I'll try. 499 00:53:51,999 --> 00:53:53,599 Where did you go? 500 00:53:54,880 --> 00:53:58,400 On Smiley's birthday, why did you give her a kite? 501 00:53:59,320 --> 00:54:01,280 I give her whatever I like. 502 00:54:01,840 --> 00:54:02,840 Daddy... 503 00:54:03,400 --> 00:54:05,119 Will you eat at my place tonight? 504 00:54:05,439 --> 00:54:06,439 Your place? 505 00:54:07,119 --> 00:54:08,239 Yes! 506 00:54:08,240 --> 00:54:10,039 Auntie's house is my place, right? 507 00:54:10,360 --> 00:54:11,599 Of course. 508 00:54:12,039 --> 00:54:13,280 That's my girl! 509 00:54:14,439 --> 00:54:17,240 Dad's busy, so I can't come tonight. 510 00:54:17,680 --> 00:54:18,680 How about the weekend? 511 00:54:18,999 --> 00:54:20,119 Definitely. 512 00:54:23,559 --> 00:54:25,639 - Let's fly the kite! - OK, we will. 513 00:54:25,959 --> 00:54:27,320 5 plus 8. 514 00:54:28,119 --> 00:54:29,119 3... 515 00:54:31,720 --> 00:54:33,559 Jiajia, minding the shop today? 516 00:54:33,880 --> 00:54:35,959 Yes, Grandma's out on errands. 517 00:54:51,880 --> 00:54:54,919 - You really want to pay? - Sure! 518 00:54:55,240 --> 00:54:57,800 I don't charge handsome guys like you! 519 00:54:58,119 --> 00:55:00,439 - You can't eat on looks alone. - Sure about that? 520 00:55:00,760 --> 00:55:03,680 - Can we take a selfie? - Why not? 521 00:55:07,240 --> 00:55:09,320 You look like one of my idols. 522 00:55:09,639 --> 00:55:10,639 Who? 523 00:55:12,160 --> 00:55:13,519 Ryuichi Sakamoto. 524 00:56:53,680 --> 00:56:54,919 Brother Gu... 525 00:56:56,680 --> 00:56:59,840 It's too hard to make a living here. 526 00:57:01,720 --> 00:57:04,280 It's hard everywhere. 527 00:57:12,160 --> 00:57:13,880 Sorry, Brother Gu... 528 00:57:14,559 --> 00:57:16,999 I still owe you last month's rent. 529 00:57:17,320 --> 00:57:18,919 It's OK. 530 00:57:20,800 --> 00:57:22,999 Pay me when you have some money. 531 00:57:29,439 --> 00:57:30,559 Brother Gu... 532 00:57:35,559 --> 00:57:37,519 You really are a good man. 533 00:57:42,400 --> 00:57:43,999 What's this for? 534 00:57:46,840 --> 00:57:48,320 It's a mic... 535 00:57:48,880 --> 00:57:50,240 to sing songs. 536 00:57:52,240 --> 00:57:53,360 Get up. 537 00:57:54,760 --> 00:57:55,999 Get up. 538 00:58:09,760 --> 00:58:12,559 Swear in your hometown dialect. 539 00:58:14,320 --> 00:58:15,439 Swear! 540 00:58:22,240 --> 00:58:23,479 Brother Gu... 541 00:58:26,079 --> 00:58:27,079 I don't know how to. 542 00:58:27,400 --> 00:58:29,599 Do it and you'll be able to. 543 00:58:44,559 --> 00:58:45,919 Wang Xiaochuan! 544 00:58:48,639 --> 00:58:50,360 You're a real bastard! 545 00:58:52,959 --> 00:58:54,800 A worthless piece of shit! 546 00:58:57,999 --> 00:58:59,119 You're... 547 00:59:19,840 --> 00:59:20,959 Xiaochuan... 548 00:59:23,439 --> 00:59:25,639 I'm not really swearing at you. 549 00:59:27,880 --> 00:59:29,479 It's not about you. 550 00:59:30,999 --> 00:59:33,680 I just want you to do the right thing. 551 00:59:37,599 --> 00:59:39,559 The payment for that gig... 552 00:59:40,479 --> 00:59:42,680 It's three months overdue! 553 00:59:43,720 --> 00:59:45,680 I got you some cooking oil. 554 00:59:45,999 --> 00:59:48,439 You can't live on instant noodles. 555 00:59:50,320 --> 00:59:51,439 Brother Gu... 556 00:59:54,880 --> 00:59:56,840 Can I give you a hug? 557 01:00:12,999 --> 01:00:15,439 What happened to our gang? They're all dead? 558 01:00:15,760 --> 01:00:17,239 Our last reunion was a few years ago. 559 01:00:17,240 --> 01:00:18,919 But each time there are fewer of us. 560 01:00:19,240 --> 01:00:20,360 Our time is over! 561 01:00:20,800 --> 01:00:22,639 That's a depressing point of view. 562 01:00:24,400 --> 01:00:26,119 I'll say something heartfelt. 563 01:00:26,439 --> 01:00:28,639 I truly admire Gu. 564 01:00:29,320 --> 01:00:32,599 Are you OK? How am I admirable? 565 01:00:32,919 --> 01:00:34,280 Look at you. 566 01:00:35,079 --> 01:00:36,680 First, you're a "solitary gourmet". 567 01:00:36,999 --> 01:00:39,559 Nothing much to do each day. Never in a rush. 568 01:00:39,880 --> 01:00:42,439 You're stylish, even compared to me. 569 01:00:44,559 --> 01:00:46,880 Second, look at the rest of us. 570 01:00:47,559 --> 01:00:49,519 Who else isn't divorced? 571 01:00:50,079 --> 01:00:52,400 He's the exception. Still hitched. 572 01:00:52,720 --> 01:00:55,760 And for those two reasons I admire you. 573 01:00:59,919 --> 01:01:04,400 You're a real-estate mogul and you're in tears? 574 01:01:04,720 --> 01:01:06,200 Why are you crying? 575 01:01:06,519 --> 01:01:08,959 A rich guy can still cry, alright? 576 01:01:09,280 --> 01:01:10,519 Cry! 577 01:01:11,079 --> 01:01:13,280 Crying is a human right! 578 01:01:14,320 --> 01:01:15,320 Brother... 579 01:01:15,880 --> 01:01:17,959 I'm four times divorced! 580 01:01:18,880 --> 01:01:21,559 My ancestors must be distraught. 581 01:01:21,880 --> 01:01:23,599 I'm a professional divorcer. 582 01:01:24,160 --> 01:01:25,160 How shabby! 583 01:01:25,599 --> 01:01:26,599 How shabby! 584 01:01:27,519 --> 01:01:29,599 Stop picking on each other. 585 01:01:30,280 --> 01:01:32,599 You're all divorced. 586 01:01:32,919 --> 01:01:36,079 But this old maid hasn't even been married. 587 01:01:36,760 --> 01:01:41,240 Never mind. I'll find you a good one. 588 01:01:42,760 --> 01:01:44,720 She was the flower of our gang! 589 01:01:45,280 --> 01:01:46,639 Screw that. 590 01:01:47,680 --> 01:01:50,240 I'm a wrinkled old lady now. 591 01:01:53,079 --> 01:01:54,199 Come... 592 01:01:54,200 --> 01:01:56,360 A toast to bachelorhood! 593 01:01:56,680 --> 01:01:58,280 To being single! 594 01:01:59,800 --> 01:02:01,160 What are you doing? 595 01:02:01,479 --> 01:02:02,599 To be honest... 596 01:02:02,919 --> 01:02:04,639 I'm divorced too. 597 01:02:05,919 --> 01:02:08,720 - When did that happen? - Two years ago. 598 01:02:09,039 --> 01:02:11,479 Dog biters don't bark. 599 01:02:11,800 --> 01:02:13,880 You didn't bark at all. 600 01:02:14,200 --> 01:02:16,160 Have you ever seen a man bite a dog? 601 01:02:16,479 --> 01:02:18,439 I'll show you what it means tonight. 602 01:02:21,760 --> 01:02:24,200 - Where are you going? - To chat with your brother. 603 01:02:24,519 --> 01:02:26,720 Woof! Woof! Woof! 604 01:02:28,599 --> 01:02:29,959 You don't stammer when you bark. 605 01:02:30,280 --> 01:02:32,959 Get real, it's just one word. 606 01:02:35,200 --> 01:02:36,439 Dongzi... 607 01:02:37,479 --> 01:02:39,919 Your sister... Is she OK? 608 01:02:41,079 --> 01:02:42,800 You're sitting next to her! 609 01:02:43,119 --> 01:02:44,599 Ask her yourself! 610 01:02:45,160 --> 01:02:46,639 How can I? 611 01:02:48,760 --> 01:02:49,879 Don't you think it's strange? 612 01:02:49,880 --> 01:02:52,400 She's so terrific, but still single. 613 01:02:52,720 --> 01:02:54,320 Can you believe it? 614 01:02:56,079 --> 01:02:57,200 You're divorced, right? 615 01:02:57,519 --> 01:02:58,879 Maybe you two could make a go of it. 616 01:02:58,880 --> 01:03:00,439 You have the gift of the gab. 617 01:03:00,760 --> 01:03:02,959 When did you learn to speak like that? 618 01:03:03,280 --> 01:03:04,280 Gu! 619 01:03:07,720 --> 01:03:10,400 Look who's here! 620 01:03:13,119 --> 01:03:14,239 Old Mu! 621 01:03:14,240 --> 01:03:16,880 Son calling Dad! 622 01:03:18,160 --> 01:03:20,479 My sons, are you all here today? 623 01:03:20,800 --> 01:03:22,760 A bunch of losers. 624 01:03:23,079 --> 01:03:24,559 Plus me, "a leftover flower". 625 01:03:25,720 --> 01:03:27,680 When will you come back to Beijing? 626 01:03:27,999 --> 01:03:29,720 What's so great about Paris? 627 01:03:32,439 --> 01:03:35,119 I'm old, why would I come back? 628 01:03:35,439 --> 01:03:39,200 You haven't been back in 30 years! 629 01:03:39,519 --> 01:03:43,880 You had this great homecoming dream. 630 01:03:44,439 --> 01:03:47,119 During our last dinner in Paris 631 01:03:47,439 --> 01:03:49,280 he kept going on about 632 01:03:49,599 --> 01:03:52,880 Beijing in his childhood. 633 01:03:53,800 --> 01:03:55,880 Old Mu, if you stay away much longer, 634 01:03:56,200 --> 01:03:57,799 it's not that you won't recognize Beijing, 635 01:03:57,800 --> 01:04:00,559 - And Beijing will forget you. - No mistake. 636 01:04:00,880 --> 01:04:03,559 OK... Show me what you're drinking. 637 01:04:03,880 --> 01:04:05,479 Hang on... 638 01:04:06,639 --> 01:04:07,760 See! 639 01:04:08,079 --> 01:04:09,320 The greatest! 640 01:04:11,439 --> 01:04:13,999 - Damn, Erguotou (Beijing liquor)! - See that? 641 01:04:14,320 --> 01:04:15,679 You've all forgotten your roots! 642 01:04:15,680 --> 01:04:18,800 Yeah, you know all about roots! 643 01:04:19,959 --> 01:04:23,360 Do you still write poems? 644 01:04:25,479 --> 01:04:26,959 Not at all. 645 01:04:27,280 --> 01:04:29,959 Old Mu, I'll sing you a song. 646 01:04:30,280 --> 01:04:31,760 Here goes. 647 01:04:32,200 --> 01:04:33,800 He's crazy. 648 01:04:37,240 --> 01:04:40,039 Winter's come, 649 01:04:40,360 --> 01:04:42,919 with ice and snow. 650 01:04:43,479 --> 01:04:46,519 But my heart doesn't change 651 01:04:46,840 --> 01:04:48,800 like the seasons. 652 01:04:49,119 --> 01:04:51,680 Time will bring new clothes, 653 01:04:51,999 --> 01:04:54,680 but my baggage is the same. 654 01:04:54,999 --> 01:05:00,320 Waving goodbye for 14 years, the smile of old. 655 01:05:00,880 --> 01:05:06,079 Another language and skin tone, a great distance. 656 01:05:06,639 --> 01:05:12,800 We'll wait for you, regardless of the distance. 657 01:05:13,240 --> 01:05:15,958 Long distance separates no close friends. 658 01:05:15,959 --> 01:05:18,800 Put aside all reservations. Make yourself at home. 659 01:05:19,360 --> 01:05:24,800 How many memories does the music trigger? 660 01:05:25,119 --> 01:05:30,439 A myriad words merge with a myriad places. 661 01:05:30,760 --> 01:05:37,519 Win or lose, friendship endures. 662 01:05:38,079 --> 01:05:41,240 Beijing welcomes you, 663 01:05:41,559 --> 01:05:44,360 hugs you again. 664 01:05:44,680 --> 01:05:49,999 Millennia of brilliance, never dimmed. 665 01:05:50,559 --> 01:05:52,880 Beijing welcomes you, 666 01:05:53,200 --> 01:05:56,479 let's dream together. 667 01:05:56,800 --> 01:06:02,720 So long apart, now happily reunited. 668 01:06:03,519 --> 01:06:06,320 Spring follows winter, 669 01:06:06,639 --> 01:06:09,200 sunlight thaws the distance. 670 01:06:09,639 --> 01:06:15,320 Brothers join you for hot tea and wine. 671 01:06:16,840 --> 01:06:19,160 Beijing welcomes you, 672 01:06:19,479 --> 01:06:22,160 hugs you again. 673 01:06:22,599 --> 01:06:27,559 A place teeming with growth and vitality. 674 01:06:54,160 --> 01:06:55,880 Is she your daughter? 675 01:06:56,200 --> 01:06:57,800 She's adorable. 676 01:06:58,360 --> 01:07:00,079 - Say thank you. - Thank you! 677 01:07:00,400 --> 01:07:01,880 You're welcome, how old are you? 678 01:07:02,200 --> 01:07:03,680 - Four. - Four years old! 679 01:07:04,479 --> 01:07:06,200 You know, you're beautiful. 680 01:07:06,519 --> 01:07:08,240 Say thank you to this pretty sister! 681 01:07:08,559 --> 01:07:09,800 - Thank you! - You're welcome. 682 01:07:10,240 --> 01:07:12,559 - May I ask you a question? - Go ahead. 683 01:07:12,880 --> 01:07:14,840 Is she your birth child? 684 01:07:18,639 --> 01:07:20,240 What the hell do you want? 685 01:07:20,559 --> 01:07:22,280 Nothing, I'm just curious. 686 01:07:23,079 --> 01:07:24,320 Are you crazy? 687 01:07:24,639 --> 01:07:25,999 You're "just curious"? 688 01:07:26,559 --> 01:07:28,880 We're a family! 689 01:07:29,200 --> 01:07:32,240 - You ask if this is my own child? - Stop the train! 690 01:07:33,880 --> 01:07:35,840 - Let's go. - What are you doing? 691 01:07:36,160 --> 01:07:38,840 Why are we getting off? It should be her! 692 01:07:39,160 --> 01:07:41,959 - Let's go, darling. - What's wrong with you? 693 01:07:42,280 --> 01:07:44,720 She's lost her mind, this person! 694 01:08:35,839 --> 01:08:39,199 5, 6, 7, 8. 695 01:08:39,200 --> 01:08:42,799 1, 2, 3, 4, 696 01:08:43,400 --> 01:08:46,639 5, 6, 7, 8. 697 01:08:47,200 --> 01:08:50,599 1, 2, 3, 4, 698 01:08:51,040 --> 01:08:54,200 5, 6, 7, 8... 699 01:09:18,160 --> 01:09:19,759 There's a birds' nest here. 700 01:09:20,080 --> 01:09:21,679 Has been for years. 701 01:09:27,040 --> 01:09:29,719 - Here you are. - Long time no see, Nan Ji. 702 01:09:30,519 --> 01:09:32,719 What? You've just been here. 703 01:09:36,759 --> 01:09:39,320 Teacher Gu, can I ask you something? 704 01:09:39,639 --> 01:09:41,000 What is it? 705 01:09:42,160 --> 01:09:44,360 Why did you get divorced? 706 01:09:44,679 --> 01:09:47,120 - I'll bring you a coffee. - Fine. 707 01:09:50,439 --> 01:09:52,040 Out of respect. 708 01:09:52,599 --> 01:09:53,839 Respect... 709 01:09:54,400 --> 01:09:56,000 The two of us were too polite 710 01:09:56,320 --> 01:09:58,879 to even do it. 711 01:09:59,920 --> 01:10:01,040 Then... 712 01:10:03,160 --> 01:10:05,240 Time for a divorce. 713 01:10:06,040 --> 01:10:08,240 I think all my romances 714 01:10:08,559 --> 01:10:11,000 have foundered on too much politeness. 715 01:10:16,599 --> 01:10:17,960 That's right. 716 01:10:18,280 --> 01:10:19,280 What is? 717 01:10:21,040 --> 01:10:22,320 You were in my dream last night. 718 01:10:22,599 --> 01:10:23,960 Looking just how you look now. 719 01:10:24,280 --> 01:10:25,640 Why do you keep dreaming about me? 720 01:10:25,960 --> 01:10:28,040 - You don't dream about me? - No. 721 01:10:29,920 --> 01:10:31,639 Then I'm just a loser. 722 01:10:32,559 --> 01:10:34,519 If I see someone a lot during the day, 723 01:10:34,839 --> 01:10:36,799 they show up in my dreams. 724 01:10:37,360 --> 01:10:38,839 - Thanks. - For what? 725 01:10:39,160 --> 01:10:40,879 For dreaming about me. 726 01:10:41,439 --> 01:10:42,920 You're really polite. 727 01:10:47,080 --> 01:10:48,320 What do you make of Nan Ji? 728 01:10:48,759 --> 01:10:51,200 - Huh? - What do you make of her? 729 01:10:51,759 --> 01:10:52,879 Nan Ji... 730 01:10:53,559 --> 01:10:55,519 Strange name, don't you think? 731 01:10:55,960 --> 01:10:58,280 - It's her nickname. - What's her real name? 732 01:10:58,599 --> 01:11:00,320 Ask her yourself. 733 01:11:01,960 --> 01:11:03,799 How did you two meet? 734 01:11:04,960 --> 01:11:07,400 My first love lived in Paris. 735 01:11:07,719 --> 01:11:09,799 They were flat mates there. 736 01:11:10,599 --> 01:11:13,400 Maybe more than flat mates? 737 01:11:14,200 --> 01:11:15,880 Your imagination is running away with you. 738 01:11:16,120 --> 01:11:18,439 A lovely father-daughter couple! 739 01:11:18,759 --> 01:11:19,878 What? 740 01:11:19,879 --> 01:11:22,280 Since when are we a father-daughter couple? 741 01:11:22,599 --> 01:11:24,320 Someone said you look like her dad. 742 01:11:24,639 --> 01:11:26,839 And you look like my mother. 743 01:11:28,960 --> 01:11:31,160 So we're getting on well. 744 01:11:34,599 --> 01:11:38,120 Why did you open your studio here? 745 01:11:39,160 --> 01:11:40,879 It's close to the White Dagoba. 746 01:11:41,200 --> 01:11:42,799 You like the Dagoba? 747 01:11:43,360 --> 01:11:45,799 My ancestors helped build it. 748 01:11:46,960 --> 01:11:48,679 Back in the Yuan Dynasty? 749 01:11:49,000 --> 01:11:50,240 Really? 750 01:11:52,000 --> 01:11:53,599 I made it up. 751 01:12:02,799 --> 01:12:05,479 Where were you yesterday? You ignored my texts. 752 01:12:05,799 --> 01:12:07,280 Went to Beidaihe. 753 01:12:08,080 --> 01:12:09,920 Didn't you say we should go together? 754 01:12:10,240 --> 01:12:11,599 Next time. 755 01:12:12,160 --> 01:12:13,759 You wanted me to take you. 756 01:12:14,080 --> 01:12:17,120 - No loss to me. - OK... 757 01:12:17,920 --> 01:12:19,759 Gotta go, see ya. 758 01:12:20,080 --> 01:12:21,559 Where are you going? 759 01:12:40,000 --> 01:12:41,119 Hi, Uncle! 760 01:12:41,120 --> 01:12:42,920 - You're back, Miss. - Yes 761 01:12:43,719 --> 01:12:48,439 CHAOYANG CHILDREN'S WELFARE CENTRE 762 01:13:00,280 --> 01:13:02,240 Who are you looking for? 763 01:13:02,559 --> 01:13:05,240 I'm with that young woman. 764 01:13:05,799 --> 01:13:08,479 Ah, together. Are you related? 765 01:13:09,160 --> 01:13:10,279 I'm her father. 766 01:13:10,280 --> 01:13:11,360 Her father. 767 01:13:11,679 --> 01:13:14,120 You're lucky to have such a daughter. 768 01:13:14,439 --> 01:13:15,559 What do you mean? 769 01:13:16,000 --> 01:13:18,679 She's our longest-serving volunteer. 770 01:13:19,240 --> 01:13:21,920 Been coming here for years. 771 01:13:22,240 --> 01:13:23,599 May I come in? 772 01:13:23,920 --> 01:13:25,639 Or should I wait outside? 773 01:13:25,960 --> 01:13:27,559 No need for that, come on in. 774 01:13:27,879 --> 01:13:29,120 Thank you. 775 01:13:35,599 --> 01:13:39,320 KINDRED SPIRITS BRING HOPE 776 01:13:40,000 --> 01:13:44,599 Leaves from the trees leave branches bare. 777 01:13:45,400 --> 01:13:52,320 Before, we had carpets of grass and spring light. 778 01:13:53,320 --> 01:14:00,240 Now it's chilly and autumn is here. 779 01:14:01,000 --> 01:14:07,639 Blustery winds, torrential rain. 780 01:14:08,320 --> 01:14:14,240 Everything we see is different. 781 01:14:14,799 --> 01:14:21,080 Everything is different. 782 01:14:21,400 --> 01:14:28,320 We look back in sorrow. 783 01:14:28,960 --> 01:14:31,400 Let's sing it again from the start. 784 01:14:31,719 --> 01:14:33,679 Ready, go! 785 01:14:34,240 --> 01:14:40,879 The willow sways in the autumn breeze. 786 01:14:41,439 --> 01:14:48,360 Leaves from the trees leave branches bare. 787 01:14:49,360 --> 01:14:56,280 Before, we had carpets of grass and spring light. 788 01:14:56,920 --> 01:15:03,679 Now it's chilly and autumn is here. 789 01:15:04,120 --> 01:15:10,759 Blustery winds, torrential rain. 790 01:15:11,200 --> 01:15:18,120 Everything we see is different. 791 01:15:18,519 --> 01:15:25,040 Everything is different. 792 01:15:25,719 --> 01:15:32,639 We look back in sorrow. 793 01:15:34,719 --> 01:15:36,920 You gave me a real surprise. 794 01:15:37,719 --> 01:15:38,719 What? 795 01:15:39,400 --> 01:15:41,599 "Doing a good deed isn't hard. " 796 01:15:41,920 --> 01:15:44,120 Doing them for a lifetime is harder." 797 01:15:44,439 --> 01:15:46,280 Chairman Mao said it. 798 01:15:47,439 --> 01:15:50,360 I just like kids. "Doing them for a lifetime..." 799 01:15:50,679 --> 01:15:52,519 Not easy, not easy. 800 01:15:56,799 --> 01:15:58,759 You went to Beidaihe. 801 01:15:59,080 --> 01:16:01,160 Isn't that your hometown? 802 01:16:01,479 --> 01:16:04,639 - I haven't been there in a long time. - How long? 803 01:16:06,519 --> 01:16:08,360 Since I was five. 804 01:16:08,920 --> 01:16:10,639 Haven't been back since then. 805 01:16:11,439 --> 01:16:14,599 I thought your family still lived there. 806 01:16:16,479 --> 01:16:19,639 When I was five we moved to Guangdong. 807 01:16:19,960 --> 01:16:21,439 But it is strange... 808 01:16:21,759 --> 01:16:24,320 When anyone asks where I'm from, 809 01:16:24,639 --> 01:16:26,479 I always say Beidaihe. 810 01:16:27,040 --> 01:16:29,599 You didn't pick up a Cantonese accent! 811 01:16:30,759 --> 01:16:33,080 Not only Beijingers speak Mandarin. 812 01:16:33,400 --> 01:16:35,839 Southerners can speak Mandarin too! 813 01:16:36,160 --> 01:16:38,000 But can Beijingers speak Cantonese? 814 01:16:38,320 --> 01:16:40,759 If you don't mind me asking... 815 01:16:41,559 --> 01:16:43,279 It's so strange to hear you speak Cantonese! 816 01:16:43,280 --> 01:16:44,479 Spooked? 817 01:16:47,559 --> 01:16:49,759 This bus is going out of service. 818 01:16:50,080 --> 01:16:53,000 Please change to the bus right behind. 819 01:17:13,839 --> 01:17:15,320 Isn't that uncomfortable? 820 01:17:15,639 --> 01:17:16,879 It's OK. 821 01:17:17,679 --> 01:17:20,120 - Come closer. - What? 822 01:17:21,040 --> 01:17:22,759 Put your arm around me! 823 01:17:36,040 --> 01:17:37,639 Damn pervert! 824 01:17:38,920 --> 01:17:41,120 Get your stinking hand off me! 825 01:17:41,439 --> 01:17:42,559 Creep! 826 01:17:50,559 --> 01:17:53,000 Stop the bus! Don't open the door! 827 01:18:03,759 --> 01:18:06,200 You know what my dad was like? 828 01:18:06,639 --> 01:18:08,719 Why ask that all of a sudden? 829 01:18:09,639 --> 01:18:11,120 What was he like? 830 01:18:11,439 --> 01:18:13,040 Like the guy you just saw. 831 01:18:13,360 --> 01:18:14,839 Which guy? 832 01:18:16,000 --> 01:18:17,479 The molester on the bus. 833 01:18:20,200 --> 01:18:23,719 When I was five, in October that year... 834 01:18:24,759 --> 01:18:27,679 my dad molested a woman on a bus. 835 01:18:28,719 --> 01:18:29,839 Shit. 836 01:18:30,400 --> 01:18:31,519 Sexual harassment. 837 01:18:31,839 --> 01:18:33,200 Shameful. 838 01:18:33,519 --> 01:18:34,638 My Mum said 839 01:18:34,639 --> 01:18:36,920 it was worse than being charged with murder. 840 01:18:37,240 --> 01:18:38,839 She kicked him out of the house. 841 01:18:39,160 --> 01:18:41,479 He wasn't allowed to come near us again. 842 01:18:42,879 --> 01:18:44,479 Could it have been a misunderstanding? 843 01:18:44,799 --> 01:18:46,160 Dad furiously denied it. 844 01:18:46,479 --> 01:18:48,559 But the woman was sure it was him. 845 01:18:48,879 --> 01:18:51,439 He got a year in a labor camp. 846 01:18:51,759 --> 01:18:54,320 We never heard from him again. 847 01:19:02,200 --> 01:19:03,559 What was your dad like? 848 01:19:03,879 --> 01:19:05,960 What's that to do with you? 849 01:19:06,400 --> 01:19:07,639 Just curious. 850 01:19:11,439 --> 01:19:14,360 An honest, low-level clerk. 851 01:19:14,679 --> 01:19:16,040 Now retired. 852 01:19:16,360 --> 01:19:19,519 Mom bosses him around all day. 853 01:19:20,559 --> 01:19:22,040 That sounds lovely. 854 01:19:27,759 --> 01:19:29,439 No photos of me! 855 01:19:30,519 --> 01:19:32,599 You're trying to steal my job! 856 01:19:32,920 --> 01:19:34,759 Steal my job! 857 01:19:38,080 --> 01:19:39,200 Let me see. 858 01:19:40,839 --> 01:19:44,080 - I look like a little hooligan. - Accurate, eh? 859 01:19:45,519 --> 01:19:46,839 I guess so. 860 01:20:37,679 --> 01:20:39,879 You don't need to pay. 861 01:20:40,679 --> 01:20:42,639 You don't need to pay. You're still in credit. 862 01:20:42,960 --> 01:20:44,200 Take it. 863 01:20:44,519 --> 01:20:46,599 OK, I'll put it on your tab. 864 01:20:49,439 --> 01:20:51,400 I thought you didn't smoke? 865 01:20:51,719 --> 01:20:53,200 It's for a friend. 866 01:20:54,360 --> 01:20:55,839 I have to go. 867 01:20:57,240 --> 01:20:59,679 You should get a smartphone. 868 01:21:00,000 --> 01:21:02,200 No one uses cash anymore. 869 01:21:02,879 --> 01:21:05,559 - I'll think about it. - OK. 870 01:21:24,360 --> 01:21:26,439 Hello, Beijing Uncle! 871 01:21:28,080 --> 01:21:29,200 You are... 872 01:21:29,519 --> 01:21:30,879 I'm Jinzi! 873 01:21:31,200 --> 01:21:32,320 Jinzi... 874 01:21:33,000 --> 01:21:34,599 We were neighbors for a long time. 875 01:21:34,920 --> 01:21:37,479 Jinzi, Old Li's daughter. 876 01:21:38,280 --> 01:21:39,759 Oh, Li's daughter. 877 01:21:40,799 --> 01:21:42,400 How's your dad doing? 878 01:21:42,719 --> 01:21:45,280 He's fine, but a bit forgetful these days. 879 01:21:45,599 --> 01:21:48,400 He sometimes even forgets his daughter. 880 01:21:48,719 --> 01:21:50,920 That's what happens when people get old. 881 01:21:52,679 --> 01:21:55,000 - Who's this? - My husband. 882 01:21:55,320 --> 01:21:56,679 Hello, Uncle. 883 01:21:57,719 --> 01:21:58,839 Looks like your dad. 884 01:21:59,160 --> 01:22:01,719 I looked for someone of that type! 885 01:22:02,400 --> 01:22:05,080 I'm showing him where I grew up. 886 01:22:06,719 --> 01:22:08,320 Would you like to come in? 887 01:22:08,639 --> 01:22:11,200 Just wanted to see you, we have things to do. 888 01:22:11,519 --> 01:22:12,639 Fine. 889 01:22:20,040 --> 01:22:22,120 - So sad. - Why? 890 01:22:22,439 --> 01:22:25,839 He has no kids. Lived alone all his life. 891 01:22:26,519 --> 01:22:28,120 Is that so bad? 892 01:22:28,679 --> 01:22:30,519 What's wrong with you? 893 01:22:33,479 --> 01:22:35,439 What are you thinking? 894 01:23:20,280 --> 01:23:23,320 This is Beijing at 4:08. 895 01:23:25,080 --> 01:23:27,040 A sharp, long 896 01:23:27,479 --> 01:23:29,679 train whistle sounds. 897 01:23:31,080 --> 01:23:34,479 Beijing Station's towering edifice 898 01:23:35,040 --> 01:23:37,960 convulses without warning. 899 01:23:39,120 --> 01:23:40,719 Shaken, 900 01:23:41,040 --> 01:23:43,000 I look out of the windows 901 01:23:43,559 --> 01:23:46,360 not knowing what's going on. 902 01:23:48,479 --> 01:23:51,519 My heart shudders in pain. 903 01:23:52,799 --> 01:23:56,320 It must be my mother's sewing needle 904 01:23:56,759 --> 01:23:58,479 running through my heart. 905 01:24:00,120 --> 01:24:01,360 At this moment 906 01:24:01,679 --> 01:24:04,599 my heart transforms into a kite. 907 01:24:06,479 --> 01:24:10,120 Tethered to her hands 908 01:24:12,000 --> 01:24:14,439 the string tightens, 909 01:24:15,479 --> 01:24:16,960 almost snapping. 910 01:24:18,000 --> 01:24:21,639 I have to stick my head out of the train window. 911 01:24:24,240 --> 01:24:25,599 Only now... 912 01:24:27,240 --> 01:24:29,559 Only at this very moment 913 01:24:30,960 --> 01:24:34,360 do I begin to understand what has happened. 914 01:24:36,000 --> 01:24:38,320 A wave of parting shouts 915 01:24:39,479 --> 01:24:42,040 is about to sweep away the train station. 916 01:24:43,320 --> 01:24:46,000 Beijing is still under my feet, 917 01:24:47,160 --> 01:24:49,719 but it slowly begins to drift away. 918 01:24:51,000 --> 01:24:54,040 Once more I wave to Beijing. 919 01:24:55,320 --> 01:24:57,879 And I want to grab her by the collar 920 01:24:59,400 --> 01:25:01,240 and shout to her: 921 01:25:02,879 --> 01:25:04,240 "Remember me, forever, 922 01:25:04,799 --> 01:25:06,280 Mother Beijing!" 923 01:25:08,639 --> 01:25:11,200 I've grasped something at last. 924 01:25:11,879 --> 01:25:13,360 No matter whose hand it is, 925 01:25:13,679 --> 01:25:15,400 I'll never let go. 926 01:25:16,320 --> 01:25:18,040 For this is my Beijing. 927 01:25:20,040 --> 01:25:22,599 My Beijing, for the final time. 928 01:25:24,479 --> 01:25:25,479 Wenhui? 929 01:25:26,040 --> 01:25:27,639 How are your stocks doing? 930 01:25:27,960 --> 01:25:29,559 Let's not go there. 931 01:25:30,240 --> 01:25:32,679 Stocks go down, my blood pressure goes up. 932 01:25:34,679 --> 01:25:36,879 I warned you, but you invested anyway. 933 01:25:37,200 --> 01:25:39,400 Easy for you to say that now. 934 01:25:44,160 --> 01:25:46,839 Has your brother found a girlfriend? 935 01:25:48,000 --> 01:25:49,479 Who cares? 936 01:25:49,799 --> 01:25:51,759 He was probably too bored. 937 01:25:54,599 --> 01:25:55,839 No gossip? 938 01:25:57,479 --> 01:25:59,320 Nothing to tell me? 939 01:26:00,839 --> 01:26:03,280 Shut up and focus on the cooking! 940 01:26:07,799 --> 01:26:09,519 You don't care about any of us. 941 01:26:09,839 --> 01:26:13,360 I don't care about anyone at all, except Smiley. 942 01:26:17,280 --> 01:26:19,960 Smiley, when was this marked? 943 01:26:21,120 --> 01:26:22,839 Last September. 944 01:26:23,879 --> 01:26:26,439 Let's check how tall you are now. 945 01:26:28,080 --> 01:26:29,679 You've grown quite a lot! 946 01:26:30,000 --> 01:26:31,360 Don't tell! 947 01:26:31,679 --> 01:26:33,519 Stand up straight... 948 01:26:34,200 --> 01:26:36,519 Let's see how tall you are now. 949 01:26:36,839 --> 01:26:39,040 One, two, three... 950 01:26:39,960 --> 01:26:42,519 - Two. - Only two centimeters. 951 01:26:42,839 --> 01:26:46,360 - Two, three centimeters. - Call it three! 952 01:26:46,679 --> 01:26:49,839 Daddy, one day I'll grow taller than you. 953 01:26:51,839 --> 01:26:53,080 Let's see. 954 01:26:56,040 --> 01:26:59,559 You're less than one meter! Look at me. 955 01:27:00,599 --> 01:27:04,360 - I've got to 120 cm! - You're 120 cm! 956 01:27:05,040 --> 01:27:07,240 Smiley is much, much taller than Daddy. 957 01:27:12,960 --> 01:27:13,960 Daddy... 958 01:27:15,000 --> 01:27:16,479 How tall is Mum? 959 01:27:17,400 --> 01:27:18,879 She's 165 cm. 960 01:27:19,920 --> 01:27:22,599 How much taller is that than I am? 961 01:27:23,280 --> 01:27:25,120 Around 40 cm taller than Smiley. 962 01:27:25,439 --> 01:27:27,040 40 cm... 963 01:27:30,599 --> 01:27:32,080 Shall I read you another poem? 964 01:27:32,400 --> 01:27:35,799 You're 40 cm taller, so read page 140. 965 01:27:36,120 --> 01:27:37,599 What a way to choose! 966 01:27:38,040 --> 01:27:42,040 - 30... - Let's see which poem is on page 140. 967 01:27:42,599 --> 01:27:43,719 "A Bouquet". 968 01:27:44,639 --> 01:27:46,360 Between me and the world. 969 01:27:46,799 --> 01:27:49,719 You are a bay, a sail. 970 01:27:50,040 --> 01:27:51,639 The faithful ends of a rope. 971 01:27:51,960 --> 01:27:53,200 - Smiley! - Yes? 972 01:27:53,519 --> 01:27:54,519 Come and eat with Daddy! 973 01:27:54,839 --> 01:27:56,679 - Coming! - Coming. 974 01:27:57,599 --> 01:28:01,240 - Use the highchair. - I'm not a toddler anymore! 975 01:28:01,559 --> 01:28:03,519 Smiley can sit where she wants. 976 01:28:04,679 --> 01:28:05,920 Coming up! 977 01:28:09,360 --> 01:28:10,478 No reading while eating. 978 01:28:10,479 --> 01:28:11,799 No eating while reading. 979 01:28:12,360 --> 01:28:14,679 How did she learn to talk like you? 980 01:28:15,000 --> 01:28:16,360 Always blaming me. 981 01:28:16,679 --> 01:28:19,479 Daddy, I heard you used to be a poet. 982 01:28:19,799 --> 01:28:21,400 Yes, your Daddy writes poems. 983 01:28:21,719 --> 01:28:24,040 Here's one he wrote... 984 01:28:25,200 --> 01:28:28,599 Dark nights render me a pair of dark eyes, 985 01:28:29,160 --> 01:28:32,080 but I use them to seek the light. 986 01:28:33,120 --> 01:28:36,400 Gu Cheng wrote that! 987 01:28:36,839 --> 01:28:38,920 You can't fool Smiley. 988 01:28:39,240 --> 01:28:42,160 No one can remember your Daddy's poems. 989 01:28:44,519 --> 01:28:45,519 Daddy... 990 01:28:46,200 --> 01:28:48,040 You haven't eaten here for ages. 991 01:28:48,360 --> 01:28:49,599 Really? 992 01:28:50,160 --> 01:28:52,479 Yes. Is Daddy super busy? 993 01:28:52,799 --> 01:28:55,719 Super busy! The busiest man in the world. 994 01:28:57,240 --> 01:29:00,639 My colleagues like your reviews on social media. 995 01:29:00,960 --> 01:29:04,599 They try out the restaurants you write about. 996 01:29:04,920 --> 01:29:06,879 Do you eat in them? It's all just hype. 997 01:29:07,200 --> 01:29:09,280 My Dad is the real shit! 998 01:29:12,839 --> 01:29:14,679 Smiley, don't use such words! 999 01:29:15,120 --> 01:29:17,559 She gets it from you! Don't try to deny it! 1000 01:29:19,679 --> 01:29:20,920 Who was that girl? 1001 01:29:23,639 --> 01:29:24,759 Which girl? 1002 01:29:26,040 --> 01:29:28,000 The one you were with on Wusi Street. 1003 01:29:28,320 --> 01:29:30,400 Never seen you look happier. 1004 01:29:30,719 --> 01:29:33,040 - You took photos of each other. - We work together. 1005 01:29:33,360 --> 01:29:34,839 She does the photos for my reviews. 1006 01:29:35,160 --> 01:29:36,519 Those photos look great. 1007 01:29:38,879 --> 01:29:40,479 Daddy's got a girlfriend! 1008 01:29:41,879 --> 01:29:44,200 She even does your Henan accent! 1009 01:29:44,519 --> 01:29:46,360 - Spot on! - Spot on! 1010 01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:02,320 One time he came to Beijing, 1011 01:30:02,639 --> 01:30:04,478 he looked up the officer who handled his case. 1012 01:30:04,479 --> 01:30:05,799 Why? 1013 01:30:06,120 --> 01:30:07,719 He wanted to straighten things out. 1014 01:30:08,040 --> 01:30:10,240 He said the officer was a kind man. 1015 01:30:10,920 --> 01:30:13,360 Didn't he get a year in a labor camp? 1016 01:30:14,040 --> 01:30:15,759 Your dad denied the charge. 1017 01:30:16,080 --> 01:30:18,759 That was a serious crime back then. 1018 01:30:19,200 --> 01:30:21,400 The officer went easy on your dad. 1019 01:30:29,759 --> 01:30:31,599 Hadn't he been drinking? 1020 01:30:31,920 --> 01:30:32,920 Yes. 1021 01:30:33,240 --> 01:30:35,080 And that made it harder to disprove. 1022 01:30:35,400 --> 01:30:38,200 It was "harassment under the influence". 1023 01:30:38,639 --> 01:30:41,080 Did they ever meet face-to-face? 1024 01:30:41,759 --> 01:30:43,240 The officer said 1025 01:30:43,559 --> 01:30:45,639 that the woman tried to find him. 1026 01:30:47,040 --> 01:30:48,759 She wasn't certain 1027 01:30:49,080 --> 01:30:50,920 that the offender was your dad. 1028 01:30:51,839 --> 01:30:53,119 But when they did a re-enactment 1029 01:30:53,400 --> 01:30:54,758 she didn't know what was going on 1030 01:30:54,759 --> 01:30:56,920 and accused your dad outright. 1031 01:30:58,559 --> 01:31:00,280 She felt guilty 1032 01:31:00,599 --> 01:31:03,160 and tried to get in touch with your dad. 1033 01:31:03,960 --> 01:31:05,439 And then? 1034 01:31:06,719 --> 01:31:07,959 They couldn't find your dad. 1035 01:31:07,960 --> 01:31:09,879 So they called your mother. 1036 01:31:10,200 --> 01:31:11,679 She just yelled at them. 1037 01:31:12,120 --> 01:31:15,400 We divorced long ago! Don't call me again! 1038 01:31:15,839 --> 01:31:16,839 So my dad 1039 01:31:17,160 --> 01:31:19,599 never confronted that woman? 1040 01:31:21,839 --> 01:31:23,558 By the time your dad looked up the officer, 1041 01:31:23,559 --> 01:31:25,719 the woman had already passed away. 1042 01:31:30,839 --> 01:31:31,839 That ended it. 1043 01:31:32,160 --> 01:31:34,960 - I met that officer myself. - And? 1044 01:31:36,479 --> 01:31:37,839 He had dementia. 1045 01:31:39,360 --> 01:31:42,040 Why didn't you tell me this before? 1046 01:31:43,799 --> 01:31:45,280 I only just found out! 1047 01:31:45,599 --> 01:31:47,920 Couldn't shoot off my mouth without checking. 1048 01:31:48,479 --> 01:31:50,679 I'm accountable to your family. 1049 01:31:55,320 --> 01:31:58,000 Now you know it all. Don't ask me again. 1050 01:34:00,719 --> 01:34:02,320 My sister... 1051 01:34:04,200 --> 01:34:07,120 saw us together on Wusi Street. 1052 01:34:07,439 --> 01:34:08,439 And? 1053 01:34:09,360 --> 01:34:11,559 You and she have the same name. 1054 01:34:12,839 --> 01:34:13,960 Wenhui. 1055 01:34:14,639 --> 01:34:15,639 Yes. 1056 01:34:18,479 --> 01:34:19,960 That explains it. 1057 01:34:30,960 --> 01:34:33,400 You were five when you left Beidaihe. 1058 01:34:33,719 --> 01:34:35,439 So how long has it been? 1059 01:34:36,240 --> 01:34:37,599 20 years. 1060 01:34:38,879 --> 01:34:41,320 I guess you don't remember your home. 1061 01:34:41,639 --> 01:34:42,879 I do. 1062 01:34:43,439 --> 01:34:45,160 I remember it clearly. 1063 01:34:45,719 --> 01:34:47,320 What was it like? 1064 01:34:48,120 --> 01:34:50,080 Nothing like your place. 1065 01:34:50,519 --> 01:34:51,519 What? 1066 01:34:51,839 --> 01:34:53,920 Not like a hospital. 1067 01:35:03,599 --> 01:35:05,200 See that? 1068 01:35:05,519 --> 01:35:06,519 What? 1069 01:35:06,839 --> 01:35:08,559 The man flying the kite. 1070 01:35:09,000 --> 01:35:10,120 And? 1071 01:35:10,439 --> 01:35:12,160 That's my dad. 1072 01:35:15,719 --> 01:35:18,400 - Let's go and say hello. - Don't! 1073 01:35:19,320 --> 01:35:20,439 I'm going. 1074 01:35:20,759 --> 01:35:23,320 - If you do, I'll leave. - Leave, then! 1075 01:35:34,679 --> 01:35:35,679 Hello. 1076 01:35:36,479 --> 01:35:38,080 Hello. 1077 01:35:40,559 --> 01:35:42,400 You sound like a Beijinger. 1078 01:35:43,439 --> 01:35:44,558 And you? 1079 01:35:44,559 --> 01:35:45,759 I was born here. 1080 01:35:46,080 --> 01:35:48,040 But I moved to Guangdong as a child. 1081 01:35:48,360 --> 01:35:49,719 Born here? 1082 01:35:51,000 --> 01:35:53,799 Guangdong is far, never been there. 1083 01:35:55,200 --> 01:35:57,160 Am I in your way? 1084 01:35:59,519 --> 01:36:01,599 You're a photographer? 1085 01:36:01,920 --> 01:36:03,639 You might say that. 1086 01:36:03,960 --> 01:36:06,400 If I get in your way, just say so. 1087 01:36:06,719 --> 01:36:09,160 I can fly my kite anywhere. 1088 01:36:09,479 --> 01:36:10,960 You're too polite. 1089 01:36:11,519 --> 01:36:14,679 - Don't be too polite to me either. - I won't. 1090 01:37:23,879 --> 01:37:26,439 When did you first fly a kite? 1091 01:37:27,960 --> 01:37:29,559 In my thirties. 1092 01:37:29,879 --> 01:37:30,879 After I had a son. 1093 01:37:31,200 --> 01:37:33,160 I looked for ways to play with him, 1094 01:37:33,479 --> 01:37:34,839 and I chose the kite. 1095 01:37:35,160 --> 01:37:36,879 Why kite-flying? 1096 01:37:37,200 --> 01:37:40,960 Back then we lived near Tiananmen Square. 1097 01:37:41,639 --> 01:37:43,599 In the evenings you could see 1098 01:37:44,040 --> 01:37:46,719 all kinds of kites in the sky there. 1099 01:37:47,639 --> 01:37:50,559 You can feel the wind in the kite string. 1100 01:37:51,240 --> 01:37:52,360 It's fun. 1101 01:37:56,759 --> 01:37:58,120 What about your son? 1102 01:37:58,799 --> 01:38:01,360 Did he like flying kites, too? 1103 01:38:02,400 --> 01:38:03,759 Don't know. 1104 01:38:04,920 --> 01:38:06,759 Maybe not so much. 1105 01:38:07,679 --> 01:38:09,759 But I got hooked on it. 1106 01:38:10,200 --> 01:38:11,439 I can tell. 1107 01:38:14,280 --> 01:38:17,920 There was an orphanage by the shipyard there. 1108 01:38:19,679 --> 01:38:22,599 I know, they moved out long ago. 1109 01:38:22,920 --> 01:38:24,639 I heard it'd be demolished 1110 01:38:26,040 --> 01:38:28,599 I was sent there soon after I was born. 1111 01:38:28,920 --> 01:38:30,400 At the age of five 1112 01:38:30,719 --> 01:38:33,280 I was adopted by a family in Guangdong. 1113 01:38:40,679 --> 01:38:43,240 May I ask what you did for a living? 1114 01:38:44,400 --> 01:38:46,120 I handled an abacus. 1115 01:38:46,439 --> 01:38:47,559 Huh? 1116 01:38:48,839 --> 01:38:49,839 Accounting. 1117 01:38:50,879 --> 01:38:52,240 Tell me honestly. 1118 01:38:52,559 --> 01:38:54,519 No point in denying anything. 1119 01:38:56,639 --> 01:38:58,960 I really didn't touch her. 1120 01:39:00,120 --> 01:39:03,280 You could have plea bargained, couldn't you? 1121 01:39:05,400 --> 01:39:06,879 Yes. 1122 01:39:07,439 --> 01:39:09,519 But I couldn't confess to something I didn't do. 1123 01:39:09,839 --> 01:39:11,679 Hadn't you been drinking? 1124 01:39:13,799 --> 01:39:14,920 Yes, I had. 1125 01:39:15,360 --> 01:39:16,880 But even so, I'm not that kind of man. 1126 01:39:17,160 --> 01:39:19,000 Can you handle liquor? 1127 01:39:19,320 --> 01:39:20,559 Not so well. 1128 01:39:21,599 --> 01:39:23,080 You'd been drinking. 1129 01:39:24,000 --> 01:39:25,960 Do you remember what happened? 1130 01:39:28,920 --> 01:39:30,160 Not clearly. 1131 01:39:32,280 --> 01:39:34,719 I felt dizzy. I don't remember. 1132 01:39:35,040 --> 01:39:36,519 There we have it. 1133 01:39:37,080 --> 01:39:38,799 No one forced you to tell a lie. 1134 01:39:39,120 --> 01:39:41,920 You just need to dig into your own soul. 1135 01:39:42,360 --> 01:39:43,960 Can you say from the depths of your soul 1136 01:39:44,280 --> 01:39:46,599 that you've never felt that impulse? 1137 01:39:48,479 --> 01:39:49,839 Deep in my soul... 1138 01:39:52,439 --> 01:39:54,759 I can't say for certain... 1139 01:39:56,160 --> 01:39:57,879 that my thoughts are always pure. 1140 01:39:58,200 --> 01:39:59,200 Look... 1141 01:39:59,759 --> 01:40:01,839 The deeper you examine your soul, 1142 01:40:02,160 --> 01:40:04,240 the more you'll change. 1143 01:40:08,519 --> 01:40:10,479 Come back. Carry on confessing! 1144 01:40:49,799 --> 01:40:51,160 What time is it? 1145 01:41:14,759 --> 01:41:17,200 Thank you for visiting me. 1146 01:41:23,879 --> 01:41:25,960 How do you feel about Mum? 1147 01:41:27,599 --> 01:41:29,200 I'm grateful to her. 1148 01:41:34,320 --> 01:41:36,879 If she hadn't thrown me out, 1149 01:41:37,920 --> 01:41:39,759 you and your sister 1150 01:41:40,080 --> 01:41:43,120 wouldn't have the lives you have today. 1151 01:41:46,200 --> 01:41:48,280 Don't you think it was unjust? 1152 01:41:49,679 --> 01:41:51,280 Unjust... 1153 01:41:52,799 --> 01:41:54,280 But just too. 1154 01:41:57,479 --> 01:41:59,559 It's not good to drink. 1155 01:42:00,599 --> 01:42:02,559 You should drink less, too. 1156 01:42:18,120 --> 01:42:19,120 Dad... 1157 01:42:19,679 --> 01:42:22,000 You like ballroom dancing? 1158 01:42:22,320 --> 01:42:25,000 Watching it, not doing it. 1159 01:42:29,400 --> 01:42:31,479 Dad, can you stand up? 1160 01:43:03,000 --> 01:43:04,000 Dad... 1161 01:43:05,519 --> 01:43:07,839 Your veins look like earthworms. 1162 01:43:10,799 --> 01:43:13,599 That's what you said when you were little. 1163 01:43:14,160 --> 01:43:15,160 Dad... 1164 01:43:16,439 --> 01:43:19,120 - Smiley reminds me of you. - What? 1165 01:43:20,639 --> 01:43:22,599 She's good at maths. 1166 01:43:27,479 --> 01:43:29,679 Dad, why don't you have a mobile? 1167 01:43:31,320 --> 01:43:34,000 The landline is enough for me. 1168 01:43:34,679 --> 01:43:36,400 I don't need a mobile. 1169 01:43:43,080 --> 01:43:45,280 Dad, you like Shangguan Yunzhu? 1170 01:43:46,200 --> 01:43:47,320 Yes. 1171 01:43:47,759 --> 01:43:48,759 Ah... 1172 01:43:52,679 --> 01:43:55,000 Why did you decide to live here? 1173 01:43:56,400 --> 01:43:58,240 When you were learning to walk, 1174 01:43:58,559 --> 01:44:00,400 I brought you here. 1175 01:44:01,200 --> 01:44:02,200 No wonder! 1176 01:44:02,519 --> 01:44:03,638 Huh? 1177 01:44:03,639 --> 01:44:04,639 Nothing. 1178 01:44:06,240 --> 01:44:09,160 You couldn't manage whole sentences yet. 1179 01:44:10,080 --> 01:44:12,160 But when you faced the sea, 1180 01:44:12,599 --> 01:44:15,519 you said these words clearly and decisively... 1181 01:44:16,920 --> 01:44:18,400 This is my home. 1182 01:44:18,719 --> 01:44:20,320 It startled me. 1183 01:44:20,879 --> 01:44:22,599 And that's why? 1184 01:46:35,879 --> 01:46:37,000 Hello? 1185 01:46:37,559 --> 01:46:40,599 What makes you suddenly call me? 1186 01:46:42,479 --> 01:46:44,320 Are you nearby? 1187 01:46:45,719 --> 01:46:46,838 OK. 1188 01:46:46,839 --> 01:46:48,639 I'll come out now. 1189 01:47:09,960 --> 01:47:11,559 You rarely visit. 1190 01:47:12,000 --> 01:47:13,479 What is it? Let's talk inside. 1191 01:47:13,799 --> 01:47:16,240 No, I don't want people to talk. 1192 01:47:16,920 --> 01:47:18,519 You're being overcautious. 1193 01:47:19,920 --> 01:47:22,960 In school, weren't you best friends with Old Mu? 1194 01:47:23,759 --> 01:47:24,759 What's up? 1195 01:47:25,080 --> 01:47:27,160 Did he tell you we had a fling? 1196 01:47:27,960 --> 01:47:28,960 Well... 1197 01:47:29,879 --> 01:47:32,320 I don't recall the details. 1198 01:47:33,839 --> 01:47:35,920 He kept it very quiet. 1199 01:47:37,200 --> 01:47:40,120 It happened just before he left for Paris. 1200 01:47:43,559 --> 01:47:45,160 You two would have made a great couple. 1201 01:47:45,479 --> 01:47:47,320 Why didn't you follow him? 1202 01:47:48,120 --> 01:47:49,360 Follow him? 1203 01:47:51,120 --> 01:47:52,240 He was a coward. 1204 01:47:52,559 --> 01:47:54,519 I didn't think much of him. 1205 01:47:56,160 --> 01:47:58,240 Should I talk to him for you? 1206 01:47:58,559 --> 01:47:59,920 What is there to say? 1207 01:48:00,240 --> 01:48:01,240 I came by to tell you 1208 01:48:01,559 --> 01:48:03,879 that he took his own life this morning. 1209 01:48:38,400 --> 01:48:40,000 How did you get back? 1210 01:48:40,439 --> 01:48:41,799 Took the train. 1211 01:48:42,360 --> 01:48:43,479 Upset? 1212 01:48:43,799 --> 01:48:44,920 No. 1213 01:48:46,799 --> 01:48:49,000 Why have you come out dressed like that? 1214 01:48:49,320 --> 01:48:51,519 An old classmate dropped by. 1215 01:48:51,839 --> 01:48:54,040 I saw her off and came straight over. 1216 01:48:54,719 --> 01:48:56,559 To free your spirit? 1217 01:48:58,080 --> 01:49:00,280 Lu Xun once lived here. 1218 01:49:00,960 --> 01:49:02,200 This building. 1219 01:49:06,960 --> 01:49:08,080 Which of his writings 1220 01:49:08,400 --> 01:49:10,360 has made the deepest impression on you? 1221 01:49:12,120 --> 01:49:13,599 In my backyard 1222 01:49:14,160 --> 01:49:16,599 there are two trees. 1223 01:49:17,519 --> 01:49:19,479 One is a jujube tree 1224 01:49:19,799 --> 01:49:21,879 and the other is a jujube tree, too. 1225 01:49:22,320 --> 01:49:23,799 Autumn Night by Lu Xun. 1226 01:49:24,120 --> 01:49:25,720 HOPING TO FIND TALENTED PEOPLE FROM CHINA 1227 01:49:42,479 --> 01:49:44,679 Dad, don't rush me, I want to watch. 1228 01:49:50,519 --> 01:49:53,320 Dad, wasn't that a great move? 1229 01:49:54,839 --> 01:49:55,960 Hey, fellas... 1230 01:49:56,280 --> 01:49:58,000 Isn't this girl something? 1231 01:49:58,320 --> 01:50:00,040 She brings her dad to watch chess. 1232 01:50:00,360 --> 01:50:02,080 If our wives were here, 1233 01:50:02,400 --> 01:50:03,759 they'd be scolding us! 1234 01:50:04,080 --> 01:50:05,679 She'd hit you with those slippers! 1235 01:50:06,000 --> 01:50:07,360 That's for sure. 1236 01:50:07,679 --> 01:50:09,759 No, I'm not her father. 1237 01:50:11,160 --> 01:50:12,639 Dad, what are you saying? 1238 01:50:14,040 --> 01:50:15,040 Fella... 1239 01:50:15,360 --> 01:50:17,080 You're going too far. 1240 01:50:17,879 --> 01:50:19,598 You daughter clearly likes watching chess. 1241 01:50:19,599 --> 01:50:21,160 If you don't, that's not a problem. 1242 01:50:21,479 --> 01:50:23,079 But you can't disown your own daughter! 1243 01:50:23,080 --> 01:50:24,759 She's a great kid, isn't she? 1244 01:50:25,080 --> 01:50:27,280 What kind of man are you? 1245 01:50:27,599 --> 01:50:28,759 I can't stand types like him. 1246 01:50:29,040 --> 01:50:30,519 You never wanted me. 1247 01:50:30,839 --> 01:50:32,320 Now you've acknowledged me at last. 1248 01:50:32,639 --> 01:50:33,879 But you deny me? 1249 01:50:34,200 --> 01:50:35,559 What kind of guy is he? 1250 01:50:35,879 --> 01:50:37,000 A bad penny. 1251 01:50:37,320 --> 01:50:39,160 You see? I know that at a glance. 1252 01:50:39,479 --> 01:50:40,719 Am I right? 1253 01:50:41,280 --> 01:50:43,719 He looks like that kind of guy. 1254 01:50:46,200 --> 01:50:48,759 Enough! We feel that way sometimes. 1255 01:50:49,080 --> 01:50:50,199 I know too well. 1256 01:50:50,200 --> 01:50:53,080 Young lady, move along with your father. 1257 01:50:54,599 --> 01:50:57,160 If you don't want to watch, let's go. 1258 01:50:59,040 --> 01:51:00,759 Fellas, what are you thinking? 1259 01:51:01,320 --> 01:51:03,280 Take a better look at yourselves! 1260 01:51:03,599 --> 01:51:07,120 In real life treat your wife and kids well! 1261 01:51:07,920 --> 01:51:09,759 Play chess! 1262 01:51:10,080 --> 01:51:11,080 Let's go. 1263 01:51:11,400 --> 01:51:12,759 HOME COOKING 1264 01:51:13,080 --> 01:51:15,519 - Angry with me? - No. 1265 01:51:17,400 --> 01:51:19,000 But you are angry! 1266 01:51:19,920 --> 01:51:21,160 Never mind. 1267 01:51:22,320 --> 01:51:24,280 You're a good actress. 1268 01:51:28,320 --> 01:51:30,280 S-o-r-r-y. 1269 01:51:31,439 --> 01:51:32,679 Forget it. 1270 01:51:33,360 --> 01:51:36,040 I'm not used to shows of respect from you. 1271 01:51:37,679 --> 01:51:38,799 OK. 1272 01:51:39,240 --> 01:51:41,679 Let's leave out the politeness. 1273 01:51:44,400 --> 01:51:46,839 I went to that building you mentioned. 1274 01:51:47,160 --> 01:51:49,000 It's derelict. 1275 01:51:53,759 --> 01:51:56,679 Did you stand in front of a wild flower? 1276 01:51:57,000 --> 01:51:58,240 How did you know? 1277 01:51:59,040 --> 01:52:00,639 The "Beihua". 1278 01:52:00,960 --> 01:52:02,439 The flower of Beidaihe. 1279 01:52:02,759 --> 01:52:04,240 What are you on about? 1280 01:52:04,559 --> 01:52:06,759 You must have secretly watched me. 1281 01:52:20,879 --> 01:52:22,000 Your dad... 1282 01:52:23,639 --> 01:52:25,479 is quite respectful too. 1283 01:52:27,240 --> 01:52:28,599 What did you talk about? 1284 01:52:28,920 --> 01:52:30,400 Nothing much. 1285 01:52:30,719 --> 01:52:33,639 I watched him fly the kite. 1286 01:52:35,759 --> 01:52:37,120 But... 1287 01:52:37,920 --> 01:52:40,000 his way of being polite... 1288 01:52:41,639 --> 01:52:43,599 is different from yours. 1289 01:52:45,960 --> 01:52:47,439 Don't drink too much. 1290 01:52:54,479 --> 01:52:57,160 If I go on drinking, I might cry. 1291 01:52:58,799 --> 01:53:00,879 Did something happen today? 1292 01:53:02,639 --> 01:53:03,759 Something good. 1293 01:53:07,080 --> 01:53:09,040 My first love called me 1294 01:53:09,360 --> 01:53:11,200 while I was at the seaside. 1295 01:53:11,759 --> 01:53:13,000 From Paris? 1296 01:53:14,639 --> 01:53:15,639 Paris. 1297 01:53:17,759 --> 01:53:19,719 We were childhood sweethearts, you know. 1298 01:53:20,519 --> 01:53:22,000 The two of us. 1299 01:53:23,879 --> 01:53:26,679 He cheated on me a couple of years ago 1300 01:53:27,000 --> 01:53:28,719 and dumped me. 1301 01:53:30,360 --> 01:53:31,599 I promised myself 1302 01:53:31,920 --> 01:53:34,479 I'd never see him again. 1303 01:53:36,360 --> 01:53:38,799 But then he called me. 1304 01:53:39,599 --> 01:53:40,960 In tears, the whole works. 1305 01:53:41,280 --> 01:53:44,799 Said his girl ran off with someone else. 1306 01:53:46,920 --> 01:53:48,759 Stay cool about it. 1307 01:53:49,080 --> 01:53:51,759 He wanted me to be his rebound girl! 1308 01:53:52,080 --> 01:53:53,799 To hell with cool! 1309 01:54:03,719 --> 01:54:05,439 No respect at all! 1310 01:54:05,759 --> 01:54:08,559 - Said we should get back together. - What did you say? 1311 01:54:10,320 --> 01:54:13,120 I stupidly went along with it. 1312 01:54:19,439 --> 01:54:21,400 He's on a flight right now. 1313 01:54:22,200 --> 01:54:24,160 Lands in Beijing tomorrow. 1314 01:54:25,559 --> 01:54:28,120 You should think about it. 1315 01:54:37,200 --> 01:54:39,639 Maybe I didn't mention it, 1316 01:54:39,960 --> 01:54:41,439 but he's an orphan. 1317 01:54:41,759 --> 01:54:42,759 Orphan? 1318 01:54:44,160 --> 01:54:45,280 Yes. 1319 01:54:45,839 --> 01:54:47,080 An orphan. 1320 01:54:49,439 --> 01:54:52,000 You don't know what an orphan is, do you? 1321 01:55:18,960 --> 01:55:20,799 Where are our shadows? 1322 01:55:21,120 --> 01:55:22,479 Shadows? 1323 01:55:24,120 --> 01:55:25,360 Look... 1324 01:55:26,280 --> 01:55:28,599 The cat has a shadow. 1325 01:55:31,559 --> 01:55:34,240 The streetlamp casts a shadow. 1326 01:55:37,200 --> 01:55:39,759 But what about ours? 1327 01:55:42,120 --> 01:55:43,479 Maybe... 1328 01:55:44,519 --> 01:55:46,479 Maybe our shadows... 1329 01:55:47,400 --> 01:55:49,240 got left behind in Beidaihe. 1330 01:55:56,519 --> 01:55:58,719 Can I give you a hug? 1331 01:56:21,960 --> 01:56:24,639 Smiley... You're missing Mum. 1332 01:56:24,960 --> 01:56:27,639 So why not go visit her? 1333 01:56:29,639 --> 01:56:31,120 Maybe I saw things 1334 01:56:31,439 --> 01:56:34,120 Mum didn't want me to see. 1335 01:56:36,120 --> 01:56:38,439 Why are you talking in riddles? 1336 01:56:39,599 --> 01:56:42,280 You want to know what I saw? 1337 01:56:43,080 --> 01:56:45,519 - No. - I trust Grandma. 1338 01:56:46,320 --> 01:56:48,040 What did Grandma say? 1339 01:56:50,400 --> 01:56:52,360 Grandma told me 1340 01:56:52,799 --> 01:56:54,759 to always treat Daddy well. 1341 01:56:55,080 --> 01:56:56,439 Good advice. 1342 01:56:57,599 --> 01:56:58,599 Daddy? 1343 01:56:58,920 --> 01:57:01,479 Is my kite flying higher than the rest? 1344 01:57:01,799 --> 01:57:02,799 It is. 1345 01:57:03,240 --> 01:57:05,799 Smiley's kite is the highest of the lot. 1346 01:57:06,599 --> 01:57:09,879 Unreel the string and let it fly even higher. 1347 01:57:10,320 --> 01:57:12,639 Yes, slowly does it. 1348 01:57:16,439 --> 01:57:19,479 I wish both of you true happiness. 1349 01:57:21,479 --> 01:57:23,559 Cousin, you love poking fun. 1350 01:57:25,559 --> 01:57:27,759 Was I making a joke? 1351 01:58:01,679 --> 01:58:04,360 SHANGGUAN YUNZHU RETROSPECTIVE 1352 01:58:09,719 --> 01:58:13,000 What about Ouyang? Haven't you called her? 1353 01:58:13,320 --> 01:58:14,438 She's young. 1354 01:58:14,439 --> 01:58:16,719 She probably has things of her own to do. 1355 01:58:18,000 --> 01:58:19,599 You mean I'm old? 1356 01:58:20,280 --> 01:58:21,759 Sorry, that's not what I meant. 1357 01:58:22,080 --> 01:58:23,920 Then what did you mean? 1358 01:58:26,280 --> 01:58:28,599 She dropped by this morning. 1359 01:58:28,920 --> 01:58:30,280 On her own? 1360 01:58:30,960 --> 01:58:31,960 No. 1361 01:58:32,400 --> 01:58:34,360 With her friend from Paris. 1362 01:58:36,479 --> 01:58:38,080 Her ex-boyfriend. 1363 01:58:39,120 --> 01:58:40,839 Gossip spreads fast. 1364 01:58:43,200 --> 01:58:45,879 I heard you shared a place with her ex. 1365 01:58:48,960 --> 01:58:52,240 May I ask a discourteous question? 1366 01:58:52,920 --> 01:58:55,240 How about a courteous one? 1367 01:59:01,559 --> 01:59:03,759 Did you two sleep together? 1368 01:59:10,439 --> 01:59:11,559 Almost. 1369 01:59:12,360 --> 01:59:13,599 I'm sorry. 1370 01:59:20,400 --> 01:59:22,000 My ancestors really helped 1371 01:59:22,320 --> 01:59:24,400 build the White Dagoba. 1372 01:59:26,280 --> 01:59:27,639 I wasn't kidding. 1373 01:59:30,599 --> 01:59:31,960 Nan Ji is your nickname. 1374 01:59:32,280 --> 01:59:33,879 What's your real name? 1375 01:59:35,040 --> 01:59:36,280 Siqin Gaowa. 1376 01:59:38,160 --> 01:59:40,000 Then you're a Mongol. 1377 01:59:57,360 --> 01:59:59,799 Life is a play, 1378 02:00:01,200 --> 02:00:04,000 a play that never ends. 1379 02:00:04,799 --> 02:00:06,280 Sometimes it's sad, 1380 02:00:06,599 --> 02:00:08,080 sometimes it's happy. 1381 02:00:08,400 --> 02:00:13,479 Most precious of all are the audience. 1382 02:00:13,799 --> 02:00:17,920 Oh yes, they're the most precious of all! 1383 02:00:19,679 --> 02:00:22,599 They cry many tears, 1384 02:00:23,280 --> 02:00:26,200 or crease up with laughter. 1385 02:00:26,759 --> 02:00:28,479 They follow the characters, 1386 02:00:28,799 --> 02:00:30,518 who are sometimes tragic, sometimes funny. 1387 02:00:30,519 --> 02:00:35,679 The audience completely forget themselves. 1388 02:00:36,120 --> 02:00:39,639 Forget themselves! 1389 02:00:41,759 --> 02:00:44,559 If you want to compare 1390 02:00:45,240 --> 02:00:48,040 who acts best of all, 1391 02:00:49,080 --> 02:00:52,479 you outshine the actor! 1392 02:00:52,799 --> 02:00:57,519 Every member of the audience admires you. 1393 02:00:57,960 --> 02:00:59,080 Cha cha cha! 1394 02:01:00,000 --> 02:01:02,439 Life is a play, 1395 02:01:03,839 --> 02:01:06,639 a play that never ends. 1396 02:01:07,439 --> 02:01:08,920 Sometimes it's loving, 1397 02:01:09,240 --> 02:01:10,719 sometimes it's hateful. 1398 02:01:11,400 --> 02:01:16,120 Every member of the audience admires you. 1399 02:01:16,799 --> 02:01:20,200 Everyone admires you. 1400 02:01:42,839 --> 02:01:45,639 If you want to compare 1401 02:01:46,320 --> 02:01:49,120 who acts best of all, 1402 02:01:50,160 --> 02:01:53,559 you outshine the actor! 1403 02:01:53,879 --> 02:01:58,360 Every member of the audience admires you. 1404 02:01:59,040 --> 02:02:00,519 Cha cha cha! 1405 02:02:00,960 --> 02:02:04,360 Life is a play... 1406 02:02:18,000 --> 02:02:20,200 It stinks of liquor in here! 1407 02:02:22,080 --> 02:02:24,759 Why are you still asleep? 1408 02:02:26,639 --> 02:02:27,639 Sister... 1409 02:02:29,400 --> 02:02:31,240 Why are you here? 1410 02:02:33,360 --> 02:02:34,960 I have some news for you. 1411 02:02:35,639 --> 02:02:36,759 What is it? 1412 02:02:39,599 --> 02:02:42,040 Smiley's Mom is in hospital. 1413 02:02:42,719 --> 02:02:44,439 I've heard. 1414 02:02:45,240 --> 02:02:47,679 It's confirmed as cancer. 1415 02:02:48,599 --> 02:02:49,599 Cancer. 1416 02:02:50,519 --> 02:02:54,040 Stage 4... You should visit her. 1417 02:02:58,799 --> 02:03:01,719 I dreamed of Gu Yunlai last night. 1418 02:03:02,879 --> 02:03:05,200 He was watering our tree. 1419 02:03:06,960 --> 02:03:07,960 Before the incident 1420 02:03:08,280 --> 02:03:11,559 I always thought he was the best dad in the world. 1421 02:03:14,879 --> 02:03:17,320 Haven't you thought of forgiving him? 1422 02:03:19,920 --> 02:03:22,719 If he hadn't been so good before, I might have. 1423 02:03:24,599 --> 02:03:26,559 I don't know how to put it. 1424 02:03:27,479 --> 02:03:29,080 It makes me feel... 1425 02:03:29,519 --> 02:03:32,200 that I've lost faith in the world. 1426 02:03:35,639 --> 02:03:37,360 I don't know why... 1427 02:03:38,400 --> 02:03:41,320 but I feel I'm becoming more like Dad. 1428 02:03:43,320 --> 02:03:44,799 You're brooding too much. 1429 02:03:45,120 --> 02:03:46,960 You need to be strong. 1430 02:03:49,679 --> 02:03:50,920 Sister... 1431 02:03:54,120 --> 02:03:55,960 I want to hug you. 1432 02:04:22,920 --> 02:04:25,599 PEKING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 1433 02:04:49,679 --> 02:04:50,799 Mr Gu? 1434 02:04:51,839 --> 02:04:52,960 Yes. 1435 02:04:55,320 --> 02:04:56,920 I'm Zhang Xinmin. 1436 02:04:58,439 --> 02:04:59,920 Please come in. 1437 02:05:05,040 --> 02:05:06,160 Ah, you're here. 1438 02:05:06,479 --> 02:05:08,559 Quite heavy snow outside. 1439 02:05:08,879 --> 02:05:10,478 I only found out when I was on my way. 1440 02:05:10,479 --> 02:05:12,519 Strange weather for spring. 1441 02:05:13,439 --> 02:05:14,679 How are you? 1442 02:05:15,240 --> 02:05:16,479 Fine. 1443 02:05:17,160 --> 02:05:19,000 That's Zhang Xinmin. 1444 02:05:19,320 --> 02:05:21,280 We've met. 1445 02:05:21,719 --> 02:05:23,679 Would you mind stepping out for a bit? 1446 02:05:24,000 --> 02:05:25,719 I want to talk to Smiley's dad. 1447 02:05:26,040 --> 02:05:27,280 Fine. 1448 02:05:38,879 --> 02:05:40,479 How's Smiley? 1449 02:05:41,160 --> 02:05:42,400 She's good. 1450 02:05:42,719 --> 02:05:44,199 I can bring her with me next time. 1451 02:05:44,200 --> 02:05:45,879 Absolutely not. 1452 02:05:47,160 --> 02:05:49,960 I'm pleased she's with your sister. 1453 02:05:56,759 --> 02:05:58,960 Let's move to where there's more light. 1454 02:06:00,719 --> 02:06:02,200 I can manage. 1455 02:06:17,519 --> 02:06:19,479 I've been lying down all day. 1456 02:06:23,639 --> 02:06:24,639 Have a seat. 1457 02:06:38,759 --> 02:06:40,719 Anything I can help with? 1458 02:06:41,280 --> 02:06:43,120 You're being too polite again. 1459 02:06:43,439 --> 02:06:45,400 I read your articles the other day. 1460 02:06:45,719 --> 02:06:47,439 The ones on food. 1461 02:06:48,000 --> 02:06:51,400 - Good writing! - Just trivial stuff. 1462 02:06:53,639 --> 02:06:56,200 - Do you still write poems? - Not for a long time. 1463 02:06:56,519 --> 02:06:58,479 I'm just a foodie now. 1464 02:06:59,400 --> 02:07:01,120 Nothing wrong with foodies. 1465 02:07:01,679 --> 02:07:03,879 Too bad I have no appetite. 1466 02:07:06,120 --> 02:07:09,400 Gu Cheng was born here, did you know? 1467 02:07:10,320 --> 02:07:11,439 Yes. 1468 02:07:12,719 --> 02:07:14,439 You were born here, too. 1469 02:07:20,040 --> 02:07:22,479 Unfortunately, I'll die here. 1470 02:07:23,040 --> 02:07:24,400 Don't think too much. 1471 02:07:24,719 --> 02:07:27,639 Keep on with the chemo, there's still hope. 1472 02:07:27,960 --> 02:07:29,558 Are you still living at your Mum's place? 1473 02:07:29,559 --> 02:07:30,839 Yes. 1474 02:07:34,519 --> 02:07:36,839 I came down hard on you back then. 1475 02:07:38,519 --> 02:07:40,599 I just threw you out. 1476 02:07:41,519 --> 02:07:44,519 - Financially doing okay? - Not bad. 1477 02:07:44,839 --> 02:07:45,839 I'm in Mum's old room 1478 02:07:46,160 --> 02:07:47,439 The other room's rented out. 1479 02:07:47,759 --> 02:07:50,439 I won't starve. Don't worry. 1480 02:07:54,679 --> 02:07:56,759 You're being too polite again. 1481 02:07:59,000 --> 02:08:00,519 Too much politeness... 1482 02:08:01,160 --> 02:08:03,599 builds a wall between people. 1483 02:08:07,519 --> 02:08:09,000 Give me your glasses. 1484 02:08:09,439 --> 02:08:10,439 What? 1485 02:08:10,759 --> 02:08:12,000 Give them to me. 1486 02:08:19,759 --> 02:08:22,360 I cheated on you first, did you know? 1487 02:08:22,679 --> 02:08:23,920 I did. 1488 02:08:26,519 --> 02:08:28,200 Did you care? 1489 02:08:28,519 --> 02:08:29,759 It's all in the past. 1490 02:08:30,080 --> 02:08:32,439 It doesn't matter anymore. 1491 02:08:35,839 --> 02:08:37,920 But I care. 1492 02:08:41,519 --> 02:08:43,799 When I was pregnant with Smiley, 1493 02:08:44,120 --> 02:08:46,320 it wasn't you that I loved. 1494 02:08:48,679 --> 02:08:50,519 So when she was born, 1495 02:08:51,320 --> 02:08:53,879 I couldn't give her love either. 1496 02:08:54,320 --> 02:08:55,920 I'm a bad mother. 1497 02:09:05,000 --> 02:09:08,160 - Thanks for visiting her. - It's my duty. 1498 02:09:08,479 --> 02:09:10,439 They say you teach Korean. 1499 02:09:10,759 --> 02:09:12,479 Yes, Korean. 1500 02:09:13,160 --> 02:09:14,638 I heard your Korean is better than your Chinese. 1501 02:09:14,639 --> 02:09:16,679 My Chinese isn't too bad. 1502 02:09:17,599 --> 02:09:18,960 Could you say something in Korean? 1503 02:09:19,280 --> 02:09:20,759 Just one word is OK. 1504 02:09:21,080 --> 02:09:23,160 - Why? - I just want to hear it. 1505 02:09:24,799 --> 02:09:25,920 Sarang. 1506 02:09:26,599 --> 02:09:29,160 - What does it mean? - Love. 1507 02:09:30,320 --> 02:09:31,799 - Sa... - Sarang. 1508 02:09:32,360 --> 02:09:33,839 Sarang. 1509 02:09:35,240 --> 02:09:36,839 I'll be going. 1510 02:09:39,679 --> 02:09:41,160 Hang on... 1511 02:09:42,559 --> 02:09:44,280 There's a word in Uyghur 1512 02:09:44,599 --> 02:09:46,799 that sounds exactly the same. 1513 02:09:47,120 --> 02:09:48,719 What does it mean? 1514 02:09:49,639 --> 02:09:50,879 Fool. 98505