Mr. Ma.
-Mr. Ma. -Mr. Ma.
Is Zhiyao here?
He's inside. He didn't go anywhere.
I won't keep you.
Is he the Taoist master in the yard who failed in business?
Mr. Ma isn't a monk.
I think he's already 50 years old.
He's 40. He's 10 years older than me.
-Really? -He's the typical domineering boss.
He worries a lot, so he looks old.
Let's go.
The oranges must be baked a bit longer.
Let's have tea first.
Zhiyao.
The investment amount from the first round
is too little.
I think there's no problem with it.
You're doing business.
It's normal if they ask you to contribute a portion
to share the risk together.
At this rate,
I'll have to keep selling my properties.
Do you still have properties?
Didn't you sell all your properties in Beijing to pay your debts?
They're in my hometown.
In the first few years when I earned some money,
I bought my parents two properties across from each other in my hometown.
I thought I'd live close to them when I go back
and it's more convenient for me to take care of them.
They were cheap back then.
Now, the price has gone up a lot.
Then you have to think it through.
I don't need to tell you the risk of investing in a business.
You know it better than anyone.
I do.
How can I talk to my parents about it
and upset them again?
I'll think about it again.
Do you need to think before acting now?
You were so bold before.
Your parents saved up most of their lives to buy you a small apartment in Beijing,
but what did you do?
You didn't even hesitate
to use the money for a business with your classmate.
Well,
a hero doesn't mention his past glories.
At that time,
I was inexperienced and fearless.
I didn't know my limitations.
I was lucky back then.
I made money no matter what I did.
I only dared to tell my parents
after I earned money.
At that time,
my parents were proud of me.
All our relatives and neighbors knew
that the Ma family's son
owned a big company in Beijing.
They wanted my parents to ask me to arrange
a job in my company for their children.
At that time…
Later on,
I was done and out,
so this group of people began to gossip
and spread rumors.
These rumors reached my parents.
They must be very upset.
Mr. Ma.
You're so different now.
You're starting to consider your parents' feelings
and also starting
to look before you leap.
The boundless view is at the perilous peak.
However, it's also lonely at the top.
I once fell from the top too.
It hurt.
It made me scared.
You…
are getting older.
You used to be so young and reckless.
When I didn't invest in you,
you pointed at me and hurled abuse.
"How dare you go into investment
with such lack of vision and decisiveness?"
Well, don't embarrass me.
Don't expose my shortcomings.
Who hasn't been young
and reckless back then, right?
That's the price of youth.
Wait a second.
Grandma.
This piece should be here.
You haven't reached the end.
I got five on my dice.
I didn't move more than that.
Grandma Xie.
You got four.
No. It's five.
You got four on your dice.
It's five. I don't care.
My plane has already reached the end.
Give me peanuts.
We must keep a close eye on her.
Grandma has learned bad tricks.
She learned from you.
I really got it wrong in the last round.
Hurry up.
It's just a game.
Don't be angry.
One more time.
Seriously.
One, two, three, four.
Strike.
Grandma Xie, your plane is back to the start again.
Two of your planes are back to the start.
Grandma, you're not angry, are you?
Earlier, who said,
"It's just a game.
Don't be angry"?
Grandma. It hurts.
It hurts.
It's your turn.
Mr. Ma.
I just wrote a song based on Mr. Xie's dad's taste.
I just finished writing the score.
I haven't had time to fill in the lyrics yet.
You're the first one I'll share it with.
Listen to it.
What the hell? What am I doing?
I've fallen.
No.
I need to calm down.
No.
I have to work hard.
Mountain to mountain, cliff to cliff
Bees come to collect flowers deep in the mountain
Xiaohei. Jiahui.
Hello.
You've just been diligent for a few days.
Why are you slacking off again?
You're scaring people with your eyes wide open.
Why are you smiling at me?
I was waiting for you.
You're waiting for me?
Why?
I would like to ask you something.
Here you go again.
I told you.
You're a top student.
I'm an old woman who merely finished elementary school.
What help can I offer you?
No.
You have great wisdom.
Aunt Gui, come here.
Please be seated.
Okay.
Since you've kindly invited me,
I'll sit down and listen.
Let's see if I can give you some advice.
There's no rush.
Have a cup of tea first.
Thank you.
Here's the thing.
As you know,
I'm starting a business.
Of course,
this isn't my first business venture.
My first few business ventures
can be said to be smooth
and very successful.
I almost reached the peak of my career.
However,
in the middle of my last venture,
I failed to handle
the changes in the market
and went bankrupt.
Afterward,
I carefully thought about things.
Luck has played
a bigger role in my previous successes.
As you know,
nine out of ten
business ventures
don't succeed.
Failures occur much more than successes.
The last one who can go to the top is the best in the industry.
Well…
Of course.
I think what you taught me previously
is so right.
I must take my parents into consideration.
My parents
are very old now.
If I fail again in this venture,
it will come as a terrible blow to them again.
That's where my concern lies.
So I would like to hear your advice.
Should I
start a business again?
Mr. Ma.
Isn't…
Isn't what you said
all nonsense?
Didn't you just say that you're already in business?
If so,
why are you asking me if you should start a business?
Isn't that nonsense?
Right. Well…
My words weren't precise enough.
Let me ask you again.
Should I still continue my business?
You're asking me if you should give up halfway through.
Right?
Okay.
Even if you give up halfway through now,
what are you going to do next?
Sit here and continue meditating?
Won't your parents
suffer a terrible blow again?
Regarding meditation,
the Scripture of Purity and Tranquility is right.
"If one can always be pure and tranquil,
heaven and earth will return to their origins."
Don't recite scripture to me.
Let me ask you.
You may have a tranquil mind,
but have you considered your parents?
Although they won't tell you,
what will they think?
Won't they be sad?
Won't they be upset?
Listen.
In my opinion, you might as well try again.
Try with your career and other things.
Live like a human.
This way,
your parents won't be worried that you'll become a monk.
If you want to consider your parents,
you must put yourself in their shoes.
Do you understand?
How can I put myself
in their shoes?
I have two children.
You know that.
My daughter, Xiaoxi,
has been close to me since she was little.
She always
follows me around,
calling "Mom."
When she was still in school,
she'd tell me what happened at school,
what lessons the teacher taught,
which classmate's home they went to play at,
and everything
every day after she came home.
Dayang is a boy.
He didn't talk much.
However, whenever I asked him,
he'd tell me all about it too.
So when they were little,
my husband and I felt very at ease.
Because no matter what happened,
they wouldn't hide anything from us.
Definitely not.
Now, it's different.
They've both grown up.
They have their own families
and kids.
Besides,
we live so far away from them.
Our usual communication
is through the phone.
Every time I call them, I can only ask,
"Have you eaten?"
"How have you been?"
"How's your work?"
"How's your health?"
"How's the weather?"
“Are there any typhoons?”
And they will only answer,
"We have eaten."
"Our work is fine."
"We're good."
Anyway,
we'd both just tell each other those repetitious things,
reporting the good and not the bad.
Yes.
That's true.
My parents asked me the same thing.
What else can they ask aside from these?
To be honest,
even if my children tell us about their work,
we can't understand.
If they have a fight with their spouse,
if their kids are sick,
or if there's something unpleasant,
they will never tell us
since they are afraid that we'll be worried.
As for us,
we also know that it's hard for them and it's difficult to make money.
We don't want to add to their burden,
so we always tell them things are good
and everything is great.
It's fine if it's nothing serious.
Once,
Dayang had a bad flu.
He was so seriously ill that he was hospitalized in the ICU,
but we didn't even know.
Then during the Spring Festival, they came home for the Lunar New Year.
Xiaoxi let it slip.
I was so mad.
I didn't enjoy the Lunar New Year.
Think about it.
Such flu can nearly kill a person
and get him into the ICU.
If something really happens,
how much regret would you have?
Mr. Ma.
Look at you.
When you're talking about others,
you're so clear-minded and sensible.
However, when it comes to yourself,
why do you become confused?
Don't shoulder everything on your own.
You must communicate with your family,
especially your parents.
You need to talk to them.
You should discuss things with them.
You're not a teapot without a spout.
One thing great about Xiaoxi and Dayang
is that they are very filial.
Dayang just called me the other day,
asking me and my husband
to go to Qingdao and stay for half a month.
The apartment Dayang bought there is huge.
It has been a year since the renovation was done
and we haven't gone there yet.
Xiaoxi also said that…
Let me ask you a question.
Guess what material is used in these three dye vats.
I heard it's Isatis root.
You're right.
They're made from fermented Isatis root and lime,
so the color doesn't fade easily.
Look at this craftsman.
He keeps rubbing.
What is he making?
The cloth you see in the back with uniform color.
This craftsman is making a gradually lightening one.
Look.
There are three phases
and the color is slowly becoming lighter and lighter.
HARD-WORKING XIAXIA
She hid quietly behind the kitchen and said,
“You jerk. You're the wanton one.”
Bravo.
That's hilarious.
Look.
"Yang Guanjun was pole dancing on a tree."
Have you ever written a script before?
No. It's my first time.
It's hard, isn't it?
It's okay.
Since the people we know will act this out,
I feel so inspired.
To be frank,
I think it's very funny.
Right?
When I was watching television, I thought the script was bad.
I can be a scriptwriter too.
Then do you think there's anything
you're not satisfied with
in what you wrote?
I am 100% satisfied so far.
Let me put it this way.
I think it's so smooth from start to finish.
What do you think?
I think
this can't be called a script.
Indeed.
I created this script
in the form of a novel.
Do you call this a novel?
I know a novel needs to have a complete story,
but this is a promotional video after all.
That's why I deliberately added
a lot of funny stuff.
Funny stuff?
For example?
For example…
Didn't you laugh so happily just now?
Tell her what you were laughing at.
Here.
"Huang Xinxin was scared by the dog at the beach.
Xiaohulu, Tuotuo, Huzi, and Guobao stood up to protect her.
The four kids weren't able to defeat the dog.
The five of them were crying
while being chased by the dog."
No, it's more about using a running shot
to show the viewers
the coastal scenery of our village.
This one too.
"In Youfeng Yard,
Xu Hongdou was laughing while riding a bike.
Nana sprayed water at her with a hose.
Xu Hongdou dodged
as she was smiling.
Under the shining sun, she looked like a beautiful rainbow."
Hongdou.
This is not meant to be funny.
This is more about reflecting
a kind of perfect romance
and the vibe of friendship among people.
The ending is the most hilarious.
"Xie Zhiyao grabbed a flag from the villagers.
He rode his horse
past the sea and mountains
and planted the flag flying in the wind
that said,
'Welcome to Yunmiao Village'
at the highest point overlooking Yunmiao Village."
Actually, the point here is that
the viewers don't know what he actually grabbed
so as to trigger
a kind of suspense.
Suspense.
It's so comical, isn't it?
It's so funny.
My nose is running from laughing so hard.
I can't stop laughing.
This is for you.
For me?
It's so cute.
-Thank you. -There's more.
Damai.
Come here.
Go.
Who wrote this script?
Someone you don't know very well.
It's very courageous.
Damai.
Don't you think there's a bit of merit in it?
Yes, there's a bit.
What is it?
Like I just said, it's very courageous.
Do you know how to write then?
I don't.
Aren't you a novel writer?
Novels are novels. Scripts are scripts.
They are in different industries.
Then can you go into script writing
and help us write a script for our promotional film?
You'll get paid.
I won't do it even if I get paid.
I can't stand the suffering of being a scriptwriter.
Suffering?
What suffering?
The suffering of your script
that took you several days and nights to write
being criticized randomly by completely unrelated people.
As a novel writer, don't you suffer from the readers?
Some readers may criticize my work,
but there's no middleman to pocket the difference.
Well said, Damai.
Nice to meet you. My name is Sunzi.
YOUFENG CAFÉ
Thank you.
-You're welcome. -Thank you.
Please enjoy.
Good morning, Nana.
Good morning, Sunzi.
What would you like today?
A pot of white tea
and spicy potato patties with beef.
Okay.
Why are you on your own today?
There aren't many people here today, so I'm on my own.
By the way,
how's your script?
I'm still working on it.
I'll sit inside.
Sure. I'll bring your food to you later.
Grandma Caiyun, good morning.
Junzi, you're here.
Grandma Caiyun, my name is Sunzi.
Sunzi.
Yes.
Sunzi.
I'm going inside.
Sure, go inside.
Sunzi.
Junzi.
Damai.
Good morning.
The beach.
Damai.
What do you think
of the scene of kids playing around
and catching insects with nets on the beach?
I heard from Mr. Xie
that they often caught dragonflies on the beach when they were kids.
Also, there's a tree in the middle of the water.
It will surely be nice when filmed.
That's great.
Thank you for the confirmation.
However,
won't there be potential safety hazards?
Parents won't even let their children
play by the river.
It must be more dangerous to play at the beach.
This is just my opinion.
Many readers are very concerned about this issue.
They'd think you're promoting something dangerous,
so we pay extra attention to these things while writing.
If you must add this line,
I suggest you say something like this in the author's message,
"It's dangerous for kids to play at the beach.
Please don't imitate."
Is it that strict?
Thank you for the reminder.
Damai, sorry to interrupt you again.
A few days ago, while walking in the square,
I saw someone playing Dragon Head Sanxian.
I really enjoyed it.
I think we can add a bit of plot here.
-Romance? -Yes.
Don't people do antiphonal singing on the Double Third Festival here?
I'll tell you my thoughts.
Look.
We have written a lot in the previous plots.
Look.
We can add more…
Hello?
Folks in Yunmiao Village,
attention, please.
We're going to shoot a promotional video in the village lately
and we need extras.
If you can sing and dance well,
come and apply.
It's a great opportunity to showcase your charisma.
Come and apply at the village committee office now.
HUANG XINXIN
Turn around and let me see.
XIE ZHIYAO
Very good.
You have great qualifications.
Come on. Tell us your dream.
Xiaohuang.
Don't act this way.
I'm a little scared.
XIE ZHIYAO, ZHANG XINRUI, HUANG XINXIN, JUDGES
We've been waiting for two hours.
Why isn't anyone coming?
Where is everyone?
Maybe they're all busy.
There's no rush.
We can do the scenery shot first anyway.
It's a beautiful day today.
We can do a sunset shot later in the afternoon.
It's noon now.
Here's what we'll do. Let's have lunch first.
Okay.
Sure.
Galsang Flower Restaurant. It's my treat.
Let's go.
Xinxin.
Candy.
Can I sign up?
-Sure. -Can a few more people join?
No problem. Come in.
Come inside.
Hello.
They are all my friends.
Hello.
Sunzi went to shoot the sunset on the mountain with her assistant.
They are probably caught in the rain.
I'm afraid the machine will be damaged by rain.
That's quite expensive.
The machine is fine.
They came back when they saw the weather wasn't right.
They are at Huang Xinxin's home now.
Did Junzi tell you this?
Sunzi.
Sorry, Sunzi.
Since when are you so close to Sunzi?
Sunzi asked me to help come up with some ideas with her.
Why are you so obliging?
She lured me in
and I got involved without knowing it.
What do you mean by getting lured in?
I was led by the nose,
but the way Sunzi talks makes people feel comfortable,
so I'm willing to be led by the nose by her.
Uncle Zeqing.
Don't worry. I'll be right over.
Okay. Bye.
-What's wrong? -The pony is missing.
The one which you saw being born last time.
I need to look for it.
-I'll go with you. -Why?
It's raining. Stay here.
I'll borrow an umbrella.
An umbrella is useless. Wear my raincoat.
It followed other horses into another house farm.
I went looking for it,
but a large horse blocked my view,
so I didn't see it.
It's my fault.
I didn't check clearly before I called you.
No problem. It's good that you found him.
Yes.
You must be freezing.
I made a fire in my office.
Go warm yourselves and drink some hot water.
-Don't freeze. Hurry. -Okay.
It's nothing.
-I'm sorry. -It's okay.
I'll bring you upstairs to dry your hair first.
The pony wasn't missing,
but you almost got lost.
I told you not to go too far, didn't I?
And why did you give your raincoat to others?
I met a tourist who was with kids.
They were stuck there.
Why did you give away the umbrella too?
There were two kids.
Seriously.
Get closer.
Dry yourself first. Don't catch a cold.
Why is it raining so heavily all of a sudden?
Rain is good.
Mushrooms will grow after the rain.
Don't you like to eat them?
You must be hungry.
Here, have some roasted sweet potatoes.
-Thank you. -Thank you, Uncle Zeqing.
Why are you being so polite?
Eat it while it's hot.
Okay.
It's hot.
Slow down.
It just finished roasting.
Eat half of it first.
Why aren't you eating?
Thank you.
You're welcome.
I'm usually the one taking care of others.
Do you feel moved?
Not exactly.
Look.
When I take care of others, I don't see them feeling moved.
They are just thankful at most.
Shouldn't you say you're moved at a time like this?
You already have an answer in your mind
before asking me, right?
Then I'm moved.
I dare not to be not moved.
Aren't you…
Why are you being like this?
You have a gift of the gab.
Who did you learn it from?
From you.
When was I this way?
You've always been this way.
It's not a false accusation.
Grandma Xie said
you already brought a girl home for dinner in junior high.
That's a lie.
When did I bring a girl home for dinner?
She said she ate at your home for more than a month.
I remember now.
She sat in front of me in class.
At that time, her parents went to the city for surgery.
She was alone at home,
so I brought her home to have dinner with us.
How kind-hearted.
Of course.
I was the vice monitor in class.
How prestigious.
Indeed.
What about you?
I was the English subject representative.
That's not what I was referring to.
I mean,
did you ever bring a boy home for dinner?
Of course not.
If I brought a boy home for dinner,
my mom would've crippled me.
I'm not referring to when you were in school.
I'm referring to the love of your life.
Have you brought him home for dinner?
Yes.
When my grandma passed away,
she especially took a leave to accompany me home.
She helped out so much.
My family liked her a lot.
She was a very likable person.
Is he that good?
Yes.
She's great.
I can't explain it in a word or two.
I must start
with the time we started college.
You went to the same college?
So you've known each other for over ten years.
I was in the same class as Chen Nanxing in college.
-What's his name? -Chen Nanxing.
C-H-E-N.
X-I-N-G, like the Octantis.
A very special star.
"A very special star."
You should move on from the past.
I've almost moved on.
Look.
I can now talk about her while eating sweet potatoes.
I couldn't do this before.
It's like
a cactus thorn in your flesh.
It doesn't affect you to do anything,
but it has such a strong presence.
Whatever you do,
it will remind you
that it's right there.
Do you know how that feels?
I guess
I understand.
When I went to pick cactus fruit,
a thorn stuck in my palm.
Whenever I touched it, it hurt.
I couldn't take it out no matter what.
In the end,
the wound would heal.
Or it would fester and become infected.
Or it would suddenly disappear
without one knowing it.
Sometimes,
I think it's good
to just leave it there.
I know how it feels to be reluctant to let it go.
However,
there are many things
that we can't even control ourselves,
let alone other people.
Actually, people around us come and go.
After meeting most people,
they can only be with you for a short period of time.
They keep leaving along the way.
Isn't this how life is?
The rain isn't stopping.
Subtitle translation by: Liao Chenxi period of time.