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Moonlight
Episode 36
How's it going on your end?
Not much progress, what about you?
It's a bit tricky.
This idea sounds nice.
Car trunk proposal.
Surprise her
when she least expects it.
By the way,
I have something in my trunk,
can you take it out for me?
MARRY ME
Gu Bai Zhi,
marry me.
If she hasn't broken up with you,
that's definitely true love.
I can't marry someone with different aesthetics.
It's tacky.
Tell me then,
what creative and unique ideas have you found?
This looks good to me.
Put yourself into a gift box to surprise her.
I'm home.
What is this?
This isn't a surprise,
it's more like a scare.
Surprise!
It's me.
Zhou Chuan, what the heck is wrong with you?
20 years ago.
He Shu Huan used this same move 20 years ago.
Have you watched too much Romance In The Rain?
This guy's proposal strategy
is quite detailed.
He even listed out the places
to buy ring.
We haven't bought the ring.
Wait here.
It seems that you're the only one who haven't bought it.
Looks like you're not serious about proposing to her.
Just you wait, I'm going to buy one now.
Come in.
Chief Editor Yu, I have something for you.
Sure.
This is a summary of what I have learnt
in my two years of work and some suggestions.
You suggest the group to reform?
Yuan Yue should develop our own app?
Improve the initiative of our editorial department.
Yes, if we have
our own app,
all our e-magazine
can be put together in one place.
Communication between authors and readers
will be more efficient and convenient.
It will also help our editorial team to align and integrate.
Your ideas are great, I'll take a look at it
and talk to Director Yang.
Okay.
Today,
I have a news for you too.
A good news.
You are now officially the deputy editor
of the second section of Yuan Yue Publishing House.
So soon?
You've gone through a lot of trouble to sign The Jarred Bird Within My Dream.
Everyone could see all the efforts you've made.
Director Yang is happy about it too.
The appointment email will be sent to you soon.
Thank you, Chief Editor Yu. I'll do my best.
There's another thing,
Mr Xia is going to be officially retired soon.
I'm home.
I've made dinner.
What's the matter?
Why do you seem a bit sullen?
I have been promoted to deputy editor today.
Isn't that a good thing?
What's wrong?
But Mr Xia is going to retire tomorrow.
I would like send him off tomorrow.
You are going too?
Many of my father's books were published by Mr Xia.
He's been away looking for inspirations and can't make it back,
so he asked me to go on his behalf.
Besides,
when my Book of Luo He God was published,
he had found a lot of help to promote my book.
So it's only polite and reasonable that
I should go.
And Mr Xia was also one of the people
who supported you when the ghostwriting scandal came out.
He will be really happy
when he sees you tomorrow.
There is something
I would like to discuss with you.
Xia Yuan Qing
This is my last signature in Yuan Yue Publishing House.
Mr Xia,
I'll pack up your books and awards
and send them to your house in mail.
Don't worry.
Thank you.
By the way,
I'd like to look around Yuan Yue Publishing House.
Okay, I'll walk with you.
Library
More than half of the books here
were published by you.
This is the first book I published
in Yuan Yue Publishing House.
Yan was still
a worker in a steel mill at the time.
Who would've thought
that he could write poems?
And he wrote it
so beautifully.
This book of poetry changed his life.
No, no.
It was the magic of poetry
that changed him,
and changed me.
Mr Zhou Gu Xuan.
For this book,
he even became an apprentice
for over a year to learn wood carving.
Luckily,
he completed his book successfully.
Otherwise,
Yuan Yue Publishing House wouldn't have made it.
Mr He Ma,
his debut work.
I still remember when he came to
Yuan Yue Publishing House for the first time,
he was still a young man with pimples all over his face.
Zhang, and there is also...
Mr Xia.
I'm fine, I'm fine.
Decades gone in a flash.
I have published
dozens of books in my life.
I guess my life is worth it.
Of course, Mr Xia.
Let's go.
It's time to leave.
Let me help you out.
Mr Xia,
today is your last day in Yuan Yue.
We've racked our brains trying to figure out what to give you
as a gift, but we've got nothing.
At the end, we decided to give you a promise.
We promise that we will take our job very seriously.
We will keep our promise, we won't let others down.
Good.
Thank you all, thank you.
Liang,
if our editorial department
protects the interest of writers,
your circulation department
protects the interest of Yuan Yue.
I want to thank you all for that.
You have done your best to
maximize the commercial value
of every book.
You keep Yuan Yue Publishing House resilient
amid crisis.
However,
sometimes,
it is also necessary to make proper concessions.
Only when our writers are doing well
will Yuan Yue become better.
I'll keep it in mind, Mr Xia.
Ah Xiang.
Mr Xia.
A book's cover, wrap-around band
and illustrations are essential.
Many readers bought our books
because of your design,
and it allowed the writer to gain more readers too.
You are talented.
Don't be afraid.
Whatever you want to say,
draw it out with a pen and paper.
I'm looking forward to buying your picture book.
I'll deliver it to you personally by then.
Xiao Niao.
Mr Xia.
The better you do your job,
the more you understand the importance of editing.
I believe that you will be able to
walk longer and farther on this path.
Keep it up.
I'll keep that in mind, Mr Xia.
Xian Xian,
the flowers and plants in my office
are now yours, remember to water them.
Don't let them die.
Mr Xia,
you are trying to chain me to Yuan Yue.
You need attachments, otherwise,
you are going to send the leave application
to the office the second I walk out of the door.
Chu Li,
for you,
I have nothing more to advise you.
You are growing so fast,
faster than I expected.
I'm very proud that Yuan Yue
has produced
another great editor.
Always remember to protect
and respect your writer.
Yu Yao,
all these years, I've been feeling guilty toward you.
You've done so much for Yuan Yue,
you even sacrificed your family.
I've always regretted
appointing you as the chief editor.
I often ask myself
if my selfishness
has wronged you.
But I really can't find a person
who's more suitable than you.
I can only trust you
with Moonlight Magazine.
I've wronged you.
You didn't, Mr Xia.
It's you who
got Yuan Yue Publishing House to where it is now.
You were the one
who brought me into Yuan Yue Publishing House
and made me a part of it.
This is the proudest thing
I've ever done in my life.
Don't worry,
I'll take care of Yuan Yue, take care of Moonlight Magazine.
I'll make sure everyone
passes on your belief.
Good.
Everyone,
the proudest and the luckiest thing
I've got in my life
is this job.
I got to read a lifetime of books.
With books as my companion
in all my life, I couldn't ask for more.
Everyone,
I'll leave Yuan Yue in your good hands now.
You can count on us, Mr Xia.
Thank you, thank you.
Thank you.
Yan,
what are you doing here?
I have to come.
I'm here to invite you to play chess and drink tea with me.
It's been so many years, we are old friends now.
Although you are retired now,
that doesn't mean you're getting rid
of all of our writers here.
You're right, thank you. Thank you.
Xia, if you hadn't encouraged me
not to give up on writing poems,
I wouldn't be here today.
Don't say it like that.
As an editor, when I spot an author's talent,
I will definitely support him.
Yes.
Mr Xia.
Zhou Chuan,
being able to witness Yuan Yue
to get the Huazhi Award before I retired,
thank you for that.
It's me who has to thank you.
I heard my father say that
he always thought it's a pity that Time Is Like A Song
didn't get the award.
So, being able to win this award
before you retired
means
a lot more to me.
Book of Luo He God, Zhou Chuan
Just as I said on stage at that time,
this award
isn't just a personal honour to me,
but it's also my admiration for editors like you
who have dedicated
most of your life in the frontline of publishing.
This is my farewell gift to you.
Please accept it.
Okay.
Thank you.
I will put it in the most important place in my house.
Thank you.
He Ma, Zhang.
Thank you, thank you.
Take care, take care.
Yuan Yue Publishing House
Book of Luo He God, Zhou Chuan
Corner Bookstore
This won't do.
Have you read this novel?
A little bit.
These data seems good enough to me.
Have a seat first.
Guys,
data plays only the smallest part
in evaluating an intellectual property.
These days, data falsification
has become a norm in many websites.
So we can only take it as a reference,
not as a key to assess
-the value of a work. -Boss.
The way you are looking at her, can you tone it down a bit?
What way?
Like you're saying my woman is so pretty.
You can ask her more about her experience.
Don't you think she's beautiful?
I got it, thanks, Boss.
Thank you, Director Tang.
Pretty and cool.
Not bad for our boss's wife.
Well said.
Bai,
it's time to give you a pay rise next month.
Really?
Thanks, Boss. I'll get back to work.
Go on.
You must be tired.
How much longer is the meeting going to take?
Two to three hours, maybe.
They are taking a break now.
I want to take you to a place.
It's been a long time since I've been here.
The place is as beautiful as ever, nothing has changed.
But I've changed.
At least I'm no longer the geek I once was,
who was hesitant to hold your hand.
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Gu Bai Zhi.
Do you remember
the book you read in the cafe
when we first met?
The Long Goodbye, I remember it.
The Long Goodbye
You like this book too?
Yes.
I like his books too.
Because every character in his books
has a story of his own.
I wish my novel
can be as good as his.
You're a writer?
Yes.
My writing style is more to
mystery and thriller.
I'm an editor.
If you don't mind,
I'd like to take a look at your novel.
Sure.
I'm Jiang Yu Cheng.
Gu Bai Zhi.
I'm glad that that book
gave me the chance to talk to you,
and I'm glad I met you,
and that I got to publish my own book.
Over the past few years, I've been drifting.
♫ They say strange things and keep rapport ♫
I've lost so much,
and I've lost the courage to love someone.
♫ Guileless adults are reduced to a joke ♫
I look forward to not being alone in the future.
♫ Unceasingly, here to stay ♫
I'd like to open the window of my heart
to feel the smell of wind,
♫ No dancing on the roof, but rain ♫
the melody of rain,
the temperature of snow.
♫ To always be a source of warmth just for you ♫
From now on,
the cat on the street,
the stranger I meet on the road,
♫ A mysterious weakness, came into being ♫
and the words I write,
I wish
to have your hand in mine.
♫ Melting, chewing ♫
♫ There's no hiding at the dining table. There's only our joined souls ♫
I wish
I could spend my whole life with you.
♫ I've been giddy from drifting in a sea of people ♫
Gu Bai Zhi...
♫ Unwilling to admit my anticipation of getting submitted to gentleness ♫
Let's get married.
♫ I want to be led by you, albeit a meager freedom ♫
♫ The Hand of the Creator has finally seen to ♫
♫ I'm drifting in a sea of people. And will frequently look back♫
♫ Scared to reach out my hand that no one will save me ♫
Do you like ginkgoes?
♫ How rich can concrete skyscrapers be ♫
I do.
♫ You are a rare shining oasis ♫
♫ Exactly what I want ♫
Coming.
Jiang Yu Cheng,
I've found a few more proposal ideas.
Take a look for me.
A nice one I found is
outdoor large LED screen proposal.
What do you think about it?
This idea won't work, it's too grandiose.
Grandiose?
Why don't you help me take a look at other ideas?
Relax.
Let me tell you,
this sort of thing,
you just have to go with the flow
and everything will work out naturally.
You don't understand this, do you?
Just go with the flow?
I'd like to see how long is it going to take until
Gu Bai Zhi agrees to marry you if you keep going with the flow.
Who called me?
Gu Bai Zhi?
Well, sorry about this,
but I've
won again.
Jiang Yu Cheng,
it's just a marriage proposal.
Why is he so smug about it?
Anybody can do it.
Er Gou,
my happiness lies in your hand.
Don't drop the ball later.
Come.
Come here, put this on.
Listen,
come to me
when I do this later, got it?
Got it?
I'm home!
Go and hide now, go!
I'm here.
Why are you so romantic today?
Eating in the courtyard?
You don't like it?
No, no, I like it.
I taught Er Gou a new skill today.
Let me show you.
Er Gou.
Why isn't he coming?
Forget it, never mind.
I'll watch it later when I go inside.
I have something to tell you. I...
Sorry, there's a mosquito.
Maybe we should
move our dinner inside.
Sure.
What were you trying to tell me just now?
I was going to say...
New Year's Day is coming.
Where would you like to celebrate New Year's Eve?
Anywhere is fine, you can arrange it.
Use mine first.
Why is it gone?
What's gone?
Nothing,
just the two new books I bought.
I can't find it.
Don't wait for me.
Let me help you look for it.
It's okay.
Why don't you
check the room?
It's two new unopened books.
Okay.
Er Gou,
you really picked the right time
to drop the ball.
This is so hard for me.
I'm going to work now. Today's New Year's Eve.
We're having after work party tonight. Don't wait up.
Where's the venue?
I'll go pick you up.
That's fine, it's near our place.
What time will you be back?
It doesn't matter. She'll have to come back sooner or later anyway.
Boss, do you have a newer one for this book?
Hello, Sis Yao Yao,
I'll be there soon.
Don't worry.
Okay.
What's with the attitude?
Okay, see you.
What's with the attitude?
Suo Heng.
Deputy Editor Miao.
Cut it out.
I'm no longer Deputy Editor Miao.
Seeing how I'm doing now,
have you done enjoying the show?
Have you got some satisfaction now?
Just go.
Miao,
actually, I don't really hate you.
But I just want to tell you that,
despite you are both editors,
do you know what the big difference
between you and Chu Li is?
Stop bringing up Chu Li in front of me.
You know that she bugs me.
Chu Li is an editor who can
really see the best in writers.
I don't need to see your best.
I'm not a teacher.
It's not my job to cultivate you.
I was just an editor.
If you write a good book,
my job is to sell it for money.
Yes, for money.
All you care is money.
That's why you forced me
to write about subjects I wasn't good at back then,
you made me lose myself.
But it was Chu Li
who found what I do best,
and that's the only way I could accomplish a longer journey,
do you understand?
Miao,
for the sake of our previous partnership,
I would like to give you a word of advice.
Knowing how to respect people's dream
is what really matters.
Marry me
Marry him
Be on your best performance later.
I'm counting on you.
Thank you for your hard work.
Has everyone got their ride?
Yes.
Xiao Niao's boyfriend has picked her up.
Sis Xian Xian will drive Ah Xiang home.
Get in the car, I'll drive you home.
It's okay.
I'd like to take a walk and get some air.
Sure, text me when you get home.
Okay, bye bye.
Bye.
I can't drink too much like this again.
Sis Yao Yao, it's New Year's Eve.
Do you have any wish?
Wish?
I wish that the reform of our
Yuan Yue Publishing House goes smoothly.
I mean your own wish.
Nothing to do with Yuan Yue Publishing House.
Are you really going to the spend the rest of your life alone?
Ever thought of finding a man?
He can take care of Qiu Qiu for you too.
No.
You know that
I can't balance
my career and family.
Yuan Yue Publishing House is going through a reformation now.
It needs me.
And I don't have time to find a man.
Even if I do find one,
it's still unfair for him.
What's all this talk about?
I just think that
you've been alone for a long time,
and you don't know how to take care of yourself.
You need to get yourself a good husband.
How should I put this?
The meaning of work to me is like the meaning of writing to you.
To others, it may seem exhausting, stressful,
and hard,
but only I myself know that
it brings me happiness.
Of course, you know that too.
I believe that being able to find a job
that you like in life
is more important and precious
than finding a compatible partner.
So I don't ask for it,
and I won't ask for it.
I hear you.
What's going on?
I used to think that
writing alone
♫ Dream flies above the horizon ♫
and living alone
was not a big deal to me.
♫ Night asks for dawn to come ♫
Until an accident
barged into my life like a bandit.
♫ Yet I'm still here ♫
♫ Waiting for a mapless journey ♫
I heard applause that I've never heard before.
I was infected by her cheerfulness.
She made me feel like I'm an incredible hero.
♫ The stillness you stirred ♫
I got company that I've never had before.
♫ Fear is forgotten and so is that time on the rooftop ♫
In each of the nights that I believe was freezingly cold,
she stood on tiptoe
to light up the swaying lamp for me,
♫ Every footprint turns into a stubborn silhouette ♫
she waited with me for the dawn to come.
So sometime, somehow,
♫ Nobody wants to be the first to let their heart sway ♫
suddenly I didn't want to be alone anymore.
Like a plant that grows in dark corner,
once it sees the sun,
♫ The wind quietly brought in a letter ♫
it grows toward the sun from then on.
The moment
I made up my mind,
♫ It tells that meetings and partings ♫
my heart is calm, yet burning hot.
♫ Are to carry on the eternal light ♫
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six,
♫ Glaring thoughts should not be heard ♫
five, four, three, two, one.
♫ Hide in a corner away from the light ♫
Happy new year!
♫ Waiting for you to come ♫
I want to keep my sun by my side.
With a lifetime
as the unit of time.
Will you marry me?
♫ I'm willing to make an eternal promise ♫
♫ Be the rotating star ♫
♫ Changing the life from gloomy to crystal-clear ♫
Two years later
♫ Just for you ♫
I'm off to work, see you.
Say goodbye to mummy, come on.
Bye bye.
Two years later,
I'm still working for Yuan Yue Publishing House.
I once took the first step of my dream
-in this same room, -Hi, Chief Editor Chu.
but now
I'm leading others
Conference Room
to take theirs.
Hi, I'm the chief editor of Moonlight Magazine,
Chu Li.
Hi, Chief Editor.
You can relax.
People in our second section are all very friendly.
I'm not nervous,
I'm just really thrilled.
I never thought I would actually be hired by Yuan Yue.
This has been my dream since I was a child.
Come with me.
-People come and go in Yuan Yue. -Hi, Chief Editor Yu.
We have many new faces here now,
but fortunately,
all my old friends are still here.
Executive Editor Yu.
This is the new editor who just joined us today,
Zhang Si Jia.
This is our executive editor, Yu Yao.
Hello, Executive Director Yu.
Si Jia,
ask the chief editor if you have any questions.
I'll be away on leave for a while.
Suo Heng and I are bringing Qiu Qiu to northwest region
for a tree-planting campaign.
I'll leave things to you now.
You can count on me, Executive Editor.
By the way, I heard that TV adaptation
of Ms Suo Heng's novel is already in production.
That's wonderful.
Yes.
It's a good thing we didn't give up on her back then.
And it all thanks to you.
All right, I'm going to get back to work.
Come on.
Hi, Chief Editor Chu.
Chief Editor, these are the serialization agreements
signed with several new authors.
Please take a look.
Xiao Niao, you're getting married?
Congratulations.
Thank you.
You have to come.
The one just now
is a long-time editor in our team.
If you have any questions, you can consult her.
Your seat is at...
And there is me too.
Assign a seat for me with Si Jia.
Ah Xiang, today is
your last day here.
You're the one I'll miss the most.
Silly.
You are now a super famous illustrator.
There are still many opportunities
for us to work together in the future.
Please remember to give priority
to drawing the book cover for Yuan Yue Publishing House.
You got it.
Did you hear that?
You might be the one to make appointment
for book cover illustration in the future.
I promise I'll get the job done.
I'm going now.
Bye bye.
Chief Editor, I have proofread
next month's serials of the three authors on my side.
Deputy Editor Li,
you're the first again this month.
Si Jia, come here.
This is Deputy Editor Li.
Hi, Deputy Editor.
Hi.
Proofreading and badgering writer are two of the most difficult tasks for editor.
You have a lot to learn from Deputy Editor Li.
Noted.
So you...
You can sit here.
Bai Zhi, what brings you by?
Chu Li,
I've read Ghost's latest novel.
It's brilliant, do you want to sell to me?
I can get the best team to make a TV adaptation.
As time goes by,
Chief Editor of Second Section
rivals have become
comrades and friends.
Yuan Yue Publishing House
And every time I see the words "Yuan Yue Publishing House",
Yuan Yue Publishing House
I'd still be reminded of Mr Xia's teachings.
Keep our promise, don't let others down.
Yuan Yue Publishing House
Doggie is coming here.
Give this to him, come on.
Here we go.
Er Gou.
Take care of your sister, Er Gou.
Turn over.
Check out the doggie.
Playing with child can be tiring.
I appreciate your hard work.
I brought you here to take a break,
why are you reading again?
I'm at the part where the female lead has her first job interview,
and the male lead yells in the editorial department
30,000 copies to test the water?
Did you tell Ghost
everything?
Looks like
Ghost did process things
when she wrote this.
At least she didn't include
your "do you think I'm a beggar" line.
I think this book
should be renamed as
Chu Li's Memoir.
But I think Moonlight
is a good name
for this book.
Over there.
Over here.
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Moonlight