♪Waiting and looking forward to♪
♪Overcoming the hills in life♪
♪That unknown road♪
♪Can we still have♪
♪The bright universe of our dreams♪
♪From bustling to loneliness♪
♪Dejection under the bright lights♪
♪Like a city's pulse♪
♪Bright then dark♪
♪Our dreams ache♪
♪The more we know♪
♪The more we feel lost♪
♪Second guessing♪
♪Doesn't help♪
♪The more we understand, the freer we will be♪
♪You and I are in the coolest world♪
♪Finding ourselves again♪
♪Is but an alignment to life♪
♪Like a mere trickle♪
♪Intersecting♪
♪So what if we miss it♪
♪We'll meet again at the next intersection♪
♪Go on a rampage♪
♪Bravely light up the sparkle of youth♪
♪The more dejected we are, the more we'll sink♪
♪This song♪
♪Is about myself in the early days♪
♪Running hard into the wind♪
♪To the end of my dreams♪
[The Coolest World]
[Episode 18]
[Turning "I would" to "I did" is the grammar of growing up. -- Anthony Marra]
Hello,
I'm from YO Media.
I'd like to ask you...
Didn't we ask you to not shoot?
I... I just...
Two more minutes, please, I...
I have two more questions to ask.
Hello,
I'm from YO Media.
Hello?
Hello.
Brother Hui.
What are you up to?
Are you free?
No, I'm busy.
It's the weekend.
What are you busy with?
Dating?
What dating?
I get annoyed just by looking at women.
What did women do to you?
What are you doing right now?
I'm at the zoo,
watching a bear perform.
[Super Successology] Dear students.
[Super Successology] Today,
I'll be talking to you about dreams and persistence.
I once had a dream.
I didn't succeed.
But one person came into my life
and changed my fate.
He said, "Do you know why you're tired?
Because you didn't choose the right direction.
You should choose a team,
join that team,
let everyone's strengths come together."
I thought about it all night.
I decided
to join his team.
With less than a year of hard work,
my salary is 100,000 yuan.
100,000?
100,000!
Do you want a salary like mine?
Yes!
Do you want to own luxury cars?
Yes!
Do you want to live in mansions?
Yes!
Then join our team!
Success! Success! Success!
Okay.
Now, I'm going to
pick a batch of seeds among you
and train them to become the richest people in the world.
Miss,
please stand up.
Do you know why I picked you?
Because in her eyes,
I see hope,
determination,
and trust.
As long as you believe me,
I'll train you to become the richest woman in the world for sure.
Thank you, sir. Thank you.
Liar!
What's going on?
You...
I'm here to expose you.
You... Don't listen to her!
Don't listen to her nonsense!
Don't let him fool you.
I'm telling you,
this is defamation!
What's happening?
Stop it.
Stop it!
Are you Wang Kang?
We've received a report
that you are a suspect of multiple fraud cases.
Come with us.
Take him away.
Let's go.
Please calm down
and let me take your statements later.
This has nothing to do with us.
We paid.
We paid tuition fees.
Brother Hui.
Take a look.
Don't show it to me.
Do you know what your problem was?
When you were asking questions during the recording,
did you want to know
the answers to the questions?
You didn't.
You didn't even think about whether you wanted to know or not.
I was watching you from far away.
I could picture the expression on your face.
You didn't think about
the meaning of the questions you were asking.
And you didn't think about the connections
behind these questions.
Then what were you
so busy recording?
I'm giving you one more chance.
Do it again later.
Bring the footage back to the office,
put together a video to the best of your ability,
and send it to me.
If I think it's alright,
I will ask Mrs. Liu
to let you join the production team.
If... if it's not,
stop looking miserable and
full of complaints every day.
Just this one chance.
I don't have the time to go over it again and again every day.
That was over the top.
Follow me.
Bring the bag.
Cheers!
Did you see it?
If we didn't have solid evidence,
he wanted to deny his charges.
Sick pervert.
Seriously.
I'm telling you,
this is worth celebrating.
He has finally moved out of 3366.
We finally
don't have to dirty our eyes every day anymore.
Yes!
So annoying.
A kilogram of fat on his waist
that he shows off sometimes.
Gross!
Weirdo.
Cheers.
Girl, listen to me.
I have bad news.
Your brother has diabetes.
This disease is so hard to treat.
Say something.
He lies in bed and plays games every day.
Either drinks coke or eats ice cream.
Won't eat proper food unless it's fed to him.
Of course he's the one to get diabetes.
Fine. How could you curse your brother like that?
Do you want us
to die with him?
I'm telling you,
if your brother can't recover,
your dad and I won't go on living.
Then you'll be free, all by yourself.
No one will "care" about you anymore.
It'll be as if
I gave birth to a white-eyed wolf, (*a person who isn't grateful)
as if you're not my daughter.
How much?
What?
What did you just say?
I said, how much do you need this time?
For...
For one course of treatment, at least 20,000.
Okay.
I'll think of a way.
[Stranger: Never depend on others. The ultimate end is to disappear.]
[The same two individuals don't need to both exist.]
Alright, alright.
Stop drinking.
That's enough.
I'm fine.
It's fine.
Xiao Xiao.
I've also met a guy
like your guy, that Nie...
something or other.
The same.
The dusty past is being unveiled.
Let me tell you the story.
This guy is an artist.
A musician.
One day,
don't know what had come over him,
he wouldn't talk to me for days.
So I went looking for him.
It turns out he locked himself inside his practice room.
I kept pounding at the door.
I almost broke his door.
He just wouldn't open the door,
wouldn't even look at me.
What could I have done?
I could only cry outside the door.
I cried all night.
Even lost my contacts due to all the crying.
Still wouldn't open the door.
Still wouldn't talk to me.
Stop drinking so much.
That night,
my crying
and his practicing
complemented each other.
Eventually,
he couldn't take it anymore,
sent me a message using his phone,
saying
"You're not in my head today.
Next time."
What are you laughing at?
Don't push me.
Is there something wrong with him?
What does "you're not in my head today" mean?
I...
I cried for the entire night.
And then...
And then, I figured it out.
Slow down, slow down.
It's just a guy,
right?
I finally turned over a new leaf
and decided to cut my ties with him.
He sent me an email,
saying
"This is a song for you.
It's cold out, let's have a hotpot."
Did you go?
Of course not!
Stupid bastard.
It's not like I haven't had a hotpot before.
But then, I listened to the song.
It was really well-written.
I was so touched.
Balled my eyes out.
I went over to his place
in the pouring rain to have the hotpot.
Have I got any backbone, Xiao Xiao?
I understand, I completely understand.
I was like that too.
Right?
We're all the same.
We all have to go through this.
And then he said,
"In my head, sometimes I can let you go,
sometimes I can't.
Do you understand?"
I nodded my head like nobody's business.
"I can, I can, I can."
From then on,
I fell into
a situation, in which I had to guess
whether I was on his mind that day.
Who can avoid artists in their youth?
Exactly.
Right?
From now on, we need to keep our eyes peeled.
Judge people more carefully.
There are so many men out there, right?
Right.
It's probably game over
that guy of mine now.
He can't write songs anymore.
But that guy of yours
is doing well.
Hang in there.
No thanks.
What happened? Why not?
Come on.
One more round.
Let the past go with the wind.
Go with the wind.
Mr. Cheng.
What the heck!
You really hurt me!
You almost scared me to death.
What are you doing? You wanna die?
I wanna die?
Duan Chong.
I waited for your call at home all of last night.
Where were you?
You fought?
Your talk went wrong?
Is that all you have on your mind
every day?
Can't you talk about something else?
No...
I...
What's up with you?
Tell me.
It's like you had
explosives for breakfast.
What happened?
It's fine if you didn't complete your mission.
I won't blame you.
She never came.
She didn't come?
She's not into you?
You really piss me off.
Cockscomb for hair.
Stop, stop.
Do you look like you're in IT?
In IT.
I'll let you do it. You can quit.
Mr. Lu.
I've already sent all the materials to your email.
And this is a sample of the show.
I'm sorry.
These past two days,
our work schedule got pushed back
since I've been dealing with some personal issues.
I'm really sorry.
Sorry.
We've decided to produce a pilot of "all in".
See what kind of reaction it gets.
That's good.
We have experience in that aspect.
Exactly.
"Under the Mask" did provide us with
some experience and reference.
But compared to "all in",
it's a completely different program.
No one will be interested in
a documentary-type program on entrepreneurs.
We can only do a competition-style reality show.
A talent show?
I've already submitted the application,
but it involves a lot of things.
Diversity and complexity of our content
had been our previous blindspots.
Not a problem.
Give me three days...
two days.
One day.
I've already compiled all the materials you need to go over.
Everything's in the resource room on the 29th floor.
Make the best use of your time.
Okay.
What is it?
Nothing.
I got it.
Okay.
How many days has it been? It's still the same.
Oh, right, where's the boss?
He went to Tianjin.
For two days.
Oh, right.
These two days,
we have to send someone to watch the studio.
Okay.
Just like before, you go.
Okay.
Uhm...
Can I go?
Don't you like outdoor shoots?
Right.
Oh, right.
Isn't there an outdoor shoot today?
Yeah.
Song Zhe.
Hey!
What?
Where's today's shooting schedule?
You didn't send it to the group chat.
Uhm...
My period came.
I don't feel too good...
Sent.
Okay, you go then.
Okay, thanks.
Teng Xiao Xiao.
Channel 4, News.
The two of us will go instead.
No go.
Wang Peng Hui asked me to schedule it this way.
If you have something to say, go say it to him.
Uh...
Who set you off this early in the morning?
Can't you speak in a normal way?
Your boss said
Teng Xiao Xiao will take care of all the news-related outdoor shoots.
You two. One of you goes to the 30th floor,
the other goes to the studio.
If you have a problem, take it up to the boss.
I just do the scheduling.
Brother Zhe.
Don't be upset.
I'll go, I'll go.
It's fine.
One day, you really want to do outdoor shoots.
And then, you think it's too tiring.
Do you really think that you own the company?
He's just being a jerk.
It's fine.
I've been back for a while
and "all in" is still just hanging there.
I don't want to wait any longer.
After all, someone from Leguo has also read my proposal.
It's only a matter of time before they're able
to produce the same type of show.
I don't want what happened with "Under the Mask"
to happen again.
Do you understand?
Have a seat.
No.
I heard
that you and Lu Mang are getting a pilot ready.
If anything happens, come directly to me
or go find your old boss.
No need to look as if you've been wronged.
How can I not feel betrayed?
Ever since I joined the company with this project in hand,
I've been a one-man show.
It was said that we're sharing our resources,
but even now, I haven't received
the manpower, hardware, and facilities
that was promised to me in the beginning.
I just don't understand.
What on earth are you waiting for?
I don't want to wait any longer.
I want to get started.
YO Media is far ahead of its competitors
in the industry.
Since the company has decided that you can return,
the company must have its considerations.
We must follow the rules of the market as well.
Otherwise, why would we buy
a project that we don't want to carry out?
You want to make a pilot.
Lu Mang has already submitted the application.
Mr. Li approved it.
I also support what you're doing.
Finance has already started the appropriation process.
You'll receive your initial funding shortly.
But before you officially get started,
I need to see an executable plan.
Not a problem.
You are the project manager of "all in".
You'll be in charge of all the funding.
I hope you won't let Mr. Li down.
Brother Zhe.
Today's footage shot by the outdoor team.
One, two, three,
four.
Everything has been labeled. I'm leaving them here.
Just leave them there.
It's not like these are for me.
Fine. You do you.
Sister Xue.
Just in time.
Your boss prepared all these for you.
Okay.
Go ahead.
I can do it myself.
Okay.
Sis.
So sweet.
Take your time.
All... all these are for me?
Yes, all of it.
Sister Xue.
I'm going to order coffee, would you like some?
I...
Sure.
Okay.
Thanks, Xiao Xiao.
No problem.
Xiao Xiao, what is it?
I'm fine, Sis.
Sister Xue.
Do you have any painkillers on hand?
No.
That's okay.
What's wrong?
I finished my painkillers.
My... my stomach hurts.
You...
Have a donut.
I'm fine, Sis.
Then I'll go get you some hot water.
I'm fine, Sis.
Don't bother.
It's no problem.
Sis, you're so nice.
Xiao Xiao.
Thanks, Sis.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
You'll feel better after drinking it.
Let me know if you need anything.
Brother Li.
I've returned everything.
Here's the receipt.
Alright. Let me see.
Thanks, Brother Li.
No problem.
Shen Ying.
If you're shooting outdoors,
these two are better choices for girls,
light and compact.
If you're shooting people, use this.
If you're shooting on location, use this.
Are you going out to practice?
How about I help you out?
Let's go.
Sister Nuo.
I just want to ask, are you feeling better?
I don't have time to drown in sorrow at all.
I'm rushing so much that I even have to breathe quicker.
That's good.
Being so busy
is probably the best way to deal with a breakup.
You're right.
A breakup
is nothing in the face of a promotion.
I get it now.
It's work from your ex-boss.
I'll leave you to it then.
I'll stop bothering you.
He's in charge of research.
I'm responsible for organizing and refining.
I'm doing all the work.
He just sits there and waits for a slice of the cake.
In my opinion,
since this isn't his project,
he's too lazy to care.
If he wasn't in a rush
to respond to that self-media account
in order to complete his
bet or something,
he wouldn't even bother to do the research.
He's a total capital...
Hello?
Sister Nuo.
I'm done for.
When I was ranting to you about him just now,
he was standing behind me.
Then...
How far apart were you standing?
Like, with three, four, five people in between.
It's over.
Congratulations.
100 percent.
A chance encounter on the subway.
Must be fate.
Darn it, he must have heard me.
Alright, Sis.
I'm not in the mood to chat anymore.
Bye-bye.
Right.
That's the story the movie was telling.
That guy is a capitalist.
But he's pretty good-looking.
Really.
That movie is okay.
The one on top
can be changed to recording
or photography.
This means the recording has started.
These two at the back,
when you press it, it starts following,
automatically.
You try it.
Okay.
Here.
Try filming me.
Has it started?
Hold on.
Okay, start.
Here.
Look.
Can it catch up?
Yes.
Isn't it pretty steady?
Very steady.
Right?
Watch the playback.
See if it was steady.
Okay.
How do I do that?
Here, let me.
This.
Like this.
Actually, if you need to shoot stuff in the future,
you can come find me.
If I have time, I can be your cameraman.
It'll be easier on you this way.
It's okay, I'm not tired.
I just want to practice.
Having someone's help
is also a sign of strength.
I mean...
I can help you
and I want to help you.
Although I don't have much I can teach you,
but I've been with the company longer.
I have more experience.
I can tell you all this slowly.
It's not easy
to stay at this company,
but I hope you can.
Actually,
you caught my attention
when you first joined the company.
I like the drive you have.
No one else has it.
Their lives are too easy.
Thank you.
No one has told me this before.
It's nothing.
In the future, don't be scared to bother me.
Come find me if you run into something.
Let me drive you home.
No, that's okay.
You don't know where I live.
I do. It's pretty close.
It's no problem, let's go.
Then I'll help you pack up.
It's fine.
I can do it myself.
What's with the motorcycle?
It seems to have broken down.
Sorry.
It's my first time dropping you off and my motorcycle breaks on me.
That's okay.
What do we do now?
How about this?
I'll call you a cab. You head home first.
No need.
I'll wait here with you.
Don't, it's raining.
You should go home.
I'll call you a cab.
No, don't.
My place is right there.
I'll just walk.
I'll stay with you for a little longer.
Don't stay.
Go on.
But...
You still have to go to work tomorrow.
I'm fine.
You go on.
I don't have an umbrella on me.
That's alright, I have a helmet.
Okay, keep it on.
I'm leaving then.
Go on. Hurry up.
Bye then.
Bye-bye.
Bye.
♪Riding on the motorcycle I love♪
Shen Ying!
What are you doing?
I...
I'm working out.
Are you serious?
Come sit.
I'll scooch us back.
No.
I'm going to walk.
Then I'll scooch beside you.
You idiot.
Having fun?
Yep.
Slide it down, it's raining.
You do it.
No.
If I slide it down, I can't see the road.
Come chase me.
♪If this doesn't count as love♪
♪What's there to be sad about♪
♪Thank you for your generosity♪
♪It's what I deserve♪
Stop howling.
My ears hurt.
It's time. Go home and sleep.
You're leaving?
Bye.
You should leave.
Me?
I'm not leaving.
I have so much food left.
I'll have some.
Stop eating!
Look at how fat you are.
If I didn't know better, I'd think you're pregnant.
Can you find a girlfriend in this state?
No.
No, no, no.
What I meant...
I'm saying...
How about you try losing some weight?
Once you're a little thinner, girls will come your way.
Come my way?
Look at you.
Light as a bird.
Good-looking.
Didn't you get stood up anyway?
No...
That's not what I meant...
There may be a misunderstanding involved.
Think about it.
Maybe she was in a car crash.
Maybe she lost her phone.
Maybe she was robbed.
What are you thinking?
What misunderstanding can there be?
Messages and calls have notifications.
I asked her the day before,
right?
A whole day passed and she didn't show up.
What misunderstanding can there be?
Also, we're all adults here.
We make mature decisions.
I got dumped.
Let's not talk about it.
But...
I'm telling you.
You...
Try giving her another call.
I'll do it for you.
Why can't you make a call?
Cheng, let me tell you.
The saddest thing is the world
is lying to yourself.
You know?
Put the phone down.
Just make the call.
What call?
Why bother?
Give it here.
Why bother calling?
It went through.
Hello?
Hello.
Hello?
Hello.
This is Duan Chong.
Duan Chong.
I'm really sorry.
Something happened to me yesterday
and I forgot all about the exhibition.
I'm sorry, I really am.
It's okay.
I have all the materials from the exhibition.
If you want it, I can bring it to you.
No need, no need.
I didn't even show up,
how could I ask you to bring it to me?
I'll go get it
when you're free.
Sure.
Tomorrow,
how about tomorrow?
Sure.
Let's meet up tomorrow.
I'll bring it over.
Sounds good. It'll treat you to a meal.
-Okay. -Thank you.
Duan Chong.
Were you like this just now?
Weren't you aloof before the call?
On top of which,
all the dating experience and stories you've been telling me about
are all bluffs, aren't they?
Right.
But that's not important.
The important thing is
that I helped you out big time.
How are you going to thank me?
You must be up to no good.
Just tell me,
what do you want me to do?
Well...
Xiao Xiao has a really pretty girl friend.
You...
Hello, Mr. Wu.
Zi Feng.
Wu.
Let's get started.
After observing the mainstays
of YO Media,
I suddenly realized
why your company decided to invest in "all in"
and why you asked me to join.
The programs YO Media has produced in the past,
including those in the project hatching pond,
are all too conservative
and too similar.
The market needs fresh blood.
Fresh blood.
So YO Media needs quality output
to show off its diversified competitiveness.
This is the first thing we should do.
This is what we must do.
Now, I'm going to show everyone.
Okay?
Alright, everyone, stop what you're doing.
Mrs. Liu went to a meeting.
I'm going to briefly explain what to do.
Duo.
Finish post-production as soon as possible and submit it.
Yes, Brother Hui.
It'll still be the same this week.
You will each prepare two plans,
with one as a backup.
Open up your minds.
There are still many great themes
waiting to be discovered.
Find some explosive, youthful topics.
This way you'll fit the trend. Got it?
Yes, Brother Hui.
Don't dig into old shows for inspiration either,
chewing on what others have left behind is no fun.
We're not "Artistic Life". (*A talk show popular in the 2000s)
Our oldest audience members are born after '85.
No one will watch that kind of content.
I've said it many times.
You need to go on the internet.
The world is on the internet.
What is YO Media?
New media.
Understand?
Yes.
Understand?
Yes!
We've received our last program's project bonus.
We got the bonus.
We were able to receive the bonus due to
Shen Ying's
great performance during teaser material compilation
and theme selection.
Her contribution shouldn't go unnoticed.
So the bonus will be split equally.
I'll transfer the money to you guys once I receive it after lunch.
That's all.
Go back to work.
Okay.
Thanks, Brother Hui.
Shen Ying.
Nice going.
Great job.
Uhm...
What do we do about the theme selection from now on?
The requirements are getting tougher.
How about working on it together?
We'll discuss our thoughts.
You're better at this than both of us.
Exactly. You've improved so much.
I heard that instead of going home,
you work even during the weekends.
Why do you push yourself so much?
Right.
It's putting us under a lot of pressure.
But it makes sense.
Shen Ying works so hard.
No wonder Brother Hui kept scolding everyone.
Him praising you must be unprecedented.
Shouldn't you treat the two of us
to something yummy on this joyous occasion?
Sure.
I'll go get you guys something right now.
Thanks.
Every dog has its day, huh?
What did I say?
In a big company like this, this type of thing is pretty out there.
Just you wait.
There'll be one plot twist a day from now on.
Will the finished product have her name on it?
No way.
You two, stop being envious.
Let's do the tasks we have at hand well.
Okay?
Don't think too much.
Good luck.
This investment committee is Mr. Li's idea.
He agrees with Mr. Wu's
idea of quickly seizing the market.
Mr. Wu has also provided us with
considerations and preparations of many aspects.
But the decision-making power lies in the hands of every management member.
As per company tradition,
if there are no more questions,
we will vote on it.
Brother Hui.
Got your bonus? Are you happy?
Keep it up.
I sent some stuff to your phone.
Make sure to look through it.
Some will be useful for this round of theme selection.
If you have an idea, start writing it down right away.
Yes, Brother Hui.
[Mom: When are you transferring the money?]
[Bank transfer]
Shen Ying.
What are you doing here?
I just went to the bank to get something done.
Have you eaten?
Just got my paycheck today.
I want to celebrate
by eating out.
I can't.
I still have so much work to do.
Come on.
The company cafeteria only has so much and it's pretty expensive.
No.
Come on.
Come on, let's go.
Sis.
Good news.
I just did a motivation session.
Everyone's enthusiasm for work is super high right now.
The topics they've found so far
are getting better and better.
Hong Hui.
Let's leave this for now.
I have something very important to announce.
Go gather everyone.
Everyone, stop what you're doing.
Come over here.
I have some bad news.
The company has decided to
reduce "Under the Mask"'s production budget,
starting from this episode.
Yes, you heard me right.
Part of that freed-up funding
will go to "all in"
for their pilot episodes.
I just went to the finance department to get the numbers.
Starting from today,
our funding is cut by half.
By half?
Why!
We've aired so many episodes already!
Are they out of their minds?
Stop yelling.
The company has already made the decision,
we just have to follow along.
But...
What about afterwards?
What will happen after their pilot episodes finish airing?
We'll keep sharing the funds?
Shouldn't the company allocate funds for a new project separately?
He's right.
What the heck is this?
And...
What about our regular audience?
Who will be responsible for the popularity we lose?
When we have the money, we focus on production quality; when we don't, we focus on content.
So, starting from today,
make sure to control the costs of
the themes you pick.
Make sure to exercise strict control. Got it?
We don't have the means for trial and error.
Even if we don't require our stats to get better,
at least we need to keep our ratings consistent.
Go get ready for
our theme selection meeting tomorrow.
Brother Hui.
The projects we decided on
during the long meeting we just had...
The estimated costs of those projects are all quite high.
What do we do now?
I don't know!
♪The metro at 8:30 in the morning♪
♪The crowded streets♪
♪The sunlight with a little warmth♪
♪Is shining as it always does♪
♪Inside the stuffy carriage♪
♪Filled with expressionless faces♪
♪Next to the juddering window♪
♪A pair of confused eyes♪
♪I've doubted myself countless times♪
♪A sleepless night, a few tears shed♪
♪When my ears are filled with the sounds of doubt♪
♪I choke back my tears as I get pulled into the crowd♪
♪The glittering neon lights♪
♪Drifting alone in the middle of the city♪
♪Where is the place that belongs to me♪
♪Maybe in some corner♪
♪Pretending to be composed when I'm hurting♪
♪Because I believe in what's left of my small dream♪
♪If I announce my failure today♪
♪So what can be done?♪
♪Even the least popular singer♪
♪Has their own audience♪
♪In this coolest world♪
♪Give yourself a hug♪
♪I may fall but I keep moving forward♪
♪I was moved by myself♪