♪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 26]
[Fighting at all costs to run to your future. -- Honoré de Balzac]
Sister Nuo.
Is Xiao Xiao Nuo asleep?
Yup.
You're relaxing here?
I finally put the young master to sleep,
so I came out to get a drink.
Here.
What... what is this?
What's happening?
Today
is a day worth celebrating.
Because starting from today,
my salary will be
11,000 per month.
Sister Nuo,
I've made up my mind.
I will look for a place near you,
so I can stay close to the company and you.
I think my future life
will definitely change in a lot of ways.
You better find one
that can directly reach the metro.
It will increase your happiness even more.
Sister Nuo,
I talk to Shen Ying again today.
She's still pretty reluctant.
But I can understand her.
I've put myself in her shoes and thought about it.
Maybe it's better for us to cool off for a while.
About this matter,
it's true that it would be best for you to cool off a little.
You're also promoted to a regular employee now.
You should really work hard
for the future.
Right?
Of course,
although many things have happened
and you have been waiting for this,
the reality isn't exactly good enough,
your efforts have not been in vain.
We should still...
celebrate it.
Sister Nuo,
why do you think this feeling hurts more than heartbreaks?
I am 30!
I must get married this year!
Marry yourself out!
Marriage!
Su Su, thank you for the cake!
You know me so well!
Come on, let's take a look at mine.
It's so red.
30...
Thirty what are you again?
Shut up.
Alright, alright. You will be successful this year!
That's right!
Success!
Earn a lot of money!
Excellent!
Since some of us are not here yet,
let's cut the cake later.
Let's eat first.
Okay, then I'll put the cake in the fridge first.
You guys can go eat first.
Thanks.
No problem.
[Qiao Lin]
Let's pour the drinks first, everyone!
Don't sit down first.
Don't sit.
Let's all pour a glass of beer
and drink first.
Thank you, everyone,
for attending my and Fan Jia Qi's wedding.
Are you going crazy about marriage?
Wake up, girl.
Seriously, who would want to marry you?
You two sure are fated for each other.
Same year and month!
It's such a fate!
Come on!
Let's drink. Drink.
Who is fated to be with him?
He's just imitating me, even for his birthday celebration.
Imitate what?
Can you please tell the truth?
Isn't it in order to save the budget,
that's why we celebrate it together?
Seriously.
Shut up.
Come on! Drink!
[Qiao Lin]
Cheers!
Let's sit down and play games.
Come on.
What should we play before the meal?
Truth or dare.
Childish.
It's better to play Mafia.
Then we might as well watch Qiao Yuan and Da Lin Zi
tell some jokes.
Nice!
Good idea!
Don't mention the two of us today.
She's being difficult with me.
What's wrong? Are you guys having a fight?
Yeah.
Tell us about it.
I found out that we can't fight with you, women.
I've lived for over 30 years
and summed up one practical logic.
You can't win against a fight with women!
That's true.
What kind of fight was it?
I'm being logical,
but you girls don't.
My favorite is a woman who is sincere, straightforward,
and very enthusiastic!
She's really too hot to handle!
I will make you too hot to handle anything today!
Sorry! Sorry!
What did you say about me, huh?
Getting ignorant, aren't you?
Say it again one more time!
Enough. Enough.
Sit down first.
An important guest of mine is here.
Shen Ying.
You're here.
Sorry, I'm late.
Sit down.
Happy birthday.
You even prepare a present for me.
It must have cost you a lot.
What do you say?
You came quite late,
so drink three glasses first as a punishment.
Here! Shen Ying can hold her liquor!
Drink up!
I'm sorry, everyone.
Something happened with the company earlier.
That's why I came late.
I'll self-punish first.
Meng, I can't drink anymore.
I have to work overtime today.
Working overtime?
So you do work overtime?
Did you take on Xiao Xiao's work shift too?
Cut the crap!
Come on, drink!
Excellent. There's still the third glass.
Here.
There are still a lot of people
who don't know Shen Ying, right?
She
is Xiao Xiao's,
the female friend of ours who's not here yet,
her best friend, bestie.
Now, she is sharing the same place with us.
But
her rent and electricity bills
are all paid by Xiao Xiao.
She even bought breakfast for her every Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
and supper every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.
She's too good for her.
That's right,
even the job she has in Beijing
is introduced to her by Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao even spent days and nights
making proposals for her.
Yet, she!
Sold off Xiao Xiao's proposal in a heartbeat!
Are you still a human for doing that?
Enough!
What do you mean by enough?
Do you think I'm done!
Sit down!
Listen up, Shen Ying,
if I can't lecture you today,
I won't be able to hold down my fury!
What are you doing, Meng?
Don't stop me, Xiao Xiao!
Meng!
I'm taking out the anger for you!
What are you doing!
I have to lecture her today!
Enough!
What are you shouting for?
Do you have the right to shout?
Don't be like this.
Are you happy now?
A lot of people are helping,
are you happy now?
They don't know what kind of person you are,
but I do!
Aren't you just looking for a lackey?
Aren't you just looking for someone to compare with!
From university until now,
I've always been your shadow!
Listen up, Teng Xiao Xiao.
I, Shen Ying, don't want to be your friend!
I don't want to become a shadow!
From today onwards,
we have nothing to do with each other.
Everyone has the right to be mad at me,
only you don't!
Aunty Xiao Xiao,
do... do you think it's delicious?
Very terrible.
Then what do you think, Mommy?
Nope.
But you guys are scarfing down everything, how can you say it's terrible?
Why can't I eat crayfish?
Of course you can't.
Children can't eat crayfish.
Only adults can.
I don't want to talk to you anymore.
You adults cannot be trusted.
Don't talk to us.
Just watch your cartoon.
Oh, right.
Didn't you say you're attending a birthday party?
Why are you here with me?
Nothing.
[Shen Ying: 20,000 yuan] [Transferred to you]
What's wrong?
Nothing, let's eat.
Hello, Mr. Wu?
How's it going?
I'm making the changes.
I'll be able to send them to you tomorrow.
Tomorrow morning?
Send it to my email within two hours!
Come in.
Jia Qi,
I don't have electricity in my room.
Pay for the electricity bills, then.
You don't know how?
I've taught Xiao Xiao.
Tonight, I have an important email...
No.
Thank you.
There's electricity in the public area!
Eating crayfish is really...
What's wrong?
What are you doing?
I'm eating crayfish.
What about you?
I'm in the office.
The office is having a blackout.
The whole company went completely dark in an instant,
you know?
Also...
Cheng Xu's
bloody scream
scared us all in the middle of the night.
I can picture that image.
Okay then.
Have fun eating crayfish.
I won't disturb you any longer.
Okay.
See you!
Sister Nuo, you eat first.
Give me a second.
What in the world happened?
Nothing.
I used to live in International City after all.
The water and electricity bills
were always paid by me.
Shen Ying doesn't know the account number.
So I helped her pay it first.
If it happens to run out of electricity,
she will be scared alone.
I'm not worried about her.
I'm only worried about you.
Tell me.
How is your new romance going?
No, I...
You know it.
It has been hectic for me these days.
How would I have the time to think about it?
Stop making excuses.
Do you like him?
Do you have feelings?
Yes.
He is really a good person.
And then?
Get to the main point.
How should I say this?
That is...
You know
my life has been pretty hectic recently.
But every time
I am with Duan Chong,
I feel quite happy.
It just feels like...
I can temporarily forget about all those
unhappy and messy thoughts behind me.
I think that is enough.
Plus, the main point is
he is such a good person,
he also treats me well.
What should I be picky about?
Right?
What's wrong?
Why are each and every one of you young girls
so naive?
You are such a catch
and are born pretty.
Why is your choice in men getting lower?
What do you mean by "treat you well"?
The thing about "treating you well"
can be very easily replaced, okay?
Look for a housekeeper.
They can treat you well too.
Let me tell you.
In a man,
what is his best quality?
Tough,
courageous,
optimistic,
confident,
right?
Humorous.
Etcetera, etcetera.
These kinds of things
are qualities that cannot be easily replaced.
They are the qualities to measure
whether someone is a good man or not.
Right?
That's why I told you,
when looking for a man,
look for someone who connects with you psychologically.
Of course.
For you, Teng Xiao Xiao,
if you're ever looking for a boyfriend again,
remember to look for
a man who can control his emotions.
Mommy,
what you said really makes sense.
[Medium]
Mr. Lu.
Got an idea?
I still think we need to make it into a series.
A total of 12 episodes of real and short stories.
Behind each building and each window,
they are all made of true stories.
Include some post-producing in the end.
The places they live are the citizens' masks.
The customer's product is
to shoot this story from a subjective perspective.
People who are involved in their lives.
The cameramen must be subjective.
But also objective for the audience.
I have searched for it.
The popular lifestyle of young people now
is the slightly miserable style.
Actually, they just let nature take its course.
It refers to self-deprecating
but secretly hard-working people.
This will also be more suitable for our target audience's
real life experiences in Beijing.
I think
this should make people feel related.
It's pretty good.
It's a very new style.
The cost can also be controlled within a reasonable range.
But the only problem is
you're creating huge trouble for yourself.
This is not easy to shoot.
The amount of materials are too much.
You can obviously just complete an idea
and submit it.
Yet you choose to do 12.
But the result should be pretty good.
Isn't a good result enough?
The true details.
A general story is hard to tell.
It definitely still needs a good group portrait.
In the first place,
when has "Under the Mask" been afraid of troubles?
Is it okay?
Then I'll go back and prepare.
I plan to first conduct a survey,
something similar to "Living Tips in Beijing".
Then I'll analyze the numerical data.
It will be helpful!
Wait.
Remember.
The scope of the story
must be suitable for our target audience.
I will also look for some ideas from the stories that I know of.
Let's discuss it with everyone later.
Go ahead.
Okay.
[Media]
[Wangjing East Road] [Hanyang East Road]
[Qiyang Road]
[Media]
The pancakes are done.
Thank you!
[Pancake]
Let me take a look.
This one is yours.
Wait!
Boss,
don't eat first.
Help me hold this for a second.
I'll share an exclusive combination of mine with you.
[Pancake]
Eat the pancakes first.
Don't swallow first!
Take a sip.
Pretty unusual, right?
Try it again.
How does it taste?
Don't you think
it's interesting?
The aftertaste is endless,
isn't it?
How should I put it?
It is quite unique.
But why
do you have to combine these two together?
Actually, you don't have to eat them together.
Once, I was rushing for work,
and then
I accidentally eat them together.
It was pretty interesting.
Who would have thought they'd fit so well together.
Boss.
Actually, I think
our story
can also include something like this.
Tell me about it.
How should I put it?
Because there is
more than one friend around me who has told me
that they feel Beijing is so big.
Especially for us who come from other places.
We feel we can't blend in no matter what we do
and has no sense of belonging.
But actually...
Just like this coffee and pancake combination.
They look mismatched,
but they complement each other.
They also fit well together.
I think our story
can also have this kind of warmth.
Xiao Xiao.
You have improved a lot.
Have you realized it yourself?
Yes.
Actually,
I am just more adaptable.
No matter where I go, I can just dive in blindly.
Randomly diving in
but you can still float.
Your skills are not ordinary.
Keep it up.
I work hard and work overtime.
Isn't it just for the overtime pay?
Who isn't?
I'm the same too.
[Pancake]
Boss!
Don't you think this looks like it just rained?
Actually,
for me, who is always running around everywhere
and shuttling in the subway after I get off work at night.
I rarely have the time
to walk leisurely like this.
I still remember the time
when I first came to Beijing.
Once it's summer, there's always a downpour in Beijing.
Also, the flood could be very terrible.
Once,
a few friends and I were eating Lanzhou noodles.
There was a huge rain that day.
We had crossed our legs on the stool,
but the water level is still raising.
We had to wade back that day.
Still, when I think about it now,
it was pretty interesting.
But you see.
Now,
no matter how heavy the rain falls in Beijing,
there will be no flood.
"The sewer is the conscience of a city."
This is what Hugo told Paris.
As a result, Paris has
the world's best underwater system.
The whole world begins to imitate them.
It's getting better here too.
Boss,
I want to ask you a question.
Ask away.
Why did you come back?
No...
It's because I...
Back when I came to Beijing,
I came with the determination of winning the journalism award.
Within our circle back then, it was rumored that
there is a legend in our field.
It was you.
Right...
That's why
I went to New Flag Magazine with admiration.
But to tell the truth,
these two years,
I have never thought of you
as the amazing person in my heart.
You were so close to getting the journalism award back then.
So why?
Boss!
[Radiance Jinhui]
That...
Boss.
Mr. Lu,
I...
I'm sorry.
I...
News about the war,
you must have seen them too, right?
I saw the news too,
so I wanted to go to the battlefield to test my courage.
I remember that year,
I followed my fellow colleagues.
With extraordinary determination,
to face death, we leave for the battlefield.
But the military only allowed us to report from the rear.
We weren't satisfied.
Because we couldn't get more valuable pictures.
Until one day,
the rebels concentrated their fire on the rear.
Cannonballs fell like raindrops.
Spreading from the refugee camp to the field hospital
and to the news center.
Everyone desperately ran for their lives.
Running towards the safe zone.
But we were stopped by a river.
There were only a few speedboats on the river.
But the bombing was getting closer
and so was death.
Everyone panicked.
Some people dived into the water.
Desperately held onto the boat.
The boat couldn't move.
People on the boat...
Just used whatever they could pick up
to hit those who were holding onto the boat.
Blood dyed the rivers red.
At that moment,
no matter how much determination,
nor courage you had would no longer exist.
You once thought you could change the world,
but in the end, you couldn't even do anything.
No one can truly understand war.
No one can calmly face death.
That's why I became a deserter.
[Now playing "Ruthless Love Letter"] [This is the last song]
♪Beloved, cute♪
♪True love, I never regret them♪
♪What I don't love, my misplaced kindness♪
♪I'm always ruthless towards what I once loved, my tender love♪
♪I squandered a lifetime for you♪
♪You gave me a few words at ease♪
♪My beloved♪
♪Cute true love, I never regret them♪
♪What I don't love, my misplaced kindness♪
♪I'm always ruthless towards what I once loved, my tender love♪
Hello?
Sweetheart.
I have sent the money over.
I can only give you this much for this month.
We got it, we got it.
My daughter sure is smart and sensible.
You know to help take care of the family's burden.
We praise you when we meet others.
The money we get today.
We used it to buy something nutritious for your brother.
He's thankful for everything you do too.
He misses you quite a lot too.
He still eats nutritious food when he's already like that?
Watch him develop other illnesses from being over nutritious.
No, of course not. Sweetie.
I've taken a careful look at it.
They're all made of xylitol.
Your brother is useless.
If we're not hoping for him to inherit the family,
your dad and I won't even care about him.
That's right, sweetie,
are you busy with work?
Then I won't disturb you anymore.
So cool!
♪What's said is heartless♪
♪What's written is ruthless♪
♪We're all ruthless people♪
It's hard for the people who live in prison,
so don't you think about living well outside the prison!
We will come again!
(I can really imagine)
(our future life here.)
(It'll definitely be fun!)
(This is the first gift we get after coming to this place.)
(Don't you like to sleep by the window?)
(Then you should place your bed here.)
My bed will be here.
Right?
(Then in the middle, we can)
(put a curtain.)
(So tired.)
But why do I feel so happy?
(We finally have a home!)
[Topwin Center] (We finally made it!)
(This is Shen Ying and Xiao Xiao's studio.)
♪Wrong, but it's all correct♪
♪Pay attention to your heart, maintain your true selves♪
(I can finally understand those materialistic girls.)
(See?)
(Who doesn't want such a good thing?)
Bad people must die.
[International City]
Stop checking your phone and focus on your meal.
Sis,
I have increased my budget
to 3,200.
But from what I can see now,
I still have to live in Tiantongyuan.
Let me tell you,
you really should stop looking!
The more you look, the less you'll find.
With the 3,200 yuan you have,
you'll live in Tiantongyuan.
You might as well take the money
to find a shared flat near 798.
Otherwise, if you live in Tiantongyuan,
you'll have to squeeze into the subway and lifts.
You won't be able to handle it.
But I really want my own sofa.
What?
Have you never heard about it?
Youngsters these days lost their freedom
starting from their personal sofa.
Think about it.
So many of us are renting together,
squeezing in that one house.
When it's the weekend and everyone wants to rest
while getting wasted on the sofa,
who would be bold enough to do it, right?
Not to mention inviting a friend over
for a party or something.
If you've got nothing to do,
you just pout in your own little nest.
I wouldn't think about troubling others.
I'll settle an account for you.
See.
Firstly,
you need to take care of this problem with independent space.
A salary of 11,000 per month, right?
Only once you solve the problem of independent space,
can you move on from the problems of your survival
to the living problems.
3,200 yuan,
add another 2,000 yuan.
A total of 5,000 yuan
and this matter will be resolved.
2,000 yuan.
That's not a good deal, my dear sister!
Do you know what that means?
All of that is equivalent to
giving half of my salary
to an unknown landlord.
No way.
I would rather lose my freedom.
How can you be so stingy?
How about his?
Don't go anywhere else.
You can just live here comfortably
and accompany me.
Please, no.
Me living here, right?
I've bothered you so many times.
If my brother-in-law has a deep grudge against me,
who knows what he will do to me?
So
I shouldn't add another enemy for myself.
It's fine.
I'll just look around a little more.
Maybe I can find a place no one wants.
For people like us who live in Beijing,
the amount of our card's balance
directly affects our living quality.
Maybe, I'm not there yet.
Shen Ying,
you came to the entertainment department for something too?
I'm going to take some food.
Is Guo Dong here?
Brother Dong is on sick leave.
He's been absent for two days.
Why are you here?
I...
Are you sick?
I'm fine.
You...
do you need anything?
Brother Dong!
Give me a second!
Alright!
Should we have lunch together?
Okay.
Then you should work first.
See you in the usual place.
Someone, help!
Something happened!
Liu, what happened?
Guo Dong from the entertainment department fainted.
He fainted?
He usually works very hard.
He's probably worn out.
Lu Mang.
Did you notice that the you now
is very different?
What's wrong with me?
You don't know, do you?
Okay.
Come on.
Try calling my name.
Yin.
This is the old you.
Call me again.
Yin Zhi Yao.
Wait, what are trying to say?
I'm trying to say this Teng Xiao Xiao
is quite something.
No matter where she goes,
she brings a lot of energy
and she even switched you on.
What do you think of this?
Your second life?
You...
Don't you pair me up
with a little girl, okay?
We're too far apart!
She has a boyfriend.
I'm not joining in her fun.
Your action is a disrespect.
I'm congratulating you, don't be so curt.
I think the you now
is really good.
Looking refreshed,
your whole personality changed.
You can't possibly stay single forever, right?
A lot of young ladies like your type.
What do you call it?
The love between generations.
Very modern.
Eat your meals.
Alright, alright. I'll eat.
Lu Mang.
[Computer Room 1]
[Duan Chong]
What's wrong, Mr. Duan?
Teacher Xiao.
I'm editing a video in the computer room.
Come down, I need to talk to you about something.
Okay.
See you.
Ma'am!
I'll have two pancakes.
Just like usual.
Alright.
16, is it?
Yup, 16.
[Pancake]
I'm downstairs.
I'm really downstairs.
Wait, what is this about?
There's nothing here.
Don't scare me, okay?
It's pretty scary in the middle of the night.
There.
What's there?
There's a street lamp.
Why?
Go straight?
What... what are you going to do?
Sir, please stop joking with me.
I'm walking.
Align with it.
We're aligned.
And then?
One, two, three, four, five.
♪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♪