Review..."Where the water ends,"
"the end is not seen, and the water is not seen."
"But there is a faint scent..."
"You feel the chill in your eyes, in your ears, and in your clothes."
Your photo fell out of the book.
Did you not recognize these people in the photo? That man is you!
The woman in the picture is my elder sister. She's your girlfriend who's been missing for three years.
You don't recognize her at all?
"You are the source of the spring, and I am the ripples in the spring."
"We get off to a chilly beginning,"
"and we wind up in a chilly end."
He's forgotten my sister because of his car accident. But what about me?
I've decided to go to Yilan
to help Xiang Shu Lei remember my sister again.
"Adorn musical notes with innumerable hearts."
"Separate the seasons into musical phrases."
"As two musical notes collide by accident,"
"sparks start to fly."
(Collections of Short Poems, by Zheng Chou Yu)
♫ No matter how deeply touched you were,once you've loved, ♫
♫ you'll realize that it's never deep enough. ♫
♫ Even if we cannot love the one we love, ♫
♫ happiness should not be a compromise. ♫
♫ So let neither of us waste more time. ♫
♫ We shouldn't... ♫
♫ linger on this broken dependence. ♫
♫ We shouldn't... ♫
♫ linger on this broken dependence. ♫
♫ We shouldn't... ♫
♫ be afraid of what we would miss out. ♫
♫ Please don't become so small-minded. ♫
Lovestore at the CornerBook #4
If you've been to so many different places, why do you stay here now?
If I had money,
I would have travelled around the world a long time now.
You've asked me that questions too many times.I have answered you many times as well.
It's because I like this place that you call boring.
I don't believe it.
It's just because you're bankrupt.You don't have any money so you're hiding here.
Alright. Let's consider as if you're right.
How about it... But a book.
You want to trick me again to buy a book.
I can't afford it.
So cheap and you can't afford it?
I really can't afford it.
I'm trying to earn money to leave this run-down place.
A second-hand book is really expensive.
You don't even have a coin?!
So cheap?!
You didn't see the dot.
Pay me.
I'll buy 10 books. Don't need the change.
These 10 books. Bye bye!
Bye!
Here.
A bet is a bet. I'll pay.
You really found a good buyer.
No wonder why you put a bet with me.
But you too are good.
You suffered losses for the bet.
Is it worth it?
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Mrs Chen, I called the cab for you.
It's 502, in five minutes.
Well, after taking a look around what do you think?
It's OK.
As long as my young son can enter here,
it's fine.
Mrs, you don't need to worry about that.
The Four Heavenly Kings of Cram are all here.
You wouldn't be treated any better even if you went to Hung Hom.
Ke Xing!Ke Xing , come over here.
Quickly!
What is it?Chairman is looking for you.
Chairman?Exactly.
Why is he looking for a simple employee like me?
How would I know?What on earth did you do wrong?
Quickly, he's looking for you . . .Did wrong?
Xiao Ying, pour some water for Mrs Chen and her son.
No need to hurry.
Quickly!What is that behaviour of yours?!
You don't even recognize Miss Bai who's such an important customer!
She's Councillor Jiang's daughter!
"The spots are filled" and "come back next time"?
Even if we were full, you couldn't think of anything?!
Even if you had to have the teacher come in and show her one by one,
that would be fine!
Didn't I already tell you earlier
that Councillor Jiang's daughter would be here for an audition on the 3rd of the month?
Who are you looking at?! I'm talking to you, so who are you looking at?
Look at me when I'm talking to you!
- Director!- You represent the entire company when you receive guests!
Where did you find this idiot to work here?
Director Cai Xing Guo! You'd better be clear about things before you start scolding someone!
Do you even know what my name is?
I don't need to know what your name is.
You don't need a name to greet and present!
Go ahead and repeat those words you were just saying!
Otherwise, you'd better apologize to me!
Apologize?!
You want me to apologize to you?!
You'd better listen up. I'm just a lowly worker here who answers the phone.
When would I be meeting any important customers?
Greetings? Fees? What does that have to do with me?!
That stuff is handled by the business department, not me!
Do you still think that I offended some councilman's aunt or grandma or daughter?
So... So I scolded the wrong person, so what?!
I'm the director of the Cram School Kingdom! So what if I yell at the wrong person a few times?
Why do you have so much to say?!
Guo, on the 3rd,
the person in charge of admitting Ms. Bai was your crush, Yu Mei, wasn't it?
I wasn't the one in charge of admitting Ms. Bai!
Ke Xing, don't be so impulsive. I'll go with you later to apologize to the Director.
Just say that you were a bit rude because you're going through a break-up.
Me, rude? It's because he was wrong!
Why should I have to apologize?! That's ridiculous.
Don't be so angry.
If you stay angry, your body won't be able to recuperate.
When I'm not here in the future, don't forget to eat.
You're skinny enough as it is. Stop dieting.
No... But I guess lately, my stomach is a bit smaller.
By the way, what are you planning to do from now on?
Hey, didn't your boyfriend want you to take the civil service exam?
My sister passed the test last year.
I'll ask her what you should get to study for it,
and we can go buy the books after I get off work.
Buy books?
Xiao Ying, thank you!
Ke Xing.
Are you okay?
I'm great.
Li Ze Xuan, you don't even know how amazing your girlfriend is.
I didn't just argue with that unfair and stupid director
who just randomly scolds people.
Before I left, I even left him in my shadow!
So?
Having a girlfriend like me sure gives you face, doesn't it?
I'm sure it doesn't feel good to be misunderstood.
Ke Xing, even though I like when you're brave and strong,
but I'm worried that you're hurt inside.
Tell me about it, I'm willing to listen.
OK, let's go back to the car first.
Let's go.
What's wrong with him? He yelled at me like I was a dog.
He doesn't even understand the situation and yells at me.
Why do I have to take over for a ghost?
I'm also born and raised by my parents.
So, in the future when we become the boss
we can't become an asshole like him.
Don't be angry anymore.
Here. I'll let you passionately cry on my chest.
I will comfort you.
This will always be your haven.
Li Ze Xuan, where did you learn those words from?
That kind of stuff isn't in your business magazines and inspirational books, right?
Yesterday, I went to the bathroom
and I saw it in my older sister's novel.
Don't girls all like that kind of stuff?
Something about having a haven to cry in..?
So you're OK now?
I'm fine.
OK, that's good.
So... What are you going to do about work now?
I'm going to rely on you.
OK... I guess I can just eat a little less,
work a few more jobs - and I don't need to eat dinner.
And... I can go to a fast food place, the gas station...
I'm just kidding!
But I can do it.
I know you could, but I was kidding.
But you should be happy right now.
Because I've decided to work on our Grand Plans for Happiness.
I'm going down to Yilan to deal with Xiang Shu Lei.
For my sister, and for our 20 million.
Wait a minute, you just said you're going to go to Yilan?
Doesn't that mean we won't get to see each other often anymore?
Yilan's not even that far away.
When you miss me, you can come find me anytime.
Wait. Do you have a concrete plan yet?
(Joy of Reading Bookstore)
You're alone? Where's the owner of this bookstore?
He's not in.
He just left the store alone like this?
That's right. He does it all the time.
He's not afraid that a thief might come in and rob everything,
or that there might be a customer?
So are you here to steal or buy a book?
Neither.
Really? Then help yourself, I'm busy.
Shouldn't you be in school at this time?
What are you doing here?
It's...
It's... It's just like that.
Oh... You're skipping class.
Is it popular nowadays for kids to skip class to go to the bookstore?
(36 ways to tackle love)
You said she likes eating apples, right?
He has a poem called "Peeling an Apple."
Memorize it and recite it to her. I'm sure she'll really like it.
Boss...don't you have some other better ideas?
Like...catching a movie or going shopping.
"Bell"
"Introduction to Ancient Phonology"
"Zheng Chou Yu's Poems Collection"
"Irrational old baby"
What are you writing?
What do you want? You shocked me.
So? Picking out a poem to give to that girl?
Another poem?
Will she really like it?
Let me tell you,
the method that the boss showed you before isn't strange at all.
Otherwise, why is there a saying that "girls always love poetry."
Why did you eavesdrop on others?
You think I was eavesdropping, when you were speaking so loudly?
From another girl's perspective,
will this work?
Let me tell you...
Picking a poem by Zheng Chou Yu is good.
Don't your supplementary Chinese books teach you this?
You probably haven't gotten to it yet.
I remember that year,
all the girls in our class would recite the poems.
We just hoped that there would be a boy who understood us,
who would talk with us about poems,
talk about the day,
just having a conversation.
Seriously?
You have to read it out loud. Try it.
That voice
was so comfortable,
and beautiful...
I'll recite it for you.
“This time, I left you."
"It's the wind, the rain,"
"and the night."
"You smiled,"
"and I waved my hands."
"A once lonely road now had two ends."
"Hereafter, you've already returned home to the riverfront."
"I think of you combing your hair,"
"or putting away a wet coat."
"My journey home feels so long."
"The mountains retreat far away."
"The plains grow wider."
"Ah, this world. I'm truly growing fearful of the dark."
"You said you were silly."
"How alike you were to a child flying a kite,"
"letting go when you should be holding tight."
"When the kite flies away,"
"it leaves behind a broken mistake."
The kite's flown away...
Leaving a broken mistake.
Hey, let me try reading it!
”Our first encounter on the log bridge is ancient history.”
”Here and now, there’s only a vast prairie ahead.”
I really like this line! It's so different when you read it out loud.
I've decided, it's this line!
What are you guys doing?
This kid... He wants to write a poem for--
Nothing much.
With some teaching,
he's decided to change from a kid who skips class to a cultural enthusiast.
So are you here today to look at books or have tea?
Or maybe you want to know if I recognize someone?
None of those. I'm here for a job.
I'd like to work here.
Just like right now.
You went out, and if I wasn't here,
who knows what trouble this kid might have caused.
Me?
What if there was a fire here?
Or what if someone called for you to pick up some books?
But since you weren't here,
you might have ended up missing out on some masterpieces. Then what?
If you hire me, you can peacefully go out to collect books.
You won't have to worry that a customer came in vain.
I can treat this place like my house and keep it very clean.
Don't you think that you'll have more time
to do a lot of the things you want to do?
But, I'm sorry,
the bookstore's earnings aren't enough for me to hire another worker.
That's OK!
In any case, I only earned a bit more than 22,000 in Taipei.
So if you hire me, I'll be okay with 22,000.
You're so strange.
Taipei's so great that people here go up there to work.
You're the only one who'd come to this place where even birds won't nest.
You must be crazy.
That's right, I'm crazy.
I just want to work in this bookstore.
Why do you want to work here though?
Because I want to read books.
When I came here, I realized that reading is such a wonderful thing.
If I work here, I can read lots and lots of books.
So...
You're interested in this kind of book too?
Religious books? I may not be in to it.
I'm like you.
In the beginning I thought it's a religious book.
But then, I found out it actually isn't.
Let's take for example this story.
Satan took Jesus up the mountain.
He pointed out
all of the world's glorious things.
If you kneel and beg me
I'll give you all these.
Building 101, Meilihua, everything's yours.
Abominable Satan, surely you can't control all of the world's splendor.
I won't be tricked by you.
Stupid Satan,
you yield!
So, this book does not use religion to explain this matter.
It's meaning that the majority of people
can be tricked by superficial and illusory promises.
It seems like reading this book will make you smarter!
Lend it to me!
Keep dreaming!I will buy it!
Why did you take it from me?
You work here and can read everything for free!
But I can't when I return home.
That's true.For you.
Anyway, I work here and
can take my time to read books and learn.
Isn't that right boss?
Have I said you can work here?
I thought we already signed a contract.
I'm telling you.
When I was in high school I worked part time at a convenient store and when in university I had a roadside stall.
After graduation I worked for a continuation school.
I've always been hard working.
If you use me I guarantee you won't have any problem.
It's just a small bookstore.I don't need a shop assistant.
But if you like reading books, you're welcome anytime.
But I really can't hire someone.
Thank you.
What is it?
What should I do to make you let me stay and work here?
It's not about letting you, it's about not needing.
You should go to another place for work.
I won't be leaving if you don't hire me!
Hey!
Open.
Closed.
Boss, you're off work?
What are you doing?
I'm having a camp.
You plan to camp over here?
Yeah? Nobody said we can't have a camp here.
Don't tell me you're thinking . . .
That's right!
It is what you are thinking right now.
I'm going to wait til you agree.
Are you threatening me?
Do I have to hire you because you threaten me?
Someone should fight to take what they want.
I'm proving my ambition.
If you discovered it, quickly hire me.
You can prove your ambition at you heart's content.
You can stay as long as you want at this camp.
Right.
Be careful alone here at night.
Be careful . . .
What is it here?
If you're afraid, quickly run home.
I'm not afraid!
I'll stay until you agree!
I'm warning you not to consider it long.
I forgot to mention this to you,
I'm going to Tai Dong tomorrow to collect books.
I don't know when I'll be back.
So, you won't be coming these days?
Where are you going in Tai Dong?
Yang Mo Cheng!
I will wait til you come back!
He's too much!
It's raining!
Come! Everyone come quickly and take a look!
We even have a complete set of great children's books.
Parents are at ease and children are happy!
100 for one book, 150 for two!Come quickly and take a look!
Encyclopedias, math books.What would you like?
It's a rare opportunity! Buy them quickly!
If they're sold, that's it! Quickly!
Miss, how much for this book?
100 for one book, 150 for two.
Granny, two books are more economic.
Ok, I'll buy two for 150.
Choose one more. Thank you.
Boss, how much is this?
Come! 150 for one book!
I take this one. Thank you.
Boss, you're back!
What's wrong?
I'm sorry. I'm used to holding it.
What are you doing here?
Where did you the books you're selling?
These days you were missing someone brought a pile of books.
I divided them in categories.Then I opened a theme book exhibition.
The results are very good.
Who gave you the right to make this decisionto sell the books someone brought.
Do you know how to fix the selling price?
I see that the price you sold them for is very low.
If you do this, you'll be messing with the market prices.
Excuse me! That's it for today.
Come another time, alright?Excuse me! Thank you!
Excuse me!
Boss!Are you angry?
I'm not your boss.I also didn't let you stay work here.
Please, pack things up.Don't affect my business.
Boss, don't be upset!
Maybe . . .I don't understand scond-hand book business.
I may also have sold them cheap.
But it's all part of the process.
Moreover . . . look!
And also this!
This is what you earned from selling books?
I told you that you won't lose if you hire me.
Keep it, it's your money.
I'll buy back all the books, still outside, from you.
Put away the tent and you're free to go home.
Wait a minute!
Like this does it mean I passed the interview?
What interview?
Salesman!
You forgot?!I said I wnated to be a salesman here.
If you think I did alright, let me start working here tomorrow.
I've already said I don't need a salesperson.
Ok, if you don't hire me
I'll wait here until you finally agree!
Why do you insist on working here?
You're my sister's boyfriend who's lost his memory.
I'm out of work now.
Based on humanism, you should take care of me.
I can help you remember my sister.
I don't want you to forget her.
My sister since she was little she liked books like my dad.
She really liked books.
I never understood what's good with books.
So, I believe that if I work here
I can understand why my sister liked books so much.
OK, you have a test period of one week.
However, during that time I‘ll test you.
If you don't pass, I can kick you out anytime.
YES!
I'm a salesperson here!
I suppose you weren't comfortable these past few days.
Fortunately, Ah Bi has an empty room for renting.
Pack your things up and move there.
Yes Sir!
I go pack the tent up.
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So comfortable!
Don't tell me you like Mo Cheng.
You watch too many dramas.
Don't say nonsense.
I have a boyfriend anyway.
Then why did you leave Taipei and come work here in this rotten place?
Because I like books.
That's why I wanted to become a salesperson in the bookstore.
Liar! There are so many chains in Taipei.
Just a self-introduction itself is classy enough.
Stop talking. Just ride the bike.
Why do you ask so much?
Who knows? Maybe you're a wanted criminalwho's come here to hideaway.
I know! You avoid debts!
If you keep talking nonsense about me
I'll tell your secret.
What secret do I have?!
Ah Bi has a girl he likes.
You want to know who that is?
Who . . .You're really weird!
Is everyone from Taipei so treacherous?
Pretty much.
You want to ask me why?
Aunt, you really eat too much.
Are you really from Taipei?
What Aunt? I'm only 26!
Don't Taipei women pay attention to their figure?
You know, I'm a flawless beauty.
Little girl, you're right!
I admire those girls who know how to eat.
So you're saying that I'm a woman that just knows how to eat, huh?
You . . .
Uncle Liu, your smoked, corned duck rice is delicious.
My smoked duck really is tasty, isn't it?
Let me tell you that the rice I use for the stir-fried rice is especially boiled.
You must use 1/10 less water that usual rice needs.
You give it a try next time you cook.
Alright.
It's because you're very hungry now that you can eat anything.
If it was really tasty then our business wouldn't be like that.
It's not holiday today so of course there are no travellers.
When people have long breaks, there'll be tons of guests, right?
I hope so.
Uncle Liu, how do we calculate the rent?
No hurry! Boss Yang just gave me a call
saying he'll pay one week's rent.
We'll talk about the rest in the future.
Anyway, you're alone here and you're familiar here.
We're dead boring here!
Maybe you go back in two days.
What boring?!
Last time that I came with my boyfriend
weather was nice, food was tasty
pace is slow and it's clean here and peaceful.
How can it be boring?
Haha!
You have no manners acting like that.
Why are you like that?
Alright, eat up.
The most important thing is eating.
My mom's a bit worried,
but I told her that it's very quiet here in Yilan.
It's not as enticing as in Taipei.
And while I'm here, I can work
as well as study for the civil service exam.
But I didn't tell my mom that my boss is my sister's ex-boyfriend.
Don't you let that slip out.
Otherwise my mom will over-think everything.
So... When are you coming to visit?
OK.
OK, bye.
Sis,
you'll cheer me on, won't you?
This is the center of the Judas transformation project.
It's also the place my father thought about most.
Isn't that Xin Ni?
Xin Ni!
Ke Xing?
It really is you! What a coincidence.
What are you doing here?
Didn't I tell you that I was going to help Xiang Shu Lei get back his memory?
I work for him right now.
I still have work to finish, let's talk another day.
Oh OK, then go ahead.I'm heading back inside to sleep.
Bye.
Your friend is very lively.
I wonder if she's had the smoked, corned duck rice here.
Smoke, corned duck rice?
When you have the chance, you can come try it.
Let's go and continue.
My father told me
that this was the most prosperous place in town, when he was younger.
The first thing he did when he received his pay
was to come here and have a plate for duck rice.
Afterwards, he'd head to the grocery store
to get a packet of cow's tongue pastry (named for its shape) for my granny.
He said that was the best time of his life.
Does a plate of duck rice really bring that much of a happiness?
It's hard to comprehend, right?
Actually, I'm the same as you. I'm unable to understand such feelings.
But if you could see his face as he retold all these memories,
you would know that all of this
was what true happiness meant for him.
No matter how much money I spend now,
he can no longer buy the feelings from the past.
If this place doesn't change,
I estimate that in two years, the shop houses will begin to close down and
then this place will become useless.
The value of a place increasing and decreasing in value...
In our line of work, it's something we just have to accept.
Sometimes...we can't do anything about it.
Being unable to do anything is just an excuse.
I promised my dad I wouldn't let this place tumble down.
So I will demolish all the risky buildings and
And I'm going to lay down a Western style stone road here.
Along the mountain terrain, I'm going to add a series of European style buildings.
This will attract more tourists to visit this place,
and let each of them have a bowl of the duck fried rice my father loved so much.
That's the perfect Judas I have in my mind.
Let's go.
We can take this road back slowly.
This place is good for a stroll.
♫ Time flies by ♫
♫ like the wind on the mountain top. ♫
♫ The days flow away ♫
♫ like the running stream. ♫
♫ Acacia flowers that fell all over the ground, ♫
♫ are you... ♫
♫ reluctant to see me go? ♫
Memory, a city, a set of memories, a taste of longing.
Do you like it?
That's very long ago.
Here.
Thank you.
It's not bad.
Especially this part.
That's the first assignment I had.
It's been almost ten years.
What are you counting?
I'm counting the number of words.
I heard before you left the country,
you were the top copywriter in all of Taiwan.
You created a quotation of NT$10,000 for each word, is that true?
From the case title to the main label, to the first page of the promotion leaflets,
for everything, it's NT$10,000 for each word.
So the rumor I heard was really true.
But since you were doing so well abroad,
wasn't it difficult coming back suddenly to help your dad?
Because I wanted to use this project to write my father's story.
You're still talking?
-Mom. -Have some fruit.
I thought dad and you were asleep.
No, I saw you were chatting so happily
so I washed some fruits. Try it.
It's okay. Don't busy yourself.
Not at all. The strawberries taste super good during this season.
Try it.
Sorry, excuse me.
Hello?
This kid has always loved telling stories.
From high school on, he would submit writings everywhere.
He would write prose and even fiction.
He started collecting royalties in high school?
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Hello?
Sister Ke Xin! I'm Ah Bi!
I forgot to bring my textbook, can you bring it over for me?
You called the wrong number.
Don't be like this!
What is it?
I won't disturb you if my parents were at home.
Please help me.
You're so annoying!
Alright.
Good morning.
Have you taken your breakfast?
It's okay, I don't have the habit of eating breakfast in the morning.
You're going back?
What about CEO Cheng? I'll say goodbye to him before leaving.
In my morning, my dad's always in the orchard out back.
Orchard?
It's a rocky path. Do you want to change your shoes
or wait for me to finish my cup of coffee? I'll bring you there.
It's okay. I can go alone.
Thank you.
Irritating!
Stupid Ah Bi!
I slept an hour lesser today.
Curse you! I hope your face gets covered in acne, and pimples grow on your pimples!
How can you not bring your textbook to school?
What's in that head of yours?
"The mountains retreat far away."
"The plains grow wider."
"Ah, this world. I'm truly growing fearful of the dark."
It's so comfortable.
"You said you were silly."
"How alike you were to a child flying a kite,"
"letting go when you should be holding tight."
"When the kite flies away, it leaves behind a broken mistake."
CEO Cheng? You grow the strawberries by yourself?
Yes.
Last time, strawberries were very precious.
When I was young, not everybody gets to eat strawberries.
The only difference is that my mother would buy me a strawberry during the new year.
Look at this strawberry, it's so red
and look at the shape. Doesn't it look like a heart?
When I was studying,
earning a lot of money wasn't my goal.
Because poor people like us thought that earning big money will never come true.
The only thing we wanted most was not to suffer.
But you were not only successful
but you have also surpassed your goal.
That's right, and now my ambition grows bigger.
I also wish that all the townspeople can live a life without suffering.
That's why I asked Mark to come back and take on this project.
Judas Project
Believe me.
This will definitely be Taiwan's most important development project of the century.
Three years ago, during the shareholders' meeting,
I saw you doing cutting articles.
I was observing you all along.
Everyone can see your hard work and progress.
I hope Mark and you can help me fulfil my dream.
Ke Xing! What are you doing here?
I'm trying to get Xiang Shu Lei's lost memories back.
I'm working under him now.
Strange...am I too early?
Good morning, boss.
Good morning.
Here's your breakfast.
Thank you.
This is my favourite time of the day.
Enjoying the breeze and having my breakfast.
If you're sitting back here to eat breakfast, what happens when a customer comes?
I'll just le them wait.
While they're waiting, they can look at more books.How nice is that.
So what's the operating hours for this bookstore?
If the weather's good, it'll be open early.
If the weather's bad, it'll be close early.
Then what's the customer count per day? How many books can you sell in a day?
Sometimes there's a lot of customers. Sometimes there are none, even for a week.
So where do you get the revenue from when the bookstore isn't doing well?
Every month, Santa Claus will deposit money into my bank account.
So...the questions you asked me are not a problem to me.
After his car accident, we could only deposit money into his account each month
to make sure he was living well.
If Santa Claus just gives you money,
then there are probably lots of things you can do.
Why did you decide to open a second hand bookstore?
Is it because you really love books...
Or is it that the person you like really likes to read books?
Do you know who influenced you to open a bookstore?
If you didn't study bookstores in college...
Or rather, since you can't study bookstores in college,
then how are you connected to books?
How did you end up managing a second hand bookstore?
When I was in primary school, my family was very poor.
We could only buy second hand books.
We hadn't expected that the school's textbooks were revised,
so I brought in my second hand books to school.
Unexpectedly, I was called on to read from the book in my first class.
But no one in the class knew what I was reading about.
Students, don't laugh.
It's because that's an old edition of our textbook.
But because of this beautiful mistake,
we were able to enjoy an extra literary work.Isn't that amazing?
Yes.
So then, let's have another student continue reading for us.
OK.
The quiet Tamsui river flows under the vast twilight,
bringing harmony of the setting sun reaching the earth,
the shining sunset glow dyes the river yellow.
The beautiful golden Tamsui river.
This is why I opened a second hand bookstore.
So you're saying that your family was poor when you were younger,
and you could only buy second hand books?
You don't believe me?
I feel that you are Xiang Shu Lei.
Isn't it tiring pretending to be someone else?
Whether or not you believe me, this past, for me, is real.
You may believe it, but I'm still going to prove you wrong.
You were saying that colleges don't have a bookstore department.
But let me tell you,
Hualian's teacher's college has one.
Our required classes were on format, front covers,
pricing, author identification, etc.
Have you finish your breakfast? Are you ready for a test?
Test?
You wish to work here? Then you have to do something for me.
What is it?
Collect books.
Collect books?
What's so difficult about it?
I did that before.
Do you know which types of books to collect and not collect?
This is my question for you.
You have to feel the books
and collect books that have a temperature.
Books with temperatures?
Are you trying to make life difficult for me and chase me out?
There's a certain temperature that books give off that the general public will be able to feel.
This is something you'll have to experience for yourself.
This is my test for you.
Fine.
Books with temperature, right?
Wait for me, I'll bring them back.
I've already contacted the sellers in Taipei.
Take the opportunity to be in Taipei and to buy books.
No problem! Taipei is my territory.
But...
But what?
The seller is a little weird.
Weird?
I don't know why but when he talks to me,
there's an audible puff of breath.
Audible puff of breath?
He said
"my books are really precious."
"Quickly come and collect them. I'm waiting."
How can that be...?
Oh my gosh.
Are you in Taipei?
Do you want to have lunch with me? I'll treat you.
Sister Xin Ni!
He's such a strange person.
What a weird test.
I bet he's gonna chase me out within seven days.
Then...what do you intend to do?
Just...find a book with warmth.
I know!
Microwave it until it's warm.
Or maybe you can leave it in the freezer.
Seems possible.
You still say yes?
-Ouch.-I'm very serious now!
Alright, that's so painful.
So if you fail to complete the test within seven days,
will he really chase you back to Taipei?
I think so.
Ke Xing, you don't have to go to Yilan actually.
Going to Yilan doesn't mean he'll recover his lost memories. Let's think of another idea.
Li Ze Xuan, do you think I'll come back to Taipei if you keep badmouthing?
It's not that!
I just don't want you to go to Yilan.
I don't care!
I've made up my mind. I have to find the book that has a temperature.
I will continue staying in the bookstore so that he'll remember about my sister.
It's the boss, the annoying one.
The one with a hole in his brain!
Hi, boss.
Can I go over now?
Okay.
How is it?
Sister Xin Ni. Sorry, I have to go collect the books now.
Li Ze Xuan, keep Sister Xin Ni accompany.
I...
Don't you need me to accompany you?
It's okay. It's near my house,
so I think it's fine.
Okay.
Good bye.
Be careful.
Good bye!
Bye!
Sorry, Sister Xin Ni. She's like this, doing whatever she likes.
Not at all. She's like this all the time.
But you, you seemed to be persistent.
Me?
That's what I like about her.
Although she's very impulse,
but she just does whatever she feels like.It's so cool.
Successful people have that kind of vibe.
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But that seller
is a little weird.
Weird?
Du Ke Xin, what are you afraid of?
It's just a slightly remote place.
What's there to be afraid of?
I can do it!
Strange...why is there nobody?
Is anybody in?
I'm from the Joy of Reading bookstore!
My surname's Du.
I'm here to collect the books.
Is there anyone?
I'm here to collect books!
There's nobody.
I'm leaving.
Miss. Aren't you here to collect books?
Why are you leaving before collecting the books?
Are you...Mr Chen?
Yes. Sorry, I was training.
Are all second hand bookstore workers as cute as you?
Mr. Chen, please conduct yourself properly.
My boyfriend's outside waiting for me. I'll call him in.
Really?
Why would I lie to you?
I know how to do Tai-chi and shadow kick, my tiger fist is formidable!
Go away!
Miss, I've packed the books you wanted.
It's over there. Take a look.
Mr Chen, I'm sorry.
Because the area here is a little remote and
you're not fully dressed.
So I think there's a bit of misunderstanding.
I understand. My body is perfect
Almost everyone says that.
Take a look at the books and see if they're okay or not.
Okay.
Here, NT$500,
So little?
This book, "Perfect man's fitness bible" is very classic!
Don't you want it?
It's not suitable to sell that in our bookstore.
I'll just have those few.
Thank you. I'll put the money here.
I have to go other places to collect more books. Good bye.
You've been seeing a lot of weird people lately.
Please princess missy,
let me know beforehand of the places you're going to collect the books in future.
I got it.
That's good.
But seriously, you've collected to many books,
are there any books with degree?
Who cares!
I've met at least six sellers to collect these books.
If he rejects them, I'll...
What will you do?
I'll find a way to beg him.
While collecting these books,
I've found a really important clue.
What clue is that?
Look at Xiang Shu Lei.He loves old books,
and he loves collecting other people's memories.
How could he deal with not knowing his own memories?
That's right. What you said made sense.
Someone who's lost their memory would normally want to know about their past.
His interest and likes...
He'd use those as clues to find out the real answer.
My thoughts exactly.Subconsciously, he must want to restore his memories.
Wait till one day when he really can't stand it anymore,
maybe he'll look back and ask me to help him recover his memory.
But I still think he's very strange.
Unless you injure your head, to delete all your memories,
that's very hard to do.
What's so difficult about that?
Just like me, I have a superb memory.
Since young, from elementary school to high school, for every test, I totally remember everything.
Are you serious?
Test me.
Third grade.
For the final exam of the first school term, I got 3rd place, scoring an average of 92 points.
For the second mid-term test, I got 5th place,
an average of 87 points,
For the third mid-term test, I got 2nd place with an average of 95 points.
- And the next semester--- Hey, that's enough. Why remember all that?
It's not that I remember it, I just can't forget it.
You can't forget them?
Don't you have any similar experience before?
You wish to forget certain things, but you can't.
Dancing...
I love to dance.
I know that.
But I mean, a memory that you want to forget but can't.
Stop talking about that.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
OK, then just eat this bread. Don't you really like it?
Here, have some bread.
It's so dry, how am I supposed to eat it?
Alright, I'll got get the sauce.
♫ Time flies by ♫
♫ like the wind on the mountain top. ♫
♫ The day flows away ♫
♫ like the running stream. ♫
♫ Acacia flowers that fell all over the ground, ♫
♫ are you... ♫
Mom, why don't you allow me to take dancing lessons?♫ reluctant to see me go? ♫
Mom! Why are you always avoiding my questions?
When you dad came back to Taiwan, there were a couple of female students who admired him very much.
What does it got to do with me dancing?
There's one girl that's very famous in school. She loved being in the limelight.
She wore red or peach all the time
as if others couldn't see her.
She had slim legs and wore such high heels.
- She danced really well, so whenever there're special events...- Mom...
why are you telling me this?
Just because of this, you forbid me on learning how to dance?
Don't you think that's too much?
Fellow comrade, may I ask you where's the building for Department of Sociology?
It's that building over there.
- That one? - Okay, thank you.
Welcome.
What we are going to discuss today is the ethnic identity in Taiwan.
What's the most important factor in determining different ethnic groups?
- Language!- That's right. It's language.
There was a folklore I once heard.
It is rumored that when Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799) toured the southern part of China, he also visited Taiwan.
Back then, there was this rich redneck in Taiwan.
This rich redneck...
What are you laughing at?
What's your name?
Professor, my name is “Huang Zei.”- “Huang Zei”? (“Fang Jie” pronounced with thick Hokkien accent)
Okay, let's just call that rich redneck "Fang Jie" or "Huang Zei."
Huang Zei really wanted to invite the emperor to dinner.
(So he said this in Hokkien:) "I want to invite the emperor to a dinner..."
But the officials from Beijing thought he spoke in Mandarin and interpreted it as, "The Emperor has passed away!"
"The Emperor has passed away!"
Dad, what are you thinking about?
Why have we grown so far apart?
Now do you understand?...
I only have hot tea.
What is the matter?
Can't I look for you?
I have class after that.
Why can you teach well in your classes
but not live a normal life at home?
Teaching is my job.
For my job, I have to forget about my problemsand focus on my job.
What about me?
Can't you forget your problems for me?
-We can continue leading our normal lives.- How am I supposed to forget them?
How?
We have Ke Jie last time.
Now, there are only the three of us.
Everytime I live a good life, I always thought of Ke Jie not beside us.
Then let us move house, move to a place without sister.
Let's start anew with our lives, okay?
No! What if Ke Jie can't find us?!
Dad...
you lost a daughter. Do you still want to lose another one?
I'm Ke Xin, the one that loves to cling and acts cute to you.
I'm Ke Xin, the one that you love to sing for.
I'm standing in front you right now. Can't you see me?
Ke Xin! Stop forcing me!
Both you and your sister are so precious to me. I don't wish to be bias among the two of you.
But...don't treat me this way.
I'm very tired.
I'm really very tired.
I'm tired too!
If you continue to live this way, I will feel thatsister has taken you away from me.
I don't wish to blame her, neither do I want to hate you!
So please...for this family
Can you pick yourself up?!
♫ Happiness should not be a compromise. ♫
♫ happiness should not be a compromise. ♫
♫ We shouldn't... ♫
♫ linger on this broken dependence. ♫
♫ We shouldn't... ♫
♫ be afraid of what we would miss out. ♫
♫ Please don't become so small-minded. ♫
”Our first encounter on the log bridge is ancient history.”
”Here and now, there’s only a vast prairie ahead.”
”I’ve lost the privilege to pamper and support you.”
”(Farewell, by Zheng Chou Yu)”
Preview...Hey, Li Ze Xuan! I just send a photo to you.
Can you please check who that woman is?
Miss Du.
All these books are so old.
I can give them to you for free.
Please bring these books back to the bookstore
and help fulfill my wish.
Lu Xun's ”Scream“ was a forbidden book in those years.
So that grandfather used his life to protect these books.No wonder he wasn't willing to be apart from them.
I want to look for my mother!
Ok, just be like your mother!
Every time you encounter a problem, you would run away from home.
Granny, there is no need for you to make things difficult for a child.
Who are you?
Everyday I always have to apologize for his wrongs, who do you think is more difficult?
I hate granny!
Don't run!
A student in your dad's department told me,
lately, there's a girl who always come looking for your dad.
Her name's Liang Liyun.
What are the two of you doing?!
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♫ Three years ago, we were just strangers on the road. ♫
♫ There're no worldly emotions that entangled us. ♫
♫ We lived an affection-less life, just passing each other by. ♫
♫ We were people from two different worlds. ♫
♫ But loneliness dictates that our story begins. ♫
♫ We went from lovers, to family, then strangers in the end. ♫
♫ I took a long detour and got to see our journey thus far. ♫
♫ Returning to the start left me so full of emotions. ♫
♫ I don't want to be the nice guy with a reluctant smile. ♫
♫ I'd rather be indifferent and turn away. ♫
♫ I was alone to begin with, and I'm alone in the end. ♫
♫ I could only wish you and him a happy life. ♫
♫ I'll be a good person and let you go. ♫
♫ Is happiness still a possibility? ♫
♫ From this day on, in our own journeys, ♫
♫ I hope that love can come again ♫
♫ and bring about an emotion-filled love song. ♫