When you come over, with a face full of smiles
Lips curving up
Can't hide the distance.
The hearts of two people
once were side by side,
but now all that's left
is half of an acquaintance.
At the crossroads,
you hugged me and told me not to cry.
The hesitance swimming in your eyes.
I can understand so don't worry.
We send our good wishes to each other and carefully step into the new day,
losing you.
Your gentle touch shatters our brief memories.
The moment when I left,
I didn't want to take any memories of you.
After I turned around,
Hoping the sadness won't continue.
Even if you've forgotten,that we once promised to be together forever.
I won't blame you for anything,
because I love you.
Under the trees and the breeze,
every moment is hard to forget.
We still stand where we started.
Half of me is already gone with you. Gone with you...
Episode 1
I'm finally in China.
Luo Man, I'm here.
She should be here.
She must be.
Isn't this too expensive?
That has always been our price.
I didn't set the price.
I didn't bring that much money
Can you make it cheaper?
Never seen someone bargain when paying fees.
This isn't the market.
Plus,
our school's dorm for international students
is cheaper than most universities.
Teacher, I'm here to pay my dorm fees.
Okay. 900.
Why is his only 900?
Because he's Chinese.
That is the price for the ordinary dorm.
Me too! I want to live in the ordinary dorm too!
Foreigners can't live in the ordinary dorm.
No, I'm a Chinese.
My parents are both Chinese.
I was unlucky to be born in America.
No room for discussion.
You have an American visa.
Don't, I can speak Chinese.
Look, my face screams Chinese
I'm a Chinese so why do I have to live with foreigners?
I don't want that.
Even though I was born in America,
I've never had a feeling of home
after getting off the plane today,
I found my answer.
Even though it's my first time in China,
everything is so familiar to me.
It feels like I belong here.
But who knew you guys still see me as a foreigner.
When I wake up tomorrow,
and greet my roommates,
I will have to say "Good morning."
But I want to say "Zao Shang Hao"!
I feel so disappointed.
Jiejie,[jiejie=older sister.]
can you understand my pain?[Refer to biological older sister or females who are older but not yet an aunt]
I know I can't blame you
I just feel so down,
depressed, lonely, cold-
Give me 900.
900
Okay
Thank you Jiejie!
Wait a minute.
Jiejie, did you know this
is my first time in China.
I find that
the jiejies in China are so cute!
Thank you.
What are you doing Jun Cai?
Who is that?
Me.
You?
What joke is this?
I registered on a website
you need a profile picture.
I think this fits.
I'll be surprised if you're not reported.
Jun Cai,
aren't you interested in pop music?
Are you interested in joining a band?
Band? Our school has a band?
Yeah. Luo Man has one.
Elder disciple Luo again?
Xiu Qi,
you're the student council president
you barely have time to study and sleep
and you still clean up after her?
Yeah. Understand me and help.
I want to help you
but you know me
I have my club
and fraternal liquor board. I don't have time for useless practice.
It's good to join a band.
You can relieve you're stress from studying.
I don't have stress.
I have divorced studying a long time ago.
Hello everyone!
You are my roommate then.
You know him?
No.
Did the dorm manager say a new person was coming?
Never heard about it.
Student, sorry but I think you're in the wrong place.
No I didn't. I'm Zhang Hao.
From now on, we're roommates.
What's going on?
Let me ask.
Brother,
what do you major in?
Chinese. My classes are at the Language Center.
Still learning Chinese when you're already this good at it?
Language Exchange Center?
Isn't it the Institute of International Relations?
You're an international student.
That's right. I'm from New York.
America!
Shouldn't international students be staying at their own dorms? Why is he living with us?
Yeah.
I don't have money
so I begged the teacher to let me live here.
No money? You can study abroad if you have no money?
Don't you need something like a guarantee?
Truthfully, I don't have money
but my family does.
Still rich
Okay stop staring at him. It's impolite.
Why do I feel like I've seen him somewhere before?
He looks so familiar.
Especially those eyes.
First time welcoming a friend from America
Small gift but strong bonds of friendship.[old saying]
I have a knife.
No need.
I just learned how to slice a melon with one hand. Let me demonstrate it to you guys.
Let's use a knife.
Here American.
Don't be modest.
- Here Xiu Qi. - It's okay.
So you spent all your savings
in order to find her?
This is American spirit
I really don't know what is sustaining you,
allowing you to coming here from half way across the globe.
A third of the globe.
I think she's my destined one.
When I first met her, I knew
that I will never forget her.
Everytime I think of her, I heart will go
badump badump dabump
That heart moving?
How pretty must she be?
Not just pretty, she's the type of girl that no man can reject.
She should be in the Philosophy Department.
Philosophy Department?
I know a lot of people from there. What's her name?
Luo Man.
What?!
Luo Man?!
You know her?
Are you sure it's Luo Man?
Luo Man?!
Nanyang University Philosophy Department's Luo Man?
Yeah! A few months ago, after I met her at Santorini,
she left without a word.
I think there must be a reason
so I must ask her personally.
- What did he say? Something ni? What is that? -An island in Greece.
But Luo Man never told me this.
Til now, she hasn't even been to Jiuzhaigou
not be mention leave the country.
There must be a misunderstanding somewhere.
Maybe not
you don't understand women, I understand women.
They are unreasonable
they can do anything.
Can I meet Luo Man? The sooner the better!
Yes.
Yes, I'll let you meet her right away.
Eat.
This month's living expenses are almost gone again.
Soon I won't be able to eat my cute buns anymore.
But good thing
the new job has a pretty nice salary.
Should be enough to buy 30 buns.
Over there.
Just who wants to meet me?
Li Xiu Qi being all secretive.
What's he plotting?!
Okay guys
I want to meet her by myself
can you guys wait here?
Okay.
What is he doing?
Luo Man
I finally found you.
Luo Man!
My bread!
Luo Man! Here! Come here!
Come here!
My bread!
- Xiu Qi!- Come here!
Hurry!
I'm sorry
No need to apologies. Give me my bread and laundry costs.
Okay.
I want to ask
if you are really the only Luo Man in the Philosophy Department.
That's right. I'm the only Luo Man. How many times do you want me to repeat myself?
Wait.
Isn't there a misunderstanding here?
Are you sure the one you want to find
is at this school?
Yeah
I'm sure I saw the name on the student handbook.
Student handbook?
This one?
Yeah, this one!
Luo Man. Third year. Philosophy Department.
The words and content are the same as the one I saw.
Are you sure this is yours?
I can recognize my own student handbook!
Luo Man
didn't you lose your handbook two months ago?
Oh. Right.
When I went to the airport to pick up my dad,
I bumped into this girl
and my bag fell.
I quickly picked it up but when I got back,
I found that my handbook was missing.
But it's all fine. Got it back from the reception office.
Then according to Luo Man, the one who picked up her student handbook
is the one Zhang Hao wants to find.
Do you know how to contact her?
No. She didn't leave any contact information.
Do you have a picture of her?
Let me see.
I met her for the first time
3 months ago at Santorini.
Should be around here.
The place where Mom and Dad came for their honeymoon.
Mom and I agreed to come here together
but I ended up coming alone.
This is the angle.
Nice view right?
So cold.
- When you try to squeeze me tight, everything just feels so right- Is this a coincidence?
This is my Mom's favorite song when she was alive.
Never thought I could hear it here.
I've tried so many times
to see me in your eyes,
but I
realize, oh I realize,
the night is over,
all is over,
a love so beautiful but we let it slip away.
The sound of my voice,
A smile on my face,
I will always be the same for you
and I'll always be the same
for you
Thank you.
Hey!
Remember me?
We met earlier at Oia village.
Are you travelling alone?
Do you speak English?
Where are you from? China? Korea?
Do you speak any Mandarin?
Wait
Yes?
You know the song that you were singing
it's "I'll always be the same for you" right?
I just thought you..ugh.. have a lovely voice.
So... do you want to go to dinner with me?
I wasn't singing for you.
Hey!
So um..there's this ship that goes to Mykonos everyday.
It's called
It's called Destiny.
And if we happen to bump into each other on the ship,
then it's really destiny. Right?
Don't forget to check the name of the ship!
Thank you.
And then? Did you meet her?
Yes. It was a miracle.
I think it was fate's plan.
At Mykonos' pier,
I waited for two whole days before she came.
That morning, I just got to the pier
a ship was docking.
At that time, I couldn't believe my eyes.
I found her asking for the ship's name.
I realized that she remembered me and my words.
Excuse me!
What's the name of this boat?
Destiny.
Hey, good to see you again!
Why do you look so surprised?
Where you on the Destiny just now?
Wow
That's unbelievable. I didn't think it would actually happen.
So, what do you think we should do now?
You know I think we should follow the call of our fate?
Elef̱thería.
Freedom.
You. Are you Chinese?
That's great!
That is the name of the ship
and also the name of the Captain.
Because he is the Captain so...um...
Anyway,
I'm Zhang Hao. 22 years old.
The boat everyone sees at the pier is called "Destiny".
Which means destiny.
The Captain named it in 1997 to support Athens in its bid for the 2004 Olympics.
The meaning is for the Olympics to return to its place of creation after 100 years.
But doesn't the name on the boat say Freedom?
The Captain has already passed away
and the boat was bought by a merchant who refurbished it.
But we can still see its original name on the boat.
What is this for?
Plain water has no taste
so I always add a piece of sugar.
You have so many tricks.
Okay
I know you'd rather eat steak than seafood
but I still don't know your name.
Are names important?
Of course. You are my destined one.
How can I not know your name?
I need to go to the restroom.
Nanyang University. Philosophy Department.
Luo Man.
We really are destined
even finding your name is a coincidence.
No wonder you misunderstood.
But why didn't she tell you her real name?
Don't be discouraged,
I'm guessing she's a university student about our age.
There will be news if we ask around a bit.
Well, now you know what she looks like
if you see her, please tell me.
Okay. Let me see it again.
The difference
between this girl and Luo Man is pretty big.
A big difference? Where?
Look. She's a beauty with elegance.
No wonder Zhang Hao pushed you into the lake after seeing your face.
You scared him.
You!
Stop hitting.
Elder disciple Luo, I'm still considering whether or not to join your band.
Don't forget.
I'm a Pisces. I'm very sensitive.
You! Don't forget to pay me my bread and laundry fees!
I'm watching you!
Aiya!
Join us.
It's great to have a preschool teacher who can play music.
You can teach kids to play the piano and sing. Such a beautiful picture.
I'm dieting.
I don't even have the strength to hold fried chicken.
I'm so hungry.
My head's full of pizza and fried chicken.
I'm not in the mood for anything else.
You can lose weight by joining the band.
Luo Man! Can you be more quiet?
Can't you see I'm studying?
Song Qing, do you want to join the band?
Are you under the impression that your life is totally carefree? Or are you missing a few brain cells?
According to 2010 governmental statistics
from the sixth national census, the national population is 1,343,239,923.
Based on these stats, to become one of the top one percent elite of the population,
you must beat 1,329,807,513.77 people.
In intensely competitive circumstances like this,
how could someone about to test in for her accounting license, like me, join a band?
I have no plans to squeeze into that top one percent.
I think it's pretty nice just to hang in the middle.
You think it's going to be easy to stay in the middle?
You'll have to beat fifty percent of 1,343,239,923 people,
which is six hundred seventy-one mil-
Perfect! Song Qing,
you're amazing at calculating.
Come and help me calculate TaoBao. It's giving me a headache.[TaoBao = a popular online store in China]
I'm going to the study room .
How come she just left?
Continue with your TaoBao.
Luo Man, you know I joined the band because of Xiu Qi.
I know.
Then do you think it's likely between Xiu Qi and I?
You have to help me.
I only joined the band because you need members.
Okay okay I get it.
I still don't know if I'll be able to gather enough members.
I'm still missing 2 of the 5 members.
I'm back!
The American's back. Where did you run off to?
I went to the supermarket to buy a few things.
Look at this rug. Not bad isn't it?
It was cheap too.
Let's put it at the door.
We get your good intentions
but this is a summer mat,
we use this to sleep on.
Sleep on? Is it comfortable?
Tonight, take this and sleep on it.
Experience Chinese people's intelligence.
That's right. I want to find a place to work so that I can earn my living expenses,
do you know any restaurants or book stores that are hiring?
I only have 30 dollars left.
I remember the library is looking for students for work-study. You can give that a try.
That's great. Thanks.
You don't smell it?
Wang Min Qiang! Come down!
Come down.
Wang Min Qiang. Computer science major.
Hi. Nice to meet you.
Zhang Hao, you're the first one in this dorm that dares to shake his hand.
- Zhang Hao, I'm going to shower. Want to come? - Okay.
I'm coming too! I have a date tonight, I need to freshen up.
Wang Min Qiang,
a new roommate's here, how about you try showering?
It's enough to wash once a year.
This is my bottom line.
- This is our bathhouse. - Okay.
How come mine doesn't have water?
You didn't insert the shower card.
Shower card? What is that?
You have to spend money to buy a shower card inorder to shower.
So it's like that.
Here, come to my side.
American,
nice body. How do you maintain it?
Exercise.
Lessen your trips to the nightclub to drink and you won't be like this.
I got it. Confidant Gege.[gege = older brother]
Why do you guys call him Confident brother?
Is he older than everyone else?
Confidant Gege is his nickname.
Confidant Gege?
He's smart
and also the president of the student council.
Students go to him not only to discuss their problems but also their worries.
Even when the dorm mother's daughter married bad, she still has to discuss it with him or else she won't be satisfied.
Xiu Qi, you are so warm-hearted.
Okay, stop fooling around.
Let's give you a scrub.
Here, big brother's gonna give you a scrub.
Thank you. Nice.
Thank you. Nice
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This is Santorini's smallest church.
So beautiful. Like a painting.
Getting married here must be very joyful.
Yeah.
That's right. You didn't bring your cellphone right?
If we get separated, we can meet up here.
Luo Man.
Sorry. What did you say?
Do you have something on your mind?
It's nothing.
Let's go.
In front of the church,
if I kept asking,
she might have told me what was on her mind.
- This is yours. Thank you very much. - Thank you.
I'm just early.
Just early.
She has never been late.
Did something happen?
So did she say where she was going, or where she's gonna be or did she leave any messages?
No.
Excuse me, have you seen this Chinese girl around here?
No.
Luo Man!
I thought that I could meet you once I come to Xiamen.
I will find you.
I will.
Classmate, would you like to join the band?!
Classmate, would you like to join the band!?
Hi classmates! Have you seen this girl before?
Hello teacher,
Have you seen this girl before?
No.
You haven't huh.
Thank you.
Classmate! Would you like to join the band?!
The reason I'm so persistent in forming the band is all because of my cute Dad.
Do you love me or not
Love me
or not.
You have just finished listening to a classic song.
What are your thoughts?
I don't know if you guys heard it clearly.
The ending "love me or not",
even listening to it now, it's still a classic.
That's why at that time, he won number one in the nation for 20 weeks.
Students! 20 weeks!
Dad, how's working at school?
Successful?
Your school's Director is a fan of mine.
He cried and screamed for me to teach.
Dad, I'll let my classmates all choose your course.
No, you can't do that.
You must never tell your classmates that I'm your Dad.
If they knew, during exams that will all come to me to ask for a high mark.
Give me a high mark.
What do I do? I'm not that kind of a teacher.
That's true.
But don't worry,
even though your Dad is not as popular as before,
I believe that once I start class, a swarm of students
will take my course.
That's right! Keep working Dad, I'll watch over you.
Okay. Dad will promise you
if the first class is successful, Dad will treat you to a good meal!
- Okay! Cheers!- Cheers!
What swarm of students?
There's only two or three cats.
Uncle is too proud of himself.
It's that pride of his that made him suffer his whole life.
Is there no other choice then?
Xiu Qi.
What?
If you don't think up a plan today, don't think you'll be able to leave!
- Loosen up! - Professor Zhang,
the English team you led won 2nd place at an international contest.
I said this before. I didn't misjudge you.
Thank you Director!
Director, this time I got you a 2nd place,
next year, I will give you 1st place.
Actually, from now on, let the students directly communicate with the foreigners.
That's it!
What?
A club.
We will also form a club. My Dad will be responsible.
Like the music club,
if the Director sees that my Dad successfully created a club, then my Dad will be a tutor.
What are you thinking about?
If a pop music teacher wants to create a club,
it should be...
a band.
That's right! A band!
Let's form a band!
Classmate! Would you like to join the band?!
Classmate!
Hello? What?
She's already there?
Okay. Don't worry, I'll be there soon.
Wait for me.
What are you doing? Scared me.
Sign.
I'm going to a date, I don't have time to reason with you
I'm too busy, just give up.
Hello?
What?
The date's cancelled?
Don't! She's my type!
What? Only like people involved in music?
Isn't she talking about me?
I started up a band recently.
Tell her to wait for me. I'll discuss music with her.
Tell her to wait for me!
I still have one more person left, just one more!
You have to help me!
There you are!
You got so much
Don't you only have 30 dollars left?
This is all given to me for free by the cafeteria Jiejie.
Jiejie?
You are really shameless!
You actually called someone who already celebrated their 60th birthday Jiejie.
I was going to pay but who knew she would give it to me for free.
He's in a pinch right now. His parents aren't supporting him.
So you're so poor you don't have food money.
That's great!
Join our band! I'll give you one bun every week.
- Really?
- Yeah!
No. I have my principles.
I can't join just for a bun.
Plus one meal.
Plus a group dinner, those kinds where you'll be bloated after.
Okay?
Okay.
Yes! Finally gathered them all!
You guys eat, I'll go hand in the form.
Slow down.
What?
Yes. Great, finally set.
As long as the band wins an award at a competition, the Director will praise my Dad and he won't be fired.
Crap,
today's my first day of work at the bar, I'm going to be late!
Boss, I'm done changing!
How many times have I told you to not call me Boss.
Call me Jiejie.
Jie...
Jiejie.
Did you say that I will be doing assigned work today? What is it?
That's right! I forgot to tell you.
I hired one more person.
From now on, you guys are responsible for cleaning and serving alcohol.
Then won't my pay be docked?!
That's right! Why did I think of that?!
But didn't we agree on this already Jiejie?
Silly girl, I'm doing this for you.
A girl like you can't do everything.
Can you clean the men's room?
This is a pub. When men drink too much, they go inside to puke.
I hired a male so give him the dirty work.
But if you think that's unfair, then you can do it yourself.
I'm very understanding.
But that men's room...
Leave it to him.
Good girl.
Elder disciple Luo!
Such a coincidence, you work here too!
Today's my first day,
I'm so lucky.
Just what lasting hatred have I had with you?
Did I steal your wife or offend your Mom?
Why do you keep following me?
What do you mean?
Because of you my paycheck...
I'd rather share it with a pig than you.
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Be careful.
Luo Man, are you mad at me?
No.
Really?
Then why does it seem like you're about to eat me?
That's right! I am mad!
After meeting you, I've been nothing but unlucky!
The first time we meet, you push my into the lake,
now you're here to steal my job!
I didn't steal your job.
Aren't we co-workers?
Originally, I was the only one hired,
but because you had to squeeze in, my pay got docked.
I didn't mean to. Jiejie said she lacks hands so I'm here.
Jiejie. Again with the Jiejie?!
Why are you so thick-skinned?! Calling everyone Jiejie!
They are happy when I call them Jiejie so why not?
If you like it, I can also call you Jiejie.
Jiejie.
Luo Man Jiejie! When are we having that group meal?
One and a Half Summer
Close my eyes and let the world go by
I feel the rain drop on my mind
And when the time gets hard with nowhere left to hide,
Just wanna drop down and cry
Then you came and change my life
Being the bestest friend of mine
Oh I can't ask for more
So let them bring it on
Let it rain
Oh I ain't scared no more
Let it rain
I know I got you by my side
Like an angel
Like my mother
Like the bestest friend of mine
Like an angel
Like my mother
Like the bestest friend of mine
Like an angel
Like my mother
Like the bestest friend of mine
So I
let it rain