Episode 3
Luo Man is my daughter.
Stop right there!
Professor Luo,
why is your excuse so old-school?
How could we believe that?
What would make you guys believe it?
Evidence.
Show me some irrefutable proof.
Okay.
Director, it?s here.
Li Xiu Qi,
can you join the music club
despite already having to study
and being a part of the student government?
It feels like a mistake.
I want to use my free time to have an enjoyable student life.
Every time I see you,
I?m reminded of myself when I was young.
You?re just like me at your age.
What puzzles me more is
why you chose to join Professor Luo's music club
out of all the extracurricular activities
offered here.
I like Professor Luo.
I learn a lot from him.
He never lectures in a careless manner.
Let?s go in and take a look.
Okay.
See? See?
This birthmark
is the same as my daughter?s.
Exactly the same.
It?s true.
Luo Man has one just like it.
Professor Luo.
What are you doing?
What is this?
You have to act like a professor to be one.
You ought to know this. Now, what are you doing?
Li Xiu Qi,
is this what you told me about?
The serious way Professor Luo conducts himself?
Uh... D-director...
Director.
Ma Jun Cai, this is all your fault!
Hi, Chris!
Hey, sweetie. What?s up?
Oh really?
Mom and Dad are still mad?
Well I don?t know what to do.
I?m having a great time.
Made lots of new friends.
Yeah, everything?s awesome.
Okay, I miss you too.
Okay, I?ll talk to you soon. I?ll see you soon.
Alright, bye-bye.
Your family?
Yeah, my half-sister.
My birth-father and stepmother
had two kids together.
I have a little sister and a little brother.
Just now you said your parents are upset.
Is everything okay?
They were really against me coming to China.
They still won?t contact me.
Then,
they didn?t agree to let you come?
Yeah.
Don?t you think it?s absurd?
But I always think people should do what they want.
If I didn?t come to China, I?d regret it for the rest of my life.
Do you think that?s stupid?
No.
I admire you.
Admire me?
Yeah.
A lot of people have expectations of me.
My parents, professors, classmates.
Sometimes, I want to be like you
and just do what my heart desires.
Do whatever I want.
Xiu Qi.
Actually, you?re pretty awesome.
You?re doing really well.
A lot of people go around praising you.
Nobody goes that far.
Xiu Qi.
Remember, you?re awesome.
Xiu Qi really is awesome.
His smiles radiates all day long.
He?ll help anyone through their troubles.
How can one person not lack anything at all?
Handsome, good at school, treats people well.
Ting Ting, could you stop grossing me out?
Do you really like him that much?
I?ll give it to you straight.
Starting from that moment,
I fell for him.
Is anyone's cellphone still on?
How many people?
It's not too late to hand it over!
I?m warning you,
if I find out they aren?t off,
you won?t get off so easy!
Good thing you?re being honest
or else everyone would be punished with you.
Give it!
A man with this cellphone?
Don?t you feel ashamed to use this?
Go! 50 laps!
Stand at attention when you?re done!
No dinner for you tonight!
From that moment on,
every time I ate or trained,
I would look for Xiu Qi?s silhouette.
Each time I saw him,
my heart would go thump-thump-thump without stop.
That much?
You still don?t understand.
Can't you get what it feels like to like somebody?
But Xiu Qi still
hasn?t looked at me.
Is it true he's not into girls?
As that kid?s good friend,
I can swear to you in good faith that that?s not possible.
That kid was really into Gao Yuanyuan.
*Gao Yuanyuan is a Chinese actress
All the posters in his room were of her.
Really?
But he took them down really quickly later on.
He said something about having to immerse himself in studying.
He?s so weird.
What can I do for him to accept me?
Him? He?s a blockhead.
He?s not interested in anything except studying.
By the way!
Scared me.
Aren?t you in a group with him?
Why don?t you use this to your advantage?
What?s this?
It doesn?t look like something you?d have.
I tidied up someone else?s things.
They didn't want them,
and I thought it'd be sad to throw them away,
so I kept them in here.
Are they from a girl?
You like her.
I forgot to do the math homework.
The teacher?s gonna kill me.
Help me out, my good friend.
Thanks, love ya, hurry up!
You like her.
Before rehearsing,
let?s each choose an instrument that suits us.
Mm.
Can anyone play the guitar?
I can!
Xiu Qi can! He?s played since he was a kid.
Is that right, Xiu Qi?
Not bad.
I haven?t touched it in a long time, though.
Never been on stage.
Don?t be afraid.
Playing guitar is like riding a bike.
As long as you?ve done it, there won?t be a problem.
Mm.
We have a guitar player.
How about the keyboard?
Who can play a piano? Electric keyboard counts too.
Me.
Professor, Zhang Hao can.
He used to play piano.
Zhang You Tiao can play the piano?
Don?t joke around just because he?s not native.
Professor, I can play. Professor.
Don?t be prejudice.
I can play.
Let?s give him a test.
We can?t know without testing him, right?
Right, right.
I?ll play.
You ready?
You?re amazing!
Tch. Loves putting on a show.
We have someone who really knows the basics.
You?re our keyboardist.
Yeah!
What I?m going to ask next is very important.
It?s about our lead singer.
The lead singer in a music club
is the main attraction.
Seeing that no one here has experience yet,
I?ll carefully choose the lead singer in order to make people quickly come.
This lead singer?
Ting Ting can sing.
During karaoke, she hogs the mic.
Being a mic hog and a lead singer are two entirely different matters.
Professor,
are you doubting me?
I joined this club
in order to be the lead singer.
Why else would I be here?
Ting Ting has a good voice.
Unlike you, professor.
See? See?
You're so understanding.
How about this, professor?
I?ll perform for everyone first.
Don?t cut.
Since it?s like this,
let?s everyone have a vote, okay?
Thank you, everybody.
I?ll sing you all a song.
?I like using my tone
?To sing about your scent
?This second
?Fermenting this kind of sweet feeling
?A hundred types of languages understand
?Love has one soundtrack
Professor, professor.
Help me out.
What am I in charge of?
I can do that, too.
Whatever.
Be the bass guitarist.
Why?
What do you mean, why?
What are you wearing?
Leather shoes.
Who let you wear leather shoes?
Do you wear leather shoes to class?
Leather shoes!
Who allows you to wear leather shoes?
Wearing leather shoes, leather shoes.
Can you wear leather shoes to class?
How can you go to class like that?
Go, go, go over there.
?Because your world won?t be drab again
?You get that my smile is wonderful
What?s going on?
I?m off to class.
Zhang Hao!
Let?s go together.
Okay.
Xiu Qi,
if you have the time,
teach Ting Ting about reading music.
Reading music?
Yup.
Luo Man,
You know that right now even my study time?
Li Xiu Qi!
I never pegged you as this type of person!
Ting Ting is the music club?s lead singer.
If she can?t read music, how can she sing?
This music club doesn?t have many members who can play instruments.
With a singer who can?t sing,
wouldn?t this be the same as just reading along to passages and recording it?
Besides, what if...
What if the director pays a surprise visit one day and has us play, what then?
Our club's going to crumble,
and my dad will be fired.
I?ll be the laughingstock of the school.
Finally, my father-daughter relationship will miserably leave the school,
feeling this pain for the rest of our lives.
Do you still want to blow this off!?
Do you have to exaggerate that much?
Would you take it to heart if I didn?t, Li Xiu Qi!?
I?ve been your buddy since elementary school!
But now you...
How can you be so heartless?
Alright, alright, I get it.
I?ll teach her, okay?
When and where?
Tomorrow, 3:00, karaoke room.
Karaoke?
Why there?
Do as I say!
Stop with the nonsense!
Let?s go.
Hurry up!
Zhang Hao, what?s up?
I found something on the internet.
The signal is better here.
Art College, Department of String Music.
Why are you looking this up for?
I thought of a clue.
When I ran into her at the pub,
she was carrying a string instrument case.
So?
So
I think she?s a music major.
I'm going to look through all the music schools in the area.
Makes sense.
I?ve never seen this student before.
Look again.
She should be a string instrument student.
How can I remember each of my hundreds of students?
Alright, thank you, Professor.
Hold on!
You need something?
W-what time is it?
3:50.
Thanks...
Do you think that glass hasn?t been wiped clean in a while?
I guess so.
It?s a little dirty.
Wipe it down again.
Yes, ma?am.
Over there, too.
Jie.
What are you doing here?
Isn?t today your day off?
Yeah, I, uh...
I have something I want to double-check.
About the thing I brought up last time...
What thing?
The girl I met in Santorini.
Has she been by lately?
I haven?t seen her since.
If she happens to contact you,
or comes to perform again,
please let me know right away.
Can you?
I can, I can.
You?ve said that a million times already.
Don?t be so hasty, okay?
Bye!
Phone: Shu Qing.
Hello? Shu Qing.
Okay. See you in a bit.
Sorry!
I?m late.
I was delayed by something.
It?s fine.
I ordered a latte for you.
You?re so kind.
Oh, right,
your wages for this month.
Thanks.
How long do you plan to keep singing?
I?m not sure.
Why?
You think I?m not good enough?
I wouldn?t dare.
After all, I helped you hide it from your parents.
As long as you want to continue, I welcome you at anytime.
Thank you.
Actually,
the reason why I?m late is
because Zhang Hao came to find me at the pub again.
He?s been told you?re not there so many times now.
The silent treatment you gave him
and him not knowing how you are
made him think that coming to China was pointless.
Now though
it seems different.
He?s so motivated.
Alright.
I?ve already told all of my employees to not say anything about you.
Do you really not have any feelings
for him?
I don?t want to talk about it, okay?
Do you think my situation right now
will allow me to accept him?
No hands! No hands!
Sorry.
Just now when I parked the car, I saw some kids playing soccer.
I haven?t practiced in forever,
so I played with them for a while.
Are you two finished talking?
This is Ding Ling-jie.
Hello, my name?s Tang Bo Wen.
Nice to meet you.
Sorry.
So
you?re Shu Qing?s fianc�.
Yes, ma?am.
You?ve heard?
My parents told Ding Ling-jie.
They?re good friends.
If you have the time,
come have a drink at my pub.
Okay, I?ll pay you a visit another day.
Mm.
Let?s go.
You grasped today's concepts very well.
Let?s stop here.
Xiu Qi,
actually
I?ve liked you since the start of military training.
I know.
I know
you?re only focused on studying.
I also thought about giving up,
that I shouldn?t add to your burden.
But I couldn?t do it.
I?m sorry.
I shouldn?t cry.
Don?t worry about it.
I really am sorry.
You know I don't have time to date.
I know
what I said
will make you feel really awkward.
I?m sorry.
But
love doesn?t come at appropriate times.
You?re the first one who?s liked me this much,
so I accept your feelings.
I got an eyelash in my eye.
Here, I'll help you get it.
Come a bit closer.
Don?t move.
Does it hurt?
What?s made you smile so happily?
Li... Li-Li...
Li Xiu Qi.
What are you doing here!?
Don?t yell in the library.
How can I whisper?
What are you doing here!?
Didn?t you say you?d teach Ting Ting music theory?
She should be well taught.
if she's so serious about it.
What? Who's she studying with?
Xiu Qi told me
you're extremely serious about learning how to read music.
But all you've been doing is daydreaming.
It's like you?ve lost your soul.
Student,
I?m speaking here, are you listening?
I?m listening.
I?m sorry.
Let?s go now.
Go?
We?re already here.
Let?s sing a few songs.
Song: "You Found a Reason"
Open your ears, this is a real classic.
?You found a reason
?To balance me
Didn?t we say it had to be you?
Why did you send my dad?
She?s so serious about learning music theory.
In response to her responsible attitude, I asked Professor Luo to teach her.
I don?t understand why you?re angry.
It?s because this is how it turned out, don?t you get it?
Ting Ting, she li?
I?m not interested.
What?s wrong with Ting Ting?
I?ve told you already,
I?m really just not interested.
Don?t do something like this again.
Hey, Xiu Qi!
Li Xiu Qi!
What the heck?
Shouldn?t I be the angry one here?
Haven?t I suffered enough?
Why must I run into Zhang You Tiao?
Still hovering around me.
Hi!
Hi, Luo-shixiong.
I saw you behind me.
Why did you run this way?
Didn?t I run behind you because I wanted to run behind you?
Lunatic.
Also,
I?m warning you,
don?t call me ?Luo-shixiong? again.
Be careful I?ll make you eat serious trouble.
*In Chinese you "eat" things like trouble or hardships when you're enduring them. It's a very idiomatic phrase.
Eat...?
Oh right,
according to your IQ,
what I just said must?ve gone over your head.
Hey.
Ma Jun Cai can call you that,
what?s the big deal if I do?
Don?t tell me it?s...
You have a crush on me?
What!?
Saying that can make people laugh themselves to death, you know.
We?re clearly not on the same page.
Just go, bye-bye.
Okay.
On the way, I?ll ask,
what are we going to eat at that dinner party the day after tomorrow?
I?ll not eat lunch that day to prepare myself
for eating a feast!
I?m really looking forward to it.
I know!
As for what we?re eating,
please respectfully anticipate it!
I?m so excited.
I?ll let Jun Cai and Xiu Qi know to definitely empty their stomachs.
I've heard that when someone in China treats you,
it's the culture that the more the recipient eats, the happier the person buying is.
Right?
How can you be so stupid!?
Can?t you see how I?m not in the mood right now?
How would I know that?
It?s not written on your face.
You would be this shameful.
No wonder that girl you met in Santorini would pretend to not know you.
Were you just in a one-sided love in Santorini?
I get it.
Because you?re so vain,
you thought that girl liked you back.
You bothered me first.
This afternoon at 5:00.
Meet me at our usual place.
The number of people practicing is getting larger.
Wait for me by the lake nearby, okay?
I don?t want a lot of people to notice that someone?s always there to get me.
I understand.
What about Thursday?
You still want to exercise?
Yeah, at that place on Jin Rong Street.
Okay.
You can come a bit later.
The gym isn?t far from my house.
I don?t want to get home early.
I understand.
If you?re free,
let?s have a meal together.
We?ll see.
Okay.
?Close my eyes and let the world go by
?I feel the rain drops on my mind
?And when the time gets hard with nowhere left to hide
?Just wanna drop down and cry
?Then you came and changed my life
?Being the bestest friend of mine
?Oh, I can?t ask for more
?So let them bring it on
?Let it rain, let it rain
My name?s Zhang Hao.
Philosophy dept., Luo Man.
?I know I got you by my side
Luo Man!
?Oh, let it rain, let it rain
?I know I got you by my side
Who... are you?
I think you have the wrong person. I don?t know you.
?Let it rain
That Li Xiu Qi?s so unprofessional.
As someone who needs to pour their heart out,
when I need him, he?s not here.
One-sided love.
Book-worm.
He?s gonna marry a library.
Luo Man, what?re you doing?
Nothing. I?ve never seen this box before.
What?s inside?
Nothing.
Why are you so flustered then?
I?m not flustered.
Yeah right.
It's clearly written on your face.
I just don?t like people touching my things.
Haven?t you heard of personal property?
Who cares?
Didn?t want to look anyway.
I said you can?t.
Just lemme see.
What?s inside? Is it bread?
There?s nothing inside.
You think people hide away bread like you do?
I?ll have you know, Li Xiu Qi!
If you don?t tell me today, I won?t leave.
It?s my diary.
Diary?
That?s right, so no peaking.
You think you?re some big star?
I don?t care anyway.
You?d think it was some sort of rare chocolate.
Why are you here anyway?
That?s right, why did I come here?
You annoyed me so much I forgot.
I?ll tell you when I remember, bye-bye.
Happy birthday, Li Xiu Qi.
Keep in good health.
What blind person left a basketball here?
Ting Ting,
next week?s your birthday.
What do you want?
Xiu Qi?s been snatched away.
How can you still talk with me about presents?
What happened?
Just now I overheard
some freshman making all sorts of comments.
So handsome.
We made a good choice coming here,
being able to see this hot guy everyday.
No.
I really want to go confess to Xiu Qi.
You?re so brave.
Today?s girls really are not self-aware.
I really don?t get you all.
What?s so good about that guy?
Isn?t he the prime example of a blockhead?
So many people have a crush on him.
I?ve decided to take my final measures.
With all the oversupply, Xiu Qi will be snatched away.
I?m going to confess.
Confess?
Delicious.
Try some, try some.
Wow, what holiday is it today?
Such a big meal.
Someone?s treating us today.
Who?s being so generous?
You!
What?
Me?
Yup.
You promised last time to treat us to a feast.
Look,
I recorded it all down.
Luo Man.
Why isn?t Wen Ting Ting here?
She said she?ll be here soon.
But I didn?t think you?d invite so many people.
Such scrumptious food.
Why did you invite my dad?
He?s a member of the music club too.
Luo Man, eat some.
Here, Luo Man.
Have some.
I?m not hungry.
I?ll just have some rice.
Waiter, bring me a rice bowl.
What are you doing here?
Isn?t this a dinner party?
Two bowls.
My God.
Hot.
Did you guys notice?
Wen Ting Ting looks really hot today.
Do you think Ting Ting looks a little different today?
Today, you...
combed your bangs.
It angers me how much of a blockhead he is.
He must be a rock.
I remember
what I wanted to tell everybody.
Next time,
we should choose a song.
Right?
We?re being lax during club.
I have no way of accounting myself to the school board.
Professor,
what song do you have in mind?
I... I looked through
hundreds and hundreds of songs.
Finally, I chose,
?Do You Love Me or Not??
This song truly is a classic.
Do you guys know?
It helped
y-your generation out a lot.
What do you all think?
No.
Okay!
It?s decided then!
?Love Me or Not??!
Professor Luo,
how come you and your daughter are so alike?
I didn?t agree.
If I sing this song,
my girls will definitely be suspicious of my credibility.
Dad,
how about... we play a different one?
Am I really your professor?
Does what I say not mean anything?
This is for your good.
What is with your younger generation?
W-what?s with the rebellion?
How about we play
?One and a Half Summer??
That?s a good idea.
It?s got a Western feel.
It?s nice.
Since everyone?s so interested.
Hold on.
Don?t you think something?s missing?
Missing?
Ah, okay okay.
Waiter! A plate of shrimp!
Eat, eat, eat! All you know is eating!
Don?t you all think
we?re missing a drummer?
Drummer?
D-drummer?
Wang Min Qiang.
I?ve never seen
you so good.
Min Qiang,
where?d you learn to play the drums?
Taiko master.
What?
Okay.
Good.
Now that everyone?s here,
we should get to practicing.
Come.
That is...
Let me say something.
Alright, alright, calm down.
This practice...
Stop for a second, alright?
Look a this group of punks.
Professor, professor,
don?t go, we sound good.
Why are you leaving?
Who let you wear skin-tight clothes?
Who let you wear skin-tight clothes!?
How can you wear that to practice?
I?m asking you,
why would you wear skin-tight clothes to practice?
Is this still a class?
Why would you wear skin-tight clothes?
What the heck?
Do I have to have a reason?
What does he have against me?
What's wrong with wearing skin-tight clothes?