You come over
With a smile on your face
The corner of your mouth lifts up
Can?t hide the distance
The hearts of two people
Once pasted together
Now left behind
And half-familiar
At the crossroads
You held me, told me not to cry
Expression lingering on hesitation
I know it doesn?t matter
We bless each other to hide carefully come tomorrow
I lost you
Smashing apart the memory of warm fingertips in that instant
When I leave
I don?t want to bring along memories of you
After I turn around
I hope this sorrow stops
Even if you?ve forgotten
We already said we want to be together
I have no way of blaming you
Because I love you
The Chinese parsol tree blowing in the wind
Can?t forget even a second
Standing in this lost place
Half of me has already let you go
Episode 1 Subtitled by ????~Fensi Subs~
I?m finally in China. Luo Man, I?m here.
She must be here.
She has to be.
That?s way too expensive.
This is how we?ve always collected fees.
I didn?t make the rules.
I didn?t bring that much money.
Can?t you make it a bit cheaper?
You want to haggle prices when you hadn?t even looked?
This isn?t the supermarket.
Besides,
our exchange student dorms
are already much cheaper than other schools?.
Professor, I?m here to pay for my dorm.
Okay, ¥900.
*Approx. $145
How come he only has to pay ¥900?
Because he?s a citizen of China.
This is the normal cost of the dorms.
I?ll do that too. I want to live in the normal dorms.
Foreigners aren?t allowed to live in the normal dorms.
No, no. I am Chinese.
Both of my parents are Chinese.
You said you were born in America.
No, I can speak Chinese.
Look, I even have a Chinese face.
Since I?m Chinese, why do I still have to live with the foreigners?
I don?t like this.
Even though I was born in America, I never thought of it as my home.
I found the answer why
when I got off the plane today.
Even though this is my first time in China,
it was at once totally familiar.
I felt like I belonged here.
But who would?ve thought you?d treat me like a foreigner?
Every morning when I wake up,
I could say ?Good morning? (English)
to my roommates,
but I really want to say, ?Zao Shang Hao!? (Chinese)
I?m so disappointed.
Jiejie.
*jiejie - literally means "older sister." In this context, he's flattering her by calling her a name usually reserved for younger woman
Do you understand how I feel?
I know you?re not to blame.
I just feel disappointed,
sad, lonely, and cold.
Hand over ¥900.
¥900?
Okay.
Thanks, jiejie!
Just a second.
You know, jiejie,
this is my first time in China.
I?ve just now found out how cute jiejies in China are.
Thank you.
What?s up, Jun Cai?
Who?s this?
Me.
You?
You must be joking.
I registered on a social website.
They wanted me to upload a profile pic.
This one suits me, I thought.
It would be strange if you weren?t reported.
Jun Cai,
don?t you have a lot of interest in pop music?
Do you want to join the music club?
Music club? Our school has a music club?
It does. Luo Man has one.
Luo-shixiong again?
Shi Xiong - means upperclassman (xiong is the male form of this word, indicating how Jun Cai doesn't see Luo Man as particularly feminine)
I say, Xiu Qi.
You're already the student body president
with a pretty strict study schedule.
You don't even have much time to sleep, and you want to help her clean up her mess.
Yeah, you get me, you understand.
So help me out.
I really want to help you.
But you know me.
I go to nightclubs.
I meet friends through alcohol.
I honestly have no time to waste doing some lame rehearsal.
That... being in a club is great.
You can alleviate the stress of classes.
I don?t have any stress.
I want to break out of classes early.
Hello, everybody!
You two must be my roommates.
You know him?
Nope.
Did the administrator say someone new was coming?
I never heard anything.
Classmate, sorry, but I think you?re mistaken.
I?m not. My name?s Zhang Hao.
Starting today, I?m your roommate.
What?s going on?
I?ll ask.
Hey. Bro.
What?s your major?
Chinese language. I?m in the language classes.
What are you studying Chinese for?
Language communication major...
It?s not the School of International Relations, right?
You?re an exchange student?
Right.
I?m from New York.
America! America!
Don?t exchange students have to stay in the international dorms?
Why is he with us?
That?s right.
Yeah... because I?m poor.
I begged the teacher for half a day.
She finally let me stay here.
Poor? You can study abroad with no money?
Don?t you need to prove your financial stability or something?
That?s exactly why I?m poor.
My family has money.
That?s still money.
Okay, okay.
Don?t stare, it?s not polite.
Do you think he looks familiar?
I feel like I?ve seen him before.
Especially those eyes.
First time I?ve gotten an American friend.
It?s the thought that counts.
Here, Xiu Qi.
No thanks.
So, you used all of your savings
just to find her?
This is the American spirit.
I have no idea how you get yourself
to go halfway across the world.
1/3 of the world.
I think she?s my destiny.
The first time I saw her,
I just knew
I?d never be able to forget her.
Whenever I think of her face, my heart goes
thump-thump, thump-thump, thump-thump.
It?s that intense?
That girl must be pretty.
Not only pretty,
she?s the kind of girl no man can ever refuse.
I think she's in the philosophy department.
Philosophy?
I know a lot of people in that department.
What?s her name?
Luo Man.
What?
Luo Man?
What? You know her?
You?re sure it?s Luo Man?
Luo Man? Luo Man? Luo Man!?
Nan Yang University, third year philosophy major, that Luo Man?
Yeah, yeah. That?s her.
She left without saying a word after we met in Santorini
some months ago.
I want to ask her
the reason for that in person.
What?s Santo-whatever? Is it a toy?
One of Greece?s islands.
Luo Man never said anything about this to me, though.
She hasn?t even been to Jiuzhaigou Valley in Sichuan,
not to mention a trip abroad.
There must be some mistake.
Not necessarily.
You don?t understand woman. I really understand them.
They?re illogical.
Who says everything?
Can I see Luo Man? The sooner the better.
Sure, sure, sure.
Sure. I?ll take you right now.
Eat up.
Yeah!
I don?t have enough to get through this month either.
I have to take my time eating my lovely bread.
But it?s fine.
My new job pays pretty well.
I should be able to buy 30 pieces of bread.
Luo Man?s over there.
Who?s looking for me?
Li Xiu Qi must be sneaking up.
What?s going to happen?
Luo Man.
I finally get to see you.
Luo Man!
Luo Man! Luo Man!
My bread!
Luo Man!
Luo Man, over here!
This way! Over here!
My bread!
Xiu Qi, over here.
Hurry! Come here!
Are you really the only one named Luo Man in the philosophy department?
That?s right. I?m the only Luo Man.
How many times do you want me to say it?
Wait a sec.
Hasn?t there been some sort of mistake?
Are you sure the one you?re looking for is at this school?
That?s right. I...
I saw the name of this school on her handbook clear as day.
School handbook?
This?
Yeah! That?s the one.
Luo Man! Junior, Philosophy.
It?s exactly what I saw.
Are you sure this is yours?
How could I not recognize my own handbook!?
Luo Man,
didn?t you loose your handbook two months ago?
Oh. Right.
Before I picked my dad up at the airport,
I ran into some girl.
My backpack fell on the ground,
and I haphazardly picked everything up.
When I got home, I realized I didn?t have it.
Thankfully, it was dropped off at the office.
Then the Luo Man
who picked up the student Luo Man?s handbook
is the person Zhang Hao is looking for.
Do you know how to contact her?
I don?t. She didn?t leave any contact information.
Do you have her picture?
Let me see.
Let me see, let me see.
I first saw her
three months ago in Santorini.
Mom and Dad must have gone
on their honeymoon around here.
Mom had promised
when I got old enough that we?d come back together.
In the end, I came alone.
This is the spot.
Nice view, right?
So cold, so cold.
?When you try to squeeze me tight
?Everything feels so so right...
A coincidence?
It was my mom?s favorite song.
I never thought I?d hear it there.
?I've tried so many times
?To see me in your eyes
?But I realize, oh I realize...
Hey!
Remember me?
We met earlier at Oia Village.
Are you traveling alone?
Do you speak English?
Where are you from? China? Korea?
Do you speak any Mandarin?
Wait.
Yes?
You know the song you were singing.
It?s, um... ?I?ll Always Be the Same for You,? right?
I just thought you, uh... 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 a ship that goes to Mykonos everyday.
It?s called... it?s called ?Destiny.?
And if we happen to meet each other on the ship,
then it?s really destiny.
Right?
Don?t forget to check the name of the ship!
Thank you, thank you.
And then? Did you two meet?
Yeah... It was so magical.
I thought it was my fate.
I waited on the dock at Mykonos
for two whole days.
Finally, she came.
I had just gotten to the dock
that afternoon when the boat pulled in.
I couldn't believe my eyes.
I got what I'd been hoping for.
I found out that she was asking around about the names of the boats.
I realized that she remembered me and what I had said.
Excuse me!
What?s the name of this boat?
?Destiny?!
Hey! Good to see you again!
Why do you look so surprised?
Were you on Destiny right now?
Wow.
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 that we should follow the call of our fate.
Eleetheria. "Freedom"
You?re... Chinese?
That?s great!
That... that?s the boat?s name,
and the name of the captain.
Um... so he?s the captain...
So, um...
Anyway,
my name?s Zhang Hao, 22 years old.
If you all look here,
you can see a boat docked whose name is ?Destiny,? which means Ming Yun.
The boat's captain applied in 1997
for its name to represent the hope of the 2004 Olympics
that was returning to its original location
after 100 years.
Isn?t the name written on the boat ?Freedom??
Because its captain has already passed away,
the boat was sold to a wealthy merchant
who then made renovations.
But we can still see on the boat?s surface
the remnants of the previous name.
What?d you put in there?
Regular water is flavorless.
I always put sugar in.
You have a lot of tricks.
Well,
I know that you like eating meat more than seafood.
But I still don?t know your name.
Is knowing my name important?
Of course. You?re the girl of my destiny.
How could I not know your name?
I need to use the restroom.
Nan Yang University, Philosophy department.
Luo Man.
We really are fated.
I even find out your name by chance.
Now you know who she is.
If you see her, please let me know.
You?re going, right?
So many Early Education majors know how to play an instrument.
Later on, you can teach children how to play the piano and sing.
It will be a beautiful scene.
I?m on a diet.
I don?t even have the strength to pick up a piece of chicken.
I?m starving.
Right now my brain is full of pizza and fried chicken.
I don?t want to talk about anything else.
You can diet in the music club!
Luo Man, can you calm down?
Can?t you see I?m studying?
Song Qing, do you want to join?
Do you think your life is great,
or does your head have a screw loose?
According to the official census by the Chinese government in 2010,
the sixth National People's Congress surveyed
1,343,239,923 people.
Using the this data as our standard,
we find that to break into the top 1%
requires you beating out 1,329,807,513.77 people.
How can I join a club
when this is the sort of intense environment I'm up against
as I plan to take the accountant certificate exam?
I have no plans to enter the 1%.
I think living in the middle is just fine.
You think being middle-class is easy?
You have to beat 50% of the 1,343,239,923 people,
which is 600,007,000.
You?re absolutely right, Song Qing.
You?re so good at math.
Come help me with online shopping.
Worry me to death.
I?ll go find a quiet place to study.
Why?d she leave?
Just keep shopping.
Luo Man, you know this.
I?m joining the club because of Xiu Qi.
I know.
Do you think Xiu Qi could ever like me?
You have to help me.
I joined the club for you.
Alright, alright. I get it.
I know gathering people depends on Qi.
To get five people, we still need 2 more.
By the way, I need to find a job
to earn some spending money.
Do you guys know of any place?
Are there any restaurants or bookstores looking for employees?
I only have 30 dollars left on me.
*Approx. $4
I remember the school library was looking for student workers.
How about you try for that job?
That?s great, thanks.
Do you smell something?
Wang Min Qiang, come down.
Get down here.
Wang Min Qiang, computer major.
Hi, nice to meet you.
Zhang Hao, in the dorms
you?re the first one to shake hands with him.
Zhang Hao, I?m planning on washing up.
You want to come with me?
Sure!
Me too, me too. I have plans tonight.
I gotta fix myself up.
Wang Min Qiang.
We have a new roommate. You want to take on the showers?
Washing once a year is enough.
That?s my bottom line.
These are our showers.
Okay.
Huh? Why is no water coming out?
You haven?t put in your shower card.
Shower card? What?s that?
You have to put money on the card in order to use the showers.
So that?s how it works.
Here, use mine this time.
Yeah!
American friend.
You?ve a nice body. How do you stay in shape?
Exercise.
You can?t go drinking at a night club looking like that.
I know that, Caring Brother.
Why do you all call him ?caring brother??
Isn?t he the same age as us?
*Typically, "ge" (brother) is used as a suffix to address a male who is older than you.
?Caring Brother? is his nickname.
?Caring Brother?...?
He?s good at studying
and the student body president.
Not only do other student ask him for advice,
they also tell him all their worries.
Even the house administrator
will ask him questions.
Otherwise you wouldn't make it through.
Xiu Qi, you?re so kindhearted.
Alright, stop messing around.
I'll give you some soap bubbles.
Here, I?ll give you some.
Thank you. Nice.
This is Santorini?s smallest church.
It?s beautiful, like a picture.
People who get married here must be content.
Mm.
By the way, you don?t have a cellphone, do you?
If we get separated, we can meet up here again.
Luo Man?
Sorry, what?d you say?
Is something bothering you?
It?s nothing.
Let?s go.
That time, in front of the church,
if I had asked again,
she probably would have told me her worries.
This is yours. Thank you.
I just got here a bit early is all.
She?s never late.
Did something happen?
So did she say where she was going?
or where she was going to be? Or did she leave any messages?
No.
Excuse me!
Have you... have you seen this Chinese girl around here?
No.
Luo Man!
Originally, I thought as long as I went to Xiamen, I could see you.
I will find you.
I will.
Sign: Music Club Recruitment
Classmates! Join the music club!
Will you join the music club?
Hello, classmates.
Have you seen this girl before?
Professor, hello.
Hello.
Excuse me, but have you seen this girl before?
Classmates! Join the music club!
I'm stressing about starting this club
all because of my father.
?Do you love me or not?
?Love me
?or not?
Computer: Characteristics of Popular 90s Music
We?ve listened to one of the classics.
Does anyone have any thoughts?
I don?t know if anybody listened carefully.
The final coda, that ?Do you love me??
Hearing it now, it?s still one of the classics.
In those years, it
was number 1 on the top-raked list for 20 weeks.
Students! 20 weeks!
Dad, tell me
what it?s like going to class.
Is it easy?
The director is a fan of mine.
He cried and yelled, ?Help me out, teach a class!?
Dad, I?ll have all my classmates choose your class.
Don?t, that wouldn?t be okay.
You... you absolutely cannot tell your classmates that I?m your dad.
When exam week comes around,
they?ll all ask me for extra credit.
?Come on, give me extra credit.? ?Extra credit.?
What will I do then?
I?m not that sort of professor.
Even though my popularity is declining,
it will only take one class
for students to come swarming to my class.
This you can believe. Your dad?s still got it.
That?s right.
Dad, do your best.
I look up to you.
Okay. I swear.
As long as I succeed after the first class,
I?ll treat you to a nice meal.
Okay! Cheers!
Cheers!
Where are the swarming students?
There?s only one or two cats.
Shushu sure is something. He really values respect.
*Shushu - literally means uncle. A polite way to address an older male
That has always been his Achilles Heel.
Is there really no other way?
Xiu Qi.
What?
If we don?t come up with something today,
don?t think of running away!
Be gentle!
Professor Zhang.
You lead the English team
in the nationwide competition
and got second place.
I knew I didn?t misjudge you.
Thank you, director. Thank you.
Director,
I brought home second place for you.
Next year, I guarantee we?ll get first place.
To tell the truth, in the future,
the students are going to communicate directly with foreigners.
That?s it!
What?s it?
A mass organization.
We?ll also make a mass organization with my dad at the head,
just like the English language team.
If the director sees my dad put together a dazzling group,
he'll let my dad stay on.
What on earth are you thinking?
If a popular music teacher wants to put together a group,
it has to be.... a music club.
That?s it! Music club!
Let?s make a music club!
Classmates! Will you join the music club?
Classmates!
Hello? What?
The girl?s already there?
Okay then. Don?t worry.
I?ll be there soon.
Wait for me.
What the heck? You scared me half to death!
Sign.
I have plans, no time to deal with you.
I?m always busy. You?re out to kill me, aren?t you?
Hello? What?
We?re not meeting?
No way, that girl?s my type.
What? She only likes musicians?
That fits me.
I?ll have you know, recently I?ve put together a music club.
Right, right. Do like this:
Make that girl wait for me.
I?ll talk with her about music.
Have her wait for me!
Don?t leave, make her wait!
We?re still missing one, just one person.
You have to help me out.
Here you are.
You got so much.
Didn?t you only have 30 dollars on you?
This is all what the cafeteria jiejie gave me. For free.
?Jiejie??
You?re so shameless!
Calling a 60-year-old ?jiejie.?
At first I wanted to start a tab.
Never thought she?d give me this for free.
Zhang Hao?s in a bit of a situation.
His parents aren?t putting anything toward his schooling.
So you?re saying you can?t even afford to eat?
That?s great!
Join our music club!
Once a week, I?ll give you bread.
Really?
Yup!
No. I?m a person with principles.
I can?t join just for one piece of bread.
I?ll add in one meal.
And a dinner party, the kind where I can stuff myself.
Okay?
Okay.
Alright! We finally have enough!
You guys keep eating, I?m going to hand over the form.
Careful now.
What the heck?
Yes! Alright! It?s finally done!
Now all we need is some prize for entering the club and going to a competition,
and the director will for sure appreciate my dad.
Dad won't get fired.
Crap.
I?m late for my first day working at the pub.
Boss! I?ve changed into the uniform.
How many times have I told you?
Don?t call me ?boss,?
call me ?jiejie.?
Jie.
Jiejie.
That...
Didn?t you say you would tell me the details of the job today?
What exactly do I have to do?
Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you.
I hired another person.
From now on, you two will be responsible for cleaning anything around the pub.
Won?t that cut into my wages?
Right! How come I never thought of that?
But didn?t we have a promise, jiejie?
Silly girl.
I was thinking of you.
A girl can?t do all this herself.
Would you be able to clean the mens bathroom?
This is a pub.
Men go in there to throw up when they?ve drank too much.
I?ve hired a guy.
You can make him do the dirty or hard work.
But if you still think it?s not fair,
you can do it all yourself.
I?m very reasonable.
It?s just that this mens bathroom...
Make that guy clean it.
Good girl.
Luo-shixiong!
What a coincidence. You work here too?
My first day here.
How fortunate.
What awful fate do I have with you?
Did I take away your grandmother?
Or have I wronged your mother?
How come you?re always around me?
What do you mean?
I?m saying because of you, my wages?
I?d rather share them with a pig than with you
1, 2, 3.
Be more careful.
Luo Man! Are you mad at me?
No.
Really?
Then why do you look like you?re about to eat me?
That?s right! I?m angry!
Knowing you has brought all sorts of bad luck!
The first time I saw you, you pushed me into the lake,
and now you?re suddenly stealing my job!
I?m not stealing your job.
Aren?t we co-workers?
Originally, I was the only one hired.
But now that you've insisted on barging in,
I?ve lost my wages.
I didn?t do it on purpose.
Jiejie said she was still hiring, so I came.
?Jiejie?? Again with calling people ?jiejie?!
How can you be so brazen?
Calling any old person ?jiejie.?
When I call them ?jiejie,? they?re all so happy.
Why wouldn?t I?
If you like it, I can call you ?jiejie? as well.
Jiejie.
Luo Man-jiejie! When are we going to have that dinner party?