Happy Noodle Episode 4 - Zhang Gao Xiu Guides Xiu Can Toward the Secret of Pulling Noodles
tingjian xintiao de shengyin I hear your heart beating
shouhu nide yike xin I?ll protect your heart
jiusuan lu tu hen yaoyuan Even if the way?s remote
jieju ye bu hui gaibian Our ending won?t change
yonggan zou xia qu Bravely keep walking
ben xiang meihao de rensheng Hurry towards a beautiful life
zhankai shenhou de chibang Unfold your wings
fei xiang shijie de jintou And fly towards the world?s end
lu tu yexu hui you miwang The way might be confusing
qing xiangxin xinling de liliang Please believe in the power of your spirit
mianyan bujue de shangtong quan dou hui bei yiwang Unending pain will one day be forgotten
mengxiang he xiwang Dreams and desires
hui fugai suoyou youyu yu panghuang Will overshadow all your hesitation and indecisiveness
bu neng shuo chukou de yuanwang An unspeakable desire
zhuan guo shen nide youshang Circles your body in distress
bu zai juejiang wode xin shang Don?t be stubborn against my feelings
nide weixiao hui wei wo zhanfang Your smile will blossom for me
juebu hui zai fangkai shou I will never again let go of your hand
zhao nide fangxiang I?ll do all I can to run the direction
wo yongli jisu benpao You face in the morning
bu yong zai yuandi tingliu No need to pause in the past
bu yong zai nanguo chengshou No need to bear sadness again
yinwei juebu hui shu You will not lose
ben xiang meihao de rensheng Hurry towards a beautiful life
Episode 4 Subtitled by ????~Fensi Subs~
Idiot.
This one?s tasty.
Let?s trade.
I can?t get it open.
Let me see.
? In a café, the aroma of lover?s lattes spreads
Eat your own.
So delicious.
? A cup of tea settles alone in solitude
Thank you
for coming with me.
Nicely put.
? In the moment life feels most tiresome, you suddenly appear
How did your knife practice go yesterday?
Naturally, it went really well.
? Your face white as snow instantly drapes over the world
You don?t know how to be humble.
What?
I?ve always been amazing.
I can slice a few hundred potatoes.
? My heart beats fiercely; I?m only dreaming
I?m not lying.
I?ve already reached the height of perfection.
When they witness my knife skills,
they?ll come running to ask,
?Wow! You?re so good at cutting!
Tell me,
are you the reincarnation of Guan Yun Chang??
*Reference to the historical figure Guan Yu whose life has been memorialized in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms (San Guo Yan Yi). More recently, there was a Hong Kong movie made loosely based on those stories called The Lost Bladesman (aka Guan Yun Chang).
Their eyes will be opened as wide as
a copper bell.
Then, I?ll?
Finally?
Then again?
Just like that.
? Every single day I anticipate the miracle of your appearance
You wait and see.
That?ll scare them.
Amazing.
? Countless night spent staring at the phone never dialing your number
Ling Ling.
Come here.
That?s okay.
Let?s go.
? The phrase echoing in the pit of my stomach: ?May I love you??
Hop on.
Let?s go.
? If I can finally muster the courage to approach you tomorrow
Hurry, hurry, hurry.
? Finally tomorrow I?ll look into your eyes and voice my hidden desires
Hurry and hop on.
Okay, okay.
Come on.
Okay.
? If when tomorrow comes you can feel me by your side
Put on the helmet.
? My trembling voice can get out the words I practiced so many times over:
Visor down.
Okay.
Setting off!
? I love you
Here we go!
? If I can finally muster the courage to approach you tomorrow
Careful.
? Finally tomorrow I?ll look into your eyes and voice my hidden desires
Well?
I?m pretty strong.
You all right?
No problem.
? If when tomorrow comes you can feel me by your side
? My trembling voice can get out the words I practiced so many times over:
Faster!
Slow down.
What?
Slow down.
Slow down? I don?t want to.
You?re doing this on purpose.
? I love you
Here we go!
Faster!
Well?
I can ride fast.
Slow down.
Speed up.
Slow down!
Speed up!
Slow down!
Well?
Are you used to living abroad?
Pretty much.
I just really miss home.
And you.
You eat Western food everyday.
Do you miss my noodles?
Right!
Of course I do.
I really miss your noodles.
Ge.
Track 7, right?
You truly are my brother.
Ling Ling!
Who?s that?
Ge.
What?s wrong?
Slow down, slow down, I won?t slow down.
Slow down!
Slow down.
Ling Ling!
What a coincidence!
Zhang Mei.
When did you get back?
Two days ago.
What?s it called when
the Vice-Chairwoman?s dignified manager
is out flirting with a menial back kitchen worker?
We are not!
No, no, it?s not like that.
We?re together
because I don?t know my way around.
I brought her along to buy some stuff.
Really, that?s it.
Nothing else.
Okay.
If that?s how people put it, that?s how it is.
It?s not what you think.
Ling Ling.
You got even more pretty in our time apart.
Right, Ge?
We?re talking about work, don?t change the subject.
Are you?
Hold on.
I don?t really understand
what any of you are going on about.
Could you put it a bit more simply?
Who is this handsome guy?
Boyfriend?
No!
He?s a new worker.
That?s not it.
Um... this is the Chairman?s granddaughter.
This is Jiang Xiu Can.
Hello, I?m Zhang Mei.
Hello.
The movie?s about to start.
Let?s go.
I know.
Bye.
Then
let everyone see how close you two are.
Well matched.
Bye-bye.
Hey.
What?s wrong?
Let?s go.
Hey!
Ling Ling.
Hey, where are you going?
Wait for me.
Let?s go together.
Ling Ling!
Ge.
What is it?
Drive carefully.
I know.
Ling Ling,
why aren?t you saying anything?
But
are those two really siblings?
That?s too bad.
They look like they?d make a good couple.
Right?
No one will mistake you for mute if you don?t talk!
What did I say?
What?s wrong?
I?m really tired, Mei.
Let?s watch a movie another day, okay?
Okay.
I?ll listen to you.
My turn, my turn.
Play a card.
You?re playing around.
Let me think.
I say,
if that Korean kid were a girl,
I might take pity instead of teasing him.
Right?
You?re a dog that won?t stop eating his own poop.
*Meaning, he?s full of BS.
A pervert.
Right.
I can?t stand you.
What? You don?t like girls?
You don?t either?
Alright, alright.
Play a card.
Your turn.
He deserves it.
Nobody made him offend Jian-ge.
Right, right.
Like-minded.
Here, yours.
Quick, quickly.
I have to go to the store soon.
There?s a sale.
I?m begging you.
Can?t you take the time
to take care of your hair?
What are you talking about?
Place it, place it.
Having fun?
Head Chef.
Talk.
Was it you guys?
Did you mess up
the Korean kid?s room?
No, wasn?t us.
How?s that possible?
Right.
How is that possible?
Still pretending, still acting!
Ling Ling told me everything.
Do you guys have brains or what?
Don?t mess with anyone, especially him.
Understand?
Why?
How come?
Why?
He was hand-picked
by Grandfather to work in the back.
A diamond in the rough.
You guys are full of tricks.
You dare act high and mighty?
You dare to?
No, no.
What do we do?
What do you do?
Think of that yourself.
Ourselves? Don?t leave.
Head Chef! Head Chef!
What do we do?
It?s useless.
You.
It was your idea.
How would I know he?s got support?
It was you!
I said all along
to not mess with him.
We did it together.
We planned it together.
I never agreed.
You made the plan.
What should we do now?
Everyone put their heads together.
Look at this room.
They let me fix it up so perfectly.
You guys go... here.
Computer: West Lakes Card Balance: 18,350 (~$3,000) Useable Balance: 18,350 Interest Rate: 50%
I finally did it.
I saved enough.
(Calendar: Zhang Jian?s Birthday)
Hello.
What do you want?
Let me in first.
Go go go.
Talk.
Um...
when do we get paid?
Last paycheck was the day before you started,
so the next one will be in a month.
But I...
I want...
I want to buy a cellphone.
After I get one,
it will be more convenient
to contact everyone.
That makes it really important.
But I?m out of money.
What a good idea.
Could you?
But
I don?t lend money.
Don?t be like that.
Aren?t we good friends here, Ling Ling?
If even you don?t help me,
who else can I ask?
Thank you for your trust in me.
But
I don?t lend money.
That punk.
How can such a girl exist on this Earth?
Looks like I?m just too nice.
If this were before,
I?d have slapped?
What did you say?
I... I...
Nothing.
You?re the one shamelessly asking girls for money.
I was wrong.
How pitiful.
What to do?
I don?t lend money.
I can?t take this.
I got treated like a beggar.
It?s fine if you won?t lend money,
but do you have to talk so much?
?Goodness, you?re so shameless coming to borrow money.?
What do you want?
What are you going to do to me now?
Talk!
The kitchen?s a battlefield.
The dorms are heaven.
Congratulations on passing the kitchen exam.
You?ve become our comrade.
You won the right to be treated like our brother.
We?re brothers.
Brother!
This tea set is for you.
This is Hang Zhou?s specialty, Long Jing tea.
Da Ge.
*Same meaning as Ge / Ge Ge, just with even more respect. Can also be used ironically
This is for you.
Take it.
Any problems, feel free to find me.
Take it, Da Ge.
Take it, take it.
That?s okay.
Just accept it.
A real man forgets past grievances.
You?ll be the big brother, we?ll be the little brothers.
Right, right.
You?re the moon, we?re the stars.
You?re the main actor, I?m the support.
You?re the mountain, we?re the rivers.
You?re the rainbow,
we?re just small clouds!
Take it, take it.
Here, here.
If you?d please.
Good, good.
Here.
Nice, nice.
Tastes good.
Xiu Can.
Grandpa really likes to drink Long Jing tea
Where do you suppose
the Long Jing tea he likes to drink is from?
I wouldn?t know that.
I haven?t seen Grandpa that many times.
Here, here.
Here, eat.
Xiu Can, I?ve been wanting to ask.
Us three may not be smart,
but how is it possible
a contestant we?ve only seen once
can come work at Hang Zhou Noodle?
Is that possible?
You have to be lying.
Speak. Are you telling the truth?
Right. You?re treating us like outsiders.
I honestly have no idea.
If you say you know the reason,
could you please let me in on it?
I felt it strange as well.
Here, here.
More, have some more.
Okay.Here, let?s drink together.
Here, drink.
By the way,
you?re... Dong Dong right?
Right, that?s me.
That?s me.
Dong Dong.
Do you know
where you can buy a cheap cellphone?
On my day off tomorrow I want to buy one.
A cellphone?
Let me help you.
300 meters east of the city,
there?s a shop that sells used goods.
Used phones, refurbished phones, it has everything
for 100 Yuan.
Look, look.
Like I said,
Xiu Can?s a good brother.
Buying a cellphone for each of us as soon as he arrives.
Thanks!
Don?t be polite!
No, no.
I?m buying it for myself.
It?s not for you.
Ah, it?s for himself.
Don?t take it the wrong way.
Don?t be mistaken.
For himself.
Go on, drink your tea.
Here.
Drink.
¥200.
It?s ¥200.
So inexpensive.
What about this one?
That one?s ¥300.
¥300.
It?s ¥300.
¥300.
This one?s ¥300, right?
Then this one?s ¥200.
That shop over there has the same cellphone.
The boss said he?s selling it for ¥200.
You?re selling it for ¥300.
¥200, ¥200.
Very inexpensive.
This one?s ¥300, right?
Then this one?s ¥200.
That shop over there has the same cellphone.
The boss said he?s selling it for ¥200.
You?re selling it for ¥300.
¥200, ¥200.
Very inexpensive.
I?ve prepared what you want.
I?ll get it for you.
Thank you, Uncle Guan.
Welcome!
Have a look around.
Ling Ling!
What are you doing here?
What?s he doing here?
Wow, it?s a knife shop.
Look at that one.
That knife?s huge.
My eyes are going bad.
What are you doing here?
I know.
Buying knives for the noodle shop, aren?t you?
That?s my guess.
Yeah.
Buying knives.
A Chinese phone.
I spent 100 Yuan on it.
It can call, text, and go online.
That?s nice.
Ling Ling.
What are you doing?
Friend.
You?re the first friend I made in China.
Ling Ling.
Friend.
How about this?
Your Chinese friend?s number is
Right.
Now go buy a SIM card.
Make a right out of the shop and you?re there.
Put it in the phone and you can call me.
Right.
I got it.
Hurry.
Bye-bye.
Over there.
Bye-bye.
Okay.
Thanks.
Okay!
Bye.
Friend!
Ling Ling.
I?ll call you.
Okay.
Bye.
Friend.
Ling Ling.
Here?s what you want.
Take a look.
Lemme look.
This...
Let me look.
What are you doing?
Kid, look.
Nice knife, huh?
It costs ¥18,000.
*Approx. $3,000
¥18,000!?
This one knife
costs 18,000?
Ling Ling.
You?re so rich.
You should help people with no money.
Kid, kid.
You don?t get it.
I tempered and polished
this kitchen knife for 2 years.
Look at how hard the steel is.
This is a true knife.
Nice.
This...
This is a gift for Grandpa, isn?t it?
I don?t think
any of the workers
in the back kitchen have a need for such a nice knife.
Mind your own business.
I?m leaving, Uncle Guan.
Get lost.
Ling Ling.
Ling Ling?
Jiang Xiu Can!
I?m warning you.
Don?t follow me!
Friend!
Ling Ling.
Mom.
What are you up to?
I?ll help you fold.
That?s okay.
You?re so careless.
It?s not easy to get a day off.
Just sit put.
I?m so happy I?m your child.
Okay.
Here you go.
I?ll get back to my work.
Such a pretty gift.
Who?s it for?
That?s a secret.
I won?t tell you.
Silly girl.
Ling Ling,
I haven?t read many books
and don?t talk with much sense,
but
I still want to tell you something.
I think
there?s a huge gap
between our family and the Zhang family.
It?s not possible between you two.
I can understand
what you?re thinking.
I?m doing this for your own good.
I don?t want to see you be covered in bruises
and cry your way back home.
If that?s what happens,
my heart will ache much more
than yours.
Mom.
You?re thinking too much.
W-who said this was for Zhang Jian?
Alright.
Take care of yourself.
The nutritional value of sweet potatoes is...
Sweet potatoes.
Sweet potatoes have a high nutritional value.
So
they can be a main dish or a side dish.
As such,
there are many ways to incorporate sweet potatoes into a meal.
They can be boiled, baked,
and stir-fried.
Sweet potatoes have a lot of starch,
so you can?t eat a lot in one go.
A lot.
Can?t it be a bit easier?
Am I sitting for the university exams?
What?s the use of memorizing this?
Seriously.
How about something more practical?
How do I do this?
Pulling noodles is a technique
that normally requires you to pull six times without breaking
in order to pass.
According to Hang Zhou Noodle?s high standards,
you have to pull them 8 times without breaking
to pass.
Fine.
I?ll start by pulling them 6 times.
One.
Alrighty.
Okay, two.
Okay.
Three.
Didn?t break.
Doing good, doing good.
Almost there.
Four.
Five.
Why didn?t it work?
Why did you break?
I was about to do it!
Stupid thing.
I?ll hit you to death.
Why didn?t it work?
I?m so angry.
I?ll kill you!
Kill you! Kill you!
Why couldn?t you hang on?
Just once more would?ve been fine.
So angry, so angry.
I?ll kill you, kill you!
Kid,
what are you doing so late at night?
I?m practicing making noodles.
Making the dough so moist and elastic
is not an easy thing to do.
This kid?s kneading skills
are indeed out of the ordinary.
Kid,
you?re not doing it right.
Yeah.
I don?t know why I don?t have the feel for it.
Kid,
you can?t be so hasty when making noodles.
The trick is inside.
Really? There?s a trick?
Right, right.
I seem to remember
a saying for this:
?If you want to do something
without any difficulties,
it takes three years time.?
But
if a master artist like Grandpa appears
who can tell us what the trick is,
I?ll be able to master it right away.
Right?
Is that it?
Listen.
The trick to pulling noodles is
pulling and relaxing in degrees.
Since it requires force,
you have to learn the correct amount.
Don?t rush.
Don?t force it.
Concentrate
in order to understand that willpower
and what that correct amount of force is.
In anything we do,
we must put in all of our effort, stamina, and persistence.
Right?
Pulled noodles are no different.
Here, remember what I said
and give it a try.
Okay.
Relax your hands.
Relax.
Shoulders.
Right.
Relax your shoulders, too.
Naturally.
There, try again.
Okay.
Alright.
How is it?
Last one, last one.
6th time!
Good.
I did it! I did it!
Alright!
Thank you.
I really did it.
Look.
Kid,
watching at how seriously you learnt to pull noodles,
I?m reminded of when I was young.
You?re just like me at your age.
You have the same amount of passion for noodles.
A rarity among your generation.
Thank you for the compliment.
Thank you.
If I do my best,
I can become a master like you.
Right?
Alright, don?t practice too late.
Get some rest.
Okay.
Goodbye.
Let?s take a look.
Xiu Can,
you got so much better at pulling noodles.
I got special lessons.
Who taught you?
Tell us.
The first grandpa I knew in China.
Grandpa?
Grandpa personally taught you?
No way.
Hey,
who let you call him ?grandpa??
Pulling noodles?
These are your pulled noodles?
Would our shop be all right
if this were the standard for pulled noodles?
Zhang Jian.
Xiu Can didn?t even know how to pull noodles before.
It?s already good he?s gotten this far.
Don?t ask so much of him.
Alright.
You guys have low standards.
Zhang Jian!
What?s that mean?
I can?t call him ?Grandpa??
What should I call him? Grandma?
Practice.
It?s fine.
Okay.
It?s fine.
Keep at it.
Practice.
Let?s go.
When you?re in rhythm,
your whole body is relaxed.
Don?t use force.
Absolutely do not use force.
What if my hands are wrong?
If that?s it...
What are you doing here?
I came to check up on you.
Look and see.
Although I can
stretch out the noodles
I can?t get the feel
for how to hold it.
Look.
Like how I?m holding it now.
If I use too much force,
it becomes flimsy
and the noodles easily break.
If I use too little force,
it won?t take the correct form.
I have an idea
that will help you.
What?s that?
You don?t know about string puzzles?
You didn?t play with them when you were young?
You aren?t going to have me play with that like a little kid, are you?
It?s a good idea in order
to make your fingers more nimble.
Here.
Try it.
Give me a break, miss.
I?m an adult here.
That sort of stuff is way too childish.
Alright, alright.
I?m not very good.
You can?t laugh at me.
I?m not that good either. Come on.
Okay.
Alright, alright.
I?m not very good.
You can?t laugh at me.
I?m not that good either. Come on.
Okay.
I remember it went something like this.
Right?
Not bad.
How do I undo it like that?
From this side?
Give it a try.
Hold on.
Let me think about it.
It?s fine, try again.
Sorry.
It?s fine.
You just need to practice.
Your fingers will become
more nimble.
I?ll do that.
It?s pretty late.
What are you still doing here?
Don?t take what Zhang Jian said earlier to heart.
He?s full of hot air.
I believe
you?ll be able to become a wonderful noodle chef.
Yeah.
I also feel the same.
I keep the thought that
I?ll become China?s best chef someday
in the back of my mind.
Wait and see.
I?ll do it.
Okay.
Keep practicing.
Ling Ling.
What?
You came in from over there.
Right.
Thank you.
Jiang Xiu Can,
you?ve made allies.
Ling Ling and Grandpa
have both given me so much support.
I?ll increase my efforts.
Noodles, obey me, will you?
Calendar: Zhang Jian?s Birthday
Everyone,
the Europe and Asian Group?s Chairman
chose Hang Zhou Noodle
to hold a birthday celebration for his father.
He booked
the entire restaurant one month in advance.
I?ve made copies of the menu
to hand out to everybody.
I hope you all will prepare seriously.
Dong Dong, where?s Xu Heng?
Reporting, Qin-ge.
Xu Heng spent the entire night gambling.
The celebration is about to begin.
Call him here immediately.
Ge Ge, I?m here.
Have you reached him?
He?s not picking up.
Keep calling.
Call until his phone explodes.
Alright, everyone prepare
according to the menu.
Go on.
Yes, sir.
Let me see here.
This one?s good.
This one?s not bad either.
Alright, I?ll get both.
Here are the fresh tomatoes.
Do we need tomatoes?
Are you bringing that?
I?ve seen this in Korea before.
It smells and tastes good.
Plus, it?s easy to work with.
Oh right...
also... also green peppers.
Green peppers smell good.
You take some too.
Cabbage.
Right.
Korea?s known for its cabbage.
Cabbage is great.
What else?
Also...
Bacon.
Can?t have too little of that.
Wow!
Ham!
Look at this ham!
Ham! Ham!
Want some? Look.
Look.
Why is he so cold?
You?re so slow, so slow, so slow.
I?m a customer.
Isn?t the customer God?
Look, I?ve ordered so many things.
You still won?t let me see the chef?
Ling Ling-jie, look.
She?s making a fuss.
Hey!
Hurry up!
I?ll take care of it.
You?
Bring him out here for me.
You hear me?
Miss Xu,
my apologies.
Zhang Jian isn?t a chef yet.
He?s just a beginner in the back.
So we can?t organize a meeting.
I?m sorry.
My bad.
Why was it cleaned so well?
My hand slipped.
Listen to me.
Bring him out here.
I?ll keep doing this
until I see him.
Miss Xu.
Please be patient.
My apologies.
What?re you looking at?
Zhang Jian,
something?s come up in the dining area.
You need to take care of it.
What happened?
Come take a look.
Hurry up.
Welcome. How many?
Poster: Hang Zhou Noodle Talented Workers Wanted 1 Kitchen Worker 1 Bus Boy Requirements: Energetic, Enthusiastic Quick on your feet, Diligent learner
Why isn?t he here yet?
The wait?s killing me.
I swear, have you called for him or not?
Hurry up.
Our invited guests will be here in two hours.
But Yu Ting said
she won?t leave without seeing you.
bishang yanjing quan dou shi ni You?re all I see when I close my eyes
xiao zhe wo bu ken diao de lei Smiling through the tears I can?t let drop
leng le jimo fang le zhizhuo Cold loneliness, released persistence
hai chenjin zai nide gandong Still entrenched in your kind acts
zhineng jiqi zhe bian lunkuo I can only recall this side of the silhouette
wo hu de shi bi?an de wo I?m calling out to me on the other side
hei yiran cheng yanhuo, jimo le chongdong The dark?s become smoke, a lonesome impulse
bu ai shi yonggan fangkai Bravely let go of this loveless time
ai ni rang wo wangji le suoyou Loving you had me forget everything
wanmei de shi wo fengbugushen Perfection has me recklessly push forward
meng shangxin jujue hen fangshou ye shi xingfu I reason letting go is also happiness and hide away my regrets
wo buyao he ni yiyang I don?t want to be like you
bu ai de ni fuchu le sheqiu You don?t love me but I asked much of you
huan bu hui wode ai fuchu bei shouhou My one-sided love only brings me anxiety
ziyou ruoshi taowang, er fei kewang Fleeing freedom must be thirsted after
nage meng gai bu gai wanmei Should that dream be perfect?