An adaptation of Mai Jia's novel Decoded.
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Decoded
Episode 001
This is Professor Qiao Zheng Yi.
He is the person we are going to protect this time.
Professor Qiao came back from overseas after many twists and turns.
He is a world renowned physicist.
He is also a strategist urgently needed by the National Defense 213 project.
The railway police will be responsible for his safety on the train.
Our mission starts when the train arrives at An Yuan Station.
We will ensure that Professor Qiao
arrives safely at Number Zero Base.
This operation will be led by Comrade Han Zai Xing.
Comrade An Tong will be responsible for coordinating. The safety of Professor Qiao concerns the whole National Defense 213 project.
Minister Liu specially instructed me that it is a must to ensure that this operation is done well.
This operation must be foolproof.
- Deputy Commissioner Han is awaiting your orders- All right, let's go.
Comrade, you can't walk in any further. This is a stateroom.
Isn't the food trolley cart over there? How can I get there?
You walked in the wrong direction, the food trolley cart is over there.
Ah, thank you.
Execute Project S immediately
Commissioner Song, thank you for your hard work in advance.
I will hand Professor Qiao over to you.
Do not worry.
Sorry for any inconvenience caused along the way.
This is our duty.
Professor Qiao, this way.
This way.
Go!
Hurry, go!
Send him to the hospital quickly!
A total of six bodies were cleared from the scene.
The bodies were identified. Professor Qiao was assassinated, Deputy Commissioner Han Zai Xing sacrificed.
The remaining four bodies were identified as two of our policemen,
two enemy agents, and a few comrades who got injured...
Minister Liu, Gao Tie speaking.
Ning Zhou University
Everyone, stop what you are doing!
How is the progress of decoding?
Sir, we are currently trying our best to decode.
I don't want to hear that!
And stop telling me that you are doing your best.
I just want to ask, when
and which day can the Purple Secret be decoded!
Great! if this drags on, our decoding department can be disbanded!
Sorry, my comrades.
I just received the news that Professor Qiao Zheng Yi from Beijing
was attacked by enemy agents at An Yuan Station.
Commissioner Han Zai Xing was also sacrificed.
But until now, we know nothing about the operations of the enemy agents.
Just like a blind person with opened eyes.
This is a source of shame to you!
And a source of shame to 701!
Get back to work!
Ask Zheng Dang to bring Han Zai Xing's son back.
Yes, sir!
Have you seen this person?
This person... No, I haven't.
The rain started unexpectedly that day.
That person also came very unexpectedly.
I only know how to solve problems
but I don't know what lies in the world outside campus.
Neither did I know that
the arrival of that person would change my entire life.
Thank you. It's not needed. I'm already wet.
Cripple, use an umbrella when it's raining.
- Who are you calling a cripple?- You.
Shorter by 2cm. Left leg is shorter by 2cm.
How do you know I'm crippled?
You added padding in your left shoe.
Are you sure it's 2cm?
The position of your left ankle is 2cm higher than the position of your right ankle.
Correct. Student Rong Jinzhen.
How do you know that my name is Rong Jinzhen?
But they all call me Big Head Rong.
Why? Your head isn't big.
They say I'm foolish and stupid, so they call me Big Head.
Hey Cripple, are you here to look for someone?
Yes, I'm looking for your principal.
Walk straight, turn left, the first building.
Thank you. Nice to meet you.
Hey Cripple! The umbrella!
Comrade, who are you looking for?
I'm looking for the principal.
I'm the manager of the principal's office. What's the matter? You can talk to me.
Hi, manager.
Can you please inform the principal that the representative from the School for the Physically Disabled is here.
Are you the teacher recruiter from the School for the Physically Disabled? Let me bring you to the Students Office first.
It's not necessary.
I want to meet the principal in person. I have something to pass to him.
What is it? Show it to me first.
My apologies. I can only pass it to the principal personally.
I am the principal. Follow me.
Hey, comrade!
I am on good terms with the previous Provost from your school whose surname is Wang.
Manager Zhang,
You may go now, all right?
Please help me close the door when you leave.
Ok, sure.
I have read the letter of introduction.
How can I help you?
It seems like the principal doesn't recognize me anymore.
You are?
Every meaningful mathematical theory starts from an assumption which cannot be proven.
Oh, you attended my class.
Mathematics student, Zheng Dang.
It seems like our Ning Zhou University has produced many talents.
This time, I am here because I hope to uncover real talents among my juniors.
How many people do you want to recruit this time?
Quality over quantity.
Do you have any specific requirements?
Anyone who can solve this problem can come for the interview.
Besides that, I want to ask you
to keep my identity a secret.
I know.
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Section Chief Zhang,
this is newly intercepted.
This cipher telegram has just been intercepted, please have a look.
It has changed. It has changed again.
- Section Chief Liu, what happened to you? - It has changed.
- Section Chief Liu, what happened to you?- It is running away.
- Section Chief Liu! Section Chief Liu, what happened to you?- It is running away.
- What is running away?- It is running away!- Section Chief Liu! Section Chief Liu!- It is running away!
- It is running away! Running away!- I’m afraid that it will run away! - Section Chief Liu!
- Stop running! I see you!- Section Chief Liu!
I see you!
- Stop running! Stop running! - Section Chief Liu! - Section Chief Liu!
- Director!- Where is he?- On the rooftop.
He was fine when he came in the morning, he even chaired the regular meeting,
but he suddenly became like this.
- I let you run!- What happened to him?- Ya, what happened to him?
I let you run! Run! Run!
I see you!
But I can’t catch you! I can’t catch you!
Can you feel my pain?
I... I knew, sooner or later this day would come.
One of us
has to die! You run! Run!
You run!
Only I can understand! It's mine! You all get out of the way! Get out of the way!
Get out of the way! I want to jump down! I want to catch it! Don’t stop me!
Get out of the way!
Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Get out of the way!
- I want to jump down! Get out of the way!- Liu Yi Ping.
- Don’t come near me!- Everyone, don’t come near me!
I am Gao Tie!
I am Liu Yi Ping. Liu Yi Ping is me. It belongs to me.
Don’t snatch it away from me! Don’t snatch it away from me!
- Get out of the way! Get out of the way!- Liu Yi Ping - Get out of the way!
- You need to calm down.- No, I don’t.
- It belongs to me. - It belongs to me alone.
Only I understand it. Don’t snatch it away from me!
- All of you get out of the way!- Well,
I'll take you to find where it is.
What did you say?
I'll take you to find where it is.
- Are you saying the truth?- Yes.
- Yes.- You must not lie to me.
I want to go and catch it. Let go of me! Let go of me!
I can’t catch it!
Let go of me! I can’t catch it!
- Department Head An!- Good day, principal!
How’s the recruitment exercise for the School for the Physically Disabled going?
I am looking at it.
You see, the School for the Physically Disabled is recruiting teachers.
The salaries are so high, even higher than what we get in Ning Zhou University.
Why? Are you tempted?
- You can go too! There is no age limit.- I’m not tempted.
You must be joking.
Let me emphasize it to you again.
You must mobilize all students in the Mathematics Department, especially the few postgraduates.
Ask those who can solve this problem to go to the guest house to look for Teacher Zheng to apply for the job.
Time is tight and the task is important. Pay close attention to it.
I understand, principal.
- Take care.- Take care, principal.
Your name is...something Rong?
Zhao, Zhao, Zhao Qirong.
- Department Head, what position is it?- The pay is so high.
- Are you in the Department of Physical Education?- Yes.
None of your business.
- Wang, you heard what the principal said?- Yes, Yes, Yes.
- Go and speak to the few postgraduates as soon as possible.- Sure, no problem.
Come in.
Hi, are you Division Chief Zheng from the School for the Physically Disabled?
Are you here for an interview?
No, I’m not. But my two students are.
Students stay here. You may leave.
Zhao…Zhao Qirong,
I didn’t make any mistakes.
Sit down.
-People's Daily-
Explain this question to me carefully.
What do you mean?
You won’t understand even if I explain it to you.
Are you looking down on students in the Department of Physical Education?
Don’t blame me for not reminding you, whoever looks down upon students in the Department of Physical Education
has to be beaten up.
I didn’t mean it that way.
This question requires someone with at least a level of third year in the Department of Mathematics
to be able to understand my solution.
Teacher, our scripts are on the table.
Library
That was fast.
Are you sure that everything is correct?
Do not panic when you go in later.
Yes.
Ning Zhou University Guest House
Good day, Comrade! I would like to ask you,
is the recruitment exercise for the School for the Physically Disabled held here?
Third story.
Thank you.
The two of you can go in. How was it?
We stood there for a long time, and he didn’t say a word.
He then waved his hands and asked us to leave.
Teacher Lee, I think this is ridiculous. He is making a fool out of us.
Forget it. Forget it. If not for Principal Rong’s call for applications
and the high remuneration that the
School for Physically Disabled offers, I wouldn’t have brought you here.
Go back now.
- Don’t take it to heart.- I know, there is still a chance.
Schoolmate.
What’s the matter?
Let me ask you, did you go for the interview?
Yes.
What did the interviewer ask?
He didn’t ask anything.
- Teacher- Can we go now?
Go ahead.
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The student standing outside!
Since you are already here,
come in.
I am talking about you.
Yes.
Weren't you crippled when you were outside?
Why did you pretend to be crippled?
Because I feel that being a crippled, you are quite elegant. I want to be closer to you.
Go on.
I had originally thought of a prologue,
but I don’t dare to say it now.
I would like to hear it.
Good day, teacher! My name is Zhao Qirong.
I have been learning martial arts since young, and I have profound family literary background.
I have also won first prize in a national Wushu competition.
Unfortunately, I broke my right leg in an incident when I stood up against injustice.
From then on, I can deeply understand the inconvenience and agony
that a disabled person faces. Hence, I am determined. I aspire to contribute to the society of disabled people,
and give them my love and dedication.
This recruitment exercise for the School for the Physically Disabled is a great opportunity to me.
I hope that Teacher Zheng can recruit me into the School for the Physically Disabled, so that I can help
my disabled friends and schoolmates, and give them wings to fly!
All that you have just said, which part of it is true?
The line about Wushu competition is true.
First prize?
Third prize.
I don’t like people who are glib. Pass me your answer script.
Zhao Qirong.
Here!
You are hired. You shall teach advanced calculus in the School for the Physically Disabled.
Huh?
Any problem with that?
No. Teacher, can we discuss
and let me teach elementary calculus first? For example, algebra, geometry, …
Take it slowly, right?
This question requires a large amount of calculations and you only used a few steps to solve it.
This proves that you have a very high ability.
You must be a top student in the Department of Mathematics.
Answer me.
Let me tell you honestly, I am a top student in the Department of Physical Education.
Tell me. Who solved this question?
Let me you the truth, the person who can solve this question,
no one in Ning Zhou University knows where he is, except for me.
You want to know where he is? On one condition.
- Say it. - You have to recruit me into the School for Physically Disabled.
This friend of mine has three main hobbies in his life.
Counting ants, eating dumplings and solving problems.
Also, every afternoon at 1pm,
he comes here
no matter what happens. Come, this way.
Tell me who your mother is!
I…I…
Who is your mother? How many times have I asked you? Are you going to say it? Who is your mother?
If you don’t tell me, I won’t let you eat your dumplings!
Do you hear me?
Sorry. Sorry, Big Head Rong. Sorry
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Eat the dumplings.
Teacher’s wife made these dumplings. My teacher’s wife made these dumplings.
They are all gone.
Ants will eat them up.
We meet again.
We recommended 22 people to him,
including a few postgraduate students.
He didn’t pick a single one.
Then he must think that they are not suitable.
Those students who went for the interview came back and told me that
he was cold towards the students throughout the interview,
and he did not acknowledge their presence.
The method you used to solve these questions is very special.
Your way of thinking is uncommon, but you reduced the amount of computation required significantly.
How did you manage to do that?
Too lazy to compute.
I have a job opening here. Are you interested in it?
I’m asking you a question.
Don’t you want to know what kind of job it is?
The remuneration for this job is very high. Many of your schoolmates and teachers,
even professors, want to get recruited by hook or by crook.
But I didn’t recruit them.
Is a job an important matter?
I think it is.
Then you shouldn’t come and ask me. You have to ask the principal.
Why?
The principal said that his wife will make the decisions for trivial matters,
while he makes the decisions for important matters.
President, Department Head Wu is here.
Why aren’t Lei Ting and Zheng Dang back yet?
Unit 701 is already in such an emergency situation! We can’t find any suitable candidates! They are still loitering outside!
Inform them immediately. They must come and meet me within 24 hours!
If not, ask them not to return to Unit 701!
Have a seat, and please have some tea.
Thank you, madam.
You are welcome.
- Go ahead with your work.- Ok.
Come, have a seat.
I heard that it is quite regrettable for you this time.
I did not expect this to happen either.
Logically speaking, our Ning Zhou University Department of Mathematics is one of the best nationwide.
I never thought you would not choose any of them.
Ning Zhou University Department of Mathematics has many talented people.
I have always been proud of having a teacher like you and proud of my alma mater.
I do not intend to go back empty handed.
I wish to recruit Rong Jinzhen.
I am back!
Younger brother Zhen, you are back!
Good day, Madam (teacher's wife).
Younger brother Zhen, the principal has a guest, don’t disturb him.
Younger brother Zhen!
Come, give sister the lunchbox.
Mum, are your dumplings that delicious?
You see, he finished the box again.
You can recruit anyone except for him.
Why?
Principal, before I came to Ning Zhou University, I went to many places,
and I met many people. Rong Jinzhen
is the most suitable candidate that I’ve ever met.
That is because you don’t understand him at all.
But I understand you, I believe in the way you regard mathematics talents.
And I hope you can trust me and let me take him away.
I will let him serve the nation and give him a bright future.
I don’t care about his future.
Then you must concerned about your own future.You want to keep him by your side,
and make him solve problems for you.
Zheng Dang, is that how you see me
as a person?
.
I'm sorry.
Madam.
Who exactly is my mother?
What’s the matter?
I…I just want to know.
.
Younger Brother Zhen, why are you asking this again?
Didn’t the principal tell you? Regardless of what other people say about you,
you just have to learn how to solve computational problems.
Remember this.
I…I remember.
Mum, he must have been bullied by others again.
Let me tell you honestly,
Jinzhen is indeed a mathematical genius.
But this is only one side of him.
You know nothing about the other sides of him.
In his daily life, and his social interactions,
you can say that he is mentally disabled, an idiot.
You see, Zheng Dang. A person like him
can't even take care of himself, and he doesn't know how to interact with others.
Are you willing to bring him back?
You see,
this is my older sister.
She studied in the Department of Mathematics in the University of Cambridge,
and she was the youngest Ph.D. holder there.
She has a son,
but he is a wastrel.
Her son and his wife squandered all her money away.
The couple then died due to poverty.
At the end, they left my sister with a grandson who doesn't even know who his parents are.
That foolish grandson is Jinzhen.
On my sister's deathbed, she asked me to go over.
She entrusted Jinzhen to me.
She said she did not have expectations for him to become very wealthy.
She only hoped that we would be able to take good care of him,
so that he could be safe and sound throughout his entire life.
I remember when he first came to our house, he would have been seven years old then.
As a seven year old child, he couldn't even say a proper sentence.
If anything has five words or more, he could not say it clearly.
It is all thanks to my wife who took great care of him that
he is basically able to take care of himself now,
and say a few complete sentences.
You see, Zheng Dang, a person like him,
how can I not worry if I entrust him to you?
Can my wife not worry?
Even so,
I still wish to take him away with me.
Since you are so insistent,
then I can also tell you
the letter of recommendation that you brought
only asked me to recommend candidates to you,
and assist you in the recruitment process.
It did not state that you can
take people away by force.
Ok, I shall not send you off.
Goodbye, principal.
The food is ready. Eat before you leave!
No, madam. Thank you.
Why did the cripple come to our house?
Hey, don't be rude!
Do you know him?
Yes, I just got to know him.
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