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[Game of Hunting]
[Episode 25]
My views are simple regardless of the position or task.
I just want to be able to make use of my professional talents.
I won't think too much into it.
I can work with anybody.
What are your thoughts on base-level work?
Base-level?
As I said, I just need to be able to make use of my professional talents.
Moreover, isn't the the Development Zone already the base-level?
Certainly.
What you said is very enlightening.
All right, Deputy Mayor Qu.
We are just having a routine conversation today
to hear your opinions.
This doesn't reflect any of our attitudes.
Please do not think too much into it.
All right, thank you for your time.
Don't worry. I absolutely won't jump to conclusions.
[Deputy Mayor Qu, can we meet?] [Need to discuss...]
Why are you the one picking me up today?
Your mom has to see to a foreign guest.
What's a trial lecture?
Trial lecture?
Which characters?
Trial as in test, lecture as in speech.
Trial lecture?
It's when someone isn't sure about the quality of your lectures
so they let you have a trial run.
When they hear you, they can evaluate your lecturing ability.
That is a trial lecture.
A test lecture.
Can Mom pass a trial lecture?
Your mom doesn't need to do that.
Everybody knows about the quality of her lectures.
A university in Shenzhen doesn't. They want her to do a trial lecture.
Really?
I think it's a good thing.
[Deputy Mayor Qu, can we meet?] [Need to discuss an urgent matter.]
[Zheng Qiu Dong.]
Deputy Mayor Qu, have a seat.
What kind of tea do you want to drink?
Anything will do. I'll pay.
This Tieguanyin.
Okay, please wait a moment.
You messaged me saying you had something urgent to discuss.
I'd like to hear what it is.
First of all, Deputy Mayor Qu, I want to express my apologies.
Don't say that.
We've only met a few times and you have always been polite.
Why would you need to apologize?
If someone hid the truth from you
and lied, even with good intentions...
Would you forgive him if he had good intentions?
Of course.
You're not talking about yourself, are you?
- I am talking about myself. - Hello.
- We'll do it ourselves. - Okay.
Deputy Mayor Qu.
I have received the latest news.
You may be disappointed when you hear it.
In this election...
your wish may not be fulfilled.
Probability is also called chance.
I'm not disappointed. This is a normal occurrence.
Personnel changes are fluid.
If you do not maintain a calm mind, then you don't understand life.
I had told you I didn't want you to inquire about this news.
Why did you indulge yourself?
I'll be honest. This is my responsibility.
I am the manager of Hangzhou's Deju Renhe Headhunting.
Have you heard of Southland Times Innovation?
Finally the truth.
I know everything.
Southland commissioned Te Hui Executive Search to approach me.
Many factors have changed.
Your wife's job, your child's education, and your treatment.
Southland will offer you a substantial pay increase.
Let this all end here. All right?
Mr. Qin Fei.
Qin Fei?
You are...
You have been so immature right from the start.
I originally didn't want to expose your farce
but you pestered me incessantly.
You even deceived my wife and child
giving me no choice but to react.
Is there any point to this? Just for the district mayor position?
Deputy Mayor Qu.
What do you mean by saying this? I don't understand.
Which part do you not understand?
Is it clearer now?
Do you take me for a fool?
This is a complete misunderstanding.
There's no point in continuing this further.
Don't tell me this is a misunderstanding.
You clearly know what kind of person you are.
I'm giving you a warning.
Don't cause misunderstandings. They come back to bite you.
Since I've uttered the name Qin Fei, you should know what that implies.
I don't wish to see you again.
Stay away from my wife and child.
I'll report you to the police if you harass them again.
You know what the consequences will be.
I've already forgotten your name.
Tell Zhan Tian Xiao such despicable means prove I had thought too highly of him.
Hello.
Do you need help?
Don't take things too hard. Everything will come to pass.
Help him straighten out whatever is troubling him.
I hope our worries were unnecessary.
Goodbye, Mr. Zheng.
I really just wanted some fresh air.
Okay, I believe you. Goodbye.
Wait.
Lin Bai will be here soon.
How does he know I'm here?
The police called him as well.
What the heck? I was just getting some fresh air!
- You cried? - No.
Do you think I'd believe you?
How did Qu Min Jing find out about the past?
He must have ordered a private investigation.
He is a suspicious person.
I know, but how did he manage to find out?
Not many people knew about Qin Fei.
There are even less who could link you to Qin Fei.
So he knows.
Since it's been done, there's nothing to fear.
He has resources. There was bound to be a way.
Investigating isn't a bad thing. That means he took you seriously.
The only downside is that this information is too unfavorable.
This is hilarious though.
You became Zhan Tian Xiao's man.
You invested so much effort.
It's all turned worthless.
All right.
We can declare this the end.
Once the target takes an opposing stance against you
nothing you do will be effective on him.
Are you saying we should withdraw?
I've seen your abilities. There's nothing wrong with you.
You were just unlucky this time.
But in my plan, this mission isn't over yet.
What else do you want to do? Continue?
There's no reason to stop.
You're already a liar in his mind.
You were sent by his competitor to take him out of the running.
But the truth is I'm not.
If it's a misunderstanding, it can be explained away.
I used to be a liar, but I'm not anymore. So what?
In my memorandum
there is still a chance for me to give a final pitch to the Qus.
Think carefully about whether this chance still exists.
There should be.
Qu Min Jing is in a very bad situation but he just doesn't know it.
Or he knows it, but is in denial.
I must tell him the reality and make him acknowledge it.
Regardless of whether I manage to recruit him in the end
I must see this through to the end.
I was completely blindsided.
I'm awake now.
If we give up now, we will become the mediocre majority.
We can't.
Since we're already down on our luck, let's try our courage.
Otherwise, I can't justify myself to the two of you.
You don't need to with me.
I hope you can free yourself of this soon.
This is still in motion. I don't want to come out.
Qiu Dong, don't let anger rule you.
I can't even imagine you sitting down with Qu Min Jing.
Some misunderstandings can never be erased.
Say you can explain it away
and you're given the chance to give your final pitch.
What about time? There are only nine days left.
Mission: impossible! There's no more time!
If I don't worry about the outcome, there's still plenty of time!
I'm not thinking about how to poach him.
I only want to clear his misunderstandings of me.
I hope he can believe in my goodwill
and ultimately give me a fair evaluation.
I want him to admit I am conscientious and that I do my best.
That's enough for me.
I don't have any grand hopes.
Maybe it's worth a try.
Only you.
I've been in a stupor up to this point.
I wondered if I truly was a liar.
Messed up.
Psychological trauma.
I will keep my speech short.
We'll have the deputy mayor of the Development Zone say a few words now.
I'll only say one thing.
Thank you to Chairman Meng for
bringing Valley's Science Park project to the Development Zone.
I feel very honored.
I also believe this is a project with boundless prospects
that will be profitable for both parties.
Thank you.
For civil engineering, drainage, heating and ventilation, and construction
you can just hand over to subordinates.
You don't need to trouble yourself.
There have already been two meetings and people have been appointed.
My mission is complete by this point.
You'll still need to come by often to give your guidance.
Luo!
Deputy Mayor Qu, this is a close friend of mine.
She insisted on coming today when she heard you would be here.
She worships you.
- Hello. - Hello.
I'm not some celebrity. There's nothing about me to worship.
If you were a celebrity, I wouldn't want to meet you, Deputy Mayor Qu.
Have you eaten yet?
I'll get you food. What would you like to eat?
- Anything is fine. Thank you. - Okay.
Have we met before?
The library in the Foreign Experts Building.
You're the lady who fainted.
Is Zheng Qiu Dong your boyfriend?
No.
He really wanted to meet you but didn't have a chance.
He asked me to help him.
- Help him put on an act? - Deputy Mayor Qu.
Zheng Qiu Dong is a very close friend of mine. I know him.
It pained him that you exposed his past the other day.
It's not an exaggeration to say he was so stricken with grief he wanted to die.
You know about his past?
I know everything.
And about that photo of Zhan Tian Xiao.
Deputy Mayor Qu, this is a person who once committed a mistake
but now wants to walk the honorable path.
He truly does, otherwise he wouldn't be in such pain.
You could forgive him this once.
What was his motive for being in such a hurry to meet me?
He said it was top secret.
He was afraid any carelessness on his part would harm you.
Here you go.
I need to catch a flight. Goodbye, Deputy Mayor Qu.
Make sure you come to the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Okay, Chairman Meng. Safe travels.
All right.
He indulges in wishful thinking.
He thinks to persuade me to work for a private corporation.
How could that be possible?
That would depend on what you desire.
I didn't come to win you over for Zheng Qiu Dong.
I just want to clear the misunderstanding created by the photo.
It is an enormous misunderstanding.
He has never met Zhan Tian Xiao.
He wanted to get close to Zhan Tian Xiao and learn his thoughts on the election.
He just happened to be caught in a photograph.
That was the only time he saw Zhan Tian Xiao.
Judging from his career history, he seems horrible, but he's actually not.
I know him. He is one who wishes to succeed.
What you have seen was methodical progress.
You people have been remiss.
You were so meticulous with important matters
yet so careless in who you used.
Qu is such an orthodox person.
Yet, you sent someone like that.
He won't have a good opinion no matter how you try to explain.
I completely understand your dissatisfaction.
I still feel it is a pity for Deputy Mayor Qu and Zheng.
I have seen many cases over the years as a headhunter.
Out of the successful cases, not one person has expressed regret.
Yet, there is always someone who expresses regret among the failed cases.
As outsiders, we stand in the middle, looking at both parties.
We can objectively view the involved advantages and disadvantages.
Zheng is an outstanding professional manager.
His insight and judgment are worth trusting.
This was considered a one-time undercover mission.
He could have easily duplicated data from that bank
turned it over, and left with 180,000 yuan.
But he refused to.
He doesn't care how others view him.
What he cares about is his own self-appraisal.
He admitted to me he did think about stealing the data.
He had the documents open and his tools ready.
In the end, he still stopped.
Do you know that when he turned in his resignation
not one person knew of his secret mission yet?
He couldn't get over his own conscience.
Are you talking about Zheng Qiu Dong or the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove?
Deputy Mayor Qu.
From this bank's website, you can find
who was awarded the 2013 Outstanding Employee Award
and what it was for.
Someone like that is worth trusting at least once.
You are a high-level administrator.
You must have your own original opinion on people and matters.
[Zheng Qiu Dong]
[2013-2014 Outstanding Employee Award, Zheng Qiu Dong]
As I matured, there were times I have been lost.
There were times I could not distinguish honor and humiliation.
But luckily, in the end, I found my bearings
and was determined to be someone who can distinguish honor and disgrace.
I am recipient 302.
I know it is not an award for my contributions.
Instead, it is a reward for
not betraying you for my own interests.
Thank you to Headquarters for recognizing my values.
My understanding of this award is that
Headquarters has given me a career highlight
so I can have a good resume after I leave and be able to find a new job quickly.
Thank you for your compassion.
Thank you, Headquarters.
Thank you all.
- I'm home. - Welcome back.
Perfect timing. I have a question for you.
Someone is reminiscing about home on a spring night.
Which two lines from a poem will he recite to you?
"Head raised, I view the bright moon. Head bowed, my thoughts on home." Hard?
Here, look.
It's wrong?
What's the correct answer?
"Spring wind has turned the southern shore green."
"But what bright moon will light me home?"
It's wrong if you don't write these two lines?
Absurd. You can stop going to class.
What do you want to eat? I'll cook.
Dad.
What is it?
What's this?
You won an award again?
What is it for?
Second place in training camp's putting contest.
Amazing.
You didn't go. I might have won first place if you were there.
- I'm going to cook. - Let's go out to eat.
Yun Zheng, do your homework while I talk to your dad.
We'll go out for dinner when you're done with homework.
Be good.
Come.
Being so mysterious.
She's going to give me another lecture.
This afternoon, Secretary Li was host to the Hawaii Technology Group.
Their leader proposed a tour of the Development Zone
after their visit to Chengdu.
Secretary Li immediately called Zhan Tian Xiao over
so both parties could meet and discuss the tour.
If Zhan Tian Xiao were merely the head of an enterprise
he couldn't possibly be allowed to join in such an important visit.
Don't let your hopes go up. He is sure to be the next district mayor.
There have been rumors.
Does it really not matter to you
or are you pretending to be relaxed so I don't worry?
Tan Xu, there are some things you can hope for
but they cannot be forced.
When we were dating, there many others who pursued you
like Qiao Xiao Liang and your dad's student.
There were quite a few.
Before going abroad
I was afraid I would scare you off if I had insisted on marrying you first.
Then who knows how we would be like now?
I didn't force your hand in marriage
but you still ended up mine.
However, I did want to marry you before I left for abroad.
I was afraid that you'd run off with someone else by the time I came back.
I've gone off on a tangent.
Actually, I just want to say
there are some things you can hope for, but can't force.
Compromise avoids conflict.
Is it compromise or refusal to act?
What do you mean?
Is this the life you want?
Life will never be better than what one can imagine.
Not just life. In everything.
Not better than what can be imagined?
What if it can be better than the present?
I know someone has approached you behind my back.
They have approached me too.
At the least, I think it's not a bad idea right now.
- I'm afraid it's a plot. - What is he plotting for?
What are your thoughts?
If it's what he promised, everything will be better for you and the family.
If it's not?
That's why I think you should speak to him again.
You are very logical.
There is one thing we must clear up now.
Could things possibly take a turn for the worse?
Have they divulged the specifics with you?
Housing, medical health, insurance, annual salary
paid time off, and clauses of this format.
In comparison to CEO positions of overseas corporations of this scope
they are offering 12 to 14 percent higher.
Most importantly, they have made
meticulous plans for your professional growth.
Nowadays, everybody tries to tempt with money.
If one million yuan doesn't work, try two million, then five million yuan.
There's no lack of money in the stock market.
But who would care about making a plan tailored for you?
Who would spare any thought to your wife and child?
This is an investment of sorts. Just an alternative incentive.
You're not happy in your current situation though.
It will only worsen in the future.
Being an official is different.
All together, the negatives always outweigh the positives.
Besides, I'm not happy either.
I have to worry about work and home.
Our child isn't happy either.
Stop playing. Eat something.
She coughs terribly all night.
Have they told you what they see in me?
A headhunter from Hangzhou has approached me before.
I rejected him, but they're here again.
I heard from Mr. Lin
the chairman of Southland specified you for the job.
He said they've also done follow-up observations on your abilities.
Follow-up observations?
I'm skeptical about their choice of words.
This is still an enigma. I can't make sense of it.
Yun Zheng, where do you want to go?
A place with good air quality. That's what the doctor said.
Job-hopping from a state position to a private organization
would have been disgraceful in ancient times.
Time flies.
You shouted that 12 years ago
at a classmate reunion when you returned from abroad.
It still stands now.
Times progress as well.
What would others think if they were to know of this?
Who are the others?
Resources are applied to whichever development is profitable.
That's what they told you?
I think they're right.
Why don't you take it a bit further
and hear how they'll explain this CEO position to you?
Then won't you know why they chose you?
Actual contact?
What if news of this leaks?
They wouldn't be that unprofessional.
What if we're recorded?
What are you thinking?
Their personnel structure is very complicated with that Zheng.
He has a criminal record. How can we not be on guard?
It's not like you're having an affair.
But we have to be on guard.
Then tell me. Are you even a bit interested?
I'm curious.
And I can more or less sense their sincerity.
However, a recruitment on this level is usually a project for a large firm
companies like Korn Ferry International or Heidrick & Struggles.
Their company was just established last year.
Who knows if they're reliable?
Zhan Tian Xiao will be taking office soon.
I don't want to see you going to work with a long face.
At the least, with regards to my work and our child's education
they have provided solutions in a short amount of time.
That's sufficient to show they are capable.
We can give it a try.
But it must be kept secret.
Don't tell them I agreed. Just say you insisted I come along.
We can't be humble now.
Got it.
Stop playing with your phone. Eat up.
Hello, Mr. Lin?
Yes, I just spoke with him.
We must find a place with a projector.
The two sites you recommended are pretty good but too wide open.
They're not private enough.
He would be seen by hundreds just from the parking lot to the 16th floor.
He will feel we don't value him.
He works for the organization, after all. There is more he has to consider.
You didn't mention a projector yesterday.
What are you going to use it for?
PowerPoint presentation.
When did you have the time to make one?
I worked on it a bit more every night I couldn't sleep.
If you can't make progress, nobody else can.
Don't worry about the location. I'll search online.
I think Tan Xu's brother's golf course will do.
There are private spaces there.
I've never been there.
This is good.
If Qu Min Jing is in his brother-in-law's territory
he will be more at ease.
That's decided. I'll call him and rent the place.
We'll have to make arrangements.
And according to our requests.
Neither of us have been inside.
We'll have to work quickly.
Qu Min Jing agreed today, but he could have regrets soon.
I'll go rent the projector equipment.
Not just equipment.
Sofa, coffee table, tea set, tea leaves, cakes
tea pot, water, the color of the curtains
the room temperature, furnishings in the washroom, the incense scent
are all important details.
They may even make the space even more welcoming than my presentation.
What kind of tea does Qu Min Jing like?
Anxi Tieguanyin. He likes to use the traditional lid brewing method.
What scent for essential oil does Tan Xu like?
Rosemary.
I don't know anything about that. Do you?
Aromatherapy?
I nearly understand it.
You'll have to ask your wife. She knows it.
How do you know she knows it?
I saw her write about it online.
She's been to France to purchase some for a friend and even wrote about it.
You even know that?
Tell me. What scent does my wife like?
Tell me, tell me, tell me.
Lavender.
All right.
Keep going.
These purchases and arrangements will take a lot of work.
Should I have Jin from Headquarters help out?
Nothing at all.
Don't mention a word. Maintain absolute secrecy.
Okay.
I'll notify Tan Xu to have her brother reserve a room.
There's one thing I don't understand.
Qu Min Jing firmly believed I was working for Zhan Tian Xiao.
He even knew about Qin Fei and chewed me out about it.
He just got over that so quickly?
It can't be that easy.
Just with a few words from his wife, I'm no longer a liar?
You think his suspicions of you were too easily dismissed?
That's right.
It's like we missed something.
Something must have happened that we don't know about.
He's not the type to be impervious to reason.
What are you staring at me for?
You went to see him?
Not me. Her.
A lady.
Luo Yi Ren.
That can't be.
Luo Yi Ren and I were both in the same boat together.
Why would Qu Min Jing trust her?
She and I put on an act for him.
Luo Yi Ren has a better appearance and personality than you do.
Yes, I'm heinous.
She is better with people than you are.
Everybody loves her at first sight.
The key is that she told Qu Min Jing a story.
Qu Min Jing only changed his opinion of you after watching a video.
What story?
Your story of being undercover at Bank of the Mediterranean.
What about the video?
Your award acceptance speech. There are links online.
I understand now.
That goes to show it's better to do good things.
Of course.
Why didn't you tell her you and Xiong Qing Chun broke things off?
Are you pretending to be dumb?
She has a boyfriend now.
And he's someone she met after all the rough patches she's gone through.
How should I tell her?
If I tell her Xiong Qing Chun has left me
wouldn't I be stirring up trouble?
It's just an update. There are no strings attached.
What if she became dejected because you and Xiong Qing Chun were happy together
and thus settled for an honest man to spend the rest of her life with?
What's wrong with that?
If an old flame found true love
could you really be at peace with yourself?
I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel anything.
I can't say those feelings are very strong though.
Fate's hand can't be forced.
We're always the right people at the wrong time.
Luo Yi Ren is destined to be my disease.
She can't be mine.
She's gone to Yunnan.
I nearly told her about you and Xiong Qing Chun.
When we talked today.
There would've been no point.
It would only add an uncomfortable mental burden.
That person has gone to Yunnan for filming.
She went to visit him.
Before she left, she wanted me to tell you
Qu Min Jing agreed to meet you.
Thank her for me.
What is with you two?
A lover's fate.
If we're lovers...
it'd be out of sympathy.
You and your wife are considered the type of couple that are like lovers.
You know?
She always thinks I'm like her lover.
You have such sex appeal.
All right.
I'm at Yunnan.
Has Qu Min Jing changed his attitude towards you?
He has.
He's agreed to a meeting.
It all comes down to this.
Regardless of what the final outcome is, thank you.
Why are you thanking me?
Don't try to hide it. Lin Bai already told me.
Qu Min Jing is shrewd and ruthless.
He uncovered everything about my past.
If not because of an external influence, he wouldn't have changed his mind.
I was wallowing in despair those few days.
Why would you despair? It's just a recruitment.
Qu Min Jing sent me a message
and said your award acceptance speech really touched him.
Good deeds are rewarded.
You should thank yourself.
Okay.
I won't say anymore thanks.
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