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[Game of Hunting]
[Episode 30]
What's the name of Yuan Kun's assistant who was at yesterday's signing?
Mi Na.
There's a girl in my building who knows you: Mi Na.
[I'm at New Park Estates, Building 2. I've been drinking. Come pick me up.]
It can't be.
What's wrong?
Did something happen?
Don't say anything. Let me think.
Tell me now.
Make a coffee for me upstairs.
I'll tell you slowly.
[Yi Mei]
Do you have your thoughts together?
Yes.
I can't believe I think I'm a detective.
I was thinking about how you joined the company
what you've done all this time
and how our relationship progressed this way.
Why would you think about that?
You're right.
After all that thinking, I found it unnecessary.
Do you know?
I went to see Chen Xiu Feng today.
I discovered someone was one step ahead of me.
Who?
Yuan Kun.
Really?
I originally thought my information was somehow leaked
but Lin Bai told me he was the one to recommend Chen Xiu Feng to Yuan Kun.
Lin Bai also knows him?
He does.
But he hasn't had contact with Chen Xiu Feng in the last two years.
Let me ask you this.
When you were organizing the information on Chen Xiu Feng
did your friend, Mi Na, know about it?
This hottie is impressive.
Investment adviser?
She knew?
I was organizing the document that day. I didn't think anything of it.
I just went to Mi Na's place because my house was messy.
She saw the document.
It didn't even occur to me to keep it secret from her.
Relax.
Since that day, has she had a chance to copy your files?
Yes.
She was cooking.
I went downstairs to pick up a package.
I didn't lock my computer.
Copying a file wouldn't have been difficult.
You suspect she stole it for--
There's no proof.
It's just my speculation.
You were silent the whole way here.
Do you suspect me of deliberately divulging information to them?
To be honest...
That's what I'm most worried about.
I dread it more than leaked secrets.
This whole way back...
If you were a mole
you would've had a slip-up after all this time.
You wouldn't be so genuine.
Are you sure I'm real?
If you ask me how I can be sure...
I can tell you...
it's because I've been moved.
If you were someone's informer and merely flirting to play along
I would find it fake.
I wouldn't enjoy it.
That's what my trusted intuition tells me.
Of course.
Of course this is real.
What?
She's gorgeous.
Those are pictures from when we were younger.
There are some resemblances.
Astonishing.
How old was your wife in this photo?
Around 24 years old.
Where was this photo taken?
That was in Yunnan, at a vineyard my grandfather left us.
Mr. Chen, why don't I make some coffee?
Mi Na's coffee is top-notch.
Okay, sure.
We've done a lot of homework on you.
Although you've been living in seclusion for a year
the world still pays close attention to you.
You've been an investment manager for a foreign PE fund
and managed a team like this.
I'll skip the details.
If you feel a six million yuan salary with dividends isn't enough
I can discuss it with my client.
I'm not very particular. It's not who I am.
There's a typo here.
It shouldn't be "arbitration."
I think they meant "arbitrage."
Do you have a lot of time?
Our time has been reserved for you.
Okay, let's put this business aside for now.
Let me tell you about my wife
so we don't waste too much time feeling each other out.
Smells delicious.
Thank you very much.
Vice Chairman Yuan, this is yours.
Mr. Chen, please continue.
Okay.
When I left Highland, my wife also resigned from Goldman Sachs.
She was a financial analyst for four years there.
Before Goldman Sachs
she was at Carlyle in Washington, learning real asset investing.
Every day, she talked to me about Rubinstein and Soros
two names that make me dizzy.
She was only 29 years old when she became a CFA charterholder.
She was a successful career woman.
When she left Goldman Sachs
she had earned enough money to support us for the rest of our lives.
I'm not talking about a restricted and frugal lifestyle either.
I mean a content life with two vacations a year.
My dad said she was a wealthy, young woman.
She's amazing, right?
At that time, the money in my account was 50 times what she had.
As in 50 wealthy, young women.
We didn't have children either
so we didn't have to worry about leaving money for our kids.
Mr. Yuan, do you understand what I'm saying?
"Don't try to tempt me with a six million yuan salary."
"Money doesn't mean shit."
No, no.
Those of us in finance shouldn't be so disrespectful of money.
Saying shit is too crude.
It should just be feces.
That's why I'll have to say no to you.
I appreciate your kindness
but we all have different aspirations.
Being with my father during his last days is not a decision I will change.
I can only say sorry and please go to somebody else.
Mr. Chen, don't make your final decision so rashly.
Listen to me.
Even if you don't lack money, you disdain the mundane.
Mr. Chen, you're used to the hustle and bustle.
You've had a year away from the excitement as time to recuperate.
Don't you feel lonely living in this quiet house for so long?
No, there is much to do.
Loneliness is afraid of me and always hiding from me.
I remember the day I received my college admission notice.
After a moment of ecstasy
I distinctly felt like a lonely teenager.
I haven't experienced loneliness since then.
I understand.
Mr. Chen, you still can't deny
that this portfolio manager position is a good fit for you.
If I said yes, wouldn't you be awfully upset?
But if I said no, I'd be lying.
Miss, your coffee is delicious.
Make another cup for Mr. Chen.
Okay.
Mr. Chen, let's put this aside for now. I'll reconsider.
She does look similar to your wife.
Yes.
From what you said earlier, your wife is also very impressive.
When she was at the peak of her career
I said I was going home and she followed me without a word.
That's what makes her incredible.
Does that make her the traditional virtuous wife?
Mr. Chen, would you like the same flavor as the last cup?
The same.
What is her name?
Mi Na.
Oh, Mi Na.
Her coffee is pretty good.
In the end, everything is just speculation.
There's no concrete proof that Mi Na stole the information.
I've been so bent out of shape.
I don't even want to see her.
I don't know how to face her.
Yi Mei, don't reveal even a whisper of your suspicions.
Continue to be her friend as before.
That's easy for you to say.
Listen to me.
Chen Xiu Feng's case is a major project for them.
Their whole team must be extremely busy.
You said Mi Na vents to you.
No matter how she complains to you
if she tells you details about Chen Xiu Feng's case
that means she isn't avoiding you.
Then she didn't steal the information from you.
On the other hand, if she is upset or troubled
yet doesn't mention a word to you when she gets home
or even deliberately steers clear of the topic
that indicates she feels guilty.
Then what should I do?
Just be her friend like before.
Dang it.
Come in.
It's time, Chairman Zheng.
Okay.
From Qu Min Jing's case to Qiao Ke Tan Venture Capital
the class of our clients has slowly been changing.
It pushes us to keep up by making corresponding regulatory changes.
I hope in the near future
De Ren will be in a standing to decline cases with salaries below 500,000 yuan.
[Chen]
Based on comparisons...
this person is the best fit.
Unfortunately, a competitor beat us to him.
Chairman Zheng, despite that, we can still follow up.
Their client may not necessarily be more powerful than ours.
That is true.
But our competitor is our friend
they contracted us for Qu Min Jing's case.
Qu Min Jing's case has become the highlight of our company.
How can we follow up?
Competition is natural within an industry.
Instead of choosing to give up, we should place ourselves in the running
and let the candidate choose for himself.
Nicely put.
But Qu Min Jing's case was not too long ago.
We are still in the honeymoon phase with Te Hui.
There are many potential issues.
We need to wait a while before we forsake our friendship for profit.
You and Te Hui have an inextricable relationship.
And the other thing is
I am stuck in their team.
I can't sneak around behind their backs.
That's how it is.
I'll explain to you guys later.
Let's return to the topic.
Background information isn't in yet for our second choice, Zhang, or third, Fan.
Lai Li Company says...
Lai Li Company is an investigation firm in Beijing.
This investigation firm said
[Zhang] this person was a general manager
at Haidian Kang Yi Investment.
When offered a better job
he immediately dropped all his projects and callously quit.
Ultimately resulting in his employer's acquisition plan to fall through.
That company is now just a small mother-and-daughter company.
If he had been considerate enough to stay just two more weeks
that company would've now been a subsidiary of a listed company.
With a ruthless individual like this who has zero loyalty
there can only be mounting consequences.
His resume is very attractive.
Ultimately, our client employs the person, not the resume.
I haven't seen anyone write a spotty record on their resume.
[Fan] Let's look at this one now.
1 out of the 10 best investment managers.
A senior figure, 30 years old when the oil research fund was established.
A typical case of finding success when young.
Highly experienced, highly educated, and holds a high position.
His reputation in the industry is also good.
However, this is all just on the surface.
I studied his performance over the last four years.
Mediocre decision-making, innovation, and ability to deal with emergencies.
The company's profits mainly rely on their monopoly in the industry.
This top 10 investment manager deserves a question mark.
Not every expert in the system is Qu Min Jing.
I also discovered he was once under suspicion of affiliate transactions
but remained unscathed.
There's also evidence that shows he has a record of domestic violence.
The neighborhood Women's Federation once gave him a warning.
In the past, the norm was three strikes and we'd pass on them.
So let's go back and consider our first choice, Chen.
This Chen...
I said we'll hold off on him.
LinkedIn supplies constantly changing information.
We can keep trying.
What if Te Hui fails to recruit Chen? Then wouldn't we get the chance?
We can keep looking for other targets, while keeping an eye on Te Hui.
Even if Te Hui fails, we may not necessarily be able to poach him either.
His father is terminally ill.
It's possible he will wait until...
his father's death before making a decision.
This is our best case so far to test our business development.
We have zero candidates.
That's a fail, everyone.
Feel shame and then move on.
Meeting adjourned.
Did you say you can tell fortunes?
No.
I might have said I know a master and understand some of the basics.
Why is it I keep being rejected by my targets this year?
Is this considered a rejection?
I thought this was just the beginning.
Didn't you used to say
the public relations teams for VIPs at top-notch casinos
follow a major client's activities around the world for 10 years?
Their 10 years won't have been in vain
if they manage to invite the client in for a game.
Very good. You really are improving with each day.
Mi Na.
If Chen Xiu Feng were single
and had affection for you
would you consider being with him?
I almost would, I guess.
Why do you say almost?
He's 47 years old. That's a bit old.
You resemble his wife when she was young.
Maybe it's a hint from the heavens.
A hint of an otherworldly connection.
What do you mean?
My intuition tells me this Chen Xiu Feng won't be budging
but I'm unwilling to give up.
He might become a good friend to have.
He was giving off signals to win favor with you.
You didn't sense them?
No.
Vice Chairman Yuan, don't tease me.
There are over 10 million people living in this city.
Over four million came from other places.
Who is provided for by others and who provides for others
isn't decided when we are young.
Through growth and ups and downs, the answer is clear.
How are ups and downs determined? By luck and by fighting.
Women in particular need to make good use of their time.
You studied acting, so you should know.
The few who become celebrities were born with advantages over others.
There are many more outstanding ones.
I've been a body double before.
Dangerous acts, rolling down stairs, being slapped, or being a corpse...
I've done it all.
Do you know the effort they invested in their glory?
No.
You don't want me to--
He is our prey.
His conceit has stirred up my fighting spirit.
I believe if you bring out all you have, he can be tamed.
Vice Chairman Yuan, I understand what you're saying, but...
Chen Xiu Feng is married.
You still don’t understand.
I'm not telling you to marry him.
I'm saying...
Let me ask you.
How many female researchers are there in headhunting firms in the country?
Countless many.
Who should be promoted?
Who is naturally a headhunter?
Nobody. They all have to rely on themselves.
I also hope I can be promoted soon
so my parents can stop worrying and so my peers will think more highly of me.
Then you'll have to put in more effort than your peers.
If we secure Chen Xiu Feng in the end, when the case is closed
I will write both our names on the cover of the routine report.
It'll be our case.
We can split the commission 40/60.
You're 40, I'm 60. Half and half is fine too.
The key is that you have to take this tiny step
for your life to climb one big step.
I understand what you're saying now.
I...
I can try.
I'm not in a position to question too much
for fear that Vice Chairman Yuan will be oversensitive.
However, I need to monitor his progress.
It's best if you can help me with that.
Saul.
How come I haven't been able to find my drive lately?
Boredom. Emptiness.
What do you want to do the most?
Let me think.
I most want to...
Cook.
Plant flowers, keep fish
have children.
Sure, why not?
Yes.
It's work and life.
Which bastard decided to split them up?
Mr. Chen!
Why are you here again?
I was worried, so I dropped by for a visit.
Please come with me. I need to speak with you.
Vice Chairman Yuan, you come every day to keep me company.
I'm very touched and grateful.
However, I still need to make this clear.
I absolutely will not accept the position you recommended to me.
It's not because the offer is too low.
It's because I have my own plans for the future.
I won't be swayed.
However, I can't bear to see you waste so much of your time on me.
That's why I had to say these unwelcome words.
I don't have the slightest interest in the future you designed for me.
Our ideas are at complete odds.
Your professional experience may be telling you
this is the time when you should be sticking to your guns.
I really don't know how long you'll have to wait.
However, I am telling you to give up.
This is doing you a favor.
Make use of your time to make a plan for a new candidate.
We have a long life ahead of us. We'll still be friends.
Thank you for thinking highly of me.
Goodbye.
Qiu Dong?
Mr. Chen.
You're here.
I happened to be passing by.
How is your father?
Still the same.
By the way, this is the ham and Yunnan tea
I came by to give you.
I'll be going, then.
Chairman Zheng? Why are you here?
I came to visit Mr. Chen.
Okay, you two carry on. I'm leaving now.
Vice Chairman Yuan!
Don't get the wrong idea. I had already met Mr. Chen.
Really? How long ago?
Not very long
but it was definitely before you gave me his information.
No need to explain. I believe you're not working on a case on him.
Of course! There's news in Beijing every day.
By the way, did you know?
Luo Yi Ren's boyfriend, Yu Cheng Fei...
might be making it big!
His new film is being promoted on several major online platforms.
It's said there are over 60 million fans of the original work.
That's overwhelming!
There were even fan clubs promoting the film on the streets.
Have you noticed?
Luo Yi Ren really brings prosperity to her man.
That's nonsense.
Brings prosperity to her man?
One is no longer living.
One just got out of prison.
And one is still in prison.
What did I tell you guys?
What are you looking at?
Look at what you wrote in your reports.
- Don't you think so, Honey? - Rewrite these!
The people Luo Yi Ren has dated aren't just nobodies.
Don't you think she's miraculous?
Zheng Qiu Dong isn't a nobody?
Enough gossip about her.
Sweetie, I...
What's the matter with you?
Don't scare me.
You've never been so serious.
What's wrong?
I want a child.
Didn't you say you don't like kids?
I'd said I'd give you children but you didn't want any.
Now...
You didn't want it when I got pregnant.
If we had kept it...
the child would be in school by now.
You're so horrible.
Okay, okay.
Lin Bai, I'll have a child for you.
Starting today, I'll take care of my body.
I'll sleep early.
Honey.
You should stop working late nights.
You should also take care of your body, okay?
I promise you, I'll take care of my body.
And be around good people.
Spend less time with bad people.
I think Vice Chairman Yuan...
There is indeed something wrong with him.
Lin Bai.
Thank you, Vice Chairman Yuan.
Is it necessary to be so flustered?
It's just a woman.
Women nowadays...
are too open.
What did you need?
Chen Xiu Feng's case isn't going smoothly.
The plan needs to be adjusted.
I told Toby and Emma to stop what they're doing.
AESC has a confidentiality training in Guangzhou. I told them to attend.
And regretfully, I have to clean house.
I am going to kick Zheng Qiu Dong off my team.
He's your friend. I'm sorry.
What happened?
No matter how he disguises himself, he is already sinister to the bone.
No, wait. Put that aside for now.
What exactly happened?
He double-crossed me and had contact with Chen Xiu Feng in private.
Are you sure?
I caught him red-handed in the hospital. Does that count?
No, they already knew each other. It's normal to be in contact.
Don't stand up for him.
You're already a good enough friend.
As far as I know, after he received the information I gave him
he quickly went after Chen Xiu Feng for a case.
He's not like that.
You should know him well after the Bank of the Mediterranean incident.
There is no knowing what is in a man's heart. Times have changed.
I don't believe anything I see or hear.
I only believe catching him in the act.
I've already decided he must be be kicked out
and must not have contact with Chen Xiu Feng.
That decision is a bit cavalier.
Lin Bai, you are friends with both me and him.
I don't want you in a difficult spot.
I'll handle everything. I started this so I should end it.
I can't let you take any blame for this.
Friends share not just happiness, but must share responsibilities as well.
This will be cleared up.
Making this decision before a confrontation by a third party
doesn't seem to be the way you usually do things.
I've been led on and kept in the dark like a fool.
I can't be bothered to follow the norm.
What case was he secretly meeting Chen Xiu Feng for?
I'm not sure. It is an offshore company in Hong Kong.
Since it's already so clear-cut
you can make the decision.
I reserve my objections.
I'll ask one more thing.
How did you find Chen Xiu Feng so quickly?
There aren't many clues out there.
Are you the one who wants to know or did someone ask you to find out?
Did someone ask me to find out?
Why would you ask that?
Vice Chairman Yuan.
You're certain there's someone else interested in Chen Xiu Feng?
Lin Bai, we both work for Te Hui. We're in the same camp.
Since you want to know how I found him, I'll tell you.
He lives in seclusion and certainly wasn't easy to find.
I have a friend in talent retention management.
He has a broad network.
You gave me Chen Xiu Feng's information, I gave it to him, and he found my target.
He's lying.
It's practically the same story as "Lie to Me."
He makes unnatural moves to touch his neck.
A classic reaction.
He points to the left but looks to the right.
The corners of his mouth turn down. He has no confidence in what he says.
Chen Xiu Feng's whereabouts were likely stolen from Zheng Qiu Dong.
In China, rumors are never unfounded.
Okay, Lin Bai.
Headhunters are only responsible to three parties.
The employer, the candidate, and ourselves.
This is basic knowledge. I don't want to keep preaching to you.
It's a complete win if all parties are happy.
If a fourth or fifth party is harmed in this process
they are collateral damage.
Is it possible for nobody's interests to harmed during headhunting?
Chen Xiu Feng looks at you with warmth in his eyes.
You just need to take a tiny bit of initiative
and he is bound to give in.
He is not an ordinary man.
If you interact with him more, you can only benefit from it.
Will I benefit from it, or will your case benefit?
It's not my case.
It's our case.
Chen Xiu Feng rejected you, so you're furious. I can see that.
My fury isn't because of his rejection but because of his arrogance.
Vice Chairman Yuan, don't take it to heart.
There's a lot going on in the office and you're worried.
Don't be mad about this anymore.
It's not worth it.
I'm strong on the inside. No need to console me.
Mi Na, I suddenly noticed what a cute girl you are.
Vice Chairman, you don't need to try to set my heart aflutter like this.
I know I am an ordinary girl out of thousands upon thousands.
I know clearly what I'm capable of
but I'm willing to risk it all for the sake of my future.
I don't have any other choice.
I promise you I'll seduce--
Seduce sounds so unpleasant.
I'll try to like Chen Xiu Feng.
Vice Chairman, don't describe me as cute anymore.
If you really do think I'm cute but still ask me to seduce Chen Xiu Feng
I will feel you're being too practical.
This is the pain of having to choose.
The choice to do this or not is in our hands
but we have no option but to pick the bad choice.
Life has always been this complicated.
It's not complicated.
I understand.
You've been pushed into the heart of the struggle with Chen Xiu Feng's case.
You can't afford to lose.
You're the only one who understands.
If I really can help you
I would at last be able to prove my worth as a small fry.
I can't bear to see you harmed either.
What is it?
When will you tell the office about us?
I can any time.
It's just that this will have a bad effect on those around us.
Who are they?
Company management feels office relationships are taboo
especially relationships between a superior and subordinate.
I understand the taboo to be...
A young subordinate who uses a superior's feelings as a springboard
in exchange for benefits.
That's not what we are.
I don't have any expectations of you.
I just want your heart.
Is that what you think?
Then you're mistaken about me.
I was wrong.
I shouldn't have rushed you.
Don’t worry.
I'm fine either way.
You're under a lot of stress with Chen Xiu Feng's case.
Don't take my words to heart.
Open the door.
Open the door!
Open up.
Open the door.
Open up!
Open!
Open the door.
What are you looking at?
Are you talking to me, man?
Who are you? Never seen a hunk?
Piece of shit.
Open the door.
Who's that in the hallway?
Ex-ex-boyfriend.
I don't even remember his name.
What is he here for?
He lost money gambling and came to demand money.
You don't owe him money?
No! I swear!
Open up.
Okay, I'll handle it.
Open up!
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