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[Game of Hunting]
[Episode 4]
Defendant He Guo Sheng [Beihai, Guangxi]
for leading organized multi-level marketing criminal acts
is sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment and fined two million yuan.
Defendant Zheng Qiu Dong
for leading organized multi-level marketing criminal acts
is sentenced to five years and six months of imprisonment and fined 750,000 yuan.
Left face!
It's a book you gave me freshman year of college.
I felt I needed to continue reading.
Watanabe isn't like me at all.
Don't you think Naoko is a lot like you?
You want me to die?
She dies?
I'm looking for a lawyer, Zhong Huai Lan.
My name is Luo Yi Ren. I'm her high school classmate.
I've consulted my friends in the judicial bureau.
The procedure for next of kin to visit a prisoner is very simple now.
Which prison is he in?
Beihai. Beihai, Guangxi.
You can just apply directly with the prison's administration.
- How many years? - Five years, six months.
Who is it and what is their relationship to you?
A friend.
The guy who came to our school to watch movies and fix your bike
when you were a freshman in college.
The reserved guy?
Isn't that your ex-boyfriend?
Nearly.
Rekindled old flame?
I guess.
You're a love-struck fool. When did this happen?
I'm not sure.
There was no clear beginning or end.
When Bai was still alive?
No way.
You're the poster child for a chaste widow.
You were cheating?
No, no!
When Bai was alive, we didn't overstep any bounds.
You can believe what you want.
You know me.
I'm easily swayed.
I'll follow whoever wildly pursues me.
I'm like sheep, easily led away.
Consider it love.
Is it not love?
After Zheng Qiu Dong returned...
I became so confused.
I made up with him behind Bai's back.
To be honest, I was excited yet conflicted.
For some reason, I suddenly felt... ashamed
as if I were sneaking around.
That's why I made up my mind to make things clear to Bai.
But the next day...
It was discovered his cancer had spread.
What else could I do?
I had to play the part of the dutiful and supportive girlfriend.
Despite that, I still stayed with him till the end
and laid him to rest.
Is that considered cheating?
Don't take my words to heart.
All right, enough of that.
Where were we? Prison visitation.
What an abrupt change of topic.
If you're merely visiting, you can just apply with the prison.
You just need your ID, proof of relationship
and a classmate or colleague to write a letter on a letterhead.
However, not every prison is the same.
Later, I'll call and help you find out which ward and brigade.
Do you need me to accompany you?
You'll go with me?
Is there a purpose to that?
If he has any complaints, grievances, or subjected to any wrongs inside
I might be able to help.
- When do you want to go? - As soon as possible.
- Director. - Director.
- Xiao Zhang, get to work. - Okay.
Yi Ren, Chief Xia has come to see another performance.
Don't leave yet.
There's a dinner party afterwards and Chief Xia requested your attendance.
I'm taking time off. I'm heading out of town early tomorrow morning.
Even if you're going to outer space, you can't.
I'll stay until 10 p.m. at the latest. I won't go to karaoke.
[Beihai Prison]
Captain Yuan.
Zheng Qiu Dong, do you know someone by the name of Luo Yi Ren?
Yes.
You have three minutes to tidy up. You're going to the visiting room.
Is it the woman you talked about?
I don't want to see her.
Why?
Five and a half years is too long.
The iPhone 3GS is going to be released soon.
Do you know what Jobs was doing five and a half years ago?
Back then, nobody knew what an iPhone was yet.
Nobody in the world did.
Five and a half years will pass by very quickly.
For a girl at her age
the coming five years may be monumental in her life.
Whether she waits in misery or lives as she pleases
it'll feel as long as 10 years.
Liu, my time here has just begun.
I can't leave her with any hope.
I am a headhunter.
I always want to leave myself with some leeway rather than go to extremes.
I'm a bad man.
I can't keep going on like this though.
Give up.
I must make her give up all hope.
Let's go.
Why didn't you tidy up? You're going to see the lady like this?
I don't want to see you again.
Luo Yi Ren.
You betrayed me.
I was working hard for you.
What did you receive in return for betraying me?
I could have turned myself in and plead for the lightest sentencing.
But you didn't even give me that chance and pushed me down a path of doom!
What did you come here for?
Haven't you tormented me enough?
Or did you come to admire your work?
You sure have guts to come here.
Leave. Stay away from here!
Zheng Qiu Dong, watch what you're saying.
Yi Ren has been concerned about you.
Bullshit! Who are you to say anything?
Do you know what Luo Yi Ren is?
A slut who jumps from man to man, only concerned about her own happiness!
Yi Ren!
Be quiet! Officer, take her outside! I only get half an hour!
- Yi Ren. - Shut up! Go outside!
Yi Ren!
Yi Ren? Yi Ren!
Call an ambulance! She's having a heart attack!
- Doctor. - She's okay.
It was just shock from lack of oxygen due to sudden emotional stress.
- Does she need to be hospitalized? - No, she's already awake.
She can leave after a bit of rest.
There shouldn't be any problems with her heart.
Who said she had a heart attack?
You scared me to death.
I was even yelling out that you had a heart attack.
A lawyer lying.
It's hard to avoid when one is flustered.
It's just like the words Zheng Qiu Dong said.
Why did he stand up and leave after saying them?
That's because liars feel guilty.
He doesn't have the courage to face you.
No.
He didn't lie.
You can say I betrayed him.
I sent him straight to prison. I betrayed him.
I betrayed him! I betrayed him!
- I betrayed him! - Stop it!
Coming to visit you now means it is true love.
For you to give up true love...
in order so she could be free to live, it is a mighty love.
How much do you love this woman?
I had to make it a clean break.
Stop analyzing me.
Analyze yourself instead.
Liu.
I ran a tiny recruitment agency.
Would it be shameless of me to say I was in the same profession as you
the CEO of a large headhunting firm?
We both found jobs for others.
It wouldn't be shameless.
It would be damn shameless.
How could you group a recruitment agency with human resources?
There's a debased standard.
Recruitment agencies find jobs for those without jobs.
Headhunters, as in human resources
provide those with good jobs with even better jobs.
Qiu Dong, you have a short sentence.
You can try getting an education.
You get out in 2014. That will be when this industry sees major growth.
Do you trust me?
Is it easy to learn?
It's easy to learn, but hard to put to practice.
You're a natural at networking. You're a good fit for this profession.
Why does it sound appealing now that you mention it?
Why is it appealing? That means you're a good fit.
Headhunting is placing high-quality talent in the right job.
Otherwise, it's a loss for both the person and the position.
It'll be an even greater loss for mankind and society.
Globally, there are five great headhunting firms.
Korn Ferry, Heidrick & Struggles
Egon Zehnder, Spencer Stuart, and Russell Reynolds Associates.
They represent the most renowned and noble of human resources firms.
Let's come back to China.
Chinese learning for the fundamental, Western learning for practical.
On the hunting grounds, it comes down to one word.
Judgment.
At the core of headhunting is the assessment of people.
A person's character is revealed
on his face, in his aura, psychology, and behavior.
Zeng Guo Fan said look at one's eyes and nose for morality
one's lips for veracity, one's bearing for achievements
and one's spirit for wealth.
It would be wise to study this.
Chinese learning for curing body and mind
Western learning for handling worldly affairs.
That is headhunting. Do you think you're right for the job?
I'll take you as my mentor.
- Report. - Come in.
Captain Yuan, you wanted to see me?
I heard from Liu that you want to take the self-taught examination.
Okay. A desire to learn is a good thing.
We have self-taught education here. There are classrooms in the prison.
You can take the national unified self-taught education examination.
What subject do you want to study?
We'll provide you with books and resources.
Liu said there were students who earned reduced sentences by passing the exam.
That's correct.
Which exam subject are you interested in?
Most study law.
Others study accounting or literature.
Someone in Third Ward went for an unusual subject: animal husbandry.
What do you want to study?
- Human resources. - You don't have to think about that.
Just tell me what you want to study.
Just human resources.
I said you don't have to worry about that.
We have the best manpower and resources here.
Human resources or HR in short. That's what I want to study.
Human resources is a profession on its own.
I knew that.
Human resources, yes?
That's not common.
Be careful.
The woman who came to visit you has returned to Beijing.
The lawyer who came with her wants to see you.
- Her application has been submitted. - I don't want to see her.
She is a lawyer. It's difficult to turn down her reason for visiting.
She says she has something to verify with you.
What resources is it?
What you want to study.
Human.
Human resources.
My opinion is in essence the same as yours.
That is, to completely, quickly, and reasonably end your relationship to her.
Thank you.
I still have three questions for you.
Go on.
Was she unaware of your criminal activities?
She wasn't. The whole time.
Do you believe she betrayed you?
Yes, as I've said before.
Do you hate her?
Of course.
I hate her.
Okay, I see.
I will tell her all this.
I think...
very soon, she will no longer hold out any hope for you.
That's great.
She may not even have any hope for living either.
Bye.
Wait.
Please be careful about what you say.
I hope she can live a good life.
From me to Bai, then back to me again...
She has given up so much for us.
In the end, she received nothing in return but anguish.
If you are her friend, then help her forget about that dead person
and me, someone who is living a life worse than death.
She should have good days ahead of her.
If you are going to make her lose hope in living
then why did you come see me?
Did you force me to say such heartless words
to send her to her death?
Luo Yi Ren will live well.
Don't you worry.
I am her friend.
I know very well what to say to her.
However, I will never tell her you still love her very much.
Of course I don't.
You still love her.
Love her?
That's absurd.
As a professional lawyer, it is an instinct to consider tradeoffs.
Even if this holds no benefit for me, I will be happy for her.
You are very dedicated to her.
Presumptuous women are stupid.
If cursing me makes you feel better, I'll listen.
I swear I will respect your decision.
I will never tell Luo Yi Ren the truth that you love her.
This will be a truth that has no witnesses.
I'm willing to serve as the ice wall between you two.
So long as it is good for her.
Thank you.
- Yi Ren. - Huai Lan.
Listen.
Forget that scumbag. I've met with him.
The correction captain told me he will have additional penalties.
Why?
I was told he and another male convict
were both found naked in the prison garden.
I suppose you probably know happened without needing me to explain.
I've come to realize you don't know anything about this Zheng guy.
You two only know each other when you were a freshman.
How many more years?
What's the difference between one year or ten years? I didn't bother asking.
If you really want to know, I'll ask for you.
Never mind, Huai Lan.
We're in the past.
Come back soon.
It's over for us.
It's useless to fight this.
Thank you.
No need to thank me. See you in Beijing.
Zheng Qiu Dong.
You are right.
This is the best outcome.
[One year later]
- Hurry. - Hurry...
I'm in a hurry.
I'm in a hurry...
- In a hurry. - In a hurry...
[Certificate of Graduation in Human Resource Management]
Congratulations.
Next, we'll have Vice President Li Li Min of the Intermediate People's Court
announce the ruling to commutation hearings.
According to the commutation request proposed by Beihai Prison
Inmate Zheng Qiu Dong of the Second Unit, First Brigade, Third Ward
has abided by the law and prison regulations
accepted education and reform
and actively participated in career technical education and labor.
In February of 2010, he earned a recorded merit
and in April of 2010, considered an active prison reformer.
In view of the aforementioned behavior
I announce Zheng Qiu Dong's sentence commuted by six months.
Hey, Luo.
- Secretary Zhang? - Hello.
Is Chief Xia here as well?
He is having a meal at Quanjude across the street with foreign guests.
You wish to see him?
Have a seat.
Sit down.
That's all you're having?
I don't need much for lunch.
Chief Xia is thinking of you.
It's been such a long while. How are you doing?
You should be over that con artist who hurt you.
Have you eaten yet?
Chief Xia is a very attentive man.
We couldn't be as thorough, no matter how hard we tried.
He wants to give you a new job.
A new job?
You should have a change of surroundings.
First of all, you could free yourself of the past.
Secondly, you can exhibit your talents on an even greater scale.
What job is it?
- Manage a company. - A company?
I don't know how to do that.
You can learn.
Finance, economics, MBA, EMBA? Take your pick of what you want to study.
Moreover, the top experts will be aiding you.
There's nothing to worry about.
Equipment replacements have just begun here.
They need me here now.
It only takes a word from the chief.
Even a half-year reduction is time gained.
I can't get that.
The minimum is still 15 years for murder.
It's a shame for a fount of knowledge like you to be stuck in here for so long.
Men have waged wars over women.
This is nothing.
Some have even lost countries this way.
Thinking carefully about it, I really feel...
Intense rage?
It's not worthwhile.
I would've guessed you'd think otherwise.
Without control of any resources, it's not worth a single cent.
I'm talking about myself right now.
It is indeed not worthwhile to waste half a lifetime here for a woman.
- Too bad there's no medicine for regret. - I have no regrets.
Then why do you think this isn't worthwhile?
I don't regret taking risks for my own woman.
However, it's not worth being behind bars the rest of my life.
It's not worth it.
That's a contradiction.
"Compromise avoids conflict." Is that true?
Of course.
"Fortune favors the bold" is also true, right?
Does it contradict the former?
To be blunt, life is a series of contradictions.
Just like you.
You clearly love the woman.
And yet, you chose to destroy your relationship
and with quite a conviction.
You want to help her begin a new life
but who knows if she'll walk out and hang herself?
- That's too-- - All right, end of this topic.
When you're released, I need to discuss something with you.
What is it?
Important business concerning our futures.
Important business?
Didn't you want another degree?
I recommend finance or psychology.
Those two subjects are too difficult.
Major holidays such as Chinese New Year or Christmas
are all in the winter, aren't they?
Why are they all in the winter? Because we have free time.
Don't you also have free time now?
You might as well learn something in this time.
If you're going to study, go for the difficult subjects.
[Certificate of Graduation in Finance]
We'll be taking the required courses for the finance field of study in college
as well as introduction to finance, western fiscal science theory
currency and banking, corporate finance, and so on.
Let's continue with introduction to finance today.
Come look here!
It's the accountant, Ms. Zhu!
- She's beautiful! - She looks like my former classmate.
Really?
Those shoes are new. She's never worn them before.
Never worn them before?
I really think so.
She's so pretty.
Never seen someone like her.
Get back here!
Don't you know where you are?
Look at you all.
You want to pass the exam with the way you're behaving now?
You're even thinking of a reduced sentence?
You're doomed! No hope for you!
You...
Something wrong? Cat got your tongue?
Master.
I'm done for.
What does that mean?
I can't speak.
I was speechless in front of class just now.
That's normal.
Shen Cong Wen was also speechless his first time on stage.
I've delivered over a hundred speeches before.
The largest audience was over a thousand people.
How could I have stage fright?
When the psyche encounters changes
the subconscious will begin to reject what it believes to be bad.
Perhaps your subconscious believes your speeches were lies and deceit
a repugnant skill.
Your mind received the hint and began to exhibit behavior in repulsion.
Your current speechlessness is such a behavior.
Will this continue forever?
Who knows?
Maybe after your confidence returns
your will return to normal, psychologically and physiologically.
That might be it.
I don't know psychoanalysis either.
Hello, captains and officers.
The following is my report.
Your criticism is welcome.
Hello, fellow inmates.
In these four years
under the guidance of the government, leaders, captains, and officers
I received an education.
I taught myself 42 courses
and twice earned the chance for a shortened sentence.
Thank you to all who have helped me.
When I think about being able to leave a year early...
I wish...
my fellow inmates...
will also work hard.
I hope you all can soon be able to experience the happiness I feel.
Master, you said you were going to discuss something with me
when I'm to be released.
Is this the time now?
We trust each other, right?
Of course.
You are my only friend. My respect for you comes from the heart.
I've been in here for over seven years.
My mother passed away in 2007 and is buried in our hometown's cemetery.
Last year, my father also passed away.
It's said his ashes are still at the funeral parlor.
My heart freezes over just thinking about it.
What do you want me to do?
Before I came here, I bought a house on North Bay Middle Road in Beihai.
It was under my father's name.
It was originally for my child's Shanghai nanny
but the child and mother are now abroad and the elders are no longer here.
The house is no longer needed.
When you get out, help me sell it. Market price is fine.
I'll have the power of attorney ready.
There'll be someone you go to
for the necessary identification and documents.
I've already made arrangements.
Slow down, Master. You want me to--
Listen to me.
Just listen, okay?
After selling the house, buy a pair of plots at Immortal Cemetery.
I want the best location.
Please help me fulfill my duty as a son.
Transfer my mother's grave here.
I don't have any siblings.
My cousins are terrible people but will pose no problems if paid.
My father's ashes are at the funeral parlor.
As long as their designated fee is paid, the ashes can be retrieved.
Let me write this down.
No need to write it down. Just listen to me, okay?
I'll write everything down for you.
I couldn't be a filial son while they were alive.
This is all I can do now.
Purchase a single grave beside the pair of plots.
It's to be reserved for me. That is very important.
There should be over 900,000 yuan remaining.
That much?
The house is very close to Zhongshan Park
and near a school in Haicheng District.
It's worth even more now.
Reserve 300,000 yuan for me.
The rest is for my child. She's studying in England.
You can have a friend save the money for her.
You have to write this down clearly. I can't remember it all.
I will, I definitely will.
This is millions of yuan. Aren't you afraid I'll run away with it?
Would you dare?
If you do, we'll be seeing each other here again very soon.
You won't want to come back.
I can tell you want to achieve something.
I was a consultant in a top headhunting firm for 13 years.
I've been judging others from the United States to China.
Some people say betting on jade is difficult; 9 losses out of 10.
I say judging others is a hundred times more difficult.
Stones don't change.
There is no knowing what is in a man's heart.
I am certain about you. I'm not afraid you'll run off with the money.
I've fallen twice in my life. I lost everything.
If I see millions of yuans
I don't know if I'll be able to control myself.
I can say it won't be a problem right now
but when I'm actually holding the money...
Are you saying that I, Liu Liang Ti, am stupid?
That I'm so stupid that I would trust someone like you
and that you're not worthy of trust?
I'm unsure about some things.
For example...
Whether I am a bad person.
If you don't believe you are, then you're not.
Bad people also do good things. Good people also do bad things.
That's why you don't need to wonder whether you're good or bad.
As long as there's a line you won't cross
then you can't be half bad.
Am I someone with that line?
What's with you today? You're such an idiot.
Captain Yuan.
If there are no problems, sign here.
Go ahead and complete what Liu Liang Ti entrusted to you.
If anything unusual happens, you must notify me.
Anything unusual? Like what?
You really don't understand?
What do you plan on doing when you're out?
I haven't decided yet. I feel conflicted.
About what?
I want to work, but I'm afraid it'll be difficult.
It's very difficult for people like us to earn others' trust.
Do you hold prejudice against yourself?
Yes, I care a lot.
My mind has been running wild lately.
I hope when I wake up, these past few years were all a dream.
I hope I never landed in here and nothing happened.
I hope Ma Liang would draw a new face for me with his magic brush
so I could be someone else.
Nonsense.
You are you.
Even if you become someone else, you wouldn't be able to change yourself.
If you think to extremes, that will be where you undoubtedly head.
At that rate, new misfortunes will come knocking at your door.
Thank you.
Go.
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