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[Game of Hunting]
[Episode 15]
At the time, their divorce was reported to relevant departments.
The news slowly spread.
Xia Ji Guo was on the brink of a promotion and being reviewed.
He couldn't afford to have Zou Xu Ping rock the boat.
So, it didn't take long before they secretly remarried.
Helping me build a platform and establish Zhong Bao Media
was his daughter's idea.
She's the majority shareholder behind the scenes.
The whole world thought you two were married.
Why didn't you explain?
A, I couldn't clarify the matter.
Xia was very afraid of revealing his remarriage.
B, I was at a loss at the time because of Zheng Qiu Dong.
I had completely lost all spirit on my way back from Guangxi.
It didn't matter who it was.
If someone treated me well...
I felt warmth in my heart.
C, the company needed this sort of misunderstanding for development.
It was enough to know the truth in my mind.
Why would I need the whole world to say
he's not my husband and I'm not his wife?
If Zou Xu Ping hadn't caused all that commotion
would you have married him?
I would have married anybody.
As long as he was good to me.
I accept my fate.
I won't have luck when it comes to the wretched matter of love.
I wanted to forgo the melodrama of romance
and go straight to being a housewife.
That was all.
In Guangxi, you suffered humiliation from that madman.
I was there. I understand.
I should just be heartless.
Or made of stone.
All right, let's talk about the most important thing now.
First, were there any illegal dealings between you and Xia Ji Guo?
Second, were there any illegal activities in the managing of Zhong Bao Media?
No.
You didn't even think before you answered.
You need to think back over four years.
Think carefully.
I really don't need to.
Think about it.
Zhou Xu Ping negotiated with me with evidence of Xia Ji Guo's crimes
on the roof of a hotel in Beijing.
She opened a suitcase and brought out a pile of files.
She asked me if I dared to jump into the flames.
What she displayed was desperation.
What I sensed was fear.
To tell the truth, from that moment, I already knew...
Xi Ji Guo would fall one day.
All this time, I have been as vigilant as an antelope.
Don't be too optimistic.
This is a very major case.
Look into the files.
See for yourself and it will set your mind at ease.
Of course.
The good thing is you're being held at a guest house.
As long as you're not transferred to a detention center
this will be easy to handle.
This property is a better value for the money than the one you mentioned.
It's bigger by four square meters.
Is it?
I didn't notice.
So what should I do? Say something!
You want me to go over there?
Look over there at that couple. I've been watching them.
Look at what time it is now! I've been waiting so long for you!
She's going to break down.
You might as well go back!
He's just drunk.
I don't even know what to say.
Ridiculous!
Just a drunk man making a scene.
Does Chairman Zheng like a high floor or a low one?
She's so pitiful.
Chairman Zheng...
High, of course.
He loves being on a high level. All sorts of high levels.
Don't be fooled by his small employment agency.
His dream is to be partner to a client of a large international headhunting firm.
He's working at the bank as an account manager
but he dreams of being a financial consultant for bigwigs.
Don't you think he's obsessed with being elite?
This is an elite plot.
I think Chairman Zheng looks quite good in a suit.
Her father would be so heartbroken if he knew she was crying so hard.
My dad can't stand to see me cry.
It's so sad.
What did you say just now?
Zheng is quite handsome in a suit.
But my ex-boyfriend, the one in England
looks better in a suit than Zheng.
No way.
It's just that he is a terrible person.
Chairman Zheng is more decent and compassionate.
Men must be humane.
Are you okay?
I was watching you for a long time.
Is that kind of man worthy of your tears?
I'm so lonely.
I came from so far away.
I came from Kaohsiung's West Bay to Hangzhou's West Lake
just to have my dreams dashed.
How come men in China are all like that?
You're from Taiwan?
If you don't mind, come sit with us.
Come.
Come sit here.
She's from Taiwan.
Hello.
Let me introduce you.
She is Jia Yi Mei. I'm Xiong Qing Chun.
What's your name?
My name is Lin Meng Ni.
We keep hearing it's a serious violation of the law, but there is nothing new.
This hearsay isn't baseless
but can only be said to be a financial issue.
Keep reading.
The page with the inside scoop says Xiao Ji Guo has several mistresses.
It mentioned Luo Yi Ren and an actress with the last name Jin.
Xia Ji Guo's still married to his first wife, not Luo Yi Ren.
You and your gossip.
Maybe this journalist just made it up.
Everybody in this circle in Beijing
knows Luo Yi Ren is some politician's wife.
To hell with this.
It's just a mess.
It's a waste of time.
Don't feel bad about it. It's okay to care.
After all, going to prison is no small deal.
I won't mind.
That's your business.
Did the dress you bought online arrive yet?
Even the crime syndicates are involved? No way.
My friend said
the investigators are all officers brought in from the outside.
No news can be found.
But Luo Yi Ren isn't Mrs. Xia.
- That's so bizarre. - Yes.
Everybody paid her respect like she was the empress...
but she turned out to be a maid.
Isn't that funny?
Such messy relationships.
Everybody's talking about this and it's still a mystery.
No more chit-chatting.
Remember to inform me if you have any news of Luo Yi Ren.
Of course.
Have you come to a decision about the bank data?
Let me tell you.
I don't want to listen to you hemming and hawing.
Think about the 180,000 yuan within easy reach.
Goodbye.
You're on the phone? I'm not disturbing you, am I?
Should I get the bank data?
I've already said what I need to say. It's up to you.
If you don't want to do it, that's okay.
I just can't stand seeing you so indecisive.
- Hi, Mrs. Smith. - Hello, Mr. Zheng.
I've spoken with Mr. Bi.
I know. I'll take you to his office now. Please follow me.
[Password: biyijie] [File name: Estimate]
It'll be just a moment.
No problem.
Mrs. Smith? Please.
I'm finished. I won't keep you any longer.
Are you okay?
I'm sorry. I'm fine.
You're finished?
Please wait in the reception room. I'll shut down the computer.
Thank you.
Being afraid of being discovered doesn't mean you're doing a bad thing.
This sort of thing happens all the time in business circles all over the world.
The golden road is right in front of you!
Who will walk the path?
Defendant Zheng Qiu Dong
is sentenced to five years and six months in prison.
If you think in extremes, that will be where you undoubtedly head.
I have absolutely no faith in your moral character anymore!
In the end, things always backfire on you in your bid for instant success.
Thank you for using the word devoted to describe me.
[We believe in a culture and commitment]
[to strive for the highest personal and professional standards.]
[The highest personal and professional standards.]
I've been brainwashed by those two.
Ling Nan Express Corporation is a six-year client of ours.
They brought a low-level RPO request.
It's not proper for us to decline it.
Zhi Rong, an RPO platform, operates under our company...
but it is independent.
We do not control them.
They will undoubtedly refuse Ling Nan Express's low-level request
without batting an eye.
Vice Chairman Yuan and Manager Yuan both bring up reasonable points.
But why don't we consider an online RPO service?
The resources are right here.
An industry-based RPO with an online recruitment platform
can easily take care of Ling Nan Express's order.
Look.
Business like this--
[Zheng Qiu Dong]
Sorry.
Hey, Qiu Dong.
I'm at work. How did it go?
Is it done?
I decided...
to give up.
I'm sorry.
You guys have done a lot of work.
I can return the money to you.
At the last moment...
I still couldn't do it.
I've decided to give up.
Okay, I'll inform Vice Chairman Yuan immediately.
Don't hang up yet, Lin Bai.
Stay on the line.
There are some things I won't be able to say in person.
Let me say them over the phone. Okay?
I may have done many undignified deeds in the past
but in my mind, I see myself as an uncorrupted person.
I believe in poetic justice.
I can't stand to see the corrupt rewarded.
Even if others view my past 30 years as a pile of garbage
that is their opinion.
I still won't give up.
I have a conscience! I am not a piece of garbage!
Don't hang up yet. Let me finish.
Life is hard.
Yes, the thought of resorting to crooked means does come up.
But for me, the thought of cold handcuffs
puts me on pins and needles.
I don't want to go back in there!
Lin Bai, I feel free to tell you anything.
I want to do respectable things.
I really can't do bad things.
On this count, I'm backing out because I'm a coward.
On the whole, I want to build good karma for myself.
You're my brother.
You will sympathize with me, won't you?
Qiu Dong, your words are truth
and I am not tired of hearing the truth.
I feel...
Listen up.
When you said you were giving up, I felt relieved.
We all tried our hardest.
I did my best a while back to convince you to do this deed
out of professional responsibility.
You should be able to understand that.
Very good, Qiu Dong. Congratulations.
This is a meritable decision.
I have to get back to my meeting.
We'll talk later.
Do you really think that?
Okay.
Good, good.
Tell Vice Chairman Yuan.
Don't wait for me. Don't waste time.
I will explain to him in person later.
Goodbye.
One time, in a gathering with many CEOs
I was asked by a colleague
how many CEOs in China today
are qualified for any of Sai Fu's 500 management positions.
I said I didn't know if anybody was.
[He gave up!] My friend said he could understand.
I'm also not sure if any foreigner can
[Why?] successfully manage a Chinese enterprise.
[Conscience.] Let me use Japan's Komatsu as an example.
It is a large-scale company that manufactures machines.
[Stupid idiot. Ridiculous.]
It is as outstanding as the US's Caterpillar.
Komatsu and Caterpillar
[Let's respect his decision.] ought to be competitors.
But Komatsu provides Caterpillar
with technology for equipment fault detection and diagnosis.
So do these two companies still have a competitive relationship?
Today, I gave up a chance to earn 180,000 yuan in five minutes.
That is almost as much profit as our company makes in a quarter.
Sorry.
I didn't discuss it with you first.
Why are you so somber?
This money is about the same as...
the money I took from you in the beginning.
How come we're so different though?
I almost did it.
At the last second
I saw a monster raving.
I got scared and stopped.
Chairman, what kind of five-minute job can earn you 180,000 yuan?
Take my phone and record a five-minute video of a computer screen
and the job would've been done.
How?
Stealing data from the computer. Understand?
Wouldn't using a thumb drive be faster?
USB drives are blocked on the internal network.
Is it dangerous?
No.
If it's not dangerous and requires little effort
I would've done it.
Would it harm others?
You got the point.
That's enough.
Don't beat around the bush.
Some people still shack up with those whose interests have been harmed.
Right, Qiu Dong?
I'm just wretched like that.
Everybody has done things that have harmed others
but nobody will admit to it.
It's like they've never done it. Why?
Because they will lose face by admitting it.
Xiong Qing Chun, how come you've become so transparent today?
Let me see your face!
- No! - Are you blushing?
- No! - Let me see!
What happens to the finance guy when he makes trouble on our turf?
Pay for dinner!
What a joke.
He gets paid generously from both sides
but leaves us in the lurch when it's time for him to do some work.
Now that is untrustworthy.
The immigration consultancy is paying him 10,000 yuan a month!
Nobody mentioned an undercover mission during his interview.
Lin Bai, he received money for no apparent reason.
He didn't think about where it came from?
Who is he to act so noble?
One notorious for his misdeeds talks about conscience, soul, and morality.
That's a level of preposterous never seen before.
What I think is...
It's not wrong for him to refuse to do what he believes he shouldn't do.
We're used to doing things we're not supposed to.
It's on us for saying one thing and meaning another.
It's best if we don't criticize him.
The choice was his.
He's quite admirable.
He's fallen so many times
paid with his entire fortune and reputation
and come out a new man.
He now lives hand-to-mouth
but can still assert his own stance on this matter.
I support him.
If it's said he ruined grand plans for others, then the fault lies with me.
I shouldn't have recommended him to someone who cares for nothing but money.
He did nothing wrong.
Lin Bai, I trust you. Don't misunderstand.
Let's both calm down and try not to say things we'll regret tomorrow.
We trust each other. There's no doubt about it.
He's gone mad.
Thank you.
Are these the ones?
Is it in the news?
Yes, but very simply. Less than 100 characters.
It's already all over Weibo and WeChat.
Anything about me?
If there were no young, pretty girls in a high official's corruption case
that would be such a killjoy.
You're in the eye of the storm.
I'm afraid even the webmaster can't censor your name.
Media spotlight?
I'm suddenly reminded of a lot of women who have appeared in the news.
Once this happens to a woman, her reputation is ruined forever.
Let's not talk about that.
Have you been to the office?
I'm there so often, I might as well live there.
Some questions may be...
At present, things aren't as clean as you said they were.
What problems are there?
For example, the Relics Park land.
It was procured under Xia Guo Ji's guidance.
I didn't procure it. It was his sister's husband.
You're the company's legal representative.
His brother-in-law signed the contract. He used the company's name.
But the money went to your company's account.
I didn't know where the money really came from.
He said it was a joint investment.
An investment for the Relics.
After a change of hands, the land netted 160 million yuan.
You shared in the dividends. There's a record.
Strictly speaking, they gave it to me.
When his brother-in-law left the company later
I returned it to him.
Is there proof?
Of course, from the bank.
This is good news.
There's more.
Chairman Qi of Feng Xun Energy
gave you a car worth over 2.2 million yuan
entrusting you to make Xia Ji Guo attend his daughter's wedding.
The car is still under Chairman Qi's name.
The odometer still reads less than 2,000 kilometers.
How can it be considered a gift from him?
Xia Ji Guo attended his daughter's wedding.
I didn't initiate that.
I don't know who did.
You built the company to such a large scale under Xia Ji Guo's wings.
It'll be too difficult for you to wash your hands clean of it.
You are my lawyer. That's not what you're supposed to say.
I hope you come out in the clear.
I know what I've done.
I believe I can stand up to the investigation.
I know they're keeping me here because they want me to testify.
If that's the case, you'll have to think about what you can prove.
What remains unseen is deemed to be clean.
I stayed far away from any suspected crimes.
I didn't witness anything.
In that case, you'll be able to leave very soon.
I guarantee it.
Many people...
must be asking about my situation.
Yes, a lot.
Aside from the curious, courteous, or afraid of being involved
everybody has been asking.
Even those who truly care.
I've seen this many times.
This is when you find out who your true friends are.
True friends?
Who do you think they are?
Valley's Chairman Meng.
His company is going public and he's still in the US.
He spoke with me yesterday
and asked many detailed questions about your situation.
I asked him how he knew my number
and he said he asked 16 people who knew you
before finding your lawyer's number.
16 people.
This lawyer isn't well-known enough.
He said he'll pay for your legal fees.
He can't thank you enough for Valley going public.
He's just being polite.
Was there anyone else?
A true friend?
Who do you expect it to be?
Is there someone you're thinking of?
Anyone who's not hiding far away is already a friend.
Those who dare to contact you are genuine friends.
All right, I'll continue on now.
How many personal bank accounts do you have?
Four.
- All in your name? - Of course.
The financial world is very strict.
Secretary Zhang, I can't lie to your wife.
The reason?
The reason is simple.
I can't tell your wife a lie
the same way you can't tell your wife you went to the casino.
Come in.
Julian.
Manager, are you free for a few moments?
Yes. Sit.
By the way, Mrs. Smith praised you to the boss.
Congratulations.
Really?
Please help thank her for me the next time you see her.
Sit down.
She's coming by tomorrow to sign a contract. You can thank her in person.
There may not be a chance for me to do so tomorrow.
This is my resignation letter.
Resignation?
Why?
It's written on there.
We're a foreign investment bank. You're under a contract.
How can you just up and resign?
Data theft?
What's going on?
I came here fully intent on doing my job well.
You've seen that.
The institution that designated me didn't state their motive.
Not long ago, they suddenly sent me this command
to steal client information.
I was undecided for a few days but I still refused them.
They arranged to put me there though
and will attempt to accomplish this.
I'm at a loss now and I'm no longer inclined to stay here.
That's all.
Which institution sent you here?
I'm sorry, I cannot say.
Since no losses have been incurred
just pretend it never happened.
Each person has his own task.
The Personnel Department surely isn't ready to replace you yet.
Don't worry. I won't leave until a replacement has been found.
I won't cause any inconveniences for you.
Here.
What's wrong?
You really resigned?
You don't discuss anything with me now, do you?
You just do as you please.
And like a countryside woman, I can only nod and say yes.
I originally could have stayed.
I was troubled, so I secretly wrote a resignation letter.
I wrote it, read it, and felt better.
That's why I didn't discuss it with you before submitting it.
Chairman Zheng, are you going to use the computer when you come back?
If so, I'll take off my files.
I want to buy a MacBook Air.
Do you think that's okay?
You're asking me about such a major decision?
You'll shock me.
You're really not going anymore?
You can keep using the computer.
I'll have to keep working until they find a replacement
but it should be quick.
The Taiwanese girl has left.
She left this for you and Chairman Zheng.
It's a seven-day Taiwan tour for two.
Doing good deeds pays off.
That's like a free trip.
Wow! This is for me?
Oh, right. Her family is in commercial tourism.
Are you coming?
Of course.
Is there an expiration date on there?
None.
End of the year.
Not a problem.
We'll go after I leave the bank.
It could be like a destination wedding.
Right on. Let's drink.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
- Qing Chun? - Lin Bai!
- Hello. - Hello.
Manager, you two can talk. We'll go ahead.
Okay, I'll be up in a bit.
Your office is here? It's such a fancy place.
There exists one requirement for headhunting firms.
They need to set up camp at a high-end and classy location.
You understand that.
How's your man doing lately?
Not that great.
What's wrong?
You don't know?
I think I do.
I should explain to him in person. I was also at fault.
Is he still worrying about it?
No, he resigned.
Resigned?
He originally only wanted to tell the bank the truth
and let them decide his fate.
After he told them the truth, he ended up feeling too ashamed to stay.
This is serious.
Should he not have told them?
What matters is what he told the bank.
If he told the bank who wanted him to do that
then it'll be big trouble.
Qiu Dong are you trying to be a saint?
What did he tell the bank?
Forget it. You should go.
I'll ask him myself.
No, no. Don't ask him.
Did I say the wrong thing? I don't want him to blame me later.
Don't worry.
I'll only ask him what I want to know.
I won't mention you.
I'm a professional, okay?
All right.
I'm going, then.
Lin Bai.
Qiu Dong has been really down lately
and there are some things he keeps to himself and won't talk about.
He must feel quite depressed.
If you have time, try to straighten him out.
You will surely be a good wife and loving mother.
My wife wouldn't say these things.
Don't worry.
I know what he doesn't want to talk about.
It's all in the past.
What you just said is already enough to prove
you are the woman who can make him forget all other women.
Bye now.
Come to the conference room.
We've simplified your situation.
How complicated could it be?
Originally, Justin himself could have signed off on your resignation
but Paris Headquarters sent a fax telling us to consider this carefully.
Was it necessary to bother headquarters about a low-level employee overseas?
Are you talking about me, Zheng Qiu Dong?
It's like this.
Your resignation has been approved.
You can just head to Personnel later and sign a form.
Headquarters greatly admires
your sincerity in admitting you were sent here on a mission
and helping the bank avoid losses.
So what should I do?
According to company regulations, you must leave.
However, headquarters wants to award you with a certificate of excellence
to foster your professional spirit for loyalty, honesty, and trustworthiness.
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