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♫ Hello. At a confused time, ♫
♫ you want to find happiness and carefreeness. ♫
♫ Once you’ve made your promise, don’t turn back. ♫
♫ Hello. At the end of fantasy ♫
♫ is the original promise’s mutual understanding. ♫
♫ The fearless ones, the cute ones. None held back. ♫
♫ I want to use all aspects of love to prove to it you ♫
♫ because I want to pursue sincere inspiration to love you. ♫
♫ Nobody wants to endure the past pains, ♫
♫ but it allows me to cheer loudly after victory. ♫
♫ Just like this, break through the waves. ♫
[My Mr. Mermaid]
- Episode 13 -
I don't understand. You can still swim. Why give up?
If you've hit a wall with your swimming,
We are brothers. We are a team. We can find a solution.
Qi Ruifeng, stop being so naive.
What team? What brothers?
Let me tell you. Swimming has always been an individual sport.
You must win in order to stay.
Did you think I didn't try?
I've worked so hard, but I realized that I don't have you and Yibai's talent.
In that situation, wouldn't you want to give up?
Would you be satisfied with watching everyone swim ahead of you,
and continue to be brothers with you guys, who defeat me?
Stop joking. Even if others can,
I can't.
I can't win anyway. I'll admit defeat.
Ziqiang,
didn't we say we won't be mad about whoever wins.
You said your father wants to see you getting trophies.
You said you would prove to him. Before you win,
you will work hard in order to not disappoint him.
How could you give up like that?
Do you think I feel good about giving up?
Yes, I'm unhappy, but I don't regret it.
I tried my best and worked my hardest even though the results are not what I desired.
You guys, good luck.
Ruifeng.
Let him go.
Head Coach Yuan. Coach Wu.
I have something I never told you guys.
Ziqiang's father died in a car accident three months ago.
What?
You guys know that his family's financial situation isn't that great.
Ziqiang's father has always been supporting him.
Without his father's support,
Ziqiang can't focus on the competition.
After all that's happened, Ziqiang has to learn how to deal with it.
What I just said is not for you guys to pity him.
I want to say that what Ziqiang just said is not wrong.
Swimming is cruel. No matter how much work you put into it,
no matter how many people believe in you,
only the winners are qualified to stay.
Runmei, stop scaring them.
You two should relax and go practice.
I didn't say anything wrong. It's the truth. They have to deal with it sooner or later.
You two calm down. When you guys calm down, come back to practice.
Runmei, Runmei, Runmei.
Don't you feel like your words were a bit harsh just now?
I just spoke the truth as a coach.
That's right, but can't you be a bit nicer?
Don't you feel like you gave them too much pressure just now?
Are you worrying about Qi Ruifeng? You don't have to.
He doesn't have a human brain. He doesn't even know how to write the word "pressure".
If I didn't guess wrong, he's probably cursing at me behind my back.
I've had enough of Abbess Yuan. Why is she making the situation even worse?
Isn't a competition about winning and losing? If we lose, we can win the next time.
She kept saying words I didn't understand. Things aren't so complicated.
I'm not worried about Qi Ruifeng. I'm worried about Tang Yibai.
After Chen Ziqiang left the team, Yibai suffered the biggest blow.
When you said that, you gave Yibai the most pressure.
Are you Tang Yibai's coach?
After coaching him for so long, you don't understand him at all.
What do you mean?
Are you saying you understand him better than me? I coached him for 7 years.
When Tang Yibai first started swimming, everyone said he was talented.
From what I see, his talent has nothing to do with swimming.
Whether it was four years ago or during his downtime,
or when he was being accused by everyone,
all of these situations can cause an athlete to give up everything.
But, Tang Yibai did not. He did not hide from it.
He courageously faced all the pressures alone.
Say something.
Go back and practice.
To put simply, if Qi Ruifeng is outstanding because he's unaffected by pressure,
then Tang Yibai's outstanding because he can turn all the pressure into motivation.
As a coach, instead of protecting them from being pressured,
I'd rather believe in them.
Xiao Li, did you find anything about the information I asked you about yesterday?
I did. I investigated it.
Did you find his information?
I did find it.
But, is he really just an assistant?
His information in the HR department is kept private. I can't see it.
- It's private?- Yes.
Never mind. Thanks.
Here. Eat more.
I think your third question deviates too much from the main topic. Should we change it?
Alright. Let's change it. Try this.
It's yummy.
Do you think we should ask about their training or how they feel before the competition?
It's all good to me. Your choice.
I think it's better to ask about things outside of the competition. Then more people will be interested.
It all sounds good to me.
What are you doing?
Meeting. Aren't we?
Why do you keep giving me food?
I find it fun.
Fun?
Didn't you say the act of eating brings happiness?
- Did I? - Yes, you did.
I don't remember. When did I say that?
You forgot.
Private personnel files are usually only used for high level employees ranked above managers.
That means Lin Zi is not just any ordinary assistant.
Or else, his information shouldn't be kept private.
Eat this one.
Eat up. I can eat myself.
Are you really James Lin?
Yibai.
Why aren't you running?
I just remembered I had something to do.
Why don't you head back first? I got to go do something.
Alright.
Why do I feel so burdened? She's Xiang Yangyang. What can't I say to her?
Is it that hard to say sorry?
Yangyang, ignore that pighead Qi Ruifeng. I didn't edit this picture.
Look at how photogenic you are. Your legs are so pretty. I'm jealous.
So, don't bother with that dumb and narcissistic Qi Ruifeng.
You should go shopping with me more.
Where's Yangyang? Where did she go?
It's fine. Act natural.
Just like before. I'll just say we met by coincidence.
Then, I'll naturally buy her a drink as if nothing has happened.
Yup. That's the plan.
Yangyang, what're you doing here?
None of your business.
I was looking for you. What have you been up to?
I returned the dress.
Why did you return it? Is something wrong with it?
Nothing's wrong. The dress is fine. It's just that I'm not girly enough.
I'm not good enough for it.
No Yangyang. I didn't mean that.
You're right. I'm a tomboy.
I should just wear my athletic suit instead of a dress.
What's so good looking? Look at those ugly legs.
I say you look better in an athletic suit.
Hey Yangyang.
Why did I say that? That's not what I was thinking.
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Get to work. Pause on everything. Come with me.
What's going on?
Big event. Sun Yang.
He's coming to attend some kind of international award ceremony for a swimming competition.
Sun Yang? That swimming champion?
Of course. Who else could it be?
Let me tell you. Every reporter is already there.
You two. You and Lin Zi team up. I'll find another partner for myself.
Let's split up and stake out, but keep in touch. Quickly!
Yun Duo. This is a good chance.
If you succeed with the interview, you can become ranked #1. Good luck!
Go.
Let's go.
What's it?
The car broke down.
No way.
What do we do?
Is Sun Yang really here? There's nothing here.
Did Teacher Sun get the wrong tips?
No way. Teacher Sun couldn't have gotten the wrong tips.
I heard that the pool here is fully equipped and also hidden away.
During this important time, the car broke down.
When we were heading out, there was only this broken car.
If I knew this was going to happen, I wouldn't have sent my car in for maintenance.
It's useless to say this now, let's think of a plan.
Let's call highway patrol.
When will they get here?
It should be quick.
Hello? Is this highway patrol?
Come. Let's push the car into the safety zone.
Steer right.
He's usually so undependable.
During such critical times, I really have to thank him.
Lin Zi.
Stop pushing. Get on. We can wait inside.
Why did you get off? I can push it myself.
Push what? After all, I'm your mentor. I can't let you push yourself.
We celebrate together and we share the burden.
If I'm the one pushing, are you willing to just sit there?
You won't be willing to either. Get on.
Alright. Let's get on. Let's stop pushing.
Wait a second.
Here. Wipe your sweat.
You're already a grown adult...
Wipe it yourself.
If time can stop at this moment, won't it be great?
Are you crazy? What's good? I don't want to be trapped here.
Look. There's a car coming. Is it the highway patrol?
Is it?
Hi!
We waited all night now. There was nothing. It must be fake tips.
Thanks.
Pull yourselves together! Although we didn't get to interview Sun Yang,
it doesn't mean there won't be any news. A big competition is coming.
Hurry. Boss Liu is waiting for you to report to him.
Alright.
The Dream Cup regional elimination preliminaries will start soon.
Each region will choose their top four swimmers to face off in the second preliminaries round.
The elimination competition will take two days.
The first day will be the 4x100m relay, 100m breaststroke, and 100m backstroke.
The second day will be the 1500m and 100m freestyle,
and 100m butterfly.
Coach, North Physical is in the same city as us, so why are we in different preliminaries?
That's because South Physical and North Physical are currently the strongest competitors.
That's why they would split us into different groups.
Don't we leave the best for last?
That's right!
Alright. Quiet down. Let me finish.
The most popular event is the second day's individual 100 meter freestyle competition.
In this competition, we will have South Physical's Tang Yibai against Minghua College's Ding Liangjian.
Last year's competition records came out. Ding Liangjian
- is second place after Ouyang Heng. - I know.
There are currently four major players in the college swimming scene. Sovereign of the North, Ouyang Heng.
Hottie of the West, Lin Haoyang. Beast of the East, Ding Liangjian.
But the best among them is the Madman of the South, our Qi Ruifeng! Brother Feng!
That's right!
Of course. But I have to make a correction. Lin Haoyang isn't hot, and Ding Liangjian isn't a beast.
One is a cricket and one is a grasshopper. As for Ouyang Heng...
He's just pretentious.
Ding Liangjian is best known for his leg strength, especially in the short distance 100 and 200 meter races.
He always reveals his strength at the 50 meter turn.
After he turns, he gains a substantial lead.
In addition to his speed, Ding Liangjian, the Beast of the East,
always affects the swimmers in the two lanes beside him with his powerful splashes.
Don't worry Coach Wu. I won't be affected by these little tricks.
I'm more worried
about the team relay on the first day, because Chen Ziqiang has withdrawn from the team.
Who will be responsible for his spot?
That is a problem because in our team,
Feng Kai who is injured can't compete.
The ones who rank behind him are you and Qi Ruifeng.
When they previously practiced the butterfly, Qi Ruifeng finished at 54.15 seconds and Tang Yibai at 54.57 seconds.
Aside from Chen Ziqiang's 55.81 record, following closely behind them,
all the other swimmers finished in 57 seconds or more.
Last year, each team's 100 meter butterfly averaged 53 seconds.
From those numbers, if we don't send out Tang Yibai or Qi Ruifeng,
we will lose at least 4 seconds in the 100 meter butterfly.
We are already slow by 4 seconds before the competition. Why compete?
So, for this medley relay,
I will choose one out of you two to be responsible for it.
Coach, I will be responsible for it.
Ruifeng has to swim 1500 meters. That is already strenuous. He can't do another butterfly style on top of that.
Are you captain or am I? Just practice your freestyle. I'll do the butterfly style.
I have confidence that I will not affected when practicing both.
So, are you saying I'm not as good as you? If I do butterfly style, I won't be able to do my 1500 meters?
I don't mean that.
Didn't you hear that I am faster than you in butterfly style by 0.4 seconds? It's 0.4 seconds.
That's only the time for practicing. I won't lose to you if we were competing.
Alright. Let's compete and see who's better.
Coach.
Alright. Let's stop arguing.
In order to make a decision, there's only one way.
Ready.
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What's going on? Tang Yibai signed up for butterfly style as well as freestyle?
I almost forgot that his phone got taken away.
What's the matter?
Let me ask you, what is going on with the competition list?
What competition list? I don't know what's going on. I'm hanging up.
Hello Sister Yun Duo. Did you want to ask why Brother Yibai is doing butterfly style on top of freestyle?
That's right. I wanted to ask that.
The one in charge of butterfly has quit the team, so Coach Yuan told Brother Yi and Brother Feng to compete for the spot.
Whoever is better gets to compete in the competition.
In the end, Brother Feng lost.
Who lost?
Let me tell you, I just haven't practiced butterfly style in a long time.
If you give me a few days, I won't lose to Tang Yibai.
Tang Yibai, you have more responsibilities now. Good luck!
You will definitely do well.
I will. Don't worry.
Thank you.
Give me my phone.
Is my phone a payphone?
Tang Yibai isn't my brother today. No one is allowed to cheer him on. Goodbye.
I...
This Qi Ruifeng is so childish.
- Qi Ruifeng, victory!- Ding Liangjian, victory!
Tell them who I am.
Qi Ruifeng!
Who's the champion?
Qi Ruifeng!
Louder!
Qi Ruifeng!
One more time!
Qi Ruifeng!
Who?
Qi Ruifeng!
- Qi Ruifeng, victory!- Ding Liangjian, victory!
What time is it? You're still so arrogant.
Let's go look at the pool.
Alright.
- Qi Ruifeng, victory!- Ding Liangjian, victory!
QQ!
Victory!
Qi Ruifeng!
Victory!
QQ, Qi Ruifeng!
Victory!
Qi Ruifeng!
Victory!
You know how great we are now, right? In terms of cheerleaders, no one can beat out the Qi Ji Cheering Club.
If they are cheering for us, we're the boss wherever we are.
I told them to change their cheer. Now, the entire world knows I'm nicknamed QQ.
Today is the competition's first day with Minghua College against South Physical,
what would you like to say to your opponent?
My opponent? Are you saying Tang Yibai?
Tang Yibai doesn't have experience in Dream Cup, but he has beaten Qi Ruifeng previously in a practice competition.
He must not be belittled. Do you have confidence in winning him?
Generally, in a battle of skilled competitors, the outcome comes down to a few milliseconds. We don't know who will win or lose,
but I'm confident I won't lose to somebody who was suspended for 4 years.
Ding Liangjian, who do you think you are?
See you at the pool.
Let's go.
Qi Ruifeng! Victory!
What's up Yun Duo? Qi Ruifeng said you're waiting for me here.
Did it affect you just now?
Just now...
Are you saying what happened just now?
I'm quite sad. My feelings are affected.
Did you find me to comfort me?
I found a lot of posts online to encourage you.
Does it include this?
No. Not this one. I was showing you positive ones.
Not this one.
It's not necessary. I already feel your encouragement.
I don't care how others see me. I only need a lucky charm
like you by my side to cheer for me. Then, I won't lose.
Brother Feng.
Did you argue with Sister Yangyang again lately?
Why do you ask that?
Nothing much. It just feels a bit off between you two.
It's nothing. Don't bother.
Lingye, you don't look so good. What were you doing last night?
I'm too anxious, so I didn't sleep well.
I don't know what's going on with Lingye these days.
He's had insomnia for many days. Even I...
We swam so many times. What's to be anxious about? Just swim like usual.
Even if the sky falls, we got it.
Lingye, do you want some candy? It's my secret for getting rid of stress.
I...
Today marks the official start of the two day regional preliminaries of the Dream Cup.
Yes. The schedule for the first day includes the men's and women's 4x100m medley relay
as well as the 100 meter breaststroke and backstroke races.
1500 meters, 100 meters freestyle, and 100 meter butterfly will be held tomorrow.
That's right. Everyone can see that our audience is excited and our athletes are ready.
That's right.
The men's 4x100m medley relay will start shortly.
- The first leg is the backstroke.- Let's take a look at the lane order. Qirun College is in lane 3.
Lane 4 is Southern Physical Education College. Lane 5 is Minghua College. Lane 6 is Kaixuan College.
Yes. We can see that there's a lot of reporters. It seems like a big topic.
That's right. The preliminary round is important for every competing school.
It will determine whether or not they can go on to the next round.
Ready.
Alright. The race has started. Every athlete is charging forward.
That's right. The audience is wild.
The cheerleaders are loudly cheering for their schools.
The second leg's athletes are getting ready.
Alright. Let's take a look at the current situation.
Currently, Minghua's Ling Tingyou is first.
Second is South Physical's Zheng Lingye. Third is Kaixuan.
Looks like everyone is doing their best in the first battle of the Dream Cup.
That's right. We can see first 50 meters is over.
Minghua maintains its lead.
That's right. There's not much change in ranking.
It's only the gap between first place, Lin Tingyou, and second place, Zheng Lingye, is getting bigger.
You can do it!
Hurry and look! Zheng Lingye seems to have stopped. He seems to have a leg cramp.
If he quits due to health conditions,
that will hurt South Physical's pride.
Sports is not only a test to your strength, but also your psychological health.
Hey, it seems like Lane 4's Zheng Lingye didn't give up. He's currently 5th place.
He is working hard. His effort is praiseworthy.
That's right.
It's not easy for you to be a captain in such team, with so many clowns.
He's a bit slow and yet he performs a leg cramp show.
Don't tell me there will be diving and water ballet next.
What are you saying?
Now we can tell Zheng Lingye is catching up.
He's now 4th place, but he's slowly catching up with 3rd place.
South Physical's start isn't very promising, but it doesn't mean they're hopeless.
We sure sweat for them.
That's right.
You can do it!
Now, we have the second legs going in.
Lane 4 South Physical's Ming Tian is also in the water.
You can do it!
Due to the first competitor's leg cramp, South Physical is in 4th place.
However, they still have a chance because Ming Tian is doing very well.
Ming Tian sure has a meaningful name.
He's the youngest out of this Dream Cup competition.
Even though he's young, he sure is good.
Minghua College is still ahead. Everyone else is trying to catch up.
- Especially Ming Tian. He's getting very close to third place. - Ming Tian, you can do it!- Faster, Ming Tian!
That's right. South Physical's Mingtian is only one body length away from second place.
He is behind Minghua's competitor by two body spaces.
This little one sure is good.
I'm sure Ming Tian will be popular like Qi Ruifeng and Ouyang Heng after this Dream Cup.
In the near future, he can become a strong competitor of the swimming circle.
If it wasn't the first competitor's mistake, South Physical could have caught up with Minghua and become 1st.
That's right.
We now see Tang Yibai of lane four getting ready.
Ming Tian of South Physical is catching up to the competitor from Qirun.
Minghua's third leg has taken off.
We have to see if Tang Yibai is as good at butterfly as he is in freestyle.
He's in the water now and the atmosphere here is building up.
Tang Yibai has been a surprise for everyone today.
We know that Tang Yibai is good at freestyle. In a private school competition,
Tang Yibai has beaten Qi Ruifeng before, so we know he's good at freestyle.
- Now South Physical has chosen to let Tang Yibai take on the 3rd leg with butterfly stroke rather than his specialty in freestyle.- You can do it!
Let's anticipate what's going to happen.
Tang Yibai, you can do it!
Beautiful! Tang Yibai totally does not look like a first-timer in butterfly.
That's right. We can see that his butterfly posture is rather perfect.
We can hear the entire audience cheering for Tang Yibai.
Great. After the turnaround, Minghua is in first place, Qirun is in second, and Tang Yibai has caught up to third place.
You can do it!
Hurry! You can do it!
You can do it!
He's still speeding up and approaching the finish point. South Physical's audience has gone crazy!
Tang Yibai is good at butterfly style as well as freestyle.
You can do it!
He's already in 2nd place.
That's so impressive. This is the first time Tang Yibai is participating in butterfly style.
- That's a miracle. Who would have thought of that?- Yibai, keep it up!
South Physical's Ming Tian and Tang Yibai became the main show of this competition.
He represents South Physical and has caught up to second place.
We have to see the last leg, Qi Ruifeng.
It seems like South Physical still has a chance to win.
Ding Liangjian and Qi Ruifeng have jumped in.
Ding Liangjian's entry is almost perfect. Keep up with the good start.
Qi Ruifeng, you can do it!
Now we are watching the two top swimmers of the colleges.
- One is Madman of the South, Qi Ruifeng. - One is Beast of the East, Ding Liangjian.
- Who's the champion?- South Physical!
No wonder they're the top swimmers. They are already ahead of all the other competitors.
Now, Qi Ruifeng is speeding up but Ding Liangjian is not giving up as well. What a great competition to watch!
Qi Ruifeng versus Ding Liangjian is the climax of this competition.
- Another turnaround.- Beautiful.- Both are in their element.- Exactly.
Qi Ruifeng seems to be catching up within the last 50 meters.
Will he be able to catch up before the finish line?
The competition is entering its most exciting phase. It's the last 50 meters that determines life or death.
If the performance is not good enough, some of the candidates won't advance to next around.
For what I can see now, candidates from Minghua and South Physical should have no problem to advance to next round.
You can do it!
Can 1500 meter freestyle record holder Qi Ruifeng beat Ding Liangjian in 100 meter freestyle?
Let us anticipate!
The last 5 meters.
4 meters.
3 meters.
Ding Liangjian reached the finish line first.
That means Minghua is the champion of the men's 100x4 meter medley race.
That's right. Qi Ruifeng who is representing South Physical
placed second place by 0.07 seconds.
That's pretty good.
What a shame. If not for those milliseconds, Qi Ruifeng and Tang Yibai could have won.
It is what it is. Zheng Lingye didn't put on a good start.
It affected everyone else. It's fine. They're already very good.
They're destined to lose in this medley race,
but they can still continue the competition as second place.
I know, but I still feel like it's a shame.
It's okay. I believe South Physical can do better in the individual competitions.
That's hard to say because the most critical component
in winning a competition is not just about strength but also their momentum.
Look at Minghua College. They're all full of confidence.
Look at South Physical.
Not everyone can endure pressure like Tang Yibai and Qi Ruifeng.
Also, after losing the first competition,
they will easily place the possibility of losing in their subconscious.
Yun Duo, let me tell you. Xiao Lin is right. The momentum is very important.
Look at South Physical. They're so down.
This is not a good sign. Make a comeback? I say they will lose a few more times.
I'm not bluffing you.
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This is very unexpected.
Everyone had high hope in South Physical.
Now they just lost medley race to Minghua College. Two loses in a row.
Everyone was betting on Zheng Lingye.
But he didn't perform as good as expected, probably due to his leg cramp.
Unfortunately, he ended up in 5th place. It's a shame.
That's too bad.
Alright ladies and gentlemen, 4 x 100 meter men medley race is officially over.
Minghua College narrowly won the first round of regional elimination preliminaries of Dream Cup.
♫ It's beautiful. ♫
♫ My courage to love you ♫
♫ is an intention that doesn’t need to be faked. ♫
♫ It’s a heart that is no longer perturbed. ♫
♫ Time will not stop. ♫
♫ Even if the skies heartlessly change, ♫
♫ I will stay with you. I will embrace you until the end. ♫
♫ The world is so big, ♫
♫ even if this lifetime is so small. ♫
♫ Fortunately, with you on my mind, everything has a meaning. ♫
♫ This time, I will not let go. This time, there is no right or wrong. ♫
♫ Starting now, because of your touched heart and smile, ♫
♫ I will believe in the impulse to love. ♫
♫ This time, I must say it outloud. ♫
♫ Forgive my slow retreat. ♫
♫ Starting now, because of your existence and reliance on me, ♫
♫ we will not miss out on the future. ♫
♫ This time, I will not let go. This time, there is no right or wrong. ♫
♫ Starting now, because of your touched heart and smile, ♫
♫ I will believe in the impulse to love. ♫
♫ This time, I must say it outloud. ♫
♫ Forgive my slow retreat. ♫
♫ Starting now, because of your existence and reliance on me, ♫
♫ we will not miss out on the future. ♫