In the Name of People
Episode 23
Proc. director, I get what chief Sha said.
Chief Sha knows Li Dakang very well.
He admitted his contributions, and separated him from Ouyang Jing!
I tell you, before Li Dakang divorced,
he informed chief Sha and the provincial committee!
No wonder why he could be so calm during the action film!
Liangping, you've had a hectic time lately.
Tonight I'll invite you for dinner as a private person!
Why would you celebrate a defeat?
Defeat? This is a victory!
Fine, we thank you for your goodwill!
We need a meeting to summarize our experience and lessons!
And to decide our next move!
You need that! But I'll remind you Liangping.
Before your subordinates, try to encourage them more!
Don't discourage them too much!
I will encourage them, like how you encouraged me!
Mr. Zheng,
you are an old party member and comrade.
In times like this,
you shouldn't cause trouble for the party and the government!
To solve your question, we have paid our share.
The settlement fee alone is 45 millions!
You must treasure this!
Director Sun, why are you the one with all the nice words?
Since you know it so well, then why leave us in a mess?
Can't you just solve the problem of one industrial land?
Come on, comrade!
What do you want me to say to make you understand?
There is no more land!
So it won't be solved?!
If an official doesn't help the people, (Chinese proverb)
you better go home and sell potato! (Chinese proverb)
Even if I go home and sell potato, there's still no land!
You see, the day is over.
You go home and get food, I'll go sell potatoes!
But wait! How do we do about this then?
Tomorrow, you are first in line, we talk again.
But will it give us an industrial area?
Of course not, there's no more land!
But let's talk about social stability!
Social stability is not my topic!
I'm the chairman of new Dafeng!
For stability, you talk to the police chief!
But you must talk!
I can find old proc. director Chen Yanshi to talk to you!
Mr. Zheng, how can you treat him this way, he's old!
His son just had an accident, still in coma!
This...
His son got accident? When... when did this happen?
This is still confidential.
Now that you know, don't bother him with everything, OK?
OK OK, let's go home!
Let's go!
I'm gonna sell potatoes, we continue tomorrow, let's go!
(Hongguang migrant workers primary school)
What do you think?
I've been here before, is it OK?
Look at the surroundings! - This is too sketchy!
You are not running a high-end school, being sketchy is fine!
Texture is most important, filming here would be flawless!
What was that? Look at 2nd floor...
What are you doing?
We are here... We are...
Here to donate?
Yes! Boss...
What? - Money!
Money...
Here!
Bro you see...
Take it! - I must write you a receipt!
What's that for? No need, here's another one!
Thanks a lot!
It's like this bro, we make...
We make TV series,
we think this school environment fits our story!
We hope this can be our main site!
That's wonderful! When do you start filming?
Weekends would be best, the kids don't have class!
OK let's make a deal, I bring people here next weekend!
OK!
Director, how do you pay the site fee?
You charge us fee for marketing for you?
Now you know it's hard to make money!
The reality taught us again,
what is "failed to steal chicken but lost rice". (Chinese idiom)
Wasted those 200!
Or "catching wolf with bare hands" (Chinese idiom for "getting rich for nothing")
The wolf didn't get caught, but the rope is gone!
Baobao is not happy!
Don't worry, we paid to buy lessons!
1st, don't discriminate by age!
Never underestimate old folks!
Right, look at your dad, can we underestimate him?
Like a big fraud! - Piss off!
2nd, don't judge people by appearance!
Never underestimate the honest-looking ones!
And the 3rd lesson? - Of course!
3rd is, don't feel entitled due to social class!
Never underestimate the wisdom of the lower class people!
That's right, what a boss you are!
Learned so much from 200!
Baobao is happy again!
With me, it's like you retake college again!
Grad school!
Yeah right...
Dafeng factory, Baobao!
Isn't it perfect?!
The meeting room can house over 100 people! Dining hall too!
Right, it must be cheap, also your dad's factory!
Fertile water shouldn't flow to other's land! (Chinese proverb)
Yeah! How come we didn't think of this earlier?
But, if anything happens,
will your dad and us get dragged down?
Let me think...
It should be fine! Why? Think about it.
Dafeng will be demolished, perfect for fraudster principal Wang!
Even if things happen, the factory will be long gone!
Who can they possibly find?
Good point! That's it then!
Let's open the school!
Why are you so happy, it was my idea!
Uncle Chen, today we have a case meeting for directors!
And another case debriefing!
There's really no time for Little Leather Ball!
You have to pick him up yourself!
Alright, Liangping already told me.
His grandma is picking him up!
I'm waiting outside the procuratorate!
OK, then I can relax.
Don't worry!
Master Chen! - Hello!
Zong Jing, have you seen Chen Dong?
Over there!
Thanks! Little Leather Ball!
Leather Ball, wait for grandma!
Grandma, go home first!
I write my homework with auntie Lu!
No she's busy! Come home with me!
OK, see you!
Little Leather Ball, stop!
Old Zhao, I'm from anti-corruption bureau, you don't know?
I know! Your proc. director is looking for you!
Proc. director? You mean chief Monkey?
What chief monkey? Proc. director wants to talk to you!
Impossible! - Why?!
I've been waiting for you!
Pretending to be from the bureau?
Does the bureau have a kiddo like you?!
Give me the bag!
Thanks! - No problem, master Chen!
Let's go home!
Where's grandma? You lost her again?
You ran fast!
Grandpa, I don't like to play with you and grandma.
I just wanna play with auntie Lu Yike and uncle Monkey!
You old people are no fun!
You also can't help with homework!
How are we not fun?
We play differently than them!
They teach you to play computer, I teach you to play war, OK?
OK!
Here take it, it's explosives, hold it tight!
Get down!
Good!
Target ahead, crawl forward!
Good! - You...
Good, good!
What are you doing?!
The ground is dirty, you let the kid...
Lower your hip!
OK enough, get up!
Your clothes are all dirty!
I tell you, when grandpa was your age,
I played with real explosives!
That's right, grandpa had real weapons!
OK let's continue!
No more! - Why not? - Not fun!
Grandma, I'm hungry, boil me dumplings!
I'll boil you dumplings!
With meat and egg fillings! - Meat and egg fillings, this kid...
The monks can run but not the temple! We continue next time! (Chinese proverb)
Our direction was wrong, but the case is the same.
The corruption and duty crimes behind 1/16 incident still exist.
At least we know Cai also colluded with Ding!
Chief Hou, what do you mean by "also"?
Are you still locked onto Shanshui Group?
Of course, why not?
Cai colluded with Ding, but it doesn't mean Gao Xiaoqin didn't!
But based on our current intel,
Gao and Shanshui Group are the victims of Ding and Cai!
Does director Lu mean Shanshui Manor can fade out of sight?
I mean evidence!
We have no evidence to show that Shanshui Group has issues!
Let me remind you,
with Ding's escape, lots of people will dump shit on his head!
What we know is only one version of truth, not its entirety!
The artists are all here!
Uncle Ma! - You came!
Come here!
Let me formally introduce you this man!
The producer of our film, boss Wang!
Boss Wang, welcome! - Nice to meet you!
This...
I don't need to introduce her! - We know, your wife!
Where's the director?
Uncle Ma, I'm the film director this time!
Director Zheng! - That's right!
Let's shake hands again! - Nice to meet you!
Boss Zheng, when did you become film director?
Boss Wang, I forgot to introduce.
A grand introduction for...
Chairman of new Dafeng company!
Mr. Zheng Xipo!
My real dad!
Nice to meet you!
This is an old comrade with tens of millions in net worth!
The money is not mine, I'm just a keeper!
Low-key! OK enough chit-chat.
Let's get in! - This way!
Section manager Chen, explain your findings. - Yes sir!
From today's questioning of Cai, I made a conclusion.
Cai has no credibility, moral or integrity!
There's a popular word called "rotten men", it fits him perfectly!
Good thing we found out early and didn't let him drag us down!
Don't make hasty conclusions, tell us about the questioning.
Chief Hou, you watched the questioning with proc. director Ji!
Cai Chenggong still has high hopes about you.
He still thinks you can protect him!
How is it principal Wang, almost ready? - Yeah.
Director Zheng, shall we start filming?
No problem, but there are some unfinished paperworks!
Which is?
We did the paperwork for filming!
That was for me, but my two vice-directors here,
they found actors, their paperwork...
Director Zheng, there's no rush!
You can pay after filming, work comes first!
Don't, director Zheng is most honest!
He always pay first then work, just do it!
Alright fine, old Ma, come with me!
That works too!
Alright everyone keep quiet!
Dear colleagues, today a TV-crew is filming in our factory!
Next, we invite director Zheng Qian to give us a speech!
Good evening uncles and aunties!
I'm very glad to come to Dafeng and join you today!
This video we are filming is inspirational!
It's called...
New Silk Road!
Yes, New Silk Road!
I wish you can support my work,
let's make a grand product together!
Old Zheng's son is also a film director?
What has he filmed?
A drama called "Relative Power"! (Inside joke about "Absolute Power", by the same scriptwriter)
Yeah that's him, the scriptwriter was Zhou Meimei! (Inside joke about Zhou Meisen, writer for this show)
Not bad! - Quite good!
Baobao, uncle Ma.
You distribute these embroidery hoops.
OK!
Are you making a film or opening a school?
This is the education sector you told me about?
Dad, I'm about to begin!
Why do you still nag me about it?
I don't want you to make mistakes!
Is it really education sector or literature art?
Our stuff is neither!
But a product of combining education and art!
Dad, don't ask anymore!
If I didn't pity my uncles and aunties and wanna help them,
why would I film here?
OK that's enough.
Cai said it himself.
He colluded with Ding to sell coal but failed.
What he said about finding money to repay debts is swindling!
To Dafeng stock-holding workers, banks and the society,
he made a blackhole!
To save his life, he went all in and reported on Ouyang Jing!
Why?
Because he thinks he can rely on chief Hou!
About saving his life, have you asked Cai?
It's all recorded, everyone can watch.
I'll explain briefly.
Before 1/16 incident, Cai was caught by the first usury lender.
He was put inside a 1m x 0.5m x 1.2m dog cage for 3 days!
You can imagine how this would feel!
Who would stand that?
Cai's wife collected 8 millions to bail him out.
10 days before 1/16 incident,
he was caught by a debt-collector from Lincheng.
He said they hanged him upside down and plucked his hair.
He even lost some scalps!
Why didn't he call the police?
He didn't dare, they were after him for his illegal-fundraising!
His wife had to sell 3 properties of his family for 13 millions.
That's how they rescued Cai for the 2nd time.
After that, he went to Beijing to appeal to central authority.
He didn't go to appeal, but to avoid debt!
Correct, there's also another purpose:
to find you, a director of the central anti-corruption bureau!
He wanted to use you to scare his partner Ding Yizhen!
So Ding could help him to deny his debt to Shanshui Group!
New Silk Road, 1st scene 2nd time!
OK, ready, action!
Cut!
Who said that? Who said cut?
I'm the director, who has the nerves to say cut?
Baobao, who said cut?
Director Zheng...
You see this is the opening ceremony of our school.
But the actors don't have uniforms!
I'll get from my car!
So much petty stuff!
So hard to make small money from him!
Director Zheng, don't say that!
We gotta strive for perfection, it's an art piece you know!
Uncle Ma you are right!
Art products must be perfect, I was wrong!
Director Zheng, can I and your dad play some roles?
I don't!
Fine, he doesn't, but you can!
What role do you play...
How about you play a teacher of embroidery for them?
A teacher?
When they embroider, you stand there and give instructions!
If you wear your reading glasses, that'll look perfect!
OK!
Cai's issue must be solved legally!
How could they illegally imprison him?
Section manager Chen, tell the municipal PD.
Cai's case is handed over to them, let them investigate!
But how?
This kind of private debt-collection is very common!
Yeah, it's becoming an undeniable social phenomenon!
It's also a last resort.
Otherwise how do you get scoundrels like Cai to pay debt?
We have national laws!
Even if Cai is a scoundrel, you still can't torture him!
OK Lin Huahua, tell us about Ouyang Jing.
You got good basic skill, lad!
Stitch them a bit tighter!
Uncle Ma acts well!
OK, cut!
Excellent! Uncles and aunties you act very well!
You smiled very naturally!
How about this, principal Wang?
Full of spirit, that's how technical school should be!
So this part is OK?
OK, aunties, it's OK!
Wait a sec director Zheng, this is summer.
Shall we turn on the fans?
Turning on fans in such cold weather?
Don't you know how old they are, you'll freeze them sick!
Old Zheng, don't say that!
Filming must be perfect, right?
When Chen Peisi played that sketch about eating noodles, (A famous Chinese comedian)
how much noodles did he end up eating?! (A famous Chinese comedian)
We strive for perfection!
Little Chen!
Turn on all the fans, one more time!
Can't you hurry up?
If uncles and aunties get sick, I'll make you pay!
Dad, we are filming aren't we, this is art!
Uncle and aunties are contributing to the art!
Uncles and aunties, you've done well!
Just once more!
Again?!
Again, please hold out, once more!
OK, ready?!
Action!
That's all from Ouyang Jing.
Facing our evidence, she admitted taking 500k in bribe.
But she refused to admit the other 1.5 million!
Due to Cai's character,
I think it's questionable if he really gave her 2 millions!
Well, now Cai is the boy who cried wolf, nobody trusts him.
Even Lin Huahua suspects him!
Suspicions aside, we must keep investigating Ouyang Jing!
We need more efforts on the banks especially!
Why?
Because Cai lent money from many banks in Handong!
He couldn't have just bribed Ouyang Jing!
It must be a group!
The 2 millions for example, 500k went to Ouyang Jing.
Did others take the rest?
We must find out!
Chief Hou...
Shall we order some takeaway?
We continue after the meal!
Hungry? OK, meeting dismissed.
That's all for today.
Cousin, why don't you eat?
You eat, I have no appetite.
Is it about sister Ouyang again?
She's really...
She's a good person, but always discontent!
Look at you,
your husband passed away early, you raised kid yourself.
I never heard you complain about the heavens or people!
This is how commoners live!
My kid is in college. I'm working for you with salary, how nice!
In the TV drama "Brother's Happiness", (By the same director)
they say that you must be content with your lot!
One must be content!
Yeah...
We divorced.
But we've been married for so many years after all.
How do I explain to Jiajia?
Boss Wang! - Greetings!
Hello, come in!
Secretary Li!
Secretary Li! - Hi!
Still having dinner? - Please sit! - OK!
Xingzhi! - Please sit!
Get my best tea for him!
Who has the best embroidery technique?!
In China, Jingzhou, find Xinchun!
Cut!
Uncles and aunties, today's filming is a great success!
Thank you everyone!
Uncle Ma, well done! - Well done!
So it's done?!
They graduated within half a day?!
But, yeah?
This is art!
One day in the cave is a millennium outside! (Chinese proverb)
Right director Zheng? - You see my uncle Ma understands!
Dad, filming is a kind of...
You won't understand anyway!
You can sit down, you don't know art!
Principal Wang, pleasure to work with you!
My pleasure!
Have some tea! - Thanks!
Nice tea!
Li Dakang knows that Ouyang Jing agreed to divorce,
is mostly thanks to Wang Dalu.
Have you heard about today?
He feels apologetic for guarding against him for many years.
He wants to chat properly with Wang Dalu, about his loneliness.
Especially his ex-wife's matter today made him realize:
all the things he wanna say, can only be told to his old friend.
Detained!
Secretary Li, is this info reliable?
Before I went home today,
provincial proc. director Ji Changming called me.
He said Ouyang Jing...
is suspected of receiving 500k in bribe, with solid evidence!
What do you think about it?
How else should I think secretary Li, this is expected!
Can you talk or not?
Call me by my name!
Alright, Dakang.
There's a fact I must explain to you.
Jingzhou City Bank is a local bank, with chaotic management.
Lending from them has "hidden rules".
Other than the normal interest rates,
they charge 1-2% extra fee!
This 1-2% cutback,
is it bribe from the companies who borrow?
They call it "points back", paying back 1-2 percentage points!
Thank you! - Bye auntie Liu, auntie Wang!
I'll visit you again some day! - Good!
Bye!
What did I tell you? - What's that, dad?
It looks like neither filming nor opening school!
If it's filming, then where are the lead actors?
You only had extras!
If it's opening school, they must be paying you!
But you gave them 50 each!
Dad, you nagged me about this petty matter before I started!
Now I'm done, why don't you forget it?
The money is already handed out to everyone!
Dad, you participated and organized this event today!
If I end up breaking law, then you are also implicated!
I told you this looks suspicious, I'm even implicated!
Stop spooking dad!
I assure you dad, you are not implicated!
You see? Baobao assured you!
You are not implicated!
Relax, go play with my uncle Ma, dad!
You there...
Principal Wang! Let's chat outside!
Let's talk later!
Principal Wang,
this time our Alpha Inc didn't even take one cent!
You didn't take, but I paid 7k myself!
Wait a sec principal Wang, your 7k didn't enter my wallet.
You paid for the site and actors!
Let's check again principal Wang!
Once the 48k you swindled from the government arrive,
you must pay me the 6k recruitment fee!
No problem!
I swear on my integrity!
Or I can pledge once again.
If the government's money arrives but I don't pay you,
then let the thunder hit me!
But of course, Ouyang is not taking all the money herself.
From the loan-issuers to the regulators,
and the risk managers all take a cut!
And their bank president? - Him too!
Ouyang told me she has money, she doesn't wanna take.
But if she doesn't, then nobody can take!
Including the bank president!
Ouyang never told me!
You wouldn't have listened!
Dakang, don't blame it all on Ouyang!
I'm also responsible.
Dalu!
When you and your Dalu Group lent from the banks,
did you bribe too? Tell me the truth!
If I say I never bribed, you won't believe me!
We both know the game!
Don't say something I won't believe!
You decide if you believe.
I never bribed, not even to Ouyang!
My Dalu Group makes savings or loans via a finance company.
I pay management fees to this company!
Dad,
where is credibility in the society these days?
Look at principal Wang.
He agreed to open school together with Alpha Inc.
But now, we are making films!
It looks like me and Baobao are his employees!
Shengli...
You have problems with this education business.
Not just "problems", but "big problems"!
Dad, nothing goes well for us these days,
even the money comes slow!
I think changing name to "making money" has no use!
Robbing bank gives you quick money, why don't you do it?
Good idea dad!
Baobao, can you take off your stockings,
me and dad put each one on our head, we go rob banks!
Great!
OK stop playing around.
You think anything is easy nowadays?
Dad, aren't you having it easy?
Isn't the municipality supporting you?
Isn't old man Chen your advisor?
Not really, we can't even get a land for our factory!
District director Sun keeps playing us!
Serves you right!
What did I tell you? You refused to send gifts.
If you don't pay, how can you possibly get anything done?
I refuse to believe!
It's about principles, I refuse to send gifts!
Shengli, Baobao, how about we do this.
You two can work at our Dafeng factory!
You just saw the uncles and aunties, they are doing well!
Dad, we agreed before.
You keep crossing your small bridge, (Chinese idiom)
I walk my sunny boulevard! (Chinese idiom)
What sunny boulevard, it really doesn't show!
I'm saving you two!
I don't need you to save, you save yourself first!
Dad, don't give up.
When your factory gets on good track,
we can surely collaborate!
Listen to yourself, if I manage my factory well,
why do I need you two?!
Smart boy! You built a firewall via the finance company!
There's no other way, running private companies are tough!
You can't upset anyone, yet you wanna make money!
Like somebody said: Chinese entrepreneurs are either in jail,
or walking on the way to jail!
I worked in the government.
I know certain things will go wrong sooner or later.
Therefore I built myself a firewall.
Don't worry Dakang,
me and my Dalu Group never bribed Ouyang Jing!
Ouyang once told me that these years,
you've financially supported my daughter.
Can you tell me?
Dakang can't you just drop it?
I was helping Ouyang, it has nothing to do with you!
Besides for so many years,
I never begged you and you never helped me!
Don't you forget!
You, I, and Yi Xuexi,
we have worked together as colleagues!
Yeah yeah...
It was you and secretary Yi who helped me start up business!
That's what I wanna know!
Dalu...
After paying back your startup money to me and Yi Xuexi,
have you ever paid dividends to Ouyang and Yi's wife?
Never! Absolutely never!
Really? - Really!
Dakang what do you want, you invited me here to ask this?
Dalu...
I trust you.
I need a favor from you.
Ouyang Jing is detained for now,
and will soon be officially arrested.
How do I explain to my daughter?
This afternoon, she replied neither to my calls nor messages!
Yes, Jiajia has misunderstandings about you.
She thinks you sent her mom to jail!
That's why I beg you to call her,
and explain to her about her mom, OK?
OK, don't worry.
I'll do my best!
If need be, I can even fly to US!
Tell Jiajia, I still hope she'd come back.
But it's fine if she doesn't.
It's just...
Don't blame this country, this country never failed us!
It never failed her mom!
It's her mom who...
carelessly...
stumbled and fell into water! (Chinese idiom for making serious mistake)
Don't worry!
I'll call her as soon as I get back!
(San Francisco, USA)
In the WC, I saw a dishwasher who looks like Ding Yizhen!
Seriously?
A deputy-mayor is washing dishes here?
Section boss Zhou, wanna check the kitchen? I think it's him!
Hmm...
Aren't you mayor Ding?
It really is you!
You...
Who are you?
I'm from Jingzhou Hardware Company, you inspected us once!
The kitchen is off-limits!
How did you get in?
Mayor Ding, I'm asking for some vinegar!
OK!
Let me get you!
Brother, I wanna ask for your help!
Sure, I'll help with whatever I can!
It's embarrassing, I don't even know your name!
You can call me little Zhou!
Little Zhou? - Yes!
OK... Little Zhou...
Are you a traveling or visiting relatives?
Visiting relatives, my mom has moved to L.A.!
I'm going to L.A. tomorrow!
I got kidnapped from L.A. to San Francisco!
Seriously?!
No wonder why a mayor would wash dishes here!
Find my sister when you are in L.A.!
She opens a restaurant there!
Tell her when you meet her: she must find ways to get me out!
Alright!
I... I'll write you a note!
When she reads it, she'll thank you properly!
Tom, what are you doing?
This customer asked for vinegar! - Yes!
Go wash dishes!
If you talk to customers again, you'll lose your tongue!
Thanks! - Alright...
You are from Shanxi?
Our flavor!
Want some? - No, you take it!
Off I go then!
Boss, some more vinegar please!
You drank vinegar like water?! - We like it!
Wait! - OK!
Thank you!
Faster!
Yes! Wash faster!
So Ding Yizhen may be persuaded to return?
Very likely! His current condition is worse than jail in China!
OK let's inform captain Bi! - Alright!
I went over this in my head a few times.
Cai is a decoy, our general direction is still correct!
So what's next?
Find ways to open Ouyang's mouth!
And keep track of all intel related to Ding!
This Ding can always escape on time.
Among us, there must be a man of Wang!
Then we must find out this man of Wang!
Do you think Li Dakang maybe a Wang?
How about Zhao Donglai?
Isn't he a man of Commander Hu?
Hello auntie Wu!
Lu Yike is with me.
Chief Hou,
I must criticize you for ruining my great endeavor!
Do you know that Yike agreed with me to finish early today.
Via friends, I found her an associate professor of Handong Uni.
They are meeting today.
Look at the time!
She still working with you, not answering my calls!
Is it on purpose?!
Sorry auntie Wu, I didn't know.
Can she still make it?
She's already late by 30 min, the guy is waiting!
How stressed do you think I am?
Chief Hou, you must personally escort Yike to ground zero!
OK, I'll personally send her to the dating spot!
Alright!
I thought you wanna cheer me up, you are escaping marriage!
I am here to cheer you up! Escape what marriage?
I hate blind-date the most, it's like selling meat!
I won't go, I'll stick here!
And kill them with anxiety!
My princess Lu, can't you show me mercy?!
If you don't go, your mom will send dumplings 3 times a day!
Always with celery and meat filling!