[Granting You A Dreamlike Life] [Episode 1]
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- I didn't imagine the world-famous food critic, Lin Jingyun, would be such a young person. - I hate being flattered.
Seeing that you are the welcoming party, why are you two minutes late?
Sorry.
I also don't want to hear "sorry."
I'm not here for vacation,
since your "fresh" website has already cost me a lot of money.
Yes. You are truly the workaholic people said you were.
Of the five restaurants where we will do taste tests, which one do you want to go to first?
Yi Dao.
Oh... You're speaking of that Yi Dao restaurant! They specialize in the traditional cuisine of Dongjiang.
That one. It's because of this Dongjiang cuisine that I canceled all my other plans.
In that case, this restaurant has some special meaning for you, right?
It's the place where my grandmother lived.
Even though I have lived in France since I was young,
I always studied at a Chinese school, so the blood of the Chinese people flows through my body.
This time, besides seeking the legendary taste of Dongjiang, the additional purpose of my return
is that it also serves as a journey for me to find my roots.
People think that I advertise traditional French cuisine to foreigners.
But what they don't know is,
I'm even more strict when it comes to Chinese cuisine.
If there is a kind of traditional Chinese cuisine, one that will truly amaze me, that really exists
then it's because it hasn't appeared yet.
Oh.
What a wonderful feeling.
In my dreams,
it seems like I've been here before.
[Yi Dao]
We've arrived.
What are you doing?
I'll accompany you to the taste test.
I usually try the dishes by myself. You do not have to accompany me.
Why?
[Yi Dao]
Grandmother...
the person in this picture should be you, right?
Hello.
- Are you here for a full meal? - Yes.
Then do you have a reservation?
No.
Then I'm really sorry. One needs to have a reservation made one week in advance for our restaurant.
Reserved one week in advance?
That's right.
Hello? Miss?
It's time to eat and there's not a single customer in this restaurant.
Yet you insist that it is necessary to make a reservation a week in advance?
That is our rule here.
Rule? Who made it?
Our chef.
Tell him that the rule has changed.
But...
[Signature dishes]
[Pan-fried buns]
I'll order pan-fried buns.
There are none.
There are none?
I'm sorry, but even if you had made a reservation in advance, this dish is not on our menu.
You don't sell it, but it's on this menu?
First, you say, it is necessary to make a reservation a week in advance.
Then you say that a dish on the menu is not for sale.
This restaurant gives the impression of being better than one with a Michelin star.
Who says you can only sort good food by Michelin stars?
Miss,
our chef, Mr. Cheng Musheng, is just inside there.
Who says you can only sort good food by Michelin stars?
That's a powerful phrase, Senior. With just a few words you have managed to offend food critics all over the world.
Allowing a mere food critic to talk about something insignificant
is like asking a eunuch to talk about marriage.
What a coincidence, I happen to be one of them.
You?
Your voice is so young.
This is exactly why my palate is so sensitive and intuitive.
On the contrary. An extremely sensitive and intuitive palate
requires experience and a gradual accumulation over the years.
I originally thought that this restaurant
would have the best specialties of traditional Chinese cuisine.
But it turns out that it only has the most inflated ego in Dongjiang.
The Head Chef knows how to make beautifully malicious comments, but can't even make simple pan-fried buns.
- Never has the phrase, "the higher the expectation, the greater the disappointment" been so well applied. - Hold on!
It's not that I don't know how to make them,
I just don't want to go and make them
What is the difference between the two for us customers?
Without a reservation, I don't consider you my customer. But there are exceptions...
Exceptions?
Name a price.
Not everything in the world
can be solved by money.
Then what do you want?
Tell me a love story that has to do with you. It cannot be faked.
A love story that has to do with me?
A good dish exchanged for a good story.
This is the restaurant's irrevocable rule.
What?
How come it takes you so long to think of a story?
Do not even try to invent a plot of one right now.
I do have one but if your dish doesn't reach my expectations
then I am sorry. The story will have done nothing for you.
If your judgment of my dish is fair,
I'm willing to pay that price.
It will be my treat to you.
That's really fair.
Choose any dish from the menu.
Except pan-fried buns?
Yes.
Sweet and Sour Ribs. It's the most basic and can also show your skill.
All right.
Miss, the most delicious Sweet and Sour Ribs. Please enjoy.
Please.
How is it?
It's not too thick and the color is a nice red with a rich flavorful profile.
The soy sauce, vinegar rice wine, and salt are all perfectly proportioned and well-integrated.
The essence of this is present, but unfortunately, it falls just short.
Falls just short of what?
What's most particular to Dongjiang sweet and sour pork is its sweetness.
After cooking it in a small amount of soup over a high flame, using a ladle to stir and toss it for a period of 20-30 minutes. Add in the granulated sugar
and stir-fry it for another 10 minutes until the sugar is dissolved
and permeates throughout the meat.
The sweetness of your ribs was not evenly infused into the meat.
And yes, because your hands weren't steady when flipping the ladle, you violated a serious taboo for chefs.
In other words, my hands are unsteady?
Your hands were trembling when you served the dish.
That says everything.
If my guess is correct, that was caused by a long-time drinking habit.
For a person with a sharp sense of smell, the smell of alcohol on someone is greatly offensive to the nose.
A driver cannot drive drunk and a chef shouldn't cook while drunk either.
Your chef's license should have gone under renewal a long time ago.
Based on your skills, you're not worthy of this story-filled restaurant.
She left.
I can see that.
That girl's a card. Is she really in this line?
Dump it.
[Sheraton Hotel]
[Drunken crabs and drunken prawns...]
[Might as well be more drunken chef.]
Musheng, something bad happened.
What's wrong? What happened?
You and our restaurant went viral on the internet.
Went viral?
Look at it yourself.
"Drunken crabs and drunken prawns? Might as well be more drunken chef."
"The Dongjiang Road restaurant's main chef lacks any standards."
Who is this? Who is she to criticize me?
Look at the profile photo. Isn't she the lady who came to our restaurant to eat?
This girl is a famous overseas Chinese Gourmet critic, Lin Jingyun.
She is the youngest overseas Chinese Gourmet critic in the world.
Look at her Weibo. Within one day,
the reposts are already over 200K.
Look at the "comments" section, too.
They are all negative comments on our restaurant. My blood pressure is going up now.
All right, all right. Don't be anxious.
I will take care of it. I will go find her now.
It's so late. Where are you going to look for her?
I have my own ways.
Hello, I want pasta and a salad, please.
I want pasta and a salad.
Thank you.
Coming, coming. Coming, coming.
Why are you so slow?
Thank you, thanks.
To the brim.
Miss, may I ask. Are you satisfied with today's chef?
I'm satisfied.
I didn't expect to have such authentic Western food in Dongjiang.
Five stars.
Then please enjoy your meal.
Wait a minute!
What other services do you need?
What were you filming on your phone just now?
I didn't bring my phone.
My phone... I...
You're my fan, right? You want to take a picture with me, don't you?
Just tell me if you want a photo with me. Why do you need to be so shy?
Hurry up.
Thanks.
All right. Please continue to support me.
I am Lin Jingyun, a world-renowned gastronomic critic of Asian descent.
- All right. - Thanks for your service. Go.
- I will continue to support you. - Thanks. Help me lock the door.
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Coming, coming. Stop ringing the bell. I can hear it.
Stop ringing the bell.
Something big has happened. The internet is on fire. Take a look.
It's this photo.
The postings in the forum are going crazy now.
Netizens are attacking you negatively. He even intentionally tagged your social media ID in the forum.
Despicable and low class.
Cheng Musheng, come out here! Cheng Musheng!
I'm Cheng Musheng. What's wrong?
I can report to the police and have you arrested right now.
Report me to the police? For what crime?
You ruined my reputation on the internet.
You complimented my cooking on the video. Did I do that?
Those were the comments I made when I was drunk, so they don't count. But you!
You impersonated a chef, barged into my room, and engaged in an illegal activity.
Engaged in an illegal activity? What illegal activity did I do?
Did I rob you of your money or your virginity? As for you,
you are here just in time. If you agree to a wager, you also must agree to lose. You promised me this.
What did I promise you?
Since you've admitted that my dishes tasted good right then,
according to my restaurant's rule, you should tell me your love story.
Give you an inch and you want a yard?
If your story can touch me,
I will think about removing the video and giving back your so-called reputation to you.
Can you tell your story now?
Could it be that you've never dated?
How can that be possible?
How many boyfriends have you had?
Wh-Why should I tell you?
It's not embarrassing if you've never dated.
But since you have never tried or been in love before,
what gives you the right to judge others?
Love is love. Cooking is cooking. How can they be mixed together?
It looks like you have no story.
Let's not waste each other's time then.
Wait a second!
Since it's a love story that has to be related to me,
then... talking about my family is not against the rules.
Is your story not that amazing?
Remember well the words you uttered just now.
This story is related to my grandmother.
The story happened right here.
- Here? - Right.
It's this restaurant. My grandmother lived here before.
When I was really young, she told me
a story about what happened here when she was young.
During my dreams late at night, I vaguely go back to many years ago.
To the place where my grandmother lived and loved.
I walk through all the alleys that my grandmother walked through
and down each street.
This city which never slept was just like her.
She experienced the most ostentatious and dreamy extravagances
and also tried the most unsophisticated flavors on the streets.
And above all else, she experienced an outstanding and everlasting love.
Just like the piece of a jazz song, so elegant and melancholic.
Whispered words of love, soft and endless.
At the same time, like the opening of an opera, so stimulating and exciting.
That which expresses liberty and freedom with such a youthful vigor.
I can feel my grandmother's heartbeat.
It's about a girl's love and career.
A career and a freedom with the most beautiful vision of the future.
In order to let her continue her unfinished story,
in my dreams, I restage it again.
[ Jian Sheng Ji Niu ]
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[American Love Movie - The Principle of Love]
One. Two. Three.
Everyone stop!
Stop.
What are you all doing?
What's wrong with a basic training session?
There are a lot of irregular schools you can train in. Tell me!
Is this a theater troupe or an acrobatic troupe? Are you studying acting and singing or performing monkey tricks?
- Ah, Master! We were wrong! - What's all this noise?
Next time,
if there is a next time,
I'm telling you.
If today was an official performance, who would forgive your mistakes? Who would give you another chance?
What day is today? Today is the first time we take the stage in the city of Dongjiang.
What kind of place is Dongjiang? The theater lovers in Dongjiang, what roles haven't they seen before?
What great plays haven't they seen before?
If we don't reach down and bring out our very best skills
and grab the hearts of that audience, we can't ever expect to establish ourselves in Dongjiang.
What are you looking at? What are you looking at?
Each and every one of you are distracted.
For today's performance, we're can only succeed. We can't fail.
If the performance is bungled, everyone can go home and work planting fields.
Yes, Master.
Continue practicing!
Dongjiang City, I, Tian Ying, have arrived.
Brother, it's you.
You scared me.
Good thing it was me. If Father found you then he would have broken your legs.
I didn't get caught by Father but I was scared to death because of you.
All right, all right. Since Father didn't find out yet then hurry and come back with me.
I'll pretend that nothing happened.
Not going.
Tian Ying!
Brother, you be the judge.
Our theatrical troupe came to Dongjiang about two weeks ago, right?
We can't go out the front gate, can't step outside the inner gate. Moreover,
the food the troupe eats is so bad it could kill you.
Where are we? In the big city, Dongjiang.
There are so many tasty foods waiting for us.
You think the same way I do, right? Dying to try them out?
For example, their world famous beef pan-fried dumplings...
You only know how to eat.
Where would you find another actress like you? It's a scandal.
I promise to only eat as much that won't make me fat.
But if Father finds out...
Brother, your body is betraying your words. It's gurgling.
As long as you promise me,
that we'll hurry back once we've eaten the dumplings.
I promise you. I also know that in this world
only you treat me the best. Let's go.
If it wasn't that I had to pick up our Cheng Cheng coming back from abroad,
I wouldn't have come out so early
and endure hardships by coming to this bird droppings infested airport and eat dust.
Think about it, will you?
Why are you calling him "our" Cheng Cheng? Is that a legal definition?
Xu Xingcheng, Young Master Xu, is generally acknowledged to be the "common husband" for the entire city of Dongjiang.
He belongs to all of us.
Do you know whose car that is?
Look at the license plate and you'll know.
That's from Master Lin's house.
He has also come to pick up Master Xu.
The heavens are watching.
This is a rare opportunity to meet the legendary three Young Masters of Dongjiang.
Surprisingly, everyone has gathered here.
If it weren't for the fact that I can't be in two places at once, I would have really liked to cook for them.
Look over here.
- He's so handsome. - So cute. - Look over here.
- His style is a hundred percent like a movie star's. - Forget about a movie star.
He's the boss of the Lin family movie company. So currently, he's a producer.
- Really? - All those big stars
have to curry favor with him to get any acting roles.
This family's pan-fried dumplings are delicious.
- Here you go young man. - Boss, mine?
There are so many here.
I'm regretting this. I knew there would be a lot of people. I shouldn't have brought you here.
Brother, at your age, why are you more afraid of our dad than me? He won't hit us for buying a few dumplings for him to eat.
We'll see the consequences later.
How can I be good for nothing? Eating is life's greatest past time.
Silly girl, there's a lot more to life than eating.
Oh.
Let me through.
You...
- What's up here? - Commander, excuse us. My sister is so young, she doesn't understand.
Don't misunderstand. She...
adores you.
- That's better. Have a little more care. - Little scoundrel.
Brother...
Why should the police crash into people and not apologize?
Out of the way.
One jin of dumplings. [jin = about 1,1 pounds]
Okay. Why so slow. Hurry up. You're holding up our meal.
Hunger can mess up the stomach. How can we keep protecting the safety of Dongjiang? Right?
Give it here.
Hey, you--
Everyone, line up correctly.
What are you doing? They're policemen.
Police, so what. Should police bump people without apologizing or get things without paying? Did you see their expressions?
This shows you're still a child.
You don't have any experience in society.
This is Dongjiang. The police are the most powerful.
Whenever one sees them, everyone gets out of their way.
You? Just eat your dumplings.
Don't mess with things that don't concern you.
Why can't the police respect the rules and laws? They bully the common people.
Miss, drive slower!
Turn the steering wheel to the right.
- That's enough. Be quiet. - Slower!
Why can't I control it?
- Step on the brakes! The brakes! - I can't control it!
- Oh, no! - It's coming this way!
Lan Lan, stop the car. Steer to the right.
- Can you drive or not? - Really.
If you can't drive, then don't drive.
- Aiyo! - Don't look!
Wipe your mouth.
Master Lin, that's not really right.
So many people are laughing.
I don't want your Hong family to lose more respect.
Who is causing the Hong family to lose respect?
Who is that woman?
She's called Hong Lan.
It's the Hong family's precious daughter.
Lan Lan.
When did you learn to drive a car? Why didn't I know about it?
That...
Today.
Awesome.
Today?!
Oh, right.
It's such an important day, where's your family's number two?
It's an old rule that if you're late, your punishment is to drink a shot.
Who knows where Brother Ah Fu is messing around at?
Come and get it.
Young lady. You're lucky. This is the last batch.
Thank you for that!
Hey.
These are my dumplings.
It wasn't easy to wait in line for so long to get them. What makes you think you can cut in front?
What did you say?
Your dumplings?
Yes.
Could they be yours?
Silly thing. Do you know...
Hey, hey. Hey!
Give them to me.
What?
The dumplings.
These are my dumplings.
Besides that,
you're a grown man. How can you bully a young lady in broad daylight? Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
A young lady?
Aiya!
If you hadn't said so,
I wouldn't have been able to tell.
Where are you looking?
- Are you giving to them to me or not? - No.
I'm not giving them.
You've got some skills.
These are mine.
You're pretty slippery.
You can't believe that I can't catch you, can you?
That's the Hong family's manager, Luo.
He's a very important guy in Dongjiang. That girl is going against fate.
Tianying!
[Jian Sheng Ji Niu]!
Brother
Tianying, just give him the dumplings.
No way. I went to a lot of trouble to buy these.
Brother, Brother...
Sir, my sister is very young. She doesn't understand the way of things.
At long last, someone who is sensible.
Tianying.
Tianying. Forget about it.
Tianying!
My hat!
Out of the way!
Stop! Out of the way!
Mama, I want some tanghulu. [carmelized hawthorn fruit on a stick]
Okay, I'll buy you some.
[Jian Sheng Ji Niu]
The bike has stopped and you still haven't let go?
Anything wrong?
If you want the dumplings, they're right here.
If you have the skill, come and get them.
- I... - Forget about them.
Master Luo!
Older Brother, why did you just arrive? Look at the time now.
Brother Ah Fu, where have you been? Without you here, I was about to die of boredom.
Little Sister, quit calling me Ah Fu all the time.
In the first place, it's not respectful. In the second place,
if your future Prince Charming hears, he might misunderstand.
My Prince Charming? Where is he?
Are you talking about that Xu Xingcheng? Is he a good match?
The way I see it, I'll just choose you instead and be done with it.
In a minute, when you're in front of him, don't make such jokes. Even though other people don't know,
can you not know how the two families' elders regard it.
I'm not kidding. I don't like a bookworm like him.
- Young man. - Brother. - You cut the time close.
If you're late again by even a minute, I'll fine you a bottle of whiskey.
Why would I be afraid of being punished with drinks? Anyway, he can't drink more than me.
I was late because of him anyway.
He's here! He's here!
Master Xu! Master Xu!
Xu Xingcheng! Xu Xingcheng! Xu Xingcheng!
We haven't seen that rascal for years and he's come back like a movie star.
His popularity is still pretty high.
In all of Dongjiang, very few can come back flying an airplane.
What's so hard about flying an airplane?
Brother Ah Fu, I think you're the most handsome when riding on your motorcycle.
- Everyone, have you missed me? - We've missed you!
What have you missed?
We've missed everything about you!
What do you want?
Presents! Presents! Presents!
Okay, here they come.
Here, catch.
Here you go.
- I want one. - Me too.
I want one!
- Catch. - Over here.
What so amazing about that? Making out like a movie star.
Don't you just have to bring some stuff back from Europe?
Brother!
Have you brought that disease of kissing men back from France, too?
Disease. In France, it's the normal thing.
What smell is that?
Smell?
A man's smell.
That flying you just did was extraordinary.
Brother, I got my stunt flying license.
How about I take you up for a spin?
Don't. It's better if you take Fusheng up for a ride.
Off with you. They're all waiting for you.
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♫ I don't know much ♫
♫ I have given all I can ♫
♫ Being possessive is mediocre ♫
♫ Love should be lively ♫
♫ Being there means everything ♫
♫ I don't want a lot ♫
♫ Having you alone is good enough ♫
♫ Family, strangers, and friends... stayed for just a minute more ♫
♫ Turned out that they are ♫
♫ burdens I can't bear. ♫
♫ If every word and every smile touches us, our love is already raging. ♫
♫ There's a rainbow in the clouds ♫
♫ If the occasional heavy rains drench our steadfastness. ♫
♫ the dream is still clasped in my hand ♫
♫ Promise you a love that goes miles to the moon ♫
♫ The stars are set in the clouds ♫
♫ If the occasional wind blows and disrupts our memories ♫
♫ The dream will give us courage ♫
♫ Promise that you're in the floating dream ♫
♫ If dreamland is love all the way ♫