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Our Glorious Time
Episode 7
This is my home.
Yes.
So this is the fun place you mentioned?
There are many fun places.
I'll take you to all of them in the future.
But it's too late now.
You should have some rest. Otherwise, many people will worry about you.
I didn't expect you to be such a gentleman.
It only shows that you misunderstood me
very deeply before. Good night.
Mr. Fujino, what do you think of the Japanese cuisine in Linhai City?
The oil temperature was controlled pretty well.
It's quite authentic.
But in my hometown,
the shrimp tempura
will include shrimps that spent 3 months growing up
in clean sea water,
and unpolluted soybean oil
from the mountains,
as well as the flour that had been offered to Chinese emperors before.
Only by using such materials,
can top-rated tempura be made.
Sounds very good.
Different material will cause
different taste.
Mr. Fujino, we also want to produce top-rated tempura like the ones you have from your hometown.
Hope you can help us out
I'm thinking about the same thing.
Mr. Varna, actually I went to Saint York University.
I heard about your company's product back when I was in college.
Our teacher also admire your waterproof fabric.
You're student from Saint York?
What a coincidence! Me too!
Really?
I got admitted in 1989.
It's from the last century.
But my classmate Caere stayed in school and became a teacher.
Have you heard about him?
Caere is my teacher!
Such serendipity!
You're Caere's student?
- Yes. - No wonder you're so amazing!
Mr. Fujino, last night I told you our company Simeiqi wanted to work with you.
I know you're talking to Aida.
What's their offer?
Manager Li, there is another company who's interested in my product.
Can I ask what your offer will be?
Sure. 8 million RMB.
Mr. Fujino, what about 9 million?
I can send someone to pick you up right now.
I know a very authentic Kyoto Kaiseki Cuisine.
They offered 10 million.
Asshole, competing with me?
I'd like to see how much many your family have.
Mr. Fujino, Simeiqi Group is offering you 11 million.
Manager Chen, if we offer 11 million,
the cost for every piece of clothes will increase by 15%.
12 million.
15 million.
Mr. Fujino, can I have a word?
Manager Chen is surely ambitious.
Aida Group can't offer more. We quit.
Mr. Fujino, I'll send someone over to get you now.
Manager Chen, based on our current offer,
the cost for every piece of clothes will increase by 47%.
So what?
Li Zhicheng, dare to fight me?
This time last year, I invited my friends, including Caere,
to backpack in Nepal.
We went on Mount Everest. It was so stunning!
I was in the hiking club during college.
I went on Virgin Peak and Dufourspitze in Mount Alps.
I'm not into outdoorsy stuff.
But I loved to have my personal breakthrough at that time.
It felt so good to stand on the mountain top.
At that moment, I felt myself improved.
We have so many similarities. It feels so amazing.
Well, Mr. Varna. Since we have so much in common,
can we talk about working together?
Sure. Of course.
I've received the offering price from your company.
With all due respect,
why would you offer us 15%
more than your offer in Europe?
You know, for us to enter the Chinese market,
more manpower and resources will be needed.
But for Aida Group,
we can deal with less profit increase.
Really?
After all, a good business partner
worths more than a good price.
Sorry, sir.
Let me take you to the bathroom and clean it up.
- Are you OK? - Sorry,
I'll be right back.
- OK. - Sorry, this way.
Hey, is everything alright?
Everything's good. What about you?
It went well.
I talked about some stuff Mr. Varna likes. He was very happy.
He also volunteered to lower the offer.
That's awesome. You'll be well compensated.
Hello.
Who's this?
OK.
He's back. I gotta go.
You can ask Manager Gu to prepare the conrtact.
OK, bye.
It's very nice to know you. Please understand why I didn't choose to work with you.
I understand.
If it weren't for you, my product
wouldn't get a good price like this.
We are helping each other out.
I'm sorry, Ms. Lin.
I can keep talking with you.
Why?
Someone gave me an offer I couldn't resist.
Although I'd like to work with you,
please understand. I'm a businessman.
I understand.
Can I ask what's their offer?
Double your offer.
Tell the legal department to prepare an international contract.
Party B is Varna, a Belguim businessman.
Manager Ning, our offer to Varna is double the market rate.
If the board asked...
It's OK, I'll explain.
Go get the contract done.
Manager Li, sorry.
Why apologize?
Our conversation went very well.
But after he got back from the restroom, he changed his mind.
He told me he decided to work with another firm.
And the offer price is double ours.
Do you know which company it was?
Ning Weikai's firm.
My senior?
What should we do? New Baorui now has money and technology.
We can't compete with them.
Without Varna's fabric, our rescue jacket's functionality will be compromised.
If we can't resolve the fabric problem,
our rescue jacket...
I've told you,
I'll take care of the fabric. Trust me.
OK, got it.
Don't worry. I got it.
I've get it prepared.
Ma'am, here's your coffee.
Get well dressed. We'll follow our original plan.
OK, no problem.
Well, Manager Li agreed to the interview. I've confimed the time.
OK. Send me the interview outline you drafted.
OK.
A glass of greylag.
- She's my cup of tea. - Then go for it.
You brat.
Hard liquor surely can alleviate pressure.
Beauty, you must have a lot of pressure from work.
You think?
There was an international commerce ceremony in Linhai City,
causing such a mess in our company.
How come?
Some companies fancy foreign stuff blindly.
A lot of companies fought for a handful of brands.
Of course, those foreign businessmen would jack their price.
Some people are so easy to be fooled.
To get a contract done,
knowing the price is unreasonable, many people
still pretend they didn't know.
They did it because they wanted the kickbacks from the high price,
right?
Mr. Varna, it's been a while.
Ms. Lin.
I'm working with Xin Bao Rui now.
I'm just here to introduce someone to you.
This is President Li Zhicheng from Aida Group.
- Hello. - Hello.
Such a shame.
This is the best I can do. I don't have much strength left.
Actually, I've just given a little push.
It's up to you whether it can happen or not.
You're not talking about working out, are you?
I'm talking about cooperation.
We are signing the contract soon. We need the design done well.
Contact the designer and tell him,
if the second draft is still like this, he will be fired.
OK.
Hello.
The legal department is working on the contract. We can get it signed tonight.
OK, tell them.
Manager Ning.
What contract? Why in such a hurry?
Chairman, Manager Zhu.
Manager Ning, about the designer...
It's OK. You can go now.
Chairman.
How much did you offer for
the Belguim fabric?
Well, president,
the fabric was overpriced indeed.
But to get the Mingsheng project,
Tex Fabric is the core.
Aida Group is also fighting for the contract.
We have to move first.
As far as I'm concerned,
Aida Group doesn't have the capability to sign any contract.
Are you telling us a fake price and trying to get kickbacks?
From my understanding, people like Li Zhicheng
won't compete with us patiently in the mid-end market.
He also hired a designer who studied overseas.
They are looking for a breakthrough.
I know.
That beauty Lin Qian. Your fellow junior from the UK.
Aren't you competing with Li Zhicheng for her?
Enough. Stop it.
Wei Kai, in the future,
talk to us first before you make a decision like this.
If I'm busy, talk to Zhu Hanchong.
Although I admire President Li,
I've already decided to work with Xin Bao Rui.
Even brothers don't talk about emotions in the business world.
Interest is No.1.
I'm talking about interest right now.
Xin Bao Rui won't be able to execute the contract with you.
Xin Bao Rui is a big firm.
You can call them now and ask.
Xin Bao Rui Group probably has a bit of problem now.
Hello, Mr. Varna.
Manager Ning, when will we sign the contract
we agreed on last time?
Our legal department is working on the contract.
Didn't you rush me to sign it a few days ago?
Mr. Varna, don't worry.
This is how it works. We will sign the contract after finishing the design.
Don't worry, Mr. Varna.
We will sign the contract after finishing the design.
Then hurry up.
OK.
What's going on?
They're stalling.
You mean they didn't want to sign the contract in the very beginning?
They were fooling me?
If this is what they're doing,
their reputation...
I think Ning Weikai did want to work with you,
but he lacks the power to make the final decision.
Ning Weikai is the president.
You're telling me the board won't agree with his decision?
Ning Weikai is the president,
but Xin Bao Rui belongs to the Zhu Group. He's still considered an outsider.
Mr. Zhu wouldn't trust him since the offer is so high.
Besides, Zhu's son has beef with him.
He can't close the deal.
Such a big company
can't even honour the contract?
So no matter how much money he promised you,
it doesn't mean anything.
The products are on the way to China.
You need us to help stop the loss.
Manager Li, if your family hadn't had such hard time,
will you still be the president of Aida?
No.
So you're saying you would stay in the military?
Yes.
Let me ask you a personal question,
what kind of girls do you like?
Girls who are like 95-automatic rifles.
Can you elaborate?
Small but fierce.
You were in military before,
but now you're in the business field. Do you consider it a big challenge?
Sorry, let's take a break.
I can't watch anymore.
I think the interview is too serious.
The audience actually want to see
your style and your personality.
Only by showing these, can you help promote Aida.
Act naturally.
If you think it's too hot or too stressful, you can take off your suit.
Besides, when she asks about the Mingsheng project,
you can answer something like this:
First, it's coming from our business interest.
But the most important thing is
you worked as a first responder before. You knew how hard the work was.
So you wanted to design a set of clothes
to protect those
first responders.
If you say this, I believe many people
will like you from the bottom of their heart.
OK, let's do it again.
Action.
The interview went very well. Once we paint the military man entrepreneur picture,
Aida can save lots of marketing cost.
Thanks a lot.
You look very good in the suit. You can keep it.
Thanks.
OK, you can go now.
Varna agreed to sell his fabric to us.
Really?
I didn't know your little assistant could achieve something like this.
She is my designer.
Sorry, your great employee. Your designer.
Well, I met her in that party the other time,
she was pretty smart. You have a good eye for talent.
Thank you.
Hello, Manager Li. I'm Lin Qian, the designer of Aida Group.
These are the product design and adhesive requirements.
We've designed rescue clothes.
But the suture needs the heat pressing by your company's adhesive machines.
I'm so sorry.
We got so many orders. In 6 months, we won't be able to take any new orders.
Manager Li, first of all, Mingsheng Group's project
is very influential in Linhai City's clothing makret.
We have to get the project.
I think you can make a decision after taking a look at our design.
The pressing adhesive design of your company has undertaken very strict tests.
The quality of our products will be guranteed.
Don't worry about the price.
We actually thought about improving our budget as much as we can.
We want to make high-quality rescue clothes and sell them overseas.
I think, maybe through this project,
we can achieve a win-win situation.
It's a very good project indeed. We are also working on the R&D of it.
But based on our current production workload,
I can't make the decision.
Can I meet Manager Huang?
- Mr. Lin. - Ms. Li, sorry to keep you waiting.
Manager Huang doesn't have time to meet you.
Manager Li, did you help tell Manager Huang
we really want to work with your company.
Well, it's a very good project.
I also told Manager Huang about it.
But due to our workload, it's a big challenge.
Companies like this only take old clients.
It's reasonable that they don't deal with new clients.
I've talked about the benefits of working together
to them.
But they wouldn't listen.
But I found something interesting.
Their boss...
Manager Li, was Manager Huang in the military before?
You guessed right, Ms. Li. He's a retired veteran.
Obedience is number 1.
Really?
Come, please.
Hello, anything I can help you with?
Hello, we are from Aida Group. We want to meet Manager Huang.
Did you make an appointment?
Girl, your eye shadow is so pretty.
It's blinking on your eyelids and make your eyes so big. Where did you buy it?
Good question.
Let me tell you, you need to use light shade as the primer,
then use dark shade to highlight the end of your eyelid,
then you'll have shiny and big eyes. So pretty.
Come in.
Commander Huang from No.1 Team, Group 58, Northwestern Military Area, I have long known of your great reputation.
You are...?
You are resourceful indeed. I've heard about the "Southwestern wolf" before.
I didn't expect you to barge into my office.
Lin Qian, let me introduce Manager Huang to you.
- Manager Huang, hello. - Hello.
Sorry for what happened earlier.
We will send the adhesive samples to your company.
I've given my orders about the manufacturing.
Thanks a lot, Manager Huang.
You're welcome.
Thanks a lot, Commander Huang.
We are both veterans. Call me Lao Huang.
Well, let's contact a few more brothers
and have a meal together.
Of course.
You're so amazing! How did you make it happen? What did you tell him?
The longer since I've left the military, the more us veterans miss it.
So Lao Huang would feel so close to me.
Although we were from different military areas,
we still felt like family.
People often only think about self-interest.
You're from different military areas but still have such a connection,
it's so rare.
Hopefully we can work together well.
We will.
The cost of the fabric is too high. The quality is also compromised.
We should have bargained more that day.
The designer tried his best to lower the cost.
But how can we win the bid with a price like this? We can't be losing money.
I'll have the designer to have another draft.
Later we found that Li Zhicheng ended up taking fabric from a small Belgian factory.
What Belgian factory?
The fabric supplier from Belguim was also in that night ceremony.
Didn't i tell you to keep a close eye on Li Zhicheng?
We were following Li Zhicheng the whole time.
But we didn't know his designer was talking to the supplier the whole time.
Designer? That pretty chick?
Ms. Lin. These are all the adhesive samples from our firm.
- Thank you. - You're welcome.
Why so many adhesive strips?
We have to do lots of seaming.
It involves different types of fabric and adhesive strips.
We are working on the hot adhesive strips.
According to different types of fabric and adhesive strips, we'll do the test of heat pressuring temperature and waterproof time.
The clothes have to be totally waterproof and the fabric shouldn't be tempered.
The interior of the clothes shouldn't be burnt.
After immersed in water for 12 hours,
it'll be considered qualified if it won't be unglued.
Your speech is so great. I need to record it and listen to it when I have insomia.
People with empty minds don't suffer from insomia.
Who has a empty mind?
I'm very so smart. I got praised every day.
Well, you need to explain it well. I'm your only boss.
Who else would've praised you but me?
Well, I'm not happy about what you said. You need to say something nice.
Li Zhicheng pretend to want to work with Fujino
to set me up.
Maybe Li Zhicheng decided to quit because he realized he couldn't defeat you.
My ass. Li Zhicheng was doing the sham attack to deceive an opponent.
Why didn't you investigate these businessmen well for me?
Now you act like the wise man.
They are just small factories in Europe. We naturally wouldn't have known.
Go investigate the background of that designer.
You have the beautiful woman as bait, I'll have a pretty guy as bait.
Hello, who's this?
My car is following your car.
Who are you?
Chen Zheng from Simeiqi Group. You must have heard about me.
How did you get my number?
I have my ways.
Well, I know a good place. Let's a have a chat.
I'll wait for you.
My goodness.
- Manager Chen. - Sit.
I ordered some random dishes. Not sure if you like them or not.
Manager Chen, don't beat around the bush.
You're very straightforward. OK.
I'm offering a job.
I know you interviewed with Simeiqi before. I didn't know why you would say no.
But tonight, no matter what you ask for,
I'll make it happen.
Manager Chen, you overestimate yourself.
Ask your staff, then you'll know why I would say no.
Haven't you heard?
Working with me for three months will change your whole life.
Clothes will go out of style in three months.
Manager Chen, you're an important man in the clothing industry. How can you sound like a layman?
It's better to follow me than follow a dumb military man.
I've already signed the contract.
Li Zhicheng knows nothing about clothes. At least I'm in the industry.
Although he doesn't know much, but at least he supports the original design.
Simeiqi has many designers who copied others' design, right?
Manager Chen, I'll excuse myself if you don't mind.
Are you letting her go?
Seems like she's very loyal to Li Zhicheng. No need for me to dwell on it.
Hello, Yayi.
Do you have a copy of the fabric info?
My USB drive seemed to be broken in Yunnan.
What? How would I remember to make a copy for you?
If it's broken, so be it.
I gotta go. The TV show is about to start.
Bye.
- Send the product. - Got it.
Send the product.
Boss, let's drink.
Boss, the emitter of the USB drive finally has signals.
We've tracked the exact address.
Brother, let's drink.
Stressed out?
It's different to design functional clothes compared with normal clothes.
I used to only design fashionable clothes.
It's not very practical.
Don't stay up late.
It needs to be practical...
Fashionable and practical...
Where's everyone?
So early in the morning,
us office people
haven't suffered from this before.
Where were you?
Lin Qian. Why didn't you go down?
Let me tell you, we have to do morning run everyday starting from today.
The devil coach...
Manager Li, I can walk by myself. Thanks.
Thanks.
- What? - Why didn't you do the morning run?
Why would I?
We are only working on the same project.
I'm not Aida Group's official employee.
As the final independent force of the company,
I need to focus on my design 100%.
I don't need to run.
- Where are you going? - What?
First of all,
as long as you're in Aida, you're an employee of Aida.
Second, morning run is good for your health. You have to do it.
Because of what?
Are you trying to be the big boss?
I'm not cut out for running. I can't run.
-I can't run. -Hey.
Why can't you run?
I have a physical disability.
Keep faking it.
I'm not faking it.
I'm flat-footed.
I'm serious about being flat-footed. Don't laugh.
I can't run, nor do exercise.
Okay. Then bring your flat-feet and come with me.
Let's go. I have to assign some work.
Let's go.
Take your shoes off.
My shoes?
I'm not taking them off. I can't take it off.
My ankle has an injury.
I won't remove them, I want to go to the toilet.
I'm going to the toilet. Hey.
Although sports shoes have the effect to delay shock,
and can support the arch,
but wearing them can weaken some parts of the foot muscles.
This causes 1 out of 5 people to have flat-feet.
Therefore, you must exercise.
No running, that's fine with me but you must do burpee jumps.
What jump?
President Li, I can't do that, I'm wearing a dress.
Then do this one.
Hurry up.
Add more speed.
[Jinyan]
President Li, since you're so smart,
and know how to let the employees not fall apart,
then how can you not...
know how to hold onto your little sister.
You could take her out.
Take her out? I won't even know what to say.
I know.
Have you heard of the saying "Poisonous Chicken Soup?"
Can you be any more nauseating?
You really don't understand girls.
This is called thoughtfulness.
You should be treating your sister the same way you would treat a girlfriend.
You have to pay attention to her, cherish her,
comfort her, protect her.
Make her feel cherished.
You could take her someplace to eat something nice.
You don't have to talk, right?
I will give it a try.
Isn't right now the best time to be trying?
Didn't she just give you a call?
You should quickly call her back. Quickly take out your phone.
Right now. Make an appointment.
Mind your own business. You still have 50 jumps you haven't completed.
Go.
I'm only doing this for your sake.
He finally left.
Do you have time? I want to treat you to a meal near your company.
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