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Our Glorious Times
Episode 18
Tell him in front of my elder brother,
did you betray him when he needed you the most?
Tell him!
If I find the proof of you murdering my brother,
I'll avenge you even if it means to shed blood.
Qianqian, where are you?
Can you come out and have a drink with me?
I'm waiting for you.
Sir, sir, stop drinking.
It's okay.
Get away from me.
- Stop drinking. You're drunk. - Apprentice brother, stop drinking.
What are you like this?
Qianqian, drink with me.
No. Stop drinking. How can you be so drunk during the day?
It's OK. I'm not drunk.
Even when I'm drunk, I know who's really good to me.
You're one of them.
And Li Zhiqian.
Do you know?
I went to Li Zhiqian's graveyard.
But I ran into Li Zhicheng.
Let me tell you,
he always thinks I'm responsible for his elder brother's death.
But he had no idea.
Li Zhiqian was not the person who forced me out of Wenda.
It was his dad Li Zhongming.
Li Zhiqian trusted me a lot.
He even supported me to start my own brand.
How could I kill him? How could I kill him?
Enough. Stop drinking.
Apprentice brother, are you okay? Drink some water.
Thanks.
It's okay. I'm sober now.
You made me worried before.
I don't get drunk that often.
It felt good.
So Manager Li has wrongfully
accused you of murdering Li Zhiqian,
right?
Maybe he was right.
Maybe I betrayed Li Zhiqian.
Not only did I jump ship to the competitor's company,
but also taking the whole design team from Wenda there.
Isn't it outrageous?
But when we went to New Baorui,
he gave us the greenlight.
He's not only someone
who sees my talent,
but also a friend who understands me the most.
He realized very early that
Wenda had become too robust and had many sects.
They were in the best position to start a new brand.
They also couldn't choose a new route in a short period of time.
So in consideration of our future,
he let me take them out of Wenda.
At that time, New Baorui was expanding their market.
They needed the talent.
So I took them
to New Baorui.
If that's the case, Li Zhiqian indirectly made you go to New Baorui.
He was helping you.
Maybe he needed me the most at that time.
I know he did it for me.
He was happy for me to have a brighter future.
Actually, I should have chosen to stay by his side and fight together.
But I left.
No matter what,
it's betrayal.
Later, we didn't really see each other often.
When I started out in New Baorui, to get my footing,
I seized the same orders by competing with Wenda crazily.
And it made their situation worse.
But I was ignoring Li Zhiqian's position when I did something like this.
He was very upset and disappointed.
To get my footing,
I made my good friend
my enemy.
I feel really bad.
I've never told anybody
what I've just told you.
Because I didn't want anyone to know.
I understand, apprentice brother. I will keep the secret for you.
Xinyang App
Ms. Li.
Without the knight in shining armor with you, it feels strange to me.
Manager Chen,
usually you're surrounded by lots of women,
in such an important event today, there is no beautiful lady by your side,
it also feels strange to me.
You really like to bicker with me?
You started it.
Look, it's not the best time for us to fight today.
I definitely stand out among the people here.
What about I give you the honor
to be my companion? I can take you in.
OK?
I think you're like a dung beetle wearing a mask.
Move.
Dung beetle...dung beetle?
Stinky. With a mask.
She was calling me shameless.
Whoever is scared for a second,
he/she may just miss the bait released by luck.
This is a quote from Alexandre Dumas. For you.
Go for it, Meizi, you can do it.
Go for it, Cheng Meizi.
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and the clothing brand Simeiqi.
Let's start the countdown of the closing ceremony of "Goddess in the Cloud" contest.
Five, four, three, two, one.
Let's bring the contestants.
What do you think?
Not bad.
Shall we celebrate?
You always try to find excuse to drink with me.
The little girl is trying to tease you.
Nonsense.
It's a good event.
Cheers.
What happened?
She's supposed to be on the plane. Why is she here?
You did it?
Don't be mad.
She can still go to the US to study after the contest.
But this might be the only opportunity for Meizi.
Let her have it, please.
What are you doing? Are you leaving now?
If you leave now, I'll make you trend on social media tomorrow.
OK, let's finish the show first.
Cheng Meizi.
Look, Meizi is so confident on stage.
She's a completely different person from when she was interviewed by our magazine.
Then look at other contestants.
Don't you think Meizi overshadowed
everyone once she got on stage?
You should be happy and proud about a daughter like this.
You should cheer for her, right?
Dad, thank you.
Good. Awesome.
Thank you, dad.
Why are you here? Why are you dressing like this?
I'm here to apologize.
I don't have the invitation letter. So I had to disguise myself as a journalist to sneak in.
Wearing sunglasses in a place like this...
you're not worried you'll bump your head?
Right. That's why I felt the world was a bit dark.
You're crazy now.
If I don't forgive you, you'll keep following me like this?
Right.
If you don't forgive me, I'll keep following you.
Well, I actually have something to tell you today.
Remember the DJ we met that day?
Of course.
It had nothing to do with me.
I looked for him in the bar later and asked him what was going on that night.
He told me Chen Zheng paid him to
trick us.
That bastard. Wait here.
Don't follow me.
Cheers.
Answering question or drinking?
Who's your first love? Tell us.
Are you playing a game? May I join?
Of course. Please sit down.
What game?
Whoever gets pointed at by the wheel has to answer a question.
They're good at asking questions.
If you don't want to answer, you can drink.
Go on then.
Why is it me?
Let me tell you, I have no questions to answer. I'll drink the wine, okay?
Good.
Bottomed up.
Let me ask you, what's your impression on Mr. Chen?
My first impression was bad.
Now it's not bad.
So did you have a crush on him?
Is this my wine?
Keep going.
Why did you take me here?
Are we good now?
- Sure. - Let's shake hands and make peace.
I think ritual is important in one's life.
Since we use to fight everytime we meet,
should we have a ritual to celebrate our peace?
Ritual?
-Go on then. - Sure.
Pour it! Pour it! Pour it!
I'll count to three.
Three, two, one.
Li Jinyuan!
I've warned you. Don't tease Jinyuan.
Who the hell are you? Why are you warning me?
Because I like her.
How do you feel? Feeling better?
So you actually followed me as a bodyguard?
I needed to protect you from Chen Zheng.
I can deal with Chen Zheng myself.
You should worry about yourself.
Jinyuan. Are you still mad at me?
I can forgive you.
But if you lose your temper again in future,
I'll make you pay the price.
I can guarantee you
it won't happen again. I will never scold you.
But...Jinyuan,
stop messing with Chen Zheng in future.
Hello.
What? When did it happen?
Dad.
Dad. Are you okay?
I'm good.
What can happen?
I was so scared.
What were you doing? Didn't I tell you to follow my dad everywhere?
Enough.
If you keep working like this, you will be fired.
I told you it's enough.
Dad!
Alright. Get out. Out.
Uncle Li. Jinyuan was worried about you.
I'll go check in on her.
Tell me,
why am I doing everything wrong?
You're not wrong.
You weren't considering Uncle Li's pride.
Think about it, your dad is a tough guy.
Now he needs people to look after him.
It crushes him so badly.
But you were scolding the staff saying they did a lousy job looking after him,
his pride was hurt.
But I'm his daughter.
Why can't he be a bit vulnerable to me?
I'm just trying to comfort him.
I think Uncle Li needs your elder brother's attention more.
My elder brother...
Brother, come back home and meet dad.
I heard about the two failed projects about Ankada
and setting up the storefront.
Aida wanted to work with American brand Fancy and start its own brand.
You elder brother used to want to start his own brand.
My elder brother was right. It's a better route for Wenda.
But he failed.
You think you're better than him.
You think you can accomplish what he failed to do?
The situation changed.
One thing is the same.
You and your elder brother are both simple-minded.
If it weren't for him trying to start his own brand and failed,
Wenda wouldn't end up like this.
Your elder brother was being too rushy.
Wenda's current situation wasn't just my elder brother's fault.
Wenda had many problems.
Wenda hired relatives instead of really talented people and was being close-minded.
A bunch of old executives wouldn't leave the core departments.
Those were all obstacles for Wenda's development.
The result is the most important thing.
No matter how hard you try, if the result is not good, it means nothing.
You made my elder brother the president of Wenda.
You were responsible for Wenda's problem.
What you're saying now is not fair to my elder brother.
Fairness? What's fairness?
If Wenda bankrupted today,
where would thousands of people go
to seek fairness?
You're still being emotional. Wake up, please.
I've woken up.
You'd disciplined my brother and me with military principles since we were kids.
We bit the bullet. But my elder brother tried so hard,
what did you do to him?
You either scolded him or blamed him on things.
That's trying to make you guys tough.
Only if you guys can swallow the bitterness, can you accomplish something amazing.
If you didn't give him so much pressure, he wouldn't feel so suffocated and he wouldn't...
Wouldn't what?
Wouldn't die?
Death is simple. Sometimes it's hard to live.
Your brother is a wuss. I despise him.
Don't be like him.
How's your team building? Don will be here in a few days.
Let me know if there's any problem.
I need to work on some stuff in Renhe City. I'll be back once they're finished.
Got it.
Dad, I'm leaving. Take care.
Li Zhiqian
What's up?
Almost every good designer has been
poached by Ning Weikai. They all went to New Baorui.
Impossible.
What happened?
You're so strange. Why did you ask me to hang out with you
if your legs are injured?
You did it on purpose.
Nothing. Well,
it's impossible for him to hire every designer.
We can work something out.
Let me handle it.
OK.
Bye.
Sis, New Baorui organized two teams of designer.
Team A is called "Dream". The team lead is Li Mengmeng.
Team B is called "Seeking Romance". The team lead is Zhuo Bufan.
They're a woman and a man. Each of them leads 7 people.
Most of them are finalists from different designing contest in Linhai City.
A few of them have lots of potential.
So far, I haven't found out about New Baorui's plan for them.
But their salary is so high. It's three times the market rate.
This is Li Mengmeng from Team Dream.
Li Mengmeng?
Bufan, give me the design plan from your team.
Not bad. It exceeded my expectation.
Manager Ning, it's been a while since we started to work here,
but we haven't decided on the positioning of the brand.
The two teams talked about it in private before and we all have some thoughts.
Would you have time to listen to our ideas?
The prep work of starting a brand is very important. We have to be cautious.
Now we are doing the prep work.
Don't worry. I'm happy to see you guys being so invested.
Well, get together all the design plans from our designers
and give them to me next week, okay?
Manager Ning. We gave you a report when we first got here.
I know. I've read it. I think it's too general.
You can elaborate the details on the design.
When you're really ready, we can discuss it next week.
Don't worry. New Baorui will definitely be the best platform for you to utilize your talent.
Keep it up.
Manager Ning. The reporter is here.
- Let's go. - Okay.
Reporter Cai. Sorry for keeping you waiting.
Manager Ning, hello.
I want to show you around the designing department of New Baorui.
Our top talents are all in the designing department.
If you want to know New Baorui well, you can go there and interview them.
Manager Ning, we actually want to do a featuring interview on you.
Well,
I'm with my design team.
If you insist on the interview, I want to do it in the designing department.
It's your company. Let's follow your instructions.
Okay. This way.
Okay.
Let me ask you a personal question first.
Before Manager Ning became a successful manager,
I heard you had an identity you were proud of.
You used to be a designer.
How do you balance the two roles?
Well, when I was a designer,
I didn't need to think about anything but designing.
But as a manager, the company management is the key.
Different roles mean different responsibilities.
Manager Ning is well-spoken indeed.
Recently, the stock in Linhai's clothing industry is very volatile.
The competition is tough.
What do you think of the business competition?
I think competition means survival of the fittest.
It's an inevitable result of the social progress.
Society is progressing at such a fast speed. If a company still follows the old route
or the old rules, it will be eliminated.
Manager Ning, your point of view in the industry is so spot-on.
Can I ask you a few more questions?
Go ahead. You have all the time in the world.
As far as we know, when you were a designer,
you jumped ship from Wenda to New Baorui.
You also took the top design team from Wenda.
Seems like you've done your homework well.
But I want to tell you, when I took away the whole design team from Wenda,
it was a decision from Li Zhiqian, the former president of Wenda.
In private, we were also good friends.
Is that so?
You had been fighting against Wenda until Li Zhiqian passed away.
Wenda ended up being a sinking ship.
That being said, didn't you return Li Zhiqian's kindness with enmity?
Business is business. Personal matters are personal matters.
Work and personal relationship are different.
You jumped ship with his top team and fought against him.
Have you thought about the consequence of what you did to him?
Can I think of it like this?
Li Zhiqian's death has a lot to with it.
You're the indirect murderer of him.
Please show some respect.
Have you felt guilty about it?
I think the interview is over.
Stop filiming.
Thank you for your answers. I'm very happy about the interview.
I believe after it airs, it will make a stir.
Hello.
Hello, Lin Qian.
Apprentice brother, what's up?
Where are you?
I'm in the company.
Okay. Wait for me. I'll be there soon.
Go to Aida.
Manager Ning.
Qianqian.
Apprentice brother, what's up?
Yayi, you can go now.
Apprentice brother, what's up?
I thought we both cherish our relationship as apprentice brother and sister.
Why would you do it?
Do what?
I told you about my past with Li Zhiqian
when I was in Wenda.
But the media found out about it today.
Now everyone in the world thinks I'm a despicable person.
Why is that?
I...I...
I didn't say anything.
Apprentice brother. Don't jump to conclusion. Is there any misunderstanding?
I didn't do anything or say anything.
Did you really just tell me?
Nobody knows about it in such details
expect you and me.
If you didn't say it, who did?
You let me down.
What's the matter?
Ning Weikai's story is on the news. Do you know?
So?
Did you tip them off?
Why do you think it's me?
Because Ma Feng was following me. I found out about it.
He followed you to protect you.
Right. I thought he was there to protect me as well.
But when I talked to Ning Weikai, he was the only other person there.
Only he heard about it.
Didn't he tell you about it?
I understand there will be business competitions.
But you can't crush your enemy by doing this.
You're taking advantage of me.
I will never take advantage of my comrade-in-arms
and the person I trust the most.
Ma Feng didn't say it.
Who tipped it off then?
I...Ning Weikai blamed me on it.
I was wronged.
There's something more to it.
Don't worry. I'll get to the bottom of it.
Tell me. Who's the woman who sent you the Wechat message last night?
Alright.
Mengmeng.
Hi, Sister Grace.
Why are you here?
This is...?
He's my boyfriend.
Hello, my name is Grace.
Your boyfriend is so handsome.
Look, I have it too.
Really? Exactly the same.
Right, what's going on?
What's the matter?
Look. See it? It's Manager Ning.
Look.
The inside story is so shocking.
I didn't know Manager Ning is a person like this. I can't believe I used to look up to him.
Our company's stock plunged due to Ning Weikai's personal virtue issue.
If we keep him as New Baorui's president,
there will be more loss to our company.
Internet news never lasts.
Those keyboard warriors will forget about
this news when they find something more shocking tomorrow.
But Ning Weikai's label of being morally corrupted
can't never be taken away.
The Zhu Group managed to thrive because we all stick together.
How can a person who betrayed his friend be the president?
But don't forget,
New Baorui can thrive is because of Ning Weikai.
Ning Weikai spent so much money
and hired every aspiring new designer in Linhai City.
Then what?
Manager Ning always says we are the rising stars.
But ever since we started in New Baorui, we haven't done anything meaning.
Why would he pay us so much?
I don't know.
I think Ning Weikai wants to be the godfather of design in Linhai City.
He wanted to pay a bunch of people for nothing using our group's money.
Chairman, board members, let me tell you
why I hired them.
Put it on the screen.
This is Ms. Don, a cutting-edge Chinese American designer,
founder of the American fashion brand Fancy.
Fancy is a very successful American fashion brand.
It combines the designer's young and bold styles with
American culture.
Such a good brand is seeking a team to
cooperate with in China.
I hired them to prepare for it.
I want Don to know, only New Baorui
has the best design team. And we are his right choice.
Board members, do you have any objections?
If there's no objection, Don will be in Linhai to do research tomorrow.
I'll try my best to let New Baorui be the only company he goes to.
Awsome.
Weikai. Go for it.
The board will back you up.
Weikai. I've been thinking.
There must be someone behind the whole slandering.
Could it be someone from Aida?
Could it be Li Zhicheng?
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