In the Name of People
Episode 20
Bureau chief Hou, maybe I wasn't very clear.
I'll let their teacher...
No, I'd better personally investigate this!
Principal, anti-corruption must begin with kids.
Besides, I hope that PE-teacher can give every pupil a chance.
And let every pupil play!
Don't make the kids learn of such corrupt ways to get a chance!
I'll of course lecture Chen Dong, and teach him a lesson!
Director Lu, Ouyang Jing didn't bother with me.
I waited a whole afternoon at her bank, she won't even see me!
She sent an office manager to get rid of me!
I'm so pissed off!
Did you hear me?
Keep talking, I hear you!
That office manager said,
the loans of the customers are business secrets.
If we wanna know about any customer,
we need official warrants from the provincial procuratorate!
Did you mention Cai and Dafeng factory?
No, you told me not to, so I didn't mention a word!
Good!
Little Leather Ball...
Tell me, how should I punish you today?
By the rules of auntie Lu, one page of self-examination!
By the rules of grandpa, I pay 10 in penalty,
and stand against wall for 1 hour!
I'll write self-examination!
We gotta at least follow your grandpa's rules!
Spare me, uncle Monkey!
I only get 100 per month as pocket money.
Grandpa already fined me 60 this month,
I paid 15 to be substitute player.
If you fine me again, I'll be totally broke!
Moreover, you owe another 50 for the glass!
Uncle Monkey, I can write 2-pages of self-examination!
I'm sure you'll be happy! - I won't!
Today we follow my rules!
Run 10 lapses on the field in the evening,
and do 100 pushups, OK?
Alright! As long as I don't lose money!
Do you homework now, and the pushups afterwards!
Dalu, two girls from the procuratorate came to my bank today.
They wanna check some company loans we issued.
What was that for?
Are they checking the loans of our Dalu Group?
No.
Dalu Group borrowed a lot, but all within the regulations.
You gotta be careful!
I told you, Li Dakang already warned me!
Could it be Li Dakang's trickery? He won't go that far!
Ouyang...
I think you must hurry up and divorce Li Dakang!
Then you fly immediately to US!
OK, I take your advice.
And finish the matter with him.
Uncle Monkey, why do I carry the iron stick, but you don't?
You did wrong, not me.
I tell you,
I can forgive breaking the glass of the principal's office.
But never your acts of bribery!
I'm not the only briber, we were 6!
Even if others do, you still can't! You belong to the bureau!
Come on, who recognizes your anti-corruption bureau?
Without money, you get nothing done!
So you don't regret?
No no!
If I change my way, I can't survive in my class!
Tell me why?
Our entire class is doing businesses.
Others make money from me, I also make their money!
Businesses? You think the school is supermarket?
What businesses?
Our class rep checks if we can recite from textbook.
He let us pass for 5.
He made a lot!
After one semester, he made 600!
Isn't it cool? - Yeah right.
That's serious corruption!
I'm corrupt too!
Zong Jing often copy my math homework, I charge some fee!
What's your rate?
5 each time per person.
Now they can't afford, I lower the price to 3.
You are getting good, both giving and taking bribes!
Tonight you run 5 lapses more!
Keep running!
Hi Zhou Zheng, going to L.A. today?
OK, keep in touch if there's anything.
Old Lu!
I saw Little Leather Ball running with chief Hou downstairs!
Let's join them!
Wanna lick boot again?
I think not!
Chief Hou is educating him on Chen Hai's behalf!
So you knew!
I tell you, Little Leather Ball totally behaves before chief Hou!
Just like you?
Wise men know when to retreat! (Chinese proverb)
Don't flatter me, I'm no wise man.
But you are a wo-man!
Now this wo-man commands you,
to go and watch Cai Chenggong's recordings.
And prepare to face Ouyang Jing directly.
Where are you going, wo-man?
Bootlicking, I learned from you!
Superiors of one rank can crush you to death! (Chinese proverb)
You finally know I outrank you?!
I thought you'd never figure out!
Face directly? Don't be impulsive!
I'm not!
She doesn't want our home delivery, we can only go head-on,
and detain her based on Cai's report.
Besides, we can confiscate her private passport!
In this situation, we can limit her movements.
What's wrong, Little Leather Ball?
What's up, you got 5 lapses more!
I'm dying from hunger!
Enough, eat after you finish!
You haven't eaten yet?
Then stop running!
One more lapse!
Auntie Lu said no more...
Do you listen to me or her?
Auntie Lu!
He's our superior, let's listen to him!
You hear that? Get up!
Come on, get up!
Take it! Come on, run!
Zhou Zheng, are you at the airport?
Just arrived.
Are you on the plane yet? - Not yet.
Then let's chat!
I thought that when you are abroad, I can't take care of you!
So? Like you take care of me when I'm not abroad?
Speak from your conscience! Did I not care for you?
Since we decided to share fortune,
I thought of you even when taking free meals from chief Hou!
What about you?
Don't you need to care for me too?
Let me test you.
What's my makeup brand?
Lancome, how can I not know? Very expensive!
They are much cheaper when you buy duty-free!
You know what I mean?
I know!
I'll buy you some on the way!
Wait a sec Huahua.
I'll find paper and pen to write down, so I won't forget!
That's right!
Zhou Zheng, you must rid yourself of your stinginess!
I'll correct myself from this time!
Got pen and paper? Forget them, I'll send you via WeChat.
Don't!
I got pen and paper, tell me!
How is Cai Chenggong? - We can take him soon.
He recovered so quickly? - Not entirely, but good enough.
Are the files ready?
Tonight I work overtime with Huahua.
We'll put it on the proc. director's desk tomorrow morning!
Proc. director said,
he'd personally check Cai's arrest warrant.
Proc. director Ji doing it personally?
Good, spares me from mistakes!
You must understand it's not easy for him, so much pressure!
I do I do.
But tonight I gotta criticize you.
You know I'm educating Little Leather Ball, yet you came to interrupt.
Now he's running like a deserter!
He's just 10 years old!
It must be harsh for him to remember!
I also educate my little Monkey like this!
Fine, you are an expert educator! I'm off to work!
Keep going, you still got some left!
Come on!
Come in here.
Put it by the door.
Uncle Monkey...
I...
I'm dying from hunger...
We'll cook something soon.
I teach you to make "zha jiang mian" (fried-sauce noodle)
If we start now, when can we possibly eat?
Let's get KFC takeaway instead! I want fried chicken!
Fried food is unhealthy!
DIY is good exercise, also clean and nutritious.
We can eat in 20 min! Go wash your hands first!
Uncle Monkey, I won't play with you anymore!
I wanna go home to my grandpa!
He's visiting your dad at hospital, there's nothing to eat there!
Then I'll find my grandma!
She's also at hospital, just be a good boy and stay here!
Take off your bag.
Don't run around!
Secretary Li, how come you have time to visit today?
I was at Donghui Group's press conference, just passing by.
I must check on you.
I heard you lack motivation lately.
If you don't get gifts or invited to dinner, you don't work?
No no...
Phase 2 forestation of the exhibition center, when does it begin?
When is the bidding? Can you do it?
Soon! I was about to report to you!
Secretary Li, your phone call!
Ouyang, I'm at the exhibition center!
Then I come over!
Our matter is best discussed at home, it's inconvenient here!
Li Dakang I won't put up a scene!
I wanna finalize our divorce contract!
We meet and depart civilized! - OK!
I'll wait for you at the exhibition center!
OK. - See you soon!
I passed by here 3 times in a week, and never met you!
Phase 2 site is full of wild grass, how can you stand watching?
Yes yes, I've been busy and didn't get the chance...
You can't or you don't want?
Are you waiting for gifts?
Secretary Li, you are humorous!
Dalu, Li Dakang is at the exhibition center now.
I'm meeting him.
I just thought I'll ask him to give you some land there, OK?
With the exhibition center in place, this land is no longer trash.
Forget it, Ouyang, don't give him trouble!
I am not! I want him to act on his conscience!
You were once colleagues!
The more reason you shouldn't ask!
He's guarding against me, his colleague.
If I weren't his colleague, many things would've been easier!
Dalu, we've been friends.
Before I leave, I wanna do something for you!
Ouyang, I understand your goodwill.
Do we even have to talk about this?
When the oil gets smoky, add meat.
Right now! - Chief Hou!
The door is open, so I come in.
Come in! - You haven't eaten yet?
Auntie Lu, I'll finish the sauce then we can eat!
Chief Hou, how can you let the boy cook?
We don't need help, he's doing fine!
No, step aside!
How can you let kids do this?
So what? My Hou Houran learned cooking last year!
Don't compare to your kid!
Your son has both parents, how about Little Leather Ball?
The more reason he must be self-reliant, like a real man!
When you help him, you hurt him!
Rome was not built in one day,
it takes time, chief Hou!
Look at you today, you punished, scolded him,
and made him cook, that's too much!
Too much?
Let me tell you, this boy makes corruption at school!
He commits bribery while calling himself the bureau's kid!
Am I correct?
Little Leather Ball, you are the son of anti-corruption bureau chief!
Bribery, what were you thinking?
Auntie Lu...
I only did small businesses.
It's not as serious as he said!
Little Jin, is Li Dakang here?
Secretary Li awaits in the water pavilion.
OK.
You found a good place!
You came!
Such a wonderful view here, I even fell asleep! Have a seat!
It's been a while? - Right.
The last time I came, this land was barren.
Yes, heavily polluted too!
All the seniors in Jingzhou know, this was an old industrial area.
That's why I decided to build the exhibition center here.
Who else would build here, if not even the government?
With government came the investors,
who initiated the cleanup!
That's how our city and our offspring,
could have such a huge green lung!
OK enough.
I know you hate it when I discuss work before you.
I'll stop!
Shall we discuss our matter? Have some tea!
Uncle, auntie!
You can sit down!
Uncle and auntie, this is no dark humor,
but unavoidable social problem!
Even primary school kids know "pay to play"!
No pay no play!
Do you think this kind of society can be good?
The adults' world went wrong, and misled the kids!
That's right!
Yet they call us old comrades "whiny".
We are not, we just can't stand watching!
Like "this family got a luxury condo",
"that rich wife bought a 10k-bag"...
While this goes on, even the kids learned to compare!
You only know to wear brand-clothing, right?
Cloths that cost over 10k, the more expensive the better!
Look at this social conduct, I tell you.
The most despicable is the media!
They keep reporting such news to sell clicks,
what's the point?
Of course! All my classmates like to read!
Boys wanna buy Lamborghini, girls wanna marry rich men!
You see? Even news like this has market!
How old are you, marrying rich men?
Buy Lam... something, Ghini?
Kids in the poor regions must think about how to get food,
and help support the family!
Yeah right!
Uncle, the present-day China is in a rapidly shifting period.
wealth is not fairly distributed.
The wealth-gap is huge!
Some can afford neither housing, med-care, education nor death!
But some "new riches" like to flaunt their wealth!
Aren't they pouring salt on the scars of the society?
The wealth-gap make people feel exploited,
The lack of monitoring on power make people feel unfair.
The lack of social safety make people feel insecure.
How can they not get upset?
This social conduct is dangerous!
Even in times like this,
some who got rich for nothing come out to flaunt wealth.
How thick-skinned, totally shameless!
Back then,
I even felt embarrassed to take my family's car to school!
I was afraid they'd call me "the exploiting class", but now?
Grandma, your family was actually rich?
Grandma was the famous daughter of a rich family in Shanghai!
At your age,
she stole 10 gold bars from her family, and joined revolution!
Gold bar?
Grandma did you take the gold bars to make businesses?
What businesses? Donated to the revolution!
Grandma are you stupid?
You are stupid! Talking to her like that!
You see my grandma, she never left me any gold bars...
My, my... you see?!
What grandma did, not even the grandson will approve!
Yeah...
In recent years, we over-emphasized the benefits of capitals.
Everybody adores capitalist heroes,
but ignored its "profit-first" nature, and negative social impacts!
Right...
BTW Little Leather Ball,
That "Lamborghini" you said, what is it?
It's a car!
I thought it's ice-cream...
Before discussing our matter, I wanna talk about Wang Dalu.
Is our divorce anyhow related to Wang Dalu?
Do you think Wang Dalu is an outsider?
You forgot he was once your colleague,
20 years ago in Jinshan county, he was your deputy!
Your best assistant and friend!
Why did Wang Dalu resign, have you forgotten?
Of course I remember!
I won't forget my whole life!
I think you forgot.
You forgot how Wang Dalu took the fall for you.
If it weren't him, you would've fallen in Jinshan 20 years ago!
How can you ever become provincial official and municipal secretary?!
You are right!
I made an unforgivable mistake!
Boss Zheng! - Principal Wang!
Principal Wang!
And this is?
The vice CEO Zhang of Alpha Inc!
This is the principal Wang I told you about!
Principal Wang, greetings!
Greetings!
Let's sit down!
Principal Wang...
Principal Wang!
Time is money, let's not waste money and get to the topic!
Yeah right, get to the topic!
Boss Zheng and boss Zhang, this is an age of robbing money!
If we don't open this school now, we lose the annual subsidy!
Ouyang, at any moment and any place,
I can say this responsibly:
Wang Dalu sacrificed a lot for our reform and my career!
After he resigned, county secretary Yi Xuexi and me...
We gave him 50k to help him startup.
That's how we got the Handong Dalu Group!
You did well that time.
Secretary Yi Xuexi too.
Now I remember!
You totally refused to give me those 20k back then!
Correct? You cried and shouted!
Only after secretary Yi Xuexi's assurance,
you gave me that bankbook.
Let's stop right here!
Stop right here...
Yes, I felt regret and shame about it until today.
But aren't you just like me 20 years ago?
Ouyang, you are wrong again.
Those 20k were our own, I could give him everything!
But none of the projects are our own.
If I violate the rules to give him, I hurt both him and myself!
The profit from this school program can't be split 6 to 4!
The school is owned by my brother-in-law, he must get some!
Besides,
the school license is ours, not from Alpha Inc!
You are an information company without the authorization!
But principal Wang, we talk about collaboration!
The information and organization came from our side!
What information?
The national subsidy for peasants? Does that count?
Remember comrade,
don't get stuck in money!
Even if your name is "making money",
you must consider the social impact!
The government is doing it to improve the peasants' income,
and promote the productivity of villages,
to move towards non-farming industry and urbanization!
We must all contribute!
But contribution must have its reward!
We don't talk about contribution, but reward!
Boss Zhang, to be frank, we checked all the relevant policies.
This "great contribution" we mentioned,
there is an ear-marked national subsidy!
For every peasant you train, you get 400 in training subsidy!
400 per person!
10 people would make 4,000!
100 people would make 40k, 1,000 would make 400k!
Boss Zhang your math is good!
Now comes the question principal Wang, how do we split 400k?
Boss Zheng,
you found us 120 persons in total, what 400k?
You are crazy about money!
Let me count: 120 people, 400 per person, this gives...
48k! - How do we split?
I also told this to Dalu.
I said "your company specializes in food and drinks",
"why would you hop into real estate"?
If you really want, fine, make the bid according to procedure!
I called him recently. With some tones of warning him!
I said "don't take shortcuts"!
Li Dakang, so you were directing at me?
Let me be frank, Wang Dalu never asked me for any project!
We owe him, I wanna help him!
Dakang...
We are divorcing.
Can't you give me a chance to repay Wang Dalu?
Ouyang...
Let's not bring up this topic again, shall we?
Li Dakang, your are too inhuman!
You'll end up lonely your whole life!
If Wang Dalu didn't persuade me, I'd never divorce you!
You are on your own now!
Ouyang! - Don't worry!
Tomorrow we sign the divorce!
Dalu!
Secretary Li!
Why don't you even take my calls?
But, you told me to avoid shortcuts!
Therefore I cut them off!
Dalu, there may be misunderstandings between us.
I may have hurt you without knowing.
Given that we were colleagues on the same team,
I hope you can try your best to understand me...
I just counted.
It's been more than 20 years since you resigned from Jinshan!
You never begged me for anything, except Guangmingfeng...
Secretary Li,
the development of Guangmingfeng, is too unfair!
I asked Ouyang to find you, just to find a fair treatment!
I was hoping Ding Yizhen won't go too far!
Secretary Li, do you know what Ding did behind your back?
The facts prove that you used the wrong man!
Your Guangmingfeng project is not honorable at all!
Too many deals under the table!
It never gave us a fair market competition!
Dalu, I already realized this mistake.
You guard against me like a thief, against your old colleague.
It's true that I felt hurt!
Dakang, now you start to recall.
You know during my 21 years of business, I never asked you.
You know why?
You fear that I drag you down, I also fear you'd drag me down!
For every fallen official, how many businessmen fall with him?
I've seen too many!
Dalu...
I was wrong...
I misunderstood you.
How about this...
I'll apologize over wine!
Get Yi Xuexi from Luezhou too.
The 3 of us can get good and drunk!
Good, good! I'll wait for you.
Principal Wang, you win!
How about nobody takes the bigger cut.
We do 50-50, OK? - No!
Why don't you still get it? You work for us!
For every person you recruit, we pay 50.
This is called "recruiting with commission", understood?
You recruited 120 persons, so 6,000.
But this money is purely profit, what a good deal!
50 only? That's too little!
Principal Wang, do you know what this is called?
No.
A sly old fish!
Why would boss Zhang say that?
Boss Zheng, if you don't wanna do it,
I'll find someone else!
Principal Wang, I already found people for you.
Breaking up now,
would be very bad for the reputation of Alpha Inc!
Yeah!
How about this, it's our first collaboration.
I'll take it as a chance to make a friend, let's do as you said.
What's that? - Pay us the money!
What money? - The 6,000 fee!
My comrade, the governmental subsidy hasn't arrived!
Our school already paid the rent and tuition!
How can I pay you right now?
You must wait until I receive the governmental subsidy!
So that was all for nothing? Then let's end our collaboration!
Baobao is not happy!
Boss Zheng...
Does her decision count?
Everyone calm down!
Look, principal Wang, if we do as you said,
how do you make sure we get the money?
You can rest assured, I swear in the name of the party...
No, I'm no party member!
I swear on my integrity!
Forget it, I swear to god,
if I withhold even 1 penny from you, I get hit by lightning!
BTW Dakang, forgive me for being blunt.
Even if you and Ouyang really divorce,
you don't have to become nemesis!
What do you mean, Dalu?
This afternoon, 2 provincial procurators went to Ouyang's bank.
Dakang,
did you send them?
Are you trying to force her away?
Me forcing her?
She insists on leaving, I don't want that!
If she leaves, I become a "naked official".
According to the regulations, I must resign.
She insists on leaving, that's why we divorce!
About my divorce, I already reported to chief Sha Ruijin.
Sounds good, good!
Alright Dalu, thank you!
This afternoon, 2 provincial procurators went to Ouyang's bank.
Is this size OK?
Yes, everything here is of 3D spatial tailoring.
The upper body look great!
Alright, check please.
This way please!
Please sign here!
(Zhang Guihua)
Done.
Madam, this card only has 5,032 left!
Do you pay the rest in cash or with card?
Card!
OK!
Your password here please!
And sign here!
(Ouyang Jing)
Done.
Madam, your total spending is 16,800!
Here's your card. - Good.
Division director, we just arrived to the City Bank.
Ouyang Jing is not there, she's at Mingpin-mall.
Huahua hurry over there!
How do you know?
Somebody used the card 1 min ago and swiped 5,032!
Our surveillance team already took notice!
Get to Mingpin-mall quickly,
when you see the target person, bring her to the bureau!
Yes madam!
Let's go to Mingpin-mall!
We split up! - OK!
Director!
She saw me! I'm chasing in my car!
Chen Qunfang is still in the mall!
Never let go Huahua! I'm sending you backup!
Good! - Yike, who are you backing up?
Nobody, catching a little rascal!
Li Dakang come home quickly, our divorce contract is ready.
You just have to sign. I'm going to the airport soon.
Didn't you say we sign it tonight and have dinner afterwards?
What dinner? You coming or not? If not then forget it!
OK OK, I'll be on my way!
Just wait for me!
Director, I'm on Jianshe North Road.
2 junctions away from the municipal residence.
She must be going home!
Chief Hou!
Huahua reports!
Ouyang Jing went back to her municipal apartment!
Damn!
Are we gonna arrest her in the home of a provincial official?
I ran into the proc. director, he kept asking where I'm going.
What did you tell? - Not the truth, of course!
It would scare him to death!
We should've taken Ouyang Jing at the mall!
Huahua is no police, she outperformed just by staying on her!
Give her a medal!
Let me check again, Cai's card was really swiped?
Yes!
Our people are at the mall to consolidate the evidence.
Good. We'll backup Huahua!
You are coming too? - Yes!
She has powerful person behind her!
Chief Hou, what if Ouyang Jing comes out?
Arrest immediately! Me and director Lu are coming!
Yes sir!
Are we really not reporting to old Ji?
To make another dish cold?
Let's get her first!
Chief Hou,
are you really gonna arrest her in Li Dakang's home?
If we have evidence then why not?
Remember we are procurators!
When putting on the uniform we pledged loyalty,
to the country, the people, the constitution and the law!
Xingzhi!
Are you really leaving this time?
You can have this dress.
I didn't even get the chance to wear the dress from last time!
Then take your time!
Give your cousin a call, ask where he is.
Xingzhi, tell your sister-in-law that I'm there soon!
Good.
Chief Wang, is our people on the way?
They must be at your place now!
Good, thank you very much! - You are welcome!
From civil affairs bureau? - Yes yes! - Greetings!
Greetings, secretary Li! - Greetings!
Chief Wang sent us. - Good, this way!
Chief, Li Dakang is back!
2 people were waiting for him outside.
What now? The powerful person showed up!
Solid evidence is crucial!
Ask about that!
I already signed, you sign it.
Is this contract the only thing that let's you put work aside?