[Sweet Dreams]
[Episode 38]
But if the person Bo Hai trusts with his feelings now
if they repeat the experience he had back then..
that is, to abandon him again...
then his illness could progress uncontrollably once again.
Mr. Mo.
Are you really going to force Ling Ling Qi to abandon Bo Hai?
Ji Bin said you'd be here.
I happened to be free
so I thought I'd come see your father too.
[Yin Chang He]
I'm sure he'd be glad for all you've done for him.
If he knew how useless I was...
He'd definitely be disappointed.
I understand your pain and struggle.
But feelings...
are like rocks that trip you up on your path to success.
To defeat a demon...
you first have to make yourself as cruel as one.
Mo Nan just needs some time.
He will definitely make it so that you can rest peacefully.
I'm home.
Then... see you tomorrow.
Goodnight.
You can go!
I have you watch you go in before I leave.
- I'm heading back then. - Go on.
- Bye! - Bye!
- Bye bye! - Bye Bye.
I don't want you to go!
I'm really going back home now.
See you.
- Get some rest. - Bye!
Qi Qi.
What are you doing here?
What do you want?
You and Bo Hai should break up.
As long as you break up, I'll leave him be.
Have I gone deaf or have you lost your mind?
Now you're threatening people using these methods?
Who gave you the right?
- I'm being serious. - So am I.
I always thought you were clear-minded.
I never expected you to make such ludicrous requests.
Next time you want to threaten someone, please try harder.
Qi Qi.
I'll give you time to think about it.
However, the longer you take, the bigger the price Bo Hai has to pay.
Think carefully.
He really didn't sound like he was kidding around.
What if he gets real?
What if he really gives it to Bo Hai?
So what?
He's lost to Bo Hai every single time.
Acting all arrogant like he's all that capable or something.
Mr. Mo.
Notify everyone to get moving.
Commence with the full acquisition strategy.
All right.
Two longtime clients suddenly decided to end their contracts.
They were even willing to pay 50 percent of the contract termination fine.
A couple of our prospective clients are also refusing to see us further.
They won't even pick up their phones. This is just too strange!
We haven't changed our sales strategies at all.
I'm almost sure someone is pulling strings behind the scenes.
Creative is such a tenacious curse.
They just canceled without a word! They wouldn't even give an explanation.
And they volunteered to pay the termination fee.
We worked together for so long but they're not even giving us a chance!
I'm worse off!
Just yesterday they were going to sign the contract.
And then today, they suddenly say the project is canceled!
That's millions of dollars, man!
I hear Creative is causing trouble again.
That was to be expected, wasn't it?
But this time they're getting real. I don't think they'll be easy to deal with.
During this season, roses are easily infested with sawflies.
You just cut off the rotten stems and spray some medicine.
It's not an issue.
How do you plan on dealing with them?
Didn't you tell me the countermove a while ago?
Me? How come I'm not aware of that?
This is how we face them.
Our newest products.
"Alice in Wonderland" made with preserved flowers.
Our technique of dyeing flowers is the latest.
Our competitors won't be able to replicate it so quickly.
All in all, I'm pretty confident about these products.
I plan on marketing them heavily
and using them to turn the tables back around.
Director Liu, I was just looking for you.
This contract doesn't look right.
- What's wrong? - The down payment is so low
There are so many indemnity clauses and it costs so much.
These are such arrogant terms!
I know!
But these preserved flowers are a new product.
It's understandable for the customers to be apprehensive.
Plus it took me an insane amount of persuading to get them to sign!
They're trying to take advantage of us, aren't they?
They aren't stupid.
Everyone knows Creative is laying things out.
Business is business.
Besides, since they're helping us, you have to let them gain something.
All right then. These are special circumstances.
We can't sign these kinds of contracts in the future.
Don't worry, they're old friends of ours.
- They've always been trustworthy. - Okay, you can get back to work.
Okay.
- I have good news! - What is it?
Our latest product, "Preserved Flower Alice in Wonderland"
is doing really well with our customers!
The first battle is won!
Just now, we signed a huge order!
Really?
Awesome!
Creative is just asking for it by fighting us head on, right?
Yeah, and they call themselves an international vogue company.
These maneuvers make even me feel ashamed for them!
- Right? - Yeah!
Have you thought about what I said to you yet?
Haven't you heard?
Our newest product's sales is increasing exponentially.
Your words yesterday got slapped back in your face.
You should figure out how to regain your dignity
instead of worrying about others.
Qi Qi.
What I said still stands.
The longer you take to decide, the more Bo Hai will suffer.
Are you a broken record?
Why are you so justified in your shamelessness?
You think you're the only one capable of concocting evil schemes?
You can save such curses for yourself.
Have you slept yet?
What is this? You always reply in a second!
Don't tell me...
Mo Nan can't beat him professionally so he's going all out
and wants to...
kidnap Bo Hai?
Blackmail him?
Kill him?
"Hmm"?
Where are you?
At home.
Are you safe?
I'm just checking spontaneously to see if you're wandering around at night.
Tell me.
I was at home. Then I felt like going for a stroll.
I was walking, and then...
- You ended up at my place. - Yes.
Who are you kidding? It takes an hour to walk from your place to mine.
Really?
- I... - You should at least plan out your lies.
- Who's lying? I was just-- - Just what?
How long have we been dating? You've already begun lying.
Why am I so pitiful? I finally get a boyfriend and he turns out like this.
Okay, okay, it's all my fault, I made you mad.
I'm sorry. Tell me!
What can I do to dissipate your anger?
It's okay, you don't have to say it. I know.
You want me not to be angry anymore, right?
What?
I can't watch this, I really can't.
No wonder you're so popular with the park dancing ladies.
- You could practically win an award. - Really?
Is it that hard for you to say you missed me?
Actually...
it isn't so difficult.
Boss, there's trouble.
The preserved flower requested in this order
is the extremely rare flame lily.
This lily is all sourced from an island called Martinique.
Just yesterday, a labor strike took place there.
All the flowers are stuck at the airport and there's no way to ship them out.
I only received this order yesterday afternoon.
The client is adamant about using flame lilies for their preserved flower box.
It's a hugely profitable order
and we've been under a lot of pressure regarding sales.
The contract has some preposterous terms
but I signed it anyway.
The report is out.
The strike has been going on for a day and night.
It's a distant island so there's no domestic coverage
but foreign media have reported on it.
This is clearly an intentionally set trap.
Chasing away all our clients must have been the first step of this plan.
The purpose was to mess up our rhythm.
What should we do now?
A few minor media outlets have leaked this information already.
I've given our media friends a heads up
so that they stay out of it.
But paper can't stop fire. Eventually, it's going to hit the spotlight.
Good things never get reported but bad things spread across miles.
This will definitely affect our sales severely.
The contract makes it very clear.
If we terminate the contract, we have to pay an enormous compensation fee.
If we can't find evidence of the fact that this was a setup
this compensation fee will bankrupt us.
We underestimated our opponents.
Are you behind this?
I told you from the beginning
that the longer you took to think, the bigger the price Bo Hai would pay.
Mo Nan.
I criticize Bao Ni on the surface
but I also ask myself
whether I can just write off our friendship like that.
Humans aren't robots, we don't just forget things like that.
But if you left FlowerPlus and just quit...
after a few years
I could have probably forgotten everything and kept being your friend.
- Qi Qi-- - Don't say anything.
It's too late.
Yet Bao Ni and I still thought we could be friends with you.
We really are naive.
Since I've made this first step...
I won't make any allowances.
All right.
From today on...
we're enemies.
Mo Nan seemed so steady on the surface
but inside he's so manipulative, scheming
- This kind of person... - If he ever ends up in my hands
I'll put a sack over his head and beat him until he's unrecognizable!
You totally would!
Bao Ni!
Your notebook.
- Thanks. - No problem.
Was it Mo Nan again?
You should stop thinking about him.
He's not just a corporate spy anymore.
He's completely lost it.
I know.
But I just can't forget him.
Bao Ni.
Losing your eyesight isn't the worst thing that can happen.
It's when your heart has lost all direction.
You have no idea how vicious Mo Nan is.
He...
I originally thought that I'd met my true love.
But it turns out...
god was just making a gigantic joke on me.
What are you afraid of?
You're a femme fatale!
If you hit ten men with a brick, eight of them would fall for you.
Isn't that your tagline?
Yeah. I'm a femme fatale!
Cheers!
But how come...
How come the person I love never loved me from the beginning?
Why would I fall in love with a swindler?
How come even though I try my hardest
I just can't forget him?
Qi Qi.
Tell me, is love always bitter and salty like this?
I heard that your consecutive attacks
has pushed Bo Hai to the point of no return.
This is just an opening show.
Here, let's toast.
To our eventual victory.
You were right.
People have to forget their emotions in order to become levelheaded.
It increases your efficiency.
Kind, emotional people
always live a very hard life
because this world is not the least bit kind.
Neither is it emotional.
A writer said so. I agree.
All right.
I have to deal with the board. I'll take my leave now.
Enjoy yourself tonight and go all out.
Dad.
Let me toast you.
Why did you bring me here?
You told me to!
Weird.
Hello?
- Qi Qi! - All right, all right.
It's okay.
- Don't cry. - Qi Qi!
Don't cry, it's okay.
It's okay.
- Qi Qi. - I'm here.
The urban environment improvement fund
will support urban improvement projects throughout the region.
It combines subsidized funds and municipal bonds.
This year, 750 million yuan has been distributed.
Hey.
Look at the time, Qi Qi is still in bed.
She drank last night. I'm going to wash this for her.
Can you find an opportunity to talk with her?
She's a girl, she shouldn't be getting wasted every day.
The neighbors will talk if they find out!
Do you think she and Bo Hai have issues again?
I really don't get young people.
Fighting one day and making up another is so commonplace!
That's how it is on TV.
Hurry and get over here!
What's going on?
The client has taken it to court and is requesting a huge compensation.
An insider tells us it's an incredibly large amount of money.
It's enough to catapult FlowerPlus into serious financial trouble.
CEO Bo Hai has yet to provide any formal statement.
Qi Qi! All these reporters do is stir up trouble!
Qi Qi!
From a legal perspective
the compensation is unavoidable.
Our funds will be in trouble if we lose such a huge amount.
What will happen if we refuse to pay?
I've looked over this contract multiple times.
The contract the other party drew up is very strong.
Every single word has been deliberated on.
You can assume that there are no loopholes.
There is no getting out of this.
If this goes to court, we will more than likely lose.
If it comes to that, besides the compensation pay
we will probably also suffer other legal repercussions.
Things are not in our favor.
- Mr. Chen, Mrs. Fang. - Where's Bo Hai?
He's in a meeting. Why don't I take you to the waiting--
Out of the way.
Bo Hai.
We're extremely dissatisfied with your actions!
We're here on behalf of the board of directors
to express our reservations about the company's current management!
We'll be discussing your removal during next week's board meeting.
We want a new CEO!
That's what investors are like.
When we're making money, they all admire us.
Now, they're itching to skin us alive.
We've tried every solution we've come up with.
The only way to keep your position
is to get ourselves more voting rights.
But I think the minor shareholders are already planning on taking shares.
We can't win.
The only solution left is to sell the company to Creative.
At the very least, they're offering a fair price.
Isn't that just falling into their trap? You call that an idea?
If the board ends up in their hands
they'll all join together to lower the stock value
They might even inhibit the stocks from being sold.
It's really over for us then.
Since we have to die, it's better to die with more grace.
I heard the board wants to have you removed.
Are there no more ideas?
Zhou Xin Yan and Chen Mo are also out of ideas?
Why are you just "hmm"-ing me?
Why are you just asking questions?
Come.
Look at these flowers.
Our eyes are used to appreciate wonderful things.
Don't keep dwelling on frustrating things.
But what if you really lose the company?
Then...
Then we'll turn your dad's store into a flower shop.
Jieyou Flower Shop can be a real store then.
We don't open any chains and don't enter the stock market.
We'll just be a simple, small flower shop.
We'll use flowers to dispel all pain and worries.
We'll heal those who are depressed and suffering.
We'll spread simple happiness all around.
Then boss, will you be needing a boss lady?
I'd definitely need one.
However...
After you wear the right shoes--
No, stop looking! Stop.
Okay, how about this? The boss is giving you a day off. Go change your shoes.
And meanwhile, let's keep talking about that flower shop of ours.
Most importantly, stop overthinking.
Your shoes are pretty.
It looks great!
It's what they call "yin and yang shoes."
- Walk around, let me see. - No looking!
Why torment yourself, make yourself so unhappy?
I'm happy.
I've won the first battle.
Why would I not be happy?
That's right.
Bo Hai is your enemy. Ling Ling Qi is the person you've been pursuing.
If your plan is successful this time
you'll get what you want.
This is a gamble.
We're betting on how much Qi Qi loves Bo Hai.
I obviously want my plan to be successful.
This way, Qi Qi will leave Bo Hai
and I can make him fall apart.
I can get FlowerPlus.
But I'm also very scared that I'll succeed.
What for?
I'm afraid...
that Qi Qi would sacrifice herself to protect Bo Hai.
His place is still there. But it's a pity.
It's not a pity.
We've all just gone back to our original places.
How much of a chance do you think Bo Hai has of winning this time?
I wonder when everything started to change.
I wish we could go back to before
when we had no burdens and were carefree.
Unfortunately, there's no going back.
Turning over those memories is just tormenting ourselves.
Stop reminiscing.
I'm glad you're here, Qi Qi.
Who knows what will happen next Monday?
We can only go one step at a time. We keep worrying about tomorrow.
We might not even get through the current day.
Everything is pressing down on us. I'm not as carefree as you.
Bo Hai told us before
that he started FlowerPlus from scratch
and managed to get this far partially because he's lucky.
So I believe that this time, he'll get lucky again.
That's true.
Skills and abilities mean nothing right now.
Luck is the only thing left.
Let's stop being so negative!
Luck is also part of ability.
I'll take that as comfort.
Choose one.
Let me see them again.
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