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[My Story For You]
[Episode 37]
Okay, everything's tidied up.
We won't need you here anymore.
Hurry home and focus on writing your books.
I'll come back to help out when I have free time.
I already hired someone, so don't worry about it.
Write a decent book this time, so you don't let down your wife. Got it?
- I'm going now. - Go on.
I can't leave.
There's stock coming in tomorrow. Why don't I stay here for the night?
Enough! You worry too much. Hurry on home.
- Mom. - Go home.
I'm leaving things to you, Dad.
- Go on. - I'm going.
Ning Feng.
Why did you come out on your own?
Why didn't you wait? Come on, stand up.
What happened? How did he fall?
Mom, didn't I tell you to look after him? I was only asleep for 10 minutes!
I was doing the laundry. Are you hurt?
You still should've kept him in sight!
Watch your tone with me!
I'm waiting on you two and I'm in the wrong?
How are you? Does it hurt?
I shouldn't have gone to sleep.
Get up.
You want to use the toilet?
Come on.
Walk slowly.
What's the matter?
By myself.
You want to use the toilet by yourself?
What if you trip again and dunk your head in the toilet?
Come on.
We're a married couple. Why are you being shy?
Go outside.
Why should I?
Li Ning Feng, I legally married you.
Go out.
Old-fashioned.
Don't lock the door.
Are you okay?
Fine.
Make a sound.
Li Ning Feng!
I wish you could stay so cute.
Come on.
Mom.
Let me help.
Don't touch. Don't get in my way.
Mom, don't be so petty.
When I'm at your house, I'm just a female servant at best.
I don't get paid but I have to do all the work.
I even have to be wary of being reprimanded.
I was just worried!
You know he's still recovering.
I know!
Why are you being cranky with me?
Yao Yao, I have a temper too!
I left your dad in charge of the store so I could come here.
You should be content!
I said I was going to hire a nanny.
That's...
A nanny? That's so expensive!
Given your current circumstances, you should save as much as you can!
I am now your nanny!
Don't make a face.
Isn't the pull of gravity enough for your face already?
Get off me.
It's enough that I have to worry about you.
Now your brother is also adding to my worries.
Publishing one book pays him 4,000 yuan.
Even if he writes 10 books, that's only 40,000 yuan.
Yes, that's a fair amount of money.
But what if the publishing house goes out of business?
What if the readers don't like him? Do you see where I'm going?
I don't understand those things
but since Chang Gong has made his choice, just let him go for it.
You're all just rushing into things.
As parents, we worry.
I hope he does well.
How will your dad and I face his in-laws?
Li Ning Feng is still the best. He's solo.
Silly girl, if his parents were alive, we would have much less to worry about.
Mom, you should just admit that you treat him better than you treat me.
It's said that mothers-in-law grow to love their sons-in-law.
- Do you know why? - Why?
A mother marries her daughter off
and can't continue protecting her anymore.
So, she has to spoil her son-in-law, so he'll treat her daughter well.
A mother can stay with her son into her old age
so there's nothing to fear.
You always have reasons.
All right, you have the best of both worlds.
You have a son-in-law and a daughter-in-law.
Enough chitchatting with you.
I have to go home to cook for your dad.
You didn't sleep all night. Go to bed soon.
Okay, I'll walk you out.
Read more books. It'll help you recover.
Do you remember how we met?
You're a police officer. I had to report a case.
Then you fell for me.
You abused your position and asked for my number.
I was working at the paging center back then.
You called me every day, keeping me from my work.
Make it up to me.
Tell me how.
Clip my nails.
When you were unconscious, I took care of you every day.
It's your turn now.
Li Ning Feng.
Don't talk. I might hurt you.
Hello, Mu Zi?
Hey, I forgot to tell you I have the day off today. My mom came to visit.
Your mom is here?
Should I buy groceries to make her dinner?
No, she doesn't know you quit your job.
Get out of the house quickly!
I...
- Mu Zi. - Hi, Mom.
- Wait for me in the car. - Yes.
- This way. - Okay.
Mom, how come my uncle's blind dates have been so unsuccessful?
How so?
He knows he's a great catch and he's very picky.
Given his personality, he won't settle for less.
How many floors to go? This is tiring me out.
Why don't you take a break?
No, I haven't taken the stairs in so long.
Are we here?
Come on in.
Sit down. I'll get you something to drink.
Okay.
How come the computer is on?
What is it?
Let me see.
He must've forgotten about it last night. I'll turn it off.
Since last night?
What if it heats up and starts as fire?
He sure knows how to make me worry.
You don't look like you ran out of your own house.
What do I look like?
Like you were caught in an affair and kicked out.
Get lost!
Is it that embarrassing to be writing at home? Did you have to sneak out?
She's older and doesn't have the same way of thinking.
When my writing career is more stable and my books are selling in bookstores
I can probably tell her.
Did you drive a girl around?
Her legs must be so short! It's so cramped!
Beat it!
Where are we going?
Anywhere.
I didn't bring anything but my phone and house key.
Let's go.
Oh crap.
Didn't clean up your mess?
Let me take this call.
Hello?
I wish I could have saved your work but I forgot.
Bye.
5,000 characters. Gone.
5,000 characters?
You can write 5,000 characters in a day?
I couldn't even write 800 characters to get into college.
Sometimes, I can write up to 20,000 characters a day.
What are you going to do?
Write it all again.
Can you remember it all?
I don't know. I'll try. We'll see tonight.
It's my first time fleeing. I'm so inexperienced.
I was bound to forget something in the rush.
It won't happen again next time.
All right, enough about your writing.
Let's go give Mei Xin a welcome dinner.
Mei Xin is back?
She just landed today.
Why didn't you tell me?
- I did. - Let's go!
You probably forgot since you're always writing.
Get going.
Welcome.
You're early.
You're a college professor already. How come you're still so unfashionable?
I don't care about those things.
Thank you.
After graduating with a Ph.D.
why didn't you go to a research institute?
What's so great about being a teacher? It's such hard work.
I like the school.
I don't think I'll be leaving.
Did you come back so suddenly to see old classmates or...
It's the financial crisis.
The job offer I had fell through.
So, I came back to visit my parents.
And to relax.
It's quite severe this time.
I have several friends in middle management who were laid off.
Why don't...
Why don't you come back for good?
If I do, I wouldn't be coming back here, I'd go be with my parents.
Right.
Han Dong is still the same. He hasn't changed much.
A boss.
Xiao Shan.
Welcome to China, Ms. Mei.
I'm not going to bother with you.
Go sit next to her.
Why would I sit on that side?
- I'm fine here. - Then I'll sit.
- No! - Hurry up. We can't sit there.
Are there needles on this seat or something?
No bullying a friend's ex-wife. Get it?
You two just love to stir up trouble. You're too mouthy.
Have you noticed? Xiao Shan is still so shy.
He's 30 and pretending to be innocent.
You--
What's with that scarf and slippers?
Kicked out of the house by his wife.
Yes, I was scrambling out of the house.
I didn't even put on shoes. I only grabbed a scarf.
Are you happy to hear that?
Why are you standing around like a cornstalk?
I'm trying to attract the bees and butterflies.
How about attracting this?
It's so much fun watching you two mess around.
What should we eat?
[Wedding Invitation]
You're getting married?
Do I look it?
Doesn't look like it.
When you brought this out, there was no joy or eagerness in your eyes.
Very sharp observation.
It's Chong Jia You.
Her?
With that guy?
She asked me to give this to you.
All right. This one got a happy ending.
Is this stuff common in the States?
It must be hard to walk in heels.
I'm used to it.
You must be cold.
It just turned cooler recently.
Wear this for now.
It's difficult to catch a cab here. I'll go up ahead to flag one for you.
Wait here. Don't go anywhere.
Mei Xin!
Here.
You must be freezing. Get in quickly.
I gave the driver 200 yuan. I hope that's enough.
Let me know when you've reached your hotel.
- Sir, drive carefully. - All right.
Bye.
Darling, make do with this food.
I don't know how to cook much.
Yes, Mom. I think I can probably cook better than you now.
In the past
you always bugged the housekeeper to make dumplings for you.
Now that you're married, you know how to cook.
It breaks my heart to think of how much you've changed.
Mom, there's no reason to be sad.
Zhang Chang Gong used to be too lazy to even wash his socks before marriage.
He's now washing all my dirty laundry.
He helps you with the housework?
That is pretty nice.
Here, Mom. Eat.
You eat, Darling.
He still isn't back at this hour?
Do you two even have time to talk?
He's only been busier these past two days.
I'm afraid you two are each busy with your own things
and don't have time to talk.
A relationship is built by being together.
If you don't maintain it, it can fall apart.
I know, Mom. You don't have to be so worried.
Eat up or the food will get cold.
I'll watch you eat.
All right, I'll eat.
Ever since she left, I've replayed it over and over in my head.
If I had the chance, I should've told her
"Give me another chance. I'm willing to be with you."
Coward.
Yes, I was a coward.
That's my nature.
Do it.
If you dare to give her a call right now
I'll drive you to her.
It's too late.
Mr. Zhang, someone is here to see you.
Editor, you're here.
I thought I was lost. I passed by the entrance several times.
- This place isn't easy to find. Sit. - You two can talk.
Give me some water.
I'll get it.
Take your time eating.
You're in such a hurry to see me.
Don't worry, my new book will still be at the same rate.
Once we sign the contract, I'll begin writing.
You already decided on the title?
It'll be called "The Kind Reaper."
A good name.
Chang Gong, I'm sorry.
Tell me what you have to say. Why are you starting off with an apology?
We... don't plan on contracting your new book.
Why?
My previous works took the top two rankings on the site.
Why would you stop contracting me?
What's the reason? Don't you want the site traffic?
The reason will sound ludicrous.
I'm ashamed to tell you.
It's because you write too fast.
I write too fast?
Didn't you want me to continue serializing and update continuously?
You'll have a steady number of readers from my continuous writing.
You'll also gain subscribers.
Paid subscriptions far exceed the amount you pay me.
You're not the problem.
The problem lies with us.
Our pay-to-read system is through another agency.
That means the subscribers' money first goes to the agency
and they must process it before paying us.
They're very assertive.
Not only do they pull the majority of our funding
they are also very slow to provide payment.
It takes at least half a year.
However, our payment to you cannot be done that way.
We must pay you every month.
30 yuan per 1,000 characters.
You write up to 300,000 characters a month now.
300,000 characters equates to 9,000 yuan.
The reason is that I write too fast.
That is so ironic!
You've come to visit the Huanjian office.
We only have a handful of employees
and total capital of several hundred thousand yuan.
The server aside, we have very little fluid capital.
To be honest, we employees haven't been paid for some time now.
I can understand your difficulties.
Let me think on this.
I'm really sorry, Chang Gong.
It's okay. It's not something you can do anything about.
What do you plan on doing next?
Next?
Purely asking as a friend.
After being your editor for so long, I've developed an attachment.
I think you're an amazing author.
That's why I'm interested in what your next steps are.
Do you plan on moving to a different site
or will you wait for Huanjian's situation to improve?
To be honest...
This is very unexpected news for me.
I certainly wish I could continue to grow with Huanjian
because as an author...
I do have a fondness for the site since I've been on it for so long.
However, I really don't know how long you can keep things running
given the current state of things.
I've already changed professions to become a full-time writer.
I need to be able to support my family.
It's too big of a risk for me to jump to another site now.
Even though I was the top ranked on Huanjian
would I still receive the same popularity on another site?
I... I can't be sure.
Do you want to hear my opinion?
Of course. You know me and my writing style.
Frankly speaking, from Huanjian's viewpoint
I should stop at nothing to keep you with us.
However, I feel this would be unfair to you.
It's not just you. Even I can no longer see Huanjian's future.
I can't guarantee what will happen in the future.
Since you've already decided to be an online writer
you must keep moving forward.
It's clear Huanjian can no longer keep up with you anymore.
Chang Gong, move on to a bigger platform.
Have you heard of Qidian?
Yes. What do you think of them?
I really like them.
I submitted my resume to them several times but never received a reply.
You're different though. You have leverage as a top-ranking author.
Go ask around and reach out to one of their editors.
I'm sure they'll be interested in you.
It will be difficult to start all over again
but I don't think you will have a problem.
Thank you.
No matter where we end up, we'll still be friends.
I say you're too much of a coward.
If I were you, I would hold on to her and never let go.
You know Mei Xin's temper.
Would that be possible?
It would never work.
So you're going to let her slip away?
Who knows when you'll see her again?
Don't think about it anymore.
There's no way to turn back time.
I don't know if there's anything I can do to help.
Tell me if you need anything. We're buddies.
I don't need emergency funds from you yet.
- Mom. - You're back.
How come you're dressed like this?
I left the house in a hurry today, so I forgot.
Halfway into my commute, I realized I forgot to change my shoes.
The cold seeps in from the soles. Be more careful.
Mom, I'll walk you out.
No need. My driver is here.
You two hurry on upstairs.
Go on up.
Come home when you have time.
I'm going now.
- Bye, Mom. - Bye.
- Mom, take care. - Bye.
Let's go.
I'm freezing.
Let's take the stairs today.
You can go.
Come on, I'll give you a piggyback ride.
Get on.
Wait.
Did the cold freeze you silly?
I'm serious.
You're wearing slippers. What if we fall?
I want to experience taking the difficult path.
Come on up.
Opportunity knocks but once.
Wonderful.
By the way, my mom wanted to buy a car for me.
I turned her down.
I calculated it and with both our incomes
by the end of the year, we can save up enough for a car.
When we have a car
I'll tell my parents you've become a full-time writer.
That's excellent. I won't have to be kicked out of the house again.
Who kicked you out? Don't distort the truth.
I know.
Mu Zi.
I want to write on a different site.
Changing again?
You don't have anything else to say?
You don't say anything about my career choices either.
Besides, if anything should go wrong, you'd blame me.
I'll be so upset.
Are you okay?
What if you had really fallen?
What are you afraid of? I'd be right there with you.
We'd die together.
Let's go home!
I don't want to die in the name of love in a staircase.
Go!
[Qidian]
Hello, I am Zhang Chang Gong.
Hello. Please wait a moment.
[Recruiting editors]
Hello, Chief Editor. Mr. Zhang Chang Gong is here at the front desk.
Okay.
Chief Editor would like you to wait a moment. He'll be right out.
I'm actually a fan of your work.
This is my first time meeting an idol in person.
It's also my first time meeting a fan in person.
- Hello. - Hello.
Zhang Chang Gong!
I've heard much about you.
This way, please.
Everybody, I'd like to introduce someone.
This is Huanjian's top-ranking--
No, he takes the number one and number two rankings.
Needless to say, you must all know who he is.
Hello, Mr. Zhang!
Hello, everybody.
Mr. Zhang! Do you remember me?
- You're here too? - Yes, what a coincidence.
You know each other?
Yes, I was the editor for his first printed book.
He didn't have any published books at the time yet.
I owe a lot to you.
This is great.
Once Mr. Zhang and I have signed the contract, I'll put him in your care.
Okay, no problem.
Fantastic.
- Please sit. - Okay.
I really can't believe Huanjian would give you up.
I had no other choice. That's why I've come to offer my services.
Given your worth, do you think you need to sell yourself?
To be frank, all I do is hole myself up at home and write.
I'm not too familiar with what goes on with the websites.
When I first joined Huanjian
it was because of an editor who noticed my talent.
- Who had such an eye for talent? - A regular editor.
A regular editor? That can't be.
Half their site traffic comes from your content.
It should be their chief editor who liaises with you.
No.
Hold on a second.
Xiao Zhou, prepare the contract.
Yes, Chief Editor.
Zhao Xin, prepare the contract. Leave remuneration blank. Be quick.
Okay.
Everybody, listen up. Department heads gather in the conference room later.
Can you feel our sincerity?
I am humbled.
Please have a seat.
I won't beat around the bush. Let's get straight to the point.
The Qidian website is operating very well.
I really hope you can join our team.
We'll definitely offer you a better rate than Huanjian.
I'm here to humbly offer my services.
You would still offer me an increased rate?
You're worth it. I would profit no matter how much I offer you.
Okay, then I'm in.
What are your terms?
The first book will follow Huanjian's rate.
After this book is done, we'll look at the results
and then we can discuss a rate increase.
And...
I have an additional request.
Tell me.
I want to bring in an editor.
This is the first time I've heard that request.
I saw a recruitment flyer at the front desk.
You're recruiting editors.
I consider this person my talent scout.
He's having a difficult time at Huanjian, so I'd like to help him out if possible.
Since it's someone you acknowledge, then okay.
Give him a call. I'll meet him.
When is a good time for you?
- Anytime. Even right now. - Okay.
We won't treat you unfairly.
I have two options for you.
First, shared profits.
You'll receive 70 percent of the revenue from paid subscribers.
Bonuses will probably make up for the rest.
The other option would be a collaboration in the form of a buyout.
70 yuan per 1,000 characters.
Which do you choose?
I choose the buyout option.
Okay.
[Zhang Chang Gong]
Welcome to our team.
Chang Gong!
Go on in. I pretty much set everything up for you except compensation.
My gosh. Qidian!
I submitted so many resumes but never received a reply.
Chang Gong, thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.
Hurry on in. Give me some good news.
I'm going in.
So they're offering 70 yuan per 1,000 characters.
How much can you write in a month?
260,000 characters.
18,200 yuan?
You can earn 18,200 yuan from online serialization?
What about printed books?
The rate has gone up. It's 5,000 yuan per book in Traditional Chinese.
Going by that number, I can write four books a month.
If it were 20,000 yuan plus 18,200 yuan, that would be 38,000 yuan a month
not including books in Simplified Chinese!
Just with this, your annual salary could exceed 400,000 yuan!
Including Simplified Chinese books, it'll be about 500,000 yuan.
Not bad.
Your salary has increased quite rapidly.
Did you earn 100,000 yuan last year?
Less than that.
If you'd like, the dirty laundry in the bathroom will be all yours.
I object.
- This rule needs to be changed. - How?
I was just promoted this year and it's been very grueling.
It can go into effect next year.
- When does it start? - Next year.
So you're saying all the chores are mine this year.
All right. I'm the man. I can let you have your way.
- Deal? - Deal.
Okay. I have a present for you.
There's even a gift?
This is a custom-made gift
in celebration of the publication of "Child of Light." Open it.
That was so long ago. This is way overdue.
The novel's characters are based on us
so it'll never be too late to celebrate.
Don't leave me hanging.
I'm wondering if this is... a prank.
Is something going to pop out at me?
Are you sure?
Two lightning bolts! I'm blinded!
Take a closer look. It's "light."
Do you like it even though it's a bit cheesy?
Oh, it's light?
I like it. I'll like anything you give me.
Mu Zi.
Thank you for illuminating my life like a ray of light.
Guiding you toward a brilliant future!
Should I play along?
Come on.
Here you go!
Wrong direction.
Chang Gong, I thought you were just an amateur.
I can't believe you worked your way up and have become a professional author.
And such a successful one.
Congratulations, Chang Gong.
I couldn't have done it without Mu Zi's support.
You haven't had it easy.
I'd like to give you some advice.
Please go on.
From now on, you'll be a culturalist.
You must be just and law-abiding.
You mustn't write anything unethical.
Unethical? Grandpa, don't joke.
Mu Zi, don't interrupt your grandfather.
Don't ignore me because I'm old-fashioned. I've read books too.
Books teach people to improve themselves.
That's why you must be a role model.
Your good example lends value to your content.
You must take your personal values...
Spread them to the public. You mustn't mislead others.
- Okay. - Remember it.
That's all. Bear it in mind.
Don't worry, Grandpa. I'll remember.
Dad, you're all but leading Chang Gong to swear an oath.
He's a culturalist!
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