The Way We Were
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The Way We Were
Episode 38
Okay. Are you willing to sign off on opinions you said today?
No problem. However, will this be a problem for Rooney Strong?
My responsibility is just to gather information for the investigation.
God help him.
Chen Ran's name has come under investigation. He is going to be scrutinized inevitably.
Hi.
When did you come to America, Rudy?
When I was fourteen.
You didn't take your SAT until you were 20.
Because of two drop-outs and several disciplinary actions.
Yes.
What is your ACT score?
Just a little over 1000.
Do you know that is half of what you need to get enrolled in Francisco University based on your score?
Yeah.
How did you get enrolled? Do you know the reason?
Please, answer the question.
I know. My dad asked for a favor.
I got enrolled because of the strings pulled by Dad.
Xiao Qing.
Luckily, I did not greet you at the law firm or you might have gotten in trouble.
If they know we know each other, they will ask me to avoid you.
Will it get you into trouble if I ask you anything now?
I will obey my professional code and the ethics of the law office.
Got that. I won't ask then.
Chen Ran!
I know what your question is. Currently, the investigation is mainly an internal inspection of the CE company.
We doubt that Rooney bribed a senior executive in order to cooperate with Weiye Group at their convenience.
He is suspected of violating the FCPA. (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act)
FCPA only penalizes American companies.
The company itself asked for an investigation because they are afraid that the DOJ and SEC would learn about it
and to avoid them being punished with a hefty fine because he hurt his own self.
Are they investigating Rooney then?
Will the investigation be expanded and spread to my dad?
That is all I can tell you.
Thank you for that much though, Xiao Qing.
I went out of my mind when I got invited to the law firm.
Fortunately, I saw you. I found myself fearless after seeing you.
I was calm. I should tell the truth, however.
Yes. Just tell the truth.
When I saw you at the law firm you seemed really... cool.
That is where you belong. Congratulations!
How about you? How's it going?
Me...
I don't know where to go so I've been staying at home.
You dislike me more, right?
Chen Ran, you are such a baby!
You are too childish to be doing these things!
- Can I ask you a question? - Yes.
You do like Shu Che?
Got that. So it's true.
When did it start? When he broke up with my sister?
All I can tell you is that it is impossible between us two.
I am leaving now.
I've long had my doubts.
And I want you to give me an explanation.
In my eyes, you're a student with incredible learning ability and morality.
Why would you commit a fraud of being an exam impostor?
- Professor. - Hmm? - I'm sorry to let you down.
I accepted the job because I lacked money.
I had to make a living with it to stay in America.
But you're brilliant. Why not apply here at a university to pursue your studies?
Because... neither I nor my parents can afford such high expenses.
But now, you don't have the money
to study here, then why are you in America?
Because of...
a girl.
That's it?
Yes.
And how did that gamble pay off?
I don't know.
Now, I understand.
What if I could help you get a full scholarship?
Would you like to come to Francisco University and study as my postgraduate student?
Isn't that the chance that you've been dreaming of for a long time?
The professor will be the one to apply for a full scholarship on your behalf.
You just need to go back and get a good grade on your TOEFL exam. (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
It won't be a difficult thing for you.
Why didn't you immediately accept his offer?
What are your apprehensions?
A full scholarship won't be able to solve all my problems.
Although my parents aren't able to support me financially,
they also don't like being a burden to me.
But they are now getting older
and so is my grandfather.
They all need me to do things for them.
I've already been very irresponsible toward them for the past year.
If I still stay to study,
after three years, I'll get a chance to continue staying here.
For them...
that's as if they've lost a child and a grandchild.
You don't understand. For a family of the salaried class like ours, having me remain and on guard by their side
means that they have someone to lean on as they age.
Without me, who would they depend on?
When your parents are alive, you shouldn't travel far.
Also, me pretending to be Chen Ran in his classes and at exams
has already left a bad record with the US Department of Education and the US Immigration Bureau.
Whether I can successfully apply for an F1 student visa is still questionable.
So, I don't know if I still can return here
once I go back.
Oh, right. What about you? Is there any news from Columbia University?
I'm still waiting.
Then have you really decided to leave here?
MTA Law Firm
I was just like...
- Hey. - Great. - Your dress looks sassy !
Today in an interview, we've obtained astounding new key evidence in this case.
When he discovered that the interview was part of an internal investigation,
John Brown, a high-level executive in Rooney's Department, spilled the beans entirely.
He couldn't handle the pressure.
He claims that Rooney Strong stole CE's core technical files
and handed them over to Weiye Group, free of charge, in exchange for their business.
The degree of illegal activity happening, in this case, has just exceeded what we initially imagined.
This case has just gotten very serious.
I already guessed that there were illegal activities going on,
but I never thought that it's to this degree.
Rooney's actions are now suspicious of breaking US law.
It's now a criminal violation.
After the interview, I contacted the Chairman of CE Group.
And I've submitted all the evidence we had against Rooney and the violation of the FPCA up to this point.
He's urging us to immediately fly to Yanzhou, China,
to send an investigation team to conduct interviews with Chen Wei, who is the CEO of Weiye.
So, tomorrow morning, Ferdinand, Daniel, Steven,
I want you three to meet me at the airport at 7 o'clock am. You're going to Yanzhou.
We'll be in Yanzhou for approximately 5 days. Now, trip included, we'll be gone for about a week.
During that time, I want all the remaining attorneys to finish gathering evidence against Rooney and complete the financial audits on his department.
When I come back, I'll submit all the evidence and the investigation reports to CE Group
and make my final recommendation as to whether to file a report with the SEC and DOJ, as well as to contact the police.
Any questions?
I want to give Chen Ran and Miao Ying a warning.
To let them prepare for the upcoming danger to their father and family business.
But if I do that, I'll be breaking professional ethics.
While I was hesitating if I should go or not,
I've already walked here.
Why are you here?
I...
Are you looking for me or Chen Ran?
It's nothing. I'll get going now. Bye-bye.
Xiao Qing!
You surely have something to tell me that's why you're here.
Is it about my father getting involved in Rooney's investigation?
I won't disturb you two anymore.
Xiao Qing!
You've already walked here. Your feet are your heart.
Aren't we friends?
Chen Ran, don't use any emotional bondage.
Don't make it difficult for her.
Did she come because of Shu Che?
Impossible. In handling the matter of her relationship with you and Shu Che, she wouldn't be that sloppy.
You know her that well?
Do you know that she and Shu Che are not contacting each other anymore?
You're asking me?
Yeah, who else?
For Xiao Qing to be wavering like that...
I'm guessing... Could it be that they found some new developments
in Rooney's investigation?
- Hello. - Hello, Dad.
Have you been doing well lately?
I'm very busy lately. It's already the last stage of the subway bidding.
How is your younger brother?
After the law firm talked with him last time, did they approach him again?
No, they didn't.
Tell him that nothing will happen.
My private relationship with Rooney is just that.
I just asked him for a favor to help him get into the university.
No trouble will happen, okay?
Dad, in your relationship with Rooney...
There's nothing that can be used against you, right?
I can guarantee you on that.
Nothing. Don't worry.
Okay. I'll hang up then.
Bye-bye.
[Weiye Group]
Come in.
Chairman Chen, MTA Law Firm based in San Francisco has contacted us today.
They said that their 4-man attorney team will arrive in Yanzhou today and they want to meet and talk with you.
Did they say what they're going to talk about?
They want to understand Rooney Strong's participation
in the negotiations between Weiye and CE.
The partnership between CE and Weiye wasn't pushed through.
We and Rooney have no relationship anymore.
If you don't want to cooperate with meeting them, then I'll insist on blocking them.
No need.
Let them come here. I'll see them.
Okay.
Greetings, Thompson.
I'm the Special Assistant of Chen Wei. I welcome you and your team to Weiye.
I like to thank Mr. Chen Wei for meeting with us.
Please.
This is Chen Wei, the Chairman of Weiye Group.
A partner in the US MTA Law Firm, Thompson
and the other three people on his team.
Hello, I'm Chen Wei.
Mr. Chen, I've heard a lot about you.
I was a little bit surprised that you agreed so readily to meet with us today.
I suspected that because the issue may involve some of your business secrets in an enterprise,
I suspected that you might offer us some resistance or perhaps, flat out refuse.
I was prepared that this may be a lost cause.
- If you have any questions, just ask. I surely will tell you everything. (In Chinese) - Please feel free to ask him anything.(In English)
Please, sit down.
- Hello, Dad. - So sorry, Ms. Miao, I'm Ruonan.
It's inconvenient for Chairman Chen to answer his phone right now. He's currently being questioned by a law team from the US.
- Is it MTA? - Yes.
They are in Yanzhou?
They especially came here.
What are they investigating?
I've been outside all this time and don't know the details very clearly.
I heard that it has something to do with the negotiations between CE and Weiye.
When I went to serve them some coffee, I heard a few of them.
What did you hear?
They said that Rooney stole the core technology document of CE
and it was reported by his subordinate.
Oh, my god...
That's all that I've heard.
When it ends later, have my father immediately call me.
Okay. Goodbye.
- Who is it? - It's me.
Shu Che.
I feel panicky right now. Can I have a chat with you?
What has happened? Come in and take a seat.
Sit.
My father is currently in Yanzhou undergoing MTA's investigation.
They went to investigate your father?
Didn't Xiao Qing tell Chen Ran that the one they are investigating is Rooney?
My father's assistant was able to eavesdrop a bit on their conversation.
They said that Rooney stole the core technical documents of CE.
That is already a criminal act.
Maybe they're afraid that he gave my father the stolen documents.
MTA went to Yanzhou for that reason?
Probably, because right now, my father is being questioned.
Don't worry. Your father will be alright.
Why?
Your dad has always been cautious and meticulous.
Why would he endanger himself and more so, he wouldn't expose any weakness.
Moreover, this matter directly concerns their success in the subway bidding.
An act that is such an obvious and stupid industrial espionage action,
he wouldn't be so dumb as to get involved in it.
Even if this matter is true,
it is also possible that it's only an unilateral action by Rooney.
Based on my understanding of your father and this situation,
I feel that if
MTA had evidence placing suspicion on your father as a conspirator,
they surely wouldn't alert him either.
They'd call the police directly and let the US Prosecutor
and local police to get involved in the investigation or just conduct a secret investigation.
Why would they openly go to Yanzhou to meet your father?
Based on their actions, they might just want to confirm some things with your father.
The one being investigated is still only Rooney.
I also felt scared because... you know it.
After what happened to Liu Cai Qi...
I don't know what my father's lower limit is anymore.
This late at night,
I also didn't know who I could talk to, so I came to see you.
I told them to immediately call me after they talk.
So, can I stay here at your place to wait for news?
Sure.
Thanks.
After Rooney left my apartment,
we never had any further contact.
To prove that my words today are true,
I have video evidence of everything that transpired that day.
I can give it to you.
They haven't had any contact since the moment Rooney walked out of his apartment. (Translator)
In order to prove what he just said,
here's a video recording. You can take this.
Well, I never would have thought you'd be so considerate and helpful.
Of course. I am a businessman that advocates the spirit in the rule of law.
He is a law-abiding entrepreneur who believes in the law. (Translator)
It's my father.
Hello, Dad.
It's so late. Did I wake you up?
No. I've been waiting for your call.
You were worried about me?
Did Rooney really steal the core technical documents of CE for you?
Yes. I flat out refused him at that time.
I predicted that this Rooney would surely risk danger out of desperation.
So, I made some preparations beforehand.
I recorded our negotiations at that time.
Earlier, I've already submitted the video file as evidence
to Lawyer Thompson.
Don't worry.
My every step was made very cautiously.
I won't risk endangering the career that I've worked hard for all my life.
The more I won't let you and your younger brother's lives undergo any major changes.
Miao Ying...
It's been so long since the two of us
have talked like this today.
Do you know that when Xiao Wang told me that you repeatedly reminded him
that I must call you,
how immediately I was so happy.
I knew... that my daughter was worried about me.
Thank you.
Okay already. It's very late. Hurry and go to sleep.
My little rabbit, the big bad wolf is hanging up the phone.
Good night.
I'm hanging up too.
Is it fine now?
Yes.
Thank you.
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The day of my discharge will be the day I'm leaving the US.
Don't go to the airport anymore tomorrow.
No. I must send you off.
♫ I'm here ♫
♫ I have always been here ♫
♫ I'm here waiting for you ♫
♫ Count the stars in the sky with you ♫
♫ I'm here ♫
♫ I have always been here ♫
♫ I want to tell you ♫
♫ How much I miss you. I miss you. ♫
♫ I want to accompany you ♫
Okay. Here it is.
♫ I can only accompany you ♫
♫ In this quiet night ♫
♫ Snuggling with each other ♫
♫ Letting you hide into my embrace ♫
If I can come back...
will you still be here?
♫ To hug you ♫
♫ Leaving you during my most beautiful time ♫
Are you sure... you can come back?
♫ To say I love you ♫
♫ How I wish to stay behind and take care of you ♫
♫ Didn't have time ♫
♫ To embrace you ♫
I am leaving.
♫ Leaving you during my most beautiful time ♫
♫ Didn't have time ♫
♫ to say I love you ♫
♫ How I wish to stay behind and take care of you ♫
Why do you follow me all the time?
I... I...
Recently, have you been following me all the time?
Do you want to ask me questions that you shouldn't ask?
- Shouldn't ask? - Then don't ask.
I did not ask anything?!
I know you are so worried about your father and the father of your ex-girlfriend, right?
No... Your present girlfriend.
I am telling you. A lawyer has their professional ethics and the law office has its discipline.
Chen Ran and Miao Ying not asking me anything or pushing me is because they respect my work. But take a look at you!
Why did you take it for granted that I would tell you everything and bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends?
Was it because I like you?
You liking me is a wonderful thing.
The first time you said it like this...
"I like you, but it's wrong. I hate myself for being like this."
The second time, you said...
"How dare you try and take advantage of me!"
Would you say that again to me in a confessional way, softly and gently?
You like me, and...
we can talk about other things later.
You scared me with your silent walk.
Why'd you come back home so early?
I have not finished supper yet.
Hey...
What is wrong?
Um... I might lose my job.
Why?
I lost my temper with my boss, today.
For what reason?
Because Weiye won
the bid for the project of the subway cars.
Officially, they've become the contractor of the subway car.
Which one did they finally chose to cooperate with?
Japan Kawaaki Co... Not only did the Japanese totally
accept the assignment of patents,
but also committed the independent research and development rights
after the technological upgrading of the Chinese side in the future.
We've already thought about that before. Nothing to be surprised about, right?
The people from the Board...
see the success of the Japan Kawaaki Company in China and finally realized
how stupid their decision was that they made before...
giving away their golden chance to other people.
Now, they've blamed everything on me.
How ridiculous that is!
Yes. They blamed me...
for not having the power to foretell the negotiation strategy of the Japanese
and not remind the Board in time.
Blaming me for committing a huge negligence.
I couldn't bear it... So I...
argued with the boss.
Never mind. Take a seat and have a rest.
Thanks, my darling.
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♫ The brink of love and hate ♫
♫ The departure and getting together ♫
♫ I'm asking why you will care ♫
♫ I'm still thinking about it now ♫
♫ When I came back, you're still here ♫
♫ I'm counting on you ♫
♫ Our bodies parted but my heart is back ♫
♫ Remember this love, we know ♫
♫ This is love ♫
♫ Every time I feel I was hurt ♫
♫ Going afar without saying goodbye ♫
♫ How far should I go, how long should I go to heal the wounds ♫
♫ It's better to go back to the place where we had love ♫
♫ Leaving silently, without a goodbye ♫
♫ The room is cold and there's no sunshine ♫
♫ I long to keep the time we have for each other ♫
♫ I can't forget about you. I'm waiting for the echo of love ♫
♫ The brink of love and hate ♫
♫ The departure and being together ♫
♫ I'm asking why you will care ♫
♫ I'm still thinking about it now ♫
♫ When I got back, you're still here ♫
♫ I'm counting on you ♫
♫ Our bodies parted but my heart is back ♫
♫ Remember this love, our love ♫
♫ This is love ♫