Standing in the Time Episode 32
Void the contract?
You want to void the contract now?
Are you kidding me?
I want to join Liang Ni.
Congrats.
I hope that we can work together.
From now on, we will stop all your shooting work and all the work at RESA.
RESA has given me their ultimatum.
We have nowhere else to go.
I'm asking you, do you love me?
Of course, I love you!
If you love me, then why are you making decisions about my life?!
You're pretty much kidnapping me!
This time, you win.
If she is sponsoring us, how will we make sure we have the upper hand?
Xia Fan, cooperation in work is never based on your past.
It's all about profit and winning together.
Liang Ni, All she wants is brand promotion and profit.
As long as she gets what she wants, and we finish the shooting, and publicize
RESA new media, there's nothing the two sides can't talk about.
There won't be anyone trying to sign our models like
Zhou Zimo and the others.
When the new media is released, they will bring us bigger surprises.
I see.
Tell Zhou Zimo to come back to get ready for the new reality show.
Got it.
I will let you go.
Xia Fan,
did Boss hear what we said?
No, she won't care.
This…
A delivery guy
put it here just now.
Xia Fan, what's going on here?
Wow, roses!
May both your love and career be strong!
Don't be jealous.
Thank you.
Do you like it?
Do you have time for dinner?
Ok.
Excuse me?
Who are you looking for?
Is this where Mr. Zhou Zimo stays?
Mister?
Zhou Zimo?
They are looking for me.
Mr. Zhou, have fun.
Don't be home too late.
Don't forget the book's outline.
I have to go to RESA later.
RESA?
I thought they stopped all your work, why are you going now?
There's a shoot, I figured I shouldn't just turn them down.
When are you gonna write your book then?
That's why they are here.
Just in case.
Oh yeah, this is the editor of Dongfan Press, Wu Yu.
Nice to meet you, Mr. Wu.
What do you mean?
Find someone to write for you?
Of course not.
I'm thinking about
building my own writing team.
What's the difference?
Of course it's different.
They are not writing for me, Also, the price is different.
I'm sorry,
can we have a second please?
Mr. Zhou, we…
Get out!
But we are…
You two,
get out.
Go go go.
What's this all about?
Are you serious?
You need a team to write a book now?
What are you gonna write?
The five-thousand-year history of China?
I'm going to write an autobiography.
My own autobiography.
Autobiography?
Did I miss anything?
Who are you?
You are Leiyang, the person who only wrote one book called A Footless Insect,
and now you want to write your own autobiography?
Do you think I'm a child?
Or are you sick?
Trust me, if I can write an autobiography, it will definitely sell more than
A Footless Insect.
Don't worry.
I still have work.
I gotta go.
You are dreaming, Zhou Zimo!
I'm telling you!
I think the first chapter is just an introduction,
the second chapter is the important part.
So, you two will need to have your own part of the work.
One person can be in charge of the timeline.
From my first shoot,
and also my first fashion show.
I think the first fashion show is very important.
You should write it down.
The other one can find some comments about me online.
I will take part too.
I'll find a cut-in point.
Zhou Zimo.
What's going on here?
I heard you are going to host a modeling competition.
So Amanda still needs me.
What happened before can be left in the past,
right?
Don't celebrate just yet.
Amanda only lifted the ban on you because she's generous.
You should know that.
It's ok.
She can continue to ban me,
I can still write my book.
You can still write your book?
Is this how you write your book?
Wait.
Are there any preparations
or tasks for the reality show?
Tasks? Zhou Zimo,
why don't you just join the competition and behave well.
I have to tell you that
once you sign the contract, you will need to listen to us completely.
You cannot do something stupid again.
What you've done in the past, like running away,
releasing the contract, playing tricks and other things like that
can never happen again.
Do you hear me?
Don't cause any trouble.
Do you have any plans about
publicizing or fan operations?
Zhou Zimo,
do you still know who you are?
Go do you makeup, we don't have all day.
What were we talking about?
Finding a cut-in point.
Oh yeah,
a cut-in point.
A reality show also needs a cut-in point.
That's the key.
Oh yeah,
you don't need to write it down.
I'm saying it to myself.
It's settled then.
The brand that Liang Ni cooperates with will be the main sponsor of our show.
The greater honor is having Liang Ni as our consultant again.
Come on, I'm the one who should feel honored.
Cheers, I hope we have a pleasant partnership!
Let's leave the partnership details to Xia Fan and Xiao Mo.
They used to be colleagues after all.
Sounds good to me.
What? You don't understand what' going on here?
I understand,
I'm just not used to it.
Is Zhou Zimo gonna participate this time?
What do you think?
Liang Ni likes Zhou Zimo a lot,
and that Li Xiao.
But both Zhou Zimo and Li Xiao aren't suitable to Liang Ni.
Liang Ni needs someone who's more flexible.
Regarding the sharing of profits, shall we just follow what the bosses said?
Don't worry.
We just want Zhou Zimo
to wear our clothes this time.
He won't have anything to do with Liang Ni in the future.
Xia Fan, your string is too tight.
Like you said, Liang Ni likes flexible people, so does Amanda.
Nice necklace.
Drink some coffee.
Sir, can I help you?
Just one sec please, my friend will be here soon.
I will let you know later.
Sir, we close at 10.
Our waiters and chefs are about to finish work.
Could you…
Oh, it's quite late.
Well, I should probably go then.
It's ok.
I'm sorry.
Have a good night.
See you next time.
Thank you.
I'm so sorry, I didn't know it would take so long.
Are you hungry?
I'm good.
They are closed.
Oh yeah, is everything done?
What are we gonna do with your dinner?
I ate something there.
How about we come back here tomorrow?
Come back here tomorrow?
I don't think it's necessary.
It's just an after-work dinner, nothing too serious.
I'm not that touchy.
I think we can find a place to have a walk.
Sure, get in!
You mean
Amanda may promote you
as the person who's in charge of the new media?
Her favorite assistant Xiao Mo left.
See how it goes.
I think I have the ability, if she wants me to do it.
I think you are
just being anxious because you're about to have a lot of responsibility.
More or less.
It's normal.
Bosses always want someone they can trust.
Or else they won't feel secure.
As for you,
you just need to relax a little bit and be yourself.
Don't worry about anything else.
I should actually be thanking Amanda,
but seeing her with Liang Ni
makes me feel a bit uncomfortable.
They proved that saying,
"There's no such thing as permanent friendship, only permanent gains."
Think about it, the friends you had when you were a kid
were the ones you could play families with, the sort of friends you could
roll around in the mud with.
Friends you make after you grow up are the ones that can
help you with your career.
If two people can't get what they want from each other,
their relationship will become hard to maintain.
Are we like that as well?
Our relationship
also abides by this rule,
and I've made my choice.
In my opinion,
a relationship is about getting something from each other.
I need you,
and you need me,
right?
It's getting cold, let's go.
Nephew.
Xiao,
Amanda and Liang Ni started a new partnership.
They are making a modeling reality competition
and want me to be in it.
I have a new job now.
What happened before
can be left in the past,
like nothing ever happened.
This is
my lead fan's WeChat account.
I hope you can contact her
to let them know that you are my girlfriend.
You can tell them
my behind-the-scenes stories.
That might get me more votes.
Zimo,
how did you come up with this idea?
It's the Self-Media era,
and I have to win.
But models should be ranked.
You are a model, you are already unique.
You shouldn't be compared to others.
Xiao,
I learned one thing after what happened last time.
Only by me going forward
and being successful will I be able to compete with them.
Why do you want to compete with them?
I don't understand why you care so much about these things.
How can I not care?
I don't want them to play us again.
If I were a super model now, do you think Liang Ni would easily regret it
after giving us the contract?
Do you think Amanda would
point at me and want that one million from me?
Therefore, if we don't want to be bullied,
we have to win
Just like last time,
let's beat them.
Can I think about it?
Xiao,
I need your help.
When I walked down to the turn point, I was supposed to unbutton my shirt.
But I realized the button couldn't come undone.
So what could I do?
I tore the clothes apart.
That's how I made people remember my name.
I think good stories like this one should be mentioned in my book.
That would be very interesting.
What are you doing?
Nothing, we are working.
Working?
Why are these two here again?
Why can't they be here?
Ask them to get out.
Sit.
Get out.
Sit.
Wu Yu, what the hell do you want?
You've been urging me about my new book.
I'm working on it now,
but now you're hassling me again.
What do you want from me?
Please get out.
Get out!
Never show your faces here again!
Get out of here!
Sit down!
Get out!
Sit down!
What are you doing?
Stop pulling me around.
Why can't you two have a talk and decide whether we should stay or leave?
I'm telling you, Zhou Zimo, This is my house, not yours.
I can't let them go!
Wu Yu, don't vent your anger on other people.
You know what?
What you've done is violent interference.
Are you gonna go?
Zhou Zimo,
do you think everyone likes to get involved in your idiocy?
Don't be so arrogant!
No one writes a book like you.
You got two writers?
Do you think that no one knows what they're here for?
What are you talking about?
There were here to collect documents and sort out materials.
It's not what you're thinking.
Sort out materials…
Alright,
if you insist.
Let's put this aside,
what I don't understand right now is, why don't you work on literature,
something you're good at, instead of a model autobiography?
If that's the case, why do you need to be a writer?
Be a model and then write an autobiography.
Isn't that easier?
What's wrong with me writing a model autobiography?
Weren't you always unhappy with me being a model?
One day you want me to do this, the next day you want me to do that.
What the hell do you want?
No matter what you do, you have to be responsible to your loyal readers.
You are a writer, a creator.
If you keep doing things like this, people will look down on you.
Is that how you're gonna lie to your readers?
I'm not lying to my readers.
You want to release a second edition of A Footless Insect just so you can
make more profit.
Having my autobiography is the same.
That was my job, but your motivation isn't that pure.
Wu Yu, you have no right to talk about pure motivation with me.
You've been to Xia Fan's mum's place so many times,
is that out of pure motivation?
I did that to make Xia Fan feel touched by accompanying her mum.
Are you trying to tell me you did all of that just for their benefit?
Say that again.
Wu Yu You don't have any morals!
I was angry.
I shouldn't have said that.
Maybe you were right.
If you think that way,
maybe Xia Fan does too.
As for the book, if it really puts you in such a dilemma,
I'll go talk to the Editor-in-Chief.
It's ok,
I have my own thoughts.
The conditions that Liang Ni offered are harsh.
She wants Zhou Zimo to wear her clothing brand.
Only when Zhou Zimo is promoted to the top 3 will she pay 70% of the money.
100% if Zhou Zimo becomes champion.
That's where our pressure lies.
She's a smart person.
She picked Zhou Zimo because she has a good eye for people.
What I'm worried about now is Zhou Zimo.
He's now bound to our program's investment and new media.
The final competition is already a threshold,
don't even mention the championship.
I believe that he has the potential, but I don't like his arrogant attitude.
Don't cause me any trouble.
Xia Fan,
what's going on?
If you have any problems, you can just ring me.
So I can't come to you when I don't have any problems?
I was thinking that when I left RESA, I didn't have a chance
to say goodbye to you properly.
I feel bad about it.
Since when were we that close?
Haven't we always been that close?
Come on, let's go. Let me buy you a meal.
What did Amanda say?
She agreed.
Will Zhou Zimo cause any trouble this time?
After last time,
he has changed a bit.
We need to trust him.
Xia Fan, I've always thought highly of Zhou Zimo.
If he can change, I believe that he can have a real career.
Also,
I've always appreciated you.
But we never had a chance to get to know each other.
So, I'm hoping that we can be
real friends.
Xiao, are you awake?
What are you worrying about?
He's not asking you to do anything bad.
It's not a hard decision to make.
Other people all have fans, they all get supported.
Besides, he's in a tough period with RESA now at the moment.
This can be a good opportunity to relax the situation.
Are you being silly?
I know.
I just feel like
this is so fake.
Think about it,
they want all these people to kiss each other's asses
and say a bunch of cringey stuff.
Isn't that like paying for fans?
Did you pay anyone?
Did you pay someone?
You can only call them paid fans if you pay them.
This is a promotion method.
Stop standing on your high horse and criticizing others.
Besides,
it was because of you that Zhou Zimo and RESA are in their current predicament.
Do you agree with that?
It was because you like the fashion industry
that you want to be a fashion editor, so he put everything else aside
and signed that contract with Liang Ni.
When he had a conflict with RESA, what did you do?
You couldn't understand him, you didn't feel grateful.
That must've hurt him a lot.
Now, there's a chance to make the situation less intense,
but you don't wanna help.
I didn't say I don't want to help.
What are you doing then?
If the results of this competition are good,
what happened can be left in the past.
RESA will still use him and help him with his career.
If not,
they may never cooperate again.
Do you really think Liang Ni would still use him in that case?
Do I need to teach you these rules in the industry?
Xia Fan,
do you think Zimo is a good model or not?
What?
I'm just thinking,
maybe I've never
truly known him.
What are you talking about?
We are talking about if you want to help him get more fans.
If you don't want to help, me and Xia Fan will.
If it's not appropriate for Xia Fan, I can do it.
We are all his friends, why are you overthinking this?
Just tell me, are you gonna help or not?
I didn't say I won't help.
What are you two doing?
What kind of person do you think I am?
I didn't say I won't help.
You are back.
I have something to tell you.
Have a seat, it's important.
I'm going to a reality show's shoot tomorrow.
A modeling reality competition.
Listen,
I need a promotion company to work for me.
I'm serious about this.
Zhou Zimo,
do you have any idea who you are?
You wanna be more popular,
you wanna be a celebrity,
you wanna be people's idol.
You want to be in this reality show
to collect material for your new book.
You want a
nice highlight in your book.
This highlight is you going to that modeling reality show
and winning the championship, right?
Thanks to you,
I figured out today that
I should write my autobiography after the competition.
Zhou Zimo,
do you know who you are?
Are you gonna help me or not?
What do you think?
Am I gonna help you?
I'm very serious about this.
Look at me,
do you think I'm not being serious?
Noodles are ready.
Thank you, Shunzi.
Excuse me.
That one is 22 yuan.
WeChat or Alipay?
WeChat.
Sure, scan here.
Ok.
Here you go.
Thank you. See you next time.
See you.
Xiao, what are you doing?
Come on, your noodles
are going cold.
Just one second.
So noisy.
Zhou Zimo Fan Group.
What is that?
Zimo is going to a modeling reality show.
You mean those shows that lots of celebrities have been in recently?
Yeah.
He asked me to help him get more votes,
but I think this is too over the top.
You should tell him then.
How?
So noisy!
Give it back to me!
Have your food!
You look like you are addicted to you phone.
Come on!
Alright, alright… I'll eat now.
Don't turn it off.
That's a lot of people.
Do you want to join?
This is too noisy for me.
Excuse me.
Thank you.
Ms. Shi Lei.
Lu, you are back.
Yeah.
I'm gonna be free for a few days so I thought I'd come back.
Dad, Ms. Shi Lei is here.
Coming.
How are you, Mrs Shi?
I was thinking, You're gonna start moving soon.
Yeah.
So, I went to a supermarket after work and got you some boxes.
Thank you, you didn't have to do that.
Come on.
Lu, come help.
He's getting taller again.
He will be taller than you soon.
I know, right?
Have you thrown away those things I asked you to?
Yes.
Cool.
Can you get Shi Lei some slippers?
Ms. Shi is here?
Guiqin.
Lu, go get Ms. Shi some water.
Don't bother changing your shoes.
Sure.
Are you sure?
Don't worry about it.
Look how messy this is.
Come on.
Here.
Ms. Shi, I'm sorry for the mess.
Have a seat please.
Please.
Ms. Shi, here.
Thank you.
Ms. Shi, when I got back yesterday, Lu told me that you helped a lot
with the house.
Thank you so much for the help.
Don't mention it.
Oh yeah, Shi Lei, we've received the deposit.
That was fast!
Yeah, so we will be needing your boxes soon.
Ms. Shi, Lu worked really hard for this family,
I was thinking maybe I could do some business, and make Lu's work more stable
in the Proofreading Section.
But I didn't expect that I'd make it worse.
Don't you think it's so hard for us women to do something?
Come on, it's not hard.
No matter what happens, these two men back home will be beside you.
It's just temporary,
right?
What's
your next step?
Well,
since Guiqin is back,
we are planning to rent a place first.
Soon, Lu will graduate from the college in the US.
Then the three of us can always start over.
Yeah, start over.
Yeah.
Ms. Shi, I just cooked dinner, why don't you stay here and have dinner with us?
Thank you,
but there's no need.
I'm going to see a friend.
Ms. Shi, stay and eat with us if you haven't eaten.
Thank you, but I had something earlier.
Alright, you should go have your dinner.
I'm gonna go.
Ok, here.
These are all the rewards Lu got.
Math, Sports,
Chemistry, English…
He's a good kid.
Lu, did you receive a scholarship this year?
I didn't receive the money, but they covered my tuition fees.
That's really good.
Lu,
your mum and dad's life isn't easy.
Keep up the hard work with your studies.
Alright, I'm gonna go.
Ok, take care.
Ok.
I'll let you find your way then.
I know the way.
See you.
Bye Ms. Shi.
Bye.
Welcome, everyone present, and everyone watching our livestream service,
and a special welcome to our judges!
Good evening everyone, welcome to RESA's "Star of Tomorrow"
modeling competition!
Welcome!
They are making better and better reality shows.
Today is the fourth round's competition.
12 competitors who got promoted from the last round will bring us
an excellent show tonight!
Our theme for today is
"Runway King"!
Zimo, that's Zimo!
Look how handsome he is!
He looks so different when he's on stage.
Cool!
He's the most handsome one.
Too short!
Why is this so short?
This is just one part of the competition, you will see more later.
Zimo is the most handsome one!
Mr. Yunzhi?
Please, come in.
What should I do?
Tell me, what can I do?
Do you think my son
has a future?
Tell me, Wo Yu.
Does he have a future?