Standing in the Time Episode 26
How is Wu?
We need his help
in this proofreading.
Can you leave the third-time proofreading
of Book on Enamel to me?
I think he's becoming more like someone.
Who?
Zeng Jun.
Don't judge others'
lives easily.
That's his life.
Learn from him later.
I told him that
you'll be his assistant.
Hello, Zimo.
Hello, Xiao.
I have
two invitations of
a fashion wine party.
I want you to go with me.
Many masters
of the fashion circle
will join this fashion gala, right?
I'll rush there
as soon as I finish my work.
If you go there now,
it should be in time.
It is at the Bund.
I won't go.
I didn't make up.
Moreover,
I have no clothes for that occasion.
I should attend it
in evening dress.
Never mind.
You're beautiful without dressing up
at ordinary times.
No, Zimo.
I mean it.
If I attend it without dressing up,
it's impolite.
Next time, OK?
I'm going back to work tonight
and have to get up early tomorrow morning.
I won't go.
OK.
Zhou Zimo, we're ready.
Xiao,
I'll hang up first.
OK. Go ahead.
The fashion celebrity is coming back.
Did you drink?
Why do you read it?
Do you want to dig at me again?
Don't be petty.
Anyway, you're
a celebrity now.
Mind your words.
You always talk to me
ironically.
Don't blame me.
How about the topic selection of the new book?
I've been waiting for it.
I'll do it as soon as possible.
I've been too busy lately.
I wonder
if you still want to write a book.
I think you state now
is somewhat…
What's wrong with my state?
Nothing.
No doubt it's important to work as a model.
But if you
can't calm down,
I'm afraid it'll be hard for you to write.
I don't mean
to ask you to give up anything.
I think
you should make a choice
and arrange well.
If you're not ready
to write recently,
it's fine.
We can take a long view.
Back then when Xia Fan
asked me to work as a model,
you gave her
some advice, right?
What?
Now you think I'm not doing honest work.
What I thought back then was simple.
I just wanted you to have income
to support yourself
like an adult.
I can support myself now.
However,
I don't want to just
work for money.
Do you mean
you want to keep working
as a model?
I don't think so much,
but I think at least
I should be serious to it.
Wait. Wait.
Are you still Zhou Zimo
whom I know?
You realize something too suddenly.
In fact, for the longer time I stay with Li Xiao,
the more I find that
I'm like a willful child.
I see.
Li Xiao is your tutor.
Don't mock.
Here is the simplest thing in my mind.
First,
I can't
always stay here with you.
At least, I have to
earn for myself a decent house.
Second,
if I can earn money
by working as a model,
perhaps someday
I can work with
an editor I like
and publish books l like
without suffering from others' temper.
It makes sense.
I respect your ideas.
But there is only one thing I want to remind you of.
Don't make decisions on a sudden whim
or be impulsive.
Think carefully and clearly.
Make a good plan for modeling
and writing.
I also want to discuss with you
the second edition
of A Footless Insect.
I know.
I said it, right?
It has nothing to do with my writing.
Because
I'm a model,
I accept this comment.
Whether you like it or not,
at least it's a way out.
I come to get a door card.
Are you the new colleague?
Yes.
Welcome to the big family of Dongfan.
Thanks.
If you have any questions,
please ask me at any time.
OK.
Good morning.
Good morning, Liang.
Good morning.
A new colleague?
Which office is he in?
The Literature Editorial Department.
What's wrong?
He is in Literature Editorial Department.
Liang, are you alright?
Did I say anything wrong?
You have a loose tongue.
What happened?
You should not tell him though you know it.
Look at him.
Liang, what's wrong?
Tell us
to see if
we can help.
Editor-in-Chief.
What's up, Wu Yu?
Editor-in-Chief,
why does a new colleague
instead of Liang
join our office?
Liang has been waiting for so many years.
He waited for
a vacant position here.
You know that, right?
As to that…
As you've been busy lately,
I have no time to tell you.
Sun just graduated as doctor.
I'm satisfied with him after the interview.
It's great that he can
join the Editorial Department.
He just graduated,
so he has no experience.
Liang Yujie has been working here
for 3 years.
He must be
more qualified than the new colleague.
Wu Yu,
you're somewhat
a leader in the Editorial Department.
How can you judge others
with bias?
What's wrong with Sun being young?
Youth represents vitality.
Once you were
young men.
But Liang is…
Wu Yu, I see.
There will be more chances.
It's special with Sun.
He is a doctor who graduated from a famous university.
I have no chance
to get someone as excellent as him.
Liang is a senior,
but he is mainly experienced
in proofreading.
Teach Sun
more things later.
Editor-in-Chief.
OK. OK.
I'll keep that matter of Liang in my mind.
Editor-in-Chief,
what you did is thoughtless.
Hello, Editor Wu.
Mr. Lu.
Wu Yu.
Why do you
go to get material benefits as a director?
Too much work pressure recently.
I'm very tired.
Moreover,
whoever go to get them, it'll be the same.
As a director,
I should serve the colleagues.
Where are you going?
I…
The Proofreading Section?
Yes.
Let's go.
Go.
A new colleague joins the Editorial Department.
A curve wrecker.
Well.
Who should go to tell him,
you or me?
In the call this morning,
Emmy told me that Liang knew it.
OK.
So I'll tell him.
OK.
Colleagues.
Come on, colleagues.
It's almost the end of the year.
Here are the material benefits
from the Publishing Press for us.
Take them after work respectively.
All are here.
Liang, here are the material benefits.
Don't forget to take them.
Liang,
I want to talk to you.
Talk here.
OK.
Well.
This morning
the editorial office…
A new editor joined you.
I knew it.
Yes. I know you knew it.
Liang, listen.
Our Editor-in-Chief thinks that
the editor with higher educational background
is younger,
so…
I also joined the Publishing Press
when I was young.
Without enough manning quotas in the Editorial Department,
I was asked to learn more
in the Proofreading Section back then.
They promised
to transferred me back
when there were manning quotas.
I have been working here for 3 years.
And then?
Now there are manning quotas,
but I'm abandoned instead.
Liang, no. You aren't abandoned.
What you said…
Who abandon you?
When I got material benefits just now,
administrative personnel told me
that they commend
and award you
as an excellent employer.
The awards ceremony
should have been held
inside the Proofreading Section.
As we're so busy that
I cancel it.
Well,
fill this sheet.
Later
when the bonus is transferred to your card,
enjoy a delicious meal with your family.
Right.
Well, listen to me.
Liang.
I should celebrate it
as I will never join the Editorial Department.
Liang Yujie,
It is one of the most common
staff arrangements in the house.
Must you be so?
Well, come on. Sign it.
As it doesn't happen to you,
certainly you don't care.
I don't understand.
Is there such a big difference between
the Editorial Department and the Proofreading Section?
Must you be so dispirited?
Am I dispirited?
Yes.
You aren't dispirited.
Shouldn't he
be angry?
Liang,
you look forward to bonus at ordinary times.
Now you get it.
Be happy.
Anyway, the Editorial Department doesn't want me.
It has nothing to do with you
whether I'm dispirited.
Look, Mr. Lu.
What you did is in vain.
The harder we try to pacify him, the more furious he is.
Nonsense.
They are my men.
I'll praise them if they deserve it.
No. Liang,
don't you know that
there is no difference between
various division of labor
in publishing industry.
What's wrong with the Proofreading Section?
Is it shameful to work
as a proofreader?
Quit as editor
and join the Proofreading Section.
Director Lu
offered to work
in the Proofreading Section back then.
If he stayed in the literary office,
he would have been a Editor-in-Chief.
But he didn't.
Don't get me involved.
No.
I think…
Liang,
you have a low consciousness.
You have a high consciousness.
You review manuscripts casually
and then leave them to us.
You just chat over a cup of tea
with writers,
while we have to
work overtime here.
Liang.
If you have consciousness,
can you be more careful
so there will be less errors in manuscripts?
What do you mean?
I'm careless.
Make it clear.
Liang.
Just end it here.
If you have consciousness,
can you think about
your promise
before arranging the new colleague?
Liang, calm down.
Wu Yu
must have his own reason.
I don't care if you did it
out of your own will.
However, we have to
keep our word as human.
Anyway, my conscience
is clear over
the Editorial Department and the Proofreading Section.
Now that you don't care about me,
I don't even want to join you.
Liang,
mind your words.
Let go off.
You are not going to let it go, right?
All is over.
I won't join
the Editorial Department in the future, OK?
Liang Yujie, you…
OK. Stop quarreling.
Well. We are distributing material benefits
instead of provoking anger.
Wu Yu, go back first.
Leave Liang to me.
Go. Say no more.
Go now.
Liang, calm down.
Have some water.
Alright.
The first-time proofreading begins.
Emmy,
when do you leave work?
Go to a great place
with me later.
There will be an event
in my friend's shop tonight.
I'm busy.
Go by yourself.
No. There shouldn't be so much
work for you at the reception.
No.
I don't mean that.
I'll wait for you here.
By the way,
the scallion pancake you bought this morning
was very delicious.
Let's try it again
tomorrow morning.
What's wrong?
You mean
breakfasts I bought before
tasted bad, right?
No, I don't mean that.
I was just a little surprised.
Because I liked eating it
since childhood.
Do you know?
You like it, right?
Buy by yourself.
No.
What's wrong with you today?
Whatever I said,
you talked back.
Ella.
Emmy,
are you still angry at me
over the matter before?
Didn't you forgive me?
No.
I'm not angry.
Everything is fine with me.
Then what's wrong with you?
Hello,
I'll be there soon.
You guys, take time to enjoy yourselves first.
Enjoy yourselves first.
Fine. OK.
I'll hang up.
Fine. Go now.
I don't know
when I will be free.
Are you sure that you aren't angry?
No.
OK.
Then I'll go first.
I'll call you
when it's over.
Call me.
See you.
Emmy,
we are about to leave work.
What are you busy with?
None of your business.
Get off work now.
We have found many mistakes that
we didn't find before.
We have to read more from the third-time proofreading
to checking red marks and characters.
All?
Writing?
Can you write?
If not, eat some fruit.
I just bought it.
Sugar can inspire thinking
and is good for writing.
How ungrateful!
Mr. Lu.
You are here.
Why do you call me here
so late in the evening?
Well.
It's almost the end of the year.
The Publishing Press
prepared us some material benefits.
I applied
one more for Mr. Wu.
Take them to him
with mine tomorrow.
By the way, he likes drinking tea.
I bought some tea for him.
Take all
these things
to him tomorrow.
OK.
And this one.
Money?
The Director Xu and I
applied for some
welfare allowances for him.
How is your work?
Is everything going well now?
Yes. Very good.
That's fine.
Listen.
Study hard
from Mr. Wu.
By the way,
I found that
Shi Lei seems to
have found something recently.
Keep it secret.
Don't tell others?
Why should we keep it secret?
Mainly for respecting
Mr. Wu's will.
Is it because he's disabled?
Though he's disabled,
he's so capable.
Back then
he was an editor of
Oriental Ancient Books Publishing Press.
He was a famous editor
and was rated as model worker at the municipal level.
In this case,
did things go wrong with him later?
Yes.
It happened 10 years ago.
There was also Southern Book Fair.
He
worked intensively
without resting
for editing books
in his charge
for the then Southern Book Fair in time.
Perhaps due to excessive mental stress
and the lack of good rest,
he got high blood pressure
and arteriosclerosis.
He fell down
when he was working.
Though he was saved,
he lost his hearing.
Later,
he even
couldn't talk.
This serious illness
changed his life.
Back then
the Director Xu
was proofreading.
a book on porcelain.
She referred to a book
edited by Mr. Wu back then.
Naturally, she consulted
him when she met many problems.
So she visited
an antique shop
run by Mr. Wu back then.
Thus, they knew each other.
In the long run,
the Director Xu convinced Mr. Wu
to provide external assistance in proofreading
for the Proofreading Section.
However,
Mr. Wu didn't want his name
to be listed publicly
in any publications
or meet people in the circle.
Maybe he was greatly
affected by the previous changes.
Of course,
the Director Xu respected
his will.
She hid it for him
to protect him well.
After I took office,
she left him to me.
I also have to hide it.
Now I'll leave him to you.
To me?
Mr. Lu,
how will you tell Mr. Wu that
his name
is in the list of the third-time proofreading?
I have to
discuss it
with the Director Xu.
I haven't thought of a solution
for the time being.
Don't hurt him
with what we try to give him.
If it makes him unhappy
or even leads to ambiguity,
that's not worth it, right.
Yes.
If that doesn't work out,
Mr. Wu remains to be
an unknown hero.
Yes.
Well, it has been so many years.
He has past his prime.
I don't want it to be
a sad ending.
But he firmly believes that
he is envied of his talent.
I can do nothing.
There are
many words that can't be told.
We
have to deal with
our emotional entanglement by ourselves.
I'm back.
Xiao,
why
do you carry
so many things?
These are material benefits from my company.
How great the material benefits are!
So many things.
Besides mine,
there are Mr. Wu's.
Who is Mr. Wu?
He
is a legend.
I'll go up first.
Would you like something to eat?
I have had dinner.
Don't work too late.
Go to bed early.
OK.
Mr. Wu,
I know you'll be very angry
after reading this letter,
but it's all what I want to say.
I learned your story
from Director Lu.
At the Southern Book Fair 10 years ago,
you were an editor
of Oriental Ancient Books Publishing Press back then.
You became deaf due to a serious illness
and had to leave Ancient Books Publishing Press,
so you missed the book fair that year.
After that,
you started to avoid publishing,
books,
and everything related
to books.
You are out of touch with your former colleagues
and hiding all books you were
responsible for publishing before.
I wonder
if you feel inferior
and avoid all these
due to the sudden deafness.
But I think
you are never
a disabled person.
I even think that
now you're better than before
when you worked as an editor.
As I studied from you
during this period of time,
you taught me to be quiet
and let me know
how to calm down
and realize that
the strictness of proofreading
is achieved with efforts
little by little.
All efforts will be rewarded.
I heard that
now just two people are left
in the Proofreading Section
of Oriental Ancient Books Publishing Press
and the Proofreading Section
of Huning Press
was canceled last month.
While in our Publishing Press,
the Proofreading Section gets
less manning quotas than before.
There are more books but less proofreaders.
Some proofreading in the Editorial Department
even starts to be outsourced.
Publishing Press leaders
have also been discussing
the Proofreading Section,
but they haven't
reached an agreement until now.
Nobody knows
what will happen to
the Proofreading Section later.
But if it is canceled,
will they be forced to leave
the Publishing Press like you back then?
Mr. Wu,
it may be a chance now.
I will tell you a secret.
Director Lu
wants to list you
as a proofreader very much this time,
but he is afraid that you may be sad,
because you keep avoiding.
However, I've already
regarded you as a member of
the Proofreading Section in my heart.
So I really hope that you can go with me
to the Proofreading Section
to meet colleagues
who have worked hard with you
but never met you
and tell them your story
to boost the morale of
our Proofreading Section.
You were an editor
ten years ago.
Ten years after that,
as a proofreader,
you are still dealing with
words and books.
But if you keep
avoiding everything,
your talent will never
be known.
You can't just
sit here
like the antiques in your shop.
I know what I said
will offend you,
but I can't help it anymore.
Mr. Wu,
I beg you again.
Could you please go with me
to the Proofreading Section and meet us?
When the side of this brand
saw Zhou Zimo at the wine party
of the fashion gala,
they were deeply impressed by him.
Shoot with him.
I see.
Zimo,
this is the shooting topic for the next issue.
If you want to be
a professional model,
you must be compatible with clothes
with all kinds of temperaments and styles.
I know it's a
challenge for you.
But you have to know that
this shooting
is not for
ordinary models.
It shows that your career
has reached a higher level.
I suggest that you put off
some events and wine parties
to concentrate on preparing for the shooting.
I think you are
a little tired recently.
Don't worry.
I can handle it.
Are you sure?
No success can be attained with one single effort.
You arrange the announcement.
Now that I've decided
to work hard,
I will try my best
to achieve my goal.
What's your goal?
Become a famous model.
Then work hard.
Mr. Wu,
we're here.
Thank you, Sir.
Mr. Lu.
This is
Mr. Wu Weimin.
I've been
studying from Mr. Wu
all this time.
I've learned a lot
and read more than a dozen
of books on enamel,
almost turning myself
into an expert on enamel.
I come here with Mr. Wu
to let you know
the unknown hero of our Proofreading Section.
Colleagues, in fact,
Mr. Wu have worked with us
in proofreading
several books.
Look.
Encyclopedia.
thanks to Mr. Wu, we have achieved
zero error.
At the check of red marks and characters,
he found many errors.
Shi Lei,
he did the check of red marks and characters found
in the third-time proofreading of Encyclopedia for you.
He picked up many errors.
And
the misunderstanding before
wasn't your fault.
The reason why
I kept it secret
was that I had to
consider his feelings.
Check red marks and characters. Low error rate. Quiet.
Is there enough time
for you to check so many errors?
I have plenty of time.
What would you like to say?
Proofreading
is the last red line in publishing industry.
I've been staying up late and working overtime every night lately,
and my face has been wrinkled.
You can try
Xiaomihu Mask.
It's super moisturizing
and known as small reservoir of skin.
By the way,
the shop we often visit
has arrival of new dresses.
I'm too busy
to go shopping recently.
I have no time either.
I saw them on subscriptions.
Look.
They are beautiful.
How beautiful they are!
I have no suitable dresses
for events recently.
Where is the shop
you often visit?
Zhou Zimo,
are you also interested in this?
He is a model boyfriend.
By the way,
please send me
the address later.
Calm down.
Check these photos.
We are busy with
your shooting every day.
Should you give each of us
a dress?
Well,
ask Amanda.
You're stingy.