Standing in the Time Episode 35
Son…
One day he'll understand
that I'm doing this all for him.
What on earth
were you just thinking of the show,
or about RESA,
or did you really want to help this poor father and son
from the bottom of your heart?
Because you are disappointed in me.
You know what,
I could say the same about you.
Instead of waiting and doing nothing,
we should all get together
and talk everything out,
and solve it in an open way.
A feast like this, is this your version of the Last Supper?
This is my family issue,
what does it have to do with any of you?
To be frank, Zimo,
I feel
you ought to be thankful to Xia Fan.
You haven't seen your father
for so long.
If Xia Fan had never invited
your father to the set,
he wouldn't be here having dinner tonight.
Right?
Alright.
You need to make a choice.
If you truly want to sever all ties with your father
and never see him again,
then it's simple.
You go out there right now,
say what you have to say
and that's that.
Or, you take advantage of
this opportunity that you have today.
We've set the stage.
We're just waiting
for you.
All I can tell you
is that if you let this moment pass,
it's never going to come again.
So take a moment
and think about
if you really want to reconcile or not.
If you want to make peace
with this man, your own blood,
or not.
I don't.
Alright.
You don't want to.
Then you go out there right now
and with me, Li Xiao, and Xia Fan
as witnesses, go tell your father
that you want nothing to do with him
from now on.
And after you've done that,
you can tell
all of us
why you did it.
Well? Go on then!
I can't.
Mr. Yunzhi
You moved a lot of people
with that speech you gave on the show.
Even though Zimo
didn't make it to the top three,
I can tell you that
he already is well-known throughout
the modeling industry.
Zimo really is
a bright young talent.
So,
what I want to ask you is,
if he continues down this path,
will you stand behind him?
He's forged his own path.
Even if he goes astray,
no one will be able to persuade him otherwise.
Young people
always choose the difficult path,
and refuse to turn back
no matter the setbacks.
Zimo has poured so much of himself
into this.
He was reluctant in the beginning,
but now he has his own aspirations.
That's hard to come by.
He's going to make it big very soon,
so this all won't be in vain.
Xia Fan,
what exactly do you want out of this?
Xiao
surely even you have to admit
that part of the reason
Zimo entered this industry
was because you supported him
in the very beginning.
He went down this path
because of his love for you.
You can't deny that.
Is that so?
Yes.
I'll admit it.
Fashion is something I admire greatly,
so when I
first saw Zhou Zimo,
I sensed that he inherently had what it took
to make a living as a model.
Therefore, I also felt he could
have a bright future
in this industry.
After we started being together,
I supported him wholeheartedly.
But…
But afterwards I saw
that things weren't as simple as I had thought.
All the way up until the show was about to begin,
I kept asking myself
whether Zhou Zimo really was
suited to become a model or not.
I saw…that I was wrong.
Li Xiao,
you of all people know how hard
Zhou Zimo has worked for this,
and how hard these past few months
have been for him.
The fact that he's worked as hard
as he has alone proves
that you weren't mistaken.
There are times
when one's passion
doesn't align with one's
success.
Many people
only uncover their true passion
after they've achieved success.
And others
love the job they're doing right now
and know that they love it.
What about you Li Xiao?
What's so wrong with
discovering your passion
after achieving success?
Zhou Zimo,
enough with the tough guy act.
Nothing's getting through to you.
If you keep this up,
always trying to act hard,
there won't be a single person on the planet
who will be able
to put up with you,
and that includes me.
If this is how it's going to be,
then you can take your things
and get the hell out.
I won't have anything to do with you
from now on.
Is that what you want?
Also,
I'm not the middle man for you and your father.
You have no idea
how much your father
has done for you.
Every book you've written,
every significant event,
every single thing you've done every single day,
everything,
he cares about deeply.
Even A Footless Insect.
He wrote an in-depth
review on it.
If it's a devoted reader
that you're looking for,
look no further
than your own father.
Yet he
wouldn't dare
show you
the review he wrote
like any ordinary reader would.
He wouldn't dare.
Mr. Yunzhi
if you have love for your son,
I believe you should support him.
He's already
made himself clear.
This is Zhou Zimo's
own decision.
Xia Fan,
just what are you playing at?
After this reality show is finished,
Zimo will acquire every single offer
that RESA's received,
dozens of them.
He's going to make it any moment now
and you want him to stop.
You would have him stop now.
Can you really do that?
This isn't what he wants!
Are you sure?
Where do I sit?
Here you go Zimo,
have some wine.
It's not easy
to get all of us
in one place
to sit down
and have a meal together.
So I wanted to say
that Xia Fan done a good job.
We should be thankful to her
for giving us this opportunity,
and of course,
for giving Zimo
this opportunity as well.
At this point, there is no small amount of resentment and anger
that has been left unsaid.
I firmly believe
there is nothing that we won't be able
to resolve by talking it through.
I propose a toast,
to us all being reunited.
Cheers.
Thank you everyone, for all of this.
Regardless of the outcome,
I appreciate your kindness and sincerity.
Zimo,
I've tried so hard
for so many years
to have an opportunity
for the two of us
to sit down
and talk like this.
For the two of us to be together?
What are you talking about?
How have you tried?
Oh, so you mean you've tried
all the way up until showing up on the set,
is that right?
Well, actually…
How about we eat first?
Yes, let's eat.
And you, Xia Fan.
So me not placing in the top three
is a big loss for you,
is it?
No.
It's a big loss
for RESA.
In other words,
if I won the championship
RESA would get more endorsements
from Liang and her people.
Why don't you tell the truth?
Zhou Zimo…
And Wu Yu, you say you
aren't a middleman,
but you were sent by him to
keep tabs on me!
I always wondered
how a young,
pathetic so-called writer like me,
who's only sold 137 copies
out of 3000 printed,
could possibly
have such a
thoughtful editor
like you
be so kind
to me?
You only want me
to be known as
the Great Yunzhi's son.
Yes, you are
Mr. Yunzhi's son.
But that's absolutely not
the only reason why I stood by you,
it's not even the main reason.
The reason I supported you
is because I think you have talent.
So many talented people
and you're providing for all of them, teaching them, giving them places to stay.
What are you really after?
Well?
Zhou Zimo,
you've got it all wrong.
Li Xiao,
I know that
the show was all your doing.
Why didn't you tell me?
You let me get on stage
and make a fool out of myself.
Didn't you say
we shouldn't hide anything from each other?
And yet this is how you treat me.
How come I don't know
the same things you do?
You and them have
been stringing me along,
treating me like some kind
of ignorant fool who doesn't understand anything.
You've been playing me
and using me
the entire time.
Zhou Zimo,
we never meant to
to use you or mislead you.
You need to understand.
Don't think of us like this.
It was in this very room that we promised
not to hide anything from each other,
isn't that right?
Even if it's true that I never told you
Mr. Yunzhi would be on the show,
you never told me
that he was
your father either!
So you hid things
from me too.
If you had told me sooner,
we wouldn't be
in this situation we're in.
Mr. Yunzhi wants to explain himself
and makes things right,
but have you ever given him a chance?
Never!
Going on the show
was the only chance he had!
He wants to make things right?
Well, I'm here now,
how do you plan on making things right?
Where were you
when Mom died?
You were out getting piss drunk!
Explain that to me!
Explain!
I'm sorry.
Did you all hear something?
Did you hear anything?
Zimo.
In time I'll explain everything.
You shouldn't
allow your mother's death
to be such a burden on you.
A burden?
It's all of you
who are my biggest burden.
My friends, my family, my relationships,
my career,
every single thing,
none of them make me happy.
I don't feel like I've accomplished anything,
and it's all because of you.
Zhou Zimo,
enough.
When you were at my house before,
you said you were jealous of my family.
The reason we're sitting here tonight
is to give you a chance to
get back with your own family.
Even though what Mr. Yunzhi did was wrong,
he's apologized for what he did.
Are you going to allow
the pain and sadness of your mother dying
to prevent you from
reconciling with your family?
Do you really not want to make things right?
Li Xiao,
we're growing further and further apart,
and I don't think,
there's any way
of going back.
We should separate.
There's no need to be emotional.
What are you saying?
I mean it.
Are you that scared of accepting
your father's apology?
Are you that scared of dealing with
our relationship?
Zhou Zimo,
if you don't the smallest shred of courage
or resolve,
then how can you talk about independence and success?
I'm starting to wonder
if you even understand me at all!
The disappointment you feel towards me now,
is the same that I have
towards you.
You can't make a person's private life public,
no matter what your intentions are.
That's the most
despicable
thing you can do.
You're not the Xia Fan
I once knew.
You feel like a stranger
to me now.
When you were at my house before,
you said you were jealous of my family.
The reason we're sitting here tonight
is to give you a chance to
get back with your own family.
Are you going to allow
the pain and sadness of your mother dying
to prevent you from
reconciling with your family?
Are you that scared of accepting
your father's apology?
Are you that scared of dealing with
our relationship?
If you don't the smallest shred of courage
or resolve,
that how can you talk about independence and success?
Help me look after Li Xiao
whenever I'm not there.
We're growing
further and further apart
We should separate.
There's no need to be emotional.
Why do so many things in life
not turn out
the way you want them to?
Why does such a simple thing
have to be so complicated?
I was just looking for you.
What for?
Mr. Yunzhi's new book.
They're all letters to Zimo!
It's all of the letters
he's written to Zimo over the years,
but never sent.
He came today and asked
me to turn them in to the publisher.
It'll have to wait.
I'm busy doing proofreading for RESA.
Mr. Yunzhi
specifically mentioned
that out of
respect for Zimo
he'll only publish this book
if he approves.
That's why I came to see you.
I don't even know
if he'll let me see him now.
Just take it.
We'll talk about it again later.
Xia Fan
Hi.
Where do I sit?
Is my spot okay?
Sure.
Xiao.
Zhou Zimo's here.
Something doesn't feel quite right.
So you've thought it through?
I have.
Editor-in-Chief.
So you came here today
to resign?
Zhou Zimo,
most of the offers
RESA has gotten recently
have been for you.
Have you not considered,
if you leave,
how RESA will be affected?
Editor-in-Chief,
it doesn't matter
whether you agree or not.
I've already made my decision.
I won't be a part of any
advertisements, press releases, or photo-shoots
from here on out.
I've always
been an amateur model.
Now is the time
for me to leave.
If you and RESA
want to hold me accountable,
I can accept that
and I'll do everything in my power
to fulfill my obligations.
But if you and RESA
are willing to let me go,
then I'll be eternally grateful.
Zimo…
Is this
the courage and resolve
you had in mind?
You don't happen to have any more
of that courage and resolve, do you?
This
if for you.
This is a book of
all of the letters
Mr. Yunzhi wrote to you over the years.
Li Xiao
I'm leaving.
I came to say goodbye.
I've thought it over.
I've decided to quit my job
running the front desk at the Publishing Press.
I want to find something better suited for me.
Where are you going to go?
I've been mulling it over.
Haochen and I have both
been genuine with one another
while we've been together.
But I can't help but have
this strange feeling.
The more I struggle to keep things the way they are,
they just stray further and further
from what I want for myself.
I hope…
I hope that by leaving
that I can change.
That I can grow.
Bye.
Don't wait on my account.
Where are you going?
Liu Haochen
What took you so long?!
Emmy just left.
Go go, hurry! She couldn't have gone far.
Two intersections at most.
Hurry!
You should be able to catch her
at the next stoplight.
Hurry!
Come on, two stop lights and you'll…
Let go of me!
But…what is this?
She…
Go!
Ella,
are there any packages for me?
It doesn't look like
there are any.
Liu Haochen.
This is a special feature me and
someone else from the department made
on Zimo.
We want to put it on as a supplement
in the final months issue of RESA Plus.
It's an overview his previous work
through various phases.
I never thought it would become
a summary of his entire career.
Xia Fan
Did you ever have a feeling that
Zimou would leave?
I sensed something
during the show,
but I didn't think he would go through with it.
He never said anything to me.
He didn't tell you
because he cares about you.
He was scared that it would
affect how you think about him.
You come to me silently,
like the warmth of the sun.
Unconsciously, the feeling overflows.
This is my pink secret.
I see myself smiling
in your eyes.
You're the answer to my riddle.
The answer is crystal clear and transparent.
I want to get close to you
Little by little, day by day.
Sweetness is accumulated
Little by little, day by day.
I like you surrounding me
with your two arms.
Let me melt in your breath.
Time becomes memory
Little by little, day by day.
We become intimate
Little by little, day by day.
I don't want happiness to come in an earthshaking way.
I just want a touch of beauty.
Hello
The person you are dialing
is unavailable
please dial again.
I want to get close to you
Little by little, day by day.
Sweetness is accumulated
Little by little, day by day.
I like you surrounding me
with your two arms.
Let me melt in your breath.
Time becomes memory
Little by little, day by day.
We become intimate
Little by little, day by day.
I don't want happiness to come in an earthshaking way.
I just want a touch of beauty.
Happiness is at your fingertips,
a minute bliss.
Lily, over here.
Xiao.
This is Lily, editor of special features.
You two can talk amongst yourselves
about the piece on Zimo's.
Okay.
I've got to hand these materials in to the Editor-in-Chief.
Hi, I'm Lily.
Hi, Li Xiao.
Are there any problems with the draft
we have on Mr. Zhou?
There are a few inaccuracies
on the timeline
about the events Zhou Zimo
participated in.
I've already taken the liberty of revising those.
There are a few spelling errors as well,
certainly nothing major.
However, I do have
a small suggestion.
Since this article
is in line with the more traditional, in-depth
kind of articles RESA Plus runs,
it makes sense to put it in
the monthly issue.
However, we also want to use this article
for our new media platform.
People's work schedules nowadays
are quite fast-paced, so they
may stop reading before they finish the whole article.
My suggestion is whether we can
publish two different versions.
One traditional version
to publish in the RESA Plus monthly magazine,
and another
to put on the new media platform which we
could trim down a bit.
That's something that really should be
left up to the editors,
not us proofreaders.
Oh, it just popped in my head is all,
so I just wanted you let you know my thoughts
I apologize if
I caused any offense.
Lily.
I think Li Xiao
has a point.
New Media has its own
unique characteristics.
There's absolutely a big difference between
traditional print magazines
and newer online magazines.
I think you should take
Li Xiao's recommendations into consideration
while going forward with the revisions.
Okay.
Understood, Editor-in-Chief.
Look at you.
Well, back to it.
Hello.
Hey Editor Wu,
The Editor-in-Chief looked it over.
She said it's good to go.
Thanks, that'll be all.
Yes sir.
What is it, Li Xiao,
I'm busy.