Have you ever heard about that
the cliff of a snow mountain
once fascinated numerous people?
Legend has it that,
there were treasures at the peak
but also there was a bottomless chasm hidden over there.
The smart, the fool
and the kind people,
all are familiar to you.
On the mountainside, on the cliff,
on the cloud,
and in the human world,
snowflakes are drifting profusely and disorderly.
Joy of Life Season 1
Episode 1
=Zhang Qing, a university student=
=Professor Ye, a university professor=
I've told you many times that
I will never tutor any students.
Please have a look at it first.
About the thesis you emailed me,
I've already read it
and replied it as well.
I've made it clearly that
I don't agree with you about
analyzing History of Ancient Literature
with modern ideas.
So don't waste your time any more.
This is not a thesis.
It's an online contest
about science fiction held by Tencent.
This is the schedule.
Contestants should deliver their manuscripts every week.
Every week,
they will eliminate some of them.
And the last one left will be the champion.
Why do you tell me this?
It makes no sense.
You object the collision between modern ideas
and ancient literature
because it's a topic
that can't be testified.
But what if I use another way?
I have registered for the contest.
It's a theme about science fiction.
The story is the collision of modern ideas
and ancient systems.
The topic is
“If You Have a Chance to Live Once Again”.
Why do you choose the topic
about another chance to live?
In everyone's mind,
more or less,
all of us may think about to live once again
because we have too many regrets
in our whole life.
So the real significance of this story is that
we should cherish the present life
and live for happiness.
You can't even write the first word out?
Of course not.
I have finished the first chapters.
But now I just need a name.
The second version of "A Dream of Red Mansions"
published by the Humanities Club in 1957.
“Leave behind a residue of joy! ”
Fortunate enough your mother, your own mother,
will have laid by a store of virtue and secret meritorious actions!
My advice to you, mankind, is to relieve the destitute and succour the distressed!
Do not resemble those
who will harp after lucre and show themselves unmindful of the ties of relationship:
that wolflike maternal uncle of yours and that impostor of a brother!
“Leave behind a residue of joy! ” from the twelve songs
in The Dream of the Red Chamber.
What a coincidence!
This song
matches my story well.
Excuse me?
Could you please connect my computer
with that screen?
Okay.
Joy of Life
The story starts from here.
There's a young man in the modern times who suffers from myasthenia gravis.
When he wakes up,
he finds that he becomes a baby in a bamboo basket
but he still keeps all memories
about the modern society.
Now he is surrounded and attacked by killers in ancient costumes.
When he is still in doubt,
a fresh new world is welcoming him.
=Wuzhu, servant of Fan Xian's late mother=
=Chen Pingping, Head of the Investigator's Office=
Where is Your Lady?
It's too late when I rushed back.
People in the whole city wanted to kill her.
Is it her kid?
Yes.
Is he still alive?
Yes, he is.
Let me take a look.
Where do you want to take him?
A safe place.
Now that I am back,
the capital city is the safest place for him.
When My Lady was killed,
why did you and your black knights
not stay in the capital city?
I did it as what I was told.
You mean there is a hidden force
behind the killing?
Everyone in the city,
I
never trust them.
So, you just take him away like this?
What can you teach him?
Wuzhu.
You are most skilled at martial arts in the world,
but all you know is killing people.
And you are no different.
Stop!
There is a place suitable for him.
Where is it?
Danzhou.
You know that place.
The Madam lives there.
I have the memories about the modern life,
but now I become a kid.
The fate gives me a chance to
get rid of an incurable disease
and live my life once again,
I will never miss it.
The Fan Mansion
About my present name,
I am Fan Xian,
I know what's in your mind.
This name
is really annoying.
=Infant Fan Xian=
You don't know?
Stop it!
=Butler Zhou, butler of the Fan mansion in Danzhou=
My Lady.
You're back finally!
=Boy Fan Xian= Both of them are servant girls in my yard.
Did you beat them?
Young Master, you like running around,
it's fine.
But you shouldn't
take My Lady with you.
If anything bad happens,
you will
never afford to bear the responsibility.
Do you think so?
I ask whether you beat them or not.
They don't know
where you have gone.
They really don't know that.
So they should be punished.
Am I right?
Well, they are my maids,
should they be under my charge?
Madam asks me to be the butler,
then I think
I still have the right to teach them.
You don't know.
- You don't know. - Stop it.
Young Master.
Then I go on helping you teach them.
Stop it.
You... What are you...
Come over here.
Closer.
Put your head straight.
Do you have any problems with that?
It's right and proper for you to beat me.
Serve the meal.
=Madam Fan, Nanqing Earl Sinan Fan Jian's mother=
Who did it?
Madam.
It's the Young Master.
You beat him?
Grandma, have you eaten?
I am asking you.
I did it.
Butler Zhou beat the servant girls =Fan Ruoruo, Nanqing Earl Sinan Fan Jian's daughter=
in brother's yard first!
Alright.
Butler Zhou.
Madam.
Change those servant girls
in his yard.
I will.
I am going to find some sensible girls
for Young Master now.
No need, grandma.
I like it quiet in my yard.
From today on,
I don't need any servants any more.
Then remove all of them.
Okay, I'll do it right now.
The carriage is at the gate.
After the meal,
Ruoruo will set out and go back to the capital city.
How about my brother?
He will stay in Danzhou.
Go ahead.
Young Master Fan Xian,
please don't be too sad.
Lady Ruoruo is born from a noble family,
she will go back to the capital city sooner or later.
Your name is not even in the family pedigree. You are nobody in the family.
Lady Ruoruo is very different from you.
Well.
I have removed all the servant girls
in your yard.
In such a big yard,
when you are alone at night,
you should be careful
in case you see a ghost.
Did you lose your fore tooth?
Back tooth.
Then why do they leak air when you are speaking?
Leak air?
Just like
farting.
Are you Fan Xian?
There you are!
Who am I?
You are my dad!
I...
I am not your dad.
You are my dad for sure!
She prepared it for you.
What is it?
Bamboo leaf tea.
Who prepared it for me?
My mom.
Bullshit!
Your mom died on the day when you were born.
She did not.
The where is she?
She is over there.
Dead.
The shop is closed.
You should come tomorrow if you want to buy something.
Somebody wants to kill me.
=Wuzhu, servant of Fan Xian's late mother= Do you want me to report to the government?
You should take care of me, shouldn't you?
Uncle Wuzhu.
Uncle Wuzhu. Open the door.
I killed a man.
He is not dead.
He is going to wake up.
His name is Fei Jie.
He is the Director of the Third Division
of the Investigator's Office in the capital city.
He is one of us.
Well, when I was knocking him,
why didn't you tell me?
You didn't ask me.
Well, what to do now?
I have knocked him for three times.
Will he remember it and bear the grudges?
He is one of us?
Why does he have such a wretched appearance?
=Fei Jie, director of the Third Division of the Investigator's Office=
You wake up?
What happened to me just now?
You fell asleep while sitting up.
Actually you were knocked out by someone.
Is that you?
No, it's not.
Then, who did it if it was not you?!
He knocked you out.
Wuzhu.
It's been a long time since we parted in the capital city last time.
You look the same as ever.
I have been always missing you.
Why are you here?
His Excellency Fan and the Head
asked me to be Fan Xian's master.
My father asked you to be here?
His Excellency Fan has no time to come here.
But he is always missing you.
It's my fault and
I shouldn't sneak around.
No wonder you knocked me out.
It's not me.
It's him!
Not one.
But three times.
For mother only
Madam.
This is a letter
from His Excellency Fan.
What happened to your head?
I was attacked by someone on my way here.
Has the criminal been arrested?
Sorry to annoy you.
He has been arrested.
That's good.
You told me that
my son asked you to be here
from far away to
teach Fan Xian?
That's right.
What will you teach him?
Actually I know something about civil and military skills.
Could you please tell me
what I could teach him?
You may do what you think is suitable.
What he could learn
depends on himself.
Where is the kitchen?
It's not the meal time.
Well, I... I am hungry.
Tell me where the kitchen is.
I want something to eat.
There is no food.
You just tell me
where the kitchen is.
It's over there.
Mr. Fei.
May I talk to you for a minute?
Okay.
Mr. Fei.
What will you teach him?
Please give me some advices.
You must have heard
what the Madam has said
Yeah.
What you should teach and shouldn't,
you must figure it out in your mind.
How about teaching him to read
but nothing else?
That's too mean.
Then I can teach him to practice medicine.
Practice medicine?
If he is driven out of the family,
he could be a doctor to
raise money and feed himself.
It's up to you.
Your father has married another woman
in the capital city.
And they have a son now.
I know it.
He even doesn't salute when seeing me.
You thought I can't see it,
and then you can fool me?
I'm telling you. No way.
How about killing him?
I will make it natural.
That guy is hateful,
but we can't go so far as to kill him.
Right.
Let me know if you change your mind.
I'm telling you.
After having the porridge,
I will go back to the bedroom and have a good rest.
You really knocked hard on my head.
When I wake up, I will teach you.
What will you teach me?
Medicine.
Medicine?
These are some unmarked graves.
I could tell.
Just pick one.
Dig it out.
It's done.
Open it.
Alright.
Why don't you ask me the reason?
For what?
Why do I ask you to open the coffin?
I should know human's body first.
And then get a dead body to dissect.
This is the first step for my study.
That's normal.
Open it.
It's still fresh.
Cut it open.
Check out the cause of death.
Cut it.
Are you afraid?
There are too many bacteria here.
I should get protected.
What is bacteria?
I mean it's dirty.
I'd better put on a pair of gloves at least.
When you cut a body open,
you should use your hands to get every detail.
It's not convenient to dissect a body
when you wear a pair of gloves.
It's not what you wear in winter.
The gloves for operation are very thin.
They are close fitting, do you know that?
About the gloves you just mentioned,
I have never heard about it before.
After the dissection,
you can wash your hands.
Uncle Wuzhu is awesome.
He even could compete with the Four Great Masters.
If it were not for Wuzhu's low profile,
he would be famous
and become the fifth great master
in the world.
What's the relationship between my mom and Uncle Wuzhu?
He was your mother's servant.
Well, my mom must be more awesome!
Your mother actually was unparalleled in the world.
How did she die that year?
I can't tell you.
Just tell me a little.
You talk too much.
You can't bear it, can you?
You...
There is something that you can't bear?
Teacher, I am still a kid.
Uncle.
I have dissected the body for a whole night.
And you just cook this for me?
Yeah.
Will you put some ingredients into it?
No.
Did my mom teach you how to cook it?
What do you want to say?
What kind of person my mom is?
Her name is Ye Qingmei.
What else?
The others...
I've forgotten all of them.
You gave me
this secret skills about vitality Qi.
Do you remember it?
It's your mother who gave it to you.
I have practiced it
and I got some problems.
I can't control it. It's really overbearing.
Uncle.
Does it have a name?
Yes.
What is it?
“Overbearing Vitality Qi”.
It seems like
you name it just now?
If I can't control it well,
I'm afraid it will do harm to my body.
Uncle.
How can I practice it?
I have no idea.
I haven't practiced it.
But my teacher told me you are super awesome.
Not bad.
Did my mother die of anger because of you?
I've forgotten it.
Well, about my problem,
what on earth should I do?
Finish the radish and follow me.
To where?
Use the Qi
and fill it to your feet.
The speed will be faster.
I haven't practiced Kungfu
and don't know how to use the Qi.
So I find out a way
to practice your skills.
What is it?
I will beat you.
And then?
You dodge.
And this is your way?
If only you have a good judgement,
response, speed
and power,
try to dodge.
Once again.
It's okay.
Kids like sleeping.
Think about it. What poison is it?
When were you poisoned?
And how?
When I was picking up the chopsticks,
you poisoned me.
It tastes astringent,
so you mixed it in the edible wild herbs.
You can choose one as I teach you.
No.
What about...
Take it if you make your decision.
... this one?
You will know after taking it.
What's wrong?
Teacher, what happened to me?
Your choice is wrong.
But the smell in the other bottles
is not right.
I told you to choose one bottle,
but I didn't say
the cure was among them.
Teacher, you are too...
Teacher.
You went too far.
Why didn't you say you went too far
when you knocked me out?
If you have any problems with that,
you can poison me.
If you can make it,
then we can finish the apprenticeship.
It's my turn to teach him today.
Let me teach him today.
Uncle.
I think I can't make it forever.
You just need time.
My teacher said
you were on the same level with the Four Great Masters.
Kind of.
Have you fought with them?
Not all of them.
Who won?
I made it even.
They are the most powerful four men in the world.
You have never learned Kungfu,
how can you make it even with them?
If only you are fast
and strong enough.
How powerful should you be to match with those great masters?
Uncle Wuzhu.
Uncle, in the front is a cliff.
If you could be so powerful as me,
then you can make it.
Uncle.
Is he a real human?
Teacher, please have a seat.
This is the poisoned tea I just made.
Please have a taste.
Tharm-cutting flower again?
But I didn't put it in the tea.
How did you make it?
The inner part is toxic but the skin is not.
Just think about it.
Gotcha!
What poison is it?
It's not the poison but time.
These days,
you had a lot of good tonics.
Teacher, you are not poisoned.
You just had too many tonics and
you have too prosperous qi and blood.
You are so smart.
That's a unique way.
Now my apprenticeship is finished?
I can finish the apprenticeship if I poison you successfully?
Yes.
I made it!
All good things come to an end. I should go now.
Stop here.
These years,
the only person who I can completely trust
is Uncle Wuzhu.
He totally deserves it.
But now I have another people who I can trust.
Don't forget you have such a naughty student
like me in Danzhou.
Here you are.
It's the token of Director-General of the investigator's office.
The Head asked me to give it to you.
Did he know me?
He knows your mother.
And I have something for you.
It's made of lamb intestine.
You can put it on
when you dissect bodies or test the poisons.
I will.
I like it.
If I met you earlier,
I may choose another way.
Maybe I would marry a woman
and have a naughty boy
like you.
Teacher.
I will take care of you when you are old and give proper burial after your death.
He left and it turns out to be a good thing.
If he stays here,
he will attract people's attention
from the capital city.
Am I in danger?
If the red-armor knights
appear in the street here,
the real danger will come.
Who are the red-armor knights?
Young Master Fan Xian, what are you doing?
I am waiting for the red-armor knights.
Who are they?
You don't understand.
=Fan Xian, bastard son of Nanqing Earl Sinan Fan Jian=
Young Master Fan Xian.
Are you still waiting for the red-armor knights?
These people are here to escort me to the capital city?
Who asked them here?
Your father, of course.
I have refused him.
The capital city is not a good place.
Your mother died there.
You can live longer if you stay here.
But they are kneeling out of the door.
Leave them alone.
If they kneel there till they die, just bury them.
In the river of history,
time goes round and round.
Memories about the former and present lives
join each other in an endless way.
In the long drunken Milky Way,
one season follows another in a flash,
and the wild geese are flying south.
I just can't give up
to be with you for my whole life.
I have been hovering in the dreams for hundreds and thousands of times.
I can't even say a word when I watch the flowers falling.
Year after year in the wandering,
I count the remaining years.
Even though we can't meet each other anymore,
even though we have ended up the destiny,
I never feel regretful.
In such a chaotic world,
I still miss you as ever.
I can't fall asleep under the moon.
With a gentle heart,
I cherish our remaining years.
Even though we have to go through
all the hardships along the journey,
you always stay by my side,
watching the falling flowers, speechlessly.
Year after year in the wandering,
I count the remaining years.
Even though we can't meet each other anymore,
even though we end up the destiny,
I never feel regretful.
In such a chaotic world,
I still miss you as ever.
I can't fall asleep under the moon.
With a gentle heart,
I cherish our remaining years.
Even though we have to go through
all the hardships along the journey,
you always stay by my side...