Second Time is a Charm
Episode 40
Now the newly developed game
"Pocket Love"
of our Eraser
has been tested in public.
It can be downloaded
from the cell phone
or tablet PC client for free now.
This game will bring you
a new experience.
Let's look forward to it.
It is understood that
the images of leading roles of "Pocket Love"
are not as cool and gorgeous
as those designed by Eraser before,
but their styles are simple and bright instead.
They strive to create
the favorite cute pets of the current young.
I've gone through all the formalities.
Keep it as a souvenir.
Thank you.
Congratulations.
You can leave hospital.
Let's go.
What do you want to do?
Do you keep what I said just now in mind?
Each of you must give me a report tomorrow.
Mr. Tang.
What do you want to do?
Sit down.
It should be your seat.
Sit down.
Clap.
Welcome to join us.
Wait for me for a while.
I'm very happy that you can come to help me.
If so, don't thank me anymore
in the future.
Can I treat you to a meal?
OK.
I newly buy a batch of drawing boards and computers,
so you don't need to worry that your manuscripts will be missing
or computer is down suddenly.
I'm still a little scared when thinking of it.
The horrible thing is a man-made disaster but not a natural one.
Don't mention the previous thing.
Otherwise, you must
buy crayfish for me throughout the year.
Buy crayfish for you?
No problem.
Do you become rich now?
It's a joke.
Get down to business.
I think this thing is very strange.
What's wrong?
Well,
I indeed stole your manuscript,
but I gave it to Chief Editor Wang of Daxi Comics
or that intermediary agent
gave it to Chief Editor Wang of Daxi Comics.
Why did Bai Jinyu have your manuscript?
It's confusing.
Now that you can't figure it out, just give up.
It's better to spend the time thinking
what we will renew in the next season of "Pet Lovers".
Put away this contract.
May we have a cordial working relationship.
Thank you, Chief Editor Qin.
Thank you.
How about going to have lunch together?
It's noon.
OK.
I know there is quite a good Sichuan cuisine restaurant nearby.
Let's go.
I suddenly think of something.
I can't go to have lunch with you today.
I made an appointment
with quite an important friend,
so I'm leaving.
Next time.
Let's dine together some other day.
OK.
Bye-bye.
- I'm leaving. - OK.
- Bye-bye. - Bye-bye.
Do you figure it out?
How much should we pay for the damaged things?
How much does the redecoration cost?
How much will we spend in buying this bookstore?
Uncle.
My surnamed Liang.
Don't call me uncle.
Uncle Liang, hello.
You come to...
I come to meet An An.
An An?
An An.
Isn't she here?
Uncle Liang!
Sorry, I'm late.
It doesn't matter.
Let me introduce them to you.
This is Qiu Tian,
my best friend.
This is Susan.
- Hello. - Hello.
This is Uncle Liang.
Uncle Liang comes to...
Save us.
Uncle Liang,
how is this bookstore?
An An,
I indeed failed in our bet,
and I also said that you can make a demand,
but your demand
will cost too much.
What's more, you didn't give me enough time to think about it
before asking me to buy
such an indebted and big bookstore.
You're too cruel-hearted.
Uncle Liang,
it indeed costs much,
but we don't force you to buy it
but ask you to invest in it instead.
Look at this bookstore.
Is it good?
It's big, capacious and bright enough.
What's more, it's also well-located.
It was indebted because
its pervious owner went to Macao for gambling and then lost it
but not because it had poor business.
If you buy this bookstore, you will surely make a profit.
Yeah. Uncle Liang,
I've walked around here.
There are lots of customers here.
I've been working here for nine years.
Believe me.
Its business gets better year by year.
Don't believe that superstitionist.
But she is right.
The business of this bookstore was always good.
Look at this district.
You can move the things of old store here,
and there are some old comics on the wall.
They will match the things of old store well.
It is said that the region in which the old store is located will be demolished,
and you're also anxious to look for a place.
The old store is destined to move here.
Will you really refuse me?
An An,
listen to me.
If you want to do business with others,
you would better show your greatest sincerity
by involving yourself in it.
However,
you three brats
only act like spoiled children
and invest nothing,
so I disagree.
I know it.
We won't do that as you said.
We three will all invest in it.
We can't invest much money in it,
but it shows our kindness.
When we were students,
this bookstore had been built here.
Yeah. Uncle Liang,
I can work for you for free.
No need.
Uncle Liang, you can have a think
and think it over.
How about this?
Just let me go back and figure out how much it will cost.
However, don't worry.
I admit defeat for bet,
because I lost out to you.
Thank you.
I haven't promised you yet.
In my opinion, you've promised me.
You...
Thank you, Uncle Liang.
Stop that. We should call him boss now.
Thank you, boss.
Given your current behavior,
it seems that you will really get something for nothing.
No!
You dress like Muse.
I'm Muse every day.
I like your confidence.
Let's go.
Give me the thing first.
What?
I just said that I might have a try but didn't promise that I must help you.
If so, I'm leaving first.
I've asked others to find out the birth certificate of Xu Guo
in both of the public security bureau and central maternal and child health hospital,
but they failed to find it out.
Really?
It's unreasonable.
They told me that
maybe Xu Guo was not born in China,
but it's also very common.
We spent much time finding out this thing, but we find nothing out at last.
If I go to watch a drama with you,
it seems that I'll suffer a great loss.
I owe you a favor, OK?
Then I can return it
with all my remaining years.
Let's go.
Xu Lang.
He is sleeping.
He is sleeping?
Yeah.
Let me carry him back.
They had played for long
and just fell asleep.
Let him sleep.
Just carry him back after he sleeps soundly.
Are you anxious to leave?
I want to give you something.
Wait for me for a while.
Why do you have it?
Auntie had taken away all the remaining things,
and I kept this drawing..
I thought I won't see it anymore.
I should ask auntie to throw away all the things
to give you a lesson.
I was wrong.
Remember not to place such an important thing casually
in the future.
Otherwise, you will feel regretful after it's missing.
Do you remember?
I see.
Don't hold it. It's heavy.
How will you thank me?
Mom,
what are you doing?
I want to visit John.
You're awake.
I want to visit John.
OK. I'll take you back home to visit John.
Yeah.
Take this.
Just leave it here.
I'm careless,
so I'll entrust all my important things to you in the future.
I'm leaving.
Good night.
Doudou, bye-bye.
See you.
Father mouse goes back home with it
and holds a wedding ceremony for it at once.
At last, they always have a happy life.
OK,
it's time to sleep.
Mom,
I also feel very happy.
Why?
My favorite mom lives with me,
and my best friend lives next door.
I really want to have such a life
and don't want to change it forever.
It's time to sleep.
Even if you know his contact information,
he won't sell this book to you, either.
Didn't I explain to you clearly?
I dislike people who always pester me like you.
An An,
can you do me a favor?
Can I have that recording pen?
So you'd better be honest
if you break someone else's things.
Maybe what you lose
is very important to the other party.
You must still miss her very much.
You should miss her very much.
Here is the thing.
Every question is wrong.
Xu Lang, our Guoguo will laugh.
Listen.
When she laughs,
her eyes are like you.
We will be back next month.
Will you come to pick us up?
Really want to see you soon.
We really miss you.
We look forward to seeing you.
Every answer is not clear.
Where do I get lost?
Me that you always love.
Tell her that I'm also looking for her.
Tell her the second time of love is looking for her, too.
Is the drama we watched just now good?
I had watched it a few years ago,
but as times goes,
I have totally different feelings now.
Do you really want to ask me about it?
You can directly ask me what you want to know.
Why do you ask me
to find out the birth certificate of Xu Guo?
I returned to China because of Xu Lang.
I want to apologize to him
and hope that he can forgive me,
but the thing goes beyond my imagination.
After all, my leaving greatly harmed him back then.
I even didn't give him a chance to say goodbye to me.
Maybe he couldn't forgive me,
so he married another woman,
built a new family
and had a new life soon.
Do you know what?
I bet with myself.
I made a bet at the cost of my career.
I left Xu Lang
and went to the UK
before I finished
my successive postgraduate and doctoral courses.
I thought
I gave up love,
but love wouldn't give up me,
so I can't accept
the current result.
Even if I fail,
I must know
why I fail.
You didn't want to leave.
Why did you leave at last?
I deserved the offer of the UK,
so I must go.
My professor told me that
each of us
may set goals for ourselves,
and most of these goals meet the expectations that
others and society have for us.
Therefore, top student,
you mean,
even I don't know what I want,
but you know it.
I don't know it, either.
I only know
what you don't want.
Go on.
We are one.
We ain't two.
You don't want to go back to the UK again,
but you don't want to immerse yourself in the harm that Xu Lang refuses you, either.
You don't want to recall the past,
but you don't want to do nothing confusedly, either.
You don't want to blame yourself
and make an apology ceaselessly,
but you don't want to admit that you were wrong, either.
In a word,
you don't want to be left alone.
On such a night,
with such background music,
it seems that all your words make sense
in such a car.
Just coax young girls
in this way.
Yilin,
if you want to learn the truth,
I can find out what on earth happened to Xu Lang
five years ago
and whether Xu Guo is the natural daughter of Xu Lang or not.
How do you know it?
It's not important,
but you must promise me
to forget the past
and be yourself again
after finding out everything.
Now only I
can help you.
Why?
Why do you help me?
You know the reason.
I want you to say it again.
Because I like you.
Uncle Liang,
I put drinks here.
OK. Thank you. Thank you.
Stop that, OK?
Your arm hasn't healed yet.
Let me do it.
OK, come on.
You really don't treat me as an outsider.
OK.
OK, let me work as your hand,
and you stand still here, OK?
Well, my hand,
- come over. - What do you want me to do?
Come on.
Move this billiard table outside for me.
I give up communicating with you.
An An.
Chief Editor Qin.
Why are you here?
I happened to have a meeting beside
and know that you're busy here,
so I specially come to meet you.
I have a piece of good news.
Do you hear of this activity?
Of course.
Now any creative industry
is hot.
Creative New Force?
CNF which is held every four years.
I had heard of it when I was a student.
All comic originators
hope that they can cooperate with
the world-renowned designers in this grand ceremony.
Through brand linkage,
their works will be able to
be promoted as the world-renowned IP.
Why didn't you ask me to sign up for it for you?
We dared not.
Be confident.
Can we really have a chance to win?
The organizer of this activity
is a new public relations company,
which is just registered in Shanghai.
It's an overseas company.
As a new company
which doesn't know the domestic market,
it doesn't want to miss any good writer
and work,
so it doesn't set any threshold.
Of course, even so,
I still think it's better to recommend it to CNF
in the name of Daxi,
but now the only problem is that
I think highly of "Pet Lovers",
but it's not a work
which will be strongly recommended by Daxi Comics next.
Now Daxi Comics
is in such an important transformation period,
so executives
are very cautious about the works that
will be recommended to CNF.
But you still feel hopeful that we shall win,
right?
I can only tell you that I'll try my best.
Even so, we're really
very grateful to you.
We all know that the exhibition
will be the first link of every CNF Carnival.
Excellent comics images
and works will be exhibited.
On the day of the exhibition,
designers and executives of major brands
will go to bid for and buy the works on spot.
That is, the intention of cooperation of brand linkage
will be established in this way.
I'll try to show your works
in this exhibition.
Chief Editor Qin,
thank you very much.
Thank you for always helping us a lot.
I cherish such excellent writers
as you very much,
so you must try your best.
I still have something to do, so I'm leaving.
If I have any news, I'll tell you.
Bye-bye.
Take care.
Bye-bye.
Take care.
You shouldn't
put your fate
in others hands.
Uncle Liang,
what do you mean?
Aren't you happy for us?
I just tell you the truth.
Don't you feel hopeful that
we will win?
It depends on you.
I'm confident of it.
He-he.
An An,
Uncle Liang laughs at you.
Laugh at you.
Don't rock the boat.
Uncle Liang,
give me some advice.
Young girl,
what you need is lessons
but not advice.
An An,
your past world
is not a real world.
In your world,
you're excellent,
but it doesn't mean anything.
Only the outside world is a real one,
and there are countless masters inside,
so you should be ready to
compete with many writers
who are more capable and excellent than you.
Of course,
failure doesn't mean anything, either.
It's a good thing.
Do you understand?
I don't fully understand.
But I've born
so many life tests.
It's not a big deal.
Your life just starts.
Congratulations.
Well,
the last two ones.
I've finished.
Lady,
what else can I help you?
Nothing.
Nothing. Nothing.
Thank you.
Are you so kind to all the women?
No.
I'm only so kind to you.
Well, that Little,
-Little... -What?
Shen Yilin.
She did so many things to hurt An An,
but you still haven't broken with her
but practice kendo, dine
and have a pleasant talk with her.
You still have a good relationship.
They're two different things.
You and I are friends,
and she and I are also friends, right?
As a man,
I shouldn't be angry with her about it.
I really can't understand you men.
Now that she did many evil deeds,
we shouldn't forgive her.
OK,
you're right, OK?
Women are
all right,
right?
May-maybe.
Well...
You... You...
Well, what happened?
Chief Editor Lou,
I think I'm really capable of
taking part in CNF
on behalf of "Extraordinary Comics."
Wang Lei,
I know
you're always ambitious,
and you're popular now.
However, you just sign a contract with our "Extraordinary Comics,"
and you just start to serialize your works now.
You can't surpass Dawang
in terms of the amount of fans and attention.
But I've published the separate edition
with Master Qingshan in Canada.
You're right,
but it's published in the name of
Dawang Studio.
The cooperation between you and Master Qingshan
indeed has a large influence in this circle,
but it's useless
outside this circle.
But I believe that
the ultimate idea of CNF
is to seek and cultivate
potential new writers.
If these writers gather together,
they will form a huge social network,
which quires young
and vital new blood.
Dawang...
Wang Lei, you're right.
As an old writer,
Dawang is indeed not young,
but given this,
we should give her this chance
for CNF which is held every four years,
because she deserves it,
right?
Let's talk about it some other day.
Mr. Yu!
Ms. Dawang, long time no see.
What do you want?
Coffee.
Newly purchased coffee. Have a taste.
Please.
Do you borrow a wrench back?
Why did you spend so much time in borrowing it?
You really can't do anything well.
Auntie.
Zhong Linsu?
Weren't you imprisoned?
Why are you here?
Go now.
Otherwise, I'll call the police.
Auntie, don't say so.
I was indeed imprisoned,
but I have
come out.
I just had a fight
but didn't do anything serious.
Wasn't it serious?
The one who was beaten by you almost died.
It was serious.
Now he is still alive
but just walks with difficulty.
I've paid for it
by being imprisoned these years.
What's more,
I did so on the spur of the moment
for Wang Lei back then.
I loved her too much.
I beg you.
Don't love her anymore. Just let her off.
Knowing you is the worst thing for my daughter,
our family this life.
Go now. Don't come anymore.
Just disappear from now on.
Go now. Go now.
- Go! Go! - Auntie,
don't be excited, OK?
This time I come to
ask you about where Lei is.
If you tell me where I can find her,
I'll leave immediately.
I won't tell you.
Go now. Go now.
Go now. Go now. Go now.
Hurry up.
Well,
if so, I can only stay here to wait for her.
Anyway, she will come back to meet you sooner or later.
Well, you're so...
Hey, honey,
have you ever seen such a fruit?
The next-door fruit stand
purchases it from the South.
How to eat it?
Listen.
You can't send such good fruits
to Shanghai for Wang Lei again.
Do you hear me?
Uncle, long time no see.
Don't call me uncle.
Why are you here?
Get away!
Don't be furious.
You're old. It's bad for your body.
I...
What do you want to do?
Listen.
If you come here again, I'll kill you.
Do you believe?
Yes.
Go now.
I absolutely believe your words.
If you didn't always beat your wife and daughter
after getting drunk before,
Wang Lei wouldn't
go to find me often.
Without you,
Wang Lei and I wouldn't go together.
Today I must kill you.
Shut up.
Today I must kill you.
Get away!
OK,
I'm leaving now.
Wang Lei is in Shanghai, right?
Thank you.
Stop!
I know. I...
Stop!
Come back!
Today I...
I must kill you. I...
Stop that.
I must give Zhong Linsu
a lesson.
Oh, no.
He will go to Shanghai to meet Wang Lei.
Don't worry.
Mr. Yu will help her.
But Wang Lei doesn't want Mr. Yu
to know her previous things.
Mr. Yu is so kind to Wang Lei at ordinary times,
so he will absolutely help her.
Really?
Well, are you a fool?
Wang Lei is an adult.
She should be responsible for her own business.
Zhong Linsu almost beat the man to death
for Wang Lei,
so he must owe a lot of
hospitalization expenses and medical fee.
He comes to ask us for the money.
Which of us can give him the money, you or me?
Wang Lei
can depend on such an influential man as Mr. Yu,
so she must be luckier than us.
But...
Shut, shut up!
You wanted to stop Wang Lei from going to Shanghai before,
but you failed.
Now that she left, we shouldn't interfere in her business.
She can deal with it herself.
But we should tell Wang Lei that
Zhong Linsu will go to Shanghai to look for her at least.
No need.
Now that she ran away from home
and was with such a man,
it serves her right
for being badgered now.
Listen.
You can't tell it to her behind my back.
Do you hear?
Leave her alone.
Mr. Yu.
If what you will say is not important,
don't tell me.
I've packed up my things,
but I still need some time to find a house.
It's none of my business,
so you don't need to explain to me.
Mr. Yu,
can't you really forgive me again?
I had forgiven you once before.
You always call me Mr. Yu.
Do you really treat me
as Mr. Yu?
You've lied to me
and done things that hurt you and me over and over again.
Now you want me to forgive you.
I know I was wrong.
I really know I was wrong.
Wang Lei, do you know
why I have to send you to Dawang Studio
for exercise even if I know
you're so excellent?
I know.
You don't know.
You don't know it at all.
Do you know you're nearly ruined
by your self-approbation advantages?
I'm your teacher,
so I thought I should be responsible for you.
I didn't want to give up you easily,
but now I find that
I can't shoulder such a heavy responsibility.
Mr. Yu,
am I not excellent and good enough?
No.
It's because you've lost your basic principles
and bottom line in doing things.
As an old writer,
Dawang is indeed not young,
but given this,
we should give her this chance
for CNF which is held every four years,
because she deserves it.
Hello.
Is that reporter of Original Vanguard?
I'm Wang Lei.
I want to disclose Dawang's things to you.
Are you interested in them?
You shouldn't
put your fate
in others' hands.
Only the outside world is a real one,
and there are countless masters inside,
so you should be ready to
compete with many writers
who are more capable and excellent than you.
Of course, failure doesn't mean anything, either.
It's a good thing.
What are you doing?
I'm running in the fitness center.
Why do you come here?
I come to run.
When do you start to run?
I'm always a woman who loves sports.
OK, let' run together.
What's the matter? Go ahead.
How do you know it?
What's the matter?
What, what happens?
Help!
Lift your foot. Lift.
Take care.
Step here. Step here.
Do you really love sports?
It seems that sport doesn't love you.
Tell me what the matter is.
Do you hear of CNF?
Yes.
Creative New Force.
Why do you know everything?
But I don't know you love sports.
It digresses from our topic, uncle.
CNF.
What's wrong?
In your opinion,
should I try to take part in it?
Why not?
But Uncle Liang said...
Uncle Liang said that you will fail.
He also said...
He also said that it will be a good thing.
Well, why do you know everything?
Do you have a special ability?
Yes.
It's a joke.
When I sent things to the coffee shop
for Uncle Liang this morning,
he told it to me.
What do you think?
Uncle Liang had told you how you should do.
I won't.
Are you a fool?
He had said that it'll be a good thing.
Why won't you go?
You old men are not decisive.
Come to the point.
In my opinion,
you should go.
Just have a try.
It is easier said
than done.
Now I don't have anything good
to show.
It's not the Star Comics Award
but CNF.
You will really show your works
for those picky designers to bid.
They will evaluate
the work I cherish at will.
Then it may be sold at a low price.
If so, I'll feel sad for it.
Long long time ago.
Long long time ago,
there were no men.
Do you really tell me such a story that happened a long time ago?
How about finding a place
for having a good chat?
Listen to me first.
Do you know how meat-eating dinosaurs
train their cubs?
Dinosaurs?
Are the dinosaurs you mentioned
herbivorous dinosaurs
or meat-eating ones?
You, you can ask Yu Doudou this question.
He may know it.
Listen to me.
What did I say?
I think of it.
Meat-eating dinosaurs always
directly leave their cubs that
have never left their nests in the wild.
In the beginning, those cubs
were afraid of those herbivorous dinosaurs,
but they find that
they stand at the top of the food chain
before long.
Got it?
I see.
You mean,
if I take part in this CNF,
I'll meet more powerful rivals.
You've never taken part
in such a competition,
so you don't know
your status and rank
in this industry.
Just take part in it to enrich your experience.
Whether you will fail or win,
it'll be good for you, right?
We yearn for and are loath to leave our cozy nests,
but we will leave them
sooner or later.
We need to accept new challenges
and face new rivals.
By then, we will find
how ignorant we were
and how weak our rivals were.
It's time to show myself.