Second Time is a Charm
Episode 45
Excuse me?
Get up.
You ruin the beautiful morning.
Elder brother, you are almost sixty.
Don't you feel ashamed?
Stop bullying me.
Let me sleep for a while.
Well,
be serious.
Comics Coffee Shop will open tomorrow.
I need you, a strong man,
to finish it with us.
I'm warning you.
Don't sit on my bed.
Before I wake up,
I may do something immoral.
You're in danger. Do you know?
Now that you need my help,
what will you pay me for that?
Well, kiss me, OK?
I wonder if
a punch will work better.
Don't make noise.
Let me sleep for a while.
How poor I am!
Your dad is calling you.
Dad.
As expected, you haven't got up.
Your mom really knows you well.
No. No. No.
My girlfriend asked me to get up.
Girlfriend?
Happiness comes in a sudden.
You're talking big.
Where is she?
Show us.
OK. I'll show you.
Xiulan,
come on.
Dou you want to see Yuhao's girlfriend?
Really?
Coming.
Let me have a look.
Hello.
Can you tell me your name?
She is Qiu Tian.
Qiu Tian.
It sounds great.
I remember it when I first hear it.
Hello, uncle, aunt.
Hello. Hello.
Did you two
have a good time last night?
Last night?
No.
I just came this morning.
I wasn't here last night.
Nothing happened between him and me.
Well, you shouldn't say that.
We did nothing.
What's the weather like in Shanghai?
It begins to get cold.
Qiu Tian,
come to Singapore when you're free.
It's nice weather here.
It's sunny every day.
Yes.
It's sunny every day in Singapore.
Dad,
don't talk nonsense.
If you want to talk with her,
I'll forward her WeChat number to you.
You can talk with her on WeChat.
OK.
OK. Bye.
Why are you still kneeling?
Stand up.
You.
What are you doing?
You know it.
Why are you so nervous?
Certainly I'm nervous.
I didn't dress well.
I dress casually
as I have to clean up the coffee shop,
I didn't wash my hair and is in a mess,
but you let me see your parents.
Stand up. Stand up.
Gosh. Gosh.
Well. Stand up.
You're the most beautiful every day,
OK?
- OK? - Nonsense.
It's too exciting.
Did it happen too fast?
Yes.
I didn't feel it clearly.
Yes.
Shall we...
We...
Shall we...
Well, forget it.
No, my legs. Legs.
Boss is coming.
Boss.
Don't call me like that naturally
in the same way as Lei does.
When will you stop?
Change it, OK?
No.
Lei told us to call you like that,
so you'll take all the responsibility.
What a friend!
You shirk responsibility.
Where is Lei?
He has been busy dealing with things of Daxi
with others this week,
so I let him have a break..
Boss,
here is the entry list from Daxi Comics
for Creative New Force.
Please have a look.
No more?
I've read it.
An An isn't in it.
So many things.
What happened?
Why does she sit still?
Because of Creative New Force.
You've come just at the right moment.
Uncle Liang.
Someone comes to help me.
Come on. Carry things in.
OK. OK. OK.
Come on.
I'll help.
Thank you.
Don't bother. Don't bother.
Leave it to me. Carry them in.
Come on.
Well, please roll up your sleeves.
OK.
Uncle Liang,
be careful.
Where to hang this picture?
I'll
check it later.
On the east wall.
Put it on the ground.
I'll deal with it later.
OK. I'll put it here.
OK.
Sir,
please move
the flowers back later.
OK. Leave it to me.
Well,
Uncle Liang gave us what he cherishes most.
Here is another one.
Another one.
OK.
Uncle Liang, is it OK to put the flowers here?
No.
Not here.
I told him before.
Just put it there.
Don't bother.
OK, I'll put it aside.
It's disgusting.
Do you know?
Do you envy?
Uncle Liang, it's different after we clean it.
Sure.
Uncle Liang, what would you like to drink?
Well, water.
We have good coffee and juice here.
Would you like to try?
I can't. Just water.
Wait a minute.
Well, press for me.
My back aches,
especially my shoulders.
Here.
Here you are.
Thanks.
Where is she?
An An.
Xiaoyao sent you the noodles, right?
You even can tell that.
Because her takeout boxes
are very special.
And I guess she'll
come to see you.
You came here one after another
as if I'm a lonely old woman.
Don't say that.
You really enjoy her cold noodles in sauce. Look at your mouth.
Well.
The noodles are delicious.
Dawang...
If you're here
to comfort me,
forget it.
No.
I'm here for advice.
What?
I want to ask you
why you can
innovate in your new works
while continue your own style.
Which answer do you want to hear,
the perfunctory one or the real one?
Both. I'm really curious.
The former one is that
I'm a genius.
How about the latter?
There is actually no shortcut
for any creation.
Only when we stick to creating
can the quantitative change lead to the qualitative change,
and finally we know how to choose
and learn the skills.
Are you talking about basic skills?
Actually, I really liked comics
later than you.
I learned art because I didn't do well in
academic subjects.
Later
I really like it.
I remember the first
comics studio
I pursued was
CLAMP.
Tokyo Babylon.
When I think back on it,
actually
I didn't understand many things.
I just like that style.
I just pursued them all the way
and then liked Master Aoyama.
Finally,
I found my own style.
Is this a very difficult process?
For me, yes.
Because I was born at a different time.
Comics wasn't considered
to be decent enough.
Back then,
it wasn't a craft,
not to mention that
I was regarded as an author
and cartoonist engaging in
creative industry.
It was unimaginable that
we were considered
star idols like now.
And you're
born in a good time
and talented.
Few authors have their own creative style
when they were at your age.
Many of them found it
step by step.
This is the first time you have praised me.
Do I have to say that?
After you were absent from the final of the Star Comics Award,
I still recruited you to Dawang Studio.
That was my attitude to you.
I feel grateful for that.
Don't say that
to me.
No.
You don't know what I went through back then.
As you're my idol,
your recognition means a lot to me.
If you know
what I've done to you,
maybe you won't think that.
What do you mean?
An An, do you want to know
why you met so many difficulties
in participating in the Star Comics Award,
why so many things happened
when you joined my studio
and why you always fell on hard time?
Wang Lei,
what are you doing stealthily?
An An,
did you just follow me?
How ridiculous you are!
Why should I do that?
I just came out of Dawang Studio.
I'm going there
to get my parcel.
Really?
I suggest you come in the daytime.
There are many alleys and few lights here.
I'm afraid it's dangerous for you
to walk alone at night as you've done so many bad things.
What do you mean?
You know what I mean.
Don't you know you've done
so many bad things?
Should I tell you?
I just want to win.
I don't care if I'll hurt others.
You know it. So what?
God.
How shameless you are!
But
if you're not capable,
you wouldn't make it just by means.
But different from others,
this time CNF
is unprecedentedly just
and horribly difficult.
It won't work
if you look down on
your opponents like before.
Do you know?
You didn't even make it to the opening ceremony.
How dare you say that to me!
I will.
I'll make it.
I don't mind
paying all to win this time.
But different from you,
I have the bottom line
and won't hurt others.
Don't pose nobly.
I'm nobler than you.
And I've got a bunch
of little fellows to fight with.
I don't envy your cheap friendship.
No need.
Stay in your world alone.
But I want to warn you, Wang Lei.
You won as I didn't know that
you acted in the dark.
But now that we're fighting openly,
you won't get a good chance.
How unlucky Yu is
as you love him!
What happens between Mr. Yu and I
has nothing to do with you.
Surely
it does.
He is Doudou's dad.
I won't
let you hurt him.
Let go.
Girls,
why don't you go home
and still wander here?
What do you want to do?
Well.
What do you want to do?
You know that.
Wait. Wait.
Don't move. I'm fierce.
Keep to the side.
An An, give them the money.
That's good.
It was dark that
I didn't find you're
so beautiful.
How about...
What are you doing?
Make friends.
Are you crazy?
Brother told us to be gentle to her.
Got it?
Don't.
An An, run.
An An, go. Turn to policemen for help.
No, you...
Wang Lei.
Go now.
It's a misunderstanding.
You...
Chase her.
Wang Lei, stop.
Wang Lei.
You naughty girl. Well.
Don't run.
Wang Lei.
Stop.
You can do nothing for me.
Wang Lei.
Wang Lei, stop.
Stop.
Yu.
What's the matter, An An?
Hurry up.
Go to help Wang Lei.
What's wrong with her?
Follow me.
Over there.
Stop.
This is Wang Lei I know.
This is Wang Lei I love.
You were chased all over the street by a drunk
when you were a kid
and could hide nowhere but my house.
Wang Lei.
How is it?
I've called the policeman.
You two go along the road for policemen.
I'll look for her in alleys.
Be careful.
I see.
You, too. Let's go.
Go.
Wang Lei.
Zhong Linsu, you bastard.
I asked you to invite her,
but she is hurt.
What did you do?
Linsu, you said...
Do you want to die?
How dare you talk back!
Stand guard.
Go now.
You, too.
Go.
Lei,
are you OK? I scared you.
The two young man
didn't act properly.
I apologize for them.
Sorry.
Don't touch me.
Zhong Linsu,
what do you want?
I gave you money, but you didn't take it.
You're sending someone to follow me now.
OK.
Fight with me face to face.
The two young men
are no match for me.
Lei,
don't be angry.
Yes, it's my fault.
But
I was in prison for you for so many years.
Finally, I was free
and came to meet you in Shanghai,
but what you did to me
is really unbearable.
If you continue making trouble for me like this,
I'll only be worse to you.
You know it. I'll never yield to force.
Look at how you treat me.
Are you changing you mind to me?
I see.
Because of Mr. Yu, right?
What's his name?
Yu Feifan.
Wang Lei.
He looks refined,
but he cheats you.
OK.
I promise
I won't disturb you later.
I'll go straight to him
and kill him.
Linsu,
can you don't be so impulsive?
I can't.
I can spend another
a few years in the jail for you.
If you want to do something for me,
can you do what I say?
You promised
to make me happy,
right?
Yes.
But
do you think
you can do it now?
I...
Now only Yu Feifan can.
If we want to take root in Shanghai,
we need someone to support us,
and he can do that.
But...
Linsu,
certainly I want to go with you now.
We'll get married
and have our own children.
And then what?
Should our children lead a poor life
like us before?
I've had enough of it.
I don't want to repeat it.
But now Yu Feifan can help us.
And it's
the most critical moment in my career.
One step further and I will succeed
So you must promise
to listen to me.
Lei.
Promise, OK?
We will have a good life in the future.
OK.
I'll listen to you for everything.
Wang Lei.
Hurry up.
Linsu.
Linsu,
someone is coming.
Who?
Shall we fight with him?
Linsu, what to do?
Stand aside. What're you doing?
Wang Lei.
Mr. Yu.
Wang Lei.
Lei,
are you crazy?
Why?
Are you all right?
Linsu,
do you trust me?
Linsu. Linsu.
The policemen are coming. Go now.
Linsu., go.
Go, Linsu.
Go.
Go now, Linsu.
Mr. Yu.
Wang Lei.
What's wrong with you?
Well.
Wang Lei.
What happened?
Wang Lei, you...
Hold on.
Dawang, how is it?
Did they catch anyone?
They're still investigating.
How about An An?
Don't worry.
She was taken a statement.
How is Wang Lei?
She is still in operation.
How could this happen?
Don't be too nervous.
Wait for the doctor's answer.
OK.
I'm all right.
I mean it.
Shall I go to stay with you?
No need.
I have to hang up. Someone else is calling me.
Bye.
OK. I'll hang up.
Tell me if anything happens.
Did you get it?
Hello.
Where are you?
Well,
on the street.
Yu Feifan called me.
I just went to the police station,
but they told me you left after the statement.
I just left there.
Well, then
where are you now?
Well,
I don't know.
If so,
is there any obvious
sign near you?
Here is
a pink carousel next to me.
Well, me too.
I can't see you.
Where are you?
Well. Which horse are you riding?
Did you get hurt?
That's fine.
I'll send you home.
I never doubted it.
Why can't sweetness be more than busyness?
I haven't whispered enough to you.
When was the door closed?
Every problem is a mistake.
Obviously you won't
answer me again.
It turns out that my pure care
is the most ridiculous stubbornness.
Every answer is not clear.
Where did I lose myself?
Tell me, you've loved all the time.
I am also looking for her.
I become familiar with the coma when dropping to the bottom of a valley.
I come to myself in situ where my pain appears again and again.
I dust and lookup
for the exit in the cloudy day.
A lot of reasons to walk away.
Many similar things happen.
No matter patient I am, I can't accept
the helpless result.
Mr. Yu.
Don't move. Lie down.
Don't get up.
Does it still hurt?
Much better
How is An An?
She is alright.
She has been sent back.
Did they catch the gangster?
Not yet.
The monitor can't capture
what happened in the alley.
But the policemen said that
according to the escaping route,
they can basically lock in
the gangster's hiding area.
When you feel better tomorrow,
the policemen will take a statement from you.
Mr. Yu,
can I still keep up with
the opening ceremony of CNF?
You also know that
the brands and authors will be signed on the same day in the exhibition.
If the authors don't go, it's considered abstention.
Wang Lei,
in such case,
you even still think about CNF.
Mr. Yu,
I let you down,
right?
I said before that
I worked hard to prove it to you,
but you probably always think that
I really want to succeed
in one step,
right?
Isn't it?
In fact,
I wasn't so annoying before.
I could also lie on the bed in the student dormitory,
look at the ceiling
and feel how lucky I was.
But for me,
there's so little time
to do so many things.
Though
I'm excellent,
it is worthless here.
Those who don't work harder than me
grow faster and better than me.
I was really flustered
when I met you.
I really want to prove to you that
I can succeed.
You're wrong.
I don't want to see
what you consider success.
So what is it?
When you can figure out
the answer to this question,
you will really grow up
and be really fearless inside.
Take a good rest.
Call me if anything happens.
Mr. Yu.
Are you still angry with me?
Wang Lei, tell me.
Do I know
all of it?
What?
What you did to An An.
She told me
you saved her tonight,
so I want to give you another chance.
I want you to tell me personally
if you're still hiding anything bad
you did from me.
If you say no,
I'll trust it.
But if I find out later that
you're hiding something from me,
we won't meet again.
Answer me.
Go forward
and then go down.
There is a beautiful stream.
You can go to have a look.
No.
Really?
OK.
I trust you.
When you get well,
we'll start from scratch.
I'll still be your teacher.
Wang Lei, you have to believe that
no matter how unfairly
you were treated in the world,
I want you to really be good.
Take a good rest.
I'll come to see you tomorrow.
See you, Mr. Yu.
Why?
I surrender.
I was wrong.
Me, too.
You know what?
When Yu Feifan called me,
I was so scared.
I was afraid that something would happen to you.
I don't want to feel like this anymore.
Sorry
to worry you.
It isn't the point.
I promise
I'll tell you my experience,
but will you give me any time?
OK.
You know what?
Actually, I want to prove my heart
and apologize to you,
but I don't know
how to do it.
Well,
I have a good idea.
OK. Tell me.
Comic Coffee Shop will hold a cosplay party.
It doesn't sound great.
Your dress is up to Doudou,
Guoguo and me.
What?
You said you want to apologize.
OK.
Promise?
I promise
in the name of lawyer.
OK?
That's more like it.
So
Now you know my heart.
That's what girls want.
I'm convinced.
That's right.
OK.
Go back and rest.
Good night.
What?
Shameless, right?
Xu Lang.
Gosh.
Good night.
Mom.
My dad driven you out?
Well,
no.
I ran away from home.
All right. Sleep here tonight.
I'll drive you back tomorrow morning.
I'll go back tomorrow morning
to pick up Guoguo.
It's too late
when I left today and she was asleep.
I didn't want to wake her up.
It was angry outburst.
You'll get over it after a sleep.
You still act in an unhurried manner.
Do you want to know
why I quarreled with your dad?
I can guess it.
Fine. Drink this glass of water and go to bed early.
We quarreled for you.
I made you two quarrel
and you run away from home.
I don't want that.
Sleep now.
I must send you back.
Like a bunch of cotton,
no matter what I do,
you'll never respond.
Mom, enjoy the life
with my dad.
Don't quarrel for me.
Do you want to know why?
I know why.
If so, tell me what you think.
You won't be satisfied
with my answer,
so I won't bother telling you.
I'm old enough.
You don't have to
worry about me.
I can deal with my own business.
And you know
what I am.
No one, including you,
can change
my decision.
I promise that
I will take good care of Guoguo
and provide for you and dad.
That's enough.
Xu Lang, I believe you will take care of Guoguo
and you won't ignore
your dad and me
when we are old.
But how about yourself,
your life and your happiness?
Don't lower your social status randomly.
But only you think single father
means lowering social status.
I don't think that.
Mom, I just need a little space.
Can't you satisfy me with
this simple requirement?
Besides,
it's my own business.
I don't want you to interfere in it.
What?
I'm your mom.
You still try to convince me with that after so many years.
Xu Lang,
I know you blame me,
but I want to tell you that
no matter what happens
in the future,
I won't ignore you
Neither I nor anyone else
blame you.
You can't make yourself get rid of it.
You can't let it go.
We've made such a big mistake.
Can you learn anything from it?
Have an early rest.
An An,
do me a favor.
It happens all the time.
You're the best.
Thanks.
Mr. Yu.
Women's instincts are always right.
Let go.
Never on your life.
Wang Lei, you've had a long day.
I do it every day.
I can tell the good
from the bad easily.
An An,
why don't you help Wang Lei?
Damn it.
Mr. Yu. Mr. Yu.
Mr. Yu,
do you think it is great?
Yes.
You're getting better, Wang Lei.
But men are different,
especially Yu Feifan.