Second Time is a Charm
Episode 15
I usually ask you
to get along with your colleagues.
Don't make a hasty last-minute effort
until there is a problem.
Can you say something useful?
I regret a lot.
Take a bite.
Now I
have nothing
and can't do anything well.
Is What Wu Bai said right?
I, an old aunt,
will be eliminated by the times.
Where is that girl
who was favored by everyone,
bright, talented and pretty
at university?
Be careful what you say, OK?
We're the same age.
You're old, but I am not.
I'll always be eighteen.
OK.
You're always eighteen.
Eighteen-year-old beauty,
don't have ice cream, OK?
Help me find
where I can get
the valuable "Harry Potter" series printed first
with the author's signature.
When there're no other colleagues in your company,
I can invite a computer master
to repair your computer for you, OK?
It's not serious. Don't worry.
No.
Dawang is very cautious about her manuscripts.
If she knows I allow
an outsider to enter our studio,
I'll be driven out.
Moreover,
anyhow I have to solve this problem.
I don't try hard
to find this book only to
let Tim help me repair my computer.
Anyhow,
I need to find a chance
to apologize to him sincerely.
Well, stop talking.
Let me search for you, OK?
Thank you, eighteen-year-old woman.
What are you doing?
It's impossible to find
those rare goods at domestic second-hand platforms.
I have to check for you
in foreign auction websites.
You're awesome.
This one.
Transaction closed.
Let me see.
The transaction failed.
Why?
Well, wait.
Many people bid for it,
but none of them won the deal.
The book wasn't sold.
The seller closed the transaction.
Why?
Darling,
do you have that kind of friend?
What do you want to do?
Help me
search the IP address
when the seller was making the transaction.
What if I can get it?
What if the seller is Chinese?
What if he is in China?
What if he is close to me?
What if he is right next door?
Stop daydreaming.
Even if you're as lucky as you say,
he released this transaction five years ago.
Even if we can find the seller,
the book may not exist.
It's hard for me to find it.
I have to try.
I can't give up.
Please, eighteen-year-old woman.
Please.
OK. OK.
I'll try my best,
but don't be too hopeful.
You have to get Plan B.
There's only a few days before the deadline.
I get Plan B.
If there is no other choice,
I have to redraw it on Xiaoyao's computer.
But I need to find this book for Tim.
OK.
These are two different things.
I'm always indifferent.
My mind is hard to understand.
I miss you extremely.
I can't figure out love all the time.
You tire me.
I know the wine is strong after getting drunk.
Senior.
There are also two or three excuses.
You came so late.
I ran into a bunch of goblins on the road.
Are you afraid of goblins?
You're so mighty.
Let me order a cup of wine for you to help you get it over.
I drove here, so I can't drink.
This is all the material.
I prepared it well. Help me check.
OK, have you made clear
the procedures?
I could deal with
the complicated trial.
These are a piece of cake.
So people have to be forced
to start businesses
after 30 years old.
To be honest, I don't know whether my idea
of opening a law firm myself is right or wrong.
Senior, don't say that.
You were omnipotent before.
Right?
Are there any difficulties you can't overcome?
If there are,
it means you're careless.
I can't help you, either.
Moreover,
there should be no problem for you
to return to your copyright cause, your strength.
What a bad friend
you are!
I hope so.
OK. If you don't have any problem,
in two days, I'll sort out the material
and sign a contract with Yu Feifan's studio.
Then he'll be your first big client.
What's the matter?
Why are you looking at me?
It's
so kind
of you.
Do you know your consulting fees?
Let me figure out for you.
When you were in Germany,
you earned 500 euros an hour.
Since I had an accident to now,
you've almost spent over 100 hours on my matters.
For 100 hours,
there is 50,000 euros in total.
I can think out
only two solutions.
First,
I'll pay you after a period of time.
Second,
read this.
If you think
I'm still a suitable partner,
sign this.
Senior,
you don't have nothing right now.
You still have a conscience.
Did you cook the noodles?
Taste.
Thank you.
Are they tasty?
Yes, so tasty.
The restaurant is not far from my home,
but I never ate here.
Maybe it doesn't
have a good location.
I don't mean that.
It doesn't matter.
Anyhow, this is not my restaurant.
By the way,
these cookies I made myself
are for you.
Do you give me the cookies you made yourself
the first time you meet me?
To pay for the noodles you cooked for me.
OK.
Then I'll accept.
It's heard you have a study on the psychology of love.
And astrolabe and tarot cards.
Let me help you practice divination, OK?
I am good at it.
Forget it.
I also have some study in this aspect.
We can talk about it when we have time.
Don't you have time now?
May I have your name?
Susan.
Susan, have you dated?
Yes.
It was a long time ago.
I dated when I was at university.
You look strange.
Do you look down on me with little love experience?
You are just in your twenties.
I am older than you.
Don't think so much
I am just wondering if my divination is accurate.
Divination?
By which did you practice divination?
You didn't use tarot cards,
nor did you know my birthday.
You don't know the five elements and the eight characters of a horoscope.
Do you have any formula?
Observe.
The sixth sense.
Then your divination isn't as accurate as mine.
Well,
you're right.
I have something to do. I'll leave.
Enjoy your noodles.
Don't you work here?
Occasionally.
Mr. Yu.
Did you make an appointment with Mr. Zhang?
The shooting of the film "How to Keep Love"
is advanced.
Mr. Zhang called us
and put we could go on negotiating
shareholding by IP rights
and all projects could also proceed as scheduled
and would not be affected by your personal affairs.
Did Mr. Zhang call us?
When?
Just now.
What else did he say?
He also said
your lawyer had talked to him about this
and shown him
the template of "Agreement on Copyright Shareholding".
My lawyer?
I don't think
I can come to you empty-handed,
so I brought this agreement
to show my sincerity.
You mean...
I've already considered it.
I'm willing to accept
the legal work of Extraordinary Studio
in the name of my law firm
rather than myself.
Your law firm?
Yes.
I would like
you to be my first client.
OK.
Congratulations.
Where is your law firm?
The specific details have not yet been set.
I'll send you an invitation personally
when the opening ceremony is fixed.
OK.
If there's anything I can do for you, just let me know.
OK, don't worry.
If there is, I'll say it out.
Read it, please.
If you have any questions,
you can call me anytime.
Thank you.
Don't need to see me out.
I'll visit you often.
OK. Bye-bye.
See you.
Please enjoy.
Thank you.
Watermelon juice.
OK.
Mom, sit for a while.
OK. It'll be done soon.
Xiaoyao.
An An.
Is this your stall?
My mom's. I help her.
Hello, aunt.
Hello. Hello.
Why are you here at this time?
I have to hurry on with my manuscript in the company.
Although my computer doesn't work,
I still need to hurry on with my manuscript.
My God.
You're so tired.
Just tell Dawang the truth.
If you tell her the truth,
she'll ask Tim to repair the computer for you.
Tim doesn't dare to go against her.
I lost my manuscript after I just came to our studio.
I'd better do something myself.
And if I tell Dawang now,
it seems I want to tell her Tim doesn't repair the computer for me
on purpose.
Our relationship is already tense.
I don't want to do that.
What if you can't submit your manuscript before the deadline?
Dawang's bad temper
is so horrible.
Then I have to take the responsibility.
I can't blame anyone for this.
Why was your manuscript lost
for no reason?
This didn't happen in the studio before.
I won't make blind and disorderly conjectures.
It's important to hurry on with my manuscript.
Miss, here is your watermelon juice.
Thank you.
How much?
15 yuan.
Don't pay. Don't pay.
We're familiar.
I'll pay you later.
OK.
Well, take two bottles of drinks.
I guess you must
work late today.
Drink this. It's refreshing.
Let me tell you something else.
The building of our studio
is quite old.
The wires are old, too.
So there're always tripping operations in case of large power consumption in summer.
If there is a tripping operation later,
don't be afraid.
Go and find the electric meter box.
Where is the electric meter box?
There's a corner
on the bottom floor of our building.
A corner.
Open the electric meter box
and push
the switch up.
The bottom floor of our building.
Yes.
Can I get there along the stairs?
Yes.
I can see an electric meter box at the corner,
open it and push the switch up.
Yes.
Don't be afraid.
OK, I got it.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
See you.
I'm leaving.
Aunt, bye-bye.
Bye-bye.
See you.
Wang Lei, are you inside?
Come in, please.
Wang Lei.
Sorry.
It doesn't matter.
I'm,
I'm here to tell you
Dawang told me she was very satisfied
with your recent performance.
She also said that with your strength,
you didn't need to be a chief assistant
and you could completely undertake a task alone.
Maybe she is dissatisfied with me
and feels embarrassed to fire me.
Anyhow,
I feel so delighted that
you're willing to change your impetuous mind,
and sit down to temper yourself.
Thank you, Mr. Yu.
Busy as you are, you still care about me.
Sure.
You're my most valued student.
I want to see the day
when you really can undertake a task alone.
Are you watching vertical comics?
Yes.
I am watching An An's vertical comics.
Those vertical comics she drew casually are so popular.
I wish I could be as excellent as her.
Wang Lei,
you need to know that you're very excellent.
Don't compare yourself with anyone else.
Just do your own thing.
OK?
Well, I won't talk more.
Go to bed early.
Mr. Yu.
Thank you.
I'm leaving.
Hello,
Dawang.
Hello, An An.
Are you in the studio?
That's good.
If not, I have to go there hurriedly.
Here is the thing.
There's a document on my desk.
In a while, somebody's going to get it.
Give it to him.
Am I so unlucky?
So useless.
What a fool I am!
Are you crazy?
Why are you frightening me purposely here?
You scared me out of my mind.
Stop yelling.
What are you doing?
It's you.
Why are you here?
I come to get a document for Yu Feifan.
Didn't Dawang tell you?
So ugly.
What, what did you say?
I mean you're so ugly.
Why?
Make it clear.
Don't do this.
There was no sound when you were walking.
Madman.
I didn't want to go up the stairs.
I couldn't use the elevator when I came.
I didn't know what happened.
How unlucky I am this week.
I was called old aunt by my colleague.
You think I am ugly.
I come to get the document
Yu Feifan asked Dawang...
I see.
Dawang told me.
Wait here
- and I'll go and get it for you. - OK.
Why did you come to get the document for Yu Feifan?
Mr. Yu is now my client.
Are you back to Xin Cheng?
Surely not.
Do you really open your own law firm?
Well.
I got the document, so I'll leave.
Don't leave. Don't leave.
Wait a moment. Wait a moment.
These cherry blossom cakes
are for you.
To celebrate you get out of trouble and restart.
You thought I was a madman.
Now you give me food.
I don't dare to take them.
You're so strange.
Qiu Tian taught me
to get along well with my colleagues in the workplace.
Yu Feifan is Dawang's Party A
and Dawang is my boss.
So just think
I am practicing.
Practice?
Do you want to get along well with your colleagues
by these?
These are cherry blossom cakes
which are popular online Qiu Tian asked her friend
to bring back from Japan.
They're tasty.
Such tasty cakes have a shelf life of only a week.
If you don't eat, they'll go bad.
How many days?
Anyhow, eat quickly after you take them back. They don't go bad.
I advise you to spend less money and more energy
on getting along well with others.
Think about what others want.
Think about whose interests you affected.
Think about why others dislike you,
a newcomer.
Think about these from others' point of view.
How, how
do you know someone dislikes me?
It's obvious.
You work overtime on the night of the weekend.
No one wants to accompany you actively here.
Are these cherry blossom cakes which are popular online?
Everyone has a portion, right?
No one eats or takes it home.
You're a real loser.
If you want to eat them, take them; if not, don't speak to me sarcastically.
OK.
I'll accept them.
For the sake of the gift you give me,
I'll tell you more. Don't feel bored.
In a workplace, an office,
no matter how attractive you are,
and no matter how many small gifts you give others,
they're not important.
What counts is your specialty.
Use your own professional level
to improve your team's work efficiency,
help your boss make money,
cause others less trouble and bring them more convenience.
If you use the way
you deal with those housewives
in kindergarten,
it's useless.
Pay attention to personal hygiene,
or all your efforts are useless.
Thank you.
I've worked overtime for two nights.
So hot.
OK. Thank you.
Quickly. Doudou.
Listen.
I kept trying to find someone to help you.
Finally, one of my friends
found the original IP address of the item
released by the seller.
Where is it?
Is it in China?
Sorry.
It's out of
your expectation.
It's a foreign IP address.
Which country?
Hello. Thailand.
Thailand.
It's not the strangest thing.
The most strangely,
many people bid for all the items that seller post,
but none of them was sold.
It's the same case
with the 50 items in total.
At last, all the transactions were closed.
And all the items
were post
in the same time five years ago.
So strange, right?
That means the seller decided to sell them,
but he was willing to sell them at last.
Probably.
So suspenseful.
Then I can't get it.
You can't blame me for this.
I think it's unlikely.
Think out another way
to let Tim forgive you.
No, it's hard to move Tim.
Moreover, the mistake I made
is not just solved by an apology.
Susan,
give me a pen.
Here you are.
Well,
I know an old store next to the University of Political Science and Law.
This old store
specializes in second-hand goods.
The boss is a returned overseas Chinese.
He might be able to help you.
I'll write you the address.
You can meet him later.
Give him my business card.
He knows me.
You should have told her early.
I just knew about it.
Thank you, Fatty.
Thank you.
What time is it now?
Quickly. It's late, Doudou.
What's the matter?
It's late for kindergarten. Quickly.
Get down now.
Slowly. Slowly.
Well, do you need me to send you there?
No need.
We're leaving.
OK.
See you.
I'm really worried about her.
Now that you have so much love,
give me some.
Now that you have so much money,
give me some.
OK.
If I have much money, I'll give you some.
But please
do me a favor.
You're
an all-round man.
What, what favor
can I do you?
No.
You're an all-round girl.
I am not kidding with you.
Indeed. Only you can help me with it.
Boss.
My name is Liang Wenjing.
Uncle Liang, hello.
Can you show me
this book?
Wait a minute.
Here you are.
Strangely,
the IP address is in Thailand. Why is the book in Shanghai?
It's not supposed to be the same book.
There won't be such a coincidence in the world.
Miss, can you
speak logically?
Uncle Liang, can you sell this book to me?
Nothing in this glass cabinet
is for sale.
Why?
Because I must get the approval of the owners.
Then give me the contact information of its owner.
I can persuade him.
I can persuade him for sure.
Well...
Even if you get his contact information,
he won't sell it to you.
What brings you here?
As expected, you come.
Uncle Liang, your favorite food.
It's still hot.
Thank you.
Is this your book?
It seems you know each other.
OK.
Have a talk. I won't disturb you.
Well, wear gloves.
Right?
Your hands are oily.
What do you want to do?
Can you sell me this book?
No.
Why?
Since you don't want to sell this book,
why do you put it in a store of second-hand goods?
It's none of your business.
Make way.
OK.
It's none of my business.
Do you think I can't afford it?
You don't have to worry about it at all.
This book
is priceless in the eyes of those
who love to collect,
but in my eyes
it is only worth the price tag behind it.
Then sell it to me.
No.
Loosen your grip.
Please.
Loosen your grip.
Please.
Sorry.
Didn't I tell you clearly?
I hate such troublesome people like you most.
This is the best office
I've found in the shortest possible time.
Though it's a little small,
it's practical
as you're just getting started, right?
Yes.
I think it's good. Just here.
Just here?
Yes.
Won't you visit other houses?
No.
I've visited over 10 ones.
My eyes. My eyes.
Look at my eyes.
What's the matter?
I have a completely new appraisal of you.
My God, man.
What's wrong?
I'm thanking you.
You're so competent.
Don't talk in such an old-fashioned way.
To be honest,
this place is good.
How did you find it?
Coincidentally,
the company of one of my former clients expanded.
He vacated here before the lease term is due,
but the property management office of the building disagreed.
They were in a hurry to find the next renter.
You happened to ask me to find a house for you.
His rent
is high.
Don't worry about the rent.
So Xu Lang really sold his house
to open this law firm.
This reminds me
of an unofficial online statistic.
The most defeated behavior in China
is to sell houses and start businesses.
It ranks first.
He doesn't spend his parents' money
or sell his parents' house.
If so, he may be a prodigal son.
Xu Lang isn't a prodigal son.
He isn't married,
so he doesn't need to consider so much.
You're even speaking for him.
Were you totally incompatible?
It wasn't that serious.
We cared about and fought against each other at most.
I know
Xu Lang well.
Five years ago,
something terrible must have happened to him,
so he has changed.
He doesn't tell us for fear that
our lives may be affected.
But sometimes
I feel so guilty
as I can't help him
though we're so close.
I just ask you about it casually.
Don't,
don't be that serious.
Then I'll treat you to dinner later.
Go.
Miss Li.
Are you two satisfied with our house type?
So satisfied. We'll rent this house.
Then let's sign a contract.
OK.
Well, let me see.
Uncle Liang, sorry.
Why do you apologize to me?
Because I really don't know what to say.
Then have some tea.
Guangdong herbal tea. It can remove internal heat.
Why is this tea so bitter?
The bitter tea is refreshing.
Uncle Liang, am I particularly selfish?
What does that mean?
I kind of know why
Xu Lang didn't let me see that book.
But I really want him
to sell me that book
because it's important to me.
It can do me a big favor.
So I'm still vaguely complaining that
instead of keeping the pain of the past,
preventing it from being seen by others
and being unwilling to let go of the past things,
he'd better give these things
to those who need them more.
Right?
Is this idea particularly scary?
It depends.
Since my old store was established,
owners have put they will take back
the goods they put here.
So I must sell their goods
with their approval.
Did you sell any of them?
No.
The goods in my store
become more and more.
Those tapes and photos
are actually their memories.
Their owners don't want to give them up
or throw them away,
so they put them here.
But they don't want
to forget them
and are unwilling to sell them.
That's terrible.
After hearing what you said,
I think I can't even get that book.
Maybe not.
But they are expensive.
In the final analysis,
these things are actually more burdens on the future road
of their owners than treasures in their memories.
Their owners want to let them go.
They put them here
to wait for relevant people.
Then they can let them go
and go ahead.
Then it's more terrible.
I am not that relevant person.
The book owner dislikes me.
Why aren't you a relevant person?
Think.
Xu Lang only comes here once every year.
And you showed up here.
Is this fate?
Really?
Yes.
Once every year?
When he was at the University of Political Science and Law,
he often came.
And his classmate.
Lei Yuhao?
After putting
his things here
five years ago,
he's come once in a year.
He visits me,
sends me something
and thanks me.
He stayed
for over 10 minutes at most every time.
Why?
I don't know.
Maybe he has something to do.
Why is it today?
I've been looking for a new way home every day
since I owed Xu Lang money.
Although he always says nothing,
I know Xu Lang must want me
to pay back his money soon
as recently he is starting a business.
I'd better stay away from him.
An An.
It is a small world.
What a coincidence.
I've been starting a business lately.
Would you...
I'll pay you back next month for the money I owe you.
My house is on fire, so I have to go.
Would you like to attend the opening ceremony?