(My True Friend)
(Episode 6)
I love this house!
You do?
The layout is great, the place is big.
If a child stays here,
he'd grow up to be upright.
That's right. Have a seat.
Yes, please.
In my whole lifetime,
I've nothing much to be proud of except for my son.
I am really proud of him.
I want to buy this place.
Ms. Cheng has told me everything.
The price is 3.7 million dollars, right?
Yes, it is.
But you're paying for it already?
Don't you have to think about it?
Are there things you need to consider?
There's nothing to consider.
If I delay this, the house might be taken by someone else.
It's a deal!
We found an interested buyer.
I'm happy.
Thanks, Ms. Bai.
Hey, Ms. Cheng.
Did you bring the agreement?
If you did, we'll have it signed now.
I'm sorry,
I have to give my son a call first,
because the house is under his name.
He has to fly back to sign the agreement.
- Here. - I see.
Slowly.
Call him now.
I want to see your outstanding son.
- That's great. - Get going.
Ms. Li, this is the agreement.
According to the procedure,
if you're buying the house today...
you have to transfer 14,500 dollars to Ms. Bai as a deposit.
All right.
Wait, 14,500 dollars?
I came out in a hurry,
so I don't have that much money with me.
It's all right, Ms. Li.
No one brings that much money when they are out.
You just have to swipe your card at the shop later.
Bank card?
Oh, right! I have a bank card.
I forgot my bank card too.
Oh, then...
You forgot your card?
It's okay.
You can pay the deposit tomorrow.
It doesn't matter.
I've called my son.
He'll be back tomorrow.
Thanks, Ms. Bai.
I'll bring the money...
when we sign the agreement.
I'm afraid this house would be sold to someone else too.
Ms. Li, have a look at the greenhouse.
Take a look at the flowers.
I'll leave the flowers behind for you.
That's great.
Look at your smile.
Aren't you happy?
Stop it.
Just smile if you want to.
Is the agreement okay?
Aren't you excited?
Here, come in.
Ms. Bai.
Can you have more pride?
You sell houses, not your body. All right?
No one's complaining if you keep quiet.
Ms. Bai!
You're here.
- Welcome. - Hello.
Is the buyer here?
Ms. Li sent a message earlier.
She'll be here soon.
That's great.
- Please come over here. - Okay.
Hello.
- Have a seat, please. - Thanks.
Have a drink.
It's okay. Thank you, Zhen Zhen.
Do you need me to open it for you?
No, it's fine. Thank you.
Let me do it.
Okay, go.
Ms. Li, you're here!
- Yes. - Come over.
- Hello. - Hello.
Please come over.
Oh, this is Mr. Jing.
Ms. Bai's son.
- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you too.
She's the buyer.
Looks like it's a deal.
What a joke.
What do you mean?
Don't you know?
Ms. Li is well-known...
for being a mad woman.
I brought the money.
I withdrew 14,500 dollars last night.
- Oh, gosh! - I brought it here.
What is that?
Let me count it.
A few years ago,
she was in a rush to see a house in a school district...
and she was late to pick up her son from school.
Her son died in a car accident while on the way home.
It was a big tragedy.
It's the exact amount.
Ms. Bai, here's the deposit.
I'll pay you the rest...
when you hand over the house.
Can you explain what is going on?
I don't know.
After her son's death,
she went mad.
She's stuck in time...
and can't get out of the idea of...
buying a house in the school district.
Her son died in a car accident?
Yes, he's dead.
What did you say?
Who's dead?
My son is dead?
What's wrong with your agency?
Just tell me if you don't want to sell the house.
Why curse my son?
And you.
Are we close?
Do I know you?
Ms. Bai!
I'm just here to buy a house.
I didn't mean to offend you.
I didn't say anything.
Stop it, Ms. Li.
Let me go!
- Hey, Ms. Li, please stop. - Ms. Li, please stop biting others.
- Stop. - Stop, Ms, Li.
Ms. Li, stop!
Your son is getting off school,
Ms. Li.
Why is she biting people?
Are you all right?
I'm fine.
Yes, I have to go and pick him up.
Sure. Let's go to the school.
What about the house?
Leave it to me. Don't worry.
Let's go pick your son up first.
I'll leave it to you.
Sure.
I have a house now!
- Are you okay? - Yes.
I'll send her off.
I have a house now.
Have you seen my dad?
Have you seen my dad...
crossing the road?
Oh, no.
I was busy in the kitchen.
And in the blink of an eye, he went missing.
Ms. Zeng!
How do you explain this?
What is going on?
You're a professional agency.
Why didn't you do a research on your client's background?
I'm sorry, Mr. Jing.
Today's mistake...
was due to my negligence.
I apologize on behalf of the company.
Ms. Bai. Are you all right?
- I'm all right. - That's great.
That's all that matters.
What happened to your face?
Look at what she did to me!
What do I do?
- How am I going to face my clients? - No need.
What?
You are a real estate agent,
and you've been here long enough...
so you should know that she is mad.
Why don't you know?
After her son's death,
she's been obsessed...
and going around looking at houses...
in the school districts.
Look.
- Say something. - If you knew about it,
why didn't you let her know?
No, I...
I didn't know she was the buyer.
- If I'd known... - Shut up!
Sorry, Mr. Jing.
You too!
Ms. Zeng.
They have two failed attempts in selling the property.
Tell me the reason why.
Is it because you're unprofessional?
Do you know how long it took for me to fly all the way from Italy?
And this time, you've almost hurt my mother.
- Stop it. - Listen, Mom.
Your services...
are not required anymore.
Please ask your staff...
not to disturb my mother anymore.
Especially these two amateur agents of yours.
Listen to me, son.
- Mom. - Could you please reason with me?
I think Zhen Zhen and Xiao Shao shouldn't be blamed for this.
No, look at me.
You know, we're almost the same age...
and I'm also experienced.
Yet, I didn't notice...
that Ms. Li had some mental issue.
Ms. Bai, Mr. Jing.
I'm so sorry for what happened today.
Trust me.
I will do my best to make up for the losses...
from today's failed transaction.
This is not about money.
Let's go, Mom.
Well, we'll go now, Ms. Zeng.
Ms. Bai.
- I'll contact you, Zhen Zhen. - Enough, Mom.
It's okay.
Then let me send you off, ma'am.
I'll contact you again, Zhen Zhen.
- Come on, Mom. - Careful.
Okay.
Could you please watch over Ms. Li for me after this?
But Ms. Bai...
I'm sorry, Ms. Zeng.
I'll go see Ms. Li.
Remember, Zhen Zhen.
We deal with a lot of people in our line of work.
Even the slightest mistake...
will not only affect our business,
but also the customer. Understood?
Yes, Ms. Zeng. It was my fault.
Now, go.
Shu Min, where did you go?
I waited for you all day.
I took my son to see the properties in the school district.
I told you, didn't I?
You should not wander off.
Don't do this again.
Have you forgotten that we've made a deal with the agency?
We're about to pay for the house.
Yes, I do.
I know.
- Hello. - Who are you?
I'm from the agency.
Ms. Li is exhausted.
Could you please take her home?
Here's her bag.
- Thank you. - You're welcome.
By the way, Ms. Li.
Here's my business card.
If you want to buy a house, just call me.
Remember my name.
I am Shao Peng Cheng.
Rest assured,
I'll get you the house that you will like.
You're tired. Go home and get some rest.
Really? Thank you so much!
Finally, we can buy a home!
Now we stand a better chance to send our kid to a better school.
Thank you.
It's my pleasure.
Let's go.
Thank you.
Goodbye.
(Six Fortune Street)
What are you doing here?
If you're hungry, I can treat you.
Great. What should we eat?
How about barbecue? Come on.
Let me see your hand.
You weren't up for the task.
Why did you go ahead?
Does it still hurt?
I'm fine.
What has gotten into you today?
You seem more upset than me.
I never thought Ms. Li would be like that.
But thinking about it again,
I feel rather sorry for her.
Please do not disturb me or my mother.
Who is it?
Did that poker face dissed you again?
What are you doing?
Reasoning with him.
Jing Ran.
You think that selling a house is a walk in a park, don't you?
Zhen Zhen and I worked so hard to sell for you.
And now you're saying that we are disturbing you?
Then let me ask you this.
What is it that doesn't disturb you?
Are we like you,
leaving your mom in China while you go off abroad?
Isn't that a disturbance, too?
Listen here.
Zhen Zhen worked her butt off to sell your house.
And you think she was only after...
- your lousy commissions? - Stop it.
Look.
Write me a bill for the expenses when you were with my mom.
I'll pay you.
But I don't want to see your faces...
at our dinner table anymore.
I don't think a real estate agent needs...
to free load on her client's dinner.
If you think you have to suck up to me...
just so that you could sell a house for me,
to me that's nothing but unprofessionalism.
You're right.
I may have been unprofessional,
but let me tell you this, Jing Ran.
I know emotions and home making better than you.
So you think you're Mr. Perfect, that everything you do is right?
But you're cold-blooded and good for nothing, you understand?
- What? - Hello.
I was delighted to be at Ms. Bai's service.
This has nothing to do with anyone else.
I'm just particularly concerned for Ms. Bai,
seeing her living all alone.
Zhen Zhen, can't you just stand up for yourself?
Now they're saying you're harassing them!
How can you be so shameless and just let it be?
You're just as stupid as I've always thought!
I can't believe you'd just suck up...
to a man like that.
I'm in a really bad mood now.
Because at work today,
I've made a stupid mistake,
and the client got so pissed off.
I don't know if it's because...
I was so preoccupied with him...
that it got into my head.
I think he won't forgive me.
(Shao Peng Cheng)
Are you asleep?
No. What is it?
Want to play Fight the Landlord?
You may be bad at romance, but you're great at cards.
Let's join hands and win some, all right?
I'm going to sleep now. Goodbye.
I'm trying to console you.
Can't you be at least grateful?
If you're not playing, then I'll play alone.
Darn it.
Everyone makes mistakes.
It's okay.
As long as your intentions are good,
and you're sincere, everyone will understand you.
Then let me ask you this.
What is it that doesn't disturb you?
Are we like you,
leaving your mom in China while you go off abroad?
Isn't that a disturbance, too?
I may have been unprofessional,
but let me tell you this, Jing Ran.
I know emotions and home making better than you.
So you think you're Mr. Perfect, that everything you do is right?
But you're cold-blooded and good for nothing, you understand?
Mom.
Mom?
What do you usually do at home...
when I'm away?
I...
play the piano,
sing songs,
watch TV,
I don't do a lot of things.
Mom, how about this?
Let's go for a stroll around the shopping mall tomorrow.
Let's eat something good and buy new clothes?
No, it's all right.
I haven't even tried on most of the clothes in my closet.
So I don't need you to buy me clothes.
You don't need to spend your money on me.
Besides, I can cook us something nice to eat.
If not, it'll be hard for us...
to find Chinese food abroad.
Mom.
You...
Thank you for your effort all these years.
I have always been busy.
I never have the time to accompany you.
No, that's all right.
I'm all right.
I can take care of myself.
What's more,
you'll be accompanying me from now on.
Right?
Yes.
I'll be responsible...
for what happened at Hua Yuan Store today.
But Chairman,
how do you plan...
to settle this?
Now that the situation is serious,
I think it's better that you handle it yourself.
I always wanted to work with Jing Ran,
but our previous meeting was ruined by Peng Cheng.
Never I expected him...
to create such big chaos.
Chairman, don't worry.
I will go to Jing Ran's place tomorrow,
and I believe he'll understand...
after I explain the situation to him.
It's not as simple as you think it is.
If he lost confidence in our business,
then we'll never get the chance to work with him anymore.
Just go and comfort him.
Ask Peng Cheng to apologize to him as well.
Compensate him...
if necessary.
If he declines,
then I'll talk to him myself.
I believe things won't progress to that extent.
Okay, I'll go settle it now.
Remember,
things can be good...
if you handle it well.
I believe this incident has caused...
a great impact on Peng Cheng.
You should find a chance and encourage him...
so that he won't be too demotivated.
A businessman shouldn't be afraid of failure.
Don't worry.
Who is it?
I'm sorry for disturbing you again,
Mr. Jing.
Let me introduce you...
to the personal assistant of the CEO of Love and Family,
- Mu Yun Ping... - Mr. Mu.
Mr. Jing, we meet again.
We're here today...
to apologize to you and Ms. Bai.
Is Ms. Bai at home?
My mom is napping.
Can we go in?
Please.
Thank you.
Mr. Jing, I know you're busy,
so I'll get straight to the point.
We're here today...
on behalf of Chairman Shao of Love and Family...
to apologize to you and your mother.
Thank you for trusting Love and Family...
to sell your house.
But due to our mistake,
the incident happened to two of our deals.
It even gave your mother quite a shock yesterday.
We're very sorry about that.
But don't worry,
we'll compensate you fully...
for the loss and inconveniences our company has caused you.
Aside from that,
I promise you that we'll find you...
a reliable buyer and close the deal...
within ten days.
I hope you can give us another chance.
Forget about the compensation.
Since you're handling this personally,
I will give you another chance.
Thank you.
But I want another sale person to handle this.
I don't want to waste my time...
with unprofessional personnel anymore.
And I don't want anything...
to happen to my mother again.
Don't you worry about that, Mr. Jing.
I'll be handling your case by myself from now on.
I'll make sure that you're satisfied.
Don't replace real estate agents.
I think they did quite a good job.
Mom.
Please excuse us.
Jing Ran, come with me.
Jing Ran,
do you see our garden?
Do you see how clean and tidy it is?
Look at how beautiful...
these flowers are in my garden.
That's because Zhen Zhen and Xiao Shao...
took the time to look after the plants for me.
I live...
in such a big house...
and have such a big garden all by myself.
Actually, I'm very lonely.
But I couldn't bear to tell you that.
Xiao Shao and Zhen Zhen...
will always find the time...
to come over and keep me company.
They'll chat with me, have meals with me.
We had a lot of fun.
I'm really happy with them around.
Especially Xiao Shao.
He may seem distant,
but he knows that I'm bored,
so he taught me how to play games.
Xiao Shao gave me...
that blanket.
He said...
when I sit here alone,
I can use that blanket to cover my lap,
so it can keep me warm.
Those two are really kind.
They treat others kindly,
although their abilities...
in sales are still not the best.
But...
they're so young.
They just started working.
It's inevitable.
You used to be like them, don't you?
Mom,
I'm sorry.
(Love and Family)
Stop being mad.
Look at how petty you are right now.
I've tried to be nice with you last night,
but you hung up on me.
I've been trying to be nice all day, yet you're...
Go away.
- Mr. Mu. - Mr. Mu.
Mr. Mu.
I went to Ms. Bai's place with Ms. Zeng just now.
Ms. Bai and Mr. Jing agreed...
to give us another chance...
and let us sell their house for them.
They're also willing to let Chen Zhen Zhen...
and Shao Peng Cheng to be in charge.
Who cares?
Everyone is trying to make up for your mistake.
Don't tell me that you're giving up?
You're the one giving up.
Mr. Mu made a promise...
that this house will be sold within 10 days.
So you all better give it your best...
and not embarrass our company, understand?
From now on,
give it your very best.
The commission will double if you can successfully sell this house.
- Okay! - Okay!
- Goodbye. - Goodbye, Mr. Mu.
- Goodbye, Mr. Mu. - Goodbye, Mr. Mu.
Did you hear what they say?
Why do you keep staring at them?
She only knows how to pick on me.
Hey, stop being mad, all right?
This is business.
I'm telling you,
we have to sell this house away as soon as possible.
Hurry and go look for a buyer.
Why should I be the one who looks for a buyer? What about you?
Look,
a person like me...
should be the one who persuades the customer...
to buy after you found them.
This is what I do best.
So you should find us a customer first, understand?
Go, look for a buyer.
I have a potential buyer already.
I knew you're irresponsible.
Not bad.
You're really efficient.
Hello, is this Mr. Yang?
Hi.
I'm from Love and Family.
Yes, my name is Shao Peng Cheng.
So you've recently...
registered your information...
with us as a house buyer?
Yes, we've found a house...
that suits your preference.
Do you have time to know more about it?
A house at Huaishuli?
That's great.
Then can you...
come over to my place tomorrow morning?
Okay, thank you so much for your effort.
See you tomorrow.
Are you doing your homework? Good boy.
That call was from a real estate agent.
He said he's coming over tomorrow morning.
He found us a house at Huaishuli.
Things will be much different if we buy this house.
With this new house,
Ai Wen can be a student in the national key school.
Mom, I've finished my homework.
Can I go out and play for a while?
No.
Did you forget...
that you have to practice your piano for two hours today?
You're having an exam in a few days.
Don't forget to practice your piano.
Ai Wen.
I've enrolled you in an English class for you today.
From next week onwards,
you'll be attending English classes thrice a week.
You're going to study in a national key school soon,
so you'll need this course.
Your plan is totally useless.
I already enrolled him for calligraphy courses.
He should practice calligraphy carefully for three months.
Learning English is not a priority. He can learn it anytime.
You know nothing about education.
Ai Wen can do calligraphy any time,
English is important.
He is at the best age...
for learning the language.
This critical period can't be delayed.
Don't reverse the order of importance.
I am not interested in arguing with you.
Tell me my Ai Wen,
do you want to learn calligraphy or English?
Whichever you choose mom will support it.
I want to play basketball.
Ai Wen, let me tell you about it.
Playing basketball can't be a stable career for you.
You are about to enter primary school,
so your top priority is learning.
Do you understand? Don't waste your time playing.
Ms. Luo.
Please come inside.
Please have a glass of water.
No, thanks. Where is Shao Peng Cheng?
He went to meet his client.
I will call him for you.
Never mind. He didn't answer my calls.
I am also his client,
but he didn't show as much hospitality like you do.
Maybe it has something to do with Ms. Bai's property.
He may be too ashamed to see you.
Shao Peng Cheng feels ashamed to see me?
That's right.
I thought he is blaming me.
That can't happen.
You see, Ms. Bai's house is good indeed.
But no matter how good the house is...
the important thing is the client should be happy with it.
If the client doesn't like it, then let it be.
As real estate agents we are all aware of that.
Peng Cheng must know that, too.
So please don't worry about that.
- What you said does make sense. - Thank you.
He is ashamed to see me.
- Ms. Luo. - What?
I have good properties available.
They are all selected carefully.
If you can spare some time today,
I will show you them to you.
Maybe your ideal property is one of them.
But I want to...
That's right, you still have to wait for Peng Cheng.
Then let's pick another day.
Today, I will be here waiting for him with you.
No, I won't wait anymore.
Why should I wait for him every time?
I think you are more professional than him, so let's go.
Let's go to the selected properties of yours.
- Really? - Of course.
- Okay. - Let's go.
We saw some selected houses on Anjuke...
and they are pretty good ones.
That's why we come to you.
What we want is...
to find a house near a school district.
Our Ai Wen is extremely clever.
He is good at calligraphy, playing the piano and drawing.
He is such a genius kid.
So, he should be well educated.
Am I right?
Yes, that's right.
Mr. and Mrs. Yang,
let me conclude your requirements.
You need a house...
within Huaishuli community.
The community should be quiet and safe.
Also it should be near the national key schools.
It should take less than 15 minutes to walk from the house, too.
The original owner of the house...
had better be a family with rich knowledge.
It would be best if the house is on the ground floor,
with a garden.
Did I get it all right?
Yes, well concluded.
Okay.
Sorry, I have to interrupt.
But those kinds of houses,
usually cost over two million dollars.
Would that be okay with you?
Ever since I had Ai Wen we have been preparing for this.
See?
The couple we just met...
are middle-class folks immersed in anxiety.
They want nothing but their children to live as they planned.
They eagerly want their children to become geniuses.
Then they force their children to learn to play the piano,
drawing, calligraphy and even English language.
Everything, you name it.
They seem to want their son to learn everything taught in this world.
But, think about it.
These are parents' will, not the child's.
I really don't understand why...
parents' pay so huge amount of tuition for schools.
In my opinion, experience is the best teacher.
If a person can teach himself, he can qualify as a genius.
You always say you are a genius,
can you teach yourself everything?
Don't you remember one saying?
"My own child is the best child."
Mrs. Yang wants her child to become a great person,
so she'll be proud of him. There is nothing wrong with that.
Why do you have so many negative comments?
It is not like that.
Parents hope their children to have a bright future,
I can totally understand that.
But you have seen the couple and the child?
Can he have a happy childhood
growing up in such an environment?
Let me tell you about it.
Listen, for clients like this,
the more expensive the house is...
the brighter their son's future seems to be.
So let's just show the most expensive house to them.
How can we do such kind of thing?
Shao Peng Cheng,
don't come up with ideas like that, okay?
Clients are our gods.
We should serve them well...
and never make them waste a penny.
I knew you have a one track mind,
but I didn't know you are so stubborn.
These clients spend money to feel at ease. Understand?
It's Ms. Bai.
Hello, Ms. Bai.
I haven't called you for a few days...
are you feeling better?
I am feeling much better.
I miss you already,
you haven't come here recently.
I miss you and Xiao Shao.
We miss you too but we are busy...
looking for a buyer of your house.
Will you be free later?
Xiao Shao and I want to see you.
Yes, I am free. Please come.
I miss you so much.
You are just in time for dinner. Come and have dinner with me.
I will cook something delicious for you.
Really?
That's great!
Then we will visit you after work.
Okay, let's meet then.
My dear son.
Xiao Shao and Zhen Zhen will come later.
What did she say?
I won't tell you.
Do you think I look good in white, red, or blue?
What about dresses?
Do I look good in dresses?
What's wrong with you?
Forget it.
What this black thing?
Is it even edible?
It's shredded pork with salted vegetable.
It is delicious.
- How is it? - Good.
Really? Try this one, then.
This is a little spicy.
This is good too.
If you cannot bear the spiciness,
you can have some fish soup.
It is a little cold today, having fish soup is good for health.
You eat these every day?
So, does it suit your taste?
I think it is good. They all taste great.
That's good.
I ordered many dishes for you to try.
But whenever I am alone,
I only order a meat dish and vegetable dish.
Poor you.