Timing and Subtitles by the True Lovers Team @Viki.com
[My True Friend]
[Episode 13]
Here, let me. You've been waiting a long time haven't you?
I just got here.
How come you have so much luggage?
These two are filled with things to eat for Auntie Bai.
I need to trouble you to take those to her later. Here's the address to my hotel.
We're not going to the hotel we're going straight to my house. Let's go.
This is great, Zhen Zhen, look at all these dishes.
I made them all with the Chinese spices you brought back, like the Pi Xian chili bean sauce, I made whatever I could.
Let me tell you, I haven't eaten authentic Chinese food in a long time.
Look, Auntie's already drool is about to come out.
- Hurry and eat then Auntie Bai! - Okay okay okay
Mom, do you know how hard it is for Zhen Zhen to bring all that through customs? It's not like we don't have Chinese super markets here.
Okay, I was wrong.
Before I came I did my homework online, I only brought things you can't buy here.
Fortunately I'm smart and wasn't discovered bringing them in.
This is great. Hey Zhen Zhen, since you're here, you should stay a few extra days.
First off, Auntie must make sure I make you good food to eat.
Then, Jing Ran, you absolutely must take Zhen Zhen around to see the city.
Auntie Bai, this time I'm here to represent the company and discuss business with Jing Ran.
I can't spend too much time here, I still have to get back to work.
Zhen Zhen, don't call me Mr. Jing anymore, just Jing Ran.
Stay at home for a bit and then later I'll take you to see Rome.
The city has a very glorious history. If you don't at least walk around then it'll be a wasted trip.
Thank you Mr. Jing, oh no, I mean Jing Ran.
I thought you'd want to talk about business first, don't you usually focus on work first?
Work isn't urgent yet.
Welcome, Welcome to Rome.
And me too.
Thank you.
Hurry, eat.
- Here, son. - Thank you
I've gotten Zhen Zhen settled.
Hey, look at how reliable this young lady is.
That she had to tell me she was only here to talk about business with you.
I had to tell her it was so late, she has to get over jet lag, and everything else can wait until tomorrow.
You too, don't go bother her with work right now.
I find that you young people, let me tell you, just don't know how to balance work and rest.
What?
What's on your mind?
I don't have anything on my mind.
Say it, what's on your mind, hurry up, say it.
Okay, I'll say, I'll say, I'll say.
Good, go ahead.
Mom, on my way to the airport,
I hear that they're taking bids to design a famous project.
They told me that the person in charge really likes my work and ideas.
So the chance of successfully getting the project is really high.
If we get it, then the next year or two we won't be able to go back to China.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry mom. I know you keep wanting to go back to China.
But- but right now I'm still hesitating and haven't decided if I should put a bid in.
You have to. You absolutely have to but a bid in.
Don't hold up your career because of me.
You have to, absolutely have to.
But then what about Zhen Zhen's work?
It means it'll be a wasted trip for her.
Mom... the main point is that this project is something that's very special to me.
I want to use this project to prove myself.
Can you wait a little longer for me? Just a few more years.
After I'm done with this project we'll immediately go back to China. I'll go back to China and grow my career there.
Actually, I'm fine. I...
I think-
if Zhen Zhen could stay and keep me company, cook with me, talk with me,
then I wouldn't really care where we were.
What does that have to do with you? And to stay in Italy to cook with you.
Do you think if we found her a job in Rome she would stay?
What do you think? Pretty unique right?
Yes. Oh right Auntie Bai, let's go buy some fruit.
Shao Peng Cheng specifically said to me I should make sure you had some fruit.
It's good for your health and your mood.
This Xiao Shao, I should thank him. He's so soft hearted and still remembers me.
How is he?
He's been good lately, he's not quite the same as before.
His work ethnic has gotten much stronger and we just recently sold a house.
- Really? - Yes
Zhen Zhen, tell Auntie the truth, what's going on with you and Xiao Shao?
I think, whenever I see the two of you together,
I think you're a great match.
Auntie Bai, don't kid with me, we're just ordinary colleagues.
Really? You and Xiao Shao are just ordinary colleagues?
Yes, ordinary colleagues.
I just think he's so young, lacks maturity,
so I want to help him be a little more self-reliant.
Got it, I know you're a kindhearted child.
Although I still think you're at the age you should be finding a boyfriend soon.
You can't keep dragging it out but you should still find someone that suits you.
You can't keep thinking about work, work, work, day and night. You might miss out on the right person you know?
Auntie Bai, where is there a suitable person for me?
Here's the fruit stand, come look. Hello!
Hello
Zhen Zhen, look, what is this?
What is it?
- Guess. - I don't know.
- Pear - This is a pear?
Yes, yes, yes. This one.
One of these.
How much?
For all three, nine euros.
Excuse me, how much?
For all three, nine euros.
Is that good?
Zhen Zhen, you're amazing.
You can speak Italian?
I was bored in school so I learned a little bit, but I don't speak it well.
You say it quite well. Your conversation with him was so good.
After you find a job here. Right? You already have a foundation for the language then later when everyone around you is Italian
you'll learn the language even faster.
Auntie Bai, I'm here to talk about a business partnership with Jing Ran, I never thought about finding a job here.
Partnership, partnership, all you think about is the partnership. Rome is a big metropolis.
And then when you have free time you can come with auntie to buy some vegetables, make some food.
It's much better than selling homes in Shanghai.
- Auntie Bai, I really don't- - Oh right!
Let's go buy some fresh flowers, let me tell you, when you see fresh flowers every day
it'll improve your mood a lot!
Excuse me, miss.
I am looking for Mr. Jing.
Do you have an appointment?
One moment.
Yes, what is it?
Mr. Jing, there is a Chinese girl looking for you.
Let her in.
Please go on in.
Zhen Zhen, please sit.
Why are you here?
I thought you went with my mom to the Chinese community elderly fellowship gathering.
Auntie Bai thought the same thing, but we still have business we need to discuss.
Mr. Jing, if you have time can we talk about the partnership?
- Have some tea. - Oh right.
when I flew over here I met a foreigner that said he knew you.
Said you were famous here.
There aren't a lot of famous Chinese in Europe so it's not uncommon for someone to know me.
Then why don't we get down to business.
Mr. Jing, I'm here to represent Love & Family Real Estate's Chairman Mr. Shao Jian.
To invite you with the utmost sincerity to be our chief designer,
help us improve the concept of small apartment design. This is our proposal.
There some details in there that I'll explain later.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask me.
Okay
I also know, that for talented and famous designers like yourself,
if we were to just talk about money and salary it wouldn't move you.
So what I want to say is
I want to tell you with Love & Family Real Estate holds you in such high regard.
And what we can give you that others can't.
- You said that really well, please continue. - Okay
Mr. Jing, can I borrow your computer?
Of course, here.
Look, here are some of Love & Family's current floor plans.
A large portion are 40 to 50 sq meter small homes.
Which would be suited to some of the homes you've designed.
Now, our Chairman is currently not satisfied with the original designs.
He thinks a lot of those designs are wasting space.
And doesn't give a person a real feeling of being at home. The chairman...
This is the special proposal that our company has put together for you.
Mr. Jing, what do you think?
You just explained all of that very well,
but...
I'm really sorry.
The partnership plan of Love & Family Real Estate is very sincere
and the pay and the project itself is very enticing.
But there's a project in Italy that is more important for me to finish right now.
So I can't agree to your ask.
Mr. Jing, you won't even consider this a little longer?
I'm sorry
Take a look at this.
What's the meaning of this?
Ms. Zhen Zhen, I'd like to invite you sincerely to join my studio.
This is a contract for a design assistant. You can take it back and look over it slowly.
If you have any legal questions you can ask me and I'll help you free of charge.
Wait, isn't this too sudden?
I came because I was representing Love & Family Real Estate to talk to you about a partnership.
Why would you want to hire a real estate agent like me?
Because of the professionalism you just showed
already proves you are fully qualified for the job.
Also my invite to join our studio was made after careful deliberations.
Mr. Jing, have you ever thought about how using your design philosophy
on apartments in the China would would extraordinary and sensational?
Of course I've thought about it, but I need to finish this project in Italy first.
Before I can consider returning to China.
Would you accept our invitation then?
I'm hoping we can both sincerely consider each other's asks.
Okay, then I'll head back first.
Wait Zhen Zhen.
Don't forget your USB drive.
Here
- Thank you - You're welcome
Mr. Jing, this is the information you want.
Thank you
Mr. Jing
What's the meaning of this? Can I understand that
Our chairman in accordance with your request, sent me to Rome to talk to you about a partnership. But in fact, you never want to cooperate with
But in fact, you never want to work with us.
Your real purpose was to have his employee come here and be your employee.
Isn't this joke a little too much?
I don't think I have any qualifications that can't compare to the employees you already have.
I also don't know if you have other motives.
I'm not joking with you, I'm asking you to stay in Rome-
Let me continue.
You want me to stay in Rome so I can keep Auntie Bai company, go shopping, make food,
chat with her and be a high level nanny is that it?
It's true, I really like Auntie Bai, but this kind of abuse of your position to create a fake job
I won't accept.
Hey, why was your phone off? Where did you go?
Don't think that just because you're out of the country no one's supervising you.
Instructions in the morning, report back in the evening, not one call can be missed.
Do you hear me?
Report, report what?
Tell you that Jing Ran wants me to be a nanny?
I'd never give you that opportunity to laugh at me.
You suddenly moved out and my mom panicked,
was looking for you everywhere, called you and you didn't pick up.
Thankfully I remembered your hotel.
I'm sorry.
I was too impulsive, I should have said something to Auntie Bai first.
But I'm supposed to be on a business trip so I should be staying at the hotel anyway.
You probably think I'm not very trustworthy.
Can I ask you something?
Since you never even thought about working with Love & Family Real Estate,
why did you ask me to come negotiate?
Also, is our company's proposal really not worth it in your eyes?
The moment I turned around you threw it in the trash.
Come with me.
Why did you bring me to the St. Angelo Bridge?
Bernini in the seventeenth century,
when he was designing this bridge, probably never though that
after four centuries and several wars,
this bridge would have lasted as long and as completely as it has.
Zhen Zhen, every time I walk down this road
it leaves me feeling deeply that the art of construction is still alive and well.
My greatest wish in college was that through my own hands
and feet to measure every floor tile and every inch of sculpture.
St. Angelo Bridge's structure and sculpture design research
was your graduation thesis.
How did you know?
Love & Family Real Estate wants to partner with you so of course I researched all of your materials.
On your way to Rome, I got a call from city hall,
they asked me to participate in the bid for the St. Angelo Bridge restoration project.
So it's not that I purposely wanted to reject Chairman Shao's proposal or even more so to have you waste a trip out here.
But this project was a big surprise to me
and it's also one of my biggest wishes so I can't reject it.
I can only choose to reject Love & Family Real Estate.
So it was like this.
I can understand that.
Thank you.
But don't worry, I will explain it clearly with Chairman Shao.
I'll cover all of the expenses for your trip here to Italy.
Mr. Jing, can I show you something?
Look, the Temple of Heaven, the Forbidden City. These are all ancient Chinese buildings.
Suzhou’s water town is beautiful, isn't it?
Of course.
These classical Chinese buildings,
this is truly what flows through your veins and is the root of your soul.
I know that the St. Angelo Bridge is your dream.
But I've always thought that being a designer and architect in your own country,
with your fellow citizens,
is how you can truly interpret and express the relationship between architecture and people.
My invitation to you to return to China and partner with Love & Family Real Estate,
isn't just because I'm a Love & Family employee, but it's also because
I feel like such a talent designer like yourself, with a global perspective,
should be working at home, to be able to show the best of one's own talent.
I have struggled in this land for so many years.
I only hope the world can also hear China's voice.
That's why this current opportunity, I absolutely have to get.
As a Chinese architect being able to work cross culturally
and work hard at express oneself, I feel like this is my responsibility
and my honor.
I understand. Every person has their own dream.
It doesn't matter what you do I'll always support you.
Then I hope your dream comes true.
Thank you.
Oh right Zhen Zhen, the other day at the office I said
that I wanted to invite you to join us as a design assistant.
I was sincerely inviting you because I think you have the ability and potential.
So, you really should consider it carefully.
Thank you for thinking so highly of me.
But I also have things that I want to do.
I misunderstood you this morning. I'm sorry.
Look how beautiful this Holy Angelo Bridge is.
St. Angelo Bridge
St. Angelo Bridge is so beautiful.
We've adopted the latest scientific and technological achievements
to complete this very important project.
We've wrapped a project which is an outcome of many innovative researches.
- So, *Castel Sant'Angelo will be able to shine for thousands years more. Ladies and gentlemen, - Raffaele. *(Castel Sant'Angelo: italian monument, also known as "Mausoleum of Hadrian")
- this was my presentation. I wish - A famous architect in Rome.
- you'll be satisfied with it. - There's only the two of us left in the bidding.
This bid is such a serious matter
and you arranged for me to sit here, that's isn't good is it?
I purposely arranged for you to sit there.
I hope that you can witness this moment with me.
Mr. Raffaele just stated what his plan was.
Please, Architect Jing Ran. You may speak about your project.
Please. Thank you.
Thank you.
Precisely, Castel Sant'Angelo is
a *Baroque masterpiece. *(Baroque: artistic European decorative style from early 17th until mid-18th Century)
Before telling you about its history,
I'd like to remind you the original meaning of "Baroque" world.
Which is not, as you already know, an Italian term.
Rather, it's an adopted one.
In Portuguese it means "the pearl with an odd appearance".
My restoration project will be carried out entirely manually,
from strengthening the bridge fillers to filling up the lacking sections.
The raw material will be entirely obtained from the original marble used in Castel Sant'Angelo,
renovating its color and most authentic forms.
Thank you.
Thank you, Architect Jing. Thank you very much.
I'm really surprised. You're an architect from China,
so I didn't think you had such a deep knowledge of our Italian culture.
You amaze me a lot. Thank you.
I know right now
nothing I say will urge you to go back to China to work. But
But I really want to congratulate you, you are amazing!
I'm really happy that I can witness this moment with you.
Good luck!
I think it's probably time I head back to China.
- Auntie Bai? - Zhen Zhen!
I finally found you.
I've been looking for you for so long, it's so hard to find you.
Why did you come? Come in, come in! Sit.
Oh it's so pretty.
- Not bad right? - So pretty, so pretty.
Come sit for a bit.
Zhen Zhen
Auntie wanted to come find you to say a few things from the heart.
I've already heard that Jing Ran, this child,
has rejected the invitation from your company.
But this doesn't mean you can't stay in Italy!
Listen to me, right now a lot of young people want to settle abroad.
Why can't you just stay here and work? Come on, stay.
- If we can be together how fun would that be? - Auntie Bai
My work, my family, and my friends are all in China. I can't just say I'll leave and leave.
Little girl, silly little girl,
how can you overthink this?
About your job, please don't be upset at what Auntie is going to say,
but your job isn't all that stable of a career right?
As for your parents, you can't say that you'll watch over your parents forever and not get married right?
Besides, they can come here too.
Auntie Bai, I'm here this time to represent the company to negotiate with Jing Ran.
I can't just not talk about business and not even go back.
I really can't do that.
Auntie knows.
Your company's work is important,
but I personally think,
personally think that your own future should be more important right?
Wait a minute.
This...
This pot of succulents, Jing Rai brought to Italy by every means possible.
Investigated , investigated legislations, let the customs turn it inside out, filled out, I don't know how many, forms.
And spent a lot of money just to ask a lawyer.
- I had thought... - You thought
you thought he would have tossed it in China and forgot about it right?
Let me tell you,
my son, this child is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.
But I can tell that he really wants you to stay here.
To keep him company.
What are you thinking? Why are you hesitating?
Auntie Bai
Thank you and Jing Ran for thinking so highly of me
I'm really moved, but I really can't stay.
Think about it, right now I'm representing Love & Family, representing the Chairman,
to come here to talk to Jing Ran about partnering together.
The Chairman has put a lot of his hope in me.
If I were to betray his faith and leave then it really goes against my principles.
Silly child,
Auntie doesn't even hold onto the idea of secure employment anymore. Why are you still holding on this old way of thinking?
What world are we living in now?
You, young lady, have so may good traits, but you're just a bit
too honest sometimes. You have to let a little of that go.
I think it's essential to reconsider hiring a chinese architect
- to renovate our Italian treasure. - Auntie Bai,
- I've met this person before. - Milan's Cathedral is a symbol of the city.
- He was on the same plane as me on the way over. - I'm really angry...
Really?
- ...that a foreign man could understand our culture and religion better than us.
- Also, a Chinese colleague of Mr. Jing Ran...
Jing Ran. Did he just say Jing Ran's name?
What he's saying is not correct!
Right now, she's a real estate agent,
at Love & Family Real Estate.
- What is he saying? - Her opinion shows how
there is something we should worry about.
In consideration of privacy matters, I'll share only this audio.
I think Mr. Jiang is like a god in ancient Greek's mythology.
Like the god of war, Ares.
Only in his homeland, he can exercise his full power
and never exhaust himself.
the real estate market's demand for small units,...
I didn't think I'd meet a colleague at 10,000 feet in the air.
Happy to meet an architectural design colleague
on such a boring flight.
I agree with you. What can you do, if you leave your home?
Bullshit, he's not professional at all.
But he's being quite provocative for normal people.
I don't care.
People are already wondering if we really need a Chinese designer.
- Please, man. - Please?
Hello, Ms. Acardi.
I'm sorry. I apologise for the final decision of our committee.
What do you mean?
This decision doesn't represent my personal opinion.
I think it wasn't a wise decision, too.
Even if I had done my best, I couldn't change their decision.
- What is she talking about? - Please,
forgive me. Try to understand.
Of course, you've come to a very stupid decision.
I'm really disappointed with the existence of such racial bias
in a country like Italy.
We're out.
Who is that woman, why did she say that?
What are we supposed to do now?
What a big waste of time.
Mr. Jing, what you heard on the TV earlier, I was just casually saying things on the plane.
But it wasn't my original words or my intention. What I meant was
if you were in your own country you'd be able to express yourself better.
I don't blame you, you did nothing wrong.
No, but, that Italian took everything out of context.
Don't worry, I will find him and explain it clearly and have him apologize to you in person.
Zhen Zhen, his name is Leo, he graduated from the School of Architecture and Design in Rome.
His now a quite popular cable TV commentator in Rome.
He and the rival company's boss in this project are very close.
are very close. So he won't come out to clarify anything.
His opinion isn't just his own.
Do you know why his words impacted the people so much?
Why?
Italy originally wasn't country where the compatibility was poor.
Otherwise I wouldn't have chosen to start a business here. But since settling in the EU,
there are more and more refugees coming in, and the public security is getting worse.
Recently there have been several incidents of violence with refugees.
Plus the economy has been sluggish.
So the local residents feeling of xenophobia has been getting stronger.
Those reasons they gave on TV are superficial.
Even if it wasn't for what you said, they would find other reasons to go against me.
I didn't expect that you starting your own business abroad would be so hard.
The ability to be a Chinese person, who's capable of establishing oneself at the top of the art world...
it would be impossible not to have someone be jealous of you. I'm used to it.
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Why are you calling me in the middle of the night? Can't sleep and miss me?
Stop being trivial. I need your help.
Let me tell you, only you can help me with this.
I completely messed up the assignment the Chairman gave me.
And I also made a mistake and made trouble for Jing Ran.
You're the best at handling low people.
Really, I need you to hurry and help me think of a way to fix this.
Timing and Subtitles by the ______Team @Viki.com
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