[Never Stand Still]
[Episode 4]
"Best Conversation Strategy:"
"The Highest Level of Playing Hard to Get."
"Foster common interests..."
Xiao Na!
Sit with me for a while?
Sure.
"A successful conversation leads to a date,"
"and the best kind of invitation"
"is one where you create a chance for the other party to ask you out."
Where will you go celebrate your win?
It's just preliminaries, there's nothing to celebrate.
Then what are your plans later?
There's a broadcast of the int. tournament.
Let's watch it together.
Okay.
Five centimeters.
The perfect distance for our shoulders to touch.
Hey, Xiao Na!
Zi Hao!
Whoa.
Ping An.
It looks awesome.
-Let's go watch it together! -Let's go!
Cockroach. Important source of protein for city bird species.
In a city, a swallow greatly relishes--
When are those photos from?
When my mom and Uncle Lei still played badminton here.
What an old-fashioned hairstyle!
According to Gramps,
my mom and Uncle Lei were a formidable pairing.
Dad!
Yup, Uncle Lei.
Here's a photo of your parents on a date.
2005. May 12th.
May 12th?
-What happened then? -Dad died in a car accident.
What are you looking for?
Maybe there's a photo of my dad somewhere.
-Where did this come from? -Gramps.
This was during the world championships.
That was my first time winning the world doubles championship.
Did Dad not go to watch you compete?
There's no photo of him.
He went. But he never liked taking photos.
He always hid when he saw a camera.
Mom!
Do you have a photo of Dad?
Didn't I tell you we lost them all when we moved?
Did you forget?
My teacher says we have to draw our dads for Father's Day.
By the way, how did you and Dad meet?
We pretty much... grew up together.
And then...
Then we got married and had you.
Unfortunately, he passed away young,
so you don't even remember what he looks like.
It's okay. Let's do this, I'll describe him, and you draw, okay?
Okay!
Come on.
Here.
-Was he tall? -Yes! Taller than me anyway.
-Was he handsome? -Yes.
Thick eyebrows.
Long eyes.
A tall nose.
Did he know how to play badminton?
Yes.
If only he were still around.
We'd be able to play badminton together.
[Xiao Nan: Want to go have some fun?]
I think they're going to lay off half the employees.
You and I are both on the list.
Ping An!
Go on.
[Xiao Nan: I'll come get you at 9.]
-Mom, my friend and I are-- -Ping An!
Stop eating junk food!
It's time to eat.
What were you saying?
Nothing. I'll go get rice.
Where are we going?
Same old. The roof.
Okay, no problem.
Hey.
You live in a pretty nice neighborhood.
It's okay. Where's your brother?
-He's sleeping. Let's go. -Let's go!
Zi Hao!
-Why are you still up? -We sleep at nine.
-What if your mom finds out? -We sleep at nine!
Go to bed.
We sleep at nine!
Zi Hao,
why don't we bring him along?
Let's go together.
Come on, let's just go, stop dawdling.
-Cheers! -Cheers!
Tastes great.
Hey, let me ask you.
Where are you guys going for the holidays?
-Yeah, got any plans? -We haven't decided yet.
Our thinking is the same. Let's go to Tibet.
Zi Hao!
-Come here. -Want to go together?
We can go together.
Let me introduce you.
This is a good mate of mine, Zi Hao.
-Hi there. -His badminton is amazing!
You told me you like badminton too, right?
You guys can play each other.
See who's better.
-Here Zi Hao, have a beer. -No thanks--
-Eat up! -It's okay, it's okay.
Hold on.
Want one?
I heard
you play badminton.
How long have you played?
How long have I played...
Can you really play?
I can play badminton.
Right foot forward. Racket out. Swing!
Right foot forward.
Racket out. Swing!
Hey bro, don't eat that.
Don't pick things off the floor.
Hey, come on, let's not.
What are you doing?
-Let's go. - What is with you?
-Zi Hao! -Why are you shoving me?
He picked it up himself, why is it my problem?
-He ate it himself, why's it my problem? -Hey, come on now.
What are you doing?
Come on!
-Zi Hao! -What are you trying to do?
-Let go! Let go! -What are you trying to do?
-What are you going to do? -We're all friends, come on!
Who are you looking down on, huh?
What are you doing?
What do you mean what am I doing?
-We're mates! -He came at me first.
What's with the fighting, geez.
Zi Hao!
Hi Coach.
Would you mind asking Xiao Na? She might know where they've gone.
Alright.
Thank you! Thank you.
Where did you guys go?
Not picking up your phone!
-Sorry, it wasn't intentional. -You just left without saying a word.
Do you know how worried we were?
Did you drink?
I didn't, my friend spilled it on me.
What were you thinking?
Alright, enough.
They're okay, that's what matters. Hurry and go change!
We can talk later.
And you brought Ping An with you too?
Who would help you guys if something happened?
Did you consider the consequences?
What was he thinking?!
Coach,
I troubled you a lot during this time.
I made a mistake...
and dragged you with me.
I'm sorry.
I've given birth, his name is Zi Hao.
I will raise him well on my own.
I don't plan on telling him who his father is for now.
I'll tell him when he grows up.
Gramps.
Zi Hao?
Are you okay?
Your mom was looking for you everywhere last night.
Where did you run off to?
-Gramps, I want to ask you something. -What?
Can you first promise not to tell my mom that I came?
Come with me.
What is it?
What is it that you even have to keep it from your mom?
Go on.
Gramps,
you knew my dad, didn't you?
Yeah.
My mom avoids the topic whenever I ask her.
I don't even know if I should trust her.
Why can't I know who my dad is?
Zi Hao...
it's better for your mom to tell you these things.
But there's one thing I must tell you.
Your mother gave up everything for you.
She chose to leave the national team,
and raise you alone.
It was a tough decision
and a brave one.
Is my dad still alive?
It's a pity.
When did he die?
When you were still really young.
Was he also...
on the badminton team like my mom?
Zi Hao!
It's time to go!
Ping An.
I prepared lunch boxes for you guys.
Wait a bit after the tournament before eating.
Mom, don't watch the tournament.
You really don't want me to go watch?
Mom, don't watch the tournament.
Good luck.
Zi Hao!
First game, play. Love-all.
11-6. Interval.
What are you thinking about? Focus!
Out!
You were acting like you lost before the tournament even began. What's going on?
Can you talk if you've got something to say?
Do you feel okay leaving Ping An alone on the court?
Where are you going?
Ping An, you stay.
Stop right there.
-Where are you going? -Home.
Are you still thinking about playing singles?
Is this the time for this?
Hurry and get back to the tournament!
Don't push me.
This is the first int. tournament for the two of you.
Do you really plan to leave Ping An to fend the court alone?
You want me to go back out there just for Ping An?
What do you mean?
What are you saying?
Do you possess sportsmanship at all?
I've never seen an athlete leave a tournament like you!
Sportsmanship...
Mom! Do you have photos of Dad?
Didn't I tell you we lost them all when we moved?
Did Dad play badminton?
Yes.
I don't even know if I should trust her now.
Gramps,
you knew my dad, didn't you?
Was he also...
on the badminton team like my mom?
Yes.
He was... my best student.
My dad...
is Uncle Lei.
Alright.
I can go back.
I can play doubles with Ping An.
To pay for your mistakes.
Second game, play.
Love-all.
Out!
♪ Open a window in my heart ♪
♪ Who puts my heart at ease? Who calms the chaos? ♪
♪ If we've grown up without trials ♪
♪ The weight of love becomes simple ♪
♪ Swaying, rocking, dreams and bonds ♪
♪ Bloom like flowers in the wind ♪
♪ Stumbling, tripping, even without wings ♪
♪ We wave our hands, how brave! ♪
♪ Grateful for the hardships and the pain ♪
♪ That make our memories harder to forget ♪
♪ Youth should have both happiness and hurt ♪
♪ That's the most ideal ♪
♪ Tears we've wept, lies we've told ♪
♪ Can we be forgiven with a smile? ♪
♪ Looking back at this journey, people coming and going ♪
♪ I cherish the times we spent together most ♪
♪ Little stars fill the sky ♪
♪ Twinkling and radiating light ♪
♪ How they resemble twinkling eyes ♪
♪ Looking at you and me ♪
♪ The stars are countless ♪
♪ They represent my heart ♪
♪ Twinkling stars, bright and shining ♪
♪ Filled with love for you ♪
♪ Looking back at this journey, people coming and going ♪
♪ I cherish the times we spent together most ♪