Arsenal Military Academy
Episode 04
Can't you knock?
Are you crazy?
Why did you come back?
None of your business.
Like I care.
Do you need my help?
Nope.
Suit yourself.
Xie Liangchen,
are you a girl?
Excuse me?
You're short and skinny.
You're poor in stamina and a slow runner.
You refused to take off your clothes
in front of the doctor.
Come to think of it,
you even sleep with your clothes on.
I've never seen you in the men' s room.
You are a man,
but you are covering yourself from head to toe.
Why?
Are you crazy?
Don't know what you're saying.
You'd better not be a girl.
A girl with your look
is hopeless.
Xiang!
Hurry up, Xiang!
Xiang. Xiang.
Wake up, time to go home.
Xiang. Xiang.
Quickly.
You're late for school.
Xiang, where's your scarf?
It's snowing outside. It's freezing.
Xiang.
Eat more.
Xiang.
Have you taken your medicine?
Liangchen, you're still up.
What's wrong?
You can't sleep too?
I'm leaving tomorrow.
Be a good girl
and listen to mom and dad.
You have to leave?
Dad said Feng'an is in chaos.
Your life will be at stake
in the army.
Our nation is falling.
Nowhere is safe.
Now, it's Feng'an.
Soon it'll be Peking.
We were born and bred.
İn here.
Where else could we go?
I don't understand what you said.
It's OK if you don't.
You don't need to know anyway.
I'll protect you.
When you're in the army and the war breaks out,
soldiers will die.
Aren't you afraid?
I am.
But what I'm more afraid is that
when our country or
our nation is in grave danger,
when our people are suffering,
I can't do anything.
Compared with death,
having no hope
is more dreadful for a country or a nation.
On the battlefield,
at least I can step up
to show our people
that there are still fighters.
Our country still has hope.
As long as there's hope,
even if I die,
millions of Chinese will continue fighting
and keep the hope alive.
Liangchen,
I don't want you to leave,
but I know you must have your reasons.
Don't worry.
I'll be good.
I'll take care of mom and dad
and wait for your return at home.
Xiang,
one day, you'll understand.
There are things
that must be done.
Though it may not be successful and
it may be of no use,
it has to be done.
Drops of water outwear the stone.
Every great success
is achieved bit by bit.
If only we don't give up,
one day,
we'll make it.
Xiang.
Lights on, the night is deep
Breeze blows through windows and doors
Ask from the bottom of the heart
Is the love true
So grateful in this life
You're here with me
Wind brings back the memory
In dream shall we meet
Xiang,
you're a girl after all.
Put other things aside,
let's talk about your roommate.
You eat and sleep together every day.
Eventually,
he'll find out the truth.
If your brother was still alive,
he wouldn't want to see you like this.
You don't understand.
You think I'm doing this only for myself?
I must do something.
I could no longer
stay at home and do nothing.
I couldn't.
I know.
But you can't force yourself
to live like your brother.
He had his reasons
for everything he had done.
Maybe, Arsenal Military Academy
can teach me how to
be a person like him.
Shen Junshan.
What are you doing here?
I need some air.
How's your wound?
It's better now.
That's a nice sound.
You want to have a try?
No thanks.
I can't.
When I was abroad,
I learned it from my classmate.
The tune is the same,
but now the feeling has changed.
Thank you.
For what?
For helping me in the gym.
You should thank Gu Yanzhen.
Him?
What?
You dislike him?
Dislike is too subtle.
I detest him.
Same here!
I don't like him, either.
Why?
No reason.
Seeing him living a carefree life,
I'm jealous.
You are jealous of him?
No way.
Living the way as he does
isn't something simple.
Right.
By the way,
why did you come back?
The situation here is bad.
There's chaos everywhere.
Many friends have gone abroad with their families.
That won't solve the problem.
There are things that must be done.
A string can cut a log in half.
Drops of water outwear the stone.
One step at a time,
and the destination is right ahead.
There are things that must be done.
A string can cut a log in half.
Drops of water outwear the stone.
Every great success
is achieved bit by bit.
Three rounds, 5 ring.
One round, 6 ring.
Zhu Yanlin.
Three rounds, 8 ring.
Two rounds, 9 ring.
One miss.
Xie Liangchen.
Two rounds, 5 ring.
One round, 6 ring.
One round, 7 ring.
Two misses.
Li Wenzhong.
Three rounds, 6 ring.
It's OK.
Two rounds, 7 ring.
You're the best.
One round, 8 ring.
No miss.
What do you think?
Not bad at all.
Gu Yanzhen.
Two rounds, 6 ring.
Four misses.
Shen Junshan.
Two rounds, 9 ring.
Four rounds, 10 ring.
No miss.
Impressive!
Excellent!
Huang Song,
how come your name hasn't been called?
I don't know.
I'm worried, too.
Huang Song.
Six for six.
All 10 ring.
Wonderful!
I know I can do it, Liangchen.
I know I can.
Hey you,
nice shot.
Where did you learn it?
It's nothing.
I was in the mountains with my troop for 6 months.
There was no meat,
so I shot rabbits.
The range is so close.
Even a blind man can hit the target.
What's to be happy about?
Sergeant Guo.
It's easier said than done.
Show us what you've got.
You arrogant brats!
Just watch and learn.
Time for lunch.
Go eat.
You study at Xinhua Girls' School, Miss Tan?
A cousin of mine is at there, too.
I've been there a few times.
Pretty young girls are abundant,
but I've never seen anyone
as unique as you.
Thanks. I'm flattered.
May I call you Xiaojun?
I think we can
be on a first-name basis.
Xiaojun,
what are you doing here?
Do you know someone at our Academy?
My friend.
Friend?
Is it your boyfriend?
No, no.
We're just friends.
As far as I know,
there are no girls here.
Looks like
you're open-minded, Xiaojun.
It's surprising that you make friends with boys.
Do I have the honor
to be friends with you?
I'm exhausted.
What's up?
You're sweating all over.
Your sweat is on my clothes.
Wipe your sweat.
Such an upstart.
Come here.
Wipe for me.
What are you doing?
I... we're...
It's not what you think.
It's OK.
So you and Liangchen...
You two are intimate.
- I should leave you two alone. - No.
No.
Goodbye.
Why did you come out just now?
Why are you blaming me?
What did I do?
Why are you dressed like this?
You look like a turkey.
Seriously, why are you here?
Your dad will be in town tomorrow
to attend a conference
and he'll come to see you.
You gave him
my dad's agency's address,
so he sent a telegram to my dad.
My dad will come?
Yeah. You're screwed!
Help me!
How can I help you?
How about I take tomorrow off?
The weekend is coming anyway.
OK.
Sergeant Guo.
Sir...
Only one hit the bull's eye?
One bullet hole
doesn't necessarily mean one hit.
I don't get it.
You're a newbie.
What do you know?
Back then,
when Sergeant Guo was in service,
you were not born.
Dad.
Xiang,
you received my telegram?
Xiaojun told me about it.
I planned to go to your school,
but here you are picking me up.
What did you bring?
Goodies?
Did I raise a pig?
Your mom made chestnut cakes.
Mom is the best.
Let me help you, dad.
No need.
It's OK.
Cases like this size,
I can carry twenty of them now.
Don't brag.
But
you look a bit different.
What difference?
You become tanned and skinny.
Your temperament's changed.
Guess the strong breeze here
has toughened you up
quite a lot.
But I know
you're still
a naughty kid
in nature.
Dad.
Xiaojun's parents invited us to stay at their place
but I turned them down for convenience.
I booked a hotel for you.
It's just nearby.
Thanks.
You did the right thing.
You're staying with them already.
We can't trouble them anymore.
Your mom and I prepared some gifts.
Bring them to Xiaojun's parents later.
I have a conference this afternoon
and a banquet at night.
I have to go back tomorrow
so I can't
visit them myself.
OK.
Come.
Xiang,
why don't you go with me to the banquet?
Who's the host?
Do I have to go?
Shunyuan COC is hosting it.
A while ago,
they donated cotton cloth to our school.
Right now, the cloth in shortage.
And the Japanese occupy the market in the north.
Shunyuan COC selling the cotton cloth
at a low price now
is patriotic.
They invited your mom and me
to attend the
inauguration ceremony of their cotton factory.
Your mom doesn't feel well,
so you should fill in for her.
Mom is ill again?
The anniversary
of your brother's death is coming.
While I go to the conference,
you go back and get changed.
I must wear something decent and elegant.
I must look like a lady.
Aren't you a smarty-pants?
Come.
Let's go.
Come, sit here.
Ms. Qu,
Mr. Shen is going to pick up the mayor.
He said if you arrived first,
you could go rest in the side hall.
It's said that Mr. Shen
is obsessed with
this showgirl.
This is the first time I've seen her.
She looks OK.
You have a sharp tongue.
She's a famous star in Shanghai.
How come you
call her a showgirl?
She makes a living
by seducing others.
Calling her showgirl is polite enough.
Who does she think she is?
A star?
Ridiculous!
Lower your voice
or she'll hear you.
So what if she hears me.
I'm not afraid of her.
I heard her family used to be
prestigious in Shunyuan.
They are friends with the Shens.
However, her family declined
so she came out to work.
Not sure if it's true.
Miss Du, you of all people
should know the answer.
Your cousin Mr. Shen
falls head over heels
in love with Ms. Qu.
You must know something we don't.
What do you mean?
I don't know anything.
Let's not stand here.
Miss Du,
this is your place, too.
Lead us to the side hall to have a rest.
Don't be harsh on her.
Didn't you hear that Ms. Qu
went to the side hall?
This is Miss Du's place.
Other than the side hall,
are there no other places where
we can rest in this mansion?
Am I right?
Let's go.
Let's go have a look.
Are we afraid of her?
Manting,
Yanyun Newspaper is going to interview you tomorrow.
The day after tomorrow,
the company wants to
discuss with you about the poster.
Manting,
it can't be delayed.
You've been back for a while
and haven't done any
work...
Manting,
the interview tomorrow...
I won't go.
And the poster...
I won't go.
You have to go.
Miss Du,
is this
Plum and Bamboo drawn by Zhu Shuzhen?
You have a good eye.
Zhu Shuzhen's poems are my favorites,
as well as her paintings.
I love them.
I heard
this painting
is stored in Mr. Shen's mansion.
Now that we're here,
I'd like to take some time
to appreciate it.
Speaking of Zhu Shuzhen's poems,
my favorite line is
¡°Rather age with fragrance on the branch,
than dance with dead leaves in the wind¡±.
Zhu Shuzhen's marriage was a failure
and her family refused to shelter her,
but she had her own principles.
Neither did she drift through life,
nor did she chase after money and fame.
That's admirable.
Zhu Shuzhen
was from a prestigious family after all.
Women from prominent families
are different from those commoners
who have no self-esteem
and make a living on stage.
Although her marriage failed,
in terms of integrity,
she wasn't inferior to anyone.
Ladies,
please be quiet.
Ms. Qu
is resting.
Our superstar Miss Qu is here.
Did we wake you up?
Hello, Ms. Qu.
Long time no see.
Shouldn't you at least say hello?
Where are your manners?
Now that you know you are noisy.
Why don't you shut up?
Enough jibber-jabber.
Are you a flock of birds?
Do I even know you?
I am wondering that
how come there are so many people
whom I don't even know
pretend to be close to me every day?
Miss Qu,
you must've forgotten it.
I do have a bad memory.
I have important things to remember every day.
I'm afraid there's
no extra space
in my brain
for some annoying faces.
Ms. Qu,
you'd better watch your language.
Where do you think you are?
This isn't a club for showgirls.
Show some respect.
Aren't you afraid others will laugh at you?
I pay respect to people who deserve it.
Stab me, spit on me
or have a fight,
just do it straightly, OK?
Don't beat around the bush.
Stop being condescending.
What did you mean?
I mean you!
Are you deaf or what?
You...
What? What is it?
You can't even speak properly.
Aren't you well educated
and elegant ladies?
Shouldn't you have self-esteem?
How come you degraded yourself
by arguing with me in public?
Look at you.
The powder you're wearing
can't cover your bulging veins on your neck.
Go fix it.
You... you shrew!
Shrew?
This is nowhere near it.
You should've seen real ones.
Go home now.
Or I'll let you see
what a commoner
who makes a living on stage really is.
Ms. Qu,
Mr. Shen is back.
Please go downstairs.
Mr. Huang,
that crappy painting on the wall is ugly.
Take it down and burn it.
Yes.
Look how furious they are.
They're chickens.
Beating them is as easy as pie.
You're awesome.
That painter's work is good.
Go ask her
to write a song for me.
Manting.
What?
Is her price high?
She's dead.
When did she die?
Hundreds of years ago.
Hundreds of years?
The Qin Dynasty?
Manting.
What's wrong?
The Qin Dynasty
is way ahead of that.
So the Han Dynasty?
The Song Dynasty.
Whatever.
So hundreds of years, huh?
That thing is an antique.
Better keep it.
Take it down and bring it back.
If Shen Tingbai goes broke someday,
we can sell it for money.
You heard it, Tao?
Enough.
You two can leave.
I'm fine.
You don't need to follow me.
Go have fun.
OK.
No one is normal here.
Sweetie,
you look gorgeous.
Of course.
Dad,
this family is so rich.
Of course.
Shen is a household name in Shunyuan.
They've been around for decades.
Their business
is all over Feng'an.
They have branches in Peking, too.
Their family is beyond rich.
The Shens?
I'll go say hi.
Mr. Wu.
Mr. Xie
It's been a long time.
How are you?
Mr. Xie,
why didn't you tell me
you'd come to Shunyuan?
I came on short notice.
This is...
This is my daughter Xie Xiang.
This is Mr. Wu.
Nice to meet you.
Glad to meet you.
Let's go have a seat.
OK.
Please.
Go have fun.
How's your school?
Quite busy actually.
I'm weak now.
I get tired easily at work.
Vice Minister Gu.
Mr. Sato.
Vice Minister Kuang.
I'm sorry.
Excuse me.
Vice Minister Kuang.
Nice to meet you.
Junshan,
all guests here
are powerful figures in Shunyuan.
You just came back.
You should take this chance
to mingle with them.
Tingbai,
you go mingle.
Events like this
aren't really my thing.
Nonsense.
Sooner or later, you'll have to do this.
Business is all about building connections.
If you don't learn,
who'll take over
our family business?
You will, of course.
I can just sit back and relax.
Such a lazy bone.
You have dreams and ambitions.
I understand that.
But during this chaotic period,
I still think that
joining the army isn't a wise choice.
Developing industry is ultimate solution.
Yet you seek far.
It's stupid.
I won't argue with you.
Anyway,
you must come with me.
Making friends won't do you any harm.
Fine.
You're always right.
Excuse me.
Sorry for bothering you.
Chairman of Japanese COC
Mr. Kazuo Sato has arrived.
OK. I see.
Tingbai,
that's a bad news.
Let's see what he's up to.
Most of it is occupied by the Japanese.
- That's the current situation. - Yes.
Hello. Hi.
Long time no see.
Please excuse me.
Hello, Mr. Shen.
Hello.
Hello. Hi.
Thanks for your help last time.
Don't mention it.
Thanks. Thank you.
Mr. Shen.
Hello.
You are...
I'm Xie Zhipei.
On behalf of our school,
I come to express my gratitude.
Thank you, Mr. Shen,
for your donation to our school.
You're Mr. Xie from Peking?
Yes.
It's nothing.
It's the least I could do.
Thank you for your help.
Sure. Consider it done.
Gosh, Xie Xiang,
you're such an idiot!
Xiaojun has already told you
Shen Junshan's brother is the chairman of Shunyuan COC.
How could you forget that?
I'm digging my own grave.
I'm doomed!
Totally screwed!
This is my daughter Xie Xiang.
She also
studies at a girls' school in Shunyuan.
I brought her
with me today.
Your daughter is in Shunyuan, too?
Yeah.
Xiang,
come and meet Mr. Shen.
Xiang,
what are you doing?
What's wrong with your face?
Someone bumped into me.
I'm fine. It's OK.
Junshan.
Come.
You're so careless.
Bring Miss Xie upstairs to freshen up.
There's no need.
I can go there myself.
That's Qu Manting.
Really?
That superstar, right?
This must be Mr. Shen.
Who is this beautiful lady?
Why are you at my place?
So pretty.
I can't believe my eyes.
Shen Tingbai, what are you doing?
Are you crazy?
Listen,
don't invite me to the boring banquets anymore.
I'm afraid I can't.
With you here,
the whole room looks brighter.
I enjoy your company.
It's not boring at all.
What's wrong with you?
Who taught you those words?
I've tried to win your heart for so long
and haven't succeeded.
So I thought
maybe I should change my strategy.
You might like
someone with a glib tongue.
You seem to be in a good mood.
If you're willing to dance with me,
I'll be in a better mood.
Ms. Qu,
may I have the honor
to invite you
to dance with me later?
Why don't you invite me later?
I don't feel your sincerity
at all.
I was afraid that if I waited for too long,
someone else would beat me to it.
Lower your voice.
I've looked around.
All men's eyes
are fixated on you.
I can't afford to make a mistake.
Keep your voice down!
Others can hear you.
You're ridiculous.
Why are you covering your face?
Mr. Shen.
Mr. Sato.
Mr. Shen, congratulations
on your new factory.
Mr. Sato,
you also think it's worthy of
celebration?
Of course.
Competition promotes progresses.
I fancy challenges,
especially those brought by
ambitious young men like Mr. Shen.
You're a generous man, Mr. Sato.
Looks like others
might have wronged you.
What did they say about me?
They say
you hold grudge against me
so you try to kill me.
Business is business.
I'm a businessman
not a killer.
I'm glad
to hear you say that.
I used to think
all Japanese have a habit
of killing.
But then again,
business is like war.
Also,
other Japanese
may not be as law-abiding as me.
There's an old saying in China,
¡°Where there is a problem there is a solution¡±.
Whether it's business or war,
I will
wait for you
and those
outlaws to fight it out.
You're a brave man.
I appreciate you.
Thanks for your
appreciation, Mr. Sato.
Ms. Qu's beauty is unparalleled.
You're lucky to have
such great company.
I heard a few days ago,
when Ms. Qu was in Club Paramo,
she almost got abducted.
We're in troubled times now.
Bandits are rampant.
You should be more careful
when going outside.