Our Shiny Days
Episode 17
The day is breaking; the sun is setting;
"The shrewd rabbit" couples with "The bewitching fox." (II)
Wait a moment.
You're a fast learner.
Hot guys there!
Let's start it.
A gale of wind blows up tavern flag.
One day couples with thousand years.
Rain couples with cloud.
A celestial piece of bamboo flute is coming down from the sky.
A fisher boat goes towards snow.
Ripples in water touches fisher boat.
Shu water couples with Qin Chuan.
Snow couples with wind.
A celestial piece of bamboo flute is coming down from the sky.
A fisher boat goes towards snow.
The autumn wind is soughing.
You couple with the white heron.
The sun is going down.
I stand alone in the dusk with ravens.
A couple of pinky butterflies fly in the flowers.
Yellow warblers chirp in the willows.
The beautiful lady put back her hairpin after finishing her makeup.
You went out to chase the white heron.
The dancer asked for reward from the audience.
While I was left alone in the dusk with the crow.
Moon is covered by clouds.
The night is dark.
The autumn wind is soughing.
You couple with the white heron.
The sun is going down.
I stand alone in the dusk with ravens.
The rest pavilion is the place to send off friends.
Sometimes people forget that happy time won't last.
The beautiful lady put back her hairpin after finishing her makeup.
You went out to chase the white heron.
The dancer asked for reward from the audience.
While I was left alone in the dusk with the crow.
One can never predict future.
Yellow warblers chirp in the willows.
One can never predict future.
Sometimes people forget that happy time won't last.
Bravo!
Feng Anyu! Feng Anyu!
Feng Anyu! Feng Anyu! Feng Anyu!
Feng Anyu!
It seems Yina really has a good taste.
Feng Anyu is awesome.
Hexu,
does Anyu look quite different
on the stage?
Indeed.
He looks like a prince,
right?
Well, that's hard to say.
After all, I've never met a real prince before.
Hexu,
Anyu has finished his work today.
Would you like to come to the waiting room and meet him?
It would be a surprise for him.
He must be really happy about it.
I'm not sure if it's appropriate.
I was about to leave after the show.
Your visit will be absolutely OK.
I'll send someone to meet you.
Stay where you are, OK?
Finally got a separate waiting room after the show.
Jiayi,
it seems you're not paying enough attention to me these days.
Well, here I am
and problem solved.
You'll never know
how much I'm paying attention to you.
Wait a moment, please.
Jiayi will lead you in.
Come on！
Did you enjoy it, guys?
Was the show hot enough for you?
Cheers!
Come on.
The days when I'm in my teen years and not allowed to drink alcohol
were too long ago.
I almost forgot about it.
We'll have soda.
Jiayi, Miss Chen is here.
I see.
Let the fans in.
Anyu,
sorry to interrupt you and your friends.
A lot of fans came to watch the show today.
They all want to meet you.
Besides, the show was fantastic.
I think it's OK for you to show up.
What do you say?
What do I say?
Well, I would certainly say that I did a good job.
Alright.
Then we'll take the outdoor passage
instead of the underground passage, OK?
Follow me.
I'll get you home.
Come on.
Cheers!
Check it for me.
What are you doing here?
Feeding mosquitoes.
Hexu,
what brings you here?
Good afternoon, Miss Chen.
I'm here to watch your performance.
How do you know I'm performing today?
You told me so.
Hexu,
since when you become so nice
and warm?
I'm not used to it.
Save it.
Where are the others in the band?
How are you getting back?
Do you need a ride?
Anyu arranged a car for Su Bei and Yuetai
to go back to the campus.
My drum is also in that car.
There wasn't enough room for us.
Anyu said he will arrange a car for us.
Don't bother him.
Follow me.
Well,
how do you think about
my performance on the stage?
Not bad.
I was here mainly to see my students.
Miss Chen,
is your car at the parking lot?
How about we get there first?
It takes some time to move the Yangqin.
Why do you insist on sitting in her car?
It is a small car.
It would be very crowded with the Yangqin in it.
In most cases,
people who have watched my live shows
would have some
unspeakable thoughts about me.
Miss Chen,
as a teacher,
please restrain yourself.
I was sitting far from the stage.
I didn't see you clearly.
Well, the show was hot though.
Maybe you're restraining yourself too much.
What's holding you up?
To meet some fans.
I'm leaving now.
Alright, see you later at home.
I will be off work soon.
Let me ask you a question.
No need. You did look
handsome on the stage.
It seems someone is losing it.
Some emotions are just too strong to be controlled.
I totally understand it.
However, it wasn't the question I was about to ask.
Miss Chen,
film and TV series, which do you prefer?
Feng Anyu, I love you!
Feng Anyu!
I love you!
Feng Anyu!
I love you!
There are so many of them.
Are they all fans for today's event?
How come?
I thought we're gonna
need more fans for today's meeting.
So those who didn't get the ticket
were also allowed in.
I'm leaving now.
Feng Anyu! Feng Anyu!
Feng Anyu, I love you!
Feng Anyu!
Chen Hexu, are you alright?
Feng Anyu!
Feng Anyu, I love you!
Feng Anyu! Feng Anyu! Feng Anyu!
Thank you!
Thank you for your support today.
Thank you all!
Feng Anyu! Feng Anyu! Feng Anyu!
Hexu!
Did Anyu give you a VIP ticket?
How shameless you are to squeeze like that.
Hexu!
Show some basic courtesy, OK?
Take a good look at me. Am I a fan of Feng Anyu?
I work with him, OK?
Don't you hit her!
Are you guys insane?
We're here to meet Feng Anyu.
Not to watch your love scene, OK？
Feng Anyu! Feng Anyu! Feng Anyu!
Hexu!
Feng Anyu! Feng Anyu!
Hexu!
Feng Anyu! Feng Anyu!
Hexu, lift your foot.
Feng Anyu! Feng Anyu!
Feng Anyu, I love you!
Feng Anyu! Feng Anyu!
Hexu,
don't you think Cinderella loves the prince very much?
You see, the shoes fit Cinderella perfectly well
when she was dancing,
but one of them suddenly dropped off when she was leaving
as if she was reluctant to leave the prince.
What an
excellent move!
I got stuck here.
You do have
a special way
of playing chess.
I'm no match for you.
Sorry
about that.
Chen,
it's been a year since you raise Chen Jing all by yourself.
Are you OK with it?
I'm OK.
This kid
is just like me,
carefree.
Please let me know if you have any problem.
We're family.
We'll be there for you
whenever you need help.
It's very nice of you to play chess with me
in your leisure time.
I would always like
to talk with intellectuals
like you.
Life is meaningless
without our soul
meeting another.
Aren't you
a smooth talker?
What if Chen Jing carries forward your character?
Well, what can I do?
Even if her late mother is not happy about it,
she has to wait till I meet her down there.
After all, she left us so early.
How have you been?
Still want to divorce your wife?
We cannot communicate with each other.
I just don't enjoy it.
A couple of days ago,
she burned this box of novels
dating back to the Republic of China with signatures on it.
It was my collection over the decade!
I want a divorce,
but I'm afraid it will do harm to the kid.
Well,
it is always better
to have regrets than continue the miserable life.
You're a good person.
I know what you've been through
all these years.
There is a lot of days ahead of us.
Our kids should be kept from
certain pressure.
Dad!
Hexu made me cry.
Chen Hexu, what have you done?
Why is your cousin crying?
She said Cinderella is a liar.
Dad, why is Cinderella a liar?
What a nonsense!
I didn't say Cinderella is a liar.
I just said she went to the dance party
with the shoes on her feet all the night when she was dancing,
how come that one of her shoes fell off on the step
at the time she was leaving.
She must have left the shoe on purpose.
She just wanted the prince to find her.
Her life had been miserable.
If she didn't drop that shoe,
she might not be found by the prince.
If so,
she would have to live in misery for the rest of her life.
Hexu, don't you have a heart!
Chen Hexu!
Apologize to her.
She is a little girl.
Why say things like that to her?
I didn't say anything wrong. Why should I apologize?
Do as you are told.
Don't impose your thoughts
on others.
I'm the one imposing the thoughts?
Who broke my belief in fairy tales?
Isn't that you?
When I was a little girl, you told me about Cinderella.
Mom was listening to you, too.
You said she was your Cinderella.
Now,
let alone leaving a shoe,
even if she left you,
you wouldn't give a care.
You!
I can't believe it. I can't believe it.
Easy. Easy.
I think Hexu's thoughts
are very original.
Chen Jing,
your cousin is teaching you
to observe the world from another perspective.
It's OK if you don't want to show your gratitude.
But why get upset about it?
Hexu,
don't you think Cinderella loves the prince very much?
You see, the shoes fit Cinderella perfectly well
when she was dancing,
but one of them suddenly dropped off when she was leaving
as if she was reluctant to leave the prince.
Hexu,
you just fell down, are you alright?
I'm alright.
Hexu,
it's really nice of you
to watch the show today.
But, did you really come to meet us?
What else could it be?
Hexu,
we're related by blood.
How could you play Western music right in my face?
Even you also think it's fancier than folk music?
You just saw a fantastic show
of folk music.
Chen Jing,
as a student from Zhongxia,
you must have learned that
there is no nobleness and humbleness in music.
Well, in that case,
you should listen to bamboo flute
instead of piano piece.
Bamboo flute is super cool.
Can you tell
what I'm playing now?
The Goldberg Variations by Bach.
So?
Its name sounds fancier,
that's all.
Chen Jing,
at your age,
it's only natural for you
to listen to and play
cool music.
However, as you grow up,
you may understand that music is about the story behind the rhythm
that the composer wants to tell you.
Then why do you choose the Goldberg Variations today?
Because the story behind it
is an attractive
yet ironic one.
There're so many good apps in the cellphone.
Why bother raising my head
and looking outside the window?
Chen Jing,
the dean is planning on a spot check on cellphone use in the campus.
Be careful,
OK?
I will.
Even not for me, I would do it for your sake.
Hexu, it seems you thought that
passengers on that bus
were all checking their cellphones
and none of them would look up.
Well, it seems to me that
they might be sending WeChat messages.
They might be typing things like
"I will be home soon"
and then send it to their most beloved ones.
Hexu,
are you in a relationship with Anyu?
Why do you ask?
I just feel it.
Remember what the doctor said?
I have U-shaped IQ.
I could be stupid about several things
while extremely intelligent about some others.
Yesterday, we had a rehearsal with Anyu.
We ordered takeout for lunch.
Anyu asked if I have any special diet.
I told him that I don't eat carrots,
Chinese parsley and pig kidney.
Guess what?
He asked immediately
if it's the same with you.
Hexu,
I have a vivid memory
of my childhood.
You kept telling me that fairy tales are not true.
However,
you made up some yourself.
Do you still remember the story of the fatty fairy?
Hexu.
Hexu, play with me.
Nope, you're such a weeper.
I won't cry, I swear.
I won't cry even if you hit me.
Hexu, so you don't
believe in Santa Claus?
Nope.
But Santa once left his pants
at our home.
Why did he leave his
pants at your home?
It's true. It's true.
Wait a moment. I'll show it to you.
See?
I found it in my dad's room.
I asked him why he kept such pair of
fat pants in his wardrobe.
He said these were from Santa Claus.
So, Santa left his pants at your home?
Then how did he leave?
Wrapped in the quilt?
Music.
See, I wasn't lying.
I've never seen
Santa Claus.
Not even once.
I guess Santa only visits
kids with both mom and dad.
In my case, I don't have mom
and my dad has smelly feet.
These pants are not from Santa Claus.
They are from a fatty fairy.
There is no way that you don't know about the fatty fairy.
The fatty fairy?
That's true.
The fatty fairy is there to protect
kids without mom.
You can't see her.
But she is always there for you.
She is there watching you sleep and have meals.
Sometimes, she gets tired.
She might get careless.
She might forget to take away her clothes.
A fairy could be so fat?
I don't have mom.
But I got a fatty fairy.
Is she in my room now?
What are you doing?
You scared us.
Do you like it, my baby?
Of course she is in your room.
Then why I can't see her?
It's only natural for a fairy to stay mysterious.
Then when can I finally meet her?
No, you can't see her.
But when you're very upset.
the fatty fairy will hug you from behind.
When I'm very upset.
Then how upset should I get?
I just want to get her hug.
The fatty fairly is there for you
to keep you from being upset.
Hexu,
how come you know about the fatty fairy?
I just know it.
When you were a kid,
you just bought it so easily.
That's right.
Back then, I would write to the fatty fairy
whenever I got hurt.
I wrote so many of them.
But ever since you told me about
the fatty fairy,
I haven't shed a tear
no matter how upset I got when I was a kid.
Because I thought
I have the fatty fairy to protect me
and she would hug me.
Fat as she is,
it must feel really comfortable in her arms.
With that in mind, I felt much relieved.
Hexu,
thank you very much.
Don't be like that.
I'm not used to it.
The fairy tale you made up
has cheered me up for so many years.
Hexu,
it's not a shame to believe in fairy tales
no matter how old you are.
This time,
make up one for yourself.
Anyu,
I'm sorry.
Miss Chen was not
properly treated today.
I'm partly at fault.
Jiayi,
we've known each other for many years.
I know perfectly well what it is about.
We know it but we don't talk about it.
Don't want it to get ugly.
Apology for what happened today.
I'm sorry about today.
Anyu,
I think we should sign the contract
about the Legend of Qingcan, the costume youth idol drama.
I thought we talked about this.
I've read the script.
What a crap.
Let's talk about my role.
A girl who became man
due to food poisoning.
Isn't it unscientific?
Anyu,
many would kill
for this opportunity.
This drama is really topical and hot.
It's not wise to focus on the irrational part.
Then I would like to ask you.
I heard you turned down the offer
for Director Cao's film.
He has produced many good films.
Why did you make this decision without even asking me first?
I'm not having this argument with you.
But you need to understand some things.
In this industry,
many people want to be both rich and famous.
But how many of them
really make it?
Anyu,
your acting in the TV series
is not bad.
However, for Director Cao's films,
I'm afraid your performance
will be the weak link.
Jiayi,
could you please show me some respect?
You already have a lot of admirers.
But my job should be more than that.
I'm the one who makes strategy for you.
Today.
Well, I...
Wen,
do you have cute memes?
Send me some.
Why do you send me memes of my pictures?
Last time
I send you memes
of several South Korean stars.
You scolded me
for using memes of other people
while yours just came online in WeChat.
Now I only use your memes,
kind of feels like a mini version of you
is living in my cellphone.
Your fans made it
and I save all of them.
Knock it off.
I'm sending it to someone else.
Sending my own meme would make me a moron.
Come on, send me some hilarious ones.
Well, how about the last remaining ones.
Only a few, I swear.
All the rest are about you.
Hurry up!
Well, looks quite handsome.
Absolutely charming.
Anyu,
do you need some
dirty emoji?
Sun Wen,
sit back down.
Oops!
My assistant sent me this.
I never use this kind of thing, trust me.
Don't get it wrong.
Today.
Film.
What film?
The question you asked me earlier.
TV series or films, which do I prefer?
I prefer films.
Why?
Because films are a dream.
Jiayi,
I want to get the part in Director Cao's film.
Take it as my dream.
One should make money
as early as possible.
And one should realize one's dream
before it is too late.
A gale of wind blows up tavern flag.
One day couples with thousand years.
Rain couples with cloud.
A celestial piece of bamboo flute is coming down from the sky.
A fisher boat goes towards snow.
Ripples in water touches fisher boat.
Shu water couples with Qin Chuan.
Snow couples with wind.
A celestial piece of bamboo flute is coming down from the sky.
A fisher boat goes towards snow.
The autumn wind is soughing.
You couple with the white heron.
The sun is going down.
I stand alone in the dusk with ravens.
A couple of pinky butterflies fly in the flowers.
Yellow warblers chirp in the willows.
The beautiful lady put back her hairpin after finishing her makeup.
You went out to chase the white heron.
Turn to page 36.
Three five-character poems of Han, Jin and Wei dynasties.
Parted Lovers,
A Short-song Ballad and Back to Country Life.
Now I'll help you understand
the key sentences.
The stars so dim, the moon so bright, southbound birds are flying,
circling round and round over the tree.
Chen Jing!
Spring flowers smell so lovely;
autumn moon shines so brightly.
Oh, how happy I am in my teen years.
I'm wondering how is my beautiful girl doing.
Spring flowers will blossom out in spring;
autumn moon will shine brightly in autumn.
I'm only happy today in my teen years.
I'm wondering how is my beautiful girl doing.
Spring flowers smell so lovely;
Chen Jing wants to perform on the stage
and play for Feng Anyu.
Because she believes that
with your help,
this song is set to be remembered by others.
Chen Jing,
let's go to the classroom building after handing out these flyers.
Hey,
are we supposed to shake hands now?
I thought we're in the middle of something.
It's not like we're gonna stand here for the rest of our lives.
Sounds reasonable.
But,
we've been so close to each other.
Do you think shaking hands
is enough?
Well,
what else should we do?
I've no idea.
But I think
one should be courageous about this.
You asked me out that day.
What did you plan to tell me?
You didn't make it clear
and I couldn't stop thinking about it.
It's OK to take the phone.
I'll wait for you.
I need to take this.
Kid,
you cousin Nan was back from the U.S.
He told us that
there are nice houses there.
And there're many fellow villagers
who would take care of each other.
Your mom and I are planning to send you there
to study economics.
Your cousin said
it's not too late to do that.
You can't live a decent life by playing the drums.
You're not going to make big money from it.
You've learned enough of it.
We need to stop in time.
When you finish the next semester,
I'll arrange the suspension of study for you.
I've discussed it with other elders of the family.
Get ready for it.
Skip whatever classes you want,
but study English hard.
When you get there,
you may get to spare one year on learning the language.
That's saving money for me.
Dad. Dad.
But I like playing the drum.
And I like this school.
What's the point in liking it?
It's not promising at all!
Do I need to support you for the rest of your life?
That's not gonna happen!
I don't have that much money.
I'm just letting you know about the decision,
not discussing it with you.
Make your own decision
when you can support yourself.
What's on your mind?
I can't remember
what I was gonna say that day.
You don't forget that kind of things.
Maybe.
Maybe because it's not important.
You keep me company everywhere
every single day,
just because you want to perform on the stage with me?
You protected Ying for me and persuaded Haze,
just because you want to perform on the stage with me?
You spent so many efforts on building up the band,
just because you want to perform on the stage with me?
Do you still remember why I start the band?
I did it because I want to attract Wang Wen.
Is it OK for you if I take this chance
to pursue him?
Good luck to you.
I'm only happy today in my teen years.
I'm wondering how is my beautiful girl doing.
The autumn wind is soughing.
You couple with the white heron.
The sun is going down. I stand alone in the dusk with ravens.
A couple of pinky butterflies fly in the flowers.
Awesome!
Bro,
have you recovered?
Is it OK for you to leave the hospital?
I feel good as new.
Why don't you spend a few more days at the hospital?
The final exams for specialized courses are coming.
You got the chance to skip it.
What's inevitable is inevitable.
The idea of having a makeup test in the new semester
will ruin my whole summer vocation.
Well,
Chen Jing and you,
did you,
well, did you...
She refused you?
You didn't tell her?
It's OK as long as she didn't refuse you.
You still have the chance.
The show is approaching the end.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Bro,
why would everybody like to
strike while the iron is hot?
It seems people have to make the best of
every bit of luck they get,
otherwise they'll feel a sense of loss.
What are you talking about?
It seems you get some thoughts
from losing weight.
Bro,
my dad is sending me abroad.
Going abroad?
It's a good thing.
My family might send me abroad
if I get full recovery.
But you would still
learn French horn at abroad, right?
My family wants me to change my major
to economics.
So, I need to take supplementary academic courses.
I will leave Zhongxia
in no more than half a year.
My dad said
we finally got some good days
and that he must help me fly as far as possible
while fortune still favors him.
He's afraid he will
run out of luck one day.
However,
isn't it like gambling?
For my dad,
a little sugar will make him believe that
there is a sugar mountain lying not far away,
and that he must hit the road and look for it.
It's an opportunity too good to be missed for him.
But how about you?
Are you like your father?
Well, all I want is a little piece of sugar.
It's enough for me.
But now,
I'm gonna lose
this small piece of sugar.
Then don't go to study abroad.
Tell your dad the truth.
He is a stubborn man.
He always makes big decisions for the family.
It seems I never
got to say "no" to him
in my whole life.
Sa,
Sa, what are you doing?
It seems you've really recovered.
You're so vigorous.
Wake up, OK?
I've no idea how lucky
a man can get.
But the most miserable case for a man
is to lose his life.
To be honest,
I was in the hospital
and spent my days
in the bed.
All I want is to leave the hospital
and spend a whole day under the sunshine,
only one day would be enough.
Let alone go against my father's will,
even if I get beaten up by every single person in the world,
I would still be happy.
I mean it.
Don't go for the sugar mountain if you don't want to.
If you feel good about standing under the sun,
don't let others force you into the shadow.