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[Moonlight]

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[Episode 02]
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Who is that?

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[Hi.]

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[Are you Mr Zhou Chuan?]

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[I'm Chu Li, the editor of
Yuan Yue Books.]

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[Here's the thing.]

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[I sent you a message yesterday.]

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[But you didn't reply to it.]

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[That's why I came to find you.]

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[Why her?]

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Our deputy editor wants me

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to talk to you about
the new book contract.

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Zhou Chuan doesn't live here.

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You got the wrong person.

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I got the wrong person?

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It's 2070 though.

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Could there be two houses
numbered 2070 here?

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[Zhou Chuan]

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Zhou Chuan.

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Who is that?

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[Are you Mr Zhou Chuan?]

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Here's an important parcel
that needs your signature.

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What parcel?

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Are you really Mr Zhou Chuan?

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You deceived me!

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No.

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I'm truly sorry, Mr Zhou Chuan.

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For talking to you like this.

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I was left with no choice.

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If I don't see you today, I need to...

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Scram!

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Hello, is this management department?

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Mr Zhou, I'm really not a con artist.

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I can explain.

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Mr Zhou Chuan.

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Mr Zhou Chuan, open the door, please.

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Hurry up, she's over here!

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The owner complained that
you're disturbing the residents.

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Please leave immediately.

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I'm not disturbing the residents.

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Sirs.

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Is there any misunderstanding?

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I'm here for a business talk.

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Since you don't want to leave,

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we're left with no choice.

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Gentlemen, let's have a good talk!

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Brothers, we can have a good talk!

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Let go of me!

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Gentlemen, you're so strong.

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I know Ms Gu!

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Wait a minute!

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Ms Gu.

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Do you still remember me?

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We met during your visit to
Yuan Yue Publishing House.

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Indeed.

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You even embarrassed me
in front of everyone.

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I know this girl. Let her go.

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It's okay, you may leave now.

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Thank you, Ms Gu.

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I thought you're smart.

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As a girl, you should remain decent.

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Since Zhou Chuan refuses to show himself,
you won't get to see him.

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You should get going.

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Had you signed the new book contract
with Xin Dun Books earlier,

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you'd have been living in peace, right?

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You're full of perseverance indeed.

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You came to find me right after
being transferred from Beijing.

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How much pressure does Xin Dun Books

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put on you when it comes to the KPIs?

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I know.

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You refuse to sign
the contract with Xin Dun Books

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because you want to
see if there's any company

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who can offer you a higher price.

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But I'd say Xin Dun Books
offers the best conditions.

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Does it?

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When I signed
the Oriental Beauty with you guys,

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I really didn't feel that way.

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This time, we don't plan to set
a minimum number of printed copies.

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Five million yuan.

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To buy the full copyright of the book.

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Well, that can save me a lot of trouble.

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But I'm afraid I will repeat
Jiang Yu Cheng's mistake.

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If you were to reject me because of this,

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that'd be so irrational of you.

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I just want to sign the contract

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with a more sympathetic editor.

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We have plenty of time.

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After all, I've moved to
this neighbourhood.

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You can contact me
once you've made up your mind.

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Can't you hire a maid to clean your house?

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Your bag.

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Thank you, Mr Zhou Chuan.

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Though we live in the same neighbourhood,

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don't come and bother me.

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-Goodbye.
-Bye-bye.

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You're still here?

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Mr Zhou Chuan!

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Yuan Yue Publishing House
sincerely wants to work with you.

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Five minutes.

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No, two minutes!

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Just give me two minutes.

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Mr Zhou Chuan, why don't you

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have a listen to the contract conditions

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before rejecting me?

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Mr Zhou Chuan.

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Mr Zhou Chuan, are you listening?

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Turn to the first page of the contract.

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Read out the amount.

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Forty thousand yuan.

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You can decide on the restaurant.

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I've been away for three years.

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I seriously have no idea what's good here.

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All right, bye.

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Long time no see.

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Why are you here?

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Here's the book you asked for.

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-Take it.
-Sure.

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I'm taking off.

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Well,

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can't you hire a maid to clean the house?

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Monstress said the same thing just now.

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I'm aware that she was here.

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You bumped into each other?

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What a pity.

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I didn't get to see
the mighty waves beating the shore.

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The mighty waves beating the shore?

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The waves would wash
your dead body ashore.

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I'll get going.

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[Yuan Yue Publishing House]

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Chief Editor Yu.

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I went to meet Mr Zhou Chuan.

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But he's very dissatisfied
with our contract.

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Could we increase
the minimum number of printed copies?

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Do you know what is
a minimum number of printed copies?

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A minimum number of
printed copies is a figure

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given by the circulation department

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after a market analysis based on
the author's previous sales.

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No one can simply change it.

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Well, I've got something on.
I'm taking off.

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You may see Mr Liang Chong Lang
from the circulation department.

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Sure.

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Thank you, Chief Editor Yu.

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The minimum amount is
three thousand copies.

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Not more than that.

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But the editors in charge...

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What do the editors know?

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Do they know the market?

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Do they know marketing?

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If they do,

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what did they hire me for?

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Listen.

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This is the era of big data.

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We can calculate

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how many copies can an author sell.

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He's a new author.

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And you want to get him
eight thousand copies.

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Who gave you the confidence?

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What do we do if we don't sell them out?

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Paste them on the wall?

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Three thousand it is.

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We can't do more than that.

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Hey.

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Mr Liang has made
himself clear, hasn't he?

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-Hurry, go ahead.
-I'm going ahead.

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You get back here.

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Keep an eye on him.

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Don't let him stir up trouble.

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Just leave it to me.

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Come in.

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Hello, Mr Liang.

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I'm Chu Li from the second section.

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And I'd like to ask you to increase

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the minimum number of printed copies of
Mr Zhou Chuan's new book.

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Here's some data reports
about him that I came up with.

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[Zhou Chuan Data Reports]

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If I remember correctly,

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I've decided on his minimum number
of printed copies long ago.

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Right?

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If that's the case,
why are you here to find me?

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Are you doubtful about my decision?

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Or do you think you did

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better homework than me?

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Listen.

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Zhou Chuan's minimum number of
printed copies cannot be changed.

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If you can't get him sign the contract,
that's useless of you.

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There are some in the editorial department
who have had contracts with great authors

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with a lowest number of printed copies.

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For example, Miao.

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Can you learn from them?

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Get out!

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[The Shadow Killer]

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[The Disappearing Zoo]

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[The Disappearing Zoo]

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Mr Luo.

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Ms Gu.

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Are you busy?

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Not at all.

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Let me tell you something.

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Mr Li Yu would like to purchase
the right to Jiang Yu Cheng's

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The Disappearing Zoo.

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He gave a call to the big boss.

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Li Yu?

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That's right.

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You've been nurturing
Jiang Yu Cheng after all.

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It shouldn't be a problem
to leave it to you, right?

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Xiao Niao.

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How's your negotiation with
Jiang Yu Cheng going?

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I've asked my uncle to contact him.

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We should hear from him very soon.

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Great.

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Jiang Yu Cheng is much
easy than Zhou Chuan.

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I'm doing this

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because I hope you can seal the contract

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before Chu Li does.

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Therefore, you need to work hard.

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Got it.

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Thank you, Chief Editor Miao.

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It's Deputy Editor.

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Get back to your work.

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Deputy Editor Miao.

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I bought you this coffee.

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I don't know if it's
your favourite flavour.

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If you don't like it,
I can go get another one.

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Sure, thank you.

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I heard that you met Zhou Chuan.

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How's the negotiation going?

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I didn't even have the chance to

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to hand the contract to him
and have it thrown at my face.

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Is it because you're
not good at negotiating?

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Mr Liang told me

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to ask you about negotiation techniques.

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Deputy Editor Miao,
how did you manage the negotiation?

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How did you decide on the figure?

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All right.

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Let me ask you something, Chu Li.

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How many

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minimum copies do you
think we should give him?

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One hundred thousand.

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The first royalty for an author

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is determined by the minimum
number of printed copies.

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If he manages to receive a royalty of 15%,

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that's impressive enough.

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The figure he receives

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is determined by the cost that I can bear.

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We're running a publishing house here.

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Our boss is a businessman.

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And he needs to make money.

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Zhou Chuan.

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He's got only one best-selling book.

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Whether his next book is good or bad,

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how his writing is,

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none of us has a clue.

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In our industry,

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successful debut authors

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can be found everywhere.

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And when it comes to ordinary authors,

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our publishing house offers

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three to five thousand yuan.

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But we paid Zhou Chuan

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thirty thousand yuan
for his first payment.

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And we increased it
to forty thousand yuan.

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It's enough to prove

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that our publishing house

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has a very high regard for him.

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But

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if I were to tell Mr Zhou Chuan this,

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I'm afraid he'd beat me up

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and send my body back here
through cash on delivery.

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And we wouldn't pay for that.

272
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Are you really an idiot?

273
00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:24,320
This conversation is between you and me.

274
00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:26,800
How you're going to deliver
the message to Zhou Chuan,

275
00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:29,080
that has to do with
your communication skills.

276
00:13:35,350 --> 00:13:38,340
[Zhou Chuan, Author: Something happened
and I'm not happy about it.]

277
00:13:38,340 --> 00:13:40,920
[When I'm angry, I can't help but wonder]

278
00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:42,640
Is the Zhou Chuan on Weibo

279
00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:45,210
[if I'm being mistreated
because I don't work hard enough.]

280
00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,210
the same as the one I met
during the daytime?

281
00:13:45,210 --> 00:13:47,560
[Perhaps I still need to
keep working hard]

282
00:13:45,380 --> 00:13:47,410
What gentle positive energy?

283
00:13:47,490 --> 00:13:49,410
He's simply a con man.

284
00:13:47,560 --> 00:13:50,130
[so as to earn
the respect that I deserve.]

285
00:14:10,950 --> 00:14:18,290
[The Navy Hired by the Monkey]

286
00:14:12,050 --> 00:14:14,580
[I can't help complaining
about an author.]

287
00:14:14,680 --> 00:14:15,720
[He's being all adorable on Weibo.]

288
00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:17,400
[But he's secretly a hot-tempered man.]

289
00:14:18,780 --> 00:14:21,330
[Zhou Chuan, Author:
The buns taste so bad today.]

290
00:14:21,330 --> 00:14:23,050
[Alas, I miss the hometown's meat bun.]

291
00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:25,360
[Mr Zhou Chuan's dog is called Er Gou.]

292
00:14:23,130 --> 00:14:28,940
[Zhou Chuan, Author: My Er Gou]

293
00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:31,380
Zhou Chuan has to go abroad
for every New Year.

294
00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:34,570
But her dad celebrates it
in his hometown.

295
00:14:34,710 --> 00:14:36,180
That means

296
00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:37,720
it's been seven years

297
00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:39,890
since Zhou Chuan had
a meat bun from his hometown.

298
00:14:50,590 --> 00:14:58,070
[The Disappearing Mr Fox]

299
00:14:51,330 --> 00:14:53,560
[People pretend to be nice on Weibo.]

300
00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:55,120
[Someone made me so angry today.]

301
00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:56,660
[Even breathing makes me mad.]

302
00:14:56,750 --> 00:14:58,830
[And I can't do my work well.]

303
00:14:59,210 --> 00:15:02,250
Unexpectedly, this fox has a career.

304
00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:10,600
Hello, Dad.

305
00:15:10,700 --> 00:15:13,270
I figured out you should be off work.

306
00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,040
[How did you know I just arrived home?]

307
00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:18,760
It's been only a few days.

308
00:15:18,850 --> 00:15:20,640
Why does it seem that
you've gained weight?

309
00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:22,320
Why do you have a double chin?

310
00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:23,840
Seriously? Have I gained weight?

311
00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:25,240
It's probably due to the angle.

312
00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:27,170
How about this? Do I look fat still?

313
00:15:30,010 --> 00:15:31,210
How's it going?

314
00:15:31,380 --> 00:15:32,650
How's your house hunting going?

315
00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:33,990
Is the money enough?

316
00:15:34,130 --> 00:15:37,260
It's enough. Don't worry, Dad.

317
00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:40,290
[Are you at your living place?]

318
00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:41,450
Make a turn.

319
00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:43,370
Let me check out the house.

320
00:15:43,830 --> 00:15:45,080
Sure.

321
00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:51,760
Look, isn't it a nice living space?

322
00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:53,600
[The job is going well.]

323
00:15:53,610 --> 00:15:55,400
And the colleagues treat me very well.

324
00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:57,300
Don't you worry.

325
00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:01,160
Wait, why is it dark?

326
00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:03,360
What are you saying?

327
00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:04,410
It's a nice living place

328
00:16:04,410 --> 00:16:05,930
with a broken light.

329
00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:08,570
Well, there's something
wrong with my phone.

330
00:16:08,570 --> 00:16:10,520
I'll get it repaired tomorrow.

331
00:16:11,020 --> 00:16:12,210
Your Highness.

332
00:16:12,210 --> 00:16:14,060
You're finally talking to me.

333
00:16:14,170 --> 00:16:15,790
You're not worth my time.

334
00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:17,120
Take it away.

335
00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:21,320
All right, I'm hanging up.

336
00:16:21,330 --> 00:16:22,280
Rest early.

337
00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:23,360
Bye-bye.

338
00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:25,530
Bye-bye. Miss you.

339
00:16:50,750 --> 00:16:51,660
[Lass.]

340
00:16:50,750 --> 00:16:54,970
[Dad]

341
00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:54,600
[I've transferred you some money.
Get yourself a new phone.]

342
00:16:54,620 --> 00:16:56,620
[You're all alone out there.
Take good care of yourself.]

343
00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:58,330
[Don't be so hard on yourself.]

344
00:17:14,589 --> 00:17:16,349
Auntie Zhang.

345
00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:21,280
You can't come to clean for this month?

346
00:17:23,220 --> 00:17:24,500
Sure, get well soon.

347
00:17:24,609 --> 00:17:25,690
Got it.

348
00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:29,000
Morning, Er Gou.

349
00:17:40,510 --> 00:17:42,000
Stop barking.

350
00:17:45,120 --> 00:17:46,390
[Er Gou.]

351
00:17:46,490 --> 00:17:47,760
Stop barking.

352
00:17:51,390 --> 00:17:52,420
Your house is not here.

353
00:17:52,530 --> 00:17:54,310
Let's go. It's the one behind here.

354
00:17:56,730 --> 00:17:58,120
Er Gou.

355
00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:06,790
It's really you, Mr Zhou Chuan.

356
00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:07,670
Mr Zhou Chuan.

357
00:18:07,750 --> 00:18:10,210
I'm sorry for keep bothering you.

358
00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:14,600
You're forgiven. Leave now.

359
00:18:14,700 --> 00:18:15,710
Come, Er Gou.

360
00:18:15,710 --> 00:18:17,510
Don't ever eat food given by strangers.

361
00:18:17,610 --> 00:18:18,490
Mr Zhou Chuan.

362
00:18:18,490 --> 00:18:20,370
These are the meat buns I bought

363
00:18:20,370 --> 00:18:22,170
from the hometown shop
you recommended online.

364
00:18:23,140 --> 00:18:24,390
Mr Zhou Chuan.

365
00:18:24,510 --> 00:18:25,780
Could we have a talk?

366
00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:26,990
No need.

367
00:18:27,090 --> 00:18:28,370
Er Gou and I have been on a diet.

368
00:18:28,470 --> 00:18:29,040
We're not eating them.

369
00:18:29,120 --> 00:18:30,970
Mr Zhou Chuan.

370
00:18:32,390 --> 00:18:33,970
Is your hand all right?

371
00:18:34,210 --> 00:18:35,850
It's okay.

372
00:18:35,950 --> 00:18:36,780
Mr Zhou Chuan.

373
00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:38,720
Could I have a minute of your time

374
00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:40,920
to talk about your new novel
and the figure on the contract?

375
00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:42,640
They're all negotiable.

376
00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:04,610
Thank you, Mr Zhou Chuan.

377
00:19:04,610 --> 00:19:05,650
Have a seat.

378
00:19:37,550 --> 00:19:39,750
You're Mr Zhou Chuan?

379
00:19:41,070 --> 00:19:43,250
And now you're calling me that.

380
00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:46,230
Mr Zhou Chuan.

381
00:19:46,310 --> 00:19:48,410
That was ignorant of me.

382
00:19:48,510 --> 00:19:50,520
Mr Zhou Chuan, please pardon me.

383
00:19:50,620 --> 00:19:51,980
Cut it out.

384
00:19:52,470 --> 00:19:54,180
You have only two minutes.

385
00:19:56,030 --> 00:19:57,130
I...

386
00:19:57,440 --> 00:19:58,360
Sir.

387
00:19:58,360 --> 00:20:00,390
It's bad for health to drink coffee
in the morning on an empty stomach.

388
00:20:00,470 --> 00:20:02,380
Have some bun first.

389
00:20:03,950 --> 00:20:04,610
Thanks.

390
00:20:04,610 --> 00:20:05,690
But I'd like to remind you

391
00:20:05,690 --> 00:20:08,980
that these buns don't worth as much as
the royalty of hundreds of thousands yuan.

392
00:20:10,210 --> 00:20:12,490
Though the minimum number of
printed copies is forty thousand,

393
00:20:12,490 --> 00:20:13,610
it's the highest figure
Yuan Yue Publishing House

394
00:20:13,610 --> 00:20:15,890
has had from the past two years.

395
00:20:15,890 --> 00:20:17,720
Our company is very sincere

396
00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:19,910
to you. The sun and the moon
are the witnesses.

397
00:20:20,010 --> 00:20:21,330
Then you go ask the sun and the moon

398
00:20:21,410 --> 00:20:23,650
if I deserve to be
humiliated by these figures.

399
00:20:23,790 --> 00:20:25,650
The sun and the moon are the witnesses?

400
00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:27,400
What have I done to deserve this?

401
00:20:27,490 --> 00:20:28,410
Mr Zhou Chuan.

402
00:20:28,410 --> 00:20:29,540
We're not humiliating you.

403
00:20:29,650 --> 00:20:30,570
I guarantee.

404
00:20:30,570 --> 00:20:31,890
If you sign the contract with us,

405
00:20:31,890 --> 00:20:34,330
I will definitely take care of
the publication of your book.

406
00:20:34,330 --> 00:20:35,580
We can even make it two hundred thousand,

407
00:20:35,670 --> 00:20:37,530
not to mention one hundred thousand.

408
00:20:37,620 --> 00:20:39,350
That's an empty promise.

409
00:20:39,630 --> 00:20:41,120
You could say whatever you want.

410
00:20:43,470 --> 00:20:44,770
Time's up.

411
00:20:44,770 --> 00:20:45,570
Thank you for your buns.

412
00:20:45,570 --> 00:20:47,400
Though mine isn't some cheap coffee.

413
00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:49,230
Mr Zhou Chuan.

414
00:20:49,310 --> 00:20:50,590
If I remember correctly,

415
00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:52,450
your Oriental Beauty

416
00:20:52,450 --> 00:20:54,330
has had three printings.

417
00:20:54,330 --> 00:20:55,360
Are you not confident

418
00:20:55,360 --> 00:20:57,090
with Book of Luo He?

419
00:20:57,940 --> 00:20:59,210
Are you trying to provoke me?

420
00:21:00,580 --> 00:21:03,000
Of course I'm confident with my work.

421
00:21:03,260 --> 00:21:04,670
Me too.

422
00:21:05,330 --> 00:21:07,230
It's just that Yuan Yue Publishing House
doesn't deserve it.

423
00:21:07,770 --> 00:21:08,970
In fact, you care not only

424
00:21:08,980 --> 00:21:10,350
the minimum number of printed copies.

425
00:21:10,430 --> 00:21:12,990
Otherwise, you'd have signed
the contract with Xin Dun Books.

426
00:21:14,490 --> 00:21:15,810
Cut it out.

427
00:21:15,890 --> 00:21:17,180
Please leave.

428
00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:27,190
[Time Is Like A Song]

429
00:21:28,930 --> 00:21:30,330
Yuan Yue Books is where Mr Zhou Gu Xuan

430
00:21:30,330 --> 00:21:31,930
created his sales miracle.

431
00:21:31,930 --> 00:21:34,730
Don't you want to surpass
your father in his battlefield

432
00:21:34,730 --> 00:21:36,290
and become the new miracle?

433
00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:42,890
I admit

434
00:21:42,990 --> 00:21:45,630
that Yuan Yue Publishing House's
conditions are of average.

435
00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:47,760
On the surface, you seem to be unwilling.

436
00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,050
But you've listened to
the contract contents for times.

437
00:21:50,050 --> 00:21:51,330
Actually, you're kind of

438
00:21:51,330 --> 00:21:53,980
interested in working with
Yuan Yue Books, right?

439
00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:55,710
You're a newbie, aren't you?

440
00:21:56,540 --> 00:21:58,300
You're so full of yourself.

441
00:22:00,050 --> 00:22:02,070
Yes, I'm a newbie.

442
00:22:02,150 --> 00:22:03,890
Naturally, I'm no match for

443
00:22:03,890 --> 00:22:05,330
those amazing editors.

444
00:22:05,330 --> 00:22:08,530
And you might find
what I'm saying all empty talk.

445
00:22:08,530 --> 00:22:09,440
But what I know is that,

446
00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,750
if I don't manage to sign the contract
and publish your book,

447
00:22:11,850 --> 00:22:14,570
there's no way I can stay at
the Yuan Yue Publishing House.

448
00:22:14,570 --> 00:22:16,330
So, compared to those amazing editors,

449
00:22:16,430 --> 00:22:19,080
I am more determined.

450
00:22:19,210 --> 00:22:20,950
Please, Mr Zhou Chuan.

451
00:22:21,050 --> 00:22:22,170
Please.

452
00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:25,130
Let's sign the contract.

453
00:22:27,430 --> 00:22:28,590
Are you done talking?

454
00:22:29,980 --> 00:22:31,300
Leave.

455
00:22:44,140 --> 00:22:45,650
Mr Zhou Chuan.

456
00:22:46,050 --> 00:22:47,300
This is my name card.

457
00:22:47,410 --> 00:22:49,040
If you ever change your mind,

458
00:22:49,050 --> 00:22:50,820
contact me anytime.

459
00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:58,000
[Chu Li, Literary Editor,
Phone, WeChat, Email, QQ]

460
00:22:57,220 --> 00:22:58,460
I'll put it here.

461
00:23:01,350 --> 00:23:02,750
I'm leaving.

462
00:23:20,010 --> 00:23:20,850
Let me give you a hand.

463
00:23:20,850 --> 00:23:22,450
Sure. Thank you.

464
00:23:22,450 --> 00:23:23,170
Okay.

465
00:23:23,270 --> 00:23:25,080
-Let me do it from here.
-Sure.

466
00:23:25,410 --> 00:23:26,710
Here.

467
00:23:33,090 --> 00:23:35,090
-Well, thank you.
-You're welcome.

468
00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:42,080
Is this your bookstore?

469
00:23:45,490 --> 00:23:46,760
Please come in if you want to buy books.

470
00:23:46,850 --> 00:23:48,330
Can't I have a tour?

471
00:23:50,630 --> 00:23:52,620
Well, help yourself.

472
00:23:53,010 --> 00:23:55,450
Someone wants to buy the right
to The Disappearing Zoo.

473
00:24:06,910 --> 00:24:08,940
Your bookstore is doing not bad.

474
00:24:10,130 --> 00:24:12,280
Thank you. Please take a seat.

475
00:24:24,580 --> 00:24:26,020
Let's get down to business.

476
00:24:27,420 --> 00:24:29,130
The agreement says that

477
00:24:29,350 --> 00:24:32,520
Xin Dun Books owns the right to
The Disappearing Series for ten years.

478
00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:36,010
And now Mr Li Yu has eyes for
The Disappearing Zoo,

479
00:24:36,010 --> 00:24:37,330
and wants to make it into a movie.

480
00:24:39,250 --> 00:24:41,140
It's a very good opportunity.

481
00:24:42,550 --> 00:24:43,650
What about you?

482
00:24:44,140 --> 00:24:47,050
What's your role in it?

483
00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:49,610
If you agree to sell the right,

484
00:24:49,820 --> 00:24:51,650
I will have a meeting with the director,

485
00:24:51,650 --> 00:24:55,580
the producers, and you.

486
00:24:56,850 --> 00:24:58,220
The original author must join it.

487
00:24:58,220 --> 00:24:59,860
That's the only request from the director.

488
00:25:02,700 --> 00:25:03,900
Then no need.

489
00:25:04,130 --> 00:25:05,380
I'm not selling the right.

490
00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:08,470
Do you have to avoid me?

491
00:25:10,050 --> 00:25:11,610
We're talking about Li Yu.

492
00:25:12,010 --> 00:25:14,300
There are many authors
who want to work with him.

493
00:25:16,870 --> 00:25:18,460
I'm not avoiding you.

494
00:25:19,250 --> 00:25:21,370
I just want to have
nothing to do with you.

495
00:25:25,060 --> 00:25:28,280
You don't always come across
this kind of opportunity, Jiang Yu Cheng.

496
00:25:29,850 --> 00:25:32,930
Do you want to hide here
running the bookstore forever?

497
00:25:42,770 --> 00:25:46,550
Did I get Mr Zhou Chuan wrong?

498
00:25:47,670 --> 00:25:50,970
How should I persuade him tomorrow?

499
00:25:54,580 --> 00:25:56,690
Xiao Bai, where's your boss?

500
00:25:56,690 --> 00:25:58,070
He left early today.

501
00:25:58,140 --> 00:26:00,040
I too have no idea where he went.

502
00:26:01,220 --> 00:26:02,370
Fine.

503
00:26:06,740 --> 00:26:14,850
[The Navy Hired by the Monkey]

504
00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:10,850
[It's another ugly rejection.]

505
00:26:10,950 --> 00:26:11,910
[I'd say that]

506
00:26:11,940 --> 00:26:14,900
[the dog of that author
is friendlier than him.]

507
00:26:14,850 --> 00:26:28,440
[The Disappearing Mr Fox]

508
00:26:15,460 --> 00:26:18,290
[I showed him my utmost sincerity]

509
00:26:18,290 --> 00:26:20,810
[and asked him to
sign a publishing contract.]

510
00:26:20,810 --> 00:26:23,730
[And it's the first time
I bought a man breakfast.]

511
00:26:23,730 --> 00:26:26,170
[He said it's not worth the royalty
of hundreds of thousands yuan.]

512
00:26:26,170 --> 00:26:27,740
[It's not about a bun.]

513
00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:30,440
[It's about my girly heart.]

514
00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:34,430
[The Navy Hired by the Monkey]

515
00:26:30,660 --> 00:26:32,080
Why does this experience

516
00:26:32,250 --> 00:26:34,510
seem so familiar?

517
00:26:46,220 --> 00:26:50,360
[Chu Li, Literary Editor,
Phone, WeChat, Email, QQ]

518
00:26:50,360 --> 00:26:51,720
[The Navy Hired by the Monkey]

519
00:26:55,860 --> 00:26:57,040
[Chu Li, Literary Editor
[The Navy Hired by the Monkey]

520
00:26:59,290 --> 00:27:01,530
[The Monkey is Chu Li?]

521
00:27:06,010 --> 00:27:07,760
Good morning.

522
00:27:07,860 --> 00:27:09,770
Welcome. It's you.

523
00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:14,220
Where's your copy of Time Is Like A Song?

524
00:27:14,310 --> 00:27:17,210
I remember it's placed
alongside Oriental Beauty.

525
00:27:17,210 --> 00:27:20,150
I want to compare them for something.

526
00:27:20,270 --> 00:27:21,620
We're going to change the display stand.

527
00:27:21,620 --> 00:27:23,850
You can go check them out
from the bookshelf behind there.

528
00:27:26,490 --> 00:27:27,600
Sure.

529
00:27:35,700 --> 00:27:38,240
[Wait, why am I avoiding her?]

530
00:27:38,970 --> 00:27:45,350
[The Disappearing Mr Fox]

531
00:27:38,990 --> 00:27:42,070
[Do you think I should
pay him a third visit?]

532
00:27:42,180 --> 00:27:45,840
[I'll buy him a more classy-looking congee
with pork and century egg tomorrow.]

533
00:28:09,330 --> 00:28:11,490
Mr Zhou Chuan.

534
00:28:17,940 --> 00:28:19,460
What a coincidence.

535
00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:21,320
I'll get going.

536
00:28:21,620 --> 00:28:23,250
Wait a minute.

537
00:28:23,470 --> 00:28:25,900
Mr Zhou Chuan,
I'm not trying to be a nagger.

538
00:28:25,990 --> 00:28:27,420
What I told you this morning,

539
00:28:27,430 --> 00:28:29,710
could you give it another thought?

540
00:28:32,270 --> 00:28:33,770
I'll give it some thought.

541
00:28:55,710 --> 00:28:56,550
Jiang Yu Cheng.

542
00:28:56,650 --> 00:28:57,840
Jiang...

543
00:28:58,670 --> 00:29:00,090
I'm going to be in trouble.

544
00:29:05,460 --> 00:29:07,220
Wait, I haven't told you what it is.

545
00:29:07,220 --> 00:29:08,740
Why are you crying already?

546
00:29:10,330 --> 00:29:12,510
Can you not always go berserk at night?

547
00:29:12,790 --> 00:29:14,290
I'm watching a movie.

548
00:29:20,410 --> 00:29:21,910
You've watched it for times yesterday.

549
00:29:21,990 --> 00:29:23,560
Stop watching it.

550
00:29:28,110 --> 00:29:29,270
What's happened?

551
00:29:29,430 --> 00:29:31,290
Some reader has figured out
your true colours?

552
00:29:31,490 --> 00:29:32,950
What true colours?

553
00:29:33,060 --> 00:29:34,940
I'm as good-natured as I am.

554
00:29:34,940 --> 00:29:36,090
I

555
00:29:36,510 --> 00:29:38,580
Sir Chuan who is as warm as a jade.

556
00:29:39,370 --> 00:29:41,160
But you're lack of self-awareness.

557
00:29:41,570 --> 00:29:43,100
Stop talking nonsense.

558
00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:44,690
Let me talk to you
about something serious.

559
00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:47,520
I met that netizen today.

560
00:29:48,260 --> 00:29:49,180
Netizen?

561
00:29:49,710 --> 00:29:52,380
You've known her for three years.

562
00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:54,220
You fight all the time.
But you're never apart.

563
00:29:54,220 --> 00:29:55,120
As if you're in a relationship.

564
00:29:55,210 --> 00:29:56,180
We're not in a relationship.

565
00:29:56,270 --> 00:29:58,760
We're purely netizens.

566
00:30:00,140 --> 00:30:01,080
Yes.

567
00:30:01,330 --> 00:30:02,590
Purely netizens.

568
00:30:02,690 --> 00:30:04,760
You always giggle while
playing with your phone.

569
00:30:04,850 --> 00:30:06,120
How pure.

570
00:30:06,740 --> 00:30:07,820
What?

571
00:30:07,820 --> 00:30:10,210
You met the netizen today,
and it's a sad ending?

572
00:30:11,710 --> 00:30:12,880
Not at all.

573
00:30:12,990 --> 00:30:14,880
It's just that...

574
00:30:16,110 --> 00:30:17,740
How should I put it?

575
00:30:18,750 --> 00:30:22,040
After all kinds of coincidences,

576
00:30:24,950 --> 00:30:26,830
she's now my editor.

577
00:30:28,030 --> 00:30:30,660
This morning, she came to
my place with the buns.

578
00:30:30,760 --> 00:30:32,720
And then she asked me to sign
a publishing contract

579
00:30:32,820 --> 00:30:34,940
that offers only forty thousand
printed copies and a royalty of 9%.

580
00:30:36,610 --> 00:30:37,540
The thing is,

581
00:30:37,540 --> 00:30:44,180
I drove her away in
a very malicious manner.

582
00:30:46,810 --> 00:30:48,730
I drove her away.

583
00:30:51,980 --> 00:30:54,160
She doesn't know you're Mr Fox anyway.

584
00:30:54,260 --> 00:30:55,260
What are you panicking about?

585
00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:57,280
Shouldn't I be panicking about it?

586
00:30:57,460 --> 00:31:00,540
I drove her away without
even considering her feelings.

587
00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:03,070
What if she finds out the truth

588
00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:05,030
and write a book out of anger called

589
00:31:05,110 --> 00:31:08,490
"Let's Talk About Sir Chuan
That You All Used to Love."

590
00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:11,640
And it becomes the top-selling title on
every online bookstore and website.

591
00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:12,900
Then I...

592
00:31:17,630 --> 00:31:19,840
What are you laughing about?

593
00:31:20,740 --> 00:31:21,940
What should I do now?

594
00:31:22,020 --> 00:31:23,780
What are you saying? Just sign it.

595
00:31:23,860 --> 00:31:26,540
Would you sign a contract that
offers forty thousand printed copies?

596
00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:28,530
Let me be honest with you.

597
00:31:28,990 --> 00:31:30,460
Considering the market situation,

598
00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:32,670
that's a decent offer
from the publishing house.

599
00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:34,100
As long as you can get it sold,

600
00:31:34,210 --> 00:31:38,780
you will receive the royalty
and that from the second printing.

601
00:31:39,620 --> 00:31:43,020
Also, aren't you negotiating about
the rights to the comic and game?

602
00:31:43,140 --> 00:31:44,550
So what are you discontent about?

603
00:31:44,620 --> 00:31:47,580
I'm discontent about
the amount of royalty.

604
00:31:47,890 --> 00:31:50,270
It's not enough to pay for Er Gou's food.

605
00:31:50,340 --> 00:31:51,380
Okay.

606
00:31:51,380 --> 00:31:53,010
You do know what I want.

607
00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:54,300
I do.

608
00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:56,470
Someday, you're going to be
an author at the top of the pyramid.

609
00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:57,700
And surpass your father.

610
00:31:57,790 --> 00:31:59,770
All the more reason why you should
sign the contract with Yuan Yue Books.

611
00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:02,960
Isn't that where he created the miracle?

612
00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:05,690
Now is the beginning.

613
00:32:08,770 --> 00:32:11,100
Why did you and her say the same thing?

614
00:32:12,270 --> 00:32:13,860
Are you working in
collusion with each other?

615
00:32:15,650 --> 00:32:17,770
We have never met before.
How can we be doing that?

616
00:32:18,910 --> 00:32:19,920
Enough.

617
00:32:20,010 --> 00:32:21,280
Aren't you here

618
00:32:21,370 --> 00:32:23,660
so that I can talk you
into signing the contract?

619
00:32:25,510 --> 00:32:27,830
Who said I want to sign the contract?

620
00:32:28,990 --> 00:32:29,930
Fine.

621
00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:31,220
Don't you sign it.

622
00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:33,200
If you sign it, that makes you a dog.

623
00:32:35,430 --> 00:32:38,660
Wait, something has gotten into you.

624
00:32:38,750 --> 00:32:41,340
Why don't you comfort me?
Why are you mad at me?

625
00:32:43,140 --> 00:32:44,380
Today,

626
00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:47,200
Gu Bai Zhi came to the shop.

627
00:32:47,730 --> 00:32:48,680
Who?

628
00:32:49,010 --> 00:32:50,360
Gu Bai Zhi!

629
00:32:51,780 --> 00:32:54,100
Fine. Tell me early when she comes again.

630
00:32:54,190 --> 00:32:56,650
If Monstress ever bumps into you,
I'll stay as far away as possible.

631
00:32:58,640 --> 00:32:59,990
And don't you come and bother me.

632
00:33:00,090 --> 00:33:02,000
Or I'd write a book about you.

633
00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:04,410
It's no fun writing about me.

634
00:33:04,710 --> 00:33:07,790
Hurry up and finish writing your book.

635
00:33:07,980 --> 00:33:09,380
Otherwise, I'm afraid you'd feel ashamed

636
00:33:09,380 --> 00:33:11,480
and quit writing due to our disparity.

637
00:33:14,970 --> 00:33:16,800
Does everyone think that

638
00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:18,910
I can't stand up?

639
00:33:26,230 --> 00:33:29,200
Please don't simply dehumanise me.

640
00:33:29,310 --> 00:33:30,680
Thank you.

641
00:33:45,900 --> 00:33:48,310
[If I don't manage to sign the contract
and publish your book,]

642
00:33:48,310 --> 00:33:51,190
[there's no way I can stay at
the Yuan Yue Publishing House.]

643
00:34:16,230 --> 00:34:17,909
[Chu Li, Literary Editor,
Phone, WeChat, Email, QQ]

644
00:34:29,790 --> 00:34:31,900
[Zhou Chuan]

645
00:34:30,030 --> 00:34:32,780
[Tomorrow, 11 p.m.
Bring along your contract.]

646
00:34:33,420 --> 00:34:35,820
[Does it mean he agrees
to sign the contract?]

647
00:34:38,670 --> 00:34:44,170
[Zhou Chuan]

648
00:34:41,540 --> 00:34:43,290
[Latecomer won't be entertained.]

649
00:35:06,980 --> 00:35:08,700
What am I doing?

650
00:35:16,010 --> 00:35:17,260
It's only 10:30?

651
00:35:35,890 --> 00:35:37,460
Hello, Er Gou. We meet again.

652
00:35:37,570 --> 00:35:39,410
I'm here to see your daddy.

653
00:35:40,250 --> 00:35:42,530
I'm its brother, not its daddy.

654
00:35:43,330 --> 00:35:45,000
Hello, Mr Zhou Chuan.

655
00:35:48,870 --> 00:35:51,530
Mr Zhou Chuan, have you made up your mind?

656
00:35:52,130 --> 00:35:55,330
Do you really want to
sell me the Book of Luo He?

657
00:35:55,540 --> 00:35:56,510
No, I lied to you.

658
00:35:56,510 --> 00:35:58,420
It's a prank. Are you happy now?

659
00:36:08,410 --> 00:36:09,660
What's wrong?

660
00:36:10,870 --> 00:36:12,500
I can't find my seal.

661
00:36:12,500 --> 00:36:14,070
I may have to look for it.

662
00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:15,090
Huh?

663
00:36:18,090 --> 00:36:20,010
How many times have I told you?

664
00:36:20,510 --> 00:36:22,920
Mr Nian Nian's next instalment

665
00:36:23,020 --> 00:36:24,950
is about the reunion between
the male and female protagonists

666
00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:26,410
after a long time apart.

667
00:36:26,490 --> 00:36:28,310
Mr Nian Nian specifically asked you

668
00:36:28,390 --> 00:36:32,920
to come up with illustrations
that are radiantly sorrowful.

669
00:36:34,590 --> 00:36:35,830
Look at your work.

670
00:36:36,170 --> 00:36:37,700
Tell me. What is this?

671
00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:40,750
I only find it radiant.
Where's the sense of sorrow?

672
00:36:40,840 --> 00:36:42,190
Deputy Editor Miao.

673
00:36:42,290 --> 00:36:43,960
I gave it a thought.

674
00:36:44,050 --> 00:36:47,740
I really have no idea
what radiantly sorrowful means.

675
00:36:47,830 --> 00:36:48,810
So I...

676
00:36:48,890 --> 00:36:51,110
Radiantly sorrowful...

677
00:36:53,110 --> 00:36:54,550
Can you

678
00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:58,070
figure out a solution first
when facing some difficulty?

679
00:36:58,170 --> 00:37:00,990
Have the curls turned you into an idiot?

680
00:37:04,730 --> 00:37:05,770
Stay still!

681
00:37:08,820 --> 00:37:10,130
Tell me. What kind of attitude is this?

682
00:37:10,230 --> 00:37:11,680
What kind of gesture is this, huh?

683
00:37:11,770 --> 00:37:13,510
You're not happy because I scolded you.

684
00:37:13,590 --> 00:37:14,750
-So you gave me middle finger.
-No.

685
00:37:14,850 --> 00:37:16,390
You're giving your leader a middle finger.

686
00:37:16,480 --> 00:37:18,800
She just tried to push her glasses up.

687
00:37:18,900 --> 00:37:20,440
Right, Ah Xiang?

688
00:37:21,750 --> 00:37:23,230
What pushing the glasses up?

689
00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:26,970
Why did you come in so late?

690
00:37:27,070 --> 00:37:27,600
I...

691
00:37:27,700 --> 00:37:31,170
I went to Mr Zhou Chuan's place
this morning to sign the contract.

692
00:37:32,100 --> 00:37:34,260
Have you signed it?

693
00:37:34,780 --> 00:37:36,620
We're almost there.

694
00:37:36,890 --> 00:37:38,510
When we're ready to sign the contract,

695
00:37:38,610 --> 00:37:41,680
Mr Zhou Chuan couldn't find the seal.

696
00:37:41,780 --> 00:37:43,840
But we can sign it
once he's found the seal.

697
00:37:43,930 --> 00:37:45,520
Well, Chu Li,

698
00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:47,880
I'm afraid the seal is lost forever.

699
00:37:47,980 --> 00:37:50,090
He's rejected you.

700
00:37:50,440 --> 00:37:53,820
Why do I feel that Mr Zhou Chuan
has lost the seal for real?

701
00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:55,240
Miao.

702
00:37:57,480 --> 00:37:59,010
Chu Li is a newbie.

703
00:37:59,100 --> 00:38:00,430
You had the contract with you

704
00:38:00,430 --> 00:38:03,150
for more than two weeks, but you
didn't get Mr Zhou Chuan sign it.

705
00:38:03,250 --> 00:38:05,370
How can you expect her
to do so in a few days?

706
00:38:07,910 --> 00:38:10,360
Chu Li, here's the thing.

707
00:38:10,550 --> 00:38:13,350
You don't have to stay out of
the office for the whole morning.

708
00:38:13,460 --> 00:38:15,700
You need to improve
your work efficiency. Got it?

709
00:38:16,010 --> 00:38:18,950
Mr Zhou Chuan isn't the only author
under Yuan Yue Publishing House.

710
00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:21,110
And that isn't your only task.

711
00:38:22,520 --> 00:38:23,920
Got it, Chief Editor Yu.

712
00:38:24,010 --> 00:38:26,390
I won't be late for work tomorrow.

713
00:38:27,270 --> 00:38:28,550
Anyway, we need to pick up the pace.

714
00:38:28,620 --> 00:38:29,730
The Marketing Department
people came today.

715
00:38:29,820 --> 00:38:33,120
They said they need
the result by next week.

716
00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:42,960
What's the seal?

717
00:38:51,510 --> 00:38:55,930
♫ I want to hide like a kid 
who made mistakes ♫

718
00:38:55,930 --> 00:38:59,290
♫ My heart skipped a beat ♫

719
00:39:00,790 --> 00:39:05,160
♫ When you look at me 
everything seems so cute ♫

720
00:39:01,150 --> 00:39:02,380
Well,

721
00:39:02,470 --> 00:39:06,440
thank you for your help today.

722
00:39:05,160 --> 00:39:08,650
♫ I am the only one feeling strange ♫

723
00:39:07,090 --> 00:39:09,750
Don't take it to heart. Is this for me?

724
00:39:09,560 --> 00:39:13,830
♫ I have got a million whys ♫

725
00:39:14,550 --> 00:39:17,780
♫ But I can't tell ♫

726
00:39:15,700 --> 00:39:17,070
The juice tea tastes so nice.

727
00:39:17,170 --> 00:39:18,840
The sweetness is just right.

728
00:39:18,930 --> 00:39:19,770
Ah Xiang.

729
00:39:19,220 --> 00:39:24,850
♫ I still have my sanity ♫

730
00:39:19,850 --> 00:39:21,160
You know what?

731
00:39:21,260 --> 00:39:23,360
Your illustrations are
actually very interesting.

732
00:39:23,460 --> 00:39:24,880
You purposely leave
the facial expressions out

733
00:39:24,950 --> 00:39:28,030
and let the reader to
imagine the emotions.

734
00:39:25,670 --> 00:39:28,070
♫ I fled for a week ♫

735
00:39:28,140 --> 00:39:30,620
People had a dig at Feng Zi Kai

736
00:39:28,440 --> 00:39:32,270
♫ You don't seem to be surprised ♫

737
00:39:30,720 --> 00:39:32,320
due to this drawing style.

738
00:39:32,430 --> 00:39:35,690
But fortunately, he ended up becoming
the grand master in comic industry.

739
00:39:32,680 --> 00:39:37,110
♫ Because when you look into my eyes ♫

740
00:39:35,780 --> 00:39:38,670
No, I'm not amazing.

741
00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:41,680
♫ I have told you a thousand times ♫

742
00:39:38,670 --> 00:39:42,620
I'm just an illustrator
of little importance.

743
00:39:42,220 --> 00:39:46,140
♫ The world is on
the verge of elimination ♫

744
00:39:43,260 --> 00:39:44,490
I think highly of you.

745
00:39:44,580 --> 00:39:46,250
Do you know Cocoon?

746
00:39:46,140 --> 00:39:50,600
♫ Only you are still favoured by me ♫

747
00:39:46,780 --> 00:39:49,580
I thought highly of her
even before she became famous.

748
00:39:49,670 --> 00:39:50,730
And now she's

749
00:39:50,820 --> 00:39:52,580
the leading figure in
medieval art industry.

750
00:39:51,040 --> 00:39:55,750
♫ Because when you hold me in your arms ♫

751
00:39:52,670 --> 00:39:54,710
Therefore, you must believe in yourself.

752
00:39:55,310 --> 00:39:57,130
Thank you, Chu Li.

753
00:39:55,750 --> 00:39:59,750
♫ I have never felt so right ♫

754
00:39:57,600 --> 00:39:59,330
I want to tell you this.

755
00:39:59,550 --> 00:40:03,140
I don't think Mr Zhou Chuan
is that kind of person.

756
00:40:00,760 --> 00:40:04,730
♫ If this is not love ♫

757
00:40:03,230 --> 00:40:06,000
If he wanted to reject you,
he would've done it directly.

758
00:40:04,730 --> 00:40:09,400
♫ What can I tell myself ♫

759
00:40:06,090 --> 00:40:07,720
He wouldn't have found some excuse.

760
00:40:09,880 --> 00:40:11,460
We're of the same mind.

761
00:40:11,550 --> 00:40:12,970
Not to mention the seal,

762
00:40:13,090 --> 00:40:16,010
I believe he'd lost himself.

763
00:40:18,940 --> 00:40:20,380
Chu Li.

764
00:40:20,480 --> 00:40:24,340
When you visit Mr Zhou Chuan next time,

765
00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:26,590
can you ask for his autograph?

766
00:40:25,890 --> 00:40:30,130
♫ Because when you look into my eyes ♫

767
00:40:26,680 --> 00:40:28,530
I like him so much.

768
00:40:28,620 --> 00:40:30,220
Sure, no problem.

769
00:40:30,130 --> 00:40:34,380
♫ I have told you a thousand times ♫

770
00:40:30,640 --> 00:40:31,810
Thank you.

771
00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:34,030
-I'll give you a hand.
-Sure.

772
00:40:35,320 --> 00:40:39,340
♫ You don't have to guess ♫

773
00:40:35,620 --> 00:40:36,670
Let's go.

774
00:40:39,340 --> 00:40:43,620
♫ How much I depend on you ♫

775
00:40:44,180 --> 00:40:48,800
♫ Because when you hold me in your arms ♫

776
00:40:48,800 --> 00:40:52,750
♫ I have never felt so right ♫

777
00:40:53,940 --> 00:40:57,820
♫ If this is not love ♫

778
00:40:54,600 --> 00:41:00,620
[Little Monkey]

779
00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:56,210
[Good morning, Mr Zhou Chuan.]

780
00:40:56,230 --> 00:40:58,790
[May I know have you found the seal?]

781
00:40:57,820 --> 00:41:01,890
♫ What can I tell myself ♫

782
00:40:58,890 --> 00:41:01,310
All you know is rush me.

783
00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:03,470
I can write a million words per day.

784
00:41:03,470 --> 00:41:04,570
And it's just a seal, isn't it?

785
00:41:04,660 --> 00:41:05,980
What's so hard about it?

786
00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:18,190
[No way.]

787
00:41:18,190 --> 00:41:20,590
[I'll go to Mr Zhou Chuan's
place this afternoon.]

788
00:41:20,670 --> 00:41:24,030
[The sooner we find the seal out,
the sooner we can seal the contract.]

789
00:41:27,400 --> 00:41:28,790
-Morning, Chief Editor Yu.
-Morning.

790
00:41:28,900 --> 00:41:31,050
-Morning, Chief Editor Yu.
-Morning.

791
00:41:31,140 --> 00:41:32,900
Well, I just received the announcement.

792
00:41:32,900 --> 00:41:35,090
An author is visiting us at 2 p.m.

793
00:41:35,180 --> 00:41:37,150
One of you will go tidy up the library.

794
00:41:37,260 --> 00:41:39,820
Chu Li shall see to it, then.

795
00:41:39,940 --> 00:41:43,030
You see, each of us has to
do our own work.

796
00:41:43,090 --> 00:41:45,490
And Xiao Niao needs to finish up

797
00:41:45,570 --> 00:41:47,770
the PowerPoint presentation
for Jiang Yu Cheng.

798
00:41:47,860 --> 00:41:50,670
[I finally have the chance
to meet Mr Jiang.]

799
00:41:50,940 --> 00:41:52,990
Have you reached Mr Jiang Yu Cheng?

800
00:41:53,330 --> 00:41:54,740
Mr Jiang said that, before the meeting,

801
00:41:54,840 --> 00:41:57,480
he'd like to know more about
our opinions about his novels.

802
00:41:57,590 --> 00:41:59,480
Though he asked for a simple document,

803
00:41:59,570 --> 00:42:01,610
I want to make him a detailed
PowerPoint presentation.

804
00:42:01,710 --> 00:42:02,610
Sure. Hurry up and finish it up.

805
00:42:02,690 --> 00:42:03,390
Okay.

806
00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:06,510
Chu Li, I'll leave the library to you.

807
00:42:06,790 --> 00:42:07,670
Okay.

808
00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:11,670
Great!

809
00:42:11,670 --> 00:42:13,590
Jiang Yu Cheng has finally come back!

810
00:42:13,590 --> 00:42:15,390
The day has finally come!

811
00:42:21,870 --> 00:42:23,990
-Thank you.
-You're welcome.

812
00:42:25,220 --> 00:42:26,130
Chu Li.

813
00:42:26,230 --> 00:42:28,870
Do you know Mr Jiang Yu Cheng's
works very well?

814
00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:29,520
Indeed.

815
00:42:29,620 --> 00:42:32,400
I've read each of his novels
more than five times.

816
00:42:32,480 --> 00:42:36,150
Then can you help me to do
the PowerPoint presentation for him?

817
00:42:36,240 --> 00:42:38,560
Huh? I help you to do it?

818
00:42:38,640 --> 00:42:40,800
I've something important on tonight.

819
00:42:40,880 --> 00:42:42,420
I really can't make it.

820
00:42:42,430 --> 00:42:43,920
Please.

821
00:42:44,930 --> 00:42:47,140
But if I help you to do it,

822
00:42:47,230 --> 00:42:50,130
how can you communicate with Mr Jiang

823
00:42:50,210 --> 00:42:52,100
without understanding the contents?

824
00:42:52,110 --> 00:42:53,190
Don't you worry.

825
00:42:53,200 --> 00:42:55,280
I'll memorise all the contents.

826
00:42:57,660 --> 00:42:58,950
Xiao Niao.

827
00:42:59,050 --> 00:43:01,950
Did you find Mr Jiang's Jiangnan Circuit

828
00:43:02,040 --> 00:43:03,280
a good read?

829
00:43:04,510 --> 00:43:06,260
I read it when I was in high school.

830
00:43:06,360 --> 00:43:09,010
But it's been a long time.
I don't remember it well.

831
00:43:10,710 --> 00:43:13,590
Jiangnan Circuit is Mr Kou Wei's work.

832
00:43:15,160 --> 00:43:16,210
Xiao Niao.

833
00:43:16,300 --> 00:43:17,980
It's not that I'm not willing to help you.

834
00:43:18,060 --> 00:43:20,430
But since Miao asked
you to contact Mr Jiang,

835
00:43:20,520 --> 00:43:23,260
it's your job to understand his works.

836
00:43:23,340 --> 00:43:26,160
That's the way to
show respect for the author.

837
00:43:26,730 --> 00:43:28,020
I'm really sorry.

838
00:43:28,090 --> 00:43:30,780
I can't help you with it.

839
00:44:05,460 --> 00:44:15,840
[Little Monkey]

840
00:44:06,110 --> 00:44:07,100
[Mr Zhou Chuan.]

841
00:44:07,210 --> 00:44:09,540
[Can I come to your place this afternoon?]

842
00:44:09,720 --> 00:44:12,880
Fine. You just want to
see me for the seal, don't you?

843
00:44:21,170 --> 00:44:25,920
[Chu Li]
[Zhou Chuan]

844
00:44:22,830 --> 00:44:25,540
[The seal. Come here at once.]