01x06 - Episode 6

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SAY NO TO PIRACY, SUPPORT ORIGINALS

Why you?

Zhao Heng got stuck in a meeting.

The documents are too important.
I feel better picking them up myself.

Go get them for me.

Me?

Take my advice.

She'll be back in a few months
after she has the baby.

And when she comes back,
she'll still be above you.

It's better to make peace
than to hold a grudge.

I wasn't around when you took leave.

You're my mentor.
I thought I'd come to see you.

If your expression were more sincere,
I might actually believe you.

I'm not here to kick you
while you're down.

I don't care. Business is business.

Everything's here. Count them.

Seems like we're missing
one database key USB drive.

Wait here. I'll get it.

Zhiwen,

I dropped something in the couch cushions.

Can you get it for me?

I'm talking to you.

Coming. Let me finish this round.

My colleague is waiting at the door.

Just get it for me.
Get it and make her leave.

Stop rushing me!

I said I'll go after this round.

Fine. I'll wait.

Help me when you're done.

Are you crazy?

I am crazy!

Get away!

-Are you okay?
-Don't touch me.

Are you alright?

Let… Let me help you up.

What are you doing? Come help!

Hurry up. The floor is cold.

You're always like this. A little bump
and you act like you're dying.

Are you okay?

Don't worry. She's fine.

I'm used to it.

You…

I'll call an ambulance.

Ms. Lin, hang in there.

NOTICE OF SURGERY

{\an8}FETAL HEARTBEAT NO LONGER DETECTABLE

I've already taken care
of the paperwork. The baby?

How's the baby?

Tell me.

Zhiwen.

The baby…

I'm sorry.

It's all my fault.

I'm the worst.

I…

It's okay.

I know you didn't mean it.

{\an8}FIVE MINUTES AGO

{\an8}Thanks.

It's alright.

I owe you one.

It's got nothing to do with you.
I made my own choices.

Back at your place just now…

Are you done yet?

Don't go too far!

What is wrong with you?

So clumsy. Falling on flat ground?

Don't worry.

We don't have cameras at home.

He fell on his own.

But thank you.

And

for everything I did to you before,

I'm sorry.

I don't remember
anything that happened before.

Alright.

Then I don't remember either.

Is there anything else you need?

Don't move.

It's all my fault.

I was too reckless.

I used too much force.

I really didn't know you were hurt.

I've been the one at fault before.

I didn't consider your feelings.

Ms. Huang, this recording
proves at least three things.

First,

Jiang Zhiwen had been
indifferent to me for a long time

before my delivery.

Jiang Zhiwen, don't leave!
Come back here and explain yourself!

Are you trying to drive me
to divorce you with this cold treatment?

Don't keep using divorce as a weapon.

Second, the main cause of my miscarriage

was him pushing me down in anger.

Third,

the money he transferred
to his parents for the apartment

was a loan, not a gift.

You didn't even discuss it with me
before lending that much money to someone?

Someone?

They're my parents!

You have a very clear head,

but I suggest you wait
until you've fully recovered

before pursuing these matters.

Ms. Huang, you have to believe me.

I'm clearer-headed now
than I've ever been.

I will never regret this divorce.

Oh my, she really said that?

Yeah.

From the moment she came out of surgery,

it was like she turned back

into the Ms. Lin I knew
when I first joined the company.

Sound logic, clear purpose,
sharp thinking, and decisive action.

You seem to be feeling sympathy for her
because of her pain.

I just think it's hard to truly know

what's going on in someone's life
behind the scenes.

And at that moment, only I could help her.

You would've done the same.

You know what?
I used to think induced labor

was like what they show on TV.

You get anesthesia and wake up fine.

But it's not like that at all.

Even with a pain pump,
you still throw up bile

from the dizziness and nausea.

And after the procedure,

someone has to press hard on your belly
to clear everything out.

Lin Long is really tough.

She didn't make a sound
the whole way to the hospital.

But I could hear her crying
from outside the door.

No, not crying. She was wailing.

Okay. Stop saying that.

Let's talk about something else.

When are you closing
the Ande Energy project?

-Probably this week.
-Congratulations.

You have to treat everyone to a meal.

Can we do it after I get back
from Macao, China?

What's there to congratulate?

My dad doesn't even care
about this little deal.

What does your dad have to do with it?

This is the first contract
that you won on your own merit.

We can't control
whether others value it or not,

but we should still celebrate ourselves.

Makes sense.

Aren't you working
on the Bolo Culture project?

Why are you going to Macao, China?

Bolo Culture is expanding
their IP overseas.

They're negotiating with a company there
about the European market.

Plus,

I have some personal business.

Personal business?

Adjust your stride.
Control your breathing.

Exercise is the best way
to reset your energy.

Men usually talk a better game
than they can actually deliver.

Let's race the 4x10-meter shuttle run.

I give up.

Oh,

send me your flight number
to Macao, China.

I'll upgrade your seat.

It's free. Courtesy of Tianhe.

I need to brief you

on the Digital Finance Forum
while we're on the plane.

If you're in economy,
how am I supposed to do that?

Even though the forum
is in Macao, China, too,

if I come to you on a work trip,

won't it look like
I'm using company resources?

What if people gossip?

You're not attending the whole forum.

It's completely normal
to bring a date to a party.

If you can't manage this much,

how are you going to be my right hand?

Remember to bring a black dress.

Safe and foolproof for business occasions.

{\an8}MACAO, CHINA

Is this the kind of black dress you meant?

Nice.

Where did you get this outfit?

Pretty fresh and elegant.

According to the invitation,
the dress code

is business formal.

I don't know much about this,
so I looked it up online.

The blogger says for business formal,
guys need black ties,

and women need knee-length dresses,

fancy jewelry, and evening clutches.

So I rushed to rent
the dress and necklace.

I put down a credit card as a deposit,
and it wasn't cheap.

You know what?
That blogger was pretty spot on.

But for an occasion like today,

we usually dress a bit more casually.

Especially in the tech industry.

Otherwise, it looks like
you're trying too hard.

You look great.

Just a little overdone.

I see.

Perfect.

GOLDEN BAY AREA DIGITAL FINANCE
AND INDUSTRY EMPOWERMENT SUMMIT

Do you go to these c*ck parties often?

I noticed you guys
just exchanged simple greetings

and chatted about diving and kayaking.

How does that kind of
casual acquaintance help with work?

For a client,

they instinctively trust
that someone with higher income

understands their investment needs
and financial risks better.

Same goes for business partnerships.

Most deals are built on trust,

not capability.

And trust takes time
and repeated interactions to build.

Once you get used to this circle,

opportunities will naturally
open up for you.

Get used to this circle?

Are you planning to do
digital asset projects in the future?

You know why the consulting industry
has been shrinking these past few years,

yet C&C still manages to beat out
high-and-mighty foreign firms like yours?

Because those old-school consulting tricks
are all over the internet now.

And I've always insisted on staying close
to the front lines of real industries.

That way, I can offer clients
strategic advice with real substance.

Otherwise, even if we fool
some clueless rich folks now,

the times will eventually leave us behind.

So that's why you briefly
left Boen to work at P&J?

Actually, even though
P&J is an FMCG giant,

their consulting budget
has been shrinking year after year.

Just because these emerging
tech companies spend big,

you…

What is a consultant's mission?

To improve the world's
management standards?

No.

It's to get orders.

Orders are what matter.

Consultants can't know every industry.

Even a genius can only master
three to four business domains at most.

When choosing industries,

you have to find ones
with money and orders.

I've done internships in FMCG,
logistics, and manufacturing.

You want the truth?

If your first project
wasn't an internet unicorn

like Bolo Culture,

you wouldn't be standing here.

Ever since the interview,
every time you talk about work,

your style is brutally direct.

Playing with kids
and training subordinates

are completely different things.

Welcome to the real world.

You brought your little junior here?

See? She's already overwhelmed.

We're not at the same company,
and we don't get much time together.

I brought her here
to see if she's our kind of person.

She's a blank slate right now.

It's good for you to show her
more of the world.

Like…

Look.

An old friend of mine just showed up.

Come with me to say hi.

Okay.

How's your current project going?

-Long time no see.
-Xinzhi.

-You're here too?
-You're here too.

-What a coincidence.
-Small world.

Xu Chi, let me introduce you to a legend.

He's my former mentor,
Wen Ruosen, a partner at Boen.

Hello. I'm Xu Chi.

Nice to meet you, Miss Xu.

Is Miss Xu in consulting?

-Yes.
-Let me warn you.

Be careful with this guy.
He's got a silver tongue.

Don't fall for his tricks.

Actually, I've already left the industry.

I'm incubating my own projects now.

Oh, let me introduce you.

This is the CEO
of Benyuan Digital Collectibles.

Benyuan is the largest

digital collectibles platform
in Hong Kong, China.

I know.

I actually collected
a Yifubao red-envelope skin featuring

the Northern Wei Grottoes a few days ago.

I'm quite interested in this area.

I would love to learn more.

Hello. I'm Tang Yisheng, Tommy.

Sorry. My Mandarin isn't very good.

My Cantonese isn't all that good either.

We can chat more in the future.

Sure. Come on. Cheers.

-Come on.
-Cheers.

-Cheers.
-Come on.

Pleasure.

Tired?

Not really.

I noted down the key points

from Wen Ruosen
and Mr. Tang's private conversation

in Cantonese.

I'm sending it to you in case I forget.

Wen Ruosen has a lot of connections
in the art world.

He runs a digital collectibles agency,

kind of like a gallery,
called Yuanzhou Gallery.

They want to partner with Mr. Tang's
collectibles platform in Hong Kong, China.

You speak Cantonese?

My high school teacher,

who looked after me growing up,
is from Guangdong.

Secretly gathering business intelligence?

Nice one, Chi.

Nothing much.

You were just talking
about digital assets nonstop,

and then you zeroed in
on those two digital collectibles.

Your eyes were darting around
when you looked at Mr. Wen.

Of course, I had to figure out
what I could do for you.

Take a look. Is this useful?

Decent.

So,

what did you do here all night?

I also organized
all the new business cards you received.

I jotted down notes

on key conversation points
and general profiles of each person.

I'll export them tonight
and send them to you.

And I heard a lot of people talking
about dual carbon and green finance today.

I think it's going to be a big trend.

When I get back,
I'll do more research on that.

You can maintain
such sharp business instincts

in a social setting like this.

There are not many girls like you around.

I'm not here to see the world.

I just want to become your trusted protege

as quickly as possible.

So, Master?

Did I do okay today?

Not quite yet.

What did I miss?

You're not relaxed enough.

You've been holding that glass all day.

Barely touched it.

You told me not to drink at these events.

I told you not to drink recklessly.

Besides,

I am here.

We're too busy at work.

Sometimes,

you really should learn from me

how to balance work and life.

Here we go again.

The research is about 60% complete.

Next up are the key interviews
and modeling.

Once those are done,
consultants like Cindy

will each take charge
of analyzing one module.

Then we get to the main event
of strategic consulting.

The process doesn't matter.

I only care about the results.

By the way,

I meant to ask you last time.

Why isn't Lin Long
on this consulting team?

Did she actually take my advice
and go on maternity leave?

What's wrong?

Something happened?

Is it about the baby?

She really went through it.

How is she doing lately?

Did you see her?

She's okay. She's recovering.

She's been through a lot lately.

You seem to be doing
pretty well for yourself, though.

Your boyfriend is quite handsome.

He's not my boyfriend.
You've got it wrong.

I get it.

Girls are hard to read.

-No… No.
-Well, good luck then.

Hope you lock it down soon.

He's really not my boyfriend.
He's my senior.

Senior?

You and your senior
were posing like this in the background?

Next time, if you have
something like this…

Mr. Shen, let's get back to work.

Okay.

I'll send you that photo later.

You can run your own model.

Check what the odds are
for the two of you.

-Make a prediction.
-Mr. Shen…

You told me not to drink at these events.

I told you not to drink recklessly.

Besides,

I am here.

I'm fine.

Let me recite it for you. Three point
one four one five nine two six

-three two three eight four six two…
-Stop reciting.

Do it in the car.

{\an8}SAVE IMAGE

Here's the research
on those investment funds you asked for.

I've done it
on my personal computer as you requested.

Right. Remember,
always keep the work I give you

physically separate from Maxmise files.

No problem.

Even on my personal computer,
I've set up separate encryption.

Oh, and one more thing.

Some of the information

on the Yuanke Factory
contact is not public.

I have a colleague
I'm close with named Zhao Heng.

He used to be that person's assistant
during his internship.

So I asked him to help.

Got it.

I'll go through it when I get back.

Okay.

How are you holding up?

Juggling work on both sides lately.

Can you handle it?

Barely.

But I have to earn every penny
of the salary you pay me.

Salary?

It's just a red envelope.

I'm just teaching you
some Spanish on the side,

not hiring you for a part-time job.

Hello. Thanks. Bye.

Don't worry.

That's what I tell people too.

Hey, Ms. Sha.

Yes.

It's on my phone. I'll send it right away.

You scumbag!

If you never loved me,
why didn't you tell me sooner?

I'm asking you a question!

Why did you keep stringing me along
and giving me false hope?

Why aren't TV crews camped out here?

I mean, look at this place.

Cheesy romance. Detective thrillers.
Rags to riches and riches to rags.

So much material.

What's wrong?

Nothing. You can go.

I'm off.

I forgot to give you a few documents.

The classification is too high.
Can't email them.

Can you drop by my place
after work to pick them up?

YE XINZHI

Is 10:45 okay?

XU CHI

Okay.

SONGFENG RESTAURANT

That was fast.
I thought it was room service.

Come in. I'll go get them.

-I…
-It's fine.

No need to change shoes.

You haven't eaten this late?

Where's the potted plant I bought you?

The document and USB drive are all here.
Thanks for coming all this way.

No worries.

Thanks. Sorry to make
you come all this way at this hour.

I'm off.

Here is the document.
Here's the USB drive.

Thanks for coming all this way.

Xu Chi.

You're an idiot!

He definitely wanted you to see that.

What are you looking at?

I'm talking about you.

You've been caught red-handed.

Who are you?

What right do you have to overthink this?

Got humiliated, didn't you?

Does it hurt?

So stupid!

Hey, neighbor! Are you okay?

I'm fine!

Sorry!

So stupid!

So cruel.

If I hadn't known you for years,

I wouldn't have helped you
with something this cruel.

What are you doing,
making that poor girl so upset?

Better she's heartbroken now
than later, right?

Thank you for today.

I don't know who else
I could've asked for this favor.

Lucky I happened to come back
to the country recently.

But

Xiaoyezi,

you've been single for so long.

Maybe you could consider…

I've tried before.

But whenever I think
of what happened before,

I can't bring myself to do it again.

I'm too busy.

I don't have the energy left to love.

So some sparks
are better snuffed out early.

Stay calm.

The fact that he did that

means there's still hope.

Otherwise,

he would've just quietly cut you loose.

So wake up now

while he's still giving you a chance.
Stop saving random photos.

I need to go to the airport.

Xiaoyezi. Remember to be kind
to yourself and to others.

Bye.

Thanks.

Xu Chi.

From now on, you focus only on your work.

Your goals are your career
and your apartment, not men.

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FROM LOCAL DRIVE? CANCEL / CONFIRM

{\an8}CONFIRM

Still not awake?

Or did you not sleep at all?

I'm sorry.

But it's for the best for both of us.

Morning.

A sweet night, right?

Can't believe you're up so early.
Impressive.

Take your time running, sir.

I have already done two laps.

I'm heading up.

It's okay.

You did great just now.

Very natural.

A sweet night, right?

Can't believe you're up so early.
Impressive.

"Can't believe you're up so early."

Take your time running, sir.

I have already done two laps.

"Sir"?

After all that,

I was the one overthinking it.

You're pretty free today.

Thought you wouldn't
show up at the office.

The interviews with Bolo Culture are done,

and the initial model is built.

Cindy and the others are reviewing it.

I'm still new.

I've done what I can.

Just waiting for them
to reassign tasks now.

Bored?

A little.

I was so pumped
when I landed this project.

Felt like I was ready
to go all in for a year.

Now, not even a third of the way in,
I'm already running out of steam.

Not challenging enough?

Consulting is a lot like art.

We're all trying to shape something raw
into something refined.

What consultants enjoy
is the creative process.

You never know
how brilliant the result will be

until you put down the final stroke.

Bolo Culture just wants to use you
to get rid of people they don't want.

So what if your proposal is flashy?

You already know the ending.
There's no suspense.

How do you know so much?

I interned at Beisen's New York office
my sophomore year.

I've led more projects
than the number of men you've dated.

I've only had one ex-boyfriend. Thanks.

Just one?

I don't believe you.

You dare let me check your phone?

Check it then.

Three, two, one.

That confident?

You slipped up.

Recently deleted. Why did you delete it?

Give it to me.

-Why did you delete it?
-Give it…

Guilty?

Who's this guy?

Isn't that the poser?

I knew there was something
between you two.

There's nothing between us.

We're just master and protege.

What is this, a TV drama?
Master and protege?

Let me tell you.

You're just a junior analyst at Maxmise.
He's a partner at C&C.

You two are this close.

You should be thankful
no one's reporting you

for corporate espionage.

I know compliance. I…

He's just teaching me Spanish.

That's even worse.

He's a handsome,
wealthy industry big shot.

If he didn't want something from you,

why would he be so nice

as to teach you Spanish?

You think you're some web novel heroine
who finds cheat codes everywhere?

What could he possibly want from me?

You're overthinking it.

Just overthinking it.

Overthinking it.

What's going on?

Wait, wait.

What did I say?