【FULL】The Ideal City EP19 | 理想之城 | Sun Li孙俪, Mark Zhao赵又廷, Yu He Wei于和伟, Yang Chao Yue杨超越 | iQiyi
[English subtitles are available] [The Ideal City] [This is a work of fiction] [Ep19] Sorry. The subscriber you dialed is powered off. At the blind date yesterday, that man’s mother kept talking to me. The talk was never-ending, right? What do you mean by never-ending? Su. Did you move the cake? No, I didn’t.
Then why does it say 29 now? I am 29 years old. Xiao. Why are you even lying to yourself? Mom. This is what you should learn from me. Look, I only lie to myself. Fine. Fine. 29. 29. So, you’re almost 30. Right? Look at Aunt Wang’s daughter. She already has a boyfriend.
Mom, Mom, Mom. My kind, beautiful, graceful, gentle, and lovely mom. In my heart, you are a perfect middle-aged woman. You can’t just turn into a nagging hag. What do you think of this one? Sadness and happiness are personal choices. How can your interpretations be so thought-provoking every time?
Can I ask you a question? Yeah. I don’t want to live under my dad’s shadow anymore. But it’s hard to be He Yao. What should I do? For one to change, one must go through great pain. For me, this kind of pain is appealing. Just like when adults tell children
Not to touch fire because it’s hot and dangerous. But for kids who have never touched fire before, only by allowing them to reach out and touch the flame can they know how hot and painful that is. That’s why adults won’t play with fire. Because they know it’d be hot and painful.
They’ll naturally stay away from it. But artists are still passionate about praising self-destruction. They praise the spirit of pursuing what they want without hesitation. Those are praises about tragedies. Since you know the ending is painful, why try it in the first place? I feel like if we keep talking about it,
It could get ugly. Are you getting afraid of me? Do you feel that the closer we get, the more afraid you are? Why should I be afraid of you? How can we be friends if I’m afraid of you? My dad said good things about you as my friend. Much appreciated.
Can we be more than just friends? What? Can’t cost engineers and artists be friends? Do you despise me? Why does no one care about how I feel? At first, I thought you were different. But you’re the same as others. Leave. [Xia Ming] [Su Xiao] [Wang Yang] Hello, Mr. Wang. I just called you.
But your phone was off. I have some work to report to you. Dad. Mom. I gotta leave early. Why? What’s wrong? One of our clients’ general manager was taken into custody. We have a problem. What problem? Liu Tiesheng was taken into custody. So close. We’re doomed. We’re doomed. Call Fat Huang now.
Ask if he paid him. Hurry! What are you waiting for? Hello, Mr. Huang. I am Zhao Peng. Mr. Wang wanted to know if you have sent money to Liu Tiesheng. No. Really? Really. I was investigated by the discipline committee for a whole day. I just finished. It’s fine. Alright. Hang up.
Mr. Huang, we’re hanging up now. It could have been so much worse. If we get into trouble because of this, we’d be out of business. Well, I intended to set the All Stars Plaza as an example. Now it’s a bad example. Go. Ask the admin department to take this project
Off the company website. What a week! Are you okay? Of course, I’m okay. Have you heard? Liu Tiesheng is in trouble. Li Xue is also implicated. I heard. I guess Liu Tiesheng was bribing her. It’s the trigger. That’s why it exploded. She also abused her power and had an overly extravagant wedding.
She should’ve been punished long before. This time, why is it so serious? Chen, you must remember. For clients like Liu Tiesheng who are dictatorial, who use company funds for personal purposes and have no boundary, we mustn’t get involved with them. The All Stars Plaza… Your heart is fine. Doc, it’s not fine.
When you were sitting down, my heart fluttered. It got me worried. It’s an old problem. The three highs. Do you still have the medicine I prescribed last time? Yes, I do. But I am really uncomfortable because of the flutter. Next. Okay, I see. Let’s stay in touch. How was it?
The doctor is terrible. He said I was fine. I know if I’m fine. My heart is still pumping like crazy now. It’s because you didn’t sleep well. Go home and sleep. You’ll be fine. How are things on your end? Have you contacted the middleman? The new GM is called Yao.
He was the third in command in a higher-level company. He said the project is still on. For real? Many companies have their eyes set on the land of the All Stars Plaza. Back then, Liu Tiesheng spent a lot of money to get it. If the project is called off,
The land would be taken back. Then, it’d be impossible to get it again. That’s good. That’s good. After hearing this, my heart is getting better. I’m really sorry, guys. Mr. Yao was in a car accident. How is Mr. Yao now? Not good. When I was in the hospital,
He was still in the ICU. This is so odd. Now there is a rumor inside their group. They say the All Stars Plaza has bad feng shui. An artillery school is opposite the plaza. Nine cannons face the plaza. Cannons are weapons that bring evil spirits. The whole plaza is affected by it.
That’s why only after a month of the construction, Liu Tiesheng was taken into custody. That’s why his replacement, Mr. Yao got in a car accident when he’s about to discuss work resumption with us. Superstition. It’s completely superstition! However, specious rumors like this confuse people the most. ICU. Mr. Yao won’t be
Able to recover anytime soon. There’ll be another new GM. I already got the news. The one replacing Mr. Yao is the group’s third in command, Mr. Shen. Mr. Shen is very cautious. He didn’t say if the project can go on or not. I already talked to the middleman. He said we can meet
And talk the day after tomorrow. Today is the last day of the holiday. Originally, we can get back to work the day after tomorrow. What’s the situation now? Should we continue the construction? Su Xiao. Visit the client again. See if they’ll settle accounts with us. If… I mean if they won’t pay us,
Should we continue the work? Guys, give me an answer. If the client doesn’t pay us, we should stop the construction. The personnel change in their group may have repercussions. As for how bad it will be, there is no way of knowing. We already paid tens of millions in advance. It has seriously affected
The payment of other projects. We can’t spend more on this. I said in the first place that this project is very risky and we can’t take it. But someone didn’t believe me. How long is the suspension? How about the workers? If I lay off the workers and recruit them again,
There’ll be a huge cost. As for equipment, materials, and deposits, we can’t get them back. Now what’s stopping us is the newly appointed GM, Mr. Shen. If he says no, then we can’t get to work. Ms. Su. You were the one urging us to do this project. Now tell us, under this situation,
What should we do? I will visit the client now. As for the solution, wait till I am back. I’ll get back to the construction site. If we can start working the day after tomorrow, I need to do some preparations. Okay. You can leave now. Don’t worry too much.
The sun will come up eventually. Chen. How much money is there in our account? You need to ask Mei. She’s in her hometown and won’t be back until the day after tomorrow. How many projects need to be settled with the subcontractors? How much for each? Three projects.
The total amount is about 30 million yuan. This time, we are truly in deep trouble. Mr. Wang. I told you we couldn’t take this project. But you don’t believe me. Su Xiao is capable indeed. But she’s too young and too proud. There’s no use saying this. I’m sorry to keep you waiting. Recently,
There have been personnel changes in our group. It has been chaotic. There’s no one making a decision now. We can’t settle accounts with you now. When will the situation be stable? It’s hard to say. Maybe one month. Maybe half a year. If you don’t settle accounts, we can’t continue the construction.
Once the work stops, the losses coming from your end are borne by you. I know. We are worried, too. Our company is chaotic now. With no signature, I can’t settle accounts with you. How about you ask Mr. Shen? If Mr. Shen signs, I’ll pay you right away. He’s not here? There’s no use.
Mr. Wang is very good to me. He trusts me very much. I don’t want him to get screwed. Every business has risks. Besides, Mr. Wang knew the risks of the All Stars Project. What did Mr. Shen say to you? He said he was just appointed. He’s not familiar with the businesses.
He needs some time. Bullshit. He was the deputy GM of the All Stars Group. How can he be unfamiliar with its businesses? He is just afraid. Afraid of what? The rumor of the nine cannons? I heard Mr. Shen had it checked out by a specialist. It is said the direction
Of the cannons must be changed. Otherwise, if the work starts, he will be in bad luck. He was appointed during an emergency. And he is unfamiliar with the project. There must be a great deal of mental conflict and pressure for him. In fact, all we need to do is to get rid of
The conflict and pressure for him. Then there’ll be a breakthrough. Wait. You once insisted a Bill of Quantities is just a Bill of Quantities. Now you’re talking about the human mind. I’m talking about architectural psychology, alright? Okay. You can go in now. Okay. Thanks. Thanks. One. Two. One. One. Two. Three. Four. One.
Two. Three. Four. Hello. We are from the All Stars Group. The All Stars Plaza opposite your school is our project. Today we’re here to discuss if you can help us turn the nine cannons a little bit. Because our… No. Since the founding of the school, the cannons have been facing that way.
Of course, we respect this. But the adjustment I mentioned is not permanent. It’s just temporary. If you can agree to this, we can provide one million yuan for maintenance each year. Two million. Three million! Guards. So? You’ve been out for two days. But there’s no progress at all. Su Xiao.
Don’t do anything else. Just station yourself at the All Stars Group. Wherever Mr. Shen goes, you go. Until you get the money back. Chen, what are you doing? It’s not Su Xiao’s own fault. That’s it. Just drop it. Let’s see how long we can keep running. Su Xiao.
How many projects are there this month to be settled with the subcontractors? What are the amounts? Three projects. The art gallery project has a final payment. 5.6 million yuan. The JS River Project. 12.5 million. The Global Lead Project. 17.9 million. 36 million in total. Chen, ask Mei to come. See how much
Working capital we have. Mei. Check how much working capital we have. Then come to Mr. Wang’s office. Yes, now. Mr. Wang. We now have 18 million. What’s the matter? Stop spending the money. What do you mean by that? It’s the end of a month. Are we paying the employees? Not now.
Are we in deep trouble? Just do as I say. You can go now. We’re still over 10 million short. Over 10 million. I’ll borrow it from the EPC company. Mr. Wang. We can get by this month. How about the next month? Next month? We’ll see then. Are you borrowing money from the group?
It’s not much. 20 million to go round. Ask Gao Jin for money. Why are you coming to me? You know why. Talking to Gao Jin is tiring. He asks for an 11% annual return. Aren’t we a subsidiary of the group? Well. He asks everyone for this. He also has a KPI.
Help me talk some sense into him. He won’t say no to you. I’m afraid he will now. Do you know why the president keeps going abroad? The group is also short of money now. Financing is needed. The group is short of money? Of course. The group is fighting for big projects,
Which require upfront payments. There’s also payment for the use of land. Money is needed everywhere. No matter how short of money they are, they can’t be short of 20 million, right? True. 20 million is not that much. But the group’s financing is not going smoothly. As for Gao Jin’s team,
They are saving money as much as they can. Under this situation, no one will lend you money. How long do you think she will stay? The sooner she’s gone the better. Because of her, we can’t even get our salaries. Don’t mention the salary to me.
My credit card payment is due on the 5th. I don’t even know what to do now. It’s killing me. You’re just playing games. When can you pay off your credit card? What can I do if not playing games? I am already upset, right? Why not play games for a while
To relieve my stress? She is a typical overly ambitious person. Don’t do this, guys. You can’t blame everything on Su Xiao, right? For each project, the final decision maker is Mr. Wang. Zhengming. Why are you defending her? We all want you to be the manager. Yeah. How can you defend an outsider?
I’m just saying the truth. Every project has risks. Isn’t it? Zhengming is right. We can’t solely blame Ms. Su. She did it because she wants a better future for the company. Yeah. Who knows? But there’s no harm to be cautious. She is really not like that. I worked on
The contractor evaluation system with her. She didn’t have any selfish motives. It’s true. I know it. Time to go. Go home and have a good rest. Ms. Su, you should also go home early. Don’t worry. Everything will be fine in the end. I’m leaving. Bye. Slow down. Slow down. Come on, get up.
Are you hurt? I helped you but you shot at me? Why? Why? Why are you shooting at me? You can’t hit me. ♫ The night is not dark ♫ ♫ Endless loneliness is ♫ ♫ With darkness under my feet ♫ ♫ I look up at the starry sky ♫
♫ There is always a silver lining ♫ Hello. I came up with an idea. Mr. Shen, our idea is to change the roof design. The pointy roof will be changed into a helmet-shaped roof. The outer walls will adopt aqua blue glass curtain walls. This is the rendering.
[Shen Qiang, General Manager of All Stars Group] Okay. ♫ My broken dreams fly high up the sky ♫ ♫ Sorrow took over me after hard struggles ♫ ♫ I was free-falling after gliding ♫ ♫ I roamed in the four-dimensional universe ♫ Friends in the front. Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!
Come on! ♫ My lousy songs spread far ♫ ♫ With a wandering soul and angry music ♫ ♫ I kept waving at my destiny ♫ During construction, an excellent cost engineer can control costs by correcting mistakes ♫ With all energy spent, death does not scare me ♫ made during biddings. This shows expertise.
An excellent cost engineer can also take initiatives to address the clients’ problems. What is this? Flexibility. In Su Xiao… He’s right. I saw both qualities. I saw both qualities. It’s fantastic. Fantastic. Hope you can keep it up. Have greater achievements. Yeah! Mr. Lin. Do you think it will work? Alright. Say no more.
You want to develop the property management department. I can understand. But currently, this is not the focus of our work. Property management is just a service department, not a business department. Mr. Lin. Hi, Mr. Lin. I don’t think there is a conflict between these two. Look at Taifa. Its property management
Is a selling point of its real estate projects. The prices of Taifa’s buildings are almost 30% higher than the surrounding buildings. But they’re still recognized by the market. That’s because they provide good services. Mr. Lin! Mr. Lin. -Um… -What’s the matter? Do you have a minute?
This is a sample of the latest issue. It’s done. Do you think there’s anything to be changed or added? The last headline was about the EPC company, right? Yes. Why is it about them again? Isn’t there any news of the real estate company? I… Um… Mr. Wang said Su Xiao solved
The All Stars Plaza’s problem… Do you only know Wang Mingyu? No, I… Where were we at? Taifa Real Estate. If I have Taifa Real Estate’s market share… Helen. Mr. Xu. Mr. Lin was in a bad mood. Don’t take it personally. No. I won’t. This project is full of twists and turns.
Xia Ming and Su Xiao. These two young people are quite something. I heard the newly appointed GM Mr. Shen thinks highly of Xia Ming. Didn’t Su Xiao come up with that idea? Why does he think highly of Xia Ming? Xia Ming went to his office every day. He said he had never seen
Such a relentless young man. Xia Ming is quite good at reading people’s minds. Back when Liu Tiesheng was the GM, he only visited him once or twice. Because he knows being relentless doesn’t work on Liu Tiesheng. But Mr. Shen is different. If you show up often, he’ll remember you quickly.
The young are formidable. Come in. Mr. Wang. Mr. Lin offered some suggestions. He said the last headline was about the EPC company. It’s the real estate company’s turn this time. I will leave this to the editorial board. Alright? In my view, headlines should be about worthy news. They should be eye-catching. But look.
What is the news about the real estate company? They had a few hundred deals again. It also happened last month. Can this monthly press release be called news? Anything else? No. You can leave now. Okay. Helen. What should I say? Sorry, Maria. Sorry? Can saying sorry solved the problem?
How many times have I told you? Use your brain more. I… Okay. Go home. Then… I’ll handle it tomorrow. It’s nothing. You can’t skip dinner because you were scolded. Honey. I am asking you this seriously. Am I really very stupid? Not very much. How can Xiao be so smart? She can even solve
Such a difficult problem. If it were me, I won’t be able to solve it. There are many things that you can solve but she can’t. Oh yeah? What thing can I solve but she can’t? Take our home for example. Look at our home. With so many things, you can make it so tidy
And so comfortable. Can she do it? Surely she can’t. Yeah. Xiao is not good at tidying up. Every time I go to her place, I help her tidy up. About her, whoever marries her is unlucky. I feel sorry for her future husband. What are you saying? She is my friend. Alright. I’ll stop.
Are you feeling better? No. I haven’t solved the headline problem. Right. The two GMs in your company are really hard to deal with. They are already GMs. Why fighting over a headline? You don’t understand. They are not fighting over a headline but over the power of having a say. There’s no such power.
You know nothing. Mr. Wang. Morning. Morning, Maria. It’s early. Any good news? Tell me about it, Mr. Wang. You are making things difficult for me. How is it possible? You’re the last person that I’ll make things difficult for. Look. This sample is good. What? What’s wrong? I like the headline. It’s motivational.
But the real estate company had a few dozen more deals than last month. This is also an achievement and is inspiring. Tell me, between these two, which one should I choose? Choose whichever you want. Your choice is my choice. I knew it. You are a gentleman.