Please who leaked the news about the owner of the loan company running away?Xu Si?
Actually it was Xu Si who leaked the news to a person doing exposition article on internet, he wanted Teng Yue's piece of land, so only if Jiang Hu's father goes through financial problems he will sell that land to Xu Si.... By breaking the news he just expedited the process, the news sooner or later would be out about the missing financer.
Gao Yi had introduced this bad financer to Jiang Hu's father, so technically when the big financer goes missing other people who have lent money or sold goods on credit to Jiang Hu's father will start demanding their own money and a business cannot pay everyone at once because they don't have so much cash on hand, so creditors would go to court to demand payment and business would be declared bankrupt by the court, all assets(properties of that business) would be auctioned and the proceeds(money) from that auction would be given to that company's creditors(people who lent money)
Xu Si leaked the news to that anchor but Gao Yi was the one to introduce a bad business person to Jiang's father.. So both of them are responsible in their own way for Free Unicorn's(Jiang Hu's father's company) going bankrupt.
* Jiang Hu decides to sell off ger designer items, her jealous friends try to humiliate her. *Jiang Hu takes up…
As far as I understand... A big company Yuanfeng Logistics wants to purchase a piece of land, now this piece of land is owned by many small businesses... So first Yuanfeng Logistics would have to approach all these owners and purchase their property from ALL of them then only they can use that piece of land for their own purpose, mostly it is for redevelopment meaning demolish all old buildings and build something new and big in that space.
Original owners will demand a high price if they know a big company is interested in acquisition (purchase of their property), So Investment companies like Baoxing investment where XuSi is employed, they will approach all these old owners under different companies name under their banner and purchase those individual property at a cheap price... After they have purchased all the properties on that land, Boaxing Investment will contact Yuanfeng logistics and resell these properties at a high price... So the difference in price at which they purchased from individual owners and sell to Yuanfeng logistics will be XuSi's company's profit.
Xu Si had managed to purchase all other properties in that area from other owners only Jiang Hu's father had refused to sell his property.. So if Xu Si doesn't get Teng Yue's land, the big company(Yuanfeng) won't purchase from Baoxing(because Yuanfeng Logistics wants all the land for their redevelopment plan) .
Xu Si was therefore trying all underhanded methods to get his hands on Teng yue 's land. Which he did manage to get at the auction, so now the industrial site of Tengyue belongs to him. But the brand name and copyright right of the shoe was purchased by Jiang Hu.
A 'Holdout' in a land acquisition is a person who refuses to sell their property or delay the demolishment procedure by refusing to the vacant the property due to legal technicality.... We will get to know in episode 7 how Jiang Hu proposes to continue staying in her factory for more time by negotiating a deal with Xu Si.
saying wu xuan yi looks "ordinary" like bro be fr rn
I guess its Zhao Yang's demeanor, she doesn't overtly laugh, doesn't wear revealing clothes, is prim and proper unlike most influencers... I think this series is trying to be ironical towards 'influencers' who are too fake, mocking those influencers who set unnatural beauty standards by almost killing themselves in the name of beauty and gaining popularity.
Zhao Yang doesn't want to fit in the mould, she wants to make her own mould.... I am loving her character.
Episode 5 and 6 When a person is down and out they get to know their strengths and weaknesses and oftentimes animals…
* Jiang Hu decides to sell off ger designer items, her jealous friends try to humiliate her.
*Jiang Hu takes up residence in the Tengyue factory, where BOSS the dog gives her unconditional love and support.
* Jiang Hu is dismayed at seeing the dirty washroom and unkempt room in the factory, however the older employees clean up the space for her, later they also rent an electric scooter for Jiang Hu.
* Jiang Hu asks Xu Si more time for vacating her factory premise, Xu Si agrees but informs her that she can fire the employees and keep just the brand label allowing others to manufacture the shoes.
* Xu Si and his mother have another philosophical argument over selling their factory which is in loss.
*Jiang Hu forms a reluctant truce with Yang Jian, if he helps her recover her father's old debts without the I O U then she will repay his group of friends first.
* interesting working alliances are being formed, Yang Jian like a muscle man tries to embarrass, intimidate and lastly recover partial debt by ordering and taking with him a bottle of very expensive wine.
* Jiang Hu falls down from her scooter so many times, I wonder if she is unbreakable.
* Xu Si hires Xiang Zhao Yang as an influencer for TT media.. His colleague is not impressed with Zhao Yang, she doesn't show her face, has less number of subscribers, refuses plastic surgery and wants to retain the copyright of her designs.....Xu Si agrees to her conditions but insists on signing a 5 year work contract with her which will allow her independence to work with other people... Zhao Yang's cold and very uptight behaviour is totally against an influencer's image... Zhao Yang's dream is to go back to designing shoes after her non-competitive agreement with previous employer elapses in two years time. ( Xu Si doesn't do anything without a motive.. I wonder what business plan he has for Zhao Yang?🤔)
*Jiang Hu finally figures out Xu Si's plan of land acquisition, she plans to be a holdout.
When a person is down and out they get to know their strengths and weaknesses and oftentimes animals are more loyal than humans.. Only if you look at the animal with love they reciprocate hundred times more.. A person cannot have better encouragement and support to go than an animal by your side... A dog is a man's best friend.. Love Jiang Hu's 🛵... Strange working partnerships between Jiang Hu and Yang Jian.... Xu Si and Zhao Yang are being formed.
When other people are calling Zhao yang 'ordinary' girl who doesnt stand out is due to Zhao Yang's demeanor, she doesn't overtly laugh, doesn't wear revealing clothes, is prim and proper unlike most influencers... I think this series is trying to be IRONICAL towards 'influencers' who are too fake, MOCKING those influencers who set unnatural beauty standards by almost killing themselves in the name of beauty and gaining popularity. Zhao Yang doesn't want to fit in the mould, she wants to make her own. 👍 I love her character.
Memorable dialogue Episode 6 Jiang Hu - Master Zhang. Having everyone move forward together with Tengyue is my path.
Detailed summary of episode 5 below in spoiler tag, also posted in the discussion section of this page.. Contains…
Episode 5 - Captain Xia and Lv San are assigned the murder cases of Du County
A new captain Xia along with his subordinate Lv San has been sent from Nietai Yamen (short for inspector general) to oversee and solve the serial murder cases in Du County. He believes in punishing his subordinates to keep them in line. He disciplines all bailiffs of Du County for their incompetency by spanking them on buttocks... According to Captain Xia, they have not captured any criminals even though 10 days have elapsed since the murders. The inspector general has sent Captain Xia to close the case. He wars everyone not to slack for the next month.
Captain Xia wants Sangeng to reveal the information he has gathered on the corpse hanging over the bridge in episode 3. Sangeng replies that he had discovered a grave had been dug up. The grave was of the man named Chen Wang who jumped into the river 20 years ago. Captain Xia reprimands Sangeng his master has died and as his apprentice, Sangeng has been unsuccessful in apprehending any suspects. Captain Xia becomes furious when Sangeng informs him that he has successfully disbanded the Fang gang and the Da gang. County magistrate Wei looks almost bored with the questioning, catching a shut eye and Judge Song looks quite disgusted with Captain xia's method of inquiry. Sangeng has also become unpopular with his colleagues as their source of income from the gangsters has dried up due to him. Mr. Song later informs Captain Xia that the five gangsters had been interrogated by him and because they were serious criminals, they had been taken to the Prefecture only souvenirs left behind are their pulled off teeth by Mr. Song. Captian Xia is upset as his source of information has dried up with the arrest of 5 gang heads.
Turkey is making Tiejin soup, it is not poisonous but not edible but used for aging calligraphy, Shicong and Sangeng go to meet him. Turkey informs them he has aged few calligraphy and painting works and sold them for more claiming they were his deceased uncle's collection. Turkey further adds that he didn't deceive anyone, just changed his handwriting a little and gave himself a new pseudonym. Everyone purchasing them though they had found a bargain price for an ancient paintings. Shicong inquires if people could change their handwriting. Turkey says he learned calligraphy and seal carving from his uncle. His uncle could change his handwriting. Sangeng concludes that Turkey and his uncle could imitate other's handwriting.
Sangeng wants Turkey to imitate Dr.Cheng's handwriting and write fake prescriptions. Sangeng then approaches Dr.Cheng and shows him the fake prescription written by Turkey. Dr.Cheng refutes that he has not written those prescriptions, Sangeng insists that they were written by him as are in his handwriting and have his signatures. Dr.Cheng in his nervousness blurts that Chen Wang drowned himself and Lu Yuanbao was killed by..... (He doesn't finish the sentence) Sangeng finishes Dr.Cheng's sentence by adding Lu Yuanbao was killed by Lei Gong Teng? Dr. Ceng gets angry at Sangeng for persisting this line of questioning. Dr.Cheng informs Sangeng that Lu Yuanbao was poisoned by his own younger brother. Dr.Cheng tries to intimidate Sangeng and warns him not to pester him and also presses in his palm two silver teals (as bribe)
Captain Xia forms teams of bailiffs and distributes unsolved cases of the county, Captain Xia is of thr opinion that among these cases they may find some connections to the two murder cases. Everyone is assigned to a team except Sangeng. Captain Xia cleverly puts a target on Sangeng by praising him in front of other bailiffs and warning other bailiffs of impending punishment it they are unsuccessful in resolving their assigned cases in five days. Other bailiffs are angry at Sangeng for drying up their source of information as he was responsible for disbanding Fang gang and Da gang.
Other bailiffs of Hunter squad corner Sangeng in the narrow isolated alley outside Yamen, holding him captive they spank him mercilessly because they feel they are bound to fail in solving the assigned cases by deadline. They would be beaten by Captain Xia so Sangeng should also get the taste of the same medicine. Mr.Song saves Sangeng from further beating by unexpectedly arriving at the street, he warns Sangeng not to walk alone in those street.
Later Sangeng talks with Gui'er that previously his master kept saving him from bullying. Sangeng confesses he is just an easy target for Captain Xia to assert his authority, he will continue to investigate Dr. Cheng but doesn't think he will get any results.
Gui'er tells Sangeng that her father once told her that each person has atleast three weaknesses. First, his biggest fear, Captain Xia must be afraid that he can't crack this case. Second, his biggest desire, Captain Xia's biggest desire should be to crack the case. Third, his biggest advantage. Her father, Captain Leng told her that people often stumble over their strengths but not their weakness because people are very cautious about their weaknesses but overtly reliant on their strengths. So a person's biggest advantage is also his biggest weakness. Gui'er inquires what is Captain Xia's biggest strength? Spanking people? According to Sangeng, Captain Xia is too sophisticated. He is too familiar with rules of the officialdom. Suddenly an idea strikes Sangeng, according to the rules of officialdom to solve a case, one has to be quick. Sangeng says there are many ways to work this out.
Mr. Song calls Mr.Zhang to yamen and tortures another man in his presence making that man confess his crime. Mr. Zhang, Mr. Xue's butler remains stoic and unfrightened by this display. Mr. Zhang very arrogantly says that he cannot be intimidates like a common peasant, he reiterates that his interest in the abandoned house where Captain Leng was murdered was purely personal nothing underhanded about it and leaves yamen angrily.
Shicong cracks the case of jewel robbery, he gets information and stolen hair pin from the pawnshop owner, he gets to know that the owner's neighbors, a scholar Mr.Tao had pawned it. Shopkeeper Wang the owner of the jewels when informed by Shicong that he had solved the case, breaks down in front of Shicong and begs him not to pursue the case against Mr.Tao, the owner had given the jewels to Mr. Tao. Shicong cannot just close the case but looking at the troubled condition of the owner agrees to take the flak and not inform the yamen office of his findings. He will take the punishment from Captain Xia for not solving the assigned roberry case.
Everyone in the County is purchasing Talismans to repel monkey spirit. The people are worried about the frequent murders and corpse hanging over the bridge. There are rumours that Monkey demon committed these murders. It is believed that if a talisman is pasted on your doors monkey demon wouldn't bother the residents of that house. Shopkeeper Wang informs Shicong that many people saw a big monkey fishing for moon in the river at midnight.
Fortune teller Yue is also selling talisman to repel evil spirits. Shicong is pasting talisman on Sangeng's house doors. A customer purchasing the talisman from Fortune teller Yue inquires the origin of monkey demon. Mr.Yue informs the customer that the monkey demon is there to seek revenge. In the past, one year, a monkey trainer came to Du County. He had a little monkey. The private school teacher Mr.Wang encouraged Captain Leng to kill that little monkey.
Later, Sangeng also recounts the case of the monkey as told to him by his master, Captain Leng. Twenty years ago, Mr. Wang went to the market where the monkey trainer was performing, it so happened that Mr.Wang's students had bunked school to watch the monkey performing tricks at the behest of the trainer. Mr.Wang angrily spanked all his students who were spectators of this show, this caused the crowd to disperse. The monkey trainer was not happy and complained to Mr.Wang. Some ruffins sitting there watching the show got into an altercation with Mr.Wang teasing him. Mr. Wang got angry and started beating one ruffin. Just then Captain Leng came and arrested the monkey trainer, it so happened the trainer was using his monkey to steal people's belonging through the open windows at night. The monkey performer was beaten severely for his crime, his injury was serious but he had no money for treatment. He died in a broken brick klin outside the city.
Fortune teller Yue continues with the rumours, that the monkey trainer tricks this little monkey down from the mountain. It should be the offspring of the monkey demon, the monkey demon is here to avenge it. So he concludes the monkey demon killed Captain Leng and Mr.Wang... Upon being asked about the monkey trainer her continues with his tall tales that the. Corpse over the bridge was the monkey trainer.
Detailed summary of episode 5 below in spoiler tag, also posted in the discussion section of this page.. Contains major spoilers so read only if you are ready for full disclosure....
please don't hesitate to point out any significant error from my side or add your points/insights in the comment section of the discussion thread.
I love the FL here! Wei Zhe Ming here as the bad guy haha.
We dont know Gao Yi's background story yet.. Let's see what his motivations are but it's also a nice change for actors to play different kind of characters.
hi may i just ask sth about the schedule? i understand that the first line is for the vip, and the last one for…
The second line is for the episodes to be broadcasted on Dragon TV... This series is going to be broadcasted on Dragon TV in china as well as iqiyi platform.
Ok.. Fair enough... I have not yet seen the remaining episodes so will wait to give my opinion on them... From the few dramas I have watched it seems some tropes are repeated in most romance series, the unrequited love, someone pestering the married FL or ML, separation after falling in love...... Somehow I feel that certain formulas keep on repeating in most series and probably the script writer is not as independent as we assume, he has to get the script approved from investors and producers who would like to go with popular choices, catering to what they think most audience would love. (I think the script writer is not credited here so don't know what else he/she has written)
Anyway nice of you to reply in length to my question. Good to know what other people's opinions are.
Episode 3 and 4More personal angles are being formed and unlikely alliances are underway... I loved the factory…
* Jiang Hu is betrayed again and again, she gave up her inheritance only for her assets to be yanked under her feet by her father's friend circle.
* Jiang Hu wants to fight and try to save her father's legacy, so she uses the auction money to buy the brand Tengyue.. But she has cash flow problems.
* looks like Yue Shan wants to help Jiang Hu but she doesn't trust her.
* I am getting curious to know Gao Yi's motive for betraying the Jiang family.
* Xu Si saves Jiang Hu from jumping from the building giving a very logical explanation, she doesn't want to die covered in blood 😝
* creditors are knocking at Jiang Hu's doors, Yang Jian and the local suppliers who sold goods without a contract to Tengyue, so legally they can't sue but Jiang Hu is ethical and agrees to settle their payment... I feel Jiang Hu will get their help in furthering her plan.
* Zhao Yang loses her job because her mother made her take a contract for rival company streaming... Zhao Yang doesn't want to compromise, she wants her design to be sold under her own name and not as a ghost designer... She has a very bad workplace sexual harassment experience... Seems like Xu Si will give her a job... ( that's quite an unexpected development, I always thought she would be directly employed by Jing Hu but looks like that alliance has to wait)
* The difference in philosophical thoughts between Xu Si and his mother was an interesting conversation... I feel Xu Si is not as ruthless as he would like to be.
Episode 1 and 2- First impressionEpisode 1 was a little difficult to get into like all other series, the viewers…
* Jiang Hu is as manipulative as Xu Si, her plan to use the cat fight between Zhao Yang and the other influencer to her benefit showed she has a devious mind... Both are a match made in heaven.
* Use of modern technology in sales... Live streaming, influencers using exaggerated means to sell the product, internet popularity will be helpful later in the series and gives a feeling of real business.
*Jiang Hu's total breakdown upon hearing of her father's death and snow falling at that instance was beautifully picturised.... Xu Si getting the same info on his phone and his angry look changing to that of sympathy.
* I am wondering what's up with Gao Yi's and his story? I am sure it will be revealed in coming episodes.
*Zhao Yang and Jiang Hu have a past as old school mates, but at this point they cannot be friends due to different ideologies, when they resolve their differences and become allies they will make a great team.
* Zhao Yang and Yang Jian have a very sweet relationship, Yang Jian is a very supportive and caring person.
Episode 1 was a little difficult to get into like all other series, the viewers are still trying to understand the characters, their motives and their backgrounds... However it got better from the second episode, the characters are getting more familiar, the storyline is getting more interesting.
Memorable dialogue from episode 1 and 2 for me is:
Episode 2 Xu Si (to Jiang hu) - Do you really believe in Free Unicorn?
Jiang hu's reply - Do you believe in God? My Dad is God.
I don't know why but the feel of this series is quite like the novels of 'Danielle Steel' Probably because the novels were based on business, family heritage and struggle to keep the heritage.
I am yet getting familiar with the ost's, there are quite a few of them some are peppy and others soulful and melodious.
Everyone's acting is quite natural and the direction seems more like an American series. As of now the series is focusing more on the theme and story development and not too much on the characters' love stories which I find is better for the beginning, though we are getting a glimpse of the attraction between Xu Si and Jiang Hu it is not the whole focal point.
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Gao Yi had introduced this bad financer to Jiang Hu's father, so technically when the big financer goes missing other people who have lent money or sold goods on credit to Jiang Hu's father will start demanding their own money and a business cannot pay everyone at once because they don't have so much cash on hand, so creditors would go to court to demand payment and business would be declared bankrupt by the court, all assets(properties of that business) would be auctioned and the proceeds(money) from that auction would be given to that company's creditors(people who lent money)
Xu Si leaked the news to that anchor but Gao Yi was the one to introduce a bad business person to Jiang's father.. So both of them are responsible in their own way for Free Unicorn's(Jiang Hu's father's company) going bankrupt.
Original owners will demand a high price if they know a big company is interested in acquisition (purchase of their property), So Investment companies like Baoxing investment where XuSi is employed, they will approach all these old owners under different companies name under their banner and purchase those individual property at a cheap price... After they have purchased all the properties on that land, Boaxing Investment will contact Yuanfeng logistics and resell these properties at a high price... So the difference in price at which they purchased from individual owners and sell to Yuanfeng logistics will be XuSi's company's profit.
Xu Si had managed to purchase all other properties in that area from other owners only Jiang Hu's father had refused to sell his property.. So if Xu Si doesn't get Teng Yue's land, the big company(Yuanfeng) won't purchase from Baoxing(because Yuanfeng Logistics wants all the land for their redevelopment plan) .
Xu Si was therefore trying all underhanded methods to get his hands on Teng yue 's land. Which he did manage to get at the auction, so now the industrial site of Tengyue belongs to him. But the brand name and copyright right of the shoe was purchased by Jiang Hu.
A 'Holdout' in a land acquisition is a person who refuses to sell their property or delay the demolishment procedure by refusing to the vacant the property due to legal technicality.... We will get to know in episode 7 how Jiang Hu proposes to continue staying in her factory for more time by negotiating a deal with Xu Si.
Zhao Yang doesn't want to fit in the mould, she wants to make her own mould.... I am loving her character.
*Jiang Hu takes up residence in the Tengyue factory, where BOSS the dog gives her unconditional love and support.
* Jiang Hu is dismayed at seeing the dirty washroom and unkempt room in the factory, however the older employees clean up the space for her, later they also rent an electric scooter for Jiang Hu.
* Jiang Hu asks Xu Si more time for vacating her factory premise, Xu Si agrees but informs her that she can fire the employees and keep just the brand label allowing others to manufacture the shoes.
* Xu Si and his mother have another philosophical argument over selling their factory which is in loss.
*Jiang Hu forms a reluctant truce with Yang Jian, if he helps her recover her father's old debts without the I O U then she will repay his group of friends first.
* interesting working alliances are being formed, Yang Jian like a muscle man tries to embarrass, intimidate and lastly recover partial debt by ordering and taking with him a bottle of very expensive wine.
* Jiang Hu falls down from her scooter so many times, I wonder if she is unbreakable.
* Xu Si hires Xiang Zhao Yang as an influencer for TT media.. His colleague is not impressed with Zhao Yang, she doesn't show her face, has less number of subscribers, refuses plastic surgery and wants to retain the copyright of her designs.....Xu Si agrees to her conditions but insists on signing a 5 year work contract with her which will allow her independence to work with other people... Zhao Yang's cold and very uptight behaviour is totally against an influencer's image... Zhao Yang's dream is to go back to designing shoes after her non-competitive agreement with previous employer elapses in two years time. ( Xu Si doesn't do anything without a motive.. I wonder what business plan he has for Zhao Yang?🤔)
*Jiang Hu finally figures out Xu Si's plan of land acquisition, she plans to be a holdout.
When a person is down and out they get to know their strengths and weaknesses and oftentimes animals are more loyal than humans.. Only if you look at the animal with love they reciprocate hundred times more.. A person cannot have better encouragement and support to go than an animal by your side... A dog is a man's best friend.. Love Jiang Hu's 🛵... Strange working partnerships between Jiang Hu and Yang Jian.... Xu Si and Zhao Yang are being formed.
When other people are calling Zhao yang 'ordinary' girl who doesnt stand out is due to Zhao Yang's demeanor, she doesn't overtly laugh, doesn't wear revealing clothes, is prim and proper unlike most influencers... I think this series is trying to be IRONICAL towards 'influencers' who are too fake, MOCKING those influencers who set unnatural beauty standards by almost killing themselves in the name of beauty and gaining popularity. Zhao Yang doesn't want to fit in the mould, she wants to make her own. 👍 I love her character.
Memorable dialogue
Episode 6
Jiang Hu - Master Zhang. Having everyone move forward together with Tengyue is my path.
More thoughts in the spoiler tag below
A new captain Xia along with his subordinate Lv San has been sent from Nietai Yamen (short for inspector general) to oversee and solve the serial murder cases in Du County. He believes in punishing his subordinates to keep them in line. He disciplines all bailiffs of Du County for their incompetency by spanking them on buttocks... According to Captain Xia, they have not captured any criminals even though 10 days have elapsed since the murders. The inspector general has sent Captain Xia to close the case. He wars everyone not to slack for the next month.
Captain Xia wants Sangeng to reveal the information he has gathered on the corpse hanging over the bridge in episode 3. Sangeng replies that he had discovered a grave had been dug up. The grave was of the man named Chen Wang who jumped into the river 20 years ago. Captain Xia reprimands Sangeng his master has died and as his apprentice, Sangeng has been unsuccessful in apprehending any suspects. Captain Xia becomes furious when Sangeng informs him that he has successfully disbanded the Fang gang and the Da gang. County magistrate Wei looks almost bored with the questioning, catching a shut eye and Judge Song looks quite disgusted with Captain xia's method of inquiry. Sangeng has also become unpopular with his colleagues as their source of income from the gangsters has dried up due to him. Mr. Song later informs Captain Xia that the five gangsters had been interrogated by him and because they were serious criminals, they had been taken to the Prefecture only souvenirs left behind are their pulled off teeth by Mr. Song. Captian Xia is upset as his source of information has dried up with the arrest of 5 gang heads.
Turkey is making Tiejin soup, it is not poisonous but not edible but used for aging calligraphy, Shicong and Sangeng go to meet him. Turkey informs them he has aged few calligraphy and painting works and sold them for more claiming they were his deceased uncle's collection. Turkey further adds that he didn't deceive anyone, just changed his handwriting a little and gave himself a new pseudonym. Everyone purchasing them though they had found a bargain price for an ancient paintings. Shicong inquires if people could change their handwriting. Turkey says he learned calligraphy and seal carving from his uncle. His uncle could change his handwriting. Sangeng concludes that Turkey and his uncle could imitate other's handwriting.
Sangeng wants Turkey to imitate Dr.Cheng's handwriting and write fake prescriptions. Sangeng then approaches Dr.Cheng and shows him the fake prescription written by Turkey. Dr.Cheng refutes that he has not written those prescriptions, Sangeng insists that they were written by him as are in his handwriting and have his signatures. Dr.Cheng in his nervousness blurts that Chen Wang drowned himself and Lu Yuanbao was killed by..... (He doesn't finish the sentence) Sangeng finishes Dr.Cheng's sentence by adding Lu Yuanbao was killed by Lei Gong Teng? Dr. Ceng gets angry at Sangeng for persisting this line of questioning. Dr.Cheng informs Sangeng that Lu Yuanbao was poisoned by his own younger brother. Dr.Cheng tries to intimidate Sangeng and warns him not to pester him and also presses in his palm two silver teals (as bribe)
Captain Xia forms teams of bailiffs and distributes unsolved cases of the county, Captain Xia is of thr opinion that among these cases they may find some connections to the two murder cases. Everyone is assigned to a team except Sangeng. Captain Xia cleverly puts a target on Sangeng by praising him in front of other bailiffs and warning other bailiffs of impending punishment it they are unsuccessful in resolving their assigned cases in five days. Other bailiffs are angry at Sangeng for drying up their source of information as he was responsible for disbanding Fang gang and Da gang.
Other bailiffs of Hunter squad corner Sangeng in the narrow isolated alley outside Yamen, holding him captive they spank him mercilessly because they feel they are bound to fail in solving the assigned cases by deadline. They would be beaten by Captain Xia so Sangeng should also get the taste of the same medicine. Mr.Song saves Sangeng from further beating by unexpectedly arriving at the street, he warns Sangeng not to walk alone in those street.
Later Sangeng talks with Gui'er that previously his master kept saving him from bullying. Sangeng confesses he is just an easy target for Captain Xia to assert his authority, he will continue to investigate Dr. Cheng but doesn't think he will get any results.
Gui'er tells Sangeng that her father once told her that each person has atleast three weaknesses. First, his biggest fear, Captain Xia must be afraid that he can't crack this case. Second, his biggest desire, Captain Xia's biggest desire should be to crack the case. Third, his biggest advantage. Her father, Captain Leng told her that people often stumble over their strengths but not their weakness because people are very cautious about their weaknesses but overtly reliant on their strengths. So a person's biggest advantage is also his biggest weakness. Gui'er inquires what is Captain Xia's biggest strength? Spanking people? According to Sangeng, Captain Xia is too sophisticated. He is too familiar with rules of the officialdom. Suddenly an idea strikes Sangeng, according to the rules of officialdom to solve a case, one has to be quick. Sangeng says there are many ways to work this out.
Mr. Song calls Mr.Zhang to yamen and tortures another man in his presence making that man confess his crime. Mr. Zhang, Mr. Xue's butler remains stoic and unfrightened by this display. Mr. Zhang very arrogantly says that he cannot be intimidates like a common peasant, he reiterates that his interest in the abandoned house where Captain Leng was murdered was purely personal nothing underhanded about it and leaves yamen angrily.
Shicong cracks the case of jewel robbery, he gets information and stolen hair pin from the pawnshop owner, he gets to know that the owner's neighbors, a scholar Mr.Tao had pawned it. Shopkeeper Wang the owner of the jewels when informed by Shicong that he had solved the case, breaks down in front of Shicong and begs him not to pursue the case against Mr.Tao, the owner had given the jewels to Mr. Tao. Shicong cannot just close the case but looking at the troubled condition of the owner agrees to take the flak and not inform the yamen office of his findings. He will take the punishment from Captain Xia for not solving the assigned roberry case.
Everyone in the County is purchasing Talismans to repel monkey spirit. The people are worried about the frequent murders and corpse hanging over the bridge. There are rumours that Monkey demon committed these murders. It is believed that if a talisman is pasted on your doors monkey demon wouldn't bother the residents of that house. Shopkeeper Wang informs Shicong that many people saw a big monkey fishing for moon in the river at midnight.
Fortune teller Yue is also selling talisman to repel evil spirits. Shicong is pasting talisman on Sangeng's house doors. A customer purchasing the talisman from Fortune teller Yue inquires the origin of monkey demon. Mr.Yue informs the customer that the monkey demon is there to seek revenge. In the past, one year, a monkey trainer came to Du County. He had a little monkey. The private school teacher Mr.Wang encouraged Captain Leng to kill that little monkey.
Later, Sangeng also recounts the case of the monkey as told to him by his master, Captain Leng. Twenty years ago, Mr. Wang went to the market where the monkey trainer was performing, it so happened that Mr.Wang's students had bunked school to watch the monkey performing tricks at the behest of the trainer. Mr.Wang angrily spanked all his students who were spectators of this show, this caused the crowd to disperse. The monkey trainer was not happy and complained to Mr.Wang. Some ruffins sitting there watching the show got into an altercation with Mr.Wang teasing him. Mr. Wang got angry and started beating one ruffin. Just then Captain Leng came and arrested the monkey trainer, it so happened the trainer was using his monkey to steal people's belonging through the open windows at night. The monkey performer was beaten severely for his crime, his injury was serious but he had no money for treatment. He died in a broken brick klin outside the city.
Fortune teller Yue continues with the rumours, that the monkey trainer tricks this little monkey down from the mountain. It should be the offspring of the monkey demon, the monkey demon is here to avenge it. So he concludes the monkey demon killed Captain Leng and Mr.Wang... Upon being asked about the monkey trainer her continues with his tall tales that the. Corpse over the bridge was the monkey trainer.
please don't hesitate to point out any significant error from my side or add your points/insights in the comment section of the discussion thread.
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Anyway nice of you to reply in length to my question. Good to know what other people's opinions are.
* Jiang Hu wants to fight and try to save her father's legacy, so she uses the auction money to buy the brand Tengyue.. But she has cash flow problems.
* looks like Yue Shan wants to help Jiang Hu but she doesn't trust her.
* I am getting curious to know Gao Yi's motive for betraying the Jiang family.
* Xu Si saves Jiang Hu from jumping from the building giving a very logical explanation, she doesn't want to die covered in blood 😝
* creditors are knocking at Jiang Hu's doors, Yang Jian and the local suppliers who sold goods without a contract to Tengyue, so legally they can't sue but Jiang Hu is ethical and agrees to settle their payment... I feel Jiang Hu will get their help in furthering her plan.
* Zhao Yang loses her job because her mother made her take a contract for rival company streaming... Zhao Yang doesn't want to compromise, she wants her design to be sold under her own name and not as a ghost designer... She has a very bad workplace sexual harassment experience... Seems like Xu Si will give her a job... ( that's quite an unexpected development, I always thought she would be directly employed by Jing Hu but looks like that alliance has to wait)
* The difference in philosophical thoughts between Xu Si and his mother was an interesting conversation... I feel Xu Si is not as ruthless as he would like to be.
More personal angles are being formed and unlikely alliances are underway... I loved the factory dog the most 🥰
Favourite dialogue from Episode 3 and 4
Episode 3
Xu Si - It'll be dawn in six hours. I want to see when the sun rises, from which direction the wind will come.
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* Use of modern technology in sales... Live streaming, influencers using exaggerated means to sell the product, internet popularity will be helpful later in the series and gives a feeling of real business.
*Jiang Hu's total breakdown upon hearing of her father's death and snow falling at that instance was beautifully picturised.... Xu Si getting the same info on his phone and his angry look changing to that of sympathy.
* I am wondering what's up with Gao Yi's and his story? I am sure it will be revealed in coming episodes.
*Zhao Yang and Jiang Hu have a past as old school mates, but at this point they cannot be friends due to different ideologies, when they resolve their differences and become allies they will make a great team.
* Zhao Yang and Yang Jian have a very sweet relationship, Yang Jian is a very supportive and caring person.
Episode 1 was a little difficult to get into like all other series, the viewers are still trying to understand the characters, their motives and their backgrounds... However it got better from the second episode, the characters are getting more familiar, the storyline is getting more interesting.
Memorable dialogue from episode 1 and 2 for me is:
Episode 2
Xu Si (to Jiang hu) - Do you really believe in Free Unicorn?
Jiang hu's reply - Do you believe in God? My Dad is God.
I don't know why but the feel of this series is quite like the novels of 'Danielle Steel' Probably because the novels were based on business, family heritage and struggle to keep the heritage.
I am yet getting familiar with the ost's, there are quite a few of them some are peppy and others soulful and melodious.
Everyone's acting is quite natural and the direction seems more like an American series. As of now the series is focusing more on the theme and story development and not too much on the characters' love stories which I find is better for the beginning, though we are getting a glimpse of the attraction between Xu Si and Jiang Hu it is not the whole focal point.
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