My True Friend (My Real Best Friend / Wo De Zhen Peng You / 我的真朋友)

If we talk about you, you're not getting any younger.

Anxious to get married. You're what? 33? 34?

How's your body? Are there any problems? Do you do physical examinations?

How many times? Let me tell you, in our old Feng family, I'm the single seedling .

We're all waiting for when I can get married, have children, and heirs.

You don't think that the way you're speaking the first time we meet is rude?

How is this rude?

What's rude about this?

If we've been talking for a long time and then you tell me you're infertile,

then wouldn't that be a waste of time?

You don't need to worry, I won't fall in love with you and definitely won't marry you.

It's only because my parents are worried that they've been introducing me to people all over the place.

Me? Cold pan, cold stove.

You? Lonely Lady's Boudoir.

On the surface, you look glamorous, beautiful and moving.

If we say it nicely, you're a white-collar worker.

If we say it not so nicely, you're like a migrant worker for people here. No house in Shanghai,

so when you go back home you're afraid others will look down on you.

And work is also hard to find. At this age, go home and find someone to get married to.

Right now your friend's kids are probably old enough to play with soy sauce .

You all now stubbornly focused and setting your hearts on staying in Shanghai.

What are you thinking? I-Hey where are you going? Don't go.

- Hey hey hey, where do you think you're going? - What are you doing?

Why are you going? Don't go.

Am I not just saying the truth?

And you went so far as to fly into a rage out of embarassment?

Okay okay okay, if we have something to talk about, let's do it nicely okay?

We're all adults.

In life we all have needs.

Right? Why don't we just live for the moment right now?

Then wait until we've found the right other half and part ways, no hard feelings.

I mean you're not bad.

Not unattractive.

Brother won't treat you poorly.

So your meaning is you want to be friends with benefits?

You're shameless to no end.

- Don't go! - What are you doing?

I'm telling you, let me go.

- I'm not letting go - I'm going to call the police

Go ahead and call.

See if the police care about what's going on with us.

Do you think they'll care about a normal relationship between a man and a woman?

Who's in a relationship with you? Let go!

Hey, I'm just saying this politely.

Your dad personally called me several times.

Asked me to look at your strengths.

- Let go -Asked me to see if we could get along.

- I'm just being responsible and diligent. - Get away from me.

I'm not going anywhere.

- Get away - I'm just not going, why should I?

I'm not letting you go.

- Let go of me. Let go of me! - I'm not letting go.

Let go of her!

Are you okay?

Director Mu

Who do you think you are?

He's your lover isn't he?

You have a lover and you still came on a blind date with me? Aren't you ashamed?

Watch what you're saying, I'm warning you.

You're being a rouge in public,

I can send you to the police station.

You send me to the police? I'm the rouge?

You're the rouge!

Do you know

we're on a just and honorable blind date.

Her parents used a matchmaker to pair us. Do you get it?

Director Mu, don't listen to his nonsense.

Get on the car first.

Hey, come back here.

Don't go.

What a waste of my time and a meal from your daddy (used arrogantly) !

Thank goodness, daddy's figured this out sooner rather than later.

Who does she think she is?

I brought you here today was to celebrate.

Celebrate the success of us working together.

Finally got a sale completed.

Saved us from the tragic fate of being fired at the end of the month.

So it was about this? Thank you.

Here to us both getting better and better.

Absolutely have to get better!

Looking at the night view of Shanghai from here,

this feeling,

it suddenly feels so beautiful.

True, this city is really magical.

It can look different to everyone.

For some people, like you, it looks beautiful.

For others? It can feel utterly cruel.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

You probably find this funny.

How could I? How could I laugh at you?

Everyone has the right to pursue love and marriage.

Blind dates through a matchmaker are a way to do it. I've also thought about asking my parents too.

Yeah but my blind dates are probably this world's most pathetic ones.

That can only be blamed on your bad luck today,

to have met such an obnoxious person.

This can only be blamed on the person who introduced him to you.

The person who did this seems really unreliable don't you think?

How could they introduce such a person to you?

My father introduced him to me.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I didn't know it was your father.

This... sometimes elders care so much they end up creating more trouble.

Please don't say I'm sorry. I should be thanking you.

When my mom died,

aside from pain there was nothing else around me.

Every day was like the end of the world.

But now...

I feel as if I have a bit of light and hope.

So now you know why it's good to be a real estate agent right?

You said before, that after you earned your first agency fee that you'd leave.

Now that you've almost earned the fee,

then when are you going to leave?

I don't know either.

You know, before, I really hated the idea of being a real estate agent.

But now, I think,

I think it can bring me happiness. Do you think,

do you think I've let your stupidity infect me??

This, this, who are you calling stupid??

- It is, it is - Stop playing

So now you're planning on staying and working at Flower Garden Real Estate?

Is this the first time I'm seeing you wear a necklace?

This, this is what Auntie Bai gave me. She gave you a sweater, did you forget already?

- Auntie Bai? - Yup

Zhen Zhen,

if I keep working at Flower Garden Real Estate,

will you always be my partner?

I'll think about it.

Hey don't stir up trouble. That's enough.

I'm earnestly in asking you. What is there to think about? Hurry, answer me quickly, right now.

You- You're so annoying.

But

But what?

I think I will.

That's right.

Then it's settled.

We'll make a perfect partnership.

Then here's to our future and journey, it will definitely be bright!

Cheers!

You live here?

Yes, just in here. I need to stop by the convenience store.

Manager Zeng

My memory's no good.

What happened today I'll probably forget tomorrow.

Go home and get some sleep, let all the unpleasant things go by.

- Good bye - Good bye

Dad.

Hello, dad?

I've already heard everything about your blind date today.

I really don't understand what you're trying to do. You're already older.

At home your classmate's kids

are all going to elementary school, middle school.

But you?! You can't even find a man. Aren't you ashamed?

That man in Shanghai has a car, has a house, is willing to go on a blind date with you.

There isn't enough time to be grateful. And instead of taking this opportunity, you even threw a tantrum!

Do you even have a brain?

Your mom and I had to rely on your second aunt's sister in laws to find this opportunity, it wasn't easy!

You've made me so angry!

You've thrown my self-respect out!

Hello? Hello? Are you listening to me?

Are you pretending to have died?

Let me tell you, don't think just because you're in Shanghai that you're so great.

No car, no house, no registered permit there. It's like being on welfare!

I've already told you clearly, the home and our savings are all going to your brother.

Don't expect us to raise you!

Here, Xi Shan, eat some fruit.

Thank you Sister Zhen Zhen.

Are you still listening to the book?

Yeah

Fu Xiao Ning asked me to listen to it.

He said that it is necessary to adapt to the environment when coming to this city. And I should speak mandarin.

If you just stay a few days you won't have any problems with mandarin.

Who knows, Shanghainese should become easy too!

Young lady, you're very pretty (in Shanghainese) .

Very pretty (in Shanghainese) .

You're also very pretty (in Shanghainese) .

Did you tell your family you got here safely?

But I told them I wanted to stay in Shanghai to grow

but they've got over a hundred reasons to worry.

I don't even know if going against their wishes to stay in Shanghai

is the right or wrong thing to do.

Here, come over here.

My house happens to have one of the best views in Shanghai.

What do you think? Pretty stunning isn't it?

This city really does seem to be different.

It feels like everyone's chasing their dreams.

But you don't know what will happen next.

Indeed

I think that's why I love this place so much.

Think about it, this city has so many people in it.

Every moment, every minute, something interesting is happening.

Also, I think the people here, no matter their social status,

have the possibility of achieving their dreams.

But, with real estate agents,

isn't it common to be twice as bullied at work?

Sometimes that's true. We have to suffer the tempers of the buyers and then the tempers of the sellers.

Especially when the client doesn't understand you,

it can make you feel bad.

But when I look back and think about it, I really feeling like I'm doing something meaningful. Really.