Like a Flowing River (Da Jiang Da He / 大江大河)

Looks good. Let's go.

I'd rather not go.

It's not only because of Liu Qiming.

I'm like this ever since.

I don't like to get too close with superiors.

Xiao Hui,

I know you have ego.

Not willing to kiss asses.

But you can't say this is

fawning on superiors.

Chief Engineer Liu has poured his heart into you.

He gave you his working notes.

And he have been so patient to answer every of your question.

And this time he prevailed over all dissenting views

to make you a youth representative.

You don't even want to visit and say thank you?

This is...

being too ignorant of the ways of the world.

I've already said

I will go and thank Chief Engineer Liu, but not today.

Tell me the truth.

Does it bother you

that I go out with Liu Qiming?

It is a lie if I say no.

But this is not the reason that I'm not going today.

Then what's the reason?

I don't want people think of me as a person that take shortcuts

and craves for instant success and benefits.

Song Yunhui.

You just think so little of me, don't you?

No.

I'm not talking about you.

When Me and Liu Qiming got together,

I didn't know you had feelings for her.

- It's not because of this. - Just wait for me to finish.

When I saw you at the library,

I suddenly got it.

I felt terrible.

I should admit that I did hurt you,

but I have no choice. I had to do it that way.

Let me tell you now,

even though I knew you like Liu Qiming,

I will not give up.

Of course.

You are the guy she really cares about.

I don't even care if she cares about me or not.

I want to seize the opportunity. Find my protege at Jinzhou.

Yu Shanqing, you are lying. You are not this kind of person.

Yes, I am. Don't look at me like that.

You were right about something.

You said we are not the same kind of people.

We are different.

This year, you were able to do great

while at the No. 1 Workshop.

From doing a work analysis chart

to the required technical knowledge and skills that you just submitted,

your every step was walked with precision and accuracy.

In the heart of the factory leaders, you have already become the top achiever from our first batch of college graduates

after the Cultural Revolution.

While you were still attending school, your grades were also very good.

If you want to achieve something, you could also request to be transferred to the No. 1 Workshop.

But that is not the same!

You are young.

You can endure the environment in the workshop.

I am still older than you.

And also going now comparing to going back then,

will the result be the same?

How will those people talk about me behind my back?

I can already guess what they are going to say.

You don't know.

That time,

Chief Engineer Liu took us to No. 1 Workshop to see you work...

After we came back,

you have no idea how he scolded us.

Sorry.

I did those all for myself.

I didn't expect that you will get scolded.

Alright.

You don't have to apologize.

I have never blamed you for this matter.

I'm always cheering you on when you improve.

But this time,

Liu Qiming and I

have started going out.

You also just drew a clear line between

you and Secretary Shui.

Coming from his side to Factory Manager Fei

and Chief Engineer Liu's ranks, this is a good thing.

The two of us are old classmates and old friends.

I have to do this to show those malicious guys.

We used to be bothers.

In the future, we will still be brothers.

We can work together

under Chief Engineer Liu and take on an even greater undertaking.

I don't understand at what point did I joined the group of Chief Engineer Liu and Factory Manager Fei?

Song Yunhui.

I already spoke the words from my heart.

You are still pretending to play dumb?

Say it clearer.

Since when was I playing dumb?

I only saw some of Chief Engineer Liu's notes...

and had some questions for him...and I am considered to be in his team?

Also,

I was also not one of Party Secretary Shui's men as well.

Do you think that...

...the whole of Jinzhou Chemical Industry only you are smart?

Everyone else is dumb?

You lent Secretary Shui the thesis that you translated.

And you even helped him come up with the idea of going against the introduction of FRC technology.

Chief Engineer Liu and the others all knew about these from a while ago.

He knows?

Chief Engineer Liu is broad-minded.

He won't haggle over these with you.

He also said it must've been Old Shui...

who thought of some way to use you.

That time, when you and him met,

he asked you and you denied him face to face.

Doesn't that equate to being on his team?

You chosen quite well, not bad.

Factory Manager Fei has been going to the ministry frequently these past days.

Isn't this ultimately giving Old Shui

a defined time to retire?

Now, really great.

No one will be impeding

Factory Manager Fei and Chief Engineer Lu on whatever they want to do from now on.

When was Party Secretary Shui's retirement date set?

Half a month ago.

During the time you were on leave.

I never taught you anything.

I also did not ask you to write any report.

No matter who asks...

you must also respond like that.

Yu Shanqing.

How did you know this?

After dinner, Chief Engineer Liu has a habit of...

discussing about the people at the factory with his wife.

His daughter was next to him,

so I naturally...

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Song Yunhui!

What are you trying to do?

I want to personally confirm something with Chief Engineer Liu.

Are you trying to intentionally harm me?

Jinzhou Chemical Industry

Let me tell you. There are so many people watching.

- You mustn't embarrass the factory leaders. - Don't worry.

I won't implicate you.

Old Liu,

let's begin.

Chief Engineer Liu.

I have some words to say to you.

Is this to about problems with the equipment modifications at No. 1 Workshop?

Song Yunhui,

if you want to demonstrate your ambition,

there will be a time and place for it.

If there are any issues, we can discuss afterwards.

What's the matter?

You didn't hear me clearly?

Chief Engineer Liu,

just a few words. After I'm done, I'll go back down.

Alright, hurry up.

Have you ever considered that FRC isn't already

the most advanced and up-to-date equipment and technology in the world right now?

The thing that I translated

clearly stated the limitations of FRC.

Half a month ago,

in the dissertation you gave me while we were in No.1 Workshop,

it has a more detailed explanation of these problems.

You know about

all these problems, right?

What is your goal in asking this question?

Last time you personally told me

that you had nothing to do with that dissertation.

So you lied?

Yes.

That day, I didn't spoke the truth.

I was the one who wrote the outline for that thesis.

Song Yunhui, what are you trying to do?

Are you trying to question the factory manager?

- Under whose instruction are you here? - No one instructed me.

I am inquiring these with Chief Engineer Liu

from the aspect of a technician

taking responsibility towards Jinzhou Chemical Industry.

I am factory manager of Jinzhou.

Who are you to take responsibility?

Get down.

Chief Engineer Liu,

Factory Manager Fei,

we will need financial support from the government in order

to introduce foreign technology to Jinzhou.

If there are any issues with the direction, it will waste the government resources.

FRC isn't already the most advanced technology from the international standpoint,

and if we decide to introduce this to Jinzhou,

it will take at least two years from installation

to actual operations.

At that time,

their product would be lagging behind in all aspects based on international standards.

This might also cause

Jinzhou to lose