Meteor Garden (流星花园)

A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

EPISODE 1

Have you ever wondered what will happen to you in the future?

At least the 18-year-old me

never thought something like this would happen in real life.

My name is Dong Shancai.

I'm just an ordinary 18-year-old girl.

This is my mother.

She has plump cheeks, stubby legs, and a loud voice.

She's very healthy and has an optimistic outlook on life.

I think I'm a lot like her.

You silly girl.

How did your face get so dirty just by buying vegetables?

I'd like this one.

Sweet and sour pork ribs is the signature dish of the Dong family.

Ever since I was a child,

eating my mom's food together at the table has been the best thing ever.

What smells so good?

It looks delicious.

Done.

Silly girl. Who said you could have some?

This is for our customers.

You've had them for 18 years. Isn't that enough?

I'll never have enough.

I made up my mind to get into Mingde University's Nutrition Department

so that I could expand my mom's catering business.

I want more people to enjoy her food.

My Sweetheart.

Dad.

This is my dad.

He's just an ordinary logistics manager.

But he's also a good husband who loves his wife

and a good father who loves his daughter.

TALENT'S TEA SHOP

This is my high school classmate, Xiaoyou.

She loves tea,

so after taking the college entrance exam, we worked part-time at this tea shop.

It was a long and peaceful summer.

Just like the last 18 years.

But, the peace was broken on that day.

-Three. -Three.

-Two. -Two.

-One. -One.

-You got in! -You got in!

-I got in! -Xiaoyou got into

-That's awesome! -Tea Culture Department at Chaoyang

and I...

CELEBRATION BANQUET

Thanks to all her teachers,

our baby girl Shancai got into Mingde University.

-Congratulations to Shancai! -Congratulations!

-Thank you. -Cheers!

Thank you.

I got into the school of my dreams, Mingde University.

And I became a freshman in the Nutrition Department.

Mom.

Is this the legendary Mingde University?

Yes.

It's the best school.

Shancai, work hard.

Your future starts here.

Fist bump?

Cheers.

Shancai.

I'm so happy

that we got into Mingde together.

My best friend in high school will now be my best friend in university.

I'm so lucky.

It's better than winning the lottery.

I'm happy too!

Shancai.

You're...

Let me think about it.

Li Zhen.

You're the quiet girl with the best grades in the other class.

This is Chen Qinghe.

He's my best friend.

We were classmates in high school and got into the same university.

You must be very close.

Of course, we're so close

that I applied to the same universities as her.

Why did you apply to the same universities?

I didn't want to be apart from her.

Also, it doesn't matter what I major in.

I'm going to take over the family company, a banana processing factory.

Bananas are great. They're very nutritious and delicious.

Yes, most importantly,

they're never lonely.

Bananas are never lonely?

Because...

-Bananas hang around in bunches! -Bananas hang around in bunches!

-You're so in sync. -Of course.

No matter what,

I'm going to be Shancai's classmate again.

Shancai, it's good that I know you,

I'd be so lonely all by myself.

We'll be best friends from now on for the next four years.

I, Dong Shancai, am ready.

I'm going to work hard at Mingde University

and start this new chapter in my life.

-Are you okay? -Be careful.

-I'm fine. -Sit down.

-The lecture's about to start. -Hurry up.

Next, let's welcome our guest from University of Pennsylvania,

Mr. Bobbit.

-Mr. Bobbit? -So impressive.

I can't believe Mingde invited him.

I'm going to tell my parents.

They'll be so jealous.

Hey, look at my pictures.

Shancai, you got really good ones.

Send this one to me.

-I'm making birthday emojis. -It's your birthday?

-Happy birthday. -Happy birthday.

It's not today. It's in two days.

-I sent it. -Okay.

-That lecture was awesome. -Look.

-That's great. -Yeah.

I think so too.

Hey, who's that?

-I don't know. -What's happening?

Is it F4?

-Let's go take a look. -Okay.

Shancai!

Sorry.

Excuse me.

Dong Shancai,

go home and reflect upon your actions today.

Regardless of the reason,

you should never be so rude to our school's

special guest, Mr. Bobbit!

Look, that's her.

She's that freshman, Dong Shancai?

Why did she attack Mr. Bobbit?

Yeah, is she crazy?

Something must be wrong with her.

This is terrible.

Is she really a student here?

Yeah.

Look. That's her.

Shancai, are you hurt?

Shancai, I'm sorry.

It was all my fault.

I wasn't able to protect you.

Why did you attack Mr. Bobbit?

I didn't want to attack him.

I was trying to find the F4 member with green shoes.

One of them stepped on my phone and broke it.

F4?

Who's F4?

Where are they?

Are they the ones those girls were taking photos of?

They seem to be very popular.

The F4 members are very popular seniors.

Are you guys new?

Yes.

We're freshmen from the Nutrition Department.

And you are?

Junior in Journalism.

I'm Guo Caijie.

You're so pretty.

Caijie,

why is F4 so popular?

They're four senior students at Mingde.

Their average height is 185cm.

They're all very handsome, talented and outgoing.

Most importantly, at school,

they all excel in their respective fields.

Huaze Lei majors in music.

Ximen, Meizuo, and Daoming Si

major in business administration.

They attract a lot of attention at school.

They always get the best scholarships

and they're all skilled in at least three languages.

They're not only smart, they have great taste too.

They might look like players,

but they respect women.

The four of them are very close.

They've been friends since they were little.

It's almost impossible for someone new to join them.

Because of that,

F4 has always been very mysterious at Mingde.

The girls all love them,

and there are a lot of boys who want to prove

that they're better than them.

These boys challenge them to prove that they're more popular

and more attractive.

Challenge? How do they challenge them?

With Bridge.

-Bridge? -Bridge?

What is Bridge?

I've never heard of it.

Bridge is an international card game that's elegant and civilized.

It's competitive and requires skill and cooperation.

They're not only the stars of Mingde, they're also stars in the Bridge world.

If anyone wants to beat them,

they'll have to be really good.

But, since F4 founded the Bridge club,

no one has been able to beat them.

They're that good?