One and a Half Summer ( 一又二分之一的夏天 )

Episode 1

I'm finally in China.

Luo Man, I'm coming.

She should be here.

She must be.

Hello? Delivery? I'm not in the dorm right now, I'll be there soon.

Ting Ting, have you thought about what I said?

Please join! You sing so well at KTV (karaoke)!

Joining the band can help you discover your full potential.

Why start a band out of the blue? Do you have nothing else to do?

I'm so busy every day that I don't even have time to shop.

How can I have time to join your band?

Ting Ting, you go shopping 5 times a week.

You just need to replace one of those times for practice.

No matter how persuasive you are, I won't join, Luo Man.

Ting Ting, just join us.

Hello, classmate!

Can you tell me where the administration office is?

Classmate?

Are you talking to me?

Yeah, I want to know where the administration office is.

It's my first day at school. I'm not used to the surroundings.

That building. Turn right and you're there.

Thank you. I'm Zhang Hao.

I'll be taking classes at the Language Center.

Nice meeting you.

That's right, I forgot to ask for your name.

F-F-Fan Bing Bing.

F-F-Fan Bing Bing? That's a cute name!

Okay.

He was actually talking to me?

Isn't this too expensive?

That has always been our price.

I didn't set it.

I didn't bring that much money.

Can you make it cheaper?

I've never seen someone bargain when paying school fees.

This isn't the market.

Besides, our school's dorm for international students

is cheaper than most universities'.

Teacher, I'm here to pay my dorm fees.

Okay. 900.

Why is his only 900?

Because he's Chinese.

That is the price for the ordinary dorm.

Me too! I want to live in the ordinary dorm too!

Foreigners can't live in the ordinary dorm.

No, no, no I'm Chinese.

You see, both my parents are Chinese.

It's just that I was unlucky and was born in the US.

Not negotiable. You have an American passport.

Don't be like that. I can speak Chinese.

Look, my face says I'm all Chinese.

Since I'm Chinese, why do I have to live with foreigners?

I don't want that.

Even though I was born in America, but I don't feel like home there.

After getting off the plane today, I found the answer.

Even though it's my first time in China,

everything is so familiar to me.

It feels like I belong here.

But who knew that you guys would still see me as a foreigner?

Thinking about how every day, when I wake up,

I have to say "good morning" to my roommates,

but I want to say "zao shang hao!" (good morning in Chinese)

I feel so disappointed.

Jiejie (Older sister), can you understand my pain?

I know I can't blame you.

I just feel so down,

depressed, lonely, cold-

Give me 900.

900?

Okay!

Thank you Jiejie!

Wait a minute.

Jiejie, did you know... this is my first time in China.

I find that the jiejies in China are very cute!

Thank you.

Miss, you don't have a lot of deliveries today.

Dage (older brother), do you think I have hands to sign?

Let me! Let me sign!

Thank you.

Let me, Ting Ting! Let's go.

Give me some boxes, Luo Man.

No need! How can I let you do such heavy lifting?

You just got your nails done.

Beautiful.

French highlights, it's just starting to become popular.

Yeah, only a beauty like you can keep up with the trends.

Stop complimenting me. I won't join the band no matter what you say.

It's enough that you fooled me into taking the Popular Music class.

No matter what happens, I won't join any more music groups.

I'm already so busy that I don't have time to shop.

You're thinking too much. Don't go if you don't want to.

Besides, there are almost enough people in the band already.

I'm joining, Li Xiu Qi is also joining.

Xiu Qi is joining too?

Yeah.

When he heard I was forming a band, he joined right away.

He plays the guitar very well.

During the weekends, he practices when there's nothing else to do. His foundations are first class.

Xiu Qi can play the guitar? How come I've never heard him talk about it?

He loves to keep a low profile.

But he begged me to find a female lead singer that would suit him well.

The performance will then be more interesting.

But who should I look for... ?

I think I should ask Li Na from the dorm next door?

Li Na sucks at singing.

If you're interested, I can join.

You?

Forget it.

You're always so busy that you can't even go shopping.

I'm helping a friend in need.

Are you sure?

I didn't force you.

If I say I'll go, I'll go.

Then let's go.

Hello? Li Xiu Qi? Wen Ting Ting is settled!

She actually wants to join? No way.

Ask if anyone in your dorm will join.

Ma Jun Cai? He won't be interested.

This isn't something that can be done by persuasion. I can't force him with a knife either.

Li Xiu Qi! Are you my friend or not? You can't even help with this little thing?!

Okay. I'll give it a try, okay?

What are you doing, Jun Cai?

Who is that?

It's me.

You?

What joke is this?

I registered on a social website,

and I need a profile picture.

I think this fits quite well.

I'll be surprised if you're not reported.

Aren't you interested in pop music?

Do you want to join a music band?

Music band? Our school has a band?

Yeah. Luo Man has one.

Brother Luo again?

I say, Xiu Qi, you're the student council president, and

you barely have time to study and sleep.

You still do things for her?

Yeah, try to understand me and help.

I really want to help you,

but you know me...

I have my club and fraternal liquor board.

I really don't have time for this useless practice.

It's good to join a band.

You can relieve you're stress from studying.

I don't have stress.

I divorced studying a long time ago.

Hello everyone!

You are my roommates then.

You know him? - No.

Did the dorm manager say a new person was coming?

Never heard about it.

Student, sorry but I think you're in the wrong place.

No I'm not. I'm Zhang Hao.

From now on, we're roommates.

What's going on?

Let me ask.

Hey Bro, what's your major?

Chinese. My classes are at the Language Center.

Still learning Chinese when you're already good at it?

Language Exchange Center?

Isn't it the Institute of International Relations?

You're an international student.

That's right. I'm from New York.

America!

Shouldn't international students be staying at their own dorms?

Why is he living with us?

Yeah.

Because I don't have money,

I had to beg the teacher for most of the day to let me live here.

No money? You can study abroad if you have no money?

Don't you need guarantee fees or something like that?

Long story short, I don't have money,

but my family does.

Still rich.

Okay stop staring at him. It's impolite.

Why do I feel like I've seen him somewhere before?

He looks so familiar.

Especially those eyes.

This is my first time welcoming a friend from America.

It's a small gift, but it comes with lots of affection.

I have a knife. - No need for that.

I just learned how to slice a melon with one hand.

Let me demonstrate for you guys, okay?

Let's just use a knife.

Here, American.

Don't be modest.

Here Xiu Qi. - It's okay.

So you spent all your savings

in order to find her?

This is the American spirit.

I really don't know what is sustaining you,

making you come here from half way across the globe.

A third of the globe.

I think she's my destined one.

When I first met her, I knew

that I would never forget her in this lifetime.

Everytime I think of her face, my heart goes