Thorn (刺)

I smiled for so long my face hurts.

Hands, arms and legs...

I have cramps all over.

My whole body is numb.

Come on let's change it.

How about "the drunken imperial concubine"?

Not good.

OK, another one then.

James Bond.

It's finished.

Really.

Tao Liu.

What is that?

I look so ugly in it.

That's really how you are.

You're ugly, so ugly.

You are so ugly.

You painted me so ugly.

Alright.

Alright, what?

You stand over there.

No I won't.

Stand over there.

It's so ugly.

Stand over there.

Ting.

This is me?

That's more like it.

Am I beautiful?

You are.

Good.

Say Chen.

I think...

we should bring in Tao Liu...

and question her at the station.

We're not bringing her in.

Too much hassle.

Just one question.

There, it's her.

I went to look for Ting Han.

I thought I knew where she'd be.

But I didn't find her.

You said on the phone...

that there is a situation.

I really think she's disappeared.

Maybe because of someone.

Who?

You'll shut your mouth.

Or else..

Stand up.

Good morning, class.

Good morning teacher.

Sit down.

Today we'll talk about endangered animal species.

You all know the law of the jungle.

Hawks eat doves...

Some animals are at the bottom of the food chain.

And to survive...

they have to develop unique defense skills...

that defeat the strategies of the predator.

Open your books at page 29

Ting Han.

Come forward, please.

Read the 1st paragraph...

and tell everyone what you think.

I got it.

Insects have warning colors...

colors that protect them.

Some use camouflage.

Animals have all sorts of tactics.

Skunks dissuade the predator by spraying a smell.

Antelopes and rabbits are fast runners.

Some have thorns or hard shells.

These act like protecting armors.

Some animals even...

escape by sacrificing one of their limbs...

like a gecko leaves its tail behind.

Sea cucumbers spit out their internal organs...

when fish attack them.

Squids spew ink out of their ink sac.

They hide themselves in a black cloud...

and then they flee.

The ink of the squid is poisonous...

and can paralyze the predator.

See how good she is?

A hedgehog with thorns.

Then we'll pull out her thorns.

"Nie Yinniang knew..."

"she couldn't let it go..."

"or the enemy would get more overbearing."

"Her only option was to develop..."

"a unique defense strategy against them."

"She didn't have to eliminate them..."

"but simply to fend off the threat..."

"and avoid damage or loss."

Just this line.

Look at it, what do you think?

I know more about the south side of the island.

There are few resources to develop.

Is this a new resort?

Brand new.

Just discovered, it's teaming with marine fauna.

We're the first ones on it.

Our company has a vision...

what we want to develop in that place.

It's an eco-touristic fishing village tour.

We don't have enough of these sites.

But why us then?

We are professionals...

people entrust us with such resource.

You just lost a big client...

this is your chance.

Photos are just not enough...

I have to go on a field trip.

Of course, I want you to go there right away.

We'll see their manager today.

And then we'll proceed swiftly.

We'll get it on tracks.

'Beilei Tourism Development'

We send you the tourists, you send us money.

Of course we work for money...

everybody works for money.

Money is everybody's boss finally.

You bet.

Alright...

Let me introduce you...

the head of our Planning and Assessment department.

Ting Han.

You know each other.

We were classmates.

We're old classmates.

Let me introduce my assistant...

Tao Liu.

Old classmates, this is great...

the deal is done before we even start.

Schools make the best connections for business.

You studied side by side...

experienced difficulties...

and joys together.

Come, sit down.

Come, sit down.

Sit down, sit down.

Old classmates...

I think our cooperation...

is just a match made in heaven.

Since you are old classmates...

you'll communicate on this project...

for the smoothest possible ride.

That's a good start.

In fact, all these years...

I have had a special vision...

and I hope you can go along with it.

"Enter a bright future together"

Ms. Ting, see your old classmates...

the quality their vision brings to our company.

Ms. Ting?

What do you say?

Sorry, I was thinking...

about this job.

What do you think?

I need to inspect that tour soon.

Good.

Good.

How the hell could we bump into her there?

She will never cooperate with us.

After what happened...

with her and her dad.

We'll see.

How high are they in this industry?

Well obviously...

we need their cooperation to develop of our company.

Still...

I don't think Ting Han will want it.

But it's a big deal.

Of course it's a big deal...

just ask your dad to step in.

He'll do it for you.

He'll get the deal without a sweat.

He deals with all kinds of people all day...

he runs from a business to another.

it's simple.

But he is him and I am me.

I don't need his resources.

Besides...

I want to show him...

that I can do great things without him.

Oh that's great...

you're so proud and self-reliant...

you're amazing.

Of course I'm amazing.

Listen...

among all my dad's businesses...

education, insurance, real estate...

and more...

there is no tourism.

Not that he doesn't like it...

but he's not good at it.

He failed once in that field.

You see?

The field where he lost...