Skate Into Love (Bing Tang Dun Xue Li / Rock Sugar and Pear Stew / 冰糖炖雪梨)

Dear audience, welcome! Today, you're watching

the Hucheng Cup Youth Short Track Speed Skating Tournament.

In this tournament, we invited 42 high schools in the province

and over 200 athletes to come participate.

Short track speed skating is a winter Olympic sport.

Athletes will speed skate down the short track.

- The competition uses an elimination system, including heats... - Go Tang Xue!

...a semi-final, and final.

What you're about to watch is the women's 500-meter finals.

Four athletes will compete on a 111.12 meter track

for 4.5 laps.

As long as they are not breaking the rules of the sport, athletes can overtake each other at any time.

This will make today's competition very exciting!

Let's look forward to it!

Go to the start.

Ready.

The competition starts!

Number 60, Tang Xue, is in the lead already, behind her is number 302, He Mei, and number 105, Zhao Xiaoyu

in second and third place. There are 3 more laps.

As we all know, the 500-meter is a short race. The starting speed is crucial.

Will Tang Xue maintain her position or will other athletes pass her?

We can see that He Mei, still in second, is closing the gap, looking for a chance to pass Tang Xue.

Two more laps. He Mei is moving away from the curve, using the outer track to move ahead.

Zhao Xiaoyu is on the inner track, in one move she overtakes Tang Xue and He Mei.

Tang Xue is accelerating from the outer track, she's moving really quickly.

Nice, she passed them!

It's the last lap!

Nice! Tang Xue is the first to the finish line. Tang Xue wins!

Tang Xue, you performed well today. Keep practicing!

If you try, you can make it into the national team.

Master Tang?

Master Tang? Master Tang?

Master Tang!

I'm dreaming such a good dream, why did you wake me up?

Did you fart?

It's all my dad's fault.

Before I return to school,

he insisted on making stewed pig trotters with soybeans and stewed radish and ribs.

Is this my fault? These two things are in my stomach right now creating chemical reactions.

Stop laughing. After not seeing me for half a month, do you miss getting beaten up?

No, no. Since I came all the way to escort you to LUU, don't be angry at me anymore.

Fine. Thank you, this straight-A medical student from Lin Da University, for coming with me.

What are you saying? No matter which department,

I'll follow you anywhere. Heaven and Earth are my witnesses!

How about you transfering to our veterinary medicine department?

After all, seeing animals and humans are both saving lives, right?

My goal is to be like your mom, that kind of great doctor.

Although I'm not saying veterinarians aren't great, too, I'm not changing.

In the short track speed skating world cup that just ended,

Wu Dajing yet again showed his ability

and won the gold medal for the men's 500-meter short track skating.

Wu Dajing was in the lead from the beginning

and reached the finish line in 39.836 seconds.

Winning China's first gold medal this season for short track speed skating.

Next, we'll do a brief interview

with Dajing. Hi, Dajing.

- Hello. - Welcome to our live interview.

Now, we want to ask Dajing, after winning the gold medal,

how are you feeling at this moment?

Can you share it with everyone?

Right now, I'm very excited.

And I feel very fortunate.

Before, I thought a lot about gestures to do as I crossed the finish line, but I forgot all of them.

- You forgot all of them? - Yes, all of them. - You must really be too happy and excited.

Next, I want to ask Dajing, as the main strength of our Chinese speed skating team,

as a top skater,

what gave you the strength to make it to where you are today?

I wouldn't say I'm the top, but as an athlete, the most important thing is perseverance.

Every athlete will face obstacles, setbacks, and times of bewilderment.

During this time, be yourself and trust yourself

to fulfill your dream. In the end, you will stand on the award podium.

Yes, Dajing said it well. I believe that Dajing's success today

is definitely due to

his hard work and determination.

Master Tang, look, look!

Isn't that the athlete you trained with before?

If I remember correctly, you trained in speed skating

for around 8 years, right?

Yeah, but only the people who endure until the end

have the chance to cross the finish line.

Since the slogan of having 300 million people on ice started,

China has been greatly supporting winter sports and related industries.

In order to drive up the momentum of hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics,

more and more people are experiencing the thrill of winter sports.

Behind me, what's happening is the College Ice Hockey League Tournament.

XDragons team from LUU and Red Beards team from Qingcheng University.

Nicely done!

Here!

Look! There are only a few people in the audience, and they're all here to see you.

When will hockey become popular?

Just focus on playing well, and in the future, more people will come to watch.

Boss, look. Li Yu Bing's performance this year has improved a lot again from last year.

His potential is truly unlimited.

Very good. Take good care of Ice God. Our whole club is depending on him.

What are you afraid of when I'm here?

How is the assistant matter I asked you to take care of?

I interviewed over 100 candidates. There's not a single one Ice God is satisfied with.

But don't worry, look how popular Ice God is.

The line to sign up goes all the way outside the school.

- Trust me, we'll have an assistant soon. - Good.

Hey!

Do you want to take a look?

This suits me.

- Really? Then are you going to sign up, Master Tang? - How do I sign up?

You two are freshmen, right?

Freshmen have a more lenient schedule, so you're pretty suitable for doing part-time work.

But this position is very hot right now, you might not be able to get in.

Why is that? Is it because the benefits are very good?

Of course, the benefits are good. But other than that, what is more appealing,

you can see the hockey team on the rink. Do you know the hockey team?

The best looking guys in the school are all on that team.

Then, wouldn't I have no chance to get in?

D-Don't be that pessimistic now. Do you know how to ice skate?

Not only does she know how on this matter, but I also have to tell you,

our Master Tang got first place in our Hucheng's short track speed skating.

She even met with the city governor that time.

Fill out the forms. After that, you'll just have to see your luck.

- Are you going to sign up? - If you sign up, I'll do it, too.

You were so outstanding before, but now you don't skate anymore?

I had to study.

Our Master Tang is going low-profile, but she skates very well.

Master Tang, I'll just send you off here then.

If you have any pretty roommates then...

- Annoying! - ...remember to introduce me to them!

Bye-bye.

This dorm is too nice, isn't it?

Master Tang! I missed you so much!

How is it? I specially came back early to decorate it for you.

Not bad. You've done a great job.

Do you like it?

Your taste is a bit too much, huh?

I have a heavy taste in things? Don't you think they're cute?

You're already studying up on veterinarian courses?

No, this is studying on male anatomy. It's just extracurricular reading for pure enjoyment.

Huan-huan, you really taught me what it means

that college would refresh my worldview, view of values, and view of life.

Are you scared of loving me now?

That's right! When I was coming in, I saw a club that was recruiting, so I signed up.

- You signed up? We'll be together. What club? - Yeah.

On-Ice Club.

Don't worry. I, Master Tang, will never leave you. I'll take you with me wherever I go.

A beautiful college life starts with joining a club.

My idol. I hope that one day I can be like you and be a world-class hockey athlete.

And let more people know the strength of the Chinese Hockey Team.

Right now, they're savoring their time to practice.

- How are the team players for this season? - Not bad.

Li Yubing?

Ice God, how come you're at LUU?

Of course, it's because I invited him. Xu Feng, let me introduce you.

This is Li Yubing, our club's most outstanding hockey athlete.

The current "Ice God," playing center forward, just like you did.

I don't dare to be called Ice God in front of Xu Feng.

He's the first person to be able to enter KHL (Kontinental Hockey League). The current celebrity athlete.

I've watched your games before. Your speed is fast and offense is sharp.

You're able to score without waiting for the opposing team to react. You're doing great.

I'll continue to work hard. Actually, you're my idol; my goal.

I hope to one day be like you and enter into KHL and bring honor back to the country.

He has ambition. But as a senior, I must remind you.

Dreams are always wonderful. But on the journey to fulfilling one's dreams,

it's arduous, perhaps even very cruel.

You won't shrink back, right?

Idol, back then you must have been like me.

Have you cowered back into fear?

In my dictionary, there's no such phrase as "shrinking back"!

Then we must be using the same dictionary.

Looking good. But you must remember these words you said to me today.

In the future, no matter what difficulties or setbacks,

don't shrink back, endure to the end, and then success will definitely come.

I will persevere to the end. And hopefully, follow your footsteps shortly and enter KHL.

Okay! I'll be waiting for you in KHL.

Okay now, I still have some things to discuss with Xu Feng. Let's talk later.

Okay.

Li Yubing, good luck.

Good luck, Ice God!

Umm, don't we have another roommate here in our dorm?

Oh here? She's not back yet. Her name is Ye Liuying, majoring in philosophy.

Okay. I'll be going to take a shower, I smell awful.

Our dorm's showerhead broke. The dorm monitor said that they can only come and fix it tomorrow morning.

But I can't just be stinky the whole day, right?

I heard from our neighboring dorm that you can shower in our school's gym. Why don't you try there?

Gym? All right then.

You're a senior player here, as a junior in college, yet you're still so impetuous.

Guess who I just met?

Why'd you just leave and not care for me?