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

Proletarian internationalism is built on the notion of seeking truth from facts.

Only when you stand firmly,

insisting on seeking the truth from facts

can socialist modernization

move forward.

We can now enter university!

What has been undergoing, as a practice, is the only discussion we will have to examine the truth.

More practically, the core argument is to emancipate the mind.

Whether or not...

~ Episode 46 ~

[ Chunhong Restaurant especially uses the high quality meat of Xiaoleijia. Delicious and not greasy. Very nutritious. ]

Did I give you a fright just now?

Who is afraid?

I was acting too rashly just now by saying all those things.

Don't feel pressured. I don't mean anything at all.

I did it willingly. Please don't blame yourself.

Of course I must blame myself. If not for the fact that I drank too much--

Okay, I won't talk about the drinks. I should not have beaten that Fatty Han up.

But that's wrong too. He deserved to be beaten up. I resent the fact that he wasn't beaten up more badly.

I can't explain all these.

He's already beaten up.

It's meaningless to talk about it. I also am not pestering you.

No one said that you're pestering me.

You're a good person. You can marry whosoever you want.

It's unnecessary for you to reject me in this manner.

I know that you're not even interested in beautiful young maidens. I don't intend to be with you because of your high status.

I just want to help and be a friend.

- I didn't mean that. - Then what do you mean?

I made a vow that I will not marry again.

So you'll just dismiss me by saying that?

What I said is true. Look at this yourself if you don't believe.

Look at what?

Nothing.

If you don't want to come here anymore in future, then don't come.

I know that.

Hey.

Have you acquired the electric cable factory?

The procedures are almost all completed.

That's good. That trouble in that matter

was also caused by me. It's good that you were not delayed by them.

I will tell you when everything is completed.

Why didn't you call to tell me you're here?

I'm free today, so I came over to visit you.

It's so rare that you are free.

How is it? Is the business in the shop okay?

- Quite good. - That's good.

I never did make time to go over to take a look.

Come to think of it, I'm also one of your capital contributors.

I have the authority to supervise and manage you.

We have already recovered all our capital.

This is thirty thousand yuan. I'll return them to you first.

What do you mean by this? I'm only joking with you.

I feel bad when I keep owing money.

Can you really make that much money in just over a year?

Do tiles really sell so well?

I really did earn them. I didn't rob them. These are clean money.

I know that they're clean money.

But if you give this money to me,

how are you going to purchase your goods or expand your business? Take it back.

I will have ways to do it eventually. Take it.

Xun Jianxiang, are we still brothers?

Are you really treating me as a creditor?

Firstly, I didn't pay any interest to you.

When that watch was sold for over thirty thousand yuan, I didn't give you any of the excess amount.

I return the money quickly to you precisely because I treat you as my brother.

So what really happened?

Why are you behaving is such a old-womanish way again?

The pretensions of an intellectual! Don't you want the money that's being returned to you?

I'll use them for drinking if you don't want them. You'll not be able to get them back in the future even if you want to.

Listen to me. Take the money.

If I really need money again, I'll borrow from you.

Let's go, let's have a meal at my home.

Tell me how you did your business while we eat.

I really can't today. There's some urgent matters in the shop which I need to keep a close eye on.

I'm going off.

Hello. Sorry to bother, but where is the owner of that store?

Do you mean Da Xun?

He sold the store.

He sold it?

Why did he sell it?

Hello, please page 57233. It's urgent so page him thrice.

Yes.

We'll pay you the money in a bit.

I didn't sell the store to pay you back.

I was just bored with doing business, and I wanted to change things up.

If it's easy to find work, why then did you insist on selling tiles before?

Back then was back then.

Been back for a year now and I've met some new friends.

You still don't know me? I'm a popular guy.

Of course, I know. That's why I'd like to introduce you to another friend.

What friend?

A "brother" of mine who does well in business.

He started from nothing. But after a few years, he now has several stalls.

Let him teach you some business knacks.

I'm not made to run a business.

Not to mention, if doing business is that easy, then why do people suffer financial losses?

You're out of money?

I've got money.

Then follow me.

Yang Xun.

Hey.

Brother Xiao Hui, why are you here?

Let me introduce you to Xun Jianxiang. I've mentioned him to you before.

Brother Xun, nice to meet you. Come in and have a seat.

- Okay. - Come inside.

Come. Brother Xiao Hui, you can sit here.

Brother Xun.

Little Fatty!

- Make some tea. - Okay.

- Watch the shop for a bit. - Okay.

Reading books while in such a noisy place. You're quite hardworking.

I'm just casually looking. It can't compare to what college students read.

How's uncle and auntie?

They're all doing fine. A few months ago, I went home and saw your mom.

It's like this, Yang Xun. Xun Jianxiang also does business.

I want to inquire from you some business points and tricks.

Teach some to us.

Brother Xiao Hui, don't say it like that.

You're now doing business up to the US. You're earning a huge amount of dollars.

With my small business, why would you need to consult me?

It's different. Our products have a corresponding customer,

and we relied on the fact that we're a state brand.

It's not hard to open up a path to sell it. But your business here,

with Jinzhou being a small place, you were able to do your business to this level. It was really not that easy.

Brother Xun, what kind of business do you have?

You can call me Da Xun.

He sells tiles.

Selling tiles? We then must go to Brother Da Xun's shop to take a look.

Doing business is not studying. There isn't a specific equation and theories.

Every situation must be analyzed in details.

He just sold his shop.

That...if the location isn't good, it's also okay to sell it.

Selling tiles has similarities with us who sells electrical equipment.

They are considered staple commodities. It's better to sell them in bulk than retail.

And it's better to have permanent clients.

Bullshit! This morning, what we collected was for sanitary fees.

What I'm collecting now is for family planning fee. Got that?

Most of us here are men.

Why would we pay for family planning?

I'm collecting you fees because I'm giving you people importance.

You better know to appreciate it. If you anger me,

I will drive all of you non-locals out of Jinzhou. You believe me?

No one randomly collects fees here before. What office do you work for? I want to talk to your boss.

I'm the boss.

Collecting fees? How much?

- ¥30. - Little Yang, don't give him. He's a swindler.

Who are you calling a swindler?

Do you believe I can kill you?

Brother, brother, let go first.

You're here to collect fees, not to hit people. Give me a receipt.

I'll give you the money.

You need a receipt?

Here.

This isn't an official receipt.

- What work unit are you really with? - What's do you do?

You don't need to mind that. Just answer the question.

This has nothing to do with you. Get lost.

- You better clean up your language. - Brother Xiao Hui, Brother Xiao Hui, it's alright.

That, good shoes shouldn't step on dog shit.

Who are you calling stinky—

He's talking about you.

I'm not looking for you. This has nothing to do with you.

Who says it got nothing to do with me?

- No. - Let's go outside to talk.

Brother Xiao Hui, shouldn't we help Brother Da Xun. He might get bullied.

It's nothing.

Remove your arm band.

Leave.

Are you alright?

Just some hooligans. He's not an official collector.

- Thank you. - Old Zhou, it's all good.

I'll deal with matters like that next time.

Everyone, disperse.

Not bad. You didn't even have to raise a fist.

With you here, would I dare?

Brother Da Xun, would you be willing to stay here and sell electrical equipment?

Our market's business is not bad. I can give you some counters.

You have ready suppliers.

For the rent you can just pay me once you're earning.

Little Yang, what just happened is no big deal. You don't have to be cordial.

I'm not being cordial. I'm serious.

Yang Xun, I know you mean well.

But now that your electric equipment business is doing so well, if you just directly share it with Da Xun,

won't that stealing your business?

Even I don't think that's suitable.

Brother Xiao Hui, for this matter,

although I'm doing it to help Brother Da Xun,

it's also to help myself.

I'm preparing to buy this whole market and manage it as a whole.

I'll then keep those businesses with good reputation.

For those who doesn't have a good reputation, I won't renew their rental contract anymore.

Although I've just met Brother Da Xun,

I can tell that he's a decent guy.

I'm willing to have a businessman like that in my market.

You want to buy the whole electric equipment market?

I just had that idea lately.

It's just that I have a competitor.

Honestly, that person who came today

might have been sent by my competitor.

That asshole knows nothing