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01x03 - Episode 3

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Young Babylon". Aired: April 29, 2024.*
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Vibrant 1990s teenagers in Fucheng, a small Chinese coastal town, passionately chase their youth against the backdrop of that era's cultural shift.

01x03 - Episode 3

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♪ In a sudden instant ♪

♪ Dreams shattered and then recovered ♪

♪ Babylon's youth ♪

♪ Fearlessly living their lives ♪

♪ They keep moving forward ♪

♪ The noisy coastline in June ♪

♪ Reminds me of midsummer nights ♪

♪ The subtle emotions between you and me ♪

♪ No longer ordinary ♪

♪ Seasons come and go, steps never cease ♪

♪ Leaving behind evidence of existence ♪

♪ Watching time flow away ♪

♪ Anxiety gradually grows ♪

♪ Don't want to miss the scenery along the way ♪

♪ The scenery along the way,

evidence of existence ♪

♪ Dazzling you in my dreams ♪

♪ Are the source of my courage ♪

♪ The scenery in the air is amazing ♪

♪ Turn around to see the girl I miss ♪

♪ And the familiar nice wind ♪

♪ When this story reaches its conclusion ♪

♪ Perhaps it will be moving ♪

=Young Babylon=

Earlier, I

Do you still want me

to help you catch that flasher?

Let me tell you, no way.

Hold on a second,

I just helped you out.

Why are you turning against me now?

You don't really think

I wanted to kiss you, do you?

You've got it all wrong.

I was just helping you out.

I just had to go all the way.

Otherwise, how would you escape?

Could they really kidnap me?

Hard to say.

Lu Xiaolu,

I'm starting to think

you're the pervert who followed me.

Bai Lan, you're too full of yourself.

Everyone else might not know

what you're like,

but I sure do.

You appear all angelic on the outside,

like a fairy come down to earth,

but in reality, you're just a scoundrel—

rough, cunning,

heartless,

and even a bit crazy.

Why should I follow you?

You know I'm a scoundrel

and still keep bothering me.

Do you believe I'd k*ll you with a knife?

I don't.

Because you can't beat me.

You

What are you doing?

- Let go.

- I won't.

You

You even use sneak attack!

Thank goodness I reacted quickly.

You

You kissed me without my consent.

That's harassment.

Apologize to me.

I won't.

You repaid kindness with enmity

and attacked suddenly.

Why should I apologize to you?

Bai Lan, let me tell you.

In my dictionary,

there's no such thing as "I'm sorry"!

=Episode 3=

=Thank You, I'm Sorry for the Trouble=

Why are you venting

on an iron bar in the morning?

Lu Xiaolu.

Good for you.

You are famous already.

You brought honor

to our maintenance department.

You've really got Dr. Bai.

What do you mean?

Lu Xiaolu,

the Labor Department received a report

saying you harassed Dr. Bai.

Come with me

to explain to the supervisor.

I am innocent.

There is nothing to explain.

Come here.

Come.

Why

did you kiss her?

If you're not harassing her,

then

are you two together?

How is that possible?

She's such a two-faced woman.

I will never like her.

You should go explain to everyone

that you two

No pulling and pushing during work hours.

You still know it's work hours?

There's a job for you.

- What kind of job?

- What is it?

The kind that'll open your eyes.

Dr. Bai.

Get out.

Sorry,

I didn't know there was a patient inside.

Dr. Bai, are you okay?

Lu Xiaolu didn't hurt you, did he?

This is my private matter.

No need to trouble you.

I actually have

something private to ask you.

Do you really have a boyfriend?

It's none of your business.

Looks like

this has had quite an impact on you.

I'll come back

when you're feeling better.

No need to see me out.

Secretary Bi is much better

than the workers at our factory.

He's a junior college graduate.

His dad is the deputy director

of the Second Light Industry Bureau.

You should consider it.

That way,

you don't need to study so hard.

Then why don't you go pursue him?

Since when do girls pursue guys?

Could Lu Xiaolu really like you?

Impossible.

He was arrested because of me,

missed the college entrance exam,

lost his welding mask,

was suspected of being a flasher,

and was even forced

to fix a bicycle by me.

I think he's the person in the factory

who hates me the most.

So many things have happened

between you two.

I had no idea.

I don't want to talk about him.

Lie on your back.

I thought you were dead,

not moving for ten minutes.

Let's go watch a movie this weekend.

A movie?

Is there anyone worth seeing recently?

All's Well, Ends Well Too?

Fight Back to School?

Why is your head always

filled with such dirty thoughts?

Disgusting.

What's dirty about that?

I just wanted to confirm something.

Confirm what?

In reality,

why do those women wear

such different things

than in the movies?

How do you know they're different?

Have you seen it?

You pervert!

You are still full of dirty thoughts.

Sleep.

Why did you throw that at me?

Bai Lan.

Bai Lan.

Xiaolu.

So much food.

Can you finish it all?

He helped Xiaoying catch the pig.

Xiaoying gave him the food.

Beautiful, huh?

Not at all.

I didn't even say what I was saying.

Why are you looking down

if it's not beautiful?

I didn't sleep well last night.

I'm tired.

You didn't sleep well?

He had a nightmare last night,

scared me.

What kind of dream?

Let me interpret it for you.

Since when do you interpret dreams?

Impressive.

All girls in our department can do it.

Just for fun.

Xiaolu, tell me.

Did you dream about

something or someone that scares you?

Kind of.

If so,

there are two types of people

you're afraid of.

One is someone

who will change your destiny,

and you're worried

about your destiny changing,

so you're afraid of them.

The other is someone

you love dearly,

and you're worried about losing them,

so you're afraid.

Which one are you?

Aren't those

the same?

How could they be the same?

Are you even listening to me?

You care about the first one

and like the second.

- Guangnan.

- Since you like them

Something's happened.

What happened? What's going on?

Come with me and you'll know,

and you too.

Come on, come on, hurry.

What's going on?

Wait a minute.

Turn that breaker back on for me.

Okay.

Do you know why they respect your master?

Because he's good.

It's because he fixed foreign water pumps,

beat the workshop manager,

and even blew up in the sky

with the reactor once.

Nothing major,

maybe a loose screw inside.

Open this big cover for me.

Okay, Master.

- Don't do it.

- Hurry up.

Don't touch it.

This machine was imported from abroad.

(Ding Dezhong, Director of the Factory Office)

There's only one in Fucheng.

If you break it, who will be responsible?

I find it strange.

At this time, he shows up.

Ding,

tell me,

is there a machine in the factory

that I can't fix?

Every horse has its saddle.

This is a German machine.

We can invite a German expert to fix it.

Hey, Director Ding.

So what you're saying is

my master isn't qualified

to fix this German machine?

Look at him being so obsessed

with foreign things.

Foreigners' farts would be his perfume.

You

Ding, when will

this expert arrive?

It might take a week.

A week?

That's too long.

- One long week.

- Once the production line stops,

one day's losses

are over a hundred thousand.

Waiting

for a week

means losing the bonus.

Anyway, no matter what,

nobody can touch it.

Hey, Ding.

What's more important,

the person or the machine?

I've said my piece.

You can touch it.

If you break it,

it's on you.

Master.

Let's go.

Should we talk to Master?

Sometimes it's better

to have fewer problems.

Talk to him how?

When has our Master

ever endured this kind of frustration?

He's about to retire, and that Ding Dezhong

is stomping all over him.

If it were me, I couldn't swallow

this insult either.

But the director

doesn't care about the shutdown.

Why rush ourselves?

Big Feet, you go talk to Master.

How can you do this to me?

Everyone knows

that person will get scolded.

Xiaolu is bold. Let him go.

So Xiaolu,

you do it.

Master,

I'll do it with you.

Let's do it together!

Count me in too.

You little brat,

look at what you've got.

How do we approach that?

There are two doors in that workshop,

one north and one south.

Enter from the south door,

turn right for 20 meters,

and you'll reach the ventilation area.

Enter the corridor

to reach the cold storage room

where the broken machine is.

But the security guards outside

the cold storage room patrol every night.

If we want to get in,

we'll need to distract the security guards.

Not bad, Xiaolu,

you've only been there twice.

How do you remember?

With my brain.

(Cold Storage, Corridor, Dark Hallway)

Master, will we fix it or not?

Just tell us about it.

You think you can read my mind?

Who said we would go?

No one's going.

Not a single person.

Who are you?

Master?

Didn't I tell you not to come?

But you came too.

I

Anyone else?

Master.

- You all

- Master.

Debao is the shiftleader.

If something happens to him,

the entire maintenance team

won't have anyone to lead.

So I didn't call him to come.

Look at you

making arrangements.

- Let's go.

- Come on.

Go, go, go.

Hurry.

Take this.

Someone's coming, someone's coming.

Over here, over here.

What's going on?

Ma! Ma!

There's a ghost, a ghost!

Why are you yelling like that?

Are you the ghost?

There really is a ghost.

Wearing a white robe, floating

with long legs.

What are you two waiting for?

Come with me.

You go!

Wait for me!

Wait for me!

(Security Department)

Wait for me! I'm scared!

People are coming.

Watch closely.

Big Feet,

please don't take it off.

Stop right there!

Hey, don't run!

Stop, be it ghost or human!

Hurry, hurry.

- Who are you?

- Stop running!

- Hurry, hurry!

- Don't run!

- Get him!

- Stop!

Stop right there!

I'm sorry, sorry.

- Dr. Bai?

- Big Feet?

Why are you pretending to be a ghost?

I'm not, I'm not.

Caught you!

Dr. Bai,

did you see a ghost?

Are you talking about this?

You go, you go, you go.

This is ridiculous.

- Dr. Bai, look.

- Dr. Bai.

Master!

Master!

Did you hear?

There was a ghost

in the bottling workshop last night.

Really?

Where did the ghost come from?

Can something like that happen?

Yeah, it's strange.

It's true,

and because there was a ghost last night,

the German machine is working now.

It's a shame that

Director Liu and Ding Dezhong

still won't let us work.

Why not?

Why do you think?

They insist on

waiting for that foreign expert.

(Warm Welcome to German Expert)

Do you need a hand?

No, I'll do it myself.

Okay.

So what do you think the problem is?

Is it because of the machine's engine?

Of course not.

This is not our original screw.

I don't know where it came from,

but it definitely shouldn't be here.

Is this not an original one?

No.

He said that this screw is not original.

Explain it to me.

Why was there a Chinese screw

in the German machine?

The German machine

is used in China,

so it's not surprising

to find a Chinese screw in it.

If there were an American screw,

that would be strange, wouldn't it?

Bai Lan, could you explain to him

what the German expert said?

The German expert said that

we cannot change machine parts

without authorization,

otherwise

they will no longer provide

maintenance services

and we will have to pay

a penalty of 100,000 yuan.

A hundred thousand

for just one screw?

Isn't that robbery, Director?

Mr. Niu,

I have great respect for you

after all the years

you've worked in the factory.

We should value contract

and honesty,

or nobody will work with you.

The factory pays me

and I do what I should do.

I don't know anything

about a contract.

I've never read it anyway.

Get out of the way.

Director,

we shut the machines down

just for this little screw?

We lost over

one hundred thousand a day

and you know that.

Mr. Niu,

you are an old employee of our factory.

I remember you were already here

when I entered the factory.

But why are you

becoming unreasonable now?

If I remember correctly,

you're about to turn 55 in two years,

right?

What are you trying to say?

We won't discuss who's right or wrong

in this matter for now,

but for the sake of our factory's interests,

we should give the Germans an explanation.

What explanation do you want?

What do you want?

If you want to fire me, go ahead.

If that's your attitude, how will we

- solve this matter?

- Master!

- Xiaolu.

- Master.

Lu Xiaolu,

why are you

in every trouble?

Director Liu,

I came up with the idea

to fix the machine that day,

I drew the topographic map,

and I handed the tools to my master.

If you want to punish someone, punish me,

not my master.

I kept watch that night.

I did that too.

Anyway,

my master's business is our business.

You can just fire us all.

Do you think Big Feet can do it?

Among the few of us,

he is the only one

who knows a little English.

- Hello.

- It has to be him.

Tell him

Mr. Niu is our master.

Hey, man.

Don't be arrogant.

Do you know who we are?

We apologize to him.

Believe it

or no believe it,

we can beat you down.

We are sincere.

Let you see what we are.

You better shut up.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

- Lu Xiaolu.

- You better run. Beat it.

Come out with me.

- Go.

- Eat. Eat.

What are you doing?

That's also what I want to ask you.

I am trying to apologize to him.

We admit that

violating the contract was wrong,

but replacement comparison method

is a basic method

that I knew about since middle school.

He wouldn't even let us touch it.

I just want him to trust us.

Rules are rigid,

but people can not be.

Could you please stop causing trouble?

Trouble?

Are you also just like Bi Zhigang

and Ding Dezhong,

thinking we workers know nothing

but making trouble?

Isn't that true?

You sneaked into the workshop at night

and let Big Feet play the ghost,

and now you are

threatening the German expert.

Didn't you do all that?

How do you know about Big Feet

playing a ghost?

Do you think you are being a hero

and solving problems?

Let me tell you,

in my eyes,

you're just like a clumsy bear.

Master,

do I really

look like a bear?

Bear?

You are my bloodline,

how can you be a bear?

Bloodline?

What do you mean?

Your veins flow

with my blood.

Didn't your mom tell you?

No, no, no, Master,

you can't say things like that.

What do you mean my veins flow

with your blood?

You mean my mom

You little rascal,

what are you thinking?

When you were little,

you fell down the stairs

in the factory

and got seriously injured.

We have the same blood type,

so I gave you a big bag of blood.

You scared me there,

you shouldn't start the story like that.

Drink up, Master.

Drink.

You have

my blood flowing in you,

so your temper

and character are just like mine

when I was young.

The day

you joined the maintenance team,

when I saw you,

I thought,

isn't this my son?

Mr. Niu,

think before you say anything!

If he's your son,

then what am I?

So,

you two can be

brother and sister.

No!

He can't be my brother.

Wait,

why is she angry?

I've been

in this factory

for over 40 years,

never late

or left early once.

When Xiaoying's mother passed away,

I only took half a day off.

There's no machine in this factory

that I can't fix.

With me around,

I'll never let the production line stop.

But they

said I'm

outdated

and asked me to leave.

I

Master,

don't be sad.

You still have me.

Good.

Good.

(Gongyuan)

We are very sorry for this mistake.

Hope there will be opportunities

for cooperation.

Bye-bye.

Come in.

Secretary Bi.

Dr. Bai?

Why are you here?

This is for you.

For me?

Yes.

Didn't you say last time

that you wanted to learn English?

These tapes should be helpful.

(University English)

I appreciate it.

Next time, just let me know.

You didn't have to come personally.

I could go pick it up.

How about this?

I'll treat you to dinner tonight

as a token of thanks.

No need to be so formal.

I'm not being formal with you.

By the way,

are all the contracts

of the factory with you?

Yes.

Can I borrow the contract signed with

the German manufacturer?

I mainly want to learn

how English contracts are written.

Although my spoken English is not bad,

reading is quite difficult for me.

So, I thought I could learn a bit more.

It's better to be a slow learner

than not at all.

How can you be a slow learner?

You're so smart.

So, are you refusing to lend it to me?

Of course not.

Well, I

You can't take the contract

out of this room.

It's a rule.

I'll read it here.

You can watch me.

There won't be a problem.

Okay, okay.

- Wait for me a moment.

- Sure.

For January and February

Wait, hey!

Wait a minute! Hey!

Dr. Bai!

What is this?

Hop on!

- Are you ready?

- Yes.

Let's go.

Can you go any faster?

Don't worry. Xiaolu will surely

hold the German expert off.

Dr. Smith.

Lan.

Sorry.

This man is crazy.

- Xiaolu!

- Please take me away from here.

I just got something

very urgent to tell you.

This is our contract.

I just read through it.

And seems like we were not the one

who broke it.

So according to it, we should

be given solutions within three days.

After which we can open the shell

of the machine.

What?

So your company is the one

who breached the contract first.

Your persistence really beat me down.

This is not just about persistence.

It's just that we have the right

to speak for ourselves and find out the truth.

Can you let me go

if we withdraw

our breach-of-contract claim?

Of course!

We are friends.

Friend.

Xiaolu

Although we don't have to

compensate the Germans anymore,

is this your achievement?

It's all thanks to

Dr. Bai Lan.

However,

for not following

the factory's regulations

and repairing equipment privately,

I still

need to punish you.

Plus that Lu Xiaolu,

you three will all be punished.

Director,

are you only punishing the three of us?

Our master won't be punished?

What does this have to do with Mr. Niu?

He fixed the machine,

so let's call it even.

Thank you, Director. Thank you.

But to redeem himself,

Xiaolu also got injured.

Is this a negotiation with me?

No.

Considering your

dedication to the factory,

just write

a self-criticism report each.

That's it?

You want more?

How about

you write it in another language?

No problem.

Let's go.

Thank you, Director.

Dr. Bai.

Stop pretending to be asleep

and get up.

If you keep sleeping,

you'll really be a bear.

I'm warning you,

don't call me a bear again.

Didn't you see

how cool and stylish I looked

in that windbreaker?

Yeah, you did look cool,

like a kid

wearing adult clothes.

But what you did

was quite manly.

(Gongyuan)

What are you doing?

- Master.

- Master.

When I'm not around,

no one's working?

No, we were just waiting

to welcome you back.

Glib-tongued.

Big Feet,

sing a song to celebrate!

You can sing, Big Feet?

Oh.

You didn't know?

Big Feet is the most famous

singer in our factory.

No, no, I really can't sing.

I really can't.

Set sail!

Depart!

March forward!

♪ In summer's carefree delight ♪

♪ And scorching hot ♪

♪ The passionate me, surging wildly ♪

♪ Indifferent to the outcome ♪

♪ On the colorful path ♪

♪ I imagine those summer fireworks ♪

(What a lame magic show.)

♪ Life fools me ♪

♪ Deceives me, troubles me ♪

♪ Should I give up ♪

(Good stuff. Keep it a secret.)

♪ Various things before me seem wrong ♪

(Chocolate represents love.)

♪ Unintentionally, I intruded ♪

♪ Chose ♪

(You stole the gift

our foreign partner gave Director Liu?)

♪ Protecting ♪

♪ Believing ♪

(Director Liu gave it to me.)

(Nobody will believe you.)

♪ On the unknown path ♪

♪ Should I shrink back or push through? ♪

(Only you are worthy of the high-class

imported chocolate.)

(Is it from Xiaolu?)

(It's from Secretary Bi.)

(Yeah, right.)

♪ Sitting by your side ♪

♪ Looking through your eyes ♪

♪ Nothing to regret ♪

Thank you.

I'm sorry

for the trouble.

♪ Looking through your eyes ♪

♪ Nothing to regret ♪

♪ Life fools me, deceives me, troubles me ♪

♪ Should I give up ♪

♪ Admit defeat, not care anymore? ♪

♪ Various things before me seem wrong ♪

♪ Perhaps these are all my stubborn mistakes ♪

♪ Unintentionally,

I intruded, chose, embraced ♪

♪ Without hesitation ♪

♪ In summer's carefree delight

and scorching hot ♪

♪ The passionate me, surging wildly,

indifferent to the outcome ♪

♪ On the colorful path,

I imagine those summer fireworks ♪

♪ I am the naive hero of youth ♪

♪ Life fools me, deceives me, troubles me ♪

♪ Should I give up, admit defeat,

not care anymore? ♪

♪ Various things before me seem wrong ♪

♪ Perhaps these are all my stubborn mistakes ♪

♪ Unintentionally, I intruded, chose, embraced ♪

♪ Without hesitation,

protecting, believing, indulging ♪

♪ No one tells me

how to proceed on the unknown path ♪

♪ Should I shrink back or push through? ♪