Episode 18 recap: The works of Daizhi Company were shortlisted.
Xia Ming Zhou's temperament has changed greatly, and Sun Xiao Qing suspects that she might be ill, while Sun Qian Cheng knows that his wife has always been very strong-willed, and he must be unable to accept this huge gap. The works of Daizhi Company were shortlisted for the Best Documentary nomination, but on the awards night, the host announced that the award for Best Documentary went to another director's work.
In a cafe, a man committed domestic violence, which made Sun Xiao Qing recall the painful memories of being abused by Gu Ming. At this time, a man stepped up to stop the violence. Sun Qian Cheng thought that Chen Xin Cheng and Xiao Chang Qing were responsible, so he summoned them.
The three old men and Xiao Qing were anxious at the door, and Sun Qian Cheng was about to break in when Xia Ming Zhou opened the door calmly. Afterwards, Sun Qian Cheng and his daughter were still worried about Xia Ming Zhou. As her spouse, Sun Qian Cheng could understand Xia Ming Zhou's feelings. Suddenly retiring from the leadership of a large corporation, the sense of loss must be too great for a normal person, let alone Xia Ming Zhou who has always been strong-willed.
Sun Qian Cheng also talked about his daughter, saying that she should go out and play more in the future, and if she meets someone who can make her happy, she doesn't need to consider her parents' opinions too much. Everyone was very happy that Daizhi Company's documentary was shortlisted for the Best Documentary nomination, and they suggested that Zhang Gui Rong should also attend the ceremony.
Zhang Gui Rong called Chen Xin Cheng, and Chen Xin Cheng rushed home. Zhang Gui Rong said there was food in the fridge, and then said she was going to attend the awards ceremony. Chen Xin Cheng still did not believe his son could win the award, let alone believe that there would be investors in his son's company.
But when he saw the nomination list, he could not help but doubt his own judgment. Even Xiao Yue said that Chen Da Zhi might actually win this time. Chen Xin Cheng still did not take it seriously, not knowing whether he truly hoped his son would succeed or was worried that his son would no longer need him as a father.
Back at the retirement center, Xiao Chang Qing and Sun Qian Cheng were already aware of the matter, and in front of Chen Xin Cheng, they praised Chen Da Zhi for his success. Chen Xin Cheng expressed disdain, but went back to the office and started using the computer to look up the awards ceremony, and later learned from Xiao Yue that the ceremony was being held at the cultural hall in the west of the city, that very evening.
Chen Xin Cheng was too proud to admit he wanted to see his son, but had Xiao Yue drive him there anyway. When they arrived, the organizers were very strict, and flatly refused to let Chen Xin Cheng in without an invitation, repeatedly barring him at the entrance. Chen Xin Cheng had no choice but to watch from outside on the big screen, and when his son and his work were mentioned, Chen Xin Cheng couldn't help telling the people around him that that was his son.
After the winning works and their directors were announced, Chen Da Zhi and the others were quite dejected, as their work had not won. Da Zhi suppressed his disappointment and had a few colleagues take his mother west first, making an excuse that he had a friend inside, when in fact he just wanted to be alone for a while. At that moment, Chen Xin Cheng appeared, and he went to have drinks and dinner with his son, sharing his own experiences to comfort his son and encourage him not to be discouraged, but to keep pursuing his passion - that he would surely succeed one day.
Sure enough, although their work did not win, the platform highly recognized their team and offered to invest in them, as long as their creative and pre-production design could pass review. Chen Da Zhi came back and shared this good news with his brothers, deciding that their next film would be about the elderly, and that they would shoot it at Chen Xin Cheng's retirement center.
Later, Da Zhi gave Xiao Chang Qing and Sun Qian Cheng a general outline of the plan, and they both agreed, while Chen Xin Cheng remained non-committal. They voted, and it passed four to two. Xia Ming Zhou had a good image, so initially the main filming was to have her introduce the situation at the retirement center, but since she mostly talked about the bad aspects of the center, Sun Qian Cheng was prompted to go over and interrupt the filming.
At a cafe, Sun Xiao Qing saw a man viciously berating his girlfriend and threatening violence, which reminded her of her own painful experience of domestic abuse by Gu Ming. Suddenly, a good samaritan intervened - and it was none other than Chen Da Zhi, whom Sun Xiao Qing knew.
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