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The population of single adults in China has already reached 260 million.
Of these, more than 77 million adults currently live alone.
Adults from ages 26 to 30 that live alone make up 64.73% of this number.
They are called "empty nest youth."
In this context, we are conducting a social experiment.
Using Shanghai as as backdrop, we have built a shared living space.
We've chosen a representative group of city youth
to live together for 105 days
showing their different emotions and life struggles
recording their emotional connections
describing each individual's hard work, difficulties, and coming-of-age story.
We've broken with the norms of reality television filming
using the most simple tactics to create this long-term project.
105 days of real filming
allowing time to tell the story.
We have tried to innovate by using the latest
technology and techniques to shoot the mundanities of life.
Everything is shot in 4k
to render the essence of life.
In good faith, we want to explore deeper life questions
that resonate the most universally.
Using a diverse array of characters to express
the many dimensions of human emotions
that represent the lives of urban youth and their core life experiences.
Shanghai Share Life
From strangers to close friends
from kindness to healing
"being together" can be a collective exercise for this new generation
to expand the possibilities of what "home" could look like.
Shanghai Share Life The open door is waiting for you
Good evening everyone, my name is Li Dan!
Welcome to Shanghai Share Life.
We are about to watch six real people
who have been "shut in" together by us
living together for 105 days.
So we are about to see a very exciting show.
- Let's introduce ourselves in this order. - Alright.
Hello everyone!
I'm the all-capable [pun on her name] Cen Keyi
Actor, singer, dancer
I'm here because I've been very busy with work engagements
and over time I've been feeling socially isolated
I'm here just to experience a little bit of
the zest of life
and to make my own life feel a little more interesting
Welcome, welcome, welcome!
It's my turn?
You're not important! You're next, Ziqi.
What do you mean!
Hi everyone, I'm Yang Li
I'm a talk show host.
Yang Li Talk show host, Comedian
My reason for coming here is pretty simple
I'm your friend to observe life with!
For writing skits, you need--
Yes, I've pretty much run out of material from my own life
so I'm looking for new perspectives.
Next, Ziqi!
Hi everyone, I'm Deng Ziqi.
Deng Ziqi Singer, Lyricist
Those of you who are my fans all know that
I'm a huge gossip. I really love gossip.
and if you gossip about me, it doesn't hurt me. [an idiom]
Is that how the saying goes?
Anyway, I just love it.
I love gossiping and I love shooting the breeze
so that's why I'm here.
Welcome, welcome.
Let's welcome Professor Chen.
Hi everyone, I'm Chen Jianbin.
Chen Jianbin Actor, Director
Just now when Li Dan was talking about observing life
Actually, the art of observing people is a topic in our
Fundamentals of Performance course at the Central Academy of Drama.
So as soon as she said that it prompted a lot of thoughts for me.
I really think that through this show
we can witness the real unfiltered lives of these people.
That's essentially my purpose in coming here.
Thank you.
Great!
In a moment these young boys and girls are
going to evoke some old memories for you.
Next, Daqun!
Hi everyone, I'm Liang Daqun.
Liang Daqun Actor
I'm here for the same reasons as Professor Chen.
Like he said, I think at Central Academy of Drama observing people
is a...specialty.
At Shanghai Drama Academy they say the same thing.
Do you feel a little nervous sitting next to Professor Chen?
A little nervous.
You're wearing your nice shoes
and your back is so straight, relax!
What are you doing?
I know it's a tradition in the drama school
as soon as we get on stage our face turns red.
Alright, now let's put in our headphones
and watch the first segment together.
We'll get to know them a little bit.
[Chu Mengna] I’m a performance studies student at DongHua University.
I'm in my third year.
In my spare time I’ll usually take some gigs shooting commercials
to pay for tuition and living expenses.
[cameraman]: Good, good, not bad.
Work often starts at midnight and ends in the early dawn.
That's pretty much my daily life.
[cameraman]: Ok, that's enough. Cut.
Often when I'm off work and head back to the dorm
I find that the gate's already locked.
So I chose to come to SH Share Life
because at least I won't have to worry about not having somewhere to sleep.
To be honest, my dream is to become a real, legitimate actress.
[girl] Can’t you just try other things? How old are you?
I just like this one!
However, considering my current situation
it seems pretty hard.
I don't have many acting opportunities
and I'm aware that I'm no great talent or prodigy.
[director] I didn't hear a single line you just said.
Did you rehearse this?
I'm graduating next year
so reality might hit me.
My dreams might not come true.
[Wang Tianqi] Why even bother talking about dreams?
Don't make me laugh.
Just look at me.
I came to Shanghai this year.
Before I was in Japan studying International Business.
My mom chose that major for me.
My own passion is clothing design, so I've always fought with my mom.
Lately we've stopped talking.
Forget my dreams,
my day-to-day life has been hard enough lately, living paycheck to paycheck.
So the idea of Shanghai Share Life to me,
just the idea of having free rent for a while was honestly pretty appealing.
How long can I survive like this? It's pretty depressing.
[Curry] As long as you can make things work, you can survive.
If you can't make it work, you just have to accept reality.
I've opened three different "internet celebrity" restaurants.
All went bankrupt.
These days I'm working hard to turn my life around.
I'm living communally with my employees right now.
They often complain quietly that they lack personal space.
So this is perfect because I can move to Shanghai Share Life
and give them some more space.
But now having distance between my employees and myself is kind of worrying.
Love is the most upsetting thing in life.
[friend] Where's your boyfriend?
He cheated.
Other things basically don't matter.
Nothing ever goes smoothly when it comes to love.
I only came back to Shanghai because of my boyfriend.
But before I could get here, he cheated on me.
I may as well have fed four years of my youth to the dogs.
Living by myself gets lonelier and lonelier.
So I wanted to come to Shanghai Share Life to have some company.
I don't know how long heartbreak takes to heal.
In any case
I feel like I've poured half my life down the drain.
[Wu Kawen] If you've wasted half your life,
at least you still have the next half of your life to live, right?
At least it was something meaningful while it lasted.
I'm 29 this year and still single.
My parents keep pushing me to marry.
It's like if I can't find a husband I'm just the dregs of society.
I still hope I can meet some men organically
so I wanted to go to Shanghai Share Life to make some friends.
I can't always be thinking,
I'm too old, too old, too old.
[Chen Xiaowei] Ok, stop.
If someone says "too old" to me one more time
I'm going to go crazy.
I'm 23 already.
[crowd] Binshen! Binshen! Binshen!
Among e-sports athletes, I'm considered really old.
He got me!
I'm a piece of shit! So annoying!
I get anxious when my coaches and my teammates
start talking to me about retirement and stuff like that
but I don't know what I can do after I retire.
It's weighing on me.
By coming to Shanghai Share Life and living with other people my age
I might be able to relax a little.
Anyway, this is my life:
on the outside, fame and glory.
But in reality it's a huge mess.
[Wang Tianqi] So it turns out we're all a mess.
That makes me feel a lot better.
We'll be a bunch of losers living together!
This group...
Might as well call us the "Losers Alliance"!
[panelist]: Oh god, those people who carry teddy bears outside are the worst!
Seriously!
She's not carrying a teddy bear, it's a potato.
That's even weirder.
Aha, found it.
I think..
This is better.
She's tapping her leg, she's already excited.
I feel like she's gonna date in the house.
- Definitely. - She seems like the type.
[panelist] He's here.
His profile from the back's not bad.
- Hello! - Hello, hello.
- Just you? - Yeah. Please sit!
Thanks.
[panelist] Just two people... so awkward.
Is that yours? That bear.
Isn't it cute? It's nice to squish.
[panelist] What is she saying?
Sooo awkward.
Do you want to come sit over here?
Because I feel like this way, when they come in, they won't see us.
Just now when you came in I heard noises and I wanted to go to the door to
- scare you, and then I thought...better not. - You wanted to scare me?
She wanted to scare him!
It's so awkward.
They're here!
This girl is so pale.
Sit anywhere!
This feels like it's already our home, we're comfortable sitting anywhere.
- Hi. - Hi.
Should we introduce ourselves?
Hi everyone, my name is Chu Mengna.
Chu Mengna.
And you can all call me Nana or Lala.
Lala. Okay.
My name is Jing Yujie.
That's a pretty name.
There must be others still coming, right?
Definitely.
Look how safety-conscious she is.
"Look, I'm here."
She's probably sending it to a friend, "if I haven't come out in an hour..."
"Please come find me!"
Hello hello!
- Are you living here too? - Yes, I am.
- I feel like this area's pretty good. - Yeah.
I wonder if anyone's here yet.
- I'm Wang Tianqi. - Wang Tianqi.
You have two suitcases, let me get that big one.
[panelist] Wow, the first thing he does is help her.
This boy is not awkward.
It's really two people.
- Hi everyone! - Hi!
[panelist] Their height difference is so cute.
Those two are the type that look like they came out of a manga.
So cute.
Hello hello, welcome!
I guess we're welcoming you to your own house.
Hi everyone!
You two came together? Or did you run into each other at the door?
- We ran into each other at the door. - Such a coincidence.
- My name is Wu Kawen. - Kawen?
You can call me Kaka or Carmon.
I'm Chen Xiaowei, but everyone I know calls me Chen Zebin.
- Or "Bin Shen" - Huh, "Bin Shen"?
My gamer nickname, yeah. You can call me Binshen.
- You must be really good at gaming. - What?
Which games do you play?
[panelist] He looks disdainful.
I play a kind of competitive game.
Shh, someone's coming.
- Hello hello! - Hello!
Hi, hi
- I'm the last one? - Yep, you're the last.
Then I'll introduce myself now. My name is Liu Keli.
People call me Curry.
- Curry. - Yeah.
Have you guys been hanging out long?
- Not really. - It's only been like half an hour, we were waiting for you.
Oh, waiting for me?
- Have you seen the rooms yet? - Not yet.
Want to go see?
- Okay. - Sure.
- It looks really comfy. - Feels pretty cool!
Wow, this is too nice!
And there's three mirrors, we can all do makeup.
It feels like a young lady's room.
Not bad, this room!
It looks really comfortable.
There are heated blankets.
Such ambiance!
- There's even a basketball court. - A basketball court!
This balcony is huge!
Look, there's persimmons!
It's so comfortable.
So bright and airy!
Chu Mengna (NaNa) Student, 22 years old
Chen Xiaowei (Binshen) Professional gamer, 23 years old
Jin Yujie Model, 22 years old
Liu Keli (Curry) Social media entrepreneur, 29 years old
Wu Kawen (Carmon) Designer, 29 years old
Wang Tianqi Salesperson, 26 years old
Hello! Can we come in?
Come in, come in.
You're wearing slippers?
- You can wear them, we're all wearing them. - Okay.
- We're missing a... - I'll sit up top.
Sure. Or we could let him sit up there? It's his bed.
Let's not sit on his bed. I'll sit over here.
It's your bed, so you can sit over there.
Seems like he's always getting told what to do.
I like to sit on a bigger chair.
First off let's figure out how to take care of tonight's dinner plans.
- We... - Because we have to plan and buy groceries. Right?
Oh, another thing. If you guys are making dinner tonight
I'm gonna have to excuse myself. I have a game tonight.
Oh, so tonight you won't be eating with us, right?
- Yeah. Maybe later.. - After your game you'll come back?
- Yeah, I'll be back after. - Then we'll save dinner for you.
- But it'll be late. - No problem. You can have a late night snack.
You can have a taste of my cooking.
Actually today I want to make a special dish called Sichuan maoxuewang [a spicy duck blood stew]
- Maoxuewang? - Yeah, maoxuewang.
- Teacher, I can't eat spicy food.
I won't make it too spicy. It's more aromatic.
And I can also make non-spicy foods.
Then let's head out first to grab some groceries for dinner?
How about I stay home and clean up a little?
- Sure. Then you two can come with me? - Okay.
Then the three of us can go get groceries now.
Okay, okay.
Let's wash three dishes and... how about five bowls?
- Three dishes, right? - Yeah.
Sounds good.
Oh no, these bowls are stuck together.. they don't want to be apart.
Here, I'll take it.
Oh, thanks.
Thanks.
I'll start cooking rice.
That's pretty much all. Let's go rest for a bit.
You're pretty good.
I'm just okay.
Want to play?
- Oh, you know I play basketball? - Just a guess.
- I can shoot a basket or two. - Let's do it.
You're wearing slippers, you're not scared of spraining an ankle?
It's ok if you don't move around too much.
- This backboard is tiny. - Yeah.
I'll try again.
Let's sit for a bit, take a break.
One of these days when I'm wearing the right shoes and clothing
I'll face off with you properly.
I feel like everyone will know how to play basketball, right?
- Are you a basketball pro or what? - No, I just play for fun.
- Oh, you haven't trained? - No. What about you?
Me? I guess in elementary and middle school I was on the girls basketball team
In middle school I never saw girls playing basketball.
At the time I was kind of boyish.
Playing basketball feels kind of boyish.
Yeah, it's pretty different from your whole look now.
What do you mean my look?
Very feminine.
Feminine.. thank you! Actually I'm a boy can you tell?
I couldn't tell actually
What do you guys eat? Oh, this thin beef tendon is pretty good.
- This goes in hot pot. - Then I'll get one.
And the fatty beef slices over there, I think one of each could work.
- Do you guys want lamb? - Let's get one.
- Okay. Isn't lamb cartilage pretty good? - Whatever you say.
And there's chicken breast over there.
Get me one without the fat.
- Let's get those vegetables. - Vegetables, okay.
- Omasum, tripe - Let's get a box.
- Okay. Wait, you guys shouldn't put things on top of the vegetables
- Put the eggs separately. - Okay, okay
[panelists laughing]
Why are you laughing?
He reminds me of so many guys I know, they're all like this.
They want to manage every detail for you, you don't have to do a thing.
- Yeah. - He's got our attention now.
Hey Curry, what should I help you with?
Here, you can call someone to wash the vegetables with you.
I'll do it, no problem.
You can wash the cauliflower first, break it off into florets.
- Then after I chop it we can rinse it. - Okay.
- I can peel the garlic. - Sounds good.
What should I do, teacher Liu?
Just help them rinse vegetables.
Rinse all that green onion and everything else.
How do you peel this garlic? Is there a technique? It's so hard to peel.
Tianqi, I have just the thing for you, you'll like doing this.
Why don't you clear that table and set it with bowls, chopsticks, and cups.
I can do that, but what do you mean I'll like it?
No, you should do that because those two girls are rinsing things.
Form now on the way we split up work should be kind of...
Well, later we can have a meeting and discuss it.
- Sure. - Otherwise it'll be too slow.
We have to have a meeting just to make dinner?
Otherwise it'll be inefficient.
This is so chaotic.
This dish is something you don't see every day in Shanghai.
Other than the hot pot seasoning, which I didn't make,
the chili flakes and everything are all homemade.
It's already ten and dinner's still not ready.
Time to eat, you guys go ahead. I'm going to make those other dishes.
Let's go get the others.
I already called them, they'll come down in a sec.
Wow, this duck blood stew is really so.. it looks so appetizing!
Let's eat!
- You haven't even sat down, how can we dare? - Yeah.
- Eat, eat, really. - Okay.
Thank you for dinner.
You can't even eat this duck blood stew at Ban Bu Dian [a famous Sichuan restaurant in Shanghai].
Seems like he's lived in Shanghai a while.
Amazing!
It's delicious, really really delicious.
Help yourself to more.
- Move aside, move aside. - Here, I'll take it.
- Let's have a toast to celebrate. - Yeah.
Thank you to our top chef, Teacher Liu!
Tomorrow we can really drink, but today we're missing a person.
Cheers!
You guys don't want to talk?
The food is so good.
No, this food is so good we can't talk.
Who's doing dishes today?
I remembered.
How about you do them yourself?
Then I'll be so lonely.
The person who napped can help you do the dishes.
- What? - Whoever napped can help you with the dishes.
Oh, you're saying me!
Yes, when we were cooking the three of us all split the work.
Here's the thing, I think we generally need to plan out the meals in this house.
If we want to go out to and buy groceries, it's pretty far and inconvenient.
My suggestion is that we figure out some essential types of meat
and use a one-time grocery delivery service to get them delivered.
As for vegetables, there's something nearby..
Let's not have this meeting right now, there's no need.
No, we have to plan these things out. Because this money is now everyone's money.
There's no need.
We have to work together to plan these things.
Can't we just figure it out when we go shopping?
Well, are you all okay with the plan for meats?
- Sure. - Okay. As for vegetables, how's this,
I'll find a nearby produce market specifically for vegetables.
I'll arrange with the shopkeeper there so that every three or four days
they can deliver to us.
That way we'll have taken care of the grocery issues.
And then as for what we're eating every day, I'll make a schedule
and notify whoever's helping me cook one day ahead
and then the next day whoever's paired up with me can collect the ingredients
so that when I come home after work I can start cooking straightaway.
This way will be a little more efficient
and then we can all have dinner at a reasonable time.
[panelist] He's sleepy.
How about this, for later on.
We can establish a secure place to keep our living allowance
and I suggest having a girl manage it, when the time comes
we can pick a person
or alternatively we can take turns managing it.
I'm going to the bathroom.
As soon as he hears this he tries to escape.
Okay, sounds good?
Do you guys have any questions about other matters?
I think it makes sense to plan out how we're going to split up household work.
Maybe we can wait until you guys are done eating.
Just me left.
You guys talk, I'll keep eating. We shouldn't waste food.
He's so fussy!
He has to plan everything.
- He's basically turned this share house - Into his own business!
He must be so thrilled to have all these free employees.
For a leader, he doesn't have much leadership skill.
I mean he tries to lead, but he doesn't have much power.
To be honest, I really feel like Teacher Liu...
The first impression he gives me is that he's a lot like a teacher, an interviewer.
He's so talkative!
I'm the kind of person who, if someone is talking to me for a long time,
just on and on and on, I'll just, like....
Zone out.
It just washes over me, it's hard for me to concentrate.
It's not a good thing.
I feel like he really likes to be the leader
and he really likes to plan things out.
Is it like a desire to control?
He seems like the kind of guy with controlling tendencies.
It might have to do with my astrological sign.
I'm a Sagittarius. I'm really independent.
You have to give me enough autonomy.
I hate the feeling of being controlled every single minute, being constricted.
I'll feel like I'm falling apart, like I'm going insane.
In the beginning if you really like this person
you might tolerate it. But after a while it's really impossible.
Yeah, it's like that.
If Teacher Liu sees this won't he be really sad?
He should know, I feel like he can sense what's happening.
Otherwise Tianqi wouldn't have told him so upfront, like, "Stop with the meetings."
- Yeah. - So... out of these three guys
which one is more your type? - I'm guessing you're more into Curry.
- No. - Is it... [makes gamer guestures]
- Yes! - Yeah, he has a great smile.
Oh, you're into that? Then you must like warm, friendly guys.
The kind of guy you feel really comfortable talking to.
Wait, I just have to say
you know when you two came in this morning I really felt like
the two of you had really matching energies, like you fit together.
I don't know if it's your statures or the way you two were dressed
but when you were standing together I really felt like
you two had walked right out of a manga together.
Like a perfect match.
What do you guys think of Tianqi's type? I don't know.
I feel like he would like someone with a unique personality. Like her!
Just like a very cool, very unique girl.
- I feel like his type is influencers. - I think so too!
Yeah, right on point. I agree.
Then maybe Curry likes more Western-style girls.
Pretty girls, and really feminine.
Come in.
- Did I imagine that? - Hello! Come in.
Can you come out, I want to talk to you for a minute.
- Me? - Yeah.
- Me? - Yes.
Ok.
It seems like there's something happening.
It seems like everyone has a strong reaction to Teacher Liu.
Yang Li, you go first.
Do you like him?
Do you like this type of guy?
Yeah, he's great.
We struck gold with this guy!
I got what I came for!
I feel like he isn't going to last long on this show.
Yeah, I think so too!
I was thinking he might cause the other five to quit the show!
He just met this girl and already he wants to have a word with her?
What can he even say?
It's so...
He just inspected the dishes and they didn't meet his standards of cleanliness
and he's going to make her do them again.
You're onto something!
He wipes it with a piece of paper and he goes, "Can you tell me what this is?"
"Please answer me."
I feel like he must be trying to help her, he can't be that stupid.
He can't seriously be trying to teach her a lesson!
"What did you think of the food tonight?"
And then he says, "I like you a lot."
At night he goes up there and says, "I think you're pretty attractive."
That's way too shameless! No way he would do that.
I think he would do it. He's planned it already.
Anyway, Curry's first impression on everyone is definitely not good.
Still, even though he micromanaged all day,
he did all the cooking, and he ate after everyone else.
These kinds of people, they nit-pick a lot but they also do a lot of the work.
But for what? At the end of the day everyone trash talks him.
I think the main problem is that he's in the wrong context.
For example, at his job, or in other settings, he's probably really capable.
But in this kind of environment his competence can be too much.
It's overbearing.
But you don't think men are kind of lazy in general?
They don't like doing work. At least this man does the work!
If he was as hardworking and competent as he is,
and he didn't boss other people around, I feel like that would be..
Yes, his problem is he's too demanding.
He commands people like, you do this, you do that
it ends up offending people.
I think he's just a typical straight guy.
I actually don't hate him, I just think.. in real life, aren't all straight guys like this?
Tianqi is closer to our idea of that type.
He's a really typical guy.
- Really? - "Stop with the meetings! Why have meetings?"
"Just cut it out!"
- I agree. - He's the first one to challenge Curry's right to power.
- Yeah. - He won't let him boss people around.
"Just let it go, just cut it out."
I have a feeling that the first fight in the house will be between those two.
It'll definitely be those two.
I feel like Tianqi is pretty easygoing. He's like, whatever you want me to do...
- I'll do it. - He doesn't want to, but he does it.
"I can do it, but you can't tell me I like it."
Cut the macho act.
Nana is really interesting too.
She says she can't stand guys like him
but actually when you watch her reactions to him she's the most accommodating one.
"Delicious!"
What on earth does he want to talk to Nana about? Let's find out.
- "Was the food to your taste?" - "Do you like spicy food?"
You seem a bit tired.
I noticed you didn’t come down to make lunch with us this afternoon.
Yeah, I was just asleep.
Are you feeling sick?
No, just a little tired.
You should sleep early then.
Don’t forget to do the dishes.
Didn’t I ask you to wash the dishes?
Now?
If you’re tired you can do it tomorrow.
Ok.
I just came up to remind you.
- Get some rest. - Okay, night.
See? See?
It was actually about the dishes.
But this girl is kind of off, too. Who eats dinner and leaves the dishes?
This girl is so confused right now.
We were just talking about him and then he came!
Did he ask you out?
What?? Yes, exactly, he came to ask me out.
Guess what he asked me out to do.
Just tell us!
Teacher Liu told me to wash the dishes.
Wow…. that guy’s impressive.
So controlling, he has to micromanage everything.
Everything has to be perfect.
I feel so weird...like, was I just dreaming?
It’s like we summoned him by talking about him.
At least we weren’t talking very loud.
Wang Tianqi, you’re just getting here now?
I'm a little late.
You're ten minutes late.
They're going to dock you 100 RMB again.
You're going to get your pay docked to nothing.
A hundred, right?
Just do your rounds and get in, the boss is coming soon.
Alright.
President Liu, the customer data was sent to your inbox
President Liu, do you mind responding to the email that I sent you yesterday ASAP?
Got it
Hey, why are you washing those?
I dropped my chicken breast on the ground, so I was going to boil it.
Oh ok, I thought you were helping them do the dishes.
Should I?
No, why would you help them?
But the leftover food on the plates is beginning to smell a little…
But we already decided that we were going to make dinner
and then they’d do the dishes.
But.. but they’re coming back pretty late tonight.
Still, you can’t help them wash them.
If you help them do it today, then we won’t be sticking to the plan,
and later you’ll always be the one doing it.
Then.. I’ll at least toss the food on the plates.
Don’t.
Wait for them to come back to do it.
No matter how late they come back, they should be the ones to do it.
...I’m just going to scrape the plates really fast.
Don’t, why would you do it for them?
It’s just kinda beginning to smell..
The duck blood soup...
But...since we already decided it,
and we’re all going to be living together for a while,
if you help them today it’s not going to be the first time that this happens.
[panelist]: He's very principled.
It’s fine, it’s just scraping the plates…
just...
it's done!
Then how about this, just leave them the rest of this soup
and other stuff to clean up later.
Okay, okay, I'll just...
And when they come back, we can tell them to do it.
Okay, okay.
After you clean the plates and boil your chicken breast, just leave it, all right?
- Sure. - Don’t do anything else for them.
- Okay. - Okay.
The real question is why are they all eating dinner together?
- Right. - Just have everyone eat on their own time.
It's a ritual, everyone's just meeting each other for the first time.
[NaNa's friend] Were there lots of orders?
Lots.
[photographer] Good, that’s good, pay attention to your position!
Nice
Not bad.
Next!
Next.
Lift your chin a little.
Very good, stay there.
Okay, give me a different expression.
Good.
Very good.
Hello!
- Done with work? - You've waited long.
Wow, picking her up from work?
When did they arrange this?
So fast!
Maybe they arranged it when they were both not doing the dishes.
Not Doing Dishes Club.
Those two are the only members.
- Want to get something to eat? - Sure.
- You haven’t eaten yet, right? - No, I haven’t had time.
I only just took off my makeup, because I..
Oh, you took it off?
- Can you tell? - No.
Today’s modeling style was a punk look, very over the top.
Oh? I want to see.
Never mind!
Where should we go?
Let’s go around where I work.
There’s a Hainanese chicken place that's pretty good.
Yeah? Okay.
Why did you suddenly want to have dinner with me today?
Well.. today only the two of us had work.
Oh, really, just us?
Yeah, seems like we’re relatively unlucky.
I just wanted to have dinner with you since we're both working so hard.
- We can just share a cab home. - Yes! That's so important.
Otherwise cabs are night are too expensive.
- Yeah, I looked it up, it's over 100. - Yeah.
So you work around here?
- Yeah. - Just over there, right? I saw a store.
- Then, do you come here a lot? - No.
It’s a little too expensive to come here often.
Really??
- This place.. - I mean, it’s not too bad...
but for a normal meal it's a little expensive.
I guess it's a little pricey.
Let’s split tonight’s dinner, then?
No, don't.
We're not that pathetic, are we? That would be too sad.
So at work today
were you just trying things on or is the styling already done?
It’s already done, we’re just preparing for a photoshoot on the 6th.
It was a test shoot ahead of time to get the modeling poses ready.
Why does a test shoot take so long?
Right? I’m so unlucky.
You know what the premise of this photoshoot is?
It's raining, I break up with my boyfriend and I'm drenched with rain!
And when I'm done crying and I go home
I use a makeup remover wipe to return to my bare face,
and then I have to start sobbing again.
- They’re testing your acting chops. - It's honestly the worst.
- It'll pay off in the end. - I hope so.
Work hard!
- We'll support each other. - We'll support each other.
- I'm going to eat some more. - Go ahead.
[panelist] How long has he been waiting?
He's so mad.
- Oh, you're here. - You're back?
Why were you guys out so late?
- We had dinner. - Yeah, after work we went to get food.
Did you remember that you were supposed to wash the dishes today?
Oh, today…
Brother Liu, she... we both had a full day of work.
Well, yesterday the rest of us had a full day of cooking.
We shopped for food all afternoon, and Nana was sleeping.
You know what time she got up, you know what she had to do today?
- It's fine. - Well, look, we moved in yesterday and decided how to divvy up the chores, right?
- Right? - I know, yesterday I went to bed a little too late,
I was worried I’d bother you guys if I did it then.
So I wanted to do it today, but then today I was so busy
that I haven’t had time to do it yet. But I'll do it now.
But you, you didn't think
you didn’t think to help her do it while you’ve just been sitting here?
Why would I do that?
Why would you...
It's fine!
[panelist] See?
This is the first argument in the house, of course it would be the two of them.
You’ve just been sitting here comfortably for who knows how long,
but even though she’s been working literally all day you still want her to do the dishes?
It’s fine! It’s just washing dishes!
It was supposed to be me in the first place, I just haven’t had time yet.
Exactly, it should be her.
Is that not what we decided?
After we all moved in, everybody else has been free, only you two have been busy,
the rest of us have just been lounging, is that right?
Well, yeah, you don’t seem like you’ve been doing anything.
Whether I’m busy or not is none of your concern.
Hey, hey…
Your affairs aren’t my business, but everyone has their own things to do.
But we already decided who was going to do what yesterday.
And last night before bed I even...
Shouldn’t you be more of a gentleman?
At the very least, you should know to be a little more chivalrous, or do you not?
This is not about whether or not I'm a gentleman
It’s about the fact that all our chores were already assigned yesterday.
Right? Yesterday the three of us went grocery shopping.
Yujie didn’t even feel well but even then, she still came with us.
And she even helped us make dinner, you were aware of this, right?
I think Nana should just do her chores.
Whatever. Cool.
It's okay, it's okay.
- I'll help you with them. - No, you don't have to.
It's fine, it was supposed to be both of us anyway.
I'll help scrub.
I'm really sorry.
- Here, give it to me. - I got it, I got it.
Then I'll rinse.
Don't be unhappy.
It's fine.
It’s just unfair. If I were you I’d be upset.
It’s nothing, it should have been me in the first place
it’s my fault for not doing it until now.
But we obviously had valid reasons, it’s not like we were avoiding it on purpose, right?
But maybe it’s not just that we didn’t do the dishes,
but we also left them in the sink, so it might have been inconvenient
for others using the kitchen, if they wanted to cook or something, right?
He would rather cause a big fuss than just do the dishes himself.
Come on, let’s just wash them and be done with it.
Seems like you actually quite like washing dishes.
Yeah..
- Here, I'll do it. - Okay, okay.
Tensions are already running high.
- It's great TV. - It really is.
I'm really enjoying this.
Right now everyone feels like Curry's been wronged.
- Yes. - No, I don't agree.
I think I'm on Wang Tianqi's side with this one.
I feel like that Curry is being overly rigid.
He feels like, "I've waited all day, I've got to make sure you do the dishes!"
But actually I think it's just not a big deal, it's really not.
Because in life there really aren't that many important things
Life is just a bunch of little tiny issues.
If you take everything so goddamn seriously, how are you going to live?
But I feel like Curry's obsession with the dishes is actually kind of endearing.
You think it's endearing?
Just that he's putting such great effort into this tiny thing..
This personality's tragic, trust me.
Really, he's just asking for tragedy.
But if we divided up chores like this, for example you cook and I clean,
and one day you stop following it, then after I cook and you eat and you don't clean up...
They had to go to work, buddy.
But what if one day I have work, will anyone wash my dishes?
Are the dishes really that important?
Right now washing dishes has become the most important topic.
Well, I think it's right to be persistent like him.
I think there has to be a compromise. If you're too insistent, no one will sympathize with you.
Yeah, I agree.
But you also can't give in and do the dishes for her and not tell her,
- "This was your responsibility." - Yes!
"I was only helping you today, it doesn't mean I'm indulging you."
Ziqi is spot on. Also, poor Kaka, Curry put her in an awkward position.
But you don't think there was a little bit of warmth there?
- Yeah. - You kind of get the sense that Curry feels a little protective of her.
Yesterday this girl helped with dinner and now you want her to do all the dishes too,
he feels a little bad for her.
I think what he's actually protecting is his sense of order.
- I agree. - He just thinks it should be done his way.
He's not trying to help Kaka, he just can't get over his stubbornness.
- He wouldn't even be happy if they bought a new set of dishes. - Yeah.
- He just really needs those dishes to be washed. - Yeah, yeah.
I was so staunch in my defense of Curry and now I'm all confused!
Maybe you're right, I don't know
As for Tianqi and Nana, did he pick her up from work?
Because he said that day only the two of them went to work.
That's a pretty weak excuse.
What is he saying, "Only the two of us worked so we had to have dinner together"?
He may as well say it was because they were the ones who left the dishes at home.
- It seems like there's something going on between them. - They definitely have that vibe.
- That girl is really natural, like when she talks-- - Is it natural?
No way, she seems really artificial sometimes.
When she was done eating, she was like, "Oh, let's work hard!"
"Let's give each other a thumbs up!"
I think she just doesn't really know him yet and it's kind of awkward
so she says some things just to say them.
But she seemed pretty comfortable talking to him.
She's probably just used to acting cute to break the ice. Remember when they first came in
she was immediately like, "Come sit next to me! Shh, they're coming!"
- True. - And how she acted at dinner, like, "Delicious!!"
she just wanted everyone to feel more at ease.
Then I'll ask Yang Li and others,
have you ever not be able to afford Hainanese chicken?
Hainanese chicken... is it really that expensive?
- It's usually around $60 or $70. - It's not cheap anymore.
But he lost $100 just by being late, he could eat it if he just stopped being late!
It's really hard to stop being late, especially for weak-principled people like him.
He's definitely the type to be late.
Yeah, exactly. He's like, it's just ten minutes, what's the big deal?
These two are both those kind of... temporary workers, is that what we call them now?
- Yes, temporary workers. - He said, "It's important that we can share a car home."
And the girl immediately agreed and said calling a cab at night was too pricey.
Then just don't call the cab!
Walk home! Curry will wait for you till the sun rises!
But honestly, if you don't have the money, just buy ramen and eat at home!
Why go out to eat?
Yes!
- But I think he genuinely doesn't have money. - It's hard to say.
From the way he dresses he doesn't seem like someone with a low income at all.
And he must go through tubs of hair gel so quickly.
- Guys will not give up their hair gel. - Maybe he spends his money on how he looks.
He probably doesn't make a lot, but from what we've seen
he doesn't seem like he has strong principles.
So when it comes to money he's probably a lavish spender.
He seems like a little boy.
But I think from a lifestyle perspective,
they finish work at the same time and they eat together, they call a car together,
and after they get home they do the dishes together,
it actually seems like they had a lovely day together.
In this aspect I think they're the winners.
That's how I see it. Because in this segment they were so happy!
- That's true, that's true. - I mean, that guy was sitting there waiting for eight hours...
- He lost. - He can't be happy anymore, he's doomed.
If you had to choose, who would you choose to be?
- Yeah. - I would choose not to cook.
Okay, let's watch the last segment.
Oh, you’re back? Where were you?
I went to do the dishes.
Aw, by yourself?
Me and uh, Tianqi helped me out a little.
Oh yeah?
- Ah, don't make me talk about it. - What happened?
You know I had that long practice shoot at work, right?
I was pretty tired when I got back, and I was hoping to rest for a bit
but as soon as I got back, Teacher Liu was sitting on the couch
and he told me to do the dishes.
Then Tianqi went to help you?
Well yeah, because we came back together.
He saw how many dishes there were so he just came and did them with me.
Oh, you came back together?
Did you run into him while you were out?
It's just that we work kind of close together, so we went to eat Hainanese chicken
and then we talked about life and our dreams...
What's that expression?
It was nothing!
We just came back together and then Curry made me do the dishes.
What’s going on between you two?
Is there anything?
What, me and who?
Tianqi.
Me and him? Of course not, there’s nothing!
Doesn’t he usually not do chores or dishes or anything like that?
Hm.. maybe he found out washing dishes is fun?
Maybe washing dishes with you is fun?
It’s not like that! It was just a coincidence.
Very interesting.
It's not!
It's actually really annoying.
Who's annoying you? Wang Tianqi?
Nobody's annoying, it’s just that I was tired and then I was forced to do the dishes
and tomorrow I have to leave for work at 4 a.m.
Oh, you’re not going to get much sleep.
Yeah, I’m going to crash, it’s fine.
If the sky falls down on you, Tianqi will be there to catch it.
I feel like you can't stop talking about him!
Come on.
You should wash up, just try to get home early and rest.
I hope the photoshoot goes well tomorrow.
- You got this! - I got this.
[Translated and timed by cissy & jackie]