Sniper Butterfly (2025) s01e10 Episode Script

♪The possibility inside the impossible♪
♪Is still hiding in a parallel universe♪
♪I don't have the talent for happiness♪
♪I can only admit it♪
♪There must be some kind
of possibility in my imagination♪
♪That will crush
all impossibilities into dust♪
♪Even if they mock my delusion
and slowness♪
♪My foolishness♪
=Sniper Butterfly=
(Adapted from the Jinjiang Novel
"Sniper Butterfly" by author Qibaosu)
=Episode 10=
Draw.
(Pantry)
Wow, they're so clean.
These sneakers aren't cheap, right?
Fake ones?
Or did you get them
through some shady way?
Put them down.
My hand slipped.
You'll have to wash them again.
Pick them up.
Didn't you tell me to put them down?
What if I don't?
Pick them up.
I'm not.
Pick them up!
I'm not!
Why are you barking at me?
Huh?
Why?
Trying to start a fight?
Come on. Hit me.
Go on.
I
They're fighting!
What are you doing?
You're really fighting?
Li Wu!
Hit me!
It's been days.
When are you going to
apologize to Li Wu?
I need to show my sincerity.
I can't apologize empty-handed.
I have to prepare something.
You're so slow.
Someone's fighting!
Someone's fighting? Let's go.
What's going on?
Take a look.
Which class?
They're really fighting?
I'll call you later.
Not here.
Over there.
Li Wu!
Move.
What's wrong with you?
Cheng Rui!
We're helping you!
Why are you siding with him?
Don't use me as an excuse.
Whatever issues we have are between us!
Who do you think you are?
How dare you hit him?
So we were wrong helping you?
Screw you!
Cheng Rui.
You!
Get off!
Cheng Rui!
You two!
You hit me, huh?
Hit me if you dare!
You!
Let go.
Let go!
Let go! All of you!
Let go!
What do you think this place is?
Fighting here?
You're completely out of line.
Everyone, out!
Look at what you've done.
What are you staring at?
Mr. Qi, they were the ones
who started hitting Li Wu.
Quiet.
Did I ask you?
Did I tell you to speak?
Li Wu.
You tell me.
They've been bullying him
this whole time.
What do you mean by that?
Weren't we helping you?
Didn't this all start because of you?
Enough.
Mr. Qi
Come back.
Mr. Qi, I believe
there must be some misunderstandings.
My son is naughty,
but he would never
bully anyone.
He gets along with everyone.
That's right.
I've never heard of my son
having conflicts
with anyone.
How could he suddenly get into it
with a new student?
Who's bullying
whom
isn't clear yet.
Mr. Qi,
can I know
what exactly happened?
Alright.
Last night,
the boys
had an argument
in the pantry,
and then they started fighting.
Luckily, the injuries were minor.
Otherwise,
it would've been serious.
Why were they arguing?
Kids fight. That's all.
Did I ask you?
You didn't,
but I'm still going to say it.
Look at what this boy did
to my son.
His eyes are swollen.
I'm telling you,
I know they're still young.
Out of kindness, I suggest
they both take a step back.
What happened?
You're not grateful at all.
Out of kindness,
or because you feel guilty?
You know it yourself.
You!
How can you talk like that?
What's that supposed to mean?
Alright. Enough.
Parents,
we'll stick to
the facts here
and resolve the problem.
About what happened last night,
I've spoken to the other students
and found out the truth.
Over the past few weeks,
Zhang Jiaqi
and Gao Yiqiang
You two have been
doing inappropriate things
to Li Wu.
Some boys from your class
who are close to you
were also involved.
I'm telling you now.
This is
serious.
And I'm certain
you two
started it.
Mr. Qi, when did this begin?
According to the students,
about half a month ago.
Why didn't you
tell me about this?
Mr. Qi,
let me say something fair.
If a whole group
targets one person,
there must be a reason.
What era are we in?
Why are you
victim-blaming?
Wait.
Who are you?
Really.
Why didn't the parents come?
We need to talk to the parents
face-to-face.
Why is someone
this young here?
Seriously?
I'm his older sister.
Mr. Zhang,
Li Wu's situation
is special.
We can't ask about his parents, right?
Then that explains everything.
No proper family upbringing.
Who knows
what kind of person
he'll grow up to be?
You made that conclusion
just from what a few students said?
Look at how unreasonable
you're right now.
I can't imagine
what a good person your son is.
What's wrong with my son?
His eyes are small, yeah.
Look at his injuries.
My goodness.
You think you're in the right?
I'm warning you.
Stop being so snarky
and unreasonable.
Who's being snarky here?
Everything can see it.
Li Wu,
look at me.
Lift your head.
You didn't do anything wrong.
Why are you looking down?
The injuries on his face
are enough for a medical report, right?
You stand here
pretending to be righteous
while pushing the blame.
I sent my brother here to study,
not to be bullied.
There are cameras everywhere.
Many students saw what happened too.
Getting evidence shouldn't be hard.
They must give Li Wu
a public apology.
If I ever find out
anyone bullies my brother again,
I'll call the police.
Mr. Qi, I'm sorry.
I'm taking him outside for a bit.
Cheng Rui.
Where are you going?
Wait here. I'll be right back.
Help me say something nice
to the teacher.
I'm Li Wu's sister.
Let me make this clear today.
If anyone in this class
bullies my brother again,
I won't let it slide.
I'm sorry, Miss.
You can continue morning reading.
Silence.
Let's resume class.
Cen?
What happened?
I'm sorry, Mr. Qi.
I couldn't hold it in.
I really couldn't stand
seeing them bully my brother like that.
I'm truly sorry.
I honestly didn't know
he'd endured so much
this whole time.
He's had a hard life
since he was little.
I didn't think he'd still suffer
like this after coming here.
I feel like it's all my fault.
I didn't help him enough.
But
I can promise you.
Li Wu is a good student.
He behaves well and works hard.
He's very, very hardworking.
Mr. Qi, I promise you.
I personally guarantee
that Li Wu is a good kid.
(Li Wu. Class ranking: 2nd)
I moved up.
I dropped again.
Li Wu, well done.
You're second in the class.
Forty-third in the grade.
Forty-third?
You improved that much?
Did you sign up for a tuition class?
Come on.
Li Wu.
Come out for a sec.
Come out.
You say it.
You said it for me just now.
Say it yourself.
You finish it for me.
- You're already here.
- I didn't prepare.
Don't push me.
Say it yourself. Come on.
- Hurry up. You say it.
- Hurry.
Just finish it for me.
He's here.
Li Li Wu.
I'm sorry.
I misunderstood you before
and caused you a lot of trouble.
I'm really sorry.
I I actually
It's okay.
Really?
When Mr. Qi looked into it,
the three of you spoke up for me.
I remember it.
Thank you.
Don't say that.
The whole thing was our fault.
If it weren't for us
Anyway,
if you need anything,
just ask us.
No need to be shy.
Li Wu.
Are we still friends?
Of course.
I'll treat you guys to a meal.
Let's go outside
and have something good.
- Sure.
- Okay.
No need.
Just listen to him.
If he doesn't treat you,
he'll feel guilty.
Yeah.
It's been so long
since we ate together.
- Let's go.
- Come on.
Let's go.
- Come on.
- Let's go.
What do you guys want to eat? Seafood?
Whatever you like.
You choose.
For real?
Yeah.
- Let Li Wu choose.
- You choose.
- What do you want?
- I'm fine with anything.
Anything?
Don't.
I'll pick, then. I want lobsters this long.
Let's get two.
In your dreams.
Li Wu, what's on your mind?
Look who's here.
Lin Xue?
Li Wu.
Have a seat.
Lin Xue's starting at the office today.
You're her senior.
You didn't even come to pick her up.
Were you so busy with work?
Yeah, I forgot. I'm sorry.
That's on me.
I'd told Wu
when I'd be here,
but I got held up
by some school procedures.
That's why I only made it now.
Li Wu,
tonight I
Who is this?
She's a new intern,
Lin Xue.
I told you all before.
She was my junior at Penn.
She graduated this year.
She's very capable.
I'd like Zhang Chenyang to guide her
so she can get familiar
with our work sooner.
This is Mr. Yi.
He handles
financing and risk assessment.
Mr. Cheng is
our CEO.
Mr. Cheng. Mr. Yi.
Nice to meet you. I'm Lin Xue.
It's an honor
to join your team.
I'll work hard
and adapt quickly.
Alright.
Since you're his junior,
we're all family here.
Work hard.
If you have any questions,
come to me anytime.
Go finish your onboarding first.
I'll take you to the tech department
this afternoon.
Okay. Thank you, Wu.
Our company's blessed, huh?
Not only has your advisor
become our consultant,
but your junior has also joined us.
Say, I actually came
to talk to you guys.
Do you remember
Mr. Qin from last time?
I've almost convinced him,
but he hasn't drafted the contract.
He's probably hesitating.
So I arranged a dinner
for tonight.
You both have to come.
Don't talk too much about tech
at dinner.
Talk about the industry's future
and outlook,
especially return on investment.
Investors love that.
Let's try to seal the deal tonight.
Got it.
I'll do whatever you need me to do
to get funding.
You lead the talk tonight.
We'll back you up.
Okay.
I'm so sorry.
The last meeting
ran long.
Mr. Qin, you're very busy.
We're grateful
that you made time
for dinner.
Right, Mr. Qin.
Thank you for coming.
Someone new?
Let me introduce you.
Lin Xue.
Li Wu's junior
from when he studied abroad.
She's also from Penn.
We brought her along
to learn from you.
Your company
has so many talents.
You flatter us, Mr. Qin.
Lin,
that's a compliment for you.
Come, offer him a toast.
Yes.
I'd like to toast to you, Mr. Qin.
Sure.
You hold your liquor well, Lin.
Didn't your senior tell you
that a toast is three cups?
The dishes are so slow.
Lin Xue, could you nudge the kitchen?
Mr. Qin.
It's an honor
that you value
our company.
You can rest assured
about the technical side.
We won't let you down.
Yes, Mr. Qin.
You have
far more business experience
than we do.
We'll be counting on your guidance.
Please look out for us.
I'll toast to you.
Here.
Alright.
Please look out for us.
Drink as you wish.
I read
your proposal.
The AI environment project
is good,
but can you lower the development cost
a bit?
As long as it works, that's enough.
If you focus too much on innovation,
it'll hurt
the overall returns.
Mr. Qin, here's the situation.
It's mainly because
AI has a promising prospect right now,
so competition in this field
is extremely fierce.
If we settle for
what we have now,
we'll be overtaken
by our competitors very quickly.
We have to keep updating
and upgrading our system.
It's also a way
of securing our future.
That's how we maximize returns.
If we put money
into the future,
there's always uncertainty.
But if it goes into our pockets now,
then we can rest easy.
Yes, right.
Let's take that as your blessing.
May we earn
that money soon.
Come. I'll drink to you.
Sure.
Drink as you like.
As you like.
I look forward to our collaboration.
Cheers.
I haven't had such fresh yellow croaker
in a long time.
This is delicious.
How did you find this restaurant?
Chun Chang loves trying new places.
Anything she recommends
is usually good.
It really is good.
Actually
You don't have to be so polite.
It wasn't your fault
you stood me up last time.
You were stuck in traffic
on a rainy day, hungry,
and even took on an extra patient
because of me.
I should be the one treating you.
Do we have to keep things that clear?
Good friends keep business clear.
Alright.
What's that?
I forgot to ask you earlier.
I forgot to take it off.
I did a free clinic today.
I saved a little girl,
and she gave me this.
You're so busy with work.
You still have time for free clinics?
Yeah.
I'm really busy.
I barely have my own life
or free time.
That's why I'm still single.
Finding someone
who can support and understand you
isn't easy.
I get it.
I'm running a company
with my partner.
For me,
work comes first.
The energy I can give
to family or other things
is limited.
But luckily, we're pretty similar.
We both find fulfillment
in our careers.
So even if some things
aren't perfect,
we can still live a happy life.
Yeah. Pretty similar.
Here.
Thanks for the meal.
You're welcome.
By the way,
I brought some strawberries back
from the trip.
When you leave later,
take some home.
No need. You keep them.
It's fine. There's a lot.
I can't finish them.
Alright then.
I'll take some.
Come on, eat.
Mr. Qin,
you hold your liquor so well.
Don't worry.
I'll draft the contract when I get back.
Mr. Qin, thanks for your trust.
Let's wish for a smooth cooperation.
Yeah.
Good. Happy cooperation.
- I'm off.
- We'll get going now.
Take care.
Okay.
I'll arrange a golf game in a few days.
Show me
how you break 80.
Sure thing.
Drive safe, Sir.
Take care, Mr. Qin.
Bye-bye.
Yes!
Our Series B funding
is in the bag.
Those drinks paid off.
I still think
Mr. Qin's vision
doesn't match ours.
Matching or not doesn't matter.
As long as someone's willing to invest,
we grab the chance. Right?
But
He might not be
the right investor for us.
Maybe we should keep looking.
Seriously?
Mr. Li,
we're looking for investors,
not shopping for clothes.
You say that way too easily.
I see now.
You think Mr. Qin doesn't
understand technology.
He's an outsider.
But he's giving us money.
That's all we need.
Yes, he's giving us money
Only with money
can the company expand.
Speeding up commercialization
is our most realistic choice right now.
Plus,
the contract
is almost in hand.
You
Why can't you keep your options open?
He's giving us money soon.
Why wouldn't we take it?
Alright.
Let's not argue at the entrance.
We've been drinking.
We'll talk at work tomorrow.
Du.
Drive Mr. Yi home.
Okay.
He's drunk and probably
feeling awful. Drive slowly.
Let's go, Mr. Yi.
Wu, Mr. Cheng.
My ride is here.
I'll head back.
Okay.
Be careful.
Get home safe.
Text when you're back.
Okay. Bye-bye.
I'm neutral.
Ideal,
yes, Yi needs to consider that.
But we have to
look at reality.
Think it over.
That's a lot.
I'll help you carry them upstairs.
Close the trunk.
Okay.
Thanks.
Let's go.
Hold on.
Sister.
Dr. Lu.
Hello.
Did you drink?
I had a business dinner tonight.
Why did you come back
with Dr. Lu?
Today I
Cen Jin
invited me to dinner.
I'm helping her
bring some fruit upstairs.
You two live in the same building?
He just
Yes.
She helped me find the place.
I live right across from her.
By the way, your test results are out.
I'm on duty next Monday.
Can you come for a follow-up?
Sister,
are you free on Monday?
The follow-up won't take long.
If you're busy,
I can send you the report.
I
I'll see what I can do.
I'll let you know later.
Excuse me.
You can put them on the table.
I'll put them in the fridge.
Thanks.
Here.
Have some water.
There are a lot of strawberries.
They might spoil even in the fridge.
Do you know how to make jam?
No.
It's still early.
I can help you make some.
Wouldn't that be too much trouble?
Can you stop being so polite?
Okay.
Shen.
Come here.
Gather around.
Come on.
Let me introduce
our new members.
Chun Chang,
Yang,
and Yi.
- Welcome.
- Welcome.
Why are you here?
Maybe it's fate.
What's going on?
You two know each other?
We've met.
We've met twice,
and we talked a bit.
Twice?
How come I never heard you mention it,
Shen?
Don't be nosy.
Get ready with the gear.
I only knew
you were good with a scalpel.
I didn't expect
you'd be just as good with a spatula.
It's almost done.
Taste it.
Careful. It's hot.
How is it?
Should I add some sugar?
No, it's just right.
Do you have a secret recipe?
This tastes better than the ones
they sell outside.
Not really.
When you cook jam,
you have to watch the heat.
If the temperature
is too high or too low,
the texture changes.
And what you need to do
is to keep stirring.
It's training your patience.
Luckily,
my patience is pretty good.
I've slowed down a lot
these years.
If it were before,
I'd have thought
this was way too troublesome.
I'd rather buy one
from the supermarket.
It only takes ten minutes.
But things you make yourself
taste different.
Aren't you tired of stirring?
Let me take over.
Sure, give it a try.
It's simple.
You never mentioned Li Wu before.
Looks like you two are tight.
We've known each other
for quite a while.
Add a bit of lemon.
Then stir it, and it's almost done.
Okay.
Why hasn't he left yet?
(Cen Jin)
Oh right.
Once they cool,
put them in the fridge.
Okay.
(Cen Jin)
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
Yes?
Well I wanted to ask
Are you free
next Monday?
Can you go to the hospital with me?
Let's do it in the morning.
I'll go with you for the appointment,
and then head to work.
Okay.
Alright.
Done?
Let's go.
Anything else?
Yes, I
I'm out of drinking water.
Can I borrow some?
Is a small bottle okay?
Yeah.
Thanks.
You just
made these?
Dr. Lu made them.
I don't know how to cook this.
Don't you
prefer sour flavors?
Are you okay with something this sweet?
It tastes fine to me.
Anything else?
No.
Go rest then.
Okay.
Mr. Xiao said
you do social media
and you're good at taking photos.
My skills are average.
I just started the social media stuff.
My main job
is running a bar with my friend.
Xiao Jun told me
that our group
always struggles to find a venue.
We discussed it.
I can give you guys
a private room at my bar.
Room's free.
Drinks are at cost.
For real?
That's great.
We finally
have a place.
Exactly.
If we go
on our own,
can we get a discount?
It depends on
how deep our friendship goes.
How big a discount
can I get?
You're all asking her
so many questions.
Let the lady
ask us something.
Yes.
Ask us something.
I only have two questions.
First.
Are you single?
- What's going on now?
- What?
I'll answer for him.
He's single.
Yeah.
He's single.
Right?
- Yes.
- Yes. He is.
Yes.
Okay.
The second question.
Why haven't you accepted
my friend request?
Shen.
Seriously?
How many things
are you two hiding from us?
Exactly.
He's keeping us in the dark.
You said
you don't add strangers on WeChat.
But we're
not strangers anymore.
We're in the same group now.
We'll be seeing
each other a lot.
Yeah. Accept the request.
She's already said it.
Accept it.
Come on, Shen.
Quick.
What's wrong with you, Shen?
A beautiful lady sends you
a friend request,
and you don't accept?
Accept it now.
- What's gotten into you?
- Quick.
(Chun Xiaoxi)
He accepted the request.
He finally did now.
That's more like it.
Looks like the rest of us
have no chance anymore.
You really dare to dream.
Bro
Get over yourself.
Come on.
Let's drink.
- Let's drink and don't be upset.
- Cheers.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Beautiful.
We're off, Mr. Shen.
Bye-bye.
Alright.
Bye-bye.
Get up. Let's move to another tent.
I just
got into my sleeping bag,
and you drag me out.
What do you want?
Let's switch our tents.
Why?
The wind is strong at night.
Your tent is too thin.
He's afraid
you'll get blown away.
If so, I'll take your tent.
This is too small.
You sleep here yourself.
I'll squeeze in with someone else.
(Chun Xiaoxi's Moments)
You're still up.
Are you boiling water?
I'm going to bed now.
Jeez.
♪Light declares a brand-new day♪
♪Yesterday's scenes♪
♪Begin to repeat again♪
♪Saying good morning♪
♪Stars accompany the night♪
♪Countless sleepless times♪
♪Your "good night"♪
♪Calms all my unease♪
♪The wind seems to have fallen♪
♪Flowers bloom with smiling faces♪
♪Butterflies linger♪
♪So romantic♪
♪Without noticing♪
♪I found where my heartbeat began♪
♪It started long ago♪
♪Sorry I arrived late♪
♪I'm used to having
your morning greetings♪
♪Turning all hardships♪
♪Into the simplest things♪
♪I'm used to having your good nights♪
♪Afraid life is too short♪
♪Gone in the blink of an eye♪
♪What should I do♪
♪Loving every good morning
and good night with you♪
♪Writing our days♪
♪Into great little ordinary moments♪
♪Maybe sometimes we'll drift apart♪
♪Remember to come home on time♪
♪I made your favorite♪
♪Dinner♪