My Old Friend Lao Chen
I've known Lao Chen for fourteen years and watched helplessly as he squandered a winning hand. His steamed bun shop was once so prosperous that others envied it, but a single plate of pickled vegetables broke the hearts of his loyal customers. He refused to admit his mistakes, making the buns smaller, lowering the quality of the ingredients, and eventually passing off sour frozen meat to unsuspecting customers. Only after workers fell ill from eating his food and the shop was shut down, his wife left in tears, and the rolling shutter was pulled firmly closed did he finally come to his senses. A fourteen-year-old shop wasn't destroyed by its competitors; it was ruined by his own calculations and schemes to manipulate people's feelings. The most frightening thing is to lose sight of your roots as you go through life.
Main characters: Lao Chen, Xiufen, Brother Zhou
Supporting characters: Uncle Zhao
Also known as: 我的老友老陈
Ang Matagal Ko Nang Kaibigang si Lao Chen (40 episode)
Labing-apat na taon ko nang kilala si Lao Chen, at nasaksihan ko kung paano niya sinayang ang napakagandang pagkakataong nasa kanyang mga kamay. Dati,…
Labing-apat na taon ko nang kilala si Lao Chen, at nasaksihan ko kung paano niya sinayang ang napakagandang pagkakataong nasa kanyang mga kamay. Dati, napakasagana ng tindahan niya ng siopao kaya kinaiinggitan siya ng iba. Ngunit dahil lamang sa isang platitong atsara, nasaktan niya ang damdamin ng mga suki niya. Hindi niya inamin ang kanyang pagkakamali. Pinaliit niya ang mga siopao, ibinaba ang kalidad ng mga sangkap, at kalaunan ay niloko pa ang mga mamimili gamit ang maasim nang frozen na karne. Nang magkasakit ang mga manggagawang kumain ng kanyang paninda, ipasara ang tindahan, umalis ang kanyang asawa habang umiiyak, at tuluyang ibaba ang rolling shutter, saka lamang siya natauhan. Hindi mga kakompetensya ang sumira sa tindahang labing-apat na taon nang umiiral, kundi ang sarili niyang pagkakalkula at panlilinlang sa damdamin ng mga tao. Ang pinakanakakatakot ay ang patuloy na paglalakbay sa buhay hanggang sa makalimutan mo ang iyong pinagmulan.
我的老友老陈 · My Old Friend Lao Chen