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Micro-film Wan Da De Part 5

"Four Eyes" leaves his friends behind and finds a girlfriend in the city. Refusing to work for his father's company, he begins an unfruitful job search.

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After failing to find work and watching his girlfriend drive off with her director, "Four Eyes" decides to work for his father's company.

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"Four Eyes" is now a manager at his father's company while his best friend, Dun, is still hot and heavy into video games, working at a game shop and commentating on games as a hobby.

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Dun is gearing up for his first television appearance as a commentator for Supreme Entertainment.

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Dun is devastated when his very own script is given away and his lines delivered by someone else.

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By a stroke of luck, Dun reunites with long-lost "Four Eyes."

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Dun and "Four Eyes" catch up at a local restaurant and reminisce about old times.

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Unable to find their favorite game anywhere in town, Dun and "Four Eyes" decide to take matters into their own hands.

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Dun is looking for new challengers while "Four Eyes" has his eye on the future. Niu is now teaching young children.

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An overnight internet sensation, Xiao Bao is a child star who is already making his third film. However, there are challenges to being a child actor, both on and off of the set.

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Xiao Bao talks about how he was accepted by Michael Jackson's dance teacher and when he was first picked up by national and international TV shows.

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Xiao Bao's mother explains her thoughts on her son's road to stardom and how his father has contributed to his son's success.

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Xiao Bao's parents watch as their child rises into stardom, but still very much want to cherish every moment of his childhood.

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The young man applies for a job as a piano teacher, but ends up being a janitor at the studio instead.

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Sun Yao Yang befriends a young girl from the piano studio. He tries to register for a piano competition, only to have the door slammed in his face.

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With some persuasion by the young girl, Sun Hao Yang is finally able to participate in the piano competition.

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This story is about Han Prime Minister Cao Cao's six-year-old son, Cao Chong (196 to 208 B.C.). The theory this little boy used to weigh an elephant is similar to Archimedes' Principle (287 to 212 B.C.), which is that the weight of an object submerged in fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid.

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This idiom indicates that something seemingly bad may turn out to have been a good thing in the end, a blessing in disguise. The story in the video explains it quite well. And, while the idiom can also have the opposite meaning (a good thing becoming something bad), the former is more frequently used.

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This tells the story of how the ancestor of the Han Chinese, the Yellow Emperor, established the custom of marriage and honeymoons in China thousands of years ago, uniting tribes and bringing communal marriage to an end. Part 1 of 5.

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This tells the story of how the ancestor of the Han Chinese, the Yellow Emperor, established the custom of marriage and honeymoons in China thousands of years ago, thus bringing communal marriage to an end. Part 2 of 5.

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This tells the story of how the ancestor of the Han Chinese, the Yellow Emperor, established the custom of marriage and honeymoons in China thousands of years ago, thus bringing communal marriage to an end. However, it was initially met with resistance. Part 3 of 5.

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This tells the story of how the Yellow Emperor's idea to end communal marriage was initially met with resistance and how one couple decided to flee instead of live a life of monogamy. However, after becoming lost in a huge forest, they found they had to rely on each other to survive. Part 4 of 5.

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This tells the story of how a young couple struggled to survive in the forest after fleeing a life of monogamy. However, after discovering honey and relying on each other for survival, they soon understood what true love was and lived a happy life together. It is said to be part of the history of Chinese wedding and honeymoon customs. Part 5 of 5.

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The idiom, "Cheng ren zhi mei," is explained through a story. It essentially means that we should help others succeed rather than pointing out their faults.

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