Caught in the Web Page #2

Synopsis: The story begins on a bus, when white-collar worker Ye refuses to give up her seat to a senior citizen. Her defiance is videotaped by a journalist intern and played during a news show. The video sparks intense debate on and off the Internet. Some Internet users search for Ye's personal information and post it all online. The issue soon brings tremendous changes to the families of both the journalist intern and Ye's boss.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Kaige Chen
Production: Vitagraph
  3 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
37
Rotten Tomatoes:
15%
Year:
2012
117 min
106 Views


she cries on the boss's shoulder.

lsn't that a sign of a successful company?

Why put such a vulgar spin on a noble act?

Ma'am

come look at the TV.

Let the old man have the seat.

Playing deaf now?.

Sir, ma'am says come watch the TV.

l've never seen such a thing.

Never seen such a type.

What?

What type is that?

l told you to give your seat to the man.

Shen

lf l'm only half

as refined as her,

your life's pretty tragic.

She might've had any number of reasons.

But what she said next to the old man...

is what makes this truly jaw-dropping.

lf you want to sit, sit here.

You... Someone reason with her!

You're out of line.

He's old enough to be your granddad.

Do you talk to your granddad like that?

They call this news? Mountains out of molehills.

l think Miss Ye has character.

Love really is blind.

Say it is. What can you do to me?

From now on, stay away from my office.

Ruoxi

how come only you got named in the credits?

lt's true. Jiaqi shot it. l was there.

Why do you get all the credit?

lt's the first thing you've had on TV.

How's it feel?

Feel?

Like the other kids ate my candy.

lt's true you shot it.

But in a restaurant

who's more important, buyer or chef?

Clever.

But Jiaqi did you a favour - not vice versa.

Nonsense.

So a trainee shoots some footage.

lt needed my name to get on the show.

That's me helping her, isn't it?

Don't attack the truth-teller, OK?

Shut up and finish your business.

This story's going to be huge.

Then it's your huge story.

Capture a few more stories like this,

and you'll have a bright future.

l'll give your career a big push.

So l'll still be relying on you.

Of course. lt's work.

Must we horse-trade among ourselves?

Don't listen to your cousin.

Survival of the fittest, Jiaqi.

Believe me, it's how the world works.

This one's 7000 a square meter.

You two love looking at things you can't afford.

Who's in my ear every day about it?

l want a home...

lt doesn't have to be big...

When l'm sad, l'll think of it...

Forget it. Stop singing.

Worst comes to worst we rent our whole lives.

Jiaqi

get the laundry in. lt's gonna rain.

Yang Shoucheng

take out the garbage.

What's wrong with you?

What's wrong with you?

l bought you the mobile yesterday.

Today you lose it?

So it got stolen.

l'm sorry, okay?

But those photos we took last night -

l said don't do it, but you insisted.

Then you have to get it back.

That's how porn gets made.

Stop smirking.

lt's not that serious.

lt's just amateur stuff. Who'd recognise you?

Cut the crap.

You'll be fine.

But l might be a celebrity one day.

lf the photos got on the net, l'd be screwed.

They'd definitely blackmail you first.

Well, there goes the house deposit.

No. You have to hunt it down.

To the hunt!

''Check da link. lt's by me.''

''l can tell. Sharp as.''

''l wanna keep digging. Give a hand?''

''4 sure.''

''Sunglasses Girl's going viral.''

''They'll rip her to shreds.''

''Line up here to sit on S-Grl's lap!''

''Moral midget! Cyberstalk her! Some beauty!''

''Harness net power, cyberstalk her.''

''Verdict's in - labour reform!!!''

See you soon, cousin.

Ruoxi

good program on Sunglasses Girl.

So you saw it.

Huge response. lt's the topic of the day.

Morning, Ruoxi

Morning

Ruoxi

Morning

Ruoxi Ruoxi

Fab program, really fab.

How'd you do it?

Sit here.

Shes just like me.

Brand labels top to toe. The real deal.

Even the sunglasses are Armani.

Only the face is fake.

l do like her bag.

Who's buying one for me?

Raise my pay and l will.

Dream on.

lsn't that Ruoxi? Quite the celebrity.

Do you know, after that broadcast...

the station earned 130,000 from texts alone.

Ruoxi, we're all happy for you.

Thank you director.

Why don't you do something for the website?

Get us some more hits.

Sure. l'll give it some thought.

l'll do my best.

Ruoxi, what if

there aren't many callers?

Goodness.

Ruoxi, The experts are here.

Let's go.

''Return my mobile,

l'll buy u a new one.''

lt was a bit out of character.

lt's true, l wasn't myself.

l'll find a way to make up for it.

lf you want to sit, sit here.

This society's a pressure cooker.

Who doesn't need to let off steam?

l'd like to go wild sometimes.

But Miss Ye -

the media's like undercover cops - everywhere.

lt was bad luck to walk into their sites.

Just like...

when my wife walked in on us that time.

Director Shen.

How much? Tell me.

One million.

A million?

l'd like to know...

just what kind of trouble you're in.

l need the money...

to save a life.

That's noble.

Miss Ye,

why not go on a business trip with me one day...

This sort of thing won't happen again.

May l take leave from today?

Okay. But keep your phone on.

The keys to the safes.

The name cards...

of all the most important clients.

You're only away for a week,

you'll be back.

Why all the fuss? Silly thing.

You always liked this, yes? lt's yours.

You really are an original.

lt's all ''she's gorgeous'' and ''all over a bus seat''!

Too exciting.

lt's like, oops, now you're a celebrity.

Xiaohua,

Don't forget to water the plants.

Relax, l will.

''Sunglasses Girl's name is Ye Lanqiu.

She's No. 1 secretary to the boss of Situo.''

''Can anyone work out...

Why an executive secretary was on a bus?''

''Join the discussion.''

Professors, before we go on air,

let's have a preview of your thoughts.

Sure. Sure.

''See all 1251 comments.''

''Today at 10:
30 we revisit Sunglasses Girl.

Have your say.''

l agree with Professor Tan.

Mencius said only a saint

can resist female beauty.

External beauty, internal beauty -

Sorry to interrupt.

That's all a bit highbrow.

lt'd be better if you disagreed.

Don't be afraid of argument.

Don't sing in harmony, okay?

Thank you both.

Relax. lt's yours.

That chick in the photos has a hot bod.

''lnward transfer: 1 million RMB.''

What?

What type is that?

You... Someone reason with her!

Could you turn up the volume?

l didn't want to.

That's all.

Did Miss Ye refuse to give up her seat?

No, its just that she's too pretty.

Even the old man flirted with her.

Where are you?

The cafe by the ABC Bank. Join us.

This is my cousin.

l totally disagree with Prof Xu.

Forget the rest - on the issue of privacy

something happens to a pretty young lady

and her name

her phone number

height, weight, and place of work

even the name of her first boyfriend

are splashed all over the net.

Professor Tan, l believe

the public fury over this ugly incident

shows a superior side of the Chinese character.

lt's not about privacy.

Far from it.

Don't turn it off.

Let's watch.

A good deed benefits the doer as well.

ln the end, everyone is looked after.

Okay, now we'll take our last caller.

Hello? Hello.

Hello? You're on air.

Now there's a listener calling in.

l'm one of your viewers.

There's something l want to say.

That girl on the bus is a ''little mistress''.

A professional homewrecker.

Flirting is her hobby.

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