Dark Matter

Dad, Mom, how are you?

The stars are shining down on your son!

Take care of yourself.

As an undergraduate in Beijing,

I studied the famous Reiser model.

Don't forget to write, ok?

Now I have the honor

to work for the great man himself.

Under his supervision,

I will make important discoveries,

and bring honor to our family.

Liu Xing?

- Here!

Oh, come in.

Liu Xing? Am I saying that right?

- Yes.

This is the highest score we've ever had

on the qualifying exam, you know that?

Yes.

It's a great pleasure to meet you,

Professor Reiser.

We don't go for all that formality here.

Just call me Jake.

Sit down.

- Thank you. Thank you.

Have you read my cosmic string theory?

- I read about it in Beijing. Very good.

Uh huh. Good, good.

So, sit down, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit.

- Thank you.

What we're doing here is we're creating

a model, a computer model

of the early universe based on my theory.

Have you done any

computer model work in Beijing?

Uh, yes, but very basic,

because computer there is very slow.

Hmm. Well, ours here are very fast.

State-of-the-art as a matter of fact.

Until next week.

Yeah, I think so.

So how would you like to join our team?

It would be my great honor.

- Okay. All right.

Listen, my assistant Hildy will get you

set up with all the redshift data

and everything you need with the

computers. And welcome to the team.

My door is always open.

- Thank you, Professor Reiser.

Just call me Jake.

- Thank you, Professor Jake.

Okay.

Could you close the door on your way out?

Yes, thank you.

- Okay. Welcome to the team.

Thank you.

- Okay.

Ah. Good meeting? Yeah?

- Yeah.

Redshift data. Reiser Model.

- Thank you.

Okay. Codes.

- Thank you.

You know where the lab is?

- Yes. Thank you.

Down the hall, to the left.

Okay, bye.

EARTH:

Are you new?

- Hello.

Have you eaten?

- Yes. Hello.

Take the cable.

- Put it back.

Why?

- Don't you get it? It's private property!

How can airwaves be private?

You can ask the cops on your way to jail.

They love arguing these technicalities.

Bullshit.

Im coming. Oh, yeah!

Keep turning it, just like that.

Picture, picture, Old Wu!

Yes. Oh, I'm coming.

Oh, yeah!

Oh my God, Im gonna come!

Can't we just get a new TV?

You're gonna make me come!

I'm coming!

Oh, yeah! Oh, God!

Im cumming. I'm cumming. Im cumming.

Why are they always saying "Im coming"?

Where are they going?

You don't know?

It means "rain clouds gathering

about to burst".

I'm coming.

Welcome to Bible Study.

I am Reverend Hollings.

And today, we have food

provided by the Auxiliary,

which I thought

we would have afterwards, but...

Or we can do it this way.

I see we have three new students here.

Welcome.

Let's do our study. Yes?

Behold...

I hear the church does a lot

to help foreign students.

We can get a free ride to the supermarket

and buy some cheap stuff.

They also give away furniture.

The King said to the servants...

Oh, here you are.

- Hey. Hello, Mrs. Silver.

Oh my God,

am I interrupting a little prayer?

No, I think I made it... I'm late.

Okay. I thought I was early.

- Uh, no, it's, it's just, it's just fine.

Let me introduce you.

For those of you who haven't met

this lovely lady, this is Joanna Silver,

a great patron of Chinese culture

at the university.

And one of the most caring

members of our community.

Very elaborate introduction

for somebody who's just a driver.

I'm here for the field trip.

Does anybody want to go?

Yes, the field trip.

- We should probably take off fairly soon.

Oh, look at how many there are.

- Yes.

Here he is.

I thought you might have forgotten us.

No, no, no, no.

My meeting went late. Im sorry.

Okay. Anyways.

So some of you can get in here.

And well go...

Get in there, three, three in there.

Where are we going?

- Pioneer Village. Youll love it.

Thank you for doing this. Yes?

What's the name of the car?

- Oh, it's a Jaguar.

Jaguar.

- Yes, we should probably all get in.

Uh, could I sit here?

Yes, you could sit there,

but let me just open the... Oh!

Thank you.

- Thank you.

Pile in, fellows. Okay. Very good.

How many miles per gallon?

- Miles per gallon?

Who would ask me that?

I have no idea. Sorry.

So, youll follow me. Right?

- Okay. Bye bye.

Oh, God.

Cool sound system! What's the music?

- its Bach. Do you like it?

I like it.

- Bach?

I know him.

Bach's harmonies are very mathematical.

Yes, but at times very moving too,

I think.

To me, mathematics can be very moving.

I am scientist.

You certainly are.

All right, seatbelts.

Go!

Did the cowboys live here?

- Cowboys lived here?

Oh, no. Actually, no.

This is all a reproduction. its a fake.

There should be a cowboy.

Yeah, it would be more fun

if there were cowboys.

But, you see, the first people

who settled here were homesteaders.

They were farmers, and they had sheep

and they had cattle and...

No, they didn't have cattle.

They had crops and I don't know what else.

In the shop there are souvenirs.

There are cowboy things

like guns and things.

I wonder who

the fastest gun in the East is.

I guess well never know.

Hmm.

Professor Reiser.

- Call me Jake.

Now, we're cookin' with gas.

- Thank you.

Listen. Do you think you could get

to the next stage by tomorrow?

'Cause I have a journal deadline.

Of course. No problem.

- No problem?

No problem.

- Great.

Thank you, Professor Reiser.

How do you say I love Beijing in Chinese?

I love Beijing students.

Thank you, Professor Reiser.

- Thank you.

Let's get out of here.

- Yeah. Im late for my night job.

Why is he sleeping here?

- No idea. Let's wake him up.

Comrades!

Good morning.

We must strengthen our body

to protect our country!

The People's exercise starts now!

What time is it?

- its past 8:
00.

Liu Xing. Morning.

- Hi. Morning.

What are you doing so early?

You look exhausted.

I have this most urgently

for Professor Reiser.

Oh, well, no, you don't

need to see him now.

You should be home in bed.

- He need it for article deadline.

That doesn't need to be in

till Thursday afternoon.

Are you sure?

- Yeah, Im positive. I'm sure.

Oh.

- Yeah. You have time.

Okay.

Do you want to wait for him?

- Yes.

Okay. He should be here very soon.

All right? - Okay.

Professor Reiser!

Hi.

I have finished.

- You're done?

Yes.

- So early?

Yes.

You see, in second run I adjust the

parameter of Omega for a better result.

This is excellent work, Liu Xing.

- Thank you.

I'm giving a talk at the Early Universe

Symposium a little later this summer.

Would you like to join me?

- Thank you very much.

Yeah?

- Yes.

Great food, free booze and beautiful,

albeit high-strung women.

Strong.

- Strung.

Hot chicks. Okay?

- Hot chicks?

Thank you, Professor Reiser.

- Jake. Call me Jake.

Thank you.

- Jake.

Dad, Mom , how are you?

I've been very lucky recently.

I am the number one assistant

to Professor Reiser.

Also, I met a nice Lady named Joanna

who loves Chinese culture.

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