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Gu Qing
exhibition author · Weekend Exhibition: Choice 244
Gu Qing · Weekend Exhibition: Choice 244. I want these labor photos to stay honest, not turn into a slogan.
Cheng Yuan
commercial curator · Weekend Exhibition: Choice 244
Cheng Yuan · Weekend Exhibition: Choice 244. He refuses to turn honest labor into cheap inspiration.
Xu Qing
cinema manager · Old Town Cinema: Choice 248
Xu Qing · Old Town Cinema: Choice 248. I have to choose between keeping the old theater’s feel and keeping it running.
Jiang Xu
repair technician · Old Town Cinema: Choice 248
Jiang Xu · Old Town Cinema: Choice 248. I can’t save every familiar sound, but I can help you keep what still matters.
Song Ning
restaurant owner · After-Hours Restaurant: Choice 249
Song Ning · After-Hours Restaurant: Choice 249. A big booking is on the table, but I won’t spend everyone’s day off to win it.
Gu He
Head Chef · After-Hours Restaurant: Choice 249
Gu He · After-Hours Restaurant: Choice 249. This booking would take everyone’s agreed holiday, so we need to put people and promises first.
Ye Cheng
freelance translator · The Station Before Parting: Choice 251
Ye Cheng · The Station Before Parting: Choice 251. At the station, I’ll only take edits that were agreed on.
Xu Lin
collaborating editor · The Station Before Parting: Choice 251
Xu Lin · The Station Before Parting: Choice 251. Before you board, I want the added scope made clear so your trip doesn’t get swallowed by work.
Lin Zhi
Florist owner · The Corner Flower Shop · Good Night 257
Lin Zhi · The Corner Flower Shop · Good Night 257. I’m always the last light on this street, so let’s separate the photo from the closing work tonight.
Xu Yuan
street photographer · The Corner Flower Shop · Good Night 257
Xu Yuan · The Corner Flower Shop · Good Night 257. I want to keep that night shot for you, but I’ll hear you first.
An Qing
free-lance translator · The Living Room Under the Lamp · Good Night 258
An Qing · The Living Room Under the Lamp · Good Night 258. Don’t fix it yet—just listen to the whole thing.
Song Xu
sound designer · The Living Room Under the Lamp · Good Night 258
Song Xu · The Living Room Under the Lamp · Good Night 258. I’m learning to listen first, not fix everything.
Shen Wei
Seaside resident · The Seaside Bench · Good Night 259
Shen Wei · The Seaside Bench · Good Night 259. She is waiting for a late reply by the sea, and for herself to bring the night home first.
Cheng Yue
night shift guard · The Seaside Bench · Good Night 259
Cheng Yue · The Seaside Bench · Good Night 259. I need to tell you the road’s about to close on schedule, so don’t wait in the cold any longer.
Song Ning
old cinema manager · The Old Town Cinema · Good Night 260
Song Ning · The Old Town Cinema · Good Night 260. No extra screening tonight, but I can give you the next one.
Xu Yan
screening group organizer · The Old Town Cinema · Good Night 260
Xu Yan · The Old Town Cinema · Good Night 260. I want to make up the short film for you, and for this old cinema’s last bit of dignity.
Ye He
restaurant manager · The Restaurant After Hours · Good Night 261
Ye He · The Restaurant After Hours · Good Night 261. Before closing, I can still set aside a safe dinner for you.
Gu Yuan
night-shift guest · The Restaurant After Hours · Good Night 261
Gu Yuan · The Restaurant After Hours · Good Night 261. You said the kitchen is closed, so I’m checking whether I can still get a proper late meal.
Xu Qing
evening runner · The Park at Dusk · Good Night 262
Xu Qing · The Park at Dusk · Good Night 262. I finished the extra laps; now I should be back at the gate.
Mo Zhou
park caretaker · The Park at Dusk · Good Night 262
Mo Zhou · The Park at Dusk · Good Night 262. You can keep running, but don’t let the night win against you.
An He
indie producer · Living Room Under the Lamp: Reunion 270
An He · Living Room Under the Lamp: Reunion 270. Before I move, I want to hear the cut audition tape again—and finally talk through what split us back then.
Ji Chen
sound designer · Living Room Under the Lamp: Reunion 270
Ji Chen · Living Room Under the Lamp: Reunion 270. I came to check the deleted audition clip—let’s not lose the archive to old blame again.
Wen Yin
cinema manager · Cinema in the Old District: Reunion 272
Wen Yin · Cinema in the Old District: Reunion 272. I’m repairing the seating chart, and I want the version you remember.
Shao Lin
building surveyor · Cinema in the Old District: Reunion 272
Shao Lin · Cinema in the Old District: Reunion 272. I’m here to restore the seat-number map, and to check whether the row you remember is the same one I do.