Road to Success

-Why beat around the bush? -That's not what I mean. [No Smoking]

[No Smoking] Then what did you mean? You just look down on

our kids with poor grades, don't you? No, no.

I know our kids have always loved football.

to get into a decent university and study hard

Does getting into a good university

really guarantee a stable future? What... What kind of question is that?

-Of course it does! -How could it not? Of course it does.

Isn't that why you became teachers yourselves— because you got into good universities

-is to get into college. -You've never been a struggling student. -Ms. Lin. -So what do you know?

I'm not trying to argue. I'm just not sure.

but we also need to be considerate of the parents' anxiety. Exactly.

-Education can change your future. -That's right. Playing less football and scoring even one point higher— that's a good thing.

And football isn't likely to lead anywhere anyway. Better to just stop.

-Really? -You're kidding, right? -Yeah. Is that even possible? -Is that possible?

You're so young, yet you sure talk big. Exactly.

[Provincial Liberal Arts Top Scorer] I-Isn't there a photo? [Lin Wanxing of Yongchuan Experimental High School]

Even if you're the top scorer on the college entrance exam, can you guarantee

Anyone can make big promises. Besides, what can one semester's grades

-Lin Lu's quitting too. -All this talk, we might as well have them quit the team right now.

I can help them get into their ideal universities.

to help them keep playing football without falling behind in their studies

and get them into good universities together.

-Should we believe her? -Well... Ms. Lin, right?