Touching tale of heartbreak promotes Lenovo S10, rends our hearts in twain
By Paul Miller 
posted September 6th 2008 10:22PM
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i should mention that it's based on a true story. It says so at the end.
My life is based on a true story.
Doesn't really mean much.
Dude that is f&^ked up!!! So sad, so makes me want to buy the S10 ^_^
I'd be crying too, if I was stuck in a plastic bear... :(
This ad would be better if I could order the fucking thing.
Here's a refined translation:
Girl: Here, I'm giving this back to you!
Guy: Okay, fine! Whatever. No, no don't (as in don't make a scene)
Girl: Ahhhhhhhh!
(Bus scene)
Voiceover: He says that I'm too stubborn, rely too much on others (implies him, but just generally means 'others'), and that I'll never grow up. But I know those are all excuses. He belongs to someone else now (he's with someone else).
Guy: I don't want to be your babysitter/caretaker, your parent, your ??? (literally information source), your boyfriend. Please forget me. If you really need help, find me online. I'm always online.
(Girl starts to cry)
Girl: That period was the most difficult time of my life. At that time I was graduating, looking for a job - I've never felt so alone.
(Bathroom on her comp)
Girl: You there?
Guy: I'm here
Girl: Should I put on lipstick for my interview today?
Guy: You look better without lipstick
Girl: Fuck you (literally, "go die!").
(At workplace)
I know that I shouldn't contact him, but instead become independent. I know that Jupiter has 16 moons and I know that the molar (something?) is 8.31, I know almost everything, but...
(Outside chat)
Girl: I lost my papers what do I do?
Guy: Hurry back and get another copy, hurry before they get off work
(girl rushes back)
Elevator scene:
Guy: Elevator creep? Use your high heels!
(Girl stomps guy with her heels)
Bar scene:
Happy dude (coworker/boss): Alright, alright let's all get a round for the success of Xiao Yu (the girl)!
(girl smiles at other guy)
Girl (voiceover): It been a while since I last consulted him, I know it's really time for me to say goodbye - and thank you.
(Guy's apartment)
Girl: Where are you?
Guy: Right next to you.
Girl: Come on, stop kidding
Guy: Really, I'm next to you
(Going through the guy's death cert and med records)
Girl (voiceover): All this time, he had been inside the bear.
(Flashback)
Girl: Answer your phone!!!
Guy: Don't come see me, don't call me. Just forget about me
(End flashback)
Guy: Sorry, but I'm very tired. I have to leave now. It's time for me to go, but I'll never forget about you. You should forget about me. I just want to hug you again, but... don't cry, just smile a bit. Goodbye
(Sea scene/ending)
I will grow up and become mature. I'll eventually get married, plan and calculate, insult others, lie, negotiate debts and barter. Throughout the ages (even as I grow old), we will never meet again, even at world's end. However, you and I, and this world, will always be online.
^^^
I tried to catch all the idiomatic things and the other translators did a good job so props to them (I didn't want to watch the video again heh). Funny video. Chinese culture is just different from Western culture, so to Western viewers, this may seem morose (even inappropriate) for a computer commercial. Enjoy
ok,thanks a lot!
"morose"? that 'em 10 dalla woirds i kep'n hearing about in tha'm... news channels... ya'll best be cairful with 'em heathen languages around these parts... uh huh...
Literary information source = dictionary/glossary/Wikipedia
"I don't want to be your Wikipedia!" : )
I didn't watch the whole thing, but I liked the part where she stomps the dude's toe.
BTW, what OS is that in the pic at the top? I'd assume XP except the icons on the desktop look gnome-ish..
我知道这是联想的新招，看不懂不要紧，但就是别傻的去掏你的银子。
This guy is saying
He knows this ad is Lenovo's new trick.
It doesn't matter if you cannot understand the conversation.
But don't be a fool to actually buy one of them.
you're so smart,do you?
Excuse me,I'm a Chinese,the Asian culture always is different to American,OK?
This looks pretty interesting. Too bad I just bought an EEE PC.
I wouldn't be surprised if this turned into a full fledged tv drama. This is pretty standard fare for them.
Is there a term in Mandarin for 'corny' ??
Hello Lenovo, the emo's want their lugubrious back.
If you can't read and write Chinese you are useless.
Can't wait to get more contracts here in China and take more jobs away from useless white trash like you and get rich providing them to deserving and more intelligent hard working Chinese.
IT today - hopefully other industries later as well.
I sense hate towards China. Why? Are you Americans still mad at the Chinese because they owned you in the Olympics? LOL. By the way, is it a pathetic attempt at self-consolation that you rank the medal standings by total number of medals won, whereas the rest of the World ranks them according to number of gold medals won? LOL
IT?? China practically owns the world of manufacturing and production. Unless I'm heavily mistaken, most of the major tech labels manufacture their goods in China. I always have a bit of a chuckle when I read "Designed in California" In big bold typeface... with "Made in China" tucked away below it :P
I sense hate towards China. Why? Are you Americans still mad at the Chinese because they owned you in the Olympics? LOL. By the way, is it a pathetic attempt at self-consolation that you rank the medal standings by total number of medals won, whereas the rest of the World ranks them according to number of gold medals won? LOL
Uhhh? Did we fall off topic on this gadget blog?
好吧...我只是表达下对弱智广告的不满
Im chinese and im cool with all of you here. =]
Just cut the crap.
This thing is good.
I tried to be fair not to compare....but this ad is really way better than any Bill Gate's or PC vs Mac ad...
I want better /higher quality commercials in US.................
Apples and Oranges really.
one difference between chinese and american television is that chinese tv have ads after the program finishes (although some have ad breaks between programs). therefore there is more time to play an ad, but i guess it also has to be more attention catching to keep the viewer, since they don't have to return to what they are watching. also, chinese pop culture loves to be soppy (just have a look at video clips for songs, movies. true of korean ones too.eg my sassy girl) western ads are short, sharp and to the point. it's just different audiences really, not so much quality.
What the hell lenovo think they're doing ? rofl
what next ? running an entire tv dramas, giving each actors, actresses one Lenovo laptop and cry all over it ?
@ Davidxi
Lenovo laptops are great but cheap price ? cheap price ? what planet are you from ?
Guys, please don't be too worked up. I am Chinese, but I don't think what Gunn said is racist, I think he's just messing around, that's all. And not everyone here is Americans, so please stop attacking American people. Peace !
But I noticed in the video the black S10's not entirely black (as it appeared in some earlier pics). Wonder if the actual product will turn out like that.
Dude, that was so lame. 6 minutes for that? It's basically about a girl's b/f who "goes away" during high school, then she moves on and gets a job and then suddenly she's speaking to someone online. Later on it turns out to be her b/f from before and he supposedly had died. That's why it goes back to a cut scene where he says "don't look for me" and stuff like that and then at the end she says something like one day they'll be back together but not right now. At least that's how much I got but my mandarin is a bit rusty. It was pretty long and lame just for a lenovo commercial.
Who let the cutie out of the iPhone factory?
I think the guy broke up with the girl on purpose because he knew he was going to die soon.
dont like this ad
Engadget: I recommend linking to the "henry jekyll" translation to explain the commercial.
I "Hate" my Yellow Teeth
You haven't seen much Japanese TV ads have you? This is how Asians do their commercials.
Thanks god, at least someone did the translation for us. at first i thought it is a bit corny, but after watching it again and again I think it's quite sad couple with the sad music. meh.
rofl, I always like lenovo commercial, first the sumo, now plastic bear love. rofl what next ?
rofl, rofl, anyway when is this one comming out in the UK, I am really looking forward to this. I hear many praises for Lenovo laptops and I want to try one out.
Anyone knows where I can buy this beauty (I mean the laptop lol) in Germany ?
I'm I the only one who thinks this is Ghost, but with a laptop starring as Whoopi Goldburg and Chucky's bear-cousin? Oh yeah, did you notice the bear has an "x" where his.. should be?
The story for those who don't care.
Boy and GF fight. They break up. She continues on with her life. More dialogue happens. She gets violated. She dates. She finds the guy is dead and leaves the bear. Everybody cries and she keeps the reincarnated bear above her bed and he watches her make out with the new guy.
Ok, I kinda lied in the last part. She just reminisces.
this adv so stupid,,, i should use the word "lame"!
The toy bear is more attractive than S10,, can cry, can sync S10 and with intelligence ...
Watch out you freak,, you are flirting with a toy bot!
I feel sorry for people who are bad mouthing about other country or culture (things). I must say, China will be stronger then USA in recent future, that's the fact. And, you never heard those Chinese saying shit about White folk, atleast not a "Starter". Anyway, I m not trying to pull anything out of this forum. You can keep saying shit White folk. (If MACBOOK Air are so great, how come it is not selling? please give me the fact and no BS).
Wow, literary /= literally
fail
thank god for this ad. i was about to order an s10 not realizing it was a high-tech oujia board. the last thing i need is the unquiet dead IMing me at work.