E7 - A Bartender's Resolve

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[00:01] Kamishima
    Come on. A welcome drink means
     one thing and one thing only.
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[00:05] Kamishima
    You go into your room,
    open the fridge, pull out a beer...
[00:12] Kamishima
    And "ahh!" That's about it.
[00:15] Yukari
    Well, that might be good
    enough for you, Boss.
[00:19] Miwa
    In five-star hotels,
    guests who stay in suites receive
[00:24] Miwa
    a welcome drink, champagne,
    fruit, and a flower bouquet.
[00:30] Nishizawa
    A hotel bar is the first place
    a traveler visits in a different country.
[00:35] Nishizawa
    It determines their first
    impression of that country.
[00:38] Nishizawa
    The welcome drink is also
    a foreign guest's first drink in Japan.
[00:44] Nishizawa
    It would be best to serve a memorable drink.
    One that leaves an impression.
[00:49] Miwa
    So, on that note,
[00:51] Miwa
    Judy-san and Leslie-san,
    we would love to hear your thoughts.
[00:56] Judy
    I really think it should be one that makes
    the feeling of being in Japan sink in.
[01:00] Leslie
    In the past, when I stayed at a Japanese inn,
[01:03] Leslie
    I was given a zunda rice cake and
    zunda shake. It was a real surprise!
[01:06] Yukari
    That would definitely have an impact!
[01:09] Nishizawa
    The welcome drink was originally
    something sweet for tired guests
[01:14] Nishizawa
    who traveled from far away,
    to comfort them after an exhausting trip.
[01:19] Miwa
    The important thing is
    to show them hospitality.
[01:22] Miwa
    That one drink has to let the guest know
[01:25] Miwa
    that the Cardinal welcomes them
    from the bottom of our hearts.
[01:29] Leslie
    And it's nice if it's something flashy.
[01:31] Judy
    And something seasonal!
[01:33] Nishizawa
    Developing this menu is an important task...
[01:36] Miwa
    So that's why we're here.
[01:38] Yukari
    Please, Sasakura-san! Well you help us
    develop our welcome drink menu?
[01:44] Ryu
    I wonder this every time, but why me?
[01:47] Yukari
    You always say that, but then
    end up helping us anyway.
[01:51] Yukari
    We're counting on you again!
[01:56] Ryu
    Welcome.
[01:58] Miwa
    Chen-san?
[02:00] Yukari
    Huh? Senpai, do you know
    this guy? He's so hot!
[02:05] Miwa
    That's Kelvin Chen from Bar K.
[02:08] Yukari
    Huh? Bar K? You mean Kuzuhara-san's place?
[02:13] Chen
    Sasakura-san, please let me work here.
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[03:51] Ryu
    You want to work here?
    What about Kuzuhara-san's bar?
[03:55] Chen
    I was forced to quit.
[03:57] Miwa
    You mean you were kicked out?
[03:59] Miwa
    Why?
[04:02] Ryu
    Why don't you take a seat for now?
[04:04] Chen
    Sure.
[04:08] Chen
    Yamazaki, straight.
[04:11] Chen
    Please give me a little water to add.
[04:13] Ryu
    Very well.
[04:17] Ryu
    Here you are.
[04:19] Chen
    Thank you very much.
[04:27] Chen
    Where should I even begin?
[04:33] Chen
    Do you know this hotel?
[04:35] Ryu
    I'm not really familiar
    with that sort of place.
[04:38] Yukari
    You don't know it? It's super famous.
[04:42] Miwa
    It's a hotel in Singapore, right?
[04:44] Chen
    It's my father's hotel.
[04:45] Yukari & Miwa
    Huh?
[04:46] Yukari
    You mean you're the heir
    to that famous hotel?
[04:50] Chen
    My brother was actually
    supposed to take over.
[04:55] Chen
    He was much older than me,
    and my parents' pride and joy.
[05:02] Chen
    But before he was able to
    take over, there was...
[05:07] Chen
    an accident. Right when the
    cherry blossoms were blooming.
[05:12] Chen
    We came to visit Japan as a family but
    couldn't see the cherry blossoms together.
[05:19] Chen
    I'm my brother's replacement.
[05:22] Chen
    I was sent to work at Bar K
    to study customer service.
[05:27] Miwa
    So, why did you become a bartender?
[05:30] Chen
    I was only doing what my father told me.
[05:33] Chen
    Well, until that tour we took together.
[05:40] Chen
    That's the first time I seriously thought
    I wanted to be a bartender.
[05:45] Chen
    But then, when I told my father
    that, he made me quit.
[05:51] Miwa
    Oh, no.
[05:52] Yukari
    How cruel.
[05:53] Chen
    My father is coming to Japan
    soon to take me home.
[05:58] Chen
    But if I can get him to recognize
    my skills as a bartender,
[06:01] Chen
    I might be able to change his mind.
[06:04] Chen
    Sasakura-san, please, I want you to
    teach me how to make the Glass of God!
[06:10] Chen
    I want to be able to make the perfect drink!
[06:13] Chen
    One that will force my father
    to acknowledge my abilities.
[06:17] Ryu
    That I cannot do.
[06:20] Ryu
    The Glass of God isn't
    something you learn from others.
[06:25] Chen
    But still...!
[06:27] Ryu
    The one thing I can do
    is give you a place here.
[06:31] Ryu
    I'll talk to the owner about it.
[06:34] Chen
    I understand.
[06:36] Chen
    Thank you very much.
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[06:55] Yukari
    I wonder how it's gonna turn out.
[06:57] Miwa
    It sure is taking a long time.
[07:00] Yukari
    Well, of course it is. It's absolutely
    crucial that it convinces him.
[07:05] Miwa
    But he always makes them so
    quickly. This is so unusual.
[07:10] Yukari
    "Always"? What are you
    talking about, Senpai?
[07:14] Miwa
    Sasakura-san's welcome drink. What else?
[07:18] Miwa
    Wait, what are you
    talking about, Yukari-chan?
[07:21] Yukari
    Chen-san, of course!
[07:23] Yukari
    Today is the day his father arrives.
[07:28] Lee
    Take me to Ginza.
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[07:35] Yukari
    Oh, I'm so nervous!
[07:37] Miwa
    I'm sure it'll be all right.
[07:40] Ryu
    Take a deep breath, Chen-kun.
[07:42] Chen
    Okay.
[07:55] Ryu
    Welcome.
[07:56] Chen
    Welcome.
[07:58] Chen
    I've been waiting for you, Father.
[08:04] Chen
    Please have a seat.
[08:09] Lee
    Just one drink.
[08:11] Chen
    All right.
[08:32] Chen
    Here you are. A Singapore Sling.
[08:42] Lee
    Check, please.
[08:44] Ryu
    Very well.
[08:46] Chen
    But he hasn't even taken a sip.
[08:50] Lee
    Your flight is in one week.
[08:53] Chen
    I'm not going home!
[08:54] Chen
    I'm serious! I've decided
    to become a bartender!
[08:57] Lee
    Serious? And yet you still don't
    understand a thing about service.
[09:04] Lee
    Thank you for watching over my son.
[09:06] Ryu
    Not at all.
[09:11] Chen
    Please wait, Dad!
[09:13] Chen
    Just give me one more chance!
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[09:21] Yukari
    It'll be fine!
[09:23] Yukari
    You'll get it next time. Next time.
[09:26] Miwa
    I tasted your Singapore Sling afterwards,
[09:29] Miwa
    and I thought it was delicious, Chen-san.
[09:34] Ryu
    Chen-kun,
[09:36] Ryu
    why did you choose a Raffles style Singapore
    Sling as the one drink to serve your father?
[09:42] Chen
    Because Singapore is the one thing
    connecting me to my father.
[09:47] Ryu
    That's it?
[09:50] Ryu
    A Singapore Sling can be made
    Raffles style or Savoy style,
[09:56] Ryu
    but these days, it's more common
    to make it Savoy style.
[10:00] Ryu
    Is there a reason you chose
    the more difficult Raffles style?
[10:05] Chen
    Well...
[10:07] Ryu
    Have you heard of the word "hospes"?
[10:09] Chen
    No.
[10:10] Miwa
    Don't you mean "hospice"?
[10:12] Taisho
    It's Latin. It means someone
    who watches over guests.
[10:15] Taisho
    In ancient Rome, there were
    people who would reach out
[10:19] Taisho
    to help travelers who were tired or hungry.
[10:22] Taisho
    Just like me.
[10:24] Yukari & Miwa
    Wow!
[10:25] Yukari
    That looks so good!
[10:27] Ryu
    The English word "hospitality"
    originally came from hospes.
[10:32] Ryu
    It's also the origin for words
    like "hotel" and "hospital."
[10:35] Ryu
    Bartenders are the same.
[10:37] Ryu
    They make drinks for weary travelers,
    for the guests who sit before them.
[10:43] Ryu
    How did your father look that day?
[10:50] Chen
    He seemed exhausted.
[10:53] Chen
    I was only thinking
    about showing off my skills
[10:57] Chen
    and didn't pay attention to my father,
    who was sitting right in front of me.
[11:01] Miwa
    When he said you don't understand service,
    that must have been what he meant.
[11:09] Taisho
    C'mon in.
[11:10] Kyoko
    It's so hot!
[11:14] Chen
    Hello.
[11:16] Kyoko
    So it's all riding on that second chance, huh.
[11:19] Yuri
    Chibariyo!
[11:21] Chen
    Chiba...?
[11:22] Yuri
    Uh, it's an Okinawan word
    that means "do your best."
[11:26] Kyoko
    Do your best, okay? Chen-kun.
[11:29] Chen
    I will.
[11:31] Ryu
    Hey, you two, how's your prep
    for the Cocktail Award going?
[11:34] Kyoko & Yuri
    Ugh.
[11:36] Yuri
    I can see it in my mind, but still...
[11:39] Kyoko
    My enemy is time.
[11:42] Kyoko
    I have to make drinks for all of
    the judges at once in a limited time.
[11:48] Kyoko
    I never do that, so I'm not used to it.
[11:51] Kyoko
    Please tell us what to do, Sasakura-san.
[11:55] Ryu
    It's all about practice.
[11:57] Kyoko & Yuri
    Ugh.
[11:58] Ryu
    Beyond that, you just have to
    build up more hidden ice.
[12:03] Kyoko
    Hidden ice?
[12:05] Ryu
    Yeah.
[12:06] Ryu
    Like an iceberg that is held afloat
    by the part that's hidden under the water.
[12:11] Ryu
    You should watch movies and plays.
[12:14] Ryu
    Look at paintings.
    Read books. Listen to music.
[12:17] Ryu
    Develop an artistic sensibility
    that's reflected in your technique.
[12:21] Ryu
    Feeling love, feeling pain,
    feeling sadness, feeling regret...
[12:26] Ryu
    All of that will help you.
[12:29] Ryu
    There isn't much time left until the awards.
[12:31] Ryu
    Build up your bartending skills
    and do your best!
[12:34] Kyoko
    Okay!
[12:36] Yuri
    By the way, Sasakura-san,
[12:38] Yuri
    Uehara-san told me that you once
    won a famous cocktail contest.
[12:42] Chen
    Oh? Is that true?
[12:44] Kyoko
    Please tell us more.
[12:46] Miwa
    I've been wondering about that myself.
[12:48] Miwa
    What kind of cocktail did you make?
[12:51] Ryu
    That's enough talk about work.
[12:54] Taisho
    "Whereof one cannot speak,
    thereof one must be silent."
[12:58] Miwa
    Huh?
[12:59] Taisho
    From Wittgenstein's
     Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus.
[13:03] Ryu
    Oh, geez.
[13:04] Ryu
    That's what you get when the bar owner
    is a Kyoto U philosophy major.
[13:07] Kyoko
    What? You went to Kyoto University?
[13:10] Yukari
    You don't seem like that type at all!
[13:11] Taisho
    That's enough from you.
[13:12] Miwa
    Oh, right, Sasakura-san. How's your
    welcome drink recipe coming along?
[13:17] Ryu
    Sorry, I'm sort of struggling with it.
[13:20] Ryu
    I should have it by the start of next week.
[13:22] Miwa
    I'll look forward to it.
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[13:29] Nishizawa
    And this is?
[13:31] Ryu
    A Kir Royal.
[13:33] Leslie
    Royal?
[13:34] Judy
    How is it different from a Kir?
[13:37] Ryu
    A Kir is made by combining white wine
    and crème de cassis at a ratio of three to one.
[13:43] Ryu
    If you use champagne instead of
    white wine, it becomes a Kir Royal.
[13:48] Ryu
    It's famous for being
    a somewhat luxurious aperitif.
[13:54] Nishizawa
    This doesn't taste like cassis.
[13:56] Ryu
    Correct. I used kyoho grape wine.
[14:00] Ryu
    This one has pear wine,
    and this one fig wine.
[14:05] Judy
    Delicious!
[14:07] Leslie
    It's very good!
[14:09] Kamishima
    Well, it does taste good, but...
[14:13] Nishizawa
    Is this a Glass of God?
[14:16] Miwa
    What's going on?
[14:19] Miwa
    That isn't like Sasakura-san at all.
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[14:25] Ryu
    I'm terribly sorry.
[14:27] Miwa
    No, cut that out!
[14:30] Miwa
    We're always asking too much of you.
    We should be the ones apologizing to you!
[14:36] Ryu
    No. I wasn't able to serve my
    customers well. I'm ashamed.
[14:41] Miwa
    Are you feeling ill or something?
[14:43] Ryu
    Huh?
[14:44] Miwa
    You usually think of great
    drinks on the spot. So...
[14:50] Ryu
    A bartender makes cocktails to soothe
    the soul of the one person sitting before them.
[14:58] Miwa
    That's the same thing you told Chen-san.
[15:01] Ryu
    Yes, I guess you're right.
[15:04] Ryu
    No matter who your guest is, sometimes
    they may be feeling hurt or lonely.
[15:11] Ryu
    One drink from the bartender
    should be able to soothe those feelings.
[15:18] Ryu
    That's why I might not be fit to create
    welcome drinks for guests I've never met.
[15:26] Miwa
    So that's what you meant.
[15:29] Miwa
    "Soothe their soul," huh?
    That's a lovely way to put it.
[15:38] Ryu
    That's something I learned from my mentor.
[15:44] Miwa
    Your mentor, Sasakura-san?
    I'd love to meet him someday.
[15:50] Ryu
    Do you have work after this?
[15:53] Ryu
    If you don't mind, why don't you allow me
    to make you a drink to apologize for today?
[15:57] Miwa
    All right. Thank you very much.
[16:20] Ryu
    A Gin and Tonic.
[16:26] Miwa
    Delicious!
[16:29] Miwa
    It tastes totally different than at other bars.
[16:32] Ryu
    The amount of tonic, the shape of
    the ice, the method of stirring...
[16:37] Ryu
    Combining those small efforts
    is how a pro creates his flavor.
[16:42] Ryu
    That's what I've always believed.
[16:44] Ryu
    When I'm unsure, when I lose confidence
    in myself, this is the cocktail I always make.
[16:50] Ryu
    Like after the mistake I made today.
[16:52] Miwa
    Sasakura-san, you really
    don't need to worry about that.
[16:56] Ryu
    This is how I get back to my roots.
[17:00] Miwa
    I feel like I lucked out, getting
    to drink something this delicious.
[17:05] Ryu
    On the contrary, you gave me an opportunity
    to rehabilitate myself. Thank you very much.
[17:11] Miwa
    Oh, good. He's back to his old self again.
[17:16] Miwa
    Okay. I'd better get going.
[17:24] Chen
    "Soothe the soul"...
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[17:34] Ryu
    It's today, right? Your father's visit.
[17:36] Chen
    Yes.
[17:38] Ryu
    The important thing is
    to learn from your mistakes.
[17:41] Ryu
    That's pretty much
    the only thing I can teach you.
[17:46] Chen
    How many mistakes did you have to make
    to become the person you are today?
[17:50] Ryu
    Good question. So many
    I don't want to remember.
[17:55] Ryu
    Hey, was that a laugh?
[17:57] Chen
    I apologize, but that gave me
    a little confidence boost.
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[18:08] Ryu
    Welcome.
[18:11] Chen
    Welcome.
[18:15] Chen
    You appear to be well rested today. I'm glad.
[18:18] Lee
    Have you started to actually
    think about your guests?
[18:22] Lee
    So, what do you plan to serve me today?
[18:40] Lee
    Raffles style didn't work out,
    so now you're trying Savoy style?
[18:45] Lee
    You're nothing but a disappointment to me.
[18:49] Chen
    I want you to see it, Father.
[18:53] Chen
    The scenery we were
    supposed to see that day.
[18:56] Lee
    What are you talking about?
[19:06] Lee
    Is this...?
[19:11] Lee
    Cherry blossoms?
[19:14] Chen
    Yes.
[19:16] Chen
    We were supposed to go see
    them together as a family.
[19:19] Chen
    Cherry blossoms.
    But then we weren't able to.
[19:25] Lee
    How?
[19:29] Lee
    Japanese craft gin?
[19:32] Chen
    The four seasons of Japan
    are captured in this one bottle.
[19:35] Chen
    Green and jade dew tea for summer.
    Japanese pepper for autumn.
[19:39] Chen
    Yuzu for winter. Finally,
    cherry blossoms for spring.
[19:44] Chen
    Every new spring I experience
    without my brother,
[19:48] Chen
    I think of how I wouldn't have to take
    over the hotel if he was still alive...
[19:53] Chen
    and how the gentle father I knew
    in the past has somehow disappeared.
[19:58] Chen
    I finally realized it.
[20:02] Chen
    That I'm not the only person who
    struggles with feelings like this.
[20:07] Chen
    A bartender makes drinks to soothe
    the soul of the one guest sitting before him.
[20:14] Chen
    That's what I've learned.
[20:16] Chen
    Your regret and anger over losing an heir,
[20:19] Chen
    your sadness and helplessness
    at losing a son,
[20:23] Chen
    your frustration and irritation with me.
[20:26] Chen
    I tried to take your feelings into
    consideration when I made this drink.
[20:47] Lee
    Did you come up
    with this variation yourself?
[20:49] Chen
    Yes.
[20:51] Lee
    Running a bar requires all
    of the skills of customer service.
[20:54] Lee
    Sending you to train here
    was the right move.
[21:01] Lee
    That was delicious. A perfect drink.
[21:05] Chen
    Then... does that mean
    I have your approval, Dad?
[21:09] Lee
    Your flight is tomorrow. Don't be late.
[21:13] Lee
    You are my successor.
    I won't let you become a bartender.
[21:18] Chen
    Dad, wait!
[21:19] Lee
    If you want to make cocktails,
    build a bar in a room at home.
[21:24] Chen
    I want to live my life as a bartender!
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[21:39] Chen
    What else can I possibly do?
[21:44] Ryu
    It's up to you alone now, Chen-kun.
[21:47] Ryu
    If your father won't
    accept it, will you give up?
[22:11] Chen
    I...
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