All language subtitles for Modern.Dynasty.2022.S01E28.2160p.WEB-DL.H265.10bit.AAC-LeagueWEB

Sis, what's so urgent? What's up?

What?

Uncle Lai?

Sis, what happened to him?

Shing, Uncle Kai-lai kept asking to
borrow money from me.

Just now he was following me.

He... He said I had an affair with Marco.

He asked me for $20 million as hush money.

I wouldn't pay him, and we had a quarrel

and suddenly it's like he went mad.

He's trying to push me into the sea!

During the struggle

he bumped into that by accident.

And then...

Did you call the police?

No! Can't call the police. No.

There was just him and me here.

If we called the police, they'd think
I killed him.

It's just an accident.

That's still manslaughter!

Shing, I can't go to jail.

Long-long is still so small.

He already lost his daddy.

He can't lose his mother as well.

And Mom and Dad would be so hurt
to see me in jail.

What shall we do?

Shing

no one knows about this.

Deal with him... and no one would
know it's related to me.

But...

Shing, listen...

You're my only kid brother.

Only you can help me.

No, but...

Shing, listen...

Help me now,
and when we wake up tomorrow

nothing has happened at all.

I beg you...

Sis...

Please...

OK...

OK...

I'll think of a way.

Now listen, you go home first.

I'll deal with Uncle Lai, OK?

And he should have come in a car.

He must have a key on him.

Car key, I...

I will deal with the car too, OK?

(Sweetie, I'll make Chicken soup with
Fish Maw, OK? I'll bring it over?)

(OK)

A daughter?

Thomas, the medication you brought
last time...

I've checked for you.

It isn't for dementia.

What is it? Is it poison?

Don't worry. It's just common vitamins.

Thank you.

What is it, Honey?

Honey, I'll tell you something:
Daddy has dementia.

When did that happen?

I'm not sure.

Sammie has been covering it up for Daddy.

But she swapped Daddy's medication
for something else.

I took a few of those to the lab.

It turned out to be vitamins.

What is she after?

No wonder Father hasn't been quite
himself lately.

But why did Sammie swap the medication?

Could it be she wants Father's condition
to get worse, so he's easier to control?

Where are you going?

To tell Daddy that.

So he'd see who Sammie really is.

Calm down.

Sammie is very meticulous with things.

If you go to her, she'll have prepared
the answer.

It's just vitamins anyway and not poison.

You can't do anything about her.

Then we should just let her?

Why don't we talk to... Uncle Kai-lai
to see if he has any ideas.

Uncle Kai-lai sent a message saying
he's in Malaysia on an urgent matter.

Sammie.

Thomas...

Well... what kind of medication are you
feeding Daddy now?

What? What the doctor prescribed.

What else do you think? Poison?

Well, I'm worried Daddy is confused.

He doesn't know he's taking the wrong thing.

You mean these vitamin pills?

So you know about Father's illness.

Father has been taking his vitamins.

But since his condition got worse

he often got the prescription
mixed up with these vitamin pills.

In case he took the wrong thing,
I've kept these in my room.

Don't worry. I won't get it wrong.

Leave it with me.

It's OK. You're so busy.

From now on, about fetching medication
and reminding Daddy to take it

leave it with me, the son.

Sure, of course. It's about time anyway.

Daddy, how could you not tell me
you're ill?

I am your own son.

Yiu-cho is not around.
Yiu-chung is in Singapore.

There's only you in Hong Kong.

You have so much work in the office.

I didn't want to add to your pressure.

Daddy, Sis Sammie...

What about Sammie?

Nothing.

No matter how much work there is

it's not as important as your health.

From now on, you must tell me
if you're not feeling well.

I know. You too.

If there's anything with the office

remember to get Chloe to share your load.

Don't shoulder it all yourself. Get it?

I will.

What counts most is for you to take care
of your health.

Take your medication and see the doctor
on time.

Don't let the condition get worse.

So Marco and you disagree.

Marco has reservations about me.

It's just that I don't really care about
his other goal

as I am confident to achieve mine.

Just for you...

You and I are the same kind of person.

We just want benefits.

I know him.

But Mr De Rossi, I know you too.

Once you start, you must go through
to the end

and not quit half-way, right?

I told you. We're the same kind of people.

In order to ensure our plan

and protect our interests,

I would like to make a private
agreement with you.

I promise... This is kept between us.

What do you want?

Once you get what you want,

I promise, I won't interfere.

All I need are two things from you.

Tell me.

First, I want to own half of the
pier-top project.

Second, I want to continue to be CEO
of this company.

If you agree, we can then continue.

Well... sounds like to win-win.

Of course, I'll agree.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Why get me here so late?

Marco, I wanted to say

after the buyout of The Masons is done,

no matter what you do, I will back you up.

I've thought it through...

All along, in order to seek justice
for your dad

you've sacrificed a lot.

I shouldn't just care about my own
feelings and overlook yours.

Sammie, I promise

no matter what happens

I won't let you get hurt.

For your sake, even if I got hurt,
I wouldn't mind.

What is it?

What's with you? Guilty conscience?

No. I'm not feeling well.

Are you OK?

Tell you something happy.

Just read a memo.

Auntie Sammie has promoted you
as the CEO's special assistant.

Congratulations!
You're in senior management.

Just an assistant. Senior what?

No. Auntie Sammie is so demanding.

She would promote you

so you must have done a lot of things
for her.

I'm just working for the company.

Auntie Sammie is your own sister.
Everyone knows that.

If people would gossip, they should
have been doing it.

Where's that plate?

What? Oh, right...

What's with you?

I gave you that but you could lose it!

Sorry... I must have dropped it when
I was busy working.

I don't care. Turn the office upside down
but you must find it.

And find Granduncle for me too.

Uncle Kai-lai?

Yes. He asked my kid sister to teach him
how to use the mobile Apps.

He promised to take her out for fun.

But he's not showing up.

His phone is off too. Don't know when he is.

Have you not found new sources of
funding for the pier-top project yet?

Don't let us pick up news outside
before you'd tell us.

We haven't reached our target.

But I guarantee, I will keep working
things out.

Negative news are raging out there.

Our stock price keeps falling.

Would any banks or financial groups
have confidence in us?

Right, with that lot by the new
railway terminus

and the project with Kam Lung,

we were hoping to turn things around.

Now we won't get anything.

Sammie, last time you said De Rossi
wanted to put the $14 billion

into the pier-top project instead.

Can we still work it out?

If so, speed ahead.

I can tell you, Mr De Rossi is still very
interested in our pier-top project,

but the question is

I have to respect Thomas' views.

It's not easy to get him interested
in the investment.

Yiu-tong, what are you thinking?

Even if we're desperate, we can't just
take anything as cure.

Have you forgotten?

That development project for the lot
by the new railway terminus

it's exactly because De Rossi suddenly
cancelled their investment

that we got into big trouble.

I am not going to trust this guy.

All the while you've been taking things
in your own hands. You think you're smart.

If we count on you to save the company,
we're doomed.

About this, I have given it some thought.

We can ask the other side to pay up 100%

before we'll sign the contract.

Then we're secure.

That's quite OK.

Yes.

Let me remind you, De Rossi is known
to be extremely cunning.

How would he really help us?

If this person is not reliable,

why don't we find a source that's more
reliable and secure?

But have you found any?

Yiu-tong, we've given you a lot of time.

Don't just keep talking.

Trust me. I am a Ma.

Would I want The Masons to fall?

Thomas, as I said,

De Rossi cancelled his investment earlier

but out of good faith,
he still wants to work with us.

But the biggest reason is,

he's very positive about
this pier-top project.

He wants to join in.

With a good partner like that,
why must we still hesitate?

What about... since we have everyone
at this meeting

let's take a vote.

Those who agree we should work with
De Rossi, please raise your hands.

You didn't see it today.

Those directors were so carried away
by the thought of money.

It's obviously a trap, but they'd
support Sammie.

No one would listen.

Honey, just relax.

We can only monitor the process carefully.

That's the only way.

What's with Uncle Kai-lai? He's not around.

Couldn't have him on my side.

True. The office is in a mess.
But where is he?

He's always such a weirdo.

Honey, I'll go take a bath first.

The number you have dialed is not
available. Try again later.

Why? His phone has been off for days.

Uncle Sai-keung,

if you see my Uncle Kai-lai over there

please tell me. Thank you.

I totally have no problem with your request

but I have an additional condition.

I hope that you will allocate 6%
of The Masons' equities

as collateral in exchange for the
$14 billion.

No. 6% is too much.

Thomas, it's a huge amount of money
I am providing.

$14 billion.

And the interest rate is quite favourable.

So just a little more guarantee...

6%...

In the interest of the company

what about I'll contribute 3% for that?

We are family.

As CEO of the group, I am responsible too.

What do you think?

I will say "yes", just because the
directors trust you.

OK. Mr De Rossi, once we receive your funds

we shall call this official, OK?

Not a problem.

Happy collaboration!

Happy collaboration!

Oh, one more thing.

You know I've got many things in
business around the world

and I cannot manage everything by myself.

For this project

I've found an agent to help me.

Hi.

Surprised?

A little.

You just took the blame and resigned.

I'm amazed you've found a nice
place to park so soon.

I regret that I couldn't help The Masons
much before.

But this time, sure I will bring more
benefits to the group.

I hope so.

For the shareholders of The Masons
we must work well together.

Sammie.

Thomas.

There's no one else around.

Say what you want.

As soon as we had progress with De Rossi
Marco showed up.

Obviously you're colluding with Marco
and De Rossi.

You're pushing this thing so hard.

What secret plans have you got?

You're mistaken.

I just got to find out too.

I didn't know De Rossi had got Marco
to help.

You think I'd believe that?

Whether you'd believe me

I think you're thinking too much.

Marco is not our employee.

He met De Rossi long ago.

How surprising is it Marco's working
for him?

Think I'm stupid?

You make it sound like you're not
connected with Marco at all.

But anyone can see you're having an affair.

Thomas, do show some respect.

I am still CEO of The Masons

and your brother's wife.

In business or in private
you should show me respect.

Don't say I wouldn't remind you
as a sister-in-law.

If something's going on,

it should be between Chloe and
Uncle Kai-lai.

Mind your own business first.

You've really checked?

Let me know if you find anything else.

Thank you, Uncle Sai-keung.

Honey, who's that on the phone?

It's Uncle Kai-lai's fellow townsman
in Malaysia.

He asked a friend to check with
Immigration in Malaysia.

No records of Uncle Kai-lai's entry.

If Uncle Kai-lai didn't go to Malaysia,
where is he?

Why do you suddenly care so much
about Uncle Kai-lai?

Didn't you find him a pain?

And, I noticed that Uncle Kai-lai
seems to care a lot about you.

I've asked the reception manager downstairs.

He said he's bringing you soup
almost every day.

I thought he's nice to you because of me.

Now it seems it's not that simple.

I am sorry, Honey.

Uncle Kai-lai is my real dad.

What?

I was worried you couldn't accept it
so I didn't tell you earlier.

How could Uncle Kai-lai suddenly
become your dad?

I just found out recently.

He really is my birth father.

Have you got it clear?

It's really complicated.

Lots of intricacies involved.

Honey, don't tell Father and Mother
about it.

I don't want this thing to blow up.

Honey, what exactly is it?

I've never heard Uncle Kai-lai had a wife.

How could he suddenly turn out to
be your father?

Uncle Kai-lai and my mom met in Macau
over 20 years ago.

My mother was...

Let's have a look at some breaking news.

Police Marine received report this morning

a suitcase was picked up by a fishing
boat off the seafront.

Inside was the dead body of
a middle-aged man.

No identity documents were found on him.

Initial investigation says it's a Chinese
male aged around 50-60.

The cause of death is to be determined.

What is it?

Sis, did you see that clip I sent you?

There are many such cases in Hong Kong.

Don't get so nervous.

No, I saw in the news,

that suitcase was the one I used to
keep Uncle Lai's body.

If that goes on, I'm worried the police
would come to us.

What about... let's turn ourselves in?

It's just an accident.

Maybe the police would
believe your explanation.

Listen...

We can never turn ourselves in.

To the police, I am a murderer and
you're an accomplice.

If we went to jail, what's going to
happen to Mom and Dad?

What about Long-long? You want him
to become an orphan?

No.

I'm really scared.

I dream of Uncle Lai every night.

Listen, Shing, only you and I know
about this thing.

So long as we keep this secret well

nothing will happen to us.

Even if the cops do come to us.

I can hire the best lawyers in Hong Kong
to defend us.

Don't think too much.

Less about turning yourself in, OK?

Do you get it?

Thanks.

Cheers!

Cheers!

The latest news...

the 5% stocks buy by our old directors,

the holding of stocks in our hands

has already reached 36%

Great.

You know, in order to strike the
$14 billion deal with you

Thomas used his 3% of shares as collateral.

It looked like Sammie did the same,

but in fact the total number of shares

that they hold will not exceed up to 40%.

Now it will be increasingly easy for us

obtain more shares than them.

And at that time

I can make Thomas Ma

unable to redeem his 3%.

These shares will be included in my name.

Exactly.

You know, with their current
financial position,

I don't see they have ability to acquire

more shares from other shareholders.

So, Mr De Rossi,

now it's time to make an offer to
the Ma's for a takeover.

The time has come.

I've been waiting far too long for
this moment.

Cheers!

Dad, no matter how hard this wait has been,

I think it's worth it.

Now with Sammie on the team

even Heaven is on our side.

We can finally declare war on The Masons.

Hello, everyone.

Who let you in?

I believe you don't find me unfamiliar.

But today I'm here in a different capacity.

And I have an important announcement
for you.

The new financial group formed by myself
and Mr De Rossi

is going to buy-out The Masons.

The offer will be 150% of The Masons'
stock price at closing today.

Great!

Great!

Ma Jin-hung.

I said it long ago there's something
fishy with you and De Rossi.

Fellow directors, do get this clear.

The shares he has on hand won't
qualify him for a buy-out offer.

Of course, just between Mr De Rossi
and me, that's not enough.

But members of this new financial group
also include the CEO of The Masons

Ms Yan Sum.

Is he speaking the truth?

Are you crazy?

You're plotting with outsiders against
The Masons?

These days, The Masons kept falling into
crises. Its stock price has been down.

The former management should
be held responsible.

As CEO of the group, I have made
attempts for reform.

But what a pity, old habits are hard
to change.

The family management style

will only put The Masons into
more bigger crises.

Since that's the case,

I've decided to join hands with partners
with vision

to take over the company

in pursuit of new directions.

I hope you'll understand

The Masons is a boat about to sink.

Why don't we seize the chance to
save ourselves?

As CEO of The Masons, I fought for
and secured this best offer for you.

So I hope you can seize this
wonderful chance

and accept the offer.

That's absurd!

You are CEO of the company

and a daughter-in-law of the Ma's.

How could you collude with some
outsiders on a hostile takeover?

You are betraying The Masons
and the Ma family.

Everyone, don't believe this woman.

She is not thinking for your own good.

At this point, it's most important to
stay united,

to stand together against the buy-out
and safeguard The Masons.

Safeguard The Masons or the interests
of the Ma's?

I don't think you're thinking in the
interest of the directors.

The 150% offer is a great opportunity
for taking a good profit.

Of course, if someone can make
a better offer,

we'd always welcome a reverse takeover.

Don't believe him.

I won't let you have your ways so easily.

Thomas, I also want to know how
you are to stop the directors

from guarding their own interests.

The value of the shares we have on hand
has shrunk anyway.

I find the buyout price offered by
Marco's group OK.

When I first invested in The Masons

I was just after a reasonable return.

That's right.

Now I can make money and go, so why not?

I'd accept it, of course.

That's right.

How could you be short-sighted like that?

All these years, The Masons has made
not a little money for you.

Now when things are not so smooth,
you are jumping ship?

Have a check on De Rossi.

If he really makes it this time

he's going to break up the company
and sell everything they can.

Many of you seated here have fought
along with The Masons

till it grew to this scale today.

Can you really bear to see it crushed
just like that?

Even if you wouldn't support me,
Ma Yiu-tong

you should support my daddy, Ma Sai-wang.

Sammie, how could you join hands with
the outsiders and stamp on us too?

Your son is a Ma too.

If The Masons is taken over,

what do you and your son stand to gain?

De Rossi is always on acquisitions

I'm not surprised that he'd do that.

But you're colluding with Marco to help
De Rossi with this hostile buy-out

how can you face the Ma family?

All the while, The Masons has been
under this family management style.

The management is always
fighting internally.

The business world is like a
battlefield today.

How can we compete with others like that?

After the takeover,

the biggest shareholders of The Masons

will be Marco and me.

In other words, The Masons will still
be in the hands of the Ma's.

I will continue to play CEO,

leading the company on its new path.

The buyout price offered by the new
financial group

is very attractive to the
other shareholders...

Enough. Stop this pretence.

Your ultimate goal is to take over
The Masons for yourselves.

But don't you forget

Daddy is still holding 20% of the shares.

That together with Bro Yiu-chung's
and my shares

it won't be so easy for you to succeed
in this buyout.

You're quite right.

So on this, I want to discuss with Father.

Given The Masons' financial position

you don't have extra cash for a reverse
buyout of the other directors' shares.

Even if you can get a loan and
make it for a reverse takeover,

The Masons will become insolvent,
and really doomed.

Why don't you, Father, consider selling
your shares on hand to De Rossi early?

Then you can get some cash on hand

maybe for Thomas to start a
business himself.

Don't believe her, Daddy.

You, get out!

I am just thinking for your own good.

OK.

I've done my part as a bad guy.

I guess you don't want to see me again.

Maybe it's better for me to leave
the Ma family now.

Sammie

I want to know whose idea it was
with this decision.

Was it yours, or Jin-hung's idea?

It doesn't matter whose idea it was.

What counts is,

I agree with Marco's viewpoint.

I hope you can understand

I am doing this in the interest
of The Masons.

Sammie, Marco...

they kept roping in De Rossi.

I knew there's something fishy.

I just never expected them to,
as family members,

betray the Ma family and betray The Masons.

I can't believe they are sick enough
to do this!

Honey, calm down first.

The most urgent thing right now

is to find a way to stop them in
this hostile takeover.

Sammie is the CEO.

She knows everything about our
financial position.

She knows we can't raise enough capital
to fight De Rossi in seizing the shares.

They're making this offer because they
want to get control over The Masons.

They will need more shares than we have

or even more than half to play safe.

So we still have time.

Don't lose hope yet.

We should first stabilise shares
under our control.

Honey, didn't you say you'd get
Bro Yiu-chung to come back for a chat?

I will. I'll call Bro Yiu-chung

and I'll call Uncle Sai-hing too
to see how he can help.

At the same time, we must visit the
old directors,

to get their support as far as we can

so that they'll see that our family
is united

and pick up confidence in The Masons.

That should make it easier to raise funds.

Honey, you're right.

I must guard The Masons.

I can't lose to Marco and Sammie.

Master, why didn't you tell me you're sick?

Am I not your wife?

I just don't want everyone worried.

I never expected that so many things
could happen.

Master, you're not well now,

and we don't know where Kai-lai is.

Yiu-tong has to take care of everything
on his own.

I don't know how he can manage.

That's why I just called Yiu-tong.

I told him to bring Chloe home.

What? To bring her home?

Now all the more I feel this is retribution.

It's my fault I was so indulged in romance.

I hurt you time and again.

I was wrong. I have failed you.

Kai-lai has already told me.

Back then the two of you set up Kwai-lin.

We're both at fault in this.

It's so long ago. Why bring it up again?

We are not young anymore.

Why calculate so much?

But there's something I must tell you.

Chloe is really innocent in all this.

As an orphan, she suffered so much
hardship since she was small.

Don't calculate so much with her.

Frankly, of the three daughters-in-law

I dote on Chloe the most.

You are right, Master.

I shouldn't calculate anymore.

Whatever you say.

With the support of Chloe

I believe Yiu-tong can make it through
this crisis.

But there's one thing I don't understand.

Sammie was from the outside

but Jin-hung is a Ma after all.

Especially when you treat him as
your own son.

Why would he do something like that?

That's probably owed to the bad seeds
I sowed.

Son...

You have really decided to take over
The Masons?

This is the first step of our plans.

Have you thought carefully about it?

What if something went wrong?
I'm worried you'd regret it.

I knew Uncle Sai-wang would come
talk to me.

I just didn't know you'd come yourself.

Let's not beat about the bush.

I came to clarify one thing with you.

What was it that made you do this?

Justice.

I knew long ago that you got
my father killed.

I am seeking justice for him.

Sis, are you really taking Long-long away?

Your Father and Mother-in-law
are OK with it?

I am the baby's mother.

Long-long should come with me, of course.

Well, Mom has made soup.
She's waiting for us to go home.

Hello? Speaking.

I get it. I'll be right over.

What is it?

The police just told me...

the dead body found earlier in the sea...

it's confirmed to be Uncle Kai-lai.

Honey...