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Hungry Ghost Festival

- Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our charity auction!

First up, smooth sailings to the new owner of this sailboat.

Bids start at $10. Name your price!

- $200!

-$300! - $300 bid.

- $400! - $400 going once.

$400 going twice!

Cantonese opera

-$600! - We have $600 here!

$600 going once. -$700!

- $700 over here! Will you give me $800?

Anyone?

Going once, going twice...

Sold! Friend, you'll have smooth sailings indeed!

- What's so special about it? I wouldn't buy that.

- Whoever takes this home will have all their desires fulfilled,

and their fortune will bloom like flowers!

A deal for the community, bidding starts at $50!

-$600! - We have $600!

- $700! - $700 over there.

-$800! - $800 over there!

$800 going once!

-$900! - We have $900!

Will you give me $1000?

- $1000! - We have $1000!

We have $1000! Will you give me $1100?

- $1100! - We have $1100!

' $1200! _ $1200 going Once!

- $1300! - We have $1300!

$1300 going twice...

- $1500! - We have $1500.

Alright, $1500..

- $1600! - We have $1600!

- $1700! - We have $1700!

We're at $1700! $1700 going once. $1700 going twice...

-$2500!

This lady has bid $2500!

Will anyone raise?

Going once!

Going twice.

Going three times!

This lady has good taste!

This jade vase is now yours. We'll move on now to this ivory fan.

- Please come with me. - A great deal indeed!

Bidding starts at $50!

- I'll crush you!

- I'm telling mom!

- Why, you two naughty boys...

Why are you fighting again? Get up!

Get up!

Why aren't you in bed at this hour?

You're lucky your father hasn't come downstairs.

It must be Grandma and Auntie! Let's get the door!

Grandma! Auntie!

- I knew I heard your voices. - Mother.

- Why aren't you upstairs in bed?

Come, give me a kiss.

- Auntie, did you bring us snacks?

- Yes, here you go. - Thank you!

- Let's see!

— Stop grabbing!

- It's chocolate! - Don't fight.

- Quiet down.

- Give it to me! - Go upstairs.

- It's mine! - Give it to me!

- Don't fight, I'll help you divide it.

- Where's Ji Cheung? - In his study.

- Come in.

Mom, you're home.

- Why are you still up?

You'll be tired at work tomorrow.

- We have a board meeting tomorrow.

- Your brother's been in Japan for so long.

I'm just preparing.

Do you know how his inspections are going?

- I received a telegram from him saying he'll be home soon.

- I see.

- Mom, how was the charity auction you and Ching attended?

Did anything strike your fancy?

Nothing really piqued my interest,

but your sister-in-law bought a jade vase.

They said it would...

Fulfill her every desire.

- Ching, what's wrong?

What's the rush?

- Oh, nothing.

Nothing at all.

- Oh, Ching...

Will you come shopping with me later?

- I'm not feeling very well and want to lie down.

- It's over there, let's go!

Go on.

Hey, let's get out of here!

- What is this?

It doesn't look like a vase...

- Yeah...

Which way is up? - Let's see?

- How funny...

Will Auntie get mad at us?

No way, she loves us.

Hey, look here.

This is so ugly.

- Yeah...

- Why does Auntie like this thing?

- How would I know?

- Give it back!

- Auntie... you've never yelled at us before...

Why do you want this thing?

- Yeah... - Give it back!

- Hi Ching. - Hello, Ching.

Ching?

- What's wrong with her lately?

- I think... it's probably no big deal.

- She's changed.

She's never yelled at the kids before...

Why is her fuse so short now...?

- Don't worry, mother.

You know... women are just like that...

Maybe her husband's been in Japan for too long.

It'll be fine once he comes home.

- I sure hope so.

- Young master, you're home so late.

- My flight was delayed.

The luggage is outside, please take it upstairs.

Sister-in-law. - You're back!

I'll wake up Grandma.

- Don't wake her. I'll see her in the morning.

- Sure.

- Where's my brother? - Singaporean merchants are visiting.

They're having dinner in Aberdeen.

Your wife is waiting for you.

You better get to your room. - Sure.

Alright, goodnight then.

I'll see you in the morning. - See you in the morning.

- Ji Wung! - Ching!

How could you!

- Stay away from me!

Ji Wung, what is it?

- Ji Wung, what's wrong with your face?

- How did this happen?

' Wung!

' Wung!

Ching!

- Mother! - Ji Wung!

- Ching, get a hold of yourself!

Mother! Mother!

The Funeral of Cheng Ji Wung

In Grief

They are with us as their likeness is with us

- You should get some rest.

- It's Mom, let's go!

- How do you feel?

- I feel nauseous.

- Lie down and get some rest, alright?

- Why are you still up?

- I think something is off with Ching.

" Off?

What's wrong?

- It just doesn't add up...

Your brother was in Japan for six months.

There's no way she's pregnant...

- Go to sleep.

I'm flying to the States in the morning.

- Ching...

I'm in great pain...

It hurts when the worms bite...

Ching...

Ching...

Come keep me company...

They are with us as their likeness is with us

- Daughter-in-law...

- Mother...

Don't strain yourself.

- I'm a mother burying her children...

I don't want to live anymore!

They died so horribly...

- No penalty from heaven or earth, no penalty from yin or yang.

- Mother, don't be so sad.

Stop crying, Mother.

- By the power of the Heavenly Lord of Dao and his virtues!

Seal the coffin!

From the east to the west...

- Mrs. Cheng, the priest will guide the spirits, please lead the way.

- Mother, take a seat.

- Bitter is life, may your spirit find peace in the afterlife.

- Master, is something wrong with them?

- Yes.

They are stuck in limbo.

We call this dwelling in the yin.

- Dwelling in the yin? - That's right.

Because their life force was not depleted before their death.

And so they are unable to reincarnate.

So, they will become wandering ghosts looking for bodies to possess.

I've used a charm to prevent their restlessness and keep them in place.

They will reincarnate in twelve years' time.

Remember, under no circumstances can you move their resting place.

Long live the five emperors, Peace and safety upon the family.

- The final round is between Ngai Sai Wong against Kent Cheng.

Begin!

Kent Cheng wins!

- Quit it, Kent's back, let's go!

- Welcome home, young master. - Hello, Uncle Fook.

Bobby!

Bobby?

Bobby.

- Kent, you're a champion! - All in a day's work.

Where's mom and dad? - By the pool.

- Let's go. Bobby!

Hey, who's that?

- I think she's Mom's older or younger sister's...

It's a bit complicated... Ask Mom yourself.

- Hi Mom, Hi Dad!

Who's the girl?

- My sister's goddaughter.

She's visiting from Singapore.

Jojo!

- What is it? - Come here.

- Alright.

- This is my son.

- My name is Kent.

- You can call me Jojo.

- Dad, I won today's finals.

- The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!

You're all sweaty, go take a shower.

- Jojo, did you say you needed reference books?

- Yes.

- Kent, take Jojo shopping if you have time.

- No need, my office is full of books.

Help yourself.

Kent, lthink I'll throw a party in a few days.

- I don't think that's necessary, Dad.

I win tournaments all the time!

- It's not all about you, Kent.

Dad means to introduce Jojo to friends and family.

- It's for your grandmother's birthday. Did you forget?

- Eat your dinner.

- Go pick up Grandma tomorrow, alright?

Help yourself.

- Uncle Kwun. - Master Kent.

How have you been?

- Not bad. Here to pick up Grandmother?

Shall I go get her? - No need.

We'll go in ourselves...

Grandmother must be in the ancestral hall.

- Does she pray a lot? - Yes.

Over there.

Grandma.

Grandma.

_ Mafam.

- Grandma, this is Jojo.

She's my aunt's goddaughter.

She's visiting from Singapore.

Grandma, are you ready to go?

- I'll be ready to go once I finish this prayer.

Take a walk around first.

- Sure.

- Put it back.

- HGY-

What's this room?

- It was my uncle's room.

I almost forgot to light an incense for them.

- Can I come in?

- Sure!

Come.

- Hey, your uncle was quite good looking.

- Yes.

- Odd...

- What is it?

- Why is your aunt covered?

" Jojo!

- Other than lighting incense, we shouldn't touch anything!

If she knew, she'd be so angry.

Let's go.

I'm going to check on Grandma. Wait for me downstairs.

What is it?

Hey, what's wrong?

Jojo! What happened?

- I saw a woman jump onto me from above!

She tried to strangle me!

- There's no woman here...

Are your eyes playing tricks on you?

Grandma, let's go.

Go ahead.

Be careful, Grandma.

- Welcome, Ma'am.

- Come, Grandma.

- Mother's here.

- Hello, Madam Cheng.

Please make yourselves at home and keep dancing.

- Grandma, dance with me?

- Oh, alright.

Be careful! Don't knock your grandmother over!

- We should ask your mother if she wants to move back in.

- Sure, I'll talk to her.

- Have you been doing your homework?

- Some of it.

- Work hard at school.

-|Wi||...

- Uncle Fook, what's wrong?

Where did the power go?

- He almost scared me to death!

- Come, Mother.

- Happy birthday, Mother. - Happy birthday!

- Thank you.

- Mom, blow out the candles.

- Kent, take out the candles.

- Here, let me help you cut it.

- Sure.

- I'm fine, let's cut the cake.

- Mother, cut the cake.

- Help yourselves, don't be shy.

- Thank you.

- The cake is very light.

- Uncle Fook, why are the lights still out?

- We're almost done!

- That dog is very big.

- Ignore him, let's make out.

- Let's keep in touch. - Yes, of course.

- Call me.

- Let me introduce you to Jojo. - Would you like another drink?

" Jojo!

Bobby.

- Bobby, don't!

- Bobby...

- Are you alright?

- Step back.

Bobby...

Bobby...

Run!

What are you still doing here?

- What's happening?

- Kent, are you alright? - What's wrong?

What's the ruckus?

- Don't be scared.

How did this happen?

Did Bobby have rabies?

- We better take Kent to the hospital!

- I'll drive, let's go!

Wai, get Uncle Fook to find someone to bury the dog!

- Alright.

- You can head back first.

- Yes, Master Wai.

- Take another sip.

- Hey, since he's fine, let's get out of here.

- No, I want to stay with him for a while longer.

- Can't you take a hint?

Kent, we'll head on home.

Rest up, alright?

- Go ahead, I'll take care of him.

- Let's go.

- Excuse me.

- Sorry about that...

- What happened to Bobby...

- It's all your fault.

You've been feeding the dog chili peppers to make it more vicious.

- How is that related?

I love chili peppers and I'm perfectly fine!

- How can you compare?

You drink ginseng tea nonstop.

Why is the light on?

- I didn't...

What's happening?

What's happening?

- Start the car, let's go!

Ji Cheung, I'm scared.

- It'll be fine.

Someone's trying to flag us down.

- She looks just like Ching.

- What?

There's no one there!

- Let's get out of here!

- Everyone is fast asleep.

' COming!

- Are you deaf? What took you so long!

- What's wrong? You're making so much noise.

- Mom. - Mother.

- How's Kent?

- He's fine now. Jojo is with him at the hospital.

- You two look awful.

Did something happen?

- I saw Ching just now.

- You must have imagined it.

- I saw her too.

- In that case...

- Wai, are you alright?

Are you alright?

- Grandma...

Help... help me...

- Master Kent, your mother is asking for you.

- I'll be right back.

Mom?

What's wrong? - Nothing's wrong.

I wanted you to try this cake,

and to bring some to Jojo.

- After all your cooking classes, you can still only make cakes?

- You didn't used to complain!

I know... now that you have Jojo,

you no longer need your mom.

- No...

_ HEY,

one more thing, sit down.

I have something to talk to you about.

- What is it?

- Jojo seems like a nice girl.

- She took good care of me in the hospital.

- You're just an overgrown child.

- Help!

Help!

Help! Someone!

- Mistress!

- Help!

Come!

Help!

- Wai, what are you doing?

Stay away!

- What is it? - What happened?

- What happened? - Mom!

Dad! Wai tried to drown Jojo!

- Wai! It could have been serious!

You're way out of line! - Let it go...

- Wai..

Go get changed.

You father's right...

- Jojo, are you really so cold-hearted?

- Don't be like that!

- Jojo...

Jojo!

I really like you.

I don't want to wait any longer.

- If you can't wait, then leave. I don't want to see you.

I never want to see you again!

" Jojo!

Listen to me, please.

The dialogue was so lame!

- Yes! - It was psychological torture!

Come, let's play pool.

- Wai? - Jojo, ignore him.

- Hey, Kent...

- What is it?

We saw him at the top of the stairs, but then he disappeared.

- He's acting funny.

- Could it be related to the pool incident?

- It's in the past, forget about it. Can I get you a drink?

Sorry!

Shoot, we're out of ice.

I'll go get some ice. You can start.

Did I scare you? Come, let's drink.

- Master Wai, what's the matter?

Let me get you a cup of tea.

Get off me!

No!

Help!

Don't look.

- Qpen up!

Qpen up!

- Help!

- How did this happen? - Dad!

Here, let me

- Wai, it's Kent. Open up.

- What could be happening?

- Open the door!

Stop.

- Out of my way!

- Ji Cheung! - Are you crazy?

What are you doing?

Don't!

- Open the door, Wai! - Open the door!

- Dad, let me.

- How could that be...

- I never would have thought Wai capable of such things.

What sort of curse has our family fallen under?

A while back, Wai came into the ancestral hall,

and I thought something was off...

Oh, yes...

You said you saw your dead sister-in-law one night?

- Yes.

You didn't believe us when we told you.

Oh yes... when Kent picked you up for your birthday party,

Jojo knocked over the charms in the ancestral room.

- This is catastrophic.

- I did not want to tell you this,

but all those years ago,

your sister-in-law was seduced by a Tibetan sex demon

and impregnated with a devil fetus.

I used magic to contain the devil fetus.

But man cannot outwit fate.

- Master, what should we do now?

- The demon is not difficult to defeat.

His weakness is the eagle.

Especially the blood of an eagle.

If we spray him with eagle's blood,

his skin will melt and his bones will rot,

rendering him back to nothingness.

- But this demon has possessed my son.

- Master, is there a way of defeating this demon without harming my grandson?

- You can't have your cake and eat it too...

I'm an old man now,

I don't have the energy I used to.

Alright.

I will try my very best

to exorcise the demon from his flesh.

- Mother, do you think eagle's blood works?

- Master must know what he's talking about...

He must exorcise the demon from Wai...

If there's no other way... - What?

- Let's talk about it later...

- The eagle blood isn't working!

- Master, it was my fault.

I should not have swapped out the eagle's blood...

- Kent and Jojo are out quite late.

- The kids probably have plans.

Hmm... where's it gone...

- What are you looking for?

' MY pipe.

How could it go missing?

- Look again.

It's really not here.

- Could you have left it in the living room?

Go take a look.

- It must be in my study.

- Daddy...

- Help!

- Where've you been? I've been looking all over for you.

Hello?

Why didn't you dry off after the shower?

You're dripping wet... it's icky!

Help!

Help!

Help!

Help!

- What's wrong?

What's happening?

- Yeah...

- Let's go upstairs. - Alright.

- Look!

" Mom!

- My leg is hurt...

- How did this happen?

Jojo! Go call an ambulance!

Hurry UP!

Mom!

- No...

No...

Please, no.

No...

No!

- Out of my way!

Jojo!

Jojo,

are you alright?

Wai...

Go!

Jojo, leave!

Get out!

Grandma!

- My eagle blood...

- Brother!

Brother!

Help me, I don't want to die!

Help me!

Brother!

It hurts!

Brother...

- It's no use! Give me the sword.

- Jojo, what are you doing?

- Kent...

- Jojo.

Starring: Eddie Chen, Lu Hsiu Ling

Starring: Leung Shan, Lau Dan

Starring: Ou-Yang Sha-Fei, Chui Mang-Gwong

Starring: Kam Wing Chuen, Lu Bei Bei

Starring: Yu Shi Geng, Man Kwok Wah

Starring: Ho Bak Kwong

Screenwriters: Yeung Kei, Cheng Man-Wah, Lo Ging-Yiu

Cinematographer: Lau Hung Chuen

Editor: David Wu Dai-Wai

Martial Arts Directors: Shui Kwai, Mai Kei

Assistant Directors: Lee Ching-Foo, Wong Hung, Lo Ging-Yiu

Focus Pullers: Cheung Jan-Sam, Mok Chak-Yan

Lighting: Sung Yan-Man

Props: Woo Lim-Pek

Makeup: Cheung Sau-Yue

Special Makeup Effects: Wa Chai

Costume: Jue Yuk-Bo

Set Runner: Hau Yin-Tak

Optical Effects: Yeung Chau-Wing

Music: David Wu Dai-Wai

Dialog: Ding Yue, Wong Ping

Foley: Wong Ping

The End.