Original subtitles

Boss, do you have books on silk cocoon reeling machines

Or the textile industry?

Mine is a small bookstore

I don't have technical books

For such books, you have to go to Canton

Thank you

On Industry Building, by Sun Yat-sen

Mentor, Yam Kee roast goose

Your favourite dish to go with wine

Chun-loi

lp Man, it' said you have made a name in Canton

But I am going to defeat you

Chun-loi, stop it

Mind the things here

I told you not to break the things here

Then fight me

lp Man

Zi

I am here as a challenger

You too?

Wait for your turn

Stop it

Chun-loi

Zi, why?

I am here to defeat you

I want others to know

I am a greater adept than you are

Cashier Wah?

No...

You old dog, let go of me

How could you be so harsh?

If he's not stopped, he would kill

Zi...

He's my friend, how could you do this to him?

Then you take care of him

Master Chan, please halt

I never thought I could see the legendary Wing Chun in my life time

My toast to you, Master Yu

You are the disciple of Mr Tsan of Foshan?

I am not worthy

Instead of making my mentor proud

I've had to lie low and almost caused Wing Chun to disappear

You must have your reasons for hiding your martial artistry

Back then Mentor took me as his disciple because of my aptitude

He's a kind man and he failed to see my shortcoming

It's my innate cruelty

Wing Chun for such a man is a terrible mistake

Hence you are looking for the right man

Waiter Coming

Please Here you are

My arm is crippled

Could you write a letter for me?

You can go ahead

A young man lost his heart in Canton

Nothing is what it seems In politics and in the martial world alike

Adrift and knows not where to go

Wing Chun is his destiny

Why don't you go on?

I really can't

But it's my last wish, please go ahead

Master Chan, I would be most grateful

The Yu's Crane School

Mentor... Mentor...

Where's Mentor gone?

To lp Man

A young man lost his heart in Canton

Nothing is what it seems In politics and in the martial world alike

Adrift and knows not where to go

Wing Chun is his destiny

Hey, have you seen Master Yu?

No

Have you seen Master Yu? No, no

Have you?

Have you seen Master Yu?

No

Have you seen Master Yu?

No, no

Excuse me, have you seen Yu Fung-kau, my mentor?

No

Have you seen Yu Fung-kau, my mentor?

No

Master Chan, have you seen Yu Fung-kau, my mentor?

When an elephant gets old

He'll leave his herd and go

to die in the wood

Master Yu doesn't want to be a burden to others

He will find a place for his twilight years

Wing-shing, how are you?

My mentor Yu Fung-kau has suddenly gone

I'm devastated

lp's Mansion

I have read Mr Sun Yat-sen's On Industry Propelling the Country

I've realised that for our country to stand strong among other countries

Besides martial arts and education

We also need...

To Cheung Wing-shing

Please wait...

Thank you

Do I have mail?

No

How long does it take for a letter to get to Canton, and for a reply to get back?

About five days

But it has been eight days

Could it have got lost on the way?

Absolutely not

I wrote down the wrong address?

Please, may I have my letter back

Sure, here you are

Could you read it for me are the addresses identical?

Yes Really yes?

Yes

Really identical?

Yes, identical

Don't worry, if you've got mail

I'll lose no time in delivering it

Thank you

Then see you

Zi...

I've bought you steamed stuffed buns

Thank you

Wing Chun sure is awesome

Zi, this is my home

You just stay here for the time being

You don't have to bother with me

A young man lost his heart in Canton

Nothing is what it seems In politics and in the martial world alike

Adrift and knows not where to go

Wing Chun is his destiny

This's not Mentor's handwriting

Wing Chun

Please sign for it

It's Chan Wah-shun

It's written by him

Cashier Wah

Don't you go

Where are you going?

Hey, where are you going?

I was on the alert

How come you could still hit me

How did you do it?

You want to know? Yes

But I am not going to tell you

Hey, why are you avoiding me?

Why won't you leave me alone?

You wrote this letter?

Your mentor wrote it

I can recognise your handwriting

I've seen you writing

Yes, I wrote it

I understand what the poem means

Mentor wants me to pick up Wing Chun from you

Stop following me

I won't be your mentor

Then tell me how you managed to hit me right on just now

You were behind the wall You couldn't see me

But I saw your shadow

So you could hit me just by looking at my shadow?

I don't believe it

I answered your first question

Only to be bombarded by a new one

Just like what you did when you were small

I should have said nothing

But I would still keep asking

How will you stop?

Teach me

No, no, no

What are you doing here?

You won't teach me Wing Chun

Then repay me my leg

Zi, why?

Just like this

You dare not? Let me show you

Alright, I'll pay you

Zi, how come you are here?

Give way

Cashier Wah

Sit down

You alright?

Why should I not be alright?

I saw blood on Zi's hand

What happened between you two?

You are his friend

Go check him out

I am fine

What's your relationship with Chan Wah-shun

It's not your business

Zi, I said something wrong?

Nothing

Zi, we are brothers

You can tell me anything

Nothing

When did you leave Canton?

Did you see her before you came?

Who?

Cheung Wing-shing

On the day I left, I waited for her by the clock tower for a long time

But she didn't show up, I didn't know why

She decided not to go

How did you know?

She was on my rickshaw

She meant to go, then changed her mind

She said so?

Yes

Hey

Did she say anything else?

Yes

What did she say? Tell me

That you were not right for each other

Maybe in your next life

No, you must have got it wrong

Zi, did you get it wrong?

I don't know, I don't remember

You must have got it wrong

I don't believe she would say such a thing

I have to ask her face to face

lp's Mansion

This tea is not bad

The postman won't be here until four

Man is impatient

You don't get it?

It's like you waiting for me to pass by when you were young

lp Man

Is the postman here?

Not yet

I have a letter for our in-law in Foshan

But my bride is not in Foshan

I have not met our in-law Boss Wong for some time

Dad, have you got it wrong?

You old fool

You got it wrong or did it on purpose?

Our in-laws are the Cheung family

Yes, Brother Cheung died early

But he has a brother who's rather well-known

He is... ambassador to America

Cheung Yam-tong

It's rude to call him by his full name

Uncle Cheung Yam-tong

His niece is Cheung Wing-shing

As in this?

When you were in Canton

Uncle Yam-tong liked you very much

He wrote us about the betrothal

All it needs is your consent

So? You like it or not?

Yes

Good

Then we'll write back to Yam-tong

And pick an auspicious day

See how happy he is

I am so happy today

Dad and Mom told me about our betrothal

They wrote a letter to Uncle today

To talk about our wedding day

lp's Mansion

Have I got mail?

Lp Man, here you are

lp Man, I sure will deliver what you've been waiting for to you

What?

I mean, what will come, will come

Mr Postman, I really don't get what you said

You have a letter to post?

Yes, how did you know?

I've been delivering letters for so long

They sort of speak to me

They've told me about it

I've gotta go

Your wait will not be in vain

Clouds are drifting in the sky

Breezes are blowing on the ground

Breezes are blowing through my hair

How can I not think of her?

What song is this? It's so lovely

It's written by Mr Liu Bannong How can I not think of her

How can I not think of her

Breezes are blowing through my hair

How can I not think of her?

The ocean is in love with the moon...

That's it! That's the song

Boss, sell it to me

You mean this?

How much?

A military government formed in Canton A government reshuffle

Envoy to be sent to Foshan

Read about these in the newspaper

Thank you

Get a newspaper! A military government...

Ng Pak-lam to station troops in Foshan

Foshan

Excuse me...

Have patience... it will soon work

I am patient, just you aren't

I am not impatient

It will be played

I guarantee it, I'll play it to you

It's odd, the song was played from this machine this morning

How can I not think of her

How come it is not working now?

It's broken?

I was pushed and I dropped it today

Hence it's broken

What to do? No playing of that song

What is that song?

How can I not think of her

Her? Who's "her"?

Hey, boss, how come it's not playing yesterday's song?

Just a moment

It's not yesterday's song

This is a radio

You get what's broadcast

You still want it or not?

Of course

Thank you

Hey... please wait

Have I got mail?

You ran all the way here?

I was waiting for you at the junction

You deliberately made a detour?

I am sorry, still no mail for you

It's alright, is there mail for my parents?

Yes, it's been delivered

Thank you

lp Man... hey

Dad, Mom, there's a letter from Uncle Cheung?

You read this

There's been a government reshuffle

The new envoy Ng Pak-lam wants us to go to a meeting

He's from the military government

What's in his agenda?

I've met that Ng Pak-lam several times in Canton

Warlords are the scourge of our country

They fight one another

There's no difference between the northern or the southern cliques

They are all unreasonable

Who's behind him?

I don't know much about him

But Brother Ching-shan knows him well

Then we can ask him to be our go-between

Mom, Brother Ching-shan is not what he used to be

He has changed?

He has been out for so many years

He sure has undergone changes

Ching-shan has been competitive since he was a kid. Ambitious and proud

I'm worried that he's been blinded by immediate gains and will resort to any means

He's been getting too close to those ruthless warlords

What do you think about him?

He only has the revolution in mind

He sometimes is unscrupulous

But he has his reasons

There's not much use going to him anyway

The troops are at the door

We have to dance to their tunes

That's all right Let me go to the meeting

You have some rest at home

Your coughing has been getting worse

Dad, let me go with you

No, you take care of your own business

The meeting should be just for sounding out

Nothing will happen

Why are we wanted?

You've heard of the reshuffle

How will happen next?

Who is that Ng Pak-lam?

Why does he want to see us?

Gentlemen, I am not late, am I?

Or you are just early

Marshal Ng, it is our custom

This seat is reserved for our chairman

Right... That's the custom

Chairman? Who's the chairman?

The lp's family, the wealthiest in Foshan

I am lp Oi-dor, my wife is ill at home

Hence I am here on her behalf

The husband of the chairman

Come on, you sit here

What? You won't take it?

Mr lp is an understanding man

I called you for this meeting

Why can't I take this seat?

Well...

Commander Ng, you are new to Foshan

You don't know our practice

The Foshan Guild elects a chairman every year

He takes care of guild matters

Yes...

What if I say I now call the shots in Foshan, what can you do?

Commander Ng, you are sent by the military government

If there's a government decree

Of course we have to obey it

But it's better to leave the guild for us to run

Right...

You businessmen are ungrateful

I risked my life in the battlefield

Have I complained about it?

You grudged me for a rickety chair

You want a showdown? Alright

Come, take him in

Go in Come on

Director Wong

Director Wong

My men risk their lives fighting in the frontline

Let me tell you

If you won't collect the taxes how can I pay them?

How can I ensure regional safety?

Yes...

I raised loans overseas and you called me a traitor

I asked you for money and you were reluctant to give

The government needs money to run

Let me tell you, the new taxes have to be enforced

You dare play tricks and I'll cut you no slack

Come on in

Carry me

I won't leave you

Halt

Come on, this way

Stay longer Till next time

Marshal, maybe we shouldn't meet in such places again

Too many coming and going

So?

I know you don't mind gossiping

But it's a critical moment for us

We shouldn't risk it

Those lowly people only have money in their eyes

I meant to collect some taxes

And they were so unwilling

They couldn't wait to shut the door on me

Four great towns indeed, wealthy?

What a joke!

Marshal, think about it

After overthrowing the Manchus

We had to fend off foreign invasion

Then there are internal conflicts

The Japanese have killed more than seventeen thousand in Jiaozhou Wan

British pirates are robbing our cargo ships off Fujian

If Foshan is not a haven

Then there're no havens in this country

Taxes, taxes! Why are you telling me about these other things?

I can't wait any longer

I am a military man

Business dealing is not my forte

Marshal, take it easy

If you find it wanting

Slap them with more taxes

Just think up some excuses

See? They won't pay unless you make them

You should know it better than I do

They won't pay unless you turn the screw on them

Once I have the taxes I can add two divisions

Right, and get more weapons heavy and light

Yes, those 75 mm cannons

I trashed a newspaper office a couple of days ago

That Lau Yat-woon is effectively silenced

Those men of letters are empty vessels

They have no guts at all

What's that saying?

They are chicken-hearted

They only excel in blowing their own trumpets

Or shooting themselves at the foot

Flex some muscles and they will be silenced

What about the lp family?

How can we get their money?

I am working on it

Those who are good at making money are cunning

Hence we'll target other businessmen first

Then we turn to the lp family

But it will mean it's over between you and Cheung Wing-shing

You are not worried lp Man will turn her into Mrs lp?

For your conquest, I am willing to give her up

How awesome, to achieve your ends

You will give up your beloved woman

My toast to you

But you are lying

Why will I lie to you?

You think I'll buy it?

That you will let lp Man and Cheung Wing-shing be together?

You will give them a hard time