Original subtitles

Timming: Akminarrah

Height: 1,75m Weight: 75kg

''Please choose shower length: 3, 5 or 7 minutes.''

SHOWER

What do you think about my idea?

Really! The idea itself is worth millions!

Listen to me:

The pace of our lives is getting faster every day.

Who can afford to spend their whole day in a bathhouse?

Look at the fast-food stores:

A new one opens every day! They all make money!

Know why? They're fast!

Whoever listens to me will make a fortune on this one.

Give me a break.

If you're such a big shot...

fix the neon sign you installed for me!

Old man, you know I always fulfill my obligations.

''Your obligations''! I've already waited three months!

You have to understand...

there's been an increase in the price of materials.

You're going to have to come up with some more money...

to make the light operational.

Lie down!

''The Way to Success''

'' Bathhouse''

'' Big Legs'' has escaped!

Where'd he go?

There he is.

There he is. Don't move, don't move.

Where?

There?

No, over here!

Older brother...

And Dad?

Dad!

Dad!

Er Ming...

Er Ming...

Er Ming, what does this picture you sent me mean?

Dad's sleeping and this is me.

Why did you send it to me?

I missed you.

You scared me. I thought that Dad...

Do you concede defeat? I'll beat you again tomorrow.

Hey, I'm not worried.

Tomorrow I'll bring Godzilla.

Bring him on!

Take care.

We'll see!

See you tomorrow.

You're back on business?

Uh, no.

I came to see you and Er Ming.

Can you still eat northern food?

Yeah, it's delicious.

Can you get this kind of noodles down south?

Once in a while. The sauce is no good, though.

How have you been?

All right.

I can eat, I can sleep and I can work.

I sent him this!

Mr. Liu! Mr. Liu!

It makes me happy that you had a chance to see your brother.

Relax. Loosen up.

Easy, easy.

There you go. Try the shoulder now.

Hey, much better!

You and your wife...

always coming to blows over the littlest things!

That bitch!

No matter how nice I am, she always beats on me!

Hey, Daming. Is that you?

When did you come back?

Today.

Long time no see!

What brings you home?

Just visiting.

I'll leave you guys alone. See you tomorrow.

Mr. Liu, thanks so much.

- Don't mention it. - Bye!

Let's go and change.

Hello. It's me.

Nothing serious. Everything's fine.

I misunderstood.

I'll be home in a couple of days.

Okay. Bye.

Want to race?

Race!

One, two...

three!

Er Ming, look!

I won!

That doesn't count!

L... let's go.

Why don't you take a bath?

I'm okay.

Are you sure? I can fill the tubs.

I've gotten used to showers.

Done.

Good morning.

Oh, hi there.

Hey, how's everyone?

Meet you inside?

Mr. Liu! Good morning.

Morning.

I don't believe this! Cricket-fighting this early?

Who's fighting who?

Boss, he wants a back scrub.

I'll be right over.

That doesn't count!

Why not? I won. Don't be a sore loser!

What have you been feeding him?

Nothing special.

Just tell the truth.

You fed him ant eggs, didn't you?

I did not! I did not!!!

You didn't?

Then why is he so energetic? I'm no fool!

Even Godzilla isn't that tough. That kind of stamina is impossible.

I've been training him.

Bullshit!

He's on steroids!

If he were a swimmer, he'd be banned from competition for four years!

You're the coach. You'd be banned for a year!

Oh, you're the only one who can win?

If you can't take losing, don't play!

Are you saying I'm afraid of you?

This type of conduct is unsportsman like and immoral.

I'm not talking to you again. Hear me?

I'm not going to play with you anymore!

Who cares!

We'll just have a bath to seal our victory.

You should be ashamed of yourself at your age, you cheater!

What's going on?

I've put up with your tricks for long enough!

Okay, okay.

Look at the smug expression on his face!

You'll get yours.

Hi, here for a bath?

I came to see you.

What's up?

I didn't get a chance to talk to you yesterday.

There's some things we need to discuss.

Okay.

I've got a new idea, Daming.

This is serious business.

I'll have fi fty hot-dog carts.

I'll set them up on all the busiest street corners.

A hot dog and a soda is a standard combination.

Ten yuan for a hot dog and soda. Everyone can afford it!

It's almost too easy!

I've been working on the business plan for a year.

Each cart can do over 50,000 yuan in business a year.

With 50 carts...

we're looking at about 3 million yuan in business a year.

I even have a name: ''The Big Dog.''

Each cart will have a '' Big Dog'' logo and a good-luck charm.

What do you think?

Sounds good.

I'm a little short of money.

I have other ideas, even better than this one. All I need is an investor.

All of these ideas are money makers!

Oh, I forgot.

Your dad asked me to repair the neon sign the other day.

The price has gone up.

He needs to add another 1,200 yuan.

41, 42, 43...

44, 45, 46...

47, 48, 49...

You're two seconds short of the record!

Hezheng gave me an additional bill for the neon sign: 1,200 yuan.

That little weasel!

He doesn't finish what he starts, and he still thinks he can cheat me.

- Think you can beat me? - Yeah!

One, two...

three!

I'll go buy my ticket home tomorrow...

I won. I won!

- Hi! - Hi! Where are you off to?

- We're going to a movie. - See you around.

Er Ming, lean back.

Dad!

Dad! Dad!

What are you yelling about!

Dad, I bought this for you.

- Come and try it out. - Okay.

Get up, Er Ming.

Lean back, Dad.

This is a back massager.

Here's the remote control.

It feels great.

Yeah, great.

Thanks, son.

I'll go get my ticket now.

Go ahead.

I want to go too.

Okay.

Let's go. Er Ming.

Come on, Er Ming. Let's go.

Stop it! Er Ming!

What the hell are you doing?

Quit it, Er Ming! I'm sorry.

That's enough now. Get out of here!

The next available ticket is at 10:10 tomorrow morning.

That's fine.

Please fill out the reservation form.

Please check to make sure it's all correct.

He hasn't shown up, has he?

I'll keep looking.

Did you find him?

No.

- Did you call the police? - Yes.

They'll find him.

Mr. Liu, don't worry too much.

All you can do is wait.

Have some water.

Hey, where are you going?

Go on, follow him!

Why are you following me?

Where are you going?

Where am I going? I'm looking for my son!

I'll go with you.

You're not needed here. Go away!

Go the hell back to Shenzhen.

You're his older brother. Look what you've done!

If you aren't willing to take care of him...

don't take him out with you!

You don't care about him at all.

Tell me, why the hell did you come back? Why?

I came to see you.

You came to see if I was dead!

I know that you don't respect me or what I do.

I've done this all of my life and I do it well.

Every time I see an old customer, I'm happy.

You want to do big things.

You want to make big money. Go ahead!

Er Ming and I are fine without you. Why did you come back?

I've already lost one son.

I can't lose you both!

''Closed''

''Open''

Where did he go?

Who knows? He came back covered with dirt.

At least you know that he can find his own way home.

You won't need to worry so much next time.

It's been so many years. This is the first time...

He's grown up now.

There will be more problems like this.

These houses are the same as they were when I was a kid. Nothing's changed.

They're much older now.

They don't even keep out the rain anymore.

They just need to be fixed up.

These houses are like old people.

No matter how hard you try to fix them up...

they're still old.

They're still special.

This is where I've spent my life.

Go on inside. You'll catch a cold!

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Master Liu!

Master Liu!

Dad, take some medicine.

You'd better go see a doctor.

No. I'm fine.

I've just got a cold. Nothing serious.

Are we opening today?

Why not? I'll be out in a minute.

Dad, get some rest.

Er Ming and I will take care of everything.

Good morning!

Good morning!

Are you taking over for your dad?

No. He's not feeling well today.

What's wrong with him?

He caught a bit of a cold last night.

He ought to take better care of himself.

He's not a young man.

I've kept the usual place open for you.

Hello.

Stop! Stop singing!

You're making me crazy!

This is a public bath, not a karaoke room!

If you want to practice your terrible singing, go the hell home!

What? What are you doing!

Mr. Zhang!

Your wife is at the front door cursing and looking for you!

Let her curse. I'm staying right here!

You goddamn loser! You think you're safe in there?

You think you've escaped?

You think I won't come in there after you, don't you?

No! You don't have the balls!

You bastard!

You'd better never come out! Let's see how life in the bathhouse is!

Fine!

Er Ming. Come over here.

Has she left yet?

I knew that she didn't have the nerve to come in.

Where are my clothes?

Where are my clothes?

Who took my clothes?

I did.

Give them back.

I gave them to her.

Who told you to give them to her?

She told me to give her.

Goddamn bitch! She needs a good whipping!

Yeah! A good whipping!

Dad...

...drink this and get a good sweat going.

Sorry I made you waste your return ticket.

No problem.

I'm all right.

Go back home and get back to work.

''Haircut''

''Shower''

''Fire cups''

''Massage''

''Back scrub''

"Pedicure''

Don't buy more food than you can carry.

All that food. No wonder your shoulder hurts.

I bought two new crickets. Wanna have a look?

No. I wouldn't dare!

Your crickets are so great.

What if I can't take my eyes off them?

I'm not begging you.

What a sore loser!

You still can't admit defeat.

I can't believe you have time for a bath.

I have some free time today.

Locker number three.

Okay.

See you.

- Right, talk to you later. - Okay.

It's for real this time.

They've already had a formal meeting.

By the end of October...

the whole district is going to be torn down.

Be prepared.

Official notification should be very soon.

Sorry, I've got to go.

- Will the three of you be bathing? - Yes.

He has to be here. His car is parked outside!

Go check the bathroom.

Did you think you could hide?

Give me another couple of days. Please!

Shut up! We're gonna settle this now!

Please! I'm not hiding from you.

I can't go outside like this.

Just let me get dressed! Just give me two more days.

Stop it!

What's going on?

What do the three of you think you're doing?

He owes me money.

That has nothing to do with me.

Right now, he's in my place and he's my customer.

Inside these walls, I'm responsible for him.

If you want to take a bath, that's fine.

If you want to start trouble, that's not okay.

You're right. We'll wait outside.

Listen, you little asshole...

if I don't get my money today, you'll regret it big-time.

Let's go.

I think it's time that you stopped dreaming...

and got a real job.

Take these 20,000 yuan and take care of the problems at hand.

- Thanks so much. I'm sorry. - No problem.

- I'll pay you back as soon as I have money. - Okay, get going.

Thanks a lot.

Dad, isn't it true that this area is going to be torn down?

That's what they say.

They've been talking about it for so long...

I don't know what to believe.

They're going to build high-rise buildings here?

I heard it's a shopping mall.

What are you going to do?

I don't know. We'll take it one step at a time.

I can't stand it anymore!

She's on my back all the time. I've had it!

I'm going to divorce her. I mean it this time.

Is it okay if I live here for a couple of days?

No problem. Go grab your usual spot.

I�ll go grab a bottle.

We'll have a drink and talk about it.

What's the real problem between you two?

I don't know how to say it. I'm afraid you'll laugh.

It started two years ago.

She went to take a shower at the public bath.

She wore the gold necklace I gave her. She used to wear it every day.

It was a wedding present I gave her.

As soon as she's naked, along comes a thief.

The thief grabbed the necklace from her and ran outside.

The thief thought that there was no chance...

that a naked woman would chase him.

But guess what. My wife did!

The street was packed with people.

No one had everwitnessed a scene like that.

Imagine this: A woman, totally nude...

yelling and chasing someone down the street!

The thief never expected this and practically froze with fright.

Running as he looked over his shoulder...

the thief tripped over the curb.

My wife pounced on him, grabbed the necklace and cursed him out.

Man, did word travel fast!

I heard about it right away.

You know what?

She came home and proudly told me the story herself!.

She thought she was a hero.

I was so mad I slapped her.

I told her that she had lost the little face that our family had.

Shut the fuck up!

From then on, our marriage has been in shambles.

You know, in Northwest China...

there are some areas so dry...

it doesn't even rain once a year.

People don't bathe there.

It's not that they don't want to. There's just not enough water.

The well is dried up.

Go home and come back next week.

What do we do? We only have two days.

Do we have any grain left?

Not much. Barely enough to eat.

Go.

There is one special local custom.

Young girls must take a bath...

on the evening before their wedding day.

That girl was Er Ming's mother.

I've got to be honest.

I can't get hard anymore.

Since then, every time I see her...

I can't...

There's nothing I can do.

I just can't.

The only thing I can do is get divorced.

- Help me out with something. - Sure. What?

Take Jinhao to dinner afterwork. I have an idea.

Okay.

Hi, Dad.

- How was dinner? - Great.

Go have a good hot bath.

I put some special medicine into the pool.

It should take care of your problem.

Really? I've tried everything!

This medicine is very special.

Hurry up. The water's getting cold.

All right.

Er Ming, let's go.

Dad, can I go with you guys?

Okay. Let's go.

Tired? Let's sit and talk.

You're out of shape. You should exercise more often.

The doctor says that kid...

has a minor psychological problem.

He can't get up the nerve to sing in front of people.

Are you going to sing or not?

If you can't sing, let other people have their turn to .

Dad, I'll come back to see you and Er Ming often.

I'm okay.

Don't take what I said the other day too seriously.

I was angry.

Er Ming and I are fine.

You have things to take care of at your new home.

Next time, bring your wife back. I'd love to meet her.

Okay.

48, 49, 50...

51, 52, 53.

I beat the record!

Dad, let me scrub your back for you.

Hold on a second. I'll be right back.

Don't worry. I'll be home soon.

Another two days.

Okay. Bye.

Dad, ready?

Dad!

Dad!

Dad!

DAD!

For a period of five months...

this specially constructed shell will protect the beetle larva.

The shell will provide the perfect environment for development.

After the larva is hatched...

there will be a four-month development period.

The ugly larva will eventually grow...

into a beautiful beetle.

The body of the dead mother lies by the side of the shell.

She has worked hard and ultimately sacrificed her own life...

to ensure the life of her offspring.

She will forever lie in a grave of her own construction.

The larva's destiny is out of her hands.

A drought could make all her work for naught.

The small beetle faces the same dangers as the giant elephant.

Only time will tell...

if the fruit of her mother's labor will survive the whims of nature.

That night...

darkness brings a heavy down pour...

refreshing the dry plain.

The plain is refreshed...

greatly increasing the chance of survival...

for the fruit of a parent's labor.

We're not opening today, Er Ming.

Stop working. We're closed.

Er Ming!

Dad's gone.

Dad's not coming back. He's dead!

Our dad is gone?

Er Ming!

What are you going to do?

They are going to tear down this place anyway.

I'll take Er Ming to live with me.

I can't take him right away. I've got to arrange things first.

I've got to make sure that my wife is prepared to accept the situation.

Er Ming could stay with us for a while. We can take care of him.

No, that would be too much trouble.

What areyou talking about, ''trouble''? We'd be happy to look after him.

I think that it would be better...

if he left this environment for a while.

Don't worry. I'll figure something out.

You can bring these with you tomorrow.

Er Ming.

Yes, I'll be back for him in two months.

Thanks very much.

Don't worry. We'll take good care of him.

Er Ming, please listen to the nurses.

I'll be back to pick you up soon.

Er Ming.

Good-bye.

What are you doing?

Leave me alone! Leave me alone!

Leave me alone! Dad!

Er Ming!

Er Ming!

Er Ming!

I didn't make my flight.

Dad passed away.

My father passed away!

I don't know. Nothing seemed wrong.

I was about to scrub his back...

when you called.

He passed away while I was talking to you.

It was so unexpected.

He had just told me...

to bring you back for a visit.

It happened so fast.

I still can't believe it.

Actually, he'd been sick for a long time.

I had no idea.

There's something else I need to tell you.

My brother's retarded.

I should have told you earlier.

I wanted to, but I just couldn't.

I'm so sorry.

Now my dad's gone. What do we do about my brother?

I have to take care of him.

I want to bring him back, okay?

Hello?

''Open''

Er Ming, I'll scrub his back.

You go welcome our customers.

Good morning!

Come in!

Here's your tea.

What, no one to compete with?

Nobody plays with crickets anymore.

Where's Mr. Wu?

I haven't seen him for a long time.

Didn't you hear?

All of his crickets got crushed!

How did that happen?

It's like this: His neighbors were moving.

The movers knocked down his wall.

The wall crushed all his crickets.

He was so upset, he got sick and hasn't gotten over it.

Want to race?

One, two, three...

Why are you worrying about the light? The whole street is being torn down.

Your dad always wanted to have it working.

I had to make it light up once before it was too late.

''Neighborhood Culture Party''

Next, a round ofapplause for ''O Sole Mio''...

performed by Miaozhuang.

Are you going to sing or not?

Next! Next!

Where are you moving to?

Fangzhuang area.

That's not too bad. I'm moving to Daxing.

- Quite far from downtown, isn't it? - That's right.

Cricket-fighting opponents won't be that easy to find.

I've thought about it.

I'm not going to raise any more crickets.

Why not?

You don't know?

What?

Crickets can't survive in multistory buildings.

Really?

I'm serious.

I know someone who moved to live in a high-rise last year.

Guess what.

As soon as they left the ground floor...

all his crickets died!

If he had known, he would have set them all free.

I didn't know.

Well, no more fun in the future.

Fun? I don't worry about that.

I worry about whether...

the new community has a bathhouse.

If not, where will we go to take a nice bath?

- Am I right? - Right!

We bought a gas heater and will install it in our new house.

Then we can take romantic private showers at home.

Shut up! Romantic!

Taking a bath here is a lot more luxurious.

Yeah! It's so nice and warm here and there's so much laughter.

What are you doing? What?

He's crazy!

Are you out of your mind?

- We're here to help with the move. - What is he doing?

Er Ming! Er Ming!

Er Ming! Er Ming!

What's the matter?

They're just movers. What's going on?

Er Ming! Er Ming!

Er Ming!

Er Ming!

Dad told me they were going...

to take a bath in a far away lake.

This was a very special and holy Tibetan lake.

The water not only washes your body...

but also your soul.

The lake can cure all sorts of physical and spiritual ills.

Anyone who is religious must make a pilgrimage to the lake...

once in a life time.

The old woman and her granddaughter...

lived very, very far from the lake and had to walk for many months.

Finally, the weather turned cold...

and the little girl thought that she couldn't go any further.

She asked her granny, 'Are we almost there?''

Granny said, "Almost.''

The little girl asked again...

''Isn't it too cold to take a bath?''

Granny said...

''This is a special kind of bath.

We can only make this pilgrimage at certain times.

The next time won't be for 12 years.

I'm afraid I will no longer be alive then.

We must reach the lake before the end of this year.''

Sometimes a simple thing like taking a bath can be so difficult!

I understand you don't want to leave...

but the bathhouse is going to be torn down.

It's just like Dad leaving us.

You've got to face it. It's hard for me too.

I've been very selfish and never told my wife about you.

I'm not quite sure what she thinks.

But no matter what...

we're not leaving each other ever again.

Being together is the most important thing.

I think Dad would be very happy if he knew.

''Heaven Showers Us With Blessings''

Timming: Akminarrah (Nov2007)