1 00:01:33,070 --> 00:01:34,970 Created and Directed by WONG KAR WAI 2 00:01:37,180 --> 00:01:40,310 EPISODE 14 3 00:01:40,310 --> 00:01:44,480 FLOWER OF ROUTE 13 4 00:01:44,900 --> 00:01:47,110 1990 5 00:02:11,300 --> 00:02:13,590 Ling Zi moved back to Shanghai in 1990. 6 00:02:14,380 --> 00:02:17,720 She rented an attic apartment on the third floor on Jinxian Road. 7 00:02:18,890 --> 00:02:20,390 On the day she finished moving in, 8 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:22,180 she invited me over for lunch. 9 00:02:22,430 --> 00:02:23,720 Who are you looking for? 10 00:02:23,730 --> 00:02:25,640 I may have the wrong place. 11 00:02:26,270 --> 00:02:29,190 Are you looking for the new tenant? 12 00:02:29,190 --> 00:02:30,060 Yes. 13 00:02:31,230 --> 00:02:32,150 Ah Bao. 14 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:33,320 Over here. 15 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:36,990 That's her. 16 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,040 Are you done? Food is ready. 17 00:02:49,590 --> 00:02:51,920 I'm replacing these tiles for you. 18 00:02:51,920 --> 00:02:54,670 Just get someone to water-proof it later. 19 00:02:55,130 --> 00:02:56,840 What's taking so long? 20 00:02:57,010 --> 00:02:58,380 You need help? 21 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:00,010 I'm coming up. 22 00:03:00,140 --> 00:03:02,010 Don't, it's dangerous. 23 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,060 Ling Zi, having mitten crabs? 24 00:03:48,310 --> 00:03:50,690 -Have you eaten yet, Mrs. Zhang? -Not yet. 25 00:04:03,450 --> 00:04:04,370 It's so loud. 26 00:04:04,370 --> 00:04:08,370 Ever since I moved in, I've had to hear that singing everyday. 27 00:04:08,460 --> 00:04:09,710 It sounds nice. 28 00:04:09,830 --> 00:04:11,210 Probably an opera fan. 29 00:04:11,380 --> 00:04:14,340 I hate songs about Lin Daiyu. 30 00:04:14,540 --> 00:04:18,510 She doesn't keep her man, and she dies alone. 31 00:04:18,970 --> 00:04:20,220 That'll never happen to you. 32 00:04:21,090 --> 00:04:22,590 Of course not. 33 00:04:22,840 --> 00:04:24,220 I'm telling you, 34 00:04:24,220 --> 00:04:26,720 plenty of men are into me. 35 00:04:27,060 --> 00:04:30,020 But if I'm into a man, he'll never escape. 36 00:04:30,020 --> 00:04:31,060 Wipe your hands. 37 00:04:32,150 --> 00:04:34,900 I meant I'll visit you on your deathbed, 38 00:04:34,980 --> 00:04:36,440 so you won't die alone. 39 00:04:36,730 --> 00:04:38,320 Save it. 40 00:04:38,900 --> 00:04:40,240 You're not so special, 41 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,110 and your standards are too high. 42 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,870 I'll have to be the one to visit you. 43 00:04:45,030 --> 00:04:47,040 What do you mean, "NOT SPECIAL"? 44 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:49,500 All I'm saying is, 45 00:04:49,790 --> 00:04:53,500 men like you will still be alone at age 40. 46 00:04:54,380 --> 00:04:56,040 You're one to talk. 47 00:04:56,590 --> 00:04:58,630 Worry about yourself first. 48 00:04:59,300 --> 00:05:00,300 What? 49 00:05:00,380 --> 00:05:02,010 You trying to get on my nerves? 50 00:05:02,090 --> 00:05:04,010 I won't live here forever. 51 00:05:04,850 --> 00:05:07,640 One day, I'll meet my Prince Charming 52 00:05:07,890 --> 00:05:09,770 and move into a mansion. 53 00:05:10,140 --> 00:05:11,640 And if you don't? 54 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,860 If I don't, I'll just stay here with you. 55 00:05:15,900 --> 00:05:18,360 I can handle a leaky roof. 56 00:05:24,780 --> 00:05:30,910 I'm 37. Year of the Horse. I have three years until I'm 40. 57 00:05:31,790 --> 00:05:33,540 Weren't you Year of the Sheep? 58 00:05:33,620 --> 00:05:35,040 You remembered wrong. 59 00:05:37,090 --> 00:05:38,090 Done. 60 00:05:38,550 --> 00:05:40,050 Not bad. 61 00:05:40,300 --> 00:05:42,840 You've fixed your girlfriend's roof before? 62 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:44,800 Don't be silly. 63 00:05:46,890 --> 00:05:48,890 The view is nice. 64 00:05:54,190 --> 00:05:57,520 You've enjoyed the view from your girlfriend's roof then. 65 00:06:00,780 --> 00:06:02,400 Is she pretty? 66 00:06:03,570 --> 00:06:04,610 Yes. 67 00:06:04,950 --> 00:06:06,530 Prettier than me? 68 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:08,160 Of course. 69 00:06:10,700 --> 00:06:12,290 Unlikely. 70 00:06:14,580 --> 00:06:15,750 Where is she? 71 00:06:16,250 --> 00:06:17,540 In Shanghai? 72 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:23,420 She turned into a goldfish 73 00:06:23,970 --> 00:06:25,260 and swam away. 74 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:28,970 Nonsense. 75 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,060 Thinking about goldfish on a roof. 76 00:06:34,100 --> 00:06:35,310 Unheard of. 77 00:06:52,910 --> 00:06:54,080 When I was little, 78 00:06:54,540 --> 00:06:56,920 I liked to climb to the roof with Betty 79 00:06:57,170 --> 00:06:58,710 and sit on the warm tiles. 80 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,210 Here, we could see half of Luwan District. 81 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:03,460 Betty was my neighbor. 82 00:07:03,550 --> 00:07:05,050 She liked to play the piano. 83 00:07:05,550 --> 00:07:07,180 We were just kids, 84 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:12,180 but those afternoons became everlasting memories. 85 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:15,350 Time flows like water, 86 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,810 bringing people and memories, only to carry them away. 87 00:07:20,020 --> 00:07:24,320 Over the years, I lost Betty, along with so much more. 88 00:07:53,390 --> 00:07:54,850 It's a good thing. 89 00:07:55,020 --> 00:07:56,850 She was a burden anyway. 90 00:07:56,980 --> 00:07:58,730 Now that she left on her own, 91 00:07:58,850 --> 00:08:00,350 let's hope she doesn't return. 92 00:08:00,650 --> 00:08:04,360 We can sell Tokyo Nights or just close it down. 93 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:06,530 Cut our losses. 94 00:08:06,650 --> 00:08:08,360 A person is not a stock, 95 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:10,280 to be sold off when convenient. 96 00:08:10,660 --> 00:08:15,120 So you want keep losing money on Tokyo Nights for the rest of your life? 97 00:08:15,370 --> 00:08:17,120 If it weren't for Ling Zi 98 00:08:17,620 --> 00:08:19,120 and Tokyo Nights, 99 00:08:19,420 --> 00:08:21,250 there'd be no Mr. Bao. 100 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,380 "There'd be no Mr. Bao without Ling Zi." 101 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:28,130 "There'd be no Mr. Bao without Miss Wang." 102 00:08:28,590 --> 00:08:31,760 And no Mr. Bao without Uncle Ye. 103 00:08:36,350 --> 00:08:38,560 Another personal debt of yours. 104 00:08:38,850 --> 00:08:39,890 What is this? 105 00:08:39,940 --> 00:08:42,310 The crybaby got reassigned. 106 00:08:45,190 --> 00:08:47,190 She's in for some hard times. 107 00:09:41,710 --> 00:09:43,120 A dockworker? 108 00:09:43,210 --> 00:09:45,210 It's a test. 109 00:09:45,750 --> 00:09:47,670 For how long? 110 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:49,840 Can she return to No. 27? 111 00:09:50,380 --> 00:09:52,090 It's all up to her attitude. 112 00:09:53,930 --> 00:09:55,090 That won't work. 113 00:09:55,390 --> 00:09:58,050 She started at the Trade Office right out of college. 114 00:09:58,060 --> 00:09:59,600 She's only held desk jobs. 115 00:10:00,220 --> 00:10:01,640 She won't survive in the factory. 116 00:10:01,890 --> 00:10:03,270 Is there any other way? 117 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:05,730 I've thought through every outcome. 118 00:10:05,940 --> 00:10:08,610 Explained to her what needs to be done. 119 00:10:08,610 --> 00:10:10,520 Best case scenario, 120 00:10:10,690 --> 00:10:13,320 she's allowed back at No. 27. 121 00:10:13,490 --> 00:10:15,610 Section chief's off the table, 122 00:10:15,620 --> 00:10:18,070 but she can still work there. 123 00:10:19,660 --> 00:10:21,040 What did she say? 124 00:10:21,580 --> 00:10:22,790 She... 125 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,420 wants to know where you stand. 126 00:10:26,330 --> 00:10:28,460 If they let me back at No. 27, 127 00:10:29,210 --> 00:10:33,130 I won't be able to do anything associated with Mr. Bao. 128 00:10:33,170 --> 00:10:35,090 That's how it should be. 129 00:10:35,260 --> 00:10:37,590 If I want to keep our relationship, 130 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:39,640 I'd have to leave No. 27. 131 00:10:41,390 --> 00:10:44,520 Miss Wang, what are you saying? 132 00:10:47,900 --> 00:10:48,940 Uncle Ye, 133 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:51,400 I need to see him one more time. 134 00:10:51,610 --> 00:10:52,940 Just once 135 00:10:53,190 --> 00:10:54,570 I need to ask him. 136 00:10:54,570 --> 00:10:55,610 Ask him what? 137 00:10:57,780 --> 00:11:02,370 Does Mr. Bao still need Miss Wang by his side? 138 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:06,120 If he does, I can leave No. 27. 139 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:07,920 I'll go wherever he goes. 140 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:11,210 You can't be seen together. 141 00:11:11,630 --> 00:11:13,300 Tomorrow night, 8:30. 142 00:11:13,550 --> 00:11:15,170 The ribs and rice cakes shop. 143 00:11:15,220 --> 00:11:17,470 If he comes and I see him, 144 00:11:17,470 --> 00:11:19,340 that will be his answer. 145 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:43,200 7:30 P.M. 146 00:11:44,450 --> 00:11:46,580 Mr. Bao, headed to Huanghe Road? 147 00:11:46,580 --> 00:11:48,080 Not today. 148 00:11:48,420 --> 00:11:50,620 Don't lose all your tip money on Mahjong. 149 00:11:50,630 --> 00:11:51,840 I got it. 150 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:57,920 8:00 P.M. 151 00:12:15,110 --> 00:12:17,030 What a surprise to see you here. 152 00:12:17,030 --> 00:12:18,240 I'm not invited? 153 00:12:18,570 --> 00:12:19,650 The food looks good. 154 00:12:19,660 --> 00:12:20,570 What are you doing here? 155 00:12:20,570 --> 00:12:22,660 Oh you're here. Explains the good food. 156 00:12:22,740 --> 00:12:23,780 Oh stop it. 157 00:12:23,870 --> 00:12:26,950 8:30 P.M. 158 00:12:29,420 --> 00:12:30,500 No way! 159 00:12:30,620 --> 00:12:32,080 What a way to lose. 160 00:12:42,430 --> 00:12:45,220 9:30 P.M. 161 00:12:45,310 --> 00:12:46,640 Hold it. 162 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:47,390 What? 163 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:48,140 I'm sorry. 164 00:12:48,140 --> 00:12:49,140 What? 165 00:12:49,140 --> 00:12:50,890 Pay up. 166 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:10,410 What kind of play is that? 167 00:13:10,410 --> 00:13:11,870 What's wrong with you? 168 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:26,890 11:00 Р.М. 169 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:57,040 Leaving already? 170 00:13:58,000 --> 00:13:59,250 Want to go bowling? 171 00:13:59,340 --> 00:14:00,880 My treat. I won so much tonight. 172 00:14:01,010 --> 00:14:01,590 Great. 173 00:14:01,590 --> 00:14:02,590 Not great. 174 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:04,220 Time for bed. 175 00:14:04,260 --> 00:14:05,680 It's so early. 176 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:06,760 I'll be going then. 177 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:12,770 You're so annoying. 178 00:14:13,730 --> 00:14:15,020 I'll go with you. 179 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:38,420 Something's wrong with him. 180 00:14:40,300 --> 00:14:43,090 How? He seemed to have a good time. 181 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:45,590 For as long as I've known him, 182 00:14:46,890 --> 00:14:48,260 only once 183 00:14:49,470 --> 00:14:51,470 have I seen him like this. 184 00:14:52,430 --> 00:14:53,640 When? 185 00:14:58,480 --> 00:14:59,610 1987. 186 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:21,270 Before I met Miss Wang, 187 00:16:23,190 --> 00:16:25,610 I once loved someone completely. 188 00:16:36,660 --> 00:16:39,790 1978 189 00:16:41,830 --> 00:16:43,380 My first date with her 190 00:16:43,420 --> 00:16:45,290 was at Hong Hot Pot in Caojiadu. 191 00:16:46,210 --> 00:16:47,960 There was only one big pot. 192 00:16:48,380 --> 00:16:50,970 Only ten could eat at a time, 193 00:16:51,470 --> 00:16:53,220 and others had to wait in line. 194 00:17:00,270 --> 00:17:01,770 Be patient. 195 00:17:01,980 --> 00:17:03,190 No open seats. 196 00:17:03,190 --> 00:17:04,270 It's full. 197 00:17:04,270 --> 00:17:05,310 Who are you? 198 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:06,770 Do you know Big Sis? 199 00:17:06,820 --> 00:17:08,940 I'm her friend, Ah Bao. 200 00:17:09,360 --> 00:17:10,860 -Here, have this. -You can't bribe him. 201 00:17:10,950 --> 00:17:12,660 -Thank you. -That's bribery! 202 00:17:22,210 --> 00:17:23,460 Excuse me, is this seat open? 203 00:17:23,670 --> 00:17:25,210 Sorry, it's for my girlfriend. 204 00:17:25,210 --> 00:17:25,960 There's no one here. 205 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:27,630 She'll be here soon. 206 00:17:46,730 --> 00:17:48,020 Xuezhi. 207 00:17:48,110 --> 00:17:49,480 Xuezhi, here! 208 00:18:14,010 --> 00:18:16,470 -You done yet? -She's here. 209 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:17,930 Sit. 210 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:19,720 Hungry? 211 00:18:19,930 --> 00:18:21,390 I'll go order for us. 212 00:18:25,940 --> 00:18:26,400 Thank you. 213 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:27,270 You're welcome. 214 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:45,540 Here, you couldn't clearly see the other guests sitting around the pot. 215 00:18:46,120 --> 00:18:50,630 Their faces would be shrouded in the steam. 216 00:18:52,130 --> 00:18:54,300 I couldn't see her clearly then. 217 00:18:55,260 --> 00:18:58,140 1987 218 00:18:58,510 --> 00:18:59,760 Ten years later, 219 00:19:00,350 --> 00:19:02,470 I still couldn't see her clearly, 220 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:05,520 but I clearly saw myself. 221 00:19:07,660 --> 00:19:13,360 HONG HOT POT, CAOJIADU 222 00:19:13,360 --> 00:19:16,030 She came back that year, newly divorced. 223 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:17,780 What is that look? 224 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:21,990 Don't recognize me anymore? 225 00:19:22,740 --> 00:19:24,200 Don't be silly. 226 00:19:26,210 --> 00:19:28,460 You look like a proper Hong Kong native. 227 00:19:30,210 --> 00:19:31,880 It's been ten years after all. 228 00:19:38,050 --> 00:19:39,300 How are you? 229 00:19:40,140 --> 00:19:41,050 Not bad. 230 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:44,970 Still on your own? 231 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:47,940 I'm used to it. 232 00:19:49,230 --> 00:19:50,480 I'm doing business now. 233 00:19:52,980 --> 00:19:54,230 What kind of business? 234 00:19:58,360 --> 00:19:59,780 Whatever makes money. 235 00:20:14,050 --> 00:20:15,630 I started a company. 236 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:25,390 Here's my card. 237 00:20:35,820 --> 00:20:37,320 You go by Betty now? 238 00:20:37,740 --> 00:20:39,200 It's easier for business. 239 00:20:39,450 --> 00:20:41,450 People would ask for my English name. 240 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:44,530 I've only ever known one English name. 241 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:46,330 Betty. 242 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,330 And it just felt right. 243 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:55,460 A different name for a different place. 244 00:20:56,500 --> 00:20:59,050 Shanghai and Hong Kong 245 00:20:59,220 --> 00:21:00,720 can remain separate. 246 00:21:02,550 --> 00:21:03,760 To me, 247 00:21:05,260 --> 00:21:06,680 Xuezhi is Xuezhi. 248 00:21:07,430 --> 00:21:08,720 Betty is Betty. 249 00:21:21,820 --> 00:21:23,240 How long are you back for? 250 00:21:25,950 --> 00:21:30,120 I'm going to Suzhou tomorrow, and then Wuxi and Yangzhou. 251 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:32,040 I'll be back in a week, 252 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:34,710 but I'm going straight to the airport back to Hong Kong. 253 00:21:35,250 --> 00:21:36,960 When will you be back again? 254 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:39,840 No clue. 255 00:21:52,100 --> 00:21:57,360 I debated a long time before deciding to come back. 256 00:21:57,400 --> 00:21:58,360 Why? 257 00:22:03,700 --> 00:22:04,820 Because... 258 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:07,160 I knew I'd have to see you. 259 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:10,120 I hoped to see you doing well, 260 00:22:10,790 --> 00:22:14,040 but not too well. 261 00:22:17,460 --> 00:22:18,960 Not better than me. 262 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:21,340 I'd regret leaving. 263 00:22:23,420 --> 00:22:24,880 I don't want any regrets. 264 00:22:25,970 --> 00:22:27,390 I didn't know why 265 00:22:27,890 --> 00:22:31,100 she'd say such hurtful things after so much time apart. 266 00:22:31,890 --> 00:22:35,190 Only six years later would I learn the reason. 267 00:22:38,690 --> 00:22:40,520 Always move forward. 268 00:22:43,030 --> 00:22:44,990 That's what I thought back then. 269 00:22:45,530 --> 00:22:47,490 That's still what I think now. 270 00:22:55,710 --> 00:22:58,080 Coming back put me at ease. 271 00:22:59,130 --> 00:23:01,670 Now I'm sure I was right ten years ago. 272 00:23:07,470 --> 00:23:09,140 Give me another ten years. 273 00:23:11,850 --> 00:23:14,350 I'll prove just how wrong you were. 274 00:23:35,410 --> 00:23:36,580 Look. 275 00:23:36,750 --> 00:23:39,580 Compare Xuezhi now with Xuezhi ten years ago. 276 00:23:39,580 --> 00:23:42,670 The difference is all in this number. 277 00:23:43,500 --> 00:23:45,210 This is what I make in a month. 278 00:23:48,340 --> 00:23:49,340 What about you? 279 00:23:52,060 --> 00:23:53,560 These next ten years, 280 00:23:53,810 --> 00:23:56,520 I'll only make money faster and faster. 281 00:23:57,560 --> 00:23:59,480 How will you catch up? 282 00:24:10,490 --> 00:24:12,410 That's for me to figure out. 283 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:26,710 They say the moon is never as beautiful as its reflection in water. 284 00:24:27,970 --> 00:24:30,300 I'd imagined our reunion countless times, 285 00:24:31,970 --> 00:24:33,970 but I never once imagined this. 286 00:24:40,190 --> 00:24:43,650 1978 287 00:25:02,890 --> 00:25:08,770 CAOJIADU 288 00:25:33,030 --> 00:25:35,490 From Tilanqiao to Caojiadu. 289 00:25:35,910 --> 00:25:38,450 Watch out. 290 00:25:44,380 --> 00:25:46,170 When I met Xuezhi, 291 00:25:46,590 --> 00:25:48,340 she was only 20 years old. 292 00:25:50,050 --> 00:25:53,050 She sold tickets on the Route 13 tram. 293 00:25:55,390 --> 00:25:57,850 People called her the Flower of Route 13. 294 00:26:05,230 --> 00:26:09,020 Back then, I was a worker at the Caoyang Clock Factory 295 00:26:09,570 --> 00:26:11,280 living in company housing. 296 00:26:12,070 --> 00:26:13,530 Every noon shift, 297 00:26:14,030 --> 00:26:16,030 I specifically took this tram 298 00:26:16,910 --> 00:26:19,030 just to catch a glimpse of Xuezhi. 299 00:26:31,010 --> 00:26:32,010 The tram is moving. 300 00:26:32,010 --> 00:26:34,720 -Please stand to the sides. -Have dinner with me. 301 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:37,720 Want to see a movie together? 302 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:10,710 In 1978, Route 13 went from Caojiadu to Tilanqiao. 303 00:27:11,460 --> 00:27:16,510 A distance of 9.7 km across 16 stops. 304 00:27:16,930 --> 00:27:18,930 A ticket cost ¥0.13, 305 00:27:19,390 --> 00:27:22,180 and the round trip took an hour. 306 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:19,030 I would accompany her the whole way. 307 00:28:20,490 --> 00:28:22,950 At night, her face glowed 308 00:28:23,450 --> 00:28:25,910 like morning snow in the lamplight. 309 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:31,460 I finished the book. 310 00:28:31,580 --> 00:28:32,790 Already? 311 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:34,090 -Yes. -Next shift! 312 00:28:34,210 --> 00:28:35,340 Next shift! 313 00:28:42,550 --> 00:28:44,050 Get on. 314 00:28:44,220 --> 00:28:45,140 See you tomorrow. 315 00:28:45,220 --> 00:28:46,310 See you tomorrow. 316 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:55,520 When she worked the front, 317 00:28:55,780 --> 00:28:57,280 she'd be close to the driver, 318 00:28:57,570 --> 00:28:59,110 so we couldn't talk freely. 319 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:01,280 We could only steal glances. 320 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:06,120 Later in the night, she worked the back, 321 00:29:06,330 --> 00:29:08,540 and we could talk the whole way. 322 00:29:26,010 --> 00:29:28,520 I didn't count the stops we passed. 323 00:29:30,100 --> 00:29:33,440 I didn't notice the scenery changing. 324 00:29:46,620 --> 00:29:47,910 But I remember 325 00:29:48,290 --> 00:29:50,200 the stamps we collected, 326 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:53,870 the words she wrote, 327 00:29:55,420 --> 00:29:57,380 the plum blossoms she liked, 328 00:29:59,260 --> 00:30:01,090 and the scent of her hair. 329 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:04,930 Love. 330 00:30:05,270 --> 00:30:06,190 L 331 00:30:06,190 --> 00:30:07,020 O 332 00:30:07,110 --> 00:30:07,900 V 333 00:30:07,900 --> 00:30:08,736 E 334 00:30:08,730 --> 00:30:09,890 Love. 335 00:30:13,270 --> 00:30:14,230 Love. 336 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:15,600 Was that right? 337 00:30:34,620 --> 00:30:36,830 I thought it would last forever. 338 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:40,130 But in the end, 339 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:43,460 I reached the destination, and found myself alone. 340 00:30:45,970 --> 00:30:47,260 In 1978, 341 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:50,140 Xuezhi moved to Hong Kong with family. 342 00:31:34,060 --> 00:31:35,890 Soon, she got married. 343 00:32:16,730 --> 00:32:18,730 In another ten years, we'll see. 344 00:32:20,900 --> 00:32:22,360 See you in ten years. 345 00:34:21,980 --> 00:34:23,350 I finally understood. 346 00:34:24,100 --> 00:34:27,020 Xuezhi's tram took me back to the past. 347 00:34:27,770 --> 00:34:29,190 That night, 348 00:34:29,570 --> 00:34:31,070 I got off Route 13, 349 00:34:31,740 --> 00:34:34,450 and boarded an express train to a new age. 350 00:34:34,780 --> 00:34:38,120 The ticket price was ten years. 351 00:34:46,830 --> 00:34:48,880 MAY, 1993 352 00:34:53,730 --> 00:34:57,650 YANGPU DISTRICT LOADING PORT 353 00:35:15,030 --> 00:35:16,950 Good morning, sir. 354 00:35:19,910 --> 00:35:21,490 Which of you is Miss Wang? 355 00:35:27,710 --> 00:35:29,920 You sure raised your hand high. 356 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:32,630 High heels. 357 00:35:33,340 --> 00:35:34,760 Long curls. 358 00:35:36,090 --> 00:35:37,880 All morning, 359 00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:39,840 I got multiple calls telling me 360 00:35:39,970 --> 00:35:41,390 to take good care of you. 361 00:35:41,430 --> 00:35:43,060 I'm confused here. 362 00:35:43,060 --> 00:35:45,220 It's not like you're missing a limb. 363 00:35:45,270 --> 00:35:46,810 Who is Mr. Bao? 364 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:48,900 Is he a big deal? 365 00:35:50,650 --> 00:35:53,020 Whatever you did at No. 27. That won't fly here. 366 00:35:53,020 --> 00:35:55,240 Here we work hard. 367 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:56,570 Why are you here? 368 00:35:56,610 --> 00:35:58,320 Internal Affairs sent me here to learn. 369 00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:00,410 Internal Affairs sent me here to learn? 370 00:36:01,990 --> 00:36:03,580 Nothing better to do, huh? 371 00:36:03,700 --> 00:36:04,660 Here. 372 00:36:07,500 --> 00:36:08,710 Get to work! 373 00:36:16,170 --> 00:36:17,590 You can "learn" in here. 374 00:36:17,590 --> 00:36:19,510 By 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, 375 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:22,260 all the trash in here needs to be gone. 376 00:36:22,430 --> 00:36:23,890 It better be spotless. 377 00:36:24,100 --> 00:36:25,260 I'll come back to check. 378 00:36:26,020 --> 00:36:26,890 Let's go. 379 00:36:59,550 --> 00:37:03,430 I heard you like European pastries, so I brought a bunch from Kaisiling. 380 00:37:03,430 --> 00:37:05,760 Whichever is your favorite, I'll get more of next time. 381 00:37:05,760 --> 00:37:06,890 Please don't. 382 00:37:07,020 --> 00:37:09,850 I appreciate the gesture, but take them back. 383 00:37:09,850 --> 00:37:13,150 I don't want any rumors about us exchanging gifts. 384 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:15,770 Then you'll get in trouble too. 385 00:37:16,940 --> 00:37:19,820 They're just pastries, Uncle Ye. 386 00:37:20,200 --> 00:37:21,450 Is Mr. Bao out? 387 00:37:21,530 --> 00:37:22,780 Yes. 388 00:37:24,620 --> 00:37:26,780 I know Mr. Bao and Miss Wang are friends 389 00:37:26,790 --> 00:37:29,580 and helped build San Yang from the ground up. 390 00:37:29,620 --> 00:37:32,790 Now that I took over as the contact from No. 27, 391 00:37:32,790 --> 00:37:34,710 I'm sure Mr. Bao will need time to adjust. 392 00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:36,420 I understand. 393 00:37:40,380 --> 00:37:42,970 At No. 27, I may not be the smartest, 394 00:37:42,970 --> 00:37:44,720 but I'm the most eager to learn. 395 00:37:44,720 --> 00:37:46,180 Uncle Ye, please teach me. 396 00:37:46,180 --> 00:37:47,760 Don't be so modest. 397 00:37:47,760 --> 00:37:49,560 You're on track for section chief now. 398 00:37:49,560 --> 00:37:51,680 You need to act like one, 399 00:37:51,730 --> 00:37:53,600 so others will follow your lead. 400 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:57,150 I'm not cut out for section chief. 401 00:37:57,780 --> 00:37:59,610 You need to seize the day. 402 00:37:59,740 --> 00:38:03,150 I've been around a long time, so I have an eye for these things. 403 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:09,200 Once San Yang gets brand certification, you'll be the only candidate. 404 00:38:09,370 --> 00:38:10,290 Have some tea. 405 00:38:27,140 --> 00:38:30,350 Uncle Ye, what do you think I can still improve on? 406 00:38:30,350 --> 00:38:31,600 Please give me some pointers. 407 00:38:31,640 --> 00:38:34,770 First, you need to dress stylishly. 408 00:38:35,100 --> 00:38:38,610 Even in crowds, people should notice you at first glance. 409 00:38:38,730 --> 00:38:39,690 Second, 410 00:38:39,690 --> 00:38:41,780 act like the main character. 411 00:38:49,620 --> 00:38:53,410 Uncle Ye, why are you so polite to someone like her? 412 00:38:53,460 --> 00:38:55,500 I'm not polite to her. 413 00:38:55,620 --> 00:38:58,290 I'm polite to the Trade Office. 414 00:38:58,630 --> 00:39:00,040 Without Miss Wang, 415 00:39:00,250 --> 00:39:02,210 we need someone else's help. 416 00:39:02,300 --> 00:39:05,180 It doesn't matter who it is. 417 00:39:06,720 --> 00:39:08,390 I have no beef with No. 27. 418 00:39:08,550 --> 00:39:10,890 Let's ask for someone else. Anyone else is fine. 419 00:39:11,020 --> 00:39:13,720 Business isn't personal. 420 00:39:13,810 --> 00:39:16,770 You can't pick who you work with. 421 00:39:17,150 --> 00:39:19,150 I can't pick who I work with. 422 00:39:19,320 --> 00:39:20,360 Fine. 423 00:39:20,650 --> 00:39:24,150 But I can at least pick who I'll never work with. 424 00:39:36,080 --> 00:39:37,040 Have some. 425 00:39:40,250 --> 00:39:41,750 I don't like sweets. 426 00:39:49,180 --> 00:39:50,470 Excuse me, 427 00:39:50,680 --> 00:39:51,720 where's Miss Wang? 428 00:39:51,720 --> 00:39:52,760 Who? 429 00:39:52,850 --> 00:39:53,890 Wang Mingzhu. 430 00:39:54,770 --> 00:39:56,350 Oh, curly hair? 431 00:39:56,520 --> 00:39:58,690 Curly hair? She has a name. 432 00:40:02,070 --> 00:40:03,190 Anyone here? 433 00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:05,860 -Hello, ma'am. -What do you want? 434 00:40:05,860 --> 00:40:07,280 Where's Wang Mingzhu? 435 00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:08,240 Miss Wang. 436 00:40:08,240 --> 00:40:09,610 Miss Wang, is that you? 437 00:40:12,410 --> 00:40:13,540 What are you doing here? 438 00:40:13,660 --> 00:40:15,160 It's really you. 439 00:40:16,330 --> 00:40:19,330 Poor thing. They put you here? 440 00:40:21,840 --> 00:40:24,840 Fang Mei made chilled wontons and had me bring you some. 441 00:40:24,920 --> 00:40:27,170 How does she know I like chilled wontons? 442 00:40:27,170 --> 00:40:29,380 I told her. 443 00:40:31,340 --> 00:40:32,550 Don't worry. 444 00:40:32,890 --> 00:40:34,560 Mr. Bao doesn't know about this. 445 00:40:35,430 --> 00:40:36,890 Then whose lunch box is this? 446 00:40:37,100 --> 00:40:37,890 Lunch-- 447 00:40:37,890 --> 00:40:39,520 You think I wouldn't recognize it? 448 00:40:39,600 --> 00:40:41,060 Damn. The lunchbox? 449 00:40:41,060 --> 00:40:41,980 Is it engraved? 450 00:40:41,980 --> 00:40:43,560 I knew you'd fall for it. 451 00:40:44,570 --> 00:40:45,440 Who are you? 452 00:40:45,650 --> 00:40:46,650 I don't know him. 453 00:40:46,740 --> 00:40:47,740 What is it? 454 00:40:47,740 --> 00:40:49,570 -Who let you in here? -Are you talking to me? 455 00:40:49,570 --> 00:40:51,410 Who else would I be talking to? 456 00:40:53,120 --> 00:40:55,240 Oh, you're the boss. Hello. 457 00:40:55,240 --> 00:40:55,990 What? 458 00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:57,910 I'm Tao Tao, I'm a friend of Miss Wang. 459 00:40:57,910 --> 00:40:59,120 Cigarettes aren't allowed in here. 460 00:40:59,120 --> 00:41:00,330 Who's Fang Mei? 461 00:41:00,420 --> 00:41:01,500 Fang Mei's my wife. 462 00:41:01,500 --> 00:41:02,710 Who's Mr. Bao? 463 00:41:02,710 --> 00:41:04,590 Mr. Bao is my friend. 464 00:41:05,250 --> 00:41:06,210 Say that again? 465 00:41:06,210 --> 00:41:08,010 He's my best friend. 466 00:41:08,130 --> 00:41:09,260 Is that so? 467 00:41:14,100 --> 00:41:15,680 Now you've done it. 468 00:41:15,680 --> 00:41:17,560 You dare hit me? Do you know who I am? 469 00:41:17,560 --> 00:41:18,430 What? 470 00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:20,390 Come by Guling Road, and I'll kill you. 471 00:41:20,390 --> 00:41:21,480 What did you say? 472 00:41:21,480 --> 00:41:22,400 What? 473 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:23,150 I'll kill you. 474 00:41:23,150 --> 00:41:25,770 -You know where you are? -Where? Just a busted up warehouse. 475 00:41:25,770 --> 00:41:26,690 Say that again. 476 00:41:26,690 --> 00:41:28,480 -You think I'm scared of you all? -Say it again. 477 00:41:28,490 --> 00:41:29,570 Say what? 478 00:41:29,570 --> 00:41:32,030 -Say it again and I'll beat you up. -I'm not scared of you. 479 00:41:32,030 --> 00:41:32,950 Go ahead! 480 00:41:32,950 --> 00:41:34,030 I'm sorry! 481 00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:35,070 I'm sorry. 482 00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:36,030 I'm sorry, okay? 483 00:41:36,040 --> 00:41:36,950 Guling Road? 484 00:41:36,950 --> 00:41:38,740 You haven't seen anything yet! 485 00:41:38,750 --> 00:41:40,080 Lunatic. 486 00:41:42,040 --> 00:41:43,080 I didn't ask him to come. 487 00:41:43,080 --> 00:41:44,250 Stop right there. 488 00:41:44,630 --> 00:41:46,880 So many people are asking after you. 489 00:41:46,880 --> 00:41:48,840 First Weekly, then Mr. Bao. 490 00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:50,630 Where are your other lovers? 491 00:41:50,670 --> 00:41:52,630 If you know so many people, 492 00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:54,930 how did you end up here? 493 00:41:54,930 --> 00:41:57,850 Tell these guys to come and face me themselves. 494 00:41:57,850 --> 00:41:58,890 Listen up, 495 00:41:59,020 --> 00:42:01,140 Mr. Bao is one thing. Don't you dare bad mouth Weekly! 496 00:42:01,140 --> 00:42:02,100 Do you know who he is? 497 00:42:02,100 --> 00:42:03,140 -How should I know? -My dad. 498 00:42:03,140 --> 00:42:04,940 -Why should I care? -Keep talking and I'll beat you up! 499 00:42:04,940 --> 00:42:06,730 Beat me up? You? 500 00:42:06,730 --> 00:42:09,020 By nine o'clock tomorrow, you better clean this all up! 501 00:42:09,030 --> 00:42:10,070 I'll be checking! 502 00:42:10,070 --> 00:42:12,360 Back to work! 503 00:42:14,820 --> 00:42:17,530 How'd you get hurt delivering food? 504 00:42:17,540 --> 00:42:20,450 You didn't see him. He was vicious. 505 00:42:20,450 --> 00:42:22,870 He was going to kill me, but I bravely fought him off. 506 00:42:22,870 --> 00:42:24,040 How's Xiao Wang? 507 00:42:24,250 --> 00:42:25,670 You'd hardly recognize her. 508 00:42:25,790 --> 00:42:27,630 Listen, I'm hurt. 509 00:42:27,750 --> 00:42:29,000 I'm really hurt. 510 00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:30,170 I hear you. 511 00:42:30,510 --> 00:42:32,130 I'll think of something else. 512 00:42:39,930 --> 00:42:40,890 Want any help? 513 00:42:40,890 --> 00:42:41,770 No. 514 00:42:42,640 --> 00:42:45,100 There's so much left. You sure? 515 00:42:50,190 --> 00:42:52,110 If I say I can do it, I can do it. 516 00:43:30,320 --> 00:43:32,230 Got it. Bye. 517 00:43:36,200 --> 00:43:37,280 Come by tomorrow. 518 00:43:37,280 --> 00:43:40,240 Don't worry, it's already settled. 519 00:43:40,280 --> 00:43:41,280 Mr. Bao. 520 00:43:42,830 --> 00:43:44,830 The new era charges ahead like a train, 521 00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:47,210 showing us views we've never seen before, 522 00:43:47,540 --> 00:43:50,710 and leaving behind old bonds. 523 00:43:51,630 --> 00:43:53,880 Every generation has its calling. 524 00:43:54,130 --> 00:43:56,800 No one can refuse to be part of things. 525 00:43:57,800 --> 00:43:59,930 We stay busy to mask regret. 526 00:44:00,640 --> 00:44:03,510 Tomorrow brings another day. 527 00:44:47,140 --> 00:44:50,770 Love blooms when the stars align, 528 00:44:50,770 --> 00:44:53,230 miss one thing 529 00:44:53,230 --> 00:44:57,690 and you're left with "almost."