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<i>Created and Directed by
WONG KAR WAI</i>

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<i>EPISODE 23</i>

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<i>FIVE MINUTES</i>

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The times are changing fast,
and I don't want to be a spectator.

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When the big waves come, I want to surf.

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Work with me on the IPO.

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I'll always be a small fish in a big pond
unless we pull this off.

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I was also born a small fish.

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That's why we're a perfect match.

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Pleasure doing business.

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We need our own place on Nanjing Road.

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If Shanghai Fashion gets listed,
we'll never have to trade another stock.

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Qiang can stay in his lane,
and I'll stay in mine.

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Fighting just hurts both of us.

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The age of retail investors is over.

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There's no more room for individualism
in the stock market.

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He has no chance of winning.

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You're so confident.

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Let me warn you.

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Mr. Bao...

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has always had luck on his side.

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What is this?

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A gift from Ling Zi.

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Open it.

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A new mobile phone.

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Not bad, huh?

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{\an8}<i>"Phone No: 903888"</i>

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3888

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Expensive phone number.

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Big Sis is really considerate.

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-Unwrap the other one too?
-Yep.

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This one's great.

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A fortune magnet.

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This is from her restaurant.

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That's a great spot.

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Grant me success in work and in love--

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What was that?

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...please.

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Where's our cat?

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Xiao Wen.

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-Come here.
-Coming.

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Where's our prosperity cat?

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Madame gave it away.

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What?

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No wonder my eyelid is twitching.

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It was our guardian angel.

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Our luck.

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Who will be guarding us now?

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So what? Nothing I haven't done before.

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Anyway, a toy to guard us?

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We should rely on ourselves.

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You don't understand.

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-The--
-What's up with your eye?

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Right eye keeps twitching.

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It's a bad sign.

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Success requires good fortune.

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Look how late it is.

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You gave away the cat,
and the guests stopped coming.

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Look, guests have arrived.

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Xiao Wen, Xiao Qin.

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-Hey.
-Welcome, Xiao Li.

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-This is the first bus.
-Where's the other?

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Packed with tourists, right behind us.

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My god, what a big tour group.

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Welcome, come on in.

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Very good!

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[In Cantonese] Welcome. Welcome in.

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Sit down. Sit down.Please.

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Eyelid still twitching?

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It's the left eye now. That's a good sign.

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Who needs that cat?

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[In Cantonese] Greetings.

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Shoes off inside, please.

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-[In Cantonese] Party size?
-[In Cantonese] Six.

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[In Cantonese] There's a room upstairs.

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[In Hokkien] Can I take photos?

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[In Hokkien] Sure. Tea's over there.

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There's another bus?
I worried for nothing.

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You brought this many?

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You asked for tourists, so here they are.

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-[In Japanese] Good evening.
-[In Japanese] Welcome.

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[In Japanese] Please.

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[In Japanese] Mr. Fujimoto. Mr. Yoshida.

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Please tell them
about my friend on this card.

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She's like a sister to me.

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I have a friend in foreign trade.
Started her own company.

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If you have any opportunities,
please consider working with her.

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Thank you. Let me toast you all.

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Thank you all for coming.
You're always welcome here.

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Come back soon.

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-We will.
-Great.

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-Madame.
-What's up?

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There's a reporter
asking for an interview.

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I'm a reporter for Hong Kong TV.

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My boss loved it here
and asked me to get an interview.

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For what kind of program?

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Travel.

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A very popular program that
features unique restaurants.

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Airs on satellite TV.

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Viewed worldwide.

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That's amazing.

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What do you want to ask?

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So this "Shanghainese Kaiseki,"
is it more Shanghainese or Japanese?

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Shanghainese of course.

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I just prepare it with the careful
philosophy of Japanese kaiseki.

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Everything is fleeting,

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be it a time, a place, or a dish.

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So make the most of every moment,
every meal.

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Why not traditional Shanghainese food?

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Times are changing, and so must we.

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Jinxian Road has many
traditional Shanghainese restaurants.

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So I wanted to do something new,
to bring Shanghainese cuisine

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to the rest of the world.

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Please look this way.
Ready? Three, two, one...

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What skills do you need
to be a good Madame?

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There are four.

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Be assertive.

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Be capable.

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Be personable.

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And lastly...

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Be a good loser.

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Last question.

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Any dreams for the future?

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My dream is to bring Tokyo Nights
to every major city on Earth.

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Be a Madame for the whole world.

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Thank you all for supporting
this little restaurant of mine.

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Please, come back often.
Treat this as a second home.

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-Cheers.
-Who would've thought...

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Have some more. Come back if you like it!

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...she'd overcome so much.

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Madame, I wish you success.

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I wish us all success.

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To our success!

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-Come again soon.
-Will do.

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I'm sorry, we're pretty full.
There are only two seats left up there.

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We'll come take your order soon.
Xiao Qin, come help them.

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Monk, hurry their order a bit.

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-Madame, Mr. Qiang's here!
-Again?

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-Enjoy the food.
-Excuse me.

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-Where is he?
-Over here.

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What the hell is he doing there?

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-Any open tables?
-Soon, I'm sorry.

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Why are you here?

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Waiting for a table.

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If I come every day,
I'll get one sooner or later.

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Listen, the people waiting here
all called ahead.

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You didn't call ahead,
so how can I give you a seat?

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If I call ahead, but something comes up
and I can't make it,

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I'll lose what little credibility
I have left here.

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I never make the same mistake twice.

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How about you come tomorrow?
I'll get you in then.

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I'm here.

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I must eat,

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Even if it's leftovers.

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You figure it out.

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I'm heading in.

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Figure what out?

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Is he cutting the line?

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-Bye, Madame.
-Call ahead, come again!

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Take a card. You're welcome any time.

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See you next time.

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-Careful.
-Bye.

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Bye.

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See you. Please call. Come again!

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Xiao Wen, tell Tao Tao,

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tomorrow I need 50 pairs
of male and female crabs.

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Monk, bring me tomorrow's menu.

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Mr. Qiang?

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Upstairs.

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Bill's paid in the private room?

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-Yes.
-Hurry!

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What are you doing here?

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You had a busy night. Sit.

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I'm busy. I don't have time to sit.

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Sit and just do nothing.

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For five minutes. I bet you can't do it.

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Fine, I'll sit. Five minutes.

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You worked like a horse all night.

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Aren't you tired?

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Is that supposed to be helpful?

181
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I'd like to relax too,
but the food won't cook itself.

182
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What feel like emergencies today,
you won't even remember tomorrow.

183
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Xiao Wen, did you call Tao Tao?in

184
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Five minutes.

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Fine.

186
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Tell me then... What do you remember?

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My marriage.

188
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My divorce.Π

189
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My first time in Shenzhen.

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My first time trading.

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My first time losing it all.

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And of course, my missed opportunities.

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What caused the divorce?

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I knew I married the wrong person,
so I cut my losses.

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How many marriages?

196
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Come off it.

197
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I'm not a reckless investor.

198
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So your success rate is 0%.

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What about you?

200
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I told you I don't do stocks.

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I like to stick to what I know.

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So when I'm working,
I know what I'm working for.

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-If I miss some opportunities, so be it--
-That's not what I'm asking.

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I'm asking you...

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what you still remember.

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I have a poor memory,
and I'm always so busy.

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I have no time to think of such things.

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You can make time.

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Whenever I come,

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if you're busy, give me five minutes.

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Not so busy, give me ten...

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Or more.

213
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Five is enough.

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Ten's too much for either of us.

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-I'm off.
-Okay.

216
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Is Mr. Qiang the one Ling Hong mentioned?

217
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The Chinese exchange student
Ling Zi met in Japan?

218
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That's him.

219
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Look.

220
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Staring at her with those beady eyes.

221
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It's him.

222
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Ling Zi's single and lonely,
so he's taking advantage.

223
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That guy seems shady.

224
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I don't like him.

225
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If even I don't like him,
Ling Zi definitely won't like him.

226
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Oh right, thanks for the water heater.

227
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If it ever has problems, call me.

228
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Lifetime warranty.

229
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Lifetime warranty.

230
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See you.

231
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See you.

232
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Xiao Wen, Xiao Qin.

233
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With feelings,

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absence

235
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takes you down a different path.

236
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Ling Hong is gone.

237
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Ling Zi will be too, one day.

238
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Ah Bao stopped coming.

239
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Tokyo Nights...
is not the place we once knew.

240
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If you don't want to waste away
for the rest of your days,

241
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go out and experience life, like they did.

242
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You can do it.

243
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Unlike you,

244
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I can't.

245
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Why?

246
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You have wings that can fly.

247
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I don't.

248
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I'll die here.

249
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Fine.

250
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Die here slowly then.

251
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I'm leaving.

252
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Wait.

253
00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:04,290
Where are you going?

254
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Bowling.

255
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Come along.

256
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Forget this place.

257
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If you were going anyplace else,

258
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I'd come along.

259
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But not bowling.

260
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Why not?

261
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My late wife.

262
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You know her name?

263
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How would I know?

264
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Baoling.

265
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Come on.

266
00:18:26,360 --> 00:18:27,360
Go roll her.

267
00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:29,060
I'll get you a ball.

268
00:18:29,820 --> 00:18:31,320
Don't roll hard.

269
00:18:33,570 --> 00:18:36,070
This month we did better than last month.

270
00:18:36,070 --> 00:18:37,700
-Let's aim higher.
-Sure!

271
00:18:37,700 --> 00:18:40,990
Next month, let's aim
for 90% full every night, okay?

272
00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:42,500
Okay!

273
00:18:42,500 --> 00:18:44,750
What's our goal again?

274
00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:46,830
Beat Huanghe Road.

275
00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:47,830
Again!

276
00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:50,000
Beat Huanghe Road.

277
00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:51,710
Let's do it.

278
00:18:55,380 --> 00:18:59,800
Our profits from Yingzhou can sustain
the main office for three years.

279
00:18:59,970 --> 00:19:05,390
Shanghai will be the new headquarters
for ten offices across eastern China.

280
00:19:05,810 --> 00:19:07,810
I'll be the general manager.

281
00:19:09,610 --> 00:19:12,360
The Shanghai stock market is expanding.

282
00:19:12,900 --> 00:19:16,860
Local and outside companies
are both getting listed.

283
00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:22,080
Soon, the Shanghai stock market
won't just speak Shanghainese.

284
00:19:22,330 --> 00:19:27,620
The head office wants us to become
the underwriter of a local company.

285
00:19:27,750 --> 00:19:29,580
We won't be outsiders anymore.

286
00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:33,250
Think. How do we become an underwriter?

287
00:19:33,630 --> 00:19:36,720
Among the recently listed local companies,

288
00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:41,800
the only underwriters
have all been Shanghainese firms.

289
00:19:41,970 --> 00:19:43,970
They really are loyal to their own.

290
00:19:44,310 --> 00:19:46,770
Our market share is growing.

291
00:19:46,810 --> 00:19:50,650
We offer more resources
than Shanghainese competitors.

292
00:19:50,730 --> 00:19:54,110
These days, loyalty just hinders profit.

293
00:19:54,110 --> 00:19:57,150
We've already met with Luwan,
the top department store.

294
00:19:57,150 --> 00:19:59,660
I heard we landed on a number.

295
00:19:59,660 --> 00:20:02,820
Shanghai Fashion is smaller,
but should we consider it?

296
00:20:02,830 --> 00:20:04,490
Our standards are high.

297
00:20:04,490 --> 00:20:07,200
We only work with the best.

298
00:20:07,330 --> 00:20:10,790
I hear Shanghai Fashion
hired Mr. Bao as an advisor.

299
00:20:12,420 --> 00:20:14,130
He overestimates himself.

300
00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:23,760
Hi Mr. Bao.
The Planning Commission gave us a date.

301
00:20:23,850 --> 00:20:25,470
<i>Is the underwriter set?</i>

302
00:20:27,810 --> 00:20:30,770
-I'll let you know within three days.
-<i>I'll wait.</i>

303
00:21:12,020 --> 00:21:14,060
Once again, we're in your debt.

304
00:21:14,310 --> 00:21:16,440
How should I repay you this time?

305
00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:22,820
Go long like Buffett would.
You taught me that.

306
00:21:26,910 --> 00:21:29,000
Somebody's a quick learner.

307
00:21:30,330 --> 00:21:32,080
Which company did you pick?

308
00:21:32,870 --> 00:21:34,250
Shanghai Fashion.

309
00:21:38,050 --> 00:21:43,130
You know how much of Nanjing Road
is vying for that one IPO permit?

310
00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:44,680
Four companies.

311
00:21:48,310 --> 00:21:51,180
They all have more resources
than Shanghai Fashion.

312
00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:53,520
Why pick the weakest one?

313
00:21:55,810 --> 00:21:57,650
I'm in the clothing industry.

314
00:21:58,020 --> 00:22:01,690
They're the only company
to exclusively specialize in clothing.

315
00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:04,200
It's a long-term investment.

316
00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:08,200
Not just as a shareholder,
but also as a business partner.

317
00:22:09,450 --> 00:22:11,160
How long is long-term?

318
00:22:12,910 --> 00:22:14,040
Ten years.

319
00:22:15,790 --> 00:22:16,960
Maybe twenty.

320
00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:22,880
If the company grows as I expect,
with me as a top shareholder,

321
00:22:23,630 --> 00:22:26,010
wouldn't that count for something?

322
00:22:35,900 --> 00:22:37,440
What do you need from me?

323
00:22:38,150 --> 00:22:39,690
I need an underwriter.

324
00:22:41,030 --> 00:22:46,240
I hear Shanghai's top brokerages
are already underwriting other retailers.

325
00:22:51,330 --> 00:22:53,700
We both know you have someone else.

326
00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:04,010
I can get you your underwriter.

327
00:23:06,340 --> 00:23:07,930
But you have to do me a favor.

328
00:23:07,930 --> 00:23:12,140
The favours we owe each other are endless.

329
00:23:12,470 --> 00:23:13,640
Not at all.

330
00:23:19,770 --> 00:23:21,320
I'll be gone soon.

331
00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:33,620
How can I help?

332
00:23:39,460 --> 00:23:40,540
The Grand Lisbon.

333
00:24:01,650 --> 00:24:02,980
Welcome, Mr. Bao.

334
00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,490
Mr. Bao. This way.

335
00:24:21,790 --> 00:24:23,340
Let me introduce you two.

336
00:24:24,130 --> 00:24:25,130
Mr. Qiang.

337
00:24:25,420 --> 00:24:26,340
Mr. Bao.

338
00:24:27,220 --> 00:24:28,510
Go ahead and chat.

339
00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:29,970
Thanks.

340
00:24:32,140 --> 00:24:35,100
You made a lot off the Baoying Incident.

341
00:24:36,980 --> 00:24:39,440
Peanuts compared to what you made.

342
00:24:40,100 --> 00:24:41,440
We did make a lot.

343
00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:45,110
After all, we're the ones who planned it.

344
00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:49,490
You made so much on the sideline.

345
00:24:49,570 --> 00:24:51,110
My hat's off to you.

346
00:24:51,700 --> 00:24:53,700
Right, Li Li?

347
00:24:56,540 --> 00:24:58,580
Each sails with his own magic.

348
00:25:01,370 --> 00:25:05,340
I briefed Mr. Qiang
on the broad strokes of your plan.

349
00:25:06,380 --> 00:25:08,630
Mr. Bao can fill in the details.

350
00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:13,050
Before you begin, let me ask
what you have an appetite for.

351
00:25:13,390 --> 00:25:14,550
Salmon.

352
00:25:16,930 --> 00:25:18,060
Mr. Bao?

353
00:25:18,890 --> 00:25:21,730
Anything. Except fish.

354
00:26:01,980 --> 00:26:05,270
Do you think
Shanghai Fashion can get listed?

355
00:26:12,780 --> 00:26:14,200
They had a chance,

356
00:26:15,030 --> 00:26:17,870
but thanks to you, not anymore.

357
00:26:20,740 --> 00:26:23,080
I see you're not here to collaborate.

358
00:26:25,290 --> 00:26:27,580
You're not on my level.

359
00:26:30,420 --> 00:26:33,970
You and your friends speculate on stocks.

360
00:26:34,930 --> 00:26:37,720
We issue them.

361
00:26:38,260 --> 00:26:40,350
We're not in the same league.

362
00:26:40,970 --> 00:26:44,180
You lucked out once or twice.

363
00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:46,560
That won't keep happening.

364
00:26:49,230 --> 00:26:52,780
Nanjing Road has no place for you.

365
00:26:54,950 --> 00:26:57,240
If you stand in my way,

366
00:27:00,120 --> 00:27:03,000
you'll get crushed.

367
00:27:08,420 --> 00:27:10,210
I never met Mr. A.

368
00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:14,170
But from what I've heard about him,

369
00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:18,550
you have his ferocity, but lack his grace.

370
00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:43,540
And that's why the one facing you

371
00:27:44,950 --> 00:27:46,040
is me.

372
00:27:47,330 --> 00:27:48,460
Not him.

373
00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:56,050
Truth can only be seen from above...

374
00:27:57,260 --> 00:27:58,840
looking downwards.

375
00:28:11,730 --> 00:28:13,020
Good chat?

376
00:28:17,610 --> 00:28:19,700
I won't waste everyone's time.

377
00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,830
Salmon and catfish can't work together.

378
00:28:26,500 --> 00:28:29,750
Who's the salmon? And who's the catfish?

379
00:28:30,290 --> 00:28:32,170
Too early to tell.

380
00:28:35,590 --> 00:28:36,960
Thank you, Mr. Bao.

381
00:28:48,350 --> 00:28:52,730
If he backs Shanghai Fashion,
and I back Luwan Department Store,

382
00:28:52,980 --> 00:28:54,440
which side are you on?

383
00:28:58,700 --> 00:29:00,490
Mr. A.'s

384
00:29:03,780 --> 00:29:04,990
He's dead.

385
00:29:07,700 --> 00:29:10,290
Still, I side with him.

386
00:29:22,140 --> 00:29:24,260
Please come again. Here's my card.

387
00:29:24,260 --> 00:29:24,890
Sure. Bye.

388
00:29:24,890 --> 00:29:26,100
Bye.

389
00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:28,890
-Xiao Wen, Xiao Qin, clean up.
-Coming!

390
00:29:30,730 --> 00:29:32,270
Tokyo Nights.

391
00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:34,480
<i>I just met a friend of yours.</i>

392
00:29:34,650 --> 00:29:35,520
Who?

393
00:29:35,770 --> 00:29:36,690
<i>Mr. Bao.</i>

394
00:29:39,570 --> 00:29:40,940
What did he want?

395
00:29:41,150 --> 00:29:43,990
<i>Give me five minutes tonight,
and I'll tell you.</i>

396
00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:52,040
So you're opponents now.

397
00:29:53,460 --> 00:29:54,620
I suppose.

398
00:30:02,630 --> 00:30:05,300
Who do you think will win?

399
00:30:07,100 --> 00:30:11,140
I don't care who wins.
I only care about Tokyo Nights.

400
00:30:13,190 --> 00:30:16,810
I'm not interested
in spending five minutes on this topic.

401
00:30:17,110 --> 00:30:19,150
Xiao Wen, Xiao Qin, close up.

402
00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:23,650
You two opened Tokyo Nights together.

403
00:30:24,820 --> 00:30:26,110
I'm telling you,

404
00:30:27,490 --> 00:30:28,830
he can't win.

405
00:30:29,490 --> 00:30:33,330
You should be prepared for that outcome.

406
00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:38,380
You're that confident?

407
00:30:41,590 --> 00:30:44,010
The age of retail investors has passed.

408
00:30:44,970 --> 00:30:48,640
The future will be ruled by institutions.

409
00:30:48,970 --> 00:30:53,520
There's no more room for individualism
in the stock market.

410
00:30:58,730 --> 00:31:00,650
But let me warn you...

411
00:31:01,070 --> 00:31:04,240
This man has always been lucky.

412
00:31:04,650 --> 00:31:06,360
I don't believe in luck.

413
00:31:07,410 --> 00:31:08,820
Only competence.

414
00:31:27,550 --> 00:31:31,560
He came here with ¥50,000
to expand Western Development Finance(WD).

415
00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:33,520
Dare to use him?

416
00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:39,400
As long as he has talent,
fundraising ability, and ambition,

417
00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:40,730
then I'm interested.

418
00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:42,480
Scale doesn't matter.

419
00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:47,110
You want to win with a weak company
and an underwriter based in a hostel?

420
00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:48,280
How?

421
00:31:49,990 --> 00:31:53,490
With my approach,
and your understanding of Mr. Qiang.

422
00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:59,880
If it was Mr. A backing Luwan,
what would he do?

423
00:32:17,140 --> 00:32:18,770
By every financial metric,

424
00:32:19,690 --> 00:32:23,270
from earnings per share
to working capital turnover,

425
00:32:23,270 --> 00:32:25,610
Luwan far surpasses Shanghai Fashion.

426
00:32:25,610 --> 00:32:27,780
Those indicators measure the past.

427
00:32:27,780 --> 00:32:31,620
By my estimates, Shanghai Fashion
will double in value within a year.

428
00:32:31,620 --> 00:32:34,830
We're creating China's first
"fashion stock."

429
00:32:34,830 --> 00:32:37,580
We'll sell fashion, not cloths.

430
00:32:38,410 --> 00:32:39,960
In the clothing business,

431
00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:43,250
you buy fabric and labor,
and profit by selling product.

432
00:32:43,250 --> 00:32:46,300
It's plain and straightforward.

433
00:32:46,630 --> 00:32:48,130
Not fashion.

434
00:32:48,470 --> 00:32:50,470
You profit off of design and branding.

435
00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:54,470
Do it well, and you're looking at
5x to 10x growth.

436
00:32:56,430 --> 00:32:58,480
That's a nice little fairy tale.

437
00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:01,730
First of all, Southern Investments
is backed by the banks.

438
00:33:01,730 --> 00:33:07,730
They can draw from
a virtually infinite pool of capital.

439
00:33:07,740 --> 00:33:10,110
Second of all.
Luwan owns the land it's on.

440
00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:12,950
It's value will skyrocket
just from real estate appreciation.

441
00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:14,620
What do you have?

442
00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:16,830
Social value.

443
00:33:23,630 --> 00:33:25,630
That's not relevant to an IPO.

444
00:33:27,590 --> 00:33:30,010
It's relevant to the country's progress.

445
00:33:30,010 --> 00:33:33,300
We'll give a proposal
to the Reform Commission.

446
00:33:33,430 --> 00:33:37,100
The Reform Commission's goal
is to restructure industries.

447
00:33:37,100 --> 00:33:38,680
<i>Madame, is my lamb ready?</i>

448
00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:39,770
<i>Coming.</i>

449
00:33:45,610 --> 00:33:48,900
Do you know what
Shanghai's economy needs most?

450
00:33:49,900 --> 00:33:50,860
What?

451
00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:56,660
<i>IPOs were meant for more
than just speculation.</i>

452
00:33:56,660 --> 00:33:58,990
<i>China wanted
its valuable industrial companies</i>

453
00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:04,880
<i>to go public and get bigger and stronger,
bringing profits to shareholders,</i>

454
00:34:05,290 --> 00:34:07,290
<i>and value to society as a whole.</i>

455
00:34:12,550 --> 00:34:13,680
It could work.

456
00:34:15,010 --> 00:34:17,760
What if Luwan were backed by Mr. A?

457
00:34:17,890 --> 00:34:21,180
It could work because
they're backed by Mr. Qiang.

458
00:34:23,310 --> 00:34:24,810
If it were Mr. A,

459
00:34:25,860 --> 00:34:28,690
you wouldn't have a chance.

460
00:34:31,530 --> 00:34:32,610
And you and I...

461
00:34:35,570 --> 00:34:38,450
would not be here talking "what if"s.

462
00:34:43,460 --> 00:34:45,250
WD's Mr. Wang is downstairs.

463
00:34:45,830 --> 00:34:47,170
Want to meet him?

464
00:34:55,380 --> 00:34:56,430
Mr. Wang.

465
00:35:02,810 --> 00:35:06,480
<i>Starting in 1991,
financial institutions all across China,</i>

466
00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:09,440
<i>with little more than
a business license and a bit of capital,</i>

467
00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:11,520
<i>poured into Shanghai.</i>

468
00:35:16,530 --> 00:35:19,820
<i>All you needed was a computer
in a hostel,</i>

469
00:35:17,130 --> 00:35:19,840
{\an8}<i>"Western Development Finance Corp"</i>

470
00:35:20,490 --> 00:35:22,990
<i>and you had yourself a brokerage.</i>

471
00:35:23,870 --> 00:35:27,040
<i>It was primitive, but daring.</i>

472
00:35:27,540 --> 00:35:29,880
<i>A perfect description of WD's Mr. Wang.</i>

473
00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:32,090
These are my hometown's specialty.

474
00:35:33,420 --> 00:35:34,510
Please try some.

475
00:35:34,670 --> 00:35:37,680
Those of us from Shanxi
can't offer anything fancy.

476
00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:41,510
But I can guarantee excellent service.

477
00:35:41,810 --> 00:35:44,980
No discount on my fee though.

478
00:35:45,940 --> 00:35:49,690
<i>At that moment, he was exactly
the kind of broker I needed.</i>

479
00:35:55,360 --> 00:35:56,780
Thank you, Mr. Bao.

480
00:35:57,200 --> 00:36:01,070
There's upside here
for both the company and ourselves.

481
00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:05,500
For WD, once we become the
underwriter for Shanghai Fashion,

482
00:36:05,500 --> 00:36:09,170
we'll finally have ourselves
a foothold in Shanghai.

483
00:36:10,540 --> 00:36:14,340
For ourselves, we can profit
from the market's reaction.

484
00:36:17,010 --> 00:36:20,640
In two days, the Commission decides
who gets the IPO slots.

485
00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:22,720
I'm off to prepare the documents.

486
00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:23,510
Thank you.

487
00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:24,850
My pleasure.

488
00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:27,600
Bye, Ms. Li.

489
00:36:39,450 --> 00:36:41,360
Can you walk this tightrope?

490
00:36:41,570 --> 00:36:43,200
The rest is up to you.

491
00:36:58,050 --> 00:36:59,630
<i>The "tightrope" in question</i>

492
00:36:59,630 --> 00:37:03,390
<i>was convincing the Reform Commission
to give us the final IPO permit.</i>

493
00:37:03,390 --> 00:37:09,060
<i>At the time, Shanghai's stock market
was regulated by People's Bank.</i>

494
00:37:09,310 --> 00:37:13,650
<i>But issuing stocks was managed by
the Institutional Reform Commission.</i>

495
00:37:13,980 --> 00:37:17,190
<i>Going public required
a permit from the Commission.</i>

496
00:37:29,700 --> 00:37:33,000
<i>Permits enforced a quota system,</i>

497
00:37:33,170 --> 00:37:36,800
<i>with every prospective company
Cundergoing rigorous reviews.</i>

498
00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:40,090
<i>Permits were scarce,
and competition was fierce.</i>

499
00:37:40,090 --> 00:37:43,760
<i>For any company,
obtaining one was a huge opportunity.</i>

500
00:37:46,060 --> 00:37:49,100
<i>To obtain this last permit
for Shanghai Fashion</i>

501
00:37:49,430 --> 00:37:52,100
<i>meant beating out the powerful Luwan.</i>

502
00:37:53,690 --> 00:37:55,690
<i>Fortune favors the bold.</i>

503
00:37:56,020 --> 00:37:58,690
<i>Crossing this tightrope required...</i>

504
00:37:59,400 --> 00:38:02,860
<i>not just numbers, but also finesse.</i>

505
00:38:19,630 --> 00:38:21,090
How are things going?

506
00:38:21,340 --> 00:38:24,010
<i>According to the lawyers
and the accountants,</i>

507
00:38:24,010 --> 00:38:25,680
<i>we're ahead on every front.</i>

508
00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:29,180
<i>Now we're just waiting to hear from
Shanghai Fashion's underwriter.</i>

509
00:38:29,180 --> 00:38:31,060
Who's representing them?

510
00:38:31,770 --> 00:38:32,810
<i>Mr. Bao.</i>

511
00:38:32,940 --> 00:38:36,650
He's there as WD's
Deputy General Manager.

512
00:38:38,570 --> 00:38:40,110
A company's IPO

513
00:38:40,780 --> 00:38:44,650
is about more than growing its own value

514
00:38:44,950 --> 00:38:47,200
or enriching its shareholders.

515
00:38:47,530 --> 00:38:51,410
It's about showing investors
the potential for progress.

516
00:38:51,500 --> 00:38:56,250
Not just how much capital it can raise,
but what that capital will accomplish.

517
00:38:56,290 --> 00:38:58,130
Both must be clear.

518
00:38:58,130 --> 00:39:01,550
Anyone can wax poetic.

519
00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:09,600
Don't talk about details
they can read in the prospectus.

520
00:39:10,350 --> 00:39:13,680
You need a attention-grabbing theme.

521
00:39:14,310 --> 00:39:17,520
Something seemingly unrelated,

522
00:39:17,650 --> 00:39:21,440
but relevant to society's
current hot topics.

523
00:39:21,690 --> 00:39:23,530
Shanghai's the fashion capital.

524
00:39:23,530 --> 00:39:26,400
Shanghai Fashion's listing
would shape fashion trends nationwide.

525
00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:27,990
Not deep enough.

526
00:39:30,240 --> 00:39:33,120
Not hooked to
Shanghai's economy right now.

527
00:39:33,290 --> 00:39:36,000
These years,
Shanghai's industrial transformation

528
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:38,880
has left too many workers behind.

529
00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:41,670
Among them are 550,000
unemployed textile workers.

530
00:39:41,670 --> 00:39:46,630
Factories discarded old machinery,
determined to do away with the obsolete.

531
00:39:47,180 --> 00:39:49,800
Shanghai's textile industry
is 100 years old.

532
00:39:49,930 --> 00:39:52,300
And was once coined Mothers' Industry.

533
00:39:52,760 --> 00:39:55,350
Because most of the workers were women.

534
00:39:55,600 --> 00:39:57,980
They were diligent and skilful.

535
00:39:57,980 --> 00:40:00,150
Knew fabric, and fashion.

536
00:40:00,150 --> 00:40:02,440
They gathered experience from practice.

537
00:40:02,440 --> 00:40:05,440
Injected personal values
into social ideals.

538
00:40:05,650 --> 00:40:07,990
They're a precious workforce.

539
00:40:08,780 --> 00:40:12,830
Many industries in Shanghai
are developing new practices

540
00:40:12,830 --> 00:40:15,200
to find a place for these workers.

541
00:40:15,370 --> 00:40:19,620
The fashion industry is totally relevant,
should respond eagerly.

542
00:40:20,580 --> 00:40:23,500
Every company has social responsibilities.

543
00:40:24,380 --> 00:40:31,760
Keeping textile workers employed
is one of Shanghai's key challenges,

544
00:40:32,140 --> 00:40:35,260
Our fashion industry is perfect

545
00:40:35,270 --> 00:40:38,270
for providing these precious workers
a new home.

546
00:40:38,640 --> 00:40:40,850
Do research at Shanghai Fashion.

547
00:40:41,650 --> 00:40:45,280
Find hard data to support your narrative.

548
00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:48,400
At Shanghai Fashion, 70% of employees

549
00:40:48,490 --> 00:40:50,660
came from the textile industry.

550
00:40:50,660 --> 00:40:52,410
After our IPO,

551
00:40:52,410 --> 00:40:55,700
we plan to open more stores,
recruit more distributors,

552
00:40:55,700 --> 00:40:58,330
and exponentially expand our workforce.

553
00:40:58,540 --> 00:41:00,870
The Textile Bureau has contacted us

554
00:41:01,120 --> 00:41:05,500
to officially recommend
Shanghai Fashion as an employer.

555
00:41:06,130 --> 00:41:07,090
Remember,

556
00:41:08,630 --> 00:41:11,970
the most important part

557
00:41:11,970 --> 00:41:16,180
is a stirring conclusion.

558
00:41:16,930 --> 00:41:18,770
Shanghai Fashion's IPO

559
00:41:19,100 --> 00:41:23,440
will bring new opportunities
to the next era of Shanghai fashion.

560
00:41:23,560 --> 00:41:27,280
While simultaneously pledging
to give unemployed textile workers

561
00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:29,240
a much-deserved second chance.

562
00:41:29,240 --> 00:41:34,070
Society gives us all recognition.
We must take responsibility to pay back.

563
00:41:48,380 --> 00:41:49,710
Are the results out?

564
00:41:50,170 --> 00:41:52,260
-Shanghai Fashion got it.
-What?

565
00:41:52,840 --> 00:41:54,090
We got it!

566
00:41:56,890 --> 00:41:58,180
Mr. Cai, congratulations.

567
00:41:58,260 --> 00:41:59,680
Congratulations, Mr. Wang.

568
00:41:59,770 --> 00:42:02,560
Mr. Bao's speech immediately
captured their hearts.

569
00:42:02,690 --> 00:42:06,520
It completely tipped the scales.

570
00:42:06,650 --> 00:42:10,610
This Deputy Manager of yours
was just what we needed.

571
00:42:10,690 --> 00:42:12,780
Mr. Bao was a trump card.

572
00:42:12,780 --> 00:42:14,780
A rare exception.

573
00:42:14,910 --> 00:42:16,070
One time only.

574
00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:19,660
Mr. Bao really performed a miracle.

575
00:42:19,870 --> 00:42:23,330
The next generation really is something.

576
00:42:23,620 --> 00:42:26,670
He must have an exceptional mentor.

577
00:42:40,180 --> 00:42:41,310
Well?

578
00:42:42,640 --> 00:42:44,390
Your experience showed.

579
00:42:44,560 --> 00:42:45,980
Of course.

580
00:42:46,650 --> 00:42:47,690
How about this?

581
00:42:48,190 --> 00:42:49,440
Tonight,

582
00:42:50,070 --> 00:42:54,700
I invite both Mr. Cai and Mr. Wang over.

583
00:42:55,360 --> 00:42:59,490
The three of us will sit here
while you tell us our next steps.

584
00:43:00,370 --> 00:43:02,410
I haven't thought that far.

585
00:43:02,540 --> 00:43:04,120
That's on you.

586
00:43:04,620 --> 00:43:08,420
Impossible, you always
think ten steps in advance.

587
00:43:10,800 --> 00:43:16,470
What if I draw up a plan with them
and have you review it?

588
00:43:16,470 --> 00:43:19,140
Shanghai Fashion
is for you to handle yourself.

589
00:43:19,350 --> 00:43:21,720
I have other things to do.

590
00:43:23,020 --> 00:43:26,100
The Walmart order is a big deal.

591
00:43:26,900 --> 00:43:31,060
But not in the same league
as Shanghai Fashion's IPO.

592
00:43:31,900 --> 00:43:38,410
Do you remember your first task
when we moved here?

593
00:43:39,070 --> 00:43:40,120
What?

594
00:43:40,780 --> 00:43:43,540
Look at the front door's exterior.

595
00:43:44,620 --> 00:43:49,290
You and I are like this hotel.

596
00:43:49,290 --> 00:43:52,300
I'm the hotel manager,
and you're my guest.

597
00:43:52,420 --> 00:43:53,210
Sure,

598
00:43:53,590 --> 00:43:55,550
I have to provide good service.

599
00:43:55,880 --> 00:44:01,180
But I also have to guarantee your safety.

600
00:44:01,350 --> 00:44:04,970
If I provide good service,
but fail to keep you safe...

601
00:44:04,980 --> 00:44:06,730
What's the point?

602
00:44:08,230 --> 00:44:13,650
The Walmart order is your lifeboat.

603
00:44:14,360 --> 00:44:16,400
You want to take on Nanjing Road?

604
00:44:16,400 --> 00:44:19,240
Great, ambition is good. I won't stop you.

605
00:44:19,620 --> 00:44:21,780
But if you fall,

606
00:44:23,280 --> 00:44:25,830
I need to be able to catch you.

607
00:44:39,590 --> 00:44:42,180
<i>I understood Uncle Ye's concerns.</i>

608
00:44:42,550 --> 00:44:44,930
<i>But safety is never guaranteed.</i>

609
00:44:45,520 --> 00:44:48,270
<i>Walmart wouldn't end up being a lifeboat.</i>

610
00:44:48,600 --> 00:44:53,860
<i>The arrow was already nocked.
No direction to go, but forward.</i>


