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{\an8}[Legend of the Magnate]

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{\an8}[Episode 7]

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{\an8}[Taiyufeng]

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From now on, call him Mr. Gu.

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Mr. Gu.

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He's sent here by our boss.

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Mr. Gu.

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Have you worked in a pawnshop before?

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No.

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No?

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He's a genius.

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Since the beginning of time,

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our shop has finally welcomed new rules.

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You all came at the right time.

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From now on, Mr. Gu

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will be our...

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Fourth Manager.

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Fourth Manager.

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Strange things happen every year,

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but this year, it's more abundant.

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Make some room for the Fourth Manager.

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Fourth Manager, please move aside.

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Please move a bit more.

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Fourth Manager, make way.

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Fourth Manager,

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please step aside.

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You have to deliver gifts yourself?

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He's just a county magistrate.

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If this were in Beijing,

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even if those officials with red hats

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came to my house,

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they wouldn't get to see my father

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if he didn't feel like seeing them.

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You're the young master,

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and I'm naturally

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just an errand boy.

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After meeting the magistrate,

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I'll know

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how to survive in this place.

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You've seen the silver mountain over there

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that vexes all the thieves, right?

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I really like it.

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I plan to put one

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in front of our shop too.

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Right here,

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I'll erect

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a huge silver gourd over 3 meters tall.

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The feng shui master told me that

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the area near the city gate
has the strongest fortune.

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I plan to

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absorb it all completely.

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And those buildings over there.

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I'll rent them too

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to set up a large draft bank.

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One for deposits, one for withdrawals.

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What's so great about the Eight Families?

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Besides their draft banks,

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they have nothing.

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My father even said that

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the Li family will go all out

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to make a big impression here.

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I think it's making a mountain
out of a molehill.

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Three years...

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No, in 3 months,

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and the crowd to our shops

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will reach the Eight Families' houses.

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What are you laughing at?

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I'm smiling at your ambition.

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Do you not believe in me,

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or do you lack confidence?

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Pingyao isn't big,

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but this is

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the financial center of the Qing Empire.

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Your father said

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to go all out.

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But I think even with all your efforts,

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you may not be able
to shake things up here.

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The Eight Families of Shanxi have been
around for over 200 years.

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They have their own history.

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I'll tell you about it later.

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Since you've already run away,

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why bother coming back?

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Mr. Chang.

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You're awake just in time.

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The porridge is ready.

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Look.

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I borrowed a portable stove for you.

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Some chestnuts for you.

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And some shredded chicken.

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This is best for restoring your energy.

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I didn't make this.

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Ms. Chang made it.

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Here.

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Try some.

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Careful, it's hot.

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Delicious.

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Where did this cabinet come from?

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From the government office.

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Surprising, isn't it?

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You must be the first person

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in history to be imprisoned
in such comfort.

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What did you trade for this?

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Myself.

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What do you mean?

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Wang Tiangui

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gave me 30 days

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to sort out his pawnshop.

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I've also become the first person

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in history to be the fourth manager
in a pawnshop.

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But for these 30 days,

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you'll have to bear
with the inconvenience.

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Thirty days?

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That pawnshop

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has Wang Tiangui helpless
over its management

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for 30 years.

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How could you possibly
sort it out in 30 days?

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That's fooling yourself.

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It's only the first day.

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There's still time.

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I can learn.

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Those old appraisers in the pawnshop

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were trained by Wang Tiangui's father

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when he was around.

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They won't be easy to get along with.

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Even

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lifelong businessmen

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would be helpless in there.

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Mr. Gu,

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this is a profession

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you must not take lightly.

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I wouldn't dare underestimate it.

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But as the saying goes,

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"Different trades
share the same principles."

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People's hearts are the same everywhere.

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Their pawnshop

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just has a slightly higher counter.

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Even if it's a hard nut to crack,

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I'll break it open.

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Please take a look at this, Manager.

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My eyes are blurry.

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I can't see clearly anymore.

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Sir,

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what are you

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trying to pawn here?

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This is our family heirloom,

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a jade from the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

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My elderly mother is ill
and wants to pawn it.

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A family heirloom jade?

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Was your home underground?

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Why does it smell so strongly of soil?

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What?

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Does your pawnshop

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care about where items come from?

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You really think
you're the government office?

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I wouldn't dare.

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Catching thieves is not our business.

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However,

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if there's a major case
at the government office,

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they'll definitely come to our pawnshop

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to investigate.

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Sir.

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According to the
"Great Qing Legal Code,"

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grave robbery is punishable by death.

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You have

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good eyes.

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This jade piece

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was acquired by
my grandfather's generation

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back then.

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If I were to sell this in the capital,

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it would fetch at least
several thousand taels of silver.

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I'm only asking for 500 taels
from your pawnshop.

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500 taels isn't much.

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But there's one problem.

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You claim it's from the Shang-Zhou period.

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Hey-

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This was made this year!

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You carved the jade,

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heated it until red-hot,

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and then threw it

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into the abdomens of living cats and dogs.

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You used their vital essence

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to age it artificially.

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Young man,

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what you're doing

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will bring bad karma.

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You're talking nonsense!

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Seek a third opinion.

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If anyone says this is genuine,

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you can pluck out these old eyes of mine

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and step on them till they pop.

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Go away.

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I've smashed this jade for you

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to prevent you from cheating others.

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Mr. Zhu,

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if it weren't for your expertise,

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I would have been completely fooled.

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Gu Chaofeng.

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You're late on your first day.

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Are your eyes on top of your head?

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Why are you putting on airs

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and pretending to be a big shot?

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You're an appraiser,

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and so am I.

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Why speak so harshly?

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Well, of course.

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This guy

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has never worked a day
in a pawnshop before.

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But he has the boss to rely on.

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Of course, he doesn't see us as equals.

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If there's anything

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I, the Fourth Manager, can help with,

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just let me know.

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Young man,

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let me ask you.

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What does the fourth manager

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usually handle at work?

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I see.

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I'd like to see

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your previous years' ledgers.

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Where might I find them?

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The ledgers aren't here.

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They're upstairs.

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Manager!

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Pawn these for me!

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Give me 500 taels of silver for them!

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This blade was given to me by the Marshal.

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This Imperial Yellow Jacket

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was bestowed upon me
by the Emperor himself.

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I risked my life

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to earn

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these two items.

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I want 500 taels for them,

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not a candareen less!

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These two items together

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aren't worth even 5 taels of silver.

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Our shop can't accept them.

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Perhaps

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you should try another pawnshop.

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What did you say?

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Five taels of silver?

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Are you looking down on the Emperor,

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the Marshal,

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or me?

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No, no.

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Give it!

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Give it back to me!

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Don't!

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I'll cut you in half!

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This is my precious blade!

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Fourth Manager.

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-Fourth Manager!
-Give it to me!

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Fourth Manager!

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Your time to shine!

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Hand it over!

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You, look at them.

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Take a good look!

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You said you work for the Marshal.

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May I ask what rank you hold?

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My surname is Bao.

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I'm here in Shanxi
to collect military funds.

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By the Emperor's grace,

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I hold a second-rank military position.

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What?

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Do you want to see my red official's hat?

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I've heard that under the Marshal,

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there are two formidable commanders,

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Sir Bao and Sir Ta.

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Could you be

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Sir Bao Qingde?

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I've long admired you.

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Taqibu has passed away.

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Currently, military funding
across the country

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is not coming in promptly.

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The soldiers in my camp

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haven't been paid for half a year.

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I had no choice

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but to pawn this,

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so my brothers in the Bao Regiment

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can have something to eat.

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If I've offended you,

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please forgive me.

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Only a true hero can be himself.

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Sir Bao, how much would you
like to pawn this for?

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Just...

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Just 500 taels of silver would be enough.

286
00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:31,600
Just 500 taels isn't enough,

287
00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:32,529
it's too little.

288
00:14:33,039 --> 00:14:34,240
Staff, make a record.

289
00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:36,450
One precious blade,

290
00:14:36,509 --> 00:14:38,309
and one Imperial Yellow Jacket,

291
00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:40,299
pawned for 1,000 taels of silver.

292
00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:41,470
This...

293
00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:51,519
Announce the pawn and write the receipt,

294
00:14:51,519 --> 00:14:52,960
that's the rule.

295
00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:55,610
What's there to fuss about?

296
00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:58,320
Write it.

297
00:15:09,679 --> 00:15:10,549
Sir Bao.

298
00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:13,080
These are all banknotes
from the Four Major Banks,

299
00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,139
accepted everywhere in the country.

300
00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:19,360
Thank you.

301
00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:24,960
Gu Pingyuan.

302
00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:26,000
You...

303
00:15:26,019 --> 00:15:27,389
Who do you think you are?

304
00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:30,379
He asked for 500, and you gave him 1,000.

305
00:15:30,379 --> 00:15:31,720
You don't care about losses, do you?

306
00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:33,450
This was your job to begin with,

307
00:15:33,870 --> 00:15:34,929
you told me to do it.

308
00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:35,720
You...

309
00:15:38,629 --> 00:15:39,960
Someone come down here!

310
00:15:43,980 --> 00:15:44,720
Quickly,

311
00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:46,840
lock him up in a room somewhere

312
00:15:46,870 --> 00:15:47,750
so he can cool down.

313
00:15:47,750 --> 00:15:49,610
I think he's not right in the head.

314
00:15:52,259 --> 00:15:53,860
You just watched him do that?

315
00:16:18,759 --> 00:16:24,299
{\an8}[Taiyufeng General Ledger]

316
00:16:36,539 --> 00:16:37,429
{\an8}[Seventh of the month;
A set of porcelain vases, 10 taels]

317
00:16:37,460 --> 00:16:38,509
{\an8}[Eighth of the month;
2 bolts of embroidery, 25 taels]

318
00:16:38,529 --> 00:16:39,580
{\an8}[Ninth of the month;
a set of red jade calculations, 15 taels]

319
00:17:00,629 --> 00:17:03,230
You let him announce the pawn
at the counter.

320
00:17:03,259 --> 00:17:04,848
You couldn't make a decision yourself,

321
00:17:04,848 --> 00:17:06,680
so you let an amateur decide for you.

322
00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:08,480
You've really become senile!

323
00:17:09,549 --> 00:17:10,400
Exactly.

324
00:17:10,818 --> 00:17:12,588
You've set a precedent by letting him

325
00:17:12,588 --> 00:17:13,950
announce a pawn today.

326
00:17:14,029 --> 00:17:17,490
You won't be able to stop him
from doing anything in the future.

327
00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:18,980
I think the 3 of us

328
00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:20,960
should pack our bedrolls

329
00:17:20,980 --> 00:17:22,240
and leave while we can.

330
00:17:22,549 --> 00:17:23,348
Head manager,

331
00:17:23,670 --> 00:17:25,880
we've been following you for decades.

332
00:17:26,509 --> 00:17:27,509
Whatever you say,

333
00:17:27,549 --> 00:17:28,690
we'll do.

334
00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:32,269
But about resigning from this job,

335
00:17:32,750 --> 00:17:34,140
is it a real resignation

336
00:17:34,269 --> 00:17:36,200
or a strategic retreat?

337
00:17:36,750 --> 00:17:38,140
Please let us know.

338
00:17:41,809 --> 00:17:43,609
We have to nip trouble in the bud.

339
00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:45,579
This decision isn't mine to make,

340
00:17:45,579 --> 00:17:46,549
it's the boss's.

341
00:17:50,759 --> 00:17:52,220
Notify all employees that

342
00:17:52,349 --> 00:17:54,279
the pawnshop won't open tomorrow.

343
00:17:54,589 --> 00:17:56,319
No business will be conducted.

344
00:17:56,509 --> 00:17:57,710
We're shutting down.

345
00:18:12,029 --> 00:18:12,829
Jin, right?

346
00:18:13,829 --> 00:18:14,880
Here, take it.

347
00:18:16,589 --> 00:18:17,200
You know,

348
00:18:17,509 --> 00:18:19,160
you've been locked up here all day,

349
00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:20,829
and nobody's brought you anything to eat.

350
00:18:20,829 --> 00:18:21,400
Well,

351
00:18:21,789 --> 00:18:23,000
my wife made lunch.

352
00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:23,920
I couldn't finish it,

353
00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:25,319
so I brought some for you.

354
00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:26,240
That's great.

355
00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:27,099
Thank you, Jin.

356
00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:28,720
Don't mention it.

357
00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:30,259
I've been

358
00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:31,680
idle all day

359
00:18:32,029 --> 00:18:33,289
and I can't eat a thing.

360
00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:34,829
Why have you been idle all day?

361
00:18:34,829 --> 00:18:35,690
What happened?

362
00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:39,509
The head manager

363
00:18:39,509 --> 00:18:41,109
told us to put up the shutters

364
00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:42,200
and stop doing business.

365
00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:43,259
We're closed down.

366
00:18:43,269 --> 00:18:45,269
He and the second and third managers

367
00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:46,859
went to the boss to resign.

368
00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:48,559
Did they resign for good?

369
00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:52,960
How would people like me know about that?

370
00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:53,710
Anyway,

371
00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:55,200
in this pawnshop,

372
00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:57,480
the three appraiser masters always

373
00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:58,539
have the final say.

374
00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:00,009
Alright,

375
00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:01,240
I'm leaving now.

376
00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:01,750
Just

377
00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:04,160
don't tell anyone I gave this to you.

378
00:19:04,509 --> 00:19:05,109
Thank you.

379
00:19:25,869 --> 00:19:27,069
Doctor,

380
00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:28,549
you need to

381
00:19:28,589 --> 00:19:30,000
examine me thoroughly

382
00:19:30,029 --> 00:19:30,890
for my illness,

383
00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:34,440
so those gossipers

384
00:19:34,789 --> 00:19:36,250
won't make snide remarks.

385
00:19:37,789 --> 00:19:39,640
I've married so many wives,

386
00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:42,960
but it's all for nothing.

387
00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:45,240
From now on,

388
00:19:45,309 --> 00:19:46,970
we'll take turns holding you.

389
00:19:47,309 --> 00:19:48,440
Even if you were made of stone,

390
00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:49,880
we'd warm you up.

391
00:19:52,789 --> 00:19:53,440
Fan me.

392
00:19:53,750 --> 00:19:54,269
Fan me.

393
00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:55,349
Good.

394
00:19:56,750 --> 00:19:57,400
Boss.

395
00:19:58,750 --> 00:19:59,720
You're here.

396
00:20:00,829 --> 00:20:02,579
You went to work for one day,

397
00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:05,200
and they've already stopped working?

398
00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:06,589
Indeed.

399
00:20:12,589 --> 00:20:14,029
Those 3 old fellows

400
00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:16,480
are too impatient.

401
00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:19,589
Thank you for the compliment, Boss.

402
00:20:19,589 --> 00:20:21,450
You think I'm complimenting you?

403
00:20:21,509 --> 00:20:23,369
Didn't you ask me to be a black sheep

404
00:20:23,369 --> 00:20:24,900
and stir things up in there?

405
00:20:25,569 --> 00:20:26,480
Not even a day has passed

406
00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:28,029
and I've nearly ruined everything.

407
00:20:28,029 --> 00:20:29,539
I think it won't take 30 days

408
00:20:29,539 --> 00:20:31,470
for me to get the pawnshop in order.

409
00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:45,829
Those 3 old guys

410
00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:47,539
really can't keep their cool.

411
00:20:48,509 --> 00:20:50,369
Although you're making excuses,

412
00:20:51,069 --> 00:20:53,359
there is some truth to what you say.

413
00:20:53,390 --> 00:20:54,789
Have they resigned then?

414
00:20:58,269 --> 00:21:00,589
I just need to nod, and it's done.

415
00:21:01,549 --> 00:21:04,009
But according to the rules
of this business,

416
00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:06,269
you can't just quit today

417
00:21:06,309 --> 00:21:07,809
and leave tomorrow.

418
00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:10,839
They need to find a replacement

419
00:21:11,309 --> 00:21:15,250
and get the business in order
for the boss

420
00:21:16,509 --> 00:21:18,069
before they can leave.

421
00:21:18,700 --> 00:21:20,029
How long will that take?

422
00:21:21,069 --> 00:21:24,359
At least 20 to 30 days.

423
00:21:26,170 --> 00:21:27,430
That should be enough.

424
00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:28,509
Boss.

425
00:21:28,799 --> 00:21:30,799
Please approve their resignation.

426
00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:34,609
My approval

427
00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:36,809
is just a matter of saying the word.

428
00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:39,769
But these 3 old appraisers

429
00:21:39,829 --> 00:21:41,799
are important figures

430
00:21:42,309 --> 00:21:43,880
with significant positions

431
00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:45,509
in the pawnshop business.

432
00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:47,609
If people find out

433
00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:48,960
that these 3

434
00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:50,000
are leaving soon,

435
00:21:50,109 --> 00:21:53,200
many will try to poach them.

436
00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:56,549
If they leave,

437
00:21:58,079 --> 00:21:59,740
will you keep an eye on things?

438
00:21:59,829 --> 00:22:00,829
Of course I can't.

439
00:22:01,940 --> 00:22:02,640
But none of them

440
00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:03,569
can truly leave.

441
00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:06,339
This isn't the time for you

442
00:22:06,349 --> 00:22:08,190
act smart.

443
00:22:08,549 --> 00:22:11,009
They're already on high alert.

444
00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:12,440
If you don't believe me,

445
00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:14,109
go to the pawnshop tomorrow
and see for yourself.

446
00:22:14,109 --> 00:22:14,829
No one there

447
00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:16,940
will dare tell you the truth anymore.

448
00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:20,579
After 30 days,

449
00:22:20,750 --> 00:22:22,759
I won't be able to keep them either.

450
00:22:23,069 --> 00:22:24,200
By then,

451
00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:26,349
because of this little trick

452
00:22:26,349 --> 00:22:27,539
you've played,

453
00:22:29,029 --> 00:22:31,029
we'll lose a significant business.

454
00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:33,269
Tell me,

455
00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:36,880
how should I punish you?

456
00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:39,769
I never exaggerate.

457
00:22:41,109 --> 00:22:42,640
We don't need 30 days at all.

458
00:23:01,339 --> 00:23:03,920
{\an8}[Wanyuandang]

459
00:23:11,769 --> 00:23:14,319
{\an8}[Wanyuandang]

460
00:23:14,349 --> 00:23:19,299
{\an8}[Pawn goods]

461
00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:22,920
I want to pawn things.

462
00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:26,740
Where's your boss?

463
00:23:28,309 --> 00:23:30,730
We truly meet everywhere in life.

464
00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,349
So my father can't blame me for this now.

465
00:23:33,599 --> 00:23:34,930
What do you mean by that?

466
00:23:35,269 --> 00:23:36,160
Before I came here,

467
00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:37,640
my father was extremely worried.

468
00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:39,319
He repeatedly warned me

469
00:23:39,549 --> 00:23:41,069
to never speak with that

470
00:23:41,109 --> 00:23:42,640
exile from Ningguta.

471
00:23:43,299 --> 00:23:43,880
But today,

472
00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:44,980
you walked in by yourself,

473
00:23:44,980 --> 00:23:46,200
so you can't blame me.

474
00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:48,019
Where is Ms. Su?

475
00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:50,089
You've seen her?

476
00:23:51,829 --> 00:23:52,579
Do you know?

477
00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:54,359
The reputation of your Wanyuandang

478
00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:56,160
has spread throughout Pingyao.

479
00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:58,240
I heard about it when I entered the city.

480
00:23:58,240 --> 00:23:59,069
Everyone is waiting

481
00:23:59,069 --> 00:24:01,069
to see you make fools of yourselves.

482
00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:02,400
Let them wait.

483
00:24:02,750 --> 00:24:03,880
This business is so slow that even ghosts

484
00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:04,789
wouldn't survive it.

485
00:24:04,789 --> 00:24:06,049
I'm amazed you hung on.

486
00:24:06,309 --> 00:24:06,750
I heard

487
00:24:06,789 --> 00:24:08,480
you're recruiting good appraisers
and staff.

488
00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:09,109
Any luck?

489
00:24:09,769 --> 00:24:10,589
Ms. Su is handling

490
00:24:10,589 --> 00:24:11,619
these matters.

491
00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:13,430
I brought some people
from Beijing with me,

492
00:24:13,430 --> 00:24:15,089
all experienced appraisers.

493
00:24:15,109 --> 00:24:16,230
For the first couple of days,
they were willing

494
00:24:16,230 --> 00:24:17,200
to sit at their posts.

495
00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:17,880
Now,

496
00:24:18,029 --> 00:24:20,109
they're all hiding in the back room
playing cards and drinking,

497
00:24:20,109 --> 00:24:21,769
having a better time than I am.

498
00:24:25,559 --> 00:24:26,440
I heard

499
00:24:27,589 --> 00:24:28,849
you joined Taiyufeng.

500
00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:29,440
What?

501
00:24:30,319 --> 00:24:31,859
Are you here to spy on me,

502
00:24:32,150 --> 00:24:33,650
or were you kicked out?

503
00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:36,170
Of course I was kicked out.

504
00:24:37,269 --> 00:24:38,309
An amateur like me

505
00:24:38,349 --> 00:24:40,079
doesn't meet their standards.

506
00:24:40,309 --> 00:24:41,640
But I do have some ideas.

507
00:24:41,809 --> 00:24:42,349
Why don't we

508
00:24:42,349 --> 00:24:43,740
team up again this time?

509
00:24:44,029 --> 00:24:44,720
Team up?

510
00:24:45,210 --> 00:24:46,470
We are both amateurs.

511
00:24:46,789 --> 00:24:48,920
Haven't you heard of beginner's luck?

512
00:24:49,269 --> 00:24:49,900
Confucius said,

513
00:24:49,900 --> 00:24:52,900
Who's to say the new generation
can't surpass the old?

514
00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:58,160
Let's discuss it.

515
00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:21,680
Today,

516
00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:23,400
let's open for business.

517
00:25:25,549 --> 00:25:27,609
How long have we all worked together?

518
00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:29,460
More than 10 years.

519
00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:31,930
That makes us old partners.

520
00:25:32,789 --> 00:25:33,160
Yes.

521
00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:36,099
Yesterday we stopped working

522
00:25:36,549 --> 00:25:38,480
and asked the boss to let us resign.

523
00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:40,160
The boss

524
00:25:40,829 --> 00:25:41,750
agreed.

525
00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:47,880
The Four Major Banks of the capital

526
00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:49,269
and the Eight Families of Hedong

527
00:25:49,269 --> 00:25:51,029
have been trying to recruit us
for a long time.

528
00:25:51,029 --> 00:25:52,720
Since the boss has made up his mind,

529
00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:54,609
we ought to leave together.

530
00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:56,980
This is the head manager's blessing.

531
00:25:57,230 --> 00:25:58,720
Following the head manager is never wrong.

532
00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:00,440
-I knew it.
-Let’s work hard

533
00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:01,480
before the new recruits take over.

534
00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:03,390
We must not ruin
the head appraiser's reputation.

535
00:26:03,390 --> 00:26:04,720
Open up and do business.

536
00:26:08,670 --> 00:26:09,839
Where's that guy?

537
00:26:10,660 --> 00:26:11,660
Absent from work?

538
00:26:13,650 --> 00:26:15,269
You mean that bumbling amateur?

539
00:26:15,269 --> 00:26:17,160
He probably doesn't have
the face to show up.

540
00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:19,220
Sending such a fool to cause trouble,

541
00:26:19,509 --> 00:26:21,509
I wonder what the boss was thinking.

542
00:26:21,779 --> 00:26:28,680
{\an8}[Wanyuandang City Gate Pawn Stall]

543
00:26:27,750 --> 00:26:28,210
Here.

544
00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:33,380
Put it here.

545
00:26:33,970 --> 00:26:35,750
♪ I've read the Four Books
and Five Classics ♪

546
00:26:35,769 --> 00:26:37,440
♪ I've learned to be magnanimous ♪

547
00:26:37,470 --> 00:26:40,019
{\an8}♪ And forget the past grudges ♪

548
00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:40,480
Everyone.

549
00:26:40,069 --> 00:26:42,069
{\an8}♪ I've traveled through the years ♪

550
00:26:42,099 --> 00:26:43,700
{\an8}♪ As life roughens my face ♪

551
00:26:42,750 --> 00:26:43,589
Silver.

552
00:26:43,740 --> 00:26:46,369
{\an8}♪ I've felt the coldness between people ♪

553
00:26:45,069 --> 00:26:46,180
So much silver!

554
00:26:46,390 --> 00:26:49,500
♪ I've seen the vast snow ♪

555
00:26:49,569 --> 00:26:52,529
♪ I was once held tightly by someone ♪

556
00:26:52,599 --> 00:26:53,700
♪ The meaning of survival ♪

557
00:26:53,779 --> 00:26:55,670
{\an8}♪ Is all about staying fed ♪

558
00:26:53,809 --> 00:26:54,599
Ladies and gentlemen,

559
00:26:54,599 --> 00:26:56,589
young and old from Pingyao,

560
00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:57,170
{\an8}♪ Turn around ♪

561
00:26:56,650 --> 00:26:58,640
and brothers from the surrounding areas,

562
00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:58,759
{\an8}♪ And try to be brave ♪

563
00:26:58,819 --> 00:27:04,220
{\an8}♪ The show is about to start ♪

564
00:26:59,349 --> 00:27:00,670
I am Li Qin,

565
00:27:01,029 --> 00:27:02,890
from the Li family in the capital.

566
00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:05,720
Here in Pingyao,

567
00:27:05,740 --> 00:27:07,720
I've opened the Wanyuandang pawnshop.

568
00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:08,849
It's mainly for me

569
00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:10,349
to learn from the trade as a student.

570
00:27:10,349 --> 00:27:12,079
Thank you all for your support.

571
00:27:12,309 --> 00:27:13,880
Nice!

572
00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:16,019
We're amateurs.

573
00:27:16,309 --> 00:27:17,440
We don't dare to trouble

574
00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:18,920
everyone to walk all the way

575
00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:20,460
to our shop for business.

576
00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:21,809
We wouldn't dare

577
00:27:21,809 --> 00:27:23,480
to stand behind that high counter

578
00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:25,200
and look down on people, either.

579
00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:26,640
We'll just do business

580
00:27:26,710 --> 00:27:28,180
here by the city gate.

581
00:27:28,569 --> 00:27:29,430
Goods for cash,

582
00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:30,920
on the spot.

583
00:27:31,309 --> 00:27:33,720
Wanyuandang's pawnshop
is on the east side,

584
00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:35,460
and our bank is on the west side.

585
00:27:36,029 --> 00:27:38,599
Claim silver with your receipts.
Fair to young and old alike.

586
00:27:38,599 --> 00:27:39,640
Ladies and gentlemen,

587
00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:40,480
please go ahead.

588
00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:41,019
Great!

589
00:27:41,309 --> 00:27:42,190
Let's go.

590
00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:43,240
Come on.

591
00:27:42,490 --> 00:27:44,309
{\an8}♪ No matter how many tears you shed ♪

592
00:27:44,269 --> 00:27:44,680
Madam,

593
00:27:44,380 --> 00:27:45,890
{\an8}♪ As long as you can get up ♪

594
00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:45,829
what would you like to pawn?

595
00:27:45,829 --> 00:27:46,829
Claim silver with your receipts.

596
00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:48,539
{\an8}♪ You can brush it off as a joke ♪

597
00:27:47,210 --> 00:27:47,720
This hairpin.

598
00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:48,619
Fair to young and old alike.

599
00:27:48,619 --> 00:27:50,500
♪ If I can still breathe ♪

600
00:27:50,589 --> 00:27:52,089
♪ I can hold up this weight ♪

601
00:27:52,180 --> 00:27:54,849
♪ And brave the blade and storm ♪

602
00:27:54,930 --> 00:27:57,950
{\an8}♪ Life is unpredictable anyway ♪

603
00:27:56,789 --> 00:27:57,920
It weighs 3 taels and 3 maces.

604
00:27:57,920 --> 00:27:59,000
Round off the 3 maces.

605
00:27:57,970 --> 00:28:01,000
{\an8}♪ I clench my teeth and keep going ♪

606
00:27:59,819 --> 00:28:00,950
One silver hairpin,

607
00:28:01,059 --> 00:28:02,160
{\an8}♪ Let them say ♪

608
00:28:01,539 --> 00:28:02,509
pawned for 3 taels of silver.

609
00:28:02,230 --> 00:28:04,180
{\an8}♪ That I can't make it all they want ♪

610
00:28:02,589 --> 00:28:03,269
-Three taels of silver?
-Three taels!

611
00:28:03,269 --> 00:28:04,230
Write the receipt.

612
00:28:04,230 --> 00:28:05,680
{\an8}♪ Turn around ♪

613
00:28:04,349 --> 00:28:05,319
Really?

614
00:28:05,589 --> 00:28:06,200
Ma'am,

615
00:28:05,740 --> 00:28:07,240
{\an8}♪ And try to be brave ♪

616
00:28:06,589 --> 00:28:07,349
the 3 maces

617
00:28:07,319 --> 00:28:12,789
{\an8}♪ The show is about to start ♪

618
00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:09,240
will be considered our small profit.

619
00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:10,160
Are you satisfied?

620
00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:11,359
Yes, very satisfied.

621
00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:12,109
Come,

622
00:28:12,859 --> 00:28:15,240
{\an8}♪ The world is full of reasons ♪

623
00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:14,160
sign these receipts.

624
00:28:14,529 --> 00:28:16,230
{\an8}[Wanyuandang]
[1 silver hairpin for 3 tales]

625
00:28:15,269 --> 00:28:16,549
♪ And tales of loyalty ♪

626
00:28:16,599 --> 00:28:19,609
♪ We should be just and compassionate ♪

627
00:28:17,569 --> 00:28:20,690
{\an8}[Wanyuandang]
[1 silver hairpin for 3 tales]

628
00:28:19,690 --> 00:28:21,269
♪ Among the smoke
there is just one path ♪

629
00:28:21,380 --> 00:28:24,769
♪ I'll measure this life step by step ♪

630
00:28:26,069 --> 00:28:27,029
One at a time, please.

631
00:28:27,029 --> 00:28:27,589
Everyone,

632
00:28:27,230 --> 00:28:28,240
{\an8}♪ The sun will always rise ♪

633
00:28:27,750 --> 00:28:28,410
don't rush.

634
00:28:29,589 --> 00:28:30,480
Yes, we have them.

635
00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:31,720
We have them right here.

636
00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:32,750
Don't rush.

637
00:28:36,079 --> 00:28:36,880
Don't push.

638
00:28:37,269 --> 00:28:37,890
Here.

639
00:28:38,309 --> 00:28:39,769
Find this hairpin for her.

640
00:28:41,589 --> 00:28:42,309
Don't rush.

641
00:28:42,329 --> 00:28:43,720
-Come on. Next.
-Slow down.

642
00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:44,910
Don't rush,

643
00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:46,390
one at a time.

644
00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:47,680
We have them all here.

645
00:28:47,750 --> 00:28:48,640
Yes, we do.

646
00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:49,720
Come on.

647
00:28:49,740 --> 00:28:50,240
Look at

648
00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:51,539
what they've done.

649
00:28:51,589 --> 00:28:53,000
They've emptied out our storerooms.

650
00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:54,200
That bumbling amateur

651
00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:55,759
and that young master Li

652
00:28:55,829 --> 00:28:57,109
from the capital

653
00:28:57,309 --> 00:28:59,880
are spending money like crazy
at the city gate.

654
00:28:59,880 --> 00:29:01,589
He advanced a silver hairpin
worth 3 taels and 3 mace

655
00:29:01,589 --> 00:29:03,190
for 3 taels!

656
00:29:03,599 --> 00:29:05,359
What kind of business is that?

657
00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:06,619
It's laughable!

658
00:29:07,750 --> 00:29:09,509
They didn't even invite
an appraiser?

659
00:29:09,509 --> 00:29:10,369
No.

660
00:29:10,740 --> 00:29:11,900
Don't worry, sir.

661
00:29:12,529 --> 00:29:14,309
A man like him from the capital

662
00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:16,170
opening a pawnshop in Pingyao

663
00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:17,049
is just showing off

664
00:29:17,049 --> 00:29:18,750
in front of the real experts,

665
00:29:18,829 --> 00:29:20,720
basically asking for failure.

666
00:29:22,069 --> 00:29:23,430
The head manager from the bank is here

667
00:29:23,430 --> 00:29:25,289
asking to see the head appraiser.

668
00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:32,960
Appraiser Zhu,

669
00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:34,650
what are you up to?

670
00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:41,279
What are you talking about?

671
00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:44,269
That guy at the city gate

672
00:29:44,269 --> 00:29:45,200
has now extended his reach

673
00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:46,200
into our banks,

674
00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:48,500
and you're still staying silent?

675
00:29:48,579 --> 00:29:51,059
What does this have to do with us?

676
00:29:52,329 --> 00:29:53,529
Funny you'd say that.

677
00:29:53,559 --> 00:29:54,980
You're really something,

678
00:29:54,980 --> 00:29:55,819
sending your little devil out there

679
00:29:55,819 --> 00:29:57,769
while you enjoy your peace and quiet here.

680
00:29:57,769 --> 00:29:59,039
That guy from the capital

681
00:29:59,039 --> 00:29:59,829
has raised the interest rates

682
00:29:59,829 --> 00:30:00,740
at his own bank.

683
00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:01,880
Now, everyone in Pingyao

684
00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:02,880
who has any money

685
00:30:02,980 --> 00:30:03,789
has withdrawn their silver

686
00:30:03,789 --> 00:30:05,319
and deposited it with them.

687
00:30:05,890 --> 00:30:07,829
{\an8}[Taiyufeng Draft Bank Manager Wang]

688
00:30:06,029 --> 00:30:06,720
Appraiser Zhu,

689
00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:08,250
please give us some advice!

690
00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:11,009
People are already withdrawing
from my bank.

691
00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:14,880
My shop has plenty of silver.

692
00:30:16,009 --> 00:30:17,990
Let them withdraw all they want.

693
00:30:19,029 --> 00:30:21,240
The business cannot fail.

694
00:30:24,349 --> 00:30:25,410
Someone come here.

695
00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:27,170
Yes, sir.

696
00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:29,240
Tell the staff

697
00:30:29,269 --> 00:30:30,730
to prepare all the silver.

698
00:30:31,069 --> 00:30:32,400
Make a trip every 2 hours

699
00:30:32,589 --> 00:30:34,400
to deliver them to our own bank.

700
00:30:35,230 --> 00:30:36,269
Get going right now.

701
00:30:36,269 --> 00:30:36,960
Okay.

702
00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:43,000
Appraiser Zhu,

703
00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:43,329
what if

704
00:30:43,329 --> 00:30:44,789
it's not enough?

705
00:30:45,549 --> 00:30:46,480
Those two bumbling amateurs

706
00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:47,509
have really stirred up

707
00:30:47,509 --> 00:30:48,309
a hornet's nest in Pingyao.

708
00:30:48,309 --> 00:30:48,799
Well...

709
00:30:49,069 --> 00:30:50,349
All other banks are
in the same situation as we are.

710
00:30:50,349 --> 00:30:51,269
Everyone is withdrawing their money

711
00:30:51,269 --> 00:30:52,450
and depositing it into their bank.

712
00:30:52,450 --> 00:30:53,509
If we're not careful

713
00:30:53,509 --> 00:30:54,569
and one bank fails,

714
00:30:54,789 --> 00:30:56,440
we'll become a laughingstock.

715
00:30:56,440 --> 00:30:57,029
We can't let amateurs

716
00:30:57,029 --> 00:30:58,630
destroy the professionals.

717
00:31:00,450 --> 00:31:02,380
If they think they can outspend us,

718
00:31:02,829 --> 00:31:04,630
they've come to the wrong place.

719
00:31:08,829 --> 00:31:09,880
Don't worry.

720
00:31:10,390 --> 00:31:11,789
If you run short of funds,

721
00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:14,210
I'll transfer some for you.

722
00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:21,490
Boss.

723
00:31:21,829 --> 00:31:22,509
The stuff people

724
00:31:22,509 --> 00:31:23,670
redeemed from us

725
00:31:23,829 --> 00:31:25,160
all ended up in the hands

726
00:31:25,160 --> 00:31:26,950
of that bumbling amateur duo.

727
00:31:27,130 --> 00:31:28,640
Isn't it funny?

728
00:31:37,599 --> 00:31:39,099
Don't rush. One at a time.

729
00:31:41,069 --> 00:31:42,170
Weigh it for me.

730
00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:46,269
This is how much we earned today.

731
00:31:46,660 --> 00:31:47,240
Deposit it.

732
00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:47,549
Yes, sir!

733
00:31:47,549 --> 00:31:48,680
One pearl hairpin,

734
00:31:49,049 --> 00:31:50,400
pawned for 5 taels of silver.

735
00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:51,789
Your vase transaction is complete.

736
00:31:51,789 --> 00:31:52,589
Sign here.

737
00:31:52,700 --> 00:31:55,309
{\an8}[May 3, the 11th year of Xianfeng]
[9 maces and 3 candareen]

738
00:31:52,789 --> 00:31:54,920
Nine maces and 3 candareens of silver.

739
00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:55,549
Just make

740
00:31:56,069 --> 00:31:57,069
an X mark here.

741
00:31:57,119 --> 00:31:58,589
I'd like to pawn this!

742
00:31:58,910 --> 00:32:00,289
One bundle of fine cloth,

743
00:32:00,289 --> 00:32:01,309
pawned for 10 taels of silver.

744
00:32:01,309 --> 00:32:02,549
It's redeemable anytime.

745
00:32:02,549 --> 00:32:04,019
See that large silver gourd

746
00:32:04,019 --> 00:32:04,920
at the entrance of my shop?

747
00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:06,200
If I can't pay you back,

748
00:32:06,269 --> 00:32:07,509
you can take an axe

749
00:32:07,539 --> 00:32:08,680
and chop down that silver gourd

750
00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:09,269
tomorrow and carry it away.

751
00:32:09,269 --> 00:32:10,269
I won't say a word.

752
00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:25,029
Nobody's here.

753
00:32:27,079 --> 00:32:28,150
They've been causing a scene

754
00:32:28,150 --> 00:32:29,480
at the city gate all day.

755
00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:30,779
If this continues,

756
00:32:31,109 --> 00:32:32,240
the magistrate will send troops

757
00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:33,240
to drive them out.

758
00:32:33,349 --> 00:32:35,349
They can't even close the city gate.

759
00:32:36,549 --> 00:32:37,829
I just don't understand.

760
00:32:37,829 --> 00:32:39,480
Is Gu Pingyuan working

761
00:32:39,509 --> 00:32:40,630
for Taiyufeng or not?

762
00:32:40,630 --> 00:32:42,430
Why is he helping outsiders now?

763
00:32:45,930 --> 00:32:47,859
He wanted to join Taiyufeng,

764
00:32:48,789 --> 00:32:50,680
but Taiyufeng rejected him.

765
00:32:51,589 --> 00:32:52,650
It doesn't matter.

766
00:32:53,349 --> 00:32:54,670
I want to see

767
00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:58,069
what these two can accomplish.

768
00:33:31,250 --> 00:33:32,789
The items redeemed today

769
00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:34,589
exceed those of several years.

770
00:33:34,589 --> 00:33:35,890
Congratulations to you.

771
00:33:35,890 --> 00:33:37,750
That bumbling amateur accidentally

772
00:33:37,750 --> 00:33:39,000
ended up helping us.

773
00:33:50,269 --> 00:33:51,410
He's not an amateur,

774
00:33:52,509 --> 00:33:53,970
but an increasing threat.

775
00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:01,880
Be careful with that jar.

776
00:34:02,930 --> 00:34:03,859
Carry it inside.

777
00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:05,130
Watch the floor.

778
00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:10,329
Alright.

779
00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:20,230
Oh great,

780
00:34:20,739 --> 00:34:21,920
I have gathered all the junk

781
00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:22,690
in Pingyao.

782
00:34:23,030 --> 00:34:24,159
Excuse me, Manager.

783
00:34:25,110 --> 00:34:27,039
Why do I feel it's still not enough?

784
00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:31,269
We've outdone ourselves

785
00:34:31,269 --> 00:34:32,000
as amateurs.

786
00:34:32,360 --> 00:34:33,460
Someone literally just

787
00:34:33,460 --> 00:34:34,130
walked out

788
00:34:34,230 --> 00:34:34,960
after pawning his stuff here

789
00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:36,489
and started laughing at us.

790
00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:38,550
We're basically burning our cash

791
00:34:38,550 --> 00:34:39,400
to buy publicity.

792
00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:40,570
If you can't take the risk,

793
00:34:40,570 --> 00:34:41,500
then don't do it.

794
00:34:41,929 --> 00:34:42,510
There's no risk

795
00:34:42,510 --> 00:34:43,969
in the world I cannot take.

796
00:34:44,150 --> 00:34:45,610
Let's continue tomorrow.

797
00:34:46,510 --> 00:34:48,150
Today was busy because of the market.

798
00:34:48,150 --> 00:34:49,440
I'm afraid there won't be

799
00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:50,840
as many people tomorrow.

800
00:34:51,110 --> 00:34:51,960
Tomorrow,

801
00:34:52,550 --> 00:34:54,010
we'll adjust our tactics.

802
00:34:54,590 --> 00:34:55,769
We'll sweep through

803
00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:56,900
all 9 townships and 12 villages,

804
00:34:56,900 --> 00:34:59,030
and visit every household in Pingyao.

805
00:34:59,960 --> 00:35:01,050
This is called...

806
00:35:02,670 --> 00:35:03,550
It's called...

807
00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:06,360
Door-to-door pawning.

808
00:35:06,980 --> 00:35:07,590
Gu.

809
00:35:08,190 --> 00:35:09,250
That's a good name.

810
00:35:09,630 --> 00:35:10,539
Door-to-door pawning it is.

811
00:35:10,539 --> 00:35:14,349
{\an8}[Li Mansion]

812
00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:17,170
All the world's goods have come to Shanxi.

813
00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:19,800
And in Shanxi,

814
00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:21,800
they've gathered in one city.

815
00:35:22,710 --> 00:35:25,030
They used to belong to different masters,

816
00:35:25,030 --> 00:35:27,159
but now they're united under one roof.

817
00:35:28,030 --> 00:35:28,510
How can there be

818
00:35:28,510 --> 00:35:30,369
such a coincidence in this world?

819
00:35:32,429 --> 00:35:34,000
It's quite fitting for that Mr. Gu

820
00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:35,170
and Young Master

821
00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:36,920
to unite as a team.

822
00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:39,000
How so?

823
00:35:39,449 --> 00:35:41,860
In our line of work,
we call people like these two

824
00:35:41,860 --> 00:35:42,989
bumbling amateurs.

825
00:35:43,710 --> 00:35:44,710
It's amazing how many

826
00:35:44,710 --> 00:35:46,570
weird ideas they can come up with.

827
00:35:46,699 --> 00:35:47,630
They've left the people of Shanxi

828
00:35:47,630 --> 00:35:49,030
completely bewildered.

829
00:35:51,099 --> 00:35:52,860
When they turn on each other,

830
00:35:53,320 --> 00:35:54,590
he won't be so happy.

831
00:35:55,519 --> 00:35:56,440
This child...

832
00:35:57,880 --> 00:35:59,000
Such a headache.

833
00:35:59,460 --> 00:36:01,539
{\an8}[Taiping Bank]

834
00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:07,739
The pawnshop business isn't doing well.

835
00:36:09,190 --> 00:36:11,530
When I left, the young master said that

836
00:36:12,119 --> 00:36:13,150
the locals don't trust

837
00:36:13,150 --> 00:36:14,510
that they'll stay in business long,

838
00:36:14,510 --> 00:36:15,059
so they refuse

839
00:36:15,059 --> 00:36:16,519
to pawn their items there.

840
00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:19,480
But it's nothing short of a miracle that

841
00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:21,480
he got the draft bank up and running.

842
00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:25,960
Draft banks offer loans,
and pawnshops release funds.

843
00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:27,230
The loans and funds

844
00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:28,800
must be balanced to the candareen.

845
00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:29,539
This kind of

846
00:36:29,559 --> 00:36:30,960
short-sighted approach

847
00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:32,619
just shows his inexperience.

848
00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:35,539
The young master asked

849
00:36:36,110 --> 00:36:37,809
if the family could find a way

850
00:36:38,110 --> 00:36:39,969
to support him for a while longer.

851
00:36:40,070 --> 00:36:40,630
So I

852
00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:43,809
promised to come back
and speak on his behalf.

853
00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:47,619
He's only been gone a few days,

854
00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:50,070
and already wants the main branch
to send money?

855
00:36:50,070 --> 00:36:51,730
Ask him if he can manage or not.

856
00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:52,840
If not, come back.

857
00:36:53,360 --> 00:36:55,360
I'll find someone else to take over.

858
00:36:56,150 --> 00:36:56,920
How much can you offer?

859
00:36:56,920 --> 00:36:57,519
Two taels.

860
00:36:57,670 --> 00:36:59,070
-Look.
-We are the door-to-door pawning service.

861
00:36:59,070 --> 00:37:00,230
It's our new service,
door-to-door pawning.

862
00:37:00,230 --> 00:37:01,630
What kind of scam is this?

863
00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:03,800
Not a scam, it's door-to-door pawning.

864
00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:04,630
No thanks.

865
00:37:17,710 --> 00:37:18,360
Coming!

866
00:37:19,510 --> 00:37:20,070
Who are you?

867
00:37:20,070 --> 00:37:20,840
Hello, ma'am.

868
00:37:20,840 --> 00:37:22,670
I'm the manager

869
00:37:22,710 --> 00:37:24,150
of Pingyao's Wanyuandang.

870
00:37:24,150 --> 00:37:25,510
We've just launched

871
00:37:25,530 --> 00:37:27,150
a new service called door-to-door pawning.

872
00:37:27,150 --> 00:37:28,230
If you have anything

873
00:37:28,230 --> 00:37:29,269
you need to pawn,

874
00:37:29,320 --> 00:37:30,920
you don't need to travel far.

875
00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:32,110
Just go to the village entrance

876
00:37:32,110 --> 00:37:34,219
and find Mr. Gu.

877
00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:35,320
The silver and pawn tickets

878
00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:36,619
are already prepared for you.

879
00:37:36,619 --> 00:37:39,869
{\an8}[Templeside Pawnshop]

880
00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:39,280
This is

881
00:37:39,760 --> 00:37:41,230
a "Diamond Sutra" written in blood

882
00:37:41,230 --> 00:37:42,710
by our master in the Tang Dynasty.

883
00:37:42,710 --> 00:37:44,769
I wish to pawn it for 50 taels of silver

884
00:37:45,230 --> 00:37:46,900
{\an8}[Upright and honorable]

885
00:37:45,230 --> 00:37:46,960
to rebuild the meditation hall

886
00:37:46,989 --> 00:37:48,489
{\an8}[Templeside Pawnshop]

887
00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:48,929
that burned down last year.

888
00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:54,559
Record.

889
00:37:54,880 --> 00:37:55,400
Record!

890
00:37:55,550 --> 00:37:57,880
One Tang Dynasty "Diamond Sutra"
written in blood

891
00:37:57,880 --> 00:37:59,139
for 50 taels of silver,

892
00:37:59,280 --> 00:38:00,500
payable upon presentation of receipt.

893
00:38:00,500 --> 00:38:01,320
Venerable Abbot,

894
00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:02,320
please sign here.

895
00:38:03,880 --> 00:38:04,610
Benefactor,

896
00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:06,360
aren't you going to check it?

897
00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:07,190
It's such a sacred object.

898
00:38:07,190 --> 00:38:08,550
Casually flipping it open

899
00:38:08,550 --> 00:38:09,900
would be sacrilege.

900
00:38:10,690 --> 00:38:12,309
{\an8}[Wanyuandang Templeside Pawnshop]

901
00:38:11,030 --> 00:38:12,389
Before the Buddha,

902
00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:14,250
I dare not be deceitful.

903
00:38:14,590 --> 00:38:15,920
Master, have no doubts.

904
00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:17,119
Just take the silver.

905
00:38:18,190 --> 00:38:19,630
It's not even

906
00:38:19,670 --> 00:38:20,760
tax season yet.

907
00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:21,489
Besides,

908
00:38:21,760 --> 00:38:22,550
we have money at home.

909
00:38:22,550 --> 00:38:23,550
We don't need to sell anything.

910
00:38:23,550 --> 00:38:23,920
Yes.

911
00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:25,480
If you're not spending that money

912
00:38:25,480 --> 00:38:26,400
and you have items to pawn,

913
00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:27,590
after pawning them, you can immediately

914
00:38:27,590 --> 00:38:28,710
deposit the money in our bank.

915
00:38:28,710 --> 00:38:30,400
Our bank offers 3% interest.

916
00:38:30,510 --> 00:38:32,510
It's 1.5% higher
than everywhere else in Pingyao.

917
00:38:32,510 --> 00:38:33,980
And the more you deposit,

918
00:38:34,070 --> 00:38:35,550
the higher your profit will be.

919
00:38:35,550 --> 00:38:36,550
Fair to young and old alike.

920
00:38:36,550 --> 00:38:38,000
I think you won't be able

921
00:38:38,070 --> 00:38:38,840
to spend all this silver at once

922
00:38:38,840 --> 00:38:40,110
on renovating the temple.

923
00:38:40,110 --> 00:38:41,239
Why not hire workers

924
00:38:41,590 --> 00:38:42,590
and deposit this money

925
00:38:42,590 --> 00:38:44,579
in Wanyuandang's bank first?

926
00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:46,960
The costs for materials and workers

927
00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:48,530
can be withdrawn as needed.

928
00:38:49,030 --> 00:38:50,230
The interest generated

929
00:38:50,230 --> 00:38:51,230
can be considered

930
00:38:51,280 --> 00:38:52,739
our donation to the temple.

931
00:38:52,690 --> 00:38:54,349
{\an8}[Daxiong Hall]

932
00:38:55,630 --> 00:38:56,530
Very well.

933
00:38:56,880 --> 00:38:57,889
Let's do that.

934
00:38:58,989 --> 00:39:05,699
{\an8}[Taiyufeng]

935
00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:11,960
Boss.

936
00:39:12,630 --> 00:39:13,489
Welcome, Boss.

937
00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:15,800
Good day, Boss.

938
00:39:25,030 --> 00:39:26,630
Please, everyone, sit down.

939
00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:30,230
Why did you

940
00:39:31,030 --> 00:39:32,110
ask me here today?

941
00:39:34,030 --> 00:39:35,150
Are you planning

942
00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:37,280
to resign again

943
00:39:37,320 --> 00:39:38,590
and leave right away?

944
00:39:38,670 --> 00:39:39,380
Boss,

945
00:39:39,550 --> 00:39:41,050
please stop teasing us.

946
00:39:41,630 --> 00:39:43,230
That matter about us leaving

947
00:39:43,320 --> 00:39:44,000
is over.

948
00:39:44,079 --> 00:39:44,880
That's right.

949
00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:46,250
That matter is finished.

950
00:39:46,250 --> 00:39:47,400
Gone with the wind.

951
00:39:47,670 --> 00:39:48,010
Yes.

952
00:39:48,760 --> 00:39:49,510
Today,

953
00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:51,500
we invited you here

954
00:39:52,030 --> 00:39:53,230
because we want to ask

955
00:39:53,510 --> 00:39:54,920
about that young man.

956
00:39:55,670 --> 00:39:57,090
We don't know

957
00:39:57,250 --> 00:39:59,590
what dealings you have with him.

958
00:40:00,190 --> 00:40:02,500
But his actions

959
00:40:03,070 --> 00:40:05,530
have caused public outrage in Pingyao.

960
00:40:05,949 --> 00:40:07,030
We have to

961
00:40:07,070 --> 00:40:08,920
inform you about this.

962
00:40:08,949 --> 00:40:09,679
That amateur

963
00:40:10,320 --> 00:40:11,719
has broken all the rules.

964
00:40:12,510 --> 00:40:13,480
In these past 10 days or so,

965
00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:15,030
he's been through every corner of Pingyao,

966
00:40:15,030 --> 00:40:16,000
taking everything he can get.

967
00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:17,909
All the pawnshops are empty,

968
00:40:18,070 --> 00:40:19,760
everything's been bought up
by his business.

969
00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:20,920
Items worth 3 taels

970
00:40:21,030 --> 00:40:21,860
he pawns for 5.

971
00:40:22,030 --> 00:40:24,159
Things worth 5 taels, he gives 10!

972
00:40:24,280 --> 00:40:26,119
He comes with a bank

973
00:40:26,590 --> 00:40:28,230
offering high interest rates.

974
00:40:28,230 --> 00:40:31,050
He's been causing trouble

975
00:40:31,280 --> 00:40:32,840
for every bank in Pingyao.

976
00:40:33,150 --> 00:40:34,710
Everyone's withdrawing their money

977
00:40:34,710 --> 00:40:36,510
and depositing it with his bank.

978
00:40:36,929 --> 00:40:38,590
It's gotten to the point where

979
00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:41,300
both our pawnshops

980
00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:43,269
banks are empty.

981
00:40:44,030 --> 00:40:44,530
In this world,

982
00:40:44,530 --> 00:40:46,260
nobody does business this way.

983
00:40:46,440 --> 00:40:48,449
He's truly a black sheep.

984
00:40:49,030 --> 00:40:50,630
You're familiar with
the county magistrate.

985
00:40:50,630 --> 00:40:52,110
Please step in and do something about him.

986
00:40:52,110 --> 00:40:53,550
If this chaos continues,

987
00:40:54,190 --> 00:40:56,280
things will really get out of hand.

988
00:41:01,030 --> 00:41:02,289
The pawnshop's profit

989
00:41:02,320 --> 00:41:03,849
comes mainly from interest

990
00:41:04,150 --> 00:41:05,489
and undervaluing collateral.

991
00:41:05,489 --> 00:41:06,590
Conditional pawning

992
00:41:06,590 --> 00:41:07,630
sucks people dry.

993
00:41:08,230 --> 00:41:09,559
While outright pawning

994
00:41:10,070 --> 00:41:12,000
squeezes the last worth out of them.

995
00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:13,280
And yet you've somehow managed to ruin

996
00:41:13,280 --> 00:41:15,409
this extremely profitable business.

997
00:41:15,710 --> 00:41:17,909
They offer discounts and still profit,

998
00:41:18,360 --> 00:41:19,619
but what about you lot?

999
00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:23,110
You only know how to make me
call the magistrate to arrest people.

1000
00:41:23,110 --> 00:41:24,500
This isn't how you do business.

1001
00:41:24,500 --> 00:41:26,550
You're just waiting for your own deaths.

1002
00:41:26,550 --> 00:41:27,110
Boss.

1003
00:41:27,360 --> 00:41:27,960
Boss.

1004
00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:30,070
You shouldn't be so harsh

1005
00:41:30,110 --> 00:41:30,840
on us.

1006
00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:32,219
If we fail now,

1007
00:41:32,250 --> 00:41:33,030
we won't be able

1008
00:41:33,030 --> 00:41:35,090
to survive in this business anymore.

1009
00:41:35,110 --> 00:41:36,769
If you keep talking like this,

1010
00:41:37,039 --> 00:41:37,699
then you're

1011
00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:39,760
not honoring all we've done for you.

1012
00:41:40,409 --> 00:41:41,250
Please, Boss,

1013
00:41:41,429 --> 00:41:42,710
think of all we've done for you.

1014
00:41:42,710 --> 00:41:43,110
Boss,

1015
00:41:43,150 --> 00:41:45,280
please think of all we've done for you.

1016
00:41:50,030 --> 00:41:51,610
All you've done for me...

1017
00:41:56,400 --> 00:41:57,360
General Bao is here

1018
00:41:57,360 --> 00:41:59,630
to redeem his blade
and Imperial Yellow Jacket.

1019
00:41:59,630 --> 00:42:00,090
This...

1020
00:42:01,360 --> 00:42:01,889
Go get it.

1021
00:42:03,070 --> 00:42:05,320
Gu Pingyuan handled this pawn, right?

1022
00:42:08,880 --> 00:42:09,809
General Bao says

1023
00:42:10,110 --> 00:42:11,440
he won't take his things

1024
00:42:11,480 --> 00:42:13,210
unless he sees Mr. Gu in person.

1025
00:42:13,210 --> 00:42:13,630
You go.

1026
00:42:14,699 --> 00:42:15,150
Shoo.

1027
00:42:37,710 --> 00:42:39,570
We've been hunters all our lives,

1028
00:42:40,070 --> 00:42:42,579
but now we're the hunted.

1029
00:42:45,030 --> 00:42:45,880
You all better

1030
00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:47,360
behave yourselves!

1031
00:42:55,070 --> 00:42:55,630
Boss.

1032
00:42:56,150 --> 00:42:57,250
He has now

1033
00:42:57,880 --> 00:43:00,769
gone to Wanyuandang to find Gu Pingyuan.

1034
00:43:01,400 --> 00:43:02,679
Do you know who he is?