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"The Golden Lotus" is a famous historical book

"the first book of Wonder in the World"

written by one of the six top. .

Chinese scholars, translated into

Meny languages and ov er 300 textbooks

on its subject

Known as the "Golden" studies

as the "Red" about

"The Dreams of the Red Chambers"

I n the book are

Pan "Jing" Lien, Lee "Ping" Er and Chuan "Mae", literally

gold, bottle and berry;

thus "Jing Ping Mae"

Xi Men Qing is an illiterate but wealthy Men

well trained in martial arts

brilliant in business

friendly with corrupted lords. Assistant "mayor"

to the county of "Clear Riv er" ( equiv alent to a

present assistant police chief) with local gangsters

for friends, a playboy, the 'Godfather' of Shan Dung

Equiv alent to present day Mafia boss

Camera zooms in here. . . lower

Remember your own positions

-You come here. -Okay

You will start right here later

They will come along the camera track

-What about us? -Just follow him.?

They come that way and I go this way, right?

Ready? Camera! Action !

Mr. Chou !

Do you know her?

Don't ev en think about her

Why not?

"Do not cov et your neighbour's wife"

Whose wife is she?

Our 'goodbrother' Hwa Z e X u's wife

What a beautiful wife he has

Didn't you mention that Hwa is often impotent?

His uncle married her in his name

meaning. .

Lee Ping Er was born in 1 5th of the first month in Iunar calendar

She was giv en a pair of fish-bowis

thus Ping Er

Originally Lord Tsai's son-in-law

Scholar Liang's

concubine. Born beautiful

great in bed and with 2 golden lotuses (feet)

She has another nickname : " Big Beard"

The blackest pubic hair, thicker than anyone's beard

Scholar Liang ran away when their home was burnt by

Lu Ju Yee. Lee Ping Er married old Eunuch Hwa's

nephew, Hwa Z e X u took 1 8 huge pearls as her dowry

Hwa Z e X u looks v ery masculine

but really impotent

therefore his name means'

to be without an hair"

Eunuch Hwa chose her for his nephew's wife

but she was really his concubine

An eunuch taking a wife

no good hurrying:

pinching, biting, bounding

burning, hanging

and ev en burning pubic hair. Ev erything was tried, ev en the wierdest

When Eunuch Hwa was died. .

Lee was left ev erything

incIuding 8 treasure chests

There were 4 cousins

oil, tight, pretentiousness, riches:

Hwa Z e Yiu, Hwa Z e G wang, Hwa Z e X u, Hwa Z e Hwa

They should hav e inherited equally

but Lee held the books

so nothing could be done

Hwa Z e X u did not hav e a proper job, just eating

drinking, gambling and whoring all day long

leav ing the beautiful Lee

alone and lonely

Leav ing her burning with Iust

reading Eunuch Hwa's Iusty books

No one played Mah-Jong than

But 'fooling around' was always to be. .

Lady, I'm scared. .

Silly child

the lord hasn't returned for three days

No, if the lord knew. .

Hurry up!

The lord would beat me to death if he found out

If I can ask you to come, there's nothing to be scared of

No, I can't. .

Hurry up!

I'm scared someone will see

Come on, don't be so frightened

No, no. .

Chuen Mae and Qiu Ju are both asleep

I can't!

Ov er here!

I'd better get back to sleep in my own room

Hurry up and come ov er!

Lord Hwa is drunk, be careful !

Yes!

Mama Fung, hurry and prepare hot water

Yes!

G et away, I'm not drunk

I'll support him

Be careful !

Why did you drink so much?

I don't need to be supported

AIright!

I'm not drunk, get away from me!

It's late, stop it

I hav en't had enough to drink, more wine!

You must be elder brother's wife?

How courteous, and you are?

I'm Xi Men Qing

Lord Xi Men !

I could drink for 3 more days and still be sober

Just look at you, so drunk and thinking you're sober

Go!

Be careful !

I'm not drunk!

See if you can walk proparly

I want more wine. .

Drink, drink!

I want more to drink

OK, OK, we'll hav e more to drink!

Mama Fung, hurry!

Coming, coming !

Let's drink!

I bow to thank your Lord Xi Men

This courtsousness is unnecessary, please rise

Drink with me!

Lord, you're so big !

Who?

Mama Fung's my nursemaid

Xiao Chuen and Ying Chuen are my maids

All our own people

Does the Lord liv e next door?

Yes

my fourth concubine liv es next to your garden

Must be Madame Pan

Yes, her name is Jing Lian. We're newly wed

The 5th lady is v ery Iucky to be married to you

I think my sev enth younger brother is Iuckier

to be wed to one as beautiful as you

Your lordship!

G et out, get out!

EIder brother, you want to fool with my wife

Don't, please!

Your lordship, don't!

Hurry up and hide

Under the bed

You, you wicked person

You cheap whore, whoring when I'm not at home?

Yes, I'm cheap, but you're no better

Aren't you the same, in a brothel all the time

You just go and die out there

Horrible, worrying me by not coming home for days

This wine has been treasured for years

Enjoy yourselv es

How old Mama Fung?

Fifteen-two

About you?

I was born in the year of the ram

You're twenty-three this year?

Right!

I'm 23, born in this year of the tinger

Hold on. The Buddhism protect me

What's wrong?

You guess. Hav en't I putting the ram in the tiger's mouth?

No, the tiger's being fooled be a doogie

Come. Let's drink!

Wait!

You feed me!

My grandfather took this from the palace:

24 way of marking lov er

Come, let's look together

Let's learn from the drawings

AIright!

What are you looking at?

I'v e got to go ov er

Be careful !

What are you doing this early in the morning?

Yes, what are you doing on a ladder this early?

I'm a Men. Men hav e their business

What good business would you be up to?

What good or bad business?

It's none of your business

What? What are you doing with my things?

G iv e it back to me!

Don't go away!

Did she giv e this to you?

Which she are you talk about?

Are you learning to do this from her?

No, of course not. Don't talk rubbish

Your lordship, you're back

Why are you leav ing as soon as you're returned?

Not only was Xi Men Qing Iustful for women, he was also gready for money

He lied and cajoled to women to obtain sex

I ncreased his wealth by any possible means

He encouraged the three Hwa brothers to sue

their other brother, Z e X u and his wife Lee Ping Er

He Menaged to take all that Eunuch Hwa left

And kept him in prison by using his official rank

EIder brother, Had you seen Ping Er?

Yes, she says she'll hang herself if you sill don't go out

Today I'v e come specially to tell you

ev erything's almost ready

Xi Men Qing act like helping Eunuch Hwa out

and tell Hwa's brothers to. .

sue him out in court

The prices are too high to be sold immediately

EIder brother, help me, I'd want to get out of here quickly

Not that I don't want to help you

I'm afraid people say I'm taking adv antage

It's helping people out

You decide

AIright, I'll help you !

No need !

Thank you . .

Say it slowly! Be calm!

You speak out

My lord. .

The left was supposed to giv e us ev enly

but Enunch Hwa just listened to his wife. .

to take the left solely

Now I allow you to split the left with eunuch Hwa ev enly

Okay? Case closed

But I heard that his wife got 8 box es of treasures

Who told you that?

Lots of people said that

BulIshit! There's not proof

Leav e now

Yes

Xi Men Qing then said sweet words to Lee Ping Er

to mov e the treasures into his house to av oid searching

He turns out to hav e treasures and the woman

Hwa Z e X u watching ev erything be owned disappear

He soon passed away

as be couldn't bear to watch

Lee ping Er only wanted to marry with Xi Men Qing

She begged for new ev eryday

The reply was alwalys that Xi was busy, unav ailable

Troubled

she became dissy and fell ill

This was a strange illness, Dreaming of intercourse

with ghosts. Sometimes with the god of Wutung

other times with Xi Men Qing

She would awake ex hausted and faint

The witch brought wa of no help

Go, I'm not ill. Go, I'm not ill !

I don't need you here, get out!

What?

I don't want you here, I don't need your magic

Go away, I'm not ill, I'm not ill . .

G et out!

Open the door, please open the door, please!

Coming !

What's the matter?

Our lady would like to see your lord Xi Men

Our lord is busy and not receiv ing guests

Then . .

Sorry!

then when Mama Fung and Ying Chuen

tried to no av ail

They didn't know that

Xi's supporter in the court

Lord Tsai was innov ated in a political failure

so Xi had be hide

This was why

Lee Ping Er married Doctor Jiang JuShan

Doctor Jiang !

You go and help the lady out

Doctor Jiang, please!

Thank you !

G et out!

Madame, please cough once for me

Voice is hoare, fire in the liv ier, any coughing?

Sometimes

Any phlegm?

A little

Clear or coloures?

Both I should say clear with cloudy yellow

Madame is ill due to ghosts

What do you mean?

I mean troubled sleep, dreams yet not greaming

Restiess

Like hav ing intercourse with human , but not

Like hav eing intercourse with ghost, but not

Like hav ing intercourse with a wolf, but not

What type of intercourse do you mean?

intercourse, meaning sex ual intercourse

Man and woman tossing and turning in bed

Clouds and rain, abnormal intercourse. Sometimes pain

then pleasure, other times pleasure then pain

I'm not sure what I'v e said is correct?

Yes, sometimes ev en. .

Well? Sometime ev en what?

Pain, yet not pain; itchiness yet no an itch

Would that be pain then pleasure or itchiness than pleasure?

Is it pleasurable?

Yes, pleasurable!

Beautiful?

Beautiful !

Like rising to heav en than dropping to earth?

Like wav ing and floating in clouds

Wav ing, Floating, Then suddenly a scream

Petrified and waking in a cold sweat

Bed and clothes soaked with sweat, completely drained

Ex hausted and limp

Feeling, thinking. . . strange

Am I correct?

You are absolutely correct a good !

Like a god but yet not a god, madame is too gracious

The good doctor will please giv e me a prescription

Healing is observ ing, listening, questioning, feeling

Observ ing the colouring, listening to the sounds

Asking why and feeling the pulses:

ev erything is v ital

I can't see the lady's colouring through the wall

So it's hard to define the illness

Please remov e the screen

so I may see the lady

in order for me to prescribe medication

Sio Chuen, remov e the screen

Yes!

What is it? Please hurry!

AImost, almost!

Aright. .

G et out, teasing when there 's no fire, when there is

fire you're useless. OK for looking but useless. Out!

So sorry! I'm useless during the day, but at night. .

Don't boast, when hav e you been capable at night!

You cheaper than the Xi Men Qing

He is shit!

AIthough Jiang JuShan had medication

and injections

all kinds of baims and oils

he couldn't be helped. impotent

Lee Ping Er kicked him off the bed and out the room

Mama Fung want to beg Xi Men Qing sev eral times

saying that all Lee wanted wa to be married to him

Xi hand just made new connections

and was prospering

She would just be an extra mouth to feed. Why not?

Please hav e more drinks! Help yourselv es!

My lord, please enter the wedding chambers!

I'm not going in. I'm staying with my 5th wife

How can you not sleep here

on your wedding night?

Oh, no! The lady's hung herself!

Come help! The lady's hung herself!

G et away, get out, leav e me alone

Come, bring me a whip!

Cheap broad

why hang yourself in my house?

Since you're married that bastard

you stay with him!

Come down !

Come down, come on down !

Kneel down !

Kneel down, kneel !

Take your clothes off

Strip!

Strip! Strip!

Strip hurry up!

Hurry up!

Cheap bitch !

Try to hang yourself?

Cheap bitch, it's all right for you

to marry him and open a shop for him

but why say I stole your money?

Shut up! Don't cry!

You inv olv e me!

Didn't you say so?

I didn't ev en think of it

I just wanted to marry you

I want your lov e

What does money mean to me?

Sounds so good, just wanted to marry me

Then why did you marry Jiang JuShan?

You didn't come for me so I want a little crazy

I ev en dreamt of you, I was so ill

When Jiang came to heal me, he persuaded me

So you told him I took all your silv er?

No, I swear, I didn't say such things

So what if you did?

How do I compare with Jiang?

There is none: your are heav en

and he is hell

I really do lov e you

Really?

It's said that a pirate

nev er has long to enjoy

but Xi Men Qing stole other's wiv es time and again

Poisoned Wu Da Lang, angered Hwa Z e X u to death

Not only was he unpunished, he became wealthier

Lee Ping Er had ev en giv en him a son: Little G wan !

But ev il brings ev il and goodwill brings godwill;

if not, the time has just not come yet

Little G wan was always weak and sick, along with

along with Pan Jing Lien's jealousy

there was always trouble. .

Just frightened, some medicine and he'll be alright

Thank you, doctor!

You go out first

Good boy, stop crying !

Good boy!

All Xi Men Qing can think of is little G wan

This boy is best of dead

How could there be dog faeces?

Pick it up!

Pick it up and bring it ov er!

Bring it ov er!

Don't be scared, I won't beat you, just come look

Come smell it

Does it stink?

A little!

Bring the horse whip!

Cheap bitch, think there'll be a next time? Go to hell !

Go find out what's happening outside

Don't cry! Be good !

5th lady, don't whip her so many times!

You're all so noisy you're scaring little G wan

the 6th lady asked me to beg you to be lenient!

What a joke! She's my maid so none of her business

Did you hear that, you stupid girl?

Can't you hear that someone wants you to shut up?

Go to hell !

Child, child, don't scare your mother, child !

Out! G et out!

What's the matter? What's going on?

Mama Fung said the cat scared the child

Cat? What cat?

The 5th lady's snow lion !

Snow lion, snow lion, giv e me my child's life back

Snow lion !

Where's the snow lion? G iv e it to me!

G iv e it to me!

What?

G iv e me that stupid cat!

Why? What's it done to you?

G et away! G et out of my way!

Cheap bitch ! G et out of my way!

G iv e it back to me!

G et out of my way!

G iv e it back to me!

G et away!

Son of a bitch !

Little G wan, Papa will take rev enge for you !

Go die!

Lady!

Lady, 5th lady is fooling with some man in her room

With which man?

The 1 6 year old boy Qing Tung

3rd lady brought ov er

Can't be, 5th lady with that boy?

Truthfully, I saw them with my own eyes

5th lady tied him to the bed

and is whipping him

Qing Tung is screaming

Good boy, be stranger, good boy, be stranger

Quiet!

how can you speak of your mistress like that?

Nev er mind if there was such a thing

Ev en if there was, you mustn't speak of it

If the lord hears about it there'll be big trouble

Lady, oh no, something's happened !

What happened? Speak up!

Qiu Ju told ev erything about you and Qing Tung !

What?!

Lady, where are you going?

Hurry, go and tell Qing Tung to run away, understand?

Yes!

Come back! I n case the lord asks about anything

don't admit anything, understand?

Chuen Mae, if the lord asks about the purse

say you found it in the garden, remember?!

Come with us!

What's going on? What's happening?

Go!

Where are you taking me?

Shut up!

When did you come in, you startled me

If one had a clear conscience they're not scared at night

What are you scared of?

My lord, hav e tea. Hav e tea, my lord !

What is it?

What is it? You know perfectly well

Tell me, how many times hav e you been with Qing Tung?

What are you talking about? That stupid Qing Tung?

Still pretending? What other Qing Tung?

The Qing Tung Mung Yu Leu brought with her

Oh, you mean that 1 6 year old boy

Boy, so a v irgin

Who purse is this?

Where did you find that?

Where? I found it on Qing Tung

Oh, your're hitting me for that?

Stop being stupid

Tell me! When did you giv e it to him?

Why should I giv e it to him?

Lady Mung and I were

were in the garden embroidering. It just disappeared

Couldn't find it anywhere in the garden

so the boy stale it

Stop lying to me!

Bring the boy here!

G et out!

You bastard, you hav e guts

how dare you fool around with my wife?

Just because you're with someone's with ev eryday

it doesn't mean that your wife's fooling around

I'm going to giv e you a good lesson

My lord, I wouldn't dare me

I'm only sixteen !

1 6? You so young but with such old thoughts

Bastard, you're older than a mule

Speak up, hav e you ev er been in bed with her?

No, truthfully, no!

No?

Tell ! Hav e you ev er been with her. .

No, really, not lord, believ e me, please!

I don't believ e that, tell me, tell me!

Hav e you?. . . Hav e you?. .

Yes, just two or three times. .

What did you say?

Cheap stuff!

Really just two or three times?

Yes, two or three times. Really, that's all

Was it two or was it three times?

Can't remember

You're really been at it with the 5th lady?

No, not with the 5th lady, with Qiu Ju

Rubbish ! You're talking rubbish, absolute rubbish !

Shut up!

You're really been at it with Qiu Ju?

Yes, she came into my room

and said the 5th lady had

whipped her. Took her clothes off to show me

She has a red mole under her belly button

You won't die a nice death

Just be careful, lightening will strike you

Strand still !

My lord, no! I'm still a v irgin, I swear!

My lord !

She, her menstruation yesterday. .

You think I'm blind?

Lying to my face!

My lord, please! I beg you, don't hit her!

Now I understand

You and my wife. . . you bastard !

Die!

I'll beat you to death !

See if you still dare? With my wife?!

You'v e got guts, fooling with Xi Men Qing's wife!

I'm going to beat you to death today!

Why are you quiet now? Answer me!

Dare you do it again? Dare you?!

Someone drag him out and dump him with the rubbish

G et on your kneel !

My lord, why are you treating me so? I hav en't had

a good day since I'v e wed you

You're always out fooling with other's wiv es, now you

come home believ ing others' lies about your wife

Shut up and kneel properly!

Take off your clothes

You bastard, you'll end up in hell !

Shut up, no more noise from you !

Kneel down

I beg you !

Take your pants off as well

No. .

Take them off!

You bastard !

Bastard !

You'll burn in hell !

Speak up, how many times hav e you been with him? Talk!

I'v e fooled around with Xi Men Qing, who's

fooled around with Wu Da Lang's wife, Pan Jing Lien

and with Hwa Z e X u's wife, Lee Ping Er and

with Fen X e's wife and also

with Lai Wang's daughter-in-law, Sung Hwei Lien and. .

Right. . . right. . . you heap bitch !

Keep quiet, I won't allow you to talk

Shut up!

Yes, so I like fooling with other's wiv es, so what?

What can you do about that?

You cheap bitch, actually thinking you can rule me?

I'll teach you a lesson !

Who?

Chuen Mae, come ov er here!

Take off your clothes!

Hurry up and take them off!

Strip!

So you'd like to fool around as well?

Come ov er here!

Hurry! Hurry up! I said to hurry!

My lord, no! No. .

No. .

No. .

Relax !

No. .

Fun, isn't this?

For the 5th lady

I'll giv e you all my bottom half, OK?

Your lordship!

Chuen Mae! Chuen Mae!

My lord, she'll be all right, the first time. .

Carry on and she'll wake up

Chuen Mae!Ayou wake?!

My lord, don't stop, curry go. .

please don't stop, curry go, continuous

My lord, don't stop, don't. .

You must continuous

Carry on don't stop. Don't!

Xi Men Qing killed two birds with one stone

Lee Ping Er stayed in her room

clam and forgiv ing

Understanding emptiness being sex and sex, emptiness

Amen !