All language subtitles for Chan Is Missing.1982-eng

Red beans, barbeque sauce,
tea leaves, all the prices rise

Encumber the whole family,
low salaries are just not enough

Till there is not one drop left in
the soy sauce bottle

That's enough,
this price increase has to stop

Everyday, every year, prices increase

Pushes people to dead ends

I pray to God to give me
a pair of wings

So I can fly to the moon
and make a living there

And I won't have to be afraid
of the price increments no more

Every merchant wants
to increase their price

And everyday those prices rise and rise

It's nothing, it's just me
who was born to complain

In this inflationary atmosphere

Getting angry and pissed off
is just inevitable

Let's see what the order is.

Three orders of sweet and sour pork ribs.
Damn, same dish everyday!

I really don't get it.
Is it really that good?

Sweet and sour pork ribs.

Damn, the smell makes my stomach sick!

Where is the milk?

Damn it!

Kitchen work sucks!

The chef needs to try
to work hard for a living.

And us students?

We also need to work hard
for a living! Damn.

Let's meet again and we'll talk more.

No Bak Choy, only stir fried Gai Lan.

That's too oily.

I want roast duck.
But it's too oily!

What about the steamed grouper?

That's good.

Chan Hong is my childhood friend.
We went to university together.

We both studied
aeronautical engineering.

He was a very good student,
always the top one in class.

I was ranked 45th in the class,
and there were 46 students in all.

After when he arrived in America,
he got a job.

But you know, it's different.
There is nothing you can do.

The Americans don't want you to work
in aeronautical engineering!

They want you to make spring rolls...

What?

You know what? Next time the Americans
order this thing again, you tell them...

Well, Chinese are very concerned
about their dignity. Truly.

If you want to be a real Chinese
in America,

the only way is to...

Well, here in America,

people treat you like a foreigner.

We've been here for over 100 years.

Half a million Chinese here
for more than a hundred years.

You only get to live once in a lifetime.
This is a pity.

Other people live their life doing
something meaningful.

Footprints all over the world

See through the prosperity
of foreign lands

Paradises and fairylands
are all a dream

Couldn't find my home all along

Rosy clouds covered the sky
in the place far away

When will I be able to see
the clear sky

See my descendants laugh joyfully
under the bright sun

Huge buildings full
of a thousand million lights

Where lies my home

Huge buildings full
of a thousand million lights

GET INVOLVED IN POLITICS

You're here.
How are you?

I'm good.
Where have you been?

I just finished giving a speech
at the Chinese Cultural Center.

What was the speech about?

About the development
of Chinese culture in San Francisco.

Oh, San Francisco.

Yeah. People usually think
that Chinese culture is simple.

They think it's all about food,
but it's actually not that simple.

Chinese culture is very rich
and colorful.

There is a cultural difference between
the north and the south.

The ancient and the modern cultures
are especially different from each other.

Right? Just like the narrative styles
in Chinese literature.

In northern literature: "The lofty sky is deeply
blue, the vast wilderness not seen through.

The wind lowering grass in green.
Sheep and cattle are easily seen."

It describes the northern scenery.

And it's different in southern China.

These are the moods of southern China.

Same as in traditional opera.

The operas in northern China
are like this.

Here you can feel the moods
from the north.

And in southern China, the traditional
Cantonese opera is different,

you can tell.

It is all very special.

Nah, you are being too nice.

You seem to be laden with anxiety lately.
What's going on?

I am looking for a missing friend.

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