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Start from your mind.

Find and bridge the gap.

Palm.

Arm.

Subdue.

Stick.

First, don't show yourself easily.

Second, don't chase.

Third, don't pity your opponent.

Find a partner to bridge the gap.

Get guidance from a master.

If you have neither partner nor master,

the mirrors and stakes will be your trainers.

Ye Wen.

This is the true philosophy of Wing Chun.

[Ip Man: Crisis Time]

[Ye Wen came to Hong Kong to study in 1917.]

[Before that, he had been learning Wing Chun in Foshan for many years.]

[Victoria Prison]

We are here to escort Ma Long

[Escort Pass]

to the gallows.

This way, please.

Hello?

Hold it!

Playing Go?

Ma Long.

Eat up.

Eat up before

you go to the gallows.

Hurry up.

We are here to escort Ma Long.

Good day, sir!

Stop eating.

Time to bring him there.

You hear me?

Now!

Sorry, Brother Long.

We are late.

Attention!

Someone's breaking out!

Brother Long.

We should go now.

Hurry up!

Someone's breaking out of jail!

Let us out!

Hold it!

Someone's escaping!

Let us out!

Open the door!

Run, run!

Quick!

Stop!

Go.

They've run out of bullets!

Go.

Now.

Grenades!

Quick!

Get in the car, go after them!

Now, go!

What's going on?

Darn it!

Stop the car!

Shoot!

Idiots!

Useless bunch!

Ma Long is a heinous robber

who has committed all sorts of major crimes.

He's a felon!

And you let him escape!

A prison break, mind you!

You've ruined the reputation of the entire Hong Kong police force!

You, Zhou.

As a police sergeant,

you're absolutely useless!

Idiot!

I'll give you one week.

If you can't find him,

since I can't kill him,

I'll kill you!

Mr Stewart.

[Hong Kong]

You have improved a lot.

You're as good as ever.

Brother Hu.

Young Master.

I didn't expect to see you at Hong Kong.

Long time no see.

I saw you looking in something.

What is it?

A necklace?

You're buying for Xiao Feng?

You could've told me.

I could've bought it for you.

Hey.

Young Master.

This isn't appropriate.

How is this not appropriate?

I've always bought things for you.

There's no need to stand on ceremony.

Young Master.

The Ye family has always taken good care of me.

I left the household and came here

to earn money

with my own means

so I can go back and marry Xiao Feng.

So,

what do you plan to do next?

Hu!

Time to work!

I'm coming.

Hold on.

I've found a job,

and I need to work now.

We'll catch up later.

Extra, extra, prison break!

Felon wanted for 100 dollars!

Extra, extra!

Give me one, boy.

Prison break!

Felon wanted!

Here you go.

Extra, extra!

[Hong Kong De Li Academy]

Attention to all students.

Our first Xin Si Cup

Hong Kong English Speech Contest will begin at 8 AM.

Participants are advised to prepare beforehand.

Good girl.

Just one bite.

I made it specially for you.

I don't want to.

Come on, please?

Here.

Hey!

I said no!

One bite.

No!

You need energy to join the speech contest.

Daughter.

Okay, okay.

Ye Wen!

Daughter!

Where are you going?

Don't follow me, old chap.

Ya Yun.

Morning.

What did you come so late?

I've waited for you for so long.

I have some tasty food.

Here.

Thanks.

All of you!

Go!

How are your preparations...

What's with you?

It's mine.

Ya Yun, you can have it.

Put it back.

Come on.

Eat up.

You might just choke on it.

What are you saying, Dad?

Let's go, Ye Wen.

Ignore him.

Thanks, Uncle.

Eat up.

Darn kid.

Third Master.

I thought you're the leader of Axe Gang.

What?

Were you trying to axe someone over a piece of bread?

Yo.

Hi, brown noser.

Is this about bread?

I made it specially for my daughter.

You love your daughter.

That's shows you're a good father.

I am

impressed.

Zhou.

Stop sucking up to me.

As a police sergeant,

why are you here instead of capturing Ma Long?

Oh, I get it.

You're here for the speech contest.

Ha ha ha.

You're too old for that, aren't you?

Third Master.

I'm here to protect the students.

Hey, who are you?

Oh, go in.

My name is Ye Wen, I have been learning Wing Chun since childhood.

Ye Wen.

Why are you in such a hurry?

You walk so fast,

how could I catch up?

Attention, everyone.

Our first Xin Si Cup Hong Kong English Speech Contest...

Hey,

I'm just kidding.

Let's enter the venue.

The contest will start in 20 minutes.

Students participate the contest

please enter the hall now

and prepare for the competition.

Attention, everyone.

It's starting.

Let's go.

Let's go.

It's starting.

Okay, let's go.

We are 20 minutes away from the competition.

All the students who have registered in the competition, please enter the venue

and get ready for the competition to commence.

What is it?

Brother Hu?

-Hey! -Brother Hu!

Where are you going, Ye Wen?

Brother Hu!

Ye Wen, wait for me!

Ye Wen, where are you going?

Brother Hu!

[Leave the school now.]

[Leave the school now.]

Ye Wen!

Leave the school now?

What does that mean?

Stand there!

Who are you?

I'm talking to you guys.

Who are you?

-A love letter? -Give it to me!

They're lighting firecrackers?

Yeah.

What's going on?

Give it back.

Why has it stopped?

I'm not showing you.

Let me see!

A bomb!

Run!

Run!

Run!

The door is locked!

It's starting again.

-They're... -Lighting firecrackers.

Go back!

Run!

Over there!

There!

Get down on your knees!

I guess English schools are just different.

What's with all these firecrackers

for a speech contest?

Guards!

Me?

Open the gates.

Sergeant.

According to the rules,

outsiders are not allowed in.

I need to follow orders.

Bullspit.

Open up.

Don't be afraid, everyone.

Congratulations.

You are now taken hostage.

Find this guy.

Yes, sir.

Attention, everyone.

The contest will start soon.

Please make your way to the venue.

Attention, everyone.

The speech contest

is about to begin.

Please hurry up

and get into the venue.

The contest will...

We are kidnappers.

Do you want to live?

Once you go out,

scream with all your might

that the students are taken hostage.

Run as you shout.

Don't look back.

Go.

Help, the students have been taken hostage!

Help!

The students are taken hostage!

Look at me.

Raise your head.

Brother Wei.

We still can't find the boy in the photo.

Brother Long.

Stewart's son

isn't in the hall.

Even if we have to dig the ground,

we must find him.

Yes, sir.

Young Master Jack.

The contest is starting soon.

[Toilet]

-Shouldn't we... -What?

I'm the son of the police commissioner.

-Help! -My dad founded this school.

The students are taken hostage!

Help!

The students are taken hostage!

Who's the idiot

taking people hostage when I'm here?

Me.

Oh.

Who are you?

Who are you?

Put me down!

A kidnapper.

You're kidnapping me?

Did you get the wrong guy?

My dad is the Police Commissioner of Hong Kong!

We need the commissioner's son.

Put me down!

Did you have some sort of misunderstanding with my dad?

Please.

Put me down.

I'll get my dad to pay you.

As long as you let me go,

I can even ask my dad to make you a sergeant!

Please!

Hey!

-Who's there? -Put me down!

Ye Wen!

Ye Wen, help me!

Jack!

-Ye Wen! -Ya Yun!

They're kidnappers!

I thought you know Wing Chun.

Careful.

Save me!

I see we've missed two kids.

Why aren't you in the hall?

Do I have to bring you there?

Good shot, Ye Wen!

Save me!

Ya Yun!

Call the police.

I'll stall him.

Okay.

Go!

Not bad, kid.

Let's go.

Ye Wen, go!

This way!

Close the door!

Block it!

Open up!

Open!

Don't come here!

The commissioner's son has been saved by Ye Wen.

Brother Long.

Let me handle this.

Go.

Okay.

Why do you want to kidnap Jack?

Ye Wen!

Are you done?

-Ye Wen! -Help!

Hit him, Ye Wen!

Get Jack now.

Help!

Help!

Ya Yun, run!

Save Jack!

Brother Hu?

It's really you.

Open the door!

Help!

Don't come here!

Help!

Jack!

Run!

Run all you like.

Help!

Ya Yun, help me!

Jack, run!

Help me!

Jack, run!

Run, Jack!

Run!

Over there!

Here!

Catch them!

Go!

Here.

Here.

Guard!

Open the gates!

Stop talking to me.

You can't get in here without permission.

Open up!

Open!

Don't shoot!

Here!

Give me the keys!

I'm just a guard!

I just want to earn a living.

Why am I risking my life now?

What a fuss.

Help, the students are taken hostage!

Help, the students are taken hostage!

Help, the students are taken hostage!

Help!

Boss.

They're saying someone's been taken hostage.

Taken hostage?

What hostage?

The students

are taken hostage!

Hostage?

Help!

Open the gates!

Get the keys and open the gates!

What's going on?

The kids are taken hostage.

Please save them, Sergeant!

Open the gates!

Follow me, go!

Ya Yun!

Brother Long.

They're here.

The show

is about to begin.

Go!

Catch them!

Take cover!

Ya Yun!

The kids are all inside!

Go!

Don't go!

Don't go!

Don't go!

Don't go there!

Go!

Don't run!

-Go! -Jack!

What's going on?

Young Master.

It's dangerous here.

Leave now.

But I...

Stop asking.

I'll explain later.

Just listen to me.

Go!

Yu Xue Hu!

The sound of gunshots and explosions

signal the arrival of Hong Kong's

annual biggest heist of the year.

Hello.

My name is Ma Long.

Ma Long?

It's Ma Long, the felon!

I'm happy to announce

that your children

are taken hostage.

Some people

exchange their lives for money,

while some

exchange money for lives.

I exchange my life for money,

so I hope the rest of you

will exchange money for lives.

Look up there!

Look!

That looks like missy!

Calm down!

Calm down, everyone!

Sergeant Zhou.

Do something!

She's the only daughter I have!

Two hours.

Five gold bars for each student.

Five gold bars?

I hope all of you down there

won't try to pull any tricks.

Ready,

go.

In life, don't ever try to pull any tricks.

As humans,

we need to be like Go stones.

You can see the white stones among the black ones,

and you can see light when you've experienced darkness.

We need to be

upright and just.

Dad, what are you talking about?

I don't understand.

What I'm saying is

no matter what we do,

we need to know what's right and what's wrong.

Don't let circumstances

waver your determination.

Wen.

Do you understand?

I will remember your advice, Master.

Extra, extra, prison break!

-Felon wanted! -Give me one, boy.

Here.

Master?

Ma Long!

I'm Sergeant Zhou!

Can you let me in

so I can talk to you?

Sergeant Zhou.

You have no right to talk to me.

I heard that your commissioner

is itching to meet me.

The whole city has been looking for me.

So, I'm giving him the chance

to bring me the gold bars and talk with me.

Also,

I will give him a surprise.

Let me repeat.

Two hours.

I want to see the gold bars and the commissioner.

Otherwise, for every minute late,

I will kill one child.

If you can't guarantee the children's safety,

the parents

won't give you any gold bars!

The commissioner won't be here too!

Okay.

Then, I'll let you in.

Listen to me.

All of you

should get your gold ready.

As for me,

I'll see how the children are doing.

This would

stall some time for you too.

Gold.

We need to get the gold!

Go!

Get the gold!

Stop!

Go.

The greedy do not get success.

Be unhurried to enter opponent’s territory.

Take care of oneself when attacking the other.

Abandon small to save big.

The greedy do not get success.

Be unhurried to enter opponent’s territory.

Take care of oneself when attacking the other. Discard a stone to gain sente.

Abandon small to save big. When in danger, sacrifice.

Abandon small to save big.

When in danger, sacrifice.

Let him in.

Make thick shape, avoid hasty moves.

A move must respond to the opponent's.

Against strong positions, play safely.

Look for peace, avoid fighting in an isolated or weak situation.

Master.

Master?

It's been a long time since anyone called me that.

Wen.

Long time no see.

Long time no see.

I didn't expect our last meeting at Bai Lu Hall

would be followed

by an encounter in such circumstances.

I didn't expect to see you

change into this state after so many years.

Change?

Have I changed?

From what I remember,

you didn't smile much,

but you were an easygoing person.

But now, when I see you smile,

I feel that you're...

Ugly.

Yes.

Sigh.

You've changed too.

We've all changed.

That's why you should evaluate the situation

and do the needful.

But, Master.

Everything you're doing today is all wrong!

Wrong?

What is wrong?

What is right?

Can anyone really judge?

The strong only cares about victory.

Only the helpless weak

cares about right and wrong.

That's not what you taught me, Master.

You taught me

to understand what's right and wrong.

You told me...

Enough!

Stop talking about the past,

I am no longer a tutor at the academy.

I am a kidnapper.

Ma Long.

You don't play Go anymore now, do you?

A man

is not bothered by trivial losses and victories.

Now,

the entire Hong Kong is my game board.

Didn't you come to Hong Kong because you weren't satisfied

with how tiny Foshan offers?

I came here to acquire more knowledge

and know more about what's right and wrong.

Since you still call me Master,

I shall not make your life difficult.

You can leave now.

I won't.

This is my school,

my friends are here,

I can't leave them be!

I will stop every plan of yours!

How capable are you of stopping me?

I've learned Go from you since young.

Today,

we will use this school as a Go board

for our duel.

Okay.

How do you want to play this?

15 minutes.

Witness how a lone stone like me

will wipe out your entire army.

Good!

I will give you 15 minutes.

If you can leave this place alive,

you win,

and I will release everyone.

But, listen up, Ye Wen.

This game is like a war.

Once you enter a war,

you are my nemesis.

Have you thought it through?

I have no regrets.

My fate is predestined.

Don't make him last for more than 15 minutes.

Yes, sir.

Ye Wen!

Open up!

Open the door!

Ye Wen!

Yu Xue Hu.

Do you know what you're doing?

Ye Wen.

I kept asking you to leave.

Why didn't you leave?

You're taking the students hostage!

So what?

I only know what they'll pay me for this

is enough to last me for this life!

Are you crazy?

You're earning money from trampling over lives.

Are you even human?

Ha ha ha.

I am crazy!

Since young,

all of you have always looked down on me.

I thought that as long as my kungfu was good,

I could use my punches

to eke out a future for myself!

In the end, I can't even marry the girl I love!

Her family despises me, they look down on me.

I'm just like a stray dog!

Why are you born with a silver spoon in your mouth

while I'm a lowly servant?

Now that I have a chance to change my fate,

you keep standing in my way.

Why?

Why?

That's because I treat you like a brother.

You treat me like a brother,

but you don't know me at all.

Brother Hu.

Money can always be earned.

But if you take the wrong step now,

it'll be hard for you to turn back.

Do you understand?

It's none of your business!

Yu Xue Hu.

Why are you standing there?

Do it!

Yu Xue Hu.

Have you forgotten what Mr Long told you?

Yu Xue Hu!

Do you still want your money?

Xiao Feng.

Are you doing this

to marry Xiao Feng?

Yes, Mr Long.

The money you'll give me

is enough for both of us for a lifetime.

That's why I'll do

whatever

you want me to do.

What if Ye Wen gets in your way?

Money or brotherhood?

Hit him!

Yu Xue Hu.

Every relationship in the world

is worthless.

Hit him!

Now!

Mr Long

knew that

you

can't be trusted.

Brother Hu.

Ye Wen.

I saved you

to repay my debt towards your family.

From now on, we're even.

Ye Wen.

There's a secret passage in the north.

Leave here as soon as you can.

If we meet next time,

I won't go easy on you.

Help!

Stop!

Help!

Don't run!

Help!

-Help! -Hold it!

Zhou!

Help me!

Someone wants to kidnap me!

Young Master!

Help me!

Young Master!

Who's there?

Zhou.

Where, Young Master?

Get me out of here.

I'll get my dad to promote you.

What?

Zhou.

Where's your pistol?

No,

I didn't bring it.

Idiot!

You don't even have a pistol!

Come out.

Zhou.

Zhou.

Don't move.

Don't move!

Don't move!

Go and fight them!

Sergeant Zhou.

That's more like it.

Ma Long.

What are you doing?

Since you want to work with me,

you're putting yourself in the same boat as mine.

You need to do your part too.

You wanted to talk to me.

Go on.

We agreed that

we would get one gold bar from each student.

Why did you get greedy suddenly?

If you want five gold bars,

they can't get them for you.

I'm doing this for you.

After we kill Stewart,

you will become the commissioner.

I need to give you a congratulatory gift.

Oh.

Forget about the gift,

I just want the position.

But

I won't do anything

that involves killing.

I don't dare.

You don't?

Since you helped me out of prison,

what could you possibly be afraid of?

You need to decide

whether you're a cop

or a thug.

Of course I'm a thug.

But

even thugs have their own laws.

We should just follow what we agreed on earlier.

We're now working together.

You take the money, I take the position.

If we killed someone,

even if I became the commissioner,

I wouldn't be able to save you.

Save me?

Sergeant Zhou.

Do you think you still have any use for me?

Time is running out.

Okay.

Okay.

I'll get the commissioner and the gold bars here now.

Ya Yun!

Ye Wen!

Here.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

That's great.

There's a secret passage in the north.

You should head there and leave now.

What about you?

I'm going to save the rest.

Hey.

Wait.

I have an idea.

Sergeant Zhou.

The sergeant is back.

Sergeant!

Well?

Well, Sergeant?

Calm down.

Sergeant!

Sergeant.

I've gathered 50 gold bars.

Good.

Relax.

The children are all safe.

They also said that

as long as they receive the gold,

they will release the hostages.

Good!

What's with the smoke?

Check it out.

Okay.

I'll distract them.

You should go and save them.

Ye Wen is here!

Over there!

Shh.

I'm here to save everyone.

Okay, now help him.

Were you the one who killed Leng Yu?

It's not me.

I might just kill you now.

Ma Wei.

Excuse me, everyone.

I'm changing the rules!

My son!

Someone

just killed my comrade.

His name is Ye Wen.

Ye Wen.

A tooth for a tooth.

He's here!

Go!

Since God has abandoned me,

I shall become the devil.

You have one more minute.

If the commissioner isn't here by then,

he can collect his son's body later.

The time starts now!

Listen!

Bring the commissioner here!

Now!

Yes, sir!

Mr Ma Long!

The commissioner will be here soon!

Don't be impulsive!

Stand there!

Quick!

Almost there.

Okay, everyone move!

Here.

Over there!

Corner him!

Faster!

Help me!

Pull me up!

Untie him.

It's done.

Be careful, Ye Wen!

Everybody, run!

Don't move!

Don't move!

Behave yourselves.

Behave!

Don't move!

Ten.

Mr Ma Long.

Nine.

Calm down.

Eight.

Seven.

Six.

Five.

Four.

Save the children!

Three.

Two.

The commissioner is here!

Commissioner!

Commissioner!

Save the children!

Mr Stewart.

Welcome.

I asked you to capture Ma Long,

but he caught Jack instead.

I'm impressed.

Listen.

If anything happens to Jack,

I'll kill you.

Yes, sir!

Give it to me!

Here.

Here.

I've brought

the gold.

Release my son.

Ha ha ha.

Mr Stewart.

I've missed you so much.

Do you know this?

Over the past eight years,

I've missed you day and night!

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

What do you want?

What do I want?

What do I want?

Do you still remember?

[Office of the Administrator]

My daughter has been murdered.

There is clear evidence.

Why won't you capture the murderer?

Ten silver taels.

I hope that's enough for your daughter's life.

Is that okay?

Sir!

You're a smart person.

You wanted to buy my daughter's life with these.

So, I'd like to ask you this.

How much money for your son's life?

You don't know what happened back then.

Your daughter's murderer

was rich

and powerful.

I couldn't fight them,

even I couldn't fight them.

I wanted to help you.

Enough!

Over the past eight years,

I've been preparing myself

for this day!

To buy your son's life!

I'm not selling my son's life!

Why did you try to buy my daughter's life with ten silver taels, then?

Why? Why?

Is this enough?

Is this enough?

They're all for you.

Is that enough for your son's life?

I'm not selling!

I don't even want

any lives from the children here.

But I must buy your son's life!

Jack!

Jack!

Master!

Just like what we've agreed,

I've lasted for 15 minutes.

Please honor your promise

and release my friends!

Master!

Ma Long.

I pity you.

I want to help you.

The money

is yours.

I will let my men retreat.

I will also cancel your warrant.

You can leave Hong Kong safely.

You can go now.

I know I can go now.

Mr Stewart.

You're heading the wrong way.

Commissioner!

Commissioner!

Stand back!

Ma Long!

Why didn't you follow the game rules?

Ye Wen,

don't forget

that I designed this game.

I made the rules,

but you broke my rules!

You have to answer

for Leng Yu's death!

Well,

I'll give you another chance.

Will you bet with me for the last time?

Sure.

I'll fight till the end!

Yu Xue Hu.

You said that you didn't kill Leng Yu.

It's time for you to prove yourself.

The rule of the game is simple.

Five minutes.

Fight

till death.

Ye Wen.

If you can defeat Yu Xue Hu,

you can take everyone out.

If Yu Xue Hu defeats you,

I will take

their lives.

Yu Xue Hu.

If you defeat Ye Wen,

I'll pay you double.

Yu Xue Hu.

Is it worth doing it for the money?

Ye Wen.

You still don't understand me.

Let the game begin!

Ye Wen,

if you don't fight back,

I'll shoot his head right away!

Ye Wen.

To master Wing Chun,

you need to begin from your mind.

If your mind is crooked,

you will be a crook forever.

Brother Hu.

Actually,

living and kungfu are the same.

If your mind is crooked,

you will be a crook forever.

Behave yourself!

No matter how rich you get,

you will be nothing but a wanted kidnapper!

Stop this.

Ye Wen.

You lost.

Mr Long.

I don't want the money.

Just release them.

Shut up!

What right do you have to plead for them?

You are just my pawn,

you fool.

Ye Wen.

Since you called me Master,

I will teach you the last trick.

Kindness has ruined many warriors.

Only cruelty guarantees victory.

Your kindness has cost you everyone's lives.

Stand there.

Ye Wen!

Get down on your knees!

Stop moving around!

Mr Long.

Give me five minutes.

Ye Wen!

Fight them, everyone!

Fight them!

Brother Wei!

Brother Wei!

Ye Wen.

Ye Wen.

Ya Yun.

There's no time.

Brother Hu.

Get everyone out of here!

Run!

Everyone, run!

Ya Yun!

Ya Yun!

Have you seen Ya Yun?

Move!

Guard the passage!

Ya Yun!

Ya Yun!

Have you seen Ya Yun?

I don't know.

Ya Yun!

Ya Yun!

Dad.

Okay.

See you tomorrow.

Okay.

Enjoy your day, sir.

Hurry up!

Ha ha ha!

Sergeant Zhou.

What are you doing?

The cop is here to catch the thug, of course.

Are you trying to burn the bridge after crossing it?

Ma Long, the kidnapper,

escaped out of prison

and conspired with other felons

to conduct a heist at De Li Academy.

He disrupted the city's peace by blackmailing

and killing students on a large scale.

This is a heinous crime.

Now,

we will arrest Ma Long

according to the law.

Hey, Zhou.

Are you a cop or a thug?

Nonsense.

Of course I'm a cop.

But

you almost made me a thug.

What if the cop

breaks the law himself?

Bring him away!

Wait!

Please hold on.

Come here.

Sergeant Zhou.

Can you give me some time?

I want to bid farewell to my master.

Master.

I really don't understand

why did you become like this.

I thought

I was the executioner of this game.

But in the end,

I realized that

I was nothing but a line on the game board.

An intersection

that gets trampled on.

But,

shouldn't we try to change the circumstances instead?

You shouldn't forget your real self.

Real self?

Master.

How I wish that this is just a dream,

and we could start all over again.

Start all over again?

It's too late to turn back.

Life

is like a game of Go.

No

regrets.

Master!

Master!

Let's go.

Move!

Faster!

Brother Hu!

Young Master.

Take care.

Yu Xue Hu!

It's normal to make mistakes when you're young.

Just remember to change.

Open the door!

Sigh, you just have to change.

Ye Wen.

Did you choke on the bread this morning?

No,

I didn't.

I didn't.

That's good.

Oh.

If you don't have a girlfriend,

that would be better.

It's nothing.

I'll sit in front.

Let's go.

[Hong Kong De Li Academy]