"Master Szutu is here!" "Attend to him, Violet, Sissy, Peach, Scarlet, Fleur" "Fleur, Pinkie, Soliel, Pommy and Silhouette" "Twenty-third Master Tsou arrives!" "He wants Beauty, Orchid, Coquette," "Moon, Fleur, Wind Dancer" "Twelfth Master Hua is at Tao Yuen's Yung Hsien Hall" "Kind Seventh Master is in Kam Ling's Hunan Hall" "Fleur, Soliel, Pearl, Gem, Scarlet" "I am Mou Lien Hsien" "I miss sentimental courtesan Mai Chiu-chuan" "Her voice and personality are admirable" "And her talent and appearance, peerless" "We are now far apart" "So as I keep cool in a boat in the lonesome night" "Looking at the setting sun against the pair of swallows" "I lean against the window in silent thought" "Hearing the autumn sounds of the falling elm leaves" "Seeing the bridge with the withered willow in cold mist" "Makes me feel more sad and anguished" "As I miss her and stare sorrowfully..." "Sorrowfully at the full moon" "That's too much sorrow" "Twelfth Master is dumbstruck" "Rich boy!" "Chen-pang, you're late" "Well?" "How many deer testicles did you sell?" "Stop joking, please" "Why are you so late?" "There's a virgin courtesan at Yi Hung... who was just deflowered last month... and became a prostitute" "She's perfect for you" "I've sent for her in your name" "Who was that songstress?" "The "that's too much sorrow" one" "Didn't you hear?" "Seventh Master, we're leaving" "Where is your next job?" "Miss Soliel and Miss Scarlet are here" "Greetings, Seventh Master" "We're sorry we are late" "That's not important" "But these two of my friends... are all alone" "Now, that's serious" "Scarlet, accompany Third Master Lei" "Soliel, accompany Twelfth Master Chen" "The ladies have ordered towels" "Twelfth Master, I'm Soliel" "She was deflowered just a month ago" "This smells nice" "She knows you like this cologne" "Thank you, Twelfth Master" "Chai Hua's Piao-paio cares for me" "Thank you for your tips, Kind Seventh Master" "You tip generously" "Why else would they call him Kind Seventh Master?" "Seventh master, gentlemen" "I, Fleur, have finished my humble song" "Before I go, let me drink to you all" "Yes, let's drink" "Miss Fleur" "Miss Fleur, you have a guest" "Who is it?" "Twelfth Master Chen" "Which one?" "He was at Kam Ling last night" "I don't know him" "Please send my regrets" "All right" "Well, let me see what he's like" "Chai Hua's Piao-piao has an advertisement out again" "When will you run your ad?" "Moon, let me use your rouge" "Help yourself" "Finally, it's your turn to lose" "I've really lost badly" "Stop talking and pay up!" "Which other one could I have played?" "Come on, shuffle" "Miss Fleur" "Do you remember me?" "You're too close for me to see" "Last night" "Sorrowfully at the full moon" "That was just a joke I hope you don't mind" "Not at all;" "I never even frowned" "On my way here, I was thinking" "If I stood so close to you" "Would you step away?" "If you did, you would not be the woman I want" "Twelfth master Chen; are you really twelfth or the second?" "The second" "What is your business?" "Dried goods shops" "Very impressive" "We've met and spoken now" "I'll be back after four rounds of mahjong" "Where is your garoupa?" "Still frying" "I'm the one who's frying" "Master Chiu hasn't been here in a whole month" "Something must be wrong" "Get Clerk Chen to write a letter for you, and get cough syrup" "And say what?" "Write: "I've bought cough syrup for you" ""Take care of yourself so I won't worry"" "That's all you need" "Mother likes me to peel oranges for her" "To peel off everything, then feed her" "Do you have to feed your elder sister?" "I have neither elder sister nor wife" "And your younger sister?" "I have neither younger sister nor wife" "Sorry, I don't like oranges" "Shall I have an opium set brought to you?" "I will stay sober to see you clearly" "Are you wearing make-up?" "You've seen enough; please wait" "The girls want me for four more rounds" "Why did you open the door?" "I like to watch you walk" "There are so many corridors here" "Are you following me?" "How can I?" "I'm your "Frying Garoupa"" "What?" "You girls like to keep the guests waiting" "They get upset, but dare not show their anger" "That is called "Frying Garoupas"" "See how I sizzle" "The cool wind brings faith" "Fleur" "Fleur" "It's Twelfth Master again" "Fleur, come quickly" "Look, he's sitting up there" "Look, up there" "Now!" "Fleur, look at Twelfth Master" "He gave you this pair of scrolls" "It's beautiful" "See what it says" "What an interesting idea!" "Careful!" "I've seen this bed, it's imported" "It costs over two hundred dollars!" "So expensive!" "Careful!" "Where is Fleur?" "Where did she go?" "She must be seeking a divination at Wen Wu Temple" "Watch out for the pillar!" "Is it Twelfth Master of the dried goods shops?" "Why didn't you take it apart for delivery?" "Twelfth Master Chan specified it must be shipped whole" "They say a prostitute is every man's wife Customers are like floating logs" "This bed can hold many logs" "How rude of you" "Fleur, your Twelfth Master... is full of tricks" "That's right" "Fleur" "Open the door" "The bed will be here soon" "Fleur, come quickly" "Come on up" "I've been a madam for twenty years... all over Hong Kong" "I have never seen a man... who knew how to pamper a woman... than your paramour" "From my hand to your mouth" "You have many different looks" "Which ones?" "Heavy makeup, light makeup masculine makeup." "No makeup" "Also, dream-like as an imagined moon, hesitant as a falling flower" "Which is your favourite?" "I like them all whether separately or together" "Which is the real you?" "You want to know so soon?" "I'll frighten you" "Real things are always ugly" "I want to see it anyway because I love you" "You have a look that I want to see now" "Which one?" "I'll tell you later" "You're lustful" "I know" "You're still here?" "I'm leaving soon" "Ting, I just got the call" "Beauty pageant losers are telling scandalous secrets at a disco" "You're on your own tonight" "Chu" "I bought you a present" "Give it to me tomorrow I can't take it with me" "It's in my drawer" "You didn't ask if I like this colour" "How can you be sure I'll like it?" "You've worn out your old shoes" "Stay back" "Do your feet stink?" "When did you smell my feet?" "Thank you" "I can't join you for supper" "Go home, be a good boy" "Sir" "Yes?" "I want to place a Missing Persons ad" "Please wait" "Miss, how do you want it worded?" "Write: "Twelfth Master, 3811" ""Waiting at the Same Place;" "Fleur"" "Twelfth Master?" "3811, Waiting at the Same Place;" "Fleur" "Just like that?" "Classified ads are $15 per column" "Other ads are $110 per square inch... with a three square-inch minimum" "That's $330 a day" "How big is three square inches?" "This size" "It's so small; is there anything larger?" "It's fated; you will meet if you're meant to meet" "A larger ad costs more money" "I'm sure he will see it" "Write down your name, address, phone number and identity card number" "Please pay in advance" "In advance?" "That's right" "I didn't know it would costs so much I didn't bring enough money" "May I come back later?" "We're closing now; come back tomorrow morning" "Anyway, there is no room for your ad in tomorrow's paper" "Your ad won't come out till the day after tomorrow" "Then I must wait another day" "Have you waited long?" "This year is 19..." "It's 1987" "Are you all right?" "What is today's date?" "It's March 6" "So, the day after tomorrow is March 8" "I'll come back tomorrow" "What is your name, sir?" "My surname is Yuan" "Thank you, Mr. Yuan" "What a coincidence, Mr. Yuan" "Did I frighten you?" "Yes" "I'm so sorry" "I didn't know you were behind me" "I'm light" "What is the matter?" "I have lost my way" "Where do you want to go?" "Shek Tong Tsui; how should I go?" "It's too far to walk" "But you can take a taxi from here... or a minibus from over there" "I live in Shek Tong Tsui, too" "Really?" "So did I" "Hong Kong has changed so much" "Did you come from up there?" "I didn't think so; you dress differently" "Are you from another country?" "I came from below" "From down there?" "It's quite a walk" "It's all right" "You can take a taxi here" "Goodbye" "You're not going to Shek Tong Tsui?" "I'm going to have some supper" "Didn't you go to Shek Tong Tsui?" "No" "Why not?" "I want to go with you" "Please sit down" "Why are you following me?" "I'm not what you think" "Which is?" "A sexual pervert" "Miss Fleur, I don't know you" "I don't know, or care, who you are" "You came to my paper to place an ad" "And ran into me at the stairs... no, you followed me" "You've been following me" "What on earth do you want?" "It's no use following me" "I'm going home soon" "How much is it these days to have your fortune told?" "You want to have your fortune told?" "Just a Word Prediction" "$20 - $30 will do" "You don't have enough money?" "I don't have any money" "Once, people paid to touch my hand" "A hunchback with two parcels" "What?" "$500; the 5 looks like a hunchback" "The zeroes look like parcels" "I've never heard of that" "Did you let him touch you?" "He offered two more hunchbacks with two parcels... to touch my ear" "Never mind, I've heard enough" "There should be enough left to get you home" "I will repay you" "Stay here" "Yes, Miss?" "Please sit" "How much for Word Prediction?" "$20 for each word" "Pick a word" "What do you want to predict, Miss?" "Missing Person" "It's the word "Dark", Miss" "Let me see" "Miss, it's the best fortune" "Really?" "Yes, it breaks down to "you will hear soon"" "You will find this person very soon" "He is still here?" "Yes, the two sun radicals means... he's very much of this world" "Is he in Hong Kong?" "Yes" "Mr. Yuan, does this tram go to Shek Tong Tsui?" "Yes" "Who is this Twelfth Master to you?" "Twelfth Master is my paramour" "What's a paramour?" "Nowadays, it would be "darling"" "His name is Chen Chen-pang" "His family owned three dried goods and herbal shops" "When was this?" "There were twelve children in his family" "No, he was second-eldest" "His eldest brother died young" "It was popular to have a big family" "So all the rich sons added ten to their family rank" "What is your family name?" "What is your family rank?" "I only have one elder sister" "Women don't count" "So you would be Eleventh Master Yuan or just Master Yuan" "You sound like an old Cantonese movie" "Where is Tai Ping Theatre?" "I remember there used to be a Tai Ping Theatre here" "I used to watch Cantonese operas there" "Have we passed it?" "It was taken down long ago;" "now it's a shopping mall" "I used to go to Tai Ping as a child... and watch Chan Po-chu movies" "Who is Chan Po-chu?" "You don't know Chan Po-chu?" "You've never watched her movies?" "No, I only liked Cantonese operas such as..." "The Gold-leafed Chrysanthemum, Night of Autumn Happiness," "And Chan Sai-mei" "We used to buy front-row seats" "Ten couches in a row; $3 a seat" "We always went to see Master Five" "One of the girls, Violet... we used to say she supported the actor" "She was a huge fan of Master Five" "Master Five?" "Who is that?" "When did this happen?" "I was only twenty-three then" "You say it's 1987" "So it was over fifty years ago" "What are you talking about?" "Are you out of your mind?" "Who are you?" "You're not human!" "You're a ghost; why are you following me?" "You said we would meet if we were meant to meet" "I meant if you were fated to meet a person" "Not if you were fated to meet a ghost" "I never did anything to you" "You were the first person I saw when I came" "Where did you come from?" "Down there" "Twelfth Master and I committed suicide for love" "We agreed we would always be together" "But somehow I arrived first" "I waited and looked, but he was not there" "So I came up to look for him" "I wish you can help me find him" "Why me?" "I was a virgin courtesan at 16" "My deflowering price was very high" "Then I became a prostitute at Yi Hung Brothel" "And was one of its stars" "At that time, there were three other... brothels in addition to Yi Hung" "Collectively called The Four Kings" "I failed O-level History" "The day after tomorrow is March 8... the anniversary of our death" "I will definitely find him this time" "Mr. Yuan, please just keep me for two days" "So that I can meet with Twelfth Master?" "We'll repay your favour in our next lives... no matter what we reincarnate into" "What do you mean to "keep"?" "You're coming home with me?" "You also live in Shek Tong Tsui" "You're a ghost; you can live anywhere you want!" "Those are stray ghosts" "I've been one for over fifty years I can't take it any more" "An ad costs $330" "How can you place it with no money?" "And you still owe me $50!" "People used to pay to touch my neck" "I don't want to touch your neck!" "We're here?" "Please go away" "I beg you" "Why are you crying?" "This is Shek Tong Tsui?" "It's all changed now" "This was the Kam Ling Restaurant... a long time ago" "Kam Ling" "This slope is still here;" "Yi Hung was at the top" "What are you laughing about?" "Yi Hung Brothel is now a kindergarten!" "We agreed to meet at Yi Hung" "I wonder if he can find this place" "Why did you agree to keep me?" "You're not too horrible and you're piteous" "You're soft-hearted" "Twelfth Master was that way, too" "Ting, this is Chu" "Chu, where are you?" "I had to get a story" "Otherwise I would have been home" "And not have to be bored by those beauty pageant losers and their complaints" "Where are you?" "Why?" "You must be happy... watching me suffer" "If you were here... you would know what's going on" "Something happened to me tonight" "What?" "I brought a woman home" "What?" "No, I, I brought a woman home" "Why are you so romantic tonight?" "First, a gift of shoes... then, excuses to get me to rush home" "Yes, I'm so scared!" "I must get home right away!" "I must see what happened to you!" "You'll see when you get home I can't explain it over the phone" "You have a long wait" "Do you think I can finish work soon?" "Bye!" "You haven't eaten in over fifty years" "Are you hungry?" "Why didn't you tell her... you brought home a woman ghost?" "She won't believe it" "Would she believe you brought a woman home?" "She won't believe anything I say" "Coca-cola?" "It's foreign herbal tea" "How long have you known each other?" "Four years" "Why don't you marry her?" "Maybe because there is no pressure" "How long had you known Twelfth Master?" "Six months" "Why didn't he marry you?" "Why did you have to commit suicide?" "His family objected" "I'm not hungry but I feel like eating" "Chu" "Chu" "Chu, she is not human" "No, then, what is she?" "You dare bring home a woman and you dare ask me to see her" "Don't try to fool me into thinking she's a ghost" "But she is a ghost" "I gave her an apple to eat she spat it out... with some black stuff" "It turns out ghosts can only smell but not eat" "Chu" "He says you are a ghost" "My name is Fleur" "Please remove your head and comb your hair for me" "I don't know how" "Really?" "Then how can you be a ghost?" "Can you fly, and go through this wall?" "Can you stick out your tongue and wash your face with it?" "Can you suck blood?" "Oh, Chinese ghosts don't suck blood" "I remember now, they suck manliness" "Do you do that?" "I don't know how" "Why are you such a stupid ghost?" "But, dressed the way you are... one can say it's nostalgic style... but really you're ghostly!" "When did you die?" "In 1934" "More than fifty years ago" "This fabric has held up well... for all that time" "How can it be buried for fifty years... and I still can't tear it?" "Do you dare come into the bedroom with me?" "What are you doing?" "A post-mortem" "Take it off, I want to see your antique brassiere" "She really has no heartbeat" "Why did you bring a ghost home?" "Miss Chu, please call me Fleur" "So as I keep cool in a boat in the lonesome night" "Looking at the setting sun against the pair of swallows" "I'm going to see your mother tomorrow" "I've told her" "We look like a couple" "We don't look alike" "Your mouth is perfectly placed" "Mine is a bit off" "That's why we look like a couple" "Haven't you heard them say..." "A fat woman matches a thin man?" "or an ugly wife matches a handsome husband?" "Your mouth is off, that's why mine is perfect" "See, let's match it" "Don't" "What did your mother say?" "She asked me to help her put on her earrings" "Mistress, Miss Fleur is here" "Madam" "Bring tea" "Tailor Wen, please excuse me" "All right" "Please come in" "Please sit down" "Miss Fleur, you are a woman of wonder" "Last night, Chen-pang told me... that you wanted to see me alone" "This is my first time doing this" "I suppose it must be the way... you worldly women do things" "Excuse me, I do not know etiquette" "Please don't be so formal" "I admire women who are spirited" "Your tea, Mistress" "Bring some snacks" "Have some tea" "This smells nice" "Haven't you had this?" "In early spring, when Hangchow girls go to the hills to pick tea" "They pick the tenderest leaves and put them in their brassieres... to keep the leaves warm and moist till they get home" "It's called Breast Lung Ching tea have you ever heard of it?" "But the best leaves are brought by real virgins" "Those are the most exquisite" "Neither you nor I can make those" "Neither can they" "Madam, Chen-pang and I really love each other" "I know a girl of my background... cannot dare to hope for much... but I just want to become an honest woman" "Since you are so frank, let me also speak directly" "We have never met anyone below our social stature" "You know Chen-pang has a cousin Shu-hsien" "I hope they can get married soon and create their own family" "So he can start his own business" "The Chen bloodline depends on him now" "As for whether he would take you as a concubine, let's wait" "With your personality, I think you will be true to him" "But he is only twenty-four" "In a few years' time, I'm more worried about him" "You must know men well" "Chen-pang and I will always be true" "That's great;" "I'm happy for you" "Tailor Wen" "What?" "Madam" "Please wait" "Of course Shu-hsien's dress fabric... looks terrible on you" "Miss Fleur, would you mind trying this?" "I found an apartment" "Move in tomorrow" "Can't I just touch your ear?" "No" "At least I can smell your collar" "Two bills to touch your calves" "One for each toe?" "More" "You're making so much money to support your paramour?" "I don't know" "They say no one can sleep on this bed... except Twelfth Master" "I'm on it now" "But I'm not" "I am willing to spend any amount of money" "We can even do it on the floor" "It's wrinkled" "New clothes are better wrinkled" "And old clothes?" "Throw them away" "And people?" "Throw them away, too" "What are you worried about?" "You have so many looks" "I throw one away, you have another" "Uncle Hua, just a small gift" "Please buy some ginseng with it" "Why does a rich man want to learn opera?" "I've always wanted to learn opera;" "I never liked to do business" "He sometimes practices his arias" "But a good foundation is essential in learning opera" "So he wishes to learn from you" "And hopes to be outstanding some day" "Life imitates drama; drama imitates life" "Acting is to show all of life's passions... scene by scene" "But after the opera is over you still cannot avoid life" "Just like being an apprentice... before learning even one line... he must first serve his master" "Serving his meals, giving him massages emptying his spittoon" "There is a lot of work to do" "I'm afraid your rich boy may not be able to take it" "That's why he needs training" "You must carve a piece of jade before it becomes a work of art" "Let me hear your voice" "Sing any song" ""Come Home, Hu", you know this one?" "Stop" "Come home, Hu; come home, Hu" "Cuckoos sob under the peach blossoms" "Too sad, too sad" "Cuckoos lament the miserable world" "All right" "General is insulted at the city gate he will die by the hand of a weak woman" "Which one is Twelfth Master?" "You can't see?" "There he is" "I can't recognize him under all that makeup!" "Poor thing" "He has many hard years ahead of him" "Men!" "Yes" "Attack the enemy with me" "Are you Demon Woman Fan Li-hua?" "Precisely" "Dismount and surrender, if you know what's in store" "You must be Hsueh Ting-shan" "We must be fated to fight" "Thus we meet here at the city gate" "I don't want to make you my enemy" "Take that!" "Please sit down" "We'll use our own makeup next time" "This is bad for your skin" "Chen Chen-pang, you have visitors" "Father, mother..." "Shu-hsien" "Sir, Madam" "Auntie told me to come visit you" "Chen-pang, come home with me" "Immediately" "I can forget your mistake with this courtesan" "Sir, please wait till he finishes this show" "Stay out of our family affairs" "Chen-pang, you're on" "Five soldiers, you're on" "It's your turn" "Hurry" "Come on" "Miss Fleur, you are an understanding woman" "Let him go; he'll come back to you" "I know my son well" "If you keep holding on to him" "He will eventually come back to me" "Sir, don't be so angry" "If he's meant to be our son... he will always be our son" "If not, you can't keep him... even if you tied him up with a rope" "I bought this at the trinket stall just outside the theatre" "The handwork is nice, but the rouge must be changed" ""Years of beauty tied with silk" ""This is the time to find a husband" ""Your dream bodes well" ""If you bear a child, it will be a boy"" "I got this fortune when we first met" "I asked about personal life" "The interpreter said it's an ideal match and a good friend is here to help me" "It's of the best fortune" ""A mutual wish can be fulfilled in time" ""It is best to start at the bottom" ""A slender waist must not give in to a man's embrace too soon" ""But slowly dance together to the music of the flute"" "This is also of the best fortune" "The interpreter said if the wish is mutual, a wedding will occur... but I must be patient" ""There are so many forks in the road" ""You are confused, what to do?" "Suddenly, a good friend guides your way" ""That's how you get out of your troubles, and you are happy"" "This is of medium fortune;" "I was asking about good friends" "Since I became a virgin courtesan" "I went to Wen Wu Temple to have my fortunes read... on the first and fifteenth of every month" "I have more than two hundred fortunes" "Most of them have portended well" "I had them, now I have you" "My life has been worthwhile" "The next day, March 8, 1934... at 11 p.m... we committed suicide at Yi Hung Brothel" "I later heard from the prostitutes who died... that prostitution was banned the following year" "Why did you kill yourselves?" "We wanted to always be together" "I must place the ad today but I still have no money" "Don't worry, we'll help you" "It will be in the papers tomorrow" "And you will see Twelfth Master at 11 p.m. tomorrow night" ""3811, waiting in the Same Place" right?" "It's dawn; is it bad for you?" "I don't know" "Thank you for letting me stay here" "It's nice to be so close to Yi Hung Brothel" "He sits at the window every evening... to watch as Fleur goes to Yi Hung" "Whether he is alive or not... it seems to make sense that she has come to take him away" "Our newspaper collection... goes back to 1938" "Where can we find ones from 1934?" "The shop was Shing Fung; its boss was Chen Shing-fung" "His son was Chen Chen-pang, whom people called Twelfth Master Chen" "Shing Fung?" "That was ages ago" "Do you know him?" "No" "But I remember the name of the shop" "I was very young then" "No more than 8 or 10 years old" "They say his son died by eating raw opium, is that true?" "Who knows?" "We couldn't get any for ourselves" "My father might know" "Can you please ask him for me?" "He's dead" "Buddy, a paper, please" "All right" "It just came out; all the latest news" "Thank you" "Look" "I've placed the ad in most major newspapers in Hong Kong" "Twelfth Master will definitely see it" "Fleur" "What's wrong?" "Too much worldly energy" "You were fine last night" "I've been here three days, I'm getting weaker" "You will find Twelfth Master tonight and be able to go back" "Help me up" "This lipstick is waterproof" "I just do this?" "Rub harder against it" "Would Twelfth Master make her do a "frying garoupa"?" "No" "What will happen if he became... a mouse, or a garoupa... in this life?" "Don't think like that" "Please, don't let a cat or a dog come out now" "What time is it?" "Five minutes to eleven" "Was he often late?" "He was always punctual" "He became a woman" "See how she's dressed" "That's right" "What time is it now?" "Half past eleven" "He is seldom late" "What a strange woman" "She's making eyes at you" "No, at you" "No way" "But she's quite pretty" "She's your type; go ahead" "She's your type!" "What time is it?" "Ten minutes to twelve" "Fleur" "It's clearly not March 8, 11 p.m." "Might 3811 be his identity card number?" "Identity cards have six numbers" "Maybe it's the middle four?" "That's easy, I'll check with the Immigration Registrar" "No, there are so many people" "This way is too difficult" "If this code is not related to a... birth certificate or identity card, it could still be a bank account... tax bill, car licence or credit card" "Televisions, refrigerators, watches... even the shoes I got you, have serial numbers" "Our lives are consumed by numbers" "Or perhaps his address is... 3 Princess Margaret Road, 8th Floor Block 11" "Or 381 Des Voeux Road 1st Floor" "That would be totally different" "Or perhaps a telephone number" "Or a pager" "Pager?" "That's easy" "There are only a few pager companies in Hong Kong" "Mr. Yuan, I'm 3811" "It's $1,000, or $2,000 for the whole night" "I'd like to page 3811" "Please leave your name and number" "Paging 3811, my name is Yuan" "What now?" "We've called all the pagers" "She's crying" "Let her" "Fleur, I know it's like looking for a needle in a haystack" "But we still have a few more days;" "we'll find him" "We'd like to meet Twelfth Master, too" "She is jealous of me" "Of course, I am so nice to you" "Do you know how to be nice?" "Am I not nice?" "She said, a fortunate woman... can rely on one man all her life;" "but an unfortunate one can only become a prostitute" "But I think being with one man all your life, is restricting" "If I had known Twelfth Master, so handsome and romantic" "And willing to die for his woman" "I would love him" "Would you love Fleur?" "Tell me" "Don't avoid the question" "She's too passionate for me" "I only want you" "Would you kill yourself for me?" "We're not that romantic" "Just answer me" "No; would you?" "No" "You want to buy antiques?" "I pass this shop twice a day" "For all these months" "But never thought to buy anything to please you" "Let's see if they have a rouge box" "You're copying Twelfth Master" "Do you think you'll be like him?" "And I'll be like Fleur?" "How much for the rouge box?" "That's an Indian incense bag" "1934, the year Fleur died" "What is this "Bone"?" "It was a dating journal from long ago... which ran gossip columns about local courtesans" "It was at least fifty years ago" "It cost one cent per copy then, but now they're valuable" ""Yi Hung's Star Fleur Dies for Love" ""Rich Boy Wakes and Survives" what does it mean?" "Twelfth Master didn't die" "He didn't die" "Fleur, you said you died from eating raw opium" "Why does the paper say doctors found... that he also had sleeping pills in his system?" "He told the reporters... he did not take sleeping pills" "Why not?" "Who gave them to him?" "You?" "Yes" "I really wanted to die" "I was afraid that with just opium I might die... but he would not, and leave me alone" "I would not let him be with Shu-hsien" "Would you help Shu-hsien put on her earrings?" "Yes" "I would even pick her ears" "But as I do that, I would think of you" "Would you help Shu-hsien dress?" "Yes" "I would even fasten her buttons" "But as I do that, I would think of you" "I hated watching you suffer in the theatre troupe" "You won't see that any more" "Will you regret this?" "This is the best way; we can ignore everyone else" "We will be together forever" "There were sleeping pills in the wine?" "I put them in beforehand" "How many?" "Forty pills" "He drank it all?" "He drank three glasses;" "I had one" "I'll get you more wine" "Chen-pang" "Today is March 8" "It's now 11 p.m.; 3811" "Remember this code" "If in our next lives we are different... or if we forget this" "When you see 3811" "You will know I am looking for you" "And I will know you are looking for me" "Don't be afraid; we're going together" "Why didn't you tell him about the sleeping pills?" "I was afraid" "Why did you make him drink the wine?" "He was afraid" "So even if he was afraid to die, he couldn't escape" "Why?" "Why didn't he die?" "If his heart were true, he can die again even if he survived that" "But he lived on, and left me behind" "Why not?" "Why didn't he die?" "Nonsense; who want to die?" "To be with you, he made so many sacrifices" "While you distrusted him and poisoned him" "He would die whether or not he ate the opium" "That's murder" "Why should he die for you again?" "You are so devious; it's good that he didn't die" "Even if he saw your ad, I don't think he will look for you" "You murderer" "Then I must find him" "He does not want to see you" "Nor do I; go away" "Chu, don't" "Leave me alone" "Don't" "Leave me alone" "Fleur" "Fleur" "You want to kill her?" "You think she's so innocent?" "Sorry" "They did not come" "Who?" "Neither Fleur nor Twelfth Master came" "What are you waiting for?" "You" "I've known you for so long" "You often say you don't care... but your heart is tender... and you will come around" "I know you well" "I've thought about it all day" "I should not have forced her to leave" "No one is as passionate as that these days" "It's so hard being a woman; you try your best, but for what?" "I am jealous of Fleur" "I admire her" "The things she dared to do, I would never do" "I had never even thought about it" "We are just ordinary people" "As long as we are happy together everything is fine" "There's no need for suicide" "Life is precious; it won't come to that" "Fleur didn't come" "If she died, would I be a third-degree murderer?" "Fate keeps us from being together till our old age" "We both sob after parting at the terrace" "Like the rain outside, my tears fall till dawn" "The empty room is cold, and Shan-pai is lonely" "I think of you till I fall ill, as I wallow in infinite sorrow" "Ying-tai!" "I've called your name a thousand times but you do not answer" "Fleur" "Fleur" "You forgot your wallet" "You're not waiting for Twelfth Master?" "He's up there" "Three years of companionship became a deep romance" "That's him?" "Miss Chu, you finally understand" "Are you still angry with me?" "If I were you, if I saw that coward..." "I would have poisoned him again" "Where were you?" "We were worried" "Looking for him" "The worldly energy is too strong, I'm exhausted" "I didn't think it would end like this" "It may be fate" "But I cannot accept it" "Do I look very ugly?" "Are you going back now?" "It's been seven days;" "I'll drink three cups of the magic tea... and forget everything" "I can be reincarnated in peace" "Let me answer this page" "We'll decide how we will meet in our next life" "Sorry, Miss Ling" "I've just returned from abroad" "You paged me; how can I help you?" "Are you Mr. Chen Chen-pang?" "Twelfth Master Chan?" "What do you want with him?" "How did you know his nickname?" "I am an entertainment reporter" "My paper wants to start a series... of interviews with former opera stars... talking about their past" "So I want to interview him" "What is your relationship to him?" "I don't speak to him" "When was he an opera star?" "He's only a movie extra" "Where is he now?" "You'll find him at the studio" "He hangs around there, even when there is no work" "Waiting for his chance to play the lead" "He is a movie extra?" "At least he's willing to be one" "Mother said he squandered away Grandfather's fortune before I was born" "Is your mother Ching Shu-hsien?" "How did you know?" "She passed away long ago" "All right" "Was that all right, Director?" "It was okay" "Buddy, I need more wind, more smoke" "Hung, let's try another one" "You are a hero and a ghost" "So when you fly out, you're heroic... and ghostly" "I know it's hard, just do as I say" "Heroic and ghostly?" "How?" "Mr. Chen Chen-pang" "Mr. Chen Chen-pang" "Where is Chen Chen-pang?" "I don't know" "Are you Mr. Chen Chen-pang?" "No" "Do you know where Mr. Chen Chen-pang is?" "I can't win with these cards" "Do you know Mr. Chen Chen-pang?" "No" "Twelfth Master Chen" "No" "What Twelfth Master Chen?" "You know him?" "He always boasted he had... three dried goods shops" "And I had five, the bastard" "Where is he now?" "Movie extras are everywhere" "Is that him?" "I used to be powerful, now I'm just nothing" "Are you sure that is him?" "Mr. Yuan, Miss Chu" "Thank you for helping me find Twelfth Master" "That's really him?" "I will have to repay the favour in my next life" "You're really taking him with you?" "See you in the next life" "Fleur" "Looking at the setting sun against the pair of swallows" "Twelfth Master, thank you for remembering me" "I've worn this rouge box for fifty-three years" "I'm returning it to you now" "I will not wait any longer" "Vows vanish like smoke, all the passion is wasted" "How can passion that burns like fire last a whole lifetime?" "Continuation is not easy" "Your name is "Heartless", I put my passion on the wrong man" "Love flows away like the water, I've poured my heart away" "I hope we had never met that day" "I only hoped we would love each other in spite of all the sadness" "As we age, our faces change before the fire of love alters" "I pray to meet again someday so I can tell you how I've missed you" "Please don't disappoint my amorous concerns again" "I have been trapped by love" "Please don't disappoint my amorous concerns again" "Tell me when we will meet again"