"Yes, Mr. Fan" "This inventor..." "What's his name again?" "Qin Fen" "Qin as in Qin Dynasty" "Fen as in "to struggle"" "He's waiting in the living room" "Show him to the dining room" "Yes, sir" "This is Mr. Fan, angel investor" "Mr. Qin, inventor of the CRT2008" "Shall we speak English or Chinese?" "Your decision" "Whichever is more natural" "Then let's use our mother tongue" "Nice to meet you" "Our mother tongue?" "Oops." "Look at me" "So used to English, I forgot my own language" "So nice to meet you" "A pleasure" "Sit down" "Sir, please" "Give me the specifics" "This invention of yours... what inspired it?" "The root of the world's endless wars and escalating conflicts is our inability to judge disputes impartially" "Continue" "As children, we all played a game:" "Rock, paper, scissors" "You've played it?" "Uh-huh" "It's our most primal and effective conflict resolution method" "So, why, as adults have we discarded this method?" "Why?" "Two critical flaws:" "Hand velocity differential and last-minute sleight of hand" "Sleight of hand" "Rock, papers, scissors" "A cunning hand can cheat" "The Conflict Resolution Terminal wipes out both flaws" "Hold it here" "Stick your hand in" "Not your head." "Your hand" "Let's try it" "Rock." "Paper." "Scissors" "Ready?" "Yes" "Pull it open at the count of three" "One" "Two" "Three" "Fascinating" "It's cheat-proof" "You invented this?" "I did" "Just imagine" "For instance this beautiful girl here" "If we both wanted her, but..." "Don't even think about it" "It was hypothetical" "If we all had Conflict Resolution Terminals the wars in the Balkans and Middle East" "American presidential elections to elect a white or black President" "Win or lose" "The tube decides" "Super good" "The CRT2008 is useful in all aspects of life" "It's a revolutionary product" "Say no more" "This will be a massive high-tech IPO" "I'll buy the patent" "Name a price" "Two million" "One million" "Two million" "One million" "Let's do this" "Let the CRT2008 decide" "Good idea" "Rock." "Paper." "Scissors" "Ready?" "Yes" "One." "Two." "Three" "Resolved" "You got yourself a deal" "I meant US dollars" "Huh." "I meant Sterling" "Marriage Personal" "Looking for hot guys?" "Don't bother" "No gold-diggers either" "To avoid mutual disappointment" "PhD's need not reply" "Women entrepreneurs need not reply" "Parentheses: tradeswomen and peddlers excepted" "Perfect men like Andy Lau and Tom Cruise won't be seeking you here" "Nor do I expect to find Julia Roberts" "Even if you were a goddess" "I couldn't handle you" "I'm not expecting a cover-girl to blow me away with your beauty" "Just a sane, healthy woman" "Modern on the outside traditional on the inside" "Slightly demure would be ideal" "Don't be too complicated" "Don't be too young" "Proficiency in folding laundry a plus" "Preferably pressed and folded like they just came off the store shelf" "Am I being specific?" "Let me introduce myself" "I'm no longer young" "Solidly middle-class" "Smoke, but don't drink" "Went abroad to study" "Lived overseas for a decade" "Never really studied much" "I slacked and learned a few survival skills" "I've returned without accomplishment" "Truthfully" "I'm what they call a "Three Strikes" returnee:" "No company." "No stocks." "No degree" "Morally, I'm about 50-50" "I'm no angel just too cowardly to do wrong" "All in all, I'd classify myself as a constructive member of society" "If interested, please call" "I hope you're the one" "Shan-shan" "May I join you?" "I'm expecting someone" "You haven't changed much" "Still handsome" "You got the wrong guy" "I'm Jianguo" "From the construction company" "I changed that much?" "You don't recognize me?" "Hey" "From administration" "Transferred from the army arts troupe" "I was in logistics" "Anyway, in charge of entertainment" "Back then, you were a cute little boy" "I remember you had single eyelids" "How'd they get doubled?" "Had them done in Korea" "Gee, what a coincidence" "Run into each other ten years later" "What coincidence?" "I made a date with you" "A date with me?" "Uh" "Ai Moli" "Molly" "Like the name of this restaurant" "I changed my name" "I wanted to surprise you" "Trying to get in my way?" "My ad was for a marriage partner" "I wanted to see you" "Besides you didn't write" ""No men wanted"" "Of course I didn't" "Why would I seek a man?" "I'm not gay" "You're..." "Yes" "Huh?" "But I'm not" "How do you know?" "I used to think so too" "But later I realized" "I just lacked the courage to face it" "Do you remember the labor union field trip to Shi Du?" "My leg cramped when I was swimming" "You rescued me" "That's right" "I held onto you tightly" "You kept comforting me" "Every since then, I felt so safe with you" "When I don't see you" "I want to..." "Hey-hey-hey" "You are ahead of the curve" "But I am not that enlightened yet" "Then why have you not married yet?" "Haven't found the right one" "Give me a break" "Perhaps, subconsciously you dislike women" "Oh..." "No-no-no" "Do you think I'm strange?" "No" "Absolutely not" "I constantly ask myself:" "Why am I so narrow-minded?" "With such a big heart why can't I make room for a man?" "Each time I clear a woman out guess what happens next?" "Another woman fills in the space" "Let me ask you something" "Suppose" "I were like you" "I said "suppose"" "Don't be angry if I get this wrong" "You're bad" "Forget it." "I better shut up" "I know what you want to say" "Deep down you're like my big brother" "It's probably better that way" "Brother" "Yes?" "You have great skin" "So white" "What's your first impression of me?" "Much as I expected" "Frankly looks aren't important" "It's the inside that counts" "Someone kind, and good to his parents" "Even if I didn't like you" "I'm sure you'll find a good wife" "You really are a modern-traditional woman" "A rare catch" "Your parents still in good health?" "My father passed away last year" "My mother is still alive" "I came back, so she wouldn't be alone" "How old is she?" "In her seventies" "Your father..." "Where is he buried?" "At Eight Treasure Mountain" "His urn is in the ossuary" "Your mother is getting old" "A filial son should give his parents a good resting place" "Old people are fussy about final resting places" "Don't you worry" "I would never deprive them" "A man should be responsible and filial" "Even if he doesn't make much money he provides for his parents' needs" "Now that's a reliable man" "Tell the truth" "Are you such a man?" "I think I am" "No, you're not" "You keep your father's ashes in a tiny box" "And how about when your mother dies?" "Going to squeeze them both into a little box?" "Not even enough room for incense and ghost money at Grave Sweeping Festival" "You call that filial?" "Then, I'll buy them a cemetery plot" "It's not that I can't afford it" "Just that when I left China only national heroes could afford a grave" "Normal folk's ashes were kept on shelves" "Don't worry" "You find a spot with a nice view" "I'll take care of it immediately" "If you and I get along" "I'll have your tombstone carved in advance" "No way you'll be stored on a shelf" "It really is a great investment" "Just thirty thousand yuan gets you a grave plot with imperial fengshui" "Thirty thousand" "Price of a return trip to America" "In just a few years, the same plot will be worth three hundred thousand" "By the time you sell it you'll have made 1000% profit" "Hold on" "If I sell it where will my parents go?" "You can buy two" "If you buy two plots, my company will give you a 5% discount" "Miss Liang?" "Yes" "I'm Qin Fen" "Sorry, I was late" "Have a seat" "I never expected..." "What?" "Nothing" "What's your line of work?" "I'm a flight attendant" "Which airline?" "Hainan Airline" "How would you grade yourself?" "Six" "Only six?" "I'd give you a Nine" "You've met a few already?" "You mean these personals?" "Uh" "You're the first" "Oh" "Myself, I've met a couple" "You're the first as beautiful as you" "This one girl wasn't bad" "But she was selling grave plots" "She doesn't count" "The rest were critically unkosher" "Did you buy?" "Huh?" "The grave plots" "Yes" "She sweet-talked me" "Called me a filial son" "If I didn't buy, I'd ruin my reputation" "No wife, but got myself a grave" "I read your marriage ad." "I think you're very funny" "Not like the others, so full of themselves" "Or who write a load of sentimental crap" "It's disgusting" "I'll be totally honest with you" "And I'm not trying to flatter you" "But judging by your looks" "I'd rank you at the "goddess" level" "You must have high standards" "You're not selling airplanes, are you?" "Graves are one thing" "But I can't afford airplanes" "Why "no women entrepreneurs"?" "They're too practical" "I prefer more emotional types" "What's wrong with being practical?" "These days, most people are practical" "My mom and friends all advise me to be more practical" "That's why I'm here meeting you" "To learn to be more practical" "Then you got the wrong guy" "I'm definitely not the type you're seeking" "How do you know my type?" "I don't even know what type is" "Being here seems so unreal" "But I did telephone you" "I'm the one who asked you out" "You mean you're not serious" "You were confused and regret meeting me" "A little" "Don't be mad" "It's not because of you" "I think I'm a bit ridiculous" "Then we should stop here" "It's good we're direct." "Simpler" "We won't waste each other's time" "You busy?" "Not at all" "But we don't have any hope" "Then, go ahead" "I'll sit here awhile" "Okay" "See you later, then" "Good-bye Wait, that's not right" "We won't see each other again" "In that case..." ""Farewell" isn't correct either" "You really are a pain" "What we mean is..." "See you never" "Hey" "Feel like a drink?" "We can go somewhere nearby and chat a little more" "Why?" "Chat about what?" "You a shill for a restaurant posing as a lonely woman?" "Enough, already" "I didn't suspect you of a crime" "So, don't be suspicious of me" "In truth, I am a criminal" "I was worried you weren't" "You drink like a wimp" "It won't kill you" "Drink up." "No one's stopping you" "Keep talking" "Heard of "love at first sight"?" "I loved the first sight of you" "We're not even "love at third sight"" "Love at first sight doesn't mean" "I fall for you when I see you" "Or that you fall for me" "It's not about sight" "But smell" "The other person's scent attracts you" "Enchants you" "Some people are made for each other" "So, two strangers rush up and sniff each other up and down?" "Is that possible?" "It's not like that" "If you're made for each other you'd sense each other from far away" "Ever watch "Animal Planet"?" "Yes" "Even from dozens of miles away animals can sense each other" "People are just like animals" "Are you only attracted by one smell?" "Animals don't fixate on just one lover or type" "It's a mutual thing" "It's not just attraction, but a kind of infatuation" "Anything else repels you" "Then why come all this way to bother me?" "Infatuated, but you can't be together" "You struggle to break free from it" "You're torn apart by heartache" "You drink yourself to sleep each night" "The man has a family" "He loves you, but can't marry you" "Your parents don't know" "It hurts, but you can't share it" "I can't tell anyone" "Then why tell me?" "I couldn't take it anymore" "I was hurt too badly" "Anyway, I won't see you again" "Who cares what you think of me" "Then I should charge a fee" "He has all the fun and I get a miserable woman" "Since when are we best buddies?" "Take as much as you want" "But I'm paying you to drink up" "You can't just sip" "I really can't drink" "I'll accompany you for free" "So, don't drink" "I told you one of my secrets" "You should also tell me something you can't admit to anyone else" "Then we'll be even" "Why are you so complicated?" "Fine, don't tell me" "I don't care, anyway" "Let it rot in your stomach" "And I thought you were a big man" "Based on what you've got dare you ask for a sentimental woman" "We won't see each other again?" "Nope" "Know why I don't drink?" "Aren't you drinking now?" "A friend and I ran a travel agency in America" "We specialized in Chinese groups" "Once, we had a government tour group" "Led by a bureau director" "A very juicy gig" "There was a woman named Xiaobai" "A translator" "Pretty." "The quiet type" "I had her in my sights the moment they landed" "During the trip" "I started to fall for her" "Later on we, you know..." "What?" "We, uh... got intimate" "Afterwards, she cried" "Wanted me to help her stay in America" "I agreed without a second thought" "I really liked her" "Besides, it was easy for me" "The next day I told my friend that I was with Xiaobai" "I asked him to help me keep Xiaobai in America" "He freaked out" "Said, Absolutely not" "We'd got the job because of his connection with the bureau director" "If they left someone behind the director would be disciplined" "Besides screwing the director it could also kill our business" "If I insisted on her staying" "I think my friend would killed me" "So, you two sold her out" "Let me finish" "I had to beg my friend" "I'd make sure she didn't run for it" "But he had to promise not to report her" "When we saw them off at the airport" "Xiaobai just stared at me" "With eyes like daggers" "Couldn't even look at her" "I was so ashamed" "That's your secret?" "This year the director heard I was back" "He invited us to dinner" "The people from the tour group came too" "Only person missing was Xiaobai" "I made a lot of small talk then casually asked about Xiaobai" "They said, You don't know?" "Soon after she returned, she killed herself" "My head just exploded" "I asked, What happened?" "He said" "Her husband was abusive" "Beat her all the time" "She kept trying to divorce him" "She'd planned to stay in America" "But she failed" "Even got reported" "She returned completely hopeless" "So, I asked my friend if he'd reported her" "He said, Yes" "Said he couldn't trust me" "So he told the director" "That day" "I beat up my friend" "I drank a lot" "Until finally" "I was sprawling on the floor grabbing people's legs and crying" "Why'd you beat him?" "You're the one who killed her" "You're despicable" "After that day every time I drink, I remember her" "Later, I just quit drinking" "But you had to make me drink and spill my rotten guts" "We even?" "Now you know what I'm made of" "You can go now" "Leave" "So, if we get married" "I have to go live with your family?" "Can I refuse?" "There's something you need to know" "What?" "My aunt has a bad memory" "How bad?" "She can remember today's events" "By tomorrow, it's all gone" "Is your home far?" "How do I get there?" "First you fly to Kunming" "Then a day's bus ride to Mengzi" "Then another bus to Pingbian" "Then a day by tractor" "Another day by ox cart and you're home" "She can't remember things" "And people?" "Nope" "Not even people?" "But she writes all important events and people in her notebook" "If you two marry she'll read it every morning and recall who you are" "Qin Fen" "You're tired already?" "Keep playing" "If it doesn't work out" "Can we divorce?" "My big brother will break your legs" "Sister" "Don't record that" "Best to forget what happened today" "What we're talking about?" "You like it here in Haikou?" "It's great" "Sunny, no pollution, tropical" "I've been here two years" "I play golf, swim, dive" "Never felt healthier" "Gotta take care of yourself" "Uh" "How are the blind dates?" "Still blind" "Let me fix you up" "Yes For real" "A really good person" "If I weren't married" "I'd marry her myself" "I used to be married" "My husband passed away" "When?" "Just recently" "How long were you together?" "Is this... very important to you?" "Of course" "If you were deeply in love" "After all, his bones are barely cold yet" "Seven or eight years" "You must be hurting" "Compared to before" "I feel much better now" "These past five years didn't even know where he slept at night" "I finally know where he is" "You found him a spot" "Yanchun Ridge Cemetery" "Whenever I need him, he's there" "If he runs away now you should get your money back" "How old are you?" "Fifty?" "No" "Forty-something" "I look older, don't I?" "That's okay" "I like older men" "How's your health?" "On the weak side" "That's great" "Don't bother exercising" "If you get sick, I'll nurse you" "You don't want a strong healthy body?" "You prefer a soft marshmallow?" "Soft marshmallows taste better" "An old, sickly guy" "You're not worried about marriage quality?" "At your age..." "Let me be frank" "You're at your sexual peak" "You believe the foundation for love is sex?" "Not entirely" "But love without sex is not love" "That would be friendship" "I don't agree" "What's wrong with no sex?" "Many people grow old together without it" "I don't mean to imply no sex at all" "Just not too frequently" "Tell me" "What's your idea of" ""not too frequently"?" "Ideally speaking..." "Yes?" "Once a month?" "Once a year" "If you agree we can meet again" "I don't agree" "I know why your husband never came home" "If we got married" "I'd be hard to find too" "A real pity" "Is sex really all that interesting?" "Oh, yeah" "Sorry, I couldn't answer just now" "Smiley" "Please don't get angry, but..." "My wife and I will be on the same flight as you" "Can't you change your ticket?" "I just found out" "She booked it ages ago" "I never expected it would be your flight" "You know I care about you" "I have to attend my brother's wedding" "I just hope you can make sure she doesn't see you" "It would be better" "How should I do that?" "It's an airplane cabin and you're seated in first class" "Where should I hide myself?" "You can't treat me like this" "Welcome to Grand China Air" "Welcome to Grand China Air" "Boarding pass, please" "Smiley Liang" "It really is you" "Old foes meet again" "Please take your seat and don't block the aisle" "Welcome to Grand China Air" "Hello." "This way, please" "Welcome to Grand China Air" "Boarding pass, please" "This way on the left" "Thank you" "Welcome to Grand China Air" "Boarding pass, please" "This way, sir" "Please hurry and take your seat" "Sir, as soon as possible" "We're about to close the door" "Please sign this" "Here" "I'll sign it" "Thank you" "Hi, I'll get that for you" "Please take your seat" "Hot towel" "Something to drink?" "Miss?" "If there is an empty seat" "I'd like to sit with my husband" "Sorry" "First class is full today" "But I'd be happy to look in economy" "My husband and I booked this flight" "Why aren't we seated together?" "Next time you can arrive earlier to have your boarding passes changed" "The computer doesn't know you're husband and wife" "I'll switch with you" "No one should split up a married couple" "Young comrade" "I know you're not responsible for ticketing" "But you should listen to customer feedback and submit our suggestions to your superiors" "The key to improving customer service is paying attention to details" "Please, sir." "C'mon" "No point in troubling you" "It's a short flight" "We're about to take off" "If you're going to switch seats please do it soon" "It's no trouble" "I'm already up." "Go ahead" "Please" "Thank you" "Please fasten your seat belts Thank you" "Ladies and gentlemen we'll be taking off shortly" "To ensure your safety, please check that your seat belts are fastened and that all cell phones are turned off" "Thank you" "We're already taxiing" "Whatever it is, can wait" "Just wanted to remind you for your own safety to fasten your seat belt" "So, that gentleman is the little runt you can't live without?" "Please don't interrupt my work" "Some things just aren't meant to be" "I'll be in Hangzhou for a few days" "If you're flying to Beijing call me if you feel like a drink" "I can be your non-fatal drinking buddy" "When outsiders imagine Hangzhou they often think of West Lake" "What they don't know is that a mere 5 kilometers away is a rare environmental treasure" "Here is China's first wetlands national park:" "West Brook Wetlands" "An exiled Song Dynasty emperor happened upon these wetlands" "Like me, he was enchanted" "He wanted to build his temporary palace here" "But due to lack of funds the project was abandoned" "The night before he had to leave the Emperor said:" "West Brook, may you remain here" "And thus it earned its eternal name" "The home we're seeing today is in Remain Here Town" "I trust you'll want to stay too" "The Emperor would have stayed" "But he was broke" "All that remained were his words" "But I've brought cash" "If I like the place my whole life will remain here" "This is your foyer" "Your living room" "Your master bedroom" "And this is your private pond" "Hey, take it easy" "Stop saying "your" living room, "your" bedroom" ""your" private pond" "I don't know if I'm buying yet" "I'm sure you've seen better homes" "But no amount of money could buy an environment like this" "Hello?" "I was in a lousy mood yesterday" "So I took a day off and stayed in Hangzhou" "Drank half a bottle of wine to get to sleep" "Slept in the whole morning" "Woke up not knowing what to do" "If you're not busy care to join me for a chat?" "That's fine, but" "I've got another blind date" "You came all the way to Hangzhou?" "Really casting a wide net" "Can't leave any stone unturned" "Better to kill a thousand innocents than set one guilty person free" "Well, I'm not busy" "Take me along." "I'll consult for you" "How should I introduce you?" "Say we already dated but you rejected me?" "Say we're drinking buddies" "Or, don't introduce me at all" "I'll just sit nearby and drink tea" "I'll advise you afterwards" "I won't get in your way" "Sounds good" "But I'm warning you:" "If I find a suitable match if we dig each other's smell you're not my responsibility" "Don't call me a fair-weather friend" "Relax" "If that happens" "I'll be overjoyed for you" "See you" "Hey, miss" "How much does this place cost?" "Don't mind me" "You are not from here" "I'm Taiwanese" "My father owns a factory in Hangzhou" "We're here for the time being" "Ever been to Beijing?" "Of course" "Which do you prefer?" "That's a difficult question" "For weather and living environment" "Hangzhou, of course" "But I quite like Beijingers" "My grandfather is from Beijing" "I love hearing his accent" "What is go-ING on'?" "The accent is the last word" "Not the first word" "What is going ON'" "What is going ON'" "What is going on'" "Later on my grandfather went to Taiwan with the Nationalists after the Mainland had fallen" "Hold on there" "We call it "liberated"" "You say "fallen"" "we say "liberated"" "Liberated?" "What does "liberated" mean?" "Liberated" "I get it" "The difference between liberated and fallen is just one's point-of-view" "Right, that's it" "We can agree to disagree" "Exactly" "There are some universal values" "For instance compassion is to love all beings" "After the recent earthquake" "Taiwanese all rushed to provide relief" "Mainland Chinese were very moved" "My father's company donated too" "It pained us to see fellow Chinese suffering" "Especially children who lost their parents" "Poor things" "There was a dying mother on the news" "To her last breath, she breast-fed her child" "Even after dying, she was still nursing" "Maternal love knows no bounds" "A mother can sacrifice anything for her child" "Dads too" "Even if it wasn't my child" "I could adopt one of those orphans" "You have such deep love for children?" "Yes" "If you were an orphan" "I'd adopt you too" "Idealists really do have bad memories" "I told you my father has a factory here" "But don't despair" "I have one in my belly" "You can be his father" "Thought you weren't married?" "I'm not" "But" "I'm pregnant" "Whose is it?" "Not worth mentioning" "He abandoned the darling in my belly" "I don't want the child to be fatherless" "So" "I'm seeking a loving father for him" "You're a good candidate" "Uh, well" "Do you like me?" "I like you a lot but..." "You said you didn't care if it was your own" "If we don't tell him and the child only knows you" "He would be just like your own" "An orphan, I can accept" "But with a full set of parents?" "You can't just put a Mercedes ornament on the hood of a BMW" "It will still be a good car" "But if it breaks down" "Mercedes parts won't fit and BMW won't repair it" "We should forget it" "I'm flattered you like me" "But I'm not the right man" "I'll have to bite the bullet" "What a perfect opportunity" "How could you be so heartless?" "Seemed like a great fit" "Look" "She's beautiful wealthy and you get a son for free" "For a guy like you it's like winning the lottery" "Normally, I don't mind free lunches but starting a family requires self-reliance" "No foreign aid accepted" "I think this blind date thing isn't too kosher for me" "I have no appetite for ugly ducklings but the good-looking ones are either hiding something or hate sex" "Where'd the simple, sane women all go?" "Why can't I meet even one?" "What are you saying about me?" "Think your sane and uncomplicated?" "Oh, not you." "You're not good-looking" "Calling you "good-looking" would be an insult" "You're ravishingly beautiful" "A rare, precious beauty" "If you were royalty you'd be up there with Diana" "Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder" "But, no exaggeration even to a foe, you'd be beautiful" "Don't hold it in." "Laugh" "I need to ask you something" "I sat with you through your date" "Accompany me to meet someone?" "I didn't ask you to come" "You invited yourself" "Will you or won't you?" "No" "I'm asking you one more time" "No" "Fine" "Good-bye" "This is Mr. Qin" "You met on the flight" "Nice to meet you" "Have a seat" "Sit here" "Excuse us" "We'll need some privacy" "Okay" "Thanks" "Mr. Qin and I knew each other before" "Just acquaintances" "But meeting again on the flight something sparked between us" "Perhaps it was "love at second sight"" "After we landed, Mr. Qin called me" "He asked me to stay a few more days to become better acquainted" "We've been together the past two days" "We feel fortunate to have met again" "You're the person closest to me" "So I brought him here to introduce you formally" "It's right that you should know" "Not going to wish us well?" "You always wanted me to have a home" "Smiley told me a lot about you" "Said you treat her very well" "Meeting you on the airplane seemed like fate" "You've made your decision?" "Mr. Qin" "Perhaps you know about" "Smiley and me" "I'm not as lucky as you" "I entrust her to you, good brother" "Be good to her" "She's stubborn." "I spoiled her" "Be patient with her" "If she's unhappy" "I'll be unhappy too" "Alright, this scene is over." "I can't take it" "I'll be leaving now" "I know it's difficult for you to meet" "Smiley and I are just ordinary friends" "You're the only one she cares about" "You're the lucky one" "She drinks everyday because of you" "It could kill her if she keeps it up" "I can't go on like this" "I'm weak and ashamed" "I will use my mind and body all of me to do something to make you regret" "Stop drinking" "Smiley" "I have not betrayed you" "How could I ever punish you?" "You asked me to wait three years" "I waited" "You won't want me" "But I will care about you until that day we agreed upon" "I thought I could love you my whole life" "I never thought our time together could one day end" "One, two, three" "One, two, three" "One, two, three" "One, two, three" "I stopped drinking" "Don't worry." "Smiley" "Surname Qin" ""Qin" as in Emperor Qin" "Fen as in "to struggle"" "Smiley" "I got your text message" ""Smiley" as in "smiles hiding knives"" "Correct" "I called twice but you didn't answer" "Call me" "Yeah" "At the place we met the first time" "I already said it eight times:" "five o'clock" "Yeah, that's right" "Be there or be square" "Pardon me" "I've got two dates" "Please don't mind my efficiency" "No problem" "I'm a stock trader" "A real bear market lately" "Using my spare time to find a husband" "Once the market turns around" "I won't have time" "Do you play the stock market?" "No" "Don't understand it" "Seeking a marriage partner is like trading stocks" "You have to make your decisions based on a rational analysis of performance" "For instance, the candidate's looks or body figure" "Or, his personality and education" "Or, his finances and family background" "Or" "So... if I were a stock how would I rate?" "Judging from age and looks you've sunk below your offer price" "So, I'm in danger of being delisted?" "Not necessarily" "Inexperienced traders often buy high" "But that's very risky" "It's very easy to get trapped" "More experienced traders buy low" "A stock like you with bad performance most won't touch you" "Few would show interest" "Thus you're a low risk" "You're already at the bottom" "Can't go any lower" "So, for a stock like me bought low would you invest long-term or just "pump and dump"?" "Pump and dump?" "Do you have explosive potential?" "I'd buy long-term and hold it" "What if you held it for a while but found its performance lacking?" "Don't worry" "I'm not stupid." "I'd diversify" "They can't all underperform, right?" "No one's that unlucky" "Hello?" "You're here?" "I'm here" "I see you" "Wait for me" "Order whatever you like." "It's on me" "I feel obligated to warn you:" "I'm very risky" "Best to keep your distance" "If you got stuck with me" "I'd be useless and unsightly" "Might never be able to get rid of me" "As an investment" "I'd be subprime" "Only a criminal would sell me to you" "Let's stop trading for today" "I also have another stock to see at six o'clock" "Go ahead and chat with her" "The whole market is down right now" "But don't jump in blindly" "Don't rush it" "Wait and see" "Did I interrupt anything?" "She wasn't interested" "Said I'd dropped below my offer price" "Poor thing" "Old guy on the dating scene getting his pride injured" "Spare me the alligator tears" "So what's up?" "I want to become your girlfriend" "Which type of girlfriend?" "The kind you marry" "Why?" "You knocked up, too?" "I'm not in a mood for joking" "I have just one condition" "What?" "While we're dating or even married" "I'll fulfill all the duties of a wife but you'll allow me to have someone else in my heart" "I won't do anything" "I'll just keep a space for him in my heart" "I might miss him from time to time" "But it won't be anything more than that" "I'll never contact him" "Can you accept this?" "Your body is here but your heart is elsewhere" "You can refuse" "I know it's unfair" "Then, is it okay with you if my heart is here but my body occasionally has a fling?" "No" "Well, what if when your heart drifts away my heart drifts away too?" "Fine" "But our bodies are faithful to each other" "Come here" "Then, I'll need to find someone else too" "Otherwise, you'll have one and I won't" "I'd be at a huge disadvantage" "Then, you agree?" "Yes" "Will you go with me to Hokkaido?" "He and I started there" "I'd like to end it there too" "Are you bubbling with joy?" "Wu Sang" "Haven't changed in ten years" "Look just like a Hokkaido peasant" "Except a bit more devious" "This is Smiley" "This is the Wu Sang I told you about" "Married a Hokkaido wife and never left" "Ms. Liang, honored to be of service to you" "Thank you" "I'll get that" "Thanks" "This way" "Wu Sang" "What are those arrows for?" "Ms. Liang you've been here before" "You must know why." "Tell him" "Hey" "Hey" "He asked you a question" "What?" "Those arrows pointing down" "Know what they mean?" "Hokkaido gets heavy snow in winter" "The arrows point to the road's edge so drivers don't hit the curb" "Ah" "I see" "Did I say it right?" "Yes" "You learned that from him, right?" "Let's have a good time here" "You're my boyfriend now" "Let's not mention him" "Okay?" "I'm not used to it yet" "It's like my wallet is full of borrowed money" "After I spend it, I'll be in debt" "Hey, Wu Sang, stop the car" "I need to go worship" "Don't know what he's saying" "No chance today" "Why not?" "The temple's closed to the public today" "No worshipping for you" "Well, talk to him" "Tell him we came from China just for today" "Have you done something wrong?" "I thought you were atheist" "Why so suddenly pious?" "I found religion" "God sent me such a beautiful wife" "I'd be rude not to burn some incense" "Hey" "I'm not your wife yet" "Besides, a Japanese Buddha can't help you" "Blasphemy" "Buddha has no nationality" "Hokkaido is my land of fortune" "I'll pray to every Buddha I find here" "Go talk to him" "Okay, okay" "In honor of your incredible luck with Ms. Liang" "I'll talk to him for you" "Why are we being frisked?" "It's the funeral of an influential family" "Then, let's get out of here" "You kidding?" "We can't go now" "Stop peeking" "Act mournful" "Did you really cry?" "No laughing" "You didn't cry?" "I saw you cry too" "I tried to keep the tears in" "Just couldn't hold them any longer" "These Japanese must think we Chinese are really loyal friends" "We're not even family, but we came all this way to cry our eyes out" "Practically forced our way in" "Neither of you better piss me off" "I'm a mafia guy now" "You knew this was a funeral" "What are you complaining about?" "You just had to go in" "You're truly adorable" "Excuse me" "Which way to Hinanoza Hotel?" "Straight ahead" "Turn right and you'll see it" "Thank you" "Very easy to find" "It's just up ahead" "That says "Four Sisters-What?"" "Four Sisters dining bar" "How are we going to sleep?" "You two in one room" "You and I can share a room" "Catch up on old times" "Cut the pretense" "A beauty like her and you want to be in my room?" "It's not a pretense" "We're not that close yet" "I'm not the one she loves" "Wishing you a pleasant rest" "Thank you" "Here, try this" "It's fishy" "Penetrating" "Stimulating" "Try it" "I'm already over-stimulated" "What I need now is numbness" "Best part about drinking is the numbness" "Can't drink on an empty stomach" "Try these clams" "I need to get numb too" "If your dreams had not been shattered" "I'd never be talking marriage with you" "My life's been no easier than yours" "How can you allow your girlfriend to have someone else in her heart?" "Why do you like me?" "Did I say I liked you?" "Be honest" "It our basis for being together in the future" "My basis for marrying you is that" "I can't find anyone more foolish" "I'll never be so foolish again" "You are incapable of splitting your heart in half" "You're a terrible actor" "Your feelings are writ across your face" "Here's what I think" "You're not over him yet" "But once you are your heart will be whole again" "That's why I tolerate you right now" "You're a fool, but I'm not" "If I learn my lesson and get smart will it ruin your beautiful plan?" "In that case" "I'll sell you to the local tribesmen" "You'll hunt and fish for the rest of your life" "And have a slew of babies" "Scorched by the sun, drenched in rain" "Half-starving, in tattered clothes" "If you try to escape they'll catch you and beat you" "Three tortuous years from now you'll be an ugly, repulsive, wizened old hag" "I'm just getting started" "Wanna hear more?" "I'm only fooling around with you because you're pretty" "Can you accept that?" "You up to it?" "In the game of emotional counterfeit you think you're my match?" "I'll bet you couldn't even tell if I had eight other women in my heart" "I've got nothing to lose" "You don't care about me" "So, I just take what you're giving away" "What are you guys so upset for" "Getting on my case" "If I didn't say something nasty, she'd never stop" "You really are serious" "Sit down" "Let her go" "What a perfect opportunity" "After this drink, you should invite Smiley to the hot spring with you" "What friend would do that?" "And abandon you here?" "Spare me" "This time, I'm serious about marrying her" "I can't be reckless" "She'd never give me her body before she gave me her heart" "But, then once she gives you her heart your body is sentenced for life" "So, I should enjoy freedom while I can" "What do you like about her?" "She has a good soul" "Oh, please" "You like her because she's pretty" "What's wrong with that?" "I should deprive my children of good genes?" "Must I marry someone ugly?" "Spend the life trying to escape?" "Which of these four is prettiest?" "They're all charming" "Natsuyo." "She's pretty" "I say Haruko" "Sorry to disturb you" "May we come in?" "Welcome" "Please, come in" "So few customers" "It's still early" "Please, sit" "Ask Natsuyo and Haruko to drink with us" "I am Natsuyo" "And that's Haruko" "She is Akimi" "I am Akimi" "And Yukie" "And the photo outside?" "That photo was taken forty years ago" "Oh, really?" "We were famous in Tokyo" "We were "The Four Seasons"" "You suckers fell for it" "We stayed together all these years" "Aren't we beautiful?" "Very beautiful" "Now I get it" "Where are the Four Sisters?" "They're here" "She is Natsuyo" "Haruko, the one you like, is singing" "All old ladies?" "They took that photo forty years ago" "They used to be famous" "They retired here in Hokkaido and opened this bar" "Let's leave" "No" "We can't leave now" "It wouldn't be polite" "See how friendly they are?" "Have a drink" "What would you like?" "No more sake" "A whiskey" "How about Windsor whiskey?" "Fine" "A bottle of Whiskey, please" "Right away" "With ice, but no green tea" "Fooled us with a forty-year-old photo" "Very funny" "Come in" "A beautiful woman" "Bottoms up" "This is an inspirational song" "Why are your voices so full of despair?" "Added together, those four sisters are more than three hundred years old" "How could we not despair?" "You take your girlfriend on a trip" "But you sneak out drinking and don't come home" "What kind of romance is that?" "You call that faithful?" "It's called paying her back in her own coin" "I allow your heart to love another man but my body can't enjoy a little fling?" "You're shameless" "If you let go of the past and be mine" "I swear:" "even if we were with Maggie Cheung plus" "Angelina Jolie plus Sophie Marceau and supermodel Chi-Ling Lin" "I wouldn't drink a single cup" "That's right" "You'd drink the whole bar" "Feel to see if he has a fever" "He's starting to talk crazy" "Oh, my" "Poor thing" "Reality was so distant from your expectations" "Should I find you a psychologist?" "No medicine can heal my wounded heart" "You're my best medicine" "Not afraid I'm poison?" "I'd drink you, even if you were" "Someone tormented you" "Now, you torment me" "That's the wheel of fate" "Bad karma" "Hey" "We passed this several times but I didn't say anything" "Is it a church?" "Why so small?" "It's for confessions" "Confessions?" "A lot of city people feel guilty about all the bad things they've done" "So, they come to Hokkaido to confess" "Get the guilt out and seek forgiveness" "You must have a lot of sins" "Do a good confession" "Clear your conscience and start over" "Go in" "They can't speak Chinese, anyway" "You can tell them everything you've done" "Better than keeping it inside and having nightmares" "Go ahead" "God is more forgiving than the police" "We won't listen" "We'll wait here for you" "He's in your hands" "Okay" "Wu Sang" "Sure he can't speak Chinese?" "Don't worry." "Even if he did he's not going to broadcast it" "Please, begin" "I want to donate 10 million." "You want it?" "Do you speak English?" "That's ten times a million." "A lot" "No English" "Don't want any money?" "You really don't understand" "Now, I can relax" "Let me start from the bad things I did in kindergarten" "He really is a lot of fun" "He hasn't changed in all these years" "Just like he used to be" "These past few days together brought back many good memories" "He's a good man" "And quite romantic" "A head full of impractical ideas" "Deep down" "He's an idealist" "That's why he's still a bachelor" "Marriage is about destiny" "Sometimes it's just not meant to be" "It's fate" "He really likes you" "Most women don't understand him" "I think you do" "I hope it works out with you two" "Did he tell you about his invention?" "It's very interesting" "Made him a chunk of money too" "I don't know much about him" "But he felt like an old friend" "My intuition told me that he's a man I can rely on" "If I'm going to get married, but can't be with the man I love" "I should at least find a buddy" "If that's what you're thinking" "I advise you to let him go" "Wouldn't be fair to him" "I haven't lied to him" "He accepts it" "Smiley" "I don't know what kind of man you really want to love" "Does he deserve it more than Qin Fen?" "You're being very selfish" "You can't exploit other people's feelings" "I hope I'm not being too direct" "That's okay" "I like straight-talkers" "And then there was this time we were studying farm production all in the same dorm" "Me" "Little Wen" "Zhang Kui, Lu Dewei" "And also..." "Oh, anyhow, there were eight or nine of us" "And then, um" "It was night time" "I got this idea" "The idea was, uh" "We rubbed balm on the soles of his feet" "Then waved a fan over them" "As soon as we did" "Zhang Kui wet his bed" "His blanket and sheets were soaked" "It really cracked us up" "We didn't admit who did it" "But later the next morning, he discovered that everything was wet" "He didn't dare hang them out" "He asked, How'd I pee myself?" "Nobody said anything" "Then somebody sold me out" "Said I did it" "I said, I would never do that" "Excuse me" "The time." "It's very late" "I'm just getting started" "After middle-school, I have countryside stories" "Then my career" "And love life" "Just getting started" "I said" "I'm not that kind of person" "I said, Little Wen did it" "Little Wen said he said he didn't do it" "He said I did it" "No way." "I'd never do that" "It was Lu Dewei and them" "They did it" "Me?" "Even if it were possible" "I'm not saying it wasn't my idea, but..." "Miss" "Miss, excuse me" "Yes?" "What's wrong?" "Your friend is extremely pious" "But he has far too many sins" "We're a small church" "We don't have enough room" "Nearby is a much bigger church" "So, please be so kind and take him there for confession" "So sorry" "I'll get him out right away" "Very sorry" "God please forgive his sins" "I was young." "Didn't know any better" "Felt I'd really wronged her" "But now that I think of it..." "Cut it out." "Let's go" "Would even let me bow to her" "Hey, Qin Fen" "How many sins do you have?" "The kind even Hell wouldn't let you in for?" "Water..." "Give me water" "Lord please forgive his atrocities" "The Lord sent you to save my soul and rescue me from Hell" "Don't let Him down" "I'm still in a world of suffering" "Who will save me?" "I will" "That's hot" "I hear this place has lots of bears" "That's right" "Anyone get hurt?" "Yes" "Bears seem clumsy" "But when they attack" "They're very fast" "Faster than a deer" "Smiley" "Smiley." "Come back" "Watch out for bears" "Seeing a bear is good luck for you" "Nonsense." "It's the bear's good luck" "You see any?" "Where?" "C'mon, let's go" "You really worried?" "If you got hurt, how would I explain it?" "To whom?" "No one cares about me" "I do" "Wu Sang" "Ask if they've seen any bears" "What did they say?" "They were a party of four" "Now there's only two left" "Huh?" "How could there be bears here?" "Impossible" "We fooled you" "You really believed us" "Who says Japanese aren't funny?" "A bunch of real jokers" "The bear is coming" "Protect your head and heart" "If the bear flips you over flip back to your original position" "So pretty" "A terrible pity to eat you" "Best keep you alive to mother cubs" "You don't have bear eyes" "What are they?" "The eyes of a wolf" "Regret meeting me?" "No." "I'm quite happy" "If you'll marry me our days will be sweet as honey" "Would you really marry me?" "If you say yes" "We can tie the knot tonight" "Such a big, bad bear" "He said, Don't talk to bears" "They'll tear you to pieces" "I was torn apart long ago" "Cold?" "Let's go back" "I'll light it for you" "I want to do it for you" "Do you want me?" "Yes" "I'm yours tonight" "Just for tonight?" "Yes" "Then I'd rather not have you" "Why not?" "Don't you think I'm pretty?" "I want to repay you" "I can't owe you this favor" "I won't be able to pay it back" "You don't have to" "You deserve it" "Let me be a fool this once" "I'm in love with you" "Will you marry me?" "Uh" "Don't just say, "uh"" "I want you to say" "Yes or no?" "Yes" "When?" "I need more time" "How long?" "Qin Fen" "The last few days, I've watched myself through Wu Sang's eyes" "I'm such a strange woman" "Came all this way with you but just kept pushing you away" "But you understand how I got here" "I keep struggling to rescue myself from an abyss of despair" "I hoped that your kindness and pristine Hokkaido could help me rediscover life's beauty" "That was my selfish hope" "But terrible love has already emptied me" "The more I struggle the more the memories pull me down" "This evening in the last sunset of my life" "I saw the more lovely side of you" "I also saw how pathetic and helpless I was" "You are the perfect partner" "If I'd only met you years ago" "I'm a fool to let you pass me by" "But this is God's punishment of me" "Good-bye, Qin Fen" "Don't look for me" "Just please forgive me" "After Smiley jumped she was found by a fishing boat" "They rescued her" "She's in surgery right now" "So damned foolish" "Now matter what happens, I'll be there for her" "You really are naughty" "I thought I was trouble" "But you're worse than me" "Your brother knows you've been hurt" "But with your brother here you can overcome anything" "Okay" "I'm leaving" "Alright" "Otherwise, you'll lose your job" "Be good to her" "She's a good girl with a true heart" "She's already died once" "Her love for him is dead now too" "This is for your wife and kids" "More than ten years since we last met" "Who knows when we'll meet again" "She's going to need money now" "Don't pull that polite crap with me" "Money means nothing to me" "What I lack are friends" "My best friends are scattered to the winds" "Sometimes, I really miss you guys" "I feel terribly lonely" "Take care" "It's almost New Year's" "You cheated death" "So, make a wish" "Give me your phone" "Hello?" "It's me" "It's been a long time" "I just want to thank you for once having loved me" "I'm very happy now" "Because I've found someone" "I want to share my life with" "Be good to your wife" "I wish you both the best" "Good-bye" "That was my phone" "Your phone sleeps with the fishes" "You don't need to call anyone else" "Understood" "The root of the world's endless wars and escalating conflicts is our inability to judge disputes impartially" "The Conflict Resolution Terminal wipes out both flaws" "Please insert your hand" "Okay" "Now, grab this handle" "Rock, paper, scissors" "When I count to three we both pull it open" "One" "Two" "Three" "Interesting" "Did you sell that to him?" "Isn't that your invention?" "You two are venture capitalists" "I have my own humble opinion about the nature of investment" "Venture capital is about risk" "The greater the risk, the more one invests" "No risk, no investment" "I'll stake my reputation in saying to invest in this product is way too risky" "Very suitable for venture capitalists" "This will be a massive hi-tech IPO" "A revolutionary product" "Let's play each other with it" "If I win throw it into the ocean for me" "Is that you?" "Who else could it be?" "Why's you hair all grey?" "The worst financial crisis of the century wiped me out" "This year's economy is really in the dumps" "Three top investment banks belly up" "Nothing's selling" "Don't cry" "It's gonna be okay" "Don't cry" "Listen" "I sold this to you, right?" "Uh" "Right?" "Right" "I'll buy it back" "Name your price" "Two million" "But you were throwing it away" "One million" "Two million" "One million" "Let's not argue" "A million, it is" "Deal" "I meant Sterling" "Huh." "I meant Japanese Yen" "Japanese Yen?" "Uh" "Don't worry." "Next year when the economy rebounds" "I'll sell it at a high price" "I'll split it with you" "Let me see." "What are you looking at?" "The future" "Our wedding toast" "Such beautiful delusions" "Like sweet sugar cubes" "Jumping into bitter coffee" "Words I thought were true" "Tears were all I knew" "There's no going back now" "Just waking up to get drunk again"