"During W.W.II came a dark period in Northern china" "And some strange and humorous incidents took place" "This film is based on those funny occurrences" "All the characters herein are fictional... and resemblance to anyone is purely coincidental" "You treated me very unjustly then...!" "You were so unfair to me...!" "Oh, sorry!" "You wronged me that time" "Mr. Cao" "Well?" "Want me to rub your back?" "Nope." "I'm giving my voice a tune-up, see!" "You wronged me that time...!" "Hey, who has wronged you?" "Let's hear about it." "What's it to you?" "You take your bath and I'll sing my song" "Mind your own business" "Honestly!" "That was like asking for trouble" "What a guy!" "You didn't treat me well..." "Phew!" "You son of a..." "Xiao cao coming" "Mr. Luo" "I thought you weren't coming" "What about the thing I asked you for?" "It's right here 10 Gold pills, made in India" "Will they be useless like last time?" "Money isn't an issue." "Losing face in front of girls is a problem compensate you 10 times if it fails" "But after taking this pill, it won't have immediate effect" "It'll be effective after 3 hours." "Would've to wait three hours?" "Say, driving to Hong's place from here, will just take 15 minutes." "Have one at 3 o'clock" "After that, have a leisurely bath for 2 hours" "Leave here at 5 o'clock" "Approximately... 15 minutes to get there." "When you meet Ms. Hong, start with some sweet-talk first and set up the mood." "At 6 o'clock..." "What then?" "At 6 you'll turn into a tough guy" "A tough guy?" "Yep, tough and hard" "She'll definitely fall for you, and worship you as a hero" "An acclaimed hero" "How long does it last?" "Half an hour" "Just for half an hour?" "Better than getting it hard for just a second" "How much did you say it cost?" "10 grand each; 100,000 for all" "Pardon?" "100,000 dollars!" "How come it's so expensive?" "There're many who want it if you don't" "A face-wash costs 2 grand these days 100,000 isn't a great deal, considering!" "Do you want it?" "All right, a hundred grand it is then" "Great, I'm taking them here" "An acclaimed hero!" "Mas... master!" "Mr. Han of the opposite shop... he... he passed out in the pool" "Go take a look" "Does it matter?" "You know, one can't judge a person... from looks alone" "From appearance he might look strong... sort of the womanizing type." "But his physical state... could be weak and fragile." "I hear he's taken an aphrodisiac" "Right, to keep the pistol upright" "The pistol does, but he collapsed!" "That was so unfair of you..." "So is this it?" "What?" "What're you talking about?" "Never look down upon it" "It helps the weak and stiffens the soft" "Hard like hell!" "You're welcome to try it before paying" "If it doesn't work, no need to pay" "It's 3 o'clock now" "Both of you..." "Not allowed for adult woman" "Men and women can't use the same pool children are allowed, but not adults?" "Why isn't it for adults?" "Two Japanese girls want to bathe here" "They don't follow what the master says" "They think they're in Japan." "Men and women bathing in same pool" "You... do not mind" "I... do mind it" "You... do mind" "I... do not mind" "What's going on?" "Why didn't you stop them?" "They... themselves did it" "It's... it's nothing to do with me" "Don't squeeze!" "No need to squeeze!" "There's nothing to watch" "Isn't it the same?" "For men... allowed" "For women, not allowed" "Not allowed" "I give many many money" "Goodbye" "Aunt... come on, don't make a spectacle!" "Chinese call the Japanese "little Jap."" "The Japanese think they're great" "Little or great, it's evident today" "Little or great Japanese... china and Japan are brother nations" "Same language, origin and bath..." "It's no big deal" "Everybody, please..." "Waiter, check please" "Yes" "Thanks" "Over here coming" "Mister..." "Where to?" "Zhuantai Alley" "That'll be 8,000" "What?" "8,000 for Zhuantai Alley!" "Honestly, it'd just be 10 minutes on foot" "Sir, I'll settle for 7,000." "7,000?" "!" "Get in..." "Hey, why do you monkey around?" "I say 8,000 and you ask 7,000" "Trying to snatch customers, huh?" "Bastard, don't you know the rules?" "I walk my own way, and you go on yours." "It's none of your business" "Okay, it doesn't matter" "Sir, please get on, 6,000 only come on... 6,000" "Great kid!" "Sir, take mine 5,000 here, come on..." "Now it's a matter of face, not money 4,500, mister" "T ake mine, for only 4,500" "What're you doing?" "Settle on 4,500 and I'll take you" "You're shameless!" "Damn it, I need to make a living" "It's called Japanese eating Gaoliang rice" "There's nothing I can do" "Only you need to make a living, eh!" "Okay, it doesn't matter" "Sir, 3,500" "Get in" "Mister" "Two thousand" "Okay, mister." "Free of charge" "What?" "Free?" "You'd give me a ride for free?" "You're a filthy rich fellow!" "Are you trying to mess with me?" "It doesn't matter, young man" "Sir, you please take mine" "I'll give you 500" "You'll GIVE him?" "!" "What the..." "Sir, come on" "Sir, over here" "Shit!" "I've never taken a cab... and been paid by the driver" "You take me for a fool, don't ya?" "Forget it" "Sir..." " Please!" " Please!" "Sir, what is it?" "Stomachache?" "Zhuantai Alley... quickly" " Who is it?" " It's me" "Xiao Ren" "Xiao Hong" "Xiao Hong, come on..." "What the heck!" "What the heck!" "No...!" "Come on" "No way" "What's wrong?" "It's half past six" "What is it?" "What's the matter?" "It's something to do with you" "About sending you to heaven" "Damn you, bullshit!" "You've had the drug, what'd it have to do with me?" "Send you to heaven" "Oh really!" "You ever seen a bandit being executed?" "Bandit's execution?" "!" "The Blade-T eam escorts the bandit in red... to the bridge" "The bandit loudly shouting and singing" "What was he shouting?" "What was he yelling about?" "20 odd years later, I'll be dauntless" "He's shot 3 times, but yet stood erect" "What's it got to do with you?" "A great deal" "After 3 hours, I um..." "I'll be a tough guy" "My pistol standing erect" "You've had an aphro..." "Aphro... it has a miraculous bounce" "Oh, you're bad" "Xiao Ren" "Let me tell you..." "You know, later I'm gonna... give you a "hard" time" "How will I be dealt with?" "Which heaven would I be sent to?" "I'll send you to 7th heaven, and your mind soaring to 9th" "Screaming and moaning..." "And then again deliver you to 33rd heaven" "Jeez, 33rd heaven?" "The Paradise!" "Fat... salty... chicken..." "Xiao Ren..." "My Xiao Ren..." "My great little sweetheart" "The chicken today is so small" "It's quite big" "What a bluff!" "Come along" "You seem so desperate" "The door" "My God!" "Help!" "What's the matter?" "Is it an Indian?" "An African?" "It's... a chinese chin... chinese!" "What're you doing?" "Jingcha..." "Police (jingcha)?" "Of which region?" "Not police." "It's Jingcha" "Which means Beijing tea leaves, scented" "A Tea dealer!" "Should've said earlier" "What's your name?" "Ji Letian" "Which Ji?" "Is it "Zi"?" "No" "It's Ren Letian" "Ren Letian, is it?" "President of the dealers association" "President?" "The chief superintendent is here" "Salute." "Salute" "Fall out" "So it's this one?" "What's the trouble?" "Reason of death is still unknown" "Still unknown?" "You are... what's your name?" "I'm Xiao Hong" "So your surname is Hong, is it?" "No" "Hong is my screen name for the opera" "My surname is "Ma"" "And your first name?" "It's Ma..." "Xingfeng." "Ma Shengfeng?" "Oh, no..." "It's Ma Xingfeng" "Xing, which means apricot" "Feng, which means phoenix" "Phoenix?" "Shouldn't it be "Wind"?" "No, it's Phoenix" "The opera "King T easing The Phoenix"" "The King T easing the Phoenix, eh?" "T easing the Phoenix..." "He's Ren Letian, the president" "A close friend of Yamada" "We had better cover it up" "Has his family been notified?" "Not yet" "You may go out." "I need to speak to her" "Yes c'mon leave." "All of you" "Go on... hurry up" "Now about this incident..." "If I go about it with normal procedure, the impact on his reputation... wouldn't be that substantial;" "But to yours... it'll mean a great deal." "From now on, you..." "I didn't do anything wrong." "T ch cry, how'd that help?" "Have a little less fun when enjoying, you wouldn't meet such trouble; right?" "Please do help me out" "I'll give a few hundred thousand for the chief" "What's this you're doing?" "What do you mean by it?" "It isn't just for you" "It's for all you guys to share those who'd help me out" "T ake care of... you mean only for a few hundred thousand?" "T o help out just for a few..." "Then how about..." "One..." "A million" "One million?" "Are you trying to negotiate?" "A mill..." "The headlines would still say, he died of a stroke while having sex" "You think a million is a big among?" "How about two then" "Two million..." "Um for two, the headline would read..." "Died of only a stroke, alright?" "Had a stroke here!" "That isn't good too" "A stroke doesn't sound good" "In that case, how about "a cold", okay?" "I mean, a simple cold can't kill a fella" "Won't a cold kill a man?" "Um, then..." "We will say, he was a rebel" "A rebel?" "He was a spy sent by the enemy" "You'll be dubbed as our comrade" "Let's say, for the peace of Great East Asia, he was assassinated." "He's with War of resistance against Japan" "And you..." "You'd be a patriotic hero" "I'll be, a hero of peace and treaty" "Ladies and gentlemen," "We have today, a triple cause for joy" "First, the opening of Public hospital" "What'll be its objectives?" "T o sacrifice for the public" "T o plan for well-being of people" "It'll all be scientific" "Everything for the common man" "A blend of Western and oriental medicine" "A breakthrough of ideas and classes" "We also hope that... the hospital will always be of service, and prosper and flourish" "Our second cause of happiness is that..." "An epidemic prevention station... will start today in region 4" "Fellow citizens may avail of... the FREE prevention vaccine" "There'll be no charge whatsoever" "Every household has to pay quarterly, just ten thousand as fee" "That's the second celebration" "And what's the third?" "A check-point for prostitutes will open" "As regards that facility;" "T o you, gentlemen... may not mean anything directly" "But there're indirect advantages" "Isn't that right?" "For gentlemen, they may have fun... in spare time at ease" "Right?" "And ladies... no fear of being infected with sexual diseases" "Who'll be in charge of this?" "It's the wife of Master Wang here..." "Ms. Mai Yixiang" "I present here the chief doctor," "Mr. Cai Youkang" "We've the honour of inviting, the police Superintendent to join us" "We hope he'd tell us about... how the revolutionary Ren Luotian... was caught." "Regarding, how we nabbed the rebel..." "I... will state it in three points" "The 1 st point is very simple" "We confirmed him without evidence" "Without evi...?" "What does that mean?" "No, no... not without evidence" "He was... identified at first glance" "We recognised him to be a revolutionary" "It was unusually simple" "Nothing special to speak about" "The second point?" "Extraordinarily complicated" "The background of Ren..." "The way he communicated with enemies, teamed up with his gangs to stir-up... turmoil in the Great East Asia region;" "It's a complicated issue" "As the saying goes;" "It's a long story to explain, how a child lost his mother!" "In other words... a lengthy and boring account" "Unusually complicated, I'd say!" "I can't justify it in short time" "Right?" "The 3rd point... it concerns military secrets" "And can't be disclosed in public" "Am I right?" "So these 3 points give the reasons for... the death of revolutionary Ren" "Hope everyone would have understood" "I'd like to end my speech herewith." "The party now begins" "Sir..." "Is it Xiao Hong?" "Xiao Hong" "This is the Head Nurse" "Miss Fong" "This is the chief Superintendent" "Hello" "It's a pleasure" "I mistook you for someone else" "What branch do you specialise in?" "Venereal or Sexual Disease (SD)" "Sex Diseases?" "It's a disease of great men" "You're really somethin'!" "Common people always deny being sick" "Or else, how'd I call you a hero?" "One ought to go for a cure when sick" "Have a 606 and you'll be alright" "Like the attendant of a shop, or secondary school students;" "They become sick and then hide it" "Discreetly go to see some lousy doctor, or even buy an unknown medicine." "You know those ad.'s posted on toilet walls" "That's only bound to make it worse" "Very correct" "Especially people like me who, need to go about business and socialize" "I mean, spotting and nabbing spies" "Isn't it?" "We've to visit... night spots like this..." "Have some injections and go there again" "After leaving, discover the problem" "We've come again for the injection" "I've been to more than 20 different hospitals" "Speaking of injections..." "Ms. Fong is a specialist in the field" "It feels comfortable" "Very comfortable indeed!" "Since it's like this... let's have a monthly package here." "Monthly package?" "Better to have injection 1 after another" "Okay..." "let's fix it month-wise" "It's because of Ms. Fong." "I'd like a monthly package too" "T omorrow the main check for prostitutes" "Better if you come a little earlier" "Ah Wang..." "So you registered too, eh?" "Didn't you hear the chief took 606, syphilis" "How does that concern you?" "Of course not much" "However his wife..." "What, you've an affair going with her?" "Oh shit!" "What is it?" "If the chief is infected, his wife would have it too!" "And if his wife is infected, so will you be." "If I've the disease, then you'll have it too" "Your wife is infected" "If your wife is infected, then I..." "How terrible!" "What's so terrible about it?" "Ask her to have a shot then" "It's got nothing to do with your wife" "Hey, it's me I'm concerned about!" "What?" "My wife has an affair with you?" "No... it's too complicated!" "I'll have to go for an injection too" "No. 18, Xiao Jinbao" "No. 19, Green Jade" "No. 20, Big Jade" "You see it clearly?" "Yeah sure" "You've 40% and Ah Wang 60." "I don't have any advantage from it" "Whatever I have is yours." "You'd have told me about your infection" "Ah Wang had a shot last night" "Ask him to have a monthly deal" "What do you think?" "This one?" "No way!" "She can't be compared to you" "No. 45, Xiao Fong" "Where's the chief?" "He's inside" "No. 46, Soft jade" "This one... no good" "Slowly, be careful..." "Madam was really lucky last night" "She always won" "Really?" "That's terrific!" "Madam, please follow me" "Wait a moment" "I'm telling you" "The little Japs." "Will lose the war." "How come?" "Why?" "Don't you see?" "The flag of Sino-Jap." "Manchuria" "Red, yellow, blue, white and black here" "It has five colours" "Over there red, blue, white, black, yellow" "Also five colours" "A 1 in between these two five colors" "It's "Yan-hou"" "Why?" "Do you play mahjong?" "Yan-hou" "Have a seat" "Madam, the deluxe rooms upstairs... are fully booked" "This one is luxurious." "Please take it" "These two are better than deluxe" "One wouldn't need to go up and down" "Isn't that right, ma'am?" "Yes" "Look, it's more like a doctor now" "You said this patient doesn't feel good" "What's wrong?" "I'll tell you" "You see... doctors at Xiehe Hospital... aren't humans" "How did you conclude that?" "That bunch of fools..." "How long have you stayed?" "Two days and almost got killed!" "Thank God you stayed just for 2 days" "What were you there for?" "You'd better not ask" "I really feel annoyed!" "You know?" "I had pain in the chest" "It's stomach trouble" "True, gastric problem" "You can tell right away, huh!" "Guess what they did to me" "What?" "They... didn't give me anything to eat" "What?" "Didn't give you any food!" "No food for stomach illness" "Such morons!" "I mean, human beings are not metals" "How can we survive without food?" "Don't say I'm a patient" "Even a normal person can't bear it" "Besides, at your age..." "What?" "How old..." "Still young, just 58" "That's same as my mom" "Even she has stomach pain at times" "Madam, please stay here" "Your illness is sure to be cured" "You should rest properly to get well" "Eat whatever you may wish to" "When you're satisfied after eating, you'll feel comfortable." "Your pain will ease off somewhat" "Am I right?" "Madam..." "Yes, Sir" "I'd like somethin" hard to eat" "They forced me to eat congee" "The gruel and diluted soups... really make me mad" "Your teeth are good." "That's lucky, you may have some solids" "Ah, wait till you hear this" "I've to wait till meal time for food;" "...even if I'm starving!" "I mean, one's in a hospital, not a bloody concentration camp!" "Sometimes when I'm sleeping soundly," "They have a small tube... poked into my mouth" "They say it's to check... something..." "What the heck!" "Sometimes I need a bed pan" "Guess what the nurse said" "She asked me... to wait till the doctor came, and was done with the rounds." "Godammit!" "There've been times when I wish to sit up" "You know what they did!" "Ordered me to lie down like this" "So disgusting!" "Sir, the operating room... is ready to begin operation" "Okay, I'll be there" "What, you've nurses here too?" "Yeah, but it's alright" "Didn't you bring your maid along?" "Ask them to be with you" "Feels good to be amongst own kin" "Excellent" "Any place for someone to stay here?" "You know, my cook... could he like, move-in here?" "Sure, why not?" "You may eat whatever you like" "There'll be no extra charge" "For cook and amah living here, it'd be... 100,000 dollars a day." "A hun... what?" "100,000 dollars?" "!" "What's that to you after all!" "You're lucky, a good surname too" "Fuyu, which means wealthy" "True, but money isn't the criteria" "Ah Wang, you go back, and bring their luggage here." "Hold on a sec." "Get me two ducks as well" "We should keep this" "With cabbage, it'll be a nice soup" "Without your order no one'd dare throw it" "Hey wait" "This... don't toss it off" "Later... ask Xiao Liu to lit up the light" "Madam, try it when it's hot" "Doesn't taste so good when it's cold" "Yeah" "Hmm delicious!" "Sir..." "What is it?" "The chief slinked off" "Why'd he do that?" "Owing to corruption" "The zillions he had was dirty money" "His only option was to flee" "Oh, forget it" "For now..." "What do you intend to do?" "You guys bunch up like some gang" "Are you going to rebel?" "Didn't you see this?" "Wired" "I hear he's filthy rich" "How come he's still fine?" "He said the money belongs to his wife." "What does his wife do?" "How can she earn such a lot!" "He said she was sort of a hooker could it be true?" "True is false... false becomes true" "How can one decide?" "Strange, there's always something new" "The lady in room 13 needs an operation" "Why?" "Had too much to eat and choked" "Hurry up" "It'll be alright." "Come on" "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 1, 2, 3, 4" "5, 6, 7 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7" "Duck, pork, goose..." "How's it going?" "I'm short of pincers" "Pincers?" "Oh shit!" "What now?" "It's left inside her belly" "What's the matter?" "Is it over?" "The operation..." "It's finished... but..." "I'd need to go through it again" "What?" "Operate again, why?" "I mean, it's no big deal" "Just a small operation" "A little... pair of pincers is left in your body" "A pair of pincers inside my body?" "!" "Hey, open it up now" "Honestly!" "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... can't you say somethin' else?" "Something else, like what?" "Like apple, banana, orange... pear, chestnut, persimmon..." "Like apple, banana, orange... pear, chestnut, persimmon..." "Like apple, banana, orange... pear, chestnut, persimmon... pear, chestnut, persimmon..." "What happened?" "The scissors..." "What?" "The scissors..." "What's the matter, doc?" "A pair of scissors..." "What about scissors?" "Damn, it's inside your body" "What?" "Scissors in my stomach!" "So you'll need an operation again" "What?" "Operate again, incredible!" "Shit!" "Open, open it right up" "chief surgeon..." "Yes?" "I don't mind the operation" "But when you're done, don't close up my belly." "Why ever so?" "The best would be to have my belly... sewed up with a zipper!" "Hitting the plates and I'm coming" "The business is good in side streets" "This gold and silver sign..." "The "Happy-Go-Lucky" sign is on" "The jerk hasn't come for days." "The manager made big money" "I'm happy to see you earn a lot" "I'll visit you." "1 st bow to the King, 2nd to officers 3rd to Manager's greatness" "Manager, you're great like an ocean" "Liu Bi had the West Sichuan" "Xiao Liu, the water is ready chang is Liu's guardian" "He's huge and his horse big" "His roar collapsed a bridge" "Happy-go-Merry is a hair saloon" "The manager is a shrewd businessman" "The saloon is Luo Zhuliu" "Hair dangling at the door" "Master Luo is great" "He got a good blade in July, at the Louyang Bridge." "Rocks at the bridge can sharpen a blade 3 above and 3 from below." "And three from in between." "T o sharpen with the rough one." "The Blade was sharpened brightly" "Men cut hair in the front, women at back" "Monks and Taoists cut on both sides." "National gov't." "Founded after ching." "General Yuan occupied Beijing." "Yuan was bold." "He asked the people to cut the hair." "Cut the hair short." "The hair was plastered with pomade." "Xiao Liu, pour some water." "And it sure looked great!" "But one couldn't hurl a bomb with it." "The merchant gets hoarded stuff for cheap" "Even a 100 dollar means nothing now" "Inflation is rising everyday" "The prices going higher and higher." "No one wants the 100-dollar bills." "You save it to boil the water." "Hell!" "Happy Go Merry, A moment of happiness" "The Manager makes a cut by mistake." "Son-of-a..." "Your mouth and eyes are out of shape like a rabbit of Mid-fall festival." "Master, we've run out of soap." "Go and buy some." "100 dollars?" "What can one buy with it?" "Get it on credit" "I want soap." "The price has gone up" "The price has gone up again?" "Increased again by 20%% ." "With the money you buy things today, becomes less valuable tomorrow." "What a time!" "It's tough doing business!" "The price has gone up by 20%% ." "Shit!" "20%% again?" "What the hell!" "Screw it!" "Have to pluck chicken feathers" "No." "I mean business is hard to do." "Up by 20%% ." "It's now 2,400 dollars." "What?" "2,400." "Wait a sec." "Am I charged old or new price?" "Of course the new price." "Mister, who's rising these prices," "Who's that asshole?" "The burden shifts back to the customer." "Xiao Liu..." "Xiao Liu, the madam is back." "Help her take the stuff" "Xiao Liu... coming." "Shit!" "Price of flour rises by 30%%" "Price of rice up by 25%% ." "Even the price of water soars by 20%%% ." "20%% % again?" "Right." "T errible!" "20%% % more again." "Now 2,800." "Oh, forget it..." "Mister, what happened?" "I'm leaving." "If it goes on like this... even a shave will cost 10,000 dollars" "Here're 2,500." "Keep the change." "Lord San..." "Xiao Hong..." "What's up?" "Haven't seen you in a while." "Have you got a new lover or what?" "Hong, I've been busy lately." "I'll see you when I'm free." "So long" "Asshole!" "Could I use your phone please?" "Go ahead." "Hello, it's Eastern Region 606." "Can I speak to Mr. Wang?" "Wang, you've no conscience at all" "Why didn't you come?" "Are you dead?" "Who's it?" "So you don't even remember me, huh!" "Well, guess who then." "Jinbao?" "Phew, I'm Yinbao." "I'm your grandma." "Oh, come on!" "I reckon even your ancestors would remember me" "If you don't come, I'll go to your house" "I wouldn't dare?" "I'm a piece of shit if I dare not." "Damn!" "Oh puh-leaze..." "You sly son of a bitch!" "You'd have died already." "The earlier the better." "Bastard" "I'll wait for you tomorrow." "Be there" "Shit!" "See you" "See you" "Manager, thanks." "Come 'n use the phone tomorrow too" "Screw it!" "Damn" "Goodbye" "Hey, are you coming or not?" "Well, you go ahead, I won't be long" "You're a gentleman." "You've my word" "Little Fu..." "I'm going to Lehua Bath." "I'm having trouble with my waist and feet could be a bit long, don't wait up" "Okay" "chamber pot..." "Master, this stuff it's not proper to put it here." "Please put it somewhere else." "Let me tell you" "If the boss' wife sees it, she'll create a havoc" "She's notorious for her temper." "Especially good at bullying honest people." "Trampling the poor and pitiful." "She only does evil things." "What a witch!" "Fly... fly to the garden." "Hold it!" "You said I'm a witch." "Say, what makes me a witch?" "Screw you!" "Did I harm you?" "She's really a witch." "Well, dare to call me a witch, eh!" "Some guts you have!" "How dare you bully me around?" "What are you doing?" "What are you shouting at?" "Why are you shouting?" "Look at your students..." "How are they?" "The students of other people are always smart and hard-working." "Your students... are only jerks." "What's really the matter?" "The business is ruined." "Peace is fortune." "No wonder, people call you a witch" "Even you say the same" "Ain't surprised people say I'm a witch" "What makes me look like a witch?" "Look at yourself." "You're a witch now." "You're an asshole." " Witch" " Asshole" "You're a witch." "You're an asshole." "T ake a mirror and look at yourself." "See if you look like a witch." "T ake a mirror and look at yourself." "See if you look like an asshole." " Witch" " Asshole!" "Mister, be a judge for this matter." "Since I've married this bastard," "I'm leading a poor life." "He runs such a tiny hair shop." "The business is always bad." "It can't even fetch us a living" "How can I bear this kind of life?" "Mister..." "Don't just listen to her words, okay" "Listen to what I've to say..." "She shouts and screams without reason" "She's really a... bitch." "Really a bitch." "Always being unreasonable." "Yes, that's what she is" "Absolutely a bitch." "People always have a fair judgment." "You listen what this man will say." "I don't care..." "Okay... come on." "You're a couple after all." "It's not proper to fight like this." "If you go on in this way," "I've to give you big and small lessons." "No one can avoid it." "No more fighting." "Jeez, it's you!" "I'm confused" "I'm stuck in the middle." "Who the hell are you?" "Who are you after all?" "I um... trying to calm you down." "Calm us down." "I ask you..." "For whom are we fighting?" "How would I know?" "For you!" "You bloody kid in the middle, trying to teach your master, huh!" "Not gonna spare you" "Okay... you want to run?" "Catch him." "Well, don't return if you've guts" "You're not allowed to come back here." "I'll get lost if you say so" "Hey, you're becoming more serious." "If you ask me to stay, I won't go." "Ask you to stay?" "So formal!" "If you enter this door again," "I'll break your legs." "What's it?" "Manager..." "Nothin'... just an advice for my student" "Want a hair cut?" "No, a shave." "Have a seat" "A smoke?" "No, thanks." "Have you got The Daily?" "Only the Daily Journal." "Mister, you look familiar!" "I live near the Sixi House" "I'm quite a regular at HuaLe Bath." "I see." "Bastard" "You see, we're just... yelling at my apprentice" "Be a bit quick" "Have you got to go somewhere?" "Don't worry." "It'll be fast and neat" "Agreed, it's a small place, but the service here is efficient" "I used to work at White Rose" "The one in Eastern Market." "Yes, the biggest around" "Must be good at your skill then" "Drop in to have a chat if you're free" "Xiao Liu, get the water ready." "I dare not." "Why?" "He said he'll break my legs" "Bullshit!" "Who said so?" "Come and pour water for me." "Come on." "Speak up..." "You've been here for over an year." "You've learnt nothing." "Why don't you practice hard?" "Who doesn't want to?" "I get up every morning at 5... to wash food, make fire... for the breakfast" "Wash clothes in the afternoon." "What clothes?" "Master's clothes" "How about in the evening then?" "I practice till 3 or 4 a." "M" "And then I need to rise at 5 a." "M" "I just sleep for an hour." "Do you take me to be a bug?" "You're here to learn a trade, not to enjoy yourself." "It's not easy to learn... specially this kind of business." "What is it?" "Look" "Standing, requires its own pose" "T o stop, also a unique style" "Like a bow... hold your breath" "Two hands make a circle come on, let's see you try" "A distinct pose to stand and to stop" "Say, standing like Guan Yu" "What?" "Guan Yu!" "Yours is a friggin' Zhang Fei pose" "Bow stance" "In bow form, thrust out your teeth" "Teeth?" "How do you expect me to do that?" "Hold your breath" "Breath held, hands in a circle..." "Really stupid" "Okay..." "let me ask you..." "Say, if we're busy today, and we only have one seat, what would you do?" "I've an idea" "What is it?" "Check this out" "Sorry, it's full;" "Please come early tomorrow" "What?" "You bastard!" "How could you say it's full?" "You've to request the customer to come in" "Ask them to sit, offer a smoke and a book" "They'll then feel embarrassed... even if they wish to leave." "This is how business has to be conducted" "I understand, master" "So, when'll the customer come?" "How can I know?" "Let's give it a go..." "Say for example you're a customer..." "Please come in" "What?" "What happened?" "I thought you were gonna hit" "What rubbish!" "No one'd hit a customer" "Once again" "Sir, one person?" "No, six more." "They'll be soon here" "Please be seated" "A smoke?" "Sir, you look familiar!" "Of course, we're family" "What?" "Which family?" "In this way keep the chat going" "Keep it going?" "!" "Sir, do you keep very busy?" "Yep, I get up at 5 in the morning, work till midnight and get scolded" "What?" "Who asked you this?" "Sir, it's been a hot day" "What's that?" "I've a little cold" "Are you trying to mess with me?" "I do have a cold" "A cold, my foot!" "Sir, have you had your meals?" "I don't get to have a proper meal" "All I have is just the leftovers" "You're trying to make trouble?" "Bird's nest, shark fin, fried rice" "Sir, do you live nearby?" "No, I live in Tianjin." "Tianjin?" "I have indeed come a long way" "I heard you're quite deft at your skill" "Thank you." "Have you been here before?" "No, it's my first time" "Then, someone must have told you abut us" "Oh yes..." "Mr. Wang" "You mean the fatso?" "He's thin" "A little tall?" "Shorty" "Go to hell!" "What are you doing?" "This is how it's done." "To shake like this means to check" "The hair are all over the place" "The customer will see, it's a small, but tidy place" "Hold on to the conversation" "Sir, please don't mind that my shop is small" "You see, I used to work at a big shop" "Which one?" "At the White Rose." "Oh, the White Rose?" "!" "You... couldn't be sayin'..." "Bragging doesn't mean a thing." "Skill counts" "That's how we maintain clientele" "For example, massaging the back, there are some personal trade secrets" "Look at the mirror while working" "Not your lookout, it's mine" "Watch the customer's reaction... to check if he's in right position" "If required, press a little more" "Skip it, if it's okay" "If it makes them feel good, they'll feel satisfied." "If they feel good and satisfied, satisfied and pleased, then no one can compete... with our shop" "You've dozed off!" "Damn it, you fall asleep" "And all you do is fall asleep c'mon, get up..." "I'll come in as the customer now" "You try" "Sir, one person?" "Yes" "There's a chair here, please sit" "Would you like a smoke?" "What's this you're doing?" "I'm offering you a smoke" "Oh!" "Put it in my hand" "What's this?" "Sir, a smoke?" "I say, you do look quite familiar" "I live nearby" "No wonder!" "Sir, newspaper?" "Take it like this" "How about a shave?" "Sir, it's been hot these past 2 days" "True, quite hot and damp" "Hot like hell I'd say" "What're you doing?" "Why'd you want to unbutton the clothes?" "I'm here for a haircut, not a bath" "Sir, take no notice of the small place here" "Earlier I used to work at a big shop" "Which one do you mean?" "My master used to work at..." "White Rose" "And yourself?" "I am chardonnay" "What, you're drinking?" "You've been learning for over a year come on, give me a shave" "Really?" "Bullshit" "Damn" "Xiao Liu... cigarette..." "Uncle, I want to use the phone to call a doctor" "Who's not feeling well?" "The Manager" "He's been sick after coming back from the bath" "It really seems serious" "Hello..." "Master..." "Shave only?" "No haircut" "Shave off the eye-brows?" "Not the eye-brows!" "You ought to have told me earlier" "I... have already done one side" "Doctor, you... can't help, had a stroke while having sex" "I mean, at this age..." "One way it's good." "T o die happily" "Uncle, look" "What're you saying?" "He was fine in the morning!" "This..." "Please don't panic" "Quickly inform his family" "I've already sent a telegram can't say though when they would be here" "Uncle, look" "Alone at night, I feel so scared!" "Please help, will you?" "I request people to come and play mahjong" "T o keep you company" "Mr. Hua of HuaLe Bath," "Mr. Liu of Happy-Go-Merry..." "I..." "I cannot" "We need one more person." "Please..." "What's the matter?" "Need 1 more person to play mahjong" "T o watch over Mr. Han, ask me..." "No way" "We need one more here, let him go" "We need one more here as well" "Xiao Liu" "Xiao Liu" "Washing it again and again" "My boss' socks really stink!" "The socks of his wife stink too" "Xiao Liu..." "Xiao Liu, go and play mahjong with them" "I'll compensate if you lose" "If you win 20 do I get 80%% %?" "Forget it!" "You get 20%% %" "What do we do about the clothes?" "Wash them tomorrow" "I get... the point" "Hard noodles... fancy cakes" "Hard noodles... fancy cakes" "Xiao Liu, your turn" "3 of a kind..." "Way to go, bravo!" "Why not draw?" "You have claimed!" "You must do it" "You've claimed 3 of a kind." "You must do it" "You've claimed 3 of a kind." "You must do it come on" "Okay" "3 of a kind. 9 is already seen..." "I did warn you in advance" "Don't you believe?" "Come on, pull one" "How can when you haven't?" "Who says I didn't?" "What was it?" "I've drawn 9 T ong" "We did that before" "I was the one who hit on Fa cai" "I did it, not you" "Now it's your turn to draw" "Draw" "I'll draw... yes" "Be quick." "C'mon draw" "You know, it takes a year to finish 4 rounds" "Draw!" "What is it?" "T ong of 7 8 T ong" "Yes, 3 of the same" "You've got to show it" "How about it?" "I can't" "So why're you shouting?" "5 bamboo" "9 T ong" "Win the game" "Nope" "Well, then get one" "Okay" "Draw" "6 T ong" "7 T ong 7 T ong..." "What about 7 T ong?" "You want it!" "No, I can't" "You don't want to win?" "No, I don't" "You don't win, I do" "Fat... salty... chicken..." "How come there's one missing?" "5 Wan 3 of a kind... 3 of 5 Wan" "come on, Draw." "Hurry up" "7 Wan... 7 Wan?" "Right." "It's 7 Wan" "Easy, everybody;" "I've got to hit the John" "I'm going for a piss" "T o relieve myself, to take a leak" "Holy...!" "Help, please help..." "Ooh, you are killin' me...!" "Auntie, let's die together"