"Are you ready?" "Let's go" "Okay" "Come on" "Where's your luggage?" "She was in a hurry." "We can buy things in Taiwan." "Keep each other company in Taiwan" "Go on board now." "KMT and lost major cities such as struggled in the civil war in 1949" "Shanghai, Beijing and Chongqing to communists" "KMT had to retreat to Taiwan as a base to recover the Mainland in the future" "You're going home with me, finally" "I will go wash my face now" "Our room number is 28" "I'll wait for you, hurry up" "Excuse me" "Excuse me" "Did you see a girl with short hair?" "No" "she's in red" "No" "Excuse me" "Wubao" "Excuse me" "Wubao" "Wubao" "Sister" "Love's Lone Flower" "Adopted from a short story" ""Love's Lone Flower"of the novel" "Taipei People"by Pai Hsien-yung" "Mrs. Landlady" "Going to work?" "Mr. Sheng" "It's around the end of the month" "I see" "Count the money" "No need see you around" "She always pays the rent like this?" "She makes easy money as dancehall hostess" "1958 Taipei" "In 1949" "KMT gave up Shanghai" "What had happened is simply a catastrophe" "I lost everything in the chao everything, including Wubao" "So I stayed in Taipei like this" "I thought I could return very soon" "Yet time flies so many years have gone by" "Shanghai" "I can only see Shanghai in my dream" "Mr. Chao, this way please" "Welcome" "This way please" "You bring new friends, thank you" "Come serve our guests now" "Ladies, hurry up." "Guests are arriving" "Hurry up" "Huajie, does this kimono fit you?" "It fits perfectly" "Many Japanese guests told me that I look like Japanese this way like the super star Misora Hibari." "I will watch out those for you and bring them next time" "No need, it's so expensive" "This is enough for these Japanese guests well, I forget the guests are here hurry up." "Guests are arriving" "The guests in 21 8 are from Shanghai keeping talking in Shanghai dialect" "It's so annoying" "I don't understand them at all" "Go take care of them, hurry up" "The 6th annual dance queen goes to" "Miss Yunfan from Parliament" "Let's welcome her." "Congratulation!" "Yunfan." "Yunfan, I am so happy for you." "You're talking craps" "My family's textile plant was huge" "Have you seen it?" "You know nothing." "General, what are they talking about?" "I don't understand the dialect" "Here comes general" "Master Nine" "Hello, general sit down please sit down" "Master Nine, it's such an occasion that you show up with Mr. Huang" "What are you arguing about?" "You both are tycoon in Shanghai" "Your family business took half of the downtown Shanghai" "You are so influential in Shanghai" "What are you arguing about, anyway?" "Right, we'll follow your command" "You're THE general" "Okay, that's right" "Your quarrel is probably because these ladies are not doing theirjobs" "No" "I'll drink with you" "Let's drink for the general" "Good evening" "Go away" "We don't understand what you sing" "No" "Go to the next room" "Shanghai is much better after all" "There's nothing here better than Shanghai right?" "That's right" "Master Nine, let's drink" "Okay, let's drink" "You're not drinking with me?" "Good, let's drink" "From now, I'll be at your service" "If there's anything I can do better please let me know" "When we studied in Japan that was our favorite song" "It is a beautiful song" "Coming up" "Another great song written by the same lyricist and composer" ""in the mood"" "This is Lin San-lang." "You are listening to " Taipei Night Rhythm"" "Wubao did you hear that?" "It is San-lang." "We finally found him." "Sister" "I said" "I will be back" "General give me a cigarette." "Kiddo, you shouldn't smoke." "No one wants to hear lousy voice" "It's okay" "I sing to myself anyway" "I don't care if others love my voice or not" "That's what you say" "When you're asked to drink you still drink as much as they want" "Don't play capricious" "I don't." "It's the same with drinking" "I drink when I want to" "You play capricious again" "I don't believe that you feel happy when you drink that much" "General" "You think I like that those men touch my thigh and force me to drink?" "I hate it so much" "But I can't do anything." "It's about living" "That's why I am drunk every night" "So I am like a dead man and it won't hurt" "If you find it painful why do you work here?" "It's my destiny" "General, everything is destined" "Mr. Chou, here's your wine" "If you don't finish it" "I won't let you go" "General, it's no fun" "You're higher-ranked and should drink before we do" "Okay, I'll drink" "Good" "Come over" "You, come sit next to me" "Come over and sit next to me" "What's your name?" "My name is Juanjuan" "Come drink together" "Sorry, I don't drink" "Are you new here?" "Let's drink" "Finish these three cups and get these money" "Drink" "Drink the cups and get the money" "Drink it up" "Great" "One more cup" "Bottom up" "Drink" "Drink it all" "Stop pushing yourself" "Keep drinking" "Excuse me" "What happened?" "I'll check her up" "Juan, what happened to you?" "General, she..." "I'll take care of that" "You drink too much and make yourself miserable" "Can you walk?" "Come on" "Sister, hurry up" "Ride faster and catch her" "Hurry up" "It's too late, we should sleep" "Sister, you're so nice to me" "No one in the world treats me so good like you except my mother" "Wubao, is it true?" "I really like you" "Dad, I dare not to do it again" "I dare not" "I dare not" "Dad, I dare not to do it again" "Don't worry." "Just sleep" "I dare not" "Let me go." "Let me go." "Let me go." "Help" "I told you to stop running" "What are you doing?" "How dare you beating woman on the street" "What are you talking about?" "Who do you think you are?" "A whore from the Parliament Club." "You're interested in me" "Be my woman" "I'll fuck you so much that you cry everyday" "Do you want to try now?" "Let's do it." "I am horny from running after her." "Come and let me fuck you" "How dare you" "What a bitch" "If Master Three didn't invest in the Parliament club" "I would ruin your face today" "That's for sure" "What's about Master Three?" "Do you want me to ask him how does he teach you?" "Fucking others in the street" "That's not the rule of the gangsters" "You know Master Three" "It's none of your business." "You go." "What about her?" "She will go with us" "No, sister, please help me" "I won't let you take her away" "Tell Master Three" "I'll keep her" "When things are clarified" "I'll apologize to Master Three" "This is not an option" "You're forcing me to find police" "It's not done today" "Wait for Master Three's punishment" "Let's go" "Are you alright?" "Where do you live?" "I'll send you home" "You don't remember where you live?" "I can't go back" "They'll look for me" "Sister, you have to help me" "I can't help myself" "How can I help you?" "You're good" "The two scumbags are afraid of you" "They're afraid of me?" "Forget it" "Sister, you have to help me" "They're selling me to a whorehouse" "Let me put some medicine on you" "Can you walk?" "Let's go" "Have some ginger tea to warm you up" "It makes you comfortable" "You have to drink it" "Wine is no good for your stomach" "I've never seen a girl in our business working as hard as you" "It's your life." "You don't need to do that" "It's just drinking" "It's just nothing." "I won't die from drinking" "Even if I die, so what?" "You young girls always joke about your life" "Why do I need my life?" "I don't feel I am living" "One day we die anyway" "Dust to dust, ash to ash" "Then there's nothing left" "I am going home" "Juanjuan" "Where do you live?" "I live with Shinmay." "Doesn't Shinmay live alone?" "you're right" "She sleeps on the bed and I on the floor" "It's not good to sleep on the floor" "I know but I have no choice." "I have no money" "Wait" "Here's the money for the pedicab ride" "Thank you" "What do you want to eat?" "I like whatever you pick for me" "Really?" "Try shrimps" "Okay" "Why are you in such a hurry?" "This drink is for you" "To wealth" "This drink is for big brother" "Mr. Ko, Look" "I bring all the pretty girls here" "Pick whoever you like whoever you like" "Mr. Ko, you have great taste" "Juan is new here" "Take good care of our guests" "Take the money" "Ko, I want too" "The rest of you just leave" "Thank you, enjoy" "Let's take care of guests outside" "Pour wine for Mr. Ko" "Mr. Ko, this is for you to wealth" "Huajie" "Are you hungry?" "Noodles are in the kitchen" "I can't fit in this dress if I eat more no big deal" "Guests love you with some weight" "Huajie why did Ko serve in jail?" "Him?" "I don't know" "I know he did some smuggling gambling and drug-dealing" "These are risky" "I don't know if he's changed after these years in jail" "If he is the same" "Juan is in big trouble" "What do you mean?" "It was before you came" "Before Ko went into jail he was with a girl named Fengjuan" "But she died only after a month in a very sad situation" "We all thought that she was killed by Ko" "Huajie, you know who he is why do you leave Juan there?" "I don't have a choice, he likes Juan" "In this business, money is power" "I have no choice too" "He's a brutal gangster" "I am quite misfortune too" "Where is Juan?" "Mr. Ko took her out" "Although San-lang's work cannot be compared with seniors'" "I treasure the privilege to join the event" "I also welcome audience to go to" "Chung-san Hall next Monday at 7PM" "Join us in the very rare song release show" "It's about the end" "Thank you for listening" "I am Lin San-lang." "Be with you tomorrow night" "1948 Shanghai" "Why does she sing the song like this?" "She uses her own voice no falsetto voice, all natural" "She has her own style" "If you follow others there's nothing fun" "That's right" "We can't beat him on music" "Mr. Chao" "You like Ms. Yunfang" "Right, you're a smart manager" "That's my job" "Yunfang is getting ready inside" "I'll tell her to serve you soon" "Hurry up then" "What about these two?" "I've never been here before." "San-lang" "San-lang" "How about Lily you saw last time?" "Can I invite the singer who just sang to dance?" "Singers don't dance" "I am sorry" "Don't play the game" "We can ask her to come over" "We paid for the admission" "Yes" "Just chatting" "Besides that, this man is nothing but a gentleman" "Okay" "Do us a favor" "I'll try my best but no guarantee" "Please" "Yunfang, I've been here for you for half a year" "Am I treating you nicely?" "Don't I respect you?" "Mr. Wang, you're a gentleman" "I understand and I appreciate that" "But you don't even give me a chance" "Are you turning me down?" "It's not that like" "You know it too" "Girls in the business have the rules" "You respect me because you know" "I am not an easy woman" "That's true too" "But you should give me a chance to at least send you home right?" "I am thinking about it" "Let's drink I'll drink with you" "Ms. Wubao, you have a great voice" "Do you think about other tunes?" "I mean since your voice is special" "Ms. Wubao" "My cousin is good at composing songs" "Maybe someday you'll sing his song" "I didn't know you're a composer" "Of course" "Thank you" "Maybe someday you'll sing one of his songs" "By then ," "You make albums and film" "You will hit it big" "Mr. Wang, return to your table and wait for me for a while" "Okay" "Ms. Yunfang" "Sorry, Mr. Chao" "Our rule in the club is that singer only sing, not drink" "Wubao" "Sister, Taipan said" "The band is ready" "Get ready for your performance" "I am sorry" "Chivalry Woman in the business" "She's the one" "You're Lee-jing, the hero" "There're many who want to be him" "It's not my turn yet" "Why isn't Wu here?" "His family is having a problem" "Hung always sticks to him" "I don't know what happened" "What about the rehearsal?" "Excuse me, can I try?" "Okay, please go ahead" "I'll go inside by myself so sister won't see me" "You're so afraid of her?" "No" "It's not good to be seen anyway" "Neighbors talk gossips" "When do you have time?" "we can go to Miramar record company" "I'll call you" "I've got your number on my mind" "Sister" "Sister, I" "Say no more, get dressed" "We have no time to waste" "Sister" "I said, "say no more"" "Get yourself ready" "Hello, I am Lin San-lang" "The song "Love's lone flower"" "is written by me and inspired by a young girl who I met in Shanghai" "I'll never forget her beauty and innocence" "especially her beautiful voice" "I've never felt anything like that in western music" "Who wastes my youth?" "Now I feel lost" "I don't know where she is now but I want to dedicate this song to her" "I don't want to return Taiwan" "Master Lin, don't mess around with us" "Just leave us alone" "I'll take her away" "Wubao, you're leaving with me, right?" "I've decided that" "I'll stay with sister, forever" "I" "You don't understand" "What's that I don't understand?" "You don't understand our relationship" "I'll take her back to countryside" "You, go back" "You stay away" "You can't bully sister" "I" "Get out" "Wubao" "Get out" "Wubao" " Get out" "Wubao Get out now" "I don't want to see you anymore" "I'll leave" "But not without you" "I won't see you being manipulated by someone else" "You waste your talent" "Don't you understand?" "I'll wait for you at my hotel until you arrive" "otherwise I will not leave" "I will not leave Shanghai unless you come with me" "Wubao, do you hear it?" "San-lang wrote this song for you" "San-lang," "Chen is at Qi Tiao Tong waiting for the celebration party" "Alright" "General, you're here for the concert?" "San-lang" "Sister Yunfang" "You know each other" "You chat, I'll make a call" "Okay" "Congratulations, the concert was a success" "I never thought that you're in Taiwan too" "I can't recognize you" "Yes," "I am getting old." "So are you" "Is it?" "How is she doing?" "A few years ago" "I placed a notice on paper to find her" "But no one replied" "So I thought you stayed in Shanghai" "Did Wubao come to Taiwan?" "She did, but" "I promise her that I'll take her to see you" "I'm leaving" "General" "Do you still have the lipstick?" "No" "No?" "French perfumes?" "No" "I am quitting this business" "Don't be mad" "I was really tight on money" "It's me, not about you" "Go take care of guests" "Is it unpleasant to drink with me?" "Answer me" "No" "You look reluctantly, are you lying to me?" "But, it's alright whores like you" "I don't give a damn" "Everyone is garbage anyway" "Are you sick?" "I said, "are you sick?"" "What's the needle for?" "Look at this, how is it?" "This one is nice" "The quality is good, but it's a little dark" "There's another batch inside" "Please" "General" "General" "General" "General" "What's up, Juan?" "General" "You're bothering our sleep" "Sorry" "I'm sorry" "This is outrageous" "What happened?" "Ko did it" "Sit, I'll put some medicine on you" "Hold it, the medicine is effective" "After a while it won't hurt" "He's no less than a monster" "Good morning" "What's so good about?" "We were awaken in the middle of the night" "Kids can't make it to school" "I am sorry" "I told you before" "Keep away from bad company" "You never listen to me" "Mrs. Landlady" "I am sorry to have awaken you" "But you don't have to be so harsh" "I am telling a fact" "Girls like you" ""bad company" is way too good for you" "Please be civilized" "I said sorry, what do you want?" "I don't like the way you are the way you dress you wink at my husband" "You thought I don't know?" "I am not interested in your husband" "Rest assure" "You two are so matched" "I won't ruin your family" "What are you saying?" "Say it again" "Cut it out" " Say it again" "Don't get mad with the woman" "Just ask her to move out" "I pay my rent on time, the contract is not finished" "Why should I move now?" "Don't be so bitchy because you make money by fucking" "You should get yourself a house" "Don't stay here with housewives in such a lousy place" "You know this is lousy too" "The rent is high but you never fix a thing" "If you don't like it, that's good" "Move out now" "I don't like here" "But I won't move because of you" "I wake you up?" "Juanjuan" "Will you live with me if I move to a bigger place?" "Sure" "But if I live with you you'll pay more money because I don't have money" "That's okay" "I want to buy my own house anyway" "I won't care about that little money" "Then again" "It's good to have someone company" "Thank you, General" "We'll live together" "Don't call me this way" "Call me sister" "Sister" "It's beautiful here" "There's a balcony back there" "What's up, sister?" "There's a rat" "I'll get that, don't worry" "Cut it out" "Your dress is beautiful" "Can I borrow it?" "Yes, but take it out for sun dry it's quite moldy" "Eat something first when we straighten out the house" "I'll cook some Shanghai dishes for you" "Is this house expensive?" "I spent all what I earned" "But I think it's worthy" "Drink it for me" "I've finished it" "Good, it's even" "Another round" "Come on" "Where's Ko?" "I don't know, ask the boss" "Others get lost now" "What're you looking at?" "Where's Ko?" "Don't go" "General, there's a fight in room no. 5" "Where's Juan?" "Stop running" "Stop running" "Huajie, where's Juan?" "I don't know" "I don't see her" "Where's Juan?" " I don't know" "The house is such a mess" "I really don't" "Where is he going?" "Get in the car" "Stop running" "Stop running" "Where to?" "I am going back" "It's catching." "Still going back?" "Scare the shit out of you" "Hit me" "Is that chick working in Tungyun club?" "Ko, where do you want to go?" "You're a gangster for long time don't mess around with us" "Give us the money and we're even" "That's right" "You know who uncle Biao is" "If we don't collect the money we'll be in big trouble" "Go tell uncle Biao" "That money is for my two-yearjail time" "If he wants it back he should serves in jail for two years" "Okay" "Go back with us, you say to him" "Take him back" "What do you want?" "Ko, let's clam down" "Why don't you moan?" "Moan, aren't you happy?" "You're like a dead fish" "If you don't moan, I'll let you moan" "What are you doing?" "Sister," "I am sorry" "I am sorry" "Don't have to feel sorry" "As long as you're with me" "I can take whatever" "It's my fault" "I make myself miserable" "I didn't listen to you" "I make myself miserable" "and you sacrifice for me" "Why aren't you mad at me?" "Blame me, beat me" "Kiddo, I want you to be happy" "No way I'll blame you" "It's my fault that" "I didn't protect you well" "So you suffered" "Stop crying." "It's alright" "It's alright" "It's sister's fault" "Sister" "Sister" "Sister" "Sister" "Sister" "Sister" "Sister, I am so painful" "I am so painful" "It's alright" "I am so painful" "I can't take it no more" "Don't be afraid." "Sister is here" "Sister" "Please don't lock me in" "I beg you" "Sister, I beg you" "Please let me out" "Sister" "I beg you open the the door" "Sister, would you open the door?" "Open the door" "Open the door" "Open the door" "Sister" "Open the door" "I can't hold on no more" "Open the door" "I can't hold on no more" "Wubao, sleep tight" "Sister" "Do you think I look pretty?" "You're pretty" "Come over" "I am burning paper money for Wubao" "You burn some for your mother too" "Sister, it's my fault" "No, you didn't do anything wrong" "Sister," "I come back with no regrets" "Trust me" "I believe you" "Sister," "I hear it" "Do you hear it?" "What?" "The song San-lang wrote for me" "Wubao" "Sister," "I feel sorry for San-lang" "Promise me," "tell him" "I promise you" "I'll promise you everything" "I'll let you two be together" "I'll promise you everything" "Wubao" "Wubao" "Wubao" "Wubao" "I'll promise you everything" "Don't leave me, Wubao" "Don't leave me alone" "Do you want to get laid?" "Do you think I am pretty?" "Like Fengjuan, the dead" "What are you talking about?" "Wipe it out, you're like a ghost" "I told you to wipe it out" "wipe it out" "Or I am like Wubao" "She's also dead now" "She's as beautiful as I am" "Be quiet, you crazy woman" "Ko, don't treat me like this" "Be quiet" "Don't treat me like this" "I told you to be quiet" "Save Wubao" "Please save Wubao" "I beg you to save her" "Mr., I beg you to save her" "Help Wubao" "Help Wubao" "I beg you to save her" "Please save Wubao" "Come out" "Do you hear it?" "Come out" "You're in trouble now" "Come out" "Come out" "Do you hear it?" "Come out" "Do you hear it?" "Come out" "Come out" "You dare to bite me" "Ko, let her go" "You'll kill her later" "Get lost" "Ko" "Let her go" "Get out, come in" "Ko" "Ko, open the door" "Stop crying" "I won't do it again, dad" "I won't do it again, dad" "I won't do it again, dad" "Look" "Here's the bitch" "She's pregnant" "You're shameful" "Dad" "Juanjuan" "1961 Fengsan, Kaohsiung" "Stop" "Yunfang" "Yunfang" "Who are you?" "I am Meijun, Yunfang" "Meijun" "I go home now" "You go home now" "Yunfang, you never change" "Much older" "I am so old that you don't recognize because you're married" "Plain life is the best" "You don't need to dress like us" "Why do I need to dress?" "My husband is a civil servant" "Monthly salary is fixed just for our survival" "Who should I dress for?" "This is good" "You couples are in the same boat" "I think so too" "My hubby is nice to me" "He was with me during the relocation" "You know" "I no longer trust in men" "This is destined" "It's your fortune" "Come to my house" "No" "Meijun" "Don't tell him what happened" "Forget it all" "Yunfang" "Listen to me, I am right about this." "But" "That's it." "Say no more" "I'm leaving." "You should cook at home" "I" "Meijun we've never met and don't look for me" "I am leaving" "Yunfang" "Yunfang" "Who wastes my youth?" "Now I feel lost" "I show you my smile but I cry inside" "When life is plain I shall laugh"