"(GRUNTING)" "(PANTING)" "MAN:" "Sniper team in position." "WOMAN:" "Go, go!" "MAN: (SHOUTING) Go!" "Police!" "(INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER RADIO)" "(GRUNTING)" "(INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER RADIO)" "(SHOUTS, GROANS)" "MAN:" "Finish him." "MAN:" "Finish him." "(INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER RADIO)" "(SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE)" "What happened, Chi-Tak?" "You let me down." "Come on, D. Let me explain." "Next time, I promise I'll do... (GRUNTING)" "You're not a warrior, you're a rat." "(GURGLING)" "Find me another contestant." "(ENGINE REVVING)" "Listen to me." "(DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE)" "RADIO HOST:" "New radio for China's new age..." "New radio for China's new age..." " 98.6 Hits FM." " 98.6 Hits FM." "Start your day right..." "the right way." "The right..." "Tai chi, that's different." "Innocent." " What do you think, boss?" " Start the content." "I'm on it." "We have a contender." "RADIO HOST:" "Stuck in traffic and late for work?" "Here's a new song to make you feel better." " Better." " New radio for China's" " new age, 98.6..." " Better." "Start your day the right way." "They say it's just underground fighting, but it's not." "There's something else going on." "Officer Suen, please." " You gotta get me out." " I'll get you out." "I promise." "(KNOCKING)" "Where are we going?" "(STAMPS)" "(BEEPS)" "WOMAN: (OVER LOUDSPEAKER) Please approach the mirror." "Please stand facing the mirror before the white line." "Turn to the left." "Turn to the right." "Now please face the mirror..." " ...and state your name." "Tiger Chen." "Fight!" "(GRUNTING)" "(PANTING)" "Congratulations." "Please." " How do you feel?" " Good." "Good." " Was that tai chi?" " Yes." " Really?" "What style?" " My own." "How would you like to test how good you are, Tiger?" "Or could become?" "No referees, no rules." "Pure fighting, man to man." "Would do you mean?" "What's the job?" " You fight and get paid." " I fight and get paid?" "What about the security position?" "(CHUCKLES) This pays better." "I can't fight tai chi for money." "It's dishonorable." "You must have responsibilities." "A master?" "Parents?" "Fight for them." "(SIGHS)" " What if I lose?" " You're fired." "Call me." "Enjoy your flight home." "(PHONE RINGS)" "TIGER:" "Mr. Donaka Mark." " Tiger." " I'm interested." " So am I." "This is how it works." "WOMAN: (OVER LOUDSPEAKER) Now please face the mirror" " and state your name." " Tiger Chen." " Fight!" "(YELLING)" "Come on, let's fight!" "(GRUNTING)" "Come on!" "Come on!" "WOMAN: (OVER LOUDSPEAKER) Fight!" "(YELLING)" "Damn, that guy's a beast." "(YELLING)" "He likes it." "(CRACKING) (GROANING)" "(CRACKING) (YELLING)" "DONAKA:" "Fantastic." " What?" "Yes?" "Hey, Tiger!" "I'm Gong." "Man, I need to shake your hand." "Who are they?" "What are they doing?" "What, those?" "For your fans." "What do you mean, my fans?" "People watch?" "The world over, Tiger." "They love it." "They love you." "No, no one ever said anything about showing the fights." "Hey, don't worry about it, man." "It don't get screened in China, just overseas, to a very select few group." "I thought this was private." "I thought..." "It is." "Don't worry about it." "Look, it's like pay-per-view." "People pay to see the fight, that simple." "And right now, T-man, you are the star!" " Were they always watching?" " Does it matter?" "Is that what you fought for?" "Yes." "Is that why you won?" "No." " Why'd you win?" " Because I'm better." "(GRUNTING)" "What's the number?" "Good, they like him." "(CHEERS, APPLAUSE)" "This is Gong, live from Beijing Championship Hall, signing off from another fantastic fight, where our T-man, man of tai chi, was once again outrageous." "He has it in him." "(CHUCKLES)" ""Fish taste pork"?" "With rice, too?" "Damn, I'm hungry right now, man." "(PHONE RINGING)" " Hello?" "DONAKA:" "I'm not interrupting, am I?" " No." " Tomorrow night." " What time?" " Six p.m." "See you tomorrow." "(HELICOPTER WHIRRING)" "What's going on?" "Where's the fight?" "Does it matter?" "(CAMERA CLICKING)" "What's going on?" "Who are all those people?" "Your fans." "Get yourself ready." "(POUNDING, YELLING)" "Here I am tonight with my man Tiger Chen, just before the fight." "What you got to say, Tiger?" "Tell our audience how you feel." "Are you ready?" " Yes." " All right, he's ready!" "Good evening." "It is my honor to introduce to you Tiger Chen and his opponents Zian and Zihou." "A fine line separates a fighter from a warrior." "One is motivated by reason, the other by purpose." "Tonight, we witness this distinction as our contestants battle to prove who and what they are." "Fight." "(LAUGHS)" "He's getting killed out there, boss." "I thought you wanted him to go all the way." "He has to learn." "(GROANS)" "What's the matter?" "You afraid of what you can do to them?" "Don't be." "(YELLS)" "(PANTING)" "(LAUGHTER, PEOPLE CHATTERING)" "Bring up camera six." "GONG:" "Our hero, Tiger Chen, fighting today." "A knockout artist, a punisher." "The crane." "Will Tiger survive?" "Let's find out." "Boss, this guy's a killer." "(YELLS, ECHOES)" "(GRUNTS)" "(GRUNTING)" "CHI-TAK:" "There are people watching." "He says it's just underground fighting, but it's not." "There's something else going on." "There are cameras everywhere." "It's like a show." "It's like a show." "(BEEPING)" "(DOOR OPENS)" "(SIGHS)" "(PHONE RINGING)" "Get me a fight." "A fight you will get." "Tonight is about more than fighting." " Who am I facing?" " A mercenary." " What's his specialty?" " Killing." "Get yourself ready." "FEMALE ANNOUNCER:" "Tonight we bear witness to the purity of purpose and the absence of reason." "Two men, one ring." "Two warriors, one destination." "Who will claim it as their own:" "Tiger Chen or Uri Romanov?" " Fight!" "(YELLING)" "(CAR HORNS BLARING)" "Finish him." "Finish him!" "Finish him." "Finish him." "(DOOR OPENS)" "What did you kill him?" "Don't kid yourself." "I just finished what you started." "I didn't come here to kill." "Then why did you come here?" "For the money?" "I don't want to do this anymore." "(LAUGHS)" "What?" "You think this is a delivery job?" "(LAUGHS) You think you can just quit?" "(LAUGHS)" " What do you mean?" "I'll see you in three days." "(DOOR SHUTS)" "(PHONE RINGING)" "Yes, sir?" "Thank you, sir." "Let's go." "(PHONE RINGING)" "(RAP MUSIC PLAYING)" "(RAPPING ALONG WITH MUSIC)" "(PHONE RINGING) (CONTINUES RAPPING)" "DONAKA:" "You on your way?" " Yes." " Pass me to Gong." "(RAPPING)" "Sure thing, boss." "(GASPS)" "(GROANS)" "(CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING)" "So chill right inside." "I'll be back when they're ready for you, all right?" "(GRUNTING)" "(PHONE CHIMES)" "Is she dead?" "Yes." " Enjoy." " I will." "MALE ANNOUNCER:" "From the mists of ancient times, tai chi." "Not traditionally thought of as a martial art, until now." "In the heart of China, an only son, and the last student of Ling Kong Tai Chi, began his quest." "Chosen for greatness." "He wanted to be the best, and we gave him that chance." "I can't fight tai chi for money." "It's dishonorable." "ANNOUNCER:" "What would he fight for?" "We gave him a reason:" "his temple." "ANNOUNCER:" " We had him." " Fight!" "ANNOUNCER:" "And he did." "And he liked it." "We pit him against other styles to evolve his own." "FEMALE ANNOUNCER:" "Chen Lin Hu's punch strikes at 23 miles per hour with an impact of 900 pounds per square inch." "MALE ANNOUNCER:" "He saved the temple." "Decision." "FEMALE ANNOUNCER:" "He could walk away, he could go back to his life, his job, his master, his temple, his honor." " What time?" "MALE ANNOUNCER:" " He changed." " Ready to be a warrior." "MALE ANNOUNCER:" " A new man." "FEMALE ANNOUNCER:" "He let go of all that held him back." "MALE ANNOUNCER:" "Disgrace." "FEMALE ANNOUNCER:" "He surrendered reason to purpose." "MALE ANNOUNCER:" " Defiance." "FEMALE ANNOUNCER:" " He fought his master" " and betrayed his legacy." "MALE ANNOUNCER:" " Dishonor." "FEMALE ANNOUNCER:" " He lost his temple." "MALE ANNOUNCER:" " Destroy." "FEMALE ANNOUNCER:" "Kill." "MALE ANNOUNCER:" "He wasn't ready, but tonight he is to face the ultimate challenge." " And now it's time." "MALE, FEMALE ANNOUNCER:" " You've watched him, you've followed him." "Only for you:" "MALE ANNOUNCER:" "Tiger Chen, Man of Tai Chi." "Journey into darkness." " How did you like it?" "(PANTING)" "(GRUNTING) Ah!" "(ELECTRICITY CRACKLING)" " Oh!" "Anybody can watch a fight, Tiger." "But to watch a person's life evolve and change, that is what I offer." "This was never about the fighting." "This was about you." "Your life." "Why?" "Why me?" "Because we want to see the loss of innocence." "We want to see a pure-hearted, good-natured man of tai chi" " become a killer." " No." "Yes." "Kill or be killed, Tiger." "That's what they want." "That's what I want." "(GRUNTS)" "Let the show begin." "Good evening, and thank you for joining us tonight for a special event:" "a fight to the death." "If you please, Gilang Sunjaya from Indonesia... (APPLAUSE)" " ...and Tiger Chen from China." "(APPLAUSE)" "Enjoy." "I won't fight you." "I won't fight you." "I won't fight you." "I won't fight you." "I won't..." "I'll fight you." "I'll fight you!" "I'll fight you!" "I won't fight you." "I'll fight you." "Kill him." "(YELLING)" "Go." "You owe me a life." "MAN: (OVER LOUDSPEAKER) This is the Hong Kong police." " You are surrounded." " Go, go, go." "Everyone here, please remain calm and stay where you are." "Do not move until given clear instructions." "OFFICER:" "Please take out your identification and state the reason why you are here." "You owe me a life." "Fight me." "(GRUNTING)" " Show me." "(YELLS)" "Show me." "Do you know who you are, Tiger?" "Do you know what you are?" "(GRUNTS)" "You're nothing." "You owe me a life." "(GRUNTING)" "(GRUNTING)" "(PANTING)" "I knew you had it in you." "(YELLING, ECHOES)" "(LAUGHS)"