"Pay back" "Pay your rent!" " Shut up!" " Quickly pay your rent!" "Damn" "Move if you can't pay rent!" "Bitch!" "I only owe 2 months rent" "Once I win it big" "I'll buy this lousy house" " and burn it down" " Losers like you never win" "Penniless for life" "Watch your mouth!" "Your curses will come back on you!" "Get lost!" "Stop throwing my stuff!" "Stop!" "Take your garbage with you!" "Save it" "Use it with your funeral pyre" "Damn you!" "Beijing Meets Seattle II:" "Book of Love" "When dad and I came to Macau ten years ago the waterfront was still open" "Ten years later it's home to the world's biggest casino" "The annual revenue is 6 times that of Las Vegas" "This city is the biggest miracle of them all" "I love miracles" "That's why" "I love this city" "This is my battlefield" "I'm a casino hostess" "They win" "I get tips" "They lose" "Who cares" "Real gamblers... never wear tight jeans to game tables" "Tourist" "Dressed like a thug but bets 2 grand each round" "Born sucker 2 grand" "Loses everything in a VIP room then moves onto the gaming tables" "Addict" "High roller" "6 to 8, 6 to 8..." "Win, win... win!" "I won 16 rounds in a row..." "Let's take a break 16 rounds?" "So what?" "Even if you win 9999 times... the odds of winning the next round are still 44%" "I won 21 rounds in a row once" "With what?" "Faith!" "Luck is on your side" "You can't stop winning" "Come on" "I bet on you!" "Killer Jiao's reputation precedes her" "I made the right decision to come to the MGM" "I dare not steal your credit" "Mr Deng" "Your good luck is unstoppable" "I'm not just good at winning" "Exactly you know when to quit" "That alone makes you special, Mr Deng" "Too many people don't quit when they're ahead" "They end up losing everything" "That's unlikely to happen to me" "Gambling is just a hobby not life and death" "A man should be able to exercise self-control" "Don't you think?" "Winning $10M in 2 hours..." "Just a hobby?" "$10M is nothing" "The real prize today is... getting to know Killer Jiao" "We've arrived" "Here..." "Here you go" "Thank you" "Mr Deng" "Your floor" "Sleep well" "Let's play again tomorrow" "As you wish..." "They say the Chinese millenial refuse to be slaves to a mortgage" "They want to enjoy life" "That's idiotic" "You can still buy property and enjoy life" "Here's a sure bet" "Buy in U.S.A!" "If you're rich buy a $100M estate with trees, waterfalls stables and a heliport" "150K can get you a fancy apartment with access to a swimming pool and BBQ area" "You can find whatever you want here" "A 10-year US visa lets you come and go freely" "If you are busy working in China rent out your house" "You can rent out a 150K apartment" "The rent for this apartment is for $1500 a month" "When you come back for a holiday you collect rent during vacation" "Own a house and enjoy life at the same time!" "Buying houses is like gambling you need to fight in order to win" "You won, go home to sleep" "I have money" "You scored a big tip today" "$100,000!" "Money is hard to hang onto" "Be careful" "I know what I'm doing" "I wouldn't aim so high" "I'm happy with... $2000 more" "Just enough for a hotel room" "Everybody after losing... people blames their luck never themselves" "Ling don't be a spoil sport" "Tomorrow" "I'll win big with Mr Deng!" "Then I'll have everything" "I once met a Mr Deng too" "He gave me a son and this house" "That's how I got stuck being a dealer" "Watching high-rollers gamble while I barely scrape by" "I must thank you Mr Deng" "If it wasn't for him" "I'd be sleeping on the street" "You're no stranger to the street" "You're always in and out of debt" "Haven't you had enough?" "Come help me" "If you're so determined get a mortgage" "Count me out" "I'd rather be a pigeon than live in a tiny house for life" "My future boyfriend is in real estate" "He'll take care of me" "Real estate my foot!" "Stop dreaming, girl" "It's true!" "The online fortune-teller said... it's a perfect match:" "casino worker and real estate magnate" "We enable the top two favorite Chinese pastimes" "How old are you?" "Grow up!" "In the old days, if a girl wasn't married by your age... the parents were blamed" "My dad died early" "He was spared" "Ling" "Why did you fall in love with my dad?" "I was blind!" "You can't meet decent man at a casino" "Your dad kept knocking at my door late at night" "Now, it's your turn" "See?" "You're my destiny" "Destiny my foot!" ""84 Charing Cross Road"" "What the..." "A "book" (a homophone for "losing" in Chinese) is home" "No wonder I lost money" ""84 Charing Cross Road"" "Bye!" "Call me later!" "Yes" "When I arrived 20 years ago mastering English was the key to making it in mainstream society" "After the 2008 mortgage crisis" "Americans couldn't afford to buy property" "But the Chinese had money" "Today, every successful real estate agent... speaks a little Chinese" "In San Marino aka Little Beverly Hills 53.5% of the population is Asian the average annual income is US$150,000" "Most of the houses were built in the fifties spacious and well designed..." "I'm only interested in the schools." "the grade schools, junior high and high school here... are the best in Los Angeles" "The renowned California Institue of Technology is just next door" "Your boy just needs to take Grade 8 English classes for a year and he'll be a top student in high school" "I'm already the top student in China" "Top students are the best girls love top students" "Mrs Wang this house just went on the market today not even listed yet" "It's my first visit too" "Look around" "It's my first time here too" "This house is not bad" "Charlie" " what do you think?" " Whatever" "Daniel" "I'm going upstairs" "Sure" "What a huge backyard" ""Alice Yeung, Los Angeles Real Estate Agent"" "You like motorbikes?" "MV Augusta 3-cylinder 500" "You're a pro!" "You know who that is?" "Giacomo Agostini" "Grand Prix bike legend" "World champion from 1966 to 72" "Amazing" "He also won in 75" "You're right!" "There are two more Grand Prix bike legends" "Know who they are?" "Huh?" "Huh?" "Mrs Wang" "Daniel" "This house is great" "I did some research upstairs" "The kids here did well" "A lawyer and a doctor" "One actually graduated from California Institue of Technology" "The Fengshui here is good for studying" "Mrs Wang" "This house is a dump" "It's too old close to 100 years old" "The pipes are falling apart" "There's even termite infestation" "They've hollowed out the walls" "Listen" "It sounds fine" "It's hollow" "I can't tell" "If you could tell the difference, you wouldn't need me" "My client is interested in the San Marino house listed with you" "What makes your client so special" "That house switched agents 5 times already" "Give it to me once I sell it" "I'll give you half my commission" "The owners is notoriously hard to deal with and picky" "Don't worry" "I'll sell the house" "Why waste your time on just one house?" "The only time I ever wasted was on you" "I know I was a jerk" "But this deal in your best interest" "The best thing that you ever did for me was... moving in with me for 3 days then leaving without a word" ""84 Charing Cross Road"" "Excuse me" "I'm sorry but this is just so fucking awesome" "The book..." "Can I sit down?" "I actually saw this version before in Oxford, but I didn't buy it" "I totally regretted" "Can I see?" "Thanks" "Oh, this is the exact same version I saw at Oxford" "You know this is the reason why I fell in love with English literature" "It opened up a whole new world for me" "You know?" "And it was even crazier is that maybe when you would find that one person whose breath, every word and every thoughts is all for me" "That amazing feeling... is like... you know..." "Yeah, of course" "So are you thinking we should go get a drink together?" "What are you doing?" "I thought you were a totally different person" "I had no idea that you'll be using this book to pick up chicks" "This book..." "Oh my God!" "You're really disgusting, you know that?" "Good luck with the next girl" "You pig" "That's just crazy" "(For sale)" "Crazy woman" "Women who read cheesy romance novels are all crazy" "Mailing Address:" "84 Charing Cross Road, London, UK" "You better go home" "Don't stay in the world to create disasters to people" "Books have always been sacred objects" "Throw me away again you sleep on the streets!" "Not again!" "To hell with books..." "Charing" "Cross Road 84" "London UK" "Uncle Mike" "How are you?" "Same as always" "People rarely write letters anymore" "I'm bored" "Are you winning" " these days?" " Same as always" "$120, keep the change" "Fill in your address" "Forget it" " Bye" " Jiao you can't go, it's the rules!" "Forget it!" "Sender's Address" "What's the deal?" "10K seed money" "The pot is now 200K" "Cheaters?" "Unlikely" "Let's join them" "I quit" "You should quit too" "It's easy money..." "You'll be a pigeon in your next life" "Don't bet big!" "Sorry..." "Excuse me..." "Thank you" "Spilt them up!" "Split them!" "Split them!" "Spilt them up!" "Zheng Yi" "I'm surprise you still remember me after all these years" "Of course" "You're the only person I know to get a full math scholarship at Beijing-U" "Who could forget that?" "You're just too much" "You beat us at both academics and gambling!" "Us commoners don't stand a chance" "You're nothing like you were in school" "In what way?" "You've raised... your charisma quotient" "Is that a compliment?" "You're a smooth-talker, the Money God must adore you" "My team never relies on luck" "We were counting cards just now" "All of our choices were carefully calculated" "It's all about random variables and probability distributions" "You're kidding" "It's true!" "Did you see the movie "21"?" "The genius in the movie is a real person" "His name is Jeff Ma an American Chinese" "He was a member of the MIT Blackjack Team" "Calculating the odds with the speed of a computer he beats casinos across the US" "I studied his card counting method" "My mathematical ability is on par with his" "The mechanism is simple" "Count the high and low cards being dealt" "If you just see low cards that means there are high cards remaining" "That gives you an edge over the dealer" "After calculating the odds in your favor bet big!" "There are just 312 cards" "Counting them... is not that hard" "Who said, opportunities are like sunrises..." "If you wait too long, you miss out" "It is me," "Jiao" "I need a 500K credit tonight..." "No" "$1M credit" "Knowledge is power" "I trust you, ace student" "Sure win!" "Card counting only increases your odds by 3%" "Not 100%?" "A small edge is still an edge 3% is enough to make all casinos afraid" "Fix the air conditioner, termites, gas and sewage" " Understand?" " Okay" "Get to work!" "Grandpa, Grandma, how are you?" "Grandpa, Grandma, my name is Daniel" "Alice your previous agent sent me" "I'm here to help you sell your house" "Last time I was here" "I found a few minor problems" "So I brought workers today to fix them" "Thanks, young man" "Let me give you a cup of tea" "Grandpa let me introduce myself" "I'm from Beijing" "I came here to study when I was 14" "I earn an Accounting degree before becoming a real estate broker" "Take a look." "Here's my license" "I've done quite well" "These are the houses I've sold" "I'm one of the top 10 realtors in California" "But... my achievements can't compare with your children's" "A doctor and a lawyer" "The best!" "Boss!" "The air conditioner is fixed, no problem!" "The filter needs replacing" " Should we?" " Of course!" "Fix everything!" "Okay" "Grandpa" "About the house..." "Do you speak Spanish?" "I took it for a year in high school" "Since I'm in real estate" "I need it to communicate with Mexican workers" "Our grandson speaks Spanish too" "Serve him some tea" "What's your name again?" "Luo," "Daniel Luo" " Hi guys" " Hey Daniel" "Wesley take a look at this house" "Who's the buyer?" "I want to buy it" ""84 Charing Cross Road"" "Book Genie" "You don't belong here" "Go back to where you came from" "Have a nice trip" "Zheng Yi" "As a math expert, you should know better... make small bets when you're losing" "You'll lose everything if you keep going like this" "Don't talk to me about math" "What do you know?" "Hit me" "We agreed that" "I'd call the shot" "We can only go with one decision in the end" "One player has a 50% chance of winning" "With two players the odds drop to 50% squared" "How could you forget that?" "We didn't forget!" "You kept raising the bet we couldn't stop you" "We said let's take a break after we lost half our chips" "Did you listen?" "You refused to leave until you lost everything!" "That's why I said no big bets small loses are easier to recover" "You win some, you lose some" "No worries" "You guys are smart" "You can win it back" "Win it back?" "Easy for you to say" "I'm sure" "I can borrow more on credit" "Let's try again tomorrow?" "I've seen this all before" "Don't give up so soon" "You're a high roller" "You can borrow $1M anytime" "But we can't risk your money again what if we lose?" "I'm a Beijing-U grad" "Not some gambling addict" "If we didn't have so much money we wouldn't have lost our heads" "Why did you borrow so much to begin with?" "For god's sake, one million dollars!" "You wanted to borrow the money" "Technically we had nothing to do with it" "However we'll help pay some of it" "How can we help her pay?" "With what?" "You're back" "Lose big?" "Told you to quit gambling" "You've got mail it's on your bed" ""84 Charing Cross Road"" "84?" "Damn!" "Crazy woman" "Women who read cheesy romance novels are all crazy!" "You better go home" "Don't stay in the world to create disaster to people" "Why hit on someone when you don't want sex?" "It's even an English edition?" "Are you crazy?" "Who told you" "I wanted the English copy?" "No wonder I had such bad luck today" "I got a book (loss)" "Listen stay away from me!" "You must be mistaken" "I'm not interested in a book exchange" "But swapping a Chinese paperback for my limited edition copy is no difference than stealing" "All you can think about is sex and stealing" "Do you have any respect for woman?" "Shame on you scumbag!" "To make a fair trade pay me a few extra British pounds" "Just because I wrote in Chinese don't assume I don't know English" "Aren't you joking?" "For the Chinese people who travel all over the world knowing English is a must" "Are you writing a love letter?" "It's Chinese, I can't read it anyways" "What's up?" "What's up... is this house is amazing" "It's over 100 years old" "I don't think we should change a thing" "Maybe the kitchen and a pool there" "What do you think?" "My plan is to tear it down" "And build 2 houses" "Why?" "Place Most Valuable" "It's a small house but a big lot" "If I build 2 houses, I'll make double" "You'll make double but it's beautiful the way it is" "Look at it's architecture" "You don't get houses like this anymore" "Hello?" "Grandma?" "Family" "How many fingers am I holding up?" "Two" "So stupid" "Grandpa" "Are you alright?" " Did you call him?" " What happened?" "Daniel we're back from grocery shopping" "Grandpa stepped on the gas instead of the brakes" " Okay" " Look what he's done" "How many times must you repeat this?" "How's he doing?" " Any problems?" " No internal injuries just some cuts" "But his blood pressure is pretty high" " Is he your grandfather?" " What did he say?" "Yes." "Nothing, grandpa" "You shouldn't let him drive anymore" " He's 86" " What is he saying?" "It's too dangerous to let him keep driving" "Grandpa, he said you shouldn't be driving at your age" "86?" "No..." "Awesome!" "My grandpa died at 60" "But you... just keep on ticking away!" " What're you saying?" " Wesley!" " What a weirdo!" " No more Chinese" "What do you mean?" "Who is he?" "Ticking away?" "What is he?" "What a weirdo!" "Easy..." "Grandpa" "He's a colleague" "He's learning Chinese but mixes things up" "Look at this mess" "They got so many cars here... made me a laughing stock!" "Grandpa, take it easy" "No one thinks you're a joke" "The Americans are funnier one phone call" "3 kinds of emergency vehicles show up" "A waste of taxpayer's money" "You even gave them a spectacular geyser" "Grandpa your car insurance is fine" "But your house insurance expired last month" "You didn't renew it" "What's the cost?" "30 to 40K" "That much?" "Old lady" "Why are you crying?" "I'm not crying" "I'm just sad for the house" "Grandpa" "Are you the sole owner of this house?" "Come over here" "No" "This old woman..." "Stop crying" "Daniel will laugh at us if he hears you" "You're close to 80 not 18" "Yes, I'm 80" "But I don't behave like an 18 year old at 86" "I told you not to drive but you wouldn't listen" "Look at the mess you made" "With no insurance?" "I can still afford the repairs" "I won't let you live in a wrecked house" "Grandpa don't worry about it" "Don't bother with the house" "You're selling it anyway" "We can fix it afterwards" "Your Grandpa is fussy" "He will never decide on a buyer" "No matter who I sell it to, it should be fixed first" "It's not right to sell a damaged house" "Grandpa why don't you sell it to me?" "I don't mind" "I can fix it myself" "Are you married?" "No" "Then why bother?" "Huh?" "Look at you" "You're getting lazier" "You don't even clean up after dinner" "Are you complaining?" "I didn't say anything when you wrecked the house" "If our grandson was here he's be on my side" "He's somewhere up there now" "Stop nagging him" "I'm sorry" "Sorry for what?" "Your grandson" "My grandson is up there in the space station" "He works for NASA" "NASA" "Cool" "You come with me" "Grandpa's letter to his grandson needs to be translayed..." "Absurd" "Your calligraphy is very elegant" ""Mi-lai, my grandson..."" "Mi?" "Isn't it the "Mi" of "Miluo River", Grandpa?" "Are you from Hunan?" "No" "Zigui, Hubei" "Quyuan's hometown" ""You left home for a year" "You must have seen a lot..."" "Grandpa" "In Fan Zhongyan's "Record of the Yueyang Pavilion"" ""homesick after leaving the homeland"" "also used this word "leaving"" "You know Fan?" "Didn't you say... you moved to America when you were 14?" "I grew up with my grandpa" "He taught me the classics" "It's good you remember his old teachings even if they have no use anymore" ""homesick after leaving the homeland"" "This phrase by the venerable Wen Zheng (Fan Zhongyuan) was talking about people like us" "In China" "I'm considered educated" "Here" "I might as well be illiterate" "Grandpa it doesn't matter where you live" "As long as it's home" "Su Dongpo used the expression" ""Home is where my heart finds peace"" "Yes, "while you're young... venture out and explore the world"" "Show off" "Our grandson hardly talks to him" "He can't understand him" "You're the one who doesn't talk to me" "You spoiled our grandson since he was little" "He didn't want to learn Chinese so you let him quit forgetting where he came from" "He should follow Daniel's example" "Grandpa, let's talk later" "We have to translate this letter first" "Pass me the letter" "Old woman come" "Sign your name here" "This is your letter too" "I'm not signing" "Didn't you say you miss him?" "We can't call him" "If you like draw a cartoon" "Get lost" "You've completed your studies now" "You must work even harder to make progress" "Fear no hardship, stay humble" "Everything is fine at home" "No need to worry about us..." "You men..." "No matter how clever and mature you pretend to be it's all an illusion!" "It's not real" "My last piece of advise to you:" "Giving into a night of passion... might leave you traumatized for life!" "Just try it" "Watch your temper, little girl" "I suppose you just got jilted?" "Bookish girls who live in posh west London are destined for heartbreaks" "As someone with experience, I must tell you in this world there's no such thing as a perfect relationship" "Even couples married for 70 years... don't understand each other" "One last thing" "The night of passion that left one traumatized... was from your own experience?" "They say, after extreme misfortune comes bliss good fortune follows your love life will turn around" "Losing money is bad, losing self respect is worse!" "Can't you even close the bathroom door?" "You've got mail" "Stop playing fortune teller" "I've been lucky all my life, could you tell?" "You know a lot about West End girls" "You must be a player!" "But I like the phrase "after extreme misfortune comes bliss"" "I'll use it more often at work" "Your handwriring is not bad" "Your grammar is so precise" "Are you a professor?" "But such a passion for showing off knowledge certainly doesn't attract admiration from others" "I've seen too many old men like you" "You teach the same books and tell same jokes" "Stare at girls all day but never on act your desires" "Write stupid letters to kill time" "You're so boring!" "Then again, whenever I feel bored" "Knowing there's someone even more boring... is quite comforting" "It's a sacrilege... for girls like you to ridicule the world of scolars" "Such disrespect" ""84 Charing Cross Road" was wasted on you" "Learn from Helene" "She respected Frank, the bookstore owner" "That woman writer and Frank were pathetic" "It's perverse that they never meet over their 20-years correspondence" "Such an old-fashioned classic love story" "Who would believe that?" "Can love be divided into classic and modern?" "What's modern love?" " Hey..." "What are you thinking about?" " Sorry" "It's for Chinese buyers" " We need a closed kitchen here" " Okay" "Like a Hollywood movie where... the scoreboard at halftime spells out the words "I Love You"?" "Cut it out" "If someone did that to me" "I'd run far, far away" "It's corny!" "(For Sale) No love is too corny" "Haven't you heard..." ""Love is something worth living and dying for?"" "Professor" "Stop pretending" "I still remember the first angry letter you wrote when you couldn't get laid" "I may not fully understand the book" "But I'm sure Frank would never say such things" "Letters are eyes from a thousand mile away" "They can see through you... whether it's your most inner thoughts or desires" "Little lady, stop playing psychic" ""If love is everlasting, no one will age over time"" "I don't believe in love and intimacy" "What's there to believe?" "The truth is we're all alone in the world" "I should stop arguing with you," "I have a class" "Don't lecture me just because you can quote from a few books" "The fear of loneliness..." "I'm no less knowledgeable" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Killer Jiao" "It's time to pay" "I already paid 100K a while ago" "Give me some time" "You said 10 days," "I already gave you 2 days extra" "When will you pay up?" "Grandpa" "Left switch, turn signal, right switch, windscreen wiper" "When you're in the exam, don't get confused" "This is a fast car, it has an S mode" "If you..." "Enough" "I was driving before you were born" "Station wagons, pony cars pickup trucks" "I've driven all kinds of cars" "You're an expert Let me adjust your seat" "No need" "Stop fussing" " Step aside" " Okay" "Grandpa, good luck" "Can he do it?" "Relax, Grandma" "He's confident" "Don't praise him" "It'll go to his head" "Mr Lin, can you turn on the vehicle please?" "Very good" "Can you turn the left signal?" " See how calm grandpa is" " And the right signal?" "Both are correct" "Excellent..." "Good" "Everything looks good" "Are you ready?" "I come then" "Hi honey" "Let's begin" "Sweet Shiva!" "What's wrong with you, man?" "That's bad" " Good god" " It's alright, Grandma" "Have you ever driven an automobile before?" "Slow down." "I can't understand you" "You're putting me in an terrifying position" " Speak slowly" " Take it easy" " Calm down" " This is crazy" " He's driving like a crazy man" " Sorry" " Calm down" " His accent is too thick" "They shouldn't hire..." "someone with such a thick accent" "Don't you agree?" "Tell him" "The problem was the car" " Not me" " What did he say?" "My Grandpa hasn't driven this car before" "You're right" "Why would he do it today then?" "You know how dangerous that is?" " Sorry sorry" " What did he say?" "He could have busted my face!" "He said you could have ruined his face" "What good is his face if no one understand what he says?" "Well..." "What's he doing?" " Is he failing me?" " Grandpa, no rush" " Let's try again another day?" " Why next time?" "Get me another examiner, I'll pass today!" " What did he say?" " He said you're... very handsome" "I know I'm handsome" " but you're still a bad driver" " You handsome?" "You don't let me pass" " You're not good looking" " So bad." "I'm giving you a giant X" "Calm down, Grandpa" "Bullying an old man like me" "I'm over 80" "You're racist against the Chinese!" "Chinese!" " Chinese!" " Indian!" " Grandpa..." "Grandma's watching" " Idiot!" "Stop laughing" "I'm not" "You are" "Can't I laugh?" ""Living in barbaric lands together with demons and monster"" "I'm talking about you" "You're a bad wife for mocking your husband" "I could have divorced you for that" "Thank you very much for divorcing me" "We never registered" "How can you divorce me?" "You never got married?" "We did!" "I gave her father several donkeys" "She can't deny it" "When did you send the donkeys?" "Over 70 years ago" "Keep laughing" "I can't drive now" "We can't buy groceries anymore" "You think Daniel will deliver your groceries now?" "No problem, Grandma" "I'll do it everyday" "I told him to sell the house and move into a nursing home" "But he just keeps... rejecting the buyers" "Daniel, you said you wanted to buy our house" "Tell Grandpa to sell it to you" "Sure" "Grandpa, sell it to me" "I told you, no wife, no deal" "Daniel has a girlfriend" "I heard him say "Honey" on the phone earlier" "6 to 8!" "This is the authorization letter" "Once the release form to give up ownership is signed" "His spouse can take over all his assets" "Thanks" "Daniel, I have something to tell you" "I'm getting married in a few months" "Who is he?" "Someone you know" "My colleague Mike" "Congratulations" "I never thought that you would marry me" "You always seem like you didn't want to be that close with anyone" "You wanna spend the night with me?" "Haven't heard from you lately" "Are you skipping my lectures because you have a new boyfriend?" "Ever read..." "Liu Yuxi's "Inscription for My Miserable Study" in high school?" "I actually prefer another poem of his" "(For Sale)" ""The human heart is more treacherous than roaring currents..."" "My clients aren't doing well lately" "Me neither" "No use following me around" "Push me too far and I'll kill myself" "Your boss will lose every dime" "I owe him" "I know the cards are stacked against.." "you" "But you shouldn't carry a book when you gamble" "It's bad luck" "Look closer" "It's" ""hardbound"" "What do you know?" "Reality is cruel" "That's why all of the so-called relationships are self deception" "These illusions like the drugs that numb you or sunglasses that hides the smog" "Love is just a hormonal imbalance" "Breakups are like the most common flu" "Don't worry about it" "Look at this business" "Terrible" "I told you to save money" "You never listen" "If you saved your winnings you wouldn't be in this boat" "Who could have seen it coming?" "Economy is so bad" "My entire clientele is gone" "No clients, no tips" "Then go home" "Stop wasting time here" "Caller ID:" "Don't pick up" "I must go" "Trouble?" "No" "Going home like you said" "Just can't be nice to you" "You think you can get away, Jiao?" "Just wait till you get home" "Caller ID:" "Mr Deng Calling" "Yes!" "You're amazing" "Want to try?" "Thanks" "You were on a roll" "Why stop?" "You could have won even more" "Life is long" "Why rush?" "I was hoping... to skim some of the fat?" "Could you do me a favor?" "Take my jacket back to my room" "Rm. 3109" "I have to meet someone," "I'll be back soon" "You don't feel the same now when you see a letter?" ""A human heart is more treacherous than roaring currents"" "What comes next?" ""Stormy waves arise without reason when all is calm"" "Sorry for not replying" "My life is a bit chaotic lately" "You once said..." "Letters are like eyes from a thousand miles away" "They can see through you whether it's your most hidden desires... or dangerous thoughts" "But I much prefer your line" ""A night of passion can traumatize you for life"" "Some things... seems wonderful at first but could end badly" "Stop lecturing me" "Such is life" "You think you've arrived at the end of the road" "But the heavens sets you on a voyage" "Even shallow waters are unpredictable" "Seafaring was looked down upon from the beginning" "Turn back now otherwise you may die without a burial place" "Shut your mouth" "How dare you make fun of me?" "Where were you a minute ago when I stole that chip?" "Your chip fell" "There are no shortcuts in life" "You don't know anything about survival" "If you want to save yourself on the brink of death you must stop before you drive off a cliff" "Get lost" " You are back" " Mm" "I thought you left" "I was about to" "They just send back your dry cleaning" "I'm hanging it up" "Thanks" "If you're not going back to the casino..." "I should go" "Back to work?" "Don't you do anything besides work?" "Got a passport?" "Why?" "Spend the new year's eve with me in Vegas" "... to gamble?" "Your hand is sweaty?" "Mr Deng" "Thanks for your offer, but..." "I must stay here to work" "When you come to Macau again," "I'll offer the best hospitality" "Damn..." "Don't give me this crap" "What are you doing?" "Get down!" "Get off the couch" "Sit down or I'll give you a spanking" " Don't you dare!" " Stop crying!" "My father said you owe us money!" "That doesn't concern you!" "It's between your father and I!" "What kind of father sends his kids to collect his debts?" "Don't insult my father" "So what if I do?" "Tell your father to come here if he dares" "Shut up or I'll hit you!" "Just try it!" "Try it" "Go on" "Give it up" "Let go" "Stop crying!" "All of you, wash your hands!" "We're going to dinner" "Aunt Ling just fed us dinner" "Sit down" "Stay put" "Stay right there" "You" "Sit here" "3 poems for each of you" "No sleep until you can recite them all" "Pick it up!" "Can you read?" "You read it out" "Hurry!" "The sun sinks down into the mountains" "Read it out loud!" "If you want to see a thousand leagues away" "Keep reading" "Don't stop just climb up another flight of stairs" "Ling" "I'm sorry" "Ling" "Come out!" "I know you're in there!" "Don't be afraid" "Jiao Da!" "Come out now or I'll burn your house!" "Don't be afraid" "Come out quickly" "Sit down" "Jiao Da!" "I'm sorry" "I'm not afraid of you" "I tell you, you have until tomorrow to repaint my door" "Don't you know how I got the name Killer Jiao?" "This has nothing to do with Ling" "You could come get me, if you touch her again" "Pray to your ancestors I don't find you!" "Mr Deng" "I've packed my suitcase" "Let's go to Vegas for the New Year" "Forgive my late reply" "Professor, thanks for your lectures" "I saw you the other day" "I even yelled and cursed at you" "I felt free to express myself with you" "You said," ""homesick after leaving the homeland desolation as far as the eye can see"" "Other people" ""travel free with walking stick and shoes"" ""weathering a lifetime of storms with a raincoat"" "I belong to neither group" "Instead," ""My armor has worn out from hundreds of battles"" ""Not returning until the war is won"" "Daniel" "Where are you taking us?" "Grandma" "Repairmen will come in the next few days" "It will be chaos" "Let's go have fun somewhere" "Where to?" "You'll see when we get there" "Grandpa, look at the flying track in the sky" "That's right, people fly from there to there" "There's a lot here" "Grandpa, the fountain of Bellagio Hotel is very famous" "Come on Grandpa" "Grandpa, try again" "Forget it" "I'll pay you back" "Never mind" "This table is lucky" "Let's play here" "You paly piano?" "No i never got the chance to learn" "I could never imagine this hand... holding a cleaver" "So you know" "I did some research" "You were just 15 at the time?" "What else did you dig up?" "I prefer to hear the rest from you" "Let my father go!" "Let my father go!" "We paid what we owed" "We did over years" "But my father died in the end... next to a slot machine" "leaving me with a pile of debts" "At the time I vowed never... to be in debt again" "But..." "I failed" "I'm sorry for your pain" "No one has ever said that to me" "Professor," "You said all relationships are illusions" "Perhaps you're too pessimistic" "I believe some relationships are predestined" "Like Helene and Frank they met through a random bookstore ad" "That means... real feelings can exist even in business" "The rich treat relationships like business transactions" "Divorced from emotion" "It's too costly" "It has nothing to do with money" "I won't be writing to you as frequently" "I'm on a business trip" "Chen" "I've got the dress" "Don't accept any other appointments in the morning" "I'm renting you out" "Alright..." "Bye" ""Remembering Helene Hanff - 100th Anniversary"" ""And I'm about as smart looking as a broadway pan handler"" ""I live in moth eaten sweaters and wool slacks"" ""They don't even give us heat in the daytime anymore"" ""It's a 5 storey brownstone, all the other tenants go to work at 9am..."" ""and I don't get home until 6pm"" "Maybe the spirit of Helene lingers in the apartment behind" ""And why should the landlord heat the building for one small scriptwriter working at home on the ground floor?"" "Poor Frank" "Please dump the first letter I wrote on that napkin" "We all talk rubbish at times" "Even professors" "You keep saying that I lecture you" "Let's say I'm just a bit older and wiser" "I received your letter" "What do you mean your life is chaotic?" "Having a hard time?" "Even if you are, it can't be worse than Helene's" "She lived in a termite infested dump her whole life" "Today is the centennial of her birth" "Sometimes I think there are times in life when we should... take a gamble" "Imagine" "If Helene's... took her measly earnings from TV script-writing and bet it all in Las Vegas" "She might have won enough for a ticket to visit Frank in London" "I'm on a business trip" "I won't have time to write you" "Take care" ""I told him..."" ""I'd go looking for the England of English literature"" ""He said, then it's there"" "Caller ID:" "Don't Pick Up" "Who has a fever?" "Impossible" "Ling is not that type" "She would never mistreat a child" "Hey, show some respect if you're so worried, take your kids home" "Using them like weapons, that's not love!" "Ling has nothing to do with it" "Don't touch her!" "Hello?" "When you speak Cantonese, you sound like Killer Jiao" "Pity I don't understand" "Is everything ok?" "I'm fine" "No, I'm not" "I owe someone $1M" "I've repaid some of it but still owe a lot" "One million... is not so much" "Five $200K checks" "This is the first" "When you leave 5 days from now you'll have your million" "No need to thank me" "Thank yourself" "You deserve it" "I'll pay you back quickly" "You're right, Professor" "All relationships are nothing but illusions" "There is no such thing as a real connection" "You told me once" "Fear no hardship, stay humble don't get bigheaded" "I was blind" "I didn't listen to you" "Daniel, could we watch this at home?" "I have many "Buzz Lightyear" movies at home" "Come over and watch them with me, they're fun" "They're not for adults" "Our grandson loves them" "If you have a 3D-TV at home you just need to buy the glasses" "Once I get them, come watch TV at my place" "Where are we going next?" "We still have time" "Finish watching this clip" "We'll go where you've always wanted to visit" "What place is that?" "This is silly!" "We've been husband and wife our whole life" "What do you mean we aren't married?" "But you've never registered" "You've spent 70 years together" "It's a pity not to get a marriage certificate" "Grandpa, did you leave your donkeys during the liberation?" "I mean, seventy years ago, China donkeys were very useful in China" "70 years ago" "But not in America" "You can't just leave Grandma without a proper marriage" "That's nonsense" "We had a proper wedding" "Actually... cohabitation without marriage is quite common in the US" "Chen" "Listen to Daniel" "Grandpa" "What I mean is..." "Get a marriage certificate for Grandma's sake" "It's called... respect" "Stop that" "Don't spoil it" "But we can't wear white" "Weddings are happy occasions" "White is bad luck" "That's right, no white" "What I'm wearing is fine" "No, no, no..." "Wait for me" "Are you willing to take the hand of... this lovely woman in marriage as your wife?" "Enough..." "I've heard cheesy lines like that on TV" "I suppose... you don't have other options for an old man like me right?" "So your answer is "yes"?" "What diffence does it make?" "We've already spent 70 years together" "Miss Tang" "Are you willing to marry this handsome..." "Enough" "Step aside," "I'll do it" "Old lady" "You don't like to exercise" "You spend your time knitting" "Your health... is not as good as mine" "Forgive me for saying this" "I believe... you'll die before me" "Mr Lin" " This is a wedding..." " I know" "Come to think of it" "That's a good thing" "Look at you" "Timid and stupid" "If I die first how will you manage the household by yourself?" "You cry all the time" "You're almost 80 but you're still a crybaby" "If I die, you'd be crying alone" "I couldn't rest in peace" "Old lady" "Before people die they get sick they suffer" "They become... annoying" "But don't worry" "No matter what" "I won't abandon you" "Of course" "I have a bad temper" "When you get to the other side if you don't mind... wait for me" "If you're not willing find someone who treats you better than me" "You have my permission" "This is what we'll do" "On the tombstone" "I'll leave some room" "When the time comes," "I'll put my name next to yours, okay?" "After 70 years... at your age... the two of you still want a wedding ceremony" "It takes... courage to live in the face of death" "Grandpa" "You may now kiss the bride" "Look at you" "How could you wear this?" "Change it quickly" "So ugly" "Thank you!" ""Celebrating 100 Years of Helene Hanff"" "Stars can only be seen in the dark" ""To live in the face of death" is meaningful" "Death is nothing to fear" "There's nothing we can't face" "Banker wins" "Banker wins" "Natural nine" "All on teh bank..." "All goes" "Good luck!" "Player seven in stands..." "Yes!" "Banker wins" "US$26,000" "At today's rate, it's more than HK$200,000" "Just treat the extra as interest" "Thank you" "When I left this morning I was thinking..." "If I won, I would throw the money in your face" "Now I know I was wrong" "I crossed the line" "It was just business to you" "I let my mind run wild" "Jiao" "What you just said... was hard to hear" "Please accept my apology" "Thanks for teaching me... a lesson today" "No, don't treat me like a stranger" "Let's do this" "Go pack your things" "We'll go ring the bell at Nasdaq tomorrow" "I've never met a woman like you... that could crossover into my business world" "As for this money" "Consider it... a test?" "I didn't graduate high school because I hated tests" "Please think it over?" "Thanks for giving me a chance today" "I'll remember your kindness" "Jiao" "What if I say..." "I'm sorry?" "Please burn that IOU note" "From now on" "I never want to be in debt again" "Wonderful" "Daniel, you're so considerate" "Oh please Grandpa" "Look at those lanterns" "Just like the ones at our first wedding" "Grandpa, Grandma" "May your happy marriage last for... 200... 300 years" "300 years of happiness!" "Thank you!" "Hello?" "I can't hear you" "Wait..." "Hello?" "Once the house is fixed," "I'll ask Grandpa... to sell it to you" "Grandma" "Grandpa was right" "You should sell your house... to a nice family" "I'm just... not good enough" "So..." "I'll work harder to find you a good buyer" "I think you're good enough" "Let's go" "What about dinner?" "Leave it" "What's wrong, Grandpa?" "As a man you must have honor and integrity" "If you want something just be direct with Grandpa" "Scheming is despicable" "People will look down on you" "What are you talking about?" "Alice called" "She said that he's going to buy our house and tear it down" "I don't know when... he had me sign a waiver giving up my rights to the house" "This is insurance as well" "Why did he arrange the wedding?" "He needs this certificate" "Even though the house is in my name it's now our shared property" "If I don't agree to sell he may trick you into signing something to sell the house to him" "Tell me it's not true, Daniel?" "Let's go" "Come on" "Grandma" "Please talk to Grandpa again" "It's such a long bus ride in such heavy rain" "Let me drive you" "You've said enough" "You know Grandpa's temper" " Leave us be" " Grandma" "It's raining" "Get in the car" "I messed up" "Welcome to my world" "You messed up once" "I mess up all the time" "I don't know how to live a normal life" "It's not what I meant" "I suddenly realize... my life has been a waste" "Little girl" "You won't understand" "What makes you think I'm a little girl?" "Being reborn as a little girl takes good karma" "I've never been treasure by anyone" "Hey!" "It's true!" "You think all little girls are like butterflies with carefree lives" "Just like her?" "Who knows, she might have gone through hell" ""So... don't say your life is a waste"" "so easily" "If you regret how you live" "I regret even being born" "Professor" "You seem depressed" "Did something happen?" "You helped me before" "I want to return the favor" "Let me help you" "Don't worry" "I'm here for you" "You once said that... people like me are boring" "Actually you were right" "I'm both... boring and afraid" "If I learn a quote" "I repeat it for life" "Whether it's friends, relatives or girls" "I keep my distance" "If you've seen a cactus" "I'm quite similar... covered in sharp spikes" "It makes me feel protected" "You use the spikes to stab people" "As for me" "I always get stabbed" "Does it hurt?" "A lot... my insides feel torn apart" "But if you don't try you'll never know if that person is the right one" "You're brave" "It's all I have left as a West End girl... who experienced many heartbreaks" "So what if I fall over and over again?" "I'll just try to fail more gracefully next time" "You have your reason" "West London is not so big" "Maybe we'll run into each other" "Where?" "84 Charing Cross Road?" "Maybe" "Check out please" "Yes, sir" "The old couple who came with you" "They left something in their room" "There was a woman in the room" "She returned the item to us" "Do you want to return it back to them?" " Of course, thank you" " Thank you, sir" "I was such a jerk" "I wouldn't want someone like me for a friend" "I don't know why" "But when I'm upset" "I want to talk to you" "But who are you?" "We've corresponded for so long but I don't even know your name" "Happy New Year!" " Happy New Year!" " Where are you heading today?" " Macau" " Are we checking any bags?" "No" "My name... doesn't matter" "But if you must know" "Just call me..." "Little Shrimp" "One of those tiny creatures in the vast ocean... insignificant" "Shrimp used to be my favorite" "But I'll stop eating them" "Little Shrimp" "You're a good man" "You may not eat shrimp, but someone else will" "We die just the same" "A good man is a title..." "I don't deserved" " Nine - (Calling Grandpa)" "Eight" "Seven" "Six" "Five" "Four" "Three" "Two" "One" "Happy New Year!" "I used to feel nothing... when my spikes stabbed someone" "Now I realize hurting someone... hurts me even more" "I don't care" "To me, you're a good man" "I don't know your name either" "What if one day... we lose contact?" "It won't happen" "Helene and Frank kept in touch for 20 years without meeting" "We have a long way to go" "Excuse me" "I'm looking for Mr Lin" "Thank you" "Daniel's here" "Will you see him?" "Grandma" "How's Grandpa?" "His heart... has some issues" "He's okay now" "Can I see him?" "Grandpa is fine" "He said... no need to meet" "He left this for you" "Don't drink from a tainted well" "Don't seek shade under a rotted tree" "Home prices in Beijing and Shanghai prices are too high" "Housing markets in other cities are unstable" "The best option is:" "buy in America" "The San Marino houses you see now are with the best school districts" "However" "Properties here rarely go on the market" "My advise... if you find one don't pass it up" "One investment..." "Two rewards" "Little Shrimp" "I followed your advice but it didn't work out" "I failed miserably" "It's only right what comes around goes around" "It's strange," "I'm increasingly affected by your words" "I'm also curious..." "You have the handwriting of a grade-school student but the address on the envelope has adult handwriting" "Is God playing some sort of trick on me?" "Mrs Wang?" "Is everything here?" "Thank you so much, Daniel" "My pleasure" "I really... didn't know who else to ask for help" "Don't worry about it" "The school said Charlie has serious emotional issues and requires counseling" "The psychiatrist insisted him to attend camp with his dad" "Don't trust American doctors" "They claim everyone has mental issues" "That's how they get new patients" "Don't you think?" "We'll have fun, Charlie" "Charlie" "I quit my job for you" "I gave up everything to stay here with you" "Is this how you repay me?" "Is this fair?" "I'm talking to you!" "He's too young." "The bus is here" "Kids are kids, they'll grow up eventually" " The bus is here" " Charlie" "Listen to Daniel" "Please take good care of him" "I will" "Good" "His allergy medicine is in his bag" "Okay" "The bug repellent too!" "Charlie, don't just play games on your phone" "Remember to call!" "Call me anytime" "Thank you, Daniel!" "You're welcome" "I'm sorry sleeping in the open" "When I was your age," "I arrived in America alone" "I've never went to any type of camp" "Why can't you study?" "Your principal said... your grades in China were excellent" "Now you're failing every subject" "Studying is the same no matter where you are" "But faking your grades... for immigration purposes in the States... is fraud" "It's a felony" "I didn't fake them" "You know shit" "So you didn't want to come to the US?" "You're flunking out to piss off your mother?" "You're my client's child" "I shouldn't say so much" "But I want to treat you like an adult" "So one last piece of advise" "Take it from one who knows" "You can make a good life in the US" "Don't waste it just to upset your parents" "It's not worth it" "Take it from you?" "You didn't want to come to America" "America is great more freedom" "Don't you miss home?" "If you don't want to live here... talk to your mom" "You think the adults... listen to their kids?" "It's up to them to listen and up to you to talk" "Why did didn't you tell your parents?" "Drinking already" "You don't need to work?" "That table is lucky, go check it out" "You make me worry whether you gamble or not" "You nag me whether I gamble or not" "Alright" "Professor" "What do you teach in class everyday?" "Do any students flirt with you?" "I have a bad feeling" "If we keep writing to each other" "I may end up falling in love with you" "No one read "books" in casinos" "Fear of "losing"?" " Of course" " The stakes in gambling can't compare to the real life stakes" "That's true" "But why visit Macau if you don't gamble?" "Not everyone goes to" "Tiananmen and the Forbidden City in Beijing" "You're weird" "Am I?" "I thought only woman read such fantasy romance novels" "Why is it a fantasy?" "Don't you think it's a wonderful thing to find your soul mate?" "This book... is considered the book lover's Bible" "Apart from this book" "I've also read all the books referenced in it" "Have you... been writing letters to someone?" "Only when I was younger" "I don't anymore" "I see" "I just made a new friend" "Somehow... he reminds me of you" "Professor" "Ever have the same feeling?" "We talked so much" "It was a long walk" "How I wish he was you!" "When I wrote to you" "I imagined many times... that one day the two of us walking and talking together and even kissing" "If you're considering a school transfer" "Irvine is a great choice" "For years, it was voted... the most "liveable" city" "It also has a large Chinese population" "The houses here in general are quite new... and well-designed" "My priority is Charlie's education" "It's better for Charlie... to not go back to his previous school" "Look over there." "New houses" "We're here?" "Mrs Wang" "Chinese New Year is coming in two days" "I know, I'm sorry to still... make you work" "I mean..." "If I were you" "I'd just buy two air tickets back to Chinia with Charlie to make some dumplings at home" "What are you saying?" "Charlie is a good student if he wants to study in America he can get into any school anytime" "For him the house means nothing" "He wants a home" "What about the house?" "Let's put it this way" "Charlie and I have gotten closer at camp" "We became friends, didn't we?" "As a friend, I can't go against his wishes" "Therefore I cannot continue... to be your broker" "It's a "Giacomo Agostini" cap" "Limited edition" "Cool" "Happy Chinses New Year!" "Keep it up, biker!" "Thanks" "Hubby" "I feel cold" "Bring me my shawl" "What do you think?" "What to bet on?" "Try a tied bet?" "Don't stay up too late" "Bet small this time" "It's just for fun" "You're a great hostess" "If I was the only one having fun... it wouldn't be fair" "I..." "I must say..." "Don't apologize" "We kissed" "No big deal" "I must say..." "I'm happy to have met you" "It's been years since I discussed books and peotry with someone" "Is that right?" "I always thought you intellectuals just talked and laughed like erudite people" "A poet fell very ill the other day" "He couldn't afford the hospital until people pooled money together" "Economics are the basis of everything" "The romantic era... at the end of last century... was a poet's heaven" "But today, poetry as an occupation is... dead" "Out of all the things you've won and lost not writing poetry... is a loss or a win?" "Professor, ever watch a seagull feed?" "It circles the water again and again" "When it spots a fish it folds its wings, then dive bombs" "Like a suicide, it hits the water at a lethal speed... without reservation" "It's just like love" "Only... some are rewarded" "Others... get nothing" "Professor" "Can you tell me..." "What love is?" "I received your letter, Little Shrimp" "I'm no expert on the topic of love" "Nowadays it's easy to go to bed with someone" "People have sex, they don't talk about love" "Gong Xi Fa Cai" "Happy Chinese New Year" "It's New Year's Eve tomorrow" "Wang Wei said," ""A foreigner in a foreign land is always homesick"" ""especially during holidays"" "To be honest" "I hate New Year's Eve" "I never heard you talk about your family?" "Are you making dumplings at home now?" "Come, dinner's ready!" "Serve your sister some wine" " Here, Jiao" " Gong Xi Fa Cai" "I have no family except my dad's former girlfriend" "If I was asked who was my family" "I would say you" "Here" "Wish you luck and good fortune" "You're my hero" "I have money to travel!" "Where are you going?" "Sichuan" "What about school?" "I can return to school anytime" "But a panda's birth is a rare event" "You'll be the death of me!" "Studying is not the right path for me" "Just give me one year and I'll take care of you for life" "Alright" "Do your own thing while you're young" "Otherwise you'll regret it when you're old" "Try this" "Grandma" "But Grandpa..." "Okay" "I'm coming" "Why doesn't it fit?" "That's not the one" "Yes it is" "No, it's not" "Think you know better?" "Then you do it" "Appliances are like people..." "They bully the elderly" "I'm sorry, Grandpa" "Come, get your dumplings" "Stop being so stubborn" "You've been fiddling with it all day" "If it wasn't for him this TV from your son would be a wall display" "Daniel is no better" "Look" "Double vision" "Grandpa" "This is a 3D-TV" "You watch it with 3D-glasses" "We bought the glasses" "You just forgot them in Vegas" "We didn't forget" "Grandpa left them there" "He said... only good kids get to come and watch TV" "I'm sorry, Grandpa" "Say no more" "It's all in the past" "Are we going to eat?" "Of course" "You're always right" "Okay?" "What's wrong with the TV?" "Isn't this Milai?" " Grandpa, Grandma..." " My sweet grandson" "How did he get on TV?" "Can you see me?" "Happy Chinese New Year!" " I'm talking to you via satellite" " This is a satellite signals..." " I wish you health and happiness..." " Did NASA do this?" "Happy New Year!" "Must be our kids sending their New Year's greetings" "Grandpa, you didn't drive again, did you?" "Of course not" " Great" " Let me show you" "We are doing good" "This is the Earth" "Milai's on TV" "I haven't celebrated for the new year for 20 years" "I came to America at 14" "It's just been "me and my shadow alone" ever since" "Grandma" "Rest early" "After I left China my parents got divorced, then both remarried" "I was left without a family" "Perhaps that's why..." "I grew into a cactus" "Love hurts too much" "If you give your heart away you risk being abandoned left alone to heal" "I met a kid not long ago" "He reminded me of myself 20 years ago" "I envy you" "You became a professor" "You became the person you wanted to be" "As for me" "I still don't know" "What I want to be" "I have a confession to make" "I'm not a professor" "I don't live in England" "It's time for me to come clean" "I'm not from West London" "I've never been to the UK" "I moved to Macau with my dad when I was 15" "I've worked in casinos ever since" "I'm just a real estate broker in Los Angeles" "My existence makes no difference to the world" "The name "Little Shrimp" is not a lie" "I'm a little shrimp in casinos, hiding from life" "I didn't mean to lie" "I was afraid if you found out you would stop sending me letters" "I was afraid you would hate me and stop writing to me" "If I get a chance" "I want to apologize to you in person" "If you're willing" "I'll tell you everything there is to know" "Will I hear from you again?" "Daniel!" "Daniel!" "Daniel, wake up!" "It's Grandpa, he's in trouble!" "Your..." "Grandpa and I left Yichang for Shanghai in 1948" "Then we moved to the US" "This is where we got married" "Everything is under water now" "Old man" "We're home" "We made it back" "Grandma" "At the wedding ceremony" "Grandpa promised your names would be carved on the same gravestone" "Should we erect a gravestone here in his hometown?" "He often recited this:" "A thousand miles away from home... no home to return to when alive, no grave to rest when dead" "He told me that" "Su Dongbo wrote this poem for Qu Yuan" "I know what he wants" "We're home now" "Gravestone or not" "It doesn't matter" "Daniel" "Thank you... for bringing us home" "Grandma" "Why did you bring the house deed?" "Grandpa delayed the sale because... he was afraid our children would drift further away from us" "There's a proverb:" "Don't travel far if your parents are still around" "It should be changed to:" "Don't travel far if your kids are still around" "Daniel" "Don't you tear down the house" "It has great feng shui" "It's good for children" "As for the price, you decide" "Just give me enough... for my old age" "This house... was your home with Grandpa" "Home is... where family is" "But when it's gone... where is home?" "In your heart" "Grandma" "It's the first time..." "I've seen your name written" "Your handwriting is beautiful" "Grandpa was an educated man" "I was illiterate" "He said he would teach me but we never had time" "After raising our three children we raised our grandson" "When we finally had the time your grandpa" "left me" "He only taught me a few words" "I learned these 4 characters from him" "I never thought..." "I would ever... put them to use" "Little Shrimp" "In your first letter you wrote:" "Go back to where you came from" "I've finally followed your advice" "I understand now," "Daniel family is family..." "Daniel there's no room for regrets and grudges" "Mom" "Little Shrimp" "I still haven't received word from you" "I miss you" "Are you not responding because I lied to you?" "I called the office many times" "But they said, no letters from you" "Hello?" "Have you disappeared?" "I used to just drop my mail at a postbox" "Now I mail them at the post office... hoping they would reach you sooner that way" "I once believed our letters brought us closer together" "I have no idea what happened" "You suddenly disappeared from my life" "I still haven't heard from you" "Perhaps you finally decided our correspondence was a joke?" "Or something happened to you?" "Is everything okay?" "Even if you want to cut me off tell me that you're okay" "Rereading your letters... is the only way" "I can endure the long nights" "How I wish I could turn back time to the day I received your first letter" "I miss you so much" "Where are you?" "Even if you want to end this can't you write me a letter?" "Just tell me to stop writing from this day forth" "I can accept that" "I never felt this way before," "Little Shrimp" "I have bad news for you" "I think..." "I'm in love with you" "I take back what I said about not meeting" "Where exactly do you live in London?" "Please tell me" "Where did you go?" "Was our long year correspondence... just a trick to pick up girls?" "Perhaps someone from West London fell in love with you?" "Then again..." "Professor" "Without your letters..." "I feel completely lost" "Jiao" "Your letter" "I did it!" "You said...if Helene took her money to gamble in Las Vegas," "She could have met Frank in London" "I took my money and traveled down here today" "Origin of the book "84 Sharing Cross Road" by Helene Hanff" "Can I help you?" "Are you the owner?" "No, I am not" "He passed away just a few days ago" "I am helping to sell this place" "He passed away?" "Do you know anything about him?" " Thomas?" " Yes" "He was a gentleman" "His funeral service is being held today" "If you'd like to attend," "I can give you the address" "Yes please." "Thank you" "Mr Thomas didn't have any children" "Now that he has passed away 84 Charing Cross Road must be closed and it's a shame because the stories in this book are finished forever" "(Polish) After reading this book" "(Polish) I wrote to this address" "(Polish) Like everyone here, I soon received a reply" "(Arabic) I never expected a reply" "(Arabic) I wrote my first letter as a joke" "(Indian) I only found out later that it was all Mr.Thomas's doing" "I would like to thank him" "It was he who connected me to the most important person in my life" "(Iranian) He connected me to my soul mate" "(Iranian) When we finally met, we realized Mr Thomas" "(Iranian) had been exchanging letters for us" "(Iranian) If it wasn't him, we would have never met" "I found a letter, written by Mr Thomas" "And as his lawyer," "I'd like to share it with you" "He writes" "I have a confession to make for which" "I must ask for your forgiveness" "I have been secretly partaking in your happiness" "My whole life I've been sitting here and your letters have allowed me the opportunity to experience the world" "Unfortunately, I don't think" "I will have the chance to be part of the letter exchange anymore" "Your letters allowed me to travel back to the time of my youth" "A time when the immediacy of an email was not an option" "Sometimes waiting for a letter felt like a life time" "Letter writing requires you to slow down" "Slowly write out the most romantic and heartfelt thoughts" "The slow process of finding true love is something that is best savoured" "Excuse me" "Excuse me" "Can you speak Chinese?" "Sorry, I only speak Korean" "Sorry" "Thanks for always being there when I needed a shoulder to cry on." "You will always be missed" "Thanks so much for letting us to meet" "Rest in peace." "God will be with you" "Thank you, you are a good man" "May God be with you" "Little Shrimp" "Professor" "I don't know where else to find you" "I thought, with so many schools in London if I went through all of them," "I would eventually run into you" "Come to think of it" "You could be anywhere in the world not just London" "(outdoor TV) I'm standing with MotoGP legend, 3-time World Champion..." ""Little Shrimp, I'm in London!" "Where are you?"" "I'm in London!" "Airport please" "Imagine... you vanished from my life just like that" "It hurts so so much" "I'm afraid of many things now" "Afraids of pens and paper" "Afraid of the postbox and post office" "Afraid of poetry" "Afraid of seeing or hearing the word "professor"" "My heart felt hollow" "My life felt meaningless" "Excuse me" "I don't want to go to the airport" "Could you please turn around?" "Professor" "This is my last time calling you Professor" "Because... this is my last letter to you" "I know you may never receive this letter" "Consider it a form of closure... to our year-long correspondence" "I have no idea where to send it" "Perhaps" "I'll just leave it at where it should go to" "Excuse me" "Can I leave the letter here?" "To Professor, 84 Charing Cross Street" "Little Shrimp" "You're not what I imagines" "I thought you would have... shorter hair" "Mr Thomas didn't have any children" "Now that he has passed away 84 Charing Cross Road must be closed" "84 Charing Cross Road for sale"