Your eyes
remind me of my first girlfriend
Are you free tonight?
Let's go to my place
I'm like my daughter.
The first time I met Ma Zhen Cheng was also on a summer's day. I was 16
At that time, from his classmates, he found out that my name was Isabella
He said that I, like my name, was beautiful
We started to talk
Not long after, we were together
From that day, I became his "Isabella"
Can I get you a drink?
Do you come here often?
Actually, I don't really like coming to these types of places
However, it was my friend's birthday today
and he asked me to come
I prefer quieter places
Actually, there's a cafe that's quite nice in Taipa
It's a little stuffy here
Actually, this type of man is not worth your time
Don't give up the forest for the sake of one tree
Shall we go
If I was you, I will let it go for one night
If you can't see it, then it's your shout
Right
Is it your shout?
Good
Cheers
The bill, please
Is it really true? -Of course
Thank you, it comes to $390
Keep the change
Well?
You've followed me for the whole day now
Who is she?
Some prostitute
Sleep a night and couldn't take it
Officer Ma, what's the matter?
Seven o'clock
Where?
Nan Kwang Pier
You won't get his money tonight
After this, I'll go down to get the money for you
Ma Cheng once said that after he graduated, he wanted to become a police officer
because he wanted me to feel proud if I came across him on the street
The weather's really hot
Who would come and have hot-pot in this weather?
It's so hot
Look at the beef, it's so fresh, so fresh
You see
How can depend on those Portugese?
Why? Well, what were they in the past? What?
Pirates
Yeah, pirates. Trust him? You'll die for sure
So what?
So what? What's it got to do with him?
He;ll go back to Portugal to enjoy his pension
Win it? You're crazy
How can it be easy to win this lawsuit?
And so what?
All you can do is wait, In the end, use your last resort
Kill the snitch
Don't say that you're a cop
Yeah, I'm a cop, why am I saying this?
Pretend I never said a word
No, no, pretend I didn't hear anything
The beef is so fresh
Tell me, who would have hot-pot on a day like this?
I tell you, you can't trust the Portugese
Why? There's a reason
What did their ancestors do? Pirates.
Are you alright?
Call the ambulance
Get a towel
I'm alright
Are you alright?
Im OK - Exactly what happened?
Crazy bitch
That girl is underage. Be careful, OK?
Alright, take care.
You're not 18 yet
and you're a working girl?
Don't jerk me araound
Huh?
Let me tell you
No matter who asks, you are to say that you've never slept with me
Say it. You did not sleep with me.
You did not sleep with me
But you slept with my mum
My mum is Zhang Li Hua
I am your daughter
Zhang Bi Xin
Ah Cheng, I went so see the doctor - What was the matter?
The doctor said that I was pregnant
Ah Cheng, what are you doing? Look at your hand
This amount should be about enough right?
Are we getting married?
I'll wait for you outside
You knew that you were my daughter
yet you still did "that" with me last night
You cared? I thought that you didn't
You do so many women, what's so surprising about doing your daughter
What do you want?
$3,000
Don't let me see you in Macau again
That day, Ah Cheng gave me $3000 because he didn't want the child
People are gambling with their fates everyday, seeing if it allows them to live until tomorrow
But now, the child's fate is in my hands
awaiting my decision today
Give me the bill
Leave
Get up
Get up!
Liar
I am a police officer
In the court, who do you think the judge will believe?
Get out
Go
Stop screwing around
I didn't
When did your mother ...
June of last year
Lung cancer
What now?
I didn't come looking for a father
I just wanted $3,000
My landlords' locked me out
Haven't I already given it to you?
The landlord said
if I don't pay the previous 3 months rent
he wont let me return
Isabella's still inside
My dog
What rotten luck, getting involved in these things
if it wasn't for her mothers' death, I would have already thrown everything out
Officer, if there's anything missing, don't put it on me
So troublesome
Whats this smell? Does she have a dog?
The dog? I threw it out. On the street
Why did you throw out my dog?
Pay you rent. If you'd paid, I wouldn't have
Why did you throw out my dog?
Give Isabella back to me
Pay your rent
Ok, cut the crap,
where did you throw out the dog? - I didn't pay your rent, and you threw out my dog?
You don't pay, so I throw out your dog
Of course I will throw it out - You throw where?
Where did you throw it? - its alright im a cop
Fuck, where is my dog?
Quieten it down a bit, OK?
Get back in your room, this has nothing to do with you
You, tell me what you did with the dog
He threw away my dog!
Go find it on the streets
Where?
Where's my dog? - You threw away her dog? You're insane
I threw it onto the street, how would I know where it is? - Get back in your room
Where is it?
Crazy bitch
Who told you not to pay the rent?
Shut up!
Where is it?
Go look for it on the street
You must know where the dog is
Go find it yourself
Hey, pay your rent!
Isabella!
You wont find her like this
Where would you take her, in the past?
Isabella!
Who picked the name for your dog?
My mum
Why?
Nothing
My mum got the dog for me, after she found out she was sick
At the time, I didn't understand why she picked this name for the dog
After she died, I found out that
my mother was originally called Isabella
So I promised myself
that Isabella can not be discarded by anyone again
If a puppy goes missing, there is still a chance that it can be found on the street
But if a child is lost, where can you go to get it back?
Its OK. If you're busy you can leave first.
Where will you sleep tonight?
When she was young, Little Xin would ask me why her father was never at home
Each year, I would lie to her and say, "Your father is travelling the world,
looking for the best birthday present for you"
One day, Little Xin said that, this year, she did not want any birthday presents
She just wanted her father to come and tuck her in when she went to sleep
Miss, your mediince
Ah Cheng,
Father really doesn't want to see you
But firstly, don't think that my father and others are conspiring to decieve you
This matter of Curry testifying for the prosecution
is suspicious to not only you, but my father as well
In the past he cheated my father out of several million
Everyone knows about it. If you don't believe me, ask around
But then so what? Does that mean I need to kill him?
The Handover is coming. You still think things are like in the past.
Ah Cheng, do you actually understand?
Alright
Help me out
I want to eat Portugese meal
Have a look at this, look
Waha
Look at that meat
Look at those noodles, so nice
What's so good about eating Portugese meal
Hey, Ah Cheng, if I find anything, I'll call you
While you're there, get the staff to help look for this
Hey, there are three Which one are you after?
Go for a walk
What are you doing?
Go watch a movie at Guo Hua. Do you need money?
They're already closed
$300 should be enough
Go
Condoms? What do I need these for? I never use these.
I know. If you did, how would I be here
I don't want to suddenly have another sister
Anyone here?
What's the matter?
I'd like some take-away
What would you like?
Do you have Portugese meal?
What type of Portugese meal do you want?
What do you have?
We have the authentic Portugese meal
and the Pirate Portugese meal
Pirate Portugese meal
Who are you?
Where did he go?
He doesn't like anyone asking
Do you always ask?
Someone came looking for you today
Who?
Don't know
Male or female?
Female
Did you say what I was doing?
No
You didn't ask her?
I had no idea who she was
You stayed here the whole day?
You didn't need to go to school?
I needed to go
And why didn't you?
My school uniform is at home
Can you lend me the keys tonight?
I want to go out
Where?
Back home to get my uniform
During that time, because we were broke, we constantly had to move home
Each time carrying large and small bags of things, walking down the street
A little girl, lugging a bag as tall as she was
Was hard for her mother to watch
Each time Little Xin lugged the bags, she would move haltingly
Walking one step before putting them down again
Although she never said, I knew that
she was imagining her father holding her hand, and, step by step, taking her for a stroll
Ah Xin, is everything alright? You haven't been to school for a week.
Everything's fine
These are the notes for last week
Thank you
You moved out
How do you know?
I happened to pass by your place yesterday, ... and I saw.
Yes
Was that your boyfriend?
Yeah, he is a police officer
He seems a lot older than you
It doesn't matter. I like maturity
He loves me, so
he's asked me to move in with him so he can take care of me.
Its the place where you bought me food last time
You don't need to wait downstairs for me anymore
He doesn't like me to talking to other guys
So, if theres nothing in particular, don't call me out any more
Hey, the powers' back on
Are you hot?
Your telephone rang
Ah Jie, its Ma Cheng, whats up?
Ok, I'll come and have a look. Thanks
We're going to Taipa
What for?
There seems to have been a traffic accident there
By the wayside, there was a ... dead dog
Its ahead in the gutter
Where?
In the gutter. Between the two trees
About 30 meters from us
Can you see it? - Yeah
Thank you - No need to be polite
Do you have that dogs picture? - Yes
Wait for me here
Do you want
to see for yourself?
What? I never said it was her.
All I asked was if you wanted to go and have a look
How can you joke about these things?
Then should I go play with the on-off switches at home?
Ah Cheng always has his own peculiar method
making me both angry and happy at the same time
Each time that I saw him, he was always smiling or acting like a dope
I asked him why he was like that - You scared me
His said that it was because the person he loved was nearby
You have the right to remain silent
But anything that you say can be used in a court of law
Understand?
Oh
When a police officer asks you if you understand
you answer "I understand" or "I don't understand" Not "Oh". OK?
OK, Officer Ma
Zhang Bi Xin, have you have a boyfriend recently
Speak
Come over
Before my lawyer is here, I will not say anything
Good
The boys of the school don't suit me
How about the one that bought you the food last time?
That one. He's nice
He loves me, but
He doesn't like me talking to other guys
So, from now, you better not take me to school
When have I ever taken you to school?
Whatever. As long as you don't
Halt
Macau Police
Hello everyone
Friends of the Ruins of St. Paul's, how are you?
I, Zhang Bi Xin, am very happy today
I want to introduce a special guest to everyone today
My big dopey father - Ma Zhen Cheng
I am No.1 - Ma Zhen Cheng
Hello to all of my Macau neighbors
I, hereafter, will put all my effort to doing my best
Hope everyone knows I actually am a bad person
Its true, he really is a bad person
Thank you
Drunk and causing a commotion
The people here will say I'm uncivilized
Come over
I will teach you how to break a bottle
Breaking the bottle properly is very difficult
Last time, you broke it in the middle
and it rebound to hit you, right?
The point is to focus on the side, as it is tougher
Also, last time you stopped after you hit so it rebounded
What should you do?
Ever played tennis?
Get up
You have to swing through, like in tennis
OK?
Cool huh?
Apart from breaking single bottles
we can also break two bottles
Why? Don't know. Looks Cool
But its even better if you shout out loud
Come, again. Shout it out - Really? - Yes
Again
Hey you bastards, what are you doing?
Lets go
Keep yourself up
So heavy
Stand well
Use a bit of effort now
Falling
Squashed me so heavily
Do you know you've hit on me before?
Last year
At San Ling Bar
Your eyes
remind me of my first girlfriend
Are you free tonight?
Let's go to my place
Actually,
that night, I really wanted to go with you
Why?
See your house; I've never seen it
But, I then I thought I probably shouldn't
You were horny, if I followed you, what would have happened?
Mum likes this song a lot
Sleep
I'll sleep on the sofa
Why
I'm horny
What's wrong?
Still thinking about that dog?
I'm thinking about my mum
Roll it tighter, it will fall apart
(Chinese Saying) As long as it can face up to man and god alike.
Are yours tight?
Mum, take these offerings, take them all
Hey, what do you want to eat later?
What?
I can't think of what I want to eat
Ah Cheng
You go home first
Your girlfriend?
My daughter
Someone saw you buying a Pirate Portugese meal
Don't do anything stupid
All for the sake of your girlfriend?
I told you, she's my daughter
What's she called?
She's called Dang Dang
Are you well, Dang Dang?
What?
I didn't want to make you wait
When I am facing the most difficult time by myself
my only wish is to have the person I love at my side
Holding my hand tightly
How old are you?
18
How do you know Ah Cheng?
I work at the betting station. We met when he came to bet on a horse race
So you're the one.
Do you know that you're young enough to be his daughter?
You are too.
I'm 26. I've been with him since I was 16
Which one of us do you think he will pick?
How long have you been with him?
He said he didn't have a girlfriend
And you believe everything a man says?
You know how Ah Cheng is.
He doesn't realize when he hurts someone
In short, he's immature
In the past, Zhu Zhu had two abortions for him and moved in with him
And so what?
Look over there
After having moved in, you still have to be prepared to leave
Ms. Huang, you're different from me
You are just an outlet for Ah Cheng. A one night affair
But, I am his future You see those bags there?
At the end of the month we're emigrating to Toronto
You claim to be his girlfriend, then what does that make me?
I'm his girlfriend as well What is this?
I've been with him since I was 16. I'm 26 now.
I can fill a book with the experiences we've shared
You want to compete with me? Give yourself a break.
Do you even know what Ah Cheng wants?
And what can you provide? Happiness?
Ah Cheng doesn't need that. All he knows is sex.
Wise up.
It be worse if you get pregnant
You'll regret it.
What do you want?
$3,000
$1,000
Take it or leave it.
If you can be Ah Cheng's girl, then you should be able to take a drink
What are you doing?
Vomitting all over the stairs
Smile? I'm telling you off and you smile
What are you doing drinking during the daytime
I helped bring your clothes back, and you just leave it everywhere
Put it back in your room, don't leave it out in the living room
Yes
Hurry up, get up here
Let's leave
Go up. Its beautiful up there
How beautiful?
Go up and look through that light
Macau looks very different through that light
Hey, you ready?
Go
Ready?
Come on
Does Macau look very different?
How is it different?
Can't you see it? Its upside down.
Oh yeah. If you didn't tell me I wouldn't have known. Thank you
Isn't it beautiful?
Actually, Macau is really small
Did you know that when I was small, I would run into you a lot?
Mother never told me that you were my father
Then how did you know?
I guessed
Come, let's go over there. Don't bother Mr Policeman doing his job
Macau really is a small place
You will always come across someone from your past
whether or not you meant to; its unavoidable
Little Xin never asked who we were avoiding
I also never asked Ah Cheng, if he had another "Isabella"
Pay up. We're on a streak
If you're losing you're an idiot
What do you think I should I be calling you?
What do you mean?
I feel strange calling you dad
And I have no reason to call you Officer Ma. I'm not one of your underlings
If I call you Ah Cheng, it seems like I'm your girlfriend
What do you think?
Whatever
I'll just call you Ma Zhen Cheng, then
Two please
Is it sweet, Ma Zhen Cheng?
Not sweet, Zhang Bi Xin
Really?
Its very sweet, Ma Zhen Cheng
Just kidding, Zhang Bi Xin
You bore, Ma Zhen Cheng
You idiot, Zhang Bi Xin
Ma Zhen Cheng - Run
Ah Cheng
Don't make things difficult for yourself. Where can you run?
What are you doing so many things for?
You messing with Curry, means you're messing with us.
The Handover's about to occur, just leave things alone
Don't make so many waves
Should I ask now
or later?
Over in HuiLi, there is a triad head, called Brother Fei
Last time, Brother Fei helped me smuggle cigarettes into Macau
I was responsible for collecting the goods and money
Last month, customs confiscated a shipment
And caught Brother Fei's assistant, Curry
This matter implicated a lot of Portugese people
The Handover's immenent. Everyone wants things to look respectable
So it was agreed that Curry would turn main witness and would point me out
They want me to be the fall guy.
What do we do?
Nothing much
I can run away, then we don't have to go to court
or make Curry unable to go to court
I'll leave with you
Hey, here are your notes back
Don't worry about copying any homework for me from now on
Why
Nothing important, I'm leaving
I need to run away with my man
Isn't your boyfriend a police officer?
I've changed to another
The one I'm with now, is in a gang
The law is onto him, and he needs to escape
And has asked me to go with him
Where are you going?
Don't ask
I promised him that I wouldn't say. To prevent any problems.
The police are right on him
Have you thought about it clearly?
I can't worry about too much
In the gang society,
its enough if you're able to face up to man and God alike
What do I need to buy for running away? Come and help me choose.
OK
Who's after her?
She's already passed away
Ma Zhen Cheng
Where are you?
Hey, Ma Zhen Cheng, what are you doing sitting there?
I bought a lot of things
Do you know what the weather is like in Thailand?
What blood type are you?
I am type O, prone to mosquitos
However I got a bagful of mosquito repellant sprays and creams
So I'm not worried about being bitten
I also got some tea-leaves that can relieve spiciness
Are you worried about the sun there?
I not worried about tanning, but I don't want freckles
so I bought a SPF 100 cream I wonder if its enough?
Also
the toothbrush that you usually use, is that the one with hard or soft bristles?
This is yours
This is mine
I was worried about buying too much and going over the weight limit
But at the same time I was worried about not getting enough
What do you think?
Oh yeah, there's a temple in Thailand where you can pray to Beckham
Will you take me there sometime
Did I ever say that I would take you with me?
When did it happen?
In June last year. Lung cancer
How is Ah Xin, these days?
She well, and living at my place now
She thinks that I am her father. I thought so too
That's good then
Not long after you left, Gai La started buying smokes from that grocery store just opposite
Afterwards, we were together, and had a child
She never told me. Even until the size of her belly got bigger day by day
I could not stop myself from asking her
She said that she would not have an abortion again and that I didn't need to do anything
She would bring up her daughter by herself
Gai La thought that be changing her name that she could forget all about you
It actually didn't help one bit
Will you ever want to take back Ah Xin?
If I was able, I would have already done so 16 years ago
I think that deep down, Ah La
always treated Ah Xin as the child that she intended to have with you
On this day, Ah Cheng had gone. Our child had gone. And finally, "Isabella" left with them.
On the street the other day
I saw a little girl walking a dog
She passed by me
And I knew that it was Isabella
Then I went with her to the park
We played in the park for a long time
I held her
And softly called her name
She responded to me
That little girl told me
That the dog was called Dang Dang
I didn't want to separate them
I didn't dare tell you
Because I was worried that after I had found Isabella
You would want me to move out
Can you not abandon me any more?
The food in SE Asia is too hot
Let's go to Europe instead
Really?
I'm kidding
When mum was free, she liked to take two rubber bands and pull at them
At the time, I didn't know what she was pulling at
That day, I saw you doing the same thing in the bar
I realized that you must have shown her in the past
Why don't you show me how its played?
This rubber band game, is very troubling
You always think that they're bound together
And you can't pull them apart You see?
You really can't pull them apart
Show me again - I'm not at your beck and call, you know
But I'll show you again
Watch carefully now
Treat her better
OK
Accept this offering
Accept it all
Accept this offering, Isabella
Which one is better?
The bigger one is a bit better
Yeah?
This one
it looks bright and fresh
You're running away
Too fresh is not so good
This one?
OK then
Isn't SE Asia hot?
He should look hansome with this on
I'm very sorry. I didn't wait for you that day
Don't worry. I will treat Ah Xin as if she was our own daughter
Sorry, I know that you have already broken up with Ah Xin
But can you help her
What can I do to help her?
Ah Xin tells me that she's become involved with some vagabond
And wants to run away to SE Asia together
I know you are a police officer
Will you talk to her?
She's only known that guy for a a few days
and doesn't know type of person he is
I'm worried that she's being tricked
Can't you talk to her?
What are you to her?
Friend
What type of friend? Boyfriend?
I just want her to live a little better
I talked it over with lawyer this morning
He says that if I'm willing to confess, then he can appeal to the court's mercy
I'll go to prison for about 4 years
With good behaviour, study leave plus holidays
I can be out in 2 years
I just pawned by gold watch, and with the money we intended to use to run away
I can pay 3 years rent
I am a police officer. Only the gutless run away.
Here, eat
When I was 17, I made your mother pregnant
I was very afraid at that time
I went around stealing money at Patio da Eterna Felicidade
To give to your mother to have the abortion
After I became a police officer
To buy a gold Rolex
I looked under flower pots.
and sold the herion that I found
You know
Its hard to live in Macau, you need a gold Rolex
it's not that people will look down on you, it's that they can't see you at all.
All I could do, was think of a way
When I found the way
So what?
It was all wrong
I don't want it
Promise me
When I get out of jail, we'll quit smoking together
Ok?
Have some soup
I'll be waiting for you outside
Actually, people are gambling with their fates every day. Seeing if it allows them to live until tomorrow
Little Xin, Mama knows that she will need to leave you soon
Sorry. There were some things that even at the end, I was unable to tell you.
I never regretted being together with Ma Zhen Cheng
If I could return to when I was 17 years old
I would still willingly become his "Isabella"
My man
is now suffering in prison. Do you know why?
Because of me
I promised him
that after he gets out, we will live together
Keep a dog. Cook a meal. Occasionally gamble a little.
How happy we would be.
Did I tell you that I quit smoking?
He says that he doesn't like me smoking
He says that its not so good for girls to be smoking
Very manly huh?
However, its alright
If he doesn't like it. Then I'll stop
THE END Subtitles by: reklame11