KuankuanKuankuan
Hey Kuankuan
KuankuanKuankuan
Hey
What's the matter with you
It wasn't my fault
He just collapsed
Must be sunstroke
Nothing to do with me
Kuankuan Kuankuan Kuankuan
Kuankuan Kuankuan is that you, Kuankuan
Kuankuan Kuankuan
Ah, it is you
You scared your aunt to death
Aiya, sorry sorry
I've forgotten your leg
Haven't you grown tall
What does your ma feed you
See you, Auntie
Take care
It's so hot
Come along this way
Kuankuan
you'll have to get used to that
That woman sings everyday
At the same time, like a rooster
Wretched thing
Come on
Watch your step
You can't drink that water
I soak my false teeth in it
It's my fault
Sorry, Kuankuan
Sorry I've drunk it now
What's the point of saying sorry
You're right Anyway we're relatives
Sorry, I must go to the toilet
Are you alright Get up
I'm okay Next time I'm gonna Find something weird in your place
tell me First
What you mean my 14 birds
I just let them fly free for a little while
They'll go back in the cage in a minute
I used to have
Stop pulling me, will you
There used to be 15 of them
One of them just vanished
Feifei must have got it
You know, that cat eats better
than I do
I bought you a big watermelon and some Fish
They're in the fridge in the shop downstairs
I'll go and get them I'll be back in a moment
Alright
Wretched thing
Local call:30 cents
Long distance:60 cents
Hello She's not here
Okay Bye-bye
Are you there, Mrs Y e
I'm letting myself in
Are you there, Mrs Y e
Who are you
Are you Mrs Y e's grandson
I'm her nephew
She says she has a daughter in Los Angeles
You know her
I don't know, ask my Auntie
Come,pat her
Why isn't she home to hear my good news
I know, when she comes back
Tell her that her neighbour came by
I've found her a j ob as a tutor
She has an interview tomorrow Don't forget
My name is Shui Call me Mrs Shui
The 'shui' that means water
Don't forget,it's very important
Two dollars a cattie
OK
Let's go KuanKuan
Thanks for coming with me to the interview
You're a key part of my plan
If the terms for the tutoring job are acceptable
that'll be Fine
But if not, I can say you need a lot of looking after
Then I can turn them down
Life is all about planning ahead
The chicken soup smells great
Who is it
Mrs Y e,look at this
Look at my new wig
Smashing, isn't it
Doesn't it look good
Don't you get tired of changing your hair colour every day
I Find it rather shocking
Shocking's the word I'm never tired
Looking good is always fun
I think the silver wig suits you better
Then you don't understand
I choose the wig to match the colour of my clothes
Anyway,how did the interview go
I'm starting tomorrow
Then it's settled
Y es
Congratulations
So you owe me a treat
I probably do
Congratulations
Kuankuan, what do you think she looks like
I don't know
Isn't she like a ribbon Fish
I call her Grey Ribbon Fish
She's the one who sings every day
She's always in a good mood
And you're always in a jealous mood
What Me Jealous of her
The people in this building
are all wretches
Very few are college graduates
Unlike me
I used to win 'Model Worker' awards every year
Everyone sang my praises
She's just rich
So what's she good for
Really
Singing at all hours
Pets all over the place
I've always lived an upright life
Auntie, can I ask you a favour
Of course you only have to ask
Can we turn on your air conditioner
I'm too hot
What do you mean
Am I not hospitable enough
Kuankuan, I have arthritis
I can't be too cold
or too hot
What a child
When I was young, I hadn't even seen an electric fan
I didn't sleep well last night
Insomnia
An earthquake wouldn't have woken you
This is for my living expenses
From now on, every cent it costs to have me here
take from this money
Today we begin our First lesson
It's a story about a bat
Called The Bat
THE No, it's the
What is that Shanghainese
Don't laugh, try it again
Y es, that's right
Now, I'll read the story in English
Listen
Kuankuan
Hello, Rulan
Has Kuankuan called you
No, sister, what's up
Nothing
But he wasn't here when I came home this evening
And he's still not back
I'm a bit worried
Should I call the police
Oh dear, not again
What do you mean
It's alright, sis, don't worry
It's not the First time
His disappearing act
He usually comes back around 7pm on the third day
Just be patient
Was there anything else
I'm in a meeting, let's speak later
Are you Sixth Princess
Yeah
I'm Seventh Knight
Are you really 18
Or are you just malnourished
T ell me
I'm twelve
And crippled
Was once enough
Sit down
Watch this
Oh A guest
Mr Fang
It's some time since we last saw you
After your promotion, you forgot us
Important men become forgetful
Okay, go out and play
That's right,I still have work to do
My grandma
Where are your parents
In Xnjiang They're divorced
They're both remarried they've had more kids
It was grandma who burned my face
It was when I was four
She'd given me a bath
She was just putting me to bed
when she let me slip
I fell right on the oven
It was right there
I've always hated her for it
But she's old, she has Alzheimer's
She's forgotten the whole thing
No point hating her now
Ah, Mrs Y e Thank you for your work
This is a small gesture from my family
Please accept it
I'll explain
W e had experts assess your class
They consider your English ability to be excellent
but think you're not right for our son
You speak British English
It's very elegant
But our boy will eventually study in America
So we'd prefer an American-English tutor
W e won't take up any more of your valuable time
But British English is more tasteful
Y es, so is classical Chinese
But who speaks that now
See what I mean Alright then
Goodbye
Please clear up that mess
You're being anti-social
Are you deaf
I asked you to clear up that mess
Who are you
Who am I
A citizen
You're crazy
I don't care whether you're from a good family
or the wife of a gangster
It's everyone's duty to protect the environment
Don't you know that
Now what are you doing
Alright, just you wait
I'll be back
Look, here she is
What's wrong
Your behaviour has violated Environmental Sanitation regulations
No excuses
Comrade Policeman
I believe that justice can prevail over wrongdoing
You know what you did
You violated social morality
You have to understand
You have to behave in a civilised way
And not only during 'Politeness Month'
Alright
I was wrong
I'm sorry
I'm from the countryside
Comrade Policeman, I
Write an apology
Post it on the door
Understand
Hello
Is that Ye Rutang
Speaking
I've kidnapped your nephew
What
I want 50,000 renminbi
Bring it this evening
Don't call the police
I'll inform you of the drop-off point later
But I don't have that much money
Auntie Help
They're taking their time
Don't worry, they will call
Don't be afraid, ma'am, calm down
Answer the phone
Is that the hoodlum
No
I mean, is that the kidnapper
Put the money on top of the garbage bin
by Lane 2, off Suzhou Creek South Road, at 2 am
I'll free him when I get the money
Don't be afraid, ma'am
Just leave the money
and come straight back
Come straight back, don't look at us
Alright
The hoodlum won't shoot me
No
Go on
Take care
You won't shoot me either
Of course not
KuankuanRun for it
I planned the whole thing
You're a senior citizen
What were you up to
Why did you do it
I don't know
It was nothing to with her
It was my idea
Fine, that's the right attitude
What was your motive
T o help Feifei get her face Fixed in Korea
Here's all the money that's left
Plus all the receipts for expenses
Except the water and electricity bills
I've kept your share for those
I've bought your train ticket
Your Ma will meet you off the train
Later
I'll take you to the hospital to get your plaster cast taken off
Mrs Y e
I nearly died of fright
What happened
Let me drink some water
T ell us
I'll tell you
The elevator girl went to the toilet
So I operated the elevator myself
But when it got to the eighth floor, I heard a bang
It broke down And I was stuck inside
I was scared to death
Absolutely terrified
Luckily I had my cellphone
So I called 119, er 110 for help
I might have died Really
Aiya, awful
So I tell you, Mrs Y e
Rich or poor
you need a cellphone
It's a necessity in life
Like the tracers they attach to wild animals
You have to catch up with the times
Don't be a stick-in-the-mud
Now, my daughter and son-in-law
are flying to South-east Asia
I'm joining them, to get over it
I'll take Feifei
And I've given the maid time off
Please keep an eye on the place for me
Just in case
Thank you so much
Alright, but I can't be responsible if anything goes missing
Between you and me, that nephew of yours has roving eyes
Watch out
Don't let him out too often
Too many bad people out there
I'll be off now
Call me if anything happens
My cellphone works abroad
Yesterday, when I watched the doctor
taking the cast off
It was like a chick coming out of an egg
I can't walk very well yet
It'll take a while
Oh, Auntie
Can you do me one favour It's important
Take this CD to Feifei
Not the cat I downloaded it for her
I was too ashamed to see her myself
And I stole one of your paintings
I'm giving it back now
You can keep it
Your aunt's work has some artistic value
Okay
Auntie, you'll have to eat alone from now on
Never mind, don't worry about us old ones
I won't wait for the train to go
It must be a newly-wed bride
She should be smiling in this golden hour
Why does she shed pearl-like tears
Now is the moment to understand
The happy and fortunate are not alone in the world
There are also the hungry, the cold and the sad
The disappointed, the sorrowful, those who cry their hearts out
Lady in the sedan, play another tune
There must be a secret in your heart
Bravo
Fine accompaniment
Maybe that lady would also like to sing
Come on
I don't sing well
Don't be shy
I learned a little
But I'm out of practice
Never mind, come on
I'll hold that for you
Thank you
Farewell, My Concubine
Excuse me
Let's do half of the interlude
I'll recite some lines First
The king is drunk, asleep in his tent
I can't stop myself
from taking a stroll nearby
I do many things
So it's hard to define myself
I've taught, I've studied the classics
I dabbled in medicine
I studied ink wash painting for years
I'm interested only in beautiful things
Beautiful food, beautiful people, beautiful views
I can't bear anything that's not beautiful
For example, Qu Yuan's poem 'Li Sao'
is all about his pursuit of beauty
He compares a beautiful woman
to lush and fragrant foliage
When I was young, I wrote two lines myself
Only two things can make me shed tears
The transience of life and the fate of a beauty
In character, I probably take after my mother
My father was a silk merchant
My mother was his concubine
When I was small
I was scared of empty rooms
Very dark, very gloomy
My mother fell out of favour
She was lonely and hot-tempered
So my childhood was quite depressing
Was any other mother as stern as mine
Other than forcing me to study
she paid me no attention
My aunt was the only one who really cared
When I was little I gave her one of my poems
You know what she said
Your poetry is like beauty itself
She felt my poem was like a beautiful woman
Of course I was overwhelmed with joy
Waitress The bill, please
It's hard to Find someone to talk to
My treat
You're too kind
But look, I'm a man
It's a man's duty to take care of women
Li Sao' is a great poem
precisely because it's centred on women
In my opinion
only lesser poets look down on women
That includes Li Bai
Li Bai is not a great poet
But Du Fu is
And so is Qu Yuan
Sorry
I have a trachoma
Let me carry those for you
My home was once right behind that apartment block
It's all gone now
You know that old saying All things must pass
We're just shadows on the journey of life
Nothing is really ours in this world
As Su Dongpo put it
" T o my regret, even this fleshis not truly mine"
W e don't even own
our own bodies
Can you lend me 300 renminbi
I need to buy some medicine at the pharmacy down there
No problem
Here you are
Mrs Y e, you're late
W e were about to go
Has Pan Zhichang been here today
No
Do you know where he lives
No
That last time, when you met him
It was his First time here
What's wrong
He borrowed it's nothing
I have to go
Sing a song
No, seeyou next time
Alright Let's call it a day
You want to go to hospital
Perhaps I'm too nosy
but may I ask what happened
I work at a restaurant
They owed me some back-pay
When I asked for it
they beat me
I'm not afraid of anyone
So I fought back, of course
Come on, in this day and age
there's law and order
Shall I go and talk to them
I can't get into more trouble
If anything else happens to me
it'll be worse for my daughter
She's in the hospital
I have to pay for her treatment
Auntie, you're a living Buddha
Can you give me some money
Why are you asking me
instead of demanding your rightful wages
I beg you I'm not a beggar
But I beg you
Don't touch me
I've seen enough of your kind
What a to-do
Even if it's all lies, I have to see for myself
Come on, take me to the hospital
Let me see if your daughter is really there
Just a moment, let me gulp this down
Come on
Excuse me
Where's her father
He works on a building site in Pudong
He has to earn money
What's wrong with her
She can't breathe properly
Auntie, I'd rather she died
Look, she suffers so much
And we all suffer with her
If she died, I could have another child
How can I help you
I don't have much in come either
How about this
Come and work for me I'll give you bed and board
And 200 renminbi a month
Actually there's nothing much to do at my place
But at least you'd have enough to live on
I need some company, anyway
What's your name
Jin Yonghua
Who is it
What's going on
You're supposed to be doing your chores
I'm asking you
I went to buy vases
Why are you buying those
when you're short of money
Why this sudden rush of good taste
Auntie, I need them
I'm not wasting money
And it's none of your business
None of my business you
I need to go out
Don't wait for me for dinner
Are you giving someone a gift
That doctor
T ell me Hey
Hey I'm
If you want to kill yourself, do it somewhere else
Are you picking a quarrel, you ignorant peasant
You want to die Tired of life
Pay me for my vase
It cost me 800 renminbi Pay me back
You broke it, it has nothing to do with me
Shut up and clear off
You're a scam-artist
You thought I wouldn't realise
Get lost
I have the receipt you can't get away with it
I won't let you go
Run me over if you dare
Call the police
Your 200 bucks
You're getting off lightly
Jin Yonghua, don't you dare come in
I call police if you harrass me Ye Rutang
Give me two liang
I think that's enough
I was about to pay you back
But my mother passed away
I haven't had a chance to see you since
Can I have dinner with you tonight
In my home
May I
As you wish
I'll buy some fruit
How much is that
You'll have to climb the stairs
There's no elevator
Y es, but we can't use it
No male stranger has ever visited my home
If a man suddenly appears
people will gossip
And I can't have that
I understand Which floor are you on
The twelfth
I give up
It's impossible, I can't make it
I can hardly move
Let's forget it, I won't visit you
Only three floors to go
Can't we pretend we're hikers, climbing hills
Like being on the Long March
Hey, you're a man
You can't keep up with a woman
Come on, buck up
Damn it
I'll leave this
I feel like throwing it away anyway
No, no, that's like throwing away money
Goodness
It's the choicest kind
Very sweet
Really
Let's eat it right here
It doesn't matter where we eat
There's the other half
Come, Feife
Come and eat
Feifei
Let's run
Hang on, why are we doing this
Do we have to be so stealthy
You can say I'm your cousin
Why didn't you suggest that earlier
Then we wouldn't have needed to climb all those stairs
Mrs Ye, why are you coming up from the tenth floor
I'm showing my cousin around
He's in real estate
This way
Mrs Shui
This is my cousin
Cousin
Also from the US
Hello I got back not long ago
Let's eat
Your bowls
are like those my mother had
Really
It's as if I were dining at home
Your mother lived to 87
She died of ill health
It was actually a blessed release
Don't be sad
Come on, try my spare ribs
I will
How's the taste
Good
Your ribs taste just like the ones my mother made
Very sweet
Don't cry
Old people like to cry
I've never been successful in life
All three of my marriages failed
The last Fifty years have been so depressing for me
Now things are better
You're free of worries
Didn't you quote Su Dongpo
" T o my regret, even this fleshis not truly mine"
Right
In this world
nothing really belongs to us
Right
Don't be sad
If you're sad, I will be too
I didn't think I could do that any more
I'm surprised too
Let me show you something
Look, I bought this costume for my collection
It looks really good
And this one
Do I look good in this
Very
How about this one Good
Perfect
Just one problem your pot belly
I'll go swimming with you
Let's exercise together
What are you wearing
I knitted it myself
Don't stare, I have arthritis
Isn't it stylish
I'm swimming
I'm taking the plunge
Ah Mr Pan
Mr Pan
It's alright, I can swim
Are you alright
Thank you for saving me
Ma'am, what's wrong with you
You're swimming during your period
Mrs Y e, Mrs Y e
You're out here
Your cousin isn't in
You have too much on your mind
That 'cousin' of yours isn't really a cousin, is he
See, you're blushing
You can't fool me
Of course he's my cousin
All this pretense
I know what's really going on
Even Feifei sees through you
Don't insult me
Mrs Y e, you're a deep one
You present such a virtuous and upright face
But behind it
Crazy
Why do you show up again
I went to your home
You were not there
Don't come to my place everyday Okay
W e are old now. People will laugh at us
Why do you discriminate elders as well
Elders can also have love's freedom
What freedom
You eat half a kilogram of ribs a meal can't afford this
I'll take you somewhere
Where I don't want to go
Come on
Stop pulling me, will you
Hurry up
Where is it
Don't ask
Where are you taking me
Come
What are you thinking
Bring me to a cemetery
Look around
Mr Pan, do you want to die with me
And be buried in the same plot
I want to make money with you
A while ago, when I buried my mother
I discovered a way to make money
Chinese people are fussy about their burials
Everyone dies sooner or later
But there are more people than burial plots
Burial plots are like houses
There are never enough
Besides,houses can be inherited
But burial plots can't
You have to be rich to buy houses
But burial plots are relatively cheap
And we can afford them
I checked, a single plot is 6,000 renminbi
A double plot is 10,000 renminbi
Burial plot investments
I see
It's like futures
You're so clever
Oh,Pan
Do you get i
W e buy some vacant plots
And then sell them at a profit
Cemeteries are the coming thin
Please keep this confidential
Pan, I'll tell you what this old head thinks
He who helps make money shows the greatest love of all
You're late
Let's go
Come on, jump over
Jump, me
Aren't you afraid the plots will be sold out
There are so many rich people these days
So what if there are
They don't all have my IQ
Come
Our cemetery enjoys tremendous geographical advantages
It is flanked by mountains and rivers
The plots are arranged on several levels
Offering both Chinese and Western architectural styles
Our plots make wonderful investments
Pan, congratulations
In my old age, I'm Finally lucky
From now on, I won't baulk at the cost of spare ribs
I'll buy them by the dozen
Great
I have a theory
There are two kinds of women,the beauteous and the beautiful
You know why
The beauties are attracted to strong men
You know, the 'hero and beauty' syndrome
They like the brawny type
Hence Concubine Yu falls for Xang Yu
But beauteous women are different
They prefer men with good brains
The 'handsome scholar and beauteous lady' syndrome
They like the talented, well-educated type
You are a beauteous woman
Really
Aha
The lady is sixteen
She is lowly and poor
A green window, a silent spring
All her beauty goes to waste
Superb
Oh Why didn't you close the door
The neighbours can hear us
Heavens, when did the cat come in
I don't know
Feifei Feifei
Feifei
Mrs Y e
Hide in there
Keep the cat quiet
Don't make a sound
I'm coming
Coming
Mrs Y e
Have you seen my Feifei
Have you seen her
No
My Feifei has gone
I have a feeling
something horrid has happened to her
Mrs Y e, what can I do
She's gone
What's wrong
Feifei
Don't act like that
Stand up
Buy her another cat tomorrow
Get up
Then I'll go
Hello Hello
Is that Pan
Speaking Why aren't you asleep
I want to give my burial plot
to Feifei
The cat
T ell me, do you think Mrs Shui
will ever forgive me
I've no idea
It depends on you
Rest now, we'll talk about it tomorrow
If the plot is reassigned
the owner's name will have to be changed
There'll be a procedure for that
But how can it be reassigned to a cat
Hello
Is this the cemetery office
They're moved
Where have they gone
No idea
W e did work with that company
But the contract expired six months ago
Anyway, the plot you paid for
has been occupied for two months
See for yourself
The wife died, but the husband is still alive
So I've been cheated
You probably have
Mrs Y e
I never expected this
I went to the cemetery office too
No-one there
I called the police
Pan Zhichang, tell me the truth
Did you cheat me
I won't take it any further
as long as you tell me the truth
I bought one too, Mrs Y e
How can you doubt me
I'm not that bad
Then how come that office vanished overnight
You must be involved
It's too much of a coincidence
I have nothing to explain I'm honest
I hope you didn't cheat me
I'm old
If l were 17 and you cheated me
at least I could earn the money back
But now you're killing me
You know that
All of my savings
Everything has gone
Are you still here
Go away
I don't want to see you again
Go away
I should stay with you
I don't need you to do that
Go on, get lost
It's morning Take care now
I'll get lost
Y es
Is Mrs Shui there
I want to talk to her
She had a heart attack this morning
She died before we could get her to hospital
Are you Mrs Y e
Y es
Who are you
Jin Yonghua's husband
She's been arrested and put in jail
Can you help us
Ma'am
Hold her down
Lie down
You mustn't move
Why are you putting a watch on my wrist
Lie down
Take it off
So unfilial
Are you feeling better now
W e gave you some morphine yesterday
and it gave you hallucinations
You gripped me so tightly
You must ask your family to come
Is there someone who can take care of you
Hey I'm looking for
Y e Rutang's ward
No visitors allowed today
I'm her daughter
I'm here to look after her
You're from Los Angeles
What
We've come from Anshan
What took you so long
What Has that made her worse
If we weren't here you wouldn't treat her
Room 302
Should've told me sooner
Put it down there
Y e Rutang I'm your daughter Liu Dafan
W e haven't seen each other in more than ten years
You look so old
If we'd bumped into each other on the street
I guess we wouldn't have known each other
Ain't that right
This is my boyfriend, Guo Feng
First, give me the key to your place
W e need to settle in
Come on, what's the delay
What
Don't act like a dame
Get a move on
I'm dead
I'm dead, No kidding
Who's kidding
You ain't kidding
Look
Which
Go on
Let's go
What's the matter
What's up
What's the matter with you
I wet the bed
What kind of a daughter are you
Your mother is badly injured
And you don't even care
Do you even have a heart
What are you doing
Don't lecture me
She's never gonna order me around again
Great shoes you have
Where'd you get them
Huaihai Road
I must check out Huaihai Road
I'd like to eat crab
I've had it with you
They called me unfilial
but are you a good mother
Did you ever do right by me
Why did you ever marry Dad, an ordinary worker
and give birth to me
You stayed with us when you needed our help
But as soon as you could move back to Shanghai
you got divorced, just like that
Shanghai means more to you than Dad and I do
Now that you're old,you remember me
Listen, I've done you a big favour by coming here
I still remember clearly
how you looked when you left us
Not so much as a flicker of regret
You left as if you were going on a date
You didn't even look back
I could always imagine how you looked when you got back here
Cocky as hell about your new life, right
No more troubles, right
Go to hell,you old bitch
Bad men Bad men
So rough
Such behavior
They're bad men
Grandma, they're not bad men
They will take us to Xnjiang
T o see Mother and Father
True
Let her go
Sorry,sorry
If I'd known that
W e 're off to see your Father and mother
I'd have bought them some rice dumplings
Y es, dumplings
Is the door locked
Y es
Is the gas turned off
Y es
Feifei, Kuankuan asked me to give you this CD
But I forgot
I'm old
I forget things
When will Kuankuan visit again
Can't really say
I'm going back to Manchuria
I can't survive in Shanghai
I'm working now, in a laundry
I've sent my grandma to a home
I wanted to give her these birds
Pretty,aren't they
Hey, Kuankuan
You're here at last
Let me
Hi, auntie
Hey, Kuankuan
You're getting a moustache and your voice is deeper
Here, let me help you
I'm a cripple now
No-one would notice
Anyhow, it's a new experience
W e live just around that corner
This is it Fourth floor
Help yourself
How do you like our dishes
They're okay
When will you leave for Australia
After Spring Festival
Can your mother send me abroad too
I'd like to travel
Why not
Really
I'd pay my own expenses
I always said I'd do great things or I'd do nothing
Great things Get lost
Get out
Believe it or not
I will take you abroad one day
You've been saying that for about a hundred years
Why am I still here
I was an idiot to choose you
All you do is brag
Brag
Didn't I get you that j ob
As a cook at Yuekai Hotel
Give me a break
How many years have I been cooking
Am I supposed to cook my whole life away
What's wrong with that
You trained to be a cook
Don't get fancy ideas
Get lost, I'm through with you
Get lost
And don't come back
Who the hell are you
You think I can't live without you
Liu Dafan
Give me back my platinum necklace
You son-of-a-bitch, get out
The orders are in
Get back to work
Hurry up
Where's the plate
You can't sleep
Why not
There's someone I like
She doesn't know
But I know she doesn't like me
Why not
Because I'm a cripple
Kuankuan, I can't see you off this time
Your cousin will bring you to the railway station
Your uncle and I have to set up our stall
Study hard while you're abroad
Okay
How much are these shoes
60 renminbi, take it or leave it
Is it real leather
If not, I'll eat them
I'll get some more hot water
You're early
Yeah Fetching water
THE END Subtitles by: Reklame