It's an advertising pamphlet. Take a look
It's an advertising pamphlet Please take a look
It's a condom, for you, Miss
Do you people carry German lubricant?
German's no good, the Jap stuff is good
The Americans love the back door theirs should be good
I'm not selling... sex products
I'm the coordinator of the Rights & Benefits Of Sex-Workers' Union
Coordinator?
Happy Happy
Happy
I've already done 3 big ones tonight
Already 3 before midnight?
Now are the peak hours for big bucks
Let's go in and grab some Mr. Big, man
OK...
Who's she?
Selling sex toys, I guess
Take one, Miss
Excuse me...
Welcome How many, Sir?
Are you blind, or what? This way, please
(Day 1)
Rise 'n shine, girls
Come with me, Aida
C'mon, move your ass
Do me a favor, Jenny
A guy is freaking out waiting for Nana
I need to borrow Happy
or I'll lose him
Alright...
Happy Yes
Go with Madam Coco OK
You're adorable
Enough, let's go...
Tony
This is Aida, have a chat
C'mon...
Stay away
Can't you tell you stink?
You must've just licked some ass
Can you afford my jacket?
You came too near and made it stink
Get lost
What're you staring at?
Wearing all this trash
Look like nothing but broccoli, gee
Take them off
Don't get stiff there you're at my service
I know
Your clothes, man
Not enough?
Take them off
Damn Ain't you cheap, eh?
What a yes-man, such a cheap chick
You're polluting my eyes
Why would I want to look at your flat boobs?
Get out, make yourself look better
Why are you out here, Aida?
That's it, cut him off
He's here to give me shit, not for fun
You ladies started all this
You all had lots of fun at this pervert gigolo's place first
Now you want to cut him off?
We all do the same work
The big boss will give me shit
if he bad-mouths us for cutting him out
C'mon, go back in
No
Hey...
I never told anyone about your habit
Now you're making things difficult for me?
You don't want business
or my money smells bad to you, Madam?
She walked out on me
Doesn't she know life isn't easy now?
Don't you know the night club business is folding soon?
Of course I do, Tony
Of course I know life isn't easy now
That's why my girls are all working their asses off
Please forgive her, please
C'mon... over there
You two take your time, OK?
Hello...
I told you not to call me after 23:00
You forgot?
No I just want to remind you about the hike tomorrow
I haven't forgotten
Do you need a morning call?
Why not?
OK, I don't want to hold you up, bye
OK, bye
A condom for you, Miss
No need, I have plenty
Finally, eh?
No hurry, all orders are filled
All because you can't get any for me
Look. You take off every other day
Show up only when an order is waiting
Keep chasing after people to take you out
A guy asked for you at 22:00
It turned out Happy took the order
He took her out too
Then another order came in for you
But he didn't wait too long
before Happy took his order
No wonder you live on nothing but shit
You're just not doing your job, man. You let Mainland chicks take advantage of me
Mainland chicks? How dare you say that?
Happy is not my girl, why would I want to do anything for her?
No man would want to spend time waiting
even if you've got a magical hole
Sex maniacs is what they are
When they get turned on they don't care what they fuck
I'm on a take-out order, Madam Coco
OK, I'll get the bill ready for you
Thanks Coming...
See how hard-working she is
You deserve it
What's wrong, Aida?
That stupid gigolo has been giving me shit for an hour
Have you got any money? We'll give him back all the shit
I'm going to kill myself, if not
Which gigolo?
The one from Causeway Bay
We'll go to his workplace to get him
Jo...
I have a fever
They banned me from work
Take me to your place
You only come to me when you're sick
I'm in the middle of my work
He had a hard time finding his way here
Get on, man I ain't got all day
He's not sure where he lives
Where're we eating?
Same old place
That place again?
Where else do you suggest? Alright...
Let's go...
Take a look at this, Miss
Take one
You like sex? One thousand
Eight hundred, alright?
I'm sexy, you know sexy...
Um... one thousand
Eight hundred, I can give you good sex
I'm sexy, one thousand
You're not one thousand, eight hundred
OK
She's out 4 times tonight, record-breaking
Yet she's still out here getting business
She's working her ass off She deserves big bucks
Stupid Mainlander, take away our big bucks
They have to split the money with their pimps
They're free to travel here now
They've got their visas They didn't sneak in
Why would they share with the pimps?
Happy isn't even on a tourist visa
Did you pay the fare?
It was $500
He would kill me if I didn't
Pay him, man
God won't forgive you if you don't
Where's the DVD player I bought you, Ken?
I let Coco have it
You said you only use her as a cover
But you gave her what I bought you
You aren't serious about me
Don't freak out, Jo
Don't send me to the hospital
My colleagues will force me to go tomorrow
I'm very afraid I might not be able to check myself out
Keep my home keys, Jo
You can come visit me from now on
I'm living on the Mainland chicks' split lately, Coco
But they just come and go. You know that
No guarantee
I'm not hunting your girls
But you two hate each other's guts
So I'm offering to help you out
I can't pay too much to buy her out
Why don't you... name a price?
I don't want to waste my time on her either
Well, for old time's sake, $10,000
To hell with you, man
You paid off my debt with the same money
You've made enough from me, man
Well, I just took my share
Have you ever paid me back what you owe me?
You always eat the flesh yourself...
and leave us only the skin
Had I known this
I would've joined Jenny ages ago
You?
You shut those men right off when they don't take you out
What business would you get if I hadn't got it for you?
Getting business is you people's job
But you're the only one who gets it for yourself first
It's you ladies' job to get men, Nana
I take old farts to bed
give them special service, that's all I don't go and get them
Deal or no deal?
OK, you start with me tomorrow
Dress up a bit, be punctual
Don't embarrass me, OK? I have other girls to deal with too
Yes, Madam. My sister's leaving with me
Goodbye
What are you looking at?
Excuse me, I'm Elsie
Let me introduce our association
Ours is the first volunteer association
defending the rights and benefits of sex-workers in Hong Kong
Those political parties calling for human rights
are actually humiliating the sex-workers
They mislead people insult the sex-workers
in exchange for votes
Sex-workers should stand up
to fight for your rights
I don't understand
What... what sex toy?
Not sex toy, sex-workers
What's the difference?
Sex-workers have dignity
They make their own living
A sex toy is an object for people to play with
Are sex-workers hookers?
That's what many people call them
Aren't hookers sex toys?
I guess
So all are hookers, damn
It's so gross to keep saying sex this and that
I suppose you ladies know better than I do
Call-girls leading a life without dignity
All I want from my girls is don't embarrass me
Sex work has existed for thousands of years
Yet our male-empowered society has been prejudiced against it all this time
making the sex-workers lose their self-esteem and give up on themselves
Sorry, Miss I don't know what you're saying
It's been a long night
now we just want to eat in peace, OK?
OK...
I'll go, will talk to you again
What day is it today?
Wednesday
Wednesday So it's Ray's turn
Excuse me, I don't mean to interrupt
But it's Tuesday today
Oh, yes, Tuesday
Shut up if you're not sure, man
I'll be in deep shit if I get the day wrong
I've finished work, Ken
Come pick me up in a taxi. I miss you
More like you miss his dough, right?
Who are you?
I'm Ken's real love
Damn
None of your business, put Ken on
Did you pay the fare, Coco?
That cab driver is really nice
Why didn't you tell me you were gay, Ken?
Let me tell you what
Give me money and we don't bother each other any more
You hurt me so bad, $100,000
I'll tell on you without it
Go ahead... make us famous
Be smart
Send everything I bought Ken back here
Don't make me do it, bitch
You... asshole
I curse you two, 'til AIDS you do part
Not AIDS, man
If they get AIDS, so will you
No, Madam Coco is too clever to catch that
She has a safety net on at all time
Ken went to Coco's
once a week
and pays her $15,000 a month
He's been paying her for 2 years what has she done to deserve that?
He's given her heart
You think that doesn't cost anything?
She takes pills to free him from the rubbers
(Day 2)
What? No sleep?
No
Did I look awful?
No
I envy those old folks
They get to see you every night
Sweet tongue
You've been working at the old folks' home for so long
You must be very patient
I remember
you were very kind too in primary school
How nice if I also worked the night-shift
I can't call you at work yet I miss you so much
Talking on the phone in the middle of the night will wake them up
I have to take them to the washroom check on them every so often
It's not right to call
You're off this Saturday, right?
It's been too much work and too few people lately
I might have to be on call
Take a day off
I booked a table
to celebrate the reunion of two primary schoolmates
for three months
Two primary schoolmates
You don't mean me and you, do you?
Shouldn't you say... you and me?
It is me and you
Yeah, I couldn't sleep all night because of that
How much is your boss asking for?
$7,000?
Give me discount, man. For old time's sake
All right
Tonight at 6, deal
Don't be like that. Let's play mahjong
Mahjong?
I'm in no mood
This apartment has brought me nothing but bad luck
Three men, in two years
all dumped me for some gays
They all didn't use rubbers
That bad?
I've had bad luck for two years I didn't even notice it
Last year, that guy
the one that came on Thursdays
He was managing a night club in the Mainland...
and had more women than he needed
Suddenly, he told me...
he fell in love with a lady boy in Guangzhou...
which pissed me right off
What an excuse to dump me, man
All right, it's past
This year, that other guy who made porno movies
threw up every time he saw a naked woman
I thought his job caused it
Not until last night when I heard that voice myself
the voice of the asshole with Ken
did I realize that a man
can change from straight to gay in no time
This is a real bad luck, man
One couldn't kill you so God gave you three
Don't bother with the magic Kung Fu Go get a blood test
Don't I know what's right to do?
I'm worried I might've already got it from him
Already got it from him?
It's worse without the test
I know
Hi, boss
I'd like to cancel the appointment for tonight
Yes I'll be busy
Right, I'll call you back. Get ready first
Bye
Don't feel down. We'll visit the gigolos
The gigolos?
I'm allergic to them
I have to work tonight
Hello, Ken?
Jo, my colleagues insist on taking me to the hospital
Do you remember I hate needles?
Don't forget to pay the cab fare
You must go, Ken, 'cause you're ill
The fever is making you lose your common sense
Be a good boy, go to the hospital
I'll come to you after work
No... don't
It's not right for you to come
Bye
All right, forget it
I only charge $500 satisfaction guaranteed
It's satisfaction, not satisfaction
Learn better Cantonese first
Your pretty face won't help, Miss
He'll just ask you to strip
before torturing you, or humiliating you
$700, who'll go for it?
Better to open the back door for the perverts
than to serve the gigolos to hell with you breaking our rules
He's on the Special Duty Squad
It's OK if he dumped me
for a new chick
The worst is, he's the third one
who dumped me for a gay
And all three didn't use rubbers
Tell me
You should have more condoms ready
Put some in handbags, some in closets, some under the pillows
Put some everywhere, keep them handy
I know all this, doc
But I ain't a call-girl
I wouldn't be so worried if I was one
It's my men that caused all this trouble
Be honest with yourself, doc
Do you find it comfy doing your wife using a rubber?
Come back for the report in five days
Five days?
It takes time for HIV
I'll still have to worry about it for longer?
What damn thing did you do to my co-worker today?
Apart from that damn thing
I came to see you, too
You paid those girls
You didn't pay me
Cause you're different
How would you know?
Your mom's here, Suzy
Be a good girl
Say Hi, mom, alright?
Come in, please
You keep saying you miss mom
Mom's here, say hello to her
C'mon, say Hi, mom No need
Say it Many girls at work treat me like their mom
I'll get you some soup Great
Suzy
Suzy...
Can I hug you?
I'm afraid I don't have much time left
Be a good girl with granny, OK, Suzy?
Your tears are so salty
Are they? Sorry
Sorry, sweetie
I don't know why
ever since I've been in this job
Women have become scary things to me
God knows why
Giving them shit is the only way to feel better
Find some real rich ones
Leave those chicks alone
The rich have a million ways to buy us
Those who come to the club are all crazy
Nobody wants to serve them
The big boss knows I ain't popular with those chicks
So he sends me all the housewives instead
Do you know my nickname?
Housewife Honeycomb
I find you pretty OK
Thanks
I want to do the chicks, too
They're very generous, you know that
The housewives are so stingy
They think they can keep us day and night with little money
We also have to avoid their husbands
Take a look at this, Miss
All madams have an easy time...
but me
I have to serve you like a maid
Why can't you do what the Mainland girls do?
They always come in neat and dressy
Look at you...
Cosmetic is no use at all
As lazy as a pig might as well kill yourself
#19 thinks I don't act like one
Damn it
Coco Yes?
I need this girl
Her? Yes, her
Lucky you...
Don't do anything She looks nothing but a whore
Not now, wait until I finish eating my take-out
You are the take-out, gee
Eat it when you are done Go with her, Nana
In case the man finds her too tartly. You'll fill in
C'mon Quick
Nothing but a whore, OK? Hurry
Helen, you alone?
Where's Tony?
You go in first. I'll go get him
Show Miss Chan Room 8, Peter
This way, Miss Chan
Good God, how I envy you
What's all the fun here? Can I join you?
Sit
I can never understand this
What makes you come just for Tony every night?
Don't tell him
Confidential
Excuse me for a second
C'mon
Let's start, shall we?
Anytime
The casino boss' mistress has arrived
So now his wife and mistress are here
Where is he going to sleep tonight?
Can't he afford two or three more mistresses, man?
Where have you been, Tony? I've been waiting for ages
The women next door are very troublesome
They freaked as soon as I started leaving
Let me calm you down, OK?
What women are they?
A bunch of crazy chicks
They say I'm too slow playing games
My hair isn't trendy
My shoes aren't trendy
Then they started making me drink...
until I threw up
Why must you suffer all this?
Let me get you out of it
Get me out of it? Wait until you take his wife's place
It so happens that I'm not anybody's wife
I can take care of you
What makes you think... your hubby's wife hasn't got a man?
What do you know?
Just guessing
Want to go out?
Let's stay for a while
Why are you called Happy?
I got this name myself
Because I'm the happiest...
among all the girls here
I'm professional, keep clean
am well-mannered, civilized
I also love to read
My favorite books are...
Freud's
I practice qigong in my spare time
So eight or ten orgasms every night...
is nothing to me
How many will you have tonight?
Well, it's entirely up to... you, my dear
How was it, gentlemen?
Are my girls well-behaved?
There you are
This chick keeps urging me out to eat
Are you very hungry? No
Madam What?
Let's talk
That one looks more like a whore
But these two serve us more like whores
From a consumer's point of view
she needs to relax more
She's not collected, more like an outsider
Is that right? Sorry I should've trained her better
You three step out for now, c'mon
OK
Well, taking them out or not?
Might as well... we've already spent some time here
Then we go on our own
Alright, let's go
Let them go get their handbags first I'll get you the bill
Just one second Thanks, Madam
Get ready to go out, Nana
Nana
Relax
I'm a cheap whore
How can I relax?
Are you going with them or not?
I'll go get my handbag
Good God, how I envy you What's all the fun here?
Can I join you?
I can never understand this
What makes you come just for Tony every night?
Don't tell him
I'll go take a pee
Why do you have to pee so much?
I have to go
Alright, shall we start?
The wife is leaving wants to say goodbye to you
Let's go get something to eat
Thank you OK, bye
Bye
I'm drunk, some other time
You're drunk every night What's the point?
Let me take care of you
Although I'm tired of my work
I don't want to depend on you
Don't mention it anymore, OK?
Don't you always treat me as your client?
No, I don't
I like you. I really do
But if your hubby found out about us
I wouldn't be in one piece or he might even...
flush my dick away
If I lost it
would you still want me?
Take care
Good night Bye
Bye Drive carefully
(Day 3)
Ken already lost his senses while checking into the hospital
The doctor gave him valium
He thinks syphilis has got into Ken's brain
Hopeless Ken has syphilis?
Something must've gone wrong cause he never stops being feverish lately
People think he's got AIDS
I thought syphilis has long disappeared
Ken's face hasn't rotted It looks perfectly alright
It turned out his syphilis is in the final stage
One guy at work used Ken's cup once
The doctor sent him for a blood test
Ken keeps calling your name
You'd better check your blood too
He's pretty considerate
He hasn't touched me recently
That's worse
If you've got it it means you've had it for ages
Longer time, harder to cure, man
If that's the case if you've really got it
you would've got it two years ago
It must've gone past the primary stage
Have you got any rash or sores on your skin?
What sores? What do they look like, doc?
I'll show you
Secondary or tertiary syphilis is like this
Look
When it comes to the final stage the germs affect the brain
resulting in abnormal behavior
Some patients' skin rots
Some even have their noses rot
What's this, doc?
It's a rash
Not to worry, it's trivial
I should be able to tell you if you have it or not...
when the serum test result comes back
But let me remind you that...
one can get infected with syphilis...
via saliva, urine, tears...
and sexual fluids
So you must be very careful
No sex...
before the serum test result
Stay away from towels...
One more thing
Move your hand, move it
That's right. Tears can be contagious, too
Therefore, you must remember to sterilize
Sterilize anything contaminated with tears
Clear?
I had only three loves
The first one...
conned me out of the money for my sex-change operation
The second one also aimed at my money
Now the third one...
he doesn't go for my money
But no matter how nice I treat him
he doesn't take me seriously
And he infected me with syphilis
Even my tears are contagious
Don't worry about me. Go to work
How can I leave you like this?
Don't cry
I'll treat you to the casino tomorrow
And go with you to pick up the test report
OK?
Don't cry
Are you out of your mind?
The man who took you out last night called me
He said what you ordered to eat cost him some $8,000
Yet you didn't even eat the shark fin, why?
I ordered shark fin to make him look good
What kind of excuse is this?
You can't cash in the shark fin Why did you do that?
Crazy
Has anyone seen Aida and Nana?
No
Don't think we aren't got the money to get it back from you
Think of what you did to my sister
Finish this before leaving this room
Oh, well...
Look at you
This gigolo's tummy is sticking out
Finish it
Give me face. I don't mean to defend him
I just don't want him to throw up all over the place
It'll stink Do you want more?
No Enough
I'm going to the toilet, excuse me
I'm telling you, I don't like anything about you, you gigolo
Who do you think you are charging so much?
Because I'm big
Big what? Big mouth?
Yeah, man
Gigolos in Shenzhen are young and handsome
They only charge $1,100
including all-night service lick you all over
five orgasms guaranteed, too
You charge $5,000 for the way you look now
Overcharging will get you wiped out by the charming Shenzhen gigolos
We'll not be wiped out by the Mainland boys
You may be wiped out by the Mainland girls. Watch out for yourself
They all have big boobs...
Shut up Drink it all
Open your mouth
Playing dumb?
Damn Idiot
What gigolo are you, gosh?
What's the point, Nana?
Either kill him tonight
or he'll do you the same thing at your club tomorrow
It's a never-ending story
Between coming here for him and going there for you
the difference in charges is huge
You'll lose a lot more
Losing or not, I spend what I earn
I earn enough
You make a living, so does he
Everyone leads a stressful life in Hong Kong
What's there to be pissed about?
Don't forget
it was me who looked after you two...
when you were out there working under-age
Didn't I cover for you when your man was in jail?
I'd appreciate it if
you could spare him tonight just for old time's sake, OK?
We came here for fun not for old time's sake
Are you paying the bill?
Pay the bill
OK
(Day 4)
This is the man who harassed me, officer
I'm a tourist, not a cheap whore
He said you seduced him
You said to call his home...
You frightened him that's why he framed me
This is my business card, officer
I have been giving away leaflets in this area
I saw this man ask her to name a price
This lady wasn't soliciting I can testify to that
This social worker says you asked her for a price
What trick are you playing?
She was looking at me first, officer
So what?
Looking at you means seducing you?
You were staring at me, too
So can I sue you for trying to seduce me?
I suggest nothing happened. Leave
Let's go
Thank you You're welcome
Aren't you the girl standing outside our club day and night?
Yes, is your club doing good business?
Why are you working out here at this time of day?
We... work every day from dusk to dawn
I'm going back to work, bye
Join us for a snack after work, Aida
I have something to tell you
What is it, Madam?
Tell you later
Madam
I almost got arrested today, Madam
This lady helped me out of trouble
Did you thank her?
Well... I'll treat you to the snack
OK... why don't we go together?
I'll go with you They have things to talk about
Right, next time
OK See you...
I can't cover for you this time
The big boss wants you to leave right away
You deserve this, you know
Why didn't you shoot up at home?
I saw you twice at work shooting up in the powder room
Won't you help my sister, Madam?
Talk to the manager
I did my best already
Look what's been happening out there
Those big clubs folded one after the other
Ours won't last very long either as you can see
There's less and less floor staff and bartenders
Well, a friend of mine runs this in private
It's pretty good business You can give it a try
(Day 5)
I'm OK... I can get on with my life
I can be a woman
I wouldn't mind you without the surgery, you know
I must make myself a real woman...
since God didn't let me die
I've saved enough money for surgery in Thailand
But Thailand isn't too good at that
Hair can grow in the holes they make
The States costs a bit more
But... fluid can come out of the holes they make
Fluid coming out of the hole
What'll you do after turning into a real woman?
Be a whore
Spending so much money to become a whore?
Being a whore tells me for sure I'm a real woman
I tell you what...
I will always love you...
whether you're my boyfriend... or girlfriend
I'll save as much as I can to send you to the States
She has to go to China to buy a condo will be gone for a month
You take her place for now
When you have enough clients I'll find you a separate flat
Next time don't force in so hard
otherwise you'll drive your wife away
Thank you, lots of new girls joined lately
Come back for more fun
How many customers... do you serve daily?
Over ten recently
$400 each, extra charge for special services
Madam Xia takes 30%
even when business is slow
$2000 to $3000 net every day...
Why must I wear it?
You got infected? No
How would I know if you've fooled around with other women?
I can't believe you said this I never wore it with you before
You must've had other men
Bullshit
I might as well be a call-girl again if I did, man
C'mon, put it on
Why? I ain't with a hooker
If so, why would I pay the mortgage for you?
What has this got to do with hookers?
This is just for sanitary reasons
Why are you freaking out?
C'mon, we haven't finished yet
I lost my mood
OK, let's eat
Don't feel like it
What? Why are you so annoyed?
Too much pressure?
Here, let me help you with this
See how nice I am Friday night is the busiest
Yet I took off to eat with you
You keep calling me these days anything happened?
No, I just miss you
It's my right to miss my husband
Right?
I want a man to tolerate me
protect me, hug me, too
I ain't got much left lately
It's alright. I never go for your money
Hold my allowance until later
I gave you a lot of money and bought you gifts
Lend me $100,000
$100000?
It's my retirement money
I really need it
Never mind
What about your wife?
Oh, yes
She'll help me out
I didn't say No
Although I'm not your wife
I always treat you as my husband
I wanted to have children with you
You said your wife already did the job
I wanted to go back to school
You said you hated ambitious women
I'm over 30 with no kids
no career, no family
Taking my money is taking away my future
You always think the watch I bought you is too expensive to wear
Why don't you let me pawn it? I'll pay you back double
I'm in a real deep trouble
Did you say double?
Triple, if I could settle it
You said triple, right?
I'm splitting, in a rush
Drink your soup first
I'm in a rush
Jenny, cancel my night-off
I'm on my way to work
Long time no see, I miss you like hell
I want a man to care for me, too
Come over tonight
Don't say no. I've made some dessert
Are you dumping me?
Even so, not now, OK?
Hey...
I have nobody to turn to now, asshole
Are you OK, Madam Coco?
I'm OK
Those men are waiting, go
Back so soon, Happy?
That guy had it before fixing his rubber
Not even two minutes
It's got to be a kid
The lady I ate with last night...
is really nice, Madam
She cares about us very much
She says... she'd like to pay us a visit here
Let her come in before we start at night
No, she wants...
to watch us work
Watch us? We're doing business here
She helped me. I'd like to return her the favor
C'mon, Madam
Why not let her sit here, just put her...
among the unpopular girls, OK?
Let me think about it
I know this song
Why don't you take me out?
Let my Jap friend have some fun first
What's up?
We're entertaining our client from Japan
Haven't you got anybody more decent here?
They're more like sex toys than anything else
Stop pretending
Isn't it what you're here for?
Oh yeah? We could've gone to the private ones for it
Sorry, my girls aren't good at this yet. They lack social skills
Madam Yes?
Have you got anybody who can make conversation?
Of course
The Mainland girls, right? Shenzhen has a lot
They're pretty, inexpensive and well-mannered
Why should we waste our money here?
Go get some sociable ones here
OK...
The border is now open 24 hours going to Shenzhen is handy
Renting a car to go is easy
That's right
Give us the bill We're switching to Shenzhen now
Powder room, Madam
Look at her, Madam
She left even before us
Sorry, next time I'll buy you a bottle of wine
Don't get angry, have a drink... relax
I'd like to take you to Thailand for a few days
OK, when?
Tomorrow
I'm stuck these days
By what?
Somebody might come by to look at my place, I have to stay home
I want to sell my villa in Yuen Long as soon as possible
I bought a salon with my brother
I have to put $62,000...
in the bank
before it gets repossessed next week
So troublesome
But it's alright I can borrow the money...
from the woman next door
She's difficult to bear but very rich
Here's $10,000
Give your account number later on
I'll go get you the rest from the ATM
No need to borrow money from that woman
I'll meet you at the airport at 5:00 tomorrow afternoon, OK?
(Day 6)
Hello? This is Ka-yee Au
I'm calling for my blood test result
Negative?
That means... no AIDS?
Thank you
This is so great It means I can restart my life
Suzy? This is mom
Mom's OK. I can get on with my life
Don't kill them yet
They all have to pay me compensation first
How is it? Comfy?
OK, this way
Come again
No waiting today
We have a new local girl
Come out here
C'mon
She's pretty young
Oh, yes, we always have fresh girls here
Give her a try
She's young, but hasn't got enough spirit
I promise you'll get more than you pay for
So many needle tracks, man
What's wrong? She's a drug addict
How can there be any fun?
Jenny's out of her mind How can she send me a drug addict?
Get out before you ruin my business
There's no room for you here
Leave
Eric
Long time no see, Elsie Yeah
This is Elsie. She's very keen on...
helping the weak
My girlfriend, Jane
Hello
Hi What are you up to lately?
We're trying to set up a union for sex-workers
to fight for rights and benefits for them
Feminists don't like to call those people prostitutes
I must go, got a meeting to catch
I have to go out in the field tonight
Talk to you later, bye Bye
Eat? Let's go
What is this for?
Marry me
We've only been together a few months
No, what about our primary school days?
Would you believe it if I said
I already liked you in primary school?
I guess I have to
So yes or no?
Yes
We have many relatives and friends
My family alone will take up at least 30 tables at our wedding banquet
What about you? How many tables will we reserve for your family?
Wedding banquet?
My parents are very traditional and I'm their oldest son
They'd be embarrassed without a wedding banquet
I'd like a wedding banquet, too
That would be the only chance to run a show of our own
It's a very troublesome thing
It'd just be a one-off show
I'm going to the powder room
Where would you like to go, Miss?
Anywhere
Take me to work
Turn left
Well, congratulations
Got yourself one last big deal before going home
You're just so smart
Come back to do freelance for us
Your friend? I brought her in. Don't worry
Bye
Happy won't come in anymore She got kept for 5 days
But you have me here, no need to worry
You're a nice person. I'm not worried
I'll take you as one of us coming back to visit
Just stay here
We're doing business out there so don't go out
You can talk to the girls
But I don't think they'll understand what you say
Hello? Yes, OK. Be right there
What century do you think you're in, man?
You told your client how sad your story is?
No wonder he cut you off
Well, you asked me to talk to them, to be sociable
Even so, you must use your brain, Jesus
All you know is eating
Why do you think I'm here?
Wouldn't I be doing insurance or direct marketing if I had one?
You really drive me nuts
Excuse me Why are you so early tonight?
How come you're here?
Madam Jenny calls me her former co-worker
She took me in here
Let's eat after work
OK, on me
Eric proposed to marry me today
I said yes
But I'm really worried
I'm worried I might bump into my clients at our wedding
I've decided not to see him again
I threw away my mobile. He can't reach me
I'm asking you a favor
Don't tell him you know me
Don't tell him about my work
Don't worry
I won't tell him anything about you
Thank you
I don't want him to know...
I have no dignity
You make your own living, Nana
This is your dignity
As long as you're happy about your work
and you owe nothing to yourself
You have all your dignity
Talk is cheap
To my family
dignity is something too high to reach
I grew up in public estates
My family is very poor
Dad was in bad health
We lived on welfare
Me and my sister never had any toys
We had nothing to do except wandering around
One Xmas, we saw people throwing things at a Santa Claus...
in a toy shop downstairs from our place
So we went to take a closer look
And found that Santa Claus was wearing a dart board
Kids got a prize if they hit the bull's eye
It was hilarious
Who would want a job like that? A human dart board
The same night, dad gave us Xmas presents
He was that Santa Claus
He took that job to buy us Xmas presents
He said we sisters never had any toys before
I knew he loved us very much
So, me and my sister swore to God...
we must make a lot of money...
to buy dad's dignity back
What is it?
Your name, Nana
(Day 7)
Hello I lost my mobile, sis
Write down my new number
Madam Jenny said you quit private work
Yes
The lady boss kicked me out for my needle tracks
Why can't you quit it?
What do you do now?
Out on the street in Yau Ma Tei
You're so young already cruising the street?
Go home, I'll pay off your debt
I can handle it myself
Cruising feels free anyway
I heard many are cruising over at the hotel
Why don't you go give a try?
I did, couldn't beat the Mainlanders
Go home to get some sleep when you feel tired
Don't sleep in the inns
I'll buy some noodles home when you feel hungry...
I must go
A man is staring at me, bye now
Well, yes or no?
Only the oldies would charge you $200
I'm just in my twenties
So what?
Street girls are only worth the street price
Alright, the most I'll do is... open the back door for you
Not my style
OK... top grade service for $300
Top grade service
OK, let's go
A new girl?
Yes, sort of
Stay with me tonight I'm not going to work
You haven't worked two days in a row, why?
I didn't show up for Thailand
She's really angry
Let her calm down first I'll go see her later
I also want to go with you to your former man's...
to collect your stuff
OK
I treated Ken like God He treated me like shit
He wouldn't have let me keep his keys
had it not been for his syphilis
That's why you should take your things back
The fan and the hot water bottle are mine
You're Ken's man?
So?
Don't worry, I'm not here for you
I just want Ken to pay me compensation
Where is he?
You must be Coco
Let me introduce myself
I'm also Ken's man
Ken's ill. Didn't he tell you?
He can't, anyway
Syphilis has got into his brain He's not conscious
The doctor says that's it for him
We were both scared to death
cause he might've infected us
Thank God, the doctor said the syphilis we got...
is curable
But you're a lot worse
You've been with Ken for... two years
Two... two years?
Syphilis has got into your bones
Are you two never informed, man?
Don't you know about the blood test?
No regular blood test?
There're many types of blood test, Coco
Which one did you have?
Yeah, have you had the serum test?
I want to see the doctor
Have you registered?
My name is Ka-yee Au
Hello, what would you like to check this time?
Syphilis
Coco Where is Suzy, mom?
In there, she'll come out soon
What's wrong, Coco?
Suzy
Give Granny What's the matter?
I want to take her to the doctor's, mom
Why?
I have an infectious disease
I'm not going. I want to go home with granny
Come with mom to the doctor's, be good
Granny will wait for you at home No
Baby
You go home first. Mom I'll take her back later
Why did I need the injection?
Sorry, baby
It's all mom's fault
Sorry, baby
Your brain will rot without the injection
Your face will rot
Why do I need the injection after swallowing your tears?
Mom's bad. Mom's stupid
I shouldn't have hugged you in tears
It hurts, right?
Mom loves you
Look, business is slower and slower everyday
It's better to serve clients from the Mainland or Hong Kong?
Neither
They want to try many different ways
which is OK, as long as they're generous
The worst are those who can't get a hard-on
That means you have to do a blow-job
One time, I spent 11/2 hours doing it and still it was useless
Were you proud of yourself when you finally got him hard?
What makes me proud is to contribute all the money I earn
to my home town
You know what, we North-eastern women are among the most ambitious in China
I love my hometown
Does your home town know what you do here in Southern China?
Of course not
It's not that my people don't know
They've just agreed to pretend not to know
and tell people we do big business
Aren't you worried that your husband might betray you?
Our Sichuan men are most appreciative
They never dump their wives
Although our North-eastern men are sort of careless
they pay high respect to
their women making a living out here
Look at Happy's husband
He looks after their kids at home
hasn't spent a penny of what Happy gives him
He sent the money to the county office to set up a primary school
He made Happy the school's vice-principal...
after he became the principal himself
So Happy will take up that job as soon as she retires from here
Hello, everyone
Aren't you supposed to be kept for five days? Happy?
That person was too tired to take me to bed tonight
So I sneaked out
I can do some freelance for a couple of days, Madam Jenny
Count me in
I'm really proud of Happy
She's my first girl to retire and become a vice-principal
What's wrong, Madam Coco? You look upset
I'll treat everyone to the hotel for a day tomorrow...
to celebrate my retirement will you join us?
I had a watch like this
(Day 8)
It's hot and sunny Why would anybody want to swim?
I'll go upstairs to do my facial
Doing it here is very expensive
Don't worry about Happy's money
All our expenses today are on her client
Right, ask everyone to go
Happy
I'm going out for dinner with a Jap client
Take some girls with you
Call me
That man gave you the watch. Give me that
How can this watch be yours, Madam?
This is what I earned from my last deal here
You pee? You pee right on
It's warm here
So you two serve the same man
Do you know her other man has AIDS
I'm not afraid of that I always go for tight safety
But the breaking news is that man hasn't got AIDS
He has syphilis
Syphilis?
What? Syphilis?
Damn
She peed on me
Damn, I'm pretty nice to her
Why did she pee on me?
Does she know...
one can get infected with syphilis from pee?
Damn, that man could've kept other women
if not me
And she peed on me for such a trivial thing?
OK... Coco didn't pee on you on purpose
Syphilis can be gone with just one shot
Of course I know that
One injection, it'll be OK
Damn, I'm mad because her pee damaged my professional record
Damn, I have wanted to be...
a healthy and happy whore from day one
For 7 years, I don't gamble don't keep a toy-boy
don't serve anyone not wearing a rubber
Neither do I smoke, drink, smoke dope
nor ever get depressed
What other whore is as strong-willed as me?
You'll be a vice-principal in your home town
Forget about professionalism
Damn, do you know how much I've suffered in the last few years?
It's the professional spirit that keeps me...
from going crazy
God damn whoever peed on me
To hell with you
Damn it
I'm so professional She ruined me with her pee
Damn, I've been doing this for 7 years
70% of those fucking assholes couldn't get a hard-on
It's their own problem
Yet they blamed it all on me scolded me for not doing my job
Damn it, I'm such a professional Who says I don't act like one?
Damn it. Damn
Happy See
Your so-called happiest sex toy isn't happy at all
Happy isn't any sex toy She's a sex-worker
You've never been a whore How would you know what her life is like?
You're in no position to talk about our rights
How dare you?
You wanted to dump me, just say so
Why did you con my watch?
Give compensation, quick
Real men shouldn't...
rip women off What're you doing, Coco?
I kept you for so long. You should know by now if I'm a real man
You're cheap
Am I?
I'm no cheaper than your other men
I'm more than generous
I knew you had several and still paid your mortgage
Pretending not to know...
isn't what any man can bear I think I'm OK
Damn you
(Day 9)
What're you doing, Miss?
Waiting
I.D., please
$700
Let's go
Where're you going?
You let your anger out on the street whores
Where do they let theirs out?
I'm one of them
What you do embarrass me
Why are you raising your voice?
Next time I'll find some night club girls, OK?
You're sick, go find a shrink
I did
They are expensive and prejudiced against us
I do the girls to relax
So that I can work hard and make money for your surgery
Why are you raising your voice?
Those girls don't make much money
Why do they still spend it on you gigolos?
Cause they need to balance themselves too
This is what our business is all about. Why must you want to get it all back from them?
If you really want things done that way
I'd rather earn the surgery money myself
You're right
Having been in this job for so long
I should be used to the way it's supposed to be
Sorry
Mom Come in
I'll get you some soap OK
Suzy baby
I'm not having the needle
No needle...
C'mon, I'll tell you something
Come stay with me
So, mom can take care of your life
Can sleep with you, OK?
No, I want to stay with granny
Granny will move in, too
Go ask granny, c'mon
Grandma
Mom wants to live with us
What did you call me, Suzy? Say that again
Wait until we live together
OK, sure
I'm afraid of your tears
Not any more, mom has just gone to the doctor's
He said mom hasn't got infected
No more needles from now on
Watch what you tell your daughter
I'm not living with your men
No more men. Not one left
Only us three
Sorry, this card didn't go through have you got another one?
Where's Tony? Where is he?
He's not back yet
He's got all my money Make him pay this bill
Where's Tony?
OK... Tony will take care of this
If not, I will
That's just one of my cards Fine...
What's the big deal? Let's go
Come this way, Ray
Tony What're you doing?
He's Tony
Who is that woman? You mistook him
Don't do that I know her
Peter, go get security Is Tony inside?
I'll walk you out What the hell are you doing?
I'm very tired today
Right
What's the problem? Something happened...
I couldn't get you on your mobile
It ran out of charge
I bumped into that bitch Which one?
The one who sent someone to beat me
She said I took her hubby away
Now she turned around to get mine How embarrassing
I don't know what to do
I want to kill myself You said you'd do the same
She just lost a watch. Kill herself for a watch, are you kidding, man?
What, then?
Make the casino boss learn about them
For sure he won't let them run away Then they're going to get it
I'll feel better, and can renew my life
Better to renew your life as a whore
A whore is better than a mistress
One more seat, please
(Day 10)
Really? Yeah
Why are you earlier and earlier these days, Nana?
Start earlier, catch more fish, make more money
Why weren't you like this before?
I really admire you, Jenny
Madam
Freelancing again, Happy?
No, just had dinner with Elsie I'm back here to pay you a visit
Good girl
I won't stay long I need to return to the hotel
Take a seat OK
Madam Coco
I'm returning your watch
I don't want to see it any more, keep it
No, it's yours
Keep it, my gift for your retirement
Well...
Thank you
My blood test report came back
That pee was no big deal
Madam Jenny told me already
I'm going to Shenzhen for good tomorrow
will fly home directly from there
I'm here to say goodbye to you all
You are leaving?
Don't cry, silly girl
I'll miss you all
Take care
You too
Hello
The manager wants to see me
Hello
He wants to see me, too
Jo, the casino boss' wife was...
supposed to celebrate with me for my birthday
But she suddenly called it off
and said she wouldn't come any more
The worst is...
I have to pay for the cake
That's good. I can keep you company on your day
Where're we going?
Take me to a club
Attention, everyone
I have a bad news
Because our business is slower and slower
a memo was made after the general meeting
Our company does not want to hang on any longer
So tonight is...
our last night of work here
However, all members of staff will be fully compensated
Why do they tell us so late?
Better than knowing it tomorrow, man
Tonight is the last night
Notify all your regular clients, OK?
Boss...
Excuse me, quiet, please
I'm afraid I might not see you all again
Listen up, will you?
Prostitution is the world's oldest business
No country...
or ruler can eliminate sex deals
The permanence of prostitution proves that there's a demand for sex services in society
But male-dominated society and culture has been pressuring sex-workers
for thousands of years
at the same time prejudiced against them
Therefore, the sex-workers' revolutionary purpose of our association is...
to eliminate sex-workers' negative image
So our society won't be prejudiced against them any more
And they will respect their jobs more
For the sake of rehabilitating prostitutes, next month
there will be a demonstration to defend their rights and benefits
I hope all of you will come to join us to defend your future
What are you talking about? Talking about sex to their face...
is to make them admit who they are
Call-girls don't respect themselves...
cause they see themselves as sex-workers
We aren't sex-workers, we're PK
Not PK, Public Relations
What rights and benefits were you talking about? What good will it do us?
Firstly, we have to fight to...
repeal the law about soliciting for immoral purpose
Sex-workers are severely prejudiced against by this law
Also, we must go against the police's abuse of the regulation on soliciting...
to frame sex-workers on the street
Hookers on the street should be arrested They're too much
All because they can do nothing else
Hookers have human rights, too
What they do is just a job like everyone else's
If you think sex-workers are vain
sad, and pathetic yourself
people out there will look down on you more
I... I was a secretary before
It was so damn boring
As soon as I became a whore I was alive and kicking
All my clients enjoyed my company
After sex, I took my fellow workers out to eat and play
I made money and had fun
What job can be better than being a whore? Tell me
Most unbelievable was my asshole boyfriend
He forced me to quit so I became Madam Coco
Not only do I worry about the business
but also I have to listen to those stupid clients' complaints
and to make very sure that you girls come to work on time
I... so much enjoyed being a whore
So what? I am vain. Who isn't?
I'm happy with it. I had great fun
You have my support, Elsie
for whatever revolt you're taking up next month
I am criticizing all assholes who have deprived us of our right to be whores
Don't trouble yourself
What rehabilitation? What rights for whores?
Haven't we got enough whores now?
Call-girls used to further their studies in school
for the sake of their retirement
Nowadays, all they want is to learn different skills in bed
That won't last for too long so they remain whores all their lives
I've been a head for 20 years...
and went through everything
The saddest is to see my girls...
turning into sex machines
Not sex machines, sex-workers
Since you like sex work so much
why don't you give it a try in Sham Shui Po yourself?
Guaranteed you'd gain more experience than you need
Hello
Our guests are here. C'mon...
Go out to greet them, be professional, OK?
Welcome...
What? Calling your friend?
It'll just be a disaster
Haven't we seen enough of this before?
Tony
This is our last day of work here
Don't make fun of my girls, please
Last day of work?
Yes, less and less business
No
I won't do that again
It's Tony's birthday today
We're here to celebrate
We aren't going out tonight go get a couple who can sing
Thank you. I'll go get them
Let's get rolling...
Tanya, Joyce, Nana, come with me
Come on, girls...
Here come the pretty girls
Make your choice
Over here... Nana, here
Long time no see, Mr. Liu
Go over, Jane, do a good job...
OK, cheers...
Thanks...
Done, gentlemen
Sorry to keep you waiting
I'm going, bye
Thank you
I checked it for you already you have a discount
Thank you
None of your business
Sis
You got yourself stuck on the street It broke my heart
Don't blame me for locking you and throwing away your things
for I want you to get off it
I heard that Happy saved a lot of money
She's retired, now a school vice-principal in her home town
Suddenly I envy her, want to be like her
Although I know I won't enjoy my work
I will at least respect it
I'd like to be a hard-working, professional
and purposeful whore, together with you
I believe we can do this until our retirement
as long as you get off the drug
We can start our lives again
Haven't seen dad for so long When you're off the drug...
We'll go back to Tin Shui Wai to visit him...
Nana
J, hold it