We've read Yu Qiuyu's "The Messenger" last week
Let's read his
"Weight of Thirty Years" today
Please turn to page 431
Among the unending phone calls
I suddenly hear the voice of an old man
It's my Chinese teacher
...from high school 30 years ago Mr. Mu Ni
It was lost during the Cultural Revolution
The old man said Can you draw me another one?
For my collection when I am old?
Memories of the early sixties appear
High school life was tough but happy
The children knew by instinct
these teachers
...were under political pressure
We couldn't afford New Year greeting cards
We could only draw our own on blank paper
No matter what we wrote or what we drew
it was no better than any other student
We've already forgotten the way we used to draw
We can only use the hands of two middle-aged men
to roll up 30 years of sweetness and bitterness
to let you feel the great love that lasts
Yu Qiuyu's "The Weight of Thirty Years"
Think of the time
when you feel the weight
This is the topic for this week's assignment
Good-bye. Good-bye
Miss, what are you doing?
You haven't paid yet
I'm sorry
She's my sister. I'm paying for her
Hello. Yes, I'll pick her up later
I got some things to do now. Thanks
My name is Yip. I'm out of a job and I've 2 dogs
They would be starving without me
You ran away from home?
Rosa kicked me out
We had a fight yesterday
I've no choice cause I was living under her roof
You can't steal stuff even if you're penniless
Do you have any friends here?
Who cares?
All I want to do is eat!
One coffee, please
(Did others say you look lovely when you're sleeping? Jin)
Don't you have anything you want to do?
Why does everyone ask me the same question?
Rosa does it too
She says I'm wasting my time
And that she'll look down on me too one day
She kicked me out because of the fight
Actually, she cherishes me
But she was too nosy and always babbling
You are different You are so soft and gentle
Sorry, I'm treating you like my students
So, tell me one of your secrets and we'll call it even?
Call it even?
I've never left school for 30 years
From high school to university to being a teacher
I just go from one school to another
That's not a secret
I used to visit a friend a lot in Macau
She was my best friend
...who became a nun at 23
It'll be hard at times
Just tell me about it no one would blame you
(Did others say you look lovely when you're sleeping? Jin)
Cry to me whenever you want to
just treat me to dinner
You can cry as loud as you want
Thank you
The company is nearby
I'll go by myself. No need to wait for me
Bye
How did you find me?
There're only a few girls' school
in this area
You have to read it
Hurry up! Come on, hurry up!
Wait for me
It's raining
Really?
Look
I don't feel it. I'm not a lamp post
That tastes sour
I'm back at Rosa's place I wanted to return your money
But then I decided to make you dinner instead
How about this Saturday?
You can bring Ting Ting along
And yes, you asked me what I wanted to do?
There are two things I wanted to do
Find a girl
and a suitable job
I don't think I have to tell anyone about this
And I'm not sure when I can succeed
I dreamt about you that night
If you want to know about my dream
you'll have to come on Saturday
Come on, hurry up
You live here alone?
Get up! Hurry, I want you to see this
Get up!
I'm very tired
Hurry up!
Hello, Hello
Rosa, who is it?
I don't know
I'm having dinner with my friends from university on Saturday
I'll bring Ting Ting along and be back a bit late
Great, go and have fun
Go and do some shopping
You haven't bought yourself anything for some time
What? Eat
When butterflies fly away
So does the heart
In the long night who shall come
To dry a face full of tears
Yearning for a little dependence
Yearning for a little love
An old acquaintance is too hard to end
Resulting in a heart full of grief
How can one endure
The guessing here, the blaming there
When I was thirteen I slept with a girl one day
She smelled so good
...and was holding me all along
Then
I put my hand inside her body
And she started to cry
That's the only thing I know how to do
I thought about it for a long time
And I'm still afraid to tell you
Because I don't want you to be angry
You only treat me as a good friend
And now I'm totally lost
I've hinted at it many times already
I had no idea Nobody ever treated me like this
What is it?
A birthmark
You were here all along
What?
You've been acting strange lately
Is it because I was always working and neglected you?
Bye-bye, Miss Wu Bye-bye
Bye-bye, see you tomorrow
Deedee. Mocha
This is Deedee and this is Mocha
They just look fierce but are actually very timid
I found them in the streets
I prepared a lot of food
Didn't you say this is Rosa's home?
Where is she?
That's what you've been worrying about?
Rosa is busy right now at her boutique
And I told her you'll be coming
Someone will bring us a cake later
Didn't I mention it's my birthday today?
You only said that you'd tell me about
about my dream
I just want to see you on my birthday
Do you always become nervous so easily?
Deedee! Mocha! Go inside!
Ting Ting is turning one, right?
Yes. She's learning to walk
She likes music a lot Especially Nirvana
"Smells like Teen Spirits"
Cool
Ming says babies can't tell the difference
But I know she can
I believe you
I recognize some words by three
My father didn't believe me. But my mother knew
She bought me a lot of books
When others were learning words in primary school
I was already reading Gu Long's novels
Classes were so boring I started to daydream
I knew nothing about Math and my schoolwork was terrible
I wanted to kiss you when I first saw you
I was afraid you'd be mad at me
That's why I've come up with so many excuses
I
I've never been so afraid
I'm married and I have a kid
But I keep thinking about you
It's ok. I won't force you
Let's eat
or I won't be able to control myself
Gosh, you guys are having a feast without me
You pretty thing! You must be Flavia, right?
You nasty girl
you dish me right away when you see pretty woman
I'd better go and feed the baby
Oh she didn't tell me you were a
Well, she's always liked older woman
You left the boutique alone what are you doing here?
What did I do? I got you a birthday cake
Today's my birthday Can you just leave me alone?
OK, fine. I'll leave you guys alone
Just don't take advantage of married women
Don't mind Rosa
This cake looks good!
But she was very angry How can you treat her like that?
You silly girl. She's not my girlfriend
Every time I bring a girl home she'll make fun of her
Don't let her bother you
Do you really like older woman?
Did I say I like you?
I've never seen anyone over 30 who's so shy
You're the second one The first one became a nun
Jin, I'm coming
Give me a hand, Jin
Were we not having loved ones? Though only once in a while
Were we not having food for our mouths? Though it's not enough
Were we not having a place to live in? Though it smells
Were we not always better than somebody else?
Tell me when you want to stop
Sorry
It's ok
She's fine
Find a job and forget about me
I don't know what I was doing just now
Just pretend that we never met
We've met and that's a fact I won't pretend
You can always re-take the exam if you work hard
I can't do this any longer
I don't want to give up either
Time to wake up! I'm making you breakfast
How come you seldom talk about your family?
I talk about them all the time
Flavia, keep this for me
Don't run around with your wedding dress
Let's give grandpa a kiss
Just like that. I proposed
And she accepted. That's the whole story
Why don't you go to Canada?
I didn't say I won't go
"Since 9 am this morning people started approaching"
"Tiananmen Square from every direction"
(70th Anniversary of May 4th)
"The parade is filled with happiness. "
"As if everyone found a common language... "
"... and a common belief"
"The crowd is soaking up the atmosphere. "
I don't want to work like this anymore
Please stay a little longer
How do you pay the money back?
This is not my business
I am a singer only, not a clown
Are you naive or what? It's your job
Please
Fuck off
Li Bai was more sensitive and romantic
He liked drinking
Du Fu's poems were more patriotic
...and socially oriented
Mrs. Lam
Sorry! Samantha and Muriel
I'm sorry, Miss Wu
I didn't know they were not at school
Muriel's parents came to scold us this morning
Muriel was beaten by her father and was bleeding
So I let her stay at my place
I told them to go to school everyday I did
This is Samantha I can't take your call right now
Please leave a message
Do you hear the people sing?
Singing the song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start when tomorrow comes!
Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Beyond the barricade is there a world you long to see?
We all have our rights
If people lose their human rights
then what is the point of being human?
Hello? Mom?
Don't cry! Tell me what happened
It's fine
Have you found them?
Not yet
If there's no news of them by tomorrow we'll have to call the police
Flavia
What?
Where have you been? Why didn't you go to school?
You got your parents very worried
Are you alright?
Miss Wu, you must help us
I don't want to be separated from Muriel
Come over first
Go back home, it'll be alright
They scolded us
A lot of people are like us actually
What can I do?
My Dad wants me to go back to Canada
Please help us
We can't go home. My dad'll kill me
Money! Can you lend us money to run away?
I'll pay you back when I can earn some money
Stay here tonight
I'll take you home tomorrow
There're a lot of things you can't rush
You'll only hurt yourself if you're too impatient
You shouldn't do this
The students are becoming les... and running away from home
Instead of calling their parents
you let them stay at your place
They're kids but you're a grown up
You don't know what it feels like to be separated
This song is called "Never" It was written 9 years ago
The song says he never went anywhere
He could only afford meals at 8 dollars But he was happy
Have you heard this before? No
Never been to U. S...
Never been to England
Never been to Japan
Never been to Russia
I've never been to never been to C-H-I-N-A!
Never own a mobile
Never own a house
Never own much anything
Never travel far
I never fly, I never fly in the a-i-r!
They've been here last night
Shall I drive you to see Muriel's parents?
It's alright. I think they'll be fine
I
Please hold, just a second
Hello?
Samantha?
"Ladies and Gentlemen... "
"we'll soon be arriving at New Macau Marinetime Ferry Terminal"
"For your own safety... "
"please remain seated until the vassal is properly berthed"
Hello? Yes, Mrs. Lam
I'm in Macau now
Oh... they went home already?
It's ok. Bye
Hey, here
Fabulous
What are you thinking?
A lot
Like what?
Sometimes I feel that I am not myself
As if there's a mismatch
I think I've seen this image before
Actually everything has happened before
It has all been scripted
Scripted?
Some people believe they can change their lives
And they try their best to do it
But no matter what, their lives have already been scripted
Their choices and the results are all pre-destined
You should say they're all pre-meditative
Pre-meditative... right
Yeah, you lose. Punishment
Hi! Are you from Hong Kong?
Yes
My name is Carl
What's yours?
Do you really love me?
One hundred percent
How can you prove it?
Now is the proof
How long will you love me?
What does that mean?
Isn't it scripted already?
Yes. But we don't know what's in the script
Right! How smart we are!
At least we know it's all a conspiracy
Pre-meditative! Conspiracy?
In fact I'm not interested in politics
But politics is something we must deal with
As a human being, I cannot ignore it
I'm talking about resistance
Resisting the confines our society gave us
You can only do this. You cannot do that
You must go through life
...under these circumstances
There's too much prejudice here
We're only asking for the life we want to lead
Without being invaded
Without being manipulated
Sorry
Mom... how are you feeling?
Dizzy?
I'm at the studying room
Just now
Remember to turn off the pager next time
I'm going to my mother's place
Can you help me send the film to the shop?
Miss Wu
Sorry, I've given you a lot of trouble
Silly girl
I'll go in first
"Heaven-Cleansed Sands"
Orioles and swallows announce the spring
Flowers and willows reveal the truth
All things have style and rhythm
Shy and delicate;
that's prim and proper people
Flowers and willows reveal... Jin
"Raising my cup I ask the bright moon"
"Bring me my shadow and make us three"
In Li Bai's "Drinking Alone With the Moon"
"Bring me my shadow and make us three" means
Li Bai, Li Bai's shadow and the moon
No! Samantha! No
Leave me alone!
Samantha! Calm down
Monitor! Go and call an ambulance
How're the students?
2803... 1234
Any calls from Flavia?
"... made the strongest speech in years... "
"... directed to the unrest of recent weeks"
Come and look! They're forcing them to leave!
"After the army took control"
"the people and the students used vehicles"
"to block the path of the army
"... at major entrances to the city"
"Some people simply sat on the road"
"and used their own bodies... "
"to stop the army vehicles from moving"
"The troops made way"
"to Tiananmen Square"
"in military vehicles and tanks... "
"... from last night to this morning"
"People gathered and stopped the army from moving"
"The army did not retreat this time"
"At 4 am... "
Pre-meditative
"the troops are arriving at Tiananmen Square"
"A lot of gun shots were heard"
"Many people were injured Some of them were killed"
"Only flare bombs were flashing People were forced... "
"... to leave under heavy arms"
Miss Wu
Muriel was sent to live with her sister
in Vancouver yesterday
It was Muriel's father
who dragged them back from Macau
Muriel
Samantha
Miss, why didn't you help us?
Why didn't you lend us money to leave?
We thank you a lot! Please go!
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