I keep asking myself,
Why did we agree to come to this place?
I still believed what people called it
a Paradise.
There it goes.
I'm sure your Mom will get better.
Thanks.
Ah Feng, will you be going tonight?
I don't know.
Ah Feng.
I have to go.
Su Zhen, see you tonight.
See you tonight!
You sly devil...
What?
Look at your sister
When did she learn to dance?
Look at Su Zhen, she dance beautifully.
Yeah.
She used to be this skinny girl,
And now...
Look at her figure!
And her feet?
What feet?
There's nothing more beautiful than a woman's feet.
Anybody learn?
Anyone wants to give it a try?
Go!
No.
Su Zhen's waiting for you.
I don't know.
Go! You idiot!
Actually, I don't know how to dance...
No problem, I'll lead.
Dance with me!
Let go of me!
This is Da Gang.
Get out!
He is Xiao Hu's older brother.
He protects us...
when we need him.
Continue dancing!
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
The three of us grew up together.
They are like real brothers to me.
It's meaningless.
What's wrong?
Staying here is meaningless.
We should go to Shanghai.
Shanghai? To do what?
We'll go to Shanghai and be waiters.
Waiters at a fancy restaurant.
Look at the way you eat!
Who is going to hire you?
Just wait...
What?
Presenting, the Shanghai house specialty.
Do I look convincing?
You look like a busboy!
This is the way to do it.
You take the towel like this
Presenting, the Shanghai house specialty!
You moron.
Give it back!
Xiao Hu, sit down!
Come on, open it!
There's nothing in there.
Let me see. C'mon, let me see.
Today's your birthday.
You forgot?
My present to you!
Happy birthday!
Seriously,
If the three of us go to Shanghai,
We can all do great things.
Right, Ah Feng?
Ah Feng, have some of this.
Here.
Mom, you're still sick.
I like congee.
You two have too work.
You should eat more.
Let's go to Shanghai!
You really want to spend your whole life here?
Do you know Su Zhen's father owns a lot of money?
Let's go to Shanghai and make lots of money!
You can take better care of your Mom.
You can help Su Zhen out.
You can even...
get married!
Is it really that easy in Shanghai?
With my brother around,
everything's possible!
Hurry up! Hurry up!
Don't they feed you back home?
Moron! Hurry up!
Brother!
Look at them,
they look so sophisticated.
When are we going to be like them?
Us?
Yeah, us...
You wear this.
You said we were going to be waiters in Shanghai.
Instead we're pulling these rickshaws!
When are you going to bring us to the Paradise Club?
Meet some beautiful girls?
What's with you?
Nothing.
What are you thinking about?
Where's Da Gang?
This is Paradise.
See something you like?
You should have brought us here sooner!
Fix your hair!
I just combed it!
Fix it!
Da Gang, who is that?
Boss Hong.
Someone to know,
if you want to make it in Shanghai.
Really?
Yes.
-=A casual glass of wine=-
-=Some casual tenderness=-
-=Need not remind me of the past=-
-=Truly this is the gate to paradise=-
-=Did you ever love me?=-
-=The emotions are kept deep in my painful heart=-
-=Though I cannot let go=-
-=Truly it is over but I still long for a future=-
-=The silent whispers remain=-
-=Drifting with the current=-
-=A young lamb is kept at the tiger's lair=-
-=Have you found it?=-
-=Warmth in your hands=-
-=Paradise found at dream's end=-
-=The silent whispers remain=-
-=Drifting with the current=-
-=I remain silent about the past=-
-=Have you found it?=-
-=Warmth in your hands=-
-=Paradise found at dream's end=-
That's Lulu.
Boss Hong's woman.
Don't even think about it.
Find someone who looks like her.
-=A casual glass of wine=-
-=Some casual tenderness=-
-=Wash away all the painful emotions=-
-=Truly this is the crevice in paradise=-
Start!
Why come to me regarding this matter?
I am merely a film producer.
-=Mr. Hong=-
-=We cannot have these murders...=-
-=in French territory.=-
From what I understand...
the murdered man was Chinese
Along with two low lives who are worth less than dogs!
In my opinion,
this is a Chinese matter.
You don't need to be involved.
Nice to meet you.
If you ever want to make movies, come back and look for me!
See you.
Qi Shu!
Remember I told you about two friends
who want to be waiters?
I know.
Qi Shu, they're here now.
Trust me. They're very hard working.
I have something better for you.
Interested?
It's right beside you.
Who are you?
Where am I?
I'm Ah Feng.
This is my home.
You've been injured.
Do you have any liquor?
My friends!
My friends.
They're my friends.
I always see him at the Paradise.
He's Boss Hong's most lethal enforcer.
Ah Feng.
When you do things in Shanghai...
always be careful.
Want a drink?
Okay.
I'll go get it.
I've tried hard not to think about home,
especially Su Zhen.
Creep! Creep! Creep!
- Who told you to follow me? - I'm not!
I just want to tell you, it sounded nice.
What did sound nice?
Last nice at the Paradise.,
your singing.
You're okay, right?
I'm okay.
Hey,
do you know who she is?
That's Huang Liu Shuang!
A famous movie actress.
Hollywood movie actress!
Boss Hong promised me that I'll be in my own movie soon!
Then...
I'll be the first one to see it.
Are you with Hong?
I don't know him.
Really?
I thought everyone at the Paradise worked for Boss Hong
I thought to make it in Shanghai, you need to know him.
Isn't making movies a good thing?
What's your name?
Ah Feng.
Thank you.
For what?
For the compliment on my singing.
Goodbye.
Listen,
you seem real decent.
I'd advice you...
to stay away from Boss Hong.
Also, stop following me
or you might end up in the hospital.
The other night,
someone tried to kill me.
Right in my own territory!
Where were you?
My brother.
Look for the crates with a lion logo.
Ah Feng, stand watch at the door.
Ah Feng.
Brother, I want one too!
Soon. Go look around.
You always say soon.
Soon!
Da Gang,
what exactly does Boss Hong want us to do?
Da Gang, are you crazy?
These aren't movie prop guns!
These guns can kill.
Who knows?
Maybe they are movie prop guns.
Pack it up!
Let's go!
Da Gang! I we do this now,
there will be no turning back!
You and Xiao Hu are my brothers.
I won't do anything that will harm you!
I'm out.
Let's go.
Ah Feng.
You want to pull rickshaws your whole life?
You low life!
You dare steal from me!
Son of a bitch!
You want to feel my fist again?
You want to feel mine?
You want to try?
You've got guts.
But I prefer to have fun with your friend.
Cut it off!
How does your head feel?
Want to try again?
Want to try again? Come!
Come face me!
Come,
come on!
Here!
You scared?
Come!
Brother...
Ah Feng, come with me!
Look!
That's Huang Liu Shuang!
That's Butterfly Hu Die!
They're big movie stars!
What's wrong?
Nothing.
You're more beautiful than they are.
Excuse me.
Your wife would look good on screen.
Cheers to movies!
My next film will be even bigger!
I have a present for you.
Boss Hong, they're here.
Is this the first time you killed?
You'll get used to it.
Tonight I'm exceptionally happy.
This banquet is for these three friends.
Let's drink...
to welcome our new brothers!
Cheers!
Right in my own territory!
-=I'll make your dreams come true=-
What are you doing here?
It's over.
All this has to end right now.
My whole life is all...
about killing.
I had never told you
I tried to kill him!
But I...
But I... didn't succeed!
I now realize
what is most important to me.
Will you leave with me?
This is where we first met.
It's the first time anyone's pointed a gun at me.
Do you remember
the faces of the people you've killed?
I never look at them in the face.
I can remember
the faces of the people I killed.
Is it really that simple?
You better leave Shanghai
This is not your world.
Where's the shipment?
I...
I don't know.
Don't know, huh?
There's one more bullet in the chamber.
You want to take a gamble?
Tonight. 10 o'clock. Huang Po Pier.
No! Don't!
He already told you.
Bring Xiao Hu with you tonight.
Da Gang.
Feeling better?
I'm fine.
What do you want to eat?
Do they have congee?
Why do you want to have congee in Shanghai?
It's early. Don't drink too much.
How did things go last night?
With you leading us, Brother Da Gang, of course, things went well!
You are now Boss Hong's most trusted man.
Soon you'll be even more powerful.
Ah Feng, this is Xi Yan.
Since you've been sick,
he's had to cover for you.
Any time you do a job for me...
Careful!
Don't ever mess up.
Brother Da Gang, don't worry.
With Xiao Hu around, we have nothing to fear.
What's your name?
Jiao Hong Ying.
Can you smile for me?
Do you like to sing?
To dance?
One day that stage can belong to you.
Don't drink too much.
Mark...
Can you teach me how to kill?
I don't want to see you die.
See you tomorrow.
Ms. Lulu, may I have your autograph?
-=Are you free tonight?=-
I want to take you somewhere.
Please enter.
Scene One. Take One.
Action.
Good, very good.
Is this good, Mr. Director?
Yes.
Beautiful.
Can you go higher?
Okay.
I don't have the strength.
Okay, look at the camera.
Very good.
Be careful.
This is the first time I've seen you so happy,
like a little girl
You're not falling in love with me, are you?
No.
And why not?
You belong to him.
So do you!
I'm sorry. You're right.
I'm going home.
Brother Chen, I heard...
your wife is expecting.
Yes, due next month.
Congratulations!
Even though I'm not young anymore,
I'm still excited to be a father.
Let me introduce you.
This is Lulu.
Beautiful, exquisite.
How much?
What? Excuse me?
For her.
Please say what's on your mind.
Hong,
since you stole my goods
the least you can do is give me some sort of token.
A girl like this is not worth much.
Brother Chen,
you shouldn't listen...
to rumors like that.
Hong,
It was not just my man who burned to death in my store.
So did his wife and two children.
A whole family, dead.
Has doing business in Shanghai come down to this?
Brother Chen,
I did not get this far
doing business that way.
If one of my men did do
such a deplorable thing,
I will make sure they are severely punished!
But I assure you, they would not!
Girls like this... they come and go.
Let me take you backstage.
Introduce you to some young, more beautiful girls.
Let's go!
Let's have some fun!
Look how busy we are!
It's all about show business!
Brother Chen, you have to believe me.
That's just the way things are.
Don't let me ever wipe your ass again!
I still remember...
seeing you here for the first time.
You had long braided hair
with a red bow.
I don't remember.
Leave with me.
I won't go.
If you stay here,
you will slowly suffocate.
Suffocate?
You're the one fooling yourself.
Why have you stayed here then?
I stayed...
All because of you...
I hate you.
Because of you!
Because of you
Save me.
Boss Hong.
Xiao Hu, have a drink!
Steady now.
Look at him.
Can you believe he's Brother Da Gang's real brother?
Brother Da Gang is so powerful.
How can he have...
such a pathetic brother?
Brother!
Who do you think you are!
Disrespecting my brother.
Apologize.
I'm sorry.
I'm coming.
Breakfast.
Careful.
It's hot.
Isn't it too early?
Sorry, I've made a mess.
Here, have some.
I came here today to tell you that...
I may have been out of line last night.
So I want to...
Sorry to bother you.
I shouldn't come to see you anymore.
It's too dangerous.
Do you know what is the most important to a man?
Betrayal.
It let me know who is loyal to me.
If someone betrayed me,
what would you do?
We'll take care of them.
Two people have betrayed me.
One, I've treated like a princess.
I gave her the world.
The other,
I considered the most loyal and closest person to me.
But I've discovered,
that for the past ten years,
he's been waiting
patiently for a chance to kill me.
Mark,
My brother.
Go then.
You still have that?
You gave it to me as a gift.
Brother,
do you ever think about home?
Last night I had a dream about our mother,
but I couldn't see her face.
Do you remember what she looks like?
I remember.
Especially one night,
I heard Dad singing to Mom.
He was dancing with her like this.
Swaying side to side...
Really?
When they turned,
Mom's face was all bruised up.
Her nose was filled with blood.
The blood kept flowing
down her body,
Dad's clothes was all bloody.
Dad beat her so bad.
Every time Dad got drunk,
he would beat Mom..
Brother.
I no longer had a home when Mom died.
All I have now is a brother.
Let's go.
We have to find Ah Feng.
Ah Feng, this is a simple matter.
Simple?
This is murder!
I'm not going to do this!
You haven't killed before?
They're my friends!
Why can't you understand?
Friends?
Then what am I?
You want to hit me?
Don't think I won't!
Brothers shouldn't be fighting!
Away!
Xiao Hu's your brother, not your dog!
Do you know what will happen
if we don't do this?
What if Boss Hong asked you to kill me?
I never expected things to go this far.
I've done things I never knew I would ever do.
But not this!
It's because of the girl, isn't it?
It's always about a girl.
Ah Feng, Xiao Hu is my brother.
I've always treated you like a real brother.
If you walk out that door,
we will no longer be brothers
but enemies!
Hurry up!
Time is running out!
Ah Feng! What's going on?
Why were you so unclear on the phone?
He's come to save our lives.
Drop your guns!
Brother...
That's Ah Feng!
Ah Feng!
Xiao Hu! Move aside!
Brother! This is Ah Feng!
I told you to move aside!
Brother, you've gone crazy!
Move! Get in the car!
You said all of this was over.
Please don't go.
Wait for me.
Where's the wound?
Here?
Hurt?
Does it hurt?
You can't even wipe your own ass!
You think you're the boss now?
Then you do it.
There is only one Boss Hong in Paradise Club.
There is only one Qi Shu.
Right?
Then go join him!
Join him now!
Qi Shu!
Brother Da Gang, look who's here.
Brother.
Are you okay?
Brother.
Are you okay?
Brother...
My brother is already dead.
Brother!
Go!
Brother! Brother!
Brother!
We can't stay here.
Ah Ying.
Mom, drink your medicine.
I'm not getting any better.
Don't worry, Mom.
Brother!
Ah Feng!
Thank you.
I'll bring some clean clothes for you tomorrow
but they're a bit worn out.
That's fine.
Su Zhen's been here
to take care of me.
Ah Feng. Su Zhen's a good girl.
It's leaking again.
I'll go check.
It always leaks in this spot!
Can't sleep?
It's too quiet here.
I'm not used to it.
I've been in Shanghai for so long.
I've forgotten this kind of life.
I remember in my village,
I lived beside this old lady.
She'd wait for her husband...
to come home, bringing a bag of sticky rice.
The simple joy in their faces. That image,
I'll never forget it.
Things have come full circle.
Life can be simple.
Can we stay here?
Let's buy some sticky rice.
Miss, sticky rice.
Ah Feng.
Mom.
You're up.
How much?
Once Cent for six.
Careful.
The weather here is better than Shanghai.
You should just live here.
Lulu!
You're going to be okay!
Soon
we can live the life you want.
You know...
Meeting you at the Paradise...
was the best thing that ever happened to me.
Paradise Club's new star
Jiao Hong Ying!
Brother Da Gang, the men are all ready!
The Paradise Club is now closed.
Mark, come out!
Are you scared?
This is what you call a killer.
Ah Feng.
We could have had all this!
All this?
Who's "all this"?
For all this,
you killed your own brother!
And Lulu!
No, you did!
When you decided to go against me.
You are the one who killed them!
Xiao Hu's dead.
We...
You brought us here!
Is this what you call paradise?
I'm sorry.
Mark! Don't!
Da Gang!
He killed Lulu!
Enough!
No more killing!
This is my fate.
We were searching for paradise...
Now I wonder, does it really exist?
This doesn't count.
You can't go.
One more! One more!
We agreed, just one more.
Right, Ah Feng?
You two go. I'm not going.
Ah Feng, we are going,
is this how you see us off?
Don't go, Xiao Hu.
Brother, Ah Feng said he didn't want to go.
I was just joking.
Whatever it is,
the three of us will do it together.
How can we leave anyone behind?
Let's go!!
-=Paradise Club=-