Master Szutu is here!
Attend to him, Violet, Sissy, Peach, Scarlet, Fleur
Fleur, Pinkie, Soliel, Pommy and Silhouette
Twenty-third Master Tsou arrives!
He wants Beauty, Orchid, Coquette,
Moon, Fleur, Wind Dancer
Twelfth Master Hua is at Tao Yuen's Yung Hsien Hall
Kind Seventh Master is in Kam Ling's Hunan Hall
Fleur, Soliel, Pearl, Gem, Scarlet
I am Mou Lien Hsien
I miss sentimental courtesan Mai Chiu-chuan
Her voice and personality are admirable
And her talent and appearance, peerless
We are now far apart
So as I keep cool in a boat in the lonesome night
Looking at the setting sun against the pair of swallows
I lean against the window in silent thought
Hearing the autumn sounds of the falling elm leaves
Seeing the bridge with the withered willow in cold mist
Makes me feel more sad and anguished
As I miss her and stare sorrowfully...
Sorrowfully at the full moon
That's too much sorrow
Twelfth Master is dumbstruck
Rich boy!
Chen-pang, you're late
Well?
How many deer testicles did you sell?
Stop joking, please
Why are you so late?
There's a virgin courtesan at Yi Hung...
who was just deflowered last month...
and became a prostitute
She's perfect for you
I've sent for her in your name
Who was that songstress?
The "that's too much sorrow" one
Didn't you hear?
Seventh Master, we're leaving
Where is your next job?
Miss Soliel and Miss Scarlet are here
Greetings, Seventh Master
We're sorry we are late
That's not important
But these two of my friends...
are all alone
Now, that's serious
Scarlet, accompany Third Master Lei
Soliel, accompany Twelfth Master Chen
The ladies have ordered towels
Twelfth Master, I'm Soliel
She was deflowered just a month ago
This smells nice
She knows you like this cologne
Thank you, Twelfth Master
Chai Hua's Piao-paio cares for me
Thank you for your tips, Kind Seventh Master
You tip generously
Why else would they call him Kind Seventh Master?
Seventh master, gentlemen
I, Fleur, have finished my humble song
Before I go, let me drink to you all
Yes, let's drink
Miss Fleur
Miss Fleur, you have a guest
Who is it?
Twelfth Master Chen
Which one?
He was at Kam Ling last night
I don't know him
Please send my regrets
All right
Well, let me see what he's like
Chai Hua's Piao-piao has an advertisement out again
When will you run your ad?
Moon, let me use your rouge
Help yourself
Finally, it's your turn to lose
I've really lost badly
Stop talking and pay up!
Which other one could I have played?
Come on, shuffle
Miss Fleur
Do you remember me?
You're too close for me to see
Last night
Sorrowfully at the full moon
That was just a joke I hope you don't mind
Not at all; I never even frowned
On my way here, I was thinking
If I stood so close to you
Would you step away?
If you did, you would not be the woman I want
Twelfth master Chen; are you really twelfth or the second?
The second
What is your business?
Dried goods shops
Very impressive
We've met and spoken now
I'll be back after four rounds of mahjong
Where is your garoupa?
Still frying
I'm the one who's frying
Master Chiu hasn't been here in a whole month
Something must be wrong
Get Clerk Chen to write a letter for you, and get cough syrup
And say what?
Write: "I've bought cough syrup for you
"Take care of yourself so I won't worry"
That's all you need
Mother likes me to peel oranges for her
To peel off everything, then feed her
Do you have to feed your elder sister?
I have neither elder sister nor wife
And your younger sister?
I have neither younger sister nor wife
Sorry, I don't like oranges
Shall I have an opium set brought to you?
I will stay sober to see you clearly
Are you wearing make-up?
You've seen enough; please wait
The girls want me for four more rounds
Why did you open the door?
I like to watch you walk
There are so many corridors here
Are you following me?
How can I? I'm your "Frying Garoupa"
What?
You girls like to keep the guests waiting
They get upset, but dare not show their anger
That is called "Frying Garoupas"
See how I sizzle
The cool wind brings faith
Fleur
It's Twelfth Master again
Fleur, come quickly
Look, he's sitting up there
Look, up there
Now!
Fleur, look at Twelfth Master
He gave you this pair of scrolls
It's beautiful
See what it says
What an interesting idea!
Careful!
I've seen this bed, it's imported
It costs over two hundred dollars!
So expensive!
Careful!
Where is Fleur?
Where did she go?
She must be seeking a divination at Wen Wu Temple
Watch out for the pillar!
Is it Twelfth Master of the dried goods shops?
Why didn't you take it apart for delivery?
Twelfth Master Chan specified it must be shipped whole
They say a prostitute is every man's wife Customers are like floating logs
This bed can hold many logs
How rude of you
Fleur, your Twelfth Master...
is full of tricks
That's right
Fleur
Open the door
The bed will be here soon
Fleur, come quickly
Come on up
I've been a madam for twenty years...
all over Hong Kong
I have never seen a man...
who knew how to pamper a woman...
than your paramour
From my hand to your mouth
You have many different looks
Which ones?
Heavy makeup, light makeup masculine makeup. No makeup
Also, dream-like as an imagined moon, hesitant as a falling flower
Which is your favourite?
I like them all
whether separately or together
Which is the real you?
You want to know so soon? I'll frighten you
Real things are always ugly
I want to see it anyway because I love you
You have a look that I want to see now
Which one?
I'll tell you later
You're lustful
I know
You're still here?
I'm leaving soon
Ting, I just got the call
Beauty pageant losers are telling scandalous secrets at a disco
You're on your own tonight
Chu
I bought you a present
Give it to me tomorrow I can't take it with me
It's in my drawer
You didn't ask if I like this colour
How can you be sure I'll like it?
You've worn out your old shoes
Stay back
Do your feet stink?
When did you smell my feet?
Thank you
I can't join you for supper
Go home, be a good boy
Sir
Yes?
I want to place a Missing Persons ad
Please wait
Miss, how do you want it worded?
Write: "Twelfth Master, 3811
"Waiting at the Same Place; Fleur"
Twelfth Master?
3811, Waiting at the Same Place; Fleur
Just like that?
Classified ads are $15 per column
Other ads are $110 per square inch...
with a three square-inch minimum
That's $330 a day
How big is three square inches?
This size
It's so small; is there anything larger?
It's fated; you will meet if you're meant to meet
A larger ad costs more money
I'm sure he will see it
Write down your name, address, phone number and identity card number
Please pay in advance
In advance?
That's right
I didn't know it would costs so much I didn't bring enough money
May I come back later?
We're closing now; come back tomorrow morning
Anyway, there is no room for your ad in tomorrow's paper
Your ad won't come out till the day after tomorrow
Then I must wait another day
Have you waited long?
This year is 19...
It's 1987
Are you all right?
What is today's date?
It's March 6
So, the day after tomorrow is March 8
I'll come back tomorrow
What is your name, sir?
My surname is Yuan
Thank you, Mr. Yuan
What a coincidence, Mr. Yuan
Did I frighten you?
Yes
I'm so sorry
I didn't know you were behind me
I'm light
What is the matter?
I have lost my way
Where do you want to go?
Shek Tong Tsui; how should I go?
It's too far to walk
But you can take a taxi from here...
or a minibus from over there
I live in Shek Tong Tsui, too
Really? So did I
Hong Kong has changed so much
Did you come from up there?
I didn't think so; you dress differently
Are you from another country?
I came from below
From down there? It's quite a walk
It's all right
You can take a taxi here
Goodbye
You're not going to Shek Tong Tsui?
I'm going to have some supper
Didn't you go to Shek Tong Tsui?
No
Why not?
I want to go with you
Please sit down
Why are you following me?
I'm not what you think
Which is?
A sexual pervert
Miss Fleur, I don't know you
I don't know, or care, who you are
You came to my paper to place an ad
And ran into me at the stairs...
no, you followed me
You've been following me
What on earth do you want?
It's no use following me
I'm going home soon
How much is it these days to have your fortune told?
You want to have your fortune told?
Just a Word Prediction
$20 - $30 will do
You don't have enough money?
I don't have any money
Once, people paid to touch my hand
A hunchback with two parcels
What?
$500; the 5 looks like a hunchback
The zeroes look like parcels
I've never heard of that
Did you let him touch you?
He offered two more hunchbacks with two parcels...
to touch my ear
Never mind, I've heard enough
There should be enough left to get you home
I will repay you
Stay here
Yes, Miss?
Please sit
How much for Word Prediction?
$20 for each word
Pick a word
What do you want to predict, Miss?
Missing Person
It's the word "Dark", Miss
Let me see
Miss, it's the best fortune
Really?
Yes, it breaks down to "you will hear soon"
You will find this person very soon
He is still here?
Yes, the two sun radicals means...
he's very much of this world
Is he in Hong Kong?
Yes
Mr. Yuan, does this tram go to Shek Tong Tsui?
Yes
Who is this Twelfth Master to you?
Twelfth Master is my paramour
What's a paramour?
Nowadays, it would be "darling"
His name is Chen Chen-pang
His family owned three dried goods and herbal shops
When was this?
There were twelve children in his family
No, he was second-eldest
His eldest brother died young
It was popular to have a big family
So all the rich sons added ten to their family rank
What is your family name?
What is your family rank?
I only have one elder sister
Women don't count
So you would be Eleventh Master Yuan or just Master Yuan
You sound like an old Cantonese movie
Where is Tai Ping Theatre?
I remember there used to be a Tai Ping Theatre here
I used to watch Cantonese operas there
Have we passed it?
It was taken down long ago; now it's a shopping mall
I used to go to Tai Ping as a child...
and watch Chan Po-chu movies
Who is Chan Po-chu?
You don't know Chan Po-chu?
You've never watched her movies?
No, I only liked Cantonese operas such as...
The Gold-leafed Chrysanthemum, Night of Autumn Happiness,
And Chan Sai-mei
We used to buy front-row seats
Ten couches in a row; $3 a seat
We always went to see Master Five
One of the girls, Violet...
we used to say she supported the actor
She was a huge fan of Master Five
Master Five?
Who is that? When did this happen?
I was only twenty-three then
You say it's 1987
So it was over fifty years ago
What are you talking about?
Are you out of your mind?
Who are you?
You're not human!
You're a ghost; why are you following me?
You said we would meet if we were meant to meet
I meant if you were fated to meet a person
Not if you were fated to meet a ghost
I never did anything to you
You were the first person I saw when I came
Where did you come from?
Down there
Twelfth Master and I committed suicide for love
We agreed we would always be together
But somehow I arrived first
I waited and looked, but he was not there
So I came up to look for him
I wish you can help me find him
Why me?
I was a virgin courtesan at 16
My deflowering price was very high
Then I became a prostitute at Yi Hung Brothel
And was one of its stars
At that time, there were three other...
brothels in addition to Yi Hung
Collectively called The Four Kings
I failed O-level History
The day after tomorrow is March 8...
the anniversary of our death
I will definitely find him this time
Mr. Yuan, please just keep me for two days
So that I can meet with Twelfth Master?
We'll repay your favour in our next lives...
no matter what we reincarnate into
What do you mean to "keep"?
You're coming home with me?
You also live in Shek Tong Tsui
You're a ghost; you can live anywhere you want!
Those are stray ghosts
I've been one for over fifty years I can't take it any more
An ad costs $330
How can you place it with no money?
And you still owe me $50!
People used to pay to touch my neck
I don't want to touch your neck!
We're here?
Please go away
I beg you
Why are you crying?
This is Shek Tong Tsui?
It's all changed now
This was the Kam Ling Restaurant...
a long time ago
Kam Ling
This slope is still here; Yi Hung was at the top
What are you laughing about?
Yi Hung Brothel is now a kindergarten!
We agreed to meet at Yi Hung
I wonder if he can find this place
Why did you agree to keep me?
You're not too horrible and you're piteous
You're soft-hearted
Twelfth Master was that way, too
Ting, this is Chu
Chu, where are you?
I had to get a story
Otherwise I would have been home
And not have to be bored by those beauty pageant losers
and their complaints
Where are you?
Why? You must be happy...
watching me suffer
If you were here...
you would know what's going on
Something happened to me tonight
What?
I brought a woman home
What?
No, I, I brought a woman home
Why are you so romantic tonight?
First, a gift of shoes...
then, excuses to get me to rush home
Yes, I'm so scared!
I must get home right away!
I must see what happened to you!
You'll see when you get home I can't explain it over the phone
You have a long wait
Do you think I can finish work soon? Bye!
You haven't eaten in over fifty years
Are you hungry?
Why didn't you tell her...
you brought home a woman ghost?
She won't believe it
Would she believe you brought a woman home?
She won't believe anything I say
Coca-cola? It's foreign herbal tea
How long have you known each other?
Four years
Why don't you marry her?
Maybe because there is no pressure
How long had you known Twelfth Master?
Six months
Why didn't he marry you?
Why did you have to commit suicide?
His family objected
I'm not hungry but I feel like eating
Chu
Chu, she is not human
No, then, what is she?
You dare bring home a woman and you dare ask me to see her
Don't try to fool me into thinking she's a ghost
But she is a ghost
I gave her an apple to eat she spat it out...
with some black stuff
It turns out ghosts can only smell but not eat
Chu
He says you are a ghost
My name is Fleur
Please remove your head and comb your hair for me
I don't know how
Really? Then how can you be a ghost?
Can you fly, and go through this wall?
Can you stick out your tongue and wash your face with it?
Can you suck blood?
Oh, Chinese ghosts don't suck blood
I remember now, they suck manliness
Do you do that?
I don't know how
Why are you such a stupid ghost?
But, dressed the way you are...
one can say it's nostalgic style...
but really you're ghostly!
When did you die?
In 1934
More than fifty years ago
This fabric has held up well...
for all that time
How can it be buried for fifty years...
and I still can't tear it?
Do you dare come into the bedroom with me?
What are you doing?
A post-mortem
Take it off, I want to see your antique brassiere
She really has no heartbeat
Why did you bring a ghost home?
Miss Chu, please call me Fleur
So as I keep cool in a boat in the lonesome night
Looking at the setting sun against the pair of swallows
I'm going to see your mother tomorrow
I've told her
We look like a couple
We don't look alike
Your mouth is perfectly placed
Mine is a bit off
That's why we look like a couple
Haven't you heard them say...
A fat woman matches a thin man?
or an ugly wife matches a handsome husband?
Your mouth is off, that's why mine is perfect
See, let's match it
Don't
What did your mother say?
She asked me to help her put on her earrings
Mistress, Miss Fleur is here
Madam
Bring tea
Tailor Wen, please excuse me
All right
Please come in
Please sit down
Miss Fleur, you are a woman of wonder
Last night, Chen-pang told me...
that you wanted to see me alone
This is my first time doing this
I suppose it must be the way...
you worldly women do things
Excuse me, I do not know etiquette
Please don't be so formal
I admire women who are spirited
Your tea, Mistress
Bring some snacks
Have some tea
This smells nice
Haven't you had this?
In early spring, when Hangchow girls go to the hills to pick tea
They pick the tenderest leaves and put them in their brassieres...
to keep the leaves warm and moist till they get home
It's called Breast Lung Ching tea have you ever heard of it?
But the best leaves are brought by real virgins
Those are the most exquisite
Neither you nor I can make those
Neither can they
Madam, Chen-pang and I really love each other
I know a girl of my background...
cannot dare to hope for much...
but I just want to become an honest woman
Since you are so frank, let me also speak directly
We have never met anyone below our social stature
You know Chen-pang has a cousin Shu-hsien
I hope they can get married soon and create their own family
So he can start his own business
The Chen bloodline depends on him now
As for whether he would take you as a concubine, let's wait
With your personality, I think you will be true to him
But he is only twenty-four
In a few years' time, I'm more worried about him
You must know men well
Chen-pang and I will always be true
That's great; I'm happy for you
Tailor Wen
What?
Madam
Please wait
Of course Shu-hsien's dress fabric...
looks terrible on you
Miss Fleur, would you mind trying this?
I found an apartment
Move in tomorrow
Can't I just touch your ear?
No
At least I can smell your collar
Two bills to touch your calves
One for each toe?
More
You're making so much money to support your paramour?
I don't know
They say no one can sleep on this bed...
except Twelfth Master
I'm on it now
But I'm not
I am willing to spend any amount of money
We can even do it on the floor
It's wrinkled
New clothes are better wrinkled
And old clothes?
Throw them away
And people?
Throw them away, too
What are you worried about? You have so many looks
I throw one away, you have another
Uncle Hua, just a small gift
Please buy some ginseng with it
Why does a rich man want to learn opera?
I've always wanted to learn opera; I never liked to do business
He sometimes practices his arias
But a good foundation is essential in learning opera
So he wishes to learn from you
And hopes to be outstanding some day
Life imitates drama; drama imitates life
Acting is to show all of life's passions...
scene by scene
But after the opera is over you still cannot avoid life
Just like being an apprentice...
before learning even one line...
he must first serve his master
Serving his meals, giving him massages emptying his spittoon
There is a lot of work to do
I'm afraid your rich boy may not be able to take it
That's why he needs training
You must carve a piece of jade before it becomes a work of art
Let me hear your voice
Sing any song
"Come Home, Hu", you know this one?
Stop
Come home, Hu; come home, Hu
Cuckoos sob under the peach blossoms
Too sad, too sad
Cuckoos lament the miserable world
All right
General is insulted at the city gate he will die by the hand of a weak woman
Which one is Twelfth Master?
You can't see? There he is
I can't recognize him under all that makeup!
Poor thing
He has many hard years ahead of him
Men!
Yes
Attack the enemy with me
Are you Demon Woman Fan Li-hua?
Precisely
Dismount and surrender, if you know what's in store
You must be Hsueh Ting-shan
We must be fated to fight
Thus we meet here at the city gate
I don't want to make you my enemy
Take that!
Please sit down
We'll use our own makeup next time
This is bad for your skin
Chen Chen-pang, you have visitors
Father, mother...
Shu-hsien
Sir, Madam
Auntie told me to come visit you
Chen-pang, come home with me
Immediately
I can forget your mistake with this courtesan
Sir, please wait till he finishes this show
Stay out of our family affairs
Chen-pang, you're on
Five soldiers, you're on
It's your turn
Hurry
Come on
Miss Fleur, you are an understanding woman
Let him go; he'll come back to you
I know my son well
If you keep holding on to him
He will eventually come back to me
Sir, don't be so angry
If he's meant to be our son...
he will always be our son
If not, you can't keep him...
even if you tied him up with a rope
I bought this at the trinket stall just outside the theatre
The handwork is nice, but the rouge must be changed
"Years of beauty tied with silk
"This is the time to find a husband
"Your dream bodes well
"If you bear a child, it will be a boy"
I got this fortune when we first met
I asked about personal life
The interpreter said it's an ideal match and a good friend is here to help me
It's of the best fortune
"A mutual wish can be fulfilled in time
"It is best to start at the bottom
"A slender waist must not give in to a man's embrace too soon
"But slowly dance together to the music of the flute"
This is also of the best fortune
The interpreter said if the wish is mutual, a wedding will occur...
but I must be patient
"There are so many forks in the road
"You are confused, what to do?
Suddenly, a good friend guides your way
"That's how you get out of your troubles, and you are happy"
This is of medium fortune; I was asking about good friends
Since I became a virgin courtesan
I went to Wen Wu Temple to have my fortunes read...
on the first and fifteenth of every month
I have more than two hundred fortunes
Most of them have portended well
I had them, now I have you
My life has been worthwhile
The next day, March 8, 1934...
at 11 pm...
we committed suicide at Yi Hung Brothel
I later heard from the prostitutes who died...
that prostitution was banned the following year
Why did you kill yourselves?
We wanted to always be together
I must place the ad today but I still have no money
Don't worry, we'll help you
It will be in the papers tomorrow
And you will see Twelfth Master at 11 pm tomorrow night
"3811, waiting in the Same Place" right?
It's dawn; is it bad for you?
I don't know
Thank you for letting me stay here
It's nice to be so close to Yi Hung Brothel
He sits at the window every evening...
to watch as Fleur goes to Yi Hung
Whether he is alive or not...
it seems to make sense that she has come to take him away
Our newspaper collection...
goes back to 1938
Where can we find ones from 1934?
The shop was Shing Fung; its boss was Chen Shing-fung
His son was Chen Chen-pang, whom people called Twelfth Master Chen
Shing Fung? That was ages ago
Do you know him?
No
But I remember the name of the shop
I was very young then
No more than 8 or 10 years old
They say his son died by eating raw opium, is that true?
Who knows? We couldn't get any for ourselves
My father might know
Can you please ask him for me?
He's dead
Buddy, a paper, please
All right
It just came out; all the latest news
Thank you
Look
I've placed the ad in most major newspapers in Hong Kong
Twelfth Master will definitely see it
Fleur
What's wrong?
Too much worldly energy
You were fine last night
I've been here three days, I'm getting weaker
You will find Twelfth Master tonight and be able to go back
Help me up
This lipstick is waterproof
I just do this?
Rub harder against it
Would Twelfth Master make her do a "frying garoupa"?
No
What will happen if he became...
a mouse, or a garoupa...
in this life?
Don't think like that
Please, don't let a cat or a dog come out now
What time is it?
Five minutes to eleven
Was he often late?
He was always punctual
He became a woman
See how she's dressed
That's right
What time is it now?
Half past eleven
He is seldom late
What a strange woman
She's making eyes at you
No, at you
No way
But she's quite pretty
She's your type; go ahead
She's your type!
What time is it?
Ten minutes to twelve
Fleur
It's clearly not March 8, 11 pm
Might 3811 be his identity card number?
Identity cards have six numbers
Maybe it's the middle four?
That's easy, I'll check with the Immigration Registrar
No, there are so many people
This way is too difficult
If this code is not related to a...
birth certificate or identity card, it could still be
a bank account...
tax bill, car licence or credit card
Televisions, refrigerators, watches...
even the shoes I got you, have serial numbers
Our lives are consumed by numbers
Or perhaps his address is...
3 Princess Margaret Road, 8th Floor Block 11
Or 381 Des Voeux Road 1st Floor
That would be totally different
Or perhaps a telephone number
Or a pager
Pager? That's easy
There are only a few pager companies in Hong Kong
Mr. Yuan, I'm 3811
It's $1,000, or $2,000 for the whole night
I'd like to page 3811
Please leave your name and number
Paging 3811, my name is Yuan
What now? We've called all the pagers
She's crying
Let her
Fleur, I know it's like looking for a needle in a haystack
But we still have a few more days; we'll find him
We'd like to meet Twelfth Master, too
She is jealous of me
Of course, I am so nice to you
Do you know how to be nice?
Am I not nice?
She said, a fortunate woman...
can rely on one man all her life;
but an unfortunate one can only become a prostitute
But I think being with one man all your life, is restricting
If I had known Twelfth Master, so handsome and romantic
And willing to die for his woman
I would love him
Would you love Fleur?
Tell me
Don't avoid the question
She's too passionate for me
I only want you
Would you kill yourself for me?
We're not that romantic
Just answer me
No; would you?
No
You want to buy antiques?
I pass this shop twice a day
For all these months
But never thought to buy anything to please you
Let's see if they have a rouge box
You're copying Twelfth Master
Do you think you'll be like him?
And I'll be like Fleur?
How much for the rouge box?
That's an Indian incense bag
1934, the year Fleur died
What is this "Bone"?
It was a dating journal from long ago...
which ran gossip columns about local courtesans
It was at least fifty years ago
It cost one cent per copy then, but now they're valuable
"Yi Hung's Star Fleur Dies for Love
"Rich Boy Wakes and Survives" what does it mean?
Twelfth Master didn't die
He didn't die
Fleur, you said you died from eating raw opium
Why does the paper say doctors found...
that he also had sleeping pills in his system?
He told the reporters...
he did not take sleeping pills
Why not?
Who gave them to him? You?
Yes
I really wanted to die
I was afraid that with just opium I might die...
but he would not, and leave me alone
I would not let him be with Shu-hsien
Would you help Shu-hsien put on her earrings?
Yes
I would even pick her ears
But as I do that, I would think of you
Would you help Shu-hsien dress?
Yes
I would even fasten her buttons
But as I do that, I would think of you
I hated watching you suffer in the theatre troupe
You won't see that any more
Will you regret this?
This is the best way; we can ignore everyone else
We will be together forever
There were sleeping pills in the wine?
I put them in beforehand
How many?
Forty pills
He drank it all?
He drank three glasses; I had one
I'll get you more wine
Chen-pang
Today is March 8
It's now 11 pm; 3811
Remember this code
If in our next lives we are different...
or if we forget this
When you see 3811
You will know I am looking for you
And I will know you are looking for me
Don't be afraid; we're going together
Why didn't you tell him about the sleeping pills?
I was afraid
Why did you make him drink the wine?
He was afraid
So even if he was afraid to die, he couldn't escape
Why? Why didn't he die?
If his heart were true, he can die again even if he survived that
But he lived on, and left me behind
Why not?
Why didn't he die?
Nonsense; who want to die?
To be with you, he made so many sacrifices
While you distrusted him and poisoned him
He would die whether or not he ate the opium
That's murder
Why should he die for you again?
You are so devious; it's good that he didn't die
Even if he saw your ad, I don't think he will look for you
You murderer
Then I must find him
He does not want to see you
Nor do l; go away
Chu, don't
Leave me alone
Don't
Leave me alone
Fleur
You want to kill her?
You think she's so innocent?
Sorry
They did not come
Who?
Neither Fleur nor Twelfth Master came
What are you waiting for?
You
I've known you for so long
You often say you don't care...
but your heart is tender...
and you will come around
I know you well
I've thought about it all day
I should not have forced her to leave
No one is as passionate as that these days
It's so hard being a woman; you try your best, but for what?
I am jealous of Fleur
I admire her
The things she dared to do, I would never do
I had never even thought about it
We are just ordinary people
As long as we are happy together everything is fine
There's no need for suicide
Life is precious; it won't come to that
Fleur didn't come
If she died, would I be a third-degree murderer?
Fate keeps us from being together till our old age
We both sob after parting at the terrace
Like the rain outside, my tears fall till dawn
The empty room is cold, and Shan-pai is lonely
I think of you till I fall ill, as I wallow in infinite sorrow
Ying-tai!
I've called your name a thousand times but you do not answer
Fleur
You forgot your wallet
You're not waiting for Twelfth Master?
He's up there
Three years of companionship became a deep romance
That's him?
Miss Chu, you finally understand
Are you still angry with me?
If I were you, if I saw that coward...
I would have poisoned him again
Where were you? We were worried
Looking for him
The worldly energy is too strong, I'm exhausted
I didn't think it would end like this
It may be fate
But I cannot accept it
Do I look very ugly?
Are you going back now?
It's been seven days; I'll drink three cups of the magic tea...
and forget everything
I can be reincarnated in peace
Let me answer this page
We'll decide how we will meet in our next life
Sorry, Miss Ling
I've just returned from abroad
You paged me; how can I help you?
Are you Mr. Chen Chen-pang? Twelfth Master Chan?
What do you want with him?
How did you know his nickname?
I am an entertainment reporter
My paper wants to start a series...
of interviews with former opera stars...
talking about their past
So I want to interview him
What is your relationship to him?
I don't speak to him
When was he an opera star?
He's only a movie extra
Where is he now?
You'll find him at the studio
He hangs around there, even when there is no work
Waiting for his chance to play the lead
He is a movie extra?
At least he's willing to be one
Mother said he squandered away Grandfather's fortune
before I was born
Is your mother Ching Shu-hsien?
How did you know? She passed away long ago
All right
Was that all right, Director?
It was okay
Buddy, I need more wind, more smoke
Hung, let's try another one
You are a hero and a ghost
So when you fly out, you're heroic...
and ghostly
I know it's hard, just do as I say
Heroic and ghostly? How?
Mr. Chen Chen-pang
Where is Chen Chen-pang?
I don't know
Are you Mr. Chen Chen-pang?
No
Do you know where Mr. Chen Chen-pang is?
I can't win with these cards
Do you know Mr. Chen Chen-pang?
No
Twelfth Master Chen
No
What Twelfth Master Chen?
You know him?
He always boasted he had...
three dried goods shops
And I had five, the bastard
Where is he now?
Movie extras are everywhere
Is that him?
I used to be powerful, now I'm just nothing
Are you sure that is him?
Mr. Yuan, Miss Chu
Thank you for helping me find Twelfth Master
That's really him?
I will have to repay the favour in my next life
You're really taking him with you?
See you in the next life
Fleur
Looking at the setting sun against the pair of swallows
Twelfth Master, thank you for remembering me
I've worn this rouge box for fifty-three years
I'm returning it to you now
I will not wait any longer
Vows vanish like smoke, all the passion is wasted
How can passion that burns like fire last a whole lifetime?
Continuation is not easy
Your name is "Heartless", I put my passion on the wrong man
Love flows away like the water, I've poured my heart away
I hope we had never met that day
I only hoped we would love each other in spite of all the sadness
As we age, our faces change before the fire of love alters
I pray to meet again someday so I can tell you how I've missed you
Please don't disappoint my amorous concerns again
I have been trapped by love
Please don't disappoint my amorous concerns again
Tell me when we will meet again