The well-loved travel and cuisine television show.
"Bread's Bread" is hosted by Bread Jean Pierre.
The son of famous Asian writer Sophia Su Jean Pierre.
Well known for her French travel writing.
With his prince charming like appearance
and excellent baking skills and pastry,
Bread charmed the audiences.
The show soon became the top rated show of its kind in the American west.
Let us take a look from the clip of the show.
Most bread sucks.
Because most bread lacks creativity and sincerity.
This is the reason that I go around the world in search for the most creative,
most sincere, and the best bread in the world.
My name is Bread.
Join me in the search for the best bread in the world.
This is Bread's Bread.
Yet, recently the show has faced challenges.
Even though Bread works very hard
the ratings dwindled
at the end of the latest season last year.
The sudden death of his mother left him devastated and in shock.
He left this message on his Facebook page.
I'm tired.
And I'm going to find my mother.
Since then Bread has disappeared.
The show has stopped for half a year.
People around the world are worried over his safety.
His fans are eagerly awaiting his comeback.
What?
Come with me.
What for?
Just come with me for a sec.
Don't drag me!
Come, come in here.
Come on, come.
Come!
What on earth do you want?
You'll know soon.
Close your eyes and wait a sec.
I might fall.
Don't worry. Let me hold your hand.
No peeking.
O.K.
Now, eyes closed?
Yes.
Wait a minute.
Hey, what are you doing?
O.K., it'll be ready in a second.
Come on, hurry up!
Now what?
Ping, would you marry me?
One second.
You're proposing to me...
... with the candles you took from the temple?
Well, your little bro is so flaky!
So what's your plan for our future together?
Just stay here and take over the bakery.
Making bread here for the rest of our lives?
Fuck!
What's wrong with it?
We've been together for such a long time.
It's time to settle down.
You wash my underpants for me.
Only I know how to take care of you
when you're in your period or when you're angry.
Really? What would you do when I'm angry?
Are you going to marry me or what?
What's your problem?
Ping!
Go away.
Ping!
I told you to go away. I hate being pushed.
I have to push you a little bit. You are already 30!
I'm only 28, O.K.?
According to the lunar calendar, you're 30!
Just go away!
Hey, I spent a fortune on this ring.
I'll leave it here.
Don't lose it, O.K.?
The soul of bread
Everyone, Bonjour!
Good morning.
Now, we are listening to
Paris! Texas!, a new single by the band, Never Dies.
The courier is here.
Sam, aren't you going to send the bananas to your son?
Come on.
Or the bananas will be off by the time your son gets them.
And, Jack, please...
Stop fighting with your wife. You fight all the time
that every has heard it.
Stop fighting. Come to mine, hand in hand.
And you can have bread for free.
By the way, do you know why I said "Bonjour" just now?
That's "good morning" in French.
Recently, some French pastry has hit the headlines.
"Chocolate Pastry."
Our head baker, Gao-Bing, has worked out the recipe.
He promises the pastries he makes
taste the same as the original ones.
Why are you wearing the ring like that?
Hey, we're running a bakery.
Don't drink it straight from the carton.
Promise me one thing. Then I will say "Yes."
Another French baking contest?
I want you to win international prizes and take me to France.
I don't want to stay here forever.
What's wrong with this place?
You hate Taiwan so much?
Chien-Ming Wang plays in the MLB.
Does that mean he hates Taiwan?
I don't know.
So what's why I want you to know!
If we're going to spend the rest of our lives together,
I hope I could see the outside world at least once.
The outside world?
Your little brother is swamped outside.
Go give him a hand.
Hey, Bro.
Tell you what.
If I go to France for the baking contest,
what about the shop?
What about your brother?
What about your dad?
You can work on new recipes instead of practicing in the temple.
You can't follow other people's recipes forever, right?
If I don't go to the temple,
the kids would fight or use drugs and get into trouble.
Do you understand it?
Can you stop making excuses?
Is it really that difficult for you to understand me?
I know you really want to go to France.
But it's early morning.
So stop daydreaming!
O.K., forget about it.
Ping, that's not what I mean.
Let go of me!
Please don't be like that.
That's not what I mean. Please, don't.
Save that till the night.
It's time to start the business.
Ouch.
Away from my hometown,
that noisy, little island.
I came to Paris.
When I was young,
I thought I'd get married and have children in my hometown.
However, I met my Mr. Right.
He took me to Paris where I fell in love with baking.
Morning.
Your French is really good.
English O.K.?
English is O.K.
I was just saying your French is really good.
Thank you.
I wonder if I can ask you.
Do you know this woman?
This is my mom.
Your mom?
Yes.
Can I meet her?.
She died.
She died?
I'm sorry. I have no idea.
No, it is O.K.
Was she the head baker?
No, my dad is.
Your dad?
Yeah.
Can I meet him?
He is not here.
He is at... how to describe the community center?
You know, people they get together?
He is busy... he is playing band.
Playing in a band?
Yeah.
Do you, do you want to go and find him?
No, it is O.K. Don't trouble yourself.
Hello!
5-inch?
It's $140.
I will come back later. Bye bye.
No, I can't do that.
I decide to love you one hundred million years.
Jesus, are you done?
What was that all about?
None of your business.
Wow, it's a cool sax.
I'm not bragging.
Kenny G.. had one like this.
Really? Let me see.
I got all my false teeth done just for it.
You see?
Cool!
How much did it cost?
Well, not that much.
Only $150,000.
$150, 000? Show off!
Dad, do you know someone called Sophia Su?
Fuck! It really costs $150,000!
Dad.
Do you know her?
She'd been to our shop when I was a child.
She had a son called Bread.
What? What did you say?
Bread.
Is he the one in the baking show you used to watch on TV?
He came here today.
He showed me a picture of Mom with Sophia.
He said he was looking for you.
Is he looking for his dad?
That's impossible!
I was very faithful to your mom.
I'd never had any other women.
Dad, what are you talking about?
Well, I somehow remember that
your mom loved a book so much when she was young.
I think it was written by Sophia something...
Where is the book now?
Maybe it's among the stuff your mom left.
Unbelievable! $150,000 for a sax?!
Here it is.
Your mom's book.
Oh, we always have one.
Dad, why didn't you tell me?
I asked you to sort out the stuff three years ago.
Have you ever listened?
I told you I would burst into tears when I saw Mom's stuff.
Why didn't you do it?
I would burst into tears too.
O.K., Ping.
It's time.
We should get ready to go to the baking class.
Hey, that hurts!
Just ride the bike!
Stop it!
Here it comes, the spirit of Prince Nezha.
Ask your question, quick!
Excuse me, Prince Nezha...
Do you think I still have a chance with Ping?
Why is he laughing?
He says Ping's husband is the Prince himself.
Don't joke with me.
I didn't! That's what Prince Nezha says.
Master!
To be or not to be. That is the question.
No photos! No photos!
Hey, hey, Master!
Don't shake him like that!
The spirit will be shaken away.
Give him a hand.
What does the Master mean?
People compete with each other or something like that.
But I asked him about my marriage.
What does that mean?
Damn! How would I know?
Fuck! It's all because the guy took pictures!
Fuck! Who took pictures? Idiot!
I realized that I needed some kind of new direction.
I needed a challenge.
In fact, the matter is I need to find the bread
that you made for her so many years ago.
Do you remember what that bread was called?
Dad, he says he wants to find the bread his mother loved.
Do you remember what our special was?
How would I remember?
We used to have weekly specials.
How would I know which one he's talking about?
He doesn't know.
That's O.K., but while I am here,
sir, do you think I can be your apprentice?
Learn how to make bread from you?
I will pay for tuition, housing, anything you need.
I just need to learn how to make that bread.
Name your price, anything.
You want to learn from him?
Dad, he says he wants to learn baking from you.
He would pay.
Really? Paying us?
Wow, that is a difficult question.
How much does he earn every month?
How would I know?
This, this, O.K.? O.K.?
Dad, this is too much!
O.K., no problem.
Well, he says it's O.K.
No, Dad, it's too much!
He asks me to teach him, but he doesn't say for how long.
If I teach him for the rest of his life, $200,000 isn't much, is it?
O.K. Great.
O.K.
Dad?!
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
It's happened so many times recently.
What happened?
Someone keeps stealing the light bulbs.
Oh, really?
Did you see anyone suspicious?
Not really.
So can you make regular patrols here?
Bro?
Ping?
Why did you move my Prince Nezha costume?
An important guest is staying with us.
Who?
Hi.
What are you doing here?
How should I tell you what's in my mind?
I kept thinking all night.
The more I think, the more embarrassed I feel.
I cannot speak a word when I see you.
I could only keep my head bowed.
How should I tell you what's in my mind?
On the house.
It's a traditional Taiwanese dish, sweet potato rice.
Try it! It's good.
It feels like the spring breeze.
I could only write a love letter.
Ah... Ah...Ah...
Only through letters could I express my love.
You're so sweet. You're so lovely.
You're so beautiful. You're so charming.
You made me fall in love with you.
Thank you. Thank you all.
Do you see a foreigner sitting over there?
Yes.
Do you know who he is?
Is he Brad Pitt?
Well, no, he isn't.
He's not a star.
But, he's a celebrity too.
His name is Bread.
Actually the reason I brought him here
is to hold a welcome party for him.
But it's not much fun to hear me singing all the time.
So, shall we ask Bread to sing a song for us?
Don't push him so hard.
It's O.K.
Give him a big hand.
Come, Bread, sing for us.
Come on.
Sing a song. Yeah, sing a song.
Yeah, sing for us.
Come, Bread.
Come on, Bread. Sing a song for us!
Hello everybody.
I'm Bread.
He is Bread.
It is nice to be here.
I guess I will just sing a French song. It's called, La Vie en Rose.
He is going to sing a French song for us.
Sorry, one minute. I'm almost done.
Why are you taking so long?
Robin meets Batman.
You took photos of me?!
You did it on purpose?
Why the hell did you do that? Why the hell?!
Ahh, bathroom is free.
Wow, this is a cool camera.
It is my mom's. You can't get it anywhere.
It's really important to keep it to me.
Yes.
Tomorrow we will be working together, right?
Yes.
So, we should get to know each other.
Yes.
Ping, is she your girlfriend?
Oh, no girlfriend.
She is my fiancee.
Bi-hun-cha?!
Fiancee.
Beyonce?!
Wife?!
Wife? Really?
Wolf?!
Fuck! I just saw someone stealing the light bulb!
What are you looking at?
Be careful.
Morning.
Morning. Thank you.
You haven't paid for the bread this month.
I'm sorry.
I'm low on cash.
You know the price of eggs has gone up...
... and the ham too.
Everything has gone up.
Oh, Granny, wait a sec.
Hold it for a second, please.
Shh~~
Are you a bad guy?
Do I look like a bad guy?
Then why are you asking my mom for money?
Lunlun, quick, finish your breakfast
and take your little bros and sis to school with you.
Hurry up, hurry up! Get ready for school.
You need money for the school lunches again?
I thought I just gave you some.
Here, it's $100. Give it to your teacher.
Off you go. Hurry up!
Bye, take care. Look after your sis.
Off you go. Quick! Bye, bye.
Gao-Bing,
can I pay you half of the money today?
I should blame my husband.
He said he would make a fortune in China.
But he just disappeared like that.
He left the shop and the whole family to me.
I have to pay the bills as soon as I earn any money.
That's fine.
Take this.
Pay me back when you've got money.
No, I can't take it.
It's O.K. I'll leave it here.
Don't worry.
See you later.
I don't know why...
I often see a tramp climb over the wall.
What are you looking at?
Let's go.
Put the helmet on. The police are here.
He shouldn't ask you to do this.
You are the best baker.
No, it's fine.
I'm an apprentice now, right?
Plus, this is nothing.
Ping, are you married?
Married?
No, I'm not married.
Who told you that?
I was talking to Gao-Bing last night.
And to be honest,
I'm not really sure I understood what he was saying.
Gao-Bing is my boyfriend.
But we are not married.
So, I still have a chance?
Hey, gotcha.
What?
Nothing.
Stop talking and wash the baking trays!
Wow, they look so clean!
You're much better than Bro.
Ask him if he wants to join us in the baking class.
Do you want to come to the baking class with us?
Baking class? Sure! I would love to.
What did he say?
He said O.K.
O.K., take the clean ones inside.
Hello.
I'm Bread.
Wow, you're so handsome!
Thanks for Gao-Bing for giving me this chance to show you how I make bread.
He said he would like to thank Gao-Bing for giving him this chance.
To me, bread is a living and breathing organism.
So, when I bake, I like to treat bread the same way that I treat a lover.
For him, bread is alive.
So, he treats bread like his lover.
I like to touch her, talk to her.
I play music to her.
He likes to touch her.
Talk to her.
Then, play music to her.
I treat each bread according to its own personality.
Every bread has a different personality.
So, today I would like to start with the French classic.
And her name is "Baguette."
Now, in front of you...
... I prepared a special brandy cheese sauce.
So, close your eyes.
Try to really experience the music.
Experience the flavor in the sauce.
He also prepares this special sauce, "brandy cheese sauce."
Close your eyes.
Listen to the music and try.
Hey, Gao-Bing, do you want to try it with Ping?
Come and try.
Well, no, thanks.
Hey, don't be like that.
He came all the way from France.
Let him teach us something, right?
I'm fine. You guys go ahead.
Well, suit himself.
Let's try it then.
Ping, do you want to try?
Close your eyes.
Don't forget the music.
You taste it?
You have a little bit on your lips.
What was the thing you brought back this afternoon?
Baguette?
I feel so hot and dry after eating it. I can't even sleep.
Our new teacher made the French brandy cheese sauce.
I took some.
And I wanted to share it with you.
I feel so hot and dry now.
I can't sleep.
I'm so thirsty.
Get me some water.
O.K.
Well, I think...
... I should get you a pill too.
Maybe you'll sleep better.
Can't sleep?
Not after the pill.
Where is it?
I found it.
What are you looking at?
Please be gentle.
"What the hell?"
That's "hello" in Taiwanese.
Hello, O.K.
What did you say "good afternoon" was?
"Go to hell."
Excuse me.
"Go to hell!"
I'm so sorry.
This foreigner can't speak Taiwanese.
It's O.K.
Sorry, sorry.
The street lamp has been vandalized several times recently.
So we decided to put a patrol box here.
We'll patrol in this neighborhood every day.
Really!
Yeah. what's up?
Nothing, nothing.
Then, see you around.
O.K., bye bye.
Auntie, why did you bring so many people with you?
Bread, Bread.
I have a question.
What's the bread you made in the baking class?
Baguette?
Yeah, yeah, baguette.
Do you have more?
What for?
Well, we felt so good after having it.
Yeah, young people wouldn't understand it.
I felt so energetic after eating it.
Oh...
Bread, do you have more?
Have?
She wants some baguette.
We don't have any right now.
But I can make it by tomorrow.
He says there is none. He'll make some tomorrow.
How many do you want?
Five.
I want ten.
O.K., O.K.
Let me write it down.
Wait!
Hey, darling, should we get 20?
Do we need that many?
Well, you don't get it. I'll take twenty.
You want twenty?
O.K., O.K., one each time, please.
His bread had better works like Viagra.
He said he wanted to be an apprentice.
Now, he is taking orders.
Well, his bread is really good!
I doubt it.
How can you say that? You never try it.
Bread,
thank you, thank you so much!
Why French kissing?
What's up?
Nothing.
What happened to your eyes?
Nothing.
Let me take a look.
Just some flour.
Stay still. Come over.
O.K., the other one.
Feeling better?
Hello everyone!
Thank you all for your support yesterday.
Our new special, the Magical Baguettes, are all sold out.
I apologize to customers who didn't get them.
Hey, Steven, behave yourself.
You bought more than a dozen!
Your wife hasn't come back yet. What are you going to do tonight?
We have more specials coming out today.
Hurry up, everyone!
You don't have to queue if you're late. You just won't find anywhere to stand!
Hi, can I call you Lacey?
I'm Bro from the bakery.
I always want to talk to you.
Please don't mind me writing to you.
I heard you like our red bean buns.
So, this is the secret recipe of the filling.
You must try it at home.
P.S. This is our secret recipe.
Please don't show it to anyone.
Three aces, four diamonds, five hearts...
Two aces, four diamonds, four hearts...
Drink it up when you lose...
O.K., O.K.
Drink it, drink it.
Gao-Bing,
you have to work harder.
Your "champion bread" is out of fashion.
He beats you easily
with the simple French baguettes!
He said your bread, very good
Oh, thank you
You are welcome.
Hey, you know, I have been here for a long time, right?
I still can't find the bread that you made for my mom.
He still wants to find the bread that his mom loved.
But how, I have a clue, I have...
I think this is my mom's old house.
I've looked everywhere, but I can't find it.
This is her old house.
Do you know where it is?
Oh, this is the rice factory at the end of the road.
But it's been deserted for a long time.
This is an old rice factory.
But, it is closed.
Oh, closed?
It is O.K. Tell you what.
Gao-Bing can take you guys there next week.
But, I have to work at the temple next week.
Come on, he came all the way from France.
Help him first, O.K.?
Bring you next week.
Really! Great! Thank you!
You are welcome.
But I have a mission for him.
He wants you to do something.
Do something?
Oh, sure! Anything! What is it?
Try to boost our business.
Gao-Bing has taken it over, but nothing changes.
He wants you to make the business better.
Make the business better? O.K.
Let's go. Let's do it again.
O.K., again.
Three aces, four diamonds, five hearts...
Two aces, four diamonds, four hearts...
Thank you for your stuff. Thanks!
Hey, Bro, come here for a sec.
It's nothing to this guy.
If he didn't sell it, he'll probably throw it away anyway
Everything set?
O.K.?
Then, how about dinner together?
Dinner?
Why not?
Dinner?
O.K.
O.K.?
Good!
O.K., this way please.
Amber, pour some wine for this gentleman.
Everyone, welcome to my restaurant.
I'm really happy today because I haven't seen Bread for a long time.
Let's enjoy and celebrate this evening.
Cheers!
What?
We are toasting.
Stand up!
Bro!?
What are you doing?
Amber, please come help us.
We can help you clean it in the staff room.
Is it O.K.? Let's go to the staff room, alright?
It'll take just a minute.
O.K., thanks.
Please wait here and enjoy the drink.
We'll be right back.
This way, please.
I'm so sorry.
What were you doing, man?
I'm so hungry.
Why is she taking so long?
How would I know?
Just keep waiting then.
Ohhh~~
What?
Nothing.
I just never saw you dress like this.
Ping, you look so pretty!
Excuse me.
The seafood soup.
Lamp chop topping with mixed nuts.
Thanks.
Please enjoy.
Seafood soup.
Thanks.
Fresh cod with white wine sauce.
Squab with tomato and tuna.
Black beer saute with pork rib.
It's so bloody delicious!
I'm not afraid of the big waves.
Lobster, tuna and big white shark.
Seafood soup, let's eat it up!
It's so bloody delicious.
Thank God for everything.
Hello! What?
Master is in the hospital?
Uncle, how is my dad?
He's fine.
Stop crying. Tell me!
Really, he's fine.
What happened?
Really, he's fine.
Tell me at once!
What happened to my dad?
He is alright. He is inside.
Gosh, lucky me!
I'm sorry.
Sorry.
Dad, what happened to your leg?
I'm fine.
Or what did you expect to see?
But... they're all crying.
Oh, that. See? It's so spicy.
Everyone bursts into tears because of this.
Dad, this is not funny.
Why are you dressing like that?
And why are you crying?
What? You two are getting ready for my funeral?
Of course not...
Well, that is really spicy.
I burst into tears as well.
I was going to Jiansheng's for the spicy hotpot.
But the light bulb was stolen from the street lamp.
It was so dark.
Then I had a nasty fall.
So they decided to bring the hotpot to the hospital.
Dad, I'll stay with you tonight.
Well, I thought you were going to redecorate the bakery with Bread?
I should stay with my dad.
It's O.K. I will stay with him.
I'm fine. It's just the leg.
It's not a big deal.
You don't have to stay.
It's O.K. I'll stay.
You and Bread go get the shop ready.
Right, it's better to have a man staying with me.
Gao-Bing.
I need a pee.
Bring the urine pot to me.
I'll help myself.
How can I pee while you keep staring at me like that?
Master.
Do you remember the bread that Bread's mom loved?
I told you I forgot.
You've been working with me since you were in junior high.
Have I ever lied to you?
Yes! You lie to me all the time.
I was only joking with you.
No matter what kind of bread you make,
as long as you make it with your heart and soul
every bread is special.
Here, I peed with my heart and soul.
This is my special too.
Master, you say working with heart and soul...
... that's what they say on TV and movies.
Besides I always copy the recipes with my heart and soul...
I know what's in your mind.
You're worried about Ping, right?
You've been together for so many years.
You're a baker.
You have both love and bread.
What are you worried about?
But Bread is a baker too.
Master, master?!
Do you need a bag?
Yes, please.
See you next time.
It was an ordinary bakery in a small town.
Why are there so many people here today?
Now, let's ask one of the locals.
Excuse me. I heard that the bread was really awful.
But now thanks to Bread...
Do you like the changes?
I think they're good changes.
But it wasn't that bad before.
Actually I think it was quite good...
... especially the pineapple buns.
Here comes Bread. Get in, quick!
Bread.
The whole world is looking for you.
Why have you choose such a small town in Taiwan
to be a baker?
This is where my mother was born.
And so, for me, coming here to Taiwan...
It's more of a personal dream.
So, it's a private trip and I would like to keep it that way.
I'm sorry, I can't...
Thank you, but I'm sorry. There is no more question...
Bread.
Bread arrived in Taiwan.
He combines the world-class baking with the traditional Taiwanese flavors.
He has taught the Taiwanese bakers a very valuable lesson.
This is Yan-Ting Chen and Guo-Lun Hsu reporting.
C'est si bon
Bon
What is it?
It means very beautiful.
So, why did you sing "La Vie en Rose" last time?
"La Vie en Rose"... Do you know the movie, "Sabrina"?
My English name is Sabrina.
Really?
So, you want to go to Paris?
Yes.
What is it about Paris?
I just...
Are you O.K.?
O.K.
Be careful.
I just want to go.
It's going to rain.
It's about time.
Let's go.
We just arrived!
Go get the umbrellas for us.
Why me? It's quite a long way.
Fine, I'll go and you keep him company.
Bread, I'm gonna go and take an...
O.K., O.K., I will get the umbrellas.
Be careful. It's raining.
What are you guys doing here? Come in, quick!
O.K., O.K.,
Come on, it's so cold.
Come, come in.
What are you doing here?
It is our mom's birthday tomorrow.
So we want to order a cake for her.
How much?
It's O.K.
Your mom works so hard.
My treat!
Really?
Of course! I mean it.
Come, pick one for your mom.
Yeah! Great!
She stayed for the family.
So, your mother, do you think she had regrets?
I don't know.
But, I feel sorry for her.
At night, I read my mother's book.
I talk to my mom.
If I have a chance to go to France,
I will bring the book with me.