Foshan Guild Hall
I am wanted?
There's one thing I dare not tell Wing-shing
Mr Cheung is now at the cliff's edge
He will be executed at 9 pm tonight
You never believed me
You don't have to either this time
Lam Ching-shan, what do you want?
I have nothing to do with the execution
I am not in a position to be behind it
But I have a piece of good advice I wonder if you want it
Alright, let Wing-shing's heart be broken
She's always seen Uncle Cheung as her father
Wait
Beg me
So you don't love Wing-shing that much
Alright, Lam Ching-shan, please help us
Not enough, beg me on your knees and kowtow to me
Just kidding
Take it easy
I am not done with you yet
Lady Wong is attending a charity dinner this evening
I've got you two invitation cards
You go beg her yourselves
Lady Wong
Wing-shing, take it easy
Miss Cheung
Lady Wong, you know me?
Cheung Yam-tong's niece Of course I know you
That's good, Lady Wong, my uncle...
Let's not talk about that today
Come sit down
Lady Wong, can we begin?
Friends, the revolution has been going on for a while
Yet we still have not set up a national revolutionary government
We have failed the people
Let me take the lead
I'll donate USD5,000
Bravo
Ching-shan, you are young
Your pay is not high
If you donate so much
How can you live?
Lady, you know I grew up in the lp family in Foshan
I donated the money on behalf of the lp family
Let me introduce
This is the heir of the lp family, lp Man
He has not taken up the family business
He has spent his efforts on martial arts
He's now a famous martial arts practitioner
Martial arts practitioner?
What's a martial arts practitioner doing here?
Lam Ching-shan
Yes?
Lp Man, what do you think about the revolution?
Ladies and gentlemen, our country is rife with theories
Some say the way to strengthen the country is through education
Some say through industrialisation
Some say through political reform
Each of them has a point
So everyone has a way to strengthen the country
I myself have practised martial arts since I was a kid
Then martial arts is my way of strengthening the country
Let me show you a routine as my support for Lady Wong
Lady Wong, please
Ladies and gentlemen, I hope it can be popularised
So that every Chinese can practise it
our 400 million fellow countrymen can have a strong physique
And our people's spirit reinvigorated
Thank you, lp Man, for your wonderful gift
Master lp, thank you
Charge, come on
Thank you for your support of the revolution, thank you
Wing-shing, be patient
Time is running out
Lady Wong knows about your uncle be patient
Lady Wong
Wing-shing, come with me
Lady Wong
Be patient, hear me out
I have heard a lot about you
Now that I have seen you
I find you truly a fine lady and I like you
I want to be your matchmaker
The young man is outstanding
Don't look at him I am not talking about him
Ching-shan, come on over
Yes
He's my godson, Lam Ching-shan
You two should have known each other well
Ladies and gentlemen, aren't they a perfect match?
Yes... a perfect match
Ching-shan has been working hard for the revolution
He has made revolution his life
But young people should get married
He's not impatient, but I am
Ching-shan, what do you think?
My parents died early
I have seen revolution as my family
Lady as my mother
Now that my mom wants to be my matchmaker
Of course I have to listen to you
But Lady Wong, my uncle...
Wing-shing, I know about it
Once you say "Yes", we are family
Mr Cheung will be my in-law
Of course I will ensure his safety
Lady Wong, you don't know
I already have a man in my heart I mean to spend my life with him
You mean... this Mr lp?
Yes
It's getting late
Your uncle's fate is not looking good
Lady, if you mean to use his niece's marriage as a political deal
I don't think Mr Cheung will say "yes" to it
Once he is free
I am sure he'll call it off
You mean my godson Ching-shan is not good enough for Wing-shing?
Mr Cheung is an honest man
He won't accept such a marriage of convenience
lp Man, it's not for you to say it
Have you thought of Mr Cheung's safety?
What attracts you to this man?
Only this man can make me proud
He makes you proud?
A martial arts practitioner
Many of you here, including Ching-shan don't know lp Man well
He's a much better man than you think
He's a man of wisdom and perception
Then you should know Mr Cheung's fate
Lady Wong, Mr Cheung has been loyal to the revolution
He spent his early years working for the northern expedition
Now he navigates the globe for the Nationalist Government
Whatever his fate tonight
I think to him, it's worse than death
Despite his ideals, he lifelong work
He's not given a fair treatment
His heart is already dead
If he's shot tonight
the bell will be tolling for you too
Because it means a new beginning
The party is no longer what it should be
Mr Cheung is being framed
But an honest man's name cannot be tainted
If one day the truth is out
Lady Wong, will you not feel bad?
Lady Wong, you should know more about such political intrigues than I do
Well said
Go, say I vouchsafe for Mr Cheung
Yes, Lady Wong
Thank you, Lady Wong
Wing-shing, let me be your matchmaker tonight
Godmother
It's my good fortune that I have met you and fallen in love with you
Wing-shing, I hope we will always be in love and never be separated
Godmother, pull up... wait
Ching-shan, you lied to me
You said you and Cheung Wing-shing loved each other
But she didn't even look at you
You mean nothing to her
Ching-shan, you are not lp Man's par
He's much better than you are
Just live with it
I'll make you take it back
I will show you
I am much better than he is
I am much better than anyone
Master, congrats, Lady, congrats
Young Master, congrats
Thank you
Sis
Wing-sing
Sis, a gift for you
Thank you
I am pregnant
You are going to be an uncle
What are you going to do with them?
The two have been practising martial arts with you
But they are not recognised as your disciples
or even as Wing Chun practitioners
It's not fair to them
I am thinking about it
It's popular among pregnant women in Shanghai
To take pictures during pregnancy
For future reminiscences
But only photo shops in Canton can do it
But you are frail...
I am fine
It's not good to sleep all day during pregnancy
I should move about
I know you miss Brother Fu
Now the northern expedition is in full swing
If I were not pregnant
You would have gone to Canton to see the latest development
So the photo shoot?
Down with the warlords... Support the Northern Expedition...
Who do you want?
Fu Jing-wan
Please come in
Let me announce you
Let me be honest with you
lp Ting and his men
In order to capture Wuchang
Very often, a company would go to battle
but only a platoon could return
You are going into such tough battles
I can't guarantee every one of you will see victory of the revolution
You sacrifice your life for the revolution
But you may not be around to see the birth of a new China
It's not fair
But it's the fate of a revolutionary
The fate of the earnest hot-blooded young Chinese men
Let me ask you now
Dare you live up to the uniform?
Yes
Will you sacrifice for your country?
Yes
Dare you go to the front?
Yes
The front is now in stalemate
We may be ordered to go any time
The time for your training is running out
Slackers should just go home to your wife and kids
Alright, let's begin
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Carry on
Yes
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Brother Fu
How come you are here?
What?
Go back to Foshan at once
What's going on?
We are preparing for the northern expedition
Is Wing-shing here too?
Yes
Go back to Foshan at once, just go
We didn't take any bridal shoots
Now we can make up for it
Please go change inside
This is the latest fashion, do you like it?
This one then
Then go change
Good, after the shoot
I'll go back to Foshan
It's more convenient for you to be alone here
No, we can't be separated
I know you worry about Brother Fu
It's alright
Wing-shing, let me check it out
Run
Brother Fu?
Is this for purging of the communists?
Brother Fu
Be careful
Wait for me here
Let me go with you
No
Run... this way... run...
What is going on?
KMT... they have taken action
Run...
Take no prisoners
What is going on? Why are you killing our own people?
It's the purge, we are weeding out the red bandits
Red bandits?
Wing-shing
Wing-sing...
Wing-shing
How's Brother Fu?
Will Wing-sing be alright?
What about him?
Do you think... if Wing-sing is a communist?
I think so
He's not around
You have some sleep
Let me go find out
You're here for Fu Jing-wan?
What happened last night?
You don't know?
He's gone
What happened?
I don't know, you just go
Let me go in
Suit yourself
Let me repeat
Red bandit sympathisers are enemies of the Nationalist Government
Traitors of the revolution
Bear it in mind
The Red bandits are our foes
If they live, we die
Say it out loud
Kill the Red bandits
Say it out loud
You are a sympathiser of the Red bandits or Fu Jing-wan?
Take him away for investigation
Go
Sympathising with the Red bandits means sympathising with your enemies
How can you go to battle?
Traitors
Commander Lam, your visitors are here
Ask them in
Please
Man, Wing-shing is now pregnant
You shouldn't let her go here and there
He painted me as an executioner to you?
He never speaks ill of you in front of me
Then it's petty of me
But I am working for the party
Often times it's not up to me
I am just following orders
Come sit down first
Drastic times call for drastic measures
As for what happened last night
It's bloody
But it's for the consolidation of the party and the government
Killing the communists is for consolation?
Alliance with the communists is Dr Sun's teaching
How can you override it?
I believe...
You remember it when Mr Cheung was arrested
Communism is like the plague
It is spreading out fast
Now the revolutionary army has almost all turned red
if we don't stop it in time
lt'll not be for us to do the purge
We can just wait here for the Communists to take over
Hence you have to kill them all?
Because they are ambitious
Do you know... They are plotting a revolt?
They mean to steal our fruit of success in the northern expedition
If we don't kill them now
they will kill us later
It's your guess only
How can you kill passionate young men based on your guess?
And Brother Fu, what has he done?
He only has the revolution in mind
He spared no efforts for the northern expedition
What crime has he committed?
This is politics
But you don't have to worry about him
He has slipped away
He has not been caught yet
But even if he's caught I won't kill him yet
I admire him very much
I would be nice to him
If he were caught I would talk him over
I would give him a way out
What if he refuses?
I don't want to see it happen
Alright, I promise you
I won't harm him
But it's chaotic out there
I can only speak for myself
But if he's caught by others
Then I can't help him
So, if you have news of him tell me as soon as possible
Lam Ching-shan, so that's what you are doing in Canton
Yes, it's politics
Now I am KMT's special commissioner in Canton
I am here for the purge
Your eyes are telling me you are not helping Brother Fu
You want to kill him
Wing-shing, now you see it
I said no one would believe me
You said I am not as big hearted as lp Man
But you can see it, he doesn't trust me at all
It depends on what you have done
Let me show you
This is a confidential report on Wing-sing
Wing-sing?
It says he's an active Red bandit
If the senior officials find out about this
Wing-sing will be executed
I have kept this with me
I've not shown it to anyone else
Moreover, I have covered him up
Red bandits use linear liaison
I've killed his senior contact
What?
To protect him, I had no choice
If it's found out, I would be executed too
I've said it, I'll love you all my life
Even if you are married...
Let's not talk about love
lp Man, you can blame me
You can call me cunning
You can say I am treacherous
But why?
Because I have always been on the forefront of the revolution
I have to protect myself
I am not as lucky as you are
You talk about revolution hiding in a haven
Ching-shan, thank you
But I hope you really mean to save Wing-sing
Why would I not?
I don't look sincere to you?
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Second Brother has been arrested
He's a communist too?
Who else has been caught?
More than ten of us
We live by the sword why join the communists?
Now we are in trouble
It's not about the dozen of our people
The Shahe Gang may be wiped out
Mentor, lp Man is here
Brother Lo
Brother lp
Halt, take a break This way
Brother Lo
Why are you here in Canton? You don't want to live?
Brother Lo, I need your help
Say it
I want to look for a man
Who?
Fu Jing-wan
Fu Jing-wan?
We have nothing to do with the Communists
What do you want?
Just go away
Shut up
Big Brother, the Shahe Gang didn't come easy
We all count on you
Nothing can happen to you
Just shut up
Mentor...
Brother Lo, it's my fault
I shouldn't put you in a difficult position
Wait, I am somebody
You all get up
Let me ask you
How did we get to where we are?
It's all because of loyalty
We live and die by loyalty
lp Man, I'll help you
If you still see me as your big brother
Go look for Fu Jing-wan
Go
Brother Lo, thank you
Cut it out
You all listen
You've been called back suddenly from the front
It's for an important mission
There is a group of Red bandits hiding here
Our mission is to get every one of them
Wing-sing, bear it in mind
Take no prisoners
Our mission is for the revolution
It's more important than going to the front
Yes
Go! Let's go!
Hold it
The boat is ready, we'll go to the Soviet region tonight
Not tonight, it may be a trap
The KMT won't let us leave Zhujiang
There will be people everywhere
I suggest we split and slip away
Even if we are ambushed
It will concern only one or two of us
We will not all be caught
We can't afford more losses
Oh no... we've been surrounded
Run...
Just run...
Halt
Quickly!
Brother Fu, run...
Wing-sing lp Man
Run with me
Don't let them slip away...
Run
Wing-sing, be careful
Run
Brother Fu, come on
Brother Ching-shan
Hush
Brother Ching-shan, why?
Lp Man is helping Fu Jing-wan
Fu Jing-wan killed you
I have been good to you
Blame it on lp Man
He did you in, go in peace
I will be good to Wing-shing
I won't let her suffer
I can promise you
I will send lp Man down to keep you company
This way