I'm a professional killer.
For some reason, every time we come to Hong Kong,
we end up walking... a lot.
In silence, we walk like hit men in a movie.
Just keep on walking.
I can't help but wonder...
Do movies influence how we killers behave?
Or the other way round?
Maybe it's mutual.
This guy next to me is my partner,
AKA Setting Sun.
He used to go by Rising Sun.
Later some started calling him Midday Sun.
These couple of years, his alias became Setting Sun.
Listen up, we have one cell phone each.
Three SIM Cards. Each can only be used once.
Take HK$10,000 with you.
The rooftop is our hideout.
I've asked for two pistols for each of us.
Should have been only ten rounds. I asked for an extra ten.
What for?
My memory is failing me.
I sometimes forget if I have fired a gun.
It's good to play safe.
What a pretty sunset.
Take a picture of me.
The sunset is a good metaphor for our profession.
Move to the right a little.
Raise your head, a bit higher.
To protect him, I made sure the backlight
obscured his face.
Hello?
Got it.
Boss said I've been exposed.
Let's split up.
Wait for me at this address.
Next corner please.
Hey, the money...
Roadblock ahead, anyone getting off here?
OK...
When an assassin encounters any trouble,
he has to face it and take it head-on alone.
A killer has to rely on his killer instinct.
When there was only a few TV channels, I never ran out of things to watch.
Now there's over a hundred to choose from,
but nothing worth seeing.
One says, men just get lonelier with more choices.
I'm the guy who is inseparable from loneliness.
My name is Soya.
One is most desolated when he is amidst a crowd,
yet is unnoticed.
This is exclusive weather news.
A cold front has unexpectedly swept down from the North
with temperature anticipated to drop by up to 15 degrees.
The lowest expected temperature is... 9 degrees!
So... It's freezing cold, and you want to be funny?
Oh no...
I may have been...
According to my share of Hong Kong films,
some men here
like the company of other men...
Don't run around naked. You're unwell.
Do you know you're a handful to carry down?
I can't have you pass out again.
Sir... are you all right?
Did you jump over from the adjacent building? Or...
Stop picking up bricks.
You're burning up... It's a high fever.
Hey... Let me untangle these for you...
Sir?
I was going to call for the 'white car.' You won't let me...
No... not the 'white car.' What did you call it?
You can't call for an ambulance!
Right...
But you got so ill I wanted to get you meds.
But I didn't know which ones work for you, so I got you a little of everything.
I took off your shirt, pants, undershirt, and underpants.
Then I changed the bed sheets, blankets, and pillowcases.
Everything looks new and pretty.
And I guess you'd be hungry and you'd like congee,
but I wasn't sure what flavor you prefer.
I promised myself.
I need to get well enough to kill this jerk.
So have a taste of everything, and tell me what you like, OK?
Good boy, come on...
Turn your head and look at me.
I'll blow on it for you.
Can't outblow you!
No worries, we've got a whole bowl here.
Don't give up.
With a little bit of strength,
this guy is dead meat.
I guess I'd better rest up.
I need my full strength back
to kill this son of a bitch.
Time for your medicine.
You're up early.
Why?
Why what?
Why am I wearing new clothes?
Ask yourself.
You threw up all over your clothes.
I washed them 3 times, and it still didn't work.
I used superb laundry detergent and hand washed them bit by bit, inch by inch.
It's all better now.
My washing machine makes weird noises.
'Googoogoo' is on wash and 'cancancan' means drying.
Listen... 'googoogoo.'
Hey, it's 'googoogoo' now, not 'cancancan' yet.
Wait... don't do it, no.
You're sick.
You can't get wet, or your fever will recur!
From master filmmaker Feng Xiaogang,
"The Assembly"
We must keep fighting until we hear the bugle call!
Yes, sir! We'll only retreat when the assembly horn is blown.
Hey look, this is my pretty girlfriend.
I promised her we would get married when the war is over.
This guy's a goner for sure.
Why do you say that?
Haven't you learnt anything from movies?
In war flicks, good-looking soldiers
or those who look at family portraits or write to their wives
all end up dead.
He has all three conditions in spades.
I told you I don't lend money.
You've called like a thousand times.
I'm on roaming!
He... is really dead.
I told you, movies never lie.
Fight...
Captain, I found your watch!
What the heck?
Mine is a Rolex, this one's a Seiko.
And look.
It's a phony. It explodes!
The Assembly call...
Captain, I hear it. It's the call!
Let's retreat, com'on!
I don't hear it. Keep fighting!
Captain! They're blowing it!
I don't hear it!
It's real. Listen!
No!
Listen...
It's true. I can hear it even though I'm dead.
He blew it.
No, he didn't.
Blew it...
No, he didn't, seriously.
It's already blown...
Maybe...
He blew the assembly horn...
Yes... many times over.
Idiot! They blew the horn!
I don't hear it!
I don't hear a thing. They haven't!
Come over here,
and blow it for them.
I can see him blowing,
but I don't hear him.
It doesn't count!
Get out!
Idiot!
Wasting our time.
Wasting our lives!
Captain...
you can never blow again.
In the 20th Century, the invention of mobile phones with SMS function enables precise communication in loud environments especially on sending messages like scram, split and run off.
I am a professional killer.
Now that I have my strength back.
This muttonhead has to die.
Ramen, ramen, everybody loves ramen.
Playing hide-and-seek? You're funny.
You just got well. Must be starving, right?
I prepared two bowls of ramen.
Used only the best stuff. Come have yours before it gets cold.
He actually made my favorite mixed noodle with soup.
Come over and eat while it's still hot.
I can hear your stomach growling. Come on.
Come on...
Let's dig in.
Why aren't you eating?
This guy can die later.
The ramen has to be eaten now.
I'll kill him afterwards.
It's too hot?
I'll blow on it for you.
No worries. I'll blow it myself.
We've slept together. I better ask your name at least.
What should I call you?
I'm Soya Chugot. You can just call me Soya.
Chugot, eh? My surname is...
Written by: Seeto Kai
Seeto...
and my name is... Spring Migration.
I was on the rooftop, waiting for a friend of mine.
My friend!
Hey, where are you going? You just got well.
I need to go meet my friend.
Special Weather Report.
Another fierce cold front is fluttering towards Hong Kong at the speed of 42 kph.
The weather may seem warm right now,
but it's going to be cold like a freezer tonight.
Wear an extra layer if you're going out. Goodbye.
I have placed a note on the rooftop.
Your friend can call you when he sees the note.
Don't you worry. He'll find you.
With this strange weather, you might fall ill again.
You'll be well taken care of here.
You got me. That's not the same.
It definitely won't be the same without you.
So, Brother Spring, what are you here for?
Hope you don't mind the nickname.
What do you do for a living? Any other friends in Hong Kong?
Sorry, we screenwriters tend to ask a lot of questions.
It's an occupational hazard.
Take your medicine first.
You write screenplays?
I thought that all filmmakers in Hong Kong
are good-looking.
Not if you're not acting in front of cameras.
Since you want to know about my past...
Let's start from Somewhere in Time.
Regarding my Family Ties,
one can pretty much Say Anything.
I was too young, but I was lucky to have my Big Daddy.
He truly was...
My Father, the Hero.
People call him Mr. Nice Guy.
One day, he and his pals left for Hong Kong.
They took the Chungking Express.
Chungking Express?
Indeed it's Chungking Express.
And they spent
One Night in Mongkok
where he met The Love Guru.
And they went together to Brokeback Mountain,
and so he gained a new nickname,
Birdy.
Birdy?
He left my mother a Love Letter.
In it he said, Mommie Dearest,
if you're Lost in Time, Forget Me Not.
Let's stay Connected and have Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Mamma Mia went nuts after reading it.
She found a nightclub and did a Chicken Run.
She may look like a Showgirl,
but she really knows that...
Can't Buy Me Love.
Your mother was quite heroic.
Which night club did she work in?
I know! The Joy Luck Club.
It's Fight Club Great joint.
There she met The Godfather.
He was quite The Terminator
and really Hard Boiled.
Hard Boiled?
He must be pretty powerful.
What do they call him?
The Talented Mr. Ripley.
He clearly wanted to get it on with my mom,
but my mom was smarter.
Every night, she called up Crimson Tide
and made sure to Raise The Red Lantern.
Still she couldn't last longer than Thirteen Days,
and gave in to Dangerous Liasons.
But when there was Big Trouble in Little China,
he forced my mother to use an alias Isabella,
and had her start doing AV.
What an amazing story your mom had.
What was the title of her adult film?
Beauty and the Breast.
Must have been a tame adult film.
She later joined a Road Trip,
but could not Escape from New York.
In the end, Death Becomes Her,
and my mother became
The Departed.
I took my mother's body,
placed her on Chariots of Fire,
and sent it on a Stairway to Heaven.
Yet Ripley decided to come after me.
I was trapped in the House of Flying Daggers, but saved at last.
And what happened at last? Who saved you at last?
The Last Samurai.
Whew... you really know your movies.
Although you've had a rough time,
if you believe that Life is Beautiful,
The Outsiders like us in the Year of Living Dangerously
will never end up with a Bullet in the Head.
We'll be The Untouchables and Heaven Can Wait.
Until then, Whatever Works!
Are you all right?
I'm pretty familiar with films myself.
Obviously.
I secretly pray for
a life as wonderful as a movie.
A professional hit man can easily finish
a moron like this.
But to off a fellow film maniac is tough.
You have interesting lines.
I can read palms.
Your lifeline splits midway.
Your career line has three branches. And two of them form a new line.
It's not that bad...
Did a woman live here once?
Yes.
The hair band and the hair clip were my Ex's.
I gave her an English name Sky Love.
I didn't want to talk about her...
You don't have to...
Yes.
We shared a love bound by fate.
I wasn't initially attracted to her looks.
I was attracted
to her voice...
Thank you for calling the Loveline.
Not long ago, I wrote a directory script for a relationship hotline,
and was supervising its recording.
Her voice attracted me to her like magnet to steel.
Passionately in Love, press 2.
Courtship Strategies, press 3.
Eliminating Romantic Rivals, press 4.
To speak to our Love Consultant, press 0.
Will that do?
Sorry, I think you can put more feelings into it.
I know what you're saying.
Let me try again.
I was just looking for an excuse to talk to her.
Please choose your current love status.
Unrequited Love, press 1.
Mutually in Love, press 2.
In a Love Triangle, press 3.
More than a Triangle, press 4.
Homosexual Relationships, press 5.
In Love with Self, press 7.
In Love with Ghosts, press 8.
Does that work?
I think you can still be more sentimental.
Actually, those were very good takes.
I was so tense I forgot to ask for her name.
I thought I'd never run into her again for sure.
But I guess we were drawn to each other.
At the Film Festival,
I saw her working in the Space Museum.
Just go back to where you were...
Space Museum, can I be of assistance?
Unrequited Love, press 1.
Mutually in Love, press 2.
I happened to walk past, goodbye.
You know him?
Wrong number...
A few days later
Actually...
A few more days later
And yet a few more later
Could you tell me your name?
My name is...
More days later
Tsui Tin Oi is my name, and you?
Call... me... Soya.
Hi...
Soya, so you just saw a 3D flick?
Soya.
Supe, I have a predicament.
I met a girl, a little more than 2 months ago.
I've seen her 32 times.
Is it too rush to ask for a date on our 33rd encounter?
Dude, 2 months?
You could have married, got pregnant, aborted, and split up in that time.
You know what year it is, right?
The year of the financial meltdown?
Be that as it may...
Yellow ticket #80.
Over here...
I write movie reviews.
Quick...
Sometimes I also write scripts.
I also write for directory hotlines.
Let's go.
Spirit, I have a question.
Where's a romantic dining venue
for a first date?
Cheap or expensive?
Cheap There's no romantic for cheap venues.
Romantic people are asking for torment.
And the more torment one's in, the more romantic it is.
You can check...
The time schedule is...
obviously just in here somewhere.
Just look for it yourself, all right?
Bye.
Would you be free this Saturday?
I'm free except Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays.
We can sit in front for the view.
Or at the back if you want to keep warm.
You make the call.
Middle section OK.
I read reviews depicting the last scene we saw
was the most romantic kissing sequence ever filmed.
Kissing scenes are truly very romantic.
Sorry.
I just want to see if I could...
What is it?
We're here.
That was quick.
Let's go then.
I can go up on my own. Don't worry.
Take care.
Bye...
Yes! Yo...
I did it...!
I miss you already.
I couldn't believe my luck.
A guy like me
would have the fortune of being missed and cared for.
Could you lift me up?
You're scaring me...
Just walk ahead... right.
If I wasn't tailing Sky Love,
I would never have believed in a person that kindhearted.
Let's see what the headline for today is.
(l miss you a lot!)
(l miss you too.)
(Support you.)
Let me do it.
She was such a nice girl.
Down to sorting trash.
I will keep this one.
My life felt complete
having to meet her.
I can still recall
that night she came with Tung Tung.
We did it there and there...
Oh, it's too smutty. I shouldn't continue.
I don't want you to think of us as lewd.
If you feel the story's too explicit,
please continue.
Please come in.
Tung Tung had a big fight with my mother.
They're ignoring each other now.
Could you keep him?
I didn't clarify how a turtle was to argue with a human,
but I accepted her request right away.
When Tung Tung comes around and apologizes,
I'll take him back.
You know, turtles are quite hardheaded.
I know.
So we kept testing each other's patience.
Thankfully then came a... mosquito.
Mosquito!
Did it get a bite?
It did.
Where?
1, 2, 3.
This time wearing eyeglasses...
Headband on?
1, 2, 3.
Quick, turn your face sideways...
1, 2, 3.
This is so much fun!
But we shouldn't post these on the web.
Most importantly, never take your computer in for repairs...
...or take pictures of key body parts.
Come... over here...
This part, not allowed.
How about here? All right...
1, 2, 3...
Look at you... You're so photogenic.
Your quarter turns pretty cute, too.
I've never ever felt this way.
What way?
Liking someone this much.
How much?
As much as...
wanting to stay close to you like now forever.
You won't.
I will for sure, believe me.
You won't.
I can visualize it.
You'll... you'll meet someone else, and you'll dump me.
I won't... Marry me... Let's have kids together.
Of course you'd want me to have kids with you
so you can abandon me after that.
Go get a mistress... and abandon our baby too!
No... I'm not that kind of guy. I'm not like that!
You are!
All men are the same.
And you're one too!
Not even if every other man is... I won't be! I swear!
No swearing!
Oh no...
I'm sorry...
I didn't mean to...
Your face is all red.
Don't worry.
I'm so sorry...
I'll never wrong you.
You will!
I won't... I swear...
No swearing!
Women pursue happiness relentlessly,
but the closer they are to it, the more insecure they get.
Two people are most intimate, yet feel distant.
It's when you are in love, yet are mortified of each other.
Shall I move back?
I'll help you pack.
No... I... don't really want you to...
Truth is, I love you so much!
Love? Really? How much do you love me?
Love me?
And you show your love by packing up for me?
Is that it? The phone... It's ringing.
You packed up really fast.
I also love you so much!
Don't, I'm still paying installments on that phone!
Try picking up that call now!
Soya! Open the door please!
I wasn't myself... please let me in.
I won't be like that again, Soya?
I really miss her.
But I'm scared of being hit, too.
One slap after another.
Not even my parents ever hit me that way.
I didn't dare answer her calls and had no guts to call her either.
We're like two parallel lines that just won't meet.
I really miss you, Sky Love!
Fuck you!
Who is it?
It's a woman.
Don't let her in if it's Sky Love.
Are you Sky Love?
I sure am.
Too late. She's already in.
He's moved out.
Stop kidding around.
Soya... I have some good news.
I went to the doctor I've always gone to.
And he told me I don't have to visit him any longer,
not even if I caught minor colds and flu.
I feel like
we can have a fresh start.
What do you say?
You heard her.
The doctor told the patient can stop seeing him.
She's obviously a bit cuckoo.
Don't freak out though.
I'm here for you.
Who are you?
Why are you in your boxer?
He's my friend, Brother Spring.
I hang his pants out to dry... He...
It's like you've twisted your tongue. I'll handle this.
Miss, let me get this straight.
He loves you, and you love him.
No matter how difficult the situation is,
you two have to work it out between yourselves.
Don't give up just because you're psychotic.
Psychosis is a minor matter.
There's this big dude in my hometown.
His mother was a crazy bitch,
but his dad never minded his crazy ass mother,
and loved her just as much.
Brother Spring.
And the big dude's crazy too,
but your mother didn't mind...
My mother?
You hit me?
Sky Love, don't...
Please don't... Sky Love.
No?
Why do you force me to hit a woman?
Spring...
Please don't, Sky Love...
Please don't do it... Sky Love.
Calm down, Sky Love!
Sky Love! Don't!
Brother Spring!
I don't love you anymore!
I will not give you happiness ever in my life, okay?
Brother Spring!
Are you all right?
Brother Spring...
Fuck you...
I knew it.
No men can be trusted.
You promised you'd always love me...
Liar.
Dude, you sound like you're laboring.
Look at your friend. He's not even moaning.
Brother Spring, I should not have dragged you into this.
So, do you need to call the cops for these bite wounds?
You sure they're bitten by a woman?
If it was a dog, it would be needed to be put down.
Maybe we should ask the cops to go put her down.
That woman... is my girlfriend.
Girlfriend, eh? Which sort?
Should we test you for AIDS?
Maybe we should.
Brother Spring, that may be a good option.
What about your friend?
I'll get AIDS from a falling bookcase?
Depends on what kind of book case it was.
It's been days
and Setting Sun hasn't shown up.
Although I'm safe staying around here.
I know I have to go fetch for him.
On top of that he forgot to give me money.
I'm completely penniless.
If anything goes wrong, I will be stuck here.
So I went on the professional hit man homepage.
See if he left me a message there.
I need some hard cash.
Setting Sun did all the liaison in the past.
I never knew where to source for customers.
Meeting at Sunset?
I know I should jump at any chance to reunite with Setting Sun.
I'm an assassin. I want to meet Sunset.
Meet me in South Bay Beach at sunset, at the third beach umbrella from the lifeguard post.
Is it the third on the left,
or the third on the right?
What is he looking at?
Right.
Meet you at sunset.
You are hiring a killer?
You're a killer?
Where's the gun?
Where is it?
I know your type. You're either a lunatic into young girls
or a social worker who's got nothing better to do.
Or a lunatic who wants to bang young girls
and is using social work as a cover.
Missy, you don't need a gun to kill.
Money can do the trick too.
Weird accent. So they even hire imports now?
Don't look for a hit man if you don't have money.
I don't have cash, but I got this...
But only after the deed is done.
When do I start? Who's the target?
I'm still looking for him.
Just enjoy the sunset with me.
The one who can bring you joy
is also the one who can bring you pain.
As you derive joy from him, pain is already brewing.
Do you read romantic novels?
Not really.
Then how am I supposed to communicate with my hit man?
A professional hit man
does not communicate with his client.
I accompanied the pregnant teen to watch the sunset.
Only then did I realize that the real sunset
is much prettier than the killer named Setting Sun.
But after hearing her reading pages of her romantic novel
I just couldn't help shuddering.
Have you ever tried turtle jelly?
I'm asking, you ever tried turtle jelly before?
Ignorant fool.
Hello?
Soya.
Director Fung has a new project.
He will hold a script meeting with a few writers.
Are you interested?
Absolutely. What sort of story?
A story about an assassin.
Apparently, he hired two real-life killers for the meeting.
OK... I'll come over right now...
Brother Spring, you're into films, right?
Let me introduce some filmmakers to you.
No.
Come with me...
Let's go brainstorm the story together.
It's a story about assassins. They actually got two pro killers for research.
So excited. I wonder what they're like.
I'm getting changed, and you're coming with me.
Ignorant fool.
I've never met a director before,
but I heard in a film set the director is God.
Good Take!
Now I've come face to face with a God.
Camera Ready! Action! Cut.
What is it with you idiots? Act!
Why are you staring at me? That's right, you!
Quit staring, and start acting!
Two months of meetings
and all we have is a title.
"Hard Boiled Killers," and I came up with that.
You bunch of dumboes.
We now need to call for help.
You over there!
I'm Soya. We've met before.
Yeah?
How about the guy next to you?
A friend of mine. He majors in Film Studies.
A bit old for a student!
On some correspondence course?
He finished his Masters Degree in the Mainland.
He works after his studies, and then studies again after working.
His name is Seeto Spring Migration.
Really? Cool name.
This is the Master.
Supe, Spirit, Roach, you know them.
Soy sauce... and the Master Degree holder beside him.
Let's get down to this story
about an assassin...
How do we add some spice to it?
You know, in a hit man movie...
Sir, the two professional killers are here.
I found two real ones to come share with you guys.
This is serious.
I am sick of your ineptitude.
Let them in.
This way, please.
What shall we call you?
Call me Win.
Call me To.
Brothers Win and To sure bring a fierce vibe with them.
They're true professionals.
The writers would like to consult you
on some occupational clarifications.
Come on, let's make use of this.
The two of you have... killed a lot of people?
Pretty experienced, right?
Any thoughts you might want to share?
Fuck thoughts... Only one thing counts, cruelty!
Cruelty with every slice!
A truck load of guys.
A steak knife tied to each one's hand.
Why the need to tie?
Coz after a few slashes, blood will spill onto the hands.
It starts to get slippery.
That's not good for our line of business.
So what's considered cruelty?
How does one get to be so cruel?
With every slash
there's one thing revolving in your head, and that is...
Slash that motherfucker!
Great tip! Drop that down! What an insight!
Learn up, guys!
I object!
I object to 'slash that motherfucker.'
Based on my personal experience,
most victims' mothers were absent at the scene.
True... Why would their moms be at the scene?
You two may claim to be killers,
but you're amateurs at best.
What did you just say?
Amateur killers.
A killer has a very narrow point of view.
At best this much.
It's not like having a wide lens,
or panning from left to right.
Definitely no tilting upwards or downwards.
So if you ever meet a killer, try hiding under the table. He's unlikely to find you.
Coz the killer's eyesight doesn't tilt downwards.
It's good to have swagger,
even better to have a gun or a knife,
but when one can kill with the use of one finger,
then he's one top assassin.
The human body has 300 pressure points,
of which 36 are fatal.
Firstly, the center forehead.
Second is right between the brows.
Third one is both temple areas.
Fourth is right at the nape area. Try not to move.
Hey!
There's also a hidden back of brain point.
Sixth is right here at the back of both ears.
Don't move or I'll press it.
Awesome! Mr. Masters, you should have spoken up earlier!
Just some basic Chinese Medicine factoids.
Exactly what I needed!
Soy sauce, your pal is really good!
It's actually Soya, Sir.
Come sit somewhere closer.
Mr. Masters, come on over.
Spirit, here's a paper napkin for you.
You took that from your pants pocket?
No, it was just...
No, thanks. I have my own.
Soya, about your friend...
He was really good.
He blew the cover of those two jokers.
He's more professional than actual killers.
Thanks to Brother Spring.
It was nothing. You invited me to come over.
Are you blind? What? Not cool with that?
Don't you know how to plea for forgiveness?
What's wrong with you?
Just because you're tall...
Hey you...
I never thought of Soya as a man.
Up until this moment when he risks himself to protect me.
I'm really sorry.
Dammit!
How dare you!
Better grow a few inches taller.
Soya!
Soya, are you all right? Are you OK?
Excuse me, everyone.
Are you OK?
No need to call for ambulance.
That's for offending my friend.
Hey! Killer.
I found the guy. We roll out 9 A.M. tomorrow.
What?
9 A.M. tomorrow!
Where?
I'll let you know.
This phone is really sturdy. What brand?
Motorola.
Does it have double SlM slot models?
Phones come with slutty models?
Was that funny?
You have to laugh at my jokes, buddy.
That was quite funny.
Donnie Lau, get out!
What's the matter?
Wrong classroom. Go.
That's him!
Hey, what are you doing?
None of your business.
Where are you taking me?
I have to finish my exam... my exam...
I really do.
Finish your exam, everyone!
Hey, my exam... Hey.
Kneel!
This moron knocked me up.
Kill him!
Not Donnie Lau, I'm Danny Lau!
Did we get the wrong guy?
I had sex with him. It can't be wrong.
Sorry, today's the day you die.
I'm sorry, really sorry.
Please do forgive me.
Yes... I didn't mean to get her pregnant.
I wanted to use a condom, but she was on top of me.
I had no control.
I wasn't even that into it. I'm sorry...
I would have jerked off instead.
How can you even say such things?
Brother...
This is the last shot I got.
Let me finish the exam.
I'm down to one long question.
What I have here is the real long question.
I feel sorry for your mother.
You simply have to die. Let's make it quick.
Close your eyes. It will be over real soon.
My long question...
I missed the exam. Time's up...
How can I finish you off this way?
No! This can't be happening...
I'm failing my exam. I'm so dead!
Does this count as my kill?
I really thought he was a great guy.
I really loved him.
And now?
Stop it...
I hate myself right now.
How could I fall for such a loser?
And to get knocked up even, shit!
Why don't you kill me instead?
I don't want to live anyway.
OK, let's make a deal now.
The baby is a bonus.
When do you want to die?
Hmm, let's make it more romantic.
Tomorrow at sunrise, finish off my life.
It's now 6 P.M.
You have 12 hours till the next sunrise.
Use this time to take care of your matters.
I'll see you here at 6 in the morning.
Daddy, I'm gonna die tomorrow.
Same here, baby.
If I don't seal this deal, my factory will surely have to close.
I will go dead anyway.
Go get money from your Aunt for shopping, OK?
She's not my Aunt. She's your girlfriend.
She wasn't home in the last few days.
She may have run off with another man.
Talk if you have fun plan or hang up.
Leave a message.
I couldn't find anyone to accompany me.
Will you spend my last few hours with me?
Are you a real hit man?
You shall find out at 6 in the morning.
If you weren't pregnant, what would you do with your life?
I have plenty of dreams.
I wanted to be a writer,
a director, an actress... or a model.
A couple of adjectives come to mind.
Materialistic and unrealistic.
I'm not like others.
I have the story plotted out in my mind.
I should film it before I die.
Quit horsing around.
It's about an orphaned and pretty girl.
She admired the ballet...
Orphaned and pretty girl. She's an orphan, right?
Keep going.
She has a crush on the lead dancer of a ballet troupe.
Jimmy.
I'm playing... Yup.
The girl?
You play Jimmy.
Come over here?
Rolling... Action!
It's getting late.
What's up?
You're mimicking Andy Lau? That's so outdated.
Mimicking Andy may be outdated,
but Andy himself will never be outdated!
I want another style.
You're in luck that I watch enough movies.
Again, action!
Why the long pause?
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai always does it like that.
Do a Donnie Yen.
It's getting late. What's up?
Wing Chun Style, Ip Man.
How can Tony Leung play Ip Man?
I don't think he has figured that out yet.
Then you think a bit.
Give me a cigarette.
Let's continue...
Action!
Wing Chun Style, Ip Man.
Here comes the female lead.
She's almost dead, but is desperately clinging onto life.
She's in a dilemma when she sees Jimmy.
She will be shy, nervous and hurt...
Yet she will tease Jimmy with her sensuality.
Do you understand? No laughing, action!
Suddenly, you recall you only have 15 days to live.
Sadness engulfs you, and you start sobbing.
I don't think I can do that.
You can't get yourself to cry?
Do you have any painful memories?
What does that mean?
I heard when an actor could not tear up on set,
he'd think of his grieving experience.
Think of yourself.
A girl who fell for a man
you barely understand,
and got you pregnant.
You want to die, and you don't know where your mother is.
Your dad won't even give you the time.
You have no friends.
You'll end your life tomorrow, 17 years old.
Don't you worry. I will take care of you.
So? How was my acting?
The girl wanted to make love to the man before she dies
so that the man can own her completely.
Stop that.
Haven't you heard before...
When a woman loves a man, she wants him in her uterus?
Damn, you're not impotent, are you? Or am I not hot?
It's not difficult for men to make love to women.
But you're a pregnant woman.
Impossible!
So why don't you be the baby's dad? I'll be the mom.
Baby's mom and dad.
All right then.
Ouch!
This is too much!
The baby, it hurts...
In movies,
killers don't ever kill puppies and babies.
Help! Someone killed my baby...
It hurts...
Doctor! We need a doctor!
A pregnant woman is in pain!
Follow me, over here.
Sir, please wait outside.
Are you all right?
I'll go after you if anything goes wrong.
No worries, mom and baby are safe.
Let's do an ultrasound scan for good measure.
Excuse me then.
No worries. Let's look at it together.
You're one young grandpa! Good for you!
He's the father of the baby.
Is she even 16?
You're lucky then.
But he didn't have sex with me.
You guys are complicated.
I've never done an ultrasound.
You stayed with me all night. Let's see the baby together.
Although I don't understand your relationship, it's OK.
Let's see the gender of the child.
Shall we?
The baby is fine.
See, this is the head...
Oh no!
What?
Legs are crossed. Couldn't see the gender.
You'd know when you give birth then.
Doctor, can you take a family portrait for us?
Sure.
The non-father, please assume the position.
Wrap your hand on the shoulder of the baby's mother.
That's right.
The other side so you don't block her face.
Trust me, I'm a better photographer than a doctor.
What time is it?
6 o'clock. You don't have a watch?
I do.
You were right.
I'm not a killer.
I'm Maggie Chan.
Call me Seeto Spring Migration.
So you two have just met?
Yes.
Snap a photo for remembrance.
OK... It's all meant to be.
I'm supposed to be a professional at ending lives.
Tonight, I preserved a new life.
Ma, wait for me. It's raining.
Be careful.
How's your love life, my girl?
When will you bring him home to meet me?
He's super busy, but don't worry.
He's nice and really takes care of me.
Tung Tung still lives with him.
He told me he's having a blast.
That stupid turtle.
I won't let him come home if he doesn't apologize.
Maybe this is better.
It's good to know
you have a stable relationship.
He'd better not be like your deadbeat dad.
He won't be. He really loves me.
Let me give you some ideas
for your big story meeting tomorrow.
OK.
An assassin, he's a man's man.
He might look normal on the outside, but at all times,
he has to preserve a coolness towards humanity.
Do you have friends in the killing business?
Assassins must not have friends.
I know!
A story about a hit man who's not supposed to have friends but found one.
How does that work?
I'll just talk about you and me.
Assume that you're a hit man from another land.
You were waiting for your partner on the rooftop.
When an unforeseen cold wind swept
and got you sick,
you were taken in by a tall, handsome
yet lonely screenwriter.
At first, the killer was determined to kill the writer.
Unexpectedly, they became buddies.
Tall and handsome writer? That's nonsense!
Then, the handsome dude and the killer...
hit the crossroads of their friendship.
This just and handsome male lead...
Did he sell out his new killer friend?
Do you think he should?
I'm not good with male action films,
but I can weave a romantic subplot in.
Female leads in hit man movies
are either blind or mute.
I know, a hooker.
A hooker working in a Mongkok brothel.
A killer and a whore, perfect match!
In "The Killer," the lead girl was blind.
In "Bangkok Dangerous," it was a deaf mute.
In "One Nite in Bangkok," it was a hooker.
All three films were successes.
I got it!
A hooker who is blind, deaf and mute.
"A Bangkok Dangerous Killer's Night in Mongkok"!
Shut up! I'm asking you,
did the just and handsome male lead sell out his new-found killer friend?
Could I leave it open-ended?
Open-ended?
Assistant director.
Yes?
Get Soy sauce a writer's contract.
Director,
it's Soya.
Shit, right, Soya.
Yes, Sir.
Open-ended...
I am sure that from today onwards
the director will remember my name is Soya.
Got the call to action.
The guns are hot and ready.
Remember, killers have no friends.
What's going on here? Let me go!
What the heck is going on?
Mr. Soya, we're the police.
We have good reasons to believe
that your house guest is a bona fide assassin.
What?
What's going on?
As a good and dutiful citizen, we want you to be our inside man in this operation.
We need hard evidence of his crimes.
No...
This document states
that you're a volunteer in this operation at your own risk.
Sign it.
Thank you for cooperating with the authorities.
I will nominate you for the Good Citizen Award.
If you win, we'll notify you by mail.
I'm so happy today, thank you.
He doesn't know my killer identity.
It doesn't matter.
He needs to die.
I'm not gonna deceive you anymore.
Yes...
I'm an undercover cop.
I've told you before.
A killer should not have any feelings.
I feel like I've known him all my life,
as if we're connected in our souls,
like we've been through life and death.
He'll think of me merely from the warmth of the sofa I just sat on.
Just like the warmth of the sofa he just sat on
will remind me of him.
What could this be... but love?
You're deserting me for an undercover cop!
Setting Sun!
As a killer, I've never loved anyone.
Anyone!
Why did you have to betray me?
Why don't you just shoot me!
I know I can never repay what I owe you!
If I have to die,
I wish I could die in your hands.
Only the bullet of a killer can set another killer free.
Do it!
No!
I'll never get over the fact
that our honor is nothing compared to your love!
We're destined to be enemies.
Yet we admire each other.
That is our tragedy.
We'll be friends in our next life...
Maybe...
No!
Think of it as a love affair that lasted two weeks.
Now you have to do him.
If I have to, I'd rather Brother Spring did me.
Good!
If you won't do him, I'll do it with you.
I think he will be happier if I do him.
Are they all gay?
I just signed the writer's contract.
I bought you a present.
Look at me!
Remember, men have to have a sense of pride.
If you believe in yourself, see it through with confidence.
Whenever you write something for the studio, be proud.
Let the world know that you're the most creative one.
If you love a woman, forget about her psychosis.
Because to be in love proves you're psychotic too anyway.
Remember, men have responsibilities.
Face your troubles head on.
One more thing.
Shit!
I've never had friends.
Now I know how blessed it is to have one.
Police! Freeze!
Drop your weapons!
Brother Spring!
Get in there!
Sir, there's no one in there.
They've disappeared.
Keep searching.
That day, Brother Spring and his partner
vanished into the silver screen.
Don't come near me!
I'll beat you up and bite you.
You said you didn't want me.
I want you to know that all this time.
Brother Spring taught me about
a man's responsibility.
I realize nothing else matters.
I remember
that night we first kissed on the tram.
After we parted, you ran back to tell me
you couldn't stand being away from me.
Yes, I know you'd hit and bite me.
You can even get more violent than that.
This moment
I just want you to know
I really can't stand being away from you.
You asked me that night if I was strong enough to lift you up.
I believe I'm strong enough now.
Want to give it a try then?
Heavy? Not too bad.
3 years later
Thank you.
Let's get this straight. Are you courting me?
Yeah... The movie's just an excuse.
I truly want to go after you.
You don't mind that I've had a baby?
I heard from others.
I don't mind becoming the baby's father.
You can be my boyfriend.
No one can be the baby's father.
Let's go in.
Hello, baby.
You go to the movie?
Yes, it's an art film.
I'll come by the museum to pick you up, OK?
Since I found out I wasn't myself.
I do not know where I am.
I stand by the tunnel entrance waiting for myself.
Today is the 7th day...
For some reason, every time we come to Hong Kong,
we end up walking... a lot.
Do the movies influence how we killers behave?
Or the other way round?
Maybe it's mutual.
Brother Spring! Baby's dad.
Let's watch the movie.
In our mundane world, there should always be an angle for comedy,
and there would always be a place for comedy
Hurts?
Ouch, that hurts too?
Beauty and the Breast.
Tall and handsome writer? That's nonsense!
Beauty and the Breast.
I have told you before, killer...
I don't remember...
Should not have any feelings.
Do it!
No!
I'll never get over... Forgot again...
Cut!
Shooting board.
I swear!
No swearing!
Cut!
I slap even harder...
Cut...
I told you, movies never lie.
Action...