Pay back
Pay your rent!
- Shut up! - Quickly pay your rent!
Damn
Move if you can't pay rent!
Bitch!
I only owe 2 months rent
Once I win it big
I'll buy this lousy house
- and burn it down - Losers like you never win
Penniless for life
Watch your mouth!
Your curses will come back on you!
Get lost!
Stop throwing my stuff!
Stop!
Take your garbage with you!
Save it
Use it with your funeral pyre
Damn you!
Beijing Meets Seattle II: Book of Love
When dad and I
came to Macau ten years ago
the waterfront was still open
Ten years later
it's home to the world's biggest casino
The annual revenue
is 6 times that of Las Vegas
This city
is the biggest miracle
of them all
I love miracles
That's why
I love this city
This is my battlefield
I'm a casino hostess
They win
I get tips
They lose
Who cares
Real gamblers...
never wear tight jeans to game tables
Tourist
Dressed like a thug but bets 2 grand each round
Born sucker
2 grand
Loses everything in a VIP room
then moves onto the gaming tables
Addict
High roller
6 to 8, 6 to 8...
Win, win... win!
I won 16 rounds in a row...
Let's take a break
16 rounds? So what?
Even if you win 9999 times...
the odds of winning the next round
are still 44%
I won 21 rounds in a row once
With what?
Faith!
Luck is on your side
You can't stop winning
Come on
I bet on you!
Killer Jiao's reputation precedes her
I made the right decision
to come to the MGM
I dare not steal your credit
Mr Deng
Your good luck is unstoppable
I'm not just good at winning
Exactly
you know when to quit
That alone
makes you special, Mr Deng
Too many people don't quit
when they're ahead
They end up
losing everything
That's unlikely
to happen to me
Gambling is just a hobby
not life and death
A man should be able
to exercise self-control
Don't you think?
Winning $10M in 2 hours...
Just a hobby?
$10M is nothing
The real prize today is...
getting to know Killer Jiao
We've arrived
Here... Here you go
Thank you
Mr Deng
Your floor
Sleep well
Let's play again tomorrow
As you wish...
They say the Chinese millenial
refuse to be slaves to a mortgage
They want to enjoy life
That's idiotic
You can still buy property
and enjoy life
Here's a sure bet
Buy in U.S.A!
If you're rich
buy a $100M estate
with trees, waterfalls
stables and a heliport
150K can get you a fancy apartment
with access to a swimming pool
and BBQ area
You can find whatever
you want here
A 10-year US visa
lets you come and go freely
If you are busy working in China
rent out your house
You can rent out a 150K apartment
The rent for this apartment is for $1500 a month
When you come back for a holiday
you collect rent
during vacation
Own a house
and enjoy life at the same time!
Buying houses is like gambling
you need to fight in order to win
You won, go home to sleep
I have money
You scored
a big tip today
$100,000!
Money is hard to hang onto
Be careful
I know what I'm doing
I wouldn't aim so high
I'm happy with...
$2000 more
Just enough for a hotel room
Everybody after losing...
people blames
their luck
never themselves
Ling
don't be a spoil sport
Tomorrow
I'll win big with Mr Deng!
Then I'll have everything
I once met a Mr Deng too
He gave me a son
and this house
That's how I got stuck being a dealer
Watching high-rollers gamble
while I barely scrape by
I must thank you Mr Deng
If it wasn't for him
I'd be sleeping on the street
You're no stranger to the street
You're always
in and out
of debt
Haven't you had enough?
Come help me
If you're so determined
get a mortgage
Count me out
I'd rather be a pigeon
than live in a tiny house for life
My future boyfriend
is in real estate
He'll take care of me
Real estate my foot!
Stop dreaming, girl
It's true!
The online fortune-teller said...
it's a perfect match:
casino worker
and real estate magnate
We enable the top two
favorite Chinese pastimes
How old are you?
Grow up!
In the old days,
if a girl wasn't married by your age...
the parents were blamed
My dad died early
He was spared
Ling
Why did you fall in love with my dad?
I was blind!
You can't meet decent man
at a casino
Your dad
kept knocking at my door late at night
Now, it's your turn
See? You're my destiny
Destiny my foot!
"84 Charing Cross Road"
What the...
A "book" (a homophone for "losing" in Chinese) is home
No wonder I lost money
"84 Charing Cross Road"
Bye!
Call me later!
Yes
When I arrived 20 years ago
mastering English
was the key to making it in mainstream society
After the 2008 mortgage crisis
Americans couldn't afford to buy property
But
the Chinese had money
Today, every successful
real estate agent...
speaks a little Chinese
In San Marino aka Little Beverly Hills
53.5% of the population is Asian
the average annual income is US$150,000
Most of the houses were built in the fifties
spacious
and well designed...
I'm only interested in
the schools.
the grade schools, junior high and high school here...
are the best in Los Angeles
The renowned California Institue of Technology
is just next door
Your boy
just needs to take Grade 8 English classes for a year
and he'll be a top student
in high school
I'm already the top student in China
Top students
are the best
girls love top students
Mrs Wang
this house just went on the market today
not even listed yet
It's my first
visit too
Look around
It's my first time
here too
This house is not bad
Charlie
- what do you think? - Whatever
Daniel
I'm going upstairs
Sure
What a huge backyard
"Alice Yeung, Los Angeles Real Estate Agent"
You like motorbikes?
MV Augusta 3-cylinder 500
You're a pro!
You know who that is?
Giacomo Agostini
Grand Prix bike legend
World champion from 1966 to 72
Amazing
He also won in 75
You're right!
There are two more Grand Prix bike legends
Know who they are?
Huh?
Mrs Wang
Daniel
This house is great
I did some research upstairs
The kids here did well
A lawyer and a doctor
One actually graduated from California Institue of Technology
The Fengshui here
is good for studying
Mrs Wang
This house is a dump
It's too old
close to 100 years old
The pipes
are falling apart
There's even termite infestation
They've hollowed out the walls
Listen
It sounds fine
It's hollow
I can't tell
If you could tell the difference,
you wouldn't need me
My client is interested in
the San Marino house listed with you
What makes your client
so special
That house switched agents 5 times already
Give it to me
once I sell it
I'll give you half my commission
The owners is
notoriously hard to deal with
and picky
Don't worry
I'll sell the house
Why waste your time on just one house?
The only time I ever wasted
was on you
I know I was a jerk
But this deal in your best interest
The best thing that you ever did for me was...
moving in with me for 3 days
then leaving without a word
"84 Charing Cross Road"
Excuse me
I'm sorry but
this is just so fucking awesome
The book...
Can I sit down?
I actually saw this version before in Oxford,
but I didn't buy it
I totally regretted
Can I see?
Thanks
Oh, this is the exact same version I saw at Oxford
You know
this is the reason why I fell in love with English literature
It opened up a whole new world for me
You know?
And it was even crazier is that
maybe when you would find that one person
whose breath, every word and every thoughts is all for me
That amazing feeling...
is like...
you know...
Yeah, of course
So are you thinking
we should
go get a drink
together?
What are you doing?
I thought you were a totally different person
I had no idea that you'll be using this book
to pick up chicks
This book...
Oh my God! You're really disgusting, you know that?
Good luck
with the next girl
You pig
That's just crazy
(For sale)
Crazy woman
Women who read cheesy romance novels
are all crazy
Mailing Address: 84 Charing Cross Road, London, UK
You better go home
Don't stay in the world to create disasters to people
Books have always been
sacred objects
Throw me away again
you sleep on the streets!
Not again!
To hell
with books...
Charing
Cross Road
84
London UK
Uncle Mike
How are you?
Same as always
People rarely write letters anymore
I'm bored
Are you winning
- these days? - Same as always
$120, keep the change
Fill in your address
Forget it
- Bye - Jiao
you can't go, it's the rules!
Forget it!
Sender's Address
What's the deal?
10K seed money
The pot is now 200K
Cheaters?
Unlikely
Let's join them
I quit
You should quit too
It's easy money...
You'll be a pigeon in your next life
Don't bet big!
Sorry...
Excuse me...
Thank you
Spilt them up!
Split them!
Spilt them up!
Zheng Yi
I'm surprise you still remember me
after all these years
Of course
You're the only person I know
to get a full math scholarship at Beijing-U
Who could forget that?
You're just too much
You beat us at both academics
and gambling!
Us commoners
don't stand a chance
You're nothing like you were in school
In what way?
You've raised...
your charisma quotient
Is that a compliment?
You're a smooth-talker,
the Money God must adore you
My team never relies on luck
We were counting cards just now
All of our choices
were carefully calculated
It's all about random variables and probability distributions
You're kidding
It's true!
Did you see the movie "21"?
The genius in the movie is a real person
His name is Jeff Ma
an American Chinese
He was a member of the MIT Blackjack Team
Calculating the odds with the speed of a computer
he beats casinos across the US
I studied his card counting method
My mathematical ability
is on par with his
The mechanism is simple
Count the high and low cards being dealt
If you just see low cards
that means there are high cards remaining
That gives you an edge over the dealer
After calculating the odds in your favor
bet big!
There are just 312 cards
Counting them...
is not that hard
Who said,
opportunities are like sunrises...
If you wait too long, you miss out
It is me,
Jiao
I need a 500K credit tonight...
No
$1M credit
Knowledge is power
I trust you, ace student
Sure win!
Card counting only increases your odds by 3%
Not 100%?
A small edge is still an edge
3% is enough to make all casinos afraid
Fix the air conditioner, termites, gas and sewage
- Understand? - Okay
Get to work!
Grandpa, Grandma, how are you?
Grandpa, Grandma, my name is Daniel
Alice your previous agent sent me
I'm here to help you
sell your house
Last time I was here
I found a few minor problems
So I brought workers today to fix them
Thanks, young man
Let me give you a cup of tea
Grandpa
let me introduce myself
I'm from Beijing
I came here to study when I was 14
I earn an Accounting degree
before becoming a real estate broker
Take a look. Here's my license
I've done quite well
These are the houses I've sold
I'm one of the top 10 realtors in California
But...
my achievements
can't compare with
your children's
A doctor and a lawyer
The best!
Boss!
The air conditioner is fixed,
no problem!
The filter needs replacing
- Should we? - Of course!
Fix
everything!
Okay
Grandpa
About the house...
Do you speak Spanish?
I took it for a year in high school
Since I'm in real estate
I need it to communicate with Mexican workers
Our grandson speaks Spanish too
Serve him some tea
What's your name again?
Luo,
Daniel Luo
- Hi guys - Hey Daniel
Wesley
take a look at this house
Who's the buyer?
I want to buy it
"84 Charing Cross Road"
Book Genie
You don't belong here
Go back to where you came from
Have a nice trip
Zheng Yi
As a math expert, you should know better...
make small bets
when you're losing
You'll lose everything
if you keep going like this
Don't talk to me about math
What do you know?
Hit me
We agreed that
I'd call the shot
We can only go with one decision in the end
One player has a 50% chance of winning
With two players
the odds drop to 50% squared
How could you forget that?
We didn't forget!
You kept raising the bet
we couldn't stop you
We said let's take a break
after we lost half our chips
Did you listen?
You refused to leave
until you lost everything!
That's why I said no big bets
small loses are easier to recover
You win some, you lose some
No worries
You guys are smart
You can win it back
Win it back?
Easy for you to say
I'm sure
I can borrow more on credit
Let's try again tomorrow?
I've seen this all before
Don't give up so soon
You're a high roller
You can borrow $1M anytime
But we can't risk your money again
what if we lose?
I'm a Beijing-U grad
Not some gambling addict
If we didn't have so much money
we wouldn't have lost our heads
Why did you borrow so much to begin with?
For god's sake, one million dollars!
You wanted
to borrow the money
Technically
we
had nothing to do with it
However
we'll help pay some of it
How can we help her pay?
With what?
You're back
Lose big?
Told you to quit gambling
You've got mail
it's on your bed
"84 Charing Cross Road"
84?
Damn!
Crazy woman
Women who read cheesy romance novels
are all crazy!
You better go home
Don't stay in the world to create disaster to people
Why hit on someone
when you don't want sex?
It's even an English edition?
Are you crazy?
Who told you
I wanted the English copy?
No wonder I had such bad luck today
I got a book (loss)
Listen
stay away from me!
You must be mistaken
I'm not interested in
a book exchange
But swapping a Chinese paperback
for my limited edition copy
is no difference than stealing
All you can think about is
sex and stealing
Do you have any respect for woman?
Shame on you
scumbag!
To make a fair trade
pay me a few extra British pounds
Just because I wrote in Chinese
don't assume I don't know English
Aren't you joking?
For the Chinese people
who travel all over the world knowing English is a must
Are you writing a love letter?
It's Chinese, I can't read it anyways
What's up?
What's up...
is
this house is amazing
It's over 100 years old
I don't think we should change a thing
Maybe the kitchen
and a pool there
What do you think?
My plan is to tear it down
And build 2 houses
Why?
Place Most Valuable
It's a small house
but a big lot
If I build 2 houses, I'll make double
You'll make double but it's beautiful the way it is
Look at it's architecture
You don't get houses like this anymore
Hello?
Grandma?
Family
How many fingers am I holding up?
Two
So stupid
Grandpa
Are you alright?
- Did you call him? - What happened?
Daniel
we're back from grocery shopping
Grandpa stepped on the gas instead of the brakes
- Okay - Look what he's done
How many times must you repeat this?
How's he doing?
- Any problems? - No internal injuries
just some cuts
But his blood pressure is pretty high
- Is he your grandfather? - What did he say?
Yes. Nothing, grandpa
You shouldn't let him drive anymore
- He's 86 - What is he saying?
It's too dangerous to let him keep driving
Grandpa, he said you shouldn't be driving
at your age
86?
No... Awesome!
My grandpa died at 60
But you...
just keep on ticking away!
- What're you saying? - Wesley!
- What a weirdo! - No more Chinese
What do you mean?
Who is he?
Ticking away?
What is he?
What a weirdo!
Easy... Grandpa
He's a colleague
He's learning Chinese but mixes things up
Look at this mess
They got so many cars here...
made me a laughing stock!
Grandpa, take it easy
No one thinks you're a joke
The Americans are funnier
one phone call
3 kinds of emergency vehicles show up
A waste of taxpayer's money
You even gave them
a spectacular geyser
Grandpa
your car insurance is fine
But your house insurance
expired last month
You didn't renew it
What's the cost?
30 to 40K
That much?
Old lady
Why are you crying?
I'm not crying
I'm just sad
for the house
Grandpa
Are you the sole owner of this house?
Come over here
No
This old woman...
Stop crying
Daniel will laugh at us if he hears you
You're close to 80
not 18
Yes, I'm 80
But I don't behave like an 18 year old at 86
I told you not to drive
but you wouldn't listen
Look at
the mess you made
With no insurance?
I can still afford the repairs
I won't let you live in a wrecked house
Grandpa
don't worry about it
Don't bother with the house
You're selling it anyway
We can fix it afterwards
Your Grandpa is fussy
He will never decide on a buyer
No matter who I sell it to, it should be fixed first
It's not right to sell a damaged house
Grandpa
why don't you sell it to me?
I don't mind
I can fix it myself
Are you married?
No
Then why bother?
Huh?
Look at you
You're getting lazier
You don't even clean up after dinner
Are you complaining?
I didn't say anything when you wrecked the house
If our grandson was here
he's be on my side
He's somewhere up there now
Stop nagging him
I'm sorry
Sorry for what?
Your grandson
My grandson is up there
in the space station
He works for NASA
NASA
Cool
You come with me
Grandpa's letter to his grandson needs to be translayed...
Absurd
Your calligraphy is very elegant
"Mi-lai, my grandson..."
Mi? Isn't it the "Mi" of "Miluo River", Grandpa?
Are you from Hunan?
No
Zigui, Hubei
Quyuan's hometown
"You left home for a year
You must have seen a lot..."
Grandpa
In Fan Zhongyan's "Record of the Yueyang Pavilion"
"homesick after leaving the homeland"
also used this word "leaving"
You know Fan?
Didn't you say... you moved to America when you were 14??
I grew up with my grandpa
He taught me the classics
It's good you remember
his old teachings
even if they have no use anymore
"homesick after leaving the homeland"
This phrase by the venerable Wen Zheng (Fan Zhongyuan)
was talking about people like us
In China
I'm considered educated
Here
I might as well be illiterate
Grandpa
it doesn't matter
where you live
As long as it's home
Su Dongpo used the expression
"Home is where my heart finds peace"
Yes, "while you're young...
venture out
and explore the world"
Show off
Our grandson hardly talks to him
He can't understand him
You're the one
who doesn't talk to me
You spoiled our grandson
since he was little
He didn't want to learn Chinese
so you let him quit
forgetting where he came from
He should follow Daniel's example
Grandpa, let's talk later
We have to translate this letter first
Pass me the letter
Old woman
come
Sign your name here
This is
your letter too
I'm not signing
Didn't you say you miss him?
We can't call him
If you like
draw a cartoon
Get lost
You've completed your studies now
You must work even harder to make progress
Fear no hardship, stay humble
Everything is fine at home
No need to worry about us...
You men...
No matter how clever and mature you pretend to be
it's all an illusion!
It's not real
My last piece of advise to you:
Giving into a night of passion...
might leave you traumatized for life! Just try it
Watch your temper, little girl
I suppose you just got jilted?
Bookish girls who live in posh west London
are destined for heartbreaks
As someone with experience, I must tell you
in this world
there's no such thing as a perfect relationship
Even couples married for 70 years...
don't understand each other
One last thing
The night of passion that left one traumatized...
was from your own experience?
They say,
after extreme misfortune comes bliss
good fortune follows
your love life
will turn around
Losing money is bad,
losing self respect is worse!
Can't you even close the bathroom door?
You've got mail
Stop playing fortune teller
I've been lucky all my life,
could you tell?
You know a lot about West End girls
You must be a player!
But I like the phrase "after extreme misfortune comes bliss"
I'll use it
more often at work
Your handwriring is not bad
Your grammar is so precise
Are you a professor?
But such a passion for showing off knowledge
certainly doesn't attract admiration from others
I've seen too many old men like you
You teach the same books
and tell same jokes
Stare at girls all day
but never on act your desires
Write stupid letters to kill time
You're so boring!
Then
again,
whenever I feel bored
Knowing there's someone even more boring...
is quite comforting
It's a sacrilege...
for girls like you to ridicule the world of scolars
Such disrespect
"84 Charing Cross Road" was wasted on you
Learn from Helene
She respected Frank, the bookstore owner
That woman writer and Frank were pathetic
It's perverse that
they never meet over their 20-years correspondence
Such an old-fashioned classic love story
Who would believe that?
Can love be divided into classic and modern?
What's modern love?
- Hey... What are you thinking about? - Sorry
It's for Chinese buyers
- We need a closed kitchen here - Okay
Like a Hollywood movie where...
the scoreboard at halftime
spells out the words "I Love You"?
Cut it out
If someone did that to me
I'd run far, far away
It's corny!
(For Sale) No love is too corny
Haven't you heard...
"Love is something
worth living and dying for?"
Professor
Stop pretending
I still remember
the first angry letter you wrote
when you couldn't get laid
I may not fully understand the book
But I'm sure Frank would
never say such things
Letters are eyes from a thousand mile away
They can see through you...
whether it's your most inner thoughts
or desires
Little lady,
stop playing psychic
"If love is everlasting,
no one will age over time"
I don't believe in
love and intimacy
What's there to believe?
The truth is
we're all alone in the world
I should stop arguing with you,
I have a class
Don't lecture me
just because you can quote from a few books
The fear of loneliness...
I'm no less knowledgeable
Hello?
Killer Jiao
It's time to pay
I already paid 100K a while ago
Give me some time
You said 10 days,
I already gave you 2 days extra
When will you pay up?
Grandpa
Left switch, turn signal,
right switch, windscreen wiper
When you're in the exam, don't get confused
This is a fast car, it has an S mode
If you...
Enough
I was driving before you were born
Station wagons, pony cars
pickup trucks
I've driven all kinds of cars
You're an expert Let me adjust your seat
No need
Stop fussing
- Step aside - Okay
Grandpa,
good luck
Can he do it?
Relax, Grandma
He's confident
Don't praise him
It'll go to his head
Mr Lin,
can you turn on the vehicle please?
Very good
Can you turn the left signal?
- See how calm grandpa is - And the right signal?
Both are correct
Excellent... Good
Everything looks good
Are you ready? I come then
Hi honey
Let's begin
Sweet Shiva! What's wrong with you, man?
That's bad
- Good god - It's alright, Grandma
Have you ever driven an automobile before?
Slow down. I can't understand you
You're putting me in an terrifying position
- Speak slowly - Take it easy
- Calm down - This is crazy
- He's driving like a crazy man - Sorry
- Calm down - His accent is too thick
They shouldn't hire... someone with such a thick accent
Don't you agree? Tell him
The problem was the car
- Not me - What did he say?
My Grandpa hasn't driven this car before
You're right
Why would he do it today then?
You know how dangerous that is?
- Sorry sorry - What did he say?
He could have busted my face!
He said you could have ruined his face
What good is his face
if no one understand what he says?
Well...
What's he doing?
- Is he failing me? - Grandpa, no rush
- Let's try again another day? - Why next time?
Get me another examiner, I'll pass today!
- What did he say? - He said you're...
very handsome
I know I'm handsome
- but you're still a bad driver - You handsome?
You don't let me pass
- You're not good looking - So bad. I'm giving you a giant X
Calm down, Grandpa
Bullying an old man like me
I'm over 80
You're racist against the Chinese!
Chinese!
- Chinese! - Indian!
- Grandpa... Grandma's watching - Idiot!
Stop laughing
I'm not
You are
Can't I laugh?
"Living in barbaric lands
together with demons and monster"
I'm talking about you
You're a bad wife
for mocking your husband
I could have divorced you
for that
Thank you very much
for divorcing me
We never registered
How can you divorce me?
You never got married?
We did!
I gave her father several donkeys
She can't deny it
When did you send the donkeys?
Over 70 years ago
Keep laughing
I can't drive now
We can't buy groceries anymore
You think Daniel will deliver your groceries now?
No problem, Grandma
I'll do it everyday
I told him to sell the house
and move into a nursing home
But he just keeps...
rejecting the buyers
Daniel,
you said you wanted to buy our house
Tell Grandpa
to sell it to you
Sure
Grandpa, sell it to me
I told you,
no wife, no deal
Daniel has a girlfriend
I heard him say "Honey" on the phone earlier
6 to 8!
This is the authorization letter
Once the release form to give up ownership is signed
His spouse can take over all his assets
Thanks
Daniel, I have something to tell you
I'm getting married in a few months
Who is he?
Someone you know
My colleague Mike
Congratulations
I never thought that you would marry me
You always seem like you didn't want to be that close with anyone
You wanna spend the night with me?
Haven't heard from you lately
Are you skipping my lectures
because you have a new boyfriend?
Ever read...
Liu Yuxi's "Inscription for My Miserable Study" in high school?
I actually prefer another poem of his
(For Sale)
"The human heart is more treacherous than roaring currents..."
My clients aren't doing well lately
Me neither
No use following me around
Push me too far and I'll kill myself
Your boss will lose every dime
I owe him
I know the cards are stacked against..
you
But you shouldn't carry a book
when you gamble
It's bad luck
Look closer
It's
"hardbound"
What do you know?
Reality is cruel
That's why
all of the so-called relationships
are self deception
These illusions
like the drugs that numb you
or sunglasses that hides the smog
Love is just a hormonal imbalance
Breakups
are like the most common flu
Don't worry about it
Look at this business
Terrible
I told you to save money
You never listen
If you saved your winnings
you wouldn't be in this boat
Who could have seen it coming?
Economy is so bad
My entire clientele is gone
No clients, no tips
Then go home
Stop wasting time here
Caller ID: Don't pick up
I must go
Trouble?
No
Going home like you said
Just can't be nice to you
You think you can get away, Jiao?
Just wait till you get home
Caller ID: Mr Deng Calling
Yes!
You're amazing
Want to try?
Thanks
You were on a roll
Why stop?
You could have won
even more
Life is long
Why rush?
I was hoping...
to skim
some of the fat?
Could you do me a favor?
Take my jacket back to my room
Rm. 3109
I have to meet someone,
I'll be back soon
You don't feel the same now
when you see a letter?
"A human heart is more treacherous than roaring currents"
What comes next?
"Stormy waves arise without reason when all is calm"
Sorry for not replying
My life
is a bit chaotic lately
You once said...
Letters are like eyes from a thousand miles away
They can see through you
whether it's your most hidden desires...
or dangerous thoughts
But I much prefer your line
"A night of passion
can traumatize you for life"
Some things...
seems wonderful at first
but could end
badly
Stop lecturing me
Such is life
You think you've arrived at the end of the road
But the heavens sets you on a voyage
Even shallow waters are unpredictable
Seafaring
was looked down upon from the beginning
Turn back now
otherwise you may die without a burial place
Shut your mouth
How dare you make fun of me?
Where were you a minute ago
when I stole that chip?
Your chip fell
There are no shortcuts in life
You don't know anything about survival
If you want to save yourself on the brink of death
you must stop before you drive off a cliff
Get lost
- You are back - Mm
I thought you left
I was about to
They just send back your dry cleaning
I'm hanging it up
Thanks
If you're not going back
to the casino...
I should go
Back to work?
Don't you do anything besides work?
Got a passport?
Why?
Spend the new year's eve with me in Vegas
... to gamble?
Your hand is sweaty?
Mr Deng
Thanks for your offer,
but...
I must stay here to work
When you come to Macau again,
I'll offer the best hospitality
Damn...
Don't give me this crap
What are you doing?
Get down!
Get off the couch
Sit down or I'll give you a spanking
- Don't you dare! - Stop crying!
My father said you owe us money!
That doesn't concern you!
It's between your father and I!
What kind of father
sends his kids to collect his debts?
Don't insult my father
So what if I do?
Tell your father to come here if he dares
Shut up or I'll hit you!
Just try it!
Try it
Go on
Give it up
Let go
Stop crying!
All of you, wash your hands!
We're going to dinner
Aunt Ling just fed us dinner
Sit down
Stay put
Stay right there
You
Sit here
3 poems for each of you
No sleep until you can recite them all
Pick it up!
Can you read?
You read it out
Hurry!
The sun sinks down into the mountains
Read it out loud!
If you want to see a thousand leagues away
Keep reading
Don't stop
just climb up another flight of stairs
Ling
I'm sorry
Ling
Come out!
I know you're in there!
Don't be afraid
Jiao Da!
Come out now or I'll burn your house!
Don't be afraid
Come out quickly
Sit down
Jiao Da!
I'm sorry
I'm not afraid of you
I tell you, you have until tomorrow to repaint my door
Don't you know
how I got the name Killer Jiao?
This has nothing to do with Ling
You could come get me, if you touch her again
Pray to your ancestors I don't find you!
Mr Deng
I've packed my suitcase
Let's go to Vegas for the New Year
Forgive my late reply
Professor,
thanks for your lectures
I saw you the other day
I even yelled
and cursed at you
I felt free to express myself with you
You said,
"homesick after leaving the homeland
desolation as far as the eye can see"
Other people
"travel free with walking stick and shoes"
"weathering a lifetime of storms with a raincoat"
I belong to neither group
Instead,
"My armor has worn out from hundreds of battles"
"Not returning until the war is won"
Daniel
Where are you taking us?
Grandma
Repairmen will come in the next few days
It will be chaos
Let's go have fun somewhere
Where to?
You'll see when we get there
Grandpa, look at the flying track in the sky
That's right, people fly from there to there
There's a lot here
Grandpa, the fountain of Bellagio Hotel is very famous
Come on Grandpa
Grandpa, try again
Forget it
I'll pay you back
Never mind
This table is lucky
Let's play here
You paly piano?
No
i never got the chance to learn
I could never imagine this hand...
holding a cleaver
So you know
I did some research
You were just 15 at the time?
What else did you dig up?
I prefer to hear the rest from you
Let my father go!
We paid what we owed
We did over years
But my father died in the end...
next to a slot machine
leaving me with a pile of debts
At the time I vowed
never...
to be in debt again
But...
I failed
I'm sorry for your pain
No one has ever said that to me
Professor,
You said all relationships are illusions
Perhaps you're too pessimistic
I believe
some relationships are predestined
Like Helene and Frank
they met
through a random bookstore ad
That means...
real feelings can exist
even in business
The rich treat relationships like business transactions
Divorced from emotion
It's too costly
It has nothing to do with money
I won't be writing to you as frequently
I'm on a business trip
Chen
I've got the dress
Don't accept any other appointments in the morning
I'm renting you out
Alright... Bye
"Remembering Helene Hanff - 100th Anniversary"
"And I'm about as smart looking as a broadway pan handler"
"I live in moth eaten sweaters and wool slacks"
"They don't even give us heat in the daytime anymore"
"It's a 5 storey brownstone, all the other tenants go to work at 9am..."
"and I don't get home until 6pm"
Maybe the spirit of Helene
lingers in the apartment behind
"And why should the landlord heat the building
for one small scriptwriter working at home on the ground floor?"
Poor Frank
Please dump the first letter I wrote on that napkin
We all talk rubbish at times
Even professors
You keep saying that I lecture you
Let's say I'm just
a bit older
and wiser
I received your letter
What do you mean your life is chaotic?
Having a hard time?
Even if you are,
it can't be worse than Helene's
She lived
in a termite infested dump her whole life
Today is the centennial of her birth
Sometimes I think
there are times in life when we should...
take a gamble
Imagine
If Helene's...
took her measly earnings from TV script-writing
and bet it all in Las Vegas
She might have won enough
for a ticket to visit Frank in London
I'm on a business trip
I won't have time to write you
Take care
"I told him..."
"I'd go looking for the England of English literature"
"He said,
then it's there"
Caller ID: Don't Pick Up
Who has a fever?
Impossible
Ling is not that type
She would never mistreat a child
Hey, show some respect
if you're so worried,
take your kids home
Using them like weapons,
that's not love!
Ling has nothing to do with it
Don't touch her!
Hello?
When you speak Cantonese, you sound like Killer Jiao
Pity I don't understand
Is everything ok?
I'm fine
No, I'm not
I owe someone $1M
I've repaid some of it
but still owe a lot
One million...
is not so much
Five $200K checks
This is the first
When you leave
5 days from now
you'll have
your million
No need to thank me
Thank yourself
You
deserve it
I'll pay you back quickly
You're right, Professor
All relationships
are nothing but illusions
There is no such thing
as a real connection
You told me once
Fear no hardship, stay humble
don't get bigheaded
I was blind
I didn't listen to you
Daniel, could we watch this at home?
I have many "Buzz Lightyear" movies at home
Come over and watch them with me,
they're fun
They're not for adults
Our grandson loves them
If you have a 3D-TV at home
you just need to buy the glasses
Once I get them, come watch TV at my place
Where are we going next?
We still have time
Finish watching this clip
We'll go where you've always wanted to visit
What place is that?
This is silly!
We've been husband and wife our whole life
What do you mean we aren't married?
But you've never registered
You've spent 70 years together
It's a pity not to get
a marriage certificate
Grandpa, did you leave your donkeys during the liberation?
I mean,
seventy years ago, China
donkeys were very useful in China
70 years ago
But not in America
You can't just leave Grandma
without a proper marriage
That's nonsense
We had a proper wedding
Actually...
cohabitation without marriage
is quite common in the US
Chen
Listen to Daniel
Grandpa
What I mean is...
Get a marriage certificate for Grandma's sake
It's called...
respect
Stop that
Don't spoil it
But we can't wear white
Weddings are happy occasions
White is bad luck
That's right, no white
What I'm wearing is fine
No, no, no...
Wait for me
Are you willing to take the hand of...
this lovely woman
in marriage as your wife?
Enough...
I've heard
cheesy lines like that on TV
I suppose...
you don't have other options
for an old man like me
right?
So your answer is "yes"?
What diffence does it make?
We've already spent
70 years together
Miss Tang
Are you willing to marry this handsome...
Enough
Step aside,
I'll do it
Old lady
You don't like to exercise
You spend your time knitting
Your health...
is not as good as mine
Forgive me for saying this
I believe...
you'll die before me
Mr Lin
- This is a wedding... - I know
Come to think of it
That's a good thing
Look at you
Timid
and stupid
If I die first
how will you manage
the household by yourself?
You cry all the time
You're almost 80
but you're still a crybaby
If I die, you'd be crying alone
I couldn't rest in peace
Old lady
Before people die
they get sick
they suffer
They become...
annoying
But don't worry
No matter what
I won't abandon you
Of course
I have a bad temper
When you get to the other side
if you don't mind...
wait for me
If you're not willing
find someone
who treats you better than me
You have my permission
This is what we'll do
On the tombstone
I'll leave some room
When the time comes,
I'll put my name next to yours,
okay?
After 70 years...
at your age...
the two of you still want a wedding ceremony
It takes...
courage to live in the face of death
Grandpa
You may now kiss the bride
Look at you
How could you wear this?
Change it quickly
So ugly
Thank you!
"Celebrating 100 Years of Helene Hanff"
Stars can only be seen in the dark
"To live in the face of death" is meaningful
Death is nothing to fear
There's nothing we can't face
Banker wins
Natural nine
All on teh bank... All goes
Good luck!
Player seven in stands...
Yes!
Banker wins
US$26,000
At today's rate,
it's more than HK$200,000
Just treat the extra as interest
Thank you
When I left this morning I was thinking...
If I won, I would throw the money
in your face
Now I know I was wrong
I crossed the line
It was just business to you
I let my mind run wild
Jiao
What you just said...
was hard to hear
Please accept my apology
Thanks for teaching me...
a lesson today
No, don't treat me like a stranger
Let's do this
Go pack your things
We'll go ring the bell at Nasdaq tomorrow
I've never met a woman like you...
that could crossover into my business world
As for this money
Consider it...
a test?
I didn't graduate high school
because I hated tests
Please think it over?
Thanks for giving me a chance today
I'll remember your kindness
Jiao
What if I say...
I'm sorry?
Please burn that IOU note
From now on
I never want to be in debt again
Wonderful
Daniel,
you're
so considerate
Oh please Grandpa
Look at those lanterns
Just like the ones at our first wedding
Grandpa, Grandma
May your happy marriage last for...
200...
300 years
300 years of happiness!
Thank you!
Hello?
I can't hear you
Wait...
Hello?
Once the house is fixed,
I'll ask Grandpa...
to sell it to you
Grandma
Grandpa was right
You should sell your house...
to a nice family
I'm just...
not good enough
So...
I'll work harder
to find you a good buyer
I think you're good enough
Let's go
What about dinner?
Leave it
What's wrong, Grandpa?
As a man
you must have honor and integrity
If you want something
just be direct with Grandpa
Scheming is despicable
People will look down on you
What are you talking about?
Alice called
She said that he's going to buy our house
and tear it down
I don't know when...
he had me sign a waiver
giving up my rights to the house
This is insurance as well
Why did he arrange the wedding?
He needs this certificate
Even though the house
is in my name
it's now our shared property
If I don't agree to sell
he may trick you
into signing something
to sell the house to him
Tell me it's not true, Daniel?
Let's go
Come on
Grandma
Please talk to Grandpa again
It's such a long bus ride
in such heavy rain
Let me drive you
You've said enough
You know Grandpa's temper
- Leave us be - Grandma
It's raining
Get in the car
I messed up
Welcome to my world
You messed up once
I mess up all the time
I don't know how to live a normal life
It's not what I meant
I suddenly realize...
my life has been a waste
Little girl
You won't understand
What makes you think I'm a little girl?
Being reborn as a little girl takes good karma
I've never been treasure by anyone
Hey!
It's true!
You think all little girls
are like butterflies
with carefree lives
Just like her?
Who knows, she might have gone through hell
"So...
don't say your life is a waste"
so easily
If you regret how you live
I regret
even being born
Professor
You seem depressed
Did something happen?
You helped me before
I want to return the favor
Let me help you
Don't worry
I'm here for you
You once said that...
people like me
are boring
Actually
you were right
I'm both...
boring and afraid
If I learn a quote
I repeat it for life
Whether it's friends, relatives
or girls
I keep my distance
If you've seen a cactus
I'm quite similar...
covered in sharp spikes
It makes me feel protected
You use the spikes to stab people
As for me
I always get stabbed
Does it hurt?
A lot...
my insides feel torn apart
But if you don't try
you'll never know
if that person is the right one
You're brave
It's all I have left as a West End girl...
who experienced many heartbreaks
So what if I fall over and over again?
I'll just try to fail more gracefully next time
You have your reason
West London is not so big
Maybe we'll run into each other
Where?
84 Charing Cross Road?
Maybe
Check out please
Yes, sir
The old couple who came with you
They left something in their room
There was a woman in the room
She returned the item to us
Do you want to return it back to them?
- Of course, thank you - Thank you, sir
I was such a jerk
I wouldn't want someone like me
for a friend
I don't know why
But when I'm upset
I want to talk to you
But who are you?
We've corresponded for so long
but I don't even know your name
Happy New Year!
- Happy New Year! - Where are you heading today?
- Macau - Are we checking any bags?
No
My name...
doesn't matter
But if you must know
Just call me...
Little Shrimp
One of those tiny creatures
in the vast ocean... insignificant
Shrimp used to be my favorite
But I'll stop eating them
Little Shrimp
You're a good man
You may not eat shrimp,
but someone else will
We die just the same
A good man is a title...
I don't deserved
- Nine - (Calling Grandpa)
Eight
Seven
Six
Five
Four
Three
Two
One
Happy New Year!
I used to feel nothing...
when my spikes stabbed someone
Now I realize
hurting someone... hurts me even more
I don't care
To me, you're a good man
I don't know your name either
What if one day...
we lose contact?
It won't happen
Helene and Frank
kept in touch for 20 years without meeting
We have a long way to go
Excuse me
I'm looking for Mr Lin
Thank you
Daniel's here
Will you see him?
Grandma
How's Grandpa?
His heart...
has some issues
He's okay now
Can I see him?
Grandpa is fine
He said...
no need to meet
He left this for you
Don't drink from a tainted well
Don't seek shade under a rotted tree
Home prices in Beijing and Shanghai prices are too high
Housing markets in other cities are unstable
The best option is:
buy in America
The San Marino houses you see now
are with the best school districts
However
Properties here rarely go on the market
My advise...
if you find one
don't pass it up
One investment... Two rewards
Little Shrimp
I followed your advice
but it didn't work out
I failed miserably
It's only right
what comes around goes around
It's strange,
I'm increasingly affected by your words
I'm also curious...
You have the handwriting of a grade-school student
but the address on the envelope
has adult handwriting
Is God playing some sort of trick on me?
Mrs Wang?
Is everything here?
Thank you so much, Daniel
My pleasure
I really...
didn't know who else to ask for help
Don't worry about it
The school said Charlie has serious emotional issues
and requires counseling
The psychiatrist insisted
him to attend camp with his dad
Don't trust American doctors
They claim everyone has mental issues
That's how they get new patients
Don't you think?
We'll have fun, Charlie
Charlie
I quit my job for you
I gave up everything
to stay here with you
Is this how you repay me?
Is this fair?
I'm talking to you!
He's too young. The bus is here
Kids are kids, they'll grow up eventually
- The bus is here - Charlie
Listen to Daniel
Please take good care of him
I will
Good
His allergy medicine is in his bag
Okay
The bug repellent too!
Charlie, don't just play games on your phone
Remember to call!
Call me anytime
Thank you, Daniel!
You're welcome
I'm sorry
sleeping in the open
When I was your age,
I arrived in America alone
I've never went to
any type of camp
Why can't you study?
Your principal said...
your grades in China were excellent
Now you're
failing every subject
Studying
is the same no matter where you are
But faking your grades...
for immigration purposes
in the States...
is fraud
It's a felony
I didn't fake them
You know shit
So you didn't want to come to the US?
You're flunking out
to piss off your mother?
You're my client's child
I shouldn't say so much
But I want to treat you like an adult
So one last piece of advise
Take it from one who knows
You can make a good life in the US
Don't waste it
just to upset your parents
It's not worth it
Take it from you?
You didn't want to come to America
America is great
more freedom
Don't you miss home?
If you don't want to live here...
talk to your mom
You think the adults...
listen to their kids?
It's up to them to listen
and up to you to talk
Why did didn't you
tell your parents?
Drinking already
You don't need to work?
That table is lucky,
go check it out
You make me worry
whether you gamble or not
You nag me whether I gamble or not
Alright
Professor
What do you teach in class everyday?
Do any students flirt with you?
I have a bad feeling
If we keep writing to each other
I may end up falling in love with you
No one read "books" in casinos
Fear of "losing"?
- Of course - The stakes in gambling
can't compare to
the real life stakes
That's true
But why visit Macau if you don't gamble?
Not everyone goes to
Tiananmen and the Forbidden City in Beijing
You're weird
Am I?
I thought only woman
read such fantasy romance novels
Why is it a fantasy?
Don't you think
it's a wonderful thing
to find your soul mate?
This book...
is considered the book lover's Bible
Apart from this book
I've also read all the books referenced in it
Have you...
been writing letters to someone?
Only when I was younger
I don't anymore
I see
I just made a new friend
Somehow...
he reminds me of you
Professor
Ever have the same feeling?
We talked so much
It was a long walk
How I wish he was you!
When I wrote to you
I imagined many times...
that one day
the two of us walking
and talking together
and even kissing
If you're considering a school transfer
Irvine is a great choice
For years, it was voted...
the most "liveable" city
It also has
a large Chinese population
The houses here in general
are quite new...
and well-designed
My priority is Charlie's education
It's better for Charlie...
to not go back to his previous school
Look over there. New houses
We're here?
Mrs Wang
Chinese New Year is coming in two days
I know, I'm sorry to still...
make you work
I mean...
If I were you
I'd just buy two air tickets
back to Chinia with Charlie
to make some dumplings at home
What are you saying?
Charlie is a good student
if he wants to study in America
he can get into any school anytime
For him the house means nothing
He wants a home
What about the house?
Let's put it this way
Charlie and I have gotten closer at camp
We became friends, didn't we?
As a friend, I can't go against his wishes
Therefore I cannot continue...
to be your broker
It's a "Giacomo Agostini" cap
Limited edition
Cool
Happy Chinses New Year!
Keep it up, biker!
Thanks
Hubby
I feel cold
Bring me my shawl
What do you think?
What to bet on?
Try a tied bet?
Don't stay up too late
Bet small this time
It's just for fun
You're a great hostess
If I was the only one having fun...
it wouldn't be fair
I...
I must say...
Don't apologize
We kissed
No big deal
I must say...
I'm happy to have met you
It's been years since I discussed books and peotry with someone
Is that right?
I always thought you intellectuals just talked
and laughed like erudite people
A poet fell very ill the other day
He couldn't afford the hospital until people pooled money together
Economics are the basis of everything
The romantic era...
at the end of last century...
was a poet's heaven
But today, poetry as an occupation is...
dead
Out of all the things you've won and lost
not writing poetry...
is a loss
or a win?
Professor,
ever watch a seagull feed?
It circles the water
again and again
When it spots a fish
it folds its wings, then dive bombs
Like a suicide,
it hits the water at a lethal speed...
without reservation
It's just like love
Only...
some are rewarded
Others...
get nothing
Professor
Can you tell me...
What love is?
I received your letter, Little Shrimp
I'm no expert
on the topic of love
Nowadays it's easy to go to bed with someone
People have sex,
they don't talk about love
Gong Xi Fa Cai
Happy Chinese New Year
It's New Year's Eve tomorrow
Wang Wei said,
"A foreigner in a foreign land is always homesick"
"especially during holidays"
To be honest
I hate New Year's Eve
I never heard you talk about your family?
Are you making dumplings at home now?
Come, dinner's ready!
Serve your sister some wine
- Here, Jiao - Gong Xi Fa Cai
I have no family
except my dad's former girlfriend
If I was asked who was my family
I would say you
Here
Wish you luck and good fortune
You're my hero
I have money to travel!
Where are you going?
Sichuan
What about school?
I can return to school anytime
But a panda's birth is a rare event
You'll be the death of me!
Studying is not the right path for me
Just give me one year
and I'll take care of you for life
Alright
Do your own thing while you're young
Otherwise you'll regret it when you're old
Try this
Grandma
But Grandpa...
Okay
I'm coming
Why doesn't it fit?
That's not the one
Yes it is
No, it's not
Think you know better?
Then you do it
Appliances
are like people...
They bully the elderly
I'm sorry, Grandpa
Come, get your dumplings
Stop being so stubborn
You've been
fiddling with it all day
If it wasn't for him
this TV from your son
would be a wall display
Daniel is no better
Look
Double vision
Grandpa
This is a 3D-TV
You watch it with 3D-glasses
We bought the glasses
You just forgot them in Vegas
We didn't forget
Grandpa left them there
He said...
only good kids
get to come and watch TV
I'm sorry, Grandpa
Say no more
It's all in the past
Are we going to eat?
Of course
You're always right
Okay?
What's wrong with the TV?
Isn't this Milai?
- Grandpa, Grandma... - My sweet grandson
How did he get on TV?
Can you see me?
Happy Chinese New Year!
- I'm talking to you via satellite - This is a satellite signals...
- I wish you health and happiness... - Did NASA do this?
Happy New Year!
Must be our kids sending their New Year's greetings
Grandpa,
you didn't drive again, did you?
Of course not
- Great - Let me show you
We are doing good
This is the Earth
Milai's on TV
I haven't celebrated for the new year for 20 years
I came to America at 14
It's just been "me and my shadow alone" ever since
Grandma
Rest early
After I left China
my parents got divorced, then both remarried
I was left without a family
Perhaps
that's why...
I grew into a cactus
Love hurts too much
If you give your heart away
you risk being abandoned
left alone to heal
I met a kid not long ago
He reminded me
of myself 20 years ago
I envy you
You became a professor
You became the person you wanted to be
As for me
I still don't know
What I want to be
I have a confession to make
I'm not a professor
I don't live in England
It's time for me to come clean
I'm not from West London
I've never been to the UK
I moved to Macau with my dad when I was 15
I've worked in casinos
ever since
I'm just a real estate broker in Los Angeles
My existence makes no difference
to the world
The name "Little Shrimp" is not a lie
I'm a little shrimp in casinos,
hiding from life
I didn't mean to lie
I was afraid if you found out
you would stop sending me letters
I was afraid you would hate me
and stop writing to me
If I get a chance
I want to apologize to you in person
If you're willing
I'll tell you everything
there is to know
Will I hear from you again?
Daniel!
Daniel, wake up!
It's Grandpa,
he's in trouble!
Your...
Grandpa and I
left Yichang
for Shanghai in 1948
Then we moved to the US
This is where we got married
Everything is under water now
Old man
We're home
We made it back
Grandma
At the wedding ceremony
Grandpa promised your names
would be carved on the same gravestone
Should we erect a gravestone here
in his hometown?
He often recited this:
A thousand miles away from home...
no home to return to when alive, no grave to rest when dead
He told me that
Su Dongbo wrote this poem for Qu Yuan
I know what he wants
We're home now
Gravestone or not
It doesn't
matter
Daniel
Thank you...
for bringing us home
Grandma
Why did you bring the house deed?
Grandpa delayed the sale
because...
he was afraid our children would drift further away from us
There's a proverb:
Don't travel far if your parents are still around
It should be changed to: Don't travel far if your kids are still around
Daniel
Don't you tear down the house
It has great feng shui
It's good for children
As for the price,
you decide
Just give me enough...
for my old age
This house...
was your home with Grandpa
Home is...
where family is
But when it's gone...
where is home?
In your heart
Grandma
It's the first time...
I've seen your name written
Your handwriting is beautiful
Grandpa was an educated man
I was illiterate
He said he would teach me
but we never had time
After raising our three children
we raised our grandson
When we finally had the time
your grandpa
left me
He only taught me a few words
I learned these 4 characters from him
I never thought...
I would ever...
put them to use
Little Shrimp
In your first letter
you wrote: Go back to where you came from
I've finally followed your advice
I understand now,
Daniel
family is family...
Daniel
there's no room for regrets and grudges
Mom
Little Shrimp
I still haven't received word from you
I miss you
Are you not responding
because I lied to you?
I called the office many times
But they said, no letters from you
Hello? Have you disappeared?
I used to just drop my mail at a postbox
Now I mail them at the post office...
hoping they would reach you sooner that way
I once believed our letters
brought us
closer together
I have no idea what happened
You suddenly disappeared
from my life
I still haven't heard from you
Perhaps you finally decided
our correspondence was a joke?
Or something happened to you?
Is everything okay?
Even if you want to cut me off
tell me that you're okay
Rereading your letters...
is the only way
I can endure the long nights
How I wish I could turn back time
to the day I received your first letter
I miss you so much
Where are you?
Even if you want to end this
can't you write me a letter?
Just tell me to
stop writing from this day forth
I can accept that
I never felt this way before,
Little Shrimp
I have bad news for you
I think...
I'm in love with you
I take back
what I said about not meeting
Where exactly
do you live in London?
Please tell me
Where did you go?
Was our long year correspondence...
just a trick to pick up girls?
Perhaps someone from West London
fell in love with you?
Then again...
Professor
Without your letters...
I feel
completely lost
Jiao
Your letter
I did it!
You said...if Helene took her money to gamble in Las Vegas,
She could have met Frank in London
I took my money and traveled down here today
Origin of the book "84 Sharing Cross Road" by Helene Hanff
Can I help you?
Are you the owner?
No, I am not
He passed away just a few days ago
I am helping to sell this place
He passed away?
Do you know anything about him?
- Thomas? - Yes
He was a gentleman
His funeral service is being held today
If you'd like to attend,
I can give you the address
Yes please. Thank you
Mr Thomas didn't have any children
Now that he has passed away
84 Charing Cross Road
must be closed and
it's a shame
because the stories in this book
are finished forever
(Polish) After reading this book
(Polish) I wrote to this address
(Polish) Like everyone here, I soon received a reply
(Arabic) I never expected a reply
(Arabic) I wrote my first letter as a joke
(Indian) I only found out later that it was all Mr.Thomas's doing
I would like to thank him
It was he who connected me to the most important person in my life
(Iranian) He connected me to my soul mate
(Iranian) When we finally met, we realized Mr Thomas
(Iranian) had been exchanging letters for us
(Iranian) If it wasn't him, we would have never met
I found a letter, written by Mr Thomas
And as his lawyer,
I'd like to share it with you
He writes
I have a confession to make for which
I must ask for your forgiveness
I have been secretly partaking in your happiness
My whole life I've been sitting here
and your letters have allowed me
the opportunity to experience the world
Unfortunately, I don't think
I will have the chance to be
part of the letter exchange anymore
Your letters allowed me
to travel back to the time of my youth
A time when the immediacy of an email was not an option
Sometimes waiting for a letter
felt like a life time
Letter writing
requires you to slow down
Slowly write out the most romantic and heartfelt thoughts
The slow process of
finding true love is something that is best savoured
Excuse me
Can you speak Chinese?
Sorry, I only speak Korean
Sorry
Thanks for always being there
when I needed a shoulder to cry on. You will always be missed
Thanks so much for letting us to meet
Rest in peace. God will be with you
Thank you,
you are a good man
May God be with you
Little Shrimp
Professor
I don't know where else to find you
I thought, with so many schools in London
if I went through all of them,
I would eventually run into you
Come to think of it
You could be anywhere in the world
not just London
(outdoor TV) I'm standing with MotoGP legend, 3-time World Champion...
"Little Shrimp, I'm in London! Where are you?"
I'm in London!
Airport please
Imagine...
you vanished from my life just like that
It hurts
so so much
I'm afraid of many things now
Afraids of pens and paper
Afraid of the postbox and post office
Afraid of poetry
Afraid of seeing or hearing the word "professor"
My heart felt hollow
My life felt meaningless
Excuse me
I don't want to go to the airport
Could you please turn around?
Professor
This is my last time calling you Professor
Because...
this is my last letter to you
I know
you may never receive this letter
Consider it a form of closure...
to our year-long correspondence
I have no idea where to send it
Perhaps
I'll just leave it at where it should go to
Excuse me
Can I leave the letter here?
To Professor, 84 Charing Cross Street
Little Shrimp
You're not what I imagines
I thought you would have...
shorter hair
Mr Thomas didn't have any children
Now that he has passed away
84 Charing Cross Road
must be closed
84 Charing Cross Road for sale