Nothing Gold Can Stay
Episode 70
Yong Mei.
I'm avenging you.
Madam '(mg has armed'.!
Dear all, please sit down.
Dear all.
Yesterday, Shaanxi Mechanical Textile Bureau...
...announced to lower the prices of all their textiles.
I know that you all have been waiting for news from Wu Family.
Now, I'd like to announce our decision.
We will not lower our prices.
Madam Ying, honestly speaking...
...the quality of your western textiles...
...is much higher than the quality of their textiles.
So, we don't mind even if your price is 10% higher.
But now, they are lowering their price by 30-50%.
Now, this is a different story.
Yes. -Don't be impatient.
Let me finish.
This doesn't mean that I won't lower my price at all.
If you hang in there and refrain from buying...
...from the textile bureau for 3 months...
...3 months later, my prices will be 5% lower...
...than their prices today.
Madam Ying, will you keep your word?
We can sign a contract. But, I have one condition.
You all must pay the deposit in advance.
How much?
Half of the total price.
That will do. -I'll order 1,000 rolls.
I'll take 2,000 rolls. - I'll take 2,500 rolls.
Greetings, Mr. Wen.
Zhao Bai Shi.
The prince is very dissatisfied with...
...your recent performance.
He sent me to question and reprimand you.
Mr. Wen, what did I do wrong?
You serve the prince.
Yet, you allow Jingyang Textile Factory...
...to beat Shaanxi Mechanical Textile Bureau.
You are Governor of Shaanxi.
Yet, you did nothing when Ri Chang He faced a bank run.
As a result, the prince almost lost...
...the money he deposited in Shaanxi.
Mr. Wen, if my guess is correcL...
...Du Ming Li is the one who accused me of all that.
That doesn't matter. Just answer my question.
Do you admit your mistakes?
Mr. Wen, I have something to show you.
Why don't you judge after taking a look at it?
Mr. Wen.
Do you still remember how much money Du Ming Li...
...handed the prince in the first quarter last year?
460,000 taels.
Please look. This is the dividend...
...Shen Family paid Long Sheng He.
Mr. Wen.
Before you came, I just finished this report...
...I intend to submit to the prince.
It's about the truth behind the textile bureau's loss...
...as well as the reason behind Ri Chang He's crisis.
Mr. Wen, now you know...
...why Du Ming Li is trying so hard to get rid of me.
I'll report to the prince immediately.
These are the account books for this month.
As for the household... -Madam Ying.
A telegram for you.
Where is it from?
I think it is from a place called Hong Kong.
Zhou Ying promised to lower her prices 3 months later...
...and won all the merchants over?
She even promised prices lower than our current prices.
Those merchants are all realistic people.
They signed contracts with her immediately.
How's her sales in this period?
Everyone is waiting for lower prices.
So, her business isn't good.
But, she made them pay the deposit in advance.
So, she can still maintain the operation of her business.
I promised the prince to defeat Wu Family's factory...
...within 3 months.
But, it looks like we are the ones...
...who will get into trouble 3 months later.
How long can we maintain our textile business?
I thought that after selling all these textiles in stock...
...even if it's a loss, the cash that comes in...
...will let us to maintain the business for 3 months.
But, it's been a month...
...and we only made a few hundred taels.
I'm afraid we only have 7 days.
Should we...
...think of another plan?
It's not a big problem yet.
I'll discuss with Shen Si Hai later.
But, something is bothering me.
What is it?
The prince should have received my letter.
How come nothing is happening to Zhao Bai Shi?
Maybe the prince has his own plan.
I hope that's the case.
300,000 taels?
Mr. Du, I don't even have 1 tael of spare cash now.
But, Zhou Ying lent you 2 million taels.
Yes. But, as she instructed, I've used up all the money...
...to honour the deposit vouchers...
...and compensate the account holders.
Shen Si Hai, are you poor-mouthing again?
I'm not poor-mouthing. I'm really broke.
Ri Chang He finally made it through the crisis.
We still have a lot of work to do.
I can't afford to be careless.
At least you've made it through.
I'm falling.
This won't do. You must help me.
Mr. Du, I can't do anything to help you.
Shen Si Hai, don't forget that...
...you OWE YOUT SUCCESS t0 me.
I'll never forget that. - So, shouldn't you...
Escort the guest!
I thought that lowering the price by 30%...
...and selling all available stock...
...will return us at least hundreds of thousands taels.
But, these merchants are crazy.
They won't buy even though we've lowered our prices by 30%.
On the other hand, Shen Si Hai is poor-mouthing.
What should we do?
We don't even have money to buy cotton now.
If we've no cotton, we'll be forced to stop the production.
We can't stop. Else, we'll be doomed.
How much stock do we have?
50,000 rolls. -What is the permissible loss?
200,000 taels at most. - What's the current loss?
250,000 taels.
Mr. Du.
A merchant from Xinjiang came.
He's willing to buy all of our available stock.
But, their offer is very low.
How low? -10% lower than our price.
Tell him to drop dead! -Wait.
We'll get at least over 100,000 taels of cash.
That'll be too big of a loss.
At least the operation can go on. -Mr. Du.
The merchant is still waiting for my reply.
He said that if we don't agree...
...he'll go to Jingyang Textile Factory.
Wait.
Tell him that...
...he can take all 50,000 rolls.
Boss.
All textiles of the mechanical textile bureau...
...are in my warehouse now.
What will you do next?
I'll inform the merchants who ordered textiles from me...
...to collect their goods. - If Ming Li learns that...
...you took his stock and sold it for a higher price...
...how will he feel?
Let him know.
You're prepared?
I've been investigating him.
He often goes to a place alone...
...and spent half a day there.
What place is it?
Who is that?
What are you doing here?
I heard that someone bought Hu Family's mansion.
I came out of curiosity.
To my surprise, the buyer is you.
Zhou Ying, you're very curious.
Yes. I can't change this habit.
But, curiosity kills the cat.
But, I'm still perfectly fine.
Yes.
For now that is.
You're right.
No one can escape death.
But, at least I live honestly and properly.
I'm not like you who lives like a dog.
So what if you've made some filthy money?
How dare you humiliate me!
Yes. It's true that I've made a lot of money.
In fact, every cent is clean. My money isn't filthy at all.
But, you're in a terrible situation.
You've worked so hard...
...and done so many bad things.
But, what have you gained?
Money...
...isn't everything.
We find pleasure in many other things.
You find pleasure in manipulating people.
That's one of my interests.
Mr. Du.
You think you're the manipulator.
But, the truth is, you're the one manipulated.
Do you have your own sadness and happiness?
Do you have a home?
Can you determine your own future?
You've nothing at all. You only have the prince.
You lowly woman.
At least this lowly woman...
...can laugh, cry...
...love and hate as she wishes.
What about you?
You don't dare to love the person you love.
You couldn't do anything for her when she was alive.
She can only buy her house and keep her clothes...
...after she died.
You love Hu Yong Mei, don't you?
You can't hide it from me.
But, you caused her death.
You love her.
Why didn't you marry her?
If you love her, why didn't you save her?
Shut up!
Who says I didn't want to marry her?
Who says I didn't want to save her?
I wish I could.
I would even dream...
If I'm not me...
...I wouldn't hesitate to anything for her!
But, I can't.
You think it's been easy for me?
You think it's been smooth sailing for me?
You're wrong.
You can't even imagine...
...what I sacrificed...
...in order to be alive today.
So...
...I can't lose what I possess today.
I must not.
Congratulations, Mr. Du.
You built your success upon human blood and lives...
...and finally survived to this day.
But, I must tell you that...
...I'm afraid you'll soon lose this success...
...you sacrificed so much to attain.
Don't try to scare me!
I'll report to the prince right away!
The prince only needs to say a few words...
...to end you and your textile factory!
Mr. Du.
That merchant from Xinjiang who bought all your stock...
...is an impersonator I sent.
What did you say?
Then, I sold all the textiles at a higher price.
If the prince learns that...
...you sold goods worth 250,000 taels...
...to me for 130,000 taels...
...and let me resell them for 140,000 taels...
...what will the prince think?
Let me tell you another thing.
Zhao Bai Shi is planning to let me meet the prince.
I'm going to work with the prince like Shen Family.
That's impossible.
The prince loves money and making money is my specialty.
Do you think the prince will reject me?
But, I'm actually a little hesitant...
...as there are advantages and disadvantages involved.
But of course...
...if the prince agrees to my request...
...I won't hesitate at all.
What request?
I want him to hand me the murderer...
...who killed my husband, Wu Pin.
Mr. Du.
I remember that Wu Pin had his last meal with you...
...before he died.
Do you have any clue?
I don't remember. -But, the prince will remember.
I thought Hu Yong Mei accidentally killed Wu Pin.
The murderer is another person.
I have many wishes in life.
But, the most important one...
...is to avenge Wu Pin.
I must avenge him.
The prince won't agree to your request.
What if I offer Jingyang Textile Factory?
Jingyang Textile Factory makes over 2 million taels per year.
Mr. Du.
How much do you think you are worth to the prince?
I'm so loyal to the prince. This can't be measured by money.
No matter how loyal you are, you are nothing more than a dog.
A dog is worthless.
If this dog betrays his master...
...by embezzling dividend from Shen Family...
...accepting commission from Mr. Liao of Guangdong...
...and even ruining his master's textile bureau...
...he can only pay with death.
I'm going to kill you!
Mr. Du.
You're cornered.
You're back.
Zha Kun, how much money do we have left?
Including the 25,000 taels we saved before this...
...we have around 300,000 taels.
Ri Chang He's bankruptcy didn't affect us?
Even though Shen Family offered a higher interest...
...I didn't want to let Shen Si Hai know our status.
So, I keep our money in another bank all along.
300,000 taels.
It's enough. -What's the matter?
Zha Kun.
We need to plan ourselves.
What exactly happened?
Zhou Ying is going to work with the prince.
What?
She knows a lot about us...
"especially things we can't let the prince find out.
This is simple.
We'll just get rid of her.
This will settle it once and for all.
But, she's protected by Han San Chun. Are you sure...
...you can kill her in one attempt?
She found out that we killed Wu Pin.
She won't give us a chance.
But, the prince is so powerful now.
Where else can we go?
Where is Zhang Zhang Qing?
I heard he's in Hefei.
He's an old friend...
...we haven't contacted for a long time.
Mr. Wen, what do you plan to do?
The prince ordered me to secretly send him to the capital tonight.
Ming Li isn't a threat. But, Zha Kun is quite strong.
Don't worry. I brought the best guards...
...from the prince's residence.
Zha Kun can't possibly defeat four men on his own.
Should I go with you? -No.
Ming Li might say something only I should hear.
I'll wait in the office of Jingyang's...
...local government. -That will do.
No matter what happens, don't come back.
I'll go to you.
If you hear any news, just leave immediately.
Don't hesitate at all.
Alright.
Mr. Wen. -Mr. Du.
Please make a trip to the capital with me.
The prince has something important to discuss with you.
The prince could have sent me a telegram.
He didn't have to trouble you to come personally.
Mr. Wen, what's the meaning of this?
Don't misunderstand. - The prince specially...
...sent his guard to escort you to the capital.
Do I have to leave now? -Yes.
The carriage is outside. Duo Lun will escort you.
Let me pack up. -That's unnecessary.
You've to leave immediately.
Mr. Wen, I suddenly recalled a few important...
...business matters to attend to. Why don't we wait until tomorrow?
Don't worry about the business.
From now on, I'll be in charge of Long Sheng He.
You're taking over?
Thank god.
I can finally relax.
Yes. You've been shouldering this mission for so many years.
It's time to take a break.
Let's get on with the handover. -That's unnecessary.
The prince is waiting for you in the capital.
Let's not waste time. Let's go.
Zha Kun. -Don't let him get away!
Run! -No! We stay or run together!
Zha Kun!
Zha Kun.
Run.
You already left. Why did you come back?
I'm telling you to run.
Why aren't you running away?
Reinforcement will come soon.
If you don't run now...
...you'll be caught.
Zha Kun!
I'll definitely avenge you.
Mr. Zhao!
Mr. Wen.
Hurry! Get a physician! -Yes!
Get a physician quickly!
Long Sheng He. -I'll go at once.
Long Sheng He. -Yes.
Hurry. Let's go.
Mr. Zhao.
Sir, come and see this!
Pack it up and seal it. -Yes.
Mr. Zhao.
Mr. Shen, I came because of an old case.
Please sit down.
Over a decade ago, the Ministry of Revenue...
...wanted to purchase a batch of military supply.
Even though you quoted a lower price...
...the ministry chose to buy from...
...Wu Family of the east mansion.
That's a fact.
After receiving the order, Wu Family of the east mansion...
...invited Shen Family to complete the order with them.
Yes.
Did Shen Family adulterate the military supply?
I swear we did not. - What about Wu Family?
As far as I know, they did not do that either.
Yet, the medicine delivered to the Divine Machine Division...
...was reported to be adulterated product.
So, the court sent an imperial commissioner...
...to investigate.
Yes.
You feared that Wu Family would tamper with the evidences.
So, the night before the arrival of the commissionen...
...you sent Shen Yue Sheng to check in...
...the warehouse of Wu Family of the east mansion.
The next morning...
...Shen Yue Sheng was found dead in...
...Wu Family's warehouse.
Yue Sheng acted on his own.
Back then, I failed to identify the murderer.
But, based on the fatal wound on Shen Yue Sheng's body...
...I identified the weapon.
Murder took place in Long Sheng He yesterday.
The fatal wounds on the bodies of the four victims...
...are exactly the same as the fatal wound...
...found on Shen Yue Sheng back then.
According to our investigatiom...
...those four were killed by Zha Kun.
Zha Kun died on the spot as well.
He was still holding on to his weapon.
This is the bayonet.
Could it be that it was Zha Kun who killed Yue Sheng?
Why?
To silence him.
That bag of fake dragon's blood...
...has nothing to do with Shen Family...
...Hu Family or Wu Family.
It was Zha Kun who left the fake dragon's blood there.
Why did Zha Kun do that?
Because that military supply order...
...was a trap to bring down Wu Family of the east mansion.
So, even though they set a higher price...
...they earned the business.
So, regardless of the quality of the goods from both families...
...the medicine would still be...
reported to be adulterated product.
So, Zha Kun must plant a bag of fake dragon's blood...
...in the warehouse of Wu Family of the east mansion.
So, when Shen Yue Sheng caught Zha Kun red-handed...
...Shen Yue Sheng...
...had to be killed.
Mr. Shen.
I shall take my leave.
Yue Sheng.
It was too unfair to you.
I was too foolish.
They killed you.
Yet, I begged them to avenge you for me.
They even made me work like a slave...
...to make money for them.
Yue Sheng.
I will surely avenge you.
I swear that...
...I will make Du Ming Li...
...and those people behind him...
...pay with their lives.