I'm asking you for the last time.
Whoever disagrees has no respect for the Dragon Head stick.
You've been talking nonsense for an hour.
I've had enough of you already.
Now you had the nerve to break the Dragon Head stick!
Even if you're Brother Tai-Kwan's chick,
this Dragon Head stick has been passed down for generations,
what should we do to you for breaking it?
Pay...
Calm down! There's a stationery store nearby
the super glue they sell is very good.
I have seen look-alikes online...
That's exactly like this one... Pay...
That's right!
Chi, I'll cover for you.
Your Dad can hold them off.
Hey...
I'm leaving!
Hey... stay back!
Stay back, I know kung fu!
Miss Chi, sorry I'm late.
About time you show up, Brother Tai-Kwan!
This chick broke our Dragon Head stick.
She fed us with some nonsense about restructuring.
She obviously wants to shut us down!
If this chick doesn't settle this
and pay for the Dragon Head stick,
let's burn down Fung Ming Gui, OK?
Yes...
Don't just stand there... Immeasurable Ocean!
But you said without your permission,
I must not use any kung fu.
I also told you not to step out of the hula hoop.
And you're standing right here like a log!
Say no more, send them flying across the street.
Right! Immeasurable...
Hold on...
Brother Tai-Kwan, taking them on is a piece of cake for you.
But that'll be flaming the situation not settling it.
Sun Tzu said it's better to beat the opponent without fighting.
Allow me to persuade them.
Please be careful.
Folks, my name is Fung Yat-Bo.
It's best to make friends and not enemies.
My brother never wanted to join your gang,
it was Mountain Leopards wishful thinking.
The way he forced his hand is unreasonable.
Anything forced cannot be happy.
Why don't you all bury the hatchet?
You go your way, we go ours.
If we should run into each other on the streets,
we can nod at each other and say hello, OK?
Well said!
Brother Leopard arranged for you to take his place.
If you're not happy with it, sort it out with Brother Leopard when he's back.
But the Dragon Head stick is broken,
we must settle that today.
Either she pays for it or we burn down the place.
Right' guys? Yes! I
It's useless to reason with them.
Let Brother Tai-Kwan use Immeasurable Ocean on them.
Good idea! Use Immeasurable Ocean...
Immeasurable...
Let me try again.
Me and Brother Tai-Kwan have a lot of respect for you
because of your loyalty and chivalrous heart.
That's why I'm asking you to let it slide.
Mountain Leopard is the target of our operation.
Brother Tai-Kwan and I really didn't want to drag you in.
Don't contact Brother Tai-Kwan anymore
and don't come to Fung Ming Gui again.
Or you'll end up like Mountain Leopard.
Who are you?
I'm sorry, I'm an undercover agent.
For 3 years, 3 years and 3 years...
Brother Tai-Kwan and I have infiltrated many gangs
and betrayed many brothers.
Mountain Leopard is not the only one.
And he's definitely not the last one.
I suggest you listen to Miss Fong
and turn over a new leaf while you still can.
I really don't want to arrest you all.
You're a cop? Why should we believe you?
In 2008, Twin Gun Hung from Kwun Chung vanished without a trace.
In 2011, Ko Keung from Yau Tong was shut down
by the Anti Triad Squad (ATS) overnight.
In 2014, Tung Ying's Camel got a 9-year jail sentence for assault and battery.
Brother Tai-Kwan and I were responsible for these cases.
Fung Ming Gui is where we make contact with Inspector Wong.
If I were you, I'd stay off this street
and turn around and walk the other way if you see me or Brother Tai-Kwan.
Are they coming?
Siu-Tung, take a peek.
Yes, Miss Chi!
Don't look! Just act normal.
Bo is right, we must stay calm.
Don't panic, keep walking.
Bo, you saved Fung Ming Gui.
As the person in charge, I'm making you a manager.
Any objection?
Bravo!
Good!
Only because Miss Kei showed me those triad films.
"Tm an undercover agent" is from Infernal Affairs.
Where did you hear about those news stories?
During our afternoon breaks at Fung Ming Gui
I always read old newspapers.
I lapped up the details without understanding them.
I knew he's a genius.
When Fung Ming Gui opens a branch,
we should put Bo in charge.
We should buy him more clothes.
You're brilliant, Bo!
Shall we get him more clothes?
Miss Chi... Yes?
Brother Tai-Kwan did his share in sending those thugs away.
Can you retract your order and let him come back?
I hope you'll forgive him.
I told him to wait for me on the roof but he didn't...
I have yet to punish him for that.
Considering the mistake I made,
I dare not hope for anything.
I only wish to be with my brothers.
I hope you'll let me stay.
I will accept any punishment.
If Tai-Kwan stays and those thugs come back
he can fight them off.
He can double up as waiter and security guard.
It's cost efficient.
If you fire Tai-Kwan,
you must hire 2 more porters to help me.
Your Uncle Tai is too old to do any heavy lifting.
OK... I'm all for democracy.
If you all say so, I'll hire him back.
Great!
But there's something we must sort out.
You're the reason those thugs showed up
and we had to close down for the day.
I'm holding you responsible for our loss.
No problem!
Our daily turnover, not counting utilities
and the bowls those thugs broke.
I'll dock $2,000 a month for 3 years, OK?
Great! Thanks for being so forgiving.
From now on, what you say is like the Emperor's order.
I will never say no.
Chi, Tai-Kwan is doing all the work.
How can you dock his pay?
Exactly! You should be fair.
Bo did us a big favor
you promoted him to a manger,
but he's still just a waiter.
Hold on... the money I dock from Tai-Kwan's pay cheque will go to Bo.
Thank you for your reward.
The promotion and the raise are secondary
to a request I have.
Strike while the iron is hot.
I hope you'll do a commercial to promote Fung Ming Gui.
Why did you recommend Miss Wong for the commercial to Miss Chi?
Don't forget Miss Wong is not the Crown Princess.
Don't fantasize anything.
I won't.
What are you looking at?
What do you think they're talking about?
Massage my legs.
Brother Tai-Kwan...
Harder... Yes!
Why would Chi agree to use Wong Yi-San for our commercial?
Dynasty paid her a 7-digit fee to be their spokesperson.
We can't afford that.
If Bo is confident
I trust he'll make it happen.
Tai-Kwan is a kung fu expert, Bo is a genius.
All you can do is cook.
How can I show you off to my friends?
I'm not as capable as my brothers,
but they're people I respect the most.
I'll do whatever they tell me to do.
Make that 3 people. You must obey me too.
Yes, Miss Ling!
Who would call his girlfriend Miss Ling?
Call me Baby. Baby?
B-A-B-Y.
B-A-B-Y... what does that mean?
Never mind that.
Just call me Baby when no one is around.
Yes, Miss Ling.
Baby.
It's late. Go to bed.
Hands off! Bye!
Bye, Baby!
Why are you two still up?
Call me General Yuan.
Call me Minister Zuo.
General Yuan, Minister Zuo...
Xiao Li, when did you come to the Palace?
Year 11 of the Wanli era.
I was 5 years old.
My mother took me to the Palace.
Who castrated you?
Lau Tai-fu.
He's known to be a bumbling fool.
Did he do a good job?
Very. Nice and clean.
How dare you lie to us!
I wouldn't dare.
Stop quibbling.
You were chatting away with Miss Ling
and you were flirting and making passes.
Did you harbor any indecent thoughts?
I wouldn't dare!
I only hold her in awe and veneration, nothing else.
Take your pants off!
What?
Take them off if you want us to believe you.
I can decapitate the enemy general surrounded by an army.
You won't take them off? I'll do it for you.
See for yourself, I'm not lying.
Just kidding! Don't be so sensitive!
Bo, you have gone too far with that joke.
Siu-Tung, it's windy, pull up your pants.
I'm sleepy. I better turn in.
It's late. Please turn off the lights.
Your Highness, the cloud forest is up ahead.
Let's go there and take cover.
Guangdou...
Are you alright?
Your Highness, go with General Yuan and Xiao Li.
I won't make it.
I won't leave you. Let's go together.
Get up, let's go, Guangdou.
I can't. Can I ask you a question before I die?
Go ahead!
Are you the Crown Princess or Wong Yi-San?
Fung Yat-Bo, for the last time,
I'm not the Crown Princess, I'm Wong Yi-San.
I know that, Miss Wong.
You're up? I'm here with the owner of Fung Ming Gui
to discuss a business proposition with you.
Hi! Give me 10 minutes.
Miss Wong, we really look forward to working with you.
You must have heard of Fung Ming Gui.
We've been around for over 40 years.
High government officials and rich men in town are our regular customers.
But we never made any commercials
because we feel we have the strength and don't need publicity.
But times have changed, we must catch up.
If you're willing to take on our commercial,
it'll certainly be ground breaking for us.
We have considered other candidates,
but your quality and charm makes you most suitable.
Mr. Fong, what is your budget?
I'm sure you'll be pleased.
In this day and age, a budget like that is no doubt a bit tight.
Can't do much with $5M.
$5M?! I meant $500K.
What?
I looked up production houses on Nathan Road and in Shamshuipo.
They are young and hard working.
They talk about ideals and not money.
Mr. Fong, I have 3 principles when I make a commercial.
One, the crew must be from the 4As.
Two, my co-star must be of the same calibre.
Even if I ignore these two,
The third one alone will leave you out.
My compensation will not be less than $5M.
I know you're not happy with your manager.
When all means are exhausted, changes become necessary.
You should swallow your pride.
I started out as an extra
and have always stuck to my principles and bottom line.
Those 3 criteria are my terms.
You can think it over.
Ceci, come with me.
Sorry!
$5M?!
What's wrong with you?
Why did you bring them here
and make me listen to their nonsense?
Bo served as your assistant the other day
and said he has a job for you.
I dare not tell Terry about it,
so I brought them up here.
Look, stop bringing every Tom, Dick and Harry up here.
Being my assistant for a day doesn't make him my friend.
(Dynasty)
Enjoy imperial cuisine at Dynasty.
What's going on?
Why did Baby replace me in the commercial?
She thinks Fung Ming Gui is not worth her time.
Forget it. Let's go before they throw us out
Mr. Fong... I have good news for you.
I just received a call from my manager.
The filming of my next movie has been postponed.
I think I'll have time to do your commercial
Thank heavens.
Miss Chi would be thrilled to know Miss Wong will shoot our commercial.
I'll call her now.
Hey... hold on!
Miss Wong, let's get this straight,
we don't have a crew from the 4As.
Production is about the heart.
I like working with young people
because there will be more sparks.
We don't have someone of your caliber on board.
Your chef is red hot online right now.
He has more fans than many film stars.
I'm worried I'm not good enough for him.
But your pay...
Money is not the most important.
The effect is what matters.
Bo and I are such good friends,
obviously he's entitled to a discount.
Great! We have a deal!
I look forward to working with you.
Yes, definitely.
Ling, did Heen say why he invited us here?
I did, but he was very secretive.
I really didn't expect he'd book La Vie.
It's the only restaurant within the Dynasty Group that has the Silver Ribbon 3 stars.
Stop guessing. Maybe because we're both in the restaurant business,
he wants us here for taste testing.
Sorry, I'm late.
What's going on, Heen?
Be patient. Let's eat first.
I know Chi likes lamb.
This rack of lamb is from New Zealand,
the body fat ratio is lower than other lamb.
Ling, you don't eat meat on the 1st and 15th of each month,
I made grilled rainbow veggies with baked potato.
The veggies are crispy, the potato is crunchy on the outside and soft inside.
I'm sure you'll like it.
Kei, since you like dessert,
this French apple pie
has a crispy puff pastry and sweet apple puree.
You're going to love it.
I made them all, try them.
You want to wait till we finish eating?
Just tell us what's going on.
I want to buy something from you.
Here's $30M, I want to buy Fung Ming Gui.
If you agree, Uncle Tin and Uncle Tai won't say no.
If $30M is not enough,
I can speak to Daddy and Auntie Kiu, OK?
Chu Ka-heen, you're one of the bad guys.
We grew up in Fung Ming Gui,
you think this cheque and these dishes
Will make us sell Fung Ming Gui? No way!
The buyout is to entertain Daddy.
You'll still call the shots at Fung Ming Gui.
I guarantee Dynasty won't interfere.
We'll only put money into Fung Ming Gui.
We don't want your money.
We have a full house every night with Siu-Tung around.
We have more interviews with magazines, radio and TV stations than we can handle.
Look at the dishes before you.
These are La Vie's signature dishes.
I'm only half as good as our head chef.
What can Li Siu-Tung do?
I might as well tell you,
the Silver Ribbon judges will be at Fung Ming Gui for taste testing.
If you don't meet their standards,
forget $30M. You won't get $300K.
Siu-tung's dishes are 100 times better than yours.
No, 1,000 times... 10,000 times better.
Siu-Tung is not afraid of any panel of judges.
As the heir, keep an eye on your restaurant
Let's go.
Come on.
Ready to eat! Come here...
Yeah...
How come you're not eating? It's delicious.
You must use leftover rice to make fried rice.
Don't be so picky!
Open wide... let me feed you!
It's delicious!
See?
Listen, if Heen brings up the buyout again,
just ignore him.
He told me he's trying to patch things up between Dad and Uncle Fung.
When he's in fact after Fung Ming Gui.
I won't speak to him unless he apologizes.
It's not a bad thing if Dynasty is willing to put money into Fung Ming Gui,
we'll have money for...
Don't even think about it!
I don't care if we grew up together.
It's Heen! He's catching up!
Don't look!
Drive faster.
Heen? Haven't seen you around in a while.
Who's the new head chef?
Is that you?
Come here... this is our new head chef, Li Siu-Tung.
Can I help you, sir?
Are you Li Siu-Tung?
You made the Golden Feast?
Yes, I did. Can I...
He's Big Spender's son Heen.
He grew up with the girls.
I watched them play with each other as kids.
What can I do for you, Master Chu?
I came to try your cooking.
Chi and Ling said you're a brilliant cook.
I came to see for myself.
Miss Chi overpraised me.
I still have so much to learn.
There's always someone better than me.
A lot of people can cook better.
I'll level with you.
I came here for a purpose.
If I'm happy with your cooking,
you can pretend I was never here.
But if your cooking is not up to my standard
I won't let you drag Chi down
and I will buyout Fung Ming Gui.
Bo really did a great job.
Ling told me Dynasty paid Wong Yi-San a 7-digit fee to be their spokesperson.
We're now paying her much less.
If Fung knows about it, he'll be pissed.
Yes!
We'll move into the Imperial Palace and decapitate that useless Emperor.
Your Majesty, Li Zicheng is coming into the city,
you must move out before it's too late.
My 200,000 troops are defeated by a bunch of bandits?
Your Majesty, Wu Sangui is so obsessed with Chen Yuanyuan's beauty,
he has given up on the Great Ming.
The game is as good as lost.
If I were in charge of Fung Ming Gui,
I would have produced a commercial a long time ago.
If this box knows everything in the world,
Minister Zuo, why don't we look up history
and find out how the Ming Dynasty ended?
Who brought down the Great Ming?
You're both famous in the Great Ming,
your names should be recorded in the box.
That will give away the secrets of heaven.
Looking it up without the Emperor's consent is a conspiracy against the state.
We must not commit high treason out of curiosity.
You're quite right!
Master Uncle! What?
Please stop the car.
What? What's wrong?
I'll issue my last edict.
I will die for my country.
I deserve to die for coming late to your rescue.
Li Zicheng sacked the Ming capital and proclaimed himself the Emperor.
Emperor Chongzhen died in Meishan.
I deserved the death penalty...
Hey...
What are you doing?
Why are you on your knees?
It's embarrassing! Get up!
Go away! Hey...
People are staring. Get in the car!
What's wrong?
I deserved the death penalty...
What's with you?
I deserved the death penalty!
What's wrong? Why are you on your knees?
It's embarrassing! Get up!
What happened? You're scaring me!
What is it?
What are you doing here?
You're open for business. I'm your customer.
I came to see how brilliant your chef is.
If he can't impress me,
you'll never get past the Silver Ribbon judges.
How stupid. What did you tell Siu-Tung to cook?
Fried rice with eggs.
I can tell you now he'll fail.
Though he used a wooden basin to cool off the rice,
it's basic to use leftover rice to make fried rice.
Master Chu, you're only half right.
Not only can a wooden basin cool off the rice,
it can also remove extra moisture from the rice.
You don't need to use leftover rice.
We use one portion each of rice and water,
2 taels of chicken oil.
Steam for 40 minutes
and you'll get the same effect of leftover rice.
It'll be chewier and doesn't have the smell of the fridge.
The viscosity of the egg batter is key to making good fried rice.
The perfect proportion of egg yolk to egg white is 6:1.
Scramble 2/3 of the batter,
then fry the remaining 1/3 with the rice.
The perfect golden fried rice.
The ingenious part is how you swirl the wok
So each grain of rice will be evenly covered with the egg batter.
Please try my golden fried rice.
Well? Did he pass?
If I were a Silver Ribbon judge,
I'd give this fried rice 5 stars.
What would you like?
Do you have sorghum liquor?
We only have beer.
The state is ruined though the mountains and rivers remain.
The grass and trees grow deep in the city in spring.
The war waged on for three months,
A letter from home is worth ten thousand pieces of gold.
Young Mr. Chu stopped by Fung Ming Gui
to discuss the buyout but failed.
Separately, Fung Ming Gui will make a commercial
and will use Wong Yi-San as the spokesperson
Auntie Kiu always wanted Ivan to take over.
If that idiot succeeded in the buyout,
that old fool Chu Kwok-fung might hand over everything to him right away.
That woman will kick me out of Dynasty.
The buyout of Fung Ming Gui is a bargaining chip
that must not fall into the hands of the mother and son.
Brother Sum, serve this to table 5.
Right!
Master Chu, please go outside.
If you get into an accident,
I wouldn't know what to tell Miss Chi.
I'm just watching you from here,
I won't get in your way.
I'm sorry, you're distracting me.
Do you mind sitting over there?
OK, no problem! I'll sit over there.
Can I help you?
I need your help to pick out something for an ancestor.
How about this limited edition bag.
No? How about this smart phone?
It's the 8th generation of this model.
The real one is only in the 7th generation.
I don't want anything newfangled.
Give me your most expensive burial clothes,
9 pairs of shoes, 9 quilts and 9 maids.
Right away... who should I write it out to?
Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty.
Is this OK? OK!
Bo, Siu-Tung, go home first.
I'll be home after I talk to Dad about the commercial.
Keep an eye on Tai-Kwan.
He acted like he has been possessed.
Then he asked for half the day off.
Tell him not to scare me like that again.
I might get a fever from that.
We'll speak to him, Master Uncle.
Miss Chi!
Siu-Tung wants to say something.
Forget it, maybe I was over sensitive.
What is it? Tell us.
Don't hold out on us.
Can you ask Master Chu to stay out of the kitchen?
The way he looks at me is rather odd.
Odd? Did he get in your way?
No, but the way he looked at me
as if he could read my mind.
It feels rather unreal.
How? You mean like a kidney deficiency?
No, not like that.
It seems to me Master Chu is not too real.
Can you be more specific?
What do you mean by real and unreal?
If you don't make yourself clear,
we have no reason to bar him from the kitchen.
How should I say this...
When a man is with a woman, that's real.
When a man is with a man, that's unreal.
Siu-Tung, allow me...
Siu-Tung is trying to say he thinks Master Chu is gay.
He possesses the body of a man but the heart of a woman.
Let me show you an old magazine.
There were rumors between Heen and Miss Wong. He's not gay.
Siu-Tung, I can vouch for him.
We grew up together, he's definitely real.
We're relieved to hear your assurance.
I'll leave you to your meeting.
Siu-Tung and I will go change.
Right...
Master Uncle said you were ill and took the rest of the day off.
Why didn't you get some rest?
Who are you worshipping?
I'm burning these for Emperor Chongzhen of the Great Ming.
Since when did we have an Emperor Chongzhen?
He was the last of the Ming Emperors.
I saw on TV today
how the Great Ming ended.
Who brought about our downfall?
Who killed Emperor Chongzhen?
The late Ming was plagued with internal unrest and external strife.
The last Emperor Chongzhen was unable to salvage the situation.
In the end, he hanged himself in Meishan.
I deserved the death penalty, Your Majesty!
I deserved the death penalty...
Bo, Siu-Tung, please get up.
This is no time to be sad.
Let's hope that we can return to the Great Ming,
change history and revive the imperial court.
What do you mean change history?
I saw a drama on TV.
The Crown Prince's dream was true.
A eunuch ruined the Great Ming.
A eunuch by the name of Wei Zhongxian.
All the eunuchs with the last name Wei have been executed.
There were no more eunuchs left with that last name.
I read the rosters of the 12 directorates, 4 departments and 8 bureaus.
I'm sure there was no one by the name of Wei Zhongxian.
I asked Miss Kei when I came home.
According to the history books,
It was indeed a eunuch who ruined the Great Ming.
Maybe Department Six overlooked someone.
I, Yuan Chonghuan, swear to heaven,
I will finish my job when I return to the Great Ming.
I will chop Wei Zhongxian to pieces to save the Great Ming.
Maybe I be condemned by heaven and earth if I break this vow.