Fancy seeing you here.
Why are you dressed like this?
Bo, did you buy this ring?
I bet Chi put you up to it.
Your Highness, we're late coming to your rescue.
What's going on?
I was rehearsing my lines.
How did I do?
Did I fool you?
Stop horsing around. Get up!
Stop toying with us, Your Highness!
Bo, I have yet to ask you.
Can you tell me what's going on?
I bought this diamond ring for you, Miss Wong...
I mean... Your Highness!
I meant to give you a surprise.
So I collaborated with Miss Ceci to put on this act.
But lo and behold,
we found out by accident you're the Crown Princess.
I thank the gods we finally found you.
We didn't let the Crown Prince down.
I already made it very clear.
I'm Wong Yi-San, not the Crown Princess.
If you want to go back, that's your business.
If you see your Crown Prince,
just tell him... I died.
Please contain your anger, Your Highness!
I beg you... pretend you didn't know I'm the Crown Princess.
Can you just pretend I'm Miss Wong?
I beg You, OK?
I wouldn't dare! I wouldn't dare!
What about you, Bo?
I wouldn't dare!
From now on, Miss Wong is the Crown Princess.
All of you! Get in the car!
We can't ride in the same car with the Crown Princess?
I'm ordering you to get in!
You wish to disobey the Crown Princess?
Yes, Your Highness!
As you wish.
Your Highness, your soda.
Your Highness, get some rest.
We're about 20 minutes from your home.
Can you stop calling me that?
The same goes for you.
I'm ordering you to call me
Sandy or Miss Wong from now on.
I don't ever want to hear "Crown Princess" again.
Yes, Your Highness! As you wish!
You said nothing in the car.
I bet you have questions for me.
I came here 5 years earlier in 2012.
I don't know why.
Maybe because I left the cloud forest sooner.
Commander Yuan! Minister Zuo!
I remember...
Xiao Li, where are you?
After I was separated from you,
I heard noises in the cloud forest.
I didn't know what it was but I followed it.
Eventually I left the cloud forest,
and ended up in the Foshan studio.
The noises I heard were from gunshot sounds and explosions.
Like you, I don't know how I ended up in modern day China.
I tried all sorts of ways to get back but failed.
In the end I decided to learn to be a modern woman.
When the royal concubine walks by,
the two of you just follow her, OK?
I understand.
Is this your first day on the job?
Hurry up and turn it off!
I just arrived and the phone is new.
I don't know how to set silent mode.
Let me help you...
Today's pay.
Brother Chuen! What?
I was in the same group as the others.
Why don't I get the same pay?
You have no household registration.
You're lucky we let you work.
You want full pay?
Don't be upset. When I first came,
they docked my pay too.
After a while, no one would bully you.
Thanks. What's your name? I'm Guo Qian.
I'm Wong Yi-San from Qingxi, Hebei.
Wong Yi-San?
Yi-San was my only friend at the studio.
Like me, she loved acting.
She dreamt of making films in Hong Kong.
But she was unlucky. 6 months after we met,
a fire broke out at the dormitory.
The fire took her life.
I took her I.D.
and used the background she told me about
and lived her life to this day.
You must have suffered.
We're ashamed to face the Crown Prince.
If we ever return to the Foshan studio,
I will punish those who bullied you.
It's over. I don't want to bring it up.
You should not either.
I don't remember any of them.
You have a kind heart.
It's the good fortune for the Great Ming and the Crown Prince.
We will try to bring you back ASAP
so you won't suffer further humiliation.
Bo is right. We must unravel the secret of our passage back to Ming,
so you can return to the Palace and live in comfort.
Hey... I made it very clear.
I don't want to be the Crown Princess
and I'm not going back with you.
Please reconsider. Don't be impulsive.
We should only care about the Great Ming,
don't linger in this modern world.
You don't realize you're a passerby in a dream.
You've been here too long, you can't think straight.
Say no more! My mind is made up.
Don't ever mention going back to the Ming Dynasty again.
But Your Highness...
You just promised me you'll forget I'm the Crown Princess.
Do I have to punish you before you'll remember?
All things contrived are like
Dream, illusion, bubble, shadow,
and as dewdrop or lightning,
They should be regarded as such.
I know what you're thinking.
But such is fate, we must not go against the will of heaven.
Miss Wong is the Crown Princess.
I must revoke my previous permission for you to date her.
I consider what happened between me and Yi-San a dream.
I will only treat her with respect
and won't involve personal feelings.
I'm glad you're being sensible.
But the Crown Princess has indicated she'd rather stay
and won't go back with us.
If she doesn't go back, she's no longer the Crown Princess.
She's just a girl called Wong Yi-San,
what's wrong with falling in love with her?
How dare you, Xiao Li!
Do you know what you're saying?
The Crown Princess hasn't come around yet.
But what you just said will make Bo do the wrong thing.
I don't want to hear that kind of talk again
I'm sorry!
He's simple minded and shot off his mouth.
Don't take him seriously.
Like us, the Crown Princess is a passerby in this modern age.
We'll leave this place someday.
We must not fall in love.
Hello, Miss Chi? Not a surprise at all, it's scary.
Did you know Miss Wong's true identity?
Stop taking pictures all the time.
Why don't you become a photographer?
Get moving!
Are you crazy? Where's your head piece?
How can you go to work? Never mind!
Forget the head piece, you'll be a Japanese solider.
Get over there now... take this uniform!
Hurry up! Shall I carry you?
Sis Ha!
Don't yell! Why don't you say your lines in this tone?
What is it?
Mr. Cheuk is looking for you.
Is that it? Get back to work!
Hello, Sis Ha! I'm Cheuk Wah, I'm from Hong Kong.
The Dynasty Group?
What do you want with me?
I work with Tai-Kwan and Bo.
I know they used to work for you before they came to Hong Kong.
I have a few questions for you.
Those clowns didn't stay in touch after they left.
Didn't even leave a phone number.
It really breaks my heart.
I doubt if I can answer your questions.
Sorry, I forgot to mention,
I wish to buy some answers.
I'll see what I can do.
Wan Tai-Kwan, Fung Yat-Bo and Li Siu-Tung... are those real names?
Of course! The I.D. cards bear those names.
There's no mistake about it.
Are those fake I.D. cards?
Of course not! If they are fakes,
I would have caught on, right?
Did they mention their real names were Yuan Chonghuan and Zuo Guangdou?
Where did you hear that?
I visited the dormitory.
Some of the residents told me when they first arrived,
they mentioned they were Yuan Chonghuan and Zuo Guangdou,
which are historical figures from the Ming Dynasty.
They never once brought it up?
Those clowns are really lunatics.
I usually don't know what they were saying.
Nothing they said made any sense
and they're lousy actors.
Maybe they confused their characters with real life.
I bet that's it.
Thanks! I won't impose on you anymore.
Not at all...
Zita, I'm coming back from Foshan.
Contact specialists on the Ming Dynasty.
I want to know more about it.
Especially everything about Yuan Chonghuan and Zuo Guangdou.
You've been reading the history book for hours. What are you looking for?
Since they found out by accident I'm the Crown Princess,
I couldn't sleep last night.
Yuan Chonghuan vowed to take me back to the Ming Dynasty.
If he managed to do that,
then the history books should record something different.
Guo Qian would not have disappeared in the cloud forest.
Did anything change?
Did they escort you back to marry the Crown Prince?
I didn't go back.
It says here the Crown Princess disappeared in the cloud forest
and never came back out.
That means they didn't take me back.
What are you looking for?
What happened to Zuo Guangdou and Yuan Chonghuan.
I want to see if it has changed.
Like you, maybe they decided to stay.
Then they won't go back and get killed.
Well? Did they disappear in the cloud forest like the Crown Princess?
The same.
Yuan Chonghuan was executed by slow slicing.
Zuo Guangdou died in jail.
That means only you stayed behind.
Don't look so glum.
If you can't change history today,
maybe you can do it tomorrow.
Perhaps if they stayed longer,
like me, they'll find reasons to stay.
How's it going with you and Bo?
Why won't he stay because of you?
Ever since he found out I'm the Crown Princess,
he won't even take my calls.
He won't even talk to me, let alone stay behind for me.
Candy, get me Mr. Fung.
Sandy, here's your chance to talk to him.
You must find a ploy to make him stay.
Miss Fong, Mr. Fung is here.
Miss Chi!
There you are!
I was talking to Sandy about the commercial for the next quarter.
But Heen needed me for a meeting.
Can you carry on for me?
Miss Wong, Miss Ling should be more familiar with the commercial.
Why don't I get her...
Are you afraid of Wong Yi-San or the Crown Princess?
They're the same. I'm not afraid.
I just don't want to complicate matters.
This ring... I told Ceci to take me back there.
It took me an hour to find it.
Why did you give me a ring?
What's the meaning of it?
No meaning.
Did you have something to tell me yesterday?
I have nothing to say.
You're pretending nothing happened?
You were drunk and dragged me into bed.
You're pretending we didn't spend the night together?
I know I have made a grave mistake.
I deserve to die for what I have done.
If and when we return to the Ming Dynasty,
I'm too ashamed to face the Crown Prince.
I will choose to die for my mistake.
Die? You'll go back with your brothers.
You won't die here, you'll die in jail in the Ming Dynasty.
Death befalls all men...
Enough! How and where you die is none of my business.
I won't ask you to stay again.
I'll take my leave.
Can you return the ring?
Here... creep!
Fung Yat-Bo, wait up!
What can I do for you, Miss Wong?
I don't want you to feel you owe me anything when you go back.
I have two things to tell you.
One, that night you were drunk in my flat,
you haven't done anything.
I lied to make you stay.
Really?
You have my word.
Thank you for your honesty.
Knowing this, when I see the Crown Prince again,
I won't have a guilty conscience.
What else?
Come closer, this is important.
Please conduct yourself properly.
How can you do something so inappropriate?
I'm telling you now. You're mine!
I have you wrapped around my fingers.
Even if you do find a way to go back,
I will make you stay on your own free will.
What's the point?
Give me the ring! Now!
You have nothing to do?
What are you watching? Pornography?
Hey...
Look... it's Tai-Kwan! This is amazing.
So what? He learned kung fu from the Shaolin Temple as a child.
But...
He's obviously more agile than you and me.
Look again! He could fall to his death at this height.
It's not that high! It's just the angle.
Angle?
Don't you have better things to do?
Where did you get that?
From the CCTV.
Roger from security sent it to me.
Tell them to delete it.
Samuel already told them.
Really?
This is Professor Poon, an expert on national history.
Mr. Cheuk is the CEO of the Dynasty Group.
Hello, Professor Poon.
Hello, Mr. Cheuk!
Please have a seat. Sure!
I invited you over
because we're investing in a film
set against the Ming Dynasty.
I wish to consult you about the historical background.
The main characters are historical figures,
namely Yuan Chonghuan and Zuo Guangdou.
One is a general, the other a minister at the end of the Ming Dynasty.
Yuan was from Shuinan Village of Shijie Town
He was a known patriot,
generous and brave and a military genius.
He was the Commander of the Crown Prince's Department Six.
At 25, he was promoted to a 6th ranked Saber Guard.
At the time, the Ming court was plagued with troubles caused by eunuchs.
He helped the Crown Prince fight Zhang Cheng of the Directorate of Ceremonial.
He was stationed at the Shanhai Pass.
Zuo Guangdou was a scholar of the Donglin Academy.
He was a gifted scholar, fair and impartial.
He formed the Donglin Movement with other officials
to counter Zhang Chang's influence.
He was one of the 6 martyrs of the Donglin Movement
and the Crown Prince's top advisor.
According to history, did Yuan Chonghuan and Zuo Guangdou disappear
or never heard from again?
According to unofficial accounts,
Yuan and Zuo were sent to Shuntian
to escort the Crown Princess to the Palace.
But they were ambushed on the way by Zhang Cheng's men.
Along with a young eunuch,
The ushered the Crown Princess inside the cloud forest.
Once inside, they vanished from thin air.
But re-emerged 3 years later.
No one knew where they were
or what they have done in those 3 years.
Any records of this eunuch?
He was a page from the Directorate of Palace Delicacies.
What's so urgent, Miss Chi?
We have trouble.
Sis Ha just called me.
Cheuk Wah went to see her in Foshan.
He was digging into your past.
This scumbag sent Master Chu to jail.
Now he wants to come after us.
What does he want?
It's so easy. Haven't you figured it out?
I hired you to help me
hold down this position of the Chairman.
He wants the throne.
The first thing to do is to get rid of people helping me.
If he can prove you came from the Ming Dynasty,
he'll make sure everyone knows about it
so everyone will treat you like freaks.
Then the Board will get rid of you.
If he can prove you came from the Ming Dynasty,
he'll make sure everyone knows about it
so everyone will treat you like freaks.
Then the Board will get rid of you.
Is that all?
There's no need to panic.
Look at me.
Look at what?
I may come from the Ming Dynasty,
but I look like a modern man inside and out.
What evidence does that scumbag have that can prove otherwise?
Enough of this, General Yuan.
How can a modern man fly around on roof tops?
Punch a hole in the wall?
Shatter glass without moving a finger?
You know why he suspects you?
He saw that clip of you
flying up the lamp post to fetch a ball.
That reminds me!
My kung fu gave me away!
You must promise me.
Don't tell anyone you're Yuan Chonghuan
or show off your kung fu anymore.
Don't worry! I won't forget what you told me
If there's nothing else, I'll get back to work.
Don't forget what you promise me.
I don't trust you. You're too reckless.
Raise your fingers.
What is it?
Raise your fingers.
Repeat after me.
Yes!
I, Yuan Chonghuan, will always obey Miss Chi.
I promise not to show off my kung fu.
If you break your promise, you're a jackass.
Jackass?
Say it!
If I break my promise, I'm a jackass.
Fine! Now get back to work.
Right!
Yuan Chonghuan!
Who are you talking to, Miss Chi?
My name is Wan Tai-Kwan.
If I break my promise, I'm a jackass.
Somehow your shoe ended up over here.
Good! You're didn't dodge or block it.
You won't give yourself away.
If there's nothing else.
I really must get back to work.
Good!
I can't come to the phone right now.
Please leave a message after the beep.
Fung Yat-Bo, I've been calling you.
You'll suffer the consequences if you don't call me back.
Sandy, the interview starts in 5 minutes.
Terry!
I want to add a few questions.
What do you want to add?
The CNY film or the commercial?
No. I want to add questions about Wong Yi-san's love life.
Sandy, your few film will be released soon.
Confident about the box office?
Sure! I think the audience will love it.
Will you bring your other half to the premiere?
I usually prefer to stick to my work.
But I will make an exception.
I hope my boyfriend will be at the premiere with me.
Really? I'm sure the viewers will be thrilled.
How long have you been seeing him?
Let's not talk about him. He's not in show biz.
I'm afraid he might not like this.
Judging from your sweet smile,
I bet things are going well with him.
There were earlier rumors about you and the heir to the Dynasty Group.
Is that him?
I made it clear Ivan and I are friends.
My boyfriend now works for him.
The 3 of us get along really well.
I'm not surprised reporters took pictures of us.
So he works for Dynasty?
He's the personal assistant to the Chairman of Dynasty.
His name is Fung Yat-Bo.
Bo, do you mind?
You're openly dating the Crown Princess?
You blatantly made a cuckold out of the Crown Prince.
As a courtier of Ming,
I wouldn't dare steal the Crown Prince's girl.
I am a scholar no less,
I would not do anything against protocol or etiquette.
Then why would the Crown Princess say something like that?
She's putting me on the spot.
I remember the Crown Princess has an interview on TV.
As courtiers, we should show our support.
Let's not...
Why? To support her is to support the Crown Prince.
It's our duty of a courtier.
Turn on the TV...
Not that I don't wish to support the Crown Princess,
but I'm still deeply troubled and don't want to see her now.
I want things to settle down first.
Bo is a devoted person.
It'll take time for him to set aside his feelings for the Crown Princess.
You have a point.
I understand. Humans have feelings.
Considering your abilities,
an ordinary girl is unlikely to catch your eyes.
When we return to the Ming Dynasty,
I'll ask His Highness
to find you a good match. Don't worry.
Whether as Wong Yi-San or the Crown Princess,
consider her a dream.
I'm grateful for your kindness.
This clip was downloaded by colleagues of our security office
from our CCTV system.
A lot of our employees have seen it
and they're all talking about it.
They're wondering who Wan Tai-Kwan is.
Samuel, you called this urgent meeting
because you want to know who is Wan Tai-Kwan?
Go check his file with HR.
You saw from the clip.
Without any run-up,
he jumped up just like that.
How do you explain that?
Shifu told me Tai-Kwan started learning kung fu as a child.
I'm not surprised he could jump that high.
I find that quite normal.
Tai-Kwan meets our entry requirements.
We can't fire him because he can jump.
I consulted the experts.
They said the clip has not been edited.
A normal person can't possibly do a stunt like that.
What kind of answers do you want?
You wish to tell me Wan Tai-Kwan is not normal?
OK, so he's not normal.
He's an alien, a superman.
Happy now?
If Tai-Kwan is Superman, Bo must be Batman.
That makes Shifu Spider Man.
Samuel, don't make such a fuss.
Someone who knows kung fu is more qualified as the Director of Security.
Auntie Kiu, you don't find this odd?
We should suspend him before anyone starts circulating rumors
about us letting a freak guard our doors.
Cheuk Wah, I urge you to show some respect.
Who are you calling a freak?
I'm sorry, Miss Fong. I take that back.
But I'd like you to seriously consider my suggestion.
Samuel, I won't object to your opinion,
but I can't support your suggestion.
I agree Wan Tai-Kwan's agility is better than most.
I agree that particular stunt seems supernatural.
But even if there's something we can't explain,
we can't say he's superman or a freak
and fire him for it.
Samuel, the gossip will stop when it runs out of steam.
It was a mere suggestion.
I'll respect your decision.
Sorry to have taken up your time.
Miss Fong, there's something else I'd like to discuss with you in private.
What?
I hired a historian to help me look up someone from the Ming Dynasty.
Yuan Chonghuan, Zuo Guangdou and a young eunuch.
Your interest in history is not my concern.
Quit your act!
You brought 3 men from the Ming Dynasty to Hong Kong from Foshan.
You think they can help you?
They're a ticking bomb.
Someday I'll detonate it. Watch out!
Still making rounds with Chef Li?
No other Executive Chef is as picky.
He wanted to try and change every dish.
He's the youngest Executive Chef Dynasty ever had.
Naturally he'll be different from the rest.
He's very demanding. I should get going.
I forgot my phone.
How careless of you to leave that in the toilet.
It was ringing just now.
Really?
Thanks!
Hello, Mr. Cheuk!
(Fung Yat-Bo)
Sandy!
The paparazzi followed you here from your flat.
Let them.
What did they say about me and Bo online?
From the moment you brought it up,
several online entertainment websites have been fanning the flames.
I got calls from entertainment reporters
who requested interviews with you to confirm your new romance.
Turn them down.
Ceci, stay in the car. I'll talk to him.
Miss Wong, why did you say those things on TV?
You're putting me on the spot.
I wouldn't know how to explain to Brother Tai-Kwan.
Relax, Minister Zuo.
The story I told yesterday was just the first part.
I'm on my way to a radio interview to tell the second half.
Second half? What will you say?
Something juicy. From how we met,
to how we started dating.
Every word you ever said to me,
I'll repeat them word for word.
I want everyone to know we're very much in love.
You'll push me down an abyss.
You were never this difficult when you were in the Ming Dynasty.
You have become unreasonable.
Don't you dare use that tone with me, Zuo Guangdou.
This is my game, what can you do about it?
Who professed his love for me in Japanese?
Who gave me a ring? It was you.
One who does not know is not guilty.
I didn't know Wong Yi-San is the Crown Princess then.
Or else I wouldn't dream of doing something so impertinent.
Please give me a break on account of Brother Tai-Kwan and Siu-Tung.
OK, I promise I won't bring this up again.
But you must promise to do 2 signs for me.
Follow my lead.
As long as you'll give me a break,
I'll do anything you want. Just name it.
Watch this, the first gesture...
What is this?
Like the traditional hand claps...
It's making a vow.
Come on, follow me.
Not bad!
Now, the second one...
What is this now?
Just do it.
Like this?
Yes! Very good!
How sweet! Yesterday, she professed her love through the airwaves.
Today, it's a public display of affection.
In Korean style, no less.
Once, twice... making everyone so jealous.
We know you're in love.
The lovey-dovey Oppa is Fung Yat-Bo,
personal assistant to the Chairman of the Dynasty Group.
Am I interrupting?
This must be Siu-tung's new dish.
Let me try it...
Like I always say, none of Dynasty's chef
is half as good as Siu-Tung.
If you wish to try Fung Ming Gui's signature dishes,
just give us a call and we'll send them over
There's no need to come by, we don't have time for you.
Fung Ming Gui is now part of Dynasty,
either way, we're co-workers.
I don't need you to entertain me,
I came here talk to you and Siu-Tung.
What brings you here, Mr. Cheuk?
You should know Dynasty Restaurant is our flagship restaurant,
and we need to pool in the resources.
I want to put Siu-Tung in charge.
I'll send someone else over to Fung Ming Gui to take his place.
Says who? Did you ask Chi?
She's the Chairman and you must report to her.
We already let Siu-Tung become the Executive Chef of the other 33 restaurants.
But you're too greedy and want him for yourself.
No way! You can forget it.
Mr. Cheuk, you may leave if you're finished.
We're getting ready to serve dinner.
Deploying resources is my job.
Siu-Tung is Dynasty asset,
I have every right...
Mr. Cheuk, I will not leave Fung Ming Gui.
If you insist, I'll quit as the Executive Chef of the Group.
Hear that?
Siu-Tung, give me time.
Let's talk in the kitchen.
Maybe you'll change your mind.
What's so urgent?
Kneel down!
How dare you!
To think I thought you have set aside your feelings for the Crown Princess.
But in fact you lied to me and the Crown Prince,
and carried on with the Crown Princess.
You made a cuckold out of the Crown Prince!
Do you know what crime you have committed?
I failed to share his problems and stole his girl.
I deserved to die.
Bo, you better level with me.
Tell me what's between you and the Crown Princess is a misunderstanding.
Then when we go back to the Ming Dynasty,
I promise I'll explain to His Highness
to ensure your safety. Tell me!
Though we were never intimate,
we have always loved each other.
I wouldn't dare lie to you.
Until this moment, I still love Xiao Qian.
How dare you saying something so blatantly treacherous to my face!
I hope you'll change your mind.
Master Tin took care of us when we first arrived in Hong Kong.
My mother always said one must never bite the hand that feeds you.
I will not be an ingrate.
Modern men are different from you folks from the Ming Dynasty.
We only care about interests not friendship.
That's how you survive in the commercial world.
Who's from the Ming Dynasty?
I don't know what you mean.
You know who you are.
A general, a minister...
and you're a eunuch from the Directorate of Palace Delicacies.
No wonder you're good at preparing imperial cuisines.
How did you find out about this?
I'm the only who knows.
But someday when I'm upset, a lot of people will know about it.
Your brothers are no different from other men
but you're different.
China has no eunuchs for a century.
What would people think of you?
An antique? Or a freak?
Mr. Cheuk, I beg you.
I had a tough life as it is.
I don't want people to treat me with disdain.
Don't worry, I won't shoot off my mouth.
I guarantee no one would find out you're a eunuch.
And that'll include your goddess Miss Ling.
When the Crown Prince ascends the throne,
the Crown Princess will become the Empress.
How can you fall for the Empress?
How can you face your ancestors?
I'm unable to forget my love,
I have let the Crown Prince down.
And I have let you down
as well as the people of Ming.
I'm willing to take any punishment.
As the Crown Prince's Commander of the Imperial Guards,
I must punish you.
Zuo Guangdou, you have the audacity to lust after the ladies of the harem.
By the law of the Great Ming, you deserved to be executed.
I will execute you on the spot.
I'm not afraid to die. I have one request.
We have been through so much,
I know what you're thinking.
Don't worry! When I get back,
I will set up a tombstone for you,
and will look after your family like my own.
Thank you. I can now die in peace.
I'll send you on your way now.
We'll be brothers again in the next life.