Candies forsale! Candies anyone
I also have fruits and cakes!
Dumplings...
Goldfish!
How are you, Gao!
Howis yourwife?
Howis yourfather?
Howis yourmother?
Inthe coach is Miss Sanfrom Suzhou Hutong
Hutong of Suzhou?
Yes, Miss San ofthe South Court
Miss San?
From South Court?
Well, I've onlyheard ofthe North Court.
North Courtis forwork...
South Gate is forthe ladies' visit.
Ladies' visit?
Thatis, Miss San
Let's go!
They are alltalking abouther.
Emperoris rumoredto be interested.
The Emperor?
Yes.
Judge Ngo Yung-antold abouther to the Emperor.
His Majesty justlaughed
She is supposedlyfrom a goodfamily
Whichfamilybackground?
Herancestorwas ChancellorRuan
That's whyhe asked aboutthe family
And askedwhere Hu Tongwas
Miss San is livingthere!
Ngo Yung-an is being amatch-maker
Nota surprise ifthe Emperortakes her
Heard he came up with an idea...
to dig atunnelfromJinsiu River
to Miss San's home
The street vendoris here...
Chun Fa, buyme several silk strands
okay
YourMajesty
Long live, YourMajesty
Eternal life, YourMajesty
You mayrise
Thank you, YourMajesty
Good, veryrefreshing
This is the local cuisine
Can't compare to the foodfrom Palace
ARoyalfeastis mainlyfish and meat
What do you callthis?
GildedJade, Green Parrotwith Red Bill
Amagnificentname indeed
Itimplies color, flavorand delicacy
Greatpresentation, smell, andtaste
I heardthatwhenyou are inthe Palace
There are hundreds of dishes everyday
Is ittrue? Can one eatthatmuch?
Of course I cannot.
Butyou see, itis the tradition
The dishes you see withyoureyes are...
more thanthe ones you actually eat
Howmany cooks are neededforallthis?
Numerous. The kitchen has two areas.
The tea areahas two rooms
The cooking area also has two rooms
one ofthe cooking rooms has 5 sections
Meat, vegetables, full-set, rice, buns
These are the 5 sections.
Besides there are sections for meat & silverware
Howmany people are there?
The Royal kitchen has three stewards,
3tea servers, 1 Imperial head guard
Two 2nd class guards, 23rd class guards
4 lowerclass guards, 29 attendants
71 waiters, 50 inthe cooking area
1 chief server, 16 guards
5 stewards, 80 waiters
4 stewards ofthe Innerkitchen
65 chefs
1 supervisor, 28 assistant cooks
5 soldiers and 5 Su La
Su La? Whatare they?
The young eunuchs
There mustbe manymore thanthat...
ifwe also addedthe Royal concubines
Plus allthe othereunuchs
GildedJade and Parrotis excellent
The Emperorwon't come tomorrow, he fasts
Iwantto invite youto come to my place...
and help me verifyit
All right, but don'ttell others
You know, gossip is such abadthing
Who is inside the house?
Liu Yung, Hunchback Liu!
Go...
Have you seen Hunchback Liu before?
Are youtalking about official Liu?
No, I haven't.
That's great! Come!
This is the original manuscript of yourancestor
I hearyourancestor Yuan Ta-chin climbed,
Maple Gate foran importantpost.
Although he was the first one to reachthe top...
he diedfrom aheartattack up there
Youwishto...
To publish itand pass on forfuture generation
You are very dedicatedto yourfamily
His Excellencyis here
Isn'the theJudge Ngo? Anythingwrong?
Ngo Yung-an?
This is Mr. Na, the governorofthe 9 Gates
It's okay, Judge Ngo is a close friend
I knowhe's a close friend
I heardthatthere is a...
There is arebel...
hiding outhere
Look! He's here because ofme!
Damn, His Majesty
Quick, up the stairs. Hide yourself
Judge Ngo, this is yourfault
You broughtalong many people...
made such an outcry!
Lfhe is here, itwill be amess...
andyou'll be in problem
That's enoughforan entire day
Today's vegetarian day; He won'tbe here
Justbecause it's a vegetarian day,
Rememberedyourspecialty
GildedJade, Red Beak Green Parrot
We can't. Please returnto the Palace
Why?
Look!
We're done withtoday's work
Please arrange forme to meetthe Emperor
Shih San Lang metthe Emperoratage five
I'm already 55...
I don't even knowwhathe looks like
Iwill arrange foryouto meethim
That old rascal has hurtme enough
I have to getmyrevenge
We'll see
You're a governorand an inspector
True, governorand inspector
Absolutelyright
We'll gethim in anyway
Come here
Tellthem allto leave
Yes
Everyone out!
Come on out, I can see you
Come out
Yell athim
Yell?
Yell outloudly
You asshole!
Come out! Don'tbe so sneaky!
Come outifyou have the guts!
I cantellyouthatl'm an official
No matterwho you are...
You can'tfool around infront ofme
You can't escape
Come out!
Curse him loudly!
Scared, huh! I'm here
Come out! You'll be punished eitherway
lfyou have guts, showyourface
Revealyourname
Are youthe god oran Emperor?
Go on, continue
Whatthe? Stillwon't come out!
I'd getyou even ifyouwere the Emperor
Be careful
You are...
I amthe protectorofpeace
the executoroflaw and orders
I'm againstanyone who hides the criminals
You're the chief commanderofthe 9 Gates
You're smart. I'll give youthat
I heardthatthe official's name was...
Na Tsung, official Na
That's me
Judge Na came justatthe righttime
There's someone in myroom
Who? The Emperor?
No, notthe Emperor
How could His Majestybe here?
Lfnotthe Emperor, then mustbe aturtle!
Na Tsung, you're out ofline
How dare you abuse myname?
Insultingthe court officials!
There isn'tanyone importanthere
No scholars oflmperialAcademy
There are onlyrebels andwhoremongers
I'm notwrong. Take him away! Come on
grab this rebel
Yes
Don't go...
You cannotarresthim, calm down
Ngo Yung-an
Come overhere
You're takingthe lawinto yourown hands
Down... onyourknees!
Down
He is...
Didn'tyouwantto meetthe Emperor?
The Emperor
His Majesty!?
Leave
Go! Getaway at once!
Leave now
Getaway
Leave quickly
I can'tmove
What's the matter?
I've wetmy pants
C'mon, get going
Quick...
Bloody asshole
Chun Hua, cleanthe floor
Coming
Who's there? Who's up there?
No one!
It's Lai Fu
Lai Fu? Who is Lai Fu?
It's my dog
Lai Fu, come...
Lai Fu
Puthim down, he's dirty!
He's clean! I bathe him everyday
Won'tyou keep it down?
Puthim down...
All right
Lai Fu...
Are there two dogs?
Yes, one's Lai Fu, the otherLai Yung
Lai Yung?
Yes, itmeans "alayman is always lucky"
Don'tlook, itisn't very good looking
It's aplayful dog
Go outside
GildedJade and Green Parrot
Such dainty little feet
on my shoulderl carry you along
He caresses herback, and herhands
oh, my darling
They are eating bean curd and spinach
Put outthe lamp, and go to bed, My darling
GildedJade, Red Beak Green Parrot
An interesting name forthe dish...
butHis Majesty did nottell us aboutit
YourMajestywon't say...
howit's made
How'dwe knowhowhe wants...
Howhe wants itprepared?
Serving aruleris like accompanying atiger
We bettergo and consultEunuch Ching
Let's go
Mr. Ching, what shouldwe do?
You serve the Emperorall day
You can'tjust sitback. Please help!
Iwould help you ifl could
He tried itin a small place in Suzhou...
during his trip to the South
He onlyknows it's delicious
He doesn'tknowhowit's made
No matterwhat
But each place has its own speciality
If Suzhou has its ownfamous dish,
we too can prepare ourown speciality
No matterwhat, let's prepare something
Prepare something
Mealtime
Is the Red Beak Green Parrotprepared?
Yes, it's here
openthe cover!
What? Whatis this?
The Palace Kitchen cooks said...
Suzhou has its own special dish
The Palace too has its own
Whatkind ofRed beak gildedJade is this?
How canyou call it good?
Tryingto trick me, eh
Deceiving me is amajoroffence
Itellyou, Iwantthe realthing
The real red beak green parrot
Youwaitforme outside
Yes
Judge Ngo, have a seat
I have afavorto ask
How can I be of service?
It's like this
Emperorwants to have the realthing
especially asked me to ask you...
This real gilded jade, green parrot
We have eaten ithere before
Buthowit's prepared
What? Judge Ngo wants Miss San
No, notme. The Emperor
The Emperorwants to have it
Butthe Palace Kitchen can'tprepare it
Asked me to requestforyourhelp
You've reachedthe rightplace
Tell me whatto do
First, the ingredients mustbe fresh
of course, itmustbe afresh kill
Freshlykilled?
Yes, I don'tknowwhat else
Itmustbe freshlykilled before cooking
otherwise itwon't do!
Yes, onlythe green part should be used
There mustn'tbe a single feather in othercolor
Feather?
Of course, orelse itwon'tbe whole green
openthe cover!
Andwhatare these?
Real GildedJade Red Beak Green Parrot
Carefully selected
Itis green and shining all over
as green as grass and jade
No flaw atall
The beak is red and pointed
The beak is brightly colored
The red stands outamongthe green
Really perfect
Howwas itmade?
YourMajesty
Ingredients include precious delicacies
The "jade" is hen, goose, quail eggs
And peacock andturtle eggs
To take outthe yolk, leavingthe whites
addedwith lotus and otherplants
plus almonds, hazel andwalnutkernels
also sharks'fins, swallownests andfungus
You described itwell
I have to ask you however...
Howmuch didyou spend on allthis?
Notmuch...
About 256 taels of gold, plus alittle
You considerthat's notalot?
Allthis is taxpayers' money
Andyou've just squandered it!
Letme tellyou
The dish I ate before...
costs only 2,000 coins
2,000 coins?
Yes, onlythatmuch
Butyou spent 256 taels of gold...
and some more
That some more alone mustbe over2,000 coins
You are allwell-fed and strong
Yetyou're all abunch ofbrainless buns
Simply garbage
Please punish us!
Everyone ofyou is notworthy
You are allfools.
Ho Te-ching
Yes
Bring Hunchback Lo here
Please hurryup
YourMajesty!
You mayrise
Thanks, yourMajesty
Liu Yung
Present
Do you knowwhyl askedyou here?
I know, but...
I am Chief ofJustice, and Secretary-general...
RoyalAcademy, in charge of courts,
five cities and six departments
I maintain discipline, supervise
National andforeign ministers
to ensure that State lawis observed
I am not concernedwith...
the preparation of dishes.
One should mind one's own business
lfnot, the worldwill be in chaos
So who should be in charge ofthis?
The Royal Tearoom and kitchens
official Ngo Yung-an, the InteriorMinister
It oughtto be his lookout, I guess
Buthe's too ignorantto take care ofit
I personally am not competentforthis
Please help me, official Liu
I'm alreadytoo busywith my own affairs
Howwould I be able to spare time forthis?
I... don'tmind others' matters
Come on. Stop it.
What did I do?
I heard official Ngo...
andthe Commander
abusedtheirduties to...
check whorehouse and accuse the wrong
That's nottrue! Whatthe hell?
Aren'tyou interfering in others' affairs?
Why don'tyou mindyourown business?
Canyoutake care ofit?
Right
Well, I almostforgot.
Ngo Yung-an
Yes...
Do you plead guilty?
I... I...
I mean, it's okayto interfere...
Butyou've to do yourown job well
Even ifyou can't,
abusingthe imperial name justisn't done.
Right. Isn'tthis being dishonest?
Well...
Besides, GildedJade and green Parrot...
is a well-known Suzhou delicacy
Here red is red, green is green,
yellowis yellow, white is white
Butyou can't eventell blackfrom white
Doesn'tmatterifyou can'twork well
Butyou shouldn't cheatthe emperor
Yes, that's outrageous
Imperial office treats me like akid
Ho Te-Ching
Take Ngo Yung-an outand behead him
Emperor...
Hold it.
Mr. Ngo is surely guilty
butplease rememberhis worthy services
I pleadforyourmercy
lfyou kill amajorofficial...
justbecause of a dish
The imperial inspectormay criticize
and affectyourreputation
What's youropinionthen?
Bettergive him a chance to redeem his sin
TodaytheJade, Parrot dish
has to be made byhim
I'd ratheryou killed me, YourMajesty
I... I don'thowto make it
Thentryto learn
Any craftsman...
mustfirst studyhis art
Buthow can lfind ateacher?
Preparingthis feastis beyond me
Butthis is a common household dish
Please do me afavourthen
Come on...
Mr. Ngo, you knowthe tradition
Come on...
There's arite forworshipping ateacher
Right, there mustbe a ceremony
Master, please help
Please help him
okay
That's alright. No needto bow
Whatallwould be required forpreparation?
Why don'tyou have respectforme?
Master, whatingredients are required?
Look!
Yes
Rinse the spinach
Clean it!
Fryboth sides ofthe tofu
Brown onthe outside andwhite inside
It's like gold in a white jade
like GildedJade, as itis called
Master, the vegetable is here
Place itthere
This is right
Nottotallyright
What else do we need?
We need some music
Howis the song?
I heard Miss San singingwhen I ate it
Miss San...
No, it should be Miss Shan
Shan Wu. Miss Shan
Shan of Shan Wu
She's the sisterofmyuncle's...
daughter's nephew
How did she sing?
My cousin's sisteris anative of Suzhou
She sings Suzhou's Pingdang
She plays and sings atthe same time
I can well rememberthe verses
I don'tknowPingdang,
butjust some Shandongtunes
Tryto hum itforme then
overhere?
Would itbe propersinging here?
No problem, ifl approve it
Come on
Please forgive me
Letme explainthe lyrics first
Miss Shan hails fromthe Hantribe
She wears green, satin wooden bow shoes...
embroideredwithflowers underneath
and crimson blossoms onthe toes
It's verymuch like ared beak parrot
The songtitle is GildedJade
Please forgive me ifl don't singwell
What does thatmean?
Tuningthe string
I'll startnow
GildedJade in White, Red Beak Parrot
Such lovely prettyfeet!
On my shoulders I carry you along
I caress yourback andyourhands
Myfrivolous darling, you ruffle myhair
I can'tbearto hold!
Leave now...
Long live my emperor
Arise
Thank you, YourMajesty
What's about Qing Dynasty?
Ourdynasty...
InJune, the 7thyearofKang Hsi's reign...
there was abig earthquake in Shantung
Mount Chi Hsia erupted and there was aflood
Quite unusual atLutai and Mount Qixia
13th Year, earthquake inthe capital
18th Year, anotherearthquake
34th Year, earthquake in Shanxi
January, Septemberand Decemberof
35th Year, earthquake inthe capital
In March-Spring of 36th Year,
Eclipse, earthquake inthe capital
37th Year, earthquake inthe capital
44th Year, abigtremorinthe capital
45th Year, earthquake inthe capital
20th Yearof Qianlong, eclipse,
earthquake in Kiangsu
That earthquake musthave been an...
after-shock ofthe last one
It seems an enormous sum is needed forrelief
About 400 milliontaels
Does the reserve holdthis much?
Lfnot, it'd be raised bythe public
Yin Chi-hsien
Yes
How aboutthe vault ofKiangsu?
Disasters foryears. It's empty
Every officialtriedtheirbest
to avoid over-spending andwaste
We're honestand sincere
Don'tbe pitiful
Nowthe world is condemning
officials should be responsible
andworkto the utmost
Nowwe need400 milliontaels
I've told Liu and Ngo to raise half ofit
andyou'll be responsible for the otherhalf
Well...
okay. That's it
You should be grateful
Thank you, YourMajesty
Arise
Goodness gracious! How can we raise so much?
Right
MrKao, didyou see the emperor's face?
No. Didyou?
No, Itried a severaltimes
Butl dared notraise myhead
Me too
Captain Liu
Mayl help you, sir?
Aboutthe 200 milliontaels
You're eloquentandtricky
Use itto raise half ofit
Then whatabout official Ngo?
He and Iwill raise 100 milliontaels first
Why?
He's ahonestman
Him!
He's honest? Ahonestman
These 12 silveringots will be used...
to raise a 200 milliontael relieffund
We spiltitinto two
Mr. Ngo and Iwill raise half,
andyou, the otherhalf
Thatis notfair
Let's divide itinto 3 portions then
I'IItake two portions, eightpieces
The otherportion can be regarded MrNgo's
Well...
Then we'll each raise ourown
okay
It's agreed
You can'ttake the pickle away
Don'tworry. I'll go checkthe bean curd
Lethimtake it
It'll killyou ifyou've it
Betterdie than live uncomfortably
Why should I have it?
You...
Waiter, where's mytea?
What?
It's goodto be alive
Everyone has his own problems
Mine is even more serious
There's always a solution
It's afather's dutyto teach his son
It's myfault
He's a gambler, losing allthe money
and owes the loan shark a great deal
Debtors come to askformoney
Mywife died because ofthis
Itried hardto borrow 30taels of silver
and he gambled itaway again
Where did he lose?
Atthe Wan Li House casino
He said he lost 30taels and even...
pawned his cheongsamfor2,000 coins
3,000 coins!
2,000 coins!
Waiter, hurryup
Whatamemory!
I've toldyou severaltimes already
You justmake me worried
Go and check it outnow
Let's go
Bet...
Showdown!
Opened
4 points... dragon
Bet...
Showdown!
16 points... four, Green Dragon
Dragon! Green Dragon!
Bet...
Hsiang Hsi, you're really good
Evenyouraunthas the same feeling
Washthe hands
Yes
Wan Lung!
What's the matter, Hsiang Hsi?
You saw TaFeng lastnight?
Wouldyou like to getlaidwith her?
You bettergo and massage youraunt's leg!
Well? Are you goingto open?
Itneeds patience to make money
No hurry, brother
Come on...
Bet...
Iwant TigerbutnotDargon
Come on
What do youwant?
Lookingforsomeone!
Whom?
My son
What's the surname?
Called Chou
Chou?
Get out orl'll hityou!
Tzu Hu...
Mother!
What's the matter?
Outside is an old man with joss paper,
ingots & candles, running upstairs
Blast! Kick him out
Getlost
Showdown!
16, Green Dragonfour!
Green Dragon4
Come on
4... always4
Come on
Shitface
Don'tlaugh
Draw...
Bet...
The asshole forgotto shake
Mustbe dragon again
Dragon4
It's done
We bet on4 again
Bet...
Betnow
Bet...
open...
Showdown...
Showdown... Three
Thenthe resultis 3
Come again...
Three...
Lost everything again!
When he gothome, he weptbefore me
Iwas angry and hithim
He justran away
Nowmywife is lying dead athome,
Tell me what...
YungAn, give him some change
No... no...
You're' verykind
The present emperoris incompetent
and neglects affairs ofthe State
There're few good men like you
Didyou saythe emperoris incompetent?
Impossible! He's quite a good ruler
Good? I heard inthe palace...
he has hundreds of concubines
He listens to the evil Ngo to build...
atunnelfrom palace to Suzhou hutong
to meetthe famous courtesan Miss San
Nowhe comes to Suzhou...
to lookforthe Miss Liu andJiu
He philanders day and nightwithout...
so much as a care forhis people
There's too few good men like you
It's hardto find now
I couldn'tpayback yourdebt
I'll serve you in mynextlife
Getup. No need
Thanks
Where's Wan Li Casino?
Somewhere nearHsuan Miao Temple
Let's go
Waiter, bill
Place yourbet...
Differenttables accept
differentkind ofmoney
Gamble with life instead ofmoney
Mylife?
Yes, the price oflife differs
Ayoung man is more worthy
than an old man
Take the moneyifyouwin. Mortgage your...
land, house, family orfriends ifyou lose
Payback ifyou can
lfnot, he'll be sold...
abroad as a slave
What's this?
Five Woods
Five Woods?
Lu
Lu!
This is whatancients call gambling
You're smart, kid
5 woods all black is 'Lu'
Allwhite is "Pai"
This is 'zhi'
White with black line is Chicken
The black with white line is ox
2 niu 3 bai is Calf
Kid, let's play some games
No, I don'tknowhowto play
of course, onlyfewpeople know
Not eventhe Emperor
Right, he can'tplay either
How do you know?
Who says so?
Didn'tyou sayit?
Right, I did
Come on
Don'ttell anyone else
orthey'IIthink I'm lying
Lasttime Qianlong visited Yangzhou
EmperorChien Lung invited me fordinner
Invitedyou outfordinner?
Dinner
Yes, we had a goodtime and drank so much
We chatted happily
All of a sudden...
he knelt down on his knees
and kowtowedthree times to me
The emperorbowedto you. Why?
He wantedto be my godson
Didyou acceptit?
I said Iwas justa commoner
I dared notacceptit
Andthen?
Then he knelt down and begged ofme
and I hadto oblige
Itwould be so hard onyou
Right. I had no choice
Afterthe dinner, he proposed...
to play a game of chess
sort ofto gamble with him
How can chess be called gambling?
That's whyl knewhe didn'tknowto play
Is thatafact?
Ox!
Blow...
What's this?
There's alegend
What's it?
Lying
Lu
What didyou say?
I said, itwas "ox"
Buttwo oxen, three whites is Calf
Should be 'du', not'niu'
Itellyou, youngfellow
Don'tthinkthatl'm lying
I'm Li Chang-li
Mr. Wan and I ownthis casino
We both have equal shares
He's calledWan Shih-hu
That's whyit's calledWan Li Casino
Gambling is always cheating
Wan Shih opened casinos outside
I started casinos inside
When Wan died,
his wife checked...
andtells me my share is worth nothing
And I also owe them 5000taels of silver
I mean, they're unscrupulous. It'll be
fine when my granddaughteris back
Yourgranddaughter?
Yes, Hsiao Li-pao. Fang Shih-yu...
taughthermartial arts in Kwangtung
I'IIteachthem alesson when she's back
It's true. I'm notlying
I'm 98 now
Mybody stillworks good
My ears and eyes are still strong
See this white beard?
I'm notboasting
You don'tlook like 98
Is he really 98?
Who says so? He is 69
He liedthatthe emperorwas his godson
I could saythe emperorwas my godsontoo
Bet...
Excuse me, please...
Bet...
overhere please...
Bet...
Bet... showdown
You're here. This way
Teaplease
Coming
opened
Showdown...
16 points, four... Dragon
Bet...
Come again...
Bet...
Howmuch willyou bet?
Everything onthis
All on Dragon
2... 4... 2... 4
Ithinkto betall on Tiger
I don'tlike Tiger, betterbet on Dragon
Green Dragon!
Bet...
Bet
Showdown! Showdown!
Four
12 points, four, Dragon
12 points, four
You really are fortunate
Bet...
All bet on Dragon
Dragon
Dragon...
Arow ofDragons, brother
If so, it'll be alot ofmoney
Small moneywins bigfortune.
Showdown!
Open
opened
Showdown! 16 points, four, Dragon
Dragon! Again!
Howmanytimes?
4 times in arow
The old bets on Dragon. The youngfollows
Everyone justbets on Dragon
Theyknownothing. No needto be scared
It's strange
Dealwiththe youngsterfirst, thenthe old man
Take it easy
one's gotto take the risk
Whatfruits do you have? Anythingfresh?
Yes, lychees justarrived. Anything?
Peel half ofthemforme
Let's trythem
Are youthe proprietress here, WanJen-mi?
That's no wayto address me!
Are youthe proprietress then?
My own surname is Yen
I marriedWan and became Mrs. Wan
Theymake fun ofme and...
and gave me this nickname
Everyone mustbe bewitched by you
Sir, you're too bright...
to become obsessed
I'm afraid I'm goingto lose money
Green Dragon!
Dragon
Everyone wins money
Someone mustlose all!
Everyone wins and someone loses
What's yourname, sir?
Kao Tien-chi, from Peking
Really?
No wonderyou speakfluentMandarin
This lychee is a giftforthe Emperor
Let's tryit
Compliments, huh?
Should itbe sentto the Emperor?
The emperor?
Who cares aboutthe Emperor?
Since itpassedthrough Suzhou,
we hadto keep somethingforourselves
Besides, since you're here,
We've to save some to serve you
It's said, this varietyis veryrare...
andthe annual crop is limited
Some is kept everytime passing aplace
so whatwill be leftforthe Emperor?
The emperorcouldn'ttrythis
He only gets Killthe Bull
Killthe Bull?
What does itmean?
Because its size and stone are...
big enoughto kill abull
Big size and stone. Isn'tit good?
Big size okay, but small pitwould be better
The quality oflychees varies withtime
First, the March Red, 2nd, April Kuei Tzu
Third, Killthe Bull, taken bythe court
Fourth, Concubine's Smile
Is thatforthe Imperial Concubine Yang?
Right, butthere's some difference
What Yang had is from Sichuan
Szechuan KueiWei, & no. 6 is Glutinous Rice
No. 7 is Black Leaf, no. 8 Kuei Chih.
Come on. Tryit
Apityl can'ttake it
How come? Don'tyou like sweet stuff?
I do, butl can't eatthem
I can'ttry anything sweet. It's diabetes
Then something savoury perhaps
Getme some saltymeat
Saltymeatitis
Hanzhou is like the heaven on earth
You shouldtry everything here
Forsourtaste, add more vinegar
Forspicytaste, add more ginger
Iwonderthis game is sourorspicy
Hsiang Hsi, how do you make aliving?
Then open it
I sawyou guys having a good chat
I nearlyforgotthe game
open
Showdown...
open...
24 points, four
Dragon! Green Dragonfour
This is Glutinous Rice, thatis Green Leaf
Notbad
Maybe yourhusband is "green"
Whatis he talking about?
Foreign language
I only saidthis lychee is notbad
Delicious
Bastard
You've gotto watchyourmouth
You're graceful and beautiful
Whatare theytalking?
Oh, justflirting around
Wan Lung!
Bet...
Bet on Dragon
Bet on4
Bet. AII ofthem
Dragon King's temple has been awash
The Dragon King and Queen are in pain
Done...
Bet...
Which one?
Done
Bet...
Bet
No more bet
Bet
open
Showdown
Row, row, shake to Grandma's Bridge
Four, four, four, Dragon...
Four...
Damnit! The "Dragon Inn"
Yourwife is callin'you
Whatis it? I can'tleave now
What's the matter?
Shit. Something's happened
I don'thave time
Youforgetto take this
Whatis it?
Yoursnuff-box!
Whatthe hell! Being so sneaky...
What sneaky?
You betterwish me luck
You're ignorant, you've no vulture
It's "culture", not vulture
Excuse me
Excuse me, myfoot
Excuse...
Shit! Whatatiger!
I'm sorry. Draw...
Bet...
Look! Thathand again!
Don'tworry, bet on dragon!
Bet
No more stakes! Bet... bet
Bet...
Nevermind
No problem
Pardon?
It doesn'tmatter
open...
one pairoftwelve, 24,four, Dragon
Wan Lung...
Stop shouting!
It's the 13thtime now
Carryhim out
I needto do business
Take him outside
Carryhim out. Take him away at once
Shit. AIways4
Too many 4
Damnit! I'll be finished even ifyou aren't
Bloodyhell!
Damn!
Whatthe...!
I'm unfortunate to have marriedyou
You don'ttake care ofthe kids
and lose allthe moneyin gambling
What? What didyou say?
Stop playingthe fool
What do youwant?
Come alongwith me
Damnit!
Openyourbig eyes
Am lyourwife?
You're of course mywife. I'll knowyou...
even ifyou changedyourface
Up to now, I am...
still a virgin
Even ifl'm goingto marry someone...
it definitelywon'tbe you
Whatis yourproof?
You sayl've no proof
Listen up, everyone
She has amark on herleg
Ask herto strip ifyou don'tbelieve
Yes strip...!
Pants off
Don'tbe shy
So what?
Pants off
Bullshit
Ask yourmomto take herpants off!
Shit! Mymom is yourmother-in-law
You disrespecther. Leave with me
Don'truinthe food. Delicious
Agiftto the Emperorfrom Canton
What? Doesn'tittaste good?
This is not Green Leaf, norKillthe bull
butit's Killthe Pig
Bitch, don't slaughteryourhusband!
DirtyMouth!
How on earth couldyou pick up this fool?
I neverknewthis chick couldfight
I slap you atthe ear4 times
and letyoutaste the March KueiWei
You... asshole
lfyou're myhusband, come overnow
I'm coming over
Careful, everyone
I'm coming
Go back ifyou're myhusband
lfnot, getthe hell out ofhere
I'm leaving
Don'tfool around
and openyoureyes wide
I'm notthat easygoing
Ithoughtyou're mywife. Mymistake
I'm leaving
Stop
You made amistake
She's the banditLi Ling-feng
Whatrubbish!
Whathas thatbandit gotto do with me?
The "wanted" notices are everywhere
Do I look like the45-year-old Li?
You dress in man's clothes and come here
You're definitelyup to no good
lfyou're notabandit, come home with me
Home? Are you runningthe magistracy?
Even ifyou don'twantthe 5,000 reward,
you should help remove apublic evil
Come on
Tie him up andtake him into Court
Hit...
Press and hit
Hit...
Right... hit
Hithim hard!
Good. Little dumplingwith vegetable
What?
Whatare you doing?
I'm getting backthe moneylwon
It should have beenfine
but someone would disagree
Who?
I needto cash in. Do you hearme?
Deaf, is it?
It's easy
You justhave to tell me
It'll be done anytime
Let's go to the Courtto change it
Court?
Iwantedto...
butl'm afraid someone may object
Who?
Myfists and kicks
Whatare looking at?
Go to fightherone by one
We're taking arobber! Come on!
Yes
old man
Yourmoneyis stillthere
Afterher!
Hurryup
Hold it
You came early, and he came later
You bet on Dragon. So does she
Dragon King and Queen, Man andWoman
So you've all gangedtogether
What? What gangedtogether?
Followme
Tzu-hu, whatare you doing?
Mr. Gao is definitely a decentman
He has nothingto do with her
Isn'tit confusing?
I don't care who you're
It's gotnothingto do with me
of course
Youworkforthe Heaven Emperor
andwe work downthe Hell
It's a verybig difference
It's not onlybig difference
Waiter, change the chips forthem
Afterwhathas happened...
we mustletthe Courthandle this
Don'tworry. The money...
will be keptatthe cashier
You mayhave itback later
No, I'm goingto Yangzhoutomorrow
To Yangzhou
Whatthe hell!
Sounds like you're the emperor
Disrespectto the emperoris treason.
What? Do youwannarebel?
Nonsense, this is a gambling house
You've mymoneyifl lose
lflwin, I can leave withthe money
Take awaythe money, eh?
Okay. You're goingto Yangzhou
I'll cash inforyou
I'IItake care ofit. You come with me
Please waithere, sir
I...
Thattramp has escaped!
Too bad! Didyou reportitto the court?
Someone's already gone
This is fungus. Tryit
I knowyou can't eat sweetthings
So I putlotus seed as well
Thank you
The total is 3,527,846
milliontaels
Well, go out!
Where's mykey?
What?
Darn it! You sawit
No, I didn't
I meanthe mole mark belowmynavel
Mark? Whatmark?
Don'tpretend. You'd have seen it!
But still lyingto me
I reallywantto see itnow
Why?
Gold!
3,527,846...
taels of gold
You're obsessedwith money
It's betterthan being obsessedwith sex
Infact,
The fatty saidthere's amark on...
the girl's leg. Do you believe it?
Well...
My dadWan Li-teng is afortune-teller
Hence I know alotaboutmole marks;
especiallyin case ofwomen
Marks nearthe eyes andforehead...
meanyou're always horny
Same as those nearthe cornerof eyes
Those furtherbackthe much worse
Forthose who is wide between eyes...
andwill be same between cheeks.
Lfthere're marks neareyes, there'll be
marks belowthe armpits
lfmarks belowthe lips onthe right,
there'll be marks on leftankle
You've amark here
I have amole nearmynavel
Take alook
This old bastardtakes advantage ofme
You harass mymother
You...
Bastard!
Help me avenge myfather!
Kill him!
Kill him
Shit!
Come on...
4 Dragons in arow
Come on
What? Wantto setafire?
Whatthe heck!
Tie him up!
Yes
Hurryup
Come with me
Please come, Miss. We've been waiting
Please...
Yes
Let's go
Four, Dragon!
What're you doing?
I'm lookingforHis Excellency
Go on in
Report, YourExcellency
Who?
I'm Wan Tzu-hu
What's the matter?
As expected, that chick is gathering...
herpeople to come here
I know
Court!
Who is it?
Official of Suzhou, Tsao Chi-tan
Scrambled eggs?
No, Chi-tan
Asshole
Bringthe convict
Yes
Bringthe criminal
Get going
Down
Yourname
What's yourname? Who're yourparents?
Home address? State clearly
I'm Li Pao-erhfrom Kwangtung
My parents died. Raised by grandpa
What's his name?
Li Chang-lai, apartnerofWanli Casino
ourdad solely owns the Wan Li Casino now
It's yourdad, not"ours"
Yes! His grandpa owes us 5,000taels
Li, where didyou getyourmoneyfrom?
Stole orrobbed?
Where didyou do it?
I lookedformy grandpa and metan...
old man with white beard onthe way
He gave me 8 silveringots
and asked me to betthe same
as an old man in red gown
Win orlose. Betthe same as he did
The man bet 4 goldfillets on Dragon
I didn'tfeel like and bet onthe tiger
The resultwas Dragon. Then Ifollowed him
The man who gave youthe ingots...
whatis his name?
He told me his name is Liu Yung
Liu Yung?
The Royal Scholaroflmperial School
Didyou getthatright?
Can'tbe sure
Who's the man in purple gown?
Overthere
Is thathim?
Right
He cheated and assaulted me
He said he's Kao Tien-chifrom Peking
Bring Kao Tien-chi
Count on me!
Don't! I can walk myself!
Court!
Onyourknees!
Why don'tyou kneel down?
Are you still intraining?
Have you passedthe test?
I've liftedweights
Are you a graduate in military arts?
I runfastand quick, high and low
butneverparticipated
Have youwon anyhonors?
Oh, I have usedthe bow
Aiming and shooting...
while riding
You have no respect!
Why don'tyou kneel down...
ifyou have no qualification?
Myfamily code forbids kneeling in court
Andwhom wouldyou kneel before?
Before Heaven, Earth, God...
Parents and Saints
Don'tyou knowthe orderofthe Emperor?
Have you no respects forthe Emperor?
Well, I see no Emperor
Here I only see a Suzhou magistrate...
named Tsao Chi-tan,
a corrupted and shifty scrambled egg
Myname is Tsao Chi-tan
which means "doing good",
Notfried egg
Butyou're a scumbag cheatingthe...
governmentandtaking others' property
So what?
You've no proof. You insultthe official
disruptthe orders ofthe court
How dare you!
Ifoundyou aman with manners
Ithoughtyou're a scholar
andwe couldtalk it over
Since you don'trespectthe Emperor,
I've to do itbythe book
You know...
Nothing is above the law
lfyouwere an Emperor,
yoursquare head is...
unfitto weara crown,
andyourfigure is...
unfitforlmperial robes
lfyou're the emperor. I'll be yourfather
Even ifyou're the emperor,
I'mthe official ofthis place
You createdtrouble and assaultedthe...
police and kidnapped officials
You'll be punishedwith being hitby...
stick 500times and needledwith arrow
You'll be seriouslytortured andthen,
let's see ifyou respectthe Emperor
lfyou don'trespectEmperor, whataboutme?
Letme tellyou...
only an Emperorwould see no Emperor
in his eyes.
Whatnonsense! Lfyou can't,
perhaps thenyou are the Emperor!
Report
YourExcellency
What's the matter?
CommanderofJianglinJi Luntai,
Chief official of Suzhou Pi Cheng-shu
and Liu Yungto welcome the emperor
To welcome the emperor?
Official Liu saidthe emperorand...
Chief official oflmperial office
Ngo Yung-an visitedthe Wan Li Casino
What? Are you out ofyourmind!
Official Liu is here
Please excuse me forbeing late
Long live the Emperor
Arise, Liu Yung
Thank you, YourMajesty
Tsao Chi-tan of Suzhou office...
was provedto be corrupted
linkingwith Wan Li Casino and...
cheating moneyfromthe innocentpeople
He's herebyrelieved ofhis post
Yes
The casino is confiscatedforaidfund
Yes
Bastard!
I'm lookingformy granddaughter
Little Li Pao
Grandpa
oh, Little Li Pao!
Grandpa...
Why're allthese people kneeling down?
Who is he?
He's the emperor
Emperor?
Right. Didn'tyou remember...
I invitedyoufordinner?
Afterwe ate and drank cheerfully
having a good chat,
I bowedto you 3times...
and askedyouto be my godfather
Grandpa, was ittrue?
Of course, it's true
Didyou hearit?
Ithoughtyou're lying
I'd neverlie to you, dear
oh, Grandpa...
How are you?
Hadyou not seen ityourself,
you'd have thoughtlwas bluffing
Grandpa doesn'tlie
Liu Yung
Yes
This time Iwon 3 milliontaels
Youfollowed me...
andwon 1 million
You did a good job
You broughtme luck
I owe itallto you
I couldn'thave won withoutyou
All right...
Have the tablet carvedwith myfather's...
writing movedto Hanshantemple
I've thought of 8 characters. Readthem out
...before inscribingthem
Yes
The Emperorcame to Kiangnan...
aidingthe people in disaster.
He graciously granted us his writing
We're kneelingto listento it
Yourinscription is really excellent
Ithas 8 characters, which are...
Itmeans: Gambling is notforbidden
and petty gambling is entertainment
The 8 words are...
Betting less is much more enjoyable
Thanks, YourMajesty
Long live ourMajesty