THE WOMANIZER
Boss, you looked so grumpy just now when you left the hospital.
Did Grandma scold you?
Why is the door is open again?
Another home party?
Mr. Xia, the famous author.
Hello.
I have heard a lot about you.
Your book is very interesting.
Thank you.
Excuse me.
What 's going on here?
They are...
They are my friends.
There is a small issue here.
We're representatives from Leeyor Hotel in Las Vegas.
Your brother played Baccarat in my hotel
and lost some money.
Just a little.
And also owed a little bit of money to our American head-office.
Only a little bit.
Excuse me...
Sorry, but what does this have to do with me?
This is my home.
If you can excuse me,
Hejie...
Hold on a second... Hejie, I am begging you.
You gotta help me this time.
Lend me some money I promise that
I will pay you back along with the old debts I owned you before at once.
And then I will...
And then... You're gonna quit gambling.
Brother.
You said that last time.
I am not gonna help you this time.
Hejie...
Is that how blood brothers are like?
So I will just have to take him.
So if there is any leg or arm missing,
we are not responsible for that.
Get up.
Boss, give me one more chance.
Hejie, please please!
I am begging you!
You gotta help me this time please!
I promise you that
I will disappear from your sight after this time.
I won't be bothering you again. They are so nasty!
I won't be alive if they take me.
You can't let them... please.
All right, all right.
Get up.
Da Mao, call the police.
Go.
Hejie!
You can't let them take me, I will be dead.
Help me, Hejie.
I will be dying, help me Hejie!
Hejie.
Boss!
Hejie!
Good fighter, Xia Hejie.
Hey, brother...
May I know how much does Brother Xia own you?
Not much.
A bit more than twenty million.
Great author.
You live in such a posh house!
With a posh car.
This bit of money shouldn't be a problem for you.
And...
Or perhaps the relationship between you and your bro...
Is not worth it?
Okay, I will pay.
- Hejie. - Boss.
I will pay it.
Don't trouble my brother any more.
Okay, great author.
Good brother!
Let's forget about the change.
Make it twenty million even, okay?
Let's go.
Sorry, we've caused a disturbance.
Hejie.
Thank you!
Good morning, Miss Xiaoqian.
Good morning, Grandma.
Make your way to the classroom, be quick.
Grandma.
What did you say?
Good morning, Miss Mary.
Very good, come on.
You just did a healthy check.
And rushed to be discharged.
Why didn't you stay there or a few more days?
It cost you nothing anyway.
Treat it as a holiday.
I don't want to trouble them even cost me nothing.
Here...
Take a seat.
Let me ask you,
regarding what you said, is it real?
What?
You know, the situation between you and Xia Hejie.
Did you really give up?
Yes.
So what do you think about Meng Chengen?
Meng...
Mary, you think too much.
Excuse me.
Who on earth is doing community work?
Where is Xia Hejie?
So what now?
Is that hard to get a loan?
Not even mortgage my house?
Mr. Xia.
Bank tends to be more reserved.
After the financial crisis.
Generally speaking,
the amount of the loan will not exceed your security.
Okay, just cut it short.
Just tell me how much can I get?
Five million.
Okay then make it five million.
You handle the rest for me, please.
Who is it?
Why are you drinking during the day?
Who do you think you are?
Hey, I thought we are mates.
That is something a mate should care about.
Xia Hejie.
Stop drinking! Give it to me!
Let it go!
Give it back! Ma Xiaoqian.
- Look at yourself! - Give it back tome!
Ma Xiaoqian!
Give it back to me.
What the heck are you doing? Ma Xiaoqian.
What are you doing Ma Xiaoqian?
Give my drink back, Ma Xiaoqian!
Ma Xiaoqian!
Shit!
Hey! Xia Hejie.
Xia Hejie,
sleep in your room.
How can you be so ridiculously drunk?
Get up, Xia Hejie.
Xia Hejie.
Mind the stairs!
Be careful!
Slowly!
Xia Hejie, you are so heavy!
Hold on a minute.
Hold on.
What are doing here, Ma Xiaoqian?
What do you want?
We will graduate by this summer.
We won't see each other much
once we are in high school.
Yeah.
I am glad that I don't have to see you again.
Hey,
this is for you,
just take it.
What is this?
Why don't you open it by yourself?
You just wanna trick me again, isn't it?
Why are you still so childish?
I am telling you,
I am a big girl now.
I won't fall for your pranks again.
What is that?
That is a special made braces
I ordered for you,
which will remind you of how ugly you are!
You Braces girl!
Go away!
Is that one I dumped?
Or perhaps after I left,
he picked up again.
Hey, don't you touch my horseshoe!
Is that yours?
Is this...
This is my lucky charm.
Don't touch it, okay?
Hey,
how did you get that horseshoe?
Did you get it as a gift?
Don't you think you are a bit nosy?
Why should I tell you everything?
I am just curious,
it looks just like a piece of junk.
I am just wondering,
why do you treat it as a treasure?
It's all right if you don't want to say anything.
All right, I will tell you.
This is a gift I gave to the Braces girl
when I was in middle school
but she rejected.
Well, of course.
Such a weird gift you gave to her.
I wouldn't take it if it was me.
You are really old fashioned like the Braces girl.
Don't you know that the horseshoe
means good luck in western culture?
It is a lucky charm
which can bring people good luck.
Get it?
What are you thinking?
So that is your fault.
Why didn't you tell her
that this horseshoe
can bring people good luck?
I wonder why she didn't take it.
Hold on a second.
How did you know that
I didn't tell her?
I guessed.
I bet you didn't tell,
otherwise why did Braces girl throw...
Throw away.
How do you know that
the Braces girl threw it away?
You just said it.
I just said that she rejected
but not threw away.
It's you who said, "threw away".
I meant that you said she declined it.
So something people didn't want,
of course would be dumped.
Otherwise what?
Let's stop here.
Don't talk about that any more I am going home.
Did you know the Braces girl?
- How could I possibly... - Did you know the Braces girl?
How could I possibly know the Braces girl? Xia Hejie.
Sorry, I will pick it up for you.
Did you really know the Braces girl?
What Braces girl?
How could I possibly...
Are you okay?
Wait a second, I will get the first aid box.
Ma Xiaoqian.
Grandma.
One more tea.
One more?
I already had a lot of tea.
I have been drinking tea
and going to toilet.
I will be dehydrated if I keep doing this.
Mary,
I didn't know that
a kindergarten's teacher
has to do home visit.
Well...
That's because the consumer's awareness has risen,
parents will only
feel well worth money
if the educators provide as good service as services.
Why don't you have to go?
Well, no we are on shift.
I was on duty last week.
It's Ma Xiaoqian this week.
Ma Xiaoqian,
you are back.
How was the student's home visit?
The home visit...
It was...
It was okay.
What's wrong with your hand?
I am fine.
I just got a cut.
I am okay.
It's so weird that
you got your hand cut
at a home visit?
That is because
the child's parents weren't home.
Their house was a mess.
So I helped to tidy up at my convenience
but I ended up breaking a glass.
You are a teacher,
not a maid.
Why did you do housework for them?
Right!
That's because...
The kid
is a bit extreme.
He is a bit bumptious
and tell lies sometimes.
I feel sorry for him
and I really want to help him.
Mary,
get me the first aid kit.
All right.
Grandma, no need.
Plaster is just fine.
It's okay.
No, it's not okay.
It will be infected tomorrow
if you didn't sterilize it properly today.
Sit down.
Come on.
Grandma,
you are
too kind.
You always take care of others
but not yourself.
Bean sprouts and rice everyday.
It's not nutritious.
Look at yourself, so skinny!
When Grandma is not around,
you got to look after yourself very well
and take care of yourself.
Otherwise I will be worrying
and sad.
Understand?
I know, Grandma.
Xiaoqian,
Grandma really cares about you.
She always goes to the temple
and prays for you
and get amulets for you.
All right.
Don't get wet these two days
and be careful, understand?
Xiaoqian,
you should come back home often when you are free.
Or you can always give Grandma a call.
She always worries about you.
Enough!
Shut your mouth.
Why don't
you go home now?
I will.
Take care of the rest.
What is wrong with your eyes?
I am her Grandma.
What's wrong with taking care of Xiaoqian?
Grandma,
I will take of Xiaoqian.
You should take care of the fishes.
She is right, Grandma.
I will take care of myself.
I am a grown up girl.
You are still a kid until you get married.
I will stay here
to choose a good husband for you.
However, before you get married,
I am not gonna leave.
Great!
I agree!
Excellent!
I agree as well!
Good idea!
I can find myself
a boyfriend.
I can also help.
Right!
You hang around and will
still come back to Xia Hejie.
I am different.
Grandma is wise enough
to tell the goodies
from the baddies.
If someone tries to bully you
or cheat on you,
I will definitely
have a chat with him by my fish knife.
Excuse me.
Mary,
I am almost done.
Just wait for a minute.
Just squeeze a bit.
I don't want to stay with Grandma.
I am too stressed
to stand it.
Don't panic.
Grandma is a bit nasty
but she's got a sweet heart
and you know that.
I know.
I am just not used to it yet.
Oh, well.
How was it when you were at Xia Hejie's house?
Mary, be careful.
Grandma is outside! You want me to die?
All right!
So what happened exactly?
What took you so long?
I did something silly.
Something silly?
Is that something?
Incriminate when man and woman stay alone?
Of course not, Mary.
Ma Xiaoqian,
will you please
stop thinking something weird?
So what?
You showered together,
slept together.
Then the next step will be something intimidate right?
No, you are wrong.
Xia Hejie started suspecting me now.
I just feel that
I am an idiot.
I split the beans.
He is now suspecting that
I am the Braces girl.
Ma Xiaoqian,
you warned me to keep the secret.
I have been keeping it
deep in my heart
with all my best.
I didn't mean it.
It just slipped my tongue.
Anyway, he started to become suspicious.
What should I do now?
If he checks me,
he will find out that
I am the Braces girl.
I don't get it.
Why are you so scared?
He is the one let you down,
not you.
Besides,
If you tell him that
you are the Braces girl,
he might fall in love with you.
You won't understand.
He is not the Xia Hejie I used to know.
And I am not the Braces girl any more.
If he loves me because I am the Braces girl,
then he wouldn't be the today's Xia Hejie.
Meanwhile, if I like him because
the past Braces girl liked him,
I wouldn't be today's Ma Xiaoqian.
What are you talking about?
Why you twisted everything?
Anyway,
you just don't want him to know
you are the Braces girl, right?
Yeah.
That's easy.
Let the Braces girl appear.
What?
Since you can't stop
Xia Hejie looking for the Braces girl,
why don't you take the lead,
let the Braces girl
meet him...
Spring is here.
I am feeling cheerful.
Grandma,
why are you singing?
When brushing your teeth?
Grandma, You are brushing your teeth as well?
Yes.
I will get the clothes folded up.
I am done.
Take your time.
Grandma,
I am also done.
I will help her to fold the clothes up.
Hey you haven't rinsed your mouth yet?
It's okay.
I can swallow it.
You...
It's not soup!
THE CHIEF EDITOR'S OFFICE
Jerry,
it's not like I didn't want to help you.
If you want to advance one or two million royalty,
I will pay you straight away.
But you are asking 15 million.
Well...
I already found a solution for you.
I am planing to publish a serious gender topic's books.
20 books as a set
plus my photos album.
And if is still not enough,
you can also sell other accessories
such as notebooks and mugs.
You will decide what to sell.
All right?
This is a good idea.
But first of first right now,
is not to publish books
but how to keep you as a top topic
and regain people's attention.
Do you remember two years ago,
you came back from England,
you had scandals from time to time.
You were so popular then.
And it helped
to promote your books.
Listen to me, Jerry.
The media is a blood sucker.
Audience always likes gossips.
If possible,
try to get some hot topics.
Let me tell you,
even Obama can't force you out.
Not to mention Meng Chengen.
Entertainment world is just like
a display window decorated with lies
filled with groups of beautiful dolls.
I thought she was an exception,
but in fact,
the top model is just
another cheating doll.
Boss,
please don't tell anyone.
You will trouble my mum.
Please!
You want to fly?
Yeah, sure!
You once asked
how to define myself.
I am not Amanda.
My name is Jiang Shuzhen.
A 30 year old single mother.
An artist who lies to the public,
an irresponsible mother.
That is me.
What am I doing?
Will I really hurt them
just being selfish?
I am the Braces girl.
Do you still remember me?
Awesome!
Sit here.
Little wooden horse.
Do you want to try?
Have you sent it yet?
Yes.
I applied a new account
and sent it.
Great!
And then...
Wu mingyan,
what are you doing?
Should put your foot down here first you naughty one!
Go play over there.
Mary,
I am very nervous.
You know,
If Xia Hejie replied to my mail,
what should I say?
If he asks me
what I am doing and where I live,
what should I say?
Hey,
in the Internet,
girls can't see boys
and boys can't see girls either.
You have the say.
You can make up the story
as you like.
Swimming in the North Pole and
having spicy hotpot in Africa.
That is just too much.
Did you wind up your net-mate like this?
That is not the point.
Anyway,
as long as Xia Hejie believes that
the Braces girl appeared in the Internet
and stopped suspecting you,
then you will find a excuse
to let the Braces girl disappear. Job done!
Really?
Mum,
I am not conned.
Of course not! You are still alive.
How could I possibly take over your assets.
Mum, I didn't...
Calm down, please...
Listen to me,
can I mortgage the house
to save my boss's emergency need?
He needs
around 20 million.
Mum, please keep your voice down.
Told your that I am not conned!
All right!
How about
you go
mark the load for me
and sell the
term bonds for me?
No!
Mum!
Told you I am not conned!
What is wrong with you?
Piss off!
Hello, this is Braces girl
Do you still remember me?
Why do people always
value it only when it was lost?
That is because you never know
when and where you could see it again.
You may never be able
to find it any more.
Why do we always feel pity
for something we couldn't get?
That is because it showed how stupid,
incapable and weak you were.
It took me a while
to confess my love.
But,
I missed the best timing.
Sometimes,
you won't have second chances.
If the first one was missed.
That year
Braces girl
vanished from my life without any trace.
To fake cover my weakness,
I kept her
deeply in my memory.
I pretended that
she has never been in my life.
Boss.
Why are you here?
Sorry.
I only need a few minutes.
What's up?
Boss,
this is
for you.
Why do you give me your passbook?
Nothing.
I mean, you have been
taking care of me all this while,
taught me a lot of things.
You always looked after me
when we went out to party.
So,
you are having difficulty now.
I should return your favor.
I don't have lots of savings.
Its a bid loan got from my mum
and some of my term bonds.
I have sold them.
The total is 1.34 million.
Boss,
just take it for the time being.
Don't be silly.
Save your money for the house
and your future wife.
That will be long time to come.
But you are in trouble now,
just take it.
Don't stand on ceremony.
It's okay.
If I couldn't handle a 20 million debt,
how dare I be your boss?
Take it easy.
I already settled the problem.
Boss,
did you find the solution?
I had a chat with
Danny in the publishing house.
I will publish a series
of gender topic books
plus my photograph album and some accessories,
some royalties,
20 million job done.
Boss,
it's economic down-term now.
You know as much as I know,
it's not that easy any more.
Do you know who I am?
I am Xia Hejie!
Not easy is for others. Not bothered is for me.
Go home.
I need to write now.
Yes, sir.
Wish you have full of inspiration.
Da Mao.
What?
You forgot something.
Okay.
LADY'S KILLER
I need to apologize to Amanda.
Please forgive me being
so irrational
for you.
Amanda,
if all these
is a wrong start,
I hope
we will have a happy ending.
If I, Xia Hejie
fail to let
Amanda tell me
she loves me
within 158 hours community work,
I will let
Miss Ma Xiaoqian
walk me along the street
as a dog.
How do you know I definitely will come?
I bet.
Because you still remembered this fired rice noodles.
I knew that.
You are still the Amanda
in the lady boss's heart.
BOOK PRIZE
BOOKER PRIZE
SHORTLIST FOR 2003 BOOKER PRIZE SUMMER TIME
MENG CHENG EN
Sam, this present is so valuable
that I cannot accept it.
But
I will wear it
before the party ends.
Thank you.
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