[English subtitles are available.]
Winter Begonia
Episode 15
Have your Head Gu come talk to me!
Cheng Fengtai, let me tell you.
There… there’s no such person anymore.
From now on, I’m the boss.
I’ve… I’ve just got rid of…
Got rid of Head Gu?
Yes, I did.
But Gu Dali, that chick…
She… she got… got away.
But it’s fine.
You brought me the
arms and ammunition today.
We’re all set here.
I… I’m not afraid.
Aren’t you afraid of Gu Dali coming back?
Right.
You’ve got the guns and the men now.
Of course you’re not afraid.
Shut up!
What’s there… there… to…
to be afraid of….
Shut your mouth.
You have the guns now.
Let them go.
No way.
Let me tell you.
Someone wants you dead.
You won’t be able to leave.
A lot of people want me dead.
Which one are you talking about?
I’ll see if I really can’t leave for myself.
You’ve got balls.
Seemingly you’ll definitely make it out
if I told you.
Boss…
Cheng Fengtai!
How dare you lie to me!
Tell me where the magazine was!
Say it!
The guns…
I took them apart to transport them separately.
Just to be safe on the road.
Or in case anyone wouldn’t pay as agreed.
They can’t do anything with half of a gun.
That’s how we negotiate.
Second Chief Gu, let them go.
I’ll give you
the rest of the magazines.
You!
You bastard…
You’ve got games…
I can just… just…
I… I… I…
I’m going to ….
Boss!
Something bad happened.
Gu Dali is coming back for us!
She… she…
she’s looking to be killed.
Lock him up!
I’ll deal with you later.
Let’s go!
Come on! Now!
Let’s go…
[Master]
This Shang Xirui
is really taking his time.
Most of you, sirs, are seniors.
He really doesn’t have any manner.
Agreed.
Let’s see…
Xirui.
Mr. Niu ,
what happened to Mr. Jiang?
Something wrong with him?
He had us coming all the way here for nothing?
Mr. Du, what brought you here?
Of course I had to come.
Jiang Rongshou is a monster.
You can’t go against him.
No way. Everyone is watching.
Mr. Jiang cannot be
too ruthless.
I wouldn’t be so sure.
Mr. Niu,
I’m not sure if I should say this…
Please.
People like us, individually,
we all look nice and charming.
But once being in the same room,
all we do is fight.
So many schemes
and conspiracies.
Don’t you think it’s a bit pathetic?
Right.
You’re criticising me as well.
But you have a point.
What happened behind the scene,
the other people don’t see it.
Sometimes I feel ashamed as well.
This Mr. Jiang
just can’t stand others doing better than him.
He wants to bring Mr. Shang down.
Let me remind you,
I wrote the new script for Shuiyun Theater.
I own a part of it.
I’ll fight for Xirui.
No, no, no.
Mr. Du.
This could be a very dangerous place.
You think I’m afraid of danger?
Mr. Du,
only successors of Zhang Beidou can go today.
Has to be successors?
Yes. It has to be.
That’s easy.
Master,
please accept me as your apprentice.
Mr. Du.
You’re a Childe.
You can’t do this.
Get up, please.
People!
I, Du Luocheng,
take Shang Xirui as my master.
Everyone shall be my witness today.
Look at him. Doing this in public.
He must really like him.
I know.
So, did he just become Mr. Shang’s apprentice?
We’ll talk about the rules later.
Let’s go visit grandmaster Zhang first.
Yes, master!
Shang Xirui, the fifth generation student of Zhang Beidou.
Du Luocheng, the sixth generation.
We’re here to visit our grandmaster.
Oh, they’re going to see the grandmaster.
Mr. Du,
this is a bad time to fool about!
[Master]
Brother Liu.
Uncle Bai.
Uncle Zhang.
Brother Huang.
Uncle Wang.
Chairman Jiang.
Mr. Jiang, Shang Xirui is here.
I’m not deaf.
Today, we’re here to send off
someone who passed away.
Mr. Du,
you should follow Confucius.
We follow the Opera God.
You’re a sophisticated scholar.
You shouldn’t be at such a place.
Throughout the history,
the best scholars always write scripts.
I write plays for Mr. Shang.
Shouldn’t that make me
a part of the opera industry?
What’s more,
I’ve just asked Mr. Shang to be my master.
Coming here today to pay my respect to the grandmaster
is my responsibility.
I respect grandmaster Zhang a lot.
Gentlemen, I hope you don’t mind me paying my respect now.
When did they do that?
Sir,
let’s put the incense up.
We have to prepare for the show.
Mr. Du knows how to protect someone.
Shang Xirui is an upright man.
I don’t need to protect him.
Even if I do,
it’s a student’s responsibility
to protect his master.
Protect him…
Well, if he had done
something bad,
no one can protect him.
Sir,
funny thing you said.
Mr. Shang focuses only on operas.
What did he do?
If there’s anything,
it must the competition between Shuiyun and Longchun.
Longchun Troupe lost its business
and its audience.
Are you trying to protect Longchun Troupe?
Mr. Du, that’s enough.
I think, performers
should focus on performing.
Instead of playing tricks here and there.
This should be your priority.
Don’t you agree?
Your father did write many great scripts.
And all of us artists appreciate it.
But even your father
would just respect me
in front of our grandmaster.
Your scripts are outrageous.
Only Shang Xirui appreciates it.
With all due respect,
Mr. Du, we will take care of our own business.
We’d hate to trouble you.
See him out.
Mr. Du, the gate is that way.
Please.
I’ve said what I said anyways.
I’ll take the opportunity
to tell all the gentlemen here today:
it’s a shame that
I have been fairly useless for 20 years.
I didn’t achieve much academically.
Surely you can’t compare me with my father.
If I hadn’t met Shang Xirui,
I would’ve never started to write.
Now that I’ve met him,
I don’t ever
need to write for anyone else.
No one else can bring my scripts to life.
No one can do it justice.
Are you out of your mind, Mr. Du?
Are you serious?
No artist can do your scripts justice?
Only Mr. Shang can?
I’ll have to see if our grandmaster
agree or not.
Mr. Shang risked everything.
He wasn’t afraid of being taken down
or ruining his reputation.
He insisted on using my script.
He shouldered all the criticism and insults,
until the audience started to love it.
That’s how you, gentlemen,
found out about me.
Let me ask you,
gentlemen,
if I hadn’t met Shang Xirui,
if I had come to you with my script
asking you to take it,
would you have taken it?
Of course!
Why wouldn’t we?
You don’t deserve it.
From now on,
I will only write for Mr. Shang.
He’ll be the only person who is allowed to use it.
If he isn’t the one who performs,
I simply can’t pick up the pen.
Any problem
you have in the future,
feel free to come to me.
If I see anyone
try to insult him
or spread rumors about him,
I will not think twice to cut you off.
You said you took him as your master.
Did Du Hanlin give you the approval?
My father can’t stop me.
Mr. Du hasn’t go home in a while, right?
Always writing at the Liuguo Hotel.
None of your business.
Your father hasn’t left his bed
the entire winter.
You’re not aware of it?
Is Shang Xirui more important than your own father?
It’s okay, you didn’t know.
But now you do.
Shouldn’t you go home and see him?
Don’t be a heartless son.
You idiot.
That’s enough help for today.
That’s okay.
Go home.
Yes, Mr. Du.
I’ll stay and help him.
Don’t worry.
Go home and see your father.
Let’s go.
Mr. Du.
What are you waiting for?
Please.
It’s okay. It’s fine.
Let’s go. Let’s go.
That’s enough.
You disrespectful little bastard.
You should apologise to your grandmaster on your knees now.
Brother,
you’re here.
Still resting so well, even in here.
Quite adapting.
How can I not be?
I count my days all the time.
Hoping you would show up
and save me from hell.
Who knew
all I got was another roommate.
I’m trying to use my wisdom
to save you from this.
But just when I was trying,
some help just showed up and stopped me.
Are you saying someone is coming to get us?
Chief,
Erjieba’s people can’t stop us now.
Laozi Ridge
was left for me by my father.
This Second Chief Gu,
disrespected my father and killed him.
Now he’s trying to take the Ridge away from me.
Brothers,
attack!
For my father!
Revenge!
- Go! - Go!
Can Mr. Jiang enlighten me,
when did I disrespect anyone?
Tell me what this is.
Look at it.
Gentlemen, take a good look.
Have you seen such thing before?
Have you?
I bet none of you
can even imagine such thing exists.
Awfully strange, right?
Outrageous.
I’d like to ask Shang Xirui.
Was this something from our grandmaster?
Or did you create this?
As far as I’m concerned,
Mr. Shang’s shows are just fine.
Haven’t you seen these modern shows and films?
Kissing, hugging and showing flesh…
They do everything.
It’s about time
for us to progress
with our opera costumes.
Wouldn’t it be progressive?
Don’t talk to me about modern shows.
Those hairy white people.
You can’t compare them with Beijing Opera artists.
The traditional roles
are not traditional anymore.
All these modern stuff.
Our ancestors left us with treasure.
He’s ruined it.
Mr. Shang’s Zhao Feiyan is competing against mine.
Shouldn’t I be the one
to approve costumes?
Hear ye hear ye!
Mr. Chen should have the authority.
Look at it.
Look at what he’s done
to defeat you.
Grandmaster,
this costume is extremely strange.
Not long enough.
Not short enough.
Tight at the top
and loose in the bottom.
Indeed.
It doesn’t meet the standard.
But we also can’t deny
that it is innovative.
What are you talking about?
What is it?
You claimed to be right.
He claimed to be right.
Who is right?
Only God knows.
Unbelievable.
Get out of here.
That’s enough.
He’s too young…
Alright.
Shang Xirui.
Explain for yourself.
What is this thing here?
Can I ask you to fold it
and put it back in the case?
They’re precious to me.
Let’s not talk about
how you got my costumes for now.
I designed
this costume based on the painting on Buddhist scriptures.
These scriptures are older than this art itself.
This is how they dress in the past.
Zhao Feiyan is a concubine from Han dynasty.
Why shouldn’t I wear it?
I didn’t change anything.
If you don’t believe me,
feel free to bring the painting from Shuiyun Theater here.
Take a look for yourself.
Right…
You little bastard with no mentor and respect.
You father would’ve called me his senior.
There’s no way I’m blaming the wrong person.
If I don’t
teach you a lesson today
and regulate the opera industry,
I will die with shame!
Where are you going?
The leader hasn’t come back for so long.
He must have been kept by them there.
Mr. Du and Mr. Niu are both scholars.
They’re too polite for that occasion.
I need to go help them.
What kind of help would you be?
All they need is to talk it over.
It’s not a fight scene!
Mr. Du!
Mr. Du. Mr. Du.
What happened?
Hurry up,
go to the Association.
Your leader is in trouble.
What?
How are you back here alone?
My father is ill.
I need to go back.
Just to let you know on my way back.
Thank you, Mr. Du.
This bastard. He’s really going to hurt him.
It’s hard to say now.
But it’s not going well.
Hurry up.
Don’t let them bully him.
Take your weapons! Let’s go!
Are you insane?
-Are you seriously going to fight there? -Let’s go!
We’ll never be able to perform in Peking anymore!
Dasheng, stop right there!
- Everyone stop! - Hey!
Jiang Rongshou took the opportunity.
He started this
right after Mr. Cheng left.
Such a bully.
If we toughen up, he’ll be such a coward.
Exactly!
From what I see,
he’s merely the head of the Association.
Does he think he’s a mafia head or what?
We should go protect our leader
and teach them a lesson!
Let’s go!
No one can bully our leader!
Let’s go!
- Come on! - Dasheng!
Hit them hard!
You bet, Mr. Du!
Here at the Association,
we perform to educate people.
Zhao Feiyan schemed to kill the prince,
making a mess in the palace.
What’s the last scene in your script?
Zhao Feiyan became the queen.
Your fans sit in your theater the entire night.
What do they want to see?
They want to see justice.
They want to see karma.
But in your show,
the villain gets her happy ending.
What would your audience think?
Are they going to kill and abandon their wives as well?
Zhao Feiyan died eventually.
How is that a happy ending for her?
Then why don’t you show that in your script?
I can’t.
Mr. Du said
there are only 3 hours for a show.
Not enough time for every plot.
The protagonist was 80 years old.
It wouldn’t be a good show.
Mr. Du said?
He has no right.
I’m here to teach you a lesson today.
You’re Zhang Beidou’s student.
You don’t discuss your show with your peers.
But you’d listen to an outsider.
What a disgrace!
What’s more,
you discarded the old system.
And started this so-called contract system.
You’re throwing away our tradition
of hundreds of years.
This is disrespecting your ancestors.
The contract system is better than the old one.
What did you just say?
The contract system is better than the old one.
The contract system
is about human rights.
The old system turned someone into an object.
No one should belong to a theater
for the rest of his life.
You all heard it.
You also think the contract system is better?
This… Well…
Contract…
Gentlemen.
Allow me to jump in.
Let me say this.
I believe
we should just
take care of our own business.
Mr. Shang can use his contract system.
And you can keep using
your old system.
Win-win. Right?
Mr. Niu.
I beg to disagree.
I have to say.
Mr. Shang. You’re better than us.
You can burn the life-time indenture.
There will be countless people who will help you.
But we’re different.
Lots of parents
heard that we’re using this contract system.
They wouldn’t sell their children to us.
Some even wanted to take their children back.
You can ask them.
If they all do this,
there won’t be any business for us anymore.
Right!
The old tradition
was created by our ancestors.
You can’t change it.
Without this tradition,
these kids will leave after they learned everything.
It’d be a great loss for us.
Exactly.
Two systems in one industry.
This is not appropriate.
If you continue like this,
there won’t be a future for us.
Right, everyone?
That’s right. Yes.
Look at it. Look at it.
Shang Xirui,
you’ve upset people.
I stand with what I said.
Contract system is better.
We’re all artists and performers.
If we don’t respect each other,
who will?
You sell animals. Not people.
What are you talking about?
Who are you lecturing
in front of our grandmaster?
Gentlemen,
please take my advice.
If someone stays
because he belongs to you,
even if he’s physically there,
he’s not with you emotionally.
It’s just like in the play.
Why did Pan Jinlian kill Wu Dalang?
Because she was cheating on him.
She couldn’t leave
even if she wanted to.
Eventually she had no choice.
That’s how the tragedy happened.
If this was consensual
from the beginning,
if she had the option,
he wouldn’t have died.
What kind of nonsense is this?
Who is Pan Jinlian?
Who is Wu Dalang?
I have heard that Mr. Shang
does things differently.
But today,
I finally saw it for myself.
Sir,
we insist,
you have to teach him a lesson today.
We insist!
Gentlemen. Gentlemen.
Relax. Relax.
This disrespectful bastard.
Anyone else
wants to help him?
Alright, Shang Xirui.
I’ll forgive you
for that you lost your father young.
You should probably kneel down
and kowtow for your grandmaster.
And apologise.
If I do,
I’d be this traitor who disrespected my master.
I didn’t do anything wrong!
Somebody!
Mr. Shang,
just do as he says.
Make him kneel!
Make him apologise
to our grandmaster!
Sir!
Please. Please don’t.
Get out. This is none of your business.
I dare you!
Whoever comes near me,
I won’t go easy on you.
Put him down.
Any problem, I’ll take care of it.
Hit him!
What’s happening?
Out of the way!
They’re from Shuiyun Theater.
Can’t see anything.
I don’t care. Let’s go!
- Let’s go! - No!
Out of my way!
Leader! Leader!
Don’t you dare!
Stop it now!
Shang Xirui!
If you leave now,
you will never come back again!
This door
is like a death trap.
I don’t care about coming back.
Great.
You said it.
Dengbao,
get me the name book.
Sir, calm down.
Dad.
I will be the one to kick him out
for our grandmaster today.
Sir…
[Fifth Generation: Shang Xirui]
Leader.
My talent is with me.
Not with that piece of paper.
Leader. Leader.
Remember what you said.
Don’t come back!
Sir!
Boss,
Erjiebao ran away!
Alright. Alright. That’s fine.
If anyone finds him again,
kill him.
Whoever kills him,
I’ll reward him 500 dollars.
Yes. Yes!
Please, Mr. Cheng.
Mr. Cheng.
We haven’t met for 7 or 8 years.
You didn’t change.
Dali, you’ve changed, though.
When I passed Laozi Ridge back then,
you were just a little girl.
She’s a girl?
She’s more like a savage…
What do you think
I should look like then?
Well.
You have the spirit of your father.
You’re also very talented
leading your troop.
You’re indeed
a heroine.
Absolutely.
My dad was excellent.
I am his daughter.
I can’t be too lame.
Indeed.
Thank you Dali for saving us.
Saving me and my silly brother
from hell.
As a matter of fact,
I felt very sad
when your father left.
When I get back this time,
I will hold a ceremony for him.
To bring you more peace.
You can’t leave yet.
I haven’t granted you to leave.
We need to talk about our problems.
Please.
What is it that you’d like to talk about?
My dad died.
I’m now the new boss here at Laozi Ridge.
So I’m resetting
the rules here.
Whoever passes by,
will have to pay.
From now on,
you will pay 20% more.
20% more?
There won’t be anything left to me.
You make a lot of money
because of my dad’s help.
He protected you from all your competitors.
20% is nothing.
You should do it anyway.
You said your father protected me.
Indeed.
But why did he
only protect me?
Why didn’t he protect all the others
from the Peking Chamber of Commerce?
That’s because I was generous.
I fed him well.
Sister,
why don’t you go back and go through his record?
And we can talk later.
Bullshit!
I said 20%. So it will be 20%.
This is not to be negotiated.
You’re asking for whatever you want.
Do whatever you do to me.
But you won’t get a dime from me.
Go ahead.
Bro… Brother…
Let’s give her what she wants.
Your life is more important.
You businessmen
really value money over life.
I’m not only going to kill you
and your men.
I’m also going to kill your brother-in-law.
No one leaves alive.
Whatever.
I can’t care about them less
since I’m dying anyway.
Great.
As you wish.
Brother… Bro… Brother…
Take them out!
Don’t touch me.
I can walk on my own.
What…
Brother… Brother!
Let’s talk about this, shall we?
On your knees!
Don’t touch me.
I see you’ve had enough of your life.
Wait, this thing hurts.
I gave your father so many guns and bombs.
Would you be so generous
and bless me with a bullet?
Fine.
As you wish!
Wait a second.
Take off his clothes.
That’s some really nice mink fur.
Would be a shame to ruin it.
Let me ask you again.
20% more.
Yes or no?
No.
Sister,
where are you going? It’s so late.
Mr. Huang is playing poker tonight.
They invited me over.
Didn’t Mr. Huang and his family go back to Anhui?
How are they playing poker here?
Well, they’re indeed leaving.
That’s why they want to meet up.
Sister, don’t lie to me.
Tell me,
did anything happen to Mr. Cheng?
What could possibly happen to him?
He left in a hurry last time.
Said that he wanted to check out some cargos there.
That was all he said.
I know him.
The more dangerous it is, the less he tells me.
He doesn’t want to worry me.
I usually just let it slide.
But if anything really happened to him,
sister,
don’t hide it away from me for him.
Things happened at Laozi Ridge.
The previous chief died.
The one under him captured Fan Lian.
And then,
brother went to save him.
What… what about now?
I don’t know.
My family had dealt with bandits before.
I can ask them to talk to those people.
Your family does business.
Businessmen can’t just go in there.
They will take you down all at once.
They are bandits.
Bullets work best on them.
I’ll take care of it.
Sister,
my brother always praises you.
You marrying him
is like a big fish in a small pond.
He’s been away for too long this time.
The Chamber of Commerce might come.
Please take care of our business at home.
Don’t you worry, sister.
I will take care of it.
When he comes back,
I’ll make sure he thanks you.
We’re husband and wife. There’s no need.
It’s really dark out there.
Do be careful.
Alright.
I’ll get going then.
Keep the light on tonight. Don’t turn it off.
Let’s keep it bright.
I’ll do it now.
Mr. Cheng is captured at Laozi Ridge?
Didn’t know the words got out so fast.
Lots of gun shots at the Laozi Ridge.
People can see it from miles away.
I also know that
he left for the east side a few days ago.
Sir,
you know about my brother’s plan so well.
What are you planning to do?
What I’m planning to do
doesn’t really matter.
What matters is
his life.
Fine.
Then I kindly ask you
to save his life.
Asking me to send my people to save him?
The commander left for Nanjing already.
You’re in charge of the soldiers here at the house of Cao.
Of course I’m asking you to help.
You only think of me
when the commander is away.
How is that I’m always
not as important as he is?
If you save Fengtai this time,
it’d be the best chance to befriend him.
I know
that you want something from him.
I want a lot from him.
As long as he comes home in one piece,
I can assure you,
I will make sure he works with you.
Will he listen to you?
What do you think?
When was the last time someone rejected you?
You never had a hard time,
being so clever
and so pretty.
Even when your parents passed away,
no one has ever said no to you
because of your charm.
So?
Are you going to reject me today?
Ma’am,
go home and wait for the news.
That adjutant… What’s his name?
Adjutant Sun!
Get your people!
Follow me!
What on earth are you doing?
Get down.
Eat.
No thanks. Don’t want to.
You…
Don’t want to? Don’t be silly.
You have nothing in your belly.
How are you going to practice properly?
Don’t mind me.
I’m working out.
I’ll start tumbling later.
You…
Who tumbles indoor?
Do it outside.
Fine.
Let’s see how long you can hang in here.
Interesting.
Never knew there’d be a day when he can’t eat.
I don’t see him being injured horribly.
Just some scratches.
Physically, no.
But the rumors and people talking behind his back…
And those nonsense on the newspaper.
Jiang Rongshou is clever.
He knew that our leader is impulsive.
He accused him of so many things
in front of so many people.
If our leader apologised,
then he’ll be the boss from now on.
But,
if our leader got physical,
that’s even better.
Our leader would become the traitor in this industry.
Our leader is always too straight forward.
Anyone pisses him off,
he easily gets physical.
His personality is a ticking time bomb.
Mr. Cheng is away now.
No one here to guide us.
Don’t even mention him.
Can’t find him anywhere.
What do you think he can do?
How’s everything, ladies and gentlemen?
Is Mr. Shang here?