[English subtitles are available.]
Winter Begonia
Episode 19
Put Kun opera
aside.
Next month, it’s the selection
of Opera Association.
Don’t you want
to revenge for your dad?
If you perform Kun opera,
we may sustain losses in business.
Also, you may ruin your reputation,
which will influence your selection.
Do you want to wait 5 years more?
Please listen to me.
I’ll write a new play for you.
OK.
Please hurry.
I want to play that when the theater is open.
The theater is still in air.
You are thinking about its opening.
You!
Don’t urge me to write the play.
Urge Cheng Fengtai
to find a palace. Hurry.
What palace?
You always have many guests.
OK.
I’ll go.
Mr. Cheng.
Mr. Cheng. Have a seat.
Look. Mr. An gave me some good tea.
Have a taste.
I want you to perform an opera with me.
Can you perform opera?
What opera?
A good one. Very interesting.
You will like it.
What’s the weird flavor?
Who is it?
You asked me
to come.
How come you forget now?
Which one of you
asked a harlot here?
We didn’t.
No.
Did you?
No.
Go out and have a look.
Second chief.
She’s a harlot.
And she looks sultry.
Will you open the door?
I’ll go if you don’t.
I won’t give your money back.
A harlot
came to us.
Why don’t we let her in
make us happy.
Go.
Who are you?
I?
I am your Jinx.
-Witch. -Witch.
[Zhilan Middle School]
My lady!
Where is my brother?
He had something
and asked me to send you home.
I’ll go. See you.
Mr. Zheng,
I can drive you home.
I’m afraid this will bother you.
My lady, what do you think?
Let’s go together.
Thanks.
Are you tired?
No.
Our classmates are good.
Well,
why are you fixing your eyes outside?
It’s late.
Why isn’t Laihong back?
It’s because you spoil him.
He doesn’t work hard on study
or come back
at dinner time.
Kids at this age,
especially boys,
are all naughty.
OK. OK.
Master,
Cheng Fengtai is here.
Cheng Fengtai?
Mr. and Mrs. Zheng.
Good evening.
What brings
Mr. Cheng by?
You invited me to watch opera,
Followers Pavilion played by Shang Xirui.
Everything is perfect of that opera.
Today
I come to
give you a show back.
Look at your man.
Li Jun
or Huang Tianba?
Which opera you’ll play?
Returning to Zhao.
Chacha’er. Your English is good.
My brother taught me.
Mr. Cheng?
What?
I didn’t think
he allows me to make friends with you.
Our classmates told me
I’ll be executed if I make friends with you.
Don’t believe their nonsense.
My brother is open-minded
and gentle.
He’s not scary like what they say.
OK. I believe you.
The adults can solve their own things.
They have nothing to do with us.
I don’t think your men can perform opera.
You really made a mistake.
Among them,
someone sings better than Shang Xirui.
OK, don’t beat around the bush.
Come to the point.
You’ve taken charge of the chamber for more than 10 years.
You’ve had a lot of enemies and debts.
It’s time to quit.
I am the chairman of Peking Chamber of Commerce.
Do you think
you can make me quit?
You don’t want to leave your wealth?
I’ve been the chairman for 18 years.
I put efforts into it for the half of my life.
Why should I quit?
For one reason.
Committing murder with bandits.
What?
The one who did such a vicious thing
doesn’t deserve to be the chairman.
Nonsense.
That’s fictive.
I don’t even know this.
Everything needs evidence.
I will give you a performance today.
But now you are performing to me.
I said it.
The opera is Returning to Zhao.
Watch it.
Chaca’er.
I’ll finish this book tonight.
I’ll give you back tomorrow.
OK.
See you tomorrow.
My lady, I’ll send Mr. Zheng in.
Please wait me in the car.
I’ll be right back.
You must know
the first performer.
The second chief of Laozi Ridge.
Lower your head.
I only know one sentence.
The dead can’t be the evidence.
Guards!
Mr. Cheng.
You were lucky to escape it.
But now you dash into the hell.
No one can help you.
None of them can live!
Grandpa! Grandpa!
Help! Grandpa!
Grandpa!
Cheng Fengtai, you!
Grandpa! Help!
Everyone is here.
-Mr. Zheng, fire a round. -Help me!
Grandpa! Grandpa!
Help!
-Save me! Grandpa! -You!
Help!
Grandpa!
-Leave here. -Help!
Cheng Fengtai.
He’s still a child.
Don’t get him involved.
How about this?
I’ll take care
of your grandson.
As long as you make everything clear,
I’ll finish this performance.
It’s deal.
I’ll go to police station to confess.
Mr. Zheng!
Well, Mr. Shang.
Is this interesting?
Quite good.
Exciting.
Mr. Cheng.
Do you always do business in this way?
My business is thrilling.
There are many interesting things.
Will you go with me in the future?
Yes.
I’m waiting on you.
Peking Chamber of Commerce is totally messy.
It’s not enough to make Zheng quit.
The whole industry is disordered.
If there’s not a good man being the new chairman,
I still can’t sleep well.
He’s not a good man,
but you are.
Why don’t you take his place?
Fengtai.
Concubines in the palace used this way.
It’s really useful.
Take these medicine for several months,
and you’ll get good news.
That’s great.
How can I repay you?
Chacha’er, you are back?
You don’t you say hi to Mengping?
What’s wrong with this kid?
She’s weird.
It’s fine.
Mengping, how are you?
Good evening.
You made your sister angry?
No.
Kids are always childish.
Mengping, have a seat at here.
I need to leave.
What’s the matter?
Is Chacha’er still in her room?
Miss Cheng locks her door.
She didn’t come out even though I called her.
After she went back with Fengtai,
she didn’t go out of her room.
Fengtai was worried a whole night.
He didn’t sleep well.
This morning,
Mr. Cheng wanted to drive Miss Cheng to school.
She stood at her door
for half an hour.
But Miss Cheng didn’t open the door.
This girl is more stubborn
than a man.
Let me have a try.
Chacha’er.
Time for lunch.
Girls too thin
don’t look pretty.
I know
you quarreled with your brother.
You are good girl.
It must be your brother’s fault.
Tell me how he treated you.
I’ll ask him to apologize to you, OK?
I don’t need his apology.
I want him to tell the police
to release Zheng Laihong’s grandpa.
Zheng Laihong’s grandpa?
You mean Chairman Zheng?
Is this related to your brother?
My brother asked police
to arrest Zheng Laihong’s grandpa.
Maybe he did
something guilty,
so the police arrested him.
No.
Before you are clear of the whole story,
you had a quarrel with him.
Also,
this is the adults’ thing on business.
What you need to do is studying and living happily.
Don’t care about this.
I don’t care this.
I only know that my brother used me
to cheat Zhong Laihong
and threaten his grandpa.
My... My brother is too cunning.
I become a joint criminal now.
Welcome.
Congratulations.
Come in please.
Come in, please.
Mr. Cheng, you are here?
Lord An.
Today is the madam’s birthday.
As her nephew-in-law,
I should come to congratulate her.
OK.
Thanks.
Where did you borrow the costume?
It’s like a real one.
Here’s a pigtail.
It’s complete.
Don’t make fun of me.
This is a fake pigtail.
But this robe
is a real one
that I wore in the palace before.
I also have
a robe for prince.
But it’s a pity that the emperor left the palace in a hurry,
so he didn’t seal it.
I won’t wear it today.
The emperor is sneezing in the northeast.
Every time I chat with you,
You’ll mention the emperor.
You put a lot of efforts into dressing.
But...
I feel embarrassed to go in.
This is only the beginning.
You’ll be shocked after you go in.
My mom prepared everything
based on the standard of the queen.
OK.
I have no choice.
She had a disease
long ago.
So she’s muddleheaded.
She thinks we are in Guangxu’s period.
Mr. Cheng, after you go,
don’t disprove what she says.
OK.
Today is her birthday.
OK.
Thanks, Mr. Cheng.
Please go in.
Mr. Cheng.
Mr. Shang.
Why are you hiding here?
I was waiting for you for long.
I came for you specially.
You should be grateful.
No one wants to see the fake pigtail.
I’m helping you open your horizons.
You are the investor of Shuiyun Theater.
So you need to see more things
in this industry.
OK, I’ll open my horizon.
Show me the way.
Here. Here.
Put the chicken first.
And then, the ribs.
Stewed pork is next to ribs.
The soup is in front of them.
It looks good now.
Go out.
Nice.
You cooked these dishes.
You really put a lot of efforts.
Commander
will be moved by this.
Don’t flatter me.
I just cooked a meal for him.
It’s you who takes care him
for the most time.
I’ll give you more bonuses at the end of this year.
I’m flattered.
I don’t deserve
what you give me.
What happened?
I don’t dare say much.
Commander is here!
-Commander. -Commander.
Go out.
Hurry. Let me have a look.
OK.
You were in Nanking for many days.
Did you eat well?
Yes.
Did you sleep well?
Yes.
Did you miss me?
Yes.
What?
How long haven’t you shaved?
It hurts.
Darling, shave for me tonight.
Look at you.
Come on. Come to eat.
OK.
I’ll shave for you after lunch.
OK, thanks, darling.
Drink.
OK.
Wait.
I’m waiting for you.
Toast you.
OK.
Welcome home.
OK.
Here.
Have a tofu with crab.
Do you like it?
You cooked it?
Of Course.
You are better than those cooks.
Have more if you like.
OK.
I’ll
go with you wherever you go,
and I can cook this for you every day.
When I was alone in Peking...
Forget it. You are just back.
I won’t mention these annoying things.
What happened?
Did your brother make you angry again?
How dare he?
I just think
it’s not easy to be a step-mother.
It’s the prat Cao Guixiu
who makes you angry?
Actually,
it’s OK that he pissed me off.
But
he said bad words of you.
I can’t bear it.
He said...
This theater is really splendid.
Look at the painting and the sculpture.
Huibin and Yahong
are not rivals of here.
Look at the colored painting.
I only saw it in the Summer Palace.
It’s really delicate.
An Mansion must invest a lot.
You don’t know it.
This theater was built
for the emperors specially.
Three emperors watched opera here.
Can it be botchy?
♬ Time to go ♬
Shunzi. Shunzi.
Why did you run here?
Shunzi. Shunzi.
Shunzi. Go.
Let’s go to congratulate the madam.
Mr. Cheng.
What do you think of it?
It’s delicate.
And the sound effect is good.
Even the dog was appealed.
I didn’t think I can sing at here.
You like here so much?
Of course.
If only our theater
was as half good as here.
You are not a picky one.
I’ll imitate here and build a theater.
The fake is fake.
It can’t be imitated.
Mr. Cheng. Come with me.
What?
Sit at the emperor’s chair!
The emperor must sit here.
Mr. Cheng. Come.
Forget it.
You won’t understand.
Don’t waste time.
That’s enough, Mr. Shang.
You need to prepare.
Go to have a chat with them.
Leave me alone.
Let me enjoy this feeling for a while.
Sir, why didn’t you inform me that you’re having lunch?
Who are you?
Why should he inform you?
I am the doctor of the commander.
Nice to meet you.
This is made by crab roe.
You have coronary heart disease.
You can’t eat food with high cholesterol.
Look at me.
When did you get coronary heart disease?
I don’t even know.
Several days ago,
I had a chest pain at night.
I almost couldn’t get up.
Why didn’t you tell me such a big thing?
No...
I...
I have medicine
and a doctor.
So I didn’t tell you
in case you worry.
You should tell me at least.
It’s convenient to call me from your barrack.
Call me once a day in future.
OK. OK.
Don’t eat tofu.
Here.
Have a rib.
OK.
Pork with fat
is made with sugar.
Commander has a sign of having diabetes.
He can’t eat this
no matter from the material
or the way to cook.
Commander,
please eat the nutritive lunch made by me.
What do you mean?
Yours is nutritive.
Commander’s favorite dishes made by me
are poisons?
I care commander’s health more than anyone else.
I don’t think I need to ask you
what he can eat.
You are commander’s wife.
Absolutely, you care him most.
But as long as you
know something about nutriology,
I can go now.
Who is she?
She’s here to argue with me.
Say something.
Darling.
She’s a doctor.
All doctors treat the patient
in this way.
You know it.
Look. I don’t
feel well recently.
I have...
I have some diseases.
They were found already.
I may fall down one day.
Didn’t you see that
I gave my military power
to Cao Guixiu?
Really?
So...
You...
You really have these diseases that she said?
Yes.
Why...
Why didn’t you tell me?
Why...
Why didn’t you tell me?
You are still young.
If I’m healthy,
I can stay with you longer.
Doctor Kimura
studied in Japanese Medical University.
What we eat and use
have been studied in their lab.
It won’t be wrong to listen to her.
Change the dishes.
Eat her nutritive lunch.
I won’t bother you here.
Sirs.
Did you see Mr. Shang?
-No. -No.
Sirs, did you see Mr. Shang?
-No. -No.
Sirs.
What are you looking for?
Did you see Mr. Shang?
Mr. Shang?
Is he missing again?
Yes.
The performance will begin in half an hour.
I didn’t see him at the back stage.
So I came here to find him.
We didn’t see him
as well.
He really makes me worry.
Where should I find him?
No.
I’ll go to front to find him.
Hurry to go.
Let’s go to our VIP room.
Go. Fengtai.
[Lord An’s wife, Fujin]
Help me to hang it there.
♫ Hey ♫
♫ The Jade Pool is surrounded by lucky clouds ♫
What’s the seat upstairs?
What a pumpkin you are.
My dad said
that Emperor Guangxu
sat at that seat
every time he came here to watch opera.
♫ It’s full of trees here ♫
Do you know who sat on his left?
Who?
Concubine Zhen.
Is that really for Mr. Shang?
I thought Mr. Shang played a joke.
Can he play joke on such a thing?
♫ It’s Jade Pool ♫
♫ Two kids are guarding here ♫
♫ How can they let me in ♫
♫ I got an idea ♫
♫ Let me turn my hair into sleep insects ♫
♫ They’ll fall in sleep then ♫
Leader. Don’t drink outside.
♫ Alas ♫
What?
No one knows I’m here.
There’s a mess at the back stage.
♫ They have fallen in sleep ♫
Mr. Niu is looking for you.
Go to change your clothes.
♫ Let me go in ♫
Everyone is waiting for your performance.
Let me be lazy this time.
I’ll play later.
No.
I need to watch Mr. Hou at here.
How can I change the order of the performance?
Tell them that you can’t find me
and don’t know where I am.
♫ Secular people can’t go in ♫
How will you explain to Lord An?
He invited you specially.
♫ I am lucky enough ♫
♫ Today I’ll taste many precious food ♫
You...
you say
An Mansion is too big
to find the way.
♫ Drink is here ♫
OK.
Let me listen to his opera once.
♫ Nectar tastes fragrant ♫
Will Lord An believe you?
♫ Nectar tastes fragrant ♫
Bravo!
Be quiet.
Shunzi. Shunzi.
Shunzi.
Don’t bark.
Mr. Shang.
Nice to meet you.
Madam.
Shunzi came to Mr. Shang especially.
Mr. Shang.
Congratulations, madam.
Nice to meet you, Lord An.
Shunzi.
Mr. Shang comes to watch opera.
Look.
After listening to your opera,
Shunzi still thinks
about your high pitch.
Mr. Shang.
Madam,
Lord An.
Mr. Shang.
Everyone is looking for you.
Why did you come here?
Madam, please forgive me.
I don’t mean to offense.
I’m here to
wait for
Hou Yukui’s performance.
Mr. Hou?
Now that Mr. Hou is here,
change your performance.
I didn’t see you two perform together.
I need to order
a show played in a pair.
OK.
Order as you please.
What should I order?
Give me that paper.
[Wu Ridge]
I’ll...
order Wu Ridge, OK?
Madam,
you are an expert.
Mr. Shang is good at lines
and figure.
This can show
his ability best.
But
I’m not sure
if Mr. Hou’s willing to perform with me.
You are not sure?
You are the most popular performer.
Performers who play male roles
are dying to cooperate with you.
OK.
Let me go with you
and serve you.
Mr. Hou.
Are you resting?
How do you feel now?
I have
a pack of good Yunnan cigarettes.
I’ll
send it to your mansion later.
You
are the unprecedentedly best performer
who plays males
in our country.
Today,
I invited the best performer who plays females.
I’m sure that you’ll give us an amazing show.
Have a guess.
Who did
I invite today?
Mr. Hou.
I am Shang Xirui.
Mr. Hou.
Mr. Shang
plays females elegantly.
He also has a beautiful voice.
He’s excellent at pitch bend.
You didn’t hear that.
The most precious thing
is that he’s also good at kungfu
as well as performance.
Though he’s young,
he’s the top
in the opera circle.
Madam said that
you two play
Wu Ridge for her today.
What’s your opinion?
Mr. Hou?
The day breaks. Wake up.
[Hou Yukui]
Mr. Niu.
What do you mean?
What do I mean?
I’m talking about your opera.
What opera?
It’s not Dingjun Mount?
Madam ordered
Wu Ridge.
Let me help you dress and make up.
Wu Ridge?
It’s a classic one.
Who plays Wang Baochuan?
Mr. Niu.
I need to say something in advance.
Don’t find a terrible partner for me.
That’s a shame of opera.
I’m not young.
Don’t make me embarrassed.
Look what you said.
How can I do that?
Mr. Shang is really
a good opera performer.
Audiences like him,
and even those picky critics
praise him much.
Mr. Niu.
You can’t choose my partner
based on your standard.
I’m sorry, Mr. Niu.
I need to smoke.
I’m not as
energetic as before.
Excuse me.
Mr. Shang!
Mr. Shang! Mr. Shang!
Don’t be angry.
I promised the madam.
Please don’t put me in dilemma.
Mr. Hou
is always stubborn.
Please
calm down now.
Finish the show
tonight at least.
I’ll play. Of course I will.
I’ll change the costume now.
Mr. Shang. Take care.
Take it down.
Stop biting.
It’s almost bare.
Are you afraid?
I didn’t rehearse with you.
No need.
This is a classic one.
Play as what the former players do.
Don’t try to make something fresh.
No one will splash hot water to you.
Though opium can excite you,
you’ll be controlled by it.
When I began smoking opium, you were not born.
Save your lesson.
My father said
that his most regretful thing
was seeing you being
trapped by opium.
He couldn’t stop you.
If he had one more chance,
he would rush in
and break your opium pipe,
though your legs might be painful
and you might not perform for your life.
Who is your father?
Shang Juzhen.
I see.
Your surname is also Shang.