[English subtitles are available.]
Winter Begonia
Episode 48
You may leave.
Mr. Xue.
You come to have fun with me?
Let’s drink.
Why do you wear a long face?
You look so serious.
What’s wrong?
Now I’m nothing
but a messenger.
The message is for you this time, Mr. Du.
Japanese will establish the Cultural Exchange.
They’ll invite you.
Damn it.
I won't go.
Fine.
Then leave Peking.
Have fun somewhere else.
Where should I go?
Suzhou?
Hangzhou?
I’m going to somewhere
without Japanese.
You can go anywhere.
It’s up to you, Mr. Du.
I’ll take my leave.
Japan?
Culture?
What exchange is that?
What the heck can I exchange with them?
This is the story.
Mr. Du’s pen name was exposed.
He was targeted by Japanese.
He’s reluctant to write pro-Japanese articles,
and can’t stay in Peking anymore.
He’s leaving for Hong Kong tomorrow.
If he leaves,
Shuiyun will be more disunited.
Master.
If you still don't go back and hold the situation,
we won’t be able to perform anymore.
Master.
You must find a solution.
How old are you?
Fifteen. Almost sixteen.
Sixteen.
When I was at your age,
my father died.
My brother left.
I’ve taken charge of Shuiyun Theater
Since then.
The seal of Shuiyun is inside.
My father gave it to me.
I give it to you,
like an heirloom.
You can have all the money in the theater,
and sign any contract.
Take it.
Take charge of Shuiyun Theater.
Master.
Take it.
I won’t blame you
if Shuiyun is bankrupted.
I have no time to attend to them.
That’s all because you’re absent.
They’ll be good once you go back.
You must go back.
How is Xiaojiu’er?
After you left,
it didn’t chirp much.
Neither did it eat.
If it doesn’t eat,
feed it with egg yolk.
It loves that.
Tell them
I’m very well.
-Stop fighting! -Stop!
Stop!
I’ll kill you.
Stop!
I was just out for days.
It's been a mess in the family.
What’s going on?
They...
They rumored about me.
I said the truth.
Since you did it, are you afraid of rumors?
What did she say?
Tell me.
She said Chiyo was a sex spy
and slept with her godfather.
How dare you say such nonsense?
You wanna die?
-Xue! -Xue!
Xue, you hit me, too.
You hit me for this Japanese shrew!
Let me die!
Calm down.
Then kill yourself. Leave her alone.
All of you, listen up.
Those who were rude to Mrs. Chiyo today
get out of here.
Xu Yongnian, stop there!
-Let me go! -Calm down.
-Stop! Hey! -Let go of me!
-Don’t push me! -What are you talking about?
Viewers buy the tickets
for the show of Shang Xirui.
-He even performed when he’s deaf. -Stop!
He doesn’t perform when Cheng is sick?
He gets us in this trouble!
-What’s happening? -What’s happening?
Whether you leave or stay,
it must be approved by the leader.
He loves operas so much.
I don’t believe he’ll quite.
Right. If the leader says to disband,
I’ll pack up and leave
right away.
How long will we wait?
I can’t wait any longer.
I’ll leave Peking
and build my own troupe.
If you wanna leave,
go with me.
No?
OK.
Stop.
What?
You’ve signed the contract.
Since you leave,
what about the penalty?
You little kid.
You do have guts.
How dare you manage me?
Get lost!
Master gave me the seal
of Shuiyun Theater in person.
If you leave without paying the penalty,
I’ll sue you by using it.
Don’t threaten me with this.
Did you steal it?
Give it to me.
No.
I...
Xu Yongnian!
-What are you doing? -Hey, what's wrong with you?
Give it to me.
Or I’ll kill you!
Master gave me the seal
in front of Cheng’s bed.
Master took in charge of Shuiyun when he’s 16.
I’m 16 as well.
He said I could do it.
I believe I can.
Give it to me.
No!
Xu Yongnian!
Zhou!
What are you doing?
-Are you crazy? -Are you mad?
Stop him! Stop!
Xu Yongnian! What are you doing?
Are you crazy? Xu Yongnian!
Zhouzi!
You rascal.
Leader is in Cheng’s family and can’t come.
I’ll break the seal.
How will you sue me?
Shang’s Guide of Stick.
Leader has passed it to him.
If you don’t believe it,
come and challenge me.
Mr. Zhou, we believe you.
Tell us. What should we do?
Yes.
Mr. Zhou. We listen to you.
-We listen to you. -Right.
Shang Xirui leaves,
but you have me.
Shuiyun Theater
will reopen tomorrow.
How come
he becomes so thin?
You see him secretly once a day.
You made the food and wouldn’t bring it in.
I feel upset for you.
Madam.
Not bringing it in again?
You may bring it in.
Mrs. Cheng.
Master.
A maid outside asked me
to bring the dishes to you.
I bought your favorite pig shoulder.
Would you eat it now?
It gets cold.
I bring you some clothes.
Mr. Cheng looks
much better than before.
I think so.
He looks much better.
Is Cheng Meixin here?
No.
Master.
Where are you going?
Mrs. Cheng.
I’m going for him.
Master.
What...
What are you looking for?
Let me help you.
Mr. Cheng likes
the General Iron Head at the backstage.
I’ll catch one for him.
General Iron Head?
It is so cold now.
How come there’s cricket?
It is already so cold now.
Master.
Are you all right?
I’m fine.
Why are you following me?
Go back.
I’m good.
Don't come tomorrow.
Don’t disturb him.
Isn’t it good to wake him up?
You ran away when you saw the coffin that day.
They said you’re insane.
They didn't find you all over the city.
Where did you go?
I forgot.
But... But later
I realized that you deceived me.
You were dressed in red.
If Cheng had died,
you shouldn’t have worn red clothes.
The coffin was used
to counteract bad luck.
That day,
she really
went too far.
Japanese came because of me.
She’s Cheng’s family.
She should hate me.
I don’t blame her.
What about your family?
What about your biological sister?
She doesn't want me to be a performer.
Mrs. Cheng.
Look at Cheng.
Is he breathing fast?
He has a fever.
Call the doctor.
Ma’am.
If the wound
gets worse,
I’m afraid
he has to amputate.
Cut off his leg with a saw?
No, you can’t.
If he can’t recover,
his corpse won’t be intact.
Cut it off then.
As long as he can survive,
it’s OK to lose a leg.
Don’t be like Chen Renxiang
who values his leg more than his life.
The problem is that
penicillin isn’t enough.
If it can be injected daily,
the inflammation will be controlled.
But in the market,
there’s no
any penicillin now.
Hurry.
You’ve been late for half an hour.
Sorry. Mr. Du.
We encountered patrolmen on the way.
We hid for a while.
You’re safe.
Get in the car. Hurry.
-Hurry. -OK.
-Hurry up. -Come on.
Be careful! Be careful!
Bastard!
Yes.
So many men
have dug so long.
Hasn’t the General’s body been found?
Rubbles are full of the cave.
It’s like digging a tunnel in the sand.
Should we assign more men?
What did
the survivors say?
They said they’re ambushed by bandits ahead.
Cao Guixiu chased behind them.
They entered Cave Liuxian
and heard the explosion suddenly.
The cave collapsed.
Colonel.
Do you suspect the cave itself?
But Cheng took our surveyors and checked it.
The steel structure of the cave was secure.
He was badly injured too.
He is dying.
Dying?
So serious?
He has been in a coma.
He is timid and indulged in pleasure.
I don’t think
he would sacrifice himself
for righteousness.
Seeing is believing.
Listen. Go and prepare gifts.
I’m gonna visit him tomorrow
in person.
Wheezing rate in the windpipe is severe.
The inflammation has spread to the lungs.
Take Mr. Cheng’s blood
to our hospital for test.
We’ll make
the optimal treatment plan for Mr. Cheng.
We’ll never forget the contribution he made
to the Imperial Army of Japan.
Japanese has come?
It’s the colonel
who got Cheng injured.
Go to check the ginseng soup.
Mr. Shang.
-Colonel. -Shang...
Interesting.
Xiyazi.
Stop it!
Mengping!
Don’t move.
I won’t kill you.
If I kill you,
you’ll be a hero,
like Liang Hongyu you played.
Go.
Blood.
Hurry! Hurry!
Go get hot water!
She is about to give birth.
OK.
Call the midwife.
Go. Hurry.
It’s just a superficial injury.
Why not forgive Shang Xirui?
He’s the hottest opera star in Peking.
He enjoys a great reputation among the people.
It isn’t easy to stabilize the situation in Peking.
You arrest him
and make people panic.
It’s unworthy.
Kujyo sacrificed himself for the nation,
you don’t look sad at all.
But you come here
and yell at me
just for a Chinese performer?
I’m sad
for my brother's death as well.
But I heard that
you went to
the bar with women the other day.
I went to receive the Spanish ambassador.
They knew
I could speak Spanish,
so they asked me to accompany him.
You’re not like a man of Kujyo Family.
Whether I am or not,
release Shang Xirui first.
He’s just an opera performer.
The condition in the prison is terrible.
Did you torture him?
This is the military.
My rank is higher than yours.
How dare you order me around?
What’s the use of your rank?
You’re a vassal of my family forever.
Scram.
Report.
Colonel.
I got Cheng Fengtai’s injury report.
How is it?
The insufficient medical treatment
caused a serious infection.
Several ribs were broken
and hurt the organs.
Even if the injury on the left leg recovers,
it’s highly probable
to be permanent disability.
If that’s the case,
it’s truly an accident.
In terms of medical science,
it’s quite a narrow escape.
It doesn’t seem to be forged.
Should we give him the medicine?
Since
he didn’t cheat,
we
should also honor our word.
You were not pregnant for years,
but you had two at once.
It’s God’s blessing.
If your husband knows,
he’ll be very happy.
I wanna see the babies.
Sure.
Mengping!
Congratulations!
You have twins of mixed sex.
She’s convalescing.
What are you doing here?
Go out.
The performer stabbed the Japanese today.
He was taken away.
What?
Hello?
Stop shouting.
You wanna be beaten up again?
What time is it?
It's after 10.
Why ask so many questions?
Darn it.
Let me out!
Let me out! Time to feed him medicine!
I’m gonna feed him medicine!
Let me out!
Is it Mr. Shang?
Let me out!
I’m gonna feed him medicine!
Let me out!
I’m gonna feed him medicine!
Let me out!
I’m gonna feed him medicine!
Let me out!
I’m gonna feed him medicine!
Let me out!
I’m gonna feed him medicine!
Let me out!
I’m gonna feed him medicine!
Stop! Stop! Stop shouting!
Hey. Stop shouting.
Let me out!
-What are you shouting about? -Let me out!
Darn it. Are you nuts?
What’s the sound?
♫ All things have a destiny ♫
♫ Looks like it’s all fated ♫
It’s Mr. Shang!
Mr. Shang.
It’s really Mr. Shang!
-Mr. Shang! -No way.
Didn’t he drink and perform
with the Japanese officers?
Yeah.
Did he offend Japanese?
What happened?
-Mr. Shang! -Mr. Shang!
-Please sing for us! -Sing some more!
Yes, Mr. Shang!
-Mr. Shang! -Mr. Shang!
Shut up!
Silence!
Shut up!
Mr. Shang.
Behave yourself.
Mr. Shang.
Shut up!
What are you doing?
In the end,
I’m honored to play for Mr. Shang.
It's worth it.
Mr. Shang.
Darn it.
You...
You dare to hit him?
Do you know who he is?
Yes. He is Mr. Shang.
Why did you torture him?
Open the door!
I dare not. He’ll escape.
Bastard!
Hurry!
Yes.
Mr. Shang.
Are you all right?
Are you gonna take me out?
How about I hijack you and you take me out?
Sakata
doesn’t take me seriously at all.
I don’t think
he cares about my safety.
Sakata was stabbed by you.
Give me more time.
When he gets better,
I...
I’ll find a way to get you out.
I’ll tell you some names.
Let them save me.
Tell them I appreciate.
OK.
I’ve known it.
I promise I will make it.
You.
Yes, sir.
Do not torture Mr. Shang again.
I won’t. I won’t.
Besides,
give him
enough food and drinks.
Yes, sir. No problem.
Mr. Shang.
Wait for me.
Take care.
Coming.
Your noodles.
Good day.
Did you hear that
Mr. Shang from Shuiyun Theater
stabbed the Japanese?
Isn’t he pro-Japanese?
How come he’s against Japanese now?
Nonsense.
He’s wronged.
Sir.
Is what you said true?
Of course. Listen to me.
The one he stabbed was a colonel.
Shang was arrested
and put in the prison.
He was badly beaten.
Listen.
Mr. Shang
is so pitiful.
Back then,
we believed the rumor that he was pro-Japanese.
We failed Mr. Shang
who had performed for us
for so many years.
That’s right.
I used to scold him.
I can’t help slapping myself.
I wish
he could be safe this time.
Listen.
This matter
could be true.
It’s said that
the foreign papers have reported it.
-I heard of it, too. -So did I.
The Japanese soldiers
slaughtered civilians,
and committed outrageous crimes.
One of the crimes
is
the persecution of cultural celebrities.
Mr. Shang’s name
was on the list.
There are photos to prove it.
It is
spread all over the world.
They’re cursing the Japanese.
Gentlemen.
Eat your noodles.
No political affairs.
Eat. Eat.
Eat. Eat noodles.
OK.
Rest assured.
You come to
plead for Shang Xirui again?
Kazuma doesn’t think
Chinese
respect performers.
But I think
Chinese
do respect performers.
Since we occupied Peking,
these celebrities have been staying at home
to keep themselves safe.
But now,
for saving Shang Xirui,
they’ve been
calling me
again and again,
trying to persuade me
to release him.
Perhaps they think
saving a performer won’t stir up trouble.
Suzuki.
How is Cheng Fengtai?
He hasn’t woken up yet.
His families
have no any action.
Only his brother-in-law Fan Lian
spent lots of money
asking for information.
Sister.
My dear sister.
Should we save Shang Xirui?
Say something.
It’s his fate.
I only
care about Fengtai now.
I have no time for him.
I’m unable to save him either.
He did it to revenge for Fengtai,
and was arrested at our place.
You shouldn’t stand by.
Have you stood by?
Not exactly.
I did spend some money
on the connections.
Sister.
Japanese are greedy.
You know it.
My money isn’t enough
to satisfy them.
Sister.
Don’t you hold the share of the freight agency?
You...
You mean
I can get money from the freight agency?
Go and do your business.
Don’t disturb Fengtai here.
I’m going then.
Go.
OK. OK.
Don’t you still wake up?
Don’t blame me for not telling you this.
That performer avenged you.
He risked his life
to stab that Japanese with a scissor.
He’s taken away.
Caught by Japanese,
he’s doomed.
He would take a bullet.
Since he can sing,
cut his tongue off
and tear him into pieces.
Don’t you go to save him?
Are you so mean?
You’re neither dead nor alive.
You wanna worry us
to death. Right?
Doctor!
Say it.
Who ordered you to do that?
I avenged Cheng Fengtai.
No one ordered me.
Don’t you read newspapers?
He’s the investor of my Shuiyun Theater.
That’s all?
More than that.
We’d like to die for each other.
You forced him to deliver goods
and got him badly injured.
You deserve to die.
Mr. Shang.
The photos
that you wore kimono and performed back then
were released.
You’ve been denying it.
You think
you’re wronged
due to it.
How so?
Aren’t Japanese costumes
and operas good?
Colonel Sakata. This matter...
Untie him.
Take time to my office.
Yes.
Wait.
I’ll untie him.
He’s the same as before.
Mrs. Cheng.
Did you see it wrong?
The fever's gone.
Why doesn’t he wake up?
What's the problem exactly?
The coma could be caused
by many reasons.
I suppose
the medical devices
didn’t work well in the last surgery.
So...
Mr. Cheng
looks well.
He can have medicine and soup.
Why can't he wake up?
Mrs. Cheng.
Please do as I said.
Invite a Yin-yang Master
to do the rituals
and call Cheng's soul back.
Mrs. Cheng.
Do you remember
the groom Gangzi?
His head was kicked by a horse.
He lay there and looked well in a coma.
But he couldn’t wake up.
A Yin-yang master did the rituals,
and let his nephew call his soul back
on the roof. Right?
Mrs. Cheng.
Don’t hesitate.
Invite the Yin-yang Master tomorrow
to have a try.
I have no other ways.
Where is the Master?
Assign more men to invite him.
Be sure to invite him here.
Yes.
They
resort to superstitions.