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Winter Begonia
Episode 23
Zhouzi,
a friend of mine is around here.
I haven’t seen him for a long time.
-I need to go to see him. -Excuse me?
-I’ll go back to you later. -A bowl of noodles, please.
-I’ll wait for you. -OK.
Finish your noodles.
Mr. Shang.
Lad, sleeping after eating?
It really surprised me.
We’ll have a break at noon.
Only you haven’t had your bill.
But Mr. Shang hasn’t come back.
Does it matter?
You can pay for your lunch.
Money.
I don’t have money.
What? You don’t have money?
We’ve been doing business here for 3 generations.
No customers dined and dashed.
No, I didn’t try to dine and dash.
Could you wait for a while?
You also saw it.
I came with Mr. Shang Xirui.
You don’t know me,
but you must know him.
We had a lot of customers here.
Who saw that?
I know Mr. Shang.
But I’m not sure whether you are not
cheating me with him.
Police will tell us how to do!
No.
Go.
Sir.
Go.
Sir. Please.
The prison is not a place for human.
We will think of another way.
Well...
Under our rule,
getting beaten or getting punishment.
Choose one.
How will you beat me?
See this stick?
Let me heavily beat you 10 times.
Then, call it even.
10 times?
I can’t bear it even you beat me three times,
not to mention ten times.
Then, take the punishment.
As long as you pay me
three times
of your bill.
But I don’t even have a penny.
How can I pay you?
There are various ways.
Carry the carriage for passengers
at the ferry or the train station.
You said that Mr. Shang took you here.
So you must also be a performer.
It’s much easier.
-Perform on the street. -No.
This is a good way. Come.
No.
Boy!
Give me a stove poker.
Sir.
Here.
[Debts]
It’s deal.
Good.
Sir, how about letting him go?
Go back to your work.
Go.
OK. Fine.
It’s good.
What?
Don’t you want to get the punishment?
Then get beaten.
No.
Tomatoes on sticks!
[Perform for the debts]
Tomatoes on sticks!
Toast sweet potatoes with chestnut flour!
Sweet!
Tomatoes on sticks!
Bravos!
Don’t stand here.
You must call people to come.
How to do it?
Didn’t you see sellers who sell cakes?
Tell others what you have.
It...
How come you are still timid now?
Alright.
Let’s go to the police station.
Sir, please give me one more chance.
Start.
Come and see.
Perform...
-Be louder. -Come to see the performance.
I can’t hear your voice.
Come and see.
Order operas you like.
Come to see the performance.
No singing, no payment.
Order operas you like.
No singing, no payment.
Come to see the performance.
Why hasn’t Mr. Liu arrived?
It’s been a long time.
Yes.
Be patient. He’ll be here later.
Mr. Cao.
Liu Hanyun will arrive
in 15 minutes.
This old guy is very cunning.
Be careful.
Don’t leave any clue for him.
Yes, sir.
Go.
Take that woman here.
Yes.
Wait.
You can’t do it yourself.
Find helpers.
Go.
Who are you?
Why do you arrest me?
Cao Guixiu?
My son is in your belly.
Think before you speak.
Why do you arrest me?
I know what you are here for.
Give me back.
It’s the first time that I see
a pregnant woman with a gun on her belly.
You have my son.
Don’t you need to ask me before killing Liu Hanyun?
The baby is mine.
Why should I ask you?
He owes me
many lives.
I must kill him even if I’ll die here.
He caught many of your people.
Don’t you want them back and revenge?
Cao Guixiu. Can you save them?
I can.
But I don’t have a reason.
Because you are my baby’s father.
Now you admit that the baby is mine?
It’s your baby anyway.
He has your blood.
Don’t waste my time.
Tell me what you’ll do.
Stop it.
What a bandit.
Never be reasonable.
Well, let me see.
Stay with me these days.
And tell them
you’re my that.
What’s that?
Tell them you are my wife.
What?
You are my wife.
Obviously, you are taking my advantage.
Come to see the performance.
Come and see.
Order operas you like.
Sir.
Continue. Come on.
Come to order an opera.
Any female opera.
No singing, no payment.
Sir, order an opera please.
Any female opera.
No singing, no payment.
Yang Silang Visits Mother.
Can you sing that?
A little.
A little?
Can you sing
or not?
What do you mean “a little”?
It’s...
Can you sing?
Is he a cheater?
How come an opera performer
performs on the street?
Look.
He doesn’t have any musical instrument.
Right.
Give my money back.
I...
Sing.
Don’t be bashful.
Seems that I’m bullying you.
Will you sing?
♫ I was scared to sweat by his words ♫
Not bad.
Interesting.
♫ It’s been 15 years he just told me the truth ♫
♫ A son of Yang changed his name ♫
♫ He missed His family but couldn’t go back ♫
♫ Let me kowtow to mother ♫
Not bad.
Quite good.
Bravo!
Not bad.
Quite good.
Amazing.
To be honest,
you really have a good voice.
Not bad.
Quite good.
♫ Your highness ♫
♫ Your highness please listen to me ♫
This lad.
Not bad. Good.
♫ I don’t mean to offend ♫
♫ No warned no fault ♫
Bravo!
Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!
Keep singing.
It’s only worth of two eggs.
Sir, well.
Let me order one.
Matchmaker.
This is a hard one.
Not easy.
Can you?
This is what I’m best at.
OK. Show me.
♫ I’ll make your wish come true ♫
Bravo!
♫ He wants to be a bridegroom today ♫
♫ The madam’s word is like an order from a general ♫
♫ Come immediately when she calls you ♫
Good.
♫ I am never soft-hearted ♫
♫ But I have a crush after seeing him ♫
Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!
Unbelievable.
Everybody!
Will you order?
Hurry.
Keep singing.
Let me order one.
Thanks, sir.
-Here. -Thanks.
-Here. -Thanks, sir.
Good.
Thanks, sir.
Mr. Liu’s arrived. Mr. Liu’s arrived.
Mr. Sun.
Yes!
Protect Mrs. Cao.
Yes!
Welcome Mr. Liu. Welcome Mr. Liu.
Mr. Liu. Welcome Mr. Liu.
[Welcome Commissioner Liu to inspect]
Mr. Liu! Mr. Liu! Mr. Liu!
I’m Cao Guixiu,
the first military division commander in Peking.
Welcome Mr. Liu, the commissioner of 5 provinces of north.
I’m Cao Guixiu,
the first military division commander in Peking.
Welcome Mr. Liu, the commissioner of 5 provinces of north.
Mr. Liu.
We prepared a feast for you.
Please get off.
My surname is Wang.
I’m the secretary of Commissioner Liu.
He asked me to tell you
and Commander Cao.
He said
that he has a lot of work
and the days at here are numbered.
These red tapes are not necessary.
Sorry that I didn’t arrange it well.
Please forgive me.
Mr. Liu, could you please get off?
Mr. Liu let me tell you
that he’s inspecting secretly in this city.
Anyone who
make troubles
to stop his work
will be executed with this Sword.
Mr. Cao, do you understand?
Please tell Mr. Liu.
I won’t forget what he said.
I’ll do my best to cooperate with him.
Go.
Thanks for your support.
Thank you.
-Bravo! -Please have a check.
Boy, good performer.
If you are lucky enough,
you may be a star one day.
Thank you.
Boy.
I’ll order an opera.
You look familiar.
Looking at the bruises on your face,
I know you are Zhouzi.
Aren’t you in Sixi’er’s theater?
Why did you come here?
Mr. Zheng, why are you here?
Strange words.
In Peking,
is some place where I daren’t go?
What?
What are you doing here?
Perform for debts.
Were you driven out by Sixi’er?
Now that you perform on the street,
I’ll order one.
Sixi’er can’t teach you others,
but he’s best at
the vulgar opera.
I...
Am I so mean?
Am I?
I’ll order Make a Scene in the Chamber.
Sing for me.
I can’t.
You can’t or you won’t?
Mr. Zheng, he’s still young.
Go away.
Go.
He doesn’t accept my order.
Does he look down on me?
Mr. Zheng, please be merciful.
Will you sing?
With so much money,
you can invite a star to perform.
Seems that you want to be hit.
Guys,
hit him!
You did very well.
Performers don’t accept
any requirement casually.
Don’t come,
or I’ll ask my dad to kill you.
Jiang Dengbao.
With the protection of your dad,
you bully the weak people all the time.
If you don’t stop your sin,
you’ll get punishment.
Then even your dad can’t protect you.
Nonsense.
Don’t spread rumors.
How did you get your third concubine?
How was the leader of Qingyin Theater
put in the prison?
There are people remembering those.
Shang, don’t go.
Wait me here.
Are you all right?
I’m all right.
But I brought you trouble again.
Mr. Shang. Did you...
Ask me whatever you want.
Did... Did you leave me on purpose?
I
want to cure your “fright disease”.
If I made you uncomfortable,
I apologize to you.
No, no, no.
You helped me.
I should thank you.
Are you still afraid of crowd of people?
Good.
After lunch,
let’s buy clothes.
Go.
[The world belongs to people Peking Government Peking Social Affairs Bureau Peking Land Bureau]
Our men in Nanking
get the report
that firearms are transferred in Peking.
The smugglers are rampant.
They are
even protected by the army.
How...
How can it be possible?
What strange news.
Now the war is in process.
The relationship between China and Japan is tense.
How come they do such a thing
instead of fighting the battle?
Mr. Jiang
appointed me to come to
investigate this thing
and inspect the livelihood.
I read
these archives.
I also wandered in the city.
The economy is developed well.
All walks of life work together.
But the security is not as good as the economy.
The urban is peaceful
but the suburb is under chaos.
There are too many bandits.
On my way here, I met several bandits.
They kidnap and blackmail people.
Who can make sure
that people in Peking are safe?
So...
Were you in danger?
Yes.
If I was in danger,
how can you see me now?
Yes.
Luckily, the warriors are all brave and strong.
The bandits got nothing from me.
The most of them were killed by my men,
and also, we caught some captives.
What a contribution.
Arrange a trial
to sentence these bandits.
First, it’s to calm the public.
Second, it’s to deter the gangsters.
Don’t worry. Let me take care of it.
Mr. Cheng.
Mr. Cao always behaves like this.
He won’t stop
until he thinks it’s enough.
Mr. Cheng. Please wait him in the room.
Mr. Cheng, you...
Did Liu Hanyun take action?
My storage has been sealed up.
Don’t you still have some hidden warehouses?
These will be sealed up sooner or later.
I come to ask you
whether you can move
my firearm in the hidden warehouses.
Ask Commander Cao.
How can I achieve it?
He is recuperating.
Kimura doesn’t let others see him.
Also, we have nothing to say.
The Japanese doctor is like a supervisor.
What can I talk to him
in front of Japanese?
Then give some gifts to Mr. Liu.
You are best at that.
He doesn’t appear in public,
so I don’t even have a chance.
You’ve run out of your ways.
And I become your last hope?
Don’t laugh at me.
Do you think you are not involved?
Once they know it’s me,
your whole Family
can’t get away
from it.
These firearms are strongest evidence.
Uncle, don’t worry.
Well...
I’ll talk to my father.
Calm down.
Pray to the god.
Don’t leave any clue of your warehouses
to Liu Hanyun.
Sir,
everything goes well.
Have a rest.
The commander is resting. Please go back.
I come to see my father.
You don’t have right to stop me.
Let him in.
Prat. What are you doing here?
Are you here to check if I’m still alive?
I come to chat with you.
About what?
With a woman around us,
I’m not convenient to say casually.
How about having a bath with me?
Can he do it?
The commander is weak now,
so having a bath for a long time is not good.
I must be with him.
You are with him when he’s having a bath?
Alright.
I’ve been resting for several days.
I got sweaty.
Scrub for me.
OK, no problem.
Fujin, I come to give you tickets.
Mr. Shang, you are here.
Godfather, you...
Let me help you.
Fujin,
have a good rest.
I’ll visit you as possible as I can.
Godfather, why are you here?
Let’s talk about it outside.
[Best wishes for Fujin]
Godfather,
I didn’t think you and Fujin are friends.
Yes.
When I succeeded in the government examination,
Prince An was my master.
And when I became an official,
he was my leader.
In Peking,
Prince An and Fujin
took care of me for these years.
So once I arrived in Peking,
I came to visit her.
But I didn’t think
she can’t recognize me
due to her disease.
Godfather,
you were an official of Qing?
Yes.
Can you tell me your life during that period?
To tell you the truth,
my new play
is a story in the palace.
Really? Tell me
what the story it is.
In this story...
Cao Guixiu,
you are a jerk!
How dare you blackmail me?
Your position and uniform
are given by me.
What? Now you’ve grown up,
and interfere my thing?
Get lost.
OK, don’t regret!
My most regretful thing
is having you.
Get out!
Everything is ready.
Mr. Cheng.
Where is your leader?
He went to give Fujin tickets.
Give whom?
Fujin.
Godfather, don’t forget
to watch my new play tomorrow.
I promise.
I must go to watch you.
Godfather, take care.
Mr. Cheng.
Who is that?
What pomp.
My godfather, Liu Hanyun.
Mr. Cheng.
Why do you come here?
I went to your theater, but you were not there.
They told me that you’re here.
Get in the car. Have some night snacks with me.
[Huitong]
How did you get bruise on your face?
Your dad beat you?
Leave this aside.
Be serious.
I can solve the problem of firearm,
but I need a help.
Go ahead.
Help me
to meet Liu Hanyun.
There’s no way
several days ago,
but now, it’s a piece of cake.
I’ll take care of it.
You told me that you couldn’t even give him gifts.
After only one day,
you’ve known a way?
Because I made a wish to a right god.
Mr. Shang! Mr. Shang! Mr. Shang!
He can take my car.
-This is too complicated. -Good.
This is a tradition.
Once you play a new opera,
you need to warm up.
Showing yourself and advertising
your play are necessary.
Our leader said
that Zhao Feiyan takes a car
breaks the traditional rule.
Yes.
He shows off in various way,
which is interesting.
I’m really shocked
by the fans’ love.
The fans’ love
can’t go long.
Don’t take it seriously.
Once
they find
our leader’s drawbacks,
they’ll change their attitude immediately.
Their love will turn to hate.
Their hate
is scarier than
your enemies’ hate.
At least, they can’t see
Mr. Shang when he eats.
That’s a really scary thing.
Mr. Shang! Mr. Shang! Mr. Shang!
Thanks! Thanks!
Thanks!
Thank you all!
Mr. Shang! Mr. Shang! Mr. Shang!
Mr. Cheng.
You don’t go with me?
Go to make up.
I’ll have a look at the front
to protect the emperor.
You still keep this brush?
I stole it from your bag.
Don’t you blame me?
It happened long ago.
I’ll give you a new one.
I’m used to it.
No one is better than this.
Close your eyes
to avoid your eyelash is colored.
Mr. Shang, how are you?
Mr. Yuan. Don’t stop.
Drawing eyebrows should be at one stretch.
You should have informed me
that you come today.
I would reserve a good seat for you.
No, thanks.
I’ll go later.
Mr. Yuan is best at drawing eyebrows.
It’s not easy to see him.
For my sake,
could you please
draw for Mr. Shang as well?
Mr. Shang rarely performs a male role.
And he plays the emperor.
I heard that Mr. Shang performed male roles before.
I’m lucky to see that today.
Have a seat.
Thank you so much.
Commissioner Liu.
I told you many times.
Call me Mr. Liu at here.
Mr. Liu.
I reserved a box for you.
[Amazing Performance]
Stop looking. That will boost your fright.
Mr. Shang.
Could you explain the script for me again?
Nothing to explain.
Just perform it
in your own way.
You are not a star.
No one knows you, so don’t be afraid.
Let me see your performance.
I don’t have my performance.
What I have were taught by Mr. Xi.
You have.
You are talented.
I trust my eyes.
Don’t learn from Sixi’er.
His style is out of date.
Forget his skills.
Just show yourself.
Think about how you performed on the street.
And now,
take the audiences as sweet potatoes.
How?
When I was young,
I was nervous on the stage.
My dad told me
to take the audiences as sweet potatoes,
then everything would be OK.
Zhouzi. It’s your turn.
Remember,
the audiences are sweet potatoes.
Your fan. You forgot your fan.
Mr. Shang, wait for my show.
I’ll watch you.
Fengtai.
Come.
Bravo!
Not bad.
A good beginning.
Yes, Fengtai.
Look how skillful he is.
So nice.
It’s not easy to be so good at his age.
♫ Ha ha ♫
Is he 13 or 14?
♫ Alas ♫
Fengtai,
♫ I wonder who you are ♫
after several years,
♫ It’s a copycat ♫
when he reaches Mr. Shang’s age,
♫ The essence can’t be imitated ♫
he may be better than Mr. Shang.
No one can be sure.
♫ Just watch ♫
♫ Why do you come to laugh at me ♫
You know nothing. Do you know opera?
♫ You can dance at here ♫
Mr. Shang is a scarce talent.
♫ But why can’t I walk through there ♫
♫ How annoying you are ♫
Can anyone be compared with him?
Mr. Du. You know opera.
♫ Don’t you know who I am ♫
You are an expert.
Could you tell me
♫ To be honest ♫
♫ I know what you are thinking about ♫
why he is not good?
♫ Those filthy things ♫
♫ You want to replace the empress ♫
He’s not bad.
In the future,
♫ In your dreams ♫
he needs to work hard
♫ If I succeed one day ♫
to shape himself.
I think
♫ You’ll regret ♫
Zhouzi must achieve something in the future.
♫ Don’t brag ♫
♫His majesty and the empress are perfect matches ♫
But Fengtai,
♫ A wonderful pair ♫
don’t tell Mr. Shang
♫ Even if Xishi came back to life ♫
what I said.
♫ His majesty won’t love her ♫
He thinks highly of himself.
I’m afraid that he’ll be uncomfortable.
♫ Not to mention you ♫
♫ Just be the maid ♫
You misunderstood Mr. Shang.
♫ Go for wool and come home shorn ♫
Otherwise, he wouldn’t stay Zhouzi.
♫ I know how much you know ♫
Yes. Yes.
But what a pity.
♫ I can’t believe you are such stupid ♫
He can only borrow him for one month.
I’m worried that
♫ Why do you say so ♫
after he goes back to Yunxi,
♫ His majesty loves his empress much ♫
he’ll be
a strong rival of Shuiyun.
Yes.
♫ Do you know in this palace ♫
Zhou Xiangyun
learned a lot from our leader.
♫ Love means nothing ♫
Look at his figure.
No one is better than him
in Shuiyun.
♫ What’s the use ♫
I give in.
♫ Although the empress gets his majesty’s love, she has no children ♫
Only you can match him.
Leader.
Seems that Zhou Xiangyun
♫ That’s in vain ♫
will surpass you.
If you don’t stop teaching him,
♫ I am youthful ♫
he’ll steal your show.
♫ Having a baby is easy ♫
I also think so.
♫ I may give birth
It’s what my student should show.
♫ A lot of children ♫
Good job.
♫ Yo yo yo yo ♫
♫ Look at you ♫
♫ You don’t want to the empress ♫
♫ You want to turn to a pig ♫
♫ Bah ♫
Bravo! Bravo!
Mr. Cheng.
Mr. Shang.
What do you think?
Very good.
I knew you are talented.
After tonight, you are Zhou Xiangyun.
After two years, you are Mr. Zhou.
Except me,
no one dares call you Zhouzi.
Leader. It’s time for you.
OK.
Mr. Shang.
You are the key role of the show,
on the stage and off the stage.
Trust me.