1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:46,667 --> 00:00:48,459 The secret to success in martial arts is 4 00:00:49,126 --> 00:00:50,126 not to duck your head. 5 00:00:51,084 --> 00:00:52,917 The hand is faster than the head. 6 00:00:57,084 --> 00:00:58,126 Hands are light. 7 00:00:58,626 --> 00:00:59,667 The head is heavy. 8 00:01:00,501 --> 00:01:02,542 Hands or head, which is faster? 9 00:01:04,001 --> 00:01:04,834 Hands! 10 00:01:05,126 --> 00:01:05,959 Once again. 11 00:01:09,917 --> 00:01:12,126 You already defeated him. 12 00:01:12,459 --> 00:01:13,459 Win or lose, 13 00:01:13,542 --> 00:01:16,334 in Tianjin it's customary for the academy to play host. 14 00:01:18,126 --> 00:01:20,542 You wanted coffee; we came all this way for it. 15 00:01:20,626 --> 00:01:22,126 Can't you be more civil? 16 00:01:22,542 --> 00:01:24,126 I suppose 17 00:01:24,751 --> 00:01:26,334 fighters just enjoy talking shop. 18 00:01:26,709 --> 00:01:27,584 One more time. 19 00:01:56,792 --> 00:01:59,042 Are you going to take care of it? 20 00:01:59,417 --> 00:02:00,251 Of course. 21 00:02:13,709 --> 00:02:18,042 In 1912, Tianjin's first martial arts academy was born. 22 00:02:19,292 --> 00:02:22,626 By 1932, Tianjin became home to many types 23 00:02:23,667 --> 00:02:28,376 of fighting styles from all across China. 24 00:04:04,042 --> 00:04:05,501 What style was that? 25 00:04:06,209 --> 00:04:07,209 Wing Chun. 26 00:04:07,959 --> 00:04:08,876 Haven't heard of it. 27 00:04:10,001 --> 00:04:12,792 It's a closely guarded discipline in Southern China, 28 00:04:13,084 --> 00:04:14,209 known only to a select few. 29 00:04:14,709 --> 00:04:16,417 You want to make Wing Chun famous in Tianjin? 30 00:04:16,792 --> 00:04:19,251 That requires your consent. 31 00:04:22,584 --> 00:04:24,584 You surprised me today. 32 00:04:25,959 --> 00:04:27,876 No ordinary man can attain your skill level. 33 00:04:29,251 --> 00:04:30,667 Let me take you somewhere. 34 00:04:31,001 --> 00:04:33,584 I'm the only martial artist who's been there. 35 00:05:02,376 --> 00:05:03,292 You see? 36 00:05:11,292 --> 00:05:13,251 That Belorussian dancer is astonishing. 37 00:05:14,959 --> 00:05:16,001 The precision of her movement, 38 00:05:16,459 --> 00:05:17,751 the subtle muscle control, 39 00:05:18,084 --> 00:05:19,542 it's like a martial art. 40 00:05:20,126 --> 00:05:21,584 When I started learning kung fu, 41 00:05:22,751 --> 00:05:24,376 I swore an oath to guard our secrets. 42 00:05:24,917 --> 00:05:25,501 Did you? 43 00:05:26,459 --> 00:05:28,334 Yes, that I would take at most two apprentices in my lifetime. 44 00:05:30,209 --> 00:05:31,584 If we don't start teaching our secrets soon, 45 00:05:32,042 --> 00:05:33,376 the foreigners will figure out our tricks. 46 00:05:33,459 --> 00:05:34,917 Our grandchildren will be in danger. 47 00:05:37,417 --> 00:05:38,251 So, teach. 48 00:05:39,792 --> 00:05:40,626 I can't. 49 00:05:42,542 --> 00:05:44,167 None of the Tianjin masters dare challenge the customs. 50 00:05:45,126 --> 00:05:47,084 We need an outsider, someone who can break the taboo. 51 00:05:49,292 --> 00:05:50,751 If you promise to teach your secrets, 52 00:05:51,417 --> 00:05:52,584 I will allow you to open an academy. 53 00:05:55,834 --> 00:05:58,834 For thirty years, I've been the Grandmaster of Tianjin. 54 00:06:00,001 --> 00:06:01,251 I want to do something worthwhile 55 00:06:01,626 --> 00:06:03,292 before I retire. 56 00:06:04,292 --> 00:06:05,584 Thirty years is a long time. 57 00:06:06,417 --> 00:06:07,417 Why now? 58 00:06:08,167 --> 00:06:11,542 With age comes wisdom, I suppose. 59 00:06:14,084 --> 00:06:15,667 Come see me at Kiessling's in three days. 60 00:06:17,542 --> 00:06:19,209 Tianjin's top western restaurant. 61 00:06:19,667 --> 00:06:20,542 Easy to find. 62 00:06:21,251 --> 00:06:22,292 Whatever you choose, 63 00:06:22,792 --> 00:06:24,292 we should enjoy a meal together. 64 00:06:45,334 --> 00:06:46,167 I thought it over. 65 00:06:47,626 --> 00:06:48,376 To preserve Wing Chun's integrity, 66 00:06:48,959 --> 00:06:49,792 I won't hand down my secrets. 67 00:06:51,126 --> 00:06:53,542 The bread here at Kiessling's is free. 68 00:06:54,084 --> 00:06:56,251 It's the only free meal you'll find in Tianjin. 69 00:06:57,167 --> 00:06:59,417 Aside from your blessing, there's an old rule: 70 00:07:00,167 --> 00:07:01,292 If I beat the champions of eight academies, 71 00:07:01,376 --> 00:07:02,834 I can open my own school. 72 00:07:03,667 --> 00:07:05,834 No one has ever defeated more than five. 73 00:07:07,209 --> 00:07:10,126 Nobody has ever eaten more than five loaves of Kiessling bread either. 74 00:07:13,001 --> 00:07:13,751 Waitress, bread please. 75 00:07:13,917 --> 00:07:15,209 Eight loaves. 76 00:07:27,709 --> 00:07:31,751 My master played it safe his whole life. 77 00:07:34,417 --> 00:07:35,709 Towards the end, 78 00:07:38,167 --> 00:07:39,459 he'd curse himself when he was drunk. 79 00:07:44,834 --> 00:07:47,167 I don't want to die with regrets. 80 00:07:51,959 --> 00:07:52,792 Stop eating. 81 00:07:53,334 --> 00:07:55,042 I hate freeloading men. 82 00:08:05,834 --> 00:08:06,542 Fine. 83 00:08:08,876 --> 00:08:09,959 Play by the rules. 84 00:08:20,667 --> 00:08:21,834 If I wait any longer, 85 00:08:21,959 --> 00:08:23,042 I'll be too old to fight. 86 00:08:23,167 --> 00:08:24,001 You don't have to fight. 87 00:08:25,334 --> 00:08:26,209 If you fight, 88 00:08:26,542 --> 00:08:28,459 you'll be expelled, even if you win. 89 00:08:28,834 --> 00:08:30,626 You must teach an apprentice; he will fight for you. 90 00:08:30,876 --> 00:08:33,334 They won't accept me, but they'll accept him? 91 00:08:34,292 --> 00:08:35,584 The apprentice must be a local. 92 00:08:36,417 --> 00:08:38,001 People in Tianjin support each other. 93 00:08:40,251 --> 00:08:41,417 I can help you choose someone. 94 00:08:41,917 --> 00:08:43,459 It'll take at least three years to train someone. 95 00:08:44,376 --> 00:08:45,209 I can't wait that long. 96 00:08:49,001 --> 00:08:50,167 You don't have a choice. 97 00:09:04,334 --> 00:09:05,667 She's not a decent woman. 98 00:09:06,251 --> 00:09:07,251 Her family was poor, 99 00:09:07,667 --> 00:09:10,001 so she attended the missionary school. 100 00:09:10,417 --> 00:09:12,334 At seventeen, she gave birth to a child 101 00:09:12,834 --> 00:09:14,042 who wasn't pure Chinese. 102 00:09:14,501 --> 00:09:16,209 Her parents drowned the baby. 103 00:09:17,292 --> 00:09:20,042 With her bad reputation, she couldn't get married. 104 00:09:35,501 --> 00:09:36,292 I'll marry you. 105 00:09:37,584 --> 00:09:38,876 I will stay in Tianjin for three years. 106 00:09:41,167 --> 00:09:42,126 And then? 107 00:09:43,126 --> 00:09:44,292 You'll come back with me to Canton. 108 00:09:46,126 --> 00:09:47,126 If you don't want to go, 109 00:09:48,501 --> 00:09:49,751 I'll leave you some money. 110 00:09:50,834 --> 00:09:51,542 How much? 111 00:09:52,917 --> 00:09:53,792 That's negotiable. 112 00:09:54,084 --> 00:09:55,459 That isn't the future I want. 113 00:09:56,209 --> 00:09:57,042 In my dream life, 114 00:09:57,126 --> 00:09:59,209 I marry a Brazilian who whisks me off 115 00:09:59,667 --> 00:10:01,251 to South America to plant cocoa... 116 00:10:16,042 --> 00:10:17,001 Do we have a deal? 117 00:10:17,959 --> 00:10:18,959 This is the price. 118 00:10:20,584 --> 00:10:21,667 I've vouched for you. 119 00:10:22,417 --> 00:10:24,292 If you don't pay, she'll come looking for me. 120 00:10:27,917 --> 00:10:29,292 And this is the last time I'm helping you; 121 00:10:29,959 --> 00:10:31,334 you owe me too much. 122 00:10:41,792 --> 00:10:43,001 Just so we're clear: 123 00:10:43,876 --> 00:10:46,626 don't ask what I do in Tianjin. 124 00:10:47,126 --> 00:10:49,417 If you find out, don't tell anyone. 125 00:10:49,876 --> 00:10:52,751 I'll be your wife, not your concubine. 126 00:10:53,834 --> 00:10:56,126 How do I know you'll be faithful to me? 127 00:11:01,501 --> 00:11:02,959 I've practiced 500 strokes with these knives 128 00:11:04,042 --> 00:11:05,501 every day since I was fifteen. 129 00:11:07,084 --> 00:11:10,167 That number keeps my head clear of distractions. 130 00:11:11,792 --> 00:11:12,751 From now on, 131 00:11:14,376 --> 00:11:15,667 you'll be that number. 132 00:11:18,584 --> 00:11:20,084 Once a month I want to go shopping 133 00:11:21,501 --> 00:11:22,792 and have crabs for dinner. 134 00:11:23,292 --> 00:11:25,917 We're living in a slum, so we have to behave accordingly. 135 00:11:28,001 --> 00:11:29,334 We'll shop without buying anything. 136 00:11:30,417 --> 00:11:31,376 And about the crabs... 137 00:11:31,626 --> 00:11:32,959 Tianjin has nine rivers. 138 00:11:33,917 --> 00:11:35,501 Crabs are even cheaper than rice. 139 00:11:35,959 --> 00:11:36,834 Well then, 140 00:11:37,542 --> 00:11:38,667 you can have as many as you want. 141 00:12:02,626 --> 00:12:04,084 You don't usually smoke. 142 00:12:10,001 --> 00:12:11,834 Everyone has a bad habit. 143 00:12:14,376 --> 00:12:15,542 This is mine. 144 00:12:17,959 --> 00:12:18,876 Okay. 145 00:12:21,459 --> 00:12:22,834 Hurry up! Move! 146 00:12:43,251 --> 00:12:44,084 Looks like a pro. 147 00:12:44,501 --> 00:12:45,792 I wonder how he pissed off those thugs? 148 00:12:46,834 --> 00:12:48,042 My guess is his pretty wife. 149 00:13:07,751 --> 00:13:10,542 They're too well-dressed to be from around here. 150 00:13:13,001 --> 00:13:14,334 Once you've seen her face, we're leaving. 151 00:13:22,834 --> 00:13:23,584 Madam? 152 00:13:27,459 --> 00:13:28,709 I'm here to challenge your man to a duel. 153 00:13:32,292 --> 00:13:33,126 Wash your face. 154 00:13:33,542 --> 00:13:35,042 He won't be back for a while. 155 00:13:35,584 --> 00:13:38,209 That face is worth taking a beating for. 156 00:13:47,209 --> 00:13:47,834 Beat it. 157 00:13:47,917 --> 00:13:48,626 Huh? 158 00:13:48,667 --> 00:13:49,959 You want to watch me get clobbered? 159 00:14:27,167 --> 00:14:28,501 Fist fights are boring. 160 00:14:30,292 --> 00:14:31,626 How about knives? 161 00:14:55,626 --> 00:14:56,667 Are these good enough? 162 00:14:58,751 --> 00:14:59,417 They'll do. 163 00:16:04,209 --> 00:16:07,042 It would be a pity if you didn't study martial arts. 164 00:16:09,167 --> 00:16:10,459 You can learn from me from now on. 165 00:16:33,042 --> 00:16:36,751 Didn't you notice how your apprentice was looking at me? 166 00:16:37,751 --> 00:16:38,959 He's trash. 167 00:16:42,001 --> 00:16:45,959 He won't dare look at you inappropriately once he starts his training. 168 00:16:52,167 --> 00:16:53,209 Once he starts his training, 169 00:16:56,167 --> 00:16:58,251 he'll respect me like a god. 170 00:17:22,292 --> 00:17:23,084 Master! 171 00:17:23,792 --> 00:17:24,876 Don't call me Master. 172 00:17:25,584 --> 00:17:27,417 I will not teach you. 173 00:17:39,209 --> 00:17:42,501 I thought we reached an understanding? 174 00:17:43,167 --> 00:17:45,459 I found someone better. 175 00:17:48,167 --> 00:17:49,292 Someone local? 176 00:17:49,917 --> 00:17:50,751 Someone local. 177 00:17:52,709 --> 00:17:54,542 I wasn't going to mention this, but... 178 00:17:56,376 --> 00:17:57,917 Tianjin has nineteen academies. 179 00:17:58,876 --> 00:18:00,126 After your apprentice defeats eight of them, 180 00:18:00,876 --> 00:18:03,209 the heads of the academies will select a champion 181 00:18:03,292 --> 00:18:04,417 to defeat your apprentice, 182 00:18:04,501 --> 00:18:05,751 and they will banish him from Tianjin forever. 183 00:18:06,584 --> 00:18:08,834 But his victory over the eight academies will be absolute. 184 00:18:09,376 --> 00:18:11,501 As his master, you can stay and start an academy of your own. 185 00:18:12,959 --> 00:18:15,417 Wing Chun then wins fame and glory, 186 00:18:16,209 --> 00:18:17,917 and Tianjin doesn't lose face. 187 00:18:22,209 --> 00:18:25,876 The man I chose is willing to leave Tianjin forever. 188 00:18:27,084 --> 00:18:28,376 Why sacrifice someone else? 189 00:18:29,584 --> 00:18:31,167 Indeed, he is a despicable man 190 00:18:32,292 --> 00:18:35,084 who can die without our pity. 191 00:18:58,459 --> 00:19:00,876 I will be the champion the academies select. 192 00:19:02,251 --> 00:19:03,001 I'm old. 193 00:19:03,959 --> 00:19:05,584 I want one great victory before I retire. 194 00:19:05,667 --> 00:19:07,626 That would be the icing on the cake. 195 00:19:09,542 --> 00:19:12,709 For my last battle, nothing can go wrong. 196 00:19:14,709 --> 00:19:17,126 I want every advantage that your apprentice has. 197 00:19:19,167 --> 00:19:21,167 Today, I will acknowledge you as my master. 198 00:19:45,251 --> 00:19:48,959 Tianjin has a type of challenge called "Push Knives." 199 00:19:58,167 --> 00:19:59,876 Ten years ago it was very popular, 200 00:20:00,167 --> 00:20:01,376 but not anymore. 201 00:20:01,876 --> 00:20:03,667 Tianjin's knife skills have gotten dull. 202 00:20:04,251 --> 00:20:05,459 That's Tianjin's secret though. 203 00:20:21,417 --> 00:20:22,834 With these knife skills, 204 00:20:24,292 --> 00:20:26,334 you'll be ready to challenge the academies in two years. 205 00:20:27,959 --> 00:20:28,917 Two years? 206 00:20:55,584 --> 00:20:58,001 Next year, I will take you away from here. 207 00:21:29,542 --> 00:21:33,084 Geng! Looks like business is good. 208 00:21:34,834 --> 00:21:36,251 My master said I need to switch jobs. 209 00:21:37,292 --> 00:21:39,626 I can't do manual labor anymore. 210 00:21:40,501 --> 00:21:42,417 I need all my strength for training. 211 00:21:43,417 --> 00:21:44,792 Since you're not a coolie anymore, 212 00:21:45,001 --> 00:21:46,834 you don't need that cart. 213 00:21:48,667 --> 00:21:50,459 The boss already made me pay a hefty severance fee. 214 00:21:50,792 --> 00:21:53,959 You go, the cart stays. That's the rule. 215 00:21:54,709 --> 00:21:55,459 If you want the cart, 216 00:21:57,084 --> 00:21:57,834 you'll have to kill me. 217 00:21:59,917 --> 00:22:00,501 Get him! 218 00:22:04,167 --> 00:22:04,709 Let's go! 219 00:22:12,209 --> 00:22:14,542 Tianjin has an unspoken rule: 220 00:22:15,292 --> 00:22:17,626 no knives in street fights. 221 00:22:18,167 --> 00:22:20,417 Today you used knives against us. 222 00:22:21,084 --> 00:22:22,667 We are no longer family! 223 00:22:28,542 --> 00:22:30,376 You can keep the cart. 224 00:22:30,792 --> 00:22:31,376 Let's go! 225 00:23:01,876 --> 00:23:06,084 One year later 226 00:23:40,709 --> 00:23:41,667 Okay! 227 00:23:53,917 --> 00:23:55,251 Chest hit. 228 00:23:56,126 --> 00:23:57,751 Wrist hit. 229 00:23:58,251 --> 00:23:59,459 Waist hit. 230 00:24:00,251 --> 00:24:01,584 Rib hit. 231 00:24:01,751 --> 00:24:02,959 Forearm hit. 232 00:24:04,084 --> 00:24:06,292 Geng Liangchen is the winner! 233 00:24:07,792 --> 00:24:12,376 Yinghua school will honor you tonight at the Dengying Lou Restaurant. 234 00:24:14,459 --> 00:24:17,126 Dengying Lou Restaurant? No thanks. 235 00:24:18,334 --> 00:24:19,584 You can choose the place. 236 00:24:36,417 --> 00:24:38,001 Three bowls each! 237 00:24:54,501 --> 00:24:56,334 You said that I could look, but not buy. 238 00:25:00,709 --> 00:25:02,292 He'll keep you company when I'm not there. 239 00:26:26,501 --> 00:26:28,417 I dare you to wait here! 240 00:26:30,042 --> 00:26:31,126 How many thugs can you bring? 241 00:26:31,667 --> 00:26:32,542 A few hundred! 242 00:26:33,001 --> 00:26:34,792 Can you bring twenty? 243 00:26:35,251 --> 00:26:35,834 Sure! 244 00:26:36,292 --> 00:26:37,251 I'll wait. 245 00:26:37,917 --> 00:26:38,709 Don't run away! 246 00:26:41,417 --> 00:26:42,126 Let's go home. 247 00:26:46,209 --> 00:26:47,292 No, I want to fight. 248 00:26:50,751 --> 00:26:52,126 I didn't know you hated dogs. 249 00:26:52,917 --> 00:26:56,042 When I held it in my arms it felt like a baby. 250 00:26:57,084 --> 00:26:58,292 I heard about your baby. 251 00:26:59,167 --> 00:27:02,834 People said my parents drowned it. But actually... 252 00:27:05,417 --> 00:27:07,917 They sold it. 253 00:27:10,459 --> 00:27:12,084 Newborns are pretty ugly. 254 00:27:14,084 --> 00:27:16,334 I was young... and careless. 255 00:27:19,792 --> 00:27:20,667 Three years ago, 256 00:27:23,667 --> 00:27:25,334 I started missing the baby. 257 00:27:26,501 --> 00:27:27,334 Maybe... 258 00:27:30,709 --> 00:27:32,042 we can still find him. 259 00:27:56,084 --> 00:27:57,209 The first day of our marriage, 260 00:27:58,917 --> 00:28:01,001 I took the money you offered. 261 00:28:02,501 --> 00:28:05,376 I'm not following you to Canton. 262 00:28:07,001 --> 00:28:08,709 What happens in Tianjin stays in Tianjin. 263 00:28:09,542 --> 00:28:10,167 So... 264 00:28:12,376 --> 00:28:13,584 you'll find another man? 265 00:28:17,376 --> 00:28:19,292 With or without a gardener, 266 00:28:19,709 --> 00:28:21,084 flowers can die. 267 00:28:22,126 --> 00:28:23,667 With or without a man, 268 00:28:25,126 --> 00:28:27,126 women live their own lives. 269 00:28:31,959 --> 00:28:33,001 They really came. 270 00:28:44,501 --> 00:28:45,917 This conversation isn't over. 271 00:29:08,917 --> 00:29:14,084 My family owned almost one hundred properties in Canton. 272 00:29:16,167 --> 00:29:18,334 But we lost everything in an armed rebellion. 273 00:29:18,917 --> 00:29:20,542 Luckily I learned martial arts when I was young, 274 00:29:20,834 --> 00:29:22,584 otherwise I would have starved. 275 00:29:25,959 --> 00:29:27,501 For thirteen years, 276 00:29:28,251 --> 00:29:30,084 I worked on cargo ships as a bodyguard. 277 00:29:45,584 --> 00:29:46,626 Once I hit forty, 278 00:29:46,959 --> 00:29:48,167 I'd had enough of the ocean. 279 00:29:49,001 --> 00:29:50,417 I just wanted to go home. 280 00:29:55,626 --> 00:29:58,709 All of our properties had either been occupied or destroyed. 281 00:29:58,959 --> 00:30:00,626 Recovering my ancestral home was a struggle. 282 00:30:01,251 --> 00:30:04,167 I swore I would make my family proud again. 283 00:30:07,042 --> 00:30:08,584 But my master died last year. 284 00:30:08,876 --> 00:30:11,459 I owe a debt to my master and to my family. 285 00:30:15,042 --> 00:30:17,542 I thought it wouldn't take long to establish an academy; 286 00:30:18,459 --> 00:30:20,959 so I decided I'd repay my master first, and then my family. 287 00:30:25,709 --> 00:30:26,626 I have to move fast 288 00:30:27,376 --> 00:30:29,001 or my home will be taken away. 289 00:30:29,876 --> 00:30:31,001 I must return to Canton. 290 00:30:31,584 --> 00:30:32,751 I didn't say you had to stay. 291 00:30:48,334 --> 00:30:49,584 Tianjin has nine rivers. 292 00:30:50,042 --> 00:30:51,667 I don't know which one brought my ancestors, 293 00:30:52,417 --> 00:30:54,501 but I'm the fourth generation in Tianjin. 294 00:30:55,167 --> 00:30:56,084 If I go with you, 295 00:30:56,459 --> 00:30:57,834 it would be an insult to three generations. 296 00:30:59,584 --> 00:31:01,084 Tianjin girls don't marry outside Tianjin. 297 00:31:01,542 --> 00:31:03,417 That's just the way it is. 298 00:31:03,959 --> 00:31:04,709 I see. 299 00:31:09,292 --> 00:31:12,292 If I leave, I'll divorce you. 300 00:31:13,334 --> 00:31:14,417 Won't that ruin your reputation? 301 00:31:14,959 --> 00:31:16,542 It will ruin yours. 302 00:31:16,834 --> 00:31:18,667 People from Tianjin are proud of their women. 303 00:31:18,917 --> 00:31:20,917 They'll insult your name if they hear you 304 00:31:21,292 --> 00:31:22,876 put a good woman to shame. 305 00:31:24,209 --> 00:31:25,042 I see. 306 00:31:25,501 --> 00:31:27,709 Thanks for making an honest woman out of me. 307 00:31:28,251 --> 00:31:29,584 You were sent by God. 308 00:31:29,917 --> 00:31:30,626 What God? 309 00:31:30,959 --> 00:31:31,917 Valentino. 310 00:31:32,167 --> 00:31:32,834 Who? 311 00:31:33,542 --> 00:31:34,751 A Hollywood movie star. 312 00:31:37,042 --> 00:31:38,126 He's a god? 313 00:31:42,001 --> 00:31:44,334 Leave me a photo when you go. 314 00:31:44,667 --> 00:31:48,834 I'll pretend you're a god and pray to you too. 315 00:31:55,001 --> 00:31:56,042 They're gone. 316 00:31:58,501 --> 00:31:59,459 Let's keep walking. 317 00:32:16,334 --> 00:32:16,917 Master! 318 00:32:22,042 --> 00:32:22,792 Quiet! 319 00:32:24,084 --> 00:32:25,209 My wife's asleep. 320 00:32:33,709 --> 00:32:34,667 Get rid of him. 321 00:32:52,167 --> 00:32:53,417 Today... 322 00:32:59,417 --> 00:33:01,751 Why aren't you at the academy's feast of honor? 323 00:33:05,167 --> 00:33:06,084 Did you lose? 324 00:33:06,667 --> 00:33:07,584 I won! 325 00:33:08,376 --> 00:33:09,584 I have no interest in their hospitality; 326 00:33:10,751 --> 00:33:12,376 so, I bought crabs for you. 327 00:33:14,334 --> 00:33:15,709 He beat his first school. 328 00:33:18,042 --> 00:33:19,584 It's a special day for him. 329 00:33:23,417 --> 00:33:25,251 Your master always buys 80. 330 00:33:25,626 --> 00:33:26,917 30 for him, 50 for me. 331 00:33:27,292 --> 00:33:28,501 Is this all you could get? 332 00:33:29,626 --> 00:33:30,876 Back when I was learning kung fu, 333 00:33:31,792 --> 00:33:33,292 my master's wife never spoke to me. 334 00:33:36,126 --> 00:33:38,251 One day she finally scolded me. 335 00:33:40,542 --> 00:33:41,501 I was happy 336 00:33:41,792 --> 00:33:42,917 because it meant that 337 00:33:43,042 --> 00:33:44,751 my master would teach me something new. 338 00:33:47,167 --> 00:33:47,876 I understand. 339 00:33:49,167 --> 00:33:50,584 I'm in love with a girl. 340 00:33:51,459 --> 00:33:52,542 She's as pretty as you! 341 00:34:06,292 --> 00:34:07,292 Your hands are like mine, 342 00:34:07,834 --> 00:34:09,501 working since childhood. 343 00:34:18,667 --> 00:34:19,709 She's prettier than me. 344 00:34:23,042 --> 00:34:23,834 Not at all. 345 00:34:40,709 --> 00:34:43,459 Every school has its own sparring gear, 346 00:34:43,709 --> 00:34:44,792 pretty crude stuff. 347 00:34:45,126 --> 00:34:48,751 My ancestor was a general in the Qing Dynasty. 348 00:34:49,334 --> 00:34:53,042 I designed this sparring gear with my ancestor's armor. 349 00:34:53,167 --> 00:34:54,667 What do you think? 350 00:34:55,459 --> 00:34:56,167 It fits. 351 00:35:06,417 --> 00:35:07,084 Brother Zheng! 352 00:35:08,459 --> 00:35:09,209 Brother Zheng! 353 00:35:40,084 --> 00:35:42,126 My knife skills are better now. 354 00:35:45,459 --> 00:35:46,709 Your apprentice is winning. 355 00:35:47,292 --> 00:35:48,417 I was right about him. 356 00:35:49,917 --> 00:35:51,417 He's a prodigy. 357 00:36:02,251 --> 00:36:03,209 Aren't you going to wear them? 358 00:36:18,542 --> 00:36:19,417 Kicking? 359 00:37:04,126 --> 00:37:06,667 Geng Liangchen wins! 360 00:37:12,876 --> 00:37:13,834 It's been one year. 361 00:37:15,709 --> 00:37:17,084 This is the first time I've let you come in. 362 00:37:18,001 --> 00:37:19,126 Do you know why? 363 00:37:20,084 --> 00:37:20,709 Yes, Master. 364 00:37:21,209 --> 00:37:23,167 You finally think I'm worthy. 365 00:37:24,459 --> 00:37:25,459 Master, are you hurt? 366 00:37:28,584 --> 00:37:30,709 I cut myself shaving. 367 00:37:32,751 --> 00:37:36,251 When I was twenty-three, my master took me for a coffee 368 00:37:37,126 --> 00:37:37,709 and told me that 369 00:37:39,917 --> 00:37:42,917 the future of Wing Chun rested on my shoulders. 370 00:37:45,417 --> 00:37:48,959 Now I'm telling you the same. 371 00:38:08,834 --> 00:38:09,876 Don't fight the Tianjin schools any more. 372 00:38:10,334 --> 00:38:11,834 It's too dangerous! 373 00:38:23,459 --> 00:38:24,209 Geng Liangchen! 374 00:38:33,167 --> 00:38:33,709 You...! 375 00:38:44,126 --> 00:38:45,876 Would you cry if I died? 376 00:38:47,876 --> 00:38:48,834 I hope you die soon. 377 00:38:52,167 --> 00:38:53,667 Careful what you wish for! 378 00:39:27,167 --> 00:39:28,042 Where's your husband? 379 00:39:30,334 --> 00:39:31,209 Taking a nap. 380 00:39:32,292 --> 00:39:33,084 Wake him up. 381 00:40:01,792 --> 00:40:03,501 Your apprentice has defeated seven academies. 382 00:40:03,834 --> 00:40:05,209 He's quite a fighter. 383 00:40:06,251 --> 00:40:07,751 He's a typical Tianjin kid; 384 00:40:08,126 --> 00:40:09,126 he doesn't listen to me. 385 00:40:10,917 --> 00:40:11,917 I regret teaching him. 386 00:40:13,084 --> 00:40:14,459 Wasn't it your idea? 387 00:40:16,709 --> 00:40:19,459 I have work to do and mouths to feed. 388 00:40:21,501 --> 00:40:23,376 What good would it do me to provoke you? 389 00:40:24,126 --> 00:40:27,042 Opening a school means a steady flow of income. 390 00:40:28,792 --> 00:40:30,376 Your woman is very pretty. 391 00:40:30,834 --> 00:40:32,792 She deserves better than this. 392 00:40:34,459 --> 00:40:35,667 You're prettier. 393 00:40:38,959 --> 00:40:40,501 I hope I don't fall for you. 394 00:41:08,792 --> 00:41:10,042 I think he's telling the truth. 395 00:41:11,292 --> 00:41:12,501 Let him live. 396 00:41:20,001 --> 00:41:20,834 Finally, 397 00:41:23,542 --> 00:41:24,876 I now know why you married me. 398 00:41:25,667 --> 00:41:26,584 Living in poverty, 399 00:41:27,167 --> 00:41:28,001 taking a wife, 400 00:41:28,626 --> 00:41:29,876 this is just a front! 401 00:41:30,459 --> 00:41:31,959 A lie to hide your crazy plan. 402 00:41:32,917 --> 00:41:34,376 You're going to betray your apprentice. 403 00:41:50,376 --> 00:41:52,876 The future of Wing Chun rests on my shoulders. 404 00:41:54,042 --> 00:41:55,834 This is the hand that fate dealt me. 405 00:41:59,876 --> 00:42:01,501 Go. 406 00:42:02,501 --> 00:42:04,792 But don't breathe a word of this to Geng. 407 00:42:05,626 --> 00:42:07,542 Don't sabotage my plan. 408 00:42:50,626 --> 00:42:52,167 Relax. 409 00:42:52,417 --> 00:42:53,876 If you're tense, your shoulders will tighten up 410 00:42:54,126 --> 00:42:55,251 and it will slow you down. 411 00:42:56,126 --> 00:42:57,084 I know. 412 00:42:59,084 --> 00:42:59,917 If you're tense, you'll lose. 413 00:43:00,001 --> 00:43:00,751 I know! 414 00:43:04,959 --> 00:43:05,792 Master. 415 00:43:08,001 --> 00:43:08,834 Go. 416 00:43:11,167 --> 00:43:12,959 You're better than I was. 417 00:43:49,584 --> 00:43:50,917 An apprentice of mine 418 00:43:51,209 --> 00:43:53,501 is now the Deputy Governor of Tianjin's second in command. 419 00:43:53,626 --> 00:43:55,126 Whenever I come here, 420 00:43:55,584 --> 00:43:57,167 I put my expenses on his tab. 421 00:43:57,459 --> 00:44:00,459 His kung fu is terrible, but his money is good. 422 00:44:27,751 --> 00:44:28,792 Madam. 423 00:44:30,251 --> 00:44:31,959 So, this is where he's been 424 00:44:32,459 --> 00:44:34,167 training you the past year. 425 00:44:39,334 --> 00:44:43,667 The first time you came to our house was to see me, right? 426 00:44:45,084 --> 00:44:47,709 Everybody likes pretty women. 427 00:44:50,209 --> 00:44:52,876 What if it costs you your life? 428 00:44:54,667 --> 00:44:56,584 I wouldn't want you to die for me. 429 00:45:03,834 --> 00:45:05,251 You're more than just 430 00:45:07,917 --> 00:45:10,042 a pretty woman to me now. 431 00:45:12,292 --> 00:45:14,001 Tianjin's a tough place. 432 00:45:14,792 --> 00:45:16,959 I am the only survivor in my family; 433 00:45:18,084 --> 00:45:19,959 the coolies turned their backs on me. 434 00:45:21,167 --> 00:45:22,459 You and Master 435 00:45:25,292 --> 00:45:26,667 are the only family I have left. 436 00:45:32,042 --> 00:45:33,292 You need to wake up. 437 00:45:33,751 --> 00:45:35,584 If something looks strange, you run. 438 00:45:44,209 --> 00:45:45,251 Don't worry! 439 00:45:45,709 --> 00:45:47,459 The competitions are attended by respectable people. 440 00:45:47,792 --> 00:45:49,292 There won't be any cheating. 441 00:46:20,459 --> 00:46:22,292 Knives aren't allowed in Tianjin's street fights. 442 00:46:23,084 --> 00:46:26,167 Rickshaw pullers always hide a weapon under their carts just in case. 443 00:46:29,751 --> 00:46:32,709 I'm the man who's defeated seven schools. 444 00:46:34,126 --> 00:46:35,251 Go get it. 445 00:46:51,667 --> 00:46:53,042 Geng Liangchen, are you crazy! 446 00:46:54,209 --> 00:46:55,292 Did you see how white his legs were? 447 00:46:55,376 --> 00:46:57,167 There's no way he's a rickshaw puller, he's a fighter. 448 00:46:57,584 --> 00:47:00,626 All I saw was you bullying my customer! 449 00:47:01,501 --> 00:47:03,376 People get bullied here every day! 450 00:47:03,542 --> 00:47:05,459 Today I was the bully, what's wrong with that! 451 00:47:07,959 --> 00:47:11,626 Nothing. But you're no longer welcome here. 452 00:47:41,417 --> 00:47:42,334 Geng Liangchen. 453 00:47:43,709 --> 00:47:44,876 Do I know you? 454 00:47:45,084 --> 00:47:46,834 You're quite a celebrity now. 455 00:47:47,459 --> 00:47:50,251 I made a little detour just to come see you. 456 00:47:51,751 --> 00:47:53,459 Fighting at the academy 457 00:47:54,126 --> 00:47:55,584 is better than being killed on the street. 458 00:47:56,126 --> 00:47:57,126 What are you talking about? 459 00:47:59,042 --> 00:48:00,209 I challenge your school. 460 00:48:03,209 --> 00:48:03,917 I accept, 461 00:48:04,584 --> 00:48:05,751 but on one condition: 462 00:48:06,126 --> 00:48:09,501 Win or lose, I can't be seen drinking at a tea cart. 463 00:48:09,792 --> 00:48:11,209 I'd never live it down. 464 00:48:14,501 --> 00:48:15,917 For you, I'll make an exception. 465 00:48:17,376 --> 00:48:18,001 Coffee? 466 00:48:19,834 --> 00:48:20,876 That'll do. 467 00:48:27,751 --> 00:48:33,417 I haven't been able to preserve my late husband's reputation. 468 00:48:37,959 --> 00:48:41,459 Brother Han died young. It's been hard for you. 469 00:48:46,126 --> 00:48:50,501 Ten years ago, "Push Knives" was all the rage in Tianjin. 470 00:48:50,917 --> 00:48:53,292 It was his artistry that made it so popular. 471 00:48:54,376 --> 00:48:57,584 After he died, everyone just lost interest. 472 00:48:57,876 --> 00:48:59,334 The rise and fall of an art depends 473 00:48:59,459 --> 00:49:01,959 on the life and death of an artist. 474 00:49:03,292 --> 00:49:05,626 Tianjin has nineteen academies; 475 00:49:06,209 --> 00:49:08,042 mine was the eighth one he's challenged. 476 00:49:08,209 --> 00:49:11,376 If he wins the next one, he'll have defeated half of Tianjin. 477 00:49:11,501 --> 00:49:13,626 Tianjin will be humiliated. 478 00:49:14,584 --> 00:49:15,459 Sister, 479 00:49:16,042 --> 00:49:17,209 I'll take care of it. 480 00:49:20,626 --> 00:49:24,292 After all these years, old friends are still the most reliable. 481 00:49:27,626 --> 00:49:31,584 Our schools have no champions because we don't teach our secrets. 482 00:49:34,292 --> 00:49:36,126 We don't teach outsiders. It's always been that way. 483 00:49:36,376 --> 00:49:38,667 Big martial arts academies are the invention 484 00:49:38,751 --> 00:49:40,709 of ambitious politicians and business men. 485 00:49:41,001 --> 00:49:43,126 Once their money stops flowing in, the academies will have served their purpose, 486 00:49:43,334 --> 00:49:45,417 their prosperity grinding to a halt. 487 00:49:45,834 --> 00:49:48,167 Just enjoy the good days while they last. 488 00:49:57,459 --> 00:49:58,251 Master. 489 00:49:59,459 --> 00:50:00,792 I am not your master. 490 00:50:01,126 --> 00:50:02,084 Remember that. 491 00:50:04,167 --> 00:50:05,251 No sparring today. 492 00:50:06,042 --> 00:50:08,167 I have a plan for future generations of fighters. 493 00:50:08,376 --> 00:50:09,834 This modified Qing dynasty armor 494 00:50:09,917 --> 00:50:12,292 will be used by soldiers for bayonet practice. 495 00:50:12,876 --> 00:50:14,334 The days of kung fu schools are numbered. 496 00:50:15,001 --> 00:50:16,709 The military is the future. 497 00:50:18,167 --> 00:50:20,334 When do you fight my apprentice? 498 00:50:20,542 --> 00:50:22,709 In a few days. Today I'm meeting the Deputy Governor. 499 00:50:48,876 --> 00:50:49,917 Master! 500 00:50:51,667 --> 00:50:53,042 Thank you for this meeting. 501 00:50:53,959 --> 00:50:55,001 Where's the Deputy Governor? 502 00:50:55,334 --> 00:50:56,959 He's not coming. 503 00:50:58,417 --> 00:51:00,417 He wants us to make a film for him. 504 00:51:05,667 --> 00:51:08,876 It's good he isn't coming. 505 00:51:09,376 --> 00:51:10,959 This way the world will have evidence of your skill. 506 00:51:12,042 --> 00:51:14,001 A record of a great master like you 507 00:51:14,667 --> 00:51:17,001 will be an important contribution to history. 508 00:51:17,417 --> 00:51:19,001 Together with your master, 509 00:51:20,251 --> 00:51:22,626 you too will enter the history books... 510 00:51:43,084 --> 00:51:43,751 Stop! 511 00:51:45,251 --> 00:51:46,376 Wrong. 512 00:51:49,959 --> 00:51:51,167 Stop, stop! 513 00:52:06,959 --> 00:52:08,084 Did you get that? 514 00:52:13,292 --> 00:52:13,959 Master. 515 00:53:11,084 --> 00:53:14,376 My apprentice set me up. 516 00:53:16,209 --> 00:53:19,292 A man can fight other schools to make a name for himself. 517 00:53:19,459 --> 00:53:23,626 But, if he beats his master, he's truly graduated. 518 00:53:24,959 --> 00:53:26,459 Is that so? 519 00:53:28,667 --> 00:53:31,959 The defeated master 520 00:53:33,959 --> 00:53:36,209 will arrange a banquet in his apprentice's honor. 521 00:53:38,251 --> 00:53:39,501 Was that your idea? 522 00:53:40,501 --> 00:53:41,792 Your apprentice thought I might persuade you, 523 00:53:42,001 --> 00:53:43,209 because of our friendship of course. 524 00:53:43,334 --> 00:53:44,751 I didn't know this was his plan. 525 00:53:45,501 --> 00:53:47,459 He's a soldier, not a martial artist. 526 00:53:47,917 --> 00:53:49,417 What does this achieve? 527 00:53:53,917 --> 00:53:56,084 What's done, is done. 528 00:53:57,084 --> 00:54:00,126 Brother Zheng, you've been around, you know how it is. 529 00:54:07,709 --> 00:54:12,417 These two houses are gifts from your apprentice. 530 00:54:15,292 --> 00:54:16,167 Don't you want them? 531 00:54:19,876 --> 00:54:22,751 He's destroyed a reputation I worked my whole life to build. 532 00:54:26,209 --> 00:54:27,959 It's the least he can do. 533 00:54:28,751 --> 00:54:30,084 Master Zheng isn't home; 534 00:54:30,334 --> 00:54:32,917 he didn't say when he's coming back. 535 00:54:50,167 --> 00:54:52,709 There's no such thing as a free lunch, sir. 536 00:54:53,376 --> 00:54:55,292 The bread is free only if you order something. 537 00:54:55,709 --> 00:54:59,542 All this time the answer has been right in front of me. 538 00:55:00,167 --> 00:55:01,126 I have a friend. 539 00:55:01,209 --> 00:55:02,834 He's fit as an ox. 540 00:55:03,126 --> 00:55:04,959 Experience has taught him to be cautious, 541 00:55:05,209 --> 00:55:06,876 even if it means sacrificing others. 542 00:55:07,167 --> 00:55:09,917 He will not take a risk. 543 00:55:10,251 --> 00:55:11,376 Master Zheng. 544 00:55:12,292 --> 00:55:14,667 Soon he'll fight my apprentice. 545 00:55:19,667 --> 00:55:23,376 He'll break his promise to me and cheat. 546 00:55:27,334 --> 00:55:28,417 Geng will die? 547 00:55:28,709 --> 00:55:29,917 He's a prodigy. 548 00:55:30,251 --> 00:55:31,376 He won't die that easily, 549 00:55:32,084 --> 00:55:33,292 but he'll be crippled. 550 00:55:34,209 --> 00:55:35,459 Life won't be worth living. 551 00:55:39,626 --> 00:55:41,751 We need to get him out of Tianjin... 552 00:55:42,709 --> 00:55:43,917 tonight. 553 00:55:46,501 --> 00:55:53,042 I told you I'm not going with you to Canton. 554 00:56:00,917 --> 00:56:02,042 You'll see us off. 555 00:56:05,334 --> 00:56:06,626 Is that okay? 556 00:56:09,876 --> 00:56:10,751 Okay. 557 00:56:14,001 --> 00:56:15,167 Wait for me at home. 558 00:56:26,959 --> 00:56:28,792 Master Chen. Come upstairs for some tea. 559 00:57:00,959 --> 00:57:02,167 Northern custom dictates 560 00:57:02,459 --> 00:57:05,251 the academies should vote on how we view your apprentice: friend or foe. 561 00:57:05,834 --> 00:57:08,584 The edge means friend, the middle means foe. 562 00:57:08,751 --> 00:57:10,667 If he's a foe... his survival isn't our concern. 563 00:57:23,417 --> 00:57:26,709 Tianjin has nineteen academies, why are there so few of you? 564 00:57:27,667 --> 00:57:31,417 What is Master Zheng's opinion? 565 00:57:31,751 --> 00:57:34,417 We talk with our teacups, not our mouths. 566 00:57:35,501 --> 00:57:36,959 Take one. 567 00:57:52,959 --> 00:57:55,209 Do you have The Swordsman of Sichuan Mountains? 568 00:57:55,459 --> 00:57:58,292 An officer wants to read it. 569 00:57:59,209 --> 00:58:00,209 Yes. 570 00:58:14,084 --> 00:58:17,709 There's an officer wanting to read this while drinking his tea. 571 00:58:20,667 --> 00:58:22,917 If you lend it to him, you can read it for free. 572 00:58:41,959 --> 00:58:45,501 If we both leave Tianjin and never come back, 573 00:58:48,126 --> 00:58:49,584 will you spare his life? 574 00:59:09,167 --> 00:59:11,709 You won't be able to help, girl. 575 00:59:15,542 --> 00:59:16,251 I'll see what I can do. 576 00:59:20,834 --> 00:59:22,084 Go and call the police. 577 00:59:24,167 --> 00:59:25,209 Thank you! 578 00:59:37,042 --> 00:59:40,376 Your apprentice defeated eight academies. If we banish both of you, 579 00:59:40,459 --> 00:59:42,126 what will our neighbors think? They'll say we're gangsters. 580 00:59:42,292 --> 00:59:45,542 We'll support you in opening a school for at least one year. 581 00:59:48,334 --> 00:59:49,459 Then? 582 00:59:50,292 --> 00:59:51,626 If you decide to leave, we won't stop you. 583 00:59:52,334 --> 00:59:55,876 We're neither politicians nor gangsters. 584 00:59:56,834 --> 00:59:59,292 He could leave safely. 585 01:00:34,376 --> 01:00:36,251 Wow! What a fighter! 586 01:00:43,501 --> 01:00:44,917 Geng, do you need a hand? 587 01:00:45,417 --> 01:00:46,126 No! 588 01:01:31,584 --> 01:01:33,709 Let's make this interesting. With swords. 589 01:01:51,001 --> 01:01:51,876 What are you doing? 590 01:01:52,709 --> 01:01:54,417 He's not one of us anymore! 591 01:02:01,167 --> 01:02:04,084 The military is doing what we're supposed to do. 592 01:02:04,459 --> 01:02:07,709 They're taking over the academies. 593 01:02:08,417 --> 01:02:11,584 They used to have autonomy. 594 01:02:12,292 --> 01:02:14,876 But those days are gone. 595 01:02:51,126 --> 01:02:54,667 So I sacrificed my apprentice because of yours! 596 01:02:55,001 --> 01:02:57,084 My days in Tianjin are over. 597 01:02:58,167 --> 01:02:59,584 I was too ashamed 598 01:03:02,209 --> 01:03:03,542 to even meet with you. 599 01:03:16,126 --> 01:03:17,834 Today I'm boarding a boat for Brazil. 600 01:03:18,292 --> 01:03:20,167 I'll end my days planting cocoa. 601 01:03:24,001 --> 01:03:26,501 This is a gift for your new school. 602 01:03:27,042 --> 01:03:29,542 Please accept it. Tell people I designed it. 603 01:03:29,876 --> 01:03:32,501 This is the last of my legacy. 604 01:03:43,834 --> 01:03:47,126 This is the first time I've seen your front door. 605 01:03:53,417 --> 01:03:55,167 Someone's coming with me. 606 01:03:55,626 --> 01:03:56,751 You've met her. 607 01:04:04,167 --> 01:04:05,751 I shouldn't have accepted your knives. 608 01:04:06,084 --> 01:04:07,501 They were too heavy to carry. 609 01:04:07,792 --> 01:04:09,084 I used some tricks. 610 01:04:09,917 --> 01:04:10,792 One more time? 611 01:04:10,959 --> 01:04:11,751 No. 612 01:04:13,209 --> 01:04:15,126 There's a doctor in that church up ahead. 613 01:04:16,084 --> 01:04:19,376 If you move too fast, the daggers will cut deeper. 614 01:04:22,251 --> 01:04:25,959 You injured six of my men, 615 01:04:26,334 --> 01:04:28,542 so think of this as punishment. 616 01:04:29,376 --> 01:04:30,626 Sounds fair. 617 01:04:31,167 --> 01:04:33,667 Once you've healed, 618 01:04:34,167 --> 01:04:35,709 never come back here. 619 01:04:36,209 --> 01:04:38,001 This is the school's punishment for you. 620 01:04:38,167 --> 01:04:39,667 I'm not leaving Tianjin. 621 01:04:41,001 --> 01:04:42,876 I've killed over 200 people. 622 01:04:43,209 --> 01:04:45,292 Thieves, liars, cheats... 623 01:04:46,126 --> 01:04:48,376 I've lived over twenty years in Tianjin. 624 01:04:49,667 --> 01:04:54,376 What kind of man would I be if I ran away? 625 01:04:54,834 --> 01:04:58,001 You people from Tianjin are all bark and no bite. 626 01:04:58,542 --> 01:05:03,209 I dare you to run towards Tianjin. 627 01:05:06,667 --> 01:05:08,334 Tianjin's a tough place. 628 01:05:09,376 --> 01:05:11,167 The eldest sons of poor families 629 01:05:11,501 --> 01:05:14,001 get kicked out at fifteen 630 01:05:14,251 --> 01:05:15,709 and have to learn to fend for themselves. 631 01:05:17,417 --> 01:05:19,126 I am the eldest. 632 01:05:19,959 --> 01:05:21,126 Whatever. 633 01:05:24,209 --> 01:05:25,459 Eight years ago, 634 01:05:26,584 --> 01:05:29,459 my parents and two sisters left for the Northeast. 635 01:05:30,292 --> 01:05:31,917 I never heard from them again. 636 01:05:33,126 --> 01:05:39,376 I'm the last person from Tianjin in our family. 637 01:05:48,751 --> 01:05:51,417 Have a cigarette; it smells like blood in here. 638 01:05:56,167 --> 01:05:57,292 Boss. 639 01:06:02,959 --> 01:06:03,792 Stop the car! 640 01:06:10,209 --> 01:06:12,584 If he runs like that he won't survive. 641 01:06:18,584 --> 01:06:22,042 When we get back, tell the police to come collect the body. 642 01:06:22,209 --> 01:06:22,959 Yes, sir. 643 01:07:00,709 --> 01:07:03,126 You couldn't stop foreigners from learning our tricks, 644 01:07:03,292 --> 01:07:05,042 so you made a foreigner your wife. 645 01:07:05,792 --> 01:07:06,501 Very clever. 646 01:07:10,834 --> 01:07:13,542 Goodbye, Brother. 647 01:07:13,876 --> 01:07:14,792 Brother Zheng, 648 01:07:15,709 --> 01:07:17,292 keep your eye on this woman. 649 01:07:17,751 --> 01:07:19,251 She is much younger than you. 650 01:07:21,876 --> 01:07:24,126 I think she's only in it for your money. 651 01:07:25,876 --> 01:07:27,501 She was born poor, 652 01:07:28,251 --> 01:07:30,084 of course she's very selfish, 653 01:07:30,667 --> 01:07:34,751 but what good is a man's money if there isn't a woman to spend it? 654 01:08:17,626 --> 01:08:18,584 Liangchen! 655 01:08:30,167 --> 01:08:31,376 Don't scare her. 656 01:08:54,084 --> 01:08:56,376 Geng, you're no longer one of us. 657 01:08:56,917 --> 01:08:58,376 I'm leaving Tianjin today, 658 01:08:58,667 --> 01:08:59,792 let me do this one last time. 659 01:09:31,334 --> 01:09:34,334 So, this is how your apprentice developed his skills. 660 01:09:41,126 --> 01:09:45,417 Your school will be located in the busiest area of town. 661 01:09:45,876 --> 01:09:48,001 A big mansion with twenty-two rooms. 662 01:09:48,126 --> 01:09:49,417 Officer Lin bought it. 663 01:09:50,084 --> 01:09:52,292 It will be the largest academy Tianjin has ever seen. 664 01:10:16,626 --> 01:10:18,834 I've booked a hotel room for you. 665 01:10:19,042 --> 01:10:22,001 You can stay there until the school is finished. 666 01:10:22,792 --> 01:10:24,251 I'll stay in my slum. 667 01:10:25,917 --> 01:10:26,959 It's grown on me. 668 01:10:27,126 --> 01:10:28,959 To gain a reputation like this... 669 01:10:30,042 --> 01:10:32,542 I know it's not what you imagined. 670 01:10:33,209 --> 01:10:35,251 If it were me, I'd be disappointed too. 671 01:10:35,959 --> 01:10:39,167 But that's life, right? 672 01:10:47,959 --> 01:10:48,876 Someone's here to see you. 673 01:10:50,292 --> 01:10:53,292 I'm sorry, I'm not feeling well. 674 01:10:57,876 --> 01:11:00,251 Please give Geng an honorable funeral. 675 01:11:01,417 --> 01:11:04,626 We've already buried him. 676 01:11:07,542 --> 01:11:08,417 Master Chen, 677 01:11:09,334 --> 01:11:12,376 if there's anything you need, we want to help. 678 01:11:13,001 --> 01:11:14,251 Anything I need? 679 01:11:14,542 --> 01:11:16,501 Before he died, Geng pushed a cart. 680 01:11:16,834 --> 01:11:18,417 He earned a coolie's living. 681 01:11:18,542 --> 01:11:20,167 He was one of us! 682 01:11:20,376 --> 01:11:22,292 We'll avenge his death! 683 01:11:23,126 --> 01:11:26,084 Coolies against real fighters? 684 01:11:28,334 --> 01:11:29,501 What a joke! 685 01:11:30,209 --> 01:11:31,126 You! 686 01:11:33,584 --> 01:11:35,292 If I can take your button, 687 01:11:35,751 --> 01:11:37,459 I can cut your throat. 688 01:11:38,501 --> 01:11:39,667 Are we clear? 689 01:11:42,667 --> 01:11:45,042 My school is going to open tomorrow. 690 01:11:46,251 --> 01:11:48,876 I came to Tianjin to open a school, 691 01:11:51,417 --> 01:11:55,084 and I won't tolerate any disturbance. 692 01:11:55,834 --> 01:11:59,376 Geng was your apprentice! 693 01:12:09,126 --> 01:12:10,834 My son would be eleven this year. 694 01:12:11,501 --> 01:12:12,917 I wonder what he looks like. 695 01:12:14,084 --> 01:12:15,751 Probably like that. 696 01:12:18,417 --> 01:12:21,167 any years have passed; I can't find him. 697 01:12:22,334 --> 01:12:23,751 But what if he comes looking for me? 698 01:12:26,542 --> 01:12:28,126 I can't leave Tianjin. 699 01:12:32,959 --> 01:12:34,209 If they can't get to me, 700 01:12:36,876 --> 01:12:38,459 they'll take revenge on you. 701 01:12:40,584 --> 01:12:42,334 You're my husband. 702 01:12:43,959 --> 01:12:45,084 If they do come after me, 703 01:12:46,751 --> 01:12:47,834 so be it. 704 01:12:57,417 --> 01:13:04,709 I didn't have time to have my picture taken for you. 705 01:13:18,209 --> 01:13:24,959 This is all of my savings from 13 years working at sea. 706 01:13:27,459 --> 01:13:31,292 Wait for me at the train station tomorrow. 707 01:13:32,834 --> 01:13:35,292 If I don't come, get on a train and leave. 708 01:13:36,459 --> 01:13:37,792 Get off at Canton, 709 01:13:38,126 --> 01:13:39,792 or anywhere else, 710 01:13:40,084 --> 01:13:41,251 and stay there for ten years. 711 01:13:43,584 --> 01:13:45,459 You can return to Tianjin afterwards. 712 01:13:47,751 --> 01:13:49,376 Your son will be twenty-one; 713 01:13:50,667 --> 01:13:52,084 he'll be able to come for you. 714 01:13:56,459 --> 01:13:59,126 Sounds like a good plan. Okay. 715 01:14:12,251 --> 01:14:13,626 This is impressive. 716 01:14:15,876 --> 01:14:16,959 Officer Lin. 717 01:14:17,167 --> 01:14:18,042 Yes? 718 01:14:18,126 --> 01:14:22,792 It's improper to be in uniform during a civilian event. 719 01:14:23,834 --> 01:14:25,292 First time I've heard that rule. 720 01:14:25,709 --> 01:14:26,834 That's the rule. 721 01:14:28,167 --> 01:14:29,542 You still have time to change. 722 01:14:33,084 --> 01:14:34,334 You're no longer required here. 723 01:14:34,626 --> 01:14:35,542 You're all dismissed. 724 01:14:35,792 --> 01:14:37,001 Go home with me to change clothes. 725 01:15:03,251 --> 01:15:04,417 Face me. 726 01:15:15,584 --> 01:15:16,584 Stop the car. 727 01:15:25,751 --> 01:15:26,959 You're lending books here as well? 728 01:15:27,167 --> 01:15:29,001 It's my friend's stall, 729 01:15:29,917 --> 01:15:31,292 he died recently. 730 01:15:31,959 --> 01:15:34,542 His master sent someone to tell me that he'd left it to me. 731 01:15:35,376 --> 01:15:36,417 "Master..." 732 01:15:37,292 --> 01:15:39,001 Your friend was a fighter? 733 01:15:39,917 --> 01:15:41,792 Are you new in town? 734 01:15:42,542 --> 01:15:44,917 My friend is the famous Geng Liangchen. He defeated eight kung fu schools. 735 01:15:45,209 --> 01:15:49,126 Geng Liangchen? I think I heard about him on the train. 736 01:15:49,959 --> 01:15:51,042 He's a legend. 737 01:15:52,084 --> 01:15:54,001 He was set up by someone terrible... 738 01:15:54,334 --> 01:15:57,001 people are outraged. 739 01:15:57,876 --> 01:16:00,917 His blood is stained on some these books. 740 01:16:04,042 --> 01:16:05,084 Really? 741 01:16:06,834 --> 01:16:08,001 Can you show me? 742 01:16:17,667 --> 01:16:19,126 We're going to be late. 743 01:16:21,542 --> 01:16:27,709 Miss... Can I keep this? 744 01:16:35,376 --> 01:16:38,792 You have the air of someone important. 745 01:16:39,501 --> 01:16:41,751 I'm guessing you're some kind of official. 746 01:16:43,792 --> 01:16:47,126 If I give you this, please help bring his killers to justice. 747 01:16:49,001 --> 01:16:55,001 From what you say about him, I'm sure he was a good man. 748 01:17:25,709 --> 01:17:27,209 Thanks for your support everyone! 749 01:17:27,334 --> 01:17:28,459 Show's over! 750 01:17:29,542 --> 01:17:30,459 Put up the doors. 751 01:17:39,751 --> 01:17:42,209 Today's opening is something new; 752 01:17:42,334 --> 01:17:43,792 not an opera, but a film: 753 01:17:43,876 --> 01:17:45,667 The Burning of The Red Lotus Temple 754 01:18:07,459 --> 01:18:09,209 I'd like a croissant, please. 755 01:18:34,126 --> 01:18:35,834 Master Zheng? Is that Master Zheng? 756 01:19:03,209 --> 01:19:05,876 Officer Lin isn't just a soldier. 757 01:19:06,542 --> 01:19:08,542 He's a martial artist. 758 01:19:09,751 --> 01:19:13,542 Everyone just witnessed his skills. 759 01:19:14,209 --> 01:19:17,292 He has surpassed his master. 760 01:19:18,626 --> 01:19:20,542 We once bowed to Master Zheng; 761 01:19:20,709 --> 01:19:22,542 now we should bow to Officer Lin. 762 01:19:24,667 --> 01:19:26,251 Are there any objections? 763 01:19:32,251 --> 01:19:33,959 Can we watch The Burning of The Red Lotus Temple now? 764 01:19:36,167 --> 01:19:37,126 Of course. 765 01:19:49,501 --> 01:19:50,834 Burning of The Red Lotus Temple 766 01:19:50,917 --> 01:19:52,667 is based on The Legendary Fighter 767 01:19:52,834 --> 01:19:54,417 by Xiang Kairan. 768 01:19:54,876 --> 01:19:56,251 Director: Zhang Shichuan 769 01:20:02,792 --> 01:20:05,501 Wherever there are academies, there are challengers! 770 01:20:07,667 --> 01:20:09,126 I'm here to issue a challenge. 771 01:20:10,001 --> 01:20:10,876 Who will go first? 772 01:20:11,334 --> 01:20:13,376 My apprentice defeated eight academies. 773 01:20:13,542 --> 01:20:15,251 I will try for the ninth. 774 01:20:16,209 --> 01:20:19,334 How about you, Master Zou? 775 01:20:23,334 --> 01:20:25,251 You defeated Master Zheng, 776 01:20:25,917 --> 01:20:27,501 you must be tough. 777 01:20:28,251 --> 01:20:29,459 Will you fight me? 778 01:20:29,959 --> 01:20:31,584 You want to challenge me? 779 01:20:33,126 --> 01:20:35,542 Aren't you forgetting your place? 780 01:20:42,084 --> 01:20:46,667 It seems like you've been planning this for a while... 781 01:20:47,834 --> 01:20:50,001 but this is a bad idea. 782 01:20:50,667 --> 01:20:52,667 Are you aware of how tough human bodies are? 783 01:20:52,876 --> 01:20:55,001 How many can you kill before your blade loses its edge? 784 01:20:56,209 --> 01:20:58,626 We sympathize with your loss; 785 01:20:58,709 --> 01:21:00,334 so we'll treat this little outburst as a joke. 786 01:21:00,459 --> 01:21:02,667 Officer Lin hasn't taken any offense, has he? 787 01:21:04,751 --> 01:21:05,667 No. 788 01:21:30,001 --> 01:21:31,501 I was like you. 789 01:21:32,834 --> 01:21:35,876 I couldn't wait to sacrifice Geng. 790 01:21:36,209 --> 01:21:38,292 Beat eight schools, get exiled from Tianjin. 791 01:21:42,167 --> 01:21:45,876 Sacrifice a genius to glorify Wing Chun. 792 01:21:56,209 --> 01:21:57,834 I'm not his master. 793 01:22:01,542 --> 01:22:03,001 I'm just a fellow conspirator. 794 01:22:16,167 --> 01:22:18,376 Are we going to watch a movie or not? 795 01:22:18,917 --> 01:22:19,834 Show the film! 796 01:22:26,542 --> 01:22:27,917 I'm sorry but you'll have to leave, 797 01:22:28,001 --> 01:22:29,167 this isn't a restaurant. 798 01:22:30,126 --> 01:22:32,709 See! You look just like him. 799 01:22:33,167 --> 01:22:34,459 What are you talking about? 800 01:22:35,542 --> 01:22:37,292 When I was seventeen, I met someone. 801 01:22:39,126 --> 01:22:40,959 He didn't leave me a photo, 802 01:22:41,209 --> 01:22:42,626 but he looked a bit like this. 803 01:22:45,084 --> 01:22:46,501 He didn't give this to me, 804 01:22:46,709 --> 01:22:48,084 he just left it. 805 01:22:51,834 --> 01:22:56,084 I pray to this photo and, because he owes me, 806 01:22:56,667 --> 01:22:58,626 my prayers should be answered. 807 01:23:03,459 --> 01:23:05,167 Today I asked him to protect someone for me. 808 01:23:07,751 --> 01:23:09,584 That someone is only two hundred yards away. 809 01:23:10,584 --> 01:23:11,709 I'm afraid if I move too far away 810 01:23:12,376 --> 01:23:14,876 my prayers won't work. 811 01:23:30,251 --> 01:23:32,376 This is valuableXas expensive as products from New York. 812 01:23:32,792 --> 01:23:35,376 I'll take fifty buns. Please do me this favor. 813 01:24:07,501 --> 01:24:09,792 He's sitting right next to you. Everyone is worried. 814 01:24:14,292 --> 01:24:17,292 I didn't kill your apprentice; 815 01:24:17,501 --> 01:24:19,459 it was his own thirst for blood. 816 01:24:19,667 --> 01:24:22,709 I never thought I'd meet someone so strong willed in my lifetime. 817 01:24:23,584 --> 01:24:26,584 The Deputy Governor isn't, and neither is my master. 818 01:24:28,959 --> 01:24:31,584 They are smart and powerful men, 819 01:24:32,542 --> 01:24:33,917 but they don't even come close to your apprentice. 820 01:24:34,334 --> 01:24:35,459 I wish he were still alive, 821 01:24:37,042 --> 01:24:38,376 for the sake of the academy. 822 01:25:13,501 --> 01:25:14,834 Did you see the killer? 823 01:25:14,876 --> 01:25:15,709 Yes. 824 01:25:16,792 --> 01:25:17,709 Duan Rui. 825 01:25:19,167 --> 01:25:20,751 I know your secret. 826 01:25:21,709 --> 01:25:23,792 You're the son of Master Zheng's butler. 827 01:25:24,667 --> 01:25:27,501 You served Lin and plotted against your master. 828 01:25:29,084 --> 01:25:30,542 Now that Lin is dead, 829 01:25:31,709 --> 01:25:34,001 you have no place in the army. 830 01:25:34,792 --> 01:25:36,959 Serve me and you'll have a chance to survive. 831 01:25:40,876 --> 01:25:42,959 I'm eternally in your debt. 832 01:25:47,542 --> 01:25:49,292 That's for Master Zheng. 833 01:26:00,876 --> 01:26:02,959 For twenty years warlords have pillaged 834 01:26:03,292 --> 01:26:06,334 our merchants, our railroads, our banks. 835 01:26:06,542 --> 01:26:08,959 The academies are just a small piece of the pie. 836 01:26:09,459 --> 01:26:11,334 We get by, 837 01:26:11,751 --> 01:26:14,001 one day to the next. 838 01:26:14,251 --> 01:26:16,542 Everyone saw you kill Officer Lin. 839 01:26:16,959 --> 01:26:18,459 I guess so. 840 01:26:18,959 --> 01:26:21,792 We are thankful for what you've done, 841 01:26:22,126 --> 01:26:23,417 but you must die here. 842 01:26:23,584 --> 01:26:25,667 Do you have a last request? 843 01:26:26,542 --> 01:26:27,876 I haven't yet had a chance 844 01:26:29,751 --> 01:26:32,126 to fight any of Tianjin's kung fu masters. 845 01:26:33,334 --> 01:26:34,334 In that case, 846 01:26:35,126 --> 01:26:39,126 today you'll have all the knives Tianjin has to offer. 847 01:27:27,334 --> 01:27:31,292 Before Zheng, the Grandmaster of Tianjin was my late husband. 848 01:27:32,084 --> 01:27:35,251 A woman must fight to protect her husband's legacy. 849 01:27:37,126 --> 01:27:38,334 Life's too short. 850 01:27:39,167 --> 01:27:40,834 I'll repay you in the next one. 851 01:27:42,209 --> 01:27:44,709 Let the students wear the equipment 852 01:27:44,792 --> 01:27:46,376 that Master Zheng designed. 853 01:27:47,251 --> 01:27:51,584 Maybe they can learn something from my final fight. 854 01:27:55,126 --> 01:27:57,667 If we don't share our secrets, we'll never train great fighters! 855 01:27:59,376 --> 01:28:00,334 If I die, 856 01:28:01,042 --> 01:28:02,792 Wing Chun will die with me. 857 01:28:03,251 --> 01:28:04,542 Let me show them my secrets; 858 01:28:05,542 --> 01:28:07,126 and if a champion is born, you can take the credit. 859 01:28:29,876 --> 01:28:32,001 Southerners are tricky. 860 01:29:24,751 --> 01:29:28,084 There will be knives in the streets of Tianjin today. 861 01:30:25,667 --> 01:30:28,334 This scar that I have given you 862 01:30:29,376 --> 01:30:31,542 will be a mark of honor for the rest of your life. 863 01:31:32,334 --> 01:31:33,959 I've taught you the art of knife-fighting. 864 01:31:34,334 --> 01:31:36,751 The rest is up to you. 865 01:36:41,876 --> 01:36:43,167 Good move. 866 01:36:43,917 --> 01:36:45,167 Good weapons. 867 01:37:51,376 --> 01:37:53,459 This is between masters; get lost. 868 01:38:55,459 --> 01:38:56,459 Am I not good enough? 869 01:39:01,001 --> 01:39:01,667 No, you're not. 870 01:39:31,334 --> 01:39:32,084 Go! 871 01:39:50,709 --> 01:39:53,834 He fights to maim, not to kill. 872 01:39:55,876 --> 01:39:59,626 I won't let him go even if God wants him alive. 873 01:40:10,792 --> 01:40:13,709 Master Chen should have asked us for help. 874 01:40:14,376 --> 01:40:15,501 Unload the cart. 875 01:40:16,709 --> 01:40:18,709 Get out of the way! Get out of the way! 876 01:40:45,042 --> 01:40:46,959 She already left? 877 01:41:10,876 --> 01:41:11,751 Get out of the way! 878 01:41:21,792 --> 01:41:23,417 Relay our greetings to Master Chen! 879 01:41:41,917 --> 01:41:43,001 She's with me. 880 01:41:53,042 --> 01:41:55,167 Do you know what your husband has done? 881 01:41:57,417 --> 01:41:58,584 How much do you know? 882 01:42:01,501 --> 01:42:04,542 Whatever he's done, I'll take full responsibility. 883 01:42:20,042 --> 01:42:24,126 Our rule says running away means he's dead. 884 01:42:24,584 --> 01:42:25,834 It's over. 885 01:42:50,417 --> 01:42:52,584 She bought a ticket all the way to Canton. 886 01:42:54,167 --> 01:42:56,626 When you see Master Chen give him this. 887 01:42:57,709 --> 01:42:59,751 He'll keep his mouth shut 888 01:43:00,167 --> 01:43:02,751 and live out his life in obscurity. 889 01:43:03,167 --> 01:43:04,626 What does it say? 890 01:43:07,334 --> 01:43:09,084 Oh, empty formalities. 891 01:43:09,501 --> 01:43:11,542 The content isn't important. 892 01:43:11,792 --> 01:43:12,917 If he knows we can send him a letter, 893 01:43:13,042 --> 01:43:15,084 he knows we can kill him. 894 01:43:16,667 --> 01:43:17,834 We're so far away. 895 01:43:18,001 --> 01:43:19,917 Are you sure he'll keep the promise? 896 01:43:20,917 --> 01:43:21,667 Yes. 897 01:43:23,001 --> 01:43:24,709 He has a wife... 898 01:43:35,417 --> 01:43:37,917 ...and Wing Chun is dead.