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Grandma, I want eggs

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Don't touch it

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What a glutton of a child,
who gave you permission to touch it

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Kids don't know better, please don't take offense

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Don't throw, let's go home

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Quick

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Let's go

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< Hungry ghost ritual >

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All the folks from around
here came over to our place

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Yin Cao is really something

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Are you hungry?

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Want me to buy some food for you?

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It's okay

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I can't do somersaults with a full stomach

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Have some tea, troupe master

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Alright, Yin Cao

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- I should get going now
- Okay

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"Never brand women as weaklings"

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"Look at me"

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"How I shine"

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"I am a hero"

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"Fear not even a thousand men"

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"For one's courage soar with one's ability"

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"Yet to meet a match in a hundred miles"

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"The heroine of Shandong shall be revered"

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"Moved not by riches but ambitions"

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"Her name echoes in all corners of the land"

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"With ambitions equally as vast"

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"The lady warrior is the embodiment of war"

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"Fearful of neither storms or waves"

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"They say love is a match made by the Heavens"

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"So why worry too much"

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"Who could bear the sin of
disobeying a father's command"

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"Not when the enemy is at our doorstep"

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"We need to fight"

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Jing Jing

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Can you please focus on the stage?

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"Fear not the enemy's impetus.
For with my Dragon Slaying Staff"

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"The enemy will be vanquished"

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"Fighting for the one I'm loyal to..."

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Hold on

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You've come back finally. That's great

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ls my room, still around?

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Of course it is

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Nothing in there has been moved

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You should've notified us of
your return in advance

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Is that your brother, Jing Jing?

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He's not fit to be

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I'm sure he couldn't make it out there

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That's why he came back

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Useless piece of crap

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- I'm going to my room
- Okay

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it's okay, I got this

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Go get some rest

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Uncle Qun

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Put some good food on the table tonight

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I'm in the mood for a feast

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Got it, troupe master

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I'll go get more supplies

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Good

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Time to eat

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Jing Jing

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Have you asked your brother to join us?

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I did, but you can go again if you want to

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And he's not really my brother

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We don't share the same mother

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Zong Hua, come sit here

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Here's your seat

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Thanks to you, we're having a feast today

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There's even duck and fish

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Are you done talking?

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Take a look at yourself first

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You're not good with your studies,
and yet refuse to act

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That's right, I'm not an academic person

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Unlike some people who operates a publishing firm

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Don't bother her, Zong Hua

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Have a chat with me after dinner

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Tell me all the things

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that you've done in the past decade or so outside

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Is that necessary? Of course he couldn't make it

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I remember someone said before

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That he won't come back if he didn't strike gold

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Don't worry

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I won't take even a penny from the inheritance

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I'm done eating, I'm going out for a walk

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Zong Hua

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You should stop eating too

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You are already said so much, go back to your room

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Zhi Kwan

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We broke up because we're incompatible

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There's nothing to do with

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our publishing business getting swindled

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if you're able to recoup those money, keep it

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Thanks for looking after me all the while

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Take care

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Ling, pass me a bottle of medicine oil

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Yes, Yin Cao

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Leave us

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How serious exactly is your injury?

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I've seen the doctor, I can still hold up

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Hold up? How?

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From the day you sprained your leg

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it's been one incident after another

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Haven't you heard the voices
calling for your blood?

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If we keep this up, I'll be broke soon
from all the compensation

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We have a few more shows left

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You tell me what should I do?

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Sao Ling, this is your chance

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Take her place from tomorrow night onward

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Thank you, troupe master

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Troupe master

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We have but three shows left

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Let me finish them, will you?

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The stage is mine

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Save your breath, it has been decided

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Get someone to help her back for some rest

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Thank what?

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Did anyone give you the permission to speak?

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You're not even fit to carry my shoes

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Hey, Gwong Zai

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Zong Hua's here

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Hey, Zong Hua, aren't you in mainland China?

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You still remember my number. Where are you now?

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I came back yesterday

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Do you have time tonight?

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Let's have some drinks together

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Sure, you've made it big in China right?

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You wouldn't have came back if you didn't

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Nah I screwed up big time

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That's why I'm calling you,
to see if you have any leads for me

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You're kidding right, Zong Hua?

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Your father is the troupe master of
a big opera troupe

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And you need my help?

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His achievements have got nothing to do with me

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Sorry, my wife's calling

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Let's talk some other time

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Hello

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Hello, it's me, Zong Hua

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Hi, is that Zhi Kwan?

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Can we

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Can you come back? Let's talk

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Have you seen them?

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What?

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Those two kids just now

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"Our love for poetry. Leaves us
singing together forever"

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"Just like our undivided love"

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Hold on, Master

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Ah Man

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This verse shouldn't be like this,
nor should the previous one

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I've taught you many times, look at me

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Master, please

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"My heart races with your love"

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Like that

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Let's do that again

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"My heart races with your love"

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"You and I, in love forever"

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"Our love for poetry.
Leaves us singing together forever"

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"Just like our undivided love"

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This woke you up?

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No

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Let's take five

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Since we're all here today

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Let me introduce some of them to you

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Hold it right there

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You little scoundrel

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You're out with bad companions again, aren't you?

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Coming home at this hour

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My friends are not bad companions

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They are all from the upper class

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it's just that you choose to look down on them

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Go easy on her, troupe master

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She's a big girl now, she knows what's best

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Does she? She's already in her 20s

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She won't learn anything nor do anything

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Just idling about every day

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I said hold it right there

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Yes, I'm not moving

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You

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- Father
- Troupe master

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Troupe master

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- Troupe master
- Hey, help me call 999

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Troupe master

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Zong Hua, keep an eye on the show

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I'm going to the hospital, you guys come later

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So how's it, doctor?

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He's no longer in a critical state

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But he'll be very weak these few day.
Let him rest up

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Don't worry, we'll take care of him

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Thank you, doctor

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Let's give Jing Jing and
the troupe master some time together

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Are you free now?

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I'd like to bring you somewhere

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Father, I'm sorry

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I hope you don't mind

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We can't be sure when your father
will be discharged

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But the show's starting soon

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We can't be without a troupe master

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I think you should take
your father's place for the time being

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And take care of matters of the opera troupe

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But I know nothing about that

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Besides, I

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Excuse me

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Sir

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Please don't mind me saying this

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But I'm doing this for your own good

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What's the matter?

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This seventh month of the Lunar Calendar

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Don't go wandering around

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Why?

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If you do, certain things

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I'm afraid you won't live to see them

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You guys leave first

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In the 7th month of the Lunar Calendar

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the traditional Cantonese opera
is performed for the spirits

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Your father does it every year

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This is this year's chosen venue

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By then, no humans will be
allowed to sit in this row

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it's reserved for the spirits

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Why do we need to put on a show for
the spirits every year?

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We hope they will watch it

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rather than looking for a host to possess

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if our performance were to be
affected by your father's illness

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Compensation is the least of our worries

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Our reputation will be severely tarnished

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So if you could come back and help

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But I don't know anything

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it's okay, I'll help you

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Do you know

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Your father really wanted you to
come back and take over

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What happened between you two,

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I'm really not sure

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But all these years, he missed you a lot

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When I came back and saw him

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I can see he has aged a lot

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But I don't want to talk about the past

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Okay, let's not talk about it

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Let's go back and I'll introduce you to the crew

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Guys, attention please

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Our troupe master is no longer in a critical state

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But he can't be discharged for the time being

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So what will happen to our opening?

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Our rival had opened a few days ago

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Don't worry

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The troupe master's son will take over from now on

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Him? Can he?

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It's the troupe master's decision

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You are all my seniors, so please show me the way

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And please, just call me Zong Hua

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We'll be looking up to your leadership

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Let's not waste any time, carry on with our practice

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Let's continue

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Among those people

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I think Uncle Qun and Brother Kwai
don't really like me

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Don't read too much into it,
Uncle Qun isn't that complex

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As for Brother Kwai, that's his normal demeanor

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And because of that, we broke up

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I heard you came back because
your business went bust there

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That's right

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I was running a publishing business there

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But I misplaced my trust

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Coupled with the fact that I'm an outsider

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I got cheated by a middle man,
lost my whole company

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I came from a very poor family

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I joined the opera troupe since young,
and am still here now

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That's not true, at least you're the main cast now

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Even though I'm no expert

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But seems to me you're very good at what you do

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At least it sounds that way to me

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That shows you do know a thing
or two about the opera

271
00:23:45,916 --> 00:23:48,540
Shouldn't be a problem for you to take over

272
00:26:32,791 --> 00:26:34,415
Are you alright?

273
00:26:56,166 --> 00:26:59,040
Good night

274
00:27:13,500 --> 00:27:15,790
Xiu Yin, are you okay?

275
00:28:30,791 --> 00:28:32,665
Sorry, have you seen Xiu Yin around?

276
00:28:33,041 --> 00:28:34,499
Haven't seen her come back

277
00:28:38,750 --> 00:28:42,499
Anything I can help?

278
00:28:45,416 --> 00:28:46,999
Help me finish this "Ji" character

279
00:28:47,166 --> 00:28:48,249
Sure

280
00:28:54,708 --> 00:28:56,165
Hey, he'll get scolded

281
00:29:30,208 --> 00:29:32,290
Hey, what are you doing?

282
00:29:32,625 --> 00:29:34,906
Can you please show some respect to
the troupe's property?

283
00:29:34,916 --> 00:29:35,999
What's with the leg?

284
00:29:36,208 --> 00:29:37,749
Kit Zai, come help me with this

285
00:29:48,916 --> 00:29:50,756
Who sealed the "mouth" of the character "Ji "?

286
00:29:51,041 --> 00:29:53,721
Does he meant for us to have
difficulties singing even with a mouth?

287
00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:55,207
Speak up

288
00:29:55,875 --> 00:29:57,635
it was written by the stand-in troupe master

289
00:30:00,250 --> 00:30:01,457
This is the unwritten rule of the industry

290
00:30:01,625 --> 00:30:03,582
What you did undermined traditional customs

291
00:30:04,083 --> 00:30:05,207
I'm sorry

292
00:30:11,791 --> 00:30:15,582
Sorry for this, I'll slowly fill you in on all these

293
00:30:31,625 --> 00:30:34,082
Come, the dishes are here, let's eat

294
00:30:35,291 --> 00:30:37,457
Before that, I'd like to say something

295
00:30:39,333 --> 00:30:42,415
What happened just now. I don't ever
want to see it happening again

296
00:30:48,958 --> 00:30:50,124
I understand that it's tough to accept

297
00:30:50,291 --> 00:30:52,124
An outsider as your troupe master

298
00:30:53,041 --> 00:30:54,832
But I'll give it my all

299
00:30:56,666 --> 00:30:58,026
Once my father has been discharged

300
00:30:58,166 --> 00:30:59,999
I'll hand everything back to him

301
00:31:01,541 --> 00:31:04,790
And you can act as if we've never met before

302
00:31:06,083 --> 00:31:07,624
I'm just here to work

303
00:31:12,333 --> 00:31:13,999
Let's begin our meal

304
00:31:20,250 --> 00:31:21,624
Brother

305
00:31:22,625 --> 00:31:24,332
You have my support

306
00:32:06,625 --> 00:32:07,915
Still awake?

307
00:32:08,166 --> 00:32:09,566
What brought you here at this hour?

308
00:32:10,541 --> 00:32:12,374
I really cannot bear to leave the stage

309
00:32:13,375 --> 00:32:16,707
Give me another chance, will you?

310
00:32:18,500 --> 00:32:19,540
Come on in first

311
00:33:46,125 --> 00:33:47,125
Alright

312
00:33:48,833 --> 00:33:50,593
The rite of breaking in to the stage is done

313
00:33:50,625 --> 00:33:52,374
Everyone can work in peace now

314
00:34:21,416 --> 00:34:25,374
There really are a lot of traditional regulations
in Cantonese opera

315
00:34:26,500 --> 00:34:28,082
I've told you

316
00:34:28,583 --> 00:34:30,249
When we're in the middle of the rite of
breaking in to the stage

317
00:34:30,416 --> 00:34:32,165
no looking around and talking

318
00:34:34,166 --> 00:34:35,457
Sorry

319
00:34:37,458 --> 00:34:38,458
Have a seat

320
00:34:45,375 --> 00:34:46,695
The act that you've seen just now

321
00:34:46,875 --> 00:34:48,082
"The White Tiger and the Dark-faced General"

322
00:34:48,291 --> 00:34:49,611
ls for "breaking in to the stage"

323
00:34:49,958 --> 00:34:53,078
it keeps evil spirits away, and ensures everything
that we do is smooth-sailing

324
00:34:53,666 --> 00:34:55,106
Did you notice the idol on the stage

325
00:34:55,125 --> 00:34:57,874
when you came in?

326
00:34:59,291 --> 00:35:01,332
He's the guardian angel of our Garden of Pears

327
00:35:01,625 --> 00:35:02,874
Grandmaster Wah Kwong

328
00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:07,582
To banish the evil and its associated spirits,
according to customs

329
00:35:07,875 --> 00:35:10,249
The idol should be placed on the left

330
00:35:11,333 --> 00:35:13,173
I won't be able to tell you everything at once

331
00:35:13,791 --> 00:35:16,415
But never mind, you will get used to it in time

332
00:35:23,708 --> 00:35:24,790
Xiu Yin

333
00:35:25,208 --> 00:35:26,688
I've bought movie tickets for tonight

334
00:35:26,833 --> 00:35:28,249
Let's go together, shall we?

335
00:35:32,125 --> 00:35:33,832
I think you have misunderstood

336
00:35:35,333 --> 00:35:37,124
I just wanted to help you

337
00:35:38,750 --> 00:35:42,040
it's better if you wait outside.
I want to focus on my make up

338
00:35:53,083 --> 00:35:54,915
I'm free the day after, though

339
00:35:56,625 --> 00:35:58,457
Maybe we can make another arrangement by then

340
00:36:15,416 --> 00:36:17,874
I've boiled some porridge for father, brother

341
00:36:18,041 --> 00:36:20,124
Want to go visit him at the hospital with me?

342
00:36:21,541 --> 00:36:22,749
Sure

343
00:36:39,250 --> 00:36:40,415
Zong Hua

344
00:36:42,458 --> 00:36:44,957
Did the old guard give you a tough time?

345
00:36:47,458 --> 00:36:48,790
Not really

346
00:36:55,083 --> 00:36:57,999
Rome isn't built in a day

347
00:36:59,500 --> 00:37:03,499
But if you stick at it, they will eventually accept you

348
00:37:04,500 --> 00:37:07,707
Not all of my words may be true

349
00:37:08,708 --> 00:37:12,957
Just take those that you think are

350
00:37:20,500 --> 00:37:21,915
Just like back in the day

351
00:37:22,916 --> 00:37:25,040
I've never thought much about your ambition

352
00:37:26,625 --> 00:37:28,499
Stopped you from going out to chase your dream

353
00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:31,499
Looking back now

354
00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:33,332
I think I was too stubborn

355
00:37:39,166 --> 00:37:40,457
Not really

356
00:37:42,250 --> 00:37:45,874
Turns out, you were right

357
00:37:47,375 --> 00:37:48,624
Just that I wouldn't listen

358
00:37:52,250 --> 00:37:53,665
I'm sorry, father

359
00:37:55,666 --> 00:38:00,207
I have not taken good care of you all these years

360
00:38:01,916 --> 00:38:02,957
it's okay, I understand

361
00:38:04,541 --> 00:38:07,624
You're back, that's enough for me

362
00:38:17,583 --> 00:38:19,040
Troupe master

363
00:38:20,291 --> 00:38:21,790
How are you feeling?

364
00:38:24,041 --> 00:38:28,999
The doctor said he needs to
observe my condition for a few days

365
00:38:31,208 --> 00:38:35,707
How's the setting up of the stage?

366
00:38:36,333 --> 00:38:40,082
It's done, we've just broken in to it

367
00:38:45,958 --> 00:38:47,332
Zong Hua knows nothing

368
00:38:48,250 --> 00:38:52,707
Please be patient with him, Xiu Yin

369
00:38:54,791 --> 00:38:58,082
Father, I'd like to learn acting from Xiu Yin

370
00:39:00,375 --> 00:39:01,957
it's not that easy

371
00:39:02,625 --> 00:39:05,665
Xiu Yin, will you take me as your apprentice?

372
00:39:07,833 --> 00:39:11,082
If you really want to learn, I can teach you

373
00:39:12,708 --> 00:39:14,415
Finally, you're willing to learn

374
00:39:15,791 --> 00:39:18,165
it really is difficult,
are you sure you can take it?

375
00:39:18,541 --> 00:39:20,207
I can handle it

376
00:40:27,083 --> 00:40:29,874
"Such a beautiful moment and scenery"

377
00:40:30,833 --> 00:40:35,249
"But it wasn't meant to be"

378
00:40:35,916 --> 00:40:43,916
"Are there any yard that houses good news"

379
00:40:46,291 --> 00:40:54,291
"I'm in love with such
a beautiful moment and scenery"

380
00:40:55,833 --> 00:41:03,833
"To mourn in springtime is torturous"

381
00:41:06,416 --> 00:41:14,416
"There will be a hundred blossoms
when the birds arrive"

382
00:41:44,250 --> 00:41:45,915
Kwai, backstage

383
00:42:45,333 --> 00:42:46,540
Open the door

384
00:42:50,291 --> 00:42:51,499
What do you want?

385
00:42:54,041 --> 00:42:55,957
You think I'm a fool, don't you?

386
00:42:56,500 --> 00:42:58,060
When are you going to stop your tricks?

387
00:42:58,333 --> 00:43:00,249
When can I get onto the stage?

388
00:47:20,333 --> 00:47:22,533
Who among you has been praying to me
as though I'm dead?

389
00:47:30,791 --> 00:47:32,040
Is it you?

390
00:47:32,291 --> 00:47:34,165
No, it's not me

391
00:47:34,500 --> 00:47:35,790
Kwai, is it you?

392
00:47:35,958 --> 00:47:37,624
How could it be me, stop being a fool

393
00:47:37,833 --> 00:47:40,207
Tried to crush me with
the suspensions yesterday but failed

394
00:47:41,500 --> 00:47:43,540
Today, it's joysticks and candles

395
00:47:44,083 --> 00:47:45,957
How much do you guys hate me?

396
00:47:46,416 --> 00:47:48,040
If that's the case, step right up
and say it to my face

397
00:47:48,291 --> 00:47:50,332
Don't try all these childish tricks

398
00:47:51,958 --> 00:47:55,457
I've told you guys not to mess with him

399
00:47:56,291 --> 00:47:58,124
Why wouldn't you listen?

400
00:48:01,083 --> 00:48:02,624
No one's owning up?

401
00:48:03,958 --> 00:48:07,499
Never mind, I'll find out
who's the culprit sooner or later

402
00:48:08,166 --> 00:48:09,707
Do it again if you dare

403
00:48:14,208 --> 00:48:16,999
I'm done talking, please leave

404
00:48:22,416 --> 00:48:23,416
I'm so sorry

405
00:48:23,500 --> 00:48:24,624
Xiu Yin

406
00:48:25,458 --> 00:48:27,138
I feel that, the closer the opening day is

407
00:48:27,166 --> 00:48:28,999
The weirder the troupe gets

408
00:48:30,125 --> 00:48:31,374
What's wrong?

409
00:48:31,750 --> 00:48:32,957
Actually

410
00:48:33,458 --> 00:48:35,832
I've been wanting to ask you this

411
00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:42,124
Remember we went for drinks once

412
00:48:44,666 --> 00:48:46,040
And then

413
00:48:47,041 --> 00:48:48,582
Then we

414
00:48:52,833 --> 00:48:54,207
Do you remember?

415
00:48:55,625 --> 00:48:58,874
I just remember I was very drunk that day

416
00:49:01,583 --> 00:49:03,249
Did I do anything?

417
00:49:05,375 --> 00:49:06,624
No

418
00:49:07,083 --> 00:49:08,874
No, nothing

419
00:49:11,666 --> 00:49:13,746
The movie that you said
you wanted to watch last time

420
00:49:16,250 --> 00:49:24,250
Xiu Yin

421
00:49:54,000 --> 00:49:55,540
Xiu Yin, are you okay?

422
00:49:57,416 --> 00:50:01,165
I'm okay, it's been like that since I was a kid

423
00:50:02,041 --> 00:50:03,999
Let her rest and she'll be fine

424
00:50:51,000 --> 00:50:53,999
The doctor said you need to
walk around more to recover quickly

425
00:50:54,541 --> 00:50:56,332
Got it

426
00:50:58,541 --> 00:50:59,749
Jing Jing

427
00:51:00,750 --> 00:51:02,290
How's your progress?

428
00:51:02,833 --> 00:51:04,290
She's a fast learner

429
00:51:04,500 --> 00:51:07,300
We can let her perform on the 14th day of
the 7th Lunar Calendar month

430
00:51:25,083 --> 00:51:26,374
How is that possible?

431
00:51:27,333 --> 00:51:30,874
It takes years of practice to be good on stage

432
00:51:33,541 --> 00:51:35,707
You've just learned it for 2 or 3 days

433
00:51:36,708 --> 00:51:38,540
You're barely scraping the surface

434
00:51:39,541 --> 00:51:41,374
What more to pull off a great performance

435
00:51:42,416 --> 00:51:44,374
Going on stage is not a joke

436
00:51:44,750 --> 00:51:46,390
You'd be held responsible by the audience

437
00:51:46,708 --> 00:51:48,582
I can do it, father

438
00:51:49,166 --> 00:51:51,582
And I'd like to wear that
outfit that belonged to mother

439
00:51:51,750 --> 00:51:52,750
For my performance

440
00:51:53,000 --> 00:51:54,040
Can I?

441
00:51:56,041 --> 00:51:57,874
I think we should let her try

442
00:52:00,708 --> 00:52:04,624
Your mother's outfit? Why mention your mother?

443
00:52:07,875 --> 00:52:09,374
Tell me

444
00:52:09,750 --> 00:52:12,624
What has been happening within the troupe?

445
00:52:13,916 --> 00:52:14,916
Out with it

446
00:52:14,958 --> 00:52:17,040
I said I want to wear her outfit

447
00:53:07,791 --> 00:53:15,791
Help me

448
00:57:26,041 --> 00:57:28,915
"Never brand women as weaklings"

449
00:57:30,125 --> 00:57:33,165
"Look at me"

450
00:57:35,166 --> 00:57:41,415
"How I shine"

451
00:57:46,916 --> 00:57:50,082
"I am a hero"

452
00:57:50,250 --> 00:57:52,999
"Fear not even a thousand men"

453
00:57:53,166 --> 00:57:55,749
"For one's courage soar with one's ability"

454
00:57:56,041 --> 00:58:01,999
"Yet to meet a match in a hundred miles"

455
00:58:02,208 --> 00:58:04,957
"The heroine of Shandong shall be revered"

456
00:58:05,208 --> 00:58:08,082
"Moved not by riches but ambitions"

457
00:58:08,250 --> 00:58:10,915
"Her name echoes in all corners of the land"

458
00:58:11,125 --> 00:58:13,915
"With ambitions equally as vast"

459
00:58:14,083 --> 00:58:16,999
"The lady warrior is the embodiment of war"

460
00:58:17,166 --> 00:58:22,457
"Fearful of neither storms or waves"

461
00:58:58,666 --> 00:58:59,874
Apply pressure here

462
00:59:02,625 --> 00:59:07,124
You've dislocated your knee,
you're lucky it's still curable

463
00:59:07,666 --> 00:59:09,832
I don't know what's wrong with you and your father

464
00:59:10,250 --> 00:59:13,332
You hurt your knee, he's in the hospital

465
00:59:13,750 --> 00:59:14,957
How is he now?

466
00:59:17,166 --> 00:59:18,790
Should be fine

467
00:59:19,625 --> 00:59:22,624
You still haven't answered me,
how did you get hurt?

468
00:59:26,000 --> 00:59:27,915
It's the 7th month of the Lunar Calendar

469
00:59:28,083 --> 00:59:30,957
if you're unlucky, it's easy for you to
bump into those filthy things

470
00:59:31,208 --> 00:59:33,415
A minor case will involve small injuries

471
00:59:33,625 --> 00:59:35,457
A major one will be major illnesses

472
00:59:35,666 --> 00:59:38,165
You're in a field where the world is your home

473
00:59:38,375 --> 00:59:40,335
You need to pay the idols and spirits due respect

474
00:59:40,375 --> 00:59:42,165
Do you give offerings prior

475
00:59:42,333 --> 00:59:44,707
to your rehearsals and performances?

476
00:59:45,333 --> 00:59:47,124
Father did

477
00:59:47,500 --> 00:59:49,415
That's different

478
00:59:49,666 --> 00:59:50,874
You've taken over now

479
00:59:51,041 --> 00:59:54,665
you need to show some respect too

480
00:59:56,083 --> 00:59:58,665
Help me make the necessary arrangements, Jing Jing

481
01:00:00,958 --> 01:00:02,040
Come

482
01:00:14,875 --> 01:00:15,875
Hello

483
01:00:15,958 --> 01:00:17,374
Is that Zong Hua?

484
01:00:18,791 --> 01:00:20,040
Yes, who's there?

485
01:00:20,250 --> 01:00:21,915
I'm Zhi Kwan's father

486
01:00:22,250 --> 01:00:24,790
She committed suicide by
jumping off a building last week

487
01:00:27,083 --> 01:00:28,540
Zhi Kwan is dead?

488
01:00:32,000 --> 01:00:33,665
How is that possible?

489
01:00:34,791 --> 01:00:36,249
Impossible

490
01:00:38,208 --> 01:00:40,457
I just spoke to her on the phone last week

491
01:00:40,916 --> 01:00:42,749
You caused my daughter's death

492
01:00:43,125 --> 01:00:44,790
She left a note for you

493
01:00:45,083 --> 01:00:46,957
Come pick it up yourself if you dare

494
01:01:38,083 --> 01:01:39,207
Xiu Yin, just the person I want to see

495
01:01:39,375 --> 01:01:41,790
Come and look at what I've managed to record

496
01:01:51,125 --> 01:01:52,125
Xiu Yin

497
01:02:30,333 --> 01:02:31,457
Run

498
01:02:31,875 --> 01:02:33,249
Quick, run

499
01:02:51,666 --> 01:02:52,874
Run

500
01:02:53,125 --> 01:02:55,040
Quick, run

501
01:03:36,666 --> 01:03:37,915
Don't come near

502
01:03:42,333 --> 01:03:43,790
Why do you want to kill me?

503
01:03:48,125 --> 01:03:49,749
Are you really Xiu Yin?

504
01:04:07,291 --> 01:04:09,457
Chop chop, guys

505
01:04:09,666 --> 01:04:11,790
Opening day is tomorrow, we're running out of time

506
01:04:12,125 --> 01:04:14,624
Kwai

507
01:04:15,125 --> 01:04:17,790
You again? What do you want?

508
01:04:20,333 --> 01:04:22,249
I don't know how to put this to you

509
01:04:22,833 --> 01:04:26,207
But I'd like to cancel tomorrow's performance

510
01:04:29,791 --> 01:04:31,957
I don't know what you're up to

511
01:04:32,125 --> 01:04:34,415
But the point is, the stage is ready

512
01:04:34,833 --> 01:04:36,249
We've broken in to it, and we've done all
the offering to the idols

513
01:04:36,458 --> 01:04:37,749
Canceling without any reason

514
01:04:37,916 --> 01:04:39,332
is cheating

515
01:04:39,500 --> 01:04:40,915
You'll put us in a lot of trouble if you do that

516
01:04:41,083 --> 01:04:42,083
That's right

517
01:04:44,125 --> 01:04:47,665
My ex-girlfriend in Mainland China
just committed suicide

518
01:04:48,708 --> 01:04:50,874
I think she came back to haunt me

519
01:04:51,833 --> 01:04:53,290
I can't help you with that

520
01:04:54,291 --> 01:04:55,499
Funny, though

521
01:04:56,083 --> 01:05:00,999
People are saying the spot that we got this year

522
01:05:01,291 --> 01:05:03,082
An entire troupe was wiped out here

523
01:05:03,333 --> 01:05:07,249
In a fire 40 years ago

524
01:05:07,416 --> 01:05:10,415
Maybe our troubles are connected to this incident

525
01:05:11,000 --> 01:05:12,499
Don't believe in all these rumors, Uncle Qun

526
01:05:12,666 --> 01:05:14,546
Don't be so naive, come, let's continue working

527
01:05:15,333 --> 01:05:17,040
Hey, make sure it's clean over there

528
01:06:24,750 --> 01:06:27,915
if it's already time, come and get me

529
01:06:28,083 --> 01:06:31,915
Please don't disturb my children

530
01:09:03,333 --> 01:09:04,874
What's happening actually?

531
01:10:54,416 --> 01:10:59,040
Zong Hua

532
01:10:59,291 --> 01:11:00,374
Jing Jing

533
01:11:01,541 --> 01:11:02,541
Father

534
01:11:02,708 --> 01:11:03,708
Where are you?

535
01:11:03,791 --> 01:11:04,791
Father

536
01:11:11,041 --> 01:11:13,374
Zong Hua, are you alright?

537
01:11:14,125 --> 01:11:14,665
Run, father

538
01:11:14,833 --> 01:11:15,874
Run

539
01:11:18,875 --> 01:11:20,332
- Run
- Quick

540
01:11:25,583 --> 01:11:29,332
Kwai

541
01:11:30,541 --> 01:11:32,665
Quick, run

542
01:11:40,916 --> 01:11:42,290
Jing Jing

543
01:11:43,208 --> 01:11:44,249
Father, don't

544
01:11:44,458 --> 01:11:46,957
Father, don't go

545
01:11:49,708 --> 01:11:50,749
Zong Hua

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Run...

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Leave my father alone, take me instead, all of you

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40 years ago

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An entire troupe was wiped out here in a fire

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Maybe our troubles are connected to this incident

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Zong Hua

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