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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:24,489 At the end of the 19th century, the West's growing interest in China... 2 00:00:24,557 --> 00:00:28,493 threatened the cultural traditions of the Qing Dynasty. 3 00:00:30,096 --> 00:00:32,963 The following was inspired by the true story of a Westerner... 4 00:00:33,033 --> 00:00:35,001 who journeyed to China in 1902. (Subtitle Revised by HchC) 5 00:02:11,998 --> 00:02:14,796 Father, may I have my photo taken too? 6 00:02:16,169 --> 00:02:17,727 We will see. 7 00:02:39,025 --> 00:02:41,391 We must catch the light. 8 00:02:41,461 --> 00:02:43,622 Open all the shades. 9 00:02:43,696 --> 00:02:47,325 What do we need photographs for? 10 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:50,369 We know what we look like. 11 00:02:50,436 --> 00:02:52,461 I know an actor who posed for a photograph... 12 00:02:52,539 --> 00:02:56,168 and the camera stole his soul. 13 00:02:56,242 --> 00:02:57,971 He never performed again. 14 00:02:59,946 --> 00:03:02,847 Protect the camera. 15 00:03:12,325 --> 00:03:15,658 Chang, how could you put the reflector there? 16 00:03:15,728 --> 00:03:18,561 What kind of lighting is this? 17 00:03:18,631 --> 00:03:21,691 Has anyone seen Liu? Has anyone seen Liu? 18 00:03:21,768 --> 00:03:23,702 I'll find him. 19 00:03:24,771 --> 00:03:26,705 Come back here, Fu Guan! 20 00:03:28,474 --> 00:03:31,341 Don't just stand there! Wait. 21 00:03:33,012 --> 00:03:36,345 Clean this up. I'll find him myself. 22 00:04:08,715 --> 00:04:12,583 " Pho-no-graph." 23 00:04:40,580 --> 00:04:42,514 Hey, hey, hey! Easy! 24 00:04:42,582 --> 00:04:44,311 I've got precious cargo here! 25 00:04:56,229 --> 00:04:58,925 Liu! Father's been looking for you everywhere! You're in trouble! 26 00:05:00,199 --> 00:05:01,666 What's that? 27 00:05:01,734 --> 00:05:03,326 Come and see. 28 00:05:07,974 --> 00:05:09,908 Close your eyes. 29 00:05:17,183 --> 00:05:20,641 He's so happy. He must have stuffed himself with sweets. 30 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:22,654 Put me in the box too! 31 00:05:25,024 --> 00:05:27,015 Where have you been? 32 00:05:27,093 --> 00:05:29,288 We're losing the light. 33 00:05:29,362 --> 00:05:31,296 What are you doing in here? 34 00:05:40,506 --> 00:05:42,440 Master Ren, look. 35 00:05:51,317 --> 00:05:54,184 When I crank this, sounds are produced. 36 00:05:55,355 --> 00:05:59,086 Think of the customer's face when he hears this. Imagine the portraits! 37 00:05:59,992 --> 00:06:01,823 Liu, that's enough. 38 00:06:01,894 --> 00:06:03,828 You've gone too far! 39 00:06:05,231 --> 00:06:08,359 Do you know how many people want your job? 40 00:06:09,802 --> 00:06:13,169 Last week, it was the wind machine. 41 00:06:13,239 --> 00:06:15,173 Now it's this noisy contraption. 42 00:06:17,477 --> 00:06:20,844 Liu, if you can't be serious, I'm going to have to-- 43 00:06:22,115 --> 00:06:23,377 Master! 44 00:06:23,449 --> 00:06:27,215 Lord Tan has arrived. 45 00:06:27,286 --> 00:06:29,220 Hurry up, then. 46 00:06:38,331 --> 00:06:40,424 Welcome, Lord Tan! 47 00:06:42,001 --> 00:06:44,367 Look! That's Lord Tan! 48 00:06:44,437 --> 00:06:47,133 Lord Tan! 49 00:06:47,206 --> 00:06:50,198 I've never seen him up close! 50 00:06:57,483 --> 00:06:59,474 Stop, stop! Stop! 51 00:07:06,025 --> 00:07:08,220 Welcome, Lord Tan! 52 00:07:09,328 --> 00:07:11,262 Please, come this way. 53 00:07:25,978 --> 00:07:27,912 Keep an eye on my stuff. 54 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:44,487 I hope you had a pleasant journey, Lord Tan. 55 00:07:57,844 --> 00:08:01,746 We are most honored to welcome you to Feng Tai Photo Studio. 56 00:08:02,882 --> 00:08:04,816 Are you ready to begin? 57 00:08:06,886 --> 00:08:09,116 Your Lordship. 58 00:08:15,828 --> 00:08:17,420 Play something. 59 00:08:18,965 --> 00:08:21,695 May I introduce Liu, our chief photographer. 60 00:08:42,788 --> 00:08:45,723 Opera. Opera. 61 00:09:00,540 --> 00:09:04,601 I admit, these Western tunes have some merit, but on the whole... 62 00:09:04,677 --> 00:09:06,907 I find their music ostentatious and... 63 00:09:08,247 --> 00:09:10,875 lacking in the refinements... 64 00:09:10,950 --> 00:09:13,145 of our tradition. 65 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:16,254 Sing us a song! 66 00:10:38,604 --> 00:10:40,504 Are you the, uh-- 67 00:10:40,573 --> 00:10:42,336 Are you the proprietor? 68 00:10:42,408 --> 00:10:45,536 Who are you? What do you want? 69 00:10:46,612 --> 00:10:48,603 We're the same. 70 00:10:48,681 --> 00:10:53,516 My-My name is Raymond Wallace. Raymond Wallace. 71 00:10:54,553 --> 00:10:56,885 - Sir, good day. - What is your business here? 72 00:10:56,956 --> 00:10:59,550 My business-- The same. 73 00:11:00,593 --> 00:11:01,651 Better. 74 00:11:03,929 --> 00:11:06,022 My pictures... 75 00:11:06,098 --> 00:11:07,861 they move. 76 00:11:15,708 --> 00:11:19,007 Living photographs that move. 77 00:11:19,078 --> 00:11:22,411 - It's a worldwide phenomenon. - Be gone! 78 00:11:24,216 --> 00:11:27,310 - Hello. - You speak English. 79 00:11:28,387 --> 00:11:30,378 - Hello. - You speak English. 80 00:11:30,456 --> 00:11:32,617 A little. 81 00:11:32,692 --> 00:11:36,184 Speak Chinese better. 82 00:11:36,262 --> 00:11:38,423 Yeah. He understands. 83 00:11:50,943 --> 00:11:54,606 Please leave my studio. 84 00:11:56,482 --> 00:11:59,076 No, wait, wait. You don't understand. 85 00:12:07,927 --> 00:12:12,261 Lord Tan, sorry for the disruption. Please, come this way. 86 00:12:29,949 --> 00:12:32,247 What are you doing? Don't touch me. 87 00:12:48,868 --> 00:12:50,802 Pull back the shades! 88 00:12:52,037 --> 00:12:53,971 Good! That's it! 89 00:12:55,207 --> 00:12:57,471 Who is that? 90 00:12:57,543 --> 00:12:59,568 An employee named Liu. 91 00:13:07,386 --> 00:13:09,854 Lord Tan... 92 00:13:09,922 --> 00:13:11,583 please forgive me. 93 00:13:11,657 --> 00:13:13,488 Would you lift your head a little... 94 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:15,618 when you pose? 95 00:13:21,667 --> 00:13:23,897 Perfect! That's it! 96 00:13:23,969 --> 00:13:27,166 Let's try it now with music. 97 00:13:30,042 --> 00:13:32,306 You two, start playing. 98 00:14:27,967 --> 00:14:29,901 Keep an eye on my stuff. 99 00:14:59,498 --> 00:15:03,867 My dearest Claire, I do miss you... 100 00:15:03,936 --> 00:15:08,339 and I miss our children more than these feeble words can convey. 101 00:15:10,242 --> 00:15:14,440 I will be able to earn more here than my creditors back home desire. 102 00:15:14,513 --> 00:15:15,878 And Claire... 103 00:15:15,948 --> 00:15:18,007 there will be yet more to come. 104 00:15:19,551 --> 00:15:21,746 As I've told you many times... 105 00:15:21,820 --> 00:15:23,754 my fortunes are on the rise. 106 00:15:25,658 --> 00:15:28,354 I remain your loving husband, Raymond. 107 00:15:45,311 --> 00:15:47,779 There's always something new in Lord Tan's performances! 108 00:15:47,846 --> 00:15:50,815 At my age, there's nothing new. 109 00:16:55,948 --> 00:16:58,849 I 'm surprised to see you here. 110 00:16:58,917 --> 00:17:01,852 Well, I-I just-- 111 00:17:08,794 --> 00:17:12,059 You dropped your fan at Feng Tai. 112 00:17:12,131 --> 00:17:15,328 - I came to return it. - That's very kind of you. 113 00:17:25,077 --> 00:17:28,569 Ling, you are expected backstage! 114 00:17:28,647 --> 00:17:30,239 I'm coming! 115 00:17:31,884 --> 00:17:34,853 Come again, if you like. 116 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:36,854 Thank you. I will. 117 00:17:40,793 --> 00:17:42,727 Keep it for me for now. 118 00:17:57,976 --> 00:18:01,207 Ladies and gentlemen! 119 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,043 Direct from Paris! 120 00:18:05,851 --> 00:18:08,285 Moving pictures! 121 00:18:09,822 --> 00:18:11,813 Only five coins. 122 00:18:11,890 --> 00:18:14,825 Another crazy contraption from the West. 123 00:18:14,893 --> 00:18:17,327 Step on up! Be the first person in Peking... 124 00:18:17,396 --> 00:18:19,591 to witness this amazing new invention. 125 00:18:19,665 --> 00:18:21,064 Come on, sir. 126 00:18:22,468 --> 00:18:24,595 You, ma'am, come and see. Only five-- 127 00:18:24,670 --> 00:18:27,298 You, sir, come and see a new invention. 128 00:18:27,372 --> 00:18:30,170 - Hello. - You speak English. 129 00:18:30,242 --> 00:18:31,641 You remember me? 130 00:18:31,710 --> 00:18:35,407 I remember you from the photo shop. 131 00:18:35,481 --> 00:18:37,813 Yeah, that's right. Please, just go away. 132 00:18:37,883 --> 00:18:40,147 You, sir, step on up. 133 00:18:40,219 --> 00:18:42,278 Step on up. Be the first person-- 134 00:18:42,354 --> 00:18:43,651 I friend. 135 00:18:43,722 --> 00:18:45,587 Look, please, I don't want any trouble. 136 00:18:45,657 --> 00:18:49,616 Please, just go away, okay? Go away. Yes? Thank you. 137 00:18:49,695 --> 00:18:52,255 You, sir, step on up. Come on. 138 00:18:52,331 --> 00:18:55,061 You wanna be the first person to see Yin Shing? 139 00:18:55,134 --> 00:18:57,466 A new invention. 140 00:18:57,536 --> 00:19:00,130 You, sir. Only five coins. 141 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,670 You, sir. You, sir. 142 00:19:17,122 --> 00:19:19,955 You tell truth? Picture move? 143 00:19:21,493 --> 00:19:25,054 You want to see? Yeah. You wanna see? 144 00:19:25,130 --> 00:19:27,155 All right. 145 00:19:27,232 --> 00:19:29,029 Five. Five. 146 00:19:30,435 --> 00:19:32,903 Yeah, five. 147 00:19:37,709 --> 00:19:40,303 Oh, God. You don't have the money. 148 00:19:40,379 --> 00:19:43,212 Come on. On your way. Come on. 149 00:19:45,017 --> 00:19:47,451 I'm not a charity. Come on. On your way. 150 00:19:49,121 --> 00:19:50,247 Move. 151 00:19:50,322 --> 00:19:52,950 You don't want to show me. 152 00:19:53,025 --> 00:19:55,585 Picture can't move. 153 00:19:57,629 --> 00:19:59,995 -Just brag. - Eh? 154 00:20:01,466 --> 00:20:03,058 Just brag. 155 00:20:04,436 --> 00:20:07,200 I don't believe it. 156 00:20:07,272 --> 00:20:10,764 How can picture move? Must be lie. 157 00:20:10,842 --> 00:20:13,572 Are you calling me a liar? 158 00:20:13,645 --> 00:20:15,704 - Are you calling me a liar? - Liar. 159 00:20:20,586 --> 00:20:22,520 All right, you come with me. 160 00:20:22,588 --> 00:20:22,721 Through these doors. 161 00:20:22,721 --> 00:20:24,313 Through these doors. 162 00:20:24,389 --> 00:20:26,983 Yep, through there. Through there. Come on. 163 00:20:27,059 --> 00:20:29,926 In you come. Sit there. 164 00:20:29,995 --> 00:20:32,293 Sit. 165 00:20:32,364 --> 00:20:33,956 Don't move. 166 00:21:11,370 --> 00:21:13,304 Believe me now, don't you? 167 00:21:56,348 --> 00:21:58,612 You can't come in here. 168 00:21:58,684 --> 00:22:00,515 More, more! More! 169 00:22:00,585 --> 00:22:03,281 Look, if you want to see more, you'll have to pay. 170 00:22:03,355 --> 00:22:05,346 - Yes? Pay. - Work, work. 171 00:22:06,458 --> 00:22:07,823 Go help. 172 00:22:07,893 --> 00:22:10,191 You've changed your tune, haven't you, mate? Now, come on. 173 00:22:10,262 --> 00:22:12,196 - Show me. Show me. - Come on. 174 00:22:12,264 --> 00:22:15,700 Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand it in a million years. 175 00:22:15,767 --> 00:22:18,565 How can picture move? Show me, please! 176 00:22:18,637 --> 00:22:21,197 Please! Please! How can picture move? 177 00:22:21,273 --> 00:22:23,207 - Thank you very much. - Hey! No, no! 178 00:22:23,275 --> 00:22:26,005 Show me! Please! Wait! 179 00:23:22,801 --> 00:23:25,895 Madame Jiang, Liu will be here any minute. 180 00:23:37,048 --> 00:23:39,073 I've got it! 181 00:23:39,151 --> 00:23:41,085 I've figured it out! 182 00:23:42,087 --> 00:23:44,954 The foreigner was right! 183 00:23:45,023 --> 00:23:47,548 Pictures can move! 184 00:23:50,929 --> 00:23:53,557 - You know what this is? - A butterfly? 185 00:23:54,433 --> 00:23:57,630 - And this? - Also a butterfly. 186 00:23:58,703 --> 00:24:00,295 Watch closely! 187 00:24:09,648 --> 00:24:11,081 Hey! It's flying! 188 00:24:18,256 --> 00:24:20,781 Respect for order is paramount at Feng Tai. 189 00:24:23,161 --> 00:24:27,291 A well-run business must be orderly. 190 00:24:27,365 --> 00:24:29,993 When a customer is here for a portrait... 191 00:24:30,068 --> 00:24:32,400 there should be no distractions. 192 00:24:32,471 --> 00:24:34,735 We must pay strict attention to propriety. 193 00:24:59,898 --> 00:25:01,832 About this morning. 194 00:25:03,101 --> 00:25:07,231 I'm truly sorry. Please punish me. 195 00:25:09,341 --> 00:25:12,071 You could have cost us a customer. 196 00:25:13,278 --> 00:25:15,212 And the Widow Jiang, no less. 197 00:25:17,315 --> 00:25:19,783 Don't let it happen again. 198 00:25:19,851 --> 00:25:21,512 No, sir. 199 00:25:23,054 --> 00:25:24,681 I promise I won't. 200 00:25:30,262 --> 00:25:33,663 Perhaps my wife is right. 201 00:25:33,732 --> 00:25:36,701 Maybe marriage would settle you down. 202 00:25:36,768 --> 00:25:38,827 Marriage? 203 00:26:07,399 --> 00:26:10,197 Good evening, neighbor. This rain. 204 00:26:10,268 --> 00:26:12,862 It could be worse. 205 00:26:23,148 --> 00:26:24,740 Jewelry Tower. 206 00:26:27,118 --> 00:26:29,086 Liu. 207 00:26:29,154 --> 00:26:31,987 You're not a child anymore. 208 00:26:33,058 --> 00:26:35,026 Get to the point, Jewelry Tower. 209 00:26:37,195 --> 00:26:38,719 This is a wonderful opportunity for you. 210 00:26:38,797 --> 00:26:40,765 The Widow Jiang has her heart set on you. 211 00:26:40,832 --> 00:26:42,424 The Widow Jiang! 212 00:26:44,202 --> 00:26:45,794 Wants me? 213 00:26:48,406 --> 00:26:52,103 Your worries would be over. 214 00:26:52,177 --> 00:26:56,204 I was proud like you when I was young. 215 00:27:00,885 --> 00:27:02,250 Another leak. 216 00:27:04,356 --> 00:27:07,120 Don't worry, Father. 217 00:27:07,192 --> 00:27:09,956 I'll fix it. 218 00:27:10,028 --> 00:27:13,464 You don't want to end up like me. 219 00:27:13,531 --> 00:27:15,431 Listen to me. 220 00:27:16,768 --> 00:27:19,430 Father... 221 00:27:19,504 --> 00:27:22,371 I can't marry the widow. 222 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:26,206 When my father spoke, I obeyed! 223 00:27:27,512 --> 00:27:30,606 My only son has no respect for me. 224 00:27:34,886 --> 00:27:37,616 Jewelry Tower. Choose a wedding date. 225 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:43,694 He's so stubborn. 226 00:28:26,171 --> 00:28:29,834 Western music! Western show! 227 00:28:29,908 --> 00:28:32,376 Step up! Don't be shy! 228 00:28:35,980 --> 00:28:38,676 Seeing is believing! Come see for yourself!. 229 00:28:38,750 --> 00:28:41,184 Is it magic? 230 00:28:41,252 --> 00:28:43,015 It's better than magic! 231 00:28:49,594 --> 00:28:52,062 See pictures come alive in the dark! 232 00:28:52,130 --> 00:28:54,360 Is music part of the show? 233 00:28:54,432 --> 00:28:58,459 - Yes! It's all part of the show. - I love a good show. 234 00:28:58,536 --> 00:29:00,902 Let's go in and see it! 235 00:29:03,608 --> 00:29:07,374 Five coins. Thank you. 236 00:29:11,716 --> 00:29:14,378 Right this way. 237 00:29:19,224 --> 00:29:22,318 What the bloody hell do you think you're doing? This is my place! 238 00:29:25,096 --> 00:29:27,690 - I help you. - What? 239 00:29:27,766 --> 00:29:30,098 I don't want your bloody help. Go on, get out of here. 240 00:29:30,168 --> 00:29:34,468 This is all very strange. 241 00:29:45,083 --> 00:29:47,608 I don't have all day! 242 00:29:49,420 --> 00:29:52,856 What sort of show is this? No tea or seeds? 243 00:29:52,924 --> 00:29:54,858 Right this way, young fellow. 244 00:30:01,266 --> 00:30:03,200 Come on! 245 00:30:09,340 --> 00:30:14,107 Look, why don't you go outside and make sure everything is okay, yeah? 246 00:30:14,179 --> 00:30:16,613 All right? Go ahead. Go outside. 247 00:30:16,681 --> 00:30:19,309 And close the door. It's got to be dark in there. 248 00:31:53,278 --> 00:31:56,475 Please, don't panic! 249 00:31:58,816 --> 00:32:02,912 It's just an illusion. See? It's all right. 250 00:32:33,918 --> 00:32:36,113 What happened? 251 00:32:38,489 --> 00:32:40,787 Typical, isn't it? 252 00:32:40,858 --> 00:32:45,386 This is a special trick. Keep your eyes on the screen. 253 00:32:48,900 --> 00:32:51,164 Watch the screen! 254 00:32:55,139 --> 00:32:56,868 Come on! 255 00:33:25,436 --> 00:33:27,370 Put it on my account! 256 00:33:36,147 --> 00:33:38,081 I've had enough of this! 257 00:33:39,817 --> 00:33:42,445 What are you doing? What are you doing? 258 00:33:43,788 --> 00:33:45,756 Help-- Help you. 259 00:33:52,997 --> 00:33:54,191 Bloody hell. 260 00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:57,267 I don't believe it. 261 00:34:08,179 --> 00:34:10,704 A little bit to the left. A little bit to the left. 262 00:34:10,782 --> 00:34:12,409 To the left, to the left, to the left. 263 00:34:12,483 --> 00:34:14,542 Up a bit, up a bit. 264 00:34:14,619 --> 00:34:16,917 No, over there-- Yeah. Hold it there. 265 00:34:18,656 --> 00:34:21,284 Slightly to the left. Perfect! Perfect! 266 00:34:21,359 --> 00:34:22,951 Let's go! 267 00:34:38,509 --> 00:34:42,070 I don't believe it. It's bloody working. 268 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:58,627 White light that moves. Incredible! 269 00:34:58,696 --> 00:35:01,290 What a strange experience. 270 00:35:05,169 --> 00:35:06,693 Young man... 271 00:35:06,771 --> 00:35:09,763 how did you get those foreigners to come here? 272 00:35:09,841 --> 00:35:14,073 Behind that funny face is a magic lens. 273 00:35:14,145 --> 00:35:17,706 When we shine light through it, another world is revealed. 274 00:35:17,782 --> 00:35:21,115 I am lucky to have witnessed this. 275 00:35:21,185 --> 00:35:24,677 As the old proverb says, "There are mountains beyond the mountains." 276 00:35:24,755 --> 00:35:28,555 -It's true! -Come back with your family and friends. 277 00:35:28,626 --> 00:35:30,753 Thank you. We will! 278 00:35:32,830 --> 00:35:35,321 Something new at my age! 279 00:35:39,270 --> 00:35:41,670 This is for you. Be careful with that. 280 00:35:41,739 --> 00:35:44,833 Be careful with that. It's very expensive. 281 00:35:44,909 --> 00:35:48,675 One, two, three-- 282 00:35:51,015 --> 00:35:53,745 Four. For you. 283 00:35:53,818 --> 00:35:55,012 Thank you. 284 00:36:02,126 --> 00:36:03,991 No, no, it's for you. 285 00:36:04,061 --> 00:36:06,029 They're for you. It's yours. 286 00:36:06,097 --> 00:36:07,689 It's yours. 287 00:36:10,234 --> 00:36:13,726 No, it's yours. You earned it. Yours. 288 00:36:23,347 --> 00:36:27,010 - Not enough. - Eh? 289 00:36:29,086 --> 00:36:31,020 Not enough? 290 00:36:32,190 --> 00:36:35,990 This is my show. It's my show. 291 00:36:36,060 --> 00:36:38,221 Mine. Mine. 292 00:36:38,296 --> 00:36:40,230 The show. 293 00:36:40,298 --> 00:36:43,028 But no I... 294 00:36:44,969 --> 00:36:47,597 no-no people. 295 00:36:47,672 --> 00:36:49,606 No people, no I. 296 00:36:53,177 --> 00:36:56,669 Fair enough. All right. 297 00:36:56,747 --> 00:36:59,739 Four, five... 298 00:36:59,817 --> 00:37:02,285 six. 299 00:37:02,353 --> 00:37:04,947 There you are. 300 00:37:06,123 --> 00:37:07,112 Seven. 301 00:37:10,494 --> 00:37:11,927 Eight. 302 00:37:16,968 --> 00:37:21,098 How much do you want? I mean, I've got expenses to pay, you know? 303 00:37:27,245 --> 00:37:31,204 I need job. 304 00:37:36,554 --> 00:37:38,488 It's like that, is it? 305 00:37:43,928 --> 00:37:48,126 Well, I suppose I could find some use for you somewhere. 306 00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:53,896 All right. You can call me Raymond. 307 00:37:55,139 --> 00:37:57,630 - Master Raymond. - Raymond. 308 00:37:59,176 --> 00:38:00,905 Your name? 309 00:38:00,978 --> 00:38:02,878 Liu Jing Lun. 310 00:38:02,947 --> 00:38:05,245 - Shou Liu. - Shou Liu. 311 00:38:12,156 --> 00:38:13,987 Congratulations, Shou Liu. 312 00:38:14,058 --> 00:38:16,720 You've got yourself a job working for Raymond Wallace... 313 00:38:16,794 --> 00:38:18,955 showman extraordinaire. 314 00:38:19,030 --> 00:38:20,622 See you tomorrow. 315 00:38:26,604 --> 00:38:28,196 Oh, Liu. 316 00:38:30,041 --> 00:38:32,032 They liked it, didn't they? 317 00:38:34,645 --> 00:38:36,704 - Like. - Good. 318 00:38:36,781 --> 00:38:39,614 - Good. - This enough. 319 00:39:14,151 --> 00:39:15,743 We're in... 320 00:39:17,955 --> 00:39:20,423 I think, luck. 321 00:39:32,503 --> 00:39:35,529 Your future husband is very attentive. 322 00:40:00,698 --> 00:40:02,632 Let's get out of here! 323 00:40:02,700 --> 00:40:05,396 I want to see Shadow Magic. 324 00:40:05,469 --> 00:40:07,403 What about Lord Tan's new opera? 325 00:40:09,407 --> 00:40:12,137 Listen to this. 326 00:40:12,209 --> 00:40:15,804 "Shadow Magic comes alive in the dark. 327 00:40:15,880 --> 00:40:21,375 Every moment is a delightful surprise. A Western girl dances... 328 00:40:21,452 --> 00:40:23,716 her yellow hair flies in the air." 329 00:40:23,788 --> 00:40:25,722 It's silly, but lovely. 330 00:40:27,992 --> 00:40:30,483 It's true. I've seen it. 331 00:40:30,561 --> 00:40:35,658 Wonders from a thousand miles away appear before your eyes! 332 00:40:35,733 --> 00:40:38,167 I've got to see this! 333 00:40:40,204 --> 00:40:41,831 That's foreign mischief. 334 00:40:41,906 --> 00:40:44,932 We should be loyal to Lord Tan's opera. 335 00:41:01,559 --> 00:41:03,424 Such coarse food! 336 00:41:05,396 --> 00:41:11,028 I chop my carrots so delicately, they melt on your tongue. 337 00:41:11,101 --> 00:41:13,831 I looked upon foreigners as soldiers. 338 00:41:13,904 --> 00:41:17,601 I never imagined them with families. 339 00:41:17,675 --> 00:41:21,611 They appear to have feelings. 340 00:41:21,679 --> 00:41:24,614 Even a sense of humor. 341 00:41:24,682 --> 00:41:28,118 The next scene is a snowball fight. 342 00:41:28,185 --> 00:41:31,848 It's very realistic. 343 00:42:07,224 --> 00:42:11,251 Thank you, thank you. Come again. Please. 344 00:42:11,328 --> 00:42:13,694 Watch your step. 345 00:42:19,837 --> 00:42:20,929 Liu? 346 00:42:24,675 --> 00:42:26,734 Miss Tan. 347 00:42:30,147 --> 00:42:32,138 This is a strip of film. 348 00:42:32,216 --> 00:42:36,346 Look. All the pictures are similar. 349 00:42:38,656 --> 00:42:41,090 So this is Shadow Magic. 350 00:42:41,158 --> 00:42:44,150 I'm surprised you're playing with these Western tricks. 351 00:42:45,362 --> 00:42:48,024 I never got your full name. 352 00:42:48,098 --> 00:42:51,158 It's Liu Jing Lun. 353 00:42:53,070 --> 00:42:55,732 But you can call me Liu. 354 00:42:55,806 --> 00:42:58,240 Liu. 355 00:42:58,309 --> 00:43:01,437 Why are you so intrigued by Western gimmicks? 356 00:43:03,847 --> 00:43:07,681 They're wonderful inventions. 357 00:43:07,751 --> 00:43:11,312 Why should we care where they come from? 358 00:43:12,957 --> 00:43:14,891 Let me show you something. 359 00:43:18,195 --> 00:43:20,493 There's old Zhang-- a new grandfather. 360 00:43:20,564 --> 00:43:22,555 His life is suddenly full of hope. 361 00:43:24,702 --> 00:43:26,499 And there's Xiao Xing... 362 00:43:27,938 --> 00:43:29,769 with her lover. 363 00:43:29,840 --> 00:43:32,308 What a smile she has for him. 364 00:43:37,147 --> 00:43:42,813 I can capture all this with that machine. 365 00:43:43,921 --> 00:43:45,855 You see what I mean? 366 00:43:56,767 --> 00:43:58,928 What do you think? 367 00:44:01,472 --> 00:44:04,168 What does it matter what I think? 368 00:44:04,241 --> 00:44:07,802 It matters. It matters very much. 369 00:44:07,878 --> 00:44:10,005 You're important to me. 370 00:44:12,249 --> 00:44:14,183 I think about you often... 371 00:44:14,251 --> 00:44:16,185 Miss Tan. 372 00:44:50,721 --> 00:44:53,622 Revenues have dropped considerably, sir. 373 00:44:59,963 --> 00:45:03,091 Lord Tan, how have you been? 374 00:45:04,501 --> 00:45:06,560 Please, sit. 375 00:45:11,308 --> 00:45:12,935 Your photograph. 376 00:45:18,882 --> 00:45:22,750 It's kind of you to bring it to me. 377 00:45:24,121 --> 00:45:27,056 It's my privilege, sir. 378 00:45:31,295 --> 00:45:33,991 See how it captures your magnificence? 379 00:45:34,064 --> 00:45:37,124 The lighter background... 380 00:45:37,201 --> 00:45:39,635 makes your shoulders appear broader. 381 00:45:39,703 --> 00:45:42,763 The darkness of the foreground... 382 00:45:42,840 --> 00:45:44,330 suggests strength. 383 00:45:44,408 --> 00:45:48,276 He means to say you're very photogenic. 384 00:45:57,387 --> 00:45:59,355 Greetings, Master Ren. 385 00:46:02,226 --> 00:46:05,525 Lord Tan, I have news for you. 386 00:46:05,596 --> 00:46:08,030 It's the same foreigner... 387 00:46:08,098 --> 00:46:10,726 who disrupted your photo session. 388 00:46:10,801 --> 00:46:13,668 They call it Shadow Magic. 389 00:46:17,141 --> 00:46:19,575 Shadow Magic? 390 00:46:19,643 --> 00:46:22,111 Master Ren, there's a Western show in town. 391 00:46:22,179 --> 00:46:26,616 They play ghostly tricks in the dark. 392 00:46:26,683 --> 00:46:29,083 It's surprising... 393 00:46:29,153 --> 00:46:32,247 how many of our people... 394 00:46:32,322 --> 00:46:35,450 are captivated by its spectacle. 395 00:46:38,896 --> 00:46:41,888 Our opera is an ancient art. 396 00:46:44,201 --> 00:46:48,399 It takes years to turn a student... 397 00:46:48,472 --> 00:46:51,964 into an artist. 398 00:46:53,343 --> 00:46:57,439 Why should we compare ourselves... 399 00:46:57,514 --> 00:46:59,345 to this "Shallow Magic"? 400 00:46:59,416 --> 00:47:01,213 It's called Shadow Magic. 401 00:47:03,587 --> 00:47:05,885 The foreigner had trouble at first. 402 00:47:05,956 --> 00:47:08,186 But then... 403 00:47:08,258 --> 00:47:11,159 after a young Chinese man... 404 00:47:11,228 --> 00:47:14,959 started helping him, business picked up. 405 00:47:15,032 --> 00:47:17,000 Pathetic. 406 00:47:17,801 --> 00:47:20,167 Our culture will be destroyed... 407 00:47:20,237 --> 00:47:23,866 by our own people. 408 00:47:25,876 --> 00:47:26,043 I'm gonna show you a new foreign trick. 409 00:47:26,043 --> 00:47:27,840 I'm gonna show you a new foreign trick. 410 00:47:35,118 --> 00:47:36,142 There we go. 411 00:47:41,358 --> 00:47:43,292 Here, put that in the middle. 412 00:47:45,162 --> 00:47:47,426 Then you get a little bit of glue. 413 00:47:51,134 --> 00:47:53,398 It's called "splicing." 414 00:47:53,470 --> 00:47:54,903 Okay. 415 00:48:10,354 --> 00:48:12,754 Ready? 416 00:48:14,625 --> 00:48:16,058 Yeah. 417 00:48:33,310 --> 00:48:34,937 Hey, how did that happen? 418 00:48:35,946 --> 00:48:37,743 - That's called editing. - Editing? 419 00:48:37,814 --> 00:48:39,782 - Editing, yeah. - Editing. 420 00:48:39,850 --> 00:48:42,978 Watch this. Ready? Watch. 421 00:48:51,862 --> 00:48:53,921 Just fooling around, you know? 422 00:48:56,967 --> 00:48:58,992 How'd they get on this reel? 423 00:49:01,405 --> 00:49:04,203 Family. Your family. 424 00:49:04,274 --> 00:49:05,673 That's right-- family. 425 00:49:22,859 --> 00:49:25,657 To my sister. 426 00:49:25,729 --> 00:49:29,165 To my nephews. 427 00:49:31,268 --> 00:49:33,668 Don't worry. 428 00:49:33,737 --> 00:49:35,967 Now... 429 00:49:36,039 --> 00:49:39,099 I take care of Raymond. 430 00:49:59,963 --> 00:50:01,396 Raymond... 431 00:50:03,467 --> 00:50:07,494 how can put that on the Shadow Magic? 432 00:50:07,571 --> 00:50:09,163 Put what? 433 00:50:13,410 --> 00:50:16,277 - Kissing. - Kissing. 434 00:50:18,648 --> 00:50:21,276 Kissed many girls, have you, Liu? 435 00:50:21,351 --> 00:50:23,376 No, never. 436 00:50:23,453 --> 00:50:25,512 You know how to flirt, don't you? 437 00:50:26,556 --> 00:50:28,456 Flirt? 438 00:50:28,525 --> 00:50:30,618 You tell her that... 439 00:50:30,694 --> 00:50:32,992 she's the most beautiful woman... 440 00:50:33,063 --> 00:50:35,258 you've ever seen in all your life. 441 00:50:35,332 --> 00:50:37,425 No, no. 442 00:50:37,501 --> 00:50:40,368 Exaggerating. Women can't believe. 443 00:50:40,437 --> 00:50:43,031 She'll believe it if you mean it. 444 00:50:43,106 --> 00:50:45,666 When you fall in love, you'll mean it. 445 00:50:46,643 --> 00:50:48,076 Raymond. 446 00:50:52,783 --> 00:50:56,685 I have a beautiful woman... 447 00:50:56,753 --> 00:51:00,621 in my heart, here. 448 00:51:01,558 --> 00:51:05,824 But my father... 449 00:51:05,896 --> 00:51:08,091 want me to marry... 450 00:51:08,165 --> 00:51:11,430 a rich widow, you know? 451 00:51:11,501 --> 00:51:13,469 - Yeah. - He think it's good for me. 452 00:51:15,439 --> 00:51:17,600 But I want to marry-- 453 00:51:20,243 --> 00:51:23,269 Why can't you live your own life? Why not marry her? 454 00:51:23,346 --> 00:51:26,281 How? No possible. 455 00:51:26,349 --> 00:51:27,646 Why not? 456 00:51:29,453 --> 00:51:33,014 Her here, rich. 457 00:51:33,090 --> 00:51:36,787 My family, you know. Long distance. 458 00:51:38,161 --> 00:51:41,892 I thought Shadow Magic... 459 00:51:41,965 --> 00:51:44,866 could change my situation. 460 00:51:44,935 --> 00:51:46,994 But now... 461 00:51:49,139 --> 00:51:51,664 our work... 462 00:51:51,741 --> 00:51:55,734 offend her family's business. 463 00:51:55,812 --> 00:51:58,781 This is something I cannot do. 464 00:51:59,850 --> 00:52:02,910 Liu, I'll tell you something. 465 00:52:02,986 --> 00:52:05,045 The truth is that... 466 00:52:06,590 --> 00:52:09,650 my wife, she left me. 467 00:52:12,629 --> 00:52:14,620 Took my children... 468 00:52:14,698 --> 00:52:16,495 went to live with another man. 469 00:52:16,566 --> 00:52:18,033 Why? 470 00:52:23,573 --> 00:52:25,165 Because I'm-- 471 00:52:26,843 --> 00:52:28,276 Because-- 472 00:52:32,215 --> 00:52:34,615 Because I'm poor. 473 00:52:34,684 --> 00:52:38,916 You know why? I've frittered away every cent I've ever earned. 474 00:52:38,989 --> 00:52:41,890 That's all gonna be different. I-- Liu. 475 00:52:43,760 --> 00:52:48,823 Leave your home. Leave that stupid photo shop and come with me. 476 00:52:50,133 --> 00:52:53,330 A few years from now, our women will be begging at our feet. 477 00:52:53,403 --> 00:52:56,065 - Leave home? - Yeah. 478 00:52:56,139 --> 00:52:58,733 - Leave Fung Tai? - Yeah. 479 00:52:58,808 --> 00:53:03,370 Only worst and lowest man shows no loyalty. 480 00:53:17,327 --> 00:53:19,955 Why is Liu late? 481 00:53:20,030 --> 00:53:24,467 Sir, I would like to talk to you about Liu. 482 00:53:24,534 --> 00:53:28,698 Mi Hu, what are you doing? 483 00:53:28,772 --> 00:53:30,740 Put that thing where it belongs. 484 00:53:32,876 --> 00:53:35,003 What were you mumbling about? 485 00:53:35,078 --> 00:53:38,206 I hear that Liu-- 486 00:53:40,850 --> 00:53:45,549 Master, I apologize for being late. 487 00:53:47,490 --> 00:53:50,323 Master Ren has been waiting for over an hour. 488 00:53:54,531 --> 00:53:59,798 At home, my father-- my father is ill. He needs my help. 489 00:53:59,869 --> 00:54:01,894 I'll send Dr. Zhang to visit him. 490 00:54:01,972 --> 00:54:07,069 No, thank you. He is better now. 491 00:54:07,143 --> 00:54:08,974 What a quick recovery. 492 00:54:09,045 --> 00:54:12,310 Chang, go prepare the photo plates. 493 00:54:15,719 --> 00:54:18,119 Liu, you stay. 494 00:54:23,560 --> 00:54:26,723 You seem tired. 495 00:54:26,796 --> 00:54:28,730 Is anything wrong? 496 00:54:28,798 --> 00:54:32,029 Well, my father has been ill... 497 00:54:32,102 --> 00:54:34,832 and I've been busy preparing for the wedding. 498 00:54:38,308 --> 00:54:41,175 Becoming a husband is a big change. 499 00:54:41,244 --> 00:54:45,772 To have a good family and fortune... 500 00:54:45,849 --> 00:54:47,976 these are great things for a man. 501 00:54:49,452 --> 00:54:51,750 The Widow Jiang-- 502 00:54:55,892 --> 00:55:00,522 Well, I know-- I know you don't fancy her much. 503 00:55:03,633 --> 00:55:06,466 But Liu... 504 00:55:06,536 --> 00:55:08,868 it's not so bad. 505 00:55:13,410 --> 00:55:17,141 Compromise is the essence of life. 506 00:55:19,616 --> 00:55:23,916 My father arranged my marriage. 507 00:55:25,755 --> 00:55:28,417 You know, I wasn't happy about it either. 508 00:55:28,491 --> 00:55:32,951 But my wife's family provided the money for this business. 509 00:55:33,029 --> 00:55:35,827 And now, Fu Guan is growing up. 510 00:55:38,335 --> 00:55:41,202 And one day... 511 00:55:41,271 --> 00:55:45,571 all this will be his. 512 00:55:47,210 --> 00:55:51,579 Liu, stay for dinner. 513 00:55:51,648 --> 00:55:53,582 Master, tonight I-I-- 514 00:55:53,650 --> 00:55:57,051 We won't be able to do this so often once you're married. 515 00:55:57,120 --> 00:56:00,419 I'll do what you say, sir. 516 00:56:03,660 --> 00:56:05,093 Cheers. 517 00:56:08,698 --> 00:56:10,131 Cheers. 518 00:56:22,579 --> 00:56:24,513 I invited him to dinner. 519 00:56:25,582 --> 00:56:27,516 You can't invite just anyone. 520 00:56:27,584 --> 00:56:29,848 But he's already here. 521 00:56:29,919 --> 00:56:32,285 Uncle hates dining with your little workers. 522 00:56:35,425 --> 00:56:37,620 And so do I. 523 00:56:42,966 --> 00:56:45,662 Liu's not just a worker to me. 524 00:56:45,735 --> 00:56:47,896 He's a dear friend. 525 00:56:47,971 --> 00:56:51,566 You liked him enough to arrange his marriage. 526 00:56:51,641 --> 00:56:53,575 Exactly. And once he's married... 527 00:56:54,911 --> 00:56:57,436 the Widow Jiang will keep him in his place. 528 00:57:29,379 --> 00:57:30,710 Oh, Miss Tan! 529 00:57:30,780 --> 00:57:34,113 What a pleasant surprise. 530 00:57:34,184 --> 00:57:36,948 Does your father know you're here? 531 00:57:38,988 --> 00:57:41,923 No, he doesn't, and he needn't. 532 00:57:43,092 --> 00:57:45,390 I would like my photograph taken. 533 00:57:47,163 --> 00:57:51,259 But I can't take your photograph without your father's permission. 534 00:57:52,869 --> 00:57:58,000 You mean even you are afraid the camera will steal my soul? 535 00:57:58,074 --> 00:58:02,670 Then no woman will come to your studio. 536 00:58:05,415 --> 00:58:07,349 Please, come this way. 537 00:58:15,725 --> 00:58:19,058 Liu, take her photograph. 538 00:58:19,128 --> 00:58:20,561 Ladies. 539 00:58:37,280 --> 00:58:38,713 Liu. 540 00:58:41,017 --> 00:58:45,113 Don't worry. I won't tell my father about your Shadow Magic. 541 00:58:46,389 --> 00:58:48,152 Thank you, but... 542 00:58:48,224 --> 00:58:51,716 I plan to tell him myself. 543 00:58:51,794 --> 00:58:55,286 That you are the one ruining his business? 544 00:58:55,365 --> 00:58:57,526 Well, yes. 545 00:58:57,600 --> 00:59:02,628 If you tell him that, he'll never accept you. 546 00:59:02,705 --> 00:59:05,196 Does that mean if I don't tell him, I would be accepted? 547 00:59:11,180 --> 00:59:12,909 Look right here. 548 00:59:24,861 --> 00:59:27,591 Straight into the lens. 549 00:59:31,434 --> 00:59:34,198 He's touching her! 550 00:59:46,382 --> 00:59:48,646 A little smile. 551 00:59:52,088 --> 00:59:54,556 You are captured forever. 552 01:00:07,403 --> 01:00:11,464 I need another plate. Excuse me. 553 01:00:20,984 --> 01:00:22,747 Poor Liu. 554 01:00:22,819 --> 01:00:27,279 He's unusually distracted. 555 01:00:27,357 --> 01:00:29,325 He's been so busy... 556 01:00:29,392 --> 01:00:33,624 preparing for his wedding. 557 01:00:33,696 --> 01:00:35,027 His wedding? 558 01:00:35,098 --> 01:00:37,191 Liu is engaged to marry a widow. 559 01:00:52,248 --> 01:00:55,479 I brought more plates. 560 01:00:55,551 --> 01:00:58,349 - I must go. - Wait! 561 01:00:59,756 --> 01:01:02,816 I'll bring the prints to you. 562 01:01:02,892 --> 01:01:05,986 You needn't bother. I'll send for them. 563 01:01:27,050 --> 01:01:30,076 He's coming, he's coming. 564 01:01:33,656 --> 01:01:35,749 What's going on? 565 01:01:35,825 --> 01:01:38,293 You should know better. Why humiliate yourself? 566 01:01:43,266 --> 01:01:45,063 People like us... 567 01:01:45,134 --> 01:01:46,567 we're born small... 568 01:01:46,636 --> 01:01:48,536 and we die small. 569 01:01:48,604 --> 01:01:50,538 That's our fate. 570 01:01:56,846 --> 01:01:59,440 Master Ren... 571 01:01:59,515 --> 01:02:01,676 my father is sick. 572 01:02:01,751 --> 01:02:04,914 I need some time off. 573 01:02:06,756 --> 01:02:08,690 You told me he was doing well. 574 01:02:08,758 --> 01:02:11,124 Yes, but-- but now he is sick again. 575 01:02:11,194 --> 01:02:12,923 I have to go. 576 01:02:28,611 --> 01:02:31,512 We need new film. 577 01:02:31,581 --> 01:02:32,912 Like this. 578 01:02:35,952 --> 01:02:38,216 Claire? She's in England. 579 01:02:38,287 --> 01:02:39,982 No. No. 580 01:02:41,257 --> 01:02:45,523 I say... Chinese film. 581 01:02:45,595 --> 01:02:47,961 Local people, local scenes. 582 01:02:48,030 --> 01:02:51,295 - You know? - Chinese people. 583 01:02:51,367 --> 01:02:53,699 - Chinese film. - Film. 584 01:02:53,770 --> 01:02:55,465 You're crazy. Who'd want to see that? 585 01:02:55,538 --> 01:02:58,098 They can walk outside their door and see it anytime they want. 586 01:03:32,141 --> 01:03:34,439 Bloody fantastic. 587 01:03:49,258 --> 01:03:52,056 - We are in trouble. - What kind of trouble? 588 01:04:27,997 --> 01:04:31,797 Local people, local scenes. 589 01:04:31,868 --> 01:04:33,802 Sure. 590 01:04:57,260 --> 01:05:01,424 I can see you fine from here. Why should I look in there? 591 01:05:01,497 --> 01:05:03,260 Uncle... 592 01:05:03,332 --> 01:05:05,960 when this machine looks at you... 593 01:05:06,035 --> 01:05:07,969 your image is saved. 594 01:05:08,037 --> 01:05:10,870 In a hundred years, your image will still be there. 595 01:05:10,940 --> 01:05:13,238 I'm 70 now. 596 01:05:13,309 --> 01:05:15,641 That would make me 1 70! 597 01:05:15,711 --> 01:05:17,872 - Right. - How would I look then? 598 01:05:17,947 --> 01:05:19,881 Exactly as you do now. 599 01:05:19,949 --> 01:05:22,076 You won't have aged a bit. 600 01:05:23,386 --> 01:05:25,684 Say no more. I'm ready. 601 01:05:27,089 --> 01:05:29,717 If you please. 602 01:05:38,801 --> 01:05:42,567 I feel better already. Your turn. 603 01:05:42,638 --> 01:05:44,868 Look at the hole. 604 01:06:49,739 --> 01:06:51,798 Good. Good. 605 01:06:59,915 --> 01:07:02,748 Good. 606 01:07:02,818 --> 01:07:04,752 Good, good, good. 607 01:07:13,229 --> 01:07:15,163 Slow down, will you? 608 01:07:23,072 --> 01:07:25,404 Beautiful. Huh? 609 01:07:25,474 --> 01:07:28,136 - It's a good shot. - Good. 610 01:07:39,488 --> 01:07:41,422 Beautiful! 611 01:07:45,494 --> 01:07:48,019 I'm overwhelmed. 612 01:07:48,097 --> 01:07:50,588 Love China. 613 01:07:53,536 --> 01:07:56,596 First emperor... 614 01:07:56,672 --> 01:07:58,640 build this wall... 615 01:07:58,707 --> 01:08:01,540 to defend against... 616 01:08:01,610 --> 01:08:03,578 foreign invader. 617 01:08:03,646 --> 01:08:06,240 Like me? 618 01:08:06,315 --> 01:08:08,249 Less dangerous. 619 01:08:23,833 --> 01:08:26,028 China doesn't need more walls. 620 01:08:28,437 --> 01:08:31,929 It needs someone like you to carry this... 621 01:08:32,007 --> 01:08:35,499 this magnificence to the outside world. 622 01:08:36,612 --> 01:08:38,341 Just think of it. 623 01:08:38,414 --> 01:08:40,974 You, me... 624 01:08:41,050 --> 01:08:43,848 recording life before it changes... 625 01:08:44,954 --> 01:08:47,354 show it to the whole world. 626 01:08:48,557 --> 01:08:50,821 Might even go down in history. 627 01:08:51,927 --> 01:08:55,021 Whole world? Huh? 628 01:08:56,165 --> 01:08:58,861 Where? Where is that? 629 01:09:00,202 --> 01:09:05,299 Liu, leave that photo shop... 630 01:09:05,374 --> 01:09:07,604 and become my partner. 631 01:09:08,944 --> 01:09:11,310 The future belongs to the moving picture. 632 01:10:04,800 --> 01:10:07,234 Liu, what is this all about? 633 01:10:11,640 --> 01:10:13,767 I've come... 634 01:10:13,842 --> 01:10:15,776 to apologize. 635 01:10:35,464 --> 01:10:38,729 I want to say... 636 01:10:38,801 --> 01:10:42,794 I'm truly sorry, but... 637 01:10:44,573 --> 01:10:47,041 I must continue with Shadow Magic. 638 01:10:48,110 --> 01:10:49,975 I can't help it. 639 01:10:50,045 --> 01:10:52,479 Without Shadow Magic... 640 01:10:52,548 --> 01:10:54,846 I'm nobody. 641 01:10:54,917 --> 01:10:57,750 I know our show hurts the opera. 642 01:10:57,820 --> 01:10:59,310 I'm sorry. 643 01:10:59,388 --> 01:11:01,549 You needn't concern yourself. 644 01:11:01,624 --> 01:11:04,320 You're no competition for my father. 645 01:11:04,393 --> 01:11:08,124 Western culture can't overshadow our opera. 646 01:11:09,265 --> 01:11:12,291 Even if there were 20 Shadow Magics in town... 647 01:11:12,368 --> 01:11:17,738 there would be only one Lord Tan. 648 01:11:19,508 --> 01:11:23,205 The people will always love him. 649 01:11:23,279 --> 01:11:25,577 Of course. You are right. 650 01:11:32,721 --> 01:11:34,655 Actually... 651 01:11:38,727 --> 01:11:41,025 I came to see you. 652 01:11:41,096 --> 01:11:42,188 You came to see me? 653 01:11:47,803 --> 01:11:49,168 Why? 654 01:11:53,709 --> 01:11:55,199 Don't you know by now? 655 01:12:09,792 --> 01:12:13,387 You're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. 656 01:12:13,462 --> 01:12:18,559 I love you and I think you love me too. 657 01:12:18,634 --> 01:12:20,966 You must not speak like this. 658 01:12:21,036 --> 01:12:24,062 We cannot see each other. 659 01:12:24,139 --> 01:12:26,039 But why? 660 01:12:26,108 --> 01:12:28,042 You know why. 661 01:12:29,912 --> 01:12:31,675 Wait! 662 01:12:34,917 --> 01:12:36,646 Just wait and see. 663 01:12:36,719 --> 01:12:41,213 I'm going to make a name for myself!. 664 01:12:57,039 --> 01:12:58,973 Where is Liu? 665 01:12:59,041 --> 01:13:01,703 He's absent again, Master. 666 01:13:01,777 --> 01:13:04,007 Again? 667 01:13:04,079 --> 01:13:07,537 Please, have a seat. 668 01:13:09,952 --> 01:13:13,217 His father must be very ill. 669 01:13:13,288 --> 01:13:15,153 Liu is a good son. 670 01:13:22,297 --> 01:13:24,700 Tell me, why do Chinese people bow? 671 01:13:24,767 --> 01:13:28,498 If I look at your shoes... 672 01:13:28,570 --> 01:13:31,198 I know you're poor... 673 01:13:31,273 --> 01:13:33,207 you're rich. 674 01:13:34,910 --> 01:13:37,708 Oh, Liu. 675 01:13:37,780 --> 01:13:40,715 If only all Chinese people were as charming as you are. 676 01:13:41,984 --> 01:13:46,148 All Chinese people are charming like me. 677 01:13:46,221 --> 01:13:49,520 Others as kind as you? 678 01:13:49,591 --> 01:13:51,923 Well, they are when you get to know them. 679 01:13:56,165 --> 01:13:58,099 Good. 680 01:14:00,669 --> 01:14:04,264 Raymond, I must go now. 681 01:14:04,339 --> 01:14:07,308 Too late. Master Ren will be upset. 682 01:14:08,677 --> 01:14:10,736 - Hang on a sec. - Huh? 683 01:14:10,813 --> 01:14:13,839 Put a feather in my cap. Look at this. 684 01:14:13,916 --> 01:14:17,113 - It's from the British envoy. - What? 685 01:14:17,186 --> 01:14:20,815 "The envoy wishes to entertain Her Royal Highness... 686 01:14:20,889 --> 01:14:24,017 the Empress Dowager--" Dou Fouai-- 687 01:14:24,092 --> 01:14:25,855 - Dou Fouai? - Yeah. 688 01:14:25,928 --> 01:14:30,422 "with a presentation of Shadow Magic, the latest innovation from the West... 689 01:14:30,499 --> 01:14:32,626 at the Royal Palace." 690 01:14:32,701 --> 01:14:35,169 Hah! How about that? 691 01:14:38,006 --> 01:14:41,169 We're going to the Royal Palace! Us! 692 01:14:44,313 --> 01:14:46,975 Wait until Claire gets a load of this, then, eh? 693 01:14:48,450 --> 01:14:51,180 I told you I'd amount to something! 694 01:15:32,327 --> 01:15:34,261 Hello, Fu Guan. 695 01:15:50,512 --> 01:15:52,480 Master Ren knows you lied to him. 696 01:15:52,548 --> 01:15:54,641 Your father was never sick. 697 01:15:54,716 --> 01:15:57,207 You haven't been at home. 698 01:15:57,286 --> 01:15:59,720 Wait, I can explain. 699 01:16:03,926 --> 01:16:06,053 I should hope so. 700 01:16:07,195 --> 01:16:09,163 Where have you been all this time? 701 01:16:10,332 --> 01:16:12,857 I was-- 702 01:16:14,536 --> 01:16:15,798 No more lies! 703 01:16:15,871 --> 01:16:17,930 I've been making films with the foreigner. 704 01:16:19,141 --> 01:16:22,110 - What did I tell you? - Please, Master Ren! 705 01:16:22,177 --> 01:16:25,874 I know I betrayed your trust. 706 01:16:25,948 --> 01:16:27,939 I lied to you. 707 01:16:28,016 --> 01:16:29,950 I was wrong. 708 01:16:39,962 --> 01:16:43,420 I beg of you. I'm not a bad person. 709 01:16:43,498 --> 01:16:46,331 I'll prove to you I have a loyal heart. 710 01:16:54,309 --> 01:16:56,641 He's trying to sweet-talk you. 711 01:17:05,053 --> 01:17:07,817 We have important work to do. 712 01:17:07,889 --> 01:17:10,289 I don't have time for this. 713 01:17:12,127 --> 01:17:16,086 I'll give you one last chance. 714 01:17:16,164 --> 01:17:18,758 But you must come to your senses... 715 01:17:18,834 --> 01:17:20,734 or I will cut you off. 716 01:17:22,638 --> 01:17:24,572 Now, get up. 717 01:17:26,775 --> 01:17:31,644 We have much to do before our visit to the Royal Palace. 718 01:17:31,713 --> 01:17:33,476 The Royal Palace? 719 01:17:35,183 --> 01:17:37,208 We're going to take the empress' picture! 720 01:17:37,285 --> 01:17:39,310 On her birthday! At the palace! 721 01:17:39,388 --> 01:17:41,322 Isn't that exciting? 722 01:17:44,292 --> 01:17:47,056 Master... 723 01:17:47,129 --> 01:17:53,500 please allow me to work for you and Raymond at the same time. 724 01:17:54,436 --> 01:17:56,370 What? 725 01:17:57,706 --> 01:18:02,040 Raymond, the foreigner, and I were also invited... 726 01:18:02,110 --> 01:18:06,410 to the Royal Palace to show Shadow Magic. 727 01:18:06,481 --> 01:18:13,717 It's our big chance. Let us do our show first, then I'll assist you. 728 01:18:13,789 --> 01:18:16,087 Please, Master. 729 01:18:16,158 --> 01:18:20,254 Our city is changing every day. 730 01:18:20,328 --> 01:18:24,890 They say the time will come when men will cut off their pigtails... 731 01:18:24,966 --> 01:18:26,934 and women will unbind their feet. 732 01:18:28,537 --> 01:18:32,166 We can't turn back the clock. 733 01:18:32,240 --> 01:18:37,177 I want to record life before it changes forever. 734 01:18:37,245 --> 01:18:40,271 So our children will understand us... 735 01:18:40,348 --> 01:18:44,751 and the rest of the world will appreciate us. 736 01:18:47,656 --> 01:18:51,490 So many people... 737 01:18:51,560 --> 01:18:54,893 are touched by our films. 738 01:18:54,963 --> 01:18:57,295 For the first time... 739 01:18:57,365 --> 01:19:00,425 I feel part of something bigger than myself. 740 01:19:00,502 --> 01:19:01,867 Please, Master Ren. 741 01:19:01,937 --> 01:19:04,872 Let's do this together. 742 01:19:06,508 --> 01:19:08,738 Let's make our own shows... 743 01:19:08,810 --> 01:19:11,244 and present them... 744 01:19:11,313 --> 01:19:13,611 to the whole world! 745 01:19:13,682 --> 01:19:16,173 You could be like Raymond-- 746 01:19:16,251 --> 01:19:18,048 your own master... 747 01:19:18,120 --> 01:19:21,351 free from your wife's family. 748 01:19:22,190 --> 01:19:25,091 Please, Master. 749 01:19:34,603 --> 01:19:36,833 - Chang! - Yes, Master. 750 01:19:36,905 --> 01:19:40,363 You are now my chief photographer. 751 01:19:40,442 --> 01:19:45,641 Tell Liu he is forbidden to return to Feng Tai. 752 01:19:47,682 --> 01:19:49,616 Fu Guan, come here! 753 01:20:05,500 --> 01:20:07,866 Back to work! 754 01:20:39,801 --> 01:20:41,735 Didn't expect you back so soon. 755 01:20:41,803 --> 01:20:44,863 No takers at the photo shop, eh? 756 01:20:58,353 --> 01:21:02,346 Here's the ungrateful little wretch! 757 01:21:05,760 --> 01:21:08,024 Liu! Come with me. 758 01:21:08,096 --> 01:21:11,293 What's the trouble, old man? 759 01:21:11,366 --> 01:21:13,698 You're the trouble! 760 01:21:13,768 --> 01:21:16,669 You've ruined my son's life! 761 01:21:16,738 --> 01:21:19,468 You foreigners have no respect! 762 01:21:19,541 --> 01:21:21,509 No loyalty! 763 01:21:21,576 --> 01:21:23,168 No tradition! 764 01:21:23,245 --> 01:21:26,009 You just want to use us! 765 01:21:28,250 --> 01:21:30,912 And you! 766 01:21:30,986 --> 01:21:32,954 You've brought me nothing but shame! 767 01:21:37,826 --> 01:21:40,420 How could you betray a dear friend like Master Ren... 768 01:21:40,495 --> 01:21:44,295 who has been so good to us, and ally yourself with this foreigner? 769 01:21:44,366 --> 01:21:47,392 So he can play his dirty tricks and cheat our people. 770 01:21:48,637 --> 01:21:50,764 I'll tear you apart! 771 01:22:02,717 --> 01:22:05,049 Now you will obey me. 772 01:22:06,888 --> 01:22:08,753 Marry this woman. 773 01:22:11,092 --> 01:22:12,753 Do it! 774 01:22:18,066 --> 01:22:20,557 Apologize to your father. 775 01:22:20,635 --> 01:22:23,195 Say you'll return to Feng Tai. 776 01:22:23,271 --> 01:22:24,761 Please. 777 01:22:24,839 --> 01:22:27,706 Say you'll marry her. Do it. 778 01:22:45,694 --> 01:22:49,323 You bastard! 779 01:22:49,397 --> 01:22:52,889 You continue to disgrace me. 780 01:22:52,968 --> 01:22:55,937 You are no longer my son! 781 01:23:27,802 --> 01:23:29,861 You can stay with me, Liu. 782 01:23:33,441 --> 01:23:35,932 I've got plenty of clothes. 783 01:23:40,815 --> 01:23:42,806 Hey. 784 01:23:42,884 --> 01:23:46,752 You could be the first moving-picture man in all of China. 785 01:23:52,360 --> 01:23:54,351 Was she your intended? 786 01:23:54,429 --> 01:23:56,363 The widow? 787 01:23:57,599 --> 01:24:00,568 I think you're well out of that one, mate, eh? 788 01:24:00,635 --> 01:24:02,102 Eh? 789 01:24:02,170 --> 01:24:04,570 I think that alone calls for celebration, eh? 790 01:24:07,409 --> 01:24:10,276 Raymond, I can't wear this. 791 01:24:10,345 --> 01:24:13,473 - I feel foolish. - Come on. 792 01:24:13,548 --> 01:24:15,812 You really don't like my present? 793 01:24:17,652 --> 01:24:20,382 Come on. 794 01:24:20,455 --> 01:24:21,888 No. 795 01:24:21,956 --> 01:24:25,357 Look, Liu, you've got nothing to be ashamed of. 796 01:24:25,427 --> 01:24:27,691 Nothing. 797 01:24:27,762 --> 01:24:30,287 Listen, look. We'll sit in the back, yeah? 798 01:24:30,365 --> 01:24:33,391 That way you can see her and she won't be able to see you. 799 01:24:33,468 --> 01:24:35,436 Come on. Come on. 800 01:24:36,805 --> 01:24:38,739 Come on. 801 01:24:55,490 --> 01:24:57,424 Excuse me. Excuse me. 802 01:25:00,628 --> 01:25:03,927 The foreigner! How could he appreciate opera? 803 01:25:44,005 --> 01:25:46,633 I can't believe they let him in. 804 01:25:48,943 --> 01:25:51,707 Hey, Liu, are you Chinese or a barbarian? 805 01:25:58,553 --> 01:26:01,283 Traitors don't belong here. 806 01:26:03,024 --> 01:26:04,491 Look at the two of them. 807 01:26:11,833 --> 01:26:14,529 He isn't applauding. 808 01:26:14,602 --> 01:26:17,366 He's insulting Lord Tan! 809 01:26:22,911 --> 01:26:27,280 Well, my friend, this appears not to be such a good idea after all. 810 01:26:27,348 --> 01:26:29,282 Perhaps I'd better leave. 811 01:26:29,350 --> 01:26:31,580 - No, Raymond. We can't leave. - You stay. 812 01:26:31,653 --> 01:26:34,053 You enjoy the show. You stay. 813 01:26:34,122 --> 01:26:36,716 Don't shame me more in front of my people. 814 01:26:36,791 --> 01:26:38,850 He's leaving in the middle of the performance! 815 01:26:38,927 --> 01:26:40,918 He should be taught a lesson! 816 01:27:13,428 --> 01:27:15,362 Go away! 817 01:27:16,698 --> 01:27:20,464 Don't touch me! You devil! You devil! 818 01:27:22,437 --> 01:27:24,871 Because you, I lost everything. 819 01:27:24,939 --> 01:27:27,931 My job, my family, my honor. 820 01:27:28,009 --> 01:27:30,102 The woman I love. 821 01:27:30,178 --> 01:27:34,080 I meet you, it's my downfall! 822 01:27:35,850 --> 01:27:38,751 If you want to quit, go ahead, quit. 823 01:27:38,820 --> 01:27:41,414 I don't need you. 824 01:27:41,489 --> 01:27:45,289 I didn't come halfway around the world to be held back by a coward! 825 01:27:45,360 --> 01:27:48,796 Go ahead! Leave! It's okay. 826 01:27:48,863 --> 01:27:50,797 Huh? Leave! 827 01:27:53,201 --> 01:27:57,831 Let me tell you something, Liu. You've changed. 828 01:27:57,905 --> 01:28:00,703 You're not like these other people anymore. 829 01:28:00,775 --> 01:28:03,642 You've got nowhere to go back to! 830 01:28:19,761 --> 01:28:22,286 Wait, wait! Liu, wait, wait! 831 01:28:25,400 --> 01:28:28,460 I'm sorry, Liu. I'm sorry! 832 01:28:28,536 --> 01:28:29,867 I'm sorry. 833 01:28:31,839 --> 01:28:35,104 After the private screening... 834 01:28:35,176 --> 01:28:37,508 hey, we'll be laughing. 835 01:29:07,241 --> 01:29:09,175 You all listen to me. 836 01:29:11,679 --> 01:29:13,806 I'm the one. 837 01:29:15,083 --> 01:29:19,144 I'm the one who has been invited to the palace! 838 01:29:21,389 --> 01:29:24,620 You think I'm nothing... 839 01:29:24,692 --> 01:29:27,183 but I'll show you. 840 01:30:54,849 --> 01:30:56,840 This way, please. 841 01:32:46,961 --> 01:32:48,895 You may begin. 842 01:33:39,981 --> 01:33:43,747 We are very intrigued by the foreigner's technology. 843 01:33:43,818 --> 01:33:45,649 Indeed, Your Benevolent Majesty. 844 01:33:45,720 --> 01:33:47,654 They know how to entertain. 845 01:33:47,722 --> 01:33:48,882 You are right, Your Majesty. 846 01:33:48,956 --> 01:33:53,120 They invented this just for your pleasure. 847 01:34:20,588 --> 01:34:23,614 Shouldn't we be leaving, Master? 848 01:34:35,302 --> 01:34:37,236 She likes me. 849 01:34:57,491 --> 01:34:59,925 Fire! Fire! 850 01:35:19,814 --> 01:35:22,874 - Get away from him! - What? I'm trying to help! 851 01:35:38,032 --> 01:35:42,366 The barbarian and his accomplice must be punished. 852 01:35:43,437 --> 01:35:46,338 They threatened Her Majesty's life. 853 01:35:48,776 --> 01:35:51,745 What do you suggest? 854 01:35:52,980 --> 01:35:54,072 Execute them. 855 01:36:05,392 --> 01:36:06,620 Lord Tan... 856 01:36:07,862 --> 01:36:10,729 you wish to say something? 857 01:36:10,798 --> 01:36:14,063 Please inform Her Majesty... 858 01:36:15,669 --> 01:36:19,605 I believe this young Chinese man meant no harm. 859 01:36:21,976 --> 01:36:24,774 Like so many others in our country... 860 01:36:24,845 --> 01:36:27,279 he was led astray by foreign influence... 861 01:36:27,348 --> 01:36:30,909 but I believe he can mend the error of his ways. 862 01:36:34,755 --> 01:36:36,950 Small employee. I'm responsible. 863 01:36:42,663 --> 01:36:45,496 The young man knows some of the foreigner's tricks. 864 01:36:45,566 --> 01:36:49,730 Her Majesty feels he might be useful to us in the future. 865 01:36:52,940 --> 01:36:54,874 You may rise. 866 01:37:00,414 --> 01:37:04,646 Lord Tan, your performance today so pleased Her Majesty... 867 01:37:04,718 --> 01:37:08,449 she finds her spirit made forgiving by the beauty of your art. 868 01:37:10,090 --> 01:37:12,684 The young man will be released. The foreign conspirator... 869 01:37:12,760 --> 01:37:14,352 will be expelled from the country. 870 01:37:14,428 --> 01:37:16,726 Thanks to Her Benevolent Majesty! 871 01:37:16,797 --> 01:37:18,890 Guards! 872 01:37:23,604 --> 01:37:25,902 Hey! Liu! Liu! 873 01:37:27,775 --> 01:37:30,266 What's going on? Where are they taking me? 874 01:37:32,713 --> 01:37:34,908 Long live Her Majesty! 875 01:38:29,236 --> 01:38:31,227 Is there a Liu Jing Lun here? 876 01:38:33,073 --> 01:38:36,099 - I am Liu. - This package is for you. 877 01:38:39,113 --> 01:38:41,047 From England. 878 01:39:11,779 --> 01:39:13,747 "Dear Liu. 879 01:39:13,814 --> 01:39:17,750 It's hard to believe that one's fate can change in the blink of an eye. 880 01:39:17,818 --> 01:39:21,777 We were parted from each other in flames and smoke... 881 01:39:21,855 --> 01:39:24,790 without even being able to say good-bye. 882 01:39:24,858 --> 01:39:28,624 I find myself looking at the ocean between us. 883 01:39:28,696 --> 01:39:31,722 Memories of you bring smiles to my face. 884 01:39:34,935 --> 01:39:39,031 Our Shadow Magic was the one thing in my life that made me feel truly alive. 885 01:39:41,775 --> 01:39:44,243 That is why I need to continue filming. 886 01:39:46,480 --> 01:39:48,641 Wherever I find interesting people... 887 01:39:48,716 --> 01:39:51,116 or wherever I see interesting lives... 888 01:39:51,185 --> 01:39:53,551 I want to be there with my camera. 889 01:39:55,356 --> 01:39:58,382 Enclosed are the films we shot in China. 890 01:39:58,459 --> 01:40:00,586 I want you to have them. 891 01:40:02,196 --> 01:40:07,133 Our friendship is preserved in the fond memories of these frames. 892 01:40:07,201 --> 01:40:09,396 My thoughts are with you. 893 01:40:09,470 --> 01:40:11,404 Raymond. " 894 01:40:50,077 --> 01:40:52,875 Why is it blurry, Liu? 895 01:40:52,946 --> 01:40:55,346 I need a lens and I can't afford it. 896 01:40:57,885 --> 01:40:59,876 A lens? 897 01:40:59,953 --> 01:41:03,480 Like eyeglasses... 898 01:41:03,557 --> 01:41:05,491 for the projector. 899 01:41:08,562 --> 01:41:10,996 I know what you need. 900 01:41:11,065 --> 01:41:13,829 I'll trade you something that might work. 901 01:41:14,968 --> 01:41:16,230 I'll take a look. 902 01:41:22,443 --> 01:41:24,434 Jewelry Tower! 903 01:41:34,888 --> 01:41:37,550 One night only! 904 01:41:37,624 --> 01:41:40,593 "Shadow Magic Show" at Fu Shou Hall! 905 01:41:42,996 --> 01:41:47,194 Come one! Come all! Shadow Magic at Fu Shou Hall! 906 01:41:52,372 --> 01:41:54,602 Shadow Magic? 907 01:41:54,675 --> 01:41:57,769 If we wanted to, we could ruin it. 908 01:42:00,380 --> 01:42:02,405 We could ruin nothing. 909 01:42:02,483 --> 01:42:04,508 It will come sooner or later. 910 01:42:06,620 --> 01:42:09,783 This is only the beginning. 911 01:42:13,293 --> 01:42:15,557 Father, can we go? 912 01:42:17,764 --> 01:42:21,757 Liu has not invited us. 913 01:42:21,835 --> 01:42:23,769 Forget about Shadow Magic. 914 01:42:23,837 --> 01:42:27,705 Liu was almost killed. 915 01:42:27,774 --> 01:42:29,708 Crazy! 916 01:42:38,352 --> 01:42:40,286 What am I doing? 917 01:42:47,427 --> 01:42:50,055 What am I trying to prove? 918 01:42:53,200 --> 01:42:55,725 We can't escape what drives us. 919 01:43:19,226 --> 01:43:22,525 Tell me how I'm going to feel this time. 920 01:43:22,596 --> 01:43:25,497 Take a seat and you'll see. 921 01:43:28,101 --> 01:43:30,365 There's Liu. 922 01:43:30,437 --> 01:43:31,529 Father? 923 01:43:31,605 --> 01:43:34,802 You came! 924 01:43:36,476 --> 01:43:38,410 Where are your glasses? 925 01:43:40,614 --> 01:43:43,242 How can you see without your glasses? 926 01:43:43,317 --> 01:43:45,251 I can see what I need to see. 927 01:43:46,987 --> 01:43:50,616 Show me to the front. 928 01:43:50,691 --> 01:43:52,625 Go on, Liu. 929 01:43:54,494 --> 01:43:57,361 - We should leave. - We might go up in smoke! 930 01:43:57,431 --> 01:44:00,264 I love Shadow Magic. I'll take the risk. 931 01:44:11,111 --> 01:44:14,137 Wel--Welcome. 932 01:44:14,214 --> 01:44:16,876 Welcome, everyone... 933 01:44:16,950 --> 01:44:21,410 to-to Shadow Magic. 934 01:44:23,357 --> 01:44:27,316 Tonight, for the first time... 935 01:44:27,394 --> 01:44:31,262 we will see ourselves... 936 01:44:31,331 --> 01:44:33,765 the way we are. 937 01:44:33,834 --> 01:44:37,395 We will watch our lives unfold... 938 01:44:37,471 --> 01:44:39,405 as we live them every day. 939 01:45:08,802 --> 01:45:10,793 Why put out the lights? 940 01:45:10,871 --> 01:45:14,602 Certain things should be kept in the dark. 941 01:45:17,277 --> 01:45:19,677 I was already in the dark. 942 01:45:31,591 --> 01:45:33,115 Hey! That's me! 943 01:45:34,728 --> 01:45:36,662 Do I look that old? 944 01:45:40,200 --> 01:45:42,031 My camel! That's my camel! 945 01:45:50,444 --> 01:45:52,935 Next should be me! 946 01:45:53,013 --> 01:45:54,947 It is me! 947 01:45:56,883 --> 01:45:59,147 Thrilling! 948 01:45:59,219 --> 01:46:01,380 What do you see? 949 01:46:01,455 --> 01:46:04,390 A man and a camel on a street. 950 01:46:05,459 --> 01:46:07,086 What's so thrilling about that? 951 01:46:07,160 --> 01:46:09,651 Shadow Magic is good for the eyes. 952 01:46:09,730 --> 01:46:12,164 But you can only see it... 953 01:46:12,232 --> 01:46:13,665 not hear it. 954 01:46:13,734 --> 01:46:16,760 Your ears feel something's lacking. 955 01:46:16,837 --> 01:46:19,806 Now that you mention it, it does seem that way. 956 01:46:19,873 --> 01:46:23,172 That's why you need us talkative comedians. 957 01:46:23,243 --> 01:46:24,870 We bring the pleasure to your ears. 958 01:46:27,247 --> 01:46:29,374 Shadow Magic has no mercy. 959 01:46:29,449 --> 01:46:32,043 Everything is magnified... 960 01:46:32,119 --> 01:46:34,087 larger than life. 961 01:46:34,154 --> 01:46:36,088 - The thin-- - The fat-- 962 01:46:36,156 --> 01:46:40,024 - The round-- - Wrinkle upon wrinkle! 963 01:46:40,093 --> 01:46:43,256 - There's nowhere to hide! - Nope! 964 01:46:44,164 --> 01:46:46,223 Our people know how to be courteous. 965 01:46:46,299 --> 01:46:49,097 - Can't you tell? - Look! 966 01:46:49,169 --> 01:46:51,103 How are you? 967 01:46:51,171 --> 01:46:53,162 Have you eaten? 968 01:46:53,240 --> 01:46:55,071 Thank you. My pleasure. 969 01:46:55,142 --> 01:46:57,667 Why do we greet each other like this? 970 01:46:57,744 --> 01:47:00,542 It means: "I've had the pleasure of eating. 971 01:47:00,614 --> 01:47:03,378 If you haven't, come to my house." 972 01:47:03,450 --> 01:47:06,442 - Have you eaten? - My pleasure! 973 01:47:11,925 --> 01:47:13,984 That's too much eating! 974 01:47:14,060 --> 01:47:17,496 Of course! But eating is the main talent of our civilization! 975 01:47:17,564 --> 01:47:19,896 So true! 976 01:47:27,874 --> 01:47:30,536 Ling! Come in. Please sit. 977 01:47:31,611 --> 01:47:33,442 I want to try. 978 01:47:49,496 --> 01:47:53,193 Here. 979 01:47:53,266 --> 01:47:55,200 Now count evenly. 980 01:47:55,268 --> 01:47:57,463 One, two, three. 981 01:48:14,921 --> 01:48:17,549 My friend Raymond... 982 01:48:17,624 --> 01:48:19,524 explained to me-- 983 01:48:19,593 --> 01:48:23,654 He said, if we love each other... 984 01:48:23,730 --> 01:48:26,494 it's all right to show affection. 985 01:48:58,632 --> 01:49:00,998 I never knew I was so fast! 986 01:49:01,067 --> 01:49:03,058 You're amazing! 987 01:49:12,646 --> 01:49:14,307 That's incredible! 988 01:49:14,381 --> 01:49:16,645 I can't believe my eyes. 989 01:49:26,726 --> 01:49:29,388 Those mountains. 990 01:49:29,462 --> 01:49:32,693 The river-- 991 01:49:32,766 --> 01:49:34,393 how it sings. 992 01:50:02,395 --> 01:50:06,923 The horizon-- it seems to extend forever. 993 01:50:31,491 --> 01:50:33,186 That's neat! 994 01:50:37,230 --> 01:50:39,061 My son-- 995 01:50:42,335 --> 01:50:44,860 My son did all this! 996 01:51:07,594 --> 01:51:12,122 Ding Jung Shan, the first Chinese film ever made... 997 01:51:12,198 --> 01:51:15,759 was produced at Feng Tai Studio in 1905 by Liu Jing Lun and Ren Jing Feng. 998 01:51:19,039 --> 01:51:25,171 It starred Peking's legendary opera singer Lord Tan Xinpei. 999 01:52:07,320 --> 01:52:09,311 At the turn of the century... 1000 01:52:09,389 --> 01:52:11,880 a handful of foreigners brought motion pictures to China. 1001 01:52:14,060 --> 01:52:19,362 The name of the first Shadow Magic showman remains unknown. 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