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May the poet Qu Yuan help us to face a new year.

And protect us in this distant land.

"Although I am tied to virtue,

as dawn teases me, with twilight laugh,

intertwining offended orchids with divine angelic flower ...

Again with Qu Yuan! Are you crazy?

We are in Italy!

- Come on, hurry. - I'm here.

- May the poet help me win. - Again!

Your turn. West wind.

- Eight lines. - Ten thousand.

- Go to hell! - Wind!

White Panel.

Come, come.

-100.000. -60.000.

- Out. - Again!

- A toast to the ass! - You've won everything!

- A toast to the poet? - No way.

Well I drink alone.

Come in, Shun Li.

Within two weeks, you'll go to Chioggia,

near Venice, to work in a bar.

How long? - Wait for the news.

We pay the trip and the residence permit

and you have to pay back everything.

And how much do I have left?

I do not know, we'll tell you when the time comes.

You can go.

My son, how are you? I miss you so much.

Did you miss me?

How is Grandpa? How's school?

want to know everything.

When the boss tells us to saw 30 shirts a day,

I do 40

and those ten are for you.

All the work I do for you,

to get you here sooner.

Be patient.

Soon we will be together, you'll see.

Good afternoon.

- Are you Shun Li? - Yes

We were waiting. How was your trip?

Alright.

Your room is upstairs.

By the aquarium are the stairs, after the storage,

the back door to the right.

Thank you.

Your room is there.

Come in.

- Hello. - Hello.

I've cleared the table, the closet is outside.

Thank you.

- I'm Shun Li. - I know.

I am Lian.

Was the journey long?

Yes, it took me all day from Rome.

Are you tired?

No.

Will I work here?

I do not think.

They have bought a new bar in Italian it is called "osteria".

"Spritz" is yellow wine?

White, not yellow! You mix it with Campari and add a little water.

That's how we make it in Chioggia.

I can't say "Spritz".

You don't have to say it, you have to understand it.

The book of credits.

The "Ciodi".

The debts are called "Ciodi".

These are credits towards customers Maria left.

Maria??

She was the owner of the bar.

- Is this your first time in a bar? - Yes, before this I did sewing.

I hear you're good, so it will be easy.

See? It's not hard.

A "The Laurel and Hardy".

Do you understand? Half red and half orange.

Half and half.

And "skinny".

- Thanks. - Thank you.

Coffee with plum.

- Hello, Angelo. - Hello, Bepi.

- Lawyer!How is everything, alright? - Great, how about you?

I'm fine, I'm fine.

- And the plum? - Yes

Yes? Well put it.

Yes.

She does not understand.

Wait.

Excuse me.

Can I?

Plum.

Do you see the picture?

This is a plum.

Mixed with ...

plum.

Plum.

- Pllum. - Yes

Thank you.

And now I drink it.

Cold.

- It's cold. - Sorry.

No matter, no problem.

- Do you like? - A marvel.

Hey Poet, instead of looking at my hand, why don't you make up a poem for the Chinese.

- I'm not inspired. - Put some effort, come on.

Excuse me.

- Who's Moustache? - Why?

Because he has to pay 45 euros.

He's gone away, if I see him, I'll tell him.

- Thank you. - Be sure to tell him, if you see him!

What about Bode? Who is Bode?

- He is not here. - Bode owes 60 euros.

He is with Moustache?!

Devis??

- is Devis here? - He is not here.

- Devis is not here. - He is not here?

Thank you.

"He came from the east to serve my people,

speaks little Italian, but she is good at handling money. "

Hello, Devis.

Are you Devis?

- You have a "ciodo "of 18 euros. - What?

You have a "ciodo" of 18 euros.

Can't you see she's crooked in her mind?

Samurai!

Banzai!

Come,

make some coffee.

Coffee!

Do you like them?

- If you want I'll give you one. - Thank you.

Hey, son, how are you? I miss you so much.

Mom wants to tell you a story.

The sea is very beautiful.

I do not know why,

but it looks smaller than ours.

Maybe because it has two names.

one sea, the other lagoon.

it is called sea or lake according to it's size.

Italian lagoon is female, and mysteriously quiet.

however sea is male,

never rests, always to the wind and waves.

I like the wind

because it makes me feel closer, to you son.

- Hey, Chinese! - How much?

- Eight euros the kilo. - I want a discount.

- I'll take seven euros. - I'll buy four kilos for 25.

You always have it your way!

But you always come back.

Hey, Chinese! Did you buy some fish?

Shrimp.

- Is he going to cook it? - The Chinese can cook very well.

I was in a Chinese restaurant food was not bad.

- Marco Polo taught them. - Marco Polo?

Yes, he discovered China.

Did he discover them, or taught them to cook shrimp?

After having them discovered, teaching how to cook was easy.

Right.

Hi, guys.

Hello, Bepi, have you been at sea?

I went to the cabin, to take care of the nets.

With this cold? You're old, be more careful.

Shrimp. - Thank you.

You're welcome.

- Good. - Do you like?

More or less good.

- A glass of red, Shun Li. - Yes

- They are disgusting. - I think they are good.

Do you like Them?

You are Slavic, you know nothing about fish.

He's been a fisherman for 30 years how can he not know of shrimps?

Mind you, in Pola We have shrimps as well.

Marco Polo taught them.

You'd go through Pola to go to China. Where else would you go through?

Very good, compliments to the chef.

Thank you.

"By the river, in the morning we eat fish, made in China".

- Are you still smoking? - Just three a day.

Are you sure? - I'm sure.

Dad, why do not you change the pans?

What's wrong with them? Your mother usede these.

Right, then tehy are 40 years old, it's about time to change them.

Allright I'll think about it.

Where is the microwave we gave you as a gift?

- I do not know, maybe over there. - It is very convenient, use it.

It's that ... I really do not understand it.

Do you?

Serena told me that if you want come stay with us,

from time to time, she does not care.

- In Mestre? - Yes, in Mestre

Then if you like it, you look for a flat there. We would help you.

I have a flat. I've been alone for a year already.

Right, but you're so far away what if something happens to you?

You also don't have any commodities, no car, no elevator...

Elevator now?? Just pass me some salad.

I served.

- Does the handle work now? - Yes, it is fixed.

Let's raise the nets, guys, Prepare the ropes!

If we ever miss a sailor are you coming with us again?

- Okay, just you call me ... - I'll come take you at home.

Cheers.

- On retirement. - On retirement.

And to those who get there!

Tomorrow at 3:00, go see the boat out.

- Chinese, come drink with us. - I have work.

Always working.

to Coppe's retirement!

What is retirement?

the end of work since tomorrow Coppe is done working

Retirement in Chinese ...

How many years have you worked?

-35. -35.

When I started working This bar didn't even exist.

Yes it id, just you did not come here at the time.

- You went camping at Chioggia. - Well it was a long time ago anyway.

We have a gift for you.

Happy retirement Coppe!

- Hope it's not a watch. - It's a machine for wiggling it.

- You'll want to keep fishing, you'll see. - Thank you.

Thank you.

- Another round. - Shun Li, you have a glass, too.

- Me? - Yes

Thank you.

Cheers! Cheers!

Cheers!

- Have you paid, Coppe? - Yessir, I paid everything this time.

- Good night. - Good night Moustache.

Take a cigarette.

Lawyer,

What would you do tomorrow if you have nothing to do?

I have been having nothing to do for two years now!

What do we do?

Tomorrow ...

fireworks Coppe, fireworks!

What does that mean?

Wonders.

Congratulations, Coppe.

They left, they went outside.

Are you from China, China?

Yes.

Popular Chinese Republic?

- Yes - Mao Tse-tung?

Yes, Mao Tse-tung, but now it's not him anymore.

I know that.

We were Communists too.

In Yugoslavia, where I lived before.

But not anymore now, Tito died and everything changed.

Yugoslavia.

Yes.

- How's your Chinese city? - Fezhuo.

How?

Where is?

Near the sea.

Really?

Yes, we are fishermen too.

My father, my grandfather,

the grandfather of my grandfather.

The grandfather of the grandfather of your grandfather ...

How is fishing done in China?

My father was a fisherman, I was not, I worked in a factory.

- Is your father alive? - Yeah, he's like you ...

He is in...

- Retirement, right? - Yes

- Like Coppe. - Like Coppe.

Shun Li ...

Good night.

Goodbye, Bepi.

I can ask you a question??

It's late, I'm eating ice cream.

I know that. Only one thing.

Can I take half a day free tomorrow?

Impossible.

I have to buy my son a Birthday gift

and send it to China.

How old is he? - Eight.

Sorry, you can not. 'll talk.

Right.

Here is our new retired reading the newspaper.

Devis, I have worked for 35 years and you have never known what it means to work.

Do you know why? Because you're stupid.

I make enough money in a night to buy off you and your family.

Money, money, money.

That's all I have in your head and in your mouth as well.

- You would like it in your pocket as well! - Hey, watch out

Hey, hey, wounded! I'll pay for this and all the wine for this week.

- Do not want your money. Take it. - You can have it, it's a gift.

- Devis, chill ... - Let him be, can't you see he is drunk.

Play, play. Look at the obituary page.

Shun Li,

How much is my "ciodo"?

My "ciodo", how much is it?

Lawyer.. 35 euros.

50 euros, the rest is tip.

The lawyer has money.

He boasts!

Now only Devis is left, 18 euros and 50 cents.

Here it is, the unfortunate men's bar.

- Good morning. - What do you mean good morning?

All-nighter because your son had a fever.

- Where were you? - Working.

Doing the fool with the boat is working? I'm sick.

I'm get the little at the doctor's, you just stay with the older.

How long? - Until I return.

What a number.

You want a soda? - No.

Listen, do you ...

want to learn to play pool?

do you Want to play the arcades with Bode?

Again with that?

I am alone, not dead.

We will talk about it on Sunday. Yes, goodbye.

To go to Mestre ...

Is crazy!

Coppe!

- Did you light it on? - It is ready!

I'm coming.

- You all right? - Yes

Coppe?, your father, what was he?

A fisherman,

like my grandfather and the grandfather of my grandfather,

just my brother was a bus driver.

And you? What did your father do?

I do not know.

I've never seen him, not even in photos.

But I suppose he was different from me.

I guess so.

- Samurai! - Samurai!

-Are you tired? -yes!

It's late, come on let's go

Have you eaten anything?

Did you have a good time at least?

- What do we say to mom? - We've been to see the boats.

Right.

Come on!

- It's closed, you know. - Yeah, bye.

- May I? - I'm almost done.

I wanted to show you some pictures.

To me?

You asked.

This is my father and these are his nets.

They have a loose mesh.

- Your boat. - Strange ...

The Chinese ...

And that's my son he is in China.

He is young.

- You left him alone? - He's with my father.

- With his grandfather. - Grandpa.

I have a son and two grandchildren.

But they are in Mestre.

I hope that ...

he'll come to Italy soon.

So he will come.

I hope so.

What are these candles?

The Festival of the Poet.

The poet,

like me.

Are you a real poet?

No, they call me that because I make rhymes.

They are the lights to save Qu Yuan,

Our poet.

- Your poet? - Yes

- How are his poems? - Ancient Poetry.

So, there are still people here at this time.

Forgive me, I did not mean to interrupt.

You did not interrupt. I was just leaving.

- Goodbye, Shun Li. - Goodbye.

- Good evening. - Good evening.

Good night, Shun Li.

It's raining.

Hello shun Li! Can I have a cherry ice cream please?

A spoon, please.

- Ice cream with cold weather? - I like it.

A grappa-

How long will the water stay?

Usually lowers in two or three hours.

- Three hours. - Three hours.

Did you understand anything?

A white.

Tell me what about the Chinese.

We talked a little.

She told me of China,

Showed me ...

photos.

Is there something wrong?

Well stop it.

You used to talk with Maria, right?

Now I talk to the Chinese.

Maria was a geezer and was not Chinese.

What's the problem?

I am also a stranger.

You've been here 30 years, how are you a stranger?

What is the difference?

Are you really pretending not to understand.

If you want to tell someone, I am a tomb.

Look I told you everything, okay?

- Yes, but ... - You're a tomb?

Shut up then.

- There is a lot of fog, can not see anything. - It is like this at sunrise.

Get out at the next stop.

Take a bus to the Lido,

there you take a boat to Venice. It's beautiful.

Dad,

an Italian friend

asked how you fish in China

and I showed him your picture.

it is my first day off since I came to work here.

I've gone to the sea.

to walk in the water,

my skin feels more smooth

and I feel lighter.

St. John told us he saw and believed.

We also want witness

of the resurrection of Jesus in our lives,

always looking up,

so as to bear witness of what we believe.

Rise Up and proclaim our faith,

faith in the risen Christ.

I believe in one God Almighty,

Creator of Heaven and the Earth ...

- What if a customer comes? - He'll wait.

Come in.

Thank you.

Come in.

- Come, you can use the phone. Are you sure?

Hello. Dad, it's me.

How are you? You all right?

How is the little one?

Yes, all right, Will you send it to me?

Hi, It's mom.

Thank you.

You all right?

Yes, it was a very happy surprise.

I want to give you a surprise too.

What?

If it's a surprise ...

'I can not say.

Right.

Do as I do.

And now we wait.

Slowly, slowly.

You see that?

it is my only home.

Precious.

Is it a house?

A cabin,

a house for fishermen, to work, for the nets.

Are you cold?

No, I like it.

Drink.

Grappa of Yugoslavia.

It'll make you warm.

How long will you be in Chioggia?

I do not know.

I have to wait for the news.

The news?

That's how it is, its difficult to explain.

I work

and hope.

I work and that's how I pay.

And one day, the news.

And the boss

Will make my son come here.

But I do not know when.

They decide.

I went into one of those houses.

Who?

An Italian, friend of mine.

They are very nice houses.

They are very pretty, but beware,

we are not allowed to have Italian friends.

The Italians are just customers.

Unsuitable friendships may delay the news.

I'll be careful, do not worry.

I do not understand.

I'll explain.

All the money that the government U.S. should give their own people,

is actually going to China.

- Do you know how many Chinese are there? - One billion.

And a half.

- And Americans? - I do not know.

Three hundred million.

You know what that means?

That Obama instead of paying an American,

- Pays five Chinese. - I understand.

And soon Chioggia will be the same.

They have already come here to Chioggia.

It is an invasion

the New Empire.

- Have you seen them? - Yes

I was in the lagoon by boat, I saw them touching and hugging.

- What did I say? - He humps her?

I'd say yes.

They were just together on the boat.

- Of course they are just good friends. - Very good friends.

- What do you think? - They do it!

Do it or not, the situation becomes dangerous.

- Why? - She'll want to marry him.

Marry? - Yes, it is the Chinese mafia.

They send the girls to marry old men and get their inheritance.

- Are you sure? - 100%. The Mayor said so himself.

What inheritance? Bepi only has a boat, a lousy motorcycle and a cabin.

- A cabin's not enough? - It is old, falling apart

- What about the house? - It's rented.

But the Chinese are smart.

Chioggia as well.

Good afternoon.

I emigrated to Germany.

I should have gone to China!

All people is talking about us.

They are not people, they are ignorants.

- What? - Ignorant, stupid.

Bepi, it's not true ...

that I want to marry you.

I know very well.

Do not worry.

- Give me a glass. - Red?

Yes, thank you.

Take that's settled.

Thanks how good you are!

- What is? - A poem.

For you.

"All the rivers

flow down to the sea,

but cannot fill it.

There is a cold wind,

that warms the heart.

Makes Li smile,

like a small flower ...

Did you understand?

I think so. It's very pretty.

You keep it.

Thank you.

For you.

In a few days ...

It will be the Festival of the Poet,

the photo.

Do you want ... to come to my house to see it?

So I can meet a real poet.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

- see you tomorrow. - yes

Good night.

Are you still here?

Yes, but I'm going now.

What is it?

Nothing, a gift.

Come on.

Shun Li, we need to talk to you.

There are bad things rumored about you in Chioggia.

Because of you

Italians speak ill of the Chinese.

Mr. Zhao does not want you to spend time with Bepi, the poet.

You can not.

Right.

Do you understand?

Yes.

Or you'll have to be sent away and you'll have to start over again.

Again?

Yes, again,

You'd have to re-pay all debts from the beginning.

You can only talk to him to take his orders.

You can go.

Hello.

A coffee, Li, please.

When is the Festival of the Poet?

You can not come.

Why?

I can not be your friend.

It is not permitted,

or they will not let my son come.

Your child?

Yes, if I'm your friend ...

he can not come.

"Can a square become a circle?

Can distant roads be found?

remorse for the road not taken is sharp

faltering steps of my return.

My car turns reluctant.

The road was confused between errors".

- Blowjob, massage and then pussy. - It's too expensive.

Quality costs money.

After that I was starving, I left the hotel and went for a pizza.

- Alone? - "Bella Napoli".

- I took two calzoni - Great. With buffalo mozzarella

- Are you crazy? It is poisoned. - What?

Do not you know? They are fed with toxic waste, gross.

Those rednecks!

- Bepi, did you hear? - What?

Be careful with the Chinese mafia.

Devis...Use your head sometimes.

- Let me pass. - Idiot!

She'll rob you and then kill you. Did you fuck her at least?

- Shut up. - No, now you listen.

- Move! - Old Fart!

You piece of shit!

- Are you crazy? - Shit, go fuck yourself!

Bepi? Are you out of your mind? Calm down!

I am calm.

I'll kill you, you bastard! Old piece of shit!

I kill you, bastard!

Leave me alone.

Have you ever seen what the water does?

When the tide pushes the water it returns from the sea to the lagoon.

But then not all the water returns to the sea,

some of the water can not leave and return

and becomes trapped in the lagoon.

not my call.

I have to go.

Goodbye, poet.

Want? - Thank you.

- What are you doing here? - I brought you something.

Come.

Mom!

- Say it again please. - Mom.

Wasn't there still much more to pay for me?

Someone paid for you Who?

Bepi?

I think not, Italians can not afford.

- Who was it? - Do not know.

Mom, I have grown hair.

Dad,

Do you have any idea who may have paid?

Who can it be?

I do not know.

Yes, it's true. What's important is that we are together.

We love you. Goodbye, Dad.

- Goodbye, Grandpa. - We love you.

What are you thinking about, Mom?

A friend.

Mom, how do you learn Italian?

- With a teacher. - Where are teachers?

In all cities, you'll find one if you want.

- Tomorrow I'll get home late. - Okay.

Mom has to do something.

Come in.

Hello.

Hello.

- Lian not here? - No, not here.

Where is she?

Nobody knows.

One night he went out and never came back.

They say she left the money and escaped.

You did not know?

Thank you.

Hello, Coppe!

Shun Li!

- How are you? - Okay, and you?

Great, thanks. What are you doing here?

I'm looking for Bepi.

- You do not know? - What?

Of course you do not know, we tried to look for you,

but we could not find you.

Bepi has been very ill

and then he's gone.

What?

Bepi is dead.

He had gone to Mestre to live with his son,

but he was not well.

He had written a letter for you

but he did not know Where to send it.

Dear Li.

hope your child has arrived and both of you are fine.

I don't go fishing anymore.

I decided one thing.

I leave my cabin in the lagoon tu you.

I would like a gift I want a funeral

like your poet, the real one

Take care. Bepi.

"I ask guarcuán I open Sky,

leaning against the door I inspected.

a whirlwind tour

with a greeting clouds and rainbows."