1 00:01:21,166 --> 00:01:23,166 DUMPLINGS 2 00:03:18,666 --> 00:03:19,875 HAIR SALON 3 00:04:23,416 --> 00:04:26,000 Mrs. Li? Oh, you're so beautiful. 4 00:04:26,500 --> 00:04:29,166 They say your dumplings are the most expensive. 5 00:04:29,291 --> 00:04:31,833 Of course! Please come in. 6 00:04:33,416 --> 00:04:35,291 You've come at the right time. 7 00:04:35,416 --> 00:04:38,625 The water is boiling, I've been waiting for you. 8 00:04:45,416 --> 00:04:48,375 Actually, I recognized you. 9 00:04:48,541 --> 00:04:51,666 I often saw you on TV when I first came to Hong Kong. 10 00:04:51,750 --> 00:04:53,083 You were the best! 11 00:04:53,208 --> 00:04:54,916 I quit acting a long time ago. 12 00:04:57,375 --> 00:04:59,666 Please, have a seat. 13 00:05:02,791 --> 00:05:04,375 Guess how old I am. 14 00:05:08,083 --> 00:05:09,958 Sit over here, please. 15 00:05:16,750 --> 00:05:17,750 Here. 16 00:05:29,666 --> 00:05:31,916 Just take a guess, Mrs. Li. 17 00:05:40,916 --> 00:05:42,458 I suppose... 18 00:05:42,958 --> 00:05:45,541 You're in your thirties at most. 19 00:05:46,958 --> 00:05:50,833 I'm much older than that. They call me Aunt Mei. 20 00:05:54,791 --> 00:05:56,333 But you don't have wrinkles. 21 00:05:56,458 --> 00:05:59,208 And I have fair skin, too. 22 00:05:59,333 --> 00:06:02,708 I'm my own best advertisement. 23 00:06:03,583 --> 00:06:06,541 Your skin is great. I'm impressed. 24 00:06:07,833 --> 00:06:10,708 My dumplings are worth it. 25 00:06:10,833 --> 00:06:13,875 You get what you pay for. 26 00:06:39,875 --> 00:06:42,000 Mrs. Li! 27 00:06:42,125 --> 00:06:44,750 I'm putting in more cabbage for you. 28 00:06:47,916 --> 00:06:51,625 I know you dislike chives because of their strong flavor. 29 00:06:51,708 --> 00:06:53,250 This cabbage is great. 30 00:06:53,375 --> 00:06:55,166 I'll cut it fine, squeeze it dry, 31 00:06:55,291 --> 00:06:58,416 and put more ginger in the filling, okay? 32 00:06:58,833 --> 00:07:00,958 -You decide. -Okay. 33 00:07:10,166 --> 00:07:11,333 YUE MEI PAVILION 34 00:07:14,708 --> 00:07:16,375 The Northerners always say, 35 00:07:16,500 --> 00:07:19,666 "Good health comes from a nap and good eats come from dumplings." 36 00:07:20,541 --> 00:07:23,916 Dumplings have existed in China for more than 1,400 years. 37 00:07:24,625 --> 00:07:26,750 But the Southerners still say, 38 00:07:26,875 --> 00:07:31,416 "It's just dough stuffed with meat. Nothing special!" 39 00:07:42,375 --> 00:07:45,916 I only use high-gluten flour 40 00:07:46,125 --> 00:07:48,333 for texture and chewiness. 41 00:07:48,541 --> 00:07:51,666 I knead it well, 42 00:07:51,791 --> 00:07:55,500 until it is like a peeled egg. 43 00:07:55,625 --> 00:07:59,291 Smooth, translucent, and soft. 44 00:08:03,500 --> 00:08:07,458 Got to keep the filling from leaking out. 45 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:58,458 So that the juicy flavor explodes in the mouth. 46 00:09:02,666 --> 00:09:03,958 Here you go, Mrs. Li. 47 00:09:14,208 --> 00:09:16,291 Eat while it's warm. 48 00:09:41,291 --> 00:09:42,291 Take your time. 49 00:09:42,416 --> 00:09:44,333 Baby, behave. 50 00:09:44,500 --> 00:09:47,708 I eat this often. It's so nutritious. 51 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,208 Sometimes I put in soup, 52 00:09:50,333 --> 00:09:53,333 sometimes it's minced and steamed with citrus peel. 53 00:09:55,166 --> 00:09:57,833 But adding the dumplings taste the best. 54 00:09:59,250 --> 00:10:01,833 And they made me famous. 55 00:10:02,125 --> 00:10:03,333 Baby... 56 00:10:17,500 --> 00:10:20,291 It's a shame to discard this. 57 00:10:21,708 --> 00:10:26,083 Wash it then bury it in the soil. 58 00:10:26,625 --> 00:10:29,833 The flowers will bloom especially well. 59 00:10:33,166 --> 00:10:34,666 Let me tell you, 60 00:10:34,791 --> 00:10:38,416 all expensive cosmetics claim to contain precious stuff like... 61 00:10:38,541 --> 00:10:45,541 bird's nest, ginseng, pearl powder, pollen, royal jelly, whatever. 62 00:10:47,666 --> 00:10:48,625 Those are useless. 63 00:10:49,416 --> 00:10:51,750 For women to rejuvenate, 64 00:10:51,875 --> 00:10:55,791 you must start from the inside for the best results! 65 00:10:59,458 --> 00:11:02,500 Only my secret recipe can do this. 66 00:11:14,333 --> 00:11:15,833 Mrs. Li. 67 00:11:16,125 --> 00:11:20,291 While eating it, think of the results. Don't think of what it is. 68 00:11:58,125 --> 00:11:59,958 Let me sing you a song. 69 00:12:00,083 --> 00:12:02,708 It's a custom of mine 70 00:12:02,833 --> 00:12:05,916 to sing a song from my youth after my customer eats. 71 00:12:06,041 --> 00:12:08,833 Take it as entertainment. Let me sing for you. 72 00:13:41,416 --> 00:13:44,833 Clean up the kitchen. There will be a fridge delivery tomorrow. 73 00:13:44,958 --> 00:13:46,833 Bring me some soup the day after tomorrow. 74 00:13:46,916 --> 00:13:50,500 Sir, may I go now to deliver Mrs. Li her soup? 75 00:13:53,541 --> 00:13:57,750 Mr. Li, you've been staying in our hotel for months. 76 00:13:57,875 --> 00:13:59,958 Don't you want to leave? 77 00:14:00,291 --> 00:14:02,416 My house is still being renovated. 78 00:14:03,666 --> 00:14:06,666 My dining set from Paris is still in the warehouse. 79 00:14:06,750 --> 00:14:10,166 It's too humid now and my decorator refuses to work. 80 00:14:12,250 --> 00:14:16,000 I'm fussy like him. 81 00:14:16,208 --> 00:14:20,333 If things don't feel good to the touch, I reject them. 82 00:14:21,250 --> 00:14:23,750 Please behave, Mr. Li. 83 00:14:24,625 --> 00:14:26,375 All right, let's behave. 84 00:14:26,708 --> 00:14:28,250 I'll behave when I eat. 85 00:14:32,166 --> 00:14:35,500 -You are naughty. -It isn't breaking. 86 00:14:43,458 --> 00:14:44,833 What is it? 87 00:14:45,833 --> 00:14:47,541 Goodies. 88 00:14:48,250 --> 00:14:49,083 Oh, my... 89 00:14:50,875 --> 00:14:52,458 It looks disgusting. 90 00:14:56,125 --> 00:14:59,083 -Try some? -No, thanks. 91 00:15:23,416 --> 00:15:25,083 Your soup, ma'am. 92 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:29,666 What did she say to Mr. Li? 93 00:15:29,750 --> 00:15:31,500 Oh... I don't know. 94 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:56,000 RADIOLOGY 95 00:15:58,166 --> 00:16:02,541 I went through so much to get these. 96 00:16:02,750 --> 00:16:04,500 They've stepped up the surveillance here. 97 00:16:04,625 --> 00:16:06,250 Because some paparazzi have shown up. 98 00:16:06,333 --> 00:16:08,583 Hong Kong media is so nosy... 99 00:16:08,708 --> 00:16:10,916 Don't come to pick up for the next two weeks. 100 00:16:11,125 --> 00:16:13,166 Even the locals can't get ahold of this stuff. 101 00:16:13,291 --> 00:16:14,583 We'll see. 102 00:16:14,666 --> 00:16:17,833 -This is for you. -Thanks. 103 00:16:19,500 --> 00:16:23,000 -Did you recognize him? -What? Who? 104 00:16:23,125 --> 00:16:27,125 -Wang Shouyi. -Wang Shouyi? 105 00:16:27,250 --> 00:16:29,083 Why did you two break up? 106 00:16:29,208 --> 00:16:30,250 It was long ago. 107 00:16:30,333 --> 00:16:31,958 He loathed the one-child policy. 108 00:16:32,041 --> 00:16:34,500 But I was aborting over ten fetuses a day. 109 00:16:34,625 --> 00:16:37,208 That was 3,000 a year, 30,000 in ten years. 110 00:16:37,333 --> 00:16:41,250 He was afraid that I would have a cursed child 111 00:16:41,375 --> 00:16:43,375 for all the deaths I caused. 112 00:16:43,500 --> 00:16:45,083 -It was our national policy. -Indeed. 113 00:16:45,208 --> 00:16:46,541 I was only serving the people! 114 00:16:46,666 --> 00:16:47,916 Indeed! Bye, then. 115 00:16:50,500 --> 00:16:54,083 This way, ma'am. 116 00:16:59,541 --> 00:17:01,125 -Put it through. -Which one? 117 00:17:01,416 --> 00:17:03,875 -The lunchbox. -Okay. 118 00:17:15,791 --> 00:17:16,875 Open it. 119 00:17:28,666 --> 00:17:30,208 Ham and egg on rice? 120 00:17:30,333 --> 00:17:33,375 Yes, lunch for my kid. 121 00:17:33,500 --> 00:17:35,416 Ham and egg, plain rice. 122 00:17:37,833 --> 00:17:39,750 -You may go. -Thanks. 123 00:17:42,583 --> 00:17:43,625 Thank you. 124 00:17:50,166 --> 00:17:52,333 I didn't lie to you, trust me! 125 00:17:53,916 --> 00:17:55,250 Shut up! 126 00:17:56,208 --> 00:17:57,875 Anna! 127 00:17:59,041 --> 00:18:01,000 Believe me, I didn't lie to you. 128 00:18:01,125 --> 00:18:02,875 Stop following me! 129 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:04,375 Or I'll beat you up! 130 00:18:08,041 --> 00:18:12,083 I taped these long ago because I was so fond of you. 131 00:18:12,208 --> 00:18:13,750 Enjoy! 132 00:18:37,708 --> 00:18:38,708 Hello? 133 00:18:38,958 --> 00:18:40,416 Fung! 134 00:18:40,833 --> 00:18:42,541 Yes... 135 00:18:42,875 --> 00:18:44,791 Is it raining in London? 136 00:18:46,208 --> 00:18:50,291 Your mom said that you have maxed out your credit card. 137 00:18:52,916 --> 00:18:57,416 Who are you with? A girl? Girlfriend? 138 00:18:58,208 --> 00:19:03,958 You're dating! Does your mom know? 139 00:19:05,416 --> 00:19:10,666 Your mom said she still hasn't seen your report card. 140 00:19:12,250 --> 00:19:15,208 You did well to choose me as your sponsor. 141 00:19:15,666 --> 00:19:16,791 I'll call you later. 142 00:19:16,916 --> 00:19:18,958 Okay. Bye! 143 00:19:19,458 --> 00:19:21,750 Dating at 13! 144 00:19:22,416 --> 00:19:26,291 So it's puppy love! Your son? 145 00:19:26,750 --> 00:19:28,958 Do I look that old? 146 00:19:30,791 --> 00:19:33,708 You ever consider having children? 147 00:19:34,750 --> 00:19:38,041 We are unable to. I don't know whose problem it is... 148 00:19:38,166 --> 00:19:41,791 Don't worry, you'll soon regain your youth 149 00:19:41,916 --> 00:19:44,250 as well as the heart of your man. 150 00:19:56,625 --> 00:19:59,708 Do you have more potent stuff for faster results? 151 00:20:01,416 --> 00:20:04,833 The best are those in the 5th or 6th month. 152 00:20:04,958 --> 00:20:08,583 Have to extract it by breaking the water sac then slide it out. 153 00:20:08,875 --> 00:20:11,750 It's covered by a layer of creamy fat. 154 00:20:11,875 --> 00:20:15,500 The colors are defined. You can even see the cranium. 155 00:20:16,916 --> 00:20:19,791 Its tiny limbs would still be moving around. 156 00:20:21,458 --> 00:20:24,291 In the first trimester... only this small. 157 00:20:24,458 --> 00:20:28,500 By the third trimester, the meat would be too tough. 158 00:20:28,625 --> 00:20:31,875 The 5th month is perfect, kitten-like. 159 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:35,000 So cute and so nutritious. 160 00:20:35,416 --> 00:20:37,583 Let me show you. 161 00:20:40,166 --> 00:20:43,708 This is it! 80 years old. 162 00:20:43,833 --> 00:20:50,750 She ate exactly this and feels 18 years old again, check that out! 163 00:22:03,583 --> 00:22:07,625 This is what I made the fillings with. 164 00:22:09,666 --> 00:22:11,875 You're still afraid? 165 00:22:13,875 --> 00:22:15,666 I was a doctor. 166 00:22:16,041 --> 00:22:19,750 In China, only the best minds could study medicine. 167 00:22:20,083 --> 00:22:24,708 My forte was surgery with no bleeding. 168 00:22:24,833 --> 00:22:26,583 So you've saved many lives. 169 00:22:27,958 --> 00:22:31,166 You can say I cleansed them. 170 00:22:33,708 --> 00:22:38,708 Face it, we all have different fates that we can't escape. 171 00:22:39,208 --> 00:22:45,291 We must treasure our time here and live the best we can. 172 00:25:15,541 --> 00:25:17,500 Honey? 173 00:25:17,625 --> 00:25:20,833 I'm at your favorite bakery. 174 00:25:21,666 --> 00:25:23,083 Want some custard tarts? 175 00:25:23,208 --> 00:25:25,791 -I'm working. -Really? 176 00:25:25,916 --> 00:25:27,125 I'll be home late. 177 00:25:27,875 --> 00:25:30,083 Remember your promise. 178 00:25:30,458 --> 00:25:35,708 Of course, our 15th anniversary. 179 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:38,041 I'll keep you company tomorrow. 180 00:25:39,541 --> 00:25:42,583 Okay. Bye. 181 00:25:56,875 --> 00:25:58,708 You were on a trip last week. 182 00:25:59,625 --> 00:26:02,250 You promised to celebrate our anniversary together. 183 00:26:03,250 --> 00:26:05,416 I'm just going for a few days. 184 00:26:07,958 --> 00:26:10,416 I want to go visit my nephew in London, too. 185 00:26:11,500 --> 00:26:14,708 Sure, if you like. 186 00:26:22,375 --> 00:26:23,916 And go shopping, too. 187 00:26:27,708 --> 00:26:29,333 So many "zeroes"? 188 00:26:31,750 --> 00:26:33,458 You used to laugh a lot. 189 00:26:34,458 --> 00:26:36,708 Now even a big fat check can't make you happy. 190 00:26:36,833 --> 00:26:42,416 Laughing doesn't always mean happy. You're not going with me. 191 00:26:42,958 --> 00:26:44,791 I'll be gone only four or five days. 192 00:26:44,958 --> 00:26:46,583 And if it's more than five days? 193 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,625 I'll write you another check as a fine. 194 00:26:52,541 --> 00:26:54,583 Fines are only for making mistakes. 195 00:26:55,541 --> 00:26:57,208 Whatever. 196 00:26:57,333 --> 00:26:59,041 Hello? 197 00:27:00,875 --> 00:27:04,333 About that contract, if you don't send it over soon, 198 00:27:04,416 --> 00:27:05,916 I'm going to change my mind. 199 00:27:07,708 --> 00:27:11,083 The cap is $950 million. 200 00:27:11,708 --> 00:27:14,166 I can accept an average of $2,000 per square foot. 201 00:27:14,833 --> 00:27:18,166 Work it out with my secretary. I'll be out of town. 202 00:27:18,291 --> 00:27:19,333 Bye. 203 00:27:23,500 --> 00:27:27,125 It tastes bland this time. What's in that crunchiness? 204 00:27:27,291 --> 00:27:31,416 It's okay, they have hands and feet already, you know. 205 00:27:31,541 --> 00:27:32,416 And ears, too! 206 00:27:32,541 --> 00:27:33,875 Those were bones? 207 00:27:34,083 --> 00:27:36,208 Nah, their bones are not hard. 208 00:27:36,333 --> 00:27:38,458 I'll chop it finer next time. 209 00:27:40,166 --> 00:27:43,166 Simmer it in broth next time, it'll be less greasy. 210 00:27:43,291 --> 00:27:46,208 Broth is good, it keeps all the juices. 211 00:27:47,458 --> 00:27:48,916 Are you done? 212 00:28:40,875 --> 00:28:43,875 -This can't go on. -Pardon? 213 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:47,750 My skin is still flabby. 214 00:28:51,208 --> 00:28:53,041 No! It's much better! 215 00:28:53,166 --> 00:28:56,250 I need your most potent stuff. 216 00:28:56,375 --> 00:28:58,250 Don't worry. I'll find it. 217 00:28:58,375 --> 00:29:00,583 It's time for me to sing. 218 00:29:01,250 --> 00:29:03,458 Suit yourself, but I must go. 219 00:29:03,541 --> 00:29:05,125 Bye, Mrs. Li. 220 00:29:08,750 --> 00:29:11,000 This way. 221 00:29:11,291 --> 00:29:13,416 Don't worry, I'll find it for you. 222 00:29:13,541 --> 00:29:16,541 -Call me when you do. -Trust me! 223 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:20,500 Aunt Mei? 224 00:29:20,875 --> 00:29:23,625 -Who are you? -A friend of Mrs. Kam. 225 00:29:24,541 --> 00:29:27,791 Oh! Come in, my dear! 226 00:29:36,958 --> 00:29:39,250 Speak up! Beg for help. 227 00:29:39,333 --> 00:29:41,041 I can't help you. 228 00:29:42,166 --> 00:29:43,708 Then who else can? 229 00:29:43,833 --> 00:29:47,750 Mrs. Kam said you were a great doctor in China. I believe her. 230 00:29:49,166 --> 00:29:50,708 It's too risky. 231 00:29:54,416 --> 00:29:56,958 Let me recommend a hospital in Shenzhen. 232 00:29:57,083 --> 00:30:00,375 It's quite good, and legal, too. 233 00:30:01,833 --> 00:30:02,916 I know. 234 00:30:03,041 --> 00:30:06,750 -But I can't afford the fees. -Black market, then. 235 00:30:08,416 --> 00:30:09,666 You are the black market! 236 00:30:09,750 --> 00:30:11,125 Hey! 237 00:30:11,458 --> 00:30:12,458 I'm not. 238 00:30:27,458 --> 00:30:29,333 Her feet are swollen. 239 00:30:34,041 --> 00:30:35,583 She's showing. 240 00:30:35,750 --> 00:30:37,416 I thought she gained weight. 241 00:30:41,541 --> 00:30:43,208 She's five months along. 242 00:30:43,750 --> 00:30:46,875 I would have scraped the uterus in the first trimester. 243 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:49,750 But now the fetus is big. If I force it out, 244 00:30:49,875 --> 00:30:52,666 its bones might puncture the uterus. 245 00:30:52,750 --> 00:30:54,583 I can't do it, it's too risky. 246 00:30:54,666 --> 00:30:58,500 Please help her, she's only 15! 247 00:30:59,166 --> 00:31:01,416 I quit long ago. It's illegal. 248 00:31:01,958 --> 00:31:06,041 But she can't keep the baby! She's too young to be a mother. 249 00:31:18,583 --> 00:31:24,041 Say something! Speak up! Beg for help! 250 00:31:26,833 --> 00:31:30,000 I must tell you this. 251 00:31:30,333 --> 00:31:35,375 Her dad did this to her! 252 00:31:36,083 --> 00:31:41,833 Please help her with the abortion. He is a monster! 253 00:31:42,041 --> 00:31:43,750 If the baby is born, 254 00:31:43,875 --> 00:31:48,625 I don't know what to call it, my stepchild or grandchild? 255 00:31:49,500 --> 00:31:52,416 Have mercy on us! 256 00:32:11,208 --> 00:32:12,708 Quit your job today. 257 00:32:12,791 --> 00:32:14,166 And you'll take care of me? 258 00:32:14,250 --> 00:32:17,500 I can afford that, given you're so slim and eat so little. 259 00:32:17,625 --> 00:32:21,833 -No, I love to eat. -You love to laugh, too. 260 00:34:50,083 --> 00:34:54,291 Wow! Your home is so grand! 261 00:34:54,458 --> 00:34:57,208 So? It's empty. 262 00:34:57,708 --> 00:35:00,125 It's a house, not a home. 263 00:35:01,166 --> 00:35:04,375 My husband is probably with some young girl now. 264 00:35:04,541 --> 00:35:06,541 Didn't he notice your change? 265 00:35:10,875 --> 00:35:14,500 I can't wait! I need your best stuff now. 266 00:35:24,750 --> 00:35:28,833 For youth and beauty. 267 00:35:28,958 --> 00:35:31,041 We women are always busy fighting our age. 268 00:35:32,666 --> 00:35:37,291 I used to laugh a lot when I was young. 269 00:35:38,291 --> 00:35:41,125 I joined a TV station right after high school. 270 00:35:41,458 --> 00:35:43,208 I became a big star doing a series. 271 00:35:43,333 --> 00:35:45,875 Li was the sponsor of my show. 272 00:35:46,541 --> 00:35:48,916 I was doing a stunt, and fell down accidentally. 273 00:35:49,625 --> 00:35:53,583 He was there and he held me up. 274 00:35:54,166 --> 00:35:56,083 So you married him? 275 00:35:56,208 --> 00:36:01,416 I was only 20 then. Every girl at that age dreams about a perfect marriage. 276 00:36:01,791 --> 00:36:04,958 He was in his 30s, and he loved me. 277 00:36:05,583 --> 00:36:08,625 I thought I would live happily ever after. 278 00:36:09,166 --> 00:36:11,625 All men love 20-year-old chicks. 279 00:36:12,458 --> 00:36:15,250 Men in their 30s love 20-year-old chicks. 280 00:36:15,750 --> 00:36:19,375 So do men in their 40s, and 50s. 281 00:36:19,791 --> 00:36:23,166 Even men in their 60s and 70s love 20-year-old chicks. 282 00:36:24,250 --> 00:36:25,916 I can accept that, 283 00:36:26,041 --> 00:36:30,291 as long as he doesn't flaunt it. 284 00:36:31,958 --> 00:36:33,375 Men are all the same. 285 00:36:34,583 --> 00:36:36,583 All they want is sex. 286 00:36:37,791 --> 00:36:41,125 What's so good about a 20-year-old bimbo? 287 00:36:42,500 --> 00:36:44,000 What about you? 288 00:36:45,791 --> 00:36:47,250 Worse. 289 00:36:47,875 --> 00:36:50,583 I broke up with my first love. 290 00:36:50,666 --> 00:36:53,958 Then I married an uneducated man. 291 00:36:54,083 --> 00:36:55,375 A cook! 292 00:36:57,958 --> 00:37:02,250 We mainlanders all wanted to come to Hong Kong back then. 293 00:37:02,375 --> 00:37:05,666 We would do anything just to get a Hong Kong ID. 294 00:37:05,791 --> 00:37:07,583 As for me... 295 00:37:07,791 --> 00:37:12,666 I struggled hard before I got my identity card. 296 00:37:13,041 --> 00:37:15,750 But then, I also got divorced. 297 00:37:18,125 --> 00:37:22,500 I don't think you'd dare get a divorce. 298 00:37:27,208 --> 00:37:30,000 Women like you are everywhere. 299 00:37:32,166 --> 00:37:34,583 You're lucky that you've found me. 300 00:37:36,458 --> 00:37:37,708 Otherwise... 301 00:37:38,416 --> 00:37:42,708 In five years, you'll be wife-number-two, in ten years, wife-number-three. 302 00:37:43,416 --> 00:37:46,916 And in 15 years, you'll be wife-number-four. 303 00:37:48,416 --> 00:37:51,750 Unlike you, I'm my own boss. 304 00:37:53,791 --> 00:37:56,333 You may be rich, but I am free. 305 00:38:14,625 --> 00:38:15,916 Mrs. Li! 306 00:38:28,458 --> 00:38:31,291 -Thanks, Aunt Mei. -You're welcome, bye. 307 00:38:38,375 --> 00:38:41,708 Mrs. Li. Not yet. 308 00:38:42,125 --> 00:38:45,625 These are things money can't buy, just like love. 309 00:38:45,708 --> 00:38:47,875 The potent stuff is rare. 310 00:38:48,375 --> 00:38:50,791 All right. Bye. 311 00:39:06,125 --> 00:39:07,708 What a creepy place? 312 00:39:30,625 --> 00:39:32,083 Relax... 313 00:39:35,583 --> 00:39:36,916 There. 314 00:39:40,166 --> 00:39:41,458 Relax. 315 00:40:13,041 --> 00:40:14,708 Just relax. 316 00:40:34,416 --> 00:40:36,041 It'll be over soon. 317 00:40:51,333 --> 00:40:55,375 Girl, it's almost done. It's been 18 hours already. 318 00:40:55,500 --> 00:40:57,375 Relax. 319 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:01,416 You must try to relax, dear. 320 00:41:01,500 --> 00:41:03,750 Will she be all right? 321 00:41:03,875 --> 00:41:05,416 Of course. 322 00:41:05,541 --> 00:41:07,125 Try to relax. 323 00:41:09,541 --> 00:41:14,458 Your cervix has not fully dilated yet, you're not even fully grown. 324 00:41:17,875 --> 00:41:20,541 We women must protect ourselves! 325 00:41:20,666 --> 00:41:22,875 Don't let others take advantage of you again. 326 00:41:23,166 --> 00:41:28,875 Take care of your daughter and don't let this happen ever again. 327 00:41:34,583 --> 00:41:36,083 Her water broke! 328 00:41:40,041 --> 00:41:42,416 -It's okay. -Don't be nervous. 329 00:41:43,458 --> 00:41:46,583 I swear it will be over in ten seconds. 330 00:41:46,666 --> 00:41:48,458 Breathe deeply! 331 00:41:48,958 --> 00:41:53,333 Work with me, okay? Relax... hold on! 332 00:41:57,250 --> 00:42:01,666 Relax! Cry if you want to! 333 00:42:01,791 --> 00:42:05,500 It's fully dilated! Stay calm and on my count... 334 00:42:05,625 --> 00:42:08,833 Three, two, one! 335 00:42:11,583 --> 00:42:13,583 The head is out... wait! 336 00:42:15,833 --> 00:42:17,208 Where are my tongs? 337 00:42:18,208 --> 00:42:19,875 Relax! 338 00:42:30,916 --> 00:42:32,958 Try to relax. 339 00:42:40,375 --> 00:42:41,958 Beautiful. 340 00:42:43,041 --> 00:42:44,875 Don't be sad, my dear. 341 00:42:45,000 --> 00:42:47,416 There's no more life in this baby. 342 00:42:49,833 --> 00:42:51,375 So fresh. 343 00:43:01,291 --> 00:43:02,416 My dear. 344 00:43:03,333 --> 00:43:04,958 You'll be fine. 345 00:43:05,541 --> 00:43:06,666 It's over. 346 00:43:06,791 --> 00:43:09,375 It's done, my dear. 347 00:43:13,083 --> 00:43:19,333 I'll help you to my couch, get some rest. 348 00:43:19,833 --> 00:43:22,291 -Thanks. -Take her shoes. 349 00:43:22,458 --> 00:43:23,458 Oh, goodness. 350 00:43:23,750 --> 00:43:25,791 Let me sing for you. 351 00:43:27,666 --> 00:43:28,833 My... you're heavy. 352 00:43:28,958 --> 00:43:31,291 I can't hold you much longer. 353 00:43:31,416 --> 00:43:32,916 Help. 354 00:44:00,916 --> 00:44:03,416 Want some snacks, Mrs. Li? 355 00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:06,041 I'll do steamed dumplings this time. 356 00:44:08,541 --> 00:44:11,208 Need some wine, too. 357 00:47:08,708 --> 00:47:10,500 It's a boy. 358 00:47:10,958 --> 00:47:12,375 A boy? 359 00:47:22,750 --> 00:47:26,875 See that little thing? 360 00:47:30,083 --> 00:47:31,291 So beautiful, so rare. 361 00:47:31,416 --> 00:47:36,000 Boys hardly get aborted in China, you know, only girls do. 362 00:47:36,125 --> 00:47:40,041 I didn't use any oxytocin, just a catheter. 363 00:47:40,166 --> 00:47:42,916 Drugs make it inedible. 364 00:47:43,583 --> 00:47:45,666 It will damage its nervous system. 365 00:47:45,791 --> 00:47:50,458 It is also a first-born, the most nutritious thing in this world. 366 00:47:50,583 --> 00:47:53,833 You saw the mother, she's not a prostitute. 367 00:47:53,958 --> 00:48:00,750 She's still in high school! Young and healthy. 368 00:48:00,875 --> 00:48:04,500 Then get on with it. How will you prepare it today? 369 00:50:29,041 --> 00:50:33,125 This will make you feel brand new. 370 00:50:56,083 --> 00:50:57,500 Hello? 371 00:51:12,708 --> 00:51:14,458 My husband broke his leg. 372 00:52:11,708 --> 00:52:15,833 Now you need me, after you broke your leg. 373 00:52:17,583 --> 00:52:22,541 Normally, you wouldn't care where I am. 374 00:52:50,708 --> 00:52:52,333 You smell nice... 375 00:52:56,875 --> 00:52:58,291 look nice, too. 376 00:53:00,500 --> 00:53:02,458 You haven't touched me in ages. 377 00:53:12,875 --> 00:53:14,708 Thirsty? 378 00:53:15,458 --> 00:53:17,125 I'll get you some water. 379 00:57:08,916 --> 00:57:11,125 It's so hot in the street. 380 00:57:11,250 --> 00:57:13,750 And we must go to Mongkok next. 381 00:57:13,875 --> 00:57:16,458 Darn, I forgot about that. 382 00:57:16,583 --> 00:57:17,916 Two more trunks to move. 383 00:57:18,041 --> 00:57:21,000 -Oh, no. -Big trunks, too. 384 00:57:21,333 --> 00:57:22,458 What's wrong? 385 00:57:24,833 --> 00:57:26,083 -What is it? -What's this? 386 00:57:26,166 --> 00:57:29,541 -It's blood! -You kidding me! 387 00:57:31,000 --> 00:57:34,208 -Here's a tissue. -Whose blood is this? 388 00:57:36,208 --> 00:57:38,000 Kate? Are you all right? 389 00:57:38,125 --> 00:57:40,375 Kate...What's going on? 390 00:57:40,500 --> 00:57:43,833 Answer me, Kate! 391 00:57:44,458 --> 00:57:49,625 Kate? What's going on with you? 392 00:57:49,750 --> 00:57:52,333 I don't want to die. 393 00:57:56,583 --> 00:58:03,583 Don't leave me, Kate. Please don't die. 394 00:58:03,791 --> 00:58:07,958 It's all my fault! 395 00:59:42,000 --> 00:59:43,416 Hello? 396 00:59:46,250 --> 00:59:48,750 I think the price is reasonable. 397 00:59:49,291 --> 00:59:53,250 I've been busy lately. My secretary Emily will follow up. 398 00:59:53,375 --> 00:59:56,500 You can rest assured. Bye! 399 00:59:56,666 --> 00:59:58,500 Could be sheep placentas, 400 00:59:58,625 --> 01:00:01,208 or Reishi mushrooms, or perhaps Snow Lotus. 401 01:00:01,333 --> 01:00:05,291 Nah, I say it's a major facelift. 402 01:00:07,666 --> 01:00:09,666 She's done something. 403 01:00:09,750 --> 01:00:11,500 Or eaten something. 404 01:00:11,666 --> 01:00:13,875 Mrs. Li. 405 01:00:14,000 --> 01:00:16,416 You look fabulous! Absolutely radiant! 406 01:00:16,541 --> 01:00:19,125 Talking behind my back? 407 01:00:19,250 --> 01:00:22,416 No! Just praising your look. 408 01:00:22,541 --> 01:00:24,208 I'll catch up later. 409 01:00:26,125 --> 01:00:27,625 You're so late... 410 01:00:27,708 --> 01:00:33,708 Perhaps she found herself a guru, or better, "voodoo." 411 01:00:34,875 --> 01:00:37,791 What evil thoughts! 412 01:00:38,708 --> 01:00:43,458 That's scary... 413 01:00:44,250 --> 01:00:49,708 Mrs. Li, take it easy, join us! 414 01:00:50,583 --> 01:00:52,250 -Bon appetit! -Thanks. 415 01:00:52,375 --> 01:00:55,625 The food smells kind of fishy. 416 01:00:56,875 --> 01:00:59,666 -Is it the beef? -The beef? 417 01:00:59,791 --> 01:01:02,250 It's the fish, I think. 418 01:01:02,375 --> 01:01:04,166 Really? 419 01:01:04,291 --> 01:01:06,458 I don't think so. 420 01:01:06,875 --> 01:01:09,916 There is a strange smell here. 421 01:01:11,125 --> 01:01:13,291 Something wrong with the food? 422 01:01:15,375 --> 01:01:18,041 The fish is fine, though. 423 01:01:18,166 --> 01:01:20,625 But it really stinks here... 424 01:01:20,708 --> 01:01:22,666 What can it be? 425 01:01:23,791 --> 01:01:25,583 It's coming from that side. 426 01:01:31,416 --> 01:01:33,833 I've forgot something! Excuse me. 427 01:01:35,750 --> 01:01:38,041 She's off again. 428 01:01:38,166 --> 01:01:39,875 Where is she going? 429 01:01:41,083 --> 01:01:45,000 The smell is gone. It's so strange. 430 01:02:41,708 --> 01:02:43,166 Aunt Mei? 431 01:02:44,000 --> 01:02:45,750 What's in that "potent stuff"? 432 01:02:46,708 --> 01:02:48,083 What did you feed me? 433 01:02:48,416 --> 01:02:50,666 The fetus was sick, wasn't it? 434 01:02:52,250 --> 01:02:53,958 Now I smell bad all over! 435 01:02:54,166 --> 01:02:55,500 Nonsense! 436 01:02:55,625 --> 01:02:58,500 I've been eating them for 20 years and I'm fine. 437 01:02:59,166 --> 01:03:02,166 If anything happens to me, I'll hold you responsible! 438 01:03:02,291 --> 01:03:04,000 I'll sue you! 439 01:03:04,500 --> 01:03:09,166 Go ahead then and tell people what you've been eating. 440 01:03:10,291 --> 01:03:12,166 Don't be silly, Mrs. Li. 441 01:03:12,625 --> 01:03:17,166 It smells because it works. Stop over-reacting. 442 01:03:17,458 --> 01:03:22,291 Look in the mirror tomorrow and you'll be grateful. 443 01:03:23,000 --> 01:03:29,291 What do I do now? 444 01:03:33,333 --> 01:03:37,291 Late abortion is hard to come by. 445 01:03:38,083 --> 01:03:42,375 It was a child of incest. One in a million, you know. 446 01:03:42,500 --> 01:03:46,750 You mean a child of incest turns me into this? 447 01:03:47,541 --> 01:03:52,625 Incest makes it extra potent, I tell you. 448 01:03:54,000 --> 01:03:56,791 Hey! Mrs. Li, hurry! 449 01:03:56,916 --> 01:04:00,458 Turn on the TV! Channel 2 is rerunning your series! 450 01:04:09,041 --> 01:04:13,333 Heard you have a crush on that baby face? 451 01:04:13,458 --> 01:04:16,458 -No... -You sure? 452 01:04:16,583 --> 01:04:19,500 You've said he looks like Alan Tam. 453 01:04:20,166 --> 01:04:22,166 I never said so. 454 01:04:22,291 --> 01:04:25,416 -At least he's a prom king. -So? 455 01:04:25,541 --> 01:04:27,958 Even a deck of cards has four kings. 456 01:04:28,083 --> 01:04:30,166 Just admit it, you like him! 457 01:04:30,291 --> 01:04:34,708 -No! -Really? 458 01:04:47,916 --> 01:04:50,291 Mrs. Li, are you crying? 459 01:04:51,083 --> 01:04:53,958 Don't be sad, be strong. 460 01:04:54,291 --> 01:04:56,416 Take a hot bath, sip some whiskey, 461 01:04:56,541 --> 01:04:59,875 get a good sleep and you'll be fine. 462 01:05:00,541 --> 01:05:02,916 Good night, Mrs. Li. 463 01:06:52,750 --> 01:06:54,083 Coming... 464 01:06:57,875 --> 01:06:59,375 Aunt Mei? 465 01:06:59,500 --> 01:07:00,666 Yes. 466 01:07:00,791 --> 01:07:02,541 Hi, Mr. Li. 467 01:07:09,041 --> 01:07:11,333 You're running an illegal business here. 468 01:07:15,166 --> 01:07:20,458 No, this is just a dumpling shop. 469 01:07:23,333 --> 01:07:25,416 But you advocate cannibalism. 470 01:07:30,125 --> 01:07:32,083 Does it really work? 471 01:07:35,166 --> 01:07:37,750 Please take a seat. 472 01:07:45,041 --> 01:07:47,916 I'll prove it to you. 473 01:08:07,791 --> 01:08:10,583 Sit here, please. 474 01:08:22,083 --> 01:08:27,208 You should never consider cannibalism immoral in China. 475 01:08:27,333 --> 01:08:29,833 It's existed since the beginning of time. 476 01:08:29,958 --> 01:08:31,958 Li's Herbalist Handbook clearly stated that 477 01:08:32,083 --> 01:08:38,000 human flesh and organs are admissible ingredients for medical recipes. 478 01:08:39,250 --> 01:08:44,000 During famines, what did people do for survival? 479 01:08:44,291 --> 01:08:47,958 They traded and cooked each other's children! 480 01:08:50,125 --> 01:08:52,291 Know the chef named Yi Ya? 481 01:08:52,791 --> 01:08:57,541 When his Emperor became tired of gourmet food and fancied human flesh, 482 01:08:58,125 --> 01:09:03,416 Yi Ya butchered and served his son as a meal to the monarch. 483 01:09:06,541 --> 01:09:08,833 Tales abound of caring sons and daughters 484 01:09:08,958 --> 01:09:13,458 cutting off flesh for their parents' medicines. 485 01:09:15,791 --> 01:09:17,708 The novel classic, 486 01:09:18,208 --> 01:09:23,166 Water Margin depicted heroes who savored their enemies. 487 01:09:24,000 --> 01:09:27,166 One even served buns with human flesh filling. 488 01:09:32,291 --> 01:09:34,875 Japanese have definitely eaten many Chinese. 489 01:09:36,208 --> 01:09:40,208 You think our country could have survived all these wars and famines 490 01:09:40,333 --> 01:09:42,791 without consuming human flesh? 491 01:09:43,875 --> 01:09:46,291 What about out of pure hatred, sometimes we'd say 492 01:09:46,375 --> 01:09:48,083 "I'll skin you and eat you alive"? 493 01:09:49,833 --> 01:09:51,708 Our national hero Yue Fei once wrote, 494 01:09:51,833 --> 01:09:54,375 "Pep up with a meal of the invaders' flesh, 495 01:09:55,041 --> 01:09:58,083 "celebrate with a drink of the invaders' blood." 496 01:10:00,750 --> 01:10:04,125 When two people are deeply in love, 497 01:10:04,250 --> 01:10:08,083 all they desire is to be inside each other. 498 01:10:08,291 --> 01:10:14,375 Inside each other's skin, inside each other's guts. 499 01:12:24,708 --> 01:12:28,208 You were 20 in 1960? 500 01:12:31,458 --> 01:12:33,666 That makes you 64 now! 501 01:12:37,791 --> 01:12:40,458 Age is just a number. 502 01:12:49,041 --> 01:12:51,125 But you're an old lady! 503 01:12:56,500 --> 01:12:59,416 It's my body that counts. 504 01:12:59,541 --> 01:13:02,583 Feel it, harder. 505 01:13:05,041 --> 01:13:07,541 Is my body young enough? 506 01:13:08,500 --> 01:13:13,250 You can be the same, staying young forever. 507 01:13:13,375 --> 01:13:17,833 Staying young by eating my dumplings. 508 01:13:35,666 --> 01:13:37,750 -Hello. -This is Mrs. Li. 509 01:13:37,875 --> 01:13:40,500 Do you have any supply? 510 01:13:41,625 --> 01:13:46,416 Money is not a problem, I need supplies. Hello? 511 01:14:17,500 --> 01:14:19,833 Mr. Li, will you come back? 512 01:14:20,500 --> 01:14:23,958 Yes, to eat your flesh. 513 01:14:24,083 --> 01:14:26,791 -That's a promise. -See you. 514 01:14:29,333 --> 01:14:31,666 See you soon. 515 01:14:35,875 --> 01:14:38,375 I shall wait for you 516 01:14:38,500 --> 01:14:41,125 I shall wait for you 517 01:15:00,458 --> 01:15:05,416 Aunt Mei! 518 01:15:11,166 --> 01:15:13,041 Aunt Mei, it's me. 519 01:16:29,000 --> 01:16:31,666 Dizzy? And rashes? 520 01:16:31,750 --> 01:16:33,625 It's just stress. 521 01:16:33,708 --> 01:16:38,666 You'll be fine after you move back to your renovated home. 522 01:16:38,750 --> 01:16:43,375 I'll prescribe you something to ease the itch, okay? 523 01:16:43,500 --> 01:16:46,166 Hotel living is not for you. 524 01:16:49,333 --> 01:16:50,500 Nurse. 525 01:16:50,625 --> 01:16:52,041 Yes, Dr. Wong. 526 01:16:52,166 --> 01:16:55,625 Mrs. Li's chauffeur will come pick up her medication. 527 01:16:55,708 --> 01:16:57,875 For how long should I write a prescription? 528 01:16:58,541 --> 01:17:00,791 -Give her a week's worth. -Okay. 529 01:17:31,125 --> 01:17:32,125 Miss Zhao. 530 01:17:32,208 --> 01:17:33,958 Mr. Li's secretary called and asked 531 01:17:34,041 --> 01:17:36,666 why you skipped your ultrasound yesterday. 532 01:17:36,750 --> 01:17:38,291 So? I'm here now. 533 01:17:38,375 --> 01:17:39,875 Here's your report. 534 01:17:39,958 --> 01:17:42,083 Call us if your morning sickness continues. 535 01:17:42,166 --> 01:17:43,166 Thanks. 536 01:17:43,250 --> 01:17:45,250 -Goodbye. -Bye. 537 01:18:04,625 --> 01:18:07,791 DR. SIU TUNG MAN, JOSEPH Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology 538 01:18:54,291 --> 01:18:56,208 Excuse me? 539 01:19:23,125 --> 01:19:24,583 Aunt Mei. 540 01:19:25,500 --> 01:19:27,291 You scared me. 541 01:19:28,875 --> 01:19:31,125 I was rude. 542 01:19:31,500 --> 01:19:36,375 But as a woman, you know what I was going through. 543 01:19:36,500 --> 01:19:38,583 I really need your help. 544 01:19:39,541 --> 01:19:41,666 I've retired. 545 01:19:41,833 --> 01:19:43,458 Money is not a problem. 546 01:19:44,333 --> 01:19:48,958 Forget it, Mrs. Li! What happened was a dream. 547 01:19:56,333 --> 01:19:58,958 Stop. Mrs. Li, cut the crap. 548 01:19:59,250 --> 01:20:01,500 I beg you, I really need your help! 549 01:20:01,625 --> 01:20:03,416 I really do! 550 01:20:12,833 --> 01:20:15,000 Hello? Hey. 551 01:20:15,125 --> 01:20:20,541 Mr. Li, I'm fixing my hair now. I've been waiting for your call. 552 01:20:21,708 --> 01:20:24,041 I want to see you soon, too! 553 01:20:24,791 --> 01:20:26,291 Okay, bye! 554 01:21:08,625 --> 01:21:10,000 Don't move! 555 01:21:13,333 --> 01:21:15,791 Dispatch, we've arrived at 2103. 556 01:21:16,500 --> 01:21:20,250 Victim is male, badly stabbed. We need an ambulance. 557 01:21:20,916 --> 01:21:23,666 We have his wife under control. 558 01:21:41,083 --> 01:21:42,500 Tell them to hurry. 559 01:21:42,625 --> 01:21:46,416 Please tell the ambulance to hurry, the victim is still breathing. Over. 560 01:22:22,541 --> 01:22:24,291 Hello? Hello? 561 01:22:40,583 --> 01:22:42,000 What's this? 562 01:22:42,708 --> 01:22:45,791 -Must you scream? -So much stuff left. 563 01:23:38,041 --> 01:23:40,791 My husband is back with me. 564 01:23:41,666 --> 01:23:45,041 I won't let go again. 565 01:23:45,416 --> 01:23:47,083 Give up. 566 01:23:49,125 --> 01:23:52,083 I've expected it all along. 567 01:23:53,625 --> 01:23:55,500 But you're pregnant. 568 01:23:56,500 --> 01:24:00,416 He wanted me to keep the baby, he wanted a son. 569 01:24:04,208 --> 01:24:05,375 And if it's a girl? 570 01:24:05,958 --> 01:24:10,833 Then I'll charge less. A boy costs more. 571 01:24:11,708 --> 01:24:13,583 You plan to give birth? 572 01:24:15,958 --> 01:24:17,958 I'm five months along. 573 01:24:18,208 --> 01:24:20,916 Only four more months to go. 574 01:24:21,250 --> 01:24:26,166 I'm young, I can spare the time. 575 01:24:28,416 --> 01:24:33,916 The pay would be enough for me to live well for a while. 576 01:24:38,000 --> 01:24:39,958 I want your baby. 577 01:24:41,000 --> 01:24:45,500 Why? Inheritance issues? 578 01:24:46,375 --> 01:24:48,916 I want your baby now. 579 01:24:51,833 --> 01:24:53,458 Now? 580 01:24:54,625 --> 01:24:56,500 Abort it. 581 01:24:57,083 --> 01:25:02,000 You can be free again, and I can rest assured. 582 01:25:08,500 --> 01:25:14,875 I'll double whatever he pays you, how about that? 583 01:25:35,333 --> 01:25:42,083 Doctor, she's in her second trimester. Do not induce a miscarriage. 584 01:25:42,333 --> 01:25:46,041 Do not use any drugs either. 585 01:25:46,583 --> 01:25:49,625 I don't want the fetus dead before it comes out. 586 01:25:50,125 --> 01:25:53,708 Use only a catheter and prostaglandin 587 01:25:53,833 --> 01:25:57,375 to stimulate the contraction. 588 01:25:57,958 --> 01:26:01,416 I want the fetus to be pure and wholesome. 589 01:26:03,666 --> 01:26:06,000 This method will take a long time. 590 01:26:06,958 --> 01:26:10,625 It will cause the mother a lot of pain. 591 01:26:11,125 --> 01:26:14,458 What's the big deal? The pain will end. 592 01:26:17,291 --> 01:26:18,791 You want to... 593 01:26:18,875 --> 01:26:20,416 keep the fetus? 594 01:26:20,500 --> 01:26:24,333 Yes, in its pure form. 595 01:26:25,833 --> 01:26:28,791 What for? 596 01:26:30,541 --> 01:26:34,166 To make a specimen, a trophy. 597 01:26:34,708 --> 01:26:38,458 The world's most expensive trophy. 598 01:26:39,583 --> 01:26:42,458 Hurry, then. 599 01:26:49,458 --> 01:26:52,958 Leave the blinds open, I want to watch. 600 01:27:16,333 --> 01:27:19,458 HUNG TAT MOTEL 601 01:28:37,041 --> 01:28:38,333 Your first wish? 602 01:28:38,458 --> 01:28:40,375 A man to love me all my life. 603 01:28:40,500 --> 01:28:42,750 And the second? 604 01:28:42,875 --> 01:28:44,416 Happiness always. 605 01:28:44,541 --> 01:28:47,708 -The third? -Hurry. 606 01:28:47,833 --> 01:28:49,458 Youth and beauty. 607 01:28:50,333 --> 01:28:55,125 -Of course, beauty. -Hurry, we should move! 608 01:28:55,250 --> 01:28:59,416 Your wish of marriage is granted. 609 01:28:59,666 --> 01:29:01,583 Go greet my guests first. 610 01:29:01,666 --> 01:29:05,166 -I left something. -Hurry, then. 611 01:30:42,041 --> 01:30:44,041 Subtitle translated by