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EMP, Chang -Hong ChanneI Film & Video, and Shanghai Film Group present

He who controls the rebound, wins t he match...

just as he who can throw a left hook dominates the boxing ring.

However...

..slam dunk makes me feeI good.

Executive Producers: AlbertYeung Sau Sing, Wu Dun, Ren ZhongIun

To a kind -heartedperson.

Big Brother, I found this baby by chance.

I can onIy Ieave him with you.

But I feeI my fate is connected to this chiId.

Here, count this as his present to you.

I can't read.

You can read. PIease teach him this.

"FaItering Universe..."

For God's sake! It's "AItering Universe".

So it is.

He's born for martiaI arts.

Is he? So, pIease Iook after him.

Goodbye.

Jump!

Your Lightness Kung Fu has improved a Iot!

Next time you want to jump, pIease put some shoes on.

The world was divided into Heaven and Earth when "Qian and Kun" were created.

Every life form originated from Yin and Yang.

All changes in life forms in this world are related to "Qi".

Master, l don't get it.

Everything in this world is made of tiny particles.

"Altering Universe" disassembles those particles,

takes everything apart, then rebuilds it.

ln a split second, time is stopped.

You can even turn the clock back.

Master.

Can anyone heIp my master?

Anyone?

Master!

My name is Fang Shijie.

l grew up in this kung fu school.

My master told me l was found next to a basketball court.

Now...

whenever l hear the sound of a ball thumping,

my heartbeat increases.

lt's not a heart attack. lt's because l will see her there.

l'm too old for love affairs...

But speaking of my love life, it's been very eventful.

You see, in my life, there have been three girls who would die for me.

When l first discovered love, there was a girl who would have died for me...

If you keep staIking me, I'll kill myself.

When l was an adolescent,

there was a girl who would have waited for me until the next life.

Want to be my boyfriend?

Maybe in your next Iife!

When l was poor and loneIy, there was a girl who would have died with me.

If you don't give me the money back... I'II jump from here with you!

This is a kung fu school. Sure you can tell that ?

This is where l grew up.

Technically speaking, since my master died from attempting "Altering Universe",

l've become increasingly defiant.

That's Master Fei and Master Wu.

The traditions of Shaolin and Wudang have been passed through the generations.

They're the masters of the 88th and the 99th generations of the schools.

They are a couple, Master Ni and Master Huang.

Oh, right, they were pen pals before.

Good day! Headmaster!

There is someone eIse at the school who you should know...

He's the so -called "World No. 1 Fist God",

our headmaster - Wang Biao.

Everyone saw?

In the worId of martiaI arts...

This is my job...

Headmaster's human punchbag.

But his fists are so weak, as long as l put on my iron vest,

it doesn't hurt at all.

How many times have I toId you?

Never put on the iron vest when I punch you!

Here is your punishment: no dinner.

And get out! Get out!

It's getting Iate. You're not going home?

I'm Iocked out.

PIanning to sIeep here overnight?

Yeah, why not?

Of course not!

- Why not? - Why not?

I can teII you haven't eaten. You can't go to bed on an empty stomach.

- I'm not hungry. - I think you are but you have no money.

- Here. - No. Thanks.

Hey, it's not for you. It's for a bet.

If you can throw this coin into my mouth, I'll treat you to dinner.

ObviousIy not from such cIose range.

Not too far either. Here is fine.

I'm good, right?

French cuisine! Want to eat?

- It's so expensive! - So that shows I'm sincere!

Come on, we're VIPs.

We have a speciaI entrance. FoIIow me!

Wei, Hua and Fa!

CooI! You know it's meaI time, right?

Come on...

They're cooI!

They're on their home turf here.

But Iike me, they don't want to go home.

I count myseIf as their patron.

And I have a patron as weII.

Bao!

Dad!

My daughter, Bao. Does she Iook Iike me?

SadIy...she doesn't.

She Iooks Iike her mum.

- I thought you weren't coming today. - Of course I am.

We have a guest today. Two set dinners!

Hmm...OK.

You'II be having escargots as the starter.

There are Iots Ieft over.

And steaks as weII.

Come on, cheers!

A '92 topped with a '94?

Wow, Dad, you're so good at tasting wine!

It's mixed with '92, '94 and '96.

Leftovers from 3 tabIes.

PeopIe choose a wine by the year, but I go for the whole decade!

AII the best wines of the '90s!

Try some escargots.

Take your time. I need to check if the customers have Ieft.

Come on, cheers! Here's to our grand pIan!

Cheers.

- What grand pIan? - Two swords in one.

Your athIetic potentiaI and my brainpower.

Look at the coIour of it, isn't it great?

It tastes even better.

AImost the best whiskey of the 21st century.

Try it.

It tastes reaIIy good.

Of course!

It's more than 1 ,000 doIIars cheaper than the reaI thing.

But the guests can never teII what's good or bad.

Pricey booze is aIways good.

Brother Hu, some idiot wants to bet on darts!

200 doIIars for a round!

You know, I never Iose in a darts game.

If we fiII the bottIes with the fake whiskey, no one wiII ever know.

How about 70% for me and 30% for you?

OK?

Brother Hu, can I have another 200 doIIars?

How is this possibIe? You never Iose!

I'II definiteIy win this time.

I'm being very fair... One for you, another one for me...

One for me, one for me again and another one for you...

I was wondering who your champion was!

Hu!

I forgot we were on your turf!

Let's pretend it never happened...

AII right?

You stoIe my money and now you're giving it back to me.

What does this mean?

Do you remember I was a good friend of your dad's?

I held you in my arms and you peed on me...

Jie, come on, don't forget we need to meet someone.

You can have ice cream somewhere eIse! Come on, quick, Iet's go...

Let's go!

Jie, Iet's go! Let's go!

♪ Sticks of sugar-coated fruits flying out when l kick

♪ Memories spreading out in the moonlight when l punch

♪ A piece of ginger, a piece of t he past

♪ l can give you an autograph for a keepsake

♪ l say a windshield protects us from snowstorms

♪ A roof shields us from moonlight

♪ A window should be installed in the world of martial arts

♪ A lance should be spun in a Peking Opera

♪ l stand firm in the horse stance

♪ l put on a kung fu suit when l'm bored and tired

♪ l don't sell tofu

'85? No wonder it's so good!

Beat him to death!

♪ Quick, put on your qipao so l can't take advantage of you

♪ You're just like tofu ♪

Surround him!

♪ Your beautiful skin seduces me when l'm practising kung fu

♪ Kung fu, kung fu kung fu, kung fu

♪ Quick, put on your qipao so l can't take advantage of you

♪ When l kick lightly

♪ You're thrown to the edge of the world

♪ lf l kicked too hard

♪ There would be no world left

♪ Flowers falling in the sunset

♪ Climbing over mountains, crossing over rivers

♪ l clear my throat and start to sing Peking Opera

♪ Flying up to Dunhuang Going deep into the Wild North

♪ Who is there when l turn around?

♪ Ah, what kind of place is it?

♪ What situation is it? La, la, la...

♪ l'll step on your shoulders when l'm bored and t ired

♪ l don't sell tofu

♪ What l learn in the martial arts school is called kung fu

♪ Kung fu, kung fu kung fu, kung fu

♪ Quick, put on your qipao so l can't take advantage of you

♪ You're just like tofu

♪ Your beautiful skin seduces me when l'm practising kung fu

♪ Kung fu, kung fu kung fu, kung fu

♪ Quick, put on your qipao so l can't take advantage of you

♪ You're just like tofu

♪ Your beautiful skin seduces me when l'm practising kung fu

♪ Kung fu, kung fu, kung fu, kung fu

♪ Quick, put on your qipao so l can't take advantage of you ♪

The Principal's Office

Have you decided yet?

Can we open the window?

We have to keep our meeting a secret.

AII doors and windows have to be shut untiI we've finished.

OK, Iet me teII you.

We can never agree to a merger.

You're not Iistening to me... Not Iistening to me...

I bet you won't give up untiI the Iast naiI is in the coffin?

Look at these big fat goId bars.

Enough to make up your mind?

The price of goId is going up.

It's worth more than 10 miIIion.

It's aII yours.

Last night, a student of ours was making troubIe in a nightcIub.

It's seriousIy damaged the reputation of our schooI.

I hope he'II come out and admit it.

Who did it? Step forward!

What have I taught you?

A decent man takes responsibiIity for his actions.

WeII, I'II count to three.

If no one steps forward, I'll expel you all!

One!

Two!

Thanks.

It was him!

That's enough.

It's OK. He's reaIIy tough.

No...my men are tired.

Sure, sure, they must be tired. I'II treat them to dinner tonight.

You never Iearned.

Now, you've ruined our reputation.

So now, you're expeIIed!

Hey, hey!

Ah, I was just about to taIk to you.

I've done my research...

What suits you most is...

What's wrong?

Can you take me to the cIub?

I want them to pay the price...

You think you're Bruce Lee? Forget about that nonsense.

Let's do something grand!

I can't pIay footbaII.

How about basketbaII?

Come on, throw it into that trash can. Come on, give it a try!

Yes!

PIaying basketbaII is not just about winning.

If he pIays in order to find his birth parents, isn't it more touching?

His audience have tears in their eyes... They cheer him throughout the match...

Won't it make the headIines?

Stop it.

Abandoned by his parents, he pIays basketbaII in search of them...

It'II be a moving, sensationaI story.

Even if he's not winning, the university will still get lots of publicity.

ChanceIIor Zhou, Iook at him. How innocent!

He's not only an obedient son, but a roIe modeI for young peopIe.

Because he's raised the athIetic spirit to a higher IeveI.

He's showed us the virtues of Chinese cuIture.

We all know how important parents are to us.

Fang wiII keep pIaying basketbaII until he finds his parents.

Let us weIcome Fang Shijie - the Basketball Orphan

who loves his parents so much he'II never stop Iooking for them.

Fang Shijie!

Do I have to dress Iike this?

You Iook cooI, come on...

Read from the notes.

Thank you aII for your support. Thanks to...

my dear UncIe Li, and the ChanceIIor.

I hope...I can find my parents soon.

I'II work hard...

Wait a minute!

No one can join our team without the captain's permission.

Who is she?

She's with the basketbaII team.

We do have this tradition.

Well, since there are so manyjournaIists here,

Iet Jie demonstrate.

Come on, no probIem.

Even the ChanceIIor has to observe the traditions of the First University.

Joining the team requires...

They stiII can't find him...

The Captain's name is Ding Wei, 20 years old, 4th grade.

As Iong as he can score once, he'll be admitted...

It's still not certain whether Fang Shijie can join the team...

WeII, miss, getting scared?

Hiding isn't a good idea.

Is anyone answering?

ShaII I ask Jie to shoot?

He scores every time.

Here you are!

Someone is waiting for your permission to join the team.

He's the captain?

How is he going to pIay if he's drunk?

Here he is.

Yeah!

Shoot! Shoot!

Get back, please. Sorry, get back, pIease.

Yes, pIease, get back.

Yeah!

Did you read the papers today?

A reaI-Iife OIiver Twist.

Isn't it wonderfuI?

We're going to make a fortune!

OK, that's it. Don't worry.

OK, bye!

What's wrong?

What the heII! Such great coverage!

It's not right, Iook...

"BasketbaII Orphan BuIIied by Captain."

Fantastic headIine! Very sensational!

- You don't Iike it? - Stop seIIing stories to journaIists!

What do you know about it? You're neither Yao Ming nor Liu Xiang.

They don't have to say anything but they'II aIways be in the headIines!

But you're nobody. You know you're nobody?

No one wiII give you any exposure unIess you can spice things up.

They don't care about you!

It's a sensationaI headIine. A story to tell!

Ah, I see...

You're worried you'II be buIIied when others read the story?

WeII, that's for sure, because you're a genius.

PeopIe are aIways jeaIous of geniuses.

It doesn't matter. As Iong as you're famous!

You can have anything when you're famous.

That's how things work.

Come on, go practise.

Come on, be good and go.

Captain...

I know you're gutted.

It's fine if you want to beat me up, I won't fight back.

Who said I wanted to beat you up?

There is a saying amongst basketbaII pIayers.

"He who controIs the rebounds, wins the match."

You can jump reaIIy high.

So you just do one thing in the match - rebound.

That's boring!

I'm good at shooting.

Never miss one.

Morning!

Why have you stopped? Keep pIaying!

Wow, are you OK, brother?

Sure you're not sick?

It's too earIy to show up!

I've found a secret weapon.

What secret weapon?

Brother, your time has come!

We'II be the winners at the championship!

That's impossibIe.

Top three?

Stop dreaming!

Then top eight?

PossibIy.

Where's your confidence? There are onIy 16 teams in totaI.

Come on, shoot!

CooI!

HeIIo!

I'm Zhen Li, agent of the BasketbaII Orphan, Fang Shijie.

I'd Iike to send you some photos. Can I have the address?

OK, thank you.

Xiao Lan! Xiao Lan... can we have your autograph?

Can you write my name on as weII?

Can you take a picture with us?

- So excited! - Work hard, Xiao Lan...

Hey, this is Jie. He's reaIIy good at shooting hoops.

- Jie. - LiIy.

This is Xiao Lan.

This is Fang Shijie.

He got injured and just came back today.

HeIIo!

LiIy's mentioned you to me.

- She says you're very taIented. - ReaIIy?

But the most important thing is training.

LiIy aIso says you Iack basic training.

So you're saying you can beat him?

Try it, if you have the guts.

You know who the hero is? It's Jie!

Right?

Why are you cIapping? The journaIists are here.

Stop cIapping.

Did you get my point or not? Know who the hero is?

- You mean Jie? - Of course!

He's new. He shouId be on the bench for a whiIe.

On the damn bench? He's been waiting aII day.

Come on.

What did she say?

She said she reaIIy wants to see you pIay. I asked her to wait.

I'm warning you, there are onIy 5 minutes Ieft.

- Let Jie pIay, or I'II caII the poIice. - Put Jie on.

♪ My basketball is beside your feet, You kick it like a football ♪

Hi, nice to meet you.

♪ Then l put it on like l'm wearing a hat unlike people in Antarctica

♪ It is not a random opinion Good souvenir... ♪

My God! Shoot! Shoot!

♪ Your shy smile surrounds my bedtime

♪ l know you are my secateurs... ♪

That's impossibIe. He's never missed!

♪ Enter my secret garden ♪

Oh...my...God!

Why didn't he pass the baII?

♪ Oh, oh! Enter my secret garden ♪

FouI! FouI! Referee, it's a fouI!

Come on, try again, no probIem.

CooI! Right?

♪ My basketball is beside your feet

♪ You kick it like a football

♪ Then l put it on like l'm wearing a hat ♪

Did you see it? Did you?

♪ Unlike people in Antarctica lt is not a random opinion

♪ Good souvenir, like the first time we met

♪ Your shy smile surrounds my bedtime

♪ l know you are my secateurs, l can use them in my garden

♪ But l still want to invite you to my secret garden ♪

- HeIIo. - This is Jie, have you eaten?

- Jie, it's so nice to taIk to you. - Really?

TeII you why. There is a pervert.

He's been standing downstairs for more than an hour.

A pervert?

I've caIIed my brother.

- He shouId be here soon. - HeIIo? The battery's dying...

Damn it! Run!

HeIIo?

Jie!

Where's the baII?

Captain, I've been practising for ages, can you teach me how to slam dunk?

Do you want to run before you can waIk?

Take your time!

ls it really that difficult to dunk?

l know Lightness Kung Fu...

so it can't be that difficult.

The First University starting line -up:

Captain Ding Wei, Shooting Guard Zhang Gui,

Centre Yang Rong, Power Forward Xiao Lan,

And the popular "Basketball Orphan"...

Haven't seen you before. Are you new?

Yeah, nice to meet you.

This game is cruel. It's never nice to meet you.

OnIy screaming and whining here.

They scream for me, "Oh! You're so cooI!"

You whine, "Oh! I'm so embarrassed!"

It's a crueI worId.

Jump ball!

Fang Shijie takes the ball andpasses to Xiao Lan.

Xiao Lan dunks! Fantast ic!

This match has attracted mass media attention.

Fang's search forhis parents has become the hottest topic.

Fang steals the ball andpasses to the captain, Ding.

Ding jams it in again!

Shame he can't dunk.

The ball is passed to Fang and he shoots... lt's impossible...

But he's scored!

Did you see it?

He never misses! Crazy!

Fang has the ball...

He sheds the defence.

He looks like Michael Jordan in his prime!

Beautiful!

Xiao Lan's dunk has really brought the game to a fever pitch!

Dunk! Fang Shijie!

SIammmmm dunk! Another dunk!

Dunk... Dunk...

SIam dunk.

Dunk... Dunk...

Fang's got the ball

and the crowd is going wild!

Dunk! Dunk!

Dunk! Dunk! Fang's going to dunk!

Never give your opponent a chance.

The mighty guards of the First University...

represent the long history and traditions of the First University Basketball Team.

Jordan, Kobe and Magic Johnson.

At t his moment, their spirits converge in Fang.

Fang Shijie is now representing the long history and traditions

of the First University Basketball Team.

At this moment, he's not fighting alone.

He's not on his own.

He scored!

The almighty First University Basketball Team!

Happy Birthday to Fang!

Long Iive Fang!

AMAZlNG! Lone orphan has incredible power

Rising star Fang Shijie scores 36 points

A STAR lS BORN, HE NEVER MISSES Fang can score from anyposition

Come, have some water.

Thanks.

Tired?

Ah, sorry!

You pIayed so weII!

Everyone was watching you. You're the soul of the team.

You're terrific!

Keep working. Work hard!

Championship match against Fire Ball

When suits you?

Next March.

Then how about 1 .3 miIIion doIIars?

That's rather expensive.

HeIIo! Yes, yes.

I'II arrange the interview for you. OK, no probIem.

I don't want to be your enemy.

I hope you can Ieave the First University and join us.

Who are you?

I'II be your opponent the day after tomorrow.

We'll be opponents in the Championship the day after tomorrow.

That's good. Nice to meet you.

I've been watching you for a whiIe.

You shoot weII, even from a Iong distance.

Shoot! The baII aIways goes in.

But your weakness is that whenever you're distracted, you miss.

This is my card.

I can heIp you improve.

Captain of the Fire BaII?

Yes, that's right. CaII me.

Think it over.

HeIIo! Long time no see!

What're you doing here?

I came to see you, to catch up with you. Can't I?

Wow!

Great! AII our oId friends are here.

See you at the match the day after tomorrow.

HeIIo! What?

Big business!

That's right, it's me.

Hey... His name is Li Tian.

He joined our team two years ago.

Same as you, he was no good at first.

But he was very taIented.

He picked up everything very quickIy,

and was soon the captain.

But he changed completeIy after a while.

He not only left the team on the eve of the final match

but took the bestplayers with him.

It must be reaIIy hard for you that I'm always on top.

ActuaIIy, I was "on top" of your girIfriend as weII.

They were neck and neck in the final.

Two seconds left and First University was one point behind.

But my brother was going to shoot two free throws.

She was good...

Yes!

My brother was on the brink of a nervous breakdown.

From the moment the ball was thrown, everyone knew the result.

At that crucial moment, the most fearsome enemy appeared:

it was his own trembling hands!

After that match, my brother couId never get over the trauma.

He consoIes himseIf with hard drinking.

Don't worry. I won't Iet Li Tien get away with it.

But...I'm worried UncIe Li might seII you out.

No way. It's impossibIe.

- Uncle Li... - Jie, don't faII into the trap!

If you fight them, you won't be aIIowed to pIay the match.

You're the dream and ambition of my Iife.

Theyjust didn't get it.

How couId it be possibIe for me to sell my dream?

Thank you.

What for?

I'II never seII off my cash cow...

but the price was damned tempting...

PIease, work hard and be successfuI.

Don't Iet me regret my decision tonight.

I won't Iet you down.

I recognise them. They are aII hooIigans.

They were banned from aII matches in Japan.

♪ You get scared to death when you see me

♪ My desire to win is so strong

♪ You pass it! Run! lf you're as fast as me

♪ Your goose bumps are falling in my spicy hot pot

♪ Ha! My happiness is built upon your failure

♪ You're still being indecisive

♪ The basket ball court is the battlefield and we fight

♪ Everyone is tough on the crime scene

♪ lt's made of iron, can you shield yourself from it?

♪ Are you up to the real challenge?

♪ l fight for my pride, l fight for the excitement ♪

Hey, two weeks ago, in the game against the Warriors, you dunked...

Didn't I Iook just Iike you?

♪ You'd die with them

♪ Your dreams are shattered, and then?

♪ All your family and friends have lost their faces

♪ Your basketball career has come to an end

♪ Are you still struggling?

♪ The answer is correct and the same each time

♪ Come to the basketball court if you have guts

♪ l'll crush you to death

♪ Sport! It's what l fight for, it's my spirit

♪ Our spirit is so high it makes you shake with fear

♪ Victory! Winners become kings while losers become bandits

♪ Brothers! Let's go and fight!

♪ Sport! It's what l fight for Fight! Until all enemies are crushed! ♪

Excuse me.

Hey, remember two weeks ago,

3:25 pm, you dunked...

But I don't want to copy you, hitting my head against the backboard.

What can you do, then?

Captain!

Are you OK?

CarefuI.

Get him off.

♪ Sport! It's what l fight for, it's my spirit

♪ Our spirit is so high it makes you shake with fear

♪ Victory! Winners become the kings while losers become bandits

♪ Brothers! Let's go and fight!

♪ Fight! Until all enemies are crushed!

♪ Sport! It's what l fight for, it's my spirit

♪ Our spirit is so high it makes you shake with fear

♪ Victory! Winners become kings while losers become bandits

♪ Brothers! Let's go and fight!

♪ Fight! Until all enemies are crushed! ♪

That was the fouI you pIayed against my team-mates just one minute ago.

You're not the onIy one with a good memory.

Do whatever you Iike. You're bound to Iose.

- BeautifuI! - Good!

RepIacing?

Hey, we've signed the agreement.

The agreement is the same as the contract.

Of course not! The game isn't finished yet...

HeIIo? HeIIo?

Ladies and gentlemen, as a result of the power cut,

the match is abandoned.

The committee has decided...

Count yourseIves Iucky!

The match wiII be resumed in three days. But you're going to lose...sooner or later.

It doesn't matter when. Take a break.

I can't heIp it if God is on our side...

Is this your bad Iuck or my good fortune?

Bye!

Let's go!

What have you been daydreaming about all afternoon?

Nothing. I'm thinking of my parents.

It seemed Iike they were at the match.

Did you see them?

I couId feeI them there.

It's strange...

If they were here, why didn't they come to me first?

Yeah, you're right.

StiII remember me?

What? Looking for a fight?

Brother Hu.

I'm not Iooking for a fight.

The match the other day.

I caused the power cut.

So, it was you...

But why?

To be honest, I Ieft Bi Tianhao.

I must beat him.

So I put a bet on you.

- How much? - 5 miIIion US doIIars.

Jie!

Look who's here!

- I saw you on TV. You Iooked cooI! - Why are you all here?

- Have you found your parents? - No, not yet.

Jie, searching for your parents via basketbaII...

That's a good gimmick. It's better than a soap opera.

You're in the paper every day.

They don't beIieve I am your master.

I guess you must have heard Jie's news on TV...

I'm hoping you can do him a favour... PIay a kung fu basketbaII match for him.

Jie is our best protégé.

His business is our business, right?

Yes, sure.

As Iong as it's IegaI, I was open to anything that wouId heIp him.

Say thank you to your master.

Didn't you hear what he said? He "was" open to anything, "was"...

What do you mean?

You know Bi Tianhao took over the schooI.

To be honest, for the past few years,

we've been serving that bastard Wang Biao.

We're absoIuteIy useIess.

It is a crappyjob at the schooI...

But it's my bread and butter.

I can't sacrifice it for a useIess medaI.

Hey, the soap opera is starting...

TaIes from the WorId of MartiaI Arts.

HeIIo! Yes, speaking.

I don't care which paper you write for. I'm busy!

Hey, what's wrong with me?

Nothing. It's my probIem.

I can't accept another woman in my Iife.

Are you crying?

Stop crying.

Leave me alone.

l won't.

Am l a nuisance?

No way.

You're aIways cheerfuI... You're...

What?

Nothing.

What?

You reaIIy want to know?

- Yes. - Promise you won't Iaugh at me.

I Iiked ice cream so much when I was a kid.

But I couId never have it.

So I'd do anything just to get some ice cream.

You're just Iike ice cream...

I knew I shouIdn't have said it.

He shouId be here soon.

HeIIo? HeIIo? The battery's dying...

Lily: Work hard, Jie.

Two crippIes and two useIess riff-raff,

it's five fighting against one.

- Hey, Jie. - Master.

We changed our mind.

We decided to get our hands dirty.

They're not students. They're not qualified.

Ah, they've been transferred to the university.

They're absoIuteIy quaIified.

But they are so oId!

Tai Chi born out of Wuji.

Jie!

Come on!

HeIIo, handsome.

Look at his muscIes!

Sit down!

That whistIe-bIower...

What a referee! He sent us off...

- Damn! I was on a roII... - I was having so much fun...

Me too.

Jie, we asked you to come here because we brought something for you.

Jie, we saw you on TV and we feeI really sorry

We never fulfilled our responsibilities as parents.

Play weIl in the basketball game.

We'll be there for you in the audience.

Masters, is it reaIIy from my parents?

UncIe Li gave us this Ietter Iast night.

This is what changed our minds.

It's impossibIe...

You'd never have thought we'd recover from those injuries.

♪ Sticks of sugar-coated fruits flying out when l kick

♪ Memories spreading out in the moonlight when l punch

♪ A piece of ginger, a piece of t he past

♪ l can give you an autograph for a keepsake

♪ l say a windshield protects us from snowstorms

♪ A roof shields us from moonlight

♪ A window should be installed in the world of martial arts

♪ A lance should be spun in a Peking Opera

♪ l stand firm in the horse stance

♪ l put on a kung fu suit when l'm bored and tired

♪ l don't sell tofu

♪ What l learn in the martial arts school is called kung fu

♪ Kung fu, kung fu kung fu, kung fu

♪ Quick, put on your qipao so l can't take advantage of you

♪ You're just like tofu

♪ Your beautiful skin seduces me when l'm practising kung fu

♪ Kung fu, kung fu kung fu, kung fu

♪ Quick, put on your qipao so l can't take advantage of you

♪ When l kick lightly

♪ You're thrown to the edge of the world

♪ If l kicked too hard,

♪ There would be no world left

♪ Flowers falling in the sunset

♪ Climbing over mountains, crossing over rivers

♪ l clear my throat and start to sing Peking Opera

♪ Flying up to Dunhuang Going deep into the Wild North

♪ Who is there when l turn around?

♪ Ah, what kind of place is it? What situation is it? La, la, la...

♪ l'll step on your shoulders when l'm bored and tired ♪

Are you OK?

Three seconds Ieft...

The last throw... I Ieave it to you and Xiao Lan.

Come on, hang in there...

Come on, you're going to win!

You're so despicabIe!

Headmaster...

You can jump high, right? So jump, then!

- Are you OK? - Smash your shin...

Stop your bIood fIow...

Too Iate to use Qigong!

Don't be afraid.

Everyone is watching him. But it's your show now.

Jie, hang in there.

He can't jump any more. Watch out for Xiao Lan.

Hey, what the heII is this?

- You're the referee. - No, I'm Bi Tianhao's secret weapon.

GoaItending!

Quiet! Quiet! Quiet!

RuIes against goaI tending onIy appIy to pIayers.

He's the referee, and he's disquaIified as a referee.

But the point is - you Iost! !

Fire BaII win!

Everything in this world is made of tiny particles.

"Altering Universe" disassembles those particles,

and rebuilds it.

ln a split second, time is stopped.

You can even turn the clock back.

He's not throwing. He's passing the baII!

Now, l've finally understood basketball isn't all about dunking.

lt's about teamwork.

HeIIo? What? They want Jie back?

What contract? It's just an agreement!

OK, but we'II taIk about the money Iater.

I'm busy. I'm off to ceIebrate!

That's it, bye!

What a snub!

What the heII is this?

Boss, remember our bet, 5 miIIion?

Who asked you to bet...

You won't get away with it.

Our son is over there!

PIease sign it. Again, pIease. Thank you.

- You Iooked so cooI in the match. - Thank you.

- Sorry, I ran out of ink. - Never mind.

The autograph Iooks exactIy Iike his.

- Who are you? - I'm a fan of yours!

- This handwriting Iooks very famiIiar. - Very neat.

I seem to have seen it somewhere before.

Sure.

In the Ietter your masters gave you.

What's up?

You're not happy with it?

WouId your masters have come if I hadn't written the Ietter?

If they hadn't come, wouId you have won the game?

If you didn't win the game, how wouId you become famous?

Hey, are you Ieaving?

OK. Anyway, sooner or Iater you'II Ieave me.

- They aIways do when they get famous. - Hey, can't I just go for a pee?

I knew it... You care about peopIe.

I noticed your thick ear lobes the first time I met you. So I knew...

you care about peopIe.

Excuse me. Which one is Fang Shijie?

Wang Yiwuan!

His birth father is the richest man in Asia? Wang Yiwuan!

Choose a nice suit. You look so shabby. You can't go to meet your father Iike that.

How about this one?

It Iooks pricey.

How pricey can it be? It's just a suit.

Wow. So expensive.

26,000 doIIars!

Never mind, count it as my gift to you.

- A gift for me? - Yeah, the Iast one.

Oh, you're a poor man now but you'II be rich tomorrow.

You'II have too much money to spend. Will you still need gifts then?

You're so good to me.

Don't be so naive.

I've aIways treated you as a cash cow.

Moreover, there are Iots of greedy peopIe like me out there.

Never trust other peopIe when you're rich. Be smart!

Try it on, quick.

- Do I look good? - Of course you do. Such a pricey suit.

I'II try it on, then.

Why did we stop at this shop? ShouId have gone further.

Damned pIace! This is extortion!

I Ieft this gIass baII with you.

So it wouId prove that you're my son.

Son...

Why did you abandon me?

I was bankrupt in those days.

My creditors were after me aII the time.

For your safety,

I had to Ieave you, my dearest son...

I didn't want you to be dragged into my problems.

Son...

come over.

Let me have a Iook at you.

Go, your father is caIIing you.

I owe you so much.

I pIan to take you to London tomorrow.

I want to decIare you as my heir...

in the capitaI of finance.

I have so much to teII you.

So much to taIk about.

Come to the study with me.

You Iook IistIess.

If you're thinking of Jie, why don't you go see him?

He's in a different worId now.

He has a new Iife and new friends.

Don't greet him next time you see him.

He's very different now.

You didn't eat anything aII day.

Let me get you something to eat.

Drinking aIone?

- A '92 mixed with a '94? - Wrong!

It's a '02 with a '82. Really pricey stuff.

I thought you'd gone to London with your dad.

It suits me better here.

Idiot!

Why didn't you Ieave?

I'm waiting here for someone.

He coaxed me into pIaying basketbaII.

He wanted me to become famous so I couId be his cash cow.

But I know he's not a bad guy.

He just pins aII his hopes on me.

And that has changed me.

I cannot Ieave him behind.

The guy you're taIking about is a born Ioser.

He Ioses in everything, has done all his life.

When he was about to give up his Iife, he came across a baby.

This baby brought back not onIy his Iife but also his pride.

Thank you.

Can I keep pIaying basketbaII for you?

BasketbaII?

UseIess...

Get ready for the OIympics. I'II send the submission to the committee.

High jump, Iong jump, javelin throw,

shot put, poIe vauIt...

You can get at Ieast ten goId medaIs. Maybe archery as well.

- Really? - Of course. You're a kung fu kid!

Yeah, I forgot I knew kung fu.

I can swim as weII.

We can easiIy earn miIIions of doIIars just from advertising.

Cheers! Here's to our grand pIan.

Cheers!

When you have earned tons of money, you can be a movie star or a singer.

Write some good songs and make a Iot of money!

But I can't sing...

I'II take you on a space trip.

- Space? - No paparazzi there.

Paparazzi?

That 's it, the end of the story of my search for my parents.

My four masters became famous after t he match.

But you haven't heard what happened between them and Headmaster Wang Biao

before the match.

So, you're the WorId No 1 Fist God!

No, no... That was a Iong time ago... Not worth mentioning it at all.

I'd Iike to take this chance

to fight Headmaster Wang Biao.

If I Iose, I'II join you immediateIy.

Fantastic, it's so easy!

Headmaster Wang...

No, no... I've sworn to Ieave the worId of martial arts and never fight again.

OK. See you on the basketbaII court.

- Come on. - Come on.

Wang Biao, if you keep finding excuses,

you'II be punished even more.

Stop!

Who's first? I'II finish him off as soon as possibIe.

We were friends, right? PIease don't be too heavy-handed...

Don't worry, I won't be heavy-handed...

I'II just finish you off.

And Lily...

She finally said to me:

When are you going to treat me to an ice cream?

♪ Sticks of sugar-coated fruits flying out when l kick

♪ Memories spreading out in the moonlight when l punch

♪ A piece of ginger, a piece of t he past

♪ l can give you an autograph for a keepsake

♪ l say a windshield protects us from snowstorms

♪ A roof shields us from moonlight

♪ A window should be installed in the world of martial arts

♪ A lance should be spun in a Peking Opera

♪ l stand firm in the horse stance

♪ l put on a kung fu suit when l'm bored and tired

♪ l don't sell tofu

♪ What l learn in the martial arts school is called kung fu

♪ Kung fu, kung fu kung fu, kung fu

♪ Quick, put on your qipao so l can't take advantage of you

♪ You're just like tofu ♪

♪ Your beautiful skin seduces me when l'm practising kung fu

♪ Kung fu, kung fu kung fu, kung fu

♪ Quick, put on your qipao so l can't take advantage of you

♪ When l kick lightly

♪ You're thrown to the edge of the world

♪ lf l kicked too hard

♪ There would be no world left

♪ Flowers falling in the sunset

♪ Climbing over mountains, crossing over rivers

♪ l clear my throat and start to sing Peking Opera

♪ Flying up to Dunhuang Going deep into the Wild North

♪ Who is there when l turn around?

♪ Ah, what kind of place is it?

♪ What situation is it? La, la, la...

♪ l'll step on your shoulders when l'm bored and t ired

♪ l don't sell tofu

♪ What l learn in the martial arts school is called kung fu

♪ Kung fu, kung fu kung fu, kung fu

♪ Quick, put on your qipao so l can't take advantage of you

♪ You're just like tofu

♪ Your beautiful skin seduces me when l'm practising kung fu

♪ Kung fu, kung fu kung fu, kung fu