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What the?!

Get out of my truck! Get out of my truck!

You think you can just get a free ride?

Get out of here!

Asshole!

Who put you up to this? Why are you doing this?

You could have it easy, but instead you end up doing this?

Wang?!

Have you lost your mind?

I can't believe it's you!

Who told you to do this?

Your replacement is coming soon.

This is a necessity.

This can't be!

You are my people!

You will not be missed.

Fuck!

Fuck!

Why don't you just play the slice?

Oh, so we're going to do one for each nine, then?

Yes, we are.

I am paying for the round, I get as many as I want!

Just like you! How many incomplete classes am I paying for, huh?

All right.

I fucked up, okay? I coasted.

"I co... I coasted"?!

Jesus. "I co... I coasted."

Look, it's just not that interesting.

Ha!

Now, you are not only here for me to bust your balls,

which I am and you deserve,

but unfortunately I am running out of money

and I'm gonna need a favor, which you will do for me.

So...

what...

exactly...

are you proposing?

Gah... damn.

You're going to help me with a housing project my company... or I'm... doing.

- Urban housing development. - Oh, like as an advisor to a project manager or something?

No!

Do you know how to do that?

No!

I would not send you over there to make me look like a dick.

Get the tee.

So then what would I be doing?

You're a substitute for me,

but only your boss over there knows it.

The others won't know it because it would make them lose face,

which is basically the worst possible thing in China.

A fake.

Hello, Mr. Bryan, my name is Lia.

Charmed to meet you, Lia.

Thank you for taking the time to come get me.

Your luggage is waiting for you in your apartment.

Please.

I know it's strange, but listen...

These complexes make tons of cash quickly

once they turn over.

You'll be in another country on their dime,

they take you around, show you stuff,

you look good and say "I approve."

It'll impress their Chinese investors.

That's the real trick, that's the rub... again,

almost all of the people at this company

won't know your role.

Only the guy at the top, who got you from me.

They are paying you to be white and look the part;

even you can't fuck that up, right?

This is your assistant, Mr. Bryan,

Coco Chen.

Nice to meet you!

How are you?

I'm fine, thank you.

You look so handsome...

I'm looking forward to work for you.

Uh... anything you need help, call me, okay?

Okay.

It is my pleasure to introduce you,

Mr. Wang Lee, your employer.

- How do you do? - I'm very well, thank you, Mr. Zellerman.

Welcome to Shanghai. Please, come with me.

I'm sure you had a long flight.

We are so very glad you could come to help us.

Well, I'm looking forward to exceeding your expectations.

Let's not play any games, Mr. Bryan.

I'm perfectly aware you're not qualified for this position,

and that is precisely why the company has hired you.

Frankly, I don't care what you did at your last job.

I promise there's nothing I can't handle.

My company is going through some major changes.

We unfortunately lost our last managing CFO.

We need a figurehead, so to speak.

You must simply give the appearance to the public

of a talented businessman.

If you're asked anything and don't know the answer,

make something up. They'll believe you.

Understand?

May I ask, how am I so profitable to you?

The new China is obsessed with your culture, your life.

The West.

Anything they buy becomes an immediate status symbol.

Just having you next to me

increases the value of our developments

by 30 percent.

And of course, as you know, we will compensate you handsomely.

Lia will show you to your new accommodation.

Have a good evening.

And they say you can't get by on your looks.

We're sorry, the number you have dialed

is not in service at this time.

We're sorry,

the number you have dialed is...

Hello, you've reached Jerry Khave.

I'm unable to take your call right now,

but leave a message and I'll get back to you.

Jerry.

Jerry.

I don't know if you're going to get this.

This is probably the last time that you're going to hear from me.

I don't know what the fuck happened, man,

I mean, the... the police came in, they...

I mean, they tried to arrest me. I did everything that you told me.

I did exactly what you told me to do, Jerry!

I need your help.

I want to go home.

I just want to go home.

Go on, get out of here.

Come on, fuck off.

Is that ready yet?

What?! Oh, yeah?! Foreigner going left, huh?!

Just great! Take it! Foreigner thief! So good!

- Hey! - Can I have some?

Now go on, get outta here.

Get out!

Hey!

What, foreigner?

What did he just say?

He said that you're a foreigner.

- Oh, so that's what "laowai" means? - How you know?

Because that's the only thing people say consistently when they see me,

so, "Hey, you laowai, why are you wiping your sweaty face on my arm?"

I fuck your mother, you idiot!

Where are we going?

So, Mr. Wang Lee is waiting for us

in one of the company's holdings.

And you're sure this is the best way to get there?

Mm-hmm.

I hope you're enjoying yourself so far.

So far, so good!

What do you think of our new luxury condo, Mr. Bryan?

Well, it's beautiful.

How many does it hold?

About 20,000,

but that's nothing compared to the one

we're building across the street.

That one will fit about twice as many.

The newly rich Chinese love things like these:

stadiums, parks, luxury condos,

anything they can burn their money on.

You know, you do good here,

you'll be rewarded.

You are quite the honest businessman.

See that house down there?

Our company bought the whole block, but...

sometimes people won't leave.

We call them nail houses.

So, how do you get rid of them?

You can pry them out or hammer them in.

We always find a way.

What about the people you remove?

Come out!

Come out!

You know you can't do this, this house has belonged

to my family for generations. We paid!

You can't do anything about it!

This is illegal! I have my rights!

Shut up! Get him outside!

- You can't! - Shut up!

Shut up!

Food?

Can you understand what I'm saying?

I'm... I'm very hungry.

Bryan?

I don't know if you're getting this.

You're in trouble.

The company you're working for is being investigated for fraud.

They don't take kindly to this type of shit.

People... disappear.

We need to get you out of there.

I wish there was something I could do.

Please... don't...

contact me again.

Hey, what's going on here?

What are you doing here?

Go on!

Fuck outta here!

Yeah? You want some?

Come on! Get him!

Welcome to your new apartment.

We have four bedrooms,

five bathrooms,

forty-eight hundred square feet.

So from the 36th floor,

we have an unbeatable view

for the Shanghai International Financial Center

and the Pearl Tower.

So is there anything else I can help you with?

Well, this seems like a cause for celebration.

What do you say we go inside and have a drink?

Thank you for your wonderful job getting us in here.

You're going to do very, very well for yourself!

You don't have to be serious, everything doesn't have to be so serious,

we can have fun!

Are you sure you want to see me there?

Yes... I see you soon, okay?

Are you okay?

This is what young people should be taking!

- Who asked him to rob my store? - Wait! Wait! Hold on a second.

This damn thief! He's a foreigner!

- Hey, foreigner, where are you from?! - It's nothing... hold on...

What is your name?

What is your name?

I-I don't know... I don't know...

This thief is a spy! I want him out of...

He's not a spy! He can't even speak Chinese!

Please. Please.

It's okay, you can go. It's okay.

- Are you okay? - Thank you. Thank you.

You're good, huh?

I'm picking up boxes!

Recycle your boxes here, I'll take them!

Are you feeling better?

You want to eat something?

Eat something?

Eat?

Yes.

Thank you.

Yuen-Ling, have you found out where he's from yet?

- Thank you. - Why isn't he showing his face anywhere?

Why is he hiding?

My name is Yuen-Ling.

Yuen-Ling.

My... name... is... Yuen-Ling!

You see? He's an idiot.

My name is Yuen-Ling?

- Yuen-Ling! - Yuen-Ling!

- Ah. Yuen-Ling. - Uh... Yuen-Ling?

- Me. Understand. - Ah, my name is Bryan.

Oh! You...

Bry... Bryeh... Bryan?

- Bryan. - Bryan.

Yes, yes! Yes.

Nice to meet you.

One... two... three...

four...

five...

- six. Huh. - Understand.

One... two... three...

Wait... Wait... don't go so fast for me...

- One... - One...

- two... - two...

- Two... - Two...

Good, good.

This... how do you say...

...that?

- Dice. - Dice?

You listen. Sha...

- Sha... izi. - Izi.

- Sha izi. - Sha izi.

Aha. Dice.

- Dice. - Dice. Good... good!

This... how do you say...

...that?

This? Water.

- Water? - Water.

- Water! Water. - Water.

Where are you from? Where from?

Where from... uh...

From, uh... America!

But I was in, uh, Shanghai.

- Shanghai? - Shanghai?

- Shanghai. - Oh!

Like this... We always shake hands like this.

Hey!

Up high! Up high!

Three fives.

No... five... five of...

Ah! You cannot! You can only say it once!

Ah, um...

Five threes.

Five...

Six... Six threes.

- Seven threes. - Seven threes?

Uh...

Four of them. Three of them. Yay!

So, you speak Chinese?

I mean, you read Chinese.

No.

Why'd you take this job then?

I'm glad I can't read this.

- Shh. - Oh... I'm sorry.

You're efficient, Mr. Bryan.

Guilty!

Is there any way you could...

brief me? Tonight before the meeting?

I would be happy to. You can come with me, please.

The... weather changes so quickly here.

It's very foggy today.

Everything changes so quickly,

and unfortunately this is not a fog.

- Oh. - Mr. Bryan, you can see the office from here, look.

Wow.

Very impressive.

Yeah, sure.

Do you not like your job?

It's okay! You can tell me.

I've worked plenty of jobs that I hated.

The company you work for built this place,

I think you've done something right to be here today.

But it does take a certain type of person

to do what we do, does it not?

Come along.

Don't mind the cameras, white people are like celebrities here.

It's like in China, you can be a fake white anything.

I mean, at least I'm not pretending to be a doctor.

That happens all the time.

Isn't this... totally unethical?

For who? Are you complaining?

I guess I didn't realize it was so normal.

Does it bother you?

Personally I don't care,

everything you see in China is fake anyway.

Counterfeit goods?

Counterfeit life.

We own factories, shipping depots,

almost everything.

These people look like they live here.

Yes, they are very successful.

Yeah? Compared to what?

A hundred people live above this factory

and work six days per week.

They are skilled laborers, they get paid more than day laborers,

uh, but they still cannot work in the offices.

Well, that doesn't seem fair.

They don't mind if they don't know

that an alternative exists.

Don't these people rarely interact

with anyone outside of their own little world?

It is the most efficient method.

The Chinese have been employing this way

for a thousand years.

So what are they producing here?

Boxes mostly, for shipping our commodities.

Ah, that's very interesting to see it in action.

This is where the magic happens.

You'll be pleased to hear your replacement is working.

We'll start in a week.

Tomorrow.

Excuse me? Are you advising me or telling me what to do?

Our original plans were to start days from now.

Well, the plans have gotta change, hadn't they?

You really think they're not watching us

this very fucking second?

The documents will be released tomorrow.

We've already harvested his signatures and his fingerprints.

I've never seen this guy before.

They didn't hide, none of our cameras were blocked.

It's like they don't care suddenly.

They're brazenly strutting around...

it's like they don't care we're monitoring them.

Their patterns have changed recently.

Now it's meeting after meeting, it's strange.

It used to be just once a week.

Except for last weekend when he left for the mountains alone,

he's constantly under the guard of that mean-looking foreigner.

The new manager of their company was seen

leaving this foreigner's apartment the other day.

I want to check the surveillance records.

I don't know who they're working for,

but I'm sure that other American in the suit, I believe...

he's the key to unlock this puzzle.

Make sure they find him, not you!

Don't fuck this up!

Don't want to take another trip to the country, do we?

You still here?

- Hop on! - Bad idea.

Don't worry!

- Where are we going? - To my old neighborhood.

What do you call this?

- Yia me gur. - Yia me gur.

Good?

It's pronounced "jia mei gur."

- Take it? - Take it.

Take it?

Try it?

- It's good. - Try it.

- You give it to him. - Thank you.

- Thank you. - Thank you!

- Thank you! - Thank you.

Eight or four, buy eight or four!

- Do you Americans have or not? - Mm...

- Smells good! - Smells good?

- Smells good. Ah. - Smells good.

- Tell him. - Smells good!

No, not interested.

- You have to say it louder. - Louder?

Smells good, master!

- Always smells good! - Smells good, master!

Today, you eat these two,

but when you go back to America,

you won't be able to get this good of food!

Meat.

- Meat! - Meat... uh, dry.

Spicy? Hot? Yeah, one.

One! Yes, one, please. Yeah, with that... and that...

- Do you want meat or no meat? - Uh, yeah.

- And this you'd like? - A little bit.

A little bit.

- You like? - Uh-huh.

Is that... meat?

Great, thank you!

- How much? - Three kwai.

Oh, what, now you don't want it?

Ooh!

Do your parents know that you're dating a laowai?

- Me?! - Yeah, you!

Laowai? Laowai, yeah, you and laowai!

Let's see...

Hurry, let's go.

Why did we come here?

- Don't worry about it. - Don't worry?

I don't like this.

Uncle said he worked here before...

Your uncle, he worked here?

- Yeah. - At this company?

Yeah. Let's go. Let's go.

- He told me not to come here. - Okay-la, okay.

I'm not getting much cooperation here.

Pull up the footage of all the entrances and exits.

We've looked at that footage for the entire day, sir.

We never saw him use any of the entrances or exits.

Re-checking three times.

Can we please check once more?

You've lost track of people before,

so what's the harm in reviewing one more time?

- It's been two weeks! - If I took another look,

I guarantee that I will find something!

- I'll wait. - Sir, that footage you asked for a week ago,

- it's here. - From which cameras?

When the car carrying Wang Zhou last left Shanghai

got spotted and you wanted to know who was with him.

That's strange.

All of these are construction sites.

Cross-reference this list in our database.

Okay.

Oh, shit.

I didn't notice this before! These are all locations

where evicted residents have been reported missing.

We need to capture this foreigner immediately!

Good morning, laowai.

Zaoshang hao, laowai.

Today is a special day.

Special day?

You don't like my beard?

Um...

Mm...

Too much, too much.

No. Hao, hao!

Hmm? Hmm?

- Thank you. - Listen to this.

Today, we two... two...

go train station.

- Train, train? - Train, train.

Oh, good! Good!

- Good-a? - Mm!

Good-a!

Today is a special day, remember?

- Why? - We are going to a place with no people.

Holy shit.

- Are we still in China? - I like it here.

Holy shit.

Keep umbrella up!

- Why? - If no umbrella, hair fall out!

Wait, what?

There's no noise.

Yeah, I like it.

I can see why, this place is beautiful.

So you never told me, what brought you to China?

Um... I don't know.

How long did you live near here?

We had already moved to this area.

When I was a kid, this place didn't even look

like a town back then.

Ah, uh... Was that good or bad?

- It was fine. - It was fine.

But I don't like the city much.

When I was little,

my parents have no money.

So I can only read books.

That's how I fix your leg.

- A laowai doctor! - Big money, big money!

You are the first person that has ever been truly kind to me.

Do you understand?

Why did you help me?

You were hurt and sad,

that's why I'll help you.

I wish this was my real life.

What is your real life?

I don't want to tell you.

You have to tell me sometime.

I know, I know.

Don't worry, don't worry.

My family no like.

They want a normal life for me. They don't like you.

Well, your father never met me, so...

What is, what is he like?

He's old. He works too much.

- Now he's working somewhere... - Oh.

- ...in another city. - Is he far away?

Yes, yes. It's normal in China.

We don't see our parents. Only once a year.

Hey! Hey! How are you?

Hey, shh, shh, shh, shh.

You're a good boy. You're a good boy!

You're okay. You're okay.

Yeah, there you are. There you are, pup.

There you are, pup, how are you?

How are you? Good boy!

Good boy! Okay. Bye-bye!

Everything that they want I've got on me here at the factory.

What do you mean you haven't found him yet?

What am I paying you for?

I don't care, just make it happen!

- Hey! - Hey!

How are you? What did you do last night? You okay?

Yeah, I'm okay. Um...

I need to talk to you, though.

- Later? - Yeah.

Very good food.

Favorite restaurant. Best restaurant?

- Yeah, yeah. - This way.

- It's my favorite restaurant. - Good. Got it, got it.

- It's this way. - Good. Got it, got it.

Um... let's go, let's go back this way.

No, it's over there!

Yeah, no, no, come on, I mean it.

Wait, stop!

Wait!

- What happened? - What are you doing?

Why are you like this?

There's people who are looking for me.

- What? Who... Police? - No! No, no, no.

I didn't do anything, but the company that I worked for

is the same company as your father, and they lied.

They said that I did things,

but I didn't do them. I didn't do anything.

That's how I came to your shop.

Really?

- Really? - Yes, I promise.

- You better not be lying to me. - I promise.

My family can help you get out of the country...

if that's what you want.

- Really? - I can help you.

- I can help get you out. - Oh, my God,

you have no idea what that means to me. Thank you.

Go.

If I make it, you can come visit me.

My place is here.

I'll miss you, you know?

Yeah, I'm gonna miss you too.

- Maybe if I... - Stay away, you cannot help.

Goodbye.

The ride is over, you can get down now.

What the?!

A Shanghai company is today under review by government agents

for crimes committed by an American investor

currently working at the successful real estate group.

Still at large.

Where to?

Where going?

- Sorry? - You can, come on!

No, no, no no. I have someone coming.

Nah, nah, come on.

What the hell are you doing here?

What do you mean?

People are looking for you, you're on the news, on the TV!

What are you talking about? Who is looking for me?

What are you talking about, Coco?!

What... talk to me!

...while the American markets continue to plummet.

This is Feng Mien reporting. Today, a real estate company is under review

- for the illegal confiscation of... - Oh, shit.

...property from legal owners who had been forcefully evicted

by company agents.

This is the main suspect in the case,

an American investor who had taken responsibility is wanted.

- Oh, shit! - What did you do, Mr. Bryan?!

I don't know, I didn't do anything!

You mean you're innocent?!

Yes! Yes, I'm innocent!

You need to get out of here, okay?

Right now!

- You need help. - Yes!

Uh, um...

Uh, okay. Okay, but you have to do everything that I say,

- exactly what I say. Okay? - Okay!

He is here! Everyone come look!

He sent me an email! Quick, come look!

The foreigner just sent me an email, come look!

That foreigner sent me an email!

He's heading for the stairs!

Um...

He's on 23! He's on 23!

Hey! Hey! Hey!

Go! Go! Go!

You have to stay tight onto him!

Come on, faster! faster!

You have to stay tight onto him!

Go! Go! Go! Go!

He's heading for the market. Don't get in an accident!

Thank you!

- Did you spot him? - No, no sight of him.

All units head back to the other entrances, he must have doubled back!

Hey! Hey! Hey! Wait! Wait!

I am American owner!

- Okay, show me ID if you can! - Fuck me!

Oh.

Oh. Oh! Got it. Okay, got it. Okay.

What the hell is all this?

I thought this company was bankrupt,

what are all these boxes doing here?

This stuff has been here for years.

Somebody should be fired for that,

it's probably some asshole in Shanghai.

This way, boss.

I knew that.

Are the relocation records in this office?

Boss, this is just an administrator's office.

The other records are in other files.

- Go get them! - Okay.

Hello.

- Hello. - Yes, hello.

Yeah. My name is Detective Cheng.

You called us about a foreigner, is this him?

You can see here.

Yes! That's him! That's him!

- You're sure he's the one? - I'm sure.

When was the last time you saw him?

Tonight! He took my daughter out somewhere!

My daughter stupidly fell for his tricks!

Oh.

Yes?

Hello!

It's him! Detective, it's him!

- Yes? Hello. - Ni hao, Detective.

What are you doing, calling me like this?

I'm not the person that you're looking for, but you know that.

Who should I be after, Mr. Bryan?

Come to the factory on Bei Yuan Road by the river,

I'll tell you there.

Go search this address.

Find out why he's there.

Wait Wait! Wait! You can't come in,

this is private property!

- I'm a detective. - Okay, what do you want?

Have you seen anybody strange come through here recently?

Oh. There was this guy, a foreigner boss

who came through, but he had paperwork and permission.

- Where did he go? - He should be coming back any second.

I think somebody's coming.

- Stop! - I didn't do anything!

- This is where you left him? - Yes, sir.

DINGZIHU - HOLDOUT PROPERTY LIST

"REMOVED"

Now arriving, Shanghai Hongqiao Station.

Yes? Yes? Hello?

Mr. Zellerman, fancy meeting you here.

I didn't want to meet like this.

Why do you make it sound so dramatic, foreigner?

How did you get these?

What about the other stand-ins? The last CFO?

You killed him?

Your partner?

Actually I killed that fucking cunt.

I've been waiting for you. Come on!

To the roof! Quietly.

You must've gone to a lot of trouble to get these.

It was less trouble than it should've been.

How have you been pulling this off for so long?

As you said, it was less trouble than it should've been.

This laowai's quite clever!

Give me his phone.

You know, as surprised as I am that you're still alive,

I was even more shocked...

Fucking-A.

Who the fuck have you been speaking to?

- Who the fuck are you?! - Who the fuck am I?!

Don't think you're getting away with this shit,

it's not how it fucking works, mate.

Kill him!

He doesn't like the nasty bits, still a bit squeamish.

Just me and you now.

I should've put an end to you a long time ago.

Then why am I still alive?

Good question!

Police! He's got a gun!

He's gone.

- You got my call? - Yes.

Are you gonna uncuff me now?

No.

Where am I?

You are charged with fraud

and grand theft from the people.

If you had no business with it, why did you run?

You don't even know who I am.

She told us a great deal about you.

So then why am I still sitting here?

How did you know Wang before this?

I had never met him before.

- But you seem to think... - I had no idea

what his plans were before you tried to arrest me,

and I let him almost kill me so that you could find him.

Does that sound like somebody who's guilty to you?

How would you like to see her again?

We would like you to help us.

In return, we can offer you a clean slate.

From where I was standing before,

that might have seemed appealing.

But I'm standing over here now...

and if I have to stand trial, I will.

But I am not going to be leaned on.

Very well.

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