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Disgusting animal!

You're a disgrace!

Shameful!

You've ruined my reputation! Go to hell!

- Get out! - Dad!

Disgusting animal, get out! Get the hell out!

Dad! Stop it!

Get out! Out! Disgusting animal!

Dad! Stop hitting me!

Dad!

Stay where you are!

Get back here!

Get back here, animal!

You're not my son!

"Crystal Boys"

From Pai Hsien-yung's novel.

Episode Number Two.

Producers: Ruiyuan Cao and Song Liu.

Overall Production: Guoxing Shu.

Production Coordinator: Xiaomei Li.

Adaptor: Hijie Chen.

Direction: Ruiyuan Cao.

Buddy, make the tea. Buddy.

- This is for you guys. - Mooncakes.

Thank you.

- What grade are you in now? - First year of senior high school.

First year of senior high school?

Any interest in going to military school?

After two years you can take the entrance exam.

You want to go to the academy.

Your father is certainly happy about that.

I'm telling you. Once your father admonished us on the battlefield,

we were standing there with our legs shaking.

We were shivering of cold, we dared not even look up outside.

Are you afraid of your dad?

No...

How about you, Buddy? Are you afraid of him?

No.

Is your father still healthy, physically?

He's all right.

There was nothing bad to say about our old senior officer's health.

Do you know?

When your father fought against the Japanese devils, a bullet struck him.

For seven days and seven nights he kept on going.

Only when we weren't in the greatest difficulty, he lied down.

That time, when that old gentleman was awarded the medal of honor

directly from his boss, it was no joke!

Our old senior officer was to us very fierce. But to his children...

Aren't you afraid of your dad, are you?

We were especially afraid of your dad!

When your dad got back, we had to sit at attention!

Right?

- How's your homework? - I have to take the exam after school.

You must have success in that.

Homework is okay...

That mid-autumn night, I was told many valiant stories of my father

with so much respect and admiration for him.

I didn't know if Father, hiding in the bathroom, heard them all

I just remember that night was so hot when he came out he was soaking wet.

They were all promoted to lieutenant colonel,

working for the Ministry of Defense.

A-qing, come here.

- Wow, how pretty! - Don't touch it.

I want you to remember that your father was awarded a medal.

Stand straight.

Attention! Salute!

Down!

You must study carefully.

Exercise.

When you have graduated from high school and applied to the Fengshan military academy,

I'll give you this medal.

- Understand? - Understand.

- Do you plan to enter the military academy? - Yes.

- Louder! - Yes!

Very good...

A-qing, Dad has messed up his life.

You're my eldest son. I put all my hope in you.

You must not disappoint Dad. Understand?

I understand.

You too. You have to support your brother.

We must return to our old house in Shandong to glorify Li's ancestors. Understand?

Understand.

Good. Very good.

Get ready.

Go out and watch the moon.

When my mother left, father's hair slowly became all white.

He spoke even less than usual.

Often, right after getting off work he sat on his bamboo chair.

Day after day, he read the story of The Three Kingdoms

and analyzed Chinese historical things like

"together for a long time to divide,

long period of division" thruth.

A-qing, look. Look what I've found.

- What did you pick up? - A brochure. Look.

Is that Mom, over here?

- Eastern Treasures Dance Troupe. - Is it her?

- It seems to be. - How about we go look for her?

- It's at Sanchung. It's really far. - Come on. I really miss Mom.

A-qing. Go ask Auntie Huang for some chilli peppers.

OK

Give me the hanger.

Please!

Welcome to all! Ladies and Gentlemen, good news!

Today the Splendor Theater has worked hard to offer you a fantastic spectacle,

the most renowned dance company in South-East Asia!

The Eastern Treasures Dance Troupe is here with us! Come and see their fantastic spectacle!

There are places in the gallery and auditorium for men and women, come all!

This evening the Splendor Theater will give you a show worthy of its name!

The Eastern Treasures Dance Troupe is here with us!

Children, come and see the show, you'll love it for sure!

They'll show the national flag, sing Chinese songs...

A-qing, are we going to buy tickets?

Follow me.

Come, you won't regret it! Come all! Welcome to all!

Hurry or you'll miss the start of the show.

- Isn't this Mom? - Hurry up, don't look at it.

The Eastern Treasures Dance Troupe will only be staying for seven days.

Men and women, seize this opportunity! You definitely can't miss this.

Dear viewers, Welcome! Hello everyone! Welcome to the Splendor Theater.

Our show will leave you breathless. A show worthy of its name.

The Eastern Treasures Dance Troupe has really outdone itself.

After the show, those wishing to make friends with our female dancers can go backstage.

Welcome them with a warm applause!

Welcome to the Eastern Treasures Dance Troupe!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom! Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom! Mom!

Mom! Mom!

Mom!

Pick up all your things carefully.

Don't leave anything in a mess, otherwise, you won't find it tomorrow.

Afterwards, you can go out and have a snack.

- A-xian! - What are you calling me here for?

Why are there children backstage? Where did they come from?

- Little devils, what are you doing here? - I want to find Mom.

Find your mom? You've grown up and still looking for mom?

Why are you looking for her? Do you want milk?

Your mom isn't here. Get out! Don't let me see you again.

Hurry and get out. Get out!

Out!

Those little devils... So young and already peeking at naked women.

Don't let me catch you again! Go away! Little devils...

What's now, Big Brother?

- What's now? We go home. - No, I want to find Mom.

Well, I want to find her too, but we were kicked out, so what's there to do?

I don't want to go back until we find Mom.

Don't be like that. If we don't go home soon Dad will scold us.

I don't want that.

Don't be so annoying. We'll come back together tomorrow to look for her.

You're lying! You're not gonna bring me back here tomorrow.

- Wu Xiong, let me explain! - It's over! Stop following me!

Isn't that Mom? Mom!

Wu Xiong, wait for me!

Get away! What a damn temper! What are you screaming on about? I'll do...

- Do what?

- Let go of me. - Don't leave!

- We have no future together. - Wu Xiong...

Wu Xiong, don't go.

Don't go.

Mom!

Don't leave.

Mom, it's Buddy.

Mom!

Mom!

- I'm not the woman you're looking for. - Buddy has really missed you, Mom.

Mom!

Mom...

Buddy...

My darling son...

Let Mom look at you.

Why did you guys come here?

Are you hungry?

Mom will take you to eat steamed dumplings, OK?

Let's go.

- Buddy, how tall are you now? - 1m68.

That's tall! The clothes that Mom made you don't fit anymore, then.

There's a white sweater I can still wear. Dad bought us new clothes.

How's your father?

Drinking again?

- And you A-qing? How's school? - Not bad.

Gotta take your high school entrance exam?

I'm already at first year of senior high school.

Already...!

Here are the dumplings and the spicy-sour soup.

It's very hot... Buddy, eat up before it gets cold.

- Excuse me, bring us a slice of pork skin. - OK, right away.

Does it taste good?

You don't like it?

Dumplings here are good. You don't like them?

They aren't as good as the ones you make.

A-qing, eat some more.

Mom, come back with us, OK?

I really miss you a lot. Come back with us.

Come back with us.

Take this money. When you go home with Buddy, take care on the road.

Mom is sorry.

Don't come looking for me anymore.

Mom...

Big Brother, let's go home then.

That night, on the way home, Buddy didn't say a single word.

I was holding his hand, realizing he had cold sweat in his palm.

After that, Buddy never more brought up the topic of our mother.

He also much less often dropped tears.

I realized that Buddy had really grown up.

I'm going to Uncle Huang's house. Take good care of the house, OK?

It's your turn to wash the dishes today!

Did you hear me?

Just pile them first, I'll wash them later!

You always tell me that and then I'm always the one who washes them.

Are you going to go wash the dishes or not?

Hurry up and go do the dishes! When Dad gets back he'll take his anger out on me!

- Ah... - Ah what? Get moving!

Stop fussing. Let me finish reading this chapter.

- I don't care! - What the heck, give it back!

- Go wash the dishes! - Go to hell!

- Are you OK? - Get away.

Buddy.

Buddy.

This is for you. Didn't you like it very much?

- Not hardly. - Still angry?

Don't be angry. Today's your birthday. Take it.

Don't you really want it?

Well I'm putting it away then...

You still need to remember to do the dishes at night, or else I'll scold you again.

Move over a bit more. Like that.

You've been playing for so long, of course you play well.

From this side. Do Re Mi Fa Sol.

Good, impressive!

Play this then.

Sol... First sol mi mi

Sol mi mi fa re re

Do re mi. Blow it.

- How's that? - Very impressive!

Stop playing!

I told you to stop, and you keep playing?

You'll wake up Dad and then you'll comprehend.

I'm turning off the lights!

Boy, how come you never listen?

Stop playing. Do you understand?

I understand.

A-qing. How are your exam preparations?

- Do you get through it? - Yeah.

Stay calm. Don't loose your head. Keep it up.

Keep it up.

OK?

- Enough with the harmonica! - Fine.

Shoot!

Nice.

One more.

We're too good, you and I!

His name is Zhao Ying.

His father was a commissioner originally from Jianzhong.

Going on his junior year, he probably got bewildered.

He wasn't prepared even for the lowest level courses.

Thanks to his old man's connections he was transferred to our lousy school.

He and I played in a basketball team.

I handled the rear position. He did the center forward.

The two of us were always together,

even during night to win the multicolored banner.

- Three cups of sweet bean ice. - Three cups? Okay.

- These girls come from Beiyi. - So?

- Do you find them pretty? - Not as fine as your mother.

- Be a bit more proper, will you? - How about you be a bit more proper!

Bah...

- What's up? - What's up? I'm going to class!

Hey wait up a sec!

- What's wrong with you? - It's too cold!

- Hey, our money's on the table. - OK, thanks!

You're all red.

They're all looking at you.

Come to my house next Saturday.

It's my birthday. Come hang at my place.

Zhao Ying, Li Qing, are you two talking? Stand up.

Stay standing. OK, let's continue.

"Typhoon warning...

State Meteorological Office warning. A typhoon of medium intensity.

The heart of the typhoon will hit this afternoon at five

200 km southeast of Hualian,

will move at a speed of 22km per hour, northwest.

If it does not change course it is expected in the east and north by nightfall.

Cities involved will enter into the eye of the storm.

Citizens are asked to take security measures against strong winds and torrential rains.

Coastlands will need protection interventions, with attention to floods.

The more preventive measures taken, the fewer lives will be put at risk."

This is too short. Bring me the longest one.

Brother, with the wind blowing so strongly outside, aren't you scared?

That's fine. Let's sleep. Come on.

Brother, how come the rain's getting in?

Buddy, hurry, let's go.

Dad! Hurry and get up!

- It's flooding inside, Dad! - The roof has fallen in!

- What? - It's flooding!

There's a huge hole! The roof has fallen in!

Why is there water everywhere?

Oh, god! A-qing... Come here... Hurry...

Come.

Come, hurry up.

Strange weather.

Your old man's lived several decades in Shandong.

I've never seen something like this before.

This awful place... The malaria is going to strike us here!

Don't play with the water.

Come on.

Your clothes are all wet. Go change clothes.

No, I feel really hot.

Boy, you will regret it when you'll catch a cold! Go on!

- Does it work? - Yes.

Buddy, pass me the brick.

After the typhoon passed, Buddy and I, with Father rolled up our sleeves

and fixed this rotten and unbearable room.

However, none of us knew at that time this house aside from the broken roof

contained something even more valuable that would soon be removed by cruel fate.

- Buddy, did you eat? - No.

- No? Then why don't you go eat? - My head feels dizzy.

Dizzy and nonstop coughing! Buddy, you may have a fever.

Does it burn? Hurry and go take the medicine later. There's medicine in the drawers.

- Go take the medicine. - Oh.

- But eat first. - Oh.

- Drink some more water. - Oh.

- You always say "Oh" so, you don't eat. - I know.

Don't keep reading those novels. Hurry and go take the medicine.

- Okay. - I'm leaving.

- Take the medicine after food. - I know.

- Take the medicine. - Okay.

What do you mean by faster? You're going so slow and telling me to go faster?

- Follow me. - 'Follow me', well catch up then!

Hey wait a sec, slower, slower.

Stop standing on your pedals, you're not walking.

Can you do this? Watch me, watch me.

- I'm riding without hands. - You'll fall off, riding without hands.

There's only one song each on sides A and B?

Yeah. No idea what those foreigners are thinking.

Playing this is very laborious.

Your dad is very good to you.

Yeah, right. I never see him. He just yells at me.

I dare say he doesn't even remember today's my birthday.

Happy Birthday.

You've got me a gift! Thanks, man!

Not bad!

Looks quite nice.

I'll look cool in it.

You definitely must've blown some cash for this. Cool!

Naw, last year, the cooperative where my father works for

gave this to him at a year-end dinner.

- I never felt to wear it. - It looks quite nice.

You don't mind?

Mind what, man? You gave me this gift. I'm happy as a king and you ask me if I mind?

You really are something! Thank you.

I'll look handsome playing basketball with this shirt.

- What're you trying? - Blocking you!

- You want to block me? Will you get it from me?

- Gimme the ball. - I'm catching you in action!

He wants to block me! Sooner you...

I'll block you.

Hey, Zhao Ying?

- Come, eat some fruit. - Ok, Mom.

Mom's going out. Help Mom put on this necklace.

Hey, A-qing. Stay with us for dinner tonight.

No thanks, Auntie Zhao. I have to go back. My little brother is sick.

You heard that? That's what makes a good brother. Unlike you...

All right, all right... Hurry up and get going.

Buddy...

Buddy coughed all night. His entire body felt hot.

Father and I took him to the Taipei hospital emergency room.

The doctor told us he had contracted an acute pneumonia.

They put on him an oxygen mask, even hang an intravenous drip.

But he did not get better.

When the day came... he stopped breathing.

Get away.

- Don't take him away! Get away! - You can't refuse!

- Buddy... - Calm down please!

- Get away! - Calm down a little!

Sir, you cannot bring the dead back to life. Calm down a bit, will you?

Get away!

Sir... Calm down a bit...

Dad, don't let him go! Dad...

Get away! Buddy!

Don't worry.

I shouldn't have left him alone at home.

Don't worry.

Is there somebody here? Who's inside here?

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