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WHAT I THINK ABOUT THE US AID IN TAIWAN

The Soviet Union, Romania, Bulgaria.

All the allies of Communist China

are Communist countries as well.

But many countries are ready

to make a move.

Based on our national dignity,

we should break off with them.

It's easy

to break off with them,

but all the countries
that we break up with

will make friends with Communist China.

We won't allow it to happen.

The Chile government sent a letter

to ask our Minister of Foreign Affairs

to order some tea leaves for them.

Otherwise…

INSPIRED BY REAL PEOPLE AND HISTORY

Miss?

It's time to get up.

Mrs. Chun!

Why can't I lie in bed all day?

Just tell my dad
that I'm not feeling well.

Then he'll ask Da-chin to come

and give you a shot from the hospital.

But I don't want a shot!

Happy birthday.

You're 20 today.

You're getting old.

It's only my lunar age.

Yes.

That's beautiful!

Manager Lin,

I want a world map here.

But it's expensive.

No, it's not. It's something ordinary.

We need to go global when we do business.

-This way, please.
-Okay.

Mr. Fu-ji,

the three directors are here.

-Mr. Fu-ji.
-Hi, Mr. Fu-ji.

Have a seat.

Come.

Besides Jardine Matheson from the UK,

I didn't know you do business
with the Americans too.

It's nothing big.

They're investing
in building a fertilizer plant.

Before the construction begins,

they'll make arrangements here

in the extra space of our office.

I see.

But Mr. Fuji,

building a fertilizer plant is a big deal.

-Yes.
-Yes.

Here. One for each of you.

Mr. Su, Mr. Li, and Mr. Zhang,

those are my gifts for you.

They're our best tea.

Come and get more if you want.

I have faith in your tea,

but why didn't you tell us earlier?

If you told us in advance,

we would definitely support you.

But we have three candidates
for the chairman.

Why don't you back down this year?

Yes, it's a bit too late.

I didn't want to run for it,

-but…
-But we've made an agreement.

Just tell me who is running for it.

I think I need to talk to them.

Councilman Qiu, it will be embarrassing.

We all know things are not good

in the international tea market.

Here's the deal.

In three years,

it will be your turn.

Sure.

It's up to you to decide.

Have some tea.

Is that okay, Master Stone?

It was cold last night,
so it's not time yet.

-It needs more time.
-Okay.

This batch is ready.

But uncles,

-we can't do this.
-Good picked tea leaves

need a talented tea master

to appreciate them.

It's said that
not many people really understand

writing, feng shui, or tea.

Come here, Stone.

Look closely.

Mr. Lie.

Your picked tea leaves are worthless.

You can't make good tea
and you're blaming me?

I don't think you know anything, Stone.

These are wet picked tea leaves.

No tea masters
can make good tea with them.

Bullshit! They're not wet.

What are you talking about?

Shan-mei.

Come here.

Come on.

See if the picked tea leaves can be used.

They're wet indeed.

But we can still make tea with them.

You hear that?

The female tea master can use them.

I'll sell the bag of tea leaves to you.

Fine, if you say so,

those are yours.

I'll see if you can
make good tea with them.

Thank you.

-Okay.
-Okay.

BEIPU FARMERS' ASSOCIATION

Be careful.

Thank you, Coordinator Chen.

We'll leave the equipment here.

But we'll take them away
in a couple of days.

No problem.
The warehouse was empty anyway.

Thank you.

Wu mien, I've told you a thousand times.

I can't help you.

But these are excellent tea leaves.

You'll see when you drink it.

But I can't give you any fertilizer.

The liquid fertilizer
is easily washed away.

It doesn't work.

I really need chemical fertilizer.

Coordinator Chen,

don't we have some chemical fertilizer?

It's barely enough
for growing rice and sugarcane.

But I grow tea leaves, not rice.

Just give him some. It's okay.

Don't perplex me, Mr. Liu.

If I make an exception,
others will come as well.

There are many tea farmers in Beipu.

Each Farmers' Association needs to provide

military men, civil servants, and teachers
with 400,000 kg of rice.

I can't help him.

Sir.

Sir!

Please!

Give me some!

All washed away.

It doesn't work.

We make over 40 harvests a year

and really need fertilizer.

I've used liquid fertilizer,

but it got washed away or attracted worms.

But I can't do it
without liquid fertilizer.

You need to condition the soil.

-Condition the soil?
-Yes.

Can we do that?

Yes, with chemical fertilizer.

I know.

But they won't give us
the imported fertilizer.

And we don't produce it here.

Yes, we do.

We'll produce chemical fertilizer
in Nikko.

Really?

Can you give me some?

Not yet.

But we'll produce it soon.

I grow the best tea here.

It's for you.

Hey, son!

Give me those tea leaves.

Okay.

You're the new female tea master?

What are you doing here?

I don't know how to operate the machines,

so I've borrowed your kitchen.

Can I have a look?

We make millions of metric tons
of tea leaves in Nikko.

It's going to take you forever like this.

Keep working.

The other three directors
can't manage to come.

The Americans
don't give us much advantage.

If you're not elected as the chairman

and we don't have new orders,

after the shipment to Jardine Matheson,

we'll have to lay off
at least half of our employees.

Shan-mei was scared away and went home?

I haven't seen her in the factory all day.

-Mr. President.
-Mr. President.

-Mr. Manager.
-Mr. Manager.

You can't make good tea
with the wet picked tea leaves.

Stone has sent her
on an impossible mission.

There she is.

You're all old employees of Nikko.

Each of the tea masters here

has at least 10 to 20 years of experience.

Shan-mei is young.

Can she make tea?

I need to maintain the quality of our tea.

Nobody can make good tea
with the wet picked tea leaves.

But those will decide
if a tea master is good enough.

Master Tu used to ask me to do it.

She's here.

She's here.

Really?

Is the tea ready?

Fine. Come with me.

Green tea.

Non-oxidized.

It looks light green
and tastes refreshing.

Pouchong tea.

Slightly oxidized.

It looks yellowish
and tastes properly acerbic.

Oolong tea.

Heavily oxidized.

It looks orange or amber and tastes rich.

Black tea.

Fully oxidized.

It looks ruby red and tastes sweet.

With the same picked tea leaves,

she has made four different types of tea?

She works really fast.

I don't know how they taste.

I'll taste them.

Let's try them.

Stone?

How's the tea Shan-mei made?

She made great tea
with wet picked tea leaves

and all four types of it.

She's a skillful tea master.

I'm speechless.

Master Tu recommended Shan-mei to me.

It was Master Tu? Really?

Stone, you're his best pupil.

Shan-mei is young without experience.

Just teach her everything you know.

Yes, sir.

Shan-mei.

If you have any questions,

you're welcome to ask me.

I'll do my best.

Good.

Why don't you taste them?

-Come.
-Shan-mei, did Master Tu teach you that?

Good job!

Sir?

Mr. Sheng-wen…

Come on! Hurry up!

Go and eat thin noodles.

Go.

Go.

Rong! Get the doctor.

Yes, sir. Right away.

Didn't I give him an enema yesterday?

Constipation again?

-This way, Mr. Zhang.
-Da-chin!

Let's go, doctor!

I can't eat them.

But it's your birthday.

You should eat the thin noodles.

Ching?

Yes, sir?

I need a pen and ink.

What?

I need a pen and ink.

Yes, sir.

Yi-xin needs to get married soon.

Don't get involved
with the American fertilizer plant.

It's good enough to get some money.

You don't listen to me anymore.

You used to listen

when you were little.

When I became
the foster son of the family,

I did everything my dad told me to.

He wanted me to smoke opium

and I did it.

Opium smokers

never visit a brothel or gamble.

They aren't gluttonous.

Isn't it great?

Dad.

The firecrackers.

You've got more money, right?

Good for you.

Dad…

GOOD FOR YOU

GOOD FOR YOU

FREE CHINA

Wang Ying-chuan?

-I want the author.
-Yes, sir.

"Liu Kun-kai"?

You want a new power plant in Hsinchu

for your fertilizer plant?

Yes.

Nikko Fertilizer Plant has the best site.

With enough electricity,

it will be the first
operating fertilizer plant in Taiwan.

Sir,

a fertilizer plant
needs lots of electricity.

The Americans have said yes to the layout.

It's written in the report,

waiting for you to sign it.

You're responsible for building the plant.

I appreciate your efficiency.

But…

it's a private fertilizer plant.

But sir,

we have public provisions
for almost two million people

and military foodstuffs
for five million people on the front.

The public provisions
and military foodstuffs

come from this land.

They don't care
if it's state-run or private.

They just need to fill their stomachs.

Food production
has everything to do with fertilizer.

The sooner it's built,
the better for the government.

It's merely 78 nautical miles

from Hsinchu to Pingtan in Fukien.

In order to recover Mainland China,

you won't say no, will you?

No.

Of course not.

If you need any assistance,

we'll do our best to help you.

Thank you, sir.

Nikko Fertilizer Plant does need

to ask you a favor, sir.

GREAT REPUTATION AND VIRTUE
A STAR HAS FALLEN

A STAR HAS FALLEN

Pay tribute, please.

Take care, Mr. Fu-ji.

Sheng-wen passed away,

but we'll help you.

We're family, Fu-ji.

They're like brothers to me.

If you're running for chairman,

I'll do my best to help you.

Uncle, about the election…

Sir.

Pay tribute, please.

Mr. Vice Minister,

this is Mr. Zhang,
the president of Nikko Company.

My condolences, Mr. Zhang.

Thank you, sir.

Sheng-wen's only granddaughter,
Zhang Yi-xin.

My condolences.

Councilman Qiu.

Hello, sir.

Director Su.

Hello, sir.

And the Tea Manufacturers' Association.

Directors of
the Tea Manufacturers' Association,

all of you

should help Mr. Zhang run for chairman.

Let's work together in harmony.

Hello, sir.

Hello, sir.

Hello, sir.

Hello, sir.

Hello, sir.

I'm glad our boss has been elected.

The US White Company is really something.

They even got us the vice minister.

I think the faces of Great Uncle
and Mr. Fan

really turned "white."

What are you talking about?

Is that okay, sir?

Yes, it is.

Good job.

Congratulations.

You've been elected the chairman.

The basket of flowers is for you.

This way, please.

These apples are expensive.

It takes the monthly salary
of a civil servant to buy one.

One for each and every one of us.

It's generous of you, sir.

The apples are gifts from the US company
that Manager Liu works for.

I'm here to show my gratitude, Mr. Fu-ji.

You got many people
to help us with the electricity

in the fertilizer plant.

We're showing our gratitude
with the gifts.

In the near future,
more equipment will be arriving here.

We'll need your help.

Don't mention it.

If you need workers, I'll get you some.

Thank you.

See? Fertilizer and tea,

and buses and lumber too.

And of the best quality.

You're doing good business, Mr. Fu-ji.

You're in big trouble, Mr. Fu-ji.

Look.

Such a huge plaque.
Where do you want to hang it?

Let's see.

Manager Liu?

I'll introduce you to those people.

Come with me.

Come on.

This is Director Zhang
and this is Director Wang.

The apples are really special.

Yes, Manager Liu asked a friend

to mail them from the US.

He has good connections.

Those Americans all have good connections.

Have some tea.

Wen-gui is here.

What is he doing here?

Has he really fallen in love with Miss?

I think he's here to cozy up with us.

Think about it.
He has four elder brothers.

He'll never have a chance
to inherit anything.

But he's at least a boss around here.

You're right.

He showed up at the funeral
and is here now.

Does he really think
he's the son-in-law here?

Shut your big mouth!

Wen-gui?

Sir?

Hello, sir.

Congratulations.

I'm here to return the suit.

What do I want it for?

Well…

It was tailor-made for you, so it's yours.

But it's expensive.

I can't take it.

Why not?

I think you look great in it.

Wen-gui.

You should take good care of yourself.

Don't treat yourself badly. Understand?

ZHANG FU-JI ELECTED
AS ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN

WHAT I THINK ABOUT THE US AID IN TAIWAN,
BY LIU KUN-KAI

What did you congratulate him for?

I was there to return the suit.

You bastard!

You've never listened to me!

Why don't you listen to me?

You've got the suit in your arms
all day long!

What's wrong with you?

I'll try to wake you up!

What's the use of raising you?

Get up!

You've never listened to me!

The engagement…

You asked for the engagement

in the beginning.

I got engaged

because you wanted me to.

I broke off the engagement
because you wanted me to.

What am I to you?

You?

You're nothing.

You're not even qualified to be my son.

I, Fan You-yi,

don't have
a good-for-nothing son like you.

So, our new chairman

will take over the governmental project.

Shouldn't we share the responsibility?

But why?

You're Tea Power.

Mr. Fu-ji should take
the diplomatic order from Chile.

-What do you say?
-Yes.

Yes. You'll take it.

Fine. I'll take it then.

The bureau chief
personally sent the sample here.

We should support them here.

Yes, you're right.

Let's have some tea.

It's a deal then.

He won't make a profit from the deal.

No profit at all.

But why does he take it?

Would you take it if it were you?

This is taking much less time
than I thought.

I knew it.

You're definitely up to the job

of building your country's
first fertilizer plant.

For centuries,
Taiwan used manure as fertilizer.

This caused parasites and dysentery.

So we need agricultural science.

Don't forget.

An extra pound of fertilizer
keeps the Communists away.

KK, you have a call.

-Me?
-Yes.

Thank you.

This is KK.

Are you the son of Mr. Liu Kui-ying,

Liu Kun-kai?

Yes. Who's speaking?

Mr. Kun-kai, I'm Wang Ying-chuan.

Ying-chuan?

You should pick

Two or three leaves at a time

They get old without being picked

For three days in a row

Where are my tea leaves?

This is bad.

-My tea is gone.
-Dad?

What are you doing?

My tea is gone.

My tea is gone.

-Where is it?
-What happened, Rong?

The bureau chief has given him a mission.

The tea…

Here it is.

We've got an order.

Two million pounds
of diplomatic black tea for Chile.

Really?

We'll get to pay this month's debt.

But we won't make much profit.

We'll lose money
even if we pay two dollars

for the picked tea leaves.

And we can't shame our country.

Can't we say no?

No, we can't.

Because I'm the chairman
of the Association.

Nobody wanted it,

so I had to take it.

Besides, I've accepted the deposit.

What for?

For money, Yi-xin.

Don't step on them!

You're doing it even if we'll lose money?

Nikko doesn't have a choice.

Nikko doesn't have a choice?

Taiwanese tea has been caught
in a dilemma.

Nine factories out of ten
are struggling to survive.

For our people,
we have to do it at any cost.

And we can't shame our country.

But for how long
will we survive like this?

We have no choice.

Here we are, sir.

Yes.

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

YONGLE THEATER

It's said that

you can't come to Dadaocheng
without seeing an opera.

Now it's said that

you don't know opera
without seeing Ms. Xia.

-General.
-General.

It's you indeed, Mr. Liu.

I thought I'd never see you again.

I'm sorry that I buried you.

It's all right.

Hey, you. Sit down.

I'm sorry.

This is Mr. Liu Kun-kai.

This is our chief editor.

Chief editor of Free China,

Xu Xing-bo.

How do you do?

The article you wrote

has touched a lot of readers.

Would you like to be our columnist?

Mr. Liu, your article
"What I Think About the US Aid in Taiwan"

is really a great one.

Our magazine Free China

tries to convey ideas
of liberal and democratic China.

If we're against the Communists,

we need support from the US.

You're working for the Americans, Mr. Liu.

You have unique points of view.

Would you like to share more with us?

Chief Editor Xu.

I'm afraid that
I want nothing to do with politics.

But you have to speak out.

Here comes Ms. Xia.

Let's enjoy the show.

Let's enjoy the show.

-Bravo!
-Bravo!

In the clear night sky

In the clear night sky

In the clear night sky

The full moon is seen rising

The full moon is seen rising

The full moon is seen rising

Come on!

Hurry up!

Move!

What took you so long?

Hurry up!

Hi, Master Li.

I see the midnight snacks.

They didn't eat before going on stage.

They must be starving.

What is Ms. Xia eating?

I've found a Shanghai pastry shop
on Nanchang Road.

Ms. Xia keeps asking for it
these few days.

She must be homesick

I'm going in.

-Yes. See you.
-Mr. Liu.

Ms. Xia and our chief editor
came from the same town.

She supports and sustains our magazine.

We can't live without her.

In order to persuade the talented man
to be our columnist,

this eloquent tongue of mine

has been bitten by the cat.

So you wrote the article on the US aid.

Mr. Liu,

we're looking forward
to reading your new article.

Write if you want to.

If not, don't.

Let's be friends.

Do you have a cigarette?

I do.

Thank you.

Here I am, Mom!

Are you hungry, Yue-ting?

Let's eat some midnight snacks.

Ms. Xia,

that young master has sent a car here.

I almost forgot about it.

He's a really persistent guy.

Shut up.

I'm just eating with him

to show my gratitude for his help.

Are you out of your mind?

Yue-ting, I'll be right back.

You can't purchase them at this price.

We'll do it at the normal price.

Less than three dollars?
We won't sell them.

You have to raise the price.

I'll ask our president.

-Don't go!
-Don't go!

WORLD MAP

Where is Chile, Rong?

This piece of paper costs 100 dollars?

We've got one more country.

We'll sell Nikko tea to the whole world.

What's that for if we'll lose money?

The way you speak
sounds more and more like my dad.

Sir.

The tea farmers
know about the diplomatic order

and our greater demand,

so they're asking for a raise.

I'm not a chief tea master.

It's not up to me.

Please tell me how much we'll pay.

Three dollars
for the good picked tea leaves.

But sir,

we'll lose money if it's two dollars.

If it's three dollars,
we'll lose one million.

We were 3.3 million in debt.

With the interest of a private loan,

we have over 4.3 million in debt.

Someone has to lose money
because of the diplomatic order.

I'd rather it's us than those tea farmers.

Losing money again?

We'll make good tea even if we lose money.

It's a diplomatic order,
and I'm the chairman.

We can't shame our country.

And we can't shame Nikko.

That's my decision.

Yes, sir.

Who's that?

He's here.

Which is important,
reputation or livelihood?

We haven't been paid for four months.

If it keeps on like this,

I'm afraid that we'll never get paid.

Hi, Mr. Gu.

-Hi, Mr. Fu-ji.
-Hi, Mr. Fu-ji.

Thank you for coming.

Hi, Mr. Fu-ji.

This is Takeo, my brother's son.

He used to work
for a big company in Japan.

He came back this year.

Hi, Mr. Zhang.

I heard you stayed in Japan for a while.

You're my senior.

But I didn't do anything.

I just studied there.

You've done a job,
working for a big company.

No.

Mr. Fu-ji.

Yi-xin is a nice girl.

And I want Takeo to get married soon.

Maybe we should decide on a date
for the engagement ceremony?

Okay.

-Chun-tao?
-Yes, sir.

Get the lunar calendar.
Let's find a lucky day.

Yes, sir.

I'll design the wedding dress personally.

It's going to be trendy and gorgeous.

Let's have a look.

Just pick the luckiest day.

Next week.

Are you kidding me?

It takes time to make the wedding dress.

Our boss will be in-laws
with the Textile Federation's chairman.

He can strut about now.

Takeo has a better background
than Wen-gui.

And he's good-looking too.

With such a great background,

why is he marrying into the family?

I heard that all his folks are dead.

He has no family.

Marrying into the family
will give him a new home.

It's great, isn't it?

-Yes, you're right.
-Yes.

So, who has the advantage here?

-Let's eat.
-Let's eat.

Why aren't you eating?

I don't want to.

-I'm going to the tea factory.
-Okay.

If you don't eat now,

you'll be hungry later.

Don't wear a long face.

You'll still live here
when you're married.

Your dad will protect you.

No, he won't.

But I'll definitely protect you.

Eat, Yi-xin.

Good girl.

The tea has…

An aged fragrance.

You normally get the fragrance
from teas over 20 years old.

Such teas aren't cheap.

Try to figure out a way

to make the diplomatic tea possible.

It really tastes great.

Yes.

Listen.

You need old tea leaves
to get the aged fragrance.

But they're expensive.

What's wrong?

If it's too hard for you,

just come home.

No.

Nikko is nice to me.

Prosecutor Li.

I'll send you the detailed report
of the case

in a couple of days.

Okay. Thank you, Dr. Zhang.

Who's next?

Why don't you come in?

-Are you with him?
-Yes.

What are you doing, Shan-mei?

Roasting tea leaves.

Roasting tea leaves?

Baking sweet potatoes.

Why are you roasting tea leaves?

I'm trying to get an aged fragrance.

Aged fragrance?

It's not easy to make the aged fragrance

for the sample of the diplomatic tea.

But old tea leaves are rare and expensive.

We have to make them in other ways.

Otherwise,

it's impossible
to make two million pounds of them.

I'm not sure if roasting them works,

but I have to give it a try.

You and I are of the same age, right?

Have your folks
arranged for your marriage?

I'm too busy to think about it.

My dad is sick.

They're waiting for my paycheck at home.

I see.

Is there an aged fragrance?

A stale flavor.

Like my grandpa's mung bean cakes.

Help me, De.

Hi, Miss.

NIKKO COMPANY TEA FACTORY

Damn it!

Do you really want to quit?

Haven't you seen that?

Two more people quit their jobs.

We haven't been paid for four months.

What is the president thinking?

Where are you going?

To Taipei.

Do you want to bet?

Even after this batch of tea,

we won't get paid.

Come on!

Time to change shifts!

Take a break and have some snacks.

NIKKO OFFICE

Hi, Yi-xin.

What are you doing here at this hour?