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Steamed buns!

Good morning.

Steamed buns!

Steamed buns!

INSPIRED BY REAL PEOPLE AND HISTORY

Ms. Zhang is really something.

A young girl like her sold tea
to the American Army

who only drink coffee and cola.

She got lucky.

The American Army wanted to change,

and she got the chance.

No, Mr. Fu-ji.

With the Chinese Tea King's compliments,

Yi-xin is really something.

What Chinese Tea King?

It was in the past.

Mr. Mu,

do you want to go to my tea factory?

Okay.

This way, Mr. Mu.

-Hello, sir.
-Hello.

Mr. Mu, the Nikko tea

is the best in Taiwan.

Don't worry about our quality.

Yes, Mr. Mu.

The Nikko Company
is the largest in Taiwan.

The ventilation dryers.

Haven't seen one for a long time.

Mr. Mu is a sentimental man.

Mr. Fu-ji,

Mr. Mu owned the biggest company in China.

He exported
4,300 tonnes of tea leaves annually.

4,300 tonnes?

Mr. Mu alone exported as many

as the total tea leaves in Taiwan?

Yes.

That was when he did good business,

but he was caught

in the Sino-Japanese War.

His factories, warehouses,

and machines were burnt up.

He couldn't move his tea factory.

Then he ended up alone in Taiwan.

Wu mien has been weak.

From what I've seen,

things aren't good for him.

Mr. Mu, this is my best black tea.

It's good.

Black tea is like a girl with many guises.

Filled with all flavors.

I've brought my own tea.

This is green tea.

The original taste.

I'm representing Hellyer & Co.

to choose several tea factories in Taiwan

and teach them to make green tea

for the North African market.

To make green tea?

Aren't you asking for black tea, Mr. Mu?

I'm asking for green tea.

Haven't Councilman Qiu told you?

We at Nikko don't make green tea, Mr. Mu.

Taiwan is a unique place

for black tea

and for green tea too.

The Korean War
made a North African market.

They don't buy green tea from the Chinese.

The Japanese green tea production

hasn't yet returned to normal.

So for the Taiwan tea,

now is the best chance.

Mr. Mu, you have a great vision.

I appreciate it.

However,

I believe in the potential of black tea.

But the black tea here can't compete.

We can only blend it now.

On the 10th of next month,

send them to me.

No problem.

Thank you.

-I like your tea.
-Wen-gui!

-See you.
-Wen-gui!

-Hey, Qiu!
-Park there.

Why are you so late?

Don't say that.

I set off from Taoyuan before dawn.

Thank you.

Have a seat.

Mr. Mu, you have your opinion,

while I have mine.

Black tea has a market.

80% of the world drinks black tea.

Only 20% of it drinks green tea.

That's why I'm trying

to improve my tea now.

Then I'll sell it to London, Paris,

and Amsterdam.

Mr. Fu-ji,

nobody knows the North African market.

If you make green tea for them,

you'll strike it rich.

Mr. Mu?

Would you tell me how big

the market is?

We plan to export
1.8 million pounds this year.

Then we'll double the number next year.

We want to take the whole

North African market.

What tea will we grow next season?

What tea?

It's Huang-Gan that you're growing.

It can only be blended.

What can I do?

I can't just abandon it

to grow new tea.

I'll teach you personally

how to roast green tea

and help you enter
the North African market.

One thing is important.

It's what the government focuses on.

So Mr. Mu,

you're trying to find a big tea factory

to make tea for you.

Mr. Mu,

if you're here for black tea,

I'll make it for you, however much.

But we don't make green tea.

It seems that you have
a soft spot for black tea.

Mr. Mu, the future of Taiwan tea

isn't in the can of yours.

The future of Taiwan tea

is in my hands.

But people keep changing their tastes.

Making tea is an art

and a business too.

GREEN TEA

Qiu?

How much do you have?

Almost 120 kg.

120 kg?

Fine.

I'll sell it for you.

Thank you, Wen-gui.

Go get it. We're all depending on you.

All right. Stop the nonsense. Go on.

You can sell tea easily here.

How I envy you!

If things were so perfect,

I would've seen an opera there.

Come on. Have some tea.

Thank you.

-Bravo!
-Bravo!

-Thank you. Bye.
-Be safe.

Yes.

-Teng-fei?
-Yes, sir.

We'll have a meeting with them next month.

Our mission now
is to earn foreign currency.

Yes, sir.

Fighting against the Communists
is up to it.

Let's go.

Foreign currency?

What do we earn it with, sir?

Let's see if Chang-sheng

will take it.

You hear that?

Go and find me

the biggest tea company in Taiwan.

Tea company?

Yes.

It's still early, Mr. Mu.

I'll show you around Guanxi.

This way.

Ms. Zhang?

You sold tea to the American Army.

It was not luck.

The sustainability of a company

begins with a small decision.

I hope that we'll have the chance

to work with you.

Mr. Zhang,

the 1.8 million pounds of green tea,

only your company can make it.

It's twice the price of black tea.

With the price,

you don't have to hesitate, Mr. Zhang.

GREEN TEA

Chun-tao, I've eaten cabbages

for half a month.

Haven't we eaten them all?

We've bought a cartload.

If we don't eat them,

they'll go to waste.

Papa…

I know what you're trying to say.

It's not that I don't make green tea,

but that making it would be a blow

to the company.

From tea masters
to machines and techniques,

we're a black tea manufacturer.

Making green tea

means we'll have to abandon the machines.

A small workshop can make green tea.

You don't need space for wilting.

With a machine and a workshop,

you can make it.

We're a big tea factory.

We don't have to compete with them.

But the market is changing.

We'll need a transformation.

A transformation?

It's easier said than done.

If you fail,

the company will collapse

and Beipu will too.

I've been making black tea
for over 20 years.

So

are you going to roast cabbages?

Or roast mushrooms?

Make garlic powder?

Make pineapple cans?

I'll find us partners if you want.

Don't you understand it?

We're a black tea manufacturer.

If we're making green tea,

we'll have to start from scratch.

I know you don't want to make

anything else but tea.

Didn't we start from scratch

to help the company

keep making tea?

But we haven't had an order
for the past few months.

Nobody is making green tea
for North Africa.

It's our chance.

We're winning if we begin now.

Papa, let's change together.

I've worked together
with these machines for years.

Has black tea suddenly lost its taste now?

You used to be a true pioneer.

Why are you trying to escape now?

Yi-xin,

where we're going now

is a completely strange place.

Mr. Michael,

this season, Nikko Company
is capable of producing

1.5 million pounds.

I intend to sell all of it
to Hellyer & Co.

I admire your confidence, Ms. Zhang.

But for our first collaboration,

I'd prefer to stick to what we agreed to.

We can ship tens of millions of pounds

to the US military in advance.

1.5 million pounds would not be a problem.

Green tea and black tea

are two different stories.

Michael, Nikko Company
is the largest raw tea factory in Taiwan.

And the quantity will not be a problem.

Since Mr. Mu said so,

then I'll arrange the shipment schedule.

We will deliver on time.

And we'll have other business
later on in the year,

probably sometime in the winter.

Sure.

You're greedy.

It's our first time making green tea,

and you've got us a one million USD order?

It takes money to install the machines.

I want to strike a balance with the order.

If we work together,

I think we'll make it.

What matters is the schedule.

It's a large quantity.

I don't think we'll make it.

From my calculation,

we're 400,000 pounds short.

In the can, it's Huang-Gan.

They normally grow
Chin-Shin-Dapan in Beipu.

If you make green tea
with Chin-Shin-Dapan,

the yield rate is lower than Huang-Gan.

Not cost-effective.

Besides,

the green tea made with Chin-Shin-Dapan

is darker in color

and greener in taste.

So…

It tastes and looks bad

with a bad yield rate.

It's not cost-effective to make green tea

with Chin-Shin-Dapan.

You can't tell
if it's black tea or green tea.

Can you really make it?

So can we use Huang-Gan

to make green tea?

I heard the biggest Huang-Gan manufacturer

in Taoyuan, Hsinchu, and Miaoli

is Mr. Fan from Baoshan.

You can talk to him.

What's wrong?

You look sad.

I've got an order.

Then you should be happy about it.

But Papa scolded me.

I don't think I can do it.

If you can't meet an order,
it's not a big deal.

But if someone dies,

we'll be in trouble.

You mean Wu mien?

Yes.

We have to let them know

to stop people from getting poisoned.

But you haven't done it.

How do you know you can't do it?

Just get people to help you.

But what if the person

had an unpleasant past with you?

Just remember.

Washington is everyone's friend.

Nobody will be your rival forever
in the business world.

I see.

Wu mien will get better.

Yes.

It has been a long time, Mr. Fan.

Yes, a long time.

Your dad wants me.

He needs to talk to me.

It's me who needs to talk to you.

Have a seat.

Okay.

Huang-Gan?

Are you sure?

Yes, I'm sure.

Mr. Fan, I want your tea for the season.

How's that?

Well…

Really?

Aren't you willing to?

Of course I am.

I'm more than willing.

But…

Fine.

If you say so.

I'll sign it at home and send it back.

You do things like your dad, Ms. Zhang.

You're decisive.

Being close doesn't matter
when you do business.

Have some tea.

Out of the way!

Be careful of the threshold here!

Be careful!

Lift it higher!

Thank you, Mr. Li.

I know you've been busy.

What can I do?

I'm the only one in Taiwan
to make the machines.

You've monopolized the market.

You're the winner.

Everyone wants to be his own boss.

With cash, I'll make them for you.

Get those out of the way!

Mr. Mu said that

you need to cook green tea.

It's not instant.

And you need so many things.

Mint? Sugar?

You cook it?

It's good. Very sweet.

I want one more.

-Sir? Where should I put this?
-The Farmers' Association

-won't let us sell
-Here.

due to the lack of official documentation.

The government says someone was poisoned,

and that it's necessary to understand
the situation before it can sell again.

I visited him in the hospital. He's okay.

KK, this matter can be big or small.

Make sure no one dies.

Yes, I know.

I will work on publicity.

Good.

I'll talk to the government officials.

Okay. Bye.

Is everything okay?

Yes.

With Washington's help.

Congratulations.

Good tea.

Please.

This way.

Sir?

Sir?

They're auditors
from the Ministry of Finance.

They're here for the taxes.

For the taxes?

Excuse us, sir.

Our superiors asked us

to come and take a look.

No problem.

Manager Lin.

Whatever they need from us,

we'll cooperate.

Yes, sir.

Go and check.

Have a seat.

Okay.

Has anyone come
and audited anything before?

Not that I've heard of.

Have some tea?

Okay.

Rong, make some tea.

Yes, sir.

We wanted a coordinator

for North African green tea.

And someone recommended you.

Yes, sir.

Are you a tea company?

A tea company?

You haven't got it right.

We're an import and export
trading company.

We do everything that you can think of

and everything that

you can't think of.

It was something simple,

an order of 1.8 million pounds.

1.5 million pounds were stolen

with only 300,000 left.

Damn it!

And they wanted me to talk to you.

Please calm down, sir.

Three hundred thousand pounds
isn't a big deal.

I'll get it done as soon as possible.

Is that a promise?

Yes, sir.

Good.

Sir?

If Guo Hua can buy everything

and sell everything,

will you import tea machines?

If Guo Hua imports tea machines

and sells them to small workshops,

they'll be your branches.

And it won't matter
if it's three hundred thousand

or three million pounds.

Good job.

Wen-gui must be rich.

You're generous today.

The three of you

are ready

to be bosses.

-To be bosses?
-Yes.

But we don't have money for machines.

Your money isn't needed.

I'll install them for you, free of charge.

I'll deduct it
when I buy tea leaves from you.

The tea that you make,

I'll buy it all.

And the three of you will be bosses.

-Okay?
-Okay.

I'll be a boss.

Cheers!

Nobody drinks it up in one go.

I see.

It's done.

Come on!

Green tea doesn't need oxidation.

Hurry up!

Come on!

It's done.

Rub it more.

It's done.

Hurry up!

Hi, Mr. Liang.

-You're early.
-Hi, Mr. Ota.

Mr. Fan is here with tea leaves.

Hi, Ms. Zhang.

I'm on time.

I'm here with tea leaves.

Look at those cheap tea leaves.

With those, you've earned a lot.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

-We're all friends.
-Yes.

Mr. Luo!

Mr. Luo,

this is Mr. Fan from Guo Hua.

Hi, Mr. Luo. I'm Fan Wen-gui.

Hi.

You own the tea gardens
all over the mountain?

Yes.

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

It's noon. Let's eat.

Have a seat.

-Help me get prepared.
-Okay.

Thank you, everyone. Here.

Pass them around. To the back.

Thank you.

-Here.
-Then I'll help myself.

Make yourself at home.

Here.

I don't like your fertilizer.

When I gave it,

the roots were blackened.

You can't give it directly.

It needs to be left for two weeks.

For two weeks? What the hell?

Your fertilizer makes my skin itchy.

Sir, the fertilizer is stimulative.

Don't forget to wear gloves

and face masks.

Face mask?

What's with all the trouble?

Listen up, everyone.

The fertilizer kills insects

and becomes fertilizer.

When you know its characteristics,

your livelihood won't depend
on the weather.

Won't depend on the weather?

Manager Liu, do you mean it?

Yes, of course.

When you have it,

you can be your own boss.

Be our own boss?

That's good.

Sir!

Come in.

Hi, Wen-gui.

Come in.

Not bad, right?

Sir?

I've got the 300,000 pounds.

So soon?

Good job.

Keep doing it.

Keep doing it?

Yes.

It's said in Taiwan that…

south sugar and north tea.

Tea is the best way
to earn foreign currency.

Just keep doing it.

We'll need money for guns and munitions

to recover the lost land
in mainland China.

This month,

we're one million short
of the sales target.

Yes, sir.

But what to do with the tea leaves
that we collect?

Just sell them.

Nikko has been collecting them,

and Hellyer & Co. signed an agreement

to prevent them from failing to deliver.

Wen-gui, nobody can steal
the government's order.

I'll get them all this time.

It's your mission.

Go for it.

NIKKO, 600

Compared to those last week,

the tea leaves this week aren't normal.

Only half of them.

Yes.

If they're getting fewer,

we won't get to deliver.

How much for today?

-It's 2.4.
-2.4?

That damned Guo Hua!

Where are they from?

-They've kept on stealing our tea leaves.
-Yes.

Who the hell are they
to collect tea leaves

at any price?

We need a higher price, ma'am.

Or we won't have tea leaves.

But when we raise it, they do it too.

We can't raise the price anymore.

How much for today, ma'am?

It's 2.4. Come and weigh.

No. I'll ask around.

But 2.4 is a fair price.

-You're leaving?
-We can't help it.

The two of you just keep bidding.

It's exhausting for us to run around.

I don't want to sell them
at such a low price.

-Hi, Mr. Fan.
-Don't go.

Only a truckload today.

We've signed the contract.
You can't decrease the number.

But there aren't many of them.
I can't help you.

They've installed machines
and made tea themselves.

It was stupid of me
to sign at the price of one.

But you can't say that.

Whose truck is that

with so many tea leaves?

GUO HUA

It has been a long time.

How have you been?

Mr. Fan,

what are you doing here in Nikko?

You'll have to deliver next week.

I'm here to help you.

For a while now,

we Guo Hua have made

500,000 pounds of extra tea for Nikko.

Do you want them?

If you want them,

I can lend them to you.

It's 12 for a pound.

If you don't want them,

we'll sell them to Hellyer & Co.

We do.

-Papa?
-Hello, sir.

But it's 6 million for 500,000 pounds.

Honesty is what matters in doing business.

Right, Wen-gui?

You're a smart businessman.

It looks like you've lived well.

But you've stayed the same, sir.

Thanks to you,

I've lived well.

I want your tea leaves.

Okay.

Papa, why are you doing that?

Dad, do you think…

Do you think I'm good for anything now?

Unload it!

-Okay!
-Okay!

The sales goal of the month,

you've done it in no time.

I knew you'd come through.

Thank you, sir.

I think I have a lot to learn,

from you, of course.

You're being humble.

Deducting the money from tea machines

means that he's got the tea from farmers.

Wen-gui is so smart.

He's taking with one hand
and giving with the other.

Let's have a toast.

Wen-gui has done something

to earn big money for the company.

Let's congratulate him.

-Okay.
-Thank you.

-Congratulations.
-Thank you.

Cheers.

Great.

You should learn from Wen-gui. Okay?

Yes. Okay.

It's the official document

from the Health Department.

An ambulance will come later

from National Taiwan University Hospital
to pick him up.

The Health Department?

Yes.

But with his health condition,

I'm afraid to move him

over such a long distance.

Will he get better
at National Taiwan University Hospital?

I think we'll give it a try.

We all know that

National Taiwan University Hospital

has the best medical resources in Taiwan.

In Taipei,

maybe he'll get better.

You can grow tea trees again.

Grow them back.

Yes?

Yes.

How can you

ask a kid to do that?

Hello, sir.

Do you want me to wash the dishes?

We're fine.

Haven't we agreed

to make your tea garden green again?

I'm sorry, sir.

I'm afraid that it won't work.

If you go to Taipei,

maybe you'll have a chance.

To Taipei?

Yes.

Wu mien, I want to drink your tea again.

Yes.

It's said that my tea tastes the best.

I'm afraid that…

I'm afraid that nobody
will drink it anymore.

Don't say that.

When we're in Taipei,

maybe you'll get better.

Really?

Yes.

Okay.

I don't have other skills.

But I know how to survive.

I'll try.

I'll give you

another chance to drink the tea I grow.

Okay.

I can't believe the machine
is out of order now.

It has run nonstop 24-7.

You'd better believe it.

What are you talking about?

Let's eat first.

All you can do is eat.

Ma'am!

Ma'am,

we've bought everything.

We'll deliver in three days,

but we're still 200,000 pounds short.

And another machine is out of order.

This time, Nikko will lose big money.

Do you know what to do, Shan-mei?

Unless…

the rolling is reduced
from three times to once

to save us some time.

Can we do that?

The tea's form will change.
It'll look bad.

However, it looks doesn't matter.

Absolutely not!

Yi-xin doesn't know how to make tea.

But as the chief tea master in Nikko,

are you playing games together?

We should roll the tea three times.

But we won't be able
to deliver it on time.

It's our first deal
and you're trying to cheat.

Where's your honesty?

But if we can't deliver it on time,

honesty won't help, will it?

Is that how you do business?

It's the last resort.

If we can't deliver it,

we won't get a second chance.

Roll it three times,

not once less.

Yes, Dr. Zhang?

He's in National Taiwan
University Hospital now?

I see.

Yes, please.

If there's any news, just tell me.

Yes. Thank you.

What is it?

What are you doing?

-Cut the electricity and shut it down!
-What are you doing?

Why are you doing that?

Against the Distribution Act
of Fertilizer,

you've sold fertilizer without permission.

But it's what the fertilizer plant did.

What has it got to do
with the tea factory?

Mr. Zhang, you're the shareholder
of the plant.

Please come with us
to help with the investigation.

Mr. Fu-ji,

I'm sorry.

To help with the investigation,

before we get the results,

the Nikko tea factory

will be shut down.

Don't cut the electricity!

Or the tea leaves in the machines
will be oxidized.

They'll go to waste.

That's your problem.

Sir, since it's the plant's problem,

as a partner,

I can go with you.

But Nikko has nothing to do with them.

It's not fair to shut down

my tea factory.

All the farmers here are well-trained.

You're like a seed.

Don't forget

to tell your neighbors

and friends.

Let's pass the word of mouth

to make our land more fertile

and grow stronger.

-Yes!
-Great, Manager Liu!

Let's attend Manager Liu's lessons.

-Yes.
-Yes.

Take care of our own fields.

It's our honor
that you're willing to come here.

Believe it when I say

that Nikko will guard you farmers,

and we want you to guard us too.

-Well said!
-Well said!

What are the police doing here?

I love what you've said, Manager Liu.

Please go on.

But officer,

the tea that we've brought

is for you, sir.

We want to give Mr. Fu-ji

something to eat and drink.

And the tea is for you.

Don't put me in a difficult place.

Zhang Fu-ji is Nikko's shareholder.

We're doing everything
according to the law.

What law?

The Distribution Act of Fertilizer
is an executive order

without a penalty.

You can't put anyone under arrest.

Even so, you can't get in.

Why?

Someone wants your dad

to self-reflect while he's in there.

What now?

I have no idea.

Let's go home.