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Hi, Ms. Xia.

Hi, Ms. Zhang.

KK, you have a visitor.

Come in.

Yi-xin?

What are you doing here?

It's late. You're having a party?

My student, Wang Ying-chuan,

kept telling me that he'd come for dinner.

And he's here today.

Not only him, but with some friends.

Have you had dinner, Ms. Zhang?

Why don't you eat with us?

No, I'm not hungry.

Here. Glutinous rice balls.

You're cooking. We're in luck.

It's a rare chance, Ms. Zhang.

And you've bumped into it. Come on.

Let's eat together if you don't mind.

Thank you very much.

Yue-ting?

Wash your hands for dinner.

-Put down your bamboo dragonfly.
-Come, let's eat.

Guard it for me.

Yes. Go and wash your hands.

Come on.

Here. Have a seat.

Yue-ting, come here.

Yue-ting?

It's a curfew again.

You all have to stay here tonight.

INSPIRED BY REAL PEOPLE AND HISTORY

If it goes on like this,

what will happen to us?

With American aid,

we'll definitely fight back.

Democracy and liberty
are where civilization is going.

We'll go home in a couple of years.

What does it mean?

It's the Morse code,

consisting of ticks and tacks.

A tick is short

while a tack is long.

The letter "i" will be

tick, tick.

Tick, tick.

Yes.

Hi, Yue-ting.

Hi, Aunt.

Yue-ting,

you should call her "Yi-xin."

It's all right.

Hi, Yi-xin.

Do you know what "i" is?

It's "tick, tick."

Tick, tick.

So we blink twice.

Okay?

Can you do that? Again.

It's an "i."

Here.

It's done.

Have a look, Yi-xin.

Thank you.

Can everything be translated
into ticks and tacks?

Yes, but only in English.

What is this?

Bamboo dragonfly.

-"Bamboo dragonfly."
-"For two years."

B-A-M.

Tack, tick, tick, tick, tick,

tack, tack, tack.

-Tack, tick, tick, tick, tick,
-Tack, tick, tick, tick, tick,

-tack, tack, tack.
-tack, tack, tack.

Good morning.

Good morning, Ms. Xia.

I'm sorry to occupy your bed.

It's all right. Did you sleep well?

Yes, of course.

-May I?
-Yes, sure.

But it's strong.

A little bit.

But I'll get used to it.

Yue-ting loves it here.

Really?

She's welcome here.

But I'll have to come with her.

You're welcome too.

You want to steal the order from Guo Hua?

We've calculated it.

But it's so cheap
that we won't get much profit.

If we don't get ready--

You only take an order when you're ready?

That's not how you do things.

Who takes an order

when he's 100% ready?

They adjust themselves while doing it.

The order can

take care of our people for two years.

We want it.

But it's different, Papa.

At a low price,

they want a large quantity.

There won't be much profit

and I'm worried about the delivery.

You know,

don't calculate the profit.

Earn it.

If we can't make the quantity,

we'll ask friends to help.

It's not difficult.

I'll get a satellite factory.

A satellite factory?

Didn't Wen-gui sell a lot of machines

to those small tea workshops?

If Guo Hua doesn't get the order,

the small workshops won't get anything.

If Nikko gets it,

we can subcontract to them.

If we can do that,

we'll produce it not only in Nikko,

but also in Longtan,

Taoyuan, and Guanxi.

And we'll subcontract
the two-million-pound order

from Hellyer & Co. too.

You're right.

You didn't think I could do it?

I'm Tea Power.

I used to collect tea
in Taoyuan, Hsinchu, and Miaoli.

I'll try to do it again.

Let's try to steal it first.

I'll send a telegram now.

We have a six-hour time difference
with France.

I want them to get our telegram

before they reply to Guo Hua.

I have to go.

Okay.

Rong, go now.

Okay.

But how did you know Guo Hua's price?

I picked it up.

You're lucky

to pick that up.

I'm so happy.

Wen-gui,

listen to me.

When you go to France,

can you buy a watch for me?

Of course. As you wish, sir.

It's two o'clock.

Go, Shang-xian.

Check if we got the telegram.

Yes, sir.

Let's celebrate with champagne.

I can't wait to see the golden champagne

being poured out.

Can you tidy them up?

Let's do it right.

-Be careful.
-Push them to the center.

-Don't break it.
-It's all right.

Their work hours have begun in France.

If we get it,
they'll reply with a telegram.

So getting a telegram
means we get the deal.

If not,

does it mean we didn't get it?

It's normally so.

But it depends on them.

It's not a bad thing if we don't get it.

You see, the price is as low as it can be.

Yes. It's trouble if we get it.

Yes.

Your telegram!

We've bid 0.32.

But someone has bid 0.31.

0.01 less.

Who could accept such a low price?

It must be a bad joke.

You can't get whatever you want.

You're right.

I know that.

But…

you don't give me what I want.

I don't get it.

General,

please give me a second chance.

A second chance?

On the battlefield,

everyone dies once.

If you can't earn foreign currency
for the country,

get out of here.

Give me a second chance, Yuan-kai.

Get out!

Sir!

North African green tea is the best way
to earn foreign currency.

General,

I can get compensation for the company

and earn a lot of foreign currency
for the country.

BANK OF TAIWAN

Thank you.

It's done, Ms. Zhang.

From now on,

Nikko can exchange foreign currency

through our bank.

May you do great business.

Thank you.

BANK OF TAIWAN

This way, Miss.

Leave me, Rong.

I'll visit a friend across the street.

Okay.

I'll pick you up later.

Yes.

Mr. Wang, this is for your reference.

Normally, we suggest

you make PVC
with whatever Taiwan Alkali overproduces

to lower the costs.

We're being industrialized,

so it's an important product
in the future.

Thanks to your explanation,

I've finally understood what PVC is.

Not many people produce it now.

It's a great chance.

Yes.

I heard your family grows tea, Mr. Wang.

Growing tea doesn't earn much.

It's going to be worthless in the end.

-I'll update you next week.
-Hello.

Hello. I am looking for Manager Liu.

KK?

You mean Translator Liu?

He's right over there at the door.

Good luck.

Thank you. Bye.

Next time, be sure to tell me

before you come here.

Okay.

How have you been?

Why are you wearing a long face?

Because of crimson.

But it looks beautiful.

Your description has made it sad.

My dad was an English teacher.

I remember when I was little,

he told me the setting sun

is crimson.

When I was a Japanese soldier,

he wrote to me often.

His letters always began with…

"The weather is fine.

It's warm."

Or "The weather is bad.

It's cloudy."

But they always ended with

"Kun-kai,

come home soon.

We're all waiting to eat with you."

But unfortunately,

in the Taipei air raid,

they all died.

This is where I grew up.

But everything in my memory is gone.

I didn't want to come back to Taiwan.

I don't have family here

or any relatives.

I'm always alone.

But I came back anyway

because there are things
that I want to do.

I'm sorry.

When I'm in Taipei,

I think of these unhappy things.

But come to think of it,

at least I get off work on time.

If you want to get off work on time,

you can work for me.

Are you hiring me?

Thank you for everything you've done.

I need someone who speaks fluent English

to help me with the exports.

I think you're my best choice.

Do you want to work for Nikko?

I haven't thought about it.

I can give you a higher salary.

Although I can't make fertilizer now,

I have a lot to say on behalf of farmers.

I want to help them in my way.

That's what I should do.

Mr. Fan, I love your tea.

-Thank you.
-Wen-gui!

-Wen-gui!
-Qiu?

What's that? Looks fun!

It's champagne, you hillbillies.

Champagne?

Today's quantity is good.

Whatever you'll bring me,

I want it all.

The more the better.

You want more?

Here. A toast.

Let's work together.

-Yes.
-Yes.

We're all busy,

and you're having a break?

I'm only drinking some tea.

You slacker!

Roast them now.

NIKKO CO., LTD.

How is it going?

Those small tea workshops,

I've added them all.

But that's not enough.

Ask the workers to work overtime

and collect tea leaves from all farmers.

Even if we do that,

we still won't make it.

I need to go to Taipei.

Hello.

You have got another one.

Mr. Mu, you're old but strong.

Good job.

That's her.

It's been a long time.

What are you doing here?

I need Hellyer & Co. to help me.

With this price,

I don't think anybody would help you.

You've spoiled the market.

But you asked me to steal the order.

She's the one who has spoiled the market.

Yes.

With such a low price.

He's but a part-timer in Hellyer & Co.

That order has spoiled everything

in Taiwan's international tea market.

It's all her fault.

You're really something.

You export tea. I think you've made it.

We're busy now.

I want you to help us, Mr. Mu.

I can't help you.

I'm but a part-timer in Hellyer & Co.

I can't help you.

So you're trying

to deny your relationship with us?

The situation, the politics…

We won't win.

A businessman has an invisible barrier.

You're brave,

but you have to help yourself.

Come in.

I'm about to leave.

What are we eating?

You have an appointment?

With whom?

At this hour,

you should be home with your wife.

She said yes.

I can get a concubine.

What do you say?

Yuan-kai,

is it what you want?

Even if I say yes,

aren't you afraid of losing everything

because of me?

I've fought for the country all my life.

And I'm even trying
to earn foreign currency for them.

When I want to be with a woman I love,

who dares say anything?

Who dares?

I can quit,

but can you?

I just want to be an ordinary person.

Without my stars,

I'm an ordinary person too.

Mom?

Hi, Yue-ting.

I'm hungry.

You're hungry?

General Jin.

Ms. Xia,

the young master invites you

to have midnight snacks.

Yuan-kai,

we can't go back

to the old Shanghai.

After all,

I don't get to choose.

You have a wife. Go home.

Take care of Yue-ting for me.

I'll be right back.

The manager asks you to come in.

This way, please.

Here.

From today on,

Fuji doesn't have to work for Nikko.

You'll make your own reputation, Dad.

Here's to you.

Back then, the market was great.

Damn.

Whatever we grew was taken.

We were busy day in and day out.

Everyone together is better

than my monopoly.

Maybe we'll work together

to build the market.

Why didn't you come earlier, Mr. Fu-ji?

Last week,

I signed a contract with Fuji.

Fuji?

Mr. Fan from Baoshan.

Fan You-yi?

In Taoyuan,

you don't have to ask around.

As far as I know,

Mr. Fan has taken it all.

Have some tea.

It's raining.

Half of them are wet tea leaves.

The farmers heard
we wanted a great quantity

and made up the number
with these wet leaves.

They begin to oxidize when being picked.

And it's faster when they're wet.

We can't throw them away.

It'll go to waste.

Yes.

We can make them oxidize to the extent

of no more than 5%.

No.

With wet leaves, the tea tastes bad.

We used to make black tea with them.

But can we make green tea with them?

Just try it.

We don't have enough quantity.

Let's make the best of them.

These are good enough.

Let's dry them quickly.

The batch is okay.

Let's blanch them.

These are over-oxidized.
We can't use them.

They've been working overtime.

She's asleep.

Should I wake her up?

No.

They've been busy.

She needs a good rest.

I've dropped by to say hello.

She wanted to work overtime with us,

but fell asleep at dawn.

She hasn't been asleep for long.

I need to go to the Farmers' Association.

Okay. I'll see you out.

All the information you need
is written here.

Do you have any questions?

Is it information or an advertisement?

All these useless sheets of paper.

-Yes.
-Yes.

I was here for fertilizer,

but I got it

when it was too late.

What the hell?

Don't you want to give it to us?

-He's right!
-He's right!

Wait! Hold on!

Mr. Lie, what are you talking about?

You didn't abide by our rules last time,

so you received it late.

We distribute fertilizer

according to the rules.

But your fertilizer isn't what we want.

We went to the black market
when we got it.

But it's illegal. Don't tell me that.

I didn't do it.

I didn't set the rules anyway.

I can't change anything.

Why don't you tell my superiors?

-Manager Liu!
-Manager Liu!

Here comes Manager Liu!

-Why didn't you come back more often?
-No…

I have a lot of questions for you,
Manager Liu.

How to use the fertilizer,

I don't understand a word.

Calm down, everyone. Come…

Have a seat, please.

Sit down.

Sit down.

What the hell?

If you have questions,

one at a time.

-I have a question.
-Manager Liu, I have a question.

I'm not a manager.

Just call me "sir."

-Sir, I have a question.
-Peng, please.

Sir, that mainlander gave this to us.

But we understand nothing at all.

-Please teach us.
-Yes.

It's about what you'll do
with the fertilizer.

First, about the urea,

the proportion is one to two.

I'm so sorry.

See?

We're busy as hell.

You didn't even get to sit down.

Here.

Drink it.

I've made it myself.

I love the shape.

It's small and dense.

I didn't add any powder.

I mean…

about drinking or manufacturing tea,

we need to learn from you, Mr. Fu-ji.

Well,

you've run Fuji well.

All the tea in Taoyuan and Taipei,

you've got it all.

Mr. Fan,

you've collected lots of tea.

Are you selling it?

No, I'm not.

You're not?

I've collected it for Guo Hua.

But I'm not selling it.

Wen-gui?

Yes.

Wen-gui has a great job

as the general manager
in the mainlanders' company.

I saw his potential long ago.

The first college graduate in Baoshan.

He's smart.

Good job.

Very good.

How much more?

We've barely made it.

We'll ship it out in the afternoon.

Thank you very much.

I'm glad we've made it.

Our next shipment will be twice as much.

Can you make it?

I'll try.

Thank you.

-How many more?
-Ten boxes.

Ten? Yes, I see.

Shan-mei!

-Shan-mei!
-Shan-mei!

What's wrong?

It's overfatigue

and malnutrition.

But don't worry, Uncle.

She'll recover in a few days.

Look at you. You've lost weight.

Have you eaten anything?

You'll be fine.

Have a good rest.

Yes.

You've made our tea master sick.

Nikko has lost two tea masters.

How many more tea masters

do we have to lose?

Mr. Fan has given his tea to Guo Hua.

It's Wen-gui.

We still have time
until the next shipment.

I'll try to collect some in Miaoli.

What do you want to eat?

I'll buy it.

I need time to think.

Sir?

The Committee just sent over
the PVC industrial case.

Yes, sir.

KK?

In the future,
just do your translation job.

Leave everything else alone.

What's going on?

Someone reported that you took the lead
in causing trouble.

I'm just helping the farmers

to communicate
with the Farmers' Association.

KK,

I've finally managed
to sort out that poisoning incident.

It took me a lot of effort

to transfer you back to the White Company.

Don't cause any more trouble.

The fertilizer plant has officially become
the property of the government.

-That's why I have to help--
-Damn it, KK!

You should've known the benefits
of fertilizer are complicated,

-especially in Taiwan.
-Of course, I know!

But farmers need someone to teach them.

You think farmers can't learn without you?

-You're not as special as you think.
-I just want to help.

Soldier! As your commanding officer,

I order you not to get involved
in the fertilizer plant affairs.

Starting from today,

stick to your goddamn translation job.

KK, I'm sorry.

The fertilizer plant
you built with all your might

has to be taken away like this.

If Taiwan is liberated
by the Communist Party,

the American victory in all of Asia
is going to be completely lost.

So you want me to pretend
that nothing happened?

I'm afraid so.

I'm begging you as a friend.

As a friend.

Let it go.

What did you say?

These are the letters of credit.

When are we going to be paid?

In a year.

What? In a year?

They're a national bank. They'll pay.

But we need cash now.

The tea vendors, workers,

and interest too.

We'll have to pay them.

-We can't wait for a year.
-Where are you going?

We can ask the bank for a loan with these.

What? You're asking for a loan?

Why don't you take a closer look at them?

I'll tell you once more, Ms. Zhang.

These letters of credit have flaws

and can't be collateral for a loan.

But these are the letters of credit

from the bank in Paris, France.

Why do they have flaws?

The Moroccan foreign currency
is in short supply.

We just can't take

their letters of credit.

But we've sold tea to Morocco.

And we've got paid.

Through a foreign company, right?

Nikko is just a tea factory.

As far as your scale, credit,

or strength is concerned,

you can't compare to a foreign company.

I'm sorry, Ms. Zhang.

I really can't help you.

Why can't you help me?

Your Bank of Taiwan is the only bank

for a loan with letters of credit.

Where else can I go?

The state asked us
to join the North African market.

And you're not helping me.

Are you giving us businesspeople
a hard time?

Or are you telling me, Manager Qiu,

the letters of credit are useless?

I'm really sorry, Ms. Zhang,

but I'm doing it according to the rules.

Maybe you can just wait a year.

In a year,

I'll give you what you want.

Do you have any routes

or other ways

to make the bank
accept my letters of credit?

Maybe a domestic company

is willing to buy them.

Like…

Guo Hua Company.

Guo Hua?

What's wrong with you?

You're the one who wears a long face.

Do you remember the telegram?

Yes. What's the problem?

The letters of credit have flaws.

The bank refused to accept them.

I think
it's because of the foreign currency.

A company named Guo Hua

deals with them exclusively.

They take everything.

I know.

Since you know,

you have a choice.

But I don't like the choice.

At least you have a choice.

And you?

What happened?

Me?

You know,

when I was in school

and we had an air raid,

I just hid myself.

When I hid myself,

I disconnected myself from what happened,

like we're doing now.

Yes.

Just hide ourselves if we want to.

In fact, the world will be the same

without us.

Have you felt

that sometimes

you work hard for something,

but in the end, it's all in vain?

Yes.

If I could start over,

I'd get married.

Nikko would have nothing to do with me.

You told me

to learn to swim.

But you didn't tell me

how far or how long I'd swim.

I'm really exhausted now.

But you've done a great job.

You've improved

the atmosphere in the factory.

From what I remember,

everyone called you,

"New president!"

I'm really happy for you.

You've changed Nikko's fate.

You're an amazing girl.

Why does a bamboo dragonfly fly?

Because of the angles.

When the flotation
is bigger than its weight,

it flies.

Can people do that too?

Yes.

Your mom's here. Collect your stuff.

You're here.

She's collecting her stuff.

Yue-ting, let's go home.

Thank you for taking care of Yue-ting.

No problem.

I'm really fond of her.

You don't ask me why?

Everyone has their own reasons.

Thank you.

Things about Nikko

are my business.

You're asking for my help,

and I'll help you.

Manager Qiu refused to give me a loan.

It's your idea, right?

Tell me.

What does Guo Hua want?

If you commission Guo Hua to

manufacture green tea for you,

with the price of 0.2

per pound,

I'll help you

get a loan from the bank.

Most of the tea workshops

in Taoyuan and Miaoli are mine.

They're all Huang-Gan

and can balance your quality in Hsinchu.

I've checked it.

Nikko doesn't have much cash
to make a turnover.

You need cash urgently.

I can share the order with you,

but on one condition.

If you'll help me
with all the letters of credit

involving North Africa in the future,

I'll commission you for this one.

Okay.

It's a deal then.

But it's to our disadvantage.

We have to take the risks on the loan.

But Wen-gui gets half of the profit.

I never thought
that Nikko would be reduced

to earning a small profit.

But Papa,

working together is good

for us.

It's what you call a satellite factory.

We've got Hsinchu.

Guo Hua has Taoyuan and Miaoli.

There are over 400 tea factories
in Taiwan,

and we have half of them.

Without a profit,

having all of them is worthless.

I wanted to make a profit
from exporting tea.

But right now,

they're trying to skin me alive,

and I have to take the risks.

Which means

we have to change our strategy.