Original subtitles

That was a good match.

Have a taste.

I never drink alcohol.

Do you think you will be sober-minded if you don't drink,

and you will be drunk if you do?

What do you mean?

In a world where everyone else is drunk,

you shouldn't be sober alone.

If everyone is awake,

the country will be awake.

Wong Fei-hung, remember.

Strong people make a strong nation.

This is the duty of every martial artist!

-Good! -Spectacular!

Everyone, may I have your attention?

As practitioners of martial arts,

we don't just aim to strengthen our bodies and fight enemies.

Most importantly, strong people make a strong nation.

Of course, the formula for success

is 30% natural talent,

60% diligence,

and the last 10% is a good master.

Do you know who I'm talking about?

-Wong Fei-hung! -Wong Fei-hung!

Exactly!

Today, my master is opening a martial club here

and accepting disciples free of charge.

Please come and sign up!

-Yes! -Great!

Miss,

you're the prettiest bride I have ever seen.

Okay, look over here.

Sorry, please wait a moment.

Rickshaw available!

Qi, hurry up.

I reminded you, but you shut me up.

Then you blame me.

Why are you in a hurry now?

Madam?

Shao-jun!

Turn around.

A horse on the run!

Shao-jun.

That was dangerous! Where is the driver?

-Go! -Are you blind?

Shao-jun!

Master.

A Japanese person?

Let's save him first.

Qi, remember to change the dressings regularly.

Got it.

Shao-jun?

I waited for you for a long time.

Why didn't you come and comfort me?

Is everyone else more important than me?

I...

Shao-jun!

Shao-jun!

He sure is having a rough time.

Shao-jun.

Shao-jun.

Let me explain.

Today, the governor invited me

to discuss something important.

I didn't mean to be late.

You always have excuses.

You kept me waiting for you for so long.

Is there any room for me in your heart?

I...

Shao-jun.

Of course there is.

I have already planned our wedding.

Then why did you stand me up?

What have you planned out?

I'm telling the truth.

Look.

We will hold

a Western-style wedding.

On the wedding day,

I will fill the church with flowers

and prepare the finest wines.

Our relatives and friends will wear Western-style clothes.

I will wear a suit too.

You just wait for me at Po Chi Lam

in a wedding dress.

I will pick you up on a large horse.

No.

I will ride a Western horse.

I don't want you to do that.

It's neither Western nor Chinese.

It will be ugly.

Remember what you said.

If you stand me up tomorrow,

I won't see you ever again.

Shao-jun.

Trust me.

I swear.

I will put off everything else tomorrow

to keep our appointment.

I will forgive you this time

but remember

not to let it happen again.

I will bear it in mind.

Do you know?

The wedding dress in that photo studio

is gorgeous.

I'm sure it is a perfect match

for the suit I gave you.

You always have good taste.

Master, the governor wants...

-What is it? -He said it is urgent.

Go ahead. Don't stay up too late.

Don't worry.

The International Treasure Expo

will be held by the Guangzhou government.

The empress dowager

attaches great importance to it.

She sent several imperial guards

to have the Ink Painting of a Dragon

delivered here overnight.

Our men went out to greet them,

only to find them all dead.

The painting

is also gone.

Master Wong,

I don't care if I lose my head,

but the painting is a national treasure

with over 600 years of history.

I have a clue.

Master Wong!

He was here just now.

Your Excellency,

what is the fastest way to leave Guangzhou?

A passenger ship will set out for Shanghai in an hour.

He couldn't have gone far since he is injured.

Dispatch my orders

to close all the city gates.

Yes, sir!

Master Wong, I'm counting on you.

Come on. Give me a hand.

Okay.

Stop right there!

Stop right there!

My baby!

My baby.

WAITING ROOM

Wait.

-What is the problem? -Just clothes.

Wait.

You can go.

Come.

Here comes the ship!

-Let's board. -Hurry up.

-Quickly. -Go.

-Come on. -Let's go.

-Hurry it up. -Come on.

-Move it. -Quickly.

Keep your jacket on.

PO CHI LAM

Wong Fei-hung,

you missed our appointment again.

It seems I have no place in your heart.

So I won't wait for you anymore.

You do not keep to your word,

but I do.

I'm going to Shanghai.

I won't be coming back.

Don't come looking for me.

Bye.

Master.

Pack up. We're going to Shanghai.

She told you not to look for her.

Fetch the suit that Shao-jun gave me.

Master!

Master, Shanghai is such a big city.

Where should we start?

Shao-jun mentioned

that one of her former classmates runs a foreign business here.

Where is it?

Should I buy some pastries?

The Axe Gang is coming!

Run!

The Axe Gang is coming! Run!

Get out of here!

It's the Axe Gang!

Why did we stop?

-What's going on? -The tram stopped.

Please get out of the way!

Come!

Damn you!

Kun.

Let's go.

Thank you for saving me.

It's not a big deal.

If you have time,

come and have dinner at my place.

Sure!

No, thank you.

We have plans.

We better not bother you.

Qi, let's go.

Master!

She's a girl. Just imagine.

What if those bad guys come back after we leave?

Besides, I'm hungry.

Well...

Okay, we will come.

Great!

My brother runs a restaurant.

I'm sure you will like it.

Isa,

I didn't expect this mission would be so dangerous.

Luckily, the painting is undamaged.

You did a great job.

However,

those people at the wharf are truly detestable.

They tried to steal from us!

If they were to find any evidence,

we would...

I have sent men

to take care of the Axe Gang.

Focus on recuperating.

Mr. Wong, this way, please.

Shao-jun, it seems

you haven't drunk wine in a long time.

I miss the days when I didn't need to.

Shao-jun.

I hope you can be happier.

You need to know

there are many other things in the world

that are just as wonderful as red wine.

We shouldn't be set in our own ways.

You're right.

I came to Shanghai

to make some changes.

You made the right decision.

All of Shanghai is changing.

More and more Chinese people

are buying gramophones and telephones.

Demand for imported goods exceeds supply.

I can't believe

you have achieved what you wished to do

when we were in college.

You're promoting Chinese culture abroad

and bringing Western technology and culture to China.

You're doing something amazing.

You flatter me.

Mr. Wong, thank you

for taking bold action

and saving Nobuko.

It's nothing.

Shanghai is a melting pot.

We should all help each other.

Mr. Wong, you just arrived in Shanghai.

If I can be of any help,

please feel free to let me know.

That isn't necessary,

but I appreciate the offer.

Have a taste.

The fish is raw.

I'm not used to that.

I hope you don't mind.

Mr. Wong, you are a chivalrous man.

I admire you.

I hope we can become good friends.

That would be best.

The sashimi is delicious!

Tonight, let's drink our fill.

I never drink alcohol.

Mr. Koyama, I will drink with you.

Mr. Koyama,

thank you for your generous hospitality.

But we have urgent matters to attend to.

We must get going.

I will see you out.

Why didn't you kill them?

He saved Nobuko.

I don't want to do it in her presence.

However,

I will kill him.

Mr. Jiu, we found him.

He went to Koyama's restaurant last night.

Now he is at West Asia Foreign Trade.

-Keep a close eye on him. -Yes, sir.

Master, what are we drinking?

It tastes worse than our medicinal herbs.

Okay.

Well...

How do you like my business?

It's not bad.

Sir.

Ms. Shao-jun, two of your friends from Guangzhou are waiting for you.

Shao-jun!

From Guangzhou?

Madam!

-Shao-jun, I finally found you. -Madam!

Why are you here?

I told you not to come.

I...

I told you.

Madam, I told him so,

but he wouldn't listen.

He insisted on coming.

You must be Mr. Wong.

I have heard a lot about you.

And you are...

I'm Shao-jun's former classmate.

I'm Peter.

Nice to meet you.

I'm his disciple.

I'm Qi.

Nice to meet you, Qi.

Your disciple is very strong.

Mr. Peter,

thank you for taking care of Shao-jun.

You don't have the right to say that.

Who are you to me?

Shao-jun, I...

Mr. Wong, you haven't had dinner, right?

Tang Wu,

book a table at the best restaurant.

I must welcome Mr. Wong and Qi with dinner.

Shao-jun.

Master,

he is not as handsome as you.

But seeing the two of them together,

I think they're a good match.

Get me my suit.

Hello. Are you ready to order?

Please pass him the menu.

Qi.

I would like pork tripe with chicken.

What is that?

I will have the steak.

Medium well, please.

I prefer my steak medium. Thank you.

We will go with blue rare.

You have good taste.

Okay, sir.

Which wine vintage would you like?

This year.

I will have two glasses of '62. Thank you.

Mr. Wong,

is this your first time in Shanghai?

Stay for a few more days.

I can show you around.

This is China.

I should be the one showing you around.

Wong Fei-hung, Peter is my friend.

Be nice to him.

I...

Shao-jun, it's okay.

Mr. Wong is right.

I should think before I speak.

I really like your friend's attitude.

You...

Wong Fei-hung,

are you here to annoy me?

Shao-jun, I'm here to take you home.

But I don't want to go.

Perfect.

He has something else to do here.

Qi?

What does your master

need to do?

He wants to find clues about this.

Qi!

-What is that? -Well, Wong Fei-hung.

You really are here for something else.

I don't want to see you again!

Shao-jun!

Madam!

I'm sorry.

I have been a bad host.

Mr. Wong,

why don't you stay at my home for a few days?

That is not necessary.

Okay, as you wish.

I will try to talk to Shao-jun.

We investigated all day,

but we didn't find a clue.

And Shao-jun won't see us.

Master, how on earth did you offend her?

Master, what should we do now?

Why don't we go see Ms. Nobuko?

Do you know

what my biggest mistake was this time?

What was it?

I should not have brought you along.

Master.

Qi, be careful.

Got it.

Master, they're Japanese.

Let's go.

Master!

Qi!

Qi, are you okay?

Qi!

Help!

Doctor, help him!

Doctor!

Mr. Wong, what happened to Qi?

It's you? Save him.

Mr. Wong, luckily, you took him here just in time.

Otherwise, he would have died.

Belladonna?

Yes.

It is usually injected

into patients who are at death's door

as a cardiac stimulant.

But it becomes a deadly poison

when it is injected into a healthy person.

Luckily, he received treatment in time.

He will be all right as long as he survives the night.

Is the medicine widespread?

Not at all.

It's under strict control.

It is still in the experimental stage.

In all of Shanghai,

you can only find it in this hospital.

Can you show it to me?

Mr. Wong.

What are you two doing?

Where is the medicine?

Medicine? What medicine?

Belladonna.

I don't know!

I know nothing!

Lives are at stake.

You can't afford to lie.

It was the Axe Gang.

Mr. Wong.

It really is here.

You two really are on the same side.

Guys, go!

Even if you kill me,

Mr. Jiu won't let you go.

Good.

I want to meet him.

Kun, are you okay?

You have guts.

I'm flattered.

Can you tell me

if you stole the Ink Painting of a Dragon?

You have injured my men several times.

Shouldn't you answer me first?

What would you like to know?

I want to see what you are capable of.

Hung Kuen?

Very shrewd.

Mr. Jiu, kill him!

-Kill him! -Kill him!

Foshan Shadowless Kick?

Are you Wong Fei-hung?

Yes.

You are young and heroic.

Why do you gang up with the Japanese?

I make friends regardless of nationality

as long as they are good people.

It is hard to tell

whether a person is good or bad.

Mr. Jiu.

Mr. Jiu!

How?

How did this happen?

Mr. Jiu is dead.

Wong Fei-hung killed Mr. Jiu!

Kill him!

I heard

someone is causing trouble here.

Is it you?

This is the Axe Gang's private matter.

When I'm here,

nothing remains private.

Take him away.

Kun, we can't let him leave!

-We can't let him leave! -Let him leave.

-Kun! -We can't!

-Let him leave! -Kun!

Fei-hung!

Master!

Shao-jun?

Master, are you okay?

I'm fine.

Shao-jun, why are you here?

Are you not mad at me anymore?

Qi told me

you were almost killed last night.

Then the police station called and said you killed someone.

What on earth is going on?

It's a long story.

I will explain after I get out of here.

Let's go, guys.

Go.

These people are in big trouble.

Let's go.

Qi.

How many guards were outside when you came in?

Guards?

I didn't see any.

Leave with Shao-jun immediately.

You can't stay.

-Master. -Now!

Fei-hung.

Madam, let's go.

-What on earth is happening? -Come on.

Fei-hung!

Wong Fei-hung!

Don't move,

or I will kill her.

Let her go.

She has nothing to do with this.

You killed Mr. Jiu.

Blood will have blood.

Mr. Jiu's death is not as simple as it looks.

Give me some time.

I will find the truth

and explain it to you.

Kun, don't believe him!

Fine.

You have one day.

Let's go.

Don't worry.

I don't kill women.

Fei-hung won't leave it at that.

Nevertheless,

if he doesn't show up,

I will have to kill you to appease my men.

Take her away.

Sorry.

Please give me one more chance.

I will kill Wong Fei-hung.

Of course,

Wong Fei-hung has to go.

But the top priority now

is to rescue Shao-jun.

I don't want to see her

get hurt anymore.

Understood.

I won't let you down.

Master, how did you know

Mr. Jiu's death wasn't an accident?

As a master of Hung Kuen,

he had great lower body strength.

A single kick wouldn't have caused him to stumble.

There must have been something fishy going on.

A poisonous needle?

Will he come?

-Is he making a fool out of us? -You're right.

We have to kill that woman.

Damn it!

A whole day has passed,

but Wong Fei-hung hasn't shown up!

He must have run away.

Let's just kill that woman and avenge Mr. Jiu!

Yes!

-Avenge Mr. Jiu! -Avenge Mr. Jiu!

Bring that woman here.

Kun, what's wrong?

The wine is poisoned.

The wine is poisoned?

It seems to work very well.

It was you?

It was me.

It was a chance to earn some money.

You were just stupid.

You took something important from them.

The Japanese came to me.

Of course I would do them a favor.

Master, were they also poisoned?

Mr. Wong.

What happened?

Where is Shao-jun?

Koyama took her.

Koyama?

Qi, take them to the hospital.

Okay.

A blade hangs above

for I am at their mercy.

Take a seat, Mr. Wong.

This is not what I want.

Let's talk after you finish eating.

Excellent skill.

-Give Shao-jun and the painting back. -Mr. Wong!

Mr. Wong, this is a trap!

Leave now!

Mr. Wong!

Wong Fei-hung,

you can't escape.

Wong Fei-hung,

we meet again.

Stop it!

Back off!

Back off!

Back off!

Nobuko, what are you doing?

Nobuko.

Mr. Wong, I'm sorry.

Taro, let him go.

Nobuko!

Mr. Wong, go!

Leave with me.

Run!

Don't chase.

Shao-jun.

Shao-jun.

Peter.

Sorry.

Shao-jun.

I can do anything that Mr. Wong can.

Go to Canada with me.

It's a more suitable place for you.

Peter.

Thank you for risking your life

to save me.

But we're just friends.

It seems you still can't forget him.

Don't worry.

I have asked Tang Wu to look for him.

Mr. Wong is a martial arts master.

He will be fine.

Thank you, Peter.

By the way,

there will be a business party tomorrow.

I hope you can attend it with me.

Shao-jun, look.

Everyone present here today

hopes to do business with foreigners.

Congratulations, Peter.

You have succeeded where I couldn't.

Sir, everyone has arrived.

Shao-jun, please excuse me.

Good evening.

Thank you for coming.

-Good evening. -Good evening.

I am Peter from West Asia Foreign Trade.

I invited you here

to share some good news with you.

Starting tomorrow,

the shipping line between Shanghai and Canada

will officially open.

Each of you

can ship goods through this line

to access better trade resources.

-Great! -All right!

However,

I personally have

a tiny request.

Promoting Sino-foreign cultural exchanges

has always been my dream.

So I hope that each of you

can also do me a small favor.

That is,

to provide me with one freight container

on each merchant ship for free.

In return,

I will give you

10% of the profit.

-10% profit? -That's great.

-That sounds nice. -You're right.

What do you think of that?

Hold on!

-Who is that man? -What is happening?

Mr. Wong?

Please don't believe him.

He is a fraud.

His real intention

is to use Chinese merchant ships

to smuggle our national treasures.

-What is he saying? -Is that true?

Mr. Wong.

Is that true?

What are you talking about?

-I don't understand. -Drop the act.

The Ink Painting of a Dragon was en route to Guangzhou.

Didn't you send someone to steal it?

-What? -What is he saying?

Mr. Wong,

do you have evidence?

You could say it was me,

or Tom,

or Jack,

or anyone here.

Don't you agree?

I can vouch for that.

Who is that?

Nobody else knows better than I do

what you have done.

Your businessman's appearance is a facade.

In reality, you are heartless and cruel.

You have hired assassins

and smuggled cultural relics.

-Do you dare to deny all of this? -Enough!

Shao-jun?

Are you okay?

Wong Fei-hung,

why on earth are you here?

Are you jealous of Peter?

When I first arrived in Shanghai,

it was Peter who took me in.

He was also the one who rescued me when I was kidnapped.

Now,

he is doing his best to bring Chinese goods overseas.

Yet, you're here causing trouble with some strange woman.

What on earth do you want to do?

Shao-jun, you're mistaken.

Wong Fei-hung, don't say another word.

You have really let me down.

Who is he? Kick him out.

You're not welcome here.

-Get him out. -Get out!

-Get out of here. -Get out!

-Throw him out! -Get him out!

-Throw him out! -Get him out!

-Get out! -Get out of here!

-They won't believe us without evidence. -Get out!

Let's go.

Get out of here.

Mr. Wong!

Shao-jun.

I know you're in a bad mood.

But I think you could really use a leisure trip.

Go to Canada with me.

You will fall in love with that place.

Besides, I need your help

with my business.

Master.

Master Wong.

I know which wharf they're hiding the treasures at.

You!

I mean you.

Do you even know how to work?

What's wrong with you?

Can you do it or not?

And you!

Do you know what you're doing? Hurry up.

And you. What's wrong with you?

Can you do it or not?

Hurry up.

WEST ASIA WAREHOUSE

Wong Fei-hung.

I didn't think there were any Chinese people who don't fear death.

Chinese people

certainly aren't afraid of dying.

Mr. Jiu.

I only took a short nap.

Why is everything in such a mess?

Who are you?

Who I am doesn't matter.

What matters is

you are in big trouble.

You asked for it.

Young man,

if you play with fire, you get burnt.

Master!

I'm old.

I envy you young people.

Even after such a long fight,

you can still stand up.

Mr. Wong!

We were fooled.

This isn't their warehouse.

Peter left

from another wharf with Shao-jun.

Shao-jun.

-Master! -Mr. Wong!

Mr. Wong,

please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye.

I am ashamed to face you

after the atrocities my brother did to the Chinese people.

I have decided

to devote myself to honing my medical skills

so that I can save more Chinese people.

Take care.

Master, drink some tea.

You brat,

alcohol is good stuff.

But you're drinking it the wrong way.

Brat, watch carefully.

Imitate the movements of a drunk person.

Be unpredictable to confuse your opponents.

Have a clear mind

while having a drunken appearance.

Only in this way will you know the real taste of alcohol.

In this world,

pretending to be drunk is harder than pretending to be sober.

But if you pretend long enough,

you really will become drunk.

When a man loses something,

he must find it himself.

When his country loses something,

he must find it too.

EVEN AN ORDINARY MAN HAS A PART IN THE FATE OF HIS NATION.

IF YOU WISH TO END THIS, FIND ME AT DOWNTON ABBEY IN CANADA.

AN ORDINARY MAN

Master, are we going to look for Shao-jun

or the Ink Painting of a Dragon?

We will find Shao-jun

and the painting.

Qi.

Master.

I love this painting.

This is the finest counterfeit I have ever seen.

That is why it is hung here.

Shao-jun.

It was love at first sight

when I saw you in the UK.

Peter, what...

What are you doing?

I am proposing to you.

Please marry me.

Peter, we're just friends.

Shao-jun.

You know how much I care about you.

When we saw each other again in Shanghai,

I was sure

that destiny brought us together.

I can't live without you.

Peter.

You know that

I can't say yes.

Shao-jun.

I'm sorry.

It really was you.

It was me.

Sorry, Shao-jun.

But please believe me.

My love for you

is just like every item

in this room.

It is all very real.

You're just a thief.

I can't believe you were behind it all.

You will be punished!

Are you still waiting for Wong Fei-hung to save you?

This painting

will be mine forever.

Just like you.

You are mine too.

You're crazy.

Let go of me.

Let go of me!

Sir.

Wong Fei-hung is here.

Fei-hung.

Since he wants to be a hero,

I will give him a chance.

Wong Fei-hung,

you can take Shao-jun and the Ink Painting of a Dragon back

as long as

you win this match.

Shao-jun.

You are the only reason

I am giving Wong Fei-hung a fair chance.

Despicable.

It seems this is all Wong Fei-hung can do.

Master!

Master!

Master!

Master!

Fei-hung.

Fei-hung!

Fei-hung!

Wong Fei-hung, wake up!

Wake up.

Look at me, Fei-hung.

I'll go back with you, Fei-hung.

I didn't expect there to be so many treasures here.

How do you like it?

Are you happy?

Imperial Guard Tang.

Sir,

what do you mean?

You know kung fu?

I know you well,

but you don't know me well.

I have been wondering

why Wong Fei-hung always managed to escape.

He even found me here.

It was because of you.

That's right.

Peter,

you have been smuggling China's national treasures.

You killed a lot of Chinese people.

Today,

I will arrest you for the sake of the Qing Dynasty!

Do you have anything else to say?

Tang Wu.

Sorry for being late.

You're still alive.

Chinese martial arts are extensive and profound.

It's more than you can understand.

You are a Chinese person.

Do you know what you're doing?

Of course I do.

"Even an ordinary man has a part

in the fate of his nation."

AN ORDINARY MAN

Qi, protect Shao-jun.

Okay.

Tang Wu, I'll leave Shao-jun to you.

Nobody is hurting my master's wife.

Qi!

I can even beat a bear.

You're nothing to be afraid of.

-Qi! -Qi!

Fei-hung!

I would like to see

how long you can survive

bleeding like that.

You can't.

You will die.

Shao-jun.

Don't be afraid.

I will...

take you home.

Fei-hung.

Shao-jun,

let's go home.

Mr. Wong.

Mr. Wong.

Look here.

Get closer.

That's right.

Mr. Wong, smile.

Don't be shy.

Get a little closer.

Okay, good.

Be closer.

Closer.

Good!

Haunted by dreams of my country's ruin

I return to an ordinary life

And gaze at the boundless sky

Music resounds across the world

A punch rings out for a mere instant

I have a question for loyal heroes

Grudges and hatred

As fleeting as clouds

All will eventually fade to dust

Doesn't the tide ebb and flow?

Swords clash, blood gushes The struggle continues

The world is at our feet

THE END

Look at the streams, rivers, and clouds

The journey home will be an adventure

A hero full of ambition

Will brave the mist

He claims justice With the Tiger and Crane Fist

And props up the sky With the Tame the Tiger Fist

Abiding by his promise

He treats it as his mission

To serve his country

Right until the end

I used to be sand Drifting from place to place

Until I settled as dust in China

Sprinkling loyalty as before

A man who seeks better for his country

Becomes a hero who seeks peace for all

Crossing mountains and rivers On an armored horse

Grudges and hatred

As fleeting as clouds

All will eventually fade to dust

Doesn't the tide ebb and flow?

Swords clash, blood gushes The struggle continues

The world is at our feet

Look at the streams, rivers, and clouds

The journey home will be an adventure

A hero full of ambition

Will brave the mist

He claims justice With the Tiger and Crane Fist

And props up the sky With the Tame the Tiger Fist

Abiding by his promise

He treats it as his mission

To serve his country

Right until the end