Original subtitles

Ip Man set my barracks on fire and killed

I went to his house for his arrest

They said they'd rather starve than handing him over

You think they knew we set the fire?

Commander, take it easy

Have you ever wondered why they are still alive?

Right, how they could get food?

Why has it never occurred to me

What should we do now?

That witch and that rascal I won't let them off

You tell me, if they won't budge I won't get a thing

The lp family suddenly stands so firm

There's only one possibility

What is it?

Someone is sending them food

lp Man and Cheung Wing-shing have maintained correspondence

The letters were posted from Foshan

You mean lp Man is in Foshan?

No, definitely not

But that's not important

I have a way to get the food deliverer

We can find it out from him

Yes, that's a good point

Alright, go

Come in

Hush...

It's serious, it concerns lp Man's life

Someone's seen Yim Chun-loi

Wasn't he dead?

I saw his corpse in the hospital

He's back from the dead, do you believe it?

I don't

Neither do I

But the source is trustworthy

If he's still alive

Then lp Man is innocent

Ng Pak-lam will do everything to silence him

Hence we have to beat Ng to him

Don't you leak this out

Give way... Don't get in the way

What is going on?

Lt' said they are going to get lp Man

He's found? I don't know

Master Chan Wing-shing

Come on

Master Chan, they are not going to get lp Man

They are going to get Yim Chun-loi

Yim Chun-loi?

Then I have to go to him

I got it from Lam Ching-shan

I suspect it's a setup

True or false

Even if it means one tenth of the chance

I have to get him to clear lp Man's name

It's the only option

You be careful

I know, you be careful too

Yim Chun-loi is putting up resistance He has injured our men

All rubbish

Charge and shoot him into a beehive

Yes...

Let Commander go... freeze

Don't shoot

Yim Chun-loi, run

Yim Chun-loi, just run

Go help him up

Just do it Yes

Yim Chun-loi, come on over

Freeze

Shoot, just shoot

You don't have the guts and the nerve Don't play the knight-errant

Chan Wah-shun... you dared impose as lp Man to set my barracks on fire

What nerve

Come Yes

Throw him into jail Yes

Go

Hey, what is it inside? Let me try it

Not for you

Forget it, I shouldn't be so nosy...

It smells good!

I won't repeat what I heard from lp Man last night

What did he say?

I should shut up

Brother Leung, Uncle Leung... Grandpa Leung

Tell me, next time I'll prepare it for you

Did you ask him what I bid you to?

I forgot about it

Last time I went into his room

He was writing a letter

Then I forgot what you bid me to do

He was writing to Chan Wah-shun?

He's mental, he's writing to himself

No way

You...

Pier Belle is here

Pier Belle has the time to come here?

What is she holding? Quite a handful

It's food!

Give way... it's not for you, give way

Don't be such a miser, let us try some...

Meng bean sweet soup, snow fungus and pear And peaches in syrup

See which one you like

All for me?

He has sweet soup, we have tea Right

It's laced? It's a prank?

Of course not

You picked peaches in syrup

You picked it out of three

It means I am as sweet as peaches to you

Hence you are in love with me

Hey, I am not an heir

Your mom called me a con man

Why this about-face?

Women are fickle

You want to marry into a wealthy family

I don't fit your bill

What about a bet?

What?

If you are an heir you have to marry me

If not, my head on a silver platter

Jenny, he's not an heir, I am

I am...

Go away... go away

No kidding please

I am not kidding

I am sure I will marry in style with my head firmly on my neck

No betting for me

It's because I am going to win

Are you from Foshan?

You... what made you think so?

You know Wing Chun

The master of Wing Chun was Mr Tsan of Foshan

Hence you came from Foshan

You must be from a wealthy family

It's a martial arts for heirs

What else?

As for why you are working here at the pier

You probably got set up or your family has met with hard times

Maybe there's a contract on your head

Or you have committed murder

Miss Jenny, you've read too many tabloids

Maybe you should write a serial story for the newspaper

I was right, don't you deny it

Has someone fed you the story?

No, I figured it out on my own

Come on, who fed you the story?

I... can't betray him

It's that Fat Leung

He told me about martial arts for heirs

And Mr Tsan of Foshan

He wanted me to ask you about it

If he's so interested, why doesn't he come to ask me himself?

Indeed... I fell into his trap

I knew he must have something up his sleeves

I have to confront him

Leung Pik has an ulterior motive What is he up to?

Lp Wing-shing, come on over

There's a fight club near the pier

Tonight it's Western boxing versus Chinese kung fu

Let's go together

Alright

Ladies and gentlemen

Let's welcome English heavyweight boxing champion Robert Harrison

Bravo...

And the Chinese contestant

Bravo...

What a crowd

The show will soon begin

Go

Bravo...

Mantis Fist is about speed and ferociousness

leveraging and diverting attack

But this northerner has not encountered western boxers before

He fails to find the opponent's weaknesses

I have not fought a boxer before

But you can tell the boxer has managed to break his speed and footwork

Bravo

Dad

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Good, 1, 2, 3, 4

5, 6, 7, 8

Dad... Get up

Stop it!

Get up... beat him

Stop it...

Yeah

Robert Harrison wins

Sick Man of East Asia

What?

Put it down... it's too much

Take it away!

Take it away... it's too much

Take it away

Alright, be quiet

Yeah

Mentor

I am the owner of this club, Ettenberg

I've been told Chinese kung fu is powerful

That there are many schools in the Hong Kong Pier district

There are many adepts

I opened this club to find out which is more powerful

Western boxing or Chinese kung fu

You want me to take down this banner? It can be done

If in next week's match

There's no sick man of East Asia lying on the floor

Don't just play big brother fight for turf or care for your face

If you are a real adept

Come up to the ring, come on

Alright

Mentor

Come on

Mentor, let's go, come on

Master Hung, see you

This is too much...

Wing-shing, come on over Have a bowl of noodles

Boss, another bowl Coming

Wing-shing, how's it?

I was told you went to the match between western boxing and Chinese kung fu, right?

They have gone too far

How far?

The Englishman won

But he shouldn't insult others

He put a banner with Sick Man of East Asia written on it on his Chinese opponent

What a rascal

But Master Hung went with you

Yes

But if Master Hung was there

He shouldn't have let him do it

Master Hung meant to stop him

That Englishman kept insulting him

But Master Hung turned and left

Englishman? Ettenberg?

How do you know?

I of course do

Mentor, those Englishmen had the nerve to call us Sick Man of East Asia

We can't swallow it

Let us beat them up

Beat them up!

Right, Mentor, let us go to the match next week

Right, beat them up...

Calm down

So long as you are Fung Yee Lung men

So long as you mean to make a living here

You are not allowed to go

Why?

You heard me? No going

I knew this Ettenberg is not a good man

Master Hung and he had some frauds?

It's a long story

Master Hung and Ettenberg are foes

I have heard of that, too What's it about?

How nosy, you want to know?

Yes, tell me

Another bowl

I am full

It's on the house

Alright, on the house

Another bowl Coming

Be quick

The pier is Master Hung's turf

Fung Yee Lung's turf

That foreigner wants to stick a finger into it

He bought off Li Sam to sabotage Master Hung

Uploading and downloading were delayed

upsetting the shippers, the carriers and the Hong Kong Government

It seems Master Hung is in financial trouble

Ettenberg set up the fight club to taunt Master Hung

Master Hung is in trouble

Master Hung won't be intimidated

What do you think? Should Master Hung fight

Of course

You are such a fool

What if Master Hung loses? What will happen to Fung Yee Lung?

What a fool

But if Master Hung won't fight

He will lose face

And Chinese will lose face

If we don't fight, the Chinese will suffer humiliation

A people can be backward or in adversity

But we have to stand tall...

Mom... get up...

What is it?

Look, we are going to be rich

Miss Float Contest

I thought it's the Beauty Queen

Mom, one step at a time

First Miss Float, and I'll be known

Then I can be the Beauty Queen

The Beauty Queen...

Is it my turn yet?

Just wait

Miss Lau, please go in

She doesn't have to line up? She can cut the line?

Why can she go in and we have to line up?

Just wait for your turn, don't fight...

Here comes our boss

Boss

What's the ruckus?

They are entrants

Let me see

Hello

You Thank you

And you Thank you

And you Thank you

Register here

You've passed the preliminary round

Now go change

What about us... so we are turned away?

Alright, entry full... just go back...

For a strong physique Join the fighting tournament...

That's him... he insulted us Chinese in the ring

Dare you fight me? I am the champion

This is too much...

Come on

What do you want?

Dance, come on, dance...

Dance!

A champion gets flowers, applause and girls

If you are the champion in our club

The girls will dance for you

Come on, dance

You deaf? Dance

This is too much

Come on, dance... dance for us

Dream on

Forget it

You are Miss Float, what you are wearing is company property

If you want to go, take it off Return it to me

Let go of me...

You crazy?

Jenny...

You hit a woman?

Jenny... you alright?

Stop it! No fighting

Cops here, run

Stop it... no fighting

Beat them up

Freeze... on your knees

Throw their cargo into the sea

Do it

Officer, can we go now?

Yes, take care...

Hey, how come you let them go?

They started it

This is Hong Kong

We just wait for our bail

How could they let him go?

He hit you, everyone saw it

It doesn't hurt anymore, see?

Where's justice

There's justice in Hong Kong But not for us

What do you mean?

We don't have blonde hair and blue eyes

Alright... I am coming...

I've said it. I am coming, right away

Master Hung, The English is waiting for the shipment

Now it's been thrown into the sea because of your men

What do you mean?

What about my loss?

With the shipment gone

It's like my life is gone

You can kill me, I won't budge

Why should I kill you?

I know you are somebody

But the shipment means my whole fortune

Your workers went into a fight and the shipment got thrown into the sea

I'll go to the English you

Go to the English?

Or did Ettenberg send you here?

Master Hung, you failed to rein in your workers

I have to go to the police station

Master Hung, I'll have to go to the coffin shop

You have to settle it today

Or I'll have to buy myself a coffin

Get lost

Is this the way to talk to Master Hung?

I have lost all my money

What do I need my life for?

Master Hung, you just tell me Will you compensate me for it?

Alright, the honour of Hung Kau-shan for three days

I'll give you an answer in three days

Let's go

Master Hung...

Master Hung, I'll give you three days

Master Hung... three days

Come on

How come she's in the police station

Officer, we are here to pay bail

Officer, we are here to pay bail It's my daughter Jenny

Documents

Here you are

Jenny, don't worry, Mom is here Mother-in-law

Don't tell her I got hit, get it?

What Miss Float, it's a scam

I was made to go to the pier in this ghastly outfit

Rascals!

Fatso, take lp Wing-shing and the girl out

Thank you Mother-in-law

lp Wing-shing, Jenny, you are bailed out

Mom... Jenny

My darling... let me check you out

Your face... My face? My face...

Let me have a look

You are not impetuous

You too got into the fight?

They have gone too far

lp Wing-shing, bring your documents next time for the record

Sweetie, you alright? I am fine

But your face? What happened

I am fine, they can't keep Fung Yee Lung men here

Master Hung will get me out You just go

Let's go

Jenny, Mother-in-law, bye

Let's go

Good you are now out

lp Wing-shing, you alright?

I am fine

Cheung Mang is inside

Master Hung, what took you so long?

It worried me to death

It's alright, you can go

Don't worry, let me take care of it

His look is not as sharp as it used to me

And the way he walks

His back is not as straight as it used to be

What back? You saw a back?

Are you blind? Can't you see it?

Let me tell you

When he was young, Master Hung was awesome

He didn't have this desperation in his eyes when he was being chased by thirty men

It must be very serious this time

Master Hung, theirs is a crippling move

Now they are asking us to prepay one year's contractor fee

Another turn of the screw

Indeed, Ettenberg means to get it

Fung Yee Lung of 60 years may not be kept

Two portions of rice noodle rolls to go

We may have to mortgage what's left of our properties

All's left is our headquarters It won't be enough for the debt

We have to think up a way

What's there to think up?

We should borrow some money and bet it on the boxing ring

Right, Master Hung, you go defeat those westerners

Fung Yee Lung now counts on you

Let me think about it

Excuse me

Take care, Master Hung

Master Hung

Today is the second day

Have you figured it out yet?

You have to give me an answer, Master Hung

Master Hung, it means the lives of my family

Master Hung, give me an answer, Master Hung

Master Hung, it seems you are in difficulties

What about it? I can help you out

If you will give me the pier

I can pay you

Not only will I help you with the compensation

but I'll also give you a monthly allowance for your retirement, what do you think?

Let me tell you

You will never get Fung Yee Lung's pier Dream on

Alright, Master Hung, let's see how you can settle it

Excuse me

I don't want it now, sorry

Many years ago, a boy came to Hong Kong with his dad from Chaozhou

One day, his dad went to work and never came back

He later learned that his dad was fighting in court for some fellow workers

and got thrown into the sea

He became an orphan

The workers his dad had helped raised him up with food for their mouths

He picked up martial arts when he grew up

And he fought for the control of the pier with his fists

He was raised by nine families

Hence he changed his name to Hung Kau-shan "Kau" means "nine"

Ettenberg wants to topple Fung Yee Lung

He wants to control all the piers in Hong Kong

Without the pier, the workers who work for me will lose their livelihoods

They have the elderly to support The young to educate

We Chinese have been on a losing streak

I don't want to lose the pier as well

Young man, this is my story

What is yours?

My story?

Lp Wing-shing, from your hands I can tell you were born into a well-to-do family

Why are you now working here?

Master Hung, you alright?

I am fine, really fine

You have asthma

How did you know?

In our last fight

You stopped in the middle of it

I could tell your breathing was uneven

If you didn't stop you couldn't even breathe

You are young, yet you have such a big heart

I see righteousness and heroism in you

Who are you?

How come you know Wing Chun?

I know Wing Chun because I have a good mentor

Who is your mentor?

Hello, I just want to see him

No, he's a felon

Commander Ng has given the order No one can visit him, just go

It won't take long

No, just go away

Hello

Take her to the man she wants to see

Yes...

Come with me

Miss... see me free, I am innocent

Be quiet...

We are innocent, set us free...

What? Shut up

Hey, you have a visitor

Master Chan

Wing-shing

I am sorry, it's my fault

Don't blame yourself

They set me up, you couldn't help it

I'll find a way to get you out

It's not a bad thing for me to be here

At least it helped you see a man clearly

You have to be careful with him

Cheung's Residence

What is it?

Letter delivery

For whom?

Mr Cheung Wing-sing

Young Master, you've got mail

You are Mr Cheung Wing-sing?

Yes

You've got mail

Your ID please

Please sign for it

From Cheung Tai-hoi, Hong Kong

Alright

Young Master, why so happy

It's lp Man, the letter is from lp Man

Young Master Man's letter?

How wonderful

He doesn't know the sender Cheung Tai-hoi

He didn't see through you?

No

Go

Commander, lp Man is in Hong Kong

How do you know?

After he's gone

I was sure he wouldn't write to Cheung Wing-shing in Foshan

Hence I have had Cheung Wing-sing in Canton watched

My guess was correct

A couple of days ago

lp Man wrote Cheung Wing-sing a letter

It's not in his name

But I've found out the truth

What should we do now?

We issue a reward for his arrest in Hong Kong

Good