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I drink to get drunk.

When I am drunk, I don't want to sober myself up.

Who knows I would be drunk for more than ten years.

More than ten years? How about your sons?

They don't have a care in me.

It's you not caring about them,

or it's them not caring about you, Mr. guan?

I don't know.

You don't know? How could you say you are their father?

I know if I do not quit drinking,

I will regret it my entire life.

I have lost so much already.

I don't want to lose my two sons as well.

What would you like to say to your sons then?

We don't talk.

I don't know how to communicate with them.

Initially, I plan

to wait till they grow up, and

explain to them about their mother's departure.

The truth is we don't even talk now.

If I have a chance,

I want to tell them

that I really love them

and that I am sorry.

I am sorry, kids.

I really am.

Yes.

Coffee, here you go.

Hey, give this to boss, be smart...

Boss Kane.

Yes!

Coffee.

It doesn't hurt. Again!

You are super, boss!

Yeah!

Next song.

Got it.

Nocturnes by chopin.

Coffee.

Where's yours?

I don't drink coffee.

Getting used to not going to school?

It's ok.

When I was at your age,

I was a total idiot.

How is that possible?

Until I understood one thing

and became who I am now.

Do you know what is it?

The fist - must be ruthless!

Come here.

We hired this MMA champion for the competition tomorrow night.

I am the broker. Everyone is betting on him.

I have already collected the money.

I told him to lose the competition.

He said no.

You are smart enough to know what to do, right?

Take this.

What is it? Does it kill?

Not that easily.

Americans use this in wars.

It's mydocalm.

If he takes this, worst case is that he will be paralysed for a while.

You won't understand anyway.

Here. Try it on at home, it won't hurt...

When this job's done,

your time will come.

Hello?

Coming.

- Who are you looking for? - Hello.

I am Jack's class teacher.

Are you his grandma?

Yes. You are?

You can call me Mr. chen.

Mr. chen. Come on in,

take a seat.

- Do you mind sitting on the bed? - Not at all.

Take a seat...

What are you doing, grandma?

Just a little handicraft,

white orchids...

This is a lot of work.

I know nothing.

Can get a bit of side money from doing this to make ends meet...

You and Jack have been living here for a long time.

Oh, yes.

It has been many years, we have had no luck with public housing...

Jack and his parents were new immigrants.

Then, a traffic accident

took both his parents' lives.

However, Jack is a good kid, and smart too.

You know, look at this,

teachers always have good words for him.

Look,

He hasn't got a lot of friends.

You can see from all these photos,

it's just us two.

He usually goes to work after school.

Does he have a part-time job these days?

He used to work at a Chinese restaurant every night,

but he started working at a boxing gym lately.

He doesn't want me to work too hard.

And my health isn't so good.

I am really worried about him.

Oh, right. What brings you here?

Did something happen at school?

Yes...

What is it?

I came here today...

On behalf of the school, to give you his scholarship.

What a good kid he is!

Thank you, Mr. chen.

Don't thank me. Jack is a great kid.

Yes, he is.

- I am so proud of him. - Let me help.

That's not what a teacher should do.

I am good at doing this too.

Am I doing it right?

That's right.

You'd better get the champagne ready for tonight.

Cheers, third round.

Hey, first round.

I'm gonna make you some money.

More power... come on!

How does that feel?

Hi! Champ!

Just playing with you, thank you for that.

Got you right? Good boy.

Hey, what's this?

- Boss Kane! - Shut up!

What now! Since when you got a say?

Shut up!

Say nothing.

Drink it...

Let me out!

Shut up!

Ladies and gents

let's get ready to rumble.

Let's make easy money.

First round bro., alright?

Gentlemen, sorry for interrupting,

I'm looking for my student, a young man called Jack.

He is about this height, 16 years old.

Hey man, the locker room is full.

You should not even be here.

If I were you,

I'll turn around and get the hell out of here.

Look guys,

I don't want any troubles.

I'm just here, looking for my student, and bring him home.

That's some very expensive shit.

That nearly cost me and my mate some million bucks tonight.

Mr. chen... I'm here... help... Mr. chen...

You're going home.

Anymore? Come and get some!

Take it easy.

You felt that? Huh?

Like a game, ain't?

First round.

What did I tell you? First round!

Call an ambulance!

He told me to drug him, it wasn't me, sir.

You said it's not you.

- It really wasn't me! - Then tell me who was it?

It was this little shit and his teacher.

You really are a teacher?

Yes.

This wound looks like...

It's from a bullet?

Didn't know teaching is so dangerous nowadays.

He made me do it, sir. It really wasn't me!

- He even hosted a bet. - Sir...

Think before you speak!

Why would I drug him? I am the biggest victim here.

Just the fixtures in my locker room costed me hundreds of thousands.

You want to pursue legal actions?

Come with me to the station and we will do a detailed statement-taking.

Alright. Let's file an investigation and clear this whole thing up.

No need...

No need, my fault, my fault...

You guys are so busy and he still has school.

I'll let it slip.

Sir, can we go now, sir?

Alright.

- Bro, give him back his ID. - Copy that.

- Thank you, sir. - Let's go.

He really was holding a bet, sir!

You go first.

You are not eighteen yet.

Go back to the station with me, we will find someone to bail you out.

My grandma is my only family.

I can't let her know about this, sir!

- I don't want her to be worried... - I will bail him out, sir.

Who are you?

I am his class teacher.

It's okay.

If you want your grandma to be happy,

you should study hard.

It is always the hardest for the elders.

Mr. chen.

Is it too late to mend what I have done wrong?

School starts at 8, don't be late.

Got it!

By the way, why are you so great in everything?

I am nothing compared to your granny.

I can't even make that cart go. Go and help her.

I'm going now.

Let me help you, grandma.

What are you doing here?

What happened to your face?

It's nothing... l tripped.

Why are you so careless? I'll fix you up later...

A secondary school teacher barged into the locker room

and fought the MMA champion to a draw!

According to our sources, the teacher was once a us marine.

Impressive, eh? There's more...

There are reports saying, he is a graduate from tak chi secondary school.

Who is he?

Isn't he...

Henry chen.

Mr. chen... is it really Mr. chen?

So he was a marine, that's why he fights so good.

A soldier teaching... that's a first.

He is also a graduate from our school.

I wonder if anyone knows how he was like when he was a student.

For sure, I remember.

He was a naughty kid.

He was not at school much and if he was he would get himself into huge troubles.

Look, he was the one who broke the nose of the principal's statue.

That year,

he singlehandedly ruined the graduation ceremony.

What are you doing, Henry?

Henry! You again?

Henry! See me in the principal's office!

Ouch... my hand...

Quickly! Get him to the medic!

Mr. chen?

He was one of the naughtiest in the school.

For a period of time, I didn't see him around anymore.

It turned out that he was expelled.

I'm sorry, Henry

has been expelled by the school.

Forget it, principal. He is a bad kid, no one can change that.

His mum died young and his father ran away.

As his auntie, I am doing everything I can.

I am even taking him with me to the states.

What are you looking at, tough guy? You want some?

You're nothing but trouble.

This is a recommendation letter to the military school for Henry.

I suggest Henry to go study at a military school in the states.

Only until he learns to obey rules,

he wouldn't be taking the right path.

You should be grateful that the principal persuaded Kane's parents

not to report to the police.

Else, I would never be able to bring you to the states.

Let's go.

Go be a good boy in the states.

You can do it.

I heard he went to study at the military school the principal recommended

soldiers...

Could die at any given moment.

Why did he quit and

come back to teach?

Someone said,

war breeds peace

for the flourishment of the next generation.

Yet, all I see

was endless inhuman destruction.

Go...

My daughter is not with me.

Where is she?

She's still in the war zone.

Just go... go... I'll find her.

Some people struggle to live,

but the cruelest thing is

no matter how hard you try,

you see countless of lives sacrificed for nothing.

What is the meaning of life?

I decided to make time for myself and

to rediscover this world.

It was a long journey of wandering,

I travelled back to the east from the west.

Along the way, I had a feeling that an eagle was following me around.

I looked at the eagle.

No matter how far or high it goes.

It will always go back to where it started to breed its next generation.

I now understand,

the person who wanted me to depart from where I began,

was not because he gave up on me,

he just wished for me to find my own way.

Have you thought of coming back to teach

and look after your juniors?

Good morning.

Mr. chen.

Good morning, principal.

Morning.

Mr. chen?

Good morning.

Mr. chen, let's take a selfie.

Make sure I look good.

If you don't hand in your assignment now, you are giving me detention.

- Mr. chen. - Good morning... Ben sir.

Didn't know you could fight, Mr. chen.

Breakfast's on me.

I know what you gonna say, sure, you can pay for lunch.

In you go, time for class.

If you like Mr. chen so much, you may join him in class 6b.

Good morning, class.

Stand up.

Good morning.

It has been a few days we didn't meet, let's begin with some revision.

Morning, big brother.

Morning.

Alright.

Sit down... and let's begin class.

Who put an apple here?

Pulling pranks on your teacher again?

- Is it poisoned? - Mr. chen.

That's from me. Bye!

What? Teachers can't eat apples?

Anyone knows?

I know... I got it... me...

62%...

That's incorrect. Last chance... say it...

66.50%

that's correct.

Next question.

Mr chen.

I haven't even asked.

No, Mr. chen. I have to pee.

Be quick with it.

Let's continue.

Jack.

The mock examination is just around the corner.

Are you ready for it yet?

You may come to me anytime if you have any questions.

It's always not working.

Mr. chen.

You hit it too hard. There's an extra bottle.

For you.

Thank you.

May I have a copy of your teaching notes?

I'll treat you dinner.

My notes are not on past papers.

I'm not looking for past papers.

Actually, I want to get to know my students more

and make the classes more interesting for them.

Ok. Then you decide what we are eating.

Alright.

Go home...

Bye.

Bye, Mr. chen.

Bye...

Have you guys ever thought about

what you want to study if you get into a university?

That will be mechanical engineering for sure.

I want to fix all the luxurious cars in the world.

For me? Of course, it will be music.

In order to code my own game,

I am studying computer science.

Stupid.

You are stupid!

Why aren't you saying anything?

I want to be a teacher.

What?

I said I want to be a teacher, is there a problem?

You? Save it.

No way! Take a look of yourself!

I am not dreaming as big.

I want to get into a good business school,

learn how to do business and make a lot of money.

That ain't easy,

you have to score two 5♪♪s minimum in the dse.

Say who?

You think I am like you guys?

What did you just say?

Mr. li...

I'm sorry, ok? My bad...

Can I have some smart drugs?

Smart drugs?

Ritalin?

Have you got a prescription?

No.

Don't forget it next time.

Thank you.

Everybody, examination begins now.

This is indeed a mock examination.

Your results are not the focus here.

What's important for you guys is to keep it up.

Mr. chen.

My score should be 49.

How come I got a 50?

Jack's actual score is 49.

I gave him one extra Mark.

On the passage by Mr. yin haiguang...

"The meaning of life"

he didn't choose a, b, c or d. He added an option e.

He wrote,

"grow from making mistakes".

I think his answer deserves some encouragement.

Great!

Give me five.

What score you got?

About the same as you guys.

That is?

Yea, why? We are best friends.

- What is it? - Whatever, forget it.

What's your score?

About the same as you guys...

If your result is unsatisfactory, do it better next time.

Starting today,

I will be giving you tutorials after school.

Alright?

Thank you, Mr. chen.

You really are not going to school?

I don't feel well. Call in sick for me.

Alright. I'll go now, bye.

Chris

what?

What is it?

Nothing, go to school now.

Bye.

How is he, doctor?

The patient is out of danger now,

but he had an overdose of the psychiatric drug, ritalin.

Therefore, he is still in a coma.

We will have to give him some more time.

There's another case of attempted student suicide.

I am sorry, Mr. ma.

Actually, I don't think it is the best for the board

to make a decision promptly,

just because the media is stretching the truth.

Transferring is not something that could be done right away.

Mr. chen didn't intend for this to happen... hello?

I am confident about the professional ethics

of every single one of our teachers.

I hereby ask the fellow media to allow some space for our school,

to tackle the incident.

The student suicide rate is on the rise again,

the public has pointed the finger at the Hong Kong education system.

Many people are criticizing the Hong Kong education system,

in fact the education bureau employs a regular mechanism.

We constantly seek advice from the public.

Relative adjustments are made after data collection.

For tak chi secondary school's student suicide incident,

I believe it is an individual case.

Initial investigation reveals that

the teaching methods of the student's teacher

could be related to the student's suicide attempt.

An internal hearing with the teacher involved will be held,

in hope of unveiling the causes of the problem.

Mr. chen,

this hearing

is to reevaluate your qualifications as a teacher.

There has been numerous occasions where you did not teach according to the curriculum.

Your teaching methods are in great difference

with the principles of education of the bureau.

Recently, the media had a coverage on your participation in a gang fight.

As a teacher,

you failed even to discipline yourself,

how can you teach your students?

You have only taught for one year

and you already got a student attempting to commit suicide.

How will you explain that?

No. I have no explanation for that.

I don't think we should waste time

discussing whether I'm a qualified teacher or not.

There are 19 cases in 2014.

33 cases in 2015.

In 2016,

another 23 cases in the first eight months.

There are so many students committing suicide in Hong Kong each year.

Is it the problem of the students,

the parents or the teachers?

Or it is our education system?

Shouldn't we spend time talking about

how we could prevent something like this from happening again?

Take a look at question ♪3 on page 67, it is easier to understand than question ♪2...

Mr. chen is back...

Mr. chen.

Where are you guys going? The class isn't over yet.

Excuse me...

Mr. chen...

Where is Mr. chen?

Where is Mr. chen?

Mr. chen's gone.

After the incident,

do you think he could still stay?

Mr. chen...

Mr. chen... don't go...

Mr. chen... come back...

Get back to class.

Mr. chen... please don't go...

Don't go...

Don't go... Mr. chen...

Remember, you can do it.

Don't... go after him!

Mr. chen... don't go...

He can tame even these punks,

but still lost his job in the end.

Was that even worth it?

Mr. chen...

What shall we do to bring Mr. chen back?

The world is saying Mr. Chen is a bad teacher

and that he is not a good influence.

What you guys need to do is to prove to the world that,

Mr. chen is a good teacher.

Do your best in the dse, that's the best you could do to repay him.

We teachers will take care of the rest.

There is no need for you guys to be worried.

Just focus on your studies.

Don't let the others look down on you guys.

Please don't go...

Say no more, it won't help. Let's go.

Parents...

Please hang on for a moment... Listen to me.

Would you guys listen to me please?

I am not hoping this parent-teacher meeting

will change your minds,

but I have the responsibility in

clearing the name of all the teachers and students at or went to tak chi.

Shut up! Let's go...

Don't go...

You are doing bad to our children... We are dropping out.

Listen... listen to me...

What is this?

Parents,

as the principal of tak chi secondary school,

I am greatly responsible

for what is happening now.

However,

I am asking you to spend just a little time

to listen what Ms. liang has to say about our vision.

If after listening,

you are still not having any faith in tak chi,

I, Patrick lin,

will cease from working in the education sector.

You better keep your words.

I guess we could trust principal lin...

Now you can all see

this chart which shows the principles

of education of tak chi secondary school in the coming years,

with students' virtues and morality as the core.

We will be giving them all-round supervision,

including their assignment, attitude and behaviour,

we will try our best to provide them with guidance.

If we teachers are to give up on these students,

aren't they more geared to giving up on themselves.

If we are to educate, we must have our own beliefs.

All are educable. All can be successful.

This is our school motto.

If you got any questions about english, ask me all you need.

I won't ask you even if I got any. You are a pe teacher.

I like teaching pe because I like finishing work on time.

Today, I like tutoring you guys more.

As an english literature major, I am confident that I can help you guys get through the dse.

This is grammatically wrong.

That is "the" question.

It's not "a". Scratch that.

Excuse me...

Alright, together.

To be or not to be.

That is the question.

To be or not to be. That is the question.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

If the students at tak chi get breakthrough results in the dse,

the school is likely to gain more attention

and to save itself from the danger of being shut down.

You heard that?

We cannot delay the project anymore.

Boss... are you ok?

Relax. I will handle this.

I'll be watching then.

I would deal with tak chi even if you don't ask.

Big wei.

Get Henry chen's number for me.

You are back?

Have you seen Mr. chen?

He said one o'clock.

Where is he...

Nope.

There's no one on campus.

Don't know where has chen gone?

Where are the others?

In the classroom.

He is not downstairs either.

Let's wait inside the classroom.

How is it? Have you found him?

No. We've looked everywhere.

What can we do now? The examination is starting soon.

How about we head over to take the examination first?

L... I'm afraid we won't make it.

Right... we are going to miss it.

Let's get going.

Let's wait for a while.

Yes, Mr. chen is always on time.

We'll message him again.

Five minutes, that's the maximum.

You have all got my message, right?

Students.

No examination for you guys today! Happy?

What are you looking at?

Hey. Don't smoke on school premises.

Go! Be quick!

Go! Go! Go! Are you taking a walk?

Hand over your phones...

- Give it to me... - Be careful!

Hey! What do you want?

It's time for us to take our examination.

Hey. If you don't let us out, we will call the police.

Call the police?

With what?

Then what do you say we do, bro.?

Wait. Do we have a choice?

Wait? Till when?

We will miss the examination.

I'll go fight them.

Are you serious?

Just joking.

No smoking on school premises.

Bro...

It's Mr. chen!

Yeah... Mr. chen...

Is everybody ok?

Yeah.

Be careful!

Now I'm going to teach you the last lesson.

Self-defense.

Go ahead!

Wow! Cool!

Are you guys not taking the exam?

Go now!

Go...

Stop!

Jack!

Your admission form!

Go to hell!

Take this!

Go to hell!

Are you done?

Come on, break my other hand too.

It won't be the first time you do it here.

What is it? Don't you know me?

Ouch... my hand...

The taekwando first runner-up for the year is Kane luo.

The taekwando champion for the year is Henry chen.

Henry chen?

Apart from his taekwando first runner-up, Kane

is also the piano contest champion.

I told you to spend less time on the piano and practise boxing more.

You are a shame.

What are you looking at? Look at your hands.

Do you think you can still compete?

Move!

Kane?

You don't call the shots at tak chi secondary school.

You ruined my dream.

Now...

I will ruin yours.

You like teaching, don't you?

Now let me teach you.

In this world, money is everything, and

it's all about power. No one plays nice in reality.

Actually, I have been looking for you.

I know I owe you an apology.

I am sorry.

I really like playing piano...

Listening and integrated skills examination begins now.

The following track is yin haiguang's

"the meaning of life."

Hu shi once said,

"without dreams,

is it not an ample life."

Now, you all have aspirations,

yet, it could all change once you have stepped into the real world.

You will then go your own ways,

reality will strike you in all different aspects.

All these will cause you to hide away your sublime dreams.

It is how reality challenges our morals,

our idealities,

the sincerity of our pursuit for the truth, good and beauty.

It's all the same around the globe.

Whether we will make it through or not

depends on this exact moment.

It's time for our challenge now.

Grandma...

Grandma...

What's the rush?

What?

We are getting our own place?

Really?

This is great...

We are finally moving!

It's him! Freeze!

I have a question for you.

I know nothing, sir.

Tell me when will your new song be available on your channel?

The whole station likes your singing.

Really? Thank you, sir.

I will go to do the recording now.

- Good... go ahead! - Thank you!

What is this?

It's yours.

What are you looking at?

We will go hand in the application after breakfast.

This is your car.

You are only driving it after getting your license.

Thanks, dad.

Oh no... stop it...

You are making my face so messy.

Chris.

You are having your university interview later.

I have to work and can't be there with you.

Don't go on an empty stomach. You can do it.

Dad, I promise you,

next year, I will get into a university too.

Of course you will.

Chief huang.

Principal, have you been waiting long?

Not at all...

Are they keeping the funding to our school

the same for the next school year?

I am sorry to inform you that

the education bureau has rejected your application.

Is there something we could do to change the bureau's decision on...

The education bureau is taking

tak chi secondary school's case at its discretion.

You guys will have an additonal 20 percent of funding next year,

okay?

Also,

fix your air-conditioning and restrooms.

It gets me sweating every time.

Do it quick.

School will start in September, can do?

Understood. I will!

Yes!

Good morning, class.

Ms. liang, mock papers again?

We already have those.

No.

These are the application forms for extracurricular activities.

Besides examinations, I am hoping you guys

could identify your interests in other areas,

and take part in some extracurricular activities, ok?

Morning, Ben sir.

What did you just call me? Starting today, I am the Dean of discipline.

If you guys don't behave well this year,

I will go on and on with you guys.

Giving tutorials at school from dusk to dawn.

Here's an advice from me,

since all the air-conditioning at the school has been fixed,

you are reminded to put on enough clothes or bring along a jacket to school.

Stay warm and don't catch cold, ok?

Everybody.

Welcome to my class.