Original subtitles

Business

can make a nation

as well as break a nation.

The essence of great business

is to manage the household,

govern the nation,

and bring peace to the world.

Wait.

Who is it?

Who is it?

Bastard!

Get lost!

- I'm sorry. - Enough.

- I'm sorry. - Wait.

He's pitiful.

I'm sorry.

You're the rickshaw driver at the train station.

I often hire you.

Every time I come out of the station,

I see you watching me.

You've been here many times, right?

I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry.

Do you know who I am?

Do

you

like me?

However,

if anyone finds out,

I would be drowned in a cage.

Will you tell on me?

If that's the case,

let's exchange secrets.

This is mine.

What about yours?

I don't… I don't have secrets.

This is…

This is my most precious thing.

"Kentaro."

You're Japanese?

My real parents

are Taiwanese.

Kentaro.

Do you want to work at my house?

That way, at all times,

you can stay by my side.

I'll keep

this safe for you.

You can't tell anyone

about my affairs.

Understood?

If you want to work with the Huang family,

you cannot be called this name.

From now on,

your name will be

Huang Hung-ta.

All right?

Be with me.

I can take care of you.

Mr. Huang.

I've never really gotten to know you.

I'm also Japanese.

My name is Kentaro.

We can go back to Japan together.

It doesn't matter if you're Japanese

or whatever nationality.

The problem is I don't know you.

Am I inferior to Lin Teng?

Then what do you like about me?

I think you simply

don't want to lose.

Mr. Huang.

Which fabric

do you prefer?

Please come this way.

Mr. Takeda!

Please calm down!

Do you look down on me?

That's not true.

Come in.

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

You nuisance!

You can never compare to me.

Stop!

Both your business

and your woman are mine.

Stop!

Bastard!

I'm sorry.

Stop!

Beat it!

Stop!

If you want me to forgive you,

organize a banquet at a club.

Get escorts to serve my friends.

But I

don't like escorts.

Go home and wash up,

then come and please me.

Okay, let's go!

Let's go!

Come on!

Nice!

Awesome!

Who was it?

Who the fuck was it?

Mr. Lin brought someone in the morning.

They tallied the cement and organized it.

Who said he could touch the cement?

It wasn't me!

I'm sorry, I don't know!

I really don't know!

- Who exactly - I don't know.

- messed with my cement? - I don't know!

Mr. Takeda, it was Mr. Lin!

What have you done?

Don't!

Please don't!

- Please stop, Mr. Takeda! - Mr. Takeda!

Please calm down!

RYOHEI TAKEDA ET AL. DISMISSED CHUNGHUA CEMENT

Mr. Wang.

I've dealt with the warehouse coordination director.

Now, you don't need to worry.

Fuck you!

You fucking Japanese dog,

you think we're all your minions?

- Fuck him up! - Die!

- Kill him! - Fuck you!

- Beat him to death! - Japanese dog!

Everyone.

Mr. Lin is here!

Lin Teng!

Guys!

Everyone!

Quiet!

Listen to me.

What we did before to Lin Teng

was really shameful.

That's right.

Here!

Everyone,

raise your cups high!

Let's apologize to Lin Teng.

- Lin Teng! - Lin Teng.

- We're sorry! - Sorry!

- Don't say that. - Right.

I should be ashamed.

It was hard on you.

You're crazy.

Everyone, everything is on me today!

- Drink to your heart's content! - No.

Today, it's on me, Fung. Order whatever you want!

Awesome!

Here.

Thank you, you're too kind.

- Here, I'll pour for you. - Come, Lin Teng, sit.

Awesome.

Lin Teng, your career will prosper now.

Good thing we have you.

Mouse.

What's with you?

After Takeda's fiasco,

we need to re-register all the cement.

Who'll take care of the money lost on construction?

We need to shoulder it ourselves.

How can you say that?

Hasn't Lin Teng been helping us all along?

Help?

We're the ones helping Lin Teng.

When there was a cement shortage,

we gave him our own.

The price on the black market was a mess

and there are countless problems within the company.

Why should we bear the brunt of it?

Mouse! Get up!

What's with you?

Are you drunk or what?

When there was a cement shortage,

Lin Teng borrowed from us.

Did he not return them?

That's right.

As for the fee,

he also used Yilan Corp's money

to help us out, right?

- Right. - Yes.

Isn't what he did

enough for you?

What else do you want him to do?

Previously, he said he'd work there

to help us out,

and now?

We're the ones who are cleaning up Lin Teng's mess, isn't that right?

- What are you saying? - Don't spew nonsense!

- Lin Teng, is that right? - You…

- Sit down! - Right!

- Everyone, drink up! Ignore him! - Right.

- Drunkenness makes people idiotic! - Drink!

Go!

Mr. Lin!

Mr. Lin!

What?

Takeda came to sabotage Masami's shop.

It's all my fault.

Go check on her.

Hurry.

Don't come over!

Why drag me into this?

Master Chuang used my ex-husband against you.

Mr. Huang insists on fighting you, Mr. Lin.

Am I your prize?

Whoever wins gets me?

I'm not anyone's prize.

What do I have to do with your fight?

Why am I always dragged into it?

I only want

to run a business properly!

Why can't I just do that?

Did you stay up all night?

What are you thinking about?

Do you want to tell me?

Since Chunghua Cement was privatized,

too much has happened.

Why is it

that we must clean up

Chunghua Cement's internal problems?

Is it any good to think of these things?

While you're at Chunghua Cement,

these things will keep happening.

This time, it's Takeda.

What about next time?

I've thought about it.

To stop these things from happening,

things like

company personnel,

production,

manufacturing, warehouses,

and shipments

must all be revamped and adjusted.

The cement business must be stabilized

for everyone's life to be stable.

So

what do you plan to do?

In the second shareholders meeting,

I'm going to run for the position of chairman.

All right.

Do it if you want.

I'll take care of our home, don't worry.

When you're tired, just come home.

Go to sleep.

Your glasses.

What happened?

Who hurt you like this?

That guy must have been behind this.

That's why I was fired.

It'll hurt.

Leave the medicine

and go home first.

Bastard!

I'm sorry.

Asshole.

- Come here. - Master Chuang.

I want her to be my mistress.

Go home and wash up,

then come and please me.

You…

can't have your way anymore.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Ryohei!

Ryohei!

What's your name?

My name is…

Huang Hung-ta.

That's right.

Your name

and your life

both come from me.

As long as you live,

you must not betray me.

Understood?

Do

you

like me?

Kentaro.

Farewell.

Someone jumped off the building!

Everyone, come and help!

Hurry!

Hurry up!

Who is it?

- Did she jump or was she pushed? - I don't know.

Stay here. Don't run around.

Clean this place up.

Are you the owner of the hotel?

You don't need to know what just happened at the hotel.

This is to compensate you.

Change the sheets and carpet.

You can leave now.

UNGRATEFUL HUANG HUNG-TA MARRIED INTO THE HUANG FAMILY

KILLED THE ADULTEROUS COUPLE AND KILLED HIMSELF

You're running for chairman?

Didn't they kick you out last time?

That's right. Think it over.

I know.

This time,

I'll do everything I can.

Lin Teng, they even got rid of Hung-ta.

Can you do it?

Can you win against Mr. Kao and Master Chuang?

If you want to run,

you need all shareholders to come and vote.

That's the only possible way.

Will the union members support you?

If you do,

everyone will.

It's not just the union,

there are so many shareholders.

We need to get shareholders all over Taiwan to come

and just make them vote.

Are you drunk?

You think everyone has got the time?

It takes effort to come north.

There's transportation, room, and board.

Will you pay?

What can we do then?

Who are you?

This is my house.

Kentaro?

Call me Hung-ta.

Go.

This is for you.

I can't.

Your mother gave this to you.

Just take it.

If you see me as your friend,

cut the crap.

I'm sorry.

Sanlang!

Take this.

- Here. - All of these?

Yes.

Hurry.

All right.

Mr. Lin.

Are we

breaking the law here?

No.

No?

What?

Nothing.

I thought I could do something big with you.

This time,

we will do something big.

However,

why are we copying this roster?

Masami left a letter for you.

I didn't read it.

To Mr. Lin.

It's so rude of me

to write to you so suddenly.

Last time, you saw an ugly side of me.

I am truly sorry.

I thought for a long time

and ultimately decided to leave Taipei,

so I'm bidding you farewell.

I'll close up the suit shop

and move to another city.

Meeting you

is the best thing that ever happened to me

and the most regrettable as well.

I heard from Hsueh-yu

that you're running for Chunghua Cement's chairman.

Please have faith.

From now on

even though we won't see each other again,

I still

made you a suit in the end.

Perhaps

this will be

the last suit I make.

Mr. Lin?

A Japanese gifting a suit

is the most intimate

and friendliest gesture.

I hope you'll like

this gift.

I hope

you'll realize your ideals.

Please do your best and shine.

It looks good.

Hi, Mr. Chairman.

It's too early to call me that.

- Here's more. - Thank you.

It's not that the cuckoo won't chirp.

It's that there are too many eagles out there.

Waiting

does nothing.

To make the cuckoo chirp,

the eagles must be

completely subdued.

Ladies and gentlemen,

please take your seats.

The second Chunghua Cement Shareholders Meeting

- is about to begin. - What is Sanlang doing?

Mr. Hsu.

I don't see Sanlang anywhere.

He's not here either.

- Where did he go? - Is it starting?

Yes, it's starting.

- Did you see him? - No!

Where did he go?

I'm sorry!

For the position of assistant vice president,

I say leave it to him.

Now,

please welcome

the chairman, Mr. Kao Pai-lu,

to give his address.

Please welcome the chairman.

Thank you to all the shareholders.

As the chairman of Chunghua Cement,

I prioritize national development first and foremost

as well as our shareholders' benefits.

Lin Teng.

Will you please ask

those clients who are so close to you

to control themselves?

Subordinates like you

should do your jobs properly!

I'm here to tell you

to fulfill the cement demand

within one week!

And you call yourself the fucking head of the Cement Union?

Fuck you.

Lin Teng.

I'm sorry.

I failed you.

I'm sorry!

I'm not anyone's prize.

What do I have to do with your fight?

Under Chairman Kao's leadership,

both the country and Chunghua Cement are prospering.

Let us applaud him.

Thank you, Chairman Kao.

It's almost time.

Next,

we shall begin the official procedure.

This procedure

includes votes for supervisors and directors.

The ballot box is placed at the front.

Please, shareholders,

bring forth your proof of equity

and register to vote at the front.

I won't be liable if I hit you!

Let me through, sorry!

Sorry, I'm in a hurry.

I'm sorry!

What are you doing?

RICE, YUMIN CLINIC

Oh my, what happened?

Goodness, how can this happen?

Can't you drive properly?

- I didn't know! - How can you hit him so hard?

Do you know how to drive?

No, how would I know he'd burst out like that?

Please start voting!

Voting is beginning and I still don't see Sanlang.

Mr. Hsu! He's here.

- Mr. Hsu! - Well? Did you see him?

No. Is it starting?

Voting's starting and he's still not here. What should we do?

I'll keep looking.

Sir, can you hear us?

Sir, can you hear us?

Save him first!

Voting has ended!

It's over.

He didn't come.

It's hopeless.

Do you need to go to the hospital?

- I'll take you to the hospital, all right? - The proxy forms.

Let me take you to the hospital!

- Sir, I'll take you to the hospital! - The proxy forms.

Sir!

- Whose bike is this? Let me borrow it. - It's mine!

Are you all right?

We'll help you pick them up!

Everyone, help pick them up!

- Okay. - Help pick them up.

- Hurry up. - Be careful.

Seal the ballot box!

Don't seal it yet!

Don't seal it!

- There's more here! - Sanlang's here!

The proxy forms!

There's more here!

I'm fine! The proxy forms!

There's more here!

Proxy forms?

- There's more! - There's more here!

- There's more! - Don't seal the box yet!

Lin Teng!

- Hurry! - Why are you covered in blood?

I'm fine! The proxy forms made it in time.

- Mr. Lin, hurry! - Go on.

- Hurry and go! - Go!

- Hurry! - Hurry up!

Be careful.

Come on, get up.

These are proxy forms.

They bear the shareholders' signatures.

According to company rules,

any shareholder

can vote.

I am now

running for Chunghua Cement's chairman.

A month ago,

we began contacting shareholders all over Taiwan

and printed over 1,000 voting proxy forms.

Chunghua Cement

is not the government's

nor is it the landowners'.

This national infrastructure

belongs to all citizens.

- Hey. - Sir.

Thank you.

The proxy form?

Mr. Lin.

- Thank you. - I trust you.

Thank you.

Lin Teng.

Mr. Cheng says he doesn't know what a proxy form is.

Explain to him.

I'll take the train to the south

and bring it to you to sign, all right?

You can do it. I support you.

Thank you.

These minor shareholders whom you pay no mind to

are everything to us.

- There's more here! - There's more here!

Here. Let me through!

Come on, here.

- Here. - Come on.

A vote for Kao Pai-lu!

A vote for Kao Pai-lu.

A vote for Lin Teng!

A vote for Lin Teng.

A vote for Lin Teng!

A vote for Lin Teng.

A vote for Lin Teng!

A vote for Lin Teng.

A vote for Lin Teng!

He even wants to get rid of me.

A vote for Kao Pai-lu!

A vote for Kao Pai-lu.

- Chairman Lin, congratulations. - Chairman Lin, congratulations.

- We're counting on you. - Yes.

Thank you.

Chairman Lin, hi.

Mr. Lin.

We'll depend on you from now on.

It depends on everyone, not me.

Chairman Lin, you have our full support.

Chairman Lin.

Yes.

Thank you to all of you.

- You're young and accomplished. - Chairman Lin.

- Yes. - Chairman Lin.

Congratulations.

Now, Chunghua Cement will depend on you.

Master Chuang, it's too early for congratulations.

Over half the directors and supervisors are your men.

You even have the shareholders' proxy forms.

It is yours for sure.

Chairman Lin,

do you like Peking opera?

I'm sorry.

I was born in Yilan's countryside.

I don't have the appreciation.

Visit me when you have time. I'll teach you.

Peking opera is so nice.

It gathers all arts…

Master Chuang.

Please come with me.

Mr. Lin Teng.

Please come with us too.

Mr. Lin Teng.

Hello.

Chair…

Chairman.

The rise and fall of a nation

is the responsibility of every man.

I'd like to speak with you regarding the position

of Chunghua Cement's chairman.

The government will surely take responsibility

for the citizens' difficulties

and provide a solution.

We can't let

these lands remain

in land owners' hands

and make just a few people rich.

It has been checked and determined

that Chunghua Cement Corporation

shall continue to be chaired by Kao Pai-lu!

Please applaud!

Why isn't it Lin Teng?

- How did this happen again? - Wasn't it confirmed?

Yes.

How did this happen?

The shareholders' meeting has ended.

What is there to hold on to?

I thought…

I know.

It's all right.

It's fine.

It's all right.

You did great.

Look.

No one is like you,

who holds over 70 percent of equity.

These people

placed their hopes in you.

No one but my husband can do it.

All right.

You're so busy even without being chairman.

If you really become chairman,

I'd be without a husband.

Don't misunderstand me.

I do support you,

although perhaps Bodhisattva heard

my selfish wish.

I'm hungry.

Let's go.

All right, I'll cook.

Sure.

What do you want to eat?

Anything.

WELCOME TO THE CHUNGHUA CEMENT SHAREHOLDERS MEETING

PHOTO OF LIN TENG WITH HIS WIFE, CHEN HSUEH-YU

1989, LIN TENG BECOMES CHUNGHUA CEMENT’S VICE CHAIRMAN

You see those two out there?

Wasn't he arrested too?

Why is he out there?

Who knows? It's the will of the higher-ups.

Could he be here to see the one in this room?

I've never heard him say a word since he came in.

He must have gone mad.

Let's go eat.

Let's go get a bite first.

Chairman Lin.

Your gift has been delivered.

Regarding that matter,

can we discuss it now?

Kentaro.

HUANG RESIDENCE