Original subtitles

-Where are they? -Still at it

l hear they broke the bed!

They didn't mean to

lt could be true, anything's possible

Got a light?

Don't tell anyone, they'll kill you

Erbao's tractor was in a smash-up

lt was in Longwangkou

The corpse is still lying there, you know

When was it?

Day before yesterday

Now the Peasant Culture Group...

...from Fenyang will perform...

...Train Heading for Shaoshan

''A southbound train...

''...races across the sunny land

''lt's heading for Shaoshan!

''Chairman Mao's hometown!

''Look, here they come!''

Wheels flying, whistle blowing

Train heading for Shaoshan!

Over mountains, across rivers...

Towards the radiant sun

Towards the radiant sun

''Comrades, next stop Shaoshan

''Chairman Mao's hometown

''Really?

''Miss...

''How much longer to Shaoshan?

''Forty minutes, sir

''See, this gentleman finds the train too slow

''Young folk, don't you know...''

Learn from Dazhai Commune

Where poor farmers raised the red flag

They united in action

Fearless and practical, they acted as one

Everyone on board?

Roll call

-Li Hongyun? -Yes

Yao Eryong?

Yin Ruijuan?

Wen Xuefeng?

Zhang Jun?

Zhang Jun?

-Where were you? -Toilet

Shangli Hongli?

Li Yang?

Yuan Fenglin?

Guo Xiaoyan?

Wu Jingming?

Cui Mingliang?

Cui Mingliang?

Lu Jinghuan?

Wang Xiaoling?

Zhang Xiaohong?

Zhong Ping?

Sun Lijuan?

Song Yongping?

-Cui Mingliang? -ln the toilet

Slackers hog the toilet

He's not a slacker!

Driver Xue, sound the horn

-Zhang Jun, your trousers? -Wearing them!

lt's really cold!

-No, the other pair -Performance over?

Of course! l'm on the bus!

Are you?

-Aren't l? -No discipline!

-Everyone was waiting! -Are you in charge?

You understand collectivism?

Give me a break! l'm not that late

-l didn't spoil the show -Didn't you?

You think you were okay?

-What do you think? -l'm not bad

What the hell were those train sounds?

l don't know how a train sounds!

Never taken a train?

Even if you've never tasted pork, you must have seen a pig!

l've only heard one!

Seen The Train Driver's Son?

Seen Railway Guerrillas?

l'm not a train driver's son

Forget it, Mingliang

Finished?

Let's move

Ready yet, Mum?

Can't you make yourself useful?

More chores? Have you asked Brother?

Who's older, you or him?

You should have had him first then

Shouldn't have had you at all!

We're different! l'm an art worker, l use my brain

Really? Here, you follow orders

Then l'll stop coming home

Yes, society needs you, live outside!

-lf you won't feed me, the Party will -Get out!

He slashed girls' trousers with a razor

He used to cut the girls too, until he got more skilful

Then the girls didn't notice...

...until they got home

-Pretty bad -Your trousers, Zhang Jun

The bottoms are so wide! l could sweep the streets with them!

Didn't you see this boiling?

Where did you get those bellbottoms?

My Auntie got them in Guangzhou

Your Auntie bought them for you?

They're trendy in the big cities, you know

Then you should go and live there!

l would if l could!

Mum, you should liberate your thoughts!

You should try self-criticism!

Watch out they don't lock you all up

Men need to let off steam!

No legwarmers? Catch your death, then

Come on!

-Want a pair, Eryong? -And get my legs cut?

Who'd want to do that, idiot?

Come on, help unload the logs

Okay

Your hat

Hey!

-What are those trousers? -Bellbottoms

What?

Bellbottom trousers

-Can you squat in them? -Of course

Show me

Squat

-See? -Okay

People can work in those trousers?

l'm an art worker, no manual work

You sound more like a capitalist roader

l can't talk to you

What's the time?

See, there they are

Really?

Them? That Cui Mingliang looks like a real idiot

Why not teach him a lesson?

-Go on! -l don't dare

l do

What time do you call this?

Sorry, my watch stopped

Not smart enough?

Stupid!

-What are those trousers? -Same as his

lmitating others like a kid!

-They're in fashion -One good turn...

lt's starting, it'll be sold out!

Buy the tickets!

Quick!

Go on!

Go on!

l'm a rambler

'm a rambler

A rambler's fate is sad

'm a rambler

'm a rambler

won't disguise who l am

'm a rambler

Yin Ruijuan of the Cultural Team!

Someone wants you outside!

Yin Ruijuan of the Cultural Team!

Someone wants you outside!

Dad!

-Why are you here? -l'm not with a crowd

-Who are you with? -Zhong Ping

-Learn from good people! -What do you mean?

Face the wall!

You're easily led, always seeing foreign movies

Cui Mingliang!

Sir

You're seeing this film too

Why have you come out?

-l have a report to write -Really?

l have to go

You can write reports?

-Go back and watch it -No, l don't want to

Then don't be late

l don't believe him

Wearing glasses doesn't mean he can write!

He just blindly follows others!

Of course l'm judging by appearance!

l see hundreds at the station every day

l know a bad guy when l see one

Coincidence!

No, l saw you

l saw you too

My father would too, let's go down

Haven't you been with Zhong Ping?

Why should l have been?

Zhang Jun's family doesn't know yet?

They should by now

-What's wrong? -Nothing

Zhong Ping's family seems to like Zhang Jun

He ate at their place last night

Your father goes too far sometimes

-What do you mean? -He's like a KGB man

Don't say that, he is my dad

Since Mum died, he's worried about me

But he's like a military dictator!

Don't say that

-What are you doing tomorrow? -Working

Auntie wants me to meet a man tomorrow

A prospective husband?

They arrange the whole thing

That's nice, to have it arranged

Auntie says he's a dentist

Great, a university graduate!

-Why are you so happy? -Am l?

Where is Ulan Bator?

Capital of Outer Mongolia

Where's Outer Mongolia?

Up north, past lnner Mongolia

And further north?

USSR

And further north?

The sea, l guess

And further north?

What the fuck are you on about?

Further north is here, Fenyang

18, Wujia Lane... Zhang Jun's house

So we're all north of the sea

''Romance... romance...

''What is romance?

''My soul is like a willow in March

''Romance... romance...

''What is romance?

''Who loves not romance?

''My thoughts ripen like fruit in autumn''

You use this ruler for fighting?

Comics? How old are you?

Camelia? What's this Camelia?

She sells camelias

''Through Marguerite's sad demise, the book reveals...

''...the ugly face of capitalism and the fact of moral hypocrisy

''Marguerite has humble origins

''To survive, she prostitutes herself on the streets of Paris...''

Paris! Prostitute!

Eat!

Let him be, don't look for him

''Slightly out of focus... Slightly out of focus...''

Are you crazy?

Losing your temper?

Thinking about that dentist?

We could beat him up!

Smash out his teeth so badly...

...even he couldn't fix them!

Good plan?

l've been looking for you!

l told you we'd get haircuts!

Not you... Cui, you should watch TV this evening

l'm waiting for a haircut

l see, very impressive!

Yin Ruijuan!

Let's go

-What's on? -Daredevil Garrison, l think

Daredevil Garrison?

-Supposed to be good -War film?

Come on, Zhang Jun

You weren't asking me

Shut up and come along

Quick!

Come!

Cui Mingliang

Come on, Eryong

Are you sick?

Still taking the works bus home?

-Any plans tonight? -Yes

-You had a perm -Yes

Looks good!

l'll be going, then

- You go ahead! -Okay

Go on, Xu is waiting for us

You were taking your time with her

l had to let her finish

Plenty to say to her, but not to me

-We see each other every day! -So?

Come on

You're angry again

No, l'm not

What's upsetting you?

You are... all your socialising with girls

We all have pasts, you know

ls that wrong?

Didn't someone say you should love a person completely...

...including his past?

-Who said that? -Who?

A friend... Pushkin

He thinks l should love that girl Han too?

Maybe you can leave that to me

l'll beat you to death!

We'll meet again in twenty years

How beautiful our great Motherland will be

The sky is new, the earth is new

City and village alike will glow

Young friends, this spring will be yours

Yours and mine

The new generation of the 1980s!

The new generation of the 1980s!

We'll meet again in twenty years...

With 8 or 9 wives and hordes of kids!

Settle down, everyone

We need to talk

Zhang Jun, stand up

Sing us Young Friends Gather

l'm no vocalist

Never mind, sing it

Young friends gathering today

Rowing little boats n the bright spring...

That's enough!

Quiet!

What were you singing in the truck?

l wasn't leading it

No? l heard you!

You were the loudest

What was it?

ls this a punishment?

Calm down, our priority is unity!

Unity?

l heard it was you

-l don't know -Don't know?

-Who else then? -Don't know

Me

You again?

Okay, sing it for us

We'll meet again in twenty years

With 8 or 9 wives and hordes of kids

Stop! What are you singing?

When is twenty years from now?

2000

Where will our country be by then?

The 4 Modernisations: lndustry, Agriculture, Defence and Science

And what are your goals?

Several wives, hordes of kids?

We practice monogamy

Several wives?

Like landowners before Liberation?

You think you could handle that?

And hordes of kids?

We practice family planning... heard of birth control?

lt's just a song

Where's your discipline?

Yes, there's the Open Door policy

But reforms are still needed

Think about it

Okay, l'll reform

''Long live birth control!

''One child's enough!

''Long live birth control!

''One child's enough!''

Come on in

-What's wrong? -Forget it

Don't want a perm after all?

lt'll look good

What if it doesn't?

lt will! Do it for me!

Come on, if Han dares to...

-Say that again! -No, no

-Anybody there? -No

Boss, where are you from?

-The south -Where?

Wenzhou

Far from Guangzhou?

Around 400 km

That far!

You want to go south?

Yeah, my Auntie lives there

-lt's nice there -Really?

Can you turn it off now?

7 or 8 minutes more

Be patient, perms take time

-l don't want curls -lt'll look great

Really

You'll look just like that poster

Quiet!

The agenda is programme reform

We'll introduce some pop music

We've invited someone from town to guide us

Maybe some of you don't like it

But it's been popular in the cities for a while

and there have been heated debates there

My feeling is...

...pop music is relaxing and...

What?

Nothing

l see Zhong Ping has a perm

Very up-to-date

She looks like a Spanish girl!

She could dance flamenco!

lt would look great!

The 5th National Assembly announces the rehabilitation...

...of Comrade Liu Shaoqi

The Party resolves to return to the bases of Mao Zedong Thought

under the flag of Mao Zedung Thought

Onward to final victory!

Honour to Comrade Liu Shaoqi!

''Following the same trail, leading to the tree...

''The morning sun lights my face and the leafy branches

''Dear companion, dear tree!

''Spring stream on the border

''Clear and pure

''Songs of the border...

''...warm the heart...

''The harbour nights...

''...are so peaceful

''Waves gently rock the battleship''

Zhong Ping!

You know who's being charged?

-Who? -Piggy

-What did he get? -Death penalty!

His mother must be sad

Serves him right! One less scumbag, who cares?

-Many watching? -Lots

lt was packed

l was just passing by

Nearly finished?

-Too big? -About right

l taught you to cross-stitch!

lt's too hard to do

This is out of fashion, you know

Never mind

l'm always wrong

Did you see him die?

No

l don't know where they do it

The police shoot them from behind

Their brains must splash out...

Don't! lt's gross!

Everyone watches

What's up?

You're smoking?

-No thanks -Try one

Won't your father be angry?

He's out at work

-Okay? -Fine

Are you choking?

l think Lai has a crush on you

Me? He fancies you!

No way!

Lai is very choosy

Yes, but that post-office girl dumped him

Who dumped who?

She dumped him!

-l didn't know -Six months ago!

No-one's better than Zhang Jun

Think so?

Then you can have him

l wouldn't dare

What do you think he's doing now?

Probably thinking of you

Not necessarily

l'm not thinking of him!

You have tears in your eyes!

That's smoke

You've made up your eyebrows!

For Zhang Jun? lt looks awful!

No it doesn't

lt's the latest style

-Awful! -No, it's not

Don't do mine!

Stop it! lt looks awful.

Shut up!

-Mine look awful? -Yes!

Take care!

Will you shut up?

This will make you look so fashionable

Who cares? That's enough

Don't move! Just a moment...

Hang on...

Wait till l've finished

lt hurts! Mind your cigarette!

Been with her all afternoon?

Just chatting

About me?

A bit

Saying what?

Good things

That's fine

Zhong Ping's been strange lately

Why? Because of Zhang Jun?

Don't think so

She'll be okay

What do you know?

-What don't l know? -You think you know it all

Someone asked me yesterday...

...whether you're my girlfriend

Are you?

Why are people so nosy?

l want to know too

l don't know

Oh, there's some post for you

For me?

By the window

Mingliang: the outside world is great! Zhang Jun, in Guangzhou

We're so happy on vacation

n the countryside with friends

Light rain is falling...

, Zhang Di, am always asked...

...if Taiwan girls are better than Singapore girls

Mingliang!

Stop! Foreign devil!

-Doing well now? -When did you get back?

This afternoon

So soon?

You bought a tape player?

-Who's that? -Zhang Di

Who?

He's very popular

More than Teresa Teng

Let me see

How's the big, wide world?

Pretty good

Come on, tell me about it

Everyone's busy all day

Zhang Jun!

You're back!

How are you doing?

How's southern food?

Okay... the food here's better

Zhong Ping!

Can l hear it?

How do you open it?

Careful, don't break it!

The sandstorm blows, but we sing on

We friends have no cares n the world

Our cattle and horses are strong

We sit proud in the saddle

We warm the world with our light!

Gen... Gen... Genghis Khan

Nothing can stop me, know where l'm going...

An electric alarm might be better

lt's not to keep out villains

Who's a villain?

We had a thief once

He must have been hungry, he took two eggs

lt takes all sorts

lt's so hot!

Where is happiness?

Cui Mingliang, what's upset you?

Who says l'm upset?

Yin Ruijuan

-What did she say? -She says you're sick

Why doesn't she tell me?

She doesn't dare

-Why not? -Because you're sick!

Can't you act normal?

l'm normal enough

Calm down and talk to me! Anyhow, she's a girl

-lt's useless -ldiot!

Talk to her then

You've upset her, don't you care?

Hi, Uncle!

-Visiting? -A washing machine?

-Just bought it -We'll bring our washing over!

Seize the moment, talk to her

ln all this time, l've never really thought of you as my boyfriend

l was taken aback when you brought it up the other day

You didn't notice

l've been thinking

l feel... we're not a good match

And my dad doesn't like you

l didn't dare to tell you before

Of course, Dad's not the main problem

lt's me who feels we're not a good match

lncompatible

We can still see each other...

You're right, but you know what's wrong?

You're saying it too late

Cui Mingliang...

us 27 to Songjiachuan...

...is ready to depart

Wen isn't stupid, is he?

He made his own TV in two days

Why is ours taking so long?

No money this month, l bought a guitar

What's up?

Cui Wanlin, come inside!

What is it?

l'll say this in front of our sons

You took that from my bag?

Who did you buy this for?

Erbo wants it for his wife

You never buy anything for us on your trips!

But you never forget that bitch!

Mum, let him explain

l won't listen

lt's not your business

Father, l'm 24, l know as much as you do

-Are you rebelling? -What if l am?

have a little secret

want to tell you

t's something buried in my heart

Here it comes!

Don't miss!

Let's leave

How can l face them?

Scared?

lf you are, let's leave

Let's talk it over with our parents

Be serious

Chief, you were stationed here?

That's right, l was here for years

Close by, in a place for all of us lot from the city

lt's not bad here

Yes, quite prosperous, you can tell from this hospital

Thanks a lot, Dr Liang

Too much trouble

Don't say anything, you're almost family

So, we're ready

Let's do it then

What's wrong? Don't give me a headache

Chief, what do you think of privatisation?

l'm not sure yet

To be frank, it's very simple

lf you have money, you can privatise

Everything's yours: the actors, the equipment...

Good business!

lf l do it, you'll be mine!

Maybe not... but are you considering it?

Most team members are

Don't miss your chance

Many have longed for this chance

Mr Xu, your friend's girl says she doesn't want it

l'm scared

Of course l'm scared

No abortion

l don't want it any more

Then what do you want?

Go on in!

Fuck you!

To celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the People's Republic of China...

...the armed forces will salute Deng Xiaoping in march-past...

We must resolve the privatisation issue today

The terms on offer are attractive

Better than many other communes, you can check for yourselves

The asking price isn't that high

So what do you all think?

Li Hongyun! Just smoking?

This has been pending for months

lf you still hesitate, what hope is there for reform?

My wife won't agree! lt's like the Sino-British Talks...

Your wife's become an lron Lady?

lnflexible!

Don't criticise his wife! Li Yang, what are your thoughts?

You're always harassing me about this

Why are you so quiet now?

The key thing is the money

l can't raise that much

lt's not all that much

The commune knows you're not rich

Chief, you're so keen to get rid of us

To sell us out!

How could l bear to do that?

l'm selling my own job here!

Okay, l'll help you out, l'll accept the offer

Really, Song?

What a relief!

Are you going to follow Song?

He'll be our leader

And you'll be his advisor

-Are you leaving? -Aren't you?

No, my father is ill

Zhang Jun, stop playing

l'm staying

l'm waiting for you!

l'd rather open a store

Zhong Ping...

-l'll teach you mahjong -Don't

-l'm playing for you -Stop!

Zhang Jun, stop playing!

Stop shouting, just play

-What's with you? -Mind your business

Just play

Your turn

Nine!

Zhang Jun!

Very close...

...very far

Just wait a bit

We're almost done

-Do me a favour -What is it?

l promised to say goodbye but l can't

Tell them not to wait for me

Unload it all there

Can you imitate a rooster's crow?

Just copy me, okay?

Zhang Jun, come and eat!

What is it?

Any water?

-Why? -To wash my hands

Really?

Sanming, water

Thanks

A bit more

Me too

Cousin...

l'm Sanming

Sanming, l didn't recognise you!

You have a moustache now!

lt's been a while!

l was about to go looking for you!

How's your mother?

l'll go see her after we've eaten

Tell her we're coming, okay?

l'll eat first

No, either the girl won't have him...

...or we won't have her

Sanming will have a hard life

He'll need a good wife

No-one stupid or handicapped

He'll work in the coalmine

Wenying is still studying

That's good, but it costs too much

And it's getting more expensive!

Sanming alone can't earn enough

She'll have to come back, to work

Pity, she's studied for 2 years

Right... l'll keep going here for as long as l can...

We'll save up to keep her there

But if we fail, she'll have to come home

She's still young

She should study

The only work here is in the fields and down the mine

She'd do better in education

But we're almost starving here

How can we pay school fees?

Here comes the electricity!

There'll be power tonight

Sit down

No need for the oil lamp now

lt gets so dark in here

-Big or small? -Small, it saves electricity

Know what this is?

They shit here

ls Mingliang's cousin dumb?

Didn't you hear him say hello to Mingliang?

Then why doesn't he say anything?

lt's so nice to see the mountains

You like mountains?

-You should marry here, then -Why not?

Better than marrying you!

Okay, l'll find you some sex-starved old man

l feel like shouting!

Go ahead

People of Jinjiazhuang!

lt's a few minutes to eight

At eight, we'll have electricity

From now on we can eat at home

Our children will be able to study...

...and we can grind flour!

Thanks to the Communist Party

We have this wonderful facility

Forever following the Party's lead

Forever loyal to the Party

Forever loyal to the Party

Always grateful to the Party

From now on, we must use our electricity with care

Our homeland...

...is built on our prosperous fields

Smoking chimneys atop new houses...

Sanming

Stop the truck

Sanming, get on!

No need, l'll go this way

-This is quicker -lt's okay, it's not far

Hongxi!

Hongxi!

Where the fuck are you?

Never here when l need you

What are you doing?

lf you don't like it, quit!

Fingerprint here

Over there... Next!

Get a move on, over there

Fingerprint!

Get changed, quickly

l can't read, l'll get help

Quick, don't fuck around

Read this to me, l can't read

''Contract

''1 : Life and death are questions of fate

''l am willing to work in Gao's Mine

''Management accepts no blame for accidents

''2: ln cases of death or accident, the Mine offers...

''...500 Yuan compensation to families

''3: Daily wage is 10 Yuan

Get it?

-ls it clear? -Yes

Don't come to me with any problems

We're not responsible for anything

lt's clearly stated

That old hat is useless, go and get changed

Cousin, l'm going

Where are you from? Lin County?

That's Xiaoyi over there

You can see the lights from here

lt seems close by...

...but it's quite far

-Your schoolmate? -No, l never went to school

Who is she?

Quite pretty

The country is in my dreams

My homeland may be far away...

ut that will never change...

...my Chinese heart

Cui Mingliang, it's your cousin

Sanming, what is it?

Please give this 5 Yuan to Wenying

Tell her to get to university, never come back here

l'm going

The long and empty platform

The wait seems never-ending

The long wagons are carrying...

...my short-lived love

The long and empty platform

Lonely, we can only wait

All my love is out-bound

Nothing on the in-bound train

There's a train coming!

My heart waits, waits forever...

...waits forever...

Oh, always Yin Ruijuan

You don't understand her

She's quite self-important,

even tried to enter the provincial dance troupe

Why didn't you?

l preferred to stay with you

Song asked me about you just now

-Asked what? -Where you'd been

What did you say?

l said you were seeing the world

Smart of you

l'm going

Do you have to?

They would make a good couple

You think so?

But it won't happen... Unlikely

Don't make fun of them

l'm not, you'll see

Tired?

A bit hot

This is nice, no-one knows us here

So no supervision!

Let's just stay here, not go back

-No -Why not?

l'd like to be your wife

-Don't want you -Can't accept that

Wretch!

Just want to be your wife

Come here...

Why carry a knife?

l just bought it

Where?

At the hotel

Are you husband and wife?

Didn't bring the certificate

No proof?

You can't stay together without it

Are you having an affair?

Are you really married? Tell me

No

No?

We know everything, so admit it

Think it over

Your work unit?

Cultural Team

How are you related to him?

He's my husband

Husband?

How did you meet?

As kids

How long ago?

At least ten years!

More than ten years?

We're in the same Cultural Team, so we got married

You got married?

Why don't you admit the truth?

The man has confessed

You want us to go on with this?

-Admit what? -What?

That you're not married!

So we're not

Thanks, Song, here's to you

Not like that, link arms!

The couple's way

Who here is from Fenyang?

What's wrong?

-Song Yongping? -That's me

We have some questions for you

Mingliang, take over from me

l'll be back

Hang on, Jiao, just a moment

Boss, the shop's out of Energiser drinks...

Just one bottle?

Yeah, l'm so thirsty

Put it on my tab

HANCHENG - FENYANG

Why blow your money on a restaurant?

lt's just this once

l've never eaten out before, and it's my son's treat

Eat up

Try the meat

Shall we order more, Brother?

Boss, give us some braised meat

Wenying...

Here's 10 Yuan from Sanming

Your brother's earning money now

You have to study hard

lgnore the pressure, concentrate

You'll pass this time

Eat!

Come on, eat up!

Wenying, eat up

What's up with Zhong Ping?

Zhang Jun, what's up with her?

lt's too much!

No discipline at all!

Who does she think she is?

We're sinking in quicksand here! We're not even on tour yet

l'll find her

She's supposed to be the lead!

Aren't we all equal in art?

l'll find her

Zhang Jun!

-Mr Zhong, where's Zhong Ping? -Don't know

You're her father

l just don't know

She's gone, and l'm worried

Who knows where she is?

These days, she goes where she likes

l can't stop her, l can't follow her

She goes wherever she likes

-Aren't you worried? -What's the point?

lt scares me to think of it

She didn't tell me anything

What can l do?

Gen...Genghis Khan

Every beautiful girl wants to marry him

Genghis Khan

Gen...Gen...Genghis Khan

Every beautiful girl wants to marry him

Let's go...

The next song is dedicated to...

...the guards in the provincial prison from their colleague

s it true...

...l am leaving you?

s it true no more tears will fall?

s it true...

...l have a one-way ticket?

Leaving on a road with no end?

s it true l am leaving you?

s it true no more tears will fall?

s it true, as l said before...

...that lovers must be lonely?

How many times must l feel this pain?

Telling myself to go back

Holding back my tears

Telling myself l don't care

The long and empty platform

The wait seems never-ending

The long wagons are carrying...

...my short-lived love

The wait seems never-ending

My heart waits, waits forever

My heart waits, waits forever

Zhang Jun!

-What the hell? -l'm hungry

You're kidding me

Get to fucking work!

Dear people of Jia County!

Today we present, from Shenzhen...

The All-Stars Rock'n'Breakdance Electronic Band!

They've come here...

...on a tour of our province

Comrades, give them a big round of applause to welcome them

Our brother is two years older

Three of us, we're twins

Dad's always angry with Mum

After a fight, he just lies there saying nothing

Then Mum gets worried

She asks me to talk to him

We sisters have to mediate for them

l think l have the best mother in the world...

...compared with other mothers

A girl in our last troupe...

...visited our home for a festival

She thought Mum was great! l asked her why

lt's because Mum's a doctor

She looks after me when l'm ill,

gives me hot-water bottles till l'm feeling better

Most peasant mothers aren't so caring

But Mum is so considerate

That's why this girl was so impressed

You're good daughter too!

When we're with her, she doesn't need medicine!

You know, when l go home...

l could send you by mail!

-A medical package! -lt's true!

She'd love to see us, but we can't go

We have to perform

We used to get only 100 Yuan a month

Just enough to buy her some food

Now l can send her cash

We need the money

What brings you back to us?

l was restless at home

Why?

How's my stitching?

l was just fed up

Very delicate!

Your mother taught you?

No l taught myself!

lt's my talent

You're a genius!

l felt stuck in Fenyang, that's why l came

-lt's boring being alone -Terrible

Get up!

-What time is it? -See for yourself

Quick, get up

Time to rehearse!

Sanlin, get up!

Juan, get up!

Hongli...

Come on!

Eryong, come on, it's late

-Ready yet? -Nearly

Get a damn move on!

You lazy scumbags!

PRlVATE MARKET FOR CLOTHES AND SMALL GOODS

-Stop fighting! -Help!

You think you can beat them?

You must be out of your mind

You think you're that good?

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Come on!

t's natural to change position

When two people are in love...

...any position is natural

They can try in any way...

...to heighten their love

Most prefer it with the man on top, the natural way

The woman lies passively, face-up

The man on top taking control

He takes the active role

JlASHEN - WUBAO

You're the station master?

-What is it? -Listen...

We're the All-Stars Band from Shenzhen

Rock'n'Breakdance Band

We like this place...

...so we'd like to put up a stage and do two shows here

Got a permit?

From Shenzhen?

We'll have to approve the show

Of course

Sure, we'll show you

Would you prefer...

...the songs or the go-go dance?

The hot stuff!

Do Boy Under the Streetlamp

lt's ''Girl'', not ''Boy''

-How was it? -Pretty good!

So we can put up our stage?

The station master isn't here

-He's not here -You're not in charge?

No l'm not, he's at home

-So why ask to approve us? -You can go see him

What's up, girls?

Come along now...

These things happen

lt hasn't cost you anything

Cheer up!

under the street-lamp...

...a girl is crying

Where did she come from?

Crying so bitterly...

Who has jilted her?

Where can she go?

...and is expected to form an area of low pressure...

...in the vicinity of Ulan Bator

The lnner Mongolian authorities...

...have issued a warrant for Shen Zhimin, 22, male

orn in East Beijing

1.8m tall

He wears glasses

He can drive and...

...wears green army clothes

And for Yu Lik-Wai, 24, male

orn in Guangdong Province

1.7m tall

He has a strong Cantonese accent

TAlYUAN - FENYANG

Where's Dad?

He's opened a shop by the highway

He lives there, rarely comes home

He's that busy?

No, he just doesn't want to come home

Let's forget about him

He doesn't treat this as home

l'm past caring about it

Those timbers are useless, sell them

Who says?

-Where's it from? -The mine

Useless bloody mine

We could make money with cement, what about that?

Zhang Jun!

Ah, the tax collector!

-l can give you a rebate -How kind!

Maybe l should break my leg

Me too... disability allowance!

Eryong, how's business?

-So so -Quite good?

Cui Mingliang, you're back!

-Treating me to dinner? -Why should l?

Just kidding! But they won't charge you

-Couldn't take the risk -Who'd dare report you?

Zhang Jun, let's take her to dinner

Jinyun Restaurant

Okay, l'll host, Eryong can pay!

Thief!

How's the big wide world?

l kept moving

How's your new job?

Not bad

Why haven't you locked me up?

-Where? -At my place

What's this roadwork?

Fenyang is always like this now

lt never ends

You haven't changed

l'm alright

Mum

Why don't you divorce him?

Where's your fish?

You know my fish?

No, it's my first time here

l didn't like them

ls it still snowing?

Yes

-What's funny? -Nothing

Cigarette?

No thanks

Given up?

-Have you? -No

Help yourself

-Are they a bribe? -l can afford them myself

When did you start smoking?

Ages ago

-With whom? -Zhong Ping

Have you heard from her?

She's impossible!

She left without a word

And no-one's heard from her

Anyone here?

Want to buy something?

ls Cui Wanlin around?

He's out

-Ask him to visit his home -Okay, l'll tell him

want to move to the seaside

'd love to see the sky there

And hear the sound of waves

Get your bags packed

'll wait for you

English subtitles: Tony Rayns

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