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♪The moon sinks, ripples dance,
violet stars awaken♪
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♪As time dissolves without a trace♪
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♪Frosted memories scatter;
silk cannot veil the past♪
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♪Fate is drifting in silence♪
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♪Let winds and sands
accompany the road ahead♪
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♪Looking back, joys and sorrows linger,
no regrets remain♪
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♪Breaking free
from the depths of darkness♪
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♪Like pearls of tears,
we swirl with fate's embrace♪
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[Adapted from "The Legend
of Kunshan Jade" by Tan Tianyin]
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[The Story of Pearl Girl]
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[Episode 1]
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During the Tang Dynasty,
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the Cui family of Yangzhou established
a pearl farm in Hepu,
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supplying priceless
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South Sea pearls.
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However, due to the fierce waves,
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the pearl divers seldom return alive.
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The captors seize the divers,
ruthlessly forcing them
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to gather pearls.
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Go!
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For those who cannot dive...
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Hurry.
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Men are reduced to menial labor
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while women are imprisoned
to bear children,
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- Hurry.
- living as slaves for generations,
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never to be freed.
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I won't do it again.
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Please spare me.
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Hurry up!
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Please release me.
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Go!
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Hurry!
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Move!
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You! Work!
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Hurry up!
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Faster!
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Mealtime!
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Hurry, mealtime!
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Mealtime!
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Mealtime.
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Hurry up!
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Come on!
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Let's go.
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Come on.
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Hurry!
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Hurry up and eat!
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No need to split it.
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Here.
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Okay.
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Split it.
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No, don't...
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Not enough?
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Take it, go.
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Go.
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Duanwu.
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Leave it to me.
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I'll take it.
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Just go fetch the food.
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Split it.
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You,
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split it.
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What are you waiting for? Take it!
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Split it.
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Let her go.
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Duanwu is
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such a stubborn girl.
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Why don't you sleep with her now?
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She has to go
to the maternity shed someday.
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Let me subdue her first.
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Come on!
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You will go to the maternity shed
sooner or later.
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You should stay in the maternity shed
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to sleep with different men.
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Why don't you bear
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some children for me?
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If you are injured,
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I wonder how you will be able to dive.
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Let me go home!
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In the pearl farm,
there's only one way to survive:
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you must collect pearls.
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I can't do it. I'm dying.
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Dying?
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You will die if you refuse to dive!
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Do it!
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If you don't train well now,
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you won't survive in the sea.
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No!
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Do it!
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I suggest you
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train as much as you can,
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or your only option will be death.
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Do it!
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Go!
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Go!
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Hurry!
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Do it!
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No...
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I won't do it!
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I want to go home! Let me go!
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To survive here,
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you must learn
to hold your breath underwater.
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Go!
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Hold your breath!
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Cui's Pearl Farm
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is renowned for supplying royal pearls.
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Gathering pearls
is an honor for you all.
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If you're thinking
about secretly hoarding tribute pearls,
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I suggest you drop that idea right now.
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Even though pearls get corroded
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by stomach acid within moments,
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some think they're clever enough
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to wrap pearls in fish intestines
and swallow them.
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Don't think I'm not aware of that!
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And those hollow hairpins!
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Raise your arm!
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Check them carefully!
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[Pearl Tower]
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Steward.
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According to Peng Wu,
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this time the pearl auction
has a distinguished guest from the West
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looking to acquire large pearls at 15mm.
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How many does he want?
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As many as possible.
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Besides,
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if there are exceptionally large pearls,
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a premium price will be offered.
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Go to the pearl farm.
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Open your mouth!
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Wider!
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Go, go!
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Hurry!
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Lady Eight, sorry!
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Please spare me!
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Next time,
I'll definitely gather some pearls.
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- Take him away.
- Lady Eight!
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Please spare me.
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Yes.
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Lady Eight.
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Don't take me to the cage!
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Lady Eight, don't take me to the cage!
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- Please spare me!
- Steward Cui is here!
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Don't take me to the cage!
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What's wrong?
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Kneel down!
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Kneel down!
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Kneel down!
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Is anyone willing to go
to Despairing Cove tomorrow?
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Despairing Cove?
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- Despairing Cove...
- It's dangerous.
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Who dares to go there?
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It's full of undercurrents there.
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And sharks.
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Steward.
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Despairing Cove
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is not just filled
with undercurrents and sharks.
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The numerous ravines are already
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[Account books]
piled with countless bones.
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I... I heard
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that many people lost their lives there.
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If you have any specific requirements,
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it will guide us in searching
for the right kind of pearls.
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Large pearls over 15mm.
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More than 15mm?
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Steward.
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To find large pearls over 15mm,
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we need to seek out
giant Tridacna clams.
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I heard that giant Tridacna clams
can crush a person to death!
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No wonder we have to go
to Despairing Cove.
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- Want the rewards?
- I can't go.
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After all, it's extremely dangerous.
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You will be rewarded.
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How about the Manumission Document?
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Nonsense!
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I will beat you to death!
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Lady Eight.
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If anyone manages to find
the largest pearl over 15mm,
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they will receive
a Manumission Document as a reward.
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Manumission Document?
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Give it a try?
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Want to lose your life?
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Our swimming skills may not
even allow us to survive.
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Yeah...
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But that's about
the Manumission Document!
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Hurry!
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Duanwu.
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Come on.
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Duanwu.
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My third uncle went to collect scrap.
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I have to leave soon.
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Duanwu.
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I've brought you what you wanted.
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Why do you need the arrowheads?
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Did they bully you?
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It's okay.
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My third uncle was drunk.
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Duanwu, don't worry.
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I'm pretty tough.
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Take it to eat.
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Thank you.
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Duanwu.
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Take care.
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I'm not sure when we'll meet again.
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My third uncle will take me away
from the pearl farm.
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Step aside.
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Move!
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Hurry!
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Go!
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Go.
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Duanwu.
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You want to earn
the Manumission Document?
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But Despairing Cove
is a dangerous place.
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And giant Tridacna clams
primarily reside on the ocean floor.
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It's full of undercurrents.
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You may not survive
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if you dive there.
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Don't worry.
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I know what to do.
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Duanwu.
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If...
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If you leave,
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how will I manage to live here alone?
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If I can get the Tridacna pearl,
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I will try
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to take you away from here.
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800 thousand maces.
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Thank you.
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Mister,
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This golden hairpin
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is adorned with dozens
of Hepu South Sea pearls,
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each perfectly round.
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The rubies are equally vibrant in color.
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The quotation is 500,000 maces;
please accept this.
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How dare you present such a thing?
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Get lost.
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Our things
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are much better than these.
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Please be patient.
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Mister, please check my bracelet.
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This bracelet is crafted
from three strands of Hetian jade,
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featuring a delicate texture
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and a lustrous sheen.
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My quotation is 800,000 maces.
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It's valued at over 800,000.
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Accountant Wei,
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two million maces.
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This Western Region merchant
is quite wealthy!
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It's like throwing money around!
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Why didn't I bring
some goods to sell as well?
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In our Western Regions,
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selling counterfeit goods means
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losing your tongue and hands.
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No!
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Losing his tongue and hands?
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Wait!
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According to the laws
of the Tang Dynasty,
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selling counterfeit goods
only results in 80 lashes.
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How can you be so cruel?
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Who are you?
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I'm just a wandering scholar.
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As merchants, we have our rules.
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Based on your rules,
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how can I save him?
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As merchants,
our only concern is business.
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Master is here.
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Master.
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It's all about the money.
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Master.
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Wait, we are going to Despairing Cove.
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Take more
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to dive deeper.
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Easy.
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Take more.
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Put it down.
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You also want to go to Despairing Cove?
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Don't you know your capability?
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I told you to put it down!
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Do you want to die
before you earn enough for the pearl farm?
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The pearl farm has always
traded lives for pearls.
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Stop being hypocritical.
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How dare you talk back?
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Drag her away!
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Stop!
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Release her!
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Steward Cui...
285
00:20:17,950 --> 00:20:18,710
Steward Cui...
286
00:20:18,710 --> 00:20:20,140
Steward Cui issued the order!
287
00:20:23,990 --> 00:20:25,860
Steward Cui ordered us
to go to Despairing Cove.
288
00:20:26,620 --> 00:20:27,750
Who dares to disobey him?
289
00:20:40,470 --> 00:20:41,230
Mr. Peng.
290
00:20:42,470 --> 00:20:43,510
Master Yan.
291
00:20:45,460 --> 00:20:47,460
Since this gentleman wants
to be accommodating,
292
00:20:48,550 --> 00:20:49,830
please tell me your offer.
293
00:20:49,830 --> 00:20:52,220
I have a priceless pearl
294
00:20:52,390 --> 00:20:53,870
that has been treasured
for three generations.
295
00:20:53,870 --> 00:20:54,940
Three generations?
296
00:20:54,940 --> 00:20:56,980
I wonder if it's worth his life.
297
00:20:57,310 --> 00:20:58,320
Do they know each other?
298
00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:00,350
Such a precious pearl!
299
00:21:10,420 --> 00:21:13,220
A pearl that has been treasured
for three generations?
300
00:21:14,790 --> 00:21:16,590
Are you kidding me?
301
00:21:18,030 --> 00:21:20,500
The pearls come
from the rivers and seas,
302
00:21:20,500 --> 00:21:21,590
hidden within oysters.
303
00:21:22,830 --> 00:21:25,660
My pearl was obtained from the deep sea.
304
00:21:25,660 --> 00:21:26,980
So it's extremely precious.
305
00:21:26,980 --> 00:21:29,590
It's quite different
from the ordinary pearls.
306
00:21:29,590 --> 00:21:30,660
It's lustrous and smooth.
307
00:21:31,030 --> 00:21:32,740
My grandpa treasures it highly.
308
00:21:35,550 --> 00:21:37,220
This box is pretty delicate.
309
00:21:38,220 --> 00:21:39,790
I'd like to offer 500,000 maces
for the box.
310
00:21:40,420 --> 00:21:43,390
But you may keep the pearl.
311
00:21:44,390 --> 00:21:45,740
It's a pearl.
312
00:21:46,660 --> 00:21:47,790
So what?
313
00:21:47,790 --> 00:21:50,550
As a jeweler, you don't
recognize its true worth!
314
00:21:50,550 --> 00:21:53,180
Though it's better than ordinary pearls,
315
00:21:53,660 --> 00:21:54,830
basically speaking,
316
00:21:55,220 --> 00:21:56,390
it's still an inferior pearl.
317
00:21:56,700 --> 00:21:57,790
So, it's not valuable at all.
318
00:21:57,790 --> 00:21:59,110
Don't try to deceive me.
319
00:21:59,590 --> 00:22:01,550
I've seen pearls of good quality.
320
00:22:02,350 --> 00:22:04,150
Besides the emperor's pearls
in Chang'an,
321
00:22:05,030 --> 00:22:06,110
mine is the finest available
322
00:22:06,500 --> 00:22:09,150
in the market.
323
00:22:11,700 --> 00:22:12,740
How about this?
324
00:22:14,660 --> 00:22:16,590
Are you willing to make a bet with me?
325
00:22:16,900 --> 00:22:18,110
I'll show you a place.
326
00:22:18,630 --> 00:22:21,390
If the pearls there
are inferior to this one,
327
00:22:22,350 --> 00:22:24,390
I will pay five million maces for it.
328
00:22:24,980 --> 00:22:25,870
Besides,
329
00:22:26,940 --> 00:22:28,180
I will spare his life.
330
00:22:28,180 --> 00:22:29,070
Master,
331
00:22:29,350 --> 00:22:30,420
please spare me.
332
00:22:30,420 --> 00:22:33,740
Otherwise, you'll have to
give it to me for free.
333
00:22:35,460 --> 00:22:36,790
A real man never
334
00:22:37,660 --> 00:22:39,030
goes back on his words.
335
00:22:39,700 --> 00:22:40,420
Sure.
336
00:22:43,790 --> 00:22:45,940
What? Mr. Peng is unhappy with it?
337
00:22:46,790 --> 00:22:47,700
Not at all.
338
00:22:47,700 --> 00:22:49,870
Master Yan is a distinguished guest
of the pearl farm.
339
00:22:52,550 --> 00:22:54,550
Five million is not a small amount.
340
00:23:04,740 --> 00:23:05,550
Duanwu.
341
00:23:06,500 --> 00:23:07,870
Do take care.
342
00:23:08,420 --> 00:23:10,070
I will, you too.
343
00:23:10,070 --> 00:23:11,110
Take care!
344
00:23:22,310 --> 00:23:23,700
Despairing Cove is just ahead!
345
00:23:27,220 --> 00:23:28,070
Are you okay?
346
00:23:30,590 --> 00:23:33,590
Duanwu, it's too dangerous here.
347
00:23:33,900 --> 00:23:36,180
What if I can't return alive?
348
00:23:36,180 --> 00:23:37,550
Duanwu.
349
00:23:37,900 --> 00:23:39,220
What to do?
350
00:23:39,900 --> 00:23:41,070
Stay here and wait for me.
351
00:23:41,390 --> 00:23:41,980
Wait for me.
352
00:23:50,310 --> 00:23:52,150
Give me your sandbag, hurry.
353
00:23:53,830 --> 00:23:55,260
Be careful!
354
00:23:55,830 --> 00:23:58,070
I'll be waiting for you, Duanwu!
355
00:24:48,630 --> 00:24:50,790
Why did they venture into the deep sea?
356
00:24:51,150 --> 00:24:53,830
They're diving to collect pearls.
357
00:24:54,590 --> 00:24:57,700
Wide seas where fish and dragons cross.
358
00:24:58,150 --> 00:24:59,790
High skies echo with the cries of gulls.
359
00:25:00,350 --> 00:25:01,830
Amidst the shimmering waves,
360
00:25:02,390 --> 00:25:03,870
the merman holds pearls in his palm.
361
00:25:03,870 --> 00:25:06,070
Wonderful poem!
362
00:25:07,350 --> 00:25:09,070
I'd like to show you
363
00:25:09,070 --> 00:25:10,630
something interesting.
364
00:25:10,980 --> 00:25:12,940
Bring me some fish blood.
365
00:25:13,260 --> 00:25:13,900
Yes.
366
00:25:20,900 --> 00:25:21,940
Watch carefully.
367
00:25:28,740 --> 00:25:29,700
What's this for?
368
00:25:30,180 --> 00:25:32,220
Sharks love blood.
369
00:25:49,220 --> 00:25:50,790
How could you do that?
370
00:25:50,790 --> 00:25:52,150
Since they are diving into the deep sea,
371
00:25:52,150 --> 00:25:53,900
they are risking their lives.
372
00:25:55,420 --> 00:25:56,590
Just for collecting the pearls?
373
00:25:56,590 --> 00:25:57,310
Of course.
374
00:25:57,790 --> 00:25:58,980
Pearls are valuable indeed.
375
00:25:59,420 --> 00:26:02,030
But how can they be worth a human life?
376
00:26:02,030 --> 00:26:04,940
If you can't accept this,
377
00:26:05,740 --> 00:26:08,870
I suggest you go home early
378
00:26:08,870 --> 00:26:09,980
to enjoy your calm life.
379
00:30:09,630 --> 00:30:10,460
Where is Duanwu?
380
00:30:11,420 --> 00:30:12,550
Where is Duanwu?
381
00:30:16,630 --> 00:30:17,870
Duanwu!
382
00:30:18,220 --> 00:30:19,700
Sharks are nearby. Let's go now!
383
00:30:19,700 --> 00:30:21,590
Why hasn't Duanwu come back?
384
00:30:21,590 --> 00:30:23,740
Duanwu!
385
00:30:23,740 --> 00:30:25,420
If you keep shouting,
386
00:30:25,420 --> 00:30:27,420
I will toss you into the sea
to feed the sharks.
387
00:30:29,820 --> 00:30:30,580
Let's go.
388
00:30:57,990 --> 00:31:01,710
Duanwu is alive! She's still alive!
389
00:31:03,100 --> 00:31:06,030
Hurry, pick her up!
390
00:31:06,510 --> 00:31:07,540
Hurry!
391
00:31:10,820 --> 00:31:12,100
One superior pearl.
392
00:31:12,430 --> 00:31:13,710
Four small pearls.
393
00:31:17,340 --> 00:31:18,820
Three superior pearls.
394
00:31:19,620 --> 00:31:21,990
Good-for-nothing! Drag him away.
395
00:31:22,710 --> 00:31:24,950
One large pearl at 15mm.
396
00:31:26,430 --> 00:31:29,620
It's collected by Duanwu.
397
00:31:32,910 --> 00:31:34,430
There is one even bigger!
398
00:31:37,470 --> 00:31:39,950
Look, this one is the largest.
399
00:31:40,580 --> 00:31:42,990
This is collected by Gou.
400
00:31:46,300 --> 00:31:48,710
This is the largest pearl at over 15mm.
401
00:31:48,710 --> 00:31:49,710
Thank you!
402
00:31:49,710 --> 00:31:51,620
Please grant me
the Manumission Document.
403
00:31:52,470 --> 00:31:53,300
Okay.
404
00:31:53,300 --> 00:31:54,380
Thank you!
405
00:31:54,990 --> 00:31:56,950
I collected the largest pearl!
406
00:31:57,540 --> 00:31:59,060
Did you make a mistake?
407
00:31:59,060 --> 00:32:00,270
Nonsense!
408
00:32:00,820 --> 00:32:03,060
How could I make a mistake?
409
00:32:03,060 --> 00:32:04,100
No way!
410
00:32:05,470 --> 00:32:07,060
This was collected by me!
411
00:32:07,060 --> 00:32:08,780
I collected it!
412
00:32:09,300 --> 00:32:10,340
Go away!
413
00:32:10,340 --> 00:32:11,100
Lady Eight!
414
00:32:11,100 --> 00:32:11,950
Go away!
415
00:32:11,950 --> 00:32:12,860
Or I will lash you to death.
416
00:32:12,860 --> 00:32:14,710
You changed it.
417
00:32:16,380 --> 00:32:18,380
Steward Cui.
418
00:32:18,380 --> 00:32:19,100
Go away!
419
00:32:19,100 --> 00:32:21,010
- Drag her away!
- I collected this.
420
00:32:21,230 --> 00:32:22,060
Steward Cui!
421
00:32:22,060 --> 00:32:22,710
Lady Eight!
422
00:32:22,710 --> 00:32:23,710
Go away!
423
00:32:23,710 --> 00:32:24,190
Drag her away!
424
00:32:24,190 --> 00:32:25,300
I collected it!
425
00:32:25,750 --> 00:32:27,270
I collected it!
426
00:32:28,950 --> 00:32:30,470
I collected it!
427
00:32:30,950 --> 00:32:32,340
Steward Cui!
428
00:32:34,270 --> 00:32:35,270
Steward Cui.
429
00:32:36,230 --> 00:32:38,910
After all, she collected
one large pearl at 15mm.
430
00:32:38,910 --> 00:32:40,430
How about letting Duanwu
431
00:32:40,430 --> 00:32:42,580
be a pearl hostess at the pearl auction?
432
00:32:42,580 --> 00:32:45,060
She has a pretty face.
433
00:32:46,190 --> 00:32:47,430
Let her be a pearl hostess then.
434
00:32:48,710 --> 00:32:50,100
Thank you.
435
00:33:00,670 --> 00:33:03,230
You are lucky to come back alive.
436
00:33:03,750 --> 00:33:04,670
Have the medicine.
437
00:33:07,710 --> 00:33:08,710
I don't understand.
438
00:33:09,620 --> 00:33:10,860
Why did you do that?
439
00:33:12,140 --> 00:33:13,620
No reason.
440
00:33:14,340 --> 00:33:17,060
Do you think you can
really escape from here?
441
00:33:17,060 --> 00:33:19,710
There is only one way
to get rid of the pearl farm:
442
00:33:20,300 --> 00:33:21,190
death.
443
00:33:24,710 --> 00:33:26,100
Being a pearl hostess
444
00:33:26,430 --> 00:33:28,380
is your only option.
445
00:33:34,670 --> 00:33:36,030
Let Lala be the pearl hostess too.
446
00:33:39,860 --> 00:33:41,190
Check the account books.
447
00:33:42,190 --> 00:33:44,230
What do you think of the scenery?
448
00:33:44,230 --> 00:33:45,710
Compared to the Western Regions,
449
00:33:45,710 --> 00:33:47,140
it's not very satisfying.
450
00:33:49,270 --> 00:33:50,510
It's been a while.
451
00:33:50,510 --> 00:33:52,540
Mr. Peng is doing well.
452
00:33:52,540 --> 00:33:54,060
Thank you.
453
00:33:54,060 --> 00:33:55,270
Since we are following the right master,
454
00:33:55,270 --> 00:33:56,910
I believe your pearl farm
455
00:33:56,910 --> 00:33:58,540
will surely thrive.
456
00:33:58,540 --> 00:33:59,540
Yeah.
457
00:34:01,740 --> 00:34:02,790
And this is...
458
00:34:02,790 --> 00:34:03,550
This is the distinguished guest
459
00:34:03,550 --> 00:34:06,700
from the State of Kang,
here to purchase the 15mm large pearls.
460
00:34:08,630 --> 00:34:09,660
Nice to meet you.
461
00:34:09,860 --> 00:34:10,430
Nice to meet you.
462
00:34:11,220 --> 00:34:12,260
I'm Cui Ding.
463
00:34:12,260 --> 00:34:14,260
May I have your name?
464
00:34:14,260 --> 00:34:15,110
I'm surnamed
465
00:34:16,110 --> 00:34:17,070
Yan.
466
00:34:21,510 --> 00:34:25,030
You look quite familiar to me.
467
00:34:27,780 --> 00:34:30,070
Unfortunately, I don't remember
if we've met before.
468
00:34:30,070 --> 00:34:31,990
You have no idea.
469
00:34:32,590 --> 00:34:34,740
The previous master of this pearl farm
470
00:34:35,110 --> 00:34:36,470
is also a Yan.
471
00:34:38,070 --> 00:34:40,780
Maybe you are distant relatives?
472
00:34:41,630 --> 00:34:43,110
Mind your words.
473
00:34:43,630 --> 00:34:48,120
I heard that the Yan family
was executed in full.
474
00:34:49,890 --> 00:34:52,430
Are you living in the Western Region?
475
00:34:52,430 --> 00:34:53,860
His foundation
is in the Western Regions,
476
00:34:53,860 --> 00:34:57,070
but he also conducts business
in Quanzhou and Yangzhou.
477
00:34:57,470 --> 00:34:58,510
Just do business.
478
00:34:58,510 --> 00:35:00,220
I pay for the goods and I will leave.
479
00:35:00,550 --> 00:35:01,860
Is it really necessary
to ask so many questions?
480
00:35:03,260 --> 00:35:04,550
Sorry.
481
00:35:05,070 --> 00:35:07,780
I will show you the best pearls.
482
00:35:08,260 --> 00:35:10,110
I want the large pearls at 15mm.
483
00:35:10,430 --> 00:35:12,700
I have all kinds of pearls.
484
00:35:13,220 --> 00:35:14,660
But I heard
485
00:35:14,820 --> 00:35:16,950
a batch of Persian pearls
was brought in from Persia recently,
486
00:35:16,950 --> 00:35:17,950
and they are also quite good.
487
00:35:18,470 --> 00:35:19,820
It seems that South Sea pearls
488
00:35:19,820 --> 00:35:21,180
are devalued.
489
00:35:21,180 --> 00:35:22,510
Hepu South Sea pearls
490
00:35:22,510 --> 00:35:24,820
have been designated as royal tributes
for three consecutive years.
491
00:35:25,300 --> 00:35:28,070
How can Persian pearls
be compared to them?
492
00:35:28,950 --> 00:35:29,630
Please.
493
00:35:30,260 --> 00:35:31,470
- Please. - Please.
494
00:35:33,740 --> 00:35:40,990
[Pearl Tower]
495
00:35:42,860 --> 00:35:44,080
Can I make it?
496
00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:57,480
I'm also worried about it.
497
00:35:58,560 --> 00:36:01,120
How can you sell the pearls
with your long faces?
498
00:36:01,790 --> 00:36:02,790
I'm telling you,
499
00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:05,040
all the guests here are distinguished!
500
00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:06,950
If any of them are fond of you,
501
00:36:06,950 --> 00:36:09,790
you'll have a wealthy life.
502
00:36:09,870 --> 00:36:11,200
Understood?
503
00:36:11,390 --> 00:36:13,270
Yes.
504
00:36:56,000 --> 00:36:57,720
Duanwu, what are you doing?
505
00:36:57,750 --> 00:36:58,470
Come on!
506
00:37:02,870 --> 00:37:05,120
My brother thinks
the Hepu tribute pearls are fishy.
507
00:37:05,910 --> 00:37:07,870
That's why he sent me here
to investigate it.
508
00:37:09,240 --> 00:37:10,750
This is the best chance.
509
00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:12,520
So lively.
510
00:37:12,950 --> 00:37:14,600
No matter why Master Yan
511
00:37:15,640 --> 00:37:17,200
took us here,
512
00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:19,350
let's just observe the situation.
513
00:37:19,950 --> 00:37:22,750
The Cui family's South Sea Pearls
have been tribute pearls for three years,
514
00:37:22,750 --> 00:37:23,830
gaining great fame.
515
00:37:23,830 --> 00:37:25,520
It's reasonable that they are wealthy.
516
00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:26,080
Indeed.
517
00:37:27,720 --> 00:37:29,390
They have a thriving business,
518
00:37:29,830 --> 00:37:31,350
but the amount
of tribute pearls is decreasing.
519
00:37:31,790 --> 00:37:33,120
That's unreasonable.
520
00:37:34,270 --> 00:37:37,160
Are you saying that the Cui family
is selling tribute pearls privately?
521
00:37:37,160 --> 00:37:37,830
Or what?
522
00:37:38,390 --> 00:37:40,560
They make the auction so mysterious.
523
00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:43,040
Let's go have a look.
524
00:38:08,270 --> 00:38:09,600
She looks nice.
525
00:38:10,240 --> 00:38:11,350
Buzzkill!
526
00:38:11,350 --> 00:38:12,640
Let's go.
527
00:38:18,350 --> 00:38:19,430
Thank you.
528
00:38:20,430 --> 00:38:21,160
Not a big deal.
529
00:38:23,720 --> 00:38:25,470
Duanwu, come on!
530
00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:27,200
Steward.
531
00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:28,100
For this auction,
532
00:38:28,100 --> 00:38:29,510
all the pearls
have already been allocated.
533
00:38:29,510 --> 00:38:31,310
Only this most precious
giant pearl remains.
534
00:38:31,310 --> 00:38:34,000
Who do you think should be
the final pearl hostess?
535
00:38:34,430 --> 00:38:37,680
When choosing a pearl hostess,
it's not about looks or figures.
536
00:38:37,790 --> 00:38:39,680
It's about their sales skills.
537
00:38:42,020 --> 00:38:44,430
Who wants to be the final pearl hostess?
538
00:38:45,500 --> 00:38:45,860
Me!
539
00:38:45,860 --> 00:38:46,450
Let me.
540
00:38:46,450 --> 00:38:47,270
Me!
541
00:38:47,680 --> 00:38:49,160
The price of this pearl
is five million maces.
542
00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:50,130
Who can sell it?
543
00:38:50,130 --> 00:38:50,690
Well...
544
00:38:50,970 --> 00:38:52,170
Five million...
545
00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:02,600
Steward Cui, I'd like to have a try.
546
00:39:02,600 --> 00:39:03,830
All of them dare not to do it.
547
00:39:04,520 --> 00:39:06,080
Why do you think you can make it?
548
00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:09,040
This giant Tridacna pearl
549
00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:11,120
was collected by me in person.
550
00:39:11,920 --> 00:39:13,830
I want it to showcase its true value.
551
00:39:13,830 --> 00:39:14,790
Do you know
552
00:39:14,790 --> 00:39:17,270
what the highest price for pearls
has been in recent years?
553
00:39:17,270 --> 00:39:18,000
Yes,
554
00:39:19,350 --> 00:39:20,440
four million maces.
555
00:39:20,880 --> 00:39:22,310
But since Steward Cui
556
00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:24,600
said it's worth five million maces,
557
00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:26,120
that's its true value.
558
00:39:26,520 --> 00:39:28,480
What a silver tongue!
559
00:39:28,670 --> 00:39:30,040
Want to be rewarded again?
560
00:39:34,310 --> 00:39:35,150
Steward Cui,
561
00:39:35,670 --> 00:39:37,670
if I can sell it for five million maces,
562
00:39:37,670 --> 00:39:39,830
I only want two Manumission Documents.
563
00:39:39,920 --> 00:39:40,880
One for me,
564
00:39:41,190 --> 00:39:42,520
the other for Lala.
565
00:39:42,520 --> 00:39:44,080
What a clever girl!
566
00:39:44,080 --> 00:39:45,710
You are so clever
567
00:39:45,710 --> 00:39:49,120
that I almost forgot
that you were a pearl diver.
568
00:39:51,480 --> 00:39:52,630
Seven million maces.
569
00:39:53,790 --> 00:39:55,040
You will have the Manumission Documents.
570
00:39:55,710 --> 00:39:57,710
Sell it for seven million,
and you're free.
571
00:39:58,270 --> 00:40:00,190
If you fail, you will die.
572
00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:05,310
Still confident?
573
00:40:05,710 --> 00:40:06,520
Steward Cui.
574
00:40:06,520 --> 00:40:07,080
Steward...
575
00:40:07,350 --> 00:40:08,750
So eager to show off?
576
00:40:08,750 --> 00:40:09,440
Duanwu.
577
00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:11,440
Does she think some wealthy guest
will be fond of her?
578
00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:12,750
Who will pay so much for her?
579
00:40:12,750 --> 00:40:13,440
Duanwu.
580
00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:16,310
Seven million!
581
00:40:16,440 --> 00:40:18,310
Who can pay seven million maces?
582
00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:19,600
Seven million?
583
00:40:19,710 --> 00:40:21,880
Isn't it easy
to buy her freedom as well?
584
00:40:23,630 --> 00:40:25,350
This pearl is so pretty.
585
00:40:25,350 --> 00:40:26,270
Indeed.
586
00:40:27,600 --> 00:40:29,350
I think mine is also beautiful.
587
00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:35,670
Look at her dazed face.
588
00:40:36,670 --> 00:40:38,600
I wonder how she will sell it later.
589
00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:42,670
Seven million? She won't make it.
590
00:40:43,150 --> 00:40:44,150
Yes.
591
00:40:44,520 --> 00:40:45,670
I wonder
592
00:40:45,670 --> 00:40:47,560
how she will sell it.
593
00:40:48,120 --> 00:40:49,960
She's not capable at all.
594
00:40:49,960 --> 00:40:51,670
She knows some tricks only.
595
00:40:51,670 --> 00:40:52,600
Later,
596
00:40:52,600 --> 00:40:54,150
let's dance well.
597
00:40:54,150 --> 00:40:54,930
Of course.
598
00:40:54,930 --> 00:40:55,830
Rest assured.
599
00:40:57,750 --> 00:40:59,080
Here comes the next batch
600
00:40:59,080 --> 00:41:00,150
of pearl hostesses.
601
00:41:54,660 --> 00:41:55,490
That pearl.
602
00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:57,160
That one.
603
00:41:59,840 --> 00:42:00,580
That one.
604
00:42:01,010 --> 00:42:02,740
I like that one.
605
00:42:39,860 --> 00:42:46,500
♪Life flows like a boat,
navigating joys and woes♪
606
00:42:46,660 --> 00:42:52,140
♪Longing for distant shores♪
607
00:42:52,180 --> 00:42:55,700
♪Aware this moment
may tear my heart apart♪
608
00:42:55,700 --> 00:42:58,980
♪Better to roam alone♪
609
00:42:58,980 --> 00:43:02,740
♪Many depart, none return♪
610
00:43:05,900 --> 00:43:11,340
♪How can we resist gazing
at each other amid the blooms?♪
611
00:43:12,100 --> 00:43:16,860
♪Your face glows
like lanterns in the night♪
612
00:43:17,460 --> 00:43:20,660
♪Love fades on the stone bridge,
yet bonds remain♪
613
00:43:21,300 --> 00:43:24,260
♪How can we endure
the binds of longing?♪
614
00:43:24,420 --> 00:43:29,940
♪Like a grand dream, a lone cup of wine♪
615
00:43:32,540 --> 00:43:36,060
♪May this world hold♪
616
00:43:36,100 --> 00:43:39,540
♪Both sorrow and warmth♪
617
00:43:39,940 --> 00:43:43,980
♪To hide a broken heart away
with laughter and tears♪
618
00:43:45,700 --> 00:43:48,580
♪A debt across time awaits♪
619
00:43:49,060 --> 00:43:51,780
♪A simple tale unfolds♪
620
00:43:52,460 --> 00:43:57,500
♪Nothing compares
to soft rice and sweet tea♪
621
00:43:57,700 --> 00:44:00,660
♪May this fate intertwine♪
622
00:44:00,980 --> 00:44:04,540
♪Half in regret, half in longing♪
623
00:44:04,820 --> 00:44:10,100
♪Radiant memories tint your gaze♪
624
00:44:11,220 --> 00:44:13,620
♪The world's bitterness♪
625
00:44:14,100 --> 00:44:16,900
♪Still accompanies my dreams♪
626
00:44:17,820 --> 00:44:23,220
♪Drifting afar on the shore
of your life♪
627
00:44:24,700 --> 00:44:28,460
♪Quietly watching over you♪
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