Original subtitles

Distributor Leonard K. C. Ho

Producer Chan Pui Wah

Production & Art Direction Chan Che Wei

Action ConsuItants Lau Kar Leung, Corey Yuen

Action Director Yuen Tak

ScreenpIay Chan Che Wei, Barry Wong, Lui Sau Pung

Photography Wong Bo Man, Tsang Che Chung

OriginaI Music Ms Lam

Leading roIes Chin Kar Lok, Liu Chia Liang, May Lo

SpeciaI Guest Yuen Jung

Cast Woo Fung, Victor Hon, David Lo,

Frankie Chan, Yuen Shun-Yi, Lau Yuk Ting, Lau Sek Yin

Director David Lai

SeII your daughter if you can't pay.

''DEBT''

Take her away.

Don't!

Go!

You're free now. Go.

Fai Yuk-Su... Stand up.

That sIap was a present from LincoIn.

And this is from Shakespeare!

We're discussing famous quotations. And what are you doing?

Drawing cartoons.

''WindbIown Grass''? ''CIoudy Skies''? ''Seeking A FaiIure Strategy''?

Can you afford to faiI?

You think you're a genius so you don't have to study.

Mozart was a genius. At six years oId, he performed in front of the emperor.

But you?

You're so sIow!

You! Next time I catch you doing this, I'II expeI you.

Give them back!

Hey, give them back.

- Give me back my drawings. - Here you go.

I don't even know what you drew. OnIy one fist and one foot?

A comic book is supposed to be Iike this, crazy!

Wow, great.

Fantastic. ReaIIy great.

Yeah? I think he's going to kiII me. I made him so angry.

No. I mean the whirIwind kick you drew. Nothing couId beat that.

No more buIIying the weak!

Catch!

I've warned you before about using the basketbaII court.

You know the schooI team needs to practise,

but you're stiII using our space. Haven't you been beaten enough?

You're just a buIIy!

Get off.

Come on.

If we don't Ieave now, we're going to die.

Let's go!

Stop! Stop!

Master, come home now or your father wiII scoId me.

You go on ahead. Don't foIIow me. Go home.

I asked Mui to make you soup. If it gets coId it won't taste as good.

PIease come home and do your homework.

- Why do you stiII keep a maid? - I discussed it with my dad.

He says it's inappropriate for a gentIeman not to have one.

You have her foIIow you aII day.

- Don't you have a conscience? - No, you're wrong.

Even though she's my maid, she's more of a nag than my mother.

- Go and do your homework. - Okay.

- Dad, I'm home from schooI. - UncIe.

Yuk-Su. You didn't burn incense for your Iate mother.

- I'II go and do it now. - You're so forgetfuI!

What happened to you? Been in a fight again?

You've got a bIack eye. If your father...

- You can rinse now. - Thanks, UncIe.

Yuk-Su, bring water to wash his hair.

Won't be a minute...

UncIe Chai, I'II do it myseIf.

What are you up to?

You... Fai Yuk-Su!

You bad boy. Had another fight?

- You shouId be studying! - UncIe...

It wasn't his fauIt.

I was being buIIied. He stood up for me.

If you don't get in to medicaI schooI,

your dear mother wiII turn in her grave.

Does it hurt?

- It's okay. - Let me see.

You caII that okay?!

- Master, so you are here! - Put on my bIazer.

Are you giving it to him? Your father wiII be angry with me...

Mind your own business!

Master, pIease come home now. Your father wiII hit me if you don't.

Come on, pIease.

Yuk-Su, I'm off. See you, UncIe.

- Take this off first. - Come on.

Let me wipe the hair off your cIothes. Wait for me!

- You two want to earn extra cash? - Yes.

It's getting dark. QuickIy, foIIow me.

Okay.

Inspector Wa, today we'II be working on your diction.

Repeat after me. Listen:

And again...

- Trying to kiII me? - Inspector Wa.

Are you aII right?

LittIe bitch. You do this every time! No food for you.

- It won't happen again. - No food for three days.

What have you done again?

Hey, move on, you.

What are you doing?

I'm sorry.

ApoIogies.

I'm sorry.

Hey, Siu-Yu, you haven't poured the Master's tea yet.

Coming.

Inspector Wa, this is for you.

The Sandakan matter has not been settIed yet, has it?

What do you think?

It's not settIed?

No.

Master, your Ginseng tea.

Your tea, sir.

Out!

You've been keeping that one from me.

You Iike her?

Tin, give her to Mr Wong tomorrow.

Good evening, Mr Sandakan. This way, pIease.

Inspector Wa's been waiting for you a Iong time.

PIease come in. Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

A IocaI gift for you.

Mmm... how fragrant.

Are you scared? Done something wrong?

This gun is very oId but won't misfire.

This is especiaIIy for you. Here's to working weII together.

But if I see this bastard again, I won't be so poIite.

I asked for 40 girIs from you in our Iast deaI

and onIy 20 showed up on board.

That's not possibIe. The paperwork showed 40 fingerprints.

We even watched them embark.

Perhaps that bastard stoIe them from me.

You stoIe them?

You come to me because you Iost some goods?

WouId you come to me if you Iost your wife?

Scum!

Why are you being so rude to my dad?

I don't need my hands. One kick and I'II tear your head off.

You touch one hair on my father's head, you'II pay with one of your Iegs.

Very good. Very good.

- Men! - Yes?

Take them outside.

Good! Come with me.

You've got to Ieave. Your master's going to give you away to Mr Wong.

Go on home.

Hey, where are you going?

BeIieve me. I'm teIIing you the truth.

- Let go of me. - Siu-Yu! Siu-Yu!

Coming, coming...

Ah, Siu-Yu! Come, come, come...

You don't have to work any more. Pack your things.

Tomorrow we're sending you to Mr Wong.

What for?

To enjoy the good Iife.

How's about a kiss?

Come on...

Come on!

QuickIy!

Stop them! They're getting away.

Hurry up so you can catch them!

Where are they?

They're there! They're there!

It's them!

Stop! Stop!

Want to eIope?

- Yuk-Su, what are you doing here? - Huh?

LittIe punk!

Hey, guys... Hey, hey...

- Headmaster, you know him? - He's one of my students.

- What's going on? - He tried to steaI our maid.

- And he's one of his students. - From now on, he's expeIIed.

Yuk-Su! Yuk-Su! Why are you beating my son?

That's enough. He's the headmaster's student.

Don't stop on my behaIf. Our schooI doesn't have students Iike this.

Fai Yuk-Su, as from tomorrow, do not come back to schooI.

You've insuIted our schooI.

Headmaster. Give him a chance?

It's okay. Siu-Yu can't have gone far.

Get her back. And Iet them go.

- Give him a chance. PIease. - Go! Go!

- Headmaster! - Go! Go!

Father.

Let's go!

FoIIow them!

Father, I'II carry you.

- HeIp! - Use strength! Use strength!

HeIp! HeIp! PIease open the gate!

QuickIy, open the gate! HeIp! HeIp!

PeopIe are chasing us.

I'm going in to get them.

- You want in? We can't aIIow that. - Don't stand in our way.

Let's rush them!

They ran inside, but they won't Iet us pass.

Don't move!

Hey, stop, stop.

Oh, it's you, Soh-Bo (SILLY].

My teacher's name is Jean-PauI, not Soh-Bo.

A misunderstanding. You know how my EngIish is.

A terribIe misunderstanding, but then...

I'm trying to apprehend two fugitives.

Did you see them enter your pIace?

- They definiteIy went in. - I saw them go in.

No-one's been in here but us.

Move aside.

Move aside!

- If you don't beIieve me, go search. - Damn!

If you say no-one's gone in there, how can I not beIieve you?

Okay. If you do see them, pIease notify me.

Let's go!

- It's aII right now. Don't be afraid. - Thank you. Thank you.

- Thank you for saving our Iives. - Not at aII.

- Father. - Bring medicine.

- Did those creeps beat you up? - Yes, sir.

HeIp him up.

She feII in herseIf. It wasn't me.

Hey!

What are you doing here? Why haven't you gone home?

Master, my home is in Dong Guan. Let me foIIow you. I'II be your maid.

Father.

Good deeds are not done when you want to do them.

There is a time and there is a pIace.

The poor can't fight the rich and the rich can't fight the government.

You beIieve you've heIped this girI.

In fact, your heIp has made it worse for her.

Master, I don't want to cause you any troubIe.

I'd better... I'd better just go back to Master Wa.

I can't aIIow you to be fed to the Iions and not do anything.

It's too dangerous to Iet you go right now.

Where does Mr. Faat live? Take these kids away!

l don't know!

l'm going to smack you! Where does Mr Faat live?

- You're hurting me! - Do you know or not?

Let me go!

- Let's Ieave! - Where can you go?

I have a friend you can stay with for now.

''NO.1 BEEF NOODLES''

So that's what happened.

I'm sorry to troubIe you. I reaIIy am.

That's aII right.

In today's worId peopIe have to heIp each other.

Don't worry. Stay here for now. Wait tiII your Ieg's heaIed.

If your son has no schooI to go to, he can heIp out around here.

- Thank you so much. - That's okay.

- Master, time to get up. - Don't bother me.

- Hey! - Don't bother me.

Give them back.

- What? - Master, your father says to get up.

What did you caII me?

Master?

Master?!

Master!

What are you doing?

Dr Sun Yat-Sen wants equaIity, so no pigtaiIs.

I don't want there to be servants and masters in the worId.

''Master''?! ''Master''!

Why do you beIieve you're Iower than anybody eIse?

I won't next time, Mast...

- What do I caII you? - Yuk-Su.

Master Yuk-Su?

It's Yuk-Su. Not Master Yuk-Su.

Do you understand?

- Yuk-Su? - That's it.

- I'II get you water to wash your face. - Okay.

Hey!

She Ioves to serve!

HonourabIe Sir, I've decided you're my teacher. I'II be just Iike you.

You'II teach me kung fu so I can heIp the weak and serve the peopIe.

- What are you saying? - Father!

Go and heIp Master Yat. Remember to burn incense for your Iate mother.

Okay.

- Good morning, Master Yat. - Morning. So, you've been expeIIed?

That's true. No more schooI.

UncIe Wing toId me aII about it.

If you've reaIIy been expeIIed, stay here and heIp me cook.

Start by coIIecting the water from over the hiII.

It's so heavy!

Let me do it for you. I'm used to this kind of heavy work.

Okay. I'II Iet you heIp me. I'm going out.

- Hey, where are you going? - To J.P.'s pIace.

- ''J'' what? - J.P.'s pIace. You don't know him.

That big French guy that heIped us Iast night.

- Are you sure you can? - Why not?

- Because I'II get into troubIe. - Look...

Say nothing and no-one wiII know. Get the water, then hide the bucket.

And if anybody asks you where I am, what do you say?

You say I've gone to get the water.

I'm gone.

''Ba...''? What ''Ba''?

Students, the Iesson that I want to teach you today is...

..the reIationship between muscIe and strength. Now...

This is caIIed muscIe.

What's this muscIe caIIed?

- The ''Mouse''. - Yeah, the ''Mouse''.

Wrong.

It's caIIed a ''bicep''. Bicep.

What's going on? What's happening?

- You again? - Yeah, HonourabIe French Man.

I reaIIy Iook up to you. Take me as a student.

I've onIy 2 doIIars. Take it as a deposit.

That's not enough. It won't do.

These students paid 100 doIIars. And you pay onIy 2 doIIars?

It's not fair to them, is it?

I'II pay my way to make up for it.

I can wash toweIs. I'II mop the fIoor. Anything.

Take me in.

I'II take you in so you can work as you study.

- You're in. Okay? - Thank you, HonourabIe Sir.

Oh, yes. Take this first.

Now, students, you know about the biceps.

Yes.

Hey, come here.

Students, these two are quite simiIar in size, right?

Right.

But do you know their respective muscIes are quite different.

- What's the difference, Sir? - Look.

This here is the abdominaI muscIe.

Now, this is bIubber.

Fat and fIabby. Soft as bIubber.

These are fat ceIIs.

- He's got no strength! - That's it?

Are you okay?

Students...

This is muscIe against fat.

When faced with strength, the most obvious difference is...

Strength! It's very important!

If I can pack 500Ib in one punch...

- Bravo! - That's great!

Students.

If each of you can pack 100Ib and punch five times,

that's 100 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 and once more,

- how much is that? - 100.

Right. So my 500Ib punch can beat aII of you.

One punch of yours, even five punches, may not knock me down.

So how can we get you to do a 500Ib punch?

One or two muscIes won't do it. You have to use aII your muscIes.

Wow! That's great!

The Chinese are caIIed the sick men of East Asia . Why?

Bad nutrition. Eating rice every day which bIoats the beIIy.

If you don't eat enough meat, of course you're under-nourished.

You Iook at those foreigners. They're aII huge.

And the reason is, with every meaI they eat meat.

So, if you want to have good nutrition, you must eat meat.

AIso. The Chinese overcook vegetabIes and Iose aII the vitamins.

Look what the foreigners eat.

- What is it? - Salad?

- Yuk-Su, have you finished? - Yeah. These are the Iast buckets.

Must have been hard for you, working night and day.

- Hard work never kiIIed anyone. - You've fetched buckets aII day.

How many do you think you did?

Huh?

How many?

- Maybe eight to ten. - So that's one every hour.

No, no. 30 buckets.

30 buckets?

One bucket every 20 minutes. That was quick!

Hey, tank...

Are you having me on?

OrdinariIy you hoId eight to ten buckets.

Now someone's here, you hoId 30 to 40?

- Are you eIastic? - There's no need to berate me.

Today I went out to heIp a friend. He was being buIIied.

Yesterday you saved a maid and today you heIped a friend.

- You're a good Iad. - That's right.

To fight injustice and save peopIe is my goaI in Iife.

- I reaIIy admire that. - Thanks.

- Master Yat, it's dinner time. - Let's go and eat, then.

Yuk-Su, what does your friend Iook Iike?

ReaIIy fat, he's got smaII eyes, a snout of a nose and taIks a Iot.

Fatty Hing is reaIIy fat, huh?

- Father. - Where have you been?

I've just expIained to Master Yat.

How Fatty Hing was being buIIied and I had to heIp him.

That's why I'm so Iate.

- Fatty Hing. When did you get here? - HaIf a day ago.

Here's your meaI.

Just Iook at yourseIf. If you don't start behaving,

how are you going to face your Iate mother?

Yuk-Su, I'm going now.

About your drawings. I'II get them tomorrow.

Goodbye, UncIe. Goodbye, Master Yat. Goodbye, UncIe Lofty.

Hey, not so fast.

- Stay for dinner. We've got enough. - No, thanks. I'd better go home.

- Let's eat. - Go on, eat.

- Father, Iet's eat. - Wait.

Didn't UncIe Chai just say hard workers have food to eat

and Iazy peopIe wiII have nothing?

Right? I think you're aIready fuII, so you'd better not have any more.

You'II mess up your stomach.

Why not do some exercise instead? You can grind some rice for me.

Go on.

Who wants to eat? What's the point of eating rice anyway?

Why shouId I be grinding rice? I want to be a hero!

Are you aII right? Are you okay?

Eat your dinner. I'II grind the rice.

Do you reaIIy Iike being a sIave? You're aIready free.

No need to be so grouchy.

You think you've got it tough? There are peopIe worse off than you.

You've never had it hard. Anyway, you have a father and a best friend.

It's different for me.

When I was young, I was soId off as a maid.

I don't even know if my mother's aIive.

Why were you soId off?.

I Iived in Dong Guan.

My father was a tenant farmer.

The crops kept on faiIing.

At first, we were abIe to have two meaIs a day.

But my father got sick and died. Mum soId me to pay for the funeraI.

Once soId...

I had to work for eight years.

Don't cry.

Let me heIp you wipe your tears.

I'II heIp you with the rice.

It's dawn.

lt's the first suggestion of dawn, Darkness still prevails

One tankful of water, two people

Tolling away, keeping ourselves strong

This long road is getting shorter

Brimming with water, thejars are full

Heart filled with feelings of love

When you walk ahead, l'll walk where you walk

Working together in harmony

When your heart is filled with sweetness, so is mine

May the water be our witness

Finished.

I'II get some water. You take a rest.

I don't want to sIeep. I was wrong yesterday.

I'II do aII my chores first.

Fetching water, romantic love still ongoing...

Let me give you a hand...

Facing a prisoner's fate because of my feelings

No, that's okay. You'd better stay here.

Wait for me. I want to heIp you.

Hey!

..it turned out to be your kiss

Brimming with water, connecting together

Heart filled with feelings of love

Now, as you can't read, I'II read it once for you.

''In consideration of the Ioan to my father,

and the fact that the Ioan of 20 Yuan is unabIe to be paid,

I, Cheung A-Choi, agree to be soId to the house of Yi-Hung as a maid,

without saIary or benefits of any kind, to work for no Iess than 20 years.''

''This agreement is binding and I have no recourse against said agreement,

which is aIso a transferabIe document

which aIIows me to be bought and soId at a price agreed by my master.''

- Daddy! - Behave!

Get to work! Leave!

Greetings, Inspector!

- Dad! - Get to work!

Let's go! Let's go!

There's pIenty more where that came from.

You haven't found that maid yet, have you?

What have you been doing? Send your men out to find her.

Don't worry. She won't get away.

TRUE SWORD, I BESEECH YOU...

- Get up. - Just a IittIe Ionger.

- No more sIeeping! - You IittIe punk!

Don't! Don't!

It's eight o'cIock.

- Come with me. - You're useIess.

I spent the night grinding rice. I even fetched the water.

- What's wrong with sIeeping a bit? - You think you're overworked?

You think I'm mistreating you?

The work you did you shouId have done yesterday -

never mind your chores for today.

Wash the wok Iike I do.

- That's too hot. - No, you're just too sIow.

Do it faster.

That's better. It's not dirty. Why cIean it?

- Not dirty? Take a Iook. - You're right.

- It's so dirty. - Rub the stains harder.

If you don't, we'II end up with bIack noodIes.

Hey, you'II break up aII the noodIes doing that.

- Then how shouId I do it? - NoodIes can't be turned. Toss them.

Toss! Toss! Toss!

I toss!

- I succeeded! - Add saIt.

Add sauce... that's it. See?

Wow! It smeIIs great. I'II take it out for them.

- TeII us which is better. - Who cooked which?

I can't say. You have to decide for yourseIves.

You just try it. He can't be better than the master.

Yeah, yeah.

Come on, Iet's eat.

Let's taste before discussing.

- Come, come. - Master Yat! UncIe Chai!

Wow!

Mmm... beef noodIes. Why didn't you wait for me?

Wow! Great stuff. NoodIes. Let me have a taste.

This one's fu yung noodIes.

I wonder what this is. Let me try it.

WeII?

Master Yat, you're reaIIy good!

Every time you cook something, it's unique.

But this time it tastes a bit weird.

But it's true.

- It does grow on you, though. - Eat it aII, then.

Fine. If I eat it aII, I'II get fat. So Iet's share it.

You... you... get fat by yourseIf.

We'II eat Master Yat's fu.. fu... fu yung noodIes.

Come, Iet's eat.

It's obvious to you aII.

I'm not good enough yet.

Yuk-Su.

Let me put in a fair word. I tasted both dishes in the kitchen.

Yes, Master Yat's dish is better. But Yuk-Su's isn't bad.

It tastes funny, but it's good. Granddad, have some.

- Try some? - Yeah, Iet's have a taste.

The fIavour's been seaIed weII. I can teII from the oiI coIour.

There's a man in Guangzhou City who makes seven-coIour noodIes.

- ReaIIy? - Yeah.

And I'm going to check him out.

Yuk-Su, hoId the fort whiIe I'm gone.

Me? I can't do that.

- Just stay caIm. - Yuk-Su, try your best then.

He's put aII his trust in you. You'd better thank him.

- Thank you, Master. - That's aII right.

- Time for a drink, right? - Yes!

Let's fiII the gIasses.

Want a ride?

Now, do your best to Iook after the business.

I understand, Master.

Have a good trip.

lt's here! lt's here!

- lt smells so good! - lt's unbeatable!

- Let's have a taste! - lt's so tasty!

Siu-Yu, I've prepared more than 30 pIates here.

Now...

You heat them up in here

and if there's not enough you spIit them into two.

I can't. I'II get into troubIe for that.

If father hadn't got hurt we wouIdn't be here.

FrankIy, I, Fai Yuk-Su, am not meant to cook noodIes.

I've got to go and Iearn kung fu so I can heIp the weak.

That's what I reaIIy want to do.

- I know. You're a free man. - I'm gIad you understand.

I'm off.

Hit it higher. Now watch me.

Get up.

And where have you been? Here for a day then gone for a month.

Sir, even though I wasn't here, I've been practising kung fu.

Based on what you taught me on the first day,

I've been pushing myseIf. I haven't forgotten a singIe thing you've said.

I'II try you out.

- Ricky! - Yes?

- A demonstration. - Okay.

- Come! Come! - Let's get a good seat!

I wonder who'II win?

Go on.

- Great! - Bravo!

- That was great! - Back to practise! Practise!

He's compIeteIy different!

Sir, I reaIIy remembered aII you said. I ate raw meat at every meaI.

Hey, Iet's see how many pounds you can hit now.

200Ib.

That was good!

Don't throw wiId punches!

Not Iike that. Aim weII.

If you're too impuIsive, you waste energy.

Come on.

Don't duck.

Let it hit you.

You've got to be abIe to take it. Watch it carefuIIy. Go with the fIow.

Hit hard!

You're stronger than it.

Now, come on.

You think l'll feel pain, you think l'll be tired

How to hate, how to practise,

How to love, how to say goodbye

Using hands and feet to be healthy

Wiith a dream l fight reality

l'm already very, very exhausted

Dreaming about how to hold up the sky

l can only focus and go forward

Strong body, so as to be forthright and strike one more time

Strong heart, it's for each fight that you need to be replenished

A youth, with strong body and mind that will never change

Rushing ahead, within reality you challenge yourself

A youth, with strong body and mind that will never change

Rushing ahead, within reality you challenge yourself

I can be a hero now!

QuickIy... quickIy!

Sister! Give me back my sister.

Be quiet! Want to riot?

It's good that you've come here.

Keep quiet.

What is it?

Inspector Wa, I've come to buy back my sister.

We soId her to them to work as a maid, not a whore.

- I have the contract. - Can't you read?

''As a sIave or a prostitute.'' That's what it says.

I don't care. He said she'd be a maid.

Being a whore's much better. It's not as tough as being a maid.

He shouId try being a whore!

Here's the money. I want her back.

I've had someone caIcuIate it for me.

For two years that's 27.30. The principaI and interest is aII here.

10�/% interest for every day means 2 doIIars a day.

And that works out to be 1 ,460 doIIars.

Do you have that much money?

Leave!

This contract is IegaI. If you don't Ieave I'II arrest you aII.

Go!

Inspector, arrest them aII for trespassing. QuickIy!

- Give me back my sister! - Arrest them aII!

Master Wong! Master Wong!

Master Wong, give her back. I beg you.

EviI bastard.

Sonny!

Father?

Whoever touches one hair on my father's head pays with a Ieg.

Let's go now!

Let's go!

Go! Go!

Out! Go!

- What? - Piss off.

Let me go!

It's not her!

Piss off!

Waiter, what's taking so Iong?

Hurry up!

AII right, aII right. Just a minute, the rest is coming.

What's going on here?

There's too many peopIe and we can't cook fast enough.

I'II go and take a Iook.

What's taking so long? lt's still not here.

What are you doing?

Who is your boss?

I beIong to Mr Chan.

Go to heII!

Where's Yuk-Su?

Huh?

- Where is Yuk-Su? - Oh, he's...

Where's he got to?

- That IittIe punk! - It's not ready. You must add sauce.

Okay.

It'II do. Quick!

Beef noodIes are here!

- That's disgusting! How's yours? - lt's horrible.

Shorty, come here.

What? My name's Lofty. Not Shorty.

- Shorty, eat it. - Eat! Eat!

What was that for?

- What are you doing? - TeII your boss to come out.

My... my... boss has gone to Guangzhou.

Oh, no. Mr Wong's men.

TeII Yat to come out!

Let's go.

- It's Iike sticky goo. - How can they serve this stuff?.

Let's go.

Siu-Yu. Come on out, quickIy.

Stop!

Mister, what did we do that made you tear down the sign?

What's it to you? Get Iost. Who are you?

WeII, I'm the boss here.

The boss?

''No.1 Beef noodIes''? More Iike the worst.

CaIm down, mister.

I opened this shop to make a Iiving.

Smash the board and we'II be out of business.

What is this?

- They're beef noodIes. - Beef noodIes?

- Yes. - It's manure.

Maybe this one's not good. I'II go and make you some more.

Stay right there.

- I make good ones. - You said ''good'', huh?

Yes.

So eat it aII.

Eat it.

Lick it off the fIoor.

You don't have the right to say you're number one.

You are a dog so crawI Iike a dog.

CrawI.

- Lofty, cIean this up. - Yes.

Hey, Siu-Yu. Doesn't that Iook great?

What happened?

What's the matter?

Father, I toId you not to work. What about your Ieg?

You IittIe punk! I'II kiII you!

You're useIess. I'II kiII you.

- Don't hit him. - Don't try to stop me. I'II kiII him.

- Why are you hitting me? - How can you face your UncIe?

UncIe Chai! UncIe Chai! CaIm down. It wasn't his fauIt.

WiII you Iisten to me?

- Master Yat, I'm so sorry. - Don't be Iike this. Get up.

Your poor mother. She'd turn in her grave.

He doesn't know himseIf.

He's unfit and weak, yet he's aIways picking fights

and even wants to be a hero.

The poor can't fight the rich

and the rich can't fight the government.

I work my guts out to get him into the very best schooI

just so he'II be abIe to rise above aII this

and become a good medicaI student.

And now it's aII over.

It's Iucky you took him in, but he can't even Iearn to cook noodIes

and now he's brought you aII this troubIe.

- I'm so very sorry. - Don't be Iike that.

As soon as everything's cIeared up we can start again.

If Yuk-Su doesn't Iike cooking he can aIways continue drawing.

Everybody's good at something, you know.

He actuaIIy can draw weII.

Drawing?

What good is drawing? When I was 20,

I won an award at the SaIone in Paris.

You have a great taIent.

What good was this taIent when my wife starved to death?

That was just money probIems.

What's so good about drawing weII?

When I was in Beijing, I was so poor I had to seII my quiIt.

And when my wife was in Iabour, I couIdn't send her to the hospitaI.

As a resuIt, she died giving birth to Yuk-Su.

I vowed that day I wouId never draw again for the rest of my Iife.

Don't, Chai. PIease don't.

That IittIe punk - of aII the things he Iearns,

why does he Iearn the worst from me?

Look. This is what he draws. They're worthIess. Throw them away.

It's aII right. He's stiII very young.

He'II change as he grows up. Don't Iet it get to you.

- Try and get some rest. - Dear mother of Yuk-Su...

I'm so sorry.

Yuk-Su!

Why are you burning your drawings?

Siu-Yu teIIs me you sneak off to practise kung fu.

Do you think you can soIve aII probIems with force?

Yes, I can.

If I'd known kung fu they couIdn't have hurt my father.

And those men today wouIdn't have smashed your restaurant.

That is true.

With a personaIity Iike yours, if you don't Iearn kung fu

somebody's going to kiII you.

But why do you go out to Iearn?

Don't you know I've aIready been teaching you?

Yeah. Washing the wok and tossing the noodIes.

Washing and tossing are the basics of kung fu.

'' One - guts. Two - strength. Three - kung fu.'' Yours is kung fu?

Try it if you dare.

- Easy if you've done it for years. - What about your strength?

Can cooking noodIes give you a 500Ib punch?

Come here.

Use your new 500Ib punch.

Punch.

Come on.

Yuk-Su, controIIed strength - that's what you need to Iearn.

Chinese kung fu is being abIe to have controI when you want.

I put my strength into my four fingers. Therefore the egg didn't break.

StiII not convinced? Let's try it again.

- Wow! Washing the wok! - Tossing the wok!

Want to Iearn my kind of beef noodIe kung fu?

Yes.

- Serious? - Yes.

Then remember, if you Iearn my kung fu, you can onIy use it in defence.

- Yes. - No attacking.

I understand.

There'II be time for that Iater. Go and take a bath.

Yes, Teacher.

Dice the tomatoes.

SIice the onion.

SIice the tomatoes. Dice the onion.

Catch it. Keep up with me.

SIice the pepper. SIice the onion.

FIatten the ginger.

Dice this.

Catch this tomato.

Your hands are quick but your eyes are far too sIow.

To Iearn kung fu your refIexes must be fast.

How wouId you stop this? By hand?

- By ducking? - Of course! Now, remember.

Teacher. Why do we onIy use our hands and not our feet as weII?

- Using feet is hard. - That's not so.

I know a man who can kick birds right out of the sky.

Show me your kick.

I'II try.

Left foot.

You knew which one before I even started.

Now, kick again.

One...!

Now, before you moved your foot your shouIder moved.

How couId you move your foot without your shouIder moving?

Use your foot without casting a shadow.

Now, there's one more type of shadowIess kick.

HoId on, Teacher. Wait. Let me draw it first.

I'II be quick. I'II be quick.

Great.

Got it.

HoId on tight.

You moved your Ieft shouIder.

Got hoId of it?

That's great! It didn't move.

It didn't move.

I need to draw it. Be my modeI.

What? You want to draw me?

More or Iess. Now, copy the kicking pose I was in.

- Come on. Lift up your foot. - I can't.

Yes, you can.

I'II get some paper. Don't move.

- I'm faIIing. - Good, good.

That's great. This is great.

Wash the wok.

Wash the wok.

Wash them with both hands.

Wash, wash...

- Teacher. - Watch it! What are you doing?

- The shadowIess kick. - The shadowIess kick?

- Practising it aII night? - Yeah.

You're overdoing it. You're bruising yourseIf even before you perfect it.

- You use this to practise with? - Yeah.

But this doesn't move. When you're fighting, your opponent wiII move.

Why are you hanging these woks up at this hour of the morning?

- Washing the wok in the air. - Think your opponent wiII stay stiII?

Left.

Right.

Left... right...

Left... right...

Left... right...

- Don't starve me. I won't do it again. - Go back to sIeep.

Remember, whiIe fighting you must be agiIe whiIe using your feet.

Once you Iift your feet he'II kick your other one, so you must be baIanced.

- BaIanced. - Remember what I say. BaIance.

BaIance. My centre of baIance must be Iower.

Look at you. Are you trying to be an eeI?

Yuk-Su, those eeIs... I need them to make my noodIes with.

- What's aII this? - You said to keep Iow. I'm practising.

Have you gone mad? I want those eeIs dead. Cut them up.

- Okay. - You've made him angry.

- Yuk-Su, are those eeIs ready? - Yes, nearIy.

Master Yat, happy birthday!

Teacher, I've made seven-coIour noodIes for your birthday.

ReaIIy?

Master, you've got to make a wish before you bIow out the candIes.

Don't be daft - the wish shouIdn't just be mine. We shouId aII share in it.

- BIow! - Now, Iet's aII bIow together.

- One, two, three! - Happy birthday.

- Yuk-Su. - Fatty Hing, what a coincidence.

Turn on the Iights. Come on in.

Happy birthday. No, just carry on.

- You're tense. Why are you here? - Siu-Laan's in troubIe. Come on.

- What's the matter? - Siu-Laan's been soId as a prostitute.

How couId you do that to her?

- You soId her as a whore? - It wasn't me.

- Was it your father? - It wasn't him either.

- Her mother did it. - Why'd she do that?

It's aII your fauIt.

You toId me not to keep a maid, so I persuaded my dad.

And he agreed - and set aII the maids free.

But Siu-Laan's mother soId her again, seeing as she's stiII young.

- What do we do? - Isn't your kung fu good now?

Why don't you and Master Yat go and save her?

- No way. My father wiII kiII me. - So what do we do?

Siu-Laan's in reaI troubIe. It's your fauIt. You toId me not to have a maid.

One more drink...

Now he's getting drunk.

Master. Here's some more wine. It's from France. Good stuff.

- Have another one. - Don't mind if I do...

Thank you...

Need to sIeep...

- Come back soon. - Okay.

''NO.1 BEEF NOODLES''

That's the girI.

I suppIy girIs for the Chinatowns in London, Korea and San Francisco.

I suppIy them aII.

You've come to the right man.

- Have you considered the price? - Oh, the price is no probIem.

We just need to see the sampIes.

Not here.

These ones aren't suitabIe for France. Do you have any more?

Move it.

Come on.

- Go in. - WaIk!

I'm not going. Let go of me. No!

- I'm not going! - Move!

Master.

- Master! - Siu-Laan!

Let me go!

Master, pIease take me home!

Don't come any cIoser!

- Don't! Don't! - Get out of here.

Let's go.

Stay back! Stay back!

Stay back! Sonny...!

Look at that. He didn't have to duck.

Wow! 500Ib.

Keep away.

Wasn't that something, Fatty Hing?

- He even broke the door. - Even the waII's dented.

The ''Scorpion Tactic''.

The ''WindbIown Grass''.

The meat isn't working.

- HonourabIe Sir! - Get away!

- ''Two Dragons At Sea''. - That's 1 ,000Ib.

''Seeking A FaiIure Strategy''.

''Crouching Dragon''.

HonourabIe Sir!

Come on!

''Heaven's Knife WhirIwind Kick''.

Come on, Iet's go. Let's go, quick!

Quick, quick, Iet's go!

Siu-Yu!

They set fire to the restaurant. Go save your father.

- We've got to go now! - Siu-Yu!

QuickIy! Go back and save them. Don't worry about me.

Here...

Take him to hospitaI. Quick!

Father!

Teacher!

Fire! Fire!

How tragic!

- Father! - Pour water!

- Father! - Don't go in!

- Where's my teacher? - He's gone to heIp your dad.

Teacher!

Teacher! Come back out!

Father!

Teacher!

Father!

I'm going to save Siu-Yu. Don't go in there.

Teacher...

I dragged you into this.

You're right.

Forbearance is useIess.

For more than ten years I've been conceaIing myseIf here.

Hoping to forget the underworId, aII the hate.

In the past, I was knifed and suffered humiIiation in siIence.

I hoped that grinning and bearing it wouId bring peace.

Teacher!

Do you know who I reaIIy am?

I'm the assassin from the Green Dragon Triad,

caIIed the Dragon Severer, the most feared kiIIer in the underworId.

You punk! You dare to come back?

Get the weapons.

No need.

- Teacher, why did you throw it away? - Together.

You stupid oId fooI, Iet's see if you can beat nine of us.

Give me the stick.

- Quick. - Yes.

Teacher, catch!

This is the reaI three-section stick.

You've hit me, Yuk-Su!

- Come bathe with me. - No!

Don't!

- Don't? Then you'II have to starve! - Let me go!

Help!

Catch!

Help!

Help!

Let me go.

Siu-Yu!

Sonny!

- Sonny. - Teacher!

Sonny!

- Free the maids first. - Okay.

You stupid oId man. Have you forgotten your humiIiation?

Strange. How does he know which foot l use before l use it?

l see. He's watching my shoulders.

Okay, l won't move. Let's see what he does.

''Southern shadowIess kick''.

Watch.

Watch.

Watch, watch!

Watch!

Even if you can predict my moves, I can stiII kick you to death, oId man.

Don't just Iie there! Get up.

Fatty.

Let's get out of here. Come on.

- Quick, quick, quick! - QuickIy, Iet's go!

Quick! Quick!

- Siu-Yu, I have to go. Fatty! - What?

Take Siu-Yu home. I must heIp my Teacher.

- Be carefuI. - Go now.

Wow! Teacher, you're the best.

Watch out, ''Crouching Dragon''!

Teacher!

Teacher!

How are you?

- Father? - Sonny. SIaughter them!

You hit my father. I'm going to take your Iife.

Sonny!

You hit my Teacher, I'II hit your father.

Watch his shouIders.

Right foot. Left foot.

Watch it! Right foot.

- Watch carefuIIy. - I did, but he was too quick.

Do the ''ShadowIess Kick''.

You want me? Come and get me.

How can you do it on a tabIe?

Grab his foot. Wash the Wok.

- Teacher, I did it. - Watch out.

Wash, wash.

Yuk-Su!

Wash.

The ''Scorpion Tactic''.

That hurts!

Yuk-Su, what are you doing?

The ''EeI Tactic'', Teacher.

The boy's mad. l've fought everywhere and never seen this.

100 eeIs going up the beach. I'II fIatten you! I'II fIatten you!

I'II fIatten you!

''Heaven's Knife WhirIwind Kick''!

Watch.

Toss the wok!

Wash the wok, Yuk-Su!

Stand firm, extend aII Iimbs!

''Southern ShadowIess Kick''.

I did it, Teacher! I beat him!

''To be or not to be'' is from WiIIiam Shakespeare.

This is an important speech in HamIet when the prince takes his revenge.

HamIet was aIone in the castIe, and his feeIings...

WeII, you couId say...

Get up.

That sIap came from LincoIn.

This one's from Shakespeare.

Drawing comics in the cIassroom...!

Fai Yuk-Su used to draw in cIass.

You compare yourseIf to him? He is a genius. He's got an MBE.

Think you can get one?