Original subtitles

♫ She makes her dream linger in memory ♫

♫ Her dream is faraway but it never ends ♫

♫ He realizes his promise through action ♫

♫ His life is bright and extraordinary ♫

♫ He sings and dances for his past ♫

♫ She sings and cries for her pain ♫

♫ He tells cowardice and kisses his bravery ♫

♫ She writes her dislike and plays her love ♫

♫ Walk in the light towards the dreamy distance ♫

♫ Live for brilliance towards the bright distance ♫

♫ The stars that sleep in the sunlight ♫

♫ hide themselves with ordinariness ♫

♫ They suddenly appear above the sea in the night ♫

♫ light and shine with brilliance ♫

♫ They close their eyes in the storm ♫

♫ to restrain themselves with ordinariness ♫

♫ They suddenly become dazzling in crowds ♫

♫ show that they are extraordinary ♫

[The Justice]

[Episode 02]

Has Tan told you why Master suddenly came to the branch?

How could he know that?

Anyway, Manager didn't look happy when Master left.

Good night.

[Lung Ying Bank]

Have you found the solution?

You only know to whisper with Tan every day.

There are so many things recently,

and I can hardly manage all these by myself.

I wonder...

Should we promote Tan to a broker?

Can he do it?

That Cheng Yizhi has only been here for a few days and has already outplayed him.

They can't be compared.

He doesn't look loyal.

Loyal.

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- Why did you jump the line? - Mr. Qian.

- Stand in line. - I have to tell you something.

I want to show you a thing.

Who are you?

What are you going to show?

I'm quite busy. Hurry up.

I'm a clerk of Jing'an Branch.

I'm here to buy some asthma medicines for Manager Xu.

Buy medicines?

They're all here to buy pills. Go back to your place!

Do you want a balcony ticket to Grand Stage?

Boss Qian is really a big fan.

Well. Whenever he comes to buy some asthma pills, he could only get half a bottle.

It'll be gone in less than a month.

Could you please sell me two bottles this time?

I could.

But it's essential whether you can get the ticket or not.

Mr. Qian, as the ticket is here, could you...

Fine. It's not a big deal.

Just two bottles of pills.

So can you...

Next month, Mr. Ma Lianliang will perform "Ask Help From the East Wind."

Are you interested in it?

Can you get the balcony ticket?

Yes, I can. Well, it's a little bit pitiful.

Our movie tickets are only reserved for the closely related accounts of Lung Ying Bank's Jing'an Branch.

You're not one of them.

Hold on!

Can you tell me how to be your closely related client?

Thank you, Mr. Qian. See you.

You're too welcome! Take care!

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Morning. Morning.

Good morning.

Good morning, Charlie.

Morning!

- Morning, Mr. Charlie. - Morning.

- Good morning, Mr. Charlie! - Good morning.

- Good morning, Charlie. - Morning.

Good morning, Mr. Charlie.

- Good morning, Charlie. - Hello.

Secretary Jia asked me to fetch the gold fountain pen.

I've talked about its price with him.

Pay me if nothing goes wrong.

It's not German. It's French.

Don't care about it. You see, it's a gold one.

Absolute 14K gold.

I won't sell you a fake one.

This pen is indeed genuine,

but it's a stolen good. I can't take it.

You little girl.

Though you look pretty,

why are your words so ugly?

French nobles enjoy having their family names engraved on their pens.

There's one on it.

It has "Moreau" on the nib.

Family Moreau just became the French Concession's administants.

Very influential.

So they can't sell or pawn their valuables.

So the pen must be a stolen good.

What's your job in Mansion Lin?

How much money can you get each month?

Do you have a happy life?

It's none of your business.

If you want to make a deal,

please prepare "clean" goods.

As I find you in plain clothes,

you must be a servant of Mansion Lin.

Your salary couldn't be more than 15 yuan.

One can't be happy with such a poor salary.

However, you have no choices.

As you have to support yourself and your mom,

you can do nothing else but to continue.

If the great banker Wu Zhifu

knew it in the netherworld, that his daughter had fallen this low,

what would he think?

Miss Lizi, I've just heard some news

that General Manager Wu fell off a building

and passed away instantly.

Passed away...

- Mom! - Mrs. Wu!

The police found his suicide letter.

It's said that he killed himself to escape from the world.

Uncle Jiao, it can't be true.

Where are his remains?

My mom and I must see him ourselves.

Miss Lizi.

He's involved in a case.

His remains are being kept by the police.

Others can't get close to him.

Mom!

Madam! Miss! Something has happened!

The police are rushing into the mansion!

Here's the search warrant.

During Wu Zhifu's tenure as General Manager of Shanghai Savings Bank,

he's under strong suspicion for corruption and accepting bribes.

We'll search his mansion completely.

Nothing here is innocent.

[NO TRESPASSING: As of September 10th by the Republic of China]

Mom, it's fine.

Who are you?

A knowledgeable man.

Do you want to avenge your dad by washing clothes?

Miss Wu Lizi, listen to my suggestion.

If you really want to get revenge,

you have to be a member of us.

I'll give you some time.

Come to find me whenever you make up your mind.

What on earth do you mean?

Goodbye.

Manager, here are your medicines.

They're in high demand

but you can get two bottles at once.

How did you do that?

I've successfully persuaded Mr. Qian

to deposit 100 taels of Er Qi Silver in our bank.

And he promises he'll place 1,000 taels in total within a month.

Manager, I know I'm just a clerk and that I can't make deals together with touching money.

After thinking twice,

I still have to do so for it's the only way to buy medicines easily.

I took a risk to violate the rules.

How dare you violate the rules?

Don't you fear that I'll expel you?

I'm willing to do so for your health.

Fine.

From now on, I'll break the rules and promote you to a broker.

You can get a percentage of about 1 li for every 1 standard tael. ("Li" is a traditional Chinese unit of weight. About 0.037g)

More work, more gain. What do you think?

Thanks for your favor.

Be alert and work hard for our branch.

I will.

By the way.

Can I find a helper?

- Whom do you want to find? - Roundface.

- Fine. Go back to work. - Yes.

Roundface.

Where are you going?

Going to work outside.

Working outside.

You shouldn't be disrespectful to a clerk.

- You! - Let's go.

Girl, you're delicate.

It's wasteful for you to wash clothes here.

What about asking for Secretary Jia's help?

Ask her to work in the mansion and pour tea.

It'll be better than here.

I'm fine. I just want to have a job to earn money.

I can do everything.

- Are you okay? - It's fine.

- Are you injured? - No. Don't worry.

Be careful.

- What a poor girl! - She's quite uneasy.

- Really stubborn. - That's it.

Good morning.

Coming out to work so early.

Mr. Zhang! I'm a broker of Lung Ying Bank.

Every family can get a quarter of a kilo of flour.

- Thank you so much. - And four eggs.

Xu, as you have to support eight people,

you should find a good bank to save your money.

I can promise you nothing except that our interest is higher than Sida Bank's

and our service is better than theirs.

Go back home!

Hurry!

Xu, the little gift is a token of our regard.

- You're too polite. - That's what I should do.

I heard that someone moved here?

A poor family. They have no money to save.

Fine. I'll leave you in peace.

Who is it?

Hello. I'm Broker Cheng from Lung Ying Bank.

As the Dragon Boat Festival is coming, I'm here to visit our neighbors

and send each family four eggs and a quarter of a kilo of flour.

We've never saved money in Lung Ying Bank.

Never mind. I'm here to greet you.

I can take care of you in the future.

If you have no time to take it now, I'll put it at the door.

You can fetch it yourself.

Young man.

We really can't thank you enough for these gifts.

- I can do nothing but invite you to a cup of tea. - Okay.

Thank you.

Come in, please. This way.

- Have a seat. - Fine. I'll put it here.

Okay.

You're too welcome.

Madam, are you well?

Never mind. Just stenocardia.

It's not a trifle. Shall I find you a doctor?

No, thanks.

It'll be fine for me to take my medicine.

- Do you have it? - Yes.

Have some tea...

Let me make you some water first.

Do you want to get revenge for your dad by washing clothes?

Why are you here? Do you want to play the piano?

Secretary Jia, please wash the clothes yourself later on.

I'm resigning.

By the way, it's quite a pity that no one plays it.

You!

Stop there! Fine.

Don't come back any more! Remember!

Manager, Mr. Zhao said he wouldn't choose Xinshi Bank.

And he'll place his money here with another two-year deposit.

The receipt is here. Here you are.

- Quite capable. - You're flattering me.

Where's Assistant Manager Wan? Mr. Wan?

- Mr. Sun. - Help me withdraw some money!

Mr. Sun, where are you going to gamble?

No matter where I gamble, I must earn money!

The fortune-teller has promised me! He said my good luck is unique!

Come on! Go and fetch my money!

Please calm down. I'll fetch 50 taels for you as usual.

50? No, I need all of it!

Do you know time is money?

Getting rich is all up to today!

Have a seat first. Wait a second.

- I'll go and discuss it with the manager. - Okay.

I'll be back soon. Wait for a while.

- Go to fetch it! Hurry! - Fine.

- Go to fetch them all! - I see.

- Assistant Manager Wan. - Manager.

Mr. Sun wants to fetch all his money to gamble.

Cheng Yizhi! How did you do your job?

Assistant Manager Wan, Mr. Sun has always been your client.

His deposit is over 10,000 taels. I'm not qualified to serve him.

If I were an assistant manager like you,

I would successfully persuade him to give up.

Fine. I see.

If you can solve the problem,

I'll promote you to assistant manager.

- Yes. - Resign if you can't!

By the way.

I may need you to lend me another hundred silver coins.

I'll help him give up gambling.

Okay.

I'm Cheng Yizhi taking over Assistant Manager Wan.

Mr. Sun, Manager Xu has asked other branches to send the cash.

- Good! - So please calm down and wait.

Wait? How long?

Two hours.

Another two hours?

Mr. Sun, if you want to use the money right now, what about listening to my ideas?

You?

What can you help me with?

Here are 100 silver coins. You can use it first.

How can a broker have 100 silver coins?

To tell you the truth, I borrowed it from the bank.

I can lend it to you to use.

I'll give you two hours. If you can win,

you don't need to pay it back. It'll be a gift for you.

But if you lose within two hours,

then you can't withdraw any more money and you must also pay back the debt.

Mr. Sun, what do you think?

Deal.

[The Great Atlantic Club]

[The Great Atlantic Club]

Cheng, come here!

This place is the most fashionable in The Great Atlantic Club.

You can get everything here. I'll widen your vision today.

- There's a seat there. Let's go. - Fine.

Seats there! Sit down!

Come and sit down!

- Deal the cards. - Bet!

Bet! Bet!

[Ascending Lounge]

Why did you bring me here?

What else can you do? Just be a waitress.

- I refuse! - Really?

Take a good look.

This place, it's for drinking. Who is not a white tycoon, a bank tycoon?

Young masters from the military or gangs come here to enjoy themselves.

So many rich men here!

Shouldn't you use your advantage to get some money from them?

Lizi!

Listen to me first.

You've misunderstood me.

Men here will only pay for sex in brothels.

They're here to talk business.

Your advantage that I mentioned was your brain!

Look at yourself. You've learned both English and French.

When you pour wine for them,

maybe you'll know something confidential from their chats.

If you get something useful, come and tell me.

I'll pay for it.

You want me to be your informer?

That's it. But not exactly.

You can be your informer, too. Look at them.

Many of them are bankers.

Go all in!

Fine. He goes all in.

Will you follow?

- Yes. - I won't.

As you two go all in, please open.

Flush!

- It's flush. - Spade flush!

Your turn.

Open.

Congratulations. He's the final winner. Full House.

Stop!

Someone played tricks!

Why are there two nines of spades?

Two nines of spades?

You two played tricks!

Who's your partner?

Is it you?

You're slinging mud at me!

Why are you blatantly lying about it?

Will I let you win all the way if I can do that?

That's why I've lost so many times. Playing tricks? Return my chips!

- Explain it. - Return my chips!

Fine. Please keep quiet.

Our club won't let your tricks exist.

Anyone here?

- You've caught the wrong person! - Tricks?

- They did it! - Come with me!

Let me off! What're you doing?

Mr. Sun, they've played tricks!

I won't endure people like him.

Who else?

How dare you play tricks in The Great Atlantic Club?

It wasn't me. The dealer played tricks!

I'm just an innocent bystander.

Created a riot. Slandered the dealer and The Great Atlantic Club.

Did your master ask you to do so?

What's the benefit you can get? Tell me.

If I wanted to create a riot,

why don't I choose other items with large crowds?

If I slandered him,

why should I take a risk to point out their collusion?

As we're not enemies, should I need to slander you?

As the dealer was shrewd and remained calm,

he must be a hardened criminal.

You do have a way with words.

Your master teaches you well.

You don't know to punish your cheater

but to insist that the whistle-blower is under the direction of someone.

You're too assertive to be a manager.

- I want to see your real boss. - Nonsense!

Shielding a dealer will ruin your fame.

If your boss is clever, ask him to meet me.

I'll give you the last chance.

Who asked you to come?

Sir, you've thought too much.

Get out.

Stand up!

Go!

On the left?

How are you?

Manager.

Sit down.

By the way, go and buy an old hen.

Stew with these herbs. Nourish Yizhi.

Thank you a lot.

Go and do it.

Who's so bold to hit you?

Does he look down upon our Lung Ying?

Manager, please calm down.

They didn't aim at Lung Ying Bank.

As they've let me off, so let it go at that.

Your words are the same as Mr. Sun's.

He also told me nothing.

Is he okay?

Yes. No pains.

What about his deposit?

He didn't withdraw the money.

He's praised you a lot

and asked you to deal with all his deposits.

He asked me to give it to you.

He said he lost 100 silver coins to you.

Free lunch.

Why were you sure you could help him give up gambling?

Manager, every gambler

whether they gamble on horses or cards, won't give up until they have nothing.

Only when they know the core of it, he can give up.

What are you doing?

Manager, I'm to pay back 100 silver coins to you.

Please check it.

Fine.

Have a seat.

Up to now, you only owe back 50 yuan.

By the way.

I want to work outside but it's hard for me now.

Just stay here and rest. The position of assistant manager has already been reserved for you.

I can only accept it.

Keep on working hard.

You'll be richer when you're an assistant manager.

Then you can pay off your debts.

Thank you so much.

Get some good rest.

- Take care. - Fine.

I'm Cheng Yizhi, a new assistant manager.

Kindly give me your advice.

Assistant Manager Cheng, come here.

Your seat is here.

Here's your desk.

Please sit down.

As you've not been here very long and have become an assistant manager,

we had no time to prepare for you.

So I found you a desk and a chair.

Please make do with it.

Assistant Manager Wan, no worries.

The size of this table and chair can be divided into high and low,

but as an assistant, there is no difference in size.

I don't agree.

I've arranged with Manager Xu,

as you're young and lack experience with a difficult position.

As you still owe the bank 50 silver coins,

it's inconvenient for you to make loans.

Anyway, you still can make collections.

Who is it?

Madam, it's me.

I'm Cheng from Lung Ying Back. I'd come here once before.

Why do you come so late?

Have you finished what I'd sent you last time?

I've brought some new foods for you.

Madam.

My child has bought them.

Don't come and send them from now on.

Well... Please take it.

I've asked the pharmacist.

He said it's the best one to cure stenocardia.

What's the matter? Anything wrong with it?

Do you know who I am?

Madam, I do know you.

It seems that you can't remember me.

Miss Hennessy, you should be sitting next to me today.

I think Joan looks better today.

Fine.

I think it's... more than 57,000 dollars.

I don't think it's worth it.

- No. 70,000 is the limit. - Okay.

William, you drink so slow today.

You should be better fast here in Shanghai.

Cheers.

Not so long ago, I was selling dried foods on Sima Road.

- Thank you. - Thank you, Madam.

Let me see you off.

Please.

Take care.

Is it yours?

- Here you are. - Thank you.

I remember now.

You're that young clerk.

- Here you are. Have some water please. - Thanks.

Sorry about that. I've misunderstood your kindness.

It's my child that worries about me being targeted by bad guys.

If he really worries about you,

he should stay with you.

How could he leave you alone at home?

How dark it is now!

How could you tackle a bad guy?

My child has to work.

Go out to work late at night?

He must be playing outside.

Boys are always like this.

Madam, you should blame him sometimes.

It's not like that.

You see. Here are webs and dust here.

Thank you.

Are you sewing something?

That's not mine.

My vision has been dim recently.

I can't thread the needle now.

It's my child's work.

Well, the stitch is quite poor.

By the way, if you don't mind,

I can introduce him to sell goods in the store.

As long as he could run it well, he'll earn money.

To tell you the truth, my child is a girl.

Girl...

Girl?

Please forgive me, Madam.

I didn't mean to offend her.

I just...

I didn't care about trifles.

Never mind. I know you're well-meant.

But why hasn't she come back at this time?

She came back after work.

After cooking me supper,

she went to teach students at another mansion.

She works really hard.

Did she cook you this?

Haven't you had supper? Shall you eat with me?

No, thanks. I've eaten.

- I'll fetch you a set of tableware. - Madam.

Well... I mean...

it looks... indigestible.

Really?

I think it's fine.

Madam, please wait for a while.

What do you want to do?

[Ascending Lounge]

Where are you going?

The night snack stall over there in the front.

It's been closed for a while.

Then bring me back home.

Which way?

Okay.

Mom, who made the red bean paste?

Tasty?

I learned to cook it from someone else.

So this note, was it written by you?

"Madam is in poor health.

Please take care of her."

Well... What's this?

Where did you find it?

Just under that bowl.

What is going on?

I got it.

The young man from the bank came again.

Again?

And you let him in?

Wait. He's a nice person.

By the way, he sent me two bottles of pills.

Here they are.

Mom, your heart aches again?

I'm sorry. I shouldn't yell at you. Does it still hurt?

No. I feel better after taking the medicine.

Mom...

You prefer to tell him...

I didn't.

When he came that day,

he noticed I was uncomfortable.

How many times has he come?

Twice.

He said it's hard to buy the medicine.

So he decided to bring me more a few days later.

Again?

He said he would come at the end of the month.

Fine.

Let me see who he is.

Greetings to Master.

Please sit down. No need for more courtesy.

I'm just passing by.

Go ahead.

Jing'an Branch has both loss and profit this month.

Talking about the profit,

I have to praise Assistant Manager Wan first.

He bought Er Si government bonds for about 48,000 taels.

According to today's settlement price, we'll get a profit of more than 8,000 taels!

But there are also flaws in your work.

Cheng Yizhi is our new assistant manager.

He's young and lacks experience.

I asked you to teach him responsibly.

But what did you do?

Linfu Grain Store has been badly managed and will be bankrupt soon.

But he still lent an additional 4,000 taels to it.

Why didn't you stop him?

- Manager. - Please forgive me, Manager.

At the beginning of the month, I warned Assistant Cheng to be cautious about this loan.

He nodded and agreed at that time! I thought he kept it in mind.

When and where did I make the loan?

What were my reasons and the purposes to do so?

What's your attitude?

Don't you know to repent?

Manager, it's my fault.

How can you hurl a question at us?

You said Mizhuang wanted to increase the loan by 2,000 taels for new products.

You came to tell us it would expand the store and made another loan of 2,000 taels.

Assistant Manager Cheng, the loan you made with your eyes close,

do you plan to take it back with your eyes closed?

Assistant Manager Wan, give me the account book!

- Do you know rules? - Manager!

Keep quiet!

Assistant Manager Wan,

it's your fault for not controlling your men.

Anyway, it's your contribution to invest in government bonds.

Contributions offset the faults. I won't punish you now.

Cheng Yizhi,

you know nothing about capital

and have no heart for it.

You're not suitable to be an assistant manager.

As the deficit of about 4,000 taels can't be retrieved,

you're fired.

- Manager. - How dare you to speak here?

Master, what do you think?

It's your power to expel an assistant manager.

You don't need to ask for my advice.

By the way, Cheng Yizhi,

go and retrieve what's left of your salary before the week ends.

Why by the weekend?

I'll resign right now.

You haven't had Siruchun's pastries for a while.

No, t-t-this can be a gift for someone, why did you open it?

Close it.

Mom,

that one is for someone else

and this one is for you.

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♫ The charming notes through the alley ♫

♫ mutter and cry like all kinds of loneliness ♫

♫ The dense fog over the calm sea ♫

♫ turns into deep emptiness ♫

♫ The touching loneliness in my heart ♫

♫ Two stars dance separately and then cease ♫

♫ On the bustling stage ♫

♫ the arcs of fate intersect occasionally ♫

♫ What I missed is waiting for me ♫

♫ I'm the most embarrassed one in the world ♫

♫ I don't want to listen to sad songs ♫

♫ I won't fawn on anyone ♫

♫ Don't torture me by means of fate ♫

♫ I'm blamed for all the faults ♫

♫ I'm the humblest one in the world ♫

♫ I don't want to talk back ♫

♫ I'll take all the blame ♫

♫ Don't tease me in the tone of love ♫