Almost there...
China Post Office
Here you are
Thank you Thank you
Please, have I got mail?
Your mail?
My name is lp Man, from Sangyuan
So you are lp Man
You know me?
Yes, everyone here knows about lp Man of Sangyuan
He can't wait for the postman to come every day
We all say you are such a Romeo
Have I got mail?
No Thank you
If you are so impatient
You can try the telegram
Alright
Just a moment
Here you are Thank you
Please
No one writes so long in a telegram
How should it be done?
See?
"Come home quickly. Mom"
"Are you there?"
What?
"Are you there?"
How long will I get the reply? If there's one
One day
Thank you You're welcome
Hey, send the telegram Yes
Sir, rooms upstairs are clean with hot water
We charge a fair price indiscriminately
How much for the cheapest?
Four dollars
I don't have enough... sorry
It's alright
Crispy large wontons...
Fresh and crispy large wontons...
Sir, try our wontons... come on
Crispy large wontons... Sir... try some
Want to try? It's tasty. Try them
Boss, give me a bowl Coming...
I have it ready for you
Thank you
I reserve one for you every day
Good
Lau Yat-woon!
Wontons...
Foshan Commercial Daily
Hey, how come you are dozing off here?
I forgot to bring money with me
Then take a nap inside
My name is Lau Yat-woon
I am a reporter for this newspaper, come on
Run...
It's alright now
Thanks to you
Or I would have been beaten to a pulp again Thank you
Who are those people?
Trashing up martial arts schools I understand
But why are they trashing up a newspaper agency?
It's that Ng Pak-lam
Ng Pak-lam?
He thinks by trashing up our newspaper agency
I'll be cowered
I won't dare to write exposes about him anymore
Dream on
What have you written?
You want to know?
Then buy a copy of our newspaper
What a salesman
Let's go back to the agency
Still?
It's alright now
It happens all the time
It's just some trashing up
They don't dare to go too far
It's alright now, come on
Let's go
lp Man, wake up, come on in
Thank you
Hey, breakfast Thanks
You have one Thanks
Thank you... You're welcome
Telegram
lp Man, your telegram
Thanks
"Yes"...She says she's there
Please, send me another one
Sure, what's it about?
"Have you replied to the letters that I wrote you"
Ten characters, 60 cents
Ten characters?
Yes
Twenty-ninth, have you replied to the letters that I wrote you
Twenty-ninth?
That's the day
Cut it
Then it's eight
Still too long
Have you replied to my letters yet Seven characters
Have you answered my letters Five now
Five, that's right, you sure?
Yes Alright
6 cents per character Five words...
Exactly 30 cents, please
Just a moment
"Have you answered my letters"
Have you found him?
I've asked everywhere, not a sight of lp Man
He has not come home the whole night
Has he gone to Canton to look for Cheung Wing-shing?
Cheung Wing-shing?
Because he got no letters from her and so became impatient?
Cheung Yam-tong has not written back
If he shows up out of the blue lt'll be embarrassing
He's a big boy now, we can't watch his every step
But it still worries me...
Please come in
Change them into notes Alright
Cashier Wah, so much money today
My savings of decades
To be frank, you save a few coppers a day You must have saved a tidy sum by now
Cashier Wah, you live so frugally
It's for your nest egg
See? Perseverance is the key to success
Many a little makes a mickle
Young man, learn from him
I am not a spendthrift
You mean there's more than you can spend
Cashier, take some out and let us spend it for you, right?
Get off now! Go!
You want to change all into notes? Yes, all of these
Cashier, you mean to leave Foshan?
Foshan is a nice place, why should I leave?
You are a moneychanger
You need coppers for change
Now you're changing them into notes
So you mean to retire?
I have set some aside
This money is for use elsewhere
It's for buying a house or for an investment?
You keep it safe
Of course, I have other use for it
Be careful Sure
It's not easy to save so much
Be careful...
I gotta go Take care
lp Man, here you are
Let me tell you
If you mean to pick up Wing Chun from Chan Wah-shun
Ask me first
Cooking for me like a woman does won't make me say "yes"
He owes it to me, he has to repay me
Why so quiet? Say something
You want a fight again? Come on
What are you doing here?
To repay my debt
So much? So you are loaded
I saved hard for it
It's for your leg treatment
For my leg treatment?
What do I need your money for?
You know what I want or not?
It's simple, either you pass me your kung fu
So I can beat all bad men into cripples
Or you break one of your legs
Is that clear? Do you get it?
I do, I owe it to you
I... I got it now
You don't have the guts to break your leg
Hence you mean to repay me with money
It can't be done
Whatever, you have to take the money
I will take the money
But you still have to pay what you owe me
China Post Office
lp Man...
Wake up, you are wanted
lp Man, wake up...
Your telegram...
Open it, come on Be quick
What does it say?
Lp Man, get in, come on
Don't suppress your grief for others' sake
Life is full of ups and downs
How do you know I am sad?
I could tell from the way you walked
She sent me a telegram
Have you answered my letters
No
Just tell me, what can I do to cheer you up?
Sing me a song
Alright
Clouds drifting in the sky
Breezes blowing on the ground
Breezes blowing through my hair
How can I not think of her?
Step aside
lp Man, well?
Boss, come out...
Pull up please, thank you
What is it?
Let's talk it over
What is it about? It can be talked over
Ask him
Young Master lp
He wanted to break up this large note
I got suspicious and asked him some questions
He got mad and meant to beat me up
What asking him some questions?
Your men said he's in rags He must have got it by some dubious means
You really...
It's just a misunderstanding
Do carry on with your money exchange
Just a misunderstanding...
Young Master lp, I have had it checked
It's given to Cashier Wah yesterday
How come it's with him now?
Maybe he stole it?
What?
It's just a misunderstanding
Manager
He's my friend, he wants to break it up
You just do it
I'll be his guarantor
If anything goes wrong, you can come to me
If Young Master lp says so, alright
Siu-sam, get me the money
It's a misunderstanding, I am sorry
Please count the money
Thank you
Zi
You want to know where I got the money?
I know it's not by stealing or robbing
You have money, I am happy for you
Then why are you following me?
We are going in the same direction
He thinks he can repay me with money?
Not so easy
He? Repaying you? You mean Chan Wah-shun?
Yes, he gave me the money
So much money and he still owes you?
How come he owes you so much?
He doesn't owe me money
Then what actually do you want?
What else can I get from him?
His life?
If it were, I would have already taken it
He knows Wing Chun
You want his kung fu
Don't you?
I do, of course
But you can't
Why?
Wing Chun can only be mine
Why can't good things be shared?
What about your house, your family fortune
Your woman, will you share them with me?
Yes, except Wing-shing
Wing Chun can only be passed to one protege
I'll pass it to you after I have learned it
Do you forget you already have a mentor
But he left me a letter and went away
Zi, where could he have gone?
Does it mean he has disowned me?
How would I know?
Zi...
Why are you still following me?
Hear me out first
I went to town and sent Wing-shing a telegram
I asked her if she was there
She said "yes"
Then I asked her if she had replied to my letters
She said...
"No"
You knew she hadn't
But I was not 100% sure
Hence I asked her
For things we don't know
For people we don't understand
We should get to the bottom of it, right?
I have asked many times
I never got an answer
I still don't know why
You have asked Wing-shing?
I mean Chan Wah-shun
I wish I could open up his brain or his heart to find out why
Zi, what an absurd idea
Or I would never get what I want
You are mad
You are the mad one
Zi, violence is not the way to deal with things
I don't need you to teach me how to deal with things
Again
No more playing now...
Hey...
I gotta go
Come back...
Zi, why drank so much? Come on
Sit down, let me get you some water
Zi... where are you?
Zi... Zi... where are you?
Zi...
Come on
305 coppers for a dime
10 dimes for a silver dollar, right?
You make 5 coppers from a dime
50 coppers from a dollar
For a dollar you have to count thousands of coppers, right?
You love Yam Kee brawn
But you wouldn't spend on it
You scrimped hard, and for how many years before you could save this dollar?
Madam Fong who sells wonton at East Street liked you
I know you liked her too
But you wouldn't spend a copper on flowers for her
Hence she didn't bother with you
You want to play it too?
Join me, come on
Old dog
What are these?
He picked them up from the pond one by one last night
Let me help you
No, thanks
Last night I said I would help him
But he said "no"
I asked him why
He said he's doing it for the most important person in his life
He had to do it himself
I thought hard about you two
Then I figured it out
You are his son
This one...
Guild Hall
This gives the details of the iron-and-steel works joint venture
As to how funds are to be raised
for importing commodities and machinery from overseas
I want to hear it from you to see what you think
Mr Lam, if we all take part in this large iron-and-steel plant joint venture
If something goes wrong
It means we will be all tied to it and have no escape?
Indeed... Right
But if you each do it on your own
The scale will be small
This is not the way to promote our industries
How can we compete with western countries?
Chairman lp, what do you think?
Lp Man, what do you think?
Brother Ching-shan's suggestion is of course good
We need to promote our industries if we want our country to be strong
We need to replace workers with machines to improve efficiency
Iron-and-steel works is vital
But Foshan doesn't have quality iron ores
If we build an iron-and-steel plant
we'll have to import iron ores from Xinan which is thousands of miles away
Brother Ching-shan
As for the iron-and-steel plant
I can vote for the lp family
We are not investing in it
Gentlemen, if the lp family says it can't be done
Then it is beyond us Right
We should take it from the lp family Right
Gentlemen, I have a suggestion
Foshan is a centre of silk production
Maybe we should consider investing in a large-scale silk weaving mill
lp Man is right, I meant to...
The iron-and-steel plant is my first proposal
And a silk weaving mill is the next
But lp Man beat me to it
That's what I have in mind too
I'll present you with the proposal as soon as possible
Good...
How come I am here again?
Lp Man, waiting for your mail again?
I know there won't be letters or telegrams for me
I am here out of habit only
Where are you going? Let me give you a ride
No, thanks, I am stretching my legs only
OK, I bid you goodbye
Have I got mail? Have I got mail?
You knew there wouldn't be any letters or telegrams for you
Why did you ask?
Out of habit
Habits die hard
You have no letter
But you have a telegram Really?
Here you are Thank you
"No more letters or telegrams"
What does it say?
"No more letters or telegrams"
What do you mean?
Wing-shing
It really is you?
You are here?
I thought you had dumped me
I thought... you didn't want this country bumpkin friend anymore
But here I am
I thought... the Canton days were over
How come?
Have you got my letters?
Yes
Why wouldn't you write me back?
You asked me so many hard questions
How could I answer you?
This book can help you with your question in the first letter
And this one for the question in the second letter
You may want to read these books too
They are all very good
Actually I had written you the replies
But I was worried I had not answered the questions properly
So I didn't post them
Let's go home
Clouds drifting in the sky
Breezes blowing on the ground
Breezes blowing through my hair
How can I not think of her?