Westgate Tango (2012) Movie Script
Taipei's Tianhuo Temple is one of
Ximending's (Westgate) important landmarks.
It is over 100 years old.
Such a beautiful place.
Can I take a photo?
Of course!
If the tour guide did not take me here,
I wouldn't know about this place.
Many people walk past here and did not realize this
beautiful temple tucked in between these buildings.
Can I walk around in here?
Feel free.
Moe will start work today.
Let's give her a warm welcome.
Wawa
Pick u a new dress for her.
Sure thing.
Milky
Yes!
You take care of the hair.
No problem.
Nana, you take care of the rest.
Why do I need all this?
I should not say these in the temple
Huh? Do you know where we are?
We are at Ximending.
You got to be hip
and fashionable to work here.
Look at you,
you got to show
your chest and legs.
At least,
you have to wear something low cut
and show some chest.
And for your legs,
you have to show some more.
Kawaii.
I should not say this in the temple.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Get dressed up
and I will check on you this afternoon.
Moe, you are in charge of this shop
from now on.
OK
And call him Mommy
from now on.
Mommy.
Sweeter,
put more sugar on top of it.
I am leaving now.
Mommy. Mommy. Mommy.
Ouch!
Do you think it looks good?
Of course, trust me.
Let me wrap it up for you.
Thanks.
Watch your step!
Here we are.
Great.
-Thanks.
-Take care.
-Thanks.
-Thanks.
Bye Bye.
Bye Bye.
Wow, now this is a dress!
Come on, let me take a picture.
What do you want??
I have been here for 10 days
and you are here everyday
and you don't buy anything.
If I have got any money,
I would of bought you already.
Buy me?? I ain't that kind of girl.
Hey.
Hey.
What now??
Come out with me tonight.
No way!
Come on
Today is my birthday.
Liar.
I don't lie.
Here, see for yourself.
I would never lie to my girl.
ere, your birthday present.
For real, a birthday present from you??
But
I don't want this
as my birthday present.
What do you want then??
I want a doll
exactly like you
so I can take it with me everyday.
No way, get out.
What now!.
Aww, that hurt.
Little punk.
I am dying....
What are you doing here??
Get up.
Get lost, you are always up to no good.
Don't force me to tell Aniki on you.
I know I am not your type.
What are you mumbling about??
I will be waiting for you tonight.
Get lost, she will not go out with you.
Please
What do you see in that guy??
Nothing, I don't.....
Are you sure??
Rolls your eyes higher
a little bit more.
Next time you see Ace,
give him this look and tell him to get lost.
Perfect!
Happy Birthday
Huh what? it's not him
Happy Birthday to you,....
MVP
Make a wish!
Happy birthday to you,....
Happy birthday to you,....
Wait!
What about your birthday wishes??
Oh
My first wish,
I will make Moe my girl within 10 days.
Second
Aniki will rule Ximending!
Aniki! Aniki! Aniki!
And
Wait!
Keep the third wish to yourself,
don't say it.
Right, keep it to yourself.
Let's cut the cake.
Yeah!
OK
Wait! Wait!
You are supposed to cut
only half of the cake.
Don't worry about it.
Let me do it.
This is bad luck!
I don't care.
Let's have a good time.
OK
Moe is not here.
Pick one to be your date tonight.
How about this one??
Ohhhh....
I will take good care of you.
Take care of him.
Wow! Who is that guy??
Who cares!
Around here they are all gay.....
....give me another beer.
Jin.
Thanks!.
All right, let's eat.
I want some cake.
Let's drink
Hey,check her out.
Hi, Mei Mei.
Just got off work??
Hmm, what's left??
I kept this for you.
Hey, don't do that to the puppy.
Hey there,
come and drink with us!.
No!
We have a cute puppy over there.
Come over and play with the puppy.
Where are you guys from??
We are with Big Wang,
you never heard of him??
Quiet down or I will call the police.
Go ahead.
It's none of your business.
Loser, don't pick on the dog
I am calling the police.
I am going to get you!
I got it.
Those guys should go to hell
for picking on dogs.
I will kick their ass if I see them again.
That puppy may be the same as me,
wondered his way to Ximending.
Ximending is a good place to be!
How come you ended up here??
The reason
I ended up here is that
when I was a little boy,
my father brought me here to see movies.
Ma was so cool at that time.
Ma, who is that? Is he a famous actor?
No, it's a gangster role in a movie.
Ma?? Gangster movie??
Here,
take a look at the candles
I took from work today.
These are from the survival game party,
these from baseball players
and these from the cosplay party.
Aren't they cute.
And this one from some old guy.
Happy birthday to me (you)
Happy birthday to me (you)...
Happy birthday to you.
He doesn't know how old he is?
Maybe he does not want to face reality.
I always put exact number of candles
on my birthday cake
because I am granted one wish
with each candle.
Then you get to have
one more wish every year.
That's right!
Today is my father's birthday.
Oh,
I meant yesterday.
Well, before bedtime
it still counts as today.
What happened to this cake??
It's still edible.
Wait
So pretty,
I want to wish my father happy birthday.
You don't know how old your dad is either??
hmmm....
OK
Happy birthday to you....
Happy birthday to you....
Year of birth is a good match.
Do you know what time of the day she was born??
Of course, she was born in the morning!
Morning??
Morning is not a time.
Of course morning is a time,
it is a very good time.
You have no idea her exact time of birth,
do you??
Morning.
Do you know if her parents are still alive?
Her mother passed away
when she was about 13 or 14.
And how does she look??
Sweet girl, not sexy enough.
Needs some work.
You mean all sugar and no spice??
Here, sit.
Jin, you also try it,
Don't worry if you get it wrong.
OK
Chinese astrology translates
the observation of stars into words.
This is the fundamentals of Chinese astrology.
To master this art,
place yourself among the stars
and become one,
observe their individual movements.
What now??
Jin, what have you come up with??
Oh
She falls under the moon,
has a straight forward personality,
should be cute girl with a good body.
Not bad,
but you missed something.
She attracts unwanted attention.
And this year
is not good for her.
She is going to hurt those around her.
Oracle,
can she still work for me??
What do you think??
Let's see. On the contrary,
out of nowhere, you entered her life,
You are her savior.
I am her savior??
Who is going to save me??
What is in here??
Everything except meat.
It's year of the diet for you and Aniki.
Give me a break,
star governs diet too??
Sure!
Jin, show him what you have learned so far.
Echant)
Echant)
Echant)
Echant)
Understand??
Don't get it.
You will never get it.
You have taken Jin in as your protege??
Yes.
Can he still work for me??
Can he still work for me??
Sure he can!
Don't get you two.
Not bad,
My chosen one.
Moe
Mommy
What are you doing here??
Are you....??
If you need anything
Iet me know,
I will front the deposit.
Thanks.
You can move in tomorrow.
Great.
Why didn't you tell me
you don't have a place to stay??
What were you thinking
staying at a love hotel??
Do you know what goes on in there??
Silly girl.
I have to take care of everything
for you girls.
What have I done to deserve this??
You got to work harder too, you hear.
Hmmm
Did that came out of your ass or your mouth??
Mommy
How come we have to go on a diet??
How come he won't let us eat meat?
I know what you mean,
he is turning us into vegetarians.
At least he still allow us to drink.
So you are Moe??
You are the one Ace has been chasing after.
You tell Ace, she is a good girl,
do not bother her again!
You tattoo two words on his forehead!
Pighead.
Pighead. Ha.
Why don't you get your hair done as well??
Mommy,
What's wrong??
Tell me!
I need to get the rest of my stuff.
Then go and get it.
But....
But what?
But what?
You stuff is at your ex-boyfriends??
You are afraid to go alone??
I will send someone to protect you.
Hey, watch out!
Are you ok??
I am fine.
Jin
Why don't you get a new pair of shoes??
I will think about it, bye.
I am here already, where are you??
Me too!
Hello?
Oh! It's you.
You work for Mommy as well??
Hmm, what happed to your face??
Nothing, let's get your stuff.
OK
What are you looking for??
Forget it, I can't find it.
If you don't take it with you,
I am going to throw them out.
Did I ever blame you
for what happened to my father??
You told me you wanted to be with me
and did not want to go home.
Let's get out of here!
Hey
Don't forget the surfboard.
You know how to surf??
No.
I bought it for him.
Really, you love him??
Not sure if it was love.
Thanks for
carrying my stuff.
No problem.
Here, let me.
Ah
Come again.
Bye Bye
Jin, this is the place
I was telling you about
and this is Moe.
It's you again!
So this is where you work??
Are you feeling better??
Better now.
You two know each other??
Little punk
It's you again!
Yes ma'am.
What did you say??
Let me borrow this, I will return it tomorrow.
Go away, get lost.
Do you want to make one as well?
If you don't have a photo,
it's not a problem.
See, this is me.
Isn't it cute??
Hmmm, OK,
Can I use this??
When was this taken??
Not me, I want a doll of my dog.
Your dog??
We can do it.
Sure let me take a photo first!
Grand opening today!
Special discount today.
Welcome to our grand opening today!
Cute doggie
Hi....
Thanks.... Thanks....
Hey there,
Hi
It's you??
Hmm
It's too damn hot.
Let me cool you down a bit.
You don't have a photo of your girlfriend??
How is that possible?
Not even one picture??
Nothing!
How can it be??
We are going!
OK.
Do you have her facebook page??
She must have a photo there.
No.
I know you want to surprise her.
Didn't know you are a romantic.
I heard you are studying
fortune telling with Oracle.
What can you tell about me??
I am not that good.
It's ok.
Think of it as practice.
Be serious, what if I am wrong.
Then you must focus.
I was born in 1990.
Year of the Horse.
What month, date and time??
February 14th
Valentine's day,
So you are Moe Jia Yu.
Wow. You are good!
You can tell my real name just from this??
What are you two up to??
You finished passing out the flyers??
Yes.
How about you?? You finished with your??
I did not pay you to chat with her.
We are taking a break.
No excuses!
You two get back to work.
Get going!
Mommy
What??
Can I borrow the magazines
from the other shop??
Hmm go ahead.
Thanks.
I saw this in a movie once.
This is how they did it.
What are you looking at??
You can stop a bullet
with those fake eyelashes.
Every girl here does it!
What is the big deal??
How about this??
Why do you all look the same??
Even eyelashes are the same.
Kimi would never look like this.
Well then, you bring her to the shop
and let me see for myself.
So this is what Kimi's chin look like.
What does she do??
She was in film school.
Wow, show business!
She must make lots of money.
How come you work odd jobs
here at Xiemending??
I have a debt to repay.
How much do you owe?
Its only money,
I will help you out.
Cheers!
Another one please.
Coming right up!
OK
So how much do you owe??
I will repay it for you!
Are you serious??
Sure I am serious.
Well,
all together millions!
Where is the light??
Let me
You threw up all over me!
Sorry!
Go to sleep,
I am leaving.
I dumped Jon Jon,
he did not dump me.
Right, whatever!
Don't leave!
What now!
Kimi dumped you? Right?
Look at you,
you are drunk!
Go wash up!
ETaiwanese opera)
Don't come closer,
I am bad luck.
I am not afraid!
everyone close to me is dead.
Are you afraid now??
What do you mean??
You have AIDS??
Go to sleep!
You did not make my birthday wish come true.
Then wish for another one next year!
I may be living in Japan
next year.
Japan?? What for??
Are you kidding!
Aniki is associated with Japanese mob,
Ximending is his territory.
He will sent me for training in Japan
next year.
He is right, you do need lots of training.
Of course.
Oracle told me,
if I stay here,
nothing good will happen to me.
I might as well go to Japan!
Is he that good??
Does he foresee everything??
Of course. Or else
how come everyone here seeks his advise.
Let's go together
and see if we have a future.
How about it, huh, huh....
Hey
Hey
Where are you going??
I made a fortune in the stock market
when I was young.
My father told me to take profit,
but I was stubborn.
I did not listen
and lost everything
and some more.
There, done!
Wait a minute.
Young and foolish.
Thought I can conquer the world
but it's all in my destiny.
I wasn't smart,
stock market was good.
Have a seat.
I came here to learn about my future.
Why are you telling me your life story??
Hey, these are limited editions!
I am being fair.
Why??
I am able to tell
everything about you.
To be fair, I share my life with you first.
But Mommy has told everyone
about your life story already.
What happened to your family??
Are you here have your fortune told
or interview me??
Oh.
Your parents passed away.
You have an elder brother,
but the two of you are not close.
My father is still alive!
Hmmm, what else do you want to know??
How come Jin owes so much money?
Well, this I don't know.
I thought you know everything.
Think of a word and write it down.
You wrote Jin's name??
Look at his name.
He only has one mouth to feed.
He has no luxury in life.
He has no luxury in life.
His life has been miserable so far.
For the next 10 years,
he is destined to be alone.
Don't get involved with him.
This is too easy, I can tell you that too.
Write another one.
Same word??
But why did you write it didifferently?
Did you lose your father in the flood?
Hey, this is my song. What are you doing??
I want to dance!
Sure you can dance.
Move it to the front a bit,
A bit more,
a bit more.
You might as well go outside and dance.
I am drunk!
Timeout!
Stop this song.
Stop this song.
Stop this song.
Oracle has something to say.
Oracle...Oracle...Oracle
I had a health check up last month.
What for??
Anything wrong??
Anything wrong??
At my age, nothing is right!
By the end of this year,
I can see terrible things happening to me.
terrible things
I want you to take care of my affairs
if I don't make it.
Nonsense!
Don't say something unlucky like that.
I can see others people's life clearly
but not necessarily my own.
Thus, I must be prepared for the worst.
Since I have taken Jin
under my care.
If something does happen to me,
I will ask Aniki and Mommy
to take care of him for me.
I will take care of him too!
You don't have to worry about a thing.
Let me sing a song for you.
Music please.
Wait, this is my song!
Are you sure you can sing this one??
I have got to learn it before I die.
How about a round of applause??
Woo...
Are you ok??
You are hurt pretty bad.
Are you looking for me??
Surprise!
Here
I finished.
I worked hard on this.
This is not Kimi,
it does not look anything like her.
What do you mean??
Take a look, it looks exactly like her.
Why are you doing this to me??
Why are you mad at me for??
I am just trying to help.
Kimi must of left you.
You are going to hurt yourself!
Jin, stop doing this to yourself,
I know you cannot forget her.
Let's go home,
I am tired.
Wait, I still want to sing!
Let's go, it's late.
Look at how sad he is,
he is not taking your news very well.
You have chosen wisely.
I see.
I will leave you with my house
after I am gone.
Time to go home.
Don't cry,
I will find a photo of her.
She must have a photo in her yearbook??
Which school did she go to??
Jin
Have some coffee!
You want to get that tattoo now??
Aniki does his best work when he is drunk.
Let's go.
Let's go.
I will walk you home.
No worries, I can take care of myself
Hey, stop it!
You have got balls showing up here!
Why not??
Word on the street is that
you are a member of the Japanese mafia.
I have to come and meet you myself.
Aniki are you free now??
Moe
Not today,
come another day.
Don't stop me!
I just don't get it??
What don't you undestand??
Lets go somewhere else.
I just don't get it.
Why is that you like me
And I like him
and not you??
Who are you talking about??
So you really do like him??
What is so good about him??
I am as good as him only not as tall!
Ha, loser.
The sounds painful.
Does it hurt much?
Oh, it's you!
You know this punk??
He picks on puppies.
Put a turtle on him.
I am a professional,
I cannot do that.
What are you still doing here??
Don't you have something else to do?
Hurry!
I will take a look at your work first.
Finally finished with that punk.
Which one do you like??
How about this??
Not this one,
I made a promise
not to do this one again.
Sorry.
Then I really have no idea which one I want.
Aniki, I am curious about Jin.
Curious?? You draw a question mark here
Love. it all starts with curiosity
from the two of you.
If I don't make thru this year,
you will be responsible for cooking
the yearend dinner for everyone.
But I don't know how??
You need to learn, I shall teach you.
Welcoming the new year is just not right
without a festive dinner.
Oh.
even if I am not around anymore,
you must carry on my legacy
to host the yearend dinner for everyone.
Ok, it's no problem.
Come over here
Come over.
Moe, where are you??
Come over.
OK
OK
Hello.
Hello.
Welcome.
Welcome.
Pay attention.
OK
Welcome.
Welcome.
It is pronounced welcome.
Welcome.
How are you today??
How are you today??
Take you time.
Take you time.
You are getting better.
I will leave her to you.
No problem.
I will take care of English.
No problem!
Why do we need to learn these??
This is Ximending.
This is Ximending.
Atourist attraction.
You need to be able to communicate
in different languages.
Hey Jin,
What language will you be teaching Moe??
Me?
Ha!
Huh?
I forgot you are the quiet type.
What brings you here today??
Are you finally buying something today??
I guess not.
Go thru these magazines,
I will meet you later.
Hmmm.
Jin
Why are you always carrying these things
with you??
Oh no, this has expired.
Welcome, how are you?? I miss you.....
Welcome, how are you?? I miss you.....
Don't mess with me,
I know Korean too.
What are you two up to??
Nothing.
Don't get involved with him.
Does he have a family?
Had. All dead.
It's written on his face.
Bad things happen to those close to him.
What do you mean close??
Huh!
You can count on me.
For this music video,
I will make sure it goes smoothly.
Thanks a lot for your help.
OK, Thanks
Wait a minute,
introduce me to the record company,
I want to be a singer too.
Let me see what I can do.
What for,
you can't even sing!
Aniki,
I look damn good and I can dance.
Why not sing as well??
Jin
Do me a favor,
can you see stardom in my future??
Fat chance!
You are better off with the work
you have now.
Whatever!
Welcome
I prepared this survival pack for you.
Crackers
and flashlight.
You can charge it like this.
Try it.
Put your iD
in this bag.
I also put your false eyelashes
in here as well.
In case you still need them
after an earthquake.
Oh.
Your strawberry waffle.
Do you know what the music video is about?
No idea.
This waffle is good, try it!
Does this mean we are close now?
What do you mean by close??
We shared the same waffle,
this means we are close now.
Am I going to die
because I am close to you now??
What do you mean??
Mommy told me those very close to you
are all dead because of you.
He doesn't know what he is talking about.
Close means immediately family members
Such as father, son, brothers,
husband and wife.
And something bad
does not always mean death.
Understand??
I am going to Aniki's shop.
Wanna come with me??
I can't. I have other things to take care of.
See you later.
It's raining, I don't have an umbrella.
Bye.
Cut.
Cut.
Wow, this is a major production.
Looks like it.
Now I understand,
the most powerful word in the world is Cut.
When I go to Japan next year,
I will take Moe with me
to see the cherry blossom.
Cut.
They are starting.
You are on.
Oh.
This way please.
Watch your step!
What's wrong with me,
I have had bad luck
all year.
Not to worry.
After what happened to you today,
your luck will change for the better
three days from now.
Tell the truth,
how come you owe money??
I can see that 10 years ago
you had a terrible accident.
A lot of people met their fate 10 years ago,
But i survived.
You don't die that easily.
You are tough as a nail.
Its only fortune telling,
what is this spiritual consulting shit.
Haha
I will go by myself.
I will meet up with you two later.
Sure thing boss.
Be careful.
excuse me.
How much is it?
All together 1,380
Here you go.
This is too much.
Mr. Chen
This place is over 50 years old,
you can make more money redeveloping it.
Consider this a small gesture
from our boss.
They let you up here??
Are we there yet??
Careful, watch your step.
Here we are, my secret hideaway.
Your secret hideaway??
Wow!
Over here.
It is very nice up here.
What do you need to talk to me about??
Are you alright from the accident??
It seems that you are always getting hurt
since I first met you.
I am fine.
You need to talk to me about this??
What do you do up here??
Gaze at the stars.
With your Kimi??
I have taught her the stars.
Show me too.
You are not her.
I know you only have eyes for her.
You didn't come up here to look at the stars,
you are here to reminisce.
Where do you sleep??
What are you doing?? Chatting with aliens??
Are there aliens??
There a millions of galaxies in our universe,
there are so much we don't know about.
Then there must be aliens out there.
I think so too.
Don't you think Oracle looks like an alien?
Knock it off!
How come you ended up here at Ximending??
I don't know!
I started walking and followed the stars,
and here I am.
How long did it take you??
That long??
I didn't walk the entire 12 years.
I am 23 and you are 35.
So??
It took us 12 years to finally meet.
Did you come to my rescue that day?
I know you did.
You were watching me the entire time.
You know your fake eyelashes are so long,
it can block anything that falls from the sky.
Don't make fun of me.
Oracle,
I brought your favourite Remy Martin.
I got it.
Where is Jin??
I have put the word out on the street.
If Big Wang wants to talk,
he knows where to find us.
How dare them picking on Chen.
How dare them picking on Chen.
We need to show him who is in charge.
Since when are we in charge of Ximending??
Are you kidding,
Mommy has all the shops here.
You are our spiritual guidance.
And Aniki is responsible for protection.
We rule Ximending.
#^&E&
Try this dish.
Try this dish.
Don't worry, the singer is fine.
He was not hurt during the video shoot.
We will not use this news to promote the album.
Po.
I am not answering
any more questions about the accident.
It's not that.
There is someone here looking for Jin.
Who??
Po?? Is that you??
And you are??
Did you gain weight?
Aniki,
why do you have to
remind me while I am eating??
I have gained 3 kilos!
I need to watch my figure by wearing this.
that is about 300 dumplings.
Mommy,
this means you are walking around Ximending
with 300 dumplings in your stomach.
Be quiet!
Don't bump into Big Wang
with your big stomach.
I can't understand a word you just said.
He said be careful out there
and don't run into Big Wang.
Right, that is what I said!
Now I understand.
If I run into him,
I will show him who is the boss around here.
Hello
Who is looking for Jin??
How come Jin ended up here?
This is his hideaway.
Look at this view.
There he is, let me get him for you.
Jin
What are you doing??
Jin, someone is here for you.
Jin, someone is here for you.
So you are Kimi's boyfriend.
Jin!!!!
Be careful.
Be careful.
He will be fine.
Don't worry.
Oh....
Oishi.
This looks good,
I am going to start.
Let's toast for the successful
wrap of the music video.
I must thank you for everything!
Po, I have something to ask you??
Picking up girls again??
Don't get the wrong idea.
She wants to know about Jin and Kimi.
Which Kimi??
Kimi is Jin's girlfriend.
I want to know what happed to her.
How come her mother
came looking for Jin??
I don't really want to talk about this at night.
It's scary.
How much does Jin owe you?
One million.
It was your daughter who gave him the money,
Technically, he does not owe you the money.
Kimi and I were in film school together.
After film school,
she did not see any future in movies.
Kimi decided to open
a bed and breakfast with Jin.
What happened then??
They were too young and naive
and did not know what they were doing.
It's difficult to say,
I started with nothing too.
Look at me now,
I own 9 shops here.
Who could of known about
the huge earthquake that year.
Sometimes you come face to face with reality.
Kimi and Jin's family were buried
under the rubble.
Jin.
I think Oracle had it wrong about Jin.
It was not in his destiny
those close to him died.
It has to do with his name.
He told me he only has one mouth to feed.
So he is the only one left.
He only need to change his name.
What do you mean??
Change his name to anything but Jin.
Jin
What would Kimi's mom do to you??
Who knows?? Hope nothing bad.
Let's go see a movie!
Which one??
This year's big hit, you have to see it!
You going as well??
Sure.
Hmm, OK.
I am going to work now, see you later.
Take it, it's melting.
OK
You can open a shop there.
That's good news.
But the rent is not cheap there.
Why don't you rent the entire block??
You will be queen of Ximending.
Hmm....
You got it wrong.
Mommy is the queen of Ximending.
I also started with a single shop
and expanded one shop at a time.
Where are we going??
We are almost there.
Hurry up!
Here we are. Welcome to my private theater.
We are watching a movie here??
Where is Ace??
What was that for??
Preview of what is to come.
Sit, it's about to start.
Oops,
we forgot to buy popcorn.
Hey,
Hey,
We haven't danced for a while.
Hmm, it has been a long time.
Don't touch me!
Kimi is dead because of me.
I don't want anything to happen to you too.
I don't care.
If I die,
I would be able to see my father again.
On that Father's Day,
Jon Jon wanted to go surfing during the storm.
I did not tell my father.
He was on his way to the train station
to meet me.
He was swept away by flood.
May be I am the same as you!
Hurting those closest to me.
Have you ever been in love before??
You won't understand.
I don't want to be hurt again.
Fuck!
Stop!
Here, this way.
What's wrong??
Stop!
Ace,
someone is after us,
come quickly!
We are at the....
Be careful!
Afraid??
Not if you love me.
Fuck!
We got you now!
Jump!
Ahhhh
Moe
Are you ok??
Hold on to me!
I don't know what happened.
Moe wanted to see the fireworks with Jin.
I found them a place and set it up.
She called
saying someone was after them.
I went over
and could not find them.
You really do like Moe that much, huh....
Someone pass a massage,
Big Wang has them.
What for??
They want to meet
and discuss the redevelopment.
Aniki, what should we do??
Well, you know
I am not that powerful.
Big Wang is a major player.
How did you turn this into kidnapping??
You can't do something like this here!
What were you thinking??
He started it.
If boss knows about this,
you will be in big trouble.
Oracle!
We are here.
Let them go!
Or Oracle will make your life
a miserable hell.
Who is in charge here??
Is this the way you want
to discuss redevelopment??
I apologize for what happened.
Let's sit down and chat.
I don't think that is necessary.
Are you ok??
Don't come closer,
I don't have any make up on.
We thought they were someone else.
This is all a big mistake.
Mistake??
Let me tell you this,
you can't just grab people off the street.
you can't just grab people off the street.
We undestand.
We have arranged dinner to show our apology.
We hope you accept.
We can also discuss the re-development plan.
Dinner?
Sorry, I don't do dinner.
Are you Big Wang??
No, I am not him.
This means it is useless talking to you.
We will only discuss with Big Wang.
Do me a favor,
Iet's sit down and talk.
Sorry,
I am only a fortune teller, I don't give favors.
Then how about telling us
what's in our future.
This should be interesting.
Do each of us, we will pay double.
OK, I will show you my power.
Abracadabra Echanting nonsense)
Abracadabra Echanting nonsense)
Abracadabra Echanting nonsense)
What's going on here??
What is this fortune telling shit!
Shit
So you are Oracle??
What the fuck!
You are Big Wang??
What happened to your hair??
You, a fortune teller??
Weren't you a math major??
You are now in constructions??
What happened to architecture??
How did you screw up
something this simple??
Sorry boss.
Since it is all a mistake,
we have no business here. We are leaving!
Hey,
no lenses??
You look so stupid.
What about the redevelopment plan??
I am the lead vocal,
you will have to follow my lead.
I am the leader of the band,
You have to listen to me.
Are you ok??
When did you get that tattoo??
Wow, you were so cool in there.
You pissed off the wrong people.
Let's get out of here.
Hey, learn to drive!
I can't believe
you came to my rescue.
You know I will always be there for you.
Last night,
did anything happen between you and Jin??
I am not going to tell!
He must of fell in love with you by now.
When he held me,
it was like firework!
Was it the same for him??
Next time, I will do a better job
and make sure he falls in love with you.
Kimi's mother still haven't forgive you??
I don't know.
I wish she would let me visit her grave.
Where are we going??
Where are we going??
Just follow me.
Aniki told me that
there is a cherry tree
on the roof somewhere around here.
Really??
Where at?? I don't see anything.
On the roof somewhere.
When wind blows, the petal will fall from the sky.
Cherry blossom?? At this time of the year??
See, I told you so.
Hey,
Hey,
the fan you gave me does not work.
Hello?
It's broken at the most important time.
I didn't cry during my father's funeral.
They couldn't find his body.
How can it be a funeral without a body.
I don't know why,
I could not cry over Ace's death either.
It's because you don't believe he is dead.
Did you cry
when you learned of Kimi's death??
When i came out of the coma
three days later,
Kimi's mother would not tell me
where Kimi is buried.
All of our possessions
were under the rubble.
If you had facebook at that time,
you could of at least store her photo.
You heard about what happened to Ace??
Yes, I read it in the paper.
Do me a favor, this is his cell phone.
Please work with the material in it.
What would you like me to do??
You are a director,
you know best.
Money is not a problem.
I will give it a try.
Much appreciated.
What are you doing??
What are you looking at??
Nothing, just wandering.
About what??
I am not sure.
Oh
Missing you until the end of time,
Can't find a place to hold my heart,
Cannot love another in this life,
Heart full of aches
but life must go on.
Almost ready!
Hi
Hi
I thought it was suppose to be me today,
but Ace cut in line
and went before me.
Sometimes you have to face reality.
Today, we are here
to say good bye to Ace.
The footage you are about to see
came from Ace's cell phone.
came from Ace's cell phone.
Make sure you get a close up of these.
Are you filming?? Did you get it??
We will also have a live performance
from Hot Stone
I am Ace of Ximending.
My biggest wish is to study in Japan
and become a famous singer.
I believe I will be a big hit in Japan!
If you are ever in Ximending,
Iook me up.
I will show you around.
And each of us will say
what Ace meant to us.
Such a smart kid.
He would have been a star in Japan.
The best ever!
People come and go
here at Xiemending,
I try not to take note of them.
But somehow,
someone you are just unable to forget.
I thought I have seen it all over the years,
sometimes,
one must face the reality of life.
Besides all the movie theaters,
Ximending has interesting things
and interesting people.
Ace is one of them.
When you first meet him,
Ace seems to be just a little punk.
But Ace is the first friend I had here
and also my best friend forever.
Shit, this hurts!
Moe
I did a good job today, didn't I??
Jin must fell in love with you by now.
Actually,
I can tell
he was in love with you already.
I still want that doll you promised me.
I would really like a piece of cake now!
Ximending's (Westgate) important landmarks.
It is over 100 years old.
Such a beautiful place.
Can I take a photo?
Of course!
If the tour guide did not take me here,
I wouldn't know about this place.
Many people walk past here and did not realize this
beautiful temple tucked in between these buildings.
Can I walk around in here?
Feel free.
Moe will start work today.
Let's give her a warm welcome.
Wawa
Pick u a new dress for her.
Sure thing.
Milky
Yes!
You take care of the hair.
No problem.
Nana, you take care of the rest.
Why do I need all this?
I should not say these in the temple
Huh? Do you know where we are?
We are at Ximending.
You got to be hip
and fashionable to work here.
Look at you,
you got to show
your chest and legs.
At least,
you have to wear something low cut
and show some chest.
And for your legs,
you have to show some more.
Kawaii.
I should not say this in the temple.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Get dressed up
and I will check on you this afternoon.
Moe, you are in charge of this shop
from now on.
OK
And call him Mommy
from now on.
Mommy.
Sweeter,
put more sugar on top of it.
I am leaving now.
Mommy. Mommy. Mommy.
Ouch!
Do you think it looks good?
Of course, trust me.
Let me wrap it up for you.
Thanks.
Watch your step!
Here we are.
Great.
-Thanks.
-Take care.
-Thanks.
-Thanks.
Bye Bye.
Bye Bye.
Wow, now this is a dress!
Come on, let me take a picture.
What do you want??
I have been here for 10 days
and you are here everyday
and you don't buy anything.
If I have got any money,
I would of bought you already.
Buy me?? I ain't that kind of girl.
Hey.
Hey.
What now??
Come out with me tonight.
No way!
Come on
Today is my birthday.
Liar.
I don't lie.
Here, see for yourself.
I would never lie to my girl.
ere, your birthday present.
For real, a birthday present from you??
But
I don't want this
as my birthday present.
What do you want then??
I want a doll
exactly like you
so I can take it with me everyday.
No way, get out.
What now!.
Aww, that hurt.
Little punk.
I am dying....
What are you doing here??
Get up.
Get lost, you are always up to no good.
Don't force me to tell Aniki on you.
I know I am not your type.
What are you mumbling about??
I will be waiting for you tonight.
Get lost, she will not go out with you.
Please
What do you see in that guy??
Nothing, I don't.....
Are you sure??
Rolls your eyes higher
a little bit more.
Next time you see Ace,
give him this look and tell him to get lost.
Perfect!
Happy Birthday
Huh what? it's not him
Happy Birthday to you,....
MVP
Make a wish!
Happy birthday to you,....
Happy birthday to you,....
Wait!
What about your birthday wishes??
Oh
My first wish,
I will make Moe my girl within 10 days.
Second
Aniki will rule Ximending!
Aniki! Aniki! Aniki!
And
Wait!
Keep the third wish to yourself,
don't say it.
Right, keep it to yourself.
Let's cut the cake.
Yeah!
OK
Wait! Wait!
You are supposed to cut
only half of the cake.
Don't worry about it.
Let me do it.
This is bad luck!
I don't care.
Let's have a good time.
OK
Moe is not here.
Pick one to be your date tonight.
How about this one??
Ohhhh....
I will take good care of you.
Take care of him.
Wow! Who is that guy??
Who cares!
Around here they are all gay.....
....give me another beer.
Jin.
Thanks!.
All right, let's eat.
I want some cake.
Let's drink
Hey,check her out.
Hi, Mei Mei.
Just got off work??
Hmm, what's left??
I kept this for you.
Hey, don't do that to the puppy.
Hey there,
come and drink with us!.
No!
We have a cute puppy over there.
Come over and play with the puppy.
Where are you guys from??
We are with Big Wang,
you never heard of him??
Quiet down or I will call the police.
Go ahead.
It's none of your business.
Loser, don't pick on the dog
I am calling the police.
I am going to get you!
I got it.
Those guys should go to hell
for picking on dogs.
I will kick their ass if I see them again.
That puppy may be the same as me,
wondered his way to Ximending.
Ximending is a good place to be!
How come you ended up here??
The reason
I ended up here is that
when I was a little boy,
my father brought me here to see movies.
Ma was so cool at that time.
Ma, who is that? Is he a famous actor?
No, it's a gangster role in a movie.
Ma?? Gangster movie??
Here,
take a look at the candles
I took from work today.
These are from the survival game party,
these from baseball players
and these from the cosplay party.
Aren't they cute.
And this one from some old guy.
Happy birthday to me (you)
Happy birthday to me (you)...
Happy birthday to you.
He doesn't know how old he is?
Maybe he does not want to face reality.
I always put exact number of candles
on my birthday cake
because I am granted one wish
with each candle.
Then you get to have
one more wish every year.
That's right!
Today is my father's birthday.
Oh,
I meant yesterday.
Well, before bedtime
it still counts as today.
What happened to this cake??
It's still edible.
Wait
So pretty,
I want to wish my father happy birthday.
You don't know how old your dad is either??
hmmm....
OK
Happy birthday to you....
Happy birthday to you....
Year of birth is a good match.
Do you know what time of the day she was born??
Of course, she was born in the morning!
Morning??
Morning is not a time.
Of course morning is a time,
it is a very good time.
You have no idea her exact time of birth,
do you??
Morning.
Do you know if her parents are still alive?
Her mother passed away
when she was about 13 or 14.
And how does she look??
Sweet girl, not sexy enough.
Needs some work.
You mean all sugar and no spice??
Here, sit.
Jin, you also try it,
Don't worry if you get it wrong.
OK
Chinese astrology translates
the observation of stars into words.
This is the fundamentals of Chinese astrology.
To master this art,
place yourself among the stars
and become one,
observe their individual movements.
What now??
Jin, what have you come up with??
Oh
She falls under the moon,
has a straight forward personality,
should be cute girl with a good body.
Not bad,
but you missed something.
She attracts unwanted attention.
And this year
is not good for her.
She is going to hurt those around her.
Oracle,
can she still work for me??
What do you think??
Let's see. On the contrary,
out of nowhere, you entered her life,
You are her savior.
I am her savior??
Who is going to save me??
What is in here??
Everything except meat.
It's year of the diet for you and Aniki.
Give me a break,
star governs diet too??
Sure!
Jin, show him what you have learned so far.
Echant)
Echant)
Echant)
Echant)
Understand??
Don't get it.
You will never get it.
You have taken Jin in as your protege??
Yes.
Can he still work for me??
Can he still work for me??
Sure he can!
Don't get you two.
Not bad,
My chosen one.
Moe
Mommy
What are you doing here??
Are you....??
If you need anything
Iet me know,
I will front the deposit.
Thanks.
You can move in tomorrow.
Great.
Why didn't you tell me
you don't have a place to stay??
What were you thinking
staying at a love hotel??
Do you know what goes on in there??
Silly girl.
I have to take care of everything
for you girls.
What have I done to deserve this??
You got to work harder too, you hear.
Hmmm
Did that came out of your ass or your mouth??
Mommy
How come we have to go on a diet??
How come he won't let us eat meat?
I know what you mean,
he is turning us into vegetarians.
At least he still allow us to drink.
So you are Moe??
You are the one Ace has been chasing after.
You tell Ace, she is a good girl,
do not bother her again!
You tattoo two words on his forehead!
Pighead.
Pighead. Ha.
Why don't you get your hair done as well??
Mommy,
What's wrong??
Tell me!
I need to get the rest of my stuff.
Then go and get it.
But....
But what?
But what?
You stuff is at your ex-boyfriends??
You are afraid to go alone??
I will send someone to protect you.
Hey, watch out!
Are you ok??
I am fine.
Jin
Why don't you get a new pair of shoes??
I will think about it, bye.
I am here already, where are you??
Me too!
Hello?
Oh! It's you.
You work for Mommy as well??
Hmm, what happed to your face??
Nothing, let's get your stuff.
OK
What are you looking for??
Forget it, I can't find it.
If you don't take it with you,
I am going to throw them out.
Did I ever blame you
for what happened to my father??
You told me you wanted to be with me
and did not want to go home.
Let's get out of here!
Hey
Don't forget the surfboard.
You know how to surf??
No.
I bought it for him.
Really, you love him??
Not sure if it was love.
Thanks for
carrying my stuff.
No problem.
Here, let me.
Ah
Come again.
Bye Bye
Jin, this is the place
I was telling you about
and this is Moe.
It's you again!
So this is where you work??
Are you feeling better??
Better now.
You two know each other??
Little punk
It's you again!
Yes ma'am.
What did you say??
Let me borrow this, I will return it tomorrow.
Go away, get lost.
Do you want to make one as well?
If you don't have a photo,
it's not a problem.
See, this is me.
Isn't it cute??
Hmmm, OK,
Can I use this??
When was this taken??
Not me, I want a doll of my dog.
Your dog??
We can do it.
Sure let me take a photo first!
Grand opening today!
Special discount today.
Welcome to our grand opening today!
Cute doggie
Hi....
Thanks.... Thanks....
Hey there,
Hi
It's you??
Hmm
It's too damn hot.
Let me cool you down a bit.
You don't have a photo of your girlfriend??
How is that possible?
Not even one picture??
Nothing!
How can it be??
We are going!
OK.
Do you have her facebook page??
She must have a photo there.
No.
I know you want to surprise her.
Didn't know you are a romantic.
I heard you are studying
fortune telling with Oracle.
What can you tell about me??
I am not that good.
It's ok.
Think of it as practice.
Be serious, what if I am wrong.
Then you must focus.
I was born in 1990.
Year of the Horse.
What month, date and time??
February 14th
Valentine's day,
So you are Moe Jia Yu.
Wow. You are good!
You can tell my real name just from this??
What are you two up to??
You finished passing out the flyers??
Yes.
How about you?? You finished with your??
I did not pay you to chat with her.
We are taking a break.
No excuses!
You two get back to work.
Get going!
Mommy
What??
Can I borrow the magazines
from the other shop??
Hmm go ahead.
Thanks.
I saw this in a movie once.
This is how they did it.
What are you looking at??
You can stop a bullet
with those fake eyelashes.
Every girl here does it!
What is the big deal??
How about this??
Why do you all look the same??
Even eyelashes are the same.
Kimi would never look like this.
Well then, you bring her to the shop
and let me see for myself.
So this is what Kimi's chin look like.
What does she do??
She was in film school.
Wow, show business!
She must make lots of money.
How come you work odd jobs
here at Xiemending??
I have a debt to repay.
How much do you owe?
Its only money,
I will help you out.
Cheers!
Another one please.
Coming right up!
OK
So how much do you owe??
I will repay it for you!
Are you serious??
Sure I am serious.
Well,
all together millions!
Where is the light??
Let me
You threw up all over me!
Sorry!
Go to sleep,
I am leaving.
I dumped Jon Jon,
he did not dump me.
Right, whatever!
Don't leave!
What now!
Kimi dumped you? Right?
Look at you,
you are drunk!
Go wash up!
ETaiwanese opera)
Don't come closer,
I am bad luck.
I am not afraid!
everyone close to me is dead.
Are you afraid now??
What do you mean??
You have AIDS??
Go to sleep!
You did not make my birthday wish come true.
Then wish for another one next year!
I may be living in Japan
next year.
Japan?? What for??
Are you kidding!
Aniki is associated with Japanese mob,
Ximending is his territory.
He will sent me for training in Japan
next year.
He is right, you do need lots of training.
Of course.
Oracle told me,
if I stay here,
nothing good will happen to me.
I might as well go to Japan!
Is he that good??
Does he foresee everything??
Of course. Or else
how come everyone here seeks his advise.
Let's go together
and see if we have a future.
How about it, huh, huh....
Hey
Hey
Where are you going??
I made a fortune in the stock market
when I was young.
My father told me to take profit,
but I was stubborn.
I did not listen
and lost everything
and some more.
There, done!
Wait a minute.
Young and foolish.
Thought I can conquer the world
but it's all in my destiny.
I wasn't smart,
stock market was good.
Have a seat.
I came here to learn about my future.
Why are you telling me your life story??
Hey, these are limited editions!
I am being fair.
Why??
I am able to tell
everything about you.
To be fair, I share my life with you first.
But Mommy has told everyone
about your life story already.
What happened to your family??
Are you here have your fortune told
or interview me??
Oh.
Your parents passed away.
You have an elder brother,
but the two of you are not close.
My father is still alive!
Hmmm, what else do you want to know??
How come Jin owes so much money?
Well, this I don't know.
I thought you know everything.
Think of a word and write it down.
You wrote Jin's name??
Look at his name.
He only has one mouth to feed.
He has no luxury in life.
He has no luxury in life.
His life has been miserable so far.
For the next 10 years,
he is destined to be alone.
Don't get involved with him.
This is too easy, I can tell you that too.
Write another one.
Same word??
But why did you write it didifferently?
Did you lose your father in the flood?
Hey, this is my song. What are you doing??
I want to dance!
Sure you can dance.
Move it to the front a bit,
A bit more,
a bit more.
You might as well go outside and dance.
I am drunk!
Timeout!
Stop this song.
Stop this song.
Stop this song.
Oracle has something to say.
Oracle...Oracle...Oracle
I had a health check up last month.
What for??
Anything wrong??
Anything wrong??
At my age, nothing is right!
By the end of this year,
I can see terrible things happening to me.
terrible things
I want you to take care of my affairs
if I don't make it.
Nonsense!
Don't say something unlucky like that.
I can see others people's life clearly
but not necessarily my own.
Thus, I must be prepared for the worst.
Since I have taken Jin
under my care.
If something does happen to me,
I will ask Aniki and Mommy
to take care of him for me.
I will take care of him too!
You don't have to worry about a thing.
Let me sing a song for you.
Music please.
Wait, this is my song!
Are you sure you can sing this one??
I have got to learn it before I die.
How about a round of applause??
Woo...
Are you ok??
You are hurt pretty bad.
Are you looking for me??
Surprise!
Here
I finished.
I worked hard on this.
This is not Kimi,
it does not look anything like her.
What do you mean??
Take a look, it looks exactly like her.
Why are you doing this to me??
Why are you mad at me for??
I am just trying to help.
Kimi must of left you.
You are going to hurt yourself!
Jin, stop doing this to yourself,
I know you cannot forget her.
Let's go home,
I am tired.
Wait, I still want to sing!
Let's go, it's late.
Look at how sad he is,
he is not taking your news very well.
You have chosen wisely.
I see.
I will leave you with my house
after I am gone.
Time to go home.
Don't cry,
I will find a photo of her.
She must have a photo in her yearbook??
Which school did she go to??
Jin
Have some coffee!
You want to get that tattoo now??
Aniki does his best work when he is drunk.
Let's go.
Let's go.
I will walk you home.
No worries, I can take care of myself
Hey, stop it!
You have got balls showing up here!
Why not??
Word on the street is that
you are a member of the Japanese mafia.
I have to come and meet you myself.
Aniki are you free now??
Moe
Not today,
come another day.
Don't stop me!
I just don't get it??
What don't you undestand??
Lets go somewhere else.
I just don't get it.
Why is that you like me
And I like him
and not you??
Who are you talking about??
So you really do like him??
What is so good about him??
I am as good as him only not as tall!
Ha, loser.
The sounds painful.
Does it hurt much?
Oh, it's you!
You know this punk??
He picks on puppies.
Put a turtle on him.
I am a professional,
I cannot do that.
What are you still doing here??
Don't you have something else to do?
Hurry!
I will take a look at your work first.
Finally finished with that punk.
Which one do you like??
How about this??
Not this one,
I made a promise
not to do this one again.
Sorry.
Then I really have no idea which one I want.
Aniki, I am curious about Jin.
Curious?? You draw a question mark here
Love. it all starts with curiosity
from the two of you.
If I don't make thru this year,
you will be responsible for cooking
the yearend dinner for everyone.
But I don't know how??
You need to learn, I shall teach you.
Welcoming the new year is just not right
without a festive dinner.
Oh.
even if I am not around anymore,
you must carry on my legacy
to host the yearend dinner for everyone.
Ok, it's no problem.
Come over here
Come over.
Moe, where are you??
Come over.
OK
OK
Hello.
Hello.
Welcome.
Welcome.
Pay attention.
OK
Welcome.
Welcome.
It is pronounced welcome.
Welcome.
How are you today??
How are you today??
Take you time.
Take you time.
You are getting better.
I will leave her to you.
No problem.
I will take care of English.
No problem!
Why do we need to learn these??
This is Ximending.
This is Ximending.
Atourist attraction.
You need to be able to communicate
in different languages.
Hey Jin,
What language will you be teaching Moe??
Me?
Ha!
Huh?
I forgot you are the quiet type.
What brings you here today??
Are you finally buying something today??
I guess not.
Go thru these magazines,
I will meet you later.
Hmmm.
Jin
Why are you always carrying these things
with you??
Oh no, this has expired.
Welcome, how are you?? I miss you.....
Welcome, how are you?? I miss you.....
Don't mess with me,
I know Korean too.
What are you two up to??
Nothing.
Don't get involved with him.
Does he have a family?
Had. All dead.
It's written on his face.
Bad things happen to those close to him.
What do you mean close??
Huh!
You can count on me.
For this music video,
I will make sure it goes smoothly.
Thanks a lot for your help.
OK, Thanks
Wait a minute,
introduce me to the record company,
I want to be a singer too.
Let me see what I can do.
What for,
you can't even sing!
Aniki,
I look damn good and I can dance.
Why not sing as well??
Jin
Do me a favor,
can you see stardom in my future??
Fat chance!
You are better off with the work
you have now.
Whatever!
Welcome
I prepared this survival pack for you.
Crackers
and flashlight.
You can charge it like this.
Try it.
Put your iD
in this bag.
I also put your false eyelashes
in here as well.
In case you still need them
after an earthquake.
Oh.
Your strawberry waffle.
Do you know what the music video is about?
No idea.
This waffle is good, try it!
Does this mean we are close now?
What do you mean by close??
We shared the same waffle,
this means we are close now.
Am I going to die
because I am close to you now??
What do you mean??
Mommy told me those very close to you
are all dead because of you.
He doesn't know what he is talking about.
Close means immediately family members
Such as father, son, brothers,
husband and wife.
And something bad
does not always mean death.
Understand??
I am going to Aniki's shop.
Wanna come with me??
I can't. I have other things to take care of.
See you later.
It's raining, I don't have an umbrella.
Bye.
Cut.
Cut.
Wow, this is a major production.
Looks like it.
Now I understand,
the most powerful word in the world is Cut.
When I go to Japan next year,
I will take Moe with me
to see the cherry blossom.
Cut.
They are starting.
You are on.
Oh.
This way please.
Watch your step!
What's wrong with me,
I have had bad luck
all year.
Not to worry.
After what happened to you today,
your luck will change for the better
three days from now.
Tell the truth,
how come you owe money??
I can see that 10 years ago
you had a terrible accident.
A lot of people met their fate 10 years ago,
But i survived.
You don't die that easily.
You are tough as a nail.
Its only fortune telling,
what is this spiritual consulting shit.
Haha
I will go by myself.
I will meet up with you two later.
Sure thing boss.
Be careful.
excuse me.
How much is it?
All together 1,380
Here you go.
This is too much.
Mr. Chen
This place is over 50 years old,
you can make more money redeveloping it.
Consider this a small gesture
from our boss.
They let you up here??
Are we there yet??
Careful, watch your step.
Here we are, my secret hideaway.
Your secret hideaway??
Wow!
Over here.
It is very nice up here.
What do you need to talk to me about??
Are you alright from the accident??
It seems that you are always getting hurt
since I first met you.
I am fine.
You need to talk to me about this??
What do you do up here??
Gaze at the stars.
With your Kimi??
I have taught her the stars.
Show me too.
You are not her.
I know you only have eyes for her.
You didn't come up here to look at the stars,
you are here to reminisce.
Where do you sleep??
What are you doing?? Chatting with aliens??
Are there aliens??
There a millions of galaxies in our universe,
there are so much we don't know about.
Then there must be aliens out there.
I think so too.
Don't you think Oracle looks like an alien?
Knock it off!
How come you ended up here at Ximending??
I don't know!
I started walking and followed the stars,
and here I am.
How long did it take you??
That long??
I didn't walk the entire 12 years.
I am 23 and you are 35.
So??
It took us 12 years to finally meet.
Did you come to my rescue that day?
I know you did.
You were watching me the entire time.
You know your fake eyelashes are so long,
it can block anything that falls from the sky.
Don't make fun of me.
Oracle,
I brought your favourite Remy Martin.
I got it.
Where is Jin??
I have put the word out on the street.
If Big Wang wants to talk,
he knows where to find us.
How dare them picking on Chen.
How dare them picking on Chen.
We need to show him who is in charge.
Since when are we in charge of Ximending??
Are you kidding,
Mommy has all the shops here.
You are our spiritual guidance.
And Aniki is responsible for protection.
We rule Ximending.
#^&E&
Try this dish.
Try this dish.
Don't worry, the singer is fine.
He was not hurt during the video shoot.
We will not use this news to promote the album.
Po.
I am not answering
any more questions about the accident.
It's not that.
There is someone here looking for Jin.
Who??
Po?? Is that you??
And you are??
Did you gain weight?
Aniki,
why do you have to
remind me while I am eating??
I have gained 3 kilos!
I need to watch my figure by wearing this.
that is about 300 dumplings.
Mommy,
this means you are walking around Ximending
with 300 dumplings in your stomach.
Be quiet!
Don't bump into Big Wang
with your big stomach.
I can't understand a word you just said.
He said be careful out there
and don't run into Big Wang.
Right, that is what I said!
Now I understand.
If I run into him,
I will show him who is the boss around here.
Hello
Who is looking for Jin??
How come Jin ended up here?
This is his hideaway.
Look at this view.
There he is, let me get him for you.
Jin
What are you doing??
Jin, someone is here for you.
Jin, someone is here for you.
So you are Kimi's boyfriend.
Jin!!!!
Be careful.
Be careful.
He will be fine.
Don't worry.
Oh....
Oishi.
This looks good,
I am going to start.
Let's toast for the successful
wrap of the music video.
I must thank you for everything!
Po, I have something to ask you??
Picking up girls again??
Don't get the wrong idea.
She wants to know about Jin and Kimi.
Which Kimi??
Kimi is Jin's girlfriend.
I want to know what happed to her.
How come her mother
came looking for Jin??
I don't really want to talk about this at night.
It's scary.
How much does Jin owe you?
One million.
It was your daughter who gave him the money,
Technically, he does not owe you the money.
Kimi and I were in film school together.
After film school,
she did not see any future in movies.
Kimi decided to open
a bed and breakfast with Jin.
What happened then??
They were too young and naive
and did not know what they were doing.
It's difficult to say,
I started with nothing too.
Look at me now,
I own 9 shops here.
Who could of known about
the huge earthquake that year.
Sometimes you come face to face with reality.
Kimi and Jin's family were buried
under the rubble.
Jin.
I think Oracle had it wrong about Jin.
It was not in his destiny
those close to him died.
It has to do with his name.
He told me he only has one mouth to feed.
So he is the only one left.
He only need to change his name.
What do you mean??
Change his name to anything but Jin.
Jin
What would Kimi's mom do to you??
Who knows?? Hope nothing bad.
Let's go see a movie!
Which one??
This year's big hit, you have to see it!
You going as well??
Sure.
Hmm, OK.
I am going to work now, see you later.
Take it, it's melting.
OK
You can open a shop there.
That's good news.
But the rent is not cheap there.
Why don't you rent the entire block??
You will be queen of Ximending.
Hmm....
You got it wrong.
Mommy is the queen of Ximending.
I also started with a single shop
and expanded one shop at a time.
Where are we going??
We are almost there.
Hurry up!
Here we are. Welcome to my private theater.
We are watching a movie here??
Where is Ace??
What was that for??
Preview of what is to come.
Sit, it's about to start.
Oops,
we forgot to buy popcorn.
Hey,
Hey,
We haven't danced for a while.
Hmm, it has been a long time.
Don't touch me!
Kimi is dead because of me.
I don't want anything to happen to you too.
I don't care.
If I die,
I would be able to see my father again.
On that Father's Day,
Jon Jon wanted to go surfing during the storm.
I did not tell my father.
He was on his way to the train station
to meet me.
He was swept away by flood.
May be I am the same as you!
Hurting those closest to me.
Have you ever been in love before??
You won't understand.
I don't want to be hurt again.
Fuck!
Stop!
Here, this way.
What's wrong??
Stop!
Ace,
someone is after us,
come quickly!
We are at the....
Be careful!
Afraid??
Not if you love me.
Fuck!
We got you now!
Jump!
Ahhhh
Moe
Are you ok??
Hold on to me!
I don't know what happened.
Moe wanted to see the fireworks with Jin.
I found them a place and set it up.
She called
saying someone was after them.
I went over
and could not find them.
You really do like Moe that much, huh....
Someone pass a massage,
Big Wang has them.
What for??
They want to meet
and discuss the redevelopment.
Aniki, what should we do??
Well, you know
I am not that powerful.
Big Wang is a major player.
How did you turn this into kidnapping??
You can't do something like this here!
What were you thinking??
He started it.
If boss knows about this,
you will be in big trouble.
Oracle!
We are here.
Let them go!
Or Oracle will make your life
a miserable hell.
Who is in charge here??
Is this the way you want
to discuss redevelopment??
I apologize for what happened.
Let's sit down and chat.
I don't think that is necessary.
Are you ok??
Don't come closer,
I don't have any make up on.
We thought they were someone else.
This is all a big mistake.
Mistake??
Let me tell you this,
you can't just grab people off the street.
you can't just grab people off the street.
We undestand.
We have arranged dinner to show our apology.
We hope you accept.
We can also discuss the re-development plan.
Dinner?
Sorry, I don't do dinner.
Are you Big Wang??
No, I am not him.
This means it is useless talking to you.
We will only discuss with Big Wang.
Do me a favor,
Iet's sit down and talk.
Sorry,
I am only a fortune teller, I don't give favors.
Then how about telling us
what's in our future.
This should be interesting.
Do each of us, we will pay double.
OK, I will show you my power.
Abracadabra Echanting nonsense)
Abracadabra Echanting nonsense)
Abracadabra Echanting nonsense)
What's going on here??
What is this fortune telling shit!
Shit
So you are Oracle??
What the fuck!
You are Big Wang??
What happened to your hair??
You, a fortune teller??
Weren't you a math major??
You are now in constructions??
What happened to architecture??
How did you screw up
something this simple??
Sorry boss.
Since it is all a mistake,
we have no business here. We are leaving!
Hey,
no lenses??
You look so stupid.
What about the redevelopment plan??
I am the lead vocal,
you will have to follow my lead.
I am the leader of the band,
You have to listen to me.
Are you ok??
When did you get that tattoo??
Wow, you were so cool in there.
You pissed off the wrong people.
Let's get out of here.
Hey, learn to drive!
I can't believe
you came to my rescue.
You know I will always be there for you.
Last night,
did anything happen between you and Jin??
I am not going to tell!
He must of fell in love with you by now.
When he held me,
it was like firework!
Was it the same for him??
Next time, I will do a better job
and make sure he falls in love with you.
Kimi's mother still haven't forgive you??
I don't know.
I wish she would let me visit her grave.
Where are we going??
Where are we going??
Just follow me.
Aniki told me that
there is a cherry tree
on the roof somewhere around here.
Really??
Where at?? I don't see anything.
On the roof somewhere.
When wind blows, the petal will fall from the sky.
Cherry blossom?? At this time of the year??
See, I told you so.
Hey,
Hey,
the fan you gave me does not work.
Hello?
It's broken at the most important time.
I didn't cry during my father's funeral.
They couldn't find his body.
How can it be a funeral without a body.
I don't know why,
I could not cry over Ace's death either.
It's because you don't believe he is dead.
Did you cry
when you learned of Kimi's death??
When i came out of the coma
three days later,
Kimi's mother would not tell me
where Kimi is buried.
All of our possessions
were under the rubble.
If you had facebook at that time,
you could of at least store her photo.
You heard about what happened to Ace??
Yes, I read it in the paper.
Do me a favor, this is his cell phone.
Please work with the material in it.
What would you like me to do??
You are a director,
you know best.
Money is not a problem.
I will give it a try.
Much appreciated.
What are you doing??
What are you looking at??
Nothing, just wandering.
About what??
I am not sure.
Oh
Missing you until the end of time,
Can't find a place to hold my heart,
Cannot love another in this life,
Heart full of aches
but life must go on.
Almost ready!
Hi
Hi
I thought it was suppose to be me today,
but Ace cut in line
and went before me.
Sometimes you have to face reality.
Today, we are here
to say good bye to Ace.
The footage you are about to see
came from Ace's cell phone.
came from Ace's cell phone.
Make sure you get a close up of these.
Are you filming?? Did you get it??
We will also have a live performance
from Hot Stone
I am Ace of Ximending.
My biggest wish is to study in Japan
and become a famous singer.
I believe I will be a big hit in Japan!
If you are ever in Ximending,
Iook me up.
I will show you around.
And each of us will say
what Ace meant to us.
Such a smart kid.
He would have been a star in Japan.
The best ever!
People come and go
here at Xiemending,
I try not to take note of them.
But somehow,
someone you are just unable to forget.
I thought I have seen it all over the years,
sometimes,
one must face the reality of life.
Besides all the movie theaters,
Ximending has interesting things
and interesting people.
Ace is one of them.
When you first meet him,
Ace seems to be just a little punk.
But Ace is the first friend I had here
and also my best friend forever.
Shit, this hurts!
Moe
I did a good job today, didn't I??
Jin must fell in love with you by now.
Actually,
I can tell
he was in love with you already.
I still want that doll you promised me.
I would really like a piece of cake now!