1 00:02:11,097 --> 00:02:16,589 In the year 2046, a vast rail network spans the globe. 2 00:02:16,748 --> 00:02:22,171 A mysterious train leaves for 2046 every once in a while. 3 00:02:22,871 --> 00:02:26,598 Every passenger going to 2046 has the same intention: 4 00:02:27,270 --> 00:02:29,439 They want to recapture lost memories. 5 00:02:30,416 --> 00:02:34,622 Because nothing ever changes in 2046. 6 00:02:35,641 --> 00:02:37,603 Nobody really knows if that's true... 7 00:02:37,757 --> 00:02:41,173 ...because nobody's ever come back... 8 00:02:41,327 --> 00:02:42,835 ...except me. 9 00:02:46,768 --> 00:02:50,143 998. 10 00:02:52,549 --> 00:02:55,412 997. 11 00:02:55,575 --> 00:02:58,762 If someone wants to leave 2046... 12 00:02:59,453 --> 00:03:01,814 You're the first to come back. 13 00:03:02,500 --> 00:03:04,862 Some people get away fairly easily... 14 00:03:05,814 --> 00:03:09,294 ...others find that it takes them much longer. 15 00:03:10,288 --> 00:03:13,904 I forget how long I've been on this train. 16 00:03:14,861 --> 00:03:17,076 I'm starting to feel very lonely. 17 00:03:22,263 --> 00:03:26,421 As I recall, many have gone to 2046. 18 00:03:26,585 --> 00:03:29,543 You're the first to come back. 19 00:03:30,738 --> 00:03:34,861 May I ask why you left 2046? 20 00:03:40,687 --> 00:03:44,026 Whenever anyone asked why I left 2046... 21 00:03:44,183 --> 00:03:48,023 ...I gave them some vague answer. 22 00:03:51,312 --> 00:03:52,811 Before... 23 00:03:53,644 --> 00:03:56,676 ...that no one else would ever know. 24 00:03:56,841 --> 00:03:58,784 ...they'd climb a mountain... 25 00:03:59,505 --> 00:04:02,148 ...find a tree and carve a hole in it... 26 00:04:04,750 --> 00:04:07,290 ...and whisper the secret into the hole... 27 00:04:08,557 --> 00:04:11,404 ...then cover it over with mud. 28 00:04:14,002 --> 00:04:19,390 That way, nobody else would ever discover it. 29 00:04:21,451 --> 00:04:23,730 I once fell in love with someone. 30 00:04:25,493 --> 00:04:28,306 After a while, she wasn't there. 31 00:04:29,702 --> 00:04:31,733 I went to 2046. 32 00:04:32,796 --> 00:04:37,094 I thought she might be waiting for me there. 33 00:04:38,583 --> 00:04:40,681 But I couldn't find her. 34 00:04:44,238 --> 00:04:48,196 I can't stop wondering if she loved me or not. 35 00:04:51,024 --> 00:04:53,993 But I never found out. 36 00:04:55,730 --> 00:04:57,920 Maybe her answer was like a secret... 37 00:04:59,563 --> 00:05:03,874 ...that no one else would ever know. 38 00:05:04,137 --> 00:05:09,006 ALL MEMORIES ARE TRACES OF TEARS 39 00:05:26,493 --> 00:05:29,358 Didn't you promise not to come back? 40 00:05:30,461 --> 00:05:32,456 I came to see you. 41 00:05:35,268 --> 00:05:36,459 Why? 42 00:05:38,726 --> 00:05:40,760 I have no prospects here. 43 00:05:40,928 --> 00:05:44,361 So I'll see how things are in Hong Kong. 44 00:05:50,046 --> 00:05:51,988 When are you leaving? 45 00:05:53,368 --> 00:05:55,784 The boat sails in two days. 46 00:06:03,537 --> 00:06:05,548 Why are you telling me? 47 00:06:15,332 --> 00:06:17,944 I thought we might go together. 48 00:06:28,755 --> 00:06:31,086 You know nothing about my past, do you? 49 00:06:35,961 --> 00:06:38,625 If you'd rather not tell me, I don't mind. 50 00:06:53,541 --> 00:06:55,906 If you win, I'll join you. 51 00:07:32,335 --> 00:07:35,172 She found an indirect way of rejecting me. 52 00:07:35,871 --> 00:07:37,524 As I recall... 53 00:07:37,690 --> 00:07:40,385 ...that was the very last time we saw each other. 54 00:07:40,448 --> 00:07:42,000 Right after that, I left Singapore. 55 00:08:07,793 --> 00:08:10,488 I got back to Hong Kong at the end of 1966. 56 00:08:10,653 --> 00:08:12,476 It was the time of the riots. 57 00:08:15,294 --> 00:08:17,451 I wasn't sure how long I'd be staying... 58 00:08:17,613 --> 00:08:19,805 ...so I took a room in a small hotel in Wanchai. 59 00:08:19,966 --> 00:08:21,491 I wrote columns for newspapers. 60 00:08:23,213 --> 00:08:25,473 They paid HK$10 per thousand words. 61 00:08:26,261 --> 00:08:28,882 It was pretty tough at first. 62 00:08:43,489 --> 00:08:45,283 As long as I could make ends meet... 63 00:08:45,449 --> 00:08:48,791 ...it made no difference what kind of stuff I wrote. 64 00:08:49,336 --> 00:08:51,376 "Diary of the Bazooka Hero. 65 00:08:52,223 --> 00:08:54,229 The new star at Club Luk Kwok is Fei Fei... 66 00:08:54,390 --> 00:08:56,840 ...a knock-out beauty with amazing bazookas. 67 00:08:57,003 --> 00:08:59,251 A smash hit with tit lovers!" 68 00:09:00,183 --> 00:09:04,507 Hang on. Of course I exaggerate. I can't say her tits are fake, can I? 69 00:09:14,639 --> 00:09:16,990 I soon got used to this kind of life. 70 00:09:17,149 --> 00:09:19,328 I became an expert ladies' man. 71 00:09:19,492 --> 00:09:21,771 Lots of one-night stands. 72 00:09:21,932 --> 00:09:25,146 But nothing lasts forever anyway. 73 00:09:40,613 --> 00:09:44,485 24 December, 1966 74 00:09:51,763 --> 00:09:54,282 Is that really true? 75 00:09:54,813 --> 00:09:56,616 Why would I lie to you? 76 00:09:57,321 --> 00:09:58,107 You really know me? 77 00:10:00,066 --> 00:10:02,883 Weren't you in a show in Singapore in '64? 78 00:10:03,043 --> 00:10:04,047 Yes. 79 00:10:04,213 --> 00:10:05,992 You're Lulu. 80 00:10:18,228 --> 00:10:20,235 I was then. 81 00:10:20,402 --> 00:10:22,249 Not anymore. 82 00:10:22,409 --> 00:10:24,359 What's your name now? 83 00:10:27,326 --> 00:10:29,363 Why should I tell you? 84 00:10:31,130 --> 00:10:32,974 On Christmas Eve, 1966... 85 00:10:33,133 --> 00:10:37,206 ...she'd apparently forgotten me. 86 00:10:37,370 --> 00:10:39,118 We'd been rather close. 87 00:10:39,284 --> 00:10:40,798 But that night... 88 00:10:40,958 --> 00:10:43,393 ...she'd apparently forgotten me. 89 00:10:47,244 --> 00:10:49,236 Have we really met before? 90 00:10:51,617 --> 00:10:53,804 How could you forget? 91 00:10:54,941 --> 00:10:57,267 You said I looked like your late boyfriend. 92 00:10:57,427 --> 00:10:59,511 You taught me the cha-cha. 93 00:11:10,761 --> 00:11:13,016 Go on. 94 00:11:18,485 --> 00:11:20,844 You were always dragging me to the casino. 95 00:11:22,314 --> 00:11:24,436 You'd hit a losing streak. 96 00:11:24,605 --> 00:11:26,494 You owed a fortune. 97 00:11:27,374 --> 00:11:30,429 My friends and I paid for your passage to Hong Kong. 98 00:11:32,743 --> 00:11:35,284 You talked a lot about your late boyfriend. 99 00:11:36,334 --> 00:11:40,542 A Chinese Filipino from a rich family. 100 00:11:41,701 --> 00:11:43,239 You planned to marry him. 101 00:11:44,479 --> 00:11:46,418 But he died young. 102 00:11:47,454 --> 00:11:49,883 You said he was the love of your life. 103 00:11:52,878 --> 00:11:54,973 I shouldn't bring back sad memories... 104 00:11:56,441 --> 00:11:58,569 ...at this time of year. 105 00:11:59,775 --> 00:12:02,293 But do you remember that Christmas night... 106 00:12:03,827 --> 00:12:06,090 ...we went drinking? 107 00:12:18,404 --> 00:12:19,954 We talked a lot. 108 00:12:21,703 --> 00:12:24,906 ...so I left quickly. 109 00:12:26,686 --> 00:12:28,304 I took her back to her hotel. 110 00:12:28,470 --> 00:12:30,434 She was dead to the world. 111 00:12:49,311 --> 00:12:51,239 She'd had too much to drink... 112 00:12:51,937 --> 00:12:53,964 ...so I left quickly. 113 00:13:23,838 --> 00:13:27,565 On my way out, I noticed a very familiar number. 114 00:13:29,815 --> 00:13:33,169 If I hadn't run into her that night I wouldn't have seen that number 115 00:13:34,562 --> 00:13:37,613 ...and I wouldn't have written 2046. 116 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:50,130 Can I help you? 117 00:13:50,290 --> 00:13:51,764 Is Miss Lulu in? 118 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:55,357 Lulu? There's no Miss Lulu here. 119 00:13:55,514 --> 00:13:58,350 There was a Mimi, but she moved out. 120 00:13:59,672 --> 00:14:03,522 But I was here two days ago. Do you know where she's gone? 121 00:14:04,944 --> 00:14:07,161 No. What do you want with her? 122 00:14:07,872 --> 00:14:09,381 Nothing, really. 123 00:14:10,086 --> 00:14:13,059 I have her key. I wanted to return it. 124 00:14:13,219 --> 00:14:16,260 - You can give it to me. - Thanks. 125 00:14:21,527 --> 00:14:23,429 You want to rent the room? 126 00:14:24,130 --> 00:14:26,977 I'm just back from abroad. I don't have my own place yet. 127 00:14:27,139 --> 00:14:29,272 If the room's vacant, I could take a look. 128 00:14:29,438 --> 00:14:31,571 This is just a small hotel... 129 00:14:31,737 --> 00:14:35,123 ...but our residents are all decent people. 130 00:14:35,296 --> 00:14:38,367 - What's your line of work? - I write for newspapers. 131 00:14:38,535 --> 00:14:42,455 Great! A fellow artist. 132 00:14:44,301 --> 00:14:48,112 I haven't always done this. I used to be an artist too. 133 00:14:48,287 --> 00:14:49,252 Really? 134 00:14:49,767 --> 00:14:52,444 I took singing lessons, in Harbin. 135 00:14:52,598 --> 00:14:55,341 Back then, I was a tenor. 136 00:14:55,494 --> 00:14:58,009 It'll be a pleasure to have you here. 137 00:14:58,176 --> 00:15:01,329 - When will you move in? - As soon as possible. 138 00:15:02,059 --> 00:15:06,933 But 2046 has to be redecorated. 139 00:15:07,105 --> 00:15:08,766 2047 is vacant. 140 00:15:08,941 --> 00:15:10,780 Take a look at it. 141 00:15:18,373 --> 00:15:21,405 Never mind. I'll come back when it's ready. 142 00:15:23,022 --> 00:15:24,861 Why that particular room? 143 00:15:26,415 --> 00:15:28,659 Maybe it's the number. 144 00:15:28,824 --> 00:15:30,895 It has some significance for you? 145 00:15:31,063 --> 00:15:32,446 I'm joking. 146 00:15:32,604 --> 00:15:34,215 Tell you what... 147 00:15:34,379 --> 00:15:38,708 ...take a quick look at 2047. If it's okay, you can move in. 148 00:15:38,869 --> 00:15:44,066 Then switch to 2046 when it's ready. How about it? 149 00:15:47,846 --> 00:15:51,435 - Can I see the room? - Of course. Please. 150 00:16:08,901 --> 00:16:11,071 Once I moved in... 151 00:16:11,227 --> 00:16:13,397 ...I found out what had happened the night before. 152 00:16:13,554 --> 00:16:16,242 Lulu was stabbed by a jealous boyfriend. 153 00:16:17,495 --> 00:16:19,985 A drummer from the club. 154 00:16:20,145 --> 00:16:22,327 She'd really liked him... 155 00:16:22,494 --> 00:16:25,871 ...and compared him with a bird that could never land. 156 00:16:26,033 --> 00:16:28,146 For all these years... 157 00:16:28,756 --> 00:16:31,924 ...she has been looking for her "legless bird." 158 00:16:32,091 --> 00:16:35,711 Most of her affairs ended badly, but she didn't mind sad endings. 159 00:16:37,415 --> 00:16:39,333 No matter what happened... 160 00:16:39,491 --> 00:16:41,980 ...at least she was always the leading lady. 161 00:17:29,181 --> 00:17:30,788 Good. 162 00:17:32,128 --> 00:17:33,736 Sure. 163 00:17:34,585 --> 00:17:35,600 Go. 164 00:17:38,154 --> 00:17:40,064 Let's go. 165 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:43,213 Let's go. 166 00:17:43,383 --> 00:17:45,178 I'll go with you. 167 00:17:46,136 --> 00:17:47,661 Good, I'll go with you. 168 00:17:47,822 --> 00:17:49,687 Sure. 169 00:17:52,019 --> 00:17:54,061 I understand. 170 00:17:55,529 --> 00:17:59,906 You know what I mean? I know. I understand. 171 00:18:01,034 --> 00:18:02,829 I got it. 172 00:18:05,851 --> 00:18:08,206 Can I go? 173 00:18:09,939 --> 00:18:11,219 I can go. 174 00:18:12,118 --> 00:18:13,729 Sure. 175 00:18:14,832 --> 00:18:16,478 I understand. 176 00:18:17,212 --> 00:18:19,668 Got it. 177 00:18:24,551 --> 00:18:28,779 It didn't take long to finish redecorating 2046. 178 00:18:28,941 --> 00:18:30,966 But by then I was used to 2047. 179 00:18:31,128 --> 00:18:33,152 Sure. 180 00:18:33,315 --> 00:18:36,381 I started hearing a strange voice through the wall. 181 00:18:36,544 --> 00:18:38,983 I thought someone had moved in. 182 00:18:39,148 --> 00:18:41,587 But it was the daughter of the hotel owner, Mr. Wang. 183 00:18:41,752 --> 00:18:43,456 Please take me with you. 184 00:18:44,529 --> 00:18:46,198 Definitely. 185 00:18:46,959 --> 00:18:48,877 I'm definitely going. 186 00:18:50,197 --> 00:18:53,038 Okay, let's go. 187 00:19:12,185 --> 00:19:14,684 I had no idea what she was saying. 188 00:19:17,503 --> 00:19:20,885 The bellhop told me it was Japanese. 189 00:19:22,650 --> 00:19:26,195 It seems she had a Japanese boyfriend. 190 00:19:26,365 --> 00:19:30,507 Tell the driver 220 Granville Road. 191 00:19:30,670 --> 00:19:33,776 - Granville.... - 220 Granville Road. 192 00:19:33,940 --> 00:19:36,181 Turn from Humphreys Avenue, near Kimberley Road. 193 00:19:36,342 --> 00:19:37,343 Can you say again? 194 00:19:37,510 --> 00:19:40,047 - Don't turn down Salisbury Road. - Slowly, please. 195 00:19:40,213 --> 00:19:42,749 - I'll draw you a map. - That's my pen. 196 00:19:42,915 --> 00:19:44,366 I'll repeat it once more. 197 00:19:44,527 --> 00:19:47,497 Turn from Humphreys Avenue, near Kimberley Road. 198 00:19:47,655 --> 00:19:49,755 But don't turn down Salisbury Road. 199 00:19:49,913 --> 00:19:51,365 Understand? 200 00:19:51,525 --> 00:19:53,372 I'll draw you a map. 201 00:19:53,525 --> 00:19:55,173 Granville Road. 202 00:19:55,338 --> 00:19:59,277 Turn from Humphreys Avenue, don't turn down Salisbury Road. 203 00:20:00,677 --> 00:20:03,334 Remember, don't turn down Salisbury Road. 204 00:20:12,330 --> 00:20:14,952 His company in Japan had sent him to Hong Kong. 205 00:20:15,655 --> 00:20:19,021 When he got here, he checked into this hotel. 206 00:20:20,288 --> 00:20:22,177 The world is full of men! 207 00:20:22,337 --> 00:20:24,857 Why do you have to choose a Japanese? 208 00:20:25,023 --> 00:20:26,476 Get rid of him! 209 00:20:26,633 --> 00:20:29,148 I will never meet him! 210 00:20:29,316 --> 00:20:31,672 You want my blessing? 211 00:20:31,831 --> 00:20:34,083 Not while I'm alive! 212 00:20:35,990 --> 00:20:37,876 It had been going on for ages. 213 00:20:38,035 --> 00:20:39,385 Their family suffered under the Japanese in the war... 214 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:41,998 ...so they had to break up. 215 00:21:18,377 --> 00:21:21,506 Can you tell me what you feel? 216 00:21:26,556 --> 00:21:28,619 Do you like me? 217 00:21:31,477 --> 00:21:32,543 Or not? 218 00:21:38,225 --> 00:21:40,923 I'm scared to hear your answer. 219 00:21:49,196 --> 00:21:51,328 But I have to ask anyway. 220 00:22:14,032 --> 00:22:15,538 Leave with me. 221 00:22:56,703 --> 00:22:57,707 Goodbye. 222 00:23:17,419 --> 00:23:19,872 The man finally went back to Japan. 223 00:23:21,501 --> 00:23:25,986 That's when Miss Wang began talking to herself. 224 00:23:53,965 --> 00:23:56,880 Hey, ask your boss to turn it down a bit! 225 00:23:57,596 --> 00:24:00,375 Mr. Chow, you'd better ask him yourself. 226 00:24:03,141 --> 00:24:04,180 Mr. Chow. 227 00:24:04,346 --> 00:24:06,264 Hasn't he left already? 228 00:24:06,423 --> 00:24:07,930 Why is he back? 229 00:24:08,097 --> 00:24:10,015 I will not see him! 230 00:24:10,174 --> 00:24:11,921 If you won't give him up- 231 00:24:12,083 --> 00:24:15,265 Get out! Go away with him! 232 00:24:18,806 --> 00:24:20,985 I assumed that Mr. Wang played it so loud... 233 00:24:21,148 --> 00:24:23,064 ...because he loved his opera. 234 00:24:23,223 --> 00:24:27,341 Actually, he didn't want anyone to overhear the family row. 235 00:25:18,622 --> 00:25:22,375 What are you doing? 236 00:25:31,067 --> 00:25:33,246 Come back for me when you're a little older. 237 00:25:35,617 --> 00:25:36,689 Wait till you grow up. 238 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:43,923 I like it. 239 00:25:44,961 --> 00:25:49,023 Mr. Wang thought about very little but his two daughters. 240 00:25:49,189 --> 00:25:51,272 The elder one was crazy about her Japanese man. 241 00:25:51,437 --> 00:25:52,925 The younger one was precocious. 242 00:25:53,082 --> 00:25:55,039 She always came in my room for drinks. 243 00:25:56,136 --> 00:25:58,653 Then she ran off with some man. 244 00:25:59,357 --> 00:26:02,183 Another drummer from a club band, I heard. 245 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:05,877 After she left, her elder sister got into trouble too. 246 00:26:06,034 --> 00:26:09,031 Have a word with your boss for me. I'm a bit late with the rent. 247 00:26:09,187 --> 00:26:11,304 Anyway, he has my deposit. 248 00:26:11,469 --> 00:26:15,509 Mr. Chow, tell him yourself. He's in a foul mood these days. 249 00:26:15,674 --> 00:26:17,361 What's eating him? 250 00:26:17,525 --> 00:26:20,656 First one daughter ran away, now the other one's in the hospital. 251 00:26:20,821 --> 00:26:23,448 - That's why he's so angry. - Why is she in the hospital? 252 00:26:23,612 --> 00:26:27,959 He wouldn't say, he was quite strange. Steer clear of him. 253 00:26:28,119 --> 00:26:29,781 So that's it? 254 00:26:29,938 --> 00:26:32,961 Anyhow, give him my invitation. It's my father's birthday banquet. 255 00:26:33,121 --> 00:26:34,948 He can deduct his gift from the rent I owe. 256 00:26:37,635 --> 00:26:40,857 On May 22, 1967, they imposed a curfew in Hong Kong. 257 00:26:41,856 --> 00:26:43,750 Home-made bombs caused panic. 258 00:26:43,902 --> 00:26:46,616 The economy stopped dead. 259 00:26:48,169 --> 00:26:49,694 I stopped going out. 260 00:26:50,404 --> 00:26:52,414 Some thought I was a reformed character. 261 00:26:52,571 --> 00:26:55,088 Actually, I was writing. 262 00:26:55,246 --> 00:26:56,505 A story called 2046. 263 00:26:57,481 --> 00:26:59,618 All about men and women looking for love... 264 00:26:59,784 --> 00:27:02,175 ...risking everything to get to a place called 2046. 265 00:27:02,334 --> 00:27:04,920 What’s that? 266 00:27:05,892 --> 00:27:08,513 Let's go to 2046. 267 00:27:09,180 --> 00:27:12,178 I made it bizarre and erotic, without crossing the line. 268 00:27:12,703 --> 00:27:14,591 The readers liked it. 269 00:27:15,489 --> 00:27:19,288 Some didn't take to the science-fiction angle... 270 00:27:19,449 --> 00:27:23,317 ...but all "2046" meant to me was the number of a hotel room. 271 00:27:26,362 --> 00:27:28,513 I made up the whole thing. 272 00:27:28,677 --> 00:27:32,041 But some of my own experiences found their way into it. 273 00:29:55,794 --> 00:29:59,514 People I ran into in the normal course of things turned up in my stories. 274 00:30:00,171 --> 00:30:02,501 I felt more and more at ease in my fictional world. 275 00:30:13,335 --> 00:30:16,558 Around that time. Mr. Wang's music got louder again. 276 00:30:17,414 --> 00:30:19,077 More trouble with his two daughters. 277 00:30:19,404 --> 00:30:21,699 But also, because of the bad state of the economy... 278 00:30:21,857 --> 00:30:23,757 ...lots of the rooms were empty. 279 00:30:24,543 --> 00:30:27,732 Then in September, the rioting ended. 280 00:30:27,892 --> 00:30:29,676 Life went back to normal. 281 00:30:36,236 --> 00:30:40,143 Soon, someone moved into 2046. 282 00:30:47,863 --> 00:30:51,875 Have you nearly finished? It's too early in the day for that! 283 00:30:52,034 --> 00:30:54,775 Some of us are trying to sleep! 284 00:31:51,776 --> 00:31:52,994 Peeking? 285 00:31:54,004 --> 00:31:57,087 The woman next door is quite a dish. What are my chances? 286 00:31:57,247 --> 00:32:01,024 You're off your head. A father-to-be shouldn't have that on his mind. 287 00:32:01,179 --> 00:32:03,670 Now she's pregnant, my wife won't let me touch her. 288 00:32:03,833 --> 00:32:06,425 Come on, put in a word for me. 289 00:32:09,861 --> 00:32:11,213 Okay. 290 00:32:11,368 --> 00:32:13,334 How much? 291 00:32:13,498 --> 00:32:15,473 How much have you got? 292 00:32:16,579 --> 00:32:19,119 - Only $100. - Wait for my call. 293 00:32:19,289 --> 00:32:20,917 Mr. Chow! 294 00:32:21,083 --> 00:32:22,711 Mr. Chow! 295 00:32:22,878 --> 00:32:24,576 Mr. Chow, a call for you! 296 00:32:24,741 --> 00:32:27,015 Bright and early, huh? 297 00:32:27,178 --> 00:32:29,462 She's not up yet. 298 00:32:30,559 --> 00:32:33,813 Why come over? I told you, it has to be arranged. 299 00:32:34,676 --> 00:32:37,633 She's not some streetwalker. 300 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:42,276 A fellow artist like you, show her a little respect, will you? 301 00:32:43,581 --> 00:32:47,096 Yes, I'll tell you right away. 302 00:32:47,765 --> 00:32:49,982 Miss Bai, your key. 303 00:32:50,829 --> 00:32:52,501 You're back, Miss Bai. 304 00:33:02,848 --> 00:33:04,659 Who is it? 305 00:33:06,457 --> 00:33:09,836 - Who are you looking for? - Mr. Chow suggested I come by. 306 00:33:10,781 --> 00:33:12,801 You're back, Mr. Chow. 307 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:15,793 - Did you win on the dogs? - I lost. 308 00:33:15,956 --> 00:33:18,035 I won a little. 309 00:33:39,517 --> 00:33:41,279 Looking for me? 310 00:33:45,715 --> 00:33:48,474 I think you know this person. 311 00:33:49,433 --> 00:33:52,568 - What are you doing in that room? - You said you'd arrange it. 312 00:33:52,738 --> 00:33:55,462 - I paid you! - I said that room. 313 00:33:55,630 --> 00:34:00,150 - I said this one. - Your girl's in that room! 314 00:34:00,312 --> 00:34:02,448 How embarrassing. Please excuse him. 315 00:34:02,619 --> 00:34:05,788 - I told you, the room on the left. - I said I wanted that one! 316 00:34:05,959 --> 00:34:07,238 Shut up. 317 00:34:08,713 --> 00:34:10,703 Who is it? 318 00:34:15,912 --> 00:34:17,180 Oh, you again. 319 00:34:17,890 --> 00:34:21,380 I just wanted to apologize for last night. 320 00:34:21,542 --> 00:34:24,276 Forget it. Go away. 321 00:34:31,710 --> 00:34:35,909 Ping, my editor, was out of line. But he's not really so bad. 322 00:34:36,077 --> 00:34:39,323 Just a bit stingy. Never pays his way. 323 00:34:39,489 --> 00:34:41,781 Always says he's broke when the check arrives. 324 00:34:41,946 --> 00:34:43,248 So I played a trick on him. 325 00:34:45,287 --> 00:34:49,415 At my expense? Didn't you go a bit far? 326 00:34:51,017 --> 00:34:53,412 He only fell for it because you're so beautiful. 327 00:34:53,574 --> 00:34:56,516 You're quite a flirt. 328 00:34:57,597 --> 00:35:00,224 Just stating the fact. 329 00:35:00,768 --> 00:35:03,233 A small token of apology. 330 00:35:03,974 --> 00:35:07,288 Please accept it. 331 00:35:07,452 --> 00:35:09,231 I don't want it. 332 00:35:09,396 --> 00:35:13,221 You're still cross, aren't you? 333 00:35:13,385 --> 00:35:15,269 - Please accept it. - No. 334 00:35:15,432 --> 00:35:17,862 - Come on, it's just a token- - No. 335 00:35:20,888 --> 00:35:22,702 Don't make fun of me. 336 00:35:22,865 --> 00:35:25,912 I mean what I say! Now, get out. 337 00:35:30,094 --> 00:35:33,466 That's good. Let it all out. 338 00:35:33,624 --> 00:35:36,497 Slap me again if you want. 339 00:35:36,654 --> 00:35:39,753 Think I wouldn't dare? Come closer. 340 00:35:45,943 --> 00:35:47,861 Bastard! 341 00:35:55,967 --> 00:35:57,712 Don't be so petty. 342 00:35:57,877 --> 00:36:00,132 That's enough. 343 00:36:00,298 --> 00:36:03,611 I'm courteous enough not to slap you again. 344 00:36:03,775 --> 00:36:05,995 That doesn't mean you can take advantage. 345 00:36:07,627 --> 00:36:10,801 This time, I'll give you face. 346 00:36:11,685 --> 00:36:15,033 If there's ever a next time, I'll be less polite. 347 00:36:15,197 --> 00:36:17,242 It won't happen again. 348 00:36:17,413 --> 00:36:20,145 My face is still numb. 349 00:36:20,311 --> 00:36:22,277 Accept it. 350 00:36:24,761 --> 00:36:26,692 They're just a token of my regard. 351 00:36:26,852 --> 00:36:29,485 I chose them myself. 352 00:36:29,987 --> 00:36:32,390 See if you like them. 353 00:36:32,550 --> 00:36:34,987 If you don't, just throw them away. 354 00:36:44,115 --> 00:36:46,138 Good. 355 00:36:53,926 --> 00:36:55,823 I'll leave now. 356 00:37:12,978 --> 00:37:16,691 Calm down! 357 00:37:18,102 --> 00:37:22,759 It's none of your business who I dated last night. 358 00:37:24,846 --> 00:37:26,398 Who? 359 00:37:27,712 --> 00:37:29,822 Dabao? 360 00:37:31,091 --> 00:37:33,509 Which Dabao? 361 00:37:33,666 --> 00:37:36,346 The fat one or the skinny one? 362 00:37:36,509 --> 00:37:39,292 From Shanghai or from Shandong? 363 00:37:39,453 --> 00:37:41,199 The trouble is... 364 00:37:41,359 --> 00:37:43,241 ...I know so many men named Dabao. 365 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:46,149 How should I know which one you mean? 366 00:37:48,451 --> 00:37:49,933 Yes, I did. 367 00:37:50,090 --> 00:37:52,839 What are you going to do about it? 368 00:37:54,639 --> 00:37:55,887 Fine. 369 00:37:56,049 --> 00:37:58,637 I'll be waiting! 370 00:38:02,767 --> 00:38:04,656 Let me just say- 371 00:38:05,252 --> 00:38:06,935 Get out! 372 00:38:07,099 --> 00:38:09,251 You think I can accept this? 373 00:38:09,416 --> 00:38:11,430 Her or me. 374 00:38:11,599 --> 00:38:13,213 You'd better choose! 375 00:38:13,379 --> 00:38:15,131 Now, get out! 376 00:38:50,992 --> 00:38:54,863 24 December, 1967 377 00:39:22,460 --> 00:39:24,668 You're back early. 378 00:39:24,836 --> 00:39:26,186 It's Christmas. 379 00:39:26,351 --> 00:39:28,806 Shouldn't you be having dinner with your boyfriend? 380 00:39:28,969 --> 00:39:31,459 What boyfriend? 381 00:39:34,962 --> 00:39:36,795 Then let's have supper. 382 00:39:36,960 --> 00:39:39,097 Come on... 383 00:39:39,268 --> 00:39:43,754 ...you have so many girlfriends. You need company? 384 00:39:43,917 --> 00:39:45,303 Go out with them. 385 00:39:47,810 --> 00:39:50,264 They all want to be with me, but I can't choose. 386 00:39:50,427 --> 00:39:53,599 The fairest thing is to see none of them. 387 00:39:53,768 --> 00:39:57,491 Come on, no point in staying cooped up in your room. 388 00:39:57,661 --> 00:39:59,663 I'm not in a good mood tonight. 389 00:40:00,476 --> 00:40:02,536 I might get drunk... 390 00:40:02,706 --> 00:40:05,258 ...and slap you again. 391 00:40:07,479 --> 00:40:09,200 That's okay. 392 00:40:09,368 --> 00:40:10,948 I'm used to it. 393 00:40:11,599 --> 00:40:15,755 If slapping me would make you happy, take that as my Christmas present. 394 00:40:18,637 --> 00:40:20,218 Come on. 395 00:40:20,388 --> 00:40:22,214 Come with me. 396 00:40:22,620 --> 00:40:24,405 Let go! 397 00:40:49,175 --> 00:40:52,770 I didn't expect to spend Christmas like this. 398 00:40:52,935 --> 00:40:55,225 What did you expect? 399 00:40:57,568 --> 00:41:00,029 We'd made plans. 400 00:41:00,422 --> 00:41:02,974 He was taking me to Singapore. 401 00:41:04,282 --> 00:41:07,476 He says it's warm there at Christmas. 402 00:41:12,944 --> 00:41:16,242 So I didn't even pack winter clothes. 403 00:41:17,308 --> 00:41:19,793 What I'm wearing now... 404 00:41:20,384 --> 00:41:22,264 ...is for summer. 405 00:41:29,845 --> 00:41:32,090 Have you been to Singapore? 406 00:41:34,191 --> 00:41:36,767 I worked there for several years. 407 00:41:40,509 --> 00:41:42,618 What kind of work? 408 00:41:42,782 --> 00:41:44,561 On a newspaper. 409 00:41:46,994 --> 00:41:49,069 Is it fun there? 410 00:41:50,238 --> 00:41:52,084 It's okay. 411 00:41:56,556 --> 00:41:58,836 Tell me more. 412 00:41:59,497 --> 00:42:01,640 I won't be going... 413 00:42:02,205 --> 00:42:04,450 ...so I'll just have to imagine it. 414 00:42:09,860 --> 00:42:11,979 What do you want to know? 415 00:42:18,323 --> 00:42:19,904 How's the climate? 416 00:42:24,167 --> 00:42:26,056 Pretty warm. 417 00:42:26,720 --> 00:42:28,770 All year round. 418 00:42:29,373 --> 00:42:32,373 Sometimes you can't tell what season it is. 419 00:42:34,813 --> 00:42:37,172 The food stalls are great. 420 00:42:37,802 --> 00:42:40,230 Ping and I ate there after work. 421 00:42:41,059 --> 00:42:43,922 We'd eat and drink till dawn. 422 00:42:49,792 --> 00:42:52,220 Our landlord was a funny man. 423 00:42:52,378 --> 00:42:55,607 Short and fat, and he always wore a skirt. 424 00:42:56,106 --> 00:42:59,593 What the Malays call a "sarong." 425 00:43:02,115 --> 00:43:04,452 But when you're away from home... 426 00:43:05,423 --> 00:43:07,484 ...it sometimes gets boring. 427 00:43:18,319 --> 00:43:20,344 That was a dull meal. 428 00:43:21,120 --> 00:43:23,457 Another drink somewhere else? 429 00:43:24,327 --> 00:43:26,560 You really like to drink? 430 00:43:27,264 --> 00:43:29,094 It makes things easy. 431 00:43:29,256 --> 00:43:32,296 When I'm drunk, I have no worries. 432 00:43:33,477 --> 00:43:38,138 Won't your girlfriends be missing you tonight? 433 00:43:38,301 --> 00:43:40,151 They're not stuck to me. 434 00:43:40,311 --> 00:43:42,196 They see other men too. 435 00:43:42,356 --> 00:43:44,675 We just have fun together. 436 00:43:44,835 --> 00:43:47,189 They still need to make a living. 437 00:43:48,721 --> 00:43:50,710 I don't get it. 438 00:43:50,866 --> 00:43:53,380 Where does all that fun get you? 439 00:43:53,949 --> 00:43:57,571 If you find the right person, why waste time on the others? 440 00:43:57,735 --> 00:43:59,949 If I find the right person? 441 00:44:00,108 --> 00:44:03,806 A man like me has nothing much except free time. 442 00:44:03,965 --> 00:44:06,415 That's why I need company. 443 00:44:07,394 --> 00:44:09,440 So people are just time-fillers to you? 444 00:44:09,602 --> 00:44:11,817 I wouldn't say that. 445 00:44:12,239 --> 00:44:14,589 Other people can borrow my time too. 446 00:44:16,920 --> 00:44:19,318 And tonight? 447 00:44:19,657 --> 00:44:21,998 Are you borrowing me, or am I borrowing you? 448 00:44:22,160 --> 00:44:24,189 No difference. 449 00:44:24,358 --> 00:44:26,226 Maybe I borrowed you earlier... 450 00:44:26,387 --> 00:44:29,674 - ...and now you're borrowing me. - Ridiculous. 451 00:44:34,470 --> 00:44:36,811 Don't get me wrong. 452 00:44:37,650 --> 00:44:40,671 I don't intend to take advantage of you. 453 00:44:41,404 --> 00:44:44,921 If that was what I wanted, I had plenty of opportunities. 454 00:44:45,462 --> 00:44:47,365 I just want us to be drinking pals. 455 00:44:49,250 --> 00:44:51,557 Is that okay? 456 00:44:53,072 --> 00:44:56,254 It's hard, but I'll give it a try. 457 00:44:59,396 --> 00:45:01,008 Okay. 458 00:45:01,910 --> 00:45:03,989 Let's try. 459 00:45:07,774 --> 00:45:09,923 - Where to? - Let's drink. 460 00:46:40,908 --> 00:46:43,331 Mr. Chow, you seem happy tonight. 461 00:46:43,489 --> 00:46:46,849 I certainly am, my friends are buying me dinner. 462 00:46:47,008 --> 00:46:49,396 This way, please. 463 00:46:50,929 --> 00:46:53,146 Ping! Is it someone's birthday? 464 00:46:53,309 --> 00:46:56,702 Better than that. Chow has a new girlfriend. 465 00:46:56,861 --> 00:46:59,112 Definitely worth celebrating. 466 00:46:59,274 --> 00:47:01,319 What would you like to eat tonight? 467 00:47:01,485 --> 00:47:04,749 Something expensive. 468 00:47:04,911 --> 00:47:06,629 - Snake? - Yes, snake would be good. 469 00:47:06,791 --> 00:47:10,123 - Snake isn't cheap. Can you afford it? - Sure you'll win the bet? 470 00:47:10,284 --> 00:47:12,403 Shut up. Don't mind him. 471 00:47:12,567 --> 00:47:14,617 - What'll it be, Mr. Chow? - Snake. 472 00:47:14,784 --> 00:47:16,834 And a lamb casserole too. 473 00:47:17,000 --> 00:47:19,432 And bring Hoi's whiskey. 474 00:47:36,011 --> 00:47:39,328 Can't let this go to waste. It's delicious. 475 00:47:39,493 --> 00:47:43,869 Where's your girl, Chow? It's already 2 a.m. Is she coming? 476 00:47:44,032 --> 00:47:47,314 She can't be coming. 477 00:47:47,479 --> 00:47:49,295 I don't think she's coming. 478 00:47:49,766 --> 00:47:51,386 It's all your fault. 479 00:47:51,556 --> 00:47:52,835 You're why this happened. 480 00:47:53,001 --> 00:47:55,935 Why blame me? You brought this on yourself. 481 00:47:56,099 --> 00:48:00,301 You said she was gentle and obedient. Now we know the truth. 482 00:48:01,504 --> 00:48:03,816 I said she was sometimes obedient... 483 00:48:03,981 --> 00:48:06,789 ...and sometimes gentle. 484 00:48:06,952 --> 00:48:09,483 But she's full of surprises. That's part of the fun. 485 00:48:09,651 --> 00:48:12,390 - So, what next? - Yes, what now? 486 00:48:12,553 --> 00:48:15,694 Whatever you feel like doing. 487 00:48:20,449 --> 00:48:22,544 And then what happened? 488 00:48:23,047 --> 00:48:25,072 Tell me! 489 00:48:29,830 --> 00:48:32,338 How are you going to thank me? 490 00:48:36,613 --> 00:48:38,884 Pervert! 491 00:48:46,619 --> 00:48:48,348 Open up! 492 00:48:48,512 --> 00:48:51,498 - Who is it? - Open the door! 493 00:48:53,717 --> 00:48:55,447 It's late. 494 00:48:56,524 --> 00:48:59,267 You played a fine joke on me tonight. 495 00:48:59,430 --> 00:49:01,332 I finished work late. 496 00:49:01,493 --> 00:49:04,605 Too late to get there. 497 00:49:04,771 --> 00:49:06,835 So I didn't come. 498 00:49:09,740 --> 00:49:14,178 - What’s this? - That's your fault too. 499 00:49:15,385 --> 00:49:17,739 How could I know you'd stand me up? 500 00:49:18,457 --> 00:49:21,704 I thought I'd win a few hundred. 501 00:49:21,872 --> 00:49:24,367 Instead, I lost my mustache. 502 00:49:24,530 --> 00:49:26,365 This is all your fault. 503 00:49:27,290 --> 00:49:29,784 You deserved it. 504 00:49:30,499 --> 00:49:32,264 Who pushed you into the bet? 505 00:49:34,294 --> 00:49:36,024 I'll tell you something. 506 00:49:36,193 --> 00:49:38,617 Ping asked me not to show up. 507 00:49:39,609 --> 00:49:41,066 Anyhow... 508 00:49:41,229 --> 00:49:44,097 ...I wasn't that fond of the mustache. 509 00:49:45,504 --> 00:49:47,961 You look younger now. 510 00:49:48,778 --> 00:49:50,988 Don't you like it? 511 00:49:51,984 --> 00:49:57,121 You're making fun of me! You tricked me. I'll get you for this. 512 00:50:00,534 --> 00:50:03,366 How will you make it up to me? 513 00:50:05,154 --> 00:50:08,951 At least give me a kiss. 514 00:50:11,117 --> 00:50:13,397 You bit me. 515 00:50:13,944 --> 00:50:15,868 Come and get me. 516 00:50:17,774 --> 00:50:20,673 You're in for it when I catch you. 517 00:50:23,520 --> 00:50:24,769 Don't touch me there! 518 00:50:43,309 --> 00:50:45,131 Bastard. 519 00:50:45,291 --> 00:50:47,547 You've bruised me. 520 00:50:47,711 --> 00:50:50,139 Think you were any better? 521 00:50:50,297 --> 00:50:53,425 Look, I'm bleeding. 522 00:50:53,590 --> 00:50:55,550 Maybe it's because winter's coming. 523 00:50:55,707 --> 00:51:00,083 See what happens when I eat lamb? 524 00:51:02,426 --> 00:51:05,032 Brings out the beast in me. 525 00:51:08,142 --> 00:51:10,784 - What? - Don't move. 526 00:51:12,235 --> 00:51:14,806 - What are you doing? - Shaving you. 527 00:51:14,975 --> 00:51:17,074 Don't! 528 00:51:17,242 --> 00:51:20,056 Who knows where that shaver's been. 529 00:51:20,556 --> 00:51:22,759 It could bring me bad luck. 530 00:51:29,216 --> 00:51:31,730 Let's go for round two. 531 00:51:31,888 --> 00:51:33,945 No way! 532 00:51:59,382 --> 00:52:01,474 Why are you dressed? 533 00:52:05,414 --> 00:52:08,571 I'm going back to my room. I'm exhausted. 534 00:52:14,088 --> 00:52:18,448 This is all I have, aside from loose change for the bus. 535 00:52:19,538 --> 00:52:22,017 Here's $200. 536 00:52:23,516 --> 00:52:26,777 - Please take it. - I don't want it. 537 00:52:27,046 --> 00:52:29,243 I wasn't selling. 538 00:52:29,412 --> 00:52:31,751 That's not how I meant it. 539 00:52:31,915 --> 00:52:35,587 I want to pay for your torn dress. 540 00:52:35,747 --> 00:52:37,042 Please take it. 541 00:52:40,339 --> 00:52:42,592 I see. 542 00:52:42,751 --> 00:52:45,826 You're afraid I'll cling to you, is that it? 543 00:52:50,448 --> 00:52:51,778 Fine. 544 00:52:51,935 --> 00:52:53,934 I'll take $10. 545 00:52:54,327 --> 00:52:56,854 Think of it as a discount rate. 546 00:53:00,020 --> 00:53:04,408 If you ever want to come over again, I'll charge the same. 547 00:55:43,232 --> 00:55:44,989 I'm going back to my room. 548 00:56:13,584 --> 00:56:15,743 Come here. 549 00:56:45,889 --> 00:56:47,854 Not tonight. 550 00:56:48,281 --> 00:56:50,280 Why not? 551 00:56:50,740 --> 00:56:53,563 Not in the mood? 552 00:56:54,460 --> 00:56:57,146 Can't take the strain tonight. 553 00:56:58,616 --> 00:57:00,970 Anyhow, I'm a bit short of cash. 554 00:57:01,900 --> 00:57:03,946 Never mind. 555 00:57:04,749 --> 00:57:07,069 You can owe me. 556 00:57:08,871 --> 00:57:12,664 I don't like being in debt. 557 00:57:34,108 --> 00:57:35,993 The reception's at 6 p.m., dinner at 8 p.m. 558 00:57:36,152 --> 00:57:38,890 I don't mind if you can't make it, just send your gift. 559 00:57:39,053 --> 00:57:40,341 No more than you do. 560 00:57:40,504 --> 00:57:44,427 You hold banquets all year round. You've had four birthdays this year. 561 00:57:44,587 --> 00:57:46,991 I'll send over some more invitation cards later. 562 00:57:47,150 --> 00:57:51,706 Think of people with money. Write in their names and send them invitations. 563 00:57:51,874 --> 00:57:54,140 Mr. Chow, holding another banquet? 564 00:57:54,303 --> 00:57:56,902 You know we have birthdays in different calendars? 565 00:57:57,069 --> 00:58:00,083 - Another of mine's come up. - No doubt. 566 00:58:01,286 --> 00:58:03,346 - Here's one for your boss. - All right. 567 00:58:03,513 --> 00:58:05,262 Tell him that since we're so close... 568 00:58:05,431 --> 00:58:08,156 ...he can deduct his gift from the rent I owe. 569 00:58:08,328 --> 00:58:11,575 - Make sure he gets it. - Okay. 570 00:58:15,876 --> 00:58:17,946 It's late. What’s so urgent? 571 00:58:18,109 --> 00:58:21,642 Just got back from Macao. Chow asked me to bring you a present. 572 00:58:23,690 --> 00:58:25,130 You two went to Macao? 573 00:58:25,295 --> 00:58:29,244 Yes. We had some days off, so we went to the casino. 574 00:58:36,145 --> 00:58:38,304 Oh, it's beautiful. 575 00:58:38,472 --> 00:58:41,869 He says he found some money in his pocket. 576 00:58:42,032 --> 00:58:45,626 So before losing it all at the tables... 577 00:58:46,687 --> 00:58:48,227 ...he bought you a present. 578 00:58:49,972 --> 00:58:51,244 Where is he? 579 00:58:51,410 --> 00:58:54,946 Not back yet. You know what he's like. 580 00:58:55,106 --> 00:58:58,607 Extravagant at the start of the month, and broke well before the end. 581 00:58:58,769 --> 00:59:01,103 He made several thousand holding that party... 582 00:59:01,266 --> 00:59:03,904 ...so now he's really enjoying himself. 583 00:59:04,073 --> 00:59:05,864 Is he there alone? 584 00:59:06,030 --> 00:59:10,841 Of course not. There's a gang of them. He likes company. 585 00:59:11,489 --> 00:59:12,976 Was he always like this? 586 00:59:13,136 --> 00:59:15,887 Let's not talk about him. Let's have a drink. 587 00:59:20,895 --> 00:59:23,471 But I should warn you. 588 00:59:23,642 --> 00:59:27,247 I know you like Chow a lot. Don't waste your time on him. 589 00:59:27,419 --> 00:59:29,104 He's not serious. 590 00:59:50,420 --> 00:59:52,377 Guess who. 591 00:59:52,539 --> 00:59:55,172 There's only one possibility. 592 00:59:55,957 --> 00:59:58,043 Let me have a bite first. 593 01:00:05,935 --> 01:00:07,101 What are you doing here? 594 01:00:11,061 --> 01:00:13,054 What am I doing here? 595 01:00:13,794 --> 01:00:15,717 What do you think? 596 01:00:47,626 --> 01:00:50,329 I thought I was pretty wild. 597 01:00:50,496 --> 01:00:52,897 But you're much wilder. 598 01:00:54,050 --> 01:00:55,498 Pay up. 599 01:00:56,458 --> 01:00:59,239 I haven't seen you for ages. 600 01:01:00,168 --> 01:01:02,379 I've been busy. 601 01:01:02,542 --> 01:01:04,526 Liar. 602 01:01:04,682 --> 01:01:06,791 Tell me the truth. 603 01:01:08,025 --> 01:01:09,735 I am. 604 01:01:13,307 --> 01:01:15,792 Who was that woman the other day? 605 01:01:17,587 --> 01:01:19,228 What woman? 606 01:01:19,928 --> 01:01:21,878 Don't pretend. 607 01:01:23,505 --> 01:01:26,389 I saw her leaving your room. 608 01:01:27,116 --> 01:01:28,590 Who is she? 609 01:01:29,806 --> 01:01:32,429 - A friend. - A friend? 610 01:01:35,730 --> 01:01:38,261 What was she doing in your room? 611 01:01:39,271 --> 01:01:41,488 Don't be nosy, all right? 612 01:01:41,654 --> 01:01:44,963 Go back to your room. I have work to do. 613 01:01:49,894 --> 01:01:51,705 I won't. 614 01:01:53,230 --> 01:01:55,378 I'm sleeping here tonight. 615 01:01:56,261 --> 01:01:59,674 - An overnight stay is expensive. - No problem. 616 01:01:59,835 --> 01:02:01,983 Name your price. 617 01:02:02,900 --> 01:02:06,754 I'd pay anything to be with you. Every day. 618 01:02:08,245 --> 01:02:11,659 Retail is fine. Wholesale is out of the question. 619 01:02:12,229 --> 01:02:13,634 Why? 620 01:02:13,796 --> 01:02:15,213 I just don't like it. 621 01:02:17,710 --> 01:02:20,123 Could you make an exception for me? 622 01:02:20,287 --> 01:02:22,185 No. 623 01:02:24,684 --> 01:02:27,237 You treat all women like this? 624 01:02:28,222 --> 01:02:31,150 - Except one. - Who? 625 01:02:31,313 --> 01:02:34,031 - My mother. - I'm serious. 626 01:02:38,011 --> 01:02:40,694 I don't mind you having other women. 627 01:02:41,205 --> 01:02:43,923 But I won't be treated the same as them. 628 01:02:49,174 --> 01:02:51,411 I don't care if you love me or not. 629 01:02:52,301 --> 01:02:54,491 I'll love you anyway. 630 01:02:57,458 --> 01:03:00,603 Since we got together, I haven't brought other men back. 631 01:03:02,172 --> 01:03:04,840 I hoped you'd think the same way. 632 01:03:06,919 --> 01:03:10,029 - Will you promise me that? - No. 633 01:03:23,108 --> 01:03:24,995 I see. 634 01:03:26,422 --> 01:03:28,716 Then we're through. 635 01:03:34,004 --> 01:03:35,960 I'll never bother you. 636 01:03:36,122 --> 01:03:37,834 And I never want you in my room again! 637 01:03:42,952 --> 01:03:44,680 Here, $10. 638 01:03:45,384 --> 01:03:47,722 Tonight, I'm paying! 639 01:03:52,881 --> 01:03:54,608 Thank you. 640 01:03:55,481 --> 01:03:58,729 If you're ever in the mood, feel free to come over. 641 01:03:59,432 --> 01:04:01,631 I'll charge you the same. 642 01:04:18,108 --> 01:04:20,077 Having fun? 643 01:04:20,945 --> 01:04:22,499 What do you care? 644 01:04:51,878 --> 01:04:54,216 You were rather loud last night. 645 01:04:54,749 --> 01:04:56,614 I meant to be. 646 01:04:57,248 --> 01:05:00,530 You bring back women, why shouldn't I have men? 647 01:05:01,435 --> 01:05:03,703 I want to see if you really don't mind. 648 01:05:23,285 --> 01:05:26,671 I won't go. Why don't you come here instead. 649 01:05:34,294 --> 01:05:36,125 Forget it! Don't come! 650 01:06:57,303 --> 01:07:01,022 After Bai Ling moved out, she started dating Dabao. 651 01:07:01,558 --> 01:07:03,457 And I saw other women too. 652 01:07:03,617 --> 01:07:06,427 If our paths ever crossed, we'd pretend not to see each other. 653 01:07:06,589 --> 01:07:08,359 Rather pathetic, I know. 654 01:07:08,523 --> 01:07:10,871 But it was better for us to end it this way. 655 01:07:11,033 --> 01:07:13,068 I've never seen her since. 656 01:07:13,238 --> 01:07:17,009 But sometimes she pops up in my stories. 657 01:07:27,351 --> 01:07:29,560 Your change. Please check it. 658 01:07:30,064 --> 01:07:31,499 Thank you. 659 01:07:32,337 --> 01:07:35,704 - Are you going out later? - Why? 660 01:07:37,391 --> 01:07:40,353 Could you post this letter for me? 661 01:07:46,416 --> 01:07:47,781 Sure. 662 01:07:49,231 --> 01:07:51,182 Then Miss Wang came back. 663 01:07:51,343 --> 01:07:54,479 I knew from the familiar sound through the wall. 664 01:07:56,281 --> 01:07:58,499 Please take me with you. 665 01:07:59,994 --> 01:08:01,527 Good. 666 01:08:02,378 --> 01:08:03,644 What are you doing? 667 01:08:04,183 --> 01:08:07,249 Wasn't I clear? Don't contact that Japanese man! 668 01:08:07,827 --> 01:08:12,055 Why are you writing to him in secret? Aren't you ashamed? 669 01:08:12,630 --> 01:08:14,651 Return his letter! 670 01:08:16,138 --> 01:08:17,810 No? 671 01:08:43,760 --> 01:08:45,711 What are you reading? 672 01:08:46,246 --> 01:08:48,163 A martial-arts novel. 673 01:08:48,324 --> 01:08:50,135 You like them? 674 01:08:58,882 --> 01:09:01,066 If your friend wants to send you more letters... 675 01:09:01,232 --> 01:09:03,276 ...and you don't want your dad to know... 676 01:09:03,446 --> 01:09:07,569 ...tell him to send them to my room. I'll pass them on to you. 677 01:09:16,354 --> 01:09:20,036 She looked happier when she came back this time. 678 01:09:20,203 --> 01:09:23,037 We talked more often. 679 01:09:23,092 --> 01:09:25,390 Mr. Chow, another letter for you. 680 01:09:29,365 --> 01:09:30,696 Another. 681 01:09:31,901 --> 01:09:33,732 Those Japanese girls get so carried away. 682 01:09:59,862 --> 01:10:02,626 Let's see each other again. 683 01:10:04,900 --> 01:10:06,492 Then... 684 01:10:07,636 --> 01:10:11,094 ...if you still think we shouldn't be together... 685 01:10:11,807 --> 01:10:14,002 ...tell me so, frankly. 686 01:10:17,046 --> 01:10:18,877 That day, six years ago... 687 01:10:20,349 --> 01:10:26,254 ...a rainbow appeared in my heart. 688 01:10:26,288 --> 01:10:28,153 It’s still there... 689 01:10:31,093 --> 01:10:34,392 ...like a flame burning inside me. 690 01:10:36,932 --> 01:10:38,832 But what are your real feelings for me? 691 01:10:39,835 --> 01:10:43,100 Are they like a rainbow after the rain? 692 01:10:45,774 --> 01:10:47,207 Or... 693 01:10:50,312 --> 01:10:54,248 ...did that rainbow fade away long ago? 694 01:10:59,154 --> 01:11:01,418 I'm waiting for your answer. 695 01:11:14,253 --> 01:11:16,605 Why do you write all that stuff about sex? 696 01:11:17,172 --> 01:11:19,046 So I won't starve. 697 01:11:20,056 --> 01:11:22,809 Don't you worry about your reputation? 698 01:11:25,450 --> 01:11:26,815 Maybe I'm not such a nice guy. 699 01:11:28,708 --> 01:11:31,971 - Why not try writing something else? - Who'd read it? 700 01:11:32,542 --> 01:11:35,874 How about a martial-arts novel? People love them. 701 01:11:36,851 --> 01:11:38,621 That's too hard. 702 01:11:39,124 --> 01:11:42,490 I tried once, co-writing it with someone. 703 01:11:43,060 --> 01:11:45,710 We locked ourselves away for months. 704 01:11:46,385 --> 01:11:48,190 Just got sore heads. 705 01:11:49,505 --> 01:11:50,859 Those were good times. 706 01:11:54,114 --> 01:11:55,903 I like writing too. 707 01:11:56,064 --> 01:11:58,655 It's hard to make a living by writing. 708 01:11:59,695 --> 01:12:02,322 I just do it for fun. 709 01:12:03,159 --> 01:12:06,026 - I'll show you some of my stuff. - Please do. 710 01:12:15,367 --> 01:12:17,993 Here you are, read this first. 711 01:12:23,774 --> 01:12:26,744 Wow, you're prolific. 712 01:12:26,902 --> 01:12:28,863 When you've read it, tell me what you think. 713 01:12:29,020 --> 01:12:32,048 - And don't forget to return it. - Sure. 714 01:12:54,209 --> 01:12:56,904 - Have you read my story yet? - I have. 715 01:12:57,606 --> 01:12:59,305 What did you think? 716 01:13:02,825 --> 01:13:05,275 I think you should never write another word. 717 01:13:06,892 --> 01:13:08,521 Why not? 718 01:13:11,909 --> 01:13:15,169 You're so good, you could put me out of work. 719 01:13:22,450 --> 01:13:27,847 The Spider Sage thrusts out his fist. Two chopsticks take off like rockets. 720 01:13:28,008 --> 01:13:29,476 They land with explosive force. 721 01:13:29,634 --> 01:13:31,575 The mountain splits apart. 722 01:13:31,736 --> 01:13:34,383 Slow down, I can't keep up. 723 01:13:34,550 --> 01:13:36,318 Come on, they're waiting for it. 724 01:13:36,481 --> 01:13:38,353 All right, all right. 725 01:13:38,514 --> 01:13:40,329 Caught up? 726 01:13:40,493 --> 01:13:42,134 Go on. 727 01:13:42,711 --> 01:13:44,317 Where was I? 728 01:13:44,485 --> 01:13:46,126 "The mountain splits apart." 729 01:13:46,293 --> 01:13:48,852 Right. The mountain splits apart... 730 01:13:49,022 --> 01:13:51,012 ...smashing Iron Abacus to the ground. 731 01:13:51,171 --> 01:13:52,952 Iron Abacus? 732 01:13:53,116 --> 01:13:54,896 Isn't he dead? 733 01:13:57,927 --> 01:14:01,382 Is he? Then make it Iron Head. 734 01:14:01,544 --> 01:14:04,079 Where did Iron Head come from all of a sudden? 735 01:14:04,239 --> 01:14:07,595 Hey, anything goes in martial-arts novels. 736 01:14:09,394 --> 01:14:12,008 Why don't you get some rest. I'll finish it for you. 737 01:14:13,143 --> 01:14:14,821 Okay. 738 01:14:23,621 --> 01:14:25,629 It felt like having an assistant. 739 01:14:26,399 --> 01:14:29,721 When I was late with my copy I asked her to ghost it for me. 740 01:14:31,454 --> 01:14:33,462 She was just a girl... 741 01:14:33,630 --> 01:14:36,746 ...but she could write as raunchily as the best of us. 742 01:14:38,115 --> 01:14:40,261 We got along very well. 743 01:14:41,429 --> 01:14:44,477 That was my happiest summer ever. 744 01:14:47,254 --> 01:14:49,103 But it didn't last. 745 01:15:06,201 --> 01:15:09,061 I encouraged her to face up to her father... 746 01:15:09,221 --> 01:15:11,339 ...but she didn't dare. 747 01:15:11,839 --> 01:15:14,356 She wanted to pay her own way... 748 01:15:14,524 --> 01:15:17,752 ...so I got her a job in the cloakroom at a club. 749 01:15:18,921 --> 01:15:20,604 Thanks. 750 01:15:21,875 --> 01:15:23,958 She told her father... 751 01:15:25,230 --> 01:15:27,244 ...she was going out with me. 752 01:15:35,434 --> 01:15:39,405 Sometimes I found an excuse to pick her up after work. 753 01:15:39,562 --> 01:15:42,618 - You're here late. - If you're ready to go... 754 01:15:43,221 --> 01:15:46,448 ...I have a taxi waiting. I can give you a lift back. 755 01:15:52,014 --> 01:15:53,754 No, thanks. 756 01:15:57,649 --> 01:15:59,559 Then I won't wait. 757 01:16:23,060 --> 01:16:26,062 Feelings can creep up on you unawares. 758 01:16:27,762 --> 01:16:28,763 I knew that, but did she? 759 01:16:35,232 --> 01:16:39,178 She was always asking if there was anything at all that never changed. 760 01:16:40,368 --> 01:16:42,506 I could see what was on her mind. 761 01:16:43,369 --> 01:16:46,974 I promised to write a story for her, based on my observation. 762 01:16:47,137 --> 01:16:49,878 Something to show her what her boyfriend was thinking. 763 01:16:50,472 --> 01:16:52,309 As a joke... 764 01:16:52,468 --> 01:16:54,333 ...we thought of calling it 2047. 765 01:17:02,014 --> 01:17:03,988 But maybe I was being too oblique. 766 01:17:04,575 --> 01:17:07,274 I’d begun to feel that it wasn't about her boyfriend at all. 767 01:17:08,733 --> 01:17:10,706 Rather, it was more about me. 768 01:17:40,131 --> 01:17:43,035 So I began imagining myself as a Japanese man... 769 01:17:44,389 --> 01:17:46,918 ...on a train for 2046... 770 01:17:47,915 --> 01:17:50,943 ...falling for an android with delayed reaction. 771 01:18:00,554 --> 01:18:04,183 If someone wants to leave 2046, how long will it take? 772 01:18:04,346 --> 01:18:06,258 No one can say. 773 01:18:06,416 --> 01:18:08,797 It’s rather boring at first, but slowly you get used to it. 774 01:18:09,422 --> 01:18:13,339 Others find that it takes them much longer. 775 01:18:14,264 --> 01:18:18,010 It takes great strength, and it can hurt terribly. 776 01:18:19,073 --> 01:18:21,578 I forget how long I've been on this train. 777 01:18:21,744 --> 01:18:23,350 I start to feel very lonely. 778 01:18:23,515 --> 01:18:29,266 It’s rather boring at first, but slowly you get used to it. 779 01:18:29,426 --> 01:18:31,669 We have a range of cabin attendants. 780 01:18:31,830 --> 01:18:34,107 They can satisfy your every need. 781 01:18:34,268 --> 01:18:37,878 They will serve you devotedly, like an intimate friend. 782 01:18:38,642 --> 01:18:41,785 But you must never... 783 01:18:41,948 --> 01:18:43,952 ...fall in love with them. 784 01:18:44,119 --> 01:18:46,158 Who'd ever fall for an android? 785 01:18:47,092 --> 01:18:48,504 Who can say? 786 01:18:48,661 --> 01:18:52,579 Events can creep up on you without you ever noticing. 787 01:18:53,571 --> 01:18:56,646 It can happen to anyone. 788 01:19:43,367 --> 01:19:45,906 Paragraph 201 in the Passengers' Guide... 789 01:19:46,507 --> 01:19:49,285 ...warns that Area 1224-1225... 790 01:19:49,445 --> 01:19:51,859 ...is especially cold. 791 01:19:52,551 --> 01:19:55,228 The train heating won't be strong enough. 792 01:19:55,390 --> 01:19:58,471 Passengers are advised to hug each other to keep warm. 793 01:19:59,708 --> 01:20:01,716 Since I'm the only passenger... 794 01:20:01,883 --> 01:20:04,371 ...I hug my android cabin attendant. 795 01:20:08,977 --> 01:20:12,366 I wonder if it's her mechanism or just my imagination... 796 01:20:13,931 --> 01:20:16,647 ...but I sense some responsive warmth in her artificial body. 797 01:20:29,257 --> 01:20:32,281 Why do you want to leave 2046? 798 01:20:38,224 --> 01:20:40,148 Do you know... 799 01:20:41,080 --> 01:20:45,077 ...what people did in the old days when they had secrets... 800 01:20:45,244 --> 01:20:47,031 ...they didn't want to share? 801 01:20:53,338 --> 01:20:55,835 They'd climb a mountain... 802 01:20:55,992 --> 01:20:58,111 ...find a tree... 803 01:20:58,981 --> 01:21:01,810 ...carve a hole in it... 804 01:21:01,971 --> 01:21:04,972 ...whisper the secret... 805 01:21:06,471 --> 01:21:08,361 ...into the hole... 806 01:21:10,031 --> 01:21:14,857 ...and cover it up with mud. 807 01:21:17,273 --> 01:21:18,939 That way... 808 01:21:19,100 --> 01:21:23,621 ...nobody else would ever learn the secret. 809 01:21:35,843 --> 01:21:37,972 I'll be your tree. 810 01:21:39,199 --> 01:21:43,187 Tell me, and nobody else will ever know. 811 01:21:48,003 --> 01:21:49,671 I always- 812 01:21:52,727 --> 01:21:54,463 I always- 813 01:21:55,987 --> 01:21:57,983 I always- 814 01:22:02,906 --> 01:22:05,969 Very funny. I always- 815 01:22:09,991 --> 01:22:11,809 I always- 816 01:22:13,175 --> 01:22:16,969 Whenever anyone asked why I left 2046... 817 01:22:17,130 --> 01:22:19,645 ...I gave them some vague answer. 818 01:22:26,749 --> 01:22:28,966 I once fell in love with someone. 819 01:22:30,134 --> 01:22:33,322 I couldn't stop wondering whether she loved me or not. 820 01:22:35,632 --> 01:22:38,317 I found an android which looked just like her. 821 01:22:39,654 --> 01:22:41,430 I thought the android might give me the answer. 822 01:24:09,077 --> 01:24:12,240 10 HOURS LATER 823 01:24:43,409 --> 01:24:45,790 I have a secret to tell you. 824 01:24:49,722 --> 01:24:51,761 Leave with me. 825 01:24:59,710 --> 01:25:01,851 I have a secret to tell you. 826 01:25:04,319 --> 01:25:06,359 Leave with me. 827 01:25:12,502 --> 01:25:14,575 I kept on asking. 828 01:25:15,977 --> 01:25:18,154 But she never answered. 829 01:25:20,880 --> 01:25:23,483 I began dreaming up excuses for her silence. 830 01:25:24,697 --> 01:25:27,727 Do you know the Buddhist canon? 831 01:25:27,889 --> 01:25:29,673 The five decays of celestial beings? 832 01:25:29,830 --> 01:25:31,155 The five decays of celestial beings. 833 01:25:32,824 --> 01:25:35,764 It’s all about the gods... 834 01:25:35,918 --> 01:25:38,622 ...and how they go through this process too. 835 01:25:38,781 --> 01:25:43,628 Our cabin attendants are superbly designed. 836 01:25:44,606 --> 01:25:47,424 But there's one problem. 837 01:25:48,019 --> 01:25:51,032 When they've served on so many long journeys... 838 01:25:51,198 --> 01:25:53,481 ...fatigue begins to set in. 839 01:25:53,642 --> 01:25:55,490 They might want to laugh... 840 01:25:55,649 --> 01:26:00,579 ...but the smile would be slow to come. 841 01:26:01,305 --> 01:26:03,588 They might want to cry... 842 01:26:03,747 --> 01:26:07,605 ...but the tear wouldn't well up till the next day. 843 01:26:09,270 --> 01:26:12,921 This one is failing fast. 844 01:26:30,854 --> 01:26:33,844 I think you'd better give up. 845 01:26:49,729 --> 01:26:51,908 I grew desperate. 846 01:26:52,674 --> 01:26:54,711 I felt like giving up. 847 01:26:56,845 --> 01:26:59,189 But I was soon trying again. 848 01:27:09,824 --> 01:27:12,566 I have a secret to tell you. 849 01:27:13,795 --> 01:27:15,967 Will you leave with me? 850 01:27:25,407 --> 01:27:29,354 I have a secret to tell you. 851 01:27:43,190 --> 01:27:45,761 Will you leave with me? 852 01:28:11,752 --> 01:28:14,665 Do you know what people did in the old days... 853 01:28:14,822 --> 01:28:16,802 ...when they had secrets? 854 01:28:28,469 --> 01:28:31,877 They'd climb a mountain, find a tree... 855 01:28:32,725 --> 01:28:34,739 ...carve a hole in it... 856 01:28:53,049 --> 01:28:58,933 Whisper the secret in the hole. 857 01:29:06,774 --> 01:29:09,282 990. 858 01:29:09,449 --> 01:29:12,230 991. 859 01:29:13,260 --> 01:29:16,145 992. 860 01:29:16,302 --> 01:29:18,685 993. 861 01:29:19,746 --> 01:29:22,494 994. 862 01:29:23,558 --> 01:29:25,057 995. 863 01:29:25,223 --> 01:29:28,822 I slowly began to doubt myself 864 01:29:31,283 --> 01:29:33,814 The reason she didn't answer... 865 01:29:33,980 --> 01:29:36,216 ...was not that her reactions were delayed... 866 01:29:36,377 --> 01:29:39,113 ...but simply that she didn't love me. 867 01:29:40,606 --> 01:29:43,104 So at last, I got it. 868 01:29:43,269 --> 01:29:45,938 It’s entirely beyond my control. 869 01:29:46,099 --> 01:29:48,166 The only thing left for me... 870 01:29:49,395 --> 01:29:51,030 ...was to give up. 871 01:30:26,287 --> 01:30:29,888 24 December, 1968 872 01:31:44,856 --> 01:31:47,138 Why are you inviting me to Christmas dinner? 873 01:31:47,298 --> 01:31:50,310 You know how much I'll lose in tips by not working? 874 01:31:51,446 --> 01:31:56,100 Wouldn't it be awful to be alone tonight? 875 01:31:56,264 --> 01:31:58,306 I need company. 876 01:31:59,943 --> 01:32:01,620 That means me? 877 01:32:07,704 --> 01:32:10,089 Your boyfriend hasn't written in a while. 878 01:32:14,362 --> 01:32:16,305 I told him not to. 879 01:32:17,926 --> 01:32:20,028 Anyway, it's hopeless. 880 01:32:21,456 --> 01:32:23,433 No point waiting for me. 881 01:32:26,053 --> 01:32:29,290 Why is it hopeless? Go and look for him. 882 01:32:29,983 --> 01:32:32,357 If you don't, it really will be hopeless. 883 01:32:36,844 --> 01:32:38,946 My dad will never give his consent. 884 01:32:52,199 --> 01:32:53,884 If you were him... 885 01:32:54,819 --> 01:32:56,813 ...what would you be doing tonight? 886 01:33:00,062 --> 01:33:01,746 Why don't you ask him. 887 01:33:01,910 --> 01:33:04,029 Have you got his phone number? 888 01:33:24,087 --> 01:33:26,275 I can't hear you! 889 01:33:26,438 --> 01:33:28,959 Can you speak louder? 890 01:33:31,344 --> 01:33:34,346 I'm already shouting! 891 01:33:35,242 --> 01:33:38,445 I felt like Santa Claus that night. 892 01:33:39,605 --> 01:33:41,547 I took her to the newspaper office... 893 01:33:41,702 --> 01:33:44,541 ...and let her make a long-distance call to her boyfriend. 894 01:33:45,332 --> 01:33:49,329 I was happy to see her so happy. 895 01:33:50,660 --> 01:33:53,033 In fact, Zone 1224-1225... 896 01:33:53,723 --> 01:33:56,926 ...meant Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. 897 01:33:57,853 --> 01:33:59,352 On the night before Christmas... 898 01:33:59,518 --> 01:34:01,652 ...many people need more warmth than usual. 899 01:34:03,347 --> 01:34:06,345 That night I didn't get that. 900 01:34:08,275 --> 01:34:09,644 Maybe that was for the best. 901 01:34:58,626 --> 01:35:02,707 10 HOURS LATER 902 01:35:03,264 --> 01:35:04,859 I realized... 903 01:35:05,753 --> 01:35:07,688 ...the reason the android didn't answer... 904 01:35:07,844 --> 01:35:10,639 ...had nothing to do with her mechanism wearing out... 905 01:35:10,797 --> 01:35:12,495 ...nor that she didn't like him. 906 01:35:13,087 --> 01:35:14,785 More likely... 907 01:35:14,946 --> 01:35:17,503 ...she already loved someone else. 908 01:35:20,421 --> 01:35:23,114 Soon after that, she went to Japan. 909 01:35:24,338 --> 01:35:28,525 I gave her a copy of my story 2047. 910 01:35:29,448 --> 01:35:31,474 I hope she read it. 911 01:35:34,061 --> 01:35:38,054 100 HOURS LATER 912 01:35:42,436 --> 01:35:46,395 1000 HOURS LATER 913 01:36:07,762 --> 01:36:10,060 Love is all a matter of timing. 914 01:36:11,232 --> 01:36:13,462 It's no good meeting the right person... 915 01:36:13,901 --> 01:36:16,233 ...too soon or too late. 916 01:36:25,780 --> 01:36:28,739 If I'd lived in another time or place... 917 01:36:30,101 --> 01:36:32,709 ...my story might have had a very different ending. 918 01:37:22,570 --> 01:37:26,382 - I have to tell you. - Yes? 919 01:37:26,891 --> 01:37:31,218 I'll be away for a couple of days. Pay my daughter this month's rent. 920 01:37:31,966 --> 01:37:34,644 - She's back? - Not Jing Wen. 921 01:37:34,812 --> 01:37:37,806 I mean pay my younger girl, Jie Wen. 922 01:37:39,511 --> 01:37:42,118 So your worries are over. Going on holiday? 923 01:37:42,288 --> 01:37:44,930 No, I have to go to Japan. 924 01:37:45,649 --> 01:37:48,058 But you hate the Japanese. Why go to Japan? 925 01:37:48,632 --> 01:37:50,900 Jing Wen is getting married. 926 01:37:54,668 --> 01:37:56,135 Congratulations. 927 01:37:56,686 --> 01:37:59,902 I wasn't sure whether to go or not. 928 01:38:00,061 --> 01:38:01,493 Now I've decided... 929 01:38:01,649 --> 01:38:04,075 ...I just want her to be happy. 930 01:38:05,488 --> 01:38:08,037 When do you leave? Can you help me choose a present? 931 01:38:08,201 --> 01:38:09,690 No need for that. 932 01:38:12,998 --> 01:38:16,416 - She wanted me to ask you something. - What is it? 933 01:38:16,571 --> 01:38:20,181 She read your story 2047. She likes it a lot. 934 01:38:20,343 --> 01:38:23,299 But she finds the ending too sad. 935 01:38:23,454 --> 01:38:26,072 She wonders if you can change it. 936 01:38:28,979 --> 01:38:30,909 I'll see what I can do. 937 01:38:45,853 --> 01:38:49,692 AN HOUR LATER 938 01:39:02,803 --> 01:39:06,638 10 HOURS LATER 939 01:39:14,715 --> 01:39:18,601 100 HOURS LATER 940 01:39:44,244 --> 01:39:45,482 Taxi! 941 01:39:45,643 --> 01:39:48,414 I’d also like the story to have a happy ending... 942 01:39:48,942 --> 01:39:51,111 ...but I let it slip away. 943 01:39:51,639 --> 01:39:55,137 Some years back, I had a happy ending in my grasp... 944 01:39:55,770 --> 01:39:57,270 ...but I let it slip away. 945 01:40:12,659 --> 01:40:14,102 Don't turn your back on me! 946 01:40:14,825 --> 01:40:16,563 - Has he been here? - What’s it to you? 947 01:40:16,723 --> 01:40:19,756 While I was depressed, I ran into Lulu again. She hadn't changed. 948 01:40:19,921 --> 01:40:21,489 Still intensely jealous. 949 01:40:21,653 --> 01:40:24,186 You think he's yours? I thought you knew him well. 950 01:40:24,352 --> 01:40:25,851 That's the way he is! 951 01:40:26,017 --> 01:40:30,583 We've just been amusing ourselves. So control yourself, missy! 952 01:40:58,861 --> 01:41:01,202 Watching her taught me something. 953 01:41:03,159 --> 01:41:05,067 When you don't take no for an answer... 954 01:41:05,224 --> 01:41:07,894 ...there is still a chance you'll get what you want. 955 01:41:25,045 --> 01:41:28,979 18 MONTHS LATER 956 01:41:37,707 --> 01:41:41,256 Hello, is Mr. Chow there? 957 01:41:44,292 --> 01:41:48,598 I know I have no right to ask... 958 01:41:49,411 --> 01:41:52,146 ...but they say I need a guarantor. 959 01:41:54,565 --> 01:42:00,547 The man who recruits girls for the nightclub says he knows you. 960 01:42:02,176 --> 01:42:04,201 Can you talk to him for me? 961 01:42:09,343 --> 01:42:10,855 No problem. 962 01:42:11,731 --> 01:42:13,581 I know the man you mean. 963 01:42:15,996 --> 01:42:17,882 I'll see him in a day or two. 964 01:42:19,308 --> 01:42:21,334 Why did you choose Singapore? 965 01:42:22,892 --> 01:42:25,522 I don't want to stay here any longer. 966 01:42:26,511 --> 01:42:30,130 I've been thinking about it for some time. 967 01:42:30,300 --> 01:42:32,326 I want to take a look at the place. 968 01:42:35,761 --> 01:42:37,647 Don't drink too much. 969 01:42:38,390 --> 01:42:40,066 You don't look well. 970 01:42:43,578 --> 01:42:47,583 Don't worry, it won't kill me. 971 01:42:53,683 --> 01:42:55,430 You know what? 972 01:42:56,960 --> 01:42:59,696 I came by here at Christmas. 973 01:43:02,865 --> 01:43:04,716 I thought I might run into you. 974 01:43:05,733 --> 01:43:08,166 Why didn't you call me first? 975 01:43:09,249 --> 01:43:11,114 I don't know. 976 01:43:12,658 --> 01:43:14,822 I came on impulse. 977 01:43:24,710 --> 01:43:26,839 I don't know why. 978 01:43:29,841 --> 01:43:32,442 That night, I suddenly missed you so much. 979 01:43:38,111 --> 01:43:42,405 We're drinking pals. Of course you'll miss me. 980 01:43:50,398 --> 01:43:52,228 You're right. 981 01:43:56,340 --> 01:43:58,642 "We're drinking pals." 982 01:44:09,943 --> 01:44:11,445 Let's go. 983 01:44:13,447 --> 01:44:14,819 - Waiter. - Yes? 984 01:44:14,982 --> 01:44:17,075 - The check. - Yes. 985 01:44:19,840 --> 01:44:21,772 Where are you staying? 986 01:44:22,841 --> 01:44:26,764 In a hotel, a rather small room. 987 01:44:28,172 --> 01:44:29,633 But it's not too bad. 988 01:44:30,499 --> 01:44:31,960 I'll see you back. 989 01:44:33,267 --> 01:44:34,767 No, thanks. 990 01:44:35,568 --> 01:44:38,349 I've just moved in. It's a mess. 991 01:44:40,037 --> 01:44:42,783 I'll invite you once it's cleaned up. 992 01:44:44,674 --> 01:44:45,966 I'll go first. 993 01:45:04,069 --> 01:45:06,078 Seeing how much Bai Ling had changed... 994 01:45:06,236 --> 01:45:08,717 ...I was suddenly overcome by a feeling of grief. 995 01:45:08,876 --> 01:45:10,573 Indeed, last Christmas... 996 01:45:10,737 --> 01:45:12,662 ...I was not in Hong Kong. 997 01:45:13,707 --> 01:45:17,328 24 December, 1969 998 01:45:38,532 --> 01:45:40,231 Have you seen Miss Su? 999 01:45:40,392 --> 01:45:44,119 Miss Su? Not for some time. 1000 01:45:44,280 --> 01:45:45,843 Any idea where she might be? 1001 01:45:46,007 --> 01:45:48,409 Probably back in Phnom Penh. 1002 01:45:49,097 --> 01:45:52,292 I didn't want to spend Christmas 1969 in Hong Kong... 1003 01:45:52,984 --> 01:45:56,677 ...so I visited Singapore and went back to the casino. 1004 01:45:57,868 --> 01:46:00,802 Nobody really knew. 1005 01:46:01,455 --> 01:46:03,571 No one knew where she was. 1006 01:46:03,736 --> 01:46:05,954 Some thought she'd gone back to Phnom Penh. 1007 01:46:06,117 --> 01:46:08,164 Others thought she was dead. 1008 01:46:12,356 --> 01:46:15,409 Ping and I began working in Singapore in 1963. 1009 01:46:16,883 --> 01:46:18,964 When my life lost most of its meaning... 1010 01:46:21,007 --> 01:46:23,230 ...I started gambling every day. 1011 01:46:28,000 --> 01:46:31,804 Those were hard times for me. Only one person came to my rescue. 1012 01:46:32,535 --> 01:46:34,221 A professional gambler. 1013 01:46:34,384 --> 01:46:36,436 Some said she was a cheat. 1014 01:46:37,240 --> 01:46:40,713 She always wore black. They called her Black Spider. 1015 01:46:41,744 --> 01:46:44,747 She kept her black glove on for 365 days of the year. 1016 01:46:45,542 --> 01:46:47,467 Nobody knew why for sure. 1017 01:46:48,568 --> 01:46:51,813 Had her hand been chopped off for cheating? 1018 01:46:51,973 --> 01:46:54,454 Did the glove cover up a fake hand? 1019 01:46:55,345 --> 01:46:57,087 Nobody really knew. 1020 01:47:17,213 --> 01:47:19,455 Why do you wear that black glove? 1021 01:47:21,454 --> 01:47:23,162 It's a habit. 1022 01:47:24,759 --> 01:47:26,535 You're not from here? 1023 01:47:28,131 --> 01:47:29,941 I'm from Phnom Penh. 1024 01:47:31,570 --> 01:47:36,113 What a coincidence. I was just in Cambodia. 1025 01:47:40,184 --> 01:47:42,894 It's in chaos. Why were you there? 1026 01:47:44,858 --> 01:47:46,663 The newspaper sent me. 1027 01:47:49,777 --> 01:47:51,339 You're a journalist? 1028 01:47:52,559 --> 01:47:54,330 Not anymore. 1029 01:47:56,054 --> 01:47:57,558 Why's that? 1030 01:48:01,042 --> 01:48:05,426 They made some changes and I'm now a consultant... 1031 01:48:05,588 --> 01:48:08,746 ...on half pay, with next to nothing to do. 1032 01:48:14,986 --> 01:48:17,740 So why are you spending your time in the casino? 1033 01:48:19,871 --> 01:48:22,624 I tried to win enough to pay my way back to Hong Kong. 1034 01:48:26,827 --> 01:48:28,122 You lost a lot? 1035 01:48:29,269 --> 01:48:31,046 A few thousand. 1036 01:48:36,797 --> 01:48:39,632 You should never set foot in a casino in a bad mood. 1037 01:48:40,375 --> 01:48:42,118 You won't win. 1038 01:48:45,552 --> 01:48:49,071 I didn't expect to win. I just hoped to get back my stake. 1039 01:48:56,113 --> 01:48:58,297 If you have any money left... 1040 01:49:00,507 --> 01:49:02,250 ...I can help you. 1041 01:49:03,336 --> 01:49:05,030 On one condition: 1042 01:49:05,193 --> 01:49:07,532 When you've got your money back... 1043 01:49:07,693 --> 01:49:09,247 ...stop gambling. 1044 01:49:16,845 --> 01:49:18,504 Why are you helping me? 1045 01:49:20,089 --> 01:49:21,886 I take a commission. 1046 01:49:22,858 --> 01:49:26,107 Ten percent of whatever I win for you. 1047 01:49:31,876 --> 01:49:33,708 Think it over. 1048 01:49:40,185 --> 01:49:43,260 What good to her were her tiny commissions on my winnings? 1049 01:49:44,744 --> 01:49:47,511 After that, we went back to the casino night after night. 1050 01:49:47,676 --> 01:49:50,814 We'd eat at the stall next to the railway station. 1051 01:49:51,800 --> 01:49:55,321 She won back all the money I'd lost. 1052 01:50:04,208 --> 01:50:05,812 Thank you. 1053 01:50:06,866 --> 01:50:08,911 Don't thank me, it's yours. 1054 01:50:13,547 --> 01:50:15,569 If you need me again tomorrow... 1055 01:50:15,729 --> 01:50:18,599 ...I'll be waiting here after dinner. 1056 01:50:22,579 --> 01:50:24,497 I still don't know your name. 1057 01:50:30,657 --> 01:50:33,817 It's Su. Su Li Zhen. 1058 01:50:39,386 --> 01:50:42,878 A few years ago, I fell in love with another man's wife. 1059 01:50:43,046 --> 01:50:45,198 Her name was also Su Li Zhen. 1060 01:50:49,560 --> 01:50:52,560 It was because of her that I moved to Singapore. 1061 01:50:54,293 --> 01:50:58,736 I never dreamed I'd meet another Su Li Zhen. 1062 01:51:03,930 --> 01:51:07,398 I told her a lot about the other Su Li Zhen. 1063 01:51:08,126 --> 01:51:09,912 At first, we kept it secret. 1064 01:51:10,778 --> 01:51:12,896 But gossip soon spread. 1065 01:51:13,700 --> 01:51:15,633 Later, we moved into a hotel. 1066 01:51:16,265 --> 01:51:18,199 We had room 2046. 1067 01:51:21,836 --> 01:51:24,713 When I think back, the whole thing was like a dream. 1068 01:51:25,785 --> 01:51:27,846 You loved her deeply? 1069 01:51:33,752 --> 01:51:35,375 It's history. 1070 01:51:37,634 --> 01:51:39,867 Let's change the subject. 1071 01:51:40,031 --> 01:51:42,597 You, what did you do before? 1072 01:51:49,281 --> 01:51:51,146 You want to know about me? 1073 01:52:00,488 --> 01:52:02,514 Come on, we'll play high-low. 1074 01:52:02,682 --> 01:52:05,165 If you win, I'll tell you everything. 1075 01:52:23,804 --> 01:52:27,996 It struck me that her past was like the hand she always kept gloved. 1076 01:52:28,542 --> 01:52:29,819 A mystery with no solution. 1077 01:52:47,150 --> 01:52:49,632 Of all the men I've met... 1078 01:52:50,549 --> 01:52:52,716 ...you've been the best to me. 1079 01:52:57,384 --> 01:52:59,655 I'm already missing you. 1080 01:53:07,995 --> 01:53:09,577 Why won't you come with me? 1081 01:53:15,655 --> 01:53:17,363 Didn't you... 1082 01:53:19,095 --> 01:53:21,007 ...promise not to ask? 1083 01:53:26,208 --> 01:53:28,918 Hold me. 1084 01:53:31,350 --> 01:53:33,993 It may be years before we meet again. 1085 01:54:21,344 --> 01:54:24,817 The last time we saw each other, I told her. 1086 01:54:24,984 --> 01:54:26,795 Take care. 1087 01:54:29,059 --> 01:54:31,667 Maybe one day you'll escape your past. 1088 01:54:33,099 --> 01:54:35,273 If you do, look for me. 1089 01:55:58,852 --> 01:56:00,263 Now it strikes me... 1090 01:56:00,420 --> 01:56:03,560 ...that what I told her was actually meant for myself. 1091 01:56:05,291 --> 01:56:07,737 In love, you can't bring on a substitute. 1092 01:56:08,528 --> 01:56:12,066 I was looking for what I'd felt with the other Su Li Zhen. 1093 01:56:13,733 --> 01:56:15,644 I didn't realize that myself. 1094 01:56:16,669 --> 01:56:18,880 But I'm sure she did. 1095 01:56:35,154 --> 01:56:37,213 WHEN THE PEONY BLOOMS... 1096 01:56:37,256 --> 01:56:40,619 ...SHE STANDS TALL AND THEN GOES AWAY. 1097 01:56:40,727 --> 01:56:42,854 DOES SHE MEAN "NO" OR "YES"? 1098 01:56:43,694 --> 01:56:46,228 All for me? You want to get me drunk? 1099 01:56:46,387 --> 01:56:48,305 I know you're a good drinker. 1100 01:56:48,466 --> 01:56:52,699 Let's drink as much as we can. 1101 01:56:53,478 --> 01:56:55,839 If there's any left over... 1102 01:56:56,376 --> 01:56:59,131 ...finish it next time you're here. 1103 01:57:08,548 --> 01:57:10,766 One small thing I have to ask you. 1104 01:57:10,929 --> 01:57:13,078 Here's some money, please take it. 1105 01:57:13,578 --> 01:57:15,259 What for? 1106 01:57:16,059 --> 01:57:20,050 I know you borrowed from a friend for my plane ticket. 1107 01:57:20,755 --> 01:57:22,641 Pay him back. 1108 01:57:22,800 --> 01:57:26,390 If there's any left, pay my rent for me. 1109 01:57:28,903 --> 01:57:30,858 Where did you get so much money? 1110 01:57:33,463 --> 01:57:35,545 An old customer. 1111 01:57:36,783 --> 01:57:39,123 He's always been fond of me. 1112 01:57:39,282 --> 01:57:41,281 He treats me well. 1113 01:57:41,747 --> 01:57:45,847 But he's too old for me, so I never paid him much attention. 1114 01:57:49,175 --> 01:57:52,208 I ran into him yesterday while I was shopping. 1115 01:57:52,374 --> 01:57:53,817 He insisted on buying me dinner. 1116 01:57:57,803 --> 01:58:01,677 I needed money, so I went. 1117 01:58:04,267 --> 01:58:08,266 After dinner, I told him I needed money. 1118 01:58:09,896 --> 01:58:13,861 He said I could have as much as I wanted. 1119 01:58:18,524 --> 01:58:20,884 I told him I needed $5000. 1120 01:58:24,020 --> 01:58:27,035 At first, I planned to save it for Singapore. 1121 01:58:29,285 --> 01:58:31,407 But I'm using it now. 1122 01:58:36,634 --> 01:58:38,656 Don't be silly. 1123 01:58:38,819 --> 01:58:42,963 You're still young. You have great prospects. 1124 01:58:44,150 --> 01:58:46,579 I borrowed the money from my friends. 1125 01:58:46,737 --> 01:58:48,857 They don't need it back yet. 1126 01:58:49,795 --> 01:58:52,384 So keep this for yourself. 1127 01:58:56,650 --> 01:58:59,148 Pay me back later. There's no rush. 1128 01:59:03,370 --> 01:59:05,593 Why are you so kind to me? 1129 01:59:06,966 --> 01:59:08,982 Perhaps it's fate. 1130 01:59:18,021 --> 01:59:20,175 Too bad it didn't last. 1131 01:59:22,121 --> 01:59:24,550 I wish it could have gone on longer. 1132 01:59:27,193 --> 01:59:29,155 Don't be like this. 1133 01:59:29,312 --> 01:59:31,136 Let me buy you dinner tonight. 1134 01:59:31,969 --> 01:59:34,090 - Waiter, the check. - Coming. 1135 01:59:34,558 --> 01:59:36,279 No, let me. 1136 01:59:37,451 --> 01:59:39,848 You're too kind. 1137 01:59:40,848 --> 01:59:44,116 You've spent enough time and money on me already. 1138 01:59:45,219 --> 01:59:47,581 I don't want to owe you too much. 1139 01:59:54,266 --> 01:59:56,284 I need to make a phone call. 1140 01:59:57,024 --> 01:59:59,856 Please settle the check. I'll be outside. 1141 02:01:01,864 --> 02:01:03,722 Will you come in? 1142 02:01:04,790 --> 02:01:06,643 No, thanks. 1143 02:01:06,803 --> 02:01:08,794 Get some rest. 1144 02:01:08,950 --> 02:01:11,134 I'll see you to the airport tomorrow. 1145 02:01:12,204 --> 02:01:13,955 Please don't. 1146 02:01:14,619 --> 02:01:17,410 I'll be terribly sad if you're there. 1147 02:01:20,993 --> 02:01:22,812 Take good care of yourself. 1148 02:01:38,673 --> 02:01:41,795 Why can't it be like it was before? 1149 02:01:44,678 --> 02:01:46,428 Please don't go. 1150 02:01:48,167 --> 02:01:50,312 Stay with me tonight. 1151 02:01:54,389 --> 02:01:55,929 Let me borrow you. 1152 02:01:57,166 --> 02:01:59,151 Do you remember? 1153 02:02:00,544 --> 02:02:02,426 You once asked me... 1154 02:02:03,052 --> 02:02:05,437 ...if there was anything I wouldn't lend. 1155 02:02:06,699 --> 02:02:08,741 I've given it a lot of thought. 1156 02:02:10,813 --> 02:02:12,695 And now I know... 1157 02:02:14,660 --> 02:02:16,851 ...there is one thing... 1158 02:02:19,615 --> 02:02:21,981 ...I'll never lend to anyone. 1159 02:03:08,685 --> 02:03:12,996 As I recall, that was the very last time we saw each other. 1160 02:03:14,186 --> 02:03:17,205 I haven't seen her since that night. 1161 02:03:29,203 --> 02:03:32,188 Why can't it be like it was before? 1162 02:03:40,679 --> 02:03:42,428 HE DIDN'T TURN BACK. 1163 02:03:42,575 --> 02:03:45,724 IT WAS AS IF HE'D BOARDED A VERY LONG TRAIN... 1164 02:03:45,871 --> 02:03:47,801 ...HEADING FOR A DROWSY FUTURE... 1165 02:03:47,954 --> 02:03:50,639 ...THROUGH THE UNFATHOMABLE NIGHT. 1166 02:03:54,855 --> 02:03:58,292 Everyone who goes to 2046 has the same intention: 1167 02:03:59,227 --> 02:04:01,839 They want to recapture lost memories. 1168 02:04:02,767 --> 02:04:05,062 Because in 2046... 1169 02:04:05,236 --> 02:04:07,604 ...nothing ever changes. 1170 02:04:08,404 --> 02:04:11,414 But nobody really knows if that's true or not. 1171 02:04:12,043 --> 02:04:15,387 Because nobody has ever come back.