1 00:02:32,553 --> 00:02:37,969 In the year 2046, a vast rail network spans the globe. 2 00:02:38,126 --> 00:02:43,474 A mysterious train leaves for 2046 every once in a while. 3 00:02:44,165 --> 00:02:47,840 Every passenger going to 2046 has the same intention: 4 00:02:48,503 --> 00:02:50,642 They want to recapture lost memories. 5 00:02:51,606 --> 00:02:55,850 Because nothing ever changes in 2046. 6 00:02:56,879 --> 00:02:58,859 Nobody really knows if that's true... 7 00:02:59,015 --> 00:03:02,462 ...because nobody's ever come back... 8 00:03:02,618 --> 00:03:04,098 ...except me. 9 00:03:07,957 --> 00:03:11,269 998. 10 00:03:13,630 --> 00:03:16,440 997. 11 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:19,809 If someone wants to leave 2046... 12 00:03:20,505 --> 00:03:22,882 ...how long will it take? 13 00:03:23,574 --> 00:03:25,952 Some people get away fairly easily... 14 00:03:26,911 --> 00:03:30,415 ...others find that it takes them much longer. 15 00:03:31,416 --> 00:03:35,057 I forget how long I've been on this train. 16 00:03:36,020 --> 00:03:38,228 I'm starting to feel very lonely. 17 00:03:43,395 --> 00:03:47,537 As I recall, many have gone to 2046. 18 00:03:47,700 --> 00:03:50,648 You're the first to come back. 19 00:03:51,837 --> 00:03:55,945 May I ask why you left 2046? 20 00:04:01,748 --> 00:04:05,093 Whenever anyone asked why I left 2046... 21 00:04:05,252 --> 00:04:09,097 ...I gave them some vague answer. 22 00:04:12,393 --> 00:04:13,895 Before... 23 00:04:14,729 --> 00:04:17,767 ...when people had secrets they didn't want to share... 24 00:04:17,932 --> 00:04:19,878 ...they'd climb a mountain... 25 00:04:20,602 --> 00:04:23,242 ...find a tree and carve a hole in it. 26 00:04:25,841 --> 00:04:28,379 ...and whisper the secret into the hole... 27 00:04:29,644 --> 00:04:32,489 ...then cover it over with mud. 28 00:04:35,083 --> 00:04:40,466 That way, nobody else would ever discover it. 29 00:04:42,525 --> 00:04:44,801 I once fell in love with someone. 30 00:04:46,563 --> 00:04:49,373 After a while, she wasn't there. 31 00:04:50,768 --> 00:04:52,805 I went to 2046. 32 00:04:53,871 --> 00:04:58,183 I thought she might be waiting for me there. 33 00:04:59,676 --> 00:05:01,782 But I couldn't find her. 34 00:05:05,350 --> 00:05:09,322 I can't stop wondering if she loved me or not. 35 00:05:12,157 --> 00:05:15,104 But I never found out. 36 00:05:16,829 --> 00:05:19,002 Maybe her answer was like a secret... 37 00:05:20,633 --> 00:05:24,911 ...that no one else would ever know. 38 00:05:25,805 --> 00:05:30,380 ALL MEMORIES ARE TRACES OF TEARS 39 00:05:47,361 --> 00:05:50,205 Didn't you promise not to come back? 40 00:05:51,300 --> 00:05:53,280 I came to see you. 41 00:05:56,070 --> 00:05:57,242 Why? 42 00:05:59,475 --> 00:06:01,477 I have no prospects here. 43 00:06:01,643 --> 00:06:05,022 So I'll see how things are in Hong Kong. 44 00:06:10,620 --> 00:06:12,531 When are you leaving? 45 00:06:13,890 --> 00:06:16,267 The boat sails in two days. 46 00:06:23,900 --> 00:06:25,880 Why are you telling me? 47 00:06:35,514 --> 00:06:38,084 I thought we might go together. 48 00:06:48,727 --> 00:06:51,037 You know nothing about my past, do you? 49 00:06:55,868 --> 00:06:58,508 If you'd rather not tell me, I don't mind. 50 00:07:13,286 --> 00:07:15,631 If you win, I'll join you. 51 00:07:51,728 --> 00:07:54,538 She found an indirect way of rejecting me. 52 00:07:55,231 --> 00:07:56,869 As I recall... 53 00:07:57,033 --> 00:07:59,707 ...that was the very last time we saw each other. 54 00:07:59,769 --> 00:08:01,170 Right after that, I left Singapore. 55 00:08:26,898 --> 00:08:29,573 I got back to Hong Kong at the end of 1966. 56 00:08:29,735 --> 00:08:31,545 It was the time of the riots. 57 00:08:34,339 --> 00:08:36,513 I wasn't sure how long I'd be staying... 58 00:08:36,676 --> 00:08:38,883 ...so I took a room in a small hotel in Wanchai. 59 00:08:39,045 --> 00:08:40,581 I wrote columns for newspapers. 60 00:08:42,315 --> 00:08:44,592 They paid HK$10 per thousand words. 61 00:08:45,385 --> 00:08:48,025 It was pretty tough at first. 62 00:09:02,737 --> 00:09:04,478 As long as I could make ends meet... 63 00:09:04,639 --> 00:09:07,882 ...it made no difference what kind of stuff I wrote. 64 00:09:08,410 --> 00:09:10,390 "Diary of the Bazooka Hero. 65 00:09:11,212 --> 00:09:13,158 The new star at Club Luk Kwok is Fei Fei... 66 00:09:13,314 --> 00:09:15,693 ...a knockout beauty with amazing bazookas. 67 00:09:15,851 --> 00:09:18,092 A smash hit with tit lovers!" 68 00:09:19,021 --> 00:09:23,333 Hang on. Of course I exaggerate. I can't say her tits are fake, can I? 69 00:09:33,436 --> 00:09:35,781 I soon got used to this kind of life. 70 00:09:35,939 --> 00:09:38,112 I became an expert ladies' man. 71 00:09:38,275 --> 00:09:40,552 Lots of one-night stands. 72 00:09:40,712 --> 00:09:43,921 But nothing lasts forever anyway. 73 00:09:59,363 --> 00:10:03,176 24-DEC-66 74 00:10:10,342 --> 00:10:12,823 Is that really true? 75 00:10:13,345 --> 00:10:15,121 Why would I lie to you? 76 00:10:15,815 --> 00:10:16,815 You really know me? 77 00:10:18,517 --> 00:10:21,328 Weren't you in a show in Singapore in '64? 78 00:10:21,488 --> 00:10:22,489 Yes. 79 00:10:22,656 --> 00:10:24,430 You're Lulu. 80 00:10:36,638 --> 00:10:38,640 I was then. 81 00:10:38,807 --> 00:10:40,650 Not anymore. 82 00:10:40,809 --> 00:10:42,755 What's your name now? 83 00:10:45,714 --> 00:10:47,751 Why should I tell you? 84 00:10:49,518 --> 00:10:51,361 On Christmas Eve, 1966... 85 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:55,594 ...I ran into a friend from Singapore in a nightclub. 86 00:10:55,758 --> 00:10:57,464 We'd been rather close. 87 00:10:57,627 --> 00:10:59,106 But that night... 88 00:10:59,262 --> 00:11:01,640 ...she'd apparently forgotten me. 89 00:11:05,401 --> 00:11:07,347 Have we really met before? 90 00:11:09,673 --> 00:11:11,846 How could you forget? 91 00:11:12,976 --> 00:11:15,286 You said I looked like your late boyfriend. 92 00:11:15,445 --> 00:11:17,516 You taught me the cha-cha. 93 00:11:28,693 --> 00:11:30,934 Go on. 94 00:11:36,367 --> 00:11:38,712 You were always dragging me to the casino. 95 00:11:40,172 --> 00:11:42,243 You'd hit a losing streak. 96 00:11:42,408 --> 00:11:44,251 You owed a fortune. 97 00:11:45,110 --> 00:11:48,091 My friends and I paid for your passage to Hong Kong. 98 00:11:50,349 --> 00:11:52,830 You talked a lot about your late boyfriend. 99 00:11:53,854 --> 00:11:57,961 A Chinese Filipino from a rich family. 100 00:11:59,092 --> 00:12:00,663 You planned to marry him. 101 00:12:01,928 --> 00:12:03,909 But he died young. 102 00:12:04,966 --> 00:12:07,445 You said he was the love of your life. 103 00:12:10,503 --> 00:12:12,644 I shouldn't bring back sad memories... 104 00:12:14,141 --> 00:12:16,314 ...at this time of year. 105 00:12:17,545 --> 00:12:20,117 But do you remember that Christmas night... 106 00:12:21,683 --> 00:12:23,993 ...we went drinking? 107 00:12:36,565 --> 00:12:38,102 We talked a lot. 108 00:12:39,836 --> 00:12:43,010 Was she just pretending she'd forgotten me? 109 00:12:44,775 --> 00:12:46,378 I took her back to her hotel. 110 00:12:46,542 --> 00:12:48,488 She was dead to the world. 111 00:13:07,198 --> 00:13:09,109 She'd had too much to drink... 112 00:13:09,801 --> 00:13:11,782 ...so I left quickly. 113 00:13:35,695 --> 00:13:36,731 115 114 00:13:40,969 --> 00:13:44,609 On my way out, I noticed a very familiar number. 115 00:13:46,808 --> 00:13:50,085 If I hadn't run into her that night, I wouldn't have seen that number... 116 00:13:51,446 --> 00:13:54,427 ...and I wouldn't have written 2046. 117 00:14:04,927 --> 00:14:06,702 Can I help you? 118 00:14:06,862 --> 00:14:08,341 Is Miss Lulu in? 119 00:14:08,497 --> 00:14:11,945 Lulu? There's no Miss Lulu here. 120 00:14:12,102 --> 00:14:14,946 There was a Mimi, but she moved out. 121 00:14:16,272 --> 00:14:19,879 But I was here two days ago. Do you know where she's gone? 122 00:14:21,211 --> 00:14:23,384 No. What do you want with her? 123 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:25,559 Nothing, really. 124 00:14:26,249 --> 00:14:29,163 I have her key. I wanted to return it. 125 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:32,324 - You can give it to me. - Thanks. 126 00:14:37,528 --> 00:14:39,405 You want to rent the room? 127 00:14:40,098 --> 00:14:42,908 I'm just back from abroad. I don't have my own place yet. 128 00:14:43,068 --> 00:14:45,173 If the room's vacant, I could take a look. 129 00:14:45,337 --> 00:14:47,442 This is just a small hotel... 130 00:14:47,606 --> 00:14:50,780 ...but our residents are all decent people. 131 00:14:50,943 --> 00:14:53,822 - What's your line of work? - I write for newspapers. 132 00:14:53,980 --> 00:14:57,654 Great! A fellow artist. 133 00:14:59,385 --> 00:15:02,958 I haven't always done this. I used to be an artist too. 134 00:15:03,122 --> 00:15:04,123 Really? 135 00:15:04,657 --> 00:15:07,433 I took singing lessons, in Harbin. 136 00:15:07,593 --> 00:15:10,437 Back then, I was a tenor. 137 00:15:10,596 --> 00:15:12,975 It'll be a pleasure to have you here. 138 00:15:13,133 --> 00:15:16,114 - When will you move in? - As soon as possible. 139 00:15:16,804 --> 00:15:21,412 But 2046 has to be redecorated. 140 00:15:21,575 --> 00:15:23,146 2047 is vacant. 141 00:15:23,310 --> 00:15:25,120 Take a look at it. 142 00:15:32,587 --> 00:15:35,568 Never mind. I'll come back when it's ready. 143 00:15:37,159 --> 00:15:38,968 Why that particular room? 144 00:15:40,496 --> 00:15:42,702 Maybe it's the number. 145 00:15:42,865 --> 00:15:44,902 It has some significance for you? 146 00:15:45,067 --> 00:15:46,444 I'm joking- 147 00:15:46,602 --> 00:15:48,206 Tell you what... 148 00:15:48,370 --> 00:15:52,682 ...take a quick look at 2047. If it's okay, you can move in. 149 00:15:52,842 --> 00:15:58,020 Then switch to 2046 when it's ready. How about it? 150 00:16:01,785 --> 00:16:05,290 - Can I see the room? - Of course. Please. 151 00:16:22,341 --> 00:16:24,582 Once I moved in... 152 00:16:24,742 --> 00:16:26,984 ...I found out what had happened the night before. 153 00:16:27,146 --> 00:16:29,923 Lulu was stabbed by a jealous boyfriend. 154 00:16:31,216 --> 00:16:33,787 A drummer from the club. 155 00:16:33,953 --> 00:16:36,092 She'd really liked him... 156 00:16:36,256 --> 00:16:39,567 ...and compared him with a bird that could never land. 157 00:16:39,726 --> 00:16:41,797 For all these years... 158 00:16:42,395 --> 00:16:45,501 ...she has been looking for her "legless bird." 159 00:16:45,665 --> 00:16:49,273 Most of her affairs ended badly, but she didn't mind sad endings. 160 00:16:50,971 --> 00:16:52,881 No matter what happened... 161 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:55,520 ...at least she was always the leading lady. 162 00:17:42,559 --> 00:17:44,198 Good. 163 00:17:45,562 --> 00:17:47,201 Sure. 164 00:17:48,066 --> 00:17:49,101 Go. 165 00:17:51,703 --> 00:17:53,649 Let's go. 166 00:17:55,173 --> 00:17:56,777 Let's go. 167 00:17:56,941 --> 00:17:58,682 I'll go with you. 168 00:17:59,611 --> 00:18:01,091 Good, I'll go with you. 169 00:18:01,247 --> 00:18:03,056 Sure. 170 00:18:05,317 --> 00:18:07,297 I understand. 171 00:18:08,721 --> 00:18:12,965 You know what I mean? I know. I understand. 172 00:18:14,060 --> 00:18:15,800 I got it. 173 00:18:18,732 --> 00:18:21,076 Can I go? 174 00:18:22,802 --> 00:18:24,077 I can go. 175 00:18:24,971 --> 00:18:26,575 Sure. 176 00:18:27,674 --> 00:18:29,313 I understand. 177 00:18:30,044 --> 00:18:32,490 Got it. 178 00:18:37,351 --> 00:18:41,561 It didn't take long to finish redecorating 2046. 179 00:18:41,722 --> 00:18:43,668 But by then I was used to 2047. 180 00:18:43,824 --> 00:18:45,771 Sure. 181 00:18:45,926 --> 00:18:48,874 I started hearing a strange voice through the wall. 182 00:18:49,031 --> 00:18:51,375 I thought someone had moved in. 183 00:18:51,533 --> 00:18:53,877 But it was the daughter of the hotel owner, Mr. Wang. 184 00:18:54,037 --> 00:18:55,674 Please take me with you. 185 00:18:56,705 --> 00:18:58,310 Definitely. 186 00:18:59,042 --> 00:19:00,918 I'm definitely going. 187 00:19:02,211 --> 00:19:03,622 Okay, let's go. 188 00:19:23,734 --> 00:19:26,181 I had no idea what she was saying. 189 00:19:28,939 --> 00:19:32,251 The bellhop told me it was Japanese. 190 00:19:33,978 --> 00:19:37,449 It seems she had a Japanese boyfriend. 191 00:19:37,615 --> 00:19:41,758 Tell the driver 220 Granville Road. 192 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:45,026 - Granville... - 220 Granville Road. 193 00:19:45,191 --> 00:19:47,432 Turn from Humphreys Avenue, near Kimberley Road. 194 00:19:47,593 --> 00:19:48,594 Can you say again? 195 00:19:48,761 --> 00:19:51,299 - Don't turn down Salisbury Road. - Slowly, please. 196 00:19:51,465 --> 00:19:54,001 - I'll draw you a map. - That's my pen. 197 00:19:54,167 --> 00:19:55,669 I'll repeat it once more. 198 00:19:55,835 --> 00:19:58,908 Turn from Humphreys Avenue, near Kimberley Road. 199 00:19:59,071 --> 00:20:01,245 But don't turn down Salisbury Road. 200 00:20:01,408 --> 00:20:02,910 Understand? 201 00:20:03,076 --> 00:20:04,987 I'll draw you a map. 202 00:20:05,146 --> 00:20:06,783 Granville Road. 203 00:20:06,947 --> 00:20:10,861 Turn from Humphreys Avenue, don't turn down Salisbury Road. 204 00:20:12,253 --> 00:20:14,893 Remember, don't turn down Salisbury Road. 205 00:20:23,831 --> 00:20:26,438 His company in Japan had sent him to Hong Kong. 206 00:20:27,136 --> 00:20:30,481 When he got here, he checked into this hotel. 207 00:20:31,740 --> 00:20:33,617 The world is full of men! 208 00:20:33,776 --> 00:20:36,280 Why do you have to choose a Japanese? 209 00:20:36,446 --> 00:20:37,890 Get rid of him! 210 00:20:38,046 --> 00:20:40,550 I will never meet him! 211 00:20:40,717 --> 00:20:43,061 You want my blessing? 212 00:20:43,219 --> 00:20:45,460 Not while I'm alive! 213 00:20:47,358 --> 00:20:49,235 It had been going on for ages. 214 00:20:49,393 --> 00:20:51,513 Their family suffered under the Japanese in the war... 215 00:20:52,095 --> 00:20:53,336 ...so they had to break up. 216 00:21:29,535 --> 00:21:32,676 Can you tell me what you feel? 217 00:21:37,744 --> 00:21:39,815 Do you like me? 218 00:21:42,683 --> 00:21:43,753 Or not? 219 00:21:49,457 --> 00:21:52,164 I'm scared to hear your answer. 220 00:22:00,469 --> 00:22:02,608 But I have to ask anyway. 221 00:22:25,396 --> 00:22:26,897 Leave with me. 222 00:23:07,941 --> 00:23:08,942 Goodbye. 223 00:23:28,597 --> 00:23:31,043 The man finally went back to Japan. 224 00:23:32,667 --> 00:23:37,138 That's when Miss Wang began talking to herself. 225 00:24:05,035 --> 00:24:07,982 Hey, ask your boss to turn it down a bit! 226 00:24:08,706 --> 00:24:11,516 Mr. Chow, you'd better ask him yourself. 227 00:24:14,311 --> 00:24:15,347 Mr. Chow. 228 00:24:15,513 --> 00:24:17,425 Hasn't he left already? 229 00:24:17,582 --> 00:24:19,084 Why is he back? 230 00:24:19,250 --> 00:24:21,161 I will not see him! 231 00:24:21,319 --> 00:24:23,060 If you won't give him up... 232 00:24:23,221 --> 00:24:26,396 Get out! Go away with him! 233 00:24:29,928 --> 00:24:32,101 I assumed that Mr. Wang played it so loud... 234 00:24:32,264 --> 00:24:34,175 ...because he loved his opera. 235 00:24:34,333 --> 00:24:38,441 Actually, he didn't want anyone to overhear the family row. 236 00:25:29,593 --> 00:25:33,335 What are you doing? 237 00:25:42,005 --> 00:25:44,178 Come back for me when you're a little older. 238 00:25:46,544 --> 00:25:47,614 Wait till you grow up. 239 00:25:52,751 --> 00:25:54,822 I like it. 240 00:25:55,854 --> 00:25:59,893 Mr. Wang thought about very little but his two daughters. 241 00:26:00,058 --> 00:26:02,129 The elder one was crazy about her Japanese man. 242 00:26:02,293 --> 00:26:03,773 The younger one was precocious. 243 00:26:03,929 --> 00:26:05,875 She always came in my room for drinks. 244 00:26:06,966 --> 00:26:09,470 Then she ran off with some man. 245 00:26:10,169 --> 00:26:12,979 Another drummer from a club band, I heard. 246 00:26:13,673 --> 00:26:16,654 After she left, her elder sister got into trouble too. 247 00:26:16,810 --> 00:26:19,791 Have a word with your boss for me. I'm a bit late with the rent. 248 00:26:19,946 --> 00:26:22,051 Anyway, he has my deposit. 249 00:26:22,215 --> 00:26:26,254 Mr. Chow, tell him yourself. He's in a foul mood these days. 250 00:26:26,419 --> 00:26:28,092 What's eating him? 251 00:26:28,255 --> 00:26:31,361 First one daughter ran away, now the other one's in the hospital. 252 00:26:31,526 --> 00:26:34,132 - That's why he's so angry. - Why is she in the hospital? 253 00:26:34,294 --> 00:26:38,607 He wouldn't say, he was quite strange. Steer clear of him. 254 00:26:38,766 --> 00:26:40,473 So that's it? 255 00:26:40,636 --> 00:26:43,742 Anyhow, give him my invitation. It's my father's birthday banquet. 256 00:26:43,906 --> 00:26:45,783 He can deduct his gift from the rent I owe. 257 00:26:48,544 --> 00:26:51,855 On May 22, 1967, they imposed a curfew in Hong Kong. 258 00:26:52,881 --> 00:26:54,827 Homemade bombs caused panic. 259 00:26:54,983 --> 00:26:57,658 The economy stopped dead. 260 00:26:59,188 --> 00:27:00,691 I stopped going out. 261 00:27:01,390 --> 00:27:03,371 Some thought I was a reformed character. 262 00:27:03,526 --> 00:27:06,006 Actually, I was writing. 263 00:27:06,162 --> 00:27:07,402 A story called 2046. 264 00:27:08,364 --> 00:27:10,469 All about men and women looking for love... 265 00:27:10,634 --> 00:27:13,012 ...risking everything to get to a place called 2046. 266 00:27:13,169 --> 00:27:15,741 What's that? 267 00:27:16,707 --> 00:27:19,313 Let's go to 2046. 268 00:27:19,977 --> 00:27:22,958 I made it bizarre and erotic, without crossing the line. 269 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:25,357 The readers liked it. 270 00:27:26,250 --> 00:27:30,028 Some didn't take to the science-fiction angle... 271 00:27:30,188 --> 00:27:34,034 ...but all "2046" meant to me was the number of a hotel room. 272 00:27:37,062 --> 00:27:39,201 I made up the whole thing. 273 00:27:39,364 --> 00:27:42,710 But some of my own experiences found their way into it. 274 00:30:05,653 --> 00:30:09,397 People I ran into in the normal course of things turned up in my stories. 275 00:30:10,059 --> 00:30:12,403 I felt more and more at ease in my fictional world. 276 00:30:23,306 --> 00:30:26,549 Around that time, Mr. Wang's music got louder again. 277 00:30:27,411 --> 00:30:29,085 More trouble with his two daughters. 278 00:30:29,413 --> 00:30:31,723 But also, because of the bad state of the economy... 279 00:30:31,883 --> 00:30:33,794 ...lots of the rooms were empty. 280 00:30:34,584 --> 00:30:37,794 Then in September, the rioting ended. 281 00:30:37,955 --> 00:30:39,696 Life went back to normal. 282 00:30:46,098 --> 00:30:49,910 Soon, someone moved into 2046. 283 00:30:57,443 --> 00:31:01,358 Have you nearly finished? It's too early in the day for that! 284 00:31:01,513 --> 00:31:04,188 Some of us are trying to sleep! 285 00:31:59,809 --> 00:32:01,050 Peeking? 286 00:32:02,079 --> 00:32:05,219 The woman next door is quite a dish. What are my chances? 287 00:32:05,382 --> 00:32:09,229 You're off your head. A father-to-be shouldn't have that on his mind. 288 00:32:09,386 --> 00:32:11,924 Now she's pregnant, my wife won't let me touch her. 289 00:32:12,090 --> 00:32:14,729 Come on, put in a word for me. 290 00:32:18,229 --> 00:32:19,606 Okay. 291 00:32:19,764 --> 00:32:21,766 How much? 292 00:32:21,934 --> 00:32:23,880 How much have you got? 293 00:32:24,970 --> 00:32:27,473 - Only $100. - Wait for my call. 294 00:32:27,639 --> 00:32:29,244 Mr. Chow! 295 00:32:29,408 --> 00:32:31,012 Mr. Chow! 296 00:32:31,177 --> 00:32:32,850 Mr. Chow, a call for you! 297 00:32:33,012 --> 00:32:35,253 Bright and early, huh? 298 00:32:35,414 --> 00:32:37,690 She's not up yet. 299 00:32:38,784 --> 00:32:42,028 Why come over? I told you, it has to be arranged. 300 00:32:42,889 --> 00:32:45,836 She's not some streetwalker. 301 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:50,464 A fellow artist like you, show her a little respect, will you? 302 00:32:51,765 --> 00:32:55,270 Yes, I'll tell you right away. 303 00:32:55,937 --> 00:32:58,110 Miss Bai, your key. 304 00:32:58,940 --> 00:33:00,578 You're back, Miss Bai. 305 00:33:10,718 --> 00:33:12,494 Who is it? 306 00:33:14,256 --> 00:33:17,567 - Who are you looking for? - Mr. Chow suggested I come by. 307 00:33:18,493 --> 00:33:20,473 You're back, Mr. Chow. 308 00:33:20,629 --> 00:33:23,406 - Did you win on the dogs? - I lost. 309 00:33:23,566 --> 00:33:25,603 I won a little. 310 00:33:46,657 --> 00:33:48,364 Looking for me? 311 00:33:52,663 --> 00:33:55,338 I think you know this person. 312 00:33:56,268 --> 00:33:59,306 - What are you doing in that room? - You said you'd arrange it. 313 00:33:59,471 --> 00:34:02,112 - I paid you! - I said that room. 314 00:34:02,275 --> 00:34:06,654 - I said this one. - Your girl's in that room! 315 00:34:06,811 --> 00:34:08,882 How embarrassing. Please excuse him. 316 00:34:09,048 --> 00:34:12,120 - I told you, the room on the left. - I said I wanted that one! 317 00:34:12,285 --> 00:34:13,525 Shut up. 318 00:34:14,955 --> 00:34:16,900 Who is it? 319 00:34:21,995 --> 00:34:23,235 Oh, you again. 320 00:34:23,929 --> 00:34:27,343 I just wanted to apologize for last night. 321 00:34:27,501 --> 00:34:30,176 Forget it. Go away. 322 00:34:37,445 --> 00:34:41,552 Ping, my editor, was out of line. But he's not really so bad. 323 00:34:41,716 --> 00:34:44,890 Just a bit stingy. Never pays his way. 324 00:34:45,054 --> 00:34:47,295 Always says he's broke when the check arrives. 325 00:34:47,456 --> 00:34:48,729 Sol played a trick on him. 326 00:34:50,726 --> 00:34:54,765 At my expense? Didn't you go a bit far? 327 00:34:56,332 --> 00:34:58,676 He only fell for it because you're so beautiful. 328 00:34:58,834 --> 00:35:01,713 You're quite a flirt. 329 00:35:02,771 --> 00:35:05,343 Just stating the fact. 330 00:35:05,875 --> 00:35:08,287 A small token of apology. 331 00:35:09,013 --> 00:35:12,256 Please accept it. 332 00:35:12,415 --> 00:35:14,157 I don't want it. 333 00:35:14,318 --> 00:35:18,061 You're still cross, aren't you? 334 00:35:18,222 --> 00:35:20,065 - Please accept it. - No. 335 00:35:20,224 --> 00:35:22,602 - Come on, it's just a token... - No. 336 00:35:25,563 --> 00:35:27,339 Don't make fun of me. 337 00:35:27,498 --> 00:35:30,480 I mean what I say! Now, get out. 338 00:35:34,573 --> 00:35:37,952 That's good. Let it all out. 339 00:35:38,111 --> 00:35:40,989 Slap me again if you want. 340 00:35:41,147 --> 00:35:44,253 Think I wouldn't dare? Come closer. 341 00:35:50,456 --> 00:35:52,333 Bastard! 342 00:36:00,267 --> 00:36:01,973 Don't be so petty. 343 00:36:02,136 --> 00:36:04,343 That's enough. 344 00:36:04,505 --> 00:36:07,748 I'm courteous enough not to slap you again. 345 00:36:07,908 --> 00:36:10,082 That doesn't mean you can take advantage. 346 00:36:11,678 --> 00:36:14,785 This time, I'll give you face. 347 00:36:15,650 --> 00:36:18,927 If there's ever a next time, I'll be less polite. 348 00:36:19,088 --> 00:36:21,090 It won't happen again. 349 00:36:21,257 --> 00:36:23,930 My face is still numb. 350 00:36:24,093 --> 00:36:26,038 Accept it. 351 00:36:28,497 --> 00:36:30,408 They're just a token of my regard. 352 00:36:30,566 --> 00:36:33,172 I chose them myself. 353 00:36:33,669 --> 00:36:36,047 See if you like them. 354 00:36:36,206 --> 00:36:38,617 If you don't, just throw them away. 355 00:36:47,651 --> 00:36:49,653 Good. 356 00:36:57,361 --> 00:36:59,238 I'll leave now. 357 00:37:16,215 --> 00:37:19,890 Calm down! 358 00:37:21,287 --> 00:37:25,895 It's none of your business who I dated last night. 359 00:37:27,961 --> 00:37:29,497 Who? 360 00:37:30,797 --> 00:37:32,902 Dabao? 361 00:37:34,168 --> 00:37:36,580 Which Dabao? 362 00:37:36,736 --> 00:37:39,411 The fat one or the skinny one? 363 00:37:39,573 --> 00:37:42,349 From Shanghai or from Shandong? 364 00:37:42,510 --> 00:37:44,251 The trouble is... 365 00:37:44,411 --> 00:37:46,289 ...I know so many men named Dabao. 366 00:37:46,447 --> 00:37:49,190 How should I know which one you mean? 367 00:37:51,486 --> 00:37:52,964 Yes, I did. 368 00:37:53,120 --> 00:37:55,863 What are you going to do about it? 369 00:37:57,659 --> 00:37:58,899 Fine. 370 00:37:59,060 --> 00:38:01,631 I'll be waiting! 371 00:38:05,735 --> 00:38:07,612 Let me just say... 372 00:38:08,204 --> 00:38:09,877 Get out! 373 00:38:10,039 --> 00:38:12,178 You think I can accept this? 374 00:38:12,341 --> 00:38:14,344 Her or me. 375 00:38:14,510 --> 00:38:16,114 You'd better choose! 376 00:38:16,280 --> 00:38:18,020 Now, get out! 377 00:38:53,652 --> 00:38:57,498 24-DEC-67 378 00:39:24,919 --> 00:39:27,058 You're back early. 379 00:39:27,221 --> 00:39:28,530 It's Christmas. 380 00:39:28,690 --> 00:39:31,067 Shouldn't you be having dinner with your boyfriend? 381 00:39:31,225 --> 00:39:33,638 What boyfriend? 382 00:39:37,032 --> 00:39:38,807 Then let's have supper. 383 00:39:38,967 --> 00:39:41,038 Come on... 384 00:39:41,203 --> 00:39:45,550 ...you have so many girlfriends. You need company? 385 00:39:45,708 --> 00:39:47,050 Go out with them. 386 00:39:49,479 --> 00:39:51,857 They all want to be with me, but I can't choose. 387 00:39:52,015 --> 00:39:55,087 The fairest thing is to see none of them. 388 00:39:55,251 --> 00:39:58,858 Come on, no point in staying cooped up in your room. 389 00:39:59,022 --> 00:40:00,969 I'm not in a good mood tonight. 390 00:40:01,759 --> 00:40:03,761 I might get drunk... 391 00:40:03,927 --> 00:40:06,407 ...and slap you again. 392 00:40:08,565 --> 00:40:10,238 That's okay. 393 00:40:10,402 --> 00:40:11,937 I'm used to it. 394 00:40:12,570 --> 00:40:16,609 If slapping me would make you happy, take that as my Christmas present. 395 00:40:19,411 --> 00:40:20,947 Come on. 396 00:40:21,112 --> 00:40:22,887 Come with me. 397 00:40:23,281 --> 00:40:25,056 Let go! 398 00:40:49,676 --> 00:40:53,249 I didn't expect to spend Christmas like this. 399 00:40:53,414 --> 00:40:55,690 What did you expect? 400 00:40:58,019 --> 00:41:00,465 We'd made plans. 401 00:41:00,855 --> 00:41:03,393 He was taking me to Singapore. 402 00:41:04,692 --> 00:41:07,866 He says it's warm there at Christmas. 403 00:41:13,301 --> 00:41:16,579 So I didn't even pack winter clothes. 404 00:41:17,639 --> 00:41:20,119 What I'm wearing now... 405 00:41:20,709 --> 00:41:22,587 ...is for summer. 406 00:41:30,153 --> 00:41:32,395 Have you been to Singapore? 407 00:41:34,492 --> 00:41:37,062 I worked there for several years. 408 00:41:40,798 --> 00:41:42,903 What kind of work? 409 00:41:43,067 --> 00:41:44,842 On a newspaper. 410 00:41:47,271 --> 00:41:49,342 Is it fun there? 411 00:41:50,509 --> 00:41:52,351 It's okay. 412 00:41:56,815 --> 00:41:59,091 Tell me more. 413 00:41:59,751 --> 00:42:01,890 I won't be going... 414 00:42:02,455 --> 00:42:04,696 ...so I'll just have to imagine it. 415 00:42:10,096 --> 00:42:12,201 What do you want to know? 416 00:42:18,505 --> 00:42:20,074 How's the climate? 417 00:42:24,310 --> 00:42:26,188 Pretty warm. 418 00:42:26,847 --> 00:42:28,884 All year round. 419 00:42:29,484 --> 00:42:32,465 Sometimes you can't tell what season it is. 420 00:42:34,889 --> 00:42:37,232 The food stalls are great. 421 00:42:37,859 --> 00:42:40,271 Ping and I ate there after work. 422 00:42:41,095 --> 00:42:43,939 We'd eat and drink till dawn. 423 00:42:49,772 --> 00:42:52,184 Our landlord was a funny man. 424 00:42:52,340 --> 00:42:55,550 Short and fat, and he always wore a skirt. 425 00:42:56,045 --> 00:42:59,493 What the Malays call a "sarong." 426 00:43:01,984 --> 00:43:04,294 But when you're away from home... 427 00:43:05,254 --> 00:43:07,292 ...it sometimes gets boring. 428 00:43:18,002 --> 00:43:20,004 That was a dull meal. 429 00:43:20,771 --> 00:43:23,081 Another drink somewhere else? 430 00:43:23,941 --> 00:43:26,148 You really like to drink? 431 00:43:26,844 --> 00:43:28,654 It makes things easy. 432 00:43:28,814 --> 00:43:31,818 When I'm drunk, I have no worries. 433 00:43:32,985 --> 00:43:37,627 Won't your girlfriends be missing you tonight? 434 00:43:37,789 --> 00:43:39,633 They're not stuck to me. 435 00:43:39,791 --> 00:43:41,669 They see other men too. 436 00:43:41,827 --> 00:43:44,137 We just have fun together. 437 00:43:44,296 --> 00:43:46,641 They still need to make a living. 438 00:43:48,167 --> 00:43:50,147 I don't get it. 439 00:43:50,303 --> 00:43:52,806 Where does all that fun get you? 440 00:43:53,373 --> 00:43:56,980 If you find the right person, why waste time on the others? 441 00:43:57,143 --> 00:43:59,384 If I find the right person? 442 00:43:59,546 --> 00:44:03,289 A man like me has nothing much except free time. 443 00:44:03,449 --> 00:44:05,930 That's why I need company. 444 00:44:06,921 --> 00:44:08,992 So people are just time-fillers to you? 445 00:44:09,156 --> 00:44:11,397 I wouldn't say that. 446 00:44:11,826 --> 00:44:14,203 Other people can borrow my time too. 447 00:44:16,564 --> 00:44:18,669 And tonight? 448 00:44:18,967 --> 00:44:21,277 Are you borrowing me, or am I borrowing you? 449 00:44:21,436 --> 00:44:23,438 No difference. 450 00:44:23,606 --> 00:44:25,448 Maybe I borrowed you earlier... 451 00:44:25,608 --> 00:44:28,851 - ...and now you're borrowing me. - Ridiculous. 452 00:44:33,582 --> 00:44:35,892 Don't get me wrong. 453 00:44:36,720 --> 00:44:39,701 I don't intend to take advantage of you. 454 00:44:40,423 --> 00:44:43,894 If that was what I wanted, I had plenty of opportunities. 455 00:44:44,427 --> 00:44:46,305 I just want us to be drinking pals. 456 00:44:48,165 --> 00:44:50,441 Is that okay? 457 00:44:51,935 --> 00:44:55,075 It's hard, but I'll give it a try. 458 00:44:58,176 --> 00:44:59,780 Okay. 459 00:45:00,678 --> 00:45:02,749 Let's try. 460 00:45:06,517 --> 00:45:08,657 - Where to? - Let's drink. 461 00:46:39,250 --> 00:46:41,662 Mr. Chow, you seem happy tonight. 462 00:46:41,820 --> 00:46:45,165 I certainly am, my friends are buying me dinner. 463 00:46:45,323 --> 00:46:47,701 This way, please. 464 00:46:49,227 --> 00:46:51,434 Ping! Is it someone's birthday? 465 00:46:51,596 --> 00:46:54,976 Better than that. Chow has a new girlfriend. 466 00:46:55,134 --> 00:46:57,375 Definitely worth celebrating. 467 00:46:57,536 --> 00:46:59,573 What would you like to eat tonight? 468 00:46:59,739 --> 00:47:02,982 Something expensive. 469 00:47:03,143 --> 00:47:04,850 - Snake? - Yes, snake would be good. 470 00:47:05,011 --> 00:47:08,322 - Snake isn't cheap. Can you afford it? - Sure you'll win the bet? 471 00:47:08,482 --> 00:47:10,587 Shut up. Don't mind him. 472 00:47:10,750 --> 00:47:12,788 - What'll it be, Mr. Chow? - Snake. 473 00:47:12,953 --> 00:47:14,991 And a lamb casserole too. 474 00:47:15,155 --> 00:47:17,533 And bring Hoi's whiskey. 475 00:47:33,741 --> 00:47:36,985 Can't let this go to waste. It's delicious. 476 00:47:37,146 --> 00:47:41,424 Where's your girl, Chow? It's already 2 a.m. Is she coming? 477 00:47:41,583 --> 00:47:44,793 She can't be coming. 478 00:47:44,954 --> 00:47:46,728 I don't think she's coming. 479 00:47:47,190 --> 00:47:48,759 It's all your fault. 480 00:47:48,925 --> 00:47:50,165 You're why this happened. 481 00:47:50,326 --> 00:47:53,170 Why blame me? You brought this on yourself. 482 00:47:53,329 --> 00:47:57,402 You said she was gentle and obedient. Now we know the truth. 483 00:47:58,568 --> 00:48:00,810 I said she was sometimes obedient... 484 00:48:00,971 --> 00:48:03,746 ...and sometimes gentle. 485 00:48:03,908 --> 00:48:06,411 But she's full of surprises. That's part of the fun. 486 00:48:06,577 --> 00:48:09,285 - So, what next? - Yes, what now? 487 00:48:09,446 --> 00:48:12,552 Whatever you feel like doing. 488 00:48:17,255 --> 00:48:19,326 And then what happened? 489 00:48:19,824 --> 00:48:21,827 Tell me! 490 00:48:26,531 --> 00:48:29,012 How are you going to thank me? 491 00:48:33,239 --> 00:48:35,480 Pervert! 492 00:48:43,116 --> 00:48:44,822 Open up! 493 00:48:44,985 --> 00:48:47,932 - Who is it? - Open the door! 494 00:48:50,123 --> 00:48:51,831 It's late. 495 00:48:52,894 --> 00:48:55,601 You played a fine joke on me tonight. 496 00:48:55,762 --> 00:48:57,639 I finished work late. 497 00:48:57,798 --> 00:49:00,871 Too late to get there. 498 00:49:01,035 --> 00:49:03,072 So I didn't come. 499 00:49:05,941 --> 00:49:10,320 - What's this? - That's your fault too. 500 00:49:11,512 --> 00:49:13,788 How could I know you'd stand me up? 501 00:49:14,483 --> 00:49:17,623 I thought I'd win a few hundred. 502 00:49:17,786 --> 00:49:20,198 Instead, I lost my mustache. 503 00:49:20,356 --> 00:49:22,132 This is all your fault. 504 00:49:23,026 --> 00:49:25,437 You deserved it. 505 00:49:26,129 --> 00:49:27,835 Who pushed you into the bet? 506 00:49:29,798 --> 00:49:31,472 I'll tell you something. 507 00:49:31,635 --> 00:49:33,980 Ping asked me not to show up. 508 00:49:34,939 --> 00:49:36,349 Anyhow... 509 00:49:36,506 --> 00:49:39,283 ...I wasn't that fond of the mustache. 510 00:49:40,644 --> 00:49:43,023 You look younger now. 511 00:49:43,813 --> 00:49:45,953 Don't you like it? 512 00:49:46,918 --> 00:49:51,889 You're making fun of me! You tricked me. I'll get you for this. 513 00:49:55,193 --> 00:49:57,935 How will you make it up to me? 514 00:49:59,665 --> 00:50:03,340 At least give me a kiss. 515 00:50:05,437 --> 00:50:07,644 You bit me. 516 00:50:08,174 --> 00:50:10,085 Come and get me. 517 00:50:11,978 --> 00:50:14,857 You're in for it when I catch you. 518 00:50:17,684 --> 00:50:18,925 Don't touch me there! 519 00:50:37,339 --> 00:50:39,148 Bastard. 520 00:50:39,307 --> 00:50:41,548 You've bruised me. 521 00:50:41,710 --> 00:50:44,122 Think you were any better? 522 00:50:44,279 --> 00:50:47,385 Look, I'm bleeding. 523 00:50:47,549 --> 00:50:49,495 Maybe it's because winter's coming. 524 00:50:49,651 --> 00:50:53,998 See what happens when I eat lamb? 525 00:50:56,325 --> 00:50:58,896 Brings out the beast in me. 526 00:51:01,965 --> 00:51:04,570 - What? - Don't move. 527 00:51:06,002 --> 00:51:08,539 - What are you doing? - Shaving you. 528 00:51:08,705 --> 00:51:10,776 Don't! 529 00:51:10,940 --> 00:51:13,717 Who knows where that shaver's been. 530 00:51:14,211 --> 00:51:16,384 It could bring me bad luck. 531 00:51:22,754 --> 00:51:25,234 Let's go for round two. 532 00:51:25,390 --> 00:51:27,392 No way! 533 00:51:52,152 --> 00:51:54,189 Why are you dressed? 534 00:51:58,025 --> 00:52:01,097 I'm going back to my room. I'm exhausted. 535 00:52:06,467 --> 00:52:10,711 This is all I have, aside from loose change for the bus. 536 00:52:11,772 --> 00:52:14,185 Here's $200. 537 00:52:15,643 --> 00:52:18,817 - Please take it. - I don't want it. 538 00:52:19,080 --> 00:52:21,219 I wasn't selling. 539 00:52:21,383 --> 00:52:23,659 That's not how I meant it. 540 00:52:23,819 --> 00:52:27,528 I want to pay for your torn dress. 541 00:52:27,689 --> 00:52:28,997 Please take it. 542 00:52:32,328 --> 00:52:34,604 I see. 543 00:52:34,764 --> 00:52:37,870 You're afraid I'll cling to you, is that it? 544 00:52:42,538 --> 00:52:43,881 Fine. 545 00:52:44,040 --> 00:52:46,020 I'll take $10. 546 00:52:46,410 --> 00:52:48,913 Think of it as a discount rate. 547 00:52:52,049 --> 00:52:56,396 If you ever want to come over again, I'll charge the same. 548 00:55:33,722 --> 00:55:35,463 I'm going back to my room. 549 00:56:03,788 --> 00:56:05,927 Come here. 550 00:56:35,788 --> 00:56:37,734 Not tonight. 551 00:56:38,157 --> 00:56:40,137 Why not? 552 00:56:40,593 --> 00:56:43,404 Not in the mood? 553 00:56:44,297 --> 00:56:46,971 Can't take the strain tonight. 554 00:56:48,435 --> 00:56:50,779 Anyhow, I'm a bit short of cash. 555 00:56:51,705 --> 00:56:53,742 Never mind. 556 00:56:54,541 --> 00:56:56,851 You can owe me. 557 00:56:58,646 --> 00:57:02,423 I don't like being in debt. 558 00:57:23,773 --> 00:57:25,651 The reception's at 6 p.m., dinner at 8 p.m. 559 00:57:25,808 --> 00:57:28,517 I don't mind if you can't make it, just send your gift. 560 00:57:28,678 --> 00:57:29,952 No more than you do. 561 00:57:30,112 --> 00:57:33,993 You hold banquets all year round. You've had four birthdays this year. 562 00:57:34,151 --> 00:57:36,529 I'll send over some more invitation cards later. 563 00:57:36,686 --> 00:57:41,192 Think of people with money. Write in their names and send them invitations. 564 00:57:41,358 --> 00:57:43,600 Mr. Chow, holding another banquet? 565 00:57:43,761 --> 00:57:46,331 You know we have birthdays in different calendars? 566 00:57:46,497 --> 00:57:49,478 - Another of mine's come up. - No doubt. 567 00:57:50,668 --> 00:57:52,705 - Here's one for your boss. - All right. 568 00:57:52,870 --> 00:57:54,544 Tell him that since we're so close... 569 00:57:54,706 --> 00:57:57,311 ...he can deduct his gift from the rent I owe. 570 00:57:57,476 --> 00:58:00,582 - Make sure he gets it. - Okay. 571 00:58:04,695 --> 00:58:06,675 It's late. What's so urgent? 572 00:58:06,831 --> 00:58:10,210 Just got back from Macao. Chow asked me to bring you a present. 573 00:58:12,169 --> 00:58:13,547 You two went to Macao? 574 00:58:13,705 --> 00:58:17,482 Yes. We had some days off, so we went to the casino. 575 00:58:24,082 --> 00:58:26,187 Oh, it's beautiful. 576 00:58:26,351 --> 00:58:29,663 He says he found some money in his pocket. 577 00:58:29,822 --> 00:58:33,326 So before losing it all at the tables... 578 00:58:34,360 --> 00:58:35,862 ...he bought you a present. 579 00:58:37,564 --> 00:58:38,804 Where is he? 580 00:58:38,966 --> 00:58:42,412 Not back yet. You know what he's like. 581 00:58:42,569 --> 00:58:45,982 Extravagant at the start of the month, and broke well before the end. 582 00:58:46,140 --> 00:58:48,416 He made several thousand holding that party... 583 00:58:48,576 --> 00:58:51,146 ...so now he's really enjoying himself. 584 00:58:51,311 --> 00:58:53,052 Is he there alone? 585 00:58:53,213 --> 00:58:57,890 Of course not. There's a gang of them. He likes company. 586 00:58:58,520 --> 00:58:59,965 Was he always like this? 587 00:59:00,121 --> 00:59:02,795 Let's not talk about him. Let's have a drink. 588 00:59:07,663 --> 00:59:10,166 But I should warn you. 589 00:59:10,331 --> 00:59:13,836 I know you like Chow a lot. Don't waste your time on him. 590 00:59:14,003 --> 00:59:15,641 He's not serious. 591 00:59:36,359 --> 00:59:38,270 Guess who. 592 00:59:38,428 --> 00:59:41,000 There's only one possibility. 593 00:59:41,766 --> 00:59:43,803 Let me have a bite first. 594 00:59:51,510 --> 00:59:52,648 What are you doing here? 595 00:59:56,516 --> 00:59:58,461 What am I doing here? 596 00:59:59,184 --> 01:00:01,061 What do you think? 597 01:00:32,219 --> 01:00:34,860 I thought I was pretty wild. 598 01:00:35,023 --> 01:00:37,367 But you're much wilder. 599 01:00:38,493 --> 01:00:39,938 Pay LIP- 600 01:00:40,896 --> 01:00:43,673 I haven't seen you for ages. 601 01:00:44,600 --> 01:00:46,807 I've been busy. 602 01:00:46,969 --> 01:00:48,949 Liar. 603 01:00:49,105 --> 01:00:51,210 Tell me the truth. 604 01:00:52,441 --> 01:00:54,148 I am. 605 01:00:57,714 --> 01:01:00,193 Who was that woman the other day? 606 01:01:01,985 --> 01:01:03,623 What woman? 607 01:01:04,321 --> 01:01:06,267 Don't pretend. 608 01:01:07,891 --> 01:01:10,771 I saw her leaving your room. 609 01:01:11,495 --> 01:01:12,941 Who is she? 610 01:01:14,131 --> 01:01:16,703 - A friend. - A friend? 611 01:01:19,938 --> 01:01:22,418 What was she doing in your room? 612 01:01:23,408 --> 01:01:25,581 Don't be nosy, all right? 613 01:01:25,744 --> 01:01:28,987 Go back to your room. I have work to do. 614 01:01:33,819 --> 01:01:35,595 I won't. 615 01:01:37,089 --> 01:01:39,194 I'm sleeping here tonight. 616 01:01:40,059 --> 01:01:43,404 - An overnight stay is expensive. - No problem. 617 01:01:43,562 --> 01:01:45,668 Name your price. 618 01:01:46,565 --> 01:01:50,343 I'd pay anything to be with you. Every day. 619 01:01:51,805 --> 01:01:55,150 Retail is fine. Wholesale is out of the question. 620 01:01:55,710 --> 01:01:57,087 Why? 621 01:01:57,244 --> 01:01:58,622 I just don't like it. 622 01:02:01,048 --> 01:02:03,392 Could you make an exception for me? 623 01:02:03,551 --> 01:02:05,394 No. 624 01:02:07,823 --> 01:02:10,302 You treat all women like this? 625 01:02:11,259 --> 01:02:14,104 - Except one. - Who? 626 01:02:14,263 --> 01:02:16,903 - My mother. - I'm serious. 627 01:02:20,770 --> 01:02:23,375 I don't mind you having other women. 628 01:02:23,873 --> 01:02:26,512 But I won't be treated the same as them. 629 01:02:31,614 --> 01:02:33,787 I don't care if you love me or not. 630 01:02:34,651 --> 01:02:36,791 I'll love you anyway. 631 01:02:39,690 --> 01:02:42,762 Since we got together, I haven't brought other men back. 632 01:02:44,295 --> 01:02:46,901 I hoped you'd think the same way. 633 01:02:48,933 --> 01:02:51,972 - Will you promise me that? - No. 634 01:03:04,750 --> 01:03:06,592 I see. 635 01:03:07,987 --> 01:03:10,228 Then we're through. 636 01:03:15,394 --> 01:03:17,305 I'll never bother you. 637 01:03:17,463 --> 01:03:19,136 And I never want you in my room again! 638 01:03:24,137 --> 01:03:25,844 Here, $10. 639 01:03:26,540 --> 01:03:28,850 Tonight, I'm paying! 640 01:03:33,948 --> 01:03:35,654 Thank you. 641 01:03:36,516 --> 01:03:39,726 If you're ever in the mood, feel free to come over. 642 01:03:40,421 --> 01:03:42,594 I'll charge you the same. 643 01:03:58,874 --> 01:04:00,821 Having fun? 644 01:04:01,677 --> 01:04:03,213 What do you care? 645 01:04:32,244 --> 01:04:34,553 You were rather loud last night. 646 01:04:35,080 --> 01:04:36,923 I meant to be. 647 01:04:37,549 --> 01:04:40,793 You bring back women, why shouldn't I have men? 648 01:04:41,686 --> 01:04:43,928 I want to see if you really don't mind. 649 01:05:03,277 --> 01:05:06,622 I won't go. Why don't you come here instead. 650 01:05:14,155 --> 01:05:15,964 Forget it! Don't come! 651 01:06:36,176 --> 01:06:39,851 After Bai Ling moved out, she started dating Dabao. 652 01:06:40,381 --> 01:06:42,258 And I saw other women too. 653 01:06:42,416 --> 01:06:45,192 If our paths ever crossed, we'd pretend not to see each other. 654 01:06:45,352 --> 01:06:47,093 Rather pathetic, I know. 655 01:06:47,254 --> 01:06:49,564 But it was better for us to end it this way. 656 01:06:49,723 --> 01:06:51,725 I've never seen her since. 657 01:06:51,892 --> 01:06:55,601 But sometimes she pops up in my stories. 658 01:07:05,774 --> 01:07:07,948 Your change. Please check it. 659 01:07:08,443 --> 01:07:09,854 Thank you. 660 01:07:10,679 --> 01:07:13,991 - Are you going out later? - Why? 661 01:07:15,651 --> 01:07:18,564 Could you post this letter for me? 662 01:07:24,528 --> 01:07:25,870 Sure. 663 01:07:27,297 --> 01:07:29,208 Then Miss Wang came back. 664 01:07:29,366 --> 01:07:32,438 I knew from the familiar sound through the wall. 665 01:07:34,205 --> 01:07:36,378 Please take me with you. 666 01:07:37,841 --> 01:07:39,344 Good. 667 01:07:40,178 --> 01:07:41,418 What are you doing? 668 01:07:41,945 --> 01:07:44,950 Wasn't I clear? Don't contact that Japanese man! 669 01:07:45,516 --> 01:07:49,658 Why are you writing to him in secret? Aren't you ashamed? 670 01:07:50,222 --> 01:07:52,202 Return his letter! 671 01:07:53,659 --> 01:07:55,297 No? 672 01:08:20,720 --> 01:08:22,632 What are you reading? 673 01:08:23,157 --> 01:08:25,034 A martial-arts novel. 674 01:08:25,192 --> 01:08:26,967 You like them? 675 01:08:35,537 --> 01:08:37,676 If your friend wants to send you more letters... 676 01:08:37,838 --> 01:08:39,841 ...and you don't want your dad to know... 677 01:08:40,007 --> 01:08:44,048 ...tell him to send them to my room. I'll pass them on to you. 678 01:08:52,655 --> 01:08:56,262 She looked happier when she came back this time. 679 01:08:56,426 --> 01:08:59,203 We talked more often. 680 01:08:59,363 --> 01:09:02,276 Mr. Chow, another letter for you. 681 01:09:05,402 --> 01:09:07,404 Another. 682 01:09:08,272 --> 01:09:10,775 Those Japanese girls get so carried away. 683 01:09:35,401 --> 01:09:38,382 Let's see each other again. 684 01:09:40,606 --> 01:09:42,348 Then... 685 01:09:43,075 --> 01:09:46,353 ...if you still think we shouldn't be together... 686 01:09:47,414 --> 01:09:49,655 ...tell me so, frankly. 687 01:09:52,686 --> 01:09:54,859 That day, six years ago... 688 01:09:56,157 --> 01:09:59,263 ...a rainbow appeared in my heart. 689 01:09:59,926 --> 01:10:01,634 It's still there... 690 01:10:01,796 --> 01:10:03,867 ...like a flame burning inside me. 691 01:10:06,534 --> 01:10:10,415 But what are your real feelings for me? 692 01:10:12,274 --> 01:10:18,486 Are they like a rainbow after the rain? 693 01:10:21,250 --> 01:10:23,356 Or did that rainbow... 694 01:10:25,721 --> 01:10:29,568 ...fade away long ago? 695 01:10:34,864 --> 01:10:37,175 I'm waiting for your answer. 696 01:10:49,814 --> 01:10:52,261 Why do you write all that stuff about sex? 697 01:10:52,850 --> 01:10:54,693 So I won't starve. 698 01:10:55,687 --> 01:10:58,395 Don't you worry about your reputation? 699 01:11:00,992 --> 01:11:02,335 Maybe I'm not such a nice guy. 700 01:11:04,197 --> 01:11:07,406 - Why not try writing something else? - Who'd read it? 701 01:11:07,966 --> 01:11:11,244 How about a martial-arts novel? People love them. 702 01:11:12,205 --> 01:11:13,946 That's too hard. 703 01:11:14,440 --> 01:11:17,751 I tried once, co-writing it with someone. 704 01:11:18,311 --> 01:11:20,917 We locked ourselves away for months. 705 01:11:21,581 --> 01:11:23,357 Just got sore heads. 706 01:11:24,651 --> 01:11:25,993 Those were good times. 707 01:11:29,223 --> 01:11:30,998 I like writing too. 708 01:11:31,158 --> 01:11:33,729 It's hard to make a living by writing. 709 01:11:34,761 --> 01:11:37,368 I just do it for fun. 710 01:11:38,199 --> 01:11:41,042 - I'll show you some of my stuff. - Please do. 711 01:11:50,312 --> 01:11:52,917 Here you are, read this first. 712 01:11:58,654 --> 01:12:01,601 Wow, you're prolific. 713 01:12:01,757 --> 01:12:03,703 When you've read it, tell me what you think. 714 01:12:03,859 --> 01:12:06,863 - And don't forget to return it. - Sure. 715 01:12:28,853 --> 01:12:31,528 - Have you read my story yet? - I have. 716 01:12:32,223 --> 01:12:33,896 What did you think? 717 01:12:37,362 --> 01:12:39,774 I think you should never write another word. 718 01:12:41,366 --> 01:12:42,970 Why not? 719 01:12:46,306 --> 01:12:49,515 You're so good, you could put me out of work. 720 01:12:56,683 --> 01:13:01,996 The Spider Sage thrusts out his fist. Two chopsticks take off like rockets. 721 01:13:02,155 --> 01:13:03,601 They land with explosive force. 722 01:13:03,757 --> 01:13:05,668 The mountain splits apart. 723 01:13:05,826 --> 01:13:08,432 Slow down, I can't keep up. 724 01:13:08,596 --> 01:13:10,337 Come on, they're waiting for it. 725 01:13:10,497 --> 01:13:12,341 All right, all right. 726 01:13:12,499 --> 01:13:14,274 Caught up? 727 01:13:14,436 --> 01:13:16,039 Go on. 728 01:13:16,605 --> 01:13:18,174 Where was I? 729 01:13:18,340 --> 01:13:19,944 "The mountain splits apart." 730 01:13:20,107 --> 01:13:22,611 Right. The mountain splits apart... 731 01:13:22,777 --> 01:13:24,723 ...smashing Iron Abacus to the ground. 732 01:13:24,879 --> 01:13:26,620 Iron Abacus? 733 01:13:26,781 --> 01:13:28,523 Isn't he dead? 734 01:13:31,487 --> 01:13:34,866 Is he? Then make it Iron Head. 735 01:13:35,024 --> 01:13:37,504 Where did Iron Head come from all of a sudden? 736 01:13:37,660 --> 01:13:41,005 Hey, anything goes in martial-arts novels. 737 01:13:42,798 --> 01:13:45,405 Why don't you get some rest. I'll finish it for you. 738 01:13:46,536 --> 01:13:48,208 Okay. 739 01:13:56,980 --> 01:13:58,982 It felt like having an assistant. 740 01:13:59,751 --> 01:14:03,062 When I was late with my copy, I asked her to ghost it for me. 741 01:14:04,789 --> 01:14:06,791 She was just a girl... 742 01:14:06,958 --> 01:14:10,064 ...but she could write as raunchily as the best of us. 743 01:14:11,430 --> 01:14:13,569 We got along very well. 744 01:14:14,733 --> 01:14:17,771 That was my happiest summer ever. 745 01:14:20,539 --> 01:14:22,383 But it didn't last. 746 01:14:39,427 --> 01:14:42,270 I encouraged her to face up to her father... 747 01:14:42,430 --> 01:14:44,535 ...but she didn't dare. 748 01:14:45,032 --> 01:14:47,535 She wanted to pay her own way... 749 01:14:47,702 --> 01:14:50,911 ...so I got her a job in the cloakroom at a club. 750 01:14:52,073 --> 01:14:53,746 Thanks. 751 01:14:55,009 --> 01:14:57,080 She told her father... 752 01:14:58,345 --> 01:15:00,347 ...she was going out with me. 753 01:15:08,491 --> 01:15:12,439 Sometimes I found an excuse to pick her up after work. 754 01:15:12,595 --> 01:15:15,633 - You're here late. - If you're ready to go... 755 01:15:16,232 --> 01:15:19,442 ...I have a taxi waiting. I can give you a lift back. 756 01:15:24,974 --> 01:15:26,716 No, thanks. 757 01:15:30,614 --> 01:15:32,525 Then I won't wait. 758 01:15:56,041 --> 01:15:59,045 Feelings can creep up on you unawares. 759 01:16:00,746 --> 01:16:01,747 I knew that, but did she? 760 01:16:08,220 --> 01:16:12,169 She was always asking if there was anything at all that never changed. 761 01:16:13,360 --> 01:16:15,500 I could see what was on her mind. 762 01:16:16,363 --> 01:16:19,970 I promised to write a story for her, based on my observation. 763 01:16:20,133 --> 01:16:22,876 Something to show her what her boyfriend was thinking. 764 01:16:23,470 --> 01:16:25,313 As a joke... 765 01:16:25,472 --> 01:16:26,793 ...we thought of calling it 2047. 766 01:16:35,049 --> 01:16:37,030 But maybe I was being too oblique. 767 01:16:37,619 --> 01:16:40,327 I'd begun to feel that it wasn't about her boyfriend at all. 768 01:16:41,790 --> 01:16:43,770 Rather, it was more about me. 769 01:17:13,290 --> 01:17:16,203 So I began imagining myself as a Japanese man... 770 01:17:17,562 --> 01:17:20,099 ...on a train for 2046... 771 01:17:21,099 --> 01:17:24,137 ...falling for an android with delayed reaction. 772 01:17:33,779 --> 01:17:37,420 If someone wants to leave 2046, how long will it take? 773 01:17:37,583 --> 01:17:39,494 No one can say. 774 01:17:39,652 --> 01:17:42,030 Some people get away fairly easily. 775 01:17:42,656 --> 01:17:46,570 Others find that it takes them much longer. 776 01:17:47,493 --> 01:17:51,237 It takes great strength, and it can hurt terribly. 777 01:17:52,299 --> 01:17:54,802 I forget how long I've been on this train. 778 01:17:54,968 --> 01:17:56,572 I start to feel very lonely. 779 01:17:56,738 --> 01:18:02,483 It's rather boring at first, but slowly you get used to it. 780 01:18:02,644 --> 01:18:04,885 We have a range of cabin attendants. 781 01:18:05,046 --> 01:18:07,322 They can satisfy your every need. 782 01:18:07,482 --> 01:18:11,089 They will serve you devotedly, like an intimate friend. 783 01:18:11,854 --> 01:18:14,994 But you must never... 784 01:18:15,156 --> 01:18:17,159 ...fall in love with them. 785 01:18:17,325 --> 01:18:19,363 Who'd ever fall for an android? 786 01:18:20,296 --> 01:18:21,707 Who can say? 787 01:18:21,864 --> 01:18:25,779 Events can creep up on you without you ever noticing. 788 01:18:26,770 --> 01:18:29,842 It can happen to anyone. 789 01:19:16,521 --> 01:19:19,059 Paragraph 201 in the Passengers' Guide... 790 01:19:19,660 --> 01:19:22,435 ...warns that Area 1224-1225... 791 01:19:22,595 --> 01:19:25,008 ...is especially cold. 792 01:19:25,699 --> 01:19:28,372 The train heating won't be strong enough. 793 01:19:28,534 --> 01:19:31,606 Passengers are advised to hug each other to keep warm. 794 01:19:32,840 --> 01:19:34,842 Since I'm the only passenger... 795 01:19:35,009 --> 01:19:37,489 ...I hug my android cabin attendant. 796 01:19:42,083 --> 01:19:45,462 I wonder if it's her mechanism or just my imagination... 797 01:19:47,022 --> 01:19:49,731 ...but I sense some responsive warmth in her artificial body. 798 01:20:02,304 --> 01:20:05,308 Why do you want to leave 2046? 799 01:20:11,214 --> 01:20:13,125 Do you know... 800 01:20:14,051 --> 01:20:18,022 ...what people did in the old days when they had secrets... 801 01:20:18,188 --> 01:20:19,964 ...they didn't want to share? 802 01:20:26,230 --> 01:20:28,709 They'd climb a mountain... 803 01:20:28,866 --> 01:20:30,971 ...find a tree... 804 01:20:31,837 --> 01:20:34,646 ...carve a hole in it... 805 01:20:34,807 --> 01:20:37,788 ...whisper the secret... 806 01:20:39,278 --> 01:20:41,155 ...into the hole... 807 01:20:42,815 --> 01:20:47,662 ...and cover it up with mud. 808 01:20:50,090 --> 01:20:51,763 That way... 809 01:20:51,925 --> 01:20:56,465 ...nobody else would ever learn the secret. 810 01:21:08,741 --> 01:21:10,881 I'll be your tree. 811 01:21:12,113 --> 01:21:16,118 Tell me, and nobody else will ever know. 812 01:21:20,956 --> 01:21:22,628 I always... 813 01:21:25,694 --> 01:21:27,435 I always... 814 01:21:28,965 --> 01:21:30,967 I always... 815 01:21:35,905 --> 01:21:38,977 Very funny. I always... 816 01:21:43,012 --> 01:21:44,822 I always... 817 01:21:46,183 --> 01:21:49,960 Whenever anyone asked why I left 2046... 818 01:21:50,120 --> 01:21:52,623 ...I gave them some vague answer. 819 01:21:53,357 --> 01:21:55,098 I always... 820 01:21:59,696 --> 01:22:01,904 I once fell in love with someone. 821 01:22:03,067 --> 01:22:06,241 I couldn't stop wondering whether she loved me or not. 822 01:22:08,540 --> 01:22:11,214 I found an android which looked just like her. 823 01:22:12,544 --> 01:22:14,385 I thought the android might give me the answer. 824 01:23:42,440 --> 01:23:45,580 10 HOURS LATER 825 01:24:16,176 --> 01:24:18,554 I have a secret to tell you. 826 01:24:22,482 --> 01:24:24,520 Leave with me. 827 01:24:32,460 --> 01:24:34,599 I have a secret to tell you. 828 01:24:37,066 --> 01:24:39,103 Leave with me. 829 01:24:45,240 --> 01:24:47,311 I kept on asking. 830 01:24:48,711 --> 01:24:50,918 But she never answered. 831 01:24:53,682 --> 01:24:56,323 I began dreaming up excuses for her silence. 832 01:24:57,554 --> 01:25:00,626 Do you know the Buddhist canon? 833 01:25:00,790 --> 01:25:02,599 The five decays of celestial beings? 834 01:25:02,759 --> 01:25:04,200 The five decays of celestial beings. 835 01:25:05,795 --> 01:25:08,776 It's all about the gods... 836 01:25:08,932 --> 01:25:11,675 ...and how they go through this process too. 837 01:25:11,836 --> 01:25:16,751 Our cabin attendants are superbly designed. 838 01:25:17,742 --> 01:25:20,553 But there's one problem: 839 01:25:21,146 --> 01:25:24,150 When they've served on so many long journeys... 840 01:25:24,316 --> 01:25:26,592 ...fatigue begins to set in. 841 01:25:26,752 --> 01:25:28,595 For example... 842 01:25:28,754 --> 01:25:33,669 ...they might want to laugh, but the smile would be slow to come. 843 01:25:34,394 --> 01:25:36,670 They might want to cry... 844 01:25:36,828 --> 01:25:40,675 ...but the tear wouldn't well up till the next day. 845 01:25:42,335 --> 01:25:45,976 This one is failing fast. 846 01:26:03,857 --> 01:26:06,839 I think you'd better give up. 847 01:26:22,678 --> 01:26:24,851 I grew desperate. 848 01:26:25,614 --> 01:26:27,651 I felt like giving up. 849 01:26:29,785 --> 01:26:32,130 But I was soon trying again. 850 01:26:42,766 --> 01:26:45,509 I have a secret to tell you. 851 01:26:46,736 --> 01:26:48,909 Will you leave with me? 852 01:26:58,350 --> 01:27:02,298 I have a secret to tell you. 853 01:27:16,135 --> 01:27:18,706 Will you leave with me? 854 01:27:44,699 --> 01:27:47,612 Do you know what people did in the old days... 855 01:27:47,769 --> 01:27:49,749 ...when they had secrets? 856 01:28:01,417 --> 01:28:04,864 They'd climb a mountain, find a tree... 857 01:28:05,721 --> 01:28:07,758 ...carve a hole in ft... 858 01:28:26,277 --> 01:28:32,229 Whisper the secret in the hole. 859 01:28:40,158 --> 01:28:42,662 990. 860 01:28:42,828 --> 01:28:45,604 991. 861 01:28:46,632 --> 01:28:49,511 992. 862 01:28:49,668 --> 01:28:52,046 993. 863 01:28:53,105 --> 01:28:55,848 994. 864 01:28:56,910 --> 01:28:58,412 995. 865 01:28:58,578 --> 01:29:02,185 I slowly began to doubt myself. 866 01:29:04,651 --> 01:29:07,188 Maybe the reason she didn't answer... 867 01:29:07,355 --> 01:29:09,596 ...was not that her reactions were delayed... 868 01:29:09,757 --> 01:29:12,499 ...but simply that she didn't love me. 869 01:29:13,995 --> 01:29:16,498 So at last, I got it. 870 01:29:16,664 --> 01:29:19,339 It's entirely beyond my control. 871 01:29:19,501 --> 01:29:21,572 The only thing left for me... 872 01:29:22,804 --> 01:29:24,442 ...was to give up. 873 01:29:59,777 --> 01:30:00,778 24-DEC-68 874 01:31:18,144 --> 01:31:20,421 Why are you inviting me to Christmas dinner? 875 01:31:20,581 --> 01:31:23,585 You know how much I'll lose in tips by not working? 876 01:31:24,718 --> 01:31:29,360 Wouldn't it be awful to be alone tonight? 877 01:31:29,524 --> 01:31:31,561 I need company. 878 01:31:33,194 --> 01:31:34,867 That means me? 879 01:31:40,935 --> 01:31:43,313 Your boyfriend hasn't written in a while. 880 01:31:47,576 --> 01:31:49,522 I told him not to. 881 01:31:51,147 --> 01:31:53,252 Anyway, it's hopeless. 882 01:31:54,684 --> 01:31:56,664 No point waiting for me. 883 01:31:59,288 --> 01:32:02,532 Why is it hopeless? Go and look for him. 884 01:32:03,226 --> 01:32:05,604 If you don't, it really will be hopeless. 885 01:32:10,100 --> 01:32:12,205 My dad will never give his consent. 886 01:32:25,484 --> 01:32:27,156 If you were him... 887 01:32:28,086 --> 01:32:30,066 ...what would you be doing tonight? 888 01:32:33,292 --> 01:32:34,965 Why don't you ask him. 889 01:32:35,127 --> 01:32:37,232 Have you got his phone number? 890 01:32:57,151 --> 01:32:59,324 I can't hear you! 891 01:32:59,486 --> 01:33:01,989 Can you speak louder? 892 01:33:04,358 --> 01:33:07,339 I'm already shouting! 893 01:33:08,229 --> 01:33:11,438 I felt like Santa Claus that night. 894 01:33:12,601 --> 01:33:14,547 I took her to the newspaper office... 895 01:33:14,703 --> 01:33:17,548 ...and let her make a long-distance call to her boyfriend. 896 01:33:18,340 --> 01:33:22,345 I was happy to see her so happy. 897 01:33:23,679 --> 01:33:26,057 In fact, Zone 1224-1225... 898 01:33:26,749 --> 01:33:29,958 ...meant Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. 899 01:33:30,887 --> 01:33:32,389 On the night before Christmas... 900 01:33:32,556 --> 01:33:34,695 ...many people need more warmth than usual. 901 01:33:36,392 --> 01:33:39,396 That night I didn't get that. 902 01:33:41,331 --> 01:33:42,708 Maybe that was for the best. 903 01:34:31,986 --> 01:34:35,832 10 HOURS LATER 904 01:34:36,356 --> 01:34:37,961 I realized... 905 01:34:38,859 --> 01:34:40,805 ...the reason the android didn't answer... 906 01:34:40,962 --> 01:34:43,773 ...had nothing to do with her mechanism wearing out... 907 01:34:43,931 --> 01:34:45,639 ...nor that she didn't like him. 908 01:34:46,233 --> 01:34:47,941 More likely... 909 01:34:48,103 --> 01:34:50,674 ...she already loved someone else. 910 01:34:53,608 --> 01:34:56,316 Soon after that, she went to Japan. 911 01:34:57,546 --> 01:35:01,757 I gave her a copy of my story 2047. 912 01:35:02,685 --> 01:35:04,722 I hope she read it. 913 01:35:07,323 --> 01:35:11,203 100 HOURS LATER 914 01:35:15,766 --> 01:35:19,714 1000 HOURS LATER 915 01:35:40,926 --> 01:35:42,963 Love is all a matter of timing. 916 01:35:44,596 --> 01:35:47,043 It's no good meeting the right person... 917 01:35:47,199 --> 01:35:49,076 ...too soon or too late. 918 01:36:00,847 --> 01:36:03,726 If I'd lived in another time or place... 919 01:36:05,052 --> 01:36:07,589 ...my story might have had a very different ending. 920 01:36:56,107 --> 01:36:59,816 - I have to tell you. - Yes? 921 01:37:00,311 --> 01:37:04,521 I'll be away for a couple of days. Pay my daughter this month's rent. 922 01:37:05,249 --> 01:37:07,856 - She's back? - Not Jing Wen. 923 01:37:08,019 --> 01:37:10,932 I mean pay my younger girl, Jie Wen. 924 01:37:12,590 --> 01:37:15,128 So your worries are over. Going on holiday? 925 01:37:15,293 --> 01:37:17,865 No, I have to go to Japan. 926 01:37:18,563 --> 01:37:20,908 But you hate the Japanese. Why go to Japan? 927 01:37:21,466 --> 01:37:23,673 Jing Wen is getting married. 928 01:37:27,340 --> 01:37:28,819 Congratulations. 929 01:37:29,375 --> 01:37:32,618 I wasn't sure whether to go or not. 930 01:37:32,779 --> 01:37:34,223 Now I've decided... 931 01:37:34,380 --> 01:37:36,827 ...I just want her to be happy. 932 01:37:38,252 --> 01:37:40,823 When do you leave? Can you help me choose a present? 933 01:37:40,988 --> 01:37:42,490 No need for that. 934 01:37:45,827 --> 01:37:49,273 - She wanted me to ask you something. - What is it? 935 01:37:49,429 --> 01:37:53,071 She read your story 2047. She likes it a lot. 936 01:37:53,234 --> 01:37:56,215 But she finds the ending too sad. 937 01:37:56,371 --> 01:37:59,011 She wonders if you can change it. 938 01:38:01,944 --> 01:38:03,890 I'll see what I can do. 939 01:38:18,962 --> 01:38:22,808 AN HOUR LATER 940 01:38:35,947 --> 01:38:39,792 10 HOURS LATER 941 01:38:47,893 --> 01:38:51,738 100 HOURS LATER 942 01:39:17,124 --> 01:39:18,364 Taxi! 943 01:39:18,524 --> 01:39:21,301 I'd also like the story to have a happy ending... 944 01:39:21,828 --> 01:39:24,002 ...but I don't know how to write it. 945 01:39:24,531 --> 01:39:28,036 Some years back, I had a happy ending in my grasp... 946 01:39:28,669 --> 01:39:30,172 ...but I let it slip away. 947 01:39:45,587 --> 01:39:47,033 Don't turn your back on me! 948 01:39:47,756 --> 01:39:49,498 - Has he been here? - What's it to you? 949 01:39:49,659 --> 01:39:52,697 While I was depressed, I ran into Lulu again. She hadn't changed. 950 01:39:52,862 --> 01:39:54,432 Still intensely jealous. 951 01:39:54,597 --> 01:39:57,135 You think he's yours? I thought you knew him well. 952 01:39:57,300 --> 01:39:58,802 That's the way he is! 953 01:39:58,969 --> 01:40:03,543 We've just been amusing ourselves. So control yourself, missy! 954 01:40:31,869 --> 01:40:34,214 Watching her taught me something. 955 01:40:36,175 --> 01:40:38,087 When you don't take no for an answer... 956 01:40:38,243 --> 01:40:40,917 ...there is still a chance you'll get what you want. 957 01:40:58,099 --> 01:41:01,944 18 MONTHS LATER 958 01:41:10,479 --> 01:41:13,948 Hello, is Mr. Chow there? 959 01:41:16,918 --> 01:41:21,129 I know I have no right to ask... 960 01:41:21,923 --> 01:41:24,597 ...but they say I need a guarantor. 961 01:41:26,962 --> 01:41:32,811 The man who recruits girls for the nightclub says he knows you. 962 01:41:34,404 --> 01:41:36,384 Can you talk to him for me? 963 01:41:41,412 --> 01:41:42,890 No problem. 964 01:41:43,747 --> 01:41:45,556 I know the man you mean. 965 01:41:47,918 --> 01:41:49,761 I'll see him in a day or two. 966 01:41:51,156 --> 01:41:53,136 Why did you choose Singapore? 967 01:41:54,659 --> 01:41:57,230 I don't want to stay here any longer. 968 01:41:58,196 --> 01:42:01,734 I've been thinking about it for some time. 969 01:42:01,900 --> 01:42:03,880 I want to take a look at the place. 970 01:42:07,239 --> 01:42:09,082 Don't drink too much. 971 01:42:09,808 --> 01:42:11,447 You don't look well. 972 01:42:14,880 --> 01:42:18,794 Don't worry, it won't kill me. 973 01:42:24,758 --> 01:42:26,465 You know what? 974 01:42:27,961 --> 01:42:30,635 I came by here at Christmas. 975 01:42:33,733 --> 01:42:35,543 I thought I might run into you. 976 01:42:36,537 --> 01:42:38,914 Why didn't you call me first? 977 01:42:39,973 --> 01:42:41,817 I don't know. 978 01:42:43,344 --> 01:42:45,483 I came on impulse. 979 01:42:55,257 --> 01:42:57,362 I don't know why. 980 01:43:00,330 --> 01:43:02,900 That night, I suddenly missed you so much. 981 01:43:08,505 --> 01:43:12,749 We're drinking pals. Of course you'll miss me. 982 01:43:20,651 --> 01:43:22,460 You're right. 983 01:43:26,524 --> 01:43:28,800 "We're drinking pals." 984 01:43:39,971 --> 01:43:41,416 Let's go. 985 01:43:43,342 --> 01:43:44,684 - Waiter. - Yes? 986 01:43:44,843 --> 01:43:46,914 - The check. - Yes. 987 01:43:49,649 --> 01:43:51,560 Where are you staying? 988 01:43:52,618 --> 01:43:56,498 In a hotel, a rather small room. 989 01:43:57,890 --> 01:43:59,336 But it's not too bad. 990 01:44:00,193 --> 01:44:01,638 I'll see you back. 991 01:44:02,929 --> 01:44:04,409 No, thanks. 992 01:44:05,198 --> 01:44:07,940 I've just moved in. It's a mess. 993 01:44:09,603 --> 01:44:12,312 I'll invite you once it's cleaned up. 994 01:44:14,175 --> 01:44:15,449 I'll go first. 995 01:44:33,295 --> 01:44:35,275 Seeing how much Bai Ling had changed... 996 01:44:35,431 --> 01:44:37,877 ...I was suddenly overcome by a feeling of grief. 997 01:44:38,033 --> 01:44:39,706 Indeed, last Christmas... 998 01:44:39,868 --> 01:44:41,814 ...I was not in Hong Kong. 999 01:44:42,871 --> 01:44:46,376 24-DEC-69 1000 01:45:06,897 --> 01:45:08,604 Have you seen Miss Su? 1001 01:45:08,766 --> 01:45:12,510 Miss Su? Not for some time. 1002 01:45:12,671 --> 01:45:14,241 Any idea where she might be? 1003 01:45:14,406 --> 01:45:16,818 Probably back in Phnom Penh. 1004 01:45:17,509 --> 01:45:20,718 I didn't want to spend Christmas 1969 in Hong Kong... 1005 01:45:21,414 --> 01:45:25,122 ...so I visited Singapore and went back to the casino. 1006 01:45:26,319 --> 01:45:29,266 I waited for several days, but Black Spider never turned up. 1007 01:45:29,922 --> 01:45:32,027 No one knew where she was. 1008 01:45:32,191 --> 01:45:34,398 Some thought she'd gone back to Phnom Penh. 1009 01:45:34,560 --> 01:45:36,597 Others thought she was dead. 1010 01:45:40,768 --> 01:45:43,806 Ping and I began working in Singapore in 1963. 1011 01:45:45,272 --> 01:45:47,343 When my life lost most of its meaning... 1012 01:45:49,377 --> 01:45:51,584 ...I started gambling every day. 1013 01:45:56,785 --> 01:46:00,096 Those were hard times for me. Only one person came to my rescue: 1014 01:46:00,822 --> 01:46:02,495 A professional gambler. 1015 01:46:02,657 --> 01:46:04,694 Some said she was a cheat. 1016 01:46:05,494 --> 01:46:08,940 She always wore black. They called her Black Spider. 1017 01:46:09,964 --> 01:46:12,946 She kept her black glove on for 365 days of the year. 1018 01:46:13,736 --> 01:46:15,647 Nobody knew why for sure. 1019 01:46:16,739 --> 01:46:19,982 Had her hand been chopped off for cheating? 1020 01:46:20,142 --> 01:46:22,623 Did the glove cover up a fake hand? 1021 01:46:23,513 --> 01:46:25,253 Nobody really knew. 1022 01:46:45,370 --> 01:46:47,611 Why do you wear that black glove? 1023 01:46:49,608 --> 01:46:51,315 It's a habit. 1024 01:46:52,911 --> 01:46:54,686 You're not from here? 1025 01:46:56,280 --> 01:46:58,090 I'm from Phnom Penh. 1026 01:46:59,718 --> 01:47:04,258 What a coincidence. I was just in Cambodia. 1027 01:47:08,328 --> 01:47:11,036 It's in chaos. Why were you there? 1028 01:47:12,999 --> 01:47:14,774 The newspaper sent me. 1029 01:47:17,837 --> 01:47:19,374 You're a journalist? 1030 01:47:20,574 --> 01:47:22,314 Not anymore. 1031 01:47:24,011 --> 01:47:25,490 Why's that? 1032 01:47:28,916 --> 01:47:33,228 They made some changes and I'm now a consultant... 1033 01:47:33,388 --> 01:47:36,494 ...on half pay, with next to nothing to do. 1034 01:47:42,631 --> 01:47:45,339 So why are you spending your time in the casino? 1035 01:47:47,436 --> 01:47:50,143 I tried to win enough to pay my way back to Hong Kong. 1036 01:47:54,277 --> 01:47:55,551 You lost a lot? 1037 01:47:56,679 --> 01:47:58,421 A few thousand. 1038 01:48:04,054 --> 01:48:06,830 You should never set foot in a casino in a bad mood. 1039 01:48:07,558 --> 01:48:09,265 You won't win. 1040 01:48:12,630 --> 01:48:16,076 I didn't expect to win. I just hoped to get back my stake. 1041 01:48:22,974 --> 01:48:25,113 If you have any money left... 1042 01:48:27,278 --> 01:48:28,985 ...I can help you. 1043 01:48:30,048 --> 01:48:31,722 On one condition: 1044 01:48:31,884 --> 01:48:34,194 When you've got your money back... 1045 01:48:34,352 --> 01:48:35,889 ...stop gambling- 1046 01:48:43,395 --> 01:48:45,034 Why are you helping me? 1047 01:48:46,600 --> 01:48:48,374 I take a commission. 1048 01:48:49,336 --> 01:48:52,546 Ten percent of whatever I win for you. 1049 01:48:58,245 --> 01:49:00,055 Think it over. 1050 01:49:06,455 --> 01:49:09,493 What good to her were her tiny commissions on my winnings? 1051 01:49:10,958 --> 01:49:13,667 After that, we went back to the casino night after night. 1052 01:49:13,829 --> 01:49:16,901 We'd eat at the stall next to the railway station. 1053 01:49:17,866 --> 01:49:21,313 She won back all the money I'd lost. 1054 01:49:30,013 --> 01:49:31,583 Thank you. 1055 01:49:32,615 --> 01:49:34,617 Don't thank me, it's yours. 1056 01:49:39,155 --> 01:49:41,135 If you need me again tomorrow... 1057 01:49:41,291 --> 01:49:44,102 ...I'll be waiting here after dinner. 1058 01:49:47,998 --> 01:49:49,875 I still don't know your name. 1059 01:49:55,907 --> 01:49:59,047 It's Su. Su Li Zhen. 1060 01:50:04,583 --> 01:50:08,052 A few years ago, I fell in love with another man's wife. 1061 01:50:08,219 --> 01:50:10,358 Her name was also Su Li Zhen. 1062 01:50:14,694 --> 01:50:17,675 It was because of her that I moved to Singapore. 1063 01:50:19,398 --> 01:50:23,814 I never dreamed I'd meet another Su Li Zhen. 1064 01:50:28,976 --> 01:50:32,423 I told her a lot about the other Su Li Zhen. 1065 01:50:33,146 --> 01:50:34,921 At first, we kept it secret. 1066 01:50:35,783 --> 01:50:37,888 But gossip soon spread. 1067 01:50:38,686 --> 01:50:40,597 Later, we moved into a hotel. 1068 01:50:41,222 --> 01:50:43,133 We had room 2046. 1069 01:50:46,729 --> 01:50:49,573 When I think back, the whole thing was like a dream. 1070 01:50:50,632 --> 01:50:52,669 You loved her deeply? 1071 01:50:58,507 --> 01:51:00,111 It's history. 1072 01:51:02,344 --> 01:51:04,551 Let's change the subject. 1073 01:51:04,714 --> 01:51:07,250 You, what did you do before? 1074 01:51:13,857 --> 01:51:15,701 You want to know about me? 1075 01:51:24,935 --> 01:51:26,937 Come on, we'll play high-low. 1076 01:51:27,104 --> 01:51:29,516 If you win, I'll tell you everything. 1077 01:51:47,627 --> 01:51:51,700 It struck me that her past was like the hand she always kept gloved. 1078 01:51:52,231 --> 01:51:53,471 A mystery with no solution. 1079 01:52:10,310 --> 01:52:12,723 Of all the men I've met... 1080 01:52:13,613 --> 01:52:15,719 ...you've been the best to me. 1081 01:52:20,254 --> 01:52:22,461 I'm already missing you. 1082 01:52:30,564 --> 01:52:32,101 Why won't you come with me? 1083 01:52:38,006 --> 01:52:39,714 Didn't you... 1084 01:52:41,443 --> 01:52:43,354 ...promise not to ask? 1085 01:52:48,550 --> 01:52:51,259 Hold me. 1086 01:52:53,690 --> 01:52:56,329 It may be years before we meet again. 1087 01:53:43,642 --> 01:53:47,113 The last time we saw each other, I told her: 1088 01:53:47,280 --> 01:53:49,089 Take care. 1089 01:53:51,351 --> 01:53:53,958 Maybe one day you'll escape your past. 1090 01:53:55,388 --> 01:53:57,561 If you do, look for me. 1091 01:55:21,148 --> 01:55:22,558 Now it strikes me... 1092 01:55:22,715 --> 01:55:25,856 ...that what I told her was actually meant for myself. 1093 01:55:27,587 --> 01:55:30,033 In love, you can't bring on a substitute. 1094 01:55:30,824 --> 01:55:34,362 I was looking for what I'd felt with the other Su Li Zhen. 1095 01:55:36,030 --> 01:55:37,941 I didn't realize that myself. 1096 01:55:38,966 --> 01:55:41,173 But I'm sure she did. 1097 01:55:57,419 --> 01:55:59,296 WHEN THE PEONY BLOOMS... 1098 01:55:59,454 --> 01:56:02,697 ...SHE STANDS TALL AND THEN GOES AWAY. 1099 01:56:02,859 --> 01:56:05,271 DOES SHE MEAN "NO" OR "YES"? 1100 01:56:05,761 --> 01:56:08,242 All for me? You want to get me drunk? 1101 01:56:08,398 --> 01:56:10,275 I know you're a good drinker. 1102 01:56:10,433 --> 01:56:14,575 Let's drink as much as we can. 1103 01:56:15,338 --> 01:56:17,648 If there's any left over... 1104 01:56:18,175 --> 01:56:20,917 ...finish it next time you're here. 1105 01:56:30,288 --> 01:56:32,494 One small thing I have to ask you. 1106 01:56:32,656 --> 01:56:34,795 Here's some money, please take it. 1107 01:56:35,293 --> 01:56:36,966 What for? 1108 01:56:37,762 --> 01:56:41,733 I know you borrowed from a friend for my plane ticket. 1109 01:56:42,434 --> 01:56:44,312 Pay him back. 1110 01:56:44,469 --> 01:56:48,043 If there's any left, pay my rent for me. 1111 01:56:50,543 --> 01:56:52,489 Where did you get so much money? 1112 01:56:55,082 --> 01:56:57,153 An old customer. 1113 01:56:58,384 --> 01:57:00,728 He's always been fond of me. 1114 01:57:00,887 --> 01:57:02,889 He treats me well. 1115 01:57:03,357 --> 01:57:07,464 But he's too old for me, so I never paid him much attention. 1116 01:57:10,797 --> 01:57:13,835 I ran into him yesterday while I was shopping. 1117 01:57:14,002 --> 01:57:15,447 He insisted on buying me dinner. 1118 01:57:19,440 --> 01:57:23,320 I needed money, so I went. 1119 01:57:25,914 --> 01:57:29,919 After dinner, I told him I needed money. 1120 01:57:31,553 --> 01:57:35,524 He said I could have as much as I wanted. 1121 01:57:40,196 --> 01:57:42,573 I told him I needed $5000. 1122 01:57:45,734 --> 01:57:48,773 At first, I planned to save it for Singapore. 1123 01:57:51,042 --> 01:57:53,181 But I'm using it now. 1124 01:57:58,449 --> 01:58:00,486 Don't be silly. 1125 01:58:00,651 --> 01:58:04,827 You're still young. You have great prospects. 1126 01:58:06,024 --> 01:58:08,435 I borrowed the money from my friends. 1127 01:58:08,592 --> 01:58:10,697 They don't need it back yet. 1128 01:58:11,629 --> 01:58:14,201 So keep this for yourself. 1129 01:58:18,437 --> 01:58:20,917 Pay me back later. There's no rush. 1130 01:58:25,111 --> 01:58:27,318 Why are you so kind to me? 1131 01:58:28,681 --> 01:58:30,683 Perhaps it's fate. 1132 01:58:39,659 --> 01:58:41,798 Too bad it didn't last. 1133 01:58:43,731 --> 01:58:46,143 I wish it could have gone on longer. 1134 01:58:48,769 --> 01:58:50,715 Don't be like this. 1135 01:58:50,871 --> 01:58:52,680 Let me buy you dinner tonight. 1136 01:58:53,508 --> 01:58:55,613 - Waiter, the check. - Coming. 1137 01:58:56,077 --> 01:58:57,784 No, let me. 1138 01:58:58,947 --> 01:59:01,325 You're too kind. 1139 01:59:02,317 --> 01:59:05,560 You've spent enough time and money on me already. 1140 01:59:06,654 --> 01:59:08,998 I don't want to owe you too much. 1141 01:59:15,631 --> 01:59:17,633 I need to make a phone call. 1142 01:59:18,367 --> 01:59:21,178 Please settle the check. I'll be outside. 1143 02:00:22,703 --> 02:00:24,546 Will you come in? 1144 02:00:25,606 --> 02:00:27,449 No, thanks. 1145 02:00:27,608 --> 02:00:29,588 Get some rest. 1146 02:00:29,743 --> 02:00:31,916 I'll see you to the airport tomorrow. 1147 02:00:32,980 --> 02:00:34,722 Please don't. 1148 02:00:35,383 --> 02:00:38,159 I'll be terribly sad if you're there. 1149 02:00:41,723 --> 02:00:43,532 Take good care of yourself. 1150 02:00:59,309 --> 02:01:02,415 Why can't it be like it was before? 1151 02:01:05,282 --> 02:01:07,023 Please don't go. 1152 02:01:08,752 --> 02:01:10,891 Stay with me tonight. 1153 02:01:14,958 --> 02:01:16,495 Let me borrow you. 1154 02:01:17,729 --> 02:01:19,709 Do you remember? 1155 02:01:21,099 --> 02:01:22,976 You once asked me... 1156 02:01:23,601 --> 02:01:25,979 ...if there was anything I wouldn't lend. 1157 02:01:27,239 --> 02:01:29,276 I've given it a lot of thought. 1158 02:01:31,343 --> 02:01:33,220 And now I know... 1159 02:01:35,180 --> 02:01:37,320 ...there is one thing... 1160 02:01:40,019 --> 02:01:42,330 ...I'll never lend to anyone. 1161 02:02:27,936 --> 02:02:32,147 As I recall, that was the very last time we saw each other. 1162 02:02:33,309 --> 02:02:36,382 I haven't seen her since that night. 1163 02:02:48,592 --> 02:02:51,630 Why can't it be like it was before? 1164 02:03:00,271 --> 02:03:02,149 HE DIDN'T TURN BACK. 1165 02:03:02,308 --> 02:03:05,686 IT WAS AS IF HE'D BOARDED A VERY LONG TRAIN... 1166 02:03:05,844 --> 02:03:07,915 ...HEADING FOR A DROWSY FUTURE... 1167 02:03:08,079 --> 02:03:10,560 ...THROUGH THE UNFATHOMABLE NIGHT. 1168 02:03:14,453 --> 02:03:17,627 Everyone who goes to 2046 has the same intention: 1169 02:03:18,492 --> 02:03:20,903 They want to recapture lost memories. 1170 02:03:21,761 --> 02:03:23,901 Because in 2046... 1171 02:03:24,063 --> 02:03:26,408 ...nothing ever changes. 1172 02:03:27,199 --> 02:03:30,181 But nobody really knows if that's true or not. 1173 02:03:30,804 --> 02:03:34,115 Because nobody has ever come back. 1174 02:03:34,626 --> 02:03:37,766 Download Movie Subtitles Searcher from www.OpenSubtitles.org