Birth of the Dragon Page #2

He didn't say, sifu,

but he did tell me he heard of you.

So, the Shaolin

sent wong Jack man to spy on me.

Why would they do that?

When I was a toadae of

sifu yip man in Hong Kong.

Shaolin found out

my grandmother was white.

You know what they did?

They made him stop teaching.

So when I come to America,

i open up my kune for everybody.

Maybe Shaolin don't forgive me for that.

You really think master wong

came because you teach whites?

Why else would he be here?

Where they heck did you learn that?

I'm learning it now.

But trust me...

I will get better.

Hey! You're going out the back.

We got reservations, fung. Dig the threads.

And no joyriding.

My mom checks the mileage.

- Thank you.

- Thanks.

Can't afford this.

Just order some rice.

Yeah, but they charge by the grain.

I just want to get this message to her.

It's in English.

Yeah, she speaks English.

But she don't read English, give me that.

Don't. What are you doing?

I'm gonna write this in Chinese.

There she is.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Yes, sir?

Do you think I could get

a clean napkin, please?

Shut up. Shut up.

Slick. Really slick.

That's auntie blossom?

She doesn't look like a gangster.

She doesn't even look like an aunt.

Well, she shakes down

half the shops in Chinatown.

And that scary guy behind her...

That's Bobby chen, her bodyguard.

Nobody messes with that guy.

Do you see those two tree stumps behind me?

Mm-hmm.

That's wai fu and king lau,

they run collections for her.

Word is aunt b is gonna raise

the street tax again

and guess what?

Bruce Lee don't pay,

Vinnie wei don't pay either.

Vinnie, you're no Bruce Lee.

Come on, let's go.

I ain't eat nothin' yet.

I can't afford this stuff.

What's bugging you?

Wong Jack man.

-Just ignore him.

-I can't, Frankie.

He may be the only person in this world

who can tear down everything

I've been working so hard to build up.

Has he challenged you?

Not yet.

So it doesn't matter then.

It does matter, Frankie.

A lot of people in Chinatown

don't like the fact that I teach whites,

that I married one.

And if wong establishes himself

as a top dog here,

everything could change for me.

Sooner or later...

Gonna have to fight him.

Xiulan.

You cannot do this. They will see us.

I got you something.

It's an English grammar book.

Thank you.

I was tired this morning.

You were tired this morning.

He was tired this morning.

We were tired this morning.

Quan xiulan,

do not speak to any outsiders.

Not as long as you're under my roof.

Please, furen, when will my service end?

When I say that it ends.

So,

if king lau ever sees you

teaching English to other bi nu again...

Hey!

Master wong!

Mr. mckee.

Where you headed?

I have always wanted to see

the golden gate bridge.

Well, hop on.

-Really?

-Yeah, come on.

Thank you.

It is truly magnificent.

Yeah, it's pretty cool.

The bridge is the first thing

i saw when I moved here.

You're not from San Francisco?

I'm from Indiana.

What wonders do you have in Indiana?

A big car race in Indianapolis once a year,

and corn. Lots and lots of corn.

Do they have kung fu there?

I never heard of it until I came here.

-Really?

-Mm-hmm.

Tell me about sifu Lee.

He has big plans for kung fu.

He's making a movie,

and he wants to get into TV.

Kung fu on television?

For what purpose?

To make more people aware

of the importance of kung fu.

Even in everyday life.

Ah...

What is the value of kung fu to you?

The tougher you are,

the more people respect you?

Is that why you took kung fu,

to be tough?

Stand up for myself.

In northern Shaolin,

kung fu

is about self discipline and self discovery.

For us,

kung fu does not reside in the fists,

it resides in the soul.

Let me give you a lift back into town.

No.

I think I will do my wang shu here.

Wang shu?

Sunset exercises.

Thank you, Mr. mckee.

Thank you.

Mckee!

What's that supposed to be?

I was just warming up.

By turning yourself into a swan?

I never taught you that.

I just sort of picked it up.

From who?

Wong Jack man.

Wong taught you that?

Sifu, I ran into him

and I showed him around town.

Well, you're such good buddies now.

Why don't you do this?

You let him know I want to

see him after the tournament,

so we can talk, man to man.

Okay.

Master wong.

Your cousin at the Jackson cafe

told me you were living here.

Come in, Mr. mckee.

Thank you.

I was just about to make tea. Please join me.

Um...

Master wong, sifu Lee wants to see you.

For what reason?

He thinks you're here

because he teaches kung fu to Americans.

What do you think, Mr. mckee?

Well, that would explain

why you don't want to teach me.

Kung fu

is not just a way of fighting,

it is a way of living and thinking.

It was born among the Chinese people...

And it belongs to the Chinese people.

What's the problem with sharing it with us?

Do you share your atomic bomb secrets?

Well, kung fu isn't an atomic bomb.

No.

It is more powerful.

The bomb comes from the death force.

Kung fu comes from chi, the life force.

Life is stronger than death.

Master wong,

nothing about you is what I expected.

What did you expect?

I guess, at the boat, I thought you'd be

greeted by a whole delegation.

I am a monk.

Not a television star.

Thank you.

But then I heard you were working at the cafe.

-Please.

-Nah.

Thank you.

You seem perturbed, Mr. mckee.

Well, I'm just trying to understand why...

Why'd you come to San Francisco?

I came to wash dishes.

That doesn't make any sense,

it's a terrible job.

It is honest labor and it is necessary.

Yeah, but you're a great kung fu master.

What I truly am...

Is ashamed.

Why?

I allowed my pride to overcome my discipline.

I hurt someone badly,

someone I respected.

It is a great sin.

Now, I must do penance.

I must humble myself

to restore the balance in my soul.

The balance in your soul?

Tell me, what does sifu Lee teach you?

He teaches us to kick ass.

Kick ass?

To take on a student of such a man,

that would be a humbling experience.

Please,

let me think about it.

What should I tell sifu Lee?

Tell him...

I will speak with him.

You see this?

You see this? This is the karate guy...

I'm doing the exhibition with.

A north American champion.

Very big shot.

But I got a little surprise in store for this guy.

The one-inch punch.

What?

By the time I'm done with this karate cat,

all his toadae will be standing here with you.

Get up!

Well, hey, Mac.

Did you see the crowd outside?

Yeah, a lot of people.

Well, after today,

kung fu is gonna be big.

Bigger than the hula hoop.

Bigger than Coca cola.

And I'm gonna be the ceo.

I don't doubt that.

So,

-you talked to wong?

-Yes.

Did he say what he's doing here?

He said he's here

to restore the balance to his soul.

How's he gonna do that?

By washing dishes at the Jackson cafe.

So, the great wong Jack man screwed up.

That's what they do,

the old heads at the Shaolin.

They make you humble yourself

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