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You'll like this one.

She laugh all the time.

I don't know why.

And this one, she has been

in some magazine

as cover girl.

This one has been doing some movie.

Of course a sexy movie.

Jim:
This is for

a magazine...

John:
Vivian!

Jim:
... and uh, the budget

is not that big.

Woman:
Now look, Hong Kong is a very

practical city, you know.

It doesn't matter what kind of

big magazine, or small magazine.

Jim:
I mean, I really

need somebody

who's more interesting

than these faces.

Who is that?

Do you know that girl?

- Which one?

- The one in the middle.

Oh, she's too expensive

and too high class for this place.

- Does she work here?

- No, not here.

Oh, this is a very old picture.

I don't really remember.

- Was she a hostess?

- She looks like one.

Probably in the place

called Black Moon,

the most expensive

nightclub in Hong Kong.

So, it depends

on whether

you want them to be

nude or with bikini.

You mean to tell me,

after all these years,

you never

made it with her?

Trouble is I can't stop

thinking about her.

Keep seeing her

working as a whore,

taking her clothes off,

smiling at some

guy she doesn't

even know,

lying beside him

in a sleazy hotel room.

Sometimes it's nice

to be the only one.

You know that dog

does that all the time,

just to please

his master.

Every day he runs till he drops,

and then they lift him out,

put him back in his cage

alone in the dark,

just so that when they

want him to fight,

he'll win for them.

John:
It wasn't that I didn't know anything

about Vivian and Chang.

She told me about

her escape from the mainland,

how she'd met him soon after

she'd arrived in Hong Kong,

about the sacrifices they'd made

to get to where they are today.

I'd heard that she'd supported

him when he was starting out,

introducing him

to useful contacts.

But only now

did I realize

quite how those contacts

had been made.

- Hi, Chang.

- Hi, John.

- How's business?

- Fine, thank you.

The word is

you've got problems.

Yeah,

problems.

Want a drink?

- Thank you, bourbon.

- Vivie!

- Vivie.

- Ah, hi.

Friends of yours?

Yeah.

Where's the blonde

come from?

- Russia probably.

- Oh, yeah.

A lot of Russians

in that line I hear.

I wouldn't know.

You know why...

why Chinese people

like blondes, don't you?

Why, John?

So they can sleep with them without being

reminded of their wives.

I told you this John.

Remember?

Who's the guy?

- Her agent.

- Her agent.

What the sort of, um...

introduces talented artists to...

to rich patrons?

I bet she earned

a bit for that.

Maybe I should be an agent.

I want to change my job,

maybe I should do that.

What do you think they earn?

Agents.

What do you think they earn?

Do you know?

20 percent.

25 percent, maybe.

What do you think?

You okay John?

What's wrong?

I'll tell you

what's wrong.

What is it?

Nothing.

Nothing.

Except that I love this woman

and she loves you.

I've always loved

this woman.

There's something...

something that I'd like to ask you.

It's about this.

Bring back memories?

Is that why he

can't marry you?

Important man, Chang, aren't you?

Important man. Businessman.

A public man!

Ladies and gentlemen,

I would like to introduce to you...

I am her agent.

The most beautiful lady...

Have you ever seen

anything as beautiful?

I'm sorry to disturb you.

I have a very, very beautiful lady.

This lady is my client.

I represent her,

I am her sole representative.

I only take 30 percent.

She's at the bar. When you

have a moment, go and see her.

I'm sorry, look, listen.

You see this lady,

I am her agent. She is at the bar.

She is a beautiful lady, beautiful.

Leave me alone,

I'm talking to this man!

Don't do that to me,

I'm talking.

Listen, I want to show you this...

This beautiful lady.

Leave me alone you stupid...

Go on, Chang.

Go on.

You don't fight,

do you?

You don't fight because you're a pimp!

And pimps don't fight.

Okay, John.

Come on.

Leave me al...

Okay relax, John.

Everything's okay.

Okay, John?

Give it to me,

John, please.

Please?

Burn it.

Chang:
The success of Hong Kong

relies on its amazing capability

to adapt to the ever-changing

environment.

Reporter:
What are your comments on

rumors of your affiliation

with some less-than-reputable

businessmen?

My partner and I and the Chung-Lin Group

are legitimate businessmen.

And we have a long good record

of doing business in China.

The rumor is ridiculous.

Michael,

I really want to know

when we can start a family.

I can't tell you.

My dealings with China

are so complicated.

I don't know what

will happen.

My love for you

won't change.

Actually, I feel like

we are married.

How are you?

My business partner,

Miss Wong.

Mr. Lee and his wife.

We all know who she is.

Our company is

going public.

I hope you know

what that means!

The past

is the past.

Don't worry.

I will always

protect you.

Your mother sent

you another letter.

Same old thing.

I have an idea about

what your mother wants.

Smile naturally.

You look good together.

You two should

get married someday.

John Spencer!

Do you want to do

that interview?

Maybe.

Well, you want it or not?

What do you think

you're worth?

$1400.

$1400?

Yeah.

I could get a

hooker for that.

Well go and get yourself

a hooker, I don't care.

But you won't

have a story.

All right, $1400,

but it better be good.

I don't want any rubbish.

I want the real story.

- All the nitty-gritty details.

- You bet you will get that!

Right.

Good, well then...

I'll tell you all my secrets.

I'll tell you what,

yes all your secrets,

and I'm going to video it, all right?

I'm going to film it all.

What, I'll be on TV?

So I'm a paid TV star now?

Well you'll be paid.

I'm not sure you'll be a TV star.

- Well, there's only one thing.

- Go on.

I don't like

answering questions.

Jesus, that is...

An interview is me asking questions

and you answering questions.

That is the nature of an interview.

Well, not necessarily.

You'll get a better story,

if you gave me your camera,

and I tape it myself.

- I tell you a whole story.

- Oh yeah.

Do you see mug

written on this face?

- Oh yeah, I see it now.

- I'll never see it again.

Come on, you know where to find me.

This is my neighborhood.

- Come on, sit down here.

- I don't want to sit down.

- I'll show you how to work it.

- Hurry up. I don't have time.

You ought to learn how

to work it and not mess it up.

It's a very valuable

camera this, all right?

Take this off, don't try

and do it without that.

Now, that's how you

turn it on, all right?

My name is Jean.

I was born in 1970.

We lived in a very small place,

very cramped.

the five of us.

Sisters, three sisters.

It was like a room.

My family's from China.

My dad worked,

but it wasn't much help

because he gambled a lot, too.

And he used to lose

a lot of money.

And when he does that,

he'll take it out on Mom.

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