Hibiscus Town

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Hibiscus Town

Shanghai Film Studios Production

with China Film Distribution & Exhibition

Original Story:
Gu Hua

Screenplay:
Ah Cheng & Xie Jin

I choose the seeds from

among a half pint of soybeans...

My mother raised me,

but didn't choose my in-laws well...

Mama, you hurt me...

Mama, you hurt me...

The clear river water flows without end...

My lover is forever

in my heart, in my heart...

I choose the seeds from

among a half pint of soybeans...

My mother raised me,

but didn't choose my in-laws well...

Mama, you hurt me...

Mama, Mama, you hurt me, you hurt me...

Director:
Xie Jin

Sister Hibiscus... add a little

more hot pepper to my bowl!

- I want vinegar in mine!

- Coming up!

Sister Hibiscus, give me

some more green onion, hurry!

- Guigui...

- Hurry up...

Sister Hibiscus, I've

been waiting all day, hurry!

Coming right up!

- Did you add more hot pepper?

- Of course...

It's so hot your

belly button will catch fire...

If my belly button catches fire,

you have to come put it out!

Hey miss, one bowl of rice

tofu, with extra soup!

It's hot today, so I'll give you

a bowl of kun soup...

Whoa, Sister Hibiscus' hands

are whiter than the rice tofu!

You pig! Your wife must have not have

punished you lately by pulling your ears...

My ears have been waiting for you

to pull them... Go ahead, have a tug...

Get out of here, you brute!

Big Momma's here? Come sit here...

Make room, make room...

Are you well?

Business has been great lately, eh?

- Yeah... Yours has extra peppers

- Oh, great...

- Leaving? Take care...

- See you next time...

Hi, Sister Mangeng...

- Hi, Secretary Li...

- Pick a big one...

Brother Mangeng is here...

Eh, Secretary Li is here?

Eating tofu, eh? Have a seat...

- You want a bowl?

- Yeah, I'll have a bowl...

- Sister Hibiscus, bring me a bowl, too!

- Yeah, I heard you...

- Sister Hibiscus, here's the money...

- I'll collect it for you...

Yuyin, how much have you made today?

Mom!

Keep going!

- Sister Hibiscus, hand me another bowl...

- Here you go!

Wang Qiushe, are you up yet?

Coming...

Have you publicized tonight's meeting?

I'll do it right away...

- What do you think you're doing?

- Where's Director Li?

You think Director Li is in the pot?

I've got some important town business

to announce. If I'm delayed, it'll be on you!

Ha, you think your bullshit

duties are so important?

Even at the government shops an official

like me can't get a cup of hot water...

Don't touch!

The world has taken a turn for the worst!

You'd think the people in this

town had never had rice tofu before!

What do you know? Look closer...

Those men are acting like

hungry cats circling a dead fish!

Director, we should set up a food stall.

We'd definitely make money, you think?

Nonsense! We're a state-run business.

Our salary is dependable, but theirs?

Director Li, there's a town meeting

with the cadres tonight...

I know, I know...

The "Four Freedoms" policy is

getting abused more and more...

Old Gu, what are you busy with now?

- Nothing!

- I'd like a word with you...

You want to get dibs on grain again?

With such fine grain, you should be able

to cook up some pretty decent meals...

Whenever the grain distribution director

opens his mouth, its about grain...

The shop got some Wuling Yeast Liquor,

I want to give you two bottles special...

Come on, let me fry up

a couple dishes for you...

Forget about it, people say your state-run

shop serves up mouse sh*t in everything!

Watch your mouth!

Would I give you mouse sh*t?

Why don't you let me wash

the collar of your jacket then?

Old Gu, in the cities now everybody

is wearing fake collars...

OK, that's enough...

Old Gu, show up a little early

to tonight's meeting!

One bowl, please!

F*** off!

- Hi, Director Gu!

- Hi! I'm here...

Guigui, Director Gu is here!

- Old Gu is here...

- Hey Mangeng...

Hey, Director Gu, have a smoke...

Qiushe, you're not paying again?

Look at Qin Shutian, he eats,

pays, and still lends a hand...

But you're just a freeloader!

This piece of land is

still under my name...

If I sold it to Hu Yuyin...

...it'd be worth at least two or three

thousand bowls of rice tofu!

You cheapskate!

He's always looking for

a handout, what a bum!

Using his position to get

the good stuff, and still not paying!

- That would be wonderful...

- Do you have a permit?

- Oh, Sister Official, do you want to eat...

- Business permit!

What's the matter?

We're a small stall that pays our taxes...

Business permit!

Everybody and their kids know me...

I'm here to check your permit!

If you don't have one,

my staff will requisition your stall!

Another bowl... another bowl!

Hey, shouldn't you say something?

OK OK, forget about it! We're all fellow

townsfolk, and see each other all the time!

If there's a problem, go to

the municipal tax office to sort it out!

- Sister Hibiscus makes delicious rice tofu!

- That's right!

Guoxiang, there's a cadre meeting

tonight, were you notified?

You assume I don't know anything

because I'm not a local...

- Give me another bowl!

- She should feel dumb...

Uncle...

- Crazy Qin!

- Here, here...

Tell your fellow Five Categories Elements

to gather in the town square after supper!

- OK, right away...

- Why is there so much smoke?

- I just had my lunch...

- Give me one!

- Um, this is my last one...

- Hurry up and tell them!

Attention Brigade Cadres...

Here on the border of three districts,

your situation is complicated...

Many farmers have abandoned

the communes to do trading instead...

...which wreaks havoc

on the local markets...

...and sabotages the collective

economy of the People's Communes.

Rice Tofu Queen:
Hu Yuyin

Colluders:
Li Mangeng & Gu Yanshan

For us cadres, how do we

deal with this problem?

Even though Hibiscus Town hasn't been

touched by many political campaigns...

The County Party Committee has

handed down its strictest resolution yet!

Guoxiang, you've been in

Hibiscus Town for some time now...

Do you have any plans to marry?

Not a single one of the men

here meet my standards...

Secretary Li, they are all assembled!

- Crazy Qin!

- Here!

Let's hurry it up!

Everyone at attention!

Sir, the Five Categories Elements of

Hibiscus Town have finished assembling!

- Everyone is here?

- Yes, Sir!

- Rollcall!

- Yes, Sir!

The Rightist Qin Shutian?... Here!

- The Landlord Zhang Hongde?

- Here!

- The Landlord Zhang Yaozhong?

- Here!

- The Bad Element Tian Zhifen?

- Here!

- The Rich Peasant Liu Deqi?

- Here!

- The Anti-revolutionary Wang Jincheng?

- Here!

- The Rich Peasant... Li Fugui?

- Here!

What's with Li Fugui?

Sir, the Rich Peasant Li Fugui...

...suddenly began coughing blood

uncontrollably at 3:29 this afternoon...

Since he could not be here himself,

his grandson is here to replace him...

...and can pass on

any further instructions!

Ai, such wickedness!

Is this class struggle? Hmph!

I guess now it has to be passed

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