Jian guo da ye Page #3

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Not that l don't want to step down,

l simply can't.

Without support from the Party,

you won't be elected.

Why be a laughing stock?

Let the numbers speak for themselves.

Maybe l'll win.

Definitely not.

Sun Ke 1 , 295 votes.

Li Zongren 1 , 438 votes.

According to the constitution

of the ROC and electoral law,

l hereby announce, Mr. Li Zongren

is elected Vice President of the ROC.

l

do solemnly swear...

l haven't been to Beiping in years.

Commander-in-Chief of North China.

5 provinces and a few hundred

thousand people under your command.

You're the king.

Don't make fun of me.

Mr. Chiang has high regard for you.

lf the new CPPCC

can invite half the people on this list,

we're half way there.

You're right.

You better write to

General Feng personally.

l'll do that right now.

Mr. Chairman, time to eat.

Please join me, Enlai.

No, l must get back to Xibaipo.

Finish eating first.

Very well.

Mr. Chairman,

the cook is Xiao Yan's old lad.

He wants to see you.

Of course.

Thank you, sir.

Hurry.

His name is Guo Bencai.

He's from my hometown.

Hello, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. Kwok, you're a good cook.

lt's worth everything to cook for you.

Have a smoke.

Thank you, sir.

Why...

lt's your cigarette, l want to keep it.

Take this.

l can't.

Take it.

Sir, this is Liu Congwen, the mess

officer in the military zone.

Hello, sir.

Hello.

Hello, Mr. Zhou.

Hello. Mr. Kwok.

Hello.

Mr. Chairman, any special

requests for your meals?

We'll do the best we can.

l don't need much.

Make sure we put in chili.

l prepared for you already.

lt'd be perfect

if l can have stewed meat twice a month.

Big fish in Chengnanzhuang

In a bungaIow between 2 apricot trees near the

mountains in the northern part of the viIlage

Per your request,

field operation units

in Nanjing, Shanghai and

Hong Kong have been removed.

Zhang Lan is stuck in Shanghai.

Keep him under tabs.

Yes, sir.

Li Jishen is in Hong Kong.

He's not on our turf.

Just keep an eye on him.

Yes, sir.

As for Feng Yuxiang,

he's getting tight with the CPC.

He may defect.

lf necessary,

l'll tidy things up a bit.

These are prestigious men.

lf you're sloppy,

public opinion overseas

will backfire on us.

l understand.

Mao's location is confirmed?

Chengnanzhuang in Baoding.

He won't get away this time.

Remember, this is extremely important.

Confirm target, roger.

Lao Guo, where are

you going? This way.

Back to the kitchen. Chairman

Mao's food is on the stove.

Chairman?

He took some sleeping

pills and went to sleep.

Wake him up. Enemy planes

will be here soon.

Tiger, get a stretcher.

Wake up, sir. Enemy planes are coming.

They haven't dropped a bomb.

Then it'll be too late.

Let's go, sir.

Calm down.

Cigarette.

Do that later.

Commander Nie.

Move Mr. Chairman to the bomb

shelter on the stretcher.

Yes, sir.

Even if they start bombing,

that doesn't mean they'll hit me.

l'm responsible for the Party.

l'm very lucky.

Hurry.

Hurry.

Hurry.

Hurry.

Hurry.

Hello...

Well?

Still can't get through.

Keep trying.

Yes, sir.

Telegram, sir.

Massive bombings, casualties unknown.

The food was still on the stove

when the bombing started.

Lao Guo said you have

not eaten breakfast.

He ran back to the kitchen.

Telegram, Mr. Zhou.

Mr. Chairman,

we have very positive response

for the May 1 slogan.

The Parties have all signed their names.

Already?

What a surprise.

The situation is becoming clear.

The CDL and the Revolutionary

Committee are on our side.

Chiang is now completely isolated.

Everything will fall into place.

lt's time to call for a new CPPCC.

Jishen, Mao wrote you personally.

What's your concern?

Back in Fujian, we

agreed to oppose Chiang.

But they changed their minds.

Fujian was a few years ago.

That was Bo Gu, not Mao.

l'm not holding a grudge.

l don't need another fall.

Chiang toyed with us for decades.

No doubt the CPC has better credibility,

but what if...

We just set up a new Party.

As the Chairman of Revolutionary

Committee of the KMT,

l must do my best

for the future of the Party.

lssue a separate declaration

to oppose Chiang.

Reiterate our opposition

against one-party autocracy.

That'll be our response to the CPC.

Nowhere inside the Shanhai Pass

is a suitable venue for the

new consultative meeting,

except Harbin.

lt's far away,

but at least it's a big city.

Feng Yuxiang will be home this month.

He'll go directly to the Northeast.

Then let's settle for Harbin.

To build a new government

for the whole country

without a decent big city,

it's just not adequate.

Goods are scarce. Commodities

entered the black market.

Everyone is buying

and selling short.

The top brass in the military

and political circles

are behind these activities.

Those profiteers

defy government orders.

Mr. Weng can't hold the fort much longer.

What's your solution?

l don't want your complaints.

l want a solution.

As the financial center in the Far East,

Shanghai is the key.

lf we can stabilize the

market in Shanghai,

the rest of the country will fall in line.

l must go to Shanghai.

Master Chiang, on behalf of Shanghai,

we're hosting a banquet for

you at the Jinjiang Hotel.

l'll pick you up later.

Tell everyone on the

Special Commando Unit

to meet in my office in half an hour,

including you.

ln preparing for the new CPPCC,

the CPC is open for suggestions.

They don't intend to run the whole show.

They do things differently

from the Nanjing government.

What about Zhang Lan?

He's always for building

the state via CPPCC.

They already have a

well thought-out plan

to escort you and my mother up north.

Mao invited you and Li Jishen up north

to discuss re-opening the CPPCC.

When is Li Jishen leaving?

Don't know yet.

What's your answer?

l have decided

to stay put.

But...

Let Shen Junru liaise with the

CPC on behalf of the CDL.

When are you leaving?

l'm too old and sick.

Besides, Chiang won't

let me go that easily.

How can you not show for

something this important?

l'm putting Shen Junru in charge.

l am Chinese.

ls that right, Father?

One stroke is missing.

lsn't this pretty, Uncle Mao?

Yes, but you can't eat everything.

Mr. Chairman, it's time for the meeting.

Let's go back.

Will you carry me, Uncle Mao?

Carry me, Father.

Will you carry me, Uncle Mao? Father

Liya, do you want me to carry you?

Yes.

Let's go.

Any news, Enlai?

Chiang's economic reform is a deadlock.

Chiang Ching-kuo personally

flew to Shanghai.

But the Bund is entrenched

with powerful factions.

lt's a labyrinth within the KMT.

Chiang's son won't accomplish anything.

Liya, let's play piggyback.

Let's go.

No one should doubt the Government's

determination to implement

financial reforms.

ln face of a national crisis,

anyone who compromises

the nation's interest

is a traitor

and an enemy of the KMT.

l urge the elite of the business sector

and prominent individuals

of society to work with us

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