Once Upon a Time in Shanghai Page #2

Synopsis: A laborer moves to Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich. But ends up using his kung fu skills to survive.
Genre: Action, Crime
Director(s): Ching-Po Wong
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.9
NOT RATED
Year:
2014
96 min
95 Views


are actually opium.

Brother Ma, this pack is

cost 600-700 dollars.

Give it back for them.

Brother Ma, you're still young,

I'm now just a disabled person.

If you use all of this life

to work hard in Shanghai

You can't be rich.

Daddy, go. Burn the fireworks.

I come now. You go first.

Brother Ma, I know you're a good guy.

Rice comes, Rice, comes

Zai Hua, we will never

live in seperation again.

Life will be better gradually.

Let's have dinner.

Eat.

Zai Hua, this time you

travel to Shanghai alone,

it's quite difficult for

a young girl like you.

Before mother pass away, she said,

from then, she can't not

take care of you anymore.

You tramped about strange land through

thick and thin must be strenuous

She said that I have to take responsibility

of taking care of you.

Dad, that's ok.

Our lives will be better for sure.

Zai Hua, how about I take

you to HongKong to study,

Do you like it?

Yeah. Take mom too

Ok, bing her ashes.

Dad, this big piece of meat is for you.

That's your portion, I had my own.

No. You have to eat it.

Ok. Eat quickly, daughter.

Listen up! Ma Zhong Zhen,

I want to apologize you.

You...

What? That's my fault.

I thought that you are the

same as En Guang-a scoundrel.

You're not only not that kind of people,

but also looked for jobs for people here.

I have misjudged you, I'm sorry.

- You don't need to do that.

- But I need.

You're always mumble, are you a true man?

So you can apologize.

I have already done it, haven't I?

I accept it.

I will treat you well.

- How is "well"

- I won't scold you.

That's good.

Don't misunderstand, I

just want to say sorry.

People who work in depot, come out now.

Today, when checking goods,

I discover there is a lost.

Unpredictable, you barstard,

dare to steal goods of Axe Gang.

My father is a good man.

He never steals.

Now I will count to 3

You better give it back to me.

If not, I, Hac Mao will demolish

your f***ing hole.

1, 2. Damn it!

Drawing out weapon to

deal with children, women

...is not act of swashbuckler.

Whatever, tonight,

I have to get back what I lost.

We are honest workers.

Don't care about your weapon world.

They said they didn't do that.

Please leave now.

This matter is still not end yet.

- Daddy.

- Are you OK?

Is this pack worth 1 human life.

Of course,

even killing all people

in that f***ing whole is still not enough.

Captain Huang, what should we do

with that lot of opium?

Yeah. What should we do, Captain Huang?

Captain, let's see.

Mr. Tang, please pass on Mr. Shinji.

We can't give this lot of opium to you.

Sorry, Mr. Shinji.

Bureau of Investigation said

they can't give the goods back to you.

What if we keep on getting it back?

Let's go.

You break the business of

Japanese and Axe Gang.

They won't ignore you.

What is this world?

Smuggling opium, discount human lives.

I also want to deal with them.

Shanghai is not suitable place

for vulgar like you.

There are many kinds of people here,

everything can happen.

Young people always go wrong way.

Before travelling to Shanghai,

I promised my mother

I won't enter gangs.

Many people have said like you.

And I'm the man spray the first

fistful of sand on there coffin.

The only one who still survive until now

is Long Qi.

I'm different from him.

Of course.

He can do everything in this city.

He also knows well this time.

But how long could he survive?

"Night, brilliant lights and flowers"

"Dating with venus and dance"

"Meet her, a marvellous beauty.

"stir his heart"

"a vague kiss"

She take the coat of to fly with him.

Fly up to the sky, just

want to live together.

Night, drunk.

Brother Long.

When do Japanese deliver goods?

Tonight.

You knock them?

Right.

You also want to take this goods?

Yeah.

Who are you?

Ma Zhong Zhen.

Ma Zhong Zhen.

Ma Zhong Zhen, do you know who I am?

I have met you once.

Long Qi, right?

People say that noone can

suffer 10 punchs of you.

But I think I can.

I don't know about that.

Oh, let's see, before this

cigarette is reduced to ashes,

if you're still not defeated,

that goods is yours.

Don't harm innocent people!

It's burnt out.

It's burnt out.

Why do you stop?

I don't want to kill you.

Did you hear what they said?

Your cigarette burnt

out, the goods is mine.

Ma Zhong Zhen.

Do you have matches?

How could you use fire to burn opium?

Use lime water for the next time.

Long Qi, take your lighter.

Keep it. Come to me if you need my help.

Who said the cigarette had burnt out?

Get on the cars.

Damn it!

Destroy all of our goods.

They don't deal with you but with me.

If you are still alive, you're so lucky.

Just keep on doing heroic things.

Don't make me to be involved. Get out!

Brother Ma, if you want to fight

sons of others,

think about your mother.

She give you that gem bangle,

you think just for wearing?

Brother Ma, we quitted the job.

We'll follow you.

Right. Let's us follow you.

Brother Ma, we also quitted the job.

We'll follow you.

Ma Zhong Zhen.

I don't come here for fighting.

So, you don't come here for fighting?

You surely want to drink. You

have to tell me earlier.

Long Qi, do you need to hire people?

Except fighting, what can you do?

Swepping the floor, whashing

dishes, loading, anything.

But not helping you to fight.

Are there your inferiors?

Yeah.

Good man. You also have inferiors.

How many?

Six, including me.

Who's the guy with hat?

He do the business, not these things.

8 cents a day, ok?

I'll pay each one 2 dollars. Come!

From now onward

Ma Zhong Zhen is my best friend.

Welcome them to Qi Zhong Tian.

Very good.

From now on,

noone are allow to kindle

cigarette for this girl.

But me.

Music.

Are you in pain?

When I come to Shanghai

everyday I have to fight and in pain.

There are alot of wound,

that I don't know what is painful.

So, why did you do that?

Everything I have now is

thanks to fighting.

So what?

Althought you're the king of Shanghai,

you are also lonely.

From now on, you don't have

permission to say the word "lonely"

with a lonely man.

I don't know how to wheedle,

don't say honeyed words.

And don't use trickery.

Why do you like me?

I like your self-important.

Long Qi, Ma Zhong Zhen,

The leage of black and white.

- That girl's a good dancer!

- Yeah, very beautiful.

But his face's the same as your.

Why do you come here?

- We are all dismissed.

- Right.

Still not eat anything?

Sir, give each of them a bowl of soya-cake.

Let's play.

Ma Zhong Zhen.

Take it, eat when you feel hungry.

- What's this?

- Hot dog.

So mucky?

You don't know anything.

Eat it, really delicious.

Let me tell you a story.

In 1904, Saint Louis, USA,

threre's a Germany emigrant.

He sold sausage but...

are you listening to me?

Do you eat this?

But that dish was both hot and salty.

It was not convenient for customers.

Therefore... Is it really delicious?

Great!

Ma Zhong Zhen, why do you come to Shanghai?

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Jing Wong

Jing Wong is the name of: Wong Jing (born 1955), pinyin Wang Jing, Hong Kong film director, producer, actor, presenter, and screenwriter Wong Jinglun (born 1983), English name Jing Wong, Singaporean Mandopop singer, actor more…

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