Phantom of the Theatre Page #5

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I came to watch my son's film,

not the audience's reaction.

Go on!

Start the film.

Yes, sir.

I'm a ghost. You're human.

We're not meant to be together.

We can't spend this life together...

but we'll be together in the next.

We must be together in the next life!

Bravo!

That brat is really something!

He can both act and direct!

Surely, he takes after me!

Si Fan, you really shouldn't be an actress.

Why do you say that'?

A good actor wouldn't be like you,

unable to separate film and reality.

Are you in or out of the character?

I don't think you can tell anymore.

Seems like my wife's heart

will always be elsewhere.

Is it also part of your plan, Ms. Kong Lan?

I don't understand your question.

Like I said, you're a terrible actress.

You don't get into character when you should.

When you shouldn't be in character,

you're in too deep.

I looked into your background

even before we met.

I've known about your intentions

and your plan all this time.

I was just playing along

so you can finish your little show.

We meet again, commander!

Wei Bang!

Let Lan go.

What a standoff.

An eye for an eye.

These photos are a reminder.

A reminder of why

you must die here today, Gu Ming Shan.

Si Fan!

Is revenge the real reason...

you did this film?

Your affection was fake?

It's like your movie...

all fake.

Shut your mouth!

This is your fault!

Your greed and your libido caused this!

Those 18 people...

and my mother...

were killed by you!

Let Lan go!

If you let Wei Bang go,

I'll let Lan go.

Don't force my hand!

Don't move.

Or we both lose.

These years have been a living hell.

I've stayed alive

just so I can see you die!

I have your son now.

Do you want him to die with you?!

Fine.

I'll give my life to your family today.

No funny business.

Otherwise, I swear...

you will never see your son again.

Move!

Get out!

Sir...

He's my son. I'll save him myself!

Shen, let Wei Bang go!

We're after Gu Ming Shan, not him!

You're in love with him,

so he's my enemy, too!

Kong Shen...

I thought you're here to avenge your family.

This seems like petty jealousy to me.

Shut up!

You couldn't control your libido.

You already had five wives,

but you still wanted to take Jin.

When she said no,

you burned my family alive!

You murderer!

You know what this is.

Jin wanted to leave you.

She came to me.

She said she wanted a better life.

Who is it?

She's from the acrobat troupe.

In times of turmoil,

everyone needs a way to survive.

That's bullshit!

That's impossible.

Sis wouldn't do that!

Even if it was a misunderstanding...

you took all those lives.

How can you live with yourself?

I may have killed before,

but I'm not beyond reason.

A woman

isn't worth getting blood on my hands.

Wei Bang.

It was your mother who set the fire.

We're sorry, sir. That was a new trick.

We wish the Young Master a peaceful birthday.

That was quite a trick.

What's your name?

Kong Jin.

Bring her to me.

That man is deplorable.

Even if it costs me my life,

I won't let him lay a hand on you.

Why are you all standing there?

Pack up and leave!

Move it! Start packing!

Go to hell. All of you!

I'll wipe you all out!

I didn't blame your mother for what she did.

I blame Jin.

The turkey who wanted to be a phoenix.

Don't you dare talk about Jin that way!

I'll kill both of you!

Father!

I'm a soldier.

I've had my share of bullet wounds.

I hid the truth from you all along

because I don't want you to have

tainted memories of your mother.

Father. I'm sorry.

You finally called me father.

Enough, already!

Kill them both!

Stop playing the victim.

The moment you took your first life,

you became a murderer.

Si Fan won't become you.

You've ruined her life.

Lan. You must take your revenge.

If you don't...

you'll live in shame forever.

Si Fan.

It's easy to take my life.

It's easy to take my father's life, too.

But if you take that shot,

you will have to bear

the burden of a murderer forever.

Give me that gun!

Wei Bang!

Wei Bang!

So, I'm the one that deserves to die.

I deserve to die...

I deserve to die!

You're awake.

You've been here all this time?

A doctor should stay by her patient.

Wei Bang.

You're always dreaming,

but I always have to be in reality.

Perhaps we're meant to be on different paths.

Somet things...

won't just go away

when the camera stops rolling.

Wei Bang.

By the time you read this,

I will have already left the city.

For thirteen years,

my life has been about revenge.

There was nothing else.

I always felt that

my soul had left with my sister and my father.

All that's left...

is a hollow dried shell.

That is, until I met you.

Thank you for letting me play Du Juan.

I realized that

living for revenge

will only leave more hollow shells

like Shen and me in this world.

Forgiving others

is an act of kindness to myself.

When I finally came to this realization,

my heart was filled with gratitude and happiness.

I could breathe freely once more.

Wei Bang.

Love always feels better than hate.

Du Juan has moved onto her next life.

And so will I.

It's time to embrace my freedom.

Kong Lan.

Look at that, Lan!

It's so pretty!

When your sister becomes a huge star,

we'll buy one for each of us.

Where has she been?

Walking beneath the moonlight.

Carrying on with persistence.

On this freezing night,

her mind is shrouded in fog.

She takes warmth from memories.

She's not lost.

The face in my memory.

The thoughts in my mind.

I can't see what I long for.

There's nothing left to say.

The phantoms in my heart

long for the past to return.

The hand I've held before.

Will it slip away?

The wind passes by.

Singing of reunions.

I remain here.

It's hard to look back at this lingering sadness.

He is caught in the turmoils of the past.

It is vague and indefinable.

A bitter loneliness in his heart.

He looks to the heavens

and its uncontrollable certainties.

A blessing that cannot be heard.

A loneliness bound by love and hate.

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