Shadow Magic Page #4

At the palace!

Isn't that exciting?

Master...

please allow me to work for you

and Raymond at the same time.

What?

Raymond, the foreigner, and I

were also invited...

to the Royal Palace

to show Shadow Magic.

It's our big chance. Let us do our

show first, then I'll assist you.

Please, Master.

Our city is changing every day.

They say the time will come when men

will cut off their pigtails...

and women will unbind their feet.

We can't turn back the clock.

I want to record life

before it changes forever.

So our children will understand us...

and the rest of the world

will appreciate us.

So many people...

are touched by our films.

For the first time...

I feel part of

something bigger than myself.

Please, Master Ren.

Let's do this together.

Let's make our own shows...

and present them...

to the whole world!

You could be like Raymond--

your own master...

free from your wife's family.

Please, Master.

- Chang!

- Yes, Master.

You are now my chief photographer.

Tell Liu he is forbidden

to return to Feng Tai.

Fu Guan, come here!

Back to work!

Didn't expect you back so soon.

No takers at the photo shop, eh?

Here's the ungrateful little wretch!

Liu! Come with me.

What's the trouble, old man?

You're the trouble!

You've ruined my son's life!

You foreigners have no respect!

No loyalty!

No tradition!

You just want to use us!

And you!

You've brought me nothing but shame!

How could you betray

a dear friend like Master Ren...

who has been so good to us,

and ally yourself with this foreigner?

So he can play his dirty tricks

and cheat our people.

I'll tear you apart!

Now you will obey me.

Marry this woman.

Do it!

Apologize to your father.

Say you'll return to Feng Tai.

Please.

Say you'll marry her.

Do it.

You bastard!

You continue to disgrace me.

You are no longer my son!

You can stay with me, Liu.

I've got plenty of clothes.

Hey.

You could be the first

moving-picture man in all of China.

Was she your intended?

The widow?

I think you're well out

of that one, mate, eh?

Eh?

I think that alone calls

for celebration, eh?

Raymond, I can't wear this.

- I feel foolish.

- Come on.

You really don't like my present?

Come on.

No.

Look, Liu, you've got nothing

to be ashamed of.

Nothing.

Listen, look.

We'll sit in the back, yeah?

That way you can see her

and she won't be able to see you.

Come on. Come on.

Come on.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

The foreigner!

How could he appreciate opera?

I can't believe they let him in.

Hey, Liu, are you Chinese

or a barbarian?

Traitors don't belong here.

Look at the two of them.

He isn't applauding.

He's insulting Lord Tan!

Well, my friend, this appears

not to be such a good idea after all.

Perhaps I'd better leave.

- No, Raymond. We can't leave.

- You stay.

You enjoy the show.

You stay.

Don't shame me more

in front of my people.

He's leaving in the middle

of the performance!

He should be taught a lesson!

Go away!

Don't touch me!

You devil! You devil!

Because you, I lost everything.

My job, my family, my honor.

The woman I love.

I meet you,

it's my downfall!

If you want to quit,

go ahead, quit.

I don't need you.

I didn't come halfway around the world

to be held back by a coward!

Go ahead! Leave!

It's okay.

Huh? Leave!

Let me tell you something, Liu.

You've changed.

You're not like

these other people anymore.

You've got nowhere

to go back to!

Wait, wait!

Liu, wait, wait!

I'm sorry, Liu.

I'm sorry!

I'm sorry.

After the private screening...

hey, we'll be laughing.

You all listen to me.

I'm the one.

I'm the one who has been

invited to the palace!

You think I'm nothing...

but I'll show you.

This way, please.

You may begin.

We are very intrigued

by the foreigner's technology.

Indeed, Your Benevolent Majesty.

They know how to entertain.

You are right, Your Majesty.

They invented this

just for your pleasure.

Shouldn't we be leaving, Master?

She likes me.

Fire! Fire!

- Get away from him!

- What? I'm trying to help!

The barbarian and his accomplice

must be punished.

They threatened Her Majesty's life.

What do you suggest?

Execute them.

Lord Tan...

you wish to say something?

Please inform Her Majesty...

I believe this young Chinese man

meant no harm.

Like so many others

in our country...

he was led astray

by foreign influence...

but I believe he can mend

the error of his ways.

Small employee.

I'm responsible.

The young man knows

some of the foreigner's tricks.

Her Majesty feels he might be

useful to us in the future.

You may rise.

Lord Tan, your performance today

so pleased Her Majesty...

she finds her spirit made forgiving

by the beauty of your art.

The young man will be released.

The foreign conspirator...

will be expelled from the country.

Thanks to Her Benevolent Majesty!

Guards!

Hey! Liu! Liu!

What's going on?

Where are they taking me?

Long live Her Majesty!

Is there a Liu Jing Lun here?

- I am Liu.

- This package is for you.

From England.

"Dear Liu.

It's hard to believe that one's fate

can change in the blink of an eye.

We were parted from each other

in flames and smoke...

without even being able

to say good-bye.

I find myself looking at

the ocean between us.

Memories of you bring

smiles to my face.

Our Shadow Magic was the one thing in

my life that made me feel truly alive.

That is why I need to

continue filming.

Wherever I find

interesting people...

or wherever I see

interesting lives...

I want to be there

with my camera.

Enclosed are the films

we shot in China.

I want you to have them.

Our friendship is preserved

in the fond memories of these frames.

My thoughts are with you.

Raymond. "

Why is it blurry, Liu?

I need a lens and I can't afford it.

A lens?

Like eyeglasses...

for the projector.

I know what you need.

I'll trade you something

that might work.

I'll take a look.

Jewelry Tower!

One night only!

"Shadow Magic Show" at Fu Shou Hall!

Come one! Come all!

Shadow Magic at Fu Shou Hall!

Shadow Magic?

If we wanted to, we could ruin it.

We could ruin nothing.

It will come sooner or later.

This is only the beginning.

Father, can we go?

Liu has not invited us.

Forget about Shadow Magic.

Liu was almost killed.

Crazy!

What am I doing?

What am I trying to prove?

We can't escape what drives us.

Tell me how I'm going

to feel this time.

Take a seat and you'll see.

There's Liu.

Father?

You came!

Where are your glasses?

How can you see without your glasses?

I can see what I need to see.

Show me to the front.

Go on, Liu.

- We should leave.

- We might go up in smoke!

I love Shadow Magic.

I'll take the risk.

Wel--Welcome.

Welcome, everyone...

to-to Shadow Magic.

Tonight, for the first time...

we will see ourselves...

the way we are.

We will watch our lives unfold...

as we live them every day.

Why put out the lights?

Certain things should be

kept in the dark.

I was already in the dark.

Hey! That's me!

Do I look that old?

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