Shanghai Triad

Starring

Gong Li

With:
Li Baotian - Li Xuejian

Sun Chun - Wang Xiaoxiao

Literary Advisor

Wang Bin

Production Managers: Zhang Jianmin

Hu Xiaofeng - Zhang Zhenyan

General Administrator

ZhuoWu

Production Designer

Cao Jiuping

Editor

Du Yuan

Director of Photography

Lu Yue

Sound Designer

Tao Jing

Music Composer

Zhang Guangtian

Executive Producers

Zhu Yongde &Wang Wei

Producers:
Wu Yigong

(Shanghai Film Studios) and...

Freely Adapted from the Novel

"Gang Law" by Li Xiao

Screenplay by

Bi Feiyu

Produced by

Jean-Louis Piel

Directed by

Zhang Yimou

That must be the boy.

Pull over.

Are you Shuisheng?.

Uncle Liu?.

Gosh, you've grown!

-How's your dad?.

-Fine.

-Your ma?.

-Fine.

I was afraid

I wouldn't find you.

Ma said I should wait...

by the boat.

In Shanghai

you have to watch out.

Get in the truck.

FI RST DAY:

Shuisheng!

Stay in the truck!

Mr. Song.

Now pay attention.

In Shanghai...

you have to learn what to do.

Listen carefully.

Do everything I say.

-Got it?.

-Got it.

All outsiders get searched here.

This is Shuisheng.

He's from the country.

This is where the Boss lives.

You're so dirty,

we'll go in the back way.

I'll show you

around the house later.

All the kids in our family...

want to come here to get rich...

but you're the only one

I recommended.

Don't let me down!

It's good to be rich.

Rich?.

You know what "rich" means?.

Any place in Shanghai...

if the Boss wants it...

he gets it.

The money that goes

through the Tang family's hands--

Unbelievable!

I'd start up a small shop.

You really are a bumpkin!

You know why you are here?.

Because your name is Tang.

The boss trusts nobody...

except members of our family.

Scrub yourself all over.

You'll be serving

a young lady.

She's the Boss's mistress.

He's made her

the queen of Shanghai.

I don't know

what he sees in her myself.

Her name is Bijou.

Her sign is the Snake.

The boss told me that.

You'll have to work hard.

Got it?.

Got it.

Eat up!

You've never seen this?.

It's called ice cream.

This is the Boss's club.

It's the hot spot.

Look, that's Bijou!

Pretending, youre pretending

Don't bother pretending

Look

You can't wait to look at me

Don't be shy, take a good look

Don't look so serious

Don't look so distant

Don't look so serious

Don't look so distant

Serious, shy, it's all an act

Your eyes have already been

all over me

From head to toe, all over me

You've secretly looked

all over me

Embarrassed, embarrassed

Why be embarrassed

You think you love me

You want to love me

What a tram p!

The Boss sent his wife away

because of her.

Who would dare to go near her?.

Now she's with the Boss,

she doesn't smile at anyone.

She really thinks

she's the queen of the stage!

If the Boss dropped her...

she'd be out on the streets.

What a slut!

On my body

I can feel your eyes

Roving up, roving down

On my body

I can feel your eyes

Shuisheng! Let's go.

Got that?.

You must call her " Miss."

From now on

you're her servant.

Miss...

Say " Miss."

Miss.

Come here.

Turn around.

Pretty hips!

No wonder the clients

are all over you.

Did that old man feel you up

without paying?.

So you hid it!

Stuff it inside you, I'd still find it.

You know the rule.

Your ass is your own...

but if you get fondled in here...

the money is for me.

That's the rule.

Miss...

All right.

Since it's the first time...

I'll give you the money back.

Thank you, Miss.

But I hate to break the rules...

so no wages.

That will teach you.

Get lost!

So this time

I get a little rooster!

Come here.

How old are you?.

Fourteen.

Fourteen?.

Have you slept with a girl yet?.

Miss...

Yes, I have.

You have?.

Who with?.

My ma, when I was small.

Your ma when you were small!

What's your name?.

Shuisheng.

Your last name?.

Let him answer!

Tang.

My last name is Tang.

Tang?.

So youre a Tang.

Shuisheng,

give me a light.

It's a cigarette lighter.

Smart kid. He learns fast.

What's the matter with you?.

It's not hard. Blockhead!

Forgive him, Miss.

My apologies.

Forget it.

Apologies from a Tang?.

That's new.

The Boss is waiting.

Shuisheng! Follow Miss.

The Boss is already here,

Miss.

He's upstairs

with Mr. Song and Mr. Zheng.

You must take her coat.

Don't step on it!

Mustn't get it dirty.

Take her hat too.

Right hand is for the coat.

Left hand is for the hat.

That's the rule.

Remember the way.

Whenever Miss comes here...

you must serve her well.

Walk behind her.

Not too near, not too far.

Don't ever walk ahead of her.

Walk silently,

but let her know youre there.

Serve her well,

you'll make a good living.

Got it?.

Got it.

Shall I tell the Boss

you're here, Miss?.

When she goes into her bedroom...

you must stand here

by the door.

See those chairs?.

Don't sit on them.

They're not for you.

You must stay standing up.

Don't doze off!.

If the Boss or Miss

wants some food or drinks...

hurry out there and tell them.

Everything is there.

If they ask for something...

bring it at once. Got it?.

Got it.

Put it on the sofa.

Stand there and let me see.

This way a little.

Bow your head.

Not bad.

Don't forget...

if you want to look

at something...

do it discreetly.

Don't stare...

or you'll end up

looking like an idiot.

Don't complain.

In a few years, you'll be somebody

in Shanghai!

Being a Tang

will change your life.

Got it?.

Got it.

The Boss is in there.

Take a good look.

If he's talking business

in that room...

like now...

don't go in.

Wait out here.

The Boss always says...

"Women's business

is nothing but wind.

Men's business, however

small, is important."

He's the most powerful boss

in Shanghai.

Always remember,

everyone who works here...

is a Tang.

If your name is Tang,

the Boss will be good to you.

See how lucky you are?.

That's Mr. Song.

You saw him before.

The Boss thinks very highly of him.

They call him

the Boss's right-hand man.

He's shrewd and sharp.

Sharp as a knife!

The other one, the fat man,

is Mr. Zheng.

He's the Boss's favorite.

He's a tough man of action.

He has a violent temper.

When he gets mad,

all of Shanghai behaves!

Shanghai behaves!

The old man is Mr. Tang.

He's the Boss's cousin

and private secretary.

The Boss trusts him

implicitly.

He handles all the family business.

All of it.

Song, Zheng and I

had equal rank in the family.

Then a few years ago,

there was a gang war at the docks.

The Boss saved

Song's and Zheng's lives.

With secret rituals...

they became blood brothers.

You know what that means?.

That's how the Boss

controls his empire!

Mr. Yu?. One moment, please.

That's a telephone.

It's a call for the Boss.

When he's on the telephone,

we move away...

so as not to disturb him.

Remember that!

Mr. Yu!

How are you?.

Yes, it's been a while!

I'm sorry I missed

your son's birthday party.

I had to go to Suzhou on business.

Yes.

Of course I'll see to it.

Yes.

Song!

What's all this about?.

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