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E8 - Aspiration

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[00:20] ---
    That dream again...
[00:26] ---
    Pardon me!
[00:28] ---
    Good morning, Mr. Ryo Hazuki!
[00:31] ---
    Uh, and you are...?
[00:34] ---
    I'm Xiuying's assistant,
    my name is Fangmei Xun.
[00:39] ---
    So, was I right or what?
[00:41] ---
    See you around.
[00:43] ---
    Yeah, you were right.
[00:46] ---
    I have a message from Xiuying.
[00:48] ---
    You are to meet her in the library
    at the Man Mo Temple, straight away.
[00:56] ---
    I'd like you to carry all these books outside
    and then air them out on the rack.
[01:01] ---
    A simple task, no?
[01:03] ---
    Please get to it.
[01:05] ---
    Wait.
[01:06] ---
    What is it?
[01:07] ---
    I want to meet with Yuanda Zhu.
[01:10] ---
    I provided you a place to stay out
    of deference to Master Chen.
[01:15] ---
    But I never promised anything more than that.
[01:19] ---
    Consider this your way of paying rent.
[01:39] ---
    You need to be more careful, Ryo!
[01:41] ---
    All of these books are very special!
[01:43] ---
    They mustn't be damaged!
[01:46] ---
    I'll take care of the higher shelves.
[01:49] ---
    You just stick to where you can reach.
[01:52] ---
    Sorry...
[03:27] ---
    He left?!
[03:29] ---
    Yep, even paid his bill in full.
[03:32] ---
    You better not have kicked him out.
[03:34] ---
    I didn't. He just ran
    out of money, I'd wager.
[03:44] ---
    And that's that!
[03:46] ---
    We'll just leave them to air out like this
    while the weather is nice.
[03:49] ---
    Then we'll return them to the
    library before it gets dark.
[03:51] ---
    Then we'll be done, right?
[03:53] ---
    Yes! For the day, anyway.
[03:55] ---
    For the day?
[03:57] ---
    We'll keep this up every
    day for about a week.
[04:00] ---
    Seriously?
[04:01] ---
    Yep!
[04:02] ---
    What's her deal? I don't get it.
[04:05] ---
    Ryo! Master Xiuying is a very gentle person!
    You mustn't doubt her!
[04:11] ---
    Uh, sure.
[04:13] ---
    Keep in mind that she's
    given you a place to stay!
[04:16] ---
    This is a chance for you to return the favor!
[04:20] ---
    Okay, see you back here at 3 o'clock sharp!
[04:25] ---
    Returning the favor, huh?
[04:30] ---
    Am I correct in assuming that you've...
    completed Master Tao's task?
[04:35] ---
    All she's got me doing is some chores.
[04:37] ---
    Chores? You are mistaken.
[04:39] ---
    Those books are all precious pieces
[04:41] ---
    of history collected since
    the founding of this temple.
[04:44] ---
    New disciples aren't even allowed near them.
[04:48] ---
    Fine then, but I can't afford
    to be wasting my time here.
[04:53] ---
    Calm down and get your head on straight.
[04:56] ---
    Did I not advise you to
    learn all of the Wude?
[04:59] ---
    Learning the Wude will lead to
    an understanding of Kung Fu.
[05:03] ---
    Perhaps that is what Master Tao
    is helping you to achieve.
[05:09] ---
    GON
[05:09] ---
    Train yourself each and
    every day without neglect.
[05:14] ---
    That is "Gon".
[05:15] ---
    JIE
[05:15] ---
    Keep your heart free of conceit,
    never use force blindly or flaunt technique.
[05:21] ---
    That is "Jie".
[05:25] ---
    Guess I'm gonna have to
    find more martial artists.
[05:33] ---
    I need to be back by 3.
[05:42] ---
    Watch where you're going, boy!
    It'll be coming out of your pocket if they broke!
[05:47] ---
    Wait.
[05:48] ---
    I know you...
[05:50] ---
    You're that tourist from the
    other day. You're still here?
[05:55] ---
    I'm not a tourist.
[05:57] ---
    I don't care what you are.
[05:59] ---
    I'm not going to just let you
    walk away after nearly breaking my wares.
[06:07] ---
    Oh, welcome in!
[06:09] ---
    Please make yourself at home.
[06:12] ---
    I brought the wares you asked for.
[06:14] ---
    Is that so?
[06:16] ---
    Set it down over there, boy. Gently now.
[06:20] ---
    Okay.
[06:20] ---
    Undo the wrapping.
[06:23] ---
    Now open the lid.
[06:24] ---
    Okay.
[06:31] ---
    What a beautiful tea set.
    It's exactly what I was looking for.
[06:34] ---
    These were just gathering dust at my place.
[06:37] ---
    It would be better for you
    to put them to use here.
[06:42] ---
    I will treat them with care.
[06:44] ---
    Are they valuable?
[06:47] ---
    To most people, they aren't
    worth very much at all.
[06:50] ---
    But they are certainly old.
[06:52] ---
    Uh-huh...
[06:54] ---
    In other words, their value lies...
    in the eye of the beholder.
[07:00] ---
    Not unlike this town itself.
[07:06] ---
    Here, please enjoy.
[07:09] ---
    A treat for you.
[07:11] ---
    But, I...
[07:13] ---
    You gave her a hand, right?
    You deserve a cup of tea.
[07:25] ---
    Don't even bother, Wong.
[07:27] ---
    Damn.
[07:29] ---
    You're still decades away
    from being able to snatch my purse.
[07:34] ---
    I'm still working on my technique.
[07:36] ---
    Oh yeah? What happened to your
    "Help me, mister!" routine?
[07:40] ---
    Not worth it. It only worked
    on that one Japanese guy.
[07:44] ---
    Speaking of, have you seen that guy around?
[07:46] ---
    He apparently checked out of his hotel.
[07:48] ---
    Huh? I haven't seen him. Why?
[07:52] ---
    No reason. Just forget it.
[07:54] ---
    Well, I can help you find him.
[07:56] ---
    It'll be a total cinch with
    all of my street connections.
[08:00] ---
    What's with the hand?
[08:01] ---
    For my trouble.
[08:13] ---
    Oh, Master Xiuying! The books in
    the library have all been aired out.
[08:16] ---
    Great.
[08:18] ---
    Did you do it?
[08:20] ---
    I had to help.
[08:22] ---
    That Ryo, he's just such
    a careless scatterbrain!
[08:26] ---
    Don't say that. He needs your guidance.
[08:30] ---
    Sure thing! I'll whip his butt into shape!
[08:35] ---
    I'm going out, accompany me.
[08:37] ---
    Okay!
[08:42] ---
    That took up a lot of my time...
[08:44] ---
    I need to figure out where
    martial artists are.
[08:47] ---
    Help me, mister!
[08:49] ---
    That trick only works once, kid.
[08:53] ---
    Hey mister, been awhile.
[08:55] ---
    Well, well. Looks like you've learned
    the ropes around here.
[08:59] ---
    Hi Joy.
[08:59] ---
    You get tired of staying at that hotel?
[09:02] ---
    No, not exactly. Someone's letting
    me crash at their place now.
[09:07] ---
    "Someone"?
[09:09] ---
    Anyways, Wong, you still
    trying to pull that scam?
[09:13] ---
    Nope. Nobody falls for that one anymore.
[09:16] ---
    So I'm working on some new material.
[09:18] ---
    What have you been up to, Ryo?
[09:21] ---
    I'm looking for martial artists.
[09:23] ---
    You sure are obsessed with those.
[09:25] ---
    Any leads you can give him with
    those connections of yours, Wong?
[09:28] ---
    Martial artists, huh?
[09:31] ---
    Well, there is that one lady in Pigeon Park.
[09:34] ---
    "Pigeon Park"?
[09:46] ---
    Are you also a practitioner of martial arts?
[09:48] ---
    Well, I'm actually...
[09:51] ---
    Will you spar with me?
[09:53] ---
    Wow, the ladies really love
    this guy. You cool with this?
[09:58] ---
    Cool with what?
[09:58] ---
    If you don't take him off the
    market, someone else will!
[10:01] ---
    What do you know about the
    market, you little twerp?
[10:02] ---
    Ow! Ow!
    What do you know about the market, you little twerp?
[10:04] ---
    Are you hesitant because I'm a woman?
[10:06] ---
    No, nothing like that. But
    I must respectfully decline.
[10:10] ---
    I knew you'd say that.
[10:20] ---
    You're not bad.
[10:21] ---
    I'm curious... do you know about the Wude?
[10:25] ---
    The Wude? Afraid not.
[10:28] ---
    Oh, but she might!
[10:31] ---
    I can learn about the Wude here...?
[10:33] ---
    Let's ask one of the staff!
[10:35] ---
    Good idea.
[10:36] ---
    Welcome!
[10:38] ---
    Excuse us!
[10:39] ---
    Oh my. Would you happen to be Japanese?
[10:42] ---
    I am.
[10:43] ---
    On vacation? Or studying abroad, like me?
[10:46] ---
    He's on a quest to find martial artists!
[10:49] ---
    Martial artists...
[10:52] ---
    So wait, are you one...?
[10:55] ---
    You're pretty good!
[10:57] ---
    Sorry to be so abrupt!
[10:58] ---
    Do you by chance know about the Wude?
[11:03] ---
    Wude?
[11:07] ---
    Get lost!
[11:10] ---
    Just go away, or things will get messy!
[11:12] ---
    Big talk. You've got guts, little boy.
[11:15] ---
    May lead to a promising future.
[11:17] ---
    But you know, kid.
[11:19] ---
    Picking fights with us is
    only gonna make your poor momma cry.
[11:24] ---
    She's not gonna have to!
[11:26] ---
    Ouch!
[11:27] ---
    You stupid brat!
[11:30] ---
    Enough.
[11:31] ---
    Huh?!
[11:33] ---
    Grown men should know better.
    How dare you fight a child.
[11:37] ---
    W-watch it, bitch.
[11:39] ---
    Fangmei. Take them somewhere safe.
[11:41] ---
    R-right away!
[11:42] ---
    Come with me.
[11:43] ---
    So what? You think you can take us on, missy?
[11:47] ---
    Ow, shit!
[11:50] ---
    We don't give ladies any
    less of a beating, you know.
[12:18] ---
    Screw this. We're getting outta here!
[12:21] ---
    That lady is bad news!
[12:23] ---
    Thugs like them don't stand a chance
    against the illustrious Master Xiuying!
[12:28] ---
    Are you two all right?
[12:30] ---
    Yes, thank you!
[12:32] ---
    Dang it, I need to learn to be stronger.
[12:35] ---
    Why is that?
[12:37] ---
    Because those guys will definitely come back.
    And I have to make them pay.
[12:41] ---
    For terrorizing my little sister!
[12:50] ---
    You must not. Such thoughts will
    only lead you down the wrong path.
[12:54] ---
    Huh?
[12:58] ---
    Fangmei, we must be going.
[13:01] ---
    Yes, of course.
[13:09] ---
    So, those two ladies earlier
    weren't enough or something?
[13:12] ---
    No.
[13:13] ---
    I take it that means you're not looking
    for just any old martial artist.
[13:17] ---
    Enough is enough! I'm not
    leaving, and that's final!
[13:21] ---
    Oh yeah? I'll make you regret those words.
[13:23] ---
    Stop it!
[13:24] ---
    Don't bother.
[13:26] ---
    Stuff like that happens
    all the time in Hong Kong.
[13:31] ---
    Just take a look.
[13:33] ---
    Nobody gives a crap.
[13:35] ---
    That guy's a landshark.
[13:37] ---
    Landshark?
[13:38] ---
    Yeah. Lotta old buildings
    in Hong Kong, right?
[13:42] ---
    Well, they tear 'em down
    and build something new.
[13:46] ---
    "Redevelopment", I think they call it.
    It's going on everywhere now.
[13:50] ---
    But before that happens, they gotta harass
    the old tenants into moving out first.
[13:55] ---
    And their neighbors just let it happen?
[13:57] ---
    Decrepit buildings disappear
    and nice new ones replace them.
[14:01] ---
    A lot of people like that.
[14:03] ---
    That's the reality.
[14:05] ---
    And all the elites get to pocket
    fat kickbacks, so you can bet they're behind it.
[14:10] ---
    They just treat us like we're
    yesterday's garbage and
[14:13] ---
    there's nothing we can do about it.
[14:17] ---
    Britain is scheduled to relinquish Hong Kong.
[14:19] ---
    Life here is changing.
[14:24] ---
    Whoa, it's already 4. Time
    to go find me some sucker-
[14:27] ---
    Don't even think about it.
[14:29] ---
    Aw...
[14:30] ---
    4 o'clock...
[14:33] ---
    Ryo!
[14:35] ---
    I already put every last book back myself!
[14:37] ---
    I'm sorry.
[14:39] ---
    What on Earth took you so long?
[14:41] ---
    I was out looking for a martial artist
    who could teach me about the Wude...
[14:46] ---
    I can't believe you! That's no excuse!
[14:49] ---
    Don't you think about anyone
    other than yourself?
[14:52] ---
    Except I didn't come all the
    way here to be put to work.
[14:55] ---
    Then tell me, why exactly did you come here?
[14:59] ---
    To find Yuanda Zhu.
[15:02] ---
    Yuanda Zhu?
[15:04] ---
    Do you know him?
[15:06] ---
    Certainly not.
[15:07] ---
    And even if I did, I wouldn't tell you!
    I've had it up to here already!
[15:12] ---
    What's wrong?
[15:14] ---
    Nothing at all.
[15:16] ---
    Well, actually...
[15:18] ---
    Fangmei told me a time to come organize
    the books, but I showed up late.
[15:23] ---
    She is very much like you. A straight arrow.
[15:26] ---
    Please don't think badly of her.
[15:33] ---
    Crap, I missed prime pickpocket time.
[15:44] ---
    So what's the deal?
[15:45] ---
    Why're you following that Japanese
    guy around everywhere, Joy?
[15:48] ---
    I'm not following anyone around.
[15:50] ---
    Then why're you doing
    him so many favors, huh?
[15:53] ---
    Setting him up with a room and stuff.
[15:56] ---
    Beats me. It just happens.
[15:58] ---
    Seems like this area's started
    getting eviction notices left and right.
[16:01] ---
    I heard even the South Carmain Quarter
    is having trouble.
[16:05] ---
    Nah, they've got a martial arts master over there
    who's keeping things under control.
[16:10] ---
    A martial arts master?
[16:11] ---
    Yeah. Down at the Yan Tin Apartments,
    which is also under threat of eviction.
[16:19] ---
    I'm still upset! How can
    he be such a fathead?
[16:22] ---
    Fangmei.
[16:23] ---
    Yes?
[16:24] ---
    What happened earlier?
[16:26] ---
    I was totally wrong about Ryo!
[16:28] ---
    He's just a selfish jerk!
[16:30] ---
    I see.
[16:32] ---
    But perhaps the problem is
    he's just too much of a straight-shooter.
[16:36] ---
    Reminds me of a certain someone.
[16:38] ---
    Really...?
[16:39] ---
    After you finish that, could
    you go out and close the gate?
[16:43] ---
    Uh, sure.
[16:44] ---
    Please and thank you.
[16:51] ---
    Your study of the Wude...
[16:54] ---
    doesn't seem to be progressing smoothly.
[16:56] ---
    Even if I learned all the Wude,
[16:59] ---
    I'm not even sure that Xiuying
    would agree to help me.
[17:03] ---
    As it stands, I'm still not any
    closer to finding Yuanda Zhu.
[17:07] ---
    And that totally defeats the purpose
    of me coming to Hong Kong!
[17:11] ---
    Then let me ask you.
[17:13] ---
    Why do you practice the martial arts?
[17:17] ---
    But what does that have to do
    with me coming to Hong Kong?
[17:23] ---
    You appear to see only the path
    that lies in front of you.
[17:27] ---
    Huh?
[17:29] ---
    Pressing onward to view new sights is
    undoubtedly an important part of traveling.
[17:33] ---
    But the amount of focus that you extend to
    the scenery around you is far from enough.
[17:37] ---
    Far from enough?
[17:39] ---
    Yes. You are lacking.
[17:43] ---
    Ryo... it's still not enough.
[17:47] ---
    You are lacking. Keep that in mind.
[17:50] ---
    But... not enough what?
[17:53] ---
    Perhaps Master Tao has known
    the answer to that all along.
[17:57] ---
    Hey mister!
[17:58] ---
    Wong? Joy?
[18:00] ---
    The Yan Tin Apartments.
[18:01] ---
    What about them?
[18:03] ---
    Go there! We heard a master martial artist
    named Guixiang lives there!
[18:08] ---
    Thank you!
[18:13] ---
    Yan Tin Apartments
[18:13] ---
    Jeez, get it through your thick skulls already.
    For the last time, I'm staying put!
[18:19] ---
    Damn old hag!
[18:20] ---
    Then we'll just do this the hard way!
[18:25] ---
    Enough.
[18:26] ---
    Who the hell are you?
[18:28] ---
    It's you...
[18:30] ---
    This ain't your goddamn problem.
[18:32] ---
    This lady doesn't want you bothering her.
[18:34] ---
    Who cares! We got a business to run!
[18:36] ---
    Besides, we're in the right here.
    We're making this town new again.
[18:40] ---
    Don't make the same mistake I did.
[18:42] ---
    The hell do you mean?!
[18:44] ---
    There's nothing wrong with new sights.
[18:46] ---
    But I didn't focus enough on the scenery
    of the present that was all around me.
[18:52] ---
    Just like you guys.
[18:53] ---
    You're full of shit!
[18:55] ---
    Get 'em, boys!
[19:00] ---
    You punk!
[19:04] ---
    Well now.
[19:07] ---
    What's this guy made of?!
[19:09] ---
    Is everyone in this neighborhood
    a kung fu master?
[19:13] ---
    We'll get you back for this!
[19:14] ---
    Dammit!
[19:18] ---
    So boy, what did you come here for?
[19:21] ---
    I know it wasn't to chase
    off some landsharks.
[19:25] ---
    I came to learn about the Wude
    from a martial artist named Guixiang.
[19:29] ---
    Oh? Then why did you help me?
[19:33] ---
    Why?
[19:34] ---
    Isn't that obvious? You actually
    said it yourself, ma'am.
[19:39] ---
    In other words, their value lies...
    in the eye of the beholder.
[19:44] ---
    Not unlike this town itself.
[19:48] ---
    To me, protecting the people here
    simply seemed like the right thing to do.
[19:53] ---
    That is one of the Wude.
[19:55] ---
    What?
[19:56] ---
    "To act without hesitation
    for what is right."
[20:00] ---
    It is the Wude known as Yi.
[20:04] ---
    YI
[20:07] ---
    Seriously?
[20:08] ---
    And also... I'm Guixiang.
[20:13] ---
    It was you...
[20:15] ---
    You need to stop judging people
    by their appearances so much.
[20:19] ---
    So I've been told.
[20:21] ---
    That figures.
[20:33] ---
    Why do you practice the martial arts?
[20:37] ---
    I get it!
[20:38] ---
    MAN MO TEMPLE
[20:43] ---
    "To act without hesitation
    for what is right."
[20:48] ---
    One of the Wude, called Yi.
[20:53] ---
    Is that what you thought I'm missing?
    This Wude known as Yi?
[20:58] ---
    What I saw inside of you...
[21:02] ---
    was the fire of revenge.
[21:05] ---
    Surely by now, you can sense it yourself.
[21:11] ---
    Killing in the name of vengeance
    is murder just the same.
[21:15] ---
    And that, I will have no hand in.
[21:26] ---
    Ryo!
[21:27] ---
    Hey Fangmei. I'm sorry about earlier.
[21:30] ---
    It's okay. I think I got
    the wrong idea about you.
[21:34] ---
    I'm sorry, too.
[21:36] ---
    Huh?
[21:38] ---
    Um, about the person you mentioned before.
[21:41] ---
    If I remember right, there's a book called the Wulinshu
    in the
[21:43] ---
    library with the name "Zhu" on the cover.
[21:59] ---
    Wulinshu
[22:02] ---
    Yuanda
    Zhu
[22:02] ---
    Yuanda Zhu!
[23:39] ---
    Distinct
[23:40] ---
    Next time: "Distinct."