E7 - The Jade of Succession

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[00:13] Auction
    Thirty million!
[00:14] Seigi
    Richard...
SIGN    Episode 7
    The Jade of Succession
SIGN    One Week Earlier
[02:02] Ito
    I'll be counting on you.
[02:04] Richard
    Certainly.
[02:07] Richard
    Seigi, this is Ito-sama of
    the Ito Shobin Company.
[02:10] Ito
    Hello. It's nice to meet you.
[02:13] Seigi
    Likewise.
[02:14] Ito
    Well, then...
[02:20] Seigi
    The Ito Shobin Company?
[02:23] Richard
    Seigi, are you free next Friday?
[02:27] Richard
    I'd like you to accompany me to an auction.
[02:29] Seigi
    An auction?
[02:33] Seigi
    You mean an auction like you see
     on TV and in the movies?
[02:38] Seigi
    Is something incredible going up for sale?
[02:41] Richard
    Yes. The collection of Azuma Soichi,
    who passed away last month.
[02:46] Richard
    Also known as the Azuma Collection.
[02:51] Richard
    Azuma was a managing director
    with profound cultural knowledge.
[02:57] Richard
    His massive collection made him
[02:59] Richard
    one of Japan's most prominent
    collectors of gemstones and antiques.
[03:04] Richard
    But since his passing, there's been a bit
[03:06] Richard
    of commotion surrounding
     the inheritance of his fortune.
[03:10] Seigi
    I can imagine.
[03:12] Richard
    His eldest daughter, the new
    director of the Azuma family,
[03:15] Richard
    came up with a clever solution:
[03:17] Richard
    entrust her father's collection
    to an auction company
[03:22] Richard
    and liquidate all of it.
[03:25] Seigi
    That's rather drastic.
[03:27] Richard
    I believe it's wiser than causing
     unnecessary discord within the family.
[03:32] Seigi
    Yeah, I guess so.
[03:35] Seigi
    Oh, right! Tea?
[03:41] Richard
    This is the collection that's to be auctioned.
[03:48] Seigi
    This is all the Azuma Collection?
[03:51] Richard
    Yes.
[03:52] Richard
    The most eye-catching piece
    is the Buddha's hand citron.
[03:54] Seigi
    Buddha's hand...?
[03:56] Richard
    Take a look at lot number 865.
[04:01] Seigi
    So this is read "Buddha's hand citron"?
[04:05] Richard
    It's a 200-year-old jade piece
[04:07] Richard
    from the reign of the
     Qing Dynasty's Qianlong Emperor.
[04:11] Seigi
    It's 200 years old?
[04:13] Richard
    I was asked to win this piece at the auction.
[04:16] Seigi
    You mean by that guy just now?
[04:18] Richard
    Yes.
[04:20] Ricahrd
    The Ito Shobin Company is a
    well-established antique shop in Ginza.
[04:24] Richard
    The Japanese word for jade
    comes from the kingfisher.
[04:27] Richard
    Because kingfishers are
    sometimes called "shobin,"
[04:29] Richard
    the characters for jade can
    also be read as "shobin."
[04:33] Richard
    The founder of the Shobin Company
    was so enamored by jade
[04:37] Richard
    that he named his store after it.
[04:40] Seigi
    And this piece ended up
    in Azuma-san's possession.
[04:43] Richard
    Upon Azuma's passing, he was intent
    on buying it back if at all possible.
[04:48] Seigi
    Then why not buy it himself?
    Why is he hiring you?
[04:54] Richard
    The Shobin Company has been
    banned from the auction hall.
[04:59] Seigi
    Banned? Why?
[05:01] Richard
    Even after the collection was entrusted
    to the auction company,
[05:05] Richard
    Ito repeatedly offered to buy the
    Buddha's hand citron for a high price,
[05:08] Richard
    which compromised his reputation.
[05:11] Richard
    So he then turned to an
    acquaintance of his, my mentor,
[05:15] Richard
    who passed the request along to me.
[05:18] Seigi
    A mentor? Richard, you have a mentor?
[05:22] Richard
    Is it that strange?
[05:23] Seigi
    Er, well, no.
[05:25] Richard
    Seigi, if you're available, will you
    accompany me to the preview, as well?
[05:29] Seigi
    The preview?
[05:31] Richard
    It's an opportunity to see the
    objects for auction in person.
[05:36] Seigi
    Even the Buddha's hand citron?
[05:39] Richard
    Of course.
[05:47] Richard
    The Buddha's hand citron is a fruit
    thought to bring good luck in China.
[05:52] Richard
    Its shape resembles the Buddha's hand.
[05:54] Seigi
    It really does.
    You said it's 200 years old, right?
[05:57] Seigi
    It's been handled with care by so many
    different people since long before I was born...
[06:04] Seigi
    But it looks more like an emerald than jade.
[06:08] Seigi
    Jade isn't normally this translucent, right?
[06:10] Richard
    Good for you.
[06:12] Richard
    You're developing an eye for gemstones.
[06:14] Richard
    Highly translucent, blue-green
    jade is called jadeite.
[06:19] Richard
    It's highly valued.
[06:21] Seigi
    So this one's top class.
[06:25] Seigi
    Th-Thirty million?!
[06:27] Richard
    Quiet.
[06:28] Seigi
    Er, sorry.
[06:29] Richard
    This is the estimated sale price.
[06:32] Richard
    The starting price should be much lower.
[06:34] Seigi
    Wow...
[06:47] Seigi
    Richard...
[06:48] Seigi
    Huh?
[06:50] Seigi
    Richard?
[06:53] Shin
    What a coincidence.
[06:55] Shin
    I didn't expect to see you here,
     Lord Claremont.
[06:59] Richard
    You have the wrong man.
[07:01] Shin
    Ah, come to think of it, I heard you go by
    Richard Ranashinha de Vulpian now.
[07:08] Shin
    Are you looking to buy the jade hand, too?
[07:10] Shin
    Were you hired by a Frenchman?
    Or perhaps an Englishman?
[07:16] Seigi
    If you have business with the owner,
     I'll hear what you have to say.
[07:20] Shin
    "The owner"? You work for him?
[07:25] Seigi
    That's right.
[07:36] Shin
    I forgot to introduce myself.
[07:38] Shin
    My name is Shin Ganapati Bertuccio.
[07:42] Seigi
    I'm Nakata—
[07:43] Richard
    You needn't give him your name.
[07:45] Shin
    Obstruction of business is
    your specialty, Lord Claremont.
[07:50] Shin
    How truly amusing.
[07:52] Shin
    Did you give up on finding happiness
    with your fellow countryman
[07:55] Shin
    and choose a foreigner instead?
[07:59] Richard
    You don't know me.
[08:01] Shin
    You there... Stay with him too long,
    and you'll be met with disaster.
[08:06] Shin
    Be careful.
[08:08] Shin
    Well, Lord Claremont,
    give my regards to Ranashinha.
[08:13] Seigi
    Ranashinha?
[08:19] Seigi
    You're... not okay, are you?
[08:24] Richard
    I regret that you had to see that.
[08:26] Richard
    I apologize.
[08:28] Richard
    He was a former competitor of mine.
[08:32] Richard
    He would frequently claim
    that I stole his customers.
[08:38] Shin
    As long as you're selling it,
    your customers would buy plain stone.
[08:42] Shin
    They're too enchanted by your face
    to look at what's in their hands.
[08:46] Richard
    It was a troublesome time.
[08:48] Seigi
    Where you used to work before...
    Was it your mentor's store?
[08:52] Richard
    Yes.
[08:53] Richard
    My mentor operates the
    main store in Sri Lanka.
[08:56] Richard
    There's a second store in Hong Kong,
[08:57] Richard
    and the third is Étranger here in Tokyo.
[09:01] Seigi
    So who's this "Ranashinha" he just mentioned?
[09:05] Richard
    Saul Ranashinha, my mentor.
[09:11] Seigi
    Is he a relative or something?
[09:13] Richard
    No. Due to certain circumstances,
    I'm borrowing his name.
[09:17] Richard
    We have no blood relation.
[09:21] Richard
    Any other questions?
[09:26] Seigi
    No, it's fine. You've already told me plenty.
[09:30] Seigi
    Thank you.
[09:33] Richard
    I appreciate your consideration.
[09:36] Richard
    You're a very kind person.
[09:39] Richard
    You're like a man drawing
    his face in just before a kiss.
[09:42] Seigi
    What? A kiss?
[09:47] Seigi
    I just meant that it's fine if there are
    things you don't want to tell me.
[09:52] Richard
    Are you a philanthropist or a coward?
[09:56] Richard
    It's difficult to decipher.
[09:58] Seigi
    It doesn't matter either way!
[10:01] Seigi
    I just hate guys who try to force themselves
[10:04] Seigi
    on people who don't want to be kissed!
[10:11] Seigi
    Oh, uh...
[10:14] Seigi
    In other words, I don't want to
    force you to do anything.
[10:21] Seigi
    I like you, and I owe you.
[10:27] Seigi
    What? Don't look at me like that.
[10:30] Richard
    Sorry... I just realized
    how you really feel about me.
[10:36] Seigi
    Did I really have to say it
     out loud for you to get it?
[10:40] Richard
    I'm grateful.
[10:42] Richard
    You're right. I should tell you myself.
[10:48] Seigi
    Richard...
[10:51] Richard
    Don't get the wrong idea. I'm not desperate.
[10:56] Richard
    It just feels like it's the right time.
[11:00] Richard
    But can it wait until after the auction?
[11:04] Seigi
    Of course.
[11:07] Richard
    If that man is here,
[11:10] Richard
    then there must be a buyer
    in Europe who wants this jade.
[11:14] Seigi
    Thirty million...
[11:16] Richard
    I'm not sure that will be enough.
[11:18] Seigi
    What?
[11:20] Richard
    It will be a fierce battle.
[11:38] Ito
    I'm so sorry for asking you to do this.
[11:42] Seigi
    Will 30 million be enough?
[11:46] Ito
    I'm not sure.
[11:47] Ito
    After hearing from Richard,
    we discussed the matter
[11:50] Ito
    and raised the upper limit, but...
[12:01] Richard
    What is it?
[12:03] Seigi
    It's true that seeing something
    so beautiful can strike you dumb...
[12:08] Richard
    You've become quite the smooth talker.
[12:12] Seigi
    Richard, should I really be dressed like this?
[12:15] Richard
    You're my bag boy, aren't you?
[12:18] Richard
    It's fine.
[12:20] Ito
    Will that be all right?
[12:22] Richard
    Don't worry. Let's go.
[12:29] Seigi
    "That"?
[12:35] Seigi
    There's a ton of people.
[12:37] Richard
    The biggest draw is about to go up.
[12:41] Shin
    You're dressed fabulously, Lord Claremont.
[12:45] Shin
    That face...
[12:46] Shin
    No matter where you go,
[12:48] Shin
    no one who's ever associated
    with you could forget it.
[12:54] Shin
    Your face is your business card.
[12:57] Shin
    Poor you.
[12:59] Richard
    I'm thanking the heavens.
[13:01] Richard
    Even someone like you who's so bad
     with names still remembers my face.
[13:08] Richard
    I am Richard Ranashinha de Vulpian.
[13:14] Richard
    By the way, who is your client?
    What's your budget?
[13:19] Shin
    I haven't fallen so low
    as to discuss that with you.
[13:22] Shin
    No matter who my client is,
    you don't stand a chance.
[13:27] Shin
    Valuable objects end up in worthy hands.
[13:32] Shin
    I will get what my client wants.
[13:44] Seigi
    It's royal milk tea flavored.
[13:46] Seigi
    For a chance of pace.
[13:52] Richard
    Thank you.
[13:55] Auction
    The afternoon auction will now resume.
[13:59] Auction
    Lot number 800.
[14:01] Auction
    Bidding for this ruby necklace
    will begin at three million.
[14:07] Auction
    I have 3.1 million, 3.2 million, 3.3 million.
[14:13] Auction
    Four million, 4.1 million.
[14:13] Richard
    Raising the paddle with your
    number on it constitutes a bid.
[14:17] Auction
    Five million.
[14:19] Richard
    And when there's only one bidder left...
[14:21] Auction
    Sold for five million.
[14:24] Seigi
    I see.
[14:28] Seigi
    What? You want me to bid?
[14:31] Richard
    Aren't you my bag boy?
[14:36] Seigi
    Yeah...
[14:39] Auction
    Lot number 865.
[14:42] Auction
    The Buddha's hand citron.
[14:47] Auction
    A jade piece from the reign of the
    Qing Dynasty's Qianlong Emperor.
[14:53] Auction
    Bidding will start at ten million.
[14:58] Auction
    Eleven million.
[15:00] Auction
    Twelve million.
[15:02] Auction
    Thirteen million.
[15:04] Auction
    Twenty million!
[15:06] Auction
    Twenty-one million. Twenty-two million.
[15:10] Auction
    Thirty million!
[15:11] Seigi
    Thirty million...
[15:13] Auction
    Thirty-one million. Thirty-two million.
[15:16] Seigi
    Is it okay to keep ours up?
[15:17] Auction
    Thirty-three million. Thirty-four million.
[15:19] Richard
    Of course.
[15:22] Auction
    Thirty-five million.
    Thirty-six million. Thirty-seven million.
[15:29] Shin
    This is all you can afford.
[15:35] Auction
    Thirty-eight million.
[15:37] Auction
    Thirty-nine million. Forty million!
[15:42] Auction
    Forty-one million.
[15:45] Shin
    How much more can you pay?
[15:47] Auction
    Forty-one and a half million.
[15:50] Auction
    Forty-two million. Forty-two and a half.
[15:54] Richard
    Look sharp.
[15:55] Seigi
    R-Right!
[15:56] Auction
    Forty-three million. Forty-three and a half.
[16:01] Auction
    Forty-four million. Forty-four and a half.
    Forty-five million.
[16:12] Auction
    Sold for 45 million.
[16:17] Richard
    You can put it down now.
[16:19] Seigi
    Huh? O-Oh...
[16:23] Richard
    Well done.
[16:30] Shin
    Your budget was supposed to
    be 30 million and change!
[16:34] Richard
    So you were spying to determine my budget.
[16:39] Shin
    You're a cursed man!
    You'll bring misfortune again!
[16:44] Seigi
    It's none of your concern
    whether he does or not!
[16:48] Seigi
    Stop interfering with his business!
[16:52] Shin
    You're blinded by someone you don't
    even realize is poison, you fool!
[17:04] Ito
    Richard-san!
[17:07] Azuma
    Ito-san, Richard-san! Thank you so much!
[17:16] Azuma
    I'm Azuma Hidenori.
[17:18] Seigi
    Azuma? You're a member of the Azuma family?
[17:22] Seigi
    Wait!
[17:23] Seigi
    You three know each other?!
[17:27] Seigi
    So Azuma-san was the other investor.
[17:32] Ito
    Yes. Because Hidenori-san
    agreed to invest ten million,
[17:36] Ito
    we managed to scrape together 40 million.
[17:39] Seigi
    But the final price was 45 million, right?
[17:42] Seigi
    Who's covering the remaining five million?
[17:45] Seigi
    Is it you, Richard?
[17:48] Richard
    I'm pleased that I was able to help.
[17:51] Seigi
    Help? Where are you going to get five million?
[17:55] Azuma
    Thank you so much.
[17:58] Azuma
    If it hadn't been for your
    investment, Richard-san,
[18:01] Azuma
    I would've cursed my aunt for putting
    the Buddha's hand citron up for auction.
[18:06] Seigi
    Cursed her? You'd hate her that much?
[18:08] Azuma
    Yes.
[18:09] Azuma
    To me, the Buddha's hand citron is ripe
    with my memories of my grandfather.
[18:17] Azuma
    Ever since I was a child,
    I had trouble getting along
[18:20] Azuma
    with the members of our main family.
[18:22] Azuma
    But my grandfather always let me
    handle that softly glowing jade.
[18:29] Seigi
    The Buddha's hand citron...
[18:31] Azuma
    Yes.
[18:33] Azuma
    That's why I wanted to keep the
    Buddha's hand citron no matter what,
[18:38] Azuma
    even if the rest of his fortune was lost.
[18:41] Ito
    If it made it overseas, it would have
     been difficult to track down again.
[18:46] Ito
    Just like when the Qing Dynasty weakened,
[18:48] Ito
    other powerful nations purchased
    its jade at low prices,
[18:51] Ito
    scattering it around the world.
[18:54] Ito
    I wanted to avoid that.
[18:57] Richard
    And if I may add, as someone
     who works in the world of gems,
[19:02] Richard
    I didn't want to doom that jade
    to wander any longer.
[19:07] Richard
    Our motives were different,
    but we had the same goal.
[19:16] Ito
    This protrusion at the base represents a bat.
[19:20] Ito
    Since ancient times, bats have been
    considered good luck in China.
[19:25] Seigi
    A good luck charm...
[19:27] Seigi
    A jade charm full of Azuma-san's
    memories of his grandfather...
[19:32] Seigi
    Oh, thank you.
[19:36] Azuma
    I bet Grandpa's smiling right now.
[19:39] Azuma
    He probably wasn't expecting his grandson
    to buy back one of his own possessions.
[19:55] Seigi
    Anyway, I'm surprised you had five million.
[19:59] Ricahrd
    Naturally, I expect them to reimburse me.
[20:03] Ricahrd
    But if it means preserving the
    Azuma family, then it was a bargain.
[20:07] Seigi
    I-I don't think anyone would call that cheap.
[20:09] Richard
    If money alone is enough to
    preserve it, then it is cheap.
[20:12] Richard
    That means it can be destroyed
     over something so trivial.
[20:19] Richard
    Let's continue our discussion
    from the other day.
[20:24] Richard
    It's a boring story that takes place
    in the suburbs of London.
[20:30] Seigi
    Your inheritance?
[20:31] Richard
    Yes. They're still arguing over
    the tremendous inheritance
[20:35] Richard
    my grandfather left behind.
[20:38] Richard
    The family had a falling-out.
[20:40] Richard
    People were betrayed by those
    they considered friends.
[20:43] Richard
    Romantic unions were broken up.
[20:46] Richard
    A lot happened.
[20:48] Seigi
    Should you be running
    a jewelry store in Japan?
[20:53] Richard
    What should I be doing instead?
[20:56] Seigi
    I see...
[20:58] Seigi
    In any case, thanks for telling me.
[21:01] Richard
    You're welcome.
[21:03] Richard
    This is probably the reason
    that man said what he did.
[21:07] Seigi
    The reason?
[21:09] Richard
    Why he warned you that you'd
    be met with disaster if you
[21:14] Richard
    stayed with me too long.
[21:16] Seigi
    That was a warning?
[21:18] Seigi
    He was serious?
     That's just what happened to you.
[21:22] Seigi
    Give me a break.
[21:33] Seigi
    Well, I'm headed this way.
    See you next week.
[21:36] Richard
    Yes, see you next week.
[21:42] Richard
    Seigi.
[21:44] Richard
    Don't blame me if you regret it.
[21:47] Seigi
    Regret what?
[21:50] Richard
    Saying that you like me.
[21:55] Richard
    Farewell.