Weeds on Fire (點五步)

Lung, this is Keung

Remember me?

Next month is Shatin Martins' 30th anniversary

We all want to see you

The principal said to make sure you're coming

Where are you?

Like everyone here

I didn't want to lose

I've almost forgotten how it feels

to not want to lose

"1984"

30 years ago

I played a match not many knew about

in a field no one knew about

Salute

I resign myself to your guidance

I resign myself to your guidance

Lung!

Lung!

I am Lung

This is my story

"Wo Che Estate, Shatin"

This was my best friend, Wai

Not only were we neighbours,

we were classmates since kindergarten

Charge!

Perhaps because he can run faster than me

I only ever saw his back

Tse Chi Lung, faster! Stop dragging your feet!

Go to hell!

Still throwing? Come down!

Did you get them?

Got the old guy

Don't run, you little bastards!

I was always the target of bullies

But he always stood up for me

To me,

he was a big tree

Big trees give good shade

Steal from my bro? Want your ass kicked?

Want a puff?

Piece of shit!

It's Ken Choi. Must be that scoundrel's

Are you stupid? Who wants to listen to Ken Choi?

Ditch it!

This is Shatin's

lowest-tier school

Kei Kok College

Damn!

Reading Touch again?

Man up, for God's sake!

No matter how unruly we were

we still feared someone

That's Principal Lu, aka the Chalk Principal

He never missed a shot

ls that how you behave in class?

You are right, Principal Lu

That's how we roll!

But when it came to sports,

we gave our all

Wai always told me,

Sports are the male animal's battleground

You can lose in anything in life except for sports

I prayed that the ball would never land in my hands

The District Council is giving its HK$630,000 surplus

To schools for sports promotion

I'd like to know what you principals think

Here!

Lung!

Lung,shoot!

Don't waver!

Mr. Tsang

This $630,000

I want it all

I want to use the money

to set up a baseball team

Baseball? What's that?

It'll be Hong Kong's

first ever youth baseball team

That was easy

Thank goodness the opponent's a moron

Thanks, Bye

Pitched like he was convulsing

Why are we always playing with losers?

Beat him up!

HK$ 630,000!

Good for a 1000 sq ft apartment in City One!

Talk about fair allocation!

Principal Lu, don't kid yourself about the quality of your students

They'll just fight each other

with baseball bats

Money should be spent on bad students!

I always bring this ball with me

I believe this ball

will change my students!

We're...

...in deep shit

Have a seat

Hey

Are you interested in playing baseball?

Do you think it was a trap?

I think there are daggers in his smile!

Are you chickening out?

A little

But Why?

It's just extracurricular stuff!

Hurry home and have dinner

There were no secrets in a public housing estate

I knew dad conned mom into coming to Hong Kong

That's why she's always despised him

But somehow,

I felt more sorry

for him

From now on, not only am I your principal,

but your coach as well

Sorry, sir! Class went overtime

We're all here

I'll be taking you to matches

Your opponents will not come from local schools

They'll be Americans,

Australians

and Japanese

You mean the World Cup!

Shut up, will you?

Next,

We will be training six days a week

What?

Six days? I got stuff to do!

Principal

You might as well kick me out of school!

Wai, and Lung

5 minutes late, an extra 25 laps

50 laps for everyone

But I was on time, sir!

Want me to run with you?

Run!

Remember!

Win as a team! Lose as a team!

Those morons are playing

Baseball consists of: pitching, batting, catching and running

Hit the ball, run around the four bases

Return to home plate, and that's one point!

What the hell? I have no idea what's going on

Did I hear someone curse?

Are you a gangster?

Everyone

100 push-ups

Now!

Serves you right!

I told you

But you were lazy

Seriously,

such losers

Listen

Once you're on the team

It's not about you

it's about the team

No matter what happens on the field

do not curse!

One hundred!

Baseball is a defense-led sport

The pitcher is crucial. That's where the defense begins

Spectators will have their eyes on the pitcher

and will often overlook the catcher.

Attack begins when the hitter hits the ball

To get to a base, you need to be faster than the ball

You gain one point after covering all four bases

Eyes on the ball!

They say only fools

were forced to join the team by the principal

But for myself, a first-timer,

it was the proudest thing I'd ever done

My teammate Keung's family ran a food stall

He loved to talk

He'd fire off

like a machine gun

Until he was stopped

Brother, did you apply for public housing?

I did!

He's Dung

Some years ago, he and his dad

stole into HK before the touch base policy was abolished

Not all mainlanders have accents

Some speak better Cantonese than we do

All right! Stop yelling!

Water's boiling!

Got it!

Monitor is our school's only bookworm

Looking wimpy gets you bullied

Stop messing!

Stop messing around! Move it!

Wow!

Oh my god!

She dropped her goods

Done washing your face yet?

Let's go!

Still not back?

When did a team of that come to our school?

Hi, I'm Wai

I saw that kill you made...