Kung Fu Pho (Kung Fu Phở)

Grandmaster Van Cu was highly respected in Pho community.

He was the greatest Kung Fu chef in all land.

Van Cu's Pho became the legend

for the great combination

of Kung Fu skills & the excellent recipe.

He had two daughters.

The elder one is Co Co,

an eccentric and free-spirited girl

who pays less attention to her family's business matters.

The younger daughter was Van Nhi.

Her beauty and intelligence was unparallel.

His two best students were Co and Vu.

They were both Kung Fu masters and good friends.

But they both fell for Van Nhi.

Van Nhi firstly had feelings for Vu,

but she finally chose to marry Co.

This led to the brotherhood's damage between them.

When Van Cu passed away,

knowing her incompetence,

Co Co held a competition to find a successor to maintain the family's secret recipe.

KUNG FU PHO

Come on!

You have to hurry and finish your breakfast quickly today.

Why so, mommy?

Today is the final battle

between Master Co, your father and Master Vu

both fighting for your grandfather's secret recipe Kung Fu Pho.

Master Co! Master Co! Master Co! Master Vu! Master Vu! Master Vu!

The battle between Master Co and Master Vu begins now!

Master Co! Master Co! Master Co! Master Vu! Master Vu! Master Vu!

Broth and noodles are ready.

Ladies and gentlemen, let's get it started!

Let Kung Fu be the decider.

May the greatest man win these anise and cinnamon.

I wonder how the loser will do without them.

What's wrong with you, mommy?

The baby wants to come out early.

Master Co! Master Co! Master Co!

Master Co! Master Co! Master Co!

With the spices on his hand,

Master Co is now leading the game.

And now...

Round two begins!

Master Co! Master Co! Master Co! Master Vu! Master Vu! Master Vu!

Master Co! Master Co! Master Co! Master Vu! Master Vu! Master Vu!

What's wrong, Co Co?

The baby is coming!

Take her to the car. Quick!

Take care of her!

Master Co! If you quit now, you'll lose. Think it through.

Master Co! Master Co! Master Co!

I'm pleased to announce

Master Vu is our winner.

The secret recipe belongs to

Master Vu!

Bravo! Bravo!

Everything in this house now belongs to you.

And...

so do I.

Bravo! Master Vu! Master Vu! Master Vu!

Master Vu! Master Vu! Master Vu!

25 YEARS LATER

Such a soft landing!

Who put the pillows here?

Are you blind or what?

Here comes your Pho.

Here comes your Pho. There you go!

Oh! Thanks, babe!

Here you are.

- Let me ask you something. - Yes?

They say

your family

- makes the best Pho in town. - Right?

That's right!

So... Can you tell me if your Pho...

is just as good?

Everyone's taste is different.

Please pay for your order.

Right! I almost forgot.

But let me tell you this.

Maybe someday

you'll let me have a taste of you.

I'll let you know.

Miss!

- I serve Pho - Right!

Not sex.

Geez! Life sure is tough for a handsome fellow!

Hey! Your bags are torn.

Quick! Quick! Free Pho!

Opening ceremony of Vu's Pho!

Free Pho! Free Pho!

VU'S PHO Restaurant No. 69

Please let me in. I've been waiting all morning.

I can't fight my cravings.

Calm down!

Everything takes time.

Wait until our Senior arrives and cuts the ribbon.

- Let me in! Let me in! - I want Pho! I want Pho!

- Let me in! Let me in! - I want Pho! I want Pho!

Let me in! Let me in!

- Make way! - I want Pho! I want Pho!

I want Pho! I want Pho!

Is it your saliva?

It's my sweat, pops.

Pho looks so delicious!

Pho looks so pretty!

Pickpocketing! Pickpocketing!

Stop! Stop!

I told you to stop!

Stop!

Pickpocketing! Stop!

Why don't you listen? Stop!

Is this yours?

Thank you so much!

Ooh! Still untouched.

And here's your watch.

It's not mine.

So, it's theirs.

They should call you "Master".

I'm Doan.

I'm JenniPho.

JenniPho?

Like Jennifer Lopez.

'Fer' and 'Pho' sound almost the same.

And, I'm a Pho fan.

Didn't I see you at Vu's Pho?

Right. I applied to be a dishwasher at their place.

Applied to be a dishwasher?

Yeah.

They are so famous.

Not just anyone can be their worker.

Okay.

Let me repay you for your kindness and treat you to some good Pho.

- Let's go! - Go!

Here's your next bowl.

It's so good.

But why are there only few customers?

Because, just like you, everyone only knows Vu's Pho.

So delicious.

Let me have one more. I'm still hungry.

My goodness!

You've had ten bowls already.

Is that so?

Your belly is like a bottomless barrel.

But that's okay, today you have come to support our business.

Huh?

What?

But it's your treat.

That's right.

Only the first bowl is my treat.

But it's your restaurant.

Who told you that?

You look like you own the place.

That's right. He's the owner of the cage hanging over there!

10 bowls, 50.000 dong each, you pay 500.000 dong.

But I don't have enough money.

Yet you had a whopping ten bowls.

Go wash the dishes until you pay off your debt.

Isn't my business already slow enough!

You tricked me.

Who is the beautiful woman in the altar picture?

Madame Co. Master Co's wife.

She died during delivery.

Wait!

Aren't you Trong's younger brother?

No. I'm not.

They adopted me after that. Got it?

What?

Adopted?

What's wrong with that?

Unlike what you see, they love me so much.

You two are so clumsy!

You can't even wash dishes properly.

Stop it.

Go get cow bones at Mrs. Tam's butchery to prepare for soup tomorrow.

- I'm going right now. - I'm going right now.

The costs of living keep rising,

business keeps failing,

yet we have to keep those useless bums.

Who wouldn't go mad?

Why did you scold them so harshly?

They're innocent.

Besides, you're a good man.

Why did you act like a bad guy?

If I'm not so tough,

how can our restaurant survive the hardships?

I'm telling you,

this place is going to close down someday soon.

Listen, Trong.

No matter what, don't close down the restaurant. Understand?

Do you recognize me?

How could I forget

the day I lost my everything?

It was because you quit.

Otherwise, you would have won.

Fortune and fame.

In the end,

Vu gained everything.

And you,

what was left for you?