Gold Leaf (Cha Jin / 茶金)

Hey, watch out!

Hey, Manteri, why are you running?

KK's leaving!

Thank you, KK, for your fertilizers.

Congratulations, Mr. Siva.

Now Indian tea is going to be big.

Yeah, I think so.

Thank you.

I'm happy for you.

Finally you're going back to your home.

I'm not sure about this.

KK?

Maybe she is waiting for you.

KK!

Manteri?

A gift for you.

Thank you, boy.

It's time to worship our ancestors.

Sheng-wen?

You're not feeling well. Sit down.

Sit down.

Where's Fu-ji?

Eulogy.

To the ancestors of us, the Zhang family,

from Qinghe, Hubei Province,

now,

we're worshipping you

and asking you to bless us

very sincerely...

Is he here?

Not yet.

With the incense burning,

you're going to come to us...

To maintain our social order,

the Security Command has banned

our people from gatherings,

demonstrations or protests...

Sir?

They keep banning things.

What are they banning?

Why have they given so many orders this year?

Never mind. It's the government's business.

Will our business be affected?

No matter how our life changes,

we still need to eat rice and drink tea.

There!

The money is here!

They're here!

The money is here!

Just go if you want.

Go.

Preoccupied.

It's payday.

Will these two bags do?

120 million.

237 million. Here's the receipt.

237 million, Uncle Ota.

Here.

65 million.

I'll help you.

Okay.

Come here, Stone!

Yeah!

Here.

What's this, sir?

A 30-year-old tea tree. Give it to your master.

Okay.

Let's go, Rong.

The third branch, come forward to worship.

It's all right, Grandpa.

Please give us a moment.

I think my dad had some emergency.

We can wait,

but we don't know if our ancestors can.

I'll worship on behalf of the third branch.

No, you won't.

A woman can't represent a clan.

Send a foster son

or a son-in-law.

Uncles and aunts, cousins...

I'm a woman, but my family name is also Zhang.

I'm here to worship our ancestors like you.

Why can't I represent the third branch?

He's here!

What is he smoking?

It's opium.

But it's not good for the health.

Hi, nephew.

You're very late.

Better late than never.

I'm here...

...just in time.

The third branch, come forward to worship.

The State Department has decided from now on,

White Company will have total control

of all U.S. aid in Taiwan.

Total control?

Are you absolutely sure?

Of course.

It's our money.

Where are they?

The Communists have crossed the river, sir.

We have one million more people to feed in Taiwan

and another ten million in the Chinese frontline.

Without provisions and ammunition,

how do we fight the battle?

The Americans are rich, sir.

Americans?

I think they'll do something to the currency reform.

I got that yesterday.

Xinjiang money. Six billion.

It's only worth 15 grains of rice in China.

It's all right, Fan.

A handful of tea leaves are worth more than that.

Mr. Wan?

I need to borrow some money from you.

From me?

No problem.

Mr. Fu-ji?

With the slump recently, the interest is a bit higher.

How high?

8% interest.

Goddamn it, Mr. Wan!

Are you a loan shark or something?

I'm not a philanthropist for sure.

We'll get the money when we hand over the tea leaves.

We don't need to borrow money.

We're businessmen. The interest is no big deal.

Yeah, of course.

Mr. Fu-ji is a big businessman. The interest means nothing to him.

Tu-sheng...

I need money to buy the picked tea leaves

and the machines as well,

and to renovate the factory too.

Yeah, if you say so.

Sir?

Have some tea.

With the depression going on,

Taiwan will never have enough people

to fight for the Nationalist Government.

Mr. Fu-ji, with the devaluation,

you'll keep raising the price of the tea leaves.

Yeah, keep raising it.

The Government will never

accept the new currency.

Issuing the new currency could be very dangerous.

It was a disaster back in China

when we released the new currency known as fiat money

also jin yuan quan, the Chinese New Golden Yuan.

And we don't wish to make the same mistakes again and again.

The fastest way to change the Taiwanese economy

is to issue a new currency.

Why not just use U.S. dollars?

Sure, if you agree.

Taiwan has to stop the currency traffic with China.

The new currency has to be exchanged for US dollars directly,

200,000 to one.

The WWII ended four years ago.

But the civil war in China is still on.

We want it to end soon.

With enough support from the U.S.,

we'll recover our lost land in Mainland China.

Recovering the lost land

can't attract the Taiwanese at all.

How many people in Taiwan want it to happen?

Assistant Liu...

you've served in the army?

Yes.

Do you want to recover Mainland China?

Who's that?

Taiwanese?

I heard he's White's assistant.

I heard that last season,

you made three truckloads more of tea leaves

and sell them to Jardine Matheson at the original price.

Those are worth a house

at today's price.

Mr. Fu-ji and Jardine work together to export

one third of the tea leaves in Taiwan.

You've collected the tea leaves from Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Miaoli.

People call you Tea Power now.

What Tea Power? It's Teapot.

I collect and sell tea leaves.

If you were a teapot, I would be a teacup.

I used to be a tea seller,

and I own a small tea factory now,

thanks to you.

You've really done it, You-yi.

Yes.

My company is named "Fuji".

We prepare tea leaves specially for Nikko.

We need your full support.

Fuji? What a great name!

You're Mr. Fan from now on.

You flatter me. I need to learn from you

how to drink and prepare tea leaves.

If you need anything, just tell me.

Mr. Fan?

Yes.

I've invited you here