Die Fighting

- Fabien garcia, one of the leading members

of the martial arts action team known as the z team,

has just received

the male action performer of the year award

for his first short film.

Fabien and his friends have been training in china

for the past nine years,

notably at the famous shaolin monastery.

Fabien, this award is a very good start.

So what's the next step for you and your team?

- We all want to move to hollywood,

take our chances and see what happens.

Hollywood?

C'mon, man.

You don't have to do this shit.

C'mon, man, shit, man. Just lemme go, alright?

Just...

Are you happy now?

Happy birthday, baby.

Happy birthday, man.

Nice camera, dude.

Ahh, that's so cute.

The camera model you wanted.

You're welcome.

Happy birthday.

That's nice, wow.

Nice. Thank you, thank you.

We thought you might need it

to shoot your next award-winning show film.

- Just need something to shoot now.

Another gift.

Ooh, who is this one from?

- Don't know. Just some address.

That's weird.

A secret lover maybe?

Ooh, eh?

- Wow, a slate. - Nice.

"The price of success."

Yeah.

And... action.

Here is my wife.

- Hi, baby. - Here's her friend.

Hello.

And here is our buddy, jess.

Are you happy to be going back to china?

- I miss you already. What's that?

I say, are you happy to be going back to china?

Oh!

What?

I haven't told fabien yet.

Oh, sorry.

You haven't told fabien what?

- ...'cause I wanted to make sure I had the job

before telling you.

And I know how important it is to you

that the z team succeed here in l.A.

- And I thought it was important for all of us.

Of course.

I mean, I'd rather stay here with you guys

but our careers aren't even close to being off the ground.

To tell you the truth,

I already knew you were leaving.

I'm sorry.

- Oh. Of course, it's hard to keep a secret

between brothers, meilu.

- Yeah, but you could have told me.

When are you leaving?

- They want me to work for them before

the Hong kong film festival.

He is very famous in china.

I think it's great.

You should be proud, jess.

Thank you.

You'll be close to.

Yeah, instead of becoming.

- You see, that's why I didn't tell you.

Hey, guys, chill out.

Let's go have a drink, huh?

C'mon.

- You know what? We all just need to grow up.

We cannot keep chasing this dream forever.

Did you get that?

Why would you say that?

Okay, let's turn off this camera.

No, no, no. Keep recording.

I want to see that.

Okay.

We need to be more realistic.

I mean, don't you think if we were good enough

we'd already be making our movie by now?

I mean, we've got talent and, fabien,

you're a good director but the business is tough.

I think maybe it's time for all of you

to start considering something else.

- I just think we don't want it bad enough.

We need to get out there, make sacrifices.

Sacrifices?

I left my wife in china to be here.

I know.

I just think we're waiting too long for things to happen.

For spielberg to come get all of you.

We need to fight for it.

He has to be all existence.

- That's a bit much, don't you think?

No, I don't.

I don't want to die before we've made our movie.

And we're getting old.

So time commences right now.

You make it sound so easy.

I mean, yeah, winning an award for a short film is one thing

but getting money for a feature film,

that's much harder.

You need money, a lot of money.

Why don't you understand that?

- If you spent as much time helping us find that money

as you spent finding your new job,

maybe we would be shooting by now.

Fabien!

- Look, sorry, for having other ambitions.

I guess I missed you knocking down spielberg's door.

You know what? Fuck you.

This is important for me.

You guys don't really give a shit.

Aw, fabien...

Okay, let's turn this thing off.

Hey babe, are you there?

Did you get a call back?

Yeah, exactly...

She's gonna be so pissed.

- Yeah, much more than you think.

Yeah, I know we're late.

No, you're just in time.

What?

Listen to me carefully.

Who are you?

Who I am is not important.

What's important is that I have meilu.

Is this a joke?

Unfortunately for you, it's not.

But if you do everything as I say,

then she won't get hurt.

You're kidding, right?

Stop asking questions.

I have meilu.

That should be your only concern.

- How do I know you're telling the truth

and you simply haven't stolen her phone?

Give her the phone.

I'll send you something.

Who is this guy?

Oh, fuck!

God!

We need to call the police.

Can't be real, right?

If you lay a hand on her...

Now that I have your attention,

her future's in your hands, so all four of you

go to the trash can in front of you.

There's a black bag in it. Take it out and open it.

To the trash can.

Why the trash can?

Hey, what's happening? What did he say?

What's going on?

- I don't know. - This is crazy.

What is this?

- Fabien, do you know anyone who wants to hurt you?

- No. - Do you owe someone money?

No.

- Come on, there's got to be someone.

- I don't know what, I don't know.

- Just calm down. Let's figure this out.

What's in the bag?

Yeah, what's in the bag?

What's this?

Call the police.

I wouldn't do that if I were you.

That call will bring her immediate death.

I don't think you understand the gravity of this situation.

Perhaps if I send you one of meilu's pretty little fingers,

you'll start listening to me.

What do you want?

Each one of you take a collar

and fasten it around your neck.

When attached,

that collar will transmit a gps signal of your location.

And if you take it off, I'll know it and meilu dies.

Now throw your personal cell phones into the trash can.

The phone I provided you is programmed to call one number

and that's mine.

And you can't use it for any other purpose.

And if you don't listen, then meilu dies.

And if you try to contact the cops, then she dies.

And if you do anything other than what I say, she dies.

Okay, we do what you want.

In five minutes, an armored truck will stop

in front of the united bank which is right down the street.

And you're to unload that truck of its precious cargo.

It's a trick, right?

You have four minutes before the truck's arrival.

Good luck.