The Day of Days (Chaw M Kai Si Lok / 初五启市录 / 初五啟市錄)

You have 2 weeks to move!

Kiss your father's Wing Cheong Shing goodbye!

Miss Wun knows you like movies

She thought you'd like this gift

If this Commissioner pisses him off

he'll also piss off the Mayor

I can't wait to meet the Mayor of Guangzhou

Secretary Wong sent someone to tell us

The Commissioner is furious...

Wong Mei-ling, Wong Residence housekeeper

... he's here with his men!

Wong Kai-yiu, Mayor

Take your time Yes

Give me a clean shave Yes, Sir!

Siu-hung! Yes!

The Commissioner's tea is cold

get him a fresh cup

Yes, Madam!

I've been waiting for over half an hour

Does he know I'm here?

The Mayor knows everything

Please wait a bit longer

he'll be down shortly

I'm sorry to keep you waiting, Commissioner!

Kai-yiu!

Mayor! Mayor!

I've been told, among all Mayors

the Mayor of Guangzhou is nothing like the others

Nothing beats meeting you in person!

Please don't be offended

My barber is a popular man

If I didn't catch him today

I would have had to wait 2 months

I'm the Assistant Director of the Ministry of Finance

The barber is more important than me?

You only waited for half an hour

That's nothing compared to the 5 days we waited for you

I'm a Central Government Commissioner

What's the big deal with waiting a few days?

Wrong, let me teach you the right thing to say

You should say, what's the big deal about a Central Government Commissioner?

How dare you! I can punish you for that!

Who the hell are you?

This is outrageous!

I'm Auyeung Yuk-tak

Assistant Director of the Ministry of Finance

My father is Auyeung Kwan, Vice President of the Central Executive Branch

Auyeung Kwan? Mei-ling... Yes?

Call Kwan Boy for me! Sure!

That jerk hasn't sent me his regards in a while

So Auyeung Kwan is your father

You weren't even born when I met him

The line's connected

Hello, Kwan Boy? This is Wong Kai-yiu!

Some father you are!

Don't you know how to discipline your son?

He snuck off to watch the tide

instead of doing his work

Back in the days when we fought in the northern expedition

anyone who defied a military order

would have been shot

Alright, you said it

I'll educate him for you!

You know my father?

Not only do I know him

I pulled him out of a landmine field

He wouldn't dare talk to me sitting down

So what if you know my father?

I'm here to deliver an official document

This is an order from the Central Government

Every city in every province must obey

even if you know the Emperor

Commissioner

The Central Government wants us to raise the taxes by 25%

Starting in January

Let me see...get me a pen!

...raise the taxes by 25%

...raise the taxes by 5%

Please take a look!

...raise the taxes by 5%

5%? You...

You have a problem?

Talk to General Yu of the Army

General Wong of the Air Force or whoever...

Just report to your superiors!

Whoever wants more, tell them it's ridiculous

The Mayor summoned us here

I wonder what he wants

Something to do with the Commissioner?

His Excellency, the Mayor!

Mayor!

Sit... relax! No need to be so formal

Almost another year has gone by

While other places are still at war

Guangzhou enjoys peace and prosperity

thanks to all of you

Only under your leadership...

Without you, we wouldn't be living in peace

That's right!

Yes, we must thank the Mayor!

Let me guess who made the most profit this year

Master Chow, you're grinning from ear to ear

but Master Pang's belly has grown

Miss Tong is so capable

needless to say, you made a lot

The economy flourished under your leadership

Since you all made so much

it's time you do something for the people

Prices have gone up tremendously

most people have a hard life

Master Shum, talk to the foreigners

see if they can lower the electricity cost

Of course...

Master Pang, the price of rice can be lower

Of course...

The Central Government just ordered me to levy heavier taxes

It's only 5%

I hope you'll share the burden

1% each from the 4 big firms

The remaining 1% will be borne by other businessmen

I don't want the burden transferred to the people

Talk to Secretary Wong if you have any problems

I have other business, excuse me!

Yes, Mayor!

It's not right that we have to bear the burden again

Shall I tell the Mayor for you?

No...

The Mayor has already done you a huge favor

The Central Government originally demanded a 25% tax hike

If the Mayor hadn't stood firm on his objection

You would have had to pay a lot more

I'll just have to raise rents

No! The Mayor didn't want you to shift the tax burden to the people

What can we do then?

The franchise on Huadi Pier has been losing money for years

I've had enough of it

Someone else should take over

Among the 4 big firms, mine is the smallest in size

and weakest in financial standing

I should pay less

The Mayor ordered me to lower the cost of electricity

I'm in a partnership with the foreigners

Next year, I'll be operating in the red

Miss Tong, I heard Hip Wo Hong made a lot of money this year

Miss Tong, you have financial clout

it's only right that you pay a bigger share

We should take turns

I'll take over Huadi Pier

Looking for love all my life...

I'm glad you're both here

I just found out why the Commissioner is here

He came to ask the Guangzhou City Government to levy heavier taxes

The Mayor instructed the 4 big firms to bear the majority share

Looks like we can kiss our bonuses goodbye

Don't worry! I spoke to Ho

He said Nga-wun has distributed the bonus

and signed off on it

I can help my godson redecorate the stage

Yes...thank you very much

I have bad news!

I just got the latest word

Mr Chow was on the phone

He turned down the franchise for Huadi Pier

but Nga-wun promised to take over

What does she need it for?

Exactly!

I thought you can only grow star fruit in Huadi

I didn't know there's a pier!

All you care about is Cantonese opera

Of course you don't know about the pier!

It's far away and very secluded

That's bad news!

Nga-wun will definitely put me in charge of something so trivial

No grease, no women

I'll be in the sun and rain all the time

I don't care, fix it!

I play mahjong, I smoke and drink and attend dinner parties

24 hours is not enough for me

Master Wo!

Lai-wo?

Did you call me?

You don't like this movie?

No, the leading actress is pretty

You can go if you're bored

No need to keep me company

No! We're not bored!

Silent movies are quite interesting

but we're not used to watching them

Come on, we're buddies

I've never seen a movie with you

It's our fault

Buddies?

After all, we grew up together

we're not related but we're still friends

He's trying to lower your guard

You come here every day to watch a movie

then you go home to sleep

You come here again when you wake up

Don't you get bored?

Definitely not!