King of Hawkers (2024) Movie Script

"On 16 December, 2020,"
"Singapore hawker culture
was successfully inscribed"
"on the Representative List"
"of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
of Humanity by the UNESCO"
"with unanimous support from
the Intergovernmental Committee"
"for the nomination
of Singapore hawker culture."
What's wrong?
Are all the mirrors at home broken?
Why will that rich man like you?
Please go look in the mirror.
He is serious about me.
Many good men are
also seriously pursuing you,
why don't you want?
Yet you choose him!
Because he is different
from the rest.
Different?
I forgot that he owns a big business
and drives a supercar.
And lives in a big bungalow.
All in all,
you are just being materialistic!
Yes, I am materialistic,
I want to sit in a luxurious car
and live in a mansion.
I didn't steal nor rob,
and I didn't do anything harmful,
so what's wrong?
Other parents want their daughters
to marry well,
Except you!
You just want me
to be like you and Dad,
working at the food stall
all day long.
Sell bak chor mee
from morning till night,
work until you are old,
being poor all your life?
What are you saying!
You dare say more! Say more!
What! Stop pinching me!
You like rich people so much,
okay, go and follow him!
I don't hinder you, get out of here!
Once you leave, don't come back!
"Hong Kong"
Dear viewers,
it's time for "Yummy CP" again.
As the saying goes, the kitchen
is a woman's battlefield.
Today, I will show you
the battlefield in my house.
This beautiful warrior has been
on this battlefield
for twenty years.
She fights very hard here
every morning.
In order to keep the family
well-fed, and healthily-fed.
This is the warrior's protege,
Xiao Gao.
Ten years ago, Xiao Gao started
learning culinary skills
from the warrior.
Now Xiao Gao's cooking skills
are invincible and second to none.
Daddy.
Dear, you must save me this time.
Not there yet.
No one can help me except you.
Did you think of my feelings
when you sleep with another woman?
Those magazines have
written nonsense.
If you help me,
I can promise you anything.
Silence means consent.
What are you looking at...
Don't have to work?
I can deduct all your wages.
Good morning, Madam.
Mom, please sit.
- Good morning, Grandma.
- Good morning, Mother-in-law.
Good morning.
Grandma, did you sleep well
last night?
Have you used
the aromatherapy I gave you?
Yes, I slept very well.
Let's enjoy the breakfast.
It tastes much better
than previously.
The most important thing is that
you enjoy your meal, Madam.
You... You are the young lady
of the Lee family.
Look at yourself,
just like a worker,
where's your image?
Grandma, enjoy the chee cheong fun,
it's your favourite.
Ma, eat it while it's hot.
Mom, eat it while it's hot.
It's the last piece.
I want them all
Grandma, is it delicious?
Delicious.
Aren't you going to office?
- I accompany you.
- No need.
Next, I will go to Southeast Asia
for business.
As for you, please ask HR department
for a month's leave,
I have found someone
to take your place temporarily.
You use this month
to deal with your problem,
understand?
Dad, Mommy is really infuriated
this time.
Child, don't worry so much
about adult matters, scram!
Ms. Fiona,
please sit down for a while,
and I'll inform Sir.
You are Sister Nala?
My name is Fiona,
and I'm serious about Guo Zhong
Why are you here?
Your Mom asked
someone to pick me up.
My mother didn't notify me.
I know we made a mistake,
and I've come here to sincerely
apologise to Sister Nala,
but who knows she hit me!
I want to remind you
that you are not the first woman
he has played with,
and you will also not be the last!
If Sister Nala is unhappy,
I can leave first.
Since my mother has arranged,
you can live here first,
and we can discuss
about other stuff later
Alright.
You must be Guo Zhong's
precious daughter,
he often mentioned you.
- You are?
- My name is Fiona.
Oh, you're impregnated by my father.
Don't speak rudely.
Dad, why is this woman in our home?
Don't poke your nose
into grown-ups' affairs.
Teach your child slowly,
don't be so harsh.
You shut up, what child?
You're not that much older than me.
What are you doing?
Don't choke to death.
Mommy, do you know that
the woman has moved in?
How could I not know?
You know, yet you are still so calm?
It's your Grandma who arranged it,
what can I do?
So you're not angry at all?
So what if I'm angry?
I want a divorce.
- Are you happy?
- Yes
- Sir, you are back.
- Yes,
- Pour me a glass of red wine.
- Sure.
I can handle this.
- You sure?
- Yes,
I'll take the things upstairs.
- Be careful of our baby.
- Got it.
Where's my wife?
Your wife and daughter went out
in the afternoon
and haven't returned yet
- You go get the wine.
- Yes, Sir.
"Singapore"
(If I fall,
I hope you can show your concern)
(Bitter love is meaningless,
an experience of love and hatred)
(Sweet nothings disappear
from memory, love is temporary)
Mommy, a penny for your thoughts?
(Smiling with you in my dreams,
no longer empty)
Haven't been back
for twenty years...
Many things have changed.
(Won't be able to hear
a word from you, I feel hurt)
(In my heart I know I'm not worthy,
so who owes who?)
Actually your Grandma
loves you very much,
You don't have to accompany me back.
If I don't accompany you,
who will take care of you?
Also, I don't like staying there.
I don't want someone who is slightly
older than me to be my stepmother.
(Let our love cease)
(I'm disappointed again and again,
and I don't wanna force you)
(Loved and my heart was moved)
Sorry lady,
your card can't go through.
Can't go through?
- Why not you try this one?
- Sure.
I'm sorry. This doesn't work either.
And this one.
Sorry, we can also accept cash here.
- Cash?
- Yes.
Excuse us.
Mommy, what's going on?
It's probably your Dad
who cancelled my credit cards.
So where shall we sleep tonight?
Interesting,
why are you moaning so loudly?
Hey, adults' matter,
you don't bother.
Maybe the person is ill?
Mommy, I'm 20-year-old,
do you really think
I don't know anything?
But we're running out of money.
What to do next?
We are going to temporarily
sleep here tonight,
you sleep early, and
I'll think of a solution tomorrow.
Moan so loudly!
Can't sleep tonight!
Dear viewers,
today, I'm here at a public
housing estate in Singapore,
also known as HDB.
You see there are many plants here.
I heard that 80% of Singaporeans
live in HDB flats.
It's my first time here.
Mommy, what's up?
I think we should go back first.
Go back to where?
Are you going back to Hong Kong?
We are broke.
Didn't you say
you miss Grandma very much?
Are you afraid
that she will scold you?
Don't worry, I'm with you.
Door 528, right?
Let's go!
Grandma, are you at home?
Yes?
Is Luo Yu Ping here?
No such person
- Do you know...
- No idea.
You know what I want to know?
I don't know what you want to know.
I also don't want to know
what you want to know.
Because if I know
what you want to know,
I may need to help you.
I'm a person
who doesn't like trouble.
So regardless
of what you want to know,
I will tell you, I don't know...
What are you saying?
Nothing.
Interesting.
What was he saying?
He said, "Nothing"...
Mommy, this hawker centre is huge.
For Singaporeans,
we usually pronounce it...
Hawker Centre. (Singaporean accent)
Hawker what?
Centre.
Hawker centre.
So beautifully renovated.
Dear viewers,
it's time for "Yummy CP" again.
Have you ever heard of Singapore's
Intangible Cultural Heritage,
Hawker Culture?
Today, I'm here
at Sims Vista Hawker Centre,
And I googled.
Here we have Singapore's
famous chilli crab,
and Hainanese chicken rice.
You can also find bak kut teh
and bak chor mee here.
Daughter, can you not
do live streaming all the time?
Yes, I forgot to mention
that today I am also accompanying
my Mommy to find a loved one.
Mommy, say hi
Why did you even mention this?
Mommy, you have to believe
in the power of netizens.
I'll inform them
and ask them to help us find,
it will be faster
than finding ourselves.
Mommy, "So Hot"!
Excuse me...
I want to eat pretty ladies...
No, I mean... What do you both
pretty ladies want to eat?
Is the lady boss here?
I am the boss, not a lady though.
What about Ping Jie?
Ping Jie? She's not around anymore!
She's dead?
No no... I meant...
She has retired.
Who are the both of you?
You frightened us,
and we also want to ask who are you?
I am her godson, my name is Ah Dong,
and my surname is Su.
Sotong?
Sotong? You are sotong!
(means silly)
Ping Jie has already
entrusted me with this stall.
Impossible.
Go...
Why are you scolding us?
No, no... Godmother is here!
Godmother is here!
Godmother.
Grandma.
Who is your Grandma? Anyhow!
Don't bully my godmother.
I didn't.
Grandma.
Grandma.
Hubby,
this person doesn't have a grandma.
Who are the both of you?
I am her daughter.
Zhang Nala.
I am her granddaughter,
Lee Chen Bei.
You two are more like sisters.
You look like the elder sister.
Not interesting.
Hubby, open your mouth.
That's how you should eat.
Dementia?
Ah, it's been five or six years.
And why is the business of "So Hot"
so bad now?
How do I know?
I've followed the recipe
that Godmother gave me.
But no matter what I do,
there are still no customers.
None of the regulars
are coming back,
and if it weren't for Godmother,
I wouldn't want to continue anymore.
You've worked hard.
However,
we will have a good life soon.
Why?
There's a large financial group
based in Hong Kong.
The person came
to our hawker centre,
and said he wanted to buy our...
traditional recipes
of this hawker centre,
he came to find us.
Now that I'm back,
I definitely won't allow "So Hot"
to be sold.
I've been working at "So Hot"
for so long, toiling away.
But still haven't made
"So Hot" successful yet,
so how you wanna do it? How?
They're gone, they're gone
What are you doing?
Tell me if you're hungry,
why are you eating
someone else's leftover?
Kid, what do you know?
- Lee Chen Bei
- Yes, Madam.
Help me buy something.
What are you trying to do?
Do you dare to compete with me?
Compete what?
Bak chor mee.
Come, eat while it's hot.
Eat while it's hot.
Are both bowls mine?
Godmother, you feel free to eat,
don't worry when I'm here.
But you have to decide between
these two bowls, which one is nicer?
Of course what you cook
is more delicious.
Grandma, don't help an outsider.
Do I know you?
I'm your adorable granddaughter.
Delicious...
And try this bowl
This bowl...
It's very close to Ah Ren's taste.
Ah Ren?
Ah Ren is my Dad.
This bowl...
More delicious.
Come.
My Mommy's culinary skills
are fantastic.
It's your honour to lose to her.
I don't believe.
Okay.
I was willing to compete.
I'm willing to lose.
Farewell.
Won't be seeing you off.
Don't leave me alone.
Godmother.
You are no longer a person anymore.
You are no longer
one person anymore.
Your precious granddaughter
and your precious daughter
are here to see you.
- Let me go...
- Don't go...
Don't need to leave!
What's up?
I just came back, and I'm not
familiar with many things.
Just stay and help me.
Just think of it as you are
helping me take care of my mother,
Look after the stall for me,
and your salary...
I'll still give you.
Okay.
I feel very strange.
why do we both use the same method,
but the two bowls of noodles
have different tastes?
Let me ask you,
have you changed the oil
for frying lard?
How do you know?
Previously,
when business wasn't very good,
I tried to cut costs
I also have some ingredients
that are relatively cheap.
Sometimes,
some costs cannot be saved.
Traditional flavour emphasises
on proper ingredients.
Even if you replace those
few tablespoons of oil,
the fried lard has
a completely different taste.
Although this bowl tastes
very much like Ah Ren's,
however, the taste is still
a little bit different...
What's missing?
Hubby, I'm full.
I'm going home to poop.
Poo poo.
She has acted up again...
It's been two weeks
since I took over the stall
and the business
has not improved at all.
Whether customers like
to eat or not, you can't rush it.
You are sitting here
swatting flies every day,
and not worried at all?
I'm worried,
so I'm anxious to sell it.
Bei Bei.
Yes, Madam.
Didn't you study marketing
in Hong Kong?
Please help me find a solution.
Okay, I'll do
marketing research for you.
Do you want to play?
Hi, welcome to
Ah Lau Cantonese Cuisine,
will you like to try our food?
Hi beautiful lady,
what do you want to eat?
What do you have to introduce?
Our zi char stall has
Singapore's most famous chilli crab.
Here you go, this is the menu,
you can take your time
and look at it.
Wow babe,
looking at how fashionable you are,
you are not a local, right?
What a good eye.
I just came here from Hong Kong.
I knew it,
Singaporean ladies don't dress
as classy as you.
It seems that your cooking
must have a lot of oil.
How come you are so glib?
Not really, not really,
come on babe,
have you thought
of what you want to eat?
Actually, I'm not very hungry.
I may patronise another day.
Thank you
Babe, since you're not hungry,
how about a bowl
of Fuzhou fish ball soup?
You see, that stall was featured
on many TV shows,
so there's a long queue!
You see, many celebrities came here
to eat before.
Its reputation is only slightly
less famous than our zi char stall.
Interesting. Can you give me a bowl?
- OK, come right away.
- Thanks.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
Wow, why are the fish balls so big?
But it's just clear soup
and spring onions?
Babe, this is called,
the simpler the food,
the more delicious it is.
Remember, less is more.
Do you have to put on makeup
while eating?
I'm going to do live streaming soon,
so I'll touch up my makeup first.
Right.
Hey, we have been chatting
for so long,
and I still don't know your name.
My name is Lee Chen Bei,
meaning precious morning,
and you can call me CP.
- I'm going to do live streaming.
- Okay sure.
Hello viewers,
it's time for "Yummy CP" again.
Today,
a friend from Singapore is here
on my live channel. He is...
Hello everyone, I am Kimson Lau
from Singapore's most famous
Ah Lau Cantonese Cuisine.
- Our stall...
- Thank you Kimson.
Today, he introduced me
to the Fuzhou fish ball soup
next to his zi char stall
I'll taste it for you guys,
but let me take a picture first.
Dear viewers,
Look at how big
the fish balls here are.
Let me try it for you first.
Interesting.
Although the fish balls here
are quite chewy,
but it's actually stuffed with meat,
and the taste of meat inside...
is stronger
than the fish taste outside.
It tastes...
I think...
this is incomparable to
the curry fish balls in Hong Kong.
Babe, did I hear wrongly?
Do you know?
This Fuzhou fish ball soup
is the most famous locally.
I guess you don't know
how to eat it,
and why would fish balls
be paired with curry?
It overwhelms the taste
of the fish balls.
Ours are curry fish balls,
not fish balls.
And the coconut milk flavour
in the curry
is a perfect match
when paired with fish balls!
I think you are here
to create trouble.
I'm just telling the truth.
Have you tried our curry fish balls?
- Nope.
- That's it.
Son.
- Dad.
- What's wrong?
Arguing with a little girl?
Dad, it's a good thing you're here,
please give your comments,
she said...
that Hong Kong curry fish balls
are more delicious
than our Fuzhou fish balls.
Why argue about this?
Aren't they similar?
Nonsense!
If you don't know,
don't pretend to know!
Young girl, Fuzhou fish balls
originated from the Qing Dynasty,
and its taste has a longer history
than your curry fish balls
Much more delicious.
It has a long history, right?
But I don't like it means
I don't like it.
I just prefer
to eat Hong Kong curry fish balls.
Kimson, right?
I return you the money.
I don't want to owe you.
I'm leaving now. Goodbye.
Show-off.
Grandpa is right.
- I mean you...
- Me?
Your father is a show-off.
You don't show off,
don't pretend to know
if you don't know,
it's embarrassing!
Clear the bowl!
Dad, don't worry, I'll do it.
No, no, I'll do it.
Aunty!
This seat was what
I choped (reserved)!
Did you write your name?
I choped using tissue paper.
Tissue paper is for wiping,
not for choping.
You have mental illness?
Why are you bullying an elderly,
can't you just take another seat?
Sorry, I choped this seat...
You, a grown man,
bully an old woman,
do you have basic manners?
I'm warning you,
if you hurt me, I'll sue you
until you take off your pants.
Who is bullying the elderly now?
Sorry lady. You need to understand
the situation.
It was she who stole my seat first.
What did you use
to reserve the seat?
Tissue paper.
Where is the tissue paper?
She stole my tissue.
I... I saw no one using it,
so I used it.
Everyone has heard it,
she stole my seat,
then stole my tissue
May I ask,
is there any law in Singapore
that says that tissue paper
can be used to chope a seat?
Everyone knows that
Uniquely Singapore.
Then you as a grown man
that bullies an elderly,
are you uniquely Singaporean?
You better watch out!
Wah, your back aches so soon?
Come, seat for you, your seat,
come, sit sit sit.
When I was young, I accompanied
my mother at the stall.
I didn't feel
like it's anything great
Only now that
I have experienced it myself,
do I know what hard work is.
I have to get up early every morning
to prepare ingredients,
and boil soup.
Stand from morning till night.
My hands cannot take a break.
Only then do I know
what hard-earned money is.
You know we sell less
than a hundred bowls
of noodles all day long.
Deduct utility bills, rent, labour,
it's so tough to make just
a few tens of dollars a day.
I have worked very hard,
and my cooking skills
are considered good.
But I don't understand,
I still can't cook the traditional
taste that old customers say.
What traditional taste?
What you should worry about now
is how to earn
those tens of dollars
and still continue
to sustain the business?
How about we increase the price?
No, no,
this estate is a low-income
senior citizen area.
We can't anyhow raise the price,
they will have a hard time.
They may have a hard time,
but how about us?
Don't you know.
Godmother loves these
elderly people very much,
sometimes she sees that
they have no money to eat,
we would treat them to noodles,
and they like to come
to our stall to eat.
I run a stall for business,
not charity.
If our business goes bankrupt,
who will help us?
That's why I want to sell "So Hot"
to that big consortium in Hong Kong.
But our business is so bad now.
Even if we give it
to people for free,
I don't know if they want it or not.
Actually, I think we can do this,
you think about it...
Move faster
What's happening?
Why has business become so good?
I've been here a long time,
and business has never been so good.
You guys are regulars,
I mean, you guys are not regulars.
Where do you all live?
I live in Jurong
and come here
after watching the online video.
Me too, I just want to come
and see the "Spice Girl" lady boss.
- Look at me?
- Look at her?
Who secretly filmed me?
You don't even know the most
popular influencer nowadays?
Her name is Chilli Padi,
she specialises in introducing
Singapore's hawker culture.
Now she is known as the best
spokesperson of the Lion City!
That's me.
Mommy, hi.
Lee Chen Bei,
why did you post online
the video of me scolding someone?
- Exactly.
- You know how embarrassing it is?
- Why is it embarrassing? Look.
- What to see?
Traffic, I told you not to
underestimate the power of netizens.
So it's because of you?
Me? Didn't you ask me
to help you with marketing?
Marketing.
Chilli Padi, I am your fan,
may I take a photo with you?
Okay... come on, take pictures...
After taking the photo,
remember to post it online
with the hashtag #SoHot.
This is the "Spice Girl" lady boss
and also my Mommy.
Please support us!
Hello, where is my food?
It'll be ready soon,
it'll be ready soon
The customer behind,
yours is takeaway?
Having here.
"So Hot", business is so good?
This morning, before dawn,
people started queuing up,
and there's a queue till now.
The queue has never stopped.
Impossible.
What did they do?
Talked nonsense online.
Created traffic,
and advertised in disguise.
Advertising?
Is it possible to advertise with
such a small amount of money earned?
Could it be the successor
of "So Hot"?
She is Ping Jie's granddaughter,
Grandpa,
She is in hawker centres every day.
She makes short videos
and comments
on stalls in hawker centres.
It makes everyone panic.
Does she ask for anyone's permission
when she takes videos
randomly like this?
Of course not, she even commented
about the Fuzhou fish balls
that I recommended to her.
As a result, the business plummeted.
We are all hawkers,
how can she use such
despicable means?
Cannot! I'll go find her to reason.
Dad, forget it,
the less trouble the better.
Dad is right.
Forget it? Forget it?
Is it better to have less of you
than to have you?
If you don't speak,
no one will say you are mute.
I don't get it, are you even my son?
Jin Sun, let's go!
Grandpa, can you call me Kimson?
Jin Sun and Kimson,
okay whatever, alright, alright...
- Kimson, is that correct?
- Correct.
- Let's go!
- Go.
Chilli Padi, you!
Everyone... let me introduce...
He is the most
influential important figure
in this hawker centre.
- Boss Lau.
- You flatter me.
His chilli crab is
the most value-for-money
and delicious in Singapore.
Your words are too kind...
I'm flattered...
Boss Lau, you are too humble,
and if you say you rank third...
First and second places,
who dare to claim?
And Boss Lau is very generous.
If you frequently support him,
he will give you many discounts.
Of course!
Grandpa, be careful,
don't be tricked by her.
It's okay,
Chilli Padi is right,
of course!
As long as you come and patronise
my Ah Lau Cantonese Cuisine,
you can...
Well, buy my sambal kangkong
with a dollar.
Really?
I, Ah Lau, keep my word.
It's absolutely true.
Kimson, I remember
your name this time.
Didn't you have an app?
- Shall we do promotions?
- Me?
Isn't that just nice?
Your fans can't wait.
Grandpa, you fell into a trap.
Kimson.
- Did you call me?
- Yes.
Why are you so petty?
Look at your grandpa,
he is generous and dauntless!
Chilli Padi has good judgement.
Wow, me?
How can I hold a candle
to you with lots of experience?
Okay, let's confirm.
As long as you patronise
Ah Lau Cantonese Cuisine,
and just use the app, and that's it.
Such a good promotion,
only available at our
Sims Vista Hawker Centre.
So you should support more.
How about taking this opportunity
to take a photo with Boss Lau?
What's wrong?
Grandpa,
don't be taken advantage of!
Why are you worried?
Just take a picture,
-no problem, won't die.
- Yeah.
Come on, come on...
you take photo for us.
Kimson, take a photo for us.
Mommy, Ah Dong,
come and take a picture...
Come patronise us.
Thank you everyone,
come and take a photo.
Let's look at the camera.
This way, look at the camera.
Slanted.
Grandpa, Grandpa, I'm sorry,
I'm not used to using
someone else's phone, get ready.
Three, two, one.
Cheese!
Why...why has our income
dropped so much this month?
It's all because of that
sambal kangkong promotion.
What sambal kangkong promotion?
Grandpa, you forgot.
That day you loudly announced
to the whole world
that there was a $1
sambal kangkong promotion.
As a result,
many people used that app
to buy sambal kangkong for $1.
- Thank you.
- Nice.
Thank you...
Enjoy.
Aiya, I casually said.
How could Chilli Padi
take it seriously?
Yes Grandpa, but more importantly,
it's not just her
who takes it seriously.
All Singaporean netizens
also take it seriously.
Dad, I tried talking to you before.
But you said,
the number of customers seems
to have increased a lot recently,
so this little money
is to advertise.
Really, Grandpa,
I also warned you that day.
How do I know that this
Chilli Padi's video is so viral?
You handle the accounting,
and if we lose money,
you gotta sound out earlier.
Dad, you insisted on doing
the promotion, so I...
Are you stupid?
This is not
an ordinary loss of money,
we are bleeding badly.
Okay, what do we do now?
Now let's go sing and dance.
Cancel the promotion!
Grandpa is always like this.
Okay, everyone is here.
Everyone should have
received the news.
The government has informed us
about relocation.
My chicken rice stall
will definitely advance
and retreat together with you.
You are a good brother.
I want to move, but I'm scared...
what if the new place
is so terrible?
Yes, it costs money to move,
and it also costs money to renovate.
Rent requires more money.
May easily add up
to tens of thousands of dollars.
I sell prata, not foie gras.
Even if my business is very good,
I may not make back this money
even if the queue is
until Paya Lebar.
My wife and I have agreed
that we have worked hard at our
bak kut teh stall for so many years,
we want to retire
and have a good time.
If we don't leave now, we won't be
able to move anymore in the future.
You are talking nonsense,
you will live a long life!
On a serious note,
all of us are buddies here
for so many years...
Don't we all want to continue
looking out for each other?
Ah Lau, you have to understand
that what we most of us
make here is small money.
How can it be as good
as your zi char stall?
Everyone, do you remember,
about six months ago,
the Lee Group approached us
for a discussion?
Are you out of your mind?
We are talking about relocation.
What are you talking about?
Brother, this kind of big lobang,
they only interested
in big big chilli crabs like you.
Where got interested in ikan bilis
like us, right or not?
No, bro.
Dad, I had already researched it,
as long as the price is right,
selling our business
is the best solution.
What the heck you know!
Which stall here isn't passed down
from generation to generation?
If you sell it casually,
what happens to the hard work
of the previous generation?
- But Dad...
- Shut up!
Do you have the authority
to speak here?
Sorry, sorry, let me say something.
I feel that what Jia Sheng
said makes sense...
If the price is right,
why not sell it? Look...
We've been working in hawker centres
for most of our lives,
and we've toiled
It's to make living.
If you have money now,
we'll be very comfortable, right?
Right? Right? Right...
- I object.
- Me too.
Xiao Ping, Xiao Ping.
Aiya... calm down, sit down...
Nothing to do with you here.
Why doesn't it have anything
to do with me?
Don't you need to say hello
to my husband?
Hello.
You go home and rest.
This is my husband's stall
and I'm reluctant to move.
I understand you,
but the government wants us to move.
Actually, we can use media pressure
to prevent the government
from closing the hawker centre.
So do as you say?
Who has the final say here?
I have the final say,
do you have the final say?
Anyway, I think...
If we want to move,
let's move together, okay?
Ah Lau is right,
let's all move together.
Alright, let's move together.
Let's move...
Dear... it's me
Don't spout nonsense, what dear?
How did you find me?
Look, I almost didn't recognise you,
and I've come here to discuss
with you something, Dear.
Do you remember this place?
I don't remember.
We used to come here
every time after work,
and in the blink of an eye,
it has been more than 20 years.
What exactly do you want?
Come home with me.
Come home? To share a husband
with another woman?
Sorry, I can't.
There isn't another woman,
you are my only one.
What do you mean?
Mom got someone to test the DNA,
and the baby in Fiona's belly
is not mine at all.
Your mother has done her best
for her precious son,
but the outcome has nothing
to do with me.
All these years,
I've been good to you,
and I try my best
to give you what you want,
what else are you unhappy about?
You just want to feel better
about yourself.
I'm telling you,
Mom asked me to take you back
to Hong Kong as soon as possible.
What do you mean?
That's right...
You should stop interfering
with the hawker centre's matter,
otherwise
you will mess up everything.
What does it have to do
with the hawker centre?
You don't have to bother,
just follow me back to Hong Kong,
I will treat you well.
I get it.
You guys are the ones
behind the acquisition plan,
and who encourage everyone to sell
their brands and secret recipes.
Yeah, so what?
As a woman,
you don't have to be too shrewd.
Yes, I had been stupid
for many years,
and it's time for me to be awake.
You are awake,
continue to stay awake!
Isn't this
the Asia-Pacific Chef King?
Gao Teng! Gao Teng!
He won that competition
and is very popular.
Are you a fan of his?
Yes... ah, no...
previously, the whole Internet world
was talking about him.
This is one of the oldest
hawker centres in Singapore.
Almost all of Singapore's
authentic food
can be found here.
That's why I've specifically
chosen this place
to hold the "King of Hawkers"
competition.
I know that
if I conquer this hawker centre,
I conquer the stomachs
of Singaporeans.
Chef King, can you tell us
how this competition
will be conducted?
I will issue
the "King of Hawkers" challenge.
What if no one dares
to accept the challenge?
That can only be said
about Singapore hawker centres...
are only at this level.
Who says?
As the representative
of this hawker centre,
I, Ah Lau... will be the first
to accept the challenge,
I will never allow anyone
to look down
on our Singaporean cuisine!
We also want to participate!
I want to participate too!
I also want to join!
So Chef King,
if you want to beat your opponents,
how sure are you?
I'm not afraid of losing at all.
Only afraid that
there is no opponent.
I want to win the championship!
Mom, you have to compete
to be the champion.
Didn't you say you are my daughter?
Do you accept me?
Don't blame me for
telling the truth.
"So Hot" is not the same anymore,
especially Spice Girl.
Don't go out and embarrass yourself.
Shifu.
Didn't expect that
you are really here,
I'm glad to see you.
If you can win the competition,
I will accept you as my daughter.
This "King of Hawkers"
competition...
concerns the glory
of our Singaporean cuisine.
That's why...
we can only win but not lose!
Just imagine, everyone,
as long as we win the competition.
Our reputation will be stronger,
and then everyone
in Singapore will...
know where we're moving to.
We can still continue to have
our prosperous businesses.
Ah Lau is right,
we must defeat the opponent.
Let's represent Singaporeans.
Beat that Chef King
into Failure King and Plague King!
Okay, so let's make sure
we enter the competition.
Okay, these stickers...
When the time comes, you can take
and stick in front of your stalls.
Let the customers see your sticker
and come to patronise you.
Then vote in that, which app.
Aiya, don't be silly over there,
and hand out stickers,
Mr. Jia Sheng!
Give out the stickers!
Okay, got it.
Here you go...
We "So Hot", also want to compete!
- Compete!
- Pete!
Compete!
Did I ask you to give to her?
Registration is closed.
Grandpa, isn't it this weekend?
Now that I see her,
can't I close it immediately?
Because I feel that they are
not qualified to participate!
What are you talking about?
Our business is so good.
There are long queues every day,
why do you think
we are not qualified?
That Chilli Padi of yours
keeps filming and filming
all day long...
She anyhow talks nonsense online
all day long...
It's harming us, hurt our reputation
and our interests.
Did I anyhow take videos?
If it's delicious, it's delicious.
If it's not delicious,
it's not delicious.
I'm just telling the truth
Have you ever heard
of seventy-two consecutive
playful farts,
also known as someone is farting!
Someone is farting? Are you talking
about yourself? So stinky.
Stinky?
Who has the final say
whether a stall is delicious or not?
You have the final say?
You influencers talk nonsense
on the Internet all day long
As a result, they have no money
to make from their stalls,
if they don't make money,
they have no food to eat.
If the person's family has no food
to eat, who will feed them?
You feed them?
Then who feed my Mommy?
Anyway, the bad ones can't be saved,
and the good ones
can't be destroyed either.
There are many stalls
that have resurrected
because of my videos.
That's true.
Okay.
How about this?
Let's vote with a show of hands.
If they all agree
with your participation,
I have nothing to say.
If anyone thinks that
"So Hot" can participate,
please raise your hand.
Think clearly.
I'm doing this
for everyone's benefit.
Anyone who thinks
"So Hot" shouldn't compete,
please raise your hand.
Look.
The result is obvious.
I say that you can't compete,
that means you can't compete.
Don't forget that
this hawker centre,
who has the final say?
I have the final say!
- You old chicken...
- Never mind.
Let's go.
Did I ask you to give her a sticker?
"Please vote for us!"
What?
I thought about it,
you are actually a nice person.
I have made you a friend.
When did I say I wanted to be
friends with you?
Interesting.
It's sweet, salty and spicy,
how nice can it be?
Why does it matter to you
if I eat like this?
That's why,
you don't know how to eat.
Come on, try it, try it.
- Try it.
- Don't want.
- Very weird.
- Give it a try.
- Don't want.
- Don't want?
- Give it a try.
- No.
Give it a try... Didn't you say
you want to be friends?
If you don't eat,
you are not giving me face.
- Okay.
- Alright.
Here you go.
Dip this?
How is this enough?
Come, let me help you.
Too much.
Here you go.
You try it.
How's it? How's it?
Delicious right?
- Delicious.
- Nice right?
It's a very unique sensation.
Leave some for me...
Do you want to eat?
Do you want to be friends?
- A little more.
- Well...
Yummy.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
Come, eat.
Jia Sheng, I asked you
to make phone calls for me,
have you done it?
Dad, I sent hundreds
of text messages
and I am just waiting
for their replies.
What text messages?
I asked you to personally call
my regular customers
to ask them to support me.
Why become text messages?
Dad, I'll call now.
You call now,
or why not you wait until
your father is dead before you call.
The competition is about to begin.
If my votes are less
than other stalls,
where do you want me,
the chairman of the hawker centre,
to put my face?
Dad, actually based on our
normal business volume,
we will definitely be able
to enter into the Top Five smoothly.
Jia Sheng.
Actually, you couldn't even learn
half of my cooking skills,
I close one eye.
But I only asked you
to make phone calls for me.
You can't even handle
such a small thing.
Why would I give birth
to a garbage like you?
Do you understand?
I don't want to be in the Top Five,
I want to be Number One!
Call!
I have already advised my father
as you said.
But he just refused to listen
and refused to sell.
There was nothing I could do.
Why are you still looking for me?
Are you willing to be pointed
at by your father every day?
Call you a piece of crap?
Jia Sheng, you are a smart man.
You should know where to stand,
which is the most beneficial.
Anyway...
My father just wants
to win the competition.
Winning the competition
is just a title in the end.
At worst, it's just holding
a useless signage
in the stall every day.
From morning till night,
no matter how many crabs you sell,
it's still not enough
to support your retirement.
Why don't you give the brand to us?
I won't betray my dad.
What do you mean betrayal?
Doesn't sound good.
You want him to retire early
and "enjoy happiness".
With a shrewd mind like you,
take over the reputable brand
of Ah Lau Cantonese Cuisine.
Cooperate with us
to sell your crabs overseas.
Open dozens or hundreds
of more stores,
by you, the "filial son",
something you should do.
Don't worry, think about it.
You are welcome to find me anytime
when you have figured it out.
As long as you help me win
this competition,
I will never shortchange you.
The "King of Hawkers" competition
isn't a walk in the park.
It tests our hawkers'
endurance, cooking skills
and popularity.
In today's selection,
we will choose five contestants
who can best
represent Singapore's cuisine
to challenge the world's best
in culinary skills.
The new Asia-Pacific Chef King,
Gao Teng.
I want sticker
Go to the bookstore to buy stickers.
No, I want the competition sticker.
None of you are participating
in the competition.
What are you doing with the sticker?
We also want to compete.
We have also confirmed
that you will not be allowed
to participate in the competition.
- Bei Bei.
- Yes, Madam.
I say that you can't compete,
that means you can't compete.
Don't forget that
this hawker centre,
Who has the final say?
I have the final say!
You secretly filmed me?
Why are you so anxious?
Isn't that what you forced us to do.
I told you before,
use the pressure of the media.
You! She!
Screw it,
you really mean your words!
Don't think that
this shitty video can threaten me.
Interesting.
What can I do
with this shitty video?
Why don't I put it online?
Let my hundreds of thousands
of followers see it,
and then let them forward it.
When hundreds of thousands
of netizens see it,
you will become famous in Singapore.
The news media will definitely
chase you and report on it,
and help you, Ah Lau Cantonese
Cuisine, to stir up publicity.
I've already thought
of the news title.
"Unscrupulous Boss Bullies
a Weak Stall"
"to Win Competition"
Ah, yes!
What the... you want ah?
You abuse your power to prevent us
from joining the competition,
now we are just giving you
a taste of your own medicine.
We want to participate
in the competition uprightly.
Yes!
No, I say no means no.
Okay, Bei Bei, don't waste time.
Share now immediately,
let's all see
the news headlines tomorrow.
So should I post the video,
or should you Mommy?
How about Brother Dong?
Such an important thing, it's better
for my godmother to handle.
- Grandma, you can post.
- Me?
Cut the act.
Okay, okay, okay...
Since you guys want to lose so much,
I will let you all
lose convincingly.
Sticker!
Everybody, are you ready?
Very good, I officially announce
"King of Hawkers" competition
has officially begun!
Okay, now everyone can get up,
go to the stall you like,
support and queue.
Get up, get up.
Auntie, what do you want to eat?
One bowl of bak chor mee, medium,
- Sure, mee pok.
- mee pok, a bit of chilli.
- Dry or soup?
- Dry.
Sure, Mommy,
one medium bowl of bak chor mee,
a little chilli, mee pok
- Got it.
- Dry or soup?
Mee pok, mee pok
Hi, thank you guys for coming,
let's first take a selfie.
Come, get ready, let's say hi.
Thank you, thank you,
and you may queue first.
Thank you guys...
and get ready to order.
Remember to rate after eating,
please help vote for us.
Alright. Without realising,
our competition has been ongoing
for an hour already.
Voting is also in full swing
on the mobile app,
let's take a look now.
How are the current votes?
Please take a look.
The one that's currently
taking the lead is...
Singapore's most
famous chilli crab...
Ah Lau Cantonese Cuisine.
Ranking second place is...
Huat Huat Huat Bak Kut Teh.
And the third place
is our national food,
Everyday Hainanese Chicken Rice.
The fourth place is...
Known as the oldest
satay stall in Singapore,
Shiok Satay.
Ranking fifth
is "So Hot Bak Chor Mee".
Give them a round of applause.
Doing great.
How did "So Hot" reach fifth place?
It must be that Chilli Padi doing
some kind of online promotion again.
I don't believe
that my reputable brand
can't compete with
that chilli powder.
Dad, you don't have to be angry,
our votes are still far ahead.
That's right, Grandpa.
This is not okay.
Come nearer.
Before lunch,
I don't care what method you use.
I don't want to see "So Hot"
in the Top Five.
Not even among the Top Ten!
What nonsense is this!
Call your boss out!
- I am the boss.
-So you are the boss?
There is a cockroach
in your noodles!
Impossible,
I personally inspect every bowl
of noodles before sending it out.
If you don't believe,
see for yourself.
Sir, how can you be sure
that this cockroach
is from our stall?
There's no way
we wouldn't have seen
a cockroach this big.
So you're saying I put the cockroach
into the noodles myself?
You guys don't want to admit right?
Admit your head
I don't think I remember...
you don't seem to be our customer.
My friend bought
this bowl of noodles.
- Then where's your friend?
- He's in the washroom.
In that case,
let's wait for him to return.
Oh... looks like he's home.
Interesting...
You just said
he went to the washroom,
and now you say he's home.
How can we trust you?
You have a cockroach in your food,
but you blame me?
Don't film, don't listen to him,
don't film, don't film,
so what do you want?
What do I want?
If you eat the cockroach,
I won't pursue anymore.
- OK...
- OK...
OK.
Eat.
- Grandma...
- What are you doing?
- Godmother...
- Mom...
- Grandma...
- Godmother...
- Mom, don't scare me, Mom...
- Call an ambulance!
- Mom...
- Godmother...
Mom, don't scare me, Mom...
- Be careful.
- Grandma...
He's gone?
Mom, Mom, be careful...
Okay, okay, I can get up by myself.
Mom, you?
Mom, Mom...
If you don't win the trophy,
I'm not your Mom.
You almost frightened me to death.
I saw too many
of these deceptive tricks.
I remember back then,
my husband used this trick
of swallowing cockroach.
Defeated his enemies,
and drove away all these bad guys.
Hubby.
The cockroach today
tastes terrible, fat and big,
I almost...
couldn't hold any longer.
It's alright already,
everyone please continue eating.
- OK...
- Bye bye...
Oh no, which scoundrel is trying
to sabotage us?
Who doesn't want us to compete?
That person is most likely
to be the culprit.
It's okay, I'll settle myself.
You may help cut the fish cakes.
The tense moment has arrived.
The latest ranking for the finals
is finally here,
and I want to officially
announce it now.
The Top Five to enter
"King of Hawkers" finals are...
Ah Lau Cantonese Cuisine
Next.
Huat Huat Huat Bak Kut Teh.
Shiok Satay.
Next, I see...
Bestest Indian Food.
The last spot is...
So Hot Bak Chor Mee.
Thank you, thank you.
They will be in two weeks' time...
facing off against the new
Asia-Pacific Chef King, Gao Teng,
let's wait in anticipation.
One bowl of bak chor mee!
Add spring onion and chilli!
Shifu, your culinary skills
are so good,
I haven't eaten this in a long time.
Now that you are
the Asia-Pacific Chef King,
you don't have
to address me as Shifu.
No matter what,
you are always my Shifu.
You were not yet 20-year-old
when you came to the Lee family
as an apprentice.
At that time,
you couldn't eat spicy food,
and even a little bit of chilli
would make you cough.
I have to thank you, Shifu,
for your training,
as you gave me
different kinds of chilli
to complement different dishes
every day.
Like for instance,
garlic chilli, sambal,
dried chilli, and this belachan.
Opened my eyes to the chilli food
culture of Singapore and Malaysia
Thank me?
It's also your willingness to learn.
But I won't be where I am today
without your guidance.
You're not here today
just to eat noodles, right?
After you left,
Mrs. Lee promoted me
to be the Head Chef
and brought me into the Lee Group,
gave me many opportunities.
After that, I continued
to participate in competitions,
and finally won
the Asia-Pacific Chef King title.
You defeated so many
Asia-Pacific chefs at once,
it wasn't an easy feat.
Mrs. Lee wants
to expand internationally,
so I proposed
holding a culinary challenge.
Why in Singapore?
Because of you!
Me?
You have always been the level
I most want to cross.
You are already a well-known chef
in Asia-Pacific,
you have already surpassed me.
You know, during my time
in the Lee family,
I cooked for Mrs. Lee every day.
But since you left,
no matter how hard I tried,
she had never praised me.
She never complimented me either.
But she would finish
every dish you cooked.
How about me?
She had never finished all the food
I cooked, not even once!
- You are overthinking.
- No!
I know very well that
unless I win you,
my Chef King
and Food Director titles
are all in vain.
To me,
everything else is superficial,
so I must defeat you,
see you in the competition.
Dear audience,
welcome to
the "King of Hawkers" finals.
I am the host, Dai Rong.
Welcome the current Chef King,
Gao Teng!
The ultimate goal
of this competition
is to challenge... pushing
the boundaries of people's tastes,
and the pursuit of improving
traditional cuisine quality.
Allowing Singapore's hawker culture
and its traditional food
to branch out of Singapore,
and to other parts of the world.
An applause to Gao Teng.
We have specially invited
three people.
Well-known gourmets known
locally and internationally
to be our judges.
First of all, the first judge is
the previous season's
international chef, Chef Melvyn.
Next, the second judge is
the internationally renowned
food critic, Mr. Antonio.
The third judge is the promoter
of local hawker culture,
Prof. Situ Bi.
Our Chef King will cook
according to the specialty dishes
of our five contestants,
the Chef King will do his version
of the hawker dishes on the spot.
When the food is ready,
our judges will taste the food,
and then vote.
In a five-round competition,
as long as three rounds are won,
will be the big winner tonight!
Come on, Mommy!
Grandpa, keep going!
Great,
this kind of competition style
gives us an advantage.
Not necessarily,
Xiao Gao learnt
from my Mommy for many years
and he is no stranger
to Singaporean cuisine.
And my Mommy mentioned before,
his biggest strength
is his creativity.
Regardless how good he is,
he can't beat everyone's
decades of experience, right?
First up is...
Raja Singham
from Bestest Indian Food.
He is good at various South Indian
traditional delicacies,
so today he chooses to challenge...
the very traditional dosa,
let's now check out
their culinary performances.
Welcome our contestants
to submit their food
to the judges for tasting now,
first up, Raja.
Wow, it looks delicious.
Will the judges like it?
Please give a try, Judges.
Wow, Chef Melvyn is
full of praises for it.
But from the other two
judges' expressions,
I can't tell whether they...
like it or not.
Okay, the tasting is done,
thank you, Raja.
Next, we invite Gao Teng
to present his food.
Chef King's plating
is truly different.
Wow, there's smoke coming out.
From here,
I can smell the fragrance.
Please pay attention to
the micro-expressions of our judges.
May reveal
how they vote later.
Thank you, Chef King Gao Teng.
Next, we are going to invite
our three judges
to cast their votes,
are you guys ready?
First up, Chef Melvyn.
Please vote.
Alright. Next, Mr. Antonio.
Great, the current score is a tie,
and the final result lies
with Prof. Situ Bi.
Who will you choose?
Who should this vote go to?
Intense moment.
Prof. Situ Bi has voided his vote.
The first round ended in a draw,
making this competition
even more interesting.
This situation has caused
a little surprise
to our audience.
But it's okay,
as the second round
will soon begin,
let's see.
In this round,
how will Shiok Satay
and Chef King Gao Teng perform?
Come, please serve the food.
Okay, the judges can try the food.
They all coincidentally
eat Chef King's food first.
Is it because you guys look forward
to his culinary creation?
Please observe the expressions
of our judges' expressions.
Okay, thank you Judges.
Next is the satay from Shiok Satay.
Does the food taste shiok?
Judges, please give a try.
If the food is yummy, the judges
should have the shiok expression.
What do the judges think?
Okay, what's the result?
One, two, three, please vote.
Shiok Satay!
Congratulations to Shiok Satay!
When Chef King's creative cuisine
meets this traditional delicacy,
the creative cuisine has hit
a hurdle, and what happens next?
Will Chef King stick
to his creative cuisine,
or will he take another route?
Next round, we will know.
It seems that Chef King
is now more cautious.
Although our side has won a round,
but we still cannot take it lightly
My husband is going to sleep,
I am going to sleep.
We still need to support Mommy,
come on Grandma.
Grandma
The third contestant...
is Huat Huat Huat Bak Kut Teh's
Yang Zheng Yuan, Hawker Yang.
What's special today is that
because Chef King
and Master Yang are trying
to reach the epitome of creativity,
they both choose to use mutton
instead of pork.
How does mutton bak kut teh
taste like?
Will the judges like it? Let's see.
Serve the food.
Judges, which side you guys
want to start with?
Our judges still choose to start
with Chef King Gao Teng's food.
How does it taste?
They seem satisfied...
and the judges even nod in approval.
Next, let's try
Master Yang's traditional flavour.
How does his bak kut teh's
taste fare?
Wait, what has happened?
Why do everyone's expressions
look so weird?
What a pity.
Maybe it's because today's
competition being held at a studio,
and also because of the change
of the main ingredient,
causing Master Yang to lose
a bit of his usual standard,
and if you guys are ready,
Judges, please vote.
One, two, three, please vote.
Good... Cleared in one go,
congratulations
to Chef King Gao Teng
winning this round.
Currently, Chef King has one draw,
one loss and one win
against our contestants.
In other words, the upcoming rounds
are very important.
Whoever wins will be leading,
please give a round of applause
to our contestants
Don't worry, Mommy, come on!
The contestant in the fourth round
is the leader among the contestants.
Lau De Rong, Boss Lau.
Boss Lau's chilli crab
is known as the best
chilli crab in Singapore.
He seems quite sure
about this competition,
but how sure is he
against our Chef King?
Grandpa, are you nervous?
What nervous? Where got?
I'm thinking whether is there
any ingredient missing.
Dad, why don't I check through
for you again?
You?
Forget it, I can't trust you...
Kimson, it's better that you check.
Grandpa, me?
Yes.
Dad is more familiar
with the ingredients.
Very annoying, alright, alright...
You go and check carefully,
don't cause me problems.
Won't, Dad.
Grandpa, I go help Dad too.
Dad.
You are not needed here,
you go and accompany Grandpa.
You really don't need me?
But Grandpa asked me...
Leave it to me.
I make a move?
Young man,
no matter what methods you use
Today my Ah Lau Cantonese Cuisine
must completely defeat you.
Is that so?
Do you know
what does your name
mean in Cantonese?
Inferior.
I can also speak Cantonese,
and let's see it's me or you
who is inferior!
The live competition hasn't started,
yet the smell of flames
is already very strong.
The fourth round of the competition
officially begins!
Chef King seems to have given up
on his specialty
of molecular gastronomy.
Switching to traditional
cooking methods
to go head-to-head with Boss Lau.
- Why do they cook exactly the same?
- Yep.
It seems that Xiao Gao has
truly mastered
Grandpa's cooking techniques.
So who is copying who?
What are the flavours
of the next two dishes?
The food will be served soon,
let's welcome Boss Lau and Gao Teng!
Looking very delicious,
I feel like trying too,
my mouth is watering,
Judges, please go ahead.
This basically tastes
like Ah Lau's chilli crab.
This is even yummier than Ah Lau's.
There's texture in its taste,
and it keeps challenging
my taste bud,
making me look forward
to keep wanting more!
Not exaggerating,
this is the best chilli crab
I have ever eaten in my life!
Super high rating.
That's because you haven't tried
my Ah Lau's chili crab
Here you go.
Let's invite the judges to taste...
Ah Lau's chilli crab...
How is the taste?
What's the matter? What's wrong?
- What has happened?
- Sorry to say...
This totally has no standard!
What no standard?
Who are you saying?
If you don't believe,
try it yourself.
Why is it like this?
Impossible,
someone must have tampered
with my ingredients.
Chef Lau, from the beginning,
you're the only person
to touch the crab,
no one touched your stuff!
From the looks of it,
I think you mistook salt for sugar.
That's why you messed up the taste
of your signature chilli crab.
No wonder we could smell the sea.
What's so funny?
Impossible!
I have been frying crabs
for decades.
I won't make such low-level mistake!
Scoundrel! Who sabotaged me!
Jia Sheng!
Jia Sheng!
Where are you! Come out now!
Uncle Lau, Uncle Lau...
Please calm down, calm down...
Someone set me up!
Someone set me up! I want a rematch!
Today doesn't count!
I want a rematch!
Chef Lau,
the new takes over the old.
A new generation replaces the old.
As a veteran,
you probably understand this.
Rubbish!
I'm being sabotaged now!
This round doesn't count!
I want to redo!
You have to believe me!
I am really being sabotaged,
you have to believe me!
Uncle Lau,
I believe you're sabotaged.
Boss Lau, don't get panic,
the competition is still in progress
We will do a thorough investigation
for you later,
can you calm down first?
How to calm down!
There's no way I will lose!
I want a rematch!
Uncle Lau!
- Uncle Lau...
- Grandpa...
Uncle Lau...
- Grandpa...
- Uncle Lau...
- Grandpa...
- Uncle Lau, please wake up...
Call an ambulance, ambulance...
- Grandpa...
- Uncle Lau...
Grandpa...
Your grandpa taught you...
Taught you how to be
an upright person.
It's a pity, he didn't teach you...
what is...
One should be vigilant
so as not to be harmed.
Dad
What do you mean?
Dad, how can you betray Grandpa!
Since childhood,
he would frequently scold me...
called me useless,
loser,
idiot,
I'm worse than garbage...
I want to learn cooking from him,
He thinks I have no talent,
and won't let me enter the kitchen.
I want...
I want to grow the business,
I said I'm brainless,
and no matter what I do,
he's never satisfied!
Really.
No matter what I do or say,
He always wants to humiliate me!
When you were born,
He started calling you Jin Sun,
meaning his golden grandson...
He is a hundred times better to you
than to me, his very own son!
All because...
All because... I... when I was born,
your Grandma died
when she was giving birth to me.
He simply hates me,
and has hated me for so many years.
What does it have to do with me!
Dad!
Now I see him in this state.
Retribution, Dad!
This is retribution, Dad!
Retribution!
I can't already.
Where did you find
all these chillies?
I had to travel all over Singapore
to find so many chillies.
Ah Dong...
Actually you don't have
to help me...
Please don't listen
to your daughter.
I did so much,
just for the taste of my Godmother.
I mean, for my Godmother's stall.
Really?
Do you think I really... like...
Okay okay, you don't need
to say any further.
Look what you have done.
Why were you secretly filming?
You don't judge Brother Dong's
silly appearance.
In fact,
he's also very vulnerable inside.
Don't even know
what you are talking about.
Then I will put it bluntly,
I don't mind having another father.
Lee Chen Bei, don't talk nonsense.
You know exactly
what I'm talking about.
I know very well
that I'm older than him.
Age is not an issue.
And height is not an issue either?
My husband is alive,
he's alive, alive...
Not die die anymore.
Grandma, you forgot to water
the plant previously,
of course it may die die
You have to thank me for helping
you water the plant every day,
so that Grandpa is alive
and does not die die.
You... why did you pull out
my husband's hand?
And... And still put it
in your mouth!
- My hubby!
- Really did not die die?
What did not die die?
Right, can't look at things
just by looking at the surface.
The secret recipe of the chilli
doesn't lie in the chilli at all.
Hubby...
Hubby, you are disabled...
My hubby...
You... I hate you... No justice...
My husband is handicapped,
handicapped...
After four rounds of competition,
Chef King has achieved two wins,
one loss, and one draw.
He is currently ahead
of our contestants.
If in the next round,
our contestant makes a comeback,
there will be a tie situation.
Or alternatively,
Chef King may win three times,
and thrash our contestants.
In this round of competition,
in addition to our three gourmets,
we also have Mrs. Lee
from Lee Group.
She's our guest judge
for this finals,
let's welcome Mrs. Lee!
Grandma, that's my paternal granny.
All the best, Mommy!
I hereby officially announce...
The "King of Hawkers" Final
Challenge ultimate battle
officially commences.
The last round
of the "King of Hawkers" finals
is actually against you, Shifu,
do you think this is fated?
I can't stand your words.
How is your hand? Are you alright?
Thank you, I won't die easily.
Today is the first time you and I
compete against each other,
I don't want your injury
to affect the competition.
Uncle Lau's lapse,
and getting Jia Sheng to hit me,
were they planned by you?
I don't even know
what you are talking about,
today you and I will formally have
a fair competition.
Oh no, I should say,
I want to defeat you
in front of Mrs. Lee.
Sorry, you may be disappointed.
Compared to the previous
four rounds of competition,
the culinary technicality level
of this round of bak chor mee
doesn't seem to be very high.
For the audience,
it may be a pity that
it's the finale of the competition.
I wonder if Mrs. Lee and the judges
share the same sentiment too?
Mrs. Lee.
From my point of view,
actually good food does not lie
in fanciful cooking techniques.
As long as one cooks with the heart,
one can use the simplest ingredients
to achieve the best result.
That's the culinary essence.
Any country's cuisine,
ultimately,
the most classic dish is
always the home-cooked dish.
And these simple dishes,
form the backbone
of the culinary world.
This process looks
deceptively simple,
but is actually the most
efficient step and method.
Within a short span of time,
customers can buy cuisine
of such high quality
at a relatively low price.
Singapore's hawker culture...
takes this concept
to the pinnacle of food culture.
Every seemingly ordinary
traditional delicacy
has been baptised through the years.
Please give it a try, Judges.
Which one should they eat first?
They all start with
Chef King Gao Teng's food.
Wow, they have a special liking
for your cooking.
Okay, let's ask the judges
to comment,
how about Chef Melvyn,
please share with us.
Using chicken liver
as imitation foie gras,
instead of pork liver.
It brings a sense of layers
and sophistication to this dish.
It subverts the economical label
of hawker food,
and allows people to enjoy
a high-end experience
without increasing the cost.
Elevating hawker food
to more than a level.
Very well said.
it seems that our judges
are completely immersed
in the deliciousness
of Chef King's
creative bak chor mee.
Next, we have "So Hot Bak Chor Mee"!
How does it taste?
How is it? How is it?
Why does this mouth of noodles
have a unique sweetness?
Chilli?
No,
it's the sweetness
hidden in the chilli...
What exactly is it?
Judges... Judges...
What's going on?
What exactly did you use
for the chilli,
how come there's a sweet taste
of happiness?
I know.
That's the taste of Stevia leaves.
I always thought that the key
to the secret recipe of the chilli
is the type of chilli.
But I was wrong.
Actually,
the best tastes may be found
in the most inconspicuous
places around us.
Only when you lose it,
you will miss the taste.
At this moment,
all five rounds
of the "King of Hawkers" finals
have been completed.
At this moment,
I want to ask the judges
to vote for the final round.
If you are ready,
after I count to three,
you guys can
press the light together.
One, two, three, please press.
The result of the "King of Hawker"
finals is out.
Chef King, with three wins,
one draw and one loss,
has became the winner
of this competition.
And because of this competition,
Lee Group brings
Singapore's hawker food
to other corners of the world.
Let's invite Mrs. Lee
to present the award.
Thank you Madam for nurturing me.
Congratulations,
and you know best
what you have done.
Is this a mistake? Is it kelong?
Walao, why did he win?
This is blasphemy
to our hawker food!
Do you think we are blind!
A big round of applause
to our "King of Hawkers" winner,
Gao Teng!
Does your hand hurt?
We have lost?
Why are you crying?
Delicious. Too delicious.
There's no need to cry
even if it's delicious.
If you like it,
I will cook it for you
every day from now on.
Keep your word, my Nana.
What did you just call me?
Didn't you say you are my daughter?
So you are Nana.
If I don't call you Nana,
who should I call Nana?
Mom...
Mom... You finally remember me?
Mom...
Mom...
I'm sorry, Mom... I'm sorry, Mom...
Grandma!
Congratulations on your win.
What congratulations?
Even though we won,
you didn't lose either.
You don't need to comfort me.
I'm not comforting you,
I know how your hand got injured.
But for the sake
of the overall situation,
I won't expose Xiao Gao.
To put it simply,
this time I was blind and
saw the person's character wrongly.
But don't worry,
I will definitely
give you justice.
Regardless of what he did,
I also did my best,
and a loss is a loss.
From an objective perspective,
your bak chor mee tasted
really good,
the judges and I
were touched
by your traditional taste.
Especially netizens and foodies
all support you,
you say,
is this still considered a loss?
So why was the result like this?
Actually, the so-called rankings
of these culinary competitions...
In fact, they are commercial
operations of large consortiums
and we decided internally,
so you didn't lose to Xiao Gao.
Even more so, you didn't lose
to commercialism...
I don't understand.
In fact,
an innovative business model,
doesn't mean
you should give up tradition.
But I hope that
you can use new methods
to preserve the traditional taste.
As long as your original intention
remains unchanged,
you can conquer everyone's
taste buds and hearts
like you did today.
That's true.
I just want to ask you something,
do you want to go home?
I don't want.
Why?
Because...
This is my home.
Yes, I know,
in fact, when I took Fiona home,
it was just a temporary measure.
To hold on first.
So that I could find out the truth
when she's in my house,
the truth of her belly.
So that I can solve
my son's problem.
I probably guessed
and though you look
stern towards me,
I always feel that
people who are food connoisseurs
won't be bad.
Actually,
this time it was my lousy son
who asked me to bring you home.
But it's your own choice
whether to go back or not,
I just want you to be
blissful and happy
If you have the time, please take
my granddaughter back to Hong Kong
to visit me, this elderly.
And cook some small dishes
for me to enjoy.
Hi viewers!
It's time again for "Yummy CP".
Today is the big day that we've
moved into a new hawker centre,
come take a look!
The former hawker centre gave way
to new town development.
But the hawkers of our hawker centre
have unanimously decided
to move here.
Continue to bring Singapore's
traditional food to everyone.
This beautiful lady is my Mommy,
her name is Zhang Nala.
Everyone still calls her
Spice Girl,
and she is Type 3
of the Enneagram of Personality.
Mentally strong and going all out.
In addition to being the lady boss
of "So Hot Bak Chor Mee",
she now also has a new identity...
She's also the CEO
of So Hot Food Group.
Commercial time.
Our "So Hot" now has branches
all over the world,
so please patronise us when you can!
Give us lots of support!
Everyone, everyone, say hi!
Hi... Hello...
Come everyone...
Interesting.
Such a huge plate!
This is called Lohei, Lou Yu Sheng.
You are still filming?
We are going to toss Yu Sheng.
Got it...
All come and toss Yu Sheng...
Come get your chopsticks,
chopsticks...
- Come...
- Get your chopsticks...thank you...
Grandma...
May you have gold in abundance...
May everything go smoothly!
May our businesses flourish!
Prosper!
The Food Director
of the international food group
Lee Group, Gao Teng,
is sentenced
to eight years in prison
for taking advantage
of his position
to embezzle approximately
$2,841,974.
The charge follows last month's
co-operation between Hong Kong's...
With more than two million dollars,
you can feed a lot of people
with bak chor mee!
So dumb!
Hubby, come come come...
Accompany me eat bak chor,
you are so well-behaved
Doctor, I feel like I'm a little
out of sorts recently.
We know each other so well,
- I'll tell you the truth,
- Ok.
you indulged too much,
and have resulted
in the problem of impotence.
What are you saying?
You mean I won't be able
to do it in the future?
Won't be able.
- Why not?
- Really you can't.
- But you are a doctor.
- Absolutely can't help you.
- I have plenty of money for you.
- No use!
Please help me,
I can't be impotent, I need this.
You don't have to be so nervous,
relax, relax.
Maybe... I can help you privately.
What are you trying to say?