My First of May (2025) Movie Script
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MY FIRST OF MAY
Whoa... Madam.
Get in line.
Good morning.
Squash courts please.
I'd like to book all these dates and hours.
Thank you.
- Okay.
- Here's my ID.
Alright.
- HK$900, please.
- Okay.
$900.00
Exact amount.
- $900.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
- Okay.
- Are squash courts all booked?
- I'm afraid so.
Hey you.
How can a healthy man like you
scalp bookings here?
Do you feel shame?
Hey, madam.
What makes you believe I'm a court scalper?
You've got a big stack of receipts in your hand.
If you're not a scalper,
what are you doing with those?
Giving them out for free?
As if I have to do that.
Do you know who I am?
A middle-aged court scalper.
I'm obviously a coach.
Of course I need all these bookings.
Unlike housewives like you
who think playing once in a while
will help you lose weight.
Being fat is better than being crippled like you.
You say you're a coach...
But if it weren't for scalpers like you
my son wouldn't have to pay higher court fees.
Do you know who you're talking to?
My name is Tang Suk Yin.
A three-time champion of
the Hong Kong Squash Championships.
If you don't know it, Google me.
- Even as a cripple I could defeat you.
- Hi, Mr. Tang.
It's been a while.
Mr. Lee, you came at the right time.
This man is scalping tickets
at a public sports centre!
I think there's been a misunderstanding.
He was indeed a Hong Kong champion.
Mr. Tang.
Him?!
- What else would I be?
- I thought...
there must be some procedural mix-up.
Is Pak Hong here yet?
Bring him to me so that
we can start training earlier.
- Okay, sure.
- Good.
I figured out a theory
which will fit with your son...
Alright.
Okay, let's start.
- Hello, who is this?
- Hello, Ben.
- You've been gone for four months,
- I'm not in Hong Kong,
- now you're back, huh?
- can't take your call.
Leave me a message if anything.
I'll call back when I can.
That's that!
Ben, when are you paying my salary?
I have my whole family to take care of.
Do you want us to live on empty stomachs?
Don't think you can hide,
I'll be sure to find you!
Or I'll report you to the Labour Department!
I'll sue you until you can't afford it!
With all your life's savings!
Agh!
Get up!
It's past 3pm!
Why do you sleep on the rooftop, son?
Don't you have a bedroom?
Look at you.
You're a hopeless lazy pig!
That's a rare disease.
Who asked you to come here on foot?
No one asked you to come!
Did you think that by hiding far away
in Wong Chuk Hang
I wouldn't find you?
I'd find you even at the ends of the earth.
And on foot!
Who says I'm hiding?
I'm here because the rent is cheap.
Or else I wouldn't be able to afford paying you
to take care of my daughter.
Cheaper than actually coming home?
The rent's free!
Isn't it?
Hey you two! I'm sleeping here!
- Keep it down!
- I'm sorry, Hulk.
I got it.
- I'll keep quiet, very quiet!
- Look at this place.
It's full of losers like you.
You came all the way here
just to tell me I'm a loser?
The Housing Department's starting to notice.
If they discover I'm occupying a 4-person flat,
I will be evicted immediately.
That's how the authority works,
all followed by rules.
Unlike you.
Sponging off others your whole life.
Many families wait over ten years
to be given public housing!
Many people are in real need.
Who needs it more than your daughter, Chi?
Tell me!
If the flat was any smaller,
it wouldn't even fit a wheelchair!
I told you to come home every couple of days,
so the officers from the
Housing Department won't catch us!
I doubt they would visit for real.
Last Mid-Autumn Festival,
you promised me you would come home,
in front of your daughter.
You're the one who promised
When did I say that?
Come on! Both of you!
Do you know how to keep quiet?
I terribly need to sleep.
Why don't you check the time now?
It's almost 4pm! And you're still in bed?
You can't expect soundproofing
with a partitioned flat.
What a lost cause!
Hey old lady. You can comment,
but you can't make it personal.
You say it like I want to
live in a partitioned flat!
I don't care if you want it or not.
I just know you're bullying an elderly.
You're a healthy man.
Just go and get a real job,
and you wouldn't have to live here?
Anyway, you're not disabled...
Lady, I'm going for the night shift tonight.
I'm sorry, Hulk.
That's what she does.
She always wins arguments without reasons.
Let her be.
You better leave him alone, Hulk.
He even left his daughter behind.
So you're more of an asshole.
Look, if you're such a failure,
why don't you move back home?
I'm a failure?
I am a three-time champion
of the Hong Kong Squash Tournaments!
I'm a failure?
Where were you when I had my glory days?
Yes, true.
I was a Paralympic 100m champion, then.
Insane.
Oh no!
The school says there's something wrong
with Chi's breathing machine.
You always say something's happened to Chi.
So you really don't care?
Congratulations to Tang Suk Yin
on winning three consecutive
Hong Kong Squash Championships!
Ho.
Who let you in?
Get out. Leave Chi alone.
Thank you, Miss Lee.
Okay.
Enough of that.
Wow, you got here quickly.
What is this playful smile for?
Can't you act a bit more pitiful?
Otherwise, the doctors and nurses
won't take you seriously.
Do I not look pathetic enough?
Your grandma is more pathetic!
Every time you're in trouble,
I gotta ask our neighbours for help.
I always say my grandma is awesome.
You've got more followers
than those KOL influencers.
Of course.
I just raise my little finger,
and they come flying in seconds.
My amazing grandma,
where were you this morning?
Got a date?
Huh? Uh...
Oh.
- Uh...?
- Uh...?
Ha! I found a photo.
Hey! Are you cleaning things up
or snooping around?
He looks handsome.
Look how sweetly you guys are smiling.
What do you mean?
Hanson is a volunteer at the centre.
Hanson?
Or "handsome"?
Your "handsome" crush.
You think I don't know that?
Is he?
Look at you.
Your naughty smile tells me
that he is a sweet one.
You look happy.
Are you thinking about your crush?
No... You wouldn't understand.
Why wouldn't I? I have a magical sixth sense.
No.
Hanson inquired with the Kennedy Centre.
They agreed to enroll me
in the student exchange program.
Exchange program?
What for?
Do you have to travel?
Of course.
I finally get to catch a flight.
Told you that you wouldn't understand.
You're not in good shape.
It's risky for a girl like you to go that far.
If you get in trouble,
it's very expensive for me
to fly over and get you.
Going abroad
to see the rest of the world is my dream.
You know that...
Dream?
Is your dream free of charge?
Didn't you say you wanted a laptop?
I'm saving money to buy you one.
Grandma.
Your birth certificate is at your dad's place.
You can't get a passport without it.
Don't talk about that nasty monster.
Officers, what's up so early?
Sir.
We've received complaints
that there's unauthorised
construction happening here.
What?
And we suspect someone has
contravened the Buildings Ordinance.
According to the law,
it's illegal to use an industrial building
for residential purposes.
Anyway, we have good reasons to stay here.
Go and ask around.
None of us are moving!
We're bad luck.
Everything is going wrong.
Move out the way!
Someone must have nothing better to do
than to file a complaint.
I rent this office with real money.
You're kicking me out for no reason.
Where am I gonna sleep tonight then?
Sir.
Where you're gonna sleep
is not my business.
But if you need to apply for assistance,
the social workers can arrange for you
to be in a transit centre.
Transit centre?
Am I a beggar or what?
What are you doing?
Are you coaching tonight?
Don't make fun.
I'm obviously not coaching.
What's your plan?
Are you staying here overnight?
No. I'm just sitting for a while.
Why don't you sleep in the squash court?
It's cleaner around the bleachers.
Got it?
It's okay.
I'm off in a minute.
It's breezy here.
What's with you lately?
You even scalp bookings now?
I have no other ways.
Ben absconded with my pay,
which is several months in arrears.
Even if I starve,
my mother and daughter have to eat.
At the end of the day,
you have a home, right?
Don't just wander around all day.
If you have nowhere to go,
just go home.
Okay?
My mom has a talent of nagging people to death.
If I go home, I will be a victim of her's.
Look,
I've watched you play squash for years.
You can do it.
Look at Kim Sang.
He's doing so well now.
He has more students than he can coach alone.
He mentions you from time to time.
You used to be a dynamic duo, no?
If that's the case,
why don't you go and talk to him?
It's better to lose face than to lose your job.
At least you wouldn't have to sleep here.
I don't see a problem with that.
I'm a player.
The court is like my home.
It's called spiritual training without a racket.
You wouldn't understand such a hard truth.
You're right, I don't.
Enlighten me when you wake up.
Tang Suk Yin!
Whoa! Suen Yau Mui!
How did you know I was here?
I've already installed a tracking app
on your phone.
I can see wherever you go.
Hey, tell me.
Where's Chi's birth certificate?
What?
Birth certificate.
I remember putting it on top of the cabinet.
I need to use your precious sword.
You don't mind, do you?
Seriously, I cannot find it.
So be it.
I can't help.
How about this?
Go and apply for a replacement with Chi.
A replacement?
Can't you do that?
It's her birth certificate.
I'm her grandma,
not her father.
Just submit a form to the Immigration Department,
does it matter whether it's you or me?
Chi doesn't have a mother.
She might as well not have a father either.
I'm here helping you find the certificate,
aren't 1?
Wow, thank you so much!
What a kind father you are!
You're always unreachable.
The last time you came back was a month ago.
If I didn't come and find you at the squash court,
would you have ever come back?
I'm not in the mood for this conversation.
I'll tell you what,
not everyone knows how to get along with you.
You don't have to get along with me.
I only want you to be a man
and take responsibility.
I'm more than happy to move out
and leave this flat to you,
for you to take care of your daughter.
Hey.
Don't joke about that.
You're the one who keeps us going.
Besides,
if you leave this flat,
where will you go?
Like you said,
it's about the distribution of resources.
I'm able-bodied.
Are you afraid I'll starve to death?
You're only abled enough to trick the ladies
in this neighbourhood.
Do you really think
they can't see through your act?
They're letting it slide
as an elderly allowance.
You're no different than those
who beg for dimes to take the bus with.
Oh, you unworthy son!
You talk with sticks and stones,
are you trying to kill your own mother?
You were once a Hong Kong champion.
But look at you now.
I realize why your wife ran away.
It's not because
she couldn't handle your daughter,
it's because she couldn't stand you!
I can't stand you, either.
Ah!
Mom,
are you okay?
You know you're clumsy so don't get so agitated.
- Sit down.
- I'm old and I won't be around for very long.
Nonsense.
Let me have a look.
Ouch. Leave me alone.
It's already 3pm.
Time to pick up Chi from school.
Hey. This old trick again?
Where's Issac?
We made plans to play together.
Ho.
Issac has...
gone someplace far away,
to a very nice place.
Which means he's dead?
Don't take him as a fool.
We've all grown up listening to these clichs.
Oh...
Don't worry, Ho.
Hanson's words are a bit old-fashioned.
But he is honest.
Issac is a good boy.
I'm sure he has gone to heaven.
How do you know if heaven exists?
Because I have been there.
You've been there? When?
When I was a baby.
My grandma told me that
I was so close to dying.
All I remember
is hearing a melody
and it sounded like whistling.
We're home.
Oh.
You're home.
Ow!
Grandma.
Oh.
Let me charge it up.
Grandma.
Got it.
Chapter eleven, please.
You must be stressed for the upcoming exam.
Just do your best and take it easy, okay?
The food is ready. Time to eat.
Let's eat.
Try the chicken feet.
I bought it especially for you.
I never eat that weird stuff.
Your dad loves it.
You are what you eat, you know for his leg.
He walked all the way up the ramp today.
I'm sure his knee hurts again.
Well if it hurts so bad
maybe you should chop it off then.
I also hit my foot today.
It's for my foot, okay?
You're totally fine.
Stop pretending.
What do you mean I'm fine?
My pinky toe hurts like hell.
Grandma.
The Buildings Department called earlier.
Well well, you hear that?
They are investigating.
You gotta stay here tonight.
They said,
thank you for your complaint
about the industrial building.
And that they've settled the issue.
Tomorrow, I'll take you to Luen Fat store
for some preserved vegetables.
Suen Yau Mui!
What have you done?
What's wrong?
Why must you live in that shithole?
I'm trying to put you out of your misery.
Put me out of my misery?
My whole place has been repossessed!
Your partitioned flat, or our flat here.
Which matters more?
You didn't want to come home,
so I had to find a way!
Oh, Grandma!
The social worker already said it would be fine.
Come on. Don't make a fuss about nothing.
What do you mean by nothing?
They said the Housing Department could be sneaky
and pay us a surprise visit.
You really want me to become homeless, huh?
Here's all I've got.
This is for the broken bowl
and the cost of this meal!
$20 change for the bus...
Your grandma won't be around for long,
who's gonna take care of you?
Rice with two sides.
Minced pork.
Mapo Tofu.
Hey, pretty lady.
Can you add some sweet and sour pork as a bonus?
Hey, sunshine.
You could just order three sides?
I know,
I'm just wondering
if you'd do two sides and a bonus.
Look, it's almost the end of the day.
You're gonna throw the rest away anyway.
Why waste it?
Rice with two sides. $18 total.
$187? Isn't it $15?
The price list outside is outdated.
Check the price here.
So it's $18.
How am I gonna afford the bus later?
No doubt it's $18.
The prices went up ages ago.
Why would I lie?
Hey, can I have a plastic bag?
How was it? Did you like the program today?
- Yes.
- Invite more friends to join us next time.
- Alright.
- The most important thing is practice.
You did well. Keep on practicing.
- Okay.
- Tell more friends.
- Make sure you're focused.
- Sure.
Ask Bryan if there's any questions.
- Fine.
- Yeah.
Grandma, why is there a second-hand laptop here?
Where did you get it?
Yes, right.
What's taking you so long?
Grandma? Grandma?
Grandma?
Grandma!
Grandma!
Grandma! Hey! Grandma!
Hello? Anyone out there?
My grandma passed out.
Grandma!
Suen Yau Mui, you're awake.
Chi.
Why didn't you tell me about your sickness?
What if you really passed,
and I was left all alone?
Did you ask your dad to come?
No.
Mom.
How can you visit a patient
empty-handed?
I came as soon as I heard from Chi.
What did the doctor say?
I know I can't hide it anymore.
It's brain cancer.
Can the doctor do anything about it?
Just the same old ways of therapy...
And new drugs in testing.
Well, those are all scams.
How are they scams?
Trying something is better than trying nothing.
Look at you two.
You both are so much alike.
Both are stubborn.
If I wasn't in hospital,
you wouldn't both be sat in the same room.
Don't tell me
you got yourself in hospital
so we would all be together.
So we've met. You may go now.
I'll drop by later.
Come on. Don't go yet.
How long are you gonna keep hiding?
Oh, I don't want to be cured.
Even if I was cured,
the both of you would piss me off.
Grandma...
If anything happens to you,
I'll follow you too.
I've hidden Chi's birth certificate.
You take her to get a passport
in a couple days, okay?
What's wrong?
Giving someone else a chance
means giving yourself a chance.
Give your dad a chance, please.
Promise me,
that you'll accept treatment.
Of course. How could I leave you?
My hands are so cold.
Still freezing.
Watch out, it's still hot.
Is the laptop... working fine?
Did you buy this second-hand laptop?
No.
One of my best friends didn't want it.
I don't want someone else's rejects.
It's late. I'll help you to bed.
I can just sleep here.
You're gonna sleep sitting up straight?
Oh, come on. Let me help you to bed.
No!
No!
Behave.
No!
Be good.
It's hot.
(Kim Sang,
I urgently need money for my family.)
(Can you introduce me to
some students I can coach?)
You're up early.
What are you doing?
You're awake?
Wait.
You don't have school today.
Do some revision then.
Hey.
Get your stuff out of my way.
Where are you rushing off to dressed like this?
I have to go now.
Someone hired me to be a coach.
I'm giving squash lessons to kids.
Any old newspapers at home?
To pad the hot pot with.
Let's have breakfast first.
I didn't get it wrong this time.
I'm sure you'll like it.
Have it while it's still hot.
I also bought you lunch.
I'll have Mrs. Lin help you with it.
Put it in the fridge if there are leftovers.
Why didn't you tell me
that you were gonna be coaching so early?
I didn't know until late last night either.
What's wrong?
I bought you food and everything.
What's the problem now?
Here. Come on.
Hey.
Hey, what now?
Oh! Excuse me!
Done. Thanks.
Wait for me over there.
Yes, right.
Hi, Mr. Tang.
We've been waiting.
Mrs. Wong.
Let me introduce everyone again.
This is Mr. Tang.
He won three continuous Hong Kong Championships
in '97, '98 and '99.
Shall I leave Pak Hong with him now?
Okay.
Good.
Pak Hong?
Put your fingers right here.
Sis, please toss it back to us!
Thank you, sis.
We'll visit your grandma in a bit.
Hey, what's going on now?
You can't play the sick card forever.
Why are you throwing a tantrum all of a sudden?
You didn't want to stay at the court
so I took you home.
But you haven't said a word since you got home.
You're really hard to please.
Because of you,
I had to cancel my next class.
Did you know
I had to beg so humbly
just for him to let me coach two students.
How important are these students?
Are they from noble families?
Are we gonna starve without them?
You're just like your mom.
You put the cart before the horse.
See how bad the economy is out there?
You think I'm a star coach?
We're struggling just to make ends meet.
Do not speak of the woman who left me.
I don't know who she is.
All I know is you're no better than her.
Neither of you are good people.
I'm a loser, right?
You and your grandma love reminding me of that.
Look at our situation right now.
It's a blessing that I even get to coach.
Don't we need money for Grandma's treatment?
Ever since I was in primary school,
you've been neglecting me.
I'm seventeen now!
Except when it's Chinese New Year or Mid-Autumn,
when have you ever come back to look after me?
Don't pretend you're some gentleman.
Grandma and I have never needed you.
I've only ever had one close relative.
That's my grandma.
There's so many things you don't understand yet.
Right.
I really don't understand any of it.
How despicable does someone have to be
to leave a little girl behind?
No one thought you'd survive over the age of two.
Honey, I'll get the taxi.
Are you blind? Out of service. I'm off.
To the nearest hospital.
Honey! Honey!
She'll be fine at the hospital.
Doctor.
How's my daughter?
The operation went well.
You know that because Chi has this disease
that respiratory failure will happen frequently.
We'll keep her here for two or three more days.
When her condition stabilizes,
we'll decide when to discharge her.
What will happen to my daughter afterwards?
Based on previous cases,
most children with rare diseases like Chi's
only have two years to live.
Soon after you were born,
the doctor said you had muscular dystrophy
and had two years to live, at most.
After learning about this,
your mom cried every day.
With this disease,
you could die at any time.
Being parents for the first time,
we didn't know what to do.
I told your mom,
since you only had two years,
we should treasure that little time
and spend it with you happily.
Nobody expected me to live
so the both of you just left me!
I didn't.
In the last ten years,
how many meals have we had together?
How many times have we talked?
I'm better off without a father.
Ever since I was young,
I've wished to die every day.
I also want to play squash with you
like your students,
but I can't even do something
as simple as picking up a ball!
It's not like I have a choice,
I was born with this sickness.
Chi...
- Just go!
- Chi
Go!
Go!
How come you're back?
Is your daughter okay?
I'm sorry... for leaving like that.
Did the kid's mother get angry?
It's common for students to stand a coach up
but rarely the other way around.
I'm sorry.
That's not gonna happen again.
It's okay.
I can fix this.
But I don't want to waste this court.
I haven't played with you in years.
Let's have a match.
No.
Back then, when you announced your retirement,
a lot of people thought it was because
you thought squash wasn't an Olympic sport.
But I knew that wasn't true.
You did it for your daughter.
In the end,
I shirked my responsibility.
I didn't realise my daughter hated me so much.
In 2002,
when you came back and entered the quarterfinals,
you kept holding on even though you were injured.
I knew it was because you wanted to
win the award money for your family.
You ended up hurting your cruciate ligament.
I couldn't even finish that.
After that...
I feared.
I have never feared like that.
Sometimes, the more we care, the more we fear.
Not only for the competition,
but also for the family.
If I can't hold up my game,
how can I hold up my family?
Is that why you chose to escape?
When I saw that Chi was starting to grow up,
I was scared that
I'd start to think of her as a burden.
I didn't want her to see
the person I was becoming.
The question is,
do you want to go on with this game?
It will hurt for sure.
Remember what you taught me?
One should learn how to lose before they win.
Chi.
I know I'm not a good father.
When faced with fear, I chose to escape.
If I'm always in the dark,
how could I possibly give you hope?
I put all the weight on your grandma
because I thought I could buy time
to heal myself.
At last,
even after all these years,
there's been nothing I could do for you.
Taking care of you has been painful for me,
but whenever you're there,
I'm at my happiest.
It doesn't matter if I lose a game,
but losing my daughter is my biggest mistake.
Chi.
I came back because I wanted to let you know
your dad was totally wrong.
I won't run away anymore.
Whether you accept me to be your father or not,
I'll always be with you.
(59 Days Until the Examinations)
And then add vanilla.
Two spoonfuls?
One spoonful.
Thank you.
Aw. It's hard.
I got it.
Look.
Is this it?
Did you make it?
So yummy!
Come on... Go, go, go!
Yes, okay.
Take a seat.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
Grandma, are you tired?
No.
Are you feeling unwell?
No.
Drink some water.
Thank you.
Hold on.
Yummy!
Let's have Chinese New Year's Eve family dinner!
Chi is taking her DSE examinations soon.
As her father, have you been encouraging?
How about this?
After her exams,
we'll go abroad with Chi for the exchange program.
Deal. Let's do it, Chil
- What's wrong?
- Chil
Chi!
- Chil
- Chil
After resuscitation,
Tang Chi is now stable.
We understand, fortunately she's fine now.
But lately,
Tang Chi has been having frequent health problems.
I think you should prepare for the fact that
it's a symptom of further physical deterioration.
Soon, she will lose the ability
to move her hands.
Which means
she can't even move her hands?
If that's the case,
how about you talk her out of taking the DSE?
I don't think she has the strength
for all of this.
Doctor, do we have any other options?
I'm sorry,
we only have drugs that'll slow down
her deterioration for now.
Remember Kim Sang, my old teammate?
You must've seen him at the squash court.
He called to tell me
a parent
wants me to coach his two kids.
I was like, two kids?
No problem. What's so special?
And then he said,
They're twins.
And I was like, "Oh? Twins?"
I'll be right back. Wait for me.
I'm sorry.
Who taught you to do that?
You left without a word!
Do you know how scared I was?
Where was I supposed to look for you?
I'm sorry, Dad.
Remember,
the three of our lives are connected.
Grandma.
- Yes?
- Come. Look at that.
All fixed.
Just put the tire back.
Put it back.
It's quite heavy.
You've got dirt all over you.
I'll let you do it yourself.
- Want some?
- No thanks!
Stop it!
I told the doctor.
I have to take care of Chi.
So, no matter what,
I will hang on.
Maybe the new drug takes some time to kick in.
There are also other ways.
Aside from Chi,
I still have you.
I don't want to leave you both behind.
Mom.
You are the pillar of our family.
You can't fall down now.
Yes.
I'm really happy to see you back home.
All these years, all I've ever wanted
was for our family to be united.
In any case,
the most important thing is family.
Your granddaughter fights with me
almost every day.
As you know,
Chi and I are only two people,
which is not enough to occupy this flat.
Without you,
I can't do it.
You can do it.
I have a sixth sense.
I never used to believe it, but I do now.
I always thought
I was worried about the both of you.
Actually, I think I'm just scared of leaving you.
Now that we're all together again,
I don't wanna leave.
I don't want to die.
Mom... you ended up passing away.
But I'll always remember how
you didn't want to leave.
In fact, I didn't want you to leave the most.
I used to always escape,
and argue with you.
But now, I couldn't even if I wanted to.
There truly is nothing more important than family.
Don't worry, mom.
I'll take care of everything at home.
I will take care of Chi.
Hi.
- Nice to meet you, councilman.
- Hello.
Have a seat.
I heard from my assistant that your daughter
has polio.
It's muscular dystrophy.
Muscular dystrophy?
Sorry for the mix-up, I have too many cases.
You want to add a new drug
into the government's drug formulary,
so that the bureau can fund it, correct?
We've done a lot of research on this disease.
Aside from my daughter,
there are lots of kids with this illness
who need this drug.
Take a look.
Don't mind me being frank.
With a drug like this,
one dose alone
can cost $750,000.
Say you need three doses a year,
that would set you back $2,250,000
in medical fees.
Now I'm not sure about your financial situation,
- but,
- We're talking about a human life here.
My daughter can only move one of her fingers,
if she continues on like this, she'll die.
Right, but maybe the $2,250,000
will help your daughter regain mobility
in her other fingers.
It'll definitely be worth it, for sure!
But would everyone else feel the same way?
Would they agree?
Right?
Chi, are you hurt?
Chi.
Are you hungry?
Sorry.
I know you worked very hard
to buy me this laptop.
Hey. It's only an object.
This model is too old.
I'll buy you a new one.
I don't want a new one.
I just want this one.
How's it looking, chief?
Can it be fixed?
It's important to my daughter.
[t's a minor issue with the monitor.
But the motherboard is down.
Can we replace it with a new one?
This is an antique, it's not that easy to find.
It might not even work with the replacement.
So what do I do?
I suggest you ask the next shop.
I'm out of ideas.
Excuse me.
This motherboard is a very old model.
We're out of stock.
Do you have this model?
This one?
No. I'm sorry I can't help.
You don't have stock?
No. It's way too old.
Why can't I be like other dads?
I can't even handle a small task like this.
Hello?
Hello, Mr. Tang. This is Danny.
- I found that motherboard you wanted.
- What?
You found it?
- Yes!
- Great!
I'll be right there! Right away!
Now put the keyboard back.
Done.
Calm down! Watch it!
Watch it! Gee!
Okay.
Want a bite?
I got your passport.
You went there?
Are you happy with it?
Thank you.
I'll keep it for you.
Oh, right.
Look what's in here.
Is it for me?
Where did you buy it?
I didn't buy it.
I typed it myself.
Hanson printed it for me.
Don't open it just yet.
So mysterious?
No.
It's just embarrassing.
Read it when I'm not around.
Bah!
Don't jinx yourself.
No.
I mean don't read it in front of me.
Go on with your ice cream.
I want to meet Mom.
Excuse me.
For my surprised visit.
I didn't think you'd actually come.
Neither did I.
How are you doing lately?
It's been a while.
I finally made up with our daughter.
I know I've been selfish.
I didn't think about Chi,
or the family,
or you.
Sometimes, I wish
you hadn't been so easy on me.
I still remember when we got married,
I vowed that
I'd make you happy.
And let you do what you wanted.
In the end, I've done nothing for you.
Now I see that
you're doing what you wanna do.
I'm relieved to see you're living a good life now.
I'll get you some tea.
Chi wants to meet you.
Chi says... she wants to meet me?
She doesn't have much time left.
She just wants to
see her mother again.
When Chi was born,
she was so cute.
She was no different from the other babies.
But as I started to take care of her every day,
at the hospital, seeing all the other families,
and their stares...
I was exhausted,
it was an indescribable kind of pain.
I was scared.
If you could help me, please tell Chi
to never forgive me.
Are you cold?
Who would've thought you'd
be the sweet one in the family?
Do you think she'll come?
Chi.
If she was standing right in front of you,
what would you say to her?
I don't know.
I see her.
Let's go home.
Chi,
after your exams,
where do you wanna travel to?
I want to see the Seven Wonders of the world.
Wonder? I'm looking at it already...
Really? Where?
You're my wonder of the world.
Your dad has made many mistakes in the past.
Now that I get to see your smiling face,
that's the biggest wonder of the world.
No matter how hard life gets,
Dad will be by your side until the end.
(19 Days Until the Examinations)
Shall I call your family to pick you up?
My dad is coming.
Okay.
Then, let me get you some water.
Thank you.
Dad?
Here you are.
(Three Years Later)
(Dad, thank you for being beside me.)
(When I'm not around,
please take good care of yourself.)
(Don't forget your dreams! Love you forever. Chi.)
I'm so proud to have you
as my father.
You belong in the squash court.
Don't give up your dreams for me again.
You'll always be my champion dad.
MY FIRST OF MAY
Whoa... Madam.
Get in line.
Good morning.
Squash courts please.
I'd like to book all these dates and hours.
Thank you.
- Okay.
- Here's my ID.
Alright.
- HK$900, please.
- Okay.
$900.00
Exact amount.
- $900.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
- Okay.
- Are squash courts all booked?
- I'm afraid so.
Hey you.
How can a healthy man like you
scalp bookings here?
Do you feel shame?
Hey, madam.
What makes you believe I'm a court scalper?
You've got a big stack of receipts in your hand.
If you're not a scalper,
what are you doing with those?
Giving them out for free?
As if I have to do that.
Do you know who I am?
A middle-aged court scalper.
I'm obviously a coach.
Of course I need all these bookings.
Unlike housewives like you
who think playing once in a while
will help you lose weight.
Being fat is better than being crippled like you.
You say you're a coach...
But if it weren't for scalpers like you
my son wouldn't have to pay higher court fees.
Do you know who you're talking to?
My name is Tang Suk Yin.
A three-time champion of
the Hong Kong Squash Championships.
If you don't know it, Google me.
- Even as a cripple I could defeat you.
- Hi, Mr. Tang.
It's been a while.
Mr. Lee, you came at the right time.
This man is scalping tickets
at a public sports centre!
I think there's been a misunderstanding.
He was indeed a Hong Kong champion.
Mr. Tang.
Him?!
- What else would I be?
- I thought...
there must be some procedural mix-up.
Is Pak Hong here yet?
Bring him to me so that
we can start training earlier.
- Okay, sure.
- Good.
I figured out a theory
which will fit with your son...
Alright.
Okay, let's start.
- Hello, who is this?
- Hello, Ben.
- You've been gone for four months,
- I'm not in Hong Kong,
- now you're back, huh?
- can't take your call.
Leave me a message if anything.
I'll call back when I can.
That's that!
Ben, when are you paying my salary?
I have my whole family to take care of.
Do you want us to live on empty stomachs?
Don't think you can hide,
I'll be sure to find you!
Or I'll report you to the Labour Department!
I'll sue you until you can't afford it!
With all your life's savings!
Agh!
Get up!
It's past 3pm!
Why do you sleep on the rooftop, son?
Don't you have a bedroom?
Look at you.
You're a hopeless lazy pig!
That's a rare disease.
Who asked you to come here on foot?
No one asked you to come!
Did you think that by hiding far away
in Wong Chuk Hang
I wouldn't find you?
I'd find you even at the ends of the earth.
And on foot!
Who says I'm hiding?
I'm here because the rent is cheap.
Or else I wouldn't be able to afford paying you
to take care of my daughter.
Cheaper than actually coming home?
The rent's free!
Isn't it?
Hey you two! I'm sleeping here!
- Keep it down!
- I'm sorry, Hulk.
I got it.
- I'll keep quiet, very quiet!
- Look at this place.
It's full of losers like you.
You came all the way here
just to tell me I'm a loser?
The Housing Department's starting to notice.
If they discover I'm occupying a 4-person flat,
I will be evicted immediately.
That's how the authority works,
all followed by rules.
Unlike you.
Sponging off others your whole life.
Many families wait over ten years
to be given public housing!
Many people are in real need.
Who needs it more than your daughter, Chi?
Tell me!
If the flat was any smaller,
it wouldn't even fit a wheelchair!
I told you to come home every couple of days,
so the officers from the
Housing Department won't catch us!
I doubt they would visit for real.
Last Mid-Autumn Festival,
you promised me you would come home,
in front of your daughter.
You're the one who promised
When did I say that?
Come on! Both of you!
Do you know how to keep quiet?
I terribly need to sleep.
Why don't you check the time now?
It's almost 4pm! And you're still in bed?
You can't expect soundproofing
with a partitioned flat.
What a lost cause!
Hey old lady. You can comment,
but you can't make it personal.
You say it like I want to
live in a partitioned flat!
I don't care if you want it or not.
I just know you're bullying an elderly.
You're a healthy man.
Just go and get a real job,
and you wouldn't have to live here?
Anyway, you're not disabled...
Lady, I'm going for the night shift tonight.
I'm sorry, Hulk.
That's what she does.
She always wins arguments without reasons.
Let her be.
You better leave him alone, Hulk.
He even left his daughter behind.
So you're more of an asshole.
Look, if you're such a failure,
why don't you move back home?
I'm a failure?
I am a three-time champion
of the Hong Kong Squash Tournaments!
I'm a failure?
Where were you when I had my glory days?
Yes, true.
I was a Paralympic 100m champion, then.
Insane.
Oh no!
The school says there's something wrong
with Chi's breathing machine.
You always say something's happened to Chi.
So you really don't care?
Congratulations to Tang Suk Yin
on winning three consecutive
Hong Kong Squash Championships!
Ho.
Who let you in?
Get out. Leave Chi alone.
Thank you, Miss Lee.
Okay.
Enough of that.
Wow, you got here quickly.
What is this playful smile for?
Can't you act a bit more pitiful?
Otherwise, the doctors and nurses
won't take you seriously.
Do I not look pathetic enough?
Your grandma is more pathetic!
Every time you're in trouble,
I gotta ask our neighbours for help.
I always say my grandma is awesome.
You've got more followers
than those KOL influencers.
Of course.
I just raise my little finger,
and they come flying in seconds.
My amazing grandma,
where were you this morning?
Got a date?
Huh? Uh...
Oh.
- Uh...?
- Uh...?
Ha! I found a photo.
Hey! Are you cleaning things up
or snooping around?
He looks handsome.
Look how sweetly you guys are smiling.
What do you mean?
Hanson is a volunteer at the centre.
Hanson?
Or "handsome"?
Your "handsome" crush.
You think I don't know that?
Is he?
Look at you.
Your naughty smile tells me
that he is a sweet one.
You look happy.
Are you thinking about your crush?
No... You wouldn't understand.
Why wouldn't I? I have a magical sixth sense.
No.
Hanson inquired with the Kennedy Centre.
They agreed to enroll me
in the student exchange program.
Exchange program?
What for?
Do you have to travel?
Of course.
I finally get to catch a flight.
Told you that you wouldn't understand.
You're not in good shape.
It's risky for a girl like you to go that far.
If you get in trouble,
it's very expensive for me
to fly over and get you.
Going abroad
to see the rest of the world is my dream.
You know that...
Dream?
Is your dream free of charge?
Didn't you say you wanted a laptop?
I'm saving money to buy you one.
Grandma.
Your birth certificate is at your dad's place.
You can't get a passport without it.
Don't talk about that nasty monster.
Officers, what's up so early?
Sir.
We've received complaints
that there's unauthorised
construction happening here.
What?
And we suspect someone has
contravened the Buildings Ordinance.
According to the law,
it's illegal to use an industrial building
for residential purposes.
Anyway, we have good reasons to stay here.
Go and ask around.
None of us are moving!
We're bad luck.
Everything is going wrong.
Move out the way!
Someone must have nothing better to do
than to file a complaint.
I rent this office with real money.
You're kicking me out for no reason.
Where am I gonna sleep tonight then?
Sir.
Where you're gonna sleep
is not my business.
But if you need to apply for assistance,
the social workers can arrange for you
to be in a transit centre.
Transit centre?
Am I a beggar or what?
What are you doing?
Are you coaching tonight?
Don't make fun.
I'm obviously not coaching.
What's your plan?
Are you staying here overnight?
No. I'm just sitting for a while.
Why don't you sleep in the squash court?
It's cleaner around the bleachers.
Got it?
It's okay.
I'm off in a minute.
It's breezy here.
What's with you lately?
You even scalp bookings now?
I have no other ways.
Ben absconded with my pay,
which is several months in arrears.
Even if I starve,
my mother and daughter have to eat.
At the end of the day,
you have a home, right?
Don't just wander around all day.
If you have nowhere to go,
just go home.
Okay?
My mom has a talent of nagging people to death.
If I go home, I will be a victim of her's.
Look,
I've watched you play squash for years.
You can do it.
Look at Kim Sang.
He's doing so well now.
He has more students than he can coach alone.
He mentions you from time to time.
You used to be a dynamic duo, no?
If that's the case,
why don't you go and talk to him?
It's better to lose face than to lose your job.
At least you wouldn't have to sleep here.
I don't see a problem with that.
I'm a player.
The court is like my home.
It's called spiritual training without a racket.
You wouldn't understand such a hard truth.
You're right, I don't.
Enlighten me when you wake up.
Tang Suk Yin!
Whoa! Suen Yau Mui!
How did you know I was here?
I've already installed a tracking app
on your phone.
I can see wherever you go.
Hey, tell me.
Where's Chi's birth certificate?
What?
Birth certificate.
I remember putting it on top of the cabinet.
I need to use your precious sword.
You don't mind, do you?
Seriously, I cannot find it.
So be it.
I can't help.
How about this?
Go and apply for a replacement with Chi.
A replacement?
Can't you do that?
It's her birth certificate.
I'm her grandma,
not her father.
Just submit a form to the Immigration Department,
does it matter whether it's you or me?
Chi doesn't have a mother.
She might as well not have a father either.
I'm here helping you find the certificate,
aren't 1?
Wow, thank you so much!
What a kind father you are!
You're always unreachable.
The last time you came back was a month ago.
If I didn't come and find you at the squash court,
would you have ever come back?
I'm not in the mood for this conversation.
I'll tell you what,
not everyone knows how to get along with you.
You don't have to get along with me.
I only want you to be a man
and take responsibility.
I'm more than happy to move out
and leave this flat to you,
for you to take care of your daughter.
Hey.
Don't joke about that.
You're the one who keeps us going.
Besides,
if you leave this flat,
where will you go?
Like you said,
it's about the distribution of resources.
I'm able-bodied.
Are you afraid I'll starve to death?
You're only abled enough to trick the ladies
in this neighbourhood.
Do you really think
they can't see through your act?
They're letting it slide
as an elderly allowance.
You're no different than those
who beg for dimes to take the bus with.
Oh, you unworthy son!
You talk with sticks and stones,
are you trying to kill your own mother?
You were once a Hong Kong champion.
But look at you now.
I realize why your wife ran away.
It's not because
she couldn't handle your daughter,
it's because she couldn't stand you!
I can't stand you, either.
Ah!
Mom,
are you okay?
You know you're clumsy so don't get so agitated.
- Sit down.
- I'm old and I won't be around for very long.
Nonsense.
Let me have a look.
Ouch. Leave me alone.
It's already 3pm.
Time to pick up Chi from school.
Hey. This old trick again?
Where's Issac?
We made plans to play together.
Ho.
Issac has...
gone someplace far away,
to a very nice place.
Which means he's dead?
Don't take him as a fool.
We've all grown up listening to these clichs.
Oh...
Don't worry, Ho.
Hanson's words are a bit old-fashioned.
But he is honest.
Issac is a good boy.
I'm sure he has gone to heaven.
How do you know if heaven exists?
Because I have been there.
You've been there? When?
When I was a baby.
My grandma told me that
I was so close to dying.
All I remember
is hearing a melody
and it sounded like whistling.
We're home.
Oh.
You're home.
Ow!
Grandma.
Oh.
Let me charge it up.
Grandma.
Got it.
Chapter eleven, please.
You must be stressed for the upcoming exam.
Just do your best and take it easy, okay?
The food is ready. Time to eat.
Let's eat.
Try the chicken feet.
I bought it especially for you.
I never eat that weird stuff.
Your dad loves it.
You are what you eat, you know for his leg.
He walked all the way up the ramp today.
I'm sure his knee hurts again.
Well if it hurts so bad
maybe you should chop it off then.
I also hit my foot today.
It's for my foot, okay?
You're totally fine.
Stop pretending.
What do you mean I'm fine?
My pinky toe hurts like hell.
Grandma.
The Buildings Department called earlier.
Well well, you hear that?
They are investigating.
You gotta stay here tonight.
They said,
thank you for your complaint
about the industrial building.
And that they've settled the issue.
Tomorrow, I'll take you to Luen Fat store
for some preserved vegetables.
Suen Yau Mui!
What have you done?
What's wrong?
Why must you live in that shithole?
I'm trying to put you out of your misery.
Put me out of my misery?
My whole place has been repossessed!
Your partitioned flat, or our flat here.
Which matters more?
You didn't want to come home,
so I had to find a way!
Oh, Grandma!
The social worker already said it would be fine.
Come on. Don't make a fuss about nothing.
What do you mean by nothing?
They said the Housing Department could be sneaky
and pay us a surprise visit.
You really want me to become homeless, huh?
Here's all I've got.
This is for the broken bowl
and the cost of this meal!
$20 change for the bus...
Your grandma won't be around for long,
who's gonna take care of you?
Rice with two sides.
Minced pork.
Mapo Tofu.
Hey, pretty lady.
Can you add some sweet and sour pork as a bonus?
Hey, sunshine.
You could just order three sides?
I know,
I'm just wondering
if you'd do two sides and a bonus.
Look, it's almost the end of the day.
You're gonna throw the rest away anyway.
Why waste it?
Rice with two sides. $18 total.
$187? Isn't it $15?
The price list outside is outdated.
Check the price here.
So it's $18.
How am I gonna afford the bus later?
No doubt it's $18.
The prices went up ages ago.
Why would I lie?
Hey, can I have a plastic bag?
How was it? Did you like the program today?
- Yes.
- Invite more friends to join us next time.
- Alright.
- The most important thing is practice.
You did well. Keep on practicing.
- Okay.
- Tell more friends.
- Make sure you're focused.
- Sure.
Ask Bryan if there's any questions.
- Fine.
- Yeah.
Grandma, why is there a second-hand laptop here?
Where did you get it?
Yes, right.
What's taking you so long?
Grandma? Grandma?
Grandma?
Grandma!
Grandma!
Grandma! Hey! Grandma!
Hello? Anyone out there?
My grandma passed out.
Grandma!
Suen Yau Mui, you're awake.
Chi.
Why didn't you tell me about your sickness?
What if you really passed,
and I was left all alone?
Did you ask your dad to come?
No.
Mom.
How can you visit a patient
empty-handed?
I came as soon as I heard from Chi.
What did the doctor say?
I know I can't hide it anymore.
It's brain cancer.
Can the doctor do anything about it?
Just the same old ways of therapy...
And new drugs in testing.
Well, those are all scams.
How are they scams?
Trying something is better than trying nothing.
Look at you two.
You both are so much alike.
Both are stubborn.
If I wasn't in hospital,
you wouldn't both be sat in the same room.
Don't tell me
you got yourself in hospital
so we would all be together.
So we've met. You may go now.
I'll drop by later.
Come on. Don't go yet.
How long are you gonna keep hiding?
Oh, I don't want to be cured.
Even if I was cured,
the both of you would piss me off.
Grandma...
If anything happens to you,
I'll follow you too.
I've hidden Chi's birth certificate.
You take her to get a passport
in a couple days, okay?
What's wrong?
Giving someone else a chance
means giving yourself a chance.
Give your dad a chance, please.
Promise me,
that you'll accept treatment.
Of course. How could I leave you?
My hands are so cold.
Still freezing.
Watch out, it's still hot.
Is the laptop... working fine?
Did you buy this second-hand laptop?
No.
One of my best friends didn't want it.
I don't want someone else's rejects.
It's late. I'll help you to bed.
I can just sleep here.
You're gonna sleep sitting up straight?
Oh, come on. Let me help you to bed.
No!
No!
Behave.
No!
Be good.
It's hot.
(Kim Sang,
I urgently need money for my family.)
(Can you introduce me to
some students I can coach?)
You're up early.
What are you doing?
You're awake?
Wait.
You don't have school today.
Do some revision then.
Hey.
Get your stuff out of my way.
Where are you rushing off to dressed like this?
I have to go now.
Someone hired me to be a coach.
I'm giving squash lessons to kids.
Any old newspapers at home?
To pad the hot pot with.
Let's have breakfast first.
I didn't get it wrong this time.
I'm sure you'll like it.
Have it while it's still hot.
I also bought you lunch.
I'll have Mrs. Lin help you with it.
Put it in the fridge if there are leftovers.
Why didn't you tell me
that you were gonna be coaching so early?
I didn't know until late last night either.
What's wrong?
I bought you food and everything.
What's the problem now?
Here. Come on.
Hey.
Hey, what now?
Oh! Excuse me!
Done. Thanks.
Wait for me over there.
Yes, right.
Hi, Mr. Tang.
We've been waiting.
Mrs. Wong.
Let me introduce everyone again.
This is Mr. Tang.
He won three continuous Hong Kong Championships
in '97, '98 and '99.
Shall I leave Pak Hong with him now?
Okay.
Good.
Pak Hong?
Put your fingers right here.
Sis, please toss it back to us!
Thank you, sis.
We'll visit your grandma in a bit.
Hey, what's going on now?
You can't play the sick card forever.
Why are you throwing a tantrum all of a sudden?
You didn't want to stay at the court
so I took you home.
But you haven't said a word since you got home.
You're really hard to please.
Because of you,
I had to cancel my next class.
Did you know
I had to beg so humbly
just for him to let me coach two students.
How important are these students?
Are they from noble families?
Are we gonna starve without them?
You're just like your mom.
You put the cart before the horse.
See how bad the economy is out there?
You think I'm a star coach?
We're struggling just to make ends meet.
Do not speak of the woman who left me.
I don't know who she is.
All I know is you're no better than her.
Neither of you are good people.
I'm a loser, right?
You and your grandma love reminding me of that.
Look at our situation right now.
It's a blessing that I even get to coach.
Don't we need money for Grandma's treatment?
Ever since I was in primary school,
you've been neglecting me.
I'm seventeen now!
Except when it's Chinese New Year or Mid-Autumn,
when have you ever come back to look after me?
Don't pretend you're some gentleman.
Grandma and I have never needed you.
I've only ever had one close relative.
That's my grandma.
There's so many things you don't understand yet.
Right.
I really don't understand any of it.
How despicable does someone have to be
to leave a little girl behind?
No one thought you'd survive over the age of two.
Honey, I'll get the taxi.
Are you blind? Out of service. I'm off.
To the nearest hospital.
Honey! Honey!
She'll be fine at the hospital.
Doctor.
How's my daughter?
The operation went well.
You know that because Chi has this disease
that respiratory failure will happen frequently.
We'll keep her here for two or three more days.
When her condition stabilizes,
we'll decide when to discharge her.
What will happen to my daughter afterwards?
Based on previous cases,
most children with rare diseases like Chi's
only have two years to live.
Soon after you were born,
the doctor said you had muscular dystrophy
and had two years to live, at most.
After learning about this,
your mom cried every day.
With this disease,
you could die at any time.
Being parents for the first time,
we didn't know what to do.
I told your mom,
since you only had two years,
we should treasure that little time
and spend it with you happily.
Nobody expected me to live
so the both of you just left me!
I didn't.
In the last ten years,
how many meals have we had together?
How many times have we talked?
I'm better off without a father.
Ever since I was young,
I've wished to die every day.
I also want to play squash with you
like your students,
but I can't even do something
as simple as picking up a ball!
It's not like I have a choice,
I was born with this sickness.
Chi...
- Just go!
- Chi
Go!
Go!
How come you're back?
Is your daughter okay?
I'm sorry... for leaving like that.
Did the kid's mother get angry?
It's common for students to stand a coach up
but rarely the other way around.
I'm sorry.
That's not gonna happen again.
It's okay.
I can fix this.
But I don't want to waste this court.
I haven't played with you in years.
Let's have a match.
No.
Back then, when you announced your retirement,
a lot of people thought it was because
you thought squash wasn't an Olympic sport.
But I knew that wasn't true.
You did it for your daughter.
In the end,
I shirked my responsibility.
I didn't realise my daughter hated me so much.
In 2002,
when you came back and entered the quarterfinals,
you kept holding on even though you were injured.
I knew it was because you wanted to
win the award money for your family.
You ended up hurting your cruciate ligament.
I couldn't even finish that.
After that...
I feared.
I have never feared like that.
Sometimes, the more we care, the more we fear.
Not only for the competition,
but also for the family.
If I can't hold up my game,
how can I hold up my family?
Is that why you chose to escape?
When I saw that Chi was starting to grow up,
I was scared that
I'd start to think of her as a burden.
I didn't want her to see
the person I was becoming.
The question is,
do you want to go on with this game?
It will hurt for sure.
Remember what you taught me?
One should learn how to lose before they win.
Chi.
I know I'm not a good father.
When faced with fear, I chose to escape.
If I'm always in the dark,
how could I possibly give you hope?
I put all the weight on your grandma
because I thought I could buy time
to heal myself.
At last,
even after all these years,
there's been nothing I could do for you.
Taking care of you has been painful for me,
but whenever you're there,
I'm at my happiest.
It doesn't matter if I lose a game,
but losing my daughter is my biggest mistake.
Chi.
I came back because I wanted to let you know
your dad was totally wrong.
I won't run away anymore.
Whether you accept me to be your father or not,
I'll always be with you.
(59 Days Until the Examinations)
And then add vanilla.
Two spoonfuls?
One spoonful.
Thank you.
Aw. It's hard.
I got it.
Look.
Is this it?
Did you make it?
So yummy!
Come on... Go, go, go!
Yes, okay.
Take a seat.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
Grandma, are you tired?
No.
Are you feeling unwell?
No.
Drink some water.
Thank you.
Hold on.
Yummy!
Let's have Chinese New Year's Eve family dinner!
Chi is taking her DSE examinations soon.
As her father, have you been encouraging?
How about this?
After her exams,
we'll go abroad with Chi for the exchange program.
Deal. Let's do it, Chil
- What's wrong?
- Chil
Chi!
- Chil
- Chil
After resuscitation,
Tang Chi is now stable.
We understand, fortunately she's fine now.
But lately,
Tang Chi has been having frequent health problems.
I think you should prepare for the fact that
it's a symptom of further physical deterioration.
Soon, she will lose the ability
to move her hands.
Which means
she can't even move her hands?
If that's the case,
how about you talk her out of taking the DSE?
I don't think she has the strength
for all of this.
Doctor, do we have any other options?
I'm sorry,
we only have drugs that'll slow down
her deterioration for now.
Remember Kim Sang, my old teammate?
You must've seen him at the squash court.
He called to tell me
a parent
wants me to coach his two kids.
I was like, two kids?
No problem. What's so special?
And then he said,
They're twins.
And I was like, "Oh? Twins?"
I'll be right back. Wait for me.
I'm sorry.
Who taught you to do that?
You left without a word!
Do you know how scared I was?
Where was I supposed to look for you?
I'm sorry, Dad.
Remember,
the three of our lives are connected.
Grandma.
- Yes?
- Come. Look at that.
All fixed.
Just put the tire back.
Put it back.
It's quite heavy.
You've got dirt all over you.
I'll let you do it yourself.
- Want some?
- No thanks!
Stop it!
I told the doctor.
I have to take care of Chi.
So, no matter what,
I will hang on.
Maybe the new drug takes some time to kick in.
There are also other ways.
Aside from Chi,
I still have you.
I don't want to leave you both behind.
Mom.
You are the pillar of our family.
You can't fall down now.
Yes.
I'm really happy to see you back home.
All these years, all I've ever wanted
was for our family to be united.
In any case,
the most important thing is family.
Your granddaughter fights with me
almost every day.
As you know,
Chi and I are only two people,
which is not enough to occupy this flat.
Without you,
I can't do it.
You can do it.
I have a sixth sense.
I never used to believe it, but I do now.
I always thought
I was worried about the both of you.
Actually, I think I'm just scared of leaving you.
Now that we're all together again,
I don't wanna leave.
I don't want to die.
Mom... you ended up passing away.
But I'll always remember how
you didn't want to leave.
In fact, I didn't want you to leave the most.
I used to always escape,
and argue with you.
But now, I couldn't even if I wanted to.
There truly is nothing more important than family.
Don't worry, mom.
I'll take care of everything at home.
I will take care of Chi.
Hi.
- Nice to meet you, councilman.
- Hello.
Have a seat.
I heard from my assistant that your daughter
has polio.
It's muscular dystrophy.
Muscular dystrophy?
Sorry for the mix-up, I have too many cases.
You want to add a new drug
into the government's drug formulary,
so that the bureau can fund it, correct?
We've done a lot of research on this disease.
Aside from my daughter,
there are lots of kids with this illness
who need this drug.
Take a look.
Don't mind me being frank.
With a drug like this,
one dose alone
can cost $750,000.
Say you need three doses a year,
that would set you back $2,250,000
in medical fees.
Now I'm not sure about your financial situation,
- but,
- We're talking about a human life here.
My daughter can only move one of her fingers,
if she continues on like this, she'll die.
Right, but maybe the $2,250,000
will help your daughter regain mobility
in her other fingers.
It'll definitely be worth it, for sure!
But would everyone else feel the same way?
Would they agree?
Right?
Chi, are you hurt?
Chi.
Are you hungry?
Sorry.
I know you worked very hard
to buy me this laptop.
Hey. It's only an object.
This model is too old.
I'll buy you a new one.
I don't want a new one.
I just want this one.
How's it looking, chief?
Can it be fixed?
It's important to my daughter.
[t's a minor issue with the monitor.
But the motherboard is down.
Can we replace it with a new one?
This is an antique, it's not that easy to find.
It might not even work with the replacement.
So what do I do?
I suggest you ask the next shop.
I'm out of ideas.
Excuse me.
This motherboard is a very old model.
We're out of stock.
Do you have this model?
This one?
No. I'm sorry I can't help.
You don't have stock?
No. It's way too old.
Why can't I be like other dads?
I can't even handle a small task like this.
Hello?
Hello, Mr. Tang. This is Danny.
- I found that motherboard you wanted.
- What?
You found it?
- Yes!
- Great!
I'll be right there! Right away!
Now put the keyboard back.
Done.
Calm down! Watch it!
Watch it! Gee!
Okay.
Want a bite?
I got your passport.
You went there?
Are you happy with it?
Thank you.
I'll keep it for you.
Oh, right.
Look what's in here.
Is it for me?
Where did you buy it?
I didn't buy it.
I typed it myself.
Hanson printed it for me.
Don't open it just yet.
So mysterious?
No.
It's just embarrassing.
Read it when I'm not around.
Bah!
Don't jinx yourself.
No.
I mean don't read it in front of me.
Go on with your ice cream.
I want to meet Mom.
Excuse me.
For my surprised visit.
I didn't think you'd actually come.
Neither did I.
How are you doing lately?
It's been a while.
I finally made up with our daughter.
I know I've been selfish.
I didn't think about Chi,
or the family,
or you.
Sometimes, I wish
you hadn't been so easy on me.
I still remember when we got married,
I vowed that
I'd make you happy.
And let you do what you wanted.
In the end, I've done nothing for you.
Now I see that
you're doing what you wanna do.
I'm relieved to see you're living a good life now.
I'll get you some tea.
Chi wants to meet you.
Chi says... she wants to meet me?
She doesn't have much time left.
She just wants to
see her mother again.
When Chi was born,
she was so cute.
She was no different from the other babies.
But as I started to take care of her every day,
at the hospital, seeing all the other families,
and their stares...
I was exhausted,
it was an indescribable kind of pain.
I was scared.
If you could help me, please tell Chi
to never forgive me.
Are you cold?
Who would've thought you'd
be the sweet one in the family?
Do you think she'll come?
Chi.
If she was standing right in front of you,
what would you say to her?
I don't know.
I see her.
Let's go home.
Chi,
after your exams,
where do you wanna travel to?
I want to see the Seven Wonders of the world.
Wonder? I'm looking at it already...
Really? Where?
You're my wonder of the world.
Your dad has made many mistakes in the past.
Now that I get to see your smiling face,
that's the biggest wonder of the world.
No matter how hard life gets,
Dad will be by your side until the end.
(19 Days Until the Examinations)
Shall I call your family to pick you up?
My dad is coming.
Okay.
Then, let me get you some water.
Thank you.
Dad?
Here you are.
(Three Years Later)
(Dad, thank you for being beside me.)
(When I'm not around,
please take good care of yourself.)
(Don't forget your dreams! Love you forever. Chi.)
I'm so proud to have you
as my father.
You belong in the squash court.
Don't give up your dreams for me again.
You'll always be my champion dad.