If I leave you someday
Will you look for me? Like Mardar?
Yes.
Will you look for me forever?
Yes.
Your whole life
Yes.
You lie.
I like to take my camera
to Suzhou River
and just drift away,
West to East via Shanghai.
There is a century worth
stories here and garbage
which makes it the dirtiest river.
Many people live here
make a living on the river
They spend all their lives here.
Listen, you can see it.
If you watch it long enough,
the river will show everything
This will show people who are working
it will show friendship
family, love
and lonely too.
I've even seen it on a boat
Once the baby is born
One time a girl jumped to his death from a bridge outside my window.
I saw the bodies of two young lovers dragged out of the water by the police
Whereas for love I can tell you
that I once saw a mermaid once
sitting on the edge of a muddy river
combing his golden hair.
But I will lie.
Videographer, it's me.
Pay me and I'll shoot him.
You can see my pager number
on every street corner.
Pay me and I shoot anything Weddings, parties...
I will even shoot you pee or make love
if that's what you want
But...
don't complain if you don't like it
what you see.
The camera doesn't lie.
That's what I told the owner from Happy Tavern.
I don't have a job for some time...
... when he accompanied me and said
He has something special for me.
What do you want?
Your boss wants to see me Are you boss So you are a videographer.
Please sit down.
Two beers.
What am I looking for I'm pursuing that type...
The feeling that I really want is...
You understand, right
Doesn't look special now...
I know.
Applause...
Let's see...
here...
He raved for a long time
before I understand what he wants
He wants me to shoot
the mermaid show
to help bring in customers.
I don't believe in mermaids...
but then I see it...
His name is Meimei.
She's a mermaid.
I fell in love for the first time I saw it in the water.
He gave me the pager number...
... kidding
I can call him if I miss him.
I did call her...
... and we started out.
Please help.
Tell him to come to Huang He Road as soon as possible.
I don't know anything about Meimei's past.
He didn't say it, and I never asked.
I just like to see it,
and her video.
And soon we are shopping
all of our time together.
But sometimes he does it Suddenly sad.
I don't know why.
I don't even understand that
Sometimes he
disappears for days
without a word...
... and then he will appear again...
... as if nothing had happened.
This drives me crazy.
Every time he disappears...
... I think this will be the last time I've seen it.
Every time he closes the door behind him...
... I feel as if my life has stopped.
Please help.
I will stay on my balcony,
pay attention to people outside my window. Waiting for Meimei to return.
Until I saw him cross the bridge,
and I can smile again.
I like the way to walk with his arms crossed.
He came here We will drink on the balcony and then he will leave.
I have to go.
Don't be late good
But if he has one too many,
he always asks me,
If he leaves someday and won't return
I looked for it, like Mardar did?
I asked him, who is Mardar?
He tells a story about Mardar,
motorcycle courier
who spent his life...
Looking for this girl
he has loved and lost.
He said that everyone had to do it Have a love story like that.
I can make it too.
Motorcycle courier Mardar.
He makes a little money
making delivery
in Shanghai
Maybe it's already past
my window on the way home...
... to watch his favorite pirate videos,
which is what he did...
... all night.
That's his life.
What's more?
Let me think
He is around 26 or 27 years old.
The past... Could be...
Mardar dropped out of school and
start wandering around the river...
... with other people without has anything to do with
One day a friend drove
on stolen motors.
He runs great. Maximum speed of 160
Pretty fast. Soft accelerator Like a dream.
Can I try it? Of course, no problem.
Mardar loves her very much...
he bought it
He thinks he will do it goes far above it...
make something from itself
He never thought he would end up with a motorcycle courier.
Shanghai is full of so many delivery boys that you don't pay attention to it.
But Mardar stands out.
Girls like him because he's handsome
Mardar used to go to the bar
... which gave him a lot of business.
Hi, Mardar.
Hollywood? Yes
normal?
Same as before
Yes?
This time the work is different.
This time the delivery was a girl,
Moudan.
I think I saw it. Is the hair braided?
Carrying a backpack?
He walks
towards Suzhou Road.
Where do you want me to sit?
How about sitting in front of me?
I prefer to sit here.
Close your jacket.
Not like that.
Swing your feet.
Hold tight.
Moudan's father is a famous agent...
that makes a lot of money
buffalo vodka
from Eastern Europe.
After his divorce, There are only two things he loves
alcohol and women.
Every time he brings home a new boyfriend,
he will call Mardar...
to bring Moudan to his aunt's house to get rid of him
What did you see? Watching You
Why pay attention to me?
Can't I see you?
Do you always drive your bicycle quiet?
What's wrong with that? That's boring.
Why? It's just boring.
When you ride a bicycle
You have to do it real.
This is too slow How do I drive?
Like Schwarzenegger.
Or like
I don't drive like him?
Not all of them.
I don't think
You can accept it if you go fast
It's you who can't accept it.
Okay, let's do it
Why not?
Let's go.
Auntie!
Moudan.
Are you paid?
Yes. Thank you.
But Mardar and Moudan
find them like each other.
Moudan likes riding on Mardar's motorcycle...
and always get it
to take a detour
so he can stay
with him again
Then, one day...
It is his birthday.
Mardar gave him
mermaid doll
They spend all day together...
and drunk on a bottle of vodka.
He stole it from his father.
Both of them are drunk Mardar has never seen a girl hopefully Moudan that day.
There are no stars. There is no light
But your face always appears in my dreams I hope you will be here
You are always like the wind Blowing by
Blowing my excitement
Leave my loneliness
or
story
Not as beautiful as imagination not so simple
There is more than that.
Maybe Mardar isn't just a courier.
What if Xia-Ho
have some criminal connections?
And what if he and Mardar
have become lovers?
You did it well, Mardar.
Right, so what do you want next.
Trust me.
Why do I have to trust you? Playing with open cards. No secret
You don't
trust me?
Then I don't trust you. Forget it.
What is
actually means...
Mardar and I want to share.
Did I say anything else?
After that night,
Mardar avoids Moudan. He won't see it.
He doesn't answer the phone.
Until one rainy night...
You just let me stay when I was drunk You like me, right?
That's why you don't want to meet me.
What's your problem?
What made you take so long?
I don't have the right opportunity.
Then the right opportunity?
You love him, don't you?
Don't be silly Silly Just do it.
What are you talking about? Please come in.
you. Barber. Get out of here.
Here's the plan
His father has a new girl
on Wednesday.
He will send Moudan to his aunt, as usual.
Take him to the building And...
Keep him there.
We will make money
Wait for my call That's it.
After that, You can do whatever you like.
I know you are involved with this girl.
Maybe we should not trust you.
And what if I don't want to do it now?
Don't force your luck.
That girl is rather beautiful, isn't she?
You like it, right?
What's wrong with you Nothing.
One night
he drinks it...
and bring it to Kuan-Fu Road.
Where are we going?
What is this place?
Sit down.
Let's go to your place We're not going anywhere.
Sit down!
You can talk to him,
But if you call the police he is dead.
Leave money like I said...
Hold.
You are good at singing right? Sing something for him.
Singing. Faster!
But your face always appears in my dreams Daddy!
Do what you say and nothing will happen to him.
We are rich How much did you get for me?
What?
How much did you get for me?
45 thousand.
I am cheap?
What? I'm the cheap !?
Where did you go?
Leave me alone! Where are you going?
Leave me alone!
Back! Leave me alone!
Are you crazy? Back.
You lie.
You don't like me at all.
Don't move or I'll jump!
So you can be fed too!
Do you think I will jump or not?
I'll be back as a mermaid,
and I will find you again!
I remember reading an article
about that in the paper
The newspaper is full
Mermaid's story for weeks
For a while,
every boatman in Shanghai
claimed to have seen Moudan...
or Mermaid.
Mardar
jailed for several years.
When he comes out...
he disappeared for a while...
wandering from city to city Finally he returned to Shanghai.
Nobody knows what happened to him
People only think...
that he was crazy because he can't forget Moudan
He started as a courier again...
city crossing from morning to night...
so that he can continue looking for Moudan
He asked everyone he met...
but nobody knows What happened to him?
You are new here Yes.
Do you know Xia Ho? He used to have that place.
No, I heard he died.
How is it?
They say some people named Lao B
kill him More than money
Do you know Lao B?
No.
you? Not.
He is dead too.
Police are chasing him
and he jumped from the roof.
He died too? Yes.
Then? That's the end, I guess.
There aren't many love stories...
but I don't know how to proceed
Except... Mardar can
finished telling his own story.
Yes? Okay, I'll be there soon.
Sorry.
What did you see? There is something funny?
Wait a minute. I'll buy you another beer!
Is the water cold? Not so
See you later
Drink?
No thanks.
What do you want? You.
Who are you?
Mardar. Do you not remember me
Sorry, I don't. What happened to you?
OK, that is enough Meimei.
Call the guards I've been quite horrified like you. Upset.
Your way! Go away! Go away!
You made a mistake I didn't do 'extra'.
I don't want anything
Why are you following me
Get lost or I'll call the police!
But what happened to you? What do you mean?
I have been looking for me since then I came out of prison.
In prison?
Don't worry I'm not dangerous I'm not drunk.
So you want to drink now.
Are you?
No, I don't.
Should I drink with you? No problem.
Your turn.
I don't want to drink! I just want to ask you...
Listening to...
We know each other beforehand.
We are on the bridge...
I didn't lie to you, Moudan.
I'm not lying now.
You are moudan
Wait. Sorry to disappoint you But you are wrong Something's wrong with you What's the problem?
None. I only have a show tonight.
You don't have to go. No, I can not.
Please.
Not possible. I can't
Good. Well. I have to go.
See you later
That night,
Where are you from?
Meimei brings Mardar to me.
What's wrong?
He told me that
Meimei is Moudan, the girl he is looking for.
A few years ago I knew a girl.
He looks exactly like Meimei.
That's right. His name is Moudan.
He jumped from the bridge...
to river...
and never returned.
I keep looking for it
They never found his body.
I tell this
because he saw
exactly like Meimei.
Exactly the same.
Impossible.
Your Story
it's been a long time
You are wrong.
I have known Meimei for a long time.
She's my girlfriend.
Meimei is my daughter.
GOOD. I will go.
The boss told me
that Mardar continues to see
Meimei at the bar.
He went to his room after the show...
and tell him all...
about Moudan and himself.
Every detail
How Moudan likes to use
depressed-on flower tattoos on his feet...
how he likes to paint it blue fingernails
The first time I saw it in front of his house
I went to pick him up Every night,
And I see it again...
the same story...
He brought alcohol and his cute princess doll
I took him to a slum building.
It has a large hole in the floor and no toilet.
She's scared, I guess.
The next day, when I want to release her...
he asks how much it costs we got it for him
I told him 45 thousand.
He ran away, shouted it
He is more valuable than that.
I jumped into the river afterwards him but couldn't find it.
They never found it.
What does he look like?
Like you. But he always wears it His hair is on two horses
like a little girl
And? What else?
And he has a tattoo press
on his left leg.
They sell it everywhere.
Many girls have it.
Do you have it at your feet?
No, I'm not yours, Moudan.
Even if I have one...
I can't believe you You don't
Do you want to see for yourself?
Am I the girl you are looking for?
What's wrong? Tell me what's wrong.
Did something happen?
Say something. Is it over
Are we done?
Or should we have sex first?
Please wait.
Don't touch me Love is a city without night, memories are stars
Tears feel warm, feeling cold
He lost his heart for another girl was sick All night only
The sun is like light in my room
Beer, please
What are you doing?
Stop it! You killed it
A few days later, Mardar came to see me again.
He's been complaining for a long time.
He knows it's me
which made him beaten
But he is not angry.
If I leave it
keep looking for Moudan
he will give Meimei back to me.
What is she talking about?
That bastard messed up my life but still have courage
smoking my cigarette; K drink my vodka...
And suddenly as if
All of this never happened.
There is no Happy Tavern,
no boss... there is no Meimei...
no mermaid
A few moments later, a courier delivered him
strange package
Inside is a bottle of buffalo
vodka grass and a note from Mardar.
That said:
'Thank you. You let me find it. '
Now I can tell you the end of the story. '
out in the suburbs. '
"I heard they sell
buffalo vodka grass. '
" Vodka found Moudan for me. "
Can I help you?
Do you have
Buffalo Vodka Wild Grass?
Yes we have. That's 175.
Mardar... Take me home.
Knocking on the door takes me
came out of my daydream
I don't know when that has started to rain again
Can you come with us, sir That is the police.
They want me to identify an object.
It happened not far from the bridge
Where Moudan has jumped.
They told me that the person was a courier and the girl works
in a 24 hour shop.
They are drunk
on buffalo grass vodka.
I'm scared to see the body,
this person?
But it's Mardar.
They found my address and his telephone number.
Next to it is a girl which looks exactly like Meimei.
I can't believe it's not him...
I need to see it...
I saw Meimei at her home.
He doesn't know anything.
I told him what had happened.
An accident occurred.
Mardar is dead.
I think
it's just a story
I thought he was lying.
I think that's what I want.
But he doesn't lie...
Never...
If I leave you...
... are you looking for me? Like Mardar?
Yes.
forever? Yes.
Your whole life
Yes.
You lie.
Things like that...
only happens in love stories.
You don't trust me?
No, I don't. What do you mean
On that rainy day in the house of Meimei houseboat...
we are together again Like before.
I sat all night watching the old video I shot him.
In the morning, I returned to meet him.
Previously...
There are so many
I want to tell him.
But I'm late.
He's gone.
Find me if you love me That's the best damn drink I've ever had it.
That reminds me
from the days I faced with Meimei.
If he doesn't run away,
Maybe we will drink together now,
like before.
Floating along the Suzhou River
to the sea.
The sun will come out...
and the river will Clear and full of fish.
I can catch up,
look for it like Mardar
and waiting for him to appear on the bridge, walking with his arms crossed...
and then this love story from me might continue.
But I don't want it because is nothing eternal.
So I will drink again and close my eyes...
waiting for the next story to begin.