The drama tells the legendary life story of patriotic martial artist Huo Yuanjia, who learned martial arts from his youth and eventually became a respected master.
Fine. What game?
Fortunetelling.
I can tell your recent fortune
with playing cards.
OK. Let’s play.
Draw a card.
Got it.
Dear Miss Wang,
wait for a moment.
I’ll be back soon. OK?
It’s raining.
Come on.
It rains suddenly.
Yes, it does.
Hurry up.
It’s raining.
Mr. Baikal,
this is a wrestler you wanted.
Looks good.
How’s his ability?
Good, very good.
Huo Yuanjia is the national hero of China now.
If you defeat him,
you destroy the ambition of Chinese people.
I’ll give you a good reward.
Xiuzhi,
didn’t we agree to watch drama together?
Why do you come back so late?
I don’t want to answer you.
Why? You’re angry at me?
No, I am not.
We have nothing to do with each other.
Xiuzhi.
Don’t come to me anymore.
What’s going on recently?
The Russian sent a wrestler here.
They plan to make open challenges and defeat Huo Yuanjia.
This wrestler is very strong.
He has extraordinary strength.
It’s not easy
to defeat him.
I saw that
he moved the foundation peristele easily.
It seems that the Russian
made greater efforts this time
to ruin Huo Yuanjia.
You try to know more about
the wrestler and his weakness.
We’ll make Huo Yuanjia win,
and prevent the Russian from succeeding.
Huo Yuanjia is one of the chess pieces
for our Great Japanese Empire.
If he must die,
he has to be killed by Japanese.
Yes.
Moreover…
I know what you want to say.
Don’t worry.
I won’t violate the rules.
It’s not necessary for you to supervise me.
Go to bed early.
Brother,
you seems sleepy today,
like eggplants after the frost.
You are not energetic at all.
That’s right. Chen Zhen,
is it you didn’t sleep well
because you went to watch drama
with Miss Wang?
I see why you borrowed money from me.
You went to watch drama with Miss Wang.
No.
Were you playing drama at the smaller hours?
Stop the nonsense.
Don’t mention Miss Wang before me anymore.
Or I will…
Look, what’s going on here?
Yes. What’s up?
Excuse me,
what’s going on?
A Russian wrestler
is challenging on the stage,
calling us Sick Man of East Asia.
We can’t bear it
and competed with him.
Unexpectedly, we got hurt.
It’s so annoying!
Let’s go and see.
It’s annoying! Let’s fight.
Annoying!
Beat the tiger of south mountain with fist.
Kick the dragon of north sea with feet.
Defeat the Sick Man of East Asia.
I’m the strongest wrestler in the world.
Welcome you Sick Man of East Asia to challenge me.
Come on, who dare challenge me?
Come on.
Come up. Come up.
Yuanyong, Yuanyong.
Good.
Finally someone comes.
Report your name first,
or no one will take your corpse.
Get away.
Good. Start. Start.
Well done!
Well done!
Brother.
Chen Zhen, Yuanyong.
Well done!
Yuanyong, are you alright?
Chen Zhen, are you OK? Chen Zhen?
The wrestler wins.
I feel like I hit on iron.
Go, let’s go home first. Go.
Who’s next?
Come up.
Who? Come up?
Who dare challenge me?
Dad,
the wrestler has hurt many martial arts masters,
and he’s arrogant.
He called us Sick Man of East Asia.
I couldn’t bear it anymore,
so I went to challenge him.
Yes, grandmaster.
The tall man is too arrogant!
We all saw it.
Don’t blame Yuanyong.
You shouldn’t challenge him rashly.
You didn’t know him clearly.
Shut up.
I know what happened clearly.
In the challenge tomorrow,
none of you shall go.
I’ll go by myself.
Uncle, let me go tomorrow.
Don’t try to persuade me.
I must go.
But the Russian wrestler
is very strong.
You’re good at martial arts,
but you’re old.
What if anything bad happens to you?
Let me go.
Don’t stop me.
For the martial club, the nation,
I can do anything,
even I have to die. Don’t stop me anymore.
Sick Man of East Asia!
Anyone? Anyone comes?
You? Who comes?
And you?
Come on.
Come up!
Who dare come up?
Golden Sword School. Golden Sword School.
Uncle.
Dad.
Dad.
Be careful!
-Dad, dad, be careful. -Dad.
Be careful.
Don’t you have any young men?
Old man, go home. Don’t ask for death.
You damned beast.
Beast? What does he mean?
He said you’re strong.
It’s good you know I’m a beast.
What are you laughing at? What are you laughing at?
I’ll show you my strength.
Hit him.
Yuanjia.
Uncle, I’m here.
I’m going to die.
No, you’ll be fine.
I know my own conditions.
But, I did what I should.
I won’t regret.
Believe me,
you’ll get recovered soon.
You have to witness me
defeat the Russian wrestler.
Yuanjia, he’s not a man of flesh and blood.
You must find his weakness first.
Don’t fight with him recklessly.
I’m useless. I did nothing good enough.
I’m not good at communicating, handling affairs,
and learning martial arts.
My son is the same as me. He’s not a talent.
He can’t make great achievements.
Our Huo family will depend on you
to promote, Yuanjia.
I know your Mizong Boxing
will yield great results in the future.
I won’t make a mistake.
Try to do your best.
Now, the Chinese people are weak in both physique and mindset.
You should not only make them strong in physique,
but also have to awaken their souls,
wiping their sickness from physique to mindset,
helping them be brave.
People will bully the one who bullies themselves.
People will defend their country when they have to.
Remember it.
I’ll remember it.
-Yuanyong. –Dad.
-Yuanting. -Dad.
Yuanjia.
You must promise me
to take good care of them.
-Dad. -Dad.
Grandmaster Huo!
-Dad! -Dad! Grandmaster Huo!
-Dad! -Dad! -Dad!
Uncle, don’t worry about the family.
I will defeat the Russian wrestler tomorrow,
to take revenge for you and win credit for our people.
Uncle.
Uncle Huo,
may you bless
Yuanjia come back safely.
Will you regret?
I always make you worried
and suffered.
Why do you say this?
Qiannan, with me,
you haven’t lived a day of peaceful life.
I always wander and fight everywhere.
As a man,
I should give my beloved
settled and happy life.
But I couldn’t realize it.
I really want to say sorry to you.
But do you know,
as a woman,
it’s the greatest happiness
to be together with her beloved.
Actually, you have given me a lot.
I’m really satisfied.
Me, too.
Huo Yuanjia will challenge the wrestler tomorrow.
Do you think he will win?
I’m not sure.
It seems
the Russian wrestler has no weakness.
I don’t know whether Huo Yuanjia can win.
It’s difficult to say.
We can’t say this
in our plan.
We must make Huo Yuanjia win.
If he can’t…
I’ll kill the Russian wrestler.
No.
If Huo Yuanjia can’t win,
kill him.
Why?
We kill him to frame the Russian.
No matter who wins,
we’re the last winner.
Master Huo.
Mr. Nong, what brings you here?
Give you a book.
Book?
Yes. Maybe it’s helpful to you.
What book is this?
It’s a physics book from the western country.
Let’s check it.
-Master. -Master.
Mr. Nong. Master.
This is lever principle in western physics.
Lever principle is…
Let me see.
Da’an, let Mr. Nong continue.
I think
our opponent is a westerner,
so we should use western method to defeat him.
The discoverer of lever principle
Archimedes said,
give me a fulcrum,
I will move the Earth.
What is a fulcrum?
This is a fulcrum.
This is a lever.
Look,
it can move a thing
several times larger
than it easily.
This is lever principle.
What if we do this?
Come, put your fingers on,
I’ll show you.
If we don’t change its fulcrum,
this is diamond cut diamond.
In this case, the lever will be broken.
What if we change its fulcrum?
This is lever principle.
Yuanjia, you have a lot to learn.
Although you mastered kung fu of many schools,
and integrated them,
but you should remember
everything will reinforce and neutralize each other.
This is a lever.
Look,
it can move a thing
several times heavier
than it easily.
What if we change its fulcrum?
Huo Yuanjia, you are here finally.
I come here today to tell you
how to get off the stage.
Make way, make way.
Huo Yuanjia is challenging the Russian wrestler.
I tell you,
we Chinese are not Sick Man of East Asia.
Master, master, we win!
We win!
Wait! Wait.
Don’t push, everyone.
We two can’t make decisions.
We have to ask our master.
Calm down. Wait for a moment.
Master, Master.
A lot of people are crowded at our door.
Many of them want to learn from you.
Master, a lot of people want to be your disciple.
Yes.
Yuanjia,
I think you should open a martial club here.
This is a good idea.
This way, you needn’t rush about.
No, this is my uncle’s business.
Brother, Yuanting and I are supporting you.
You took revenge for my dad.
Please be the head of our martial club.
I can’t do it.
The team leader should be approved by uncle.
Master, what about we open another martial club?
This is great!
Yuanjia, I have some money.
It should be enough
for opening a martial club.
I can’t do it.
Why not?
You saved me.
I should do something for you.
Yuanjia, don’t reject me.
Master, Mr. Nong supports us.
Let’s open another martial club.
-Right. -That’s right, master.
-Brother. -Da’an is right.
Master Huo, Mr. Long comes.
Welcome him in.
Wait, Yuanjia, the soldiers are still chasing me.
I’d better avoid him.
OK.
Uncle, have some tea, please.
OK. OK.
Hero Huo,
you defeated the Russian wrestler today.
It’s worth our admiration.
You win credits for our Chinese people.
You’re our true hero.
Sir, you’re flattering me.
No, you deserve it.
I wonder if you are free tomorrow.
I’d like to invite you to my home for a dinner.
I have something important
to discuss with you.
Uncle, what’s the matter?
Why don’t you say it here?
I have a good friend.
He wants to meet hero Huo.
OK.
Lord, master Huo is here.
OK. Hero Huo, come.
Let me introduce,
this is the Commander-in-chief of New Army, Mr. Huang.
Master Huo. I heard you a lot.
Nice to meet you.
Come, have a seat.
Please.
I wonder why you asked me here.
It’s that
the Commander-in-chief wants to invite you as the chief coach of the New Army.
Would you like to accept it?
I’m afraid I can’t take such important position.
No problem. The soldiers all admire you.
I hope you can contribute to the court.
Yes.
We are catching a person.
Who’s your master?
Official, my master is absent now.
Absent. Take the picture here.
Did you see this person?
No. we didn’t see him.
-No? Search the rooms. -Yes.
-None. -None.
-None. -None. -None.
-None.
None?
If you see this person later,
report to us immediately. Hear it?
Go!
Tell me, am I so ugly?
Not at all.
Mr. Nong, I think…
I see. Truth will come to light sooner or later.
Don’t worry.
I’ll leave here ASAP, not making you in trouble.
Mr. Nong, I didn’t mean it.
We will find a way
to help you leave the capital city.
I’ve never heard of it.
You have no school. How can you teach them?
Master Zheng, school is just a name.
Only by integrating the advantages of various schools,
can the martial arts be promoted.
I’ve never heard of it.
Let’s have a competition.
I’d like to feel your Mizong Boxing.
OK.
It’s just a competition.
Don’t hurt each other.
Master Huo,
we will meet again.
Master Huo, let’s begin the training now.
The playground is small. It’s not suitable for training.
If we can train them outside the city,
I know a place, with wider space
and various terrains. It’s suitable for lineup.
That’s great.
Master Huo, you’re the chief coach of the New Army now.
You can decide everything about training.
Thank you, Commander-in-chief.
You’re welcome.
I’ve contacted with the followers of Revive China Society.
We’re planning a new uprising in the south.
One day,
we will establish a brand new China.
I hope what you do is right.
By the way, please deliver my appreciation to Chen Zhen.
Thanks.
I will.
Zhensheng, Da’an, see you.
-See you. -See you.
Chen, the Four Schools sends a letter here.
The Four Schools?
Zhensheng, a letter from the Four Schools. Look.
Da’an,
take it. What does it say?
The Four Schools invites our master to a feast tomorrow.
Four Schools? What Four Schools?
It’s a martial arts association in the capital city.
It had contacts with my dad,
but we haven’t attended it.
I wonder why they invite my brother.
Maybe it’s a schemed feast.
What?
What is a schemed feast?