Die Fighting

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- Fabien garcia,

one of the leading members

of the martial arts action

team known as the z team,

has just received

the male action performer

of the year award

for his first short film.

Fabien and his friends

have been training in china

for the past nine years,

notably at the famous

shaolin monastery.

Fabien, this award

is a very good start.

So what's the next step

for you and your team?

- We all want to move

to hollywood,

take our chances

and see what happens.

- Hollywood?

- C'mon, man.

You don't have to do this sh*t.

C'mon, man, sh*t, man.

Just lemme go, alright?

Just...

- Are you happy now?

- Happy birthday, baby.

Happy birthday, man.

Nice camera, dude.

Ahh, that's so cute.

The camera model you wanted.

- You're welcome.

Happy birthday.

- That's nice, wow.

- Nice. Thank you, thank you.

We thought you might need it

to shoot your next

award-winning show film.

- Just need something

to shoot now.

- Another gift.

- Ooh, who is this one from?

- Don't know.

Just some address.

- That's weird.

- A secret lover maybe?

Ooh, eh?

- Wow, a slate.

- Nice.

"The price of success."

Yeah.

- And... action.

Here is my wife.

- Hi, baby.

- Here's her friend.

Hello.

And here is our buddy, jess.

Are you happy to be

going back to china?

- I miss you already.

What's that?

I say, are you happy

to be going back to china?

- Oh!

What?

- I haven't told fabien yet.

Oh, sorry.

- You haven't told fabien what?

- ...'cause I wanted

to make sure I had the job

before telling you.

And I know how important

it is to you

that the z team succeed

here in l.A.

- And I thought it was

important for all of us.

Of course.

I mean, I'd rather stay here

with you guys

but our careers aren't even

close to being off the ground.

- To tell you the truth,

I already knew

you were leaving.

I'm sorry.

- Oh. Of course, it's hard

to keep a secret

between brothers, meilu.

- Yeah, but you

could have told me.

- When are you leaving?

- They want me

to work for them before

the Hong kong film festival.

- He is very famous in china.

I think it's great.

You should be proud, jess.

- Thank you.

- You'll be close to.

- Yeah, instead of becoming.

- You see, that's why

I didn't tell you.

Hey, guys, chill out.

Let's go have a drink, huh?

C'mon.

- You know what?

We all just need to grow up.

We cannot keep chasing

this dream forever.

- Did you get that?

Why would you say that?

Okay, let's turn off

this camera.

- No, no, no. Keep recording.

I want to see that.

Okay.

- We need to be more realistic.

I mean, don't you think

if we were good enough

we'd already be making

our movie by now?

I mean, we've got talent

and, fabien,

you're a good director

but the business is tough.

I think maybe it's time

for all of you

to start considering

something else.

- I just think we don't

want it bad enough.

We need to get out there,

make sacrifices.

Sacrifices?

I left my wife in china

to be here.

- I know.

I just think we're waiting

too long for things to happen.

For spielberg to come

get all of you.

We need to fight for it.

He has to be all existence.

- That's a bit much,

don't you think?

- No, I don't.

I don't want to die

before we've made our movie.

And we're getting old.

So time commences right now.

- You make it sound so easy.

I mean, yeah, winning an award

for a short film is one thing

but getting money

for a feature film,

that's much harder.

You need money, a lot of money.

Why don't you understand that?

- If you spent as much time

helping us find that money

as you spent

finding your new job,

maybe we would be

shooting by now.

Fabien!

- Look, sorry, for having

other ambitions.

I guess I missed you

knocking down spielberg's door.

- You know what? F*** you.

This is important for me.

You guys don't really

give a sh*t.

Aw, fabien...

Okay, let's turn

this thing off.

Hey babe, are you there?

- Did you get a call back?

- Yeah, exactly...

- She's gonna be so pissed.

- Yeah, much more

than you think.

- Yeah, I know we're late.

- No, you're just in time.

What?

- Listen to me carefully.

- Who are you?

Who I am is not important.

What's important

is that I have meilu.

- Is this a joke?

Unfortunately for you,

it's not.

But if you do everything

as I say,

then she won't get hurt.

- You're kidding, right?

Stop asking questions.

I have meilu.

That should be

your only concern.

- How do I know

you're telling the truth

and you simply

haven't stolen her phone?

Give her the phone.

I'll send you something.

- Who is this guy?

- Oh, f***!

- God!

- We need to call the police.

- Can't be real, right?

- If you lay a hand on her...

Now that I have

your attention,

her future's in your hands,

so all four of you

go to the trash can

in front of you.

There's a black bag in it.

Take it out and open it.

- To the trash can.

- Why the trash can?

Hey, what's happening?

What did he say?

What's going on?

- I don't know.

- This is crazy.

- What is this?

- Fabien, do you know anyone

who wants to hurt you?

- No.

- Do you owe someone money?

- No.

- Come on, there's

got to be someone.

- I don't know what,

I don't know.

- Just calm down.

Let's figure this out.

What's in the bag?

- Yeah, what's in the bag?

What's this?

- Call the police.

I wouldn't do that

if I were you.

That call will bring

her immediate death.

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