Two Stage Sisters Page #2

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Chunhua, get on stage.

I gave my heart to the bright moon.

But who knew the bright moon...

was but a reflection in the gutter?

My tears are like the

waters of the Xiang River,

flowing without end.

Yan Laizhen! I curse your beauty!

Why are you cursing me?

What is real reason?

I'm cursing your seductiveness.

You are a descendant of my enemy.

You yourself can see I am handsome...

Where did you find these two money trees?

Please give them your patronage.

I'll give you a divorce

and send you home.

How offensive.

How offensive!

Hearing this talk angers me.

The world has such heartless men.

I, Yan Lanzen, have not mistreated you.

You should not divorce me.

I am loving,

the others are unrighteous.

A man does not harm a tiger,

a tiger harms a man.

What do you plan to do with me?

Because of them?

Be a little sensible.

You are really cruel.

Don't push me too far.

You've done well by me.

You are loving.

I am righteous.

I made you Queen of the Shaoxing Opera.

I owe you nothing now.

Congratulations! You sang beautifully.

"Xing Yuehong

Zhu Chunhua"

THREE YEARS LATER

This is the most coveted mirror

of them all.

It's a gift from the nephew

of the Shanghai mayor.

The audience will love this new play.

"The Inn of Widow Ma"

- It's a good play.

- Manager Tang.

- What is it?

I saw Miss Shang perform this play.

I don't like it much.

But the audience will love it.

It's the way to make you more popular.

You must give them what they want.

You must give them something new.

Don't you agree?

Tickets sell out when

there are favorable conditions.

This isn't my kind of play.

Miss Zhu is out of touch with current

trends. What do you think?

She's out of touch.

Sister Chunhua doesn't want to sing it,

so let's drop it.

Fine. Let's talk about it

another time.

Today is your first payday.

Count it. I might have overpaid you.

Congratulations! You've been paid.

Uncle Ah Xin, here's the money you lent us.

We've sung for three years without salary.

This is our first paycheck.

Your paycheck isn't big enough.

Take mine. You can pay me back later.

No. This is your first paycheck.

What happened with the money

you borrowed?

Haven't I paid the interest

in the last few days?

It's New Year's. Can't you pay the principal

together with the interest?

Chunhua, this is a old friend.

He'd like to invite you two

to sing at his home.

It's almost New Year's.

We had a tough year

and want to enjoy ourselves.

This is a small trifle. Some extra income.

You know I don't sing at parties.

Don't you know I'm Ah Bing from Shaoxing?

I never take no for an answer.

We perform twice a day.

In between we do radio broadcasts,

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