Master" - a movie about traditional rules in Tianjin

The only movie I've seen with Liao Fan and Song Jia is "The Master", a movie about a Cantonese man who is trying to make a name for himself in the martial arts world of Tianjin and has all sorts of run-ins with the Tianjin martial arts community. The conflict between a foreigner who wants to make a name for himself in Tianjin and the old traditions of Tianjin society is crystallized through the rules of the old Tianjin guard. There are many dialogues involving the rules in the film, and I hope that from these dialogues we can have some understanding of the traditions and thinking of Tianjin.

The rules of the martial arts world

-Whether you win or lose in a kickboxing match, the martial arts school has to treat you.

In the competition, the people of Tianjin are not only competing for the winners and losers, but also for the face. The first time I saw this, I was in the middle of a fight, and I was in the middle of a fight, and I was in the middle of a fight. Let the old Tianjin people lost face, let than he lost the errand is also difficult, will remember hate you for life.

-To beat eight martial arts centers, you can get a foothold in Tianjin.

The people of Tianjin recognize people with real skills, at least on the surface. If you give face to your opponents, you will have face yourself.

-The apprentice has to be found locally.

In the old days, people from all walks of life had a strong sense of xenophobia and were afraid of outsiders stealing their jobs, and this was especially true of the martial arts industry in Tianjin. The technology can be foreign, but must be left to the Tianjin people.

The rules of transportation

- If you quit the foot soldiers, don't keep the foot soldiers' carts.

-The proprietor wants too much for the exit fee.

-The carts are worthless, that's the rule!

All trades and industries in Tianjin have a sense of maintaining the image of their industry, and whoever does something that damages the industry will be attacked by the group. This is also a reflection of the spirit of martial arts in Tianjin, the concept is also like martial arts.

Fighting rules

- In the street fights do not see the iron, which is the rule of Tianjin for many years.

Nowadays, if you fight on the street, don't say you're going to use an iron weapon, the police will be here in a moment. But this also reflects a side of the traditional martial arts culture in Tianjin, martial arts is not only revered, but also respect for martial arts. *** with the rules, *** with the compliance. Whoever breaks the rules will be fired. In the film, the disciple and the foot line boss moved the knife, the boss directly disowned the brother, the thing in the eyes of the old-fashioned Tianjin people is very important.

Tianjin women

- can't bear to see a man who doesn't take advantage of them enough.

This concept is still in the minds of modern Tianjin women, so if you want to find a Tianjin woman as a wife, the love of taking advantage of the problem is taboo.

- Once a month with me shopping, eat crabs.

-Living in the slums have to be like the poor, shopping without buying things, crabs.

-Tianjin nine rivers, crabs are cheaper than rice.

-The crabs are cheaper than rice.

-The crabs are cheaper than rice.

These lines of dialogue appear in the blind date scene between Liao Fan and Song Jia, which I found to be one of the more humorous moments in the entire show. As you can see from the beginning of the movie, Liao Fan's master is not short of money, and the pause after "shopping not to buy things" and "crabs" reflects the southern man's careful budgeting characteristics. The pause after "shopping without buying anything" and "crabs" shows that southern men are careful with their money. Traditional Tianjin women are as facetious as men, but still practical. A Tianjin woman is so meticulous that a man who wants to marry her can't hide a single word or action from her.

-Tianjin girls don't marry out.

This is practical. If you want to find a Tianjin woman as a wife, you have to have the intention of rooting in Tianjin. My brother-in-law, my friends are like that.

-Tianjin people are proud of local women. When you hear that you are being repudiated, you will be scolded for not being good enough to catch the goodness of Tianjin women.

Tianjin's women have high spirits, which is not to say that there is no one else, but rather that they are confident. The eldest daughter of the family was able to pick up the burden from a young age, the youngest daughter by her parents, the elders of the favor, all have confidence.

Tianjin culture is interesting, if you are interested, you can first go to see the "Master".