老子从来不相信这元龙里有鬼
“I never believed that Yuanlongli was haunted.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这么多年
“It has been so many years.”
老子 从来 不相信 这元龙里 有鬼
“I never believed that Yuanlongli was haunted.”
“YUXI CIGARETTE Someone must be behind all of this.”
“Don't give me that ghost nonsense; someone is deliberately screwing with us.”
In masculine, working-class, or criminal speech registers, referring to oneself as 'laozi' asserts dominant status and raw intimidation by symbolically claiming seniority like a father over others.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I never [do something]; I sure as hell don't
Using 'laozi' (your father/I) as a self-reference is arrogant or belligerent spoken Chinese; use only when portraying tough, confrontational characters.
play underhanded tricks; pull funny business
A highly common idiom meaning someone is secretly creating mischief or running a scam behind the scenes.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My judgment tells me that the Yuanlongli case isn't just a prank.”
“We may no longer need to visit Yuanlongli.”
“Sir, stop going to Yuanlongli. You're not to touch the Yuanlongli case again.”
“And stop going to Yuanlongli. Never again.”
“My judgment tells me that the Yuanlongli case isn't just a prank.”
“Don't forget who your boss is in Yuanlongli.”