Why not do something great and leave a good name after my death, so that I shall be a proud man?

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9.46 seconds sound clip from the The Green Jade Statuette (1977) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:10:38.133 in the DVD version of the movie.

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- Also, I want you to protect me.

- Usually people hire me to destroy life, and now all you want to do is to save it.

- Alright then, but you have to do me a favor.

- What is it?

- I'll change my plan a little, apart from helping me get the jade statuette, you must also help me arrest the bandit.

- Why do you want to arrest the three bandits? Isn't this asking for trouble?

- Recently I've felt remorse. Being a killer is like being a star in the sky. It shines briefly, then goes forever.

- Why not do something great and leave a good name after my death, so that I shall be a proud man?

- What made you change your ways?

- Chow Liu Shiang. He was a truly great man.

- My life is in your hands, it's up to you now.

- I knew that you really weren't that bad.

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