Impossible?
Turn the impossible into possible!
That's circus!
Why do you reporters
always ask the same questions?
Sit!
Associate Producers
Bernard Yang Helen Li
Kim Do-soo Victor Choung
Enjoying yourself?
Co-Executive Producers Zhang Dajun Chris Jung
Fascinating right?
Ling Ling! Hit it!
Executive Producers Wang Zhonglei You Jeong-hun
The main attraction of China's Ronghua Circus
is the baseball-playing lowland gorilla Ling Ling
Directed by Kim Young-Hwa
He possesses the power of 20 men
and weighs over 300 kg
This massive gorilla
is trained to perform
by this 1 5-year old girl Weiwei
Mr.GO
Shall we take a look at their story?
Spin some more!
Ling Ling only shares bananas
with the ringmaster
Watch your left hand
Since she was born
the ringmaster has been with Ling Ling
and stupid Ling Ling thinks of her
as his own mother! So dimwitted
When the ringmaster comes near
she smells like a gorilla
Yes correct
The two of them are like family
so they eat and sleep together
They are not master and beast
but more like two siblings
For some reason
Weiwei started to teach Ling Ling human language
Not to mention
she taught him the hard language of Chinese
Incredible!
To be able to understand over 2 000 linguistic words
But this girl is the most incredible
Frederic Pearl Age 46
Primate Protection Association Ethologist
She's talking with the gorilla
They're communicating
Perfectly? Perfectly!
But why would she teach him to play baseball?
Baseball is not a popular sport in China
The old ringmaster was a baseball
fanatic
But he was not really into the sport of baseball
he was addicted to baseball gambling
He didn't even understand the game!
Crazy old fart!
Ironically though
Weiwei started liking baseball
because of that old fart's gambling debt!
Thanks to the baseball-playing gorilla
Ronghua Circus gained a lot of popularity
But their happiness didn't last very long
Ronghua Circus was soon hit with financial crisis
It all began because of
a new gorilla named Leiting
He said that since we have a gorilla that hits
we also needed a gorilla that pitches
He really was losing his mind!
Throw it!
Leiting is terrible!
He's angry all the time!
I hate him! I really hate him!
Leiting throw!
No no that is not right okay?
Mountain gorillas are not breedable
in a man-made zoo okay?
They're very different from lowland gorillas
They're anti-social
and they're aggressive
When they go wild you can't see it coming
And if that wasn't enough
another great crisis befell upon them
when the major May 1 2th earthquake struck
He got this scar
because of me
while rescuing me
Because of this earthquake
Weiwei lost her grandpa the old ringmaster
Crazy old fart
What to do with his debt now?
His stubbornness got himself killed
He left this burden for Weiwei to handle
Baseball is a game where you start at home and return home
Her grandfather left behind a huge debt
Ronghua Circus laid in ruins
In order to save the circus they toured around
until they settled in the Yanbian area of Jilin
Weiwei put all her energy
into saving the circus
She couldn't even afford
to mourn for her grandpa
And then Tianjin Finance abruptly came to settle the debt
Weiwei faced even more hardship
We're going to wait here for as long as it takes
Lin Xiaogang Age 40 Tianjin Finance CEO
Our position is simple
Just hand over Ling Ling
Ling Ling will fetch us 1 2 million yuan
Their debt is 6 million
They simply have no intention of paying back
Am I right?
But then out of nowhere
a new hope arrived!
It was none other than a surprise visit
by Korea's top sports agent Sung Choong-su!
Agent Sung's the best!
Hyun-jin Ryu Korea
Major League Baseball Pitcher
He's world-class!
But why did he go to China?
Just look at his wrist work!
Shin-soo Choo Korea
Major League Baseball Batter
That's crazy
Even without backswing
he could hit a 1 60 km/h pitch
He'll be a big star in the Major League
Is he really coming to Korea?
Agent Sung was filled with conviction
Turn that off
So is Ling Ling going to be able to go to Korea?
Our medical staff was brought in to conduct
musculoskeletal exam and after careful examination...
What the...
Stop!
But commissioner
In the KBO's official rule book
it doesn't state that a team must consist of 9 humans
Yoon Tae Jin Age 61
KBO Commissioner
Even if he's got the skills and knows the rules
this is beyond preposterous
Man is his own worst enemy
A trained animal is much safer
than an irrational man
Do you remember this photo?
Humanity's best friend
Let me hold it up to you
Take a look
45-year old gorilla Ling Ling
a 6 million yuan debt
45 orphans in the circus
the untamable Leiting
and mounting pressure by Tianjin Finance
How can 1 5-year old Weiwei
overcome these impossible obstacles?
It's not my debt! Grandpa's dead!
Stop bothering us!
I will never give up Ling Ling!
We'll go to Korea!
Hello! I love baseball!
Grandpa said Korea is the land of baseball
I'll make money and come back to pay the debt
I still want to be in the circus
We'll start a new circus!
Circus of the Sun!
I love baseball!
That scene in particular is heartbreaking
and so moving
Mr. Secretary
shall we collect the ballots?
We'll collect the ballots now gentlemen
We'll really get 50%
of the Jamsil stadium ticket revenue?
It's a done deal then
Is that even a question?
It's Doosan we're talking about
Enough chatter!
He's a man of his word
Aren't you GM Kim?
Indeed
Can we stop talking about money?
After such a moving story
you're still talking about money?
Couldn't we approach it from
a humane point of view?
You really are something
Still thinking like an athlete
For peace on earth
out of love and compassion
you've rescued a gorilla
Commissioner! Sir!
Why are you here?
I'm here as the Doosan Bears' scout
Please have some respect sir
My respect is not for scumbags like you!
You've sold off every decent player to the US
and as if that's not enough
You even sold off kids!
How are they all doing now?
Look at your Doosan GM
How well did he do after you sent him to Japan?
Agent?
You're a goddamn bounty hunter!
The result of the vote is 9:1
9 for and 1 against
As per Doosan's request for a gorilla player...
Commissioner
have I shipped them off to die?
They're in the Major League or in Japan
raking in millions!
Reporter Kim
The result is
9 for and 1 against
Go ahead with the article
The league has spoken
so within today
you must give the seal of approval
How dare you!
Mr. Commissioner!
Let go of me!
You bastard! How dare you!
Ronghua circus
Weiwei how are you?
Mr. Agent?
Yeah is Ling Ling practicing hard?
Practice?
Baseball practice
I told you to practice regularly
We'll start when we get the contract
Are you threatening me?
So where's our contract and deposit?
You'll get it! One as thick as my arm!
Anyway don't miss the flight tomorrow!
Got it?
Emergency assembly! Halt the practice!
Get to your hiding spot!
Over here Ling Ling!
Here quick!
Come here and get down!
Zhao Weiwei!
Boss!
You bite me?
Boss!
I'll pay you back I promise
Why pay? Don't bother
Make a lot of money and keep it
It's so hard to pay off a debt
We just want that gorilla
Ling Ling the baseball player
Give me the key
little miss
You got a knack for making things worst
You're testing my patience...
Ronghua Circus never bows to the forces of evil!
Forces of evil?
Leiting!
Stop it!
Stop!
Enough Leiting!
Stop!
That's enough Leiting!
Boss look!
Leiting be quiet! Stop it!
This is why you're in chains!
Just stop and shut up!
Your name is Sunny not Sonny
You can't even write your own name
I don't like that
Stupid Sunny
If you don't study
then when I make it big in Korea
I won't come back
I'll study hard ringmaster
And what happens if the loan sharks come back?
Ronghua Circus never bows to the forces of evil!
Let's go!
Ringmaster!
Don't come back empty-handed!
You have to make lots of money!
We have to start Circus of the Sun!
Ringmaster!
Weiwei here!
Weiwei! Over here!
Here!
Behave yourself
Over here!
You look worried coach
Welcome!
He remembers me see?
He's happy to see me
That's how he greets
I didn't think he'd remember me
Welcome!
Behave Ling Ling!
Yeah I remember you too!
Good to see you!
This is ESPN's Lee Jung-min
Yes?
Ms. Zhao where did you learn Korean?
When our circus got to Yanbian
the people there can speak it
How do you communicate with the gorilla?
Ling Ling
Ha Byung-chun from Yonhap News
A question for Doosan GM
Why did you decide to recruit a gorilla into your team?
Do you still think
we rule this world?
Just because we can talk...
When we shipped Shin-soo Choo off to the Major League
you also brought an x-ray
saying something about his ligament
He has hit 30 home runs in the States
and got a third kid on the way
Read the papers?
What about your Doosan GM?
He retired early from his injury
because you didn't listen
This is a similar situation
His knee is in bad shape
This is the spirit of Doosan
This time I have to report this
Report what?
That your body swept up from the Han River?
or that your entire family died in a house fire?
Is that what you want?
You better not talk to anybody or else
Who else knows?
The orthopedics manager
Tell him to give me a call
and take your family out to a nice dinner
I have a question for Weiwei
Why do you like baseball?
Because baseball
is a game where you start at home
and return home
That's why I like it
Start at home and return home
She's got an interesting philosophy on the game
He has to stay in there
Nowhere else
I won't repeat myself
How come you're so rich Mister?
Just you wait
You'll be rich soon too
Then why do people call you the bounty hunter?
Curious?
Aren't you a baseball fan?
Chang-yong Sun-woo Shin-soo Tae-gyun...
Know them right?
I got them signed to American and Japanese clubs
I'm a super agent in Asia
But they say that I sold them off
so they call me the bounty hunter
I don't care about Korean baseball
So boring
You better love it quick
Make extra effort to love it
You hear me?
He's making his bed
That's why I said it's better that he stays inside
That's a Japanese hinoki
from a Fukuoka seedling
So?
It's incredibly rare
Worth $60 000
$60 000?
Including the importing fees
Let him stay inside with me
He'll behave better
He better stay away from my orchids
Go ahead Ling Ling
Go on
Stop! Stop right there!
Stop!
That's enough
If he wanders off to other areas
That's a real rifle
You get what I mean? No mercy
No hesitation
End of your life got it?
Mister
I need $800 000 by National Day
so I can pay off the debt
Already haggling me about money
You need a lesson
Follow me outside
When will I see the contract and deposit?
Soon!
You need $1 million right?
It's not my debt
Fine
Add a zero at the end and what do you get?
$1 0 million!
55.1 3 million yuan!
One more zero!
$1 00 million!
551 .3 million yuan!
You're smarter than you look
That's our target all right
What you just said... $1 00 million!
We only need $1 million
Then we can open Circus of the Sun!
Circus?
Of the Sun?
All that hard work for so little
You think there's a pot of gold in the end?
Only illness awaits you
I got diabetes!
Enough about that
What should we do now?
Stupid
Doosan Bears Welcomes Mr.Go
No
That is not where our home is
It is over there
Really far away
I'll continue so listen carefully
We're going to USA
So why come to Korea first?
To verify his skills
Korea is just a starting point
It's a test bed for our dreams!
Just the first touchstone
What? Scared?
We got to go for it first
If there is a door we open it
If there's someone inside just say hello
We'll do what we do best
Our training here will be the same
Sounds good? Can you do it?
I'm just giving you a massage
He mimicks you if he likes you
Anyway
Tomorrow's the first game
Let's fire this team up!
Let's show them what we got!
Zhao Weiwei!
Where could she be?
Ronghua Circus never bows to...
I still don't feel safe with him around
Tranquilize him?
Yes!
Do it!
What should we do?
Get him!
Do it!
Keep doing it!
Faster!
Welcome back everyone! Today marks
Mr. Go's controversial and historic debut
Doosan Bears has fallen on hard times lately
NC must be utterly stumped
to be the gorilla's first opponent
NC coach looks flabbergasted
He's belittling Doosan!
Wouldn't you feel the same?
Rather than going to the plate
Mr. Go is following Weiwei
That's understandable
He's not used to the stadium
Move aside
Don't worry coach
just watch
Let's see if he'll start a new chapter
in KBO history
I'd say the latter
because it'll be a treat for the fans to enjoy
Over there!
Mr. Go is still with her
Weiwei looks frustrated
She's embarrassed as his master
He's probably dazed and confused
He can't tell a zoo from a stadium
Not sure what to do
Go over there!
Weiwei made some weird sounds
She's telling him to take his place
You see that often in National Geographic
I watched it last night because I couldn't sleep
Is that so?
He's heading for the home plate now
And the crowd is brimming with curiosity
He just sat down on the ground?
Why?
Just watch
He's saying "I am angry and I don't want to talk to you!"
That's what he means
Ling Ling! Get up!
Ling Ling!
Do you think the game can continue like this?
It's up to the umpire
The umpire makes the calls
The pitcher can play as usual
It's a man's game so the animal has to adapt
1 st pitch to Mr. Go!
A huge hit to the right field!
And it's still going!
It's a foul to the right field
Foul! It's a foul!
See? See?
He smashed Moon's 1 28 km/h curve pitch!
How is this possible?
He was sitting down!
He's got the power I'll give him that
Moon should spit out his gum and concentrate!
He spits it out!
Ling Ling!
He must concentrate!
Mr. Go is still sitting down
Moon's 2nd pitch
Another huge hit by Mr. Go!
Left side of the field this time!
Foul!
He hits another monstrous foul while sitting down
That simply won't do!
Moon shouldn't pitch breaking ball
What did I tell you? He's best at the fastball
Breaking ball is not good enough!
The gorilla's toying with KBO!
Show the ape what we got!
Ling Ling! Do it right!
Look at that
Mr. Go gets up on his feet!
Has he finally adjusted to his surrounding?
Just throw a fastball!
The ape can't hit his powerful fastball
NC's ace Moon looks rather nervous
There's no reason to be
I'm telling you fastball will set him straight
Keep it low!
Two strikes and no balls
Here comes the 3rd pitch!
Home run!
Down the center field
and punctures the Jumbotron!
How is this possible?
He smashed Moon's 1 58 km/h pitch!
Run!
An unprecedented event unfolded before our eyes!
All bases loaded
Mr. Go inevitably steps up to the plate!
He was given permission to play without helmet
See that pumping chest motion?
He's confident!
What will he show us today?
The crowd is reacting thunderously!
The pitcher winds up
and 1 st pitch!
Ling Ling! Hit it!
Mr. Go! It's flying high!
A massive hit! I can't see the ball!
Ling Ling! Hit it!
It's high! Home run!
It was a perfectly controlled pitch!
He'll hit it out of the park!
It's huge! Incredible home run over the fence!
This is Lotte's and Doosan's 8th game of the season!
1 st pitch!
It's high! This one's a goner too!
It's going and going!
It hits the fence!
Ling Ling run!
He has to run!
The outfielder slips and falls!
Mr. Go is running!
It's a close game! To the 3rd base!
He hurls the baseman!
Mr. Go's heading for the home plate!
Mr. Go charges!
The catcher jumps out of the way!
No choice! He's got to live to play another game
We're here at Jamsil Stadium
This is Doosan's and NC's 1 1 th game
NC leads Bases loaded
A chance for Mr. Go's grand slam
What's this?
NC deliberately pitches behind him
This isn't baseball but tricks
They'll avoid facing him all together?
They'll give away a run but not 4
There's nothing Mr. Go can do
Kim directs the ball away from the plate
He nods with satisfaction
Mr. Go looks unhappy
Face him!
He rolled the ball!
What the heck? What's he thinking?
This isn't baseball!
Fans will ridicule this moment
He hits!
Mr. Go swung the bat like a golf club!
The pitcher threw it towards Mr. Go's face!
That was a warning shot by Mr. Go!
He'll play by any rules! You can't fool him
And Kim's 4th pitch!
He jumps! A backflip!
Simply incredible! He'll hit everything!
Throw however you want!
His backflip home run is his 1 9th of the season!
Home run! A massive hit!
Victory! Another win for Doosan!
Mr. Go's 22nd home run!
Doosan climbs the standing from dead last
to a playoff contender!
Mr. Go is for real!
This marks NC's 5th embarrassing loss against Doosan!
NC must feel so helpless
What can they do?
What is it?
Why are you calling so early?
This better be good!
Listen carefully
The Chunichi Dragons sent
an acquisition proposal to our office
Could you repeat that please?
Another good news!
The Yomiuri Giants also sent theirs at the same time!
One more time!
As if they planned it together
They sent their official proposals
at the same time!
Two top Japanese clubs are foaming at the mouth!
And the tone of both proposals are
incredibly polite and formal
It's not like the other times!
I couldn't believe my eyes!
Reject it
What?
Don't play deaf
Reject both of their offers!
If they're serious
tell them to come themselves
Don't let them mess with us
If they send over
good-for-nothing scouts to haggle over salary
and waste our time like before
they have another thing coming
If they're serious
tell them to call me
but unless their GMs themselves call
I probably won't answer
It's for you
Before Doosan GM and the Commissioner
and press get the official word
don't bring this up
To clarify
Don't even respond to the offers
Just shred the docs
What if we get caught?
If they ask about them later
just say you never received them
or they got lost in the files okay?
So why is his wrist angle different?
Don't you dare
If he turns his wrists improperly he'll foul
So Mr. Go twists his wrist inward
to hit his home runs
Simply incredible
The more I know about Mr. Go the more I'm awed
I'm now a big fan too
Let's get going!
There's a ceremonial first pitch today
Go on ahead and I'll go later
The club owner's coming to see him play today
Come on Ling Ling!
Bottom of the 5th 1 out Runners on 1 st and 2nd
Kim Do-su is at bat
He has to play smart and not gamble
They're down by 2 and he needs to get on base
He must bunt
And he does
He bunts between the pitcher and the 1 st baseman
Safe! He's safe!
The bases are loaded now!
Isn't this the right moment to bring out Mr. Go?
What a great game today
The Doosan owner is in attendance for this precise reason
We see him there on the screen
The chairman of Doosan Group
He's a fierce man!
A renowned figure in the financial industry
Tied up good?
Very firmly
This isn't my fault because you're responsible for this
Boss more tranquilizer?
That's enough!
Let me talk!
This isn't my fault because you're responsible for this
Tie him up!
Tranquilize him some more!
Tranquilize him!
Tie him up!
Tie him!
Keep shooting! Don't stop!
Thank you for your patience sir
With the bases loaded
Mr. Go is coming out now
Why is this so tight? That rascal
Forcing me into a uniform after 20 years
I don't see Weiwei today
It's just Mr. Go
Isn't that Ling Ling's agent?
Yes he's an old man now
but he was a ball player briefly
We played in the minors together too
He's capable of coaching despite his age
Ling Ling!
Sung is filling Weiwei's coaching spot!
Let's see how he'll direct Ling Ling
Swing!
Mr. Go didn't react to the pitch at all
He must be confused
If you watch Nat Geo
his actions and behavior suggest confusion
Why isn't he playing?
He will soon
Perhaps Mr. Go didn't understand the signal
Ling Ling!
Sung's signal felt off
It needs to be bigger
The whip wraps around his neck!
The 1 st base coach is choking!
Hit it!
Once again Mr. Go does not react!
What's going on?
Sung's not doing it right!
That's it! Swing it hard!
Swing!
What's he doing?
He hits his own face this time
Swing!
I said swing!
Yoon winds up! Here's the pitch!
It's long!
It's going!
Ling Ling! Run!
Out of the way!
That's not the ball!
Watch out! That is the bat!
The bat strikes a spectator
I hope he's not badly injured
A direct hit
right onto his forehead
This is unprecedented
He's being carried out of the stadium
This marks Mr. Go's first ever strikeout
Come back Ling Ling
One might say Weiwei is sorely missed
It didn't look like Mr. Go did that intentionally
What is Mr. Go doing?
He wants to run
Without Weiwei he wants to get away
I hope there won't be another incident
Mr. Go please come back
The reason for showing you everything
without editing
is to show you how much pain we've suffered
Tianjin Finance's motto is courtesy and trust
and we gave you a loan courteously and with trust
so even if you have problems with me
pay us back courteously
Stop it!
You're despicable
Why is this happening to me? Money?
You borrowed it and you refuse to pay it back
You're the one who fled to Korea
But people will think that I'm the bad guy
What did I do?
I didn't do anything wrong
Why is this happening to me?
My tooth
It'll be hard to go on
Game over! It's over!
The umpires have decided to cancel the game
Surprised?
Isn't this what we expected?
What did I tell you? That's an animal
A beast!
This is too much even for us
Should we wait?
For what? Call 1 1 9 now!
Okay
I'll give you a month
No make that 3 months
3 months to make your money with the gorilla
If you don't...
This is not right
but I have no choice
No choice
I have nothing I can sell
Stand up
Except these kids
Mister are you gonna kill me?
I'm begging you Weiwei
Are you gonna kill me?
No I'm going to sell you
Current altitude at 2 500 ft approaching Jamsil stadium
Dispatched to suppress emergency situation
Out of my way!
Why is he just peeling the bananas?
Get ready
Yes sir
Don't do it!
Don't shoot!
Permission to shoot granted
Don't shoot!
Fire! Capturing target
No!
Sports Management Standard Contract
Incompetent idiots!
Are you shooting King Kong?
Just shoot!
Please stop this
Send the helicopter back
Fire! Suppressing target
Climb! Climb!
Get up there!
Helicopter scram!
Send it away!
Send the helicopter away! It's my gorilla!
Send the chopper away
and assemble the GMs for a meeting
8426 confirm evac from current location
Returning to base
This is insane Dammit!
During the Doosan vs. NC game today at Jamsil stadium
Doosan Bears' Mr. Go Causes Chaos During Game
Mr. Go threw his bat into the crowd
and caused an accident
So why let a gorilla play then?
Don't you think?
It's embarrassing
Total circus
KBO Decision "Mr. Go Restricted To Home Games"
Doosan claims it was an accident
while KBO voiced fear for the fans' safety
and an emergency meeting
was assembled with all 9 general managers
to decide the fate of Mr. Go
and restricting his remaining season to home games only
Get down! Please!
Enough! Get down!
Yes he'll come on the show
Swap the order
It tapes only once a week
Idols are dime a dozen these days
You'll get a rating
as high as your blood pressure!
That's all!
Where the hell were you?
Sir this contract
something's wrong
Go away!
Who told you to act out?
Lie down!
Sir
My signature
is not on this contract
And where's the $300 000 shown here?
You read Korean well
but only the parts you want to read
It's written there
30% of $300 000 goes to the agent
I don't have to tell you how I spend my money
Stand up!
But he eats $1 0 000 worth of food
a month understand?
The rest of the money is yours
when he completes the remaining games
If he completes the season!
But that's a pipe dream now
Liar!
Liar! Where's my $300 000!
Tell me! Where is it!
No one got hurt!
It was an accident!
It wasn't what we wanted
but it was his own doing
I hope KBO stabilizes once again
to what it was before
Mr. Go is amazing
Quite lovable too
But he's still an animal
Is this decision agreed by the committee?
This is for the fans' safety
it's the least penalizing outcome
Let me through
Don't follow me!
This is all your fault! Go away!
In the light of Mr. Go's rampage today
KBO will not retract its decision
despite Doosan's appeal
and is considering the possibility
of a damage claim suit
KBO will also request Mr. Go's evaluation
in order to prevent
a future relapse of the incident
that took place today
It's all right
Bring it
Bring everything
Let's have a feast
I'm so drunk
Cheers
You sure know how to drink
Our Ling Ling is devouring a $3 000
Fox Brush Orchid
Cheers
They call me the bounty hunter
who hunts men
Because I sold them all
to USA and Japan
But you're the first one I took in
For me?
No not this
This is a $8 000 wild plant from Hanra Mountain
Don't eat it!
You're looking after me?
That's why I like you
Humans complain
no matter how well you treat them
Never grateful for anything
Dammit
$1 million right?
I have a plan
Commercials! Mass appeal!
To prove you're a safe animal!
It's all within my grasp okay?
So don't worry
and drink!
I told you!
Not this one
No more munchies
You pig
You'll damage your liver
I noticed you have fatty liver
in the med exam report
This is good for the liver
Open wide
That's it open wide
How is it?
The next news is about
Korean baseball's gorilla incident in Doosan stadium yesterday afternoon
KBO called an emergency meeting,
and restricted Mr. Go to home games
Having forfeited the game and their power hitter penalized,
Doosan will not pay the full incentive
that was agreed upon in the contract.
"Many fans are baffled by the unexecpted incident,
and questions the safety of the animal.
From China's national hero to a dangerous animal...
Come quick!
He went into Leiting's cage!
Hurry!
I know exactly what you want
It was painful to keep it in wasn't it?
From now on
you're free
Sir
Sir!
Is this appropriate?
Yeah just do what I tell you
From today
he'll be known as a safe...
Ling Ling!
That's it! That does it!
You're my new rug on my floor!
How dare you ruin my tree!
Why did you let him drink?
Serves you right
Idiot
Welcome back to 'Lemon Tree'
Our next guest is
a real special... someone?
Pardon me
He really is a VIP
You might be afraid of him
You're not?
No!
Let's welcome Doosan Bears' Mr. Go
and Weiwei! A big round of applause!
He's wearing a Hanbok
Show them
You see! He's tame!
Of course!
He'll do commercials! Yes! Everything!
It's simple
Just run like this you see?
He can't
Like this
Like this?
Yeah that's it
Ms. Zhao
How much does Mr. Go weigh?
He weighs 300 kg
300kg? He looks so fit!
Our treadmill will hold
even Mr. Go's massive frame and weight...
Mr. Go is not running
he's going after his dreams...
Ling Ling get up!
The next news is about Ling Ling's baseball sensation in China
He won a game for Doosan again
The team entered the postseason game without a hitch
Since his arrival in July
This outsider has hit
37 home runs in total
Ready! Throw!
Leiting! Show me what you got!
Very good! Very good!
Let's stick it up to the world that shunned us!
Ling Ling boosted Doosan Bears's confidence
He becames the kingpin
and is believed to win the postseason game for the team
whole world is watching today
Sung Choong-su!
Big news!
Take a look at these
What are these?
I told you to shred them
We can't have any evidence lying around
They sent these again
Chunichi and Yomiuri owners will come at the same time
I did what you told me to do
We hooked them good
Division Finals Game 1 Doosan Home Games
This is the first postseason game!
Bottom of the 8th Tied at 3 1 out Bases full
and pinch hitter Mr. Go is coming out!
NC can't wriggle their way out of this one
Can they afford to give up 4 runs?
It's NC's fault
They allowed 3 hits and now all the bases are loaded
4 runs in the 8th will seal the game!
NC's Moon
He's holding the ball
They're using the 1 2-second rule
It's an ingenious plan
When the umpire calls play
the pitcher has 1 2 seconds to throw or it's a ball
He'll allow a walk
and give Doosan a free run
The umpire calls the 1 st ball
Rather than give up 4 runs they'll eat a run
Yes they're confident
they can catch up by the 9th
4 runs now will end the game right here
Done deal
Doosan fans are tossing bananas and telling him to lie down
Ling Ling lie down!
Weiwei signals Mr. Go to lie down on the ground
What a dull play
Mr. Go must be bored just waiting
What did the commissioner say?
He's happy
He wants 30% of the deal
for the league development fund
He'll even adjust trade rules
Of course he will
getting rid of an eye sore
and pocket some of that money too
Does the GM know?
Did you mention anything?
You said not to
I told him nothing
We're all finished if this leaks before the deal
The league and me too
Owner of Chunichi Dragons Ito Hiroshi
has arrived in Korea
The purpose of his visit is still unknown
It's very rare for the Japanese club owner to fly in
some critics are saying he's here to acquire Mr. Go
Mr. Hiroshi refused to comment on his visit at the airport
Adding more mystery
Mr. Go's walk brings home a runner
and Doosan takes the lead
Mr. Hiroshi one moment please!
Game 2 of Division Finals
Bottom of the 9th Doosan at bat
Game 2 Doosan Home Game
Doosan runners on 1 st and 2nd
Can they fill up the bases?
NC must strike them out
or else they will face Mr. Go on full bases
Here's the 5th pitch
Ahn swings and it flies just above the pitcher's head!
The shortstop slide catches and throws it to 1 st!
Safe! He makes it!
Bottom of the 9th with bases loaded
and 2 outs for Doosan!
The stage is ripe for Mr. Go isn't it?
It sure is
Hear that music?
A grave situation for the NC players
and their fans too!
2 million yen transfer fee
and 1 million annual salary
That's our offer
That translates to a $30 million transfer fee
and $1 5 million annual salary
It's the highest offer in Chunichi club's history
Choong-su?
Pardon me
Excuse me
Allow me please
Volume up
Kim must work up the courage and see it through
Game-ending grand slam!
Doosan takes the game with a climatic hit!
Can you put a price on this?
Let's see that in slow motion
That's a perfect hit! Utterly perfect!
With tremendous power Mr. Go hits a grand slam
and wins Game 2 for Doosan!
Even my circus?
Yes
And the debt too?
It's $1 00 million!
Awesome! I have to let Sunny and the others know!
You're the best Mr. Sung!
So when do we sign?
We don't
I got a debt to pay
and open Circus of the Sun with it
You little brat
Got to start a bidding war with Yomiuri
They're rivals
We need to turn up the heat
Why do we have to do that?
So he'll be worth more!
You daft girl!
They'll outbid each other
You don't get many chances in life
It's easy to miss them
completely
You train him to do weird stuff
Next up on our program
It's the talk of the town
Doosan won 2 straight
Division Finals games against NC
Let's see the highlights
Mr. Go's extra run during game 1
and his grand slam at today's game
led to Doosan's victories
NC GM Jang Woo-won openly expressed
his frustration during the game
A scuffle between NC's pitcher Kim Hyun-sung
and catcher Kim Jae-wook at the end of the game
became a much talked about topic
Perhaps the grand slam was too much to swallow
Their teammates stepped in
but even they couldn't hold them back
The coach and his staff could only watch
Sir
You asked me how deep my love is
Are you all right?
Did you order take-out?
No we didn't
It's gotten much worse
His cruciate ligament is about to sever
But what's the treatment?
I don't care about diagnosis
What's the treatment?
Knee surgery right away
What?
Then at least 6 weeks in a cast
6 weeks?
Ever been bitten by a gorilla?
Weiwei order him!
Attack
Please don't!
Stop
When do you need him?
Game 3 tomorrow
Tomorrow you got that?
Just bite me
Don't move
Are you nuts?
Let's observe for a few days
with morphine and a leg brace
You already won 2 games
even if you lose the 3rd and 4th
you still got the 5th
Let's give him time to heal okay?
He's here
With the arrival of two Japanese club owners
not divulging their purpose of visit
baseball fans are rampant with speculation
Due to construction at NC's stadium all games will be played at Jamsil
Game 3 NC Home Game
Game 3 of the Division Finals!
Top of the 9th 1 out Bases loaded for Doosan
It bounces off the pitcher's foot!
2nd base to 1 st! He's out!
Kim is out at 1 st with this double play
The game comes to an end
Doosan just didn't have it today
Their fans won't take it lightly
Mr. Go should've came out to finish the game
Mr. Go was absent for unknown reasons
Doosan fans are protesting
Sung... pick up
Come on
Here? Is he here?
Doosan GM's going crazy looking for you
Are you nuts? You can't just remove a player off the roster
Let's chat later
I understand fully
Let's go inside
It's a done deal
He agreed to double
Chunichi's bid
Both transfer fee and salary
He wants to sign it tomorrow
Thank you so much
We'd like to conduct a medical exam
Medical... exam?
This is our team doctor Tetsuo
Allow him to conduct the exam
and send me the results before I leave
Doctor? I see
I expect you won't negotiate any further with Chunichi
I never even got to treat my mother's arthritis
but here I am stuck in a vet hospital storage
fixing a gorilla's knee
Not even a normal pet either
I didn't spend 1 0 years in med school for this
Please get up!
He wants to play
Don't move! Ling Ling!
I've had it!
He's not really hurt
He's just mad at me
Will you snap out of it if he loses the leg?
Who's losing the leg?
Who?
Ling Ling!
Everyone out!
I can't concentrate on this simple procedure!
It won't happen!
He won't lose his leg!
He's not losing his leg!
Weiwei! Where are you going?
That little brat
Shut up!
Chunichi Dragons and Yomiuri Giants
The biggest rivals in Japanese baseball
Both club owners arrived at the same time
but their reason for visit is still a mystery
You got nowhere else to go
Just look at your glum face
Get up
It's not polite to kick a person
I said get up! Don't make me angry!
You're a liar!
You hid Ling Ling's injury!
Got a weapon?
You're not the only one! I got one...
Where's my gun?
I'm a liar?
You can supposedly talk to him
How did you not know
he was in pain?
Be honest now
You're the liar aren't you?
I think
you know him the least!
Always that whu-whu-whu nonsense!
I know my Ling Ling!
I fed him and raised him! I'm his master!
Of course I understand him!
I know everything he's saying!
This is Leiting from China
NC has acquired a pitching gorilla
known as Zeros
Let's take a look at his arrival
NC Dinos Signs Chinese Gorilla Zeros
Why can't NC acquire a gorilla too?
Will you put him in the game today?
Is it so weird to see a team's pitcher
doing what he does best?
Will Zeros really play in today's game?
It's very likely that he will
Not Leiting... he's too dangerous
Game 4 NC Home Game
Game 4 of the Division Finals
Top of 9th 2 outs Runners on 1 st and 2nd
After losing the 3rd game
Doosan is facing another loss
Kim is gesturing for a bunt
Fake bunt to a full swing! It's a hit!
Is this one final whimper for Doosan?
Mr. Go won't come out today either?
He has to! It's game 4
There's no reason to keep him out is there?
Is Yomiuri being rather particular?
We'll cut yesterday's figure by half
We'll meet all of your terms
He is worthy of our agreement
How about medical test in Japan next spring?
Since elementary school
I've cut my hair from the same barber
For over 30 years now
Amazing
It means that I'm a man of trust
I grant you my trust
Thank you very much!
Why are you still standing? Get the contract!
Bring it!
Hurry!
Get it!
No one has ever seen any pitching like this before
Here's the replay in slow motion
This is a first for me too
Where else can you see that?
Where would you like to sign?
Whose gorilla is that?
What kind of player is Zeros?
His real name is Leiting meaning 'thunder'
He's a mountain gorilla unlike Mr. Go who everybody is familiar with
He's known to be an aggressive kind
It's a strike! Another strike!
Brutal!
His pitch is practically an assault!
An incredible relief pitcher has raised NC up from the dead
Now Doosan's series win is not so surefire anymore
What a perfect timing
Where did you hide my gorilla?
I brought you back from the dead to become GM
and now you want to slap me around?
How dare you?
You want to die too right?
Get out of my car!
Tomorrow's the final game!
For your sake
and that girl too
I hope it isn't your final day as well
Drive
We've arrived at NC's and Doosan's
Game 5 Jamsil Stadium
Division Finals Game 5
We're about to begin at Jamsil Stadium
Today's game will determine everything
Mr. Go's appearance will be
the decisive factor
And as you saw yesterday
Zeros will also contribute heavily
to today's outcome
Weiwei hurry up!
Get ready!
How did you train the gorilla?
With love and concern!
Humans lack these qualities
that's why they make irrational decisions
You think he's angry? No
He's just hot because he grew up in the mountains
He's not used to the lowland
so he gets hot easily
He grunts a lot to cool himself
He's not angry
Weiwei!
We got to go!
Weiwei!
Weiwei! Listen carefully
This is a painkiller
It's morphine-based so give him 20cc when in pain
Can't tell if that's enough for that thing
Anyway only as a last resort
If you give him too much it'll tranquilize him
Got that?
Got it! Only as a last resort
But if he doesn't get up
like you said he would
If he doesn't walk
then you won't too
Kiss your legs goodbye you hear me?
You hear me?
Take this
My baby!
Isn't he something?
He understood that gorilla perfectly
Love and concern according to his agent
Top of the 5th with 1 out and tied at 3
A scoring opportunity for NC
They must bring home the runner on 2nd
That's Chunichi's Ito
with Zeros' agent together
As we speculated they're negotiating for Zeros
So that means
Ito's purpose of visit is to acquire Zeros
We got to stop them! Are you asleep?
Sleeping again!
Powerful gorilla my ass!
More like a senior citizen
You should be in your prime
But then again you're 70 in human age
People at that age
eat out of a straw and use diapers
But why now?
Just once more at bat Ling Ling!
I don't need a home run! Just stand there!
Keep your leg up and lie down
Lie down and stay still
I'll be back after I stop the signing
Mr. Sung
Yeah?
Ling Ling's asleep
It's the painkiller so wake him up
Wake him up!
Sir
What now?
When I
speak to Ling Ling
I don't understand him
just like you said
I only grunt at him
because people liked it when I did that
so I kept doing it
I... don't understand him at all
You were right about everything
You figured it all out
It's okay
Because he understands you
He really does
Bottom of the 7th Runner on 2nd No outs
Doosan can come back from this!
He hits! To the right field!
Runner on 2nd runs past 3rd base!
The right fielder picks it up!
There's no time!
The right fielder throws home!
Head-to-head at home!
He's tagged out!
Now to the 2nd base! Another out!
Instant double play!
Nothing's going right for Doosan
They blew a silver lining!
This is bleak
Tension led to a ludicrous play
The players know that too
They need a big hit
Doosan's on their last leg
They need Mr. Go now more than ever
I don't understand at all
This is the time for Mr. Go
Mr. Ito! Mr. Ito!
Mr. Ito!
He hasn't signed Zeros yet
Mr. Ito!
Mr...
This is like a summit
between three countries
Why bother calling me at all?
I told you
it's all over once Zeros is signed
Didn't I tell you to stay alert
and watch them closely?
Move aside
What?
Move!
Choong-su hold on!
Mr. Ito!
Mr. Ito! Mr. Ito!
Mr. Go is going to play!
You mustn't sign right now
Please wait a little longer
Just listen to our new terms
Mr. Ito!
Zeros is a vicious gorilla!
Mr. Ito!
Please open this door
I'm done with you
Ito!
You stupid fool! You stupid!
That's a 30-year old hair style?
You look like an idiot!
We call that bucket style!
You hear me?
Ito is a pervert!
Ito you stupid!
What?
You scum!
Sung Choong-su!
How dare he use the word 'pervert'?
No more games until next season for the loser
They must not hold back
Swinging at 1 st pitch!
To the outfield!
Diving catch! He caught the ball!
Fierce competitiveness from both teams!
Very good! It's the war of nerves!
The game's heating up!
Mr. Secretary
Why did he call for us?
Choong-su this is our last chance
We got to sell them all
Mr. Secretary will take care of any legal issues
that come up
Huh? What kind?
As NC's offense continues
Zeros warms up in the bullpen
He's got a very aggressive temper
Her grandfather said
a child is a blessing
Exclusive "Humanity's Best Friend"
Rerun : Winner of the 32nd Asian Documentary Festival
No one knows who Weiwei's parents are
and no one knows where Ling Ling came from
Having traveled halfway around the world
gorilla Ling Ling and baby Weiwei
became a family
just like how all the children of Ronghua became family
Runner on 3rd comes in! Safe!
Kim Taek-gyun throws home!
To the catcher!
Too fast! He avoids being tagged!
Safe! It's safe!
Zeros is still warming up in the bullpen standing by
If I made you upset
by requesting a medical exam
I apologize profusely
Losing to Chunichi
is an unbearable insult
Please defeat Zeros
in this final game
If you can make that happen
I'll accept all your terms
This is a blank check
Write whatever amount
you deem worthy
Come in
Take the check
Kim Do-su's clean hit to the left field!
A miracle in the bottom of the 9th
with no outs and bases loaded for Doosan
There's still hope for Doosan!
They got no outs yet
But here comes Zeros!
Letting his presence known!
NC's special relief pitcher is approaching the mound!
You hid this from us?
This is low even for you
He wasn't this serious before
Why did you make that call?
Who gave you the right
to hide this from me?
Answer me!
Drag him out
and put him in the game
Before you get sued
On crutches?
GM Kim! Calm down!
Like a mirage that evaporated an oasis
the earthquake swallowed the circus
along with the ringmaster and Weiwei
Time passes
Exhausted circus children and rescue team
I'll take full responsibility
How? From behind bars?
Call the cops
This is fraud you hear me?!
But gorilla Ling Ling was different
He looked everywhere for his master Weiwei
and he discovers the barely breathing Weiwei
Sung Choong-su!
Do you see that?
Put that animal in the game
before the cops get here
Do you understand?
Like a father protecting his child
Weiwei is pulled out of the rubble miraculously
Abandoned by the rescue team and their equipment
Weiwei escapes death with the help of an animal
Get up Ling Ling!
Ling Ling! Ling Ling!
Get up right now!
Get up please!
You've never disappointed me before!
Can you hear me?
Get up Ling Ling!
Ling Ling
Get up!
Ling Ling!
You can do it!
Get up!
Wait!
Save it for the police
Ling Ling get up!
The score is 6:3 with NC leading by 3
Look how incredibly powerful his arm is
Zeros is having fun on the ground
He could care less about his teammates
Change of plan Weiwei
Take Ling Ling and go back to China
Remember that doctor?
He'll help you leave the country
I'll get him to arrange your trip back
You need $1 million right?
Here is $1 million
Pay back your debt with this
and wait for me there
I don't want to
Remember what you said to me?
Why do you like baseball?
Home to home
Baseball is a game where you start at home and return home
Now you two can return home
What about you?
Me?
I'll make a short detour to jail
One year should do
I'll take care of everything
and come visit you in China
Until then run your circus
Circus of the Sun
run it and wait for me
Those people will try to hurt you!
Don't cry for me
What do people call me?
Bounty hunter!
That's right
A human bounty hunter
Ever seen a bounty hunter get hunted?
Yeah
Look! Will there be a substitution?
Coach Kim is on the field
Mr. Go! Mr. Go!
Mr. Go is coming out!
He's coming! Here he is!
Everyone! You're witnessing
Gorilla on the mound and another at bat
This is history in the making for Korean baseball!
NC Dinos' coach Park!
He's signaling
the fielders to move back
Ling Ling get ready!
Very good Leiting! Great job!
My baby!
His injury must be serious and it's heartbreaking
It's okay! Just get back up!
Yes! Just like that!
His backswing has to be a half tempo faster
and full swing too!
Swinging is impossible! He can't continue like this
Mr. Go falls prey to Zeros' powerful pitch
His brace is torn apart
It's busted
He's in an impossible situation
He can't put any weight on his right leg
Mr. Go looks to be in pain
He can barely stand up
He's heading back to the dugout
Mr. Go is giving up
He's leaving the plate and I can't look at this
He just can't do it He can't even stand up
Doosan's last hope crumbles
Mr. Go is heading back
Wait... he's switching sides?
He's switching batting stance!
That's incredible!
He can't use his right leg as his center of gravity
so he's shifting
his weight to the left leg!
This is amazing!
How could an animal think of this?
This is a true display of animal instinct!
Unbelievable!
But from the left side
how will he see Weiwei's signal?
You're right
He can't see her whip signal
She didn't instruct him
to switch sides either
So you're saying
Mr. Go made that decision himself?
No he couldn't have consciously made that decision
Weiwei must have trained him for this kind of situation
with enough repetition
That's the only explanation
How could an animal think of this on his own?
It's all due to Weiwei's training!
She taught him to communicate
She had the foresight to prepare him
If you watch Nat Geo
animals learn through repetition
Throw!
The ball explodes!
The strong bat and the lightning fast ball
shatters on impact!
The ball is in a thousand pieces!
How do you explain this? Is this a foul?
In the official rule book
this kind of situation...
I've never seen this before
I've never seen a ball explode
Let's check the rules
If all the pieces of the ball
are inside the diamond
NC has to pick up the pieces
and gather them...
gather them together then... run!
Run!
Tell him to run Weiwei!
Run!
Pick up the pieces!
Run!
Ling Ling hurry!
You have to run!
Run Ling Ling!
Run!
Hurry!
Get all the pieces!
Run!
I don't think Mr. Go made it in time
Mr. Go's hand is above the player's glove
He is automatically tagged
The umpire is about to call
Why isn't the umpire calling?
Mr. Go reached the plate too late
Did the umpire see something?
He's walking towards it
It's a piece of the ball!
Look! NC left behind a big piece!
That is too big of a piece to ignore
Safe! Safe!
It's safe! Safe!
Finally Doosan Bears takes the game
and wins the Division Finals!
In a major dramatic turnaround
Mr. Go and Doosan take the win!
It's like a scene out of a movie!
Mr. Go really made it happen!
An inside-the-park home run!
A truly remarkable win for Doosan Bears!
Mr. Go! I knew he could do it!
Doosan Bears takes the game 7:6
and moves up to the championship!
Get up Ling Ling!
Ling Ling!
Can you hear me? Ling Ling!
Ling Ling!
I'm not calling the cops! No sir!
Call the ambulance!
What an incredible play!
Amazing!
That was unbelievable!
Look!
It's okay!
It's all right
Calm down
Calm down everybody
Love and concern
Leiting!
Weiwei get away!
Weiwei!
Get away!
Leiting! Stop it!
Calm down!
Ling Ling!
Weiwei get in! Weiwei!
What about Ling Ling?
Let go! No!
We can't leave Ling Ling!
Get in!
Move!
Ling Ling!
Hurry!
Get away!
Move!
Mr. Sung?
Wake up!
Mr. Sung!
Ling Ling! Stop it!
That's enough Ling Ling!
Don't!
Please stop!
It's all my fault
So... please stop
Please stop
Leiting didn't do anything wrong
Please let him go
What did she say?
Please void the contract
Goodbye
Call the cops!
Pro Baseball Agent Sung Choong-su Arrested For Fraud
KBO Playoff Game Ends In A Gorilla Skirmish
Chunichi Drops Zeros Acquisition
Lin Xiaogang Deported On Suspicion Of Illegal Money Lending Charges
Mr.Go Successfully Completes 7-hour Surgery
Doosan Bears Wins Korean Series
Former pro baseball agent
Sung Choong-su was released today
in the afternoon after 4 months
was made possible
by Doosan Bears' request to drop charges
in order to avoid a scene
Mr. Sung's KBO agent license
was revoked permanently
and left the scene hastily
without any comments
Meal time!
Line up and don't push
Here take it
Don't be picky and eat plenty
Eat more
Winter melon's good for you so have more
Weiwei
Look
You pig! Stop right there!
Stop!
You can't steal food!
The bounty hunter
6 Months Later
Seoul Zoo
If you ask me how much I love you
Leiting!
My baby!