The China Hustle Movie Script

Official:

Don't worry, we would not prosecute an innocent person.

(man speaking Mandarin) We started investigating Silvercorp around May or June of 2011.

(in Mandarin) We were informed by other investors that Silvercorp operated silver mines in China, and that it was regarded very highly.

Kun had made secret videos of Silvercorp's under performing mines, and some of the local officials they had bribed.

He was detained briefly twice in late 2011, and officials promised to leave him alone if he would expose and denounce Alfred Little.

He refused, and later that year, he was stopped at the border as he tried to flee to Hong Kong.

When I first entered the detention center (in Mandarin) nobody told me that I had a right to talk to a lawyer.

I knew that the interrogators were in cahoots with Silvercorp, and they wanted revenge.

I arrived at midnight and they put me in a cell.

It was only thirty square meters.

The room was filled with people sleeping on the floor.

I was terrified. I didn't know how long I would be locked up for.

I didn't do anything illegal.

But I ended up locked in a Chinese prison for two years.

This was a great disaster for me.

It was devastating to my family.

But I think I did the right thing.

Good will ultimately triumph over evil.

What... how many shares short am I?

No sh*t.

Hmm.

Before Jon was exposed as Alfred Little, Dan thought he was a crackpot.

Hey... Now, along with Carson, Matt, and Soren, they're part of a loose-knit tribe.

Activist short sellers chasing down frauds in China.

Most of them are realists, believing the market finds the truth on its own.