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Vlad: "So, Ivan - I see you later, okay? Yokel... fatty Roman's cousin... what's your name again?"
Niko: "Big mouth prick."
Vlad: "Very catchy, sit down. Cousin... Niko... that's it, Niko... not big mouth prick. You funny guy."
Niko: "I try."
—Conversation between Vlad and Niko in the bar.

Bull in a China Shop is a mission in Grand Theft Auto IV given to protagonist Niko Bellic by Russian loan shark Vladimir Glebov from the Comrades Bar in Hove Beach, Broker, Liberty City.

It introduces hailing and using taxis and throwing objects.

Plot and Walkthrough[]

Opening Scene[]

After receiving a phone call from Vlad to work for him, Niko meets Vlad at the Comrades Bar over on Mohawk Ave (across the street from the Hove Beach safehouse). During a cutscene, Niko and Vlad converse. Vlad, despite repeated insults, actually seems to like Niko, and trusts him enough to send him out on a mission. Vlad asks Niko to deal with a china shop owner who owes Vlad protection money. Vlad asks Niko to not hurt the man, but to get the money. Vlad offers Niko a baseball bat to intimidate the shop owner, but Niko declines it, arguing that he has other ways of going about it.

Scaring the shop owner[]

Go to the shop.
Waypoint: J J China Limited, along Huntington Street in Cerveza Heights, Dukes

After the cutscene has finished, the player will head over to the China shop in Cerveza Heights, located on Huntington Street. The mission offers the player the opportunity to take a taxi ride instead (with a Taxi appropriately appearing in front of the player), but the player can also drive there by themselves. When the player arrives at the yellow marker, the door is locked and the owner is refusing to pay up.

Find something to throw through the shop window.
Throw the object through the window to show the owner you're serious.

The player is then required to intimidate the owner by destroying the shop windows by any means. An object can be found in a small yard on Thornton Street. The player may throw a brick that can be found in a small yard on Thornton Street through one of the shop windows, or shoot at them with any weapon, or simply smash it with Niko's fist.

Closing Scene[]

Take the money back to Vlad.
Waypoint: Comrades Bar, along Mohawk Avenue in Hove Beach, Broker

The man will soon agree to pay out in fear. Niko then takes the money to Vlad who is in Comrades Bar. The GPS will, once again, get the player to the location easily. Vlad will reveal that the shop owner is dealing in illegal businesses back in the East of Asia, when he states: "Stupid jerk made a mistake telling me how much he gets that shit for back east. He's the biggest crook in the whole neighborhood. Luckily I don't tell his customers what they're paying for."

Transcript[]

Transcript
Transcript
Vladimir Glebov calls Niko Bellic.
Vladimir Glebov: Yokel, fatty Roman's cousin, it's Vlad.
Niko Bellic: Vlad? Name doesn't ring any bells. I'm sorry.
Vladimir Glebov: You better start remembering important people you dumb peasant. Your cousin owes me a lot of money. If you don't want to make things real difficult for him you're going to come to Comrades Bar on Mohawk. I have a work for you.
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Niko Bellic enters the bar and meets Vladimir Glebov. Vladimir Glebov asks Niko Bellic to collect money from a shop owner and Niko Bellic leaves.
Mel: Ah, fuck you! You're a bunch of pussies and fags!
Mickey: Nice.
Mel: I'm going back to the meetings.
Mickey: Good.
Mel: I'm going to be somebody!
Mickey: Yeah, yeah. See you later, Mel.
Mel: You always were an asshole, Mickey...
Mickey: Hey! Watch where you're going.
Niko Bellic: Hey!
Mel: Hey...
Mickey: I tried to tell ya.
Mel: Fuck you...
Niko Bellic: Excuse me.
Vladimir Glebov: So, Ivan - I see you later, okay? Yokel... fatty Roman's cousin... what's your name again?
Niko Bellic: Big mouth prick.
Vladimir Glebov: Very catchy, sit down Cousin... Niko... that's it, Niko... not big mouth prick. You funny guy.
Niko Bellic: I try.
Vladimir Glebov: Yes... and this once, I let you take the shit out of me.
Niko Bellic: Take the shit?
Vladimir Glebov: Yes, mickey about.
Niko Bellic: I don't understand.
Vladimir Glebov: People who fuck with me get fucked with!
Niko Bellic: Okay, fine. Calm down.
Vladimir Glebov: Whatever, some old man not paid me in months, and I'm not kind of person who is treated this way. Old bastard owns a china shop on Camden Avenue in Dukes. Here you go... Don't hurt him. Just teach him a lesson.
Niko Bellic: I don't need a bat to teach a lesson.
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Niko Bellic arrives at the shop, and was refused entry.
Niko Bellic: Hey, let me in. You owe Vlad protection money, old man.
Shop Owner: Big Vlad and his protection money, I so scared. What I need protection from?
Niko Bellic: You think this door is going to save your shop? There's shit I can break out here.
Shop Owner: Vlad should pay me to tell punks like you to go away. He get no money.
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Niko Bellic smashes the shop window.
Shop Owner: Stop it shit brain. I pay up now, I pay up.
The shop owner pays up.
[These dialogues will play in random]
Shop Owner: Here's your money. I hope you and Vlad choke on it.
Niko Bellic: Sure, whatever.
Shop Owner: Shit. Here. I thought Vlad and I had understanding?
Niko Bellic: Only thing I understood was you owed him money.
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Niko Bellic returns to the bar and returns the money to Vladimir Glebov.
Vladimir Glebov: Hey yokel, you manage to do the job? Get Vlad his money?
Niko Bellic: He paid up. I had to smash the shop up pretty good, but he paid.
Vladimir Glebov: Don't worry your little peasant head about it. Stupid jerk made a mistake of telling me how much he gets that shit for back east. He's the biggest crook in the neighborhood. Lucky I don't tell his customers what they're paying for.
Niko Bellic: That it? Can I go now?
Vladimir Glebov: Sure, get out of my face.
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Roman Bellic calls Niko Bellic.
Roman Bellic: Niko, how you doing? This is so much fun.
Niko Bellic: You know Roman, I haven't been having too much fun since I got here. Has been a lot like hard work.
Roman Bellic: Well, you should hang out with your cousin more often.
Niko Bellic: Maybe that is the problem.
Roman Bellic: Ha ha. I'm sitting here with Brucie. Well, we're sitting here and calling the cops and watching them show up and look around. The fucking stupid bastards.
Niko Bellic: You shouldn't cry wolf, Roman. Who knows when you really need help.
Roman Bellic: Fuck, I think they see us. Have to go, Niko.
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The shop owner is dead.
Niko Bellic calls Vladimir Glebov.
Niko Bellic: Vlad, I scared the old man too much. He's dead.
Vladimir Glebov: Stupid peasant, think about it. Dead men can't pay me money. Now your cousin going to have to owe me for this as well.

Video Walkthrough[]

Bugs/Glitches[]

  • The PlayStation 3 version contains a variation of the recurring "disappearing vehicle glitch" - after breaking the shop window, whatever vehicle the player arrived in will vanish, forcing them to steal another vehicle or take a taxi to return to Vlad.

Trivia[]

  • The shop is accessible by either jumping through the door, or through the window at any time. This is only confirmed in the PS3 and PC versions.
  • The Korean Hangul written in the shop contains grammatical errors, which makes it difficult to interpret.
  • The mission's name comes from the phrase "Like a bull in a china shop", meaning a clumsy or careless person. It can also be used to describe recklessness, highlighted by Niko throwing a brick through the shop's window.
  • The mission's opening cutscene marks the introduction of two minor characters that may appear as random characters later in the storyline: Mel, who leaves the bar drunk, and Ivan Bytchkov, who is also seen leaving after ending a meeting with Vlad.   
  • If the player breaks the shop's window before going to the marker, the shop owner will have different dialogue in the game.
  • The in-game tutorial explains how to hail and use taxis to travel around town, but using a cab in this mission is completely optional. However, because of the tutorial, when Niko exits Comrades Bar, there will be a scripted empty taxi driving outside very slowly.
  • Certain other items can be picked up and thrown at the window, such as soda cans or even hamburger patties from the nearby street vendor (picking up any items from the vendor's cart requires the vendor to be removed from the shop, either by causing him to flee or pushing him away from it) however these items are too light to break the window, and will simply disappear after hitting the window. Use one of the bricks marked on the map, located about a half block away from the premises (behind as the player faces the shop).
  • If the player succeeds in entering the shop by jumping through the window and walk forward into the shop, there is a risk of going into Blue Hell, sometimes Niko will fall and will respawn outside the shop. 
  • If the player throws a grenade to the window, it will break but the grenade will not explode. This could be a developer oversight.
  • The shop's door appears to be working incorrectly, when the shop owner runs outside the door will only be half-open, but when the owner shouts "Shit Brain" or "Crazy Man" the door will suddenly be fully open. When the shopkeeper gives the player Vlad's protection money, the shop door closes.
  • The player does not have to use the provided brick to break the window, and can instead use a gun, a melee weapons, or even Niko's fists to break the window.

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