TVB's 2007 Grand Production -- Tai Gik Special Interviews [16/6/2006]

"Tai Chi" Special Interviews will be featured at JayneStars.com as a 5-part series of translated interviews with the cast: Vincent Zhao, Raymond Lam, Melissa Ng, and Myolie Wu, as well as a plot synopsis.

Vincent Zhao's:

The first article features Vincent Zhao, in which he reveals tantalizing details about his character. *Contains some spoilers*

Interview with Vincent Zhao; R= Reporter V= Vincent

R= "Tai Chi" was custom-tailored for you; can you speak about the unique qualities of your character?

V= The series is focused on the martial art style of taichi, which I am very familiar with, since I have been practicing taichi at a very young age. At first we thought about setting the story in modern times, but changed it to the 1930's, as martial arts films set in this era are popular internationally.

The series is about the personal growth of my character, recognizing who I am and making peace with those around me, while perfecting my taichi skills and becoming a legendary master. My character grew up in the mountains under the watch of my martial arts master. Since my parents abandoned me at a young age, I had a lot of rage inside me. Each time I entered the village, the people there would scold and hit me.

I thought the world owed me, but after leaving the mountains, I slowly come to terms with who I am and mature in the process. My lover in the series Melissa Ng Mei Hang's character also helped me in the transition. As my taichi skills are refined, I also realize why people treated me a certain way in the past. I achieve inner peace and become a more complete person.

R= What makes "Tai Chi" different from your past series?

V= I have always wanted to appear in a series focused on a special martial arts style. My initial ideas for this series were all accepted by TVB; they even arranged 4 scriptwriters to work with me, so the final script reflects a lot of my ideas in it, [especially the ideas on taichi]. In taichi, mental strength is very important; if you can combine your mind with your body to achieve inner peace, then your body will be healthy.

Also this series features a lot of hand-to-hand combat, so the fight sequences are very realistic looking, unlike other series which use a lot of wire work.

R= Many martial arts films now incorporate overly flashy fight sequences for the sake of entertainment, but "Tai Chi" offers real combat sequences. Is it trying to break new ground?

V= When I was young, real kung fu films like Jet Li's "Shaolin Temple" was very popular. However in the past few years, the trend was to include more wire work and have more 'flying' sequences. But now real fung fu is again in high demand.

R= To incorporate real kung fu on screen, what are some of the challenges?

V= In a real fight, you would control your strength so that upon contact, the force would be delivered towards your opponent. However, in films and tv series, it's the opposite. When you deliver the blow or kick, it has to look full of force to be convincing, yet upon contact, it should not produce real pain for your opponent. This is what they mean by 'the blow hitting the skin, but not the flesh underneath' in the industry.

When I first entered the industry in 1991, I was still attending college. I could not control my force properly, so I always ended up hurting people for real.

R= When you first started filming, you didn't have training in acting?

V= I didn't have a performance background so I was like a puppet folowing the director's instructions: "One, two, three, run 3 steps, stop, turn, speak etc." At the time, I felt bad because people who have a martial arts background are quite confident. In my first film, I acted as a villian and Siu Fong Fong gave me some acting pointers. But I realized that in acting, you need to incorporate emotions in your performance, so I went to the film academy and enrolled in acting classes for 3 months, learning the basics.

R= Speaking of utilizing emotions in your performance, are there are lot of emotional scenes in "Tai Chi?"

V= Yes, there are a lot of scenes where I have to use my eyes to convey the proper emotions. There is a very extreme personality change for my character from the beginning to the end of the series. The focus is on the change in my character; the other focus will be on Raymond Lam Fung's story. I will have a love triangle with Melissa Ng Mei Hang and Myolie Wu Hang Yee.

R= What were some of the challenges while working on "Tai Chi?"

V= I am comfortable with the emotional scenes. But delivering a well-balanced taichi style onscreen to gain the acknowledgement of martial arts experts and attracting the interest of everyday audiences is difficult. For example, if I were to deliver exciting fights to attract the everyday audience, but neglect the true spirit and style of taichi, then that would be an ineffective performance.


Raymond Lam's:

"Tai Chi" Special Interviews is a 5 part series of translated articles at JayneStars.com. Raymond Lam Fung's article is the 2nd featured article in this translation series.

Interview with Raymond Lam; R= Reporter RAY= Raymond

R= Can you tell us more about your character in "Tai Chi?"

RAY= At the beginning of the series, my family has a martial arts school in the capital, so we are considered one of the powerful families in the city. But I was not involved in the management of the martial arts school. Rather, I was taking music lessons in Shanghai, leading to my father's constant worry that I would abandon martial arts and that he wouldn't have a successor in running the martial arts school.

My character has very good martial arts skills since I have been practicing the form at a young age. I never lost interest in martial arts; I just felt that my father was able to manage the martial arts school on his own, so I pursued other interests such as playing the violin.

When I finally returned to the capital, my father had passed away and the entire family [as well as the martial arts school] became my responsibility. My character had to mature under a very short time.

R= Which martial arts style does your character practice; is it also taichi?

RAY= No, Vincent Zhao's style is taichi. My martial arts form is based on "Southern Fist." Before filming, I took 10 martial arts classes in Hong Kong to learn some basics.

R= Then your martial arts skills now should be quite impressive.

RAY= Not really, the lessons were focused on teaching me enough skills to look convincing when executing the moves onscreen. Vincent has been practicing martial arts for over 10 years and I just took 10 lessons (laughs), so TVB's action choreographer put a lot of hard efforts [to make our combat scenes look realistic].

R= After filming so many ancient dramas, you must have improved your kung fu skills?

RAY= My past series were martial arts series, but this time it is the kung fu genre, which is very different. In martial arts series, you engage primarily in swordplay and you wear long-robed costumes; so there are a lot of effects that can be produced to make the results look convincing. In 'Tai Chi,' I also use various weapons, but you still have to convey the impression that your body is full of strength and that you have a kungfu background.

When you engage in hand-to-hand combat, it is easier to reveal mistakes than in martial arts swordplay. In "Tai Chi," we wear short-robed costumes for our fight sequences, so you have to put real effort in the leg movements as well, otherwise the results would not look convincing.

R= In that respect, isn't it very easy to get hurt on set?

RAY= Yes, once you engage in combat, there will be contact and it is very easy to get hurt. Earlier I filmed a scene and I hurt my back, so I can no longer do the wire scenes myself.

Also, I had to film a horseriding scene earlier. Once I got on the horse, I realized it was a wild horse, so I immediately got off, otherwise I may have been thrown off by the horse. I don't know why they allowed me to ride on a wild horse. (laughs)

Another time, I hurt my leg during filming. I could only bandage it up and continue filming. When it was time to get stitches for the wound, I realized I had lost a lot of blood. They stitched me up without use of anesthesia (Raymond imitates the stitching motion); it was extremely painful! (laughs)

R= Do you have a lot of combat sequences with Vincent Zhao?

RAY= I have 4 combat scenes with him. It is much more comfortable "fighting" Vincent than a stunt person because he is able to match your movements. Even other people who know real kung fu may not be able to match and coordinate with your movements, but he's very good at it, so it makes for a very comfortable fight.

R= Can you tell us about your love relationship in "Tai Chi?"

RAY= My character is in love with Myolie Wu's character. However she had amnesia at the time, so I did not know anything about her complex background nor family history.

Myolie was deeply in love with Vincent before she lost her memory, but I still loved her as well. We are in a love rectangle since Vincent likes Melissa Ng Mei Hang.

R= What are some new things you experienced during filming?

RAY= Aside from improving my fighting skills, I also had a lot of crying scenes. Since I have a painful love relationship with Myolie, I often had a lot of emotional crying scenes. Although Myolie loved Vincent, I was still madly in love with her, so I refused to let go.

R= Acting in crying scenes, is it a lot of hard work?

RAY= Acting by nature is hard work, especially having acted for so many years....

R= In that case, have you thought about giving up acting?

RAY= Why is it necessary to give up? (Serious tone) What job does not require hard work? If you want to be successful, you have to put in hard work.

We have been filming in China, but the paparazzi from Hong Kong still came here to take photos of us. They are like private detectives, but the only difference is that their published stories are not based on real facts. My personal sentiment is that the paparazzi are not doing the job of a reporter, but rather they are acting like scriptwriters. (At this time, the director's son came by, Raymond stopped to coo the baby.)

R= Do you like children a lot?

RAY= Yes, children are a lot of fun, especially when they are in a playful mood. However when they get upset, then they become very difficult. (laughs) There is a child [actor] on set and his name is Little Tiger; he is very playful.

R= Actually when you become playful, you're like a kid!

RAY= Yes that's right, I'm like a child. (Pretends to be serious)

R= You appeared in several Huang Yi adaptations; is it because you like acting in martial arts series?

RAY= It's not because of personal preference, but due to the right timing. If a producer asks me to film, I will take the offer despite the fact that I personally prefer working on modern series.

It is very hard work filming in ancient dramas especially if you have to wear thick costumes in high temperatures. For some reason, when the weather is cold, we have to film water scenes. (laughs)

R= What are some recent modern series you appeared in?

RAY= "La Femme Desperado" was one of my recent series. In order to lose weight for the fitness trainer role, I did not eat rice for half a month. I stayed away from greasy, overly salty and sweet foods.

R= Are you planning on releasing a music album?

RAY= My music plans have to wait until I finish filming. I have not started recording for an album yet because I still have some work to wrap up in Shanghai first.

R= What project will you film next?

RAY= I will be filming a China series, which is based on a young romantic novel. I will start filming in May and the project will likely take 2 months to complete.

Melissa Ng's:

"Tai Chi" Special Interviews are a 5 part series of translations featured at JayneStars.com, as Vincent Zhao, Raymond Lam, Melissa Ng and Myolie Wu take us behind the scenes and reveal the tantalizing details about upcoming TVB series "Tai Chi"!

Vincent and Raymond's interviews were featured as part 1 and 2 in the translation series, and Melissa's interview can now be accessed by clicking "Read More"! *Contains some spoilers*

Interview with Melissa Ng; R= Reporter M= Melissa

R= Can you tell us more about your character?

M= My character is an orphan and grew up under Kenneth Ma Kwok Ming's household. Kenneth and I were engaged since we were youths. However, I met Vincent Zhao's character and from friends, we became lovers. Since Vincent and I were both orphans, I understood his struggles so I was always there to support him.

My character is a very kind, understanding, and strong woman. I sacrificed a lot for Vincent's character, often giving him a lot of support. After my [engagement] with Kenneth was over, his wife died and asked me to take care of their son. My character is willing to sacrifice herself for her friends.

R= Is your character similiar to your real life personality?

M= In certain respects, yes. I love playing with children, so I have a loving side. However, the character's approach is different than mine. The character is willing to sacrifice herself in all respects for those around her, which I can not emulate in real life.

In the 1930's, people's lives and thinking were more simple. Since my character grew up in a small village, her heart is very pure and non-selfish, without the complications of the outside world. But modern people are unable to share the same mentality as her.

R= In the series, you and Myolie Wu both love Vincent Zhao; was there a lot of conflict between [your character and Myolie's]?

M= No, Myolie always loved Vincent since the beginning. But Vincent was a wild child and his personality changed after meeting my character, since I was always by his side during difficult times. At first my character did not realize Vincent's feelings for me, but Myolie knew, so there was a slight conflict between my character and Myolie's. But later, Myolie found a man who loves her even more.

R= Do you and Vincent have a tragic love relationship?

M= Although the series focuses on taichi, there is also a heavy emphasis on love relationships. People's thinking in that era were influenced by their families and the people around them, unlike the independent behavior of modern people.

When Vincent and I first met, there was a third party in our relationship. After that was resolved, Vincent was obliged to become a taichi master. Later when Kenneth's wife, played by Selena Li died, she requested that I take care of her son. Promising to do so, I adhered to the responsibility. Although Vincent and I loved each other, due to various circumstances, our relationship had a lot of pressure and obstacles from society.

R= Since the series' focus is on taichi, how do the relationships add to the series?

M= Every series needs a relationship subplot because that is what the audience wants to see, as it adds a human and emotional dimension. If it were focused solely on martial arts, it will not be as interesting. "Taichi" is focused on the taichi form, but the series also has 2 beautiful love stories. The action sequences and love relationship scenes were all portrayed very well.

R= What interesting things attracted you in the series?

M= I have never portrayed such a refreshing character before; she characterizes the strength found in women. Her love relationship with Vincent is a very moving one.

Also this was the first time I have filmed in China for 3 months, as well as my first collaboration with Vincent Zhao. Since "Taichi" is an important production for TVB, my boss placed a lot of expectation and efforts on this series. I feel that [filming for the series] was a rare opportunity.

R= Since it's your first time working with Vincent Zhao, what do you think of him?

M= Before getting to know Vincent, I thought he was a very quiet person. (Melissa smiles) But he is very playful and he's a great guy; we get along very well. He also takes care of people around him, like a very gracious host!

Myolie Wu's:

"Tai Chi" Special Interviews are a 5 part series of translations featured at JayneStars.com, as Vincent Zhao, Raymond Lam, Melissa Ng and Myolie Wu take us behind the scenes and reveal the tantalizing details about upcoming TVB series "Tai Chi"!

Interview with Myolie Wu; R=Reporter M=Myolie

R= Can you tell us more about your character in “Tai Chi”?

M= I was born in a wealthy family, however at the beginning of the series, my parents were betrayed and died. After Vincent Zhao helped me attain revenge for my parents’ deaths, I fell in love with him. I was forced into a marriage and asked Vincent to run away with me, but he disagreed, not realizing that I loved him.

Afterwards, I got drunk and got into an accident, which caused me to lose my memory. Raymond Lam rescued me and while nursing me back to health, fell in love with me. I was very grateful to Raymond, but did not share the same feelings he had for me. In the series, I did not trick Raymond’s feelings for me! (laughs)

Slowly, I regained my memories and realized that the man I loved was Vincent. But Raymond continued to treat me very well, so I felt guilty towards him, but I continued to love Vincent.

My character delineates very clearly on love and hate and has a very strong personality. My character does not have ill-intentions, however in order to attain what I wanted (such as Vincent’s love), I may have hurt myself or other people in the process. However in real life, if someone did not return my feelings, I would not force the issue.

In this series, I feel that the audience will be able to see a new side of me. I have a lot of crying scenes in “Tai Chi.”

R= Raymond Lam also mentioned that he has a lot of crying scenes too.

M= We will cry together in many scenes! I asked the director whether he thought I had too many crying scenes, but he said that they were illustrative of my character’s emotions and that the audience should enjoy watching it! (laughs)

R= How were you able to immerse into character?

M= Although my character has her distinct qualities, keeping [the acting] within realistic realms is very important. I will normally observe the actors around me and then imagine how my character would react. I love to use my imagination skills and it gives me a sense of satisfaction.

R= Are there certain roles that you are looking forward to?

M= (Thinks for a long time….) I love acting in challenging roles; the more difficult the role is, the more I enjoy it. If I can act in a series speaking fully in Mandarin, that would be quite an accomplishment for me, as my Mandarin skills need improvement. Filming for “Tai Chi” has been a breakthrough for me [on many levels].

R= Can you elaborate more on the breakthroughs?

M= (laughs awkwardly for a long moment) In the series, I have [a bed scene] with Raymond Lam. However, before leading up to the scene, I already told him that I [only loved Vincent]. I told Raymond, “I have regained my memories and know who I am now. I remember who I have always loved, so you should…leave.”

Then I became drunk, but it was under the doing of another character, played by Kwok Ching Hung, who wanted to separate Vincent and Melissa Ng. Kwok plotted to have Vincent and I imbibed with alcohol, then leave us together in the same room. But Vincent wanted to vomit afterwards, so he left the room.

At this time, Raymond came back to look for me because he did not want to give up on our relationship yet. I thought Raymond was Vincent and kept crying out Vincent’s name…this was how the intimate scene with Raymond took place.

My entire back was exposed down to the waist level and with so many production crew members present, it was awkward for me to act drunk and let [Raymond] have his way…. But I am glad the scene was filmed beautifully (laughs).

In real life, if a man [slept] with a woman who called out another man’s name, he would feel deeply hurt inside. But he would still choose to be with her; this arrangement [in the series] reflects human tendencies. In most series, the script would not arrange the male character to be with the female character under such circumstances because he would be taking advantage of her, but “Tai Chi” persisted with this arrangement; it was a breakthrough in this respect.

R= How do you feel about working with Vincent Zhao for the first time?

M= I didn’t realize that he was such a playful person and likes to tell jokes. Partnering with him has been an honor and rare opportunity, since he is very popular in China. I also hope to film more in China, as there are many talented actors here, which will help increase my acting abilities to the next level.

R= How do you feel about recently winning an award in Next Magazine’s Top 10 TV Artists?

M= I am very happy to have received this award. Two years ago, I almost made the list too, but [lacked a few more votes]. This year, I finally won the award. I had 5 series broadcast last year; if I still didn’t get the award, then I would have been a failure. I am more at peace now because I can demonstrate results to TVB. I hope that I can receive awards with my hard efforts; awards ascertain your [recognition and acting abilities], so winning an award is a happy occasion.

Complete Synopsis on Tai Gik:

The long awaited "Tai Chi" plot synopsis (Part 5 in the "Tai Chi" articles) is finally here!

"Tai Chi" is a big-budget series starring Vincent Zhao, Melissa Ng, Raymond Lam, Myolie Wu, Kenneth Ma, Selena Li, Lau Siu Ming, Paul Chun, Power Chan, Kwok Ching Hung, and Lau Kong! Filming wrapped up in April and TVB is currently doing post-production work, maybe even in time to make "Tai Chi" the anniversary series of 2006!

Please click "Read More" to read the complete plot synopsis of "Tai Chi," which is filled with exciting martial arts, revenge plots, & tragic love!! (Contains major spoilers)

"TAI CHI" PLOT SUMMARY

When Vincent Zhao’s character was a young child, his parents (while escaping from the pursuit of enemies) abandoned him in the wilderness. Vincent suffered hunger, loneliness, and the cold as a young child, thus leading to intense hatred in his heart. However, Lau Siu Ming’s character rescued Vincent and became his martial arts master.

Lau Siu Ming wandered the world in training his martial arts skills and took in the orphaned Vincent. But Vincent did not realize that he had already practiced taichi [with his parents] as a child, which conflicted with the martial arts form that Lau was teaching him. Due to the “yin” turbulence inside him, Vincent’s temperament became increasingly irate. As a result, Lau decided to leave Vincent, which unfortunately made Vincent feel he was once again abandoned.

When Vincent grew into adulthood, his temperament became even worse. He lived in the mountains and the local villagers saw him as a threat. There was only one villager, played by Kenneth Ma Kwok Ming, who was not afraid of Vincent and befriended him.

Vincent originally intended to live forever in the mountains, away from the rest of the world. However Vincent refused to acknowledge one of the most powerful families in town, the Ning family, which provoked Ning to send several fighters after Vincent. Although Vincent’s fighting skills were still unrefined at this point, based on his sheer energy and strength, he killed Ning’s 4 fighters.

Vincent was forced to leave his mountain residence and Kenneth tried to hide him from the pursuit [of the Ning family] by taking him home. But Melissa Ng notified Ning’s servants of Vincent’s whereabouts.

Melissa was also an abandoned orphan and was taken in as a child by Kenneth’s mother. Although Kenneth’s mother always intended to have Melissa marry her son, Melissa was treated somewhat like a servant in the household. But Melissa was still grateful for everything she had and did not want the family to be destroyed because of Vincent’s presence (since he was wanted by the Ning family). In order to protect the family, Melissa notified the Ning family of Vincent’s whereabouts.

In the chaotic chase that resulted, a guilty-ridden Kenneth also ran off with Vincent and the whereabouts of the two were unknown. Kenneth was attracted by the new environment and things that he came across, at the same time wanting to prove his heroic abilities. Vincent was forced out from his only home in the mountains and vowed to seek revenge.

At this time, Vincent and Kenneth saved sisters, Selena Li and Myolie Wu. Vincent’s fiery qualities attracted Myolie, but Vincent did not return her feelings since his heart was only filled with hatred. Kenneth also forgot about his fiancé, Melissa, at home and fell in love with Selena Li.

Selena wanted to fulfill younger sister Myolie’s revenge scheme but did not want her to risk danger, so she arranged Vincent and Kenneth to kill their enemy instead. After Vincent was implicated in the murder, he was wanted by the authorities, but his martial arts master, Lau Siu Ming rescued him.

Lau regretted leaving Vincent behind and realizing his temperament was worse than before, vowed to train Vincent once again. During the training, Melissa found them and stayed with them for some time. Vincent slowly fell in love with Melissa.

Vincent also realized that his parents left him behind as a youth in order to preserve his life. His father was once a high officer in [the Qing court] and was responsible for guarding the teachings of powerful martial arts technique books. Lau Siu Ming was good friends with Vincent’s father and after the downfall of the Qing court, Vincent’s family and Lau were the target of many enemies who wanted the powerful martial arts books.

Vincent vowed to find the murderers of his parents and seek revenge. Lau realized that Vincent’s heart was filled with revenge, which was an obstacle in his martial arts and personal training. In order to help Vincent see past revenge, Lau was willing to sacrifice himself and pretended to be Vincent’s parents’ murderer. Vincent did hurt Lau and once he realized Lau’s good intentions, Vincent was finally able to see past revenge.

In order to repay Lau and fulfill his father’s martial arts dreams, Vincent focused on mastering the techniques of taichi. But Vincent still struggled in grasping the true spirit of taichi, until he met Raymond Lam….

Raymond was the new successor to his father’s renown martial arts school and his future was filled with promise. Raymond was considered to be a celebrity in the martial arts world. Raymond had a cultured upbringing in one of the most powerful families, which was completely different that Vincent’s childhood, therefore the men were naturally at odds with each other. Vincent also saw Raymond as a perfect challenge to increase his martial arts form. However since Vincent did not master his taichi skills yet, he ended up losing to Raymond in combat.

Vincent and Raymond’s paths also crossed because of Myolie Wu. When Myolie revealed her feelings to Vincent, he had rejected her, which led to her accident and eventual memory loss. Raymond saved Myolie and fell in love with her. Originally Myolie had a good impression of Raymond as well, but before the relationship was able to develop further, Vincent appeared once again before Myolie, triggering her old memories. She remembered her love for Vincent, yet his rejection had caused her much pain too.

Raymond agreed to fight Vincent mainly because of Myolie. She thought that by using Raymond to defeat Vincent, it would make her feel happier, but when she saw the bruised Vincent, she did not feel any ounce of happiness.

Raymond and Vincent’s combat attracted the attention of another martial arts expert, played by Kwok Ching Hung. Kwok’s life goal was to increase his martial arts ability by fighting the most challenging opponents. Kwok had searched everywhere to locate Lau Siu Ming in hopes of fighting him, but found out Lau was no longer there, only leaving behind his skills with Vincent.

Kwok saw the untamed strength in Vincent and realized his potential: Vincent may be the most challenging fighter he will come across in his life. But Vincent’s skills were still unrefined, so Kwok vowed to help Vincent attain more powerful skills by overcoming Raymond first. Vincent realized that once his skills improved, Kwok will want to fight him in a future life-death match, but the two developed an odd friendship.

Raymond realized that Vincent was the person that Myolie always loved, which increased his animosity towards Vincent, making him anticipate his next combat with Vincent even more.

At this time, Vincent realized that Lau Kong (Raymond’s martial arts mentor) was the person who was implicated in his parents’ death. Lau Kong also turned out to be the long-lost father of Melissa Ng. Just as Vincent and Melissa had overcome various obstacles to be together, Melissa was placed in a very difficult position.

Vincent controlled his fiery impulses and hatred, while assuming the mentality of a martial arts challenger in his battle against Lau Kong. As a result, Vincent came to understand the true spirit of taichi and his skills were pushed to a new level. Vincent beat Lau Kong in combat.

Raymond always had a father-and-son relationship with his mentor, Lau Kong. When Lau’s combat loss eventually led to his death, Raymond’s animosity towards Vincent only increased. However when Raymond and Vincent met in battle again, Vincent emerged as the victor with his improved taichi skills.

Vincent finally realized that he has lost much ground in his relationship with Melissa. Just as he was ready to propose marriage, Kenneth re-emerged with his young son in tow. Kenneth had gotten married with Selena and they had a son together, but Selena died due to illness. On her deathbed, she asked Melissa to help her take care of her son. Melissa promised to do so and Vincent sadly watched Kenneth and Melissa leave together.

Vincent’s victory over Raymond caused a stir in the capital. The martial arts association wanted to elect a chairperson and the front-runners were Vincent and Kwok Ching Hung, due to their superior skills. But Vincent, disappointed in losing Melissa, was not interested in fame and glory. Kwok became the chairperson of the martial arts association, while Vincent returned to his old village, vowing to find the “tao (way) of life.” Vincent made friends with his old enemies in the village by teaching self-defense skills. Many of his former enemies even became his disciples.

But Kwok’s true identity was not simply a martial arts expert. He wanted to use the martial arts school association to create chaos in the capital and attain his own political agenda. After Raymond lost his battle with Vincent, his martial arts school’s reputation was ruined. Raymond hated Vincent and vowed revenge. Raymond knew his own efforts were not enough, so he asked Kwok Ching Hung to be his martial arts master.

Raymond soon found out the real identity of Kwok Ching Hung and his political agenda, but wishing to defeat Vincent, Raymond betrayed his own beliefs and conscience. Vincent also realized the intentions of Kwok and returned to the capital to unmask his true identity. But Kwok was well established among the people in the capital, so no one believed Vincent.

At this point, only one person backed Vincent’s story and that was Raymond, who had realized Kwok’s political agenda early on. Raymond finally came forward and spoke the truth, supporting Vincent’s story. But the truth was realized too late; the capital was already in turmoil and amidst the turbulence, the final battle between Vincent and Kwok Ching Hung finally takes place….