The Conman
The Conman is a 1998 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Wong Jing and starring Andy Lau, Athena Chu and Nick Cheung. Despite the Chinese title, which translates as Knight of Gamblers 1999, Andy Lau does not reprise his role as the Knight of Gamblers from the God of Gamblers series, which was also directed by Wong Jing. The film was followed by a sequel The Conmen in Vegas, which Lau and Cheung return with new cast members Natalis Chan, Kelly Lin, Meggie Yu and Alex Man.
Five years later, King is released from prison and a small time gambler, Dragon, who always worshiped King, greets him when Kings friend Uncle Leng tells Dragon to pick him up. King and Dragon become partners and they make money together from horse racing, which at that time King also meets Dragons younger sister Ching. King discovers that Chings fiance Raymond is a swindler Raymond lies about going to college in the United States, when he is actually a swindler who cheats women out for their money. With the help from Dragon and Rocky, whom King beat in billiards, later became his mentor, King stages a plan where they make Raymond think that he killed King forcing him to flee to Cambodia. After King helps Ching, he wins her love.On the other hand, King is also looking for Fanny and his son. One time, Rocky brings King to Macau Mons gambling cruise boat and King is recognized by Handsome, who is Chimneys younger brother. On the boat, King also sees Chung, who informs him that after he went to prison, Fanny committed suicide by jumping off a building. When King finds Chungs residence, he finds out that after he went to prison, Fanny was taken care by Chung and his son Little King now lives with Chung. ........
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