The Confidence Man(1991)

Ting Kok and his wife aim at raising fund for Brother Yat to settle down in his native country in his old age. They' then request Lai Kau and Mei Ho join "together to swindle Chan Chat. First of all, they made Chat believe that he could swindle‧ money easily from Siu Mui. Then they ask him to borrow some money from the casino supervisor, Span Bill, to gamble. Chat and Kok has swindled some money. Ball disguises to be a CID to check them. Kok pretends that he fears for the punishment and forc

Ball drowns care in wine. He meets Fung and tells Fung his sadness. Fung consoles him. They talk harmoniously. Bon goes to ask Fai money for paying the gambling debt. However, he could not meet Fai. He then rebukes him in public. Fung then gets to know that his father was a swindler in the past. She is more disrespectful to her father. Fung again quarrels with her father. She even knows that his Father has bought a stock of her novels which hurts her esteem. She leaves home and aims at ea

Lai knows well that Fung is accustomed to live extravagantly. Lai fears that she would lose earning power. She then subsidizes her through Ball. When Fung knows that, she is greatly affected by her gratitude. Fung's prejudice on Lai is then alleviated. Bon pretends to be sick and asks Fung for money to cure his illness. He aims at capturing money for gambling. Fung does not want to ask Fai for money, she works as a waitress in a night club instead. Ball knows Bon's trick and stops Fung. Fung w

Fai is sure that Ki is a millionaire after he read Ki's news. He then sends Kau to investigate Ki. Fai hopes to cooperate with him in business so as to gain some benefit. Fai's sister, Mei Ngor comes to Hong Kong from China. Kau goes to pick her up. Kau sees that she is old-fashioned and uncom?fortably bewitching. Kau is so surprised when she ex?presses that she wants to become famous in the movie field with her talent. Nam tries to express his love to Fung in a hair saloon. However, he mistak

When Ball tries to express his love to Fung, Ho hinders his action. She makes Fung misunderstand that she and Ball are lovers. Ball is very angry. Bon meets Ngor in the street who dressed beautifully and thinks that she must be very rich. Bon then conspires together with Ho to pretend as the executive producer. They falsely asks Ngor to act in a drama so as to swindle her some money. Ngor eventually knows that she is being cheated and is very angry. Fai wants to cooperate with Ki but he has no

After Ki has killed the loan shark, he wants to impute the fault to one of the staff, Ah Hong. Later, Ki would place a bomb in the car to kill Hong and clear the evidence. Unexpectedly, Ball temporarily substitutes Hong and brings Fung along for a drive. Chan mistakenly exchanges the bag with the bomb for himself in confusion. He eventually dies. Ho discovers that Fung is the one Ball loved. She is very disap?pointed. She even misunderstands that Fung is a hypocrite who asks her to develop wit

Kau is enthusiastic in work and neglects San. San is very dis?satisfied. She claims that she would study abroad so as to test Kau. Out of expectation, Kau does not concern. She is very disappointed. Mei Ngor dreams at being a famous star. She is willing to pay for herself to issue her own record. However, she is cheated by the recording comp any. She then loses confidence in the Hong Kong people. Mei Ngor is so upset that she wants to kill herself. Fortunately, Bon passes by and consoles her.

One day, Kau gets drunk when he returns home. He then reveals that he is reluctant to see San leaving. The family members eventually understand that he is very sad deep inside his heart but he forces himself to be happy and relaxed on the surface. The family members sympathize him and comfort him. Fai hears that his good friend has suddenly passed away. The most regretful thing is that his friend could not reconcile himself with his children before he passed away. He then dies in sadness. Fai t

Nam is injured when he is working. He lays in bed alone without anybody to take care of Fung sympathizes him and has spent a lot of time to take care him. Ho is reluctant to see Kau seizing the one Ball loves, she then arranges Fung to meet Ball when Kau is busy. Ho even teaches Ball to court Fung with some vulgar means. However, Ball refuses to do so. Bon discovers that Fai has cooperated with Ki and thus he is sure ‧that Fai has set up a swindling plot. Bon then takes the oppor?tunity to bla

The relation between Kau and Fung are closer and closer. Fai thinks that Kau is aiming at his wealth. Therefore, he forces Kau to leave Fung. Nam is ordered to investigate Ki and discovers that Ki is related with a commercial crime. Nam tells Kau the case and asks Kau to remind Fai. Kau feels very insulted and swears that he must develop a career of his own. He wants to show off before Fai. When Kau has known Ki's real identity, he threatens him to ac?quire a large ~um of money. Then, he coul

Fung pretends to be pregnant so as to compel Fai allowing her to marry Kau. Unexpectedly, Fai insists. Ball understands that Fung and Kau are really in love with each other. He then is willing to give up Fung for the sake of Kau. He even asks Fai to do a favour for them. He eventually convinces Fai. Kis, indeed, more cunning and shrewd than Kau. He successfully plots against Kau. Kau is then accused of murder. Ki even threatens Kau to swindle Fai with him. Kau has no alternative and assents t

Fai thinks that their plan has been succeeded and wants to get back the profit from Ki. However, he is too late to know his real identity. Ki has already sent the cash overseas. Fai has no evidence to charge Ki. Fung gets involved into the incident. She has to make up the deficit amount with a short period of time. She shares her difficulty with Ball. Ball sympathizes her. Ball unintentionally discovers that Kau has known Ki's real identity. However, he does not tell the truth. Therefore, Bal

Kau is rebuked by the people. He becomes a criminal. He is so ashamed of himself that he determines to leave. Ball risks to swindle again in the casino so as to get back the money for Fung. However, the good fortune is not with him. Fung still thanks him a lot. Fung knows well that Ball helps her out of love. She then induces Ball to tell her the truth. Ball eventually tells Fung that he do love her a lot. Fung falls into a dilemma. Ball meets Fung Kwan in the street and tells the family. The

Ball sets up the plot. He asks Kwan to disguise himself. He also asks Kwan to use his swindling skills. He is determined to cheat back the money. San backs to Hong Kong after graduation. She has known that Fung and Kau are dating with each other before she left. She asks their recent situation and knows that Fung and Ball are now in love with each other. Nam is addicted to gambling after he was disappointed in love. He even borrows money from Ball for gambling. They feel that it is a pity for

Nam discovers that he is utilized by Kwan and Ki, He feels very insulted. He abuses his authority to fire the people angrily at the last moment. Ball pretends to be hurted by the gun and seizes the money. Nam's case annoys the police and also discloses their illegal dealing. Kwan takes the opportunity to impute the fault to Kau. Kau then flees away. Ki is caught by the Chinese police in the high seas. He is then imprisoned in China. Ball takes revenge on Kwan when he knows his real identity.?