Adventure of the King

Adventure of the King
Traditional Chinese	龍鳳店
Simplified Chinese	龙凤店
Hanyu Pinyin	Lóngfèng Diàn
Directed by	Chung Shu-kai
Written by	Tsang Kan-cheung Chan Man-keung Chan Lee Si-cheun
Produced by	Jimmy Heung Ying Zi
Starring	Richie Jen Barbie Hsu Huo Siyan Law Kar-ying
Cinematography	Chan Chi-ying Tony Cheung
Edited by	Wenbers Li Tung-Chuen
Music by	Liu Wen
Production companies	Yongsheng Film Production Co., LTD
Distributed by	Xinyuanye Entertainment Media Co., LTD Shanghai East Film and Television Issuing Company Beijing Wuzilong Film and Television Media Co., LTD China Film Group Corporation
Release date	19 August 2010 (2010-08-19)
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	Hong Kong China
Languages	Mandarin Cantonese

Adventure of the King is a 2010 Hong Kong historical romantic comedy film directed by Chung Shu-kai and written by Tsang Kan-cheung, Chan Man-keung, and Lee Si-cheun. The film stars Richie Jen, Barbie Hsu, Huo Siyan, and Law Kar-ying. ^[1] The film premiered in Hong Kong and Mainland China on 19 August 2010.

Plot

It tells the love story between Zhengde Emperor and Li Fengjie, during the Ming Dynasty.

Cast

The royals

• Richie Jen as Zhengde Emperor, the Ming dynasty Emperor of China between 1505 and 1521.
• Huo Siyan as Infanta Chang Ci, Zhengde Emperor's sister.
• Fu Yiwei as Empress Zhang, Zhengde Emperor's mother.
• Law Kar-ying as Sima Xi, an official historian of Ming Dynasty.
• Leung Siu-lung as Chen Zhenzhen, Zhengde Emperor's bodyguard.
• Zhang Hongbin as Wang Siliang, Zhengde Emperor's imperial physician.
• Liu Yajin as Xu Fu, Ouchi manager.
• Wang Yu as Wang Yangming, idealist Neo-Confucian philosopher, official, educationist, calligraphist and general in the Ming dynasty.
• Bai Qing as Tangshi Zhongxia, a member of Jinyiwei.
• Chen Zhihui as Kuang Ye.
• Ji Shan as The princess of Shengping Country.
• Fung Hark-on as the robber.
• Cui Jian as the eunuch.

Faction of Zhu Chenhao

• Lin Wei as Zhu Chenhao, a member of Ming Dynasty's Royal Family.
• Wu Ma as Ma Duofu, a worker under Zhu Chenhao.
• He Yunwei as Private Adviser Ji, Zhu Chenhao's counsellor.

Member of Longfeng Restaurant

• Barbie Hsu as Li Fengjie, the boss of Longfeng Restaurant.
• Chiu Chi-ling as Laogui, the cook of Longfeng Restaurant.
• Pan Changjiang as Li Xiaochong, Li Fengjie's elder brother. ^[2]
• Miumiu Gong as Miao Miao, a worker of Longfeng Restaurant.

Guest star

• Alan Chui Chung-San as Beggar Clan's Top Fighter
• Zhou Libo as Wen Zhengming.
• Richie Jen as Xu Zhenqing.
• Huang Xiaoming as Tang Yin. ^{[3] [4]}
• Natalis Chan as Zhu Yunming.

Music

• Richie Jen – My Sweetheart.
• Richie Jen – Everlasting Love

Production

This film took place in Hengdian World Studios, Zhejiang. ^[5]

Release

On 12 August 2010, Chung Shu Kai, Richie Jen, Huo Siyan and Barbie Shu attended the Press Conference in Guangzhou, and it was released on 19 August 2010. ^[6]

Critical response

The film received negative reviews. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

References

1. "任贤齐、大S"龙凤店"明日爆笑开张" (in Chinese). 163.COM. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
2. "潘长江《龙凤店》摆乌龙 成大S哥哥坦言很幸福" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
3. 黄晓明《龙凤店》装傻开赌玩骗术 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
4. "大S拍《龙凤店》不爱任贤齐 想与黄晓明演情侣" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
5. "《龙凤店》开机 大S：戏比凤姐更雷" (in Chinese). Hunan People. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
6. "《龙凤店》亮相广州 任贤齐左拥右抱大S霍思燕" (in Chinese). 163.COM. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
7. 《龙凤店》被评最具烂片相 任贤齐：不好看退钱 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
8. 任贤齐 观众喊你吞麦克风《龙凤店》"嚼头"不够 (in Chinese). Xinhuanet. Archived from the original on 29 August 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
9. 任贤齐：《龙凤店》不好看找我退钱 (in Chinese). 163.COM. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

External links

• Adventure of the King at Douban (in Chinese)
• Adventure of the King at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)
• Adventure of the King at Rotten Tomatoes
• Adventure of the King at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• Adventure of the King at IMDb
• Adventure of the King (in Chinese)