The Legendary Swordsman

The Legendary Swordsman
Poster
Also known as	The Smiling, Proud Wanderer State of Divinity
Chinese	笑傲江湖
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiào Ào Jiāng Hú
Genre	Wuxia
Based on	The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Louis Cha
Screenplay by	Shuai Xuefang Liu Guilan He Qi'an
Directed by	Huo Zhikai Hu Huixiang
Starring	Steve Ma Fann Wong Ivy Lee Chew Chor Meng Jacelyn Tay Florence Tan Chen Tianwen Priscelia Chan Zheng Geping
Theme music composer	Lin Yixin Ke Guimin
Opening theme	"Lofty Sentiments, Laughing in the Jianghu" (豪情笑江湖) performed by Fann Wong
Ending theme	"Sing to a Drink" (对酒当歌) performed by Wu Jiaming and Ke Guimin
Composer	Benny Wong
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	40
Production
Executive producer	Lie Fengyun
Producer	Ma Jiajun
Production locations	Singapore Myanmar
Editor	Xu Jiayan
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production company	MediaCorp
Original release
Network	TCS-8
Release	18 May (2000-05-18) – 26 July 2000 (2000-07-26)

The Legendary Swordsman is a Singaporean television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer . First broadcast on TCS-8 (now MediaCorp Channel 8) in Singapore in 2000, it starred Steve Ma, Fann Wong, Ivy Lee, Chew Chor Meng, Jacelyn Tay, Florence Tan, Chen Tianwen, Priscelia Chan and Zheng Geping.

Differences between novel and drama

The plot deviates significantly from the original story. Notable differences include: Ren Yingying appearing much earlier in the series than her first appearance in the novel; Ren Woxing is killed by Yue Buqun instead of dying from a stroke; an additional subplot on a romance between Tian Boguang and Lan Fenghuang; Dongfang Bubai is given a greater role in the series as the ultimate villain as opposed to his role as a minor antagonist in the novel, in which he only appears in one chapter.

Cast

• Steve Ma as Linghu Chong
• Fann Wong as Ren Yingying
• Ivy Lee as Yue Lingshan
• Chew Chor Meng as Lin Pingzhi
• Jacelyn Tay as Dongfang Bubai
• Florence Tan as Lan Fenghuang
• Chen Tianwen as Tian Boguang
• Priscelia Chan as Yilin
• Zheng Geping as Yue Buqun
• Hong Huifang as Ning Zhongze
• Natalie Faye as Qiu Xueying
• Richard Low as Ren Woxing
• Li Haijie as Zuo Lengshan
• Huang Shinan as Xiang Wentian
• Rayson Tan as Liu Zhengfeng
• Liang Weidong as Qu Yang
• Huang Wenyong as Lin Zhennan
• Huang Shaoting as Lin Zhennan's wife
• Hong Peixing as Yu Canghai
• Jin Yinji as Mute Granny
• Brandon Wong as Lao Denuo
• Chen Junguang as Lu Dayou
• Li Zhizhou as Mu Gaofeng

Production

Ann Kok was initially selected to play Yue Lingshan but she rejected the offer. Jacelyn Tay also turned down her role as Dongfang Bubai initially, but retook her role after a telling-off by Steve Ma in the Singaporean media. ^[1]

Accolades

Organisation	Year	Award	Nominee	Result	Ref
Star Awards	2000	Best Actress	Jacelyn Tay	Nominated
			Fann Wong	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Zheng Geping	Nominated	[2]
		Best Supporting Actress	Hong Huifang	Nominated
			Florence Tan	Nominated

References

1. The Legendary Swordsman at IMDb
2. Tan, Jessica (23 October 2000). "Big names left out of prize list". The Straits Times . pp. L4.

External links

• Xiao ao jiang hu at IMDb
• The Legendary Swordsman on Mediacorp website