[Chinese Movies]

Duke of Mount Deer

2007-03-18

Title: 小宝与康熙 / Xiao Bao Yu Kang Xi or 鹿鼎記 / Lu Ding Ji
English Title: Duke of Mount Deer 2000
Viet Title: Tieu Bao va Khang Hy
Episodes: 40
Broadcast network: CTS
Broadcast year: 2000

Cast

* Dicky Cheung Wai Kin as Wei Xiao Bo (韦小宝)
* Shu Qi as Little Goldfish (小金鱼)
* Ruby Lin as Princess Jian Ning (建宁公主)
* Annie Wu Ng Sun Kwan as Seung Yi (双儿)
* Cheung Sai as Mu Jian Ping (沐剑屏)
* Chung Yan Tung as Purple Rose
* Athena Chu Yun as Ah Ke (阿珂)
* Teresa Mak Ka Kei as Fang Yi (方怡)
* Monica Chan Fat Yung as Long Yi (龙儿)
* Patrick Tam Yiu Man as Emperor Kang Xi (康熙)
* Ng Man Tat as Eunuch Hai Dafu
* Tsui Kam Kong as Ao Bai
* Ekin Cheng as Chan Jian Nan

This movie is hilarious. It has lots of famous chinese actors and actresses. This is another of Dicky Cheung's series. I know I have been writing about lots of Dicky's movies, simply because he is my favorite actor.

Anyway this story is center around an uneducated street urchin Wei Xiao Bao (Vi Tieu Bao), who was born and raised in a brothel by his mother. Through a series of misdaventures, he managed to make his way from Yangzhou to Beijing, the seat of Manchurian imperial power, and bumbling accidently into a fateful encounter with young Emperor Kang Xi (Khang Hy). By hook or by crook, but also through a genuine concern and fierce loyalty towards his new buddy the Emperor, Xiao Bao found himself in the greatest of confidences and a complicated friendship of one of the most eminent monarchs of Chinese history.

Beside knowing the Manchurian emperor he also found himself becoming involve with Chan Gun Nam and his secret society to overthrow the Manchurian. This cause trouble between him and the Emperor. Xiao Bao also has his luck with 7 beautiful ladies. Though one die in the end, but 6 of them eventually fall for him and becomes his wives. Isn't he lucky? ^__^

There are alot of version of this story. I watch only 3. I think this one is not so good as the one with Jordan Chan and Steven Ma and another older one with Tony Leung and Andy Lau. There is also a newer one made in 2006, which I haven't watch yet. This is based on one of the great wuxia novel written by Jin Yong called "The Deer and the Cauldron". I haven't read the novel yet. You can easily find one written in Chinese and vietnamese online. I don't know about an English translation. There might be.

Well here are some pictures of the series.